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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.''.

Ex Output:
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 ''Senator Paul Simon Water for the
Poor Enhancement Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) The Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005
(Public Law 109-121)--
(A) makes access to safe water and sanitation for
developing countries a specific policy objective of
United States foreign assistance programs;
(B) requires the Secretary of State to--
(i) develop a strategy to elevate the role
of water and sanitation policy; and
(ii) improve the effectiveness of United
States assistance programs undertaken in
support of that strategy;
(C) codifies Target 10 of the United Nations
Millennium Development Goals; and
(D) seeks to reduce the proportion of people who
are unable to reach or afford safe drinking water and
basic sanitation by 50 percent by 2015.
(2) On December 20, 2006, the United Nations General
Assembly, in GA Resolution 61/192, declared 2008 as the
International Year of Sanitation, in recognition of the impact
of sanitation on public health, poverty reduction, economic and
social development, and the environment.
(3) On August 1, 2008, Congress passed H. Con. Res. 318,
which--
(A) supports the goals and ideals of the
International Year of Sanitation; and
(B) recognizes the importance of sanitation on
public health, poverty reduction, economic and social
development, and the environment.
(4) While progress is being made on safe water and
sanitation efforts--
(A) more than 884,000,000 people throughout the
world lack access to safe drinking water; and
(B) 2 of every 5 people in the world do not have
access to basic sanitation services.
(5) The health consequences of unsafe drinking water and
poor sanitation are staggering, accounting for--
(A) nearly 10 percent of the global burden of
disease; and
(B) more than 2,000,000 deaths each year.
(6) The effects of climate change are expected to produce
severe consequences for water availability and resource
management in the future, with 2,800,000,000 people in more
than 48 countries expected to face severe and chronic water
shortages by 2025.
(7) The impact of water scarcity on conflict and
instability is evident in many parts of the world, including
the Darfur region of Sudan, where demand for water resources
has contributed to armed conflict between nomadic ethnic groups
and local farming communities.
(8) In order to further the United States contribution to
safe water and sanitation efforts, it is necessary to--
(A) expand foreign assistance capacity to address
the challenges described in this section; and
(B) represent issues related to water and
sanitation at the highest levels of United States
foreign assistance deliberations, including
deliberations related to issues of global health, food
security, the environment, global warming, and maternal
and child mortality.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

The purpose of this Act is to enhance the capacity of the United
States Government to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for
the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-121).

SEC. 4. DEVELOPING UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT CAPACITY.

Section 135 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151h)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(e) Office of Water.--
''(1) Establishment.--To carry out the purposes of
subsection (a), the Administrator of the United States Agency
for International Development shall establish the Office of
Water.
''(2) Leadership.--The Office of Water shall be headed by
an Assistant Administrator for Safe Water and Sanitation, who
shall report directly to the Administrator.
''(3) Duties.--The Assistant Administrator shall--
''(A) implement this section and the Senator Paul
Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-
121); and
''(B) place primary emphasis on providing safe,
affordable, and sustainable drinking water, sanitation,
and hygiene.
''(f) Bureau of International Water.--
''(1) Establishment.--To increase the capacity of the
Department of State to address international issues regarding
safe water, sanitation, and other international water programs,
the Secretary of State shall establish the Bureau for
International Water within the Office of the Under Secretary
for Democracy and Global Affairs (referred to in this
subsection as the 'Bureau').
''(2) Duties.--The Bureau shall--
''(A) oversee and coordinate the diplomatic policy
of the United States Government with respect to global
freshwater issues, including--
''(i) access to safe drinking water and
sanitation;
''(ii) river basin and watershed
management;
''(iii) transboundary conflict;
''(iv) agricultural and urban productivity
of water resources;
''(v) pollution mitigation; and
''(vi) adaptation to hydrologic change due
to climate variability; and
''(B) ensure that international freshwater issues
are represented--
''(i) within the United States Government;
and
''(ii) in key diplomatic, development, and
scientific efforts with other nations and
multilateral organizations.''.

SEC. 5. SAFE WATER AND SANITATION STRATEGY.

Section 6(e) of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of
2005 (Public Law 109-121) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ''and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
''(7) an assessment of the extent to which the United
States Government's efforts are reaching the goal described in
section 135(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2152h(a)(2)); and
''(8) recommendations on what the United States Government
would need to do to help achieve the goal referred to in
paragraph (7) if the United States Government's efforts were
proportional to its share of the world's economy.''.

SEC. 6. DEVELOPING LOCAL CAPACITY.

The Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law
109-121) is amended--
(1) by redesignating sections 9, 10, and 11 as sections 10,
11, and 12, respectively; and
(2) by inserting after section 8 the following:

''SEC. 9. WATER AND SANITATION MANAGERS TRAINING PROGRAM.

''(a) Establishment.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary of State and the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development shall establish, in every priority country, a
program to train local, in-country water and sanitation
managers, and other officials of countries that receive
assistance under section 135 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 to promote the capacity of recipient governments to
provide affordable, equitable, and sustainable access to safe
drinking water and sanitation.
''(2) Coordination.--The program established under
subsection (a) shall be coordinated by the lead country water
manager designated in subsection (c)(2).
''(3) Expansion.--The Secretary and Administrator may
establish the program described in this section in additional
countries if the receipt of such training would be most
beneficial, with due consideration given to good governance.
''(b) Designation.--The United States Chief of Mission within each
country receiving a 'high priority' designation under section 6(f)
shall--
''(1) designate safe drinking water and sanitation as a
strategic objective;
''(2) appoint an in-country water and sanitation manager
within the Mission to coordinate the in-country implementation
of this Act and section 135 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 with local water managers, local government officials, the
Department of State, and the Office of Water of the United
States Agency for International Development; and
''(3) coordinate with the Development Credit Authority and
the Global Development Alliance to further the purposes of this
Act.''.

SEC. 7. GRANTS FOR LOW COST CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION TECHNOLOGIES.

Section 135(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act (22 U.S.C. 2152h(c))
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ''and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
''(5) provide grants through the United States Agency for
International Development to foster the development of low cost
and sustainable technologies for providing clean water and
sanitation that are suitable for use in high priority
countries, particularly in places with limited resources and
infrastructure.''.

SEC. 8. UPDATED REPORT REGARDING WATER FOR PEACE AND SECURITY.

Section 11(b) of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of
2005, as redesignated by section 6, is amended by adding at the end the
following: ''The report submitted under this subsection shall include
an assessment of current and likely future political tensions over
water sources and an assessment of the expected impacts of global
climate change on water supplies in 10, 25, and 50 years.''.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2009 and
each subsequent fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to carry out
this Act and the amendments made by this Act.

SEC. 10. CONSTRUCTION.

This Act shall be implemented in a manner consistent with the
Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-121).
Nothing in this Act shall be construed in such a way as to override or
take precedence over the implementation of that Act.

Ex Output:
Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Enhancement Act of 2008 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish the Office of Water which shall: (1) implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005; and (2) place primary emphasis on providing safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene.

Directs the Secretary of State to establish the Bureau for International Water within the Office of the Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs which shall: (1) coordinate U.S. diplomatic policy regarding global freshwater issues; and (2) ensure that international freshwater issues are represented within the U.S. government.

Amends the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 to: (1) direct the Secretary and the Administrator to establish in every priority country a program to train local water and sanitation managers to promote government capacity to provide access to safe drinking water and sanitation; and (2) require that the water for peace and security report includes an assessment of current and likely future political tensions over water sources and an assessment of the future impacts of global climate change on water supplies.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize grants through USAID to develop technologies for providing clean water and sanitation in high priority countries with limited resources and infrastructure.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Portable Benefits for Independent
Workers Pilot Program Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) Many independent workers, constituting a growing
percentage of the workforce in the United States, do not have
access to benefits and protections typically provided through
traditional full-time employment.
(2) These independent workers are independent contractors,
temporary workers, self-employed, or work pursuant to other
contingent or alternative work arrangements.
(3) According to a 2015 study by the Comptroller General of
the United States, the size of the contingent workforce grew
from 35 percent of employed workers in 2006 to 40 percent of
employed workers in 2010.
(4) According to a 2016 study by economists Lawrence Katz
and Alan Krueger, 94 percent of net employment growth in the
United States economy from 2005 to 2015 occurred in alternative
work arrangements.
(5) As the population of independent workers grows, it is
increasingly important that workers are provided portable
benefits.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Eligible organization.--The term ''eligible
organization'' means any State or local government or any
nonprofit organization.
(2) Eligible work.--The term ''eligible work'' means any
work performed that is not in connection with traditional full-
time employment.
(3) Eligible worker.--The term ''eligible worker'' means
any worker who is not a traditional full-time employee of the
entity hiring the worker for the eligible work, including any
independent contractor, contract worker, self-employed
individual, freelance worker, temporary worker, or contingent
worker.
(4) Portable benefits.--The term ''portable benefits''--
(A) means work-related benefits that are provided
to eligible workers for eligible work in a manner that
allows the worker to maintain the benefits upon
changing jobs; and
(B) includes--
(i) contributions on behalf of the eligible
worker made by an entity (including multiple
entities, if applicable) in connection with
eligible work performed by the worker for the
entity, including entities that facilitate the
sale of such work;
(ii) contributions made by the eligible
worker; or
(iii) a combination of the contributions
described in clauses (i) and (ii).
(5) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Labor.
(6) Work-related benefits.--The term ''work-related
benefits'' means benefits, including protections, of a type
that are commonly provided to traditional full-time employees,
such as workers' compensation, skills training, disability
coverage, health insurance coverage, retirement saving, income
security, and short-term saving.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF PORTABLE BENEFITS PILOT PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the head of
any other relevant Federal agency, shall award grants for fiscal year
2018, on a competitive basis, to eligible organizations to support
broad innovation and experimentation with respect to portable benefits.
(b) Uses of Funds.--
(1) Types of grants.--The grants awarded under subsection
(a) shall be grants for--
(A) the evaluation, or improvement to the design or
implementation, of existing models or approaches for
providing portable benefits; or
(B) the design, implementation, and evaluation of
new models or approaches for providing such benefits.
(2) Requirement regarding retirement-related benefits.--An
eligible organization that receives a grant under subsection
(a) may not use the grant to fund a model or approach described
in paragraph (1) that provides only retirement-related
benefits.
(c) Potential for National Applicability.--In awarding grants under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider the potential of the model
or approach described in subsection (b)(1) to be replicated on a large
scale or at the national level.
(d) Applications.--Each eligible organization that desires to
receive a grant under subsection (a) shall submit an application to the
Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such
information as the Secretary may require.

SEC. 5. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

Not later than September 30, 2020, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall evaluate the outcome of the grants awarded under
section 4(a) and provide a report on such evaluation to Congress. Such
report shall include an assessment of the impact of such grants on the
compensation of workers receiving portable benefits under section 4.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2018--
(1) $5,000,000 to carry out the grants described in section
4(b)(1)(A); and
(2) $15,000,000 to carry out the grants described in
section 4(b)(1)(B).
(b) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under subsection (a) shall
remain available until expended.

Ex Output:
Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Pilot Program Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to award grants for FY2018, on a competitive basis, to states, local governments, or nonprofit organizations to support broad innovation and experimentation with respect to portable benefits. Portable benefits are work-related benefits that are provided to eligible workers for eligible work in a manner that allows the worker to maintain the benefits upon changing jobs. The grants must be used for: (1) the evaluation, or improvement to the design or implementation, of existing models or approaches for providing portable benefits; or (2) the design, implementation, and evaluation of new models or approaches for providing such benefits. The grants may not be used for a model or approach that provides only retirement-related benefits. The Government Accountability Office must evaluate and report to Congress on the outcome of the grants awarded pursuant to this bill.