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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Post Office Relocation Act of
1997''.

SEC. 2. GUIDELINES FOR RENOVATION, RELOCATION, CLOSING, OR
CONSOLIDATION OF POST OFFICES.

Section 404(b) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows--
''(b)(1) The Postal Service, prior to making a determination under
subsection (a)(3) of this section as to the necessity for the
renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of any post office,
shall provide adequate notice of its intention to renovate, relocate,
close, or consolidate such post office at least 60 days prior to the
proposed date of such renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation
to persons served by such post office.
''(2) Such notification shall be made in writing and shall be hand
delivered or delivered by mail to persons served by such post office,
and shall be published in one or more newspapers of general circulation
within the zip codes served by such post office. Such notification
shall include--
''(A) an identification of the renovation, relocation,
closing, or consolidation;
''(B) a summary of the reasons for the renovation,
relocation, closing, or consolidation; and
''(C) the proposed date for the renovation, relocation,
renovation, closing, or consolidation.
''(3) Any person served by the post office may offer an alternative
renovation, relocation, consolidation, or closing proposal within the
60 day notice period. The Postal Service shall deliver a response in
writing by hand delivery or certified mail to the person making the
proposal. In a case in which the Postal Service rejects a bona fide
proposal, the Postal Service shall state in writing the reasons for the
rejection.
''(4) At the end of the 60 day notice period, the Postal Service
shall make a determination under subsection (a)(3). Prior to making a
final determination, the Postal Service shall conduct a hearing, and
persons served by the post office may present oral or written testimony
with respect to the renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation
of such post office. The Postal Service, in making a determination as
to whether or not to renovate, relocate, close, or consolidate a post
office shall consider--
''(A) the extent to which such post office is part of a
core downtown business area;
''(B) the effect of such renovation, relocation, closing,
or consolidation on the community served by such post office;
''(C) whether the community served by such post office
opposes a renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation;
''(D) the effect of such renovation, relocation, closing,
or consolidation on employees of the Postal Service employed at
such office;
''(E) whether such renovation, relocation, closing, or
consolidation is consistent with the policy of the Government,
as stated in section 101(b) of this title, that the Postal
Service shall provide a maximum degree of effective and regular
postal services to rural areas, communities, and small towns
where post offices are not self sustaining;
''(F) the quantified long-term economic saving to the
Postal Service resulting from such renovation, relocation,
closing, or consolidation;
''(G) whether postal officials engaged in negotiations with
persons served by the post office concerning the proposed
renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation;
''(H) whether management of the post office contributed to
a desire to relocate;
''(I) the adequacy of the existing post office, and whether
all reasonable alternatives have been explored; and
''(J) such other factors as the Postal Service determines
are necessary.
''(5) Any determination of the Postal Service to renovate,
relocate, close, or consolidate a post office shall be in writing and
shall include the findings of the Postal Service with respect to the
considerations required to be made under paragraph (4) of this
subsection. Such determination and findings shall be made available to
persons served by such post office.
''(6) The Postal Service shall take no action to renovate,
relocate, close, or consolidate a post office until 60 days after its
written determination is made available to persons served by such post
office.
''(7) A determination of the Postal Service to renovate, relocate,
close, or consolidate any post office may be appealed by any person
served by such post office to the Postal Rate Commission within 30 days
after such determination is made available to such person under
paragraph (5). The Commission shall review such determination on the
basis of the record before the Postal Service in the making of such
determination. The Commission shall make a determination based upon
such review no later than 120 days after receiving any appeal under
this paragraph. The commission shall set aside any determination,
findings, and conclusions found to be--
''(A) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or
otherwise not in accordance with the law;
''(B) without observance of procedure required by law; or
''(C) unsupported by substantial evidence on the record.
The Commission may affirm the determination of the Postal Service or
order that the entire matter be returned for further consideration, but
the Commission may not modify the determination of the Postal Service.
The Commission may suspend the effectiveness of the determination of
the Postal Service until the final disposition of the appeal. The
provisions of section 556, section 557, and chapter 7 of title 5 shall
not apply to any review carried out by the Commission under this
paragraph.
''(8) In a case in which a community has procedures to address the
renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of buildings in the
community, and the public participation requirements of such procedures
are more stringent than those provided in this subsection, the Postal
Service shall follow such procedures and disregard the procedures
established in this subsection.
''(9) The Postal Service, in making a determination to renovate,
relocate, close, or consolidate any post office, shall comply with any
zoning, planning, or land use regulations, or building codes applicable
to State or local public entities, including the zoning authority, of
the local jurisdiction.''.

SEC. 3. POLICY STATEMENT.

Section 101(g) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following: ''The Postal Service shall also
consider the effect a new postal facility may have on the community
served by the prior facility.''.

Answer: Post Office Relocation Act of 1997 - Modifies Federal postal provisions to require a 60-day notice before the renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation (currently, the closing or consolidation) of a post office. Requires such notice to be: (1) hand delivered or delivered by mail; and (2) published in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the zip codes served by such post office.
Sets forth provisions which: (1) allow any person served by the post office to offer an alternative renovation, relocation, consolidation, or closing proposal within such 60-day period; and (2) require the Postal Service to conduct a hearing to allow the individual to present oral or written testimony.
Revises the factors to be considered in deciding whether or not to renovate, relocate, close, or consolidate a post office to include: (1) the extent to which the post office is part of a core downtown business area; (2) the sentiment of the community; (3) whether postal officials negotiated with persons served; (4) whether management of the post office contributed to a desire to relocate; and (5) the adequacy of the existing post office.
Requires the Postal Service to follow a community's public participation procedures to address the renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of buildings in the community if participation requirements of such procedures are more stringent than those provided in this Act.
Requires the Postal Service, in making a determination to renovate, relocate, close, or consolidate any post office, to comply with any zoning, planning, or land use regulations or building codes applicable to State or local public entities, including the zoning authority of the local jurisdiction.
Includes within the Postal Service policy with respect to planning and building new postal facilities that the Service consider the effect a new facility may have on the community.

Question: SECTION 1. KOREA VISA WAIVER PILOT PROGRAM.

(a) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) travel and tourism play a major role in reducing the
United States unfavorable balance of trade;
(2) the characteristics of the Korean travel market do not
permit long-term planning for longer trips;
(3) applications for United States visas cannot now be
processed in a reasonable period of time;
(4) the Secretary of State has attempted to solve the
problem by adding additional staff to the consular section at
the United States Embassy in Seoul;
(5) unfortunately, these additions have not resulted in any
discernable improvement in reducing visa processing delays;
(6) further, it is unlikely, given the current fiscal
environment, to expect funding to be available for further
staff additions in sufficient numbers to effect any significant
improvement in the time required to process visa applications;
(7) most of the nations of the South Pacific, Europe, and
Canada do not currently require Koreans entering their
countries to have a visa, thus providing them with a serious
competitive advantage in the tourism industry;
(8) the United States territory of Guam has been permitted
by the United States Government to eliminate visa requirements
for Koreans visiting Guam, with resultant impressive increases
in travel and tourism from citizens of the Republic of Korea;
(9) any application under existing procedures to add the
Republic of Korea, or any other nation to the group of favored
nations exempted from United States visa regulations, would
require many years during which time the United States could
well lose its competitive advantages in attracting travel and
tourism from the Republic of Korea;
(10) the Republic of Korea, as a gesture of goodwill, has
already unilaterally exempted United States tourists who seek
to enter the Republic of Korea from the requirement of
obtaining a visa; and
(11) growth in Korean travel to the United States has not
kept pace with growth in travel to non-United States
destinations, and cumbersome and time-consuming visa processing
procedures are widely recognized as the cause of this loss of
market share and competitiveness with alternative destinations.
(b) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of State and the Attorney General
jointly shall establish a pilot project (in this section referred to as
the ''pilot program'') within six months of the date of the enactment
of this Act under which the requirement of paragraph (7)(B)(i)(II) of
section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(7)(B)(i)(II)) is waived during the pilot program period in the
case of any alien who meets the following requirements:
(1) National of pilot program country.--The alien is a
national of, and presents a passport issued by, the Republic of
Korea. The Republic of Korea is urged to provide machine
readable passports to its citizens in the near future.
(2) Seeking entry as tourist.--The alien is applying for
admission to the United States during the pilot program period
as a nonimmigrant visitor for pleasure (as described in section
101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(B))), as part of a group tour to the United States.
(3) Period of stay.--The alien seeks to stay in the United
States for a period of not more than 15 days.
(4) Executes immigration forms.--The alien before the time
of such admission completes such immigration form as the
Attorney General shall establish.
(5) Entry into the united states.--If arriving by sea or
air, the alien arrives at the port of entry into the United
States on a carrier which has entered into an agreement with the
Immigration and Naturalization Service to guarantee transport of the
alien out of the United States if the alien is found inadmissible or
deportable by an immigration officer.
(6) Not a safety threat.--The alien has been determined not
to represent a threat to the welfare, health, safety, or
security of the United States.
(7) No previous violation.--If the alien previously was
admitted without a visa under this section, the alien must not
have failed to comply with the conditions of any previous
admission as such a nonimmigrant.
(8) Round-trip ticket.--The alien is in possession of a
round-trip transportation ticket (unless this requirement is
waived by the Attorney General under regulations).
(c) Waiver of Rights.--An alien may not be provided a waiver under
the pilot program unless the alien has waived any right--
(1) to review or appeal under this Act of an immigration
officer's determination as to the admissibility of the alien at
the port of entry into the United States, or
(2) to contest, other than on the basis of an application
for asylum, any action for deportation against the alien.
(d) Termination of Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of this section, the Attorney General and the Secretary of State,
acting jointly, may terminate the pilot program under this section on
or after a date which is one year after the date of the establishment
of the pilot program if--
(1) during the preceding fiscal year, the overstay rate for
nationals of the Republic of Korea entering the United States
under the pilot program exceeds the overstay rate of such
nationals entering the United States with valid visas; and
(2) the Attorney General and the Secretary of State have
jointly determined that the pilot program is leading to a
significant increase in the number of overstays by such
nationals.
(e) Special Bond and Notification Requirements for Tour
Operators.--
(1) In general.--Nationals of the Republic of Korea may not
enter the United States under the terms of this section unless
they are accompanied for the duration of their authorized
admission period by a tour operator who has fulfilled the
following requirements:
(A) The tour operator has posted a bond of $200,000
with the Secretary of State.
(B) The Secretary of State, under such regulations
as the Secretary may prescribe, has approved an
application by the tour operator to escort tour groups
to the United States.
(C) The tour operator provides the name, address,
birthdate, passport number, and citizenship of all
prospective tour group members to the Secretary of
State no less than one business day prior to the
departure date of the group, under such regulations as
he may prescribe, in order to determine that the
prospective travelers do not represent a threat to the
welfare, health, safety, and security of the United
States.
(D) The tour operator excludes from the tour group
any person whom the Secretary of State denies
permission to travel to the United States.
(E) The tour operator provides written
certification or other such evidence prescribed by the
Secretary of State and Attorney General which documents
the return to Korea of each tour group member.
(2) Forfeiture of bonds.--Bonds posted in accordance with
this subsection shall be forfeited in whole or in part and a
tour operator's authorization to escort tours to the United
States may be suspended or revoked if the Secretary of State
finds that the tour operator--
(A) has failed to disclose a material fact in
connection with the application required under
paragraph (1)(B);
(B) fails to comply with the advance notification
and refusal requirements of paragraphs (1)(C) and
(1)(D);
(C) has failed to take adequate steps to ensure
that visitors who are being escorted to the United
States under the terms of an approved application
return to their country of residence; or
(D) is found at any time to have committed a felony
or any offense under the immigration laws of the United
States.
(f) Participation by Tour Agents.--The Secretary of State shall
periodically review the overstay rate of nationals of the Republic of
Korea that corresponds to each tour agent participating in the program
under this section. The Secretary may terminate the participation in
the program of any tour agent if the Secretary determines that the
corresponding overstay rate is excessive.
(g) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
(1) Group tour.--The term ''group tour'' means travelers
who take advantage of group-purchased hotel or airfare
packages, as guided, supervised, and arranged by a tour agent
in the Republic of Korea approved or licensed by the Department
of State.
(2) Overstay rate.--The term ''overstay rate'' means,
during a specified period of time, the proportion that the
number of aliens remaining in the United States after the
expiration of their visas bears to the total number of aliens
entering the United States during that period of time.
(3) Pilot program period.--The term ''pilot program
period'' means the three-year period immediately following the
establishment of the pilot program.

Answer: Directs the Secretary of State and the Attorney General to jointly establish a visa waiver pilot program for Korean nationals traveling in tour groups to the United States. Specifies requirements for such waiver.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Gulf War Veterans' Iraqi Claims
Protection Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. ADJUDICATION OF CLAIMS.

(a) Claims Against Iraq.--The United States Commission is
authorized to receive and determine the validity and amounts of any
claims by nationals of the United States against the Government of
Iraq. Such claims must be submitted to the United States Commission
within the period specified by such Commission by notice published in
the Federal Register. The United States Commission shall certify to
each claimant the amount determined by the Commission to be payable on
the claim under this Act.
(b) Decision Rules.--In deciding claims under subsection (a), the
United States Commission shall apply, in the following order--
(1) applicable substantive law, including international
law; and
(2) applicable principles of justice and equity.
(c) Priority Claims.--Before deciding any other claim against the
Government of Iraq, the United States Commission shall, to the extent
practical, decide all pending non-commercial claims of active, retired,
or reserve members of the United States Armed Forces, retired former
members of the United States Armed Forces, and other individuals
arising out of Iraq's invasion and occupation of Kuwait or out of the
1987 attack on the USS Stark.
(d) Applicability of International Claims Settlement Act.--To the
extent they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, the
provisions of title I (other than section 2(c)) and title VII of the
International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1621-1627 and
1645-1645o) shall apply with respect to claims under this Act.

SEC. 3. CLAIMS FUNDS.

(a) Iraq Claims Fund.--The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized
to establish in the Treasury of the United States a fund (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ''Iraq Claims Fund'') for payment of claims
certified under section 2(a). The Secretary of the Treasury shall cover
into the Iraq Claims Fund such amounts as are allocated to such fund
pursuant to subsection (b).
(b) Allocation of Proceeds From Iraqi Asset Liquidation.--
(1) In general.--The President shall allocate funds
resulting from the liquidation of assets pursuant to section 4
in the manner the President determines appropriate between the
Iraq Claims Fund and such other accounts as are appropriate for
the payment of claims of the United States Government against
Iraq, subject to the limitation in paragraph (2).
(2) Limitation.--The amount allocated pursuant to this
subsection for payment of claims of the United States
Government against Iraq may not exceed the amount which bears
the same relation to the amount allocated to the Iraq Claims
Fund pursuant to this subsection as the sum of all certified
claims of the United States Government against Iraq bears to
the sum of all claims certified under section 2(a). As used in
this paragraph, the term ''certified claims of the United
States Government against Iraq'' means those claims of the
United States Government against Iraq which are determined by
the Secretary of State to be outside the jurisdiction of the
United Nations Commission and which are determined to be valid,
and whose amount has been certified, under such procedures as
the President may establish.

SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO VEST IRAQI ASSETS.

The President is authorized to vest and liquidate as much of the
assets of the Government of Iraq in the United States that have been
blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) as may be necessary to satisfy claims under
section 2(a), claims of the United States Government against Iraq which
are determined by the Secretary of State to be outside the jurisdiction
of the United Nations Commission, and administrative expenses under
section 5.

SEC. 5. REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

(a) Deduction.--In order to reimburse the United States Government
for its expenses in administering this Act, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall deduct 1.5 percent of any amount covered into the Iraq
Claims Fund to satisfy claims under this Act.
(b) Deductions Treated as Miscellaneous Receipts.--Amounts deducted
pursuant to subsection (a) shall be deposited in the Treasury of the
United States as miscellaneous receipts.

SEC. 6. PAYMENTS.

(a) In General.--The United States Commission shall certify to the
Secretary of the Treasury each award made pursuant to section 2. The
Secretary of the Treasury shall make payment, out of the Iraq Claims
Fund, in the following order of priority to the extent funds are
available in such fund:
(1) Payment of $10,000 or the principal amount of the
award, whichever is less.
(2) For each claim that has priority under section 2(c),
payment of an additional $90,000 toward the unpaid balance of
the principal amount of the award.
(3) Payments from time to time in ratable proportions on
account of the unpaid balance of the principal amounts of all
awards according to the proportions which the unpaid balance of
such awards bear to the total amount in the Iraq Claims Fund
that is available for distribution at the time such payments
are made.
(4) After payment has been made of the principal amounts of
all such awards, pro rata payments on account of accrued
interest on such awards as bear interest.
(b) Unsatisfied Claims.--Payment of any award made pursuant to this
Act shall not extinguish any unsatisfied claim, or be construed to have
divested any claimant, or the United States on his or her behalf, of
any rights against the Government of Iraq with respect to any
unsatisfied claim.

SEC. 7. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER RECORDS.

The head of any Executive agency may transfer or otherwise make
available to the United States Commission such records and documents
relating to claims authorized to be determined under this Act as may be
required by the United States Commission in carrying out its functions
under this Act.

SEC. 8. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS; DISPOSITION OF UNUSED FUNDS.

(a) Statute of Limitations.--Any demand or claim for payment on
account of an award that is certified under this Act shall be barred on
and after the date that is one year after the date of publication of
the notice required by subsection (b).
(b) Publication of Notice.--
(1) In general.--At the end of the 9-year period specified
in paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Treasury shall publish a
notice in the Federal Register detailing the statute of
limitations provided for in subsection (a) and identifying the
claim numbers of, and the names of the claimants holding,
unpaid certified claims.
(2) Publication date.--The notice required by paragraph (1)
shall be published 9 years after the last date on which the
Secretary of the Treasury covers into the Iraq Claims Fund
amounts allocated to that fund pursuant to section 3(b).
(c) Disposition of Unused Funds.--
(1) Disposition.--At the end of the 2-year period beginning
on the publication date of the notice required by subsection
(b), the Secretary of the Treasury shall dispose of all unused
funds described in paragraph (2) by depositing in the Treasury
of the United States as miscellaneous receipts any such funds
that are not used for payments of certified claims under this
Act.
(2) Unused funds.--The unused funds referred to in
paragraph (1) are any remaining balance in the Iraq Claims
Fund.

SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

As used in this Act:
(1) Executive agency.--The term ''Executive agency'' has
the meaning given that term by section 105 of title 5, United
States Code.
(2) Government of iraq.--The term ''Government of Iraq''
includes agencies, instrumentalities, and entities controlled
by that government (including public sector enterprises).
(3) United nations commission.--The term ''United Nations
Commission'' means the United Nations Compensation Commission
established pursuant to United Nations Security Council
Resolution 687 (1991).
(4) United states commission.--The term ''United States
Commission'' means the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of
the United States.

Answer:
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to establish in the Treasury an Iraq Claims Fund for the payment of such claims. Authorizes the President, subject to specified limitations, to vest and liquidate Iraqi Government assets in the United States that have been blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and allocate the proceeds to the Fund to satisfy claims against the Government of Iraq by U.S. nationals, as well as claims of the U.S. Government that are outside the jurisdiction of the United Nations Compensation Commission. Provides for the reimbursement to the U.S. Government of expenses incurred in administering this Act. Establishes an order of priority for payment of claims.
Directs the U.S. Commission to certify to the Secretary each award made under this Act. Sets forth a ten-year statute of limitations on any demand or claim for the payment of such an award.