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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. PENALTY FOR UNAUTHORIZED INSPECTION OF TAX RETURNS OR TAX
RETURN INFORMATION.

(a) In General.--Part I of subchapter A of chapter 75 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to crimes, other offenses, and
forfeitures) is amended by adding after section 7213 the following new
section:

''SEC. 7213A. UNAUTHORIZED INSPECTION OF RETURNS OR RETURN INFORMATION.

''(a) Prohibitions.--
''(1) Federal employees and other persons.--It shall be
unlawful for--
''(A) any officer or employee of the United States,
or
''(B) any person described in section 6103(n) or an
officer or employee of any such person,
willfully to inspect, except as authorized in this title, any
return or return information.
''(2) State and other employees.--It shall be unlawful for
any person (not described in paragraph (1)) willfully to
inspect, except as authorized in this title, any return or
return information acquired by such person or another person
under a provision of section 6103 referred to in section
7213(a)(2).
''(b) Penalty.--
''(1) In general.--Any violation of subsection (a) shall
be punishable upon conviction by a fine in any amount not
exceeding $1,000, or imprisonment of not more than 1 year, or
both, together with the costs of prosecution.
''(2) Federal officers or employees.--An officer or
employee of the United States who is convicted of any violation
of subsection (a) shall, in addition to any other punishment,
be dismissed from office or discharged from employment.
''(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms
'inspect', 'return', and 'return information' have the respective
meanings given such terms by section 6103(b).''.
(b) Technical Amendments.--
(1) Paragraph (2) of section 7213(a) of such Code is
amended by inserting ''(5),'' after ''(m)(2), (4),''.
(2) The table of sections for part I of subchapter A of
chapter 75 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 7213 the following new item:

''Sec. 7213A. Unauthorized inspection of
returns or return
information.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to violations occurring on and after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

SEC. 3. CIVIL DAMAGES FOR UNAUTHORIZED INSPECTION OF RETURNS AND RETURN
INFORMATION; NOTIFICATION OF UNLAWFUL INSPECTION OR
DISCLOSURE.

(a) Civil Damages for Unauthorized Inspection.--Subsection (a) of
section 7431 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(1) by striking ''Disclosure'' in the headings for
paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting ''Inspection or
disclosure'', and
(2) by striking ''discloses'' in paragraphs (1) and (2) and
inserting ''inspects or discloses''.
(b) Notification of Unlawful Inspection or Disclosure.--Section
7431 of such Code is amended by redesignating subsections (e) and (f)
as subsections (f) and (g), respectively, and by inserting after
subsection (d) the following new subsection:
''(e) Notification of Unlawful Inspection and Disclosure.--If any
person is criminally charged by indictment or information with
inspection or disclosure of a taxpayer's return or return information
in violation of--
''(1) paragraph (1) or (2) of section 7213(a),
''(2) section 7213A(a), or
''(3) subparagraph (B) of section 1030(a)(2) of title 18,
United States Code,
the Secretary shall notify such taxpayer as soon as practicable of such
inspection or disclosure.''.
(c) No Damages for Inspection Requested by Taxpayer.--Subsection
(b) of section 7431 of such Code is amended to read as follows:
''(b) Exceptions.--No liability shall arise under this section with
respect to any inspection or disclosure--
''(1) which results from a good faith, but erroneous,
interpretation of section 6103, or
''(2) which is requested by the taxpayer.''.
(d) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Subsections (c)(1)(A), (c)(1)(B)(i), and (d) of section
7431 of such Code are each amended by inserting ''inspection
or'' before ''disclosure''.
(2) Clause (ii) of section 7431(c)(1)(B) of such Code is
amended by striking ''willful disclosure or a disclosure'' and
inserting ''willful inspection or disclosure or an inspection
or disclosure''.
(3) Subsection (f) of section 7431 of such Code, as
redesignated by subsection (b), is amended to read as follows:
''(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms
'inspect', 'inspection', 'return', and 'return information' have the
respective meanings given such terms by section 6103(b).''.
(4) The section heading for section 7431 of such Code is
amended by inserting ''inspection or'' before ''disclosure''.
(5) The table of sections for subchapter B of chapter 76 of
such Code is amended by inserting ''inspection or'' before
''disclosure'' in the item relating to section 7431.
(6) Paragraph (2) of section 7431(g) of such Code, as
redesignated by subsection (b), is amended by striking ''any
use'' and inserting ''any inspection or use''.
(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to inspections and disclosures occurring on and after the date of
the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE ACT OF 1968.

(a) In General.--Section 1306(c)(1) of the National Flood Insurance
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4013(c)(1)) is amended by striking ''30'' and
inserting ''15''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be
construed to have taken effect on January 1, 1997, and shall expire
June 30, 1997.

Passed the Senate April 15, 1997.

Attest:

GARY SISCO,

Secretary.

Answer: Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make it unlawful for Federal employees, State employees, or other specified persons to willfully inspect, except as authorized, any tax return or return information. Provides for a monetary penalty, imprisonment, or both for violators. (Current law imposes penalties only for the unlawful disclosure of such information.)
Permits civil damages for the unauthorized inspection or disclosure (currently, only for the unauthorized disclosure) of tax returns and return information. Requires the taxpayer to be notified as soon as practicable if any person is criminally charged by indictment with inspecting or disclosing the taxpayer's return or return information.
Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to reduce the waiting period for the effective date of policies for new flood insurance coverage, entered into after the date of enactment of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994, from 30 to 15 days.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Budget Surplus Dividend Act of
1997''.

SEC. 2. 50 PERCENT OF FEDERAL BUDGET SURPLUS TO REIMBURSE EMPLOYERS AND
EMPLOYEES FOR A PORTION OF THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES.

(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits)
is amended by redesignating section 35 as section 36 and by inserting
after section 34 the following new section:

''SEC. 35. CREDIT FOR PORTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES.

''(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of a taxable year to which
this section applies, there shall be allowed as a credit against the
tax imposed by this subtitle for the taxable year an amount equal to
the applicable percentage of the taxpayer's social security taxes for
the taxable year.
''(b) Taxable Years to Which Section Applies.--This section shall
apply to any taxable year beginning in the first calendar year
beginning after a fiscal year if there is a Federal budget surplus for
such fiscal year of more than $1,000,000,000.
''(c) Applicable Percentage.--For purposes of this section--
''(1) In general.--The term 'applicable percentage' means--
''(A) the base percentage with respect to so much
of the taxpayer's social security taxes as does not
exceed $3,000, and
''(B) the phasedown percentage with respect to so
much of the taxpayer's social security taxes as exceeds
$3,000.
''(2) Base percentage.--The term 'base percentage' means,
for taxable years beginning in a calendar year, the percentage
which the Secretary estimates will result in a reduction of
revenues to the Treasury by reason of this section for such
taxable year equal to 50 percent of the Federal budget surplus
for the most recent fiscal year ending before such calendar
year. Proper adjustments shall be made in the percentage
determined under the preceding sentence with respect to any
subsequent fiscal year to the extent that prior estimates were
in excess of or less than the proper percentage.
''(3) Phasedown percentage.--The term 'phasedown
percentage' means the base percentage reduced (but not below
zero) by the number of percentage points which bears the same
ratio to the base percentage as--
''(A) the excess of the taxpayer's social security
taxes over $3,000 bears to
''(B) the excess of the maximum social security
taxes over $3,000.
''(4) Maximum social security taxes.--The term 'maximum
social security taxes' means the amount which would be the
social security taxes of the taxpayer if the amount on which
such taxes are determined were equal to the maximum amount of
remuneration which may be taken into account under section
3101(a).
''(5) Special rules.--
''(A) Dollar limitations on per employee basis.--
The dollar limitations in paragraphs (1) and (3) shall
be applied on a per employee basis.
''(B) Self-employed individuals.--Paragraphs (1)
and (3) shall be applied by substituting '$6,000' for
'$3,000' each place it appears in the case of the taxes
referred to in subparagraph (C) or (D) of subsection
(d)(1).
''(d) Social Security Taxes.--For purposes of this section--
''(1) In general.--The term 'social security taxes' means,
with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year--
''(A) the taxes imposed by sections 3101 and
3201(a) (relating to taxes on employees) on amounts
received by the taxpayer during the calendar year in
which the taxable year begins,
''(B) the taxes imposed by sections 3111 and
3221(a) (relating to taxes on employers) on amounts
paid by the taxpayer during the calendar year in which
the taxable year begins,
''(C) the taxes imposed by section 1401 on the
self-employment income of the taxpayer for the taxable
year, and
''(D) the taxes imposed by section 3211(a)(1) on
amounts received by the taxpayer during the calendar
year in which the taxable year begins.
''(2) Coordination with special refund of social security
taxes.--The term 'social security taxes' shall not include any
taxes to the extent the taxpayer is entitled to a special
refund of such taxes under section 6413(c).
''(3) Special rule.--Any amounts paid pursuant to an
agreement under section 3121(l) (relating to agreements entered
into by American employers with respect to foreign affiliates)
which are equivalent to the taxes referred to in paragraph
(1)(A) shall be treated as taxes referred to in such
paragraph.''
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart C of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by
striking the item relating to section 35 and inserting the following:

''Sec. 35. Credit for portion of social
security taxes.
''Sec. 36. Overpayments of tax.''
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1997.

SEC. 3. APPROPRIATION TO USE 25 PERCENT OF FEDERAL BUDGET SURPLUS TO
REDUCE OUTSTANDING PUBLIC DEBT.

There is hereby appropriated for the first fiscal year following
each fiscal year for which there is a Federal budget surplus an amount
equal to 25 percent of such surplus for purpose of paying at maturity,
or to redeem or buy before maturity, obligations of the Government
included in the public debt. An obligation of the Government that is
paid, redeemed, or bought with funds appropriated by the preceding
sentence shall be canceled and retired and may not be reissued.

SEC. 4. USE 25 PERCENT OF FEDERAL BUDGET SURPLUS TO INCREASE NONDEFENSE
DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

For the first fiscal year following each fiscal year for which
there is a Federal budget surplus, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall increase (on a pro rata basis between the
applicable nondefense categories for that fiscal year) the
discretionary spending limit for new budget authority under section
251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
by an amount equal to 25 percent of such surplus and shall adjust the
outlays flowing from that budget authority accordingly.

Answer: Budget Surplus Dividend Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allocate credits to taxpayers for social security taxes, during any year in which there is a Federal budget surplus of more than $1 billion, so as to utilize 50 percent of such surplus. Requires that, during any such year, the remainder of such surplus shall be split and used to: (1) reduce the outstanding public debt; and (2) increase nondefense discretionary spending limits.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Yellowstone National Park 125th
Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act''.

SEC. 2. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK COMMEMORATIVE COIN.

The Secretary of the Treasury (in this Act referred to as the
''Secretary'') shall mint and issue coins in accordance with this Act
to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Yellowstone National Park.

SEC. 3. SPECIFICATIONS.

(a) Denominations.--
(1) 5 dollar gold coins.--The Secretary shall mint and
issue not more than 500,000 5 dollar coins, each of which
shall--
(A) weigh 8.359 grams;
(B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and
(C) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy.
(2) 1 dollar silver coins.--The Secretary shall mint and
issue not more than 2,500,000 1 dollar coins, each of which
shall--
(A) weigh 26.73 grams;
(B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
(C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent
copper.
(3) /2\ dollar clad coins.--The Secretary shall issue not
more than 2,500,000 /2\ dollar coins, each of which shall be
minted to the specifications for /2\ dollar coins contained
in section 5112(b) of title 31, United States Code.
(b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal
tender as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.

SEC. 4. SOURCES OF BULLION.

(a) Gold.--The Secretary shall obtain gold for the coins minted
under this Act pursuant to the authority of the Secretary under
existing law.
(b) Silver.--The Secretary shall obtain silver for the coins minted
under this Act from stockpiles established under the Strategic and
Critical Minerals Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.).

SEC. 5. DESIGN OF COINS.

(a) In General.--The design of the coins minted under this Act
shall be emblematic of Yellowstone National Park. On each coin, there
shall be--
(1) a designation of the value of the coin;
(2) an inscription of the year ''1997''; and
(3) inscriptions of the words--
(A) ''Liberty'';
(B) ''In God We Trust'';
(C) ''United States of America''; and
(D) ''E Pluribus Unum''.
(b) Selection of Design.--The design of the coins minted under this
Act shall be--
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the
United States Commission of Fine Arts; and
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory
Committee in accordance with section 5134 of title 31, United
States Code.

SEC. 6. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

(a) Period of Issuance.--The coins minted under this Act shall be
issued only during the year 1997.
(b) Quality of Coins.--The coins minted under this Act shall be
issued in uncirculated and proof qualities.
(c) Mint Facility.--Not more than 1 facility of the United States
Mint may be used to strike any particular combination of denomination
and quality of coins minted under this Act.

SEC. 7. SALE OF COINS.

(a) Sale Price.--The Secretary shall sell the coins minted under
this Act at a price equal to the face value, plus the cost of
designing, minting, and issuing the coins (including labor, materials,
dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping) and
the surcharge provided for in subsection (d).
(b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins
minted under this Act at a reasonable discount to reflect the lower
costs of the sales.
(c) Prepaid Orders.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders for
the coins minted under this Act prior to their issuance. Sales under
this subsection shall be at a reasonable discount.
(d) Surcharges.--
(1) 5 dollar coins.--All sales of 5 dollar coins minted
under this Act shall include a surcharge of $35 per coin.
(2) 1 dollar coins.--All sales of 1 dollar coins minted
under this Act shall include a surcharge of $7 per coin.
(3) /2\ dollar coins.--All sales of /2\ dollar coins
minted under this Act shall include a surcharge of $1 per coin.

SEC. 8. USE OF SURCHARGES.

Surcharges received from the sale of coins minted under this Act
shall be distributed by the Secretary as follows:
(1) Yellowstone national park.--25 percent of the
surcharges shall be paid to the Secretary of the Interior to be
used for Yellowstone National Park, which amounts shall be in
addition to any other amounts appropriated or otherwise made
available for Yellowstone National Park.
(2) National park service.--25 percent of the surcharges
shall be paid to the Secretary of the Interior for use by the
National Park Service.
(3) Reduction of national debt.--50 percent of the
surcharges shall be transferred to the general fund of the
Treasury for the sole purpose of reducing the national debt.

SEC. 9. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.

The Secretary shall take actions necessary to ensure that the
minting and issuance of coins under this Act will not result in any net
cost to the Federal Government.

SEC. 10. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS.

(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no provision
of law governing procurement or public contracts shall be applicable to
the procurement of goods or services relating to the minting and
selling of the coins authorized by this Act.
(b) Equal Employment Opportunity.--Subsection (a) shall not relieve
any person entering into a contract under the authority of this Act
from complying with any law relating to equal employment opportunity.

SEC. 11. NUMISMATIC PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND.

The coins issued under this Act are subject to the provisions of
section 5134 of title 31, United States Code, relating to the
Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund.

Answer:
Yellowstone National Park 125th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) mint and issue coins to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Yellowstone National Park; and (2) distribute 25 percent of the surcharges received from coin sales to the Secretary of the Interior for the Park, 25 percent to the Secretary for the National Park Service, and 50 percent to the Treasury for the sole purpose of reducing the national debt.