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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Child Safety Lock Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT OF CHILD HANDGUN SAFETY LOCKS.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(35) The term `locking device' means a device or locking
        mechanism--
                    ``(A) that--
                            ``(i) if installed on a firearm and secured
                        by means of a key or a mechanically,
                        electronically, or electromechanically operated
                        combination lock, is designed to prevent the
                        firearm from being discharged without first
                        deactivating or removing the device by means of
                        a key or mechanically, electronically, or
                        electromechanically operated combination lock;
                            ``(ii) if incorporated into the design of a
                        firearm, is designed to prevent discharge of
                        the firearm by any person who does not have
                        access to the key or other device designed to
                        unlock the mechanism and thereby allow
                        discharge of the firearm; or
                            ``(iii) is a safe, gun safe, gun case, lock
                        box, or other device that is designed to store
                        a firearm and that is designed to be unlocked
                        only by means of a key, a combination, or other
                        similar means; and
                    ``(B) that is approved by a licensed firearms
                manufacturer for use on the handgun with which the
                device or locking mechanism is sold, delivered, or
                transferred.''.
    (b) Unlawful Acts.--
            (1) In general.--Section 922 of title 18, United States
        Code, is amended by inserting after subsection (y) the
        following:
    ``(z) Locking Devices.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), it
        shall be unlawful for any licensed manufacturer, licensed
        importer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer any
        handgun to any person other than a licensed manufacturer,
        licensed importer, or licensed dealer, unless the transferee is
        provided with a locking device for that handgun.
            ``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to--
                    ``(A) the--
                            ``(i) manufacture for, transfer to, or
                        possession by, the United States or a State or
                        a department or agency of the United States, or
                        a State or a department, agency, or political
                        subdivision of a State, of a firearm; or
                            ``(ii) transfer to, or possession by, a law
                        enforcement officer employed by an entity
                        referred to in clause (i) of a firearm for law
                        enforcement purposes (whether on or off duty);
                        or
                    ``(B) the transfer to, or possession by, a rail
                police officer employed by a rail carrier and certified
                or commissioned as a police officer under the laws of a
                State of a firearm for purposes of law enforcement
                (whether on or off duty).''.
            (2) Effective date.--Section 922(y) of title 18, United
        States Code, as added by this subsection, shall take effect 180
        days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Liability; Evidence.--
            (1) Liability.--Nothing in this section shall be construed
        to--
                    (A) create a cause of action against any firearms
                dealer or any other person for any civil liability; or
                    (B) establish any standard of care.
            (2) Evidence.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
        evidence regarding compliance or noncompliance with the
        amendments made by this section shall not be admissible as
        evidence in any proceeding of any court, agency, board, or
        other entity, except with respect to an action to enforce this
        section.
            (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall
        be construed to bar a governmental action to impose a penalty
        under section 924(p) of title 18, United States Code, for a
        failure to comply with section 922(y) of that title.
    (d) Civil Penalties.--Section 924 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``or (f)'' and
        inserting ``(f), or (p)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(p) Penalties Relating to Locking Devices.--
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Suspension or revocation of license; civil
                penalties.--With respect to each violation of section
                922(y)(1) by a licensee, the Secretary may, after
                notice and opportunity for hearing--
                            ``(i) suspend or revoke any license issued
                        to the licensee under this chapter; or
                            ``(ii) subject the licensee to a civil
                        penalty in an amount equal to not more than
                        $10,000.
                    ``(B) Review.--An action of the Secretary under
                this paragraph may be reviewed only as provided in
                section 923(f).
            ``(2) Administrative remedies.--The suspension or
        revocation of a license or the imposition of a civil penalty
        under paragraph (1) does not preclude any administrative remedy
        that is otherwise available to the Secretary.''.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT OF CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT.

    (a) In General.--The Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

``SEC. 38. CHILD HANDGUN SAFETY LOCKS.

    ``(a) Establishment of Standard.--
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Rulemaking required.--Notwithstanding section
                3(a)(1)(E) of this Act, the Commission shall initiate a
                rulemaking proceeding under section 553 of title 5,
                United States Code, within 90 days after the date of
                enactment of the Child Safety Lock Act of 2001 to
                establish a consumer product safety standard for
                locking devices. The Commission may extend the 90-day
                period for good cause. Notwithstanding any other
                provision of law, including chapter 5 of title 5,
                United States Code, the Commission shall promulgate a
                final consumer product safety standard under this
                paragraph within 12 months after the date on which it
                initiated the rulemaking. The Commission may extend
                that 12-month period for good cause. The consumer
                product safety standard promulgated under this
                paragraph shall take effect 6 months after the date on
                which the final standard is promulgated.
                    ``(B) Standard requirements.--The standard
                promulgated under subparagraph (A) shall require
                locking devices that--
                            ``(i) are sufficiently difficult for
                        children to de-activate or remove; and
                            ``(ii) prevent the discharge of the handgun
                        unless the locking device has been de-activated
                        or removed.
            ``(2) Certain provisions not to apply.--
                    ``(A) Provisions of this act.--Sections 7, 9, and
                30(d) of this Act do not apply to the rulemaking
                proceeding under paragraph (1). Section 11 of this Act
                does not apply to any consumer product safety standard
                promulgated under paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Chapter 5 of title 5.--Except for section
                553, chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, does not
                apply to this section.
                    ``(C) Chapter 6 of title 5.--Chapter 6 of title 5,
                United States Code, does not apply to this section.
                    ``(D) National environmental policy act.--The
                National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
                4321) does not apply to this section.
    ``(b) No Effect on State Law.--Notwithstanding section 26 of this
Act, this section does not annul, alter, impair, affect, or exempt any
person subject to the provisions of this section from complying with
any provision of the law of any State or any political subdivision
thereof, except to the extent that such provisions of State law are
inconsistent with any provision of this section, and then only to the
extent of the inconsistency. A provision of State law is not
inconsistent with this section if such provision affords greater
protection to children in respect of handguns than is afforded by this
section.
    ``(c) Enforcement.--Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2)(A), the
consumer product safety standard promulgated by the Commission under
subsection (a) shall be enforced under this Act as if it were a
consumer product safety standard described in section 7(a).
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Child.--The term `child' means an individual who has
        not attained the age of 13 years.
            ``(2) Locking device.--The term `locking device' has the
        meaning given that term in clauses (i) and (iii) of section
        921(a)(35)(A) of title 18, United States Code.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1 of the Consumer Product Safety
Act is amended by adding at the end of the table of contents the
following:

    ``Sec. 38. Child handgun safety locks.''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Consumer Product Safety Commission $2,000,000 to
carry out the provisions of section 38 of the Consumer Product Safety
Act, such sums to remain available until expended.

Output: Child Safety Lock Act of 2001 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit a licensed manufacturer, importer, or dealer from selling, delivering, or transferring a handgun without a locking device to any person other than a licensed manufacturer, importer, or dealer, with exceptions for law enforcement and governmental entities.Specifies that nothing in this Act shall be construed to create a cause of action against any firearms dealer or any other person for civil liability, or establish any standard of care.Makes evidence regarding compliance or noncompliance with this Act inadmissible in a proceeding of any court, agency, board, or other entity, except with respect to an action to enforce this Act.Sets forth civil penalties (in addition to any administrative penalties) for related violations, including suspension or loss of license.Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to establish a consumer product safety standard for locking devices.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Black Metropolis District National
Heritage Area Study Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Black Metropolis district on Chicago, Illinois'
        South Side has a cohesive and distinctive history as well as an
        important streetscape that distinguishes the area as worthy of
        designation as a National Heritage Area.
            (2) The historic features of Chicago's Black Metropolis
        District predate the Great Migration of 1916-1919 and
        illustrate its influence on African-American life in Chicago
        and the Nation as a result of this demographic phenomenon in
        which 500,000 African-Americans migrated to the North in search
        of work and other opportunities, with 50,000 of that aggregate
        relocating in Chicago.
            (3) The Black Metropolis, as a setting, witnessed some of
        the finest accomplishments in African-American contributions to
        Chicago, the State of Illinois, and the Nation, while its
        legally and socially proscribed citizens challenged their
        environment and their Nation to fulfill its promise as a place
        of opportunity for all.
            (4) These contributions and accomplishments fall into the
        following main categories:
                    (A) Business and entrepreneurial pursuits.--With
                State Street developing as the Black Metropolis
                District's ``Wall Street'', the area produced two of
                the largest Black banking operations in the Nation in
                the Binga State and Douglass National Banks and scores
                of smaller businesses ranging from print shops to
                restaurants to clothing stores to hair salons and
                barbershops.
                    (B) Culture and aesthetics.--The area emerged as a
                musical mecca ranging from jazz to gospel to delta and
                urban blues to rhythm and blues and was home for
                institutions such as the George Cleveland Hall Branch
                Library, which nurtured literary giants such as
                Langston Hughes, the South Side Community Arts Center,
                and the DuSable Museum of African American History and
                Culture.
                    (C) Education.--The area includes the first public
                secondary school in the State of Illinois built
                specifically to accommodate the educational needs of
                African-American students, which opened in 1934 at 4934
                South Wabash Avenue and was named in honor of Chicago's
                first non-native inhabitant and trader, Jean Baptiste
                Pointe du Sable, a Black man from Haiti, and whose
                illustrious graduates include Nat ``King'' Cole and
                Chicago Mayor Harold Washington.
                    (D) Governance and politics.--From its political
                bases in the area's Second Ward and the First
                Congressional District, Chicago's Black Metropolis
                proved itself a political center for all African-
                Americans, producing the first African-American to sit
                in Congress in the 20th Century, the Honorable Oscar
                DePriest, as well as the first African-American
                Democratic congressman, the Honorable Arthur W.
                Mitchell, succeeded by Honorable William L. Dawson, the
                Honorable Ralph H. Metcalfe, the Honorable Bennett M.
                Stewart, and the Honorable Harold Washington, later the
                city's first elected African-American mayor, and the
                Honorable Charles A. Hayes.
                    (E) Health care.--The area includes Provident
                Hospital, founded in 1891 by the brilliant African-
                American surgeon Dr. Daniel Hale Williams and site of
                the first successful suturing of the human heart by Dr.
                Williams in 1893.
                    (F) Labor.--The area was home to millions of
                unskilled and semi-skilled African-American workers,
                including the packinghouse workers who arrived during
                the Great Migration and constituted 25 percent of the
                stockyards work force during World War I, and the
                Pullman porters who represented a full 20 percent of
                the Nation's African-American workforce during the
                early 1900s.
                    (G) Military life and patriotism.--African-American
                men enlisted in the Union Army on the grounds of Camp
                Douglass within the Black Metropolis District as part
                of the 29th Infantry Regiment of the United States
                Colored Troops, and a generation later trained at the
                Eighth Regiment Armory nearby before embarking for
                France as part of what President Wilson referred to as
                the great crusade to ``make the world safe for
                democracy'' during the World War I.
                    (H) Recreation and competitive sports.--Early on,
                the Nation's most popular sports: baseball, boxing,
                football, track and basketball, enjoyed support from
                the Black Metropolis' population and drew participants
                who earned widespread recognition such as Rube Foster,
                a native Chicagoan, who founded the Negro Baseball
                League and its local team, the American Giants.
                    (I) Religion and church activism.--The area
                includes Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal
                (A.M.E) Church, an antebellum center of abolitionist
                activity, and a major station on the Underground
                Railroad, and with emancipation, there was another
                religious movement to provide and protect the civil
                rights of all citizens led by Black Metropolis churches
                such as Quinn Chapel and Bethel A.M.E.
                    (J) Social justice and civil rights.--It was from
                within the Black Metropolis District in the early 20th
                century that Ida B. Wells-Barnett waged her crusade for
                justice for African-Americans and women and worked to
                establish the first National Association for the
                Advancement of Colored People branch in that group's
                national network in 1912.
                    (K) Streetscapes.--The area includes many historic
                locations, including those along State Street and 35th
                Street, ranging from the Overton Hygienic Manufacturing
                Building at 3617 South State Street and the Chicago Bee
                Building at 3647 South State Street (both designated as
                Chicago City Landmarks) to Liberty Life Insurance
                Company at 3501 South Parkway and a monument and park
                dedicated to United States Senator Stephen Douglas
                (designated as a State Landmark) at Lake Park Avenue
                and 35th Street, green and public spaces, stretching
                from Chicago's lakefront to historic park and boulevard
                systems to the West, and is now the proposed site for
                the 2016 Olympics in the City of Chicago's bid to host
                this event.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the
        Black Metropolis District National Heritage Area.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
            (3) Study area.--The term ``study area'' means the region
        bounded as follows:
                    (A) 18th Street on the North and 22nd Street on the
                South, from Lake Michigan on the East to Wentworth
                Avenue to the West.
                    (B) 22nd Street on the North to 35th Street on the
                South, from Lake Michigan on the East to the Dan Ryan
                Expressway on the West.
                    (C) 35th Street on the North and 47th Street on the
                South, from Lake Michigan on the East to the B&O
                Railroad (Stewart Avenue) on the West.
                    (D) 47th Street on the North to 55th Street on the
                South, from Cottage Grove Avenue on the East to the Dan
                Ryan Expressway on the West).
                    (E) 55th Street on the North to 71st Street on the
                South, from State Street on the West to Cottage Grove
                Avenue/South Chicago Avenue on the East.

SEC. 4. BLACK METROPOLIS DISTRICT NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the managers
of any Federal land within the Heritage Area, appropriate State and
local governmental agencies, and any interested organizations, shall
conduct a study to determine the feasibility of designating the study
area as the Black Metropolis District National Heritage Area.
    (b) Requirements.--The study shall include analysis, documentation,
and determinations on whether--
            (1) the study area--
                    (A) has an assemblage of natural, historic,
                cultural, educational, scenic, or recreational
                resources that together are nationally important to the
                heritage of the United States;
                    (B) represents distinctive aspects of the heritage
                of the United States worthy of recognition,
                conservation, interpretation, and continuing use;
                    (C) is best managed through agreements between
                public and private entities at the local or regional
                level;
                    (D) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and
                folklife that are a valuable part of the heritage of
                the United States;
                    (E) provides outstanding opportunities to conserve
                natural, historical, cultural, or scenic features;
                    (F) provides outstanding recreational and
                educational opportunities; and
                    (G) has resources and traditional uses that have
                national importance;
            (2) residents, business interests, nonprofit organizations,
        the Federal Government (including relevant Federal land
        management agencies), and State, local, and tribal governments
        within the study area--
                    (A) are involved in the planning; and
                    (B) have demonstrated significant support through
                letters and other means for designation and management
                of the Heritage Area; and
            (3) the study area has been identified and supported by the
        public, private business, and local and State agencies.

SEC. 5. REPORT.

    Not later than 3 fiscal years after the date on which funds are
made available to carry out the this Act, the Secretary shall submit to
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report
that describes the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the
Secretary with respect to the study.

Output: Black Metropolis District National Heritage Area Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of designating the Black Metropolis District in Chicago, Illinois, as the Black Metropolis District National Heritage Area.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Serving our Rural Veterans Act of
2017''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Department of Veterans Affairs relies on agreements
        with the Indian Health Service and tribal health organizations
        to serve native and non-native veteran populations in certain
        areas, especially rural areas of the United States, due to
        limited infrastructure or personnel of the Department in those
        areas;
            (2) the Department should support the practice of rural
        health care in the United States because such care is crucial
        to fulfilling the mission of the Department to provide the
        highest quality care for veterans; and
            (3) education regarding the unique health needs of veterans
        is necessary for all health care providers and is especially
        important for providers in rural health care delivery systems,
        including those affiliated with Indian tribes and tribal health
        organizations that care for a significant number of veterans.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF PAYMENT BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR
              TRAINING AND SUPERVISION OF RESIDENTS OR INTERNS AT
              FACILITIES THAT ARE NOT DEPARTMENT FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 7406 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``Department facility'' each place
it appears and inserting ``covered facility''.
    (b) Covered Facility Defined.--Subsection (a)(2) of such section is
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(C) The term `covered facility' means any of the
        following:
                    ``(i) A Department facility.
                    ``(ii) A facility operated by an Indian tribe or a
                tribal organization, as those terms are defined in
                section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and
                Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
                    ``(iii) A facility operated by the Indian Health
                Service.
                    ``(iv) A Federally-qualified health center, as
                defined in section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security
                Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(l)(2)(B)).
                    ``(v) A community health center.''.

SEC. 4. PILOT PROGRAM TO ESTABLISH OR AFFILIATE WITH GRADUATE MEDICAL
              RESIDENCY PROGRAMS AT FACILITIES OPERATED BY INDIAN
              TRIBES, TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE INDIAN HEALTH
              SERVICE IN RURAL AREAS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation
with the Director of the Indian Health Service, shall carry out a pilot
program--
            (1) to establish graduate medical education residency
        training programs at covered facilities; or
            (2) to affiliate with established programs described in
        paragraph (1).
    (b) Locations.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot
        program at not more than four covered facilities that have been
        selected by the Secretary for purposes of the pilot program.
            (2) Criteria.--The Secretary shall establish criteria for
        selecting covered facilities under paragraph (1).
    (c) Duration.--The Secretary shall implement the pilot program
during the eight-year period beginning on the date that is 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Reimbursement of Costs.--The Secretary shall reimburse each
covered facility participating in the pilot program for the following
costs associated with the pilot program:
            (1) Curriculum development.
            (2) Recruitment, training, supervision, and retention of
        residents and faculty.
            (3) Accreditation of programs of education under the pilot
        program by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
        Education (ACGME) or the American Osteopathic Association
        (AOA).
            (4) The portion of faculty salaries attributable to
        activities relating to carrying out the pilot program.
            (5) Payment for expenses relating to providing medical
        education under the pilot program.
    (e) Period of Obligated Service.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into an
        agreement with each individual who participates in the pilot
        program under which such individual agrees to serve a period of
        one year of obligated service at a covered facility or a
        facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs for each year in
        which the individual participates in the pilot program under
        this section.
            (2) Breach.--An individual who participates in the pilot
        program and fails to satisfy the period of obligated service
        under paragraph (1) shall be liable to the United States, in
        lieu of such obligated service, for the amount that has been
        paid or is payable to or on behalf of the individual under the
        pilot program, reduced by the proportion that the number of
        days served for completion of the period of obligated service
        bears to the total number of days in the period of obligated
        service of such individual.
            (3) Loan repayment.--During the period of obligated service
        of an individual under paragraph (1), the individual--
                    (A) shall be deemed to be an eligible individual
                under subsection (b) of section 108 of the Indian
                Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1616a) for
                purposes of participation in the Indian Health Service
                Loan Repayment Program under such section during the
                portion of such period that the individual serves at a
                covered facility; and
                    (B) shall be deemed to be an eligible individual
                under section 7682(a) of title 38, United States Code,
                for purposes of participation in the Department of
                Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program under
                subchapter VII of chapter 76 of such title during the
                portion of such period that the individual serves at a
                facility of the Department.
            (4) Concurrent service.--Any period of obligated service
        required of an individual under paragraph (1) shall be served--
                    (A) with respect to service at a covered facility,
                concurrently with any period of obligated service
                required of the individual by the Indian Health
                Service; and
                    (B) with respect to service at a facility of the
                Department of Veterans Affairs, concurrently with any
                period of obligated service required of the individual
                by the Department.
    (f) Report.--Not later than three years before the termination of
the pilot program under subsection (c), the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the
Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
Representatives a report on the feasibility and advisability of--
            (1) expanding the pilot program to additional locations;
        and
            (2) making the pilot program or any aspect of the pilot
        program permanent.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
        the Secretary of Veterans Affairs $20,000,000 for each year in
        which the pilot program is carried out.
            (2) Loan repayments.--
                    (A) In general.--There is authorized to be
                appropriated--
                            (i) to the Secretary of Health and Human
                        Services, acting through the Director of the
                        Indian Health Service, such sums as may be
                        necessary to cover loan repayments paid under
                        the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment
                        Program to individuals participating in the
                        pilot program; and
                            (ii) to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
                        such sums as may be necessary to cover loan
                        repayments paid under the Department of
                        Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction
                        Program to individuals participating in the
                        pilot program.
                    (B) Supplement not supplant.--Amounts appropriated
                or otherwise made available for the Indian Health
                Service Loan Repayment Program or the Department of
                Veterans Affairs Education Debt Reduction Program
                pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under
                subparagraph (A) shall supplement, not supplant,
                amounts made available to such programs under other
                provisions of law.
    (h) Covered Facility Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
facility'' means a facility--
            (1) operated by an Indian tribe or a tribal organization
        (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)),
        or the Indian Health Service, that has an existing
        reimbursement agreement with the Department of Veterans Affairs
        under section 405(c) of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act
        (25 U.S.C. 1645(c)); and
            (2) located in a rural or remote area, as determined by the
        Secretary.

Output: Serving our Rural Veterans Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay for the training and employment of Veterans Health Administration medical residents and interns at a covered facility, which includes: (1) a VA facility; (2) a facility operated by an Indian tribe, a tribal organization, or the Indian Health Service; (3) a federally-qualified health center; or (4) a community health center. (Currently, such payments are authorized only for VA facilities.)   The VA shall carry out an eight-year pilot program to establish or affiliate with graduate medical education residency training programs at not more than four facilities. The VA shall reimburse each participating facility for the costs of:  curriculum development;  recruitment, training, supervision, and retention of residents and faculty; accreditation of education programs;  faculty salaries attributable to program activities; and other expenses relating to providing medical education under the program.   A program participant: (1) shall agree to one year of obligated service at a covered or a VA facility for each year of partipation in the program, (2) who fails to satisfy the obligated service period shall be liable to the United States for a prorated portion of the amount paid for program participation, and (3) during the period of obligated service, shall be eligible for participation in the Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program and the VA Education Debt Reduction Program.  A covered facility for pilot program purposes means a facility: (1) operated by an Indian tribe, a tribal organization, or the Indian Health Service that has an existing reimbursement agreement with the VA; and (2) located in a rural or remote area.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Durham Woods Natural Gas Pipeline
Safety Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. INCREASED INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS IN HIGH-DENSITY POPULATION
              AREAS.

    (a) Instrumented Internal Inspection Devices.--Section 3(g)(2) of
the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. App. 1672(g)(2))
is amended by inserting ``, not less than once every 7 years,'' after
``requiring the periodic inspection''.
    (b) Additional Inspections.--Section 3 of the Natural Gas Pipeline
Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. App. 1672) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
    ``(l) Additional Inspection Requirements.--Within 2 years after the
date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue
regulations requiring that each operator of transmission pipelines--
            ``(1) establish a program for observing from the air, or
        inspecting from the ground, or both, at least once every month,
        the surface conditions on and adjacent to the right-of-way of
        all of such operator's transmission pipelines identified
        pursuant to subsection (i) for indications of leaks,
        construction, and other circumstances affecting safety or
        operation; and
            ``(2) place line markers along the rights-of-way of all of
        such operator's transmission pipelines identified pursuant to
        subsection (i), unless such placement is impractical.''.

SEC. 3. DAMAGE REPORTING.

    Section 20(g)(2) of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49
U.S.C. App. 1687(g)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new
        subparagraph:
                    ``(B) a natural gas pipeline facility and does not
                report the damage promptly to the operator of the
                pipeline facility or other appropriate authorities;
                or''.

SEC. 4. INCREASED PENALTIES.

    (a) Criminal Penalties.--(1) Section 20(g) of the Natural Gas
Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. App. 1687(g)) is amended by
striking ``5 years'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``10 years''.
    (2) Section 11(c) of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968
(49 U.S.C. App. 1679a(c)) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$25,000, imprisonment
        for a term not to exceed 5 years'' and inserting in lieu
        thereof ``$100,000, imprisonment for a term not to exceed 10
        years'';
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$25,000, imprisonment
        for a term not to exceed 15 years'' and inserting in lieu
        thereof ``$100,000, imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30
        years''; and
            (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``$5,000, imprisonment
        for a term not to exceed 1 year'' and inserting in lieu thereof
        ``$50,000, imprisonment for a term not to exceed 5 years''.
    (b) Civil Penalties.--Section 11(a) of the Natural Gas Pipeline
Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. App. 1679a(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``or section 20(h)'' and inserting
                in lieu thereof ``, section 20(h), or section 22(a)'';
                    (B) by striking ``$25,000'' and inserting in lieu
                thereof ``$50,000''; and
                    (C) by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting in lieu
                thereof ``$1,000,000''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$50,000'' and inserting
        in lieu thereof ``$100,000''.

SEC. 5. PUBLIC AWARENESS.

    Section 18(a) of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49
U.S.C. App. 1685(a)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Each person who''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) The Secretary shall, to the extent provided in advance in
appropriations Acts, make grants to States for the promotion of public
awareness of the dangers of excavating near natural gas pipelines by
advertising in the media and other means.''.

SEC. 6. PIPELINE SAFETY STUDY.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a
comprehensive study on the safety of all natural gas transmission
pipelines in the State of New Jersey. Such study shall address, at a
minimum--
            (1) increasing population encroachment on pipeline rights-
        of-way;
            (2) environmental concerns;
            (3) financial pressures on the pipeline industry to control
        their costs; and
            (4) the feasibility of utilizing remotely operated or
        automatic shut-off valves, and their appropriate spacing.
    (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit
to the Congress a report containing the results of the study conducted
under subsection (a).

SEC. 7. RISK ASSESSMENT.

    (a) Assessment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct an
assessment of the risks to public safety and the environment posed by
the transportation of natural gas by pipeline. Such assessment shall--
            (1) rank the risks identified by the Secretary in terms of
        their probability of occurrence and the severity of their
        likely consequences, and in terms of any other factors the
        Secretary considers relevant;
            (2) identify and prioritize technically feasible and
        economically justified actions that should be taken to lessen
        the risks identified; and
            (3) address, at a minimum--
                    (A) inspection by instrumented internal inspection
                devices;
                    (B) installation of emergency flow restricting
                devices;
                    (C) inspection and burial of underwater pipelines;
                and
                    (D) inspection and replacement of cast iron
                pipelines.
    (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit
to the Congress a report including the assessment required under
subsection (a) and a plan for actions proposed by the Secretary to
address each risk identified in the assessment.

SEC. 8. MAPPING.

    The National Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. App. 1671-
1688) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 22. MAPPING.

    ``(a) Location of Transmission Pipelines.--The owner or operator of
each of the Nation's transmission pipelines shall inform the Secretary
of the specific location of such transmission pipelines.
    ``(b) Comprehensive Mapping Program.--The Secretary, using the
information received under subsection (a) and any other information
available to the Secretary, shall develop a comprehensive mapping
program to identify the specific location of all of the Nation's
transmission pipelines. The program shall include information on the
proximity of transmission pipelines to high-density population areas,
environmentally sensitive areas, water intakes, and other appropriate
areas or facilities. The Secretary shall establish an electronic data
base for the comprehensive mapping program, and shall ensure that such
data base is available to the public in an appropriate manner.
    ``(c) Security.--The Secretary shall ensure the security of the
program developed under subsection (b) against terrorism, sabotage, and
other threats.''.

Output:
Durham Woods Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1994 - Amends the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 to instruct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring: (1) periodic inspections of natural gas pipeline facilities with the use of instrumented internal inspection devices at least once every seven years in high-density population areas; and (2) transmission pipeline operators to institute a monthly inspection program for hazards and line markers along pipeline rights-of-way.
Declares it is a criminal offense to knowingly damage a natural gas pipeline facility and subsequently fail to report such damage. Increases the civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act.
Directs the Secretary to:  (1) make grants to the States to promote public awareness programs regarding the dangers of excavating near natural gas pipelines; (2) study and report to the Congress on the safety of all natural gas transmission pipelines in the State of New Jersey and on an assessment of the risks to public safety and the environment posed by natural gas pipeline transportation; and (3) develop a comprehensive mapping program to identify the specific location of all transmission pipelines in the country.


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SECTION 1. INDEPENDENT SAFETY ASSESSMENT.

    Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall transmit to the Congress a
report containing the results of--
            (1) a focused, in-depth Independent Safety Assessment of
        the design, construction, maintenance, and operational safety
        performance of the systems at the Indian Point Energy Center,
        Units 2 and 3, located in Westchester County, New York,
        including the systems described in section 2; and
            (2) a comprehensive evaluation of the radiological
        emergency plan for Indian Point Energy Center, Units 2 and 3,
        conducted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the
        Department of Homeland Security, which shall include--
                    (A) a detailed explanation of the factual basis
                upon which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the
                Federal Emergency Management Agency relied in--
                            (i) approving the radiological emergency
                        plan; and
                            (ii) making subsequent annual findings of
                        reasonable assurance that the plan will
                        adequately protect the public in the event of
                        an emergency, beginning on July 25, 2003 and
                        continuing to the present;
                    (B) a detailed response to each of the criticisms
                of the radiological emergency plan contained in the
                Review of Emergency Preparedness of Areas Adjacent to
                Indian Point and Millstone, published by James Lee Witt
                Associates on January 10, 2003; and
                    (C) a detailed explanation of what criteria the
                Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Department of
                Homeland Security use in determining whether or not
                reasonable assurance can be provided that the
                radiological emergency plan is adequate to protect
                public health and safety, including what threshold
                figures of injuries and fatalities these agencies
                consider acceptable or tolerable in the event of a
                nuclear accident.

SEC. 2. SYSTEMS.

    The systems referred to in section 1(1) are the following:
            (1) The reactor protection system.
            (2) The control room ventilation system and the containment
        ventilation system.
            (3) The 4.16 kv electrical system.
            (4) The condensate system.
            (5) The spent fuel storage systems.

SEC. 3. INDEPENDENT SAFETY ASSESSMENT TEAM.

    The Independent Safety Assessment conducted at Indian Point Nuclear
Power Plant shall be conducted by an Independent Safety Assessment Team
with 25 members, comprised of--
            (1) 16 members from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission who
        are unaffiliated with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region
        1 office or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear
        Reactor Regulation;
            (2) 6 independent contractors with no history of having
        worked for or at the Indian Point Energy Center or any other
        nuclear power plant owned or operated by Entergy Corporation;
            (3) the President of New York State Energy and Research
        Development Authority or his designee;
            (4) the Director of the Bureau of Hazardous Waste and
        Radiation Management, in the Division of Solid and Hazardous
        Materials of the New York State Department of Environmental
        Conservation, or his designee; and
            (5) a New York State-appointed independent contractor with
        experience in system engineering and no history of affiliation
        with any nuclear power plant owned by Entergy Corporation.

SEC. 4. INDEPENDENT SAFETY ASSESSMENT MONITORING.

    The Independent Safety Assessment conducted at Indian Point Nuclear
Energy Center shall be monitored by--
            (1) an Independent Safety Assessment Observation Group
        comprised of 4 officials appointed by the State of New York;
        and
            (2) an Independent Safety Assessment Citizens' Review Team
        comprised of 5 individuals appointed by the State of New York,
        with one resident from each Emergency Planning Zone county
        (Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, and Orange) appointed in
        consultation with the respective County Executive.
The Independent Safety Assessment Observation Group and Independent
Safety Assessment Citizens' Review Team shall frequently provide
publicly available updates on the progress and conduct of the
Independent Security Assessment to the Governor of New York.

SEC. 5. INDEPENDENT SAFETY ASSESSMENT MODEL.

    The Independent Safety Assessment conducted at Indian Point Energy
Center shall be equal in scope, depth, and breadth to the Independent
Safety Assessment of the Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, located near
Bath, Maine, conducted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 1996.

SEC. 6. INCORPORATION INTO RELICENSING PROCESS.

    The final decision by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as to
whether to renew the operating licenses for Unit 2 or Unit 3 at the
Indian Point Energy Center shall not be made until--
            (1) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has fully entered the
        complete report and findings of the Independent Safety
        Assessment into the administrative record of the license
        renewal proceeding for Unit 2 and Unit 3 at the Indian Point
        Energy Center; and
            (2) the applicant has fully accepted and implemented all
        findings and recommendations of the Independent Safety
        Assessment, including--
                    (A) undertaking all recommended repairs;
                    (B) replacement of safety-related equipment;
                    (C) changes to monitoring plans; and
                    (D) revision of the radiological emergency
                preparedness plans as called for in the report.
The applicant shall not be allowed to operate the reactors past the
expiration date of its current operating licenses for Unit 2 and Unit 3
through administrative license renewals or any other means prior to
meeting the requirements in paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) of this
section.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission to carry out this Act $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, to
remain available until expended.

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Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to report to Congress regarding: (1) a focused, in-depth Independent Safety Assessment of the design, construction, maintenance, and operational safety performance of certain systems at the Indian Point Energy Center, Units 2 and 3, Westchester County, New York; and (2) a comprehensive evaluation of the radiological emergency plan for the Center, conducted by the NRC and the Department of Homeland Security.

Requires that such Independent Safety Assessment be: (1) conducted by an Independent Safety Assessment Team; (2) monitored by an Independent Safety Assessment Observation Group and by an Independent Safety Assessment Citizens' Review Team; and (3) equal in scope, depth, and breadth to the Independent Safety Assessment of the Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, located near Bath, Maine, conducted by the NRC in 1996.

Prescribes conditions for a final NRC decision to renew the operating licenses for Units 2 and 3 at the Center.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``527 Reform Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF SECTION 527 ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) Definition of Political Committee.--Section 301(4)(A) of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(4)(A)) is amended
to read as follows:
                    ``(A) any committee, club, association, or other
                group of persons that--
                            ``(i) during one calendar year, receives
                        contributions aggregating in excess of $1,000
                        or makes expenditures aggregating in excess of
                        $1,000; and
                            ``(ii) has as its major purpose the
                        nomination or election of one or more
                        candidates;''.
    (b) Definition of Major Purpose for Section 527 Organizations.--
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 325. DEFINITIONS AND RULES FOR DETERMINING ORGANIZATIONS AND
              DISBURSEMENTS INFLUENCING FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    ``(a) Major Purpose of Section 527 Organizations.--For purposes of
section 301(4)(A)--
            ``(1) In general.--A committee, club, association, or group
        of persons that--
                    ``(A) is an organization described in section 527
                of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and
                    ``(B) is not described in paragraph (2),
        has as its major purpose the nomination or election of one or
        more candidates.
            ``(2) Excepted organizations.--Subject to paragraph (3), a
        committee, club, association, or other group of persons
        described in this paragraph is--
                    ``(A) an organization described in section
                527(i)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or
                    ``(B) any other organization which is one of the
                following:
                            ``(i) A committee, club, association, or
                        other group of persons whose election or
                        nomination activities relate exclusively to
                        elections where no candidate for Federal office
                        appears on the ballot.
                            ``(ii) A committee, club, association, or
                        other group of persons that is organized,
                        operated, and makes disbursements exclusively
                        for one or more of the following purposes:
                                    ``(I) Influencing the selection,
                                nomination, election, or appointment of
                                one or more candidates to non-Federal
                                offices.
                                    ``(II) Influencing one or more
                                State or local ballot initiatives,
                                State or local referenda, State or
                                local constitutional amendments, State
                                or local bond issues, or other State or
                                local ballot issues.
                                    ``(III) Influencing the selection,
                                appointment, nomination, or
                                confirmation of one or more individuals
                                to non-elected offices.
                                    ``(IV) Paying expenses described in
                                the last sentence of section 527(e)(2)
                                of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or
                                expenses of a newsletter fund described
                                in section 527(g) of such Code.
            ``(3) Section 527 organizations making certain
        disbursements.--A committee, club, association, or other group
        of persons described in paragraph (2)(B) shall not be
        considered to be described in such paragraph for purposes of
        paragraph (1)(B) if it makes disbursements for a public
        communication that promotes, supports, attacks, or opposes a
        clearly identified candidate for Federal office during the
        period beginning on the first day of the calendar year
        preceding the calendar year in which the general election for
        the office sought by the clearly identified candidate occurs
        and ending on the date of the general election.''.

SEC. 3. CERTAIN EXPENSES BY MAJOR PURPOSE ORGANIZATIONS TREATED AS
              EXPENDITURES.

    (a) In General.--Section 301(9)(A)(i) of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(9)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting
``, including any amount described in section 325(b)'' after
``office''.
    (b) Applicable Communications.--Section 325 of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (as added by section 2(b)) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Certain Expenditures for Major Purpose Organizations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a purchase,
        payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift of money
        or anything of value for--
                    ``(A) a public communication that refers to a
                clearly identified candidate for Federal office or to a
                political party (regardless of whether a candidate for
                State or local office is also mentioned or identified)
                and that promotes, supports, attacks, or opposes a
                candidate for that office or a political party
                (regardless of whether the communication expressly
                advocates a vote for or against a candidate), or
                    ``(B) voter registration activity, voter
                identification, get-out-the-vote activity, or generic
                campaign activity conducted in connection with an
                election in which a candidate for Federal office
                appears on the ballot (regardless of whether a
                candidate for State or local office also appears on the
                ballot),
        shall be an expenditure under section 301(9)(A)(i) if made by,
        or on behalf of, a political committee (as defined in section
        301(4)) or a committee, club, association, or other group of
        persons for which the nomination or election of one or more
        candidates is its major purpose.
            ``(2) Exception.--Any funds used for purposes described in
        paragraph (1) that, in accordance with allocation rules set
        forth in section 325(c), are disbursed from a non-Federal
        account shall not be treated as expenditures.''.

SEC. 4. RULES FOR ALLOCATION OF EXPENSES BETWEEN FEDERAL AND NON-
              FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.

    Section 325 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (as added
by section 2(b) and amended by section 3) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
    ``(c) Allocation and Funding Rules for Expenses of Separate
Segregated Funds and Nonconnected Committees Relating to Federal and
Non-Federal Activities.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of any disbursements by any
        separate segregated fund or nonconnected committee for which
        allocation rules are provided under paragraph (2)--
                    ``(A) the disbursements shall be allocated between
                Federal and non-Federal accounts in accordance with
                this subsection and regulations prescribed by the
                Commission, and
                    ``(B) in the case of disbursements allocated to
                non-Federal accounts, may be paid only from a qualified
                non-Federal account.
            ``(2) Costs to be allocated and allocation rules.--
        Disbursements by any separate segregated fund or nonconnected
        committee in connection with Federal and non-Federal elections
        for any of the following categories of activity shall be
        allocated as follows:
                    ``(A) At least 50 percent of any administrative
                expenses, including rent, utilities, office supplies,
                and salaries not attributable to a clearly identified
                candidate shall be paid with funds from a Federal
                account, except that for a separate segregated fund
                such expenses may be paid instead by its connected
                organization.
                    ``(B) At least 50 percent of the direct costs of a
                fundraising program or event, including disbursements
                for solicitation of funds and for planning and
                administration of actual fundraising events, where
                Federal and non-Federal funds are collected through
                such program or event shall be paid with funds from a
                Federal account, except that for a separate segregated
                fund such costs may be paid instead by its connected
                organization.
                    ``(C) At least 50 percent of the expenses for
                public communications or voter drive activities that
                refer to a political party, but do not refer to any
                clearly identified Federal or non-Federal candidate,
                shall be paid with funds from a Federal account.
                    ``(D) 100 percent of the expenses for public
                communications or voter drive activities that refer to
                a political party, and refer to one or more clearly
                identified Federal candidates, but do not refer to any
                clearly identified non-Federal candidates, shall be
                paid with funds from a Federal account.
                    ``(E) At least 50 percent of the expenses for
                public communications or voter drive activities that
                refer to a political party, and refer to one or more
                clearly identified non-Federal candidates, but do not
                refer to any clearly identified Federal candidates,
                shall be paid with funds from a Federal account, except
                that this subparagraph shall not apply to
                communications or activities that relate exclusively to
                elections where no candidate for Federal office appears
                on the ballot.
                    ``(F) At least 50 percent of the expenses for
                public communications and voter drive activities that
                refer to one or more clearly identified candidates for
                Federal office and one or more clearly defined non-
                Federal candidates, without regard to whether the
                communication refers to a political party, shall be
                paid with funds from a Federal account.
            ``(3) Qualified non-federal account.--For purposes of this
        subsection--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified non-Federal
                account' means an account which consists solely of
                amounts--
                            ``(i) that, subject to the limitations of
                        subparagraphs (B) and (C), are raised by the
                        separate segregated fund or nonconnected
                        committee only from individuals, and
                            ``(ii) with respect to which all other
                        requirements of Federal, State, or local law
                        are met.
                    ``(B) Limitation on individual donations.--
                            ``(i) In general.--A separate segregated
                        fund or nonconnected committee may not accept
                        more than $25,000 in funds for its qualified
                        non-Federal account from any one individual in
                        any calendar year.
                            ``(ii) Affiliation.--For purposes of this
                        subparagraph, all qualified non-Federal
                        accounts of separate segregated funds or
                        nonconnected committees which are directly or
                        indirectly established, financed, maintained,
                        or controlled by the same person or persons
                        shall be treated as one account.
                    ``(C) Fundraising limitation.--No donation to a
                qualified non-Federal account may be solicited,
                received, directed, transferred, or spent by or in the
                name of any person described in subsection (a) or (e)
                of section 323.
            ``(4) Voter drive activity and federal account defined.--
        For purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) Voter drive activity.--The term `voter drive
                activity' means any of the following activities
                conducted in connection with an election in which a
                candidate for Federal office appears on the ballot
                (regardless of whether a candidate for State or local
                office also appears on the ballot):
                            ``(i) Voter registration activity.
                            ``(ii) Voter identification.
                            ``(iii) Get-out-the-vote activity.
                            ``(iv) Generic campaign activity.
                    ``(B) Federal account.--The term `Federal account'
                means an account which consists solely of contributions
                subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting
                requirements of this Act. Nothing in this subsection or
                in section 323(b)(2)(B)(iii) shall be construed to
                infer that a limit other than the limit under section
                315(a)(1)(C) applies to contributions to the
                account.''.

SEC. 5. CONSTRUCTION.

    No provision of this Act, or amendment made by this Act, shall be
construed--
            (1) as approving, ratifying, or endorsing a regulation
        promulgated by the Federal Election Commission, or
            (2) as establishing, modifying, or otherwise affecting the
        definition of political organization for purposes of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on January 1,
2005.

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527 Reform Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to revise the definition of political committee to include any committee, club, association, or other group of persons that has as its major purpose the nomination or election of one or more candidates ("Section 527 Organizations" or major purpose organizations).

Treats certain expenses by major purpose organizations as expenditures subject to the limitations and reporting requirements of such Act.

Provides that any disbursement by separate segregated fund or nonconnected committee shall be allocated between Federal and non-Federal accounts in accordance with this Act and regulations prescribed by the Federal Election Commission. States that disbursements allocated to non-Federal accounts may be paid only from a qualified non-Federal account.

Prohibits a separate segregated fund or nonconnected committee from accepting more than $25,000 in funds for its qualified non-Federal account from any one individual in any calendar year.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Native Veterans Land
Allotment Equity Act''.

SEC. 2. OPEN SEASON FOR CERTAIN ALASKA NATIVE VETERANS FOR ALLOTMENTS.

    Section 41 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.
1629g) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``In
                General'' and inserting ``Alaska Native Veteran
                Allotments'';
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and
                inserting the following:
            ``(1) Allotments.--
                    ``(A) Eligible recipients.--Any person described in
                paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) shall be
                eligible to receive an allotment under the Act of May
                17, 1906 (34 Stat. 197, chapter 2469), of not more than
                2 parcels of Federal land, the total area of which
                shall not exceed 160 acres.
                    ``(B) Filing deadline.--An allotment shall be filed
                for an eligible recipient not later than 3 years after
                the date on which the Secretary promulgates regulations
                pursuant to section 3 of the Alaska Native Veterans
                Land Allotment Equity Act.
            ``(2) Land available for allotments.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An allotment under this section
                shall be selected from land that is--
                            ``(i)(I) vacant; and
                            ``(II) owned by the United States;
                            ``(ii) selected by, or conveyed to, the
                        State of Alaska, if the State voluntarily
                        relinquishes or conveys to the United States
                        the land for the allotment; or
                            ``(iii) selected by, or conveyed to, a
                        Native Corporation, if the Native Corporation
                        voluntarily relinquishes or conveys to the
                        United States the land for the allotment.
                    ``(B) Relinquishment by native corporation.--If a
                Native Corporation relinquishes land under subparagraph
                (A)(iii), the Native Corporation may select appropriate
                Federal land, as determined by the Secretary, the area
                of which is equal to the area of the land relinquished
                by the Native Corporation, to replace the relinquished
                land.
                    ``(C) Exclusions.--An allotment under this section
                shall not be selected from land that is located
                within--
                            ``(i) a right-of-way of the TransAlaska
                        Pipeline; or
                            ``(ii) an inner or outer corridor of such a
                        right-of-way.
            ``(3) Alternative allotments.--A person described in
        paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) who qualifies for an
        allotment under this section on land described in paragraph
        (2)(C) may select an alternative allotment from land that is--
                    ``(A) located within the boundaries land described
                in paragraph (2)(C); and
                    ``(B)(i)(I) withdrawn under section 11(a)(1)(C);
                and
                    ``(II) not selected, or relinquished after
                selection, under section 11(a)(3);
                    ``(ii) contiguous to an outer boundary of land
                withdrawn under section 11(a)(1)(C), unless that land
                is within a National Park; or
                    ``(iii) vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved.'';
                and
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as
                paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively;
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (B)
                and inserting the following:
            ``(B) is a veteran who served during the period beginning
        August 5, 1964, and ending May 7, 1975.'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
                following:
            ``(2) Deceased individuals.--If an individual who would
        otherwise have been eligible for an allotment under this
        section dies before applying for an allotment, an heir of the
        individual may apply for, and receive, an allotment under this
        section, on behalf of the estate of the individual.'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the
                period at the end the following: ``, other than an heir
                who applies for, and receives, an allotment on behalf
                of the estate of a deceased individual under paragraph
                (2).'';
            (3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
        (f) and (g), respectively; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Approval of Allotments.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to any valid right in existence
        on the date of enactment of the Alaska Native Veterans Land
        Allotment Equity Act, and except as provided in paragraph (3),
        not later than January 31, 2010, the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) approve any application for an allotment
                filed in accordance with subsection (a); and
                    ``(B) issue a certificate of allotment under any
                term, condition, or restriction as the Secretary
                determines to be appropriate.
            ``(2) Notification.--Not later than October 31, 2007, on
        receipt of an application for an allotment under this section,
        the Secretary shall provide to any person or entity that has an
        interest in land described in subsection (a)(2) that is
        potentially adverse to the interest of the applicant notice of
        the right of the person or entity, not later than 90 days after
        the date of receipt of the notice--
                    ``(A) to initiate a private contest of the
                allotment; or
                    ``(B) to file a protest against the allotment in
                accordance with procedures established by the
                Secretary.
            ``(3) Action by secretary.--If a private contest or protest
        relating to an application for an allotment is initiated or
        filed under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall not issue a
        certificate to the allotment under paragraph (1)(B) until a
        final determination has been made with respect to the private
        contest or protest.
    ``(e) Reselection.--A person that selected an allotment under this
section may withdraw that selection and reselect land in accordance
with this section after the date of enactment of the Alaska Native
Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act, if the land originally selected--
            ``(1) was selected before the date of enactment of the
        Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act; and
            ``(2) as of the date of enactment of that Act, was not
        conveyed to the person.''.

SEC. 3. REGULATIONS.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of the Interior shall promulgate final regulations to carry
out the amendments made by this Act.

Output:
Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act - Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) with respect to the open season during which certain Alaska Native Vietnam veterans are eligible to file for allotments of up to two parcels of federal land totaling up to 160 acres. Ends such open season three years after regulations have been issued under this Act.

Revises the requirements for selection of such allotments. Allows allotments to be selected from land that is selected by or conveyed to the State of Alaska or a Native Corporation if the State or Native Corporation voluntarily relinquishes or conveys to the United States the land for the allotment.

Limits the prohibition against the conveyance of certain allotments to: (1) lands within the right-of-way granted for the TransAlaska Pipeline; or (2) the inner or outer corridor of such right-of-way.

Expands the eligibility for allotment to veterans who served between August 5, 1964, and May 7, 1975. Allows an heir (currently, only the personal representative or special administrator for the benefit of heirs) to apply for and receive an allotment on behalf of the estate of a deceased eligible individual.

Prescribes criteria for the approval of allotment applications.

Permits any person who made an allotment selection under this Act to withdraw it and reselect land in accordance with this Act, if the land originally selected: (1) was selected before enactment of this Act; and (2) as of the enactment of this Act, was not conveyed to the person.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Water Compliance and Ratepayer
Affordability Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. INTEGRATED MUNICIPAL STORMWATER AND WASTEWATER APPROACH
              FRAMEWORK.

    (a) In General.--In the first 5 fiscal years beginning after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, in coordination with appropriate State, local, and
regional authorities, shall carry out a pilot program under which the
Administrator shall work cooperatively with and facilitate the efforts
of municipalities to develop and implement integrated plans to meet
their wastewater and stormwater obligations under the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) in a more cost-effective
and flexible manner.
    (b) Framework.--The Administrator shall carry out the pilot program
in a manner that is consistent with the Integrated Municipal Stormwater
and Wastewater Approach Framework issued by the Environmental
Protection Agency, dated May 2012.
    (c) Selection of Municipalities.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator, in consultation with
        States that have approved National Pollutant Discharge
        Elimination System programs, shall select not fewer than 15
        municipalities to participate in the pilot program each fiscal
        year.
            (2) Eligibility of municipalities.--A municipality shall be
        eligible to participate in the pilot program if the
        municipality--
                    (A) is a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
                System permit holder or designee; or
                    (B) is operating under an administrative order,
                administrative consent agreement, or judicial consent
                decree to comply with the requirements of the Federal
                Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).
            (3) Factors.--In selecting municipalities under paragraph
        (1), the Administrator shall--
                    (A) specifically focus on--
                            (i) municipalities that are operating under
                        an administrative order, administrative consent
                        agreement, or judicial consent decree to comply
                        with the requirements of the Federal Water
                        Pollution Control Act;
                            (ii) municipalities facing compliance
                        issues under the Federal Water Pollution
                        Control Act, in addition to the municipalities
                        described in clause (i); and
                            (iii) municipalities that are affected by
                        affordability constraints in planning and
                        implementing control measures to address wet
                        weather discharges from their wastewater and
                        stormwater facilities; and
                    (B) give priority to eligible municipalities with a
                history of knowledgeable, detailed, and comprehensive
                efforts to develop integrated and adaptive clean water
                management practices, without regard to the status of
                the municipality in the process of planning or
                implementing such practices.
    (d) Approval of Integrated Plans.--
            (1) In general.--In approving the integrated plan of a
        municipality under the pilot program, the Administrator shall--
                    (A) account for the financial capability of the
                municipality to adequately address the requirements of
                the Federal Water Pollution Control Act that apply to
                the municipality;
                    (B) prioritize the obligations of the municipality
                under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act according
                to the most cost-effective and environmentally
                beneficial outcomes;
                    (C) account for the maintenance, operational, and
                regulatory obligations of the municipality; and
                    (D) enable the municipality to implement innovative
                and flexible approaches to meet the obligations of the
                municipality under the Federal Water Pollution Control
                Act.
            (2) Use of adaptive management approaches.--
                    (A) Priority.--In selecting municipalities to
                participate in the program, the Administrator may give
                priority to a municipality that is seeking to develop
                and implement an integrated plan that includes adaptive
                approaches to account for changed or future uncertain
                circumstances.
                    (B) Types of adaptive approaches.--Adaptive
                approaches referred to in subparagraph (A) include, at
                a minimum--
                            (i) the use of new innovative technical or
                        institutional approaches; and
                            (ii) the ability to adapt the integrated
                        plan in response to new regulatory requirements
                        and reductions in financial capability.
            (3) Additional authorities.--In carrying out the pilot
        program, the Administrator may, in full coordination and mutual
        agreement with a municipality selected to participate in the
        pilot program--
                    (A) extend the allowable national pollutant
                discharge elimination system permit term under section
                402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
                U.S.C. 1342) to a maximum of 25 years, and make
                corresponding changes to any associated implementation
                schedule;
                    (B) modify the implementation terms of a consent
                decree entered into by the municipality with the
                Administrator pursuant to that Act; and
                    (C) provide additional regulatory flexibility under
                that Act in approving and implementing an integrated
                plan that includes adaptive approaches in order to
                encourage the innovation integral to such approaches.
    (e) Municipality Defined.--In this section, the term
``municipality'' means a county, city, town, township, or subdivision
of a State or local government.
    (f) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter for 5 years, the
Administrator shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the
pilot program, including a description of the specific outcomes
expected to be achieved that will reduce the costs of complying with
the requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for
municipalities participating in the program and similarly situated
municipalities.

Output: Clean Water Compliance and Ratepayer Affordability Act of 2015  This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to carry out a pilot program to facilitate the efforts of at least 15 municipalities to develop and implement integrated plans to meet their wastewater and stormwater obligations under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) in a cost-effective and flexible manner and consistent with the Integrated Municipal Stormwater and Wastewater Approach Framework issued by the EPA in May 2012. A municipality is eligible to participate in the pilot program if the municipality is: (1) a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit holder or designee; or (2) operating under an administrative order, administrative consent agreement, or judicial consent decree to comply with the requirements of the Clean Water Act. The EPA may give priority to municipalities seeking to develop and implement an integrated plan that includes approaches that adapt to changed or future uncertain circumstances. In carrying out the pilot program and in mutual agreement with participating municipalities, the EPA may: (1) extend the allowable NPDES permit term by up to 25 years, (2) modify the implementation terms of a consent decree, and (3) provide additional regulatory flexibility in approving and implementing an integrated plan that includes adaptive approaches.


Input:
16, 110th Congress, agreed
        to in the Senate March 1, 2007, and House Concurrent Resolution
        80, 110th Congress, agreed to in the House of Representatives
        June 18, 2007.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT OF A REGIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISARMING THE LORD'S
              RESISTANCE ARMY.

    (a) Requirement for Strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall develop and
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a regional strategy to
guide United States support for multilateral efforts to protect
civilians from attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army, to eliminate the
threat to civilians and regional stability posed by the Lord's
Resistance Army, and to enforce the rule of law and ensure full
humanitarian access in LRA-affected areas.
    (b) Content of Strategy.--The strategy should include the
following:
            (1) A viable plan to protect civilians from attacks by the
        Lord's Resistance Army and eliminate the threat posed by the
        Lord's Resistance Army, while building institutions in the
        affected areas that can help to maintain the rule of law and
        prevent conflict in the long term.
            (2) An interagency framework to plan, coordinate, and
        execute all diplomatic economic, intelligence, and military
        elements of United States policy across the region regarding
        the Lord's Resistance Army.
            (3) A description of the type and form of diplomatic
        engagement to work with regional mechanisms, including the
        Tripartite Plus Commission and the Great Lakes Pact, and to
        coordinate the implementation of United States policy toward
        the Lord's Resistance Army across the region.
            (4) A description of how this engagement will fit within
        the context of broader efforts and policy objectives in the
        Great Lakes Region.
            (5) A framework to evaluate the progress and effectiveness
        of the United States strategy toward eliminating the threat
        posed by the Lord's Resistance Army.
    (c) Form.--The strategy under this section shall be submitted in
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 5. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR AREAS OUTSIDE UGANDA AFFECTED BY
              THE LORD'S RESISTANCE ARMY.

    (a) Authority.--In accordance with section 491 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2292) and section 2 of the Migration
and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601), the President is
authorized to provide assistance to respond to the humanitarian needs
of populations in northeastern Congo, southern Sudan, and Central
African Republic affected by the activity of the Lord's Resistance
Army.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 to carry out this
section.

SEC. 6. ASSISTANCE FOR RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION IN NORTHERN UGANDA.

    (a) Authority.--It is the sense of Congress that the President
should support efforts by the people of northern Uganda and the
Government of Uganda--
            (1) to assist internally displaced people in transition and
        returnees to secure durable solutions by spurring economic
        revitalization, supporting livelihoods, helping to alleviate
        poverty, and advancing access to basic services at return
        sites, specifically clean water, health care, and schools;
            (2) to enhance the accountability and administrative
        competency of local governance institutions and public agencies
        in northern Uganda with regard to budget management, provision
        of public goods and services, and related oversight functions;
            (3) to strengthen the operational capacity of the civilian
        police in northern Uganda to enhance public safety, prevent
        crime, and deal sensitively with gender-based violence, while
        strengthening accountability measures to prevent corruption and
        abuses;
            (4) to rebuild and improve the capacity of the justice
        system in northern Uganda, including the courts and penal
        systems, with particular sensitivity to the needs and rights of
        women and children;
            (5) to establish mechanisms for the disarmament,
        demobilization, and reintegration of former combatants,
        including vocational education and employment opportunities;
        and
            (6) to promote programs to address psychosocial trauma,
        particularly post-traumatic stress disorder.
    (b) Future Year Funding.--It is the sense of Congress that the
Secretary of State and Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development should work with the appropriate committees
of Congress to increase assistance in future fiscal years to support
activities described in this section if the Government of Uganda
demonstrates a commitment to transparent and accountable reconstruction
in war-affected areas of northern and eastern Uganda, specifically by--
            (1) finalizing the establishment of mechanisms within the
        Office of the Prime Minister to sufficiently manage and
        coordinate the programs under the framework of the Peace
        Recovery and Development Plan for Northern Uganda (PRDP);
            (2) increasing oversight activities and reporting to ensure
        funds under the Peace Recovery and Development Plan for
        Northern Uganda framework are used efficiently and with minimal
        waste; and
            (3) committing substantial funds of its own, above and
        beyond standard budget allocations to local governments, to the
        task of implementing the Peace Recovery and Development Plan
        for Northern Uganda such that communities affected by the war
        can recover.
    (c) Coordination With Other Donor Nations.--The United States
should work with other donor nations, on a bilateral and multilateral
basis, to increase contributions for recovery efforts in northern
Uganda and strengthen accountability mechanisms to ensure the
transparent and timely use of those funds.
    (d) Termination of Assistance.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Secretary of State should withhold bilateral assistance to the
Republic of Uganda for the purposes described under this section if the
Secretary determines that the Government of Uganda is not committed to
transparent and accountable reconstruction and reconciliation in the
war-affected areas of northern and eastern Uganda.

SEC. 7. ASSISTANCE FOR RECONCILIATION AND TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN
              NORTHERN UGANDA.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
President should support efforts by the people of northern Uganda and
the Government of Uganda to advance efforts to promote transitional
justice and reconciliation on both local and national levels, including
to implement the following mechanisms outlined in the Annexure to the
Agreement on Accountability and Reconciliation between the Government
of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army/Movement, signed at Juba
February 19, 2008, namely--
            (1) a body to investigate the history of the conflict,
        inquire into human rights violations committed during the
        conflict by all sides, promote truth-telling in communities,
        and encourage the preservation of the memory of events and
        victims of the conflict through memorials, archives,
        commemorations, and other forms of preservation;
            (2) a special division of the High Court of Uganda to try
        individuals alleged to have committed serious crimes during the
        conflict, and a special unit to carry out investigations and
        prosecutions in support of trials;
            (3) a system for making reparations to victims of the
        conflict; and
            (4) a review and strategy for supporting transitional
        justice mechanisms in affected areas to promote reconciliation
        and encourage individuals to take personal responsibility for
        their conduct during the war.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2012 to
carry out this section.

SEC. 8. REPORT.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 1 year after the submission of
the strategy required under section 4, the Secretary of State shall
prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report
on the progress made toward the implementation of the strategy required
under section 4 and a description and evaluation of the assistance
provided under this Act toward the policy objectives described in
section 3.
    (b) Contents.--The report required under section (a) shall
include--
            (1) a description and evaluation of actions taken toward
        the implementation of the strategy required under section 4;
            (2) a description of assistance provided under section 5
        and section 6;
            (3) an evaluation of bilateral assistance provided to the
        Republic of Uganda and associated programs in light of stated
        policy objectives;
            (4) a description of the status of the Peace Recovery and
        Development Plan for Northern Uganda and the progress of the
        Government of Uganda to take the steps outlined in section
        6(b); and
            (5) a description of amounts of assistance committed, and
        amounts provided, to northern Uganda during the reporting
        period by the Government of Uganda, each donor country, and all
        relevant organizations.

SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
        ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means the Committee on
        Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
        Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
        International Relations of the House of Representatives.
            (2) Great lakes region.--The term ``Great Lakes Region''
        means the region comprising Burundi, Democratic Republic of
        Congo, Rwanda, southern Sudan, and Uganda.
            (3) LRA-affected areas.--The term ``LRA-affected areas''
        means the territory affected by the activity of the Lord's
        Resistance Army in the past and as of the date of the enactment
        of this Act, comprising all or parts of northern Uganda,
        southern Sudan, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and
        southeastern Central African Republic.

Output:
Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009 - Directs the President to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a regional strategy to guide U.S. support for multilateral efforts to eliminate the threat to civilians and regional stability posed by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and to enforce the rule of law and ensure full humanitarian access in LRA-affected areas.

Authorizes the President to provide assistance to respond to the humanitarian needs of populations in northeastern Congo, southern Sudan, and Central African Republic affected by LRA activity.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State and Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) should work with the appropriate congressional committees to increase future assistance to Uganda if the government of Uganda demonstrates a commitment to reconstruction in war-affected areas of northern and eastern Uganda.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should support efforts by the people of northern Uganda and the government of Uganda to: (1) promote local and national reconciliation including mechanisms outlined in the Annexure to the Agreement on Accountability and Reconciliation between the government of Uganda and the LRA; and (2) assist internally displaced people, establish mechanisms for the demobilization and reintegration of former combatants, and enhance the competency of local institutions including the police.