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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, REFERENCES, AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1996''.
    (b) References.--Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or
other provision of the Clean Air Act.
    (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title, references, and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Operating permits.
Sec. 3. Enhanced monitoring.
Sec. 4. Recognition of effective controls.
Sec. 5. Sanctions.
Sec. 6. Hazardous air pollutants.
Sec. 7. Voluntary controls adopted prior to nonattainment.
Sec. 8. Attainment date determinations.
Sec. 9. Attainment redesignations.
Sec. 10. Credit for episodic controls.
Sec. 11. Opt-in reformulated gas areas.
Sec. 12. NOx reductions for reformulated gas.
Sec. 13. Establishing national primary ambient air quality standards.
Sec. 14. Transportation conformity.
Sec. 15. Overwhelming transport.
Sec. 16. Automobile inspection and maintenance.
Sec. 17. Emissions trading.

SEC. 2. OPERATING PERMITS.

    (a) Definition of Applicable Requirement.--Section 501 (42 U.S.C.
7661) is amended by adding the following new paragraph after paragraph
(4):
            ``(5) Applicable requirement.--The term `applicable
        requirement' means any requirement promulgated by the
        Administrator pursuant to section 111 (42 U.S.C. 7411), section
        112 (42 U.S.C. 7412) with the exception of section 112(r),
        section 129 (42 U.S.C. 7429), Section 165 (42 U.S.C. 7475),
        subsections (e) and (f) of section 183 (42 U.S.C. 7511b),
        section 328 (42 U.S.C. 7627), title IV or title VI (unless the
        permitting authority determines that a requirement imposed
        pursuant to title VI need not be contained in a permit issued
        under this title) and any limitation on emissions or operations
        contained in a construction permit issued pursuant to Parts C
        or D of title I. The term `applicable requirement' also
        includes any other requirement provided for in an applicable
        state implementation plan, except that a requirement imposed
        pursuant to a State minor new source review program under
        section 110(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 7410(a)(2)) shall not be
        considered an applicable requirement for purposes of this
        title. Notwithstanding this paragraph, any permitting authority
        may provide for the terms of permits issued under its minor new
        source review to be appended to or incorporated in an operating
        permit issued under this subchapter. Nothing in this paragraph
        shall affect the authority of any person to enforce any
        requirement imposed under any rule, permit, or implementation
        plan under this Act.''.
    (b) Assurance of Operating Flexibility.--(1) Section 502 (b)(10)
(42 U.S.C. 766la(b)(10)), is amended to read as follows:
            ``(10) The permitting authority may not require any source
        to obtain or modify a permit issued under this title for any
        physical or operational change at the source or for taking any
other action prior to the date 7 days after the physical or operational
change or other action is initiated. Nothing in this title shall be
construed to alter the requirements of any other title of this Act that
a permit be obtained before construction or modification of a source.
Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude any State from continuing to
impose any requirement or employ any procedure separate and apart from
the program required under this title, provided that such requirements
and procedures shall not be applicable requirements under this
title.''.
            (2) Section 502(b) (42 U.S.C. 766la(b)) is amended by
        adding the following paragraph after paragraph (10):
            ``(11) A provision giving major stationary sources the
        option of obtaining permits that would allow emissions
        increases and decreases at various units within the major
        stationary source without permit revisions if overall emissions
        limits for the major stationary source are not exceeded and
        preconstruction review is not required under title I. Nothing
        in this paragraph shall preclude any State from continuing to
        impose any requirement or employ any procedure separate and
        apart from the program required under this title, provided that
        such requirements and procedures shall not be applicable
        requirements under this title.''.
    (c) Sanctions and Federal Implementation.--Section 502(d) (42
U.S.C. 7661a(d)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end
of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) and before the period at
the end of (3) the following: ``in any case in which the Administrator
determines that such failure will cause the State to fail to attain a
national primary ambient air quality standard by the applicable
attainment date''.
    (d) Permit Term.--Section 502(b)(5)(B) is amended by striking out
``5 years'' and inserting ``10 years''.

SEC. 3. ENHANCED MONITORING.

    Section 114(a) (42 U.S.C. 7414(a)(3)) is amended by striking
paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
            ``(3) The Administrator shall in the case of any person
        which is the owner or operator of a major source, and may, in
        the case of any other person, require submission of compliance
        certifications. Compliance certifications shall include (A)
        identification of the applicable requirement that is the basis
        of the certification, (B) the method used for determining the
        compliance status of the source, and (C) its compliance status.
        Compliance certifications and monitoring data shall be subject
        to subsection (c) of this section. Submission of a compliance
        certification shall in no way limit the Administrator's
        authorities to investigate or otherwise implement this Act.
            ``(4) Nothing in this section or in title V shall authorize
        the Administrator to revise significantly, or to require
        significant revision of, an existing compliance method without
        employing procedures, such as a rulemaking, to allow meaningful
        comment on that revision and to assess the effect of the
        revision on the stringency of the underlying emission standard
        or limitation. Nothing in this section or section 113 (42
        U.S.C. 7413) shall authorize the use of evidence other than the
        applicable compliance method or test method to establish a
        violation of the numerical component of an emission limitation
        or standard. For purposes of this paragraph, compliance method
        as test method shall meet the requirements contained in a
        regulation or permit for monitoring or testing to determine
        compliance with the applicable emission standard or limitation.
        Nothing in this subparagraph shall limit the authority of the
        Administrator to increase the stringency of controls or to
        impose new controls, as required under any other section of
        this Act.

SEC. 4. RECOGNITION OF EFFECTIVE CONTROLS.

    Section 302 (42 U.S.C. 7602) is amended by adding the following at
the end thereof:
    ``(aa) Potential To Emit.--The term `potential to emit' means the
maximum capacity of a stationary source to emit any regulated air
pollutant under its physical and operational design. Any physical or
operational limit on the capacity of a source to emit any regulated air
pollutant, including any limit enforceable under Federal, State, or
local law and including any pollution control equipment and
restrictions on hours of operation or on the type or amount of material
used, produced, stored, combusted or processed at such source shall be
treated as part of its design if the limitation is effective.''.

SEC. 5. SANCTIONS.

    The first sentence of section 179(a) (42 U.S.C. 7509(a)) is amended
by striking ``one of the sanctions referred to in subsection (b) shall
apply, as selected by the Administrator'' and all that follows down
through the period at the end thereof and inserting ``the Administrator
may apply one of the sanction referred to in subsection (b) if the
Administrator finds that such deficiency is likely to result in a
failure by the State to attain a national primary ambient air quality
standard by the applicable attainment date.''.

SEC. 6. HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS.

    Section 112(j)(6) is amended in the second sentence by striking all
after ``the Administrator shall revise such permit'' and inserting ``to
comply with such standard and such revision shall take effect on the
date 10 years after the date such standard is promulgated.''.

SEC. 7. VOLUNTARY CONTROLS ADOPTED PRIOR TO NONATTAINMENT.

    Section 182(b)(1)(C) is amended by adding the following at the end
thereof: ``Any measures that were not expressly required by this Act,
but that were voluntarily implemented, prior to the designation of the
area as a nonattainment area shall be credited as additional reductions
for purposes of any revised plan adopted for the area pursuant to this
part following designation of the area as an ozone nonattainment
area.''.

SEC. 8. ATTAINMENT DATE DETERMINATIONS.

    (a) Paragraph (5) Extensions.--Section 181(a)(5)(B) is amended to
read as follows:
            ``(B)(i) no more than one exceedance of the national
        ambient air quality standard for ozone has occurred in the area
        in the year preceding the Extension Year,
            ``(ii) the design value of the area (based on data from the
        year preceding the extension year) does not exceed the design
        value for the current classification of the area as specified
        in table 1 of paragraph (1), or
            ``(iii) the Administrator determines that infrequent
        episodic variations in air pollution levels caused by weather
        impact an area's ability to demonstrate attainment.''.
    (b) Additional Extension for Certain Areas.--Section 181(a) is
amended by adding the following at the end thereof:
            ``(6) Attainment followed by violation.--Upon application
        by any State, the Administrator may extend, for up to an
        additional 3 years, the date specified in Table I of paragraph
        (1) of this subsection and the dates specified in section
        182(b) regarding reasonable further progress, if--
                    ``(A) the area has in a 3-year period prior to the
                attainment date, qualified for redesignation as
                attainment for ozone, but
                    ``(B) subsequent to such 3-year period, the area
                has violated the ozone standard.
        No more than one extension may be issued under this paragraph
        for a single nonattainment area.''.

SEC. 9. ATTAINMENT REDESIGNATIONS.

    Section 107(d)(3) is amended as follows:
            (1) By amending the second sentence of subparagraph (D) to
        read as follows: ``The Administrator shall publish notice in
        the Federal Register of the Administrator's receipt of a
        request for redesignation. The Administrator shall also publish
        notice in the Federal Register of the Administrator's proposed
        approval or denial within 90 days after receipt of a complete
        State redesignation submittal and approve or deny such
        redesignation within 90 days thereafter.''.
            (2) By adding the following at the end of subparagraph (E):
``If a State requests the Administrator to redesignate an area as
attainment and submits information to the Administrator regarding such
area adequate to demonstrate compliance with clauses (ii) through (v)
and compliance (for a period of 3 years prior to the submission) with
clause (i) and if the Administrator fails to publish notice in the
Federal Register of the Administrator's proposed approval or denial of
such request within 90 days after receipt of a complete State
redesignation request or fails to approve or deny such request within
90 days thereafter, the area shall be deemed to be redesignated as an
attainment area by operation of law on the date 180 days after the
Administrator's receipt of a complete State redesignation request.''.

SEC. 10. CREDIT FOR EPISODIC CONTROLS.

    Section 110(a) is amended by inserting the following new
subparagraph immediately after paragraph (3):
    ``(4) In determining whether the provisions of any plan or plan
revision submitted under this Act are adequate to attain and maintain
any national primary or secondary ambient air quality standard, the
Administrator shall provide appropriate credits for plan provisions
which are designed to control air pollution only during certain periods
when levels of one or more air pollutants are, or are likely to be, at
higher levels than at other periods.''.

SEC. 11. OPT-IN REFORMULATED GAS AREAS.

    Section 211(k)(6)(A) of the Clean Air Act is amended as follows:
            (1) By inserting the following after the second sentence:
        ``No area included in the coverage of the prohibition set forth
        in paragraph (5) pursuant to an application under this
        paragraph may continue to be included in such prohibition after
        December 31, 1999, unless the Governor of the State in which
        such area is located has notified the Administrator of such
        continued inclusion prior to December 31, 1997, and the
        Administrator has published such notice in the Federal
        Register.''.
            (2) By adding the following at the end thereof: ``An area
        that has been included in the coverage of the prohibition set
        forth in paragraph (5) pursuant to an application under this
        paragraph may subsequently be excluded from such coverage
        pursuant to an application by the Governor to the
        Administrator, but such exclusion shall not take effect for a
        period of 1-year after the application is approved (in the case
        of Phase I Reformulated Gas Regulations) or 8-years after the
        date on which the area was first included in the coverage of
        such prohibition (in the case of Phase II Reformulated Gas
        Regulations). After an area is excluded from coverage pursuant
        to the preceding sentence, any subsequent inclusion (or
        subsequent exclusion) of the area from such coverage shall not
        take effect for a period of 1-year after the Governor's
        application is approved. A Governor's application shall be
        treated as approved under this subparagraph on the date on
        which the Administrator publishes notice of such approval in
        the Federal Register.''.

SEC. 12. NO<greek-KH> REDUCTIONS FOR REFORMULATED GAS.

    Section 211(k)(2)(A) of the Clean Air Act is amended by adding the
following at the end thereof: ``The Administrator may not require that
emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NO<greek-KH>) from baseline vehicles
when using the reformulated gasoline be less than emissions from such
vehicles when using baseline gasoline.''.

SEC. 13. ESTABLISHING NATIONAL PRIMARY AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS.

    Section 109 of the Clean Air Act is amended as follows:
            (1) At the end of subsection (a) add the following:
    ``(3) Within two years after the enactment of this paragraph the
Administrator shall promulgate national primary ambient air quality
goals and revised national primary ambient air quality standards.''.
            (2) In subsection (b)(1), strike ``prescribed, under
        subsection (a)'' and insert ``prescribed under subsection
        (a)(1)''.
            (3) Strike the last sentence of subsection (a)(1) and
        insert ``The national primary ambient air quality goals
        promulgated under subsection (a)(3) shall set forth a level of
        ambient air quality, based on such criteria and allowing an
        adequate margin of safety, that is requisite to protect the
        public health. In establishing such level the Administrator
        shall not take into account infrequent episodic variations in
        air pollution levels that are caused by weather. The revised
        national primary ambient air quality standards promulgated
        under subsection (a)(3) shall be as close to such national
        primary ambient air quality goals as feasible such that the
        incremental costs of attaining such standard do not exceed the
        incremental benefits of attaining the standard.''.

SEC. 14. TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY.

    Section 176 is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 176. TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY.

    ``Beginning on November 15, 1996, and at 4-year intervals
thereafter, each State shall submit a revised inventory and performance
plan for review by the Administrator. Such plan shall include a
certification by the State that the plan has been developed so as to
meet air quality goals. The applicability of a State approved
implementation plan shall become effective for the purposes of this
section upon signature of the Governor and shall continue unless
disapproved by the Administrator within 30 days. The form and content
of the inventory and performance plan shall solely be within the
purview of each State and the Administrator shall not disapprove such
plan unless the Administrator determines that a State has developed an
inventory and plan without adhering to such State's own processes and
procedures. If not disapproved within 30 days, such inventories and
plans shall be considered approved. Nothing in this section shall
require the submission of an inventory or plan more than once every 4
years.''.

SEC. 15. OVERWHELMING TRANSPORT.

    Section 181 is amended by adding the following at the end thereof:
    ``(d) Overwhelming Transport.--If, based on photochemical grid
modeling demonstrations or any other analytical method determined by
the Administrator to be as effective, the Administrator determines that
the area is a downwind nonattainment area receiving ozone or ozone
precursor transport from outside the area and control of ozone
concentrations is beyond the ability of the area to control because
volatile organic compounds and oxides of nitrogen from sources within
such area do not make a significant contribution to ozone
concentrations in such area (or in any other ozone nonattainment area),
the Administrator may redesignate the area as attainment or as having a
lower classification.''.

SEC. 16. AUTOMOBILE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE.

    Section 182(c)(3)(C)(iv) is amended by inserting ``safety
inspection approval or'' after ``denial of''.

SEC. 17. EMISSIONS TRADING.

    Section 110 is amended by inserting the following new subsection
immediately before subsection (f):
    ``(e) Emissions Trading Programs.--The Administrator shall approve
any emissions trading program submitted under this section as part of
an applicable implementation plan or implementation plan revision for
any area unless the Administrator determines that such program would
result in the failure of a nonattainment area to attain the national
primary or secondary ambient air quality standards by the applicable
attainment date or in the failure of an area that has been designated
as attainment to maintain such standards. The Administrator shall not
be required to approve any plan which will result in increased
emissions (beyond the maintenance plan level) of the criteria pollutant
for which the area is classified as nonattainment.''.

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Clean Air Act Amendments of 1996 - Amends the Clean Air Act to define permit program "applicable requirements."  Revises Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for permit programs regarding:  (1) permitting authorities' requirements that a source obtain or modify a permit for a physical or operational change or another action prior to a date seven days after the change or action has begun; and (2) major stationary source permits that allow emissions increases and decreases at various units within the source without permit revision if certain overall emissions standards are met. Doubles the allowable term of a permit.
Requires, before permit program-related sanctions are imposed, a determination by the EPA Administrator that such failure will cause the State to fail to attain a national primary ambient air quality standard by the applicable date.
(Sec. 3) Repeals the authority of the Administrator to require enhanced monitoring of major stationary sources and revises compliance certification and method requirements.
(Sec. 4) Adds a definition of "potential to emit" to treat physical or operational limits on a source's capacity to emit regulated air pollutants as part of the source's design if the limitation is effective.
(Sec. 5) Requires, before sanctions are imposed for non-submittal, disapproval, or failure to implement requirements of a plan for a nonattainment area, a determination that the deficiency is likely to result in a failure by the State to attain a national primary ambient air quality standard by the applicable date.  Makes the imposition of sanctions discretionary.
(Sec. 6) Modifies the procedure for permit revision where the Administrator promulgates a hazardous air pollutant emission standard, after the permit's issuance, that would be applicable to the source in lieu of the limitation established by permit.
(Sec. 7) Provides, with respect to plans for Moderate ozone nonattainment areas, for the crediting as reductions of certain voluntary measures implemented before designation as a nonattainment area.
(Sec. 8) Expands the factors allowing extension, upon State application, of the primary standard attainment date for ozone.  Allows extension for certain areas that qualified for attainment designation but subsequently violated the ozone standard.
(Sec. 9) Shortens the time period and modifies the procedure for redesignation, upon State application, of an air quality control region.
(Sec. 10) Requires the Administrator, when evaluating the adequacy of State implementation plans for national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards, to credit provisions designed to control air pollution only during certain periods during which pollutant levels are elevated.
(Sec. 11) Imposes limitations on the inclusion, at a State's option, of ozone nonattainment areas in the prohibition requiring the sale of reformulated gasoline.
(Sec. 12) Prohibits the Administrator from requiring that nitrogen oxide emissions from baseline (representative) vehicles using reformulated gasoline be less than emissions from such vehicles using "baseline" gasoline.
(Sec. 13) Requires the promulgation of:  (1) national primary ambient air quality goals that discount certain episodic weather-related variations; and (2) revised standards, using a cost-benefit analysis, as close to the air quality goals as is feasible.
(Sec. 14) Removes limitations on Federal assistance for transportation activities not conforming to a State implementation plan.  Considers the form and content of a State inventory and performance plan solely within the purview of a State and declares such a plan effective upon the Governor's approval unless disapproved by EPA within 30 days.  Makes the standard for approval the plan's adherence to the State's own processes and procedures.
(Sec. 15) Allows the upgrading of an ozone nonattainment area if the Administrator makes a specified determination concerning the inability of the area to control ozone concentrations resulting from downwind transport of ozone or precursors from another area.
(Sec. 16) Requires inclusion, in an enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance program for a Serious ozone nonattainment area, of enforcement through denial of safety inspection approval (as an alternative to denial of registration, as under current law).
(Sec. 17) Requires the Administrator to approve an emissions trading program as part of an implementation plan unless certain attainment failures would result.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Coastal States Extension Act of
2013''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) In Executive Proclamation 5928, issued on December 27,
        1988, the President extended the boundaries of the territorial
        sea of the United States from 3 nautical miles to 12 nautical
        miles in accordance with international law. However, the
        Proclamation did not adequately address the effect of the
        extension on the territorial jurisdiction of the States.
            (2) The coastal States have, with few exceptions,
        jurisdiction over the land, air, water, and resources within
        their boundaries, which in most cases extend out into the
        oceans 3 nautical miles.
            (3) The Great Lake States have jurisdiction over the land,
        air, water, and resources of their offshore areas up to the
        border with Canada, which can range from 11 to 80 nautical
        miles from the coast line.
            (4) Some Gulf of Mexico States have jurisdiction over the
        land, air, water, and resources of their offshore areas out to
        10.4 nautical miles from their coast line.
            (5) The coastal States--
                    (A) have consistently demonstrated an ability to
                manage ocean resources within their jurisdiction in a
                manner consistent with the interests of both the Nation
                and the coastal States;
                    (B) have demonstrated both experience and skill at
                balancing protection, conservation, and utilization of
                the living and nonliving resources of the ocean; and
                    (C) are better equipped than the Federal
                Government, in terms of fiscal resources and
                administrative abilities, to manage oil and natural gas
                resources within 12 nautical miles of their coast line.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF STATE JURISDICTION OVER SUBMERGED LANDS.

    The Submerged Lands Act is amended--
            (1) in section 2(a)(2) (43 U.S.C. 1301(a)(2)) by striking
        out ``three geographical miles'' the first place it appears and
        all that follows through ``beyond three geographical miles,''
        and inserting ``12 nautical miles distant from the coast line
        of each such State;'';
            (2) in section 2(b) (43 U.S.C. 1301(b))--
                    (A) by striking out ``they existed'' and all that
                follows through ``extended or'' and inserting in lieu
                thereof ``approved and''; and
                    (B) by striking out ``three geographical'' and all
                that follows through ``Mexico'' and inserting ``12
                nautical miles or, in the case of the Great Lakes,
                farther than to the international boundary''; and
            (3) in section 4 (43 U.S.C. 1312)--
                    (A) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking out ``original coastal
                        State'' and inserting ``coastal State admitted
                        to the Union before the date of enactment of
                        the Coastal States Extension Act of 2013''; and
                            (ii) by striking out ``three geographical''
                        and inserting ``12 nautical''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence by striking
                ``formation'' and all that follows through the end of
                the section and inserting ``date of enactment of the
                Coastal States Extension Act of 2013 may assert its
                seaward boundaries to a line 12 nautical miles distant
                from its coast line.''.

SEC. 4. DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN OIL AND NATURAL GAS LEASES IN STATE
              SUBMERGED LANDS.

    (a) In General.--Any oil lease and natural gas lease executed by
the Secretary of the Interior under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands
Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 and following) that is in effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act covering an area within lands transferred to
States under section 3 shall remain in full force and effect until it
expires pursuant to its terms or is cancelled pursuant to the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act. Subject to subsection (b), upon the
expiration or cancellation of such a lease, the State in whose
territory the leased area is situated shall have the authority to grant
oil and natural leases in such area.
    (b) Prohibition on Use of Lease Proceeds for Coastal Zone
Development.--A State may not grant a lease in the area transferred to
the State under that section until the Secretary of Commerce determines
that the State has an approved program or is making satisfactory
progress in developing a program under section 306 of the Coastal Zone
Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1455).
    (c) Definitions.--As used in this section--
            (1) the term ``lease'' has the meaning given that term in
        section 2(c) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
        U.S.C. 1331(c)); and
            (2) the term ``coastal zone'' has the meaning given that
        term in section 304(1) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of
        1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453(1)).

Output: Coastal States Extension Act of 2013 - Amends the Submerged Lands Act to extend state jurisdiction over submerged lands from 3 geographical miles to 12 nautical miles distant from the coast line of a state.  Authorizes a state admitted subsequent to the date of enactment of this Act to assert its seaward boundaries to a line 12 nautical miles distant from its coast line. States that any oil lease and natural gas lease executed by the Secretary of the Interior that is in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and which covers an area within lands transferred to states under this Act, shall remain in full force and effect until it either expires pursuant to its terms or is cancelled pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA).  Authorizes a state in whose territory the leased area is situated to grant oil and natural leases in such area. Prohibits a state from granting a lease in an area transferred to it under OCSLA until the Secretary of Commerce determines that the state has either an approved management program, or is making satisfactory progress in developing such a program, pursuant to certain administrative grant requirements of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Executive Agency Simplification and
Efficiency Act'' or the ``EASE Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR COMPTROLLER GENERAL TO SUBMIT LEGISLATIVE
              PROPOSAL TO REORGANIZE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AGENCIES.

    (a) Legislative Proposal Requirement.--The Comptroller General of
the United States shall submit one legislative proposal to Congress,
with a copy transmitted to the President at the same time, to
reorganize executive branch agencies in order to achieve the following:
            (1) A decrease in the total number of Federal agencies that
        promote American competitiveness, exports, and businesses, in
        order to improve and simplify support and services for American
        businesses.
            (2) Cost savings in the performance by the Federal
        Government of support and services for American businesses.
    (b) Deadline.--The Comptroller General shall submit the legislative
proposal required by subsection (a) not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Agency Defined.--In this Act, the term ``agency'' has the
meaning provided in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 3. EXPEDITED CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF GAO LEGISLATIVE
              PROPOSAL.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``bill'' means only a
bill that implements the legislative proposal submitted to Congress
under section 2(a) and that is introduced within the 90-day period
beginning on the date on which the Comptroller General submits the
legislative proposal to Congress under section 2(a).
    (b) Referral.--A bill described in subsection (a) that is
introduced in the House of Representatives shall be referred to the
committee with jurisdiction over the subject matter concerned. A bill
described in subsection (a) introduced in the Senate shall be referred
to the committee with jurisdiction over the subject matter concerned.
An amendment to the bill is not in order in the committee in either
House.
    (c) Discharge.--If the committee to which a bill described in
subsection (a) is referred has not reported such a bill (or an
identical bill) by the end of the 20-day period beginning on the date
on which the Comptroller General submits the proposal to the Congress
under section 2, such committee shall be, at the end of such period,
discharged from further consideration of such bill, and such bill shall
be placed on the appropriate calendar of the House involved.
    (d) Consideration.--(1) On or after the third day after the date on
which the committee to which such a bill is referred has reported, or
has been discharged (under subsection (c)) from further consideration
of, such a bill, it is in order (even though a previous motion to the
same effect has been disagreed to) for any Member of the respective
House to move to proceed to the consideration of the bill. A Member may
make the motion only on the day after the calendar day on which the
Member announces to the House concerned the Member's intention to make
the motion, except that, in the case of the House of Representatives,
the motion may be made without such prior announcement if the motion is
made by direction of the committee to which the bill was referred. All
points of order against the bill (and against consideration of the
bill) are waived. The motion is highly privileged in the House of
Representatives and is privileged in the Senate and is not debatable.
The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or
to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion
to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to
shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of
the bill is agreed to, the respective House shall immediately proceed
to consideration of the bill without intervening motion, order, or
other business, and the bill shall remain the unfinished business of
the respective House until disposed of.
    (2) Debate on the bill, and on all debatable motions and appeals in
connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 2 hours, which
shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the
bill. An amendment to the bill is not in order. A motion further to
limit debate is in order and not debatable. A motion to postpone, or a
motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion
to recommit the bill is not in order. A motion to reconsider the vote
by which the bill is agreed to or disagreed to is not in order.
    (3) Immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a bill
described in subsection (a) and a single quorum call at the conclusion
of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the
appropriate House, the vote on final passage of the bill shall occur.
    (4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the
application of the rules of the Senate or the House of Representatives,
as the case may be, to the procedure relating to a bill described in
subsection (a) shall be decided without debate.
    (e) Consideration by Other House.--(1) If, before the passage by
one House of a bill of that House described in subsection (a), that
House receives from the other House a bill described in subsection (a),
then the following procedures shall apply:
            (A) The bill of the other House shall not be referred to a
        committee and may not be considered in the House receiving it
        except in the case of final passage as provided in subparagraph
        (B)(ii).
            (B) With respect to a bill described in subsection (a) of
        the House receiving the bill--
                    (i) the procedure in that House shall be the same
                as if no bill had been received from the other House;
                but
                    (ii) the vote on final passage shall be on the bill
                of the other House.
    (2) Upon disposition of the bill received from the other House, it
shall no longer be in order to consider the bill that originated in the
receiving House.
    (f) Computation of Period.--For purposes of subsections (a) and
(c), the days on which either House of Congress is not in session
because of an adjournment of more than three days to a day certain
shall be excluded in the computation of a period.
    (g) Rules of the Senate and House.--This section is enacted by
Congress--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate
        and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it is
        deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but
        applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in
        that House in the case of a bill described in subsection (a),
        and it supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is
        inconsistent with such rules; and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of
        either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the
        procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and
        to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that
        House.

Output: Executive Agency Simplification and Efficiency Act or the EASE Act -  Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to submit one legislative proposal to Congress, with a copy to the President at the same time, to reorganize executive branch agencies to: (1) decrease the total number of agencies that promote American competitiveness, exports, and businesses in order to improve and simplify support and services for American businesses; and (2) achieve cost savings in the performance of support and services for American businesses by the federal government. Provides for expedited consideration of such proposal by the House of Representatives and the Senate.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Healthcare Accessibility for Seniors
Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING MEDICAID HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE
              PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY HEALTH CENTERS IN
              FEDERALLY-ASSISTED HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY.

    (a) In General.--Section 1903(m)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396b(m)(2)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (xi);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (xii) and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
            ``(xiii) such contract provides that--
                    ``(I) the entity's network of participating
                providers of such services shall include at least one
                health center in Federally-assisted housing for the
                elderly (as defined in section 1905(t)), or
                    ``(II) the entity shall enter into a contract for
                the provision of such services to such individuals with
                each such center (as so defined) located in the
                entity's service area, under terms and conditions
                (including terms and conditions relating to patient
                referrals and the sharing of patient records) similar
                to those applicable to a contract between the entity
                and a similar provider of such services in the area (in
                accordance with standards established by the
                Secretary).''.
    (b) Health Center in Federally-Assisted Housing for the Elderly
Described.--Section 1905 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(t) The term `health center in Federally-assisted housing for the
elderly' means a clinic which is located at an Federally-assisted
housing project (which may be receiving assistance under section 202 of
the Housing Act of 1959) in which elderly persons (as defined in
section 3(b)(3)(D) of the United States Housing Act of 1937) constitute
a minimum of 25 percent of its residents and which--
            ``(1) provides physical examinations, injury treatment,
        primary health services, mental health services, and other
        services (to the extent permitted under the laws or regulations
        of the State in which it is located) on an on-site basis to
        residents of the housing project (without regard to whether or
        not the residents are enrolled in the State plan under this
        title);
            ``(2) refers such residents to other providers of health
        care services for services which the center does not provide
        on-site;
            ``(3) has entered into arrangements with other providers of
        health care services providing services on a 24-hour, emergency
        basis;
            ``(4) has on its staff at least one physician (whether
        employed on a part-time or full-time basis); at least one
        physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse
        specialist; and at least one mental health professional; and
            ``(5) is approved or certified as such a clinic by the
        State in which it is located.''.
    (c) Prohibition Against Waiver of Requirement.--The Secretary of
Health and Human Services may not waive (pursuant to section 1115 or
section 1915 of the Social Security Act or otherwise) the application
of section 1903(m)(2)(A)(xii) of the Social Security Act (as added by
subsection (a)) with respect to any State.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b)
shall apply to contracts between a State and a medicaid managed care
entity for contract  years or periods that begin on or after 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF CLEARINGHOUSE FOR INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL
              ASSISTANCE ON HEALTH CENTERS IN FEDERALLY-ASSISTED
              HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a
clearinghouse through which interested parties may receive information
and technical assistance on the establishment and operation of health
centers in Federally-assisted housing for the elderly.

SEC. 4. GRANTS FOR HEALTH CENTERS IN FEDERALLY-ASSISTED HOUSING FOR THE
              ELDERLY.

    (a) In General.--Part D of title III of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following subpart:

   ``Subpart X--Health Centers in Federally-Assisted Housing for the
                                Elderly

     ``health centers in federally-assisted housing for the elderly

    ``Sec. 340F. (a) In General.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may make grants to public
        and nonprofit private entities for the purpose of making
        available to elderly persons health services specified in
        subsection (d) at sites that are on or in close proximity to
        Federally-assisted housing projects for the elderly (or at such
        other sites as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to
        provide residents of such housing projects with access to the
        services).
            ``(2) Elderly person.--For purposes of this section, the
        term `elderly person' has the meaning given such term in
        section 3(b)(3)(D) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
        U.S.C. 1437(b)(3)(D)).
            ``(3) Federally-assisted housing projects for the
        elderly.--The term `Federally-assisted housing projects for the
        elderly' is a Federally-assistance housing project in which the
        elderly person constitute at least 25 percent of the residents
        of the project.
    ``(b) Minimum Qualifications for Grantees.--
            ``(1) Status as medicaid provider.--
                    ``(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the
                Secretary may make a grant under subsection (a) only if
                the applicant for the grant is a provider of services
                under the State plan approved for the State involved
                under title XIX of the Social Security Act.
                    ``(B) The requirements established in subparagraph
                (A) do not apply to an applicant that provides health
                services without charge and does not receive
                reimbursement for the services from any third-party
                payors.
            ``(2) Required consultations.--The Secretary may make a
        grant under subsection (a) only if the applicant involved, in
        preparing the application under subsection (j), has consulted
        with elderly persons in the community in which services under
        the grant are to be provided, with administrators at Federally-
        assisted housing projects for the elderly in the community, and
        with the area agencies on aging in the community.
    ``(c) Preferences in Making Grants.--In making grants under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall give preference to qualified
applicants that are experienced in delivering health care services to
medically underserved populations or in areas in which a significant
number of elderly persons are at risk for health problems.
    ``(d) Authorized Services.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may make a grant under
        subsection (a) only if the applicant involved agrees as
        follows:
                    ``(A) Each of the following services will be made
                available under the grant (as medically appropriate for
                the child involved):
                            ``(i) Comprehensive health examinations.
                            ``(ii) Health education and prevention
                        services.
                            ``(iii) Follow-up care and referrals
                        regarding routine health problems.
                    ``(B) Services under subparagraph (A) will include
                screenings, follow-up care, and referrals (including
                referrals for specialty care) regarding dental, vision,
                and hearing services, and regarding sexually-
                transmitted diseases and other communicable diseases.
            ``(2) Other services.--In addition to services specified in
        paragraph (1), the Secretary may authorize a grantee under
        subsection (a) to expend the grant for such additional health
        or health-related services for elderly persons as the Secretary
        determines to be appropriate.
    ``(e) Cultural Context of Services.--The Secretary may make a grant
under subsection (a) only if the applicant involved agrees that
services under the grant will be provided in the language and cultural
context most appropriate for the individuals to whom the services are
provided.
    ``(f) Limitation on Imposition of Fees for Services.--The Secretary
may make a grant under subsection (a) only if the applicant involved
agrees that, if a fee is imposed for the provision of services under
the grant, such fee--
            ``(1) will be made according to a schedule of fees that is
        made available to the public;
            ``(2) will be adjusted to reflect the income and resources
        of the elderly persons involved; and
            ``(3) will not be imposed on any elderly person with an
        income of less than 150 percent of the applicable official
        poverty line (established by the Director of the Office of
        Management and Budget and revised by the Secretary in
        accordance with section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget
        Reconciliation Act of 1981).
    ``(g) Matching Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--With respect to the costs of the program
        to be carried out under subsection (a) by an applicant, the
        Secretary, subject to paragraph (3), may make a grant under
        such subsection only if the applicant agrees to make available
        (directly or through donations from public or private entities)
        non-Federal contributions toward such costs in an amount that
        is--
                    ``(A) for the first fiscal year for which the
                applicant receives such a grant, 10 percent of such
                costs;
                    ``(B) for any second such fiscal year, 25 percent
                of such costs; and
                    ``(C) for any subsequent such fiscal year, 50
                percent of such costs.
            ``(2) Determination of amount contributed.--Non-Federal
        contributions required in paragraph (1) may be in cash or in
        kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or
        services. Amounts provided by the Federal Government, or
        services assisted or subsidized to any significant extent by
        the Federal Government, may not be included in determining the
        amount of such non-Federal contributions.
            ``(3) Waiver.--The Secretary may for an applicant waive the
        requirement of paragraph (1) for a fiscal year if the Secretary
        determines that the applicant will be unable to carry out a
        program under subsection (a) otherwise. If the Secretary
        provides a waiver under the preceding sentence for a grantee
        under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary may make
        a grant to the applicant for the following fiscal year only if
        the Secretary reviews the waiver to determine whether the
        waiver should remain in effect.
    ``(h) Additional Agreements.--The Secretary may make a grant under
subsection (a) only if the applicant involved agrees as follows:
            ``(1) The applicant will maintain the confidentiality of
        patient records.
            ``(2) The applicant will establish an ongoing quality
        assurance program regarding services provided under the grant.
            ``(3) The applicant will not expend more than 10 percent of
        the grant for administrative expenses regarding the grant.
    ``(i) Reports to Secretary.--The Secretary may make a grant under
subsection (a) only if the applicant agrees that, not later than
February 1 of the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the
grant is to be made, the applicant will submit to the Secretary a
report describing the program carried out by the applicant under the
grant, including provisions on the utilization, cost, and outcome of
services provided under the grant.
    ``(j) Application for Grant; Plan.--The Secretary may make a grant
under subsection (a) only if an application for the grant is submitted
to the Secretary; the application contains a plan describing the
proposal of the applicant for a program under subsection (a); and the
application is in such form, is made in such manner, and contains such
agreements, assurances, and information as the Secretary determines to
be necessary to carry out this section.
    ``(k) Evaluation of Programs.--The Secretary, directly or through
grants or contracts, shall provide for evaluations of programs carried
out under subsection (a), including the cost-effectiveness and health-
effectiveness of the programs.
    ``(l) Reports to Congress.--Not later than May 31 of each fiscal
year, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report on the
programs carried out under subsection (a). The report shall include a
summary of the evaluations carried out under subsection (k) for the
preceding fiscal year.
    ``(m) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000
for fiscal year 2003, $550,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $600,000,000
for fiscal year 2005, $650,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and
$700,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.''.

Output: Healthcare Accessibility for Seniors Act of 2002 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require that, in order for States to receive payment under Medicaid, health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and other managed care plans providing medical assistance to Medicaid beneficiaries must provide in their contracts with the State for payment of specifically authorized services by certain health centers in Federally-assisted housing for the elderly.Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a clearinghouse through which interested parties may receive information and technical assistance on the establishment and operation of such centers.Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for grants to public and nonprofit private entities for health centers in Federally-assisted housing for the elderly.


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SECTION 1. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.

    Section 103 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding
the following:
    ``(j) National Transportation System.--
            ``(1) Purpose.--The purpose of the National Transportation
        System is to provide a unified and interconnected system of
        transportation facilities that will move people and goods
        efficiently to promote mobility, economic productivity,
        congestion relief, energy conservation, and air quality
        improvement.
            ``(2) Components.--The National Transportation System shall
        consist of the following:
                    ``(A) Public transportation corridors and systems.
                    ``(B) Intercity public and private transportation
                corridors and systems.
                    ``(C) Major bus corridors.
                    ``(D) Major rail systems.
                    ``(E) The National Highway System.
                    ``(F) Airports.
                    ``(G) Ports and inland waterways.
                    ``(H) Passenger terminals.
                    ``(I) Ferry systems.
                    ``(J) Other major intermodal transportation
                facilities.
            ``(3) Designation.--
                    ``(A) By secretary.--Not later than 2 years after
                the date of the enactment of this subsection, the
                Secretary shall submit to Congress the designation of
                the National Transportation System. The submitted
                designation shall be the National Transportation System
                unless modified in accordance with this subsection or
                by law.
                    ``(B) Basis.--The proposed system submitted by the
                Secretary shall be based on designations submitted to
                the Secretary by the States and the metropolitan
                planning organizations under sections 134(g)(2) and
                135(e) of this title.
                    ``(C) Limitations.--
                            ``(i) Nonattainment areas.--No proposed new
                        route or facility shall be included on the
                        National Transportation System in any area that
                        is in nonattainment area for ozone or carbon
                        monoxide under the Clean Air Act until it has
                        been included in a metropolitan or State long-
                        range plan and transportation improvement
                        program that has been demonstrated to be in
                        conformity with a State implementation plan
                        developed pursuant to the Clean Air Act.
                            ``(ii) NHS segment.--A segment of the
                        National Highway System shall not be a part of
                        the National Transportation System until it has
                        been included in a metropolitan or State long-
                        range plan and transportation improvement
                        program that has been demonstrated to be in
                        conformity with a State implementation plan
                        developed pursuant to the Clean Air Act.
                    ``(D) Modification.--States or metropolitan
                planning organizations may request the addition or
                deletion of National Transportation System components.
                The Secretary shall make such modifications at least
                once every 2 years unless they are determined not to be
                in the public interest or promote the goals of the
                National Transportation System.
            ``(4) Grants.--The Secretary is authorized to make grants
        to pay 80 percent of the costs of development and
        implementation of processes and procedures that facilitate the
        goals of the National Transportation System, including
        operating agreements, public-private partnerships, information
        technologies such as traveler information systems, and
        intelligent vehicle highway and transit systems.''.

SEC. 2. METROPOLITAN PLANNING.

    Section 134(g)(2)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting after ``transit,'' the following:
        ``airport, port, inland waterway, railroad,''; and
            (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following:
        ``Such transportation system shall serve as the National
        Transportation System in that metropolitan area, unless the
        Secretary determines that designating all or any portion of
        such identified system as a part of the National Transportation
        System would not be in the public interest or promote the goals
        of the National Transportation System.''.

SEC. 3. STATEWIDE PLANNING.

    Section 135(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after the first sentence the following: ``The plan shall, at
a minimum, identify transportation facilities (including major
roadways, transit, airport, port, inland waterway, railroad, and
multimodal and intermodal facilities) that should function as an
integrated State transportation system, giving emphasis to those
facilities that serve important national and regional transportation
functions. Such transportation system shall serve as the National
Transportation System in that State, unless the Secretary determines
that designating all or any portion of such identified system as a part
of the National Transportation System would not be in the public
interest or promote the goals of the National Transportation System.''.

SEC. 4. FUNDING FROM NHS APPORTIONMENTS.

    Section 104(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
    ``(c) Set-asides and Transferability of NHS Apportionments.--
            ``(1) Set-aside for grant program.--On October 1 of each
        fiscal year, the Secretary, after making the deduction
        authorized by subsection (a) of this section, shall set aside,
        for the purpose of making grants under section 103(j)(4), not
        to exceed 1 percent of the remaining funds authorized to be
        appropriated for expenditure upon the National Highway System.
            ``(2) Set-aside for connections to nts.--
                    ``(A) General rule.--Except if the Secretary
                provides otherwise, each State shall set-aside 10
                percent of each apportionment made to the State under
                section 104(b)(1) for the National Highway System to
                provide intermodal connections to the National Highway
                System or connections between the National Highway
                System and other components of the National
                Transportation System.
                    ``(B) New capacity for single-occupant passenger
                vehicles.--No funds set-aside by a State pursuant to
                this paragraph may be obligated for any project which
                adds new capacity for single-occupant passenger
                vehicles (other than for facilities which are part of a
                system to reduce the use of such vehicles).
            ``(3) Transferability.--Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5),
        a State may transfer not to exceed 50 percent of the State's
        apportionment under subsection (b)(1) to the apportionment of
        the State under subsection (b)(3). A State may transfer not to
        exceed 90 percent of the State's apportionment under subsection
        (b)(1) to the apportionment of the State under subsection
        (b)(3) if the State requests to make such transfer and the
        Secretary approves such transfer as being in the public
        interest, after providing notice and sufficient opportunity for
        public comment.
            ``(4) Division between urbanized areas of over 50,000
        population and other areas.--
                    ``(A) General rule.--Except as provided in
                subparagraph (C), after the set-aside under paragraph
                (2), at least 75 percent of the remaining 90 percent of
                the funds apportioned to a State under section
                104(b)(1) for a fiscal year shall be obligated--
                            ``(i) in the urbanized areas of the State
                        with an urbanized area population of more than
                        50,000 that are transportation management areas
                        designated under section 134(i) of this title
                        or areas that are in nonattainment for ozone or
                        carbon monoxide under the Clean Air Act; and
                            ``(ii) the other areas of the State;
                in proportion to their relative share of the State's
                population. The remaining 25 percent may be obligated
                in any area of the State.
                    ``(B) Special rule for rural areas.--Of the amounts
                required to be obligated under subparagraph (A)(ii),
                the State shall obligate in areas of the State (other
                than urban areas with a population greater than 5,000)
                an amount which is not less than 110 percent of the
                funds apportioned to the State for the Federal-aid
                secondary system for fiscal year 1991.
                    ``(C) Nonapplicability to nonattainment areas.--
                Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any State for which
                the entire geographic area of the State is in
                nonattainment for ozone or carbon monoxide under the
                Clean Air Act.
                    ``(D) Limitation on expanding capacity.--No funds
                apportioned under section 104(b)(1) for the National
                Highway System may be obligated for any project which
                expands capacity by adding one or more new travel
                lanes, other than auxiliary lanes or high occupancy
                vehicle lanes, if any National Highway System facility
                in that State is maintained in poor condition as
                defined in the most recent report to Congress under
                section 307(h) of this title unless the Governor
                certifies that such obligation is in the public
                interest and the Secretary approves.
            ``(5) Allocation of obligation authority.--A State which is
        required to obligate in an urbanized area with an urbanized
        area population of over 200,000 under paragraph (4) funds
        apportioned to it under section 104(b)(1) shall allocate during
        the 3-fiscal-year period 1995 through 1997 an amount of
        obligation authority distributed to the State for Federal-aid
        highways and highway safety construction for use in such area
        determined by multiplying--
                    ``(A) the aggregate amount of funds which the State
                is required to obligate in such area under paragraph
                (4) during such period; by
                    ``(B) the ratio of the aggregate amount of
                obligation authority distributed to the State for
                Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction
                during such period to the total sums apportioned to the
                State for Federal-aid highways and highway safety
                construction (excluding sums not subject to an
                obligation limitation) during such period.''.

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Amends Federal transportation law to establish a National Transportation System (NTS) that will move people and goods in a way that promotes mobility, economic productivity, congestion relief, energy conservation, and air quality improvement.
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to submit to the Congress the designation of the NTS.  Prohibits proposed new routes or facilities that are in nonattainment areas for ozone or carbon monoxide, or segments of the National Highway System (NHS), from being included in the NTS until they have been included in a metropolitan or State long-range plan transportation improvement program conforming to a State implementation plan developed pursuant to the Clean Air Act.  Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to pay 80 percent of the development and implementation costs of the NTS.
Requires a metropolitan or State long-range plan to identify, at a minimum, transportation facilities, including, among others, airport, port, inland waterway, and railroad, that function as an integrated metropolitan or State transportation system, giving emphasis to facilities that serve important national and regional transportation functions.  Requires such transportation systems to serve as the NTS in such metropolitan area or State, unless the Secretary determines it would not be in the public interest or promote the goals of the NTS.  Directs the Secretary to set-aside a specified percentage of NHS funds for grants for the developmental costs of the NTS.
Directs States to set-aside a specified percentage of their NHS apportionment to provide intermodal connections to the NHS or connections between the NHS and the NTS.  Prohibits the use of State set-asides for projects that add new capacity for single-occupant passenger vehicles (other than for facilities which are part of a system that reduces their use).  Sets forth formulae for the apportionment of NHS funds to certain urbanized and rural areas.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Entrepreneurship and
Benefits Improvement Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR STATE APPROVING AGENCIES TO APPROVE CERTAIN
              ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSES.

    (a) Approval of Entrepreneurship Courses.--Section 3675 of title
38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
    ``(c)(1) A State approving agency may approve the entrepreneurship
courses offered by a qualified provider of entrepreneurship courses.
    ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `entrepreneurship
course' means a non-degree, non-credit course of business education
that enables or assists a person to start or enhance a small business
enterprise.
    ``(3) Subsection (a) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b)
do not apply to--
            ``(A) an entrepreneurship course offered by a qualified
        provider of entrepreneurship courses; and
            ``(B) a qualified provider of entrepreneurship courses by
        reason of such provider offering one or more entrepreneurship
        courses.''.
    (b) Business Owners Not Treated as Already Qualified.--Section 3471
of such title is amended by inserting before the last sentence the
following: ``The Secretary shall not treat a person as already
qualified for the objective of a program of education offered by a
qualified provider of entrepreneurship courses solely because such
person is the owner or operator of a business.''.
    (c) Inclusion of Entrepreneurship Courses in Definition of Program
of Education.--Subsection (b) of section 3452 of such title is amended
by adding at the end the following: ``Such term also includes any
course, or combination of courses, offered by a qualified provider of
entrepreneurship courses.''.
    (d) Inclusion of Qualified Provider of Entrepreneurship Courses in
Definition of Educational Institution.--Subsection (c) of section 3452
of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Such
term also includes any qualified provider of entrepreneurship
courses.''.
    (e) Definition of Qualified Provider of Entrepreneurship Courses.--
Section 3452 of such title is further amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
    ``(h) The term `qualified provider of entrepreneurship courses'
means--
            ``(1) a small business development center described in
        section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648), and
            ``(2) the National Veterans Business Development
        Corporation (established under section 33 of such Act (15
        U.S.C. 657c)) insofar as the Corporation offers or sponsors an
        entrepreneurship course (as defined in section 3675(c)(2) of
        this title).''.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to courses approved by State approving agencies after the date of
the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. PROCUREMENT PROGRAM FOR CERTIFIED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED
              AND CONTROLLED BY QUALIFIED SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANS,
              ETC.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
631 et seq.) is amended by redesignating section 36 as section 38 and
by inserting after section 35 the following new sections:

``SEC. 36. PROCUREMENT PROGRAM FOR CERTIFIED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS
              OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY QUALIFIED SERVICE-DISABLED
              VETERANS.

    ``(a) Sole Source Contracts.--In accordance with this section, a
contracting officer may award a sole source contract to any certified
small business concern owned and controlled by qualified service-
disabled veterans if--
            ``(1) such concern is determined to be a responsible
        contractor with respect to performance of such contract
        opportunity and the contracting officer does not have a
        reasonable expectation that 2 or more certified small business
        concerns owned and controlled by qualified service-disabled
        veterans will submit offers for the contracting opportunity;
            ``(2) the anticipated award price of the contract
        (including options) will not exceed--
                    ``(A) $5,000,000, in the case of a contract
                opportunity assigned a standard industrial
                classification code for manufacturing; or
                    ``(B) $3,000,000, in the case of any other contract
                opportunity; and
            ``(3) in the estimation of the contracting officer, the
        contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.
    ``(b) Restricted Competition.--In accordance with this section, a
contracting officer may award contracts on the basis of competition
restricted to certified small business concerns owned and controlled by
qualified service-disabled veterans if the contracting officer has a
reasonable expectation that not less than 2 certified small business
concerns owned and controlled by qualified service-disabled veterans
will submit offers and that the award can be made at a fair market
price.
    ``(c) Enforcement; Penalties.--Rules similar to the rules of
section 31(c) shall apply for purposes of this section.
    ``(d) Collection of Data Regarding Small Business Concerns Owned
and Controlled by Service-Disabled Veterans.--
            ``(1) Survey.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the
        enactment of this section and each 3 years thereafter, the
        Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans
        Affairs, shall complete a survey of service-disabled veterans
        receiving benefits under title 38, United States Code, to
        determine the number, identity, and primary industry
        classification of small business concerns owned and controlled
        by service-disabled veterans.
            ``(2) Report to Congress.--The Administrator, in
        consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall
        report to Congress on the results of each survey conducted
        under paragraph (1). Such report shall include the total number
        of small business concerns owned and controlled by service-
        disabled veterans.
    ``(e) Contracting Officer.--For purposes of this section and
section 37, the term `contracting officer' has the meaning given such
term in section 27(f)(5) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Act (41 U.S.C. 423(f)(5)).

``SEC. 37. PRIORITY OF SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT PREFERENCES.

    ``(a) In General.--A contracting officer may not make a procurement
from a source on the basis of a preference provided under any provision
of this Act referred to in subsection (b) unless the contracting
officer has determined that such procurement cannot be made on the
basis of a preference provided under another provision of this Act with
a higher priority under such subsection.
    ``(b) Order of Priority.--For purposes of this section, the
following provisions of this Act are listed in order of priority from
highest to lowest:
            ``(1) Section 8(a).
            ``(2) Section 36(b).
            ``(3) Section 36(a).
            ``(4) Section 31(b)(2)(B).
            ``(5) Section 31(b)(2)(A).
            ``(6) Section 8(m).
    ``(c) Priority of Certain Other Procurement Preferences.--A
procurement may not be made from a source on the basis of a preference
provided under any provision of this Act referred to in subsection (b)
if the procurement would otherwise by made from a different source
under section 4124 or 4125 of title 18, United States Code, or the
Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46 et seq.).''.
    (b) Certified Small Business Concern Owned and Controlled by
Service-Disabled Veterans.--Subsection (q) of section 3 of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Certified small business concern owned and controlled
        by qualified service-disabled veterans.--
                    ``(A) Qualified service-disabled veteran.--The term
                `qualified service-disabled veteran' means any veteran
                who--
                            ``(i) has one or more disabilities that are
                        service-connected (as defined in section
                        101(16) of title 38, United States Code) and
                        rated at 10 percent or more by the Secretary of
                        Veterans Affairs; or
                            ``(ii) is entitled to benefits under
                        section 1151 of title 38, United States Code.
                    ``(B) Small business concern owned and controlled
                by qualified service-disabled veterans.--The term
                `small business concern owned and controlled by
                qualified service-disabled veterans' means a small
                business concern--
                            ``(i) not less than 51 percent of which is
                        owned by one or more qualified service-disabled
                        veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned
                        business, not less than 51 percent of the stock
                        of which is owned by one or more qualified
                        service-disabled veterans; and
                            ``(ii) the management and daily business
                        operations of which are controlled by one or
                        more qualified service-disabled veterans or, in
                        the case of a veteran with permanent and severe
                        disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver
                        of such veteran.
                    ``(C) Certified small business concern owned and
                controlled by qualified service-disabled veterans.--The
                term `certified small business concern owned and
                controlled by qualified service-disabled veterans'
                means any small business concern owned and controlled
                by qualified service-disabled veterans that is
                certified by the Administrator as being such a
                concern.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Paragraph (2) of section 31(b) of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657a(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Notwithstanding any other provision of
        law'' and inserting ``In accordance with this section'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by striking ``a contract opportunity shall be
                awarded pursuant to this section'' and inserting ``a
                contracting officer may award contracts''; and
                    (B) by striking ``; and'' at the end and inserting
                a period; and
            (3) by striking subparagraph (C).
    (d) Department of Veterans Affairs Pilot Program.--
            (1) In general.--In the case of a contracting officer of
        the Department of Veterans Affairs, the provisions of the Small
        Business Act referred to in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of
        section 37(b) of such Act shall be treated as being equal in
        priority for purposes of applying section 37 of such Act.
            (2) Termination.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply with
        respect to procurements made after September 30, 2007.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN
              DISABLED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO REMAIN ON ACTIVE
              DUTY.

    Section 2101 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c)(1) The Secretary may provide assistance under subsection (a)
to a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who is suffering
from a disability described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of that
subsection if such disability is the result of an injury incurred or
disease contracted in or aggravated in line of duty in the active
military, naval, or air service. Such assistance shall be provided to
the same extent as assistance is provided under that subsection to
veterans eligible for assistance under that subsection and subject to
the requirements of the second sentence of that subsection.
    ``(2) The Secretary may provide assistance under subsection (b) to
a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who is suffering
from a disability described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1)
of that subsection if such disability is the result of an injury
incurred or disease contracted in or aggravated in line of duty in the
active military, naval, or air service. Such assistance shall be
provided to the same extent as assistance is provided under such
subsection to veterans eligible for assistance under that subsection
and subject to the requirements of paragraph (2) of that subsection.''.

SEC. 5. REINSTATEMENT OF MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR SALE OF VENDEE LOANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3733(a) of title 38, United States Code,
is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs
        (3), (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5),
        respectively; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B)(i) of paragraph (3), as so
        redesignated, by striking ``paragraph (5) of this subsection''
        and inserting ``paragraph (4)''.
    (b) Increase in Maximum Percentage.--Section 3733(a)(1) of such
title is amended--
            (1) by striking ``65 percent'' in the first sentence and
        inserting ``85 percent''; and
            (2) by striking the second sentence.
    (c) Stylistic Amendment.--Section 3733 of such title is amended by
striking ``paragraph (1) of this subsection'' each place it appears and
inserting ``paragraph (1)''.

SEC. 6. PAYMENT OF ACCRUED BENEFITS.

    (a) Repeal of Limitation on Payment.--Subsection (a) of section
5121 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking ``for a
period not to exceed two years'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect with respect to deaths occurring on or after the date of
the enactment of this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 24, 2003.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Veterans Entrepreneurship and Benefits Improvement Act of 2003 - Authorizes a State agency to approve entrepreneurship (business education) courses for attendance by veterans using veterans' basic educational assistance provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from treating a business owner as already qualified for such purposes. Includes entrepreneurship courses within authorized programs of veterans' education assistance. Amends the Small Business Act to authorize a Federal contracting officer to award a sole source contract to any certified small business (one owned and controlled by service-disabled (qualified) veterans) if: (1) the certified business is determined to be responsible with respect to the performance of the contract opportunity and the contracting officer does not expect two or more such businesses to submit offers for such contract; (2) the anticipated award price of the contract will not exceed a specified amount; and (3) the contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable price. Allows a contracting officer to restrict contract competition to such businesses if the officer can reasonably expect two or more such businesses to submit offers. Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), at least every three years, to: (1) complete a survey of qualified veterans receiving such benefits; and (2) report survey results to Congress. Prohibits a contracting officer from making a procurement under this Act: (1) unless the officer has determined that such procurement cannot be made on the basis of a preference provided under another provision of the Small Business Act; or (2) if the procurement would otherwise be made from a different source under provisions of the Federal criminal code governing Government procurement of prisoner products or services or of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act. Outlines the appropriate order of priority, with the highest priority under small business start-up loans guaranteed by the SBA. Provides priority requirements with respect to a contracting officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Terminates that priority with respect to Department procurements after FY 2007. Authorizes the Secretary to provide adapted housing assistance to certain categories of disabled military personnel (having suffered loss of limbs, organs, partial blindness or deafness, etc.) serving on active duty if the disability is the result of an injury or disease contracted or aggravated during such duty.Increases from 65 to 85 the percentage of the number of purchases during a fiscal year of real property acquired by the Secretary as a result of default on guaranteed loans for the purchase or construction of homes for veterans that may be financed by a loan made by the Secretary.Requires the payment of all accrued monetary benefits (currently limited to two years' worth) of a deceased veteran's beneficiary to the veteran or any other surviving dependent.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Relief Tax Check-Off for
Our Armed Forces Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ARMED
              FORCES RELIEF TRUST.

    Section 62(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining
adjusted gross income) is amended by inserting after paragraph (21) the
following new paragraph:
            ``(22) Certain contributions to armed forces relief
        trust.--In the case of an individual, the deduction allowed by
        section 170 to the extent it does not exceed the lesser of--
                    ``(A) the amount contributed by the taxpayer
                pursuant to the designation procedure under section
                6097, or
                    ``(B) $1,000 ($2,000 in the case of a joint
                return).''.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE ARMED
              FORCES RELIEF TRUST.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new part:

``PART IX--DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE ARMED
                          FORCES RELIEF TRUST

``Sec. 6097. Designation.

``SEC. 6097. DESIGNATION.

    ``(a) In General.--In the case of an individual, with respect to
each taxpayer's return for the taxable year of the tax imposed by
chapter 1, such taxpayer may designate that--
            ``(1) a specified portion (but not less than $1) of any
        overpayment of tax for such taxable year, and
            ``(2) any cash contribution which the taxpayer includes
        with such return,
shall be contributed to the Armed Forces Relief Trust.
    ``(b) Manner and Time of Designation.--A designation under
subsection (a) may be made with respect to any taxable year only at the
time of filing the return of the tax imposed by chapter 1 for such
taxable year. Such designation shall be made in such manner as the
Secretary prescribes by regulations except that such designation shall
be made either on the first page of the return or on the page bearing
the taxpayer's signature.
    ``(c) Overpayments Treated as Refunded.--For purposes of this
title, any portion of an overpayment of tax designated under subsection
(a) shall be treated as being refunded to the taxpayer as of the last
date prescribed for filing the return of tax imposed by chapter 1
(determined without regard to extensions) or, if later, the date the
return is filed.
    ``(d) Explanation.--The Secretary shall include in the general
instructions for filing returns by individuals of the tax imposed by
chapter 1--
            ``(1) a description of the deduction under section
        62(a)(22) and the designation procedure under this section,
            ``(2) an explanation that charitable contributions to the
        Armed Forces Relief Trust that are not described in section
        62(a)(22) are still allowable as a deduction to taxpayers who
        itemize deductions, and
            ``(3) a notice that the use of funds contributed to the
        Armed Forces Relief Trust under this section shall be
        determined by the Advisory Board established under subsection
        (e).
    ``(e) Advisory Board.--
            ``(1) Appointment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--There is established an advisory
                board for the Armed Forces Relief Trust. The members of
                such board shall be appointed as follows:
                            ``(i) One individual appointed by the
                        Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the
                        Senate.
                            ``(ii) One individual appointed by the
                        Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of
                        the Senate.
                            ``(iii) One individual appointed by the
                        Chairman of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
                        of the Senate.
                            ``(iv) One individual appointed by the
                        Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of
                        the Senate.
                            ``(v) One individual appointed by the
                        Chairman of the Joint Committee on Taxation.
                            ``(vi) One individual appointed by the
                        Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of
                        the House of Representatives.
                            ``(vii) One individual appointed by the
                        Chairman of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
                        of the House of Representatives.
                            ``(viii) One individual appointed by the
                        Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of
                        the House of Representatives.
                            ``(ix) One individual appointed by the
                        President from each of the following: the Army
                        Emergency Relief Society, the Navy Marine Corps
                        Relief Society, the Air Force Aid Society, and
                        the Coast Guard Mutual Assistance Relief
                        Society.
                            ``(x) Two individuals appointed by the
                        President from 2 veterans service
                        organizations.
                    ``(B) Term.--The term of each member of the
                advisory board shall be 3 years, except that any member
                whose term of office has expired shall continue to
                serve until such member's successor is appointed. No
                member shall serve more than 2 3-year terms.
                    ``(C) Appointment of successors.--The appointment
                of any successor member shall be made in the same
                manner as the original appointment. If a member dies or
                resigns before the expiration of the member's term, a
                successor shall be appointed for the unexpired portion
                of the term in the same manner as the original
                appointment.
                    ``(D) Prohibition.--No member of the advisory board
                may be an employee of the Federal Government.
            ``(2) Chairman; vice chairman.--
                    ``(A) Designation.--The President shall designate a
                chairman for the advisory board. The advisory board
                shall not later than its second meeting, by majority
                vote, designate a vice chairman, who shall perform the
                duties of the chairman in the absence of the chairman.
                    ``(B) Duties of chairman.--The chairman shall call
                the meetings of the advisory board, propose meeting
                agendas, chair the meetings, and establish, with the
                approval of a majority of the members, the rules and
                procedures for such meetings.
            ``(3) Operations of board.--The advisory board shall meet
        semi-annually, for the purpose of providing ongoing advice to
        the Armed Forces Relief Trust regarding the distribution of
        contributed funds, policies governing said distribution, and
        the administrative costs and operations of the Armed Forces
        Relief Trust. A majority of the members shall constitute a
        quorum. Advisory board members shall serve without
        compensation. While performing duties as a member of the
        advisory board, each member shall be reimbursed under Federal
        Government travel regulations for travel expenses. Such
        reimbursements and any other reasonable expenses of the
        advisory board shall be provided by the budget of the Executive
        Office of the President.
            ``(4) Control over designated funds.--Amounts contributed
        to the Armed Forces Relief Trust pursuant to this section may
        be used by such Trust only as provided by the advisory board.
            ``(5) Audit.--The General Accountability Office shall audit
        the distribution and management of funds of the Armed Forces
        Relief Trust on an annual basis to ensure compliance with
        statutory and administrative directives. The Comptroller
        General of the United States shall report to the advisory board
        and Congress on the results of such audit.
            ``(6) Reports.--Within 60 days after its semi-annual
        meeting, the advisory board shall submit a written report to
        the President of its action, and of its views and
        recommendations. Any report other than the semi-annual report,
        shall, if approved by a majority of the members of the advisory
        board, be submitted to the President within 60 days after such
        approval.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of parts for subchapter A of
chapter 61 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:

``Part IX. Designation of Overpayments and Contributions for the Armed
                        Forces Relief Trust.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply to taxable years
beginning after December 31, 2006.

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Emergency Relief Tax Check-Off for Our Armed Forces Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction (available to taxpayers who do not itemize their tax deductions) for charitable contributions of up to $1,000 ($2,000 in the case of a joint return) to the Armed Forces Relief Trust.

Allows taxpayers to designate on their tax returns a portion of any overpayment of tax as a contribution to the Trust or to make a cash contribution to the Trust with their tax returns.

Establishes an advisory board to advise the Trust on its operation and on the distribution of contributed funds.