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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans'
Employment, Business Opportunity, and Training Act of 2002''.
    (b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, 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 title
38, United States Code.

                      TITLE I--EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this title:
            (1) The term ``veteran'' has the same meaning as ``eligible
        veteran'' as defined in section 4211(4) of title 38, United
        States Code.
            (2) The term ``eligible person'' means--
                    (A) the spouse of any person who died of a service-
                connected disability;
                    (B) the spouse of any member of the Armed Forces
                serving on active duty who, at the time of application
                for assistance under this Act, is listed, pursuant to
                section 556 of title 37, United States Code, and
                regulations issued thereunder, by the Secretary
                concerned in one or more of the following categories
                and has been so listed for a total of more than ninety
                days--
                            (i) missing in action,
                            (ii) captured in line of duty by a hostile
                        force, or
                            (iii) forcibly detained or interned in line
                        of duty by a foreign government or power; or
                    (C) the spouse of any person who has a total
                disability permanent in nature resulting from a
                service-connected disability or the spouse of a veteran
                who died while a disability so evaluated was in
                existence.
            (3) The term ``State'' means each of the several States of
        the United States, the District of Columbia, and the
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and may include, to the extent
        determined necessary by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and
        feasible for all purposes of this title, Guam, American Samoa,
        the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas
        Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
            (4) The term ``servicemember'' has the same meaning as an
        individual who is a member of the Armed Forces as defined in
        section 101(10) of title 38, United States Code, and who is
        being separated from the Armed Forces within the time periods
        specified in section 1142(a)(3) of title 10, United States
        Code.

SEC. 102. PURPOSE.

    In furtherance of the Nation's responsibility toward alleviating
unemployment and underemployment among veterans, there shall be
established a national performance-based job-search assistance program
that--
            (1) will provide high-quality, job-search service to
        veterans, servicemembers, and other eligible persons, focused
        on assisting such individuals in obtaining and maintaining
        employment, as well as reducing the duration of individual's
        unemployment;
            (2) will assist employers in locating and hiring qualified
        veterans, servicemembers, and other eligible persons; and
            (3) will be accessible to veterans, servicemembers, and
        other eligible persons.
The Department of Veterans Affairs would continue to aggressively use
web-based technology to provide better service to veterans around the
world.

SEC. 103. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment of New Program.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a
competitive grants program to be referred to as the ``Veterans'
Employment, Business Opportunity and Training Program'' (``VEBOT'')
through which State Governors or other entities, as may be appropriate,
would receive grants for the purpose of providing employment services
to veterans, servicemembers, and other eligible persons within each
State. The purpose of such program shall be to assist veterans,
servicemembers, and other eligible persons in obtaining employment by
providing for access to optimal employment opportunities.
    (b) Implementation of New Program.--The Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall prescribe such regulations as the Secretary considers
appropriate to implement the VEBOT program required to be established
under this section. Such regulations shall address matters relating to
the development and implementation of the program, including--
            (1) the determination of eligibility criteria for affected
        veterans, servicemembers, or other eligible persons, for
        employment services and other related services that shall be
        provided;
            (2) the nature and type of services to be provided;
            (3) the most appropriate and efficient means to provide
        such services;
            (4) the most appropriate means to monitor and assess the
        performance of entities providing employment services;
            (5) the manner in which the Department of Veterans Affairs
        will cooperate with State employment agencies to ensure that
        veterans continue to have access to the full range of workforce
services available through existing State and local one-stop
employment-service delivery systems;
            (6) the manner in which the Department of Veterans Affairs
        will coordinate with the Department of Labor to ensure that
        veterans continue to receive priority or other special
        consideration in the provision of employment services through
        existing State and local one-stop employment-service delivery
        systems, as required by law or regulation; and
            (7) the entity or organization within the Department of
        Veterans Affairs that will administer the program. In
        developing the regulations, the Secretary shall take into
        consideration the recommendations of the task force required to
        be established under subsection (c) of this section and shall
        consult with the Secretary of Defense with respect to
        eligibility criteria affecting servicemembers.
    (c) Task Force To Be Established; Consultation With Designated
Parties.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a task
force comprised of at least eleven (but not more than fifteen) members
which shall, not later than 180 days from the date of its
establishment, make recommendations to the Secretary regarding the
matters described in subsection (b) of this section. The task force
shall include representatives of veterans service organizations,
representatives of employers in private industry or employer
organizations, and representatives of State Governors. The Secretary of
Labor, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Transportation
shall be ex officio members of the task force.
    (d) Grants, Program To Be Competitive; Grants To Include
Performance Requirements.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
ensure that all services under the VEBOT program are provided through
grants awarded either directly or indirectly on a competitive basis and
that such grants include appropriate performance requirements with
clear outcome measures. States or other entities may join in consortia
to provide services to veterans.
    (e) Performance Measurement.--
            (1) Each Governor of a State or other entity receiving
        funds under a grant authorized by this section shall achieve
        the performance requirements as agreed in the established
        provisions for such grant. If unanticipated circumstances
        arising in a State would adversely affect a grantee's ability
        to meet its performance requirements, the grantee may request
        that the Secretary adjust the agreed-to levels of performance.
        If a grantee fails to meet the agreed-to levels of performance,
        the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may provide to the grantee
        assistance in such form as the Secretary may consider
        appropriate, including training, technical assistance, staff
        development, and activities replicating those used by other
        successful grants and projects with demonstrated effectiveness.
        In the event of continued non-performance, the Secretary may,
        pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe,
        remove the funds from a grantee and directly or indirectly
        solicit through a competition a new grantee and service
        provider.
            (2) Consistent with State law, the Secretary of Veterans
        Affairs and States and other entities identified to deliver
        services under the VEBOT program may utilize wage record
information for program performance measurement as prescribed by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The Secretary of Labor shall provide
assistance to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in gaining access to
wage information for this purpose.
    (f) Cost Principles.--
            (1)(A) Each Governor of a State or other entity receiving
        funds under this section shall comply with the applicable
        uniform-cost principles included in the appropriate circulars
        or directives of the Office of Management and Budget for the
        type of entity receiving the funds, as well as regulations
        prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Each grantee
        shall establish such fiscal controls and fund accounting
        procedures as may be necessary to assure the proper disbursal
        of, and accounting for, Federal funds allocated to any provider
        receiving funds under this section and shall maintain
        appropriate records in accordance with generally accepted
        accounting principles applicable in each State. Each grantee
        shall comply with the appropriate uniform administrative
        requirements for grants, contracts and agreements applicable
        for the type of entity receiving funds, as promulgated in
        circulars or directives of the Office of Management and Budget.
            (B) If a grantee determines that a service provider acting
        under a contract or sub-grant is not in compliance with the
        requirements of this Act, the grantee shall take corrective
        action either to secure the service provider's prompt
        compliance or to remove the funds from the service provider for
        failure to so comply. If the grantee fails to take such
        corrective action, the Secretary may, pursuant to such
        regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, remove funds from
        the grantee and directly or indirectly solicit through a
        competition a new grantee and service provider.
            (2) Unless approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
        not more than 15 percent of the funds available under this
        section to each State Governor or other entity may be expended
        by a service provider and State Governor for costs of
        administration. The Secretary shall prescribe regulations
        governing the expenditure of funds for costs of administration
        under this paragraph.
    (g) Pilot Projects Authorized.--In connection with the development
and implementation of the VEBOT program, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, during each fiscal year, may reserve up to 25 percent of the
total available funding for grants to finance national-level primary
services and to create pilot programs and demonstration projects to
establish the effectiveness and viability of specific proposed
innovative program designs and service delivery systems.

SEC. 104. TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN
              EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the period
beginning on October 1, 2002, and ending on the later of September 30,
2003, or the date upon which regulations prescribed by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs under section 103(b) of this title become effective,
responsibilities assigned to the Secretary of Labor under sections 4101
through 4102A (other than responsibilities assigned under section 4102A
regarding the purposes of chapters 42 and 43 of title 38, United States
Code), sections 4103 through 4108, and section 4110 of title 38, United
States Code, shall be assumed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and
the function of the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans'
Employment and Training in the Department of Labor, as well as such
personnel of the Department of Labor as may be deemed necessary to
carry out such function, shall be transferred from the Department of
Labor to the Department of Veterans Affairs. During that period, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall coordinate activities with the
Secretary of Labor to facilitate the transfer of functions associated
with the administration of employment services provided under chapter
41 of title 38, United States Code, that are conducted by disabled
veterans' outreach programs specialists and local veterans' employment
representatives.

SEC. 105. REPEAL OR AMENDMENT OF EXISTING AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Repeal of Authorities.--Effective on the later of September 30,
2003, or the date upon which regulations prescribed by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs under section 103(b) of this Act become effective, the
following sections are repealed: 4100 through 4104A, 4105(b), 4106
through 4109, and 4110A.
    (b) Conforming Amendment to Chapter 43 Provision.--Section 4321 is
amended by striking out ``(through the Veterans' Employment and
Training Service)''.
    (c) Advisory Committee.--Section 4110 is amended)--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out ``Department of
        Labor'' and by inserting in lieu thereof ``Department of
        Veterans Affairs'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``Department of
        Veterans Affairs and the'' before ``Department of Labor'';
            (3) in subsection (b), by striking out ``Secretary of
        Labor'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Secretary of Veterans
        Affairs'';
            (4) in subsection (c), by striking out ``Labor'' each place
        it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Veterans Affairs'';
            (5) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by striking out ``Secretary of Veterans
                Affairs'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu
                thereof ``Secretary of Labor'';
                    (B) by striking out in paragraph (6) ``The
                Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans Employment
                and Training'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``The
                official designated by the Secretary of Veterans
                Affairs to administer the Veterans' Employment,
                Business Opportunity and Training Program'';
                    (C) by striking out in paragraph (11) ``The
                Director of the United States Employment Service.'' and
                inserting in lieu thereof ``A representative of State
                Governors.''; and
                    (D) by striking out in paragraph (12) ``Secretary
                of Labor'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Secretary of
                Veterans Affairs'';
            (6) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) by striking out ``Secretary of Labor'' each
                place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof
                ``Secretary of Veterans Affairs''; and
                    (B) by striking out in paragraph (4) ``through the
                Veterans Employment and Training Service'';
            (7) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) by striking out ``Secretary of Labor'' each
                place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof
                ``Secretary of Veterans Affairs''; and
                    (B) by striking out ``Department of Labor'' and
                inserting in lieu thereof ``Department of Veterans
                Affairs''; and
            (8) in subsection (g), by striking out ``Secretary of
        Labor'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Secretary of Veterans
        Affairs''.

                    TITLE II--TRANSITION ASSISTANCE

SEC. 201. TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADMINISTRATION OF TRANSITION
              ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
            (1) references to the ``Secretary of Labor'' in section
        1144 of title 10, United States Code, shall be deemed to be
        references to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs;
            (2) references to the ``Secretary of Veterans Affairs'' in
        section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, shall be deemed
        to be references to the Secretary of Labor; and
            (3) section 1144(d) of title 10, United States Code, is
        amended by striking out paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu
        thereof the following:
            ``(1) provide, as the case may be, for the use of personnel
        of grant recipients under section 103(b) of the Veterans'
        Employment, Business Opportunity, and Training Act of 2002 or
        such other personnel as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may
        determine to be appropriate, to the extent that the Secretary
        determines that such use will not significantly interfere with
        the provision of services or other benefits to eligible
        veterans and other eligible recipients of services or benefits
        under programs administered by the Secretary.''.

          TITLE III--HOMELESS VETERANS' REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS

SEC. 301. TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADMINISTRATION OF HOMELESS
              VETERANS' REINTEGRATION PROGRAM TO THE SECRETARY OF
              VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Section 2021 is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``Secretary of Labor'' each place it
        appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Secretary of Veterans
        Affairs''; and
            (2) by striking out subsection (c) and redesignating
        subsection (d) as subsection (c).

                        TITLE IV--EFFECTIVE DATE

SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Except where provided otherwise, the provisions of this Act shall
become effective on October 1, 2002.

Output: Veterans' Employment, Business Opportunity, and Training Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Veterans' Employment, Business Opportunity and Training Program through which State governors or other entities receive grants for providing employment services to veterans, servicemembers, and the spouses of certain veterans. Requires the Secretary to ensure that all services under the program are provided through grants awarded on a competitive basis and that such grants include appropriate performance requirements with clear outcome measures. Requires each governor or entity receiving grant funds to: (1) achieve the performance requirements; and (2) comply with applicable uniform-cost principles and regulations prescribed by the Secretary.Transfers from the Secretary of Labor to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs responsibility for the administration of: (1) certain employment services for veterans; (2) a program of furnishing counseling and employment and training assistance to members of the armed forces who are being separated from active duty and their spouses; and (3) the homeless veterans' reintegration program.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Neighborhood Rescue and
Stabilization Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF ABANDONED AND
              FORECLOSED HOMES.

    (a) Direct Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated
for fiscal year 2008, $10,000,000,000, to remain available until
expended, for assistance to States, qualified metropolitan cities, and
units of general local government for the redevelopment of abandoned
and foreclosed homes.
    (b) Allocation of Appropriated Amounts.--
            (1) Allocation by hud for states.--Any amounts appropriated
        or otherwise made available pursuant to this section shall be
        allocated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
        among the States, and provided to the States, in amounts
        determined according to the funding formula established
        pursuant to paragraph (2).
            (2) Formula for allocation among states.--
                    (A) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after
                the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
                shall establish a funding formula under this paragraph.
                    (B) Criteria.--The funding formula under this
                paragraph shall provide that, of the aggregate amount
                appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to
                this section, the amount allocated for each State shall
                be the amount that bears the same ratio to such
                aggregate amount as the number of foreclosures on
                mortgages for homes occurring in such State during the
                most recently completed two calendar quarters for which
                such information is available, as determined by the
                Secretary, bears to the aggregate number of such
                foreclosures occurring in all States during such
                calendar quarters, as such amount is adjusted to
                account for differences in the States in--
                            (i) the number and percentage of homes in a
                        State that are financed by a subprime mortgage
                        related loan;
                            (ii) the number and percentage of homes in
                        a State in default or delinquency; and
                            (iii) the median home price in a State.
            (3) Distribution.--Amounts appropriated or otherwise made
        available under this section shall be distributed to the States
        according to the funding formula required under paragraph (2)
        not later than 30 days after the establishment of such formula.
            (4) Allocation by states for qualified metropolitan
        cities.--
                    (A) Requirement to allocate.--Of any amounts
                allocated pursuant to this subsection for a State, such
                State shall allocate for each qualified metropolitan
                city located in such State an amount, as determined
                according to the funding formula established pursuant
                to subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Formula for allocation among states.--
                            (i) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days
                        after the date of the enactment of this Act,
                        the Secretary shall establish a funding formula
                        under this subparagraph.
                            (ii) Criteria.--The funding formula under
                        this subparagraph shall provide that, of the
                        aggregate amount allocated pursuant to this
                        subsection for a State, the amount allocated
                        for a qualified metropolitan city located in
                        the State shall be the amount that bears the
                        same ratio to such aggregate amount as the
                        number of foreclosures on mortgages for homes
                        occurring in such qualified metropolitan city
                        during the most recently completed two calendar
                        quarters for which such information is
                        available, as determined by the Secretary,
                        bears to the aggregate number of such
                        foreclosures occurring in such State during
                        such calendar quarters, as such amount is
                        adjusted to account for differences between the
                        qualified metropolitan city in and State in--
                                    (I) the percentage of homes that
                                are financed by a subprime mortgage
                                related loan;
                                    (II) the percentage of homes in
                                default or delinquency; and
                                    (III) the median home price.
            (5) Other amounts.--Any amounts allocated for a State that
        are not allocated for a qualified metropolitan city pursuant to
        paragraph (4) may be used for any units of general local
        government in the State.
    (c) Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Any State, qualified metropolitan city, or
        unit of general local government that receives amounts pursuant
        to this section shall, not later than 18 months after the
        receipt of such amounts, use such amounts to redevelop
        abandoned and foreclosed homes.
            (2) Priority.--Any State, qualified metropolitan city, or
        unit of general local government that receives amounts pursuant
        to this section shall in distributing such amounts give
        priority emphasis and consideration to those metropolitan
        areas, metropolitan cities, urban areas, rural areas, low- and
        moderate-income areas, and other areas with the greatest need,
        including those--
                    (A) with the greatest percentage of home
                foreclosures;
                    (B) with the highest percentage of homes financed
                by a subprime mortgage related loan; or
                    (C) identified by the State, qualified metropolitan
                city, or unit of general local government as likely to
                face a significant rise in the rate of home
                foreclosures.
            (3) Eligible uses.--
                    (A) In general.--Amounts made available under this
                section may be used only as follows:
                            (i) Financial assistance through
                        institutions and organizations.--To make
                        grants, loans, and other financing mechanisms
                        to community development financial institutions
                        (as such term is defined under section 103(5)
                        of the Community Development Banking and
                        Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C.
                        4702(5))), national intermediaries, and
                        nonprofit housing or community development
                        organizations and others to purchase and
                        rehabilitate homes that have been abandoned or
                        foreclosed upon, in order to sell, rent, or
                        redevelop such homes.
                            (ii) Financing mechanisms for
                        redevelopment.--To establish financing
                        mechanisms for redevelopment of foreclosed upon
                        homes, including such mechanisms as soft-
                        seconds, loan loss reserves, and shared-equity
                        loans for low- and moderate-income homebuyers.
                            (iii) Purchase and rehabilitation for sale
                        or rental.--To purchase and rehabilitate homes
                        that have been abandoned or foreclosed upon, in
                        order to sell, rent, or redevelop such homes.
                            (iv) Land banks.--To establish land banks
                        for homes that have been foreclosed upon.
                            (v) Demolition.--To demolish blighted
                        structures.
                            (vi) Project-based rental assistance.--To
                        provide rental assistance for low- and
                        moderate-income persons (as such term is
                        defined in section 102 of the Housing and
                        Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
                        5302)) that is attached to single family and
                        multifamily residences.
                            (vii) Project operating reserves.--To
                        provide grants for use to cover the loss of
                        rental assistance or in conjunction with a
                        project loan that is attached to single family
                        and multifamily residences.
                            (viii) Project operating subsidies.--To
                        fund project operating accounts used to cover
                        net operating income shortfalls for single and
                        multifamily residences. Eligible operating
                        costs shall include costs of management, taxes,
                        handling, insurance, and other related costs.
                            (ix) CDBG-eligible activities.--To carry
                        out any activities that, under section 105 of
                        the Housing and Community Development Act of
                        1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305), are eligible to be
                        carried out with amounts provided under title I
                        of such Act.
                    (B) Limitation.--Any funds used under this section
                for the purchase of an abandoned or foreclosed upon
                home shall be at a cost equal to or less than the
                appraised value of the home based on the most up-to-
                date appraisal, as such appraisal is defined by the
                Secretary.
    (d) Rule of Construction.--Amounts appropriated or otherwise made
available to States, qualified metropolitan cities, and units of
general local government under this section shall be treated as though
such funds were community development block grant funds under title I
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
    (e) Waiver Authority.--
            (1) In general.--In administering any amounts appropriated
        or otherwise made available under this section, the Secretary
        may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any
        provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary
        administers (but not including the requirements of this
        section) in connection with the obligation by the Secretary or
        the use by the recipient of such funds (except for requirements
        related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards,
        and the environment), in order to expedite or facilitate the
        use of such funds.
            (2) Low and moderate income requirement.--Notwithstanding
        the authority of the Secretary under paragraph (1)--
                    (A) all of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
                available under this section shall be used with respect
                to persons whose incomes do not exceed 120 percent of
                area median income; and
                    (B) not less than 25 percent of the funds made
                available under this section to any State, qualified
                metropolitan city, or unit of general local government
                shall be used with respect to persons whose incomes do
                not exceed 30 percent of the area median income.
    (f) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act, the following
definitions shall apply:
            (1) Qualified metropolitan city.--The term ``qualified
        metropolitan city'' means a metropolitan city, as such term is
        defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development
        Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302), that has a population of not less
        than 200,000, as determined by the 2000 decennial census.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Housing and Urban Development.
            (3) State; unit of general local government.--The terms
        ``State'' and ``unit of general local government'' have the
        meanings given such terms in section 102 of the Housing and
        Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302).
    (g) Emergency Designation.--The amounts appropriated under this
title are designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet
emergency needs pursuant to section 204 of S . Con. Res. 21 (110th
Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year
2008.

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Neighborhood Rescue and Stabilization Act of 2008 - Authorizes for FY2008 appropriations for assistance to states and local governmental units for the redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed homes.

Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to allocate the funds among the states according to a funding formula reflecting the ratio that home mortgage foreclosures occurring in a state bears to the aggregate number of such foreclosures occurring in all states. Requires states to allocate funds to qualified metropolitan cities according to a similar formula.

Requires states and local governmental units to give priority to those metropolitan areas, metropolitan cities, urban areas, rural areas, low- and moderate-income areas, and other areas with the greatest need, including those: (1) with the greatest percentage of home foreclosures; (2) with the highest percentage of homes financed by a subprime mortgage related loan; or (3) identified as likely to face a significant rise in the rate of home foreclosures.

Cites eligible uses and redevelopment financing mechanisms.

Sets forth low- and moderate-income requirements for the use of all funds made available under this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Defense Reinvestment and High-Tech
Job Creation Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. DEFENSE CONVERSION CREDIT.

    (a) General Rule.--Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to amount of investment credit) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2),
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and
        inserting ``, and'', and
            (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(4) the defense conversion credit.''
    (b) Defense Conversion Credit.--Section 48 of such Code is amended
by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Defense Conversion Credit.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of section 46, the defense
        conversion credit for any taxable year is the sum of--
                    ``(A) the defense conversion employment credit for
                the taxable year, and
                    ``(B) the defense conversion investment credit for
                the taxable year.
            ``(2) Defense conversion employment credit.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The defense conversion
                employment credit for any taxable year is 10 percent of
                the qualified wages paid or incurred by a qualified
                employer during such year.
                    ``(B) Qualified wages.--For purposes of this
                subsection--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified
                        wages' means the wages (as defined in clause
                        (ii)) paid or incurred by the qualified
                        employer during the taxable year to, and
                        amounts paid or incurred by the qualified
                        employer to third parties for retraining
                        expenses with respect to, qualified conversion
                        employees during the period commencing on July
                        31, 1993, and ending on December 31, 1995 (`the
                        qualified period').
                            ``(ii) Wages defined.--Except as provided
                        in subparagraph (C)(ii), the term `wages' has
                        the meaning given to such term by subsection
                        (b) of section 3306 (determined without regard
                        to any dollar limitation contained in such
                        section), but the amount of wages during any
                        taxable year which may be taken into account
                        with respect to any individual shall not exceed
                        25 percent of the wages (determined without
                        regard to this subsection) paid to such
                        individual during such taxable year or portion
                        thereof included within the qualified period.
                            ``(iii) Retraining expenses.--The term
                        `retraining expenses' includes all amounts paid
                        or incurred with respect to educational or
                        training programs in which a qualified
                        conversion employee participates to learn or
                        improve skills necessary or useful to such
                        employee's employment in the qualified
                        employer's nondefense-related business.
                    ``(C) Qualified conversion employees.--
                            ``(i) In general.--For purposes of this
                        subsection, the term `qualified conversion
                        employees' means an employee of a qualified
                        employer who had been employed by the qualified
                        employer or another employer in a defense-
                        related business and who is employed by the
                        qualified employer in a nondefense-related
                        business during the taxable year.
                            ``(ii) Proration in case of dual
                        employment.--If a qualified conversion employee
                        is employed by the qualified employer in both a
                        defense-related business and a nondefense-
                        related business during the taxable year, only
                        the portion of the employee's wages properly
                        allocable to employment in the nondefense-
                        related business shall be treated as `wages'
                        for purposes of subparagraph (B)(ii).
                    ``(D) Qualified employer.--For purposes of this
                paragraph, a qualified employer is an employer which is
                engaged in a qualified business (as defined in
                paragraph (3)(D)).
            ``(3) Defense conversion investment credit.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The defense conversion
                investment credit for any taxable year is the
                applicable percentage of the qualified conversion
                investment by a qualified business during the taxable
                year.
                    ``(B) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of this
                paragraph--
                            ``(i) In general.--The applicable
                        percentage shall be 7 percent for all taxable
                        years ending after December 31, 1992, and on or
                        before December 31, 1994, and shall be 5
                        percent for all taxable years ending after
                        December 31, 1994, and on or before December
                        31, 1999.
                            ``(ii) Incremental employment incentive
                        percentage.--The applicable percentage shall be
                        10 percent for any taxable year ending after
                        December 31, 1992, and on or before December
                        31, 1994, and shall be 8 percent for any
                        taxable year ending after December 31, 1994,
                        and on or before December 31, 1999, if in such
                        year the number of employees of the qualified
                        business increases 4 percent or more over the
                        average number of employees of the qualified
                        business during the 3 preceding years (the
                        `qualifying increase').
                            ``(iii) Recapture in case of decreased
                        employment.--If a qualified business claims the
                        benefit of the incremental employment incentive
                        percentage under clause (ii), and its average
                        employment during any of the 3 years following
                        the year in which the benefit of the increased
                        percentage was claimed falls below the
                        qualifying increase level (a `disqualifying
                        decrease'), the qualified business shall
                        increase its tax liability for the year during
                        which the disqualifying decrease occurred by
                        the difference between the credit to which it
                        would have been entitled under clause (i) and
                        the credit claimed under clause (ii).
                    ``(C) Qualified conversion investment.--For
                purposes of this paragraph--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified
                        conversion investment' means the costs paid or
                        incurred by a qualified business during the
                        taxable year for the purpose of acquiring,
                        constructing, creating, or developing any
                        tangible or intangible assets, in connection
                        with the conduct of the qualified business'
                        nondefense-related business, except that such
                        term shall not include direct production costs
                        of any property held by the qualified business
                        for sale to customers in the ordinary course of
                        its trade or business.
                            ``(ii) Intangible assets.--The term
                        `intangible assets' includes all `intangible
                        property' as defined in section 936(h)(3)(B)
                        (other than literary, musical or artistic
                        compositions) and specifically includes
                        processes and products, models, and prototypes.
                    ``(D) Qualified business.--For purposes of this
                subsection and pursuant to regulations to be prescribed
                by the Secretary--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified
                        business' means any corporation, partnership,
                        or sole proprietorship or separate unit thereof
                        in existence on January 1, 1993, which derived
                        a substantial portion of its gross receipts or
                        incurred a substantial portion of its gross
                        costs during the 5 years preceding January 1,
                        1993, from 1 or more defense-related
                        businesses, and which derives a significant
                        portion of its gross receipts from (or incurs a
                        significant amount of costs in acquiring or
                        developing) 1 or more nondefense-related
                        businesses during the taxable year.
                            ``(ii) Defense-related business.--A
                        `defense-related business' is an activity in
                        connection with the development or production
                        (pursuant to a contract or subcontract) of any
                        property designed, modified, or equipped for
                        military purposes (including NASA).
                            ``(iii) Nondefense-related business.--A
                        `nondefense-related business' is any activity
                        in connection with the development or
                        production of any property not designed,
                        modified, or equipped for military purposes
                        which uses a significant portion of assets and
                        employees which had been employed in a defense-
                        related business.''
    (c) Accelerated Depreciation of Excess Defense Conversion
Property.--
            (1) Subsection (b)(3) of section 168 of such Code is
        amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
        subparagraph:
                    ``(F) Property described in subsection
                (e)(3)(B)(vii).''
            (2) Subsection (e)(3)(B) of section 168 of such Code is
        amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (v), by
        striking the period at the end of clause (vi) and inserting ``,
        and'', and by adding at the end thereof the following new
        clause:
                            ``(vii) any qualifying excess defense
                        conversion property.''
            (3) Subsection (i) of section 168 of such Code is amended
        by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:
            ``(14) Qualifying excess defense conversion property.--
                    ``(A) The term `qualifying excess defense
                conversion property' means, with respect to property
                owned or leased by the taxpayer and otherwise subject
                to depreciation under this section and which is `excess
                defense conversion property' (as defined in
                subparagraph (B)), the basis of property (or the
                portion thereof) constituting excess defense conversion
                property owned by the taxpayer or the total discounted
                cost of lease obligations during the remaining term of
                the lease applicable to excess conversion property
                leased by the taxpayer.
                    ``(B) The term `excess defense conversion property'
                means property that--
                            ``(i) has been used by the taxpayer in a
                        defense-related business (as defined in section
                        48(c)(3)(D)); and
                            ``(ii) is not being used in the taxable
                        year, and is not reasonably expected to be used
                        in the foreseeable future, in a defense-related
                        business.
                    ``(C) Any deductions claimed by a taxpayer with
                respect to property reported on its return as
                qualifying excess defense conversion property and which
                is later determined as not constituting excess defense
                conversion property shall be recaptured at the rate of
                150 percent of the deductions so claimed.
                    ``(D) For purposes of this section, the amount of
                the property's basis constituting qualifying excess
                defense conversion property shall be considered to be
                placed in service on the first day of the taxable year
                in which the property is determined to constitute
                qualifying excess defense conversion property.''
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on July 31, 1993.

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Defense Reinvestment and High-Tech Job Creation Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for defense conversion equal to the defense conversion employment credit (ten percent of wages paid by an employer) and the defense conversion investment credit (applicable percentage of a qualified business investment).
Makes qualified excess defense conversion property eligible for the straight-line depreciation method and classifies it as five-year depreciable property.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community-Based Mental Health
Infrastructure Improvements Act''.

SEC. 2. COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT.

    Title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:

  ``PART H--COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS

``SEC. 560. GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
              IMPROVEMENTS.

    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary may award grants to
eligible entities to expend funds for the construction or modernization
of facilities used to provide mental health and behavioral health
services to individuals.
    ``(b) Eligible Entity.--In this section, the term `eligible entity'
means--
            ``(1) a State that is the recipient of a Community Mental
        Health Services Block Grant under subpart I of part B of title
        XIX and a Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant
        under subpart II of such part; or
            ``(2) an Indian tribe or a tribal organization (as such
        terms are defined in sections 4(b) and 4(c) of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act).
    ``(c) Application.--A eligible entity desiring a grant under this
section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in
such manner, and containing--
            ``(1) a plan for the construction or modernization of
        facilities used to provide mental health and behavioral health
        services to individuals that--
                    ``(A) designates a single State or tribal agency as
                the sole agency for the supervision and administration
                of the grant;
                    ``(B) contains satisfactory evidence that such
                agency so designated will have the authority to carry
                out the plan;
                    ``(C) provides for the designation of an advisory
                council, which shall include representatives of
                nongovernmental organizations or groups, and of the
                relevant State or tribal agencies, that aided in the
                development of the plan and that will implement and
                monitor any grant awarded to the eligible entity under
                this section;
                    ``(D) in the case of an eligible entity that is a
                State, includes a copy of the State plan under section
                1912(b) and section 1932(b);
                    ``(E)(i) includes a listing of the projects to be
                funded by the grant; and
                    ``(ii) in the case of an eligible entity that is a
                State, explains how each listed project helps the State
                in accomplishing its goals and objectives under the
                Community Mental Health Services Block Grant under
                subpart I of part B of title XIX and the Substance
                Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant under
                subpart II of such part;
                    ``(F) includes assurances that the facilities will
                be used for a period of not less than 10 years for the
                provision of community-based mental health or substance
                abuse services for those who cannot pay for such
                services, subject to subsection (e); and
                    ``(G) in the case of a facility that is not a
                public facility, includes the name and executive
                director of the entity who will provide services in the
                facility; and
            ``(2) with respect to each construction or modernization
        project described in the application--
                    ``(A) a description of the site for the project;
                    ``(B) plans and specifications for the project and
                State or tribal approval for the plans and
                specifications;
                    ``(C) assurance that the title for the site is or
                will be vested with either the public entity or private
                nonprofit entity who will provide the services in the
                facility;
                    ``(D) assurance that adequate financial resources
                will be available for the construction or major
                rehabilitation of the project and for the maintenance
                and operation of the facility;
                    ``(E) estimates of the cost of the project; and
                    ``(F) the estimated length of time for completion
                of the project.
    ``(d) Subgrants by States.--
            ``(1) In general.--A State that receives a grant under this
        section may award a subgrant to a qualified community program
        (as such term is used in section 1913(b)(1)).
            ``(2) Use of funds.--Subgrants awarded pursuant to
        paragraph (1) may be used for activities such as--
                    ``(A) the construction, expansion, and
                modernization of facilities used to provide mental and
                behavioral health services to individuals;
                    ``(B) acquiring and leasing facilities and
                equipment (including paying the costs of amortizing the
                principal of, and paying the interest on, loans for
                such facilities and equipment) to support or further
                the operation of the subgrantee; and
                    ``(C) the construction and structural modification
                (including equipment acquisition) of facilities to
                permit the integrated delivery of behavioral health and
                primary care of specialty medical services to
                individuals with co-occurring mental illnesses and
                chronic medical or surgical diseases at a single
                service site.
    ``(e) Request To Transfer Obligation.--An eligible entity that
receives a grant under this section may submit a request to the
Secretary for permission to transfer the 10-year obligation of facility
use, as described in subsection (c)(1)(F), to another facility.
    ``(f) Agreement to Federal Share.--As a condition of receipt of a
grant under this section, an eligible entity shall agree, with respect
to the costs to be incurred by the entity in carrying out the
activities for which such grant is awarded, that the entity will make
available non-Federal contributions (which may include State or local
funds, or funds from the qualified community program) in an amount
equal to not less than $1 for every $1 of Federal funds provided under
the grant.
    ``(g) Reporting.--
            ``(1) Reporting by states.--During the 10-year period
        referred to in subsection (c)(1)(F), the Secretary shall
        require that a State that receives a grant under this section
        submit, as part of the report of the State required under the
        Community Mental Health Services Block Grant under subpart I of
        part B of title XIX and the Substance Abuse Prevention and
        Treatment Block Grant under subpart II of such part, a
        description of the progress on--
                    ``(A) the projects carried out pursuant to the
                grant under this section; and
                    ``(B) the assurances that the facilities involved
                continue to be used for the purpose for which they were
                funded under such grant during such 10-year period.
            ``(2) Reporting by indian tribes and tribal
        organizations.--The Secretary shall establish reporting
        requirements for Indian tribes and tribal organizations that
        receive a grant under this section. Such reporting requirements
        shall include that such Indian tribe or tribal organization
        provide a description of the progress on--
                    ``(A) the projects carried out pursuant to the
                grant under this section; and
                    ``(B) the assurances that the facilities involved
                continue to be used for the purpose for which they were
                funded under such grant during the 10-year period
                referred to in subsection (c)(1)(F).
    ``(h) Failure To Meet Obligations.--
            ``(1) In general.--If an eligible entity that receives a
        grant under this section fails to meet any of the obligations
        of the entity required under this section, the Secretary shall
        take appropriate steps, which may include--
                    ``(A) requiring that the entity return the unused
                portion of the funds awarded under this section for the
                projects that are incomplete; and
                    ``(B) extending the length of time that the entity
                must ensure that the facility involved is used for the
                purposes for which it is intended, as described in
                subsection (c)(1)(F).
            ``(2) Hearing.--Prior to requesting the return of the funds
        under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall provide the entity
        notice and opportunity for a hearing.
    ``(i) Collaboration.--The Secretary may establish intergovernmental
and interdepartmental memorandums of agreement as necessary to carry
out this section.
    ``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2008
and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through
2012.''.

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Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure Improvements Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities for the construction or modernization of facilities to provide mental health and behavioral health services to individuals. Defines an "eligible entity" as: (1) a state that is the recipient of a Community Mental Health Services Block Grant and a Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant under such Act; or (2) an Indian tribe or a tribal organization.

Includes among grant application requirements assurances that facilities will be used for not less than 10 years for community-based mental health or substance abuse services for those who cannot pay for such services. Permits a grant recipient to request permission to transfer such 10-year obligation to another facility.

Authorizes a state that receives a grant to award a subgrant to a qualified community program for activities such as: (1) the construction, expansion, and modernization of mental and behavioral health facilities; and (2) the construction and structural modification of facilities to permit the integrated delivery of behavioral health and primary care of specialty medical services to individuals with co-occurring mental illnesses and chronic medical or surgical diseases at a single service site.

Requires a grant recipient to agree to make available nonfederal contributions matching federal funds provided.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Recovery Through
Responsible Homeownership Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR RESIDENCES PURCHASED DURING 2009 OR 2010.

    (a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits)
is amended by inserting after section 36 the following new section:

``SEC. 36A. GENERAL HOMEBUYER CREDIT FOR RESIDENCES PURCHASED DURING
              2009 OR 2010.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an individual who makes
an eligible purchase during the taxable year, there shall be allowed as
a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle for such taxable year
an amount equal to so much of the purchase price as does not exceed the
applicable amount.
    ``(b) Applicable Amount.--For purposes of subsection (a), the
applicable amount is--
            ``(1) $10,000 in the case of an eligible purchase where the
        down payment is at least 15 percent of the purchase price,
            ``(2) $5,000 in the case of an eligible purchase where the
        down payment is at least 10 percent of the purchase price,
            ``(3) $2,000 in the case of an eligible purchase where the
        down payment is at least 5 percent of the purchase price, and
            ``(4) zero in any other case.
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Eligible purchase.--The term `eligible purchase'
        means the purchase of a residence for the taxpayer if--
                    ``(A) such residence is located in the United
                States,
                    ``(B) the construction of such residence began
                before 2009, and
                    ``(C) such purchase is made by the taxpayer during
                2009 or 2010.
            ``(2) Other definitions.--The terms `purchase' and
        `purchase price' have the respective meanings given such terms
        by section 26(c).
    ``(d) Exceptions.--No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a)
to any taxpayer for any taxable year with respect to the purchase of a
residence if--
            ``(1) credit under section 36 (relating to first-time
        homebuyer credit) or 1400C (relating to first-time homebuyer in
        the District of Columbia) is allowed to the taxpayer (or the
        taxpayer's spouse) for such taxable year or any prior taxable
        year,
            ``(2) the residence is financed by the proceeds of a
        qualified mortgage issue the interest on which is exempt from
        tax under section 103,
            ``(3) the taxpayer is a nonresident alien, or
            ``(4) the taxpayer disposes of such residence (or such
        residence ceases to be a residence of the taxpayer (or, if
        married, the taxpayer's spouse)) before the close of such
        taxable year.
    ``(e) Other Rules To Apply.--
            ``(1) Related persons.--Rules similar to the rules of
        section 26(c)(5) shall apply for purposes of this section.
            ``(2) Married individuals filing separate returns, etc.--
        Rules similar to the rules of subparagraphs (B) and (C) of
        section 26(b)(1) shall apply for purposes of this section.
            ``(3) Reporting.--Rules similar to the rules of section
        26(e) shall apply for purposes of this section.
    ``(f) Recapture of Credit.--Rules similar to the rules of section
26(f) shall apply for purposes of this section, except that--
            ``(1) paragraph (1) thereof shall be applied by
        substituting `33\1/3\ percent' for `6\2/3\ percent', and
            ``(2) paragraph (7) thereof shall be applied by
        substituting `3 years' for `15 years'.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 26(b)(2) of such Code is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (W)--
                            (i) by striking ``homebuyer credit'' and
                        inserting ``first-time homebuyer credit'', and
                            (ii) by striking ``and'',
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of
                subparagraph (X) and inserting ``, and'', and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (X) the
                following new subparagraph:
                    ``(Y) section 36A(f) (relating to recapture of
                general homebuyer credit)''.
            (2) Section 6211(b)(4)(A) of such Code is amended by
        inserting ``36A,'' after ``36,''.
            (3) Section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is
        amended by inserting ``36A,'' after ``36,''.
            (4) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of
        subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting
        after the item relating to section 36 the following new item:

``Sec. 36A. General homebuyer credit for residences purchased during
                            2009 or 2010.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to residences purchased after December 31, 2008, in taxable years
ending after such date.

Output: Economic Recovery Through Responsible Homeownership Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer a refundable tax credit for the purchase in 2009 or 2010 of a residence located in the United States if the construction of such residence began before 2009. Allows a credit of either $2,000, $5,000, or $10,000 for downpayments of 5, 10, or 15% of the residence's purchase price respectively.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Census Participation
Enhancement Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) 2000 Census.--The term ``2000 census'' means the 2000 decennial
census of population.
    (b) Bureau.--The term ``Bureau'' means the Bureau of the Census.
    (c) Indian Tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the meaning given
that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)).
    (d) Indian Lands.--For purposes of this title, the term ``Indian
lands'' shall include lands within the definition of ``Indian
country'', as defined in 18 U.S.C. 1151; or ``Indian reservations'' as
defined in section 3(d) of the Indian Financing Act of 1974, 25 U.S.C.
1452(d), or section 4(10) of the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C.
1903(10). For purposes of this definition, such section 3(d) of the
Indian Financing Act of 1974 shall be applied by treating the term
``former Indian reservations in Oklahoma'' as including only those
lands which are within the jurisdictional area of an Oklahoma Indian
Tribe (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) and are
recognized by such Secretary as eligible for trust land status under 25
CFR part 151 (as in effect on the date of enactment of this sentence).
    (e) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
Commerce.
    (f) Tribal Organization.--The term ``tribal organization'' has the
meaning given that term by section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).

SEC. 3. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) article I of the United States Constitution provides
        that an enumeration be taken of the United States population
        every 10 years to permit the apportionment of Representatives
        and for other purposes;
            (2) information collected through the decennial census is
        used to determine--
                    (A) the boundaries of congressional districts
                within States;
                    (B) the boundaries of the districts for the
                legislature of each State and the boundaries of other
                political subdivisions within the States; and
                    (C) the allocation of billions of dollars of
                Federal and State funds;
            (3) the enumeration of Native Americans has not been
        accurate and has led to an undercounting of the Native American
        population living on Indian lands and in rural areas;
            (4) the United States has a legal obligation to conduct an
        enumeration of the census in all communities in the United
        States, including Native communities; and
            (5) Tribal governments and Native Americans have an
        obligation to answer the census and ensure they are represented
        in the census.

              TITLE I--GRANTS TO TRIBES AND ORGANIZATIONS

SECTION 1. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.

    In order to improve Native American participation in the 2000
census, the Secretary may, in accordance with the provisions of this
Act, provide for grants to be made to Indian tribes and tribal
organizations, consistent with the purposes of this Act.

SEC. 2. APPLICATIONS.

    (a) Applications Required.--Each entity referred to in section 2
that wishes to receive a grant under this Act shall submit an
application at such time, in such form, and complete with such
information as the Secretary shall by regulation require, except that
any such application shall include at least--
            (1) a statement of the objectives for which the grant is
        sought; and
            (2) a description of the types of programs and activities
        for which the grant is sought.
    (b) Notice of Approval or Disapproval.--Each entity submitting an
application under subsection (a) shall, not later than 60 days after
the date of its submission, be notified in writing as to whether such
application is approved or disapproved.

SEC. 3. MATCHING REQUIREMENT.

    (a) In General.--A grant may not be made to an entity under this
Act unless such entity agrees, with respect to the costs to be incurred
by such entity in carrying out the programs an activities for which the
grant is made, to make available non-Federal contributions in an amount
equal to not less than 50 percent of the Federal funds provided under
the grant.
    (b) Non-Federal Contributions.--An entity receiving a grant under
this Act may meet the requirement under subsection (a) through--
            (1) the use of amounts from non-Federal sources; or
            (2) in-kind contributions, fairly evaluated, but only if
        and to the extent allowable under section 9.

SEC. 4. ALLOCATION.

    The Secretary shall allocate the amounts appropriated to carry out
this Act equitably and in a manner that best achieves the purposes of
this Act.

SEC. 5. USE OF GRANT FUNDS.

    A grant made under this Act may be used only for one or more of the
following:
            (1) To train volunteers to assist individuals residing on
        Indian lands to complete and return census questionnaires.
            (2) To educate Native American and the public about the
        importance of participating in the 2000 census.
            (3) To educate Native Americans and the public about the
        confidentiality that is accorded to information collected in
        the 2000 census.
            (4) To recruit candidates to apply for census office and
        field enumerator positions.
            (5) To sponsor community events to promote the 2000 census.
            (6) To produce community-tailored promotional materials.
            (7) To rent space to provide any of the training described
        in this section.

SEC. 6. REGULATIONS.

    Any regulations to carry out this Act shall be prescribed not later
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. The regulations
shall include--
            (1) provisions requiring that any application for a grant
        under this Act be submitted to the appropriate regional center
        or area office of the Bureau of the Census, as identified under
        the regulations; and
            (2) provisions under which the decision to approve or
        disapprove any such application shall be made by the head of
        the appropriate center or office in accordance with guidelines
        set forth in the regulations.

              TITLE II--RECRUITMENT OF TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES

SECTION 1. RECRUITING TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Compensation Shall Not Be Taken Into Account.--Section 23 of
title 13, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
    ``(d)(1) As used in this subsection, the term `temporary census
position' shall mean a temporary position within the Bureau,
established for purposes related to the 2000 census, as determined
under regulations which the Secretary shall prescribe.
    ``(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the earning or
receipt by an individual of compensation for service performed by such
individual in a temporary census position shall not have the effect of
causing--
            ``(A) such individual or any other individual to become
        eligible for any benefits described in paragraph (3)(A); or
            ``(B) a reduction in the amount of any benefits described
        in paragraph (3)(A) for which such individual or any other
        individual would otherwise be eligible.
    ``(3) This subsection--
            ``(A) shall apply with respect to benefits provided under
        any Federal program or under any State, tribal or local program
        financed in whole or in part with Federal funds;
            ``(B) shall apply only with respect to compensation for
        service performed during calendar year 2000; and
            ``(C) shall not apply if the individual performing the
        service involved was first appointed to a temporary census
        position (whether such individual's then current position or a
        previous one) before January 1, 2000.''.
    (2) Nothing in the amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be
considered to apply with respect to Public Law 101-86 or the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
    (b) Reemployed Annuitants and Former Members of the Uniformed
Services.--Public Law 101-86 (13 U.S.C. 23) is amended--
            (1) in section 1(b) and the long title by striking ``the
        1990 decennial census'' and inserting ``the 2000 decennial
        census''; and
            (2) in section 4 by striking ``December 31, 1990'' and
        inserting December 31, 2000''.

SECTION 2. CENSUS ASSISTANTS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to available appropriations, and after
consulting with Indian tribes, the Secretary may provide such
reasonable and appropriate incentives to facilitate and encourage
volunteers to assist in the enumeration of Native Americans.
    (b) Reimbursements.--In his discretion, the Secretary may reimburse
volunteers for fuel and mileage expenses; meals and related expenses;
and other reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by assistants in
the conduct of the Census.
    (c) Debt Relief.--In consultation with the Secretary of the
Treasury, the Secretary shall develop and implement a program of
undergraduate or graduate debt relief for those Census assistants that
have provided significant service in the conduct of the enumeration of
the Census.

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(Sec. 3) Requires: (1) grant applications to include at least a statement of objectives, and a description of the programs and activities, for which the grant is sought; and (2) grant applicants to agree to make available non-Federal contributions in an amount equal to 50 percent of the Federal funds provided under the grant.
(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to allocate the amounts appropriated to carry out this Act equitably and in a manner that best achieves the purposes of this Act.
(Sec. 5) Allows a grant to be used only to: (1) train volunteers to assist individuals residing on Indian lands to complete and return census questionnaires; (2) educate Native Americans and the public about the importance of participating in the 2000 census and the confidentiality that is accorded to information collected; (3) recruit candidates to apply for census office and field enumerator positions; (4) sponsor community events to promote the 2000 census; (5) produce community-tailored promotional materials; or (6) rent space to provide any such training.
Title II: Recruitment of Temporary Employees
 - Prohibits the earning or receipt of compensation for service performed by an individual in a temporary census position (a temporary position within the Bureau of the Census established for purposes relating to the 2000 decennial census of population) from having the effect of causing: (1) such individual or any other individual to become ineligible for any benefits provided under any Federal program or any State, tribal, or local program financed with Federal funds; or (2) a reduction in the amount of any such benefits for which such individual or any other individual would otherwise be eligible. Makes such requirement applicable only with respect to compensation for service performed during calendar year 2000. Prohibits the application of such requirement if the individual performing the service involved was first appointed to such position (whether such individual's then current position or a previous one) before January 1, 2000.
Modifies Federal law regarding exemptions from certain provisions relating to offsets from pay and other benefits for reemployed annuitants and former uniformed service members to make such law: (1) applicable to service in any temporary position within the Bureau established for purposes relating to the 2000 decennial census; and (2) inapplicable to any service performed after December 31, 2000.
 Allows the Secretary to provide such reasonable and appropriate incentives to facilitate and encourage volunteers to assist in the enumeration of Native Americans and reimburse them for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by assistants in conducting the Census.
Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a program of undergraduate or graduate debt relief for those Census assistants that have provided significant service.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Mexico Transboundary
Aquifer Assessment Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to direct the Secretary of the Interior
to establish a United States-Mexico transboundary aquifer assessment
program to--
            (1) systematically assess priority transboundary aquifers;
        and
            (2) provide the scientific foundation necessary for State
        and local officials to address pressing water resource
        challenges in the United States-Mexico border region.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Aquifer.--The term ``aquifer'' means a subsurface
        water-bearing geologic formation from which significant
        quantities of water may be extracted.
            (2) Border state.--The term ``Border State'' means each of
        the States of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas.
            (3) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' means an
        Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or
        community--
                    (A) that is recognized as eligible for the special
                programs and services provided by the United States to
                Indians because of their status as Indians; and
                    (B) the reservation of which includes a
                transboundary aquifer within the exterior boundaries of
                the reservation.
            (4) Priority transboundary aquifer.--The term ``priority
        transboundary aquifer'' means a transboundary aquifer that has
        been designated for study and analysis under the program.
            (5) Program.--The term ``program'' means the United States-
        Mexico transboundary aquifer assessment program established
        under section 4(a).
            (6) Reservation.--The term ``reservation'' means land that
        has been set aside or that has been acknowledged as having been
        set aside by the United States for the use of an Indian tribe,
        the exterior boundaries of which are more particularly defined
        in a final tribal treaty, agreement, executive order, Federal
        statute, secretarial order, or judicial determination.
            (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United
        States Geological Survey.
            (8) Transboundary aquifer.--The term ``transboundary
        aquifer'' means an aquifer that underlies the boundary between
        the United States and Mexico.
            (9) Tri-regional planning group.--The term ``Tri-Regional
        Planning Group'' means the binational planning group comprised
        of--
                    (A) the Junta Municipal de Agua y Saneamiento de
                Ciudad Juarez;
                    (B) the El Paso Water Utilities Public Service
                Board; and
                    (C) the Lower Rio Grande Water Users Organization.
            (10) Water resources research institutes.--The term ``water
        resources research institutes'' means the institutes within the
        Border States established under section 104 of the Water
        Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303).

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation and cooperation
with the Border States, the water resources research institutes, Sandia
National Laboratories, and other appropriate entities in the United
States and Mexico, shall carry out the United States-Mexico
transboundary aquifer assessment program to characterize, map, and
model transboundary groundwater resources along the United States-
Mexico border at a level of detail determined to be appropriate for the
particular aquifer.
    (b) Objectives.--The objectives of the program are to--
            (1) develop and implement an integrated scientific approach
        to assess transboundary groundwater resources, including--
                    (A)(i) identifying fresh and saline transboundary
                aquifers; and
                    (ii) prioritizing the transboundary aquifers for
                further analysis by assessing--
                            (I) the proximity of the transboundary
                        aquifer to areas of high population density;
                            (II) the extent to which the transboundary
                        aquifer is used;
                            (III) the susceptibility of the
                        transboundary aquifer to contamination; and
                            (IV) any other relevant criteria;
                    (B) evaluating all available data and publications
                as part of the development of study plans for each
                priority transboundary aquifer;
                    (C) creating a new, or enhancing an existing,
                geographic information system database to characterize
                the spatial and temporal aspects of each priority
                transboundary aquifer; and
                    (D) using field studies, including support for and
                expansion of ongoing monitoring and metering efforts,
                to develop--
                            (i) the additional data necessary to
                        adequately define aquifer characteristics; and
                            (ii) scientifically sound groundwater flow
                        models to assist with State and local water
                        management and administration, including
                        modeling of relevant groundwater and surface
                        water interactions;
            (2) expand existing agreements, as appropriate, between the
        United States Geological Survey, the Border States, the water
        resources research institutes, and appropriate authorities in
        the United States and Mexico, to--
                    (A) conduct joint scientific investigations;
                    (B) archive and share relevant data; and
                    (C) carry out any other activities consistent with
                the program; and
            (3) produce scientific products for each priority
        transboundary aquifer that--
                    (A) are capable of being broadly distributed; and
                    (B) provide the scientific information needed by
                water managers and natural resource agencies on both
                sides of the United States-Mexico border to effectively
                accomplish the missions of the managers and agencies.
    (c) Designation of Priority Transboundary Aquifers.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of the program, the Secretary
        shall designate as priority transboundary aquifers--
                    (A) the Hueco Bolson and Mesilla aquifers
                underlying parts of Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico;
                    (B) the Santa Cruz River Valley aquifers underlying
                Arizona and Sonora, Mexico; and
                    (C) the San Pedro aquifers underlying Arizona and
                Sonora, Mexico
            (2) Additional aquifers.--The Secretary shall, using the
        criteria under subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii), evaluate and designate
        additional priority transboundary aquifers.
    (d) Cooperation With Mexico.--To ensure a comprehensive assessment
of transboundary aquifers, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent
practicable, work with appropriate Federal agencies and other
organizations to develop partnerships with, and receive input from,
relevant organizations in Mexico to carry out the program.
    (e) Grants and Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may provide
grants or enter into cooperative agreements and other agreements with
the water resources research institutes and other Border State entities
to carry out the program.

SEC. 5. IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAM.

    (a) Coordination With States, Tribes, and Other Entities.--The
Secretary shall coordinate the activities carried out under the program
with--
            (1) the appropriate water resource agencies in the Border
        States;
            (2) any affected Indian tribes; and
            (3) any other appropriate entities that are conducting
        monitoring and metering activity with respect to a priority
        transboundary aquifer.
    (b) New Activity.--After the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall not initiate any new field studies or analyses under
the program before consulting with, and coordinating the activity with,
any Border State water resource agencies that have jurisdiction over
the aquifer.
    (c) Study Plans; Cost Estimates.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall work closely with
        appropriate Border State water resource agencies, water
        resources research institutes, and other relevant entities to
        develop a study plan, timeline, and cost estimate for each
        priority transboundary aquifer to be studied under the program.
            (2) Requirements.--A study plan developed under paragraph
        (1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable--
                    (A) integrate existing data collection and analyses
                conducted with respect to the priority transboundary
                aquifer;
                    (B) if applicable, improve and strengthen existing
                groundwater flow models developed for the priority
                transboundary aquifer; and
                    (C) be consistent with appropriate State guidelines
                and goals.

SEC. 6. EFFECT.

    Nothing in this Act affects--
            (1) the jurisdiction or responsibility of a Border State
        with respect to managing surface or groundwater resources in
        the Border State; or
            (2) the water rights of any person or entity using water
        from a transboundary aquifer.

SEC. 7. REPORTS.

    Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and
on completion of the program in fiscal year 2014, the Secretary shall
submit to the appropriate water resource agency in the Border States,
an interim and final report, respectively, that describes--
            (1) any activities carried out under the program;
            (2) any conclusions of the Secretary relating to the status
        of transboundary aquifers; and
            (3) the level of participation in the program of entities
        in Mexico.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this Act $50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2006 through
2015.
    (b) Distribution of Funds.--Of the amounts made available under
subsection (a), 50 percent shall be made available to the water
resources research institutes to provide funding to appropriate
entities in the Border States (including Sandia National Laboratories,
State agencies, universities, the Tri-Regional Planning Group, and
other relevant organizations) and Mexico to conduct activities under
the program, including the binational collection and exchange of
scientific data.

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United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act - Establishes a United States-Mexico transboundary aquifer assessment program to characterize, map, and model groundwater resources along the border. Describes as the program's objectives to: (1) develop an integrated approach to assess transboundary groundwater resources, including identifying fresh and saline aquifers, prioritizing the aquifers for further analysis, and creating a geographic information system database for each priority aquifer; (2) expand existing agreements between the U.S. Geological Survey, the Border States (Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas), the Water Resources Research Institutes, and appropriate U.S. and Mexican authorities to conduct joint scientific investigations and archive and share relevant data; and (3) produce scientific products for each priority aquifer to provide water managers and natural resource agencies with necessary information.

Designates as priority transboundary aquifers the: (1) Hueco Bolson and Mesilla aquifers; (2) Santa Cruz River Valley aquifers; and (3) San Pedro aquifers.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) develop partnerships with relevant organizations in Mexico; and (2) coordinate activities with water resource agencies in the Border States and affected Indian tribes. Prohibits the Secretary from initiating any field studies before consulting and coordinating with the Border State water resource agency with jurisdiction over the aquifer.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and enter into cooperative agreements with water resource agencies and Border States to carry out the program.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Creating Opportunities for Rural
Economic Expansion Act'' or the ``CORE Act''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT FOR DISTRESSED COAL
              COMMUNITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 45D(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Set aside of portion of limitation for distressed
        coal communities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For any calendar year after
                2016, not less than 5 percent of the new markets tax
                credit limitation shall be allocated to qualified
                community development entities in connection with
                qualified investments the proceeds of which are
                substantially used to make qualified coal community
                investments.
                    ``(B) Qualified coal community investment.--For
                purposes of this paragraph--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified coal
                        community investment' means--
                                    ``(I) any capital or equity
                                investment in, or loan to, any
                                qualified active distressed coal
                                community business,
                                    ``(II) the purchase from another
                                community development entity of any
                                loan made by such entity which is a
                                qualified coal community investment,
                                    ``(III) financial counseling and
                                other services specified in regulations
                                prescribed by the Secretary to
                                businesses located in, and residents
                                of, distressed coal communities, and
                                    ``(IV) any equity investment in, or
                                loan to, any qualified community
                                development entity in connection with
                                qualified investments the proceeds of
                                which are substantially used to make
                                qualified coal community investments.
                            ``(ii) Qualified active distressed coal
                        community business.--The term `qualified active
                        coal community business' means any business
                        which would be a qualified active low-income
                        community business if paragraphs (2) and (3) of
                        subsection (d) were applied by substituting
                        `distressed coal community' for `low-income
                        community' each place it appears.
                            ``(iii) Distressed coal community.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The term
                                `distressed coal community' means any
                                low-income community which is located
                                in a county which--
                                            ``(aa) was one of the 30
                                        counties with the biggest
                                        employment decrease among coal
                                        operators (as determined under
                                        reports issued by the Mine
                                        Safety and Health
                                        Administration) for an
                                        applicable period, or
                                            ``(bb) is contiguous to a
                                        county which--

                                                    ``(AA) is described
                                                in item (aa) and is
                                                within the same State
                                                as such county, and

                                                    ``(BB) contains not
                                                less than 1 low-income
                                                community.

                                    ``(II) Applicable periods.--For
                                purposes of subclause (I)(aa), the term
                                `applicable period' means any of the
                                following periods:
                                            ``(aa) Calendar year 2013
                                        compared to calendar year 2012.
                                            ``(bb) Calendar year 2014
                                        compared to calendar year 2013.
                                            ``(cc) Calendar year 2015
                                        compared to calendar year 2014.
                    ``(C) Limitation of allocation of set aside.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In allocating the
                        portion of the new markets tax credit
                        limitation to which subparagraph (A) applies,
                        the Secretary shall ensure that, with respect
                        to any eligible State, not less than the
                        minimum percentage of such limitation is
                        allocated to qualified community development
                        entities making qualified coal community
                        investments in such eligible State.
                            ``(ii) Minimum percentage.--For purposes of
                        clause (i), the minimum percentage for any
                        eligible State is the percentage equal to 80
                        percent of the ratio of--
                                    ``(I) the qualified coal operator
                                employment decrease in such State, to
                                    ``(II) the total qualified coal
                                operator employment decrease in all
                                eligible States.
                            ``(iii) Qualified coal operator employment
                        decrease.--For purposes of clause (ii), the
                        term `qualified coal operator employment
                        decrease' means, with respect to any eligible
                        State, the aggregate amount of employment
                        decrease among coal operators for all counties
                        in such State--
                                    ``(I) in which there is a low-
                                income community, and
                                    ``(II) which are taken into account
                                under item (aa) of subparagraph
                                (B)(iii)(I).
                            ``(iv) Eligible state.--For purposes of
                        this subparagraph, the term `eligible State'
                        means any State in which there is a distressed
                        coal community.
                    ``(D) Application of carryover.--Paragraph (3)
                shall be applied separately with respect to amounts
                described in subparagraph (A).''.
    (b) Application of Recapture Rules.--Section 45D(g)(3)(B) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ``(or, in the
case of an investment described in subsection (f)(4), as required under
such subsection)'' after ``(b)(1)(B)''.

Output: Creating Opportunities for Rural Economic Expansion Act or the CORE Act  This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require at least 5% of the new markets tax credit limitation to be allocated to community development entities in connection with certain investments, financial counseling, and other services in distressed coal communities.  A "distressed coal community" is any low-income community located in a county that: (1) was one of the 30 counties with the biggest employment decrease among coal operators over a specified time period; or (2) is contiguous to a county that has the required decrease in employment, is located in the same state, and contains at least one low-income community.