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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Humanitarian Exports Leading to
Peace Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Iraqi people suffered under a decade of war and
continue to suffer under a repressive regime and the most
comprehensive economic sanctions ever imposed on any country.
(2) The economic sanctions have caused extraordinary
hardship on the people of Iraq and failed to weaken the
leadership of Iraq, and have undermined the institutions of
civil society which are necessary for democratic political
life.
(3) The investigative panel established by the United
Nations Security Council and other independent bodies have
confirmed that the United Nations Oil-for-Food program has
failed to adequately meet the needs of the Iraqi people.
(4) According to the United States Department of
Agriculture, Iraq represents a potential market for nearly
$1,000,000,000 in agricultural products from the United States.
(5) The sanctions regime continues to harm the Iraqi
population for the crimes of its leaders and has not served
either the goal of the United States of punishing Iraq's
leaders or disarming weapons of mass destruction.
(6) Rigorous weapons inspections and adequate provision for
civilian needs in Iraq are not mutually exclusive.
(7) The devastating effect of the economic sanctions on
Iraq has been reported by numerous international and
independent bodies, including the following:
(A) The Center for Economic and Social Rights of
the United Nations documented dramatic increases in
malnutrition and disease, leading to the deaths of
hundreds of thousands of children under the age of 5
since 1991.
(B) UNICEF reported in 1995 that ''no significant
movement towards food security can be achieved so long
as the embargo remains in place''. Further, despite the
Oil-for-Food Program, UNICEF reported in July 1999
survey findings that ''Both the infant mortality rate
and the under-five mortality rate consistently show a
major increase in mortality over the 10 years preceding
the survey. More specifically, the results show that
the infant mortality rate has increased from 47 deaths
per 1,000 live births for the period 1984-89, to 108
deaths per 1,000 live births for the period 1994-99.''.
(C) A report authorized by the United National
Security Council on March 30, 1999, found that ''the
gravity of the humanitarian situation of the Iraqi
people is indisputable and cannot be overstated.''.
Further, it emphasized that ''Even if not all suffering
in Iraq can be imputed to external factors, especially
sanctions, the Iraqi people would not be undergoing
such deprivations in the absence of the prolonged
measures imposed by the Security Council and the
effects of the war''.
(D) UNICEF and the World Food Program found in 1997
that ''One out of every 4 young Iraqi children is
malnourished. More than 750,000 children are suffering
from malnutrition''.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON TRADE WITH IRAQ
TO ALLOW FOR THE EXPORT OF FOOD, MEDICINES, AND CERTAIN
OTHER PRODUCTS.

The sanctions applied with respect to Iraq under the Iraq Sanctions
Act of 1990 (sections 586-586J of the Foreign Operations, Export
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law
101-513)) or any other provision of law shall not apply with respect to
the export to Iraq of any food or other agricultural products
(including fertilizer), medicines, medical supplies, medical
instruments, or medical equipment, or with respect to travel incident
to the sale or delivery to Iraq of food or other agricultural products
(including fertilizer), medicines, medical supplies, medical
instruments, or medical equipment.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION BY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.

(a) Administration by Secretary of Commerce.--The Secretary of
Commerce shall exercise the authorities of the Export Administration
Act of 1979, as in effect pursuant to the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act, to carry out section 3, except that--
(1) the Secretary may not require a license for the export
of any of the items to which section 3 applies; but
(2) the Secretary shall require persons exporting such
items to notify the Secretary of such exports.
(b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Commerce shall issue such
regulations as are necessary to carry out section 3.

SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

Section 906(a)(1) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export
Enhancement Act of 2000 (title IX of H.R. 5426 of the 106th Congress,
as enacted into law by section 1(a) of Public Law 106-387) is amended
by inserting ''(other than Iraq)'' after ''government of a country''.

SEC. 6. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

It is the sense of the Congress that the United States Government
should take all necessary steps to end the suffering of innocent
populations, primarily children and the elderly, by allowing the free
flow of humanitarian aid to Iraq without threat of prosecution. Such
steps should include, but not be limited to, using its position as a
permanent member of the United Nations Security Council--
(1) to lift the economic sanctions on Iraq so as to allow
exports and travel referred to in section 3; and
(2) to recommend a ban on transfers of weapons to Iraq by
countries that are members of the United Nations.

SEC. 7. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the President shall transmit to the Congress a report that sets
forth--
(1) the extent (expressed in volume and dollar amounts) of
sales to Iraq of food and other agricultural products
(including fertilizer), medicines, medical supplies, medical
instruments, and medical equipment, since the enactment of this
Act;
(2) the impact the exports have had on food security in
Iraq;
(3) a description of the types and end users of the goods
so exported;
(4) whether there has been any indication that any
medicines, medical supplies, medical instruments, or medical
equipment exported to Iraq since the enactment of this Act--
(A) have been diverted by the Government of Iraq or
any other third party from the intended recipients; or
(B) have been used for any unintended
nonhumanitarian or dual-use purposes; and
(5) what steps the United States has taken through the
United Nations, with the cooperation of Security Council
members, to--
(A) lift nonmilitary sanctions on Iraq, including
actions described in section 6; or
(B) impose a strict regional arms control regime
pursuant to Article 14 of Security Council Resolution
687.
[EX A]: Humanitarian Exports Leading to Peace Act of 2001 - Declares that certain sanctions prohibiting trade with Iraq under the Iraq Sanctions Act of 1990 or any other provision of law shall not apply with respect to the export of any food or other agricultural products (including fertilizer), medicines, medical supplies, medical instruments, or medical equipment, or with respect to travel incident to the sale or delivery of such items.Directs the Secretary of Commerce to exercise the authorities of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (as in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act) to carry out this Act; except that the Secretary may not require a license for the export of humanitarian assistance, but shall require persons to notify the Secretary when exporting such assistance.Amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to repeal a specified section prohibiting the export to Iraq of agricultural commodities (including the financing of their sale), medicine, or medical devices, and travel (effectively allowing the export of such commodities and travel to such country).Expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. Government should take all necessary steps to end the suffering of innocent populations, primarily children and the elderly, by allowing the free flow of humanitarian aid to Iraq without threat of prosecution. Urges the U.S. Government to use its position as a permanent member of the United Nations (UN) Security Council to lift the economic sanctions on Iraq so as to allow such exports and travel there, and to recommend a ban on transfers of weapons to such country by countries that are members of the UN.

[EX Q]: TITLE I--OVERTIME RIGHTS PROTECTION

SEC. 101. CLARIFICATION OF REGULATIONS RELATING TO OVERTIME
COMPENSATION.

Section 13 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(k)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subchapter II of chapter
5 and chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as
the Administrative Procedures Act) or any other provision of law, any
portion of the final rule promulgated on April 23, 2004, revising part
541 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, that exempts from the
overtime pay provision of section 7 of this Act any employee who would
not otherwise be exempt if the regulations in effect on March 31, 2003,
remained in effect, shall have no force or effect and that portion of
such regulations (as in effect on March 31, 2003) that would prevent
such employee from being exempt shall be reinstated.
''(2) The Secretary shall adjust the minimum salary level for
exemption under section 13(a)(1) in the following manner:
''(A) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
this subsection, the Secretary shall increase the minimum
salary level for exemption under subsection (a)(1) for
executive, administrative, and managerial occupations from the
level of $155 per week in 1975 to $591 per week (an amount
equal to the increase in the Employment Cost Index (published
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics) for executive,
administrative, and managerial occupations between 1975 and
2005).
''(B) Not later than December 31 of the calendar year
following the increase required in subparagraph (A), and each
December 31 thereafter, the Secretary shall increase the
minimum salary level for exemption under subsection (a)(1) by
an amount equal to the increase in the Employment Cost Index
for executive, administrative, and managerial occupations for
the year involved.''.

TITLE II--FAIR MINIMUM WAGE

SEC. 111. MINIMUM WAGE.

(a) In General.--Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
''(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not
less than--
''(A) $5.85 an hour, beginning on the 60th day
after the date of enactment of this paragraph;
''(B) $6.55 an hour, beginning 12 months after that
60th day; and
''(C) $7.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that
60th day;''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

TITLE III--SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION PLANS

SEC. 121. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION PLANS.

(a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) Multiemployer pension plans have been a major force in
the delivery of employee benefits to active and retired
American workers and their dependents for over half a century.
(2) There are approximately 1,700 multiemployer defined
benefit pension plans in which approximately 9,700,000 workers
and retirees participate.
(3) Three-quarters of the approximately 60,000 to 65,000
employers that participate in multiemployer plans have fewer
that 100 employees.
(4) Multiemployer plans allow for greater access and
affordability for smaller employers and pension portability for
their employees as they move from one job to another, and
permit workers to earn a pension where they might otherwise not
be able to do so.
(5) The 2000-2002 drop in the stock market and decline in
equity values has affected all investors, including
multiemployer plans.
(6) The decline in value sustained by multiemployer defined
benefit pension plans have threatened the stability of this
private sector source of secure retirement income.
(7) Participating employers could face onerous excise taxes
and other penalties as a result of the serious, adverse
financial impact due to these market losses.
(8) In 2004, the United States Senate recognized the
severity of this situation and passed by an overwhelmingly,
large bipartisan margin of 86 to 9 temporary relief provisions
for single and multiemployer defined benefit pension plans.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the
Senate--
(1) expresses its strong support for multiemployer defined
benefit pension plans;
(2) recognizes the importance of an environment in which
multiemployer plans can continue their vital role in providing
benefits to working men and women;
(3) recognizes that multiemployer pension plan relief must
be designed for the multiemployer labor-relations environment
that supports the plans; and
(4) supports legislation to strengthen and protect the
viability of multiemployer pension plans for the continued
benefit of current and retired members, and their families and
survivors, and to strengthen the ability of all plans to
address funding problems that occur.
[EX A]: Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to deny any force or effect to any portion of a rule promulgated on April 23, 2004, that has the effect of exempting from FLSA overtime compensation requirements (which limit maximum hours at regular compensation) any employee who would not otherwise be exempted if regulations in effect on March 31, 2003, remained in effect. Reinstates that portion of such regulations that would prevent such an employee from being exempt. Directs the Secretary of Labor to increase, in a specified manner, the minimum salary level for the exemption for executive, administrative, and managerial occupations from FLSA overtime compensation requirements.

Amends the FLSA to increase the Federal minimum wage to: (1) $5.85 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after enactment of this Act; (2) $6.55 an hour, beginning 12 months after that 60th day; and (3) $7.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th day.

Expresses the sense of the Senate regarding multiemployer pension plans.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Close the Revolving Door Act of
2015''.

SEC. 2. LIFETIME BAN ON MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FROM LOBBYING.

(a) In General.--Section 207(e)(1) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
''(1) Members of congress.--Any person who is a Senator, a
Member of the House of Representatives, or an elected officer
of the Senate or the House of Representatives and who, after
that person leaves office, knowingly makes, with the intent to
influence, any communication to or appearance before any
Member, officer, or employee of either House of Congress or any
employee of any other legislative office of the Congress, on
behalf of any other person (except the United States) in
connection with any matter on which such former Senator,
Member, or elected official seeks action by a Member, officer,
or employee of either House of Congress, in his or her official
capacity, shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this
title.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 207(e)(2) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ''Officers and staff'' and
inserting ''Staff'';
(2) by striking ''an elected officer of the Senate, or'';
(3) by striking ''leaves office or employment'' and
inserting ''leaves employment''; and
(4) by striking ''former elected officer or''.

SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL STAFF.

Paragraphs (2), (3)(A), (4), (5)(A), and (6)(A) of section 207(e)
of title 18, United States Code, are each amended by striking ''1
year'' and inserting ''6 years''.

SEC. 4. IMPROVED REPORTING OF LOBBYISTS' ACTIVITIES.

Section 6 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1605) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(c) Joint Web Site.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Senate and the
Clerk of the House of Representatives shall maintain a joint
lobbyist disclosure Internet database for information required
to be publicly disclosed under this Act which shall be an
easily searchable Web site called lobbyists.gov with a stated
goal of simplicity of usage.
''(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $100,000 for
fiscal year 2016.''.

SEC. 5. LOBBYIST REVOLVING DOOR TO CONGRESS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ''foreign principal'' has the meaning given
that term under section 1(b) of the Foreign Agents Registration
Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611(b));
(2) the terms ''lobbyist'' and ''lobbying contact'' have
the meanings given such terms under section 3 of the Lobbying
Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603); and
(3) the term ''registered lobbyist'' means a lobbyist
registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C.
1601 et seq.).
(b) Prohibition.--Any person who is a registered lobbyist or an
agent of a foreign principal may not, within 6 years after that person
leaves such position, be hired by a Member or committee of either House
of Congress with whom the registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign
principal has had substantial lobbying contact.
(c) Waiver.--This section may be waived in the Senate or the House
of Representatives by the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate or
the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of
Representatives, respectively, based on a compelling national need.
(d) Substantial Lobbying Contact.--For purposes of this section, in
determining whether a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign
principal has had substantial lobbying contact within the applicable
period of time, a Member or committee of either House of Congress shall
take into consideration whether the individual's lobbying contacts have
pertained to pending legislative business, or related to solicitation
of an earmark or other Federal funding, particularly if such contacts
included the coordination of meetings with the Member or committee,
involved presentations to employees of the Member or committee, or
participation in fundraising (except for the mere giving of a personal
contribution). Simple social contacts with the Member or committee of
either House of Congress and staff, shall not by themselves constitute
substantial lobbying contacts.

SEC. 6. REPORTING BY SUBSTANTIAL LOBBYING ENTITIES.

The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is
amended by inserting after section 6 the following:

''SEC. 6A. REPORTING BY SUBSTANTIAL LOBBYING ENTITIES.

''(a) In General.--A substantial lobbying entity shall file on an
annual basis with the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the
Secretary of the Senate a list of each employee of, individual under
contract with, or individual who provides paid consulting services to
the substantial lobbying entity who is--
''(1) a former Senator or a former Member of the House of
Representatives; or
''(2) another covered legislative branch official who--
''(A) was paid not less than $100,000 in any 1 year
as a covered legislative branch official;
''(B) worked for a total of not less than 4 years
as a covered legislative branch official; or
''(C) had a job title at any time while employed as
a covered legislative branch official that contained
any of the following terms: 'Chief of Staff',
'Legislative Director', 'Staff Director', 'Counsel',
'Professional Staff Member', 'Communications Director',
or 'Press Secretary'.
''(b) Contents of Filing.--The filing required under this section
shall contain a brief job description of each individual described in
subsection (a) and an explanation of their work experience under
subsection (a) that requires this filing.
''(c) Improved Reporting of Substantial Lobbying Entities.--The
Joint Web site being maintained by the Secretary of the Senate and the
Clerk of the House of Representatives, known as lobbyists.gov, shall
include an easily searchable database entitled 'Substantial Lobbying
Entities' that includes information on all individuals described in
subsection (a).
''(d) Law Enforcement Oversight.--The Clerk of the House of
Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall provide a copy of
each filing under subsection (a) to the United States Attorney for the
District of Columbia, to allow the United States Attorney for the
District of Columbia to determine whether a substantial lobbying entity
is underreporting the lobbying activities of its employees, individuals
under contract, or individuals who provide paid consulting services.
''(e) Substantial Lobbying Entity.--In this section, the term
'substantial lobbying entity' means an incorporated entity that employs
more than 3 registered lobbyists during a filing period.''.

SEC. 7. ENHANCED PENALTIES.

Section 7(a) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C.
1606(a)) is amended by striking ''$200,000'' and inserting
''$500,000''.
[EX A]:
Close the Revolving Door Act of 2015 This bill amends the federal criminal code to impose a lifetime ban on any former Senator, Member of the House of Representatives, or elected officer of the Senate or House of Representatives lobbying any current Member, officer, or employee of Congress or any employee of any other legislative office. (Currently the ban is for two years after a Senator leaves office and one year after a Member of the House of Representatives leaves office). The ban is extended from one to six years for officers and employees of the Senate, personal staff of Members, committee staff, leadership staff, and other legislative offices. A registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal may not be hired for a six-year period by a Member of Congress or a congressional committee with which the lobbyist or agent has had a substantial lobbying contact. This bill also amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to: direct the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives to maintain a joint lobbyist disclosure Internet database for information required to be publicly disclosed by that Act, require a substantial lobbying entity to file with Congress a list of each employee of, contractor with, or paid consultant to the substantial lobbying entity and who is a former Member of Congress or another highly-paid covered legislative branch official, and increase the civil penalty for violations of the disclosure or reporting requirements of such Act.