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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Digital Opportunity Investment Trust
Act''.

SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION.

    (a) In General.--There is established a nonprofit corporation to be
known as the ``Digital Opportunity Investment Trust'' (referred to in
this Act as the ``Trust'') which shall not be an agency or
establishment of the United States Government. The Trust shall be
subject to the provisions of this section, and, to the extent
consistent with this section, to the District of Columbia Nonprofit
Corporation Act (D.C. Code, section 29-501 et seq.).
    (b) Funding.--
            (1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury a
        separate fund to be known as the ``Digital Opportunity
        Investment Trust Fund'' (referred to in this Act as the ``Trust
        Fund''). The Trust Fund shall contain such amounts as are
        transferred to the Trust Fund under paragraph (2) and any
        interest earned on the investment of amounts in the Trust Fund
        under section 4.
            (2) Transfer of funds.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
        in each fiscal quarter through the last quarter of fiscal year
        2028, transfer from the General Fund of the Treasury to the
        Trust Fund, an amount equal to 30 percent of the proceeds
        received by the Federal Government during the preceding fiscal
        quarter from any use (including any auction, sale, fee derived
        from, or other revenue generated from) of the electromagnetic
        spectrum conducted under section 309 (or any other section) of
        the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309 (j)) (or any
        other provision of Federal law) after September 30, 2007.
    (c) Board of Directors; Functions, and Duties.--
            (1) Board.--
                    (A) In general.--A board of directors of the Trust
                (referred to in this Act as the ``Board'') shall be
                established to oversee the administration of the Trust.
                Such Board shall consist of 9 members to be appointed
                by the President, by and with the advice and consent of
                the Senate, who--
                            (i) reflect representation from the public
                        and private sectors;
                            (ii) are not regular full-time employees of
                        the Federal Government;
                            (iii) are eminent in such fields as
                        telecommunications including public television,
                        information technology, labor and workforce
                        development, education, cultural and civic
                        affairs, or the arts and humanities;
                            (iv) shall provide, as nearly as
                        practicable, a broad representation of various
                        regions of the United States, various
                        professions and occupations, and various kinds
                        of talent and experience appropriate to the
                        functions and responsibilities of the Trust;
                        and
                            (v) shall be responsible for establishing
                        the priorities and funding obligations of the
                        Trust.
                    (B) Initial members.--The initial members of the
                Board shall serve as incorporators of the Trust and
                shall take whatever actions are necessary to establish
                the Trust under the District of Columbia Nonprofit
                Corporation Act (D.C. Code, section 29-501 et seq.).
                    (C) Recommendations.--The Majority Leader of the
                Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker
                of the House of Representatives, and the Minority
                Leader of the House of Representatives shall jointly
                submit to the President recommendations of individuals,
                selected from nominations submitted to Congress from
                associations representing the fields of science and
                learning relative to the work of the Board, to serve as
                members of the Board.
                    (D) Terms of appointment.--
                            (i) Date.--Members of the Board shall be
                        appointed not later than 90 days after the date
                        of enactment of this Act.
                            (ii) Terms.--
                                    (I) In general.--Except as provided
                                in subclause (II), each member of the
                                Board shall be appointed for a 6-year
                                term with terms set to expire in non-
                                Federal election years.
                                    (II) Staggered terms.--With respect
                                to the initial members of the Board--
                                            (aa) 3 members shall serve
                                        for a term of 6 years;
                                            (bb) 3 members shall serve
                                        for a term of 4 years; and
                                            (cc) 3 members shall serve
                                        for a term of 2 years.
                            (iii) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the
                        membership of the Board shall not affect the
                        Board's powers, and shall be filled in the same
                        manner as the original member was appointed.
                    (E) Chair and vice-chair.--
                            (i) Selection.--The Board shall select,
                        from among the members of the Board, an
                        individual to serve for a 2-year term as Chair
                        of the Board and an individual to serve for a
                        2-year term as vice-Chair of the Board.
                            (ii) Consecutive terms.--An individual may
                        not serve for more than 2 consecutive terms as
                        Chair of the Board.
                    (F) Meetings.--
                            (i) First meeting.--Not later than 30 days
                        after the date on which all of the members of
                        the Board have been confirmed by the Senate,
                        the Chair of the Board shall call the first
                        meeting of the Board.
                            (ii) Quorum.--A majority of the members of
                        the Board shall constitute a quorum, but a
                        lesser number of members may hold hearings.
                    (G) Board personnel matters.--
                            (i) Compensation.--Members of the Board
                        shall not receive compensation, allowances, or
                        benefits by reason of the members' service on
                        the Board.
                            (ii) Travel expenses.--The members of the
                        Board shall be allowed travel expenses,
                        including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at
                        rates authorized for employees of agencies
                        under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5,
                        United States Code, while away from their homes
                        or regular places of business in the
                        performance of services for the Board.
                    (H) Solicitation of advice.--The Board from time to
                time may solicit advice from--
                            (i) the Secretary of Health and Human
                        Services;
                            (ii) the Secretary of Commerce;
                            (iii) the Secretary of Education;
                            (iv) the Secretary of Agriculture;
                            (v) the Secretary of Defense;
                            (vi) the Secretary of Energy;
                            (vii) the Secretary of Homeland Security;
                            (viii) the Secretary of the Interior;
                            (ix) the Secretary of Labor;
                            (x) the Administrator of the National
                        Aeronautics and Space Administration;
                            (xi) the Director of the National Security
                        Agency;
                            (xii) the Director of the National Science
                        Foundation;
                            (xiii) the Director of the Office of
                        Science and Technology Policy;
                            (xiv) the Director of the National
                        Endowment for the Arts;
                            (xv) the Director of the National Endowment
                        for the Humanities;
                            (xvi) the Director of the Institute of
                        Museum and Library Services;
                            (xvii) the Librarian of Congress; and
                            (xviii) the President and Chief Executive
                        Officer of the Corporation for Public
                        Broadcasting.
            (2) Director.--A majority of the members of the Board shall
        select a Director of the Trust who shall serve at the
        discretion of the Board and shall be responsible for
        instituting procedures to carry out the policies and priorities
        established by the Board, and for hiring all personnel of the
        Trust. The rate of compensation of the Director and personnel
        shall be fixed by the Board.
    (d) Trust Fund Uses.--
            (1) Uses of funds.--To achieve the objectives of this Act,
        the Director of the Trust, after consultation with the Board,
        may use Trust funds--
                    (A) to support the digitization of collections and
                other significant holdings of the nation's
                universities, museums, libraries, public television
                stations, and other cultural institutions;
                    (B) to support basic and applied research,
                including demonstrations of innovative learning and
                assessment systems as well as the components and tools
                needed to create them;
                    (C) to use the research results developed under
                subparagraph (B) to create prototype applications
                designed to meet learning objectives in a variety of
                subject areas and designed for learners with many
                different educational needs, including--
                            (i) strengthening instruction in reading,
                        science, mathematics, history, and the arts in
                        elementary and secondary schools, community
                        colleges, and other colleges and universities;
                            (ii) providing the training needed for
                        people now in the workplace to advance in a
                        constantly changing work environment; and
                            (iii) developing new applications for life-
                        long learning in non-traditional learning
                        environments such as libraries, museums, senior
                        and community centers, and public television
                        and radio;
                    (D) to conduct assessments of legal, regulatory,
                and other issues that must be resolved to ensure rapid
                development and use of advanced learning technologies;
                and
                    (E) to coordinate and disseminate information about
                initiatives throughout the Federal Government that
                focus on uses of technology in education and learning.
            (2) Contracts and grants.--
                    (A) In general.--In order to carry out the
                activities described in paragraph (1), the Director of
                the Trust, with the agreement of a majority of the
                members of the Board, may award contracts and grants to
                nonprofit public institutions (with or without private
                partners) and for-profit organizations and individuals.
                    (B) Public domain.--
                            (i) In general.--The research and
                        development properties and materials associated
                        with a project in which a majority of the
                        funding used to carry out the project is from a
                        grant or contract under this Act shall be
                        freely and nonexclusively available to the
                        general public.
                            (ii) Exemption.--The Director of the Trust
                        may exempt specific projects from the
                        requirement of clause (i) if the Director of
                        the Trust and a majority of the members of the
                        Board determine that the general public will
                        benefit significantly in the long run due to
                        the project not being freely and nonexclusively
                        available to the general public.
                    (C) Evaluation of proposals.--To the extent
                practicable, proposals for such contracts or grants
                shall be evaluated on the basis of comparative merit by
                panels of experts who represent diverse interests and
                perspectives, and who are appointed by the Director of
                the Trust from recommendations from the fields served
                and the Board of Directors.
            (3) Cooperation.--The Director of the Trust, after
        consultation with the Board, may cooperate with business,
        industry, philanthropy, noncommercial education broadcast,
        television and radio licensees and permittees, and local and
        national public service institutions, including in activities
        that seek to enhance the work of such public service
        institutions by seeking new ways to put telecommunications and
        information technologies to work in their areas of interest.

SEC. 3. ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING.

    (a) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than April 30 of each year, the
        Director of the Trust shall prepare a report for the preceding
        fiscal year that contains the information described in
        paragraph (2).
            (2) Contents.--A report under paragraph (1) shall include--
                    (A) a comprehensive and detailed report of the
                Trust's operations, activities, financial condition,
                and accomplishments, and such recommendations as the
                Director of the Trust determines appropriate; and
                    (B) a comprehensive and detailed inventory of funds
                distributed from the Trust Fund during the fiscal year
                for which the report is being prepared.
            (3) Statement of the board.--Each report under paragraph
        (1) shall include a statement from the Board containing--
                    (A) a clear description of the plans and priorities
                of the Board for the subsequent 5-year period for
                expenditures from the Trust Fund; and
                    (B) an estimate of the funds that will be available
                for such expenditures from the Trust Fund.
            (4) Submission to the president and congress.--A report
        under this subsection shall be submitted to the President and
        the appropriate committees of Congress.
    (b) Testimony.--The Chair of the Board, other members of the Board,
and the Director and principal officers of the Trust shall testify
before the appropriate committees of Congress, upon request of such
committees, with respect to--
            (1) a report prepared under subsection (a)(1); and
            (2) any other matter that such committees may determine
        appropriate.

SEC. 4. INVESTMENT OF TRUST FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation
with the Board, shall invest the funds of the Trust Fund in interest-
bearing obligations of the United States or in obligations guaranteed
as to both principal and interest by the United States.
    (b) Expenditures.--
            (1) In general.--The Director of the Trust shall not
        undertake grant or contract activities under this Act until the
        Trust has received the interest or other proceeds from the
        investment of the Trust Funds for not less than 1 year's
        duration. Thereafter, upon Board approval of the annual budget
        of the Trust, the Director of the Trust may commence such grant
        or contract activities at the start of each fiscal year.
            (2) Obligation of funds.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph
                (B), in awarding grants or contracts or making other
                expenditures under this Act, the Director of the Trust
                shall not obligate funds from the Trust that exceed the
                proceeds received from the investment of the funds in
                the Trust Fund during the preceding fiscal year.
                    (B) Carry over.--Funds from the Trust Fund that are
                available for obligation for a fiscal year that are not
                obligated for such fiscal year shall remain available
                for obligation for the succeeding fiscal year.

SEC. 5. SPECIAL ACCOUNT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS.

    (a) Reservation.--An amount equivalent to 21 percent of the
interest derived from the investment proceeds referred to in section
2(b)(2) shall be reserved in a special account within the Trust Fund
for distribution on a regular basis to those noncommercial educational
television broadcast stations (as defined in section 397(6) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397(6)) that are qualified to
receive grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting pursuant to
section 396(k)(6)(B) of such Act (47 U.S.C. 396(k)(6)(B)) and to the
Public Broadcasting Service in partnership with such stations.
    (b) Responsibility for Distribution.--The Director of the Trust
shall--
            (1) through a special contract, designate the Corporation
        for Public Broadcasting as the sole agent responsible for the
        distribution of funds under this section; and
            (2) transfer the funds referred to in subsection (a) to the
        Corporation for Public Broadcasting on a regular basis.
    (c) Grants.--In making the distribution referred to in subsection
(a), the Corporation for Public Broadcasting shall utilize a
competitive grant application process that is governed by criteria that
ensures that funds are directed to the creation of locally delivered
digital education and learning services and ensures that a diversity of
licensee types and geographic service areas are adequately served. The
Corporation for Public Broadcasting shall develop such criteria in
consultation with public television licensees, permitees, and
representatives designated by their national organizations.

Output: Digital Opportunity Investment Trust Act - Establishes the Digital Opportunity Investment Trust, which shall receive 30 percent of the proceeds received by the Federal Government each fiscal year quarter through FY 2028 from any use of the publicly owned electromagnetic spectrum after September 30, 2007. Establishes: (1) a Board to oversee administration of the Trust; and (2) a Director of the Trust. Sets forth authorized Trust uses. Obligates specified amounts for public television stations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Stewardship and
Natural Resources Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) in order to maintain our quality of life, economic
        growth should--
                    (A) be balanced with environmental management; and
                    (B) include collaborative scientific inquiry,
                technology development, and public policy;
            (2) the failure of environmental science data, technology,
        and knowledge to adequately support long-term policy leads to
        questions of scientific data quality, credibility, and utility,
        and results in an atmosphere of adversarial science and
        conflicting policy;
            (3) individuals affected by decisions regarding long-term
        stewardship have not always been effective in determining the
        needs for, setting the agenda for, and participating in
        environmental research and development;
            (4) decisions regarding the long-term stewardship can
        significantly impact a region's economy and its residents'
        quality of life;
            (5) the Department of Energy is just beginning to develop
        long-term strategies for managing its vast holdings of land;
            (6) the Department of Energy environmental management
        program--
                    (A) is the largest program in the Department;
                    (B) must have the scientific capability to support
                long-term stewardship in order for the Department to
                manage legacy waste; and
                    (C) has no national laboratories designated to
                address the science, research, and developmental needs
                for long-term stewardship; and
            (7) the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental
        Laboratory, a multiprogrammatic federally funded research and
        development laboratory, is geographically and technologically
        positioned to capably address the needs for long-term
        stewardship.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to designate the Idaho National Engineering and
        Environmental Laboratory as the Center of Excellence for
        Environmental Stewardship of the Department of Energy to
        provide for the long-term stewardship of Department land;
            (2) to establish the Natural Resources Institute within the
        Center; and
            (3) to authorize the Center and Institute--
                    (A) to provide scientific and technical assistance
                to the Department in carrying out the environmental
                missions of the Department;
                    (B) to perform basic and applied scientific
                research necessary, and develop methods and
                technologies, for modeling, detection,
                characterization, remediation, treatment, and control
                of contaminants--
                            (i) in the environment; or
                            (ii) stored or disposed of as waste;
                    (C) to serve as a neutral forum to develop
                scientific solutions for long-term stewardship of
                Department land;
                    (D) to coordinate research on and develop--
                            (i) appropriate and systematic approaches
                        to long-term stewardship; and
                            (ii) the specific tools and mechanisms
                        necessary to implement approaches--
                                    (I) to support public policy
                                development by facilitating the
                                creation of public-private partnerships
                                necessary to implement systemic
                                approaches to long-term stewardship;
                                and
                                    (II) in cooperation with colleges
                                and universities, to provide education
                                and training regarding long-term
                                stewardship by developing
training programs and educational curricula using modern information
systems such as the Internet and video teleconferencing for a wide
variety of users, including--
                                            (aa) the public;
                                            (bb) local and regional
                                        government;
                                            (cc) industry; and
                                            (dd) colleges and
                                        universities; and
                    (E) to facilitate the creation of commercial
                enterprises through application of derived use science
                and technology by involving--
                            (i) local economic development agencies;
                            (ii) technology incubators;
                            (iii) research institutes; and
                            (iv) the private sector; and
                    (F) to transfer information and analyses regarding
                long-term stewardship to persons and organizations to
                allow informed decisionmaking.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Atomic energy defense activity.--The term ``atomic
        energy defense activity'' has the meaning given the term in
        section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C.
        10101).
            (2) Center.--The term ``Center'' means the Center of
        Excellence for Environmental Stewardship of the Department
        designated under section 4(a).
            (3) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
        Department of Energy.
            (4) Department of energy defense nuclear facility.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``Department of Energy
                defense nuclear facility'' means a site under control
                or jurisdiction of the Department that is operated for
                the purpose of conducting an atomic energy defense
                activity, including--
                            (i) a production facility, as defined in
                        section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42
                        U.S.C. 2014);
                            (ii) a utilization facility, as defined in
                        section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42
                        U.S.C. 2014);
                            (iii) a nuclear waste storage or disposal
                        facility;
                            (iv) an atomic weapon testing and
                        evaluation facility;
                            (v) an atomic weapons research and
                        development facility; or
                            (vi) any facility described in any of
                        clauses (i) through (v) that--
                                    (I) no longer is in operation; and
                                    (II) was operated for the purpose
                                of conducting an atomic energy defense
                                activity.
                    (B) Exclusion.--The term ``Department of Energy
                defense nuclear facility'' does not include a facility
                that conducts only civilian nuclear activities, such as
                technology necessary for the generation of electricity
                at a nuclear power plant.
            (5) Institute.--The term ``Institute'' means the Natural
        Resources Institute established under section 5(a).
            (6) Long-term stewardship.--The term ``long-term
        stewardship'' means the responsibility to manage all natural
        and manmade resources in a manner that balances economics,
        ecological, social, and cultural factors.
            (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Energy.

SEC. 4. CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.

    (a) In General.--The Idaho National Engineering and Environmental
Laboratory is designated as the Center of Excellence for Environmental
Stewardship of the Department.
    (b) Duties.--The Center shall--
            (1) develop, test, and demonstrate new and innovative
        methods and technologies necessary for the implementation of
        programs by the Department for the long-term stewardship of--
                    (A) contaminated land;
                    (B) remediated land that remains contaminated, such
                as capped landfills or land under which ground water is
                contaminated; and
                    (C) uncontaminated land used as a buffer area
                around a Department of Energy defense nuclear facility;
            (2) develop, test, and demonstrate new and innovative
        methods and technologies for the estimation of Federal
        liability under section 107(f) of the Comprehensive
        Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
        (42 U.S.C. 9607(f));
            (3) develop and continually update systems engineering
        methods for analyzing the options and efficiencies for
        transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of waste at
        Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities;
            (4) conduct basic scientific research into the transport of
        contaminants in the environment;
            (5) develop models and predictive methods for estimating--
                    (A) the transport of contaminants in various
                environmental settings; and
                    (B) the subsequent risk posed by contaminants in
                the environment to humans and associated ecosystems;
                and
            (6) develop, test, and demonstrate new and innovative
        technologies for the detection, monitoring, stabilization, and
        remediation of contaminants in the environment.
    (c) Memoranda of Understanding.--The Center shall enter into
memoranda of understanding with the heads of appropriate Federal
agencies to establish administrative procedures necessary for the
Center to--
            (1) participate in work for other programs on land of the
        Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture;
        and
            (2) solve pressing long-term stewardship problems.
    (d) Acquisition of Information From Federal Agencies.--To assist
the Center in carrying out this Act, the Center may acquire from any
Federal agency unclassified and nonproprietary information maintained
by the agency.

SEC. 5. NATURAL RESOURCES INSTITUTE.

    (a) In General.--Within the Center, there is established a Natural
Resources Institute as a pilot demonstration project.
    (b) Duties.--The Institute shall--
            (1) serve in a dual capacity as a partner and facilitator
        in performing the duties described in paragraphs (2) through
        (5);
            (2) initiate and perform multidisciplinary, solution-
        oriented, focused, and needs-driven research regarding long-
        term stewardship through--
                    (A) coordination of research activities to minimize
                duplication of effort and maximize scientific
                advancement;
                    (B) maintenance of meaningful public involvement in
                the development and implementation of research
                activities;
                    (C) performance of research by high-quality
                scientific experts who are private and public partners
                of the Institute;
                    (D) performance of research in and development of
                understanding of the field of predicting regional
                ecosystem dynamics;
                    (E) development of methodologies, technologies, and
                tools for environmental stewardship; and
                    (F) development and understanding of the science
                associated with the long-term stewardship issues
                associated with Department land;
            (3) support formulation and implementation of long-term
        stewardship public policy through--
                    (A) consideration of the balance of socioeconomic
                concerns and quality of life issues with respect to
                environmental remediation, cost, and schedule concerns;
                and
                    (B) involvement of the public with the research and
                development activities of the Institute;
            (4) act as an information resource center by--
                    (A) serving as a centralized repository for
                environmental data, data management resources, and
                analytical tools for Department land;
                    (B) entering into partnership agreements with
                private entities and public agencies to access or
                acquire and maintain regional environmental data sets
                through--
                            (i) monitoring data;
                            (ii) geographical information system
                        coverages;
                            (iii) satellite data; and
                            (iv) data from local and regional
                        ecological studies;
                    (C) providing quick and affordable access to all
                public databases, such as those maintained by the
                Federal and State agencies, and, as appropriate, access
                to private databases developed to support specific
                models or decisions; and
                    (D) training personnel to assist the public and
                researchers in gaining access to information on long-
                term stewardship; and
            (5) provide training--
                    (A) using colleges and universities to educate the
                public, future scientists, and educators;
                    (B) seminars and training assistance for the
                public; and
                    (C) collaboration with colleges and universities to
                provide resources, internships, and research
                opportunities.
    (c) Cooperation.--In carrying out this section, the Institute shall
cooperate with--
            (1) Federal and State agencies;
            (2) colleges and universities;
            (3) national laboratories;
            (4) the public; and
            (5) the private sector.

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Environmental Stewardship and Natural Resources Act of 1999 - Designates the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory as the Center of Excellence of Environmental Stewardship of the Department of Energy (DOE).  Cites Center duties, including development, testing, and demonstration of methods and technologies necessary for DOE's long-term stewardship of defense nuclear facility lands affected by legacy waste.
Requires the Center to enter into memoranda of understanding with Federal agencies to establish administrative procedures to: (1) participate in work for other programs on lands of the Departments of the Interior and of Agriculture; and (2) solve pressing long-term stewardship problems.
Establishes a Natural Resources Institute as a pilot demonstration project within the Center to: (1) serve as partner and facilitator in performing enumerated Center duties; (2) perform multidisciplinary research regarding long-term stewardship; (3) support formulation and implementation of long-term stewardship public policy; and (4) act as an information resource center.
Mandates Institute cooperation with governmental agencies, colleges and universities, national laboratories, and with the public.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Silent Skies Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) aircraft and airport noise is one of the most common
        ``quality of life'' nuisance issues in neighborhoods throughout
        the United States; and
            (2) the stage 4 aircraft noise certification standard
        became applicable to new type design aircraft in 2006 pursuant
        to an agreement signed by the International Civil Aviation
        Organization, of which the United States is a member.

SEC. 3. AIRCRAFT NOISE REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND
              IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERSHIP.

    (a) Cooperative Agreement.--Subchapter I of chapter 475 of title
49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 47511. Aircraft noise reduction technology research,
              development, and implementation partnership
    ``(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration shall enter into a cooperative agreement, using a
competitive process, with an institution, entity, or consortium to
carry out a program for the development, maturing, and certification of
aircraft technology that will assist in-service and in-production civil
turbojets that have noise levels greater than the levels specified in
stage 4 noise standards in complying with such noise standards, as
required under subchapter II of this chapter, or more stringent noise
standards.
    ``(b) Terms and Conditions.--The Administrator may include in a
cooperative agreement entered into under this section terms and
conditions requiring a recipient of funds under the cooperative
agreement--
            ``(1) to conduct activities under the cooperative agreement
        on a cost-shared basis, using Federal and non-Federal funds;
        and
            ``(2) to make repayments to the United States of all or a
        portion of the amounts received by the recipient under the
        cooperative agreement, if an aircraft technology developed
        under the cooperative agreement results in revenues for the
        recipient.
    ``(c) Funding.--Of amounts appropriated under section 48102(a), not
more than $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014, 2015, and 2016 may
be used to carry out this section.
    ``(d) Report.--Beginning in fiscal year 2014, the Administrator
shall publish an annual report on the program established under this
section until completion of the program.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such subchapter is
amended by adding at the end the following:

``47511. Aircraft noise reduction technology research, development, and
                            implementation partnership.''.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON OPERATING CERTAIN AIRCRAFT NOT COMPLYING WITH
              STAGE 4 NOISE LEVELS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 475 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 47535. Limitation on operating certain aircraft not complying
              with stage 4 noise levels
    ``(a) Regulations.--Not later than December 3, 2015, the Secretary
of Transportation, in consultation with the International Civil
Aviation Organization, shall issue regulations to establish minimum
standards for civil turbojets to comply with stage 4 noise levels.
    ``(b) General Rule.--The Secretary shall issue regulations to
ensure that, except as provided in section 47529--
            ``(1) 25 percent of the civil turbojets with a maximum
        weight of more than 75,000 pounds operating after December 31,
        2020, to or from airports in the United States comply with the
        stage 4 noise levels established under subsection (a);
            ``(2) 50 percent of such turbojets operating after December
        31, 2025, to or from airports in the United States comply with
        the stage 4 noise levels;
            ``(3) 75 percent of such turbojets operating after December
        31, 2030, to or from airports in the United States comply with
        the stage 4 noise levels; and
            ``(4) 100 percent of such turbojets operating after
        December 31, 2035, to or from airports in the United States
        comply with the stage 4 noise levels.
    ``(c) Foreign-Flag Aircraft.--
            ``(1) International standards.--The Secretary shall request
        the International Civil Aviation Organization to add to its
        Work Programme the consideration of international standards for
        the phase-out of aircraft that do not comply with stage 4 noise
        levels.
            ``(2) Enforcement.--The Secretary shall enforce the
        requirements of this section with respect to foreign-flag
        aircraft only to the extent that such enforcement is consistent
        with United States obligations under international agreements.
    ``(d) Annual Report.--Beginning with calendar year 2016--
            ``(1) each air carrier shall submit to the Secretary an
        annual report on the progress the carrier is making toward
        complying with the requirements of this section and regulations
        issued to carry out this section; and
            ``(2) the Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual
        report on the progress being made toward that compliance.
    ``(e) Recertification Not Required.--
            ``(1) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in
        this section may be construed to require the recertification of
        a civil turbojet that has been retrofitted to comply with or
        otherwise already meets the stage 4 noise levels established
        under subsection (a).
            ``(2) Means of demonstrating compliance with stage 4 noise
        levels.--The Secretary shall specify means for demonstrating
        that an aircraft complies with stage 4 noise levels without
        requiring recertification.''.
    (b) Nonaddition Rule.--
            (1) In general.--Section 47529 of such title is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) by striking ``subsonic''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``November 4,
                                1990'' and inserting ``December 31,
                                2018'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (1) by striking ``stage
                        3'' and inserting ``stage 4''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (2) by striking
                        ``November 5, 1990'' and inserting ``January 1,
                        2019'';
                    (B) in subsection (b) by striking ``stage 3'' and
                inserting ``stage 4''; and
                    (C) in subsection (c)(1) by striking ``November 5,
                1990'' and inserting ``January 1, 2019''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
        take effect on December 31, 2018.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 475 of such title is amended--
                    (A) in the chapter analysis--
                            (i) by striking the item relating to
                        section 47530 and inserting the following:

``47530. Nonapplication of certain requirements to aircraft outside the
                            48 contiguous States.'';
                        and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:

``47535. Nonapplication of certain requirements to aircraft outside the
                            48 contiguous States.'';
                    (B) in section 47530--
                            (i) by striking the section designation and
                        heading and inserting the following:
``Sec. 47530. Nonapplication of certain requirements to aircraft
              outside the 48 contiguous States'';
                            (ii) by striking ``and 47529'' and
                        inserting ``, 47529, and 47535'';
                            (iii) by striking ``subsonic'';
                            (iv) by striking ``November 4, 1990'' and
                        inserting ``December 31, 2018''; and
                            (v) by striking ``stage 3'' and inserting
                        ``stage 4''; and
                    (C) in section 47531 by striking ``or 47534'' and
                inserting ``47534, or 47535''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by clauses (iii),
        (iv), and (v) of paragraph (1)(B) take effect on December 31,
        2018.

Output: Silent Skies Act of 2013 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to enter into a competitive cooperative agreement with an institution, entity, or consortium to carry out a program for the development of aircraft technology that will assist in-service and in-production civil turbojets not meeting stage 4 noise standards to comply with them or with more stringent noise standards. Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations to establish minimum standards to ensure that graduated percentages of civil turbojets weighing over 75,000 pounds comply with the stage 4 noise levels by specified dates. Requires the Secretary to request the International Civil Aviation Organization to add to its Work Programme the consideration of international standards for the phase-out of aircraft not complying with stage 4 noise levels. Declares that the requirements of this Act shall not apply to civil turbojet aircraft that operate outside of the 48 contiguous states.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Auto Insurance Ratemaking
Reporting to Allow a Transparent Evaluation of Statistics Act of 2018''
or the ``FAIR RATES Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. DATA CALL.

    (a) In General.--Pursuant to the authority under section 313(e) of
title 31, United States Code, the Director of the Federal Insurance
Office shall collect from covered automobile insurers, aggregated on a
census tract level basis based on the place of garaging of the insured
vehicle, information for each of the three accident or calendar years,
as applicable, most recently completed as of the date of the enactment
of this Act, regarding private passenger automobile insurance as the
Director considers necessary to prepare the report required under
section 3, which shall include the following information for each such
year:
            (1) Company name.--The name of the insurance coverage for
        the vehicle.
            (2) Experience year.--The experience year for premiums and
        exposures.
            (3) Census tract.--The census tract of the place of
        garaging of the insured vehicle.
            (4) Paid loss adjustment expenses.--Total paid loss
        adjustment expenses, reported by accident year.
            (5) Incurred loss adjustment expenses.--Total incurred loss
        adjustment expenses plus case reserves, reported by accident
        year.
            (6) Count of claims recorded.--The number of claims
        reported for each coverage or type of loss, including claims
        that included payment and claims that did not include payment.
            (7) Count of claims closed.--The number of claims closed
        for each coverage or type of loss, including claims that were
        closed that included payment and claims that were closed that
        did not include payment.
            (8) Coverage type.--The type of coverage provided,
        including liability, personal injury protection, collision,
        comprehensive, and uninsured motorist bodily injury.
            (9) Premium written.--Total premium written, reported by
        coverage type.
            (10) Premium earned.--Total premium earned, reported by
        coverage type.
            (11) Exposure written.--Total exposures written, reported
        by coverage type.
            (12) Exposure earned.--Total exposures earned, reported by
        coverage type.
    (b) Method and Timing of Collection.--
            (1) From federal or state agency.--Not later than the
        expiration of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Director shall determine whether all
        of the information required to be collected under subsection
        (a) can be obtained in the manner provided under the first
        sentence of section 313(e)(4) of title 31, United States Code,
        in a timely manner. If the Director determines that all such
        information is available, and may be obtained by such manner in
        a timely manner, the Director shall so obtain all such
        information.
            (2) From intermediary.--If the Director determines under
        paragraph (1) that all of the information required to be
        collected under subsection (a) cannot be obtained in the manner
        provided under the first sentence of section 313(e)(4) of title
        31, United States Code, and in a timely manner, the Director
        shall provide that covered automobile insurers shall submit any
        such information that is not so obtainable through--
                    (A) an appropriate intermediary, including the
                National Association of Insurance Commissioners; or
                    (B) other appropriate intermediaries, including
                advisory organizations and statistical agents licensed
                by State insurance regulatory authorities.
            (3) From covered automobile insurers.--If the Director has
        not received all of the information required to be collected
        under subsection (a) before the expiration of the 12-month
        period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act,
        before the expiration of the 18-month period beginning upon
        such date of enactment, the Director shall collect from covered
        automobile insurers, in accordance with the penultimate
        sentence of section 313(e)(4) of title 31, United States Code,
        any such information not so received.

SEC. 3. STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Director shall conduct a study, using the
information collected pursuant to section 2 and any other appropriate
information available, to compare private passenger automobile
insurance premium costs and claims payment amounts to identify any
disparities in such premium costs and claims payment amounts between
coverage for automobiles garaged in census tracts and areas having a
majority of residents who are racial minorities and coverage for
automobiles garaged in census tracts and areas having a majority of
residents who are not racial minorities. Not later than the expiration
of the 24-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Director shall submit to the Congress a report containing the
analysis, findings, and conclusions of the study under this section.
    (b) Availability of Information.--Upon submitting the report to the
Congress pursuant to subsection (a), the Director shall make publicly
available all information collected pursuant to section 2 and all other
information used in the conducting the study under this section, except
that any information made publicly available may not contain any
personally identifiable information regarding insureds under private
passenger automobile insurance for which such information is collected.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
            (1) Covered automobile insurer.--The term ``covered
        automobile insurer'' means an insurer that--
                    (A) has a statutory surplus attributable to private
                passenger automobile insurance coverage, as of December
                31, 2016, in an amount that exceeds $500,000,000; and
                    (B) annually collects more than $500,000,000 in
                premiums for private passenger automobile insurance
                coverage.
            (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
        the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury.

Output: Fair Auto Insurance Ratemaking Reporting to Allow a Transparent Evaluation of Statistics Act of 2018 or the FAIR RATES Act of 2018 This bill directs the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) of the Department of the Treasury to collect private passenger automobile insurance data from certain automobile insurers, federal and state agencies, or other intermediaries. FIO must report on any racial disparities in premium costs and claims payment amounts.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Costal Homeowners Assistance Act''.

SEC. 2. NONREFUNDABLE PERSONAL CREDIT FOR HURRICANE MITIGATION
              PROPERTY.

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

``SEC. 25E. HURRICANE MITIGATION PROPERTY.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an eligible individual,
there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this
chapter an amount equal to 25 percent of the qualified hurricane
mitigation property expenditures made by the taxpayer during the
taxable year.
    ``(b) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Maximum credit.--The credit allowed under subsection
        (a) shall not exceed the excess (if any) of $5,000 over the
        aggregate credits allowed under this section with respect to
        such taxpayer for all prior taxable years.
            ``(2) Limitation based on amount of tax.--In the case of a
        taxable year to which section 26(a)(2) does not apply, the
        credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall
        not exceed the excess of--
                    ``(A) the sum of the regular tax liability (as
                defined in section 26(b)) plus the tax imposed by
                section 55, over
                    ``(B) the sum of the credits allowable under this
                subpart (other than this section and section 23) for
                the taxable year.
    ``(c) Eligible Individual.--For purposes of this section, the term
`eligible individual' means any taxpayer whose principal residence is a
qualified dwelling unit located in--
            ``(1) an area determined by the President to warrant
        individual or individual and public assistance from the Federal
        Government under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
        Emergency Assistance Act by reason of 1 or more hurricanes
        during 2004 or 2005, or
            ``(2) a county located in a State which borders the
        Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico.
    ``(d) Qualified Hurricane Mitigation Property Expenditures.--For
purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified hurricane mitigation
        property expenditures' means an expenditure for property--
                    ``(A) to improve the strength of a roof deck
                attachment,
                    ``(B) to create a secondary water barrier to
                prevent water intrusion,
                    ``(C) to improve the durability of a roof covering,
                    ``(D) to brace gable-end walls,
                    ``(E) to reinforce the connection between a roof
                and supporting wall,
                    ``(F) to protect openings from penetration by
                windborne debris,
                    ``(G) to protect exterior doors and garages, or
                    ``(H) to achieve such other mitigation purposes as
                prescribed in regulations by the Secretary after
                consultation with the Administrator of the Federal
                Emergency Management Agency,
        in the principal residence of the taxpayer.
            ``(2) Limitation.--An expenditure shall be taken into
        account in determining the qualified hurricane mitigation
        property expenditures made by the taxpayer during the taxable
        year only if the onsite preparation, assembly, or original
        installation of the property with respect to which such
        expenditure is made has been completed in a manner that is
        deemed to be adequate by a State-certified inspector.
            ``(3) Labor costs.--Expenditures for labor costs properly
        allocable to the onsite preparation, assembly, or original
        installation of the property described in paragraph (1) shall
        be taken into account in determining the qualified hurricane
        mitigation property expenditures made by the taxpayer during
        the taxable year.
            ``(4) Inspection costs.--Expenditures for inspection costs
        properly allocable to the inspection of the preparation,
        assembly, or installation of the property described in
        paragraph (1) shall be taken into account in determining the
        qualified hurricane mitigation property expenditures made by
        the taxpayer during the taxable year.
    ``(e) Other Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Principal residence.--The term `principal residence'
        has the same meaning as when used in section 121.
            ``(2) Qualified dwelling unit.--The term `qualified
        dwelling unit' means a dwelling unit that is assessed at a
        value that is less than $1,000,000 by the locality in which
        such dwelling unit is located and with respect to the taxable
        year for which the credit described in subsection (a) is
        allowed.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 24(b)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of
        1986 is amended by striking ``and 25B'' and inserting ``, 25B,
        and 25E''.
            (2) Section 25(e)(1)(C)(ii) of such Code is amended by
        inserting ``25E,'' after ``25D,''.
            (3) Section 25B(g)(2) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``section 23'' and inserting ``sections 23 and 25E''.
            (4) Section 25D(c)(2) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``and 25B'' and inserting ``25B, and 25E''.
            (5) Section 26(a)(1) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``and 25B'' and inserting ``25B, and 25E''.
            (6) Section 904(i) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``and 25B'' and inserting ``25B, and 25E''.
            (7) Section 1400C(d)(2) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``and 25D'' and inserting ``25D, and 25E''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart A of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 25D the
following new item:

``Sec. 25E. Hurricane mitigation property.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.

SEC. 3. CREDIT FOR HOME INSURANCE PREMIUM INCREASES.

    (a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an eligible individual,
there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the first taxable year after
the date of the enactment of this section an amount equal to 50 percent
of the qualified homeowners insurance premium increases.
    (b) Maximum Credit.--The credit allowed under subsection (a) shall
not exceed $5,000.
    (c) Eligible Individual.--For purposes of this section, the term
``eligible individual'' means any taxpayer--
            (1) whose principal residence, as of the last day of the
        taxable year, is a qualified dwelling unit located in--
                    (A) an area determined by the President to warrant
                individual or individual and public assistance from the
                Federal Government under the Robert T. Stafford
                Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act by reason
                of 1 or more hurricanes during 2004 or 2005, or
                    (B) a county--
                            (i) located in a State which borders the
                        Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico, and
                            (ii) which is determined by the Secretary
                        to have experienced a higher than average
                        increase in premiums for homeowners insurance
                        during 2004, 2005, or 2006 due to hurricane
                        risk, and
            (2) whose principal residence, as of the applicable date,
        was located--
                    (A) in an area or county described in paragraph
                (1), and
                    (B) within 100 miles of such taxpayer's principal
                residence as of the last day of the taxable year.
    (d) Qualified Homeowners Insurance Premium Increase.--For purposes
of this section--
            (1) In general.--The term ``qualified homeowners insurance
        premium increase'' means, with respect to any eligible
        individual, the amount equal to the qualifying percentage of
        the premium for homeowners insurance in effect on the third
        policy anniversary date following the applicable date.
            (2) Qualifying percentage.--The term ``qualifying
        percentage'' means the amount equal to the excess (expressed in
        percentage points) of--
                    (A) the increase in the premium for homeowners
                insurance of the eligible individual between the date
                of the last policy anniversary before the applicable
                date and the third policy anniversary date following
                the applicable date, over
                    (B) a 100 percent increase in the premium for such
                homeowners insurance between the same dates.
    (e) Other Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            (1) Applicable date.--The term ``applicable date'' means--
                    (A) with respect to any individual whose principal
                residence is located in an area described in subsection
                (c)(1)(A), the day before the determination described
                in such subsection, and
                    (B) with respect to any individual whose principal
                residence is located in a county described in
                subsection (c)(1)(B), September 1, 2005.
            (2) Homeowners insurance.--The term ``homeowners
        insurance'' means any insurance covering a principal residence.
        Such term includes coverage of a principal residence with
        respect to wind damage through a State-run wind pool.
            (3) Principal residence.--The term ``principal residence''
        has the same meaning as when used in section 121 of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
            (4) Qualified dwelling unit.--The term ``qualified dwelling
        unit'' means a dwelling unit that is assessed at a value that
        is less than $1,000,000 by the locality in which such dwelling
        unit is located and with respect to the taxable year for which
        the credit described in subsection (a) is allowed.
    (f) Credit Treated as Personal Nonrefundable Credit.--
            (1) In general.--The credit allowed under this section
        shall be treated as a credit allowed under subpart A of part IV
        of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
        1986.
            (2) Limitation based on amount of tax.--In the case of a
        taxable year to which section 26(a)(2) of such Code does not
        apply, the credit allowed under this section for any taxable
        year shall not exceed the excess of--
                    (A) the sum of the regular tax liability (as
                defined in section 26(b) of such Code) plus the tax
                imposed by section 55 of such Code, over
                    (B) the sum of the credits allowable under such
                subpart A (other than this section and section 23 of
                such Code) for the taxable year.
            (3) Carryforward of unused credit.--If the credit allowable
        under subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed under
        section 26(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the
        taxable year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under
        subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code,
        or, if applicable, the limitation under paragraph (2), such
        excess shall be carried to the succeeding taxable year and
        allowable as a credit under such subpart for such succeeding
        taxable year.

Output: Costal [sic] Homeowners Assistance Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax credits for: (1) 25% of the qualified hurricane mitigation property expenditures incurred by a homeowner in a federally declared hurricane disaster area or in a county located in a state which borders the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico, up to $5,000; and (2) 50% of the increases in homeowner insurance premiums in such disaster areas, up to $5,000. Includes within the definition of "qualified hurricane mitigation property expenditures" expenditures to improve the strength of a roof deck attachment, create a secondary water barrier, improve the durability of a roof covering, or protect exterior doors and garages.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``ERISA Audit Improvement Act of
1994''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF LIMITED SCOPE AUDIT.

    (a) In General.--Section 103(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1023(a)(3)) is amended by
striking subparagraph (C) and by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
subparagraph (C).
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 104(a)(5)(A) of such Act (29
U.S.C. 1024(a)(5)(D)) is amended by striking ``section 103(a)(3)(D)''
and inserting ``section 103(a)(3)(C)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to opinions required under section 103(a)(3)(A) of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 for plan years
beginning on or after January 1 of the calendar year following the date
of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. EXTERNAL QUALITY CONTROL REVIEW REQUIREMENT FOR QUALIFIED
              PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 103(a)(3)(C) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (as redesignated by section 2) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``means'' and inserting ``means, with
        respect to any engagement of an accountant under subparagraph
        (A)'';
            (2) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) as
        subclauses (I), (II), and (III), respectively;
            (3) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(C)'';
            (4) in subclause (III) (as redesignated), by striking the
        period and inserting a comma;
            (5) by adding after and below such subclause (III) the
        following:
``if such person meets the requirements of clause (ii) with respect to
such engagement.''; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
    ``(ii) A person meets the requirements of this clause with respect
to an engagement of such person as an accountant under subparagraph (A)
if such person--
            ``(I) has in operation an appropriate internal quality
        control system, and
            ``(II) has undergone a qualified external quality control
        review of the person's accounting and auditing practices,
        including such practices relevant to employee benefit plans (if
        any), during the 3-year period immediately preceding such
        engagement.
    ``(iii) For purposes of clause (ii)(II), an external quality
control review shall be treated as `qualified' with respect to a person
referred to in clause (ii) if--
            ``(I) such review is performed in accordance with the
        requirements of external quality control review programs of
        recognized auditing standard-setting bodies, as determined by
        the Comptroller General of the United States or in regulations
        of the Secretary, and
            ``(II) in the case of any such person who has conducted one
        or more previous audits of employee benefit plans, such review
        includes the review of an appropriate number (determined as
        shall be provided in such regulations but in no case less than
        one) of plan audits in relation to the scale of such person's
        auditing practice.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after the date which
is 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT FOR REPORTING OF CERTAIN EVENTS.

    (a) In General.--Part 1 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is
amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 111 as section 112; and
            (2) by inserting after section 110 the following new
        section:

                  ``direct reporting of certain events

    ``Sec. 111. (a) Required Notifications.--
            ``(1) Notifications by plan administrator.--In the case of
        an administrator of an employee benefit plan, within 5 business
        days after the administrator first has reason to believe (or
        after the administrator is notified under paragraph (2)) that
        an irregularity may have occurred with respect to the plan, the
        administrator shall--
                    ``(A) notify the Secretary of the irregularity in
                writing; and
                    ``(B) furnish a copy of such notification to the
                accountant who is currently engaged under section
                103(a)(3)(A).
            ``(2) Notifications by accountant.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of an accountant
                engaged by the administrator of an employee benefit
                plan under section 103(a)(3)(A), within 5 business days
                after the accountant first has reason to believe in
                connection with such engagement that an irregularity
                may have occurred with respect to the plan, the
                accountant shall--
                            ``(i) notify the plan administrator of the
                        irregularity in writing, or
                            ``(ii) if the accountant has reason to
                        believe that the irregularity may have involved
                        an individual who is the plan administrator or
                        who is a senior official of the plan
                        administrator, notify the Secretary of the
                        irregularity in writing.
                    ``(B) Notification upon failure of plan
                administator to notify.--In any case in which an
                accountant who has provided notification to the plan
                administrator pursuant to subparagraph (A)(i) with
                respect to any irregularity has not received a copy of
                the administrator's notification to the Secretary with
                respect to such irregularity within the 5-business-day
                period specified under paragraph (1)(B), the accountant
                shall furnish to the Secretary a copy of the
                accountant's notification made to the plan
                administrator within the next business day following
                such 5-business-day period.
            ``(3) Irregularity defined.--For purposes of this
        subsection, the term `irregularity' means an indication of--
                    ``(A) theft, embezzlement, or a violation of
                section 664 of title 18, United States Code (relating
                to theft or embezzlement from employee benefit plan),
                    ``(B) extortion or a violation of section 1951 of
                such title 18 (relating to interference with commerce
                by threats or violence),
                    ``(C) bribery, a kickback, or a violation of
                section 1954 of such title 18 (relating to offer,
                acceptance, or solicitation to influence operations of
                employee benefit plan),
                    ``(D) a violation of section 411, 501, or 511 of
                this title (relating to criminal violations), or
                    ``(E) any intentional misstatement or omission of
                an amount or disclosure in a financial statement,
                accounting record, or supporting document undertaken to
                mislead,
        except that such term shall not include any act or omission
        described in this paragraph involving less than $1,000 unless
        there is reason to believe that the act or omission may bear on
        the integrity of plan management.
    ``(b) Notification Upon Termination of Engagement of Accountant.--
            ``(1) Notification by plan administrator.--Within 5
        business days after the termination of an engagement for
        auditing services under section 103(a)(3)(A) with respect to an
        employee benefit plan, the administrator of such plan shall--
                    ``(A) notify the Secretary in writing of such
                termination, giving the reasons for such termination,
                and
                    ``(B) furnish the accountant whose engagement was
                terminated with a copy of the notification sent to the
                Secretary.
            ``(2) Notification by accountant.--If the accountant
        referred to in paragraph (1)(B) has not received a copy of the
        administrator's notification to the Secretary as required under
        paragraph (1)(B), or if the accountant disagrees with the
        reasons given in the notification of termination of the
        engagement for auditing services, the accountant shall notify
        the Secretary in writing of the termination, giving the reasons
        for the termination, within 10 business days after the
        termination of the engagement.
    ``(c) Determination of Periods Required for Notification.--In
determining whether a notification required under this section with
respect to any act or omission has been made within the required number
of business days--
            ``(1) the day on which such act or omission begins shall
        not be included; and
            ``(2) Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays shall not be
        included.
For purposes of this subsection, the term `legal holidays' means the
Federal legal holidays of New Year's Day, Birthday of Martin Luther
King, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and any
other day appointed as a holiday by the President or the Congress of
the United States, or by the State in which the person responsible for
making the notification principally conducts his business.
    ``(d) Immunity for Good Faith Notification.--Except as provided in
this Act, no accountant shall be liable to any person for any finding,
conclusion, or statement made in any notification made pursuant to
subsections (a)(2) or (b)(2), or pursuant to any regulations issued
thereunder, if such finding, conclusion, or statement is made in good
faith.''.
    (b) Civil Penalty.--
            (1) In general.--Section 502(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
        1132(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
        paragraph:
    ``(5) The Secretary may assess a civil penalty of up to $100,000
against any administrator and against any accountant who fails to
provide the Secretary with any notification as required under section
111.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 502(a)(6) of such Act
        (29 U.S.C. 1132(a)(6)) is amended by striking ``subsection
        (c)(2) or (i) or (l)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2), (3), (4),
        or (5) of subsection (c) or subsection (i) or (l)''.
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Section 514(d) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1144(d)) is
        amended by striking ``111'' and inserting ``112''.
            (2) The table of contents in section 1 of such Act is
        amended by striking the item relating to section 111 and
        inserting the following new items:

``Sec. 111. Direct reporting of certain events.
``Sec. 112. Repeal and effective date.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to any irregularity described in such amendments
only if the 5-day-period described in such amendments in connection
with such irregularity commences on or after the date of the enactment
of this Act.

Output:
ERISA Audit Improvement Act of 1994 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to revise provisions relating to auditing of employee benefit plans.
Eliminates provisions which allow certain limited scope audits by banks, similar institutions, or insurance carriers to fulfill the requirement for an audit by an independent public accountant as part of an employee benefit plan's annual report.
Requires external quality control review of qualified public accountants for such ERISA audits.
Requires notifications of certain events by plan administrators and accountants.  Authorizes assessment of a civil penalty against any plan administrator or accountant who fails to provide the Secretary of Labor with any such required notification.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis
Investment Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR OPIOID AND HEROIN ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT.

    (a) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated, and are
appropriated, out of monies in the Treasury not otherwise obligated,
$1,164,600,000 for the period of fiscal years 2017 and 2018, to improve
opioid prescribing practices and expand access to substance use
treatment and to reduce opioid use disorders and overdose, to be made
available in accordance with this Act and the amendments made by this
Act.
    (b) State Targeted Response Cooperative Agreements.--Subpart 1 of
part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb et
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 509 the following:

``SEC. 510. STATE TARGETED RESPONSE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall enter into additional
targeted response cooperative agreements with States under this title
to expand opioid treatment capacity and make services more affordable
to those who cannot afford such services.
    ``(b) Awarding of Funding.--The Secretary shall allocate funding to
States under this section based on--
            ``(1) the severity of the opioid epidemic in the State; and
            ``(2) the strength of the strategy of the State to respond
        to such epidemic.
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--Amounts received by a State under this section
shall be used to expand treatment capacity and make services more
affordable to those who cannot afford such services and to help
individuals seek treatment, successfully complete treatment, and
sustain recovery.
    ``(d) Funding.--From amounts appropriated under section 2(a) of the
Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act, $465,000,000 is
available to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2017 and
2018.''.
    (c) Treatment for Prescription Drug Abuse and Heroin Use.--Section
331(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d(b)) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(3)(A) The Secretary shall use amounts made available under
subparagraph (B) to support enhanced loan repayment awards to increase
the number of clinicians in the Corps with medication-assisted
treatment training to treat individuals with opioid use disorders
through loan repayments to clinicians.
    ``(B) From amounts appropriated under section 2(a) of the Opioid
and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act, $25,000,000 is available to
carry out this paragraph for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018.''.
    (d) Evaluation of Medication-Assisted Treatment.--Subpart 1 of part
B of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb et seq.)
is amended by inserting after section 510, as added by subsection (b),
the following:

``SEC. 511. EVALUATION OF MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT.

    ``(a) In General.--In order to assess the treatment outcomes of
patients with opioid addiction receiving medication-assisted treatment,
the Secretary shall evaluate the short-, medium-, and long-term
outcomes of such substance abuse treatment programs in order to
increase effectiveness in reducing opioid use disorders, overdose, and
death.
    ``(b) Funding.--From amounts appropriated under section 2(a) of the
Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act, $15,000,000 is available
to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018.''.
    (e) Medication-Assisted Treatment for Prescription Drug and Opioid
Addiction.--Section 509 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
290bb-2) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e), the following:
    ``(f) Medication-Assisted Treatment for Prescription Drug and
Opioid Addiction.--
            ``(1) In general.--In carrying out this section, the
        Secretary shall use amounts made available under paragraph (3)
        to award grants to States to expand or enhance medication-
        assisted treatment utilizing medications approved by the Food
        and Drug Administration in combination with psychosocial
        services, recovery support services, and coordination with HIV
        or hepatitis C direct services.
            ``(2) Funding.--From amounts appropriated under section
        2(a) of the Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act,
        $50,100,000 is available to carry out this subsection for
        fiscal year 2017.''.
    (f) Dissemination of Guidelines for Preventing Prescription Drug
Overdose.--Section 317 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
247b) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(n) Dissemination of Guidelines for Preventing Prescription Drug
Overdose.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director of the Centers for Disease
        Control and Prevention shall disseminate guidelines to improve
        opioid prescribing practices to reduce opioid use disorders and
        overdose.
            ``(2) Use of funds.--In carrying out this subsection, the
        Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
        shall use amounts made available under paragraph (3) to--
                    ``(A) pilot test, evaluate, and adapt comprehensive
                tools and dissemination strategies to convey opioid
                prescribing guidelines of the Centers for Disease
                Control and Prevention in succinct, usable formats
                accessible to health care providers;
                    ``(B) develop, evaluate, and publicly disseminate
                clinical decision support tools derived from the opioid
                prescribing guidelines of the Centers for Disease
                Control and Prevention;
                    ``(C) establish training modules in partnership
                with professional societies and health systems,
                including online modules available for continuing
                medical education credits and maintenance of
                certification; and
                    ``(D) coordinate with Office of the National
                Coordinator for Health Information Technology to ensure
                that guidelines developed under this subsection are
                effectively disseminated and translated into clinical
                support tools for integration into clinical workflow.
            ``(3) Funding.--From amounts appropriated under section
        2(a) of the Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act,
        $10,000,000 is available to carry out this subsection for
        fiscal year 2017.''.
    (g) Rural Opioid Overdose Reversal Grant Program.--Section 330A of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (i), the following:
    ``(j) Rural Opioid Overdose Reversal Grant Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director may award grants to
        eligible entities to implement activities for the prevention,
        intervention, and treatment of opioid misuse and overdose.
            ``(2) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
        this subsection, an entity--
                    ``(A) shall be a rural public or rural nonprofit
                private entity; and
                    ``(B) shall represent a network composed of
                participants--
                            ``(i) that include 3 or more health care
                        providers; and
                            ``(ii) that may be nonprofit or for-profit
                        entities.
            ``(3) Use of funds.--Amounts awarded under a grant under
        this subsection shall be used--
                    ``(A) to provide opioid misuse education and
                prevention services;
                    ``(B) to provide training to licensed health care
                professionals and first responders in the recognition
                of the signs of opioid overdose and learn the
                appropriate way to administer naloxone;
                    ``(C) to provide appropriate transportation
                services to a hospital or clinic for continued care
                after administration;
                    ``(D) to refer those individuals with a drug
                dependency to an appropriate substance use disorder
                treatment centers where care coordination is provided
                by a team of providers; and
                    ``(E) to purchase naloxone and opioid overdose
                reversal devices.
            ``(4) Funding.--From amounts appropriated under section
        2(a) of the Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act,
        $10,000,000 is available to carry out this subsection for
        fiscal year 2017.''.
    (h) Prescription Drug Overdose Initiative.--Section 3001(c) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300jj-11(c)) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
            ``(9) Prescription drug overdose initiative.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, acting through
                the National Coordinator, shall use amounts made
                available under subparagraph (B) to expand efforts to
                harmonize technical standards to support prescription
                drug monitoring programs and health information
                technology interoperability.
                    ``(B) Funding.--From amounts appropriated under
                section 2(a) of the Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis
                Investment Act, $5,000,000 is available to carry out
                this paragraph for fiscal year 2017.''.
    (i) Bureau of Prisons Treatment Programs.--Section 4042 of title
18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Treatment Programs.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director of the Bureau of Prisons
        shall use amounts made available under paragraph (2) to support
        drug treatment programs within the Bureau of Prisons, including
        expanding the medication-assisted treatment pilot.
            ``(2) Funding.--From amounts appropriated under section
        2(a) of the Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act,
        $3,000,000 is available to carry out this subsection for fiscal
        year 2017.''.
    (j) Second Chance Act of 2007.--Section 201 of the Second Chance
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17521) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e), the following:
    ``(f) Community Reintegration.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Attorney General shall use amounts
        made available under paragraph (2) to carry out activities to
        reduce recidivism and increase public safety by helping
        justice-involved individuals successfully reintegrate into the
        community, including by carrying out activities including
        providing treatment for co-occurring disorders and providing
        family-based substance abuse treatment.
            ``(2) Funding.--From amounts appropriated under section
        2(a) of the Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act,
        $50,000,000 is available to carry out this subsection for
        fiscal year 2017.''.
    (k) Residential Substance Abuse Treatment.--Section 503 of the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 873) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
    ``(e)(1) In carrying out this section, the Attorney General may use
amounts made available under paragraph (2) to provide support for
State, local, and tribal governments in the development of residential
and aftercare services for substance-involved inmates.
    ``(2) From amounts appropriated under section 2(a) of the Opioid
and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act, $14,000,000 is available to
carry out this section for fiscal year 2017.''.
    (l) Heroin Enforcement Groups.--Part E of the Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 871 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

``SEC. 521. HEROIN ENFORCEMENT GROUPS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General shall use amounts made
available under subsection (b) to establish new heroin enforcement
groups within the Drug Enforcement Administration to target, disrupt,
and dismantle heroin trafficking organizations.
    ``(b) Funding.--From amounts appropriated under section 2(a) of the
Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act, $12,500,000 is available
to carry out this section for fiscal year 2017.''.
    (m) Emergency Designation.--The amounts made available by this Act
are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of
the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)).

Output: Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act of 2016 This bill appropriates funding for the activities in the bill. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into cooperative agreements with states to expand opioid treatment capacity, make services more affordable to those who cannot afford them, and help individuals seek treatment, successfully complete treatment, and sustain recovery. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin and certain pain medications.) Funding must be allocated to states based on the severity of the opioid epidemic in the state and the strength of the state's strategy to respond. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology must expand efforts to support prescription drug monitoring programs and health information technology interoperability. The Bureau of Prisons must support drug treatment programs. The bill amends the Second Chance Act to require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to help justice-involved individuals successfully reintegrate into the community. The bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to permit DOJ to support the development of residential and aftercare services for substance-involved inmates. DOJ must establish new heroin enforcement groups within the Drug Enforcement Administration to target, disrupt, and dismantle heroin trafficking organizations.