March 27, 2007 sees Congressional Record publish “TEXT OF AMENDMENTS”

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“TEXT OF AMENDMENTS” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Senate section on pages S3849-S3979 on March 27, 2007.

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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

SA 648. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the appropriate place, add the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be available for reimbursing State and local law enforcement entities for security and related costs, including overtime, associated with the 2008 Presidential Candidate Nominating Conventions, and the total amount made available in this Act in Title II, Chapter 2, under the heading ``State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance'' is reduced by $100,000,000.

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SA 649. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the appropriate place, add the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, Sec. 3608(b) of this Act shall not take effect.

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SA 650. Mr. McCAIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Beginning on page 144, strike line 23 through line 4 on page 145.

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SA 651. Mr. McCAIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Beginning on page 139, strike line 3 through line 17.

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SA 652. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Webb) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. WAIVER FOR CERTAIN STATES, LOCAL EDUCATIONAL

AGENCIES, AND SCHOOLS.

A State, local educational agency, or school shall be held harmless and not subject to the penalties provision under section 1111(g) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(g)), the requirements of school or local educational agency improvement, corrective action, restructuring, or other sanctions or penalties under section 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

(20 U.S.C. 6313), or any other sanctions or penalties relating to academic assessments under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) for the 2006-2007 school year if the following criteria are met:

(1) The State (in the case of a local educational agency or school, the State within which such local educational agency or school exists) had 1 or more approved academic assessment plans for the 2005-2006 school year.

(2) The State (in the case of a local educational agency or school, the State within which such local educational agency or school exists) had 1 or more of such plans subsequently held invalid by the Department of Education for the 2006-2007 school year.

(3) The Governor of the State (in the case of a local educational agency or school, the State within which such local educational agency or school exists) certifies, in writing, to the Secretary of Education that--

(A) the State cannot effectively train its educators on a new or alternative assessment or assessments in place of the assessment or assessments for which the plan or plans were held invalid by the Department of Education, prior to the date the assessment or assessments are to be administered; and

(B) the administration of any new or alternative assessment or assessments, in place of the assessment or assessments for which the plan or plans were held invalid by the Department of Education, in the 2006-2007 school year is not in the best interest of the public school system and the children such system serves.

(4) The Governor of the State (in the case of a local educational agency or school, the State within which such local educational agency or school exists) certifies, in writing, to the Secretary of Education that the local educational agency or school failed to make adequate yearly progress (as described in section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2))) based on academic assessments administered in the 2006-2007 school year or the State would be subject to the penalties provision under section 1111(g) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(g)) or any other sanctions or penalties relating to academic assessments under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) for the 2006-2007 school year solely because the State, local educational agency, or school meets each of the criteria described in paragraphs (1) through (3).

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SA 653. Mr. GREGG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 50, strike line 7 and all that follows through page 52, line 5.

On page 52, line 8 strike ``1711'' and insert in lieu thereof ``1710''.

On page 56, line 6 strike ``1712'' and insert in lieu thereof ``1711''.

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SA 654. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 22, strike line 17 and all that follows through

``(B) the Secretary'' on line 21 and insert the following:

(A) the commander of such facility or quarters, as applicable, shall--

(i) in the case of a facility or quarters recommended for closure or realignment under the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment, comply with the requirements applicable to such closure or realignment pursuant to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) and submit to the Secretary a report comparing the costs and feasibility of--

(I) accelerating the schedule for closing or realigning the facility or quarters; and

(II) transferring the operations and personnel from such facility or quarters to an alternate temporary and adequate facility or quarters until such closure or realignment is completed; or

(ii) in the case of a facility or quarters not recommended for closure or realignment under the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment, submit to the Secretary a detailed plan to correct the deficiency; and

(B) the Secretary

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SA 655. Mrs. HUTCHISON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 28, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:

Sec. 13__. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') may convey to the State of Texas, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcel of real property comprising the location of the Marlin, Texas, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

(2) The property conveyed under paragraph (1) shall be used by the State of Texas for the purposes of a prison.

(b) In carrying out the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary--

(1) shall not be required to comply with, and shall not be held liable under, any Federal law (including a regulation) relating to the environment or historic preservation; but

(2) may, at the discretion of the Secretary, conduct environmental cleanup on the parcel to be conveyed, at a cost not to exceed $500,000, using amounts made available for environmental cleanup of sites under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.

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SA 656. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

Sec. ___. (a) Posting of Certain Reports on Internet Websites.--Each report described in subsection (b) shall be posted on the Internet website of the department or agency submitting that report for the public not later than 48 hours after the submission of that report to Congress.

(b) Covered Reports.--The reports described in this subsection are each report (including any review, evaluation, assessment, or analysis) required by a provision of this Act to be submitted by any department or agency to Congress or any committee of the Senate or the House of Representatives.

(c) Redaction of Certain Information.--In posting a report on the Internet website of the department or agency under subsection (a), the head of that department or agency may redact any information the release of which to the public would compromise the national security of the United States.

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SA 657. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In title IV, strike sections 411 and all that follows through the section heading for section 471 and insert the following: SEC. 411. CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE.

(a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriated funds under section 421, the Secretary shall make emergency financial assistance authorized under this section available to producers on a farm that have incurred qualifying losses described in subsection (c).

(b) Administration.--

(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall make assistance available under this section in the same manner as provided under section 815 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-387; 114 Stat. 1549A-55), including using the same loss thresholds for quantity and economic losses as were used in administering that section, except that the payment rate shall be 55 percent of the established price, instead of 65 percent.

(2) Noninsured producers.--For producers on a farm that were eligible to acquire crop insurance for the applicable production loss and failed to do so or failed to submit an application for the noninsured assistance program for the loss, the Secretary shall make assistance in accordance with paragraph (1), except that the payment rate shall be 20 percent of the established price, instead of 50 percent.

(c) Qualifying Losses.--Assistance under this section shall be made available to producers on farms, other than producers of sugar beets, that incurred qualifying quantity or quality losses for the applicable crop due to damaging weather or any related condition (including losses due to crop diseases, insects, and delayed harvest), as determined by the Secretary.

(d) Quality Losses.--

(1) In general.--In addition to any payment received under subsection (b), subject to the availability of appropriated funds under section 421, the Secretary shall make payments to producers on a farm described in subsection (a) that incurred a quality loss for the applicable crop of a commodity in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying--

(A) the payment quantity determined under paragraph (2);

(B)(i) in the case of an insurable commodity, the coverage level elected by the insured under the policy or plan of insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.); or

(ii) in the case of a noninsurable commodity, the applicable coverage level for the payment quantity determined under paragraph (2); by

(2) Payment quantity.--For the purpose of paragraph (1)(A), the payment quantity for quality losses for a crop of a commodity on a farm shall equal the lesser of--

(A) the actual production of the crop affected by a quality loss of the commodity on the farm; or

(B)(i) in the case of an insurable commodity, the actual production history for the commodity by the producers on the farm under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.); or

(ii) in the case of a noninsurable commodity, the established yield for the crop for the producers on the farm under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333).

(3) Payment rate.--

(A) In general.--For the purpose of paragraph (1)(B), the payment rate for quality losses for a crop of a commodity on a farm shall be equal to the difference between (as determined by the applicable State committee of the Farm Service Agency)--

(i) the per unit market value that the units of the crop affected by the quality loss would have had if the crop had not suffered a quality loss; and

(ii) the per unit market value of the units of the crop affected by the quality loss.

(B) Factors.--In determining the payment rate for quality losses for a crop of a commodity on a farm, the applicable State committee of the Farm Service Agency shall take into account--

(i) the average local market quality discounts that purchasers applied to the commodity during the first 2 months following the normal harvest period for the commodity;

(ii) the loan rate and repayment rate established for the commodity under the marketing loan program established for the commodity under subtitle B of title I of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7931 et seq.);

(iii) the market value of the commodity if sold into a secondary market; and

(iv) other factors determined appropriate by the committee.

(4) Eligibility.--

(A) In general.--For producers on a farm to be eligible to obtain a payment for a quality loss for a crop under this subsection--

(i) the amount obtained by multiplying the per unit loss determined under paragraph (1) by the number of units affected by the quality loss shall be reduced by the amount of any indemnification received by the producers on the farm for quality loss adjustment for the commodity under a policy or plan of insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.); and

(ii) the remainder shall be at least 25 percent of the value that all affected production of the crop would have had if the crop had not suffered a quality loss.

(B) Ineligibility.--If the amount of a quality loss payment for a commodity for the producers on a farm determined under this paragraph is equal to or less than zero, the producers on the farm shall be ineligible for assistance for the commodity under this subsection.

(5) Eligible production.--The Secretary shall carry out this subsection in a fair and equitable manner for all eligible production, including the production of fruits and vegetables, other specialty crops, and field crops.

(e) Election of Crop Year.--If a producer incurred qualifying crop losses in more than 1 of the crop years during the applicable period, the producers on a farm shall elect to receive assistance under this section for losses incurred in only 1 of the crop years.

(f) Payment Limitation.--

(1) Limitation.--Assistance provided under this section to the producers on a farm for losses to a crop, together with the amounts specified in paragraph (2) applicable to the same crop, may not exceed 95 percent of what the value of the crop would have been in the absence of the losses, as estimated by the Secretary.

(2) Other payments.--In applying the limitation in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include the following:

(A) Any crop insurance payment made under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or payment under section 196 of the Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) that the producers on the farm receive for losses to the same crop.

(B) The value of the crop that was not lost (if any), as estimated by the Secretary.

(g) Timing.--

(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall make payments to producers on a farm for a crop under this section not later than 60 days after the date the producers on the farm submit to the Secretary a completed application for the payments.

(2) Interest.--If the Secretary does not make payments to the producers on a farm by the date described in paragraph

(1), the Secretary shall pay to the producers on a farm interest on the payments at a rate equal to the current (as of the sign-up deadline established by the Secretary) market yield on outstanding, marketable obligations of the United States with maturities of 30 years.

SEC. 412. LIVESTOCK ASSISTANCE.

(a) Livestock Compensation Program.--

(1) Use of appropriated funds.--Effective beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, subject to the availability of appropriated funds under section 421, the Secretary shall carry out the 2002 Livestock Compensation Program announced by the Secretary on October 10, 2002 (67 Fed. Reg. 63070), to provide compensation for livestock losses during the applicable period for losses (including losses due to blizzards that began in calendar year 2006 and continued in January 2007) due to a disaster, as determined by the Secretary, except that the payment rate shall be 80 percent of the payment rate established for the 2002 Livestock Compensation Program.

(2) Eligible applicants.--In carrying out the program described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide assistance to any applicant for livestock losses during the applicable period that--

(A)(i) conducts a livestock operation that is located in a disaster county, including any applicant conducting a livestock operation with eligible livestock (within the meaning of the livestock assistance program under section 101(b) of division B of Public Law 108-324 (118 Stat. 1234)); or

(ii) produces an animal described in section 10806(a)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (21 U.S.C. 321d(a)(1));

(B) demonstrates to the Secretary that the applicant suffered a material loss of pasture or hay production, or experienced substantially increased feed costs, due to damaging weather or a related condition during the calendar year, as determined by the Secretary; and

(3) Mitigation.--In determining the eligibility for or amount of payments for which a producer is eligible under the livestock compensation program, the Secretary shall not penalize a producer that takes actions (recognizing disaster conditions) that reduce the average number of livestock the producer owned for grazing during the production year for which assistance is being provided.

(4) Payments for reduction in grazing on federal land.--

(A) In general.--In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall make payments to livestock producers that are in proportion to any reduction during calendar year 2007 in grazing on Federal land in a disaster county leased by the producers a result of actions described in subparagraph (B).

(B) Federal actions.--Actions referred to in subparagraph

(A) are actions taken during calendar year 2007 by the Bureau of Land Management or other Federal agency to restrict or prohibit grazing otherwise allowed under the terms of the lease of the producers in order to expedite the recovery of the Federal land from drought, wildfire, or other natural disaster declared by the Secretary during the applicable period.

(5) Limitation.--The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that producers on a farm do not receive duplicative payments under this subsection and another Federal program with respect to any loss.

(b) Livestock Indemnity Payments.--

(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of appropriated funds under section 421, the Secretary shall make livestock indemnity payments to producers on farms that have incurred livestock losses during the applicable period

(including losses due to blizzards that began in calendar year 2006 and continued in January 2007) due to a disaster, as determined by the Secretary, including losses due to hurricanes, floods, anthrax, wildfires, and extreme heat.

(2) Payment rates.--Indemnity payments to a producer on a farm under paragraph (1) shall be made at a rate of not less than 30 percent of the market value of the applicable livestock on the day before the date of death of the livestock, as determined by the Secretary.

(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of appropriated funds under section 421, the Secretary shall use

$13,000,000 of the funds made available under that section to make payments to producers located in disaster counties under the Ewe Lamb Replacement and Retention Payment Program under part 784 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation) for each qualifying ewe lamb retained or purchased during the period beginning on January 1, 2006, and ending on December 31, 2006, by the producers.

(2) Ineligibility for other assistance.--A producer that receives assistance under this subsection shall not be eligible to receive assistance under subsection (a).

(d) Election of Production Year.--If a producer incurred qualifying production losses in more than one of the production years, the producers on a farm shall elect to receive assistance under this section in only one of the production years.

(e) Exception.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, livestock producers on a farm shall be eligible to receive assistance under subsection (a) or livestock indemnity payments under subsection (b) if the producers on a farm--

(1) have livestock operations in a county included in the geographic area covered by a major disaster or emergency designated by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) due to blizzards, ice storms, or other winter-related causes during the period of December 2006 through January 2007; and

(2) meet all eligibility requirements for the assistance or payments other than the requirements relating to disaster declarations by the Secretary under subsections (a) and

(b)(1).

Subtitle B--Miscellaneous

SEC. 421. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall use to carry out this title funds derived from annual appropriations for the Department of Agriculture, as determined by the Secretary.

(b) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the authority provided by this title and the amendments made by this title shall apply only to the extent that funds are appropriated in advance in an annual appropriations Act for the Department of Agriculture.

Subtitle C--Emergency Designation

SEC. 431. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.

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SA 658. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Baucus) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike all after the first word and insert the following:

V--FAIR MINIMUM WAGE AND TAX RELIEF

Subtitle A--Fair Minimum Wage

SEC. 500. SHORT TITLE.

This subtitle may be cited as the ``Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007''.

SEC. 501. MINIMUM WAGE.

(a) In General.--Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:

``(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not less than--

``(A) $5.85 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after the date of enactment of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007;

``(B) $6.55 an hour, beginning 12 months after that 60th day; and

``(C) $7.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th day;''.

(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 502. APPLICABILITY OF MINIMUM WAGE TO THE COMMONWEALTH

OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.

(a) In General.--Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) shall apply to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

(b) Transition.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the minimum wage applicable to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) shall be--

(1) $3.55 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after the date of enactment of this Act; and

(2) increased by $0.50 an hour (or such lesser amount as may be necessary to equal the minimum wage under section 6(a)(1) of such Act), beginning 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act and every 6 months thereafter until the minimum wage applicable to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under this subsection is equal to the minimum wage set forth in such section.

Subtitle B--Small Business Tax Incentives

SEC. 510. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF CODE.

(a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the ``Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007''.

(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

PART I--SMALL BUSINESS TAX RELIEF PROVISIONS

Subpart A--General Provisions

SEC. 511. EXTENSION OF INCREASED EXPENSING FOR SMALL

BUSINESSES.

Section 179 (relating to election to expense certain depreciable business assets) is amended by striking ``2010'' each place it appears and inserting ``2011''.

SEC. 512. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF 15-YEAR STRAIGHT-LINE

COST RECOVERY FOR QUALIFIED LEASEHOLD

IMPROVEMENTS AND QUALIFIED RESTAURANT

IMPROVEMENTS; 15-YEAR STRAIGHT-LINE COST

RECOVERY FOR CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO RETAIL

SPACE.

(a) Extension of Leasehold and Restaurant Improvements.--

(1) In general.--Clauses (iv) and (v) of section 168(e)(3)(E) (relating to 15-year property) are each amended by striking ``January 1, 2008'' and inserting ``January 1, 2009''.

(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2007.

(b) Modification of Treatment of Qualified Restaurant Property as 15-Year Property for Purposes of Depreciation Deduction.--

(1) Treatment to include new construction.--Paragraph (7) of section 168(e) (relating to classification of property) is amended to read as follows:

``(7) Qualified restaurant property.--The term `qualified restaurant property' means any section 1250 property which is a building (or its structural components) or an improvement to such building if more than 50 percent of such building's square footage is devoted to preparation of, and seating for on-premises consumption of, prepared meals.''.

(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection shall apply to any property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act, the original use of which begins with the taxpayer after such date.

(1) 15-year recovery period.--Section 168(e)(3)(E)

(relating to 15-year property) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (vii), by striking the period at the end of clause (viii) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new clause:

``(ix) any qualified retail improvement property placed in service before January 1, 2009.''.

(2) Qualified retail improvement property.--Section 168(e) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

``(8) Qualified retail improvement property.--

``(A) In general.--The term `qualified retail improvement property' means any improvement to an interior portion of a building which is nonresidential real property if--

``(i) such portion is open to the general public and is used in the retail trade or business of selling tangible personal property to the general public, and

``(ii) such improvement is placed in service more than 3 years after the date the building was first placed in service.

``(B) Improvements made by owner.--In the case of an improvement made by the owner of such improvement, such improvement shall be qualified retail improvement property

(if at all) only so long as such improvement is held by such owner. Rules similar to the rules under paragraph (6)(B) shall apply for purposes of the preceding sentence.

``(C) Certain improvements not included.--Such term shall not include any improvement for which the expenditure is attributable to--

``(i) the enlargement of the building,

``(ii) any elevator or escalator,

``(iii) any structural component benefitting a common area, or

``(iv) the internal structural framework of the building.''.

(3) Requirement to use straight line method.--Section 168(b)(3) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

``(I) Qualified retail improvement property described in subsection (e)(8).''.

(4) Alternative system.--The table contained in section 168(g)(3)(B) is amended by inserting after the item relating to subparagraph (E)(viii) the following new item:

(E)(ix)...........................................................39''.

(5) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 513. CLARIFICATION OF CASH ACCOUNTING RULES FOR SMALL

BUSINESS.

(a) Cash Accounting Permitted.--

(1) In general.--Section 446 (relating to general rule for methods of accounting) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

``(g) Certain Small Business Taxpayers Permitted To Use Cash Accounting Method Without Limitation.--

``(1) In general.--An eligible taxpayer shall not be required to use an accrual method of accounting for any taxable year.

``(2) Eligible taxpayer.--For purposes of this subsection, a taxpayer is an eligible taxpayer with respect to any taxable year if--

``(A) for each of the prior taxable years ending on or after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the taxpayer (or any predecessor) met the gross receipts test in effect under section 448(c) for such taxable year, and

``(B) the taxpayer is not subject to section 447 or 448.''.

(2) Expansion of gross receipts test.--

(A) In general.--Paragraph (3) of section 448(b) (relating to entities with gross receipts of not more than $5,000,000) is amended to read as follows:

``(3) Entities meeting gross receipts test.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall not apply to any corporation or partnership for any taxable year if, for each of the prior taxable years ending on or after the date of the enactment of the Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007, the entity (or any predecessor) met the gross receipts test in effect under subsection (c) for such prior taxable year.''.

(B) Conforming amendments.--Section 448(c) of such Code is amended--

(i) by striking ``$5,000,000'' in the heading thereof,

(ii) by striking ``$5,000,000'' each place it appears in paragraph (1) and inserting ``$10,000,000'', and

(iii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

``(4) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2008, the dollar amount contained in paragraph (1) shall be increased by an amount equal to--

``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by

``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, by substituting `calendar year 2007' for

`calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.

``If any amount as adjusted under this subparagraph is not a multiple of $100,000, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100,000.''.

(b) Clarification of Inventory Rules for Small Business.--

(1) In general.--Section 471 (relating to general rule for inventories) is amended by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:

``(c) Small Business Taxpayers Not Required To Use Inventories.--

``(1) In general.--A qualified taxpayer shall not be required to use inventories under this section for a taxable year.

``(2) Treatment of taxpayers not using inventories.--If a qualified taxpayer does not use inventories with respect to any property for any taxable year beginning after the date of the enactment of this subsection, such property shall be treated as a material or supply which is not incidental.

``(3) Qualified taxpayer.--For purposes of this subsection, the term `qualified taxpayer' means--

``(A) any eligible taxpayer (as defined in section 446(g)(2)), and

``(B) any taxpayer described in section 448(b)(3).''.

(2) Conforming amendments.--

(A) Subpart D of part II of subchapter E of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 474.

(B) The table of sections for subpart D of part II of subchapter E of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 474.

(1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(2) Change in method of accounting.--In the case of any taxpayer changing the taxpayer's method of accounting for any taxable year under the amendments made by this section--

(A) such change shall be treated as initiated by the taxpayer;

(B) such change shall be treated as made with the consent of the Secretary of the Treasury; and

(C) the net amount of the adjustments required to be taken into account by the taxpayer under section 481 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be taken into account over a period (not greater than 4 taxable years) beginning with such taxable year.

SEC. 514. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF COMBINED WORK

OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT AND WELFARE-TO-WORK

CREDIT.

(a) Extension.--Section 51(c)(4)(B) (relating to termination) is amended by striking ``2007'' and inserting

``2012''.

(b) Increase in Maximum Age for Designated Community Residents.--

(1) In general.--Paragraph (5) of section 51(d) is amended to read as follows:

``(5) Designated community residents.--

``(A) In general.--The term `designated community resident' means any individual who is certified by the designated local agency--

``(i) as having attained age 18 but not age 40 on the hiring date, and

``(ii) as having his principal place of abode within an empowerment zone, enterprise community, renewal community, or rural renewal county.

``(B) Individual must continue to reside in zone, community, or county.--In the case of a designated community resident, the term `qualified wages' shall not include wages paid or incurred for services performed while the individual's principal place of abode is outside an empowerment zone, enterprise community, renewal community, or rural renewal county.

``(C) Rural renewal county.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term `rural renewal county' means any county which--

``(i) is outside a metropolitan statistical area (defined as such by the Office of Management and Budget), and

``(ii) during the 5-year periods 1990 through 1994 and 1995 through 1999 had a net population loss.''.

(2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (D) of section 51(d)(1) is amended to read as follows:

``(D) a designated community resident,''.

(relating to vocational rehabilitation referral) is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i), by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the end the following new clause:

``(iii) an individual work plan developed and implemented by an employment network pursuant to subsection (g) of section 1148 of the Social Security Act with respect to which the requirements of such subsection are met.''.

(d) Treatment of Disabled Veterans Under the Work Opportunity Tax Credit.--

(1) Disabled veterans treated as members of targeted group.--

(A) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 51(d)(3)

(relating to qualified veteran) is amended by striking

``agency as being a member of a family'' and all that follows and inserting ``agency as--

``(i) being a member of a family receiving assistance under a food stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 for at least a 3-month period ending during the 12-month period ending on the hiring date, or

``(ii) entitled to compensation for a service-connected disability incurred after September 10, 2001.''.

(B) Definitions.--Paragraph (3) of section 51(d) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

``(C) Other definitions.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the terms `compensation' and `service-connected' have the meanings given such terms under section 101 of title 38, United States Code.''.

(2) Increase in amount of wages taken into account for disabled veterans.--Paragraph (3) of section 51(b) is amended--

(A) by inserting ``($12,000 per year in the case of any individual who is a qualified veteran by reason of subsection

(d)(3)(A)(ii))'' before the period at the end, and

(B) by striking ``ONLY FIRST $6,000 of'' in the heading and inserting ``LIMITATION ON''.

(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after the date of the enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after such date.

SEC. 515. CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Employment Taxes.--Chapter 25 (relating to general provisions relating to employment taxes) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 3511. CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS.

``(a) General Rules.--For purposes of the taxes, and other obligations, imposed by this subtitle--

``(1) a certified professional employer organization shall be treated as the employer (and no other person shall be treated as the employer) of any work site employee performing services for any customer of such organization, but only with respect to remuneration remitted by such organization to such work site employee, and

``(2) exclusions, definitions, and other rules which are based on the type of employer and which would (but for paragraph (1)) apply shall apply with respect to such taxes imposed on such remuneration.

``(b) Successor Employer Status.--For purposes of sections 3121(a)(1), 3231(e)(2)(C), and 3306(b)(1)--

``(1) a certified professional employer organization entering into a service contract with a customer with respect to a work site employee shall be treated as a successor employer and the customer shall be treated as a predecessor employer during the term of such service contract, and

``(2) a customer whose service contract with a certified professional employer organization is terminated with respect to a work site employee shall be treated as a successor employer and the certified professional employer organization shall be treated as a predecessor employer.

``(c) Liability of Certified Professional Employer Organization.--Solely for purposes of its liability for the taxes, and other obligations, imposed by this subtitle--

``(1) a certified professional employer organization shall be treated as the employer of any individual (other than a work site employee or a person described in subsection (f)) who is performing services covered by a contract meeting the requirements of section 7705(e)(2), but only with respect to remuneration remitted by such organization to such individual, and

``(d) Treatment of Credits.--

``(1) In general.--For purposes of any credit specified in paragraph (2)--

``(A) such credit with respect to a work site employee performing services for the customer applies to the customer, not the certified professional employer organization,

``(B) the customer, and not the certified professional employer organization, shall take into account wages and employment taxes--

``(i) paid by the certified professional employer organization with respect to the work site employee, and

``(ii) for which the certified professional employer organization receives payment from the customer, and

``(C) the certified professional employer organization shall furnish the customer with any information necessary for the customer to claim such credit.

``(2) Credits specified.--A credit is specified in this paragraph if such credit is allowed under--

``(A) section 41 (credit for increasing research activity),

``(B) section 45A (Indian employment credit),

``(C) section 45B (credit for portion of employer social security taxes paid with respect to employee cash tips),

``(D) section 45C (clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions),

``(E) section 51 (work opportunity credit),

``(F) section 51A (temporary incentives for employing long-term family assistance recipients),

``(G) section 1396 (empowerment zone employment credit),

``(H) 1400(d) (DC Zone employment credit),

``(I) Section 1400H (renewal community employment credit), and

``(J) any other section as provided by the Secretary.

``(e) Special Rule for Related Party.--This section shall not apply in the case of a customer which bears a relationship to a certified professional employer organization described in section 267(b) or 707(b). For purposes of the preceding sentence, such sections shall be applied by substituting `10 percent' for `50 percent'.

``(f) Special Rule for Certain Individuals.--For purposes of the taxes imposed under this subtitle, an individual with net earnings from self-employment derived from the customer's trade or business is not a work site employee with respect to remuneration paid by a certified professional employer organization.

``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.''.

(b) Certified Professional Employer Organization Defined.--Chapter 79 (relating to definitions) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 7705. CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS

DEFINED.

``(a) In General.--For purposes of this title, the term

`certified professional employer organization' means a person who has been certified by the Secretary for purposes of section 3511 as meeting the requirements of subsection (b).

``(b) General Requirements.--A person meets the requirements of this subsection if such person--

``(1) demonstrates that such person (and any owner, officer, and such other persons as may be specified in regulations) meets such requirements as the Secretary shall establish with respect to tax status, background, experience, business location, and annual financial audits,

``(2) computes its taxable income using an accrual method of accounting unless the Secretary approves another method,

``(3) agrees that it will satisfy the bond and independent financial review requirements of subsection (c) on an ongoing basis,

``(4) agrees that it will satisfy such reporting obligations as may be imposed by the Secretary,

``(5) agrees to verify on such periodic basis as the Secretary may prescribe that it continues to meet the requirements of this subsection, and

``(6) agrees to notify the Secretary in writing within such time as the Secretary may prescribe of any change that materially affects whether it continues to meet the requirements of this subsection.

``(c) Bond and Independent Financial Review Requirements.--

``(1) In general.--An organization meets the requirements of this paragraph if such organization--

``(A) meets the bond requirements of paragraph (2), and

``(B) meets the independent financial review requirements of paragraph (3).

``(2) Bond.--

``(A) In general.--A certified professional employer organization meets the requirements of this paragraph if the organization has posted a bond for the payment of taxes under subtitle C (in a form acceptable to the Secretary) in an amount at least equal to the amount specified in subparagraph

(B).

``(B) Amount of bond.--For the period April 1 of any calendar year through March 31 of the following calendar year, the amount of the bond required is equal to the greater of--

``(i) 5 percent of the organization's liability under section 3511 for taxes imposed by subtitle C during the preceding calendar year (but not to exceed $1,000,000), or

``(ii) $50,000.

``(3) Independent financial review requirements.--A certified professional employer organization meets the requirements of this paragraph if such organization--

``(A) has, as of the most recent review date, caused to be prepared and provided to the Secretary (in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe) an opinion of an independent certified public accountant that the certified professional employer organization's financial statements are presented fairly in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and

Such assertion shall state that the organization has withheld and made deposits of all taxes imposed by chapters 21, 22, and 24 of the Internal Revenue Code in accordance with regulations imposed by the Secretary for such calendar quarter and such examination level attestation shall state that such assertion is fairly stated, in all material respects.

``(4) Controlled group rules.--For purposes of the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3), all professional employer organizations that are members of a controlled group within the meaning of sections 414(b) and (c) shall be treated as a single organization.

``(5) Failure to file assertion and attestation.--If the certified professional employer organization fails to file the assertion and attestation required by paragraph (3) with respect to any calendar quarter, then the requirements of paragraph (3) with respect to such failure shall be treated as not satisfied for the period beginning on the due date for such attestation.

``(6) Review date.--For purposes of paragraph (3)(A), the review date shall be 6 months after the completion of the organization's fiscal year.

``(d) Suspension and Revocation Authority.--The Secretary may suspend or revoke a certification of any person under subsection (b) for purposes of section 3511 if the Secretary determines that such person is not satisfying the representations or requirements of subsections (b) or (c), or fails to satisfy applicable accounting, reporting, payment, or deposit requirements.

``(e) Work Site Employee.--For purposes of this title--

``(1) In general.--The term `work site employee' means, with respect to a certified professional employer organization, an individual who--

``(A) performs services for a customer pursuant to a contract which is between such customer and the certified professional employer organization and which meets the requirements of paragraph (2), and

``(B) performs services at a work site meeting the requirements of paragraph (3).

``(2) Service contract requirements.--A contract meets the requirements of this paragraph with respect to an individual performing services for a customer if such contract is in writing and provides that the certified professional employer organization shall--

``(A) assume responsibility for payment of wages to such individual, without regard to the receipt or adequacy of payment from the customer for such services,

``(B) assume responsibility for reporting, withholding, and paying any applicable taxes under subtitle C, with respect to such individual's wages, without regard to the receipt or adequacy of payment from the customer for such services,

``(C) assume responsibility for any employee benefits which the service contract may require the organization to provide, without regard to the receipt or adequacy of payment from the customer for such services,

``(D) assume responsibility for hiring, firing, and recruiting workers in addition to the customer's responsibility for hiring, firing and recruiting workers,

``(E) maintain employee records relating to such individual, and

``(F) agree to be treated as a certified professional employer organization for purposes of section 3511 with respect to such individual.

``(3) Work site coverage requirement.--The requirements of this paragraph are met with respect to an individual if at least 85 percent of the individuals performing services for the customer at the work site where such individual performs services are subject to 1 or more contracts with the certified professional employer organization which meet the requirements of paragraph (2) (but not taking into account those individuals who are excluded employees within the meaning of section 414(q)(5)).

``(f) Determination of Employment Status.--Except to the extent necessary for purposes of section 3511, nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the determination of who is an employee or employer for purposes of this title.

``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.''.

(1) Section 3302 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

``(h) Treatment of Certified Professional Employer Organizations.--If a certified professional employer organization (as defined in section 7705), or a customer of such organization, makes a contribution to the State's unemployment fund with respect to a work site employee, such organization shall be eligible for the credits available under this section with respect to such contribution.''.

(2) Section 3303(a) is amended--

(A) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting ``; and'' and by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:

``(4) if the taxpayer is a certified professional employer organization (as defined in section 7705) that is treated as the employer under section 3511, such certified professional employer organization is permitted to collect and remit, in accordance with paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), contributions during the taxable year to the State unemployment fund with respect to a work site employee.'', and

(B) in the last sentence--

(i) by striking ``paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4)'', and

(ii) by striking ``paragraph (1), (2), or (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4)''.

(3) Section 6053(c) (relating to reporting of tips) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

``(8) Certified professional employer organizations.--For purposes of any report required by this subsection, in the case of a certified professional employer organization that is treated under section 3511 as the employer of a work site employee, the customer with respect to whom a work site employee performs services shall be the employer for purposes of reporting under this section and the certified professional employer organization shall furnish to the customer any information necessary to complete such reporting no later than such time as the Secretary shall prescribe.''.

(d) Clerical Amendments.--

(1) The table of sections for chapter 25 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 3511. Certified professional employer organizations''.

(2) The table of sections for chapter 79 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7704 the following new item:

``Sec. 7705. Certified professional employer organizations defined''.

(e) Reporting Requirements and Obligations.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall develop such reporting and recordkeeping rules, regulations, and procedures as the Secretary determines necessary or appropriate to ensure compliance with the amendments made by this section with respect to entities applying for certification as certified professional employer organizations or entities that have been so certified. Such rules shall be designed in a manner which streamlines, to the extent possible, the application of requirements of such amendments, the exchange of information between a certified professional employer organization and its customers, and the reporting and recordkeeping obligations of the certified professional employer organization.

(f) User Fees.--Subsection (b) of section 7528 (relating to Internal Revenue Service user fees) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

``(4) Certified professional employer organizations.--The fee charged under the program in connection with the certification by the Secretary of a professional employer organization under section 7705 shall not exceed $500.''.

(g) Effective Dates.--

(1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to wages for services performed on or after January 1 of the first calendar year beginning more than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(2) Certification program.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall establish the certification program described in section 7705(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by subsection (b), not later than 6 months before the effective date determined under paragraph (1).

(h) No Inference.--Nothing contained in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to create any inference with respect to the determination of who is an employee or employer--

(1) for Federal tax purposes (other than the purposes set forth in the amendments made by this section), or

(2) for purposes of any other provision of law.

SEC. 516. ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION FOR INVESTMENT IN HIGH

OUT-MIGRATION COUNTIES.

(a) In General.--Section 168 (relating to accelerated cost recovery system) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

``(l) Rural Investment Property.--

``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a), the applicable recovery period for qualified rural investment property shall be determined in accordance with the table contained in paragraph (2) in lieu of the table contained in subsection (c).

``(2) Applicable recovery period for rural investment property.--For purposes of paragraph (1)--

The applicable

`` ``In the case of: recovery period is:

3-year property............................................2 years

5-year property............................................3 years

7-year property............................................4 years

10-year property...........................................6 years

15-year property...........................................9 years

20-year property..........................................12 years

Nonresidential real property................................22 years.

``(3) Qualified rural investment property defined.--For purposes of this subsection--

``(A) In general.--The term `qualified rural investment property' means property which is property described in the table in paragraph (2) and which is--

``(i) used by the taxpayer predominantly in the active conduct of a trade or business within a high out-migration county,

``(ii) not used or located outside such county on a regular basis,

``(iii) not acquired (directly or indirectly) by the taxpayer from a person who is related to the taxpayer (within the meaning of section 465(b)(3)(C)), and

``(iv) not property (or any portion thereof) placed in service for purposes of operating any racetrack or other facility used for gambling.

``(B) High out-migration county.--The term `high out-migration county' means any county which--

``(i) is outside a metropolitan statistical area (defined as such by the Office of Management and Budget), and

``(ii) during the 5-year periods 1990 through 1994 and 1995 through 1999 had a net population loss.

``(4) Termination.--This subsection shall not apply to property placed in service after March 31, 2008.''.

(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act, the original use of which begins with the taxpayer after such date.

Subpart B--Subchapter S Provisions

SEC. 521. CAPITAL GAIN OF S CORPORATION NOT TREATED AS

PASSIVE INVESTMENT INCOME.

(a) In General.--Section 1362(d)(3) is amended by striking subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F) and inserting the following new subparagraph:

``(B) Passive investment income defined.--

``(i) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph, the term `passive investment income' means gross receipts derived from royalties, rents, dividends, interest, and annuities.

``(ii) Exception for interest on notes from sales of inventory.--The term `passive investment income' shall not include interest on any obligation acquired in the ordinary course of the corporation's trade or business from its sale of property described in section 1221(a)(1).

``(iii) Treatment of certain lending or finance companies.--If the S corporation meets the requirements of section 542(c)(6) for the taxable year, the term `passive investment income' shall not include gross receipts for the taxable year which are derived directly from the active and regular conduct of a lending or finance business (as defined in section 542(d)(1)).

``(iv) Treatment of certain dividends.--If an S corporation holds stock in a C corporation meeting the requirements of section 1504(a)(2), the term `passive investment income' shall not include dividends from such C corporation to the extent such dividends are attributable to the earnings and profits of such C corporation derived from the active conduct of a trade or business.

``(v) Exception for banks, etc.--In the case of a bank (as defined in section 581) or a depository institution holding company (as defined in section 3(w)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(w)(1)), the term `passive investment income' shall not include--

``(I) interest income earned by such bank or company, or

``(II) dividends on assets required to be held by such bank or company, including stock in the Federal Reserve Bank, the Federal Home Loan Bank, or the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Bank or participation certificates issued by a Federal Intermediate Credit Bank.''.

(b) Conforming Amendment.--Clause (i) of section 1042(c)(4)(A) is amended by striking ``section 1362(d)(3)(C)'' and inserting ``section 1362(d)(3)(B)''.

(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 522. TREATMENT OF BANK DIRECTOR SHARES.

(a) In General.--Section 1361 (defining S corporation) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

``(f) Restricted Bank Director Stock.--

``(1) In general.--Restricted bank director stock shall not be taken into account as outstanding stock of the S corporation in applying this subchapter (other than section 1368(f)).

``(2) Restricted bank director stock.--For purposes of this subsection, the term `restricted bank director stock' means stock in a bank (as defined in section 581) or a depository institution holding company (as defined in section 3(w)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(w)(1)), if such stock--

``(A) is required to be held by an individual under applicable Federal or State law in order to permit such individual to serve as a director, and

``(B) is subject to an agreement with such bank or company

(or a corporation which controls (within the meaning of section 368(c)) such bank or company) pursuant to which the holder is required to sell back such stock (at the same price as the individual acquired such stock) upon ceasing to hold the office of director.

``(3) Cross reference.--

``For treatment of certain distributions with respect to restricted bank director stock, see section 1368(f)''.

(b) Distributions.--Section 1368 (relating to distributions) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

``(f) Restricted Bank Director Stock.--If a director receives a distribution (not in part or full payment in exchange for stock) from an S corporation with respect to any restricted bank director stock (as defined in section 1361(f)), the amount of such distribution--

``(1) shall be includible in gross income of the director, and

``(2) shall be deductible by the corporation for the taxable year of such corporation in which or with which ends the taxable year in which such amount in included in the gross income of the director.''.

(1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006.

(2) Special rule for treatment as second class of stock.--In the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 1996, restricted bank director stock (as defined in section 1361(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section) shall not be taken into account in determining whether an S corporation has more than 1 class of stock.

SEC. 523. SPECIAL RULE FOR BANK REQUIRED TO CHANGE FROM THE

RESERVE METHOD OF ACCOUNTING ON BECOMING S

CORPORATION.

(a) In General.--Section 1361, as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

``(g) Special Rule for Bank Required To Change From the Reserve Method of Accounting on Becoming S Corporation.--In the case of a bank which changes from the reserve method of accounting for bad debts described in section 585 or 593 for its first taxable year for which an election under section 1362(a) is in effect, the bank may elect to take into account any adjustments under section 481 by reason of such change for the taxable year immediately preceding such first taxable year.''.

(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006.

SEC. 524. TREATMENT OF THE SALE OF INTEREST IN A QUALIFIED

SUBCHAPTER S SUBSIDIARY.

(a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 1361(b)(3)

(relating to treatment of terminations of qualified subchapter S subsidiary status) is amended--

(1) by striking ``For purposes of this title,'' and inserting the following:

``(i) In general.--For purposes of this title,'', and

(2) by inserting at the end the following new clause:

``(ii) Termination by reason of sale of stock.--If the failure to meet the requirements of subparagraph (B) is by reason of the sale of stock of a corporation which is a qualified subchapter S subsidiary, the sale of such stock shall be treated as if--

``(I) the sale were a sale of an undivided interest in the assets of such corporation (based on the percentage of the corporation's stock sold), and

``(II) the sale were followed by an acquisition by such corporation of all of its assets (and the assumption by such corporation of all of its liabilities) in a transaction to which section 351 applies.''.

(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006 .

SEC. 525. ELIMINATION OF ALL EARNINGS AND PROFITS

ATTRIBUTABLE TO PRE-1983 YEARS FOR CERTAIN

CORPORATIONS.

In the case of a corporation which is--

(1) described in section 1311(a)(1) of the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996, and

(2) not described in section 1311(a)(2) of such Act,

the amount of such corporation's accumulated earnings and profits (for the first taxable year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act) shall be reduced by an amount equal to the portion (if any) of such accumulated earnings and profits which were accumulated in any taxable year beginning before January 1, 1983, for which such corporation was an electing small business corporation under subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

SEC. 526. EXPANSION OF QUALIFYING BENEFICIARIES OF AN

ELECTING SMALL BUSINESS TRUST.

(a) No Look Through for Eligibility Purposes.--Clause (v) of section 1361(c)(2)(B) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``This clause shall not apply for purposes of subsection (b)(1)(C).''.

(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

PART II--REVENUE PROVISIONS

SEC. 531. MODIFICATION OF EFFECTIVE DATE OF LEASING

PROVISIONS OF THE AMERICAN JOBS CREATION ACT OF

2004.

(a) Leases to Foreign Entities.--Section 849(b) of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

``(5) Leases to foreign entities.--In the case of tax-exempt use property leased to a tax-exempt entity which is a foreign person or entity, the amendments made by this part shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006, with respect to leases entered into on or before March 12, 2004.''.

(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.

SEC. 532. APPLICATION OF RULES TREATING INVERTED CORPORATIONS

AS DOMESTIC CORPORATIONS TO CERTAIN

TRANSACTIONS OCCURRING AFTER MARCH 20, 2002.

(a) In General.--Section 7874(b) (relating to inverted corporations treated as domestic corporations) is amended to read as follows:

``(b) Inverted Corporations Treated as Domestic Corporations.--

``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 7701(a)(4), a foreign corporation shall be treated for purposes of this title as a domestic corporation if such corporation would be a surrogate foreign corporation if subsection (a)(2) were applied by substituting `80 percent' for `60 percent'.

``(2) Special rule for certain transactions occurring after march 20, 2002.--

``(A) In general.--If--

``(i) paragraph (1) does not apply to a foreign corporation, but

``(ii) paragraph (1) would apply to such corporation if, in addition to the substitution under paragraph (1), subsection

(a)(2) were applied by substituting `March 20, 2002' for

`March 4, 2003' each place it appears,

then paragraph (1) shall apply to such corporation but only with respect to taxable years of such corporation beginning after December 31, 2006.

``(B) Special rules.--Subject to such rules as the Secretary may prescribe, in the case of a corporation to which paragraph (1) applies by reason of this paragraph--

``(i) the corporation shall be treated, as of the close of its last taxable year beginning before January 1, 2007, as having transferred all of its assets, liabilities, and earnings and profits to a domestic corporation in a transaction with respect to which no tax is imposed under this title,

``(ii) the bases of the assets transferred in the transaction to the domestic corporation shall be the same as the bases of the assets in the hands of the foreign corporation, subject to any adjustments under this title for built-in losses,

``(iii) the basis of the stock of any shareholder in the domestic corporation shall be the same as the basis of the stock of the shareholder in the foreign corporation for which it is treated as exchanged, and

``(iv) the transfer of any earnings and profits by reason of clause (i) shall be disregarded in determining any deemed dividend or foreign tax creditable to the domestic corporation with respect to such transfer.

``(C) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out this paragraph, including regulations to prevent the avoidance of the purposes of this paragraph.''.

(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006.

SEC. 533. DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.

(a) Disallowance of Deduction.--

(1) In general.--Section 162(g) (relating to treble damage payments under the antitrust laws) is amended--

(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively,

(B) by striking ``If'' and inserting:

``(1) Treble damages.--If'', and

``(2) Punitive damages.--No deduction shall be allowed under this chapter for any amount paid or incurred for punitive damages in connection with any judgment in, or settlement of, any action. This paragraph shall not apply to punitive damages described in section 104(c).''.

(2) Conforming amendment.--The heading for section 162(g) is amended by inserting ``Or Punitive Damages'' after

``Laws''.

(b) Inclusion in Income of Punitive Damages Paid by Insurer or Otherwise.--

(1) In general.--Part II of subchapter B of chapter 1

(relating to items specifically included in gross income) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 91. PUNITIVE DAMAGES COMPENSATED BY INSURANCE OR

OTHERWISE.

``Gross income shall include any amount paid to or on behalf of a taxpayer as insurance or otherwise by reason of the taxpayer's liability (or agreement) to pay punitive damages.''.

(2) Reporting requirements.--Section 6041 (relating to information at source) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

``(h) Section To Apply to Punitive Damages Compensation.--This section shall apply to payments by a person to or on behalf of another person as insurance or otherwise by reason of the other person's liability (or agreement) to pay punitive damages.''.

(3) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for part II of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 91. Punitive damages compensated by insurance or otherwise''.

(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to damages paid or incurred on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 534. DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN FINES, PENALTIES,

AND OTHER AMOUNTS.

(a) In General.--Subsection (f) of section 162 (relating to trade or business expenses) is amended to read as follows:

``(f) Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts.--

``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no deduction otherwise allowable shall be allowed under this chapter for any amount paid or incurred (whether by suit, agreement, or otherwise) to, or at the direction of, a government or entity described in paragraph (4) in relation to--

``(A) the violation of any law, or

``(B) an investigation or inquiry into the potential violation of any law which is initiated by such government or entity.

``(2) Exception for amounts constituting restitution or paid to come into compliance with law.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any amount which--

``(A) the taxpayer establishes--

``(i) constitutes restitution (or remediation of property) for damage or harm caused by, or which may be caused by, the violation of any law or the potential violation of any law, or

``(ii) is paid to come into compliance with any law which was violated or involved in the investigation or inquiry, and

``(B) in the case of any binding, written settlement agreement which requires the taxpayer to pay or incur an amount in excess of $1,000,000, is identified as an amount described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A), as the case may be, in the settlement agreement or in the court order implementing the settlement agreement.

A taxpayer shall not meet the requirements of subparagraph

(A) solely by reason an identification under subparagraph

(B). This paragraph shall not apply to any amount paid or incurred as reimbursement to the government or entity for the costs of any investigation or litigation unless such amount is paid or incurred for a cost or fee regularly charged for any routine audit or other customary review performed by the government or entity.

``(3) Exception for amounts paid or incurred as the result of certain court orders.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any amount paid or incurred by order of a court in a suit in which no government or entity described in paragraph (4) is a party.

``(4) Certain nongovernmental regulatory entities.--An entity is described in this paragraph if it is--

``(A) a nongovernmental entity which exercises self-regulatory powers (including imposing sanctions) in connection with a qualified board or exchange (as defined in section 1256(g)(7)), or

``(B) to the extent provided in regulations, a nongovernmental entity which exercises self-regulatory powers

(including imposing sanctions) as part of performing an essential governmental function.

``(5) Exception for taxes due.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any amount paid or incurred as taxes due.''.

(b) Reporting of Deductible Amounts.--

(1) In general.--Subpart B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by inserting after section 6050V the following new section:

``SEC. 6050W. INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN FINES,

PENALTIES, AND OTHER AMOUNTS.

``(a) Requirement of Reporting.--

``(1) In general.--The appropriate official of any government or entity which is described in section 162(f)(4) which is involved in a suit or agreement described in paragraph (2) shall make a return in such form as determined by the Secretary setting forth--

``(A) the amount required to be paid as a result of the suit or agreement to which paragraph (1) of section 162(f) applies,

``(B) any amount required to be paid as a result of the suit or agreement which constitutes restitution or remediation of property, and

``(C) any amount required to be paid as a result of the suit or agreement for the purpose of coming into compliance with any law which was violated or involved in the investigation or inquiry.

``(2) Suit or agreement described.--

``(A) In general.--A suit or agreement is described in this paragraph if--

``(i) it is--

``(I) a suit with respect to a violation of any law over which the government or entity has authority and with respect to which there has been a court order, or

``(II) an agreement which is entered into with respect to a violation of any law over which the government or entity has authority, or with respect to an investigation or inquiry by the government or entity into the potential violation of any law over which such government or entity has authority, and

``(ii) the aggregate amount involved in all court orders and agreements with respect to the violation, investigation, or inquiry is $600 or more.

``(B) Adjustment of reporting threshold.--The Secretary may adjust the $600 amount in subparagraph (A)(ii) as necessary in order to ensure the efficient administration of the internal revenue laws.

``(3) Time of filing.--The return required under this subsection shall be filed not later than--

``(A) 30 days after the date on which a court order is issued with respect to the suit or the date the agreement is entered into, as the case may be, or

``(B) the date specified by the Secretary.

``(b) Statements To Be Furnished to Individuals Involved in the Settlement.--Every person required to make a return under subsection (a) shall furnish to each person who is a party to the suit or agreement a written statement showing--

``(1) the name of the government or entity, and

``(2) the information supplied to the Secretary under subsection (a)(1).

The written statement required under the preceding sentence shall be furnished to the person at the same time the government or entity provides the Secretary with the information required under subsection (a).

``(c) Appropriate Official Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term `appropriate official' means the officer or employee having control of the suit, investigation, or inquiry or the person appropriately designated for purposes of this section.''.

(2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for subpart B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 6050V the following new item:

``Sec. 6050W. Information with respect to certain fines, penalties, and other amounts''.

(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, except that such amendments shall not apply to amounts paid or incurred under any binding order or agreement entered into before such date. Such exception shall not apply to an order or agreement requiring court approval unless the approval was obtained before such date.

SEC. 535. REVISION OF TAX RULES ON EXPATRIATION OF

INDIVIDUALS.

(a) In General.--Subpart A of part II of subchapter N of chapter 1 is amended by inserting after section 877 the following new section:

``SEC. 877A. TAX RESPONSIBILITIES OF EXPATRIATION.

``(a) General Rules.--For purposes of this subtitle--

``(1) Mark to market.--Except as provided in subsections

(d) and (f), all property of a covered expatriate to whom this section applies shall be treated as sold on the day before the expatriation date for its fair market value.

``(2) Recognition of gain or loss.--In the case of any sale under paragraph (1)--

``(A) notwithstanding any other provision of this title, any gain arising from such sale shall be taken into account for the taxable year of the sale, and

Proper adjustment shall be made in the amount of any gain or loss subsequently realized for gain or loss taken into account under the preceding sentence.

``(3) Exclusion for certain gain.--

``(A) In general.--The amount which, but for this paragraph, would be includible in the gross income of any individual by reason of this section shall be reduced (but not below zero) by $600,000. For purposes of this paragraph, allocable expatriation gain taken into account under subsection (f)(2) shall be treated in the same manner as an amount required to be includible in gross income.

``(B) Cost-of-living adjustment.--

``(i) In general.--In the case of an expatriation date occurring in any calendar year after 2007, the $600,000 amount under subparagraph (A) shall be increased by an amount equal to--

``(I) such dollar amount, multiplied by

``(II) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year, determined by substituting `calendar year 2006' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.

``(ii) Rounding rules.--If any amount after adjustment under clause (i) is not a multiple of $1,000, such amount shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of $1,000.

``(4) Election to continue to be taxed as united states citizen.--

``(A) In general.--If a covered expatriate elects the application of this paragraph--

``(i) this section (other than this paragraph and subsection (i)) shall not apply to the expatriate, but

``(ii) in the case of property to which this section would apply but for such election, the expatriate shall be subject to tax under this title in the same manner as if the individual were a United States citizen.

``(B) Requirements.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to an individual unless the individual--

``(i) provides security for payment of tax in such form and manner, and in such amount, as the Secretary may require,

``(ii) consents to the waiver of any right of the individual under any treaty of the United States which would preclude assessment or collection of any tax which may be imposed by reason of this paragraph, and

``(iii) complies with such other requirements as the Secretary may prescribe.

``(C) Election.--An election under subparagraph (A) shall apply to all property to which this section would apply but for the election and, once made, shall be irrevocable. Such election shall also apply to property the basis of which is determined in whole or in part by reference to the property with respect to which the election was made.

``(b) Election To Defer Tax.--

``(1) In general.--If the taxpayer elects the application of this subsection with respect to any property treated as sold by reason of subsection (a), the payment of the additional tax attributable to such property shall be postponed until the due date of the return for the taxable year in which such property is disposed of (or, in the case of property disposed of in a transaction in which gain is not recognized in whole or in part, until such other date as the Secretary may prescribe).

``(2) Determination of tax with respect to property.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the additional tax attributable to any property is an amount which bears the same ratio to the additional tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year solely by reason of subsection (a) as the gain taken into account under subsection (a) with respect to such property bears to the total gain taken into account under subsection

(a) with respect to all property to which subsection (a) applies.

``(3) Termination of postponement.--No tax may be postponed under this subsection later than the due date for the return of tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year which includes the date of death of the expatriate (or, if earlier, the time that the security provided with respect to the property fails to meet the requirements of paragraph (4), unless the taxpayer corrects such failure within the time specified by the Secretary).

``(4) Security.--

``(A) In general.--No election may be made under paragraph

(1) with respect to any property unless adequate security is provided to the Secretary with respect to such property.

``(B) Adequate security.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), security with respect to any property shall be treated as adequate security if--

``(i) it is a bond in an amount equal to the deferred tax amount under paragraph (2) for the property, or

``(ii) the taxpayer otherwise establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the security is adequate.

``(5) Waiver of certain rights.--No election may be made under paragraph (1) unless the taxpayer consents to the waiver of any right under any treaty of the United States which would preclude assessment or collection of any tax imposed by reason of this section.

``(6) Elections.--An election under paragraph (1) shall only apply to property described in the election and, once made, is irrevocable. An election may be made under paragraph

(1) with respect to an interest in a trust with respect to which gain is required to be recognized under subsection

(f)(1).

``(7) Interest.--For purposes of section 6601--

``(A) the last date for the payment of tax shall be determined without regard to the election under this subsection, and

``(B) section 6621(a)(2) shall be applied by substituting

`5 percentage points' for `3 percentage points' in subparagraph (B) thereof.

``(c) Covered Expatriate.--For purposes of this section--

``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the term `covered expatriate' means an expatriate.

``(2) Exceptions.--An individual shall not be treated as a covered expatriate if--

``(A) the individual--

``(i) became at birth a citizen of the United States and a citizen of another country and, as of the expatriation date, continues to be a citizen of, and is taxed as a resident of, such other country, and

``(ii) has not been a resident of the United States (as defined in section 7701(b)(1)(A)(ii)) during the 5 taxable years ending with the taxable year during which the expatriation date occurs, or

``(B)(i) the individual's relinquishment of United States citizenship occurs before such individual attains age 18\1/2\, and

``(ii) the individual has been a resident of the United States (as so defined) for not more than 5 taxable years before the date of relinquishment.

``(d) Exempt Property; Special Rules for Pension Plans.--

``(1) Exempt property.--This section shall not apply to the following:

``(A) United states real property interests.--Any United States real property interest (as defined in section 897(c)(1)), other than stock of a United States real property holding corporation which does not, on the day before the expatriation date, meet the requirements of section 897(c)(2).

``(B) Specified property.--Any property or interest in property not described in subparagraph (A) which the Secretary specifies in regulations.

``(2) Special rules for certain retirement plans.--

``(A) In general.--If a covered expatriate holds on the day before the expatriation date any interest in a retirement plan to which this paragraph applies--

``(i) such interest shall not be treated as sold for purposes of subsection (a)(1), but

``(ii) an amount equal to the present value of the expatriate's nonforfeitable accrued benefit shall be treated as having been received by such individual on such date as a distribution under the plan.

``(B) Treatment of subsequent distributions.--In the case of any distribution on or after the expatriation date to or on behalf of the covered expatriate from a plan from which the expatriate was treated as receiving a distribution under subparagraph (A), the amount otherwise includible in gross income by reason of the subsequent distribution shall be reduced by the excess of the amount includible in gross income under subparagraph (A) over any portion of such amount to which this subparagraph previously applied.

``(C) Treatment of subsequent distributions by plan.--For purposes of this title, a retirement plan to which this paragraph applies, and any person acting on the plan's behalf, shall treat any subsequent distribution described in subparagraph (B) in the same manner as such distribution would be treated without regard to this paragraph.

``(D) Applicable plans.--This paragraph shall apply to--

``(i) any qualified retirement plan (as defined in section 4974(c)),

``(ii) an eligible deferred compensation plan (as defined in section 457(b)) of an eligible employer described in section 457(e)(1)(A), and

``(iii) to the extent provided in regulations, any foreign pension plan or similar retirement arrangements or programs.

``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--

``(1) Expatriate.--The term `expatriate' means--

``(A) any United States citizen who relinquishes citizenship, and

``(B) any long-term resident of the United States who--

``(i) ceases to be a lawful permanent resident of the United States (within the meaning of section 7701(b)(6)), or

``(ii) commences to be treated as a resident of a foreign country under the provisions of a tax treaty between the United States and the foreign country and who does not waive the benefits of such treaty applicable to residents of the foreign country.

``(2) Expatriation date.--The term `expatriation date' means--

``(A) the date an individual relinquishes United States citizenship, or

``(B) in the case of a long-term resident of the United States, the date of the event described in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (1)(B).

``(3) Relinquishment of citizenship.--A citizen shall be treated as relinquishing United States citizenship on the earliest of--

``(A) the date the individual renounces such individual's United States nationality before a diplomatic or consular officer of the United States pursuant to paragraph (5) of section 349(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1481(a)(5)),

``(B) the date the individual furnishes to the United States Department of State a signed statement of voluntary relinquishment of United States nationality confirming the performance of an act of expatriation specified in paragraph

(1), (2), (3), or (4) of section 349(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1481(a)(1)-(4)),

``(C) the date the United States Department of State issues to the individual a certificate of loss of nationality, or

``(D) the date a court of the United States cancels a naturalized citizen's certificate of naturalization.

Subparagraph (A) or (B) shall not apply to any individual unless the renunciation or voluntary relinquishment is subsequently approved by the issuance to the individual of a certificate of loss of nationality by the United States Department of State.

``(4) Long-term resident.--The term `long-term resident' has the meaning given to such term by section 877(e)(2).

``(f) Special Rules Applicable to Beneficiaries' Interests in Trust.--

``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), if an individual is determined under paragraph (3) to hold an interest in a trust on the day before the expatriation date--

``(A) the individual shall not be treated as having sold such interest,

``(B) such interest shall be treated as a separate share in the trust, and

``(C)(i) such separate share shall be treated as a separate trust consisting of the assets allocable to such share,

``(ii) the separate trust shall be treated as having sold its assets on the day before the expatriation date for their fair market value and as having distributed all of its assets to the individual as of such time, and

``(iii) the individual shall be treated as having recontributed the assets to the separate trust.

Subsection (a)(2) shall apply to any income, gain, or loss of the individual arising from a distribution described in subparagraph (C)(ii). In determining the amount of such distribution, proper adjustments shall be made for liabilities of the trust allocable to an individual's share in the trust.

``(2) Special rules for interests in qualified trusts.--

``(A) In general.--If the trust interest described in paragraph (1) is an interest in a qualified trust--

``(i) paragraph (1) and subsection (a) shall not apply, and

``(ii) in addition to any other tax imposed by this title, there is hereby imposed on each distribution with respect to such interest a tax in the amount determined under subparagraph (B).

``(B) Amount of tax.--The amount of tax under subparagraph

(A)(ii) shall be equal to the lesser of--

``(i) the highest rate of tax imposed by section 1(e) for the taxable year which includes the day before the expatriation date, multiplied by the amount of the distribution, or

``(ii) the balance in the deferred tax account immediately before the distribution determined without regard to any increases under subparagraph (C)(ii) after the 30th day preceding the distribution.

``(C) Deferred tax account.--For purposes of subparagraph

(B)(ii)--

``(i) Opening balance.--The opening balance in a deferred tax account with respect to any trust interest is an amount equal to the tax which would have been imposed on the allocable expatriation gain with respect to the trust interest if such gain had been included in gross income under subsection (a).

``(ii) Increase for interest.--The balance in the deferred tax account shall be increased by the amount of interest determined (on the balance in the account at the time the interest accrues), for periods after the 90th day after the expatriation date, by using the rates and method applicable under section 6621 for underpayments of tax for such periods, except that section 6621(a)(2) shall be applied by substituting `5 percentage points' for `3 percentage points' in subparagraph (B) thereof.

``(iii) Decrease for taxes previously paid.--The balance in the tax deferred account shall be reduced--

``(I) by the amount of taxes imposed by subparagraph (A) on any distribution to the person holding the trust interest, and

``(II) in the case of a person holding a nonvested interest, to the extent provided in regulations, by the amount of taxes imposed by subparagraph (A) on distributions from the trust with respect to nonvested interests not held by such person.

``(D) Allocable expatriation gain.--For purposes of this paragraph, the allocable expatriation gain with respect to any beneficiary's interest in a trust is the amount of gain which would be allocable to such beneficiary's vested and nonvested interests in the trust if the beneficiary held directly all assets allocable to such interests.

``(E) Tax deducted and withheld.--

``(i) In general.--The tax imposed by subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be deducted and withheld by the trustees from the distribution to which it relates.

``(ii) Exception where failure to waive treaty rights.--If an amount may not be deducted and withheld under clause (i) by reason of the distributee failing to waive any treaty right with respect to such distribution--

``(I) the tax imposed by subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be imposed on the trust and each trustee shall be personally liable for the amount of such tax, and

``(II) any other beneficiary of the trust shall be entitled to recover from the distributee the amount of such tax imposed on the other beneficiary.

``(F) Disposition.--If a trust ceases to be a qualified trust at any time, a covered expatriate disposes of an interest in a qualified trust, or a covered expatriate holding an interest in a qualified trust dies, then, in lieu of the tax imposed by subparagraph (A)(ii), there is hereby imposed a tax equal to the lesser of--

``(i) the tax determined under paragraph (1) as if the day before the expatriation date were the date of such cessation, disposition, or death, whichever is applicable, or

``(ii) the balance in the tax deferred account immediately before such date.

Such tax shall be imposed on the trust and each trustee shall be personally liable for the amount of such tax and any other beneficiary of the trust shall be entitled to recover from the covered expatriate or the estate the amount of such tax imposed on the other beneficiary.

``(G) Definitions and special rules.--For purposes of this paragraph--

``(i) Qualified trust.--The term `qualified trust' means a trust which is described in section 7701(a)(30)(E).

``(ii) Vested interest.--The term `vested interest' means any interest which, as of the day before the expatriation date, is vested in the beneficiary.

``(iii) Nonvested interest.--The term `nonvested interest' means, with respect to any beneficiary, any interest in a trust which is not a vested interest. Such interest shall be determined by assuming the maximum exercise of discretion in favor of the beneficiary and the occurrence of all contingencies in favor of the beneficiary.

``(iv) Adjustments.--The Secretary may provide for such adjustments to the bases of assets in a trust or a deferred tax account, and the timing of such adjustments, in order to ensure that gain is taxed only once.

``(v) Coordination with retirement plan rules.--This subsection shall not apply to an interest in a trust which is part of a retirement plan to which subsection (d)(2) applies.

``(3) Determination of beneficiaries' interest in trust.--

``(A) Determinations under paragraph (1).--For purposes of paragraph (1), a beneficiary's interest in a trust shall be based upon all relevant facts and circumstances, including the terms of the trust instrument and any letter of wishes or similar document, historical patterns of trust distributions, and the existence of and functions performed by a trust protector or any similar adviser.

``(B) Other determinations.--For purposes of this section--

``(i) Constructive ownership.--If a beneficiary of a trust is a corporation, partnership, trust, or estate, the shareholders, partners, or beneficiaries shall be deemed to be the trust beneficiaries for purposes of this section.

``(ii) Taxpayer return position.--A taxpayer shall clearly indicate on its income tax return--

``(I) the methodology used to determine that taxpayer's trust interest under this section, and

``(II) if the taxpayer knows (or has reason to know) that any other beneficiary of such trust is using a different methodology to determine such beneficiary's trust interest under this section.

``(g) Termination of Deferrals, Etc.--In the case of any covered expatriate, notwithstanding any other provision of this title--

``(1) any period during which recognition of income or gain is deferred shall terminate on the day before the expatriation date, and

``(2) any extension of time for payment of tax shall cease to apply on the day before the expatriation date and the unpaid portion of such tax shall be due and payable at the time and in the manner prescribed by the Secretary.

``(h) Imposition of Tentative Tax.--

``(1) In general.--If an individual is required to include any amount in gross income under subsection (a) for any taxable year, there is hereby imposed, immediately before the expatriation date, a tax in an amount equal to the amount of tax which would be imposed if the taxable year were a short taxable year ending on the expatriation date.

``(2) Due date.--The due date for any tax imposed by paragraph (1) shall be the 90th day after the expatriation date.

``(3) Treatment of tax.--Any tax paid under paragraph (1) shall be treated as a payment of the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year to which subsection (a) applies.

``(4) Deferral of tax.--The provisions of subsection (b) shall apply to the tax imposed by this subsection to the extent attributable to gain includible in gross income by reason of this section.

``(i) Special Liens for Deferred Tax Amounts.--

``(1) Imposition of lien.--

``(A) In general.--If a covered expatriate makes an election under subsection (a)(4) or (b) which results in the deferral of any tax imposed by reason of subsection (a), the deferred amount (including any interest, additional amount, addition to tax, assessable penalty, and costs attributable to the deferred amount) shall be a lien in favor of the United States on all property of the expatriate located in the United States (without regard to whether this section applies to the property).

``(B) Deferred amount.--For purposes of this subsection, the deferred amount is the amount of the increase in the covered expatriate's income tax which, but for the election under subsection (a)(4) or (b), would have occurred by reason of this section for the taxable year including the expatriation date.

``(2) Period of lien.--The lien imposed by this subsection shall arise on the expatriation date and continue until--

``(A) the liability for tax by reason of this section is satisfied or has become unenforceable by reason of lapse of time, or

``(B) it is established to the satisfaction of the Secretary that no further tax liability may arise by reason of this section.

``(3) Certain rules apply.--The rules set forth in paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 6324A(d) shall apply with respect to the lien imposed by this subsection as if it were a lien imposed by section 6324A.

``(j) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.''.

(b) Inclusion in Income of Gifts and Bequests Received by United States Citizens and Residents From Expatriates.--Section 102 (relating to gifts, etc. not included in gross income) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

``(d) Gifts and Inheritances From Covered Expatriates.--

``(1) Treatment of gifts and inheritances.--

``(A) In general.--Subsection (a) shall not exclude from gross income the value of any property acquired by gift, bequest, devise, or inheritance from a covered expatriate after the expatriation date.

``(B) Determination of basis.--Notwithstanding sections 1015 or 1022, the basis of any property described in subparagraph (A) in the hands of the donee or the person acquiring such property from the decedent shall be equal to the fair market value of the property at the time of the gift, bequest, devise, or inheritance.

``(2) Exceptions for transfers otherwise subject to estate or gift tax.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any property if either--

``(A) the gift, bequest, devise, or inheritance is--

``(i) shown on a timely filed return of tax imposed by chapter 12 as a taxable gift by the covered expatriate, or

``(ii) included in the gross estate of the covered expatriate for purposes of chapter 11 and shown on a timely filed return of tax imposed by chapter 11 of the estate of the covered expatriate, or

``(B) no such return was timely filed but no such return would have been required to be filed even if the covered expatriate were a citizen or long-term resident of the United States.

``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, any term used in this subsection which is also used in section 877A shall have the same meaning as when used in section 877A.''.

(c) Definition of Termination of United States Citizenship.--Section 7701(a) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

``(50) Termination of united states citizenship.--

``(A) In general.--An individual shall not cease to be treated as a United States citizen before the date on which the individual's citizenship is treated as relinquished under section 877A(e)(3).

``(B) Dual citizens.--Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, subparagraph (A) shall not apply to an individual who became at birth a citizen of the United States and a citizen of another country.''.

(d) Ineligibility for Visa or Admission to United States.--

(1) In general.--Section 212(a)(10)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)(E)) is amended to read as follows:

``(E) Former citizens not in compliance with expatriation revenue provisions.--Any alien who is a former citizen of the United States who relinquishes United States citizenship

(within the meaning of section 877A(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) and who is not in compliance with section 877A of such Code (relating to expatriation) is inadmissible.''.

(2) Availability of information.--

(A) In general.--Section 6103(l) (relating to disclosure of returns and return information for purposes other than tax administration) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

``(21) Disclosure to deny visa or admission to certain expatriates.--Upon written request of the Attorney General or the Attorney General's delegate, the Secretary shall disclose whether an individual is in compliance with section 877A (and if not in compliance, any items of noncompliance) to officers and employees of the Federal agency responsible for administering section 212(a)(10)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act solely for the purpose of, and to the extent necessary in, administering such section 212(a)(10)(E).''.

(B) Safeguards.--Section 6103(p)(4) (relating to safeguards) is amended by striking ``or (20)'' each place it appears and inserting ``(20), or (21)''.

(3) Effective dates.--The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to individuals who relinquish United States citizenship on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(e) Conforming Amendments.--

(1) Section 877 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

``(h) Application.--This section shall not apply to an expatriate (as defined in section 877A(e)) whose expatriation date (as so defined) occurs on or after the date of the enactment of this subsection.''.

(2) Section 2107 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

``(f) Application.--This section shall not apply to any expatriate subject to section 877A.''.

(3) Section 2501(a)(3) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

``(C) Application.--This paragraph shall not apply to any expatriate subject to section 877A.''.

(4) Section 6039G(a) is amended by inserting ``or 877A'' after ``section 877(b)''.

(5) The second sentence of section 6039G(d) is amended by inserting ``or who relinquishes United States citizenship

(within the meaning of section 877A(e)(3))'' after ``section 877(a))''.

(f) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart A of part II of subchapter N of chapter 1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 877 the following new item:

``Sec. 877A. Tax responsibilities of expatriation''.

(g) Effective Date.--

(1) In general.--Except as provided in this subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to expatriates

(within the meaning of section 877A(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section) whose expatriation date (as so defined) occurs on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(2) Gifts and bequests.--Section 102(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by subsection (b)) shall apply to gifts and bequests received on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, from an individual or the estate of an individual whose expatriation date (as so defined) occurs after such date.

(3) Due date for tentative tax.--The due date under section 877A(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section, shall in no event occur before the 90th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 536. LIMITATION ON ANNUAL AMOUNTS WHICH MAY BE DEFERRED

UNDER NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION

ARRANGEMENTS.

(a) In General.--Section 409A(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to inclusion of gross income under nonqualified deferred compensation plans) is amended--

(1) by striking ``and (4)'' in subclause (I) of paragraph

(1)(A)(i) and inserting ``(4), and (5)'', and

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

``(5) Annual limitation on aggregate deferred amounts.--

``(A) Limitation.--The requirements of this paragraph are met if the plan provides that the aggregate amount of compensation which is deferred for any taxable year with respect to a participant under the plan may not exceed the applicable dollar amount for the taxable year.

``(B) Inclusion of future earnings.--If an amount is includible under paragraph (1) in the gross income of a participant for any taxable year by reason of any failure to meet the requirements of this paragraph, any income (whether actual or notional) for any subsequent taxable year shall be included in gross income under paragraph (1)(A) in such subsequent taxable year to the extent such income--

``(i) is attributable to compensation (or income attributable to such compensation) required to be included in gross income by reason of such failure (including by reason of this subparagraph), and

``(ii) is not subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and has not been previously included in gross income.

``(C) Aggregation rule.--For purposes of this paragraph, all nonqualified deferred compensation plans maintained by all employers treated as a single employer under subsection

(d)(6) shall be treated as 1 plan.

``(D) Applicable dollar amount.--For purposes of this paragraph--

``(i) In general.--The term `applicable dollar amount' means, with respect to any participant, the lesser of--

``(I) the average annual compensation which was payable during the base period to the participant by the employer maintaining the nonqualified deferred compensation plan (or any predecessor of the employer) and which was includible in the participant's gross income for taxable years in the base period, or

``(II) $1,000,000.

``(ii) Base period.--

``(I) In general.--The term `base period' means, with respect to any computation year, the 5-taxable year period ending with the taxable year preceding the computation year.

``(II) Elections made before computation year.--If, before the beginning of the computation year, an election described in paragraph (4)(B) is made by the participant to have compensation for services performed in the computation year deferred under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan, the base period shall be the 5-taxable year period ending with the taxable year preceding the taxable year in which the election is made.

``(III) Computation year.--For purposes of this clause, the term `computation year' means any taxable year of the participant for which the limitation under subparagraph (A) is being determined.

``(IV) Special rule for employees of less than 5 years.--If a participant did not perform services for the employer maintaining the nonqualified deferred compensation plan (or any predecessor of the employer) during the entire 5-taxable year period referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B), only the portion of such period during which the participant performed such services shall be taken into account.''.

(b) Effective Date.--

(1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006, except that--

(A) the amendments shall only apply to amounts deferred after December 31, 2006 (and to earnings on such amounts), and

(B) taxable years beginning on or before December 31, 2006, shall be taken into account in determining the average annual compensation of a participant during any base period for purposes of section 409A(a)(5)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by such amendments).

(2) Guidance relating to certain existing arrangements.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall issue guidance providing a limited period during which a nonqualified deferred compensation plan adopted before December 31, 2006, may, without violating the requirements of section 409A(a) of such Code, be amended--

(A) to provide that a participant may, no later than December 31, 2007, cancel or modify an outstanding deferral election with regard to all or a portion of amounts deferred after December 31, 2006, to the extent necessary for the plan to meet the requirements of section 409A(a)(5) of such Code

(as added by the amendments made by this section), but only if amounts subject to the cancellation or modification are, to the extent not previously included in gross income, includible in income of the participant when no longer subject to substantial risk of forfeiture, and

(B) to conform to the requirements of section 409A(a)(5) of such Code (as added by the amendments made by this section) with regard to amounts deferred after December 31, 2006.

SEC. 537. INCREASE IN CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTY LIMITATION

FOR THE UNDERPAYMENT OR OVERPAYMENT OF TAX DUE

TO FRAUD.

(a) In General.--Section 7206 (relating to fraud and false statements) is amended--

(1) by striking ``Any person who--'' and inserting ``(a) in general.--'', and

(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

``(b) Increase in Monetary Limitation for Underpayment or Overpayment of Tax Due to Fraud.--If any portion of any underpayment (as defined in section 6664(a)) or overpayment

(as defined in section 6401(a)) of tax required to be shown on a return is attributable to fraudulent action described in subsection (a), the applicable dollar amount under subsection

(a) shall in no event be less than an amount equal to such portion. A rule similar to the rule under section 6663(b) shall apply for purposes of determining the portion so attributable.''.

(b) Increase in Penalties.--

(1) Attempt to evade or defeat tax.--Section 7201 is amended--

(A) by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting ``$500,000'',

(B) by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting ``$1,000,000'', and

(2) Willful failure to file return, supply information, or pay tax.--Section 7203 is amended--

(A) in the first sentence--

(i) by striking ``Any person'' and inserting the following:

``(a) In General.--Any person'', and

(ii) by striking ``$25,000'' and inserting ``$50,000'',

(B) in the third sentence, by striking ``section'' and inserting ``subsection'', and

``(b) Aggravated Failure To File.--

``(1) In general.--In the case of any failure described in paragraph (2), the first sentence of subsection (a) shall be applied by substituting--

``(A) `felony' for `misdemeanor',

``(B) `$500,000 ($1,000,000' for `$25,000 ($100,000', and

``(C) `10 years' for `1 year'.''.

``(2) Failure described.--A failure described in this paragraph is a failure to make a return described in subsection (a) for a period of 3 or more consecutive taxable years if the aggregate tax liability for such period is not less than $100,000.''.

(3) Fraud and false statements.--Section 7206(a) (as redesignated by subsection (a)) is amended--

(A) by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting ``$500,000'',

(B) by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting ``$1,000,000'', and

(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to actions, and failures to act, occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 538. DOUBLING OF CERTAIN PENALTIES, FINES, AND INTEREST

ON UNDERPAYMENTS RELATED TO CERTAIN OFFSHORE

FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS.

(a) Determination of Penalty.--

(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of an applicable taxpayer--

(A) the determination as to whether any interest or applicable penalty is to be imposed with respect to any arrangement described in paragraph (2), or to any underpayment of Federal income tax attributable to items arising in connection with any such arrangement, shall be made without regard to the rules of subsections (b), (c), and

(d) of section 6664 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and

(B) if any such interest or applicable penalty is imposed, the amount of such interest or penalty shall be equal to twice that determined without regard to this section.

(2) Applicable taxpayer.--For purposes of this subsection--

(A) In general.--The term ``applicable taxpayer'' means a taxpayer which--

(i) has underreported its United States income tax liability with respect to any item which directly or indirectly involves--

(I) any financial arrangement which in any manner relies on the use of offshore payment mechanisms (including credit, debit, or charge cards) issued by banks or other entities in foreign jurisdictions, or

(II) any offshore financial arrangement (including any arrangement with foreign banks, financial institutions, corporations, partnerships, trusts, or other entities), and

(ii) has neither signed a closing agreement pursuant to the Voluntary Offshore Compliance Initiative established by the Department of the Treasury under Revenue Procedure 2003-11 nor voluntarily disclosed its participation in such arrangement by notifying the Internal Revenue Service of such arrangement prior to the issue being raised by the Internal Revenue Service during an examination.

(B) Authority to waive.--The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate may waive the application of paragraph (1) to any taxpayer if the Secretary or the Secretary's delegate determines that the use of such offshore payment mechanisms is incidental to the transaction and, in addition, in the case of a trade or business, such use is conducted in the ordinary course of the type of trade or business of the taxpayer.

(C) Issues raised.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), an item shall be treated as an issue raised during an examination if the individual examining the return--

(i) communicates to the taxpayer knowledge about the specific item, or

(ii) has made a request to the taxpayer for information and the taxpayer could not make a complete response to that request without giving the examiner knowledge of the specific item.

(b) Applicable Penalty.--For purposes of this section, the term ``applicable penalty'' means any penalty, addition to tax, or fine imposed under chapter 68 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(c) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section shall apply to interest, penalties, additions to tax, and fines with respect to any taxable year if, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, the assessment of any tax, penalty, or interest with respect to such taxable year is not prevented by the operation of any law or rule of law.

SEC. 539. INCREASE IN PENALTY FOR BAD CHECKS AND MONEY

ORDERS.

(a) In General.--Section 6657 (relating to bad checks) is amended--

(1) by striking ``$750'' and inserting ``$1,250'', and

(2) by striking ``$15'' and inserting ``$25''.

(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section apply to checks or money orders received after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 540. TREATMENT OF CONTINGENT PAYMENT CONVERTIBLE DEBT

INSTRUMENTS.

(a) In General.--Section 1275(d) (relating to regulation authority) is amended--

(1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the following:

``(1) In general.--The Secretary'', and

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

``(2) Treatment of contingent payment convertible debt.--

``(A) In general.--In the case of a debt instrument which--

``(i) is convertible into stock of the issuing corporation, into stock or debt of a related party (within the meaning of section 267(b) or 707(b)(1)), or into cash or other property in an amount equal to the approximate value of such stock or debt, and

``(ii) provides for 1 or more contingent payments,

any regulations which require original issue discount to be determined by reference to the comparable yield of a fixed-rate debt instrument shall be applied as if the regulations require that such comparable yield be determined by reference to a fixed-rate debt instrument which is convertible into stock.

``(B) Special rule.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the comparable yield shall be determined without taking into account the yield resulting from the conversion of a debt instrument into stock.''.

(b) Cross Reference.--Section 163(e)(6) (relating to cross references) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``For the treatment of contingent payment convertible debt, see section 1275(d)(2).''.

(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to debt instruments issued on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 541. EXTENSION OF IRS USER FEES.

Subsection (c) of section 7528 (relating to Internal Revenue Service user fees) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2014'' and inserting ``September 30, 2016''.

SEC. 542. MODIFICATION OF COLLECTION DUE PROCESS PROCEDURES

FOR EMPLOYMENT TAX LIABILITIES.

(a) In General.--Section 6330(f) (relating to jeopardy and State refund collection) is amended--

(1) by striking ``; or'' at the end of paragraph (1) and inserting a comma,

(2) by adding ``or'' at the end of paragraph (2), and

(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:

``(3) the Secretary has served a levy in connection with the collection of taxes under chapter 21, 22, 23, or 24,''.

(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to levies issued on or after the date that is 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 543. MODIFICATIONS TO WHISTLEBLOWER REFORMS.

(a) Modification of Tax Threshold for Awards.--Subparagraph

(B) of section 7623(b)(5), as added by the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, is amended by striking

``$2,000,000'' and inserting ``$20,000''.

(b) Whistleblower Office.--

(1) In general.--Section 7623 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:

``(c) Whistleblower Office.--

``(1) In general.--There is established in the Internal Revenue Service an office to be known as the `Whistleblower Office' which--

``(A) shall at all times operate at the direction of the Commissioner and coordinate and consult with other divisions in the Internal Revenue Service as directed by the Commissioner,

``(B) shall analyze information received from any individual described in subsection (b) and either investigate the matter itself or assign it to the appropriate Internal Revenue Service office,

``(C) shall monitor any action taken with respect to such matter,

``(D) shall inform such individual that it has accepted the individual's information for further review,

``(E) may require such individual and any legal representative of such individual to not disclose any information so provided,

``(F) in its sole discretion, may ask for additional assistance from such individual or any legal representative of such individual, and

``(G) shall determine the amount to be awarded to such individual under subsection (b).

``(2) Funding for office.--There is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each fiscal year for the Whistleblower Office. These funds shall be used to maintain the Whistleblower Office and also to reimburse other Internal Revenue Service offices for related costs, such as costs of investigation and collection.

``(3) Request for assistance.--

``(A) In general.--Any assistance requested under paragraph

(1)(F) shall be under the direction and control of the Whistleblower Office or the office assigned to investigate the matter under subparagraph (A). No individual or legal representative whose assistance is so requested may by reason of such request represent himself or herself as an employee of the Federal Government.

``(B) Funding of assistance.--From the amounts available for expenditure under subsection (b), the Whistleblower Office may, with the agreement of the individual described in subsection (b), reimburse the costs incurred by any legal representative of such individual in providing assistance described in subparagraph (A).

``(d) Reports.--The Secretary shall each year conduct a study and report to Congress on the use of this section, including--

``(1) an analysis of the use of this section during the preceding year and the results of such use, and

``(2) any legislative or administrative recommendations regarding the provisions of this section and its application.''.

(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 406 of division A of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 is amended by striking subsections (b) and (c).

(3) Report on implementation.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to Congress a report on the establishment and operation of the Whistleblower Office under section 7623(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(c) Publicity of Award Appeals.--Paragraph (4) of section 7623(b), as added by the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, is amended to read as follows:

``(4) Appeal of award determination.--

``(A) In general.--Any determination regarding an award under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) may, within 30 days of such determination, be appealed to the Tax Court (and the Tax Court shall have jurisdiction with respect to such matter).

``(B) Publicity of appeals.--Notwithstanding sections 7458 and 7461, the Tax Court may, in order to preserve the anonymity, privacy, or confidentiality of any person under this subsection, provide by rules adopted under section 7453 that portions of filings, hearings, testimony, evidence, and reports in connection with proceedings under this subsection may be closed to the public or to inspection by the public.''.

(d) Effective Date.--

(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to information provided on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(2) Publicity of award appeals.--The amendment made by subsection (c) shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by section 406 of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006.

SEC. 544. MODIFICATIONS OF DEFINITION OF EMPLOYEES COVERED BY

DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR EXCESSIVE EMPLOYEE

REMUNERATION.

(a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 162(m) is amended to read as follows:

``(3) Covered employee.--For purposes of this subsection, the term `covered employee' means, with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year, an individual who--

``(A) was the chief executive officer of the taxpayer, or an individual acting in such a capacity, at any time during the taxable year,

``(B) is 1 of the 4 highest compensated officers of the taxpayer for the taxable year (other than the individual described in subparagraph (A)), or

``(C) was a covered employee of the taxpayer (or any predecessor) for any preceding taxable year beginning after December 31, 2006.

``In the case of an individual who was a covered employee for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2006, the term `covered employee' shall include a beneficiary of such employee with respect to any remuneration for services performed by such employee as a covered employee (whether or not such services are performed during the taxable year in which the remuneration is paid).''.

(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006.

SEC. 545. INCREASE IN AGE OF MINOR CHILDREN WHOSE UNEARNED

INCOME IS TAXED AS IF PARENT'S INCOME.

(a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 1(g)(2)

(relating to child to whom subsection applies) is amended to read as follows:

``(A) such child--

``(i) has not attained age 19 before the close of the taxable year, or

``(ii) is a student (as defined in section 152(f)(2))--

``(I) who has not attained age 24 before the close of such taxable year, and

``(II) whose earned income (as defined in section 911(d)(2)) for such taxable year does not exceed one-half of the amount of the individual's support (within the meaning of section 152(c)(1)(D) after the application of section 152(f)(5)) for such taxable year, and''.

(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 546. INCREASE IN INFORMATION RETURN PENALTIES.

(a) Failure to File Correct Information Returns.--

(1) In general.--Section 6721(a)(1) is amended--

(A) by striking ``$50'' and inserting ``$250'', and

(B) by striking ``$250,000'' and inserting ``$3,000,000''.

(2) Reduction where correction in specified period.--

(A) Correction within 30 days.--Section 6721(b)(1) is amended--

(i) by striking ``$15'' and inserting ``$50'',

(ii) by striking ``$50'' and inserting ``$250'', and

(iii) by striking ``$75,000'' and inserting ``$500,000''.

(B) Failures corrected on or before august 1.--Section 6721(b)(2) is amended--

(i) by striking ``$30'' and inserting ``$100'',

(ii) by striking ``$50'' and inserting ``$250'', and

(iii) by striking ``$150,000'' and inserting

``$1,500,000''.

(3) Lower limitation for persons with gross receipts of not more than $5,000,000.--Section 6721(d)(1) is amended--

(A) in subparagraph (A)--

(i) by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting ``$1,000,000'', and

(ii) by striking ``$250,000'' and inserting ``$3,000,000'',

(B) in subparagraph (B)--

(i) by striking ``$25,000'' and inserting ``$175,000'', and

(ii) by striking ``$75,000'' and inserting ``$500,000'', and

(i) by striking ``$50,000'' and inserting ``$500,000'', and

(ii) by striking ``$150,000'' and inserting ``$1,500,000''.

(4) Penalty in case of intentional disregard.--Section 6721(e) is amended--

(A) by striking ``$100'' in paragraph (2) and inserting

``$500'',

(B) by striking ``$250,000'' in paragraph (3)(A) and inserting ``$3,000,000''.

(b) Failure to Furnish Correct Payee Statements.--

(1) In general.--Section 6722(a) is amended--

(A) by striking ``$50'' and inserting ``$250'', and

(B) by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting ``$1,000,000''.

(2) Penalty in case of intentional disregard.--Section 6722(c) is amended--

(A) by striking ``$100'' in paragraph (1) and inserting

``$500'', and

(B) by striking ``$100,000'' in paragraph (2)(A) and inserting ``$1,000,000''.

(1) by striking ``$50'' and inserting ``$250'', and

(2) by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting ``$1,000,000''.

(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to information returns required to be filed on or after January 1, 2008.

SEC. 547. E-FILING REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN LARGE

ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) In General.--The first sentence of section 6011(e)(2) is amended to read as follows: ``In prescribing regulations under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into account

(among other relevant factors) the ability of the taxpayer to comply at reasonable cost with the requirements of such regulations.''.

(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 6724 is amended by striking subsection (c).

(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2008.

SEC. 548. EXPANSION OF IRS ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN NATIONAL

DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION

PURPOSES.

(a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 453(j) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)) is amended to read as follows:

``(3) Administration of federal tax laws.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall have access to the information in the National Directory of New Hires for purposes of administering the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.

(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 549. DISCLOSURE OF PRISONER RETURN INFORMATION TO

FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS.

(a) Disclosure.--

(1) In general.--Subsection (l) of section 6103 (relating to disclosure of returns and return information for purposes other than tax administration) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

``(21) Disclosure of return information of prisoners to federal bureau of prisons.--

``(A) In general.--Under such procedures as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may disclose return information with respect to persons incarcerated in Federal prisons whom the Secretary believes filed or facilitated the filing of false or fraudulent returns to the head of the Federal Bureau of Prisons if the Secretary determines that such disclosure is necessary to permit effective tax administration.

``(B) Disclosure by agency to employees.--The head of the Federal Bureau of Prisons may redisclose information received under subparagraph (A)--

``(i) only to those officers and employees of the Bureau who are personally and directly engaged in taking administrative actions to address violations of administrative rules and regulations of the prison facility, and

``(ii) solely for the purposes described in subparagraph

(C).

``(C) Restriction on use of disclosed information.--Return information disclosed under this paragraph may be used only for the purposes of--

``(i) preventing the filing of false or fraudulent returns; and

``(ii) taking administrative actions against individuals who have filed or attempted to file false or fraudulent returns.''.

(2) Procedures and record keeping related to disclosure.--Subsection (p)(4) of section 6103 is amended--

(A) by striking ``(14), or (17)'' in the matter before subparagraph (A) and inserting ``(14), (17), or (21)'', and

(B) by striking ``(9), or (16)'' in subparagraph (F)(i) and inserting ``(9), (16), or (21)''.

(3) Evaluation by treasury inspector general for tax administration.--Paragraph (3) of section 7803(d) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ``; and'', and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

``(C) not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of section 6103(l)(21), submit a written report to Congress on the implementation of such section.''.

(b) Annual Reports.--

(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to Congress and make publicly available an annual report on the filing of false and fraudulent returns by individuals incarcerated in Federal and State prisons.

(2) Contents of report.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall contain statistics on the number of false or fraudulent returns associated with each Federal and State prison and such other information that the Secretary determines is appropriate.

(3) Exchange of information.--For the purpose of gathering information necessary for the reports required under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury shall enter into agreements with the head of the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the heads of State agencies charged with responsibility for administration of State prisons under which the head of the Bureau or Agency provides to the Secretary not less frequently than annually the names and other identifying information of prisoners incarcerated at each facility administered by the Bureau or Agency.

SEC. 550. MODIFICATION OF CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR WILLFUL

FAILURES INVOLVING TAX PAYMENTS AND FILING

REQUIREMENTS.

(a) Increase in Penalty for Attempt to Evade or Defeat Tax.--Section 7201 (relating to attempt to evade or defeat tax) is amended--

(1) by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting ``$500,000'',

(2) by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting ``$1,000,000'', and

(3) by striking ``5 years'' and inserting ``10 years''.

(b) Modification of Penalties for Willful Failure to File Return, Supply Information, or Pay Tax.--

(1) In general.--Section 7203 (relating to willful failure to file return, supply information, or pay tax) is amended--

(A) in the first sentence--

(i) by striking ``Any person'' and inserting the following:

``(a) In General.--Any person'', and

(ii) by striking ``$25,000'' and inserting ``$50,000'',

(B) in the third sentence, by striking ``section'' and inserting ``subsection'', and

``(b) Aggravated Failure to File.--

``(1) In general.--In the case of any failure described in paragraph (2), the first sentence of subsection (a) shall be applied by substituting--

``(A) `felony' for `misdemeanor',

``(B) `$250,000 ($500,000' for `$50,000 ($100,000', and

``(C) `5 years' for `1 year'.

``(2) Failure described.--A failure described in this paragraph is--

``(A) a failure to make a return described in subsection

(a) for any 3 taxable years occurring during any period of 5 consecutive taxable years if the aggregate tax liability for such period is not less than $50,000, or

``(B) a failure to make a return if the tax liability giving rise to the requirement to make such return is attributable to an activity which is a felony under any State or Federal law.''.

(2) Penalty may be applied in addition to other penalties.--Section 7204 (relating to fraudulent statement or failure to make statement to employees) is amended by striking ``the penalty provided in section 6674'' and inserting ``the penalties provided in sections 6674 and 7203(b)''.

(1) by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting ``$500,000'',

(2) by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting ``$1,000,000'', and

(3) by striking ``3 years'' and inserting ``5 years''.

(d) Increase in Monetary Limitation for Underpayment or Overpayment of Tax Due to Fraud.--Section 7206 (relating to fraud and false statements), as amended by subsection (a)(3), is amended--

(1) by striking ``Any person who--'' and inserting ``(a) In General.--Any person who--'', and

(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

``(b) Increase in Monetary Limitation for Underpayment or Overpayment of Tax Due to Fraud.--If any portion of any underpayment (as defined in section 6664(a)) or overpayment

(as defined in section 6401(a)) of tax required to be shown on a return is attributable to fraudulent action described in subsection (a), the applicable dollar amount under subsection

(a) shall in no event be less than an amount equal to such portion. A rule similar to the rule under section 6663(b) shall apply for purposes of determining the portion so attributable.''.

(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to actions, and failures to act, occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 551. UNDERSTATEMENT OF TAXPAYER LIABILITY BY RETURN

PREPARERS.

(a) Application of Return Preparer Penalties to All Tax Returns.--

(1) Definition of tax return preparer.--Paragraph (36) of section 7701(a) (relating to income tax preparer) is amended--

(A) by striking ``income'' each place it appears in the heading and the text, and

(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subtitle A'' each place it appears and inserting ``this title''.

(2) Conforming amendments.--

(A)(i) Section 6060 is amended by striking ``INCOME TAX RETURN PREPARERS'' in the heading and inserting ``TAX RETURN PREPARERS''.

(ii) Section 6060(a) is amended--

(I) by striking ``an income tax return preparer'' each place it appears and inserting ``a tax return preparer'',

(II) by striking ``each income tax return preparer'' and inserting ``each tax return preparer'', and

(III) by striking ``another income tax return preparer'' and inserting ``another tax return preparer''.

(iii) The item relating to section 6060 in the table of sections for subpart F of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by striking ``income tax return preparers'' and inserting ``tax return preparers''.

(iv) Subpart F of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by striking ``Income Tax Return Preparers'' in the heading and inserting ``Tax Return Preparers''.

(v) The item relating to subpart F in the table of subparts for part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by striking ``income tax return preparers'' and inserting ``tax return preparers''.

(B) Section 6103(k)(5) is amended--

(i) by striking ``income tax return preparer'' each place it appears and inserting ``tax return preparer'', and

(ii) by striking ``income tax return preparers'' each place it appears and inserting ``tax return preparers''.

(C)(i) Section 6107 is amended--

(I) by striking ``INCOME TAX RETURN PREPARER'' in the heading and inserting ``TAX RETURN PREPARER'',

(II) by striking ``an income tax return preparer'' each place it appears in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ``a tax return preparer'',

(III) by striking ``Income Tax Return Preparer'' in the heading for subsection (b) and inserting ``Tax Return Preparer'', and

(IV) in subsection (c), by striking ``income tax return preparers'' and inserting ``tax return preparers''.

(ii) The item relating to section 6107 in the table of sections for subchapter B of chapter 61 is amended by striking ``Income tax return preparer'' and inserting ``Tax return preparer''.

(D) Section 6109(a)(4) is amended--

(i) by striking ``an income tax return preparer'' and inserting ``a tax return preparer'', and

(ii) by striking ``income return preparer'' in the heading and inserting ``tax return preparer''.

(E) Section 6503(k)(4) is amended by striking ``Income tax return preparers'' and inserting ``Tax return preparers''.

(F)(i) Section 6694 is amended--

(I) by striking ``INCOME TAX RETURN PREPARER'' in the heading and inserting ``TAX RETURN PREPARER'',

(II) by striking ``an income tax return preparer'' each place it appears and inserting ``a tax return preparer'',

(III) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``the income tax return preparer'' and inserting ``the tax return preparer'',

(IV) in subsection (e), by striking ``subtitle A'' and inserting ``this title'', and

(V) in subsection (f), by striking ``income tax return preparer'' and inserting ``tax return preparer''.

(ii) The item relating to section 6694 in the table of sections for part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 is amended by striking ``income tax return preparer'' and inserting

``tax return preparer''.

(G)(i) Section 6695 is amended--

(I) by striking ``INCOME'' in the heading, and

(II) by striking ``an income tax return preparer'' each place it appears and inserting ``A TAX RETURN PREPARER''.

(ii) Section 6695(f) is amended--

(I) by striking ``subtitle A'' and inserting ``this title'', and

(II) by striking ``the income tax return preparer'' and inserting ``the tax return preparer''.

(iii) The item relating to section 6695 in the table of sections for part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 is amended by striking ``income''.

(H) Section 6696(e) is amended by striking ``subtitle A'' each place it appears and inserting ``this title''.

(I)(i) Section 7407 is amended--

(I) by striking ``INCOME TAX RETURN PREPARERS'' in the heading and inserting ``TAX RETURN PREPARERS'',

(II) by striking ``an income tax return preparer'' each place it appears and inserting ``a tax return preparer'',

(III) by striking ``income tax preparer'' both places it appears in subsection (a) and inserting ``tax return preparer'', and

(IV) by striking ``income tax return'' in subsection (a) and inserting ``tax return''.

(ii) The item relating to section 7407 in the table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 76 is amended by striking ``income tax return preparers'' and inserting ``tax return preparers''.

(J)(i) Section 7427 is amended--

(I) by striking ``INCOME TAX RETURN PREPARERS'' in the heading and inserting ``TAX RETURN PREPARERS'', and

(II) by striking ``an income tax return preparer'' and inserting ``a tax return preparer''.

(ii) The item relating to section 7427 in the table of sections for subchapter B of chapter 76 is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 7427. Tax return preparers.''.

(b) Modification of Penalty for Understatement of Taxpayer's Liability by Tax Return Preparer.--Subsections (a) and (b) of section 6694 are amended to read as follows:

``(a) Understatement Due to Unreasonable Positions.--

``(1) In general.--Any tax return preparer who prepares any return or claim for refund with respect to which any part of an understatement of liability is due to a position described in paragraph (2) shall pay a penalty with respect to each such return or claim in an amount equal to the greater of--

``(A) $1,000, or

``(B) 50 percent of the income derived (or to be derived) by the tax return preparer with respect to the return or claim.

``(2) Unreasonable position.--A position is described in this paragraph if--

``(A) the tax return preparer knew (or reasonably should have known) of the position,

``(B) there was not a reasonable belief that the position would more likely than not be sustained on its merits, and

``(C)(i) the position was not disclosed as provided in section 6662(d)(2)(B)(ii), or

``(ii) there was no reasonable basis for the position.

``(3) Reasonable cause exception.--No penalty shall be imposed under this subsection if it is shown that there is reasonable cause for the understatement and the tax return preparer acted in good faith.

``(b) Understatement Due to Willful or Reckless Conduct.--

``(1) In general.--Any tax return preparer who prepares any return or claim for refund with respect to which any part of an understatement of liability is due to a conduct described in paragraph (2) shall pay a penalty with respect to each such return or claim in an amount equal to the greater of--

``(A) $5,000, or

``(B) 50 percent of the income derived (or to be derived) by the tax return preparer with respect to the return or claim.

``(2) Willful or reckless conduct.--Conduct described in this paragraph is conduct by the tax return preparer which is--

``(A) a willful attempt in any manner to understate the liability for tax on the return or claim, or

``(B) a reckless or intentional disregard of rules or regulations.

``(3) Reduction in penalty.--The amount of any penalty payable by any person by reason of this subsection for any return or claim for refund shall be reduced by the amount of the penalty paid by such person by reason of subsection

(a).''.

(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to returns prepared after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 552. PENALTY FOR FILING ERRONEOUS REFUND CLAIMS.

(a) In General.--Part I of subchapter B of chapter 68

(relating to assessable penalties) is amended by inserting after section 6675 the following new section:

``SEC. 6676. ERRONEOUS CLAIM FOR REFUND OR CREDIT.

``(a) Civil Penalty.--If a claim for refund or credit with respect to income tax (other than a claim for a refund or credit relating to the earned income credit under section 32) is made for an excessive amount, unless it is shown that the claim for such excessive amount has a reasonable basis, the person making such claim shall be liable for a penalty in an amount equal to 20 percent of the excessive amount.

``(b) Excessive Amount.--For purposes of this section, the term `excessive amount' means in the case of any person the amount by which the amount of the claim for refund or credit for any taxable year exceeds the amount of such claim allowable under this title for such taxable year.

``(c) Coordination With Other Penalties.--This section shall not apply to any portion of the excessive amount of a claim for refund or credit on which a penalty is imposed under part II of subchapter A of chapter 68.''.

(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 6675 the following new item:

``Sec. 6676. Erroneous claim for refund or credit.''.

(1) filed or submitted after the date of the enactment of this Act, or

(2) filed or submitted prior to such date but not withdrawn before the date which is 30 days after such date of enactment.

SEC. 553. SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN PENALTIES AND INTEREST.

(a) In General.--Paragraphs (1)(A) and (3)(A) of section 6404(g) are each amended by striking ``18-month period'' and inserting ``24-month period''.

(b) Effective Date.--

(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to notices provided by the Secretary of the Treasury, or his delegate after the date which is 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(2) Exception for certain taxpayers.--The amendments made by this section shall not apply to any taxpayer with respect to whom a suspension of any interest, penalty, addition to tax, or other amount is in effect on the date which is 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 554. ADDITIONAL REASONS FOR SECRETARY TO TERMINATE

INSTALLMENT AGREEMENTS.

(a) In General.--Section 6159(b)(4) (relating to failure to pay an installment or any other tax liability when due or to provide requested financial information) is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (E), and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraphs:

``(C) to make a Federal tax deposit under section 6302 at the time such deposit is required to be made,

``(D) to file a return of tax imposed under this title by its due date (including extensions), or''.

(b) Conforming Amendment.--The heading for paragraph (4) of section 6159(b) is amended by striking ``Failure to pay an installment or any other tax liability when due or to provide requested financial information'' and inserting ``Failure to make payments or deposits or file returns when due or to provide requested financial information''.

(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to failures occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 555. OFFICE OF CHIEF COUNSEL REVIEW OF OFFERS-IN-

COMPROMISE.

(a) In General.--Section 7122(b) (relating to record) is amended by striking ``Whenever a compromise'' and all that follows through ``his delegate, with his reasons therefor'' and inserting ``If the Secretary determines that an opinion of the General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury, or the Counsel's delegate, is required with respect to a compromise, there shall be placed on file in the office of the Secretary such opinion, with the reasons therefor''.

(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 7122(b) is amended by striking the second and third sentences.

(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to offers-in-compromise submitted or pending on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 556. AUTHORIZATION FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE

RETENTION OF TRANSACTION FEES FROM LEVIED

AMOUNTS.

(a) In General.--Subsection (h) of section 6331 (relating to continuing levy on certain payments) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

``(4) Imposition of financial management services transaction fees.--If the Secretary approves a levy under this subsection, the Secretary may impose on the taxpayer a transaction fee sufficient to cover the full cost of implementing the levy under this subsection. Such fee--

``(A) shall be treated as an expense under section 6341,

``(B) may be collected through a levy under this subsection, and

``(C) shall be in addition to the amount of tax liability with respect to which such levy was approved.''.

(b) Retention of Fees by Financial Management Service.--The Financial Management Service may retain the amount of any transaction fee imposed under section 6331(h)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Any amount retained by the Financial Management Service under that section shall be deposited into the account of the Department of the Treasury under section 3711(g)(7) of title 31, United States Code.

(c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply to amounts levied after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 557. AUTHORITY FOR UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS.

Paragraph (6) of section 7608(c) (relating to application of section) is amended by striking ``2007'' both places it appears and inserting ``2008''.

SEC. 558. INCREASE IN PENALTY EXCISE TAXES ON THE POLITICAL

AND EXCESS LOBBYING ACTIVITIES OF SECTION

501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Taxes on Disqualifying Lobbying Expenditures of Certain Organizations.--

(1) In general.--Section 4912(a) (relating to tax on organization) is amended by striking ``5 percent'' and inserting ``10 percent''.

(2) Tax on management.--Section 4912(b) is amended by striking ``5 percent'' and inserting ``10 percent''.

(b) Taxes on Political Expenditures of Section 501(c)(3) Organizations.--

(1) In general.--Section 4955(a) (relating to initial taxes) is amended--

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``10 percent'' and inserting ``20 percent'', and

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2\1/2\ percent'' and inserting ``5 percent''.

(2) Increased limitation for managers.--Section 4955(c)(2) is amended--

(A) by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$10,000'', and

(B) by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting ``$20,000''.

(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 559. INCREASED PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FILE FOR EXEMPT

ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 6652(c)(1)

(relating to annual returns under section 6033(a)(1) or 6012(a)(6)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In the case of an organization having gross receipts exceeding $25,000,000 for any year, with respect to the return so required, the first sentence of this subparagraph shall be applied by substituting `$250' for

`$20' and, in lieu of applying the second sentence of this subparagraph, the maximum penalty under this subparagraph shall not exceed $125,000.''.

(b) Conforming Amendment.--The third sentence of section 6652(c)(1)(A) is amended by inserting ``but not exceeding

$25,000,000'' after ``$1,000,000''.

(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to returns required to be filed on or after January 1, 2008.

SEC. 560. PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO FILE CERTAIN RETURNS

ELECTRONICALLY.

(a) In General.--Part I of subchapter A of chapter 68

(relating to additions to the tax, additional amounts, and assessable penalties) is amended by inserting after section 6652 the following new section:

``SEC. 6652A. FAILURE TO FILE CERTAIN RETURNS ELECTRONICALLY.

``(a) In General.--If a person fails to file a return described in section 6651 or 6652(c)(1) in electronic form as required under section 6011(e)--

``(1) such failure shall be treated as a failure to file such return (even if filed in a form other than electronic form), and

``(2) the penalty imposed under section 6651 or 6652(c), whichever is appropriate, shall be equal to the greater of--

``(A) the amount of the penalty under such section, determined without regard to this section, or

``(B) the amount determined under subsection (b).

``(b) Amount of Penalty.--

``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and

(3), the penalty determined under this subsection is equal to

$40 for each day during which a failure described under subsection (a) continues. The maximum penalty under this paragraph on failures with respect to any 1 return shall not exceed the lesser of $20,000 or 10 percent of the gross receipts of the taxpayer for the year.

``(2) Increased penalties for taxpayers with gross receipts between $1,000,000 and $100,000,000.--

``(A) Taxpayers with gross receipts between $1,000,000 and

$25,000,000.--In the case of a taxpayer having gross receipts exceeding $1,000,000 but not exceeding $25,000,000 for any year--

``(i) the first sentence of paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting `$200' for `$40', and

``(ii) in lieu of applying the second sentence of paragraph

(1), the maximum penalty under paragraph (1) shall not exceed

$100,000.

``(B) Taxpayers with gross receipts over $25,000,000.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), in the case of a taxpayer having gross receipts exceeding $25,000,000 for any year--

``(i) the first sentence of paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting `$500' for `$40', and

``(ii) in lieu of applying the second sentence of paragraph

(1), the maximum penalty under paragraph (1) shall not exceed

$250,000.

``(3) Increased penalties for certain taxpayers with gross receipts exceeding $100,000,000.--In the case of a return described in section 6651--

``(A) Taxpayers with gross receipts between $100,000,000 and $250,000,000.--In the case of a taxpayer having gross receipts exceeding $100,000,000 but not exceeding

$250,000,000 for any year--

``(i) the amount of the penalty determined under this subsection shall equal the sum of--

``(I) $50,000, plus

``(II) $1,000 for each day during which such failure continues (twice such amount for each day such failure continues after the first such 60 days), and

``(ii) the maximum amount under clause (i)(II) on failures with respect to any 1 return shall not exceed $200,000.

``(B) Taxpayers with gross receipts over $250,000,000.--In the case of a taxpayer having gross receipts exceeding

$250,000,000 for any year--

``(i) the amount of the penalty determined under this subsection shall equal the sum of--

``(I) $250,000, plus

``(II) $2,500 for each day during which such failure continues (twice such amount for each day such failure continues after the first such 60 days), and

``(ii) the maximum amount under clause (i)(II) on failures with respect to any 1 return shall not exceed $250,000.

``(C) Exception for certain returns.--Subparagraphs (A) and

(B) shall not apply to any return of tax imposed under section 512.''.

(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part I of subchapter A of chapter 68 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 6652 the following new item:

``Sec. 6652A. Failure to file certain returns electronically.''.

(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to returns required to be filed on or after January 1, 2008.

PART III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 561. ENHANCED COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL

BUSINESSES.

(a) In General.--Section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (5 U.S.C. 601 note) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:

``(a) Compliance Guide.--

``(1) In general.--For each rule or group of related rules for which an agency is required to prepare a final regulatory flexibility analysis under section 605(b) of title 5, United States Code, the agency shall publish 1 or more guides to assist small entities in complying with the rule and shall entitle such publications `small entity compliance guides'.

``(2) Publication of guides.--The publication of each guide under this subsection shall include--

``(A) the posting of the guide in an easily identified location on the website of the agency; and

``(B) distribution of the guide to known industry contacts, such as small entities, associations, or industry leaders affected by the rule.

``(3) Publication date.--An agency shall publish each guide

(including the posting and distribution of the guide as described under paragraph (2))--

``(A) on the same date as the date of publication of the final rule (or as soon as possible after that date); and

``(B) not later than the date on which the requirements of that rule become effective.

``(4) Compliance actions.--

``(A) In general.--Each guide shall explain the actions a small entity is required to take to comply with a rule.

``(B) Explanation.--The explanation under subparagraph

(A)--

``(i) shall include a description of actions needed to meet the requirements of a rule, to enable a small entity to know when such requirements are met; and

``(ii) if determined appropriate by the agency, may include a description of possible procedures, such as conducting tests, that may assist a small entity in meeting such requirements, except that, compliance with any procedures described pursuant to this section does not establish compliance with the rule, or establish a presumption or inference of such compliance.

``(C) Procedures.--Procedures described under subparagraph

(B)(ii)--

``(i) shall be suggestions to assist small entities; and

``(ii) shall not be additional requirements, or diminish requirements, relating to the rule.

``(5) Agency preparation of guides.--The agency shall, in its sole discretion, taking into account the subject matter of the rule and the language of relevant statutes, ensure that the guide is written using sufficiently plain language likely to be understood by affected small entities. Agencies may prepare separate guides covering groups or classes of similarly affected small entities and may cooperate with associations of small entities to develop and distribute such guides. An agency may prepare guides and apply this section with respect to a rule or a group of related rules.

``(6) Reporting.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007, and annually thereafter, the head of each agency shall submit a report to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate, the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives, and any other committee of relevant jurisdiction describing the status of the agency's compliance with paragraphs (1) through (5).''.

(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 211(3) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (5 U.S.C. 601 note) is amended by inserting ``and entitled'' after ``designated''.

SEC. 562. SMALL BUSINESS CHILD CARE GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a program to award grants to States, on a competitive basis, to assist States in providing funds to encourage the establishment and operation of employer-operated child care programs.

(b) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including an assurance that the funds required under subsection (e) will be provided.

(c) Amount and Period of Grant.--The Secretary shall determine the amount of a grant to a State under this section based on the population of the State as compared to the population of all States receiving grants under this section. The Secretary shall make the grant for a period of 3 years.

(d) Use of Funds.--

(1) In general.--A State shall use amounts provided under a grant awarded under this section to provide assistance to small businesses (or consortia formed in accordance with paragraph (3)) located in the State to enable the small businesses (or consortia) to establish and operate child care programs. Such assistance may include--

(A) technical assistance in the establishment of a child care program;

(B) assistance for the startup costs related to a child care program;

(D) scholarships for low-income wage earners;

(E) the provision of services to care for sick children or to provide care to school-aged children;

(F) the entering into of contracts with local resource and referral organizations or local health departments;

(G) assistance for care for children with disabilities;

(H) payment of expenses for renovation or operation of a child care facility; or

(I) assistance for any other activity determined appropriate by the State.

(2) Application.--In order for a small business or consortium to be eligible to receive assistance from a State under this section, the small business involved shall prepare and submit to the State an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the State may require.

(3) Preference.--

(A) In general.--In providing assistance under this section, a State shall give priority to an applicant that desires to form a consortium to provide child care in a geographic area within the State where such care is not generally available or accessible.

(B) Consortium.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), a consortium shall be made up of 2 or more entities that shall include small businesses and that may include large businesses, nonprofit agencies or organizations, local governments, or other appropriate entities.

(4) Limitations.--With respect to grant funds received under this section, a State may not provide in excess of

$500,000 in assistance from such funds to any single applicant.

(e) Matching Requirement.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State shall provide assurances to the Secretary that, with respect to the costs to be incurred by a covered entity receiving assistance in carrying out activities under this section, the covered entity will make available (directly or through donations from public or private entities) non-Federal contributions to such costs in an amount equal to--

(1) for the first fiscal year in which the covered entity receives such assistance, not less than 50 percent of such costs ($1 for each $1 of assistance provided to the covered entity under the grant);

(2) for the second fiscal year in which the covered entity receives such assistance, not less than 66\2/3\ percent of such costs ($2 for each $1 of assistance provided to the covered entity under the grant); and

(3) for the third fiscal year in which the covered entity receives such assistance, not less than 75 percent of such costs ($3 for each $1 of assistance provided to the covered entity under the grant).

(f) Requirements of Providers.--To be eligible to receive assistance under a grant awarded under this section, a child care provider--

(1) who receives assistance from a State shall comply with all applicable State and local licensing and regulatory requirements and all applicable health and safety standards in effect in the State; and

(2) who receives assistance from an Indian tribe or tribal organization shall comply with all applicable regulatory standards.

(g) State-Level Activities.--A State may not retain more than 3 percent of the amount described in subsection (c) for State administration and other State-level activities.

(h) Administration.--

(1) State responsibility.--A State shall have responsibility for administering a grant awarded for the State under this section and for monitoring covered entities that receive assistance under such grant.

(2) Audits.--A State shall require each covered entity receiving assistance under the grant awarded under this section to conduct an annual audit with respect to the activities of the covered entity. Such audits shall be submitted to the State.

(3) Misuse of funds.--

(A) Repayment.--If the State determines, through an audit or otherwise, that a covered entity receiving assistance under a grant awarded under this section has misused the assistance, the State shall notify the Secretary of the misuse. The Secretary, upon such a notification, may seek from such a covered entity the repayment of an amount equal to the amount of any such misused assistance plus interest.

(B) Appeals process.--The Secretary shall by regulation provide for an appeals process with respect to repayments under this paragraph.

(i) Reporting Requirements.--

(1) 2-year study.--

(A) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Secretary first awards grants under this section, the Secretary shall conduct a study to determine--

(i) the capacity of covered entities to meet the child care needs of communities within States;

(ii) the kinds of consortia that are being formed with respect to child care at the local level to carry out programs funded under this section; and

(iii) who is using the programs funded under this section and the income levels of such individuals.

(B) Report.--Not later than 28 months after the date on which the Secretary first awards grants under this section, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study conducted in accordance with subparagraph (A).

(2) 4-year study.--

(A) In general.--Not later than 4 years after the date on which the Secretary first awards grants under this section, the Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the number of child care facilities that are funded through covered entities that received assistance through a grant awarded under this section and that remain in operation, and the extent to which such facilities are meeting the child care needs of the individuals served by such facilities.

(B) Report.--Not later than 52 months after the date on which the Secretary first awards grants under this section, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study conducted in accordance with subparagraph (A).

(j) Definitions.--In this section:

(1) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' means a small business or a consortium formed in accordance with subsection (d)(3).

(2) Indian community.--The term ``Indian community'' means a community served by an Indian tribe or tribal organization.

(3) Indian tribe; tribal organization.--The terms ``Indian tribe'' and ``tribal organization'' have the meanings given the terms in section 658P of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n).

(4) Small business.--The term ``small business'' means an employer who employed an average of at least 2 but not more than 50 employees on the business days during the preceding calendar year.

(5) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given the term in section 658P of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n).

(k) Application to Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations.--In this section:

(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (f)(1), and in paragraphs (2) and (3), the term ``State'' includes an Indian tribe or tribal organization.

(2) Geographic references.--The term ``State'' includes an Indian community in subsections (c) (the second and third place the term appears), (d)(1) (the second place the term appears), (d)(3)(A) (the second place the term appears), and

(i)(1)(A)(i).

(3) State-level activities.--The term ``State-level activities'' includes activities at the tribal level.

(l) Authorization of Appropriations.--

(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.

(2) Studies and administration.--With respect to the total amount appropriated for such period in accordance with this subsection, not more than $2,500,000 of that amount may be used for expenditures related to conducting studies required under, and the administration of, this section.

(m) Termination of Program.--The program established under subsection (a) shall terminate on September 30, 2012. SEC. 563. STUDY OF UNIVERSAL USE OF ADVANCE PAYMENT OF EARNED

INCOME CREDIT.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall report to Congress on a study of the benefits, costs, risks, and barriers to workers and to businesses (with a special emphasis on small businesses) if the advance earned income tax credit program (under section 3507 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) included all recipients of the earned income tax credit (under section 32 of such Code) and what steps would be necessary to implement such inclusion.

SEC. 564. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING PERSONAL SAVINGS.

(a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--

(1) the personal saving rate in the United States is at its lowest point since the Great Depression, with the rate having fallen into negative territory;

(2) the United States ranks at the bottom of the Group of Twenty (G-20) nations in terms of net national saving rate;

(3) approximately half of all the working people of the United States work for an employer that does not offer any kind of retirement plan;

(4) existing savings policies enacted by Congress provide limited incentives to save for low- and moderate-income families; and

(5) the Social Security program was enacted to serve as the safest component of a retirement system that also includes employer-sponsored retirement plans and personal savings.

(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--

(1) Congress should enact policies that promote savings vehicles for retirement that are simple, easily accessible and provide adequate financial security for all the people of the United States;

(2) it is important to begin retirement saving as early as possible to take full advantage of the power of compound interest; and

(3) regularly contributing money to a financially-sound investment account is one important method for helping to achieve one's retirement goals.

SEC. 565. RENEWAL GRANTS FOR WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTERS.

(a) In General.--Section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``(m) Continued Funding for Centers.--

``(1) In general.--A nonprofit organization described in paragraph (2) shall be eligible to receive, subject to paragraph (3), a 3-year grant under this subsection.

``(2) Applicability.--A nonprofit organization described in this paragraph is a nonprofit organization that has received funding under subsection (b) or (l).

``(3) Application and approval criteria.--

``(A) Criteria.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the Administrator shall develop and publish criteria for the consideration and approval of applications by nonprofit organizations under this subsection.

``(B) Contents.--Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the conditions for participation in the grant program under this subsection shall be the same as the conditions for participation in the program under subsection

(l), as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

``(C) Notification.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the deadline to submit applications for each fiscal year, the Administrator shall approve or deny any application under this subsection and notify the applicant for each such application.

``(4) Award of grants.--

``(A) In general.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator shall make a grant for the Federal share of the cost of activities described in the application to each applicant approved under this subsection.

``(B) Amount.--A grant under this subsection shall be for not more than $150,000, for each year of that grant.

``(C) Federal share.--The Federal share under this subsection shall be not more than 50 percent.

``(D) Priority.--In allocating funds made available for grants under this section, the Administrator shall give applications under this subsection or subsection (l) priority over first-time applications under subsection (b).

``(5) Renewal.--

``(A) In general.--The Administrator may renew a grant under this subsection for additional 3-year periods, if the nonprofit organization submits an application for such renewal at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Administrator may establish.

``(B) Unlimited renewals.--There shall be no limitation on the number of times a grant may be renewed under subparagraph

(A).

``(n) Privacy Requirements.--

``(1) In general.--A women's business center may not disclose the name, address, or telephone number of any individual or small business concern receiving assistance under this section without the consent of such individual or small business concern, unless--

``(A) the Administrator is ordered to make such a disclosure by a court in any civil or criminal enforcement action initiated by a Federal or State agency; or

``(B) the Administrator considers such a disclosure to be necessary for the purpose of conducting a financial audit of a women's business center, but a disclosure under this subparagraph shall be limited to the information necessary for such audit.

``(2) Administration use of information.--This subsection shall not--

``(A) restrict Administration access to program activity data; or

``(B) prevent the Administration from using client information (other than the information described in subparagraph (A)) to conduct client surveys.

``(3) Regulations.--The Administrator shall issue regulations to establish standards for requiring disclosures during a financial audit under paragraph (1)(B).''.

(b) Repeal.--Section 29(l) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(l)) is repealed effective October 1 of the first full fiscal year after the date of enactment of this Act.

(c) Transitional Rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a grant or cooperative agreement that was awarded under subsection (l) of section 29 of the Small Business Act

(15 U.S.C. 656), on or before the day before the date described in subsection (b) of this section, shall remain in full force and effect under the terms, and for the duration, of such grant or agreement.

SEC. 566. REPORTS ON ACQUISITIONS OF ARTICLES, MATERIALS, AND

SUPPLIES MANUFACTURED OUTSIDE THE UNITED

STATES.

Section 2 of the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a) is amended--

(1) by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting the following:

``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding''; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

``(b) Reports.--

``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the end of each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011, the head of each Federal agency shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives a report on the amount of the acquisitions made by the agency in that fiscal year of articles, materials, or supplies purchased from entities that manufacture the articles, materials, or supplies outside of the United States.

``(2) Contents of report.--The report required by paragraph

(1) shall separately include, for the fiscal year covered by such report--

``(A) the dollar value of any articles, materials, or supplies that were manufactured outside the United States;

``(B) an itemized list of all waivers granted with respect to such articles, materials, or supplies under this Act, and a citation to the treaty, international agreement, or other law under which each waiver was granted;

``(C) if any articles, materials, or supplies were acquired from entities that manufacture articles, materials, or supplies outside the United States, the specific exception under this section that was used to purchase such articles, materials, or supplies; and

``(D) a summary of--

``(i) the total procurement funds expended on articles, materials, and supplies manufactured inside the United States; and

``(ii) the total procurement funds expended on articles, materials, and supplies manufactured outside the United States.

``(3) Public availability.--The head of each Federal agency submitting a report under paragraph (1) shall make the report publicly available to the maximum extent practicable.

``(4) Exception for intelligence community.--This subsection shall not apply to acquisitions made by an agency, or component thereof, that is an element of the intelligence community as specified in, or designated under, section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).''.

SEC. 567. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING REPEAL OF 1993 INCOME

TAX INCREASE ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.

It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should repeal the 1993 tax increase on Social Security benefits and eliminate wasteful spending, such as spending on unnecessary tax loopholes, in order to fully offset the cost of such repeal and avoid forcing taxpayers to pay substantially more interest to foreign creditors.

SEC. 568. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING PERMANENT TAX

INCENTIVES TO MAKE EDUCATION MORE AFFORDABLE

AND MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES.

It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should make permanent the tax incentives to make education more affordable and more accessible for American families and eliminate wasteful spending, such as spending on unnecessary tax loopholes, in order to fully offset the cost of such incentives and avoid forcing taxpayers to pay substantially more interest to foreign creditors.

SEC. 569. RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS.

Section 274A(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

``(10) Prohibition on award of government contracts, grants, and agreements.--

``(A) Employers with no contracts, grants, or agreements.--

``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (iii) and subparagraph

(C), if an employer who does not hold a Federal contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is determined to have violated this section, the employer shall be debarred from the receipt of a Federal contract, grant, or cooperative agreement for a period of 7 years.

``(ii) Placement on excluded list.--The Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General shall advise the Administrator of General Services of the debarment of an employer under clause (i) and the Administrator of General Services shall list the employer on the List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs for a period of 7 years.

``(iii) Waiver.--

``(I) Authority.--The Administrator of General Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General, may waive operation of clause (i) or may limit the duration or scope of a debarment under clause (i) if such waiver or limitation is necessary to national defense or in the interest of national security.

``(II) Notification to congress.--If the Administrator grants a waiver or limitation described in subclause (I), the Administrator shall submit to each member of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives immediate notice of such waiver or limitation.

``(III) Prohibition on judicial review.--The decision of whether to debar or take alternative action under this clause shall not be judicially reviewed.

``(B) Employers with contracts, grants, or agreements.--

``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (iii) and subclause

(C), an employer who holds a Federal contract, grant, or cooperative agreement and is determined to have violated this section shall be debarred from the receipt of new Federal contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements for a period of 10 years.

``(ii) Notice to agencies.--Prior to debarring the employer under clause (i), the Secretary of Homeland Security, in cooperation with the Administrator of General Services, shall advise any agency or department holding a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with the employer of the Government's intention to debar the employer from the receipt of new Federal contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements for a period of 10 years.

``(iii) Waiver.--

``(I) Authority.--After consideration of the views of any agency or department that holds a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with the employer, the Administrator of General Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General, may waive operation of clause (i) or may limit the duration or scope of the debarment under clause (i) if such waiver or limitation is necessary to the national defense or in the interest of national security.

``(III) Prohibition on judicial review.--The decision of whether to debar or take alternate action under this clause shall not be judicially reviewed.

``(C) Exemption from penalty for employers participating in the basic pilot program.--In the case of imposition on an employer of a debarment from the receipt of a Federal contract, grant, or cooperative agreement under subparagraph

(A) or (B), that penalty shall be waived if the employer establishes that the employer was voluntarily participating in the basic pilot program under section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note) at the time of the violations of this section that resulted in the debarment.''.

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SA 659. Mr. DORGAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title IV, add the following:

SEC. 4__. APPLICABILITY OF COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING

REQUIREMENTS.

Section 285 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638d) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2008'' and inserting ``September 30, 2007''.

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SA 660. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. MAN-PORTABLE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of State may authorize the use of counter-MANPADS equipment to protect the civil reserve air fleet if the Secretary determines that--

(1) such use is in the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States; and

(2) sufficient safeguards are in place to ensure that the technology relating to such use is not diverted or compromised.

(b) Definition of MANPADS.--In this section, the term

``MANPADS'' means--

(1) a surface-to-air missile system designed to be man-portable and carried and fired by a single individual; and

(2) any other surface-to-air missile system designed to be operated and fired by more than one individual acting as a crew and portable by several individuals.

(c) Regulations.--The Secretary of State shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, promulgate regulations to carry out the section.

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SA 661. Mr. KOHL (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Feingold, and Ms. Landrieu) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of chapter 10 of title III, add the following:

Sec. 4004. With respect to any funds made available under this or any other Act for the operation, capital improvement, or management of public housing as authorized under sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d) and (e)), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall not impose any requirement or guideline relating to asset management that restricts or limits in any way the use of capital funds for central office costs pursuant to section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1),(2)).

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SA 662. Mr. DOMENICI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 37, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:

International Commissions

international boundary and water commission, united states and mexico

For an additional amount for the ``International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico'',

$21,700,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $11,700,000 shall be made available for sediment removal and construction associated with the Rio Grande Canalization project in Dona Ana County, New Mexico: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for sediment removal associated with the Rio Grande Flood Control System Rehabilitation project in El Paso County, Texas.

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SA 663. Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Levin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 60, strike lines 21 and 22 and insert the following: ``the 2005 season, $18,590,000, to remain available until expended, of which $15,590,000 shall be for emergency repairs to breakwaters and dredging of commerical and shallow draft harbors in the Detroit District.''

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SA 664. Mr. OBAMA (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Biden, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Casey, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Baucus, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. Leahy) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the end of chapter 3 of title I, add the following:

SEC. 1316. ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM FOR

ADDITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH AND RELATED PERSONNEL.

The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this chapter under the heading ``Defense Health Program'' is hereby increased by $58,000,000, with the amount of the increase to be available for additional caseworkers at military medical treatment facilities and other military facilities housing patients to participate in, enhance, and assist the Physical Disability Evaluation System (PDES) process, and for additional mental health and mental crisis counselors at military medical treatment facilities and other military facilities housing patients for services for members of the Armed Forces and their families.

SEC. 1317. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

FOR THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS FOR IMPROVED

PHYSICAL DISABILITY EVALUATIONS OF MEMBERS OF

THE ARMED FORCES.

(a) Additional Amount for Operation and Maintenance, Army.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this chapter under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'' is hereby increased by $10,000,000, with the amount of the increase to be available in accordance with subsection

(d).

(b) Additional Amounts for Operation and Maintenance for Department of the Navy.--The aggregate amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this chapter under the headings ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'' and ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'' is hereby increased by $10,000,000, with the amount of the increase to be available in accordance with subsection

(d).

(c) Additional Amount for Operation and Maintenance, Air Force.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this _chapter under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'' is hereby increased by $10,000,000, with the amount of the increase to be available in accordance with subsection (d).

(d) Internet Access to Physical Disability Evaluations of Members of the Armed Forces.--

(1) In general.--Each Secretary of a military department shall, utilizing amounts appropriated by the applicable subsection of this section, develop and implement an Internet website to permit members of the Armed Forces who are subject to the Physical Disability Evaluation system of such military department to participate in such system through the Internet.

(2) Elements.--Each Internet website under paragraph (1) shall include the following:

(A) The availability of any forms required for the utilization of the physical disability evaluation system concerned by members of the Armed Forces who are subject to such system.

(B) Secure mechanisms for the submission of forms described in subparagraph (A) by members of the Armed Forces described in that subparagraph, and for the tracking by such members of the acceptance and review of any forms so submitted.

(C) Secure mechanisms for advising members of the Armed Forces described in subparagraph (A) of any additional information, forms, or other items that are required for the acceptance and review of any forms so submitted.

(D) The continuous availability of assistance for members of the Armed Forces described in subparagraph (A), including assistance through the caseworkers assigned to such members, in submitting and tracking forms, including assistance in obtaining information, forms, or other items described by subparagraph (C).

SEC. 1318. ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM FOR

WOMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this chapter under the heading ``Defense Health Program'' is hereby increased by $15,000,000, with the amount of the increase to be available for the development and implementation of a women's mental health treatment program for women members of the Armed Forces to help screen and treat women members of the Armed Forces, including services and treatment for women who have experienced post-traumatic stress disorder and services and treatment for women who have experienced sexual assault or abuse, which services shall include the hiring and training of sexual abuse crisis counselors for members of the Armed Forces who have experienced sexual abuse or assault.

SEC. 1319. STUDY ON MENTAL HEALTH AND READJUSTMENT NEEDS OF

MEMBERS AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES

WHO DEPLOYED IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM AND THEIR FAMILIES.

(a) In General.--Using amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by this chapter under the heading ``Defense Health Program'', the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for a study on the mental health and readjustment needs of members and former members of the Armed Forces who deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom and their families as a result of such deployment.

(b) Phases.--The study required under subsection (a) shall consist of two phases:

(1) A preliminary phase, to be completed not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, to determine the parameters of the final phase of the study under paragraph (2).

(2) A second phase, to be completed not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, to carry out a comprehensive assessment, in accordance with the parameters identified under paragraph (1), of the mental health and readjustment needs of members and former members of the Armed Forces who deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom and their families as a result of such deployment.

(c) Reports.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress, and make available to the public, a comprehensive report on each phase of the study required under subsection

(a) not later than 30 days after the date of the completion of such phase of the study.

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SA 665. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 62, line 18, insert before the period at the end the following: ``: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall use not more than $3,250,000 of the amounts made available under this heading to rehabilitate the flood damage reduction project, Woonsocket, Rhode Island to federal levee standards.

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SA 666. Mrs. CLINTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of chapter 5 of title I, add the following:

SEC. 1503. LINKING OF AWARD FEES UNDER DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND

SECURITY CONTRACTS TO SUCCESSFUL ACQUISITION

OUTCOMES.

The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require that all contracts of the Department of Homeland Security that provide award fees link such fees to successful acquisition outcomes

(which outcomes shall be specified in terms of cost, schedule, and performance).

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SA 667. Mrs. CLINTON (for herself and Mr. Feingold) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. REPORT ON SUPPORTING THE RESTORATION OF DEMOCRATIC

RULE IN ZIMBABWE.

(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report detailing a comprehensive plan for supporting and assisting the people of Zimbabwe in their efforts to restore democratic rule.

(b) Consultation.--The Secretary of State shall develop the plan described in subsection (a) in consultation with--

(1) the United Nations;

(2) the African Union;

(3) the Southern African Development Community;

(4) other multilateral organizations; and

(5) interested States.

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SA 668. Mrs. CLINTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of chapter 3 of title I, add the following:

SEC. 1316. LINKING OF AWARD FEES UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

CONTRACTS TO SUCCESSFUL ACQUISITION OUTCOMES.

The Secretary of Defense shall require that all contracts of the Department of Defense that provide award fees link such fees to successful acquisition outcomes (which outcomes shall be specified in terms of cost, schedule, and performance).

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SA 669. Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Clinton, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Biden, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. Menendez) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of chapter 3 of title I, add the following:

SEC. 1316. ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM FOR

ENHANCED ACTIVITIES OF THE DEFENSE AND VETERANS

BRAIN INJURY CENTER.

The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this chapter under the heading ``Defense Health Program'' is hereby increased by $17,000,000, with the amount of the increase to be available for the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) for activities as follows:

(1) To provide care to members of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury at sites of the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center.

(2) To develop best practices on diagnosis and short-term and long-term medical care for traumatic brain injury and disseminate such practices to medical treatment facilities and centers of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

(3) To conduct outreach and education to families of members of the Armed Forces and veterans who are affected by traumatic brain injury.

(4) To investigate promising preventive interventions and early interventions (including behavioral and pharmacological treatments) to mitigate the impact of traumatic brain injury.

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SA 670. Mr. LUGAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 56, after line 18, insert the following:

CIVILIAN RESERVE CORPS

Sec. 1713. Of the funds appropriated by this chapter under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' and available for Iraq and Afghanistan, up to $50,000,000 may be made available to establish and maintain a civilian reserve corps. Funds made available under this section shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

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SA 671. Mr. DOMENICI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike section 413.

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SA 672. Mr. CRAIG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Beginning on page 89, line 8, strike ``available until expended,'' and all that follows through ``that within 30 days'' on page 90, line 15, and insert ``available until expended.

medical administration

For an additional amount for ``Medical Administration'',

$250,000,000, to remain available until expended.

medical facilities

For an additional amount for ``Medical Facilities'',

$595,000,000, to remain avialable until expended, of which

$45,000,000 shall be used for facility and equipment upgrades at the Department of Veterans Affairs polytrauma rehabilitation centers and the polytrauma network sites: Provided, That within 30 days

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SA 673. Mr. HAGEL (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Durbin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of chapter 9 of title II, add the following:

SEC. 2904. PAYMENT OF DEATH GRATUITY WITH RESPECT TO MEMBERS

OF THE ARMED FORCES WITHOUT A SURVIVING SPOUSE

WHO ARE SURVIVED BY A MINOR CHILD.

Section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--

(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, subject to subsection (d),'' after ``shall be paid'';

(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and

(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d):

``(d)(1) In the case of a person covered by section 1475 or 1476 of this title who has no surviving spouse, but who has one or more surviving children (as prescribed by subsection

(b)) under the age of 18 years who, after the death of the person, will be in the custody of a parent (as prescribed by subsection (c)) or brother or sister (as prescribed by subsection (a)) of the person, the death gratuity shall be paid to such parent, brother, or sister as designated by the person, whether in the full amount payable under section 1478 of this title or in such portion of such amount as the person shall specify.

``(2) If the amount of the death gratuity specified for payment under paragraph (1) is less than the full amount of the death gratuity payable under section 1478 of this title, the balance of the amount of the death gratuity shall be paid to or for the living survivors of the person concerned in accordance with paragraphs (2) through (5) of subsection (a).

``(3) An individual designated for the payment of death gratuity under paragraph (1) shall be treated as an eligible survivor for purposes of subsection (e).''.

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SA 674. Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. Lott) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 28, beginning on line 14, strike ``the Commander, Multi-National Forces-Iraq shall submit'' and insert ``the Commander, Multi-National Forces-Iraq and the United States Ambassador to Iraq shall jointly submit''.

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SA 675. Mr. THOMAS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

Sec. __. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the following amounts provided in this Act are rescinded and shall be null and void:

(1) $24,000,000 for funding sugar beets.

(2) $3,000,000 for funding for sugar cane.

(3) $20,000,000 for insect infestation damage reimbursements in Nevada, Idaho, and Utah.

(4) $2,100,000,000 for crop production losses.

(5) $1,500,000,000 for livestock production losses.

(6) $100,000,000 for Dairy Production losses.

(7) $13,000,000 for Ewe Lamb Replacement and Retention program.

(8) $32,000,000 for Livestock Indemnity program.

(9) $40,000,000 for the Tree Assistance program.

(10) $100,000,000 million for Small Agricultural Dependent Businesses.

(11) $6,000,000 for North Dakota flooded crop land.

(12) $35,000,000 for emergency conservation program.

(13) $50,000,000 for the emergency watershed program.

(14) $115,000,000 for the conservation security program.

(15) $18,000,000 for drought assistance in upper Great Plains/South West.

(16) Provisions that extend the availability by a year

$3,500,000 in funding for guided tours of the Capitol. Also a provision allows transfer of funds from holiday ornament sales in the Senate gift shop.

(17) $165,900,000 for fisheries disaster relief, funded through NOAA.

(18) $12,000,000 for forest service money (requested by the President in the non-emergency fiscal year 2008 budget).

(19) $425,000,000 for education grants for rural areas-

(Secure Rural Schools program).

(20) $640,000,000 for LIHEAP.

(21) $25,000,000 for asbestos abatement at the Capitol Power Plant.

(22) $388,900,000 for funding for backlog of old Department of Transportation projects.

(23) $22,800,000 for geothermal research and development.

(24) $500,000,000 for wildland fire management.

(25) $13,000,000 for mine safety technology research.

(26) $31,000,000 for 1 month extension of Milk Income Loss Contract program (MILC).

(27) $50,000,000 for fisheries disaster mitigation fund.

(28) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 1315 (Iraq withdraw).

(29) Any provision relating to Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, Hurricane Wilma, or Hurricane Dennis emergency assistance.

(30) $100,000,000 for the 2008 Presidential Candidate Nominating Conventions.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any provision relating to the Federal minimum wage and any related changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, shall be null and void.

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SA 676. Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Leahy) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of chapter 3 of title I, add the following:

SEC. 1316. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO MAINTAIN THE UNITED

STATES ARMED FORCES IN IRAQ.

(a) Prohibition.--Commencing 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, no funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to continue the deployment of members of the United States Armed Forces to Iraq.

(b) Exceptions.--The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply to the use of funds as follows:

(1) To conduct targeted counterterrorism operations in Iraq.

(2) To provide security for United States infrastructure and personnel.

(3) To train Iraqi security forces.

(4) To provide for the safe redeployment from Iraq of members of the United States Armed Forces who are not needed to perform any of the tasks described in paragraphs (1) through (3).

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SA 677. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 40, line 1, strike ``$5,000,000'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$10,000,000''.

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SA 678. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 44, line 16, strike ``$323,000,000'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$328,000,000''.

On page 44, line 24, strike ``$45,000,000'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$50,000,000''.

On page 42, line 20, strike ``$210,000,000'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$205,000,000''.

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SA 679. Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Lieberman) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title III, add the following new section:

procurement of small arms

Sec. 4104. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or expended for the procurement of small arms, including pistols, rifles, and machine guns of .50 caliber or below, for assistance to the military or security forces of Iraq or Afghanistan unless such arms are procured through a contract awarded on or after January 1, 2007, using competitive procedures that require full and open competition and that are open to all qualified manufacturers in the United States.

(b) The restriction under subsection (a) applies to contracts to procure small arms and associated equipment, including magazines and cleaning kits.

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SA 680. Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Grassley) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the end add the following:

TITLE V--FAIR MINIMUM WAGE AND TAX RELIEF

Subtitle A--Fair Minimum Wage

SEC. 500. SHORT TITLE.

This subtitle may be cited as the ``Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007''.

SEC. 501. MINIMUM WAGE.

(a) In General.--Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:

``(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not less than--

``(A) $5.85 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after the date of enactment of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007;

``(B) $6.55 an hour, beginning 12 months after that 60th day; and

``(C) $7.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th day;''.

(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 502. APPLICABILITY OF MINIMUM WAGE TO THE COMMONWEALTH

OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.

(a) In General.--Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) shall apply to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

(1) $3.55 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after the date of enactment of this Act; and

Subtitle B--Small Business Tax Incentives

SEC. 510. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF CODE.

(a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the ``Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007''.

PART I--SMALL BUSINESS TAX RELIEF PROVISIONS

Subpart A--General Provisions

SEC. 511. EXTENSION OF INCREASED EXPENSING FOR SMALL

BUSINESSES.

Section 179 (relating to election to expense certain depreciable business assets) is amended by striking ``2010'' each place it appears and inserting ``2011''.

SEC. 512. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF 15-YEAR STRAIGHT-LINE

COST RECOVERY FOR QUALIFIED LEASEHOLD

IMPROVEMENTS AND QUALIFIED RESTAURANT

IMPROVEMENTS; 15-YEAR STRAIGHT-LINE COST

RECOVERY FOR CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO RETAIL

SPACE.

(a) Extension of Leasehold and Restaurant Improvements.--

(1) In general.--Clauses (iv) and (v) of section 168(e)(3)(E) (relating to 15-year property) are each amended by striking ``January 1, 2008'' and inserting ``April 1, 2008''.

(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2007.

(b) Modification of Treatment of Qualified Restaurant Property as 15-Year Property for Purposes of Depreciation Deduction.--

(1) Treatment to include new construction.--Paragraph (7) of section 168(e) (relating to classification of property) is amended to read as follows:

(1) 15-year recovery period.--Section 168(e)(3)(E)

``(ix) any qualified retail improvement property placed in service before April 1, 2008.''.

(2) Qualified retail improvement property.--Section 168(e) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

``(8) Qualified retail improvement property.--

``(A) In general.--The term `qualified retail improvement property' means any improvement to an interior portion of a building which is nonresidential real property if--

``(i) such portion is open to the general public and is used in the retail trade or business of selling tangible personal property to the general public, and

``(ii) such improvement is placed in service more than 3 years after the date the building was first placed in service.

``(B) Improvements made by owner.--In the case of an improvement made by the owner of such improvement, such improvement shall be qualified retail improvement property

(if at all) only so long as such improvement is held by such owner. Rules similar to the rules under paragraph (6)(B) shall apply for purposes of the preceding sentence.

``(C) Certain improvements not included.--Such term shall not include any improvement for which the expenditure is attributable to--

``(i) the enlargement of the building,

``(ii) any elevator or escalator,

``(iii) any structural component benefitting a common area, or

``(iv) the internal structural framework of the building.''.

(3) Requirement to use straight line method.--Section 168(b)(3) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

``(I) Qualified retail improvement property described in subsection (e)(8).''.

(4) Alternative system.--The table contained in section 168(g)(3)(B) is amended by inserting after the item relating to subparagraph (E)(viii) the following new item:

(E)(ix)...........................................................39''.

(5) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 513. CLARIFICATION OF CASH ACCOUNTING RULES FOR SMALL

BUSINESS.

(a) Cash Accounting Permitted.--

(1) In general.--Section 446 (relating to general rule for methods of accounting) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

``(g) Certain Small Business Taxpayers Permitted To Use Cash Accounting Method Without Limitation.--

``(1) In general.--An eligible taxpayer shall not be required to use an accrual method of accounting for any taxable year.

``(2) Eligible taxpayer.--For purposes of this subsection, a taxpayer is an eligible taxpayer with respect to any taxable year if--

``(B) the taxpayer is not subject to section 447 or 448.''.

(2) Expansion of gross receipts test.--

(A) In general.--Paragraph (3) of section 448(b) (relating to entities with gross receipts of not more than $5,000,000) is amended to read as follows:

(B) Conforming amendments.--Section 448(c) of such Code is amended--

(i) by striking ``$5,000,000'' in the heading thereof,

(ii) by striking ``$5,000,000'' each place it appears in paragraph (1) and inserting ``$10,000,000'', and

(iii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

``(4) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2008, the dollar amount contained in paragraph (1) shall be increased by an amount equal to--

``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by

``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, by substituting `calendar year 2007' for

`calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.

``If any amount as adjusted under this subparagraph is not a multiple of $100,000, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100,000.''.

(b) Clarification of Inventory Rules for Small Business.--

``(c) Small Business Taxpayers Not Required To Use Inventories.--

``(1) In general.--A qualified taxpayer shall not be required to use inventories under this section for a taxable year.

``(3) Qualified taxpayer.--For purposes of this subsection, the term `qualified taxpayer' means--

``(A) any eligible taxpayer (as defined in section 446(g)(2)), and

``(B) any taxpayer described in section 448(b)(3).''.

(2) Conforming amendments.--

(A) Subpart D of part II of subchapter E of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 474.

(B) The table of sections for subpart D of part II of subchapter E of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 474.

(1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(2) Change in method of accounting.--In the case of any taxpayer changing the taxpayer's method of accounting for any taxable year under the amendments made by this section--

(A) such change shall be treated as initiated by the taxpayer;

(B) such change shall be treated as made with the consent of the Secretary of the Treasury; and

SEC. 514. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF COMBINED WORK

OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT AND WELFARE-TO-WORK

CREDIT.

(a) Extension.--Section 51(c)(4)(B) (relating to termination) is amended by striking ``2007'' and inserting

``2012''.

(b) Increase in Maximum Age for Designated Community Residents.--

(1) In general.--Paragraph (5) of section 51(d) is amended to read as follows:

``(5) Designated community residents.--

``(A) In general.--The term `designated community resident' means any individual who is certified by the designated local agency--

``(i) as having attained age 18 but not age 40 on the hiring date, and

``(ii) as having his principal place of abode within an empowerment zone, enterprise community, or renewal community.

``(B) Individual must continue to reside in zone or community.--In the case of a designated community resident, the term `qualified wages' shall not include wages paid or incurred for services performed while the individual's principal place of abode is outside an empowerment zone, enterprise community, or renewal community.''.

(2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (D) of section 51(d)(1) is amended to read as follows:

``(D) a designated community resident,''.

(d) Treatment of Disabled Veterans Under the Work Opportunity Tax Credit.--

(1) Disabled veterans treated as members of targeted group.--

(A) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 51(d)(3)

(relating to qualified veteran) is amended by striking

``agency as being a member of a family'' and all that follows and inserting ``agency as--

``(ii) entitled to compensation for a service-connected disability incurred after September 10, 2001.''.

(B) Definitions.--Paragraph (3) of section 51(d) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

``(C) Other definitions.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the terms `compensation' and `service-connected' have the meanings given such terms under section 101 of title 38, United States Code.''.

(2) Increase in amount of wages taken into account for disabled veterans.--Paragraph (3) of section 51(b) is amended--

(A) by inserting ``($12,000 per year in the case of any individual who is a qualified veteran by reason of subsection

(d)(3)(A)(ii))'' before the period at the end, and

(B) by striking ``only first $6,000 of'' in the heading and inserting ``limitation on''.

SEC. 515. CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Employment Taxes.--Chapter 25 (relating to general provisions relating to employment taxes) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 3511. CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS.

``(a) General Rules.--For purposes of the taxes, and other obligations, imposed by this subtitle--

``(b) Successor Employer Status.--For purposes of sections 3121(a)(1), 3231(e)(2)(C), and 3306(b)(1)--

``(c) Liability of Certified Professional Employer Organization.--Solely for purposes of its liability for the taxes, and other obligations, imposed by this subtitle--

``(d) Treatment of Credits.--

``(1) In general.--For purposes of any credit specified in paragraph (2)--

``(A) such credit with respect to a work site employee performing services for the customer applies to the customer, not the certified professional employer organization,

``(B) the customer, and not the certified professional employer organization, shall take into account wages and employment taxes--

``(i) paid by the certified professional employer organization with respect to the work site employee, and

``(ii) for which the certified professional employer organization receives payment from the customer, and

``(C) the certified professional employer organization shall furnish the customer with any information necessary for the customer to claim such credit.

``(2) Credits specified.--A credit is specified in this paragraph if such credit is allowed under--

``(A) section 41 (credit for increasing research activity),

``(B) section 45A (Indian employment credit),

``(C) section 45B (credit for portion of employer social security taxes paid with respect to employee cash tips),

``(D) section 45C (clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions),

``(E) section 51 (work opportunity credit),

``(F) section 51A (temporary incentives for employing long-term family assistance recipients),

``(G) section 1396 (empowerment zone employment credit),

``(H) 1400(d) (DC Zone employment credit),

``(I) Section 1400H (renewal community employment credit), and

``(J) any other section as provided by the Secretary.

``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.''.

(b) Certified Professional Employer Organization Defined.--Chapter 79 (relating to definitions) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 7705. CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS

DEFINED.

``(a) In General.--For purposes of this title, the term

`certified professional employer organization' means a person who has been certified by the Secretary for purposes of section 3511 as meeting the requirements of subsection (b).

``(b) General Requirements.--A person meets the requirements of this subsection if such person--

``(2) computes its taxable income using an accrual method of accounting unless the Secretary approves another method,

``(3) agrees that it will satisfy the bond and independent financial review requirements of subsection (c) on an ongoing basis,

``(4) agrees that it will satisfy such reporting obligations as may be imposed by the Secretary,

``(5) agrees to verify on such periodic basis as the Secretary may prescribe that it continues to meet the requirements of this subsection, and

``(6) agrees to notify the Secretary in writing within such time as the Secretary may prescribe of any change that materially affects whether it continues to meet the requirements of this subsection.

``(c) Bond and Independent Financial Review Requirements.--

``(1) In general.--An organization meets the requirements of this paragraph if such organization--

``(A) meets the bond requirements of paragraph (2), and

``(B) meets the independent financial review requirements of paragraph (3).

``(2) Bond.--

(B).

``(B) Amount of bond.--For the period April 1 of any calendar year through March 31 of the following calendar year, the amount of the bond required is equal to the greater of--

``(i) 5 percent of the organization's liability under section 3511 for taxes imposed by subtitle C during the preceding calendar year (but not to exceed $1,000,000), or

``(ii) $50,000.

``(3) Independent financial review requirements.--A certified professional employer organization meets the requirements of this paragraph if such organization--

``(B) provides, not later than the last day of the second month beginning after the end of each calendar quarter, to the Secretary from an independent certified public accountant an assertion regarding Federal employment tax payments and an examination level attestation on such assertion.Such assertion shall state that the organization has withheld and made deposits of all taxes imposed by chapters 21, 22, and 24 of the Internal Revenue Code in accordance with regulations imposed by the Secretary for such calendar quarter and such examination level attestation shall state that such assertion is fairly stated, in all material respects.