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Q: SECTION 1. INCREASE IN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS AND AMOUNTS AT WHICH PHASE
OUT OF DEDUCTION BEGINS FOR INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT
CONTRIBUTIONS.

(a) Increase in Maximum Amount of Contribution to Individual
Retirement Accounts.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 219(b)(1) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to maximum amount
of deduction) is amended by striking ''$2,000'' and inserting
''the applicable amount''.
(2) Applicable amount.--Subsection (b) of section 219 of
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
''(5) Applicable amount.--
''(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1),
the term 'applicable amount' means--
''(i) for any taxable year beginning in
1997, $2,500,
''(ii) for any taxable year beginning after
1997 and before 2006, the applicable amount
determined under this paragraph for the
preceding taxable year, increased by $500, and
''(iii) for any taxable year beginning
after 2005, $7,000.
''(B) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of a
taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2006,
the $7,000 amount contained in subparagraph (A)(iii)
shall be increased by an amount equal to--
''(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
''(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment under
section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which
the taxable year begins, determined by
substituting 'calendar year 2005' for 'calendar
year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence
is not a multiple of $10, such amount shall be rounded
to the nearest multiple of $10.''
(b) Increase of Amounts at Which Phase-Out Of Deduction For IRA
Contributions Begins.--
(1) In general.--Clauses (i) and (ii) of section
219(g)(3)(B) of such Code (relating to limitation on deduction
for active participants in certain pension plans) are amended
to read as follows:
''(i) in the case of a taxpayer filing a
joint return--
''(I) for taxable years beginning
in 1997, $50,000,
''(II) for taxable years beginning
after 1997 and before 2003, the
applicable dollar amount determined
under this subclause for the preceding
taxable year, increased by $10,000, and
''(III) for taxable years beginning
after 2002, $110,000.
''(ii) in the case of any other taxpayer
(other than a married individual filing a
separate return)--
''(I) for taxable years beginning
in 1997, $30,000,
''(II) for taxable years beginning
after 1997 and before 2003, the
applicable dollar amount determined
under this subclause for the preceding
taxable year, increased by $5,000, and
''(III) for taxable years beginning
after 2002, $60,000, and''
(2) Inflation adjustment.--Paragraph (3) of section 219(g)
of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
''(C) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of a
taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2003,
the $110,000 amount contained in subparagraph
(B)(i)(III) and the $60,000 amount contained in
subparagraph (B)(ii)(III) shall each be increased by an
amount equal to--
''(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
''(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment under
section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which
the taxable year begins, determined by
substituting 'calendar year 2004' for 'calendar
year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence
is not a multiple of $100, such amount shall be rounded
to the nearest multiple of $100.''
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Paragraph (1) of section 408(a) of such Code is amended
by striking ''$2,000'' and inserting ''the applicable amount
(as in effect under section 219(b) for such taxable year)''.
(2) Subparagraph (B) of section 408(b)(2) of such Code is
amended by striking ''$2,000'' and inserting ''the applicable
amount in effect under section 219(b) for the taxable year of
such individual''.
(3) Subsection (b) of section 408 of such Code is amended
in the last sentence by striking '$2,000'' and inserting ''the
applicable amount in effect under section 219(b) for such
taxable year''.
(4) Subparagraph (A) of section 408(d)(5) of such Code is
amended by striking ''dollar amount'' and inserting
''applicable amount''.
(5) Subsection (j) of section 408 of such Code is amended
by striking ''$2,000'' and inserting ''applicable''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1996.

SEC. 2. PENALTY-FREE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT PLANS,
401(k) PLANS, ETC.

(a) Distributions Related to First Homes, Education, or Adoption.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) (relating
to exceptions to 10-percent additional tax on early
distributions from qualified retirement plans) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
''(E) Certain distributions from individual
retirement plans, 401(k) plans, etc.--Distributions to
an individual from an individual retirement plan, or
from amounts attributable to employer contributions
made pursuant to elective deferrals described in
subparagraph (A) or (C) of section 402(g)(3) or section
501(c)(18)(D)(iii), to the extent such distributions do
not exceed the sum of--
''(i) qualified first-time homebuyer
distributions (as defined in paragraph (7))
made during the taxable year,
''(ii) qualified education expenses (as
defined in paragraph (8)) of the taxpayer for
the taxable year, and
''(iii) qualified adoption expenses (as
defined in section 23(d), determined without
regard to section 23(d)(2)(B)) paid or incurred
by the taxpayer during the taxable year.''
(2) Definitions.--Section 72(t) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraphs:
''(7) Qualified first-time homebuyer distributions.--For
purposes of paragraph (2)(E)(i)--
''(A) In general.--The term 'qualified first-time
homebuyer distribution' means any payment or
distribution received by an individual to the extent
such payment or distribution is used by the individual
before the close of the 60th day after the day on which
such payment or distribution is received to pay
qualified acquisition costs with respect to a principal
residence of a first-time homebuyer who is such
individual, the spouse of such individual, or any
child, grandchild, or ancestor of such individual or
the individual's spouse.
''(B) Qualified acquisition costs.--For purposes of
this paragraph, the term 'qualified acquisition costs'
means the costs of acquiring, constructing, or
reconstructing a residence. Such term includes any
usual or reasonable settlement, financing, or other
closing costs.
''(C) First-time homebuyer; other definitions.--For
purposes of this paragraph--
''(i) First-time homebuyer.--The term
'first-time homebuyer' means any individual
if--
''(I) such individual (and if
married, such individual's spouse) had
no present ownership interest in a
principal residence during the 2-year
period ending on the date of
acquisition of the principal residence
to which this paragraph applies, and
''(II) subsection (h) or (k) of
section 1034 did not suspend the
running of any period of time specified
in section 1034 with respect to such
individual on the day before the date
the distribution is applied pursuant to
subparagraph (A).
''(ii) Principal residence.--The term
'principal residence' has the same meaning as
when used in section 1034.
''(iii) Date of acquisition.--The term
'date of acquisition' means the date--
''(I) on which a binding contract
to acquire the principal residence to
which subparagraph (A) applies is
entered into, or
''(II) on which construction or
reconstruction of such a principal
residence is commenced.
''(D) Special rule where delay in acquisition.--If
any distribution from any individual retirement plan
fails to meet the requirements of subparagraph (A)
solely by reason of a delay or cancellation of the
purchase or construction of the residence, the amount
of the distribution may be contributed to an individual
retirement plan as provided in section 408(d)(3)(A)(i)
(determined by substituting '120 days' for '60 days' in
such section), except that--
''(i) section 408(d)(3)(B) shall not be
applied to such contribution, and
''(ii) such amount shall not be taken into
account in determining whether section
408(d)(3)(A)(i) applies to any other amount.
''(8) Qualified education expenses.--For purposes of
paragraph (2)(E)(ii)--
''(A) In general.--The term 'qualified higher
education expenses' means tuition, fees, books,
supplies, and equipment required for the education of--
''(i) the taxpayer,
''(ii) the taxpayer's spouse, or
''(iii) any child (as defined in section
151(c)(3)), grandchild, or ancestor of the
taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse,
whether or not such education takes place at an
eligible educational institution (as defined in section
135(c)(3)).
''(B) Coordination with savings bond provisions.--
The amount of qualified education expenses for any
taxable year shall be reduced by any amount excludable
from gross income under section 135.''
(3) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (B) of section
72(t)(2) is amended by striking ''or (D)'' and inserting '',
(D), or (E)''.
(b) Penalty-Free Distributions for Certain Unemployed Individuals
Not Limited to Health Insurance Costs and Allowed From 401(k) Plans,
Etc.--Subparagraph (D) of section 72(t)(2) is amended--
(1) in clause (i), by inserting '', or from amounts
attributable to employer contributions made pursuant to
elective deferrals described in subparagraph (A) or (C) of
section 402(g)(3) or section 501(c)(18)(D)(iii),'' after
''individual retirement plan'',
(2) in clause (i), by inserting ''and'' at the end of
subclause (I), by striking '', and'' at the end of subclause
(II) and inserting a period, and by striking subclause (III),
and
(3) by striking ''for health insurance premiums'' in the
heading.
(c) Unlimited Penalty-Free Distributions for Medical Care and
Expanded Definition of Dependents for Purposes of Such Distributions.--
Subparagraph (B) of section 72(t)(2) is amended by striking ''medical
care'' and all that follows and inserting ''medical care, determined--
''(i) without regard to whether the
employee itemizes deductions for such taxable
year, and
''(ii) in the case of a distribution from
an individual retirement plan, or from amounts
attributable to employer contributions made
pursuant to elective deferrals described in
subparagraph (A) or (C) of section 402(g)(3) or
section 501(c)(18)(D)(iii)--
''(I) without regard to whether or
not such expenses exceed 7.5 percent of
adjusted gross income, and
''(II) by treating an individual's
dependents as including all children
and grandchildren of the individual (or
of such individual's spouse), and all
ancestors of the individual (or of such
individual's spouse).''
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to payments and distributions in taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1996.

A: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the: (1) maximum deduction for individual retirement account contributions; and (2) income amount at which phase-out of that deduction begins.
Exempts from the early distribution penalty: (1) distributions from certain types of retirement plans for first-time home buyer, education, or adoption expenses; and (2) for unemployed individuals (currently, for unemployed individuals for health insurance premiums). Modifies requirements regarding penalties for medical care early distributions.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''American Missile Protection Act of
1998''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The threat of weapons of mass destruction delivered by
long-range ballistic missiles is among the most serious
security issues facing the United States.
(A) In a 1994 Executive Order, President Clinton
certified, that ''I ... find that the proliferation of
nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons ('weapons of
mass destruction') and the means of delivering such
weapons, constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat
to the national security, foreign policy, and economy
of the United States, and hereby declare a national
emergency to deal with that threat.'' This state of
emergency was reaffirmed in 1995, 1996, and 1997.
(B) In 1994 the President stated, that ''there is
nothing more important to our security and the world's
stability than preventing the spread of nuclear weapons
and ballistic missiles''.
(C) Several countries hostile to the United States
have been particularly determined to acquire missiles
and weapons of mass destruction. President Clinton
observed in January of 1998, for example, that ''Saddam
Hussein has spent the better part of this decade, and
much of his nation's wealth, not on providing for the
Iraqi people, but on developing nuclear, chemical and
biological weapons and the missiles to deliver them''.
(D) In 1996, the Senate affirmed that, ''it is in
the supreme interest of the United States to defend
itself from the threat of limited ballistic missile
attack, whatever the source.''
(2) The long-range ballistic missile threat to the United
States is increasing.
(A) Several adversaries of the United States have
stated their intention to acquire intercontinental
ballistic missiles capable of attacking the United
States.
(i) Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi has
stated, ''If they know that you have a
deterrent force capable of hitting the United
States, they would not be able to hit you. If
we had possessed a deterrent--missiles that
could reach New York--we would have hit it at
the same moment. Consequently, we should build
this force so that they and others will no
longer think about an attack.''
(ii) Abu Abbas, the head of the Palestine
Liberation Front, has stated, ''I would love to
be able to reach the American shore, but this
is very difficult. Someday an Arab country will
have ballistic missiles. Someday an Arab
country will have a nuclear bomb. It is better
for the United States and for Israel to reach
peace with the Palestinians before that day.''
(iii) Saddam Hussein has stated, ''Our
missiles cannot reach Washington. If we could
reach Washington, we would strike if the need
arose.''
(iv) Iranian actions speak for themselves.
Iran's aggressive pursuit of medium-range
ballistic missiles capable of striking Central
Europe--aided by the continuing collaboration
of outside agents--demonstrates Tehran's intent
to acquire ballistic missiles of ever-
increasing range.
(B) Over 30 non-NATO countries possess ballistic
missiles, with at least 10 of those countries
developing over 20 new types of ballistic missiles.
(C) From the end of World War II until 1980,
ballistic missiles were used in one conflict. Since
1980, thousands of ballistic missiles have been fired
in at least six different conflicts.
(D) The clear trend among countries hostile to the
United States is toward having ballistic missiles of
greater range.
(i) North Korea first acquired 300-
kilometer range Scud Bs, then developed and
deployed 500-kilometer range Scud Cs, is
currently deploying the 1000-kilometer range
No-Dong, and is developing the 2000-kilometer
range Taepo-Dong 1 and 6000-kilometer range
Taepo-Dong 2, which would be capable of
striking Alaska and Hawaii.
(ii) Iran acquired 150-kilometer range CSS-
8s, progressed through the Scud B and Scud C,
and is developing the 1300-kilometer range
Shahab-3 and 2000-kilometer range Shahab-4,
which would allow Iran to strike Central
Europe.
(iii) Iraq, in a two-year crash program,
produced a new missile, the Al-Hussein, with
twice the range of its Scud Bs.
(iv) Experience gained from extending the
range of short- and medium-range ballistic
missiles facilitates the development of
intercontinental ballistic missiles.
(E) The technical information, hardware, and other
resources necessary to build ballistic missiles are
increasingly available and accessible worldwide.
(i) Due to advances in information
technology, a vast amount of technical
information relating to ballistic missile
design, much of it formerly classified, has
become widely available and is increasingly
accessible through the Internet and other
distribution avenues.
(ii) Components, tools, and materials to
support ballistic missile development are
increasingly available in the commercial
aerospace industry.
(iii) Increasing demand for satellite-based
telecommunications is adding to the demand for
commercial Space Launch Vehicles, which employ
technology that is essentially identical to
that of intercontinental ballistic missiles. As
this increasing demand is met, the technology
and expertise associated with space launch
vehicles also proliferate.
(F) Russia and China have provided significant
technical assistance to rogue nation ballistic missile
programs, accelerating the pace of those efforts. In
June of 1997, the Director of Central Intelligence,
reporting to Congress on weapons of mass destruction-
related equipment, materials, and technology, stated
that ''China and Russia continued to be the primary
suppliers, and are key to any future efforts to stem
the flow of dual-use goods and modern weapons to
countries of concern.''
(G) Russia and China continue to engage in missile
proliferation.
(i) Despite numerous Russian assurances not
to assist Iran with its ballistic missile
program, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of
State for Nonproliferation testified to the
Senate, that ''the problem is this: there is a
disconnect between those reassurances, which we
welcome, and what we believe is actually
occurring.''
(ii) Regarding China's actions to
demonstrate the sincerity of its commitment to
nonproliferation, the Director of Central
Intelligence testified to the Senate on January
28, 1998, that, ''the jury is still out on
whether the recent changes are broad enough in
scope and whether they will hold over the
longer term. As such, Chinese activities in
this area will require continued close
watching.''
(H) The inability of the United States to defend
itself against weapons of mass destruction delivered by
long-range ballistic missile provides additional
incentive for hostile nations to develop long-range
ballistic missiles with which to threaten the United
States. Missiles are widely viewed as valuable tools
for deterring and coercing a vulnerable United States.
(3) The ability of the United States to anticipate future
ballistic missile threats is questionable.
(A) The Intelligence Community has failed to
anticipate many past technical innovations (for
example, Iraq's extended-range Al-Hussein missiles and
its development of a space launch vehicle) and outside
assistance enables rogue states to surmount traditional
technological obstacles to obtaining or developing
ballistic missiles of increasing range.
(B) In June of 1997, the Director of Central
Intelligence reported to Congress that ''many Third
World countries--with Iran being the most prominent
example--are responding to Western counter-
proliferation efforts by relying more on legitimate
commercial firms as procurement fronts and by
developing more convoluted procurement networks.''
(C) In June of 1997, the Director of Central
Intelligence stated to Congress that ''gaps and
uncertainties preclude a good projection of exactly
when 'rest of the world' countries will deploy ICBMs.''
(D) In 1997, the Director of Central Intelligence
testified that Iran would have a medium-range missile
by 2007. One year later the Director stated, ''since I
testified, Iran's success in getting technology and
materials from Russian companies, combined with recent
indigenous Iranian advances, means that it could have a
medium-range missile much sooner than I assessed last
year.'' Department of State officials have testified
that Iran could be prepared to deploy such a missile as
early as late 1998, nine years earlier than had been
predicted one year before by the Director of Central
Intelligence.
(4) The failure to prepare adequately for long-range
ballistic missile threats could have severe national security
and foreign policy consequences for the United States.
(A) An attack on the United States by a ballistic
missile equipped with a weapon of mass destruction
could inflict catastrophic death or injury to citizens
of the United States and severe damage to their
property.
(B) A rogue state's ability to threaten the United
States with an intercontinental ballistic missile may
constrain the United States' options in dealing with
regional threats to its interests, deter the United
States from taking appropriate action, or prompt allies
to question United States security guarantees, thereby
weakening alliances of the United States and the United
States' world leadership position.
(5) The United States must be prepared for rogue nations
acquiring long-range ballistic missiles armed with weapons of
mass destruction.
(A) In its resolution of ratification for the START
II Treaty, the United States Senate declared that
''because deterrence may be inadequate to protect the
United States against long-range ballistic missile
threats, missile defenses are a necessary part of new
deterrent strategies.''
(B) In September of 1994, Secretary of Defense
Perry stated that in the post-Cold War era, ''we now
have opportunity to create a new relationship based not
on MAD, not on Mutual Assured Destruction, but rather
on another acronym, MAS, or Mutual Assured Safety.''
(C) On February 12, 1997, the Under Secretary of
Defense for Policy testified to the Senate that ''I and
the administration are quite willing to acknowledge
that if we saw a rogue state, a potential proliferant,
beginning to develop a long-range ICBM capable of
reaching the United States, we would have to give very,
very serious attention to deploying a limited national
missile defense.''
(6) The United States has no defense deployed against
weapons of mass destruction delivered by long-range ballistic
missiles and no policy to deploy such a national missile
defense system.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY.

It is the policy of the United States to deploy as soon as is
technologically possible an effective National Missile Defense system
capable of defending the territory of the United States against limited
ballistic missile attack (whether accidental, unauthorized, or
deliberate).

A: American Missile Protection Act of 1998 - States as U.S. policy to deploy as soon as technologically possible an effective National Missile Defense system capable of defending U.S. territory against limited ballistic missile attack (whether accidental, unauthorized, or deliberate).
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''National Urban Search and Rescue
Response System Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

The purpose of this Act is to clarify and codify the preparedness
and response authority of the National Urban Search and Rescue Response
System for Federal response to structural collapses resulting from acts
of terrorism and other incidents as determined by the Secretary.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM.

(a) In General.--Title V of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 311 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

''SEC. 522. NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM.

''(a) In General.--There is in the Department an emergency response
system to be known as the 'National Urban Search and Rescue Response
System' (referred to in this section as the 'System'). Through the
System, the Secretary shall provide for a national network of
standardized search and rescue resources to assist States and local
governments in responding to structural collapses resulting from acts
of terrorism and other incidents that the Secretary determines are
appropriate.
''(b) Administration of System.--The Secretary shall administer the
System as follows:
''(1) The Secretary shall select and designate task forces
to participate in the System. The Secretary shall determine the
criteria for such participation.
''(2) The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the
sponsoring agency of each task force with respect to the
participation of the task force in the System.
''(3) A task force may include States, local governments,
private non-profit organizations, and for-profit entities as
participating agencies, at the discretion of the sponsoring
agency of the task force. The sponsoring agency may also, in
its discretion, allow the task force to include individuals not
otherwise associated with the sponsoring agency or a
participating agency in the task force.
''(4) The Secretary shall maintain such management and
other technical teams as the Secretary determines are necessary
to administer the System.
''(c) Preparedness Cooperative Agreements.--Subject to the
availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary shall
enter into an annual preparedness cooperative agreement with each
sponsoring agency. Amounts made available to a sponsoring agency under
such a preparedness cooperative agreement shall be for the following
purposes:
''(1) Training and exercises with other Federal, State, and
local government response entities.
''(2) Acquisition and maintenance of equipment, including
interoperable communications and personal protective equipment.
''(3) Medical monitoring required for responder safety,
security, and health.
''(d) Response Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary shall enter
into a response cooperative agreement with each sponsoring agency, as
appropriate, under which the Secretary agrees to reimburse the
sponsoring agency for costs incurred in responding to an incident
described in subsection (a).
''(e) Appointment Into Federal Service.--
''(1) In general.--In addition to the exercise of any other
authorities under this section, the Secretary may appoint a
System member for exercises, pre-incident staging, or major
disaster, emergency response, or training events sponsored or
sanctioned by the Agency without regard to the provisions of
title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the
competitive service.
''(2) Employment status.--Regardless of any other
employment status, a System member who is appointed into
Federal service pursuant to this subsection is deemed an
employee of a Federal agency for all purposes except--
''(A) subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5,
United States Code, pertaining to labor grievances,
appeal and review, or any applicable retirement system;
''(B) chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code,
pertaining to life insurance; and
''(C) chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code,
pertaining to health insurance, or other applicable
health benefits system unless the System member's
appointment results in the loss of coverage in a group
health benefits plan the premium of which has been paid
in whole or in part by a State or local government
contribution.
''(3) Compensation.--During a period of appointment into
Federal service pursuant to this subsection--
''(A) the Secretary shall reimburse, through the
sponsoring agency, the System member's pay and the
employer contribution to any State or local government
retirement, life insurance, or health benefit plans on
behalf of the System member. A System member shall not
be entitled to pay directly from the Agency; and
''(B) the Secretary shall reimburse, through the
sponsoring agency, the pay and employer contribution to
any State or local government retirement, life
insurance, or health benefit plans of an employee who
fills the position normally filled by a System member
appointed into Federal service pursuant to this
subsection to the extent that those costs are in excess
of the costs that would have been incurred had the
System member not been appointed into Federal service.
''(4) Personal injury, illness, disability, or death.--
''(A) In general.--A System member who is appointed
into Federal service pursuant to this subsection and
who suffers personal injury, illness, disability, or
death as a result of personal injury sustained while in
the performance of the member's duty during the
appointment into Federal service shall, for the
purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5,
United States Code, be treated as though the member
were an employee (as defined by section 8101 of such
title) who had sustained the injury in the performance
of duty.
''(B) Election of benefits.--When a System member
(or, in the case of the death of the System member, the
System member's dependent) is entitled by reason of
injury, illness, disability, or death to benefits under
subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, United States
Code, and is also entitled to benefits from a State or
local government for the same injury, illness,
disability, or death, the System member (or such
dependent) shall elect which benefits the System member
will receive. The election shall be made not later than
1 year after the injury, illness, disability or death,
or such further time as the Secretary of Labor may
allow for reasonable cause shown. When made, the
election is irrevocable unless otherwise provided by
law.
''(C) Reimbursement for state or local benefits.--
In the event that a System member elects benefits from
a State or local government under subparagraph (B), the
Secretary may reimburse that State or local government
for the value of those benefits.
''(5) Liability.--A System member appointed into Federal
service pursuant to this subsection is deemed an employee of
the Agency for the purposes of the Federal Tort Claims Act and
any other Federal third party liability statute.
''(6) Employment and reemployment rights.--The following
apply with respect to a System member who is not a regular
full-time employee of a sponsoring agency or participating
agency during periods of appointment to Federal service
pursuant to this subsection:
''(A) Service as a System member shall be deemed
'service in the uniformed services' for purposes of
chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, pertaining
to employment and reemployment rights of individuals
who have performed service in the uniformed services
(regardless of whether the individual receives
compensation for such participation). All rights and
obligations of such persons and procedures for
assistance, enforcement, and investigation shall be as
provided for in chapter 43 of title 38, United States
Code.
''(B) Preclusion of giving notice of service by
necessity of appointment under this section shall be
deemed preclusion by 'military necessity' for purposes
of section 4312(b) of title 38, United States Code,
pertaining to giving notice of absence from a position
of employment. A determination of such necessity shall
be made by the Secretary.
''(C) Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Secretary may recognize employer
support of the deployment of National Urban Search and
Rescue Response System members, and their cooperation
to allow System members to receive authorized training.
''(f) Licenses and Permits.--If a System member who is appointed
into Federal service under this subsection holds a valid license,
certificate, or other permit issued by any State or other governmental
jurisdiction evidencing the member's qualifications in any
professional, mechanical, or other skill or type of assistance required
by the System, that System member shall be deemed to be performing a
Federal activity when rendering aid involving such skill or assistance.
''(g) Advisory Subcommittee.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and
maintain an advisory subcommittee of the National Advisory
Council established under section 508 to provide expert
recommendations to the Secretary in order to assist the
Secretary in administering the System.
''(2) Composition.--The advisory subcommittee shall be
composed of members from geographically diverse areas, and
shall include--
''(A) the chief officer or senior executive from at
least three sponsoring agencies;
''(B) the senior emergency manager from at least
two States that have sponsoring agencies; and
''(C) at least one representative recommended by
the leaders of the task forces.
''(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012, $52,000,000
for the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System. Of any amount
made available pursuant to this subsection, not less than 80 percent of
such amount shall be provided equally to each of the task forces to be
used for preparedness activities.
''(i) Definitions.--In this section:
''(1) The term 'participating agency' means a State or
local government, non-profit organization, or private
organization that has executed an agreement with a sponsoring
agency to participate in the System.
''(2) The term 'sponsoring agency' means a State or local
government that is the sponsor of a task force designated by
the Secretary to participate in the System.
''(3) The term 'System member' means an individual who is
not a regular full-time employee of the Federal Government, who
serves on a task force or on a System management or other
technical team.
''(4) The term 'task force' means an urban search and
rescue team designated by the Secretary to participate in the
System.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Applicability of title 5, united states code.--Section
8101(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ''and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ''; and''
after the semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
''(F) an individual who is a System member of the
National Urban Search and Rescue Response System, when
appointed into Federal service pursuant to section
522(f) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.''.
(2) Inclusion as part of uniformed services for purposes of
userra.--Section 4303 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
(A) in paragraph (13), by adding at the end the
following: ''Such service also includes any authorized
exercises, pre-incident staging, or major disaster,
emergency response, or training events sponsored or
sanctioned by the Department of Homeland Security and
carried out by the National Urban Search and Rescue
Response System under section 522 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002.''.
(B) in paragraph (16), by inserting after ''Public
Health Service,'' the following: '', System members of
the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System
when engaged in any authorized exercise, pre-incident
staging, activation, or major disaster, emergency
response, or training event sponsored or sanctioned by
the Federal Emergency Management Agency,''.

A:
National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to codify provisions establishing in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System, under which the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide for a national network of standardized search and rescue resources to assist state and local governments in responding to structural collapses resulting from terrorist acts and other incidents.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) select and designate task forces to participate in the System and determine criteria for participation; (2) enter into an agreement with the sponsoring agency of each task force regarding participation; and (3) maintain such management and technical teams as the Secretary deems necessary. Authorizes a task force to include states, local governments, private nonprofit organizations, and for-profit entities.

Directs the Secretary (subject to specified limitations) to enter into, with each sponsoring agency: (1) an annual preparedness cooperative agreement; and (2) a response cooperative agreement, under which the Secretary agrees to reimburse agency costs incurred in responding to incidents.

Authorizes the Secretary to appoint a System member for sponsored or sanctioned exercises, pre-incident staging, or major disaster, emergency response, or training events. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) appointment into federal service, including employment status, compensation, treatment as an employee in the event of personal injury, illness, disability, or death, liability, and employment and re-employment rights; and (2) licenses and permits. Directs the Secretary to establish and maintain an advisory subcommittee of the National Advisory Council.
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