Part 1. Definition
In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.
Part 2. Example
SECTION 1. LIABILITY OF BUSINESS ENTITIES PROVIDING USE OF FACILITIES
TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Business entity.--The term ''business entity'' means a
firm, corporation, association, partnership, consortium, joint
venture, or other form of enterprise.
(2) Facility.--The term ''facility'' means any real
property, including any building, improvement, or appurtenance.
(3) Gross negligence.--The term ''gross negligence'' means
voluntary and conscious conduct by a person with knowledge (at
the time of the conduct) that the conduct is likely to be
harmful to the health or well-being of another person.
(4) Intentional misconduct.--The term ''intentional
misconduct'' means conduct by a person with knowledge (at the
time of the conduct) that the conduct is harmful to the health
or well-being of another person.
(5) Nonprofit organization.--The term ''nonprofit
organization'' means--
(A) any organization described in section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from
tax under section 501(a) of such Code; or
(B) any not-for-profit organization organized and
conducted for public benefit and operated primarily for
charitable, civic, educational, religious, welfare, or
health purposes.
(6) State.--The term ''State'' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern
Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession of the
United States, or any political subdivision of any such State,
territory, or possession.
(b) Limitation on Liability.--
(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (c), a business
entity shall not be subject to civil liability relating to any
injury or death occurring at a facility of the business entity
in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit
organization if--
(A) the use occurs outside of the scope of business
of the business entity;
(B) such injury or death occurs during a period
that such facility is used by the nonprofit
organization; and
(C) the business entity authorized the use of such
facility by the nonprofit organization.
(2) Application.--This subsection shall apply--
(A) with respect to civil liability under Federal
and State law; and
(B) regardless of whether a nonprofit organization
pays for the use of a facility.
(c) Exception for Liability.--Subsection (b) shall not apply to an
injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business
entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct,
including any misconduct that--
(1) constitutes a crime of violence (as that term is
defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code) or act
of international terrorism (as that term is defined in section
2331 of title 18) for which the defendant has been convicted in
any court;
(2) constitutes a hate crime (as that term is used in the
Hate Crime Statistics Act (28 U.S.C. 534 note));
(3) involves a sexual offense, as defined by applicable
State law, for which the defendant has been convicted in any
court; or
(4) involves misconduct for which the defendant has been
found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
(d) Superseding Provision.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection
(e), this Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that
such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except that this Act
shall not preempt any State law that provides additional
protection from liability for a business entity for an injury
or death with respect to which conditions under subparagraphs
(A) through (C) of subsection (b)(1) apply.
(2) Limitation.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
(e) Election of State Regarding Nonapplicability.--This Act shall
not apply to any civil action in a State court against a business
entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State
enacts a statute--
(1) citing the authority of this subsection;
(2) declaring the election of such State that this Act
shall not apply to such civil action in the State; and
(3) containing no other provision.
Answer: Shields a business entity from civil liability relating to any injury or death occurring at a facility of that entity in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit organization if: (1) the use occurs outside the scope of business of the business entity; (2) such injury or death occurs during a period that such facility is used by such organization; and (3) the business entity authorized the use of such facility by the organization.
Makes this Act inapplicable to an injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct, including misconduct that: (1) constitutes a hate crime or a crime of violence or act of international terrorism for which the defendant has been convicted in any court; or (2) involves a sexual offense for which the defendant has been convicted in any court or misconduct for which the defendant has been found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
Preempts State laws to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except State law that provides additional protection from liability. Specifies that this Act shall not be construed to supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
Makes this Act inapplicable to any civil action in a State court against a business entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State, citing this Act's authority and containing no other provision, enacts a statute declaring the State's election that this Act shall not apply to such action in the State.
Explanation: This Bill focuses on shielding business entities from civil liability relating to an injury or death depending on the conditions of injury, hence the generated summary is correct.
Part 3. Exercise
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Voting Equipment Compatibility With
Instant Runoff Voting Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) In the three Presidential elections since 1988, most
States have awarded their electoral votes to a candidate who
earned less than half the popular vote in that State.
(2) In many elections, the majority of voters split their
votes between two similar candidates, letting a third candidate
supported by only a minority of the electorate win the
election.
(3) The principle of majority rule is violated when the
majority does not choose the winner of an election.
(4) A simple solution to this problem of non majority
winners is to require the winner of an election to earn a
majority of votes.
(5) Instant runoff voting, as used in Ireland, Australia,
and London, requires the winner of an election to earn a
majority of votes. Voters rank candidates in case their
favorite candidate is eliminated, and the votes of the
candidate's supporters count for their second choice in a
runoff round. This process continues until one candidate earns
a majority of votes.
(6) There is increased interest in instant runoff voting.
For example, Alaskans in 2002 will vote on whether to adopt
instant runoff voting for Presidential elections in 2004. In
1999, the New Mexico Senate passed legislation providing for a
ballot measure under which voters would be allowed to implement
instant runoff voting for Presidential elections. In Vermont,
legislation to enact instant runoff voting for statewide
offices, including the Presidential race, has been endorsed by
Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, and the Grange.
Additionally, the legislatures of States such as Maine,
Maryland, Minnesota, and Washington in 2001 debated legislation
to enact instant runoff voting for Presidential elections, and
the Speaker of the California Assembly has introduced a bill to
implement instant runoff voting in elections to fill vacancies
in Congress.
(7) In order to conduct an instant runoff election, voting
equipment must be compatible with ranked ballots.
(8) Consistent with the national underinvestment in voting
equipment, much of the Nation's voting equipment is not
currently compatible with ranked ballots.
(9) There are currently no Federal mandatory minimum
standards for voting equipment. Although the Federal Election
Commission has promulgated voluntary standards, these voluntary
standards do not include compatibility with ranked ballots.

SEC. 3. FUNDING FOR STATES IMPLEMENTING INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING FOR
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.

(a) Establishment of Grant Program.--There is established a program
under which the Federal Election Commission (hereafter in this Act
referred to as the ''Commission'') shall make grants to eligible States
which have adopted an instant runoff voting system for presidential
elections to defray the costs of administering such a system, including
the costs of purchasing voting equipment, software, and other
technology necessary for such a system.
(b) Plan for Program.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall develop and make public a
plan describing the criteria to be used in the solicitation and
approval of applications for grants under this Act and the criteria to
be used in overseeing the use of funds provided under such grants,
except that under such criteria the Commission may not require a State
to match any portion of the amount awarded as a condition of
eligibility.
(c) Eligibility of States.--
(1) In general.--A State is eligible to receive a grant
under the program under this section if it submits to the
Commission (in such form and manner as the Commission may
require) an application containing such information and
assurances as the Commission may require.
(2) Deadline for application.--The Commission may not
consider an application for a grant under this section unless
the application is submitted prior to the expiration of the 60-
day period which begins on the date the Commission makes public
the plan developed under subsection (b).
(3) Deadline for response.--The Commission shall approve or
reject an application submitted under this subsection not later
than 120 days after receiving the application.
(4) Criteria for rejection.--The Commission may not reject
an application submitted under this subsection unless it finds
that--
(A) the equipment, software, or other technology
used to administer elections in the State is not
compatible with an instant runoff voting system; or
(B) the State does not provide for appropriate
education for voters, poll workers, and election
officials in the use of an instant runoff voting
system.
(d) Cap on Amount of Grant.--The amount of any grant awarded to a
State under the program under this section may not exceed the product
of--
(1) the number of residents in the State at the time the
grant is awarded (based on the most recent decennial census);
and
(2) $12.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out the program under this section--
(1) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
(2) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2003 and
each succeeding fiscal year.

SEC. 4. REQUIRING STATES TO USE VOTING EQUIPMENT COMPATIBLE WITH
INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING FOR FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each
State shall administer elections for Federal office using voting
equipment and technology which is compatible with an instant runoff
voting system.
(b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the
regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held during
2004 and each succeeding election for Federal office.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

(a) Instant Runoff Voting System.--In this Act, the term ''instant
runoff voting system'' means a system for the election of candidates
under which--
(1) voters may rank candidates on the ballot according to
the order of preference;
(2) runoff counts of candidates are conducted in rounds;
(3) if in any round no candidate receives a majority of the
votes cast, the candidate with the fewest number of votes is
eliminated and the remaining candidates advance to the next
round;
(4) in each round, a voter shall be considered to have cast
one vote for the candidate the voter ranked highest on the
ballot who has not been eliminated; and
(5) the runoff counts are carried out automatically at the
time the votes are cast and tabulated.
(b) State.--In this Act, the term ''State'' includes the District
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and
the United States Virgin Islands.

SEC. 6. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

Nothing in this Act may be construed to supersede or conflict with
the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973aa et seq.) or the
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg et seq.).
Answer:
Voting Equipment Compatibility With Instant Runoff Voting Act of 2001 - Establishes a program under which the Federal Election Commission shall make grants to eligible States to defray the costs of administering an instant runoff voting system adopted for presidential elections, including the costs of purchasing voting equipment, software, and other technology necessary for such a system.Requires each State to administer elections for Federal office using voting equipment and technology compatible with an instant runoff voting system.