To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify provisions relating to overtime pay.
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May 4, 2004
Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 3111 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 99 - 0. Record Vote Number: 78.
May 4, 2004
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 3111 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 99 - 0. Record Vote Number: 78.
May 4, 2004
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3111 proposed by Senator Gregg.(consideration: CR S4790-4793, S4806; text: CR S4792-4793)
May 4, 2004
Amendment SA 3111 proposed by Senator Gregg. (consideration: CR S4790-4793, S4806; text: CR S4792-4793) To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify provisions relating to overtime pay.
May 4, 2004
Amendment SA 3111 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 99 - 0. Record Vote Number: 78.
May 4, 2004
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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS SA 3110. Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Edwards) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1637, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States, to reform and simplify the international taxation rules of the United States, and for other purposes; as follows: At the end of subtitle E of title IV, add the following: SEC. __. TAXATION OF INCOME OF CONTROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO IMPORTED PROPERTY. (a) General Rule.--Subsection (a) of section 954 (defining foreign base company income) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(6) imported property income for the taxable year (determined under subsection (j) and reduced as provided in subsection (b)(5)).'' (b) Definition of Imported Property Income.--Section 954 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(j) Imported Property Income.-- ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(6), the term `imported property income' means income (whether in the form of profits, commissions, fees, or otherwise) derived in connection with-- ``(A) manufacturing, producing, growing, or extracting imported property, ``(B) the sale, exchange, or other disposition of imported property, or ``(C) the lease, rental, or licensing of imported property. Such term shall not include any foreign oil and gas extraction income (within the meaning of section 907(c)) or any foreign oil related income (within the meaning of section 907(c)). ``(2) Imported property.--For purposes of this subsection-- ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the term `imported property' means property which is imported into the United States by the controlled foreign corporation or a related person. ``(B) Imported property includes certain property imported by unrelated persons.--The term `imported property' includes any property imported into the United States by an unrelated person if, when such property was sold to the unrelated person by the controlled foreign corporation (or a related person), it was reasonable to expect that-- ``(i) such property would be imported into the United States, or ``(ii) such property would be used as a component in other property which would be imported into the United States. ``(C) Exception for property subsequently exported.--The term `imported property' does not include any property which is imported into the United States and which-- ``(i) before substantial use in the United States, is sold, leased, or rented by the controlled foreign corporation or a related person for direct use, consumption, or disposition outside the United States, or ``(ii) is used by the controlled foreign corporation or a related person as a component in other property which is so sold, leased, or rented. ``(3) Definitions and special rules.-- ``(A) Import.--For purposes of this subsection, the term `import' means entering, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption or use. Such term includes any grant of the right to use intangible property (as defined in section 936(h)(3)(B)) in the United States. ``(B) United states.--For purposes of this subsection, the term `United States' includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. ``(C) Unrelated person.--For purposes of this subsection, the term `unrelated person' means any person who is not a related person with respect to the controlled foreign corporation. ``(D) Coordination with foreign base company sales income.--For purposes of this section, the term `foreign base company sales income' shall not include any imported property income.'' (c) Separate Application of Limitations on Foreign Tax Credit for Imported Property Income.-- (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 904(d) (relating to separate application of section with respect to certain categories of income) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (H), by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (J), and by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following new subparagraph: ``(I) imported property income, and''. (2) Imported property income defined.--Paragraph (2) of section 904(d) is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (H) and (I) as subparagraphs (I) and (J), respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following new subparagraph: ``(H) Imported property income.--The term `imported property income' means any income received or accrued by any person which is of a kind which would be imported property income (as defined in section 954(j)).'' (3) Look-thru rules to apply.--Subparagraph (F) of section 904(d)(3) is amended by striking ``or (E)'' and inserting ``(E), or (I)''. (d) Technical Amendments.-- (1) Clause (iii) of section 952(c)(1)(B) (relating to certain prior year deficits may be taken into account) is amended-- (A) by redesignating subclauses (III), (IV), (V), and (VI) as subclauses (IV), (V), (VI), and (VII), and (B) by inserting after subclause (II) the following new subclause: ``(III) imported property income,''. (2) Paragraph (5) of section 954(b) (relating to deductions to be taken into account) is amended by striking ``and the foreign base company oil related income'' and inserting ``the foreign base company oil related income, and the imported property income''. (e) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years of foreign corporations beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, and to taxable years of United States shareholders within which or with which such taxable years of such foreign corporations end. (2) Subsection (c).--The amendments made by subsection (c) shall apply to taxable years beginning after such date of enactment. (f) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that any increase in revenues in the Treasury resulting from the amendments made by this section should be applied to reduce the phasein of the deduction relating to income attributable to domestic production activities under section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by section 102 of this Act). SEC. __. AMENDMENTS TO THE WORKER ADJUSTMENT AND RETRAINING NOTIFICATION ACT. (a) Definition.--Section 2(a) of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2101(a)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``for--'' and all that follows through ``500 employees'' in clause (ii), and inserting ``for at least 50 employees''; (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the end; (3) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (4) by adding at the end the following: ``(9) the term `offshoring of jobs' means any action taken by an employer the effect of which is to create, shift, or transfer employment positions or facilities outside the United States and which results in an employment loss during any 30 day period for 15 or more employees.''. (b) Notice.--Section 3 of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2102) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``60-day'' and inserting ``90-day''; and (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end; (C) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (D) by inserting after paragraph (2), the following: ``(3) to the Secretary of Labor.''; (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``60-day'' each place that such appears and inserting ``90-day''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(e) Notice for Offshoring of Jobs.--In the case of a notice under subsection (a) regarding the offshoring of jobs, the notice shall include, in addition to the information otherwise required by the Secretary with respect to other notices under such subsection, information concerning-- ``(1) the number of jobs affected; ``(2) the location that the jobs are being shifted or transferred to; and ``(3) the reasons that such shifting or transferring of jobs is occurring.''. [[Page S4847]] (c) Technical Amendments.--The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) is amended-- (1) by striking ``plant closing or mass layoff'' each place that such appears and inserting ``plant closing, mass layoff, or offshoring of jobs''; (2) by striking ``closing or layoff'' each place that such appears and inserting ``closing, layoff, or offshoring''; (3) in section 3-- (A) in the section heading by striking ``PLANT CLOSINGS AND MASS LAYOFFS'' and inserting ``PLANT CLOSINGS, MASS LAYOFFS, AND OFFSHORING OF JOBS''; (B) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ``closing or mass layoff'' and inserting ``closing, layoff, or offshoring''; and (C) in subsection (d), by striking ``section 2(a)(2) or (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2), (3), or (9) of section 2(a)''; and (4) in section 5(a)(1), in the matter following subparagraph (B), by striking ``60 days'' and inserting ``90 days''. (d) Posting of Employee Rights.--The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 11. POSTING OF NOTICE OF RIGHTS. ``(a) Development.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Labor shall develop a notice of employee rights under this Act for posting by employers. ``(b) Posting.--Each employer shall post in a conspicuous place in places of employment the notice of the rights of employees as developed by the Secretary under subsection (a).''. (e) Annual Report.--The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.), as amended by subsection (d), is further amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 12. CONTENTS OF ANNUAL REPORTS BY THE SECRETARY OF LABOR. ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Labor shall collect and compile statistics based on the information submitted to the Secretary under subsections (a)(3) and (e) of section 3. ``(b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date on which each regular session of Congress commences, the Secretary of Labor shall prepare and submit to the President and the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the offshoring of jobs (as defined in section 2(a)(9)). Each such report shall include information concerning-- ``(1) the number of jobs affected by offshoring; ``(2) the locations to which jobs are being shifted or transferred; ``(3) the reasons why such shifts and transfers are occurring; and ``(4) any other relevant data compiled under subsection (a).''. ______ SA 3111. Mr. GREGG proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1637, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States, to reform and simplify the international taxation rules of the United States, and for other purposes; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. PROTECTION OF OVERTIME PAY. Section 13 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(k)(1) The Secretary shall not promulgate any rule under subsection (a)(1) that exempts from the overtime pay provisions of section 7 any employee who earns less than $23,660 per year. ``(2) The Secretary shall not promulgate any rule under subsection (a)(1) concerning the right to overtime pay that is not as protective, or more protective, of the overtime pay rights of employees in the occupations or job classifications described in paragraph (3) as the protections provided for such employees under the regulations in effect under such subsection on March 31, 2003. ``(3) The occupations or job classifications described in this paragraph are as follows: ``(A) Any worker paid on an hourly basis. ``(B) Blue collar workers. ``(C) Any worker provided overtime under a collective bargaining agreement. ``(D) Team leaders. ``(E) Computer programmers. ``(F) Registered nurses. ``(G) Licensed practical nurses. ``(H) Nurse midwives. ``(I) Nursery school teachers. ``(J) Oil and gas pipeline workers. ``(K) Oil and gas field workers. ``(L) Oil and gas platform workers. ``(M) Refinery workers. ``(N) Steel workers. ``(O) Shipyard and ship scrapping workers. ``(P) Teachers. ``(Q) Technicians. ``(R) Journalists. ``(S) Chefs. ``(T) Cooks. ``(U) Police officers. ``(V) Firefighters. ``(W) Fire sergeants. ``(X) Police sergeants. ``(Y) Emergency medical technicians. ``(Z) Paramedics. ``(AA) Waste disposal workers. ``(BB) Day care workers. ``(CC) Maintenance employees. ``(DD) Production line employees. ``(EE) Construction employees. ``(FF) Carpenters. ``(GG) Mechanics. ``(HH) Plumbers. ``(II) Iron workers. ``(JJ) Craftsmen. ``(KK) Operating engineers. ``(LL) Laborers. ``(MM) Painters. ``(NN) Cement masons. ``(OO) Stone and brick masons. ``(PP) Sheet metal workers. ``(QQ) Utility workers. ``(RR) Longshoremen. ``(SS) Stationary engineers. ``(TT) Welders. ``(UU) Boilermakers. ``(VV) Funeral directors. ``(WW) Athletic trainers. ``(XX) Outside sales employees. ``(YY) Inside sales employees. ``(ZZ) Grocery store managers. ``(AAA) Financial services industry workers. ``(BBB) Route drivers. ``(CCC) Assistant retail managers. ``(4) Any portion of a rule promulgated under subsection (a)(1) after March 31, 2003, that modifies the overtime pay provisions of section 7 in a manner that is inconsistent with paragraphs (2) and (3) shall have no force or effect as it relates to the occupation or job classification involved.''. ______ SA 3112. Mr. GRAHAM of Florida (for himself and Mr. Dayton) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1637, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States, to reform and simplify the international taxation rules of the United States, and for other purposes; as follows: Strike section 102 and title II and insert the following: SEC. 102. MANUFACTURING JOBS CREDIT. (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 (relating to business-related credits), as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 45S. MANUFACTURING JOBS CREDIT. ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, in the case of an eligible taxpayer, the manufacturing jobs credit determined under this section is an amount equal to 1.66 percent of the W-2 wages paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year attributable to the taxpayer's domestic production gross receipts for such taxable year. ``(b) Eligible Taxpayer.--For purposes of this section, the term `eligible taxpayer' means any taxpayer which has domestic production gross receipts for the taxable year and the preceding taxable year. ``(c) W-2 Wages.--For purposes of this section-- ``(1) W-2 wages.--The term `W-2 wages' means the sum of the aggregate amounts the taxpayer is required to include on statements under paragraphs (3) and (8) of section 6051(a) with respect to employment of employees of the taxpayer during the taxpayer's taxable year. ``(2) Limitation.--The aggregate amount of W-2 wages taken into account with respect to any employee for any taxable year shall not exceed $35,000. ``(3) Special rules.-- ``(A) Pass-thru entities.--In the case of an S corporation, partnership, estate or trust, or other pass-thru entity, the determination of W-2 wages shall be made at the entity level. ``(B) Acquisitions and dispositions.--The Secretary shall provide for the determination of W-2 wages in cases where the taxpayer acquires, or disposes of, the major portion of a trade or business or the major portion of a separate unit of a trade or business during the taxable year. ``(C) Coordination with targeted jobs credit, etc.--Such term shall not include wages attributable to service taken into account in determining the credit under section 45A, 51, or 1396. ``(d) Domestic Production Gross Receipts.--For purposes of this section, the term `domestic production gross receipts' means the gross receipts of the taxpayer which are derived from-- ``(1) any sale, exchange, or other disposition of, or ``(2) any lease, rental, or license of, that portion of qualifying production property which was manufactured, produced, grown, or extracted by the taxpayer within the United States. ``(e) Qualifying Production Property.--For purposes of this section-- ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the term `qualifying production property' means-- ``(A) any tangible personal property, ``(B) any computer software, and ``(C) any property described in section 168(f) (3) or (4), including any underlying copyright or trademark. ``(2) Exclusions from qualifying production property.--The term `qualifying production property' shall not include-- ``(A) consumable property that is sold, leased, or licensed by the taxpayer as an integral part of the provision of services, ``(B) oil or gas, [[Page S4848]] ``(C) electricity, ``(D) water supplied by pipeline to the consumer, ``(E) utility services, or ``(F) any film, tape, recording, book, magazine, newspaper, or similar property the market for which is primarily topical or otherwise essentially transitory in nature. ``(f) United States.--For purposes of subsection (e), the term `United States' includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands of the United States. ``(g) Certain Rules Made Applicable.--For purposes of this section, rules similar to the rules of section 52 shall apply.''. (b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Section 38(b) (relating to current year business credit), as amended by this Act, is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (29), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (30) and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following: ``(31) the manufacturing jobs credit determined under section 45S.''. (c) Denial of Deduction for Portion of Wages Equal to Manufacturing Jobs Credit.-- (1) Subsection (a) of section 280C (relating to rule for targeted jobs credit) is amended by inserting ``45S(a),'' after ``45A(a),''. (2) Subsection (c) of section 196 (relating to deduction for certain unused business credits), as amended by this Act, is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (13) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(14) the manufacturing jobs credit determined under section 45S(a).''. (d) Denial of Carrybacks to Preenactment Years.--Subsection (d) of section 39, as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: ``(16) No carryback of section 45s credit before enactment.--No portion of the unused business credit for any taxable year which is attributable to the manufacturing jobs credit determined under section 45S may be carried to a taxable year ending on or before the date of the enactment of section 45S.''. (e) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1, as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 45S. Manufacturing jobs credit.''. (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act. TITLE II--INTERNATIONAL TAX PROVISIONS SEC. 201. DETERMINATION OF FOREIGN PERSONAL HOLDING COMPANY INCOME WITH RESPECT TO TRANSACTIONS IN COMMODITIES. (a) In General.--Clauses (i) and (ii) of section 954(c)(1)(C) (relating to commodity transactions) are amended to read as follows: ``(i) arise out of commodity hedging transactions (as defined in paragraph (4)(A)), ``(ii) are active business gains or losses from the sale of commodities, but only if substantially all of the controlled foreign corporation's commodities are property described in paragraph (1), (2), or (8) of section 1221(a), or''. (b) Definition and Special Rules.--Subsection (c) of section 954 is amended by adding after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: ``(4) Definition and special rules relating to commodity transactions.-- ``(A) Commodity hedging transactions.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(C)(i), the term `commodity hedging transaction' means any transaction with respect to a commodity if such transaction-- ``(i) is a hedging transaction as defined in section 1221(b)(2), determined-- ``(I) without regard to subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof, ``(II) by applying subparagraph (A)(i) thereof by substituting `ordinary property or property described in section 1231(b)' for `ordinary property', and ``(III) by substituting `controlled foreign corporation' for `taxpayer' each place it appears, and ``(ii) is clearly identified as such in accordance with section 1221(a)(7). ``(B) Treatment of dealer activities under paragraph (1)(C).--Commodities with respect to which gains and losses are not taken into account under paragraph (2)(C) in computing a controlled foreign corporation's foreign personal holding company income shall not be taken into account in applying the substantially all test under paragraph (1)(C)(ii) to such corporation. ``(C) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as are appropriate to carry out the purposes of paragraph (1)(C) in the case of transactions involving related parties.''. (c) Modification of Exception for Dealers.--Clause (i) of section 954(c)(2)(C) is amended by inserting ``and transactions involving physical settlement'' after ``(including hedging transactions''. (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to transactions entered into after December 31, 2004. ______ SA 3113. Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Graham of South Carolina) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1637, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States, to reform and simplify the international taxation rules of the United States, and for other purposes; as follows: At the end add the following: TITLE IX--HOMESTEAD PRESERVATION ACT SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the ``Homestead Preservation Act''. SEC. 902. MORTGAGE PAYMENT ASSISTANCE. (a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall award low-interest loans to eligible individuals to enable such individuals to continue to make mortgage payments with respect to the primary residences of such individuals. (b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a loan under the program established under subsection (a), an individual shall be-- (1) an individual that is a worker adversely affected by international economic activity, as determined by the Secretary; (2) a borrower under a loan which requires the individual to make monthly mortgage payments with respect to the primary place of residence of the individual; and (3) enrolled in a training or assistance program. (c) Loan Requirements.-- (1) In general.--A loan provided to an eligible individual under this section shall-- (A) be for a period of not to exceed 12 months; (B) be for an amount that does not exceed the sum of-- (i) the amount of the monthly mortgage payment owed by the individual; and (ii) the number of months for which the loan is provided; (C) have an applicable rate of interest that equals 4 percent; (D) require repayment as provided for in subsection (d); and (E) be subject to such other terms and conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate. (2) Account.--A loan awarded to an individual under this section shall be deposited into an account from which a monthly mortgage payment will be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of such loan. (d) Repayment.-- (1) In general.--An individual to which a loan has been awarded under this section shall be required to begin making repayments on the loan on the earlier of-- (A) the date on which the individual has been employed on a full-time basis for 6 consecutive months; or (B) the date that is 1 year after the date on which the loan has been approved under this section. (2) Repayment period and amount.-- (A) Repayment period.--A loan awarded under this section shall be repaid on a monthly basis over the 5-year period beginning on the date determined under paragraph (1). (B) Amount.--The amount of the monthly payment described in subparagraph (A) shall be determined by dividing the total amount provided under the loan (plus interest) by 60. (C) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit an individual from-- (i) paying off a loan awarded under this section in less than 5 years; or (ii) from paying a monthly amount under such loan in excess of the monthly amount determined under subparagraph (B) with respect to the loan. (e) Regulations.--Not later than 6 weeks after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations necessary to carry out this section, including regulations that permit an individual to certify that the individual is an eligible individual under subsection (b). (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009. ______ SA 3114. Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. Voinovich) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1637, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States, to reform and simplify the international taxation rules of the United States, and for other purposes; as follows: At the end, add the following: TITLE __--UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION SEC. __01. EXTENSION OF THE TEMPORARY EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT OF 2002. (a) In General.--Section 208 of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat. 30), as amended by Public Law 108-1 (117 Stat. 3) and the Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2003 (Public Law 108-26; 117 Stat. 751), is amended-- [[Page S4849]] (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``December 31, 2003'' and inserting ``November 30, 2004''; (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``December 31, 2003'' and inserting ``November 30, 2004''; (3) in subsection (b)(2)-- (A) in the heading, by striking ``december 31, 2003'' and inserting ``november 30, 2004''; and (B) by striking ``December 31, 2003'' and inserting ``November 30, 2004''; and (4) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``March 31, 2004'' and inserting ``February 28, 2005''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat. 21). SEC. __02. ADDITIONAL REVISION TO CURRENT TEUC-X TRIGGER. (a) In General.--Section 203(c)(2)(B) of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat. 30) is amended to read as follows: ``(B) such a period would then be in effect for such State under such Act if-- ``(i) section 203(d) of such Act were applied as if it had been amended by striking `5' each place it appears and inserting `4'; and ``(ii) with respect to weeks of unemployment beginning after December 27, 2003-- ``(I) paragraph (1)(A) of such section 203(d) did not apply; and ``(II) clause (ii) of section 203(f)(1)(A) of such Act did not apply.''. (b) Application.--Section 203(c)(2)(B)(ii) of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147; 116 Stat. 30), as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to payments for weeks of unemployment beginning on or after the date of enactment this Act. SEC. __03. TEMPORARY STATE AUTHORITY TO WAIVE APPLICATION OF LOOKBACKS UNDER THE FEDERAL-STATE EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT OF 1970. For purposes of conforming with the provisions of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note), a State may, during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on June 30, 2004, waive the application of either subsection (d)(1)(A) of section 203 of such Act or subsection (f)(1)(A)(ii) of such section, or both. ______ SA 3115. Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Feingold, and Mrs. Clinton) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1637, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States, to reform and simplify the international taxation rules of the United States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end, add the following: TITLE IX--NON-REVENUE PROVISIONS SEC. 901. CLARIFICATION OF CERTAIN SANCTIONS. (a) In General.-- (1) Clarification of certain actions under IEEPA.--In any case in which the President takes action under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) with respect to a foreign country, or persons dealing with or associated with that foreign government, as a result of a determination by the Secretary of State that the government has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism, such action shall apply to a United States person or other person as defined in paragraph (2). (2) Definitions.--In this section: (A) Person.--The term ``person'' means an individual, partnership, corporation, or other form of association, including any government or agency thereof. (B) United States person.--The term ``United States person'' means-- (i) any resident or national (other than an individual resident outside the United States and employed by other than a United States person); and (ii) any domestic concern (including any permanent domestic establishment of any foreign concern) or any foreign subsidiary or affiliate (including any permanent foreign establishment) of any domestic concern, which is controlled in fact by such domestic concern. (C) Controlled.--The term ``is controlled'' means-- (i) in the case of a corporation, holds at least 50 percent (by vote or value) of the capital structure of the corporation; and (ii) in the case of any other kind of legal entity, holds interests representing at least 50 percent of the capital structure of the entity. (b) Applicability.-- (1) In general.--In any case in which the President has taken action under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and such action is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, the provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to a United States person (or other person) if such person divests or terminates its business with the government or person identified by such action within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Actions after date of enactment.--In any case in which the President takes action under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act on or after the date of enactment of this Act, the provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to a United States person (or other person) if such person divests or terminates its business with the government or person identified by such action within 90 days after the date of such action. SEC. 902. NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS OF TERMINATION OF INVESTIGATION BY OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL. (a) Notification Requirement.--The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 42. NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS OF TERMINATION OF INVESTIGATION BY OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL. ``The Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control shall notify Congress upon the termination of any investigation by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury if any sanction is imposed by the Director of such office as a result of the investigation.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ``Sec. 42. Notification of Congress of termination of investigation by Office of Foreign Assets Control.''. ______ SA 3116. Mr. DASCHLE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1637, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States, to reform and simplify the international taxation rules of the United States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. MODIFICATION OF EXEMPTION FROM SELF-EMPLOYMENT TAX FOR CERTAIN TERMINATION PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY FORMER INSURANCE SALESMEN. (a) Internal Revenue Code.--Paragraph (4) of section 1402(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to codification of treatment of certain termination payments received by former insurance salesmen) is amended to read as follows: ``(4) the amount of such payment depends primarily on policies sold by or credited to the account of such individual or the extent to which such policies remain in force for some period after such termination, or both.''. (b) Social Security Act.--Paragraph (4) of section 211(j) of the Social Security Act is amended to read as follows: ``(4) the amount of such payment depends primarily on policies sold by or credited to the account of such individual or the extent to which such policies remain in force for some period after such termination, or both.''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to payments after the date of the enactment of this Act. ____________________