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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of
2013''.

SEC. 2. INTEREST RATE EXTENSION.

    Section 455(b)(7)(D) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1087e(b)(7)(D)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``and
        before July 1, 2013,'' and inserting ``and before July 1,
        2014,''; and
            (2) in clause (v), by striking ``and before July 1, 2013,''
        and inserting ``and before July 1, 2014,''.

SEC. 3. MODIFICATIONS OF REQUIRED DISTRIBUTION RULES FOR PENSION PLANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 401(a)(9)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) Required distributions where employee dies
                before entire interest is distributed.--
                            ``(i) 5-year general rule.--A trust shall
                        not constitute a qualified trust under this
                        section unless the plan provides that, if an
                        employee dies before the distribution of the
                        employee's interest (whether or not such
                        distribution has begun in accordance with
                        subparagraph (A)), the entire interest of the
                        employee will be distributed within 5 years
                        after the death of such employee.
                            ``(ii) Exception for eligible designated
                        beneficiaries.--If--
                                    ``(I) any portion of the employee's
                                interest is payable to (or for the
                                benefit of) an eligible designated
                                beneficiary,
                                    ``(II) such portion will be
                                distributed (in accordance with
                                regulations) over the life of such
                                eligible designated beneficiary (or
                                over a period not extending beyond the
                                life expectancy of such beneficiary),
                                and
                                    ``(III) such distributions begin
                                not later than 1 year after the date of
                                the employee's death or such later date
                                as the Secretary may by regulations
                                prescribe,
                        then, for purposes of clause (i) and except as
                        provided in clause (iv) or subparagraph
                        (E)(iii), the portion referred to in subclause
                        (I) shall be treated as distributed on the date
                        on which such distributions begin.
                            ``(iii) Special rule for surviving spouse
                        of employee.--If the eligible designated
                        beneficiary referred to in clause (ii)(I) is
                        the surviving spouse of the employee--
                                    ``(I) the date on which the
                                distributions are required to begin
                                under clause (ii)(III) shall not be
                                earlier than the date on which the
                                employee would have attained age 70\1/
                                2\, and
                                    ``(II) if the surviving spouse dies
                                before the distributions to such spouse
                                begin, this subparagraph shall be
                                applied as if the surviving spouse were
                                the employee.
                            ``(iv) Rules upon death of eligible
                        designated beneficiary.--If an eligible
                        designated beneficiary dies before the portion
                        of an employee's interest described in clause
                        (ii) is entirely distributed, clause (ii) shall
                        not apply to any beneficiary of such eligible
                        designated beneficiary and the remainder of
                        such portion shall be distributed within 5
                        years after the death of such beneficiary.''.
    (b) Definition of Eligible Designated Beneficiary.--Section
401(a)(9)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as
follows:
                    ``(E) Definitions and rules relating to designated
                beneficiary.--For purposes of this paragraph--
                            ``(i) Designated beneficiary.--The term
                        `designated beneficiary' means any individual
                        designated as a beneficiary by the employee.
                            ``(ii) Eligible designated beneficiary.--
                        The term `eligible designated beneficiary'
                        means, with respect to any employee, any
                        designated beneficiary who, as of the date of
                        death of the employee, is--
                                    ``(I) the surviving spouse of the
                                employee,
                                    ``(II) subject to clause (iii), a
                                child of the employee who has not
                                reached majority (within the meaning of
                                subparagraph (F)),
                                    ``(III) disabled (within the
                                meaning of section 72(m)(7)),
                                    ``(IV) a chronically ill individual
                                (within the meaning of section
                                7702B(c)(2), except that the
                                requirements of subparagraph (A)(i)
                                thereof shall only be treated as met if
                                there is a certification that, as of
                                such date, the period of inability
                                described in such subparagraph with
                                respect to the individual is an
                                indefinite one that is reasonably
                                expected to be lengthy in nature), or
                                    ``(V) an individual not described
                                in any of the preceding subparagraphs
                                who is not more than 10 years younger
                                than the employee.
                            ``(iii) Special rule for children.--Subject
                        to subparagraph (F), an individual described in
                        clause (ii)(II) shall cease to be an eligible
                        designated beneficiary as of the date the
                        individual reaches majority and the requirement
                        of subparagraph (B)(i) shall not be treated as
                        met with respect to any remaining portion of an
                        employee's interest payable to the individual
                        unless such portion is distributed within 5
                        years after such date.''.
    (c) Required Beginning Date.--Section 401(a)(9)(C) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
clause:
                            ``(v) Employees becoming 5-percent owners
                        after age 70\1/2\.--If an employee becomes a 5-
                        percent owner (as defined in section 416) with
                        respect to a plan year ending in a calendar
                        year after the calendar year in which the
                        employee attains age 70\1/2\, then clause
                        (i)(II) shall be applied by substituting the
                        calendar year in which the employee became such
                        an owner for the calendar year in which the
                        employee retires.''.
    (d) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in this subsection, the
        amendments made by this section shall apply to distributions
        with respect to employees who die after December 31, 2013.
            (2) Required beginning date.--
                    (A) In general.--The amendment made by subsection
                (c) shall apply to employees becoming a 5-percent owner
                with respect to plan years ending in calendar years
                beginning before, on, or after the date of the
                enactment of this Act.
                    (B) Special rule.--If--
                            (i) an employee became a 5-percent owner
                        with respect to a plan year ending in a
                        calendar year which began before January 1,
                        2013, and
                            (ii) the employee has not retired before
                        calendar year 2014,
                such employee shall be treated as having become a 5-
                percent owner with respect to a plan year ending in
                2013 for purposes of applying section 401(a)(9)(C)(v)
                of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by the
                amendment made by subsection (c)).
            (3) Exception for certain beneficiaries.--If a designated
        beneficiary of an employee who dies before January 1, 2014,
        dies after December 31, 2013--
                    (A) the amendments made by this section shall apply
                to any beneficiary of such designated beneficiary, and
                    (B) the designated beneficiary shall be treated as
                an eligible designated beneficiary for purposes of
                applying section 401(a)(9)(B)(iv) of such Code (as in
                effect after the amendments made by this section).
            (4) Exception for certain existing annuity contracts.--
                    (A) In general.--The amendments made by this
                section shall not apply to a qualified annuity which is
                a binding annuity contract in effect on the date of the
                enactment of this Act and at all times thereafter.
                    (B) Qualified annuity contract.--For purposes of
                this paragraph, the term ``qualified annuity'' means,
                with respect to an employee, an annuity--
                            (i) which is a commercial annuity (as
                        defined in section 3405(e)(6) of such Code) or
                        payable by a defined benefit plan,
                            (ii) under which the annuity payments are
                        substantially equal periodic payments (not less
                        frequently than annually) over the lives of
                        such employee and a designated beneficiary (or
                        over a period not extending beyond the life
                        expectancy of such employee or the life
                        expectancy of such employee and a designated
                        beneficiary) in accordance with the regulations
                        described in section 401(a)(9)(A)(ii) of such
                        Code (as in effect before such amendments) and
                        which meets the other requirements of this
                        section 401(a)(9) of such Code (as so in
                        effect) with respect to such payments, and
                            (iii) with respect to which--
                                    (I) annuity payments to the
                                employee have begun before January 1,
                                2014, and the employee has made an
                                irrevocable election before such date
                                as to the method and amount of the
                                annuity payments to the employee or any
                                designated beneficiaries, or
                                    (II) if subclause (I) does not
                                apply, the employee has made an
                                irrevocable election before the date of
                                the enactment of this Act as to the
                                method and amount of the annuity
                                payments to the employee or any
                                designated beneficiaries.

Output: Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the 3.4% interest rate on Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2013, to Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2014.  Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify rules for required distributions from tax-exempt pension plans to an employee who dies before such employee's entire interest is distributed to require such interest to be distributed within five years after the death of such employee, subject to exceptions for an eligible designated beneficiary and surviving spouse of such employee. Defines "eligible designated beneficiary" to include a disabled or chronically-ill individual. Exempts from such modification a binding annuity contract in effect on the enactment date of this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Telecommuting and Air
Quality Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR DESIGN OF PILOT PROGRAM REGARDING
              TELECOMMUTING AS MEANS OF IMPROVING AIR QUALITY.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Grant for design of pilot program.--The Secretary of
        Transportation (in this section referred to as the
        ``Secretary'') shall make a grant to a nonprofit private entity
        that is knowledgeable on matters relating to air quality for
        the purpose of developing a design for the proposed pilot
        program described in subsection (b). The grant shall be made to
        the National Environmental Policy Institute (a nonprofit
        private entity incorporated under the laws of and located in
        the District of Columbia), if such Institute submits an
        application for the grant.
            (2) Administration of program.--The Secretary shall carry
        out this section (including subsection (c)(1)(C)) in
        collaboration with the Administrator of the Environmental
        Protection Agency and the Secretary of Energy.
    (b) Proposed Ozone Precursor Credit-Trading Pilot Program.--
            (1) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
                    (A) The term ``participating employers'' means
                employers that voluntarily authorize and engage in
                telecommuting.
                    (B) The term ``telecommuting'' means the use of
                telecommunications to perform work functions under
                circumstances in which the use of telecommunications
                reduces or eliminates the need to commute.
                    (C) The term ``regulated entities'' means entities
                that are regulated under the Clean Air Act with respect
                to emissions of one or more ozone precursors.
                    (D) The term ``ozone precursors'' means air
                pollutants that are precursors of ground level ozone.
                    (E) The term ``VMTs'' means vehicle-miles-traveled.
            (2) Description of program.--For purposes of subsection
        (a)(1) and other provisions of this section, the proposed pilot
        program described in this subsection is a pilot program under
        which the following would occur:
                    (A) Methods would be evaluated and developed for
                calculating reductions in emissions of ozone precursors
                that can be achieved as a result of reduced VMTs by
                telecommuting employees of participating employers.
                    (B) The estimated reductions in such emissions for
                the periods of time involved would be deemed to be
                items that may be transferred by such employers to
                other persons, and for such purpose the employers would
                be issued certificates indicating the amount of the
                reductions achieved for the periods (referred to in
                this section as ``emission credits'') .
                    (C) A commercial trading and exchange forum would
                be made available to the public for trading and
                exchanging emission credits.
                    (D) Through the commercial trading and exchange
                forum, or through direct trades and exchanges with
                persons who hold the credits, regulated entities would
                obtain emission credits.
                    (E) Regulated entities would present emission
                credits to the Federal Government or to the State
                involved (as applicable under the Clean Air Act) and
                the amounts of reductions in emissions of ozone
                precursors represented by the credits would for
                purposes of the Clean Air Act be deemed to assist in
                achieving compliance.
                    (F) The Federal Government would explore means to
                facilitate the transfer of emission credits between
                participating employers and regulated and other
                entities.
    (c) Sites for Operation of Pilot Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that the design
        developed under subsection (a) includes recommendations for
        carrying out the proposed pilot program described in subsection
        (b) in each of the following geographic areas:
                    (A) The greater metropolitan region of the District
                of Columbia (including areas in the States of Maryland
                and Virginia).
                    (B) The greater metropolitan region of Los Angeles,
                in the State of California.
                    (C) Three additional areas to be selected by the
                Secretary, after consultation with the grantee under
                subsection (a).
            (2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall require that, in
        carrying out paragraph (1) with respect to a geographic area,
        the grantee under subsection (a) consult with local governments
        and business organizations in the geographic area.
    (d) Study and Report.--The Secretary shall require that, in
developing the design under subsection (a), the grantee under such
subsection study and report to the Congress and to the Secretary the
potential significance of the proposed pilot program described in
subsection (b) as an incentive for expanding telecommuting and reducing
VMTs in the geographic areas for which the design is developed, and the
extent to which the program would have positive effects on--
            (1) national, State, and local transportation and
        infrastructure policies;
            (2) energy conservation and consumption;
            (3) national, State, and local air quality; and
            (4) individual, family, and community quality of life.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of making the
grant under subsection (a), there is authorized to be appropriated
$250,000 for fiscal year 2000. Amounts appropriated under the preceding
sentence are available until expended.

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National Telecommuting and Air Quality Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make a grant to a nonprofit private entity (specifically, the National Environmental Policy Institute, if it applies) for the purpose of developing a design for a proposed ozone precursor credit-trading pilot program in which: (1) methods would be evaluated and developed for calculating reductions in emissions of ozone precursors (air pollutants) that can be achieved as a result of reduced vehicle-miles-traveled (VMTs) by telecommuting employees; (2) regulated entities would present emission credits to the Federal Government or to the State (as applicable under the Clean Air Act) and the amounts of reductions in emissions of air pollutants represented by such credits would be for purposes of compliance with the Clean Air Act; and (3) the Federal Government would explore means to facilitate the transfer of emission credits between participating employers and regulated and other entities.  Sets forth recommended sites for the operation of such pilot program, including: (1) the greater metropolitan region of the District of Columbia (including areas in Maryland and Virginia); (2) the greater metropolitan region of Los Angeles, California; and (3) three additional areas to be selected by the Secretary.
Directs the Secretary to require the grantee to study and report to Congress and to the Secretary on the potential significance of the proposed pilot program as an incentive for expanding telecommuting and reducing VMTs in the geographic areas, and the extent to which it would have positive effects on national, State, and local air quality and energy conservation and consumption.  Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cyber Preparedness Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. INFORMATION SHARING.

    Title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended--
            (1) in section 210A (6 U.S.C. 124h)--
                    (A) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (10), by inserting before
                        the semicolon at the end the following: ``,
                        including, in coordination with the national
                        cybersecurity and communications integration
                        center under section 227, accessing timely
                        technical assistance, risk management support,
                        and incident response capabilities with respect
                        to cyber threat indicators, defensive measures,
                        cybersecurity risks, and incidents (as such
                        terms are defined in such section), which may
                        include attribution, mitigation, and
                        remediation, and the provision of information
                        and recommendations on security and resilience,
                        including implications of cybersecurity risks
                        to equipment and technology related to the
                        electoral process'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and''
                        after the semicolon;
                            (iii) by redesignating paragraph (12) as
                        paragraph (14); and
                            (iv) by inserting after paragraph (11) the
                        following new paragraphs:
            ``(12) review information relating to cybersecurity risks
        that is gathered by State, local, and regional fusion centers,
        and incorporate such information, as appropriate, into the
        Department's own information relating to cybersecurity risks;
            ``(13) ensure the dissemination to State, local, and
        regional fusion centers of information relating to
        cybersecurity risks; and'';
                    (B) in subsection (c)(2)--
                            (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (C)
                        through (G) as subparagraphs (D) through (H),
                        respectively; and
                            (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (B)
                        the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) The national cybersecurity and communications
                integration center under section 227.'';
                    (C) in subsection (d)--
                            (i) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and''
                        after the semicolon;
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraph (4) as
                        paragraph (5); and
                            (iii) by inserting after paragraph (3) the
                        following new paragraph:
            ``(4) assist, in coordination with the national
        cybersecurity and communications integration center under
        section 227, fusion centers in using information relating to
        cybersecurity risks to develop a comprehensive and accurate
        threat picture; and''; and
                    (D) in subsection (j)--
                            (i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through
                        (5) as paragraphs (2) through (6),
                        respectively; and
                            (ii) by inserting before paragraph (2), as
                        so redesignated, the following new paragraph:
            ``(1) the term `cybersecurity risk' has the meaning given
        that term in section 227;''; and
            (2) in section 227 (6 U.S.C. 148)--
                    (A) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) in paragraph (5)(B), by inserting ``,
                        including State and major urban area fusion
                        centers, as appropriate'' before the semicolon
                        at the end;
                            (ii) in paragraph (7), in the matter
                        preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
                        ``information and recommendations'' each place
                        it appears and inserting ``information,
                        recommendations, and best practices''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (9), by inserting ``and
                        best practices'' after ``defensive measures'';
                        and
                    (B) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii), by inserting ``and
                State and major urban area fusion centers, as
                appropriate'' before the semicolon at the end.

SEC. 3. HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS.

    Subsection (a) of section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 609) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (14) as
        paragraphs (5) through (15), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(4) enhancing cybersecurity, including preparing for and
        responding to cybersecurity risks and incidents and developing
        State-wide cyber threat information analysis and dissemination
        activities;''.

SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that to facilitate the timely
dissemination to appropriate State, local, and private sector
stakeholders of homeland security information related to cyber threats,
the Secretary of Homeland Security should, to the greatest extent
practicable, work to share actionable information related to cyber
threats in an unclassified form.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 2016.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 19, 2016.  Cyber Preparedness Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative to coordinate with the national cybersecurity and communications integration center (NCCIC) to provide state, local, and regional fusion centers with expertise on DHS cybersecurity resources. (A fusion center serves as a focal point within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners.)  DHS must: (1) provide timely access to technical assistance, risk management support, and incident response capabilities for cybersecurity threat indicators, defensive measures, risks, and incidents, including cybersecurity risks to equipment and technology related to the electoral process; (2) review cybersecurity risk information gathered by fusion centers to incorporate into DHS's cybersecurity risk information; and (3) disseminate cybersecurity risk information to fusion centers. Fusion center officers or intelligence analysts may be assigned from the NCCIC. Such officers and analysts must assist fusion centers in using cybersecurity risk information to develop a comprehensive and accurate threat picture. The NCCIC may include, and must share analysis and best practices with, state and major urban area fusion centers. (Sec. 3) States, local or tribal governments, or high-risk urban areas receiving grants to protect against terrorism under the Urban Area Security Initiative or the State Homeland Security Grant Program may use the funds to: (1) prepare for and respond to cybersecurity risks and incidents, and (2) develop statewide cyber threat information analysis and dissemination activities. (Sec. 4) The bill expresses the sense of Congress that DHS should share actionable information related to cyber threats in an unclassified form to facilitate timely dissemination to state, local, and private sector stakeholders.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Liquefied Natural Gas Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS IMPORT
              TERMINALS.

    (a) Exportation or Importation of Natural Gas.--Section 3 of the
Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) is amended to read as follows:

              ``exportation or importation of natural gas

    ``Sec. 3. (a) Authorization Order.--No person shall export any
natural gas from the United States to a foreign country or import any
natural gas from a foreign country without first having secured an
order of the Secretary of Energy authorizing such person to do so. The
Secretary shall issue such order upon application, unless, after
opportunity for hearing, the Secretary finds that the proposed
exportation or importation will not be consistent with the public
interest. The Secretary may by order grant such application, in whole
or in part, with such modification and upon such terms and conditions
as the Secretary may find necessary or appropriate, and may from time
to time, after opportunity for hearing, and for good cause shown, make
such supplemental order as the Secretary may find necessary or
appropriate.
    ``(b) Free Trade Agreements and Liquefied Natural Gas.--With
respect to natural gas which is imported into the United States from a
nation with which there is in effect a free trade agreement requiring
national treatment for trade in natural gas, and with respect to
liquefied natural gas--
            ``(1) the importation of such natural gas shall be treated
        as a `first sale' within the meaning of section 2(21) of the
        Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978; and
            ``(2) the Secretary of Energy shall not, on the basis of
        national origin, treat any such imported natural gas on an
        unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or preferential
        basis.
    ``(c) Application and Approval Process.--For purposes of subsection
(a), the importation of the natural gas referred to in subsection (b),
or the exportation of natural gas to a nation with which there is in
effect a free trade agreement requiring national treatment for trade in
natural gas, shall be deemed to be consistent with the public interest,
and applications for such importation or exportation shall be granted
without modification or delay.
    ``(d) Authorization for Liquefied Natural Gas Import Terminals.--
(1) No person shall site, construct, expand, or operate a liquefied
natural gas import terminal without first having secured an order of
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authorizing such person to do
so. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall issue such order
upon application, unless, after opportunity for hearing, it finds that
the proposed siting, construction, expansion, or operation will not be
consistent with the public interest. The Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission may by its order grant such application, in whole or in
part, with such modification and upon such terms and conditions as the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may find necessary or appropriate.
    ``(2) An order issued pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not be
conditioned on--
            ``(A) a requirement that the liquefied natural gas import
        terminal offer service to persons other than the person
        securing the order;
            ``(B) any regulation of the liquefied natural gas import
        terminal's rates, charges, terms, or conditions of service; or
            ``(C) a requirement to file with the Federal Energy
        Regulatory Commission schedules or contracts related to the
        liquefied natural gas import terminal's rates, charges, terms,
        or conditions of service.
    ``(3) Except as otherwise provided by Federal law, no State or
local government may require a permit, license, concurrence, approval,
certificate, or other form of authorization with respect to the siting,
construction, expansion, or operation of a liquefied natural gas import
terminal.
    ``(4) Any decision made or action taken by a Federal administrative
agency or officer (or State administrative agency or officer acting
under delegated Federal authority) with respect to the siting,
construction, expansion, or operation of a liquefied natural gas import
terminal must be consistent with any authorization provided by the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pursuant to this subsection with
respect to the liquefied natural gas import terminal, and shall not
prohibit or unreasonably delay the siting, construction, expansion, or
operation.
    ``(5) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to repeal or
modify the authority under this section to authorize a person to import
or export natural gas or to authorize facilities for the import or
export of natural gas other than liquefied natural gas import
terminals.
    ``(e) Schedule and Administrative Record.--(1) The Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission shall approve or deny any application to site,
construct, expand, or operate a liquefied natural gas import terminal
under subsection (d) not later than 1 year after the application is
complete.
    ``(2) With respect to each application under subsection (d), the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall establish a schedule for all
Federal and State administrative proceedings commenced under authority
of Federal law, the completion of which is required before a person may
site, construct, expand, or operate the liquefied natural gas import
terminal, in order to ensure expeditious progress toward such siting,
construction, expansion, or operation. The schedule shall also include
all Federal and State administrative proceedings authorized by Federal
law for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of natural
gas pipelines and facilities related to the transportation of liquefied
natural gas or natural gas from the liquefied natural gas import
terminal. In establishing the schedule, the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission shall, to the extent practicable, accommodate the applicable
schedules established by Federal law for such proceedings. If a Federal
or State administrative agency or officer fails to complete a
proceeding in accordance with the schedule established by the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, the action of the Federal or State
administrative agency or officer that is required before a person may
site, construct, expand, or operate the liquefied natural gas import
terminal shall be conclusively presumed and the siting, construction,
expansion, or operation shall proceed without condition.
    ``(3) With respect to the siting, construction, expansion, or
operation of a liquefied natural gas import terminal, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission shall compile a single administrative
record which shall consolidate the records of the proceedings referred
to in paragraph (2).
    ``(4) Any Federal administrative proceeding that is an appeal or
review of a decision made or action taken by a Federal administrative
agency or officer (or State administrative agency or officer acting
under delegated Federal authority) with respect to the siting,
construction, expansion, or operation of a liquefied natural gas import
terminal shall use as its exclusive record for all purposes the
administrative record compiled by the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission under paragraph (3).
    ``(f) Judicial Review.--(1) Except for review by the Supreme Court
of the United States on writ of certiorari, the United States Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit shall have original and
exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any civil action for
review of a decision made or action taken by a Federal administrative
agency or officer (or State administrative agency or officer acting
under delegated Federal authority) with respect to the siting,
construction, expansion, or operation of a liquefied natural gas import
terminal. The civil action shall be filed not later than 60 days after
the decision or action described in this paragraph.
    ``(2) If a civil action referred to in paragraph (1) is filed, the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall file in the United States
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit the single
administrative record compiled under subsection (e)(3) with respect to
the liquefied natural gas import terminal named in the civil action.
    ``(g) Lead Agency.--With respect to the siting, construction,
expansion, or operation of a liquefied natural gas import terminal, the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall be the lead Federal agency
for purposes of complying with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).''.
    (b) Definition.--Section 2 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717a)
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(11) `Liquefied natural gas import terminal' includes all
        facilities located onshore or in State waters that are used to
        receive, unload, store, transport, gasify, or process liquefied
        natural gas that is imported to the United States from a
        foreign country, but does not include the tankers used to
        deliver liquefied natural gas to such facilities.''.

Output:
Liquefied Natural Gas Act of 2005 - Amends the Natural Gas Act to transfer from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to the Secretary of Energy oversight functions regarding the exportation or importation of natural gas, including free trade agreements and liquefied natural gas.

Declares that no person shall site, construct, expand, or operate a liquefied natural gas import terminal without first having secured a FERC authorization.

Prohibits any State or local government from requiring any form of authorization with respect to the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of a liquefied natural gas import terminal except as otherwise provided by Federal law.

Prescribes guidelines for FERC oversight authority pertaining to scheduling and administrative proceedings.

Defines liquefied natural gas import terminal as including all facilities located onshore or in State waters that are used to receive, unload, store, transport, gasify, or process liquefied natural gas imported to the United States from a foreign country, but does excluding the tankers used to deliver liquefied natural gas to such facilities.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Maritime Administration
Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2000 AND 2001.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated, as Appropriations
Acts may provide, for the use of the Department of Transportation for
the Maritime Administration as follows:
            (1) For expenses necessary for operations and training
        activities, not to exceed $72,164,000 for the fiscal year
        ending September 30, 2000.
            (2) For the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Federal
        Credit Reform Act of 1990, of guaranteed loans authorized by
        title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 App.
        U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), $6,000,000, to be available until
        expended. In addition, for administrative expenses related to
        loan guarantee commitments under title XI of the Merchant
        Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 App. U.S.C. 1271 et seq.),
        $3,893,000.
            (3) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, such
        sums as may be necessary.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE XI OF THE MERCHANT MARINE ACT, 1936.

    (a) Section 1108(a) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App.
U.S.C. 1279a(a)) is amended by striking the language preceding the
proviso and inserting in its place the following:
    ``(a) Creation.--If the proceeds of an obligation guaranteed under
this title are to be used to finance the construction, reconstruction,
or reconditioning of a vessel or vessels which will serve as security
for the guarantee of the Secretary, the Secretary is authorized to
accept and hold, in escrow under an escrow agreement with the obligor,
proceeds of that obligation (together with such interest as may be
earned thereon and, if required by the Secretary, an amount equal to 6
month's interest on the obligation). The Secretary may not release
funds from the escrow until the Secretary first determines that the
obligor has paid its portion of the actual cost of constructing,
reconstructing, or reconditioning the vessel or vessels and, second,
determines that the funds to be released are needed to pay, or make
reimbursements in connection with payments previously made to the
shipyard or other contractors for work performed, or to pay for other
approved costs, with respect to the vessel or vessels.''.
    (b) Title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, is amended by
inserting immediately after section 1108, the following new section:

``SEC. 1109. RESERVE FUNDS AND COLLATERAL ACCOUNTS.

    ``(a) Creation of Funds and Accounts.--There is hereby established
in the Treasury a deposit fund into which the Secretary is authorized
to deposit cash belonging to an obligor so long as the Secretary has a
security interest in such cash. The account shall be governed by the
terms of an agreement, as described hereunder, to be entered into by
the Secretary and an obligor.
    ``(b) Terms of Agreement.--The Secretary and an obligor shall enter
into a reserve fund or other collateral account agreement to govern the
making of deposits and withdrawals and the retention, use, and
reinvestment of the cash deposited under subsection (a) above. The
agreement shall contain such terms and conditions as are further
required hereunder and as are considered by the Secretary to be
necessary to protect fully the interests of the United States.
    ``(c) Investment.--The Secretary is authorized to invest and
reinvest any part of the cash of a reserve fund or collateral account
in obligations of the United States with such maturities that these
funds and accounts will be available as required for purposes of the
agreement. Cash balances of the deposit fund in excess of current
requirements shall be maintained in a form of uninvested funds and the
Secretary of the Treasury shall pay interest on these funds.
    ``(d) Income.--The cash deposited in a reserve fund or collateral
account may not be withdrawn without the consent of the Secretary. The
Secretary may retain and offset any or all of the cash on deposit in a
reserve fund or collateral account, and any income realized thereon, as
part of the Secretary's recovery against an obligor that has defaulted
on an obligation. In the absence of a default on an obligation, the
Secretary may pay any income realized on a reserve fund or collateral
account in accordance with the terms of the agreement.''.

SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE IX OF THE MERCHANT MARINE ACT, 1936.

    (a) Title IX of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 App.
U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by adding immediately after section 902
the following new section:

``SEC. 903. DOCUMENTATION OF CERTAIN DRY CARGO VESSELS.

    ``The restrictions of section 901(b)(1) of this Act concerning the
building, rebuilding, or documentation of a vessel in a foreign country
shall not apply to dry bulk vessels and breakbulk vessels over 5,000
deadweight tons and constructed, reconstructed, or acquired in a
foreign shipyard within one year of the date of enactment of this
section and prior to enactment of the OECD Shipbuilding Trade Agreement
Act, whichever occurs earlier, and have transferred to United States
flag registry under section 12105 of title 46, United States Code,
except that (1) such vessels have nonemergency shipyard repairs, and
other shipyard work necessary to conform the vessel to United States
flag standards, performed in a shipyard of the United States, (2) such
vessels comply with the standards set forth in section 1137 of the
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996 (46 App. U.S.C. 1187 note), (3)
such vessels shall not be granted approval under section 9(e) of the
Shipping Act, 1916, as amended on October 19, 1996, and (4) the
provisions of section 607 of this Act shall not apply to vessels
constructed, reconstructed, modified, or acquired pursuant to this
section.''.
    (b) Section 901b(c)(2) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended
(46 U.S.C. App. 1241f(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``1986.'' and
inserting ``1986, the 18-month period commencing April 1, 1999, and the
12-month period beginning on the first day of October in the year 2000
and each year thereafter.''.

SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF WAR RISK INSURANCE AUTHORITY.

    Section 1214 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 App.
U.S.C. 1294) is amended by striking ``June 30, 2000'' and inserting
``June 30, 2005''.

SEC. 6. TRANSPORTATION REPORT ON MARITIME ACTIVITIES.

    Section 208 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 App.
U.S.C. 1118) is amended by--
            (1) striking ``and the Secretary of Transportation shall'';
        and
            (2) inserting ``and the Secretary of Transportation, by
        April 1 of each odd-numbered year, shall'' before ``make''.

SEC. 7. OWNERSHIP OF THE JEREMIAH O'BRIEN.

    Section 3302 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``owned by the United States Maritime Administration'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``owned by the National Liberty Ship
Memorial, Inc.''.

Output:
(Sec. 3) Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to revise loan guarantee escrow fund provisions. Establishes a Treasury fund to hold related collateral, and provides for Secretary-obligor reserve funds.
(Sec. 4) Exempts certain foreign-origin dry bulk and breakbulk cargo vessels that have transferred to United States flag registry from the three-year restriction on carrying U.S.- procured, furnished, or financially supported cargo (including agricultural cargo)
(Sec. 5) Extends war risk insurance authority.
(Sec. 6) Reduces specified United States Maritime Administration reporting requirements.
(Sec. 7) Amends Federal law to state that ownership the vessel "Jeremiah O'Brien" shall belong to the National Liberty Ship Memorial, Inc., rather than the United States Maritime Administration.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hide No Harm Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.

    (a) In General.--Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after chapter 101 the following:

                  ``CHAPTER 101A--REPORTING STANDARDS

``Sec.
``2081. Definitions.
``2082. Failure to inform and warn.
``2083. Relationship to existing law.
``Sec. 2081. Definitions
    ``In this chapter--
            ``(1) the term `appropriate Federal agency' means an agency
        with jurisdiction over a covered product, covered service, or
        business practice;
            ``(2) the term `business entity' means a corporation,
        company, association, firm, partnership, sole proprietor, or
        other business entity;
            ``(3) the term `business practice' means a method or
        practice of--
                    ``(A) manufacturing, assembling, designing,
                researching, importing, or distributing a covered
                product;
                    ``(B) conducting, providing, or preparing to
                provide a covered service; or
                    ``(C) otherwise carrying out business operations
                relating to covered products or covered services;
            ``(4) the term `covered product' means a product
        manufactured, assembled, designed, researched, imported, or
        distributed by a business entity that enters interstate
        commerce;
            ``(5) the term `covered service' means a service conducted
        or provided by a business entity that enters interstate
        commerce;
            ``(6) the term `responsible corporate officer' means a
        person who--
                    ``(A) is an employer, director, or officer of a
                business entity;
                    ``(B) has the responsibility and authority, by
                reason of his or her position in the business entity
                and in accordance with the rules or practice of the
                business entity, to acquire knowledge of any serious
                danger associated with a covered product (or component
                of a covered product), covered service, or business
                practice of the business entity; and
                    ``(C) has the responsibility, by reason of his or
                her position in the business entity, to communicate
                information about the serious danger to--
                            ``(i) an appropriate Federal agency;
                            ``(ii) employees of the business entity; or
                            ``(iii) individuals, other than employees
                        of the business entity, who may be exposed to
                        the serious danger;
            ``(7) the term `serious bodily injury' means an impairment
        of the physical condition of an individual, including as a
        result of trauma, repetitive motion, or disease, that--
                    ``(A) creates a substantial risk of death; or
                    ``(B) causes--
                            ``(i) serious permanent disfigurement;
                            ``(ii) unconsciousness;
                            ``(iii) extreme pain; or
                            ``(iv) permanent or protracted loss or
                        impairment of the function of any bodily
                        member, organ, bodily system, or mental
                        faculty;
            ``(8) the term `serious danger' means a danger, not readily
        apparent to a reasonable person, that the normal or reasonably
        foreseeable use of, or the exposure of an individual to, a
        covered product, covered service, or business practice has an
        imminent risk of causing death or serious bodily injury to an
        individual; and
            ``(9) the term `warn affected employees' means take
        reasonable steps to give, to each individual who is exposed or
        may be exposed to a serious danger in the course of work for a
        business entity, a description of the serious danger that is
        sufficient to make the individual aware of the serious danger.
``Sec. 2082. Failure to inform and warn
    ``(a) Requirement.--After acquiring actual knowledge of a serious
danger associated with a covered product (or component of a covered
product), covered service, or business practice of a business entity, a
business entity and any responsible corporate officer with respect to
the covered product, covered service, or business practice, shall--
            ``(1) as soon as practicable and not later than 24 hours
        after acquiring such knowledge, verbally inform an appropriate
        Federal agency of the serious danger, unless the business
        entity or responsible corporate officer has actual knowledge
        that an appropriate Federal agency has been so informed;
            ``(2) not later than 15 days after acquiring such
        knowledge, inform an appropriate Federal agency in writing of
        the serious danger, unless the business entity or responsible
        corporate officer has actual knowledge than an appropriate
        Federal agency has been so informed;
            ``(3) as soon as practicable, warn affected employees in
        writing, unless the business entity or responsible corporate
        officer has actual knowledge that affected employees have been
        so warned; and
            ``(4) as soon as practicable, inform individuals, other
        than affected employees, who may be exposed to the serious
        danger of the serious danger if such individuals can reasonably
        be identified, unless the business entity or responsible
        corporate officer has actual knowledge that such individuals
        have been warned.
    ``(b) Penalty.--
            ``(1) In general.--Whoever knowingly violates subsection
        (a) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more
        than 5 years, or both.
            ``(2) Prohibition of payment by business entities.--If a
        final judgment is rendered and a fine is imposed on an
        individual under this subsection, the fine may not be paid,
        directly or indirectly, out of the assets of any business
        entity on behalf of the individual.
    ``(c) Civil Action To Protect Against Retaliation.--
            ``(1) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful to knowingly
        discriminate against any person in the terms or conditions of
        employment, in retention in employment, or in hiring because
        the person informed a Federal agency, warned employees, or
        informed other individuals of a serious danger associated with
        a covered product, covered service, or business practice, as
        required under this section.
            ``(2) Enforcement action.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A person who alleges discharge
                or other discrimination by any person in violation of
                paragraph (1) may seek relief under paragraph (3), by--
                            ``(i) filing a complaint with the Secretary
                        of Labor; or
                            ``(ii) if the Secretary has not issued a
                        final decision within 180 days of the filing of
                        the complaint and there is no showing that such
                        delay is due to the bad faith of the claimant,
                        bringing an action at law or equity for de novo
                        review in the appropriate district court of the
                        United States, which shall have jurisdiction
                        over such an action without regard to the
                        amount in controversy.
                    ``(B) Procedure.--
                            ``(i) In general.--An action under
                        subparagraph (A)(i) shall be governed under the
                        rules and procedures set forth in section
                        42121(b) of title 49.
                            ``(ii) Exception.--Notification made under
                        section 42121(b)(1) of title 49 shall be made
                        to the person named in the complaint and to the
                        employer.
                            ``(iii) Burdens of proof.--An action
                        brought under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be
                        governed by the legal burdens of proof set
                        forth in section 42121(b) of title 49.
                            ``(iv) Statute of limitations.--An action
                        under subparagraph (A) shall be commenced not
                        later than 180 days after the date on which the
                        violation occurs, or after the date on which
                        the employee became aware of the violation.
                            ``(v) Jury trial.--A party to an action
                        brought under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be
                        entitled to trial by jury.
            ``(3) Remedies.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An employee prevailing in any
                action under paragraph (2)(A) shall be entitled to all
                relief necessary to make the employee whole.
                    ``(B) Compensatory damages.--Relief for any action
                under subparagraph (A) shall include--
                            ``(i) reinstatement with the same seniority
                        status that the employee would have had, but
                        for the discrimination;
                            ``(ii) the amount of back pay, with
                        interest; and
                            ``(iii) compensation for any special
                        damages sustained as a result of the
                        discrimination, including litigation costs,
                        expert witness fees, and reasonable attorney
                        fees.
            ``(4) Rights retained by employee.--Nothing in this
        subsection shall be deemed to diminish the rights, privileges,
        or remedies of any employee under any Federal or State law, or
        under any collective bargaining agreement.
            ``(5) Nonenforceability of certain provisions waiving
        rights and remedies or requiring arbitration of disputes.--
                    ``(A) Waiver of rights and remedies.--The rights
                and remedies provided for in this subsection may not be
                waived by any agreement, policy form, or condition of
                employment, including by a predispute arbitration
                agreement.
                    ``(B) Predispute arbitration agreements.--No
                predispute arbitration agreement shall be valid or
                enforceable, if the agreement requires arbitration of a
                dispute arising under this subsection.
``Sec. 2083. Relationship to existing law
    ``(a) Rights To Intervene.--Nothing in this chapter shall be
construed to limit the right of any individual or group of individuals
to initiate, intervene in, or otherwise participate in any proceeding
before a regulatory agency or court, nor to relieve any regulatory
agency, court, or other public body of any obligation, or affect its
discretion to permit intervention or participation by an individual or
a group or class of consumers, employees, or citizens in any proceeding
or activity.
    ``(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this chapter shall be
construed to--
            ``(1) increase the time period for informing of a serious
        danger or other harm under any other provision of law; or
            ``(2) limit or otherwise reduce the penalties for any
        violation of Federal or State law under any other provision of
        law.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of chapters for
part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
the item relating to chapter 101 the following:

``101A.  Reporting standards................................    2081''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b)
shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act.

Output: Hide No Harm Act of 2015 This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for a business entity or business executive to knowingly conceal information about its business practices or products that pose an imminent risk of death or serious physical injury to consumers and workplace danger.  Specific requirements are set forth for what a business entity or business executive must do after acquiring knowledge of a serious danger associated with its business practices or products. If such an entity or executive fails to warn affected employees and other individuals of a serious danger, they are subject to a fine and/or prison term of five years.   The bill makes it unlawful to knowingly discriminate or retaliate against an employee (i.e., a whistleblower) who warns other agencies or individuals of a serious danger associated with a product or service.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``International Fund for Israeli-
Palestinian Peace Authorization Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Peaceful co-existence in the Middle East between
        Israelis and Palestinians, and between Muslims, Christians,
        Jews, and those of all backgrounds is in the interests of the
        United States, Israel, the Palestinian people, and the world.
            (2) While the United States and its international allies
        continue to support diplomatic and political negotiations
        between the representatives of the parties to the conflict as
        well as others, in the long run such efforts require broad
        popular support among people in order to succeed. In order to
        achieve lasting peace in the region, the people who live there
        must, over time, sustain any potential high-level agreements.
            (3) Through many independent individual and nongovernmental
        activities, tens of thousands of people of different
        backgrounds are already working together to build better
        relations between people, through people-to-people coexistence
        and trust-building measures, activities, and other cooperative
        efforts.
            (4) By working cooperatively on shared goals and addressing
        mutual understanding, participants in such activities,
        including youth, can come to reject violence and understand the
        promise of peaceful coexistence.
            (5) Through support for people-to-people exchanges in the
        region and joint economic initiatives, millions of ordinary
        citizens affected by this conflict can assist in building
        support for lasting peace.
            (6) Working together, the United States, countries around
        the world, and the private sector can, and often seek to
        support opportunities that, help sustain support for peace with
        the establishment and funding of an independent International
        Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace (referred to in this Act as
        the ``International Fund''), to promote and support contact,
        cooperation, dialogue, shared community building, peaceful
        coexistence, joint economic development, and reconciliation
        between Israelis and Palestinians.
            (7) United States and international support for grassroots
        people-to-people efforts can help serve as an antidote to false
        propaganda by terrorist groups and the growing issue of
        incitement.
            (8) The International Fund shall serve as a coordinating
        entity offering expertise and support, adhering to best
        practices for governance, transparency, assessment and
        accountability. The International Fund will be an ongoing
        presence and catalyst for rejecting violence and building broad
        public support for sustaining peace in the region. The
        International Fund is not intended to be a political forum, but
        a grant-making body to facilitate enduring people-to-people
        relationships and sustained joint economic development.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows:
            (1) To urge the President to make every effort, in
        conjunction with the Government of Israel, the Palestinian
        Authority, regional governments, and the international
        community to establish a non-political, mutually acceptable
        International Fund to promote and support contact, cooperation,
        dialogue, shared community building, peaceful coexistence,
        joint economic development, and reconciliation between Israelis
        and Palestinians.
            (2) To provide for United States contributions to consist
        of amounts made available to carry out chapter 4 of part II of
        the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.
        (relating to the Economic Support Fund)) for payment to the
        International Fund to carry out the activities described in
        paragraph (1), in addition to overhead costs of the
        establishment of said fund and the function of its oversight
        board.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN
              PEACE.

    Congress urges the President to make every effort, in conjunction
with the Government of Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and the
international community, to establish an International Fund for
Israeli-Palestinian Peace governed by a board of the constituent
parties to carry out the purposes described in section 2(b).

SEC. 4. UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR
              ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE.

    (a) In General.--Of the amounts made available for each of fiscal
years 2017 through 2021 to carry out chapter 4 of part II of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq. (relating to the
Economic Support Fund)), $50,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated
for United States contributions to the International Fund following the
committee of jurisdictions agreement to the structure of the fund and
its board.
    (b) Additional Authorities.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated
pursuant to subsection (a)--
            (1) are in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be
        appropriated for such purposes; and
            (2) are authorized to remain available until expended.

SEC. 5. CONDITIONS AND UNDERSTANDINGS RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL FUND
              FOR ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE.

    (a) Support and Promotion of Purposes.--United States contributions
to the International Fund provided for in section 4 may be used only to
support and promote the purposes described in section 2(b).
    (b) Additional Restrictions.--The restrictions described in section
531(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346(e)) shall
apply to United States contributions to the International Fund provided
for in section 4 to the same extent and in the same manner as such
restrictions apply to amounts made available to carry out chapter 4 of
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The United States
contributions shall be managed and dispersed through existing USAID
mechanisms.
    (c) United States Representation on Board of International Fund.--
The United States shall provide two representatives from different
political parties to the Board of the International Fund. The function
of the board is to provide recommendations for programmatic support and
direction on promoting contact, cooperation, dialogue, shared community
building, peaceful coexistence, joint economic development, and
reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians. The board should
oversee and contain an expertise in program integrity, monitoring and
evaluation and assessment.

SEC. 6. ANNUAL REPORT.

    (a) In General.--At the end of each fiscal year in which the United
States Government makes any contribution to the International Fund in
accordance with this Act, the President shall transmit to Congress a
written report on the extent to which the International Fund and United
States contributions to the International Fund have contributed to
promoting and supporting contact, cooperation, dialogue, shared
community building, peaceful coexistence, joint economic development,
and reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians.
    (b) Matters To Be Included.--The reports required under subsection
(a) shall also include the following:
            (1) Information on contributions pledged to, contributions
        (including donations from the private sector) received by, and
        projects funded by the International Fund, and the mechanisms
        established for transparency and accountability in the grant-
        making process.
            (2) A description of the International Fund's operations,
        activities, budget, receipts, and expenditures for the
        preceding 12-month period, including an audited report of the
        International Fund's finances, including statements of
        financial position, operations, and cash flows, in accordance
        with the United States generally accepted government auditing
        standards as prescribed by the Comptroller General.
            (3) Insights gleaned from what drives the efficacy of
        people-to-people relationships in addition to a description of
        potential strategies for getting to sustainability for civic
        institutions that the fund creates or supports including novel
        financing mechanisms.

Output: International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace Authorization Act of 2017  This bill urges the President to make every effort, in conjunction with the government of Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and the international community, to establish an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace to promote and support contact, cooperation, dialogue, shared community building, peaceful coexistence, joint economic development, and reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians. The bill authorizes appropriations for U.S. contributions to the fund following the committee of jurisdictions' agreement to the structure of the fund and its board.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``E-Rate 2.0 Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. E-RATE 2.0 PROGRAM FOR INCREASED ADOPTION.

    Section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h))
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (10); and
            (2) by adding after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) Digital divide mitigation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Commission shall implement a
                pilot program to extend broadband service to students
                who--
                            ``(i) qualify for funding under the
                        federally subsidized school lunch program;
                            ``(ii) attend secondary schools that
                        receive support under this section; and
                            ``(iii) who possess a computer for use at
                        home.
                    ``(B) Use of funds.--The pilot program shall
                distribute funding to such secondary schools to
                dispense vouchers to eligible students to be used for
                monthly service fees for residential broadband service
                for such students.
                    ``(C) Rules.--The Commission shall promulgate rules
                to implement the pilot program, including rules to
                prevent vouchers from being sold or transferred to non-
                qualifying individuals.
                    ``(D) Limitations.--
                            ``(i) Duration.--The pilot program shall be
                        in effect for a period of 5 years after the
                        effective date of the regulations promulgated
                        under subparagraph (C).
                            ``(ii) Maximum amount.--There is authorized
                        to be appropriated to the Commission to
                        implement the pilot program not more than
                        $500,000,000 per year for the period described
                        in clause (i).''.

SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY FOR DISCOUNTED RATES FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND
              HEAD START PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 254(h) of such Act (47 U.S.C. 254(h)) is
further amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``classrooms,'' and
        inserting ``classrooms, community colleges, head start
        programs''; and
            (2) in paragraph (10) (as redesignated under section
        2(1))--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``school,''
                and inserting ``school, a community college, a head
                start program''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(J) Community college.--The term `community
                college' has the meaning given the term `junior or
                community college' in section 312 of the Higher
                Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058).
                    ``(K) Head start program.--The term `head start
                program' means any local public or private nonprofit
                agency that is designated by the Secretary of Health
                and Human Services as a Head Start agency under section
                641 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9836).''.
    (b) Pilot Project.--Section 254(h) of such Act (47 U.S.C. 254(h))
is further amended by inserting after paragraph (7), as added by
section 2, the following:
            ``(8) Community colleges and head start programs pilot
        project.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Commission shall implement a
                pilot project, not to exceed $150,000,000 in any one
                year, to extend funding for broadband equipment and
                services under this section to those community college
                or head start program applicants who best demonstrate
                need, maximization potential of broadband use
                consistent with their educational mission, and
                innovation with respect to use of broadband, web-based
                information and applications.
                    ``(B) Rulemaking required.--The Commission shall
                adopt rules as necessary to implement this paragraph.
                    ``(C) Specification.--For the first 5 years after
                the date of enactment of the E-Rate 2.0 Act of 2010,
                community colleges and head start programs shall
                receive funding for broadband equipment and services
                from the Federal government exclusively through this
                pilot project.''.

SEC. 4. ELECTRONIC BOOKS PILOT PROJECT.

    Section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h))
is further amended by inserting after paragraph (8), as added by
section 3, the following:
            ``(9) E-books for e-rate.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Commission shall implement a
                pilot project, not to exceed $50,000,000 in any one
                year, to extend to those secondary school applicants
                for funding under this section that are eligible for
                the highest percentage discounted rates under the
                Commission's regulations implementing this section an
                opportunity to apply for meaningfully discounted
                services and technologies for the use of electronic
                books.
                    ``(B) Rulemaking required.--The Commission shall
                adopt such rules as may be necessary to implement this
                paragraph, including rules assuring that such
                technologies and services are incorporated into the
                course curricula of the applying secondary school and
                that implementation is on a technology-neutral basis.
                    ``(C) Duration; report.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The pilot project shall
                        last 4 years in duration.
                            ``(ii) Report.--At the end of the third
                        year of the operation of the pilot project, the
                        Commission shall prepare and submit to Congress
                        a report assessing the project. The report
                        shall include metrics to gauge the impact on
                        digital literacy and overall learning
                        associated with the student use of the
                        electronic books project.
                    ``(D) Rulemaking required.--The Commission shall
                commence and complete a rulemaking in the final year of
                the pilot project and determine whether the program
                should be extended or terminated, and if extended, what
                additional entities should be eligible for funding,
                what level of funding is reasonable and affordable for
                such program, and what other modifications to the
                program are warranted consistent with the public
                interest.''.

SEC. 5. IMPROVED ADMINISTRATION OF E-RATE APPLICATION PROCESS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall
develop and implement policies and procedures to streamline and
simplify the application process under section 254(h) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (commonly known as the ``E-Rate program'')
for the purpose of--
            (1) improving administration of the program;
            (2) increasing access to the benefits of the program;
            (3) minimizing the burden on applicants; and
            (4) maintaining measures to eliminate waste, fraud, and
        abuse.
    (b) Specific Modifications.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Federal Communications Commission shall consider whether the mission
and goals of the E-Rate program would be better served by the following
modifications to the administration of the program:
            (1) The establishment of a multi-year application for
        Priority One services such that applicants would be required to
        submit funding requests only once every 3 years for recurring
        services (such as telephone and Internet access services).
            (2) The use of an interactive Web site for communicating
        with applicants.
            (3) The deployment of interactive technology tools, such as
        online application forms, as part of the application process to
        reduce the use of paper-based means of communication and to
        improve the ability of applicants to receive clear and current
        information regarding their applications and the E-Rate
        program.

SEC. 6. E-RATE FUND CAP MODIFICATION.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall
complete a proceeding to revise the amount of the cap provided for in
section 54.507(a) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, to account
for inflation.
    (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after completing
the proceeding required by subsection (a), the Federal Communications
Commission shall submit a report to Congress explaining what
methodology the Commission will use to determine the appropriate
adjustment under such subsection.

Output:
E-Rate 2.0 Act of 2010 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to implement a five-year pilot program which distributes funding to secondary schools participating in the E-Rate program (which provides discounted telecommunications services to certain schools and libraries) so that they can provide residential broadband service vouchers to students who are eligible to participate in the school lunch program and have a computer at home.

Includes community colleges and Head Start agencies in the E-Rate program. Directs the FCC to implement a pilot program that, for the five years following this Act's enactment, is the exclusive source of federal funding for broadband equipment and services for community colleges and Head Start agencies.

Requires the FCC to implement a four-year pilot program that allows secondary schools that are eligible for the highest percentage discounted rates under the E-Rate program to apply for meaningfully discounted services and technologies for the use of electronic books.

Directs the FCC to: (1) develop and implement policies and procedures to streamline and simplify the E-Rate program application process; and (2) complete the proceeding to revise the E-Rate program funding cap so that the cap accounts for inflation.


Input:
SECTION 1. TIMELY PAYMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS IF STATUTORY DEBT
              LIMIT IS REACHED.

    (a) In General.--Section 1145 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1320b-15) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections
        (c) and (d), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new
        subsection:
    ``(b) Timely Payment of Benefits if Statutory Debt Limit Is
Reached.--
            ``(1) Disinvestment of fund to make current benefit
        payments.--For the purpose of making payment of cash benefits
        or administrative expenses during any debt limit default
        period, public debt obligations held by the applicable Federal
        fund shall be sold or redeemed in an amount not to exceed the
        sum of--
                    ``(A) the face amount of obligations held by such
                fund which mature during such month; plus
                    ``(B) the amount necessary only for the purpose of
                making payment of such benefits or administrative
                expenses and only to the extent cash assets of the
                applicable Federal fund are not available during such
                period for making payment of such benefits or
                administrative expenses.
            ``(2) Issuance of corresponding debt.--For purposes of
        undertaking the sale or redemption of public debt obligations
        held by the applicable Federal fund pursuant to paragraph (1),
        the Secretary of the Treasury shall issue corresponding public
        debt obligations to the public in order to obtain the amounts
        necessary for payment of benefits or administrative expenses
        from the applicable Federal fund, notwithstanding the public
        debt limit.
            ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) Debt limit default period.--The term `debt
                limit default period' means a period for which cash
                benefits or administrative expenses would not otherwise
                be payable from the applicable Federal fund by reason
                of an inability to issue further public debt
                obligations because of the public debt limit.
                    ``(B) Applicable federal fund.--The term
                `applicable Federal fund' means a Federal fund
                specified in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (d).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1145 of the Social Security Act, as amended by
        subsection (a), is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection
                (e), and
                    (B) by inserting after subsection (c) the following
                new subsection:
    ``(d) Public Debt Limit.--For purposes of this section, the term
`public debt limit' means the limitation established under section 3101
of title 31, United States Code, as increased under section 3101A of
such title.''.
            (2) Section 1145(c) of the Social Security Act, as amended
        by subsection (a), is amended by striking ``established under
        section 3101 of title 31, United States Code''.

SEC. 2. PRIORITIZATION OF PAYMENTS IN EVENT THAT STATUTORY DEBT LIMIT
              IS REACHED.

    Section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) In the event that the Secretary of the Treasury is not able
to issue obligations to make all payments authorized by law due to the
limitation under subsection (b) (as increased under section 3101A), the
Secretary shall give equal priority to the following: payments of
principal and interest on public debt; payments of amounts that the
Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the
case of the Coast Guard) determines to be necessary to continue pay and
allowances (without interruption) to the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine
Corps, and Coast Guard, including reserve components thereof, who
perform active service; payments determined by the President (and
reported to the Congress) to be necessary to continue United States
priorities of its vital national security interests; and payments for
items and services under title XVIII of the Social Security Act
(relating to Medicare).''.

SEC. 3. CONTINUANCE OF MILITARY PAY AND ALLOWANCES DURING PERIODS OF
              LAPSED APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Continuance of Pay.--Chapter 19 of title 37, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 1015. CONTINUANCE OF PAY AND ALLOWANCES DURING PERIODS OF LAPSED
              APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `military personnel accounts' means the
        military personnel, reserve personnel, and National Guard
        personnel accounts of the Department of Defense, generally
        title I of an annual Department of Defense appropriations Act,
        and the corresponding accounts for the Department of Homeland
        Security used to provide pay and allowances for members of the
        Coast Guard.
            ``(2) The term `pay and allowances' means basic pay,
        bonuses and special pay, allowances and any other forms of
        compensation available for members of the armed forces under
        this title or otherwise paid from the military personnel
        accounts.
            ``(3) The term `period of lapsed appropriations', when used
        with respect to members of the armed forces, means any period
        during which appropriations are not available due to the
        absence of the timely enactment of any Act or joint resolution
        (including any Act or joint resolution making continuing
        appropriations) appropriating funds for the payment of the pay
        and allowances of members of the armed forces.
    ``(b) Appropriation of Funds To Continue Payment of Pay and
Allowances.--For any period of lapsed appropriations, there are
appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, to the Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of
Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) to allow the
Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the
case of the Coast Guard) to continue to provide pay and allowances
(without interruption) to members of the United States armed forces.
    ``(c) Limitation on Amounts Paid.--This section only authorizes the
expenditure of funds during a period of lapsed appropriations for the
pay and allowances of a member of the armed forces at a rate that is
equal to the rate in effect for that member immediately before the
start of the period of lapsed appropriations. The rate for a member may
neither exceed the rate in effect immediately before the start of the
period of lapsed appropriations nor be less than that rate, unless
reduced by disciplinary action under the Uniform Code of Military
Justice.
    ``(d) Relation to Other Pay Authorities.--This section shall not be
construed to affect the entitlement of a member of the armed forces to
an amount of pay and allowances that exceeds the amount of pay and
allowances authorized to be paid under this section and to which the
member becomes entitled under other applicable provisions of law.
    ``(e) Effect of End of Period of Lapsed Appropriations.--
Expenditures made for any fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be
charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization
whenever the regular appropriation bill (or other bill or joint
resolution making continuing appropriations through the end of the
fiscal year) becomes law.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1015. Continuance of pay and allowances during periods of lapsed
                            appropriations.''.

Output: Amends title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act with respect to the payment of cash benefits or administrative expenses from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund (applicable federal funds) during any debt limit default period. Requires that during a debt limit default period public debt obligations held by the applicable federal fund be sold or redeemed in an amount not to exceed the sum of: (1) the face amount of obligations held by the fund which mature during the month in question; plus (2) the amount necessary only to pay such benefits or administrative expenses, and only to the extent cash assets of the fund are not available during that period to make such payments. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in order to undertake the sale or redemption of public debt obligations held by the applicable federal fund, to issue corresponding public debt obligations to the public in order to obtain the amounts necessary to make such payments, notwithstanding the public debt limit. Declares that, in the event that the Secretary is not able to issue obligations to make all authorized payments because the public debt limit has been reached, the Secretary shall give equal priority to the following: (1) payments of principal and interest on public debt; (2) payments of amounts that the Secretary of Defense (DOD) (and the Secretary of Homeland Security [DHS] in the case of the Coast Guard) determines to be necessary to continue pay and allowances (without interruption) to the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including their reserve components, who perform active service; (3) payments determined by the President (and reported to the Congress) to be necessary to continue U.S. priorities of its vital national security interests; and (4) payments for items and services under SSA title XVIII (Medicare). Makes appropriations, for any period of lapsed appropriations, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) to continue to provide pay and allowances (without interruption) to members of the U.S. armed forces.