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[EX 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.
[EX 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.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Native American Children's Safety
Act''.

SEC. 2. CHARACTER INVESTIGATIONS.

Section 408 of the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence
Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3207) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
''(d) By Tribal Social Services Agency for Foster Care Placements
in Tribal Court Proceedings.--
''(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
''(A) Covered individual.--The term 'covered
individual' includes--
''(i) any individual 18 years of age or
older; and
''(ii) any individual who an Indian tribe
described in paragraph (2)(A) determines is
subject to a character investigation under that
paragraph.
''(B) Foster care placement.--The term 'foster care
placement' means any action removing an Indian child
from a parent or Indian custodian for temporary
placement in a foster home or institution or the home
of a guardian or conservator if--
''(i) the parent or Indian custodian cannot
have the child returned on demand; and
''(ii) parental rights have not been
terminated.
''(C) Indian custodian.--The term 'Indian
custodian' means any Indian--
''(i) who has legal custody of an Indian
child under tribal law or custom or under State
law; or
''(ii) to whom temporary physical care,
custody, and control has been transferred by
the parent of the child.
''(D) Parent.--The term 'parent' means--
''(i) any biological parent of an Indian
child; or
''(ii) any Indian who has lawfully adopted
an Indian child, including adoptions under
tribal law or custom.
''(E) Tribal court.--The term 'tribal court' means
a court--
''(i) with jurisdiction over foster care
placements; and
''(ii) that is--
''(I) a Court of Indian Offenses;
''(II) a court established and
operated under the code or custom of an
Indian tribe; or
''(III) any other administrative
body of a tribe that is vested with
authority over foster care placements.
''(F) Tribal social services agency.--The term
'tribal social services agency' means the agency of the
Federal Government or of an Indian tribe described in
paragraph (2)(A) that has the primary responsibility
for carrying out foster care services (as of the date
on which the proceeding described in paragraph (2)(A)
commences) on the Indian reservation of the Indian
tribe.
''(2) Character investigations before placement.--
''(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph
(3), no foster care placement shall be ordered in any
proceeding over which an Indian tribe has exclusive
jurisdiction until the tribal social services agency--
''(i) completes an investigation of the
character of each covered individual who
resides in the household or is employed at the
institution in which the foster care placement
will be made; and
''(ii) concludes that each covered
individual described in clause (i) meets such
standards of character as the Indian tribe
shall establish in accordance with subparagraph
(B).
''(B) Standards of character.--The standards of
character described in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall
include--
''(i) requirements that each tribal social
services agency described in subparagraph (A)--
''(I) perform criminal records
checks, including fingerprint-based
checks of national crime information
databases (as defined in section
534(f)(3) of title 28, United States
Code); and
''(II) check any child abuse and
neglect registry maintained by the
State in which the covered individual
resides for information on the covered
individual, and request any other State
in which the covered individual resided
in the preceding 5 years, to enable the
tribal social services agency to check
any child abuse and neglect registry
maintained by that State for such
information; and
''(ii) any other additional requirement
that the Indian tribe determines is necessary.
''(C) Results.--Except as provided in paragraph
(3), no foster care placement shall be ordered in any
proceeding described in subparagraph (A) if an
investigation described in clause (i) of that
subparagraph reveals that a covered individual
described in that clause--
''(i) has been found by a Federal, State,
or tribal court to have committed any crime
listed in clause (i) or (ii) of section
471(a)(20)(A) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 671(a)(20)(A)); or
''(ii) is listed on a registry described in
subparagraph (B)(i)(II).
''(D) Deadline.--Except as provided in paragraph
(3), the tribal social services agency shall satisfy
the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of
subparagraph (A) not later than 14 days after the date
on which the proceeding described in subparagraph (A)
commences.
''(3) Emergency placement.--Paragraph (2) shall not apply
to an emergency foster care placement, as determined by an
Indian tribe described in paragraph (2)(A).
''(4) Recertification of foster homes or institutions.--
''(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this subsection, each Indian
tribe shall establish procedures to recertify homes or
institutions in which foster care placements are made.
''(B) Contents.--The procedures described in
subparagraph (A) shall include, at a minimum, periodic
intervals at which the home or institution shall be
subject to recertification to ensure--
''(i) the safety of the home or institution
for the Indian child; and
''(ii) that each covered individual who
resides in the home or is employed at the
institution is subject to a character
investigation in accordance with this
subsection, including any covered individual
who--
''(I) resides in the home or is
employed at the institution on the date
on which the procedures established
under subparagraph (A) commences; and
''(II) did not reside in the home
or was not employed at the institution
on the date on which the investigation
described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) was
completed.
''(C) Regulations promulgated or guidance issued by
the secretary.--The procedures established under
subparagraph (A) shall be subject to any regulation
promulgated or guidance issued by the Secretary that is
in accordance with the purpose of this subsection.
''(5) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this subsection and after consultation with
Indian tribes, the Secretary shall promulgate a regulation
regarding--
''(A) procedures for a character investigation of
any covered individual who--
''(i) resides in the home or is employed at
the institution in which the foster care
placement is made after the date on which the
investigation described in paragraph (2)(A)(i)
is completed; and
''(ii) was not the subject of an
investigation described in paragraph (2)(A)(i)
before the foster care placement was made;
''(B) self-reporting requirements for foster care
homes or institutions in which any covered individual
described in subparagraph (A) resides if the head of
the household or the operator of the institution has
knowledge that the covered individual--
''(i) has been found by a Federal, State,
or tribal court to have committed any crime
listed in clause (i) or (ii) of section
471(a)(20)(A) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 671(a)(20)(A)); or
''(ii) is listed on a registry described in
paragraph (2)(B)(i)(II);
''(C) procedures and guidelines for emergency
foster care placements under paragraph (3); and
''(D) procedures for certifying compliance with
this Act.''.
[EX A]: Native American Children's Safety Act - Amends the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act (Act) to prohibit any foster care placement over which an Indian tribe has exclusive jurisdiction from being ordered until the tribal social services agency: (1) completes an investigation of the character of each covered individual who resides in the household or is employed at the institution in which the foster care placement will be made, and (2) concludes that each of those individuals meets the standards of character the tribe is required to establish. Defines a "covered individual" as an adult and any other individual the tribe determines is subject to such character investigation. Requires the tribal social services agency, as part of those investigations, to: (1) perform criminal records checks, including fingerprint-based checks of national crime information databases; (2) check any child abuse and neglect registry maintained by the state in which the individual resides; and (3) request any other state in which the individual resided during the preceding five years to allow the agency to check its registry. Prohibits a foster care placement from being ordered if the investigation reveals that the covered individual: (1) has been found guilty by a federal, state, or tribal court of a felony involving child abuse or neglect, spousal abuse, a crime against a child, violence, or drugs; or (2) is listed on a child abuse and neglect registry in the state where the individual resides or resided within the preceding five years. Excepts emergency foster care placements from such requirements. Requires each Indian tribe to establish procedures to recertify homes or institutions in which foster care placements are made. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate a regulation establishing: (1) procedures for investigating the character of any covered individual who resides in the home or is employed at the institution in which the child is placed after the investigations that preceded that placement occurred, (2) self-reporting requirements for foster care homes or institutions that have knowledge that a covered individual residing on their premises would fail the character investigation, (3) procedures and guidelines for emergency foster care placements, and (4) procedures for certifying compliance with the Act.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Travel and Tourism Partnership Act
of 1996''.

TITLE I--NATIONAL TOURISM BOARD

SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL TOURISM BOARD.

(a) Establishment.--There is established the National Tourism Board
(hereafter in this title referred to as the ''Board'').
(b) Membership.--
(1) Composition.--The Board shall be composed of 36
members, appointed by the President, in consultation with the
appropriate representatives of the travel and tourism industry.
The members appointed under this subsection shall include--
(A) 1 member appointed to serve as the Chairperson
of the Board, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate;
(B) 1 member appointed from nominations submitted
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(C) 1 member appointed from nominations submitted
by the President pro tempore of the Senate;
(D) 6 members appointed from among employees of
Federal and State agencies related to travel and
tourism; and
(E) 27 members representing the private sector and
a wide range of travel and tourism industries.
(2) Accountability of chairperson.--The Chairperson shall
be accountable to the President and the Congress for the
operations of the Board.
(c) Terms.--
(1) In general.--Each member of the Board (including the
Chairperson) shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, except
as provided in paragraph (2).
(2) Terms of initial members.--As determined by the
President as of the date of the first appointments, of the
members first appointed--
(A) 12 members shall be appointed for a term of 1
year;
(B) 12 members shall be appointed for a term of 2
years; and
(C) 12 members (including the Chairperson) shall be
appointed for a term of 3 years.
(3) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Board shall not affect
its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment.
(d) Initial Meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
which all members of the Board have been appointed, the Board shall
hold its first meeting.
(e) Meetings.--The Board shall meet at the call of the Chairperson,
but not less frequently than semiannually. The Board shall provide
appropriate notice of each meeting to the general public. The meetings
of the Board shall be open to the general public.
(f) Treatment of Board.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Board shall not be considered to be a Federal agency
for purposes of the civil service laws and any other provision
of Federal law governing the operation of Federal agencies,
including personnel or budgetary matters relating to Federal
agencies.
(2) Exemption from the federal advisory committee act.--The
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply
to the Board.

SEC. 102. DUTIES OF THE BOARD.

(a) Public-Private Partnership.--The Board shall--
(1) facilitate the development and use of a public-private
partnership for travel and tourism policymaking;
(2) develop a national travel and tourism strategy for
increasing tourism to and within the United States;
(3) advise the President, the Congress, and members of the
travel and tourism industry concerning--
(A) the implementation of the national strategy
referred to in paragraph (2); and
(B) other matters that affect travel and tourism;
and
(4) provide guidance to the National Tourism Organization
established under section 201.
(b) Recommendations; Testimony.--The Board--
(1) shall develop such recommendations on the issues
referred to in subsection (a)(3) as the Board considers to be
appropriate; and
(2) may present testimony concerning those issues to the
Congress and to State legislatures.
(c) Reports.--To carry out its duties, the Board may submit to the
President and the Congress such reports concerning the findings and
determinations of the Board as the Board determines to be appropriate.

SEC. 103. POWERS OF THE BOARD.

(a) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Board may secure
directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the
Board considers necessary to carry out the duties of the Board. Upon
request of the Chairperson of the Board, the head of a Federal
department or agency shall furnish that information to the Board.
(b) Contributions.--The Board may accept, use, and dispose of gifts
or donations of funds, services, or property necessary to carry out its
duties. The Board may not accept any Federal financial assistance or
financial assistance from any other government.

SEC. 104. BOARD PERSONNEL MATTERS.

(a) Compensation of Members.--Each member of the Board who is not
an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall serve without
compensation, except for travel expenses, as described in subsection
(b). Each member of the Board who is an officer or employee of the
Federal Government shall not receive any compensation in addition to
that received for that member's services as an officer or employee of
the United States.
(b) Travel Expenses.--Subject to the availability of funds from
financial contributions under section 103(b), the members of the Board
may be allowed travel expenses, while away from their homes or regular
places of business in the performance of services for the Board.
(c) Staff.--
(1) In general.--The Chairperson of the Board may appoint
and terminate an executive director and such other additional
personnel as may be necessary to enable the Board to perform
its duties.
(2) Compensation.--The Chairperson of the Board may fix the
compensation of the executive director and other personnel.
(3) Support services.--At the request of the Chairperson of
the Board, the Chairperson of the Board of the National Tourism
Organization established under section 201 may provide clerical
and support services to the National Tourism Board established
under this title.

TITLE II--NATIONAL TOURISM ORGANIZATION

SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL TOURISM ORGANIZATION.

(a) In General.--
(1) Establishment.--The President shall, in accordance with
this section, provide for the establishment of a nonprofit
corporation, to be known as the National Tourism Organization
(hereafter in this title referred to as the ''Organization'').
The Organization shall not be an agency or establishment of the
United States Government, but shall be operated in a manner
consistent with the provisions of this section and any other
applicable laws.
(2) Purposes.--The purposes of the Organization are--
(A) to work toward increasing the market share of
the United States in global tourism;
(B) to implement the strategy developed under
section 102(a)(2);
(C) to operate travel and tourism promotion
programs overseas in partnership with the travel and
tourism industry of the United States;
(D) to establish a travel-tourism data bank and,
through that data bank, collect and disseminate
international market data;
(E) to conduct market research necessary for the
effective promotion of the travel and tourism market;
and
(F) to promote United States travel and tourism at
international trade shows.
(b) Organization Board of Directors.--The Organization shall have a
Board of Directors (hereafter in this title referred to as the
''Organization Board''). The Organization Board shall consist of 45
members, appointed by the President. The Organization Board shall be
accountable to the National Tourism Board established under title I for
the operations of the Organization.
(c) Incorporators.--The members of the initial Organization Board
shall--
(1) serve as incorporators; and
(2) take any action that is necessary to establish the
Organization as a corporation under applicable law.
(d) Term of Office.--The term of office of each member of the
Organization Board who is appointed by the President shall be 3 years,
except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to
the expiration of the term for which the predecessor of that member was
appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of that term.
(e) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Organization Board shall not
affect its power, but shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment.
(f) Chairperson.--The Organization Board shall be headed by a
chairperson, who shall be selected by the Organization Board, from
among the members of the Organization Board.
(g) Status of Members.--Members of the Organization Board shall
not, by reason of membership in the Organization Board, be considered
to be officers or employees of the United States.
(h) Officers; Staff.--
(1) Officers.--The Organization shall have a president, and
such other officers as may be named and appointed by the
Organization Board for terms and at rates of compensation fixed
by the Organization Board. The president shall serve as a
member of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee
established under section 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of
1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727). The Organization Board may prescribe the
duties of the officers. All officers of the Organization shall
serve at the pleasure of the Organization Board.
(2) Staff.--The Organization Board shall hire the staff
necessary to carry out the purposes of the Organization and fix
the compensation of that staff.
(i) Financing.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
incorporation of the Organization, the appropriate officers of the
Organization shall cooperate with the Organization Board to develop a
recommendation for the long-term financing of the Organization.

SEC. 202. COOPERATION BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

(a) Technical Assistance.--Upon request of the appropriate officer
of the Organization or the Organization Board, the head of a Federal
agency shall provide technical assistance to assist the Organization in
carrying out its purposes, as specified in section 201(a)(2).
(b) Overseas Posts.--The head of each Federal agency that maintains
offices in a foreign country shall, as appropriate, incorporate in the
programs and activities carried out by those offices, programs and
activities that implement the recommendations of the National Tourism
Board established under section 101 and the Organization.

SEC. 203. TRADE PROMOTION COORDINATING COMMITTEE.

Section 2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking ''and'' at the end of paragraph
(4);
(B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(5) and inserting ''; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
''(6) reflect recommendations made by the National Tourism
Board established under the Travel and Tourism Partnership Act
of 1996.''; and
(2) in subsection (d)(1)--
(A) by striking ''and'' at the end of subparagraph
(L);
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (M) as
subparagraph (N); and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (L) the
following:
''(M) the president of the National Tourism
Organization established under the Travel and Tourism
Partnership Act of 1996; and''.
[EX A]:
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: National Tourism Board
Title II: National Tourism Organization
Travel and Tourism Partnership Act of 1996 -
Title I: National Tourism Board
- Establishes the National Tourism Board to develop a national travel and tourism strategy for increasing U.S. tourism.
Title II: National Tourism Organization
- Directs the President to provide for the establishment of the National Tourism Organization as a non-Federal nonprofit organization to implement the national travel and tourism strategy developed by the Board.
Requires the head of a Federal agency, upon request, to provide technical assistance to the Organization to assist it in carrying out its purposes.
Requires the head of each Federal agency maintaining offices in a foreign country to incorporate in their programs and activities some that implement the recommendations of the Organization and Board.
Amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to require the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee's (TPCC) Federal trade promotion plan to reflect Board recommendations. Makes the President of the Organization a member of TPCC.