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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Child Custody Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF MINORS IN CIRCUMVENTION OF CERTAIN LAWS
RELATING TO ABORTION.

Title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter
117 the following:

''CHAPTER 117A--TRANSPORTATION OF MINORS IN CIRCUMVENTION OF CERTAIN
LAWS RELATING TO ABORTION

''Sec.
''2431. Transportation of minors in circumvention of certain laws
relating to abortion.
''2432. Transportation of minors in circumvention of certain laws
relating to abortion.
''Sec. 2431. Transportation of minors in circumvention of certain laws
relating to abortion
''(a) Offense.--
''(1) Generally.--Except as provided in subsection (b),
whoever knowingly transports a minor across a State line, with
the intent that such minor obtain an abortion, and thereby in
fact abridges the right of a parent under a law requiring
parental involvement in a minor's abortion decision, in force
in the State where the minor resides, shall be fined under this
title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
''(2) Definition.--For the purposes of this subsection, an
abridgement of the right of a parent occurs if an abortion is
performed or induced on the minor, in a State or a foreign
nation other than the State where the minor resides, without
the parental consent or notification, or the judicial
authorization, that would have been required by that law had
the abortion been performed in the State where the minor
resides.
''(b) Exceptions.--
''(1) The prohibition of subsection (a) does not apply if
the abortion was necessary to save the life of the minor
because her life was endangered by a physical disorder,
physical injury, or physical illness, including a life
endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the
pregnancy itself.
''(2) A minor transported in violation of this section, and
any parent of that minor, may not be prosecuted or sued for a
violation of this section, a conspiracy to violate this
section, or an offense under section 2 or 3 based on a
violation of this section.
''(c) Affirmative Defense.--It is an affirmative defense to a
prosecution for an offense, or to a civil action, based on a violation
of this section that the defendant--
''(1) reasonably believed, based on information the
defendant obtained directly from a parent of the minor, that
before the minor obtained the abortion, the parental consent or
notification took place that would have been required by the
law requiring parental involvement in a minor's abortion
decision, had the abortion been performed in the State where
the minor resides; or
''(2) was presented with documentation showing with a
reasonable degree of certainty that a court in the minor's
State of residence waived any parental notification required by
the laws of that State, or otherwise authorized that the minor
be allowed to procure an abortion.
''(d) Civil Action.--Any parent who suffers harm from a violation
of subsection (a) may obtain appropriate relief in a civil action
unless the parent has committed an act of incest with the minor subject
to subsection (a).
''(e) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
''(1) the term 'abortion' means the use or prescription of
any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance or
device intentionally to terminate the pregnancy of a female
known to be pregnant, with an intention other than to increase
the probability of a live birth, to preserve the life or health
of the child after live birth, to terminate an ectopic
pregnancy, or to remove a dead unborn child who died as the
result of a spontaneous abortion, accidental trauma or a
criminal assault on the pregnant female or her unborn child;
''(2) the term a 'law requiring parental involvement in a
minor's abortion decision' means a law--
''(A) requiring, before an abortion is performed on
a minor, either--
''(i) the notification to, or consent of, a
parent of that minor; or
''(ii) proceedings in a State court; and
''(B) that does not provide as an alternative to
the requirements described in subparagraph (A)
notification to or consent of any person or entity who
is not described in that subparagraph;
''(3) the term 'minor' means an individual who is not older
than the maximum age requiring parental notification or
consent, or proceedings in a State court, under the law
requiring parental involvement in a minor's abortion decision;
''(4) the term 'parent' means--
''(A) a parent or guardian;
''(B) a legal custodian; or
''(C) a person standing in loco parentis who has
care and control of the minor, and with whom the minor
regularly resides, who is designated by the law
requiring parental involvement in the minor's abortion
decision as a person to whom notification, or from whom
consent, is required; and
''(5) the term 'State' includes the District of Columbia
and any commonwealth, possession, or other territory of the
United States, and any Indian tribe or reservation.
''Sec. 2432. Transportation of minors in circumvention of certain laws
relating to abortion
''Notwithstanding section 2431(b)(2), whoever has committed an act
of incest with a minor and knowingly transports the minor across a
State line with the intent that such minor obtain an abortion, shall be
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
For the purposes of this section, the terms 'State', 'minor', and
'abortion' have, respectively, the definitions given those terms in
section 2435.''.

SEC. 3. CLERICAL AMENDMENT.

The table of chapters at the beginning of part I of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
chapter 117 the following new items:

''117A. Transportation of minors in circumvention of certain 2431''.
laws relating to abortion.

A: Child Custody Protection Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit transporting a minor child across a state line to obtain an abortion (deems such transporting to be a de facto abridgment of the right of a parent under any law in the minor's state of residence that requires parental involvement in the minor's abortion decision). Makes an exception for an abortion necessary to safe the life of the minor.

Makes it an affirmative defense to a prosecution or civil action under this Act that a defendant: (1) reasonably believed that before the minor obtained the abortion, the required parental consent or notification or judicial authorization took place; or (2) was presented with documentation showing that a court waived parental notification requirements or authorized the minor's abortion.

Defines "abortion" as the termination of a pregnancy with an intention other than to increase the probability of a live birth, preserve the life or health of the child after live birth, terminate an ectopic pregnancy, or remove a dead unborn child who died as the result of a spontaneous abortion, accidental trauma, or a criminal assault on the pregnant female or her unborn child.

Imposes a fine and/or prison term of up to one year on anyone who has committed an act of incest with a minor and knowingly transports such minor across a state line to obtain an abortion.
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Q: TITLE I--MODIFICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO DRAWBACK CLAIMS

SEC. 101. MERCHANDISE NOT CONFORMING TO SAMPLE OR SPECIFICATIONS.

Section 313(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(c)), is
amended to read as follows:
''(c) Merchandise Not Conforming to Sample or Specifications.--
''(1) Conditions for drawback.--Upon the exportation or
destruction under the supervision of the Customs Service of
articles or merchandise--
''(A) upon which the duties have been paid,
''(B) which has been entered or withdrawn for
consumption,
''(C) which is--
''(i) not conforming to sample or
specifications, shipped without the consent of
the consignee, or determined to be defective as
of the time of importation, or
''(ii) ultimately sold at retail and for
any reason returned to and accepted by the
importer or the claimant under the provisions
of the importer's or claimant's merchandise
warranty provision, and
''(D) which, within 3 years after the date of
importation or withdrawal, as applicable, has been
exported or destroyed under the supervision of the
Customs Service,
the full amount of the duties paid upon such merchandise, less
1 percent, shall be refunded as drawback.
''(2) Designation of import entries.--Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), for purposes of paragraph (1)(C)(ii), drawback
may be claimed by designating any entry of merchandise that was
imported within 1 year before the date of exportation or
destruction of the merchandise described in paragraph (1) under
the supervision of the Customs Service. The returned
merchandise, at the time of its importation, must be
commercially interchangeable with the merchandise designated
for drawback.
''(3) When drawback certificates not required.--For
purposes of this subsection, drawback certificates are not
required if the drawback claimant and the importer are the same
party, or if the drawback claimant is a drawback successor to
the importer as defined in subsection (s)(3).''.

SEC. 102. TIME LIMITATION ON EXPORTATION OR DESTRUCTION.

Section 313(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(j)), is
amended--
(1) by striking ''No'' and inserting ''Unless otherwise
provided for in this section, no''; and
(2) by inserting '', or destroyed under the supervision of
the Customs Service,'' after ''exported''.

SEC. 103. USE OF DOMESTIC MERCHANDISE ACQUIRED IN EXCHANGE FOR IMPORTED
MERCHANDISE OF SAME KIND AND QUALITY.

Section 313(k) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(k)), is
amended--
(1) by striking ''(k)'' and inserting ''(k)(1)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(2) For purposes of subsections (a) and (b), the use of
any domestic merchandise acquired in exchange for a drawback
product of the same kind and quality shall be treated as the
use of such drawback product if no certificate of delivery or
certificate of manufacture and delivery pertaining to such
drawback product is issued, other than that which documents the
product's manufacture and delivery. As used in this paragraph,
the term 'drawback product' means any domestically produced
product manufactured with imported merchandise that is subject
to drawback.''

SEC. 104. PACKAGING MATERIAL.

Section 313(q) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(q)), is
amended to read as follows:
''(q) Packaging Material.--
''(1) Packaging material under subsections (c) and (j).--
Packaging material, whether imported and duty paid, and claimed
for drawback under either subsection (c) or (j)(1), or imported
and duty paid, or substituted, and claimed for drawback under
subsection (j)(2), shall be eligible for drawback, upon
exportation or destruction, of 99 percent of any duty, tax, or
fee imposed under Federal law on such imported material.
''(2) Packaging material under subsections (a) and (b).--
Packaging material that is manufactured or produced under
subsection (a) or (b) shall be eligible for drawback, upon
exportation or destruction, of 99 percent of any duty, tax, or
fee imposed under Federal law on the imported or substituted
merchandise used to manufacture or produce such material.
''(3) Contents.--Packaging material described in paragraphs
(1) and (2) shall be eligible for drawback whether or not they
contain articles or merchandise, and whether or not any
articles or merchandise they contain are eligible for drawback.
''(4) Employing packaging material for its intended purpose
prior to exportation.--The use of any packaging material for
its intended purpose prior to exportation or destruction shall
not be treated as a use of such material prior to exportation
or destruction for purposes of applying subsection (a), (b), or
(c), or paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(C)(i) or subsection (j).''.

SEC. 105. LIMITATION ON LIQUIDATION.

Section 504 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1504) is amended--
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the
following:
''(a) Liquidation.--
''(1) Entries for consumption.--Unless an entry of
merchandise for consumption is extended by statute or court
order, except as provided in section 751(a)(3), an entry of
merchandise for consumption not liquidated within 1 year from--
''(A) the date of entry of such merchandise,
''(B) the date of the final withdrawal of all such
merchandise covered by a warehouse entry,
''(C) the date of withdrawal from warehouse of such
merchandise for consumption if, pursuant to regulations
issued under section 505(a), duties may be deposited
after the filing of any entry or withdrawal from
warehouse, or
''(D) if a reconciliation is filed, or should have
been filed, the date of the filing under section 484 or
the date the reconciliation should have been filed,
shall be deemed liquidated at the rate of duty, value,
quantity, and amount of duties asserted at the time of entry by
the importer of record. Notwithstanding section 500(e), notice
of liquidation need not be given of an entry deemed liquidated.
''(2) Entries or claims for drawback.--
''(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), unless an entry or claim for drawback
is extended under subsection (b) or suspended as
required by statute or court order, an entry or claim
for drawback not liquidated within 1 year from the date
of entry or claim shall be deemed liquidated at the
drawback amount asserted by the claimant at the time of
entry or claim. Notwithstanding section 500(c), notice
of liquidation need not be given of an entry deemed
liquidated.
''(B) Exception.--An entry or claim for drawback
filed before the date of the enactment of this
paragraph, the liquidation of which is not final as of
the date of the enactment of this paragraph, shall be
deemed liquidated on the date that is 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this paragraph at the drawback
amount asserted by the claimant at the time of the
entry or claim.
''(3) Payments or refunds.--Payment or refund of duties
owed pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) shall be made to the
importer of record or drawback claimant, as the case may be,
not later than 90 days after liquidation.
''(b) Extension.--The Secretary may extend the period in which to
liquidate an entry if--
''(1) the information needed for the proper appraisement or
classification of the imported or withdrawn merchandise, or for
determining the correct drawback amount, or for ensuring
compliance with applicable law, is not available to the Customs
Service; or
''(2) the importer of record or drawback claimant, as the
case may be, requests such extension and shows good cause
therefor.
The Secretary shall give notice of an extension under this subsection
to the importer of record or drawback claimant, as the case may be, and
the surety of such importer of record or drawback claimant. Notice
shall be in such form and manner (which may include electronic
transmittal) as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe. Any entry
the liquidation of which is extended under this subsection shall be
treated as having been liquidated at the rate of duty, value, quantity,
and amount of duty asserted at the time of entry by the importer of
record, or the drawback amount asserted at the time of entry by the
drawback claimant, at the expiration of 4 years from the applicable
date specified in subsection (a).'';
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) by inserting ''or drawback claimant, as the
case may be,'' after ''to the importer of record''; and
(B) by inserting ''or drawback claimant'' after
''of such importer of record''; and
(3) in subsection (d), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ''or (in the case of a drawback entry or claim)
at the drawback amount asserted at the time of entry by the
drawback claimant.''.

SEC. 106. PENALTIES FOR FALSE DRAWBACK CLAIMS.

Section 593A(h) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1593a(h)) is
amended by striking ''subsection (g)'' and inserting ''subsections (c)
and (g)''.

SEC. 107. EFFECTIVE DATE.

(a) Sections 101, 102, 103, 104, and 106.--The amendments made by
sections 101, 102, 103, 104, and 106 shall take effect on the date of
the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to--
(1) any drawback entry filed on and after such date of
enactment; and
(2) any drawback entry filed before such date of enactment if
the liquidation of the entry is not final on such date of
enactment.
(b) Section 105.--The amendments made by section 105 shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to--
(1) any entry of merchandise for consumption or entry or
claim for drawback filed on and after such date of enactment;
and
(2) any entry or claim for drawback filed before such date of
enactment if the liquidation of the entry or claim is not final
on such date of enactment.

TITLE II--LIQUIDATION OR RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES

SEC. 201. LIQUIDATION OR RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, and subject to
subsection (b), the United States Customs Service shall, not later than
180 days after the receipt of the request described in subsection (b),
liquidate or reliquidate each entry described in subsection (d) by
applying the column 1 general rate of duty of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States to each entry that is liquidated or
reliquidated, regardless of whether the entry was made under the column
1 special rate of duty of such schedule.
(b) Requests.--Liquidation or reliquidation may be made under
subsection (a) with respect to an entry described in subsection (d)
only upon a request therefor is filed with the Customs Service.
(c) Payment of Amounts Due.--Any amounts due to the United States
pursuant to the liquidation or reliquidation of an entry under
subsection (a) shall be paid not later than 180 days after the date of
such liquidation or reliquidation.
(d) Affected Entries.--The entries referred to in subsection (a),
filed at the ports of Laredo, Texas (designated as port of entry 2304),
Hidalgo, Texas (designated as port of entry 2305), and Wilmington,
Delaware (designated as port of entry 1103), are as follows:

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Port of Entry Date of Entry
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95300618568 2305 02/22/95
95300618576 2305 02/22/95
95300619236 2305 02/27/95
95300619277 2305 02/27/95
95300619806 2305 03/02/95
95300619871 2305 03/02/95
95300620142 2305 03/07/95
95300620176 2305 03/03/95
95300620184 2305 03/03/95
95300620911 2305 03/07/95
95300635133 2305 04/07/95
95300635141 2305 04/07/95
95300635950 2305 04/12/95
95300635968 2305 04/12/95
95300636370 2305 04/14/95
95300636388 2305 04/14/95
95300640554 2305 05/09/95
95300640653 2305 05/10/95
95300656592 2304 11/05/95
95300657665 2304 11/29/95
95300657756 2304 12/02/95
95300658358 2304 12/16/95
95300658408 2304 12/17/95
95300658572 2304 12/19/95
95300658648 2304 12/22/95
95300658754 2304 12/22/95
95300658945 2304 12/27/95
95300659018 2304 12/28/95
95300659117 2304 12/29/95
95300659208 2304 01/02/96
95300659398 2304 01/05/96
95300659513 2304 01/08/96
95300659547 2304 01/09/96
95300659679 2304 01/11/96
95300659737 2304 01/14/96
95300659794 2304 01/13/96
95300659810 2304 01/14/96
95300659844 2304 01/15/96
95300659851 2304 01/15/96
95300659901 2304 01/16/96
95300659919 2304 01/16/96
95300659935 2304 01/17/96
95300660065 2304 01/18/96
95300660107 2304 01/19/96
95300660172 2304 01/22/96
95300660180 2304 01/22/96
95300660248 2304 01/22/96
95300660362 2304 01/23/96
95300660388 2304 01/24/96
95300660560 2304 01/25/96
95300660743 2304 01/27/96
95300660818 2304 01/29/96
95300660826 2304 01/29/96
95300704053 2305 05/16/95
95300704061 2305 05/16/95
95300704889 2305 05/22/95
95300704897 2305 05/22/95
95300705886 2305 05/31/95
95300705969 2305 05/30/95
95300706900 2305 06/09/95
95300706926 2305 06/09/95
95300752656 2305 02/02/96
95300752698 2305 02/04/96
95300752805 2305 02/05/96
95300752813 2305 02/05/96
95300752870 2305 02/06/96
95300752904 2305 02/06/96
95300753001 2305 02/07/96
95300753076 2305 02/09/96
R7410350736 1103 11/29/95
R7410350769 1103 11/29/95
R7410350801 1103 11/29/95
R7410350835 1103 11/29/95
T8500081575 2305 06/16/95
T8500081591 2305 06/16/95
T8500081716 2305 06/20/95
T8500081724 2305 06/20/95
T8500081815 2305 06/27/95
T8500081823 2305 06/28/95
T8500081922 2305 06/27/95
T8500081930 2305 06/27/95
T8500082052 2305 07/01/95
T8500082060 2305 07/01/95
T8500082326 2305 07/14/95
T8500082342 2305 07/14/95
T8500082458 2305 07/22/95
T8500082482 2305 07/22/95
T8500082508 2305 07/24/95
T8500082516 2305 07/24/95
T8500082581 2305 07/30/95
T8500082599 2305 07/30/95
T8500082656 2305 08/03/95
T8500082664 2305 08/03/95
T8500082748 2305 08/09/95
T8500082797 2305 08/10/95
T8500082839 2305 08/14/95
T8500082847 2305 08/14/95
T8500084462 2305 10/22/95
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A: Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to revise provisions requiring a refund of duties (drawback) on articles or merchandise which has been exported or destroyed under the supervision of the Customs Service within three years after importation or withdrawal, and which, among other things, is ultimately sold at retail and for any reason returned to and accepted by the importer or the claimant under the provisions of the importer's or claimant's merchandise warranty provision. Authorizes a drawback to be claimed by designating any entry of such merchandise that was imported within one year before its exportation or destruction. Prohibits the allowance of a drawback unless the completed article is exported or destroyed under the supervision of the Customs Service within five years after its importation.Sets forth drawback requirements with regard to: (1) use of domestic merchandise acquired in exchange for imported merchandise of same kind and quality; (2) packaging material; and (3) liquidation of entries.Sets forth penalties for false drawback claims.Provides for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries filed at the ports of Laredo, Texas, Hidalgo, Texas, and Wilmington, Delaware.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Civilian Technology Corporation Act
of 1993''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF CORPORATION.

(a) In General.--There shall be established a Civilian Technology
Corporation. The Corporation shall be operated for the purpose of
providing financial support for precommercial research and development
into technologies that are significant to the technology base of the
United States.
(b) Corporation not an Establishment of the United States.--The
Corporation shall not be an agency or establishment of the United
States.
(c) Privacy Act.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), the Corporation
shall be treated as an agency for the purposes of section 552a of title
5, United States Code.

SEC. 3. INCORPORATION.

The board of directors of the Corporation first appointed shall be
the incorporators and shall take all necessary actions to establish the
Corporation, including the filing of articles of incorporation.

SEC. 4. DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES.

(a) Board of Directors.--
(1) Appointment and number.--The Corporation shall have a
Board consisting of 9 individuals appointed by the President
with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(2) Qualifications.--The directors of the Corporation shall
have the following qualifications:
(A) Not more than 5 directors shall be members of
the same political party.
(B) The directors shall have technical, business,
or scientific expertise in civil research and
development or expertise in the area of economics.
(C) Each director shall be a United States Citizen.
(3) No conflict of interest.--A director may not
participate in the deliberations on, or vote on, a matter
regarding an application, claim, or other matter pending before
the Corporation, if, to his knowledge, he, his spouse, minor
child, parent, sibling, partner, or organization, other than
the Corporation, in which he is serving as an officer,
director, trustee, partner, or employee, or any person with
whom he is negotiating or has any arrangement concerning
prospective employment, has a financial interest in the matter.
A director who violates this paragraph shall be subject to
removal from the Board, but such a violation shall not impair,
nullify, or otherwise affect the validity of any otherwise
lawful action by the Corporation in which such director
participated.
(4) Compensation.--The compensation of the Board shall be
determined by the President with the advice and consent of the
Senate.
(5) Terms and vacancies.--Members of the Board shall serve
terms of 5 years, and may serve a maximum of two terms. Any
vacancy in the membership of the Board shall be filled in the
manner set forth in paragraph (1).
(6) No federal employees.--An individual who is a member of
the Congress, or an officer or employee of the United States,
may not serve on the Board.
(7) Chairperson and vice-chairperson.--The Chairperson and
Vice-Chairperson of the Board shall be selected by the
President. The position of Chairperson shall be a full-time
position and the individual who serves as Chairperson may not
serve in any other salaried position.
(8) Bylaws.--The Board is empowered to adopt and amend
bylaws governing the operation of the Corporation. Such bylaws
shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or
the articles of incorporation of the Corporation.
(b) Officers and Employees.--
(1) Appointment.--The Board shall appoint a chief executive
officer, who shall have the authority to appoint such other
officers and employees as he deems necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Act and the functions of the Corporation.
(2) Qualifications.--Officers and employees of the
Corporation shall have technical, business, or administrative
expertise in civil research and development or expertise in the
area of economics.
(3) No conflict of interest.--An officer or employee may
not participate in a matter regarding an application, claim, or
other matter pending before the Corporation, if, to his
knowledge, he, his spouse, minor child, partner, or
organization, other than the Corporation, in which he is
serving as an officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee,
or any person with whom he is negotiating or has any
arrangement concerning prospective employment, has a financial
interest in the matter. An officer or employee who violates
this paragraph shall be subject to termination, but such a
violation shall not impair, nullify, or otherwise affect the
validity of any otherwise lawful action by the Corporation in
which such officer or employee participated.
(4) Compensation.--The rates of compensation for all
officers and employees shall be fixed by the chief executive
officer.
(5) Tenure.--Officers and employees shall serve at the
pleasure of the Board.

SEC. 5. GENERAL POWERS.

The Corporation shall have the power to do the following:
(1) Have succession in the name of the Corporation.
(2) Adopt, alter, and use a corporate seal.
(3) Sue and be sued in the name of the Corporation.
(4) Make and carry out contracts.
(5) Exercise such other incidental powers not inconsistent
with this Act that are necessary or appropriate to carry out
the purposes and functions of the Corporation, including the
usual powers conferred upon a corporation by the District of
Columbia Business Corporation Act.

SEC. 6. CIVILIAN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FUND.

(a) Establishment of Fund.--There is established in the Treasury of
the United States the Civilian Technology Development Fund. The Fund
shall be administered by the Corporation in order to carry out the
purposes of this Act. The Fund shall consist of the amounts
appropriated under subsection (b).
(b) Authorization of Appropriation.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $5,000,000,000 to be deposited into the Fund and to remain
available until expended.
(c) Expenditures From the Fund.--
(1) In general.--Amounts in the Fund shall be made
available without fiscal year limitation to the Corporation for
the purposes of providing financial support, through direct
investment, loans, licenses, equity positions, and joint
venture partnerships, to United States based consortia, private
United States businesses with promising research agendas, and
educational institutions participating in joint research
projects with private United States businesses, for
precommercial research and development in technologies that are
significant to the technology base of the United States. In
providing such financial support, the Corporation shall--
(A) invest in areas where the social rate of return
is expected to be high but where individual firms or
consortia are unlikely to invest because the economic
rate of return is expected to be low;
(B) invest in precommercial areas where the social
rate of return on investments is expected to be higher
than the expected rate of return in the private sector,
including research and development projects that appear
to have the potential to enhance productivity and long-
term economic growth;
(C) invest exclusively in projects that were
initiated by industry and that include industry
participation; and
(D) except as provided in paragraph (2)(B), invest
in a project only if the Corporation shall be obligated
to contribute not more than 50 percent of the cost of
such project.
(2) Board approval.--
(A) In general.--No expenditures shall be made
under this subsection unless approved by a majority
vote of the Board following a consideration of the
factors referred to in paragraph (1).
(B) Increased contribution.--Notwithstanding
paragraph (1)(D), the Corporation may contribute more
than 50 percent of the cost of a project if the Board
approves such a contribution by a two-thirds vote.
(d) Investment of Excess Funds.--If the Corporation determines that
the amount of money in the Fund exceeds the current requirements of the
Corporation, the Corporation may direct the Secretary of the Treasury
to invest such amounts as the Corporation deems advisable, for such
period as the Corporation directs, in obligations of the United States,
in obligations guaranteed by the United States Government, or in such
other obligations or securities of the United States as the Secretary
of the Treasury deems appropriate.

SEC. 7. CONSULTATION WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS, AND WITH
PRIVATE PARTIES.

(a) Consultation With Federal Agencies.--In carrying out this Act,
the Board and the Corporation shall consult frequently with the
following Federal agencies and departments: the Office of Management
and Budget, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, the
National Science Foundation, and the Office of Science and Technology
Policy.
(b) Consultation With Private Parties.--In carrying out this Act,
the Board and the Corporation shall solicit comments from private
parties, including representatives of both industry and labor
organizations.

SEC. 8. REVIEW OF CORPORATION BY BLUE RIBBON PANEL.

(a) Appointment of Panel.--Not later than 90 days after the
President and the Congress have received the report under section
10(b), the President, the Senate, and the House of Representatives
shall jointly appoint a panel to carry out the review referred to in
subsection (b). The President shall appoint 3 members of the panel, the
Senate shall appoint 3 members of the panel, and the House of
Representatives shall appoint 3 members of the panel.
(b) Review by Panel.--Not later than 9 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the panel shall conduct a review of the
performance of the Corporation to determine whether the Corporation--
(1) has had an overall positive effect on the ability of
the ability of United States industry to commercialize and
adopt new technologies;
(2) has invested in projects that exhibited a high
potential social rate of return if successful;
(3) has elicited strong, continuing support in the private
sector, particularly as reflected in the willingness of firms
to fund cooperative research and development projects carried
out under the sponsorship of the Corporation; and
(4) should be terminated.
(c) Report.--Upon completion of the review referred to in
subsection (b), the panel shall submit a report to the President, the
Congress, and the Corporation. If the panel determines that the
Corporation should be terminated, the report shall include a
recommended termination date.

SEC. 9. AUDIT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.

The Comptroller General of the United States is authorized to audit
the financial transactions of the Corporation, including the operations
of the Fund. For the purposes of carrying out such an audit, the
Comptroller General shall have access to all books, records, and
property belonging to, or in the possession of, the Corporation or a
person or entity which has entered into a financial relationship with
the Corporation, which pertain to the Corporation and which are
necessary to carry out the audit. The Comptroller General shall make a
report of each such audit to the Congress and the President.

SEC. 10. REPORTS.

(a) Initial Report.--The Corporation shall, after the completion of
the 4th year after the date of enactment of this Act, submit a report
to the President and the Congress concerning the activities of the
Corporation in carrying out the purposes of this Act. Such report shall
include a description of the activities, expenditures, and investments
of the Corporation, an analysis of the social rate of return of
projects in which the Corporation participated, and projections of
future activities, expenditures, and investments.
(b) Prereview Report.--The Corporation shall, not later than 8
years after the date of enactment of this Act, submit a report to the
President and the Congress. Such report shall contain the type of
information referred to in subsection (a).

SEC. 11. ADMINISTRATION.

(a) Hearings.--The Board may hold such hearings, sit and act at
such times and places, take such testimony, receive such evidence, and
publish or otherwise distribute so much of its proceedings and reports
as it may deem advisable.
(b) Office Space and Equipment.--The Board may acquire, furnish,
and equip such office space as it determines necessary.
(c) Mails.--The Board is authorized to use the United States mails
in the same manner and upon the same conditions as Federal departments
and agencies.
(d) Necessary Expenses.--The Board may incur such necessary
expenses and exercise such powers as are consistent and reasonably
required to perform its functions.
(e) Records.--To the extent permitted by law, all appropriate
records and papers of the Board shall be made available for public
inspection.
(f) Aid From Federal Agencies.--Upon the request of the Board, the
head of a Federal department or agency is authorized to--
(1) furnish to the Board such information as the Board
deems necessary for carrying out its functions and as is
available to the agency; and
(2) detail for temporary duty, on a reimbursable basis,
such personnel as the Board deems necessary to carry out its
functions.
(g) Meetings.--
(1) Number.--The Board shall meet quarterly each year, and
may meet additional times at the call of the Chairperson.
(2) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Board shall
constitute a quorum.
(3) Open to public.--All meetings of the Board held to
conduct official business of the Corporation shall be open to
the public following reasonable public notice, except that the
Board may close a meeting to the public if the Board determines
by a majority vote, at a meeting open to the public, that it is
necessary to close such meeting.

SEC. 12. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

(a) Jurisdiction.--
(1) In general.--Whenever the Corporation is a party to any
civil action under this Act, such action shall be deemed to
arise under the laws of the United States. No attachment or
execution may be issued against the Corporation, or any
property thereof, prior to entry of final judgment.
(2) Citizenship of corporation.--The Corporation shall be
deemed to be a citizen only of the District of Columbia for the
purpose of determining the original jurisdiction of the
district courts of the United States in civil actions to which
the Corporation is a party.
(b) District of Columbia Laws Relating to Leases and Contracts.--
Leases and contracts entered into by the Corporation, regardless of the
place where such leases or contracts may be executed, shall be governed
by the laws of the District of Columbia.
(c) Business Activity and Qualification; District of Columbia as
Principal Office and Place of Business for Process.--The Corporation
shall be deemed to be qualified to do business in each State in which
it performs any activity authorized under this Act. The Corporation
shall accept service of process addressed by certified mail to the
secretary of the Corporation at its principal office and place of
business in Washington, District of Columbia.

SEC. 13. DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ''Board'' means the board of directors of the
Civilian Technology Corporation.
(2) The term ''Corporation'' means the Civilian Technology
Corporation established under sections 2 and 3.
(3) The term ''Fund'' means the Civilian Technology
Development Fund established by section 6.
(4) The term ''panel'' means the panel established by
section 8.

A:
Civilian Technology Corporation Act of 1993 - Establishes the Civilian Technology Corporation to finance precommercial research and development technologies that are significant to the U.S. technology base.
Establishes in the Treasury the Civilian Technology Development Fund.
Directs the President, the Senate, and the House of Representatives to jointly appoint a Corporation review panel which shall report to the President, the Congress, and the Corporation upon completion of its review.
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