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Q: SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW FASHION MODEL NONIMMIGRANT
CLASSIFICATION.

(a) In General.--
(1) New classification.--Section 101(a)(15)(P) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(P)) is
amended--
(A) in clause (iii), by striking ''or'' at the end;
(B) in clause (iv), by striking ''clause (i), (ii),
or (iii)'' and inserting ''clause (i), (ii), (iii), or
(iv)'';
(C) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v); and
(D) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
''(iv) is a fashion model who is of distinguished
merit and ability and who is seeking to enter the
United States temporarily to perform fashion modeling
services that involve events or productions which have
a distinguished reputation or that are performed for an
organization or establishment that has a distinguished
reputation for, or a record of, utilizing prominent
modeling talent; or''.
(2) Authorized period of stay.--Section 214(a)(2)(B) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(a)(2)(B)) is
amended in the second sentence--
(A) by inserting ''or fashion models'' after
''athletes''; and
(B) by inserting ''or fashion model'' after
''athlete''.
(3) Numerical limitation.--Section 214(c)(4) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(4)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(I)(i) The total number of aliens who may be issued visas or
otherwise provided nonimmigrant status during any fiscal year under
section 101(a)(15)(P)(iv) may not exceed 1,000.
''(ii) The numerical limitation established by clause (i) shall
only apply to principal aliens and not to the spouses or children of
such aliens.
''(iii) An alien who has already been counted toward the limitation
established by clause (i) shall not be counted again during the same
period of stay or authorized extension under subsection (a)(2)(B),
irrespective of whether there is a change in petitioner under
subparagraph (C).''.
(4) Consultation.--
(A) In general.--Section 214(c)(4)(D) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1184(c)(4)(D)) is amended by striking ''clause (i) or
(iii)'' and inserting ''clause (i), (iii), or (iv)''.
(B) Advisory opinion.--Section 214(c)(6)(A)(iii) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1184(c)(6)(A)(iii)) is amended--
(i) by striking ''section 101(a)(15)(P)(i)
or 101(a)(15)(P)(iii),'' and inserting ''clause
(i), (iii), or (iv) of section
101(a)(15)(P),''; and
(ii) by striking ''of athletics or
entertainment''.
(C) Expedited procedures.--Section 214(c)(6)(E)(i)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1184(c)(6)(E)(i)) is amended by striking ''artists or
entertainers'' and inserting ''artists, entertainers,
or fashion models''.
(b) Elimination of H-1B Classification for Fashion Models.--Section
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking ''or as a fashion model''; and
(2) by striking ''or, in the case of a fashion model, is of
distinguished merit and ability''.
(c) Effective Date and Implementation.--
(1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Regulations, guidelines, and precedents.--The
regulations, guidelines and precedents in effect on the date of
the enactment of this Act for the adjudication of petitions for
fashion models under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)), shall be applied to petitions for
fashion models under section 101(a)(15)(P)(iv) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(P)(iv)),
as added by this Act, except to the extent modified by the
Secretary of Homeland Security through final regulations (not
through interim regulations) promulgated in accordance with
subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5, United
States Code (commonly known as the ''Administrative Procedure
Act'').
(3) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed as preventing an alien who is a fashion model from
obtaining nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(O)(i) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(O)(i)) if such alien is otherwise qualified for
such status.
(4) Treatment of pending petitions.--Petitions filed on
behalf of fashion models under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)) that are pending on the date of the
enactment of this Act shall be treated as if they had been
filed under section 101(a)(15)(P)(iv) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(P)(iv)), as added by this
Act.

A: Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to replace the current nonimmigrant (H-1B) visa category for fashion models with a new (P-4) visa category.

Defines such category as a fashion model who is of distinguished merit and ability and who is seeking to enter the United States temporarily to perform fashion modeling services that involve events or productions which have a distinguished reputation or that are performed for an organization or establishment that has a distinguished reputation for, or a record of, utilizing prominent modeling talent.

Provides that such entrants may not: (1) exceed 1,000 in any fiscal year, not including accompanying spouses or children; and (2) stay in the United States for more than 10 years (initial five-year period with one five-year extension).

Makes an employer petition for such alien models eligible for expedited consultation procedures.

States that applicable H-1B regulations, guidelines, and precedents in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act for the adjudication of fashion model petitions shall be applied to P-4 petitions, except to the extent modified by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
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Q: 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.

A: Independent Ethics Commission Act of 2007 - Establishes within the House of Representatives an Independent Ethics Commission composed only of former federal judges.
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Q: SECTION 1. EXCLUSION FROM ESTATE TAX FOR HISTORIC PROPERTY SUBJECT TO
PRESERVATION EASEMENT.

(a) In General.--Part IV of subchapter A of chapter 11 of the
Internal Revenue of 1986 (relating to taxable estate) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:

''SEC. 2057. QUALIFIED HISTORIC PROPERTY.

''(a) General Rule.--For purposes of the tax imposed by section
2001, the value of the taxable estate shall be determined by deducting
from the value of the gross estate an amount equal to the value of any
qualified historic property included in the gross estate.
''(b) Qualified Historic Property.--
''(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term
'qualified historic property' means any historic property if--
''(A) on or before the date on which the return of
the tax imposed by section 2001 is filed, a qualified
real property interest described in section
170(h)(2)(C) in such property is held by a qualified
organization for the purpose described in section
170(h)(4)(A)(iv), and
''(B) such property is covered by an agreement
meeting the requirements of paragraph (4) which is
entered into on or before such date.
Such term includes personal property included within, or associated
with, qualified historic property (as defined in the preceding
sentence) if such personal property is covered by the agreement
referred to in subparagraph (B) which covers such qualified historic
property.
''(2) Historic property.--For purposes of paragraph (1),
the term 'historic property' means--
''(A) a certified historic structure (as defined in
section 170(h)(4)(B)), and
''(B) any other real property to the extent
reasonably necessary for public view and visitation of
such structure.
''(3) Qualified organization.--For the purposes of
paragraph (1), the term 'qualified organization' has the
meaning given to such term by section 170(h)(3).
''(4) Requirements for agreement.--For the purposes of
paragraph (1), an agreement meets the requirements of this
paragraph if--
''(A) such agreement is a written agreement signed
by each person in being who has an interest (whether or
not in possession) in the historic property (other than
the qualified organization),
''(B) such agreement is entered into with a State
historic preservation agency (or similar State agency)
and filed with the Secretary with the return of the tax
imposed by section 2001,
''(C) such agreement provides that the historic
property will be open to the public for a period of at
least 20 years beginning on the date on which the
return of the tax imposed by section 2001 is filed, and
''(D) such agreement provides that any admission
fees (if any) shall bear a reasonable relationship to
admission fees for other comparable tourist sites and
shall be approved by such State historic preservation
agency (or similar State agency).
The 20-year period referred to in subparagraph (C) shall be
suspended during reasonable periods of renovation.
''(5) Open to the public.--For the purposes of paragraph
(4)(C), a property shall be treated as being open to the public
for any year if a substantial portion of the property is open
for public visitation for at least 8 hours per day and 6 days
per week during at least any 32 weeks of such year.
''(6) Treatment of qualified historic property held by a
corporation.--In the case of a corporation all of the stock in
which was held on the date of the decedent's death by the
decedent or members of the decedent's family (as defined in
section 2032A(e)(2)), stock in such corporation shall be
treated for purposes of this section as qualified historic
property to the extent that the value of such stock is
attributable to qualified historic property held by such
corporation.
''(c) Tax Treatment of Dispositions and Failure to Comply With
Agreement.--
''(1) Imposition of additional estate tax.--If, during the
20-year period referred to in subsection (b)(4)(C)--
''(A) any person signing the written agreement
referred to in subsection (b)(4) disposes of any
interest in the qualified historic property, or
''(B) there is a violation of any provision of such
agreement (as determined under regulations prescribed
by the Secretary),
then there is hereby imposed an additional estate tax.
''(2) Exception where transferee agrees to be bound by
agreement.--No tax shall be imposed under paragraph (1) by
reason of any disposition if the person acquiring the property
agrees to be bound by the agreement referred to in subsection
(b)(4) and to be liable for any tax under this subsection in
the same manner as the person disposing such property.
''(3) Amount of additional tax.--The amount of the
additional tax imposed by paragraph (1) with respect to any
property shall be an amount equal to--
''(A) the excess of--
''(i) what would (but for subsection (a))
have been the tax imposed by section 2001
(reduced by the credits allowable), over
''(ii) the tax imposed by section 2001 (as
so reduced), multiplied by
''(B) the fraction--
''(i) the numerator of which is the number
of months remaining after the month in which
the disposition or violation occurs in the 20-
year period referred to in subsection
(b)(4)(C), and
''(ii) the denominator of which is 240.
''(4) Due date.--The additional tax imposed by this
subsection shall be due and payable on the day which is 6
months after the date of the disposition or violation referred
to in paragraph (1).
''(5) Liability for tax.--Any person signing the agreement
referred to in subsection (b)(4) (other than the executor)
shall be personally liable for the additional tax imposed by
this subsection. If more than 1 person is liable under this
subsection, all such persons shall be jointly and severally
liable.
''(6) Certain other rules to apply.--Rules similar to the
rules of sections 2013(f) and 2032A(f) shall apply for purposes
of this subsection.
''(d) Coordination With Deduction for Transfer of Easement.--
Section 2055(f) shall not apply to any interest referred to therein
with respect to property for which a deduction is allowed under
subsection (a).''
(b) Technical Amendments.--
(1) Subparagraph (A) of section 2056A(b)(10) of such Code
is amended by inserting ''2057,'' after ''2056,''.
(2) The table of sections for part IV of subchapter A of
chapter 11 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:

''Sec. 2057. Qualified historic
property.''
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to the estates of decedents dying after the date of
the enactment of this Act.

A:
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that for purposes of determining estate tax the value of the taxable estate shall be determined by deducting from the value of the gross estate an amount equal to the value of any qualified historic property. Defines qualified historic property as any certified historic structure and any other real property necessary for public view and visitation that is held by a qualified charitable or governmental organization and is covered by an agreement which, among other things, provides that the historic property will be open to the public for a period of at least 20 years and has a reasonable admission fee.
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