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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Counsel Accountability
and Reform Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. BASIS FOR INVESTIGATION.

    (a) Preliminary Investigation.--Section 591 of title 28, United
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``information'' and inserting
                ``specific information from a credible source that
                is''; and
                    (B) by striking ``may have'' and inserting ``has'';
                and
            (2) in subsection (c)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``information'' and inserting
                ``specific information from a credible source that
                is''; and
                    (B) by striking ``may have'' and inserting ``has''.
    (b) Further Investigation.--Section 592(c)(2) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``information'' and inserting
``specific information from a credible source that is''.

SEC. 3. SUBPOENA POWER.

    Section 592(a)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``grant immunity, or issue subpoenas'' and inserting ``or
grant immunity, but may issue subpoenas duces tecum''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.

    Section 592(a)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by
striking subparagraph (B), by striking ``(A)'', and by running the text
of subparagraph (A) into the paragraph heading.

SEC. 5. PROSECUTORIAL JURISDICTION OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL.

    (a) Prosecutorial Jurisdiction.--Section 593(b) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``define'' and inserting ``, with
                specificity, define''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following: ``Such
                jurisdiction shall be limited to the alleged violations
                of criminal law with respect to which the Attorney
                General has requested the appointment of the
                independent counsel and matters directly related to
                such criminal violations.''; and
            (2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) Scope of prosecutorial jurisdiction.--In defining the
        independent counsel's prosecutorial jurisdiction, the division
        of the court shall assure that the independent counsel has
        adequate authority to fully investigate and prosecute the
        alleged violations of criminal law with respect to which the
        Attorney General has requested the appointment of the
        independent counsel and matters directly related to such
        criminal violations, including perjury, obstruction of justice,
        destruction of evidence, and intimidation of witnesses.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 592(d) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``subject matter and all matters
related to that subject matter'' and inserting ``the alleged violations
of criminal law with respect to which the application is made and
matters directly related to such criminal violations''.

SEC. 6. ATTORNEYS' FEES.

    Section 593(f) of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``the court may'' and inserting
                ``the court shall'';
                    (B) by inserting after ``pursuant to that
                investigation,'' the following: ``if such individual is
                acquitted of all charges, or no conviction is obtained
                against such individual, at a trial brought pursuant to
                that investigation, or if the conviction of such
                individual at such a trial is overturned on appeal,'';
                and
                    (C) by inserting ``, trial, and appeal (if any)''
                after ``during that investigation''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (2) and striking ``(1) Award of
        fees.--'' and running the matter in paragraph (1) into the
        subsection heading.

SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.

    (a) Administrator of General Services.--Section 594(l)(2) of title
28, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Director of the Administrative Office of
        the United States Courts'' and inserting ``Administrator of
        General Services''; and
            (2) by striking ``Administrative Office of the United
        States Courts'' and inserting ``General Services
        Administration''.
    (b) Office Space.--Section 594(l)(3) of title 28, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) Office space.--The Administrator of General Services
        shall promptly provide appropriate office space for each
        independent counsel. Such office space shall be within a
        Federal building unless the Administrator of General Services
        determines that other arrangements would cost less.''.

SEC. 8. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL.

    (a) Compliance With Policies of the Department of Justice.--Section
594(f) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking
``enforcement of the criminal laws'' and inserting ``the enforcement of
criminal laws and the release of information relating to criminal
proceedings''.
    (b) Limitation on Expenditures.--Section 594 of title 28, United
States Code is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(m) Limitation on Expenditures.--No funds may be expended for the
operation of any office of independent counsel after the end of the 2-
year period after its establishment, except to the extent that an
appropriations Act enacted after such establishment specifically makes
available funds for such office for use after the end of that 2-year
period.''.

SEC. 9. TREATMENT OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.

    Section 594(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following: ``An independent counsel appointed
under this chapter who gains access to classified information shall
follow all procedures established by the United States Government
regarding the maintenance, use, and disclosure of such information. The
failure to follow such procedures shall be grounds for removal for good
cause under section 596(a)(1), in addition to any penalty provided in
section 798 of title 18 or any other law that may apply.''.

SEC. 10. OUTSIDE LEGAL WORK.

    Section 594(j)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by
inserting before the period the following: ``and any such independent
counsel may not during such period engage in any legal work which is
additional to the legal work the counsel is engaged in as such a
counsel''.

SEC. 11. ELIMINATION OF REPORTS.

    (a) Section 594.--Section 594(h) of title 28, United States Code,
is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), by
        striking the dash, and by striking ``(A)'' and running the text
        of subparagraph (A) after ``shall'';
            (2) by striking everything after the first sentence in
        paragraph (2); and
            (3) by striking paragraph (3).
    (b) Section 595.--Section 595(a) of title 28, United States Code,
is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (2); and
            (2) by striking the heading for paragraph (1) and running
        the text of such paragraph into the heading for subsection (a).
    (c) Section 596.--Section 596(b) of title 28, United States Code,
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (B) of
        paragraph (1), by striking the dash, and by striking ``(A)''
        and running the text of subparagraph (A) after ``when''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the second sentence.

SEC. 12. REMOVAL, TERMINATION, AND PERIODIC REAPPOINTMENT OF
              INDEPENDENT COUNSEL.

    (a) Grounds for Removal.--Section 596(a)(1) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Failure
of the independent counsel to comply with--
                    ``(A) the established policies of the Department of
                Justice as required by section 594(f), and
                    ``(C) section 594(j),
        may be grounds for removing that independent counsel from
        office for good cause under this subsection.''.
    (b) Termination.--Section 596(b)(2) of title 28, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Termination by division of the court.--The division
        of the court may terminate an office of independent counsel at
        any time--
                    ``(A) on its own motion, or
                    ``(B) upon the request of the Attorney General,
        on the ground that the investigation conducted by the
        independent counsel has been completed or substantially
        completed and that it would be appropriate for the Department
        of Justice to complete such investigation or to conduct any
        prosecution brought pursuant to such investigation, or on the
        ground that continuation of the investigation or prosecution
        conducted by the independent counsel is not in the public
        interest.''.
    (c) Quarterly Expenditures.--
            (1) Amendment.--Section 596(c) of title 28, United States
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(3) On or before the end of March 31, June 30, September 30, and
December 31 of each year, an independent counsel shall report to the
committees listed in paragraph (2)(B) the aggregate amount expended in
the previous quarter. The requirement to report such amount shall not
be construed to require a disclosure of the investigation for which
such amount was expended.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1),
        shall take effect at the end of the 1st quarter beginning after
        the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Periodic Reappointment.--Section 596 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Periodic Reappointment of Independent Counsel.--If an office
of independent counsel has not terminated before--
            ``(1) the date that is 2 years after the original
        appointment to that office, or
            ``(2) the end of each succeeding 2-year period,
such counsel shall apply to the division of the court for
reappointment. The court shall first determine whether the office of
that independent counsel should be terminated under subsection (b)(2).
If the court determines that such office will not be terminated under
such subsection, the court shall reappoint the applicant if the court
determines that such applicant remains the appropriate person to carry
out the duties of the office. If not, the court shall appoint some
other person whom it considers qualified under the standards set forth
in section 593 of this title. If the court has not taken the actions
required by this subsection within 90 days after the end of the
applicable 2-year period, then that office of independent counsel shall
terminate at the end of that 90-day period.''.

SEC. 13. TRAVEL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 594(b)(3)(A) of title 28, United States
Code, is amended in the second sentence by--
            (1) striking ``by 6 months'' and inserting ``for successive
        6-month periods''; and
            (2) inserting ``on each occasion'' after ``certifies''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to independent counsels and their appointees effective on or
after December 31, 1995.

SEC. 14. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Except as provided in section 13, the amendments made by this Act
shall not apply with respect to any investigation which is pending
before the independent counsel on the date of enactment of this Act.

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Independent Counsel Accountability and Reform Act of 1996 - Amends the Federal judicial code to require specific information from a credible source sufficient to constitute grounds to investigate whether a person covered by the independent counsel statute (the Act) has violated specified criminal laws.  Authorizes the Attorney General (AG) to issue subpoenas duces tecum in conducting preliminary investigations.  Repeals provisions authorizing the AG to make certain determinations during such preliminary investigations.
Requires the division of the court that appoints an independent counsel (IC) to:  (1) define with specificity the IC's prosecutorial jurisdiction; and (2) assure that the IC has adequate authority to fully investigate and prosecute the alleged violations of criminal law with respect to which the AG has requested the appointment as well as matters directly related to such criminal violations.
Requires such court division to award attorney's fees when an individual is acquitted of all charges or no conviction is obtained against such individual, or when a conviction at a trial is overturned on appeal.
Requires the Administrator of General Services (currently, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts) to provide appropriate administrative support to ICs under the Act, including the provision of adequate office space.
Requires an IC to:  (1) comply with Department of Justice policies concerning the release of information relating to criminal proceedings; (2) limit office expenditures to a two-year period, unless an appropriations Act specifically makes funds available for such expenditures after the end of such period; (3) follow U.S. Government procedures regarding the treatment of classified information; and (4) refrain from engaging in outside legal work during the period of appointment as an IC.
Eliminates certain IC reporting requirements.
Revises provisions concerning the removal, termination, and periodic reappointment of an IC.  Requires quarterly reports to specified congressional committees on aggregate amounts expended by an IC in the previous quarter.  Provides travel expense reimbursements for successive six-month periods during the period of appointment as an IC.


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SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) As a Member of Congress from the Tenth Congressional
        District of Texas, as Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate, Vice-
        President and President of the United States, Lyndon Baines
        Johnson's accomplishments in the fields of civil rights,
        education, and economic opportunity rank among the greatest
        achievements of the past half century.
            (2) As President, Lyndon Johnson proposed, championed, led
        to passage, and signed into law on August 6, 1965, the Voting
        Rights Act of 1965, which swept away barriers impeding millions
        of Americans from meaningful participation in American
        political life.
            (3) On July 30, 1965, President Johnson signed into law the
        Social Security Amendments Act of 1965, popularly known as
        Medicare, which has transformed the delivery of health care in
        the United States and which, along with Social Security,
        reduced the rate of poverty among the elderly from 28.5 percent
        in 1966 to 9.1 percent in 2012.
            (4) On July 2, 1964, President Johnson secured passage and
        signed into law the most sweeping civil rights legislation
        since Reconstruction, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which
        prohibits discrimination in employment, education, and public
        accommodations based on race, color, religion, or national
        origin.
            (5) On November 8, 1965, President Johnson signed into law
        the Higher Education Act, which provided need-based financial
        aid to students in the form of scholarships, work-study grants,
        and loans, and thus made higher education more accessible to
        populations of persons who were previously unable to attend
        college because of economic circumstances.
            (6) On October 3, 1965, President Johnson signed into law
        the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965, which
        transformed the Nation's immigration system by abolishing the
        racially based quota system that had defined American
        immigration policy for four decades and replaced it with a
        policy whose central purpose was family reunification, with a
        preference for immigrants with specific skill sets.
            (7) According to Robert A. Caro, the preeminent biographer
        of Lyndon Baines Johnson, with the single exception of Lincoln,
        President Johnson was the greatest champion of the poor and
        underprivileged in the history of the Republic and was the
        President ``who wrote mercy and justice into the statute books
        by which America was governed''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

    (a) Presentation Authorized.--The Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make
appropriate arrangements for the posthumous award, on behalf of
Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to Lyndon Baines
Johnson in recognition of his contributions to the Nation, including
passage of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Social Security
Amendments Act (Medicare) of 1965, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the
Higher Education Act of 1965, and the Immigration and Naturalization
Act of 1965.
    (b) Design and Striking.--For purposes of the presentation referred
to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in
this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall strike a gold medal with suitable
emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the Secretary.
    (c) Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.--
            (1) In general.--Following the award of the gold medal
        under subsection (a), the gold medal shall be given to the
        Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, where it will be
        available for display as appropriate and available for
        research.
            (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of the Congress
        that the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum should make
        the gold medal awarded pursuant to this Act available for
        display elsewhere, particularly at appropriate locations
        associated with Lyndon Baines Johnson.

SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

    The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold
medal struck pursuant to section 2 under such regulations as the
Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost
thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and
overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal.

SEC. 4. STATUS OF MEDALS.

    (a) National Medals.--The medals struck pursuant to this Act are
national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States
Code.
    (b) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of
title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be
considered to be numismatic items.

Output: This bill directs the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Lyndon Baines Johnson in recognition of his contributions to the nation, including passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Social Security Amendments Act (Medicare) of 1965, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Higher Education Act of 1965, and the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965. Requires such medal to be given to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum following its award, where it will be available for display and research.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act
of 2011''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Problem gambling is a public health disorder
        characterized by increasing preoccupation with gambling, loss
        of control, restlessness or irritability when attempting to
        stop gambling, and continuation of the gambling behavior in
        spite of mounting, serious, negative consequences.
            (2) Over 6,000,000 adults met criteria for a gambling
        problem last year.
            (3) The estimated social cost to families and communities
        from bankruptcy, divorce, job loss, and criminal justice costs
        associated with problem gambling was $6,700,000,000 last year.
            (4) Problem gambling is associated with higher incidences
        of bankruptcy, domestic abuse, and suicide.
            (5) People who engage in problem gambling have high rates
        of co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders.
            (6) In response to current budget shortfalls, many States
        are considering enacting or have enacted legislation to expand
        legal gambling activities with the intent of raising State
        revenues.
            (7) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
        Administration is the lead Federal agency for substance abuse
        and mental health services.
            (8) There are no agencies or individuals in the Federal
        Government with formal responsibility for problem gambling.

SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF AUTHORITY TO TREAT GAMBLING IN SAMHSA AUTHORITIES.

    Section 501(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
290aa(d)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (17);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (18) and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(19) establish and implement programs for the prevention,
        treatment, and research of pathological and other problem
        gambling.''.

SEC. 4. PROGRAMS TO RESEARCH, PREVENT, AND ADDRESS PROBLEM GAMBLING.

    Title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.)
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating part G (42 U.S.C. 290kk et seq.),
        relating to services provided through religious organizations
        and added by section 144 of the Community Renewal Tax Relief
        Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2763A-619), as enacted into law by
        section 1(a)(7) of Public Law 106-554, as part J;
            (2) by redesignating sections 581 through 584 of that part
        J as sections 596 through 596C, respectively; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:

 ``PART K--PROGRAMS TO RESEARCH, PREVENT, AND ADDRESS PROBLEM GAMBLING

``SEC. 597. PUBLIC AWARENESS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator,
shall carry out a national campaign to increase knowledge and raise
awareness within the general public with respect to problem gambling
issues. In carrying out the campaign, the Secretary shall carry out
activities that include augmenting and supporting existing (as of the
date of the support) national campaigns and producing and placing
public service announcements.
    ``(b) Voluntary Donations.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Secretary may--
            ``(1) coordinate the voluntary donation of, and administer,
        resources to assist in the implementation of new programs and
        the augmentation and support of existing national campaigns to
        provide national strategies for dissemination of information,
        intended to treat problem gambling, from--
                    ``(A) television, radio, motion pictures, cable
                communications, and the print media;
                    ``(B) the advertising industry;
                    ``(C) the business sector of the United States; and
                    ``(D) professional sports organizations and
                associations; and
            ``(2) encourage media outlets throughout the country to
        provide information, aimed at preventing problem gambling,
        including public service announcements, documentary films, and
        advertisements.
    ``(c) Focus.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall
target radio and television audiences of events including sporting and
gambling events.
    ``(d) Evaluation.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary
shall evaluate the effectiveness of activities under this section. The
Secretary shall submit a report to the President and Congress
containing the results of the evaluation.

``SEC. 597A. RESEARCH.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator,
shall establish and implement a national program of research on problem
gambling.
    ``(b) National Gambling Impact Study Commission Report.--In
carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consider the
recommendations that appear in chapter 8 of the June 18, 1999, report
of the National Gambling Impact Study Commission.

``SEC. 597B. TREATMENT.

    ``The Secretary shall develop a treatment improvement protocol
specific to problem gambling.

``SEC. 597C. PREVENTION.

    ``The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall integrate
problem gambling into existing alcohol, tobacco and other drug
prevention programs, where practical.''.

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Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to: (1) establish and implement programs for the prevention, treatment, and research of pathological and other problem gambling; (2) carry out a national campaign to increase knowledge and raise awareness of problem gambling; and (3) establish and implement a national program of research on problem gambling.

Authorizes the Administrator, in carrying out the national campaign, to: (1) administer and coordinate the voluntary donation of resources to assist in implementing new programs and augmenting and supporting existing national campaigns, and (2) encourage media outlets to provide information aimed at preventing problem gambling. Requires the Administrator to target radio and television audiences of events including sporting and gambling events.

Directs: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a treatment improvement protocol for problem gambling; and (2) the Administrator to integrate problem gambling into existing alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention programs where practical.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Distributed Energy Grid
Integration Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) research by the Secretary of Energy and the
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency has found
        that clean distributed energy technologies can create important
        values for both the host facility and the electric grid
        operator;
            (2) the values described in paragraph (1) can include, for
        the host facility--
                    (A) energy bill savings;
                    (B) additional revenue from offering ancillary
                services to the electric grid operator;
                    (C) increased electric reliability in the event of
                grid outages; and
                    (D) improved electric power quality;
            (3) the values described in paragraph (1) can include, for
        the electric grid operator--
                    (A) avoiding the need for transmission and
                distribution upgrade investments;
                    (B) enhanced grid stability by providing reactive
                power;
                    (C) voltage and frequency stabilization; and
                    (D) more reliable and stable operation of the grid
                by providing dispatchable energy to the grid during
                periods of insufficient capacity or supply; and
            (4) new advances in intelligent sensing and simulation and
        control technologies offer the potential to enhance the
        benefits of clean distributed generation to both the host
        facility and the electric grid operator from dynamic, adaptive,
        and anticipatory response to changing grid conditions.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Ancillary service.--The term ``ancillary service''
        means those services necessary to support the transmission of
        electric power from seller to purchaser given the obligations
        of control areas and transmitting utilities within those
        control areas to maintain reliable operations of the
        interconnected transmission system.
            (2) Clean distributed energy.--The term ``clean distributed
        energy'' means energy technologies that are located on the
        customer site operating on the customer side of the electric
        meter and are interconnected with the electric grid.
            (3) Combined heat and power technology.--The term
        ``combined heat and power technology'' means the generation of
        electric energy and heat in a single, integrated system that
        meets the efficiency criteria in clauses (ii) and (iii) of
        section 48(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, under
        which heat that is conventionally rejected is recovered and
        used to meet thermal energy requirements.
            (4) Energy storage.--The term ``energy storage'' means
        technologies that store electric energy and are able to
        discharge on demand to meet customer or grid needs for electric
        energy.
            (5) Fuel cell.--The term ``fuel cell'' means a device that
        produces electric energy directly from a chemical reaction.
            (6) Grid.--The term ``grid'' means the electric grid that
        is composed on both distribution and transmission lines, and
        associated facilities, including substations, sensors, and
        operational controls.
            (7) Intelligence.--The term ``intelligence'' means any
        devices or technologies that manifest adaptive, anticipatory,
        and dynamic optimization behavior.
            (8) Qualified waste heat resource.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``qualified waste heat
                resource'' means--
                            (i) exhaust heat or flared gas from any
                        industrial process;
                            (ii) waste gas or industrial tail gas that
                        would otherwise be flared, incinerated, or
                        vented;
                            (iii) a pressure drop in any gas for an
                        industrial or commercial process; or
                            (iv) any other form of waste heat resource,
                        as determined by the Secretary.
                    (B) Exclusion.--The term ``qualified waste heat
                resource'' does not include a heat resource from a
                process the primary purpose of which is the generation
                of electricity using a fossil fuel.
            (9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Energy.
            (10) Waste heat to power technology.--The term ``waste heat
        to power technology'' means a system that generates electricity
        through the recovery of a qualified waste heat resource.

SEC. 4. RESEARCH AND DEPLOYMENT PLAN FOR ENHANCED INTEGRATION OF CLEAN
              DISTRIBUTED ENERGY WITH THE GRID.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out efforts for
advancing the integration of clean distributed energy into electric
grids.
    (b) Study and Report on the Status of Grid Integration.--
            (1) In general.--In carrying out the efforts under
        subsection (a) and not later than 180 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a study on
        the status of integration of clean distributed energy into the
        grid, identifying any issues that require additional research
        or regulatory development.
            (2) Inclusions.--In conducting the study under paragraph
        (1), the Secretary shall--
                    (A) identify and quantify the benefits to all
                stakeholders of expanded integration of clean
                distributed energy resources into the grid;
                    (B) identify any technical issues that require
                research to identify solutions; and
                    (C) identify any regulatory barriers that inhibit
                the expanded integration of clean distributed energy
                resources into the grid.
            (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
        report describing the results of the study conducted under
        paragraph (1).
            (4) Funding.--The Secretary shall use unobligated funds of
        the Department of Energy to carry out this subsection.
    (c) Research Into the Technical Barriers to the Integration of
Clean Distributed Energy With the Grid.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
                    (A) issue a solicitation for research proposals to
                address the technical barriers identified in the report
                submitted under subsection (b)(3); and
                    (B) make grants to those applicants with research
                proposals selected by the Secretary in accordance with
                paragraph (2).
            (2) Criteria.--The Secretary shall select research
        proposals to receive a grant under this subsection on the basis
        of merit, using criteria identified by the Secretary, including
        the likelihood that the research results will address critical
        barriers identified by the Secretary.
            (3) Funding.--Beginning in the first full fiscal year
        following the date of enactment of this Act, and annually
        thereafter for 2 years, the Secretary may request funding as
        necessary to carry out this subsection, but in no case shall
        funding exceed $5,000,000 in any 1 fiscal year.
    (d) Creation of a Stakeholder Working Group.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convene a working
        group (referred to in this subsection as the ``Group'') to
        address regulatory barriers to deployment of intelligent grid
        integration of clean distributed energy technologies.
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Group is to provide
        guidance on how to address the technical, regulatory and
        economic factors that limit widespread integration of grid-
        level clean distributed energy use in order to advance the
        integration of clean distributed energy into electric grids.
            (3) Membership.--
                    (A) In general.--The Group shall be composed of
                representatives of all groups determined by the
                Secretary to have a material interest in the
                development, implementation, siting, and integration of
                clean distributed energy technology or systems into the
                electric grid.
                    (B) Criteria.--Members shall be selected--
                            (i) from representatives that apply as a
                        result of a public announcement from the
                        Secretary; and
                            (ii) by the Secretary based on
                        qualifications and balance of interests
                        represented by the selected individuals.
            (4) Duties.--The duties of the Group shall be--
                    (A) to review the regulatory barriers identified in
                the report prepared by the Secretary under subsection
                (b)(3);
                    (B) to identify any additional regulatory barriers
                that inhibit the installation of distributed energy;
                and
                    (C) to recommend to the Secretary any actions that
                should be undertaken to remove these barriers.
            (5) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit
        to Congress a report based on the recommendations of the Group
        under paragraph (4)(C), to be made publicly available.
            (6) Funding.--The Secretary may request funding as
        necessary to carry out this subsection, but in no case shall
        funding exceed $2,000,000 in any 1 fiscal year.
    (e) Demonstrations of Intelligent Grid Integration of Clean
Distributed Energy Systems.--
            (1) In general.--Based on the findings in the reports
        conducted under this section and not later than 3 years after
        the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a
        solicitation for demonstration of integration of distributed
        energy resources into the grid.
            (2) Eligible entities.--Any individual entity or group of
        entities may submit to the Secretary proposals for
        demonstration projects based on the solicitation described in
        paragraph (1), including--
                    (A) State and local agencies;
                    (B) public institutions;
                    (C) private companies;
                    (D) electric utilities; and
                    (E) equipment manufacturers.
            (3) Grants authorized.--The Secretary may make grants, in
        amounts not to exceed a total of $5,000,000, to eligible
        entities to carry out demonstration projects, to be selected
        based on--
                    (A) the technical merits of the demonstration
                project;
                    (B) the likelihood that the demonstration project
                will address critical barriers identified by the
                Secretary under this section; and
                    (C) the share of non-Federal funds for the
                demonstration project.
            (4) Funding.--Beginning in the third full fiscal year
        following the date of enactment of this Act, and annually
        thereafter for 3 years, the Secretary may request funding as
        necessary to carry out this subsection, but in no case shall
        funding exceed $15,000,000 in any 1 fiscal year.
    (f) Report.--The Secretary annually shall submit to Congress a
report that--
            (1) describes the progress made in carrying out this
        section; and
            (2) identifies any technical or regulatory issues that
        require legislative action.

Output: Clean Distributed Energy Grid Integration Act This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to: (1) study the status of integration of clean distributed energy into electric grids, (2) identify issues requiring additional research or regulatory development, and (3) make grants for research proposals that address technical barriers identified in the study. "Clean distributed energy" means energy technologies that are located on the customer site operating on the customer side of the electric meter and are interconnected with the electric grid. DOE shall convene a stakeholder working group to:  address regulatory barriers to deployment of intelligent grid integration of clean distributed energy technologies; and provide guidance on how to address the technical, regulatory, and economic factors that limit widespread integration of grid-level clean distributed energy use in order to advance the integration of such energy into electric grids.   DOE may make grants to implement integration demonstration projects, based on study findings, to state and local agencies, public institutions, private companies, electric utilities, and equipment manufacturers.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pima County Land Adjustment Act''.

SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, IRONWOOD-MOORE, EMPIRITA-SIMONSON, AND SAHUARITA
              PROPERTIES, ARIZONA.

    (a) Exchange Authorized.--If Las Cienegas Conservation, LLC,
conveys to the Secretary of the Interior all right, title, and interest
of Las Cienegas Conservation, LLC, in and to the Ironwood-Moore
property and the Empirita-Simonson property, the Secretary shall convey
to Las Cienegas Conservation, LLC, all right, title, and interest of
the United States in and to the Sahuarita property.
    (b) Boundary Adjustment.--Upon receipt of the Empirita-Simonson
property, the Secretary shall modify the boundaries of the Las Cienegas
National Conservation Area to include the Empirita-Simonson property.
    (c) Time for Exchange.--Except as otherwise provided by this Act,
the land exchange authorized under this section shall be completed
prior to the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the later of
the following dates:
            (1) The date on which the title standards described in
        section 4(a) are met with regard to the properties to be
        conveyed to the United States.
            (2) The date on which the appraisals described in section
        4(c)(1) for the properties are approved by both the Secretary
        and Las Cienegas Conservation, LLC, or in the case of a dispute
        concerning an appraisal or appraisal issue arising under that
        section, the date the dispute is resolved under that section.
    (d) Cash Equalization Payment.--
            (1) In general.--If the values of lands to be exchanged
        under this section are not equal, they shall be equalized by
        the payment of cash to the Secretary or Las Cienegas
        Conservation, LLC, as the circumstances dictate, in accordance
        with section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management
        Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)).
            (2) Disposition and use of funds.--Notwithstanding any
        other provision of law, any cash equalization payment received
        by the Secretary under this section shall be deposited into a
        separate account in the Treasury, which shall be available to
        the Secretary, without further appropriation and until
        expended, solely for the purpose of--
                    (A) the acquisition of land or interests in land
                within or adjacent to national conservation lands in
                southern Arizona; and
                    (B) resource management by the Bureau of Land
                Management in Pima County, Arizona.
    (e) Water Rights.--
            (1) Lands owned by pima county.--The exchange under this
        section may not take place unless Neal Simonson and Pima
        County, Arizona, enter into an agreement under which Neal
        Simonson relinquishes to Pima County any right to withdraw
        water from lands owned by Pima County in section 17, township
        17 south, range 18 east, Gila and Salt River Baseline and
        Meridian.
            (2) Empirita-simonson property.--The exchange under this
        section may not take place unless Neal Simonson and the
        Secretary enter into an agreement under which Neal Simonson
        limits his reserved withdrawal right on the Empirita-Simonson
        property to maximum of 550 acre feet per year.
    (f) Road Access Prohibited.--The Secretary may not construct or
authorize the construction of any temporary or permanent road in any
portion of the Empirita-Simonson property acquired under this section
if the road would provide access to or from any property which is not
within the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area.
    (g) Environmental Review.--As a condition of the exchange, Las
Cienegas Conservation, LLC, shall reimburse the Secretary for the
direct costs of all environmental reviews of the lands to be exchanged
under this section that are required by the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
    (h) Endangered Species Act Review.--The Secretary shall review the
conveyance of the Sahuarita property under this section in accordance
with section 7(a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
1536(a)(1)).

SEC. 3. ACQUISITION AND CONVEYANCE OF TUMAMOC HILL PROPERTY.

    (a) Acquisition of Tumamoc Hill Property.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
        law, upon the expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the
        date of the enactment of this Act, all right, title, and
        interest to, and the right to immediate possession of, the
        Tumamoc Hill property is hereby vested in the United States.
        The Tumamoc Hill property shall remain subject to existing
        easements of record.
            (2) Compensation.--As consideration for the Tumamoc Hill
        property acquired under paragraph (1), the State of Arizona,
        State Land Department, shall receive an amount equal to the
        agreed negotiated value of the Tumamoc Hill property,
        determined as of the date of the acquisition, or the just
        compensation determined by judgment.
            (3) Determination of value by court.--In the absence of
        agreement as to the amount of just compensation, the State of
        Arizona or the Secretary may initiate a proceeding in the
        United States District Court for the District of Arizona
        seeking a determination of just compensation for the
        acquisition of the Tumamoc Hill property.
    (b) Conveyance Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--When Pima County, Arizona, pays to the
        State of Arizona, State Land Department, the amount of
        compensation determined under subsection (a), the Secretary
        shall convey to Pima County all right, title, and interest of
        the United States in and to the Tumamoc Hill property.
            (2) Time for conveyance.--The conveyance authorized under
        paragraph (1) shall be completed prior to the expiration of the
        60-day period which begins on the date Pima County pays to the
        State of Arizona, State Land Department, the amount described
        in paragraph (1).

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF LAND EXCHANGES.

    (a) Title Standards.--The Secretary shall require that title to the
lands to be exchanged under this Act conform with the title standards
of the Attorney General of the United States.
    (b) Corrections to Legal Descriptions.--By mutual agreement, the
Secretary and the party involved may adjust the legal descriptions
contained in this Act to correct errors or to make minor adjustments in
the boundaries of the lands to be exchanged.
    (c) Appraisals.--
            (1) In general.--The values of the lands to be exchanged
        under this Act shall be determined by the Secretary through an
        appraisal performed by a qualified appraiser mutually agreed to
        by the Secretary and the party involved and performed in
        conformance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal
        Land Acquisitions (United States Department of Justice,
        December 2000), the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
        Practice, and section 206(d) of the Federal Land Policy and
        Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(d)).
            (2) Deadline for appraisals.--All appraisals under this Act
        shall be completed and submitted to the Secretary and the party
        involved for approval before the expiration of the 180-day
        period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Deadline for Environmental Reviews.--Before the expiration of
the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall complete all environmental reviews of lands to be
exchanged under this Act that are required by the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) The term ``Empirita-Simonson property'' means the
        parcel of land consisting of approximately 2,490 acres in
        sections 14, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 36, township 17 south,
        range 18 east, Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian.
            (2) The term ``Ironwood-Moore property'' means the parcel
        of land consisting of approximately 600 acres in section 32,
        township 11 south, range 9 east, Gila and Salt River Base and
        Meridian.
            (3) The term ``Sahuarita property'' means the parcel of
        land consisting of approximately 1,280 acres in sections 5, 7,
        and 8, township 17 south, range 15 east, Gila and Salt River
        Base and Meridian.
            (4) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
        Interior.
            (5) The term ``Tumamoc Hill property'' means the parcel of
        land owned by the State of Arizona consisting of approximately
        290 acres in sections 9, 10, 15, and 16 township 14 south,
        range 13 east, Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, excluding
        approximately 30 acres of landfill as shown on the map on file
        in the records of Pima County, Arizona.

Output:
Pima County Land Adjustment Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Las Cienegas Conservation, LLC, the Sahuarita property, which consists of approximately 1,280 acres, in exchange for both the Ironwood-Moore property, which consists of approximately 600 acres, and the Empirita-Simonson property, which consists of approximately 2,490 acres. Requires the Secretary to modify the boundaries of the Las Cienegas National Conservation to include the Empirita-Simonson property.

Requires the Secretary to convey the Tumamoc Hill property, which consists of approximately 290 acres, to Pima County, Arizona upon the County paying the value of such property to the State of Arizona and the State Land Department.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation Security Technology
Innovation Reform Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the
        Transportation Security Administration.
            (2) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
        Administrator of the Administration.
            (3) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on
        Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
        Senate.
            (4) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
        Department of Homeland Security.

SEC. 3. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INTEGRATION FACILITY.

    (a) In General.--There is established in the Administration a
Transportation Security Administration Systems Integration Facility
(TSIF) for the purposes of testing and evaluating advanced
transportation security screening technologies related to the mission
of the Administration. The TSIF shall--
            (1) evaluate such technologies to enhance the security of
        transportation systems through screening and threat mitigation
        and detection;
            (2) conduct testing of such technologies to support
        identified mission needs of the Administration and to meet
        requirements for acquisitions and procurement;
            (3) to the extent practicable, provide original equipment
        manufacturers with test plans to minimize requirement
        interpretation disputes and adhere to provided test plans;
            (4) collaborate with other technical laboratories and
        facilities for purposes of augmenting TSIF's capabilities;
            (5) deliver advanced transportation security screening
        technologies that enhance the overall security of domestic
        transportation systems; and
            (6) to the extent practicable, provide funding and promote
        efforts to enable participation by a small business concern (as
        such term is described under section 3 of the Small Business
        Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) that has an advanced technology or
        capability but does not have adequate resources to participate
        in testing and evaluation processes.
    (b) Staffing and Resource Allocation.--The Administrator shall
ensure adequate staffing and resource allocations for the TSIF in a
manner which--
            (1) prevents unnecessary delays in testing and evaluating
        advanced transportation security screening technologies for
        acquisitions and procurement determinations;
            (2) ensures the issuance of final paperwork certification
        does not exceed 45 days after the conclusion of such testing
        and evaluation; and
            (3) collaborates with technology stakeholders to close
        capabilities gaps in transportation security.
    (c) Timeframe.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator shall notify the
        appropriate congressional committees whenever testing and
        evaluation by TSIF of an advanced transportation security
        screening technology under this section exceeds 180 days as
        determined from the date on which the owner of such technology
        turned over such technology to the Administration after
        installation for testing and evaluation purposes, as evidenced
        by a signed Test Readiness Notification from such owner to the
        Administration. Such notification shall include--
                    (A) information relating to the arrival date of
                such technology;
                    (B) reasons why the testing and evaluation process
                has exceeded 180 days; and
                    (C) an estimated time for completion of such
                testing and evaluation.
            (2) Retesting and evaluation.--Advanced transportation
        security screening technology that fails testing and evaluation
        by the TSIF may be retested and evaluated.
    (d) Relationship to Other Department Entities and Federal
Agencies.--The authority of the Administrator under this title shall
not affect the authorities or responsibilities of any officer of the
Department or of any officer of any other department or agency of the
United States with respect to research, development, testing, and
evaluation, including the authorities and responsibilities of the
Undersecretary for Science and Technology of the Department and the
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office of the Department.

SEC. 4. REVIEW OF TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITIONS PROCESS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall, in coordination with
relevant officials of the Department, conduct a review of existing
advanced transportation security screening technology development,
acquisitions, and procurement practices within the Administration. Such
review shall include--
            (1) identifying process delays and bottlenecks within the
        Department and the Administration regarding how such technology
        is identified, developed, acquired, and deployed;
            (2) assessing whether the Administration can better
        leverage existing resources or processes of the Department for
        the purposes of technology innovation and development;
            (3) assessing whether the Administration can further
        encourage innovation and competition among technology
        stakeholders, including through increased participation of and
        funding for small business concerns (as such term is described
        under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632));
            (4) identifying best practices of other Department
        components or United States Government entities; and
            (5) a plan to address problems and challenges identified by
        such review.
    (b) Briefing.--The Administrator shall provide to the appropriate
congressional committees a briefing on the findings of the review
required under this section and a plan to address problems and
challenges identified by such review.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITIONS AND PROCUREMENT ENHANCEMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator shall--
            (1) engage in outreach, coordination, and collaboration
        with transportation stakeholders to identify and foster
        innovation of new advanced transportation security screening
        technologies;
            (2) streamline the overall technology development, testing,
        evaluation, acquisitions, procurement, and deployment processes
        of the Administration; and
            (3) ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of such
        processes.

SEC. 6. ASSESSMENT.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Chief
Privacy Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, shall submit to
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
Senate a compliance assessment of the Transportation Security
Administration's acquisition process relating to the health and safety
risks associated with implementation of screening technologies.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 25, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Transportation Security Technology Innovation Reform Act of 2018 (Sec. 3) This bill establishes in the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) a Transportation Security Administration Systems Integration Facility (TSIF) for the purpose of testing and evaluating advanced transportation security screening technologies related to the mission of the TSA. The TSA shall notify Congress whenever testing and evaluation by the TSIF of an advanced transportation security screening technology exceeds 180 days. (Sec. 4) The TSA shall review existing advanced transportation security screening technology development, acquisitions, and procurement practices within the TSA. (Sec. 5) The TSA shall: (1) engage in outreach, coordination, and collaboration with transportation stakeholders to identify and foster innovation of new advanced transportation security screening technologies; (2) streamline the overall technology development, testing, evaluation, acquisitions, procurement, and deployment processes of the TSA; and (3) ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of such processes. (Sec. 6) The Department of Homeland Security shall submit to the congressional homeland security committees a compliance assessment of TSA's acquisition process relating to the health and safety risks associated with implementation of screening technologies.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Defense of Freedom Education Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) In order to preserve and defend freedom and
        civilization, especially in these challenging times, future
        generations of Americans must be taught to understand their
        full significance and value, and the threats with which they
        are faced.
            (2) Basic knowledge of United States and Western history is
        essential to full and informed participation in civic life and
        to the larger vibrancy of the American experiment in self-
        government, binding together a diverse people into a single
        Nation with a common purpose.
            (3) American citizens who lack knowledge of the organizing
        principles of Western civilization will also lack a true
        understanding and appreciation of the democratic principles
        that define and sustain America as a free people, such as
        liberty, justice, tolerance, government by the consent of the
        governed, and equality under the law.
            (4) America's colleges and universities are bellwethers of
        national priorities and values, setting standards for the whole
        of the United States education system and sending signals to
        students, teachers, parents, and public schools about what
        every educated citizen in a democracy must know.
            (5) Most of the Nation's colleges and universities no
        longer require United States history or systematic study of
        Western civilization as a prerequisite to graduation.
            (6) Distinguished historians and intellectuals fear that
        without a common civic memory and a common understanding of the
        remarkable individuals, events, and ideals that have shaped the
        Nation, the people in the United States risk losing much of
        what it means to be an American, as well as the ability to
        fulfill the fundamental responsibilities of citizens in a
        democracy.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows:
            (1) To establish and strengthen post-secondary education
        programs emphasizing the nature, history and philosophy of free
        institutions, the nature of Western civilization, and the
        nature of the threats to freedom from totalitarianism in all
        its forms.
            (2) To develop innovative teacher education programs
        designed to equip teachers to more effectively impart a
        knowledge of the nature of free institutions, the threats to
        free institutions, and the content of Western civilization to
        elementary, middle and high school teachers.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) American founding.--The term ``American founding''
        means a field of study in an institution of higher education
        that--
                    (A) encompasses part or all of the period of
                American history between the years 1607 through 1865,
                with particular emphasis on the years 1763-1865;
                    (B) focuses on the major events, issues and
                historical personages of this period;
                    (C) examines the historical antecedents of the
                major events, issues and historical personages
                described in subparagraph (B); or
                    (D) conforms with other criteria that the secretary
                may prescribe.
            (2) Defense of freedom.--The term ``defense of freedom''
        means fields of study in an institution of higher education
        that--
                    (A) examines potent political threats to free
                institutions (as such term is defined in this Act),
                including communism, fascism, national socialism, and
                nihilism; or
                    (B) examines human tendencies that threaten free
                institutions, including tribalism, racism, caste
                consciousness, and zealotry; or
                    (C) examines world history in the period 1901
                through 2001, with particular emphasis on the years
                1914 to the present, in order to understand the
                challenges of maintaining a free society while
                resisting totalitarian movements of global ambition.
            (3) Eligible institution.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``eligible institution''
                means--
                            (i) institutions of higher education;
                            (ii) specific programs within an
                        institution of higher education;
                            (iii) foundations associated with
                        institutions of higher education or with
                        specific programs within an institution of
                        higher education; or
                            (iv) other nonprofit organizations
                        participating in, or supporting, the
                        development of academic programs described in
                        section 2.
                    (B) Special rule.--Organizations described in
                subparagraph (A)(iv) may apply to award subgrants to
                eligible institutions at the discretion of, and subject
                to the oversight of, the Secretary. Grants to such
                organizations shall not be subject to the limitations
                of section 4(f).
            (4) Free institution.--The term ``free institution'', for
        the purposes of this Act, means institutions characteristic of
        Western Civilization, such as democracy, universalism,
        individual rights market economics, religious freedom and
        tolerance, and freedom of thought and inquiry.
            (5) Institution of higher education.--The term
        ``institution of higher education'' has the same meaning given
        that term under section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965
        (20 U.S.C. 1001).
            (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Education.
            (7) Western civilization.--The term ``western
        civilization'' means a field of study in an institution of
        higher education that--
                    (A) encompasses part or all of the period of
                European history between 500 B.C. and the present day;
                    (B) encompasses part or all of the period of
                American history between 1607 and the present day;
                    (C) focuses on major events, issues, and historical
                personages of the period described in subparagraphs (A)
                and (B); and
                    (D) examines the historical antecedents of the
                major events, issues, and historical personages
                described in subparagraph (C); or
                    (E) examines the development of free institutions
                characteristic of Western civilization, as such term is
                defined in this Act;
                    (F) examines the intellectual, cultural, political
                and religious underpinnings of Western civilization,
                such as the scientific enterprise, entrepreneurship,
                political pluralism, egalitarianism, moral
                universalism, and the belief in the possibility of
                progress;
                    (G) examines the characteristic negative features
                of Western civilization, such as totalitarianism and
                social Darwinism;
                    (H) examines the interaction of the West with other
                civilizations, the Western debt to other civilizations,
                and the comparative study of high civilization; or
                    (I) conforms with other criteria that the Secretary
                may prescribe.

SEC. 4. GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.

    (a) In General.--From amounts appropriated to carry out this Act,
the Secretary shall provide, on a competitive basis, grants to eligible
institutions which shall be used for one or more of the following:
            (1) Research, planning, and coordination activities devoted
        to the ends of this Act.
            (2) Design and implementation of courses and the
        development of new, and supporting of existing, centers devoted
        to the ends of this Act.
            (3) Research and publication costs of relevant readers and
        other course materials devoted to the ends of this Act.
            (4) General expenses associated with carrying out this
        section.
            (5) Salaries and expenses of faculty teaching in
        undergraduate and graduate programs focused on the American
        founding, defense of freedom, and Western civilization.
            (6) Support of graduate and postgraduate fellowships for
        scholars in the fields related to the American founding, the
        defense of freedom, and Western civilization.
            (7) Development of teacher education programs that--
                    (A) stress content mastery in history or
                government; and
                    (B) stress civic education preparation, including
                the history and philosophy of free institutions, and
                the study of Western civilization).
    (b) Selection Criteria.--In selecting eligible institutions for
grants under this section for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall
establish criteria by regulation.
    (c) Required Criteria.--In establishing criteria under subsection
(b), the Secretary shall consider the following selection criteria in
making grants:
            (1) Educational value, and relevance to one or more purpose
        described in section 2 of the proposed project.
            (2) Plan of operation.
            (3) Qualification of key personnel.
            (4) Budget and cost effectiveness.
            (5) Evaluation plan.
            (6) Adequacy of resources.
            (7) Identification of need for the project.
            (8) Potential institutional impact of the project.
            (9) Institutional commitment to the project.
    (d) Grant Application.--An eligible institution that desires to
receive a grant under this Act shall submit to the Secretary an
application therefor at such time or times, or in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may prescribe by
regulation. Such application shall set forth--
            (1) a program of activities for carrying out the purposes
        described in section 2 in such detail as will enable the
        Secretary to determine the degree to which such program will
        accomplish such purpose; and
            (2) such other policies, procedures, and assurances as the
        Secretary may require by regulation.
    (e) Grant Review.--The Secretary shall establish procedures for
reviewing and evaluating grants and contracts made or entered into
under such programs.
    (f) Grant Awards.--For the purposes of this Act, the Secretary
shall award grants of not less than $400,000 and not more than
$6,000,000 to eligible institutions.
    (g) Multiple Awards.--For the purposes of this Act, the Secretary
may award more than one grant to an eligible institution.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) For the purpose of carrying out this Act, there are authorized
to be appropriated--
            (1) $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
            (2) such sums as may be necessary for each of the
        succeeding 5 fiscal years.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect on September 1, 2002.

Output: Defense of Freedom Education Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to eligible institutions of higher education, foundations, and other nonprofit institutions for various activities supporting academic programs focused on the American founding, defense of freedom, Western civilization, and free institutions (focused programs).Allows use of grants for: (1) research, planning, and coordination; (2) design and implementation of courses, and development and support of centers; (3) research and publication costs of course materials; (4) associated general expenses; (5) salaries and expenses of faculty teaching in undergraduate and graduate focused programs; (6) support of graduate and postgraduate fellowships for scholars in fields related to focused programs; and (7) development of teacher education programs that stress content mastery in history or government and civic education preparation, including the history and philosophy of free institutions and the study of Western civilization.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hospital Readmissions Program
Accuracy and Accountability Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Eliminating avoidable hospital readmissions should be a
        core tenet of public and private efforts to improve quality of
        care and reduce health care expenditures.
            (2) Measures adopted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
        Services should accurately reflect the quality of care provided
        by specific hospitals and providers, and such measures should
        never lower outcome or quality expectations for certain cohorts
        of hospitals and providers.
            (3) There are numerous socioeconomic conditions that impact
        health outcomes and the Medicare hospital readmission reduction
        program is one of many Federal outcome performance programs
        that fails to accurately adjust for these influences.
            (4) Holding all other factors constant, socioeconomic
        conditions, such as poverty, low levels of literacy, limited
        English proficiency, minimal social support, poor living
        conditions, and limited community resources, likely have direct
        and significant impacts on avoidable hospital readmissions.
            (5) The Medicare hospital readmission reduction program
        includes risk adjustment for clinical variables, such as
        comorbidity and severity of illness, because hospitals should
        not be penalized for the effects of these uncontrollable
        factors. Socioeconomic factors can influence readmissions to an
        equal or greater degree than these clinical factors and the
        Medicare hospital readmissions reduction program will more
        accurately measure quality of care once risk adjustment for
        socioeconomic status is implemented.
            (6) Research by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission,
        the National Quality Forum, and other independent experts has
        provided compelling evidence that failing to adjust for
        socioeconomic status in the Medicare hospital readmission
        reduction program may provide an inaccurate picture of the
        quality of care provided by hospitals, and has led to the
        unfair penalization and stigmatization of hospitals serving
        low-income populations that are, in fact, delivering high-
        quality health care.
            (7) Risk adjustment for socioeconomic status in the
        Medicare hospital readmission reduction program will improve
        quality of care, increase accountability for all inpatient
        hospitals serving Medicare beneficiaries, and further reduce
        preventable readmissions nationwide.
            (8) The Secretary of Health and Human Services should
        consider the adoption of socioeconomic adjustment methodologies
        in other quality reporting and pay-for-performance programs
        under the Medicare program.

SEC. 3. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MEDICARE HOSPITAL READMISSIONS REDUCTION
              PROGRAM.

    Section 1886(q) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(q)) is
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4)(C)--
                    (A) in clause (i), in the matter preceding
                subclause (I), by striking ``clause (ii)'' and
                inserting ``clauses (ii) and (iii)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(iii) Adjustment for socioeconomic
                        status.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--In determining a
                                hospital's excess readmission ratio
                                under clause (i) for purposes of making
                                payments for discharges occurring on or
                                after October 1, 2016, the Secretary
                                shall risk adjust readmissions to
                                account for the socioeconomic status of
                                the patients served by the hospital.
                                    ``(II) Socioeconomic status.--For
                                purposes of subclause (I), subject to
                                subclauses (III) and (V), the Secretary
                                shall, to the maximum extent
                                practicable, utilize the most recent
                                data available from the Bureau of the
                                Census in order to develop a
                                quantitative method to adjust for
                                socioeconomic status. In developing
                                such quantitative method, the
                                Secretary--
                                            ``(aa) shall, to the
                                        maximum extent practicable, use
                                        inputs that address at least
                                        one of the following factors--

                                                    ``(AA) income;

                                                    ``(BB) education
                                                level; and

                                                    ``(CC) poverty
                                                rate; and

                                            ``(bb) may include inputs
                                        that address other
                                        socioeconomic and
                                        sociodemographic factors
                                        determined appropriate by the
                                        Secretary.
                                    ``(III) Revision of inputs.--The
                                Secretary may revise the inputs for
                                such quantitative method under
                                subclause (II) on an annual basis to
                                improve the accuracy and validity of
                                the adjustment under subclause (I).
                                    ``(IV) Patients served by the
                                hospital.--For purposes of subclause
                                (I), the Secretary shall, to the
                                maximum extent practicable, measure the
                                socioeconomic status for all patients
                                served by each hospital. The Secretary
                                may supplement incomplete or
                                inaccessible patient-level data with
                                data related to the geographic region
                                of the patients served by the hospital.
                                    ``(V) Use of alternative adjustment
                                method.--
                                            ``(aa) In general.--For
                                        purposes of subclause (I), in
                                        the case of payments for
                                        discharges occurring on or
                                        after October 1, 2017, the
                                        Secretary may apply a
                                        socioeconomic status adjustment
                                        using a method other than the
                                        method described in subclause
                                        (II), such as peer groupings
                                        and stratification.
                                            ``(bb) Comparative
                                        analysis.--Prior to the
                                        application of the alternative
                                        adjustment method under item
                                        (aa), the Secretary shall
                                        conduct a comparative analysis
                                        of such alternative adjustment
                                        method and the method described
                                        in subclause (II). The
                                        Secretary shall publish the
                                        results of such comparative
                                        analysis and the proposed
                                        alternative adjustment method
                                        in the Federal Register and
                                        seek public comment on such
                                        method.
                                            ``(cc) Requirement.--The
                                        Secretary may not apply any
                                        alternative adjustment method
                                        under item (aa) unless the
                                        Secretary determines that such
                                        alternative method will
                                        demonstrate an aggregate
                                        improvement in the accuracy and
                                        effectiveness of hospital
                                        readmissions reduction program
                                        incentives and measurements
                                        compared to the adjustment
                                        required under subclause
                                        (I).'';
            (2) in paragraph (6)(A), by adding the following before the
        period at the end: ``, including information on the results of
        the readmission measures under this subsection (both before and
        after the adjustment under paragraph (4)(C)(iii)) and the
        penalties under this subsection (both before and after such
        adjustment)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(9) Adjustment.--The Secretary shall make proportional
        adjustments to base operating DRG payment amounts (as defined
        in paragraph (2)) of applicable hospitals to assure that the
        application of paragraph (4)(C)(iii) does not result in
        aggregate payments under this section in a fiscal year that are
        greater or less than those that would otherwise be made under
        this section in such fiscal year, as estimated by the
        Secretary.''.

Output: Hospital Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in determining a hospital's excess readmission ratio for purposes of making payments for discharges starting in FY2016, to risk adjust readmissions to account for patient socioeconomic status.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Grand Jury Reform Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Grand juries are typically used as the process by which
        allegations of police misconduct are prosecuted.
            (2) There exists a symbiotic relationship between local
        prosecutors and the law enforcement officers who regularly
        testify in routine grand jury investigations.
            (3) The closeness of this relationship creates public
        suspicion that accused police officers receive preferential
        consideration from grand juries when they are subject to grand
        jury investigations.
            (4) Police officers have the right to appear before the
        grand jury investigating allegations of wrongdoing by said
        officer, and give testimony not subject to a thorough cross
        examination.
            (5) Grand jury proceedings are by law secret proceedings.
            (6) The secret grand jury process has historically resulted
        in a refusal to indict when the subject of their investigation
        is a local law enforcement officer.
            (7) The recent grand jury proceedings following the deaths
        of Michael Brown and Eric Garner have followed historical
        tradition, ending with a refusal to indict the law enforcement
        officers involved in their deaths.
            (8) The American people have lost confidence in the
        secretive grand jury process when it is used to evaluate
        allegations of police misconduct.
            (9) The loss of confidence in our system of justice leads
        to the undermining of the principles of equality and justice
        upon which this country was founded.
            (10) Preliminary hearings are often replaced with direct
        presentments, whereby the prosecutor may send a case directly
        to the grand jury without a public preliminary hearing.

SEC. 3. HEARING BEFORE A JUDGE REQUIRED.

    (a) Receipt of Grant Funds.--In order for a State or unit of local
government in a State to be eligible to receive Federal funding under
subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.), the State shall comply
with the requirements of this section.
    (b) Notification Requirements.--
            (1) Notification to prosecutor.--In the case of a law
        enforcement officer of a local law enforcement agency who uses
        deadly force against a person in the course of the officer's
        employment, and thereby causes the death of that person, not
        later than 24 hours after the death occurs, the chief officer
        of the law enforcement agency of the locality in which the
        death occurred shall report the death to the elected prosecutor
        of that locality.
            (2) Notification to governor.--Not later than 24 hours
        after receiving notice under paragraph (1), the elected
        prosecutor of the locality in which the death occurred shall
        report the death to the Governor of that State.
    (c) Hearing Requirement; Appointment of Special Prosecutor.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 days after receiving
        notice under subsection (b)(2), the Governor of the State in
        which the death occurred shall appoint a special prosecutor to
        present evidence on behalf of the State at a hearing before a
        judge in the appropriate court, in order to determine whether
        probable cause exists for the State to bring criminal charges
        against the law enforcement officer relating to the death of
        the person, which determination shall be made by the judge. The
        Governor shall use a random process to select the special
        prosecutor from among all of the elected prosecutors in the
        State, excluding the elected prosecutor of the locality in
        which the death occurred.
            (2) Timing.--The hearing described in paragraph (1) shall
        be held not later than 90 days after the appointment of the
        special prosecutor, unless the judge determines that good cause
        exists to delay the hearing.
            (3) Court to remain open to the public.--Except as
        determined appropriate by the presiding judge, in a hearing
        described in paragraph (1), the court shall remain open to the
        public, and upon scheduling the hearing the judge shall provide
        notice to the public of the date, time, and location of the
        hearing.
    (d) State Law Enforcement Agency To Have Exclusive Authority Over
Investigation.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 24 hours after receiving
        notice under subsection (b)(2), the Governor shall report the
        death to the chief officer of the State law enforcement agency
        of the State in which the death occurred, and the State law
        enforcement agency shall assume exclusive control of the
        investigation of the death during the pendency of the probable
        cause hearing.
            (2) Cooperation of local law enforcement agency.--The chief
        officer of the law enforcement agency of the locality in which
        the death occurred shall cooperate with the special prosecutor
        and the chief officer of the State law enforcement agency by
        responding promptly to requests for information related to the
        death.
    (e) Written Determination of Probable Cause.--Not later than 5 days
after the conclusion of a hearing described in subsection (c), the
judge presiding over the hearing shall issue the determination
described in subsection (c) in writing, and shall submit such
determination to the elected prosecutor of the locality in which the
death occurred. Such determination shall be made available to the
public.
    (f) Recommendations of the Special Prosecutor.--Upon the conclusion
of a hearing described in subsection (c), the special prosecutor shall
submit written recommendations to the elected prosecutor of the
locality in which the death occurred, including a recommendation
regarding whether criminal charges should be brought against the law
enforcement officer relating to the death of the person.
    (g) Tolling of Procedural Deadlines.--Any applicable filing or
other procedural deadlines are tolled during the pendency of the
hearing described in subsection (c).
    (h) Preservation of Prosecutorial Discretion.--The hearing
described in subsection (c) shall be purely advisory, and shall have no
binding effect on the elected prosecutor of the locality in which the
death occurred. After the conclusion of the hearing described in
subsection (c), the elected prosecutor of the locality in which the
death occurred shall retain prosecutorial discretion as to whether to
bring charges against the law enforcement officer, including whether to
hold a grand jury proceeding in the appropriate court.

Output: Grand Jury Reform Act of 2017 This bill conditions a state or local government's receipt of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program on the state's compliance with certain requirements following an incident involving the use of deadly force by a local law enforcement officer that results in a person's death.  Specifically, the governor must appoint a special prosecutor to present evidence before a judge to determine whether probable cause exists to criminally charge the law enforcement officer. The hearing must be open to the public.