Summary:
Seniors And Veterans Emergency (SAVE) Benefits Act

This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to disburse a payment equal to 3.9% of the average amount of annual benefits to certain individuals (except prisoners, fugitive felons, or aliens) who are entitled to a specified benefit under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA), an annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, a veterans benefit, or are eligible for a cash benefit under SSA title XVI (Supplemental Security Income), including a special benefit for individuals who perform substantial gainful activity despite severe medical impairment.

A refundable income tax credit is allowed for the first taxable year beginning in 2015 in an amount equal to $581 for certain eligible government retirees who do not receive such a payment.

The Internal Revenue Code is amended, with respect to the $1 million limitation on the deductibility of employee compensation, to:

 eliminate the exemption from that limitation for compensation payable on a commission basis or upon the attainment of a performance goal; extend the limitation to any individual who is a current or former officer, director, or employee of a publicly-held corporation; and apply the limitation to all publicly-held corporations required by the Securities and Exchange Commission to register securities and provide periodic reports to their investors.

seniors veterans emergency save benefits act bill directs department_of_the_treasury disburse payment equal average annual benefits certain individuals prisoners fugitive felons aliens entitled specified benefit title old age survivors disability_insurance oasdi social_security_act ssa annuity railroad retirement act veterans benefit eligible cash benefit ssa title xvi supplemental security income including special benefit individuals perform substantial gainful activity despite severe medical impairment refundable income tax credit allowed taxable year beginning equal certain eligible government retirees receive payment internal_revenue_code amended respect million limitation deductibility employee compensation eliminate exemption limitation compensation payable commission basis attainment performance goal extend limitation individual current officer director employee publicly held corporation apply limitation publicly held corporations required securities_and_exchange_commission register securities provide periodic reports investors


Summary:
Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act

(Sec. 2) This bill repeals the program of block grants to states for social services under title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act, except those for:

 demonstration projects to address health professions workforce needs, and the program for early detection of certain medical conditions related to environmental health hazards.

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Summary:
Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require the Department of the Treasury to publish in the Federal Register a request for proposals from states or local governments for social impact partnership projects which produce one or more measurable, clearly defined outcomes that result in social benefit, such as employment for the unemployed between ages 16 and 24, high school graduation, and reduction of teen and unplanned pregnancies as well as incidences and adverse consequences of child abuse and neglect.

Treasury shall:

 decide whether to enter into an agreement for such a social impact partnership project within six months after receiving an application, and reserve certain funds to assist state or local governments with up to 50% of the costs of developing feasibility studies to apply for social impact partnership funding. This bill requires that not less than 50% of all federal payments made to carry out such agreements be used for initiatives that directly benefit children.

The bill requires an independent evaluation to determine whether the state or local government project has met an outcome specified in the agreement in order for such governments to receive outcome payments.

The bill establishes:

 the Federal Interagency Council on Social Impact Partnerships to coordinate the efforts of social impact partnership projects as well as establish a public website for project information, and a Commission on Social Impact Partnerships to assist Treasury and the Federal Interagency Council in reviewing funding applications. Treasury shall reserve certain funds to carry out projects under this bill.

 (Sec. 3) This bill extends at current levels through FY2017: (1) family assistance grants under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program; (2) healthy marriage promotion and responsible fatherhood grants; (3) tribal family assistance grants and grants for Indian tribes that received jobs funds; and (4) the general child care entitlement.

SSAct title XI is amended to extend through FY2017 at current levels additional grants to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.

(Sec. 4) The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall research:

 the effect of state TANF programs and any other state program funded with qualified state expenditures on employment, self-sufficiency, child well-being, unmarried births, marriage, poverty, economic mobility, and such other factors as determined by HHS; and the effects of the healthy marriage promotion and responsible fatherhood grants on child well-being, marriage, family stability, economic mobility, poverty, and other factors as determined by HHS. The Bureau of the Census shall implement or enhance household surveys of program participation to allow for assessment of the outcomes of continued welfare reform on the economic and child well-being of low-income families with children.

HHS shall develop a database (called the "What Works Clearinghouse of Proven and Promising Projects to Move Welfare Recipients into Work") of those projects that used a proven or promising approach in moving welfare recipients into work, based on independent, rigorous evaluation of the projects.

(Sec. 5) The bill makes technical corrections to data exchange standards to improve program coordination.

social impact partnerships pay results act sec bill amends title social_security_act ssact require department_of_the_treasury publish federal_register request proposals states local governments social impact partnership projects produce measurable clearly defined outcomes result social benefit employment unemployed ages high school graduation reduction teen unplanned pregnancies incidences adverse consequences child abuse neglect treasury shall decide enter agreement social impact partnership project months receiving application reserve certain funds assist state local governments costs developing feasibility studies apply social impact partnership funding bill requires federal payments carry agreements initiatives directly benefit children bill requires independent evaluation determine state local government project met outcome specified agreement order governments receive outcome payments bill establishes federal interagency council social impact partnerships coordinate efforts social impact partnership projects establish public website project information commission social impact partnerships assist treasury federal interagency council reviewing funding applications treasury shall reserve certain funds carry projects bill sec bill extends current levels fy2017 family assistance grants temporary_assistance needy families tanf program healthy marriage promotion responsible fatherhood grants tribal family assistance grants grants indian tribes received jobs funds general child care entitlement ssact title amended extend fy2017 current levels additional grants puerto_rico virgin_islands guam american_samoa sec department_of_health_and_human_services hhs shall research effect state tanf programs state program funded qualified state expenditures employment self sufficiency child unmarried marriage poverty economic mobility factors determined hhs effects healthy marriage promotion responsible fatherhood grants child marriage family stability economic mobility poverty factors determined hhs bureau_of_the_census shall implement enhance household surveys program participation allow assessment outcomes continued welfare reform economic child low income families children hhs shall develop database called works clearinghouse proven promising projects welfare recipients work projects proven promising approach moving welfare recipients work based independent rigorous evaluation projects sec bill makes technical corrections data exchange standards improve program coordination


Summary:
Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act or the ECHO Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration, to study technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models and the ability of those models to improve patient care and provider education. (Such models connect specialists to primary care providers through videoconferencing to facilitate case-based learning, dissemination of best practices, and evaluation of outcomes.)

The Government Accountability Office must report on such models and HHS support for such models.

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Summary:
Social Security Safety Dividend Act of 2016

 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to disburse a $250 cash payment for a particular year to recipients of Social Security benefits, Supplemental Security Income benefits (under title XVI of the Social Security Act), railroad retirement benefits, or veterans disability compensation or pension benefits if no cost-of-living adjustment is payable for any month in such a year.

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Summary:
Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young Jr., Social Work Reinvestment Act

 This bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress and the Secretary on policy issues related to recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work.

The Commission shall study issues facing the social work profession, including: (1) fair market compensation, high educational debt, social work workforce trends, translating social work research to practice, and social work safety; and (2) state-level social work licensure policies and reciprocity agreements for providing services across state lines. The Secretary is directed to award grants to four eligible entities, including at least two agencies of state or local governments, to assist them in carrying out a workplace improvement program to address concerns for the social work profession.

The Secretary shall also award grants to: (1) 25 social workers who hold a doctoral degree in social work for postdoctoral research in social work, (2) 20 eligible institutions of higher education to support the recruitment and education of social work students in advanced degree programs and the professional development of social work faculty, and (3) six eligible covered entities to test and replicate effective social work interventions.

The Secretary shall contract with a national social work entity that serves as a coordinating center to: (1) engage in activities to build on the efforts of the National Association of Social Workers National Center for Workforce Studies; (2) collect, coordinate, monitor, and distribute data and information on best practices and findings regarding grant-funded activities; (3) report to the Secretary recommendations on the need to recruit new social workers, retain current social worker, conduct social worker research, and reinvest in the profession of social work; and (4) select research topics to further the goals of this Act.

The Secretary must develop and issue public service announcements that advertise and promote the social work profession.

height young social work reinvestment act bill directs secretary health_and_human_services establish social work reinvestment commission provide independent counsel congress secretary policy issues related recruitment retention research reinvestment profession social work commission shall study issues facing social work profession including fair market compensation high educational debt social work workforce trends translating social work research practice social work safety state level social work licensure policies reciprocity agreements providing services state lines secretary directed award grants eligible entities including agencies state local governments assist carrying workplace improvement program address concerns social work profession secretary shall award grants social workers hold doctoral degree social work postdoctoral research social work eligible institutions higher education support recruitment education social work students advanced degree programs professional development social work faculty eligible covered entities test replicate effective social work interventions secretary shall contract national social work entity serves coordinating center engage activities build efforts national association social workers national center workforce studies collect coordinate monitor distribute data information best practices findings grant funded activities report secretary recommendations need recruit new social workers retain current social worker conduct social worker research reinvest profession social work select research topics goals act secretary develop issue public service announcements advertise promote social work profession


Summary:
Social Impact Partnership Act

Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services and Elder Justice) of the Social Security Act to add a new part C (Social Impact Partnerships).

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to publish in the Federal Register a request for proposals from states or local governments for social impact partnership projects which produce a measurable, clearly defined outcome that results in social benefit, such as employment for the unemployed, high school graduation, and reduction of teen and unplanned pregnancies as well as incidences and adverse consequences of child abuse and neglect. Requires applications to include a feasibility study, funded under this Act, which contains specified information.

Requires the Secretary to decide whether to enter into such a contract within six months after receiving an application.

Requires independent evaluation to determine whether the state or local government project has met an outcome specified in the contract in order for such governments to receive outcome payments.

Establishes the Federal Interagency Council on Social Impact Partnerships.

Makes appropriations for 10 years to carry out this Act.

Authorizes the Government Accountability Office to audit the social impact partnership project activities of any state, local, government, or nongovernment entity that receives funds under this Act.

Amends the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to require the appropriate federal financial supervisory agency to consider, in assessing and taking into account the record of a financial institution in meeting the credit needs of its entire community, its investments in social impact partnership projects.

social impact partnership act amends title block grants states social_services elder justice social_security_act add new social impact partnerships requires secretary treasury publish federal_register request proposals states local governments social impact partnership projects produce measurable clearly defined outcome results social benefit employment unemployed high school graduation reduction teen unplanned pregnancies incidences adverse consequences child abuse neglect requires applications include feasibility study funded act contains specified information requires secretary decide enter contract months receiving application requires independent evaluation determine state local government project met outcome specified contract order governments receive outcome payments establishes federal interagency council social impact partnerships makes appropriations years carry act authorizes government_accountability_office audit social impact partnership project activities state local government nongovernment entity receives funds act amends community reinvestment act require appropriate federal financial supervisory agency consider assessing taking account record financial institution meeting credit needs entire community investments social impact partnership projects


Summary:
Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act

This bill amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to prohibit any determination by the Commissioner of Social Security with respect to an individual, including one that OASDI and SSI benefits to which that individual is entitled shall be paid to a representative payee, from being considered to be a determination that the individual has been adjudicated as a mental defective to make it unlawful for the individual to engage in the shipment or transport of firearms or ammunition or receive any firearm or ammunition which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.

social_security beneficiary 2nd amendment rights protection act bill amends titles old age survivors disability_insurance oasdi xvi supplemental security income ssi social_security_act prohibit determination commissioner_of_social_security respect individual including oasdi ssi benefits individual entitled shall paid representative payee considered determination individual adjudicated mental defective unlawful individual engage shipment transport firearms ammunition receive firearm ammunition shipped transported interstate foreign commerce


Summary: Revises the effective date for mandatory deposit in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts of any amount derived from proceeds of the surcharge on the sale of the Thomas Alva Edison Commemorative Coin, under the Thomas Alva Edison Commemorative Coin Act, which remains unpaid to a designated recipient organization solely by reason of a specified matching fund requirement. Postpones the effective date of such requirement until July 1, 2007.

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Summary: Methamphetamine and Identity Theft Study Act of 2007 - Directs the Attorney General to conduct a study evaluating whether there is a connection between the commission of crimes involving methamphetamine and the commission of identity theft crimes. Requires such study to include a statistical analysis of any correlation and to evaluate: (1) imposing a sentencing enhancement if a person commits both; (2) establishing a password-protected electronic clearinghouse within the Department of Justice for federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to share information on crimes involving both; and (3) whether individuals who use methamphetamine are more likely to commit certain kinds of identity theft crimes, such as through the use of mail, than are others who commit identity theft crimes.

methamphetamine identity theft study act directs attorney general conduct study evaluating connection commission crimes involving methamphetamine commission identity theft crimes requires study include statistical analysis correlation evaluate imposing sentencing enhancement person commits establishing password protected electronic clearinghouse department_of_justice federal state local law enforcement agencies share information crimes involving individuals use methamphetamine likely commit certain kinds identity theft crimes use mail commit identity theft crimes


Summary: David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 or David's Law - Amends the federal criminal code to impose penalties for willfully causing bodily injury to any person or, through the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive device, attempting to cause such injury, whether or not acting under color of law, because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability of any person, where the offense is in or affects interstate or foreign commerce. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to study the issue of adult recruitment of juveniles to commit hate crimes and, if appropriate, to amend the federal sentencing guidelines to provide sentencing enhancements for such an offense.Requires the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants to state and local programs designed to combat hate crimes committed by juveniles.Authorizes appropriations to the Department of the Treasury and to DOJ for FY2007-FY2009 to increase the number of personnel to protect against criminal interference with federally-protected activities.

david ray hate crimes prevention act david law amends federal criminal code impose penalties willfully causing bodily injury person use fire firearm explosive device attempting cause injury acting color law actual perceived race color religion national origin gender sexual orientation disability person offense affects interstate foreign commerce directs sentencing commission study issue adult recruitment juveniles commit hate crimes appropriate amend federal sentencing guidelines provide sentencing enhancements offense requires administrator office_of_juvenile_justice delinquency_prevention department_of_justice doj grants state local programs designed combat hate crimes committed juveniles authorizes appropriations department_of_the_treasury doj fy2007 fy2009 increase number personnel protect criminal interference federally protected activities


Summary: Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to direct the Bureau of Prisons, pursuant to a good time policy, to release a prisoner who has served one half or more of his or her term of imprisonment if that prisoner: (1) has attained age 45; (2) has never been convicted of a crime of violence; and (3) has not engaged in any violation, involving violent conduct, of institutional disciplinary regulations.

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Summary: Safe NOW Act of 2007 - Establishes the National Sex Offender Risk Classification Task Force to create guidelines for a risk-based sex offender classification system. Authorizes the Task Force to carry out demonstration programs in five selected jurisdictions to: (1) use the Task Force's preliminary guidelines to implement such a system for their sex offender registries; and (2) identify ways to improve such guidelines. Expresses the sense of Congress that each participating jurisdiction should use final Task Force guidelines to implement such a system for its registry.

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Summary: Sex Offender Visa Loophole Elimination Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit a convicted U.S.-citizen sex offender from filing a family-based immigration petition. Defines "sex offense" and "specified offense against a minor." Prohibits approval of a fiance/fiancee or waiting nonimmigrant spouse visa petition filed by a convicted sex offender.

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Summary: Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to eliminate the requirement that states collect Social Security numbers from applicants for recreational licenses.

amends temporary_assistance needy families tanf title social_security_act eliminate requirement states collect social_security numbers applicants recreational licenses


Summary: Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to allow an individual to file a petition for expungement of a record of conviction for a nonviolent criminal offense if such individual has: (1) never been convicted of a violent offense and has never been convicted of a nonviolent offense other than the one for which expungement is sought; (2) fulfilled all requirements of the sentence of the court in which conviction was obtained; (3) remained free from dependency on or abuse of alcohol or a controlled substance for a minimum of one year and has been rehabilitated, to the court's satisfaction, if so required by the terms of supervised release; (4) obtained a high school diploma or completed a high school equivalency program; and (5) completed at least one year of community service.Authorizes an individual convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor to file an expungement petition. Directs the court, in ruling on such petition, after determining petitioner eligibility, to weigh the petitioner's interests against the best interests of justice and public safety.Authorizes the Department of Justice to maintain a nonpublic manual or computerized index of expunged records, to be made available only to federal and state law enforcement personnel who have custody of such records for limited disclosure purposes.Requires the restoration of expunged records of individuals subsequently convicted of any federal or state offense.

second chance offenders act amends federal criminal code allow individual file petition expungement record conviction nonviolent criminal offense individual convicted violent offense convicted nonviolent offense expungement sought fulfilled requirements sentence court conviction obtained remained free dependency abuse alcohol controlled substance minimum year rehabilitated court satisfaction required terms supervised release obtained high school diploma completed high school equivalency program completed year community service authorizes individual convicted felony misdemeanor file expungement petition directs court ruling petition determining petitioner eligibility weigh petitioner interests best interests justice public safety authorizes department_of_justice maintain nonpublic manual computerized index expunged records available federal state law enforcement personnel custody records limited disclosure purposes requires restoration expunged records individuals subsequently convicted federal state offense


Summary: Web Video Violence Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reduce funding under such Act for states which fail to certify that their laws or official policies require increased penalties for a criminal defendant convicted of a violent crime who places a video or image of the commission of such crime on the Internet.

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Summary: Criminal Restitution Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) make restitution mandatory for federal crimes resulting in pecuniary loss to identifiable victims, including loss proximately resulting from such crimes; (2) expand the extent of such restitution to include the victim's costs related to the investigation or prosecution of the underlying crime; (3) permit disclosure to crime victims of portions of pre-sentence reports relating to restitution; (4) require courts to enter orders requiring immediate payment of full restitution; (5) prohibit termination of supervised release or probation for convicts with unsatisfied orders of restitution; (6) expand forfeiture provisions to require the forfeiture of any profits made possible by a criminal offense; (7) require courts to enter protective orders to preserve assets available for restitution; and (8) allow an injunction against an individual who is committing or about to commit a federal offense that may result in an order or restitution. Amends the federal judicial code to revise debt collection procedures relating to criminal restitution and authorize prejudgment remedies in criminal restitution proceedings.

criminal restitution improvement act amends federal criminal code restitution mandatory federal crimes resulting pecuniary loss identifiable victims including loss proximately resulting crimes expand extent restitution include victim costs related investigation prosecution underlying crime permit disclosure crime victims portions pre sentence reports relating restitution require courts enter orders requiring immediate payment restitution prohibit termination supervised release probation convicts orders restitution expand forfeiture provisions require forfeiture profits possible criminal offense require courts enter protective orders preserve assets available restitution allow injunction individual committing commit federal offense result order restitution amends federal judicial code revise debt collection procedures relating criminal restitution authorize prejudgment remedies criminal restitution proceedings


Summary: Death Penalty Reform Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to modify substantive law and procedures relating to the death penalty. Adds certain crimes that result in death, including obstruction of justice, as aggravating factors in death penalty deliberations.Defines "mentally retarded" for death penalty purposes. Requires a defendant to give notice to the government of any mitigating factors, including mental retardation, which the defendant intends to present in a death penalty proceeding. Grants the government the right to an independent mental health examination of a defendant claiming mental retardation. Grants the Attorney General regulatory authority over the implementation of the death penalty. Repeals the prohibition against executing a person who is mentally retarded. Grants the government an unlimited right to rehearings of a finding of mental incapacity in death penalty cases. Requires a court in a death penalty case to: (1) assign a second attorney for the defendant when the government files a notice of intent to seek a sentence of death (currently, assignment is required upon indictment); and (2) permit the government to strike for cause jurors who oppose the death penalty. Modifies criteria relating to mitigating and aggravating factors in death penalty cases. Authorizes a court in the sentencing phase of a death penalty case to impanel a jury of less than 12 members upon a finding of good cause.Amends the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to increase the number of alternative jurors and peremptory challenges to such jurors in criminal proceedings.

death penalty reform_act amends federal criminal code modify substantive law procedures relating death penalty adds certain crimes result death including obstruction justice aggravating factors death penalty deliberations defines mentally retarded death penalty purposes requires defendant notice government mitigating factors including mental retardation defendant intends present death penalty proceeding grants government right independent mental health examination defendant claiming mental retardation grants attorney general regulatory authority implementation death penalty repeals prohibition executing person mentally retarded grants government unlimited right finding mental incapacity death penalty cases requires court death penalty case assign second attorney defendant government files notice intent seek sentence death currently assignment required indictment permit government strike cause oppose death penalty modifies criteria relating mitigating aggravating factors death penalty cases authorizes court sentencing phase death penalty case jury members finding good cause amends federal_rules_of_criminal_procedure increase number alternative challenges criminal proceedings


Summary: Criminal Terrorism Improvements Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose the death penalty or life imprisonment on individuals who cause the death of a person while committing a terrorist act.Authorizes the death penalty for: (1) developing, possessing, or threatening to use radiological weapons against a person or against U.S. property; (2) causing the death of an individual by using missile systems designed to destroy aircraft, by using radiological dispersal devices, or by using the variola virus; and (3) use of atomic weapons with intent to injure the United States.Increases criminal penalties for: (1) attempting or conspiring to kill a U.S. national; (2) engaging in physical violence with the intent to injure a U.S. national; (3) financing terrorism or concealing assets to be used for terrorist activities; and (4) providing material support to terrorists or receiving military-type training from a foreign terrorist organization. Amends the crime of receiving military-type training from a foreign terrorist organization to include attempts or conspiracies to receive such training.Denies certain federal benefits to individuals convicted of a federal crime of terrorism. Expands the authorization for interception of communications (wiretapping) to include all federal crimes of terrorism.

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Summary: Amends the federal criminal code to impose on a public official who engages in conduct in furtherance of a federal felony a fine and two-year prison term in addition to any penalties imposed for such felony. Defines "public official" as: (1) an elected official of the United States or of a state of local government; (2) a presidentially-appointed official; and (3) an official appointed to a state or local governmental office by an elected official of a state or local government.

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Summary: Freedom From Union Violence Act of 2007 - Amends the Hobbs Act to authorize imposition of a fine of up to $100,000, 20 years imprisonment, or both for: (1) obstructing, delaying, or affecting commerce or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce by robbery or extortion (or attempting or conspiring to do so); and (2) threatening physical violence to any person or property in furtherance of a plan or purpose to interfere with commerce by threats or violence. Makes provisions regarding any such interference inapplicable to conduct that: (1) is incidental to otherwise peaceful picketing during the course of a labor dispute; (2) consists solely of minor bodily injury, or minor damage to property, or threat or fear of such minor injury or damage; and (3) is not part of a pattern of violent conduct or of coordinated violent activity. Subjects such conduct to prosecution only by the appropriate state and local authorities.

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Summary: Innocent Sellers Fairness Act - Exempts a lawful seller from liability for personal injury, monetary loss, or damage to property arising out of an accident or transaction involving a seller's products, unless the claimant proves one or more of the following non-sale activities by the seller: (1) the seller was the manufacturer of the product; (2) the seller participated in the design of the product; (3) the seller participated in the installation of the product; or (4) the seller altered, modified, or expressly warranted the product in a manner not authorized by the manufacturer. Requires, where a claimant proves one or more of such activities, that: (1) the activity be negligent; and (2) damages be limited to those directly caused by the activity.

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Summary: Sentencing Fairness and Equity Restoration Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to require: (1) federal courts to impose sentences for crimes at no less than the minimum of the range prescribed by U.S. Sentencing Commission Guidelines up to the statutory maximum; and (2) appellate de novo review of any sentence imposed below the minimum of the range in applicable sentencing guidelinesDirects the Attorney General to create and implement a new policy for the filing of motions for reducing a criminal sentence for substantial assistance in investigating or prosecuting another individual.Amends the federal judicial code to: (1) exempt sentencing courts from the requirement of filing a written report with the U.S. Sentencing Commission for certain petty crimes for which there are no applicable sentencing guidelines; and (2) prohibit the delegation of certain judicial duties relating to sentencing to the executive branch.

sentencing fairness equity restoration act amends federal criminal code require federal courts impose sentences crimes minimum range prescribed sentencing commission guidelines statutory maximum appellate novo review sentence imposed minimum range applicable sentencing attorney general create implement new policy filing motions reducing criminal sentence substantial assistance investigating prosecuting individual amends federal judicial code exempt sentencing courts requirement filing written report sentencing commission certain petty crimes applicable sentencing guidelines prohibit delegation certain judicial duties relating sentencing executive branch


Summary: Habeas Corpus Preservation Act - Provides that nothing in the Military Commissions Act of 2006 shall affect the right of any U.S. resident to habeas corpus.

habeas corpus preservation act provides military commissions act shall affect right resident habeas corpus


Summary: Quelling of Unwanted Intrusive and Excessive Telephone Calls Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to one year for: (1) knowingly initiating a telephone call using an automatic telephone dialing system or an artificial or prerecorded voice during certain time periods or without disclosing the identity of the sponsor, endorser, or originator of the call; and (2) using such dialing system or artificial or prerecorded voice to deceive any person regarding a federal election, voter eligibility, or an election candidate. Imposes a minimum mandatory prison sentence of 30 days for offenses involving 100 or more telephone calls.

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Summary: Second Chance Act of 2007: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention or the Second Chance Act of 2007 - (Sec. 5) Requires the Attorney General, not later than January 31 of each year, to submit all reports required by this Act during the preceding year to the Judiciary Committees of Congress.Title I: Amendments Related To The Omnibus Crime Control And Safe Streets Act of 1968 - Subtitle A: Improvements to Existing Programs - (Sec. 101) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize, rewrite, and expand provisions for adult and juvenile offender state and local reentry demonstration projects to provide expanded services to offenders and their families for reentry into society. Sets forth provisions relating to grant applications, requirements for grants, priorities in awarding grants, and reentry plan performance measurements. Requires grant recipients to: (1) develop comprehensive strategic reentry plans containing measurable annual and five-year performance outcomes; and (2) establish or empower reentry task forces to promote lower recidivism. Limits the federal share of a grant to 50% of the project funded under such grant.Authorizes the Attorney General to provide for the establishment of a National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource Center to collect data and assist grantees in carrying out offender reentry programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2010. Limits funding for technical assistance and training to not more than 3% or less than 2% of available funds. Requires the Attorney General to ensure that grants are distributed equitably among the geographical regions and between urban and rural populations, including Indian tribes.(Sec. 102) Requires states receiving funds under the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment program to provide aftercare services, including case management services and other support services. Requires the Attorney General to conduct a study on the use and effectiveness of funds used for aftercare services. (Sec. 103) Revises the definition of "violent offender" for purposes of the drug court grant program to include an offender who has been convicted of an offense punishable by a prison term of more than one year. Requires grantees to adopt such revised definition within three years after the enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise regulations to incorporate the revised definition. (Sec. 104) Authorizes the use of violent offender truth-in-sentencing grant funds under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 for offender reentry demonstration projects. Subtitle B: New and Innovative Programs To Improve Offender Reentry Services - (Sec. 111) Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants up to $500,000 to establish state, local, and tribal reentry courts to monitor offenders and provide them with access to comprehensive reentry services and programs, including programs for drug and alcohol testing and assessment for treatment. Requires grantees to report annually to the Attorney General on the activities of reentry courts. (Sec. 112) Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to state, tribal, and local prosecutors for drug treatment programs that are alternatives to imprisonment. (Sec. 113) Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants for family substance abuse treatment alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent parent drug offenders and for prison-based family treatment programs for incarcerated parents of minor children. (Sec. 114) Authorizes the Attorney General to carry out a grant program to evaluate methods to improve academic and vocational education for offenders in prison, jails, and juvenile facilities. (Sec. 115) Directs the Attorney General to make grants for providing technology career training to prisoners.Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2010.Title II: Enhanced Drug Treatment And Mentoring Grant Programs - Subtitle A: Drug Treatment - (Sec. 201) Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to: (1) improve drug treatment for federal inmates; and (2) reduce the use of alcohol and other drugs by long-term substance abusers while incarcerated or during periods of parole or court supervision. Requires the Attorney General to submit to Congress: (1) an interim report by September 30, 2009, on the best practices for substance abuse treatment in prisons and treatment of long-term substance abusers; and (2) a final report by September 30, 2010, on funded programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2010.Subtitle B: Mentoring - (Sec. 211) Requires the Attorney General to make grants to nonprofit organizations for providing mentoring and other transitional services for reintegrating offenders into the community. (Sec. 212) Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to make grants to nonprofit organizations to provide mentoring, job training and placement services, and other services to assist certain non-violent offenders in obtaining and retaining employment.Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2010.(Sec. 213) Requires the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to: (1) adopt and implement a policy allowing the continuation of mentoring services to offenders after their release from prison; and (2) report to Congress by September 30, 2009, on the implementation of such policy.(Sec. 214) Requires the Director to discontinue the Standardized Chapel Library project or any other project that limits prisoner access to reading and other educational material. Subtitle C: Administration of Justice Reforms - Chapter 1: Improving Federal Offender Reentry - (Sec. 231) Requires the Attorney General, in coordination with the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, to establish a federal prisoner reentry initiative to prepare prisoners for release and successful reintegration into the community.Requires the Director to assist prisoners in obtaining identification documents (e.g., birth certificates and social security cards) prior to release from prison.Directs the Attorney General to modify the policies and procedures of the Department of Justice (DOJ) for transition of offenders into the community.Expands the duties of the Director to include reentry planning procedures to provide federal prisoners with information on health and nutrition, employment, literacy and education, and other matters to assist in reentry into the community. Requires the Director to report to the Judiciary Committees of Congress annually on: (1) the progress of the Bureau of Prisons in responding to the reentry needs and deficits of inmates; and (2) recidivism reduction. Requires the adoption of performance measures and goals for reentry and recidivism reduction programs of the Bureau of Prisons.Requires the Attorney General to: (1) take steps to educate employers on initiatives for hiring former federal, state, or local prisoners; and (2) conduct a pilot program for removing nonviolent elderly offenders (not less than age 65) from prison and placing them on home detention. Requires the Bureau of Prisons to ensure prisoners in community confinement facilities continued access to medical care.Authorizes the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, in consultation with the Attorney General, to establish the Federal Remote Satellite Tracking and Reentry Training (ReStart) program to promote the effective reentry into the community of high risk individuals (i.e., individuals who violated terms of release or are at a high risk of recidivism). Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2010.(Sec. 232) Requires the Attorney General to report to Congress on DOJ practices and policies for the use of physical restraints on pregnant female prisoners.Chapter 2: Reentry Research - (Sec. 241) Authorizes the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Standards to conduct research on juvenile and adult offender reentry.(Sec. 242) Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to study parole and post-supervision revocation data and community safety issues.(Sec. 243) Authorizes the Attorney General to collect data and develop best practices for coordinating the efforts of state correctional departments and child protection agencies to ensure the safety and support of children of incarcerated parents and the support of relationships between incarcerated parents and their children. Expresses the sense of Congress that states and other entities should use the best practices developed by the Attorney General to protect children of incarcerated parents. (Sec. 244) Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to public and private research entities to evaluate the effectiveness of depot naltrexone for the treatment of heroin addiction. (Sec. 245) Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2010. Chapter 3: Correctional Reforms to Existing Law - (Sec. 251) Amends federal criminal code prerelease provisions to expand the authority of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to place prisoners in a community corrections facility. Requires the Director to report to the Judiciary Committees of Congress on the use of community corrections facilities and issue regulations on placement of offenders in such facilities.Prohibits courts from entering orders requiring that a sentence of imprisonment be served in a community corrections facility.(Sec. 252) Redefines "residential substance abuse treatment" for offenders to allow: (1) an extended treatment period; and (2) the use of pharmocotherapies. (Sec. 253) Expands the authority of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to contract for reentry services for offenders.Chapter 4: Miscellaneous Provisions - (Sec. 261) Amends the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 to extend the date for the report of the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission on the impacts of prison rape, thus extending the Commission's termination date.

second chance act community safety recidivism prevention second chance act sec requires attorney general later january year submit reports required act preceding year judiciary_committees congress title amendments related omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act subtitle improvements existing programs sec amends omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act reauthorize expand provisions adult juvenile offender state local reentry demonstration projects provide expanded services offenders families reentry society sets forth provisions relating grant applications requirements grants priorities awarding grants reentry plan performance measurements requires grant recipients develop comprehensive strategic reentry plans containing measurable annual year performance outcomes establish empower reentry task forces promote lower recidivism limits federal share grant project funded grant authorizes attorney general provide establishment national adult juvenile offender reentry resource center collect data assist grantees carrying offender reentry programs authorizes appropriations fy2009 fy2010 limits funding technical assistance training available funds requires attorney general ensure grants distributed equitably geographical regions urban rural populations including indian requires states receiving funds residential substance abuse treatment program provide aftercare services including case management services support services requires attorney general conduct study use effectiveness funds aftercare services sec revises definition violent offender purposes drug court grant program include offender convicted offense punishable prison term year requires grantees adopt revised definition years enactment act requires secretary health_and_human_services revise regulations incorporate revised definition sec authorizes use violent offender truth sentencing grant funds violent_crime_control_and_law_enforcement_act offender reentry demonstration projects subtitle new innovative_programs improve offender reentry services sec authorizes attorney general award grants establish state local tribal reentry courts monitor offenders provide access comprehensive reentry services programs including programs drug alcohol testing assessment treatment requires grantees report annually attorney general activities reentry courts sec authorizes attorney general grants state tribal local prosecutors drug treatment programs alternatives imprisonment sec authorizes attorney general grants family substance abuse treatment alternatives incarceration nonviolent parent drug offenders prison based family treatment programs incarcerated parents minor children sec authorizes attorney general carry grant program evaluate methods improve academic vocational education offenders prison jails juvenile facilities sec directs attorney general grants providing technology career training prisoners authorizes appropriations fy2009 enhanced drug treatment mentoring grant programs subtitle drug treatment sec authorizes attorney general grants improve drug treatment federal inmates reduce use alcohol drugs long term substance abusers incarcerated periods parole court supervision requires attorney general submit congress interim report september best practices substance abuse treatment prisons treatment long term substance abusers final report september funded programs authorizes appropriations fy2009 mentoring sec requires attorney general grants nonprofit organizations providing mentoring transitional services offenders community sec authorizes secretary labor grants nonprofit organizations provide mentoring job training placement services services assist certain non violent offenders obtaining retaining employment authorizes appropriations fy2009 requires director bureau_of_prisons adopt implement policy allowing continuation mentoring services offenders release prison report congress september implementation requires director discontinue standardized library project project limits prisoner access reading educational material subtitle administration justice reforms chapter improving federal offender reentry sec requires attorney general coordination director bureau_of_prisons establish federal prisoner reentry initiative prepare prisoners release successful reintegration community requires director assist prisoners obtaining identification documents birth certificates social_security cards prior release prison directs attorney general modify policies procedures department_of_justice doj transition offenders community expands duties director include reentry planning procedures provide federal prisoners information health nutrition employment literacy education matters assist reentry community requires director report judiciary_committees congress annually progress bureau_of_prisons responding reentry needs deficits inmates recidivism reduction requires adoption performance measures goals reentry recidivism reduction programs bureau_of_prisons requires attorney general steps educate employers initiatives hiring federal state local prisoners conduct pilot program removing nonviolent elderly offenders age prison placing home detention requires bureau_of_prisons ensure prisoners community confinement facilities continued access medical care authorizes director administrative office courts consultation attorney general establish federal remote satellite tracking reentry training restart program promote effective reentry community high risk individuals individuals violated terms release high risk recidivism authorizes appropriations fy2009 requires attorney general report congress doj practices policies use physical pregnant female prisoners chapter reentry research sec authorizes national_institute_of_justice bureau justice standards conduct research juvenile adult offender authorizes attorney general award grants study parole post supervision revocation data community safety authorizes attorney general collect data develop best practices coordinating efforts state correctional departments child protection agencies ensure safety support children incarcerated parents support relationships incarcerated parents children expresses sense congress states entities use best practices developed attorney general protect children incarcerated parents sec authorizes attorney general grants public private research entities evaluate effectiveness depot treatment heroin addiction sec authorizes appropriations fy2009 fy2010 chapter correctional reforms existing law sec amends federal criminal code provisions expand authority director bureau_of_prisons place prisoners community corrections facility requires director report judiciary_committees congress use community corrections facilities issue regulations placement offenders facilities prohibits courts entering orders requiring sentence imprisonment served community corrections redefines residential substance abuse treatment offenders allow extended treatment period use sec expands authority director administrative office courts contract reentry services offenders chapter miscellaneous provisions sec amends prison_rape_elimination_act extend date report national prison rape elimination commission impacts prison rape extending commission termination date


Summary: Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to five years for any person who knowingly aims the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft or in its flight path. Exempts from such prohibition: (1) individuals conducting research and development or flight test operations for an aircraft manufacturer or the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); (2) Department of Defense or Department of Homeland Security personnel conducting research, development, operations, testing, or training; or (3) an individual using a laser emergency signaling device to send an emergency distress signal. Authorizes the Attorney General to promulgate regulations for granting additional exemptions.

securing aircraft act amends federal criminal code impose fine prison term years person knowingly beam laser aircraft flight path exempts prohibition individuals conducting research development flight test operations aircraft manufacturer federal_aviation_administration faa department_of_defense department_of_homeland_security personnel conducting research development operations testing training individual laser emergency signaling device send emergency distress signal authorizes attorney general promulgate regulations granting additional exemptions


Summary: Protecting Americans Fighting Terrorism Act of 2007 - Exempts individuals from civil liability for reporting suspicious behavior to federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies, if such reporting is made in good faith and with the reasonable belief that such behavior is suspicious.

protecting americans fighting terrorism act exempts individuals civil liability reporting suspicious behavior federal state local law enforcement agencies reporting good faith reasonable belief behavior suspicious


Summary: Terrorist Death Penalty Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) impose the death penalty for certain terrorist offenses; (2) include as death penalty aggravating factors whether the defendant committed an offense after substantial planning or engaged in conduct resulting in the death of another person in order to obstruct the investigation or prosecution of any offense; (3) permit the impaneling of a new jury when a unanimous death penalty recommendation cannot be reached; and (4) expand the power of a court to impanel a jury of less than 12 members in a death penalty proceeding. Amends the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to increase the number of allowable alternate jurors from six to nine and permit four additional peremptory challenges when seven, eight, or nine alternative jurors are impaneled.

terrorist death penalty act amends federal criminal code impose death penalty certain terrorist offenses include death penalty aggravating factors defendant committed offense substantial planning engaged conduct resulting death person order obstruct investigation prosecution offense permit new jury unanimous death penalty recommendation reached expand power court jury members death penalty proceeding amends federal_rules_of_criminal_procedure increase number allowable alternate permit additional challenges seven alternative


Summary: Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2007 - Requires each federal and state court to recognize any lawful notarization occurring in or affecting interstate commerce which is made by a notary public licensed or commissioned under the laws of a state other than the state where the court is located.Requires such a notarization to: (1) use a seal of office as symbol of the notary public's authority; or (2) have the seal information, in the case of an electronic record, securely attached to, or logically associated with, the electronic record so as to render the record tamper-resistant.

interstate recognition act requires federal state court recognize lawful occurring affecting interstate commerce public licensed commissioned laws state state court located requires use seal office symbol public authority seal information case electronic record securely attached associated electronic record render record tamper resistant


Summary: Empowering Our Local Communities Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a minimum mandatory prison term of five years and a maximum term of 40 years on any illegal alien who commits manslaughter while operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose criminal penalties on individuals present in the United States in violation of immigration laws. Requires the Department of Homeland Security to continue to operate and implement the Institutional Removal Program for the identification and removal from the United States of criminal aliens. Requires such program to be extended to all states. Authorizes states to detain criminal aliens after the completion of their prison sentences to effectuate their transfer to federal custody.Authorizes appropriations for the training of state and local government officers or employees to perform certain functions of a federal immigration officer.

empowering local communities act amends federal criminal code impose minimum mandatory prison term years maximum term years illegal alien commits manslaughter operating motor vehicle influence alcohol amends immigration_and_nationality_act impose criminal penalties individuals present united_states violation immigration laws requires department_of_homeland_security continue operate implement institutional removal program identification removal united_states criminal aliens requires program extended states authorizes states detain criminal aliens completion prison sentences effectuate transfer federal custody authorizes appropriations training state local government officers employees perform certain functions federal immigration officer


Summary: Commonsense Consumption Act of 2007 - Prohibits new, and requires dismissal of pending, civil actions by any person against a manufacturer, marketer, distributor, advertiser, or seller of food, or a trade association, for any injury related to a person's accumulated acts of consumption of food and weight gain, obesity, or any associated health condition. Subjects to such prohibition: (1) any action brought by a person other than the person on whose weight gain, obesity, or health condition the action is based; and (2) any derivative action brought by or on behalf of any person or any representative, spouse, parent, child, or other relative of that person. Excludes from this prohibition any actions alleging: (1) a breach of express contract or express warranty provided that the grounds of recovery are unrelated to a person's weight gain, obesity, or related health condition; (2) a knowing violation of a federal or state statute applicable to the marketing, advertisement, or labeling of food with intent for a person to rely on that violation, where such person relied on that violation, and where such reliance was the proximate cause of injury related to that person's weight gain, obesity, or related health condition; or (3) a violation brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under the Federal Trade Commission Act or by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

commonsense consumption act prohibits new requires dismissal pending civil actions person manufacturer distributor seller food trade association injury related person accumulated acts consumption food weight gain obesity associated health condition subjects prohibition action brought person person weight gain obesity health condition action based derivative action brought behalf person representative spouse parent child relative person excludes prohibition actions alleging breach express contract express warranty provided grounds recovery unrelated person weight gain obesity related health condition knowing violation federal state statute applicable marketing advertisement labeling food intent person rely violation person relied violation reliance proximate cause injury related person weight gain obesity related health condition violation brought federal_trade_commission ftc federal_trade_commission_act food_and_drug_administration fda federal food drug cosmetic act


Summary: Hate Crimes Against the Homeless Statistics Act of 2007 - Amends the Hate Crime Statistics Act to include crimes against the homeless in the crime data collected by the Attorney General under such Act.

hate crimes homeless statistics act amends hate crime statistics act include crimes homeless crime data collected attorney general act


Summary: Sergeant Henry Prendes Memorial Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose penalties for killing, or attempting or conspiring to kill, a current or former federally-funded public safety officer engaged in official duties or on account of the performance of official duties.

sergeant henry memorial act amends federal criminal code impose penalties killing attempting conspiring kill current federally funded public safety officer engaged official duties account performance official duties


Summary: Public Official Accountability Act - Amends the federal criminal code to provide for a two-year increase in the prison sentence of public officials convicted of any crime: (1) committed during the course of official duty and intended to enrich such officials; and (2) involving bribery, fraud, extortion, or theft of public funds greater than $10,000.

public official accountability act_-_amends federal criminal code provide year increase prison sentence public officials convicted crime committed course official duty intended enrich officials involving bribery fraud extortion theft public funds greater


Summary: Computer-Assisted Remote Hunting Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit and to establish penalties for knowingly making available a computer-assisted remote hunt (i.e., using a computer or other device, equipment, or software to allow a person remotely to control the aiming and discharge of a weapon to kill or injure an animal while not in the targeted animal's physical presence).

computer assisted remote hunting act_-_amends federal criminal code prohibit establish penalties knowingly making available computer assisted remote hunt computer device equipment software allow person remotely control discharge weapon kill injure animal targeted animal physical presence


Summary: Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007 - Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to expand the authority of the administering authority or the International Trade Commission (ITC) to impose countervailing duties on products from a nonmarket economy country that have been provided a countervailable subsidy. Requires, when measuring subsidy benefits, the use of benchmarks outside of a nonmarket economy country when benchmarks in such a country are not available or are inappropriate. Includes fundamental and actionable misalignment of a currency (undervaluation of a foreign currency) by a foreign country as a countervailable subsidy. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to: (1) report annually to Congress on international monetary policy and currency exchange rates (including fundamentally misaligned currencies); (2) analyze semiannually the prevailing real exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies and to designate fundamentally misaligned foreign currencies for priority action; and (3) seek bilateral consultations with fundamentally misaligned currency countries designated for priority action to eliminate such misalignment. Requires the United States to inform the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of countries that fail to eliminate fundamentally misaligned currencies designated for priority action and to request the IMF Managing Director to consult with such countries regarding their observance of the IMF Articles of Agreement and to report the results of such consultations to the IMF Executive Board. Prohibits the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) from, and instructs multilateral banks to oppose, financing projects in countries that issue fundamentally misaligned currencies designated for priority action. Requires: (1) the Secretary to take certain actions with respect to countries that fail to eliminate fundamentally misaligned currencies designated for priority action; and (2) the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to request consultations in the World Trade Organization (WTO) with such countries regarding the consistency of their actions with regard the WTO Agreement. Establishes an Advisory Committee on International Exchange Rate Policy. Repeals the Exchange Rates and International Economic Policy Coordination Act of 1988.

currency reform fair trade act amends tariff act expand authority administering authority international_trade_commission itc impose countervailing duties products nonmarket economy country provided countervailable subsidy requires measuring subsidy benefits use benchmarks outside nonmarket economy country benchmarks country available inappropriate includes fundamental actionable misalignment currency undervaluation foreign currency foreign country countervailable subsidy directs secretary treasury secretary report annually congress international monetary policy currency exchange rates including fundamentally currencies analyze semiannually prevailing real exchange rates dollar foreign currencies designate fundamentally foreign currencies priority action seek bilateral consultations fundamentally currency countries designated priority action eliminate misalignment requires united_states inform managing director international_monetary_fund imf countries fail eliminate fundamentally currencies designated priority action request imf managing director consult countries observance imf articles agreement report results consultations imf executive board prohibits overseas_private_investment_corporation opic instructs multilateral banks oppose financing projects countries issue fundamentally currencies designated priority action requires secretary certain actions respect countries fail eliminate fundamentally currencies designated priority action united_states_trade_representative ustr request consultations world_trade_organization wto countries consistency actions regard wto agreement establishes advisory_committee international exchange rate policy repeals exchange rates international_economic_policy_coordination_act


Summary: Sex Offender Internet Prohibition Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a mandatory minimum prison term of five years and a maximum term of 20 years on individuals required to register as sex offenders who knowingly access a website with the intent to communicate with a child under the age of 18 years who is unaware that such individual is a registered sex offender.

sex offender internet prohibition act amends federal criminal code impose mandatory minimum prison term years maximum term years individuals required register sex offenders knowingly access website intent communicate child age years individual registered sex offender


Summary: Death Penalty for Cop Killers Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to include as an aggravating factor in a death penalty determination the killing, or attempted killing, of a law enforcement officer.

death penalty cop act amends federal criminal code include aggravating factor death penalty determination killing attempted killing law enforcement officer


Summary: Cops for Kids Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states and local governments to hire and train personnel to monitor the activities of sex offenders.

cops kids act_-_authorizes attorney general grants states local governments hire train personnel monitor activities sex offenders


Summary: Mickey Wright Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the transportation of any portion of the corpse of a homicide victim across a state line to prevent its use as evidence in a criminal prosecution for such homicide.

mickey act_-_amends federal criminal code prohibit transportation portion homicide victim state line prevent use evidence criminal prosecution homicide


Summary: Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act of 2008 - Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend its sentencing guidelines and policy statements to provide adequate sentencing enhancements for any offense involving the desecration, theft, or trafficking in a grave marker, headstone, monument, or other object intended to permanently mark a veteran's grave. Requires the Commission to ensure that the sentences, guidelines, and policy statements for these crimes are appropriately severe and reasonably consistent with other relevant directives, sentencing guidelines, and policies.

let veterans rest peace act directs sentencing commission review appropriate amend sentencing guidelines policy statements provide adequate sentencing enhancements offense involving theft trafficking grave marker headstone monument object intended permanently mark veteran grave requires commission ensure sentences guidelines policy statements crimes appropriately severe reasonably consistent relevant directives sentencing guidelines policies


Summary: Stop the Sale of Murderabilia to Protect the Dignity of Crime Victims Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) restrict the items that a federal prisoner may place in the mail or for delivery; and (2) provide for civil and criminal forfeiture of real or personal property used to commit a crime or obtained as a result of such crime.Provides civil remedies, including injunctions, damages, and attorney fees, for persons aggrieved by federal prisoners using the mail in violation of this Act.

stop sale protect dignity crime victims act amends federal criminal code restrict items federal prisoner place mail delivery provide civil criminal forfeiture real personal property commit crime obtained result crime provides civil remedies including injunctions damages attorney fees persons aggrieved federal prisoners mail violation act


Summary: Procedural Fairness for September 11 Victims Act of 2007 - Amends the September 11 Victims Compensation Fund of 2001 to allow a subpoena requiring the attendance of a witness at a trial or hearing conducted under such Act to be served at any place in the United States.

procedural fairness september victims act amends september victims compensation fund allow subpoena requiring attendance witness trial hearing conducted act served place united_states


Summary: Preserving Crime Victims' Restitution Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to establish guidelines for cases in which a defendant in a criminal prosecution dies prior to the final adjudication of guilt. Sets forth rules for restitution to victims, appeals, motions, petitions, and civil forfeiture in such cases.Provides, as a general rule, that the death of a defendant who has been convicted of a federal criminal offense shall not be the basis for abating or otherwise invalidating a plea of guilty or nolo contendere accepted, a verdict returned, a sentence announced, or a judgment entered prior to the death of such defendant, or for dismissing or otherwise invalidating the indictment, information, or complaint, except as provided by this Act.

preserving crime victims restitution act amends federal criminal code establish guidelines cases defendant criminal prosecution dies prior final adjudication sets forth rules restitution victims appeals motions petitions civil forfeiture cases provides general rule death defendant convicted federal criminal offense shall basis invalidating plea guilty accepted returned sentence announced judgment entered prior death defendant dismissing invalidating indictment information complaint provided act


Summary: Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2007 - Revises and reorganizes the federal criminal code. Incorporates into such code all major federal crimes, including national security and related crimes, drug crimes, immigration crimes, transportation related crimes, and regulatory crimes. Consolidates civil and criminal forfeiture provisions related to federal crimes. Sets forth uniform definitions applicable to the entire criminal code. Provides for the punishment of attempts and conspiracies to commit a crime on the same basis as the completed offense, as a general rule.

criminal code modernization simplification act revises federal criminal code incorporates code major federal crimes including national security related crimes drug crimes immigration crimes transportation related crimes regulatory crimes consolidates civil criminal forfeiture provisions related federal crimes sets forth uniform definitions applicable entire criminal code provides punishment attempts conspiracies commit crime basis completed offense general rule


Summary: Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) exempt officers, agents, or employees of a foreign government, or contractors of such a government, from the prohibition against the manufacture, distribution, and possession of wiretap devices (subject to U.S. export control laws); and (2) permit the advertisement for sale of such devices to a foreign government authorized to use them.

amends federal criminal code exempt officers agents employees foreign government contractors government prohibition manufacture distribution possession devices subject export control laws permit advertisement sale devices foreign government authorized use


Summary: Free Competition in Currency Act of 2007 - Repeals provisions of the federal criminal code relating to uttering coins of gold, silver, or other metal for use as current money and making or possessing likenesses of such coins. Abates any current prosecution under such provisions and nullifies any previous convictions.

free competition currency act repeals provisions federal criminal code relating coins gold silver metal use current money making possessing likenesses coins current prosecution provisions nullifies previous convictions


Summary: False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 - Amends the False Claims Act to revise requirements and procedures governing civil actions for false claims (qui tam actions) brought by private persons. Repeals the requirement that a false or fraudulent claim for payment must be presented directly to a federal employee or member of the Armed Forces (thus tying liability for such claims directly to federal money and property, regardless to whom the claim is presented). Revises requirements for alternate remedies affecting qui tam actions and related qui tam plaintiff awards. Allows dismissal of a private action based upon prior public disclosures only upon timely motion to dismiss by the Attorney General. Revises the prohibition of retaliatory action against whistleblowers to include material hindering of the person in obtaining new employment or other business opportunities. Requires the government to pay from the proceeds of an action for financial losses suffered by administrative beneficiaries (thus permitting actions for fraud instituted against nontaxpayer funds under federal trust and administration). Expands from six years to ten years the statute of limitations for bringing a civil action. Requires the government, if it elects to intervene and proceed with an action, to file its own complaint, or amend the complaint of a person who brought a civil action, but in any event to relate back to the filing date of the original qui tam complaint to the extent that such claim arises out of the same set of facts. Declares that a person bringing a private qui tam action shall not be required to identify specific claims that result from an alleged course of misconduct if: (1) the facts alleged in the complaint, if ultimately proven true, would provide a reasonable indication that one or more false claims are likely to have occurred; and (2) the allegations in the pleading provide adequate notice of the specific nature of the alleged misconduct to permit the government effectively to investigate and defendants fairly to defend such allegations. Declares void any contracts, agreements, or private terms or conditions of employment that limit or circumvent the rights of a person to bring a qui tam action. Declares further that no court-ordered seal on a qui tam action shall prevent the government or the person bringing the action from serving the complaint or related documents upon state or local law enforcement authorities. Modifies procedures for civil investigative demands. Cites circumstances in which the government may move to dismiss a qui tam action by a federal employee (who has, in effect, not exhausted administrative procedures for addressing the allegations in the false claim complaint).

false claims act correction act amends false claims act revise requirements procedures governing civil actions false claims actions brought private persons repeals requirement false fraudulent claim payment presented directly federal employee member armed_forces liability claims directly federal money property regardless claim presented revises requirements alternate remedies affecting actions related plaintiff awards allows dismissal private action based prior public disclosures timely motion dismiss attorney general revises prohibition retaliatory action whistleblowers include material hindering person obtaining new employment business opportunities requires government pay proceeds action financial losses suffered administrative beneficiaries permitting actions fraud instituted funds federal trust administration expands years years statute limitations bringing civil action requires government elects intervene proceed action file complaint amend complaint person brought civil action event relate filing date original complaint extent claim arises set facts declares person bringing private action shall required identify specific claims result alleged course misconduct facts alleged complaint ultimately proven true provide reasonable indication false claims likely occurred allegations pleading provide adequate notice specific nature alleged misconduct permit government effectively investigate defendants fairly defend allegations declares void contracts agreements private terms conditions employment limit circumvent rights person bring action declares court ordered seal action shall prevent government person bringing action serving complaint related documents state local law enforcement authorities modifies procedures civil investigative demands cites circumstances government dismiss action federal employee effect exhausted administrative procedures addressing allegations false claim complaint


Summary: The Guard and Reserves Are Fighting Too Act of 2008 - Recodifies under federal veterans' benefits provisions former federal armed forces provisions relating to educational assistance programs for members of the Ready Reserve ordered to active duty by reason of war or national emergency. Revises the amount of assistance available for licensing or certification tests. Includes under such recodification provisions concerning an educational assistance allowance for members of the Ready Reserve for flight training. Repeals the authority for accelerated payment of such assistance. Provides for program administration through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for FY2010 and thereafter (with transition provisions). Extends the time limitation for the use of the Ready Reserve educational assistance entitlement to ten years after separation from the Ready Reserve.

guard reserves fighting act recodifies federal veterans benefits provisions federal armed_forces provisions relating educational assistance programs members ready_reserve ordered active duty reason war national emergency revises assistance available licensing certification tests includes provisions concerning educational assistance allowance members ready_reserve flight training repeals authority accelerated payment assistance provides program administration department_of_veterans_affairs fy2010 transition provisions extends time limitation use ready_reserve educational assistance entitlement years separation ready_reserve


Summary: Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the display, sale, or purchase of Social Security numbers without the affirmatively expressed consent of the individual, except in specified circumstances. Directs the Attorney General to study and report to Congress on all the uses of Social Security numbers permitted, required, authorized, or excepted under any federal law, including the impact of such uses on privacy and data security.Establishes a public records exception to the prohibition. Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on Social Security numbers in public records. Grants the Attorney General rulemaking authority to enforce this Act's prohibition and to implement and clarify the permitted uses occurring as a result of an interaction between businesses, governments, or business and government. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to prohibit: (1) the use of Social Security numbers on checks issued for payment by governmental agencies; and (2) inmate access to Social Security account numbers.Prohibits a commercial entity from requiring an individual to provide a Social Security number when purchasing a commercial good or service or denying an individual the good or service for refusing to provide that number, with exceptions. Establishes civil and criminal penalties.Extends civil monetary penalties for misuse of a Social Security number.Provides for: (1) criminal penalties under SSA title II for the misuse of a Social Security number; (2) civil actions and civil penalties against persons who violate this Act; and (3) federal injunctive authority with respect to any violation by a public entity.

social_security number misuse prevention act_-_amends federal criminal code prohibit display sale purchase social_security numbers affirmatively expressed consent individual specified circumstances directs attorney general study report congress uses social_security numbers permitted required authorized excepted federal law including impact uses privacy data_security establishes public records exception prohibition directs comptroller_general study report congress social_security numbers public records grants attorney general rulemaking authority enforce act prohibition implement clarify permitted uses occurring result interaction businesses governments business government amends title old age survivors disability_insurance social_security_act ssa prohibit use social_security numbers checks issued payment governmental agencies inmate access social_security account numbers prohibits commercial entity requiring individual provide social_security number purchasing commercial good service denying individual good service refusing provide number exceptions establishes civil criminal penalties extends civil monetary penalties misuse social_security number provides criminal penalties ssa title misuse social_security number civil actions civil penalties persons violate act federal injunctive authority respect violation public entity


Summary: Sex Offender Mandatory Registration Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) apply registration requirements to sex offenders regardless of the date of their offense or the date of their travel in interstate commerce; and (2) make failure to register or update a sex offender registration a continuing offense for as long as such failure exists.

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Summary: Child Sexual Slavery Prevention Act of 2008 - Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend its sentencing guidelines and policy statements to enhance penalties for crimes involving human trafficking and slave trading, smuggling, transporting, or harboring an unlawful alien, and sex trafficking of children.

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Summary: Safe Homes Safe Families Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties for engaging in a home invasion while possessing a weapon that has moved in or affected interstate or foreign commerce.

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Summary: Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) authorize criminal restitution orders in identity theft cases to compensate victims for the time spent to remediate the intended or actual harm incurred; (2) expand identity theft and aggravated identity theft crimes to include offenses against organizations (currently, only natural persons are protected); (3) include conspiracy to commit a felony within the definition of "felony violation" for purposes of aggravated identity theft crimes; (4) include making, uttering, or possessing counterfeited securities, mail theft, and tax fraud as predicate offenses for aggravated identity theft; (5) enable prosecution of computer fraud offenses for conduct not involving an interstate or foreign communication; (6) eliminate the requirement that damage to a victim's computer aggregate at least $5,000 before a prosecution can be brought for unauthorized access to a computer; (7) make it a felony, during any one-year period, to damage 10 or more protected computers used by or for the federal government or a financial institution; (8) expand the definition of "cyber-extortion" to include a demand for money in relation to damage to a protected computer, where such damage was caused to facilitate the extortion; (9) prohibit conspiracies to commit computer fraud; (10) expand interstate and foreign jurisdiction for prosecution of computer fraud offenses; and (11) impose criminal and civil forfeitures of property used to commit computer fraud offenses.Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review its guidelines and policy statements for the sentencing of persons convicted of identity theft, computer fraud, illegal wiretapping, and unlawful access to stored information to reflect increased penalties for such offenses. Sets forth criteria for updating such guidelines and policy statements.

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Summary: Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2008 - Provides that a pre-dispute arbitration agreement between a long-term care facility and a resident (or anyone acting on the resident's behalf) shall not be valid or specifically enforceable.

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Summary: Accountability in Deferred Prosecution Act of 2008 - Requires the Attorney General to: (1) issue public written guidelines for deferred prosecution agreements and nonprosecution agreements; (2) establish rules for the selection of independent monitors for deferred prosecution agreements; and (3) place the text of deferred prosecution agreements on the public website of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Defines "deferred prosecution agreement" as an agreement between a federal prosecutor and an organization to conditionally defer criminal prosecution of that organization. Defines "nonprosecution agreement" as an agreement between a federal prosecutor and an organization to conditionally decide not to file criminal charges against the organization. Requires a deferred prosecution agreement to be filed in an appropriate U.S. district court. Requires such court to approve an agreement if it is consistent with the guidelines for such agreements and is in the interests of justice.

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