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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Broadband Opportunity and
Affordability Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds the following:
(1) The adoption of broadband service results in enhanced
economic development and public safety for communities across
the Nation, improved health care and educational opportunities,
and a better quality of life for all Americans.
(2) Continued progress in the adoption of broadband service
is vital to ensuring that the United States remains competitive
and continues to create business opportunities and job growth.
(3) The price of broadband service is a barrier to adoption
for low-income households and can be an impediment to full
participation in the emerging broadband economy.

SEC. 3. PILOT PROGRAM TO EXPAND LIFELINE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE BROADBAND
SERVICE.

Section 254(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(j))
is amended to read as follows:
''(j) Lifeline Assistance.--
''(1) Impact of section on lifeline assistance program.--
Except as provided in paragraph (2), nothing in this section
shall affect the collection, distribution, or administration of
the Lifeline program.
''(2) Pilot program to expand lifeline program to include
broadband service.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of the Broadband Opportunity and Affordability Act,
the Commission shall implement a 2-year pilot program to expand
the Lifeline program to reduce the cost of broadband service
for low-income consumers that will--
''(A) apply to such broadband service as the
Commission may determine to be appropriate for purposes
of the pilot program;
''(B) provide such levels of support as the
Commission may determine to be appropriate for such
purposes;
''(C) be available to such consumers as the
Commission may determine to be appropriate for such
purposes under such eligibility criteria as the
Commission may determine to be appropriate for such
purposes; and
''(D) reimburse broadband service providers for
each customer served, subject to prior authorization
from the Commission to participate in the pilot
program.
''(3) Criteria for pilot program.--In developing the pilot
program required by paragraph (2), the Commission shall
consider--
''(A) whether State matching funds must be provided
as a condition of eligibility for low-income households
within a State;
''(B) the prevailing market rate for broadband
service and the prevailing speed of broadband service
adopted by households, using information that the
Commission routinely collects or that is publicly
available; and
''(C) how to ensure that the program is neutral as
to the types of technology used to provide broadband
service in order to promote competition from broadband
service providers to qualify for participation in the
pilot program.
''(4) Status report.--After the pilot program has been
operational for 18 months, the Commission shall submit a report
to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on
Energy and Commerce on the status of the pilot program.
''(5) Lifeline program defined.--In this subsection, the
term 'Lifeline program' means the service described in section
54.401(a) of the Commission's regulations (47 C.F.R.
54.401(a)).''.

SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF LINK UP PROGRAM REPORT.

(a) In General.--Within 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall initiate a notice
of inquiry with public notice and opportunity for comment, to
determine--
(1) whether the Link Up program could be expanded to reduce
the cost of initiating broadband service through providing
support for computer ownership;
(2) what equipment would be supported by such an expansion;
(3) how much support would be available with such an
expansion; and
(4) the eligibility criteria for consumers to qualify for
such an expansion.
(b) Report.--The Commission shall submit a report to the Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of
Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce containing the
Commission's findings, conclusions, and recommendations from the
inquiry.
(c) Link Up Program Defined.--In this section, the term ''Link Up
program'' means the service described in section 54.411(a) of the
Commission's regulations (47 U.S.C. 54.411(a)).
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Broadband Opportunity and Affordability Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to implement a two-year pilot program to expand the Lifeline program to reduce the cost of broadband service for low-income consumers.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Post Office Relocation Act of
1997''.

SEC. 2. GUIDELINES FOR RENOVATION, RELOCATION, CLOSING, OR
CONSOLIDATION OF POST OFFICES.

Section 404(b) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows--
''(b)(1) The Postal Service, prior to making a determination under
subsection (a)(3) of this section as to the necessity for the
renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of any post office,
shall provide adequate notice of its intention to renovate, relocate,
close, or consolidate such post office at least 60 days prior to the
proposed date of such renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation
to persons served by such post office.
''(2) Such notification shall be made in writing and shall be hand
delivered or delivered by mail to persons served by such post office,
and shall be published in one or more newspapers of general circulation
within the zip codes served by such post office. Such notification
shall include--
''(A) an identification of the renovation, relocation,
closing, or consolidation;
''(B) a summary of the reasons for the renovation,
relocation, closing, or consolidation; and
''(C) the proposed date for the renovation, relocation,
renovation, closing, or consolidation.
''(3) Any person served by the post office may offer an alternative
renovation, relocation, consolidation, or closing proposal within the
60 day notice period. The Postal Service shall deliver a response in
writing by hand delivery or certified mail to the person making the
proposal. In a case in which the Postal Service rejects a bona fide
proposal, the Postal Service shall state in writing the reasons for the
rejection.
''(4) At the end of the 60 day notice period, the Postal Service
shall make a determination under subsection (a)(3). Prior to making a
final determination, the Postal Service shall conduct a hearing, and
persons served by the post office may present oral or written testimony
with respect to the renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation
of such post office. The Postal Service, in making a determination as
to whether or not to renovate, relocate, close, or consolidate a post
office shall consider--
''(A) the extent to which such post office is part of a
core downtown business area;
''(B) the effect of such renovation, relocation, closing,
or consolidation on the community served by such post office;
''(C) whether the community served by such post office
opposes a renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation;
''(D) the effect of such renovation, relocation, closing,
or consolidation on employees of the Postal Service employed at
such office;
''(E) whether such renovation, relocation, closing, or
consolidation is consistent with the policy of the Government,
as stated in section 101(b) of this title, that the Postal
Service shall provide a maximum degree of effective and regular
postal services to rural areas, communities, and small towns
where post offices are not self sustaining;
''(F) the quantified long-term economic saving to the
Postal Service resulting from such renovation, relocation,
closing, or consolidation;
''(G) whether postal officials engaged in negotiations with
persons served by the post office concerning the proposed
renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation;
''(H) whether management of the post office contributed to
a desire to relocate;
''(I) the adequacy of the existing post office, and whether
all reasonable alternatives have been explored; and
''(J) such other factors as the Postal Service determines
are necessary.
''(5) Any determination of the Postal Service to renovate,
relocate, close, or consolidate a post office shall be in writing and
shall include the findings of the Postal Service with respect to the
considerations required to be made under paragraph (4) of this
subsection. Such determination and findings shall be made available to
persons served by such post office.
''(6) The Postal Service shall take no action to renovate,
relocate, close, or consolidate a post office until 60 days after its
written determination is made available to persons served by such post
office.
''(7) A determination of the Postal Service to renovate, relocate,
close, or consolidate any post office may be appealed by any person
served by such post office to the Postal Rate Commission within 30 days
after such determination is made available to such person under
paragraph (5). The Commission shall review such determination on the
basis of the record before the Postal Service in the making of such
determination. The Commission shall make a determination based upon
such review no later than 120 days after receiving any appeal under
this paragraph. The commission shall set aside any determination,
findings, and conclusions found to be--
''(A) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or
otherwise not in accordance with the law;
''(B) without observance of procedure required by law; or
''(C) unsupported by substantial evidence on the record.
The Commission may affirm the determination of the Postal Service or
order that the entire matter be returned for further consideration, but
the Commission may not modify the determination of the Postal Service.
The Commission may suspend the effectiveness of the determination of
the Postal Service until the final disposition of the appeal. The
provisions of section 556, section 557, and chapter 7 of title 5 shall
not apply to any review carried out by the Commission under this
paragraph.
''(8) In a case in which a community has procedures to address the
renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of buildings in the
community, and the public participation requirements of such procedures
are more stringent than those provided in this subsection, the Postal
Service shall follow such procedures and disregard the procedures
established in this subsection.
''(9) The Postal Service, in making a determination to renovate,
relocate, close, or consolidate any post office, shall comply with any
zoning, planning, or land use regulations, or building codes applicable
to State or local public entities, including the zoning authority, of
the local jurisdiction.''.

SEC. 3. POLICY STATEMENT.

Section 101(g) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following: ''The Postal Service shall also
consider the effect a new postal facility may have on the community
served by the prior facility.''.
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Post Office Relocation Act of 1997 - Modifies Federal postal provisions to require a 60-day notice before the renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation (currently, the closing or consolidation) of a post office. Requires such notice to be: (1) hand delivered or delivered by mail; and (2) published in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the zip codes served by such post office.
Sets forth provisions which: (1) allow any person served by the post office to offer an alternative renovation, relocation, consolidation, or closing proposal within such 60-day period; and (2) require the Postal Service to conduct a hearing to allow the individual to present oral or written testimony.
Revises the factors to be considered in deciding whether or not to renovate, relocate, close, or consolidate a post office to include: (1) the extent to which the post office is part of a core downtown business area; (2) the sentiment of the community; (3) whether postal officials negotiated with persons served; (4) whether management of the post office contributed to a desire to relocate; and (5) the adequacy of the existing post office.
Requires the Postal Service to follow a community's public participation procedures to address the renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of buildings in the community if participation requirements of such procedures are more stringent than those provided in this Act.
Requires the Postal Service, in making a determination to renovate, relocate, close, or consolidate any post office, to comply with any zoning, planning, or land use regulations or building codes applicable to State or local public entities, including the zoning authority of the local jurisdiction.
Includes within the Postal Service policy with respect to planning and building new postal facilities that the Service consider the effect a new facility may have on the community.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Airline Labor Dispute Resolution
Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANT OF AUTHORITY.

Section 42112 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
''(e) Emergency Authority of the Secretary.--
''(1) Declaration of emergency.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of this section or of section 40109(d) of this title,
the Secretary shall declare an air transportation emergency
whenever the Secretary finds that a labor dispute between an
air carrier that provides service to a hub airport (as defined
in section 41731(a)(3)) and an employee organization
representing employees of that carrier--
''(A) threatens to interrupt the carriage of
passengers or cargo in interstate air transportation by
an air carrier in any region of the country in a manner
that is likely to curtail operations significantly at
any hub airport (as defined in section 41731(a)(3)) and
thereby cause injury to the economy of that region;
''(B) threatens to interrupt the carriage of
passengers or cargo in foreign air transportation in a
manner that is likely to cause injury to the foreign
commerce of the United States or its balance of
payments; or
''(C) threatens the national security or foreign
policy interests of the United States.
''(2) Action by secretary.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law or procedure established thereby, the
Secretary shall issue an order to resolve a labor dispute by
arbitration whenever the Secretary declares an air
transportation emergency with respect to a labor dispute under
paragraph (1). The Secretary shall thereupon appoint a panel of
arbitrators, composed of 5 members, 1 designated by each party
to the dispute, and 3 neutral arbitrators to be designated by
agreement between the 2 other members. If those 2 members are
unable to agree on the neutral arbitrators within 5 days after
their designation, the Secretary shall ask the American
Arbitration Association to submit within 3 days a list of 11
arbitrators who are members of the National Academy of
Arbitrators and are qualified and willing to serve. At a
special meeting called by the Secretary, each member designated
by a party shall alternately strike a name from the list until
3 names remain, who shall be the mutually designated neutral
arbitrators. No member shall be pecuniarily or otherwise
interested in any organization of employees or any air carrier.
The compensation and expenses of the panel members shall be
fixed by the Secretary and shall be borne equally by each party
to the dispute. A panel shall be created separately for each
declared transportation emergency, and it shall investigate
promptly the facts as to the dispute.
''(3) Required filings.--Within 10 days after the date on
which the 3 neutral arbitrators are appointed, each party to
the dispute shall file with the panel a document containing the
following:
''(A) The name, affiliation, and address of the
party submitting the filing.
''(B) A statement that the employee organization
involved is either certified or recognized.
''(C) The number of employees in the negotiating
unit, together with a list of the job titles
represented in that unit.
''(D) A statement of the currently applicable rates
of pay, rules, and working conditions.
''(E) A clear and concise history of negotiations
leading to the impasse, including the number and dates
of the negotiation sessions.
''(F) A list of all issues in dispute concerning
changes in rates of pay, rules, and working conditions
not adjusted by the parties in conference, and the
party's position on those issues.
''(G) The complete, written terms of the party's
final offer on those issues, including the text of the
party's proposed agreement on the changes in rates of
pay, rules, and working conditions.
''(H) A clear and concise statement of any other
relevant facts and any supporting documentation.
''(4) Opportunity for presentations.--Within 15 days after
the date on which the document required by paragraph (3) is
filed by both parties, the panel shall afford each party an
opportunity to make oral and written presentations on its
filing and to respond to questions.
''(5) Selection by panel; applicable factors.--Within 30
days after date on which the document required by paragraph (3)
is filed by both parties, the panel shall, by a majority vote,
select either the offer in its entirety concerning rates of
pay, rules, and working conditions presented by the carrier or
carriers involved or the offer in its entirety concerning rates
of pay, rules, and working conditions presented by the employee
organization involved. The panel shall prepare a written
explanation of its selection and the reasons for the selection,
and shall furnish a certified copy of its selection to the
parties to the dispute and to the Secretary. The panel shall
make its selection based on the following factors:
''(A) The stipulations of the parties.
''(B) The financial condition of the air carrier
and its ability to incur changes in labor costs while
continuing to maintain its competitive market position,
pay its debts, meet its other contractual obligations,
provide job security and equivalent treatment for all
of its employees, and return a reasonable profit,
consistent with historic margins and rates of return,
for its shareholders.
''(C) A comparison of the rates of pay of the
employees involved in the dispute with the rates of pay
of other employees performing similar services for
comparable air carriers offering similar air
transportation services to public.
''(D) The rules and working conditions applied by
the air carrier and comparable air carriers offering
similar air transportation services to the public in
light of market conditions for those services.
''(E) Such other factors as are normally and
traditionally taken into consideration in the
determination of rates of pay, rules, and working
conditions through collective bargaining, mediation,
fact-finding, arbitration or otherwise between the
parties.
''(F) Changes in the average consumer prices for
goods and services, commonly known as the cost of
living, including changes in the Consumer Price Index.
''(G) The existing collective bargaining agreement
between the parties and the history of the collective
bargaining agreements between the parties, including
the history of negotiations leading to the impasse.
''(6) Selection by panel.--Within 10 days after the panel
furnishes its selection to the Secretary, either party may file
with the Secretary a petition to set aside the selection on the
grounds set forth in paragraph (7). If no petition to set aside
the selection has been filed within 10 days after the filing of
the selection, the Secretary shall enter an order directing the
parties to give effect to the panel's selection, which order
shall be final and conclusive on the parties.
''(7) Petition to set aside selection.--
''(A) In general.--The Secretary may entertain a
petition to set aside a selection furnished to the
Secretary under paragraph (6) of this subsection only
if the Secretary finds that--
''(i) the selection by the panel does not
conform, or confine itself, to the requirements
of this section;
''(ii) the selection by the panel does not
conform, or confine itself, to matters
concerning rates of pay, rules, and working
conditions;
''(iii) the selection by the panel does not
conform, or confine itself, to matters within
the scope of jurisdiction under title II of the
Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 181 et seq.);
''(iv) the selection by the panel does not
conform, or confine itself, to the offer in its
entirety concerning rates of pay, rules, and
working conditions presented by one of the
parties to the dispute; or
''(v) a party to the dispute or a member of
the panel practiced fraud or corruption which
affected the selection.
''(B) Remedy for uncertainty.--The Secretary may
not entertain any such petition on the ground that the
selection is invalid for uncertainty. If either party
to the dispute seeks to set aside the selection on that
ground, it shall submit the dispute to a board of
adjustment as provided in sections 204 and 205 of title
II of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 184 and 185).
''(C) Minor error.--A selection by the panel under
paragraph (6) may not be set aside for trivial
irregularity or clerical error affecting only a matter
of form and not the substance of the selection.
''(8) Action by secretary.--
''(A) Deadline.--The Secretary shall issue a final
order either granting or denying the petition to set
aside the panel's selection within 10 days after the
petition is filed.
''(B) Whole or partial invalidity.--Except as
provided in subparagraph (C), if the Secretary
determines that the selection is invalid in whole or in
part under paragraph (7)(A), the Secretary shall set
aside the selection and remand it to the panel for
further action.
''(C) Split decision.--If the Secretary determines
that--
''(i) only a part of the selection is
invalid under paragraph (7)(A),
''(ii) the valid and invalid parts of the
selection are separable, and
''(iii) the parties agree to a setting
aside only of the part determined to be
invalid,
then the Secretary shall set aside the invalid part, enter an
order requiring the parties to give effect to the valid part,
and remand the invalid part for further action by the panel
consistent with the Secretary's order.
''(9) Judicial review.--At the request of either party to
the dispute, a final order of the Secretary under this
subsection is subject to review by the court of appeals under
section 46110 of this title. For the purpose of applying that
section to a petition for review of an order by the Secretary
under this section, the terms '10 days' and '10th day' shall be
substituted for '60 days' and '60th day' in section 46110(a).
Any such petition shall stay the effectiveness of the
Secretary's final order, which shall otherwise become effective
on the 10th day after the date it is issued.
''(10) Status quo requirement; injunctive relief.--Upon the
issuance of an order to resolve a labor dispute under this
subsection and until the Secretary's final order becomes
effective, no change, except by agreement, shall be made by
either party to the dispute in the rates of pay, rules, or
working conditions out of which the dispute arose. Changes
thereafter shall only be made consistent with the terms of the
Secretary's final order. A court of competent jurisdiction
shall enjoin any effort by a party to make unilateral changes
before the Secretary's final order becomes effective at the
request of the other party to the dispute.
''(11) Rates of pay defined.--In this subsection, the term
'rates of pay' includes wages, vacation, holidays, and excused
time, insurance and defined pension or contribution plans,
profitsharing plans, medical and hospitalization benefits, the
continuity and stability of employment, and all other
consideration and benefits of any nature, paid or received.''.
answer:
Airline Labor Dispute Resolution Act - Amends Federal aviation law to grant the Secretary of Transportation authority to declare an air transportation emergency whenever he finds that a labor dispute between an air carrier providing service to a hub airport and an employee organization representing the carrier's employees threatens to: (1) interrupt the carriage of passengers or cargo in interstate transportation by an air carrier in any region of the country in a manner that is likely to curtail operations significantly at any hub airport and thereby cause injury to the region's economy; (2) interrupt the carriage of passengers or cargo in foreign transportation in a manner that is likely to cause injury to the foreign commerce of the United States or its balance of payments; or (3) compromise the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. Requires the Secretary to issue an order of arbitration to resolve such disputes according to a specified procedure whenever an air transportation emergency is declared.