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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Bankruptcy Amendments of 1993''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

(a) Who May Be a Debtor Under Chapter 13.--Section 109(e) of title
11, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking '', unsecured debts of less than $100,000
and noncontingent, liquidated, secured debts of less than
$350,000'' and inserting ''debts of less than $1,000,000'', and
(2) by striking '', unsecured debts that aggregate less
than $100,000 and noncontingent, liquidated, secured debts of
less than $350,000'' and inserting ''debts of less than
$1,000,000''.
(b) Automatic Stay.--The last sentence of section 362(e) of title
11, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ''commenced'' and inserting ''concluded'',
and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the
following:
''unless the 30-day period is extended with the consent of the parties
in interest or for a specific time that the court finds is required by
compelling circumstances''.
(c) Exemptions.--(1) Section 522(a) of title 11, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ''and'' at the end,
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3), and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
''(2) 'household goods' means furnishings, appliances,
linens, china, cookery, kitchenware, and personal effects, but
does not include--
''(A) works of art;
''(B) electronic entertainment equipment other than
one television and one radio;
''(C) jewelry (other than wedding and engagement
rings); and
''(D) antiques purchased by the debtor; and''.
(2) Section 522(d)(3) of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
(A) by striking ''household furnishings,'', and
(B) by striking ''appliances,''.
(3) Section 522(f)(2) of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
(A) by striking ''household furnishings,'', and
(B) by striking ''appliances,''.
(d) Exceptions to Discharge.--Section 523(a) of title 11, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as
follows:
''(A) actual fraud, use of a credit card or other
access device to a revolving line of credit without the
intent to repay, or false pretenses or false
representations made or published with reckless
disregard for their truth or accuracy;''
(B) in subparagraph (B)(iv) by striking ''intent to
deceive'' and inserting ''reckless disregard for its
truth or accuracy'', and
(C) in subparagraph (C)--
(i) by striking ''$500'' and inserting
''$100'', and
(ii) by striking ''forty days'' and
inserting ''60 days'', and
(2) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows:
''(6) for injury to another entity or property of another
entity resulting from the debtor's reckless disregard of such
entity's right or property interests;''.
(e) Effect of Discharge.--The third sentence of section 524(d) of
title 11, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding
paragraph (1) by inserting ''and was not represented by an attorney
during the course of negotiating such agreement'' after ''this
section''.
(f) Preferences.--Section 547(c)(3)(B) of title 11, United States
Code, is amended by striking ''10'' and inserting ''20''.
(g) Contents of Plan.--Section 1322(b)(2) of title 11, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
''(2) modify the rights of the holders of secured claims,
but the plan may not modify a claim pursuant to section 506 of
a person holding a senior or a junior security interest in real
property that is the debtor's principal residence, except that
the plan may modify the claim of a person holding such a junior
security interest that was undersecured at the time the
interest attached to the extent that the interest remains
undersecured;''.
(h) Contents of Plan.--(1) Section 1322(c) of title 11, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
''(c) The plan may not provide for payments over a period that is
longer than 5 years.''.
(2) Section 1325(b)(1)(B) of title 11, United States Code, is
amended by striking ''three-year'' and inserting ''5-year''.
(3) Section 1329(c) of title 11, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
''(c) A plan modified under this section may not provide for
payments over a period that expires more than 5 years after the date
that the first payment under the original confirmed plan was due.''.
(i) Confirmation Hearing.--Section 1324 of title 11, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ''After'' and inserting ''(a) Except as
provided in subsection (b) and after'', and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
''(b) If a creditor objects not later than 5 days after receiving
notice of a hearing on confirmation of the plan, the hearing on
confirmation of the plan may be held only after the expiration of the
10-day period beginning on the date of the first meeting of creditors
under section 341(a).''.
(j) Payments.--Section 1326(c) of title 11, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ''timely'' after ''payments''.

SEC. 3. ANNUAL COMPILATION OF STATISTICAL INFORMATION REGARDING
BANKRUPTCY CASES.

Not later than June 30 of each year, the Administrative Office of
the United States Courts shall compile and make available to the public
statistical information with respect to cases in which a discharge is
entered under title 11 of the United States Code in the preceding
calendar year. Such information shall include--
(1) the liabilities and value of assets of the debtors in
such cases as of the order for relief,
(2) the monthly income and living expenses of such debtors,
as estimated by such debtors,
(3) the aggregate amount of debts discharged, and the
aggregate payments made to creditors, as of the date of
discharge, and
(4) the time elapsed between the filing of such cases and
the date of the first payment to a creditor under a plan
confirmed in such cases.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.

(a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act
and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(b) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this Act
shall not apply with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the
United States Code before the date of the enactment of this Act.
[EX A]: Bankruptcy Amendments of 1993 - Amends Federal bankruptcy law to raise to $1 million the ceiling on debts for eligibility to file as a chapter 13 debtor (bankrupt consumer repayment of debt under court supervision). (Currently the ceiling is $100,000 for unsecured debts, or $350,000 for certain secured debts.) Modifies the guidelines for: (1) chapter 13 bankruptcies; (2) automatic stays; (3) exemptions; (4) discharges; and (5) preferences.
Directs the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to compile and make available to the public statistical information regarding bankruptcy cases.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States must have adequate infrastructure and
policies in place under the Department of Homeland Security to
protect against potential terrorists attempting to enter the
United States along the Southwest Border.
(2) According to top government officials, several Al Qaeda
leaders believe operatives can pay their way into the country
through Mexico and also believe illegal entry is more
advantageous than legal entry for operational security reasons.
(3) Official border patrol records reveal a disturbing
trend on the southern border indicating a growth in other than
Mexicans (OTMs), many from countries of interest, crossing into
the United States--between 2003 and 2004 the increase was at
least 35 percent.
(4) Because of budget constraints, the U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement Office of Detention and Removal does not
have sufficient bed space to detain all illegal immigrants from
special interest countries therefore releasing them on personal
recognizance.
(5) The Department of Homeland Security estimates that up
to 90 percent of these immigrants do not appear for their
immigration hearings.
(6) The Department of Homeland Security needs more
personnel at the borders with the necessary security clearances
and equipment to adequately screen and detain immigrants coming
to the United States.
(7) The Secretary of Homeland Security should provide
appropriate training for inspectors, and associated support
staff, on an ongoing basis to utilize new technologies and to
ensure that the proficiency levels of such personnel are
acceptable to protect the borders of the United States.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT IN SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESS ALONG THE UNITED
STATES-MEXICO BORDER AND INCREASE IN DETENTION BEDS.

(a) Improvement in Security Clearance Process.--The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall--
(1) expeditiously implement policies ensuring that
personnel of the Department of Homeland Security along the
United States-Mexico border have the security clearances
required to access information necessary to adequately screen
immigrants entering the United States at such border, including
IDENT and IAFIS databases and databases used by the
Department's inspectors in secondary inspections;
(2) develop the interagency agreements and information
technology infrastructure necessary for border agents to
adequately screen immigrants entering the United States at such
border; and
(3) explore information sharing programs with countries of
interest to adequately screen immigrants entering our borders.
(b) Increase in Detention Beds.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase by
the amount necessary the number of detention beds needed to detain all
immigrants apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
(c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that the
Office of Detention and Removal Operation should be placed under the
operational control of the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, since the largest client of such office is the Border
Patrol.

SEC. 3. STUDY OF PERSONNEL LEVELS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall contract
with an independent entity to undertake a study to determine the
necessary level and allocation of personnel, including support staff,
at United States ports of entry and border patrol sectors.
(b) Items to Be Included.--Such study shall take into account at
least the following:
(1) The overall mission of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
(2) Threat and vulnerability information pertaining to the
Nation's borders and ports of entry
(3) The impact of new border security programs, policies
and technologies, and the level of cross-training received by
all staff.
(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees, as defined in section 2(2) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(2)), a report on the study conducted
under this section.

SEC. 4. ONGOING TRAINING OF BORDER SECURITY PERSONNEL.

The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide appropriate
training for all border security personnel, and associated support
staff on an ongoing basis to utilize new technologies and to ensure
that the proficiency levels of such personnel are acceptable to protect
the borders of the United States.

SEC. 5. PROMPT AND PROPER ENFORCEMENT.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) prosecutors and immigration judges are critical for the
prompt and proper enforcement of our immigration laws, and are
an important part of a comprehensive strategy; and
(2) an insufficient number of prosecutors and immigration
judges currently exists to enforce the immigration laws of the
United States.
(b) Authorization.--There are hereby authorized to be appropriated
amounts necessary to provide for appropriate staff increases for
judicial and prosecutorial offices, commensurate with other personnel
increases directed in this Act.

SEC. 6. REPORT ON DETENTION AND REMOVAL OPERATIONS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees (as defined in section 2(2) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(2))) a report on
detention and removal operations, detailing the amount of additional
detention space and resources required to detain all persons presenting
a possible threat to homeland security.
(b) Information to Be Included.--The report shall include
information on--
(1) alternatives to detention, including electronic
monitoring, telephone, and voice recognition programs for those
on bond, and conducting deportation proceedings prior to
prisoners' release from Federal, State, and local prisons; and
(2) countries to which removal is problematic.

SEC. 7. COMPREHENSIVE BORDER SECURITY STRATEGY.

The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the heads
of all other Federal agencies with border-related functions or with
facilities or lands on or along the border, shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees (as defined in section 2 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101)) unclassified and
classified versions of a unified, comprehensive strategy to secure the
land borders of the United States. Such strategy shall be submitted not
later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and
shall include a description of the actions already taken to implement
the strategy.
[EX A]: Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) ensure that Department of Homeland Security personnel along the U.S.-Mexico border have the security clearances required to access information to adequately screen entering immigrants; (2) develop the interagency agreements and information technology infrastructure necessary for such screening; (3) explore information sharing programs with countries of interest; and (4) increase by the amount necessary the number of detention beds needed to detain all immigrants apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Office of Detention and Removal Operations should be placed under the operational control of the Commissioner of CBP (currently, under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement).

Requires the Secretary to: (1) contract with an independent entity to study the necessary level and allocation of personnel at U.S. ports of entry and border patrol sectors; (2) provide ongoing training for all border security personnel; and (3) submit a report on detention and removal operations and a unified, comprehensive border security strategy to appropriate congressional committees.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) prosecutors and immigration judges are critical for the prompt and proper enforcement of immigration laws and are an important part of a comprehensive strategy; and (2) there is an insufficient number of prosecutors and immigration judges for immigration enforcement. Authorizes appropriations for staff increases.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Violence Against Women Veterans
Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

The purpose of this Act is to better integrate the medical,
housing, mental health, and other benefits provided by the Department
of Veterans Affairs (in this Act referred to as the ''Department'')
with existing community-based domestic violence and sexual assault
services--
(1) to provide a more efficient and coordinated network of
support for veterans experiencing domestic violence or sexual
assault; and
(2) to better understand the impact of domestic violence
and sexual assault on veterans, particularly female veterans.

SEC. 3. PROGRAM TO ASSIST VETERANS WHO EXPERIENCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR
SEXUAL ASSAULT.

(a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs (in this
Act referred to as the ''Secretary'') shall carry out a program to
assist veterans that have experienced or are experiencing domestic
violence or sexual assault in accessing benefits from the Department,
including coordinating access to medical treatment centers, housing
assistance, and other benefits from the Department.
(b) Partnership.--The Secretary shall carry out the program under
subsection (a) in partnership with--
(1) domestic violence shelters and programs;
(2) rape crisis centers;
(3) State domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions;
and
(4) such other health care or other service providers that
serve domestic violence or sexual assault victims as determined
by the Secretary, particularly those providing emergency
services or housing assistance.
(c) Authorized Activities.--In carrying out the program under
subsection (a), the Secretary may conduct the following activities:
(1) Training for community-based domestic violence or
sexual assault service providers on--
(A) identifying veterans who have been victims of
domestic violence or sexual assault;
(B) coordinating with local service providers of
the Department; and
(C) connecting veterans with appropriate housing,
mental health, medical, and other financial assistance
or benefits from the Department.
(2) Assistance to service providers to ensure access of
veterans to domestic violence and sexual assault emergency
services, particularly in underserved areas, including services
for members of Indian tribes.
(3) Such other outreach and assistance as the Secretary
determines necessary for the provision of assistance under
subsection (a).
(d) Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Outreach Coordinators.--
(1) In general.--In order to effectively assist veterans
who have experienced domestic violence or sexual assault, the
Secretary may establish local coordinators to provide outreach
under the program required by subsection (a).
(2) Local coordinator knowledge.--The Secretary shall
ensure that each coordinator established under paragraph (1) is
knowledgeable about--
(A) the dynamics of domestic violence and sexual
assault, including safety concerns, legal protections,
and the need for the provision of confidential
services;
(B) veteran eligibility for Department services and
benefits relevant to recovery from domestic violence
and sexual assault, particularly emergency housing
assistance, mental health care, other health care, and
disability benefits; and
(C) local community resources addressing domestic
violence and sexual assault.
(3) Local coordinator assistance.--Each coordinator
established under paragraph (1) shall assist domestic violence
shelters and rape crisis centers in providing services to
veterans.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL TASK FORCE ON VETERANS EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
OR SEXUAL ASSAULT.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation
with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, shall establish a national task force (in this section
referred to as the ''Task Force'') to develop a comprehensive national
program, including by integrating facilities, services, and benefits of
the Department into existing networks of community-based domestic
violence and sexual assault services, to address domestic violence and
sexual assault among veterans.
(b) Consultation With Stakeholders.--In carrying out this section,
the Task Force shall consult with--
(1) representatives from not fewer than 3 national
organizations and State coalitions with demonstrated expertise
in domestic violence prevention, response, or advocacy; and
(2) representatives from not fewer than 3 national
organizations and State coalitions, particularly those
representing underserved or ethnic minority communities, with
demonstrated expertise in sexual assault prevention, response,
or advocacy.
(c) Duties.--The duties of the Task Force shall include the
following:
(1) To review existing services and policies of the
Department and develop a comprehensive national program to
address domestic violence and sexual assault prevention,
response, and treatment.
(2) To review the feasibility and advisability of
establishing an expedited process to secure emergency,
temporary benefits, including housing or other benefits, for
veterans who are experiencing domestic violence or sexual
assault.
(3) To review and make recommendations regarding the
feasibility and advisability of establishing dedicated,
temporary housing assistance for veterans experiencing domestic
violence or sexual assault.
(4) To identify any requirements regarding domestic
violence assistance or sexual assault response and services
that are not being met by the Department and make
recommendations on how the Department can meet such
requirements.
(5) To review and make recommendations regarding the
feasibility and advisability of providing direct services or
contracting for community-based services for veterans in
response to a sexual assault, including through the use of
sexual assault nurse examiners, particularly in underserved or
remote areas, including services for members of Indian tribes.
(6) To review the availability of counseling services
provided by the Department and through peer network support,
and to provide recommendations for the enhancement of such
services, to address--
(A) the perpetration of domestic violence and
sexual assault; and
(B) the recovery of veterans, particularly female
veterans, from domestic violence and sexual assault.
(7) To review and make recommendations to expand services
available for veterans at risk of perpetrating domestic
violence.
(d) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than annually
thereafter, the Task Force shall submit to the Secretary and Congress a
report on the activities of the Task Force, including any
recommendations for legislative or administrative action.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL BASELINE STUDY ON PROBLEM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND
SEXUAL ASSAULT AMONG VETERANS AND SPOUSES OF VETERANS.

The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall
conduct a national baseline study to examine the scope of the problem
of domestic violence and sexual assault among veterans and spouses of
veterans.
[EX A]:
Violence Against Women Veterans Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a program to assist veterans who have experienced or are experiencing domestic violence or sexual assault in accessing benefits from the VA, including by coordinating access to medical treatment centers, housing assistance, and other benefits. The VA shall carry out the program in partnership with specified health care or other service providers that serve domestic violence or sexual assault victims. The VA may: (1) conduct training for community-based domestic violence or sexual assault service providers on identifying veterans who have been victims, coordinating with local VA service providers, and connecting veterans with appropriate VA housing, mental health, medical, and other financial assistance or benefits; and (2) provide assistance to service providers to ensure veterans access to domestic violence and sexual assault emergency services. The VA may establish local coordinators to provide outreach under such program and ensure that each coordinator is knowledgeable about: the dynamics of domestic violence and sexual assault, including safety concerns, legal protections, and the need for confidential services; veteran eligibility for VA services and benefits relevant to recovery from domestic violence and sexual assault; and local community resources addressing domestic violence and sexual assault. Each coordinator shall assist domestic violence shelters and rape crisis centers in providing services to veterans. The VA shall: (1) establish a national task force to develop a comprehensive national program to address domestic violence and sexual assault among veterans, and (2) conduct a national baseline study to examine the scope of the problem of domestic violence and sexual assault among veterans and spouses of veterans.