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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Information and Benefits
Enhancement Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. PRESUMPTION OF ADDITIONAL DISEASES OF FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR
              TO BE SERVICE-CONNECTED FOR COMPENSATION PURPOSES.

    (a) Presumption.--Section 1112(b) of title 38, United States Code,
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (14), by striking ``or'' at the end; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (15) the following new
        paragraphs:
            ``(16) cardiovascular disease (heart disease),
            ``(17) cerebrovascular disease (stroke), or
            ``(18) chronic liver disease, including cirrhosis and
        primary liver carcinoma,''.
    (b) Effective Date.--(1) The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (2) No benefit may be paid by reason of the amendments made by
subsection (a) for any period before the date of the enactment of this
Act.

SEC. 3. DOSE RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (b) Review of Mission, Procedures, and Administration.--(1) The
Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense shall
jointly conduct a review of the mission, procedures, and administration
of the Dose Reconstruction Program of the Department of Defense.
    (2) In conducting the review under paragraph (1), the Secretaries
shall--
            (A) determine whether any additional actions are required
        to ensure that the quality assurance and quality control
        mechanisms of the Dose Reconstruction Program are adequate and
        sufficient for purposes of the program; and
            (B) determine the actions that are required to ensure that
        the mechanisms of the Dose Reconstruction Program for
        communication and interaction with veterans are adequate and
        sufficient for purposes of the program, including mechanisms to
        permit veterans to review the assumptions utilized in their
        dose reconstructions.
    (3) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretaries shall jointly submit to Congress a report on the
review under paragraph (1). The report shall set forth--
            (A) the results of the review;
            (B) a plan for any actions determined to be required under
        paragraph (2); and
            (C) such other recommendations for the improvement of the
        mission, procedures, and administration of the Dose
        Reconstruction Program as the Secretaries jointly consider
        appropriate.
    (b) On-Going Review and Oversight.--The Secretaries shall jointly
take appropriate actions to ensure the on-going independent review and
oversight of the Dose Reconstruction Program, including the
establishment of the advisory board required by subsection (c).
    (c) Advisory Board.--(1) In taking actions under subsection (b),
the Secretaries shall jointly appoint an advisory board to provide
review and oversight of the Dose Reconstruction Program.
    (2) The advisory board under paragraph (1) shall be composed of the
following:
            (A) At least one expert in historical dose reconstruction
        of the type conducted under the Dose Reconstruction Program.
            (B) At least one expert in radiation health matters.
            (C) At least one expert in risk communications matters.
            (D) A representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
            (E) A representative of the Defense Threat Reduction
        Agency.
            (F) At least three veterans, including at least one veteran
        who is a member of an atomic veterans group.
    (3) The advisory board under paragraph (1) shall--
            (A) conduct periodic, random audits of dose reconstructions
        and decisions on claims for radiogenic diseases under the Dose
        Reconstruction Program;
            (B) assist the Department of Veterans Affairs and the
        Defense Threat Reduction Agency in communicating to veterans
        information on the mission, procedures, and evidentiary
        requirements of the Dose Reconstruction Program; and
            (C) carry out such other activities with respect to the
        review and oversight of the Dose Reconstruction Program as the
        Secretaries shall jointly specify.
    (4) The advisory board under paragraph (1) may make such
recommendations on modifications in the mission or procedures of the
Dose Reconstruction Program as the advisory board considers appropriate
as a result of the audits conducted under paragraph (3)(A).

SEC. 4. STUDY ON DISPOSITION OF AIR FORCE HEALTH STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, in
accordance with this section, carry out a study to determine the
appropriate disposition of the Air Force Health Study, an epidemiologic
study of Air Force personnel who were responsible for conducting aerial
spray missions of herbicides during the Vietnam era.
    (b) Study Through National Academy of Sciences.--Not later than
sixty days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of
Sciences, or another appropriate scientific organization, to carry out
the study required by subsection (a).
    (c) Elements.--Under the study under subsection (a), the National
Academy of Sciences, or other appropriate scientific organization,
shall address the following:
            (1) The scientific merit of retaining and maintaining the
        medical records, other study data, and laboratory specimens
        collected in the course of the Air Force Health Study after the
        currently-scheduled termination date of the study in 2006.
            (2) Whether or not any obstacles exist to retaining and
        maintaining the medical records, other study data, and
        laboratory specimens referred to in paragraph (1), including
        privacy concerns.
            (3) The advisability of providing independent oversight of
        the medical records, other study data, and laboratory specimens
        referred to in paragraph (1), and of any further study of such
        records, data, and specimens, and, if so, the mechanism for
        providing such oversight.
            (4) The advisability of extending the Air Force Health
        Study, including the potential value and relevance of extending
        the study, the potential cost of extending the study, and the
        Federal or non-Federal entity best suited to continue the study
        if extended.
            (5) The advisability of making the laboratory specimens of
        the Air Force Health Study available for independent research,
        including the potential value and relevance of such research,
        and the potential cost of such research.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 60 days after entering into an
agreement under subsection (b), the National Academy of Sciences, or
other appropriate scientific organization, shall submit to the
Secretary and Congress a report on the results of the study under
subsection (a). The report shall include the results of the study,
including the matters addressed under subsection (c), and such other
recommendations as the Academy, or other appropriate scientific
organization, considers appropriate as a result of the study.

SEC. 5. FUNDING OF MEDICAL FOLLOW-UP AGENCY OF INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE OF
              NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
              ON MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS.

    (a) Funding by Department of Veterans Affairs.--(1) The Secretary
of Veterans Affairs shall make available to the National Academy of
Sciences in each of fiscal years 2004 through 2013, $250,000 for the
Medical Follow-Up Agency of the Institute of Medicine of the Academy
for purposes of epidemiological research on members of the Armed Forces
and veterans.
    (2) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall make available amounts
under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year from amounts available for the
Department of Veterans Affairs for that fiscal year.
    (b) Funding by Department of Defense.--(1) The Secretary of Defense
shall make available to the National Academy of Sciences in each of
fiscal years 2004 through 2013, $250,000 for the Medical Follow-Up
Agency for purposes of epidemiological research on members of the Armed
Forces and veterans.
    (2) The Secretary of Defense shall make available amounts under
paragraph (1) for a fiscal year from amounts available for the
Department of Defense for that fiscal year.
    (c) Use of Funds.--The Medical Follow-Up Agency shall use funds
made available under subsections (a) and (b) for epidemiological
research on members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
    (d) Supplement Not Supplant.--Amounts made available to the Medical
Follow-Up Agency under this section for a fiscal year for the purposes
referred to in subsection (c) are in addition to any other amounts made
available to the Agency for that fiscal year for those purposes.

Output:
Veterans Information and Benefits Enhancement Act of 2003 - Includes the following among the diseases to be considered service-connected, and therefore compensable through the Department of Veterans Affairs, when suffered by a veteran who is a former prisoner of war who was detained or interned for at least 30 days: (1) cardiovascular (heart) disease; (2) cerebrovascular disease (stroke); or (3) chronic liver disease, including cirrhosis and primary liver carcinoma.

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) and the Secretary of Defense to jointly conduct a review of the mission, procedures, and administration of the Dose Reconstruction Program of the Department of Defense. Requires appointment of an advisory board for Program review and oversight.

Directs the Secretary to conduct a study to determine the appropriate disposition of the Air Force Health Study, an epidemiologic study of Air Force personnel responsible for conducting aerial herbicide spray missions during the Vietnam era.

Requires the Secretaries to make specified funds available to the National Academy of Sciences in each of FY 2004 through 2013 for the Academy's Medical Follow-Up Agency of the Institute of Medicine to conduct epidemiological research on military personnel and veterans.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Refinancing Education Funding to
Invest (REFI) for the Future Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) there is approximately $1,100,000,000,000 of
        outstanding student loan debt in the United States, including
        more than $150,000,000,000 in private education loans;
            (2) as of 2008, 81 percent of individuals graduating with
        an undergraduate degree with more than $40,000 in student loans
        had a private education loan;
            (3) the limited number of lenders in the private education
        loan marketplace reduce the ability of borrowers with private
        education loans to restructure, refinance, or negotiate
        repayment terms for their current loans, leading to excessive
        debt burdens and potential default; and
            (4) excessive student indebtedness reduces economic
        activity, threatens homeownership, hurts small business growth,
        and limits opportunities for economic expansion in rural
        communities.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to spur economic growth,
by establishing a mechanism to allow borrowers of private education
loans to refinance their loans in order--
            (1) to facilitate greater competition in the private
        education lending and refinancing markets;
            (2) to address inefficiencies in the private education
        lending and refinancing markets;
            (3) to encourage innovation in the private education
        refinancing markets; and
            (4) to promote the participation of private capital in the
        private education refinancing markets.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act--
            (1) the term ``private education loan'' has the same
        meaning as in section 140(a) of the Truth in Lending Act (15
        U.S.C. 1650(a)); and
            (2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
        Treasury, other than in the context of the Secretary of
        Education.

SEC. 4. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO CREATE A CREDIT FACILITY TO INCREASE
              MARKET EFFICIENCY IN THE STUDENT LOAN MARKET.

    (a) Authority.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Credit facilities authorization.--Upon a
                determination by the Secretary that borrowers are
                unable to secure adequate credit accommodations with
                existing private education loans, the Secretary,
                notwithstanding any provision of section 484 of the
                Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091), is
                authorized to establish lending, purchase, and other
                credit facilities to--
                            (i) accommodate reasonable refinancing
                        opportunities or other loan adjustments that--
                                    (I) improve the sustainability of
                                payments for the borrower; and
                                    (II) reduce the likelihood of
                                delinquency and default on private
                                education loans;
                            (ii) benefit borrowers that are most likely
                        to have private student debt service
                        obligations that represent a disproportionate
                        share of their income; and
                            (iii) ensure that borrowers pay lower
                        interest rates that are commensurate with
                        credit risk, so that they may pursue more
                        economically productive activities, such as
                        home purchases and small business formation.
                    (B) Consultation.--
                            (i) In general.--Any determination under
                        subparagraph (A) shall be made jointly with the
                        Secretary of Education and the Director of the
                        Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
                            (ii) Compliance system.--Prior to
                        establishing a facility under this subsection,
                        the Secretary, or any administrator designated
                        by the Secretary to establish a program to
                        carry out the authority provided in this
                        subsection, shall establish a compliance system
                        in consultation with the Bureau of Consumer
                        Financial Protection.
            (2) No net cost to government.--Mechanisms established
        under this subsection shall not result in any net cost to the
        Federal Government, as determined jointly by the Secretary, the
        Secretary of Education, and the Director of the Office of
        Management and Budget.
    (b) Federal Register Notice.--Prior to exercising any authority
provided under subsection (a), the Secretary shall publish a notice in
the Federal Register to seek comment from interested parties on its
proposed exercise of such authority, including--
            (1) the terms and conditions governing the lending,
        purchases, or other credit facilities authorized by subsection
        (a);
            (2) an outline of methodology and factors considered in the
        purchase or restructuring of private education loans;
            (3) private education loan modification options that may be
        available for existing loans;
            (4) how they will ensure that borrowers whose education
        debt service obligations represent a disproportionate share of
        their income will be provided relief; and
            (5) how the use of the methodology and factors, as proposed
        in the notice, will be used to ensure that any exercise of
        authority by the Secretary will result in no net cost to the
        Federal Government.
    (c) Initial Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report that includes--
            (1) a plan of the Secretary to implement credit mechanisms
        under the authority of this Act;
            (2) a description of macroeconomic benefits of increased
        efficiency and refinance activity in the student loan market;
        and
            (3) a description of the benefits through the use of such
        authority to private education loan borrowers, including how
        any incidental net gain from the credit mechanism would be used
        to benefit student borrowers.
    (d) Annual Reports.--Beginning 1 year after the date of the first
use of the authority provided under this section, the Secretary shall
provide an annual report to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of
the House of Representatives describing the utilization, impact, and
financial performance of any program established under the authority of
this section.
    (e) Public Awareness.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
publication of a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to subsection
(b), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Education and
the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, shall
begin a national awareness campaign to alert all private education loan
borrowers who may benefit from any program or facilities established
under this section. Such campaign shall include outreach to targeted
populations of borrowers that are most likely to have private education
loan debt service obligations that represent a disproportionate share
of their income.
    (f) Expiration of Authority.--Three years after the date on which a
credit facility is established under this Act, and not later than 5
years after the date of enactment of this Act, any new lending,
purchase, or other activity initiated through the facilities
established by the Secretary under subsection (a) shall cease.

SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that the Federal financial
institutions, such as the Federal Financing Bank and the Federal
Reserve banks, and federally chartered private entities, such as the
Federal home loan banks, should consider, in consultation with the
Secretary and the Secretary of Education, using available authorities
in a timely manner, if needed, to assist in ensuring that borrowers of
private education loans can secure credit accommodations to refinance
existing loans, in a manner that results in no increased costs to
taxpayers.

Output: Refinancing Education Funding to Invest (REFI) for the Future Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, upon determining that borrowers are unable to secure adequate credit accommodations with existing private education loans, to establish credit facilities to: (1) accommodate reasonable loan adjustments that reduce the likelihood that borrowers become delinquent or default on their loans, (2) benefit borrowers that are most likely to have private student debt service obligations that represent a disproportionate share of their income, and (3) ensure that borrowers pay lower interest rates that are commensurate with credit risk so that they can pursue more economically productive activities. Requires the decision that borrowers are unable to secure adequate credit accommodations to be made by the Secretary jointly with the Secretary of Education and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB). Prohibits the establishment of such credit mechanisms from resulting in any net cost to the federal government. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a national awareness campaign to alert all private education loan borrowers who may benefit from those credit facilities or programs. Terminates any activities initiated through such a credit facility three years after such facility is established or not later than five years after this Act's enactment. Expresses the sense of the Congress that federal financial institutions and federally chartered private entities should consider the timely use of their available authorities to assist borrowers of private education loans in refinancing such loans in a manner that results in no increased costs to taxpayers.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Energy-Efficient Cool Roof Jobs
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEPRECIATION RECOVERY PERIOD FOR CERTAIN ROOF SYSTEMS.

    (a) 20-Year Recovery Period.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (F) of section 168(e)(3) of
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to classification
        of certain property) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(F) 20-year property.--The term `20-year
                property' means--
                            ``(i) initial clearing and grading land
                        improvements with respect to any electric
                        utility transmission and distribution plant,
                        and
                            ``(ii) any qualified energy-efficient cool
                        roof replacement property.''.
            (2) Qualified energy-efficient cool roof replacement
        property.--Section 168(e) of such Code is amended by adding at
        the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(9) Qualified energy-efficient cool roof replacement
        property.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified energy-
                efficient cool roof replacement property' means any
                roof system--
                            ``(i) which is placed in service--
                                    ``(I) above conditioned or semi-
                                heated space on an eligible commercial
                                building, and
                                    ``(II) during the period beginning
                                on the date of the enactment of this
                                paragraph and ending on December 31,
                                2013,
                            ``(ii) which has a slope equal to or less
                        than 2:12,
                            ``(iii) which replaces an existing roof
                        system, and
                            ``(iv) which includes--
                                    ``(I) insulation which meets or
                                exceeds the minimum prescriptive
                                requirements in tables A-1 to A-9 in
                                the Normative Appendix A of ASHRAE
                                Standard 189.1-2009, and
                                    ``(II) in the case of an eligible
                                commercial building located in a
                                climate zone other than climate zone 6,
                                7, or 8 (as specified in ASHRAE
                                Standard 90.1-2010), a primary roof
                                covering which has a cool roof surface.
                    ``(B) Cool roof surface.--The term `cool roof
                surface' means a roof the exterior surface of which --
                            ``(i) has a 3-year-aged solar reflectance
                        of at least 0.55 and a 3-year-aged thermal
                        emittance of at least 0.75, as determined in
                        accordance with the Cool Roof Rating Council
                        CRRC-1 Product Rating Program, or
                            ``(ii) has a 3-year-aged solar reflectance
                        index (SRI) of at least 64, as determined in
                        accordance with ASTM Standard E1980,
                        determined--
                                    ``(I) using a medium-wind-speed
                                convection coefficient of 12 W/m2.K,
                                and
                                    ``(II) using the values for 3-year-
                                aged solar reflectance and 3-year-aged
                                thermal emittance determined in
                                accordance with the Cool Roof Rating
                                Council CRRC-1 Product Rating Program.
                    ``(C) Roof system.--The term `roof system' means a
                system of roof components, including roof insulation
                and a membrane or primary roof covering, but not
                including the roof deck, designed to weather-proof and
                improve the thermal resistance of a building.
                    ``(D) Eligible commercial building.--The term
                `eligible commercial building' means any building--
                            ``(i) which is within the scope of ASHRAE
                        Standard 90.1-2010,
                            ``(ii) which is located in the United
                        States,
                            ``(iii) with respect to which depreciation
                        (or amortization in lieu of depreciation) is
                        allowable, and
                            ``(iv) which was placed in service prior to
                        December 31, 2009.
                    ``(E) ASHRAE.--The term `ASHRAE' means the American
                Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning
                Engineers.''.
    (b) Requirement To Use Straight Line Method.--Paragraph (3) of
section 168(b) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
                    ``(J) Any qualified energy-efficient cool roof
                replacement property.''.
    (c) Alternative System.--The table contained in section
168(g)(3)(B) of such Code is amended by striking the last item and
inserting the following new items:

        ``(F)(i)...........................................         25
         (F)(ii)...........................................     27.5''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

Output: Energy-Efficient Cool Roof Jobs Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to classify any qualified energy-efficient cool roof replacement property as 20-year property for depreciation purposes.  Defines "qualified energy-efficient cool roof replacement property" as any roof system that: (1) is placed in service above conditioned or semi-heated space on an eligible commercial building during the period between the enactment of this Act and December 31, 2013, (2) has a slope equal to or less than 2:12, (3) replaces an existing roof system, and (4) includes insulation meeting specified standards and a primary roof covering that has a cool roof surface.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Offshore Fracking Transparency and
Review Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. MORATORIUM ON OFFSHORE FRACTURING AND ACID WELL STIMULATION
              TREATMENT.

    Notwithstanding the terms of any lease or permit issued before the
date of the enactment of this Act, no person may engage in hydraulic
fracturing or acid well stimulation treatment in the Pacific Outer
Continental Shelf Region until the Secretary of the Interior has
published a report under section 3 and issued a final environmental
impact statement under section 4.

SEC. 3. STUDY OF CONDUCT AND IMPACTS OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING AND ACID
              WELL STIMULATION IN THE PACIFIC OCS REGION.

    (a) In General.--To ensure the relevant agencies' data incorporate
the latest science and practices of the oil and gas industry, the
Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a study of the conduct and
impacts of hydraulic fracturing and acid well stimulation treatments in
the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Region.
    (b) Included Topics.--The study shall include, but shall not be
limited to--
            (1) preparation of a descriptive inventory of all chemicals
        used in offshore oil and gas development and production
        activities in the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Region,
        including chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and acid well
        stimulation treatments;
            (2) the volumes of chemicals used and disposed of in such
        activities;
            (3) the risks of a spill of such chemicals;
            (4) an analysis of the methods by which such chemicals
        enter the environment during hydraulic fracturing and acid well
        stimulation treatments;
            (5) a quantification, to the extent possible, of the amount
        of such chemicals that enter the environment during hydraulic
        fracturing and acid well stimulation treatments; and
            (6) any other related matters the Secretary determines
        necessary.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and
publish a report on the study conducted under this section.

SEC. 4. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.

    Not later than 18 months after the issuance of the report under
section 3, the Secretary of the Interior shall, in coordination with
the Environmental Protection Agency and in consultation with
appropriate State agencies, issue an environmental impact statement
under section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4332) regarding the impacts on the marine environment and public
health of offshore hydraulic fracturing and acid well stimulation
treatments conducted in the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Region.

SEC. 5. PUBLIC NOTICE.

    The Secretary shall notify all relevant State and local regulatory
agencies and publish a notice in the Federal Register--
            (1) within 30 days after receiving any application for a
        permit that would allow the conduct of offshore hydraulic
        fracturing or an acid well stimulation treatment in the Pacific
        Outer Continental Shelf Region; and
            (2) within 30 days after the conduct of offshore hydraulic
        fracturing or acid well stimulation treatment in such region
        under a permit or other authorization issued by the Secretary.

SEC. 6. COMPILATION AND DISCLOSURE OF ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall compile and
maintain a list of all offshore hydraulic fracturing and acid well
stimulation treatments that have taken place, or that take place after
the enactment of this Act, in the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf
Region.
    (b) Included Information.--For each instance of offshore hydraulic
fracturing or an acid well stimulation treatment, the Secretary shall
include on the list--
            (1) the date the offshore hydraulic fracturing or acid well
        stimulation treatment was conducted;
            (2) the location where the offshore hydraulic fracturing or
        acid well stimulation treatment was conducted;
            (3) the chemicals used, including identification of the
        chemical constituents of mixtures, Chemical Abstracts Service
        numbers for each chemical and constituent, material safety data
        sheets if available, and the amount of each chemical used;
            (4) the total volume of fluid used in the hydraulic
        fracturing or acid well stimulation treatment;
            (5) the volume of wastewater generated during the hydraulic
        fracturing or acid well stimulation treatment and the manner in
        which it was disposed of; and
            (6) the intended purpose and results of the offshore
        hydraulic fracturing or acid well stimulation treatments.
    (c) Unavailable Information.--If any information listed in
subsection (b) is not available for a given instance of offshore
hydraulic fracturing or acid well stimulation treatment, the Secretary
shall note the absence of the information and provide an explanation of
why the information is not available.
    (d) Public Availability.--The Secretary shall make the list created
under subsection (b) available to the public, including by publishing
it on the Internet site of the Department of the Interior.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Hydraulic fracturing.--The term ``hydraulic
        fracturing'' means an operation conducted in an individual
        wellbore designed to increase the flow of hydrocarbons from a
        rock formation to the wellbore through modifying the
        permeability of reservoir rock by fracturing it, except that
        such term does not include enhanced secondary recovery,
        including water flooding, tertiary recovery, and other types of
        well stimulation operations.
            (2) Acid well stimulation treatment.--The term ``acid well
        stimulation treatment''--
                    (A) means a well stimulation treatment that uses,
                in whole or in part, the application of one or more
                acids to the well or underground geologic formation;
                and
                    (B) includes--
                            (i) such stimulation treatment at any
                        applied pressure or in combination with
                        hydraulic fracturing treatments or other well
                        stimulation treatments;
                            (ii) acid treatments conducted at pressures
                        lower than the applied pressure necessary to
                        fracture the underground geologic formation
                        (commonly referred to as acid matrix
                        stimulation treatments); and
                            (iii) acid fracturing treatments.

Output: Offshore Fracking Transparency and Review Act of 2015 This bill prohibits both hydraulic fracturing and acid well stimulation treatment in the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Region until the Secretary of the Interior has: (1) reported to Congress on the conduct and impacts of hydraulic fracturing and acid well stimulation treatments in the Region; and (2) issued, in coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency, a final environmental impact statement regarding the impacts upon the marine environment and public health of offshore hydraulic fracturing and acid well stimulation treatments conducted in such Region.  The Secretary must notify all relevant state and local regulatory agencies and publish in the Federal Register within 30 days: (1) receipt of any application for a permit that would allow either offshore hydraulic fracturing or acid well stimulation treatment in the Region; and (2) the conduct of offshore hydraulic fracturing or acid well stimulation treatment in the Region pursuant to a permit or other authorization issued by the Secretary.  The Secretary shall also maintain and publicize a list of all offshore hydraulic fracturing and acid well stimulation treatments that have taken place in the Region or that take place after enactment of this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Anti-Corruption Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. PUBLIC CORRUPTION.

    (a) Offenses.--Chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 226. Public corruption
    ``(a) State and Local Government.--
            ``(1) Honest services.--Whoever, in a circumstance
        described in paragraph (3), deprives or defrauds, or endeavors
        to deprive or to defraud, by any scheme or artifice, the
        inhabitants of a State or political subdivision of a State of
        the honest services of an official or employee of the State or
        political subdivision shall be fined under this title,
        imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
            ``(2) Fair and impartial elections.--Whoever, in a
        circumstance described in paragraph (3), deprives or defrauds,
        or endeavors to deprive or to defraud, by any scheme or
        artifice, the inhabitants of a State or political subdivision
        of a State of a fair and impartially conducted election process
        in any primary, run-off, special, or general election through
        one or more of the following means, or otherwise--
                    ``(A) through the procurement, casting, or
                tabulation of ballots that are materially false,
                fictitious, or fraudulent or that are invalid, under
                the laws of the State in which the election is held;
                    ``(B) through paying or offering to pay any person
                for voting;
                    ``(C) through the procurement or submission of
                voter registrations that contain false material
                information, or omit material information;
                    ``(D) through the filing of any report required to
                be filed under Federal or State law regarding an
                election campaign that contains false material
                information or omits material information; or
                    ``(E) through engaging in intimidating,
                threatening, or deceptive conduct, with the intent to
                prevent or unlawfully discourage any person from voting
                for the candidate of that person's choice, registering
                to vote, or campaigning for or against a candidate,
        shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10
        years, or both.
            ``(3) Circumstances in which offense occurs.--The
        circumstances referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) are that--
                    ``(A) for the purpose of executing or concealing a
                scheme or artifice described in paragraph (1) or (2) or
                attempting to do so, a person--
                            ``(i) places in any post office or
                        authorized depository for mail matter, any
                        matter or thing to be sent or delivered by the
                        Postal Service, deposits or causes to be
                        deposited any matter or thing to be sent or
                        delivered by any private or commercial
                        interstate carrier, or takes or receives
                        therefrom any such matter or thing, or
                        knowingly causes to be delivered by mail or
                        such carrier according to the direction
                        thereon, or at the place at which it is
                        directed to be delivered by the person to whom
                        it is addressed, any such matter or thing;
                            ``(ii) transmits or causes to be
                        transmitted by means of wire, radio, or
                        television communication in interstate or
                        foreign commerce any writings, signs, signals,
                        pictures, or sounds;
                            ``(iii) transports or causes to be
                        transported any person or thing, or induces any
                        person to travel in or to be transported in,
                        interstate or foreign commerce; or
                            ``(iv) uses or causes the use of any
                        facility in interstate or foreign commerce;
                    ``(B) the scheme or artifice affects or constitutes
                an attempt to affect in any manner or degree, or would
                if executed or concealed affect, interstate or foreign
                commerce;
                    ``(C) in the case of an offense described in
                paragraph (1), the honest services of the official or
                employee relate to a governmental office of a State or
                political subdivision of a State which receives funds
                derived from an Act of Congress in an amount not less
                than $10,000 during the 12-month period immediately
                preceding or following the date of the offense; or
                    ``(D) in the case of an offense described in
                paragraph (2), an objective of the scheme or artifice
                is to secure the election of an official who, if
                elected, would have any authority over the
                administration of funds derived from an Act of Congress
                totaling $10,000 or more during the 12-month period
                immediately preceding or following the election or date
                of the offense.
    ``(b) Federal Government.--Whoever deprives or defrauds, or
endeavors to deprive or to defraud, by any scheme or artifice, the
inhabitants of the United States of the honest services of a public
official or a person who has been selected to be a public official
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or
both.
    ``(c) Offense by an Official Against an Employee or Official.--
            ``(1) Criminal offense.--Whoever, being an official, public
        official, or person who has been selected to be a public
        official, directly or indirectly discharges, demotes, suspends,
        threatens, harasses, or in any manner discriminates against an
        employee or official of the United States or of a State or
        political subdivision of a State, or endeavors to do so, in
        order to carry out or to conceal a scheme or artifice described
        in subsection (a) or (b), shall be fined under this title,
        imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
            ``(2) Civil action.--(A) Any employee or official of a
        State or political subdivision of a State who is discharged,
        demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or in any manner
        discriminated against because of lawful acts done by the
        employee or official as a result of a violation of this section
        or because of actions by the employee on behalf of himself or
        herself or others in furtherance of prosecution under this
        section (including investigation for, initiation of, testimony
        for, or assistance in such a prosecution) may bring a civil
        action in any court of competent jurisdiction and obtain all
        relief necessary to make the employee or official whole,
        including--
                    ``(i) reinstatement with the same seniority status
                that the employee or official would have had but for
                the violation;
                    ``(ii) the amount of backpay;
                    ``(iii) a penalty of two times the amount of
                backpay;
                    ``(iv) interest on the actual amount of backpay;
                and
                    ``(v) compensation for any special damages
                sustained as a result of the violation, including
                reasonable litigation costs and reasonable attorney's
                fees.
            ``(B) To obtain recovery under subsection (c)(2)(A) (iii)
        or (v) against a State or political subdivision, the employee
        or individual bringing the action shall establish by a
        preponderance of evidence that any violation of this section
        was--
                    ``(i) the result of widespread violations within
                the State or political subdivision; or
                    ``(ii) the result of conduct authorized by a senior
                official within the State or political subdivision.
            ``(C) In cases in which a State or political subdivision is
        sued and found liable for recovery under subsection (c)(2)(A)
        (iii) or (v), the State or political subdivision may bring an
        action for contribution for such recovery from any employee or
        official whose action led to the recovery under subsection
        (c)(2)(A) (iii) or (v).
            ``(D) An employee or official shall not be afforded relief
        under subparagraph (A) if the employee or official participated
        in the violation of this section with respect to which relief
        is sought.
            ``(E)(i) A civil action or proceeding authorized by this
        paragraph shall be stayed by a court upon certification of an
        attorney for the Government that prosecution of the action or
        proceeding may adversely affect the interests of the Government
        in a pending criminal investigation or proceeding.
            ``(ii) The attorney for the Government shall promptly
        notify the court when a stay may be lifted without such adverse
        effects.
    ``(d) Definitions.--As used in this section--
            ``(1) the term `official' includes--
                    ``(A) any person employed by, exercising any
                authority derived from, or holding any position in the
                government of a State or any subdivision of the
                executive, legislative, judicial, or other branch of
                government thereof, including a department, independent
                establishment, commission, administration, authority,
                board, and bureau, and a corporation or other legal
                entity established and subject to control by a
                government or governments for the execution of a
                governmental or intergovernmental program;
                    ``(B) any person acting or pretending to act under
                color of official authority; and
                    ``(C) any person who has been nominated, appointed,
                or selected to be an official or who has been
                officially informed that he or she will be so
                nominated, appointed, or selected;
            ``(2) the term `person acting or pretending to act under
        color of official authority' includes a person who represents
        that he or she controls, is an agent of, or otherwise acts on
        behalf of an official, public official, and person who has been
        selected to be a public official;
            ``(3) the terms `public official' and `person who has been
        selected to be a public official' have the meanings stated in
        section 201 and include any person acting or pretending to act
        under color of official authority; and
            ``(4) the term `State' means a State of the United States,
        the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and any other
        commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.''.
    (b) Technical Amendments.--(1) The chapter analysis for chapter 11
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:

 ``226. Public corruption.''.
    (2) Section 1961(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ``section 226 (relating to public corruption),'' after
``section 224 (relating to sports bribery),''.
    (3) Section 2516(1)(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by inserting ``section 226 (relating to public corruption),'' after
``section 224 (bribery in sporting contests),''.

SEC. 3. INTERSTATE COMMERCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1343 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``, or uses or causes the use of any
        facility in interstate or foreign commerce,'' after ``sounds'';
        and
            (2) by inserting ``or attempting to do so'' after ``for the
        purpose of executing such scheme or artifice''.
    (b) Technical Amendments.--(1) The heading of section 1343 of title
18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1343. Fraud by use of facility of interstate commerce''.
    (2) The chapter analysis for chapter 63 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by amending the item relating to section 1343 to read
as follows:

``1343. Fraud by use of facility in interstate commerce.''.

SEC. 4. NARCOTICS-RELATED PUBLIC CORRUPTION.

    (a) Offenses.--Chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 219 the following new section:
``Sec. 220. Narcotics and public corruption
    ``(a) Offense by Public Official.--A public official who, in a
circumstance described in subsection (c), directly or indirectly,
corruptly demands, seeks, receives, accepts, or agrees to receive or
accept anything of value personally or for any other person in return
for--
            ``(1) being influenced in the performance or nonperformance
        of any official act; or
            ``(2) being influenced to commit or to aid in committing,
        or to collude in, or to allow or make opportunity for the
        commission of any offense against the United States or any
        State, shall be guilty of a class B felony.
    ``(b) Offense by Person Other Than a Public Official.--A person
who, in a circumstance described in subsection (c), directly or
indirectly, corruptly gives, offers, or promises anything of value to
any public official, or offers or promises any public official to give
anything of value to any other person, with intent--
            ``(1) to influence any official act;
            ``(2) to influence the public to commit or aid in
        committing, or to collude in, or to allow or make opportunity
        for the commission of any offense against the United States or
        any State; or
            ``(3) to influence the public official to do or to omit to
        do any act in violation of the official's lawful duty, shall be
        guilty of a class B felony.
    ``(c) Circumstances in Which Offense Occurs.--The circumstances
referred to in subsections (a) and (b) are that the offense involves,
is part of, or is intended to further or to conceal the illegal
possession, importation, manufacture, transportation, or distribution
of any controlled substance or controlled substance analogue.
    ``(d) Definitions.--As used in this section--
            ``(1) the terms `controlled substance' and `controlled
        substance analogue' have the meanings stated in section 102 of
        the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802);
            ``(2) the term `official act' means any decision, action,
        or conduct regarding any question, matter, proceeding, cause,
        suit, investigation, or prosecution which may at any time be
        pending, or which may be brought before any public official, in
        such official's official capacity, or in such official's place
        of trust or profit; and
            ``(3) the term `public official' means--
                    ``(A) an officer or employee or person acting for
                or on behalf of the United States, or any department,
                agency, or branch of Government thereof in any official
                function, under or by authority of any such department,
                agency, or branch of Government;
                    ``(B) a juror;
                    ``(C) an officer or employee or person acting for
                or on behalf of the government of any State,
                commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United
                States (including the District of Columbia), or any
                political subdivision thereof, in any official
                function, under or by the authority of any such State,
                commonwealth, territory, possession, or political
                subdivision; and
                    ``(D) any person who has been nominated or
                appointed to a position described in subparagraph (A),
                (B), or (C), or has been officially informed that he or
                she will be so nominated or appointed.''.
    (b) Technical Amendments.--(1) Section 1961(1) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by inserting ``section 220 (relating to
narcotics and public corruption),'' after ``Section 201 (relating to
bribery),''.
    (2) Section 2516(1)(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by inserting ``section 220 (relating to narcotics and public
corruption),'' after ``section 201 (bribery of public officials and
witnesses),''.
    (3) The chapter analysis for chapter 11 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after the item for section 219 the
following new item:

``220. Narcotics and public corruption.''.

Output:
Anti-Corruption Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prescribe criminal penalties to be imposed against anyone who uses any facility of, or affects, interstate or foreign commerce to deprive or defraud the inhabitants of a State or political subdivision (State) of the honest services of a government official or employee, or of a fair and impartially conducted election process.
Prescribes criminal penalties to be imposed upon any official, or person selected to be a public official, who, in order to carry out or conceal any scheme or artifice to defraud, discriminates, harasses, or takes adverse action against any employee or official of the United States or of any State.  Authorizes such an adversely affected employee or official to obtain relief through a civil action, provided such person did not participate in the scheme or artifice.
Specifies that:  (1) to obtain recovery against a State, the employee or individual bringing the action shall establish by a preponderance of evidence that any such violation was the result of widespread violations, or conduct authorized by a senior official, within the State; and (2) in cases in which a State is sued and found liable for recovery, the State may bring an action for contribution for such recovery from any employee or official whose action led to the recovery.
(Sec. 3) Amends mail fraud provisions to prohibit using, or causing the use, of any facility of interstate or foreign commerce in the execution of a scheme or artifice to defraud.
(Sec. 4) Sets forth prohibitions regarding narcotics-related public corruption.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Local Innovation and Coastal
Protection Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Chapter III of the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:

``SEC. 1366. EROSION MITIGATION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Director shall make grants, with amounts
made available from the Coastal Erosion Control Fund established under
section 1367, to demonstrate the feasibility of innovative mitigation
activities designed to minimize coastal erosion, preserve shorelines,
and avoid environmental degradation.
    ``(b) Eligible Recipients.--The Director may make grants under this
section to--
            ``(1) any State; and
            ``(2) any community participating in the national flood
        insurance program under this title that--
                    ``(A) has suffered recurring flood damages and
                claims, as determined by the Director; and
                    ``(B) is in full compliance with the requirements
                under the national flood insurance program.
    ``(c) Eligible Activities.--
            ``(1) In general.--A grant under this section may be used
        to develop and test innovative techniques to minimize coastal
        erosion and preserve shorelines.
            ``(2) Priority.--In making grants under this section, the
        Director shall give a priority to eligible recipients that
        conduct projects to demonstrate the feasibility of techniques
        that--
                    ``(A) have application to more than 1 location;
                    ``(B) substantially broaden the applicability of
                proven erosion control techniques; or
                    ``(C) avoid permanent structural alterations and
                rely instead on natural designs, including the use of
                vegetation, or temporary structures, to accomplish
                their goal.
    ``(d) Applications.--The Director shall make grants under this
section on the basis of a nationwide competition, in accordance with
such application forms and procedures as the Director may establish.
    ``(e) Maximum Amount.--The total amount of any grant under this
section may not exceed $500,000 for any project assisted under this
section.
    ``(f) Program Requirements.--
            ``(1) Matching requirements.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
                subparagraph (C), a grant under this section may not
                exceed 3 times the amount that the recipient certifies,
                as the Director shall require, that the recipient will
                contribute from non-Federal funds to carry out
                activities assisted with amounts provided under this
                section.
                    ``(B) Non-federal funds.--For purposes of this
                subsection, the term `non-Federal funds' includes--
                            ``(i) State or local agency funds,
                            ``(ii) any salary paid to staff to carry
                        out the activities of the recipient,
                            ``(iii) the value of the time and services
                        contributed by volunteers to carry out such
                        activities (at a rate determined by the
                        Director), and
                            ``(iv) the value of any donated material or
                        building and the value of any lease on a
                        building.
                    ``(C) No match required for evaluation.--No non-
                Federal contribution is required for the conduct of
                evaluations under paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Report.--Not later than 5 years after the receipt of
        a grant under this section, the recipient of the grant shall
        transmit to the Director a report that--
                    ``(A) evaluates the long-term effectiveness of the
                techniques that were developed under this section; and
                    ``(B) assesses any impact that such techniques have
                had on adjacent coastal areas.
    ``(g) Report to Congress.--The Director shall transmit to the
Congress an annual report that--
            ``(1) summarizes the erosion mitigation techniques
        developed pursuant to this section;
            ``(2) describes the status of the Coastal Erosion Control
        Fund established under section 1367; and
            ``(3) recommends any legislative or administrative action
        necessary to further the purpose of this section.
    ``(h) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section, from the Coastal Erosion Control Fund under
section 1367, $12,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994 through
1997.''.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COASTAL EROSION CONTROL FUND.

    Chapter III of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
4101 et seq.), as amended by section 2, is further amended by adding at
the end the following new section:

``SEC. 1367. ESTABLISHMENT OF COASTAL EROSION CONTROL FUND.

    ``(a) In General.--The Director shall establish in the Treasury of
the United States a fund to be known as the Coastal Erosion Control
Fund (hereafter in this section referred to as the `Fund'), which shall
be available, to the extent provided in appropriation Acts, for grants
under section 1366.
    ``(b) Credits.--The Fund shall be credited with any premium
surcharges assessed under section 1308(e).''.

SEC. 4. INSURANCE PREMIUM MITIGATION SURCHARGE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1308 of the National Flood Insurance Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsections:
    ``(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the
Director shall assess, with respect to each contract for flood
insurance coverage under this title, an annual mitigation surcharge of
$5. The surcharges shall be paid into the Coastal Erosion Control Fund
under section 1367, and shall not be subject to any agents'
commissions, company expenses allowances, or State or local premium
taxes.
    ``(f) The Director shall not assess any surcharge under subsection
(e) if the balance of the Fund exceeds $15,000,000.
    ``(g) The Director shall transmit to those who paid a surcharge
under subsection (e)--
            ``(1) an annual report describing the expenditures of the
        Fund during the preceding fiscal year; and
            ``(2) any unobligated funds that remain in the Fund at the
        end of fiscal year 1997.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to any contract for flood insurance under the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968 issued or renewed after the date of enactment of
this Act.

SEC. 5. INSURANCE RATE INCENTIVES FOR EROSION MITIGATION EFFORTS.

    Chapter III of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
4101 et seq.), as amended by sections 2 and 3, is further amended by
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 1368. INSURANCE RATE INCENTIVES FOR EROSION MITIGATION EFFORTS.

    ``(a) Preferred Erosion Mitigation Measures.--The Director shall
evaluate the effectiveness of the erosion mitigation measures funded
under section 1366 and shall publish a list of the most effective of
such measures in the Federal Register.
    ``(b) Rate Incentives for Communities.--The Director shall provide
incentives in the form of adjustments in the premium rates for flood
insurance coverage in areas that the Director determines have
implemented erosion mitigation measures contained in the list published
pursuant to subsection (a).''.

Output:
Local Innovation and Coastal Protection Act of 1993 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to make grants ($500,000 maximum with matching fund requirements) from the Coastal Erosion Control Fund (established by this Act) to States and qualifying communities for an erosion mitigation demonstration program.
Gives grant priority to projects that:  (1) have multiple location applicability; (2) broaden existing erosion control techniques; or (3) rely on natural designs rather than structural alterations.
Authorizes appropriations.
Establishes in the Treasury the Coastal Erosion Control Fund. Requires the Director to:  (1) assess an annual five-dollar flood insurance premium mitigation surcharge to be paid into such Fund, unless the Fund's balance exceeds $15 million; (2) evaluate and publish a list of the most effective erosion mitigation measures; and (3) provide flood insurance rate incentives for erosion mitigation efforts.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of
2016''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act--
            (1) the term ``Department'' means the Department of Housing
        and Urban Development;
            (2) the term ``housing receiving Federal assistance''--
                    (A) means housing that--
                            (i) except as provided in subparagraph (B),
                        is covered by an application for mortgage
                        insurance from the Department;
                            (ii) receives housing assistance payments
                        under a program administered by the Department;
                        or
                            (iii) otherwise receives more than $5,000
                        in project-based assistance under a Federal
                        housing program administered by a Federal
                        agency other than the Department; and
                    (B) does not include--
                            (i) single-family housing covered by an
                        application for mortgage insurance from the
                        Federal Housing Administration; or
                            (ii) multi-family housing that--
                                    (I) is covered by an application
                                for mortgage insurance from the Federal
                                Housing Administration; and
                                    (II) does not receive any other
                                Federal housing assistance;
            (3) the term ``public housing agency'' means an agency
        described in section 3(b)(6) of the United States Housing Act
        of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(6)); and
            (4) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Housing
        and Urban Development.

SEC. 3. UPDATES TO LEAD-CONTAMINATED DUST AND LEAD-CONTAMINATED SOIL
              STANDARDS.

    (a) EPA Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, in consultation with the Director of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, shall promulgate regulations to update
the standards for lead-contaminated dust and lead-contaminated soil
under part 745 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, in accordance
with health-based standards.
    (b) HUD Regulations.--The Secretary shall promptly promulgate
regulations to update the standards for lead-contaminated dust and
lead-contaminated soil under part 35 of title 24, Code of Federal
Regulations, in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under subsection
(a).

SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO RESIDENTIAL LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD REDUCTION ACT
              OF 1992.

    (a) In General.--Section 1004 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint
Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4851b) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (27) as
        paragraphs (7) through (28), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) Elevated blood lead level.--The term `elevated blood
        lead level' means the lower of--
                    ``(A) 5 mg/dL (micrograms of lead per deciliter);
                or
                    ``(B) the most recent definition for elevated blood
                lead level or reference range level in children ages 1
                through 5 years set by the Centers for Disease Control
                and Prevention.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (28), as so redesignated, by striking ``or
        any 0-bedroom dwelling''.
    (b) Relation to Other Authorities.--Nothing in this Act or the
amendments made by this Act shall be construed to affect the authority
of the Environmental Protection Agency under section 403 of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2683).
    (c) Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall amend the regulations of the
Department to comply with the amendments made by subsection (a).

SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO THE LEAD-BASED PAINT POISONING PREVENTION ACT.

    Section 302(a) of the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act (42
U.S.C. 4822(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Additional procedures for families with children
        under the age of 6.--
                    ``(A) Risk assessment.--
                            ``(i) Definition.--In this section, the
                        term `covered housing'--
                                    ``(I) means housing receiving
                                Federal assistance described in
                                paragraph (1) that was constructed
                                prior to 1978; and
                                    ``(II) does not include--
                                            ``(aa) single-family
                                        housing covered by an
                                        application for mortgage
                                        insurance from the Federal
                                        Housing Administration; or
                                            ``(bb) multi-family housing
                                        that--

                                                    ``(AA) is covered
                                                by an application for
                                                mortgage insurance from
                                                the Federal Housing
                                                Administration; and

                                                    ``(BB) does not
                                                receive any other
                                                Federal housing
                                                assistance.

                            ``(ii) Regulations.--Not later than 120
                        days after the date of enactment of the Lead-
                        Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2016, the
                        Secretary shall promulgate regulations that--
                                    ``(I) require an initial risk
                                assessment for all covered housing in
                                which a family with a child of less
                                than 6 years of age will reside or be
                                expected to reside for lead-based paint
                                hazards prior to occupancy by the
                                family; and
                                    ``(II) provide that a visual
                                assessment is not sufficient for
                                purposes of complying with subclause
                                (I).
                            ``(iii) Exception.--The regulations
                        promulgated under clause (ii) shall provide an
                        exception to the requirement under subclause
                        (I) of such clause for covered housing--
                                    ``(I) from which all lead-based
                                paint has been identified and removed
                                and clearance has been achieved in
                                accordance with section 402 or 404 of
                                the Toxic Substances Control Act (15
                                U.S.C. 2682 and 2684), as applicable;
                                or
                                    ``(II) in accordance with any other
                                standard or exception the Secretary
                                deems appropriate.
                    ``(B) Relocation.--Not later than 120 days after
                the date of enactment of the Lead-Safe Housing for Kids
                Act of 2016, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations
                to provide that a family with a child of less than 6
                years of age that occupies a dwelling unit in covered
                housing may relocate on an emergency basis, and without
                placement on any waitlist, penalty, or lapse in
                assistance, to another unit of covered housing that has
                no lead-based paint hazards if--
                            ``(i) lead-based paint hazards were
                        identified in the dwelling unit; or
                            ``(ii)(I) lead-based hazards were
                        identified in the dwelling unit; and
                            ``(II) the blood lead level for the child
                        is an elevated blood lead level, as defined in
                        section 1004(6) of the Residential Lead-Based
                        Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C.
                        4851b(6)).''.

SEC. 6. GAO REPORTS ON LEAD HAZARDS IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING.

    (a) Initial Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit to Congress an initial report on lead hazards in housing
receiving Federal assistance, which shall analyze the implications of--
            (1) changing Department regulations to align with the
        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance; and
            (2) requiring a risk assessment (beyond a visual
        assessment) for initial and periodic inspections for lead-based
        paint hazards for all housing receiving Federal assistance, and
        the impact it would have on landlord participation and the
        stock of affordable housing.
    (b) Subsequent Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit to Congress a report on lead hazards in housing receiving
Federal assistance, which shall--
            (1) analyze whether existing Federal programs and Federal
        funding for lead hazard control activities in housing receiving
        Federal assistance meet the current and evolving needs, and if
        not, the merits of identifying and providing dedicated funds
        within new or existing Federal programs to conduct lead hazard
        control activities;
            (2) evaluate the financial and social cost of lead-based
        paint hazard prevention and lead hazard control activities, and
        provide recommendations on how to improve coordination and
        leveraging of public and private funds, including private
        investments and tax incentives, to reduce the cost associated
        with the identification and remediation of lead hazards and
        expedite home remediation;
            (3) identify existing partnerships with public housing
        agencies and public health agencies in addressing lead-based
        paint hazards, what gaps exist in compliance and enforcement,
        and whether the partnerships can be replicated and enhanced
        with dedicated funding and better data collection and
        dissemination among stakeholders; and
            (4) examine the appropriateness and efficacy of existing
        Department protocols on reducing or abating lead-based paint
        hazards and whether they are aligned with specific
        environmental health scenarios to ensure the best and
        appropriate health outcomes and reduce further exposure.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act and
the amendments made by this Act such sums as may be necessary for each
of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.

Output: Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2016 This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to promulgate regulations to update the standards for lead-contaminated dust and lead-contaminated soil, in accordance with health-based standards. The Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 is amended to define elevated blood lead level as the lower of:  5 mg/dL (micrograms of lead per deciliter), or the most recent definition for elevated blood lead level or reference range level in children ages 1 through 5 set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  The bill also removes 0-bedroom housing from the definition of target housing. The Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act is amended to direct HUD to promulgate regulations that:  require an initial lead-based paint hazard risk assessment before a family with a child under age six occupies certain housing, unless lead-based paint has already been removed; and  state that a visual assessment is not sufficient for these purposes.  These regulations shall apply to housing receiving federal assistance that was constructed before 1978, but exclude:  single-family housing covered by an application for mortgage insurance from the Federal Housing Administration, or multi-family housing covered by such an application but does not receive any other federal housing assistance.  HUD regulations shall also require emergency relocation of such families, without placement on a waitlist, penalty, or lapse in assistance, to another unit of covered housing that has no lead-based paint hazards. The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress on lead hazards in federally assisted housing.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Uranium Resources Stewardship Act''
or ``URSA''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL LANDS URANIUM LEASING.

    The Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by
redesignating section 44 as section 45, and by inserting after section
43 the following new section:

``SEC. 44. LEASING OF LANDS FOR URANIUM MINING.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Withdrawal from entry; leasing requirement.--
        Effective upon the date of enactment of the Uranium Resources
        Stewardship Act, all Federal lands are hereby permanently
        withdrawn from location and entry under section 2319 of the
        Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.) for uranium. After the
        end of the 2-year period beginning on such date of enactment,
        no uranium may be produced from Federal lands except pursuant
        to a lease issued under this Act.
            ``(2) Leasing.--The Secretary--
                    ``(A) may divide any lands subject to this Act that
                are not withdrawn from mineral leasing and that are
                otherwise available for uranium leasing under
                applicable law, including lands available under the
                terms of land use plans prepared by the Federal agency
                managing the land, into leasing tracts of such size as
                the Secretary finds appropriate and in the public
                interest; and
                    ``(B) thereafter shall, in the Secretary's
                discretion, upon the request of any qualified applicant
                or on the Secretary's own motion, from time to time,
                offer such lands for uranium leasing and award uranium
                leases thereon by competitive bidding.
    ``(b) Fair Market Value Required.--
            ``(1) In general.--No bid for a uranium lease shall be
        accepted that is less than the fair market value, as determined
        by the Secretary, of the uranium subject to the lease.
            ``(2) Public comment.--Prior to the Secretary's
        determination of the fair market value of the uranium subject
        to the lease, the Secretary shall give opportunity for and
        consideration to public comments on the fair market value.
            ``(3) Disclosure not required.--Nothing in this section
        shall be construed to require the Secretary to make public the
        Secretary's judgment as to the fair market value of the uranium
        to be leased, or the comments the Secretary receives thereon
        prior to the issuance of the lease.
    ``(c) Lands Under the Jurisdiction of Other Agencies.--Leases
covering lands the surface of which is under the jurisdiction of any
Federal agency other than the Department of the Interior may be issued
only--
            ``(1) upon consent of the head of the other Federal agency;
        and
            ``(2) upon such conditions the head of such other Federal
        agency may prescribe with respect to the use and protection of
        the nonmineral interests in those lands.
    ``(d) Consideration of Effects of Mining.--Before issuing any
uranium lease, the Secretary shall consider effects that mining under
the proposed lease might have on an impacted community or area,
including impacts on the environment, on agricultural, on cultural
resources, and other economic activities, and on public services.
    ``(e) Notice of Proposed Lease.--No lease sale shall be held for
lands until after a notice of the proposed offering for lease has been
given once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general
circulation in the county in which the lands are situated, or in
electronic format, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the
Secretary.
    ``(f) Auction Requirements.--All lands to be leased under this
section shall be leased to the highest responsible qualified bidder--
            ``(1) under general regulations;
            ``(2) in units of not more than 2,560 acres that are as
        nearly compact as possible; and
            ``(3) by oral bidding.
    ``(g) Required Payments.--
            ``(1) In general.--A lease under this section shall be
        conditioned upon the payment by the lessee of--
                    ``(A) a royalty at a rate of not less than 12.5
                percent in amount or value of the production removed or
                sold under the lease; and
                    ``(B) a rental of--
                            ``(i) not less than $2.50 per acre per year
                        for the first through fifth years of the lease;
                        and
                            ``(ii) not less than $3 per acre per year
                        for each year thereafter.
            ``(2) Use of revenues.--Amounts received as revenues under
        this subsection with respect to a lease may be used by the
        Secretary of the Interior, subject to the availability of
        appropriations, for cleaning up uranium mill tailings and
        reclaiming abandoned uranium mines on Federal lands in
        accordance with the priorities and eligibility restrictions,
        respectively, under subsections (c) and (d) of section 411 of
        the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30
        U.S.C. 1240a).
    ``(h) Lease Term.--A lease under this section--
            ``(1) shall be effective for a primary term of 10 years;
        and
            ``(2) shall continue in effect after such primary term for
        so long is as uranium is produced under the lease in paying
        quantities.
    ``(i) Exploration Licenses.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may, under such
        regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, issue to any person
        an exploration license. No person may conduct uranium
        exploration for commercial purposes on lands subject to this
        Act without such an exploration license. Each exploration
        license shall be for a term of not more than two years and
        shall be subject to a reasonable fee. An exploration license
        shall confer no right to a lease under this Act. The issuance
        of exploration licenses shall not preclude the Secretary from
        issuing uranium leases at such times and locations and to such
        persons as the Secretary deems appropriate. No exploration
        license may be issued for any land on which a uranium lease has
        been issued. A separate exploration license shall be required
        for exploration in each State. An application for an
        exploration license shall identify general areas and probable
        methods of exploration. Each exploration license shall be
        limited to specific geographic areas in each State as
        determined by the Secretary, and shall contain such reasonable
        conditions as the Secretary may require, including conditions
        to ensure the protection of the environment, and shall be
        subject to all applicable Federal, State, and local laws and
        regulations. Upon violation of any such conditions or laws the
        Secretary may revoke the exploration license.
            ``(2) Limitations.--A licensee may not cause substantial
        disturbance to the natural land surface. A licensee may not
        remove any uranium for sale but may remove a reasonable amount
        of uranium from the lands subject to this Act included under
        the Secretary's license for analysis and study. A licensee must
        comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Federal
        agency having jurisdiction over the surface of the lands
        subject to this Act. Exploration licenses covering lands the
        surface of which is under the jurisdiction of any Federal
        agency other than the Department of the Interior may be issued
        only upon such conditions as it may prescribe with respect to
        the use and protection of the nonmineral interests in those
        lands.
            ``(3) Sharing of data.--The licensee shall furnish to the
        Secretary copies of all data (including geological,
        geophysical, and core drilling analyses) obtained during such
        exploration. The Secretary shall maintain the confidentiality
        of all data so obtained until after the areas involved have
        been leased or until such time as the Secretary determines that
        making the data available to the public would not damage the
        competitive position of the licensee, whichever comes first.
            ``(4) Exploration without a license.--Any person who
        willfully conducts uranium exploration for commercial purposes
        on lands subject to this Act without an exploration license
        issued under this subsection shall be subject to a fine of not
        more than $1,000 for each day of violation. All data collected
        by such person on any Federal lands as a result of such
        violation shall be made immediately available to the Secretary,
        who shall make the data available to the public as soon as it
        is practicable. No penalty under this subsection shall be
        assessed unless such person is given notice and opportunity for
        a hearing with respect to such violation.
    ``(j) Conversion of Mining Claims to Mineral Leases.--
            ``(1) In general.--The owner of any mining claim (in this
        subsection referred to as a `claimant') located prior to the
        date of enactment of the Uranium Resources Stewardship Act may,
        within two years after such date, apply to the Secretary of the
        Interior to convert the claim to a lease under this section.
        The Secretary shall issue a uranium lease under this section to
        the claimant upon a demonstration by the claimant, to the
        satisfaction of the Secretary, within one year after the date
        of the application to the Secretary, that the claim was, as of
        such date of enactment, supported by the discovery of a
        valuable deposit of uranium on the claimed land. The holder of
        a lease issued upon conversion from a mining claim under this
        subsection shall be subject to all the requirements of this
        section governing uranium leases, except that the holder shall
        pay a royalty of 6.25 percent on the value of the uranium
        produced under the lease, until beginning ten years after the
        date the claim is converted to a lease.
            ``(2) Other claims extinguished.--All mining claims located
        for uranium on Federal lands whose claimant does not apply to
        the Secretary for conversion to a lease, or whose claimant
        cannot make such a demonstration of discovery, shall become
        null and void by operation of law three years after such date
        of enactment.''.

Output: Uranium Resources Stewardship Act or URSA - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to: (1) withdraw all federal lands permanently from location and entry for uranium, and (2) prescribe a uranium leasing program for such lands.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Tragedies Between Police
and Communities Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. TRAINING ON DE-ESCALATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Training Requirement.--For each fiscal year after the
expiration of the period specified in subsection (d) in which a State
or unit of local government receives a grant under part E of title I of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750
et seq.), the State or unit of local government shall require that all
individuals enrolled in an academy of a law enforcement agency of the
State or unit of local government and all law enforcement officers of
the State or unit of local government fulfill a training session on de-
escalation techniques each fiscal year, including--
            (1) the use of alternative non-lethal methods of applying
        force and techniques that prevent the officer from escalating
        any situation where force is likely to be used;
            (2) verbal and physical tactics to minimize the need for
        the use of force, with an emphasis on communication,
        negotiation, de-escalation techniques, providing the time
        needed to resolve the incident safely for everyone;
            (3) the use of the lowest level of force that is a possible
        and safe response to an identified threat, then re-evaluating
        the threat as it progresses;
            (4) techniques that provide all officers with awareness and
        recognition of mental health and substance abuse issues with an
        emphasis on communication strategies, training officers
        simultaneously in teams on de-escalation and use of force to
        improve group dynamics and diminish excessive use of force
        during critical incidents;
            (5) principles of using distance, cover, and time when
        approaching and managing critical incidents, and elimination of
        the use of concepts like the ``21-foot rule'' and ``drawing a
        line in the sand'' in favor of using distance and cover to
        create a ``reaction gap'';
            (6) crisis intervention strategies to appropriately
        identify and respond to individuals suffering from mental
        health or substance abuse issues, with an emphasis on de-
        escalation tactics and promoting effective communication; and
            (7) other evidence-based approaches, found to be
        appropriate by the Attorney General, that enhance de-escalation
        skills and tactics, such as the Critical Decision-Making Model
        and scenario based trainings.
In the case of individuals attending an academy, such training session
shall be for such an appropriate amount of time as to ensure academy
participants receive effective training under this subsection and in
the case of all other law enforcement officers, the training session
shall be for an appropriate amount of time as to ensure officers
receive effective training under this subsection. The State or unit of
local government shall certify to the Attorney General of the United
States that such training sessions have been completed.
    (b) Scenario-Based Training.--Training described in subsection (a)
shall be conducted with an emphasis on training that employs theories
of de-escalation techniques and applies them to practical on-the-job
scenarios that regularly face law enforcement officers.
    (c) Cross-Training.--To the extent practicable, principles of
training as described in subsection (a) shall be applied to other
training conducted at the academy.
    (d) Compliance and Ineligibility.--
            (1) Compliance date.--Beginning not later than 1 year after
        the date of this Act, each State or unit of local government
        receiving a grant shall comply with subsection (a), except that
        the Attorney General may grant an additional 6 months to a
        State or unit of local government that is making good faith
        efforts to comply with such subsection.
            (2) Ineligibility for funds.--For any fiscal year after the
        expiration of the period specified in paragraph (1), a State or
        unit of local government that fails to comply with subsection
        (a), shall, at the discretion of the Attorney General, be
        subject to not more than a 20-percent reduction of the funds
        that would otherwise be allocated for that fiscal year to the
        State or unit of local government under subpart 1 of part E of
        title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
        1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.), whether characterized as the
        Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement
        Assistance Programs, the Local Government Law Enforcement Block
        Grants Program, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance
        Grant Program, or otherwise.
    (e) Reallocation.--Amounts not allocated under a program referred
to in subsection (b)(2) to a State or unit of local government for
failure to fully comply with subsection (a) shall be reallocated under
that program to States and units of local government that have not
failed to comply with such subsection.
    (f) Evidence-Based Practices.--For purposes of subsection (a)(4),
the Attorney General shall maintain a list of evidence-based practices
it determines is successful in enhancing de-escalation skills of law
enforcement officers. The Attorney General shall regularly update this
list as needed and shall publish the list to the public on a yearly
basis.

SEC. 3. DATA COLLECTION.

    The Attorney General shall collect data on efforts undertaken by
Federal fund recipients to enhance de-escalation training for law
enforcement officers.

SEC. 4. AFFIRMATIVE DUTY TO USE DE-ESCALATION TACTICS WHEN AVAILABLE.

    (a) In General.--In the case of a State or unit of local government
that received a grant award under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et
seq.), if that State or unit of local government fails by the end of a
fiscal year to enact or have in effect laws, policies, or procedures
that sets forth an affirmative duty on a law enforcement officer of
that State or unit of local government, whenever possible, to employ
de-escalation techniques in which the officer has received training
required under section 2(a), the Attorney General shall reduce the
amount that would otherwise be awarded to that State or unit of local
government under such grant program in the following fiscal year by 15
percent.
    (b) Reallocation.--Amounts not allocated under a program referred
to in subsection (a) to a State or unit of local government for failure
to be in compliance with this section shall be reallocated under that
program to States and units of local government that are in compliance
with this section.

SEC. 5. ATTORNEY GENERAL GUIDANCE.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Attorney General shall issue guidance, for the benefit of States
and units of local government, on compliance with the requirements of
this Act.

Output: Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act of 2016 This bill requires a state or local government that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to train law enforcement officers on de-escalation techniques. The Department of Justice (DOJ) may reduce by up to 20% the JAG allocation of a state or local government that fails to comply. DOJ must collect data on the efforts of state and local governments to enhance de-escalation training for law enforcement officers.  Additionally, a state or local government that receives JAG program funding must enact a law, policy, or procedure that establishes an affirmative duty on a law enforcement officer to use de-escalation techniques. DOJ must reduce by 15% the JAG allocation of a state or local government that fails to enact such law, policy, or procedure.  DOJ must issue guidance on compliance with these requirements.