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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Measuring the Economic Impact of
Broadband Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS REGARDING THE EFFECT OF THE DIGITAL
              ECONOMY ON THE ECONOMY OF THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
        ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
                Transportation of the Senate;
                    (B) the Committee on Environment and Public Works
                of the Senate;
                    (C) the Committee on Small Business and
                Entrepreneurship of the Senate;
                    (D) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
                House of Representatives;
                    (E) the Committee on Transportation and
                Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and
                    (F) the Committee on Small Business of the House of
                Representatives.
            (2) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary''
        means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications
        and Information.
            (3) Broadband.--The term ``broadband'' means an Internet
        Protocol-based transmission service that enables users to send
        and receive voice, video, data, or graphics, or a combination
        of those items.
            (4) Digital economy.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
                term ``digital economy'' has the meaning given the term
                by the Secretary in carrying out this section.
                    (B) Considerations.--In establishing a definition
                for the term ``digital economy'' under subparagraph
                (A), the Secretary shall consider--
                            (i) the digital-enabling infrastructure
                        that a computer network needs to exist and
                        operate; and
                            (ii) the roles of e-commerce and digital
                        media.
            (5) Digital media.--The term ``digital media'' means the
        content that participants in e-commerce create and access.
            (6) E-commerce.--The term ``e-commerce'' means the digital
        transactions that take place using the infrastructure described
        in paragraph (4)(B)(i).
            (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Commerce.
    (b) Biennial Assessment and Analysis Required.--Not later than 2
years after the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially
thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the
Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce and the
Assistant Secretary, shall conduct an assessment and analysis regarding
the contribution of the digital economy to the economy of the United
States.
    (c) Considerations and Consultation.--In conducting each assessment
and analysis required under subsection (b), the Secretary shall--
            (1) consider the impact of--
                    (A) the deployment and adoption of--
                            (i) digital-enabling infrastructure; and
                            (ii) broadband;
                    (B) e-commerce and platform-enabled peer-to-peer
                commerce; and
                    (C) the production and consumption of digital
                media, including free media; and
            (2) consult with--
                    (A) the heads of any agencies and offices of the
                Federal Government as the Secretary considers
                appropriate, including the Secretary of Agriculture,
                the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the
                Administrator of the Small Business Administration, and
                the Federal Communications Commission;
                    (B) representatives of the business community,
                including rural and urban Internet service providers
                and telecommunications infrastructure providers;
                    (C) representatives from State, local, and tribal
                government agencies; and
                    (D) representatives from consumer and community
                organizations.
    (d) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report regarding the findings of the Secretary
with respect to each assessment and analysis conducted under subsection
(b).

            Passed the Senate December 13, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 645

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

   To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an assessment and
  analysis of the effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the
         economy of the United States, and for other purposes.

Output: Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2018  This bill requires the Department of Commerce to assess, and submit a report regarding, the effects of the digital economy on the U.S. economy. In conducting the assessment, Commerce must: (1) consider the impact of the deployment and adoption of digital-enabling infrastructure and broadband, e-commerce and platform-enabled peer-to-peer commerce, and the production and consumption of digital media; and (2) consult with other government agencies, businesses, rural and urban Internet service and telecommunications infrastructure providers, and consumer and community organizations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Energy Price Protection
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF CONSUMERS AGAINST PRICE GOUGING.

    It shall be unlawful for any supplier to increase the price at
which that supplier sells, or offers to sell, crude oil, gasoline, or
petroleum distillates in an area covered by a Presidential proclamation
issued under section 4(a)(1) by an unconscionable amount during the
period beginning on the date the proclamation is issued and ending on
the date specified in the proclamation.

SEC. 3. JUSTIFIABLE PRICE INCREASES.

    (a) In General.--The prohibition in section 2 does not apply to the
extent that the increase in the price of the crude oil, gasoline, or
petroleum distillate is substantially attributable to--
            (1) an increase in the wholesale cost of crude oil,
        gasoline, or petroleum distillates to a supplier;
            (2) an increase in the replacement costs for crude oil,
        gasoline, or petroleum distillate sold;
            (3) an increase in operational costs; or
            (4) local, regional, national, or international market
        conditions.
    (b) Other Mitigating Factors.--In determining whether a violation
of section 2 has occurred, there also shall be taken into account,
among other factors, the price that would reasonably equate supply and
demand in a competitive and freely functioning market and whether the
price at which the crude oil, gasoline, or petroleum distillate was
sold reasonably reflects other additional costs or risks, not within
the control of the seller, that were paid or incurred by the seller.

SEC. 4. EMERGENCY PROCLAMATIONS AND ORDERS.

    (a) Presidential Emergency Proclamations.--The President may issue
an emergency proclamation when an abnormal market disruption has
occurred or is reasonably expected to occur.
    (b) Scope and Duration.--
            (1) In general.--The emergency proclamation or order shall
        specify with particularity--
                    (A) the period for which the proclamation or order
                applies;
                    (B) the event, circumstance, or condition that is
                the reason such a proclamation or order is determined
                to be necessary; and
                    (C) the geographic area or region to which it
                applies.
            (2) Limitations.--An emergency proclamation or an order
        under subsection (a)--
                    (A) may not apply for a period of more than 30
                consecutive days (renewable for a consecutive period of
                not more than 30 days); and
                    (B) may apply to a period of not more than 7 days
                preceding the occurrence of an event, circumstance, or
                condition that is the reason such a proclamation or
                order is necessary.

SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT BY FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.

    (a) Unfair or Deceptive Act or Practice.--Section 2 of this Act
shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or
deceptive act or practice prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the
Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)).
    (b) Actions by the Commission.--The Commission shall prevent any
supplier from violating this Act in the same manner, by the same means,
and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all
applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15
U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of this Act.
Any entity that violates any provision of this Act is subject to the
penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the
Federal Trade Commission Act in the same manner, by the same means, and
with the same jurisdiction, power, and duties as though all applicable
terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act were
incorporated into and made a part of this Act.
    (c) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall prescribe
such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to implement this
Act.

SEC. 6. PENALTIES.

    (a) Civil Penalty.--
            (1) In general.--In addition to any penalty applicable
        under the Federal Trade Commission Act any supplier who
        violates this Act is punishable by a civil penalty of--
                    (A) not more than $500,000, in the case of an
                independent small business marketer of gasoline (within
                the meaning of section 324(c) of the Clean Air Act (42
                U.S.C. 7625(c)); and
                    (B) not more than $5,000,000 in the case of any
                other supplier.
            (2) Method of assessment.--The penalty provided by
        paragraph (1) shall be assessed in the same manner as civil
        penalties imposed under section 5 of the Federal Trade
        Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45).
            (3) Multiple offenses; mitigating factors.--In assessing
        the penalty provided by subsection (a)--
                    (A) the Commission shall take into consideration
                the seriousness of the violation and the efforts of the
                supplier committing the violation to remedy the harm
                caused by the violation in a timely manner; and
                    (B) each determination that the price at which
                crude oil, gasoline, or other petroleum distillate has
                been sold or offered for sale in an area and during a
                period covered by a proclamation or order issued under
                section 4 was increased by an unconscionable amount
                shall be treated as a single violation.
    (b) Criminal Penalty.--
            (1) In general.--In addition to any penalty applicable
        under the Federal Trade Commission Act, the violation of this
        Act is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000,000,
        imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or both.
            (2) Enforcement.--The criminal penalty provided by
        paragraph (1) may be imposed only pursuant to a criminal action
        brought by the Attorney General or other officer of the
        Department of Justice.

SEC. 7. LOW INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE.

    Amounts collected in fines and penalties under section 6 of this
Act shall be deposited in a separate fund in the treasury to be known
as the Consumer Relief Trust Fund. To the extent provided for in
advance in appropriations Acts fund shall be used to provide assistance
under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program administered by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services.

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Abnormal market disruption.--The term ``abnormal market
        disruption'' means there is a reasonable likelihood that, in
        the absence of a proclamation under section 4(a), there will be
        an increase in the average price of crude oil, gasoline, or
        petroleum distillates as a result of a change in the market,
        whether actual or imminently threatened, resulting from extreme
        weather, a natural disaster, strike, civil disorder, war,
        military action, a national or local emergency, or other
        similar cause, that adversely affects the availability or
        delivery of crude oil, gasoline, or petroleum distillates.
            (2) Supplier.--The term ``supplier'' means any person
        engaged in the trade or business of selling, reselling, at
        retail or wholesale, or distributing crude oil, gasoline, or
        petroleum distillates.
            (3) Replacement costs.--The term ``replacement costs''
        means, with respect to a supplier to whom sections 2 and 3
        apply, costs to that supplier determined by referencing
        either--
                    (A) the actual or reasonably anticipated
                replacement cost as evidenced by bills of sale,
                invoices, or other appropriate documentation; or
                    (B) the cost for crude oil, gasoline, or other
                petroleum distillates in the relevant market at the
                time of the sale or offer for sale that is the subject
                of a violation of section 2, plus actual storage,
                transportation, and delivery costs.
            (4) Unconscionable amount.--The term ``unconscionable
        amount'' means, with respect to any supplier to whom section 2
        applies, a significant increase in the price at which crude
        oil, gasoline, or petroleum distillates are sold or offered for
        sale by that supplier that increases the price, for the same
        grade of crude oil, gasoline, or petroleum distillate, to an
        amount that--
                    (A) substantially exceeds the average price at
                which crude oil, gasoline, or petroleum distillates
                were sold or offered for sale by that supplier during
                the 30-day period immediately preceding the sale or
                offer;
                    (B) substantially exceeds the average price at
                which crude oil, gasoline, or petroleum distillates
                were sold or offered for sale by that person's
                competitors in the area and during the period for which
                the emergency proclamation applies; and
                    (C) cannot be justified by taking into account the
                factors described in section 3.

SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect on the date on which a final rule issued
by the Federal Trade Commission under section 5(c) is published in the
Federal Register.

Output:
Federal Energy Price Protection Act - Prohibits a supplier from increasing the price for crude oil, gasoline, or petroleum distillates by an unconscionable amount in an area during the period covered by a Presidential proclamation that an abnormal market disruption has occurred.

 States that such prohibition does not apply to the extent that the price increase is substantially attributable to: (1) an increase in the wholesale cost of crude oil, gasoline, or petroleum distillates to a supplier; (2) an increase in the replacement costs for crude oil, gasoline, or petroleum distillate sold; (3) an increase in operational costs; or (4) local, regional, national, or international market conditions.

States that a violation of this Act shall: (1) be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice of the Federal Trade Commission Act; and (2) be subject to civil and criminal penalties.

States that fines and penalties collected under this Act shall be deposited in the Consumer Relief Trust Fund to provide assistance under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) Program administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Increasing Medical Oversight in the
Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. OFFICE OF THE MEDICAL INSPECTOR.

    (a) Establishment.--Subchapter I of chapter 73 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 7310. Office of the Medical Inspector
    ``(a) In General.--There is established in the Department within
the Office of the Under Secretary for Health an office to be known as
the `Office of the Medical Inspector' (in this section referred to as
the `Office').
    ``(b) Head.--(1) The Medical Inspector shall be the head of the
Office.
    ``(2) The Medical Inspector shall be appointed by the Secretary
from among individuals qualified to perform the duties of the position.
    ``(3) The Medical Inspector shall report directly to the Under
Secretary for Health.
    ``(c) Functions.--The functions of the Office shall include the
following:
            ``(1) To review the quality of health care provided to
        veterans--
                    ``(A) by the Department generally; and
                    ``(B) by the Department through contracts with non-
                Department health care providers.
            ``(2) To review offices of the Veterans Health
        Administration that have an impact on the quality of health
        care provided to veterans by the Department and the performance
        of the Department in providing such care.
            ``(3) To review offices and facilities of the Veterans
        Health Administration to ensure that policies and procedures of
        the Department and the Veterans Health Administration are
        applied consistently at all such offices and facilities.
            ``(4) To investigate any systemic issues, as determined by
        the Medical Inspector, that arise within the Veterans Health
        Administration, including the following:
                    ``(A) Improper issuance of credentials and
                privileges to health care providers.
                    ``(B) Impediments to the access of veterans to
                health care from the Department.
                    ``(C) Wait times for appointments by veterans at
                medical facilities of the Department in excess of wait-
                time goals established by the Department.
                    ``(D) Intentional falsification by employees of the
                Department of information or data with respect to wait
                times for such appointments.
            ``(5) To establish temporary investigative teams to carry
        out reviews or investigations described in paragraphs (1), (2),
        (3), and (4) in response to specific incidents or inquiries,
        including the following:
                    ``(A) Investigations of complaints by a veteran, a
                family member of a veteran, or another individual that
                may require a visit to a facility or facilities of the
                Department.
                    ``(B) Assessments to examine potential systemic
                issues within the Veterans Health Administration that
                may require the conduct of surveys, the collection of
                data, and the analysis of databases of the Department.
            ``(6) To recommend policies to promote economy and
        efficiency in the administration of, and to prevent and detect
        criminal activity, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in, programs
        and operations of the Veterans Health Administration.
            ``(7) To carry out any other tasks required of the Office
        by the Secretary or the Under Secretary for Health before, on,
        or after the date of the enactment of this section.
    ``(d) Reports.--(1) Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this section, and periodically thereafter, the Medical
Inspector shall submit to the Secretary, the Under Secretary for
Health, and Congress reports on any problems or deficiencies
encountered in programs and operations of the Veterans Health
Administration, including any recommendations for corrective actions.
    ``(2) Each report required by paragraph (1) shall be made available
to the public on an Internet website of the Department.
    ``(3) Any other report prepared by the Medical Inspector in
carrying out the functions of the Office under this section shall be--
            ``(A) submitted to Congress; and
            ``(B) made available to the public on an Internet website
        of the Department.
    ``(e) Privacy Matters.--Any medical or other personal information
obtained by the Office shall be protected from disclosure or misuse in
accordance with the laws on privacy applicable to such information.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 73 of such title is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 7309 the following new item:

``7310. Office of the Medical Inspector.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 7306(a) of such title is
amended by--
            (1) redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and
            (2) inserting after paragraph (9) the following new
        paragraph (10):
            ``(10) The Medical Inspector, who shall be the head of the
        Office of the Medical Inspector under section 7310 of this
        title.''.
    (d) Continuation in Office.--The individual serving as the Medical
Inspector of the Department of Veterans Affairs on the day before the
date of the enactment of this Act may serve as the Medical Inspector of
the Department of Veterans Affairs after that date until the date on
which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs appoints an individual to be
the Medical Inspector pursuant to section 7310(b)(2) of title 38,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a).

Output: Increasing Medical Oversight in the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2014 - Establishes the Office of the Medical Inspector of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) within the Office of the Under Secretary for Health. Includes among the functions of the Office to:  review the quality of health care provided to veterans by the VA generally and by the VA through contracts with non-VA health care providers; review offices of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) that have an impact on the quality of health care provided to veterans by the VA and the performance of the VA in providing such care; review VHA offices and facilities to ensure that VA and VHA policies and procedures are applied consistently; investigate any systemic issues that arise within VHA, including improper issuance of credentials and privileges to health care providers, impediments to access to VA health care, wait times for appointments at VA medical facilities in excess of VA goals, and intentional falsification by VA employees of information regarding wait times; establish temporary investigative teams to carry out reviews in response to specific incidents or inquiries, including veterans' complaints and potential systemic issues within VHA that may require the conduct of surveys, the collection of data, and the analysis of VA databases;  recommend policies to promote economy and efficiency in the administration of, and to prevent and detect criminal activity, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in, VHA programs and operations; and report on problems or deficiencies encountered in VHA programs and operations and recommend corrective actions.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care
Improvement Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT STATES FOLLOW CERTAIN PROCEDURES IN PLACING A
              CHILD REMOVED FROM THE CUSTODY OF HIS OR HER PARENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 471(a)(29) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 671(a)(29)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(29) provides that--
                    ``(A) within 30 days after the removal of a child
                from the custody of the parent or parents of the child,
                the State shall exercise due diligence to identify and
                provide notice to all adult grandparents and other
                adult relatives of the child (including any other adult
                relatives suggested by the parents), subject to
                exceptions due to family or domestic violence, that--
                            ``(i) specifies that the child has been or
                        is being removed from the custody of the parent
                        or parents of the child;
                            ``(ii) explains the options the relative
                        has under Federal, State, and local law to
                        participate in the care and placement of the
                        child, including any options that may be lost
                        by failing to respond to the notice;
                            ``(iii) describes the requirements under
                        paragraph (10) of this subsection to become a
                        foster family home and the additional services
                        and supports that are available for children
                        placed in such a home; and
                            ``(iv) if the State has elected the option
                        to make kinship guardianship assistance
                        payments under paragraph (28) of this
                        subsection, describes how the relative guardian
                        of the child may subsequently enter into an
                        agreement with the State under section 473(d)
                        to receive the payments;
                    ``(B) within 90 days after the State makes a
                placement decision with respect to the child, the State
                shall provide notice of the decision and the reasons
                therefor to each parent of the child, each relative who
                has expressed to the State an interest in caring for
                the child, the guardian, and the guardian ad litem for
                the child, the attorney for the child, the attorney for
                each parent of the child, the child (if the child is
                able to express an opinion regarding placement), and
                the prosecutor involved; and
                    ``(C) the State shall establish procedures to--
                            ``(i) allow a person who receives a notice
                        pursuant to subparagraph (B) to request, in
                        writing, within 5 days after receipt of the
                        notice, documentation of the reasons for the
                        decision involved;
                            ``(ii) allow the attorney for the child to
                        petition the court involved to review the
                        decision; and
                            ``(iii) require the court to--
                                    ``(I) commence such a review within
                                7 days after receipt of a petition made
                                pursuant to clause (ii); and
                                    ``(II) conduct such a review on the
                                record;''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
        take effect on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year beginning on
        or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply
        to payments under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act
        for calendar quarters beginning on or after such date.
            (2) Delay permitted if state legislation required.--If the
        Secretary of Health and Human Services determines that State
        legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is
        required in order for a State plan approved under part E of
        title IV of the Social Security Act to meet the additional
        requirements imposed by the amendment made by subsection (a),
        the plan shall not be regarded as failing to meet any of the
        additional requirements before the 1st day of the 1st calendar
        quarter beginning after the first regular session of the State
        legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this
        Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, if the State has a
        2-year legislative session, each year of the session is deemed
        to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.

Output:
Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise requirements that states must follow to contact the adult relatives of a child removed from the custody of his or her parents.

Requires the state, within 90 days after making a placement decision, to provide notice of the decision and the reasons for it to each parent of the child, each relative who has expressed an interest in caring for the child, the guardian, and other specified parties.

Requires the state to establish procedures to: (1) allow a person who receives such a notice to request documentation of the reasons for the decision involved, (2) allow the attorney for the child to petition the court involved to review the decision, and (3) require the court to commence such a review on the record after receiving such a petition.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hurricane and Tornado Mitigation
Investment Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. NONREFUNDABLE PERSONAL CREDIT FOR HURRICANE AND TORNADO
              MITIGATION PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
section 25D the following new section:

``SEC. 25E. HURRICANE AND TORNADO MITIGATION PROPERTY.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an individual, there
shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter
for the taxable year an amount equal to 25 percent of the qualified
hurricane and tornado mitigation property expenditures made by the
taxpayer during such taxable year.
    ``(b) Maximum Credit.--The credit allowed under subsection (a) for
any taxable year shall not exceed $5,000.
    ``(c) Qualified Hurricane and Tornado Mitigation Expenditure.--For
purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified hurricane and
        tornado mitigation property expenditure' means an expenditure
        for property--
                    ``(A) to improve the strength of a roof deck
                attachment,
                    ``(B) to create a secondary water barrier to
                prevent water intrusion,
                    ``(C) to improve the durability of a roof covering,
                    ``(D) to brace gable-end walls,
                    ``(E) to reinforce the connection between a roof
                and supporting wall,
                    ``(F) to protect openings from penetration by
                windborne debris, or
                    ``(G) to protect exterior doors and garages,
        in a qualified dwelling unit located in a qualified State and
        owned by the taxpayer.
            ``(2) Qualified dwelling unit.--The term `qualified
        dwelling unit' means a dwelling unit that is assessed at a
        value that is less than $1,000,000 by the locality in which
        such dwelling unit is located and with respect to the taxable
        year for which the credit described in subsection (a) is
        allowed.
            ``(3) Qualified state.--The term `qualified State' means
        Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida,
        Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
        Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota,
        Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
        York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
        Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, or Virginia.
    ``(d) Limitation.--An expenditure shall be taken into account in
determining the qualified hurricane and tornado mitigation property
expenditures made by the taxpayer during the taxable year only if the
onsite preparation, assembly, or original installation of the property
with respect to which such expenditure is made has been completed in a
manner that is deemed to be adequate by a State-certified inspector.
    ``(e) Labor Costs.--For purposes of this section, expenditures for
labor costs properly allocable to the onsite preparation, assembly, or
original installation of the property described in subsection (c) shall
be taken into account in determining the qualified hurricane and
tornado mitigation property expenditures made by the taxpayer during
the taxable year.
    ``(f) Inspection Costs.--For purposes of this section, expenditures
for inspection costs properly allocable to the inspection of the
preparation, assembly, or installation of the property described in
subsection (c) shall be taken into account in determining the qualified
hurricane and tornado mitigation property expenditures made by the
taxpayer during the taxable year.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart A of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 25D the following new
item:

``Sec. 25E. Hurricane and tornado mitigation property.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.

SEC. 3. BUSINESS RELATED CREDIT FOR HURRICANE AND TORNADO MITIGATION.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
section 45N the following new section:

``SEC. 45O. HURRICANE AND TORNADO MITIGATION CREDIT.

    ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, the hurricane and
tornado mitigation credit determined under this section for any taxable
year is an amount equal to 25 percent of the qualified hurricane and
tornado mitigation property expenditures made by the taxpayer during
the taxable year.
    ``(b) Maximum Credit.--The amount of the credit determined under
subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed $5,000.
    ``(c) Qualified Hurricane and Tornado Mitigation Expenditure.--For
purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified hurricane and
        tornado mitigation property expenditure' means an expenditure
        for property--
                    ``(A) to improve the strength of a roof deck
                attachment,
                    ``(B) to create a secondary water barrier to
                prevent water intrusion,
                    ``(C) to improve the durability of a roof covering,
                    ``(D) to brace gable-end walls,
                    ``(E) to reinforce the connection between a roof
                and supporting wall,
                    ``(F) to protect openings from penetration by
                windborne debris, or
                    ``(G) to protect exterior doors and garages,
        in a qualified place of business located in a qualified State
        and owned by the taxpayer.
            ``(2) Qualified place of business.--The term `qualified
        place of business' means a place of business that is assessed
        at a value that is less than $5,000,000 by the locality in
        which such business is located and with respect to the taxable
        year for which the credit described in subsection (a) is
        allowed.
            ``(3) Qualified state.--The term `qualified State' means
        Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida,
        Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
        Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota,
        Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
        York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
        Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, or Virginia.
    ``(d) Limitation.--An expenditure shall be taken into account in
determining the qualified hurricane and tornado mitigation property
expenditures made by the taxpayer during the taxable year only if the
onsite preparation, assembly, or original installation of the property
with respect to which such expenditure is made has been completed in a
manner that is deemed to be adequate by a State-certified inspector.
    ``(e) Labor Costs.--For purposes of this section, expenditures for
labor costs properly allocable to the onsite preparation, assembly, or
original installation of the property described in subsection (c) shall
be taken into account in determining the qualified hurricane and
tornado mitigation property expenditures made by the taxpayer during
the taxable year.
    ``(f) Inspection Costs.--For purposes of this section, expenditures
for inspection costs properly allocable to the inspection of the
preparation, assembly, or installation of the property described in
subsection (c) shall be taken into account in determining the qualified
hurricane and tornado mitigation property expenditures made by the
taxpayer during the taxable year.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 38(b) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (30), by striking the period
        at the end of paragraph (31) and inserting ``, and'', and by
        adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(32) the hurricane and tornado mitigation credit
        determined under section 45O(a).''.
            (2) The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of
        subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting
        after the item relating to section 45N the following new item:

``Sec. 45O. Hurricane and tornado mitigation credit.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.

Output: Hurricane and Tornado Mitigation Investment Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual and business taxpayers in certain states a tax credit for 25% of their qualified hurricane and tornado mitigation property expenditures up to $5,000 for any taxable year. Defines such expenditures as expenditures in a dwelling unit to improve the strength of a roof deck attachment, create a secondary water barrier, improve the durability of a roof covering, brace gable-end walls, reinforce the connections between a roof and supporting wall, protect against windborne debris, or protect exterior doors and garages.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Airport Streamlining Approval
Process Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) airports play a major role in interstate and foreign
        commerce;
            (2) congestion and delays at our Nation's major airports
        have a significant negative impact on our Nation's economy;
            (3) airport capacity enhancement projects at congested
        airports are a national priority and should be constructed on
        an expedited basis;
            (4) airport capacity enhancement projects must include an
        environmental review process that provides local citizenry an
        opportunity for consideration of and appropriate action to
        address environmental concerns; and
            (5) the Federal Aviation Administration, airport
        authorities, communities, and other Federal, State, and local
        government agencies must work together to develop a plan, set
        and honor milestones and deadlines, and work to protect the
        environment while sustaining the economic vitality that will
        result from the continued growth of aviation.

SEC. 3. PROMOTION OF NEW RUNWAYS.

    Section 40104 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
    ``(c) Airport Capacity Enhancement Projects at Congested
Airports.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator shall take
action to encourage the construction of airport capacity enhancement
projects at congested airports as those terms are defined in section
47179.''.

SEC. 4. AIRPORT PROJECT STREAMLINING.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 47153 the following:

             ``SUBCHAPTER III--AIRPORT PROJECT STREAMLINING

``Sec. 47171. DOT as lead agency
    ``(a) Airport Project Review Process.--The Secretary of
Transportation shall develop and implement a coordinated review process
for airport capacity enhancement projects at congested airports.
    ``(b) Coordinated Reviews.--The coordinated review process under
this section shall provide that all environmental reviews, analyses,
opinions, permits, licenses, and approvals that must be issued or made
by a Federal agency or airport sponsor for an airport capacity
enhancement project at a congested airport will be conducted
concurrently, to the maximum extent practicable, and completed within a
time period established by the Secretary, in cooperation with the
agencies identified under subsection (c) with respect to the project.
    ``(c) Identification of Jurisdictional Agencies.--With respect to
each airport capacity enhancement project at a congested airport, the
Secretary shall identify, as soon as practicable, all Federal and State
agencies that may have jurisdiction over environmental-related matters
that may be affected by the project or may be required by law to
conduct an environmental-related review or analysis of the project or
determine whether to issue an environmental-related permit, license, or
approval for the project.
    ``(d) State Authority.--If a coordinated review process is being
implemented under this section by the Secretary with respect to a
project at an airport within the boundaries of a State, the State,
consistent with State law, may choose to participate in such process
and provide that all State agencies that have jurisdiction over
environmental-related matters that may be affected by the project or
may be required by law to conduct an environmental-related review or
analysis of the project or determine whether to issue an environmental-
related permit, license, or approval for the project, be subject to the
process.
    ``(e) Memorandum of Understanding.--The coordinated review process
developed under this section may be incorporated into a memorandum of
understanding for a project between the Secretary and the heads of
other Federal and State agencies identified under subsection (c) with
respect to the project and the airport sponsor.
    ``(f) Effect of Failure To Meet Deadline.--
            ``(1) Notification of congress and ceq.--If the Secretary
        determines that a Federal agency, State agency, or airport
        sponsor that is participating in a coordinated review process
        under this section with respect to a project has not met a
        deadline established under subsection (b) for the project, the
        Secretary shall notify, within 30 days of the date of such
        determination, the Committee on Transportation and
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee
        on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the
        Council on Environmental Quality, and the agency or sponsor
        involved about the failure to meet the deadline.
            ``(2) Agency report.--Not later than 30 days after date of
        receipt of a notice under paragraph (1), the agency or sponsor
        involved shall submit a report to the Secretary, the Committee
        on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
        Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
        Transportation of the Senate, and the Council on Environmental
        Quality explaining why the agency or sponsor did not meet the
        deadline and what actions it intends to take to complete or
        issue the required review, analysis, opinion, license, or
        approval.
    ``(g) Purpose and Need.--For any environmental review, analysis,
opinion, permit, license, or approval that must be issued or made by a
Federal or State agency that is participating in a coordinated review
process under this section with respect to an airport capacity
enhancement project at a congested airport and that requires an
analysis of purpose and need for the project, the agency,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall be bound by the
project purpose and need as defined by the Secretary.
    ``(h) Alternatives Analysis.--The Secretary shall determine the
reasonable alternatives to an airport capacity enhancement project at a
congested airport. Any other Federal or State agency that is
participating in a coordinated review process under this section with
respect to the project shall consider only those alternatives to the
project that the Secretary has determined are reasonable.
    ``(i) Solicitation and Consideration of Comments.--In applying
subsections (g) and (h), the Secretary shall solicit and consider
comments from interested persons and governmental entities.
``Sec. 47172. Categorical exclusions
    ``Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this
section, the Secretary of Transportation shall develop and publish a
list of categorical exclusions from the requirement that an
environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement be
prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.) for projects at airports.
``Sec. 47173. Access restrictions to ease construction
    ``At the request of an airport sponsor for a congested airport, the
Secretary of Transportation may approve a restriction on use of a
runway to be constructed at the airport to minimize potentially
significant adverse noise impacts from the runway only if the Secretary
determines that imposition of the restriction--
            ``(1) is necessary to mitigate those impacts and expedite
        construction of the runway;
            ``(2) is the most appropriate and a cost-effective measure
        to mitigate those impacts, taking into consideration any
        environmental tradeoffs associated with the restriction; and
            ``(3) would not adversely affect service to small
        communities, adversely affect safety or efficiency of the
        national airspace system, unjustly discriminate against any
        class of user of the airport, or impose an undue burden on
        interstate or foreign commerce.
``Sec. 47174. Airport revenue to pay for mitigation
    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 47107(b), section 47133,
or any other provision of this title, the Secretary of Transportation
may allow an airport sponsor carrying out an airport capacity
enhancement project at a congested airport to make payments, out of
revenues generated at the airport (including local taxes on aviation
fuel), for measures to mitigate the environmental impacts of the
project if the Secretary finds that--
            ``(1) the mitigation measures are included as part of, or
        are consistent with, the preferred alternative for the project
        in the documentation prepared pursuant to the National
        Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
            ``(2) the use of such revenues will provide a significant
        incentive for, or remove an impediment to, approval of the
        project by a State or local government; and
            ``(3) the cost of the mitigation measures is reasonable in
        relation to the mitigation that will be achieved.
    ``(b) Mitigation of Aircraft Noise.--Mitigation measures described
in subsection (a) may include the insulation of residential buildings
and buildings used primarily for educational or medical purposes to
mitigate the effects of aircraft noise and the improvement of such
buildings as required for the insulation of the buildings under local
building codes.
``Sec. 47175. Airport funding of FAA staff
    ``(a) Acceptance of Sponsor-Provided Funds.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration may accept funds from an airport sponsor, including
funds provided to the sponsor under section 47114(c), to hire
additional staff or obtain the services of consultants in order to
facilitate the timely processing, review, and completion of
environmental activities associated with an airport development
project.
    ``(b) Administrative Provision.--Instead of payment from an airport
sponsor from funds apportioned to the sponsor under section 47114, the
Administrator, with agreement of the sponsor, may transfer funds that
would otherwise be apportioned to the sponsor under section 47114 to
the account used by the Administrator for activities described in
subsection (a).
    ``(c) Receipts Credited as Offsetting Collections.--Notwithstanding
section 3302 of title 31, any funds accepted under this section, except
funds transferred pursuant to subsection (b)--
            ``(1) shall be credited as offsetting collections to the
        account that finances the activities and services for which the
        funds are accepted;
            ``(2) shall be available for expenditure only to pay the
        costs of activities and services for which the funds are
        accepted; and
            ``(3) shall remain available until expended.
    ``(d) Maintenance of Effort.--No funds may be accepted pursuant to
subsection (a), or transferred pursuant to subsection (b), in any
fiscal year in which the Federal Aviation Administration does not
allocate at least the amount it expended in fiscal year 2002, excluding
amounts accepted pursuant to section 337 of the Department of
Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (115 Stat.
862), for the activities described in subsection (a).
``Sec. 47176. Authorization of appropriations
    ``In addition to the amounts authorized to be appropriated under
section 106(k), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
of Transportation, out of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund established
under section 9502 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C.
9502), $2,100,000 for fiscal year 2003 and $4,200,000 for each fiscal
year thereafter to facilitate the timely processing, review, and
completion of environmental activities associated with airport capacity
enhancement projects at congested airports.
``Sec. 47177. Judicial review
    ``(a) Filing and Venue.--A person disclosing a substantial interest
in an order issued by the Secretary of Transportation or the head of
any other Federal agency under this part or a person or agency relying
on any determination made under this part may apply for review of the
order by filing a petition for review in the United States Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit or in the court of appeals
of the United States for the circuit in which the person resides or has
its principal place of business. The petition must be filed not later
than 60 days after the order is issued. The court may allow the
petition to be filed after the 60th day only if there are reasonable
grounds for not filing by the 60th day.
    ``(b) Judicial Procedures.--When a petition is filed under
subsection (a) of this section, the clerk of the court immediately
shall send a copy of the petition to the Secretary or the head of any
other Federal agency involved. The Secretary or the head of such other
agency shall file with the court a record of any proceeding in which
the order was issued.
    ``(c) Authority of Court.--When the petition is sent to the
Secretary or the head of any other Federal agency involved, the court
has exclusive jurisdiction to affirm, amend, modify, or set aside any
part of the order and may order the Secretary or the head of such other
agency to conduct further proceedings. After reasonable notice to the
Secretary or the head of such other agency, the court may grant interim
relief by staying the order or taking other appropriate action when
good cause for its action exists. Findings of fact by the Secretary or
the head of such other agency are conclusive if supported by
substantial evidence.
    ``(d) Requirement for Prior Objection.--In reviewing an order of
the Secretary or the head of any other Federal agency under this
section, the court may consider an objection to the action of the
Secretary or the head of such other agency only if the objection was
made in the proceeding conducted by the Secretary or the head of such
other agency or if there was a reasonable ground for not making the
objection in the proceeding.
    ``(e) Supreme Court Review.--A decision by a court under this
section may be reviewed only by the Supreme Court under section 1254 of
title 28.
    ``(f) Order Defined.--In this section, the term `order' includes a
record of decision or a finding of no significant impact.
``Sec. 47178. Definitions
    ``In this subchapter, the following definitions apply:
            ``(1) Airport sponsor.--The term `airport sponsor' has the
        meaning given the term `sponsor' under section 47102.
            ``(2) Congested airport.--The term `congested airport'
        means an airport that accounted for at least 1 percent of all
        delayed aircraft operations in the United States in the most
        recent year for which such data is available and an airport
        listed in table 1 of the Federal Aviation Administration's
        Airport Capacity Benchmark Report 2001.
            ``(3) Airport capacity enhancement project.--The term
        `airport capacity enhancement project' means--
                    ``(A) a project for construction or extension of a
                runway, including any land acquisition, taxiway, or
                safety area associated with the runway or runway
                extension; and
                    ``(B) such other airport development projects as
                the Secretary may designate as facilitating a reduction
                in air traffic congestion and delays.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 471 of such
title is amended by adding at the end the following:

             ``SUBCHAPTER III--AIRPORT PROJECT STREAMLINING

``47171. DOT as lead agency.
``47172. Categorical exclusions.
``47173. Access restrictions to ease construction.
``47174. Airport revenue to pay for mitigation.
``47175. Airport funding of FAA staff.
``47176. Authorization of appropriations.
``47177. Judicial review.
``47178. Definitions.''.

SEC. 5. GOVERNOR'S CERTIFICATE.

    Section 47106(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the
                end of subparagraph (A)(ii);
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
                subparagraph (B);
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``stage 2'' and
        inserting ``stage 3'';
            (3) by striking paragraph (4); and
            (4) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).

SEC. 6. CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN AIRPORT CAPACITY PROJECTS.

    Section 47504(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D)
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) to an airport operator of a congested airport
                (as defined in section 47178) and a unit of local
                government referred to in paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B) of
                this subsection to carry out a project to mitigate
                noise in the area surrounding the airport if the
                project is included as a commitment in a record of
                decision of the Federal Aviation Administration for an
                airport capacity enhancement project (as defined in
                section 47178) even if that airport has not met the
                requirements of part 150 of title 14, Code of Federal
                Regulations.''.

SEC. 7. LIMITATIONS.

    Nothing in this Act, including any amendment made by this Act,
shall preempt or interfere with--
            (1) any practice of seeking public comment; and
            (2) any power, jurisdiction, or authority of a State agency
        or an airport sponsor has with respect to carrying out an
        airport capacity enhancement project.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 9, 2002.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.

                            By Martha C. Morrison,

                                                          Deputy Clerk.

Output: Airport Streamlining Approval Process Act of 2002 - (Sec. 3) Amends Federal transportation law to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to take action to encourage the construction of airport capacity enhancement projects at congested airports.(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of Transportation to develop and implement a coordinated review process for such projects, which shall provide that all environmental reviews, analyses, opinions, permits, licenses, and approvals that must be issued or made by a Federal agency or airport sponsor for such a project will be conducted concurrently in cooperation with all Federal and State agencies with jurisdiction over environmental-related matters.Requires: (1) the Secretary determine the reasonable alternatives to an airport capacity enhancement project at a congested airport; and (2) any other participating Federal or State agency to consider only those alternatives the Secretary has determined are reasonable.Authorizes the Secretary, at the request of an airport sponsor for a congested airport, to approve a restriction on use of a runway to be constructed at the airport to minimize potentially significant adverse noise impacts from the runway only if the restriction is necessary and the most appropriate and cost-effective measure (taking into consideration associated environmental trade-offs) to mitigate such impacts and expedite runway construction.Authorizes the Secretary, in specified circumstances, to allow an airport sponsor carrying out such a project to make payments, out of airport revenues (including local taxes on aviation fuel), for measures to mitigate the environmental impacts of the project, including aircraft noise.Permits the FAA Administrator to accept funds from an airport sponsor to hire additional staff or obtain the services of consultants in order to facilitate the timely processing, review, and completion of environmental activities associated with an airport development project.Authorizes appropriations to facilitate timely processing, review, and completion of environmental activities associated with airport capacity enhancement projects at congested airports.Permits a person disclosing a substantial interest in an order issued by the Secretary or the head of any other pertinent Federal agency to apply for judicial review of the order. Prescribes procedures and requirements for such an appeal.(Sec. 5) Repeals the requirement that the Secretary approve a project grant application only if the chief executive officer of the State in which the project will be located certifies that there is reasonable assurance that the project will be located, designed, constructed, and operated in compliance with applicable air and water quality standards.Revises the approval criteria without the requirement of an environmental impact statement for an airport development project that does not involve the location of an airport or runway, or a major runway extension, at an existing airport. Allows such a project without an environmental impact statement if completing the project would allow airport operations involving aircraft complying with the noise standards prescribed for "stage 3" aircraft (currently "stage 2" aircraft).(Sec. 6) Authorizes the Secretary to incur obligations to make grants to an operator of a congested airport and a specified unit of local government to carry out a project to mitigate noise in the area surrounding the airport, if the project is included as a commitment in an FFA record of decision for an airport capacity enhancement project, even if that airport has not met certain regulatory requirements.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Health Insurance
Options Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. HEALTH INSURANCE OPTIONS INFORMATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS
              CONCERNS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions shall
apply:
            (1) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the
        Small Business Administration.
            (2) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
        Administrator of the Administration.
            (3) Association.--The term ``association'' means an
        association established under section 21(a)(3)(A) of the Small
        Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)(A)) representing a majority
        of small business development centers.
            (4) Participating small business development center.--The
        term ``participating small business development center'' means
        a small business development center described in section 21 of
        the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648) that--
                    (A) is accredited under section 21(k)(2) of the
                Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(k)(2)); and
                    (B) receives a grant under the pilot program.
            (5) Pilot program.--The term ``pilot program'' means the
        small business health insurance information pilot program
        established under this section.
            (6) Small business concern.--The term ``small business
        concern'' has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the
        Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
            (7) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several
        States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American
        Samoa, and Guam.
    (b) Small Business Health Insurance Information Pilot Program.--The
Administrator shall establish a pilot program to make grants to small
business development centers to provide neutral and objective
information and educational materials regarding health insurance
options, including coverage options within the small group market, to
small business concerns.
    (c) Applications.--
            (1) Posting of information.--Not later than 90 days after
        the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall post
        on the website of the Administration and publish in the Federal
        Register a guidance document describing--
                    (A) the requirements of an application for a grant
                under the pilot program; and
                    (B) the types of informational and educational
                materials regarding health insurance options to be
                created under the pilot program, including by
                referencing materials and resources developed by the
                National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the
                Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Healthcare Leadership
                Council.
            (2) Submission.--A small business development center
        desiring a grant under the pilot program shall submit an
        application at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by
        such information as the Administrator may reasonably require.
    (d) Selection of Participating Small Business Development
Centers.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator shall select not more
        than 20 small business development centers to receive a grant
        under the pilot program.
            (2) Selection of programs.--In selecting small business
        development centers under paragraph (1), the Administrator may
        not select--
                    (A) more than 2 programs from each of the groups of
                States described in paragraph (3); and
                    (B) more than 1 program in any State.
            (3) Groupings.--The groups of States described in this
        paragraph are the following:
                    (A) Group 1.--Group 1 shall consist of Maine,
                Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont, and
                Rhode Island.
                    (B) Group 2.--Group 2 shall consist of New York,
                New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
                    (C) Group 3.--Group 3 shall consist of
                Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, the
                District of Columbia, and Delaware.
                    (D) Group 4.--Group 4 shall consist of Georgia,
                Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi,
                Florida, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
                    (E) Group 5.--Group 5 shall consist of Illinois,
                Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
                    (F) Group 6.--Group 6 shall consist of Texas, New
                Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.
                    (G) Group 7.--Group 7 shall consist of Missouri,
                Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas.
                    (H) Group 8.--Group 8 shall consist of Colorado,
                Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Utah.
                    (I) Group 9.--Group 9 shall consist of California,
                Guam, American Samoa, Hawaii, Nevada, and Arizona.
                    (J) Group 10.--Group 10 shall consist of
                Washington, Alaska, Idaho, and Oregon.
            (4) Deadline for selection.--The Administrator shall make
        selections under this subsection not later than 6 months after
        the later of the date on which the information described in
        subsection (c)(1) is posted on the website of the
        Administration and the date on which the information described
        in subsection (c)(1) is published in the Federal Register.
    (e) Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--A participating small business development
        center shall use funds provided under the pilot program to--
                    (A) create and distribute informational materials;
                and
                    (B) conduct training and educational activities.
            (2) Content of materials.--
                    (A) In general.--In creating materials under the
                pilot program, a participating small business
                development center shall evaluate and incorporate
                relevant portions of existing informational materials
                regarding health insurance options, including materials
                and resources developed by the National Association of
                Insurance Commissioners, the Kaiser Family Foundation,
                and the Healthcare Leadership Council.
                    (B) Health insurance options.--In incorporating
                information regarding health insurance options under
                subparagraph (A), a participating small business
                development center shall provide neutral and objective
                information regarding health insurance options in the
                geographic area served by the participating small
                business development center, including traditional
                employer sponsored health insurance for the group
                insurance market, such as the health insurance options
                defined in section 2791 of the Public Health Services
                Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-91) or section 125 of the Internal
                Revenue Code of 1986, and Federal and State health
                insurance programs.
    (f) Grant Amounts.--Each participating small business development
center program shall receive a grant in an amount equal to--
            (1) not less than $150,000 per fiscal year; and
            (2) not more than $300,000 per fiscal year.
    (g) Matching Requirement.--Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section
21(a)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(4)) shall apply to
assistance made available under the pilot program.
    (h) Reports.--Each participating small business development center
shall transmit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of
Representatives, a quarterly report that includes--
            (1) a summary of the information and educational materials
        regarding health insurance options provided by the
        participating small business development center under the pilot
        program; and
            (2) the number of small business concerns assisted under
        the pilot program.
    (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
        carry out this section--
                    (A) $5,000,000 for the first fiscal year beginning
                after the date of enactment of this Act; and
                    (B) $5,000,000 for each of the 3 fiscal years
                following the fiscal year described in subparagraph
                (A).
            (2) Limitation on use of other funds.--The Administrator
        may carry out the pilot program only with amounts appropriated
        in advance specifically to carry out this section.

Output:
Small Business Health Insurance Options Act of 2007 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) establish a four-year pilot program to provide information and educational materials regarding health insurance options, including coverage options within the small group market, to small businesses; and (2) select up to 20 small business development centers (SBDCs) to receive grants under the pilot program.

Requires: (1) a specified geographical distribution with respect to grant recipients; and (2) grant funds to be used to create and distribute informational materials and conduct training and educational activities.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Supervisor Training Act of
2016''.

SEC. 2. MANDATORY TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR SUPERVISORS.

    (a) In General.--Section 4121 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) by inserting before ``In consultation with'' the
        following:
    ``(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) the term `program' means any activity, project,
        function, or policy that has an identifiable purpose or set of
        objectives; and
            ``(2) the term `supervisor' means--
                    ``(A) a supervisor, as defined under section
                7103(a)(10);
                    ``(B) a management official, as defined under
                section 7103(a)(11); or
                    ``(C) any other employee as the Director of the
                Office of Personnel Management may by regulation
                prescribe.'';
            (2) by striking ``In consultation with'' and inserting
        ``(b) Training Programs To Be Established.--In consultation
        with''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (2) (of the matter redesignated
        as subsection (b) as a result of the amendment under paragraph
        (2) of this subsection) and inserting the following:
            ``(2) a program--
                    ``(A) to require supervisors to have individual
                development plans that provide for training on actions,
                options, and strategies a supervisor may use in--
                            ``(i) developing and discussing relevant
                        performance goals and objectives with the
                        employee and ensuring the performance goals and
                        objectives align to the mission and priority
                        goals of the agency;
                            ``(ii) communicating and discussing
                        progress relative to performance goals and
                        objectives, and conducting performance
                        appraisals;
                            ``(iii) mentoring and motivating employees
                        and improving employee engagement, performance,
                        and productivity;
                            ``(iv) fostering a work environment
                        characterized by fairness, respect, equal
                        opportunity, and attention paid to the merit of
                        the work of employees;
                            ``(v) effectively managing employees with
                        unacceptable performance, including training to
                        understand the disciplinary options and
                        procedures available to the supervisor;
                            ``(vi) effectively using the probationary
                        period to examine whether an employee has
                        demonstrated successful performance or conduct
                        to continue past the probationary period;
                            ``(vii) addressing reports of a hostile
                        work environment, retaliation, or harassment
                        of, or by, another supervisor or employee;
                            ``(viii) meeting supervisor competencies
                        established by the Office of Personnel
                        Management or the employing agency of the
                        supervisor;
                            ``(ix) collaborating with human resources
                        employees to recruit, select, appraise, and
                        reward employees to build a workforce based on
                        organizational goals, budget considerations,
                        and staffing needs; and
                            ``(x) otherwise carrying out the duties or
                        responsibilities of a supervisor;
                    ``(B) to provide training to supervisors on the
                prohibited personnel practices under section 2302
                (particularly with respect to such practices described
                under paragraphs (1) and (8) of subsection (b) of that
                section), employee rights, and the procedures and
                processes used to enforce employee rights; and
                    ``(C) under which experienced supervisor mentors
                are identified, evaluated, and approved to provide
                guidance and advice to new or underperforming
                supervisors to--
                            ``(i) transfer knowledge and advice in
                        areas such as communication, critical thinking,
                        responsibility, flexibility, motivating and
                        engaging employees, teamwork, leadership, and
                        professional development; and
                            ``(ii) identify strengths and areas for
                        development.
    ``(c) Requirements for Training Design.--Training in the program
components established under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection
(b)(2) shall--
            ``(1) be designed using principles of adult learning and an
        industry standard instructional design model; and
            ``(2) to the extent practicable, as determined by the
        agency, be training that is instructor-based.
    ``(d) Timing of Training.--
            ``(1) Initial training.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
                date on which an individual is appointed to the
                position of supervisor, that individual shall be
                required to have completed each program component
                established under subsection (b)(2).
                    ``(B) Extensions.--The Director of the Office of
                Personnel Management may establish and administer
                procedures under which an agency may extend the 1-year
                period described under subparagraph (A) with respect to
                an individual.
            ``(2) Subsequent training.--After completion of a program
        component under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(2),
        each supervisor shall be required to complete a program
        component under such subparagraphs not less frequently than
        once every 3 years.
            ``(3) Credit for similar training.--Each program component
        established under subsection (b)(2) shall include provisions
        under which the agency gives a supervisor credit toward a
        period of training that the agency determines is similar to
        training that the supervisor previously completed.
            ``(4) Effectiveness evaluation.--Each agency shall measure
        the effectiveness of training program components established
        under subsection (b)(2).
    ``(e) Information on Developmental Opportunities.--An agency shall
make available to each supervisor--
            ``(1) a detailed list of developmental opportunities
        available to the supervisor; and
            ``(2) the policies of the agency for requiring supervisor
        development.
    ``(f) Regulations.--Notwithstanding section 4118(c), the Director
of the Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations to
carry out this section, including the monitoring of agency compliance
with this section. Regulations prescribed under this subsection shall
include measures by which to assess the effectiveness of agency
supervisor training programs.''.
    (b) Report on Extensions for Training Requirements.--
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--In this
        subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
        means--
                    (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Oversight and Government
                Reform of the House of Representatives.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
        enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Director of
        the Office of Personnel Management shall submit a report with
        respect to the preceding fiscal year to the appropriate
        congressional committees on--
                    (A) the number of extensions granted under section
                4121(d)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, as added
                by subsection (a) of this section, which shall
                include--
                            (i) a brief description of the reason why
                        the training was not completed;
                            (ii) the actions the agency plans to take
                        to ensure training is received; and
                            (iii) the date by which the agency intends
                        to complete the training; and
                    (B) the number of individuals completing the
                requirements of section 4121(d)(1)(A) of title 5,
                United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this
                section.
    (c) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall
prescribe regulations under section 4121(f) of title 5, United States
Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section.
    (d) Career Track for Technical Experts.--Section 5106 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) To the extent practicable under the requirements under this
chapter, each agency shall develop a career track for employees of the
agency whom the agency determines are mission critical technical
experts that affords the employees the opportunity for career
advancement, without being required to be appointed to a management or
supervisory position.''.
    (e) Effective Date and Application.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall
        take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section
        shall apply to--
                    (A) each individual appointed to the position of a
                supervisor, as defined under section 4121(a) of title
                5, United States Code (as added by subsection (a) of
                this section), on or after the effective date of the
                amendments; and
                    (B) each individual who is employed in the position
                of a supervisor on the effective date of the amendments
                as provided under paragraph (3).
            (3) Existing supervisors.--Each individual who is employed
        in the position of a supervisor, as defined under section
        4121(a) of title 5, United States Code (as added by subsection
        (a) of this section), on the effective date of the amendments
        made by this section and is not subject to an extension under
        section 4121(d)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code (as added
        by subsection (a) of this section) shall be required to--
                    (A) complete each program component established
                under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 4121(b)(2)
                of title 5, United States Code (as added by subsection
                (a) of this section), not later than 3 years after the
                effective date of the amendments; and
                    (B) complete program components every 3 years
                thereafter in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of
                section 4121(d) of that title (as added by subsection
                (a) of this section).
    (f) GAO Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report
on the mandatory training programs required to be established by under
section 4121(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code (as added by
subsection (a) of this section) and the effectiveness of those
programs.

SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 43 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 4305 as section 4306; and
            (2) by inserting after section 4304 the following:
``Sec. 4305. Management competencies
    ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `supervisor' means--
            ``(1) a supervisor, as defined under section 7103(a)(10);
            ``(2) a management official, as defined under section
        7103(a)(11); or
            ``(3) any other employee as the Director of the Office of
        Personnel Management may by regulation prescribe.
    ``(b) Guidance.--The Director of the Office of Personnel Management
shall issue guidance to agencies on competencies supervisors are
expected to meet in order to effectively manage, and be accountable for
managing, the performance of employees.
    ``(c) Assessment by Agencies.--Based on guidance issued under
subsection (b) and on any additional competencies developed by an
agency, each agency shall assess the performance of the supervisors and
the overall capacity of the supervisors in that agency.
    ``(d) Reports.--Every year, or on any basis requested by the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management, each agency shall
submit to the Office of Personnel Management a report on the progress
of the agency in implementing this section, including measures used to
assess program effectiveness.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Table of sections.--The table of sections for chapter
        43 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the
        item relating to section 4305 and inserting the following:

``4305. Management competencies.
``4306. Regulations.''.
            (2) Reference.--Section 4304(b)(3) of title 5, United
        States Code, is amended by striking ``section 4305'' and
        inserting ``section 4306''.

Output: Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2016 This bill requires federal agencies to establish supervisor training programs that: (1) require supervisors and management officials to have individual development plans for training on actions, options, and strategies to use for supervisory functions regarding the performance and productivity of agency employees; (2) train supervisors on prohibited personnel practices and employee rights; and (3) provide experienced supervisor mentors to advise new or underperforming supervisors.  The bill expands manager training program requirements for employee performance appraisals, mentoring, and management of unacceptable employee performance into mandatory supervisor and manager training programs that also include supervisor training on:   fostering equal opportunities and fairness in the workplace; using probationary periods to examine whether employees are performing at an acceptable level to continue their employment; addressing reports of hostile work environment, retaliation, or harassment; meeting supervisor competencies established by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) or the employing agency; and collaborating with human resources to recruit, select, appraise, and reward employees based on organizational goals, budget considerations, and staffing needs.  After initial training on each program component, supervisors must complete subsequent training every three years.  Agencies must develop a career track for mission critical technical expert employees that affords such employees the opportunity for career advancement without being required to be appointed to a management or supervisory position. The OPM must issue guidance to agencies on competencies supervisors are expected to meet in order to effectively manage the performance of employees. Each agency must assess the performance of supervisors and the overall capacity of its supervisors.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Strategic Gasoline Reserve
for Purposes of National Security Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. STRATEGIC GASOLINE RESERVE.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) Authority.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a
        Strategic Gasoline Reserve system (in this section referred to
        as the ``Gasoline Reserve'') with a total capacity of
        10,000,000 barrels of regular unleaded gasoline.
            (2) Reserve locations.--No later than 1 year after the date
        of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall determine
        strategic locations for no less than three and no more than
        five Gasoline Reserve sites, each located in a different
        geographical region of the United States. When determining site
        locations, the Secretary shall consider all factors, including
        seasonal and regional variations in gasoline, cost, regional
        population, accessibility for distribution, and the region's
        vulnerability to natural disasters and acts of terrorism. The
        Secretary shall endeavor to find the most affordable method for
        storage and, when possible, should consult the methodology used
        for the creation of the Home Heating Oil Reserve and the
        Strategic Petroleum Reserves. Such reserve site locations shall
        be operational within 2 years after the date of enactment of
        this Act.
            (3) Onsite protection.--In establishing the Gasoline
        Reserve under this section, the Secretary shall confer with the
        Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Homeland
        Security with respect to physical structures' security, the
        transportation security, and operational security.
    (b) Transportation.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall transmit to the
Congress, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Governor of each
State in which a Gasoline Reserve will be sited a plan for the
transportation of the contents of the Gasoline Reserve under this
section to wholesale or retail markets in the event of an emergency
sale under subsection (d).
    (c) Capacity.--The Secretary of Energy shall complete the process
of filling the Gasoline Reserve to a minimum of 90 percent within 2
years of submitting a transportation plan to the Congress.
    (d) Aging Supply.--The Secretary shall conduct an annual review of
the gasoline supply to ensure the reserves in the Gasoline Reserve do
not exceed their shelf life. The Secretary shall have in place within 2
years of enactment of this Act a plan for assuring that the inventory
is sold and replaced in a manner that assures the integrity of the
product at all times. The Secretary shall have the authority to
exchange an aging supply of reserve gasoline through private sales or
by utilizing the fuel for military or government use. The Secretary
shall seek the best means to minimize transaction expense.
    (e) Requests for Emergency Sale Authorization.--The Secretary of
Energy shall sell gasoline from the Gasoline Reserve if--
            (1) the Governor of an affected State submits a written
        request that--
                    (A) provides sufficient evidence that the sale or
                supply of gasoline in the region in which such State is
                located has been severely disrupted, caused by, but not
                limited to, an interruption in the normal distribution
                or availability of gasoline which dramatically affects
                the price of gasoline; and
                    (B) provides sufficient evidence that the State
                would experience further adverse effects without the
                sale of gasoline from the Gasoline Reserve; and
            (2) the President issues an Executive order requiring
        immediate release from any or all Gasoline Reserves at any time
        that the President determines that the conditions specified in
        paragraph (1)(A) are satisfied.
    (f) Procedure.--
            (1) Secretary's response.--The Secretary of Energy shall
        respond to a request transmitted under subsection (e) within 7
        days of receipt of a request through a written response,
        regardless of the decision.
            (2) Additional information.--The Secretary may request
        additional information if the Secretary concludes there are
        insufficient reasons provided for the sale of gasoline from the
        Gasoline Reserve system.
    (g) Purchase.--The Secretary of Energy is authorized to conduct
purchases and sales of gasoline at wholesale for maintenance of the
Gasoline Reserve system. In conducting these transactions, the
Secretary shall--
            (1) ensure that the overall supply returns to a minimum 90
        percent capacity in a timely manner following a sizeable
        depletion due to an emergency; and
            (2) assess market conditions to avoid, to the extent
        possible, when prices appear to be at higher levels unlikely to
        be sustained, or when purchases of gasoline are likely to
        significantly raise gasoline prices in the market served by a
        particular Gasoline Reserve for purchases consistent with the
        need for timely replenishment of the Reserve after emergency or
        nonemergency sales.
    (h) Annual Report.--At a specified date as determined by the
Secretary of Energy, the Secretary shall submit to the President, the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report
on the status of the Strategic Gasoline Reserve outlining the Reserve's
current capacity, emergency sales from the previous year, any security
threats in the previous year, and the current condition of the storage
facilities. The Secretary shall also in the report include any
recommendations for improvements in the efficiency of the purchase,
transportation, sale, and storage of gasoline in the Gasoline Reserves.
    (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Energy such sums as may be necessary
for construction and operation of the Gasoline Reserve system for
fiscal years 2009 through 2015.

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National Strategic Gasoline Reserve for Purposes of National Security Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a Strategic Gasoline Reserve system with a total capacity of 10 million barrels of regular unleaded gasoline.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) transmit to Congress, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the governor of each state in which a Gasoline Reserve will be sited a plan for the transportation of its contents to wholesale or retail markets in the event of an emergency sale; (2) complete the process of filling the Gasoline Reserve to a minimum of 90% within two years of submitting a transportation plan to Congress; (3) review the gasoline supply annually to ensure the reserves in the Gasoline Reserve do not exceed their shelf life; and (4) have in place a plan for assuring that the inventory is sold and replaced in a manner that assures the integrity of the product at all times.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to sell gasoline from the Gasoline Reserve if the governor of an affected state submits a written request and the President issues an Executive order requiring immediate release from any or all Gasoline Reserves at any time that the President determines certain emergency conditions are satisfied.