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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Childrens' Media Protection Act of
1995''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On average, a child in the United States is exposed to
27 hours of television each week, and some children are exposed
to as much as 11 hours of television each day.
(2) The average American child watches 8,000 murders and
100,000 acts of other violence on television by the time the
child completes elementary school.
(3) By the age of 18 years, the average American teenager
has watched 200,000 acts of violence on television, including
40,000 murders.
(4) The Times Mirror Center reports that a recent poll of
Americans indicates that 72 percent of the American people
believe that there is too much violence on television, and,
according to a survey by U.S. News and World Report dated May
1994, 91 percent of American voters believe that mayhem in the
media contributes to violence in real life.
(5) On several occasions since 1975, The Journal of the
American Medical Association has alerted the medical community
to the adverse effects of televised violence on child
development, including an increase in the level of aggressive
behavior and violent behavior among children who view it.
(6) The National Commission on Children recommended in 1991
that producers of television programs exercise greater
restraint in the content of programming for children.
(7) A report of the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation,
dated May 1993, indicates that there is an irrefutable
connection between the amount of violence depicted in the
television programs watched by children and increased
aggressive behavior among children.
(8) It is in the National interest that parents be
empowered with the technology to block the viewing of
television programs whose content is overly violent or
objectionable for other reasons.
(9) Technology currently exists to permit the manufacture
of television receivers that are capable of permitting parents
to block television programs having violent or otherwise
objectionable content.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF TELEVISION VIOLENCE RATING CODE.

Section 303 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 303) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(v) Prescribe, in consultation with television broadcasters,
cable operators, appropriate public interest groups, and interested
individuals from the private sector, rules for rating the level of
violence in television programming, including rules for the
transmission by television broadcast systems and cable systems of
signals containing specifications for blocking violent programming.''.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT FOR MANUFACTURE OF TELEVISIONS THAT BLOCK PROGRAMS.

Section 303 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 303), as
amended by section 3, is further amended by adding at the end the
following:
''(w) Require, in the case of apparatus designed to receive
television signals that are manufactured in the United States or
imported for use in the United States and that have a picture screen 13
inches or greater in size (measured diagonally), that such apparatus--
''(1) be equipped with circuitry designed to enable viewers
to block the display of channels, programs, and time slots; and
''(2) enable viewers to block display of all programs with
a common rating.''.

SEC. 5. SHIPPING OR IMPORTING OF TELEVISIONS THAT BLOCK PROGRAMS.

(a) Regulations.--Section 330 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 330) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(2) by adding after subsection (b) the following new
subsection (c):
''(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no person shall ship
in interstate commerce, manufacture, assemble, or import from any
foreign country into the United States any apparatus described in
section 303(w) of this Act except in accordance with rules prescribed
by the Commission pursuant to the authority granted by that section.
''(2) This subsection shall not apply to carriers transporting
apparatus referred to in paragraph (1) without trading it.
''(3) The rules prescribed by the Commission under this subsection
shall provide performance standards for blocking technology. Such rules
shall require that all such apparatus be able to receive the rating
signals which have been transmitted by way of line 21 of the vertical
blanking interval and which conform to the signal and blocking
specifications established by the Commission.
''(4) As new video technology is developed, the Commission shall
take such action as the Commission determines appropriate to ensure
that blocking service continues to be available to consumers.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 330(d) of such Act, as
redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking ''section
303(s), and section 303(u)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ''and
sections 303(s), 303(u), and 303(w)''.

SEC. 6. ELIMINATION OF VIOLENT PROGRAMMING ON TELEVISION DURING CERTAIN
HOURS.

Title I of the Children's Television Act of 1990 (47 U.S.C. 303a et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

''prohibition on violent programming

''Sec. 105. (a) The Commission shall, within 30 days of the date of
the enactment of this Act, initiate a rule-making proceeding to
prescribe a prohibition on the broadcast on commercial television and
by public telecommunications entities, including the broadcast by cable
operators, from the hours of 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., inclusive, of
programming that contains gratuitous violence.
''(b) As used in this section:
''(1) The term 'cable operator' has the meaning given such
term in section 602 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 522).
''(2) The term 'programming' includes advertisements but
does not include bona fide newscasts, bona fide news
interviews, bona fide news documentaries, and on-the-spot
coverage of bona fide news events.
''(3) The term 'public telecommunications entity' has the
meaning given such term in section 397(12) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397(12)).''.

SEC. 7. BROADCAST ON TELEVISION AND CABLE OF EDUCATIONAL AND
INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN.

(a) Broadcast Television.--Section 309 of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 309) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(k) Educational and Information Programming for Children.--In
granting an application for a license for a television broadcasting
station (including an application for renewal of such a license), the
Commission shall impose such conditions upon the applicant as the
Commission requires in order to ensure that the applicant complies
under the license with the standards for children's television
programming established under section 102 of the Children's Television
Act of 1990 (47 U.S.C. 303a) and otherwise serves the educational and
informational needs of children through its overall programming.''.
(b) Cable Service.--Part III of title VI of the Communications Act
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 541 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

''educational and information programming for children

''Sec. 629. A franchise, including the renewal of a franchise, may
not be awarded under this part unless the cable operator to be awarded
the franchise agrees to comply with the standards for children's
television programming established under section 102 of the Children's
Television Act of 1990 (47 U.S.C. 303a) and to otherwise serve the
educational and informational needs of children in the provision of
cable service under the franchise.''.
Childrens' Media Protection Act of 1995 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) prescribe rules for the rating of violence levels in television programming, including rules for the transmission of signals containing specifications for blocking violent programming; and (2) require television sets with picture screens of 13 inches or more to be equipped with blocking circuitry and enable viewers to block display of all programs with a common rating. Prohibits any person from shipping, manufacturing, assembling, or importing any television not so equipped. Requires performance standards for blocking technology.
(Sec. 6) Directs the FCC to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to prescribe a prohibition on the broadcast on commercial television and any public telecommunications entities between six o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock p.m., inclusively, of programming that contains gratuitous violence.
(Sec. 7) Directs the FCC, in granting an application for a television broadcast license, to impose conditions which ensure that the applicant complies with the standards for children's television programming as established under the Children's Television Act of 1990 and otherwise serves the educational and informational needs of children through its overall programming. Prohibits a cable franchise award or renewal unless the cable operator complies with such standards.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Adults Achieving the American Dream
Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the National Assessment of Adult Literacy,
93 million adults in the United States have limited reading,
writing, and mathematics skills, and 14 percent of adults in
the United States have below basic proficiency in prose
literacy.
(2) According to the United States Census, nearly 16
percent of adults over the age of 25 have not attained a high
school diploma or its equivalent.
(3) According to the United States Census, over 23 million
individuals speak do not speak English well.
(4) An estimated 8 million aliens admitted for lawful
permanent residency are eligible to apply for United States
citizenship.
(5) Recent reports indicate that a majority of Adult
English as a Second Language programs have waiting lists, and
some such programs have dropped waiting lists because of the
extreme demand for English as a second language services.
(6) Only three percent of the 93 million adults who could
benefit from adult education services, English literacy, and
civics education programs actually participate in such services
and programs.
(7) There is a growing and urgent need for additional adult
education, English literacy, and civics education programs for
adults in the United States.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY ACT.

(a) Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education Program.--
Section 203 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C.
9202) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(19) Integrated english literacy and civics education
programs.--The term 'integrated English literacy and civics
education programs' means programs of instruction designed to
help an individual of limited English proficiency achieve
competence in English through contextualized instruction on the
rights and responsibilities of citizenship, naturalization
procedures, civic participation, and United States history and
government to help such an individual acquire the skills and
knowledge to become an active and informed parent, worker, and
community member.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 205 of such Act (20
U.S.C. 9204) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the
following: '', $650,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $750,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009, $850,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $950,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011, $1,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, and
$1,200,000,000 for fiscal year 2013''.
(c) Reservation of Funds.--Section 211(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C.
9211(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ''$8,000,000'' and
inserting ''$15,000,000'';
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ''1.5 percent'' and inserting
''1.25 percent'';
(B) by striking ''$8,000,000'' and inserting
''$12,000,000''; and
(C) by striking ''and'' at the end;
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ''; and''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(4) shall reserve 12 percent of the amount that remains
after reserving and making available funds under paragraphs
(1), (2), and (3) to carry out section 244.''.
(d) National Institute for Literacy.--Section 242(c)(1) of such Act
(20 U.S.C. 9252(c)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) by redesignating clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv)
as clauses (iii), (iv), and (v), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after clause (i) the following new
clause:
''(ii) effective practices in the provision
of integrated English literacy and civics
education programs;'';
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (G), (H), and (I) as
subparagraphs (H), (I), and (J), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following new
subparagraph:
''(G) to coordinate and share information with
national organizations and associations that are
interested in integrated English literacy and civics
education programs;''.
(e) National Leadership Activities.--Section 243 of such Act (20
U.S.C. 9253) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting '', and
integrated English literacy and civics education
programs'' before the semicolon at the end; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ''and
integrated English literacy and civics education
programs'' before ''based on scientific evidence'';
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting '', and
integrated English literacy and civics education
programs'' before the semicolon at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (D)(ii), insert ''integrated
English literacy and civics education programs,''
before ''and workplace literacy programs'';
(C) in subparagraph (E)--
(i) in clause (i), insert '', and
integrated English literacy and civics
education programs'' before the semicolon at
the end;
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ''and''
at the end;
(iii) in clause (iv)--
(I) by inserting ''and section
244'' after ''section 231''; and
(II) by striking the period at the
end and inserting ''; and''; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
''(v) the extent to which integrated
English literacy and civics education programs
carried out under section 244 lead participants
in such programs to increase their civic
participation and, if applicable, lead such
participants to become United States
citizens.''.
(f) Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education.--Chapter 4 of
subtitle A of such Act (20 U.S.C. 9251 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:

''SEC. 244. INTEGRATED ENGLISH LITERACY AND CIVICS EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

''(a) In General.--From funds reserved under section 211(a)(4) for
each fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants to States, from
allocations under subsection (b), for integrated English literacy and
civics education programs.
''(b) Allocations.--
''(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and with
respect to funds described in subsection (a), the Secretary
shall allocate--
''(A) 65 percent to States on the basis of a
State's need for integrated English and civics
education programs, as determined by calculating each
State's share of a ten-year average of the data
compiled by the Office of Immigration Statistics of the
Department of Homeland Security, for immigrants
admitted for lawful permanent residence for the ten
most recent years; and
''(B) 35 percent to the States on the basis of
whether the State experienced growth, as measured by
the average of the three most recent years for which
data compiled by the Office of Immigration Statistics
of the Department of Homeland Security are available,
for immigrants admitted for lawful permanent residence.
''(2) Minimum.--No State shall receive an allocation under
paragraph (1) in an amount that is less than $60,000.''.

SEC. 4. EXPANDING EVEN START FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS.

Section 1002(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 is amended to read as follows:
''(3) Even start.--For the purpose of carrying out subpart
3 of part B, there are authorized to be appropriated
$500,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.''.

SEC. 5. RESEARCH IN ADULT EDUCATION.

(a) In General.--Section 133(c)(A) of the Education Sciences Reform
Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9533(c)(A)) is amended by inserting ''education
and'' before ''literacy''.
(b) National Research and Development Center.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Education shall direct
the Commissioner for Education Research of the National Center
for Education Research established pursuant to section 131 of
the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9531) to
establish a national research and development center for adult
education and literacy as described in section 133(c)(A) of
such Act (22 U.S.C. 9533(c)(A)) (as amended by subsection (a)).
(2) Provision for expansion of research.--If, as of the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner has
established a center for adult literacy in accordance with
section 133(c)(A) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002,
the Commissioner shall expand the topic of research of such
center to include adult education, in accordance with the
amendment made by subsection (a).

SEC. 6. IMMIGRANTS TO NEW AMERICANS.

The Secretary of Homeland Security shall transfer to the Secretary
of Education to carry out integrated English literacy and civics
education programs under section 244 of the Adult Education and Family
Literacy Act (as added by section 3(f) of this Act) two percent of all
fees collected under section 218(a)(2) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1188(a)(2)) and two percent of all civil
penalties collected under section 274A(e)(4) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1324a(e)(4)).

SEC. 7. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYER PROVIDED ADULT ENGLISH LITERACY AND BASIC
EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following:

''SEC. 45O. EMPLOYER-PROVIDED ADULT ENGLISH LITERACY AND BASIC
EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

''(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, the credit
determined under this section with respect to any employer for the
taxable year is an amount equal to 20 percent of qualified education
program expenses for the taxable year.
''(b) Limitation.--The amount of the credit determined under
subsection (a) shall not exceed an amount equal to the product of
$1,000 multiplied by the average number of full-time employees of the
employer for the taxable year.
''(c) Qualified Education Program Expenses.--For purposes of this
section--
''(1) In general.--The term 'qualified education program
expenses' means expenses paid or incurred by an employer to
make available qualified education to employees of the
employer, who are individuals of limited English proficiency or
have not received a secondary school diploma, or its recognized
equivalent, or who lack sufficient mastery of basic educational
skills to enable the individuals to function effectively in
society.
''(2) Qualified education.--The term 'qualified education'
means adult education and literacy activities provided--
''(A) by an eligible provider which for the fiscal
year ending during the employer's taxable year receives
Federal funds under section 231 of the Adult Education
and Family Literacy Act for adult education and
literacy activities, or
''(B) in curriculum approved by an eligible agency.
''(3) Other terms defined.--The terms 'individuals of
limited English proficiency', 'eligible provider', 'adult
education and literacy activities', and 'eligible agency' shall
have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Adult
Education and Family Literacy Act.
''(d) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
''(1) Full-time employment.--An employee shall be
considered full-time if such employee is employed at least 30
hours per week for 25 or more calendar weeks in the taxable
year.
''(2) Aggregation rule.--All persons treated as a single
employer under subsection (a) or (b) or section 52, or
subsection (m) or (o) of section 414, shall be treated as one
person.
''(e) Denial of Double Benefit.--No deduction or credit shall be
allowed under any other provision of this chapter for any amount taken
into account in determining the credit under this section.
''(f) Election To Have Credit Not Apply.--A taxpayer may elect (at
such time and in such manner as the Secretary may by regulations
prescribe) to have this section not apply for any taxable year.''.
(b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b)
of section 38 of such Code (relating to current year business credit)
is amended by striking ''plus'' at the end of paragraph (30), by
striking the period at the end of paragraph (31) and inserting '',
plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(32) the adult English literacy and basic education
programs credit determined under section 45O.''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the such Code is amended by
adding at the end the following new item:

''45O. Employer-provided adult English literacy and basic education
programs.''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.
Adults Achieving the American Dream Act of 2007 - Amends the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act to reauthorize appropriations through FY2013 for adult education and literacy services, including integrated English literacy and civics education programs. Increases the maximum amounts that can be reserved from such funds for: (1) the National Institute for Literacy; and (2) national leadership activities. Reserves an amount for integrated English literacy and civics education programs.

Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to states for integrated English literacy and civics education programs for immigrants admitted for lawful residence in the United States.

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize appropriations for Even Start Family Literacy Programs for FY2008 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years.

Amends the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 to require the establishment of a national research and development center that includes research in adult education.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for employer-provided adult education and literacy programs.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Truth in Cigarette Labeling Act of
2006''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CLAIMS REGARDING TAR OR NICOTINE YIELD LEVELS OF
CIGARETTES.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Cigarette manufacturers (through use of words,
graphics, and color) have sold, distributed, and falsely
marketed brands of cigarettes to consumers as ''light'', ''low-
tar'', ''ultra light'', ''mild'', ''natural'', and ''low-
nicotine'' cigarettes, implying that the cigarettes are less
harmful than other brands of cigarettes.
(2) The National Cancer Institute has found that many
smokers mistakenly believe that cigarettes with the labels
described in paragraph (1) cause fewer health problems than
other cigarettes, and this belief misleads smokers who may
choose these cigarettes as an alternative to not smoking.
(3) The Federal Trade Commission has concluded that
''cigarette tar and nicotine ratings cannot predict the amount
of tar and nicotine [a person] get[s] from any particular
cigarette.''.
(4) Recent studies have demonstrated that there has been no
reduction in risk on a population-wide basis from the
cigarettes described in paragraph (1), and such cigarettes may
actually increase the risk of tobacco use.
(5) The dangers of marketing one brand of cigarettes as
less harmful than another brand of cigarettes when in fact
there are no reduced risks, is a compelling reason for the
Government to ensure statements, claims, or other
representations about cigarettes are truthful and not
deceptive.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Health descriptor.--The term ''health descriptor''
includes the words ''light'', ''low'', ''low tar'',
''ultralight'', ''mild'', ''natural'', or any other word, or
any graphic or color, which reasonably could be expected to
result in a consumer believing that smoking such brand may
result in a lower risk of disease or be less hazardous to
health than smoking another brand of cigarette.
(2) Brand.--The term ''brand'' means a variety of tobacco
product distinguished by the type of tobacco used, tar content,
nicotine content, the flavoring used, size, filtration,
packaging, logo, registered trademark or brand name,
identifiable pattern of colors, or any combination thereof.
(3) Cigarette.--The term ''cigarette'' has the meaning
given such term in section 3(1) of the Federal Cigarette
Labeling and Advertising Act (15 U.S.C. 1332(1)), but also
includes tobacco, in any form, that is functional in the
product, which, because of its appearance, the type of tobacco
used in the filler, or its packaging and labeling, is likely to
be offered to, or purchased by, consumers as a cigarette or as
roll-your-own tobacco.
(4) Roll-your-own tobacco.--The term ''roll-your-own
tobacco'' means any tobacco which, because of its appearance,
type, packaging, or labeling, is suitable for use and likely to
be offered to, or purchased by, consumers as tobacco for making
cigarettes.
(c) Prohibition on Use of Health Descriptors and Federal Trade
Commission Testing Method.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, effective 120 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, a cigarette manufacturer may not use a health descriptor
on the label or the advertising of any brand of cigarette.
(2) Prohibition on use of federal trade commission testing
method.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective
120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, a
cigarette manufacturer may not make any claims or any other
representations based on data derived from the cigarette
testing method established by the Federal Trade Commission in
effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) Enforcement.--
(A) Unfair or deceptive act or practice.--A
violation of the prohibition described in paragraphs
(1) or (2) shall be treated as a violation of a rule
defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice
prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal
Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)).
(B) Actions by the commission.--The Federal Trade
Commission shall enforce this section in the same
manner, by the same means, and with the same
jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all
applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated
into and made a part of this section.
Truth in Cigarette Labeling Act of 2006 - Prohibits a cigarette manufacturer from: (1) using a health descriptor (e.g., "light" or "low tar") on the label or the advertising of any brand of cigarette; or (2) making any claims or other representations based on data derived from the cigarette testing method established by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) before enactment of this Act. Treats any violation as an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act.