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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Shareholder Empowerment Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. MAJORITY VOTING FOR DIRECTORS.

    The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is amended by adding after 
section 16 the following new section:

``SEC. 16A. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.

    ``(a) Standards Relating to Election of Directors.--
            ``(1) Commission rules.--Not later than 270 days after the 
        date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall, by 
        rule, direct the national securities exchanges and national 
        securities associations to prohibit the listing of any security 
        of an issuer that is not in compliance with the requirements of 
        any portion of paragraph (2). Such rules shall provide for 
        appropriate procedures for an issuer to have an opportunity to 
        cure any defects that would be the basis for such a prohibition 
        before the imposition of such prohibition.
            ``(2) Standards for election of directors.--
                    ``(A) Majority voting.--Each issuer shall, to the 
                extent permitted under State law, provide in its 
                governing documents that--
                            ``(i) directors in uncontested elections 
                        shall be elected by a majority of the votes 
                        cast as to each nominee; and
                            ``(ii) in contested elections where the 
                        number of nominees exceeds the number of 
                        directors to be elected, directors shall be 
                        elected by the vote of a plurality of the 
                        shares represented at any meeting and entitled 
                        to vote on the election of directors.
                    ``(B) Resignation policy.--Each issuer shall also, 
                to the extent permitted under State law, adopt 
                procedures under which any director who is not elected 
                to a new term shall offer to tender his or her 
                resignation to the board of directors. The board of 
                directors, with the advice of a committee of the board 
                if such a committee has been established for that 
                purpose, shall determine what action should be taken as 
                to that resignation and shall publicly disclose its 
                decision and the rationale for that decision within a 
                reasonable period after certification of the election 
                results.
    ``(b) Shareholder Access to the Proxy in Director Elections.--
            ``(1) Rule.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
        enactment of this section, the Commission shall, by rule, 
        require that in proxy statements and proxies, authorizations or 
        consents prepared by an issuer pursuant to section 14, the 
        issuer shall identify and provide security holders with an 
        opportunity to vote on candidates for the board of directors 
        who have been nominated by holders in the aggregate at least 1 
        percent of the issuer's voting securities for at least 2 years 
        prior to a record date established by the issuer for a meeting 
        of security holders.
            ``(2) Application.--This rule shall specify the information 
        to be provided to an issuer by security holders who nominate 
        candidates for inclusion in an issuer's proxy materials under 
        this section and shall require the issuer to disclose 
        information about such candidates in the issuer's proxy 
        materials to the same extent that information must be disclosed 
        about candidates nominated by the issuer. This rule shall apply 
        only when eligible security holders have nominated fewer than a 
        majority of the number of directors then authorized to serve on 
        the board of directors, and the rule shall specify procedures 
        to be followed if different security holders nominate 
        candidates sufficient to constitute a majority of the board of 
        directors.
            ``(3) Effective date.--The rule shall apply to proxy voting 
        for meetings of security holders held on or after January 1, 
        2010, except to the extent that a meeting was originally 
        scheduled to be held in 2009, but was adjourned to 2010.
    ``(c) Broker Discretionary Voting in Uncontested Director 
Elections.--Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this 
section, the Commission shall by, rule, require that a broker shall not 
be allowed to vote securities on an uncontested election to the board 
of directors of an issuer to the extent that the beneficial owner of 
those securities has not provided specific instructions to the broker. 
The rule shall apply to proxy voting for meetings of security holders 
held on or after January 1, 2010, except to the extent that a meeting 
was originally scheduled to be held in 2009, but was adjourned to 2010.
    ``(d) Independent Chairman of the Board of Directors.--
            ``(1) Commission rules.--Not later than 270 days after the 
        date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall, by 
        rule, direct the national securities exchanges and national 
        securities associations to prohibit the listing of any security 
        of an issuer that is not in compliance with the requirements of 
        any portion of paragraph (2). Such rules shall provide for 
        appropriate procedures for an issuer to have an opportunity to 
        cure any defects that would be the basis for such a prohibition 
        before the imposition of such prohibition.
            ``(2) Independent chairman of the board of directors.--Each 
        issuer shall provide in its governing documents or a public 
        statement of corporate policy that, to the extent possible and 
        consistent with the issuer's status as a publicly traded 
        company, the chairman of the board of directors shall be an 
        independent director who has not previously served as an 
        executive officer of the issuer. Such rule shall be implemented 
        with due regard for contracts in existence on the date of 
        enactment of this section. For purposes of this subsection, an 
        `independent director' shall be one who during the preceding 5 
        years has not been--
                    ``(A) employed by the issuer in an executive 
                capacity;
                    ``(B) an employee, director or owner greater than 
                20 percent of the beneficial shares of a firm that is a 
                paid adviser or consultant to the issuer;
                    ``(C) employed by a significant customer or 
                supplier of the issuer;
                    ``(D) a party to a personal services contract with 
                the issuer, as well as with the issuer's Chair, chief 
                executive officer, or other senior executive officer;
                    ``(E) an employee, officer or director of a 
                foundation, university or other non-profit organization 
                that receives the greater of $100,000 or 1 percent of 
                total annual donations from the issuer;
                    ``(F) a relative of an executive of the issuer;
                    ``(G) part of an interlocking directorate in which 
                the issuer's chief executive officer or another 
                executive serves on the board of another issuer 
                employing that director; and
                    ``(H) engaged in any other relationship with the 
                issuer or senior executives that the Commission 
                determines would not render that director an 
                independent director.''.

SEC. 3. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION REQUIREMENTS.

    The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is further amended by adding 
after the section 16A, as added by section 2, the following new section

``SEC. 16B. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION REQUIREMENTS.

    ``(a) Shareholder Approval of Executive Compensation.--
            ``(1) Annual shareholder vote on executive compensation.--
        Any proxy or consent or authorization for an annual or other 
        meeting of an issuer shall permit a separate vote by 
        shareholders to approve the compensation of senior executive 
        officers, as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure 
        rules of the Commission (which disclosure shall include the 
        compensation discussion and analysis, the compensation tables, 
        and any related material).
            ``(2) Non-binding nature of vote.--A shareholder vote 
        described in paragraph (1) shall not be binding on the board of 
        directors of an issuer and may not be construed as overruling a 
        decision by such board, nor to create or imply any additional 
        fiduciary duty by such board, nor shall such vote be construed 
        to restrict or limit the ability of security holders to make 
        proposals for inclusion in proxy materials related to executive 
        compensation.
            ``(3) Deadline for rules.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall issue 
        any final rules and regulations required by this section.
            ``(4) Exception.--This provision shall not apply to any 
        issuer who is subject to a similar recoupment requirement under 
        another provision of Federal law.
    ``(b) Independent Compensation Advisers.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this section, the Commission shall, by rule, 
        require that if an issuer's board of directors or a committee 
        thereof retains an individual adviser or advisory firm in 
        conjunction with negotiating employment contracts or 
        compensation agreements with the issuer's executives, the 
        individual adviser and his or her firm shall be independent of 
        the issuer, its executives and directors, and shall report 
        solely to the board of directors or the committee thereof 
        responsible for executive compensation. The rule shall further 
        require that issuers shall not agree to indemnify or limit the 
        liability of compensation advisers or advisory firms.
            ``(2) Determination.--In determining the extent to which an 
        adviser or advisory firm is independent of an issuer within the 
        meaning of this section, the Commission shall consider such 
        matters as--
                    ``(A) the extent (as measured by annual fees and 
                other relevant metrics) to which an individual adviser 
                or advisory firm provides services in conjunction with 
                negotiating employment contracts or compensation 
                agreements with the issuer's executives, as compared to 
                other services that the adviser or advisory firm 
                provides to the issuer or executives;
                    ``(B) whether individual advisers are permitted to 
                hold equity and do hold equity in the issuer; and
                    ``(C) whether an advisory firm's incentive 
                compensation plan links the compensation of individual 
                advisers to the advisory firm's provision of other 
                services to the issuer.
    ``(c) Clawbacks of Unearned Performance-Based Pay.--
            ``(1) Commission rules.--Not later than 270 days after the 
        date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall, by 
        rule, direct the national securities exchanges and national 
        securities associations to prohibit the listing of any security 
        of an issuer that is not in compliance with the requirements of 
        any portion of paragraph (2). Such rules shall provide for 
        appropriate procedures for an issuer to have an opportunity to 
        cure any defects that would be the basis for such a prohibition 
        before the imposition of such prohibition.
            ``(2) Recoupment of unearned compensation.--An issuer's 
        board of directors or a committee thereof shall develop and 
        disclose a policy for reviewing unearned bonus payments, 
        incentive payments, or equity payments that were awarded to 
        executive officers owing to fraud, financial results that 
        require restatement, or some other cause. The policy should 
        require recovery or cancellation of any unearned payments to 
        the extent that it is feasible and practical to do so.
            ``(3) Exception.--This provision shall not apply to any 
        issuer who is subject to a similar recoupment requirement under 
        another provision of Federal law.
    ``(d) Severance Agreements Tied to Performance.--
            ``(1) Commission rules.--Not later than 270 days after the 
        date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall, by 
        rule, direct the national securities exchanges and national 
        securities associations to prohibit the listing of any security 
        of an issuer that is not in compliance with the requirements of 
        any portion of paragraph (2). Such rules shall provide for 
        appropriate procedures for an issuer to have an opportunity to 
        cure any defects that would be the basis for such a prohibition 
        before the imposition of such prohibition.
            ``(2) Severance agreements tied to performance.--An 
        issuer's board of directors or a committee thereof shall not 
        enter into agreements providing for severance payments to a 
        senior executive officer who is terminated because of poor 
        performance as an executive, as determined by the board of 
        directors. To the extent that an issuer is able to terminate a 
        senior executive officer for cause, poor performance by the 
        executive, as determined by the board of directors, shall be 
        considered as one such cause. The rule shall be implemented 
        with due regard for contracts in existence on the date of 
        enactment of this section.
    ``(e) Improved Disclosure of Compensation Targets.--Not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission 
shall, by rule, require additional disclosure of specific performance 
targets that are used by issuers to determine a senior executive 
officer's eligibility for bonuses, equity and incentive compensation. 
The Commission shall consider methods to improve disclosure in 
situations when it is claimed that disclosure would result in 
competitive harm to the issuer, including, requirements that the issuer 
describe its past experience with similar target levels, disclose any 
inconsistencies between compensation targets and targets set in other 
contexts, submit a request for confidential treatment of the 
performance targets under Commission rules, or disclose the data after 
disclosure would no longer be considered competitively harmful.''.

SOLUTION: Shareholder Empowerment Act of 2009 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to prohibit national securities exchanges and associations from listing the securities of any issuer unless, to the extent permitted by state law, such issuer requires: (1) the election of directors who receive the majority of votes in uncontested elections or a plurality of votes in contested elections; and (2) directors who are not reelected to offer to tender their resignations.

Directs the SEC to: (1) require issuers to identify and provide security holders with an opportunity to vote on director candidates who have been nominated by holders of at least 1% of the issuer's voting securities for at least two years, provided security holders have nominated fewer than a majority of the directors then authorized to serve; (2) prohibit brokers from voting securities on an uncontested election to the board of directors without having received specific instructions from the securities' beneficial owners; and (3) requires listed issuers, to the extent possible, to have an independent chairman of their board of directors who has not served as an executive of the issuer.

Requires any proxy or consent or authorization for an annual or other meeting of a securities issuer to permit a separate shareholder vote on executive compensation, though such vote shall not be binding on its board of directors.

Directs the SEC to direct the national securities exchanges and national securities associations to prohibit: (1) issuers from retaining advisors in negotiating executive employment or compensation agreements that are not independent or are protected from liability by such issuers; (2) the listing of issuers that do not have a (clawback) policy of recovering executive payments that were unearned due to fraud, faulty financial statements, or some other cause; and (3) the listing of issuers that provide severance payments to senior executives who are terminated for poor performance.

Directs the SEC to require additional disclosure of specific performance targets issuers use in determining a senior executive's eligibility for bonuses, equity, and incentive compensation.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sex Crime Re-Entry EvaluatioN 
(SCREEN) Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. SENTENCE OF SPECIAL CONFINEMENT FOR THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL 
              PREDATION AUTHORIZED.

    Section 3551(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended as 
follows:
            (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``or'';
            (2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; or'';
            (3) inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) in the case of certain offenses, a term of special 
        confinement for the prevention of sexual predation as 
        authorized by subchapter E.''; and
            (4) adding after ``in addition to any other sentence.'' the 
        following: ``A sentence to a term of special confinement for 
        the prevention of sexual predation may be imposed in addition 
        to a sentence to a term of imprisonment.''.

SEC. 3. SENTENCE OF SPECIAL CONFINEMENT FOR THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL 
              PREDATION.

    Chapter 227 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:

   ``SUBCHAPTER E--SPECIAL CONFINEMENT FOR THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL 
                               PREDATION

``3587a. Sentence of special confinement for the prevention of sexual 
                            predation.
``3587b. Effect of finality of judgment.
``3587c. Right to hearing.
``3587d. Hearings to determine status as a sexually dangerous person.
``3587e. Commencement of sentence.
``3587f. Definitions.
``3587g. Implementation of a sentence of special confinement for the 
                            prevention of sexual predation.
``Sec. 3587a. Sentence of special confinement for the prevention of 
              sexual predation
    ``(a) In General.--The court may sentence to a term of special 
confinement for the prevention of sexual predation a defendant who--
            ``(1) has been found guilty of a qualifying offense; and
            ``(2) has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment for that 
        qualifying offense.
    ``(b) Qualifying Offenses.--For purposes of this section, a 
qualifying offense is any of the following:
            ``(1) An offense under section 2241.
            ``(2) An offense under section 2242.
            ``(3) An offense under section 2245.
            ``(4) An offense under section 2251(e).
    ``(c) Authorized Terms.--The authorized term of special confinement 
for the prevention of sexual predation is for the duration of the 
defendant's life.
``Sec. 3587b. Effect of finality of judgment
    ``Notwithstanding the fact that a sentence to a term of special 
confinement for the prevention of sexual predation can subsequently 
be--
            ``(1) corrected under rule 35 of the Federal Rules of 
        Criminal Procedure and section 3742; or
            ``(2) appealed and modified under section 3742;
 a judgment of conviction that includes such a sentence constitutes a 
final judgment for all other purposes.
``Sec. 3587c. Right to hearing
    ``The defendant shall have the right to a hearing to determine 
whether the defendant is a sexually dangerous person. That hearing 
shall be conducted not earlier than 180 days before the scheduled 
release of the defendant from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons 
after the term of imprisonment.
``Sec. 3587d. Hearings to determine status as a sexually dangerous 
              person
    ``(a) In General.--Any hearing to determine whether a person 
sentenced to a term of special confinement for the prevention of sexual 
predation is a sexually dangerous person for purposes of this 
subchapter or subchapter D of chapter 229 shall be conducted as 
provided under this section.
    ``(b) Disposition.--If the person establishes by clear and 
convincing evidence that the person is not a sexually dangerous person, 
the court shall set aside or terminate a sentence to a term of special 
confinement for the prevention of sexual predation and order the 
release of the person as soon as possible after the date that the 
person is released from the custody of the Bureau of Prisones after a 
term of imprisonment.
    ``(c) Examination and Report.--In conducting a hearing under this 
section, the court shall order an examination of the defendant by a 
licensed psychologist or psychiatrist to determine whether the person 
is a sexually dangerous person and a report on the results of that 
examination.
    ``(d) Rights of Person.--
            ``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a hearing under 
        this section shall be conducted in same manner as a hearing 
        under section 4247(d).
            ``(2) The person shall have the right to have the issue of 
        whether that person is a sexually dangerous person determined 
        by a jury impanelled pursuant to chapter 121 of title 28, 
        United States Code.
    ``(e) Role of the Government.--In a hearing under this section, the 
attorney for the Government may present evidence, subpoena witnesses, 
and confront and cross-examine witnesses.
``Sec. 3587e. Commencement of sentence
    ``A sentence to a term of special confinement for the prevention of 
sexual predation commences on the date that the defendant is released 
from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons after a term of imprisonment.
``Sec. 3587f. Definitions
    ``(a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, 
terms used in this subchapter have the meanings given such terms in 
section 4247.
    ``(b) Sexually Dangerous Person.--For purposes of this subchapter, 
the term `sexually dangerous person' means an individual who has been 
convicted of a sexual offense that includes violent conduct as an 
element of the offense, and who suffers from a mental, behavioral, or 
emotional disorder affecting the emotional or volitional capacity which 
predisposes that individual toward engaging in violent sexual acts to a 
degree constituting such individual a menace to the health and safety 
of others.
``Sec. 3587g. Implementation of a sentence of special confinement for 
              the prevention of sexual predation
    ``The implementation of a sentence of special confinement for the 
prevention of sexual predation is governed by the provisions of 
subchapter D of chapter 229.''.

SEC. 4. POSTSENTENCE ADMINISTRATION.

    Chapter 229 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:

   ``SUBCHAPTER D--SPECIAL CONFINEMENT FOR THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL 
                               PREDATION

``3631. Special confinement for the prevention of sexual predation.
``3632. Annual hearings.
``3633. Definitions.
``Sec. 3631. Special confinement for the prevention of sexual predation
    ``(a) In General.--A person who has been sentenced to a term of 
special confinement for the prevention of sexual predation pursuant to 
the provisions of subchapter E of chapter 227 shall be treated as 
provided under subsection (b). The person shall be committed to the 
custody of the Attorney General until--
            ``(1) the expiration of the term imposed;
            ``(2) the earlier release of the person pursuant to a 
        hearing under section 3587d; or
            ``(3) the transfer of that person to the custody of a State 
        pursuant to subsection (c).
    ``(b) Placement in a Suitable Facility.--If no State assumes 
custody and responsibility of the defendant under subsection (c), the 
Attorney General shall place the defendant in a suitable facility for 
treatment.
    ``(c) State Custody.--If the State in which the person was 
domiciled or tried will assume custody of the person and responsibility 
for carrying out the sentence of special confinement for the prevention 
of sexual predation in a manner consistent with the conditions 
described in section 3632, the Attorney General shall commit the 
defendant to the custody of that State. The Attorney General shall make 
every reasonable effort to cause that State to assume such custody and 
responsibility.
``Sec. 3632. Annual hearings
    ``(a) Commenced by Confined Person.--The confined person has the 
right to not more than one hearing under section 3587d to determine 
whether the confined person is a sexually dangerous person for each 
year that person is confined.
    ``(b) Commenced by Supervisor Certification.--Not more than once 
each year, the supervisor of the facility in which the confined person 
is confined may commence a hearing under section 3587d to determine 
whether the confined person is a sexually dangerous person by filing 
with the court a certificate stating that the supervisor believes that 
person is not a sexually dangerous person.
``Sec. 3633. Definitions
    ``Terms used in this subchapter have the same meanings as terms 
under subchapter E of chapter 227.''.

SEC. 5. SENTENCE OF SPECIAL CONFINEMENT FOR THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL 
              PREDATION IMPOSED FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES.

    (a) Aggravated Sexual Abuse.--Section 2241 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Additional Punishment.--Whoever commits an offense under this 
section and is sentenced to a term of imprisonment shall, in addition, 
be punished by special confinement for the prevention of sexual 
predation for life.''.
    (b) Sexual Abuse.--Section 2242 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ``Whoever commits an 
offense under this section and is sentenced to a term of imprisonment 
shall, in addition, be punished by special confinement for the 
prevention of sexual predation for life.''.
    (c) Offenses Resulting in Death.--Section 2245(a) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
``Whoever commits an offense under this section and is sentenced to a 
term of imprisonment shall, in addition, be punished by special 
confinement for the prevention of sexual predation for life.''.
    (d) Sexual Exploitation of Children.--Section 2251(e) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
``Whoever commits an offense under this section and is sentenced to a 
term of imprisonment shall, in addition, be punished by special 
confinement for the prevention of sexual predation for life.''.

SOLUTION: Sex Crime Re-Entry EvaluatioN (SCREEN) Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to allow a court to impose on a defendant who has been convicted of a serious sex crime, including aggravated sexual abuse, sex-related murder, and sexual exploitation of children, a term of special confinement, in addition to the sentence for the underlying crime, to prevent sexual predation. Authorizes the term of such confinement to be the life of the defendant. Allows such defendant the right to one hearing per year after confinement to determine whether such defendant is a sexually dangerous person.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``International Fund for Ireland 
Enhancement Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The United States has been effectively engaged in the 
        Northern Ireland peace process by participating in negotiations 
        and contributing to the economic development of both Northern 
        Ireland and the border areas of the Republic of Ireland that 
        are affected by the conflict in Northern Ireland.
            (2) The Government of Ireland, the Irish people, the 
        Government of the United Kingdom, and the British people are 
        longstanding friends of the United States Government and the 
        people of the United States.
            (3) In 1986, the United States, in support of the Agreement 
        Between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the 
        United Kingdom dated November 15, 1985 (``Anglo-Irish 
        Agreement''), established the International Fund for Ireland 
        (``International Fund'') to help bolster economic development 
        and support programs that would foster peace and reconciliation 
        in Northern Ireland and the affected border areas of the 
        Republic of Ireland.
            (4) The United States has been a generous and faithful 
        donor to the International Fund, contributing more than 
        $386,000,000 to help improve relations between Catholics and 
        Protestants in Northern Ireland through the creation of 
        thousands of jobs and the development of business opportunities 
        that allow Catholics and Protestants to work together.
            (5) More than 80 percent of the International Fund's 
        investments have been in disadvantaged areas. Programs funded 
        by the investments offer work experience and important job 
        training programs to disadvantaged and unemployed youth through 
        the economic, social, and physical regeneration of such areas.
            (6) The International Fund has also developed a series of 
        community-building programs promoting greater dialogue and 
        understanding between Catholics and Protestants and leadership 
        programs designed to develop a new generation of leaders in 
        Northern Ireland to bring about a more peaceful and prosperous 
        future in the region.
            (7) Section 2(b) of the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act 
        of 1986 (Public Law 99-415; 100 Stat. 947), states that the 
        purpose of the contributions from the United States to the 
        International Fund is to support the promotion of 
        ``reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the establishment of a 
        society in Northern Ireland in which all may live in peace, 
        free from discrimination, terrorism, and intolerance, and with 
        the opportunity for both communities to participate fully in 
        the structures and processes of government''.
            (8) Assistance from the United States to the International 
        Fund has contributed greatly to the economic development of 
        Northern Ireland and to accomplishing the objectives of the 
        Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986, namely economic 
        development and reconciliation, which are critical to achieving 
        a just and lasting peace in the region, especially in the 
        economically depressed areas of Northern Ireland.
            (9) The Agreement Reached in the Multi-Party Negotiations 
        in Belfast on April 10, 1998 (the ``Good Friday Agreement'') 
        created the Northern Ireland Executive Assembly and Executive 
        Committee and provided for a ``democratically elected Assembly 
        in Northern Ireland which is inclusive in its membership, 
        capable of exercising executive and legislative authority, and 
        subject to safeguards to protect the rights and interests of 
        all sides of the community''.
            (10) The Good Friday Agreement also called for police 
        reform and establishment of a ``new beginning'' in policing in 
        Northern Ireland with an effective, accountable, and fair 
        police service, which is capable of attracting and sustaining 
        support from the community as a whole, capable of maintaining 
        law and order, and based on principles of protection of human 
        rights.
            (11) In 1999, the Independent Commission on Policing in 
        Northern Ireland, a commission required by the Good Friday 
        Agreement, made 175 recommendations for policing reform in 
        Northern Ireland, some of which have been implemented.
            (12) In 2002, the Department of State issued a report 
        required by section 701(d) of the Foreign Relations 
        Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228; 116 
        Stat. 1419), called the ``Report on Policing Reform and Human 
        Rights in Northern Ireland''. The report concluded that a new 
        police training facility and an increase in funding for police 
        training programs were critically needed in Northern Ireland.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE ANGLO-IRISH AGREEMENT SUPPORT ACT OF 1986.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) Assistance from the United States for the International 
        Fund for Ireland (``International Fund'') has contributed 
        greatly to the economic development of Northern Ireland and 
        that both objectives of the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act 
        of 1986 (Public Law 99-415; 100 Stat. 947), namely economic 
        development and reconciliation, remain critical to achieving a 
        just and lasting peace in the region, especially in the 
        economically-depressed areas; and
            (2) since policing reform is a significant part of winning 
        public confidence in and acceptance of the new form of 
        government in Northern Ireland, the International Fund is 
        encouraged to support programs that enhance relations between 
        communities and enhance relations between the police and the 
        communities they serve, promote human rights training for 
        police, and enhance peaceful mediation in neighborhoods of 
        continued conflict.
    (b) Amendments.--
            (1) Findings and purposes.--Section 2(b) of the Anglo-Irish 
        Agreement Support Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-415; 100 Stat. 
        947) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        sentence: ``Furthermore, the International Fund is encouraged 
        to support programs that enhance relations between communities 
        and enhance relations between the police and the communities 
        they serve, promote human rights training for police, enhance 
        peaceful mediation in neighborhoods of continued conflict, 
        promote training programs to enhance the new district 
        partnership police boards recommended by the Patten Commission, 
        and assist in the transition of former British military 
        installations and prisons into sites for peaceful, community-
        supported activities, such as housing, retail, and commercial 
        development.''.
            (2) United states contributions to the international 
        funds.--Section 3 of the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 
        1986 (Public Law 99-415; 100 Stat. 947) is amended by adding at 
        the end, the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007.--Of the amounts made available 
for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to carry out chapter 4 of part II of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.; relating to the 
economic support fund), there are authorized to be appropriated 
$20,000,000 for each such fiscal year for United States contributions 
to the International Fund. Amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
authorization of appropriations under the preceding sentence are 
authorized to remain available until expended. Of the amount authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 under this 
subsection, it is the sense of Congress that not less than 35 percent 
of such amount for each such fiscal year should be used to carry out 
the last sentence of section 2(b).''.
    (c) Annual Reports.--Section 6(1) of the Anglo-Irish Agreement 
Support Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-415; 100 Stat. 947) is amended by 
inserting before the semicolon the following: ``, specifically through 
improving local community relations and relations between the police 
and the people they serve''.

SOLUTION:
International Fund for Ireland Enhancement Act of 2005 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) U.S. assistance for the International Fund for Ireland has contributed greatly to the economic development of Northern Ireland and that both objectives of the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986, economic development and reconciliation, remain critical to achieving peace in the region, especially in the economically-depressed areas; and (2) the Fund is encouraged to support programs that enhance relations between communities and enhance relations between the police and the communities they serve, promote human rights training for police, and enhance peaceful mediation in neighborhoods of continued conflict.

Amends the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 to encourage the Fund to support programs that: (1) enhance relations between communities, and between the police and the communities they serve; (2) promote human rights training for police; (3) enhance peaceful mediation in neighborhoods of continued conflict; (4) promote training programs to enhance the new district partnership police boards recommended by the Patten Commission; and (5) assist in the transition of former British military installations and prisons into sites for peaceful, community-supported activities, such as housing, retail, and commercial development.

Authorizes FY2006-FY2007 appropriations for U.S. contributions to the Fund. Expresses the sense of Congress that at least 35% of such amount for each such fiscal year should be used to carry out programs to improve local community relations and relations between the police and the people they serve.