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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Government Reorganization and
Improvement of Performance Act''.

SEC. 2. RESULTS COMMISSIONS.

    (a) Establishment of Commissions.--
            (1) Proposal and transmittal.--The President--
                    (A) may propose the establishment in the executive
                branch of one or more commissions for the purpose of
                improving the overall effectiveness, efficiency, or
                accountability of executive branch operations through
                reorganization, with each such commission being known
                as a ``Results Commission''; and
                    (B) may transmit such proposal to Congress for
                expedited consideration under section 3.
            (2) Reasons for establishing results commissions.--In each
        proposal to establish a Results Commission, the President shall
        describe the agencies or programs being proposed for the
        Results Commission to study. In making a proposal to establish
        a Results Commission, the President shall identify areas where
        multiple Federal programs have similar, related, or overlapping
        responsibilities that are under the jurisdiction of multiple
        executive branch agencies and committees of Congress, and areas
        where reorganization may improve the overall effectiveness,
        efficiency, or accountability of executive branch operations.
    (b) Procedure for Making Recommendations for Improvements in
Executive Branch Performance.--
            (1) The President may, from time to time in his discretion,
        submit to a Results Commission established pursuant to this
        section one or more specific proposals to improve the
        performance of the executive branch by reorganizing agencies or
        programs in the areas that the Results Commission is authorized
        to study.
            (2) After receiving a specific proposal from the President
        under paragraph (1), a Results Commission shall evaluate the
        proposal and shall provide a response to the President on the
        proposal, including any changes that the Commission may wish to
        recommend. The Commission may recommend changes or additions to
        the proposal, and shall explain and justify any such
        recommended changes or additions, only if the Commission
        believes that such changes are necessary to better accomplish
        the stated purpose of the President's reorganization proposal.
            (3) If the President disapproves the recommendations of the
        Results Commission, in whole or in part, the President may
        transmit to the Results Commission the reasons for that
        disapproval. The Commission shall then transmit to the
        President a report responding to the President's concerns and
        any changes in its recommendations.
            (4) The President may transmit to Congress for expedited
        consideration under section 3 a copy of all of the final
        recommendations of each Results Commission, together with
        legislation to accomplish those recommendations.
    (c) Membership, Powers, and Other Matters.--
            (1) In general.--Each Results Commission shall be composed
        of seven members, who shall be appointed within 60 days after
        the date of the enactment of the Act establishing the
        Commission.
            (2) Appointments.--(A) The President shall appoint the
        seven members, who shall serve at the pleasure of the
        President, as follows:
                    (i) One in consultation with the majority leader of
                the Senate.
                    (ii) One in consultation with the minority leader
                of the Senate.
                    (iii) One in consultation with the Speaker of the
                House of Representatives.
                    (iv) One in consultation with the minority leader
                of the House of Representatives.
                    (v) Three other members.
            (B) Any vacancy on a Commission shall be filled in the
        manner in which the original appointment was made.
            (3) Chair and vice chair.--The President shall designate
        one member of each Results Commission to serve as Chair and one
        member as Vice Chair.
            (4) Length of service.--The members of each Results
        Commission shall serve at the pleasure of the President.
            (5) Vacancies.--Any vacancy on a Results Commission shall
        be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was
        made.
            (6) Termination.--Each Results Commission shall cease to
        exist within nine months after the date it commences
        operations, unless provided otherwise in law.
            (7) Duties.--Each Results Commission is authorized to--
                    (A) evaluate the merits of a specific proposal by
                the President for governmental reorganization; and
                    (B) provide views to the President on the proposal,
                including any changes or additions to the proposal that
                the Commission may wish to recommend.
            (8) Powers relating to obtaining information from federal
        agencies.--
                    (A) In general.--Each Results Commission is
                authorized to secure directly from any executive
                department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office,
                independent establishment, or instrumentality of the
                United States Government, information, suggestions,
                estimates, and statistics for purposes of carrying out
                its duties. Each department, bureau, agency, board,
                commission, office, independent establishment, or
                instrumentality shall, to the extent authorized by law,
                furnish such information, suggestions, estimates, and
                statistics directly to the Commission, upon request
                made by the chair or any other member designated by a
                majority of the Commission.
                    (B) Receipt, handling, storage, and
                dissemination.--Information shall be received, handled,
                stored, and disseminated only by members of the
                Commission and its staff consistent with all applicable
                statutes, regulations, and Executive orders.
            (9) Public hearings and meetings.--
                    (A) Public hearings.--Each Results Commission shall
                hold public hearings and meetings to the extent
                appropriate. Any such public sessions shall be
                conducted in a manner consistent with the protection of
                information provided to or developed for or by the
                Commission as required by applicable law.
                    (B) Nonapplicability of federal advisory committee
                act.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                App.) shall not apply to any Results Commission.
            (10) Internal procedures.--
                    (A) Proceedings.--Each Results Commission shall
                commence operations within 6 months after the date of
                enactment of the Act establishing the Commission and
                shall meet periodically at the call of the Chair.
                    (B) Quorum.--Four members of a Results Commission
                shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number may hold
                hearings.
            (11) Personnel matters.--
                    (A) Travel expenses.--The members of each Results
                Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including
                per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized
                for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter
                57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from
                their homes or regular places of business in the
                performance of services for the Commission.
                    (B) Director.--The Chair of each Results Commission
                may, without regard to the civil service laws and
                regulations, appoint and terminate a Director for the
                Commission. The Director shall be paid at a rate not to
                exceed the Level II of the Executive Schedule.
                    (C) Staff.--The Director may appoint and compensate
                staff for each Results Commission in accordance with
                section 3161 of title 5, United States Code.
                    (D) Applicability of certain civil service laws.--
                The Director and any staff of each Results Commission
                shall be employees under section 2105 of title 5,
                United States Code, for purposes of chapters 63, 81,
                83, 84, 85, 87, 89, and 90 of that title.
                    (E) Detail of government employees.--Any Federal
                Government employee may be detailed to the Commission
                without reimbursement, and such detail shall be without
                interruption or loss of civil service status or
                privilege.
                    (F) Procurement of temporary and intermittent
                services.--The Chair of each Results Commission may
                procure temporary and intermittent services under
                section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at
                rates for individuals which do not exceed the daily
                equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed
                for Level II of the Executive Schedule under section
                5316 of such title.
            (12) Other administrative matters.--
                    (A) Postal and printing services.--Each Results
                Commission may use the United States mails and obtain
                printing and binding services in the same manner and
                under the same conditions as other departments and
                agencies of the United States.
                    (B) Administrative support services.--Upon the
                request of a Results Commission, the Administrator of
                General Services shall provide to the Results
                Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative
                support services necessary for the Results Commission
                to carry out its duties.
                    (C) Authorization of appropriations.--Such sums as
                may be necessary are authorized to be appropriated for
                the purposes of carrying out the duties of each Results
                Commission. Such funds shall remain available until
                expended.
    (d) Expedited Congressional Review Procedures.--In reviewing
proposals by the President to establish a Results Commission and in
reviewing proposals by the President to implement reorganizations
recommended by a Results Commission, the Congress shall follow the
expedited review procedures set forth in section 3 of this Act.

SEC. 3. EXPEDITED CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW PROCEDURES.

    (a) Definitions.--
            (1) Resolution of approval.--
                    (A) In general.--For the purposes of this section,
                the term ``resolution'' means only a joint resolution
                described in either subparagraph (B) or (C).
                    (B) Joint resolution relating to establishing
                results commission.--For purposes of subparagraph (A),
                a joint resolution described in this subparagraph is a
                joint resolution--
                            (i) which does not have a preamble;
                            (ii) the title of which is as follows:
                        ``Joint resolution establishing the Results
                        Commission proposed by the President under the
                        Government Reorganization and Improvement of
                        Performance Act'';
                            (iii) the matter after the resolving clause
                        of which is as follows: ``That Congress
                        establishes a Results Commission proposed by
                        the President, as follows, that was transmitted
                        on ____ under the Government Reorganization and
                        Improvement of Performance Act:'', the blank
                        space being filled in with the appropriate
                        date; and
                            (iv) the remaining text of which consists
                        of the complete text of a legislative proposal
                        transmitted by the President under section
                        2(a)(1).
                    (C) Joint resolution relating to approving
                reorganization proposal.--For purposes of subparagraph
                (A), a joint resolution described in this subparagraph
                is a joint resolution--
                            (i) which does not have a preamble;
                            (ii) the title of which is as follows:
                        ``Joint resolution approving the reorganization
                        proposals of the President under the Government
                        Reorganization and Improvement of Performance
                        Act'';
                            (iii) the matter after the resolving clause
                        of which is as follows: ``That Congress
                        approves the reorganization proposals of the
                        President, as follows, that were transmitted on
                        ____ under the Government Reorganization and
                        Improvement of Performance Act:'', the blank
                        space being filled in with the appropriate
                        date; and
                            (iv) the remaining text of which consists
                        of the complete text of a legislative proposal
                        transmitted by the President under section
                        2(b)(4).
            (2) Legislative day.--For the purposes of this section, the
        term ``legislative day'' refers to any day on which either
        House of Congress is in session.
    (b) Introduction and Reference of Resolution.--
            (1) Not later than the first day of session following the
        day on which a resolution is transmitted to Congress under
        section (2)(a)(1) or (2)(b)(4), the resolution shall be
        introduced (by request)--
                    (A) in the House of Representatives by the chairman
                of the Committee on Government Reform, or by a member
                or members of the House designated by such chairman;
                and
                    (B) in the Senate by the chairman of the Committee
                on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, or by a
                member of members of the Senate designated by such
                chairman.
            (2) A resolution with respect to a Results Commission or a
        reorganization proposal shall be referred to the Committee on
        Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the
        Committee on on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of
        the Senate (and all resolutions with respect to the same
        commission or proposal shall be referred to the same committee)
        by the Speaker of the House or the President of the Senate, as
        the case may be. The committee shall makes its recommendations
        to the House of Representatives or the Senate, respectively,
        within 75 calendar days of continuous session of Congress
        following the date of such resolutions's introduction.
    (c) Expedited Procedures Relating to Discharge of Committee
Considering Resolution, Procedure After Report or Discharge of
Committee, Debate, and Vote on Final Passage.--Sections 911 and 912 of
title 5, United States Code, shall apply to a resolution introduced
pursuant to subsection (b)(1). In applying such sections--
            (1) the term ``resolution'' means a resolution described in
        subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (a)(1) of this section;
        and
            (2) the term ``reorganization plan'' means a legislative
        proposal to establish a Results Commission transmitted under
        section 2(a)(1), or a reorganization proposal transmitted under
        section 2(b)(4).
    (d) Effective Date, Publication, Effect on Other Laws, Pending
Legal Proceedings, and Unexpended Appropriations.--Sections 906 and 907
of title 5, United States Code, shall apply to a resolution introduced
pursuant to subsection (b)(1). In applying such sections--
            (1) the term ``resolution'' means a resolution described in
        subparagraph (C) of subsection (a)(1) of this section; and
            (2) the term ``reorganization plan'' means a reorganization
        proposal transmitted under section 2(b)(4).

Output: Government Reorganization and Improvement of Performance Act - Authorizes the President to: (1) propose establishment in the executive branch of one or more Results Commissions to improve the overall effectiveness, efficiency, or accountability of executive branch operations through reorganization; and (2) transmit such proposal to Congress for expedited consideration.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Water Pollution Program Improvement
Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Pollutant loadings from both public and private point
        sources have decreased dramatically since the enactment of the
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act in 1972 and such reductions
        have greatly contributed to achieving national water quality
        goals.
            (2) Appropriate emphasis on the management of nonpoint
        source pollution through a variety of flexible management
        practices is necessary to meet water quality standards and the
        goals of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
            (3) Comprehensive watershed management strategies
        (including estuary management programs, source water protection
        programs, and other voluntary or statutory programs) are
        important tools in coordinating point source and nonpoint
        source water quality programs.
            (4) State and local governments, businesses, and landowners
        are expected to spend billions of dollars over the next 20
        years to implement watershed management strategies and other
        programs to address nonpoint source pollution.
            (5) In order to complete the total maximum daily load
        calculations required for currently identified waters, States
        will be required to develop one total maximum daily load
        allocation per week per region for each of the next 15 years at
        an estimated cost to the States ranging from $670,000,000 to
        $1,200,000,000.
            (6) States have overwhelmingly cited a lack of credible and
        reliable data and a lack of the resources necessary to collect
        and analyze such data, as significant limitations to carrying
        out their responsibilities under the Federal Water Pollution
        Control Act, including the identification of impaired waters
        and the development of total maximum daily loads.
            (7) The General Accounting Office recently concluded that
        only 6 States have the majority of data needed to assess the
        condition of their waters.
            (8) In cases in which there are no reliable monitoring or
        other analytical data to support a listing or total maximum
        daily load allocation, waters of the United States are being
        identified as impaired and total maximum daily loads are being
        developed under section 303(d) of the Federal Water Pollution
        Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1313(d)) on the basis of anecdotal
        evidence. The data used are frequently not subject to quality
        assurance or quality control measures.
            (9) Any Federal regulatory or nonregulatory water quality
        management program--
                    (A) must be based on sound science, including
                credible and reliable monitoring data;
                    (B) must be subject to rigorous cost analysis;
                    (C) must be effectively and efficiently
                implemented; and
                    (D) must have the strong support of affected
                stakeholders, including State and local governments,
                landowners, businesses, environmental organizations,
                and the general public.
            (10) Any Federal water quality management program or
        initiative must recognize and accommodate--
                    (A) State water rights allocations and management
                programs;
                    (B) the clear distinction between point and
                nonpoint sources of pollution provided in the Federal
                Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);
                and
                    (C) the exclusive authority of the States to
                regulate nonpoint sources of pollution.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY.

    (a) Study Required.--The Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency shall make arrangements with the National Academy of
Sciences to conduct a study on--
            (1) the scientific basis underlying the development and
        implementation of total maximum daily loads for pollutants in
        waters identified under section 303(d)(1)(A) of the Federal
        Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1313(d)(1)(A));
            (2) the costs of implementing measures to comply with the
        total maximum daily loads; and
            (3) the availability of alternative programs or mechanisms
        to reduce the discharge of pollutants from point sources and to
        reduce pollution from nonpoint sources to achieve water quality
        standards.
    (b) Scope.--The study shall include an evaluation of the following:
            (1) The scientific methodologies (including water quality
        monitoring and monitoring plans) that are being used by States
        to identify waters under section 303(d)(1)(A) of the Federal
        Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1313(d)(1)(A)) and to
        develop and implement total maximum daily loads for pollutants
        in such waters, and the costs associated with the
        methodologies.
            (2) Any procedures or programs that are being implemented
        by States and Federal agencies to coordinate and improve
        monitoring methodologies and the quality of monitoring data.
            (3) The availability of alternative programs and other
        regulatory or nonregulatory mechanisms (including Federal,
        State, and local programs that operate as a functional
        equivalent to the total maximum daily load program) that may
        achieve comparable environmental benefits in an impaired water,
        watershed, or basin.
            (4) The results achieved by regulatory and voluntary
        programs, activities, and practices that are being implemented
        to reduce nonpoint source pollution and the costs of such
        programs, activities, and practices to State and local
        governments and the private sector.
            (5) The feasibility of implementing a pollutant trading
        program between point sources and nonpoint sources of
        pollution.
            (6) An assessment of the total costs (including the costs
        to Federal land management agencies, State and local
        governments, and the private sector) associated with programs
        to reduce the discharge of pollutants from point sources to
        meet water quality standards on waters currently identified
        under section 303(d)(1)(A) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1313(d)(1)(A)) and with programs to
reduce pollution from nonpoint sources in such waters under section 319
of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1329).
    (c) Peer Review.--Before submitting a report under subsection (d),
the National Academy of Sciences shall provide appropriate Federal,
State, and private sector interests an opportunity to review and submit
written comments on the report.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment
of this Act, the National Academy of Sciences shall submit a report on
the study to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of
the Senate. The report shall include recommendations of the National
Academy of Sciences for improving the methodologies evaluated under the
study, as well as any recommendations received pursuant to subsection
(c) that are not otherwise incorporated into the report.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000. Such sums shall
remain available until expended.

SEC. 4. RULEMAKING.

    (a) Proposed Rules Defined.--In this section, the term ``proposed
rules'' means the Proposed Revisions to the National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System Program and Federal Antidegradation Policy
and the Proposed Revisions to the Water Quality Planning and Management
Regulations Concerning Total Maximum Daily Loads, published in the
Federal Register on August 23, 1999.
    (b) Consideration of Study.--Before making a final determination
with respect to the proposed rules, the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency shall--
            (1) review the report submitted by the National Academy of
        Sciences under section 3(d) and incorporate, as appropriate,
        into the proposed rules the recommendations contained in the
        report, including recommendations received pursuant to section
        3(c); and
            (2) publish in the Federal Register and receive public
        comment on--
                    (A) the recommendations described in paragraph (1)
                that were incorporated into the proposed rules; and
                    (B) the recommendations described in paragraph (1)
                that were not incorporated into the proposed rules,
                including an explanation of why the recommendations
                were not incorporated.
    (c) Effect on Proposed Rules.--The Administrator shall not make a
final determination on the proposed rules identified in subsection (a)
until the conclusion of the public notice and comment period provided
under subsection (b)(2).
    (d) Prohibited Actions.--Except as specifically provided by an Act
enacted after the date of enactment of this Act, to ensure that States
continue to have exclusive authority to regulate nonpoint sources of
pollution--
            (1) the Administrator shall not take any action to affect
        any definition of, or distinction made between, point sources
        and nonpoint sources of pollution contained in a rule of the
        Environmental Protection Agency in effect on June 1, 2000; and
            (2) the Administrator shall not require approval of any
        measures set forth by a State to control nonpoint sources of
        pollution pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
        (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), except as authorized by section 319
        of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1329).

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Requires the Administrator, before making a final determination with respect to the Proposed Revisions to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program and Federal Antidegradation Policy and the Proposed Revisions to the Water Quality Planning and Management Regulations Concerning Total Maximum Daily Loads of August 1999, to: (1) review the NAS report and incorporate recommendations into the proposed revisions; and (2) publish in the Federal Register and receive public comment on incorporated recommendations and those that weren't incorporated, with an explanation why they were not incorporated. Bars the Administrator from making such final determination until the conclusion of the public notice and comment period.
Prohibits the Administrator, for purposes of ensuring that States continue to have exclusive authority to regulate nonpoint sources of pollution, from: (1) taking any action to affect any definition of, or distinction made between, point and nonpoint sources of pollution contained in an EPA rule in effect on June 1, 2000; and (2) requiring approval of any measures set forth by a State to control nonpoint sources of pollution pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, except as authorized under specified provisions regarding nonpoint source management programs.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Settlements Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. INFORMATION REGARDING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO BY
              FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    (a) Requirements for Settlement Agreements.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code,
        is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 307. Information regarding settlement agreements
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `covered settlement agreement' means a
        settlement agreement (including a consent decree)--
                    ``(A) that is entered into by an Executive agency;
                and
                    ``(B)(i) that--
                            ``(I) relates to an alleged violation of
                        Federal civil or criminal law; and
                            ``(II) requires the payment of a total of
                        not less than $1,000,000 by 1 or more non-
                        Federal persons; or
                    ``(ii) that--
                            ``(I) relates to the rule making process of
                        the Executive agency or an alleged failure by
                        the Executive agency to engage in a rule making
                        process; and
                            ``(II) requires the payment of a total of
                        not less than $200,000 in attorney fees, costs,
                        or expenses by the Executive agency or entity
                        within the Federal Government to a non-Federal
                        person;
            ``(2) the term `entity within the Federal Government'
        includes an officer or employee of the Federal Government
        acting in an official capacity;
            ``(3) the term `non-Federal person' means a person that is
        not an entity within the Federal Government; and
            ``(4) the term `rule making' has the meaning given that
        term under section 551(5).
    ``(b) Information To Be Posted Online.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
                head of each Executive agency shall make publicly
                available in a searchable format in a prominent
                location on the Web site of the Executive agency--
                            ``(i) a list of each covered settlement
                        agreement entered into by the Executive agency,
                        which shall include, for each covered
                        settlement agreement--
                                    ``(I) the date on which the parties
                                entered into the covered settlement
                                agreement;
                                    ``(II) the names of the parties
                                that settled claims under the covered
                                settlement agreement;
                                    ``(III) a description of the claims
                                each party settled under the covered
                                settlement agreement;
                                    ``(IV) the amount each party
                                settling a claim under the covered
                                settlement agreement is obligated to
                                pay under the settlement agreement;
                                    ``(V) the total amount the settling
                                parties are obligated to pay under the
                                settlement agreement;
                                    ``(VI) for each settling party--
                                            ``(aa) the amount, if any,
                                        the settling party is obligated
                                        to pay that is expressly
                                        specified under the covered
                                        settlement agreement as a civil
                                        or criminal penalty or fine;
                                        and
                                            ``(bb) the amount, if any,
                                        that is expressly specified
                                        under the covered settlement
                                        agreement as not deductible for
                                        purposes of the Internal
                                        Revenue Code of 1986; and
                                    ``(VII) a description of where
                                amounts collected under the covered
                                settlement agreement will be deposited,
                                including, if applicable, the deposit
                                of such amounts in an account available
                                for use for 1 or more programs of the
                                Federal Government; and
                            ``(ii) a copy of each covered settlement
                        agreement entered into by the Executive agency.
                    ``(B) Confidentiality provisions.--The requirement
                to disclose information or a copy of a covered
                settlement agreement under subparagraph (A) shall apply
                to the extent that the information or copy (or portion
                thereof) is not subject to a confidentiality provision
                that prohibits disclosure of the information or copy
                (or portion thereof).
            ``(2) Period.--The head of each Executive agency shall
        ensure that--
                    ``(A) information regarding a covered settlement
                agreement is publicly available on the list described
                in paragraph (1)(A)(i) for a period of not less than 5
                years, beginning on the date of the covered settlement
                agreement; and
                    ``(B) a copy of a covered settlement agreement made
                available under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) is publicly
                available--
                            ``(i) for a period of not less than 1 year,
                        beginning on the date of the covered settlement
                        agreement; or
                            ``(ii) for a covered settlement agreement
                        under which a non-Federal person is required to
                        pay not less than $50,000,000, for a period of
                        not less than 5 years, beginning on the date of
                        the covered settlement agreement.
    ``(c) Public Statement.--If the head of an Executive agency
determines that a confidentiality provision in a covered settlement
agreement, or the sealing of a covered settlement agreement, is
required to protect the public interest of the United States, the head
of the Executive agency shall issue a public statement stating why such
action is required to protect the public interest of the United States,
which shall explain--
            ``(1) what interests confidentiality protects; and
            ``(2) why the interests protected by confidentiality
        outweigh the public's interest in knowing about the conduct of
        the Federal Government and the expenditure of Federal
        resources.
    ``(d) Requirements for Written Public Statements.--Any written
public statement issued by an Executive agency that refers to an amount
to be paid by a non-Federal person under a covered settlement agreement
shall--
            ``(1) specify which portion, if any, of the amount to be
        paid under the covered settlement agreement by a non-Federal
        person--
                    ``(A) is expressly specified under the covered
                settlement agreement as a civil or criminal penalty or
                fine to be paid for a violation of Federal law; or
                    ``(B) is expressly specified under the covered
                settlement agreement as not deductible for purposes of
                the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
            ``(2) if no portion of the amount to be paid under the
        covered settlement agreement by a non-Federal person is
        expressly specified under the covered settlement agreement as a
        civil or criminal penalty or fine, include a statement
        specifying that is the case; and
            ``(3) describe in detail--
                    ``(A) any actions the non-Federal person shall take
                under the covered settlement agreement in lieu of
                payment to the Federal Government or a State or local
                government; and
                    ``(B) any payments or compensation the non-Federal
                person shall make to other non-Federal persons under
                the covered settlement agreement.
    ``(e) Confidentiality.--The requirement to disclose information
under subsection (d) shall apply to the extent that the information to
be disclosed (or portion thereof) is not subject to a confidentiality
provision that prohibits disclosure of the information (or portion
thereof).
    ``(f) Reporting.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than January 15 of each year,
        the head of an Executive agency that entered into a covered
        settlement agreement or that entered into a settlement
        agreement that involves regulatory action or regulatory changes
        during the previous fiscal year shall submit to each committee
        of Congress with jurisdiction over the activities of the
        Executive agency a report indicating--
                    ``(A) how many covered settlement agreements the
                Executive agency entered into during that fiscal year;
                    ``(B) how many covered settlement agreements the
                Executive agency entered into during that fiscal year
                that had any terms or conditions that are required to
                be kept confidential;
                    ``(C) how many covered settlement agreements the
                Executive agency entered into during that fiscal year
                for which all terms and conditions are required to be
                kept confidential;
                    ``(D) the total amount of attorney fees, costs, and
                expenses paid to non-Federal persons under settlement
                agreements (including consent decrees) of the Executive
                agency during that fiscal year; and
                    ``(E) the number of settlement agreements
                (including consent decrees) between the Executive
                agency and non-Federal persons that involve regulatory
                action or regulatory changes, including the
                promulgation of new rules, during that fiscal year.
            ``(2) Availability of reports.--The head of an Executive
        agency that is required to submit a report under paragraph (1)
        shall make the report publicly available in a searchable format
        in a prominent location on the Web site of the Executive
        agency.''.
            (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of
        sections for chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, is
        amended by adding at the end the following:

``307. Information regarding settlement agreements.''.
    (b) Review of Confidentiality of Settlement Agreements.--Not later
than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report
regarding how Executive agencies (as defined under section 105 of title
5, United States Code) determine whether the terms of a settlement
agreement or the existence of a settlement agreement will be treated as
confidential, which shall include recommendations, if any, for
legislative or administrative action to increase the transparency of
Government settlements while continuing to protect the legitimate
interests that confidentiality provisions serve.

            Passed the Senate September 21, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                JULIE E. ADAMS,

                                                             Secretary.

Output: (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 21, 2015.  Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 Sets forth new requirements for the public disclosure of any covered settlement agreement entered into by a federal executive agency.   (Sec. 2) Defines "covered settlement agreement" as a settlement agreement (including a consent decree) that: (1) is entered into by an executive agency, relates to an alleged violation of federal civil or criminal law, and requires the payment of not less than $1 million by one or more non-federal persons (entities not within the federal government); or (2) relates to the rulemaking process or an alleged failure of an executive agency to engage in such process and requires the payment of not less than $200,000 in attorney fees, costs, or expenses by an executive agency to a non-federal person. Requires agency heads to make publicly available on the agency website a copy of each covered settlement agreement entered into by the agency and a list for each agreement, which shall include:  the names of the parties to the settlement agreement and the date of such agreement;  a description of the claims that were settled under the agreement;  the amount each party to the agreement is obligated to pay under the terms of the agreement and the total amounts required to be paid;  for each settling party, the amount the settling party is obligated to pay that has been expressly specified as a civil or criminal penalty or fine and any amount expressly specified as not deductible for tax purposes; and  a description of where amounts collected under the agreement will be deposited.  Requires each agency to ensure that: (1) such information remains publicly available for not less than 5 years beginning on the date of the agreement, and (2) a copy of a covered settlement agreement remains publicly available for not less than 1 year beginning on such date or for not less than 5 years in the case of an agreement under which a non-federal person is required to pay at least $50 million. Exempts the provisions of a covered settlement agreement that are subject to a confidentiality agreement from disclosure. Directs an agency to issue a public statement explaining any determination that confidentiality of an agreement is required to protect U.S. interests. Requires agencies to submit an annual report indicating:   how many covered settlement agreements the agency entered into during the previous fiscal year;  how many of such agreements had terms or conditions that were required to be kept confidential;  the total amount of attorney fees, costs, and expenses paid to non-federal persons under such agreements; and  the number of such agreements between the agency and non-federal persons that involved regulatory action or regulatory changes during that fiscal year.  Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress on how agencies determine whether the terms or existence of a settlement agreement will be treated as confidential.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Underage Drinking Prevention Act of
2006''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) The consumption of beverage alcohol by underage youth
        is an ongoing national concern. About 10.8 million Americans
        between the ages of 12 to 20--for whom alcohol is illegal--
        report current alcohol use, approximately 29 percent of that
        age group. (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
        Administration; 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.)
            (2) Despite the seriousness of the problem that exists,
        significant declines have been noted over the past decade among
        8th, 10th and 12th graders. Since 1991, ``binge drinking'' has
        declined by 19 percent for 8th graders; 8 percent for 10th
        graders; and 6 percent for 12th graders, and ``past month
        drinking'' has declined by 32 percent for 8th graders; 22
        percent for 10th graders; and 13 percent for 12th graders (2005
        Monitoring the Future Survey).
            (3) However, 42 percent of college students report having
        five or more drinks in a row at least once in the past two
        weeks. Sixty-eight percent report drinking alcohol within the
        past month. Consumption patterns in this category have remained
        flat over the last decade. (Johnson, et al., 2004 Monitoring
        the Future Study.)
            (4) Sixty-five percent of underage youth who drink obtain
        alcohol from family and friends. Seven percent of youth report
        they obtained alcohol from retailers who failed to check for
        identification (Teenage Research Unlimited, Omnibus 2003).
            (5) Data from the National Academy of Sciences/Institute of
        Medicine, the Federal Trade Commission and the American Medical
        Association show that most youth who drink obtain alcohol
        primarily through non-commercial sources, such as family and
        friends.
            (6) In 2000, an estimated $71 million of federally
        appropriated funding was dedicated to the prevention of
        underage drinking. Many Federal agencies have program
        activities that include the prevention of underage drinking,
        but for which agency officials have not isolated funding
        specific to alcohol. For example, $769 million in funding was
        used for activities that addressed the prevention of alcohol
        and other drug use that targeted either youth or both youth and
        the broader community. (GAO-01-503, Underage Drinking,
        Information on Federal Funds Targeted at Prevention, 2001.)
            (7) The Department of Health and Human Services/Substance
        Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration stated that
        programs that have not been rigorously evaluated cannot be
        assumed to be effective. Programs that are funded by the
        Federal Government should have evidence of effectiveness (A
        Comprehensive Plan for Preventing and Reducing Underage
        Drinking, 2006).
            (8) Based upon evidence of effectiveness, existing Federal
        funding should be reallocated to programs and grants to States
        with effective measures to prevent and reduce underage
        drinking.

SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION; CONSULTATION.

    (a) Administration.--This Act shall be carried out by the Secretary
of Health and Human Services on behalf of the Interagency Coordinating
Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking (referred to in this
Act as ``ICCPUD'').
    (b) Consultation With Nonfederal Entities.--In carrying out this
Act, the Secretary shall consult with States, public and private
entities, including colleges and universities; public health and
consumer organizations; and the beverage alcohol industry.

SEC. 4. EVALUATION OF FEDERAL UNDERAGE DRINKING PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall in accordance with subsection
(b) evaluate programs that are carried out in whole or in part with
Federal funds and are intended to prevent and reduce the consumption of
beverage alcohol by minors (referred to in this Act as ``underage
drinking'').
    (b) Certain Requirements.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Secretary shall--
            (1) identify Federal underage drinking programs--
                    (A) that primarily make awards of grants,
                cooperative agreements, or contracts to States or local
                governments; and
                    (B) that primarily make such awards to private
                entities;
            (2) determine the cost of each of the programs, with
        allocations specific to Federal, State, local, and private
        expenditures; and
            (3) evaluate all programs and require grantees to build the
        evaluation costs into grant proposals.
    (c) Certain Requirements.--With respect to evaluations under
subsection (a):
            (1) The Secretary shall work jointly with the funded entity
        to develop evaluation criteria appropriate to each program.
            (2) The Secretary shall determine that all evaluations are
        properly completed in a timely fashion.
            (3) Programs that do not receive a score that demonstrates
        effectiveness will have to be modified or will not be eligible
        for future funding.
    (d) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall complete the
evaluations under subsection (a) and submit to the Congress a report
summarizing the results of the evaluations. The report shall include
the information pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) and recommendations
for reallocating Federal funding for underage drinking prevention and
reduction programs toward the incentive grant created in section 5 or
to programs deemed to be effective and evidence-based. The list of
evaluated and evidence-based programs should be made available online
and should be evaluated on a revolving basis.

SEC. 5. INCENTIVE GRANTS TO STATES REGARDING MEASURES TO PREVENT OR
              REDUCE UNDERAGE DRINKING.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may make grants to eligible States
for the purpose of carrying out activities to prevent, and reduce
underage drinking by reallocating funding from grants and programs
deemed ineffective in section 4.
    (b) Eligible States.--A State is an eligible State for purposes of
this section if the State has implemented not fewer than five of the
following ten policies with respect to underage drinking:
            (1) The State has demonstrated coordination among agencies,
        including public health, alcohol beverage control and law
        enforcement, to prevent and reduce underage drinking and abuse
        by providing prevention and treatment as well as enforcing laws
        regarding the illegal purchase, attempt to purchase,
        possession, consumption, furnishing, and provision of beverage
        alcohol to minors.
            (2) The appropriate agencies referred to in paragraph (1)
        have conducted a review to identify and catalog state and local
        underage drinking prevention and reduction programs online and
        have evaluated programs consistent with criteria pursuant to
        section 4.
            (3) The State has implemented a comprehensive plan to
        improve enforcement and adjudication of existing laws to
        prevent and reduce underage drinking and to report the results
        of these efforts.
            (4) The State has--
                    (A) penalties for adults who knowingly and
                illegally provide alcohol to minors in violation of
                State law;
                    (B) penalties for minors who purchase, attempt to
                purchase, possess or consume beverage alcohol in
                violation of State law, including driver's license
                penalties; and
                    (C) penalties that escalate with repeat offenses.
            (5) The State has monetary fines resulting from the
        imposition of such penalties outlined in paragraph (4) that are
        used to provide funding for programs to prevent and reduce
        underage drinking in the States in which the violation
        occurred.
            (6) The State requires parental notification for minors who
        seek to fraudulently acquire beverage alcohol in violation of
        State law.
            (7) The State publicizes its laws and penalties regarding
        underage drinking, including penalties for individuals who
        illegally provide or furnish beverage alcohol to minors in
        violation of State laws.
            (8) The State has established mechanisms for effective
        collaboration between licensed retailers, including retailers
        owned or operated by or on behalf of the State or its agency,
        and law enforcement authorities to detect and stop the use of
        false or fraudulent identification.
            (9) The State has established incentives for such retailers
        as defined in paragraph (8)--
                    (A) to regularly train employees who serve or sell
                alcohol; and
                    (B) to utilize age verification in the serving and
                selling of alcohol.
            (10) The State has developed and implemented evidence-based
        programs designed to educate parents about underage drinking
        and how to address the issue.

SEC. 6. FUNDING.

    (a) Certain Transfers.--With respect to Federal underage drinking
prevention and reduction programs that are determined by the Secretary
through evaluations under section 4 to be ineffective, the Secretary
may terminate such programs and transfer the Federal amounts involved
for use for--
            (1) programs determined under the evaluations to be
        effective in preventing or reducing underage drinking;
            (2) evidence-based programs to prevent or reduce underage
        drinking; and
            (3) incentive grants to states regarding measures to
        prevent or reduce underage drinking.
    (b) State Funding Levels.--Once the Secretary has submitted the
report under section 4 to Congress, States will retain and manage their
Federal funds and will have an initial two-year grace period to either
modify or sunset ineffective programs and reallocate Federal resources.
Thereafter, unused funds must be obligated before the fiscal year ends
in order to be carried over to the next fiscal year. Once obligated,
the funds can be used within a four-year period.

SEC. 7. IMPROVED COLLECTION AND REPORTING.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Reporting in consistent manner.--ICCPUD, as part of its
        ongoing efforts to improve Federal data collection, shall
        require that federally funded surveys collect and report data
        in a consistent manner that allows users of this data to
        compare the results of these surveys. In these efforts, the
        surveys shall report demographic categories that represent the
        cohort of those under the age of 21. In order to facilitate
        more useful data analysis, the following age categories shall
        be established, where cohorts are available and used in those
        activities described in subsection (b):
                    (A) Early teens--persons 12 to 14 years of age.
                    (B) Teens--persons 15 to 17 years of age.
                    (C) Underaged adults--persons 18 to 20 years of
                age.
            (2) Additional requirements.--With respect to the age
        groupings under paragraph (1):
                    (A) The grouping shall not preclude the use of
                other age groups or the use of a comprehensive age
                grouping of people between the ages of 12 to 20.
                    (B) The groups shall include gender, ethnic and
                other specific demographic data.
    (b) Use of Certain National Surveys.--Activities under subsection
(a) shall include the collection and reporting of relevant data from--
            (1) national surveys funded by the Secretary, including but
        not limited to Monitoring the Future Survey and National Survey
        on Drug Use and Health; and
            (2) State data available from research conducted or
        supported by the States, which wholly or partially use Federal
        funds.

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health
        and Human Services.
            (2) The term ``underage drinking'' means the illegal
        consumption, purchase, attempt to purchase or possession of
        beverage alcohol in violation of State law.
            (3) The term ``underage drinking programs'' means programs
        referred to in section 4(a).
            (4) The term ``minors,'' with respect to a State, means
        individuals who are under the age designated in the law of the
        State as the minimum age for legally purchasing, attempting to
        purchase, consuming or possessing beverage alcohol as defined
        under State law.
            (5) The term ``beverage alcohol industry'' means producers,
        bottlers, importers, marketers, wholesalers, and retailers,
        including control state jurisdictions, of beer, wine and
        distilled spirits.
            (6) Incentive grant means funding reallocated from programs
        deemed to be ineffective.

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Underage Drinking Prevention Act of 2006 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to evaluate federal programs intended to prevent and reduce the consumption of beverage alcohol by minors. Directs that a program not receiving a score that demonstrates effectiveness must be modified to be eligible for future funding.

Allows the Secretary to make grants to states for activities to prevent and reduce underage drinking by reallocating funds from ineffective grants and programs. Sets forth eligibility requirements, including that the state has: (1) demonstrated coordination among agencies to prevent and reduce underage drinking and abuse; (2) implemented a comprehensive plan to improve enforcement and adjudication of existing underage drinking laws; and (3) penalties for specified underage drinking offenses that escalate with repeat offenses. Allows the Secretary to terminate ineffective programs and transfer the federal amounts involved for use for: (1) programs determined to be effective; (2) evidence-based programs; and (3) incentive grants for state measures.

Requires the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking to require that federally funded surveys collect and report data in a consistent manner that allows users to compare survey results. Sets forth age categories to be used in such surveys.


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SECTION 1. TEACHERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES.

    Title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

         ``PART C--TEACHERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES

``SEC. 241. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This part may be cited as the `Teachers Professional Development
Institutes Act'.

``SEC. 242. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    ``(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            ``(1) Ongoing, subject-specific teacher professional
        development is essential to improved student learning.
            ``(2) The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 calls for a
        highly qualified teacher in every core-subject classroom;
        attaining this goal will require innovative and effective
        approaches to improving the quality of teaching.
            ``(3) The Teachers Institute Model is an innovative and
        proven approach that encourages collaboration between urban
        school teachers and university faculty. The model focuses on
        teachers' continuing academic preparation and on the personal
        and collaborative application of their studies in their
        classrooms, schools, and districts.
            ``(4) The Teachers Institute Model has a proven record, as
        demonstrated by the success of a 3-year national demonstration
        pilot project (referred to in this part as the `National
        Demonstration Project') in several United States cities.
    ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this part is to provide Federal
assistance to support the establishment and operation of Teachers
Professional Development Institutes for local educational agencies that
serve significant low-income populations in States throughout the
Nation--
            ``(1) to improve student learning; and
            ``(2) to enhance the quality of teaching by strengthening
        the subject matter mastery and pedagogical skills of current
        teachers through continuing teacher preparation.

``SEC. 243. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part:
            ``(1) Poverty line.--The term `poverty line' means the
        poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and
        Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2)
        of the Community Services Block Grant Act) applicable to a
        family of the size involved.
            ``(2) Significant low-income population.--The term
        `significant low-income population' means a student population
        of which not less than 25 percent are from families with
        incomes below the poverty line.
            ``(3) State.--The term `State' means each of the several
        States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
            ``(4) Teachers professional development institute.--The
        term `Teachers Professional Development Institute' means a
        partnership or joint venture between or among 1 or more
        institutions of higher education, and 1 or more local
        educational agencies serving a significant low-income
        population, which partnership or joint venture--
                    ``(A) is entered into for the purpose of improving
                the quality of teaching and learning through
                collaborative seminars designed to enhance both the
                subject matter and the pedagogical resources of the
                seminar participants; and
                    ``(B) works in collaboration to determine the
                direction and content of the collaborative seminars.

``SEC. 244. GRANT AUTHORITY.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized--
            ``(1) to award grants to Teachers Professional Development
        Institutes to encourage the establishment and operation of
        Teachers Professional Development Institutes; and
            ``(2) to provide technical assistance, either directly or
        through existing Teachers Professional Development Institutes,
        to assist local educational agencies and institutions of higher
        education in preparing to establish and in operating Teachers
        Professional Development Institutes.
    ``(b) Selection Criteria.--In selecting a Teachers Professional
Development Institute for a grant under this part, the Secretary shall
consider--
            ``(1) the extent to which the proposed Teachers
        Professional Development Institute will serve a community with
        a significant low-income population;
            ``(2) the extent to which the proposed Teachers
        Professional Development Institute will follow the
        Understandings and Necessary Procedures that have been
        developed following the National Demonstration Project;
            ``(3) the extent to which the local educational agency
        participating in the proposed Teachers Professional Development
        Institute has a high percentage of teachers who are unprepared
        or under prepared to teach the core academic subjects the
        teachers are assigned to teach; and
            ``(4) the extent to which the proposed Teachers
        Professional Development Institute will receive a level of
        support from the community and other sources that will ensure
        the requisite long-term commitment for the success of a
        Teachers Professional Development Institute.
    ``(c) Consultation.--
            ``(1) In general.--In evaluating applications under
        subsection (b), the Secretary may request the advice and
        assistance of existing Teachers Professional Development
        Institutes.
            ``(2) State agencies.--If the Secretary receives 2 or more
        applications for new Teachers Professional Development
        Institutes that propose serving the same State, the Secretary
        shall consult with the State educational agency regarding the
        applications.
    ``(d) Fiscal Agent.--For the purpose of this part, an institution
of higher education participating in a Teachers Professional
Development Institute shall serve as the fiscal agent for the receipt
of grant funds under this part.
    ``(e) Limitations.--A grant under this part--
            ``(1) shall be awarded for a period not to exceed 5 years;
        and
            ``(2) shall not exceed 50 percent of the total costs of the
        eligible activities, as determined by the Secretary.

``SEC. 245. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) In General.--A Teachers Professional Development Institute
that receives a grant under this part may use the grant funds--
            ``(1) for the planning and development of applications for
        the establishment of Teachers Professional Development
        Institutes;
            ``(2) to provide assistance to existing Teachers
        Professional Development Institutes established during the
        National Demonstration Project to enable the Teachers
        Professional Development Institutes--
                    ``(A) to further develop existing Teachers
                Professional Development Institutes; or
                    ``(B) to support the planning and development of
                applications for new Teachers Professional Development
                Institutes;
            ``(3) for the salary and necessary expenses of a full-time
        director to plan and manage such Teachers Professional
        Development Institute and to act as liaison between the
        participating local educational agency and institution of
        higher education;
            ``(4) to provide suitable office space, staff, equipment,
        and supplies, and to pay other operating expenses for the
        development and maintenance of Teachers Professional
        Development Institutes;
            ``(5) to provide stipends for teachers participating in
        collaborative seminars in the sciences and humanities, and to
        provide remuneration for those members of the higher education
        faculty who lead the seminars; and
            ``(6) to provide for the dissemination through print and
        electronic means of curriculum units prepared in conjunction
        with Teachers Professional Development Institutes seminars.
    ``(b) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may use not more than 50
percent of the funds appropriated to carry out this part to provide
technical assistance to facilitate the establishment and operation of
Teachers Professional Development Institutes. For the purpose of this
subsection, the Secretary may contract with existing Teachers
Professional Development Institutes to provide all or a part of the
technical assistance under this subsection.

``SEC. 246. APPLICATION, APPROVAL, AND AGREEMENT.

    ``(a) In General.--To receive a grant under this part, a Teachers
Professional Development Institute shall submit an application to the
Secretary that--
            ``(1) meets the requirement of this part and any
        regulations under this part;
            ``(2) includes a description of how the Teachers
        Professional Development Institute intends to use funds
        provided under the grant;
            ``(3) includes such information as the Secretary may
        require to apply the criteria described in section 244(b);
            ``(4) includes measurable objectives for the use of the
        funds provided under the grant; and
            ``(5) contains such other information and assurances as the
        Secretary may require.
    ``(b) Approval.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) promptly evaluate an application received for a grant
        under this part; and
            ``(2) notify the applicant within 90 days of the receipt of
        a completed application of the Secretary's approval or
        disapproval of the application.
    ``(c) Agreement.--Upon approval of an application, the Secretary
and the Teachers Professional Development Institute shall enter into a
comprehensive agreement covering the entire period of the grant.

``SEC. 247. REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS.

    ``(a) Report.--Each Teachers Professional Development Institute
receiving a grant under this part shall report annually on the progress
of the Teachers Professional Development Institute in achieving the
purpose of this part and the purposes of the grant.
    ``(b) Evaluation and Dissemination.--
            ``(1) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall evaluate the
        activities funded under this part and submit an annual report
        regarding the activities to the Committee on Health, Education,
        Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on
        Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives.
            ``(2) Dissemination.--The Secretary shall broadly
        disseminate successful practices developed by Teachers
        Professional Development Institutes.
    ``(c) Revocation.--If the Secretary determines that a Teachers
Professional Development Institute is not making substantial progress
in achieving the purpose of this part and the purposes of the grant by
the end of the second year of the grant under this part, the Secretary
may take appropriate action, including revocation of further payments
under the grant, to ensure that the funds available under this part are
used in the most effective manner.

``SEC. 248. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part--
            ``(1) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
            ``(2) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
            ``(3) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
            ``(4) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and
            ``(5) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.''.

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Teachers Professional Development Institutes Act - Amends the the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to: (1) award grants to Teachers Professional Development Institutes (TPDIs) to encourage the establishment and operation of TPDIs; and (2) provide technical assistance, either directly or through existing TPDIs, to assist local educational agencies and institutions of higher education in preparing to establish and in operating TPDIs.

 Sets forth selection criteria, including consideration of the extent to which the proposed TPDI will serve a community with a significant low-income population.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Voucher Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC HOUSING.

    (a) Loan Authority.--After the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not enter into any
new commitment to make loans under section 4 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 to public housing agencies for the development or
acquisition of public housing projects by such agencies.
    (b) Contribution Authority.--After the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not enter
into any new contract to make contributions under section 5 of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 to public housing agencies for the
development or acquisition of public housing projects by such agencies.
    (c) Existing Commitments.--After the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may make
contributions and loans for the development or acquisition of public
housing projects only pursuant to legally binding commitments to make
such loans or contracts for such contributions entered into on or
before the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Inapplicability to Indian Housing.--The provisions of this
section shall not apply to public housing developed pursuant to a
contract between the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and an
Indian housing authority.
    (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms ``Indian
housing authority'', ``project'', ``public housing'', and ``public
housing agency'' have the meanings given the terms in section 3(b) of
the United States Housing Act of 1937.

SEC. 3. TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SUPPORTIVE
              HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY.

    (a) Authority.--After the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not enter into any new
commitment to make capital advances under section 202(c)(1) of the
Housing Act of 1959 for the construction, reconstruction,
rehabilitation, or acquisition of supportive housing for the elderly
under such section 202.
    (b) Existing Commitments.--After the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may make capital
advances for the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or
acquisition of supportive housing for the elderly under section 202 of
the Housing Act of 1959 only pursuant to legally binding commitments to
make such advances entered into on or before the date of the enactment
of this Act.

SEC. 4. TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SUPPORTIVE
              HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

    (a) Authority.--After the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not enter into any new
commitment to make capital advances under section 811(d)(1) of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act for the construction,
reconstruction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of supportive housing
for the persons with disabilities under such section 811.
    (b) Existing Commitments.--After the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may make capital
advances for the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or
acquisition of supportive housing for persons with disabilities under
section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act
only pursuant to legally binding commitments to make such advances
entered into on or before the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. INCREASE OF VOUCHER AUTHORITY AND SET-ASIDES FOR THE ELDERLY
              AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

    (a) Budget Authority.--Any budget authority available under section
5(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for assistance under
section 8(o) of such Act is authorized to be increased by $150,000,000
on or after October 1, 1993.
    (b) Set-Aside.--From any amount appropriated pursuant to subsection
(a) in any fiscal year, the Secretary shall make available an amount
for voucher assistance for elderly persons (as such term is defined in
section 202(k) of the Housing Act of 1959) and for persons with
disabilities (as such term is defined in section 811(k) of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act) that bears
approximately the same ratio to such amount appropriated as--
            (1) the actual need for such assistance for elderly persons
        and persons with disabilities bears to the total national need
        for such assistance, as determined by the Secretary; or
            (2) the total annual amount of assistance provided by the
        Secretary for construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or
        acquisition of housing for elderly persons and persons with
        disabilities bears to the total annual amount of housing
        assistance provided by the Secretary, as determined by the
        Secretary for recent years.
    (c) Permissible Uses.--Vouchers for rental assistance provided with
the amounts made available under this section may be used for the
rental of dwelling units or costs of residency as determined by
qualified voucher recipients.

Output: Housing Voucher Act of 1993 - Terminates Department of Housing and Urban Development assistance programs for public housing (other than Indian public housing) and supportive housing for the elderly and for persons with disabilities.  Increases public housing voucher authority and housing set-asides for the elderly and persons with disabilities.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Campus-Based Underage Alcohol Use
Reduction Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Drinking alcohol under the age of 21 is illegal in each
        of the 50 States and the District of Columbia. Enforcement of
        current laws and regulations in States and communities, such as
        minimum age drinking laws, zero tolerance laws, and laws and
        regulations which restrict availability of alcohol, must
        supplement other efforts to reduce underage drinking.
            (2) Data collected by the Department of Health and Human
        Services and the Department of Transportation indicate that
        alcohol use by youth has many negative consequences, such as
        immediate risk from acute impairment; traffic fatalities;
        violence; suicide; and unprotected sex.
            (3) A significant percentage of the total alcohol
        consumption in the United States each year is by underage
        youth. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
        Administration reports that the percentage is over 11 percent.
            (4) College and university presidents have cited alcohol
        abuse as the number one health problem on college and
        university campuses.
            (5) According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse
        and Alcoholism, two of five college students are binge
        drinkers; 1,400 college students die each year from alcohol-
        related injuries, a majority of which involve motor vehicle
        crashes; more than 70,000 students are victims of alcohol-
        related sexual assault; and 500,000 students are injured under
        the influence of alcohol each year.
            (6) Research shows that school-based and community-based
        interventions can reduce underage drinking and associated
        problems, and that positive outcomes can be achieved by
        combining environmental and institutional change with theory-
        based health education--a comprehensive, community-based
        approach.

SEC. 3. GRANTS DIRECTED AT REDUCING HIGHER-EDUCATION ALCOHOL ABUSE.

    (a) Authorization of Program.--The Secretary shall award grants to
eligible entities to enable the entities to reduce the rate of underage
alcohol use and binge drinking among students at institutions of higher
education.
    (b) Applications.--An eligible entity that desires to receive a
grant under this Act shall submit an application to the Secretary at
such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the
Secretary may require. Each application shall include--
            (1) a description of how the eligible entity will work to
        enhance an existing, or where none exists to build a, statewide
        coalition;
            (2) a description of how the eligible entity will target
        underage students in the State;
            (3) a description of how the eligible entity intends to
        ensure that the statewide coalition is actually implementing
        the purpose of this Act and moving toward indicators described
        in section (d);
            (4) a list of the members of the statewide coalition or
        interested parties involved in the work of the eligible entity;
            (5) a description of how the eligible entity intends to
        work with State agencies on substance abuse prevention and
        education;
            (6) the anticipated impact of funds provided under this Act
        in reducing the rates of underage alcohol use;
            (7) outreach strategies, including ways in which the
        eligible entity proposes to--
                    (A) reach out to students;
                    (B) promote the purpose of this Act;
                    (C) address the range of needs of the students and
                the surrounding communities; and
                    (D) address community norms for underage students
                regarding alcohol use; and
            (8) such additional information as required by the
        Secretary.
    (c) Uses of Funds.--Each eligible entity that receives a grant
under this section shall use the grant funds to carry out the
activities described in such entity's application submitted pursuant to
subsection (b).
    (d) Accountability.--On the date on which the Secretary first
publishes a notice in the Federal Register soliciting applications for
grants under this section, the Secretary shall include in the notice
achievement indicators for the program authorized under this section.
The achievement indicators shall be designed--
            (1) to measure the impact that the statewide coalitions
        assisted under this Act are having on the institutions of
        higher education and the surrounding communities, including
        changes in the number of alcohol incidents of any kind
        (including violations, physical assaults, sexual assaults,
        reports of intimidation, disruptions of school functions,
        disruptions of student studies, mental health referrals,
        illnesses, or deaths);
            (2) to measure the quality and accessibility of the
        programs or information offered by the statewide coalitions;
        and
            (3) to provide such other measures of program impact as the
        Secretary determines appropriate.
    (e) Supplement Not Supplant.--Grant funds provided under this Act
shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, Federal and non-Federal
funds available for carrying out the activities described in this
section.
    (f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a
        State, institution of higher education, or nonprofit entity.
            (2) Institution of higher education.--The term
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the
        term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
        U.S.C. 1001(a)).
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Education.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States,
        the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
            (5) Statewide coalition.--The term ``statewide coalition''
        means a coalition that--
                    (A) includes--
                            (i) institutions of higher education within
                        a State; and
                            (ii) a nonprofit group, a community
                        underage drinking prevention coalition, or
                        another substance abuse prevention group within
                        a State; and
                    (B) works toward lowering the alcohol abuse rate by
                targeting underage students at institutions of higher
                education throughout the State and in the surrounding
                communities.
            (6) Surrounding community.--The term ``surrounding
        community'' means the community--
                    (A) that surrounds an institution of higher
                education participating in a statewide coalition;
                    (B) where the students from the institution of
                higher education take part in the community; and
                    (C) where students from the institution of higher
                education live in off-campus housing.
    (g) Administrative Expenses.--Not more than 5 percent of a grant
under this section may be expended for administrative expenses.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2006,
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2007
through 2010.

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Campus-Based Underage Alcohol Use Reduction Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to reduce the rate of underage alcohol use and binge drinking among students at institutions of higher education (IHEs).

Makes states, IHEs, or nonprofit entities eligible for such grants. Requires grantees to: (1) enhance or build a statewide coalition; (2) target underage students in the state; (3) ensure statewide coalition movement toward program achievement indicators; (4) work with state agencies on substance abuse prevention and education; and (5) engage in outreach.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Equalization and
Energy Security Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. EXCISE TAX ON IMPORTED CRUDE OIL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to alcohol, tobacco, and certain other excise taxes) is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new chapter:

        ``CHAPTER 55--IMPORTED CRUDE OIL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

                              ``Sec. 5891. Imposition of tax.
                              ``Sec. 5892. Determination of prices.
                              ``Sec. 5893. Definitions.
                              ``Sec. 5894. Registration.
                              ``Sec. 5895. Procedures; returns;
                                        penalties.

``SEC. 5891. IMPOSITION OF TAX.

    ``(a) Imposition of Tax.--In addition to any other tax imposed
under this title, an excise tax is hereby imposed on--
            ``(1) the first sale within the United States of--
                    ``(A) any crude oil, or
                    ``(B) any petroleum product,
        that has been imported into the United States, and
            ``(2) the use within the United States of--
                    ``(A) any crude oil, or
                    ``(B) any petroleum product,
        that has been imported into the United States if no tax has
        been imposed with respect to such crude oil or petroleum
        product prior to such use.
    ``(b) Rates of Tax.--
            ``(1) Crude oil.--The taxes imposed by paragraph (1)(A) and
        (2)(A) of subsection (a) shall be imposed at the rate equal to
        the applicable environmental equalization fee per barrel of
        crude oil.
            ``(2) Petroleum products.--The taxes imposed by paragraph
        (1)(B) and (2)(B) of subsection (a) shall be imposed at the
        rate equal to the applicable environmental equalization fee per
        barrel of petroleum products.
            ``(3) Fractional parts of barrels.--In the case of a
        fraction of a barrel, the taxes imposed by subsection (a) shall
        be the same fraction of the amount of such tax imposed on the
        whole barrel.
    ``(c) Liability for Payment of Tax.--
            ``(1) Sales.--The taxes imposed by subsection (a)(1) shall
        be paid by the first person who sells the crude oil or
        petroleum product within the United States.
            ``(2) Use.--The taxes imposed by subsection (a)(2) shall be
        paid by the person who uses the crude oil or petroleum product.
    ``(d) Exemptions.--
            ``(1) Exports.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Under regulations prescribed by
                the Secretary, no tax shall be imposed under this
                chapter on the sale of crude oil or petroleum products
                for export or for resale by the purchaser to a second
                purchaser for export.
                    ``(B) Proof of export.--Where any crude oil or
                petroleum product has been sold free of tax under
                subparagraph (A), such subparagraph shall cease to
                apply with respect to the sale of such crude oil or
                petroleum product unless, within the 6-month period
                which begins on the date of the sale, the seller
                receives proof that the crude oil or petroleum product
                has been exported.
            ``(2) Products in the national interest.--No tax shall be
        imposed under this chapter on the sale or use of any petroleum
        product during any period if the President determines that it
        is in the national interest not to impose the tax under this
        chapter on such product during such period.
            ``(3) Products from canada.--No tax shall be imposed by
        this chapter on the sale or use of--
                    ``(A) any crude oil produced from a well located in
                Canada, or
                    ``(B) any petroleum product produced from crude oil
                described in subparagraph (A).

``SEC. 5892. DETERMINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EQUALIZATION FEE.

    ``(a) Environmental Equalization Fee.--For purposes of this
chapter, the environmental equalization fee is the amount determined by
the Secretary of Energy under subsection (b).
    ``(b) Determination by Secretary of Energy.--The Secretary of
Energy, after conducting a study and in consultation with the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and
representatives from the domestic petroleum industry, shall from time
to time determine the amount of the environmental equalization fee. The
amount shall be the Secretary's estimate--
            ``(1) in the case of crude oil, of the average amount per
        barrel of the price of domestic crude oil which is attributable
        to costs of complying with environmental laws and regulations
        of the United States; and
            ``(2) in the case of petroleum products, of the average
        amount per barrel of the price of domestic petroleum products
        which is attributable to such costs.

``SEC. 5893. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For purposes of this chapter--
            ``(1) Crude oil.--The term `crude oil' means crude oil (as
        defined in section 4612(a)(1)) other than crude oil produced
        from a well located in the United States (as defined in section
        4612(a)(4)).
            ``(2) Domestic crude oil.--The term `domestic crude oil'
        means crude oil produced from a well located in the United
        States.
            ``(3) Barrel.--The term `barrel' means 42 United States
        gallons.
            ``(4) Petroleum product.--The term `petroleum product' has
        the meaning given such term under section 4612(a)(3).
            ``(5) Export.--The term `export' includes shipment to a
        possession of the United States, and the term `exported'
        includes shipment to a possession of the United States.

``SEC. 5894. REGISTRATION.

    ``Every person subject to tax under section 5891 shall, before
incurring any liability for tax under such section, register with the
Secretary.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of chapters for subtitle E of
such Code is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
item:

                              ``Chapter 55. Imported crude oil and
                                        petroleum products.''
    (c) Deductibility of Imported Crude Oil Tax.--The first sentence of
section 164(a) of such Code (relating to deduction for taxes) is
amended by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) The taxes imposed by section 5891 (relating to
        imported crude oil and petroleum products).''
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall take
effect on the 30th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output:
Environmental Equalization and Energy Security Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on imported crude oil and petroleum products (except those imported from Canada) equal to the applicable environmental equalization fee per barrel of crude oil, as determined by the Secretary of Energy.
States that the fee shall be the amount of the Secretary's estimate: (1) in the case of crude oil, of the average amount per barrel of the price of domestic crude oil attributable to costs of complying with U.S. environmental laws and regulations; and (2) in the case of petroleum products, of the average amount per barrel of the price of domestic petroleum products attributable to such costs.
Exempts from such tax: (1) the sale of crude oil or petroleum products for export or for resale by the purchaser to a second purchaser for export; and (2) the sale or use of any petroleum product during any period when the President determines that it is in the national interest not to impose the tax.