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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Consumer Telephone Records
Protection Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--
(1) telephone records can be of great use to criminals
because the information contained in call logs listed in such
records include a wealth of personal information;
(2) many call logs reveal the names of many users' doctors,
public and private relationships, business associates, and
more;
(3) although other personal information, such as social
security numbers may appear in public documents, which can be
accessed by data brokers, the only warehouse of telephone
records is located at the telephone companies themselves; and
(4) telephone records may be accessed without authorization
of the customer by--
(A) an employee of the telephone company selling
the data;
(B) ''pretexting'', whereby a data broker or other
person pretends to be the owner of the phone and
convinces the telephone company's employees to release
the data to them; or
(C) unauthorized access of accounts via the
Internet; and
(5) because telephone companies encourage customers to
manage their accounts online, many set up the online capability
in advance. Many customers never access their Internet
accounts, however. If someone seeking the information activates
the account before the customer, he or she can gain unfettered
access to the telephone records and call logs of that customer.

SEC. 3. PRIVACY PROTECTION FOR CUSTOMER INFORMATION OF
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS.

(a) Prohibition on Obtaining Customer Information by False
Pretenses.--It shall be unlawful for any person to obtain or attempt to
obtain, or cause to be disclosed or attempt to cause to be disclosed to
any person, customer proprietary network information relating to any
other person by--
(1) making a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or
representation to an officer, employee, or agent of a
telecommunications carrier; or
(2) by providing, through any means including the Internet,
any document or other information to a telecommunications
carrier or an officer, employee, or agent of a
telecommunications carrier, knowing that the document or other
information is forged, counterfeit, lost, or stolen, was
obtained fraudulently or without the customer's consent, or
contains a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or
representation.
(b) Prohibition on Solicitation of a Person to Obtain Customer
Information Under False Pretenses.--It shall be unlawful to request a
person to obtain customer proprietary network information of a
telecommunications carrier, knowing that the person will obtain, or
attempt to obtain, the information from the telecommunications carrier
in the manner described in subsection (a).
(c) Prohibition on Sale or Other Disclosure of Customer Information
Obtained Under False Pretenses.--It shall be unlawful for any person to
sell customer proprietary network information relating to any other
person, knowing that such information was obtained in the manner
described in subsection (a).
(d) Nonapplicability to Law Enforcement Agencies.--No provision of
this section shall be construed so as to prevent any action by a law
enforcement agency, or any officer, employee, or agent of such agency,
to obtain customer proprietary network information of a
telecommunications carrier in connection with the performance of
official duties of the agency.

SEC. 4. TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.

Section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new
subsection:
''(h) Notice of Violations.--The Commission shall by regulation
require each telecommunications carrier to notify the customer of any
incidents in which such telecommunications carrier becomes or is made
aware in which customer proprietary network information relating to
such customer is disclosed to someone other than the customer in
violation of this section or section 3 of the Consumer Telephone
Records Protection Act of 2006.''.

SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT BY THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.

A violation of section 3 shall be treated as an unfair or deceptive
act or practice in violation of section 5 of the Federal Trade
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45). All of the functions and powers of the
Federal Trade Commission under that Act are available to the Commission
to enforce compliance by any person with such section, irrespective of
whether that person is engaged in commerce or meets any other
jurisdictional tests in the Federal Trade Commission Act, including the
power to enforce the provisions of such section in the same manner as
if the violation had been a violation of a Federal Trade Commission
trade regulation rule.

SEC. 6. CRIMINAL PENALTY.

(a) In General.--Whoever knowingly and intentionally violates
section 3 shall be fined in accordance with title 18, United States
Code, or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.
(b) Enhanced Penalties for Aggravated Cases.--Whoever violates
section 3 while violating another law of the United States or as part
of a pattern of any illegal activity involving more than $100,000, or
more than 50 customers of a telecommunications carrier, in a 12-month
period shall be fined twice the amount provided in section 3571 of
title 18, or imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

As used in this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Customer proprietary network information.--The term
''customer proprietary network information'' has the meaning
given such term in section 222(h)(1) of the Communications Act
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222(h)(1)).
(2) Telecommunications carrier.--The term
''telecommunications carrier'' has the meaning given such term
in section 3(44) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
153(44)).

Answer: Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2006 - Prohibits any person from obtaining or causing the disclosure of, or requesting another person to obtain, customer proprietary network information relating to another person by: (1) making a false statement to a telecommunications carrier; or (2) providing any information knowing that it is counterfeit, that it was obtained fraudulently or without the customer's consent, or that it contains a false statement. Prohibits a person from selling customer information relating to any other person knowing it was obtained in such manner.

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to require each telecommunications carrier to notify a customer when proprietary network information relating to such customer is disclosed in violation of such prohibitions.

Treats a violation as an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act. Gives all of the functions and powers of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under that Act to the FCC to enforce compliance. Prescribes penalties, which double for violations that are part of a pattern of illegal activity.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Independent Contractor Tax
Simplification Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds that:
(1) Simplifying the tax rules with respect to independent
contractors was the top vote-getter at the 1995 White House
Conference on Small Business. Conference delegates recommended
that Congress ''should recognize the legitimacy of an
independent contractor''. The Conference found that the current
common law is ''too subjective'' and called upon the Congress
to establish ''realistic and consistent guidelines''.
(2) It is in the best interests of taxpayers and the
Federal Government to have fair and objective rules for
determining who is an employee and who is an independent
contractor.

SEC. 3. STANDARDS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT
EMPLOYEES.

(a) In General.--Chapter 25 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(general provisions relating to employment taxes) is amended by adding
after section 3510 the following new section:

''SEC. 3511. STANDARDS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT
EMPLOYEES.

''(a) General Rule.--For purposes of this subtitle, and
notwithstanding any provision of this subtitle to the contrary, if the
requirements of subsections (b), (c), and (d) are met with respect to
any service performed by any individual, then with respect to such
service--
''(1) the service provider shall not be treated as an
employee,
''(2) the service recipient shall not be treated as an
employer, and
''(3) the payor shall not be treated as an employer.
''(b) Service Provider Requirements With Regard to Service
Recipient.--For the purposes of subsection (a), the requirements of
this subsection are met if the service provider, in connection with
performing the service--
''(1) has a significant investment in assets and/or
training,
''(2) incurs significant unreimbursed expenses,
''(3) agrees to perform the service for a particular amount
of time or to complete a specific result and is liable for
damages for early termination without cause,
''(4) is paid primarily on a commissioned basis, or
''(5) purchases products for resale.
''(c) Additional Service Provider Requirements With Regard to
Others.--For the purposes of subsection (a), the requirements of this
subsection are met if--
''(1) the service provider--
''(A) has a principal place of business,
''(B) does not primarily provide the service in the
service recipient's place of business, or
''(C) pays a fair market rent for use of the
service recipient's place of business; or
''(2) the service provider--
''(A) is not required to perform service
exclusively for the service recipient, and
''(B) in the year involved, or in the preceding or
subsequent year--
''(i) has performed a significant amount of
service for other persons,
''(ii) has offered to perform service for
other persons through--
''(I) advertising,
''(II) individual written or oral
solicitations,
''(III) listing with registries,
agencies, brokers, and other persons in
the business of providing referrals to
other service recipients, or
''(IV) other similar activities, or
''(iii) provides service under a business
name which is registered with (or for which a
license has been obtained from) a State, a
political subdivision of a State, or any agency
or instrumentality of 1 or more States or
political subdivisions.
''(d) Written Document Requirements.--For purposes of subsection
(a), the requirements of this subsection are met if the services
performed by the individual are performed pursuant to a written
contract between such individual and the person for whom the services
are performed, or the payor, and such contract provides that the
individual will not be treated as an employee with respect to such
services for purposes of this subtitle.
''(e) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
''(1) If for any taxable year any service recipient or
payor fails to meet the applicable reporting requirements of
sections 6041(a), 6041A(a), or 6051 with respect to a service
provider, then, unless such failure is due to reasonable cause
and not willful neglect, this section shall not apply in
determining whether such service provider shall not be treated
as an employee of such service recipient or payor for such
year.
''(2) If the service provider is performing services
through an entity owned in whole or in part by such service
provider, then the references to 'service provider' in
subsections (b) through (d) may include such entity, provided
that the written contract referred to in paragraph (1) of
subsection (d) may be with either the service provider or such
entity and need not be with both.
''(f) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
''(1) Service provider.--The term 'service provider' means
any individual who performs service for another person.
''(2) Service recipient.--Except as provided in paragraph
(5), the term 'service recipient' means the person for whom the
service provider performs such service.
''(3) Payor.--Except as provided in paragraph (5), the term
'payor' means the person who pays the service provider for the
performance of such service in the event that the service
recipients do not pay the service provider.
''(4) In connection with performing the service.--The term
'in connection with performing the service' means in connection
or related to--
''(A) the actual service performed by the service
provider for the service recipients or for other
persons for whom the service provider has performed
similar service, or
''(B) the operation of the service provider's trade
or business.
''(5) Exceptions.--The terms 'service recipient' and
'payor' do not include any entity which is owned in whole or in
part by the service provider.''
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 25 of
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

''Sec. 3511. Standards for determining
whether individuals are not
employees.''
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply to
services performed after December 31, 1995.

Answer: Independent Contractor Tax Simplification Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that, for purposes of determining the employment status of individuals as employees, a service provider shall not be treated as an employee, a service recipient shall not be treated as an employer, and a payor shall not be treated as an employer if: (1) a service provider has a significant investment in assets and training, incurs significant unreimbursed expenses, agrees to perform the service for a specified amount of time or to complete a specific result and is responsible for damages for early termination without cause, receives payment primarily on a commission basis, or has purchased resale products; (2) the service provider has a principal place of business, does not primarily provide service in the service recipient's place of business, or pays a fair market rent for use of the recipient's place of business or does not have to perform service only for the service recipient and, in the current year or in the proceeding or subsequent years, has performed or has offered to perform a significant amount of service for other persons; and (3) the services by an individual are performed according to a written contract between the service recipient or payor which provides that the individual will not be treated as an employee.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Voting Equipment Compatibility With
Instant Runoff Voting Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) In the three Presidential elections since 1988, most
States have awarded their electoral votes to a candidate who
earned less than half the popular vote in that State.
(2) In many elections, the majority of voters split their
votes between two similar candidates, letting a third candidate
supported by only a minority of the electorate win the
election.
(3) The principle of majority rule is violated when the
majority does not choose the winner of an election.
(4) A simple solution to this problem of non majority
winners is to require the winner of an election to earn a
majority of votes.
(5) Instant runoff voting, as used in Ireland, Australia,
and London, requires the winner of an election to earn a
majority of votes. Voters rank candidates in case their
favorite candidate is eliminated, and the votes of the
candidate's supporters count for their second choice in a
runoff round. This process continues until one candidate earns
a majority of votes.
(6) There is increased interest in instant runoff voting.
For example, Alaskans in 2002 will vote on whether to adopt
instant runoff voting for Presidential elections in 2004. In
1999, the New Mexico Senate passed legislation providing for a
ballot measure under which voters would be allowed to implement
instant runoff voting for Presidential elections. In Vermont,
legislation to enact instant runoff voting for statewide
offices, including the Presidential race, has been endorsed by
Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, and the Grange.
Additionally, the legislatures of States such as Maine,
Maryland, Minnesota, and Washington in 2001 debated legislation
to enact instant runoff voting for Presidential elections, and
the Speaker of the California Assembly has introduced a bill to
implement instant runoff voting in elections to fill vacancies
in Congress.
(7) In order to conduct an instant runoff election, voting
equipment must be compatible with ranked ballots.
(8) Consistent with the national underinvestment in voting
equipment, much of the Nation's voting equipment is not
currently compatible with ranked ballots.
(9) There are currently no Federal mandatory minimum
standards for voting equipment. Although the Federal Election
Commission has promulgated voluntary standards, these voluntary
standards do not include compatibility with ranked ballots.

SEC. 3. FUNDING FOR STATES IMPLEMENTING INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING FOR
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.

(a) Establishment of Grant Program.--There is established a program
under which the Federal Election Commission (hereafter in this Act
referred to as the ''Commission'') shall make grants to eligible States
which have adopted an instant runoff voting system for presidential
elections to defray the costs of administering such a system, including
the costs of purchasing voting equipment, software, and other
technology necessary for such a system.
(b) Plan for Program.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall develop and make public a
plan describing the criteria to be used in the solicitation and
approval of applications for grants under this Act and the criteria to
be used in overseeing the use of funds provided under such grants,
except that under such criteria the Commission may not require a State
to match any portion of the amount awarded as a condition of
eligibility.
(c) Eligibility of States.--
(1) In general.--A State is eligible to receive a grant
under the program under this section if it submits to the
Commission (in such form and manner as the Commission may
require) an application containing such information and
assurances as the Commission may require.
(2) Deadline for application.--The Commission may not
consider an application for a grant under this section unless
the application is submitted prior to the expiration of the 60-
day period which begins on the date the Commission makes public
the plan developed under subsection (b).
(3) Deadline for response.--The Commission shall approve or
reject an application submitted under this subsection not later
than 120 days after receiving the application.
(4) Criteria for rejection.--The Commission may not reject
an application submitted under this subsection unless it finds
that--
(A) the equipment, software, or other technology
used to administer elections in the State is not
compatible with an instant runoff voting system; or
(B) the State does not provide for appropriate
education for voters, poll workers, and election
officials in the use of an instant runoff voting
system.
(d) Cap on Amount of Grant.--The amount of any grant awarded to a
State under the program under this section may not exceed the product
of--
(1) the number of residents in the State at the time the
grant is awarded (based on the most recent decennial census);
and
(2) $12.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out the program under this section--
(1) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
(2) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2003 and
each succeeding fiscal year.

SEC. 4. REQUIRING STATES TO USE VOTING EQUIPMENT COMPATIBLE WITH
INSTANT RUNOFF VOTING FOR FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each
State shall administer elections for Federal office using voting
equipment and technology which is compatible with an instant runoff
voting system.
(b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the
regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held during
2004 and each succeeding election for Federal office.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

(a) Instant Runoff Voting System.--In this Act, the term ''instant
runoff voting system'' means a system for the election of candidates
under which--
(1) voters may rank candidates on the ballot according to
the order of preference;
(2) runoff counts of candidates are conducted in rounds;
(3) if in any round no candidate receives a majority of the
votes cast, the candidate with the fewest number of votes is
eliminated and the remaining candidates advance to the next
round;
(4) in each round, a voter shall be considered to have cast
one vote for the candidate the voter ranked highest on the
ballot who has not been eliminated; and
(5) the runoff counts are carried out automatically at the
time the votes are cast and tabulated.
(b) State.--In this Act, the term ''State'' includes the District
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and
the United States Virgin Islands.

SEC. 6. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

Nothing in this Act may be construed to supersede or conflict with
the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973aa et seq.) or the
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg et seq.).

Answer:
Voting Equipment Compatibility With Instant Runoff Voting Act of 2001 - Establishes a program under which the Federal Election Commission shall make grants to eligible States to defray the costs of administering an instant runoff voting system adopted for presidential elections, including the costs of purchasing voting equipment, software, and other technology necessary for such a system.Requires each State to administer elections for Federal office using voting equipment and technology compatible with an instant runoff voting system.