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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sport Fish Restoration and
Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. DIVISION OF ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 4 of the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C.
777c) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2014'' and inserting
        ``2021'';
            (2) by amending the heading in subsection (b) to read as
        follows: ``Set-asides.--'';
            (3) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``2014'' and
                inserting ``2021'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in clause (i), by striking ``each of
                        fiscal years 2001 and 2002, $9,000,000'' and
                        inserting ``fiscal year 2015, $11,896,000'';
                            (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``2003,
                        $8,212,000'' and inserting ``2016,
                        $12,299,000''; and
                            (iii) in clause (iii), by striking ``2004''
                        and inserting ``2017''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Set-aside for boating safety.--
                            ``(i) In general.--From the annual
                        appropriation made in accordance with section
                        3, for each fiscal year through 2021, the
                        Secretary shall transfer to the Secretary of
                        the department in which the Coast Guard is
                        operating--
                                    ``(I) $5,000,000 for the purposes
                                set forth in section 13107(c) of title
                                46, United States Code;
                                    ``(II) $200,000 to fund the
                                National Boating Safety Advisory
                                Council established under section 13110
                                of title 46, United States Code, and
                                the authorized activities of the
                                Council; and
                                    ``(III) not less than $7,000,000
                                for national boating safety activities
                                of national nonprofit public service
                                organizations, and such sums made
                                available for allocation and
                                distribution shall remain available
                                until expended.
                            ``(ii) Limitation.--The amounts specified
                        in clause (i) for a fiscal year may not be
                        included in the amount of the annual
                        appropriation distributed under subsection (a)
                        of this section for the fiscal year.'';
            (4) in subsection (b)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``under
                paragraph (1) shall remain available for obligation for
                use under that paragraph'' and inserting ``under
                paragraph (1)(B) shall remain available for obligation
                for use under paragraph (1)(A)''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``under paragraph (1)'' and
                        inserting ``under paragraph (1)(B)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``subsection (e)'' and
                        inserting ``subsection (c)'';
            (5) in subsection (d), by striking ``So much of any sum not
        allocated'' and inserting ``Except as otherwise provided in
        this section, so much of any sum not allocated''; and
            (6) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``those
                subsections'' and inserting ``those paragraphs'';
                    (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) Maximum amount.--For fiscal year 2015, the Secretary
        of the Interior may use not more than $1,200,000 in accordance
        with paragraph (1). For each fiscal year thereafter, the
        maximum amount that the Secretary of the Interior may use in
        accordance with paragraph (1) shall be determined under
        paragraph (3).''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Annual adjusted maximum amount.--The maximum amount
        referred to in paragraph (2) for fiscal year 2016 and each
        fiscal year thereafter shall be the sum of--
                    ``(A) the available maximum amount for the
                preceding fiscal year; and
                    ``(B) the amount determined by multiplying--
                            ``(i) the available maximum amount for the
                        preceding fiscal year; and
                            ``(ii) the change, relative to the
                        preceding fiscal year, in the Consumer Price
                        Index for All Urban Consumers published by the
                        Department of Labor.''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS TO FUND.

    Section 9504(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended
by striking ``2014,'' and inserting ``2021,''.

SEC. 4. RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY ALLOCATIONS.

    Section 13104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by
striking subsection (c).

SEC. 5. RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY.

    Section 13107(c) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``subsection (a)(2)'' and inserting
                ``subsection (b)(1)(C)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``(16 U.S.C. 777c(a)(2))'' and all
                that follows through the end and inserting ``(16 U.S.C.
                777c(b)(1)(C))--
                    ``(A) $5,000,000 is available to the Secretary for
                payment of expenses of the Coast Guard for personnel
                and activities directly related to coordinating and
                carrying out the national recreational boating safety
                program under this title, of which not less than
                $2,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary only to
                ensure compliance with chapter 43 of this title;
                    ``(B) $200,000 is available to the Secretary to
                fund the National Boating Safety Advisory Council and
                its authorized activities; and
                    ``(C) not less than $7,000,000 is available to the
                Secretary for national boating safety activities of
                national nonprofit public service organizations.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Amounts made
        available'' and inserting ``Except for amounts made available
        by paragraph (1)(C), amounts made available''.

SEC. 6. NATIONAL BOATING SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCIL.

    Section 13110(e) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``2020'' and inserting ``2021''.

Output: .  Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act to reauthorize through FY2021 the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund. Extends the distributions of appropriations to: (1) the Department of the Interior for coastal wetlands distributions, the Clean Vessel Act of 1992, boating infrastructure, and national outreach and communications; and (2) the Department of Homeland Security (the department in which the Coast Guard is operating) for state recreational boating safety programs. Sets forth a formula that determines the maximum amount Interior may spend on administrative expenses incurred to implement the Act. Sets forth separate set-aside amounts through FY2021 for Coast Guard national recreational boating safety personnel and activities, the National Boating Safety Advisory Council (NBSAC), and boating safety activities of national nonprofit public service organizations. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend Fund transfer restriction exceptions through September 30, 2021.  Revokes a limitation on the amount the Coast Guard is authorized to allocate for national boating safety activities of national nonprofit public service organizations. Extends the NBSAC through September 30, 2021.


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SECTION 1. MTBE PROHIBITION.

    (a) MTBE Prohibition.--Section 211(c) of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7545(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Prohibition on use of mtbe.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (C), not
                later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this
                paragraph, the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether in
                motor vehicle fuel in any State is prohibited.
                    ``(B) Regulations.--The Administrator shall
                promulgate regulations to carry out the prohibition set
                forth in subparagraph (A).
                    ``(C) Trace quantities.--In carrying out
                subparagraph (A), the Administrator may allow trace
                quantities of methyl tertiary butyl ether, not to
                exceed 0.5 percent by volume, to be present in motor
                vehicle fuel in cases that the Administrator determines
                to be appropriate.''.
    (b) No Effect on Law Concerning State Authority.--The amendments
made by subsection (a) have no effect on the law in effect on the day
before the date of enactment of this Act regarding the authority of
States to limit the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether in motor vehicle
fuel.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF OXYGEN CONTENT REQUIREMENT FOR REFORMULATED
              GASOLINE.

    (a) Repeal.--Section 211(k) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7545(k)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in the second sentence of subparagraph (A), by
                striking ``(including the oxygen content requirement
                contained in subparagraph (B))'';
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as
                subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively;
            (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking clause (v);
            (3) in paragraph (7)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking clause (i); and
                            (ii) by redesignating clauses (ii) and
                        (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;
                        and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) by striking clause (ii); and
                            (ii) by redesignating clause (iii) as
                        clause (ii).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Maintenance of Toxic Air Pollutant Emission Reductions.--
Section 211(k)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(k)(1)) is
amended as follows:
            (1) By striking ``Within 1 year after the enactment of the
        Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990,'' and inserting the
        following:
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than November 15,
                1991,''.
            (2) By adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Maintenance of toxic air pollutant emissions
                reductions from reformulated gasoline.--
                            ``(i) Definitions.--In this subparagraph
                        the term `PADD' means a Petroleum
                        Administration for Defense District.
                            ``(ii) Regulations regarding emissions of
                        toxic air pollutants.--Not later than 270 days
                        after the date of enactment of this
                        subparagraph the Administrator shall establish,
                        for each refinery or importer, standards for
                        toxic air pollutants from use of the
                        reformulated gasoline produced or distributed
                        by the refinery or importer that maintain the
                        reduction of the average annual aggregate
                        emissions of toxic air pollutants for
                        reformulated gasoline produced or distributed
                        by the refinery or importer during calendar
                        years 1999 and 2000, determined on the basis of
                        data collected by the Administrator with
                        respect to the refinery or importer.
                            ``(iii) Standards applicable to specific
                        refineries or importers.--
                                    ``(I) Applicability of standards.--
                                For any calendar year, the standards
                                applicable to a refinery or importer
                                under clause (ii) shall apply to the
                                quantity of gasoline produced or
                                distributed by the refinery or importer
                                in the calendar year only to the extent
                                that the quantity is less than or equal
                                to the average annual quantity of
                                reformulated gasoline produced or
                                distributed by the refinery or importer
                                during calendar years 1999 and 2000.
                                    ``(II) Applicability of other
                                standards.--For any calendar year, the
                                quantity of gasoline produced or
                                distributed by a refinery or importer
                                that is in excess of the quantity
                                subject to subclause (I) shall be
                                subject to standards for toxic air
                                pollutants promulgated under
                                subparagraph (A) and paragraph (3)(B).
                            ``(iv) Credit program.--The Administrator
                        shall provide for the granting and use of
                        credits for emissions of toxic air pollutants
                        in the same manner as provided in paragraph
                        (7).
                            ``(v) Regional protection of toxics
                        reduction baselines.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Not later than
                                60 days after the date of enactment of
                                this subparagraph, and not later than
                                April 1 of each calendar year that
                                begins after that date of enactment,
                                the Administrator shall publish in the
                                Federal Register a report that
                                specifies, with respect to the previous
                                calendar year--
                                            ``(aa) the quantity of
                                        reformulated gasoline produced
                                        that is in excess of the
                                        average annual quantity of
                                        reformulated gasoline produced
                                        in 1999 and 2000; and
                                            ``(bb) the reduction of the
                                        average annual aggregate
                                        emissions of toxic air
                                        pollutants in each PADD, based
                                        on retail survey data or data
                                        from other appropriate sources.
                                    ``(II) Effect of failure to
                                maintain aggregate toxics reductions.--
                                If, in any calendar year, the reduction
                                of the average annual aggregate
                                emissions of toxic air pollutants in a
                                PADD fails to meet or exceed the
                                reduction of the average annual
                                aggregate emissions of toxic air
                                pollutants in the PADD in calendar
                                years 1999 and 2000, the Administrator,
                                not later than 90 days after the date
                                of publication of the report for the
                                calendar year under subclause (I),
                                shall--
                                            ``(aa) identify, to the
                                        maximum extent practicable, the
                                        reasons for the failure,
                                        including the sources, volumes,
                                        and characteristics of
                                        reformulated gasoline that
                                        contributed to the failure; and
                                            ``(bb) promulgate revisions
                                        to the regulations promulgated
                                        under clause (ii), to take
                                        effect not earlier than 180
                                        days but not later than 270
                                        days after the date of
                                        promulgation, to provide that,
                                        notwithstanding clause
                                        (iii)(II), all reformulated
                                        gasoline produced or
                                        distributed at each refinery or
                                        importer shall meet the
                                        standards applicable under
                                        clause (ii) not later than
                                        April 1 of the year following
                                        the report in subclause (II)
                                        and for subsequent years.
                            ``(vi) Regulations to control hazardous air
                        pollutants from motor vehicles and motor
                        vehicle fuels.--Not later than July 1, 2004,
                        the Administrator shall promulgate final
                        regulations to control hazardous air pollutants
                        from motor vehicles and motor vehicle fuels, as
                        provided for in section 80.1045 of title 40,
                        Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on
                        the date of enactment of this subparagraph).''.
    (d) Consolidation in Reformulated Gasoline Regulations.--Not later
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revise the
reformulated gasoline regulations under subpart D of part 80 of title
40, Code of Federal Regulations, to consolidate the regulations
applicable to VOC-Control Regions 1 and 2 under section 80.41 of that
title by eliminating the less stringent requirements applicable to
gasoline designated for VOC-Control Region 2 and instead applying the
more stringent requirements applicable to gasoline designated for VOC-
Control Region 1.
    (e) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section is intended to affect
or prejudice either any legal claims or actions with respect to
regulations promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency prior to enactment of this Act regarding emissions of
toxic air pollutants from motor vehicles or the adjustment of standards
applicable to a specific refinery or importer made under such prior
regulations and the Administrator may apply such adjustments to the
standards applicable to such refinery or importer under clause (iii)(I)
of section 211(k)(1)(B) of the Clean Air Act, except that--
            (1) the Administrator shall revise such adjustments to be
        based only on calendar years 1999-2000; and
            (2) for adjustments based on toxic air pollutant emissions
        from reformulated gasoline significantly below the national
        annual average emissions of toxic air pollutants from all
        reformulated gasoline, the Administrator may revise such
        adjustments to take account of the scope of any lawful and
        enforceable Federal or State prohibition on methyl tertiary
        butyl ether imposed after the effective date of the enactment
        of this paragraph, except that any such adjustment shall
        require such refiner or importer, to the greatest extent
        practicable, to maintain the reduction achieved during calendar
        year 1999-2000 in the average annual aggregate emissions of
        toxic air pollutants from reformulated gasoline produced or
        distributed by the refinery or importer. Any such adjustment
        shall not be made at a level below the average percentage of
        reductions of emissions of toxic air pollutants for
        reformulated gasoline supplied to PADD I during calendar years
        1999-2000.

SEC. 3. FUNDING FOR MTBE CONTAMINATION.

     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there is authorized to
be appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund not more
than $850,000,000 for the fiscal year period of fiscal years 2004
through 2008.

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Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MBTE) as a motor vehicle fuel additive.

Repeals the oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline.

Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulate regulations which continue required toxic air pollutant emissions reductions from reformulated gasoline.

Authorizes appropriations from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``International Patent Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) the strength and quality of United States patents are
        recognized throughout the world;
            (2) patents are defined under United States law as a
        private property right;
            (3) the United States is regarded as the world leader in
        intellectual property;
            (4) patents are a societal and economic good for a country;
            (5) technology enhances a country's growth and patents are
        an integral part of that growth;
            (6) patents create jobs and new businesses;
            (7) patents are a source of lifting the standard of living
        in a country;
            (8) patents and innovation are a source of increasing
        income for business and citizens of the country;
            (9) patentable products are a source of trade for a
        country; and
            (10) the successful 207-year-old Federal agency responsible
        for issuing patents can be a source of expertise and support
        for other countries.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Director of the patent and trademark office.--The term
        ``Director of the Patent and Trademark Office'' means the Under
        Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and the
        Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
            (2) Patent and trademark office.--The term ``Patent and
        Trademark Office'' means the United States Patent and Trademark
        Office.
            (3) GSP country.--The term ``GSP country'' means a
        beneficiary developing country under title V of the Trade Act
        of 1974.

SEC. 4. SOVEREIGN DUTIES OF THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE.

    (a) In General.--The Director of the Patent and Trademark Office,
subject to the policy guidance of the Secretary of Commerce, shall be
responsible for the following:
            (1) The establishment in the Patent and Trademark Office of
        a US/GSP International Country Notification Office for the
        purpose of providing official notification of the issuance of
        patents that are valid both under the laws of the United States
        and a GSP country with which the United States has entered into
        an agreement under subsection (b).
            (2) Ensuring that patents that are to be valid under the
        laws of such a GSP country and the United States be issued
        according to standards applicable to patents issued under
        United States law.
            (3) Ensuring that all examination and search duties for the
        grant of a patent that is to be valid under United States law
        and the laws of such a GSP country are performed by patent
        examiners in the Patent and Trademark Office who are United
        States citizens.
    (b) Agreements With Countries.--The Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall seek to enter into
negotiations with each GSP country desiring patents to be issued
pursuant to this Act in order to conclude an agreement with that GSP
country providing for the issuance and notification of such patents
pursuant to this Act.
    (c) Special Payments.--
            (1) Trust funds.--The Director of the Patent and Trademark
        Office shall establish a trust fund for each GSP country with
        which the United States has an agreement under subsection (b).
        The Director shall use amounts in the fund to assist that GSP
        country in establishing or enhancing the patent system in that
        country, through technical assistance, education programs, and
        other appropriate programs. There shall be deposited into a
        fund for a GSP country--
                    (A) 15 percent of the patent fees charged in
                connection with applications for patent filed and
                patents issued that are to be valid in both the United
                States and that country; and
                    (B) a special handling fee for each such patent
                application or patent, as determined by agreement
                between the Director of the Patent and Trademark Office
                and that country.
            (2) Computer search facilities.--The United States shall
        make available computer search facilities containing the patent
        data base of the Patent and Trademark Office in each GSP
        country with which there is an agreement under subsection (b).
        A fee shall be charged for the use of such patent search
        facilities in the GSP country. The fee shall be determined by
        the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of the Patent and
        Trademark Office, pursuant to agreement with that country. The
        Secretary of State shall make available such computer search
        facilities at the United States embassy or mission in that
        country.

SEC. 5. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.

    The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall
provide information to the GSP countries with which agreements have
been entered into under section 4(b) on the steps required to create a
small business based on a patent issued to an individual or small
business pursuant to this Act.

SEC. 6. INTERNATIONAL/GSP PATENT PROGRAM.

    The Agency for International Development shall use funds otherwise
available to develop and implement a program to provide instruction to
the GSP countries with which agreements have been reached under section
4(b) in the methods of structuring a patent system to enhance economic
development, including demonstrating the benefits that can accrue to
universities and other institutions from acquiring intellectual
property rights on the product of their research.

Output:
Requires the Director of the Office to establish a trust fund for each GSP country with which the United States has an agreement in order to assist such country in establishing or enhancing the patent system in that country. Requires the United States to make available computer search facilities containing the patent data base of the Office in each eligible GSP country.
Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to provide information to eligible GSP countries on the steps required to create a small business based on a patent issued to an individual or small business pursuant to this Act.
Directs the U.S. Agency for International Development to use funds to develop and implement a program to provide instruction to eligible GSP countries in the methods of structuring a patent system to enhance economic development, including demonstrating the benefits that can accrue to universities and other institutions from acquiring intellectual property rights on the product of their search.


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SECTION 1. APPROVAL OF KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE PROJECT.

    (a) Approval of Cross-border Facilities.--
            (1) In general.--In accordance with section 8 of article 1
        of the Constitution (delegating to Congress the power to
        regulate commerce with foreign nations), TransCanada Keystone
        Pipeline, L.P. is authorized to construct, connect, operate,
        and maintain pipeline facilities, subject to subsection (c),
        for the import of crude oil and other hydrocarbons at the
        United States-Canada Border at Phillips County, Montana, in
        accordance with the application filed with the Department of
        State on September 19, 2008 (as supplemented and amended).
            (2) Permit.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
        permit pursuant to Executive Order 13337 (3 U.S.C. 301 note) or
        any other similar Executive Order regulating construction,
        connection, operation, or maintenance of facilities at the
        borders of the United States, and no additional environmental
        impact statement, shall be required for TransCanada Keystone
        Pipeline, L.P. to construct, connect, operate, and maintain the
        facilities described in paragraph (1).
    (b) Construction and Operation of Keystone XL Pipeline in United
States.--
            (1) In general.--The final environmental impact statement
        issued by the Department of State on August 26, 2011, shall be
        considered to satisfy all requirements of the National
        Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
        any other provision of law that requires Federal agency
        consultation or review with respect to the cross-border
        facilities described in subsection (a)(1) and the related
        facilities in the United States described in the application
        filed with the Department of State on September 19, 2008 (as
        supplemented and amended).
            (2) Permits.--Any Federal permit or authorization issued
        before the date of enactment of this Act for the cross-border
        facilities described in subsection (a)(1), and the related
        facilities in the United States described in the application
        filed with the Department of State on September 19, 2008 (as
        supplemented and amended), shall remain in effect.
    (c) Conditions.--In constructing, connecting, operating, and
maintaining the cross-border facilities described in subsection (a)(1)
and related facilities in the United States described in the
application filed with the Department of State on September 19, 2008
(as supplemented and amended), TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P.
shall comply with the following conditions:
            (1) TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. shall comply with
        all applicable Federal and State laws (including regulations)
        and all applicable industrial codes regarding the construction,
        connection, operation, and maintenance of the facilities.
            (2) Except as provided in subsection (a)(2), TransCanada
        Keystone Pipeline, L.P. shall comply with all requisite permits
        from Canadian authorities and applicable Federal, State, and
        local government agencies in the United States.
            (3) TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. shall take all
        appropriate measures to prevent or mitigate any adverse
        environmental impact or disruption of historic properties in
        connection with the construction, connection, operation, and
        maintenance of the facilities.
            (4) The construction, connection, operation, and
        maintenance of the facilities shall be--
                    (A) in all material respects, similar to that
                described in--
                            (i) the application filed with the
                        Department of State on September 19, 2008 (as
                        supplemented and amended); and
                            (ii) the final environmental impact
                        statement described in subsection (b)(1); and
                    (B) carried out in accordance with--
                            (i) the construction, mitigation, and
                        reclamation measures agreed to for the project
                        in the construction mitigation and reclamation
                        plan contained in appendix B of the final
                        environmental impact statement described in
                        subsection (b)(1);
                            (ii) the special conditions agreed to
                        between the owners and operators of the project
                        and the Administrator of the Pipeline and
                        Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of
                        the Department of Transportation, as contained
                        in appendix U of the final environmental impact
                        statement;
                            (iii) the measures identified in appendix H
                        of the final environmental impact statement, if
                        the modified route submitted by the State of
                        Nebraska to the Secretary of State crosses the
                        Sand Hills region; and
                            (iv) the stipulations identified in
                        appendix S of the final environmental impact
                        statement.
    (d) Route in Nebraska.--
            (1) In general.--Any route and construction, mitigation,
        and reclamation measures for the project in the State of
        Nebraska that is identified by the State of Nebraska and
        submitted to the Secretary of State under this section is
        considered sufficient for the purposes of this section.
            (2) Prohibition.--Construction of the facilities in the
        United States described in the application filed with the
        Department of State on September 19, 2008 (as supplemented and
        amended), shall not commence in the State of Nebraska until the
        date on which the Secretary of State receives a route for the
        project in the State of Nebraska that is identified by the
        State of Nebraska.
            (3) Receipt.--On the date of receipt of the route described
        in paragraph (1) by the Secretary of State, the route for the
        project within the State of Nebraska under this section shall
        supersede the route for the project in the State specified in
        the application filed with the Department of State on September
        19, 2008 (including supplements and amendments).
            (4) Cooperation.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
        which the State of Nebraska submits a request to the Secretary
        of State or any appropriate Federal official, the Secretary of
        State or Federal official shall provide assistance that is
        consistent with the law of the State of Nebraska.
    (e) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--Any action taken to carry out this section
        (including the modification of any route under subsection (d))
        shall not constitute a major Federal action under the National
        Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
            (2) State siting authority.--Nothing in this section alters
        any provision of State law relating to the siting of pipelines.
            (3) Private property.--Nothing in this section alters any
        Federal, State, or local process or condition in effect on the
        date of enactment of this Act that is necessary to secure
        access from an owner of private property to construct the
        project.
    (f) Federal Judicial Review.--The cross-border facilities described
in subsection (a)(1), and the related facilities in the United States
described in the application filed with the Department of State on
September 19, 2008 (as supplemented and amended), that are approved by
this section, and any permit, right-of-way, or other action taken to
construct or complete the project pursuant to Federal law, shall only
be subject to judicial review on direct appeal to the United States
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Output:
Authorizes TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. to construct, connect, operate, and maintain pipeline facilities for the import of crude oil and other hydrocarbons at the United States-Canada Border at Phillips County, Montana, in accordance with a certain application filed with the Department of State on September 19, 2008.

Declares that no permit pursuant to Executive Order 13337 or any other similar Executive Order regulating such activities at the U.S. border, and no additional environmental impact statement (EIS), shall be required for such Pipeline.

Deems a certain EIS issued by the Department of State to satisfy all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) as well as any other law requiring federal agency consultation or review regarding such cross-border facilities.

Sets forth conditions governing construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of the cross-border facilities in connection with the Pipeline.

Deems sufficient for the purposes of this Act any route and construction, mitigation, and reclamation measures for the Pipeline in the state of Nebraska that is identified by Nebraska and submitted to the Secretary of State.

States that any action taken to implement this Act does not constitute a major federal action requiring an EIS under NEPA.

Restricts to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit any federal judicial review over actions and facilities implemented under this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Paul E. Tsongas Fellowship Act''.

SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    It is the purpose of this Act to encourage individuals of
exceptional achievement and promise, especially members of
traditionally underrepresented groups, to pursue careers in fields that
confront the global energy and environmental challenges of the 21st
century.

SEC. 3. DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS AUTHORIZED.

    (a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Energy is authorized to
award doctoral fellowships, to be known as Paul E. Tsongas Doctoral
Fellowships, in accordance with the provisions of this Act for study
and research in fields of science or engineering that relate to energy
or the environment such as physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology,
computer science, materials science, environmental science, behavioral
science, and social sciences at institutions proposed by applicants for
such fellowships.
    (b) Period of Award.--A fellowship under this section shall be
awarded for a period of three succeeding academic years, beginning with
the commencement of a program of doctoral study.
    (c) Fellowship Portability.--Each Fellow shall be entitled to use
the fellowship in a graduate program at any accredited institution of
higher education in which the recipient may decide to enroll.
    (d) Number of Fellowships.--As many fellowships as may be fully
funded according to this Act shall be awarded each year.
    (e) Designation of Fellows.--Each individual awarded a fellowship
under this Act shall be known as a ``Paul E. Tsongas Fellow''
(hereinafter in this Act referred to as a ``Fellow'').

SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION OF FELLOWS.

    (a) Eligibility.--Only United States citizens are eligible to
receive awards under this Act.
    (b)  Fellowship Board.--
            (1) Appointment.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
        Director of the National Science Foundation, shall appoint a
        Paul E. Tsongas Fellowship Board (hereinafter in this part
        referred to as the ``Board'') consisting of 5 representatives
        of the academic science and engineering communities who are
        especially qualified to serve on the Board. The Secretary shall
        assure that individuals appointed to the Board are broadly
        knowledgeable about and have experience in graduate education
        in relevant fields.
            (2) Duties.--The Board shall--
                    (A) establish general policies for the program
                established by this part and oversee its operation;
                    (B) establish general criteria for awarding
                fellowships;
                    (C) award fellowships; and
                    (D) prepare and submit to the Congress at least
                once in every 3-year period a report on any
                modifications in the program that the Board determines
                are appropriate.
            (3) Term.--The term of office of each member of the Board
        shall be 3 years, except that any member appointed to fill a
        vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the term for which the
        predecessor of the member was appointed. No member may serve
        for a period in excess of 6 years.
            (4) Initial meeting; vacancy.--The Secretary shall call the
        first meeting of the Board, at which the first order of
        business shall be the election of a Chairperson and a Vice
        Chairperson, who shall serve until 1 year after the date of
        their appointment. Thereafter each officer shall be elected for
        a term of 2 years. In case a vacancy occurs in either office,
        the Board shall elect an individual from among the members of
the Board to fill such vacancy.
            (5) Quorum; additional meetings.--(A) A majority of the
        members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.
            (B) The Board shall meet at least once a year or more
        frequently, as may be necessary, to carry out its
        responsibilities.
            (6) Compensation.--Members of the Board, while serving on
        the business of the Board, shall be entitled to receive
        compensation at rates fixed by the Secretary, but not exceeding
        the rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive
        Schedule, including traveltime, and while so serving away from
        their homes or regular places of business, they may be allowed
        travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as
        authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for
        persons in Government service employed intermittently.
    (c) Underrepresented Groups.--In designing selection criteria and
awarding fellowships, the Board shall--
            (1) consider the need to prepare a larger number of women
        and individuals from minority groups, especially from among
        such groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in
        the professional and academic fields referred to in section 2,
        but nothing contained in this or any other provision of this
        Act shall be interpreted to require the Secretary to grant any
        preference or disparate treatment to the members of any
        underrepresented group; and
            (2) take into account the need to expand access by women
        and minority groups to careers heretofore lacking adequate
        representation of women and minority groups.

SEC. 5. PAYMENTS, STIPENDS, TUITION, AND EDUCATION AWARDS.

    (a) Amount of Award.--
            (1) Stipends.--The Secretary shall pay to each individual
        awarded a fellowship under this Act a stipend in the amount of
        $15,000, $16,500, and $18,000 during the first, second, and
        third years of study, respectively.
            (2) Tuition.--The Secretary shall pay to the appropriate
        institution an amount adequate to cover the tuition, fees, and
        health insurance of each individual awarded a fellowship under
        this Act.
            (3) Administrative and travel allowance.--The Secretary
        shall pay to each host institution an annual $5,000 allowance
        for the purpose of covering--
                    (A) administrative expenses;
                    (B) travel expenses associated with Fellow
                participation in academic seminars or conferences
                approved by the host institution; and
                    (C) round-trip travel expenses associated with
                Fellow participation in the internship required by
                section 6 of this Act.

SEC. 6. REQUIREMENT.

    Each Fellow shall participate in a 3-month internship related to
the dissertation topic of the Fellow at a national laboratory,
equivalent industrial laboratory, or any other institution or agency
approved by the host institution.

SEC. 7. FELLOWSHIP CONDITIONS.

    (a) Academic Progress Required.--No student shall receive support
pursuant to an award under this Act--
            (1) except during periods in which such student is
        maintaining satisfactory progress in, and devoting essentially
        full time to, study or research in the field in which such
        fellowship was awarded, or
            (2) if the student is engaging in gainful employment other
        than part-time employment involved in teaching, research, or
        similar activities determined by the institution to be in
        support of the student's progress toward a degree.
    (b) Reports From Recipients.--The Secretary is authorized to
require reports containing such information in such form and filed at
such times as the Secretary determines necessary from any person
awarded a fellowship under the provisions of this Act. The reports
shall be accompanied by a certificate from an appropriate official at
the institution of higher education, or other research center, stating
that such individual is fulfilling the requirements of this section.
    (c) Failure To Earn Degree.--A recipient of a fellowship under this
Act found by the Secretary to have failed in or abandoned the course of
study for which assistance was provided under this Act may be required,
at the discretion of the Secretary, to repay a pro rata amount of such
fellowship assistance received, plus interest and, where applicable,
reasonable collection fees, on a schedule and at a rate of interest to
be prescribed by the Secretary by regulations issued pursuant to this
Act.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated for this Act $5,000,000 for
fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary for the succeeding
fiscal years.

SEC. 9. APPLICATION OF GENERAL EDUCATIONAL PROVISIONS ACT.

    Section 421 of the General Educational Provisions Act, pertaining
to the availability of funds, shall apply to this Act.

SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act--
            (1) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy.
            (2) The term ``host institution'' means an institution
        where a Paul E. Tsongas Fellow is enrolled for the purpose of
        pursuing doctoral studies for which support is provided under
        this Act.

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Paul E. Tsongas Fellowship Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to award Paul E. Tsongas Doctoral Fellowships for graduate study and research in fields of science or engineering that relate to energy or the environment such as physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, computer science, materials science, environmental science, behavioral science, and social sciences at institutions proposed by applicants for such fellowships.
Directs the Secretary to appoint the Paul E. Tsongas Fellowship Board to: (1) establish general policies for the program and oversee its operation; (2) establish general criteria for awarding fellowships; (3) award fellowships; and (4) submit to the Congress at least once in every three-year period a report on any modifications in the program.
Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mobile Informational Call Act of
2011''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 227(a) of the Communications Act of 1934
(47 U.S.C. 227(a)) is amended--
            (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) The term `automatic telephone dialing system' means
        equipment which uses a random or sequential number generator to
        produce telephone numbers to be called and to dial such
        numbers.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``subsection (b)(1)(C)(i)'' and
                inserting ``paragraph (3) and subsection
                (b)(1)(C)(i)'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``paragraph
                (2)(G)).'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(2)(G); and'';
                and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) this paragraph shall not apply for purposes
                of determining whether an established business
                relationship exists for purposes of prior express
                consent to a call that is a telephone solicitation.'';
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as
        paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively; and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) The term `prior express consent' means the oral or
        written approval of a person--
                    ``(A) for the initiation of a telephone call to
                such person by or on behalf of an entity with which
                such person has an established business relationship;
                and
                    ``(B) that is provided when such person purchases a
                good or service or at any other point during such
                relationship.
        A person who provides a telephone number as a means of contact
        evidences consent under this paragraph.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 227(c)(1)(D) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(c)(1)(D)) is amended by
striking ``subsection (a)(3)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(5)''.

SEC. 3. INFORMATIONAL CALLS TO MOBILE TELEPHONE NUMBERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 227(b)(1)(A) of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(b)(1)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(A) to make any call (other than a call made for
                emergency purposes or made with the prior express
                consent of the called party) using any automatic
                telephone dialing system or an artificial or
                prerecorded voice--
                            ``(i) to any emergency telephone line
                        (including any `911' line and any emergency
                        line of a hospital, medical physician or
                        service office, health care facility, poison
                        control center, or fire protection or law
                        enforcement agency);
                            ``(ii) to the telephone line of any guest
                        room or patient room of a hospital, health care
                        facility, elderly home, or similar
                        establishment;
                            ``(iii) to any telephone number assigned to
                        a paging service; or
                            ``(iv) to any telephone number assigned to
                        a cellular telephone service, specialized
                        mobile radio service, or other radio common
                        carrier service, or any service for which the
                        called party is charged for the call, unless
                        the call is made for a commercial purpose that
                        does not constitute a telephone
                        solicitation;''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 227(b)(2)(C) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(b)(2)(C)) is amended by
striking ``paragraph (1)(A)(iii)'' and inserting ``paragraph
(1)(A)(iv)''.
    (c) Technical Correction.--Section 227(b)(1) of the Communications
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``It shall''
and all that follows through ``United States--'' and inserting the
following: ``It shall be unlawful for any person within the United
States, or any person outside the United States if the recipient is
within the United States--''.

SEC. 4. EFFECT ON STATE LAW.

    Section 227(f)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
227(f)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--No requirement or prohibition may be
        imposed under the laws of any State with respect to any subject
        matter regulated under this section, except for telephone
        solicitations.''.

Output:
Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to revise the categories of calls (other than a call made for emergency purposes or made with the prior express consent of the called party) in which people are prohibited from using any automatic telephone dialing system or an artificial or prerecorded voice. Prohibits such calls to any telephone number assigned to a cellular service, specialized mobile radio service, or other radio common carrier service, or any service for which the called party is charged for the call, unless the call is made for a commercial purpose that does not constitute a telephone solicitation.

Defines "prior express consent" as the oral or written approval of a person: (1) for the initiation of a telephone call to such person by or on behalf of an entity with which such person has an established business relationship, and (2) that is provided when such person purchases a good or service or at any other point during such relationship.

Deems a person who provides a telephone number as a means of contact to have evidenced such consent.

Prohibits a state from imposing any requirement or prohibition with respect to the use of telephone equipment subject to federally regulated restrictions, except for telephone solicitations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Reform Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
                TITLE I--IMMIGRATION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

Sec. 101. Increased personnel levels of the border patrol.
Sec. 102. Increased funding for the border patrol.
Sec. 103. Inservice training for the border patrol.
Sec. 104. Increase in I.N.S. support personnel.
Sec. 105. Strengthened enforcement of wage and hour laws.
Sec. 106. Strengthened enforcement of the employer sanctions
                            provisions.
Sec. 107. Increased number of assistant United States attorneys.
Sec. 108. Prohibition of transportation of aliens for purposes of
                            employment.
Sec. 109. Limitation on Federal financial assistance to localities that
                            refuse to cooperate in the arrest and
                            deportation of unlawful aliens.
Sec. 110. Negotiations with Mexico and Canada.
            TITLE II--IMMIGRATION DOCUMENT FRAUD PREVENTION

Sec. 201. Issuance of new identification cards for aliens.
Sec. 202. Implementation.
Sec. 203. No national identity card.
Sec. 204. Employer education program.
Sec. 205. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 206. Employment eligibility verification demonstration project.
        TITLE III--RESTRICTIONS ON ALIEN ELIGIBILITY FOR WELFARE

Sec. 301. Prohibition of direct Federal financial benefits and
                            unemployment benefits to aliens who are not
                            lawful permanent residents.

                TITLE I--IMMIGRATION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

SEC. 101. INCREASED PERSONNEL LEVELS OF THE BORDER PATROL.

    The number of full-time positions in the Border Patrol of the
Department of Justice for fiscal year 1996 shall be increased to 8,000.

SEC. 102. INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE BORDER PATROL.

    In addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, there
are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General $50,000,000
for the fiscal year 1996, which amount shall be available only for
equipment, support services, and initial training for the Border
Patrol. Funds appropriated pursuant to this section are authorized to
remain available until expended.

SEC. 103. INSERVICE TRAINING FOR THE BORDER PATROL.

    (a) Requirement.--Section 103 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1103) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
    ``(e)(1) The Attorney General shall continue to provide for such
programs of inservice training for full-time and part-time personnel of
the Border Patrol in contact with the public as will familiarize the
personnel with the rights and varied cultural backgrounds of aliens and
citizens in order to ensure and safeguard the constitutional and civil
rights, personal safety, and human dignity of all individuals, aliens
as well as citizens, within the jurisdiction of the United States with
whom they have contact in their work.
    ``(2) The Attorney General shall provide that the annual report of
the Service include a description of steps taken to carry out paragraph
(1).''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Attorney General $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 to
carry out the inservice training described in section 103(e) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act. The funds appropriated pursuant to
this subsection are authorized to remain available until expended.

SEC. 104. INCREASE IN I.N.S. SUPPORT PERSONNEL.

    In order to provide support for the increased personnel levels of
the border patrol authorized in section 101, the number of full-time
support positions for investigation, detention and deportation,
intelligence, information and records, legal proceedings, and
management and administration in the Immigration and Naturalization
Service shall be increased by 580 positions above the number of
equivalent positions as of September 30, 1994.

SEC. 105. STRENGTHENED ENFORCEMENT OF WAGE AND HOUR LAWS.

    (a) In General.--The number of full-time positions in the Wage and
Hour Division with the Employment Standards Administration of the
Department of Labor for the fiscal year 1996 shall be increased by 250
positions above the number of equivalent positions available to the
Wage and Hour Division as of September 30, 1994.
    (b) Assignment.--Individuals employed to fill the additional
positions described in subsection (a) shall be assigned to investigate
violations of wage and hour laws in areas where the Attorney General
has notified the Secretary of Labor that there are high concentrations
of undocumented aliens.

SEC. 106. STRENGTHENED ENFORCEMENT OF THE EMPLOYER SANCTIONS
              PROVISIONS.

    (a) In General.--The number of full-time positions in the
Investigations Division within the Immigration and Naturalization
Service of the Department of Justice for the fiscal year 1996 shall be
increased by 250 positions above the number of equivalent positions
available to such Division as of September 30, 1994.
    (b) Assignment.--Individuals employed to fill the additional
positions described in subsection (a) shall be assigned to investigate
violations of the employer sanctions provisions contained in section
274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act, including investigating
reports of violations received from officers of the Employment
Standards Administration of the Department of Labor.

SEC. 107. INCREASED NUMBER OF ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS.

    (a) In General.--The number of Assistant United States Attorneys
that may be employed by the Department of Justice for the fiscal year
1996 shall be increased by 21 above the number of Assistant United
States Attorneys that could be employed as of September 30, 1994.
    (b) Assignment.--Individuals employed to fill the additional
positions described in subsection (a) shall be specially trained to be
used for the prosecution of persons who bring into the United States or
harbor illegal aliens, fraud, and other criminal statutes involving
illegal aliens.

SEC. 108. PROHIBITION OF TRANSPORTATION OF ALIENS FOR PURPOSES OF
              EMPLOYMENT.

    Section 274(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon
at the end the following: ``or in furtherance of the employment of such
alien''.

SEC. 109. LIMITATION ON FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCALITIES THAT
              REFUSE TO COOPERATE IN THE ARREST AND DEPORTATION OF
              UNLAWFUL ALIENS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal financial
assistance shall be paid to any local government on and after such date
as the Attorney General certifies that an official, officer, or
employee of the local government (including its police department) in
the exercise of (and within the lawful scope of) the individual's
official duties has refused, on or after the date of the enactment of
this Act, to cooperate with an officer or employee of the Department of
Justice (including the Immigration and Naturalization Service) with
respect to the arrest and deportation of an alien who is not lawfully
present within the United States.

SEC. 110. NEGOTIATIONS WITH MEXICO AND CANADA.

    It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the Attorney General, jointly with the Secretary of
        State, should initiate discussions with Mexico and Canada to
        establish formal bilateral programs with those countries to
        prevent and to prosecute the smuggling of undocumented aliens
        into the United States;
            (2) not later than one year after the date of enactment of
        this Act, the Attorney General shall report to the Congress the
        progress made in establishing such programs; and
            (3) in any such program established under this Act, major
        emphasis should be placed on deterring and prosecuting persons
        involved in the organized and continued smuggling of
        undocumented aliens.

            TITLE II--IMMIGRATION DOCUMENT FRAUD PREVENTION

SEC. 201. ISSUANCE OF NEW IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR ALIENS.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall cause to be issued new
registration and identification cards to all aliens who are qualified
to hold employment in the United States for the purpose of providing
proof of employment eligibility under section 274A of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a).
    (b) Requirements.--(1) Each new registration and identification
card issued under subsection (a) shall--
            (A) be in a form which is resistant to counterfeiting and
        tampering;
            (B) be designed in such a manner so that an employer can
        reliably determine that--
                    (i) the person with the bearer's claimed identity
                is eligible to be employed in the United States, and
                    (ii) the bearer is not claiming the identity of
                another individual;
            (C) contain a photograph and other identifying information
        (such as date of birth, sex, and distinguishing marks) that
        would allow an employer to determine with reasonable certainty
        that the bearer is not claiming the identity of another
        individual;
            (D) in the case of a card issued to--
                    (i) a work-eligible nonimmigrant admitted under
                section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
                U.S.C. 1184),
                    (ii) an alien admitted for temporary residence
                under section 210 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1160),
                    (iii) an alien granted temporary protected status
                under section 244A of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a), and
                    (iv) an alien authorized to work by the Immigration
                and Naturalization Service pending a final
                determination of deportability,
        shall specify the expiration date of the work authorization on
        the face of the card; and
            (E) shall specify the alien's admission number or alien
        file number.
    (2) The new card shall be valid for a period of 10 years and must
be reissued to remain valid after the 10th anniversary of the date of
its issue.
    (3) The new card shall note on its face whether work authorization
is restricted.
    (4) An employer, for purposes of satisfying the requirements of
section 274A(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act--
            (A) may require an alien seeking employment to produce the
        new card as proof of employment eligibility, and
            (B) may inquire whether an applicant's limited work
        authorization has expired or has been reauthorized at the end
        of a work authorization period.
Such a requirement or inquiry shall not constitute an unfair
immigration-related employment practice under section 274B of such Act.

SEC. 202. IMPLEMENTATION.

    (a) In General.--Each alien who is authorized to be employed in the
United States shall, on or before October 1, 1996, turn in any alien
registration and identification card which is in the alien's possession
at any post office or office of the Immigration and Naturalization
Service. No resident alien shall receive the new card until--
            (1) the alien--
                    (A) has surrendered the old green card,
                    (B) has provided proof of identity,
                    (C) has provided such other documents as may be
                required under law, and
                    (D) has paid a fee (not to exceed $75) that is
                reasonable and sufficient to cover the costs of
                administration of this section; and
            (2) the Service has verified the lawful status of the
        alien.
The Attorney General may waive payment of the fee under paragraph
(1)(D) (or reduce the amount of such fee) if the alien provides
satisfactory evidence that the alien cannot afford the full fee.
    (b) Posting of Notices.--Notices of the requirement of subsection
(a) shall be posted in all post offices and Immigration and
Naturalization Service offices and published in local newspapers during
fiscal year 1996.
    (c) Invalidity of Old Cards.--Any alien registration or
identification card for permanent resident aliens, other than an alien
registration and identification card issued under this section, shall
be invalid as of midnight of October 1, 1998.
    (d) Use of New Cards Under SAVE Program.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1137(d) of the Social Security Act
        (42 U.S.C. 1320b-7(d)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``either'' and
                all that follows through the end and inserting the
                following: ``a registration and identification card
                issued under section 2(a) of the Immigration Reform Act
                of 1995.'',
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``paragraph
                (2)(A)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)'', and
                    (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``paragraph
                (2)(A)'' and inserting ``such paragraph''.
            (2) Housing assistance.--Section 214(d) of the Housing and
        Community Development Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a(d)) is
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``either'' and
                all that follows through the end and inserting the
                following: ``a registration and identification card
                issued under section 2(a) of the Immigration Reform Act
                of 1995.'',
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``paragraph
                (2)(A)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)'',
                    (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``paragraph
                (2)(A)'' the first place it appears and inserting
                ``paragraph (2)'', and
                    (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``paragraph
                (2)(A)'' the second place it appears and inserting
                ``such paragraph''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
        shall take effect on October 1, 1998.

SEC. 203. NO NATIONAL IDENTITY CARD.

    The new card described in section 201--
            (1) shall not be considered a national identity card;
            (2) shall not be issued to any citizen or national of the
        United States; and
            (3) shall--
                    (A) not be required to be carried on one's person,
                and
                    (B) not be required to be presented other than--
                            (i) upon request by a prospective employer
                        for any purposes other than under this section
                        or under sections 1001, 1023, 1566, and 1621 of
                        title 18, United States Code, or to satisfy the
                        requirements of section 274A of the Immigration
                        and Nationality Act, or
                            (ii) for purposes of carrying out section
                        1137(d) of the Social Security Act or section
                        214(d) of the Housing and Community Development
                        Act of 1980.

SEC. 204. EMPLOYER EDUCATION PROGRAM.

    The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor,
the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, and the
Commissioner of the Internal Revenue, shall conduct a nationwide
program to inform employers about their responsibilities under the
Immigration and Nationality Act and the uses of the new alien
registration and identification cards issued under this Act.

SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 1996 and 1997 to carry out this Act.

SEC. 206. EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

    The Attorney General shall continue to conduct the demonstration
projects under section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act in
order to establish if it is feasible to determine the employment
eligibility of aliens authorized to work in the United States through
the use of a telephone and computation capability that is available on
the date of enactment of this Act. The Attorney General shall submit a
report to Congress on such projects by not later than October 1, 1995.

        TITLE III--RESTRICTIONS ON ALIEN ELIGIBILITY FOR WELFARE

SECTION 301. PROHIBITION OF DIRECT FEDERAL FINANCIAL BENEFITS AND
              UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS TO ALIENS WHO ARE NOT LAWFUL
              PERMANENT RESIDENTS.

    (a) In General.--On and after the date of the enactment of this
Act, notwithstanding any other provision of law, no direct Federal
financial benefit or social insurance benefit, including (but not
limited to)--
            (1) payments under the aid to families with dependent
        children program under part A of title IV of the Social
        Security Act,
            (2) benefits under the supplemental security income program
        under title XVI of the Social Security Act,
            (3) food stamps under the Food Stamp Act of 1977, and
            (4) financial assistance (as defined in section 214(b) of
        the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980),
may be paid or otherwise given to any person who is not a citizen or
national of the United States, an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence, or an alien otherwise lawfully and permanently residing in
the United States (as defined in subsection (e)), except pursuant to a
provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
    (b) Unemployment Benefits.--No alien who has not been granted
employment authorization pursuant to Federal law shall be eligible for
unemployment benefits.
    (c) Social Security Benefits.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to benefits
        paid under the old age, survivors, and disability insurance
        program under title II of the Social Security Act.
            (2) No credit for wages for unauthorized employment.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, wages paid on or
        after the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to an
        alien's employment which is not authorized under law shall not
        be taken into account in crediting quarters of coverage under
        title II of the Social Security Act.
    (d) Construction.--This section shall not apply to the provision of
foreign aid to aliens abroad.
    (e) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``alien
otherwise lawfully and permanently residing in the United States''
means any person who at the time the person applies for, receives, or
attempts to receive a Federal financial benefit or social insurance
benefit is an asylee, a refugee, or a parolee.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
     Title I:  Immigration and Law Enforcement
     Title II:  Immigration Document Fraud Prevention
     Title III:  Restrictions on Alien Eligibility for Welfare
Immigration Reform Act of 1995 -
Title I:  Immigration and Law Enforcement
 - Increases:  (1) FY 1996 personnel levels and funding for the Border Patrol; and (2) personnel levels for the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS).
(Sec. 103) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act) to provide for inservice training to familiarize Border Patrol personnel with the rights and varied cultural backgrounds of aliens and citizens. Authorizes FY 1996 appropriations.
(Sec. 105) Increases FY 1996 personnel levels in:  (1) the Wage and Hour Division with the Employment Standards Administration of the Department of Labor, and assigns such additional personnel to areas with high concentrations of undocumented aliens; and (2) the Investigations Division within INS, and assigns such additional personnel to investigate violations of the employer sanctions provisions of the Act.
(Sec. 107) Increases the number of Assistant United States Attorney positions, and assigns such additional personnel to prosecute persons who harbor or bring illegal aliens into the United States.
(Sec. 108) Prohibits the transportation of illegal aliens for employment purposes.
(Sec. 109) Prohibits Federal financial assistance to localities whose officials refuse to cooperate in the arrest and deportation of illegal aliens.
(sec. 110) Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Attorney General and the Secretary of State should initiate programs with Mexico and Canada to prevent and prosecute the smuggling of aliens into the United States.
Title II:  Immigration Document Fraud Prevention
 - Provides for:  (1) the replacement of current alien registration cards with new counterfeit-resistant identification cards (which shall not be considered national identity cards) for all resident aliens eligible to work in the United States; (2) a national program to educate employers about their responsibilities under the Immigration and Nationality Act and the uses of such cards; and (3) a demonstration program to determine the feasibility of a computerized telephone worker verification system for employers.  Authorizes FY 1996 and 1997 appropriations.
Title III:  Restrictions on Alien Eligibility for Welfare
 - Prohibits direct Federal financial benefits or social insurance benefits (including aid to families with dependent children, supplemental security income, food stamps, and public housing assistance) to aliens who are not lawful permanent residents.
Prohibits unemployment benefits to aliens who have not been granted employment authorization under Federal law.
Makes a limited exception from this prohibition for benefits under the old age, survivors, and disability insurance (OASDI) program, but prohibits taking into account unauthorized wages paid on or after enactment of this Act in crediting quarters of coverage for the OASDI program under the Social Security Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Water Rights Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF WATER RIGHT.

    In this Act, the term ``water right'' means any surface or
groundwater right filed, permitted, certified, confirmed, decreed,
adjudicated, or otherwise recognized by a judicial proceeding or by the
State in which the user acquires possession of the water or puts the
water to beneficial use, including water rights for federally
recognized Indian tribes.

SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF WATER RIGHTS.

    The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture
shall not--
            (1) condition or withhold, in whole or in part, the
        issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit,
        approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or
        other land use or occupancy agreement on--
                    (A) limitation or encumbrance of any water right,
                or the transfer of any water right (including joint and
                sole ownership), directly or indirectly to the United
                States or any other designee; or
                    (B) any other impairment of any water right, in
                whole or in part, granted or otherwise recognized under
                State law, by Federal or State adjudication, decree, or
                other judgment, or pursuant to any interstate water
                compact;
            (2) require any water user (including any federally
        recognized Indian tribe) to apply for or acquire a water right
        in the name of the United States under State law as a condition
        of the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any
        permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-
        of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement;
            (3) assert jurisdiction over groundwater withdrawals or
        impacts on groundwater resources, unless jurisdiction is
        asserted, and any regulatory or policy actions taken pursuant
        to such assertion are, consistent with, and impose no greater
        restrictions or regulatory requirements than, applicable State
        laws (including regulations) and policies governing the
        protection and use of groundwater resources; or
            (4) infringe on the rights and obligations of a State in
        evaluating, allocating, and adjudicating the waters of the
        State originating on or under, or flowing from, land owned or
        managed by the Federal Government.

SEC. 4. RECOGNITION OF STATE AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--In carrying out section 3, the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall--
            (1) recognize the longstanding authority of the States
        relating to evaluating, protecting, allocating, regulating, and
        adjudicating groundwater by any means, including a rulemaking,
        permitting, directive, water court adjudication, resource
        management planning, regional authority, or other policy; and
            (2) coordinate with the States in the adoption and
        implementation by the Secretary of the Interior or the
        Secretary of Agriculture of any rulemaking, policy, directive,
        management plan, or other similar Federal action so as to
        ensure that such actions are consistent with, and impose no
        greater restrictions or regulatory requirements than, State
        groundwater laws and programs.
    (b) Effect on State Water Rights.--In carrying out this Act, the
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall not
take any action that adversely affects--
            (1) any water rights granted by a State;
            (2) the authority of a State in adjudicating water rights;
            (3) definitions established by a State with respect to the
        term ``beneficial use'', ``priority of water rights'', or
        ``terms of use'';
            (4) terms and conditions of groundwater withdrawal,
        guidance and reporting procedures, and conservation and source
        protection measures established by a State;
            (5) the use of groundwater in accordance with State law; or
            (6) any other rights and obligations of a State established
        under State law.

SEC. 5. EFFECT OF ACT.

    (a) Effect on Existing Authority.--Nothing in this Act limits or
expands any existing legally recognized authority of the Secretary of
the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to issue, grant, or
condition any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement,
right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement on Federal land
subject to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the
Secretary of Agriculture, respectively.
    (b) Effect on Reclamation Contracts.--Nothing in this Act
interferes with Bureau of Reclamation contracts entered into pursuant
to the reclamation laws.
    (c) Effect on Endangered Species Act.--Nothing in this Act affects
the implementation of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.).
    (d) Effect on Federal Reserved Water Rights.--Nothing in this Act
limits or expands any existing or claimed reserved water rights of the
Federal Government on land administered by the Secretary of the
Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture.
    (e) Effect on Federal Power Act.--Nothing in this Act limits or
expands authorities under sections 4(e), 10(j), or 18 of the Federal
Power Act (16 U.S.C. 797(e), 803(j), 811).
    (f) Effect on Indian Water Rights.--Nothing in this Act limits or
expands any water right or treaty right of any federally recognized
Indian tribe.

Output: Water Rights Protection Act  Prohibits the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture from:  conditioning or withholding the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement (permit) on the limitation or encumbrance of any water right or the transfer of any water right to the United States or any other designee, or any other impairment of any water right under state law by federal or state action; requiring any water user (including a federally recognized Indian tribe) to apply for or acquire a water right in the name of the United States under state law as a condition of such a permit; asserting jurisdiction over groundwater withdrawals or impacts on groundwater resources, unless consistent with state groundwater resource laws, regulations, and policies; or infringing on the rights and obligations of a state in evaluating, allocating, and adjudicating state waters originating on or under, or flowing from, land owned or managed by the federal government.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Medical
Audits Act of 2015''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Transparency of audit process and audit report.
Sec. 3. Qualifications of auditors.
Sec. 4. Recoupments.
Sec. 5. Extrapolation.
Sec. 6. Payment for the provision of supporting documentation.
Sec. 7. Notice of over-utilization of codes.
Sec. 8. Change in look back period.
Sec. 9. General effective date.

SEC. 2. TRANSPARENCY OF AUDIT PROCESS AND AUDIT REPORT.

    Section 1893(h)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395ddd(h)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as
        subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new
        subparagraph:
                    ``(B) contractors shall be required to provide
                healthcare providers with--
                            ``(i) the names and contact information for
                        the auditors;
                            ``(ii) the legal authority under which the
                        audit is conducted;
                            ``(iii) a clear designation of the records
                        to be reviewed under the audit;
                            ``(iv) the dates by which records shall be
                        submitted;
                            ``(v) the address to which the records
                        shall be sent;
                            ``(vi) identification of any errors
                        discovered in the audit, including
                        specification of all medical and reimbursement
                        policies used in the audit findings;
                            ``(vii) identification of any underpayments
                        discovered in the audit; and
                            ``(viii) a description of how any requested
                        overpayment amount was calculated, including,
                        in cases in which extrapolation was used, the
                        extrapolation formula and a description of how
                        the random sample was developed;''.

SEC. 3. QUALIFICATIONS OF AUDITORS.

    Section 1893(h)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395ddd)(h)(6)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the period at
        the end the following: ``, including knowledge and experience
        in applicable ICD, CPT, and HCPCS codes, the format and
        contents of medical records and claims forms, and (for those
        individuals conducting medical necessity reviews) licensure in
        a clinical discipline providing necessary expertise to
        determine whether clinical tests and procedures were medically
        necessary without the benefit of examining the patient,
        specifically including, for medical necessity reviews of
        physician records, a doctor of medicine or osteopathy of the
        same specialty and subspecialty and with knowledge of the
        coverage rules being applied for the same area as the physician
        under review''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(D) Liability for excessive overturned
                determinations.--Contractors that have a certain
                percentage (as determined by the Secretary in
                regulations) of overpayment determinations overturned
                by an Administrative Law Judge at the Office of
                Medicare Hearings and Appeals shall be subject to
                administrative penalty established by the Secretary in
                such regulations.
                    ``(E) Provider compensation for certain contractor
                errors.--A contractor shall be liable for payment to
                providers of service and suppliers for reasonable
                attorneys' fees when the contractor's overpayment
                determination is equal to or more than double the final
                overpayment amount determined by an Administrative Law
                Judge at the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals.
                    ``(F) Incentive payments for provider education.--
                Administrative penalties collected under subparagraph
                (D) shall be available to the Secretary without
                appropriation to provide incentive payments to Medicare
                administrative contractors under section 1874A to carry
                out improper payment outreach and education programs
                under subsection (h) of such section.''.

SEC. 4. RECOUPMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1893(f)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395ddd(f)(2)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``until the date the decision on the
        reconsideration has been rendered.'' and inserting the
        following: ``until the date a decision has been rendered at the
        third level of appeal by an Administrative Law Judge at the
        Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Any recoupments
        made under this subparagraph based on a decision that is
        subsequently reversed on appeal shall be returned to the
        provider of services or supplier involved not later than 30
        business days after the date of the decision of reversal on
        appeal.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to recoupments occurring after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

SEC. 5. EXTRAPOLATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 1893(f)(3) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395ddd(f)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking the last sentence; and
            (2) by adding after and below subparagraph (B) the
        following:
        ``Extrapolation may only be used if it is based on a
        statistically valid, stratified random sample, with all zero
        paid claims and outliers removed. When extrapolation is used,
        the median amount shall be used as the central data point for
        calculating overpayments unless the data are normally
        distributed, approximately normally distributed, or
        symmetrical.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to determinations made after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

SEC. 6. PAYMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION.

    Section 1893(f)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395ddd(f)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The
Secretary shall require that contractors reimburse providers of
services or suppliers for the cost of such production at rates
established by the Secretary.''.

SEC. 7. NOTICE OF OVER-UTILIZATION OF CODES.

    Section 1893(f)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395ddd(f)(6)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The
Secretary shall require that contractors provide such notice of over-
utilization of codes at least 90 days before the date of initiating an
audit, documentation request, or recoupment with respect to the
identified over-utilized codes against any member of the class of
providers of services or suppliers identified by the contractor as
over-utilizing codes.''.

SEC. 8. CHANGE IN LOOK BACK PERIOD.

    Section 1893(h)(4)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395ddd(h)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ``4 fiscal years'' and
inserting ``2 fiscal years''.

SEC. 9. GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made by this Act shall
apply with respect to contracts entered into, or renewed, after the
date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: Fair Medical Audits Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to modify requirements related to the identification and recovery of overpayments under Medicare. A contract between the the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and a recovery audit contractor must require the contractor to provide a health care provider with: (1) specified identifying, legal, and logistical information; (2) an identification of any errors or underpayments discovered in the audit; and (3) a description of how any requested overpayment amount was calculated. Standards for extrapolation when used to determine overpayment amounts are established. CMS must require a contractor to give a provider at least 90 days' notice of identified code over-utilization and to reimburse a provider for the cost of producing certain documentation. The retrospective audit period is limited to two (rather than four) years.  Recovery audit contractors must have staff with knowledge and experience related to clinical licensure and medical records, claims, and codes. A contractor that has excessive overturned determinations shall be subject to administrative penalty and, under specified circumstances, liable for attorneys' fees.  In the case of a provider seeking reconsideration of an overpayment determination, CMS may not recoup the overpayment until a decision has been rendered at the third level of appeal by an Administrative Law Judge. A recoupment based on a decision that is reversed on appeal must be returned to the provider within 30 days.