		II
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3077
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			June 3, 2008
			Mr. Reid (for
			 Mr. Obama (for himself,
			 Mr. Coburn, Mr.
			 Carper, and Mr. McCain))
			 introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Homeland Security and
			 Governmental Affairs

		A BILL
		To strengthen transparency and accountability in Federal
		  spending.

		1.Short
			 title and table of contents
			(a)Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited
			 as the Strengthening Transparency and
			 Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008.
			(b)Table of
			 contentsThe table of
			 contents for this Act is as follows:

					Sec. 1. Short title and table
				of contents.
					Sec. 2. Improving application programming interface and website
				data elements.
					Sec. 3. Improving data quality.
					Sec. 4. Recipient performance transparency.

			2.Improving
			 application programming interface and website data elements
			(a)In
			 generalSection 2 of the
			 Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public Law
			 109–282; 31 U.S.C. 6101 note) (referred to in this Act as the
			 Act for purposes of any amendment) is amended—
				(1)in subsection
			 (a)—
					(A)in paragraph
			 (2)(A)(ii), by striking and delivery orders and inserting
			 lease agreements and assignments, and delivery orders;
			 and
					(B)in paragraph
			 (3)—
						(i)in
			 subparagraph (C), by striking and after the semicolon;
						(ii)in
			 subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting ; and;
			 and
						(iii)by adding at
			 the end the following:

								(E)programmatically
				search and access all data in a serialized machine readable format (such as
				XML) via a web-services application programming
				interface.
								;

						(2)in subsection
			 (b)—
					(A)in paragraph
			 (1)—
						(i)in
			 subparagraph (E), by striking and after the semicolon;
						(ii)in
			 subparagraph (F), by striking the period and inserting ; and;
			 and
						(iii)by adding at
			 the end the following:

								(G)a unique award
				identifier that identifies each individual award vehicle;
								(H)the date that the
				financial award was made;
								(I)the date that the
				financial award requirements began;
								(J)the date that the
				financial obligations are dispersed to the recipient;
								(K)to the extent
				possible, the agency and department as well as subagencies and suboffices that
				have authorized the Federal award;
								(L)in negotiated
				procurements, the highest, lowest, and median offered price among all
				technically acceptable proposals or bids;
								(M)after January 1,
				2010, for all contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, task orders, lease
				agreements and assignments, and delivery orders—
									(i)both a copy in a
				format that reproduces the original image of each page and a copy in searchable
				text format of the request for proposals, the announcement of the award, the
				contract, and the scope of work to be performed;
									(ii)a product or
				service code that identifies the general category of product or service
				procured under the transaction;
									(iii)information
				about the extent of competition in making the award, including the number of
				qualified bids or proposals during the competitive process, and if the award
				was not competed, the legal authority and specific rationale for making the
				award without full and open competition;
									(iv)the full amount
				of money that is awarded under a contract or, in the case of lease agreements
				or assignments, the amount paid to the Government, and the full amount of any
				options to expand or extend under a contract;
									(v)the amount and
				nature of the profit incentive offered to contractors for achieving or
				exceeding specified goals such as fixed price, cost plus pricing, labor hour
				contracts, and time and materials contracts;
									(vi)an indication if
				the contract is the result of legislative mandates, set-asides, preference
				program requirements, or other criteria, and whether the contract is multiyear,
				consolidated, or performance based;
									(vii)an indication
				if the contract is a congressionally directed spending item as defined in
				Public Law 110–81; and
									(viii)socioeconomic
				characteristics of the entity that receives an award including its size,
				industrial classification (NAICS code), and whether the entity is owned by
				minority individuals, women, veterans, or other special categories; and
									(N)after January 1,
				2009, for all grants, subgrants, loans, awards, cooperative agreements, and
				other forms of financial assistance—
									(i)the type of
				recipient receiving the award, such as State government, local government,
				Indian tribe, individual, small business, for-profit, or nonprofit;
									(ii)the type of
				financial assistance each transaction represents including direct payments,
				insurance, loans, grants, and cooperative agreements;
									(iii)the amount of
				money from non-Federal sources that is required to obtain the award; and
									(iv)an indication if
				the funding is a congressionally directed spending item as defined in Public
				Law
				110–81.
									;
						(B)by redesignating
			 paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively;
			 and
					(C)by adding after
			 paragraph (1) the following:

							(2)Presentation of
				dataThe website shall present information about Federal awards
				and recipients of Federal awards in ways that meet the needs of users with
				different levels of understanding about government spending and abilities using
				searching websites by—
								(A)providing search
				results for novices displayed in summary form and with top level information
				such as amount of money received in a fiscal year, basic information about the
				recipient, purpose of the Federal award, what Federal agencies are providing
				the money, where the work is performed, and extent of competition, if
				applicable; and
								(B)providing more
				detailed information for more sophisticated users, including all data in
				paragraph (1).
								;
				and
					(3)in subsection
			 (c), by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:

						(4)shall be updated
				at least once every 30 days with new information required by this Act;
				and
						.
				(b)Effective
			 dateExcept as otherwise provided, amendments made by subsection
			 (a) shall be implemented not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of
			 this Act.
			3.Improving data
			 quality
			(a)In
			 generalThe Act is amended by
			 adding at the end the following:

					5.Improving data
				quality
						(a)In
				generalThe Director of the
				Office of Management and Budget shall ensure the following:
							(1)A simple method
				for the public to report errors is available on the website created by this Act
				which should—
								(A)allow the public
				to report errors on single records as well as problems affecting multiple
				records;
								(B)allow the public
				to provide contact information, including e-mail address, mail address, or
				telephone number, to be used for informing the reporter of the outcome of the
				records review;
								(C)send copies of
				the error report to both an official responsible for the data quality at the
				agency that generated the data and to the Office of Management and
				Budget;
								(D)if reported
				errors are deemed to be nonfrivolous, place an indicator on the records on the
				website that informs users that the accuracy of the record has been brought
				into question, until the information is either confirmed as correct or updated
				to be correct; and
								(E)maintain a public
				record organized by agency of the total number of records which have had
				nonfrivolous reports of errors, the number of records which have been
				corrected, and number of records for which error reports remain
				unresolved.
								(2)Each agency
				inspector general—
								(A)reviews a
				statistically representative sample of agency Federal awards every 6 months to
				verify accuracy of the data and that data standards are being followed;
								(B)reports to the
				Director of the Office of Management and Budget the findings of the review;
				and
								(C)makes publicly
				available, including through the website created by this Act, the findings of
				the review.
								(3)The data used on
				the website created by this Act is audited for quality every 6 months with the
				audit to include at least the following steps:
								(A)Review and report
				publicly on the activity in the error reporting system created by this section
				with an analysis for each agency and combined for agencies that includes at
				least the following indicators:
									(i)Number of errors
				reported.
									(ii)Number of
				reported errors resolved.
									(iii)Number of
				reported errors that remain unresolved.
									(iv)Number of
				reported errors that led to corrections.
									(v)Number of
				reported errors on records that proved to be correct.
									(vi)Average number
				of days to resolve error report.
									(vii)Longest number
				of days to resolve an error report.
									(viii)Longest held
				reported error that remains unresolved.
									(B)An independent
				review every 6 months of data used for the website to verify accuracy of the
				data and assess the process used for improving data quality with an ability for
				the public to review these findings.
								(C)Identify and
				report new standards that should be implemented by agencies to improve data
				quality.
								(4)(A)No personally
				identifiable information is made available through the website created by this
				Act and a common standard is created across the Government for assigning a
				unique award identifier across both contract and Federal assistance award
				transactions.
								(B)A report is submitted within 6 months
				of the date of enactment of this Act to Congress (and made publicly available
				on the Internet) that no personally identifiable information is available on
				the website.
								(C)Agencies are required to correct data
				for past years when personally identifiable information was used.
								(D)The unique recipient identifier and
				parent company identifier are—
									(i)accurate;
									(ii)able to identify past and current
				subsidiary ownership; and
									(iii)publicly available through the
				download and application programming interfaces in section 2(a)(3).
									(5)The data on the
				website created by this Act is normalized to correct nonstandard ways of
				reporting names and other information.
							(6)The Consolidated
				Federal Funds Report is published not later than 6 months after the end of the
				fiscal year.
							(7)A plan for
				improving the management and accuracy of agency financial information about
				Federal awards, including public access to such data, is submitted to the
				Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the
				Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives
				and made publicly available through the Internet not later than December 31,
				2009.
							(8)Findings from the
				agency inspectors general reports, the data quality audits, and other
				information are used to develop standards or guidance for agency implementation
				of, and compliance with, the requirements of this Act.
							(b)Statutory
				obligationsNothing in this Act relieves the director or any
				Federal agency of any statutory obligation to develop, maintain, or provide
				access to complete, accurate, and timely Federal financial
				data.
						.
			(b)Effective
			 dateExcept as otherwise provided, the amendments made by
			 subsection (a) shall be implemented not later than June 30, 2009.
			4.Recipient
			 performance transparency
			(a)In
			 generalThe Act as amended by
			 section 4 is amended by adding at the end the following:

					7.Recipient
				performance transparency and tax compliance
						(a)Performance
				transparencyThe Director of
				the Office of Management and Budget shall ensure that the unique identifier
				required in section 2(b)(1)(E) that is used to link information on the website
				described in section 2 is also used to link information about performance of
				individual contractors and recipients of financial assistance starting with
				awards given in fiscal year 2008 including—
							(1)an assessment of
				the quality of work performed on Federal awards during the past 5 years, but
				not before fiscal year 2008;
							(2)information about
				Federal audit disputes and resolutions;
							(3)information
				regarding civil, criminal, and administrative actions initiated or concluded by
				the Federal Government or a State government against Federal awards recipients
				or violations of Federal or State laws or regulations during the preceding 5
				years including, but not limited to—
								(A)with respect to
				each proceeding—
									(i)a
				brief description of the proceeding and its disposition;
									(ii)any amount paid
				by the person to the Federal Government or a State government; and
									(iii)any violation
				of law or regulations, if applicable, related to the workplace, environmental
				protection, fraud, securities, and consumer protections including—
										(I)those affecting
				worker safety and health;
										(II)working pay and
				leave rights;
										(III)workplace
				discrimination, including trafficking in persons;
										(IV)labor
				relations;
										(V)the Clean Air
				Act, Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and other
				environmental enforcement actions;
										(VI)whistleblower
				protections;
										(VII)Security and
				Exchange Commission actions; and
										(VIII)Federal Trade
				Commission actions;
										(B)all Federal
				contracts and assistance awarded to the Federal awards recipient that were
				terminated in such period due to default;
								(C)all Federal
				suspensions and debarments of the Federal awards recipient in that
				period;
								(D)all Federal
				suspension and debarment show cause orders received by the Federal awards
				recipient in that period; and
								(E)all
				administrative agreements signed with such Federal awards recipient in that
				period; and
								(4)publicly
				available Government reports, including those from the Government
				Accountability Office, Congressional Research Service, Congressional Budget
				Office, and agency inspectors general, concerning general contractor or
				assistance recipient performance or specific instances of waste, fraud, and
				abuse.
							(b)Tax
				compliance
							(1)In
				generalThe chief executive officer of an entity that receives a
				Federal award shall be required to certify whether—
								(A)the entity has
				filed all Federal tax returns required during the preceding 5 years;
								(B)the entity has
				been convicted of a criminal offense under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
				and
								(C)the entity has an
				outstanding debt under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for which a notice of
				lien has been filed in public records pursuant to section 6323 of such Code
				that is not—
									(i)being paid in a
				timely manner pursuant to an agreement under section 6159 or section 7122 of
				such Code; or
									(ii)a debt with
				respect to which a collection due process hearing under section 6330 of such
				Code, or relief under subsection (a), (b), or (f) of section 6015 of such Code,
				is requested or pending.
									(2)OMBThe
				Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall—
								(A)develop the
				certification forms required by paragraph (1);
								(B)ensure that each
				agency providing Federal awards complies with the requirements of this
				subsection; and
								(C)after January 1,
				2009, ensure that the website described in section 2 contains information
				collected under paragraph
				(1).
								.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by subsection (a) shall be implemented
			 not later than June 30, 2009.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5754
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 15, 2010
			Mr. Cohen (for
			 himself, Mr. Delahunt, and
			 Ms. Hirono) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on Financial Services

		A BILL
		To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban
		  Development to provide grants to State and local governments to carry out
		  programs to provide mediation between mortgagees and mortgagors facing
		  foreclosure.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Preventing Homeowners from Foreclosure
			 Act of 2010.
		2.Foreclosure
			 mediation grant program
			(a)EstablishmentThe Secretary of Housing and Urban
			 Development (in this section referred to as the Secretary) shall
			 carry out a program to make competitive grants to States and units of local
			 government to establish mediation programs that assist mortgagors under home
			 mortgages facing foreclosure on such mortgages.
			(b)Foreclosure
			 mediation program requirementsAmounts from a grant under this
			 section may be used only for costs of a foreclosure mediation program that
			 provides as follows:
				(1)Scope
					(A)State
			 granteesIn the case of a grant under this section to a State,
			 the program shall be carried out in at least one unit of local government
			 within such State.
					(B)Local government
			 granteesIn the case of a grant made to a unit of local
			 government, the program shall be carried out in such unit of local
			 government.
					(2)ApplicabilityThe program shall apply to—
					(A)any mortgagee that, after the expiration of
			 the 90-day period beginning upon receipt, by the grant recipient, of amounts
			 from a grant under this section, initiates a foreclosure proceeding on a home
			 mortgage for a mortgaged home that is located in the jurisdiction within which
			 such program is being carried out, pursuant to paragraph (1); and
					(B)any mortgagor
			 under such a home mortgage who is subject to a foreclosure proceeding.
					(3)Referral to
			 attorney or housing counselorThe program shall provide the
			 mortgagor with a referral and contact information for a paid or pro bono
			 attorney, or a housing counselor certified by the Secretary.
				(4)Required meeting
			 and mediationThe program
			 shall require that, as soon as is practicable after the initiation of a
			 foreclosure proceeding on a home mortgage or a mortgagee has provided the
			 required foreclosure notice on a home mortgage to the mortgagor in accordance
			 with applicable State or local law, as applicable, and, in any event, before
			 entry of any foreclosure judgment on or foreclosure sale for, as applicable,
			 the home mortgage—
					(A)any representative
			 obtained by the mortgagor (including a representative obtained pursuant to a
			 referral under paragraph (3)) shall meet with the mortgagor; and
					(B)the mortgagee
			 shall conduct, consistent with any applicable State or local law, a mediation
			 conference that—
						(i)is
			 held to resolve issues relating to the foreclosure, with the aim of avoiding
			 the foreclosure, through mediation;
						(ii)is held in an appropriate court in the
			 jurisdiction of the grant recipient or, in the case of jurisdiction that does
			 not provide for judicial foreclosure, such other appropriate venue;
						(iii)involves the
			 participation of a neutral, third party mediator selected by the court or the
			 administrator of the foreclosure mediation program; and
						(iv)is attended by—
							(I)the mortgagee or,
			 if the mortgagee or an agent of the mortgagee having authority to execute a
			 settlement of all matters relating to the mortgage is immediately accessible by
			 telephone, by a representative of the mortgagee; and
							(II)the mortgagor, or
			 any representative obtained by the mortgagor (including a representative
			 obtained pursuant to a referral under paragraph (3)), or both.
							If the
			 mortgagor fails to attend the conference, the requirement under this paragraph
			 for a mediation conference shall be deemed to be satisfied upon verification by
			 the administrator of the mediation program that the required foreclosure notice
			 has been provided and issuance by such administrator of an order authorizing
			 initiation of such foreclosure proceeding.(5)OutreachThe
			 grant recipient shall establish an outreach program to raise homeowner
			 awareness of the existence of the foreclosure mediation program. Such outreach
			 program shall include providing access to information regarding the foreclosure
			 mediation program through a telephone hotline or a World Wide Web site, or
			 both.
				(c)Selection of
			 grant recipientsThe Secretary shall select applicants to receive
			 grants under this section under a competition based on selection criteria that
			 the Secretary shall establish by regulation.
			(d)RecordkeepingEach
			 grant recipient shall maintain a record of the outcome of each mediation
			 conference carried out under the mediation program assisted with the grant
			 amounts, including the nature of any loan modification made as a result of
			 participation in the mediation program.
			(e)DefinitionsFor
			 purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
				(1)Foreclosure
			 proceedingThe term
			 foreclosure proceeding means any proceeding or procedure under
			 applicable law, including judicial and non-judicial procedures, including a
			 sheriff sale, to foreclose on a home mortgage.
				(2)Home
			 mortgageThe term home mortgage means a mortgage
			 loan, repayment of which is secured by an interest in a one- to four-family
			 residence that is the principal residence of the mortgagor.
				(3)Grant
			 recipientThe term grant recipient means a State
			 or unit of local government that receives grant amounts under this
			 section.
				(4)Mortgaged
			 homeThe term mortgaged home means, with respect
			 to a home mortgage, the residence that is subject to the interest that secures
			 repayment of the home mortgage.
				(5)Required
			 foreclosure noticeThe term required foreclosure
			 notice means any initial notice that is required under the law of a
			 State to be submitted to the mortgagor under a residential mortgage as a
			 condition precedent to foreclosure on such mortgage.
				(6)StateThe
			 term State means the States of the United States, the District
			 of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern
			 Mariana Islands, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Trust Territory
			 of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United
			 States.
				(f)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated for grants
			 under this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2011
			 through 2015.
			(g)RegulationsThe
			 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue any regulations
			 necessary to carry out this section.


116 SRES 291 IS: Expressing the sense of the Senate that the Fédération Internationale de Football Association should immediately eliminate gender pay inequity and treat all athletes with the same respect and dignity.
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		III
		116th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. RES. 291
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			July 30, 2019
			Mr. Leahy (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Brown, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Carper, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Tester, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Whitehouse) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

		RESOLUTION
		Expressing the sense of the Senate that the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
			 should immediately eliminate gender pay inequity and treat all athletes
			 with the same respect and dignity.

 Whereas the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (referred to in this preamble as FIFA) awarded $400,000,000 to the 32 teams that competed in the 2018 Men’s World Cup, but only awarded $30,000,000 to the 24 teams that competed in the 2019 Women’s World Cup;
 Whereas FIFA awarded $38,000,000 to the team that won the 2018 Men’s World Cup, but only awarded $4,000,000 to the team that won the 2019 Women’s World Cup;
 Whereas FIFA awarded $4,000,000 more in prizes to each team that lost in the first round of the 2018 Men’s World Cup than to the team that won the 2019 Women’s World Cup;
 Whereas FIFA awarded $358,000,000 to the 32 teams that competed in the 2014 Men’s World Cup, but only awarded $15,000,000 to the 24 teams that competed in the 2015 Women’s World Cup;
 Whereas FIFA awarded $35,000,000 to the team that won the 2014 Men’s World Cup, but only awarded $2,000,000 to the team that won the 2015 Women’s World Cup;
 Whereas FIFA awarded $348,000,000 to the 32 teams that competed in the 2010 Men’s World Cup, but only awarded $10,000,000 to the 16 teams that competed in the 2011 Women’s World Cup;
 Whereas FIFA awarded $30,000,000 to the team that won the 2010 Men’s World Cup, but only awarded $1,000,000 to the team that won the 2011 Women’s World Cup;
 Whereas the 2019 Women’s World Cup tournament garnered an estimated 1,000,000,000 viewers worldwide;
 Whereas the 2019 Women’s World Cup highlighted the need to eliminate the existing gender pay disparity in prize award structure in athletic competitions that has persisted for decades;
 Whereas the unfair and unjust prize award allocation system used by FIFA sends a terrible message to women and girls around the world about the value of their contribution to sports;
 Whereas, in 2007, Wimbledon finally implemented an equal prize payment structure for all athletes, regardless of gender; and
 Whereas gender should not determine the amount of a prize award that a person or team receives in an athletic competition: Now, therefore, be it

 That the Senate— (1)urges the Fédération Internationale de Football Association to immediately eliminate gender pay inequity and to treat all athletes with the respect and dignity those athletes deserve;
 (2)supports an end to the unfair and unjust practice of gender pay inequity in the workplace, including athletic competitions and related prize awards;
 (3)urges all other local, State, Federal, and international organizations to eliminate gender pay inequity; and
 (4)instructs the Secretary of the Senate to submit a copy of this resolution to the President of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association.


116 HR 1096 IH: Promoting Internet Freedom and Innovation Act of 2019
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-02-07
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1096IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 7, 2019Mrs. Rodgers of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for open internet requirements for providers of
			 broadband internet access service.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Promoting Internet Freedom and Innovation Act of 2019. 2.Open internet requirementsTitle I of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

				14.Open internet requirements
 (a)TransparencyAny person providing broadband internet access service shall publicly disclose accurate information regarding the network management practices, performance characteristics, and commercial terms of its broadband internet access services sufficient to enable consumers to make informed choices regarding the purchase and use of such services and entrepreneurs and other small businesses to develop, market, and maintain internet offerings. The disclosure shall be made via a publicly available, easily accessible website.
 (b)Prohibition on blocking, impairment and degradation, and paid prioritizationA person engaged in the provision of broadband internet access service, insofar as the person is so engaged, may not—
 (1)block lawful content, applications, services, or nonharmful devices, subject to reasonable network management;
 (2)impair or degrade lawful internet traffic on the basis of internet content, application, or service, or use of a nonharmful device, subject to reasonable network management; or
 (3)engage in paid prioritization. (c)Savings clauseNothing in this section—
 (1)supersedes any obligation or authorization a provider of broadband internet access service may have to address the needs of emergency communications or law enforcement, public safety, or national security authorities, consistent with or as permitted by applicable law, or limits the provider’s ability to do so; or
 (2)prohibits reasonable efforts by a provider of broadband internet access service to address copyright infringement or other unlawful activity.
 (d)DefinitionsIn this section: (1)Broadband internet access service (A)In generalThe term broadband internet access service means a mass-market retail service by wire or radio that provides the capability to transmit data to and receive data from all or substantially all internet endpoints, including any capabilities that are incidental to and enable the operation of the communications service, but excluding dial-up internet access service.
 (B)Functional equivalent; evasionThe term includes any service that— (i)the Commission finds to be providing a functional equivalent of the service described in subparagraph (A); or
 (ii)is used to evade the protections set forth in this section. (2)Edge providerThe term edge provider means any individual or entity that provides any content, application, or service over the internet, and any individual or entity that provides a device used for accessing any content, application, or service over the internet.
 (3)End userThe term end user means any individual or entity that uses a broadband internet access service. (4)Paid prioritizationThe term paid prioritization means the management of a broadband provider’s network to directly or indirectly favor some traffic over other traffic, including through the use of techniques such as traffic shaping, prioritization, resource reservation, or other forms of preferential traffic management, either—
 (A)in exchange for consideration, monetary or otherwise, from a third party; or (B)to benefit an affiliated entity.
 (5)Reasonable network managementThe term reasonable network management means a practice that has a primarily technical network management justification, but does not include other business practices. A network management practice is reasonable if it is primarily used for and tailored to achieving a legitimate network management purpose, taking into account the particular network architecture and technology of the broadband internet access service.
						.


109 HR 5994 IH: Built to Last Act of 2020
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2020-02-27
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I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 5994IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 27, 2020Mr. Cartwright (for himself, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Soto, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyA BILLTo require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to identify a consistent, Federal set of best available forward-looking meteorological information and to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to convene an effort to make such set available, with advice and technical assistance, to standards-developing organizations, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Built to Last Act of 2020.2.Identification and dissemination of consistent, Federal set of best available forward-looking meteorological information(a)DefinitionsIn this section:(1)DirectorThe term Director means the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.(2)Under SecretaryThe term Under Secretary means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. (3)Extreme weatherThe term extreme weather includes observed or anticipated severe and unseasonable atmospheric conditions, including drought, heavy precipitation, hurricanes, tornadoes and other windstorms (including derechos), extreme heat, extreme cold, flooding, sustained temperatures or precipitation that deviate substantially from historical averages, and any other weather event that the Under Secretary determines qualifies as extreme weather.(4)Other environmental trendsThe term other environmental trends means wildfires, coastal flooding, inland flooding, land subsidence, rising sea levels, and any other challenges relating to changes in environmental systems over time that the Under Secretary determines qualify as environmental challenges other than extreme weather. (5)Mitigation Framework Leadership GroupThe term Mitigation Framework Leadership Group means the Mitigation Framework Leadership Group established pursuant to the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–295; 6 U.S.C. 701 note), or successor group.(6)United States Global Change Research ProgramThe term United States Global Change Research Program means the United States Global Change Research Program established under section 103 of the Global Change Research Act of 1990 (15 U.S.C. 2933).(7)Long-termThe term long-term shall have such meaning as the Director, in consultation with the Under Secretary, considers appropriate for purposes of this section.(b)Identification of consistent, Federal set of best available meteorological information(1)In generalThe Under Secretary shall identify and support research that enables, a consistent, Federal set of forward-looking long-term meteorological information that—(A)models future extreme weather events, other environmental trends, projections, and up-to-date observations; and(B)is suitable for use under subsection (c).(2)Mesoscale meteorological informationWhen the Under Secretary determines appropriate or upon request of the Director, the Under Secretary shall provide the Director with mesoscale meteorological information that is suitable for use under subsection (c).(c)Advice, technical assistance, and dissemination(1)In generalThe Director shall, in consultation with the Under Secretary—(A)make available to the public information identified under subsection (b);(B)identify Federal and non-Federal efforts to develop and adopt standards, building codes, and voluntary certifications; and(C)using the best available, consistent, Federal set of forward-looking long-term meteorological information identified under subsection (b)—(i)advise and provide technical assistance to organizations that develop standards, model building codes, or voluntary certifications in order for such organizations to appropriately incorporate forward-looking long-term meteorological information into such standards, building codes, and voluntary certifications; and(ii)take appropriate steps to make information identified under subsection (b) available to the entities described in clause (i) developing such standards, model building codes, and voluntary certifications.(2)RequirementThe Director shall carry out paragraph (1) through each of the following:(A)The Fire Research Center, established under section 16 of the Act entitled An Act to establish the National Bureau of Standards, approved March 3, 1901 (15 U.S.C. 278f).(B)The National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program, established under section 204 of the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 15703).(C)Such other authorizations as the Director considers appropriate.(d)Working groupIn order to identify and support research that enable information as required under subsection (b), the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in coordination with the United States Global Change Research Program and the Mitigation Framework Leadership Group, shall designate a working group consisting of representatives from such Federal agencies as the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy considers appropriate.


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House Calendar No. 18
115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 111
[Report No. 115–28]
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 9, 2017
Mr. Nadler submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

March 8, 2017
Additional sponsors: Ms. Lee, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Speier, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Beyer, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Gutiérrez, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Quigley, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Foster, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Cárdenas, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Peters, Mr. Walz, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Deutch, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Meng, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Moore, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Raskin, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Swalwell of California, Ms. Maxine Waters of California, Mr. Engel, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Clay, Mr. Neal, Mr. Polis, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Bass, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Evans, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Soto, Mr. Himes, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Keating, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Crist, Mr. Welch, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Rush, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Adams, Mr. Langevin, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Sires, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Levin, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Titus, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Delaney, Ms. Esty, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Kind, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Pingree, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Dingell, and Mr. Gottheimer

March 8, 2017
Reported adversely with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic

RESOLUTION
Of inquiry directing the Attorney General to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the financial practices of the President.

That the Attorney General of the United States is directed to transmit, to the extent that such information is in the possession of the Attorney General, (in a manner appropriate to classified information, if the Attorney General determines appropriate) to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, record, memo, correspondence, or other communication of the Department of Justice, including the Office of Legal Counsel, or any portion of any such communication, that refers or relates to— (1)any criminal or counterintelligence investigation targeting President Donald J. Trump, National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort, Carter Page, Roger Stone, or any employee of the Executive Office of the President;
(2)any investment by any foreign government or agent of a foreign government in any entity owned in whole or in part by President Donald J. Trump;  (3)President Trump’s proposal to maintain an interest in his business holdings, while turning over day-to-day operation of those interests to his sons Donald J. Trump, Jr., and Eric Trump;
(4)President Trump’s plan to donate the profits of any foreign governments’ use of his hotels to the United States Treasury, including the decision to exclude other payments by foreign governments to any other business holdings of the Trump Organization from that arrangement;  (5)the Foreign Emoluments Clause (U.S. Constitution, Article I, § 9, Clause 8) as it may pertain to President Donald J. Trump or any employee of the Executive Office of the President; and
(6)any of the following Federal statutes governing conflicts of interest as they may pertain to President Donald J. Trump or any employee of the Executive Office of the President: (A)The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.).
(B)Section 3110 of title 5, United States Code (concerning employment of relatives).  (C)Section 7342 of title 5, United States Code (concerning receipt and disposition of foreign gifts).
(D)Section 7352 of title 5, United States Code (concerning gifts to Federal employees).  (E)Section 201 of title 18, United States Code (prohibiting bribery of public officials).
(F)Section 208 of title 18, United States Code (prohibiting participation by government officials in matters affecting their personal financial interest).  (G)Section 211 of title 18, United States Code (prohibiting acceptance or solicitation to obtain appointive public office).
(H)Section 219 of title 18, United States Code (prohibiting Federal officers and employees from acting as agents of foreign principals).  (I)Section 1905 of title 18, United States Code (prohibiting disclosure of confidential information).

That the Attorney General of the United States is directed to transmit, to the extent that such information is in the possession of the Attorney General, (in a manner appropriate to classified information, if the Attorney General determines appropriate) to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, record, memo, correspondence, or other communication of the Department of Justice, including the Office of Legal Counsel, or any portion of any such communication, that refers or relates to— (1)any criminal or counterintelligence investigation targeting President Donald J. Trump, National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort, Carter Page, Roger Stone, or any employee of the Executive Office of the President;
(2)any investment by any foreign government or agent of a foreign government in any entity owned in whole or in part by President Donald J. Trump; (3)President Trump’s proposal to maintain an interest in his business holdings, while turning over day-to-day operation of those interests to his sons Donald J. Trump, Jr., and Eric Trump;
(4)President Trump’s plan to donate the profits of any foreign governments’ use of his hotels to the United States Treasury, including the decision to exclude other payments by foreign governments to any other business holdings of the Trump Organization from that arrangement; (5)the Foreign Emoluments Clause (U.S. Const. art. I, §9, cl. 8) as it may pertain to President Donald J. Trump or any employee of the Executive Office of the President; and
(6)any of the following Federal statutes governing conflicts of interest as they may pertain to President Donald J. Trump or any employee of the Executive Office of the President: (A)The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. app. 101 et seq.).
(B)Section 3110 of title 5, United States Code (concerning employment of relatives). (C)Section 7342 of title 5, United States Code (concerning receipt and disposition of foreign gifts).
(D)Section 7353 of title 5, United States Code (concerning gifts to federal employees). (E)Section 201 of title 18, United States Code (prohibiting bribery of public officials).
(F)Section 208 of title 18, United States Code (prohibiting participation by government officials in matters affecting their personal financial interest). (G)Section 211 of title 18, United States Code (prohibiting acceptance or solicitation to obtain appointive public office).
(H)Section 219 of title 18, United States Code (prohibiting federal officers and employees from acting as agents of foreign principals). (I)Section 1905 of title 18, United States Code (prohibiting disclosure of confidential information).

March 8, 2017
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed


110 HR 1840 IH: To restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross

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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1840
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 29, 2007
			Mr. Stark (for
			 himself, Mr. Camp of Michigan,
			 Mr. Rangel,
			 Mr. Levin,
			 Mr. Neal of Massachusetts,
			 Mr. McNulty,
			 Mr. Doggett,
			 Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin,
			 Mr. Clay, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee,
			 Mr. Conyers,
			 Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas,
			 Mr. Kildee, and
			 Mr. Rogers of Michigan) introduced the
			 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

		A BILL
		To restore and make permanent the exclusion from gross
		  income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans and to
		  increase the maximum amount of the exclusion.

		1.Exclusion for amounts
			 received under qualified group legal services plans restored and made
			 permanent
			(a)Increase of
			 ExclusionSubsection (a) of section 120 of the Internal Revenue
			 Code of 1986 (relating to exclusion by employee for contributions and legal
			 services provided by employer) is amended by striking the last sentence.
			(b)Restoration and
			 Permanence of ExclusionSection 120 of such Code (relating to
			 amounts received under qualified group legal services plans) is amended by
			 striking subsection (e) and by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection
			 (e).
			(c)Effective
			 DateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
			 years beginning after December 31, 2006.


113 S2084 IS: Community Protection Act of 2014
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		II
		113th CONGRESS2d Session
		S. 2084
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			March 5, 2014
			Mr. Pryor (for himself and Ms. Landrieu) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

		A BILL
		To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior to publish and
			 make available for public comment a draft economic analysis at the time a
			 proposed rule to designate critical habitat is published.

		1.Short title
			This Act may be cited as the
		  Community Protection Act of 2014.2.Draft economic analysis for critical habitat designationSection 4(b)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(b)(2)) is amended—(1)in the first sentence, by striking (2) The Secretary shall and inserting the following:(2)Critical habitat designation(A)In generalThe Secretary shall;(2)in the second sentence, by striking The Secretary may and inserting the following:(B)ExclusionsThe Secretary shall; and(3)by adding at the end the following:(C)Draft economic analysisAt the time a proposed rule to designate critical habitat is published, the Secretary shall publish
			 and make available for public comment a draft analysis that—(i)examines the public and private economic effects of the proposed designation, including  any
			 effects on—(I)possible uses of land and property values;(II)employment; and(III)revenues available for State and local governments; and(ii)is
			 quantitative..


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 6500
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			September 21, 2012
			Mr. Clarke of
			 Michigan (for himself, Mr.
			 Clay, and Ms. Norton)
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means, and in addition to the Committee on
			 Oversight and Government
			 Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
			 Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
			 jurisdiction of the committee concerned

		A BILL
		To establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund and to
		  temporarily provide a zero percent capital gains rate for certain new
		  investments in Detroit, Michigan.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Detroit Economic Competitiveness
			 Act.
		2.Detroit Jobs Trust
			 Fund
			(a)In
			 generalSubchapter A of
			 chapter 98 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
			 the following new section:

					9512.Detroit Jobs
				Trust Fund
						(a)Creation of
				trust fundThere is established in the Treasury of the United
				States a trust fund to be known as the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund,
				consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated or credited to such fund as
				provided in this section or section 9602(b).
						(b)Transfers to
				trust fundThere are hereby
				appropriated to the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund amounts equivalent to receipts in
				the Treasury of taxes (including all income, excise, and employment taxes
				whether imposed with respect to individuals or businesses) imposed under this
				title (with respect to periods after the date of the enactment of this section)
				which are (as determined by the Secretary) attributable to Detroit, Michigan.
				The city of Detroit, Michigan, shall provide the Secretary such information as
				the Secretary may request for purposes of making the determinations required
				under this subsection. For purposes of this subsection, the taxes imposed on a
				corporation or other business entity shall not be treated as attributable to
				Detroit, Michigan, merely because the headquarters of such corporation or
				entity is located in Detroit, Michigan.
						(c)Expenditures
							(1)In
				generalExcept as otherwise provided in this subsection, amounts
				in the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund shall (without need of any further
				appropriation) be distributed annually by the Secretary to the city of Detroit,
				Michigan, to carry out the purposes described in paragraph (2).
							(2)Use of
				expendituresAmounts distributed to the city of Detroit,
				Michigan, under this section shall be used for the following purposes and in
				the following order of priority:
								(A)First, of the
				amounts distributed with respect the annual period not in excess of the Detroit
				income tax suspension hold harmless amount, for any purpose determined by the
				city government of Detroit, Michigan.
								(B)Second, for
				payment of principal and interest on any general obligation issued by the city
				of Detroit, Michigan (to the extent of such obligations).
								(C)Third, for payment
				of principal and interest on obligations to which section 103 applies and the
				proceeds of which were used for the public schools of the city of Detroit,
				Michigan (to the extent of such obligations).
								(D)Fourth, for jobs
				development, public safety, education, business infrastructure, or public
				infrastructure (to the extent consistent with the plan described in paragraph
				(4)).
								(3)Restriction on
				distributionsNo distribution shall be made by the Secretary
				under paragraph (1) unless—
								(A)the city of
				Detroit, Michigan, does not impose an income tax with respect to the period to
				which such distribution relates,
								(B)such city has
				reduced the aggregate property taxes imposed by an amount not less than the
				reduction in the payment obligations of such city by reason of the payments
				described in paragraph (2),
								(C)all prior
				distributions made to the city under paragraph (2) were used by the city in a
				manner consistent with the requirements of paragraph (2), and
								(D)such city has
				provided such information to the Comptroller General of the United States as
				the Comptroller General may request to carry out section 2(b) of the
				Detroit Economic Competitiveness
				Act.
								(4)5-year
				development planA plan is described in this paragraph if such
				plan—
								(A)is a 5-year plan
				describing development goals for Detroit, Michigan, and detailing how
				distributions for purposes described in paragraph (2)(D) will be spent,
								(B)has been approved
				by simple majority vote of the City Council of Detroit, Michigan (after
				consultation with the Detroit Board of Education), and
								(C)has been submitted
				to, and approved by, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Housing
				and Urban Development, and the Secretary of Education.
								No
				distribution shall be made under paragraph (1) for a purpose described in
				paragraph (2)(D) unless a plan described in this paragraph is in effect and all
				prior such distributions for such purposes were used in accordance with such
				plan.(5)Special rules
				during period of plan developmentDuring the period during which
				the plan described in paragraph (4) is developed (but not in excess of the
				5-month period beginning on the date of the first distribution under paragraph
				(1)), amounts distributed may be used concurrently for the purposes described
				in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (2).
							(6)Detroit income
				tax suspension hold harmless amount
								(A)In
				generalFor purposes of
				paragraph (2)(A), the term Detroit income tax suspension hold harmless
				amount means the amount (as determined by the Secretary) of revenue
				collected by the city of Detroit pursuant to the income tax imposed by such
				city during the calendar year preceding the calendar year which includes the
				date of the enactment of this section.
								(B)Cross
				referenceFor provision which requires suspension of the Detroit
				income tax, see paragraph (3)(A).
								(C)Tax returns may
				still be requiredThe city of Detroit, Michigan, shall not be
				treated as failing to satisfy the requirement of paragraph (3)(A) with respect
				to any period merely because taxpayers are required to file tax returns and
				report income with respect to such period.
								(7)Amounts made
				available not to reduce other fundingAmounts distributed to the city of Detroit,
				Michigan, under this section shall supplement, and not supplant, any other
				funding (including any Federal funding) for such city.
							(d)TerminationNo
				amount shall be distributed from, or appropriated to, the Detroit Jobs Trust
				Fund after the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
				section. Any amounts remaining in such Trust Fund at the end of such period
				shall be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury. The 5-year period
				specified in this subsection shall not be renewed or
				extended.
						.
			(b)GAO
			 reportsThe Comptroller General of the United States shall submit
			 an annual report to Congress which—
				(1)describes the
			 manner and purposes for which distributions made from the Detroit Jobs Trust
			 Fund have been used,
				(2)describes the
			 extent to which progress has been made toward meeting the development goals
			 under the plan described in section 9512(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of
			 1986 (as added by this section) and whether such progress is consistent with
			 meeting such goals, and
				(3)includes any
			 recommendations the Comptroller General may have regarding improvements to the
			 program described in section 9512 of such Code.
				The first
			 such annual report shall be submitted not later than 90 days after the 1-year
			 period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and the last such
			 annual report shall be submitted not later than 90 days after the date on which
			 the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund terminates pursuant to section 9512(d) of such
			 Code.(c)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 98 of
			 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following
			 new item:

						Sec. 9512. Detroit Jobs Trust
				Fund.

					.
			3.Zero capital gains
			 rate for certain new investments in Detroit, Michigan
			(a)In
			 generalSubchapter Y of
			 chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
			 the following new part:

					IVCertain new
				investments in Detroit, Michigan

							Sec. 1400V. Zero capital gains rate for certain new investments
				  in Detroit, Michigan.

						1400V.Zero capital
				gains rate for certain new investments in Detroit, Michigan
							(a)In
				generalGross income does not include any qualified capital gain
				from the sale or exchange of a specified new investment held for more than 1
				year.
							(b)Specified new
				investmentFor purposes of this section—
								(1)In
				generalThe term specified new investment
				means—
									(A)any qualified
				stock,
									(B)any qualified
				partnership interest, and
									(C)any qualified
				business property.
									(2)Qualified
				stock
									(A)In
				generalExcept as provided in subparagraph (B), the term
				qualified stock means any stock in a domestic corporation
				if—
										(i)such stock is
				acquired by the taxpayer during the 1-year period beginning on the date of the
				enactment of this section, at its original issue (directly or through an
				underwriter) from the corporation solely in exchange for cash,
										(ii)as of the time
				such stock was issued, such corporation was a specified Detroit business (or,
				in the case of a new corporation, such corporation was being organized for
				purposes of being a specified Detroit business), and
										(iii)during
				substantially all of the taxpayer’s holding period for such stock, such
				corporation qualified as a specified Detroit business.
										(B)RedemptionsA
				rule similar to the rule of section 1202(c)(3) shall apply for purposes of this
				paragraph.
									(3)Qualified
				partnership interestThe term qualified partnership
				interest means any capital or profits interest in a domestic partnership
				if—
									(A)such interest is
				acquired by the taxpayer during the 1-year period beginning on the date of the
				enactment of this section, from the partnership solely in exchange for
				cash,
									(B)as of the time
				such interest was acquired, such partnership was a specified Detroit business
				(or, in the case of a new partnership, such partnership was being organized for
				purposes of being a specified Detroit business), and
									(C)during
				substantially all of the taxpayer’s holding period for such interest, such
				partnership qualified as a specified Detroit business.
									A rule
				similar to the rule of paragraph (2)(B) shall apply for purposes of this
				paragraph.(4)Qualified
				business property
									(A)In
				generalThe term qualified business property means
				tangible property if—
										(i)such property was
				acquired by the taxpayer by purchase (as defined in section 179(d)(2)) during
				the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
				section,
										(ii)the original use
				of such property in Detroit, Michigan, commences with the taxpayer, and
										(iii)during
				substantially all of the taxpayer’s holding period for such property,
				substantially all of the use of such property was in a specified Detroit
				business of the taxpayer.
										(B)Special rule for
				substantial improvementsThe requirements of clauses (i) and (ii)
				of subparagraph (A) shall be treated as satisfied with respect to—
										(i)property which is
				substantially improved by the taxpayer before the end of the period described
				in subparagraph (A)(i), and
										(ii)any land on which
				such property is located.
										The
				determination of whether a property is substantially improved shall be made
				under clause (ii) of section 1400B(b)(4)(B), except that the date of the
				enactment of section 1400V shall be substituted for December 31,
				1997 in such clause.(c)Qualified
				capital gainFor purposes of this section—
								(1)In
				generalExcept as otherwise provided in this subsection, the term
				qualified capital gain means any gain recognized on the sale or
				exchange of—
									(A)a capital asset,
				or
									(B)property used in
				the trade or business (as defined in section 1231(b)).
									(2)Gain before
				enactment not qualifiedThe term qualified capital
				gain shall not include any gain attributable to periods before the date
				of the enactment of this section.
								(3)Certain rules to
				applyRules similar to the rules of paragraphs (3), (4), and (5)
				of section 1400B(e) shall apply for purposes of this subsection.
								(d)Specified
				Detroit businessFor purposes of this section, the term
				specified Detroit business means any enterprise zone business (as
				defined in section 1397C), determined—
								(1)without regard to
				subsections (b)(6) and (c)(5) thereof,
								(2)by substituting
				80 percent for 50 percent in subsections (b)(2)
				and (c)(1) thereof,
								(3)by treating
				Detroit, Michigan, as an empowerment zone (and by treating no area other than
				Detroit, Michigan, as an empowerment zone).
								(e)Certain rules To
				applyFor purposes of this section, rules similar to the rules of
				paragraphs (6) and (7) of subsection (b), and subsections (f) and (g), of
				section 1400B shall apply; except that for such purposes section 1400B(g)(2)
				shall be applied by substituting before the date of the enactment of
				section 1400V for before January 1, 1998, or after December 31,
				2014.
							(f)RegulationsThe
				Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be appropriate to carry out
				the purposes of this section, including regulations to prevent the abuse of the
				purposes of this
				section.
							.
			(b)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of parts for subchapter Y of chapter 1 of
			 such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

						Part IV. Certain new investments in Detroit,
				Michigan

					.
			(c)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to property
			 acquired after the date of the enactment of this Act.