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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Mandatory Foreclosure Mediation
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Alternative to foreclosure.--The term ''alternative to
foreclosure''--
(A) means a course of action with respect to a
mortgage offered by a servicer to a borrower as an
alternative to a covered foreclosure action; and
(B) includes a short sale and a deed in lieu of
foreclosure.
(2) Borrower.--The term ''borrower'' means a mortgagor
under a mortgage who is in default or at risk of imminent
default, as determined by the Secretary through regulations.
(3) Foreclosure action.--The term ''foreclosure action''
means a judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure.
(4) Loan modification program.--The term ''loan
modification program'' means a program or procedure designed to
change the terms of a mortgage in the case of the default,
delinquency, or imminent default or delinquency of a mortgagor,
including a loan modification program established by a servicer
that reduces the principal owed by the mortgagor on the
mortgage.
(5) Mortgage.--The term ''mortgage'' means a federally
related mortgage loan, as defined in section 3(1) of the Real
Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 2602(1)),
that is secured by a first or subordinate lien on residential
real property.
(6) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development.
(7) Servicer.--The term ''servicer''--
(A) has the same meaning as in section 6(i) of the
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (12
U.S.C. 2605(i)); and
(B) includes a person responsible for servicing a
pool of mortgages.

SEC. 3. MEDIATION REQUIRED BEFORE FORECLOSURE.

(a) Initiation of Foreclosure Actions.--A servicer may not initiate
a foreclosure action against a borrower unless the servicer has--
(1) made a reasonable effort to initiate mediation
proceedings in accordance with the process established in
regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (c) to determine
whether the borrower is eligible for a loan modification or an
alternative to foreclosure; and
(2) offered the borrower a loan modification or an
alternative to foreclosure, if the borrower is eligible for the
loan modification or alternative to foreclosure.
(b) Suspension of Foreclosure Actions.--
(1) In general.--A servicer shall suspend a foreclosure
action that was initiated before the date of enactment of this
Act until the servicer--
(A) completes a mediation proceeding in accordance
with the process established in regulations prescribed
pursuant to subsection (c) to determine whether the
borrower is eligible for a loan modification or an
alternative to foreclosure; and
(B) offers the borrower a loan modification or an
alternative to foreclosure, if the borrower is eligible
for a loan modification or an alternative to
foreclosure.
(2) Suspension.--During the period of the suspension under
paragraph (1), a servicer may not--
(A) send a notice of foreclosure to a borrower;
(B) conduct or schedule a sale of the real property
securing the mortgage of the borrower; or
(C) cause final judgment to be entered against the
borrower.
(3) Reasonable efforts.--A servicer is not required to
suspend a foreclosure action under paragraph (1) if the
servicer--
(A) makes a reasonable effort to schedule a
mediation proceeding to determine whether the borrower
is eligible for a loan modification or an alternative
to foreclosure; and
(B) documents that the borrower has not agreed to a
mediation proceeding to determine whether the borrower
is eligible for a loan modification or an alternative
to foreclosure.
(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to require a servicer to delay an unavoidable
foreclosure, such as foreclosure that results from a borrower
abandoning the residential real property securing a mortgage.
(c) Establishment of Mediation Process.--The Secretary shall
establish through regulations a mediation process to determine whether
the borrower is eligible for a loan modification or an alternative to
foreclosure under this section.

SEC. 4. BAR TO FORECLOSURE ACTIONS.

(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), a violation of this Act
shall be a bar to a foreclosure action.
(b) Effect of Subsequent Compliance.--If a servicer is in
compliance with this Act, the servicer may bring or proceed with a
foreclosure action, without regard to a prior violation of this Act by
the servicer.

SEC. 5. REGULATIONS.

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out this Act.

SEC. 6. REPORT.

Each servicer that initiates mediation proceedings under section 3
shall submit to the Secretary a quarterly report at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information, with respect to such
proceedings, as the Secretary may require.

Answer: Mandatory Foreclosure Mediation Act - Prohibits a servicer from initiating a foreclosure action against a borrower unless the servicer has: (1) made a reasonable effort to initiate mediation proceedings to determine if the borrower is eligible for a loan modification or an alternative to foreclosure; and (2) offered the borrower, if eligible, such a modification or alternative.

Requires a servicer to suspend a foreclosure action initiated before the enactment of this Act until the servicer: (1) completes such a mediation proceeding; and (2) offers the borrower, if eligible, a modification or alternative.

Prohibits a servicer, during the suspension period, from: (1) sending the borrower a notice of foreclosure, (2) conducting or scheduling a sale of the real property securing the mortgage, or (3) causing final judgment to be entered against the borrower.

Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish such a mediation process.

Declares that a servicer is not required to suspend a foreclosure action if the servicer makes a reasonable effort to schedule a mediation proceeding and documents that the borrower has not agreed to one.

Makes a violation of this Act a bar to a foreclosure action. Allows a servicer in compliance with this Act, however, to bring or proceed with a foreclosure action, regardless of any prior violation.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''China Fair Trade Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. RECIPROCAL COMPETITIVE TRADE PRACTICES.

(a) In General.--Section 302(a)(2) of the Trade Agreements Act of
1979 (19 U.S.C. 2512(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
''(2) Exceptions.--
''(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply in
the case of procurements for which--
''(i) there are no offers of products or
services of the United States or of eligible
products; or
''(ii) the offers of products or services
of the United States or of eligible products
are insufficient to fulfill the requirements of
the United States Government.
''(B) Special rule with respect to the people's
republic of china.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply in
the case of procurements of products or services of the
People's Republic of China.''.
(b) Waiver.--Section 302(b) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19
U.S.C. 2512(b)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
inserting '', except in the case of the People's Republic of China,''
before ''may''.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS TO BUY CERTAIN ITEMS FROM AMERICAN SOURCES.

(a) Buy American Act.--
(1) American materials required for public use.--Section
2(a) of the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a(a)) is amended by
inserting after the second sentence the following: ''The
exceptions in the previous two sentences shall not apply with
respect to articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or
manufactured, as the case may be, in the People's Republic of
China until such time as China becomes a party to the Agreement
on Government Procurement (described in section 101(d)(17) of
the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(17)).''.
(2) Contract specifications.--Section 3(a) of the Buy
American Act (41 U.S.C. 10b(a)) is amended by striking
''exception.'' and inserting ''exception: Provided further,
That such an exception may not permit the use of articles,
materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured, as the
case may be, in the People's Republic of China until such time
as China becomes a party to the Agreement on Government
Procurement (described in section 101(d)(17) of the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(17)).''.
(3) Reports.--Section 2(b)(2)(A) of the Buy American Act
(41 U.S.C. 10a(b)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting before the
semicolon the following: ''and the country in which such
articles, materials, or supplies were manufactured''.
(b) Defense Contracts for Certain Articles.--Section 2533a of title
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
''(l) Inapplicability of Exceptions to Articles From the People's
Republic of China.--The exceptions to the requirement in subsection (a)
provided under subsections (c) through (h) shall not apply with respect
to items grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the People's
Republic of China until such time as China becomes a party to the
Agreement on Government Procurement (described in section 101(d)(17) of
the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(17)).''.
(c) Requirements To Use American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured
Goods Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.--
Section 1605 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Public Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 303) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
''(e) The exceptions in subsection (b) shall not apply with respect
to iron, steel, and manufactured goods from the People's Republic of
China until such time as China becomes a party to the Agreement on
Government Procurement (described in section 101(d)(17) of the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(17)).''.

SEC. 4. REPORT ON PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days, the Secretary of Commerce
shall submit to Congress a report on the productive capacity of the
major industrial sectors in the People's Republic of China.
(b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include
an assessment of any steps taken by the Government of the People's
Republic of China to develop, expand, retract, or otherwise alter the
productive capacity of the sectors identified in the report.

SEC. 5. REPORT ON SUBSIDIES PROVIDED BY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY.

(a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with
other appropriate agencies, shall report to Congress regarding the
policies of the Government of the People's Republic of China with
respect to, and the subsidies provided by the People's Republic of
China for, the development and exportation of renewable energy products
and technologies. The report shall include an analysis of the impact of
the policies and subsidies on United States manufacturers of renewable
energy products and technologies.
(b) Definitions.--
(1) Renewable energy.--The term ''renewable energy'' means
energy generated by a renewable energy resource.
(2) Renewable energy product or technology.--The term
''renewable energy product or technology'' means any product,
technology, or component of a product used in the development
or production of renewable energy.
(3) Renewable energy resource.--The term ''renewable energy
resource'' means--
(A) solar, wind, ocean, tidal, hydrokinetic, or
geothermal energy;
(B) biofuel, biomass, or hydropower; or
(C) any other renewable energy resource, as
determined by the Secretary of Energy.

Answer: China Fair Trade Act of 2010 - Amends the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 to provide that certain exceptions and waivers to the prohibition on the procurement of the products of a country that is not a party to the Agreement on Government Procurement shall not apply with respect to the procurements of products or services of the People's Republic of China.

Amends the Buy American Act to declare that certain exceptions to the Act requiring only U.S. materials be used for public use shall not apply to the procurement of Chinese made products until China becomes a party to the Agreement.

Declares that certain exceptions to Buy American requirements shall not apply to the procurement of Chinese products by the Department of Defense (DOD) until China becomes a party to such Agreement.

Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to declare that certain exceptions to Buy American requirements under such Act shall not apply to the procurement of Chinese steel and products until China becomes a party to the Agreement.

Requires the Secretary of Commerce to report to Congress on the productive capacity of the major industrial sectors in China.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to report to Congress on: (1) Chinese policies and the subsidies China provides in the development and exportation of renewable energy products and technologies; and (2) the impact such policies and subsidies have on U.S. manufacturers of such products and technologies.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Violent Crime Reduction Act of
2007''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF AND ASSISTANCE FOR HIGH-INTENSITY INTERSTATE
GANG ACTIVITY AREAS.

Title XV of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of
1994 (42 U.S.C 14061 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:

''SEC. 150010. DESIGNATION OF AND ASSISTANCE FOR HIGH-INTENSITY
INTERSTATE GANG ACTIVITY AREAS.

''(a) Definitions.--In this section the following definitions shall
apply:
''(1) Governor.--The term 'Governor' means a Governor or
other chief executive officer of a State or the Mayor of the
District of Columbia.
''(2) High-intensity interstate gang activity area.--The
term 'high-intensity interstate gang activity area' means a
specified area within one or more States that is designated as
a high-intensity interstate gang activity area under subsection
(b)(1).
''(3) State.--The term 'State' means a State of the United
States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth,
territory, or possession of the United States.
''(b) High-Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Areas.--
''(1) Designation.--The Attorney General, after
consultation with the Governors of appropriate States, may
designate as a high-intensity interstate gang activity area,
any specified area that is located within 1 or more States,
based on the criteria for designation under paragraph (4).
''(2) Assistance.--In order to provide Federal assistance
to high-intensity interstate gang activity areas, the Attorney
General shall--
''(A) establish a criminal street gang enforcement
team in each high-intensity interstate gang activity
area, consisting of Federal, State, and local law
enforcement authorities, for the coordinated
investigation, disruption, apprehension, and
prosecution of criminal street gangs and offenders in
such area;
''(B) direct the reassignment or detailing from any
Federal department or agency (subject to the approval
of the head of that department or agency, in the case
of a department or agency other than the Department of
Justice) of personnel to each criminal street gang
enforcement team established under subparagraph (A);
''(C) provide all necessary funding for the
operation of such criminal street gang enforcement
teams in each high-intensity interstate gang activity
area; and
''(D) provide all necessary funding for national
and regional meetings of criminal street gang
enforcement teams, and all other related organizations,
as needed, to ensure effective operation of such teams
through the sharing of intelligence, best practices,
and for any other related purpose.
''(3) Composition of criminal street gang enforcement
teams.--Each criminal street gang enforcement team established
pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) shall consist of agents and
officers, where feasible, from--
''(A) the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
''(B) the Drug Enforcement Administration;
''(C) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
Explosives;
''(D) the United States Marshals Service;
''(E) the Directorate of Border and Transportation
Security of the Department of Homeland Security;
''(F) the Department of Housing and Urban
Development;
''(G) State and local law enforcement; and
''(H) Federal, State, and local prosecutors.
''(4) Criteria for designation.--In considering an area for
designation as a high-intensity interstate gang activity area
under this section, the Attorney General shall consider--
''(A) the current and predicted levels of gang
crime activity in the area;
''(B) the extent to which violent crime in the area
appears to be related to criminal street gang activity,
such as drug trafficking, murder, robbery, assault,
carjacking, arson, kidnapping, extortion, and other
criminal activity;
''(C) the extent to which State and local law
enforcement agencies have committed resources to--
''(i) respond to the gang crime problem;
and
''(ii) participate in a criminal street
gang enforcement team;
''(D) the extent to which a significant increase in
the allocation of Federal resources would enhance local
response to the gang crime activities in the area; and
''(E) any other criteria that the Attorney General
considers to be appropriate.
''(c) Additional Assistant U.S. Attorneys.--The Attorney General is
authorized to hire not more than 94 additional Assistant United States
attorneys to carry out the provisions of this section. Each attorney
hired under this subsection shall be assigned to a high-intensity
interstate gang activity area.
''(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
section.''.

SEC. 3. GRANTS TO STATE AND LOCAL PROSECUTORS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIME
AND TO PROTECT WITNESSES AND VICTIMS OF CRIMES.

(a) In General.--Section 31702 of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13862) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ''and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
''(5) to hire additional prosecutors to--
''(A) allow more cases to be prosecuted; and
''(B) reduce backlogs;
''(6) to fund technology, equipment, and training for
prosecutors and law enforcement in order to increase accurate
identification of gang members and violent offenders, and to
maintain databases with such information to facilitate
coordination among law enforcement and prosecutors; and
''(7) to fund technology, equipment, and training for
prosecutors to increase the accurate identification and
successful prosecution of young violent offenders.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 31707 of the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13867) is
amended to read as follows:

''SEC. 31707. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

''There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
subtitle $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012
.''.

SEC. 4. GRANTS TO STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ESTABLISH STATE-
WIDE CRIME PREVENTION DATABASES.

Subtitle I of title XXXII of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:

''SEC. 320936. GRANTS TO STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ESTABLISH
STATE-WIDE CRIME PREVENTION DATABASES.

''(a) Authority to Make Grants.--The Office of Justice Programs of
the Department of Justice shall award grants, in accordance with such
regulations as the Attorney General may prescribe, to State and local
programs designed to establish a State-wide database to track
criminals, arrests, prosecutions, and convictions.
''(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
section.''.

Answer:
Violent Crime Reduction Act of 2007 - Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to: (1) authorize the Attorney General to designate certain areas in states with a high level of gang crime activity as high-intensity interstate gang activity areas and provide assistance to such areas; (2) provide for community-based justice grants to state and local prosecutors to hire additional prosecutors to process more violent crime cases and to fund technology, equipment, and training for prosecutors and law enforcement officials; and (3) require the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs to award grants to establish state-wide databases to track criminals, arrests, prosecutions, and convictions.