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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Productivity Innovation
Challenge Act of 2015'' or the ``EPIC Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to assist energy policy innovation in
the States to promote the goal of doubling electric and thermal energy
productivity by January 1, 2030.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Energy productivity.--The term ``energy productivity''
        means, in the case of a State or Indian tribe, the gross State
        or tribal product per British thermal unit of energy consumed
        in the State or tribal land of the Indian tribe, respectively.
            (2) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the
        meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given the
        term in section 3 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42
        U.S.C. 6202).

SEC. 4. PHASE 1: INITIAL ALLOCATION OF GRANTS TO STATES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall issue an invitation to States to
submit plans to participate in an electric and thermal energy
productivity challenge in accordance with this section.
    (b) Grants.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to section 7, the Secretary shall
        use funds made available under section 8(b)(1) to provide an
        initial allocation of grants to not more than 25 States.
            (2) Amount.--The amount of a grant provided to a State
        under this section shall be not less than $500,000 nor more
        than $1,750,000.
    (c) Submission of Plans.--To receive a grant under this section,
not later than 90 days after the date of issuance of the invitation
under subsection (a), a State (in consultation with energy utilities,
regulatory bodies, and others) shall submit to the Secretary an
application to receive the grant by submitting a revised State energy
conservation plan under section 362 of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6322).
    (d) Decision by Secretary.--
            (1) Basis.--The Secretary shall base the decision of the
        Secretary on an application submitted under this section on--
                    (A) plans for improvement in electric and thermal
                energy productivity consistent with this Act; and
                    (B) other factors determined appropriate by the
                Secretary, including geographic diversity.
            (2) Ranking.--The Secretary shall--
                    (A) rank revised plans submitted under this section
                in order of the greatest to least likely contribution
                to improving energy productivity in the State; and
                    (B) provide grants under this section in accordance
                with the ranking and the scale and scope of a plan.
    (e) Plan Requirements.--A plan submitted under subsection (c) shall
provide--
            (1) a description of the manner in which--
                    (A) energy savings will be monitored and verified
                and energy productivity improvements will be calculated
                using inflation-adjusted dollars;
                    (B) a statewide baseline of energy use and
                potential resources for calendar year 2010 will be
                established to measure improvements;
                    (C) the plan will promote achievement of energy
                savings and demand reduction goals;
                    (D) public and private sector investments in energy
                efficiency will be leveraged with available Federal
                funding; and
                    (E) the plan will not cause cost-shifting among
                utility customer classes or negatively impact low-
                income populations; and
            (2) an assurance that--
                    (A) the State energy office required to submit the
                plan, the energy utilities in the State participating
                in the plan, and the State public service commission
                are cooperating and coordinating programs and
                activities under this Act;
                    (B) the State is cooperating with local units of
                government, Indian tribes, and energy utilities to
                expand programs as appropriate; and
                    (C) grants provided under this Act will be used to
                supplement and not supplant Federal, State, or
                ratepayer-funded programs or activities in existence on
                the date of enactment of this Act.
    (f) Uses.--A State may use grants provided under this section to
promote--
            (1) the expansion of policies and programs that will
        advance industrial energy efficiency, waste heat recovery,
        combined heat and power, and waste heat-to-power utilization;
            (2) the expansion of policies and programs that will
        advance energy efficiency construction and retrofits for public
        and private commercial buildings (including schools, hospitals,
        and residential buildings, including multifamily buildings)
        such as through expanded energy service performance contracts,
        equivalent utility energy service contracts, zero net-energy
        buildings, and improved building energy efficiency codes;
            (3) the expansion of residential policies and programs
        designed to implement best practice policies and tools for
        residential retrofit programs that--
                    (A) reduce administrative and delivery costs for
                energy efficiency projects;
                    (B) encourage streamlining and automation to
                support contractor engagement; and
                    (C) implement systems that encourage private
                investment and market innovation;
            (4) the establishment or expansion of incentives in the
        electric utility sector to enhance demand response and energy
        efficiency, including consideration of additional incentives to
        promote the purposes of section 111(d) of the Public Utility
        Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)), such as
        appropriate, cost-effective policies regarding rate structures,
        grid improvements, behavior change, combined heat and power and
        waste heat-to-power incentives, financing of energy efficiency
        programs, data use incentives, district heating, and regular
        energy audits; and
            (5) leadership by example, in which State activities
        involving both facilities and vehicle fleets can be a model for
        other action to promote energy efficiency and can be expanded
        with Federal grants provided under this Act.

SEC. 5. PHASE 2: SUBSEQUENT ALLOCATION OF GRANTS TO STATES.

    (a) Reports.--Not later than 18 months after the receipt of grants
under section 4, each State (in consultation with other parties
described in subsection (b)(3)(F)) that received grants under section 4
may submit to the Secretary a report that describes--
            (1) the performance of the programs and activities carried
        out with the grants; and
            (2) in consultation with other parties described in
        subsection (b)(3)(F), the manner in which additional funds
        would be used to carry out programs and activities to promote
        the purposes of this Act.
    (b) Grants.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        the receipt of the reports required under subsection (a),
        subject to section 7, the Secretary shall use amounts made
        available under section 8(b)(2) to provide grants to not more
        than 6 States to carry out the programs and activities
        described in subsection (a)(2).
            (2) Amount.--The amount of a grant provided to a State
        under this section shall be not more than $15,000,000.
            (3) Basis.--The Secretary shall base the decision of the
        Secretary to provide grants under this section on--
                    (A) the performance of the State in the programs
                and activities carried out with grants provided under
                section 4;
                    (B) the potential of the programs and activities
                described in subsection (a)(2) to achieve the purposes
                of this Act;
                    (C) the desirability of maintaining a total project
                portfolio that is geographically and functionally
                diverse;
                    (D) the amount of non-Federal funds that are
                leveraged as a result of the grants to ensure that
                Federal dollars are leveraged effectively;
                    (E) plans for continuation of the improvements
                after the receipt of grants under this Act; and
                    (F) demonstrated effort by the State to involve
                diverse groups, including--
                            (i) investor-owned, cooperative, and public
                        power utilities;
                            (ii) local governments; and
                            (iii) nonprofit organizations.

SEC. 6. ALLOCATION OF GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall invite Indian tribes to submit plans
to participate in an electric and thermal energy productivity challenge
in accordance with this section.
    (b) Submission of Plans.--To receive a grant under this section,
not later than 90 days after the date of issuance of the invitation
under subsection (a), an Indian tribe shall submit to the Secretary a
plan to increase electric and thermal energy productivity by the Indian
tribe.
    (c) Decision by Secretary.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
        submission of plans under subsection (b), the Secretary shall
        make a final decision on the allocation of grants under this
        section.
            (2) Basis.--The Secretary shall base the decision of the
        Secretary under paragraph (1) on--
                    (A) plans for improvement in electric and thermal
                energy productivity consistent with this Act;
                    (B) plans for continuation of the improvements
                after the receipt of grants under this Act; and
                    (C) other factors determined appropriate by the
                Secretary, including--
                            (i) geographic diversity; and
                            (ii) size differences among Indian tribes.
            (3) Limitation.--An individual Indian tribe shall not
        receive more than 20 percent of the total amount available to
        carry out this section.

SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Independent Evaluation.--To evaluate program performance and
effectiveness under this Act, the Secretary shall consult with the
National Research Council regarding requirements for data and
evaluation for recipients of grants under this Act.
    (b) Coordination With State Energy Conservation Programs.--
            (1) In general.--Grants to States under this Act shall be
        provided through additional funding to carry out State energy
        conservation programs under part D of title III of the Energy
        Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.).
            (2) Relationship to state energy conservation programs.--
                    (A) In general.--A grant provided to a State under
                this Act shall be used to supplement (and not supplant)
                funds provided to the State under part D of title III
                of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
                6321 et seq.).
                    (B) Minimum funding.--A grant shall not be provided
                to a State for a fiscal year under this Act if the
                amount of funding provided to all State grantees under
                the base formula for the fiscal year under part D of
                title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42
                U.S.C. 6321 et seq.) is less than $50,000,000.
    (c) Voluntary Participation.--The participation of a State in a
challenge established under this Act shall be voluntary.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this Act $100,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2016 and 2017.
    (b) Allocation.--Of the total amount of funds made available under
subsection (a)--
            (1) 30 percent shall be used to provide an initial
        allocation of grants to States under section 4;
            (2) 61 percent shall be used to provide a subsequent
        allocation of grants to States under section 5;
            (3) 4 percent shall be used to make grants to Indian tribes
        under section 6; and
            (4) 5 percent shall be available to the Secretary for the
        cost of administration and technical support to carry out this
        Act.

SEC. 9. OFFSET.

    Section 422(f) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
(42 U.S.C. 17082(f)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' after the
        semicolon at the end; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
            ``(4) $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through
        2015;
            ``(5) $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017;
        and
            ``(6) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.''.

Output: Energy Productivity Innovation Challenge Act of 2015 or the EPIC Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a voluntary electric and thermal energy productivity challenge grant program for providing support to states for:   advancing industrial energy efficiency, waste heat recovery, combined heat and power, and waste heat-to-power utilization;  advancing energy efficiency construction and retrofits for commercial buildings, schools, hospitals, and residential buildings;  expanding residential policies and programs designed to implement best practice policies and tools for residential retrofit programs that reduce administrative and delivery costs for energy efficiency projects, encourage streamlining and automation to support contractor engagement, and implement systems that encourage private investment and market innovation; establishing or expanding incentives in the electric utility sector to enhance demand response and energy efficiency; and  promoting state activities involving both facilities and vehicle fleets than can be a model for other action to promote energy efficiency.   DOE must: (1) provide subsequent grants for activities to assist energy policy innovation in the states and to promote the goal of doubling electric and thermal energy productivity by January 1, 2030, and (2) invite Indian tribes to participate in the productivity challenge grant program. As an offset to the cost of this bill, the bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to reduce the authorized amount of appropriations for FY2016-FY2017 for the Zero Net Energy Commercial Buildings Initiative.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Company Capital Formation Act
of 2011''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT CERTAIN SECURITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 3(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15
U.S.C. 77c(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(b) The Commission'' and inserting the
        following:
    ``(b) Additional Exemptions.--
            ``(1) Small issues exemptive authority.--The Commission'';
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Additional issues.--The Commission shall by rule or
        regulation add a class of securities to the securities exempted
        pursuant to this section in accordance with the following terms
        and conditions:
                    ``(A) The aggregate offering amount of all
                securities offered and sold within the prior 12-month
                period in reliance on the exemption added in accordance
                with this paragraph shall not exceed $50,000,000.
                    ``(B) The securities may be offered and sold
                publicly.
                    ``(C) The securities shall not be restricted
                securities within the meaning of the Federal securities
                laws and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
                    ``(D) The civil liability provision in section
                12(a)(2) shall apply to any person offering or selling
                such securities.
                    ``(E) The issuer may solicit interest in the
                offering prior to filing any offering statement, on
                such terms and conditions as the Commission may
                prescribe in the public interest or for the protection
                of investors.
                    ``(F) The Commission shall require the issuer to
                file audited financial statements with the Commission
                annually.
                    ``(G) Such other terms, conditions, or requirements
                as the Commission may determine necessary in the public
                interest and for the protection of investors, which may
                include--
                            ``(i) a requirement that the issuer prepare
                        and electronically file with the Commission and
                        distribute to prospective investors an offering
                        statement, and any related documents, in such
                        form and with such content as prescribed by the
                        Commission, including audited financial
                        statements, a description of the issuer's
                        business operations, its financial condition,
                        its corporate governance principles, its use of
                        investor funds, and other appropriate matters;
                        and
                            ``(ii) disqualification provisions under
                        which the exemption shall not be available to
                        the issuer or its predecessors, affiliates,
                        officers, directors, underwriters, or other
                        related persons, which shall be substantially
                        similar to the disqualification provisions
                        contained in the regulations adopted in
                        accordance with section 926 of the Dodd-Frank
                        Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
                        (15 U.S.C. 77d note).
            ``(3) Limitation.--Only the following types of securities
        may be exempted under a rule or regulation adopted pursuant to
        paragraph (2): equity securities, debt securities, and debt
        securities convertible or exchangeable to equity interests,
        including any guarantees of such securities.
            ``(4) Periodic disclosures.--Upon such terms and conditions
        as the Commission determines necessary in the public interest
        and for the protection of investors, the Commission by rule or
        regulation may require an issuer of a class of securities
        exempted under paragraph (2) to make available to investors and
        file with the Commission periodic disclosures regarding the
        issuer, its business operations, its financial condition, its
        corporate governance principles, its use of investor funds, and
        other appropriate matters, and also may provide for the
        suspension and termination of such a requirement with respect
        to that issuer.
            ``(5) Adjustment.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
        enactment of the Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011
        and every 2 years thereafter, the Commission shall review the
        offering amount limitation described in paragraph (2)(A) and
        shall increase such amount as the Commission determines
        appropriate. If the Commission determines not to increase such
        amount, it shall report to the Committee on Financial Services
        of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking,
        Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate on its reasons for not
        increasing the amount.''.
    (b) Treatment as Covered Securities for Purposes of NSMIA.--Section
18(b)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77r(b)(4)) is
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; or'' at the end
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E),
        and inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
                    ``(D) a rule or regulation adopted pursuant to
                section 3(b)(2) and such security is--
                            ``(i) offered or sold on a national
                        securities exchange; or
                            ``(ii) offered or sold to a qualified
                        purchaser, as defined by the Commission
                        pursuant to paragraph (3) with respect to that
                        purchase or sale.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 4(5) of the Securities Act of
1933 is amended by striking ``section 3(b)'' and inserting ``section
3(b)(1)''.

SEC. 3. STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF STATE BLUE SKY LAWS ON REGULATION A
              OFFERINGS.

    The Comptroller General shall conduct a study on the impact of
State laws regulating securities offerings, or ``Blue Sky laws'', on
offerings made under Regulation A (17 CFR 230.251 et seq.). The
Comptroller General shall transmit a report on the findings of the
study to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate not later than 3 months after the date of
enactment of this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 2, 2011.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

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Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Securities Act of 1933 (Act) to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to exempt from its regulation a class of securities for which the aggregate offering amount of all securities sold within the prior 12-month period in reliance upon such exemption does not exceed $50 million. Restricts any such exemption to equity securities, debt securities, and debt securities convertible or exchangeable to equity interests, including any guarantees of such securities.

Subjects to civil liability certain violations arising from offering or selling securities by use of prospectuses and communications. Authorizes the SEC to: (1) require an issuer of such exempted class of securities to make periodic disclosures available to investors regarding the issuer, its business operations, financial condition, corporate governance principles, and use of investor funds; (2) require the issuer to file electronically with the SEC and distribute to prospective investors an offering statement which includes this information; (3) provide for the suspension and termination of this disclosure requirement with respect to that issuer; and (4) prescribe exemption disqualification requirements, substantially similar to regulations adopted in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, under which the exemption shall not be available to the issuer and related persons, including predecessors, affiliates, officers, directors, and underwriters.

Requires the SEC to: (1) review and increase biennially such offering amount limitation, as appropriate; and (2) report to certain congressional committees its reasons for not increasing the amount if it determines not to do so.

 Exempts from state regulation the securities covered and required exempted from SEC regulation by this Act.

(Sec. 3) Directs the Comptroller General to study the impact of state laws regulating securities offerings (Blue Sky laws) on offerings made under Regulation A (which specifies the terms and conditions of exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933).


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Election Integrity Act of
2004'' .

SEC. 2. REQUIRING PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP TO ACCOMPANY APPLICATION FOR
              VOTER REGISTRATION.

    (a) Application Provided With Motor Vehicle License Application.--
Section 5(c)(2) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42
U.S.C. 1973gg--3(c)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``may require'' and
        inserting ``in addition to the information required under
        subparagraph (E), may require'';
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F);
        and
            (4) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new
        subparagraph:
            ``(E) shall require the applicant to provide a photographic
        copy of any document which provides proof that the applicant is
        a citizen of the United States, in accordance with guidelines
        established by the Election Administration Commission in
        consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the
        Secretary of State.''.
    (b) Mail-In Form.--Section 9(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1973gg--
7(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``may require'' and
        inserting ``consistent with paragraph (5), may require'';
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
            (3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) shall require the applicant to provide a photographic
        copy of any document which provides proof that the applicant is
        a citizen of the United States, in accordance with guidelines
        established by the Election Administration Commission in
        consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the
        Secretary of State.''.
    (c) Special Rules for States Without Registration Requirement and
States Permitting Same-Day Registration.--
            (1) In general.--Section 8 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1973gg--
        6) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection
                (k); and
                    (B) by inserting after subsection (i) the following
                new subsection:
    ``(j) Requirement for Proof of Citizenship in States Without
Registration Requirement and States Permitting Same-Day Registration.--
            ``(1) States without registration requirement.--In the case
        of a State described in section 4(b)(1), the appropriate State
        or local election official may not provide any individual with
        a ballot for an election for Federal office (including an
        absentee ballot) unless the individual provides the official
        with a photographic copy of any document which provides proof
        that the individual is a citizen of the United States, in
        accordance with guidelines established by the Election
        Administration Commission in consultation with the Secretary of
        Homeland Security and the Secretary of State.
            ``(2) States permitting same-day registration.--In the case
        of a State described in section 4(b)(2), the appropriate State
        or local election official may not permit any individual to
        register to vote in an election for Federal office (including
        an individual who desires to register to vote at the polling
        place at the time of voting in the election) unless the
        individual provides the official with a photographic copy of
        any document which provides proof that the individual is a
        citizen of the United States, in accordance with guidelines
        established by the Election Administration Commission in
        consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the
        Secretary of State.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 4(b) of such Act (42
        U.S.C. 1973gg-2(b)) is amended by striking ``This Act'' and
        inserting ``Except as provided in section 8(j), this Act''.

SEC. 3. REQUIRING VOTERS TO PROVIDE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 303(b) of the Help America Vote Act of
2002 (42 U.S.C. 15483(b)) is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``for Voters Who Register
        by Mail'' and inserting ``for Providing Photo Identification'';
        and
            (2) by striking paragraphs (1) through (3) and inserting
        the following:
            ``(1) Individuals voting in person.--Notwithstanding any
        other provision of law, the appropriate State or local election
        official may not provide a ballot for an election for Federal
        office (including a provisional ballot under section 302(a)) to
        an individual who desires to vote in person unless the
        individual presents to the official a current and valid photo
        identification.
            ``(2) Individuals voting by mail.--Notwithstanding any
        other provision of law, the appropriate State or local election
        official may not accept any ballot for an election for Federal
        office provided by an individual who votes by mail unless the
        individual submits with the ballot a copy of a current and
        valid photo identification.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 303 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
15483) is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``for voters who register
        by mail'' and inserting ``for providing photo identification'';
        and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``subsections
        (a)(5)(A)(i)(II) and (b)(3)(B)(i)(II)'' and inserting
        ``subsection (a)(5)(A)(i)(II)''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is
amended by amending the item relating to section 303 to read as
follows:

``Sec. 303. Computerized statewide voter registration list requirements
                            and requirements for providing photo
                            identification.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--Section 303(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
15483(d)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Requirement to Provide Photo Identification.--Subsection (b)
shall apply with respect to the regularly scheduled general election
for Federal office held in November 2004 and each succeeding election
for Federal office.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall apply with
respect to the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office
held in November 2004 and each succeeding election for Federal office.

Output:
Federal Election Integrity Act of 2004 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require any individual who desires to register or re-register to vote in an election for Federal office to provide the appropriate State election official with proof that the individual is a U.S. citizen. Requires proof of citizenship in States without registration requirement and States permitting same day registration.

Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the appropriate State or local election official from: (1) providing a ballot for an election for Federal office to an individual who desires to vote in person unless the individual presents to the official a current and valid photo ID; or (2) accepting any ballot of an individual voting by mail without a copy of a current photo ID.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Repeal of Expensive
Exchanges Act'' or the ``FREE Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act makes
        health care more expensive and less accessible, while also
        driving up the Federal deficit and debt.
            (2) This increase in cost is most noticeable in the health
        insurance exchanges established under such Act, which would
        increase the Federal deficit by $1.017 trillion over an eleven-
        year timeframe, as stated in a July, 2012 Congressional Budget
        Office report.
            (3) The Federal mandate to establish health insurance
        exchanges directly assaults the States' traditional authority
        to regulate health insurance.
            (4) Such Federal mandate imposes unknown insurance costs on
        consumers and administrative costs on States.
            (5) Such Federal mandate imposes a ``one-size-fits-all''
        approach that ignores State differences.
            (6) Such Federal mandate undermines choice and competition
        and guarantees further consolidation of the health insurance
        markets.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
              PREMIUM TAX CREDITS AND COST-SHARING SUBSIDIES.

    (a) Premium Tax Credits.--The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking section 36B.
    (b) Advance Determination and Payment of Premium Tax Credits and
Cost-Sharing Reductions.--The Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act is amended by striking section 1412.
    (c) Cost-Sharing.--The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
is amended by striking section 1402.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Internal revenue code of 1986.--
                    (A) Section 280C of the Internal Revenue Code of
                1986 is amended by striking subsection (g).
                    (B) Clause (iii) of section 6055(b)(1)(B) of such
                Code is amended to read as follows:
                            ``(iii) in the case of minimum essential
                        coverage which consists of health insurance
                        coverage, information concerning whether or not
                        the coverage is a qualified health plan offered
                        through an Exchange established under section
                        1311 of the Patient Protection and Affordable
                        Care Act, and''; and
                    (C) Section 6103(l)(21) of such Code is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``any premium tax credit
                        under section 36B or any cost-sharing reduction
                        under section 1402 of the Patient Protection
                        and Affordable Care Act or'' in the matter
                        preceding subparagraph (i),
                            (ii) by striking ``(as defined in section
                        36B)'' in subparagraph (A)(iv), and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Modified adjusted gross income.--For purposes
                of this paragraph, the term `modified adjusted gross
                income' means adjusted gross income increased by--
                            ``(i) any amount excluded from gross income
                        under section 911,
                            ``(ii) any amount of interest received or
                        accrued by the taxpayer during the taxable year
                        which is exempt from tax, and
                            ``(iii) an amount equal to the portion of
                        the taxpayer's social security benefits (as
                        defined in section 86(d)) which is not included
                        in gross income under section 86 for the
                        taxable year.''.
                    (D) Section 6211(b)(4)(A) of such Code is amended
                by striking ``36B,''.
                    (E) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV
                of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by
                striking the item relating to section 36B.
            (2) Fair labor standards act of 1938.--
                    (A) Section 18B(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act
                of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 218b(a)) is amended--
                            (i) by inserting ``and'' at the end of
                        paragraph (1), and
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (2) and
                        redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
                    (B) Section 18C(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act
                of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 218c(a)) is amended by striking
                paragraph (1) and by redesignating paragraphs (2)
                through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4),
                respectively.
            (3) Public health service act.--Title XXVII of the Public
        Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in section 2705(l)(3)(A) (42 U.S.C. 300gg-
                4(l)(3)(A))--
                            (i) by striking the em dash before clause
                        (i) and inserting ``will not result in any
                        decrease in coverage.''; and
                            (ii) by striking clauses (i) and (ii); and
                    (B) in section 2793(c) (300gg-93(c))--
                            (i) by inserting ``and'' at the end of
                        paragraph (3);
                            (ii) by striking ``; and'' at the end of
                        paragraph (4); and
                            (iii) by striking paragraph (5).
            (4) Patient protection and affordable care act.--The
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148,
        as amended) is amended--
                    (A) in section 1303(b) by striking paragraph (2);
                    (B) in section 1311(c)(5)(B) (42 U.S.C.
                18031(c)(5)(B)), by striking ``or eligible for a
                premium tax credit or cost-sharing reduction'';
                    (C) in section 1311(d)(4) (42 U.S.C. 18031(d)(4))--
                            (i) in subparagraph (G), by striking
                        ``after the application of any premium tax
                        credit'' and all that follows through ``section
                        1402''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (I), by striking
                        clause (ii);
                    (D) in section 1311(i)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C.
                18031(i)(3)(B)), by striking ``, and the availability
                of premium tax credits'' and all that follows through
                ``section 1402'';
                    (E) in section 1312(e) (42 U.S.C. 18032(e))--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; and''
                        and inserting a period;
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (2); and
                            (iii) by striking ``brokers--'' and all
                        that follows through ``to enroll'' and
                        inserting ``brokers to enroll'';
                    (F) in section 1313(a)(6)(A) (42 U.S.C.
                18033(a)(6)(A)), by striking ``, including payments of
                premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions through
                the Exchange'';
                    (G) in section 1331(d)(3)(A)(i) (42 U.S.C. 18051)
                is amended by inserting ``and the Federal Repeal of
                Expensive Exchanges Act had not been enacted'' before
                the period at the end;
                    (H) in section 1332(a) (42 U.S.C. 18052(a))--
                            (i) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) by striking subparagraph (C);
                                and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (D) by
                                striking ``36B, 4980H,'' and inserting
                                ``4980H''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking
                        ``premium tax credits, cost-sharing
                        reductions'';
                    (I) in section 1334(c) (42 U.S.C. 18054(c)) by
                striking paragraph (3);
                    (J) in section 1401(c)(1)(A), by striking clause
                (i);
                    (K) in section 1411 (42 U.S.C. 18081)--
                            (i) in subsection (a)(1)--
                                    (I) by striking ``or who is
                                claiming a premium tax credit or
                                reduced cost-sharing,''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``sections
                                1312(f)(3), 1402(e), and 1412(d)'' and
                                inserting ``section 1312(f)(3)'';
                            (ii) in subsection (a), by striking
                        paragraph (2);
                            (iii) in subsection (b), by striking
                        paragraphs (3) and (4);
                            (iv) in subsection (e)--
                                    (I) in paragraph (2), by amending
                                subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
                    ``(A) Eligibility for enrollment.--If information
                provided by an applicant under paragraphs (1) and (2)
                of subsection (b) is verified under subsections (c) and
                (d) the individual's eligibility to enroll through the
                Exchange shall be satisfied.''; and
                                    (II) in paragraph (4)(B), by
                                striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and
                                redesignating clause (iv) as clause
                                (ii);
                            (v) by striking subsection (f)(2);
                            (vi) in subsection (g)(1)--
                                    (I) by striking ``or for a premium
                                tax credit or cost-sharing reduction'',
                                and
                                    (II) by striking ``, determine
                                eligibility, and determine the amount
                                of the credit or reduction'' and
                                inserting ``and determine
                                eligibility''; and
                            (vii) in subsection (g)(2) by striking ``or
                        to claim a premium tax credit or cost-sharing
                        reduction or the amount of the credit or
                        reduction'';
                    (L) in section 1413(e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 18083(e)(1)),
                by striking ``, including the premium tax credits under
                section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and
                cost-sharing reductions under section 1402'';
                    (M) by striking section 1415 (42 U.S.C. 18084); and
                    (N) in section 2901 (25 U.S.C. 1623), by striking
                subsection (a).
            (5) Social security act.--Section 1943(b) of the Social
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396w-3(b)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(C)--
                            (i) by striking ``and, if applicable,
                        premium assistance'' and all that follows
                        through ``section 1412 of the Patient
                        Protection and Affordable Care Act),''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``reduced cost-sharing for
                        eligible individuals under section 1402 of the
                        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and
                        any other'' and inserting ``any'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)(D), by striking ``, child
                health assistance, or premium assistance,'' and
                inserting ``or child health assistance,'';
                    (C) by striking paragraph (2); and
                    (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and who is
                eligible to receive premium credit assistance for the
                purchase of a qualified health plan under section 36B
                of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986''.

SEC. 4. REPEAL OF EMPLOYER AND INDIVIDUAL MANDATES.

    (a) Employer Mandate.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 43 of the Internal Revenue Code of
        1986 is amended by striking section 4980H, and the table of
        sections for such chapter is amended by striking the item
        relating to section 4980H.
            (2) Information return.--
                    (A) Chapter 61 of such Code is amended by striking
                section 6056, and the table of sections for such
                chapter is amended by striking the item relating to
                section 6056.
                    (B) Section 6724(d) of such Code is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)(B) by inserting ``or''
                        at the end of clause (xxiii), by striking
                        ``or'' at the end of clause (xxiv) and
                        inserting ``and'', and by striking clause
                        (xxv), and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``or''
                        at the end of subparagraph (FF), by striking
                        ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (GG) and
                        inserting ``and'', and by striking subparagraph
                        (HH).
            (3) Patient protection and affordable care act conforming
        amendments.--
                    (A) Section 1332(a)(2)(D) of the Patient Protection
                and Affordable Care Act (as amended by section
                3(d)(4)(H) of this Act) is amended by striking
                ``Sections 4980H'' and inserting ``Section''.
                    (B) Section 1513 of the Patient Protection and
                Affordable Care Act is amended by striking subsection
                (c).
    (b) Repeal of Individual Health Insurance Mandate.--
            (1) In general.--Section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code
        of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
        subsection:
    ``(h) Termination.--This section shall not apply with respect to
any month beginning after December 31, 2013.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1311(d)(4) of the
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C.
        18031(d)(4)) is amended by striking subparagraph (H).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply as if included in the respective sections the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act to which such amendments relate.

Output: Federal Repeal of Expensive Exchanges Act or the FREE Act - Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) providing for: (1) a health insurance premium assistance tax credit and advance payments for credit amounts, (2) reductions in out-of-pocket health care expenses for certain low income taxpayers (cost-sharing) and advance payments of cost-sharing amounts, (3) the individual mandate to purchase health care coverage under PPACA, and (4) the employer mandate to provide health care coverage to employees under PPACA and the reporting requirements with respect to such mandate.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Growth and Stabilization
Financing Demonstration Act 1994''.

SEC. 101. GUARANTEED LOAN DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--In order to study the feasibility and desirability
of a program of loan guarantees for economic growth and stabilization
in communities facing economic distress, the Secretary is authorized to
guarantee loans made to private borrowers by private lending
institutions, community development financial institutions, and other
lenders as the Secretary considers appropriate, except that the
Secretary may guarantee loans less than $750,000 only if the borrower
is not eligible for a loan guarantee under the Small Business Act.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may make such guarantees
        upon application of the lenders and upon such terms and
        conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
            (2) Presumption of validity.--Guarantees under paragraph
        (1) shall be conclusive evidence that the guarantee has been
        properly obtained, that the underlying loan qualifies for such
        guarantee, and that, but for fraud or material
        misrepresentation by the holder, such guarantee will be
        presumed to be valid, legal, and enforceable.
            (3) Lender responsibility.--No guarantee will be provided
        unless the lender is responsible and makes adequate provision
        for servicing the loan on reasonable terms and for protecting
        the financial interest of the United States.
    (c) Preferred Lender Preference.--To the extent feasible, the
Secretary shall exercise the guarantee authority established under this
section on a preferred lender basis and authorize lenders, in
accordance with agreements entered into between the Secretary and such
lenders, to take such actions on the Secretary's behalf as the
Secretary deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, the
determination of eligibility and credit worthiness and loan monitoring,
collection and liquidation.
    (d) Target Subsidy Rate.--In exercising the loan guarantee
authority provided under this section, the Secretary shall attempt to
administer the program in a manner which results in a subsidy rate not
to exceed approximately 6 percent of the amount of the overall loan
guarantees.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the funds authorized to be
appropriated under section 106, for purposes of this section there are
authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 per fiscal year to cover the
costs (as defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of
1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5))) of loan guarantees issued pursuant to
subsection (b)(3) of such section. Such sums shall remain available
until expended.

SEC. 102. INTEREST RATE SUBSIDY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--In order to study the feasibility and desirability
of a program of interest rate subsidies for economic growth and
stabilization in communities facing economic distress, the Secretary is
authorized to pay interest rate subsidies to private lending
institutions, community development financial institutions, and other
lenders as the Secretary considers appropriate, for loans made to
private borrowers.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may pay interest rate
subsidies upon application of the lenders and upon such terms and
conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, except that no interest rate
subsidy may be provided unless the lender is responsible and makes
adequate provision for servicing the loan on reasonable terms and for
protecting the financial interest of the United States.
    (c) Preferred Lender Preference.--To the extent feasible, the
Secretary shall exercise the interest rate subsidy authority
established under this section on a preferred lender basis and
authorize lenders, in accordance with agreements entered into between
the Secretary and such lenders, to take such actions on the Secretary's
behalf as the Secretary deems appropriate, including, but not limited
to, the determination of eligibility and credit worthiness and loan
monitoring, collection and liquidation.

SEC. 103. EQUITY FINANCE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--In order to study the feasibility and desirability
of a program of equity financing for economic growth and stabilization
in communities facing economic distress, the Secretary is authorized to
establish a demonstration program under which the Secretary may
directly, or indirectly through grants to eligible intermediaries,
purchase or commit to purchase warrants, subordinated debt, or
nonvoting preferred securities of private United States businesses or
nonprofit organizations and associations.
    (b) Establishment of Fund.--For purposes of conducting the program
provided under subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish an Equity
Investment Revolving Fund.
    (c) Disposal of Equity Instruments.--The Secretary shall endeavor
to dispose of any financial instruments purchased or guaranteed under
this section within a period of 10 years after their date acquisition
of such interest.
    (d) Use of Payments.--
            (1) Use of payments to the secretary.--Amounts received by
        the Secretary from the payment of dividends and the redemption
        of financial instruments acquired under this section shall be
        deposited in the Equity Investment Revolving Fund and shall,
        subject to appropriations, be available to make or guarantee
        additional investments consistent with this section.
            (2) Use of payments to eligible intermediaries.--Of the
        amounts received by eligible recipient intermediaries from the
        payment of dividends and the redemption of financial
        instruments acquired under this section--
                    (A) up to 50 percent may be retained by such
                eligible intermediaries to make or guarantee additional
                investments consistent with this section, and
                    (B) no less than 50 percent shall be returned to
                the Secretary to be deposited into the Fund established
                under subsection (b) to make or guarantee additional
                investments consistent with this section.
    (e) Investment of Excess Funds.--If the Secretary determines that
the amount of money in the Fund exceeds the current requirements of the
Fund, the Secretary may direct the Secretary of the Treasury to invest
such amounts in obligations of the United States, in obligations
guaranteed by the United States Government, or in such other
obligations or securities of the United States as the Secretary of the
Treasury deems appropriate. Provided, however, that any subsequent use
of monies so invested shall be subject to appropriations.

SEC. 104. SECONDARY MARKET CREDIT ENHANCEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    In order to study the feasibility and desirability of a program of
providing credit enhancements to pools of financial instruments related
to economic growth and stabilization activities in communities facing
economic distress, the Secretary is authorized to establish a
demonstration program under which the Secretary may provide credit
enhancements to pools of financial instruments related to economic
growth and stabilization activities in such areas.

SEC. 105. PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS; REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    (a) Performance Evaluations.--The Secretary shall conduct
performance evaluations of each of the demonstration projects
established under this Act to assess their effectiveness in promoting
economic growth and stabilization in communities facing economic
distress.
    (b) Annual Report.--Based on the evaluations conducted under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall prepare and submit annually a
report to the Congress containing a full and detailed account of
operations under this Act. Such a report shall include--
            (1) performance measures established under subsection (a);
            (2) an audit setting forth the amount, type, recipient, and
        source of disbursements, receipts, and losses sustained as a
        result of operations under this Act during the preceding fiscal
        year and since inception of the demonstration programs; and
            (3) recommendations with respect to program changes,
        statutory changes, and other matters to improve and facilitate
        the operations of the demonstration programs and to encourage
        the use of these programs by qualified concerns.

SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated
$90,000,000 per fiscal year. Such sums shall remain available until
expended.

SEC. 107. SEPARABILITY.

    If any provision of this Act, or any application of such provision
to any person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of
this Act, or the application of such provision to person or
circumstance other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not
be affected thereby.

Output:
Economic Growth and Stabilization Financing Demonstration Act 1994 - Prescribes guidelines under which the Secretary of Commerce may conduct demonstration programs in economically distressed communities to:  (1) guarantee loans made by lending institutions to private parties; (2) pay interest rate subsidies; (3) implement an equity financing program; and (4) provide secondary market credit enhancements to pools of financial instruments related to economic growth and stabilization in such communities.
Directs the Secretary to conduct performance evaluations and submit an annual status report to the Congress.
Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Laurie Beechman Ovarian Cancer
Commemorative Coin Act''.

SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

    (a) $1 Silver Coins.--The Secretary of the Treasury (in this Act
referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue not more than
350,000 $1 coins, which shall--
            (1) weigh 26.73 grams;
            (2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
            (3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
    (b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
    (c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5134 of title 31,
United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be considered
to be numismatic items.

SEC. 3. SOURCES OF BULLION.

    The Secretary shall obtain silver for minting coins under this Act
only from stockpiles established under the Strategic and Critical
Materials Stock Piling Act.

SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.

    (a) Design Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--The design of the coins minted under this
        Act shall be emblematic of Laurie Beechman, her struggle
        against ovarian cancer, and her many accomplishments throughout
        her extraordinary life.
            (2) Designation and inscriptions.--On each coin minted
        under this Act there shall be--
                    (A) a designation of the value of the coin;
                    (B) an inscription of ``1954-1998''; and
                    (C) inscriptions of ``Liberty'', ``In God We
                Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E Pluribus
                Unum''.
            (3) Obverse of coin.--The obverse of each coin minted under
        this Act shall bear the likeness of Laurie Beechman.
    (b) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act
shall be--
            (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the
        Commission of Fine Arts; and
            (2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory
        Committee.

SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

    (a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this Act shall be issued
in uncirculated and proof qualities.
    (b) Mint Facility.--Only 1 facility of the United States Mint may
be used to strike any particular quality of the coins minted under this
Act.
    (c) Commencement of Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins minted
under this Act as soon as is practicable.
    (d) Termination of Minting Authority.--No coins may be minted under
this Act after December 31, 1999.

SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.

    (a) Sale Price.--The coins issued under this Act shall be sold by
the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of--
            (1) the face value of the coins;
            (2) the surcharge provided in subsection (d) with respect
        to such coins; and
            (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including
        labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses,
        marketing, and shipping).
    (b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins
issued under this Act at a reasonable discount.
    (c) Prepaid Orders.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders
        for the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of such
        coins.
            (2) Discount.--Prices with respect to prepaid orders under
        paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.
    (d) Surcharges.--All sales shall include a surcharge of $9 per
coin.

SEC. 7. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no provision
of law governing procurement or public contracts shall be applicable to
the procurement of goods and services necessary for carrying out the
provisions of this Act.
    (b) Equal Employment Opportunity.--Subsection (a) shall not relieve
any person entering into a contract under the authority of this Act
from complying with any law relating to equal employment opportunity.

SEC. 8. DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.

    (a) In General.--All surcharges received by the Secretary from the
sale of coins issued under this Act shall be promptly paid by the
Secretary to Gilda's Club, Incorporated, for purposes relating to the
battle against ovarian cancer.
    (b) Audits.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall
have the right to examine such books, records, documents, and other
data of Gilda's Club, Incorporated, as may be related to the
expenditures of amounts paid under subsection (a).

SEC. 9. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.

    (a) No Net Cost to the Government.--The Secretary shall take such
actions as may be necessary to ensure that minting and issuing coins
under this Act will not result in any net cost to the United States
Government.
    (b) Payment for Coins.--A coin shall not be issued under this Act
unless the Secretary has received--
            (1) full payment for the coin;
            (2) security satisfactory to the Secretary to indemnify the
        United States for full payment; or
            (3) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to the
        Secretary from a depository institution whose deposits are
        insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the
        National Credit Union Administration Board.

Output:
Laurie Beechman Ovarian Cancer Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $1 dollar coins emblematic of Laurie Beechman, her struggle against ovarian cancer, and her many accomplishments throughout her life.
Requires prompt payment of all surcharges from coin sales to Gilda's Club, Incorporated, for purposes relating to the battle against ovarian cancer.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Facilities Clean Water
Compliance Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS TO FEDERAL FACILITIES.

    Section 313(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1323(a)) is amended by striking the third sentence and all that
follows through the period at the end of the last sentence and
inserting the following: ``The Federal, State, interstate, and local
substantive and procedural requirements, administrative authority, and
process and sanctions referred to in this subsection include, but are
not limited to, all administrative orders and all civil and
administrative penalties and fines, regardless of whether such
penalties or fines are punitive or coercive in nature or are imposed
for isolated, intermittent, or continuing violations. The United States
hereby expressly waives any immunity otherwise applicable to the United
States with respect to any such requirement, administrative authority,
and process and sanctions (including, but not limited to, any
injunctive relief, administrative order or civil or administrative
penalty or fine referred to in the preceding sentence, or reasonable
service charge). The reasonable service charges referred to in this
subsection include, but are not limited to, fees or charges assessed in
connection with the processing and issuance of permits, renewal of
permits, amendments to permits, review of plans, studies, and other
documents, and inspection and monitoring of facilities, as well as any
other nondiscriminatory charges that are assessed in connection with a
Federal, State, interstate, or local water pollution regulatory
program. No agent, employee, or officer of the United States shall be
personally liable for any civil penalty under any Federal, State,
interstate, or local water pollution law with respect to any act or
omission within the scope of the official duties of the agent,
employee, or officer. An agent, employee, or officer of the United
States shall be subject to any criminal sanction (including, but not
limited to, any fine or imprisonment) under any Federal or State water
pollution law, but no department, agency, or instrumentality of the
executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Federal Government
shall be subject to any such sanction.''.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL FACILITY ENFORCEMENT.

    Section 309 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1319) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Federal Facility Enforcement.--
            ``(1) Compliance orders.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Whenever on the basis of any
                information available to him--
                            ``(i) the Administrator determines that any
                        department, agency, or instrumentality of the
                        United States has violated or is in violation
                        of section 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 311, 318,
                        or 405 of this Act, or has violated or is in
                        violation of any permit condition or limitation
                        implementing any such section in a permit
                        issued under section 402 of this Act by the
                        Administrator or by a State, or in a permit
                        issued under section 404 of this Act by a
                        State, or any requirement imposed in a
                        pretreatment program approved under section
                        402(a)(3) or 402(b)(8) of this Act;
                            ``(ii) the Secretary of the Army determines
                        that any department, agency, or instrumentality
                        of the United States has violated or is in
                        violation of any condition or limitation in a
                        permit issued under section 404 of this Act;
                            ``(iii) the Secretary of the department in
                        which the Coast Guard is operating determines
                        that any department, agency, or instrumentality
                        of the United States has violated any provision
                        of section 311 of this Act or any of its
                        implementing regulations;
                the Administrator or Secretary, as applicable, may
                propose an order to assess a civil penalty for any past
                or current violation or require compliance immediately
                or within a specified time period, or both.
                    ``(B) Required terms.--Any order issued under this
                subsection --
                            ``(i) by the Administrator may include a
                        suspension or revocation of any permit issued
                        by the Administrator or a State under sections
                        402 and 404 of this Act; and
                            ``(ii) by the Secretary of the Army may
                        include a suspension or revocation of any
                        permit issued by the Secretary of the Army or a
                        State under section 404 of this Act; and
        shall state with reasonable specificity the nature of the
        violation. Any penalty assessed in the order shall not exceed
        $25,000 per day for each violation.
            ``(2) Public hearing.--Any order under this section shall
        become final unless, not later than 30 days after the order is
        served, a Federal department, agency, or instrumentality of the
        United States named therein requests a public hearing. Upon
        such request, the Administrator or Secretary, as applicable,
        shall promptly conduct a public hearing. Such public hearing
        shall be conducted in accordance with section 554 of title 5,
        United States Code. In connection with any proceeding under
        this subsection, the Administrator or Secretary may issue
        subpoenas for the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the
        production of relevant papers, books, and documents and may
        promulgate rules for discovery procedures.
            ``(3) Violation of compliance orders.--If a violator fails
        to take corrective action within the time specified in an order
        issued under paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) the Administrator or Secretary, as
                applicable, may assess a civil penalty of not more than
                $25,000 for each day of continued noncompliance with
                the order; and
                    ``(B)(i) the Administrator may suspend or revoke
                any permit issued pursuant to section 402 or 404 of
                this Act which is the subject of the order, whether
                issued by the Administrator or the State; and
                    ``(ii) the Secretary of the Army may suspend or
                revoke any permit issued pursuant to section 404 of
                this Act, whether issued by the Secretary of the Army
                or a State.
            ``(4) Determination of amount of penalty.--In determining
        the amount of any penalty assessed under this subsection, the
        Administrator or Secretary, as the case may be, shall consider
        the seriousness of each violation or violations, the violator's
        economic benefit or savings (if any) resulting from each
        violation, any history of prior violations, any good-faith
        efforts to avoid noncompliance or to comply with the applicable
        requirements, the violator's ability to pay the penalty, and
        such other matters in mitigation and aggravation as justice may
        require.
            ``(5) Limitation on actions and right of intervention.--Any
        violation with respect to which the Administrator or the
        Secretary, as applicable, has commenced and is diligently
        prosecuting an action under this subsection, or for which the
        Administrator or the Secretary has issued a final order and the
        violator has paid a penalty assessed under this subsection,
        shall not be the subject of a civil enforcement action under
        section 505 of this Act. In any action under this subsection,
        any citizen may intervene as a matter of right.
            ``(6) Penalty fund.--Penalties received under this
        subsection shall be deposited into a special fund in the United
        States Treasury for licensing and other services. Amounts in
        the fund are authorized to be appropriated and shall remain
        available until expended for allocation by the Administrator to
        finance water remediation and other restorative and preventive
        projects at Federal facilities. The Administrator shall
        annually report to Congress about the sums deposited into the
        fund, the sources thereof, and the allocations thereof.''.

SEC. 4. DEFINITION OF PERSON.

    (a) General Definitions.--Section 502(5) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362(5)) is amended by inserting
before the period at the end the following: ``and includes any
department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States''.
    (b) Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability Program.--Section
311(a)(7)) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(a)(7) is amended by inserting
before the semicolon at the end the following: ``and any department,
agency, or instrumentality of the United States''.

SEC. 5. DEFINITION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL.

    Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1362) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(21) The term `radioactive materials' includes source materials,
special nuclear materials, and byproduct materials (as such terms are
defined under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954) which are used, produced,
or managed at facilities not licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.''.

Output:
Federal Facilities Clean Water Compliance Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to waive immunity of the United States with respect to Federal, State, interstate, and local requirements, administrative authorities, sanctions, and penalties concerning water pollution control.  Absolves Federal employees of personal liability for civil penalties under water pollution control laws for acts or omissions within the scope of official duties.  Makes Federal employees subject to criminal sanctions under Federal or State water pollution control laws, but prohibits applying criminal sanctions to Federal agencies.
Permits the imposition of civil penalties or the issuance of compliance orders against Federal agencies determined to be in violation of specified water pollution control or permit requirements. Authorizes the suspension or revocation of permits.  Provides for the deposit of penalties into a fund to be used for water remediation and other restorative and preventive projects at Federal facilities.
Includes Federal agencies within the definition of "person" for purposes of such Act.


Input:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF THE BRADY HANDGUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT.

    (a) Section 922 of Title 18, United States Code.--Section 922 of
title 18, United States Code, as added by the Brady Handgun Violence
Prevention Act, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (s)(1) by striking ``ending on the day
        before the date that is 60 months after such date of
        enactment,'' and inserting ``ending either on the day before
        the date that is 48 months after such date of enactment, unless
        the Attorney General extends the date by 12 additional months,
        or on the day that the Attorney General notifies the licensees
        under section 103(e)(1) of the Brady Handgun Violence
        Prevention Act, whichever occurs earlier,''; and
            (2) by amending subsection (t) to read as follows:
    ``(t)(1) Beginning on the date that is 30 days after the Attorney
General notifies licensees under section 103(e)(1) of the Brady Handgun
Violence Prevention Act that the national instant criminal background
check system is established, and upon notification by the Attorney
General to licensees that the system is operational and capable of
supplying information immediately (during which 30-day period
subsection (s) shall remain in effect), a licensed importer, licensed
manufacturer, or licensed dealer shall not transfer a firearm to any
other person who is not licensed under this chapter, unless--
            ``(A) before the completion of the transfer, the licensee
        contacts the national instant criminal background check system
        established under section 103 of that Act;
            ``(B)(i) the system provides the licensee with a unique
        identification number; or
            ``(ii) 3 business days (meaning a day on which State
        offices are open) have elapsed since the licensee contacted the
        system, and the system has not notified the licensee that the
        receipt of a firearm by such other person would violate
        subsection (g) or (n) of this section or State law; and
            ``(C) the transferor has verified the identity of the
        transferee by examining a valid identification document (as
        defined in section 1028(d)(1) of this title) of the transferee
        containing a photograph of the transferee.
    ``(2) If receipt of a firearm would not violate section 922 (g) or
(n) or State law, the system shall immediately
            ``(A) assign a unique identification number to the
        transfer;
            ``(B) provide the licensee with the number; and
            ``(C) destroy all records of the system with respect to the
        call (other than the identifying number and the date the number
        was assigned) and all records of the system relating to the
        person or the transfer.
    ``(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a firearm transfer between a
licensee and another person if--
            ``(A)(i) such other person has presented to the licensee a
        permit that--
                    ``(I) allows such other person to possess, acquire,
                or carry a firearm; and
                    ``(II) was issued not more than 5 years earlier by
                the State in which the transfer is to take place; and
            ``(ii) the law of the State provides that such a permit is
        to be issued only after an authorized government official has
        verified that the information available to such official does
        not indicate that possession of a firearm by such other person
        would be in violation of law;
            ``(B) the Secretary has approved the transfer under section
        5812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
            ``(C) on application of the transferor, the Secretary has
        certified that compliance with paragraph (1)(A) is
        impracticable because--
                    ``(i) the ratio of the number of law enforcement
                officers of the State in which the transfer is to occur
                to the number of square miles of land area of the State
                does not exceed 0.0025;
                    ``(ii) the business premises of the licensee at
                which the transfer is to occur are extremely remote in
                relation to the chief law enforcement officer (as
                defined in subsection (s)(8)); and
                    ``(iii) there is an absence of telecommunications
                facilities in the geographical area in which the
                business premises are located.
    ``(4) If the national instant criminal background check system
notifies the licensee that the information available to the system does
not demonstrate that the receipt of a firearm by such other person
would violate subsection (g) or (n) or State law, and the licensee
transfers a firearm to such other person, the licensee shall include in
the record of the transfer the unique identification number provided by
the system with respect to the transfer.
    ``(5) If the licensee knowingly transfers a firearm to such other
person and knowingly fails to comply with paragraph (1) of this
subsection with respect to the transfer and, at the time such other
person most recently proposed the transfer, the national instant
criminal background check system was operating and information was
available to the system demonstrating that receipt of a firearm by such
other person would violate subsection (g) or (n) of this section or
State law, the Secretary may, after notice and opportunity for a
hearing, suspend for not more than 6 months or revoke any license
issued to the licensee under section 923, and may impose on the
licensee a civil fine of not more than $5,000.
    ``(6) Neither a local government nor an employee of the Federal
Government or of any State or local government, responsible for
providing information to the national instant criminal background check
system shall be liable in an action at law for damages--
            ``(A) for failure to prevent the sale or transfer of a
        firearm to a person whose receipt or possession of the firearm
        is unlawful under this section; or
            ``(B) for preventing such a sale or transfer to a person
        who may lawfully receive or possess a firearm.''.
    (b) National Instant Criminal Background Check System.--Section 103
of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act is amended to read as
follows:

``SEC. 103. NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM.

    ``(a) Determination of Timetables.--Not later than 6 months after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall--
            ``(1) determine the type of computer hardware and software
        that will be used to operate the national instant criminal
        background check system and the means by which State criminal
        records systems and the telephone or electric device of
        licensees that will communicate with the national system;
            ``(2) investigate the criminal records system of each State
        and determine for each State a timetable by which the State
        should be able to provide criminal records on an on-line
        capacity basis to the national system; and
            ``(3) notify each State of the determinations made pursuant
        to paragraphs (1) and (2).
    ``(b) Establishment of System.--
            ``(1) Determinations.--Not later than the date that is 24
        months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney
        General shall--
                    ``(A) determine whether--
                            ``(i) the equipment used to link State
                        criminal history records systems to the
                        national criminal history records system and
                        the equipment necessary to operate the national
                        instant criminal background check system are
                        operational; and
                            ``(ii) any group of States that--
                                    ``(I) have at least 80 percent of
                                the population of the United States;
                                and
                                    ``(II) have reported during a 12-
                                month period at least 80 percent of the
                                number of crimes of violence reported
                                by all of the States during that
                                period,
                        have achieved and maintained at an average of
                        at least 60 percent currency of felony case
                        dispositions in computerized criminal history
                        files for all cases in which there has been an
                        event or activity within the last 5 years; and
                    ``(B) if such determinations are made in the
                affirmative, certify that the national system is
                established.
            ``(2) Establishment.--The Attorney General shall establish
        a national instant criminal background check system that any
        licensee may contact, by telephone and by other electronic
        means in addition to the telephone, for information, to be
        supplied immediately, on whether receipt of a firearm by a
        prospective transferee would violate section 922 of title 18,
        United States Code, or State law.
    ``(c) Expedited Action by the Attorney General.--The Attorney
General shall expedite--
            ``(1) the upgrading and indexing of State criminal history
        records in the Federal criminal records system maintained by
        the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
            ``(2) the development of hardware and software systems to
        link State criminal history check systems into the national
        instant criminal background check system established by the
        Attorney General pursuant to this section; and
            ``(3) the current revitalization initiatives by the Federal
        Bureau of Investigation for technologically advanced
        fingerprint and criminal records identification.
    ``(d) Notification of Licensees.--
            ``(1) System established.--On establishment of the system
        under this section, the Attorney General shall notify each
        licensee and the chief law enforcement officer of each State of
        the existence and purpose of the system and the means to be
        used to contact the system.
            ``(2) Compliance with timetable.--At any time at which the
        Attorney General determines that a State is in compliance with
        the timetable set for that State under section (a), the
        Attorney General shall notify each licensee in the State and
        the chief law enforcement officer of the State of the
        determination.
    ``(e) Administrative Provisions.--
            ``(1) Authority to obtain official information.--
        Notwithstanding any other law, the Attorney General may secure
        directly from any department or agency of the United States
        such information on persons for whom receipt of a firearm would
        violate subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 of title 18,
        United States Code, or State law as is necessary to enable the
        system to operate in accordance with this section. On request
        of the Attorney General, the head of such department or agency
        shall furnish such information to the system.
            ``(2) Other authority.--The Attorney General shall develop
        such computer software, design and obtain such
        telecommunications and computer hardware, and employ such
        personnel, as are necessary to establish and operate the system
        in accordance with this section.
    ``(f) Written Reasons Provided on Request.--If the national instant
criminal background check system determines that an individual is
ineligible to receive a firearm and the individual requests the system
to provide the reasons for the determination, the system shall provide
such reasons to the individual, in writing, within 5 business days
after the date of the request.
    ``(g) Correction of Erroneous System Information.--A prospective
transferee may submit to the Attorney General information that to
correct, clarify, or supplement records of the system with respect to
the prospective transferee. After receipt of such information, the
Attorney General shall immediately consider the information,
investigate the matter further, and correct all erroneous Federal
records relating to the prospective transferee and give notice of the
error to any Federal department or agency or any State that was the
source of such erroneous records.
    ``(h) Regulations.--After 90 days' notice to the public and an
opportunity for hearing by interested parties, the Attorney General
shall prescribe regulations to ensure the privacy and security of the
information of the system established under this section.
    ``(i) Prohibition Relating To Establishment of Registration Systems
With Respect to Firearms.--No department, agency, officer, or employee
of the United States may--
            ``(1) require that any record or portion thereof generated
        by the system established under this section be recorded at or
        transferred to a facility owned, managed, or controlled by the
        United States or any State or political subdivision thereof; or
            ``(2) use the system established under this section to
        establish any system for the registration of firearms, firearm
        owners, or firearm transactions or dispositions, except with
        respect to persons, prohibited by section 922 (g) or (n) of
        title 18, United States Code, or State law from receiving a
        firearm.
    ``(j) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            (1) Licensee.--The term ``licensee'' means a licensed
        importer (as defined in section 921(a)(9) of title 18, United
        States Code), a licensed manufacturer (as defined in section
        921(a)(10) of that title), or a licensed dealer (as defined in
        section 921(a)(11) of that title).
            ``(2) Other terms.--The terms ``firearm'', ``handgun'',
        ``licensed importer'', ``licensed manufacturer'', and
        ``licensed dealer'' have the meanings stated in section 921(a)
        of title 18, United States Code, as amended by subsection
        (a)(2).
    ``(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated, which may be appropriated from the Violent Crime
Reduction Trust Fund established by section 1115 of title 31, United
States Code, such sums as are necessary to enable the Attorney General
to carry out this section.''.
    (c) Notification of Adjudications of Persons as Mental Defectives
and Commitments to Mental Institutions.--Section 503(a) of title I of
the Omnibus Safe Streets and Crime Control Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3753(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(12) A certification that the State has established a
        plan under which the State will provide to the Department of
        Justice, without fee--
                    ``(A) within 30 days after the date on which any
                person in the State is adjudicated as a mental
                defective or committed to a mental institution, notice
                of the adjudication or commitment; and
                    ``(B) within 30 days after the date on which the
                Department of Justice requests it, a copy of the
                certified record of the adjudication or commitment.''.

Output:
Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to:  (1) shorten to 48 months the period that a five-day waiting period and background check are to be imposed pending establishment of a national instant criminal background check system (system) for handgun transfers; and (2) provide that system check requirements shall not apply until notification by the Attorney General to licensees that the system is operational and capable of supplying information immediately.  Makes the latter provision inapplicable to a firearm transfer between a licensee and another person who has presented a firearm permit meeting certain conditions.
Directs the Attorney General to:  (1) establish the system within 24 (currently, 60) months after the enactment of such Act; and (2) notify each licensee in, and the chief law enforcement officer of, a State at any time of a determination that the State is in compliance with the timetable set for that State.
Authorizes a prospective transferee to submit to the Attorney General information to correct, clarify, or supplement records of the system with respect to the prospective transferee.  Requires the Attorney General to immediately consider the information, to investigate further, and to correct erroneous information and give notice of the error to any Federal department or agency or any State that was the source of such records.
Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include among State application requirements for drug control and system improvement grants a certification that the State has established a plan under which the State will provide the Department of Justice with notification of adjudications of persons as mental defectives and of commitments to mental institutions.