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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''State Long-Term Care Partnership Act
of 2005''.

SEC. 2. ALLOWANCE OF ADDITIONAL STATE LONG-TERM CARE PARTNERSHIPS.

(a) In General.--Section 1917(b) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(C)(i), by striking ''shall seek
adjustment'' and inserting ''may seek adjustment'';
(2) in paragraph (1)(C)(ii), by inserting ''Qualified State
Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership or under a'' after
''Clause (i) shall not apply in the case of an individual who
received medical assistance under a''; and
(3) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ''(and shall include,
in the case of an individual to whom paragraph (1)(C)(i)
applies)''.
(b) Definition of a Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance
Partnership.--Section 1917(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396p(e)) is amended by inserting at the end the following:
''(6) The term 'Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance
Partnership' means a State plan amendment that provides for the
disregard of any assets or resources in an amount equal to the
insurance benefits payments that are made under a long-term
care insurance policy (including a certificate issued under a
group insurance contract), but only if--
''(A) the policy covers an insured who, at the time
coverage under the policy first becomes effective, is a
resident of such State or of a State that maintains a
Qualified Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership;
''(B) the policy is a qualified long-term care
insurance contract within the meaning of section
7702B(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
''(C) the policy provides some level of inflation
protection;
''(D) the policy satisfies any requirements of
State or other applicable law that apply to a long-term
care insurance policy; and
''(E) the issuer of the policy reports--
''(i) to the Secretary, such information or
data as the Secretary may require; and
''(ii) to the State, the information or
data reported to the Secretary (if any), the
information or data required under the minimum
reporting requirements developed under section
2(c)(1) of the State Long-Term Care Partnership
Act of 2005, and such additional information or
data as the State may require.
For purposes of applying this paragraph, if a long-term care
insurance policy is exchanged for another such policy, the date
coverage became effective under the first policy shall
determine when coverage first becomes effective.''.
(c) Regulatory Authority.--Not later than 6 months after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
(in this subsection and subsection (d) referred to as the
''Secretary''), in consultation with the National Association of
Insurance Commissioners, issuers of long-term care insurance policies,
States with experience with long-term care insurance partnership plans,
and other States, shall develop the following requirements and
standards:
(1) Minimum, consistent reporting requirements.--
(A) In general.--Minimum reporting requirements for
issuers of long-term care insurance policies under
Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance Partnerships
that shall specify the data and information that each
such issuer shall report to the State with which it has
such a partnership. The requirements developed in
accordance with this paragraph shall specify the type
and format of the data and information to be reported
and the frequency with which such reports are to be
made.
(B) State required data.--Nothing in subparagraph
(A) shall be construed as prohibiting a State from
requiring an issuer of a long-term care insurance
policy sold in the State (regardless of whether the
policy is issued under a Qualified State Long-Term Care
Insurance Partnership) to require the issuer to report
State information or data to the State that is in
addition to the information or data required under the
minimum reporting requirements developed under that
subparagraph.
(2) Reciprocity standards.--Standards for ensuring that
long-term care insurance policies issued under a Qualified
State Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership are portable to
other States with such a partnership.
(d) Consumer Education.--The Secretary shall establish procedures
for educating consumers regarding Qualified State Long-Term Care
Insurance Partnerships and long-term care insurance policies issued in
connection with such partnerships.
(e) Annual Reports to Congress.--The Secretary shall annually
report to Congress on the Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance
Partnerships established in accordance with subsections (b)(1)(C)(ii)
and (e)(6) of section 1917 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1396p).
(f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b)
take effect on October 1, 2005.
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State Long-Term Care Partnership Act of 2005 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for establishment of long-term care insurance partnerships between states and insurers (Qualified State Long-Term Care Insurance Partnerships (QSLTCIPs)). Defines a QSLTCIP as a state plan amendment that provides for the disregard of any assets or resources in an amount equal to the insurance benefits payments made under a long-term care insurance policy (including a certificate issued under a group insurance contract), but only if the policy meets certain requirements, including coverage of an insured who, at the time coverage first becomes effective, is a resident of such state or of a state that maintains a QSLTCIP.

Directs the Secretary to establish procedures for educating consumers regarding QSLTCIPs and long-term care insurance policies issued in connection with them.

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SECTION 1. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR CHILD VICTIMS OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, STALKING, OR SEXUAL ASSAULT.

Subtitle B of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.
13701 note; 108 Stat. 1925) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

''CHAPTER 11--TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR CHILD VICTIMS
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, STALKING, OR SEXUAL ASSAULT

''SEC. 40299. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR CHILD VICTIMS
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, STALKING, OR SEXUAL ASSAULT.

''(a) In General.--The Attorney General, acting in consultation
with the Director of the Violence Against Women Office of the
Department of Justice, shall award grants under this section to States,
units of local government, Indian tribes, and other organizations
(referred to in this section as the 'recipient') to carry out programs
to provide assistance to minors, adults, and their dependents--
''(1) who are homeless, or in need of transitional housing
or other housing assistance, as a result of fleeing a situation
of domestic violence; and
''(2) for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis
intervention services are unavailable or insufficient.
''(b) Grants.--Grants awarded under this section may be used for
programs that provide--
''(1) short-term housing assistance, including rental or
utilities payments assistance and assistance with related
expenses such as payment of security deposits and other costs
incidental to relocation to transitional housing for persons
described in subsection (a); and
''(2) support services designed to enable a minor, an
adult, or a dependent of such minor or adult, who is fleeing a
situation of domestic violence to--
''(A) locate and secure permanent housing; and
''(B) integrate into a community by providing that
minor, adult, or dependent with services, such as
transportation, counseling, child care services, case
management, employment counseling, and other
assistance.
''(c) Duration.--
''(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a
minor, an adult, or a dependent, who receives assistance under
this section shall receive that assistance for not more than 18
months.
''(2) Waiver.--The recipient of a grant under this section
may waive the restriction under paragraph (1) for not more than
an additional 6 month period with respect to any minor, adult,
or dependent, who--
''(A) has made a good-faith effort to acquire
permanent housing; and
''(B) has been unable to acquire permanent housing.
''(d) Application.--
''(1) In general.--Each eligible entity desiring a grant
under this section shall submit an application to the Attorney
General at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such
information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.
''(2) Contents.--Each application submitted pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall--
''(A) describe the activities for which assistance
under this section is sought; and
''(B) provide such additional assurances as the
Attorney General determines to be essential to ensure
compliance with the requirements of this section.
''(3) Application.--Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to require--
''(A) victims to participate in the criminal
justice system in order to receive services; or
''(B) domestic violence advocates to breach client
confidentiality.
''(e) Report to the Attorney General.--
''(1) In general.--A recipient of a grant under this
section shall annually prepare and submit to the Attorney
General a report describing--
''(A) the number of minors, adults, and dependents
assisted under this section; and
''(B) the types of housing assistance and support
services provided under this section.
''(2) Contents.--Each report prepared and submitted
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include information regarding--
''(A) the amount of housing assistance provided to
each minor, adult, or dependent, assisted under this
section and the reason for that assistance;
''(B) the number of months each minor, adult, or
dependent, received assistance under this section;
''(C) the number of minors, adults, and dependents
who--
''(i) were eligible to receive assistance
under this section; and
''(ii) were not provided with assistance
under this section solely due to a lack of
available housing; and
''(D) the type of support services provided to each
minor, adult, or dependent, assisted under this
section.
''(f) Report to Congress.--
''(1) Reporting requirement.--The Attorney General, with
the Director of the Violence Against Women Office, shall
annually prepare and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the
Judiciary of the Senate a report that contains a compilation of
the information contained in the report submitted under
subsection (e).
''(2) Availability of report.--In order to coordinate
efforts to assist the victims of domestic violence, the
Attorney General, in coordination with the Director of the
Violence Against Women Office, shall transmit a copy of the
report submitted under paragraph (1) to--
''(A) the Office of Community Planning and
Development at the United States Department of Housing
and Urban Development; and
''(B) the Office of Women's Health at the United
States Department of Health and Human Services.
''(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
''(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this section $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal
years 2004 through 2008.
''(2) Limitations.--Of the amount made available to carry
out this section in any fiscal year, not more than 3 percent
may be used by the Attorney General for salaries and
administrative expenses.
''(3) Minimum amount.--
''(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), unless all eligible applications
submitted by any States, units of local government,
Indian tribes, or organizations within a State for a
grant under this section have been funded, that State,
together with the grantees within the State (other than
Indian tribes), shall be allocated in each fiscal year,
not less than 0.75 percent of the total amount
appropriated in the fiscal year for grants pursuant to
this section.
''(B) Exception.--The United States Virgin Islands,
American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands
shall each be allocated not less than 0.25 percent of
the total amount appropriated in the fiscal year for
grants pursuant to this section.''.
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Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to require the Attorney General to award grants to States, units of local government, Indian tribes, and other organizations to carry out programs to provide short-term housing assistance and related support services to minors, adults, and their dependents: (1) who are homeless, or in need of transitional housing or other housing assistance, as a result of fleeing a situation of domestic violence; and (2) for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient.

Limits the duration of such assistance to an 18-month period, except that a grant recipient may extend such assistance for an additional six-month period with respect to any minor, adult, or dependent who has been unable to acquire permanent housing despite a good-faith effort to do so.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Orphan Works Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON REMEDIES IN CASES INVOLVING ORPHAN WORKS.

(a) Limitation on Remedies.--Chapter 5 of title 17, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
''Sec. 514. Limitation on remedies in cases involving orphan works
''(a) Limitation on Remedies.--
''(1) Conditions.--Notwithstanding sections 502 through
505, in an action brought under this title for infringement of
copyright in a work, the remedies for infringement shall be
limited under subsection (b) if the infringer sustains the
burden of proving, and the court finds, that--
''(A) before the infringing use of the work began,
the infringer, a person acting on behalf of the
infringer, or any person jointly and severally liable
with the infringer for the infringement of the work--
''(i) performed and documented a reasonably
diligent search in good faith to locate the
owner of the infringed copyright; but
''(ii) was unable to locate the owner; and
''(B) the infringing use of the work provided
attribution, in a manner reasonable under the
circumstances, to the author and owner of the
copyright, if known with a reasonable degree of
certainty based on information obtained in performing
the reasonably diligent search.
''(2) Definitions; requirements for searches.--
''(A) Owner of infringed copyright.--For purposes
of paragraph (1), the 'owner' of an infringed copyright
in a work is the legal or beneficial owner of, or any
party with authority to grant or license, an exclusive
right under section 106 applicable to the infringement.
''(B) Requirements for reasonably diligent
search.--(i) For purposes of paragraph (1), a search to
locate the owner of an infringed copyright in a work--
''(I) is 'reasonably diligent' only if it
includes steps that are reasonable under the
circumstances to locate that owner in order to
obtain permission for the use of the work; and
''(II) is not 'reasonably diligent' solely
by reference to the lack of identifying
information with respect to the copyright on
the copy or phonorecord of the work.
''(ii) The steps referred to in clause (i)(I) shall
ordinarily include, at a minimum, review of the
information maintained by the Register of Copyrights
under subparagraph (C).
''(iii) A reasonably diligent search includes the
use of reasonably available expert assistance and
reasonably available technology, which may include, if
reasonable under the circumstances, resources for which
a charge or subscription fee is imposed.
''(C) Information to guide searches.--The Register
of Copyrights shall receive, maintain, and make
available to the public, including through the
Internet, information from authoritative sources, such
as industry guidelines, statements of best practices,
and other relevant documents, that is designed to
assist users in conducting and documenting a reasonably
diligent search under this subsection. Such information
may include--
''(i) the records of the Copyright Office
that are relevant to identifying and locating
copyright owners;
''(ii) other sources of copyright ownership
information reasonably available to users;
''(iii) methods to identify copyright
ownership information associated with a work;
''(iv) sources of reasonably available
technology tools and reasonably available
expert assistance; and
''(v) best practices for documenting a
reasonably diligent search.
''(b) Limitations on Remedies.--The limitations on remedies in a
case to which subsection (a) applies are the following:
''(1) Monetary relief.--
''(A) General rule.--Subject to subparagraph (B),
an award for monetary relief (including actual damages,
statutory damages, costs, and attorney's fees) may not
be made, other than an order requiring the infringer to
pay reasonable compensation for the use of the
infringed work.
''(B) Exceptions.--(i) An order requiring the
infringer to pay reasonable compensation for the use of
the infringed work may not be made under subparagraph
(A) if--
''(I) the infringement is performed without
any purpose of direct or indirect commercial
advantage and primarily for a charitable,
religious, scholarly, or educational purpose,
and
''(II) the infringer ceases the
infringement expeditiously after receiving
notice of the claim for infringement,
unless the copyright owner proves, and the court finds,
that the infringer has earned proceeds directly
attributable to the infringement.
''(ii) If the infringer fails to negotiate in good
faith with the owner of the infringed work regarding
the amount of reasonable compensation for the use of
the infringed work, the court may award full costs,
including a reasonable attorney's fee, against the
infringer under section 505, subject to section 412.
''(2) Injunctive relief.--
''(A) General rule.--Subject to subparagraph (B),
the court may impose injunctive relief to prevent or
restrain the infringing use, except that, if the
infringer has met the requirements of subsection (a),
the relief shall, to the extent practicable, account
for any harm that the relief would cause the infringer
due to its reliance on having performed a reasonably
diligent search under subsection (a).
''(B) Special rule for new works.--In a case in
which the infringer recasts, transforms, adapts, or
integrates the infringed work with the infringer's
original expression in a new work of authorship, the
court may not, in granting injunctive relief, restrain
the infringer's continued preparation or use of that
new work, if the infringer--
''(i) pays reasonable compensation to the
owner of the infringed copyright for the use of
the infringed work; and
''(ii) provides attribution to the owner of
the infringed copyright in a manner that the
court determines is reasonable under the
circumstances.
''(C) Treatment of parties not subject to suit.--
The limitations on remedies under this paragraph shall
not be available to an infringer that asserts in an
action under section 501(b) that neither it nor its
representative acting in an official capacity is
subject to suit in Federal court for an award of
damages to the copyright owner under section 504,
unless the court finds that such infringer has--
''(i) complied with the requirements of
subsection (a) of this section;
''(ii) made a good faith offer of
compensation that was rejected by the copyright
owner; and
''(iii) affirmed in writing its willingness
to pay such compensation to the copyright owner
upon the determination by the court that such
compensation was reasonable under paragraph (3)
of this subsection.
''(D) Construction.--Nothing in subparagraph (C)
shall be deemed to authorize or require, and no action
taken pursuant to subparagraph (C) shall be deemed to
constitute, an award of damages by the court against
the infringer.
''(E) Rights and privileges not waived.--No action
taken by an infringer pursuant to subparagraph (C)
shall be deemed to waive any right or privilege that,
as a matter of law, protects such infringer from being
subject to suit in Federal court for an award of
damages to the copyright owner under section 504.
''(3) Reasonable compensation.--In establishing reasonable
compensation under paragraph (1) or (2), the owner of the
infringed copyright has the burden of establishing the amount
on which a reasonable willing buyer and a reasonable willing
seller in the positions of the owner and the infringer would
have agreed with respect to the infringing use of the work
immediately before the infringement began.
''(c) Preservation of Other Rights, Limitations, and Defense.--This
section does not affect any right, limitation, or defense to copyright
infringement, including fair use, under this title. If another
provision of this title provides for a statutory license when the
copyright owner cannot be located, that provision applies in lieu of
this section.
''(d) Copyright for Derivative Works.--Notwithstanding section
103(a), the infringing use of a work in accordance with this section
shall not limit or affect the copyright protection for a work that uses
the infringed work.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 5 of
title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:

''514. Limitation on remedies in cases involving orphan works''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply only to infringing uses that commence on or after June 1, 2008.

SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON AMENDMENTS.

The Register of Copyrights shall, not later than December 12, 2014,
report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate on the
implementation and effects of the amendments made by section 2,
including any recommendations for legislative changes that the Register
considers appropriate.

SEC. 4. INQUIRY ON REMEDIES FOR SMALL COPYRIGHT CLAIMS.

(a) In General.--The Register of Copyrights shall conduct an
inquiry with respect to remedies for copyright infringement claims
seeking limited amounts of monetary relief, including consideration of
alternatives to disputes currently heard in the United States district
courts. The inquiry shall cover infringement claims to which section
514 of title 17, United States Code (as added by section 2 of this
Act), apply, and other infringement claims under title 17, United
States Code.
(b) Procedures.--The Register of Copyrights shall publish notice of
the inquiry under subsection (a), providing a period during which
interested persons may submit comments on the inquiry, and an
opportunity for interested persons to participate in public roundtables
on the inquiry. The Register shall hold the public roundtables at such
times as the Register considers appropriate.
(c) Report to Congress.--The Register of Copyrights shall, not
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, prepare
and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a
report on the inquiry conducted under this section, including such
recommendations that the Register considers appropriate.
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Orphan Works Act of 2006 - Limits the remedies available in a copyright infringement action if the infringer proves that: (1) the infringer performed and documented a reasonably diligent search in good faith to locate the copyright owner before using the work, but was unable to locate the owner; and (2) the infringing use of the work provided attribution to the author and owner of the copyright, if known.

Requires the Register of Copyrights to make information available from authoritative sources to assist users in conducting and documenting a reasonably diligent search.

Permits an award of reasonable compensation for the use of the infringed work, except if: (1) the infringement is performed without any commercial advantage and for primarily a charitable, religious, scholarly, or educational purpose; and (2) the infringer ceases the infringement expeditiously after receiving notice of the claim for infringement.

Allows the court to impose injunctive relief to prevent or restrain the infringing use, but such relief shall account for harm caused to the infringer due to reliance on having performed a reasonably diligent search. Prohibits the court from imposing injunctive relief that restrains the continued preparation or use of a new work that recasts, transforms, adapts, or integrates the infringed work with the infringer's original expression in a new work of authorship if the infringer pays reasonable compensation and provides attribution to the copyright owner.

Requires the Register of Copyrights to conduct an inquiry with respect to remedies for copyright infringement claims seeking limited amounts of monetary relief, including consideration of alternatives to disputes currently heard in the U.S. district courts.