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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Consumers Payment System Protection
Act''.

SEC. 2. DELAY IN THE APPLICATION OF RULES ISSUED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF
              SECTION 1075 OF THE DODD-FRANK WALL STREET REFORM AND
              CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT.

    Subject to section 3(b)(2), any proposed or final rule issued under
the authority of any provision under section 1075 of the Dodd-Frank
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111-203), or
of amendments made by such section, shall take effect 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. STUDY AND REPORT.

    (a) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Board of Governors of the Federal
        Reserve System, the Chairperson of the Federal Deposit
        Insurance Corporation, the Chairperson of the National Credit
        Union Administration, and the Comptroller of the Currency shall
        jointly conduct a study on the effect of section 1075 of the
        Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
        (Public Law 111-203), and amendments made by such section, on
        consumers, card issuers, merchants, and financial institutions.
        Such study shall survey card issuers, merchants, and financial
        institutions representing a cross section of all market
        participants regardless of whether such participants are exempt
        from any rule issued under the authority of section 1075 of the
        Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or
        of any amendment made by such section.
            (2) Considerations.--The study described in paragraph (1)
        shall consider the following:
                    (A) The identity and categories of all costs and
                investments associated with debit card transactions
                (prior to the implementation of section 1075 of the
                Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection
                Act) to consumers, card issuers, merchants, and
                financial institutions, including the operation of the
                payment system to support such transactions.
                    (B) The impact of the proposed rule issued by the
                Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
                entitled ``Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing''
                (75 Fed. Reg. 81772 (Dec. 28, 2010)), if finalized,
                including--
                            (i) the impact of reduced debit card
                        interchange fees on consumers, including--
                                    (I) the cost to and consequences
                                for consumers if such proposed rule
                                were to become final;
                                    (II) the impact on consumer
                                protection, including anti-fraud and
                                customer identification efforts, and
                                privacy protection; and
                                    (III) the impact on consumers,
                                particularly low- and moderate-income
                                consumers (including banked and
                                unbanked consumers), and small
                                businesses with respect to the
                                provision of payment accounts and
                                services;
                            (ii) the impact of reduced debit card
                        interchange fees on debit card issuers,
                        including--
                                    (I) whether such fees would provide
                                recoupment of costs and investments by
                                debit card issuers;
                                    (II) whether such fees would result
                                in increased risks to debit card
                                issuers, including the potential impact
                                on the safety and soundness of such
                                issuers; and
                                    (III) the impact of the exemption
                                provided for smaller banks and credit
                                unions, including whether potential
                                merchant behavior would lead to
                                discrimination against debit cards
                                issued by credit unions and community
                                banks, and whether the exemption would
                                have an adverse impact on the deposit
                                base of credit unions and community
                                banks as well as the payment system;
                            (iii) the impact of the reduced debit card
                        interchange fees on merchants, including such
                        merchants ability to--
                                    (I) pass savings on to the
                                consumer;
                                    (II) make new capital investments;
                                and
                                    (III) cover the costs associated
                                with fraud prevention;
                            (iv) the impact on consumers, debit card
                        issuers, and merchants of the debit exclusivity
                        and transaction routing provisions of section
                        920(b) of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and
                        any proposed or final rules issued under such
                        provisions, including--
                                    (I) the impact on the continued
                                innovation and development of secure,
                                efficient, and reliable electronic
                                payment technologies; and
                                    (II) the impact of mandating a
                                specific number of enabled networks on
                                each debit card; and
                            (v) the impact on other entities that
                        utilize debit card transactions, including the
                        debit card programs of Federal and State
                        entities.
                    (C) Subsections (a) and (c) of section 904 of the
                Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. 1693b(a), (c)).
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 8 months after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Board of Governors of the
        Federal Reserve System, the Chairperson of the Federal Deposit
        Insurance Corporation, the Chairperson of the National Credit
        Union Administration, and the Comptroller of the Currency shall
        jointly submit to Congress a report that includes--
                    (A) an analysis of the results of the study
                required under subsection (a);
                    (B) a determination of whether revisions need to be
                made to any proposed or final rule described in section
                2; and
                    (C) a determination of whether revisions need to be
                made to any provision under section 1075 of the Dodd-
                Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,
                or any amendment made by such section.
            (2) Revisions to rules.--The Board of Governors of the
        Federal Reserve System shall have 4 months after the submission
        of the report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) to make
        revisions to any proposed or final rule described in section 2
        if at least two of the Board of Governors of the Federal
        Reserve System, the Chairperson of the Federal Deposit
        Insurance Corporation, the Chairperson of the National Credit
        Union Administration, and the Comptroller of the Currency
        determine, in such report, that any one of the following are
        true:
                    (A) Either of section 920 of the Electronic Fund
                Transfer Act or the proposed rule issued by the Board
                of Governors of the Federal Reserve System entitled
                ``Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing'' does not
                encompass all costs and investments associated with
                debit card transactions.
                    (B) Consumers will be adversely affected by either
                such section or such proposed rule.
                    (C) The exemption of small financial institutions
                (defined as financial institutions with less than
                $10,000,000,000 in assets), as provided under section
                920(a)(6) of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, or as
                carried out by the proposed rule, is not effective in
                practice.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``consumer'',
``financial institution'', and ``State'' have the same meanings given
such terms in section 903 of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15
U.S.C. 1693a).

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Consumers Payment System Protection Act - Delays until one year after enactment of this Act any proposed or final rule issued under the authority of specified requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act governing interchange transaction (swipe) fees for electronic debit transactions (EDTs).

Requires the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and specified federal banking agencies jointly to study and report to Congress on the effect of such requirements upon consumers, card issuers, merchants, and financial institutions.

Sets a deadline for the Board to make revisions to any proposed or final rule regarding such EDTs if at least two of the agencies contributing to such report determine that any one of the following is true: (1) either such requirements or the Board's proposed rule entitled "Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing" does not encompass all costs and investments associated with debit card transactions; (2) consumers will be adversely affected by either the requirements or the proposed rule; or (3) the current exemption of small financial institutions (with less than $10 billion in assets) from such requirements, or as carried out by the proposed rule, is not effective in practice.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Even Start Quality Improvement
Act''.

SEC. 2. RESERVATION FOR SPECIAL TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1232(b) of Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6381a(b)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
            ``(3) Special Training and Technical Assistance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For the first fiscal year after
                fiscal year 2002 for which the amount appropriated
                under section 1002(b)(3) exceeds the amount
                appropriated under such section for the preceding
                fiscal year by $8,000,000 or more, the Secretary shall
                reserve from such excess amount $5,000,000. The
                Secretary shall use such reserved amount to provide
                special training, technical assistance, and
                professional development to eligible entities
                implementing Even Start programs, and to the staff of
                such programs, in order to improve the quality of
                services for eligible participants, and to assist
                personnel in meeting the professional development
                requirements described in section 1235(5).
                    ``(B) Grant or contract.--The Secretary shall carry
                out subparagraph (A) by entering into a grant or
                contract with not less than 2 eligible organizations
                with experience and expertise in the provision of
                training, technical assistance, and professional
                development to family literacy providers, particularly
                eligible organizations with experience in the provision
                of such services to Even Start programs. Such entities
                may include the National Even Start Association, the
                National Center for Family Literacy, and the William F.
                Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy. In
                awarding grants or contracts under this subparagraph,
                the Secretary shall give priority to eligible
                organizations that work cooperatively with other
                eligible organizations.
                    ``(C) Activities.--Activities carried out with
                amounts reserved under this paragraph shall include--
                            ``(i) training and technical assistance;
                            ``(ii) assistance to personnel in meeting
                        the professional development requirements
                        described in section 1235(5); and
                            ``(iii) training and the development of
                        materials to ensure that instructional programs
                        are based on scientifically based reading
                        research.
                    ``(D) Identification of programs.--States shall
                identify, based on the indicators of program quality
                developed by the State under section 1240 and other
                information available to the State, a list of the Even
                Start programs in the State that are in need of
                training, technical assistance, and professional
                development.
                    ``(E) Application for assistance.--Even Start
                programs identified under subparagraph (D) may submit
                an application for assistance under this paragraph to
                the Secretary. Based on need and the quality of the
                application, the Secretary shall select the programs to
                be assisted and refer each approved application to an
                eligible organization described in subparagraph (B)
                that has expertise and experience in providing the type
                of assistance required by such Even Start programs.
                    ``(F) Consultation.--In providing services under
                this paragraph, eligible organizations shall consult
                with the National Institute of Child Health and Human
                Development and the National Institute for Literacy for
                guidance in identifying--
                            ``(i) literacy and reading instructional
                        approaches and practices that are based on
                        scientifically based reading research; and
                            ``(ii) best practices for serving adult
                        learners.''.
    (b) Eligible Organization Defined.--Section 1232(e)(2) of
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6381a(e)(2))
is amended by inserting ``the National Even Start Association,'' after
``Center for Family Literacy,''.

SEC. 3. STUDY OF EVEN START PARTICIPANTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall contract with a qualified
entity (such as a private organization, governmental agency, or
institution of higher education) with experience and expertise in
family literacy services (as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) to conduct a
study of--
            (1) children who participated in the program known as the
        ``William F. Goodling Even Start Family Literacy Program''
        (authorized, on the date of the enactment of this Act, under
        subpart 3 of part B of title I of the Elementary and Secondary
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6381-6381k)) and are in the
        3rd or 4th grade during the study;
            (2) the parents of such children; and
            (3) other adults who participated with such children in
        such program.
    (b) Assessing Results of Children's Participation.--
            (1) In general.--The study shall assess the impact of
        participation by such children in such program with respect
        to--
                    (A) whether or not such children are reading on
                grade level and otherwise performing on a level equal
                to or better than their peers;
                    (B) school attendance; and
                    (C) whether or not such children have been retained
                for more than 1 year in any grade and the reasons for
                such retention, if applicable.
            (2) Parental consent.--The consent of a child's parent (as
        defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) shall be obtained prior
        to commencing any effort to obtain data under paragraph (1)
        with respect to the child.
    (c) Assessing Results of Adults' Participation.--
            (1) In general.--The study shall also assess the long-term
        impact of participation by parents (or other adults) in such
        program, through methods such as--
                    (A) personal interviews; and
                    (B) testing of such individuals for retained or
                improved literacy skills (but only in cases in which
                there are baseline test results for an individual
                available for comparison that were obtained just prior
                to the individual's commencing or ceasing participation
                in such program).
            (2) Information included.--The study shall gather
        information regarding adult participants' current educational
        and employment endeavors and the perceived impact of
        participation in such program on the adult's ability to
        participate in their child's education.

Output: Even Start Quality Improvement Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to reserve certain funds for grants and contracts to eligible organizations to provide special training, technical assistance, and professional development to eligible entities implementing Even Start programs and to the staff of such programs.Directs the Secretary to contract with a qualified entity with experience and expertise in family literacy services to conduct a study and assess the impact of the William F. Goodling Even Start Family Literacy Program on children who participated in it and who are in the third or fourth grade during the study, and on their parents and other adults who participated with them.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for Imprisoned Americans
Overseas Act of 2012'' or the ``Jacob's Law of 2012''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The President is required under section 2001 of the
        Revised Statutes of the United States (22 U.S.C. 1732) to
        demand the release of any citizen who has been unjustly
        deprived of his liberty by or under the authority of any
        foreign government, and to undertake appropriate means to
        obtain the release of such citizen.
            (2) In a statement submitted to the Committee on the
        Judiciary of the Senate on July 27, 2011, Secretary of State
        Hillary Clinton stated that ``[t]he State Department has no
        greater responsibility than the protection of U.S. citizens
        overseas--particularly when Americans find themselves in the
        custody of a foreign government, facing an unfamiliar, and at
        times unfair, legal system.''.
            (3) Some United States citizens imprisoned in foreign
        countries have been and continue to be denied fundamental due
        process and human rights under both local and international law
        by foreign government officials.
            (4) Mr. Jacob Ostreicher, who has been detained in the
        notorious Palmasola prison in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia,
        since June 4, 2011, is one of the United States citizens who
        currently is enduring multiple, egregious, and continuous
        violations of his fundamental due process and human rights
        under both local and international law.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that foreign
government officials responsible for violations of fundamental due
process and human rights of imprisoned United States citizens, as well
as their immediate family members, should not have the privilege of
traveling to the United States while United States citizens unjustly
languish in their prisons.

SEC. 3. DENIAL OF ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES OF CERTAIN FOREIGN
              GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

    (a) Denial of Entry.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary of State may not issue any visa to, and the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall deny entry to the United States of, any foreign
government official identified pursuant to subsection (c)(1)(C) or any
immediate family members of such official.
    (b) Permanent Ban.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if
any United States citizen identified pursuant to subparagraph (c)(1)(A)
dies from any cause while in the custody of a foreign government, the
government officials identified pursuant to subparagraph (c)(1)(C) in
relation to such citizen and the immediate family members of such
officials may not be issued any visa by the Secretary of State, and may
not be admitted by the Secretary of Homeland Security, to the United
States at any time on or after the date of the death of such citizen.
    (c) Designation of Inadmissible Foreign Officials.--
            (1) Report to congress.--Not later than 30 days after the
        date of the enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter
        for five years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
        appropriate congressional committees a report that contains the
        following:
                    (A) An identification of United States citizens
                imprisoned in foreign countries whose fundamental due
                process and human rights pursuant to international
                standards are being violated.
                    (B) An identification of the fundamental due
                process and human rights violations that are being
                committed against the citizens identified in
                subparagraph (A).
                    (C) An identification of the government officials
                who, based on a reasonable possibility, are responsible
                for the violations of, or are failing to fulfill their
                official responsibility to protect, the rights
                identified in subparagraph (B) of any citizen
                identified in subparagraph (A).
            (2) Additional reporting requirement.--In the case of each
        semi-annual report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary
        of State shall include a list of the names and titles of those
        government officials identified in subparagraph (1)(C) and the
        names and relationships of the immediate family members of such
        officials who were denied a visa or entry to the United States
        pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) during the immediately
        preceding 180-day period.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on
        Foreign Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House
        of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations and
        the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.
            (2) Immediate family members.--The term ``immediate family
        members'' means a spouse, daughter or son regardless of age,
        parent, brother, sister, and fiance or fiancee.

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Justice for Imprisoned Americans Overseas Act of 2012 or Jacob's Law of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of State to submit a semiannnual report to Congress for five years that identifies: (1) U.S. citizens imprisoned in foreign countries whose fundamental due process and human rights are being violated, (2) the due process and human rights violations that are being committed against such U.S. citizens, and (3) the government officials who are responsible for such violations or who are not fulfilling their official responsibility to protect such rights.

Prohibits the Secretary of State from issuing any visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) from permitting entry to the United States of, any such identified official and his or her immediate family members. Makes such ban permanent if an identified U.S. citizen dies while in foreign custody.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Summer Food Service Program
Improvement Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF AREAS IN WHICH POOR ECONOMIC CONDITIONS EXIST.

    (a) In General.--Section 13(a)(1)(C) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(1)(C)) is amended by
inserting ``(or, in the case of a rural area (as defined in section
343(a)(13)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)(A))), 40 percent)'' after ``50 percent''.
    (b) Prospective Repeal.--
            (1) In general.--Section 13(a)(1)(C) of the Richard B.
        Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(1)(C)) (as
        amended by subsection (a)) is amended by striking ``(or,'' and
        all that follows through 40 percent)''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
        takes effect on October 1, 2005.

SEC. 3. PAYMENTS.

    (a) Operating Expenses.--Section 13(b)(1) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(b)(1)) is amended by striking
subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--A payment to a service
                institution shall be equal to the maximum amount for
                food service under subparagraphs (B) and (C).''.
    (b) Administrative Costs.--Section 13(b) of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(b)) is amended by striking
paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
            ``(3) Administrative costs.--Payment to a service
        institution for administrative costs shall be equal to the
        maximum allowable levels determined by the Secretary under the
        study required under paragraph (4).''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769) is amended by striking
subsection (f).

SEC. 4. STARTUP GRANTS FOR SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAMS.

    Section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1761) is amended by inserting after subsection (h) the
following:
    ``(i) Startup Grants for Summer Food Service Programs.--
            ``(1) Definition of eligible service institution.--In this
        subsection, the term `eligible service institution' means a
        service institution that agrees to operate the summer food
        service program established with the assistance provided under
        this subsection.
            ``(2) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants, on a
        competitive basis, to 10 States, in a total amount of not more
        than $5,000,000 for each fiscal year from funds made available
        to the Secretary, to assist eligible service institutions in
        initiating summer food service program sites.
            ``(3) Uses.--A State shall use a grant made available under
        this subsection to assist eligible service institutions with
        expenses incurred in initiating summer food service programs
        during the first year of the sites.
            ``(4) Supplementary funds.--A grant under this subsection
        shall supplement any payment to which a State is entitled under
        this section.
            ``(5) Plan.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this
        subsection, a State shall submit to the Secretary a plan to
        initiate summer food service program sites conducted in the
        State, including a description of the manner in which the State
        shall provide technical assistance and funding to eligible
        service institutions in the State to initiate the sites.
            ``(6) State preferences.--In making a grant under this
        subsection for a fiscal year to initiate summer food service
        programs sites, the Secretary shall give preference to a State
        in which not more than 10 lunches under summer food service
        programs are served on an average day in June and July for each
        100 free and reduced price lunches served on an average day
        from September through May of the previous school year, as
        determined by the Secretary.
            ``(7) Reallocation.--The Secretary shall act in a timely
        manner to recover and reallocate to other States any amount
        made available to a State under this subsection that is not
        used by the agency or State within a reasonable period (as
        determined by the Secretary).
            ``(8) Application.--The Secretary shall allow application
        by States on an annual basis for grants under this subsection.
            ``(9) Preferences by states.--In allocating funds within
        the State, each State shall give preference for assistance
        under this subsection to an eligible service institution that
        demonstrates the greatest need for assistance for a summer food
        service program, as determined by the State.
            ``(10) Maintenance of effort.--The expenditure of funds
        from State and local sources for the maintenance of the summer
        food service program shall not be diminished as a result of
        grants made available under this subsection.''.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and the
amendments made by this Act take effect on October 1, 2003.

Output:
Summer Food Service Program Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to revise requirements for the summer food service program for children.

Provides for a temporary redefinition of rural areas in which poor economic conditions exist.

Revises requirements relating to payments to service institutions for operating expenses and administrative costs.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make competitive startup grants to ten States to assist eligible service institutions in initiating summer food service program sites.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Technologies for Energy Jobs and
Security Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND PHASEOUT OF RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENT
              PROPERTY.

    (a) Extension.--Section 25D(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by striking ``December 31, 2016 (December 31, 2021, in the
case of any qualified solar electric property expenditures and
qualified solar water heating property expenditures)'', and inserting
``December 31, 2021''.
    (b) Phaseout.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of section
        25D(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are amended by
        striking ``30 percent'' each place it appears and inserting
        ``the applicable percentage''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 25D(g) of the Internal
        Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``paragraphs (1)
        and (2) of''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on January 1, 2017.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION AND PHASEOUT OF ENERGY CREDIT.

    (a) Credit Percentage for Geothermal Energy Property.--Section
48(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
striking ``paragraph (3)(A)(i)'' and inserting ``clause (i) or (iii) of
paragraph (3)(A)''.
    (b) Extension of Solar and Thermal Energy Property.--Section
48(a)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) in clause (ii) by striking ``periods ending before
        January 1, 2017'' and inserting ``property the construction of
        which begins before January 1, 2022''; and
            (2) in clause (vii) by striking ``periods ending before
        January 1, 2017'' and inserting ``property the construction of
        which begins before January 1, 2022''.
    (c) Phaseout of 30-Percent Credit Rate for Geothermal Energy
Property.--Section 48(a)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended--
            (1) in the heading, by inserting ``and geothermal'' after
        ``solar'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``paragraph
        (3)(A)(i)'' and inserting ``clause (i) or (iii) of paragraph
        (3)(A)''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``property energy
        property described in paragraph (3)(A)(i)'' and inserting
        ``energy property described in clause (i) or (iii) of paragraph
        (3)(A)''.
    (d) Phaseout of 30-Percent Credit Rate for Fiber-Optic Solar,
Qualified Fuel Cell, and Qualified Small Wind Energy Property.--
            (1) In general.--Section 48(a) of the Internal Revenue Code
        of 1986 is amended by adding the following:
            ``(7) Phaseout for fiber-optic solar, qualified fuel cell,
        and qualified small wind energy property.--In the case of any
        energy property described in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), qualified
        fuel cell property, or qualified small wind property, the
        energy percentage determined under paragraph (2) shall be equal
        to--
                    ``(A) in the case of any property the construction
                of which begins after December 31, 2019, and before
                January 1, 2021, 26 percent, and
                    ``(B) in the case of any property the construction
                of which begins after December 31, 2020, and before
                January 1, 2022, 22 percent.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 48(a)(2)(A) of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
        ``paragraph (6)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (6) and (7)''.
    (e) Extension of Qualified Fuel Cell Property.--Section 48(c)(1)(D)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``for any
period after December 31, 2016'' and inserting ``the construction of
which does not begin before January 1, 2022''.
    (f) Extension of Qualified Microturbine Property.--Section
48(c)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
``for any period after December 31, 2016'' and inserting ``the
construction of which does not begin before January 1, 2022''.
    (g) Extension of Combined Heat and Power System Property.--Section
48(c)(3)(A)(iv) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
striking ``which is placed in service before January 1, 2017'' and
inserting ``the construction of which begins before January 1, 2022''.
    (h) Extension of Qualified Small Wind Energy Property.--Section
48(c)(4)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
``for any period after December 31, 2016'' and inserting ``the
construction of which does not begin before January 1, 2022''.
    (i) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on January 1, 2017.

SEC. 4. WASTE HEAT TO POWER PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Introduction of waste to heat power energy property.--
        Section 48(a)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
        amended--
                    (A) at the end of clause (vi) by striking ``or'';
                and
                    (B) at the end of clause (vii) by inserting ``or''
                after the comma; and
                    (C) by adding the following:
                            ``(viii) waste heat to power property,''.
            (2) Definitions and limitations.--Section 48(c) of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding the
        following:
            ``(5) Waste heat to power property.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `waste heat to power
                property' means property--
                            ``(i) comprising a system which generates
                        electricity through the recovery of a qualified
                        waste heat resource, and
                            ``(ii) the construction of which begins
                        before January 1, 2022.
                    ``(B) Qualified waste heat resource.--The term
                `qualified waste heat resource' means--
                            ``(i) exhaust heat or flared gas from an
                        industrial process that does not have, as its
                        primary purpose, the production of electricity,
                        and
                            ``(ii) a pressure drop in any gas for an
                        industrial or commercial process.
                    ``(C) Limitations.--
                            ``(i) In general.--For purposes of
                        subsection (a)(1), the basis of any waste heat
                        to power property taken into account under this
                        section shall not exceed the excess of--
                                    ``(I) the basis of such property,
                                over
                                    ``(II) the fair market value of
                                comparable property which does not have
                                the capacity to capture and convert a
                                qualified waste heat resource to
                                electricity.
                            ``(ii) Capacity limitation.--The term
                        `waste heat to power property' shall not
                        include any property comprising a system if
                        such system has a capacity in excess of 50
                        megawatts.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to periods after December 31, 2016, in taxable years ending after
such date, under rules similar to the rules of section 48(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect on the day before the date
of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990).

Output: Technologies for Energy Jobs and Security Act of 2017  This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend and modify tax credits for residential energy efficient property and investments in energy property.  The bill modifies the tax credit for residential energy efficient property to extend through 2021 the credits for expenditures for fuel cell property, small wind energy property, and geothermal heat pump property. For each extended credit, the bill phases out the current credit rate of 30% of expenditures by reducing it to 26% or 22%, depending on the date that the property is placed in service. The bill extends the tax credit for investments in energy property for the following property with construction that begins before January 1, 2022:    fiber-optic solar energy property,  thermal energy property.   fuel cell property,   microturbine property,   combined heat and power system property, and  small wind energy property.  The bill phases out the current credit rate of 30% for investments in geothermal energy property, fiber-optic solar energy property, fuel cell property, and small wind energy property by reducing it to 26% or 22%, depending on the date that the property is placed in service.  The bill also allows an energy tax credit through 2021 for investment in waste heat to power property that does not have a capacity in excess of 50 megawatts. "Waste heat to power property" is property comprising a system which generates electricity through the recovery of a qualified waste heat resource.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Water for the Americas
Partnership Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) it is in United States national interests to foster
        public and environmental health among neighboring countries;
            (2) neither disease nor pollution respects international
        borders;
            (3) improving the lives of people abroad is an essential
        element in curbing illegal immigration into the United States;
            (4) the health and productivity of the world's natural
        resources affects all the world's people, including the
        American people;
            (5) maintaining good relations with nations of Latin
        America and the Caribbean region promotes United States
        national security interests in many ways; and
            (6) the United States environmental technology industry is
        a world leader, and offers great potential economic growth here
        in the United States, while at the same time fostering improved
        environmental protection abroad.

SEC. 3. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the
Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 4. AMENDMENT OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.

    (a) In General.--Part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
chapter:

         ``CHAPTER 13--CLEAN WATER FOR THE AMERICAS PARTNERSHIP

``SEC. 500. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this chapter:
            ``(1) Joint project.--The term `joint project' means a
        project between a United States association or nonprofit entity
        and a Latin American or Caribbean association or nonprofit
        entity.
            ``(2) Latin american or caribbean association.--The term
        `Latin American or Caribbean association' means an organization
        other than a United States association--
                    ``(A) that would be exempt from taxation under
                section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
                U.S.C. 510(a)) as a business league described in
                section 501(c)(6) of such Code (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(6)) if
                the association were subject to that Code; and
                    ``(B) a majority of the members of which are
                nationals of any country in the region.
            ``(3) Latin american or caribbean nonprofit entity.--The
        term `Latin American or Caribbean nonprofit entity' includes
        any institution of higher education, any private nonprofit
        entity involved in international education activities, or any
        research institute or other research organization, based in the
        region.
            ``(4) President.--The term `President' means the President,
        acting through the Administrator of the agency primarily
        responsible for carrying out this part.
            ``(5) Region.--The term `region' refers to the region
        comprised of the member countries of the Organization of
        American States (other than the United States and Canada).
            ``(6) United states association.--The term `United States
        association' means a business league described in section
        501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C.
        501(c)(6)), and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of
        such Code (26 U.S.C. 501(a)).
            ``(7) United states nonprofit entity.--The term `United
        States nonprofit entity' includes any institution of higher
education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), any private nonprofit entity involved in
international education activities, or any research institute or other
research organization, based in the United States.

``SEC. 500A. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

    ``The President is authorized to establish a program within the
agency primarily responsible for carrying out this part which shall be
known as the `Clean Water for the Americas Partnership'. In carrying
out the program established under this section, the President may
utilize personnel of the Department of State, the Department of
Commerce, and the Environmental Protection Agency as well as personnel
employed by the agency primarily responsible for administering this
part.

``SEC. 500B. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.

    ``The President is authorized to conduct a comprehensive assessment
of the environmental problems in the region to determine--
            ``(1) which environmental problems threaten human health
        the most, particularly the health of the urban poor, which
        environmental problems are most threatening, in the long-term,
        to the region's natural resources, and which countries have the
        most pressing environmental problems; and
            ``(2) whether and to what extent there is a market for
        United States environmental technology, practices, knowledge,
        and innovations in the region.

``SEC. 500C. ESTABLISHMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AMERICA CENTERS.

    ``(a) Authority to Establish.--The President, in consultation with
the Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial
Service of the Department of Commerce, is authorized to establish
Technology America Centers (TEAMs) in the region to serve the entire
region and, where appropriate, to establish TEAMs in urban areas of the
region to focus on urban environmental problems.
    ``(b) Functions.--The TEAMs would link United States private sector
environmental technology firms with local partners, both public and
private, by providing logistic and information support to United States
firms seeking to find local partners and opportunities for
environmental projects. TEAMs should emphasize assisting small
businesses.
    ``(c) Location.--In determining whether to locate a TEAM in a
country, the President, in consultation with the Director General of
the United States and Foreign Commercial Service of the Department of
Commerce, shall take into account the country's need for logistic and
informational support and the opportunities presented for United States
firms in the country. A TEAM may be located in a country without regard
to whether a mission of the United States Agency for International
Development is established in that country.

``SEC. 500D. PROMOTION OF WATER QUALITY, WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS, AND
              ENERGY EFFICIENCY.

    ``Subject to the availability of appropriations, the President is
authorized to provide matching grants to United States associations and
United States nonprofit entities for the purpose of promoting water
quality, water treatment systems, and energy efficiency in the region.
The grants shall be used to support joint projects, including
professional exchanges, academic fellowships, training programs in the
United States or in the region, cooperation in regulatory review,
development of training materials, the establishment and development in
the region of local chapters of the associations or nonprofit entities,
and the development of online exchanges.

``SEC. 500E. GRANTS FOR PREFEASIBILITY STUDIES WITHIN A DESIGNATED
              SUBREGION.

    ``(a) Grant Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of
        appropriations, the President is authorized to make grants
        through the agency primarily responsible for carrying out this
        part for prefeasibility studies for water projects in any
        country within a single subregion or in a single country
        designated under paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Designation of subregion.--The President shall
        designate in advance a single subregion or a single country for
        purposes of paragraph (1).
    ``(b) Matching Requirement.--The President may not make any grant
under this section unless there are made available non-Federal
contributions in an amount equal to not less than $20 for every $80 of
Federal funds provided under the grant.
    ``(c) Limitation Per Single Project.--With respect to any single
project, grant funds under this section shall be available only for the
prefeasibility portion of that project.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Prefeasibility.--The term `prefeasibility' means,
        with respect to a project, not more than 25 percent of the
        design phase of the project.
            ``(2) Subregion.--The term `subregion' means an area within
        the region and includes areas such as Central America, the
        Andean region, and the Southern cone.

``SEC. 500F. CLEAN WATER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE.

    ``(a) In General.--The President is authorized to establish a Clean
Water Technical Assistance Committee (in this section referred to as
the `Committee') to provide technical support and training services for
individual water projects.
    ``(b) Composition.--The Committee shall consist of international
investors, lenders, water service providers, suppliers, advisers, and
others with a direct interest in accelerating development of water
projects in the region.
    ``(c) Functions.--Members of the Committee shall act as field
advisers and may form specialized working groups to provide in-country
training and technical assistance, and shall serve as a source of
technical support to resolve barriers to project development.
    ``(d) Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the
Committee.

``SEC. 500G. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the
President $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002, 2003, and 2004
to carry out this chapter.
    ``(b) Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated pursuant to
subsection (a) are authorized to remain available until expended.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect October 1, 2001.

SEC. 5. REPORT.

    Two years after the date of enactment of this Act, the President
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees
containing--
            (1) an assessment of the progress made in carrying out the
        program established under chapter 13 of part I of the Foreign
        Assistance Act of 1961, as added by section 4 of this Act; and
            (2) any recommendations for the enactment of legislation to
        make changes in the program established under chapter 13 of
        part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by
        section 4 of this Act, for fiscal year 2004.

SEC. 6. TERMINATION DATE.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), chapter 13
of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by section 4,
is repealed on the date that is 3 years after the date of establishment
of the program described in section 500A of that Act, as so added.
    (b) Exception.--In lieu of the date of repeal specified in
subsection (a), the repeal required by that subsection shall take
effect five years after the date of establishment of the program
described in section 500A of that Act, as so added, if, prior to the
date of repeal specified in subsection (a), the Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development determines and
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that it would be
in the national interest of the United States to continue the program
described in such section 500A for an additional 2-year period.

Output: Clean Water for the Americas Partnership Act of 2001 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to establish the Clean Water for the Americas Partnership program.Authorizes the President to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the environmental problems in the region (member countries of the Organization of American States, other than the United States and Canada) to determine: (1) which environmental problems threaten human health the most, which are most threatening to the region's natural resources, and which countries have the most pressing environmental problems; and (2) to what extent there is a market for U.S. environmental technology, practices, knowledge, and innovations in the region.Authorizes the President to establish in the region Technology America Centers (TEAMs), which shall support U.S. private sector environmental technology firms seeking local partners (particularly small businesses) and opportunities for environmental projects.Authorizes the President to: (1) provide matching grants to U.S. associations and nonprofit entities to promote joint water quality, water treatment systems, and energy efficiency projects with Latin American and Caribbean associations and entities in the region; and (2) make grants for prefeasibility studies for water projects in any country within a single subregion or in a designated single country.Establishes a Clean Water Technical Assistance Committee to provide technical support and training services for individual water projects.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Yerington Land Conveyance and
Sustainable Development Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the city of Yerington, Nevada, which has an
        unemployment rate of 16 percent, has the highest unemployment
        rate in the State of Nevada;
            (2) for over 4 years, the city of Yerington and Lyon
        County, Nevada, have been working with private business
        partners to develop a sustainable development plan that would
        enable all parties to benefit from the use of private land
        adjacent to the city of Yerington for potential commercial and
        industrial development, mining activities, recreation
        opportunities, and the expansion of community and cultural
        events;
            (3) the sustainable development plan referred to in
        paragraph (2) requires the conveyance of certain Federal land
        administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the City for
        consideration in an amount equal to the fair market value of
        the Federal land;
            (4) the Federal land to be conveyed to the City under the
        sustainable development plan has very few environmental,
        historical, wildlife, or cultural resources of value to the
        public, but is appropriate for responsible development;
            (5) the Federal land that would be conveyed to the City
        under the sustainable development plan--
                    (A) is adjacent to the boundaries of the City; and
                    (B) would be used--
                            (i) to enhance recreational, cultural,
                        commercial, and industrial development
                        opportunities in the City;
                            (ii) for future economic development,
                        regional use, and as an open space buffer to
                        the City; and
                            (iii) to allow the City to provide critical
                        infrastructure services;
            (6) commercial and industrial development of the Federal
        land would enable the community to benefit from the
        transportation, power, and water infrastructure that would be
        put in place with the concurrent development of commercial and
        industrial operations;
            (7) the conveyance of the Federal land would--
                    (A) help the City and County to grow; and
                    (B) provide additional tax revenue to the City and
                County;
            (8) industrial and commercial development of the Federal
        land would create thousands of long-term, high-paying jobs for
        the City and County; and
            (9) the Lyon County Commission and the City unanimously
        approved resolutions in support of the conveyance of the
        Federal land because the conveyance would facilitate a
        sustainable model for long-term economic and industrial
        development.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Yerington,
        Nevada.
            (2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the land
        located in Lyon County and Mineral County, Nevada, that is
        identified on the map as ``City of Yerington Sustainable
        Development Conveyance Lands''.
            (3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled
        ``Yerington Land Conveyance and Sustainable Development Act''
        and dated February 16, 2012.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.

SEC. 4. CONVEYANCES OF LAND TO CITY OF YERINGTON, NEVADA.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, subject to valid existing rights, and notwithstanding the
land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), the
Secretary shall convey to the City in exchange for consideration in an
amount equal to the fair market value of the Federal land, all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land
identified on the map.
    (b) Appraisal To Determine of Fair Market Value.--The Secretary
shall determine the fair market value of the Federal land to be
conveyed--
            (1) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and
        Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
            (2) based on an appraisal that is conducted in accordance
        with nationally recognized appraisal standards, including--
                    (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal
                Land Acquisition; and
                    (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
                Practice.
    (c) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land
Management.
    (d) Applicable Law.--Beginning on the date on which the Federal
land is conveyed to the City, the development of and conduct of
activities on the Federal land shall be subject to all applicable
Federal laws (including regulations).
    (e) Administrative Costs.--The City shall be responsible for all
survey, appraisal, and other administrative costs associated with the
conveyance of the Federal land to the City under this Act.

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Yerington Land Conveyance and Sustainable Development Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the city of Yerington, Nevada, all interest of the United States in the federal lands located in Lyon and Mineral Counties, Nevada, identified as City of Yerington Sustainable Development Conveyance Lands in exchange for consideration in an amount that is equal to their fair market value.

Makes the city of Yerington responsible for all survey, appraisal, and other administrative costs associated with the conveyance of such lands.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of
2018''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS NOTICE RELATING TO DEBT
              COLLECTION ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Debt Notification Letter Formats.--The Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall collaborate with veterans service organizations to
develop a standard format for any letter provided to individuals who
the Secretary determines are indebted to the United States by virtue of
such person's participation in a benefits program administered by the
Secretary. Such letter shall be written in plain language and shall
include a notice of the debt and a clear explanation of--
            (1) why the individual is indebted to the United States by
        virtue of such person's participation in a benefits program
        administered by the Secretary; and
            (2) the options available to the individual.
    (b) Delivery of Debt Notices by Standard Mail and Electronic
Means.--The Secretary shall develop a method by which individuals may
elect to receive notice of debt by electronic means and shall ensure,
to the extent practicable, that the letter developed under subsection
(a) is delivered--
            (1) by both standard mail and by electronic means to
        intended recipients who have made such an election; and
            (2) only by standard mail to intended recipients who have
        not made such an election.
    (c) Notice to Congress.--
            (1) Notices of completion.--Upon completion of the
        development of the standard letter format required under
        subsection (a) and upon completion of development of the method
        under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to Congress
        notice of the completion of the development.
            (2) Progress reports.--If the Secretary has not submitted
        each notice required by paragraph (1) by the date that is 90
        days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
        shall--
                    (A) submit to Congress a report describing the
                progress of the Secretary toward implementing
                subsections (a) and (b) and an explanation for why the
                respective development has not been completed; and
                    (B) every 30 days thereafter until all of the
                notices required by paragraph (1) have been submitted,
                submit to Congress an update to the report under
                subparagraph (A) that includes an additional
                explanation for the failure to complete the respective
                development.
    (d) Study and Report.--
            (1) Study.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in
        coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall conduct
        a study on the process by which individuals who are indebted to
        the United States by virtue of their participation in a
        benefits program administered by the Secretary of Veterans
        Affairs are notified of debt collection efforts relating to
        such indebtedness.
            (2) Elements.--The study required by paragraph (1) shall
        include the following:
                    (A) An analysis of the scope of the problem of
                individuals who are indebted to the United States by
                virtue of their participation in a benefits program
                administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs not
                receiving debt collection notices relating to such
                indebtedness.
                    (B) Identification of administrative actions the
                Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of the
                Treasury can carry out to reduce the number of
                incorrect or unknown addresses of such individuals in
                the databases of the Department Veterans Affairs and
                the Department of the Treasury and a timeline for
                carrying out such actions.
                    (C) An estimate of the costs associated with
                sending debt collection notices to such individuals by
                certified mail.
                    (D) An analysis of whether, or to what extent,
                sending debt collection notices to such individuals by
                certified mail would address the problem analyzed under
                subparagraph (A).
                    (E) An analysis of the requirements and resources
                that would be necessary to develop the capability for
                creating a single consolidated snapshot of a veteran's
                debt.
                    (F) An analysis of the extent to which individuals
                indebted to the United States by virtue of their
                participation in a benefits program administered by the
                Secretary of Veterans Affairs are so indebted as a
                result of an error, misrepresentation, or fraud by such
                individuals.
            (3) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in
        coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit
        to Congress a report on the findings of the Secretaries with
        respect to the study conducted under paragraph (1).

Output: Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to collaborate with veterans service organizations to write a standard letter to be provided to individuals who owe debts to the VA. Such letter shall be written in plain language and shall include a notice of the debt and a clear explanation of: (1) why the individual owes such money, and (2) available options. The VA shall develop a method by which individuals may elect to receive debt notification letters by electronic means and shall ensure that the letter is delivered: (1) by both standard mail and electronic means to individuals who have made such election, and (2) only by standard mail to individuals who have not made such election.


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That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2010, and for other purposes, namely:

                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

                   U.S. Customs and Border Protection

                         salaries and expenses

    For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'',
$356,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012, of which
$78,000,000 shall be for costs to maintain U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Officer staffing on the Southwest Border of the United
States, $58,000,000 shall be for hiring additional U.S. Customs and
Border Protection Officers for deployment at ports of entry on the
Southwest Border of the United States, $208,400,000 shall be for hiring
additional Border Patrol agents for deployment to the Southwest Border
of the United States, $2,500,000 shall be for forward operating bases
on the Southwest Border of the United States, and $10,000,000 shall be
to support integrity and background investigation programs: Provided,
That section 104 shall not apply to $151,000,000 of the amount under
this heading.

        border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology

    For an additional amount for ``Border Security Fencing,
Infrastructure, and Technology,'' $14,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2012, for costs of designing, building, and
deploying tactical communications for support of enforcement activities
on the Southwest Border of the United States.

 air and marine interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement

    For an additional amount for ``Air and Marine Interdiction,
Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement'', $32,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2012, for costs of acquisition and
deployment of unmanned aircraft systems.

                 construction and facilities management

    For an additional amount for ``Construction and Facilities
Management'', $9,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2012,
for costs to construct up to three forward operating bases for use by
the Border Patrol to carry out enforcement activities on the Southwest
Border of the United States.

                U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

                         salaries and expenses

    For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', $30,000,000
to remain available until September 30, 2012, for law enforcement
activities targeted at reducing the threat of violence along the
Southwest Border of the United States.

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency

                        state and local programs

    For an additional amount for ``State and Local Programs'',
$50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011, for
Operation Stonegarden.

                Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

                         salaries and expenses

    For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', $8,100,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2011, for costs to provide
basic training for new U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers and
Border Patrol agents.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                        (including rescissions)

    Sec. 101.  For an additional amount for the Department of Justice
for necessary expenses for increased law enforcement activities related
to Southwest border enforcement, $201,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2012: Provided, That funds shall be distributed to
the following accounts and in the following specified amounts--
            (1) ``Administrative Review and Appeals'', $2,118,000;
            (2) ``Detention Trustee'', $7,000,000;
            (3) ``Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, General
        Legal Activities'', $3,862,000;
            (4) ``Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, United
        States Attorneys'', $9,198,000;
            (5) ``United States Marshals Service, Salaries and
        Expenses'', $29,651,000;
            (6) ``United States Marshals Service, Construction'',
        $8,000,000;
            (7) ``Interagency Law Enforcement, Interagency Crime and
        Drug Enforcement'', $21,000,000;
            (8) ``Federal Bureau of Investigation, Salaries and
        Expenses'', $25,262,000;
            (9) ``Drug Enforcement Administration, Salaries and
        Expenses'', $35,805,000;
            (10) ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,
        Salaries and Expenses'', $39,104,000; and
            (11) ``Federal Prison System, Salaries and Expenses'',
        $20,000,000.
    Sec. 102. (a) From unobligated balances made available to U.S.
Customs and Border Protection ``Border Security Fencing,
Infrastructure, and Technology'', $100,000,000 are rescinded: Provided,
That section 104 shall not apply to this subsection.
    (b) From unobligated balances of prior year appropriations made
available for ``Transportation Security Administration--Aviation
Security'' in chapter 5 of title III of Public Law 110-28, $15,500,000
are rescinded.
    (c) From unobligated balances of prior year appropriations made
available for ``Federal Emergency Management Agency--Administrative and
Regional Operations'' in chapter 4 of title II of Public Law 109-234,
$34,500,000 are rescinded.
    (d) From unobligated balances of prior year appropriations made
available for ``Department of Commerce--Bureau of the Census--Periodic
Censuses and Programs'' in title I of Public Law 111-117; 123 Stat.
3115, $51,000,000 are rescinded:  Provided, That section 104 shall not
apply to this subsection.
    Sec. 103.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from
available funds, the Department of Defense shall pay in fiscal years
2010 and 2011 the full costs associated with the deployment of the
National Guard along the Southwest Border of the United States.
    Sec. 104.  Each amount made available herein is designated as an
emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to
sections 403(a) and 423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.
     This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Border Security
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010''.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 28, 2010.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output:
Title I: Department of Homeland Security - Appropriates additional FY2010 amounts to remain available until September 30, 2011, to: (1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection for salaries and expenses related to staffing on the Southwest Border of the United States, construction of up to two Border Patrol forward operating bases along the Southwest Border, and border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology along the Southwest border; (2) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for salaries and expenses for law enforcement activities along the Southwest Border; and (3) Federal Law Enforcement Training Center training for new U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and Border Patrol agents.

Appropriates additional FY2010 amounts to remain available until September 30, 2012, for acquisition and deployment of unmanned aircraft systems.

(Sec. 101) Rescinds from unobligated balances certain funds for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology.

Title II: Department of Justice - Appropriates additional FY2010 amounts to remain available until September 30, 2011, for Department of Justice (DOJ) law enforcement activities related to the Southwest Border.

Title III: the Judiciary - Appropriates additional FY2010 amounts to remain available until September 30, 2011, for courts of appeals, district courts, and other judicial services.

States that funding shall be available for transfer between Judiciary accounts to meet increased workload requirements resulting from immigration and other law enforcement initiatives.

Title IV: General Provisions - (Sec. 401) Designates each amount made available under this Act as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs.

(Sec. 402) Increases, for the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2014: (1) the L visa (intracompany transfer) nonimmigrant application filing fee and fraud prevention and detection fee by $2,250 for applicants that employ 50 or more employees in the United States if more than 50% of the applicant's employees are L visa or H-1b visa (nonagricultural specialty worker) nonimmigrants; and (2) the H-1b visa application filing fee and fraud prevention and detection fee by $2,000 for applicants that employ 50 or more employees in the United States if more than 50% of the applicant's employees are H-1b or L visa nonimmigrants.

Provides that during such period all amounts collected pursuant to such fee increases shall be deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pet Animal Welfare Statute of
2005''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 2 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2132) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (e),
        (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), and (o) as
        subsections (k), (o), (c), (p), (m), (e), (a), (f), (j), (b),
        (g), (h), (l), (d), and (i), respectively and moving the
        subsections so as to appear in alphabetical order;
            (2) in subsection (e) (as redesignated by paragraph (1))--
                    (A) by striking ``or (2) any'' and all that follows
                through ``include--'' and inserting ``(2) any dog for
                hunting, security, or breeding purposes, or (3) any dog
                imported from outside the United States, unless the dog
                is imported by the person for the use and enjoyment of
                the person, except that this term does not include--'';
                    (B) in clause (i), by inserting ``, or which sells
                any dogs imported from outside the United States''
                before the semicolon; and
                    (C) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the
                following:
                            ``(ii) any person who, during any calendar
                        year--
                                    ``(I)(aa) sells not more than 25
                                dogs or cats at wholesale or to the
                                public; or
                                    ``(bb) does not whelp more than 6
                                litters of dogs or cats and sells only
                                dogs or cats bred or raised on the
                                premises of the person directly at
                                retail to persons who purchase such
                                animals for their own use and enjoyment
                                and not for resale; and
                                    ``(II) derives not more than $500
                                gross income from the sale of other
                                animals;''; and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (m) (as redesignated by
        subsection (a)) the following:
    ``(n) Retail Pet Store.--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `retail pet store' means a
        public retail establishment that sells animals commonly kept as
        pets in households in the United States, including--
                    ``(A) dogs;
                    ``(B) cats;
                    ``(C) guinea pigs;
                    ``(D) rabbits; and
                    ``(E) hamsters.
            ``(2) Exclusion.--The term `retail pet store' does not
        include--
                    ``(A) a person breeding animals to sell to the
                public as pets;
                    ``(B) a person selling hunting, security, or
                breeding dogs; or
                    ``(C) a person selling wild animals.''.

SEC. 3. ACCESS TO SOURCE RECORDS FOR DOGS AND CATS.

    Section 10 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2140) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``(a) In General.--
        '' before ``Dealers''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Access to Source Records for Dogs and Cats.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Act, all dealers and retail pet stores
shall prepare, retain, and make available at all reasonable times for
inspection and copying by the Secretary, for such reasonable period of
time as the Secretary may prescribe, a record of--
            ``(1) the name and address of the person from whom each dog
        or cat was purchased or otherwise acquired; and
            ``(2) whether the person from whom each dog or cat was
        acquired is required to be licensed or registered under this
        Act.''.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY SUSPENSION PERIOD.

    Section 19(a) of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2149) is
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) Extension of Temporary Suspension Period.--If the Secretary
has reason to believe that a violation that results in a temporary
suspension pursuant to paragraph (1) is continuing or will continue
after the expiration of the 21-day temporary suspension period
described in that paragraph, and the violation will place the health of
any animal in serious danger in violation of this Act, the Secretary
may extend the temporary suspension period for such additional period
as is necessary to ensure that the health of an animal is not in
serious danger, as determined by the Secretary, but not to exceed 60
days.''.

SEC. 5. AUTHORITY TO APPLY FOR INJUNCTIONS.

    Section 29 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2159) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or that any person is
        acting as a dealer or exhibitor without a valid license that
        has not been suspended or revoked, as required by this Act,''
        after ``promulgated thereunder,'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking the last sentence; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Injunctions; Representation.--
            ``(1) Injunctions.--The Secretary may apply directly to the
        appropriate United States district court for a temporary
        restraining order or injunction described in subsection (a).
            ``(2) Representation.--Attorneys of the Department of
        Agriculture may represent the Secretary in United States
        district court in any civil action brought under this
        section.''.

SEC. 6. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

    Section 3 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2133) is amended by
striking ``: Provided however,'' and all that follows.

SEC. 7. EFFECT ON STATE LAW.

    Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act preempts any
State law (including a regulation) that provides stricter requirements
than the requirements provided in the amendments made by this Act.

Output:
Pet Animal Welfare Statute of 2005 - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to revise the definition of dealer (in animals) to include: (1) sellers of dogs imported from outside the United States; and (2) persons who sell more than 25 dogs or cats or who whelp for sale more than six litters of dogs or cats annually.

Defines "retail pet store" for purposes of the Act as a public retail establishment that sells animals commonly kept as pets in U.S. households (e.g., dogs, cats, guinea pigs, rabbits, and hamsters). Excludes from such definition: (1) a person breeding animals to sell to the public as pets; (2) a person selling hunting, security, or breeding dogs; or (3) a person selling wild animals.

Requires dealers and retail pet stores to provide the Secretary of Agriculture with source records relating to the purchase or acquisition of dogs and cats.

Authorizes the Secretary to extend the period for the temporary suspension of a dealer license for a violation of the Act from 21 to 60 days, if the Secretary believes that such violation will continue past the initial 21-day period and will jeopardize the health of any animal.

Authorizes the Secretary to apply directly to a U.S. district court for a temporary restraining order or injunction to address violations of the Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher Incentive Fund Act''.

SEC. 2. TEACHER INCENTIVE FUND PROGRAM.

    Part C of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 is amended by adding at the end the following:

              ``Subpart 6--Teacher Incentive Fund Program

``SEC. 2371. PURPOSES; DEFINITIONS.

    ``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this subpart are--
            ``(1) to assist States, local educational agencies, and
        nonprofit organizations to develop, implement, or improve
        comprehensive performance-based compensation systems for
        teachers and principals, especially for teachers and principals
        in high-need schools, who raise student academic achievement
        and close the achievement gap; and
            ``(2) to study and review performance-based compensation
        systems for teachers and principals to evaluate their
        effectiveness, fairness, quality, consistency, and reliability.
    ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this subpart:
            ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) a local educational agency (including a
                charter school that is a local educational agency), or
                a consortium of such agencies;
                    ``(B) a State educational agency, or other State
                agency designated by the chief executive of the State
                to participate under this subpart; or
                    ``(C) a partnership of--
                            ``(i) one or more agencies described in
                        subparagraph (A) or (B), or both; and
                            ``(ii) at least one nonprofit organization.
            ``(2) High-need local educational agency.--The term `high-
        need local educational agency' has the meaning given the term
        in section 2102.
            ``(3) High-need school.--The term `high-need school' has
        the meaning given the term in section 2312.
            ``(4) Performance-based compensation system.--The term
        `performance-based compensation system' means a system of
        compensation for teachers and principals that--
                    ``(A) differentiates levels of compensation
                primarily on the basis of measurable increases in
                student academic achievement; and
                    ``(B) may include--
                            ``(i) differentiated levels of compensation
                        on the basis of high-quality teachers' and
                        principals' employment and success in hard-to-
                        staff schools or high-need subject areas; and
                            ``(ii) recognition of the skills and
                        knowledge of teachers and principals as
                        demonstrated through--
                                    ``(I) successful fulfillment of
                                additional responsibilities or job
                                functions; and
                                    ``(II) evidence of high achievement
                                and mastery of content knowledge and
                                superior teaching skills.

``SEC. 2372. TEACHER INCENTIVE FUND GRANTS.

    ``(a) In General.--From the amounts appropriated to carry out this
subpart, the Secretary is authorized to make grants on a competitive
basis to eligible entities to develop, implement, or improve
performance-based compensation systems in participating schools.
    ``(b) Priority.--In making such a grant, the Secretary shall give
priority to an eligible entity that concentrates its proposed
activities on teachers and principals serving in high-need schools.
    ``(c) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this
subpart, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the
Secretary, at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may
reasonably require, that includes--
            ``(1) a description of the performance-based compensation
        system that the applicant proposes to develop and implement or
        improve;
            ``(2) a description and demonstration of the support and
        commitment from teachers and principals in the targeted
        schools, the community, and local educational agency or
        agencies for the performance-based compensation system,
        including demonstration of consultation with teachers and
        principals on the development and implementation of the
        performance-based compensation system;
            ``(3) a description of how the eligible entity will develop
        and implement a fair, rigorous, and objective process to
        evaluate teacher, principal, and student performance, including
        the baseline performance against which evaluations of improved
        performance will be made;
            ``(4) a description and demonstration of how teacher and
        principal views were included in the development of the
        performance-based compensation system;
            ``(5) a description of the local educational agency or
        local educational agencies to be served by the project,
        including such demographic information about students in the
        schools to be served by the project as the Secretary may
        request;
            ``(6) information on student academic achievement, the
        quality of the teachers and principals, and existing
        compensation, bonuses, and incentive systems for teachers and
        principals in the schools to be served by the project;
            ``(7) a description of how the applicant will use grant
        funds under this subpart in each year of the grant;
            ``(8) a description of the comprehensive, focused
        professional development that is aligned with student content
        and achievement standards that the applicant will implement to
        support the performance-based compensation system;
            ``(9) an explanation of how the grantee will continue its
        performance-based compensation system after the grant ends;
            ``(10) a description, if applicable, of how the applicant
        will define the term `high-quality' for the purposes of section
        2371(b)(4)(B)(i), through the use of measurable indicators;
            ``(11) a description of the State, local, or philanthropic
        funds that will be used to supplement the grant and sustain the
        activities at the end of the grant period; and
            ``(12) A description of how the applicant will evaluate the
        project annually, including any objective measures that are
        clearly related to the goals for the project and information on
        how the evaluation will produce quantitative and qualitative
        data.
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--A grantee shall use grant funds provided
        under this subpart only to develop, implement, or improve, in
        collaboration with teachers, principals, other school
        administrators, and members of the public, a performance-based
        compensation system consistent with the requirements of this
        subpart.
            ``(2) Authorized activities.--Authorized activities under
        this subpart may include the following:
                    ``(A) Developing appraisal systems that reflect
                clear and fair measures of student academic
                achievement.
                    ``(B) Developing appraisal systems that reflect
                clear and fair measures of teacher and principal
                performance based on demonstrated improvements in
                student academic achievement.
                    ``(C) Conducting outreach within the local
                educational agency (or agencies) or the State to gain
                input on how to construct the appraisal system and to
                develop support for it.
                    ``(D) Paying, as part of a comprehensive
                performance-based compensation system, bonuses and
                increased salaries to teachers and principals who raise
                student academic achievement, so long as the grantee
                uses an increasing share of non-Federal funds to pay
                these monetary rewards each year of the grant.
                    ``(E) Paying, as part of a comprehensive
                performance-based compensation system, additional
                bonuses to teachers who both raise student academic
                achievement and either teach in high-need schools or
                teach subjects that are difficult to staff, or both, so
                long as the grantee uses an increasing share of non-
                Federal funds to pay these monetary rewards each year
                of the grant.
                    ``(F) Paying, as part of a comprehensive
                performance-based compensation system, additional
                bonuses to principals who both raise student academic
                achievement and serve in high-need schools, so long as
                the grantee uses an increasing share of non-Federal
                funds to pay these monetary rewards each year of the
                grant.
    ``(e) Duration of Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may make grants under this
        section for periods of up to 5 years.
            ``(2) Limitation.--An agency described in subparagraph (A)
        of section 2371(b)(1) may receive (whether individually or as
        part of a consortium or partnership) a grant under this subpart
        only once. Such an agency may continue to receive that grant
        for the period of that grant, but shall not receive (whether
        individually or as part of a consortium or partnership) any
        other grant under this subpart.
    ``(f) Equitable Distribution.--To the extent practicable, the
Secretary shall ensure an equitable geographic distribution of grants
under this section.
    ``(g) Matching Requirement.--
            ``(1) Each eligible entity that receives a grant under this
        section shall provide, from non-Federal sources, an amount
        (which may be provided in cash or in kind) to carry out the
        activities supported by the grant equal to--
                    ``(A) for the first year of the grant, 25 percent
                of the amount received for that year under the grant;
                    ``(B) for the second year, 30 percent;
                    ``(C) for the third year, 35 percent;
                    ``(D) for the fourth year, 40 percent; and
                    ``(E) for the fifth year, 50 percent.
            ``(2) The Secretary may waive all or part of the matching
        requirement described in paragraph (1) for any fiscal year for
        an eligible entity described in section 2371(b)(1)(A) if that
        eligible entity is a high-need local educational agency, a
        consortium of high-need local educational agencies, or a
        charter school that is a high-need local educational agency and
        the Secretary determines that applying the matching requirement
        to such eligible entity would result in serious hardship or an
        inability to carry out the activities described in subsection
        (d).
    ``(h) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Grant funds provided under this
section shall be used to supplement, not supplant, other Federal or
State funds.

``SEC. 2373. REPORT AND EVALUATION.

    ``(a) Report.--The Secretary shall provide an annual report on the
implementation of the program to the Congress.
    ``(b) Evaluation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, through grant or
        contract, carry out an independent evaluation of the program
        under this subpart.
            ``(2) Content.--The evaluation shall measure--
                    ``(A) the effectiveness of the program in improving
                student academic achievement;
                    ``(B) the satisfaction of the participating
                teachers or principals; and
                    ``(C) the extent to which the program assisted the
                eligible entities in recruiting and retaining high-
                quality teachers and principals, especially in hard-to-
                staff subject areas.

``SEC. 2374. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this subpart such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and
each of the succeeding 5 fiscal years.
    ``(b) Reservation.--The Secretary may reserve not more than 3
percent of the funds appropriated to carry out this subpart for any one
fiscal year for the cost of the evaluation under section 2373(b) and
for technical assistance and program outreach.''.

Output:
Teacher Incentive Fund Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to create a Teacher Incentive Fund program of competitive grants to assist states, local educational agencies (LEAs), and nonprofit organizations to develop and implement, or improve, appraisal and performance-based compensation systems to reward teachers and principals who raise student academic achievement and close the achievement gap, especially in the highest-need LEAs.

Increases required non-federal contributions to the program, on a graduated basis, from an amount equal 25% of the grant amount received in the first year to 50% of the grant amount received in the grant's fifth and final year. Allows the Secretary of Education to waive such matching requirement for high-need LEAs.