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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Regional Infrastructure Accelerator
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to establish a regional infrastructure
accelerator program that--
            (1) facilitates and mobilizes investment in, and the long-
        term financing of, economically viable covered infrastructure
        projects of regional or national significance by providing
        funding for these projects, including through private sector
        financing, to accelerate the delivery of high-quality, critical
        infrastructure facilities through a self-sustaining regional
        infrastructure accelerator that mitigates risk with technical
        expertise and best practices; and
            (2) encourages regional infrastructure accelerators to
        provide assistance and communicate best practices and financing
        and funding opportunities to State, local, and regional public
        entities, to provide assistance with applications for Federal
        funding opportunities, to promote innovative financing best
        practices, and to reduce costs and risks to taxpayers.

SEC. 3. REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACCELERATOR PROGRAM.

    Using amounts appropriated under section 10(1), the Secretary shall
establish a regional infrastructure accelerator (RIA) program to
provide initial and subsequent grants to RIAs in accordance with the
requirements of this Act.

SEC. 4. STRUCTURE OF REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACCELERATORS.

    (a) In General.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this Act,
an RIA shall have a board of directors.
    (b) Board of Directors.--
            (1) Composition.--The board of directors of an RIA shall
        include at least 1 representative of a State, local, or
        regional public entity in the area served by the RIA.
            (2) Appointment.--The members of the board of directors of
        an RIA shall be initially appointed by the person or entity
        that submitted an application on behalf of the RIA under
        section 5(a). Subsequent appointments to the board shall be
        made in accordance with such bylaws as may be adopted by the
        board.
            (3) Duties.--The duties of the board of directors of an RIA
        shall include--
                    (A) developing a final regional infrastructure
                accelerator plan for the RIA, based on the proposed
                plan submitted on behalf of the RIA under section 5(b);
                    (B) selecting State, local, and regional public
                entities to receive subgrants from the RIA under
                section 6; and
                    (C) submitting a report to the Secretary under
                subsection 5(d).
            (4) Requirements to approve plan.--In carrying out its
        duties under paragraph (3)(A), the board of directors of an RIA
        shall consider public stakeholder input from--
                    (A) a public project sponsor with experience in
                infrastructure financing;
                    (B) an entity with the ability to finance covered
                infrastructure projects in the area served by the RIA,
                including private sector equity investors, public
                pension funds, endowments, and other financial
                investment funds;
                    (C) a construction or real estate development
                entity with the capacity to develop covered
                infrastructure projects in the area served by the RIA;
                    (D) a representative of an organized labor
                association or an association of workers representing
                labor and workplace standards;
                    (E) a legal expert with experience in contract
                development and the execution of public-private
                partnerships; and
                    (F) a representative of each Federal department or
                agency with jurisdiction over covered infrastructure
                projects being considered by the RIA.

SEC. 5. INITIAL GRANTS.

    (a) Application.--An RIA desiring a grant under this section shall
submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner,
and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably
require.
    (b) Proposed Plan.--An application submitted by an RIA under
subsection (a) shall include a proposed plan that describes how the RIA
will promote investment in covered infrastructure projects--
            (1) by providing guidance and feedback to State, local, and
        regional public entities on infrastructure priorities,
        financing strategies, and other matters relating to such
        projects;
            (2) by evaluating and promoting innovative methods for
        financing such projects;
            (3) by establishing connections between sources of
        financing for such projects and appropriate State, local, and
        regional public entities;
            (4) by establishing standards to measure the life-cycle
        costs of investments in such projects;
            (5) by enhancing the capacity of State and local
        governments to evaluate and structure such projects that
        involve the investment of private capital; and
            (6) by providing technical assistance and information on
        best practices with respect to such projects, including--
                    (A) identifying and selecting qualified advisors,
                such as infrastructure financial analysts and contract
                negotiators;
                    (B) incorporating resiliency risk analyses into the
                planning and design of such projects;
                    (C) preparing and reviewing requests for
                qualifications and proposals from private sector
                partners; and
                    (D) applying standardized analyses and processes
                that provide quantitative data on infrastructure
                investments, including a value-for-money analysis.
    (c) Selection.--For fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year
thereafter, the Secretary shall select, from among applications
received under subsection (a), 5 RIAs from geographically diverse
regions to receive a grant under this section.
    (d) Use of Funds.--An RIA that receives a grant under this section
shall use the amounts of the grant--
            (1) to assess regional approaches for advancing innovative
        investment in covered infrastructure projects;
            (2) to develop strategies for--
                    (A) transparency in the analysis of covered
                infrastructure projects to ensure protection of the
                public interest;
                    (B) the bundling of smaller-scale and rural
                projects into larger covered infrastructure projects to
                facilitate transactions and investments; and
                    (C) reducing transaction costs associated with
                investments in covered infrastructure projects;
            (3) to facilitate the creation of a catalog of covered
        infrastructure projects available for investment;
            (4) to analyze and apply procurement methods for covered
        infrastructure projects, including--
                    (A) assessing strategies for management of risks
                associated with covered infrastructure projects;
                    (B) measuring the speed of completion and quality
                of covered infrastructure projects; and
                    (C) assessing the use of contracting strategies for
                covered infrastructure projects in which teams provide
                design, construction, financing, and maintenance
                solutions to achieve performance outcomes; and
            (5) to complete the report of the RIA described in
        subsection (e).
    (e) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which an RIA
receives a grant under this section, the RIA shall submit to the
Secretary a report that includes, at a minimum--
            (1) an update on the implementation of the plan of the RIA
        described in subsection (a), as finalized by the board of
        directors of the RIA;
            (2) a description of the infrastructure needs of the region
        to be served by the RIA;
            (3) a proposal of covered infrastructure projects to be
        accomplished by the RIA through a subsequent grant, as awarded
        under section 6; and
            (4) the procurement strategies the RIA intends to use for
        such covered infrastructure projects.
    (f) Selection for Subsequent Grant.--Not later than 60 days after
the date of receipt of the final report submitted by an RIA under
subsection (e), the Secretary shall--
            (1) review the reports submitted under subsection (e); and
            (2) for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter,
        select not fewer than 4 RIAs for which funds are appropriated
        under section 10 to receive a subsequent grant under section 6.

SEC. 6. SUBSEQUENT GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--Using amounts appropriated under section 10(2),
the Secretary shall award a subsequent grant to an RIA selected under
section 4(f).
    (b) Subgrants.--An RIA shall use the amounts of a subsequent grant
received under this section--
            (1) to make subgrants to one or more State, local, or
        regional public entities for the purposes described in
        subsection (d); and
            (2) for such other purposes as the RIA, after notifying the
        Secretary, determines appropriate.
    (c) Application.--A State, local, or regional public entity
desiring a subgrant from an RIA under this section may submit to the
RIA an application for a subgrant at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the RIA may reasonably require.
    (d) Use of Funds.--The amounts of a subgrant received by a State,
local, or regional public entity from an RIA under this section may be
used for payment of the following costs associated with a covered
infrastructure project:
            (1) Project planning, feasibility studies, economic
        assessments, cost-benefit analyses, and public benefit studies.
            (2) Value-for-money analyses.
            (3) Design and engineering.
            (4) Financial planning (including the identification of
        funding and financing options).
            (5) Permitting, environmental review, and regulatory
        processes.
            (6) Assessment of the impacts of potential projects on the
        area, including the effect on communities and environment.
            (7) The workforce and wages and benefits, as well as
        assessment of infrastructure vulnerability and resilience to
        the impacts of climate change and other risks.
            (8) Public outreach and community engagement.
    (e) Amount.--A subgrant made by an RIA under this section may not
be in an amount that is greater than $300,000 or 75 percent of the
projected cost of activities described in subsection (d) associated
with the covered infrastructure project concerned, whichever is less.
The recipient of the subgrant shall provide funding for the remaining
balance of such costs.
    (f) Limitation.--Funds made available under this section may not be
used to pay for work already completed on a covered infrastructure
project.

SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    (a) Prevailing Rate of Wage.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall take such action as
        may be necessary to ensure that all laborers and mechanics
        employed by contractors or subcontractors on construction work
        performed on projects assisted with a grant under this Act
        shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on
        the same type of work on similar construction in the immediate
        locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance
        with sections 3141, 3146, and 3147 of title 40, United States
        Code.
            (2) Consultation.--In carrying out the duties of paragraph
        (1), the Secretary of Labor shall consult with the relevant
        agency of the State in which a project assisted with a grant
        under this Act is to be performed. After giving due regard to
        the information thus obtained, the Secretary of Labor shall
        make a predetermination of the minimum wages to be paid
        laborers and mechanics in accordance with the provisions of
        paragraph (1) which shall be set out in each project
        advertisement for bids and in each bid proposal form and shall
        be made a part of the contract covering the project.
            (3) Exceptions.--The provisions of this paragraph shall not
        be applicable to employment pursuant to apprenticeship and
        skill training programs which have been certified by the
        Secretary as promoting equal employment opportunity in
        connection with a construction program.
    (b) Environmental Compliance.--The Secretary shall take such action
as may be necessary to ensure that projects assisted with a grant under
this Act are conducted in accordance with the environmental review and
permitting process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

SEC. 8. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the
Secretary first makes a grant under this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress a report on the effectiveness of the Program.
    (b) Contents.--The report shall include--
            (1) an overview of the Program; and
            (2) the findings of the Secretary on the effectiveness of
        regional collaboration on infrastructure investment,
        infrastructure finance, and the use of procurement methods (as
        described in section 5(d)(4)).

SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
            (1) Covered infrastructure project.--The term ``covered
        infrastructure project'' means a project that is located in a
        State, that is sponsored by a State, local, or regional public
        entity, and that involves the construction, consolidation,
        alteration, or repair of any of the following:
                    (A) Intercity passenger or freight rail lines.
                    (B) Intercity passenger rail facilities or
                equipment.
                    (C) Intercity freight rail facilities or equipment.
                    (D) Intercity passenger bus facilities or
                equipment.
                    (E) Public transportation facilities or equipment.
                    (F) Highway facilities, including bridges and
                tunnels.
                    (G) Airports.
                    (H) Air traffic control systems.
                    (I) Port or marine terminal facilities, including
                approaches to marine terminal facilities or inland port
                facilities.
                    (J) Port or marine equipment, including fixed
                equipment to serve approaches to marine terminals or
                inland ports.
                    (K) Ports of entry or border crossing
                infrastructure.
                    (L) Transmission or distribution pipelines.
                    (M) Inland waterways.
                    (N) Intermodal facilities or equipment related to
                two or more of the sectors described in subparagraphs
                (A) through (M).
                    (O) Water treatment and solid waste disposal
                facilities, including drinking water facilities.
                    (P) Storm water management systems.
                    (Q) Dams and levees.
                    (R) Facilities or equipment for energy
                transmission, distribution, or storage.
            (2) Life-cycle costs.--The term ``life-cycle costs'' means,
        with respect to an infrastructure facility, the budgetary
        impacts of the design, development, construction, and
        operations and maintenance of the infrastructure facility.
            (3) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the regional
        infrastructure accelerator program established under section 3.
            (4) Regional infrastructure accelerator; ria.--The term
        ``regional infrastructure accelerator'' or ``RIA'' means a
        multi-jurisdictional organization organized and dedicated to
        providing technical assistance, financing options, and
        resources for covered infrastructure projects within the
        jurisdictions represented in such organization.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Treasury.
            (6) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several
        States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and any
        territory or possession of the United States.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Program--
            (1) for fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter--
                    (A) $11,500,000 for making initial grants to RIAs
                under section 5; and
                    (B) $500,000 for covering the administrative costs
                of the Program; and
            (2) for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter,
        $13,000,000 for making subsequent grants to RIAs under section
        6.

Output: Regional Infrastructure Accelerator Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to establish a regional infrastructure accelerator (RIA) program to provide initial and subsequent grants to RIAs to facilitate investment in, and long-term financing of, economically viable covered infrastructure projects. An "RIA" is defined as a multi-jurisdictional organization dedicated to providing technical assistance, financing options, and resources for covered infrastructure projects within the represented jurisdictions. A "covered infrastructure project" is defined as a project sponsored by a state, local, or regional public entity that involves the construction, consolidation, alteration, or repair of rail, bus, or public transportation facilities or equipment, highway facilities (including bridges and tunnels), airports, port or marine facilities and equipment, pipelines, inland waterways, intermodal facilities and equipment, water treatment and solid waste disposal facilities, storm water management systems, dams and levees, and facilities or equipment for energy transmission, distribution, or storage. From applications received, Treasury shall select five RIAs from geographically diverse regions to receive initial grants. An RIA shall use such a grant to:   assess regional approaches for advancing innovative investment in covered infrastructure projects;   develop strategies for transparency in the analysis of such projects to ensure protection of the public interest, for the bundling of smaller scale and rural projects into larger covered infrastructure projects to facilitate transactions and investments, and for reducing transaction costs associated with investments in such projects;   facilitate the creation of a catalog of covered infrastructure projects available for investment; and   analyze and apply project procurement methods for covered infrastructure projects.  Treasury shall review final reports submitted by RIAs and select four of them to receive subsequent grants. A selected RIA shall use such subsequent grant to make subgrants to public entities for costs associated with a covered infrastructure project.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bioweapons Control and Tracking Act
of 2001''.

SEC. 2. REGULATION OF BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AND TOXINS.

    (a) Biological Agents Provisions of the Antiterrorism and Effective
Death Penalty Act of 1996; Codification in the Public Health Service
Act, With Amendments.--
            (1) Public health service act.--Subpart 1 of part F of
        title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262 et
        seq.) is amended by inserting after section 351 the following:

``SEC. 351A. ENHANCED CONTROL OF BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AND TOXINS.

    ``(a) Regulatory Control of Biological Agents and Toxins.--
            ``(1) List of biological agents and toxins.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall by
                regulation establish and maintain a list of each
                biological agent and each toxin that has the potential
                to pose a severe threat to public health and safety.
                    ``(B) Criteria.--In determining whether to include
                an agent or toxin on the list under subparagraph (A),
                the Secretary shall--
                            ``(i) consider--
                                    ``(I) the effect on human health of
                                exposure to the agent or toxin;
                                    ``(II) the degree of contagiousness
                                of the agent or toxin and the methods
                                by which the agent or toxin is
                                transferred to humans;
                                    ``(III) the availability and
                                effectiveness of immunizations to
                                prevent and treatments for any illness
                                resulting from infection by the agent
                                or toxin; and
                                    ``(IV) any other criteria that the
                                Secretary considers appropriate; and
                            ``(ii) consult with appropriate Federal
                        departments and agencies, and with scientific
                        experts representing appropriate professional
                        groups.
            ``(2) Biennial review.--The Secretary shall review the list
        under paragraph (1) biennially, or more often, and republish
        the list as necessary to incorporate revisions to protect the
        public health and safety.
    ``(b) Regulation of Possession, Use, and Transfer of Listed
Biological Agents and Toxins.--The Secretary shall by regulation
provide for--
            ``(1) the establishment and enforcement of safety standards
        and procedures for the possession, use and transfer of
        biological agents and toxins listed pursuant to subsection
        (a)(1), including measures to ensure--
                    ``(A) proper training and appropriate skills to
                handle such agents and toxins; and
                    ``(B) proper laboratory facilities to contain and
                dispose of such agents and toxins;
            ``(2) the establishment and enforcement of safeguards and
        security standards and procedures to prevent access to such
        agents and toxins for use in domestic or international
        terrorism or for any other criminal purpose;
            ``(3) the establishment of procedures to protect the public
        safety in the event of a violation of the safety procedures
        established under paragraph (1) or the safeguards established
        under paragraph (2); and
            ``(4) appropriate availability of biological agents and
        toxins for research, education, and other legitimate purposes.
    ``(c) Registration and Traceability Mechanisms; Database.--
Regulations under subsection (b) shall require registration of the
possession, use, and transfer of biological agents and toxins listed
pursuant to subsection (a)(1), and such registration shall include
information available to the registered persons regarding the
characterization of such biological agents and toxins to facilitate
their identification and traceability. The Secretary shall maintain a
national database of the location of such agents and toxins, with their
characterizations.
    ``(d) Security and Safeguards.--
            ``(1) In general.--In carrying out paragraphs (2) and (3)
        of subsection (b), the Secretary shall establish appropriate
        security requirements for persons possessing, using, or
        transferring biological agents and toxins listed pursuant to
        subsection (a)(1), and shall ensure compliance with such
        requirements as a condition of registration under regulations
        issued under subsection (c). In developing such requirements
        the Secretary shall consult with the Attorney General and
        appropriate security experts.
            ``(2) Restricted persons.--Regulations issued under
        subsection (b) shall include provisions--
                    ``(A) to restrict access to biological agents and
                toxins listed pursuant to subsection (a)(1) only to
                those individuals who need to handle or use such agents
                or toxins; and
                    ``(B) to provide for prompt screening of such
                persons using criminal, immigration, and national
                security databases available to the Federal Government
                to identify persons who are restricted persons, as
                defined in section 175b of title 18, United States
                Code.
    ``(e) Inspections.--The Secretary shall have the authority to
inspect persons subject to regulations under subsection (b) to ensure
their compliance with such regulations.
    ``(f) Exemptions.--The Secretary may establish exemptions from the
applicability of provisions of regulations under subsection (b) if the
Secretary determines that the exemptions are consistent with protecting
the public health and safety. Any exemption from registration under
subsection (c) shall be based on transience of possession or on the
lack of utility of the agent or toxin for use as a weapon, and shall be
consistent with maintaining a complete database under such subsection
(c).
    ``(g) Disclosure of Information.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any information in the possession of any
        Federal agency that identifies a person, or the geographic
        location of a person, who is registered pursuant to regulations
        under this section (including regulations promulgated before
        the effective date of this subsection), and any site-specific
        information relating to the type, quantity, or identity of a
        biological agent or toxin listed pursuant to subsection (a)(1)
        or the site-specific security mechanisms in place to protect
        such agents and toxins, shall not be disclosed under section
        552(a) of title 5, United States Code.
            ``(2) Disclosures for public health and safety; congress.--
        Nothing in this section may be construed as preventing the head
        of any Federal agency--
                    ``(A) from making disclosures of information
                described in paragraph (1) for purposes of protecting
                the public health and safety; or
                    ``(B) from making disclosures of such information
                to any committee or subcommittee of Congress with
                appropriate jurisdiction upon request.
    ``(h) Civil Penalty.--In addition to any other penalties that may
apply under law, any person who violates any provision of regulations
under subsection (b) shall be subject to the United States for a civil
penalty in an amount not exceeding $250,000 in the case of an
individual and $500,000 in the case of any other person.
    ``(i) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms
`biological agent' and `toxin' have the meanings given such terms in
section 178 of title 18, United States Code.''.
            (2) Relation to other laws.--
                    (A) Rule of construction.--Regulations promulgated
                by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under
                section 511 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death
                Penalty Act of 1998 are deemed to have been promulgated
                under section 351A of the Public Health Service Act, as
                added by paragraph (1) of this subsection. Such
                regulations, including the list under subsection (d)(1)
                of such section 511, that were in effect on the day
                before the date of the enactment of this Act remain in
                effect until modified by the Secretary.
                    (B) Conforming amendment.--Subsections (d), (e),
                (f), and (g) of section 511 of the Antiterrorism and
                Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 262
                note) are repealed.
            (3) Regulations regarding registration.--
                    (A) Date certain for promulgation; effective date
                regarding criminal and civil penalties.--Not later than
                30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
                the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
                promulgate an interim final rule for carrying out
                section 351A(c) of the Public Health Service Act, as
                added by paragraph (1) of this subsection. Such interim
                final rule takes effect 60 days after the date on which
                such rule is promulgated for purposes of--
                            (i) section 175B (b) and (c) of title 18,
                        United States Code (relating to criminal
                        penalties, as added by subsection (b) of this
                        section; and
                            (ii) section 351(h) of the Public Health
                        Service Act (relating to civil penalties).
                    (B) Submission of registration applications.--A
                person who, as of the date of the interim final rule
                promulgated under subparagraph (A), is in possession of
                a biological agent or toxin listed pursuant to section
                351A(a) of the Public Health Service Act, as added by
                paragraph (1) of this subsection, shall in accordance
                with such interim final rule, submit an application for
                a registration to possess such agent or toxin not later
                than 30 days after the date on which such rule is
                promulgated.
            (4) Effective date regarding disclosure of information.--
        Subsection (g) of section 351A of the Public Health Service
        Act, as added by paragraph (1) of this subsection, is deemed to
        have taken effect on the effective date of the Antiterrorism
        and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996.
    (b) Select Agents.--
            (1) In general.--Section 175b of title 18, United States
        Code, as added by section 817 of Public Law 107-56, is
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(a)'' and inserting ``(a)(1)'';
                    (B) by transferring subsection (c) from the current
                placement of the subsection and inserting the
                subsection before subsection (b).
                    (C) by striking ``(c)'' and inserting ``(2)'';
                    (D) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection
                (d); and
                    (E) by inserting before subsection (d) as so
                redesignated) the following subsections:
    ``(b) Unregistered for Possession or Transfer.--Whoever knowingly
possesses or transfers a select agent for which such person has not
obtained a registration required by a regulation issued under section
351A(c) of the Public Health Service Act shall be fined under this
title, or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.
    ``(c) Transfer to Unregistered Person.--Whoever knowingly transfers
a select agent to a person who has not obtained a registration required
by a regulation issued under subsection (c) of section 351A of the
Public Health Service Act shall be fined under this tile, or imprisoned
for not more than 5 years, or both.''.
    (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
after consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies, shall
submit to Congress a report that--
            (1) describes the extent to which there has been compliance
        by governmental and private entities with applicable
        regulations under section 351A of the Public Health Service Act
        (as added by subsection (a)(1));
            (2) describes the actions taken by the date of the report
        and future plans of the Secretary for updating the list of
        biological agents and toxins under such section 351A;
            (3) describes the actions taken by the date of the report
        and future plans of the Secretary for determining compliance
        with regulations under such section 351A and for taking
        appropriate enforcement actions; and
            (4) provides any recommendations of the Secretary for
        administrative or legislative initiatives regarding such
        section 351A.

Output: Bioweapons Control and Tracking Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish and maintain a list of each biological agent and each toxin with potential to severely threaten public health and safety; (2) promulgate regulations establishing safety and security standards, procedures, restricted access, and registration requirements for listed agents and toxins, including traceability mechanisms; and (3) establish exemptions consistent with public safety. Imposes civil penalties for violations of these requirements.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial 1-Cent
Coin Redesign Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President, was one of the
        Nation's greatest leaders, demonstrating true courage during
        the Civil War, one of the greatest crises in the Nation's
        history.
            (2) Born of humble roots in Hardin County, Kentucky, on
        February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln rose to the Presidency
        through a combination of honesty, integrity, intelligence, and
        commitment to the United States.
            (3) With the belief that all men are created equal, Abraham
        Lincoln led the effort to free all slaves in the United States.
            (4) Abraham Lincoln had a generous heart, with malice
        toward none and with charity for all.
            (5) Abraham Lincoln gave the ultimate sacrifice for the
        country he loved, dying from an assassin's bullet on April 15,
        1865.
            (6) All Americans could benefit from studying the life of
        Abraham Lincoln, for Lincoln's life is a model for
        accomplishing the ``American dream'' through honesty,
        integrity, loyalty, and a lifetime of education.
            (7) The year 2009 will be the bicentennial anniversary of
        the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
            (8) Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky, grew to adulthood
        in Indiana, achieved fame in Illinois, and led the nation in
        Washington, D.C.
            (9) The so-called ``Lincoln cent'' was introduced in 1909
        on the 100th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, making the obverse
        design the most enduring on the nation's coinage.
            (10) President Theodore Roosevelt was so impressed by the
        talent of Victor David Brenner that the sculptor was chosen to
        design the likeness of President Lincoln for the coin, adapting
        a design from a plaque Brenner had prepared earlier.
            (11) In the nearly 100 years of production of the ``Lincoln
        cent'', there have been only 2 designs on the reverse: the
        original, featuring 2 wheat-heads in memorial style enclosing
        mottoes, and the current representation of the Lincoln Memorial
        in Washington, D.C.
            (12) On the occasion of the bicentennial of President
        Lincoln's birth and the 100th anniversary of the production of
        the Lincoln cent, it is entirely fitting to issue a series of
        1-cent coins with designs on the reverse that are emblematic of
        the 4 major periods of President Lincoln's life.

SEC. 3. REDESIGN OF LINCOLN CENT FOR 2009.

    (a) In General.--During the year 2009, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall issue 1-cent coins in accordance with the following
design specifications:
            (1) Obverse.--The obverse of the 1-cent coin shall continue
        to bear the Victor David Brenner likeness of President Abraham
        Lincoln.
            (2) Reverse.--The reverse of the coins shall bear 4
        different designs each representing a different aspect of the
        life of Abraham Lincoln, such as--
                    (A) his birth and early childhood in Kentucky;
                    (B) his formative years in Indiana;
                    (C) his professional life in Illinois; and
                    (D) his presidency, in Washington, D.C.
    (b) Issuance of Redesigned Lincoln Cents in 2009.--
            (1) Order.--The 1-cent coins to which this section applies
        shall be issued with 1 of the 4 designs referred to in
        subsection (a)(2) beginning at the start of each calendar
        quarter of 2009.
            (2) Number.--The Secretary shall prescribe, on the basis of
        such factors as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the
        number of 1-cent coins that shall be issued with each of the
        designs selected for each calendar quarter of 2009.
    (c) Design Selection.--The designs for the coins specified in this
section shall be chosen by the Secretary--
            (1) after consultation with the Abraham Lincoln
        Bicentennial Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts; and
            (2) after review by the Citizens Coinage Advisory
        Committee.

SEC. 4. REDESIGN OF REVERSE OF 1-CENT COINS AFTER 2009.

    The design on the reverse of the 1-cent coins issued after December
31, 2009, shall bear an image emblematic of President Lincoln's
preservation of the United States of America as a single and united
country.

SEC. 5. NUMISMATIC PENNIES WITH THE SAME METALLIC CONTENT AS THE 1909
              PENNY.

    The Secretary of the Treasury shall issue 1-cent coins in 2009 with
the exact metallic content as the 1-cent coin contained in 1909 in such
number as the Secretary determines to be appropriate for numismatic
purposes.

SEC. 6. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

     It is the sense of the Congress that the original Victor David
Brenner design for the 1-cent coin was a dramatic departure from
previous American coinage that should be reproduced, using the original
form and relief of the likeness of Abraham Lincoln, on the 1-cent coins
issued in 2009.

Output:
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial 1-Cent Coin Redesign Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, during 2009, to issue one-cent coins with the reverse side bearing four different designs representing different aspects of the life of Abraham Lincoln.

Requires the design of the reverse side, after 2009, to bear an image emblematic of President Lincoln's preservation of the United States of America as a single and united country.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Efficient Buildings Act of
2007''.

SEC. 2. ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Energy Efficient Building Pilot Grant Program.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy (in this Act
        referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a pilot
        program to award grants to businesses and organizations for new
        construction of energy efficient buildings, or major
        renovations of buildings that will result in energy efficient
        buildings, to demonstrate innovative energy efficiency
        technologies, especially those sponsored by the Department of
        Energy.
            (2) Awards.--The Secretary shall award grants under this
        subsection competitively to those applicants whose proposals--
                    (A) best demonstrate--
                            (i) likelihood to meet or exceed the
                        standards referred to in subsection (b)(2);
                            (ii) likelihood to maximize cost-effective
                        energy efficiency opportunities; and
                            (iii) advanced energy efficiency
                        technologies; and
                    (B) maximize the leverage of private investment for
                costs related to increasing the energy efficiency of
                the building.
            (3) Consideration.--The Secretary shall give due
        consideration to proposals for buildings that are likely to
        serve low and moderate income populations.
            (4) Amount of grants.--Grants under this subsection shall
        be for up to 50 percent of design and energy modeling costs,
        not to exceed $50,000 per building. No single grantee may be
        eligible for more than 3 grants per year under this program.
            (5) Grant payments.--
                    (A) Initial payment.--The Secretary shall pay 50
                percent of the total amount of the grant to grant
                recipients upon selection.
                    (B) Remainder of payment.--The Secretary shall pay
                the remaining 50 percent of the grant only after
                independent certification, by a professional engineer
                or other qualified professional, that operational
                buildings are energy efficient buildings as defined in
                subsection (b).
                    (C) Failure to comply.--The Secretary shall not
                provide the remainder of the payment unless the
                building is certified within 6 months after operation
                of the completed building to meet the requirements
                described in subparagraph (B), or in the case of major
                renovations the building is certified within 6 months
                of the completion of the renovations.
            (6) Report to congress.--Not later than 3 years after
        awarding the first grant under this subsection, the Secretary
        shall transmit to Congress a report containing--
                    (A) the total number and dollar amount of grants
                awarded under this subsection; and
                    (B) an estimate of aggregate cost and energy
                savings enabled by the pilot program under this
                subsection.
            (7) Administrative expenses.--Administrative expenses for
        the program under this subsection shall not exceed 10 percent
        of appropriated funds.
    (b) Definition of Energy Efficient Building.--For purposes of this
section the term ``energy efficient building'' means a building that--
            (1) achieves a reduction in energy consumption of--
                    (A) at least 30 percent for new construction,
                compared to the energy standards set by the 2004
                International Energy Conservation Code (in the case of
                residential buildings) or ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2004; or
                    (B) at least 20 percent for major renovations,
                compared to energy consumption before renovations are
                begun;
            (2) is constructed or renovated in accordance with the most
        current, appropriate, and applicable voluntary consensus
        standards, as determined by the Secretary, such as those listed
        in the assessment under section 914(b), or revised or developed
        under section 914(c), of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; and
            (3) after construction or renovation--
                    (A) uses heating, ventilating, and air conditioning
                systems that perform at no less than Energy Star
                standards; or
                    (B) if Energy Star standards are not applicable,
                uses Federal Energy Management Program recommended
                heating, ventilating, and air conditioning products.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this section $10,000,000
for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012.

Output:
Energy Efficient Buildings Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) establish a pilot program to award grants to businesses and organizations for new construction or major renovations of energy efficient buildings that will result in innovative energy efficiency technologies, especially those sponsored by the Department of Energy; and (2) give due consideration to proposals for buildings that are likely to serve low and moderate income populations.

Defines "energy efficient building" as one that after construction or renovation: (1) uses heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems that perform at no less than Energy Star standards; or (2) if Energy Star standards are not applicable, uses Federal Energy Management Program recommended heating, ventilating, and air conditioning products.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Health Coverage Tax Credit Extension
Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF HEALTH COVERAGE TAX CREDIT.

    (a) Extension.--Subparagraph (B) of section 35(b)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``before January
1, 2014'' and inserting ``before January 1, 2020''.
    (b) Coordination With Credit for Coverage Under a Qualified Health
Plan.--Subsection (g) of section 35 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (13), and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following new
        paragraphs:
            ``(11) Election.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A taxpayer may elect to have
                this section apply for any eligible coverage month.
                    ``(B) Timing and applicability of election.--Except
                as the Secretary may provide--
                            ``(i) an election to have this section
                        apply for any eligible coverage month in a
                        taxable year shall be made not later than the
                        due date (including extensions) for the return
                        of tax for the taxable year, and
                            ``(ii) any election for this section to
                        apply for an eligible coverage month shall
                        apply for all subsequent eligible coverage
                        months in the taxable year and, once made,
                        shall be irrevocable with respect to such
                        months.
            ``(12) Coordination with premium tax credit.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An eligible coverage month to
                which the election under paragraph (11) applies shall
                not be treated as a coverage month (as defined in
                section 36B(c)(2)) for purposes of section 36B with
                respect to the taxpayer.
                    ``(B) Coordination with advance payments of premium
                tax credit.--In the case of a taxpayer who makes the
                election under paragraph (11) with respect to any
                eligible coverage month in a taxable year or on behalf
                of whom any advance payment is made under section 7527
                with respect to any month in such taxable year--
                            ``(i) the tax imposed by this chapter for
                        the taxable year shall be increased by the
                        excess, if any, of--
                                    ``(I) the sum of any advance
                                payments made on behalf of the taxpayer
                                under section 1412 of the Patient
                                Protection and Affordable Care Act and
                                section 7527 for months during such
                                taxable year, over
                                    ``(II) the sum of the credits
                                allowed under this section (determined
                                without regard to paragraph (1)) and
                                section 36B (determined without regard
                                to subsection (f)(1) thereof) for such
                                taxable year, and
                            ``(ii) section 36B(f)(2) shall not apply
                        with respect to such taxpayer for such taxable
                        year, except that if such taxpayer received any
                        advance payments under section 7527 for any
                        month in such taxable year and is later allowed
                        a credit under section 36B for such taxable
                        year, then section 36B(f)(2) shall be applied
                        by substituting the amount determined under
                        clause (i) for the amount determined under
                        section 36B(f)(2)(A).''.
    (c) Extension of Advance Payment Program.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 7527 of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``August
        1, 2003'' and inserting ``the date that is 1 year after the
        date of the enactment of the Health Coverage Tax Credit
        Extension Act of 2015''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (1) of section 7527(e)
        of such Code is amended by striking ``occurring'' and all that
        follows and inserting ``occurring--
                    ``(A) after the date that is 1 year after the date
                of the enactment of the Health Coverage Tax Credit
                Extension Act of 2015, and
                    ``(B) prior to the first month for which an advance
                payment is made on behalf of such individual under
                subsection (a).''.
    (d) Individual Insurance Treated as Qualified Health Insurance
Without Regard to Enrollment Date.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (J) of section 35(e)(1) of
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
        ``insurance if the eligible individual'' and all that follows
        through ``For purposes of'' and inserting ``insurance. For
        purposes of''.
            (2) Special rule.--Subparagraph (J) of section 35(e)(1) of
        such Code, as amended by paragraph (1), is amended by striking
        ``insurance.'' and inserting ``insurance (other than coverage
        enrolled in through an Exchange established under the Patient
        Protection and Affordable Care Act).''.
    (e) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (m) of section 6501 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ``, 35(g)(11)''
after ``30D(e)(4)''.
    (f) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        amendments made by this section shall apply to coverage months
        in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013.
            (2) Plans available on individual market for use of tax
        credit.--The amendment made by subsection (d)(2) shall apply to
        coverage months in taxable years beginning after December 31,
        2015.
            (3) Transition rule.--Notwithstanding section
        35(g)(11)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added
        by this Act), an election to apply section 35 of such Code to
        an eligible coverage month (as defined in section 35(b) of such
        Code) (and not to claim the credit under section 36B of such
        Code with respect to such month) in a taxable year beginning
        after December 31, 2013, and before the date of the enactment
        of this Act--
                    (A) may be made at any time on or after such date
                of enactment and before the expiration of the 3-year
                period of limitation prescribed in section 6511(a) with
                respect to such taxable year; and
                    (B) may be made on an amended return.

SEC. 3. AGENCY OUTREACH.

    As soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretaries of the Treasury, Health and Human Services, and Labor
(or such Secretaries' delegates) and the Director of the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation (or the Director's delegate) shall carry
out programs of public outreach, including on the Internet, to inform
potential eligible individuals (as defined in section 35(c)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of the extension of the credit under
section 35 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the availability of
the election to claim such credit retroactively for coverage months
beginning after December 31, 2013.

Output: Health Coverage Tax Credit Extension Act of 2015 This bill extends the tax credit for health insurance costs of a taxpayer and qualifying family members through 2019. The tax credit for health insurance costs is a refundable tax credit equal to 72.5% of the cost of qualified health coverage paid by an eligible individual [defined as an individual who is receiving a trade adjustment allowance, is eligible for the alternative trade adjustment assistance program, or is over age 55 and receives pension benefits from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)]. The bill requires a taxpayer to make an election to have the tax credit apply for any eligible coverage month during a taxable year. An eligible coverage month is a month in which an eligible individual is covered by qualified health insurance, does not have other specified coverage, and is not imprisoned.  The bill also directs the Departments of the Treasury, Health and Human Services, and Labor and the PBGC to conduct a public outreach, including on the Internet, to inform individuals eligible for the tax credit for health insurance costs on the extension of such credit and the availability of the election to claim such credit retroactively for coverage months beginning after December 31, 2013.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Urban Flooding Awareness Act of
2014''.

SEC. 2. URBAN FLOODING DEFINED.

    (a) In General.--In this Act, the term ``urban flooding'' means the
inundation of property in a built environment, particularly in more
densely populated areas, caused by rain falling on increased amounts of
impervious surface and overwhelming the capacity of drainage systems,
such as storm sewers.
    (b) Inclusions.--In this Act, the term ``urban flooding''
includes--
            (1) situations in which stormwater enters buildings through
        windows, doors, or other openings;
            (2) water backup through sewer pipes, showers, toilets,
        sinks, and floor drains;
            (3) seepage through walls and floors;
            (4) the accumulation of water on property or public rights-
        of-way; and
            (5) the overflow from water bodies, such as rivers and
        lakes.
    (c) Exclusion.--In this Act, the term ``urban flooding'' does not
include flooding in undeveloped or agricultural areas.

SEC. 3. URBAN FLOODING STUDY.

    (a) Agreement With National Research Council.--The Administrator of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall enter into an agreement
with the National Research Council under which the National Research
Council will conduct a study on urban flooding in accordance with the
requirements of this section.
    (b) Contents.--
            (1) General review and evaluation.--In conducting the
        study, the National Research Council shall review and evaluate
        the latest available research, laws, regulations, policies,
        best practices, procedures, and institutional knowledge
        regarding urban flooding.
            (2) Specific issue areas.--The study shall include, at a
        minimum, an examination of the following:
                    (A) The prevalence and costs associated with urban
                flooding events across the United States, with a focus
                on the largest metropolitan areas and any clear trends
                in frequency and severity over the past 2 decades.
                    (B) The adequacy of existing federally provided
                flood risk information and the most cost-effective
                methods and products to identify, map, or otherwise
                characterize the risk of property damage from urban
                flooding on a property-by-property basis, whether or
                not a property is in or adjacent to a 1-percent (100-
                year) flood plain, and the potential for training and
                certifying local experts in flood risk characterization
                as a service to property purchasers and owners and
                their communities.
                    (C) The causes of urban flooding and its apparent
                increase over the past 20 years, including the impacts
                of--
                            (i) global climate change;
                            (ii) increasing urbanization and the
                        associated increase in impervious surfaces; and
                            (iii) undersized, deteriorating and
                        otherwise ineffective stormwater
                        infrastructure.
                    (D) The most cost-effective strategies, practices,
                and technologies used to reduce the impacts of urban
                flooding, with a focus on decentralized, easy-to-
                install, and low-cost approaches, such as nonstructural
                and natural infrastructure on public and private
                property. The examination under this subparagraph shall
                include an assessment of opportunities for implementing
                innovative strategies and practices on government-
                controlled land, such as Federal, State, and local
                roads, parking lots, alleys, sidewalks, buildings,
                recreational areas, and open space.
                    (E) The role of the Federal Government and State
                governments, as conveners, funders, and advocates, in
                spurring market innovations based on public-private-
                nonprofit partnerships. Such innovations may include
                smart home technologies for improved flood warning
                systems connected to high-resolution weather forecast
                data and Internet- and cellular-based communications
                systems.
                    (F) The most sustainable and effective methods for
                funding flood risk and flood damage reduction at all
                levels of government, including--
                            (i) the potential for establishing a State
                        revolving fund program for flood prevention
                        projects similar to the revolving fund programs
                        under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
                        and the Safe Drinking Water Act;
                            (ii) stormwater fee programs using
                        impervious surface as the basis for fee rates
                        and providing credits for the installation of
                        flood prevention or other stormwater management
                        features;
                            (iii) grant programs; and
                            (iv) public-private partnerships.
                    (G) Information and education strategies and
                practices, including nontraditional approaches such as
                the use of social media, for community leaders,
                government staff, and property owners on--
                            (i) flood risks;
                            (ii) flood risk reduction strategies and
                        practices; and
                            (iii) the availability and effectiveness of
                        different types of flood insurance policies.
                    (H) The relevance of the National Flood Insurance
                Program and Community Rating System to urban flooding
                areas outside traditional flood plains, and strategies
                for broadening coverage and increasing participation
                under the programs.
                    (I) Strategies for protecting downstream
                communities from the flooding impacts of development in
                upstream communities, including a review of--
                            (i) potential standards for watershed-wide
                        flood protection planning; and
                            (ii) the potential establishment of
                        streamlined legal processes for victims of
                        flood damage, to avoid the need for expensive
                        litigation.
    (c) Consultation.--The Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency shall carry out this section in consultation with the
Secretary of the Army (acting through the Chief of Engineers), the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, and State, regional, and local
stormwater management agencies, and such other interested parties as
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency considers
appropriate.
    (d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency shall submit to the Committee on Financial Services
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee
on Appropriations of the Senate a report containing the findings of the
National Research Council based on the results of the study, including
recommendations for implementation of strategies, practices, and
technologies relating to urban flooding by Congress and the executive
branch.

Output: Urban Flooding Awareness Act of 2014 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to enter into an agreement with the National Research Council to conduct a study on urban flooding. Defines "urban flooding" as the inundation of property in a built environment, particularly in more densely populated areas, caused by rain falling on increased amounts of impervious surface and overwhelming the capacity of drainage systems. Directs the Council to evaluate the latest research, laws, regulations, policies, best practices, procedures, and institutional knowledge regarding urban flooding. Requires the Council's study to include an examination of:  the prevalence of and costs associated with urban flooding events across the United States, with a focus on the largest metropolitan areas and trends in frequency and severity over the past two decades; the adequacy of federally provided flood risk information and the most cost-effective methods and products to characterize the risk of property damage from urban flooding on a property-by-property basis;  the potential for training and certifying local experts in flood risk characterization as a service to property purchasers and owners; the causes of urban flooding and its apparent increase over the past 20 years; the most cost-effective strategies, practices, and technologies used to reduce the impacts of urban flooding;  the role of the federal government and state governments in spurring market innovations based on public-private-nonprofit partnerships;  the most sustainable and effective methods for funding flood risk and flood damage reduction at all levels of government; the relevance of the National Flood Insurance Program and Community Rating System to urban flooding areas outside traditional flood plains and strategies for broadening coverage and increasing participation under the Program; and strategies for protecting downstream communities from the flooding impacts of development in upstream communities.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Improvised Explosive Device
Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Improvised explosive devices come in many forms,
        including--
                    (A) radio controlled improvised explosive devices;
                    (B) suicide improvised explosive devices;
                    (C) suicide or homicide improvised explosive
                devices;
                    (D) vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices;
                    (E) waterborne improvised explosive devices; and
                    (F) underwater improvised explosive devices.
            (2) The United States has suffered numerous improvised
        explosive device attacks in the past 25 years, including--
                    (A) the 1983 United States embassy bombing in
                Beirut, Lebanon;
                    (B) the 1983 United States Marine barracks bombing
                in Beirut, Lebanon;
                    (C) the 1983 United States Senate bombing following
                the Grenada invasion;
                    (D) the 1984 United States embassy annex bombing in
                Beirut, Lebanon;
                    (E) the 1986 TWA Flight 840 bombing;
                    (F) the 1986 LaBelle Discotheque bombing in Berlin,
                Germany;
                    (G) the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing;
                    (H) the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York
                City, New York;
                    (I) the 1995 Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
                bombing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;
                    (J) the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing in Khobar, Saudi
                Arabia;
                    (K) the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing in
                Atlanta, Georgia;
                    (L) the 1998 health clinic bombing in Birmingham,
                Alabama;
                    (M) the 1998 United States embassy bombing in Dar
                es Salaam, Tanzania;
                    (N) the 1998 United States embassy bombing in
                Nairobi, Kenya;
                    (O) the 2000 USS Cole bombing in Aden, Yemen; and
                    (P) the 2008 military recruiting office bombing in
                New York City, New York.
            (3) Improvised explosive devices are responsible for 60
        percent of all United States combat casualties in Iraq and 50
        percent of all United States combat casualties in Afghanistan.
            (4) The knowledge to assemble, arm, and detonate improvised
        explosive devices is highly importable due to advances in
        global communications networks.
            (5) The bomb squad, public safety dive team, explosive
        detection canine team, and special weapons and tactics team
        capabilities of the United States is inadequate for the
        domestic threat of an improvised explosive device attack.
            (6) Federal funding in support of bomb squad, public safety
        dive team, explosive detection canine team, and special weapons
        and tactics team capability development is inadequate and lacks
        sufficient strategic planning to properly equip, train, and
        prepare the Nation's emergency response providers.
            (7) Bomb squad, public safety dive teams, explosive
        detection canine teams, and special weapons and tactics teams
        operated by State and local governments are usually the first
        to respond to domestic bombing threats and best-positioned to
        discern funding shortfalls based on threats identified by
        Federal, State, and local government sources.

SEC. 3. BOMBING PREVENTION.

    (a) In General.--Title V of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 311 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 525. OFFICE FOR BOMBING PREVENTION.

    ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `IED first responder'
means a bomb squad, explosive detection canine team, special weapons
and tactics team, or public safety dive team operated by a State or
local government.
    ``(b) Establishment.--There is established in the Agency an Office
for Bombing Prevention (in this section referred to as `the Office').
    ``(c) Responsibilities.--The Office shall have the primary
responsibility within the Department for enhancing the ability, and
coordinating the efforts, of the Nation to deter, detect, prevent,
protect against, intercept, and respond to terrorist improvised
explosive device attacks, including by--
            ``(1) coordinating national and intergovernmental bombing
        prevention activities;
            ``(2) chairing any improvised explosive device working
        group or task force established by the Department;
            ``(3) conducting requirements, capabilities, and gap
        analyses of equipment and training of Federal, State, and local
        governments to deter, prevent, detect, protect against,
        intercept, and assist in any response to terrorist explosive
        attacks by--
                    ``(A) maintaining a national analysis database on
                the capabilities of IED first responders;
                    ``(B) applying the analysis derived from the
                database described in subparagraph (A) in--
                            ``(i) evaluating progress toward closing
                        identified gaps relating to national strategic
                        goals and standards; and
                            ``(ii) providing to the Administrator an
                        assessment of the needs of State and local
                        governments for Federal funds to equip and
                        train IED first responders; and
                    ``(C) providing the analysis derived from the
                database described in subparagraph (A) to other
                components of the Department and other departments and
                agencies of the Federal Government to inform decisions
                relating to homeland security policy, assistance,
                training, research and development efforts, testing and
                evaluation, and related requirements;
            ``(4) serving as the primary conduit between Federal,
        State, and local governments for conducting assessments for,
        and making changes necessary to close gaps identified through,
        the database described in paragraph (3)(A);
            ``(5) assisting State and local officials in developing
        multijurisdictional bombing prevention plans and identifying
        and prioritizing equipment requirements;
            ``(6) operating and maintaining an information portal for
        IED first responders to share critical information and lessons
        learned;
            ``(7) promoting other information sharing and improvised
        explosive device prevention awareness programs;
            ``(8) serving as a liaison to the Joint Improvised
        Explosive Device Defeat Organization of the Department of
        Defense;
            ``(9) coordinating and consulting with the Senior Advisory
        Committee on Improvised Explosive Device Prevention and
        Response established under section 890A; and
            ``(10) assisting, in cooperation with the Administrator of
        the Transportation Security Administration, departments and
        agencies of Federal, State, or local government in developing
        and implementing national explosive detection canine training
        and certification standards.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section--
            ``(1) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
            ``(2) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011;
        and
            ``(3) such sums as are necessary for each fiscal year
        thereafter.''.
    (b) Transfer of Existing Function.--There are transferred to the
Office for Bombing Prevention established under section 525 of the
Homeland Security Act, as added by this Act, all functions of the
Office for Bombing Prevention of the Office of Infrastructure
Protection of the Department of Homeland Security as of the day before
the date of enactment of this Act, including its personnel, assets,
components, authorities, and liabilities.

SEC. 4. SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 890A. SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
              PREVENTION AND RESPONSE.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall ensure that a subcommittee
of the Homeland Security Advisory Council established under section
871, or any successor thereto, is established that is responsible for
improvised explosive device prevention and response, to be know as the
`Senior Advisory Committee on Improvised Explosive Device Prevention
and Response'.
    ``(b) Responsibilities.--The Senior Advisory Committee on Bombing
Prevention and Response shall--
            ``(1) provide policy guidance and recommendations to the
        Homeland Security Advisory Council, or any successor thereto,
        on all matters related to the preparedness of emergency
        response providers to respond to, detect, and defeat
        destructive devices;
            ``(2) develop best practices, training, and basic
        operational procedures to coordinate between, and integrate the
        responsibilities and functions of, bomb squads and special
        weapons and tactics teams;
            ``(3) promote interoperability and information sharing
        between the Federal Government and IED first responders, as
        that term is defined in section 525; and
            ``(4) meet annually to review applications for grants under
        the Bomb Prevention and Response Grant Program under section
        526 and provide to the Administrator advice on the proposed
        allocation of such grants based on the gaps identified through
        the database described in section 525(c)(3)(A).
    ``(c) Membership.--The members of the Senior Advisory Committee on
Bombing Prevention and Response shall be selected in consultation
with--
            ``(1) the Attorney General of the United States;
            ``(2) the Commandant of the Coast Guard;
            ``(3) the Administrator of the Transportation Security
        Administration;
            ``(4) the Administrator of the Federal Transit
        Administration;
            ``(5) the Executive Director of the National Tactical
        Officers Association;
            ``(6) the Chair of the National Bomb Squad Commanders
        Advisory Board;
            ``(7) the Chair of the Board of the International
        Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators;
            ``(8) the Chair of the Scientific Working Group on Dog and
        Orthogonal Detector Guidelines;
            ``(9) the Executive Director of the National Emergency
        Management Association;
            ``(10) the President of the National Sheriff's Association;
            ``(11) the President of the Fraternal Order of Police;
            ``(12) the Chair of the Executive Committee of the National
        Governors Association;
            ``(13) the President of the United States Conference of
        Mayors;
            ``(14) the Regional Administrator for each region of the
        Federal Emergency Management Agency; and
            ``(15) the head of the Office for Bombing Prevention
        established under section 525.''.

SEC. 5. IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE GRANTS.

    Title V of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 315 et
seq.), as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the
following:

``SEC. 526. FIRST RESPONDER IED PREVENTION AND RESPONSE GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established an First Responder IED
Prevention and Response Grant Program, under which the Administrator
may make grants to State and local governments.
    ``(b) Application.--A State or local government desiring a grant
under this section shall submit an application at such time, in such
manner, and accompanied by such information as the Administrator shall
establish.
    ``(c) Use of Grant Amounts.--
            ``(1) In general.--A grant under this section may be used
        for equipment, training, and, subject to paragraph (2), salary
        and benefits for personnel of an IED first responder, as that
        term is defined in section 525.
            ``(2) Personnel.--Amounts provided under a grant under this
        section may be used for salary and benefits--
                    ``(A) for an employee who--
                            ``(i) is a veteran (as that term is defined
                        in section 101(2) of title 38, United States
                        Code) with experience relating to improvised
                        explosive devices as a member of an explosive
                        ordnance disposal or response team in Iraq or
                        Afghanistan;
                            ``(ii) is a graduate of a military
                        education school for members of the Armed
                        Forces for--
                                    ``(I) explosive ordnance disposal
                                technicians; or
                                    ``(II) explosive detection canine
                                handlers; or
                            ``(iii) is a sworn law enforcement officer
                        who is certified as a bomb technician by the
                        Hazardous Devices School of the Federal Bureau
                        of Investigation; and
                    ``(B) for any employee described in subparagraph
                (A), for not more than a 3-year period.
    ``(d) Grant Awards.--The Administrator shall award grant under this
section based on the gaps identified through the database described in
section 525(c)(3)(A).
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section--
            ``(1) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
            ``(2) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
            ``(3) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
            ``(4) $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and
            ``(5) $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.''.

SEC. 6. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by inserting after the item relating to section 524 the
        following:

``Sec. 525. Office for Bombing Prevention.
``Sec. 526. First Responder IED Prevention and Response Grant
                            Program.'';
        and
            (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 890 the
        following:

``Sec. 890A. Senior Advisory Committee on Improvised Explosive Device
                            Prevention and Response.''.

SEC. 7. MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SECURITY.

    Section 70107(k)(3) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the
        following:
                    ``(A) identifies any modifications necessary in
                funding to ensure the correction of vulnerabilities and
                capability gaps identified by the Coast Guard and the
                dive team component of the database described in
                section 525(c)(3)(A) of the Homeland Security Act of
                2002, to ensure compliance with Area Maritime
                Transportation Security Plans and facility security
                plans;'';
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as
        subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
                    ``(C) includes an assessment of progress in
                completing assessments for the dive team component of
                the database described in section 525(c)(3)(A) of the
                Homeland Security Act of 2002, for all applicable
                ports;''.

Output:
National Improvised Explosive Device Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Office for Bombing Prevention, which shall have primary responsibility within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for enhancing the nation's ability, and coordinating its efforts, to deter, detect, prevent, protect against, intercept, and respond to terrorist improvised explosive device (IED) attacks. Transfers to the Office all functions of the current Office for Bombing Prevention of DHS's Office of Infrastructure Protection.

Directs the Secretary of DHS to ensure that a Homeland Security Advisory Council subcommittee, to be known as the Senior Advisory Committee on Improvised Explosive Device Prevention and Response, is established. Requires the Committee to: (1) provide policy guidance and recommendations; (2) develop best practices, training, and basic operational procedures; (3) promote interoperability and information sharing between the federal government and IED first responders; and (4) meet annually to review grant applications under the Bomb Prevention and Response Grant Program (established by this Act) and provide advice on proposed grant allocations.

Requires the Secretary's annual report on progress in achieving compliance with the correction of Coast Guard identified vulnerabilities in port security and compliance with Area Maritime Transportation Security Plans and facility security plans to include: (1) the identification of modifications necessary in funding to ensure the correction of capability gaps identified by the Coast Guard and the dive team component of the national analysis database on the capabilities of IED first responders (required to be maintained by the Office for Bombing Prevention); and (2) an assessment of progress in completing assessments for the dive team component for all applicable ports.