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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection Advisory Boards Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY BOARDS WITHIN THE BUREAU OF CONSUMER
              FINANCIAL PROTECTION.

    (a) In General.--The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 is
amended by inserting after section 1014 (12 U.S.C. 5494) the following
new section:

``SEC. 1014A. ADVISORY BOARDS.

    ``(a) Small Business Advisory Board.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Director shall establish a Small
        Business Advisory Board--
                    ``(A) to advise and consult with the Bureau in the
                exercise of the Bureau's functions under the Federal
                consumer financial laws applicable to eligible
                financial products or services; and
                    ``(B) to provide information on emerging practices
                of small business concerns that provide eligible
                financial products or services, including regional
                trends, concerns, and other relevant information.
            ``(2) Membership.--
                    ``(A) Number.--The Director shall appoint no fewer
                than 15 and no more than 20 members to the Small
                Business Advisory Board.
                    ``(B) Qualification.--Members appointed pursuant to
                subparagraph (A) shall be representatives of small
                business concerns that--
                            ``(i) provide eligible financial products
                        or services;
                            ``(ii) are service providers to covered
                        persons; and
                            ``(iii) use consumer financial products or
                        services in financing the business activities
                        of such concern.
                    ``(C) Additional considerations.--In appointing
                members pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Director
                shall include members representing minority-, women-,
                and veteran-owned small business concerns and their
                interests, without regard to party affiliation.
            ``(3) Meetings.--The Small Business Advisory Board--
                    ``(A) shall meet from time to time at the call of
                the Director; and
                    ``(B) shall meet at least twice each year.
    ``(b) Credit Union Advisory Council.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Director shall establish a Credit
        Union Advisory Council to advise and consult with the Bureau on
        consumer financial products or services that impact credit
        unions.
            ``(2) Membership.--The Director shall appoint no fewer than
        15 and no more than 20 members to the Credit Union Advisory
        Council. In appointing such members, the Director shall include
        members representing credit unions predominantly serving
        traditionally underserved communities and populations and their
        interests, without regard to party affiliation.
            ``(3) Meetings.--The Credit Union Advisory Council--
                    ``(A) shall meet from time to time at the call of
                the Director; and
                    ``(B) shall meet at least twice each year.
    ``(c) Community Bank Advisory Council.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Director shall establish a
        Community Bank Advisory Council to advise and consult with the
        Bureau on consumer financial products or services that impact
        community banks.
            ``(2) Membership.--The Director shall appoint no fewer than
        15 and no more than 20 members to the Community Bank Advisory
        Council. In appointing such members, the Director shall include
        members representing community banks predominantly serving
        traditionally underserved communities and populations and their
        interests, without regard to party affiliation.
            ``(3) Meetings.--The Community Bank Advisory Council--
                    ``(A) shall meet from time to time at the call of
                the Director; and
                    ``(B) shall meet at least twice each year.
    ``(d) Compensation and Travel Expenses.--Members of the Small
Business Advisory Board, the Credit Union Advisory Council, or the
Community Bank Advisory Council who are not full-time employees of the
United States shall--
            ``(1) be entitled to receive compensation at a rate fixed
        by the Director while attending meetings of the Small Business
        Advisory Board, the Credit Union Advisory Council, or the
        Community Bank Advisory Council, including travel time; and
            ``(2) be allowed travel expenses, including transportation
        and subsistence, while away from their homes or regular places
        of business.
    ``(e) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `eligible financial product or service'
        means a financial product or service that is offered or
        provided for use by consumers primarily for personal, family,
        or household purposes as described in clause (i), (iii), (v),
        (vi), or (ix) of section 1002(15)(A); and
            ``(2) the term `small business concern' has the meaning
        given such term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15
        U.S.C. 632).''.
    (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents in section
1 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 1014 the following new item:

``Sec. 1014A. Advisory Boards.''.

SEC. 3. BUREAU FUNDING AUTHORITY.

    The Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, under
section 1017 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, may not
request--
            (1) during fiscal year 2020, an amount that would result in
        the total amount requested by the Director during that fiscal
        year to exceed $655,000,000; and
            (2) during fiscal year 2025, an amount that would result in
        the total amount requested by the Director during that fiscal
        year to exceed $720,000,000.

            Passed the House of Representatives April 22, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act   (Sec. 2) Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to direct the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to establish a Small Business Advisory Board to: (1) advise and consult with the CFPB in the exercise of its functions under the federal consumer financial laws regarding eligible financial products or services, and (2) provide information on evolving small business practices. Requires Board members to be representatives of small business concerns that:   provide financial products or services for use by consumers primarily for personal, family, or household purposes,   are service providers to covered persons; and   use consumer financial products or services in financing the business activities of such small businesses.  Requires the Director, in making such Board appointments, to include members representing minority-, women-, and veteran-owned small business concerns and their interests, without regard to party affiliation.  Requires the Director to establish a Credit Union Advisory Council and a Community Bank Advisory Council to advise and consult with the CFPB on consumer financial products or services that impact credit unions and community banks, respectively.  Directs the Director, in making appointments to the Councils, to include members representing credit unions and community banks predominantly serving traditionally underserved communities and populations and their interests, without regard to party affiliation. (Sec. 3) Prohibits the Director from requesting funds: (1) during FY 2020 in an amount that would exceed $655 million, and (2) during FY 2025 in an amount that would exceed $720 million.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Alternative Routes to Teacher
Certification and Licensure Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM REAUTHORIZED.

    The Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after
title VII (20 U.S.C. 1133 et seq.) the following new title:

``TITLE VIII--ALTERNATIVE ROUTES TO TEACHER CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE

``SEC. 801. FINDINGS.

    ``The Congress finds that--
            ``(1) effective elementary and secondary schools require
        competent teachers and strong leadership;
            ``(2) school systems would benefit greatly by increasing
        the pool of qualified individuals from which to recruit
        teachers;
            ``(3) many talented professionals who have demonstrated a
        high level of subject area competence outside the education
        profession may wish to pursue careers in education, but have
        not fulfilled the requirements to be certified or licensed as
        teachers;
            ``(4) alternative routes can enable qualified individuals
        to fulfill State certification or licensure requirements and
        would allow school systems to utilize the expertise of such
        professionals and improve the pool of qualified individuals
        available to local educational agencies as teachers; and
            ``(5) alternative routes to certification or licensure
        requirements that do not exclude qualified individuals from
        teaching solely because such individuals do not meet
        traditional certification or licensure requirements would allow
        school systems to take advantage of these professionals and
        improve the supply of well-qualified teachers.

``SEC. 802. PURPOSE.

    ``It is the purpose of this title to improve the supply of well-
qualified elementary and secondary school teachers by encouraging and
assisting States to develop and implement programs for alternative
routes to teacher certification or licensure requirements. Such
programs shall place special emphasis on the participation of
individuals who are members of minority groups.

``SEC. 803. ALLOTMENTS.

    ``(a) Allotments to States.--
            ``(1) In general.--From the amount appropriated to carry
        out this title, the Secretary shall allot to each State the
        lesser of either the amount the State applies for under section
        556 or an amount that is proportional to the State's share of
        the total population of children ages 5 through 17 in all the
        States (based on the most recent data available that is
        satisfactory to the Secretary).
            ``(2) Reallocation.--If a State does not apply for its
        allotment, or the full amount of its allotment, under the
        preceding paragraph, the Secretary may reallocate the excess
        funds to one or more other States that demonstrate, to the
        satisfaction of the Secretary, a current need for the funds.
    ``(b) Special Rule.--Notwithstanding section 412(b) of the General
Education Provisions Act, funds awarded under this title shall remain
available for obligation by a recipient for a period of 2 calendar
years from the date of the grant.

``SEC. 804. STATE APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--Any State desiring to receive a grant under this
title shall, through the State educational agency, submit an
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information, as the Secretary may reasonably require.
    ``(b) Requirements.--Each application shall--
            ``(1) describe the programs, projects, and activities to be
        undertaken; and
            ``(2) contain such assurances as the Secretary considers
        necessary, including assurances that--
                    ``(A) assistance provided to the State educational
                agency under this title will be used to supplement, and
                not to supplant, any State or local funds available for
                the development and implementation of programs to
                provide alternative routes to fulfilling teacher
                certification or licensure requirements;
                    ``(B) the State educational agency has, in
                developing and designing the application, consulted
                with--
                            ``(i) representatives of local educational
                        agencies, including superintendents and school
                        board members (including representatives of
                        their professional organizations where
                        applicable);
                            ``(ii) elementary and secondary school
                        teachers, including representatives of their
                        professional organizations;
                            ``(iii) institutions of higher education
                        with schools or departments of education;
                            ``(iv) parents; and
                            ``(v) other interested organizations and
                        individuals; and
                    ``(C) the State educational agency will submit to
                the Secretary, at such time as the Secretary may
                specify, a final report describing the activities
                carried out with assistance provided under this title
                and the results achieved.
    ``(c) GEPA Provisions Inapplicable.--Sections 435 and 436 of the
General Education Provisions Act, except to the extent that such
sections relate to fiscal control and fund accounting procedures, shall
not apply to this title.

``SEC. 805. USE OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--A State educational agency shall use
        assistance provided under this title to support programs,
        projects, or activities that develop and implement new, or
        expand and improve existing, programs that enable individuals
        to move to a career in education from another occupation
        through an alternative route to teacher certification or
        licensure.
            ``(2) Types of assistance.--A State educational agency may
        carry out such programs, projects, or activities directly,
        through contracts, or through grants to local educational
        agencies, intermediate educational agencies, institutions of
        higher education, or consortia of such agencies.
    ``(b) Uses.--Funds received under this title may be used for--
            ``(1) the design, development, implementation, and
        evaluation of programs that enable qualified professionals who
        have demonstrated a high level of subject area competence
        outside the education profession and are interested in entering
        the education profession to fulfill State certification or
        licensure requirements;
            ``(2) the establishment of administrative structures
        necessary for the development and implementation of programs to
        provide alternative routes to fulfilling State requirements for
        certification or licensure;
            ``(3) training of staff, including the development of
        appropriate support programs, such as mentor programs, for
        teachers entering the school system through alternative routes
        to teacher certification or licensure;
            ``(4) the development of recruitment strategies;
            ``(5) the development of reciprocity agreements between or
        among States for the certification or licensure of teachers;
        and
            ``(6) other appropriate programs, projects, and activities
        designed to meet the objectives of this title.

``SEC. 806. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title
$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and each of the 3 succeeding fiscal
years.''.

Output: Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification and Licensure Act of 2001 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish, as a new title VIII, the Alternate Routes to Teacher Certification and Licensure program. Directs the Secretary of Education to allot grants to States to develop and implement programs for alternative routes to teacher certification or licensure requirements in order to increase the supply of well-qualified elementary school and secondary school teachers, with special emphasis on participation of minority group members.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of
2016''.

SEC. 2. POST-SHUTDOWN DECOMMISSIONING ACTIVITIES REPORTS.

    Chapter 10 of title I of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
2131 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 113. POST-SHUTDOWN DECOMMISSIONING ACTIVITIES REPORTS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Affected state.--The term `affected State' means--
                    ``(A) the host State of a covered facility; and
                    ``(B) each State that is within 50 miles of a
                covered facility.
            ``(2) Commission.--The term `Commission' means the Nuclear
        Regulatory Commission.
            ``(3) Covered facility.--The term `covered facility' means
        a facility of a licensee for which a PSDAR is required.
            ``(4) Host state.--The term `host State' means the State in
        which a covered facility is located.
            ``(5) Licensee.--The term `licensee' has the meaning given
        the term in section 50.2 of title 10, Code of Federal
        Regulations (or any successor regulation).
            ``(6) PSDAR.--The term `PSDAR' means a post-shutdown
        decommissioning activities report submitted to the Commission
        and affected States under section 50.82(a)(4)(i) of title 10,
        Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).
    ``(b) Development; Initial Consultation.--A licensee shall develop
a proposed PSDAR for a covered facility after consultation with--
            ``(1) each affected State; and
            ``(2) each unit of local government and tribal government
        in the affected State that is located within 50 miles of the
        covered facility.
    ``(c) Submission to Commission; Additional Consultation.--
            ``(1) In general.--After additional consultation with the
        entities described in subsection (b) with respect to the
        proposed PSDAR developed under that subsection, the licensee
        shall--
                    ``(A) submit to the Commission the proposed PSDAR;
                and
                    ``(B) on submission of the proposed PSDAR under
                subparagraph (A), make the proposed PSDAR readily
                available to the public.
            ``(2) Public availability.--On receipt of the proposed
        PSDAR under paragraph (1), the Commission shall make the
        proposed PSDAR readily available to the public, on the
        condition that the Commission may redact any information
        necessary to protect the national security.
    ``(d) Public Participation.--During a period of at least 90 days
beginning on the date on which the licensee submits the proposed PSDAR
to the Commission under subsection (c), the Commission shall solicit
public participation on the proposed PSDAR in the host State, including
through--
            ``(1) the solicitation of written comments from the public;
        and
            ``(2) the conduct of at least 2 public hearings within the
        host State.
    ``(e) Support or Nonsupport by Host State.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the receipt
        of a proposed PSDAR for a covered facility, the Commission
        shall notify the host State of the opportunity to file with the
        Commission, by the date that is 60 days after the date on which
        the host State receives the invitation under this paragraph--
                    ``(A) a statement of support for the proposed
                PSDAR;
                    ``(B) a statement of conditional support for the
                proposed PSDAR, with specific recommendations for
                changes that could lead the host State to support the
                proposed PSDAR; or
                    ``(C) a statement of nonsupport for the proposed
                PSDAR.
            ``(2) Statement of support or nonsupport; failure to
        submit.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If the host State files a
                statement of support under paragraph (1)(A), a
                statement of nonsupport under paragraph (1)(C), or
                fails to file a statement with the Commission by the
                deadline specified in paragraph (1), the Commission
                shall issue a determination on whether the proposed
                PSDAR is adequate or inadequate--
                            ``(i) based on the considerations described
                        in subparagraph (B); and
                            ``(ii) after taking into account--
                                    ``(I) any written comments
                                submitted by the host State, other
                                States, and local communities with
                                respect to the proposed PSDAR; and
                                    ``(II) any input from the public
                                under subsection (d).
                    ``(B) Considerations.--The Commission shall
                consider a proposed PSDAR to be adequate under
                subparagraph (A) if the Commission determines that--
                            ``(i) the proposed PSDAR provides for the
                        overall protection of human health and the
                        environment;
                            ``(ii) the licensee has a substantial
                        likelihood of implementing the proposed PSDAR
                        within the timeframe described in the proposed
                        PSDAR;
                            ``(iii) the proposed PSDAR is in accordance
                        with applicable law (including regulations);
                        and
                            ``(iv) the licensee has demonstrated that
                        the licensee has, or will have, the funds
                        required to fully implement the proposed PSDAR
                        within the timeframe described in the proposed
                        PSDAR.
                    ``(C) Determination of adequacy.--If the Commission
                determines that the proposed PSDAR is adequate under
                subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Commission shall issue a
                decision document approving the PSDAR.
                    ``(D) Determination of inadequacy.--If the
                Commission determines that the proposed PSDAR is
                inadequate under subparagraphs (A) and (B)--
                            ``(i) the Commission shall issue a decision
                        rejecting the proposed PSDAR, including the
                        reasons for the decision; and
                            ``(ii) not later than 2 years after the
                        date on which operations at the plant cease,
                        the licensee shall develop and submit to the
                        Commission a new proposed PSDAR in accordance
                        with this section.
            ``(3) Conditional support by host state.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Commission shall determine
                whether the proposed PSDAR is permissible under
                applicable law (including regulations) if the host
                State files a statement of conditional support for the
                proposed PSDAR with the Commission in accordance with
                paragraph (1)(B).
                    ``(B) Changes.--For each change recommended by the
                host State under paragraph (1)(B), the Commission
                shall--
                            ``(i) provide for the inclusion of the
                        change into the final PSDAR, unless the
                        Commission determines the change to be
                        inappropriate for inclusion, based on clear and
                        convincing evidence provided by the licensee
                        that--
                                    ``(I) the change violates
                                applicable law; or
                                    ``(II) the costs of the change
                                substantially outweigh the safety,
                                economic, or environmental benefits of
                                the change to the host State; and
                            ``(ii) provide the rationale for a
                        determination of inappropriateness under clause
                        (i).
                    ``(C) Decision document.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Based on the
                        determinations made under subparagraphs (A) and
                        (B), the Commission shall issue a decision
                        document that--
                                    ``(I) accepts the proposed PSDAR
                                with any changes recommended by the
                                host State that are not determined to
                                be inappropriate under subparagraph
                                (B); or
                                    ``(II) rejects the proposed PSDAR.
                            ``(ii) Applicable law.--A decision document
                        issued under clause (i) shall be considered to
                        be a final order entered in a proceeding under
                        section 189(a).
                    ``(D) Acceptance.--If the Commission approves the
                proposed PSDAR under subparagraph (C)(i)(I)--
                            ``(i) the PSDAR is final; and
                            ``(ii) the licensee may begin
                        implementation of the PSDAR.
                    ``(E) Rejection.--If the Commission rejects the
                proposed PSDAR under subparagraph (C)(i)(II), not later
                than 2 years after the date on which operations at the
                plant cease, the licensee shall develop and submit to
                the Commission a new proposed PSDAR in accordance with
                this section.
    ``(f) Additional Requirement.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of this section, a Commission shall not approve a PSDAR under this
section unless the proposed PSDAR includes a requirement that the
licensee comply with applicable State law relating to air, water, or
soil quality or radiological standards with respect to the
implementation of the proposed PSDAR if the applicable State law is
more restrictive than the applicable Federal law.
    ``(g) Application to Existing Decommissioning Activities.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Commission shall notify--
                    ``(A) each licensee of the opportunity to develop a
                revised PSDAR for any facility of the licensee for
                which a PSDAR has been submitted but, as of the date of
                enactment of the Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of
                2016--
                            ``(i) decontamination and dismantlement
                        activities have not commenced; or
                            ``(ii) decontamination and dismantlement
                        activities have been commenced for less than 1
                        year; and
                    ``(B) each State that is within 50 miles of the
                facility described in subparagraph (A) of the
                opportunity to consult with the licensee described in
                subparagraph (A) in accordance with subsection (b).
            ``(2) Process.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs
                (3) and (4), if a licensee described in paragraph (1)
                elects to develop a revised PSDAR, the process for
                consideration and approval of the revised PSDAR under
                paragraph (1) shall be carried out in accordance with--
                            ``(i) the process for the consideration and
                        approval of a proposed PSDAR for covered
                        facilities described in subsections (b) through
                        (d) and subsection (f); and
                            ``(ii) the process for support or
                        nonsupport by the host State as described in
                        subsection (e).
                    ``(B) Nonselection.--If a licensee described in
                paragraph (1) elects not to revise the original PSDAR,
                the entities described in subsection (b) may file a
                statement of support or nonsupport for the original
                PSDAR in accordance with the process for support or
                nonsupport by the host State described in subsection
                (e).
            ``(3) Decision document.--A decision document for a revised
        PSDAR submitted under this subsection, or for the original
        PSDAR if the licensee elects not to revise the original PSDAR,
        shall be carried out in accordance with subsection (e)(3)(C),
        except that the deadline for the Commission to issue a decision
        document shall be by not later than 1 year after the
        decontamination and dismantlement activities have commenced.
            ``(4) Revision after determination of inadequacy.--If the
        Commission rejects the revised PSDAR in accordance with the
        process for rejection under subsection (e)(3)(E), the licensee
        shall develop and submit to the Commission a new revised PSDAR
        in accordance with this subsection by not later than 2 years
        after the date on which the Commission rejects the revised
        PSDAR.''.

Output: Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2016 This bill amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensee to submit to the NRC a post-shutdown decommissioning activities report (PSDAR) regarding the shutdown of a nuclear facility.  In the state where the nuclear facility is located, the NRC is required to: (1) solicit public comments on a proposed PSDAR; (2) conduct at least two public hearings; and (3) invite the state to file a statement of support, nonsupport, or conditional support for the proposed PSDAR with specific recommendations that could lead to support. The bill prescribes the criteria for determining whether a proposed PSDAR is permissible if a host state files a statement of conditional support.  The NRC must determine the adequacy or inadequacy of a proposed PSDAR and issue a decision document accordingly The NRC must not approve a proposed PSDAR unless the proposed PSDAR requires compliance with applicable state law relating to air, water, soil quality, or radiological standards if the state law is more restrictive than its federal counterpart. The NRC must notify: (1) each licensee of the opportunity to develop a revised PSDAR for any facility for which a PSDAR has been submitted but for which decontamination and dismantling activities have either not been commenced, or have been commenced for less than one year; and (2) each state within 50 miles of such facility that they have the opportunity to consult with the licensee who submitted the PSDAR.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Second Generation Biofuel Producer
Tax Credit Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. SECOND GENERATION BIOFUEL PRODUCER CREDIT.

    (a) Credit Amount Determined Based on BTU Content of Fuel.--
Subparagraph (B) of section 40(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) Applicable amount.--For purposes of this
                paragraph--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `applicable
                        amount' means, with respect to any type of
                        second generation biofuel, the dollar amount
                        which bears the same ratio to $1.01 as the BTU
                        content of such type of fuel bears to the BTU
                        content of ethanol. For purposes of the
                        preceding sentence, the types of second
                        generation biofuel and the BTU content of such
                        types shall be determined in accordance with
                        the table prescribed under clause (ii).
                            ``(ii) BTU content determined by
                        secretary.--The Secretary, after consultation
                        with the Secretary of Energy, shall prescribe a
                        table which lists the types of second
                        generation biofuel and the BTU content of each
                        such type.
                            ``(iii) Coordination with alcohol
                        credits.--In the case of second generation
                        biofuel which is alcohol, the applicable amount
                        determined under clause (i) shall be reduced by
                        the sum of--
                                    ``(I) the amount of the credit in
                                effect for such alcohol under
                                subsection (b)(1) (without regard to
                                subsection (b)(3)) at the time of the
                                qualified second generation biofuel
                                production, plus
                                    ``(II) in the case of ethanol, the
                                amount of the credit in effect under
                                subsection (b)(4) at the time of such
                                production.''.
    (b) Expansion of Qualified Fuels.--
            (1) In general.--Subclause (I) of section 40(b)(6)(E)(i) of
        such Code is amended to read as follows:
                                    ``(I) is derived solely from
                                qualified feedstocks, and''.
            (2) Qualified feedstock.--Paragraph (6) of section 40(b) of
        such Code is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (F), (G),
        and (H) as subparagraphs (G), (H), and (I), respectively, and
        by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new
        subparagraph:
                    ``(F) Qualified feedstock.--For purposes of this
                paragraph, the term `qualified feedstock' means--
                            ``(i) any lignocellulosic or hemicellulosic
                        matter that is available on a renewable or
                        recurring basis, and
                            ``(ii) any cultivated algae, cyanobacteria,
                        or lemna.''.
            (3) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 40 of such Code is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``cellulosic biofuel'' each
                        place it appears in the text thereof and
                        inserting ``second generation biofuel'',
                            (ii) by striking ``Cellulosic'' in the
                        headings of subsections (b)(6), (b)(6)(E), and
                        (d)(3)(D) and inserting ``Second generation'',
                        and
                            (iii) by striking ``cellulosic'' in the
                        headings of subsections (b)(6)(C), (b)(6)(D),
                        (b)(6)(F), (d)(6), and (e)(3) and inserting
                        ``second generation''.
                    (B) Clause (iii) of section 40(b)(6)(E) of such
                Code, as redesignated by paragraph (2), is amended by
                striking ``Such term shall not'' and inserting ``The
                term `second generation biofuel' shall not''.
                    (C) Paragraph (1) of section 4101(a) of such Code
                is amended by striking ``cellulosic biofuel'' and
                inserting ``second generation biofuel''.
    (c) Exclusion of Fuels Produced From Coprocessing With Nonqualified
Feedstocks.--Subparagraph (E) of section 40(b)(6) of such Code is
amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(iii) Exclusion of fuels produced from
                        coprocessing with nonqualified feedstocks.--The
                        term `second generation biofuel' shall not
                        include any fuel derived from coprocessing a
                        qualified feedstock with any feedstock which is
                        not a qualified feedstock.''.
    (d) Exclusion of Unprocessed Fuels.--Subparagraph (E) of section
40(b)(6) of such Code, as amended by subsection (c), is amended by
adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(iv) Exclusion of unprocessed fuels.--The
                        term `second generation biofuel' shall not
                        include any fuel if--
                                    ``(I) more than 4 percent of such
                                fuel (determined by weight) is any
                                combination of water and sediment, or
                                    ``(II) the ash content of such fuel
                                is more than 1 percent (determined by
                                weight).''.
    (e) Liquid Fuel Defined.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (6) of section 40(b) of such
        Code, as amended by subsection (b), is amended by redesignating
        subparagraphs (G), (H), and (I) as subparagraphs (H), (I), and
        (J), respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (F) the
        following new subparagraph:
                    ``(G) Liquid fuel.--The term `liquid fuel' shall
                not include any fuel unless such fuel would be a liquid
                at room temperature after extraction of all water from
                the fuel.''.
            (2) Application to alcohol mixture credit.--Paragraph (2)
        of section 40(d) of such Code is amended by inserting ``,
        within the meaning of subsection (b)(6)(G),'' after ``liquid
        fuel (other than gasoline)''.
            (3) Application to renewable diesel.--Paragraph (3) of
        section 40A(f) of such Code is amended by inserting ``(within
        the meaning of section 40(b)(6)(G))'' after ``liquid fuel''.
    (f) Registration of Fuels.--Subparagraph (I) of section 40(b)(6) of
such Code, as redesignated by subsections (b) and (e), is amended to
read as follows:
                    ``(I) Registration requirements.--No credit shall
                be determined under this paragraph with respect to any
                second generation biofuel produced by the taxpayer
                unless--
                            ``(i) such taxpayer is registered with the
                        Secretary as a producer of second generation
                        biofuel under section 4101, and
                            ``(ii) such taxpayer provides the Secretary
                        such information with respect to such second
                        generation biofuel as the Secretary may (after
                        consultation with the Secretary of Energy and
                        the Administrator of the Environmental
                        Protection Agency) require, including--
                                    ``(I) the type of such second
                                generation biofuel,
                                    ``(II) the feedstocks from which
                                such second generation biofuel is
                                derived, and
                                    ``(III) the BTU content of such
                                second generation biofuel.''.
    (g) Application of Biofuel Reforms to Bonus Depreciation for
Biofuel Plant Property.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 168(l)(2) of
        such Code is amended by striking ``solely to produce cellulosic
        biofuel'' and inserting ``solely to produce second generation
        biofuel (as defined in section 40(b)(6)(E)''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Subsection (l) of section 168
        of such Code is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``cellulosic biofuel'' each place
                it appears in the text thereof and inserting ``second
                generation biofuel'',
                    (B) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating
                paragraphs (4) through (8) as paragraphs (3) through
                (7), respectively,
                    (C) by striking ``Cellulosic'' in the heading of
                such subsection and inserting ``Second Generation'',
                and
                    (D) by striking ``cellulosic'' in the heading of
                paragraph (2) and inserting ``second generation''.
    (h) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        amendments made by this section shall apply to fuels sold or
        used after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Application to bonus depreciation.--The amendments made
        by subsection (g) shall apply to property placed in service
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) Temporary rule for determining credit amount based on
        btu content of fuel.--With respect to any fuel sold or used
        after the date of the enactment of this Act and before the date
        on which the Secretary prescribes the table described in clause
        (ii) of section 40(b)(6)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of
        1986 (as amended by this Act), clause (i) of such section shall
        be applied by treating all second generation biofuel as though
        it were ethanol.

Output: Second Generation Biofuel Producer Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the cellulosic biofuel producer tax credit to: (1) revise the applicable amount of such credit by linking it to the British thermal unit (BTU) content of second generation biofuels as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury; (2) expand the definition of "qualified feedstock" to include any cultivated algae, cyanobacteria, or lemna; (3) exclude from the definition of "second generation biofuel" certain fuel produced from coprocessing with nonqualified feedstocks and certain unprocessed fuels; (4) require producers of second generation biofuels to register with the Secretary; and (5) allow an additional depreciation allowance for property used to produce second generation biofuel.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Security Measures Feasibility Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDIES RELATED TO STATE-ISSUED DRIVER'S LICENSES AND
              IDENTIFICATION CARDS.

    (a) Study on Security Measures for State-Issued Driver's Licenses
and Identification Cards.--
            (1) Feasibility study.--Commencing not later than 30 days
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
        General of the United States shall conduct a study to
        evaluate--
                    (A) the ability of the States to develop and
                implement the security measures for the issuance and
                use of driver's licenses and identification cards
                described in subsection (b);
                    (B) the cost of developing and implementing each
                such measure, for each State; and
                    (C) the amount of time that such development and
                implementation would require, for each State.
            (2) Security measures.--The study under subsection (a)
        shall address the following:
                    (A) Incorporation of physical security features
                designed to prevent tampering, counterfeiting, or
                duplication of driver's licenses and identification
                cards for fraudulent purposes.
                    (B) Use of a uniform machine-readable technology
                for driver's licenses and identification cards by all
                States.
                    (C) Use of available technology to capture digital
                images of identity source documents so that the images
                can be retained in electronic storage in a transferable
                format.
                    (D) Implementation of a standard for the retention
                of paper copies of source documents for a minimum of 7
                years and digital images of source documents for a
                minimum of 10 years.
                    (E) Subjecting each person applying for a driver's
                license or identification card to a mandatory facial
                image capture.
                    (F) Implementation of an effective procedure to
                confirm or verify a renewing applicant's information.
                    (G) Implementation of an effective procedure to
                confirm with the Social Security Administration that a
                social security account number presented by the
                applicant is legitimate and to resolve any
                discrepancies about such a number that might occur.
                    (H) Implementation of procedures to ensure the
                physical security of locations where driver's licenses
                and identification cards are produced and to ensure the
                security of document materials and papers from which
                driver's licenses and identification cards are
                produced.
                    (I) Subjecting all persons authorized to
                manufacture or produce driver's licenses and
                identification cards to appropriate security clearance
                requirements.
                    (J) Provision of training in fraudulent document
                recognition for appropriate employees engaged in the
                issuance of driver's licenses and identification cards.
                    (K) Full participation in the interstate compact
                regarding the sharing of driver's license data, known
                as the ``Driver's License Agreement'', in order to
                provide electronic access by a State to information
                contained in the motor vehicle databases of all other
                States.
                    (L) Establishment of State motor vehicle databases
                that contain, at a minimum, all data fields printed on
                driver's licenses and identification cards issued by
                the State, and motor vehicle driver's histories,
                including motor vehicle violations, suspensions, and
                points on licenses.
                    (M) Establishment of two category systems for
                driver's licenses, one for citizens and lawful
                permanent residents of the United States which would
                have to be renewed after a fixed period of time and
                another for nonimmigrant aliens which would expire at
                the expiration of the nonimmigrant's authorized period
                of stay in the United States.
                    (N) Implementation of an effective procedure to
                verify the issuance, validity, and completeness of
                every document required to be presented by an applicant
                for a driver's license or identification card.
                    (O) Routine utilization of the automated system
                known as ``Systematic Alien Verification for
                Entitlements''.
                    (P) Establishing a system for ensuring that, in
                every case in which the State issues a driver's license
                or identification card that does not satisfy the these
                security measures, the license or identification card
                clearly states on its face that it may not be accepted
                by any Federal agency for any official purpose and uses
                a design or color indicator to alert Federal agencies
                that it may not be accepted for any such purpose.
    (b) Study on Consequences of Making Driver's Licenses Unavailable
to Undocumented Aliens.--Commencing not later than 30 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall conduct a study on the adverse consequences that
could result from preventing aliens who are unlawfully present in the
United States from obtaining driver's licenses, taking into account the
probability that such an alien will drive without a license if rendered
ineligible to receive one based on such unlawful status.
    (c) Report to Congress.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
        United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of the
        Congress and the Secretary of Homeland Security a report on the
        findings and recommendations resulting from the studies
        described in subsections (a) and (b).
            (2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include
        the following:
                    (A) The assessment of the Comptroller General on
                each matter addressed by such studies.
                    (B) Any recommendation of the Comptroller General
                for administrative action on any matter specified in
                subsection (a) or (b) that the Comptroller General
                considers necessary to better protect the security of
                driver's licenses and identification cards issued by
                the States.
                    (C) Any recommendation of the Comptroller General
                for legislative action on any matter specified in
                subsection (a) or (b) that the Comptroller General
                considers necessary to better protect the security of
                driver's licenses and identification cards issued by
                the States.
            (3) Form.--If necessary, the Comptroller General may submit
        a classified and unclassified version of the report.
    (d) Appropriate Committees of the Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of the Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
        Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select
        Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on the Judiciary and the Permanent Select
        Committee on Intelligence of the United States House of
        Representatives.

Output:
Security Measures Feasibility Act - Requires the Comptroller General to conduct a study evaluating: (1) the ability of the States to develop and implement specified security measures (including the incorporation of anti-fraud features, the use of uniform machine-readable technology, and implementation of a social security number confirmation system) for the issuance and use of driver's licenses and identification cards; (2) the cost of developing and implementing each such measure for each State; and (3) the amount of time that such development and implementation would require for each State.

Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study of the potential adverse consequences of preventing aliens unlawfully present in the United States from obtaining driver's licenses.

Requires the Comptroller General to report findings of both studies to appropriate congressional committees and to the Secretary of Homeland Security, incorporating any recommendations for administrative or legislative action.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Corporate Responsibility Act of
2002''.

SEC. 2. DISGORGEMENT REQUIRED.

    (a) Administrative Actions.--Within 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall
prescribe regulations to require disgorgement, in a proceeding pursuant
to its authority under section 21A, 21B, or 21C (15 U.S.C. 78u-1, 78u-
2, 78u-3), of salaries, commissions, fees, bonuses, options, profits
from securities transactions, and losses avoided through securities
transactions obtained by an officer or director of an issuer during or
for a fiscal year or other reporting period if such officer or director
engaged in misconduct resulting in, or made or caused to be made in,
the filing of a financial statement for such fiscal year or reporting
period which--
            (1) was at the time, and in the light of the circumstances
        under which it was made, false or misleading with respect to
        any material fact; or
            (2) omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to
        make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances in
        which they were made, not misleading,
    (b) Judicial Proceedings.--Section 21(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78u) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
    ``(5) Additional disgorgement authority.--In any action or
proceeding brought or instituted by the Commission under the securities
laws against any person--
            ``(A) for engaging in misconduct resulting in, or making or
        causing to be made in, the filing of a financial statement
        which--
                    ``(i) was at the time, and in the light of the
                circumstances under which it was made, false or
                misleading with respect to any material fact; or
                    ``(ii) omitted to state a material fact necessary
                in order to make the statements made, in the light of
                the circumstances in which they were made, not
                misleading; or
            ``(B) for engaging in, causing, or aiding and abetting any
        other violation of the securities laws or the rules and
        regulations thereunder,
such person, in addition to being subject to any other appropriate
order, may be required to disgorge any or all benefits received from
any source in connection with the conduct constituting, causing, or
aiding and abetting the violation, including (but not limited to)
salary, commissions, fees, bonuses, options, profits from securities
transactions, and losses avoided through securities transactions.''.

SEC. 3. CEO AND CFO ACCOUNTABILITY FOR DISCLOSURE.

    (a) Regulations Required.--The Securities and Exchange Commission
shall by rule require, for each company filing periodic reports under
section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
78m, 78o(d)), that the principal executive officer or officers and the
principal financial officer or officers, or persons performing similar
functions, certify in each annual or quarterly report filed or
submitted under either such section of such Act that--
            (1) the signing officer has reviewed the report;
            (2) based on the officer's knowledge, the report does not
        contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
        state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
        made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
        were made, not misleading;
            (3) based on such officer's knowledge, the financial
        statements, and other financial information included in the
        report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
        condition and results of operations of the issuer as of, and
        for, the periods presented in the report;
            (4) the signing officers--
                    (A) are responsible for establishing and
                maintaining internal controls;
                    (B) have designed such internal controls to ensure
                that material information relating to the issuer and
                its consolidated subsidiaries is made known to such
                officers by others within those entities, particularly
                during the period in which the periodic reports are
                being prepared;
                    (C) have evaluated the effectiveness of the
                issuer's internal controls as of a date within 90 days
                prior to the report; and
                    (D) have presented in the report their conclusions
                about the effectiveness of their internal controls
                based on their evaluation as of that date;
            (5) the signing officers have disclosed to the issuer's
        auditors and the audit committee of the board of directors (or
        persons fulfilling the equivalent function)--
                    (A) all significant deficiencies in the design or
                operation of internal controls which could adversely
                affect the issuer's ability to record, process,
                summarize, and report financial data and have
                identified for the issuer's auditors any material
                weaknesses in internal controls; and
                    (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that
                involves management or other employees who have a
                significant role in the issuer's internal controls; and
            (6) the signing officers have indicated in the report
        whether or not there were significant changes in internal
        controls or in other factors that could significantly affect
        internal controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation,
        including any corrective actions with regard to significant
        deficiencies and material weaknesses.
    (b) Deadline.--The rules required by subsection (a) shall be
effective not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.

SEC. 4. REMOVAL OF UNFIT CORPORATE OFFICERS.

    (a) Removal in Judicial Proceedings.--
            (1) Securities act of 1933.--Section 20(e) of the
        Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77t(e)) is amended by
        striking ``substantial unfitness'' and inserting ``unfitness''.
            (2) Securities exchange act of 1934.--Section 21(d)(2) of
        the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78u(d)(2)) is
        amended by striking ``substantial unfitness'' and inserting
        ``unfitness''.
    (b) Removal in Administrative Proceedings.--
            (1) Securities act of 1933.--Section 8A of the Securities
        Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77h-1) is amended by adding at the end
        the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Authority to Prohibit Persons From Serving as Officers or
Directors.--In any cease-and-desist proceeding under subsection (a),
the Commission may issue an order to prohibit, conditionally or
unconditionally, and permanently or for such period of time as it shall
determine, any person who has violated section 17(a)(1) of this title
from acting as an officer or director of any issuer that has a class of
securities registered pursuant to section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 or that is required to file reports pursuant to section
15(d) of that Act if the person's conduct demonstrates unfitness to
serve as an officer or director of any such issuer.''.
            (2) Securities exchange act of 1934.--Section 21C of the
        Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78u-3) is amended by
        adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Authority to Prohibit Persons From Serving as Officers or
Directors.--In any cease-and-desist proceeding under subsection (a),
the Commission may issue an order to prohibit, conditionally or
unconditionally, and permanently or for such period of time as it shall
determine, any person who has violated section 10(b) of this title or
the rules or regulations thereunder from acting as an officer or
director of any issuer that has a class of securities registered
pursuant to section 12 of this title or that is required to file
reports pursuant to section 15(d) of this title if the person's conduct
demonstrates unfitness to serve as an officer or director of any such
issuer.''.

Output: Corporate Responsibility Act of 2002 - Instructs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require disgorgement of salaries, commissions, fees, bonuses, options, profits, and losses avoided through securities transactions obtained by an officer or director of an issuer during a reporting period when such officer or director engaged in misconduct resulting in the filing of a false or materially misleading financial statement.Requires the principal executive officer or officers and the principal financial officer or officers to certify in each annual or quarterly report filed or submitted that: (1) the signing officer has reviewed the report and that it does not contain untrue statements of a material fact or omit a material fact; (2) such report fairly presents the financial condition and results of operation in all material respects; (3) the signing officers have established and maintained effective internal controls and disclosed to the auditors and the audit committee of the board of directors any significant deficiencies in such controls which could adversely affect financial data and any fraud, whether or not material; and (4) there were or were not changes in internal controls or other factors that could significantly affect such controls subsequent to their evaluation.Amends the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish a standard of unfitness (as opposed to the current "substantial unfitness") for removal of corporate officers in a judicial, administrative, or cease-and-desist proceeding.Authorizes the SEC, in a cease-and-desist proceeding, to prohibit those who used manipulative and deceptive devices in the purchase, sale, or swap of securities from serving as officers as directors.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of
2004''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) since the publication of the original study and
        comprehensive list of recommendations in America Burning,
        written in 1974, requested advances in fire prevention through
        the installation of automatic sprinkler systems in existing
        buildings have yet to be fully implemented;
            (2) fire departments responded to approximately 1,700,000
        fires in 2001;
            (3) there were 3,745 non-terrorist related deaths in the
        United States and almost 21,000 civilian injuries resulting
        from fire in 2001;
            (4) 99 firefighters were killed in 2001, excluding the
        terrorist acts on September 11th;
            (5) fire caused $8,900,000,000 in direct property damage in
        2001, and sprinklers are responsible for a 43 to 70 percent
        reduction in property damage from fires in public assembly,
        educational, residential, commercial, industrial and
        manufacturing buildings;
            (6) fire departments respond to a fire every 18 seconds, a
        fire breaks out in a structure every 60 seconds and in a
        residential structure every 80 seconds in the United States;
            (7) the Station Nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island,
        did not contain an automated sprinkler system and burned down,
        killing 99 people on February 20, 2003;
            (8) due to an automated sprinkler system, not a single
        person was injured from a fire beginning in the Fine Line Music
        Cafe in Minneapolis after the use of pyrotechnics on February
        17, 2003;
            (9) the National Fire Protection Association has no record
        of a fire killing more than 2 people in a completely
        sprinklered public assembly, educational, institutional or
        residential building where the system was properly installed
        and fully operational;
            (10) sprinkler systems dramatically improve the chances of
        survival of those who cannot save themselves, specifically
        older adults, young children and people with disabilities;
            (11) the financial cost of upgrading fire counter measures
        in buildings built prior to fire safety codes is prohibitive
        for most property owners;
            (12) many State and local governments lack any requirements
        for new structures to contain automatic sprinkler systems;
            (13) under the present straight-line method of
        depreciation, there is a disincentive for building safety
        improvements due to an extremely low rate of return on
        investment; and
            (14) the Nation is in need of incentives for the voluntary
        installation and retrofitting of buildings with automated
        sprinkler systems to save the lives of countless individuals
        and responding firefighters as well as drastically reduce the
        costs from property damage.

SEC. 3. CLASSIFICATION OF AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 168(e)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 5-year property) is amended
by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (V), by striking the period at
the end of clause (vi) and inserting ``, and '', and by adding at the
end the following:
                            ``(vii) any automatic fire sprinkler system
                        placed in service after the date of the
                        enactment of this clause in a building
                        structure which was placed in service before
                        such date of enactment.''.
    (b) Alternative Sysem.--The table contained in section 168(g)(3)(B)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the
third item the following:

``(B)(vii)..................................................       7''.
    (c) Definition of Automatic Fire Sprinkler System.--Subsection (i)
of section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
adding at the end the following:
            ``(15) Automated fire sprinkler system.--The term
        `automated fire sprinkler system' means those sprinkler systems
        classified under one or more of the following publications of
        the National Fire Protection Association--
                    ``(A) NFPA 13, Installation of Sprinkler Systems,
                    ``(B) NFPA 13 D, Installation of Sprinkler Systems
                in One and Two Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes,
                and
                    ``(C) NFPA 13 R, Installation of Sprinkler Systems
                in Residential Occupancies up to and Including Four
                Stories in Height.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

Output: Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to classify automatic fire sprinkler systems as five-year depreciable property. .


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Outer Continental Shelf Royalty
Reform and Enhancement Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Gulf producing state.--The term ``Gulf producing
        State'' means each of the States of Alabama, Louisiana,
        Mississippi, and Texas.
            (2) Qualified outer continental shelf revenues.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``qualified outer
                Continental Shelf revenues'' means all rentals,
                royalties, bonus bids, and other sums due and payable
                to the United States under section 5.
                    (B) Exclusions.--The term ``qualified outer
                Continental Shelf revenues'' does not include--
                            (i) revenues from the forfeiture of a bond
                        or other surety securing obligations other than
                        royalties, civil penalties, or royalties taken
                        by the Secretary in-kind and not sold; or
                            (ii) revenues generated from leases subject
                        to section 8(g) of the Outer Continental Shelf
                        Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(g)).
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. PRICE THRESHOLD REQUIREMENT FOR FUTURE LEASES.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall
place limitations based on market price on the royalty relief granted
under any lease for the production of oil or natural gas entered into
on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE PRICE THRESHOLDS FOR
              CERTAIN LEASE SALES.

    Congress reaffirms the authority of the Secretary under section
8(a)(1)(H) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
1337(a)(1)(H)) to vary, based on the price of production from a lease,
the suspension of royalties under any lease subject to section 304 of
the Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act (43 U.S.C.
1337 note; Public Law 104-58).

SEC. 5. RECOVERY OF REVENUE FROM LEASES WITHOUT PRICE THRESHOLDS.

    (a) Offer To Amend Payment Responsibilities.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall offer to enter into
        written agreements to amend the payment responsibilities under
        each lease entered into by the Secretary that--
                    (A) authorizes the production of oil or natural gas
                on the Outer Continental Shelf;
                    (B) provides for relief from the payment of
                royalties; and
                    (C) does not provide for the suspension of the
                relief based on an increase in the price of oil or
                natural gas, respectively, above specified thresholds.
            (2) Offers.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide each lessee
        that has entered into a lease described in paragraph (1) with a
        separate written offer to amend the payment responsibilities of
        the lessee under the lease.
            (3) Multiple lessees.--In carrying out this subsection, if
        multiple persons own a share of the lease, the Secretary may
        enter into a separate agreement with each person that reflects
        the respective interest of the person in the lease.
            (4) Price thresholds.--The offer shall propose imposing
        price thresholds beginning in the calendar year in which the
        offer is accepted at a level that is consistent with the price
        thresholds contained in outer Continental Shelf leases that
        contained price thresholds that were entered into for calendar
        years 1996, 1997, and 2000.
    (b) Increased Royalty Rates.--In addition to the authority provided
under subsection (a), the Secretary may increase the royalty rate on
all leases entered into by the Secretary on or after the date of
enactment of this Act for the production of oil or natural gas on the
outer Continental Shelf to a rate that is necessary to recover the
revenues lost from leases described in subsection (a)(1) in an amount
that (in conjunction with written agreements entered into under
subsection (a)) is sufficient to recover $12,000,000,000 during the
period of fiscal years 2007 through 2018.

SEC. 6. DISPOSITION OF RECOVERED QUALIFIED OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
              REVENUES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 9 of the Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1338) and subject to the other provisions of
this section, for each applicable fiscal year, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall deposit--
            (1) 50 percent of qualified outer Continental Shelf
        revenues in a special account in the Treasury, to be disbursed
        to Gulf producing States by the Secretary in a manner
        consistent with section 31(b) of the Outer Continental Shelf
        Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1356a(b)), as determined by the Secretary;
            (2) 12\1/2\ percent to provide financial assistance to
        States in accordance with section 6 of the Land and Water
        Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-8), which shall
        be considered income to the Land and Water Conservation Fund
        for purposes of section 2 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 460l-5); and
            (3) 37\1/2\ percent of qualified outer Continental Shelf
        revenues in the general fund of the Treasury, to be used for
        deficit reduction.
    (b) Timing.--The amounts required to be deposited under paragraphs
(1) and (2) of subsection (a) for the applicable fiscal year shall be
made available in accordance with that paragraph during the fiscal year
immediately following the applicable fiscal year.
    (c) Administration.--Amounts made available under paragraphs (1)
and (2) of subsection (a) shall--
            (1) be made available, without further appropriation, in
        accordance with this section;
            (2) remain available until expended; and
            (3) be in addition to any amounts appropriated under--
                    (A) the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
                U.S.C. 1331 et seq.);
                    (B) the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of
                1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq.); or
                    (C) any other provision of law.

SEC. 7. FEDERAL GUARANTEE OF STATE BOND.

    The Secretary shall guarantee the repayment of a bond issued by the
State of Louisiana for constructing and carrying out coastal wetland
restoration projects and related storm protection infrastructure (to be
repaid using qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues received by the
State for fiscal years 2017 through 2027) in an amount equal to 100
percent of the outstanding principal of the bond, on a determination by
the Secretary that--
            (1) the amount of the bond does not exceed 80 percent of
        the estimated amount of qualified outer Continental Shelf
        revenues the State will receive for fiscal years 2017 through
        2027;
            (2) the funds will be used in accordance with a plan
        submitted by the State; and
            (3) the bond is in a registered form and contains
        appropriate legal guarantees for repayment using qualified
        Outer Continental shelf revenues for fiscal years 2017 through
        2027.

Output:
Outer Continental Shelf Royalty Reform and Enhancement Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to place limitations based on market price on the royalty relief granted under any lease for the production of oil or natural gas entered into on or after enactment of this Act.

Declares that Congress reaffirms the authority of the Secretary to vary, based on the price of production from a lease, the suspension of royalties under any lease subject to specified requirements of the Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act.

Instructs the Secretary to offer to enter into written agreements to amend the payment responsibilities under each lease that: (1) authorizes the production of oil or natural gas on the Outer Continental Shelf; (2) provides for relief from the payment of royalties; and (3) does not provide for suspension of royalty relief based on an increase in the price of oil or natural gas, respectively, above specified thresholds.

Authorizes the Secretary to increase royalty rates on leases for oil or natural gas production on the Outer Continental Shelf.

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit certain percentages of Outer Continental Shelf revenues for: (1) disbursement to Gulf producing states; (2) financial assistance to states for land and water conservation as well as outdoor recreation purposes; and (3) deficit reduction.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to guarantee the repayment of 100% of the outstanding principal of a bond issued by the state of Louisiana for coastal wetland restoration projects and related storm protection infrastructure.


Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Water Quality Conservation Act of
2017''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are as follows:
            (1) To identify and promote the use of innovative and
        effective conservation practices.
            (2) To apply targeted soil and water conservation practices
        at the watershed, sub-watershed, and field scales.
            (3) To increase the use of conservation practices by
        producers.
            (4) To collect data on how the implementation of precision
        conservation practices affects soil health, reduces erosion and
        nutrient runoff of soil, and enhances water quality.

SEC. 3. PRECISION CONSERVATION PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Pilot Program Authorized.--Section 1240B of the Food Security
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
    ``(j) Precision Conservation Pilot Program.--
            ``(1) Pilot program authorized.--The Secretary is
        authorized to carry out a precision conservation pilot program
        to provide grants to not more than 10 States to assist
        producers with projects that--
                    ``(A) increase nutrient retention in soil;
                    ``(B) reduce soil erosion;
                    ``(C) reduce nutrient loss from soil;
                    ``(D) improve soil health; and
                    ``(E) improve water quality.
            ``(2) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant
        under paragraph (1), a State shall submit an application at
        such time, in such manner, and containing such information as
        the Secretary may require, including a description of how the
        State will--
                    ``(A) collaborate with a partnership of entities,
                which may include State agencies, local governments,
                institutions of higher education, soil and water
                conservation districts, producers, Indian tribes,
                agricultural associations, nonprofit entities, and
                other relevant entities to carry out precision
                conservation pilot programs; and
                    ``(B) give priority to assisting producers with
                projects within critical areas, including--
                            ``(i) critical conservation areas
                        designated under section 1271F; and
                            ``(ii) critical watersheds, as defined by
                        such State.
            ``(3) Matching funds.--A State awarded a grant under this
        subsection shall provide non-Federal funds, including cash and
        in-kind contributions, in an amount that is at least equal to
        the amount of such grant.
            ``(4) Use of funds.--A State awarded a grant under this
        section may use grant funds only--
                    ``(A) to educate and recruit agricultural producers
                to participate in the pilot program;
                    ``(B) to provide technical and financial assistance
                to producers that elect to participate in a precision
                conservation pilot program for which the State received
                a grant under this section to create and implement
                precision conservation plans;
                    ``(C) to monitor and analyze the effectiveness of
                such precision conservation plans; and
                    ``(D) to encourage the use of precision agriculture
                technology to achieve conservation benefits.
            ``(5) Confidentiality.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of information
                furnished by a producer or State in order to facilitate
                the creation and implementation of a precision
                conservation plan pursuant to paragraph (4)(B) or
                comply with the reporting requirements under paragraph
                (6)(B), the Secretary, any other officer or employee of
                the Department of Agriculture or agency thereof, or any
                other person may not--
                            ``(i) use such information for a purpose
                        other than the development or reporting of
                        aggregate data under paragraphs (6) and (7) in
                        a manner such that the identity of the producer
                        who supplied such information is not
                        discernible and is not material to the intended
                        uses of such information; or
                            ``(ii) disclose the information to any
                        person or any Federal, State, local, or tribal
                        agency outside the Department of Agriculture,
                        unless the information has been converted into
                        a statistical or aggregate form that does not
                        allow the identification of the producer that
                        supplied particular information.
                    ``(B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this
                paragraph shall be construed to limit a producer from
                sharing the information furnished by such producer
                pursuant to subparagraph (A).
            ``(6) State reporting.--
                    ``(A) Reports to producers.--Not later than 1 year
                after the date on which a State assists a producer with
                the creation of a precision conservation plan pursuant
                to paragraph (4)(B), and each year for the succeeding 4
                years thereafter, the State shall submit to such
                producer a report that includes an analysis of the
                effectiveness of the precision conservation plan for
                such producer.
                    ``(B) Reports to secretary.--
                            ``(i) Annual.--Not later than one year
                        after the date on which a State receives grant
                        funds under this section, and each year for the
                        succeeding 3 years thereafter, the State shall
                        submit to the Secretary a report that includes
                        the data used to create, implement, and analyze
                        precision conservation plans pursuant to this
                        subsection.
                            ``(ii) 5-year report.--Not later than 5
                        years after the date on which a State receives
                        grant funds under this section, the State shall
                        submit to the Secretary a report that includes
                        an analysis of the effectiveness the use of
                        grant funds under this subsection has had in
                        fostering--
                                    ``(I) improved soil health;
                                    ``(II) reduced soil erosion and
                                soil runoff;
                                    ``(III) improved water quality;
                                    ``(IV) improved understanding of
                                the relationship between precision
                                agriculture technology and conservation
                                improvement; and
                                    ``(V) the effectiveness of
                                different methods used.
            ``(7) Soil nutrient retention database.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall use the data
                reported under paragraph (6) to establish and maintain
                a publically available soil nutrient retention database
                that provides--
                            ``(i) a compilation and analysis of
                        effective conservation practices for nutrient
                        management in varying soil compositions,
                        cropping systems, slopes, and landscapes; and
                            ``(ii) recommended new and effective
                        conservation practices for nutrient management.
                    ``(B) Funding for database.--The Secretary may
                reserve up to $75,000 of the funds made available under
                subsection (f)(3) to carry out this paragraph.''.
    (b) Allocation of Funding.--Section 1240B(f) of the Food Security
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2(f)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Precision conservation pilot program.--For each of
        fiscal years 2018 through 2022, at least 5 percent of the funds
        made available for payments under the program shall be targeted
        for the precision conservation pilot program under subsection
        (j).''.

Output: Water Quality Conservation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out a precision conservation pilot program to provide grants to up to 10 states to assist producers with projects that: increase nutrient retention in soil, reduce soil erosion, reduce nutrient loss from soil, improve soil health, and improve water quality.  States that receive grants under the program must use the funds only to: educate and recruit agricultural producers to participate in the program, provide technical and financial assistance to producers that elect to participate in the program, monitor and analyze the effectiveness of precision conservation plans, and encourage the use of precision agriculture technology to achieve conservation benefits. States that receive grants must submit to USDA and producers reports regarding the effectiveness of the conservation plans and grants. USDA must use the data to establish and maintain a publicly available soil nutrient retention database.


Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Caregiver Credit Act
of 2018''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that:
            (1) Caregiving is an essential element of family life and a
        vital service for children, the ill, the disabled, and the
        elderly.
            (2) The establishment of a caregiver credit would bolster
        the economic prospects of unpaid caregivers and would provide
        them with vital retirement security.
            (3) The 2018 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the
        Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Federal Disability
        Insurance Trust Funds concluded that the combined Trust Funds
        will be able to pay scheduled benefits in full until 2034.
            (4) While there is no immediate crisis, policy options
        should be considered to extend OASDI solvency, including by
        eradicating the gender wage gap, increasing overall employment,
        or increasing the minimum wage.

SEC. 3. DEEMED WAGES FOR CAREGIVERS OF DEPENDENT RELATIVES.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the Social Security Act is amended by
adding after section 234 (42 U.S.C. 434) the following new section:

          ``deemed wages for caregivers of dependent relatives

    ``Sec. 235.  (a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) The term `qualifying month' means, in connection with
        an individual, a month during which such individual was engaged
        for not less than 80 hours in providing care to a dependent
        relative without monetary compensation. Such term does not
        include any month ending after the date on which such
        individual attains retirement age (as defined in section
        216(l)).
            ``(2) The term `dependent relative' means, in connection
        with an individual--
                    ``(A) a child, grandchild, niece, or nephew (of
                such individual or such individual's spouse or domestic
                partner), or a child to which the individual or the
                individual's spouse or domestic partner is standing in
                loco parentis, who is under the age of 12, or
                    ``(B) a child, grandchild, niece, or nephew (of
                such individual or such individual's spouse or domestic
                partner), a child to which the individual or the
                individual's spouse or domestic partner is standing in
                loco parentis, a parent, aunt, or uncle (of such
                individual or his or her spouse or domestic partner),
                or such individual's spouse or domestic partner, if
                such child, grandchild, niece, nephew, parent, aunt,
                uncle, spouse, or domestic partner is a chronically
                dependent individual.
            ``(3)(A) The term `chronically dependent individual' means
        an individual who--
                    ``(i) is dependent on a daily basis on verbal
                reminding, physical cueing, supervision, or other
                assistance provided to the individual by another person
                in the performance of at least two of the activities of
                daily living (described in subparagraph (B)), and
                    ``(ii) without the assistance described in clause
                (i), could not perform such activities of daily living.
            ``(B) The `activities of daily living' referred to in
        subparagraph (A) are the following:
                    ``(i) Eating.
                    ``(ii) Bathing.
                    ``(iii) Dressing.
                    ``(iv) Toileting.
                    ``(v) Transferring in and out of a bed or in and
                out of a chair.
    ``(b) Deemed Wages of Caregiver.--(1)(A) For purposes of
determining entitlement to and the amount of any monthly benefit for
any month after December 2018, or entitlement to and the amount of any
lump-sum death payment in the case of a death after such month, payable
under this title on the basis of the wages and self-employment income
of any individual, and for purposes of section 216(i)(3), such
individual shall be deemed to have been paid during each qualifying
month (in addition to wages or self-employment income actually paid to
or derived by such individual during such month) at an amount per month
equal to--
            ``(i) in the case of a qualifying month during which no
        wages or self-employment income were actually paid to or
        derived by such individual, 50 percent of the national average
        wage index (as defined in section 209(k)(1)) for the second
        calendar year preceding the calendar year in which such month
        occurs; and
            ``(ii) in the case of any other qualifying month, the
        excess of the amount determined under clause (i) over \1/2\ of
        the wages or self-employment income actually paid to or derived
        by such individual during such month.
    ``(B) In any case in which there are more than 60 qualifying months
for an individual, only the last 60 of such months shall be taken into
account for purposes of this section.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not be applicable in the case of any
monthly benefit or lump-sum death payment if a larger such benefit or
payment, as the case may be, would be payable without its application.
    ``(c) Identification Requirements.--A qualifying month shall not be
taken into account under this section with respect to an individual
unless such individual provides the Commissioner of Social Security
with the name and identifying information of the dependent relative
with respect to whom the individual was engaged in providing care
during such month, and other information as the Commissioner may
require to verify the status of the dependent relative, on whatever
application may be required to obtain benefits under this section.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 209(k)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
409(k)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' before ``230(b)(2)''; and
            (2) by inserting ``and 235(b)(1)(A)(i),'' after ``1977),''.

Output: Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2018 This bill credits an individual with deemed wages, for purposes of calculating Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits, for up to five years of service as a caregiver of a dependent relative. Specifically, an individual shall be deemed to have been paid a wage (according to a specified formula) during each month in which the individual was engaged for at least 80 hours in providing care to a dependent relative without monetary compensation. However, this requirement shall not apply if a larger benefit or payment would otherwise be payable.