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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Union Member Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) Labor unions make significant political contributions
and expenditures that directly or indirectly influence the
election of candidates and support or oppose political causes.
Decisions to use union dues for political contributions and
expenditures are usually made by union leadership and
management, rather than union membership.
(2) Unions, acting through their management, should be
obligated to conduct business in the best interests of their
membership.
(3) Historically, union members have not had a way to know,
or to influence, the political activities of unions that are
supposed to represent them. Union members and the public have a
right to know how unions are spending members' dues to make
political contributions or expenditures benefitting candidates,
political parties, and political causes.
(4) Unions should be accountable to their membership in
making political contributions or expenditures affecting
Federal governance and public policy. Requiring the express
approval of a union's membership for political contributions or
expenditures will establish necessary accountability.

SEC. 3. DISCLOSURE AND APPROVAL OF CERTAIN POLITICAL EXPENDITURES.

(a) In General.--Title II of the Labor-Management Reporting and
Disclosure Act (29 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
section 201 the following:

''SEC. 201A. DISCLOSURE AND APPROVAL OF CERTAIN POLITICAL EXPENDITURES
BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.

''(a) Disclosure.--The report required under section 201 shall
contain, in a clear and simple format--
''(1) a description of the specific nature of any
expenditures for political activities proposed to be made by
the labor organization for the forthcoming fiscal year, to the
extent the specific nature is known to the labor organization
and including the total amount of such proposed expenditures;
and
''(2) a disclosure of how each officer of the labor
organization voted to authorize or not to authorize each
expenditure for political activities made by the labor
organization during the preceding fiscal year.
''(b) Restriction on Expenditures.--No labor organization shall
make any expenditure for political activities in any fiscal year
unless--
''(1) such expenditure is of the nature of those proposed
by the labor organization pursuant to subsection (a); and
''(2) the full, free, and written authorization for such
expenditures has been granted by a majority of the members of
the labor organization.
''(c) Mechanism for Obtaining Authorization.--Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of the Union Member Protection Act, every
labor organization shall adopt a mechanism for obtaining, by secret
ballot, the authorization of its members as required under subsection
(b)(2).
''(d) Liability.--The officers of a labor organization who
authorize an expenditure without first obtaining the authorization of
members required under subsection (b)(2) shall be jointly and severally
liable in any action brought in any court of competent jurisdiction to
any member of the labor organization or class of members for the amount
of dues paid by such member or class of member during the 1 year period
prior to the date that such expenditure was made.
''(e) Definition of Expenditure for Political Activities.--As used
in this section:
''(1) The term 'expenditure for political activities'
means--
''(A) an independent expenditure, as such term is
defined in section 301(17) of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(17));
''(B) contributions to any political party,
committee, or electioneering communication, as such
term is defined in section 304(f)(3)(A) of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(f)(3)(A));
and
''(C) dues or other payments to trade associations
or other tax exempt organizations that are, or could
reasonably be anticipated to be, used for the purposes
described in subparagraph (A).
''(2) Such term shall not include--
''(A) direct lobbying efforts through registered
lobbyists employed or hired by the labor organization;
''(B) communications by a labor organization to its
members and executive or administrative personnel and
their families; or
''(C) the establishment, administration, and
solicitation of contributions to a separate segregated
fund to be utilized for political purposes by a labor
organization.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 201(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 431(c)) is
amended by striking ''make available the information required
to be contained in'' and inserting ''provide''.
(2) Section 209(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 439(a)) is
amended by inserting ''other than section 201A'' after ''this
title''.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT OF VOTE BY PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.

Section 201 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act
(29 U.S.C. 431) is further amended by adding at the end the following:
''(f) The bylaws required under this section shall expressly
provide for a vote of the principal officers of the labor organization
on any individual expenditure for political activities (as such term is
defined in section 201A(e)) in excess of $50,000. A labor organization
shall make publicly available the individual votes of principal
officers required by the preceding sentence within 48 hours of the
vote, including in a clear and conspicuous location on the Internet
website of the labor organization.''.

SEC. 5. REPORT.

The Comptroller General of the United States shall annually conduct
a study on the compliance with the requirements of this Act by labor
organizations and their management. Not later than April 1 of each
year, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report of such
study.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of
enactment of the Shareholder Protection Act of 2010.

SOLUTION: Union Member Protection Act - Amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (Landrum-Griffin Act) to require a labor organization's mandatory report to the Secretary of Labor on its constitution, officers, and basic organization to include, in a clear and simple format, both: (1) a description of the specific nature and total amount of political expenditures the labor organization proposes to make for the upcoming fiscal year; and (2) a disclosure of how each labor organization officer voted on each political expenditure made by the organization during the preceding fiscal year.

Prohibits a labor organization from making political expenditures unless: (1) they are of the nature of those proposed in such report; and (2) they have received a full, free, and written authorization by secret ballot by a majority of the labor organization members.

Makes officers jointly and severally liable for authorizing a political expenditure without first obtaining the authorization of labor organization members.

Requires labor organization bylaws to provide expressly for a vote of the organization's principal officers on individual political expenditures in excess of $50,000. Requires a labor organization to make public the individual votes of such officers within 48 hours, including in a clear and conspicuous location on its website.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. PROGRAM ON PROVISION OF READJUSTMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE
SERVICES TO VETERANS WHO SERVED IN OPERATION IRAQI
FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.

(a) Program Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
establish a program to provide--
(1) to veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation
Enduring Freedom, particularly veterans who served in such
operations while in the National Guard and the Reserves--
(A) peer outreach services;
(B) peer support services;
(C) readjustment counseling and services described
in section 1712A of title 38, United States Code; and
(D) mental health services; and
(2) to members of the immediate family of such a veteran,
during the three-year period beginning on the date of the
return of such veteran from deployment in Operation Iraqi
Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, education, support,
counseling, and mental health services to assist in--
(A) the readjustment of such veteran to civilian
life;
(B) in the case such veteran has an injury or
illness incurred during such deployment, the recovery
of such veteran; and
(C) the readjustment of the family following the
return of such veteran.
(b) Contracts With Community Mental Health Centers and Qualified
Entities for Provision of Services.--In carrying out the program
required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall contract with community
mental health centers and other qualified entities to provide the
services required by such subsection in areas the Secretary determines
are not adequately served by other health care facilities of the
Department of Veterans Affairs. Such contracts shall require each
contracting community health center or entity--
(1) to the extent practicable, to employ veterans trained
under subsection (c);
(2) to the extent practicable, to use telehealth services
for the delivery of services required by subsection (a);
(3) to participate in the training program conducted in
accordance with subsection (d);
(4) to comply with applicable protocols of the Department
of Veterans Affairs before incurring any liability on behalf of
the Department for the provision of the services required by
subsection (a);
(5) to submit annual reports to the Secretary containing,
with respect to the program required by subsection (a) and for
the last full calendar year ending before the submission of
such report--
(A) the number of the veterans served, veterans
diagnosed, and courses of treatment provided to
veterans as part of the program required by subsection
(a); and
(B) demographic information for such services,
diagnoses, and courses of treatment;
(6) for each veteran for whom a community mental health
center or other qualified entity provides mental health
services under such contract, to provide the Department of
Veterans Affairs with such clinical summary information as the
Secretary shall require; and
(7) to meet such other requirements as the Secretary shall
require.
(c) Training of Veterans for the Provision of Peer-Outreach and
Peer-Support Services.--In carrying out the program required by
subsection (a), the Secretary shall contract with a national not-for-
profit mental health organization to carry out a national program of
training for veterans described in subsection (a) to provide the
services described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) of
such subsection.
(d) Training of Clinicians for Provision of Services.--The
Secretary shall conduct a training program for clinicians of community
mental health centers or entities that have contracts with the
Secretary under subsection (b) to ensure that such clinicians can
provide the services required by subsection (a) in a manner that--
(1) recognizes factors that are unique to the experience of
veterans who served on active duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom
or Operation Enduring Freedom (including their combat and
military training experiences); and
(2) utilizes best practices and technologies.
(e) Reports Required.--
(1) Initial report on plan for implementation.--Not later
than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of
the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House
of Representatives a report containing the plans of the
Secretary to implement the program required by subsection (a).
(2) Status report.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report
on the implementation of the program. Such report shall include
the following:
(A) Information on the number of veterans who
received services as part of the program and the type
of services received during the last full calendar year
completed before the submission of such report.
(B) An evaluation of the provision of services
under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) and a
recommendation as to whether the period described in
such paragraph should be extended to a five-year
period.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES FROM
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR VETERANS OF SERVICE IN
COMBAT THEATER.

Section 1710(e)(3)(C) of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by striking ''2 years'' and inserting ''5 years''.

SOLUTION: Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to provide to veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, particularly veterans who served in such Operations while in the National Guard and reserves: (1) peer outreach and support services; (2) readjustment counseling and related services; and (3) mental health services. Directs the Secretary to also provide to immediate family members of such veterans, during the three-year period following the return of the veterans from such a deployment, education, support, counseling, and mental health services to assist in: (1) readjustment to civilian life; (2) recovery from an injury or illness incurred during such deployment; and (3) readjustment of the family following the veteran's return.

Authorizes the Secretary to contract with community health centers and other qualified entities to provide such services in areas not adequately served by health care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Requires the Secretary to: (1) contract for a program to train veterans to provide the peer outreach and support services; and (2) conduct a training program for clinicians of community health centers and entities contracted to provide such services.

Extends the eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for veterans who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations from two to five years after their discharge or release from such duty.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Literacy, Education, and
Rehabilitation Act''.

SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATIONAL, VOCATIONAL, TREATMENT,
ASSIGNED WORK, OR OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS.

(a) In General.--Section 3624 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), as
subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
subsection:
''(c) Credit Toward Service of Sentence for Satisfactory
Participation in a Designated Program.--
''(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a
prisoner serving a term of imprisonment of more than 1 year may
receive credit toward the service of the prisoner's sentence,
in addition to any credit received under subsection (b), beyond
the time already served, of up to 60 days at the end of each
year of the prisoner's term of imprisonment, beginning at the
end of the first year of such term. Credit that has not been
earned may not later be granted. Credit for the last year or
portion of a year of the term of imprisonment shall be prorated
and credited within the last 6 weeks of the sentence.
''(2) Satisfactory participation in designated program.--A
prisoner shall be awarded credit under paragraph (1) if the
Director of the Bureau of Prisons determines that the prisoner
has earned, or is making satisfactory progress toward earning,
a certificate of completion in a designated program, has
satisfactorily participated in a designated program, or has
taught or conducted a designated program.
''(3) Number of days of credit awarded.--
''(A) In general.--The Director of the Bureau of
Prisons shall determine and establish a policy setting
forth the rate of the number of days of credit which a
prisoner may be awarded under this subsection with
respect to any designated program.
''(B) Specific considerations.--In determining the
number of days of credit a prisoner may be awarded with
respect to a designated program, the Director of the
Bureau of Prisons shall consider--
''(i) the level of difficulty of the
program;
''(ii) the time required by the program;
''(iii) the level of responsibility
expected of the prisoner with respect to the
program;
''(iv) the rehabilitative benefits the
program provides the prisoner; and
''(v) the benefits the program provides the
Bureau of Prisons.
''(C) Availability to prisoners.--The Director of
the Bureau of Prisons shall make the policy applicable
to credit awarded under this subsection available for
each prisoner to review prior to that prisoner's
participation in any designated program.
''(4) Eligibility.--Any person sentenced to a term of
imprisonment under custody of the Attorney General, whether
sentenced or convicted prior to or after November 1, 1987,
shall be eligible for the credits described in this subsection.
''(5) Designated program.--The term 'designated program'
means a program which has been designated by the Director of
the Bureau of Prisons as a program which benefits either
prisoners or the Bureau of Prisons, including--
''(A) educational and vocational programs, such as
courses and programs through which a prisoner may earn
a high school diploma or an equivalent degree or
certification through an accredited vocational training
program, college, or university;
''(B) treatment programs, such as interventional
rehabilitation programs, including mental health and
drug abuse programs; and
''(C) assigned work and developmental programs.''.
(b) Prisoners Transferred From Foreign Countries to the Custody of
the Attorney General.--
(1) In general.--The second sentence of section 4105(c)(1)
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ''and
for participation in designated programs under section
3624(c)'' after ''satisfactory behavior''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Section 4105(c) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended--
(A) by striking ''at the rate provided in section
3624(b)'' each place it appears and inserting ''at the
rates provided in sections 3624(b) and (c)''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ''section
3624(b)'' and inserting ''sections 3624(b) and (c)''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Title 18.--Section 3603(6) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking ''3624(c)'' and inserting
''3624(d)''.
(2) Title 28.--Section 994(a)(2)(F) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by striking ''3624(c)'' and inserting
''3624(d)''.

SEC. 3. AMOUNT OF PRISON TERM THAT MUST BE SERVED UNDER CONDITIONS THAT
WILL PREPARE PRISONER FOR RELEASE.

The first sentence of section 3624(d) of title 18, United States
Code, as redesignated by section 2(a)(1), is amended by striking ''10
per centum'' and inserting ''portion''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect upon
the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act.

SOLUTION:
Literacy, Education, and Rehabilitation Act - Amends the federal criminal code to allow a prisoner serving a term of imprisonment of more than one year to receive credit beyond time already served for up to 60 days each year, in addition to any credit received for satisfactory behavior, for earning a certificate of completion in, or for participating in or teaching, a designated program that benefits prisoners or the Bureau of Prisons, including specified educational and vocational, treatment, and work and developmental programs.

Requires the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to establish the number of days of credit a prisoner may be awarded considering the difficulty, time required, responsibility expected, and rehabilitative benefits of the program.

Makes any person sentenced to a term of imprisonment under the Attorney General's custody eligible for the credits, including prisoners transferred from foreign countries.

Directs the Bureau of Prisons to assure that a prisoner serves a reasonable part of the last portion (currently, the last ten percent) of the term of imprisonment under conditions that will afford the prisoner a reasonable opportunity to prepare for reentry into the community.