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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Federal Student Loan Refinancing
Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDENT LOAN CONSOLIDATION.

Section 459B of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087i-
2) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ''section'' and
inserting ''subsection'';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ''this section'' and
inserting ''subsection (a)'' each place the term appears; and
(3) by inserting at the end the following:
''(c) Temporary Loan Consolidation Authority for Certain Loans Made
After July 1, 2006.--
''(1) Loan consolidation authority.--
''(A) In general.--A borrower who has 1 or more
loans in a category described in subparagraph (B) may
consolidate all of the loans of the borrower that are
described in subparagraph (B) into a Federal Direct
Consolidation Loan during the period described in
subparagraph (C).
''(B) Categories of loans that may be
consolidated.--The categories of loans that may be
consolidated under subparagraph (A) are loans made on
or after July 1, 2006, that are--
''(i) loans made under this part;
''(ii) loans purchased by the Secretary
pursuant to section 459A; and
''(iii) loans made under part B that are
held by an eligible lender, as such term is
defined in section 435(d).
''(C) Time period in which loans may be
consolidated.--
''(i) Federal direct loans.--In the case of
a borrower who has 1 or more loans described
under subparagraph (B)(i), the Secretary
shall--
''(I) consolidate the loans
described under subparagraph (B)(i) not
later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of the Federal Student Loan
Refinancing Act; and
''(II) notify the borrower, in
writing, prior to such consolidation
that--
''(aa) the borrower's loans
under this part have been
consolidated at a lower
interest rate; and
''(bb) the borrower's
repayment plan and the other
terms and conditions of the
borrower's loan remain
unchanged.
''(ii) Other loans.--In the case of a
borrower who has 1 or more loans described
under clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (B),
the Secretary shall--
''(I) initiate the loan
consolidation process for the loans
described under clause (ii) or (iii) of
subparagraph (B), not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of the
Federal Student Loan Refinancing Act,
by sending a completed loan
consolidation application to the
borrower;
''(II) notify the borrower, as part
of such application, that a fee will be
assessed and that the interest rate of
the Federal Direct Consolidation Loan
will be set in accordance with
paragraph (2); and
''(III) notify the borrower, as
part of such application, that if the
borrower wishes to consolidate in
accordance with the completed
application, the borrower must endorse
the application and submit the
application to the Secretary not more
than 6 months after receipt of the
application.
''(2) Terms of loans.--The following terms and conditions
shall apply to a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan made under
this subsection:
''(A) The applicable rate of interest on a Federal
Direct Consolidation Loan made under this subsection
shall be--
''(i) 4 percent; or
''(ii) in a case in which the weighted
average of the interest rates on the
outstanding loans of a borrower that will be
consolidated is less than 4 percent, the lesser
of--
''(I) the weighted average of the
interest rates on the outstanding loans
of a borrower that will be
consolidated; or
''(II) a rate of interest equal
to--
''(aa) 4 percent; minus
''(bb) 0.4 percent of the
principal balance of the
consolidation loan, at the time
of consolidation.
''(B) In the case of a loan consolidated under
paragraph (1)(C)(ii), an origination fee equal to 0.4
percent of the principal balance of the consolidation
loan, at the time of consolidation, will be added to
the principal balance of the loan, and the Secretary
shall use the fee to cover the cost of making and
servicing the loan.
''(C) If 1 or more of the loans being consolidated
is a loan described under paragraph (1)(B)(iii), the
interest rate on the Federal Direct Consolidation Loan
under this subsection shall be reduced by 0.25 percent.
''(D) Any benefit a borrower is receiving or
earning at the time a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan
is issued under this subsection shall not be affected
by consolidation under this section, including benefits
such as a deferment or forbearance, accumulation of
monthly payments as part of the public service loan
forgiveness program under section 455(m), accumulation
of monthly payments toward a loan discharge under the
income-based repayment plan under section 493C,
participation in a particular repayment plan, and other
benefits to the borrower.''.

SEC. 3. EXEMPTIONS FROM OTHER LAWS.

(a) Exemption From the Paperwork Reduction Act.--Chapter 35 of
title 44, United States Code, shall not apply to this Act.
(b) Inapplicability of Rulemaking Requirements.--Sections 482(c)
and 492 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1089(c), 1098a)
and section 553 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the
amendments made by this Act, or to any regulations promulgated under
such amendments.

A: Federal Student Loan Refinancing Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow borrowers that received loans under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (DL) or Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program on or after July 1, 2006, to consolidate those loans as Federal Direct Consolidation Loans. It directs the Department of Education (ED) to consolidate DLs, and send a completed loan consolidation application to FFEL borrowers, within 90 days of this bill's enactment. It gives FFEL borrowers six months after their receipt of such application to endorse it and submit it to ED if they wish to consolidate their loans. The bill sets the interest rate on Federal Direct Consolidation Loans at 4% or, if the weighted average of the interest rates of the loans being consolidated is less than 4%, the lesser of: (1) that weighted average, or (2) an interest rate equal to 0.4% of the principal balance of the consolidation loan at the time of consolidation. It adds an origination fee equal to 0.4% of the principal balance of the consolidation loan at the time of consolidation if an FFEL is being consolidated. It reduces the interest rate on a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan by 0.25% if one or more of the loans being consolidated is an FFEL held by an eligible lender. The bill prohibits any benefit a borrower is receiving or earning when issued a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan from being affected by the consolidation.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Healthy Local Policies for Schools
Act of 2010'' or the ''HELP Schools Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--
(1) childhood obesity increased threefold among children
and adolescents in the 30 years preceding the date of enactment
of this Act;
(2) about 12,000,000 children and adolescents ages 2 to 19
are considered obese;
(3) obesity-related diseases cost the United States economy
more than $147,000,000,000 every year;
(4) both low levels of physical activity and an increase in
caloric intake have contributed to the unprecedented epidemic
of childhood obesity;
(5) overweight adolescents have a 70 to 80 percent chance
of becoming overweight adults, increasing the risk for chronic
disease, disability, and death;
(6) children and adolescents are--
(A) not meeting dietary recommendations;
(B) underconsuming important food groups and
nutrients needed for growth and development; and
(C) overconsuming saturated fat, trans fat, sodium,
and added sugars;
(7) nutrition education and promotion helps foster a school
environment that--
(A) supports healthy eating;
(B) helps initiate and sustain healthy eating
behaviors;
(C) increases acceptance and consumption of healthy
school meals;
(D) increases participation in school meal
programs;
(E) enhances school meal quality; and
(F) supports development and implementation of
local wellness policies;
(8) nutrition education and promotion is a critical
component of most major health promotion and disease prevention
programs;
(9) research shows that school-based nutrition programs and
services both improve health and contribute to the academic
achievement of school children;
(10) research shows that fit children achieve more
academically and have better school attendance and fewer
disciplinary problems;
(11) a comprehensive study of local wellness policies
across the United States found that--
(A) many policies were underdeveloped and
fragmented; and
(B) the vast majority of students were enrolled in
a school district that did not--
(i) require evaluation of the
implementation or effectiveness of the wellness
policy of the district; or
(ii) include any provisions for reviewing
and revising the wellness policy;
(12) the same study reported that between 5 and 6 percent
of students were enrolled in a school district that had
identified a potential source of funding to support
implementation of the wellness policy of the district;
(13) the nutrition education and promotion initiatives for
school children in effect as of the date of enactment of this
Act lack coordination, funding, and sustainability;
(14) the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans of the
Department of Health and Human Services recommend that children
engage in at least 60 minutes of physical activity on most, and
preferably all, days of the week;
(15) children spend many waking hours at school and
therefore need to be active during the school day to meet the
recommendations of the Physical Activity Guidelines for
Americans; and
(16) as of the date of enactment of this Act--
(A) only 3.8 percent of elementary schools, 7.9
percent of middle schools, and 2.1 percent of high
schools provide daily physical education or the
equivalent for the entire school year; and
(B) 22 percent of schools do not require students
to take any physical education at all.

SEC. 3. LOCAL WELLNESS POLICIES.

Section 5 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1754) is amended to read as follows:

''SEC. 5. LOCAL WELLNESS POLICIES.

''(a) Definitions.--In this section:
''(1) Extended school day.--The term 'extended school day'
means--
''(A) the official school day; and
''(B) the time before and after the official school
day during which events or activities are primarily
under the control of the school or a third party on
behalf of the school.
''(2) Local wellness policy.--The term 'local wellness
policy' means a nutrition and physical activity wellness policy
of a local educational agency established under section 204 of
the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 (42
U.S.C. 1751 note; Public Law 108-265).
''(b) Requirements.--Not later than the first day of the school
year beginning 1 year after the date of enactment of the HELP Schools
Act of 2010, each local educational agency participating in a program
authorized by this Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1771 et seq.) shall strengthen the local school wellness policy of the
local educational agency by ensuring, at a minimum, that the policy--
''(1) includes goals for nutrition promotion and education,
physical education, physical activity, food marketing and
advertising on the school campus, and other school-based
activities designed to promote participation in child nutrition
programs and student wellness through the extended school day,
in a manner that the local educational agency determines to be
appropriate;
''(2) includes an implementation plan to achieve the goals
of the local wellness policy;
''(3) ensures that guidelines for reimbursable school meals
are not less restrictive than regulations and guidance issued
by the Secretary pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of section
10 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1779) and
sections 9(f)(1) and 17(a) of this Act, as those regulations
and guidance apply to schools;
''(4) ensures that nutritional guidelines for foods and
beverages sold in schools that are not part of reimbursable
school meals are in compliance with the standards established
by the Secretary; and
''(5) includes a plan for measuring implementation of the
local wellness policy, including the designation of a local
wellness policy committee under subsection (d).
''(c) Transparency.--
''(1) In general.--In carrying out this section, each local
educational agency shall make readily available and widely
disseminate to relevant stakeholders--
''(A) the local wellness policy of the local
education agency, including the implementation plan
described in subsection (b)(5);
''(B) any assessments of the implementation of the
local wellness policy;
''(C) any updates to the local wellness policy; and
''(D) appropriate local and State contact
information.
''(2) Availability requirement.--Not later than the first
day of the school year following the date of enactment of the
HELP Schools Act of 2010, each local educational agency shall
make readily available the policy and plan described in
paragraph (1)(A).
''(3) Assessment of implementation.--
''(A) Assessment of implementation.--Not later than
2 years after the date of enactment of the HELP Schools
Act of 2010, and every 3 years thereafter, each local
educational agency shall complete and make readily
available the results of an assessment of the
implementation of the local wellness policy of the
local educational agency that includes--
''(i) the extent to which schools under the
jurisdiction of the local educational agency
are in compliance with the local wellness
policy of the agency;
''(ii) the extent to which the local
wellness policy of the local educational agency
compares with model local wellness policies
recommended under subsection (e)(2)(A)(ii); and
''(iii)(I) a description of the progress
made in attaining the goals of the local
wellness policy described in subsection (b);
and
''(II) any revisions to the local wellness
policy to more effectively address those goals.
''(d) Local Wellness Policy Committee.--
''(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of the HELP Schools Act of 2010, each local
educational agency shall designate a standing Local Wellness
Policy Committee (referred to in this subsection as the
'Committee').
''(2) Representation.--
''(A) Required representatives.--The Committee of
each local educational agency shall be comprised of at
least 1 representative from the local educational
agency from each of the following categories of
stakeholders:
''(i) Principals.
''(ii) Teachers.
''(iii) Parents of students.
''(iv) Students.
''(v) The school food authority.
''(vi) The school board of the local
educational agency.
''(vii) The physical education program.
''(viii) School health professionals, such
as school nurses, school counselors, social
workers, or health education teachers.
''(B) Authorized representatives.--A Committee may
also include a registered dietitian, pediatrician,
dentist, a representative of the local health
department, or other representatives of the local
community.
''(3) Terms and conditions.--Each local educational agency
shall determine the terms and conditions under which each
member of the Committee of the local educational agency serves.
''(4) Duties.--Duties and responsibilities of each
Committee shall include--
''(A) ensuring that the local educational agency
served by the Committee meets the requirements
described in this section;
''(B) fostering integration of the local wellness
policy of the local educational agency with existing
coordinated school health programs, and other health-
related activities in the schools and community served
by the local educational agency; and
''(C) making Committee proceedings and other
pertinent information relating to the activities of the
Committee readily available.
''(e) Technical Assistance and Outreach.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, acting through the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, shall assist in the adoption of effective local
wellness policies by local educational agencies in accordance
with this section.
''(2) Outreach.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall perform outreach to key State and local
stakeholders to promote effective local wellness policies and
provide technical assistance that--
''(A) includes--
''(i) a hotline, online resources, and
trainings on designing, implementing,
promoting, disseminating, and evaluating local
wellness policies and overcoming barriers to
the adoption of local wellness policies; and
''(ii) model local wellness policies and
best practices recommended by Federal agencies,
State agencies, and nongovernmental
organizations; and
''(B) is for guidance purposes only and not binding
or otherwise designed to be mandate to schools, local
educational agencies, school food authorities, or State
child nutrition programs.
''(3) Funding.--
''(A) In general.--On October 1, 2010, and on each
October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2014, out of
any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the
Secretary to carry out this paragraph $1,000,000, to
remain available until expended.
''(B) Receipt and acceptance.--The Secretary shall
be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to
carry out this paragraph the funds transferred under
subparagraph (A), without further appropriation.
''(f) Study and Report.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary, in conjunction with the
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
shall prepare a report on the implementation, strength, and
effectiveness of the local wellness policies carried out in
accordance with this section.
''(2) Study of local wellness policies.--The study
described in paragraph (1) shall include--
''(A) an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses
of local wellness policies and how the policies compare
with model local wellness policies recommended under
subsection (e)(2)(A)(ii); and
''(B) an assessment of the impact of the local
wellness policies in addressing the requirements of
subsection (b).
''(3) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2014, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on
Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a report
that describes the findings of the study.''.

SEC. 4. REPEAL.

Section 204 of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of
2004 (42 U.S.C. 1751 note; Public Law 108-265) is repealed.

SEC. 5. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by
reference to the latest statement titled ''Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional
Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

A: Healthy Local Policies for Schools Act of 2010 or HELP Schools Act of 2010 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to replace the nutrition promotion program with a program that requires local educational agencies (LEAs) to ensure that their local wellness policies: (1) include goals for nutrition and physical education, physical activity, on-campus food marketing and advertising, and other school-based activities that promote nutrition and wellness throughout the extended school day; (2) include plans for implementing, and measuring the implementation of, such policies; (3) require reimbursable school meals to meet certain nutritional guidelines; and (4) require the nutritional guidelines for nonreimbursable foods and beverages sold in schools to be in compliance with standards established by the Secretary of Agriculture.

Requires each LEA, within two years of this Act's enactment and every three years thereafter, to complete and disseminate an assessment of their local wellness policy.

Directs each LEA to designate a standing Local Wellness Policy Committee made up of education, health, and nutrition stakeholders to foster the integration of a local wellness policy that meets this Act's requirements with other health-related activities in the LEA's schools and community.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide technical assistance and outreach to key state and local stakeholders to promote effective local wellness policies; and (2) prepare a report, in conjunction with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on the implementation, strength, and effectiveness of local wellness policies.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Joint Antitrust Consultative
Commission Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Antitrust laws are an important legal tool for opening
markets to international competition and defusing trade
tension.
(2) All nations should make it a priority to enact and
vigorously enforce strong competition laws to benefit
consumers, encourage international competition and foster
growth in jobs, productivity, and investment.
(3) Japanese antimonopoly law is similar to United States
antitrust law, partly as a result of its formulation during
America's post-World War II occupation of Japan. However, there
are observable differences in the respective antitrust
enforcement environments of Japan and the United States.
(4) In Japan--
(A) the lenient interpretation and enforcement of
the antimonopoly law is insufficient to prevent
business practices which result in significant barriers
to foreign entry into the Japanese market;
(B) private antitrust lawsuits are very difficult
to file and virtually impossible to win in Japan
because of strict requirements stipulating proof of
damages;
(C) due to political and bureaucratic pressures,
criminal prosecution of antitrust violations rarely
occurs in Japan;
(D) many cartels are exempted and legal under the
antimonopoly law in Japan. The large number of exempted
and legal cartels contributes to an environment in
which illegal cartels become less subject to criticism
and scrutiny; and
(E) the Japan Fair Trade Commission's capacity to
enforce antimonopoly law is limited by the small size
of its staff and the status of the Commission in the
hierarchy of Japanese bureaucracies.
(5) In the United States--
(A) corporations may be apprehensive about
participating in certain business activities such as
joint ventures or exclusive distributorship
arrangements due to uncertainties concerning the
enforcement of antitrust law; and
(B) the cost of antitrust litigation, including the
risk of treble damages, may have a negative impact on
United States corporate competitiveness.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to encourage a review of the antitrust policies of
Japan and the United States in the context of a changing global
economy and to foster ways of improving competition in both
countries;
(2) to encourage the Japan Fair Trade Commission and the
United States Department of Justice and United States Federal
Trade Commission toward more comparable levels of enforcement
activity;
(3) to ensure that the Japan Fair Trade Commission
increasingly enforces the antimonopoly law based upon antitrust
principles of protecting competition;
(4) to encourage Japan to end unfair business practices
that result in market foreclosure to foreign competition;
(5) to increase awareness of criminal antitrust enforcement
as a means of addressing anticompetitive business behavior in
Japan;
(6) to encourage the government of Japan to increase the
investigative power of the Japan Fair Trade Commission; and
(7) to encourage the government of Japan to reduce the
number of cartels exempted from the antimonopoly law.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act--
''antimonopoly law'' means codes enforced by the Japan Fair
Trade Commission to promote fair and free competition by
prohibiting private monopolization, unreasonable restraint of
trade, and unfair business practices.
''antitrust policy'' means the general principles by which
government is guided in maintaining competition in commercial
activities.
''antitrust law'' means the body of statutes, court
decisions, and other law designed to ensure the existence of
competition in commercial activities. Antitrust law in the
United States protects trade and commerce from unlawful
restraints such as price fixing, exclusive dealings, and
monopolies.
''Commission'' means the United States-Japan Joint
Antitrust Consultative Commission established by section 5.

SEC. 5. JOINT ANTITRUST CONSULTATIVE COMMISSION.

(a) Establishment.--There is established the ''United States-Japan
Joint Antitrust Consultative Commission''.
(b) American Delegation.--
(1) Membership.--The American delegation to the Commission
shall be composed of the following members:
(A) Members of Congress:
(i) The chairman of the Committee on
Finance of the Senate, or the chairman's
designee.
(ii) The ranking minority member of the
Committee on Finance of the Senate, or the
ranking minority member's designee.
(iii) The chairman of the Committee on Ways
and Means of the House of Representatives, or
the chairman's designee.
(iv) The ranking minority member of the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives, or the ranking minority
member's designee.
(v) The chairman of the Committee on the
Judiciary of the Senate, or the chairman's
designee.
(vi) The ranking minority member of the
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, or
the ranking minority member's designee.
(vii) The chairman of the Committee on the
Judiciary of the House of Representatives, or
the chairman's designee.
(viii) The ranking minority member of
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives, or the ranking minority
member's designee.
(ix) The chairman of the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate, or the chairman's designee.
(x) The ranking minority member of the
Committee on Commerce, Science and
Transportation of the Senate, or the ranking
minority member's designee.
(xi) The chairman of the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives, or the chairman's designee.
(xii) The ranking minority member of the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives, or the ranking minority
member's designee.
(B) Executive officers:
(i) The Attorney General, or the Attorney
General's designee.
(ii) The chairman of the Federal Trade
Commission, or the chairman's designee.
(iii) The Secretary of State, or the
Secretary's designee.
(iv) The Secretary of the Treasury, or the
Secretary's designee.
(v) The Secretary of Commerce, or the
Secretary's designee.
(vi) The United States Trade
Representative, or the Trade Representative's
designee.
(2) Lead representative.--(A) The Attorney General, or the
Attorney General's designee, shall be the American delegation's
lead representative.
(B) The lead representative shall--
(i) contact the Japanese lead representative to--
(I) set an agenda for the Commission's
meetings; and
(II) set mutually convenient annual meeting
dates;
(ii) supervise the establishment, procedures, and
structure of the Commission with the Japanese lead
representative, except such procedures shall allow
representatives of industries discussed at such
meetings an opportunity to present their views;
(iii) assemble and maintain the reports, records,
and other papers of the Commission for use by the
American delegation and the public; and
(iv) institute the comprehensive review required by
section 8.
(c) Japanese Delegation.--
(1) Contingency on commencement of activities.--The
commencement of activities under this Act by the American
delegation to the Commission is contingent on the creation by
the appropriate Japanese officials of a Japanese delegation
with representation from an appropriate range of institutions
and interests that participate in antitrust activities in
Japan, as determined by the lead representative of the American
delegation.
(2) Membership.--It is the sense of Congress that the
Japanese delegation should have the same number of members as
the American delegation and be composed of representatives of
public, private, and other organizations involved in antitrust
activities in Japan. It is the sense of the Congress that such
a delegation should at a minimum include the following members:
(A) Members of the Diet:
(i) The chairman of the Budget Committee of
the House of Representatives, or the chairman's
designee.
(ii) The ranking member of the main
opposition party of the Budget Committee of the
House of Representatives, or the ranking
member's designee.
(iii) The Budget Committee chairman of the
House of Councillors, or the chairman's
designee.
(iv) The ranking member of the main
opposition party of the Budget Committee of the
House of Councillors, or the ranking member's
designee.
(v) The chairman of the Commerce Committee
of the House of Representatives, or the
chairman's designee.
(vi) The ranking member of the main
opposition party of the Commerce Committee of
the House of Representatives, or the ranking
member's designee.
(vii) The chairman of the Commerce
Committee of the House of Councillors, or the
chairman's designee.
(viii) The ranking member of the main
opposition party of the Commerce Committee of
the House of Councillors, or the ranking
member's designee.
(ix) The chairman of the Judiciary
Committee of the House of Representatives, or
the chairman's designee.
(x) The ranking member of the main
opposition party of the Judiciary Committee of
the House of Representatives, or the ranking
member's designee.
(xi) The chairman of the Judiciary
Committee of the House of Councillors, or the
chairman's designee.
(xii) The ranking member of the main
opposition party of the Judiciary Committee of
the House of Councillors, or the ranking
member's designee.
(B) Executive officers:
(i) The chairman of the Japan Fair Trade
Commission, or the chairman's designee, and 1
additional commissioner of the chairman's
choice, or that commissioner's designee.
(ii) The Minister of Finance, or the
Minister's designee.
(iii) The Minister of International Trade
and Industry, or the Minister's designee.
(iv) The Minister of Foreign Affairs, or
the Minister's designee.
(v) The Minister of Justice, or the
Minister's designee.
(3) Lead representative.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Prime Minister, or the Prime Minister's designee, should
appoint 1 of the members of the Japanese delegation as a lead
representative to contact the United States lead representative
to--
(A) set an agenda for the Commission's meetings;
(B) set mutually convenient annual meeting dates;
and
(C) perform such other duties as may be assigned to
the lead representative.
(d) Meetings.--The Commission shall convene annually, with the
first meeting to take place in Washington, D.C., in 1994 and the site
of the meeting to alternate thereafter between the United States and
Japan.
(e) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The Commission shall not be
considered to be an advisory committee under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).

SEC. 6. COMMISSION FUNCTIONS.

The Commission shall--
(1) discuss and make recommendations on long-term
structural differences in antitrust policy and short-term
antitrust disputes; and
(2) serve as an open forum to promote more coherent
enforcement of antitrust law in Japan and the United States.

SEC. 7. REPORT.

The recommendations and findings of the Commission, reflecting the
major views expressed during the deliberations of the Commission, shall
be completed and made public through issuance of a report in English by
the agency from which the lead representative of the American
delegation is selected, not more than 90 days after the Commission
holds its annual meeting. It is the sense of Congress that the Japanese
delegation should issue a Japanese language version of the report at
the same time as the English language report is issued.

SEC. 8. COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW.

The lead representative of the American delegation shall institute
a comprehensive review of the activities and responsibilities of the
Commission not later than 180 days after the second annual meeting of
the Commission to determine--
(1) whether the Commission is carrying out its purpose;
(2) whether consistent with the purposes of this Act,
responsibilities assigned to the Commission should be revised;
and
(3) whether the existence of the Commission should be
continued.

SEC. 9. COMPENSATION.

Members of the American delegation to the Commission shall not be
paid compensation for services performed on the Commission.

SEC. 10. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.

The expenses of departments and agencies of the executive branch
and of members and committees of the Senate and of the House of
Representatives in carrying out this Act, including travel expenses and
expenses relating to preparation of the report under section 7, shall
be paid out of general funds that are available and not specifically
appropriated for other purposes.

A:
Joint Antitrust Consultative Commission Act - Establishes the United States-Japan Joint Antitrust Consultative Commission to: (1) discuss and make recommendations on long-term structural differences in antitrust policy and short-term antitrust disputes; and (2) serve as an open forum to promote more coherent enforcement of antitrust law in Japan and the United States.
Requires the lead representative of the American delegation to institute a comprehensive review of the activities and responsibilities of the Commission within 180 days after its second annual meeting.
Sets forth provisions regarding compensation and payment of expenses.
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