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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''More Border Patrol Agents Now Act of
2006''.

SEC. 2. BORDER PATROL AGENT ENHANCEMENT.

(a) Plan.--In order to address the recruitment and retention
challenges faced by the United States Border Patrol, the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall, not later than six months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee on Homeland Security
and the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
Senate a plan to determine how the Border Patrol can better recruit and
retain Border Patrol agents with the appropriate skills and training to
effectively carry out its mission and responsibilities.
(b) Contents.--The plan shall include, at a minimum, the following
components:
(1) A strategy for the utilization of the recruitment
authority provided in subsection (a) of section 9702 of title
5, United States Code (as added by section 3), as well as any
other strategies the Secretary determines to be important in
recruiting well-qualified Border Patrol agents.
(2) A strategy for the utilization of the retention
authority provided in subsection (b) of section 9702 of title
5, United States Code (as added by section 3), as well as any
other strategies the Secretary determines to be important in
retaining well-qualified Border Patrol agents.
(3) An assessment of the impact that current pay levels for
Border Patrol agents has on the Department's ability to recruit
and retain Border Patrol agents, especially in high cost-of-
living areas.
(4) An assessment of whether increased opportunities for
Border Patrol agents to transfer between duty stations would
improve employee morale and enhance the Department's ability to
recruit and retain well-qualified Border Patrol agents.

SEC. 3. RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION BONUSES FOR BORDER PATROL AGENT
ENHANCEMENT.

(a) In General.--Chapter 97 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
''Sec. 9702. Border Patrol agent enhancement
''(a) Recruitment Bonuses for Border Patrol Agents.--
''(1) In general.--In order to carry out the plan described
in section 2(a) of the More Border Patrol Agents Now Act of
2006, the Secretary of Homeland Security may pay a bonus to an
individual to recruit a sufficient number of Border Patrol
agents.
''(2) Bonus amount.--
''(A) In general.--The amount of a bonus under this
subsection shall be determined by the Secretary, but
may not exceed 25 percent of the annual rate of basic
pay of the position involved as of the beginning of the
period of service referred to in paragraph (3)(A).
''(B) Lump-sum.--A bonus under this subsection
shall be paid in the form of a lump-sum payment and
shall not be considered to be part of basic pay.
''(3) Service agreements.--Payment of a bonus under this
section shall be contingent upon the individual entering into a
written service agreement with the United States Border Patrol.
The agreement shall include--
''(A) the period of service the individual shall be
required to complete in return for the bonus; and
''(B) the conditions under which the agreement may
be terminated before the agreed-upon service period has
been completed, and the effect of such termination.
''(4) Limitation on eligibility.--A bonus under this
section may not be paid to recruit an individual for--
''(A) a position to which an individual is
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate;
''(B) a position in the Senior Executive Service as
a noncareer appointee (as defined in section 3132(a));
or
''(C) a position which has been excepted from the
competitive service by reason of its confidential,
policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating
character.
''(5) Termination.--The authority to pay bonuses under this
subsection shall terminate five years after the date of the
enactment of this section.
''(b) Retention Bonuses for Border Patrol Agents.--
''(1) In general.--In order to carry out the plan described
in section 2(a) of the More Border Patrol Agents Now Act of
2006, the Secretary of Homeland Security may pay a retention
bonus to a Border Patrol agent.
''(2) Service agreement.--Payment of a bonus under this
subsection is contingent upon the employee entering into a
written service agreement with the United States Border Patrol
to complete a period of service with the Border Patrol. Such
agreement shall include--
''(A) the period of service the employee shall be
required to complete in return for the bonus; and
''(B) the conditions under which the agreement may
be terminated before the agreed-upon service period has
been completed, and the effect of such termination.
''(3) Bonus amount.--
''(A) In general.--The amount of a bonus under this
subsection shall be determined by the Secretary, but
may not exceed 25 percent of the annual rate of basic
pay of the position involved as of the beginning of the
period of service referred to in paragraph (2)(A).
''(B) Lump-sum.--A bonus under this subsection
shall be paid in the form of a lump-sum payment and
shall not be considered to be part of basic pay.
''(4) Limitation.--A bonus under this subsection may not be
based on any period of service which is the basis for a
recruitment bonus under subsection (a).
''(5) Termination of authority.--The authority to grant
bonuses under this subsection shall expire five years after the
date of the enactment of this section.
''(c) Waiver Authority Relating to Reemployed Annuitants.--
''(1) In general.--In order to help address the challenges
faced by the United States Border Patrol, the Secretary of
Homeland Security may appoint annuitants to positions within
the United States Border Patrol in accordance with succeeding
provisions of this subsection.
''(2) Exclusion from offset.--An annuitant serving in a
position within the United States Border Patrol pursuant to an
appointment made under paragraph (1)--
''(A) shall not be subject to the provisions of
section 8344 or 8468, as the case may be; and
''(B) shall not, for purposes of subchapter III of
chapter 83 or chapter 84, be considered an employee.
''(3) Limitations.--
''(A) Appointments.--The authority to make any
appointments under paragraph (1) shall terminate five
years after the date of the enactment of this
subsection.
''(B) Exclusion.--The provisions of paragraph (2)
shall not, in the case of any annuitant appointed under
paragraph (1), remain in effect--
''(i) with respect to more than five years
of service (in the aggregate); nor
''(ii) with respect to any service
performed after the end of the ten-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this
subsection.
''(4) No displacement.--No appointment under this
subsection may be made if such appointment would result in the
displacement of any Border Patrol employee.
''(5) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the
term 'annuitant' has the meaning given such term by section
8331 or 8401, as the case may be.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for chapter 97 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:

''9702. Border Patrol agent enhancement.''.

Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 2006.

Attest:

KAREN L. HAAS,

Clerk.

A: More Border Patrol Agents Now Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to the House Committees on Homeland Security and Government Reform and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs a plan to determine how the Border Patrol can better recruit and retain agents with the appropriate skills and training.

Requires such plan to include: (1) recruitment and retention strategies; and (2) assessments of the impact of pay levels and duty station transfer opportunities upon recruitment and retention.

Amends federal law to authorize the Secretary (for five years) to pay a: (1) bonus to an individual to recruit Border Patrol agents; and (2) retention bonus to Border Patrol agents.

States that such bonuses shall: (1) not exceed 25% of the annual rate of basic pay of the position involved; (2) be paid in a lump-sum and not be considered part of basic pay; and (3) be contingent upon the individual entering into a written service agreement with the Border Patrol.

Authorizes the Secretary (for five years) to appoint annuitants to Border Patrol positions. Excludes such positions from specified offsets. Prohibits appointments that would displace any Border Patrol employee.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Commission on the Removal of
Mexican-Americans to Mexico Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) From 1929 through 1941, Federal, State, and local
Government authorities and certain private sector entities
throughout the United States undertook an aggressive program to
forcibly remove individuals of Mexican ancestry from the United
States.
(2) As many as 1,200,000 individuals of Mexican ancestry
who were United States citizens were forcibly removed to
Mexico.
(3) These men, women, and children were removed outside the
United States in response to public pressure to curtail the
employment of Mexican-Americans, most of whom were United
States citizens or residing legally in the United States,
during the Depression.
(4) Massive raids were conducted on Mexican-American
communities, and many of the people who were removed were never
able to return to the United States, their country of birth.
(5) These raids targeted individuals of Mexican ancestry,
even when such individuals were United States citizens or
permanent legal residents.
(6) These raids also separated such United States citizens
and permanent legal residents from their families and deprived
them of their livelihoods and constitutional rights.
(7) No official inquiry into this matter has been made.
(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to establish a fact
finding commission to determine whether United States citizens and
permanent legal residents were forcibly removed to Mexico from 1929 to
1941 in violation of law as a result of past directives of Federal,
State and local governments and the impact of such removal on those
individuals, their families, and the Mexican-American community in the
United States, and to recommend appropriate remedies.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

There is established a commission to be known as the ''Commission
on the Removal of Mexican-Americans to Mexico''.

SEC. 4. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

The Commission shall--
(1) review the facts and circumstances surrounding the
removal of certain United States citizens and permanent legal
residents to Mexico from 1929 to 1941, and the impact of such
actions on these individuals, their families, and the Mexican-
American community in the United States;
(2) review past directives of Federal, State, and local
governments that required the removal of these individuals to
Mexico and any other information related to these directives;
and
(3) submit to Congress a written report of its findings and
recommendations.

SEC. 5. MEMBERSHIP.

(a) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of
seven members, who shall be appointed within 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act as follows:
(1) Three members appointed by the President.
(2) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, in consultation with the minority leader of
the House of Representatives.
(3) Two members appointed by the President pro tempore of
the Senate, in consultation with the minority leader of the
Senate.
(b) Qualifications.--Members appointed under subsection (a) shall
possess knowledge or expertise related to human rights, civil rights,
immigration, labor, business, or other pertinent qualifications.
(c) Term of Office.--Each member shall be appointed for the life of
the Commission.
(d) Quorum.--Four members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.
(e) Initial Meeting.--The initial meeting of the Commission shall
be called by the President within one hundred and twenty days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, or within thirty days after the date
on which legislation is enacted making appropriations to carry out this
Act, whichever is later.
(f) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The Commission shall elect a
chairperson and vice chairperson from among its members. The term of
office of each shall be for the life of the Commission.
(g) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its
powers and shall be filled in the same manner in which the original
appointment was made.

SEC. 6. POWERS.

(a) Hearings.--
(1) In general.--The Commission or on the authorization of
the Commission, any subcommittee or member thereof, may for the
purpose of carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at
times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence as the
Commission or any subcommittee or member considers appropriate.
(2) Location.--The Commission may hold public hearings in
any city of the United States that it finds appropriate.
(b) Subpoena Power.--
(1) In general.--The Commission may issue subpoenas
requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the
production of any evidence relating to any matter under
investigation by the Commission which the Commission is
empowered to investigate by this Act.
(2) Failure to obey a subpoena.--If a person refuses to
obey a subpoena issued under paragraph (1), the Commission may
apply to a United States district court for an order requiring
that person to appear before the Commission to give testimony,
produce evidence, or both, relating to the matter under
investigation. The application may be made within the judicial
district where the hearing is conducted or where such person is
found, resides, or transacts business. Any failure to obey the
order of the court may be punished by the court as civil
contempt.
(3) Service of subpoena.--A subpoena of the Commission
shall be served in the manner provided for subpoenas issued by
a United States district court under the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure for the United States district courts.
(4) Service of process.--All process of any court to which
application is made under paragraph (2) may be served in the
judicial district in which the person required to be served
resides or may be found.
(c) Obtaining Official Data.--The Commission may secure directly
from any department or agency of the United States, or from any State
or local government, information necessary to enable it to carry out
this Act. Upon request of any member, the head of such department or
agency shall furnish such information to the Commission.
(d) Contract Authority.--To the extent or in the amounts provided
in advance in appropriation Acts, the Commission may contract with and
compensate government and private agencies or persons for any services,
supplies, or other activities necessary to enable the Commission to
carry out its duties under this Act.

SEC. 7. STAFF.

(a) In General.--The Commission may appoint and fix the pay of such
additional staff as it considers appropriate.
(b) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws.--Any staff of the
Commission may be appointed without regard to the provisions of title
5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive
service, and may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51
and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to
classification and General Schedule pay rates.
(c) Experts and Consultants.--The Commission may procure temporary
and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United
States Code.
(d) Administrative Support Services.--Upon request of the
Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the
Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support
services necessary for the Commission to carry out its duties under
this Act.

SEC. 8. REPORT.

The Commission shall submit to Congress a written report not later
than the date which is one year after the date of the initial meeting
called pursuant to section 5(d) of this Act. The report shall contain a
detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the Commission,
together with its recommendations for legislative actions that the
Commission considers appropriate.

SEC. 9. TERMINATION.

The Commission shall terminate 30 days after submitting the report
under section 8.

SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Commission.--The term ''Commission'' means the
Commission on the Removal of Mexican-Americans to Mexico
established under section 3.
(2) Member.--The term ''member'' means a member of the
Commission.
(3) State.--The term ''State'' means any State of the
United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, and any other commonwealth, possession, or
territory of the United States.

A: Commission on the Removal of Mexican-Americans to Mexico This bill establishes the Commission on the Removal of Mexican-Americans to Mexico, which shall: (1) review the facts and circumstances surrounding the 1929-1941 removal of certain U.S. citizens and permanent legal residents to Mexico and the impact of such actions on such individuals, their families, and the Mexican-American community; (2) review federal, state, and local government directives that required such removal and any other related information; and (3) report its findings, conclusions, and any recommendations for legislative actions.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Emergency Medical Services Support
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION.

In this Act, the term ''community-based emergency medical
services'' means any regional, State, or local emergency medical
services system.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

(a) In General.--There is established a Federal Interagency
Committee on Emergency Medical Services (in this Act referred to as the
''Interagency Committee on EMS'') which shall--
(1) assure coordination between the Federal agencies
involved with State, local, and community-based emergency
medical services;
(2) identify community-based emergency medical services'
needs;
(3) create, or recommend, new or expanded grant programs
for the purposes of improving community-based emergency medical
services;
(4) identify other ways to streamline the process through
which Federal agencies support community-based emergency
medical services; and
(5) assist in priority setting based on discovered needs.
(b) Membership.--The membership of the Interagency Committee on EMS
shall consist of--
(1) a representative from the National Highway
Transportation Administration of the Department of
Transportation;
(2) a representative of the Health Resources and Services
Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services;
(3) a representative of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention of the Department of Health and Human Services;
(4) a representative of the United States Fire
Administration of the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
(5) a representative of the Center for Medicare and
Medicaid Services;
(6) a representative of the Department of Defense;
(7) a representative of the Office of Emergency
Preparedness of the Department of Health and Human Services;
(8) a representative from the Wireless Telecom Bureau of
the Federal Communications Commission; and
(9) representatives of any other Federal agencies
identified by the President as having a significant role in the
purposes of the Interagency Committee on EMS.
(c) Administration.--The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration shall provide administrative support to the Interagency
Committee on EMS and the Advisory Council which shall include the
scheduling of meetings, construction of an agenda, maintenance of
minutes and records, report production, and reimbursement of advisory
council members.
(d) Leadership.--A chairperson of the Interagency Committee on EMS
shall be selected annually by the members of the Interagency Committee
on EMS.
(e) Meetings.--The Interagency Committee on EMS shall meet as
frequently as is determined by the Administrator of the National
Highway Transportation Administration or on a quarter annual basis with
the Advisory Council.

SEC. 4. FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
ADVISORY COUNCIL.

(a) Establishment.--There is established a Federal Interagency
Committee on Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (in this Act
referred to as the ''Advisory Council'') which shall consist of not
more than 13 individuals with an interest or expertise in emergency
medical services selected by the Interagency Committee on EMS.
(b) Membership.--The Interagency Committee on EMS shall assure
representation from both urban and rural settings, and assure diverse
representation from all sectors of the emergency medical services
community on the panel.
(c) Leadership.--A chairperson of the Advisory Council shall be
selected annually by the Advisory Council members.
(d) Compensation and Reimbursement.--The members of the Advisory
Council shall serve without compensation except for the reimbursement
of necessary expenses.
(e) Meetings.--The Advisory Council shall meet on a quarter annual
basis with the Interagency Committee on EMS.

SEC. 5. ANNUAL REPORTS.

The Interagency Committee on EMS and the Advisory Council shall
each prepare an annual report to each House of Congress which shall
include--
(1) a description of support currently being provided by
the Committee or Council to community-based emergency medical
services providers;
(2) a description of how emergency medical services
programs are being coordinated between the Federal agencies;
(3) a needs assessment for improving community-based
emergency medical services systems at State and local levels;
(4) recommendations to Congress regarding the creation of
new or the expansion of existing grants or other programs for
improving community-based emergency medical services; and
(5) recommendations about other measures that Congress can
take to support community-based emergency medical services.

A:
Emergency Medical Services Support Act - Establishes a Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services to provide intergovernmental coordination of emergency medical services. Requires the Committee to: (1) identify community-based emergency medical services' needs; (2) make grant program and streamlining recommendations; and (3) set priorities.Establishes a Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council. Requires the Committee and the Council to each report annually to Congress on the state of community-abased emergency medical services, including recommendations.
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