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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Women's History and Nineteenth
Amendment Centennial Quarter Dollar Coin Program Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) The tireless and passionate efforts of the suffragists,
their supporters, and other stakeholders contributed to the
movement to grant and protect the right of all women to vote.
(2) On August 26, 1920, after a long campaign by
suffragists across the country, the United States Constitution
was amended with the 19th Amendment, granting women the right
to vote.
(3) On June 24, 1924, all Native Americans were granted
citizenship, and by extension the right to vote.
(4) In 1948, the legal victories of Native American
veterans granted protections for the right of all Native men
and women to vote.
(5) On June 27, 1952, the Immigration and Nationality Act
of 1952 was enacted, granting citizenship to all individuals of
Asian descent, and by extension, the right to vote.
(6) Enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 on August 6,
1965, granted Black women protections to overcome the legal
barriers that prevented many from exercising their right to
vote even though all Blacks had been granted citizenship in
1868 with ratification of the 14th Amendment.
(7) On August 6, 1975, the amendments to the
reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 removed
language barriers to mitigate discrimination against Hispanic,
Asian, and Native American voters.
(8) It was not until March 29, 1961, when the 23rd
Amendment passed that women in Washington, DC, were allowed to
vote in all elections.
(9) Women's history and the movement for women's rights
that the suffragists began extends beyond ratification of the
Nineteenth Amendment.
(10) August 26, 2020, marks the centennial of the day that
women were granted the right to vote in America.

SEC. 3. ISSUANCE OF COINS COMMEMORATING THE NINETEENTH AMENDMENT.

(a) Amendment to National Sites Quarter Dollar Program.--Subsection
(t) of section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ''Notwithstanding the
fourth sentence of subsection (d)(1) and subsection (d)(2)''
and inserting ''Subject to paragraph (8), and notwithstanding
the fourth sentence of subsection (d)(1) and subsection
(d)(2)'';
(2) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
''(7) Period of issuance.--Subject to paragraph (2), the
program established under this subsection shall continue in
effect until a national site in each State has been honored and
shall terminate not later than March 31, 2021.''; and
(3) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
''(8) Designs starting on january 1, 2021.--
''(A) Transition period.--The design of the quarter
dollar from January 1, 2021, to March 31, 2021, shall
be as follows:
''(i) On January 1, 2021, the design shall
be the final design of the national sites
program established by this subsection.
''(ii) On a date selected by the Secretary
that is not earlier than January 15, 2021, and
not later than March 31, 2021, the design shall
be the first design selected pursuant to the
program described in subsection (w).
''(B) Design after end of program.--As of April 1,
2021, the design of the quarter dollar shall be in
accordance with subsection (w).''.
(b) Issuance of Coins Commemorating the Nineteenth Amendment.--
Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:
''(w) Redesign and Issuance of Quarter Dollars Commemorating the
Ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment.--
''(1) Redesign beginning in 2021.--Notwithstanding the
fourth sentence of subsection (d)(1) and subsection (d)(2),
quarter dollars issued during the period beginning on the date
described in subsection (t)(8)(A)(ii) and ending on the date
described in paragraph (8) shall have designs on the reverse
selected in accordance with this subsection.
''(2) Nineteenth amendment quarter dollar design
requirements.--
''(A) Flexibility with regard to placement of
inscriptions.--Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1), the
Secretary may select a design for quarter dollars
described in paragraph (1) in which--
''(i) the inscription described in the
second sentence of subsection (d)(1) appears on
the reverse side of any such quarter dollars;
and
''(ii) any inscription described in the
third sentence of subsection (d)(1) or the
designation of the value of the coin appears on
the obverse side of any such quarter dollars.
''(B) Single prominent american woman.--
Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1), the design on the
reverse of each coin issued under this subsection
shall--
''(i) be emblematic of the accomplishments
and contributions of a prominent woman who was
a resident of a State, the District of
Columbia, or a territory;
''(ii) bear the name of the prominent woman
and the State, District of Columbia, or
territory; and
''(iii) bear other appropriate
inscriptions.
''(3) Issuance of coins during each year.--
''(A) In general.--The designs for the quarter
dollar coins issued during each year of the period
referred to in paragraph (1) shall be emblematic of a
maximum of 5 States, the District of Columbia, or
territories.
''(B) Order of issuance.--The quarter dollar coins
issued during each year of the period referred to in
paragraph (1) shall be issued in alphabetical order of
the area represented, starting with Alabama.
''(C) Number of each of coin designs in each
year.--The Secretary shall prescribe the number of
quarter dollars which shall be issued with each of the
designs selected for each year.
''(4) Selection of design.--
''(A) In general.--Each of the designs required
under this subsection for quarter dollar coins shall--
''(i) be approved by the Secretary after--
''(I) submission of a
recommendation from the chief executive
of the applicable State, the District
of Columbia, or territory being
commemorated;
''(II) consultation with women's
groups and organizations within the
applicable State, the District of
Columbia, or territory being
commemorated that are pursuing a
mission focused on increasing the
inclusion of women, or improving the
quality of life for women; and
''(III) consultation with the
Commission of Fine Arts;
''(ii) be reviewed by the Citizens Coinage
Advisory Committee; and
''(iii) honor or commemorate a woman who
has made significant contributions to the lives
of individuals of the applicable State, the
District of Columbia, or territory.
''(B) Selection and approval process.--Designs for
quarter dollars may be submitted in accordance with the
design selection and approval process developed by the
Secretary.
''(C) Participation.--The Secretary shall include
in design selection, to the greatest extent
practicable, participation by--
''(i) the chief executive of the applicable
State, District of Columbia, or territory;
''(ii) artists from the States, District of
Columbia, and territories;
''(iii) engravers of the United States
Mint; and
''(iv) members of the general public from
groups or organizations that are pursuing a
mission focused on increasing the inclusion of
women or improving the quality of life for
women.
''(D) Standards.--Because it is important that the
Nation's coinage and currency bear dignified designs of
which the citizens of the United States can be proud,
the Secretary shall not select any frivolous or
inappropriate design for any coin minted under this
subsection.
''(E) Prohibition on certain representations.--The
design of any quarter dollar under this subsection may
not include--
''(i) a head and shoulders portrait or bust
of any person, living or dead;
''(ii) a portrait of a living person; or
''(iii) a depiction of an individual in a
size such that the coin could be considered to
be a '2-headed' coin.
''(F) Release of designs.--Not later than August
31, 2020, the Secretary shall publish each of the first
5 designs described in subparagraph (A).
''(5) Treatment as numismatic items.--For purposes of
sections 5134 and 5136, all coins described under this
subsection shall be considered to be numismatic items.
''(6) Issuance.--
''(A) Quality of coins.--The Secretary may mint and
issue such number of quarter dollars of each design
selected under paragraph (4) in uncirculated and proof
qualities as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate.
''(B) Silver coins.--Notwithstanding subsection
(b), the Secretary may mint and issue such number of
quarter dollars of each design selected under paragraph
(4) as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, with
a content of not less than 90 percent silver.
''(7) Application in event of the admission of additional
state.--If any additional State is admitted into the Union
before the termination date described in paragraph (8), the
Secretary may issue quarter dollar coins, in accordance with
this subsection, with a design which is emblematic of such
State during any 1 year of the period described in paragraph
(1), in addition to the quarter dollar coins issued during such
year in accordance with paragraph (3)(A).
''(8) Termination date.--The authority to issue quarter
dollar coins pursuant to this subsection shall terminate on
December 31 of the year in which the final State or territory
has been commemorated with a design pursuant to paragraph (3).
''(9) Designs after end of program.--On the first day of
the year following the year of the date described in paragraph
(8)--
''(A) the design on the obverse of the quarter
dollar shall revert to the same design containing an
image of President Washington in effect for the quarter
dollar before the institution of the 50-State quarter
dollar program; and
''(B) notwithstanding the fourth sentence of
subsection (d)(1), the design on the reverse of the
quarter dollar shall contain an image of General
Washington crossing the Delaware River prior to the
Battle of Trenton.
''(10) Definitions.--In this subsection:
''(A) The term 'territory' means the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States
Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands.
''(B) The term 'resident', with respect to a State,
the District of Columbia, or a territory, means that a
woman resided in such State, the District of Columbia,
or such territory for a period of at least 1
consecutive year.
''(x) Silver Bullion Investment Product.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary shall strike and make
available for sale such number of bullion coins as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate that are exact
duplicates of the quarter dollars issued under subsection (w),
each of which shall--
''(A) have a diameter of 3.0 inches and weigh 5.0
ounces;
''(B) contain .999 fine silver;
''(C) have incused into the edge the fineness and
weight of the bullion coin;
''(D) bear an inscription of the denomination of
such coin, which shall be 'quarter dollar'; and
''(E) not be minted or issued by the United States
Mint as so-called 'fractional' bullion coins or in any
size other than the size described in subparagraph (A).
''(2) Availability for sale.--Bullion coins minted under
paragraph (1)--
''(A) shall become available for sale no sooner
than the first day of the calendar year in which the
circulating quarter dollar coins of which such bullion
coins are a duplicate are issued; and
''(B) may only be available for sale during the
year in which such circulating quarter dollar coins are
issued.''.

SEC. 4. COLLECTION AND RECOGNITION PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--Not later than December 1, 2018, the Secretary of
the Treasury shall initiate a program to promote the collection of, and
recognition of the subjects of, the coins authorized under the
amendments made by this Act.
(b) Study Required.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the
progress of the program described in subsection (a).
(c) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2019, the Secretary shall
submit a report to the Congress on the results of the study conducted
pursuant to subsection (b).

Answer: Women's History and Nineteenth Amendment Centennial Quarter Dollar Coin Program Act This bill requiresthe Department of the Treasury to mint and issue quarter-dollar coins in commemoration of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment granting women the right to vote. The design on the reverse of each coin shall be emblematic of the accomplishments and contributions of a prominent woman who was a resident of a state, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory. Such coins shall be issued in alphabetical order of the area represented, starting with the state of Alabama. Treasury shall: initiate a program to promote collection of the coins and recognition of their subjects, and strike and make available for sale silver bullion coins that are the exact duplicates of the coins.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Sustainable Revenue for Oregon
Counties Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--
(1) more than half of the land in the State of Oregon is
owned by the Federal Government;
(2) in many counties of the State, significant portions of
the land of the counties (often significantly more than half of
the land of the counties) is owned by the Federal Government;
(3) the land described in paragraph (2) includes Forest
Service land and Oregon and California grant land;
(4) the counties described in paragraph (2) are unable to
derive revenue from property taxes on land owned by the Federal
Government;
(5) historically, payments made by the Federal Government
based on revenues from harvesting timber (including Oregon and
California grant land and Forest Service payments) have
provided a revenue substitute for property taxes;
(6) the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 500 note; Public Law 106-
393) augmented the payments described in paragraph (5) because
of a significant decline in timber harvest revenues;
(7) Congress extended the payments described in paragraph
(6) for 1 year in 2007, and for 4 years effective beginning in
2008, to provide time to develop a long-term sustainable
alternative to the payments described in paragraph (6);
(8) the prospects for a long-term extension are uncertain
because of concerns regarding Federal budget deficits and long-
term financial assistance to local governments of the State;
(9) counties of the State that have historically received
the payments described in paragraph (5) are in need of a
sustainable, long-term revenue source;
(10) there are opportunities for the conduct of activities
in the Federal forest land of the counties of the State that
could be structured to be economically and environmentally
sustainable, including--
(A) the harvesting of timber (including thinning to
restore forest health) in a sustainable manner and in
sustainable quantities;
(B) the removal of biomass material from the forest
land for--
(i) the generation of electricity; and
(ii) the production of cellulosic biofuels;
(C) the conduct of activities that could--
(i) increase the sequestration by the
forest land of atmospheric carbon; or
(ii) provide other ecosystem services for
communities, such as clean water; and
(D) the conduct of recreational activities;
(11) other sources of revenue, including State and local
revenue sources, should also be considered in selecting a
sustainable, long-term revenue source; and
(12) payments made by the Federal Government could be
continued under a variety of different payment methodologies.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Secretaries concerned.--The term ''Secretaries
concerned'' means--
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture; and
(B) the Secretary of the Interior.
(2) State.--The term ''State'' means the State of Oregon.
(3) Task force.--The term ''Task Force'' means the Oregon
Task Force on Sustainable Revenue for Counties established by
section 4(a).

SEC. 4. TASK FORCE.

(a) Establishment.--There is established a task force to be known
as the ''Oregon Task Force on Sustainable Revenue for Counties''.
(b) Membership.--
(1) Composition.--The Task Force shall be composed of 15
members, of whom--
(A) 4 members shall be appointed by the Secretaries
concerned, of whom--
(i) each shall represent a county of the
State; and
(ii) 2 shall represent counties in which
there is located Oregon and California grant
land;
(B) 1 member shall be appointed by the Governor of
the State as the representative of the Governor of the
State;
(C) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries
concerned from among persons who are experts in
economics (including natural resource economics);
(D) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries
concerned from among persons who are experts in
sustainable forestry practices;
(E) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries
concerned from among persons who are experts in
scientific and economic aspects of biomass energy;
(F) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries
concerned from among persons who are experts in the
scientific aspects of ecosystem services that are
provided by temperate forests (including, at a minimum,
the scientific aspects of carbon sequestration);
(G) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries
concerned from among persons who are experts in fields
relating to wildlife habitat, endangered species, and
biodiversity;
(H) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries
concerned as a representative of the forest products
industry located in the State;
(I) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries
concerned as a representative of regionally or locally
recognized conservation organizations located in the
State;
(J) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries
concerned as a representative of--
(i) organized labor; or
(ii) nontimber forest product harvester
groups;
(K) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries
concerned as a representative of persons who
participate in or provide recreational activities or
are engaged in related activities; and
(L) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries
concerned as a representative of Indian tribes that are
located in the State.
(2) Date of appointments.--The appointment of a member of
the Task Force shall be made not later than 60 days after the
date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Term; Vacancies.--
(1) Term.--A member shall be appointed for the life of the
Task Force.
(2) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Task Force--
(A) shall not affect the powers of the Task Force;
and
(B) shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment was made.
(d) Initial Meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
which all members of the Task Force have been appointed, the Task Force
shall hold the initial meeting of the Task Force.
(e) Meetings.--
(1) In general.--The Task Force shall meet at the call of
the Chairperson.
(2) Public access.--Each meeting of the Task Force shall be
open to the public.
(f) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Task Force shall
constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.
(g) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The Task Force shall select
a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the members of the Task
Force.

SEC. 5. DUTIES.

(a) Consideration and Review of Revenue Sources.--
(1) In general.--The Task Force shall consider and review
concepts for the establishment of a long-term revenue source
for counties located in the State that have historically
received Federal funds.
(2) Revenue sources.--In conducting the consideration and
review under paragraph (1), in accordance with paragraph (3),
the Task Force shall consider--
(A) revenue sources proposed by relevant
legislation or administrative actions;
(B) payments based on timber harvests (including
thinning to restore forest health) carried out at
sustainable levels;
(C) payments based on revenues that each county of
the State could have received through property taxation
if the land owned by the Federal Government located in
the county was privately held and subject to a property
tax;
(D) revenue based on--
(i) a portion of the proceeds from sales of
material collected from public land located in
the State for the production of biomass
electricity or cellulosic liquid transportation
fuels;
(ii) user fees for recreational activities
carried out on public land located in the
State;
(iii) payments for increases in carbon
sequestration; and
(iv) land exchanges or transfers that could
provide compensation for nontaxable Federal
land located in counties of the State;
(E) local sources of revenue that could be used to
reduce or eliminate the reliance of counties of the
State on Federal funds (including taxes, user fees, or
economic development activities that could increase the
revenue base of the counties of the State);
(F) payments made by the Federal Government to the
counties of the State, including--
(i) guaranteed payments that are to be
established at a reduced level and not based on
timber harvest revenues; and
(ii) guaranteed payments that are to be
established--
(I) at a level similar to the level
of payments reauthorized in 2008;
(II) in part by timber harvest
revenues; and
(III) with the use of additional
Federal funds to the extent that timber
harvest revenues described in subclause
(II) do not meet the guaranteed level
of payment; and
(G) any other revenue source that the Task Force
determines to be appropriate for consideration and
review.
(3) Factors.--In considering each revenue source under
paragraph (2), the Task Force shall take into account--
(A) the long-term sustainability of each revenue
source considered under paragraph (2);
(B) the relative value, long-term sustainability,
and any other implication of the relative reliance of
the counties of the State on revenues arising from
Federal forests located in the counties, as compared to
other local revenue sources;
(C) the potential long-term effects of each revenue
source considered under paragraph (2) on the economies
of the counties of the State;
(D) revenue sources that are used by other cities
or counties of the State;
(E) the environmental effects of each revenue
source considered under paragraph (2);
(F) the effect of each revenue source considered
under paragraph (2) on local revenue streams and county
services; and
(G) comments submitted to the Task Force by a
stakeholder relating to any issue or proposal
considered by the Task Force.
(b) Hearings.--
(1) In general.--The Task Force shall hold such hearings,
meet and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and
receive such evidence as the Task Force considers advisable to
receive the input and determine the opinions of the public and
stakeholders with respect to the establishment of a
sustainable, long-term revenue source for the counties of the
State.
(2) Incorporation of public and stakeholder input.--In
preparing the report required under subsection (c), the Task
Force shall incorporate into the recommendations of the Task
Force required under subsection (c)(2), to the maximum extent
practicable, the public and stakeholder input received under
paragraph (1).
(c) Report.--Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Task Force shall submit to the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that contains--
(1) a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of
the Task Force;
(2) a description of not less than 2 policy scenarios for
providing sustainable revenue to the counties of the State that
are recommended by not less than /5\ of the members of the
Task force for consideration by the Federal Government, the
State, and the counties of the State as the Task Force
considers appropriate (including such legislation and
administrative actions necessary to implement each policy
scenario);
(3) a description of the opinion of each member of the Task
Force regarding each policy scenario described in paragraph
(2);
(4) a description of the minority views of each member of
the Task Force who does not support any policy scenario
described in paragraph (2);
(5) a description of each revenue source considered but not
recommended by the Task Force under paragraph (2), including--
(A) an explanation of each reason why the Task
Force did not recommend the policy scenario; and
(B) a description of the minority views of each
member of the Task Force relating to the decision by
the Task Force not to recommend the policy scenario;
and
(6) a summary of comments received by the Task Force under
subsections (a)(3)(G) and (b)(1).
(d) Required Hearings.--Not later than 60 days after the date on
which each committee described in subsection (c) receives the report
required under that subsection, each committee shall hold a hearing to
evaluate the recommendations contained in the report.

SEC. 6. POWERS.

(a) Information From Federal Agencies.--
(1) In general.--The Task Force may secure directly from a
Federal agency such information as the Task Force considers
necessary to carry out this Act.
(2) Provision of information.--On request of the
Chairperson of the Task Force, the head of the agency shall
provide the information to the Task Force.
(b) Postal Services.--The Task Force may use the United States
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other
agencies of the Federal Government.
(c) Gifts.--The Task Force may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or
donations of services or property.

SEC. 7. TASK FORCE PERSONNEL MATTERS.

(a) Compensation of Members.--Each member of the Task Force shall
serve without compensation.
(b) Travel Expenses.--A member of the Task Force shall be allowed
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates
authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter
57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from the home or regular
place of business of the member in the performance of the duties of the
Task Force.
(c) Detail of Federal Government Employees.--
(1) In general.--An employee of the Federal Government may
be detailed to the Task Force without reimbursement.
(2) Civil service status.--The detail of the employee shall
be without interruption or loss of civil service status or
privilege.
(d) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The
Chairperson of the Task Force may procure temporary and intermittent
services in accordance with section 3109(b) of title 5, United States
Code, at rates for individuals that do not exceed the daily equivalent
of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive
Schedule under section 5316 of that title.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary
to carry out this Act, to remain available until expended.

SEC. 9. TERMINATION OF TASK FORCE.

The Task Force shall terminate 120 days after the date on which the
Task Force submits the report of the Task Force under section 5(c).

Answer: Sustainable Revenue for Oregon Counties Act of 2009 - Establishes the Oregon Task Force on Sustainable Revenue for Counties to consider and review concepts for the establishment of a long-term revenue source for counties in Oregon that have historically received federal funds.

Directs the Task Force, in conducting the consideration and review, to consider: (1) revenue sources proposed by relevant legislation or administrative actions; (2) payments based on timber harvests, including thinning to restore forest health, carried out at sustainable levels; (3) payments based on the revenues each county could have received through property taxation if the land owned by the federal government was privately held and subject to a property tax; (4) revenue based on a portion of the proceeds from sales of material collected from public land in Oregon for the production of biomass electricity or cellulosic liquid transportation fuels, user fees for recreational activities on such land, payments for increases in carbon sequestration, and land exchanges or transfers that could provide compensation for nontaxable federal land in the counties; (5) local revenue sources that could be used to reduce or eliminate reliance of the counties on federal funds; (6) federal payments made by the government to the counties, including specified guaranteed payments; and (7) any other revenue source appropriate for review.

Requires the Task Force to hold hearings on the establishment of a sustainable, long-term revenue source for the counties.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''World Trade
Organization Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act''.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States joined the World Trade Organization
(in this Act referred to as the ''WTO'') as an original member
with the goal of creating an improved global trading system and
providing expanded economic opportunities for United States
firms and workers, while preserving United States sovereignty.
(2) The American people must receive assurances that United
States sovereignty will be protected, and United States
interests will be advanced, within the global trading system
which the WTO will oversee.
(3) The WTO's dispute settlement rules are meant to enhance
the likelihood that governments will observe their WTO
obligations. These dispute settlement rules will help ensure
that the United States will reap the full benefits of its
participation in the WTO.
(4) United States support for the WTO depends on obtaining
mutual trade benefits through the openness of foreign markets
and the maintenance of effective United States and WTO remedies
against unfair and otherwise harmful trade practices.
(5) Congress passed the Uruguay Round Agreements Act based
on its understanding that effective trade remedies would not be
eroded. These remedies are essential to continue the process of
opening foreign markets to imports of goods and services and to
prevent harm to American industry and agriculture.
(6) In particular, WTO dispute panels and the Appellate
Body should--
(A) operate with fairness and in an impartial
manner;
(B) not add to the obligations, or diminish the
rights, of WTO members under the Uruguay Round
Agreements; and
(C) observe the terms of reference and any
applicable WTO standard of review.
(c) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to provide for the
establishment of the WTO Dispute Settlement Review Commission to
achieve the objectives described in subsection (b)(6).

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Adverse finding.--The term ''adverse finding'' means--
(A) in a panel or Appellate Body proceeding
initiated against the United States, a finding by the
panel or the Appellate Body that, any law or regulation
of, or application thereof by, the United States, or
any State, is inconsistent with the obligations of the
United States under a Uruguay Round Agreement (or
nullifies or impairs benefits accruing to a WTO member
under such an Agreement); or
(B) in a panel or Appellate Body proceeding in
which the United States is a complaining party, any
finding by the panel or the Appellate Body that a
measure of the party complained against is not
inconsistent with that party's obligations under a
Uruguay Round Agreement (or does not nullify or impair
benefits accruing to the United States under such an
Agreement).
(2) Affirmative report.--The term ''affirmative report''
means a report described in section 234(b)(2) which contains
affirmative determinations made by the Commission under
paragraph (3) of section 4(a).
(3) Appellate body.--The term ''Appellate Body'' means the
Appellate Body established by the Dispute Settlement Body
pursuant to Article 17.1 of the Dispute Settlement
Understanding.
(4) Dispute settlement body.--The term ''Dispute Settlement
Body'' means the Dispute Settlement Body established pursuant
to the Dispute Settlement Understanding.
(5) Dispute settlement panel; panel.--The terms ''dispute
settlement panel'' and ''panel'' mean a panel established
pursuant to Article 6 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding.
(6) Dispute settlement understanding.--The term ''Dispute
Settlement Understanding'' means the Understanding on Rules and
Procedures governing the Settlement of Disputes referred to in
section 101(d)(16) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
(7) Terms of reference.--The term ''terms of reference''
has the meaning given such term in the Dispute Settlement
Understanding.
(8) Trade representative.--The term ''Trade
Representative'' means the United States Trade Representative.
(9) Uruguay round agreement.--The term ''Uruguay Round
Agreement'' means any of the Agreements described in section
101(d) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
(10) World trade organization; wto.--The terms ''World
Trade Organization'' and ''WTO'' mean the organization
established pursuant to the WTO Agreement.
(11) WTO agreement.--The term ''WTO Agreement'' means the
Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization entered
into on April 15, 1994.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

(a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
as the World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Review Commission
(in this Act referred to as the ''Commission'').
(b) Membership.--
(1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 5
members, all of whom shall be retired judges of the Federal
judicial circuits, and who shall be appointed by the President,
after consultation with the Majority Leader and Minority Leader
of the House of Representatives, the Majority Leader and
Minority Leader of the Senate, the chairman and ranking member
of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives, and the chairman and ranking member of the
Committee on Finance of the Senate.
(2) Date of appointment.--The appointments of the members
of the Commission shall be made not later than 90 days after
the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--
(1) In general.--Members of the Commission first appointed
shall each be appointed for a term of 5 years.
(2) Subsequent terms.--After the initial 5-year term, 3
members of the Commission shall be appointed for terms of 3
years and the remaining 2 members shall be appointed for terms
of 2 years.
(3) Vacancies.--
(A) In general.--Any vacancy on the Commission
shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the
same manner as the original appointment and shall be
subject to the same conditions as the original
appointment.
(B) Unexpired term.--An individual chosen to fill a
vacancy shall be appointed for the unexpired term of
the member replaced.
(d) Meetings.--
(1) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date
on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the
Commission shall hold its first meeting.
(2) Subsequent meetings.--The Commission shall meet
subsequently at the call of the chairperson.
(e) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.
(f) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The Commission shall select
a chairperson and vice chairperson from among its members.
(g) Affirmative Determinations.--An affirmative vote by a majority
of the members of the Commission shall be required for any affirmative
determination by the Commission under section 4.

SEC. 4. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

(a) Review of World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement
Reports.--
(1) In general.--The Commission shall review--
(A) all reports of dispute settlement panels or the
Apellate Body of the WTO in proceedings initiated by
other parties to the WTO that are adverse to the United
States and that are adopted by the Dispute Settlement
Body; and
(B) upon request of the Trade Representative, the
chairman or ranking member of the Committee on Ways and
Means of the House of Representatives, or the chairman
or ranking member of the Committee on Finance of the
Senate, any other report of a dispute settlement panel,
or the Appellate Body that is adopted by the Dispute
Settlement Body.
(2) Scope of review.--In the case of a report described in
paragraph (1), the Commission shall conduct a complete review
and determine whether the panel or Appellate Body, as the case
may be--
(A) exceeded its authority or its terms of
reference;
(B) added to the obligations, or diminished the
rights of the United States under the Uruguay Round
Agreement that is the subject of the report;
(C) acted arbitrarily or capriciously, engaged in
misconduct, or demonstrably departed from the
procedures specified for panels and Appellate Bodies in
the applicable Uruguay Round Agreement; and
(D) deviated from the applicable standard of
review, including in antidumping, countervailing duty,
and other unfair trade remedy cases, the standard of
review set forth in Article 17.6 of the Agreement on
Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade, 1994.
(3) Affirmative determination.--If the Commission makes an
affirmative determination with respect to the action of a panel
or an Appellate Body under subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D)
of paragraph (2), the Commission shall determine whether the
action of the panel or Appellate Body materially affected the
outcome of the report of the panel or Appellate Body.
(b) Determination; Report.--
(1) Determination.--Not later than 120 days after the date
that a report of a panel or Appellate Body described in
subsection (a) is adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body, the
Commission shall make a written determination with respect to
matters described in subsection (a) (2) and (3).
(2) Reports.--The Commission shall report the determination
described in paragraph (1) to the Committee on Ways and Means
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of
the Senate.

SEC. 5. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

(a) Hearings.--The Commission may hold any hearings, sit and act at
any time and place, take any testimony, and receive any evidence as the
Commission considers advisable to carry out the purposes of this Act.
The Commission shall provide reasonable notice of a hearing held
pursuant to this subsection.
(b) Information From Interested Parties and Federal Agencies.--
(1) Notice of panel or appellate body report.--The Trade
Representative shall advise the Commission not later than 5
days after the date the Dispute Settlement Body adopts the
report of a panel or Appellate Body that is adverse to the
United States and shall immediately publish notice of that
advice in the Federal Register, along with notice of an
opportunity for interested parties to submit comments to the
Commission.
(2) Submissions and requests for information.--Any
interested party may submit comments to the Commission
regarding the panel or Appellate Body report. The Commission
may also secure directly from any Federal department or agency
any information the Commission considers necessary to carry out
the provisions of this Act. Upon request of the chairperson of
the Commission, the head of that department or agency shall
furnish the requested information to the Commission.
(3) Access to panel and appellate body documents.--
(A) In general.--The Trade Representative shall
make available to the Commission all submissions and
relevant documents relating to the panel or Appellate
Body report, including any information contained in
submissions identified by the provider of the
information as proprietary information or information
treated as confidential by a foreign government.
(B) Public access.--Any document which the Trade
Representative submits to the Commission shall be
available to the public, except information which is
identified as proprietary or confidential.
(4) Assistance from federal agencies; confidentiality.--
(A) Administrative assistance.--Any agency or
department of the United States that is designated by
the President shall provide administrative services,
funds, facilities, staff, or other support services to
the Commission to assist the Commission with the
performance of the Commission's functions.
(B) Confidentiality.--The Commission shall protect
from disclosure any document or information submitted
to it by a department or agency of the United States
which the agency or department requests be kept
confidential. The Commission shall not be considered to
be an agency for purposes of section 552 of title 5,
United States Code.

Answer:
World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Review Commission Act - Establishes the World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Review Commission to review: (1) all reports of dispute settlement panels or the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in proceedings initiated by other parties to the WTO that are adverse to the United States and that are adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body; and (2) upon the request of U.S. Trade Representative or specified congressional officials, any other report of a dispute settlement panel, or the Appellate Body that is adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body.

Requires the Commission, with respect to such reports that are adverse to the United States and adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body, to conduct a review and determine whether the panel or Appellate Body: (1) exceeded its authority or its terms of reference; (2) added to the obligations, or diminished U.S. rights under the Uruguay Round Agreement that is the subject of the report; (3) acted arbitrarily or capriciously, engaged in misconduct, or demonstrably departed from the procedures specified for panels and Appellate Bodies in the applicable Uruguay Round Agreement; and (4) deviated from the applicable standard of review, including in antidumping, countervailing duty, and other unfair trade remedy cases, the standard of review set forth in Article 17.6 of the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), 1994. Requires the Commission, if it makes an affirmative determination about the action of a panel or an Appellate Body, to determine further whether the action materially affected the outcome of the report.