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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Gasoline Affordability and Security
Act'' or the ``GAS Act''.

                      TITLE I--CONSUMER PROTECTION

SEC. 101. PROHIBITION ON GASOLINE PRICE GOUGING.

    (a) Unlawful Conduct.--During the 30-day period beginning on the
date on which the President determines the existence of conditions
warranting the drawdown and sale of petroleum products from the
Strategic Petroleum Reserve under subsection (d) or (h) of section 161
of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241), it shall be
an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of section 5(a)(1)
of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45(a)(1)) for any person
to sell gasoline or diesel fuel at a price which constitutes price
gouging as defined by rule pursuant to subsection (b).
    (b) Enforcement.--A violation of subsection (a) shall be treated as
a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice
prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission
Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) and shall be enforced by the Federal Trade
Commission in accordance with all applicable terms and provisions of
the Federal Trade Commission Act.
    (c) Penalties.--Any person who violates subsection (a), or the
rules promulgated pursuant to this section, shall be subject to a civil
penalty in an amount not to exceed $11,000 per day in which a violation
occurs.
    (d) Rulemaking.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall promulgate rules, in
accordance with section 5(n) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15
U.S.C. 45(n)), that--
            (1) define ``price gouging'' for purposes of this section;
        and
            (2) carry out this section.

SEC. 102. COMPETITIVE PRICING TASK FORCE.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall establish a
Competitive Pricing Task Force (referred to in this section as the
``Task Force''.
    (b) Duties.--The Task Force shall provide each State attorney
general who requests assistance from the Task Force--
            (1) with assistance in the investigation of alleged price
        gouging affecting the consumers of the State; and
            (2) such additional technical assistance as may be
        necessary in studying and drafting State laws to prohibit price
        gouging.
    (c) Duration.--The Task Force shall carry out the duties described
in subsection (b) during the 2-year period beginning on the date on
which the Task Force is established under subsection (a).

SEC. 103. CONSUMER INFORMATION.

    (a) List.--The Federal Trade Commission shall publish a list on its
Web site containing the names of all persons penalized under section
101.
    (b) Information About Gasoline Prices.--The Energy Information
Administration of the Department of Energy shall disseminate to all
persons selling gasoline or diesel fuel to retail consumers, in a
manner suitable for posting, information contained in the table on the
Administration's Web site entitled, ``WHAT WE PAY FOR IN A GALLON OF
REGULAR GASOLINE'', to inform such consumers of the factors
contributing to the price of gasoline.

SEC. 104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this title.

                      TITLE II--INCREASING SUPPLY

SEC. 201. FUEL DIVERSIFICATION.

    Section 402 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15962) is
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)(A)--
                    (A) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (B) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi); and
                    (C) by inserting after clause (iv) the following:
                            ``(v) a Fischer-Tropsch technology project
                        to produce ultra-low sulfur liquid
                        transportation fuel; and''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Energy Policy Priority.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date
        on which the Secretary provides funds for a Fischer-Tropsch
        technology project to produce ultra-low sulfur liquid
        transportation fuel under subsection (b)(1)(A)(v), the
        Secretary shall establish as an energy policy priority the
        expedited, large-scale commercialization of that technology to
        promote the supply of affordable, clean, domestic gasoline and
        diesel fuel.
            ``(2) Subsequent projects.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In accordance with the energy
                policy priority established under paragraph (1), the
                Secretary shall provide funds for a subsequent Fischer-
                Tropsch technology project to produce ultra-low sulfur
                liquid transportation fuel as soon as practicable after
                the date on which the priority is established.
                    ``(B) Criteria for selection.--In carrying out
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall select the
                private sector recipient that is the most capable of
                designing and constructing a Fischer-Tropsch technology
                project with an output of not less than 50,000 barrels
                per day of ultra-low sulfur transportation fuel, as
                determined by the Secretary.''.

SEC. 202. FUEL TREATMENT.

    Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall conduct an
expedited review of any fuel additive an application for verification
for which has been filed in accordance with the voluntary diesel
retrofit program.

                      TITLE III--DECREASING DEMAND

SEC. 301. CREDIT FOR TELEWORKING.

    (a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to foreign tax credit,
etc.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 30D. TELEWORKING CREDIT.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an eligible taxpayer,
there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this
chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the qualified
teleworking expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer during such year.
    ``(b) Maximum Credit.--
            ``(1) Per teleworker limitation.--The credit allowed by
        subsection (a) for a taxable year with respect to qualified
        teleworking expenses paid or incurred by or on behalf of an
        individual teleworker shall not exceed--
                    ``(A) in the case of an eligible taxpayer described
                in subsection (c)(1)(A), $1,000, and
                    ``(B) in the case of an eligible taxpayer described
                in subsection (c)(1)(B), $2,000.
            ``(2) Reduction for teleworking less than full year.--In
        the case of an individual who is in a teleworking arrangement
        for less than a full taxable year, the dollar amount referred
        to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) shall be reduced by
        an amount which bears the same ratio to such dollar amount as
        the number of months in which such individual is not in a
        teleworking arrangement bears to 12. For purposes of the
        preceding sentence, an individual shall be treated as being in
        a teleworking arrangement for a month if the individual is
        subject to such arrangement for any day of such month.
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Eligible taxpayer.--The term `eligible taxpayer'
        means--
                    ``(A) in the case of an individual, an individual
                who performs services for an employer under a
                teleworking arrangement, and
                    ``(B) in the case of an employer, an employer for
                whom employees perform services under a teleworking
                arrangement.
            ``(2) Teleworking arrangement.--The term `teleworking
        arrangement' means an arrangement under which an employee
        teleworks for an employer not less than 75 days per year.
            ``(3) Qualified teleworking expenses.--The term `qualified
        teleworking expenses' means expenses paid or incurred under a
        teleworking arrangement for furnishings and electronic
        information equipment which are used to enable an individual to
        telework.
            ``(4) Telework.--The term `telework' means to perform work
        functions, using electronic information and communication
        technologies, thereby reducing or eliminating the physical
        commute to and from the traditional work site.
    ``(d) Limitation Based on Amount of Tax.--
            ``(1) Liability for tax.--The credit allowable under
        subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess
        (if any) of--
                    ``(A) the regular tax for the taxable year, reduced
                by the sum of the credits allowable under subpart A and
                the preceding sections of this subpart, over
                    ``(B) the tentative minimum tax for the taxable
                year.
            ``(2) Carryforward of unused credit.--If the amount of the
        credit allowable under subsection (a) for any taxable year
        exceeds the limitation under paragraph (1) for the taxable
        year, the excess shall be carried to the succeeding taxable
        year and added to the amount allowable as a credit under
        subsection (a) for such succeeding taxable year.
    ``(e) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Basis reduction.--The basis of any property for which
        a credit is allowable under subsection (a) shall be reduced by
        the amount of such credit (determined without regard to
        subsection (d)).
            ``(2) Recapture.--The Secretary shall, by regulations,
        provide for recapturing the benefit of any credit allowable
        under subsection (a) with respect to any property which ceases
        to be property eligible for such credit.
            ``(3) Property used outside united states not qualified.--
        No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) with respect to
        any property referred to in section 50(b)(1) or with respect to
        the portion of the cost of any property taken into account
        under section 179.
            ``(4) Election to not take credit.--No credit shall be
        allowed under subsection (a) for any expense if the taxpayer
        elects to not have this section apply with respect to such
        expense.
            ``(5) Denial of double benefit.--No deduction or credit
        (other than under this section) shall be allowed under this
        chapter with respect to any expense which is taken into account
        in determining the credit under this section.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Subsection (a) of section 1016 of the Internal Revenue
        Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of
        paragraph (36), by striking the period at the end of paragraph
        (37) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the
        following new paragraph:
            ``(38) to the extent provided in section 30D(e)(1), in the
        case of amounts with respect to which a credit has been allowed
        under section 30D.''.
            (2) Section 55(c)(3) of such Code is amended by inserting
        ``30D(d),'' after ``30(b)(3),''.
            (3) Section 6501(m) of such Code is amended by inserting
        ``30D(e)(4),'' after ``30C(e)(5),''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart B of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 30D. Teleworking credit.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to amounts paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of
this Act, in taxable years ending after such date.

SEC. 302. EMPLOYER-PROVIDED COMPUTER EQUIPMENT TREATED AS FRINGE
              BENEFIT.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 132 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of
paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and
inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
            ``(9) qualified employer-provided computer equipment
        fringe.''.
    (b) Qualified Employer-Provided Computer Equipment Fringe.--Section
132 of such Code is amended by redesignating subsection (o) as
subsection (p) and by inserting after subsection (n) the following new
subsection:
    ``(o) Qualified Employer-Provided Computer Equipment Fringe.--For
purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified employer-provided
        computer equipment fringe' means any computer and related
        equipment and services provided to an employee by an employer
        if--
                    ``(A) such computer and related equipment and
                services are necessary for the employee to perform work
                for the employer from the employee's home, and
                    ``(B) the employee makes substantial business use
                of the equipment in the performance of work for the
                employer.
            ``(2) Substantial use.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the
        term `substantial business use' includes standby use for
        periods when work from home may be required by the employer
        such as during work closures caused by the threat of terrorism,
        inclement weather, or natural disasters.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005.

SEC. 303. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that Congress and the employees of the
legislative branch of the Federal Government should--
            (1) conserve gasoline, aviation, and diesel fuel by
        whatever means practicable; and
            (2) as a part of such conservation efforts, promote
        teleworking.

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Gasoline Affordability and Security Act or the GAS Act - States it is unlawful to sell gasoline or diesel fuel at a price which constitutes price gouging (as defined by Federal Trade Commission (FTC)) during the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the President determines the existence of conditions warranting the drawdown and sale of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Requires the FTC to establish a Competitive Pricing Task Force to provide assistance upon request of a state attorney general.

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy to: (1) ensure that specified funds are allocated to coal-based gasification technologies, including a Fischer-Tropsch technology project to produce ultra-low sulfur liquid transportation fuel; (2) establish as an energy policy priority the expedited, large-scale commercialization of such technology; and (3) provide funds for a subsequent Fischer-Tropsch technology project.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow as a credit against the income tax the qualified teleworking expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer during such year.

Prescribes guidelines for the treatment of employer-provided computer equipment as a fringe benefit.

Expresses the sense of Congress that Congress and the employees of the legislative branch of the federal government should: (1) conserve gasoline, aviation, and diesel fuel by whatever means practicable; and (2) as a part of such conservation efforts, promote teleworking.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community and Postal Participation
Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. GUIDELINES FOR RELOCATION, CLOSING, OR CONSOLIDATION OF POST
              OFFICES.

    Section 404 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking
subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b)(1) Before making a determination under subsection (a)(3) as
to the necessity for the relocation, closing, or consolidation of any
post office, the Postal Service shall provide adequate notice to
persons served by that post office of the intention of the Postal
Service to relocate, close, or consolidate that post office not later
than 60 days before the proposed date of that relocation, closing, or
consolidation.
    ``(2)(A) The notification under paragraph (1) shall be in writing,
hand delivered or delivered by mail to persons served by that post
office, and published in 1 or more newspapers of general circulation
within the zip codes served by that post office.
    ``(B) The notification under paragraph (1) shall include--
            ``(i) an identification of the relocation, closing, or
        consolidation of the post office involved;
            ``(ii) a summary of the reasons for the relocation,
        closing, or consolidation; and
            ``(iii) the proposed date for the relocation, closing, or
        consolidation.
    ``(3) Any person served by the post office that is the subject of a
notification under paragraph (1) may offer an alternative relocation,
consolidation, or closing proposal during the 60-day period beginning
on the date on which the notice is provided under paragraph (1).
    ``(4)(A) At the end of the period specified in paragraph (3), the
Postal Service shall make a determination under subsection (a)(3).
Before making a final determination, the Postal Service shall conduct a
hearing, and persons served by the post office that is the subject of a
notice under paragraph (1) may present oral or written testimony with
respect to the relocation, closing, or consolidation of the post
office.
    ``(B) In making a determination as to whether or not to relocate,
close, or consolidate a post office, the Postal Service shall
consider--
            ``(i) the extent to which the post office is part of a core
        downtown business area;
            ``(ii) any potential effect of the relocation, closing, or
        consolidation on the community served by the post office;
            ``(iii) whether the community served by the post office
        opposes a relocation, closing, or consolidation;
            ``(iv) any potential effect of the relocation, closing, or
        consolidation on employees of the Postal Service employed at
        the post office;
            ``(v) whether the relocation, closing, or consolidation of
        the post office is consistent with the policy of the Government
under section 101(b) that requires the Postal Service to provide a
maximum degree of effective and regular postal services to rural areas,
communities, and small towns in which post offices are not self-
sustaining;
            ``(vi) the quantified long-term economic saving to the
        Postal Service resulting from the relocation, closing, or
        consolidation;
            ``(vii) whether postal officials engaged in negotiations
        with persons served by the post office concerning the proposed
        relocation, closing, or consolidation;
            ``(viii) whether management of the post office contributed
        to a desire to relocate;
            ``(ix)(I) the adequacy of the existing post office; and
            ``(II) whether all reasonable alternatives to relocation,
        closing, or consolidation have been explored; and
            ``(x) any other factor that the Postal Service determines
        to be necessary for making a determination whether to relocate,
        close, or consolidate that post office.
    ``(5)(A) Any determination of the Postal Service to relocate,
close, or consolidate a post office shall be in writing and shall
include the findings of the Postal Service with respect to the
considerations required to be made under paragraph (4).
    ``(B) The Postal Service shall respond to all of the alternative
proposals described in paragraph (3) in a consolidated report that
includes--
            ``(i) the determination and findings under subparagraph
        (A); and
            ``(ii) each alternative proposal and a response by the
        Postal Service.
    ``(C) The Postal Service shall make available to the public a copy
of the report prepared under subparagraph (B) at the post office that
is the subject of the report.
    ``(6)(A) The Postal Service shall take no action to relocate,
close, or consolidate a post office until the applicable date described
in subparagraph (B).
    ``(B) The applicable date specified in this subparagraph is--
            ``(i) if no appeal is made under paragraph (7), the end of
        the 60-day period specified in that paragraph; or
            ``(ii) if an appeal is made under paragraph (7), the date
        on which a determination is made by the Commission under
        paragraph 7(A), but not later than 120 days after the date on
        which the appeal is made.
    ``(7)(A) A determination of the Postal Service to relocate, close,
or consolidate any post office may be appealed by any person served by
that post office to the Postal Rate Commission during the 60-day period
beginning on the date on which the report is made available under
paragraph (5). The Commission shall review the determination on the
basis of the record before the Postal Service in the making of the
determination. The Commission shall make a determination based on that
review not later than 120 days after appeal is made under this
paragraph.
    ``(B) The Commission shall set aside any determination, findings,
and conclusions of the Postal Service that the Commission finds to be--
            ``(i) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or
        otherwise not in accordance with the law;
            ``(ii) without observance of procedure required by law; or
            ``(iii) unsupported by substantial evidence on the record.
    ``(C) The Commission may affirm the determination of the Postal
Service that is the subject of an appeal under subparagraph (A) or
order that the entire matter that is the subject of that appeal be
returned for further consideration, but the Commission may not modify
the determination of the Postal Service. The Commission may suspend the
effectiveness of the determination of the Postal Service until the
final disposition of the appeal.
    ``(D) The provisions of sections 556 and 557, and chapter 7 of
title 5 shall not apply to any review carried out by the Commission
under this paragraph.
    ``(E) A determination made by the Commission shall not be subject
to judicial review.
    ``(8) In any case in which a community has in effect procedures to
address the relocation, closing, or consolidation of buildings in the
community, and the public participation requirements of those
procedures are more stringent than those provided in this subsection,
the Postal Service shall apply those procedures to the relocation,
consolidation, or closing of a post office in that community in lieu of
applying the procedures established in this subsection.
    ``(9) In making a determination to relocate, close, or consolidate
any post office, the Postal Service shall comply with any applicable
zoning, planning, or land use laws (including building codes and other
related laws of State or local public entities, including any zoning
authority with jurisdiction over the area in which the post office is
located).
    ``(10) The relocation, closing, or consolidation of any post office
under this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with section 110
of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470h-2).''.

SEC. 3. POLICY STATEMENT.

    Section 101(g) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following: ``In addition to taking into
consideration the matters referred to in the preceding sentence, with
respect to the creation of any new postal facility, the Postal Service
shall consider the potential effects of that facility on the community
to be served by that facility and the service provided by any facility
in operation at the time that a determination is made whether to plan
or build that facility.''.

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Community and Postal Participation Act of 1998 - Modifies Federal postal provisions to require 60-days' written notice before the relocation, closing, or consolidation (currently, the closing or consolidation) of a post office.  Requires such notice to be:  (1) hand delivered or delivered by mail; and (2) published in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the zip codes served by such post office.
Sets forth provisions which:  (1) allow any person served by the post office to offer an alternative relocation, consolidation, or closing proposal within such 60-day period; and (2) require the Postal Service to conduct a hearing to allow such persons to present oral or written testimony.
Revises factors to be considered in deciding whether to relocate, close, or consolidate a post office to include:  (1) the extent to which the post office is part of a core downtown business area; (2) the sentiment of the community served; (3) whether postal officials negotiated with persons served; (4) whether management of the post office contributed to a desire to relocate; and (5) the adequacy of the existing post office.  Requires the Postal Service to respond to all alternative proposals by way of a consolidated report containing findings and determinations with respect to each such proposal and to make a copy of such report available at such post office.
Provides for an appeal to the Postal Rate Commission of a decision to relocate, close, or consolidate.
Requires the Postal Service to follow a community's public participation procedures to address the relocation, closing, or consolidation of buildings in the community if participation requirements of such procedures are more stringent than those provided in this Act.
Requires the Postal Service, in making a determination to relocate, close, or consolidate any post office, to comply with any zoning, planning, or land use regulations or building codes applicable to State or local public entities, including the zoning authority of the local jurisdiction.
Includes within the Postal Service policy with respect to planning and building new postal facilities that the Service consider the effect a new facility may have on the community and the service provided by any facility currently in operation at the time that such a decision is made.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bipartisan Commission on Campaign
Practices Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) for Congress to address the existing problems in the
        Federal election laws, Congress must act in a nonpartisan
        manner and engage in a debate based on academic studies and
        empirical findings instead of partisan rhetoric;
            (2) when addressing Federal election laws, Congress must be
        cognizant of the freedoms of speech and association protected
        under the Constitution; and
            (3) the current Federal election laws unduly favor
        incumbent Members of Congress, and, in previous years, Congress
        has not been able to eliminate this bias when addressing the
        reform of the Federal election laws.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF COMMISSION.

    There is established a commission to be known as the ``Bipartisan
Commission on Campaign Practices'' (referred to in this Act as the
``Commission''). The purposes of the Commission are to study the laws
relating to elections for Federal office and to report and recommend
legislation to reform those laws.

SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 12 members
appointed within 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act by
the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from
among individuals who are not incumbent Members of Congress and who are
specially qualified to serve on the Commission by reason of education,
training, or experience. In making appointments, the President shall
consult--
            (1) the Speaker of the House of Representatives with
        respect to the appointment of 3 members, one of whom is not
        affiliated with either the Republican Party or the Democratic
        Party;
            (2) the majority leader of the Senate with respect to the
        appointment of 3 members, one of whom is not affiliated with
        either the Republican Party or the Democratic Party;
            (3) the minority leader of the House of Representatives
        with respect to the appointment of 2 members, one of whom is
        not affiliated with either the Republican Party or the
        Democratic Party; and
            (4) the minority leader of the Senate with respect to the
        appointment of 2 members, one of whom is not affiliated with
        either the Republican Party or the Democratic Party.
    (b) Chairman.--At the time of the appointment, the President shall
designate one member of the Commission as Chairman of the Commission.
The Chairman may not be affiliated with either the Republican Party or
the Democratic Party.
    (c) Terms.--The members of the Commission shall serve for the life
of the Commission.
    (d) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the
manner in which the original appointment was made.
    (e) Political Affiliation.--Not more than 4 members of the
Commission may be of the same political party.

SEC. 5. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings.--The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out
this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, take
testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission considers
appropriate.
    (b) Quorum.--Seven members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings. A majority of the full
Commission is required when approving all or a portion of the
recommended legislation. Any member of the Commission may, if
authorized by the Commission, take any action which the Commission is
authorized to take under this section.

SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    (a) Pay and Travel Expenses of Members.--(1) Each member of the
Commission, other than the Chairman, shall be paid at a rate equal to
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay payable for level
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United
States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the
member is engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the
Commission. The Chairman shall be paid for each day referred to in the
preceding sentence at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the
annual rate of basic pay payable for level III of the Executive
Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.
    (2) Members of the Commission shall receive travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections
5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
    (b) Staff Director.--The Commission shall, without regard to
section 5311(b) of title 5, United States Code, appoint a staff
director, who shall be paid at the rate of basic pay payable for level
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United
States Code.
    (c) Staff of Commission; Services.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to such rules as may be adopted by
        the Commission, the Chair, without regard to the provisions of
        title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the
        competitive service and without regard to the provisions of
        chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that
title relating to classifications and General Schedule pay rates, may
appoint such personnel as the chair considers necessary, except that an
individual so appointed may not receive pay in excess of the maximum
annual rate of basic pay payable for grade GS-15 of the General
Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Temporary and intermittent services.--The Chair may
        procure temporary and intermittent services to the same extent
        as is authorized by section 3109(b) of title 5, United States
        Code.

SEC. 7. REPORT AND RECOMMENDED LEGISLATION.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the selection of the
Chair of the Commission, the Commission shall submit to the Congress a
report of the activities of the Commission.
    (b) Recommendations.--The report under subsection (a) shall include
any recommendations for changes in the laws (including regulations)
governing the conducting and financing of Federal campaigns, including
any changes in the rules of the Senate or the House of Representatives,
to which 7 or more members of the Commission may agree.
    (c) Preparation of Legislation.--If 7 or more members concur on a
recommendation submitted under subsection (b), those members shall
prepare and submit with the report under subsection (a) legislation to
implement the recommendation.
    (d) Expedited Congressional Consideration of Legislation.--
            (1) In general.--If any legislation is introduced the
        substance of which implements a recommendation of the
        Commission submitted under subsection (b), subject to paragraph
        (2), the provisions of section 2908 (other than subsection (a))
        of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 shall
        apply to the consideration of the legislation in the same
        manner as such provisions apply to a joint resolution described
        in section 2908(a) of such Act.
            (2) Special rules.--For purposes of applying paragraph (1)
        with respect to such provisions, the following rules shall
        apply:
                    (A) Any reference to the Committee on Armed
                Services of the House of Representatives shall be
                deemed a reference to the Committee on House Oversight
                of the House of Representatives and any reference to
                the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate shall be
                deemed a reference to the Committee on Rules and
                Administration of the Senate.
                    (B) Any reference to the date on which the
                President transmits a report shall be deemed a
                reference to the date on which the recommendation
                involved is submitted under subsection (b).
                    (C) Notwithstanding subsection (d)(2) of section
                2908 of such Act--
                            (i) it shall be in order to consider an
                        amendment in the nature of a substitute to the
                        legislation offered by the majority leader of
                        the House of Representatives or the Senate (as
                        the case may be);
                            (ii) it shall be in order to consider an
                        amendment in the nature of a substitute to the
                        legislation offered by the minority leader of
                        the House of Representatives or the Senate (as
                        the case may be);
                            (iii) a separate vote shall be taken in
                        each House on adoption of each of the
                        amendments offered and on the legislation as
                        introduced; and
                            (iv) if more than one version of the
                        legislation is adopted by a House pursuant to
                        clause (iii), the version receiving the
                        greatest number of votes in favor of adoption
                        shall be deemed to be legislation passed by
                        that House.

SEC. 8. PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMISSION.

    In formulating its draft of legislation under section 7, the
Commission shall consider the following to be its primary objectives:
            (1) Encouraging fair and open Federal elections that
        provide voters with meaningful information about candidates and
        issues.
            (2) Eliminating the disproportionate influence of special
        interest financing of Federal elections.
            (3) Creating a system in which incumbent Members of
        Congress do not possess an inherent advantage over challengers.

SEC. 9. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall cease to exist 60 days after the date of the
submission of its report under section 7.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission such sums
as are necessary to carry out its duties under this Act.

Output:
Bipartisan Commission on Campaign Practices Act of 1996 - Establishes the Bipartisan Commission on Campaign Practices.  Directs the Commission to study the laws relating to elections for Federal office and to report and recommend legislation to reform those laws.
(Sec. 7) Requires the Commission to report on its activities to the Congress not later than 90 days after the selection of the Chair of the Commission.  Directs that if seven or more members concur on a recommendation, those members shall prepare and submit with the report legislation to implement the recommendation.  Provides for expedited congressional consideration of any legislation the substance of which implements a recommendation of the Commission.    (Sec. 8) Sets forth the primary objectives of the Commission.
(Sec. 9) Terminates the Commission 60 days after the submission of its report.
(Sec. 10) Authorizes to be appropriated to the Commission such sums as are necessary to carry out its duties.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Child Abuse Reform and Enforcement
Act of 2005'' or ``CARE Act of 2005''.

    TITLE I--WITHHOLDING AND REDISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN STATE CHILD
                            PROTECTION FUNDS

SEC. 101. WITHHOLDING AND REDISTRIBUTION OF STATE FUNDS.

    (a) Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.--Beginning 1 year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health
and Human Services shall reduce, by 25 percent, the allocation to a
State for a fiscal year under title I of the Child Abuse Prevention and
Treatment Act that does not meet each of the requirements of title II
of this Act.
    (b) National Child Protection Act of 1993.--Beginning 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall
reduce, by 25 percent, amounts under a grant under section 4(b) of the
National Child Protection Act of 1993 to a State for a fiscal year that
does not meet each of the requirements of title II of this Act.
    (c) Redistribution of Funds.--The Attorney General shall, using
funds withheld under this section and amounts appropriated pursuant to
the authorization of appropriations under section 102, provide grants
to States that meet the requirements of title II of this Act. A grant
made under this subsection shall be used--
            (1) for the computerization of data and criminal history
        files for purposes of title II of this Act;
            (2) for the improvement of existing data and computerized
        criminal history files for purposes of title II of this Act;
        and
            (3) to assist the State in the transmittal of data and
        criminal records to, or the indexing of data and criminal
        history records in, the national data and criminal history
        systems for purposes of title II of this Act.

SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING GRANTS
              FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF CHILD ABUSE CRIME INFORMATION.

    There are authorized to be appropriated for additional grants under
section 101(c) $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 through
2009.

     TITLE II--CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE PROTECTION AND SENTENCING REFORM

SEC. 201. REQUIREMENT TO EQUALIZE SENTENCING REQUIREMENTS FOR
              INTRAFAMILIAL AND EXTRAFAMILIAL CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE.

    (a) State Study of Laws Regarding Intrafamilial and Extrafamilial
Child Sexual Abuse.--A State meets the requirements of this subsection
if, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the
State--
            (1) has studied the laws in the State that apply to
        intrafamilial and extrafamilial sexual abuse of children; and
            (2) has examined, at a minimum--
                    (A) issues concerning differences in laws
                applicable to intrafamilial and extrafamilial child
                sexual abuse;
                    (B) issues concerning disparities in charging and
                sentencing perpetrators of child sexual abuse,
                resulting from differences in applicable laws; and
                    (C) issues concerning legislative actions necessary
                to equalize charging and sentencing of perpetrators of
                sexual abuse without regard to familial relationship of
                perpetrator to child victim.
    (b) Report to the Attorney General.--A State meets the requirements
of this subsection if the State submits to the Attorney General a
report that contains the results of the study conducted under
subsection (a).
    (c) Legislative Actions to Equalize Sentencing Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a
        State meets the requirements of this subsection if, not later
        than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the State
        has implemented legislative actions necessary to equalize
        charging and sentencing of perpetrators of sexual abuse without
        regard to familial relationship of perpetrator to child victim.
            (2) Exception.--The Attorney General may provide for an
        extension of the 1-year time requirement in paragraph (1) for
        any State if the Attorney General determines that State
        legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is
        required to meet the additional requirements imposed by this
        Act.

SEC. 202. REQUIREMENT TO GATHER INFORMATION ON SEXUAL ABUSE OF
              CHILDREN.

    A State meets the requirements of this section if the State--
            (1) compiles and analyzes data relating to intrafamilial
        and extrafamilial sexual abuse of children;
            (2) promotes regulations requiring the gathering of such
        data by State courts and State agencies for compilation and
        analysis purposes;
            (3) provides, on an annual basis, to the Attorney General,
        the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Bureau of
        Justice Statistics a report containing the data referred to in
        paragraph (1) and a description of the regulations referred to
        in paragraph (2).

Output:
Child Abuse Reform and Enforcement Act of 2005 - CARE Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General to reduce by 25 percent certain fiscal year allocations and grant amounts, under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the National Child Protection Act of 1993, respectively, to any state that is not in compliance with requirements of this Act.

Directs the Attorney General to use such withheld amounts and authorized funds under this Act for additional grants to states in compliance to computerize, improve, transmit, and index their own data and criminal history files in the national data and criminal history systems for child sexual abuse protection and sentencing reform.

Requires a state, to be eligible for funding under this Act, to: (1) study its laws pertaining to intrafamilial and extrafamilial sexual abuse of children, and examine issues concerning their differences; (2) examine disparities in charging and sentencing perpetrators of child sexual abuse; (3) examine, and implement, legislative actions necessary to equalize charging and sentencing without regard to familial relationship of perpetrator to child victim; (4) compile, analyze, and report relevant data; and (5) promote regulations requiring its courts and agencies to compile such data.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Guard Border Enforcement
Act''.

SEC. 2. USE OF NATIONAL GUARD TO SUPPORT DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
              SECURITY BORDER CONTROL ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Expanded Deployment of National Guard; Duration.--
            (1) Deployment; duration.--In addition to the number of
        members of the National Guard deployed along the international
        border between the United States and Mexico as of the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
        provide for the deployment of not less than an additional
        10,000 members of the National Guard along the international
        border between the United States and Mexico until the date on
        which the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the
        Federal Government has achieved operational control of the
        international border.
            (2) Additional deployments.--The Secretary of Defense may
        exceed the number specified in paragraph (1) at the request of
        a Governor of a State that shares a portion of the
        international border between the United States and Mexico if,
        despite the deployment of the additional 10,000 members of the
        National Guard along the international border, operational
        control of the international border has not been achieved.
            (3) Deployment authorities.--Members of the National Guard
        required to be deployed pursuant to paragraph (1) may be
        deployed under section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code,
        pursuant to a State border control activities plan approved
        under section 112a of such title, as added by subsection (b),
        or pursuant to the order of the Secretary of Defense under any
        other provision of law.
            (4) Exemption from end strengths and other limitations.--
        Members of the National Guard deployed pursuant to paragraph
        (1) shall not be included in the calculation to determine
        compliance with--
                    (A) limits on end strength; or
                    (B) limits on the number of National Guard personal
                that may be placed on active duty for operational
                support.
            (5) Operational control defined.--In this subsection, the
        term ``operational control'' has the meaning given that term in
        section 2(b) of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-
        367; 8 U.S.C. 1701 note).
    (b) Federal Assistance for State Border Control Activities Plans.--
Chapter 1 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after section 112 the following:
``Sec. 112a. Border control activities
    ``(a) Funding Assistance.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide
funds to the Governor of a State who submits to the Secretary a State
border control activities plan satisfying the requirements of
subsection (c). Such funds shall be used for the following:
            ``(1) The pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence,
        gratuities, travel, and related expenses, as authorized by
        State law, of personnel of the National Guard of that State
        used, while not in Federal service, for the purpose of border
        control activities.
            ``(2) The operation and maintenance of the equipment and
        facilities of the National Guard of that State used for the
        purpose of border control activities.
            ``(3) The procurement of services and equipment, and the
        leasing of equipment, for the National Guard of that State used
        for the purpose of border control activities. However, the use
        of such funds for the procurement of equipment may not exceed
        $5,000 per item, unless approval for procurement of equipment
        in excess of that amount is granted in advance by the Secretary
        of Defense.
    ``(b) Use of Personnel Performing Full-Time National Guard Duty.--
(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, personnel
of the National Guard of a State may, in accordance with the State
border control activities plan referred to in subsection (c), be
ordered to perform full-time National Guard duty under section 502(f)
of this title for the purpose of carrying out border control
activities.
    ``(2)(A) A member of the National Guard serving on full-time
National Guard duty under orders authorized under paragraph (1) shall
participate in the training required under section 502(a) of this title
in addition to the duty performed for the purpose authorized under that
paragraph. The pay, allowances, and other benefits of the member while
participating in the training shall be the same as those to which the
member is entitled while performing duty for the purpose of carrying
out border control activities. The member is not entitled to additional
pay, allowances, or other benefits for participation in training
required under section 502(a)(1) of this title.
    ``(B) Appropriations available for the Department of Defense for
homeland defense may be used for paying costs associated with a
member's participation in training described in subparagraph (A). The
appropriation shall be reimbursed in full, out of appropriations
available for paying those costs, for the amounts paid. Appropriations
available for paying those costs shall be available for making the
reimbursements.
    ``(C) To ensure that the use of units and personnel of the National
Guard of a State pursuant to a State border control activities plan
does not degrade the training and readiness of such units and
personnel, the following requirements shall apply in determining the
border control activities that units and personnel of the National
Guard of a State may perform:
            ``(i) The performance of the activities may not adversely
        affect the quality of that training or otherwise interfere with
        the ability of a member or unit of the National Guard to
        perform the military functions of the member or unit.
            ``(ii) National Guard personnel will not degrade their
        military skills as a result of performing the activities.
            ``(iii) The performance of the activities will not result
        in a significant increase in the cost of training.
            ``(iv) In the case of border control activities performed
        by a unit organized to serve as a unit, the activities will
        support valid unit training requirements.
    ``(c) Plan Requirements.--A State border control activities plan
shall--
            ``(1) specify how personnel of the National Guard of that
        State are to be used in border control activities in support of
        the mission of the United States Customs and Border Protection
        of the Department of Homeland Security;
            ``(2) certify that those operations are to be conducted at
        a time when the personnel involved are not in Federal service;
            ``(3) certify that participation by National Guard
        personnel in those operations is service in addition to
        training required under section 502 of this title;
            ``(4) certify that any engineer-type activities (as defined
        by the Secretary of Defense) under the plan will be performed
        only by units and members of the National Guard;
            ``(5) include a certification by the Attorney General of
        the State (or, in the case of a State with no position of
        Attorney General, a civilian official of the State equivalent
        to a State attorney general) that the use of the National Guard
        of the State for the activities proposed under the plan is
        authorized by, and is consistent with, State law; and
            ``(6) certify that the Governor of the State or a civilian
        law enforcement official of the State designated by the
        Governor has determined that any activities included in the
        plan that are carried out in conjunction with Federal law
        enforcement agencies serve a State law enforcement purpose.
    ``(d) Examination of Plan.--Before funds are provided to the
Governor of a State under this section and before members of the
National Guard of that State are ordered to full-time National Guard
duty as authorized in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall,
in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, examine the
adequacy of the plan submitted by the Governor under subsection (c).
The plan as approved by the Secretary of Defense may provide for the
use of personnel and equipment of the National Guard of that State to
assist United States Customs and Border Protection in the
transportation of aliens who have violated a Federal immigration law.
    ``(e) End Strength Limitation.--(1) Except as provided in
paragraphs (2) and (3), at the end of a fiscal year there may not be
more than 10,000 members of the National Guard--
            ``(A) on full-time National Guard duty under section 502(f)
        of this title to perform border control activities pursuant to
        an order to duty; or
            ``(B) on duty under State authority to perform border
        control activities pursuant to an order to duty with State pay
        and allowances being reimbursed with funds provided under
        subsection (a)(1).
    ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may increase the end strength
authorized under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that such an
increase is necessary in the national security interests of the United
States.
    ``(3) National Guard personnel deployed pursuant to paragraph (1)
shall not be included in the calculation to determine compliance with--
            ``(A) limits on end strength; or
            ``(B) limits on the number of National Guard personal that
        may be placed on active duty for operational support.
    ``(f) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to
Congress an annual report regarding assistance provided and activities
carried out under this section during the preceding fiscal year. The
report shall include the following:
            ``(1) The number of members of the National Guard excluded
        under subsection (e) from the computation of end strengths.
            ``(2) A description of the border control activities
        conducted under State border control activities plans referred
        to in subsection (c) with funds provided under this section.
            ``(3) An accounting of the amount of funds provided to each
        State.
            ``(4) A description of the effect on military training and
        readiness of using units and personnel of the National Guard to
        perform activities under the State border control activities
        plans.
    ``(g) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed as a limitation on the authority of any unit of the National
Guard of a State, when such unit is not in Federal service, to perform
law enforcement functions authorized to be performed by the National
Guard by the laws of the State concerned.
    ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `border control activities', with respect to
        the National Guard of a State, means the use of National Guard
        personnel in border control activities authorized by the law of
        the State and requested by the Governor of the State in support
        of the mission of the United States Customs and Border
        Protection of the Department of Homeland Security, including
        activities as follows:
                    ``(A) Armed vehicle and foot patrols along the
                international border between the United States and
                Mexico.
                    ``(B) Interdiction of a vehicle, vessel, aircraft
                or other similar activity.
                    ``(C) Search, seizure, and detention of suspects.
                    ``(D) Construction of roads, fences, and vehicle
                barriers.
                    ``(E) Search and rescue operations.
                    ``(F) Intelligence gathering, surveillance, and
                reconnaissance.
                    ``(G) Aviation support.
            ``(2) The term `Governor of a State' means, in the case of
        the District of Columbia, the Commanding General of the
        National Guard of the District of Columbia.
            ``(3) The term `State' means each of the several States,
        the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a
        territory or possession of the United States.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 1 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating
to section 112 the following:

``112a. Border control activities.''.

Output:
National Guard Border Enforcement Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) (Secretary) to deploy at least an additional 10,000 members of the National Guard for border control activities along the U.S.-Mexico border until the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) certifies that the federal government has achieved operational control of the border.

Authorizes the Secretary to exceed 10,000 upon the request of a state that shares a portion of the U.S.-Mexico border if, despite deployment of the additional 10,000, operational control of the border has not been achieved.

Requires the Secretary to provide funding to a state that submits to the Secretary of State a state border control activities plan meeting certain requirements. Limits the number of National Guard that may be so deployed.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Living Wage Responsibility
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

     The Congress finds the following:
            (1) According to data from fiscal year 1999, approximately
        162,000 Federal contract workers did not earn a wage sufficient
        to lift a family of four out of poverty. Just under 60 percent
        of these poorly paid workers work for large firms and 62
        percent work on Department of Defense contracts. These workers
        represent 11 percent of the total 1.4 million Federal contract
        workers in the United States.
            (2) As of September 2000, 14,356 workers employed by the
        Federal Government earned less than the poverty level for a
        family of four.
            (3) A majority of workers earning less than a living wage
        are adult females working full-time. A disproportionate number
        of workers earning less than a living wage are minorities.
            (4) The Federal Government provides billions of dollars to
        businesses each year, through spending programs, grants and
        Government-favored financing.
            (5) In fiscal year 1999, the Federal Government awarded
        contracts worth over $208 billion.
            (6) Congress must ensure that Federal dollars are used
        responsibly to improve the economic security and well-being of
        Americans across the country.

SEC. 3. POVERTY-LEVEL WAGE.

    (a) General Rule.--Notwithstanding any other law that does not
specifically exempt itself from this Act and except as provided in
subsection (b), the Federal Government and any employer under a Federal
contract for an amount exceeding $10,000 (or a subcontract under such a
contract) shall pay to each of their respective workers--
            (1) an hourly wage (or salary equivalent) sufficient for a
        worker to earn, while working 40 hours a week on a full-time
        basis, the amount of the Federal poverty level for a family of
        four (as published in the Federal Register by the Department of
        Health and Human Services under the authority of section 673(2)
        of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)));
        and
            (2) an additional amount, determined by the Secretary based
        on the locality in which a worker resides, sufficient to cover
        the costs to such worker to obtain any fringe benefits not
        provided by the worker's employer.
    (b) Exemptions.--Subsection (a) does not apply to the following:
            (1) A small-business concern (as that term is used in
        section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)).
            (2) A nonprofit organization exempt from Federal income tax
        under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
        U.S.C. 501(c)), if the ratio of the total wages of the chief
        executive officer of such organization to the wages of the
        full-time equivalent of the lowest paid worker is not greater
        than 25 to 1.
    (c) Retaliation Prohibited.--It shall be unlawful for any employer
subject to subsection (a) to terminate or suspend the employment of a
worker on the basis of such worker's allegation of a violation of
subsection (a).
    (d) Contract Requirement.--Any contract subject to subsection (a)
shall contain a provision requiring the Federal contractor to ensure
that any worker hired under such contract (or a subcontract thereof)
shall be paid in accordance with subsection (a).

SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT BY SECRETARY.

    (a) In General.--If the Secretary determines (in a written finding
setting forth a detailed explanation of such determination), after
notice and an opportunity for a hearing on the record, that a Federal
contractor (or any subcontractor thereof) subject to section 3 has
engaged in a pattern or practice of violations of section 3, the
following shall apply to such Federal contractor:
            (1) Contract cancellation.--After final adjudication of a
        pattern or practice of violations, the United States may cancel
        any contract (or the remainder thereof) with the Federal
        contractor that is a part of the pattern or practice of
        violations.
            (2) Restitution.--A Federal contractor whose contract is
        cancelled under paragraph (1) shall be liable to the United
        States in an amount equal to the costs to the Government in
        obtaining a replacement contractor to cover the remainder of
        any contract cancelled under paragraph (1).
            (3) Contract ineligibility.--After final adjudication of a
        pattern or practice of violations, the Federal contractor shall
        be ineligible to enter into, extend, or renew a contract with
        the United States for a period of five years after the date of
        such adjudication.
            (4) Publication.--Not later than 90 days after final
        adjudication of a pattern or practice of violations, the
        Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice
        describing the ineligibility of the Federal contractor under
        paragraph (3).
    (b) Safe Harbor.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if--
            (1) the Federal contractor has entered into a consent
        agreement with the Secretary with regard to a pattern or
        practice of violations of section 3 and has paid to any
        aggrieved workers all wages due them, to the satisfaction of
        the Secretary; or
            (2) the Secretary determines, after consultation with the
        affected Government entity, that cancellation or debarment
        under subsection (a) would not be in the best interests of the
        Nation or of such Government entity.
    (c) Judicial Review.--Any Federal contractor aggrieved by an
adverse determination of the Secretary under subsection (a) may seek
review of such determination in an appropriate court.

SEC. 5. EMERGENCIES.

     The President may suspend the provisions of this Act in times of
emergency.

SEC. 6. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.

    (a) Action.--A worker aggrieved by a violation of section 3 may, in
a civil action, recover appropriate relief. A civil action under this
section shall be filed not later than 3 years after the commission of
such violation. A civil action may not be brought under this section if
an employer subject to section 3 has paid or reinstated the worker as a
result of an administrative action under section 4.
    (b) Relief.--In this section, the term ``appropriate relief''
means--
            (1) injunction of a violation of section 3;
            (2) actual damages or, if the court finds that the employer
        willfully violated section 3, three times actual damages;
            (3) reasonable attorney fees and the costs of the action;
        and
            (4) any other relief the court deems appropriate in the
        circumstances of the case.

SEC. 7. RULEMAKING.

     The Secretary shall make rules to carry out this Act, which shall
take effect not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

     In this Act:
            (1) The term ``employer'' means a person who has economic
        power to set a worker's terms and conditions of employment,
        regardless of the formality of an employment relationship.
            (2) The term ``fringe benefits'' means--
                    (A) medical or hospital care or contributions to a
                health insurance plan;
                    (B) contributions to a retirement plan;
                    (C) life insurance;
                    (D) disability insurance; and
                    (E) vacation and holiday pay.
            (3) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Labor.

Output: Federal Living Wage Responsibility Act - Requires the Federal government and any employer under a Federal contract or subcontract exceeding $10,000 to pay each of their respective workers: (1) an hourly wage (or salary equivalent) necessary for such employee to earn, while working 40 hours a week on a full-time basis, the amount of the Federal poverty level for a family of four; and (2) an additional amount, based on the locality in which a worker resides, sufficient to cover the costs to such worker to obtain any fringe benefits not provided by the worker's employer.Exempts employers that are: (1) small business concerns; or (2) nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, if the ratio of the total compensation of the chief executive officer to that of the full-time equivalent of their lowest-paid employee is not greater than 25 to 1.Directs the Secretary of Labor to enforce this Act. Makes Federal contractors that are part of a pattern or practice of violations of such wage requirements subject to Federal contract suspension, a five-year ineligibility period, and liability for Government costs of obtaining a replacement contractor. Provides for judicial review of the Secretary's determinations, and authorizes the President to suspend the provisions of this Act in times of emergency. Allows an aggrieved worker to bring a civil action against an employer for appropriate relief for a violation of this Act, if the employer has not paid or reinstated the worker as a result of the administrative action.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pollution and Costs Reduction Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) actions taken to reduce emissions of air pollutants, as
        defined in section 302 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7602),
        will spur investments that create new jobs and foster
        innovation and entrepreneurship in clean technology industries;
        and
            (2) according to the Environmental Protection Agency--
                    (A) the average building wastes 30 percent of the
                energy consumed by the building because of
                inefficiency; and
                    (B) the operating costs of the nearly 5,000,000
                buildings in the United States exceed $100,000,000,000
                per year.

SEC. 3. BUILDING POLLUTION REDUCTION PROGRAM.

    Section 105 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7405) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Building Pollution Reduction Program.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Air pollutant.--The term `air pollutant' has
                the meaning given the term in section 302.
                    ``(B) Emissions.--The term `emissions' means--
                            ``(i) direct emissions of an air pollutant
                        from sources that are owned or controlled by an
                        owner of a building; and
                            ``(ii) indirect emissions of an air
                        pollutant resulting from the generation of
                        electricity, heat, or steam purchased by the
                        owner of a building.
            ``(2) Program.--The Administrator shall establish and carry
        out a program, to be known as the `Building Pollution Reduction
        Program', to provide assistance to owners of buildings in the
        United States to reduce the emission of air pollutants and
        building operating costs by--
                    ``(A) constructing highly efficient buildings in
                the United States; or
                    ``(B) increasing the efficiency of and reducing the
                emissions associated with existing buildings in the
                United States.
            ``(3) Requirements.--The Administrator shall provide
        assistance under this section to owners of buildings in the
        United States based on the extent to which projects relating to
        the buildings of the owners result in verifiable, additional,
        and enforceable reductions in emissions of air pollutants
        through operational improvements such as--
                    ``(A) improved energy efficiency;
                    ``(B) increased water-use efficiency;
                    ``(C) use of renewable energy sources; and
                    ``(D) such additional measures, as determined by
                the Administrator, as will result in a measurable
                decrease in emissions of air pollutants.
            ``(4) Priority.--In providing assistance under this
        subsection, the Administrator shall give priority to projects
        that--
                    ``(A) achieve the following minimum scores as
                evaluated by energy performance benchmarking tools--
                            ``(i) in new or renovated buildings that
                        demonstrate exemplary performance by
                        achieving--
                                    ``(I) a minimum score of 75 on the
                                benchmarking tool of the Energy Star
                                program established by section 324A of
                                the Energy Policy and Conservation Act
                                (42 U.S.C. 6294a); or
                                    ``(II) an equivalent score on an
                                established energy performance
                                benchmarking metric selected by the
                                Administrator, such as the metric used
                                for the National Building Rating
                                Program of the Department of Energy;
                                and
                            ``(ii) in retrofitted existing buildings
                        that demonstrate--
                                    ``(I) substantial improvement in
                                the score or rating on the benchmarking
                                tool described in clause (i) by a
                                minimum of 30 points; or
                                    ``(II) an equivalent improvement
                                using an established performance
                                benchmarking metric selected by the
                                Administrator;
                    ``(B) are completed by building owners with a
                proven track record of reducing pollution through the
                measures described in paragraph (3); and
                    ``(C) result in measurable pollution reduction
                benefits not encompassed within the metrics of the
                Energy Star program described in subparagraph
                (A)(i)(I).
            ``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
        authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out
        this section such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal
        years 2012 through 2016.''.

Output:
Pollution and Costs Reduction Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a Building Pollution Reduction Program to provide assistance to building owners to reduce the emission of air pollutants and building operating costs by constructing highly efficient buildings and increasing the efficiency of, and reducing the emissions associated with, existing buildings.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) provide such assistance to building owners based on the extent to which projects relating to the buildings of the owners result in verifiable, additional, and enforceable reductions in emissions of air pollutants through operational improvements such as improved energy efficiency, increased water-use efficiency, and use of renewable energy sources; and (2) give priority to projects that achieve minimum scores in energy performance evaluations and result in measurable pollution reduction benefits not encompassed within the metrics of the Energy Star program.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prison Judgment Relief Act of
1995''.

SEC. 2. APPROPRIATE REMEDIES FOR PRISON CONDITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3626 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 3626. Appropriate remedies with respect to prison conditions
    ``(a) Requirements for Relief.--
            ``(1) Limitations on prospective relief.--The court shall
        not grant or approve any prospective relief unless the court
        finds that there is a violation of a Federal right and that
        such relief is narrowly drawn and the least intrusive means to
        remedy the violation of the Federal right. In determining the
        intrusiveness of the relief, the court shall give substantial
        weight to any adverse impact on public safety or the operation
        of a criminal justice system caused by the relief.
            ``(2) Prison population reduction relief.--In any civil
        action with respect to prison conditions, the court shall not
        grant or approve any relief whose purpose or effect is to
        reduce or limit the prison population, unless the plaintiff
        proves that crowding is the primary cause of the deprivation of
        the Federal right and no other relief will remedy that
        deprivation.
    ``(b) Termination of Relief.--
            ``(1) Automatic termination of prospective relief after 4-
        year period.--In any civil action with respect to prison
        conditions, any prospective relief shall automatically
        terminate 4 years after the later of--
                    ``(A) the date of entry of the final judgment in
                which the court found the violation of a Federal right
                that was the basis for the relief; or
                    ``(B) in the case of a final judgment entered more
                than 4 years before the date of the enactment of the
                Prison Judgment Relief Act of 1995, 180 days after the
                date of the enactment of such Act.
            ``(2) Immediate termination of prospective relief.--In any
        civil action with respect to prison conditions, a defendant or
        intervenor shall be entitled to the immediate termination of
        any prospective relief, if that relief was approved or granted
        in the absence of a finding by the court that prison conditions
        violated a Federal right.
    ``(c) Procedure for Motions Affecting Prospective Relief.--The
court shall promptly rule on any motion to modify or terminate
prospective relief in a civil action with respect to prison conditions.
    ``(d) Standing.--Any Federal, State, or local official or unit of
government--
            ``(1) whose jurisdiction or function includes the
        prosecution or custody of persons in a prison subject to; or
            ``(2) who otherwise is or may be affected by;
any relief whose purpose or effect is to reduce or limit the prison
population shall have standing to oppose the imposition or continuation
in effect of that relief and may intervene in any proceeding relating
to that relief. Standing shall be liberally conferred under this
subsection so as to effectuate the remedial purposes of this section.
    ``(e) Special Masters.--In any civil action in a Federal court with
respect to prison conditions, any special master or monitor shall be a
United States magistrate and shall make proposed findings on the record
on complicated factual issues submitted to that special master or
monitor by the court, but shall have no other function. The parties may
not by consent extend the function of a special master beyond that
permitted under this subsection.
    ``(f) Attorney's Fees.--No attorney's fee under section 722 of the
Revised Statutes of the United States (42 U.S.C. 1988) may be granted
to a plaintiff in a civil action with respect to prison conditions
except to the extent such fee is--
            ``(1) directly and reasonably incurred in proving an actual
        violation of the plaintiff's Federal rights; and
            ``(2) proportionally related to the extent the plaintiff
        obtains court ordered relief for that violation.''.
    ``(g) Definitions.--As used in this section--
            ``(1) the term `prison' means any Federal, State, or local
        facility that incarcerates or detains juveniles or adults
        accused of, convicted of, sentenced for, or adjudicated
        delinquent for, violations of criminal law;
            ``(2) the term `relief' means all relief in any form which
        may be granted or approved by the court, and includes consent
        decrees and settlement agreements (except a settlement
        agreement the breech of which is not subject to any court
        proceeding which such agreement settled); and
            ``(3) the term `prospective relief' means all relief other
        than compensatory monetary damages.''
    (b) Application of Amendment.--Section 3626 of title 18, United
States Code, as amended by this section, shall apply with respect to
all relief (as defined in such section) whether such relief was
originally granted or approved before, on, or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 3526 in the
table of sections at the beginning of subchapter C of chapter 229 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``crowding'' and
inserting ``conditions''.

Output:
Prison Judgment Relief Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the court from granting or approving prospective relief with respect to prison conditions unless it finds that there is a violation of a Federal right and that such relief is narrowly drawn and the least intrusive means to remedy the violation of such right. Directs the court, in determining the intrusiveness of the relief, to give substantial weight to any adverse impact on public safety or the operation of a criminal justice system.
Prohibits the court, in any civil action with respect to such conditions, from granting or approving relief to reduce or limit the prison population, unless the plaintiff proves that crowding is the primary cause of the deprivation of the Federal right and no other relief will remedy that deprivation.
Specifies that any prospective relief in such an action shall automatically terminate four years after the later of:  (1) the date of entry of the final judgment in which the court found the violation of a Federal right; or (2) 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.  Entitles a defendant or intervenor to immediate termination of prospective relief that was approved or granted in the absence of a finding by the court that such conditions violated a Federal right.
Requires the court to promptly rule on any motion to modify or terminate prospective relief in a civil action with respect to prison conditions.
Sets forth provisions regarding:  (1) standing (Federal, State, or local officials shall have standing under specified circumstances to oppose the imposition or continuation of relief and to intervene in proceedings relating to that relief); (2) special masters; and (3) limits on attorney's fees.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Research and Development Investment
Act''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZE AND REVISE THE RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION
              INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

    (a) Incentive Payments.--Section 1212(a) of the Energy Policy Act
of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13317(a)) is amended by striking ``and which
satisfies'' and all that follows through ``Secretary shall establish.''
and inserting ``. If there are insufficient appropriations to make full
payments for electric production from all qualified renewable energy
facilities in any given year, the Secretary shall assign 60 percent of
appropriated funds for that year to facilities that use solar, wind,
geothermal, or closed-loop (dedicated energy crops) biomass
technologies to generate electricity, and assign the remaining 40
percent to other projects. The Secretary may, after transmitting to the
Congress an explanation of the reasons therefor, alter the percentage
requirements of the preceding sentence.''.
    (b) Qualified Renewable Energy Facility.--Section 1212(b) of the
Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13317(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``a State or any political'' and all that
        follows through ``nonprofit electrical cooperative'' and
        inserting ``a not-for-profit electric cooperative, a public
        utility described in section 115 of the Internal Revenue Code
        of 1986, a State, Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the
        United States or the District of Columbia, or a political
        subdivision thereof, or an Indian tribal government of
        subdivision thereof,''; and
            (2) by inserting ``landfill gas,'' after ``wind,
        biomass,''.
    (c) Eligibility Window.--Section 1212(c) of the Energy Policy Act
of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13317(c)) is amended by striking ``during the 10-
fiscal year period beginning with the first full fiscal year occurring
after the enactment of this section'' and inserting ``after October 1,
2005, and before October 1, 2015''.
    (d) Amount of Payment.--Section 1212(e)(1) of the Energy Policy Act
of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13317(e)(1)) is amended by inserting ``landfill
gas,'' after ``wind, biomass,''.
    (e) Sunset.--Section 1212(f) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42
U.S.C. 13317(f)) is amended by striking ``the expiration of'' and all
that follows through ``of this section'' and inserting ``September 30,
2025''.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1212(g) of the Energy
Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13317(g)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2005 through 2025, to remain available until expended.''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF CREDIT FOR ELECTRICITY PRODUCED FROM
              CERTAIN RENEWABLE RESOURCES.

    (a) Extension.--Section 45(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to qualified facilities) is amended by striking ``2006'' and
inserting ``2011''.
    (b) Incremental Geothermal Energy and Incremental Hydropower
Production.--
            (1) In general.--Section 45(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue
        Code of 1986 (defining qualified energy resources) is amended
        by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (F), by striking
        the period at the end of subparagraph (G) and inserting a
        comma, and by adding at the end the following new
        subparagraphs:
                    ``(H) incremental geothermal energy production, and
                    ``(I) incremental hydropower production.''.
            (2) Definition of resources.--Section 45(c) of such Code is
        amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(8) Incremental geothermal production.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `incremental geothermal
                production' means for any taxable year the excess of--
                            ``(i) the total kilowatt hours of
                        electricity produced from an incremental
                        geothermal facility described in subsection
                        (d)(9), over
                            ``(ii) the average annual kilowatt hours
                        produced at such facility for 5 of the previous
                        7 calendar years before the date of the
                        enactment of this paragraph after eliminating
                        the highest and the lowest kilowatt hour
                        production years in such 7-year period.
                    ``(B) Special rule.--A facility described in
                subsection (d)(9) which was placed in service at least
                7 years before the date of the enactment of this
                paragraph shall commencing with the year in which such
                date of enactment occurs, reduce the amount calculated
                under subparagraph (A)(ii) each year, on a cumulative
                basis, by the average percentage decrease in the annual
                kilowatt hour production for the 7-year period
                described in subparagraph (A)(ii) with such cumulative
                sum not to exceed 30 percent.
            ``(9) Incremental hydropower production.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `incremental hydropower
                production' means for any taxable year an amount equal
                to the percentage of total kilowatt hours of
                electricity produced from an incremental hydropower
                facility described in subsection (d)(10) attributable
                to efficiency improvements or additions of capacity as
                determined under subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Determination of incremental hydropower
                production.--For purposes of subparagraph (A),
                incremental hydropower production for any incremental
                hydropower facility for any taxable year shall be
                determined by establishing a percentage of average
                annual hydropower production at the facility
                attributable to the efficiency improvements or
                additions of capacity using the same water flow
                information used to determine an historic average
                annual hydropower production baseline for such
                facility. Such percentage and baseline shall be
                certified by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
                For purposes of the preceding sentence, the
                determination of incremental hydropower production
                shall not be based on any operational changes at such
                facility not directly associated with the efficiency
                improvements or additions of capacity.''.
            (3) Facilities.--Section 45(d) of such Code (relating to
        qualified facilities) is amended by adding at the end the
        following new paragraphs:
            ``(9) Incremental geothermal facility.--In the case of a
        facility using incremental geothermal to produce electricity,
        the term `qualified facility' means any facility owned by the
        taxpayer which is originally placed in service before the date
        of the enactment of this paragraph, but only to the extent of
        its incremental geothermal production. In the case of a
        qualified facility described in the preceding sentence, the 10-
        year period referred to in subsection (a) shall be treated as
        beginning not earlier than such date of enactment. Such term
        shall not include any property described in section 48(a)(3)
        the basis of which is taken into account by the taxpayer for
        purposes of determining the energy credit under section 48.
            ``(10) Incremental hydropower facility.--In the case of a
        facility using incremental hydropower to produce electricity,
        the term `qualified facility' means any non-Federal
        hydroelectric facility owned by the taxpayer which is
        originally placed in service before the date of the enactment
        of this paragraph, but only to the extent of its incremental
        hydropower production. In the case of a qualified facility
        described in the preceding sentence, the 10-year period
        referred to in subsection (a) shall be treated as beginning not
        earlier than such date of enactment.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to facilities placed in service after December 31, 2005.

SEC. 4. CREDIT FOR RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENT PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable
personal credits) is amended by inserting after section 25B the
following new section:

``SEC. 25C. RESIDENTIAL SOLAR AND GEOTHERMAL PROPERTY.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an individual, there
shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter
for the taxable year an amount equal to 10 percent of the qualified
energy property expenditures made by the taxpayer during such year.
    ``(b) Limitations.--No credit shall be allowed under this section
for an item of property unless--
            ``(1) the original use of such property commences with the
        taxpayer,
            ``(2) such property reasonably can be expected to remain in
        use for at least 5 years, and
            ``(3) such property is installed on or in connection with a
        dwelling unit located in the United States and used as a
        residence by the taxpayer.
    ``(c) Qualified Energy Property Expenditures.--For purposes of this
section, the term `qualified energy property expenditure' means an
expenditure for energy property (as defined in paragraph (3) of section
48(a) (determined without regard to subparagraphs (B) and (C) thereof).
    ``(d) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Solar panels.--No expenditure relating to a solar
        panel or other property installed as a roof (or portion
        thereof) shall fail to be treated as property described in
        subsection (c) solely because it constitutes a structural
        component of the structure on which it is installed.
            ``(2) Swimming pools, etc., used as storage medium.--
        Expenditures which are properly allocable to a swimming pool,
        hot tub, or any other energy storage medium which has a
        function other than the function of such storage shall not be
        taken into account for purposes of this section.
            ``(3) Dollar amounts in case of joint occupancy.--In the
        case of any dwelling unit which is jointly occupied and used
        during any calendar year as a residence by 2 or more
        individuals, the following rules shall apply:
                    ``(A) The amount of the credit allowable under
                subsection (a) by reason of expenditures made during
                such calendar year by any of such individuals with
                respect to such dwelling unit shall be determined by
                treating all of such individuals as 1 taxpayer whose
                taxable year is such calendar year.
                    ``(B) There shall be allowable, with respect to
                such expenditures to each of such individuals, a credit
                under subsection (a) for the taxable year in which such
                calendar year ends in an amount which bears the same
                ratio to the amount determined under subparagraph (A)
                as the amount of such expenditures made by such
                individual during such calendar year bears to the
                aggregate of such expenditures made by all of such
                individuals during such calendar year.
            ``(4) Tenant-stockholder in cooperative housing
        corporation.--In the case of an individual who is a tenant-
        stockholder (as defined in section 216) in a cooperative
        housing corporation (as defined in such section), such
        individual shall be treated as having made the individual's
        tenant-stockholder's proportionate share (as defined in section
        216(b)(3)) of any expenditures of such corporation.
            ``(5) Condominiums.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of an individual who
                is a member of a condominium management association
                with respect to a condominium which the individual
                owns, such individual shall be treated as having made
                the individual's proportionate share of any
                expenditures of such association.
                    ``(B) Condominium management association.--For
                purposes of this paragraph, the term `condominium
                management association' means an organization which
                meets the requirements of paragraph (1) of section
                528(c) (other than subparagraph (E) thereof) with
                respect to a condominium project substantially all of
                the units of which are used as residences.
            ``(6) Allocation in certain cases.--If less than 80 percent
        of the use of an item is for nonbusiness purposes, only that
        portion of the expenditures for such item which is properly
        allocable to use for nonbusiness purposes shall be taken into
        account.
            ``(7) When expenditure made; amount of expenditure.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
                subparagraph (B), an expenditure with respect to an
                item shall be treated as made when the original
                installation of the item is completed.
                    ``(B) Expenditures part of building construction.--
                In the case of an expenditure in connection with the
                construction or reconstruction of a structure, such
                expenditure shall be treated as made when the original
                use of the constructed or reconstructed structure by
                the taxpayer begins.
                    ``(C) Amount.--The amount of any expenditure shall
                be the cost thereof.
            ``(8) Property financed by subsidized energy financing.--
        For purposes of determining the amount of expenditures made by
        any individual with respect to any dwelling unit, there shall
        not be taken into account expenditures which are made from
        subsidized energy financing (as defined in section
        48(a)(4)(C)).
    ``(e) Basis Adjustments.--For purposes of this subtitle, if a
credit is allowed under this section for any expenditure with respect
to any property, the increase in the basis of such property which would
(but for this subsection) result from such expenditure shall be reduced
by the amount of the credit so allowed.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1016(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
        amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (30), by
        striking the period at the end of paragraph (31) and inserting
        ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(32) to the extent provided in section 25C(e), in the
        case of amounts with respect to which a credit has been allowed
        under section 25C.''.
            (2) The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of
        subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting
        after the item relating to section 25B the following new item:

``Sec. 25C. Residential solar and geothermal property.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 2004.

SEC. 5. DELAY IN PHASEOUT OF DEDUCTION FOR CLEAN-FUEL VEHICLES.

    (a) In General.--Section 179A(b)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to phaseout) is amended by striking ``2005'' and
inserting ``2006''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to property placed in service after December 31, 2005.

SEC. 6. DELAY IN PHASEOUT OF CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

    (a) In General.--Section 30(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to phaseout) is amended by striking ``2005'' and
inserting ``2006''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to property placed in service after December 31, 2005.

Output:
Research and Development Investment Act - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to: (1) direct the Secretary of Energy, if there are insufficient appropriations in any given year, to assign 60 percent of appropriated funds under the renewable energy production incentive program to facilities that use solar, wind, geothermal, or closed-loop biomass to generate electricity; (2) redefine "qualified renewable energy facility"; (3) extend the eligibility period for payments under the program through FY2015; (4) include landfill gas as a renewable energy resource; and (5) extend the termination date and program funding through FY2025.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend the tax credit for production of electricity from certain renewable resources until 2011; (2) include incremental geothermal and hydropower facilities as qualified energy resources for purposes of such credit; (3) allow a tax credit for 10 percent of residential solar and geothermal energy property expenditures; and (4) delay the phaseout of the tax deduction for clean-fuel vehicles and the tax credit for qualified electric vehicles until 2006.