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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Crimes and Enforcement
Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) Federal investigation and prosecution of environmental
        crimes play a critical role in the protection of human health,
        public safety, and the environment;
            (2) the effectiveness of environmental criminal enforcement
        efforts is greatly strengthened by close cooperation and
        coordination among Federal, State, local, and tribal
        authorities; and
            (3) legislation is needed to facilitate Federal
        investigation and prosecution of environmental crimes and to
        increase the effectiveness of joint Federal, State, local, and
        tribal criminal enforcement efforts.

SEC. 3. JOINT FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL ENVIRONMENTAL
              ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Chapter 232 of title 18 is amended by adding after section 3673
the following new section 3674:
``Sec. 3674. Reimbursement of State, local, or tribal government costs
              for assistance in Federal investigation and prosecution
              of environmental crimes
    ``(a) Upon the motion of the United States, any person who is found
guilty of a criminal violation of the Federal environmental laws set
forth in subsection (b) below, or conspiracy to violate such laws, may
be ordered to pay the costs incurred by a State, local, or tribal
government or an agency thereof for assistance to the Federal
government's investigation and criminal prosecution of the case. Such
monies shall be paid to the State, local, or tribal government or
agency thereof and be used solely for the purpose of environmental law
enforcement.
    ``(b) This subsection applies to a violation of any of the
following statutes, or conspiracy to violate any of the following
statutes:
            ``(1) Section 14(b) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
        and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136l(b)).
            ``(2) Section 16(b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15
        U.S.C. 2615(b)).
            ``(3) Sections 10, 12, 13, and 16 of the Rivers and Harbors
        Appropriations Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403, 406, 407, 411).
            ``(4) Sections 309(c) and 311(b)(5) of the Federal Water
        Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1319(c), 1321(b)(5)).
            ``(5) Section 105(b) of the Marine Protection, Research,
        and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1415(b)).
            ``(6) Section 9(a) of the Act to Prevent Pollution from
        Ships (33 U.S.C. 1908(a)).
            ``(7) Section 4109(c) of the Shore Protection Act of 1988
        (33 U.S.C. 2609(c)).
            ``(8) Sections 1423 and 1432 of the Safe Drinking Water Act
        (42 U.S.C. 300h-2, 300i-1).
            ``(9) Sections 3008(d), 3008(e) and 3008(i) of the Resource
        Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6928(d),
        6928(e), 6928(i)).
            ``(10) Section 113(c) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
        7413(c)).
            ``(11) Sections 103(b) and 103(d) of the Comprehensive
        Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42
        U.S.C. 9603(b), 9603(d).
            ``(12) Section 325(b)(4) of the Emergency Planning and
        Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(4)).
            ``(13) Section 303(a) of the Federal Land Policy and
        Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1733(a)).
            ``(14) Sections 5124, 60123(a), and 60123(b) of title 49,
        United States Code.''.
    (b) The table of sections of chapter 232 of title 18, United States
Code is amended by adding the following after the item relating to
section 3673:

``3674. Reimbursement of State, local, or tribal government costs for
                            assistance in Federal investigation and
                            prosecution of environmental crimes.''.

SEC. 4. PROTECTION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND THE PUBLIC.

    (a) Chapter 39 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding the following new section:
``Sec. 838. Protection of government employees and the public from
              environmental crimes
    ``(a) Any person who commits a criminal violation of a Federal
environmental law identified in this subsection that is the direct or
proximate cause of serious bodily injury to or death of any other
person, including a Federal, State, local, or tribal government
employee performing official duties as a result of the violation, shall
be subject to a maximum term of imprisonment of twenty years, a fine of
not more than $500,000, or both, and, if the defendant is an
organization, to a fine of not more than $2,000,000. The laws to which
this subsection applies are--
            ``(1) section 309(c)(2), 309(c)(4), or 311(b)(5) of the
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1319(c)(2),
        1319(c)(4), 1321(b)(5));
            ``(2) section 105(b) of the Marine Protection, Research,
        and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1415(b));
            ``(3) section 1423 or 1432 of the Safe Drinking Water Act
        (42 U.S.C. 300h-2, 300i-1);
            ``(4) section 3008(d) of the Resource Conservation and
        Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6928(d));
            ``(5) section 113(c)(1) or 113(c)(2) of the Clean Air Act
        (42 U.S.C. 7413(c)(1), 7413(c)(2));
            ``(6) section 103(b) or 103(d) of the Comprehensive
        Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9603(b),
        9603(d));
            ``(7) section 325(b)(4) of the Emergency Planning and
        Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(4)); or
            ``(8) section 5124, 60123(a), or 60123(b) of title 49,
        United States Code.
    ``(b) Any person who commits a criminal violation of Federal
environmental law identified in this subsection that is the direct or
proximate cause of serious bodily injury to or death of any other
person, including a Federal, State, local, or tribal government
employee performing official duties as a result of the violation, shall
be subject to a maximum term of imprisonment of five years, a fine of
not more than $250,000, or both, and, if a defendant is an
organization, to a fine of not more than $1,000,000. The laws to which
this subsection applies are--
            ``(1) section 14(b) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
        and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136l(b)); or
            ``(2) section 16(b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15
        U.S.C. 2615(b)).
    ``(c) For purposes of this section, the term `serious bodily
injury' means bodily injury which involves--
            ``(1) unconsciousness;
            ``(2) extreme physical pain;
            ``(3) protracted and obvious disfigurement; or
            ``(4) protracted loss or impairment of the function of a
        bodily member, organ, or mental faculty.
    ``(d) For purposes of this section, the term `organization' means a
legal entity, other than a government, established or organized for any
purpose, and such term includes a corporation, company, association,
firm, partnership, joint stock company, foundation, institution, trust,
society, union, or any other association of persons.''
    (b) The table of sections of chapter 39 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding the following after the item relating to
section 837:

``Sec. 838. Protection of government employees and the public from
                            environmental crimes.''.

SEC. 5. ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES TRAINING FOR STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL LAW
              ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) This section may be cited as the ``Environmental Crimes
Training Act of 1996''.
    (b) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, as
soon as practicable, within the Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance, shall establish the State, Local, and Tribal Environmental
Enforcement Training Program to be administered by the National
Enforcement Training Institute within the Office of Criminal
Enforcement, Forensics and Training. This Program shall be dedicated to
training State, local, and tribal law enforcement personnel in the
investigation of environmental crimes at the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center (FLETC) in Glynn County, Georgia at the EPA-FLETC
training center or other training sites which are accessible to State,
local, and tribal law enforcement. State, local, and tribal law
enforcement personnel shall include, among others, the following:
inspectors, civil and criminal investigators, technical experts,
regulators, government lawyers, and police.

SEC. 6. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.

    (a) Chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding after section 3294 the following new section:
``Sec. 3295. Felony environmental crimes
    ``(a) No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for a
violation of, or a conspiracy to violate, any of the offenses listed in
subsection (b) unless the indictment is returned or the information is
filed within five years after the offense is committed; however, when a
person commits an affirmative act that conceals the offense from any
Federal, State, local, or tribal government agency, that person shall
not be prosecuted, tried, or punished for a violation of, or a
conspiracy to violate, any of the offenses listed below in subsection
(b) unless the indictment is returned or the information is filed
within five years after the offense is committed, or within three years
after the offense is discovered by a government agency, whichever is
later but in no event later than eight years after the offense is
committed.
    ``(b) This section applies to a violation of--
            ``(1) section 309(c)(2), 309(c)(3), 309(c)(4), or 311(b)(5)
        of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
        1319(c)(2), 1319(c)(3), 1319(c)(4), 1321(b)(5));
            ``(2) section 105(b) of the Marine Protection, Research,
        and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1415(b));
            ``(3) section 9(a) of the Act to Prevent Pollution from
        Ships (33 U.S.C. 1908(a));
            ``(4) section 4109(c) of the Shore Protection Act of 1988
        (33 U.S.C. 2609(c));
            ``(5) section 1423 or 1432 of the Safe Drinking Water Act
        (42 U.S.C. 300h-2, 300i-1);
            ``(6) section 3008(d) or 3008(e) of the Resource
        Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6928(d),
        6928(e));
            ``(7) section 113(c)(1), 113(c)(2), 113(c)(3), or 113(c)(5)
        of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7413(c)(1), 7413(c)(2),
        7413(c)(3), 7413(c)(5));
            ``(8) section 103(b) or 103(d) of the Comprehensive
        Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9603(b),
        9603(d));
            ``(9) section 325(b)(4) of the Emergency Planning and
        Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(4)); or
            ``(10) section 5124, 60123(a), or 60123(b) of title 49,
        United States Code.''.
    (b) The table of sections of chapter 213 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding after the item referring to section 3294 the
following new item:

``Sec. 3295. Felony environmental crimes.''.

SEC. 7. ATTEMPTS.

    (a) Section 14(b) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 1361(b)) is amended by adding a new paragraph
14(b)(5):
            ``(5) Attempts.--Any person who attempts to commit the
        conduct that constitutes an offense under paragraph (1) of this
        subsection shall be subject to the same penalties as those
        prescribed for such an offense.''.
    (b) Section 16(b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C.
2615(b)), is amended by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Any'' and by adding
the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Any person who attempts to commit the conduct that
        constitutes any offense under paragraph (1) of this subsection
        shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for
        such offense.''.
    (c) Section 309(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1319(c)), is amended by adding after paragraph (7) the following
new paragraph 309(c)(8):
            ``(8) Any person who attempts to commit the conduct that
        constitutes any offense under paragraphs (2), (3), or (4) of
        this subsection shall be subject to the same penalties as those
        prescribed for such offense.''.
    (d) Section 105(b) of the Marine Protection, Research, and
Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1415(b)), is amended by striking
``and'' at the end of paragraph (1), striking the period at the end of
(2)(B), and inserting ``; and'', and adding after paragraph (2) the
following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Any person who attempts to commit the conduct that
        constitutes any offense under paragraph (l) of this subsection
        shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for
        such offense.''.
    (e) Section 9(a) of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33
U.S.C. 1908(a)), is amended by inserting ``(1)'' before ``(A)'' and by
adding the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Any person who attempts to commit the conduct that
        constitutes any offense under paragraph (1) of this subsection
        shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for
        such offense.''.
    (f) Section 3008 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of
1976 (42 U.S.C. 6928), is amended by adding after subsection 3008(h)
the following new subsection--
    ``(i) Any person who attempts to commit the conduct that
constitutes any offense under subsections (d) or (e) of this section
shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for such
offense.''.
    (g) Section 113(c) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7413(c)), is
amended by adding after paragraph 6 the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) Any person who attempts to commit the conduct that
        constitutes any offense under subsections (1), (2), or (3) of
        this section shall be subject to the same penalties as those
        prescribed for such offense.''.

SEC. 8. ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES RESTITUTION.

    (a) Section 3663(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by striking ``or'' before ``section 46312'' and inserting ``or an
environmental crime listed in section 3674 of this title,'' after
``section 3663A(c),''.
    (b) Subsection 3663(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4), striking the period at
the end of paragraph (5) and inserting ``; and'', and adding after
paragraph (5) the following new paragraph--
            ``(6) in the case of an offense resulting in pollution of
        or damage to the environment, pay for removal and remediation
        of the environmental pollution or damage and restoration of the
        environment, to the extent of the pollution or damage resulting
        from the offense; in such a case, the term `victim' in section
        3663(a)(2) includes a community or communities, whether or not
        the members are individually identified.''.

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Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Act of 1996 - Provides that, upon motion of the United States, any person found guilty of a criminal violation of specified Federal environmental laws, or conspiracy to violate such laws, may be ordered to pay the costs incurred by a State, local, or tribal government or an agency thereof for assistance to the Federal Government's investigation and criminal prosecution of the case, with the payments used solely for environmental law enforcement.
Sets penalties for individuals and organizations that commit a criminal violation of listed Federal environmental laws which causes "serious bodily injury" to or the death of any other person, including a Federal, State, local, or tribal government employee performing official duties as a result of the violation.
Environmental Crimes Training Act of 1996 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish within EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance a State, Local, and Tribal Enforcement Training Program to train State, local, and tribal law enforcement personnel in the investigation of environmental crimes.
Sets a five-year statute of limitations (longer in cases of concealment of the offense by an affirmative act) for violation of, or a conspiracy to violate, specified Federal environmental laws.
Amends various Federal environmental laws to cover attempts to engage in proscribed conduct.
Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize the court to order restitution for listed Federal environmental crimes, including, in the case of an offense resulting in pollution of or damage to the environment, payment for removal and remediation of the pollution or damage and restoration of the environment.  Defines "victim" of the offense in such cases to include a community or communities, whether or not the members are individually identified.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bridges of Hope for Transitional
Health Insurance Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The national policy of advancing global free trade
        through treaties such as NAFTA, CAFTA and supporting the
        accession of certain countries to the World Trade Organization
        have opened the markets of the United States to a range of
        products that have facilitated the export of American jobs and
        resulted in the enormous loss of employment in the United
        States for our citizens.
            (2) This transformation has not been accompanied by a
        Federal commitment to reorient, retrain, relocate, or re-employ
        individuals in selective State economies dependent upon a
        previously robust industrial employment opportunity to minimal
        immediate new economic opportunities through well-funded
        temporary assistance and economic support program capable of
        breaching the loss of jobs and economic opportunities thereby
        leaving individuals in the depressed States without the
        opportunity to maintain a decent quality of life and health
        security by threatening the loss of health insurance coverage.
            (3) The responsibility for the transformation of State
        economies where economic dislocation occurs is the primary
        responsibility of the governmental unit whose policies caused
        such a change in the underlying economic base and have such
        profound impacts that the State alone cannot be reasonably
        expected to mobilize financial resources to bring about
        prosperity when the State's own tax resources are declining.
            (4) The impact has been to so erode the underlying
        structural base of a State that results in a decline in funding
        for existing health safety and welfare programs that may be
        supported by the State government. Acting alone the State
        government cannot remedy the devastating impact on individuals
        who must alter the quality of their lifestyle so radically that
        health choices become beyond the reach of average families who
        have no where else to go.
            (5) In the State of Michigan alone the average unemployment
        rate has been 2.5 times the national average for over 56 months
        and the State is projected to lose more than 63,000 more
        factory jobs by 2007 with no hope for rapid implementation to
        re-employ such individuals whose only real wealth is their
        homestead that cannot be relocated and whose skill levels. But
        these individuals cannot find employment to replace the wages
        they lost and they are risking foregoing payment of health
        insurance in order to preserve their homestead.
            (6) The distress suffered by these State industrial
        economies cannot be rectified by State Governments alone and it
        requires the intervention of the Federal Government to provide
        a bridge fund of transitional financial assistance to
        individuals to maintain their health insurance premium
        payments.
            (7) The Federal Government has the responsibility to
        establish a health insurance premium enhancement program to
        provide individuals a continuity of care and continuum of
        lifestyles in a circumstance where the balance of cost-of-
        living expenses and mortgage payments force them to abandon
        health care coverage and may subject them and their families to
        irreparable harm thereby endangering the health safety and
        welfare of everyone in their communities.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to establish a Bridges of
Hope for Transitional Health Insurance Program to provide premium
relief for individual workers through a local public health authorities
acting as a fiduciary on their behalf.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF BRIDGES OF HOPE FOR TRANSITIONAL HEALTH
              INSURANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Public Health Service Act is amended by adding
at the end the following new title:

``TITLE XXIX--BRIDGES OF HOPE FOR TRANSITIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM

``SEC. 2901. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a program under
this title to provide funds to eligible public health authorities (as
defined in section 2903(1)) for the provision of temporary assistance
to individual workers who have suffered from permanent changes in a
major segment of industrial production employment in a sector of the
economy in an area through irreversible structural changes.
    ``(b) Application by Eligible Public Health Authorities.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive funds under
        this title, an eligible public health authority shall submit an
        application with the Secretary in such form and manner as the
        Secretary specifies.
            ``(2) Prompt consideration of application.--Such an
        application shall be treated as complete and accurate unless
        the Secretary, within 60 days of the date of the application's
        submission, provides notice to the submitting official that--
                    ``(A) states that the application is either
                incomplete or inaccurate (or both); and
                    ``(B) provides specific reasons for the application
                being incomplete or inaccurate.
    ``(c) Approval of Applications.--
            ``(1) Requirements.--The Secretary shall not approve the
        application under subsection (b) of an eligible public health
        authority serving an area within a State unless the Secretary
        determines that the following requirements are met:
                    ``(A) Economic dislocation.--Such application
                includes (or is accompanied by) a statement of specific
                facts that demonstrate that there is an economic
                dislocation in such area that--
                            ``(i) results in the creation of an
                        employment shortage for individuals employed in
                        a particular segment of the industrial economy;
                        and
                            ``(ii) is attributable in part to national
                        treaties, statutes, policies and objectives.
                    ``(B) High unemployment.-- The unemployment rate in
                such area, and in such State, is 25 percent higher than
                the national average unemployment rate for six or more
                calendar quarters.
                    ``(C) High tax burden.--The tax burden (as measured
                by the percentage of per capita income estimated to be
                spent on State and local taxes) for the State is above
                the national average of such tax burden for all the
                States.
            ``(2) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority in
        approving an application of an eligible public health authority
        that is serving a State that has a population of at least
        9,000,000 and an unemployment rate that is at least 7 percent
        (or, if less, at least 2.5 percentage points above the national
        unemployment rate).
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--Funds provided under this section to an
        eligible public health authority shall be used by the authority
        to provide a program (in this title referred to as a `Bridges
        program') that--
                    ``(A) provides assistance in paying for health care
                premiums for employees and former employees (and their
                family members) in the area served by the authority;
                and
                    ``(B) meets the applicable requirements of
                subsection (e).
            ``(2) Authorities.--An eligible public health authority
        provided funds under this title is authorized to use such funds
        to carry out a Bridges program and, in connection with such a
        program, for any of the following purposes:
                    ``(A) To make public service announcements about
                the availability of the funding under this title.
                    ``(B) To develop an intake system for applicants
                under the program and retain contractors to assist in
                the application process.
                    ``(C) To verify income, employment home ownership
                documents, credit reports, and tax returns for the
                validity of current financial circumstances.
                    ``(D) To establish various programs and co-pays for
                individuals to participate in the program until gainful
                employment makes the assistance unnecessary.
                    ``(E) To negotiate with various health insurance
                and group health plans to provide health benefits
                coverage (including coverage under a COBRA continuation
                provision, as defined in section 2791(d)(4)) under the
                program in a manner that is affordable and coverage a
                broad type of services.
                    ``(F) To monitor coverage provided under the
                program.
            ``(3) Limitation on use of funds for administrative
        purposes.--An eligible public health authority may use not more
        than 5 percent of the funds provided to it under this title for
        administrative purposes.
    ``(e) Program Requirements.--A Bridges program of an eligible
public health authority shall meet the following requirements:
            ``(1) Sliding scale assistance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The program shall provide
                assistance with premium payments on a sliding scale
                that takes into account--
                            ``(i) the financial condition (and previous
                        financial condition) of the individual
                        involved;
                            ``(ii) the wage structure and compensation
                        scale for similar individuals within the area
                        served by the program; and
                            ``(iii) the amount of disposable income
                        remaining for that individual based on their
                        fixed costs and discretionary spending.
            ``(2) Guidelines.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The authority shall establish
                and publish guidelines--
                            ``(i) for the type and level of individual
                        support provided based on different income
                        levels, including the allocation of premium
                        responsibility between the authority, the
                        individual, and an employer (or former
                        employer); and
                            ``(ii) for verification and validation by
                        the authority of individual applicants.
                    ``(B) Treatment of assets.--Such guidelines--
                            ``(i) shall not take into account the value
                        of the homestead or other non-liquid assets of
                        the individual; and
                            ``(ii) shall be designed to result in a
                        level of assistance for an individual necessary
                        to cover the cost of maintaining adequate
                        health benefits coverage for the individual and
                        the individual's family at a level that
                        preceded the adverse consequences of the
                        economic dislocation for the area involved.
            ``(3) Assignment to insurers; negotiation authority.--An
        eligible public health authority may aggregate and assign
        individuals making application to the authority for assistance
        under this title to various insurers and may negotiate on
        behalf of the authority and the Federal government for health
        insurance opportunities that improve the range of coverage and
        plans or result in a more reasonable premium or a greater mix
        of covered services and coverage on behalf of the enrolled
        members.

``SEC. 2902. FUNDING.

    ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated, beginning with fiscal year 2007, such sums as may be
necessary to provide for funding to eligible public health authorities
under section 2901.
    ``(b) Distribution of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--Of the amounts appropriated under
        subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide for the
        distribution of funds, among authorities with applications
        approved under section 2901, based upon a formula that, subject
        to paragraph (2), takes into account--
                    ``(A) the number of individuals (and families) for
                which assistance will be provided by each authority;
                    ``(B) the income levels for such families; and
                    ``(C) the cost of health benefits coverage (for
                which such assistance will be provided) in the area
                involved.
            ``(2) Overhead allotment.--Of the funds made available
        under this title to eligible public health authorities, there
        shall be made available to each authority (before the
        application of the formula under paragraph (1)) an amount
        (specified by the Secretary) that would allow for the immediate
        establishment of the administrative framework in order to
        implement a Bridges program in the area served by such
        authority.
    ``(c) Supplemental Funding.--The funds provided by this title are
in addition to, and shall not in any manner diminish, the current level
of financial assistance and support to any programs that are provided
for under any other appropriation providing assistance to hospitals and
providers, and shall not affect benefits provided to businesses or
individual workers under any unemployment program or otherwise. Funding
under such programs shall not be diminished as a result of assistance
provided under this title.

``SEC. 2903. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For purposes of this title:
            ``(1) The term `eligible public health authority' means a
        public agency that--
                    ``(A) is created pursuant to State law (which may
                be through an intergovernmental compact authorized
                under such law);
                    ``(B) is comprised of two or more units of
                government;
                    ``(C) has a catchment area that includes a
                population of at least 125,000 individuals; and
                    ``(D) has a charter that includes, as a principal
                purpose, the provision of assistance to local, county,
                and State units of government or employers, employees
                and health insurance organizations or security pools
                regulated by State government.
            ``(2) The term `State' includes the District of
        Columbia.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2(f) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
201(f)) is amended by striking ``or 1633(1)'' and inserting ``1633(1),
and 2903(2)''.

Output:
Bridges of Hope for Transitional Health Insurance Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to provide funds to eligible public health authorities for the provision of temporary assistance to individual workers who have suffered from permanent changes in a major segment of industrial production employment in a sector of the economy in an area through irreversible structural changes.

Sets forth funding eligibility requirements, including that there is an economic dislocation in the area that results in the creation of an employment shortage for individuals in a particular segment of the industrial economy that is attributable to national treaties, statutes, policies, and objectives.

Requires a program to: (1) provide assistance in paying for health care premiums for employees and former employees (and their family members) in the area served by the authority; and (2) provide such assistance on a sliding scale that does not take into account the value of an individual's homestead or other non-liquid assets.

Allows an eligible public health authority to aggregate and assign individuals to various insurers and to negotiate on behalf of the authority and the federal government for health insurance opportunities that improve the range of coverage and plans or that result in a more reasonable premium or a greater mix of coverage and covered services.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Anti-Spamming Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTION FROM FRAUDULENT UNSOLICITED
              E-MAIL.

    Section 1030 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(5)--
                    (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph
                (B); and
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
                following:
            ``(D) intentionally and without authorization initiates the
        transmission of a bulk unsolicited electronic mail message to a
        protected computer with knowledge that such message falsifies
        an Internet domain, header information, date or time stamp,
        originating e-mail address, or other identifier; or
            ``(E) intentionally sells or distributes any computer
        program that--
                    ``(i) is designed or produced primarily for the
                purpose of concealing the source or routing information
                of bulk unsolicited electronic mail messages in a
                manner prohibited by subparagraph (D) of this
                paragraph;
                    ``(ii) has only limited commercially significant
                purpose or use other than to conceal such source or
                routing information; or
                    ``(iii) is marketed by the violator or another
                person acting in concert with the violator and with the
                violator's knowledge for use in concealing the source
                or routing information of such messages'';
            (2) in subsection (c)(2)(A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``in the case of an
                offense''; and
                    (B) by inserting after ``an offense punishable
                under this subparagraph;'' the following: ``or (ii)
                under subsection (a)(5)(D) or (a)(5)(E) of this section
                which results in damage to a protected computer'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(2)--
                    (A) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(D) in the case of a violation of subsection (a)(5) (D)
        or (E), actual monetary loss and statutory damages of $15,000
        per violation or an amount of up to $10 per message per
        violation whichever is greater; and''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
                (A);
            (4) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
                (8);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
                (9); and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) the term `initiates the transmission' means, in the
        case of an electronic mail message, to originate the electronic
        mail message, and excludes the actions of any interactive
        computer service whose facilities or services are used by
        another person to transmit, relay, or otherwise handle such
        message;
            ``(11) the term `Internet domain' means a specific computer
        system (commonly referred to as a `host') or collection of
        computer systems attached to or able to be referenced from the
        Internet which are assigned a specific reference point on the
        Internet (commonly referred to as an `Internet domain name')
        and registered with an organization recognized by the Internet
        industry as a registrant of Internet domains;
            ``(12) the term `unsolicited electronic mail message' means
        any substantially identical electronic mail message other than
        electronic mail initiated by any person to others with whom
        such person has a prior relationship, including prior business
        relationship, or electronic mail sent by a source to recipients
        where such recipients, or their designees, have at any time
        affirmatively requested to receive communications from that
        source; and
            ``(13) the term `Internet' means all computer and
        telecommunications facilities, including equipment and
        operating software, which comprise the interconnected network
        of networks that employ the Transmission Control Protocol/
        Internet Protocol, or any predecessor or successor protocols to
        such protocol, to communicate information of all kinds by wire
        or radio.''; and
            (5) in subsection (g), by inserting ``and reasonable
        attorneys' fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred
        in connection with the civil action'' after ``injunctive relief
        or other equitable relief''.

107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

   Mr.     introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
                            Committee on

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

Output: Anti-Spamming Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal criminal code to make it unlawful for anyone to intentionally: (1) and without authorization initiate the transmission of a bulk unsolicited electronic mail (e-mail) message to a protected computer with knowledge that such message falsifies an Internet domain or other identifier; or (2) sell or distribute any computer program that is designed to conceal the source or routing information of such e-mail, has only limited commercial use otherwise, or is marketed for use in concealing such information. Provides civil penalties. Allows attorneys' fees and other litigation costs as part of civil relief from such violations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pedestrian and Cyclist Equity Act of
2003''.

SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION AND ACTIVE LIVING PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 1 of title 23, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 165. Transportation and active living program
    ``(a) In General.--Subject to the requirements of this section, the
Secretary shall establish and carry out a transportation and active
living program.
    ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the program shall be to create,
enhance, and promote, through changes in transportation, community
design, and architectural policies and programs, community environments
that improve opportunities for people to be physically active in their
daily lives.
    ``(c) Grants.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall
make grants to State, local, and regional agencies, including nonprofit
organizations, for eligible activities.
    ``(d) Eligible Activities.--In making grants under this section,
the Secretary may consider initiatives that--
            ``(1) adopt community design, land use, and transportation
        policies that promote active living or remove barriers to
        physical activity, including policies that--
                    ``(A) integrate land use and transportation
                planning processes to promote nonmotorized travel
                choices;
                    ``(B) incorporate pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly
                features into community planning or legislative
                initiatives;
                    ``(C) develop campaigns and provide technical
                assistance for safe routes to school;
                    ``(D) implement commuter choice options and provide
                incentives for walking and bicycling;
                    ``(E) enhance accessibility and mobility
                initiatives for people with disabilities; and
                    ``(F) improve access to transit, parks, and
                recreation areas; and
            ``(2) implement communications and marketing strategies to
        promote physical activity, including strategies that--
                    ``(A) promote the use of systems and facilities
                that increase physical activity, such as bikeways,
                trails, parks, and transit;
                    ``(B) promote awareness and understanding of the
                benefits of environments that support physical
                activity;
                    ``(C) provide school and workplace education about
                resources to support a physically active lifestyle; and
                    ``(D) engage local media and organize periodic
                events about issues related to physical activity.
    ``(c) Eligible Applicants.--
            ``(1) Applications.--A State, local, or regional agency,
        including a nonprofit organization, shall be eligible for a
        grant under this section if the agency submits to the Secretary
        an application in such form and containing such information as
        the Secretary may require.
            ``(2) Ability of applicant.--The Secretary shall require
        each applicant to demonstrate the ability to address, as part
        of ongoing local planning, development, and transportation
        efforts, the needs of diverse populations for physical
        activity.
            ``(3) Preference.--The Secretary shall give preference to
        applicants that demonstrate interdisciplinary alliances, engage
        governmental entities, and propose innovative policies,
        programs, and communications strategies that have the potential
        to increase access and remove barriers to physical activity.
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) Eligible uses.--Amounts from grants under this
        section may be used for salaries, data collection and analysis,
        meetings, supplies, and other direct project expenses,
        including a limited amount of essential equipment.
            ``(2) Prohibited uses.--Amounts from grants under this
        section may not be used to construct, reconstruct, or renovate
        facilities or as a substitute for funds currently being used to
        support similar activities.
    ``(e) Distribution of Funds.--To ensure a broad geographical
distribution of funds, the total amount awarded in grants under this
section to applicants in any State may not exceed $1,000,000 for a
fiscal year.
    ``(f) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project
funded under this section shall be 100 percent.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account) to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal
years 2004 through 2009.
    ``(h) Period of Availability.--Notwithstanding section 118(b)(2),
amounts allocated under this section shall remain available until
expended.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 164 the following:

``165. Transportation and active living program.''.

SEC. 3. SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 1 of title 23, United
States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 166. Safe routes to school program
    ``(a) Establishment.--Subject to the requirements of this section,
the Secretary shall establish and carry out a safe routes to school
program for the benefit of children in primary and middle schools.
    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the program shall be--
            ``(1) to enable and encourage children to walk and bicycle
        to school;
            ``(2) to make bicycling and walking to school a safer and
        more appealing transportation alternative, thereby encouraging
        a healthy and active lifestyle from an early age; and
            ``(3) to facilitate the planning, development, and
        implementation of projects and activities that will improve
        safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption, and air pollution
        in the vicinity of schools.
    ``(c) Apportionment of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3),
        amounts made available to carry out this section for a fiscal
        year shall be apportioned among the States in the ratio that--
                    ``(A) the total student enrollment in primary and
                middle schools in each State; bears to
                    ``(B) the total student enrollment in primary and
                middle schools in all the States.
            ``(2) Minimum apportionment.--No State shall receive an
        apportionment under this section for a fiscal year of less than
        $2,000,000.
            ``(3) Set-aside.--Before apportioning amounts under this
        subsection for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall set aside
        such sums as may be necessary for the administrative expenses
        of the Secretary in carrying out this section.
            ``(4) Determination of student enrollments.--Determinations
        under this subsection concerning student enrollments shall be
        made by the Secretary.
    ``(d) Administration of Amounts.--Amounts apportioned to a State
under this section shall be administered by the State's department of
transportation.
    ``(e) Eligible Recipients.--Amounts apportioned to a State under
this section shall be used by the State to provide financial assistance
to State, local, and regional agencies, including nonprofit
organizations, that demonstrate an ability to meet the requirements of
this section.
    ``(f) Eligible Projects and Activities.--
            ``(1) Infrastructure-related projects.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Amounts apportioned to a State
                under this section and section 104(b)(3) may be used
                for the planning, design, and construction of
                infrastructure-related projects to encourage walking
                and bicycling to school, including--
                            ``(i) sidewalk improvements;
                            ``(ii) traffic calming and speed reduction
                        improvements;
                            ``(iii) pedestrian and bicycle crossing
                        improvements;
                            ``(iv) on-street bicycle facilities;
                            ``(v) off-street bicycle and pedestrian
                        facilities;
                            ``(vi) secure bicycle parking facilities;
                        and
                            ``(vii) traffic diversion improvements in
                        the vicinity of schools.
                    ``(B) Location of projects.--Infrastructure-related
                projects under paragraph (1) may be carried out on any
                public road or any bicycle or pedestrian pathway or
                trail in the vicinity of schools.
            ``(2) Noninfrastructure-related activities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In addition to projects
                described in paragraph (1), amounts apportioned to a
                State under this section may be used for
                noninfrastructure-related activities to encourage
                walking and bicycling to school, including--
                            ``(i) public awareness campaigns and
                        outreach to press and community leaders;
                            ``(ii) traffic education and enforcement in
                        the vicinity of schools;
                            ``(iii) student sessions on bicycle and
                        pedestrian safety, health, and environment; and
                            ``(iv) funding for training, volunteers,
                        and coordinators of safe routes to school
                        programs.
                    ``(B) Allocation.--Not less than 10 percent of the
                amounts apportioned to a State under this section for a
                fiscal year shall be used for noninfrastructure-related
                activities under this paragraph.
            ``(3) Safe routes to school coordinator.--Each State
        receiving an apportionment under this section for a fiscal year
        shall use a sufficient amount of the apportionment to fund a
        full-time position of coordinator of the State's safe routes to
        school program.
    ``(g) Clearinghouse.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to a
        national nonprofit organization engaged in promoting safe
        routes to schools to--
                    ``(A) operate a national safe routes to school
                clearinghouse;
                    ``(B) develop information and educational programs
                on safe routes to school; and
                    ``(C) provide technical assistance and disseminate
                techniques and strategies used for successful safe
                routes to school programs.
            ``(2) Funding.--The Secretary shall carry out this
        subsection using amounts set aside for administrative expenses
        under subsection (c)(3).
    ``(h) Task Force.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a national
        safe routes to school task force composed of leaders in health,
        transportation, and education, including representatives of
        appropriate Federal agencies, to study and develop a strategy
        for advancing safe routes to school programs nationwide.
            ``(2) Report.--Not later than March 30, 2005, the Secretary
        shall transmit to Congress a report containing the results of
        the study conducted, and a description of the strategy
        developed, under paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Funding.--The Secretary shall carry out this
        subsection using amounts set aside for administrative expenses
        under subsection (c)(3).
    ``(i) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project or
activity funded under this section shall be 100 percent.
    ``(j) Definitions.--
            ``(1) In the vicinity of schools.--The term `in the
        vicinity of schools' means, with respect to a school, the area
        within bicycling and walking distance of the school
        (approximately 2 miles).
            ``(2) Primary and middle schools.--The term `primary and
        middle schools' means schools providing education from
        kindergarten through eighth grade.
    ``(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account) to carry out this section $250,000,000 for each of the fiscal
years 2004 through 2009.
    ``(l) Period of Availability.--Notwithstanding section 118(b)(2),
amounts apportioned under this section shall remain available until
expended.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Chapter analysis.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title
        23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
        relating to section 165 the following:

``166. Safe routes to school program.''.
            (2) Surface transportation program.--Section 133(b) of
        title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
        the following:
            ``(15) Infrastructure-related projects to encourage walking
        and bicycling to school in accordance with section 166.''.

SEC. 4. NONMOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--Subchapter I of chapter 1 of title
23, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the
following:
``Sec. 167. Nonmotorized transportation pilot program
    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and carry out a
nonmotorized transportation pilot program to construct, in 3
communities selected by the Secretary, a network of nonmotorized
transportation infrastructure facilities, including sidewalks, bicycle
lanes, and pathways, that connect directly with transit stations,
schools, residences, businesses, and other community activity centers.
    ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the program shall be to demonstrate
the extent to which bicycling and walking can carry a significant part
of the transportation load, and represent a major portion of the
transportation solution, within selected communities.
    ``(c) Grants.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary may make
grants to State, local, and regional agencies, including nonprofit
organizations, that the Secretary determines are suitably equipped and
organized to carry out the requirements of this section.
    ``(d) Statistical Information.--In carrying out the program, the
Secretary shall develop statistical information on changes in
motorized, nonmotorized, and transit use in communities participating
in the program and assess how such changes support and promote livable
community concepts, decreased traffic and energy usage, a cleaner
environment, and healthier lifestyles.
    ``(e) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project or
activity funded under this section shall be 80 percent.
    ``(f) Reports.--The Secretary shall transmit to Congress an interim
report not later than September 30, 2007, and a final report not later
than September 30, 2010, on the results of the program.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) Highway trust fund.--There is authorized to be
        appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass
        Transit Account) to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each
        of the fiscal years 2004 through 2006 and $40,000,000 for each
        of the fiscal years 2007 through 2009.
            ``(2) Mass transit account of highway trust fund.--There is
        authorized to be appropriated out of the Mass Transit Account
        of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out this section $5,000,000
        for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2006 and $10,000,000
        for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2009.
    ``(h) Period of Availability.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, funds allocated under this section shall remain available until
expended.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 166 the following:

``167. Nonmotorized transportation pilot program.''.

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Pedestrian and Cyclist Equity Act of 2003 - Requires the Secretary of Transportation to establish and carry out a transportation and active living program to create, enhance, and promote, through changes in transportation, community design, and architectural policies and programs, community environments that improve opportunities for people to be physically active in their daily lives. Directs the Secretary to make grants to State, local, and regional agencies, including nonprofit organizations, for eligible activities. Authorizes the Secretary to consider initiatives that: (1) adopt community design, land use, and transportation policies to promote active living or remove barriers to physical activity; and (2) implement communications and marketing strategies to promote physical activity.

 Requires the Secretary to establish and carry out a safe routes to school program for the benefit of children in primary and middle schools. Directs the Secretary to: (1) make grants to a national nonprofit organization to operate a national safe routes to school clearinghouse; and (2) establish a national safe routes to school task force. Allows amounts apportioned to a State to be used for the planning, design, and construction of infrastructure-related projects (including sidewalk improvements) and for non-infrastructure-related activities (including public awareness campaigns) to encourage walking and bicycling to school.

 Requires the Secretary to establish and carry out a non-motorized transportation pilot program, including developing specified statistical information and assessing how changes promote livable community concepts, decreased traffic and energy usage, a cleaner environment, and healthier lifestyles.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``San Juan County Settlement
Implementation Act''.

SEC. 2. EXCHANGE OF COAL PREFERENCE RIGHT LEASE APPLICATIONS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Bidding right.--The term ``bidding right'' means an
        appropriate legal instrument or other written documentation,
        including an entry in an account managed by the Secretary,
        issued or created under subpart 3435 of title 43, Code of
        Federal Regulations, that may be used--
                    (A) in lieu of a monetary payment for 50 percent of
                a bonus bid for a coal lease sale under the Mineral
                Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.); or
                    (B) as a monetary credit against 50 percent of any
                rental or royalty payments due under any Federal coal
                lease.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
    (b) Use of Bidding Right.--
            (1) In general.--If the Secretary retires a coal preference
        right lease application under the Mineral Leasing Act (30
        U.S.C. 181 et seq.) by issuing a bidding right in exchange for
        the relinquishment of the coal preference right lease
        application, the bidding right subsequently may be used in lieu
        of 50 percent of the amount owed for any monetary payment of--
                    (A) a bonus in a coal lease sale; or
                    (B) rental or royalty under a Federal coal lease.
            (2) Payment calculation.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall calculate a
                payment of amounts owed to a relevant State under
                section 35(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C.
                191(a)) based on the combined value of the bidding
                rights and amounts received.
                    (B) Amounts received.--Except as provided in this
                subsection, for purposes of calculating the payment of
                amounts owed to a relevant State under subparagraph (A)
                only, a bidding right shall be considered amounts
                received.
    (c) Source of Payments.--The Secretary shall make payments to the
relevant State under subsection (b) from monetary payments received by
the Secretary when bidding rights are exercised under this Act.
    (d) Treatment of Payments.--A payment to a State under this section
shall be treated as a payment under section 35(a) of the Mineral
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(a)).
    (e) Transferability; Limitation.--
            (1) Transferability.--A bidding right issued for a coal
        preference right lease application under the Mineral Leasing
        Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) shall be fully transferable to any
        other person.
            (2) Notification of secretary.--A person who transfers a
        bidding right shall notify the Secretary of the transfer by any
        method determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.
            (3) Effective period.--
                    (A) In general.--A bidding right issued under the
                Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) shall
                terminate on the expiration of the 7-year period
                beginning on the date the bidding right is issued.
                    (B) Tolling of period.--The 7-year period described
                in subparagraph (A) shall be tolled during any period
                in which exercise of the bidding right is precluded by
                temporary injunctive relief granted under, or
                administrative, legislative, or judicial suspension of,
                the Federal coal leasing program.
    (f) Deadline.--If an existing settlement of a coal preference right
lease application has not been implemented as of the date of enactment
of this Act, not later than 180 days after that date of enactment, the
Secretary shall complete the bidding rights valuation process in
accordance with the terms of the settlement.

SEC. 3. CERTAIN LAND SELECTIONS OF THE NAVAJO NATION.

    (a) Cancellation of Certain Selections.--The land selections made
by the Navajo Nation pursuant to Public Law 93-531 (commonly known as
the ``Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974'') (25 U.S.C. 640d et
seq.) that are depicted on the map entitled ``Navajo-Hopi Land
Settlement Act Selected Lands'' and dated April 2, 2015, are cancelled.
    (b) Authorization for New Selection.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)
        and subsection (c), the Navajo Nation may make new land
        selections in accordance with the Act referred to in subsection
        (a) to replace the land selections cancelled under that
        subsection.
            (2) Acreage cap.--The total acreage of land selected under
        paragraph (1) shall not exceed 15,000 acres of land.
            (3) Exclusions.--The following land shall not be eligible
        for selection under paragraph (1):
                    (A) Land within a unit of the National Landscape
                Conservation System.
                    (B) Land within--
                            (i) the Glade Run Recreation Area;
                            (ii) the Fossil Forest Research Natural
                        Area; or
                            (iii) a special management area or area of
                        critical environmental concern identified in a
                        land use plan developed under section 202 of
                        the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
                        1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) that is in effect on the
                        date of enactment of this Act.
                    (C) Any land subject to a lease or contract under
                the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the
                Act of July 31, 1947 (commonly known as the ``Materials
                Act of 1947'') (30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), as of the date
                of the selection.
            (4) Deadline.--Not later than 7 years after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Navajo Nation shall make all
        selections under paragraph (1).
            (5) Withdrawal.--Any land selected by the Navajo Nation
        under paragraph (1) shall be withdrawn from disposal, leasing,
        and development until the date on which the selected land is
        placed into trust for the Navajo Nation.
    (c) Equal Value.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding the acreage limitation in
        the second proviso of section 11(c) of Public Law 93-531
        (commonly known as the ``Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act of
        1974'') (25 U.S.C. 640d-10(c)) and subject to subsection
        (b)(2), the value of the land selected under subsection (b)(1)
        and the land subject to selections cancellation under
        subsection (a) shall be equal, based on appraisals conducted
        under paragraph (2).
            (2) Appraisals.--
                    (A) In general.--The value of the land selected
                under subsection (b)(1) and the land subject to
                selections cancelled under subsection (a) shall be
                determined by appraisals conducted in accordance with--
                            (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for
                        Federal Land Acquisitions; and
                            (ii) the Uniform Standards of Professional
                        Appraisal Practice.
                    (B) Timing.--
                            (i) Land subject to selections cancelled.--
                        Not later than 18 months after the date of
                        enactment of this Act, the appraisal under
                        subparagraph (A) of the land subject to
                        selections cancelled under subsection (a) shall
                        be completed.
                            (ii) New selections.--The appraisals under
                        subparagraph (A) of the land selected under
                        subsection (b)(1) shall be completed as the
                        Navajo Nation finalizes those land selections.
    (d) Boundary.--For purposes of this section and the Act referred to
in subsection (a), the present boundary of the Navajo Reservation is
depicted on the map entitled ``Navajo Nation Boundary'' and dated
November 16, 2015.

Output: San Juan County Settlement Implementation Act This bill provides that if the Department of the Interior retires a coal preference right lease application under the Mineral Leasing Act by issuing a bidding right in exchange for the relinquishment of such application, such bidding right may subsequently be used in lieu of 50% of the amount owed for any monetary payment of: (1) a bonus in a coal lease sale; or (2) rental or royalty under a federal coal lease. Interior shall calculate a payment of the amounts owed to a relevant state pursuant to such Act based on the combined value of the bidding rights and the amounts received.  Interior shall make such payments to a relevant state from monetary payments received by Interior when bidding rights are exercised pursuant to this bill.  A bidding right issued for a coal preference right lease application under such Act shall be fully transferable to any other person. Such bidding right shall terminate seven years after it is issued. The bill cancels specified land selections made by the Navajo Nation pursuant to the Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974 and authorizes such nation to make land selections equal in value to those canceled, subject to an acreage cap, specified land exclusions, and a seven-year deadline.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``401(Kids) Education Savings Account
Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF INCOME-BASED REDUCTION IN PERMITTED
              CONTRIBUTIONS TO COVERDELL EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

    Paragraph (1) of section 530(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by striking ``to an account under this section'' and
inserting ``to an account under this section in a taxable year
beginning before January 1, 2015,''.

SEC. 3. INCREASE IN ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION LIMITATION FOR COVERDELL
              EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

    (a) In General.--Clause (iii) of section 530(b)(1)(A) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``$2,000'' and
inserting ``the dollar amount in effect under section 2503(b) (relating
to exclusion from gifts) for the taxable year''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to contributions made in taxable years beginning after December 31,
2014.

SEC. 4. ALLOWANCE OF HOME SCHOOL EXPENSES AS QUALIFIED EDUCATION
              EXPENSES FOR PURPOSES OF A COVERDELL EDUCATION SAVINGS
              ACCOUNT.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 530(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Private school.--For purposes of this
                section, the term `private school' includes any home
                school that meets the requirements of State law
                applicable to such home schools, whether or not such
                school is deemed a private school for purposes of State
                law.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.

SEC. 5. QUALIFIED DISTRIBUTIONS FROM A COVERDELL EDUCATION SAVINGS
              ACCOUNT FOR FIRST HOME PURCHASES.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 530(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``qualified education
expenses'' and inserting ``qualified expenses''.
    (b) Qualified Expenses.--Subsection (b) of section 530 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by this Act, is amended by
redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (4), (5), and
(6), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (1) the following
new paragraphs:
            ``(2) Qualified expenses.--The term `qualified expenses'
        means--
                    ``(A) qualified first-time homebuyer expenses, and
                    ``(B) qualified education expenses.
            ``(3) Qualified first-time homebuyer expenses.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified first-time
                homebuyer expenses' means, in the case of a designated
                beneficiary who is a first-time homebuyer, the
                qualified acquisition costs with respect to a principal
                residence of such beneficiary.
                    ``(B) Definitions.--The terms `first-time
                homebuyer', `qualified acquisition costs', and
                `principal residence' have the same meaning as when
                used in section 72(t)(8).''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Paragraph (4)(A)(ii) of section 530(b) of the Internal
        Revenue Code of 1986, as redesignated by subsection (b), is
        amended by striking ``as defined in paragraph (3)'' and
        inserting ``as defined in paragraph (5)''.
            (2) Subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of section 530(d)(1) of
        such Code are each amended by striking ``qualified education
        expenses'' each place it appears and inserting ``qualified
        expenses''.
            (3) The heading of paragraph (2) of section 530(d) of such
        Code is amended by striking ``education expenses'' and
        inserting ``expenses''.
            (4) The heading of paragraph (4) of section 530(d) of such
        Code is amended by striking ``educational expenses'' and
        inserting ``expenses''.
            (5) Subclause (I) of section 529(c)(3)(B)(vi) of such Code
        is amended by striking ``to which clauses (i) and (ii) and
        section 530(d)(2)(A) apply'' and inserting ``for qualified
        higher education expenses to which clauses (i) and (ii) apply
        and for qualified education expenses to which section
        530(d)(2)(A) applies''.
            (6) Clause (vi) of section 529(c)(3)(B) of such Code is
        amended by striking ``and section 530(d)(2)(A).'' and inserting
        ``and the amount of the exclusion with respect to qualified
        education expenses under section 530(d)(2)(A).''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to distributions made in taxable years beginning after December
31, 2014.

SEC. 6. QUALIFIED ROLLOVER CONTRIBUTIONS FROM COVERDELL EDUCATION
              SAVINGS ACCOUNTS TO ROTH IRAS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (5) of section 530(d) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ``, or into a Roth IRA of
the beneficiary'' after ``as of such date''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment; Technical Correction.--Paragraph (1) of
section 408A(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read
as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified rollover
        contribution' means a rollover contribution to a Roth IRA from
        another such account, from an eligible retirement plan (as
        defined in section 402(c)(8)(B)), or from a Coverdell education
        savings account (as defined in section 530(b)(1)), but only
        if--
                    ``(A) such rollover contribution meets the
                requirements of section 408(d)(3),
                    ``(B) in the case of a rollover contribution from
                an eligible retirement plan described in clause (iii),
                (iv), (v), or (vi) of section 402(c)(8)(B), such
                contribution meets the requirements of section 402(c),
                403(b)(8), or 457(e)(16), whichever is applicable, and
                    ``(C) in the case of a rollover contribution from a
                Coverdell education savings account, such contribution
                meets the requirements of section 530(d)(5).
        For purposes of section 408(d)(3)(B), there shall be
        disregarded any qualified rollover contribution from an
        individual retirement plan (other than a Roth IRA) to a Roth
        IRA.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to rollover contributions made in taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2014.

Output: 401(Kids) Education Savings Account Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate after 2014 the income-based reduction of contributions to Coverdell education savings accounts, (2) increase the annual contribution limit for such accounts, (3) allow the use of such an account to pay home school expenses and the acquisition costs of a first-time homebuyer, and (4) allow tax-free rollovers of amounts in a Coverdell education savings account to a Roth individual retirement account (Roth IRA).


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Whistleblower and Patient
Protection Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF WHISTLEBLOWER AND PATIENT
              PROTECTION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 319 the following new section:
``Sec. 319A. Office of Whistleblower and Patient Protection
    ``(a) Establishment.--(1) There is in the Department an Office of
Whistleblower and Patient Protection (in this section referred to as
the `Office'). There is at the head of the Office a Director appointed
by the Secretary solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated
ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management
analysis, public administration, or investigations.
    ``(2) The Director shall be a career appointee in the Senior
Executive Service.
    ``(3) The Director reports directly to the Secretary concerning
matters within the responsibility of the Office.
    ``(b) Complaints.--(1) The Director shall establish a dedicated
Internet website and toll-free telephone number for an individual,
regardless of whether the individual is an employee of the Department,
to file a covered complaint directly to the Office.
    ``(2)(A) In addition to covered complaints filed directly with the
Office pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall refer to the
Director any covered complaint that the Secretary receives directly,
including pursuant to the Patient Advocacy Program of the Veterans
Health Administration or other similar program, or that is transmitted
to the Secretary pursuant to section 1213 of title 5. In accordance
with subsection (c), the Director shall investigate each such
complaint.
    ``(B) The Secretary may not refer a covered complaint that the
Secretary receives as described in subparagraph (A) to any element of
the Department, including the Office of Medical Inspection, other than
the Office.
    ``(C) The Secretary shall ensure that employees of the Department
who are located at a medical facility are able to efficiently refer to
the Director any covered complaints received at such medical facility.
    ``(3) The identity of any individual who files a covered complaint
may not be disclosed by the Director without the consent of such
individual unless the Director determines that the disclosure of the
identity of the individual is necessary because of an imminent danger
to public health or safety or imminent violation of any criminal law.
    ``(c) Investigation and Determination.--(1) The Director shall
investigate each covered complaint that the Office receives directly
pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or that the Secretary
refers to the Director as described in paragraph (2)(A) of such
subsection to determine whether there is a substantial likelihood that
the covered complaint discloses a violation of any law, rule, or
regulation, or gross mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of
authority, or substantial and specific danger to public health and
safety. The Director shall make such determination not later than 240
days after the date on which the Director receives the covered
complaint. The Director is the only official of the Department of
Veterans Affairs who may conduct an investigation that is required to
be conducted by the Department pursuant to section 1213 of title 5.
    ``(2) If the Director makes a positive determination under
paragraph (1) regarding a covered complaint, the Director shall--
            ``(A) notify the Secretary of such determination, including
        the basis for such determination and recommendations for
        actions to address such covered complaint; and
            ``(B) as appropriate, refer the covered complaint to the
        head of the appropriate department or agency of the Federal
        Government, including the Attorney General, Special Counsel, or
        the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
    ``(3)(A) If the Director does not make a positive determination
under paragraph (1) regarding a covered complaint, the Director--
            ``(i) upon the consent of the individual who filed the
        complaint, may transmit the complaint to the Secretary; and
            ``(ii) if the Director does not transmit the complaint
        under clause (i), shall inform the individual of--
                    ``(I) the reasons for such determination; and
                    ``(II) other offices of the Federal Government
                available for receiving such complaints if the
                individual wishes to pursue the matter further.
    ``(B) Within a reasonable time after a covered complaint is
transmitted under subparagraph (A)(i), the Secretary shall inform the
Director in writing of what action has been or is being taken and when
such action will be completed. The Director shall inform the individual
who filed the complaint of the report of the Secretary.
    ``(d) Staff and Resources.--(1) The Office shall employ a
sufficient number of attorneys, investigators, and other personnel as
are necessary to carry out the functions of the Office, including
personnel with expertise in health care matters. Attorneys shall be
compensated at a level commensurate with attorneys employed by the
Office of the General Counsel.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall ensure that the Director is furnished
sufficient resources in addition to personnel under paragraph (1) to
enable the Director to carry out the functions of the Office in a
timely manner.
    ``(e) Coordination.--In carrying out the duties of the Office, the
Director shall coordinate with the Inspector General of the Department
and the Special Counsel to ensure that the actions of the Director are
not duplicative with the Inspector General or the Special Counsel.
    ``(f) Reports.--(1) During each 90-day period, the Director shall
submit to the Secretary a report that includes the following:
            ``(A) The findings and recommendations made by the Director
        to the Secretary during the previous 90-day period.
            ``(B) With respect to such recommendations, whether the
        Secretary has made any actions based on such findings during
        such period.
            ``(C) During such period--
                    ``(i) the number of covered complaints received by
                the Director;
                    ``(ii) the number of investigations commenced;
                    ``(iii) the number of positive determinations made
                under paragraph (2) of subsection (c);
                    ``(iv) the number of covered complaints for which a
                positive determination was not made pursuant to
                paragraph (3)(A) of such subsection; and
                    ``(v) the number of covered complaints transmitted
                to the Secretary under such paragraph.
    ``(2) During each 180-day period, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the
Senate a report that includes each report described in paragraph (1)
submitted during the previous 180-day period and any legislative
recommendations of the Secretary to address problems or concerns
regarding the Office.
    ``(g) Covered Complaint Defined.--In this section, the term
`covered complaint' means a complaint regarding--
            ``(1) an alleged prohibited personnel practice committed by
        an officer or employee of the Department and described in
        section 2302(b)(8) or 2302(b)(9)(A)(i), (B), (C), or (D) of
        title 5; or
            ``(2) the safety of a patient at a medical facility of the
        Department.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
319 the following new item:

``319A. Office of Whistleblower and Patient Protection.''.

Output: Veterans' Whistleblower and Patient Protection Act of 2014 - Establishes within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) an Office of Whistleblower and Patient Protection. Requires the Director of such Office to establish a dedicated Internet website and toll-free telephone number for any individual to file a complaint regarding an alleged prohibited personnel practice committed by a VA officer or employee or the safety of a patient at a VA medical facility. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to refer to the Director for investigation any such complaint the Secretary receives directly. Prohibits the Secretary from referring any such complaint to any other element of the VA. Requires the Secretary to ensure that VA employees located at a medical facility are able to efficiently refer any such complaints received to the Director. Prohibits the Director from disclosing the identity of any individual who files such a complaint without the individual's consent, except when necessary because of an imminent danger to public health or safety or imminent violation of any criminal law. Requires the Director to: (1) investigate each complaint to determine whether there is a substantial likelihood that it discloses a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, gross mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority, or substantial and specific danger to public health and safety; (2) make such determination within 240 days after its receipt; (3) notify the Secretary upon making a positive determination and refer the complaint, as appropriate, to the head of the appropriate federal department or agency; and (4) coordinate with the VA's Inspector General and Special Counsel to avoid duplicative actions.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Passenger Vehicle Loss Disclosure
Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF TOTAL LOSS DATA.

    (a) In General.--Section 32303 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Disclosure of Loss Data for Passenger Motor Vehicles.--
            ``(1) Specific total loss data to be disclosed.--The
        Secretary of Transportation shall by regulation require all
        insurers and self-insurers of passenger motor vehicles to
        disclose to the public in a commercially reasonable,
        electronically accessible manner the following information for
        every passenger motor vehicle described in paragraph (3) that
        has been declared a total loss by such an insurer or determined
        to be a total loss by such a self-insurer:
                    ``(A) The vehicle identification number of the
                vehicle.
                    ``(B) The date of declaration or determination of
                the total loss.
                    ``(C) The odometer reading on the date of the
                declaration or determination of total loss.
                    ``(D) A statement as to whether the primary reason
                for the declaration or determination of total loss is--
                            ``(i) flood or water damage;
                            ``(ii) collision or fire damage;
                            ``(iii) theft and recovery; or
                            ``(iv) some other reason.
                    ``(E) A statement as to whether, as a result of the
                incident that prompted the declaration or determination
                of total loss, 1 or more airbags were deployed.
            ``(2) Time for disclosure.--The Secretary shall require the
        disclosure described in paragraph (1) to be made not later
        than--
                    ``(A) the date on which the insurer terminates
                coverage on the vehicle due to the total loss of the
                vehicle; or
                    ``(B) the date on which the self-insurer determines
                the vehicle to be a total loss.
            ``(3) Vehicles to which disclosure requirement applies.--
                    ``(A) Insurers.--Paragraph (1) applies to a
                declaration of total loss by an insurer for any
                passenger motor vehicle with respect to which--
                            ``(i) the insurer obtains from an insured
                        pursuant to a settlement resulting in the
                        termination of the current coverage by the
                        insurer for that vehicle;
                            ``(ii) the insurer permits the insured to
                        retain pursuant to a settlement resulting in
                        the termination of the current coverage by the
                        insurer for that vehicle; or
                            ``(iii) the insurer terminates coverage
                        following the theft of, damage to, or other
                        circumstances that adversely affect the fair
                        market value of that vehicle.
                    ``(B) Self-insurers.--Paragraph (1) applies to a
                determination of total loss by a self-insurer for any
                passenger motor vehicle that the self-insurer
                determines has sustained sufficient damage to be a
                total loss.
            ``(4) Application with state laws.--The disclosure required
        by this subsection applies without regard to whether--
                    ``(A) the insurer or self-insurer obtains a
                certificate of title for the passenger motor vehicle
                under State motor vehicle titling law;
                    ``(B) the insurer or self-insurer obtains a branded
                certificate of title for a passenger motor vehicle
                under State motor vehicle titling law to connote the
                type of damage or condition conveyed by the disclosure
                of total loss data;
                    ``(C) the insurer or self-insurer files any other
                notification with a State motor vehicle titling agency
                with respect to the passenger motor vehicle; or
                    ``(D) the insurer or self-insurer disposes of or
                receives proceeds from the disposition of a passenger
                motor vehicle upon termination of coverage following
                the theft of, damage to, or other circumstances that
                adversely affect the fair market value of that vehicle.
            ``(5) Use of private sector resources.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall rely on the
                private sector to collect, aggregate, and disclose to
                the public the data required to be disclosed under this
                subsection.
                    ``(B) Lookup identifier.--The Secretary shall
                ensure that all total loss data disclosed in accordance
                with subparagraph (A) is accessible by vehicle
                identification number.
            ``(6) Liability protection for public disclosure.--Any
        person performing any activity related to the public disclosure
        of the data under this subsection in good faith and with the
        reasonable belief that such activity was in accordance with
        this subsection shall be immune from any civil action
        respecting such activity seeking money damages or equitable
        relief in any court of the United States or of a State.
            ``(7) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Passenger motor vehicle.--The term `passenger
                motor vehicle' means a motor vehicle with motive power
                designed for carrying 10 or fewer persons, including
                multipurpose passenger vehicles, light trucks, and
                motorcycles, but not including trailers.
                    ``(B) Self-insurer.--The term `self-insurer' means
                a person that retains all or part of the risk of loss
                with respect to passenger motor vehicles it owns
                instead of using an insurer.''.
    (b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Transportation shall promulgate
the regulations required by section 32303(d) of title 49, United States
Code, as added by subsection (a), not later than 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this Act.

Output: Passenger Vehicle Loss Disclosure Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to require all insurers and self-insurers of passenger motor vehicles to disclose to the public, in a commercially reasonable, electronically accessible manner, for each passenger motor vehicle declared or determined to be a total loss: (1) the vehicle identification number and odometer reading; (2) the date of and primary reason for the total loss determination; and (3) whether the airbags deployed.