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Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Detroit Economic Competitiveness
Act''.

SEC. 2. DETROIT JOBS TRUST FUND.

(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 98 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

''SEC. 9512. DETROIT JOBS TRUST FUND.

''(a) Creation of Trust Fund.--There is established in the Treasury
of the United States a trust fund to be known as the 'Detroit Jobs
Trust Fund', consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated or
credited to such fund as provided in this section or section 9602(b).
''(b) Transfers to Trust Fund.--There are hereby appropriated to
the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund amounts equivalent to receipts in the
Treasury of taxes (including all income, excise, and employment taxes
whether imposed with respect to individuals or businesses) imposed
under this title (with respect to periods after the date of the
enactment of this section) which are (as determined by the Secretary)
attributable to Detroit, Michigan. The city of Detroit, Michigan, shall
provide the Secretary such information as the Secretary may request for
purposes of making the determinations required under this subsection.
For purposes of this subsection, the taxes imposed on a corporation or
other business entity shall not be treated as attributable to Detroit,
Michigan, merely because the headquarters of such corporation or entity
is located in Detroit, Michigan.
''(c) Expenditures.--
''(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, amounts in the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund shall
(without need of any further appropriation) be distributed
annually by the Secretary to the city of Detroit, Michigan, to
carry out the purposes described in paragraph (2).
''(2) Use of expenditures.--Amounts distributed to the city
of Detroit, Michigan, under this section shall be used for the
following purposes and in the following order of priority:
''(A) First, of the amounts distributed with
respect the annual period not in excess of the Detroit
income tax suspension hold harmless amount, for any
purpose determined by the city government of Detroit,
Michigan.
''(B) Second, for payment of principal and interest
on any general obligation issued by the city of
Detroit, Michigan (to the extent of such obligations).
''(C) Third, for payment of principal and interest
on obligations to which section 103 applies and the
proceeds of which were used for the public schools of
the city of Detroit, Michigan (to the extent of such
obligations).
''(D) Fourth, for jobs development, public safety,
education, business infrastructure, or public
infrastructure (to the extent consistent with the plan
described in paragraph (4)).
''(3) Restriction on distributions.--No distribution shall
be made by the Secretary under paragraph (1) unless--
''(A) the city of Detroit, Michigan, does not
impose an income tax with respect to the period to
which such distribution relates,
''(B) such city has reduced the aggregate property
taxes imposed by an amount not less than the reduction
in the payment obligations of such city by reason of
the payments described in paragraph (2),
''(C) all prior distributions made to the city
under paragraph (2) were used by the city in a manner
consistent with the requirements of paragraph (2), and
''(D) such city has provided such information to
the Comptroller General of the United States as the
Comptroller General may request to carry out section
2(b) of the Detroit Economic Competitiveness Act.
''(4) 5-year development plan.--A plan is described in this
paragraph if such plan--
''(A) is a 5-year plan describing development goals
for Detroit, Michigan, and detailing how distributions
for purposes described in paragraph (2)(D) will be
spent,
''(B) has been approved by simple majority vote of
the City Council of Detroit, Michigan (after
consultation with the Detroit Board of Education), and
''(C) has been submitted to, and approved by, the
Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development, and the Secretary of Education.
No distribution shall be made under paragraph (1) for a purpose
described in paragraph (2)(D) unless a plan described in this
paragraph is in effect and all prior such distributions for
such purposes were used in accordance with such plan.
''(5) Special rules during period of plan development.--
During the period during which the plan described in paragraph
(4) is developed (but not in excess of the 5-month period
beginning on the date of the first distribution under paragraph
(1)), amounts distributed may be used concurrently for the
purposes described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of
paragraph (2).
''(6) Detroit income tax suspension hold harmless amount.--
''(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph
(2)(A), the term 'Detroit income tax suspension hold
harmless amount' means the amount (as determined by the
Secretary) of revenue collected by the city of Detroit
pursuant to the income tax imposed by such city during
the calendar year preceding the calendar year which
includes the date of the enactment of this section.
''(B) Cross reference.--For provision which
requires suspension of the Detroit income tax, see
paragraph (3)(A).
''(C) Tax returns may still be required.--The city
of Detroit, Michigan, shall not be treated as failing
to satisfy the requirement of paragraph (3)(A) with
respect to any period merely because taxpayers are
required to file tax returns and report income with
respect to such period.
''(7) Amounts made available not to reduce other funding.--
Amounts distributed to the city of Detroit, Michigan, under
this section shall supplement, and not supplant, any other
funding (including any Federal funding) for such city.
''(d) Termination.--No amount shall be distributed from, or
appropriated to, the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund after the 5-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this section. Any amounts
remaining in such Trust Fund at the end of such period shall be
transferred to the general fund of the Treasury. The 5-year period
specified in this subsection shall not be renewed or extended.''.
(b) GAO Reports.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit an annual report to Congress which--
(1) describes the manner and purposes for which
distributions made from the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund have been
used,
(2) describes the extent to which progress has been made
toward meeting the development goals under the plan described
in section 9512(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as
added by this section) and whether such progress is consistent
with meeting such goals, and
(3) includes any recommendations the Comptroller General
may have regarding improvements to the program described in
section 9512 of such Code.
The first such annual report shall be submitted not later than 90 days
after the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
Act and the last such annual report shall be submitted not later than
90 days after the date on which the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund terminates
pursuant to section 9512(d) of such Code.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subchapter A of
chapter 98 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at
the end the following new item:

''Sec. 9512. Detroit Jobs Trust Fund.''.

SEC. 3. ZERO CAPITAL GAINS RATE FOR CERTAIN NEW INVESTMENTS IN DETROIT,
MICHIGAN.

(a) In General.--Subchapter Y of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new part:

''PART IV--CERTAIN NEW INVESTMENTS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN

''Sec. 1400V. Zero capital gains rate for certain new investments in
Detroit, Michigan.

''SEC. 1400V. ZERO CAPITAL GAINS RATE FOR CERTAIN NEW INVESTMENTS IN
DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

''(a) In General.--Gross income does not include any qualified
capital gain from the sale or exchange of a specified new investment
held for more than 1 year.
''(b) Specified New Investment.--For purposes of this section--
''(1) In general.--The term 'specified new investment'
means--
''(A) any qualified stock,
''(B) any qualified partnership interest, and
''(C) any qualified business property.
''(2) Qualified stock.--
''(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), the term 'qualified stock' means any
stock in a domestic corporation if--
''(i) such stock is acquired by the
taxpayer during the 1-year period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this section, at
its original issue (directly or through an
underwriter) from the corporation solely in
exchange for cash,
''(ii) as of the time such stock was
issued, such corporation was a specified
Detroit business (or, in the case of a new
corporation, such corporation was being
organized for purposes of being a specified
Detroit business), and
''(iii) during substantially all of the
taxpayer's holding period for such stock, such
corporation qualified as a specified Detroit
business.
''(B) Redemptions.--A rule similar to the rule of
section 1202(c)(3) shall apply for purposes of this
paragraph.
''(3) Qualified partnership interest.--The term 'qualified
partnership interest' means any capital or profits interest in
a domestic partnership if--
''(A) such interest is acquired by the taxpayer
during the 1-year period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this section, from the partnership solely
in exchange for cash,
''(B) as of the time such interest was acquired,
such partnership was a specified Detroit business (or,
in the case of a new partnership, such partnership was
being organized for purposes of being a specified
Detroit business), and
''(C) during substantially all of the taxpayer's
holding period for such interest, such partnership
qualified as a specified Detroit business.
A rule similar to the rule of paragraph (2)(B) shall apply for
purposes of this paragraph.
''(4) Qualified business property.--
''(A) In general.--The term 'qualified business
property' means tangible property if--
''(i) such property was acquired by the
taxpayer by purchase (as defined in section
179(d)(2)) during the 1-year period beginning
on the date of the enactment of this section,
''(ii) the original use of such property in
Detroit, Michigan, commences with the taxpayer,
and
''(iii) during substantially all of the
taxpayer's holding period for such property,
substantially all of the use of such property
was in a specified Detroit business of the
taxpayer.
''(B) Special rule for substantial improvements.--
The requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of
subparagraph (A) shall be treated as satisfied with
respect to--
''(i) property which is substantially
improved by the taxpayer before the end of the
period described in subparagraph (A)(i), and
''(ii) any land on which such property is
located.
The determination of whether a property is
substantially improved shall be made under clause (ii)
of section 1400B(b)(4)(B), except that 'the date of the
enactment of section 1400V' shall be substituted for
'December 31, 1997' in such clause.
''(c) Qualified Capital Gain.--For purposes of this section--
''(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, the term 'qualified capital gain' means any gain
recognized on the sale or exchange of--
''(A) a capital asset, or
''(B) property used in the trade or business (as
defined in section 1231(b)).
''(2) Gain before enactment not qualified.--The term
'qualified capital gain' shall not include any gain
attributable to periods before the date of the enactment of
this section.
''(3) Certain rules to apply.--Rules similar to the rules
of paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of section 1400B(e) shall apply
for purposes of this subsection.
''(d) Specified Detroit Business.--For purposes of this section,
the term 'specified Detroit business' means any enterprise zone
business (as defined in section 1397C), determined--
''(1) without regard to subsections (b)(6) and (c)(5)
thereof,
''(2) by substituting '80 percent' for '50 percent' in
subsections (b)(2) and (c)(1) thereof,
''(3) by treating Detroit, Michigan, as an empowerment zone
(and by treating no area other than Detroit, Michigan, as an
empowerment zone).
''(e) Certain Rules To Apply.--For purposes of this section, rules
similar to the rules of paragraphs (6) and (7) of subsection (b), and
subsections (f) and (g), of section 1400B shall apply; except that for
such purposes section 1400B(g)(2) shall be applied by substituting
'before the date of the enactment of section 1400V' for 'before January
1, 1998, or after December 31, 2014'.
''(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations
as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section,
including regulations to prevent the abuse of the purposes of this
section.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of parts for subchapter Y of
chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:

''Part IV. Certain New Investments in Detroit, Michigan''.

(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to property acquired after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Example Output: Detroit Economic Competitiveness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the Detroit Jobs Trust Fund to finance economic development in Detroit, Michigan. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make annual distributions from such Fund to the city of Detroit for payment of debt obligations and for job development, public safety, education, and business and public infrastructure. Prohibits any distributions unless the city of Detroit: (1) does not impose an income tax during a period of distribution, (2) has made specified reductions in aggregate property taxes, (3) has used prior distributions as required under this Act, (4) has provided required information to the Comptroller General (GAO), and (5) has implemented a five-year plan describing development goals for Detroit and detailing how distributions from the Trust Fund will be spent. Terminates such Fund five years after enactment of this Act.

Requires GAO to submit annual reports to Congress describing the use of distributions from the Trust Fund, the extent to which progress has been made in meeting the plan's development goals, and Comptroller General recommendations for improving the program established under this Act.

Excludes from gross income capital gain from the sale or exchange of investment property used in trade or business in Detroit.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Independent Ethics Commission Act of
2007''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT ETHICS COMMISSION.

(a) Establishment.--There is established an independent ethics
commission within the House of Representatives to be known as the
Independent Ethics Committee (in this Act referred to as the
''Commission'').
(b) Membership and Terms of Office.--(1) The Commission shall
consist of 9 commissioners, 4 appointed by the Speaker and 4 by the
minority leader of the House, and one selected by the affirmative vote
of two-thirds of the 8 appointed commissioners for a term of 5 years.
No commissioner may serve for more than 5 years.
(2) Commissioners shall be appointed for terms of 5 years, except
that of the commissioners first appointed, 2 appointed by the Speaker
and 2 by the minority leader shall be for 3-year terms and 2 appointed
by the Speaker and 2 by the minority leader shall be for 4-year terms
as designated by the Speaker and the minority leader at the time of
appointment.
(c) Qualifications.--Only former Federal judges shall be eligible
for appointment to the Commission.
(1) Disqualifications for appointments.--
(A) Lobbying.--No individual who has been a
lobbyist registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act
of 1995 or engages in, or is otherwise employed in,
lobbying of the Congress or who is an agent of a
foreign principal registered under the Foreign Agents
Registration Act within the 4-year period immediately
preceding appointment shall be eligible for appointment
to, or service on, the Commission.
(B) Incompatible office.--No member of the
Commission appointed under subsection (b) may be a
Member of the House of Representatives or Senator.
(2) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled
in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
(d) Compensation.--Members shall each be entitled to receive the
daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay in effect for
Level III of the Executive Schedule for each day (including travel
time) during which they are engaged in the actual performance of duties
vested in the Commission.
(e) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum.
(f) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call a majority of
its members.

SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

(a) Duties.--The Commission is authorized--
(1) to receive, monitor, and oversee financial disclosure
and other reports filed by Members of the House and officers
and employees of the House under the Ethics in Government Act
of 1978, and reports filed by registered lobbyists under the
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995;
(2) to investigate any alleged violation, by a Member,
officer, or employee of the House of Representatives, of any
rule or other standard of conduct applicable to the conduct of
such Member, officer, or employee under House rules in the
performance of his duties or the discharge of his
responsibilities;
(3) to present a case of probable ethics violations to the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of
Representatives;
(4) to make recommendations to the Committee on Standards
of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives that it
report to the appropriate Federal or State authorities any
substantial evidence of a violation by a Member, officer, or
employee of the House of Representatives of any law applicable
to the performance of his duties or the discharge of his
responsibilities, which may have been disclosed in an
investigation by the Office;
(5) to provide information and informal guidance to
Members, officers and employees of the House of Representatives
regarding any rules and other standards of conduct applicable
to such individuals in their official capacities, and develop
and carry out periodic educational briefings for Members,
officers, and employees of the House of Representatives on
those laws, rules, regulations, or other standards; and
(6) to give consideration to the request of any Member,
officer, or employee of the House of Representatives for a
formal advisory opinion or other formal ruling, subject to the
review of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the
House of Representatives, as applicable, with respect to the
general propriety of any current or proposed conduct of such
Member, officer, or employee and, with appropriate deletions to
assure the privacy of the individual concerned, to publish such
opinion for the guidance of other Members, officers, and
employees of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 4. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

(a) Hearings and Evidence.--The Commission may for the purpose of
carrying out this Act--
(1) hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and
places, take such testimony, receive such evidence, administer
such oaths; and
(2) subject to subsection (b), require, by subpoena or
otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and
the production of such books, records, correspondence,
memoranda, papers, and documents, as the Commission may
determine advisable.
(b) Subpoenas.--A subpoena may be issued only with a majority of
the Commission.
(c) Obtaining Information.--Upon request of the Commission, the
head of any agency or instrumentality of the Government shall furnish
information deemed necessary by the Commission to enable it to carry
out its duties.
(d) Referrals to the Department of Justice.--Whenever the
Commission has reason to believe that a violation of the Lobbying
Disclosure Act of 1995 may have occurred, that matter may be referred
to the Department of Justice for it to investigate.
(e) General Audits.--The Commission shall have the authority to
conduct general audits of filings under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of
1995.

SEC. 5. INVESTIGATIONS AND INTERACTION WITH THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON
STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT.

(a) Notification.--Whenever the Commission determines that there
are sufficient grounds to conduct an investigation--
(1) the Commission shall notify the Committee on Standards
of Official Conduct of this determination;
(2) the applicable committee may overrule the determination
of the Commission if, within 10 legislative days--
(A) the committee by an affirmative, roll-call vote
of two-thirds of the full committee votes to overrule
the determination of the Commission;
(B) the committee issues a public report detailing
its reasoning for overruling the Commission;
(C) the vote of each member of the committee on
such roll-call vote is included in the report;
(D) dissenting members are allowed to issue their
own report detailing their reasons for disagreeing with
the majority vote; and
(E) if the committee votes to overrule the
determination of the Commission pursuant to
subparagraph (B), the Commission may publish and make
available to the general public a report detailing the
reasons that the Commission concluded there were
sufficient grounds to conduct an investigation.
(b) Conducting Investigations.--(1) If the Commission determines
that there are sufficient grounds to conduct an investigation and his
determination is not overruled under subsection (a)(5), the Commission
shall conduct an investigation to determine if probable cause exists
that a violation occurred.
(2) As part of an investigation, the Commission may--
(A) administer oaths;
(B) issue subpoenas;
(C) compel the attendance of witnesses and the production
of papers, books, accounts, documents, and testimony; and
(D) take the deposition of witnesses.
(3) If a person disobeys or refuses to comply with a subpoena, or
if a witness refuses to testify to a matter, he may be held in contempt
of Congress.
(c) Presentation of Case to House Committee on Standards of
Official Conduct.--(1) If the Commission determines, upon conclusion of
an investigation, that probable cause exists that an ethics violation
has occurred, the Commission shall notify the Committee on Standards of
Official Conduct of the House of Representatives of this determination.
(2) The committee may overrule the determination of the Commission
if, within 10 legislative days--
(A) the committee by an affirmative, roll-call vote of two-
thirds of the full committee votes to overrule the
determination of the Commission;
(B) the committee issues a public report detailing its
reasoning for overruling the Commission;
(C) the vote of each member of the committee on such roll-
call vote is included in the report; and
(D) dissenting members are allowed to issue their own
report detailing their reasons for disagreeing with the
majority vote.
(3) If the committee votes to overrule the determination of the
Commission pursuant to paragraph (2), the Commission may publish and
make available to the general public a report detailing the reasons
that he concluded there were sufficient grounds to present such case to
the committee.
(4)(A) If the Commission determines there is probable cause that an
ethics violation has occurred and the Commission's determination is not
overruled, the Commission shall present the case and evidence to the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of
Representatives to hear and make a determination pursuant to its rules.
(B) The committee shall vote upon whether the individual who is the
subject of the investigation has violated any rules or other standards
of conduct applicable to that individual in his official capacity. Such
votes shall be a roll-call vote of the full committee, a quorum being
present. The committee shall issue a public report which shall include
the vote of each member of the committee on such roll-call vote.
Dissenting members may issue their own report detailing their own
reasons for disagreeing with the majority vote.
(d) Sanctions.--Whenever the Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct of the House of Representatives finds that an ethics violation
has occurred the Commission shall recommend appropriate sanctions to
the committee and whether a matter should be referred to the Department
of Justice for investigation.

SEC. 6. PROCEDURAL RULES.

(a) Majority Approval.--No report or recommendation relating to the
official conduct of a Member, officer, or employee of the House of
Representatives shall be made by the Commission, and no investigation
of such conduct shall be undertaken by the Commission, unless approved
by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Commission.
(b) Investigations.--Except in the case of an investigation
undertaken by the Commission on its own initiative, the Commission may
undertake an investigation relating to the official conduct of an
individual Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives
only--
(1) upon receipt of a complaint, in writing and under oath,
made by or submitted to a Member of the House of
Representatives and transmitted to the Commission by such
Member, or
(2) upon receipt of a complaint from the chairman of the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of
Representatives, in writing and under oath, made by that
committee.
(c) Prohibition of Certain Investigations.--No investigation shall
be undertaken by the Commission of any alleged violation of a law,
rule, regulation, or standard of conduct not in effect at the time of
the alleged violation.
(d) Disclosure.--No information or testimony received, or the
contents of a complaint or the fact of its filing, shall be publicly
disclosed by any member of the Commission or staff of the Commission
unless specifically authorized in each instance by a vote of the
Commission.

SEC. 7. STAFF OF COMMISSION.

The Commission may appoint and fix the compensation of such staff
as the Commission considers necessary to perform its duties. The
Commission shall be appointed jointly by the Speaker and minority
leader and shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay
payable for Level III of the Executive Schedule.

SEC. 8. AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF THE HOUSE TO CHANGE THE DUTIES OF
THE COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT.

(a) House Rules Amendments.--Clause 3 of rule XI of the Rules of
the House of Representatives is amended as follows:
(1) In paragraph (a), strike subparagraphs (1), (2), and
(3), and redesignate subparagraphs (4), (5), and (6), as
subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively.
(2)(A) Paragraph (b)(1) is amended by striking ''(A)'', by
striking ''a resolution, report, recommendation, or'' and
inserting ''an'', and by striking '', or, except as provided in
subparagraph (2), undertake an investigation'', and by striking
subdivision (B).
(B) Paragraph (b) is further amended by striking
subparagraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) and by redesignating
subparagraphs (6) and (7) as subparagraphs (2) and (3),
respectively.
(3) Strike paragraphs (j) (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p), and
(q).
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 803 of the Ethics Reform Act of
1989 (2 U.S.C. 29d) is amended by striking subsections (c) and (d).

SEC. 9. ACTION ON COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS.

(a) Printing of Reports in Congressional Record.--Upon receipt by
the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of
Representatives of any report of the Commission, the Speaker of the
House of Representatives shall have the report printed in the
Congressional Record.
(b) House Consideration of Independent Ethics Commission
Recommendations.--Within 14 calendar days after a report referred to in
subsection (a) is printed in the Congressional Record, that portion of
the report recommending action by the House of Representatives
respecting any alleged violation, by a Member, officer, or employee of
the House of Representatives, of any law, rule, regulation, or other
standard of conduct applicable to the conduct of such Member, officer,
or employee in the performance of his duties or the discharge of his
responsibilities shall be introduced (by request) in the House by the
Speaker of the House, for himself and the minority leader of the House
in the form of a resolution. This resolution shall constitute a
question of privilege under rule IX of the Rules of the House of
Representatives. Any Member favoring the resolution may call it up as a
question of privilege but only on the third day after the calendar date
upon which such Member announces to the House his intention to do so.

SEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Act shall take effect upon the date of its enactment, except
that sections 3, 4, and 8 shall not take effect immediately prior to
noon January 3, 2009.
Example Output: Independent Ethics Commission Act of 2007 - Establishes within the House of Representatives an Independent Ethics Commission composed only of former federal judges.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Expanding DHS Overseas Passenger
Security Screening and Vetting Operations Act''.

SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR DHS
OPERATIONS ABROAD.

(a) Strategy.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a comprehensive five-year
strategy for existing and future international programs.
(2) Contents.--The strategy required under paragraph (1)
shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(A) Specific Department of Homeland Security
strategic risk-based priorities for implementing
international programs.
(B) A risk-based method for determining whether to
establish new international programs or expand existing
international programs to new locations, given resource
constraints.
(C) A mechanism to ensure alignment of resource
allocations on international programs with the highest
Department-wide and Government-wide strategic
priorities.
(D) A common reporting framework for the submission
of reliable, comparable cost data by components of the
Department on overseas expenditures attributable to
international programs.
(3) Considerations.--In developing the strategy required
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
consider, at a minimum, the following:
(A) Existing operations of international programs,
together with specific information on the locations in
which each such program operates.
(B) The number of Department personnel deployed to
each location at which an international program
referred to in subparagraph (A) is in operation during
the current and preceding fiscal year.
(C) Analysis of the impacts of each international
program on domestic operations of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, as the case may be, including staffing
levels and the availability of resources.
(D) Analysis of opportunities and barriers to a
regional approach and coordination with partner
governments on international law enforcement efforts
abroad in line with Department-wide and United States
Government-wide priorities.
(E) Analysis of barriers to international program
expansion.
(F) Relevant Department strategy documents,
including the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review and
component strategies.
(b) Implementation Plans.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, on an annual basis, an
implementation plan based on the strategy required under
subsection (a) for the following fiscal year. Each such plan
shall be submitted with the President's budget request for the
next fiscal year through fiscal year 2022, except that the
first such plan may be submitted together with the President's
budget request for the next fiscal year or 180 days after
submission of the strategy, whichever is later.
(2) Contents.--Each implementation plan required under
paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(A) Information, specified on a location-by-
location basis, on each international program,
including an explanation of program goals and
requirements.
(B) Information on planned deployments of
Department personnel for each international program
referred to in subparagraph (A), specified on a
location-by-location basis, together with an accounting
of resource and personnel allocation required per
program per location.
(C) A plan to ensure Department personnel deployed
at locations outside the United States have appropriate
oversight and support to ensure performance in support
of program and departmental goals.
(D) Mechanisms for cross-component operations,
coordination, and communication abroad.
(3) Format.--The implementation plan required under
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may
contain a classified annex if the Secretary of Homeland
Security determines that such is appropriate.

SEC. 3. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION STAFFING EXPANSION.

(a) In General.--The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection shall--
(1) by not later than September 30, 2017, increase by 1,000
the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and
300 the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agriculture Specialists over the number of such officers and
Specialists, respectively, for fiscal year 2016; and
(2) by not later than September 30, 2018, increase by 1,000
the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and
300 the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agriculture Specialists over the number of such officers and
Specialists, respectively, for fiscal year 2017.
(b) Periodic Reporting.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting
through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall
provide to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives or the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate, upon request by either of such committees,
information on the status of efforts to implement the requirements of
subsection (a), including information on any impediments to such
implementation.

SEC. 4. VISA SECURITY PROGRAM EXPANSION.

(a) Deployment Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
Senate a plan for expanding, by not later than five years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Visa Security Program in a risk-
based manner to not fewer than 50 United States diplomatic and consular
posts that issue visas. Such a plan shall include a prioritized list of
such visa issuing posts based on the following:
(1) Risk and volume.
(2) The number of personnel necessary to operate each such
post.
(3) The expected costs of establishing and operating each
such post.
(4) Any potential security concerns regarding each such
post.
(b) Periodic Reporting.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
provide to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives or the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate, upon request by either of such committees,
information on the status of efforts to implement the requirements of
subsection (a), including information on any impediments to such
implementation.

SEC. 5. PRE-ADJUDICATED THREAT RECOGNITION AND INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS
TEAM (PATRIOT) PROGRAM EXPANSION.

(a) Deployment Plan.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
Senate a plan for deploying the Department of Homeland Security's Pre-
Adjudicated Threat Recognition and Intelligence Operations Team
(PATRIOT) program to not fewer than 50 United States diplomatic and
consular posts that issue visas, based on risk and volume, the minimum
number of personnel necessary to operate each such post, the estimated
costs of establishing and operating each such post, any potential
security concerns for each such post, and anticipated timelines for
deployment. Such plan shall include, at a minimum, the locations of
visa issuing posts to be covered, an accounting of the technology,
infrastructure, and personnel necessary to carry out deployment and
operation of the PATRIOT program at such posts, and the estimated costs
to deploy and operate such program.
(b) Implementation.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
implement the plan required under subsection (a) to ensure the PATRIOT
program referred to in such subsection is being utilized to vet all
visa applications, to the maximum extent practicable, at each United
States diplomatic and consular post that issues visas to which such
program has been expanded.
(c) Periodic Reporting.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
provide to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives or the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate, upon request by either of such committees,
information on the status of efforts to implement the requirements of
this section, including information on any impediments to such
implementation.

SEC. 6. IMMIGRATION COOPERATION PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.

(a) In General.--Subtitle B of title IV of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after section 415 the following new
section:

''SEC. 416. IMMIGRATION COOPERATION PROGRAM.

''There is established within U.S. Customs and Border Protection a
program to be known as the 'Immigration Cooperation Program'. Under
such Program, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers, pursuant to
an arrangement with a foreign country, may cooperate with foreign
authorities, air carriers, and security employees at foreign airports
to identify persons who may be inadmissible to the United States or
otherwise pose a risk to the security of the United States.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 415 the following new item:

''Sec. 416. Immigration Cooperation Program.''.

SEC. 7. INTERNATIONAL TRUSTED TRAVELER PROGRAMS MODERNIZATION.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a plan for
expanding participation in trusted traveler programs administered by
U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Such plan shall include the
following:
(1) A strategy for increasing outreach to and awareness
among the members of the traveling public regarding trusted
traveler programs, requirements, and benefits.
(2) An analysis of any barriers to expansion of trusted
traveler programs.
(3) An assessment of possible impacts on U.S. Customs and
Border Protection staffing and resource requirements as a
result of increased participation in trusted traveler programs.
(4) An assessment of measures utilized to address potential
risks or vulnerabilities of trusted traveler programs,
including resulting from increased enrollment.
(5) An analysis of the facilitation and security benefits
from increased participation in trusted traveler programs.

SEC. 8. SECURITY VETTING FOR NONIMMIGRANT VISAS EVALUATION.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a
review and submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate a report on the adequacy and appropriateness of
the security screening process for each United States nonimmigrant visa
category. Such review shall include the processes for determining visa
eligibility, including security screening and background checks, and
coordination among relevant agencies.

SEC. 9. DEFINITION.

In this Act, the term ''international program'' means an
international program or operation of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement targeted at
vetting and screening persons seeking to enter the United States in
which Department of Homeland Security personnel and resources are
deployed abroad.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING.

There is authorized to be appropriated $250,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2017 and 2018 to carry out this Act and the amendment made
by this Act.
Example Output:
Expanding DHS Overseas Passenger Security Screening and Vetting Operations Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report to Congress: a comprehensive five-year strategy for international programs or operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that are targeted at vetting and screening persons seeking to enter the United States and in which DHS personnel and resources are deployed abroad; annually with the President's budget request for each fiscal year through FY2022, an implementation plan based on such strategy; a plan for expanding, within five years, the Visa Security Program in a risk-based manner, and a plan for deploying the Pre-Adjudicated Threat Recognition and Intelligence Operations Team program, to at least 50 U.S. diplomatic and consular posts that issue visas; and a plan for expanding participation in trusted traveler programs. CBP shall increase the numbers of CBP officers and Agriculture Specialists for each of FY2017-FY2018. The bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within CBP the Immigration Cooperation Program, under which CBP may cooperate with foreign authorities, air carriers, and security employees at foreign airports to identify persons who may be inadmissible to the United States or otherwise pose a risk to U.S. security. The Government Accountability Office shall review and report on the adequacy and appropriateness of the security screening process for each U.S. nonimmigrant visa category.