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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Anti-Border Corruption
Reauthorization Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. HIRING FLEXIBILITY.

    Section 3 of the Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 (Public Law
111-376; 6 U.S.C. 221) is amended by striking subsection (b) and
inserting the following new subsections:
    ``(b) Waiver Authority.--The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection may waive the application of subsection (a)(1) in the
following circumstances:
            ``(1) In the case of a current, full-time law enforcement
        officer employed by a State or local law enforcement agency, if
        such officer--
                    ``(A) has served as a law enforcement officer for
                not fewer than 3 years with no break in service;
                    ``(B) is authorized by law to engage in or
                supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or
                prosecution of, or the incarceration of any person for,
                any violation of law, and has statutory powers for
                arrest or apprehension;
                    ``(C) is not currently under investigation, has not
                been found to have engaged in criminal activity or
                serious misconduct, has not resigned from a law
                enforcement officer position under investigation or in
                lieu of termination, and has not been dismissed from a
                law enforcement officer position; and
                    ``(D) has, within the past 10 years, successfully
                completed a polygraph examination as a condition of
                employment with such officer's current law enforcement
                agency.
            ``(2) In the case of a current, full-time law enforcement
        officer employed by a Federal law enforcement agency, if such
        officer--
                    ``(A) has served as a law enforcement officer for
                not fewer than 3 years with no break in service;
                    ``(B) has authority to make arrests, conduct
                investigations, conduct searches, make seizures, carry
                firearms, and serve orders, warrants, and other
                processes;
                    ``(C) is not currently under investigation, has not
                been found to have engaged in criminal activity or
                serious misconduct, has not resigned from a law
                enforcement officer position under investigation or in
                lieu of termination, and has not been dismissed from a
                law enforcement officer position; and
                    ``(D) holds a current Tier 4 background
                investigation or current Tier 5 background
                investigation.
            ``(3) In the case of an individual who is a member of the
        Armed Forces (or a reserve component thereof) or a veteran, if
        such individual--
                    ``(A) has served in the Armed Forces for not fewer
                than 3 years;
                    ``(B) holds, or has held within the past 5 years, a
                Secret, Top Secret, or Top Secret / Sensitive
                Compartmented Information clearance;
                    ``(C) holds, or has undergone within the past 5
                years, a current Tier 4 background investigation or
                current Tier 5 background investigation;
                    ``(D) received, or is eligible to receive, an
                honorable discharge from service in the Armed Forces
                and has not engaged in criminal activity or committed a
                serious military or civil offense under the Uniform
                Code of Military Justice; and
                    ``(E) was not granted any waivers to obtain the
                clearance referred to subparagraph (B).
    ``(c) Termination of Waiver Authority.--The authority to issue a
waiver under subsection (b) shall terminate on the date that is 5 years
after the date of the enactment of the Anti-Border Corruption
Reauthorization Act of 2017.''.

SEC. 3. SUPPLEMENTAL COMMISSIONER AUTHORITY AND DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Supplemental Commissioner Authority.--Section 4 of the Anti-
Border Corruption Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-376) is amended to read
as follows:

``SEC. 4. SUPPLEMENTAL COMMISSIONER AUTHORITY.

    ``(a) Non-Exemption.--An individual who receives a waiver under
subsection (b) of section 3 is not exempt from other hiring
requirements relating to suitability for employment and eligibility to
hold a national security designated position, as determined by the
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
    ``(b) Background Investigations.--Any individual who receives a
waiver under subsection (b) of section 3 who holds a current Tier 4
background investigation shall be subject to a Tier 5 background
investigation.
    ``(c) Administration of Polygraph Examination.--The Commissioner of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is authorized to administer a
polygraph examination to an applicant or employee who is eligible for
or receives a waiver under subsection (b) of section 3 if information
is discovered prior to the completion of a background investigation
that results in a determination that a polygraph examination is
necessary to make a final determination regarding suitability for
employment or continued employment, as the case may be.''.
    (b) Report.--The Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 5. REPORTING.

    ``Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this
section and every year for the next 4 years thereafter, the
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall provide the
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate
information on the number, disaggregated with respect to each of
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (b) of section 3, of waivers
requested, granted, and denied, and the reasons for any such denial,
and the final outcome of the application for employment at issue. Such
information shall also include the number of instances a polygraph
examination was administered under the conditions described in
subsection (c) of section 4, the result of such examination, and the
final outcome of the application for employment at issue.''.
    (c) Definitions.--The Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010, as
amended by subsection (b) of this section, is further amended by adding
at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this Act:
            ``(1) Law enforcement officer.--The term `law enforcement
        officer' has the meaning given such term in sections 8331(20)
        and 8401(17) of title 5, United States Code.
            ``(2) Veteran.--The term `veteran' has the meaning given
        such term in section 101(2) of title 38, United States Code.
            ``(3) Serious military or civil offense.--The term `serious
        military or civil offense' means an offense for which--
                    ``(A) a member of the Armed Forces may be
                discharged or separated from service in the Armed
                Forces; and
                    ``(B) a punitive discharge is, or would be,
                authorized for the same or a closely related offense
                under the Manual for Court-Martial, as pursuant to Army
                Regulation 635-200 chapter 14-12.
            ``(4) Tier 4; tier 5.--The terms `Tier 4' and `Tier 5' with
        respect to background investigations have the meaning given
        such terms under the 2012 Federal Investigative Standards.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 to expand the authority of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to waive the administration of polygraph examinations to civilian and military applicants for law enforcement positions in the CBP. This expanded waiver authority terminates five years after the enactment of this bill.  (Sec. 3) An individual who receives such a waiver is not exempt from other hiring requirements relating to suitability for employment and eligibility to hold a national security designated position. Any individual who receives a waiver and holds a current Tier 4 (High Risk Public Trust) background investigation shall be subject to a Tier 5 (Critical Sensitive and Special Sensitive National Security) background investigation. The CBP may administer a polygraph examination to an applicant or employee who receives a waiver if information is discovered prior to the completion of a background investigation that results in a determination that a polygraph examination is necessary to make a final determination regarding suitability for employment or continued employment. The CBP shall provide Congress information on the number of waivers requested, granted, and denied, and the reasons for any such denial, and the final outcome of the application for employment at issue. Such information shall also include the number of instances a polygraph examination was administered, the result of any such examination, and the final outcome of the application for employment at issue.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom Through
Energy Export Act''.
    (b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever
in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a
section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be
made to a section or other provision of the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline
Act of 2004 (15 U.S.C. 720 et seq.).

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF ALASKA NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION PROJECT.

    Section 102(2) (15 U.S.C. 720(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B);
            (2) by inserting ``any of the following projects authorized
        under the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976 (15
        U.S.C. 719 et seq.) or section 103:'' after ``means'';
            (3) by striking ``any natural gas pipeline system'' and
        inserting the following:
                    ``(A) Any natural gas pipeline system'';
            (4) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated) by striking
        ``that is authorized under--'' and inserting a period at the
        end; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Except with respect to projects described in
                section 116, any liquified natural gas terminal and any
                facilities necessary or required for the export of
                Alaska natural gas (including related facilities
                subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission).''.

SEC. 3. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY.

    Section 103 (15 U.S.C. 720a) is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by inserting ``or other commission
        authorization'' after ``necessity'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``may, in accordance'' and
                inserting ``may--
            ``(1) in accordance'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by
                striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or'';
                and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) in accordance with section 3 of the Natural Gas Act
        (15 U.S.C. 717b), consider and act on an application for
        authorization for a liquefied natural gas terminal and any
        related facilities determined necessary or required for the
        export of Alaska natural gas other than the Alaska natural gas
        transportation system.'';
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the heading, by inserting ``or Other
                Authorization'' after ``Certificate''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``shall issue a
                        certificate'' and inserting ``shall issue--
                    ``(A) a certificate'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A) (as so
                        designated), by striking the period at the end
                        and inserting ``; or''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) an authorization for the siting,
                construction, and operation of an Alaska natural gas
                transportation project, if the applicant has satisfied
                the requirements of section 3 of the Natural Gas Act
                (15 U.S.C. 717b) for a liquefied natural gas terminal
                and any related facilities determined necessary or
                required for the export of Alaska natural gas.'';
            (4) in subsection (c), by striking ``for the project under
        section 7(c))'' and all that follows through the period at the
        end and inserting ``for the projects under--
            ``(1) section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b);
            ``(2) section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C.
        717f(c)); and
            ``(3) this section.''; and
            (5) in subsection (g), by striking ``The holder of the
        certificate'' and inserting ``The holder of a certificate''.

SEC. 4. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS.

    Section 104(a) (15 U.S.C. 720b(a)) is amended by inserting ``under
section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717f) or the issuance of an
authorization under section 3 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 717b)'' after
``certificate of public convenience and necessity''.

SEC. 5. FEDERAL COORDINATOR.

    Section 106(c) (15 U.S.C. 720d(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or a pipeline project
        that carries natural gas from the Alaska North Slope to market
        south of 68 degrees north latitude'' after ``Alaska natural gas
        transportation project'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) to ensure that Federal agencies are fully informed in
        carrying out an Alaska natural gas transportation project,
        providing Federal agencies with information about--
                    ``(A) the Alaska natural gas transportation
                project; and
                    ``(B) any commercial, technological, or regulatory
                issues that could affect the project.''.

SEC. 6. CLARIFICATION OF ANGTA STATUS AND AUTHORITIES.

    Section 110(b) (15 U.S.C. 720h(b)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
        subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting
        appropriately;
            (2) by striking ``Any Federal agency'' and inserting the
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--Any Federal agency''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Effect.--Nothing in this Act or the Alaska Natural
        Gas Transportation Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 719 et seq.) shall
        preclude the construction of a gas liquefaction terminal or any
        other facilities determined necessary or required for the
        transportation and export of natural gas from the Alaska North
        Slope.''.

SEC. 7. ALASKA PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION TRAINING PROGRAM.

    Section 113 (15 U.S.C. 720k) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``gas pipeline
                system'' and inserting ``natural gas transportation
                project''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``gas
                pipeline'' and inserting ``natural gas transportation
                project''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``pipeline system''
        and inserting ``transportation project''.

SEC. 8. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING ALASKAN OWNERSHIP.

    Section 115(1) (15 U.S.C. 720m(1)) is amended by striking
``pipeline'' and inserting ``transportation project''.

SEC. 9. LOAN GUARANTEES.

    Section 116(a)(1) (15 U.S.C. 720n(a)(1)) is amended by inserting
``that includes a pipeline to the border between Alaska and Canada
approved pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C.
717f(c))'' after ``qualified infrastructure project''.

SEC. 10. EXPEDITED APPROVAL OF EXPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS TO UNITED
              STATES ALLIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C.
717b(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(c) For purposes'' and inserting the
        following:
    ``(c) Expedited Application and Approval Process.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes.'';
            (2) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking
        ``nation with which there is in effect a free trade agreement
        requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas'' and
        inserting ``foreign country described in paragraph (2)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Foreign country described.--A foreign country
        described in this paragraph is--
                    ``(A) a country with which the United States has in
                effect a free trade agreement requiring national
                treatment for trade in natural gas;
                    ``(B) a member country of the North Atlantic Treaty
                Organization;
                    ``(C) subject to paragraph (3), Japan; and
                    ``(D) any other foreign country if the Secretary of
                State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense,
                determines that exportation of natural gas to that
                foreign country would promote the national security
                interests of the United States.
            ``(3) Exportation of natural gas to japan.--The exportation
        of natural gas to Japan shall be deemed to be consistent with
        the public interest pursuant to paragraph (1), and applications
        for such exportation shall be granted without modification or
        delay under that paragraph, during only such period as the
        Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security, signed at Washington
        January 19, 1960, and entered into force June 23, 1960 (11 UST
        1632; TIAS 4509), between the United States and Japan, remains
        in effect.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to applications for the authorization to export natural gas under
section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) that are pending on,
or filed on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.

Output: Freedom Through Energy Export Act - Amends the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act of 2004 to redefine the Alaska natural gas transportation project to include any liquified natural gas terminal and facilities necessary or required for the export of Alaska natural gas (including related facilities subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [FERC]). Authorizes FERC to consider and act on an application for authorization for a liquefied natural gas terminal and related facilities determined necessary for the export of Alaska natural gas other than the Alaska natural gas transportation system. Directs FERC to issue an authorization for the siting, construction, and operation of an Alaska natural gas transportation project if the applicant has satisfied certain Natural Gas Act requirements for a liquefied natural gas terminal and related facilities necessary or required for the export of Alaska natural gas. Directs FERC, within 60 days after the issuance of a final environmental impact statement under the the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, to approve or deny, under the expedited approval process, an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for projects designated under the Natural Gas Act and this Act.  Confers responsibility upon the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects for: (1) coordinating the expeditious discharge of all activities by federal agencies regarding a pipeline project carrying natural gas from the Alaska North Slope to market south of 68 degrees north latitude, and (2) ensuring that federal agencies are fully informed in carrying out an Alaska natural gas transportation project, including about any commercial, technological, or regulatory issues that could affect such project. Declares that neither this Act nor the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976 precludes construction of either a gas liquefaction terminal or other facilities determined necessary or required for the transportation and export of natural gas from the Alaska North Slope. Directs the Secretary of Labor to make grants to the Alaska Workforce Investment Board: (1) to train adult and dislocated workers in Alaska to construct and operate a natural gas transportation project (currently, a gas pipeline system), and (2) for construction of a training facility to support such a project. Expresses the sense of Congress that Alaska Native Regional Corporations, companies owned and operated by Alaskans and individual Alaskans should have the opportunity to own shares of the Alaska natural gas transportation project (currently, gas pipeline system). Authorizes federal loan guarantees for a liquefied natural gas pipeline approved to the border between Alaska and Canada. Amends the Natural Gas Act to deem consistent with the public interest an expedited application and approval process without modification or delay for the exportation of natural gas to a foreign country that is: (1) a nation with which there is in effect a free trade agreement requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas (as under existing law); (2) a member country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); (3) Japan, as long as the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan remains in effect; and (4) any other foreign country if the Secretary of State determines that such exportation promotes U.S. national security interests.


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SECTION 1. PERMANENT INCREASE IN DEPOSIT INSURANCE.

    (a) Amendments to Federal Deposit Insurance Act.--Section 11(a)(1)
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ``$100,000'' and
        inserting ``$250,000'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)(F)(i), by striking ``2010'' and
        inserting ``2015'';
            (3) in subclause (I) of paragraph (1)(F)(i), by striking
        ``$100,000'' and inserting ``$250,000'';
            (4) in subclause (II) of paragraph (1)(F)(i), by striking
        ``the calendar year preceding the date this subparagraph takes
        effect under the Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005''
        and inserting ``calendar year 2008''; and
            (5) in paragraph (3)(A)(iii), by striking ``, except that
        $250,000 shall be substituted for $100,000 wherever such term
        appears in such paragraph''.
    (b) Repeal of EESA Provision.--Section 136 of the Emergency
Economic Stabilization Act (Public Law 110-343; 122 Stat. 3765) is
hereby repealed.
    (c) Amendment to Federal Credit Union Act.--Section 207(k) of the
Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1787(k)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking the opening quotation mark before
                ``$250,000'';
                    (B) by striking ``, except that $250,000 shall be
                substituted for $100,000 wherever such term appears in
                such section''; and
                    (C) by striking the closing quotation mark after
                the closing parenthesis; and
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``$100,000'' and
        inserting ``$250,000''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF RESTORATION PLAN PERIOD.

    Section 7(b)(3)(E)(ii) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12
U.S.C. 1817(b)(3)(E)(ii)) is amended by striking ``5-year period'' and
inserting ``8-year period''.

SEC. 3. FDIC BORROWING AUTHORITY.

    Section 14(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
1824(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$30,000,000,000'' and inserting
        ``$100,000,000,000''; and
            (2) by inserting prior to the last sentence, the following
        new sentence: ``The Corporation may request in writing to
        borrow, and the Secretary may authorize and approve the
        borrowing of, additional amounts above $100,000,000,000 to the
        extent that the Board of Directors and the Secretary determine
        such borrowing to be necessary.''.

SEC. 4. FDIC SYSTEMIC RISK SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.

    Section 13(c)(4)(G)(ii) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12
U.S.C. 1823(c)(4)(G)(ii)) is amended to read as follows:
                            ``(ii) Repayment of loss.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The Corporation
                                shall recover the loss to the Deposit
                                Insurance Fund arising from any action
                                taken or assistance provided with
                                respect to an insured depository
                                institution under clause (i) from 1 or
                                more special assessments on insured
                                depository institutions, depository
                                institution holding companies (with the
                                concurrence of the Secretary of the
                                Treasury with respect to holding
                                companies), or both, as the Corporation
                                determines to be appropriate.
                                    ``(II) Treatment of depository
                                institution holding companies.--For
                                purposes of this clause, sections
                                7(c)(2) and 18(h) shall apply to
                                depository institution holding
                                companies as if they were insured
                                depository institutions.
                                    ``(III) Regulations.--The
                                Corporation shall prescribe such
                                regulations as it deems necessary to
                                implement this clause. In prescribing
                                such regulations, defining terms, and
                                setting the appropriate assessment rate
                                or rates, the Corporation shall
                                consider: the types of entities that
                                benefit from any action taken or
                                assistance provided under this
                                subparagraph; economic conditions; the
                                effects on the industry; and such other
                                factors as the Corporation deems
                                appropriate.''.

SEC. 5. CHANGES TO HOPE FOR HOMEOWNERS PROGRAM.

    Section 257 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-23) is
amended--
            (1) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (B);
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``90 percent''
                and inserting ``93 percent'';
                    (C) by striking paragraph (7); and
                    (D) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), (10), and
                (11) as paragraphs (7), (8), (9), and (10),
                respectively;
            (2) in subsection (h)(2), by striking ``, or in any case in
        which a mortgagor fails to make the first payment on a
        refinanced eligible mortgage'';
            (3) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following
        new subsection:
    ``(i) Annual Premiums.--
            ``(1) In general.--For each refinanced eligible mortgage
        insured under this section, the Secretary shall establish and
        collect an annual premium in an amount equal to not less than
        0.55 percent of the amount of the remaining insured principal
        balance of the mortgage and not more than 0.75 percent of such
        remaining insured principal balance, as determined according to
        a schedule established by the Board that assigns such annual
        premiums based upon the credit risk of the mortgage.
            ``(2) Reduction or termination during mortgage term.--
        Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary may provide that
        the annual premiums charged for refinanced eligible mortgages
        insured under this section are reduced over the term of the
        mortgage or that the collection of such premiums is
        discontinued at some time during the term of the mortgage, in a
        manner that is consistent with policies for such reduction or
        discontinuation of annual premiums charged for mortgages in
        accordance with section 203(c).'';
            (4) in subsection (k)--
                    (A) by striking the subsection heading and
                inserting ``Exit Fee'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding
                subparagraph (A), by striking ``such sale or
                refinancing'' and inserting ``the mortgage being
                insured under this section''; and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (2);
            (5) in subsection (s)(3)(A)(ii), by striking ``subsection
        (e)(1)(B) and such other'' and inserting ``such'';
            (6) in subsection (v), by inserting after the period at the
        end the following: ``The Board shall conform documents, forms,
        and procedures for mortgages insured under this section to
        those in place for mortgages insured under section 203(b) to
        the maximum extent possible consistent with the requirements of
        this section.'';
            (7) in subsection (w)(1)(C), by striking ``(e)(4)(A)'' and
        inserting ``(e)(3)(A)''; and
            (8) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(x) Payment to Existing Loan Servicer.--The Board may establish a
payment to the servicer of the existing senior mortgage for every loan
insured under the HOPE for Homeowners Program.''.

SEC. 6. SERVICER SAFE HARBOR.

    (a) Safe Harbor.--
            (1) Loan modifications and workout plans.--Notwithstanding
        any other provision of law, and notwithstanding any investment
        contract between a servicer and a securitization vehicle or
        investor, a servicer that acts consistent with the duty set
        forth in section 129A(a) of Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C.
        1639a) shall not be liable for entering into a loan
        modification or workout plan with respect to any such mortgage
        that meets all of the criteria set forth in paragraph (2)(B)
        to--
                    (A) any person, based on that person's ownership of
                a residential mortgage loan or any interest in a pool
                of residential mortgage loans or in securities that
                distribute payments out of the principal, interest and
                other payments in loans on the pool;
                    (B) any person who is obligated to make payments
                determined in reference to any loan or any interest
                referred to in subparagraph (A); or
                    (C) any person that insures any loan or any
                interest referred to in subparagraph (A) under any law
                or regulation of the United States or any law or
                regulation of any State or political subdivision of any
                State.
            (2) Ability to modify mortgages.--
                    (A) Ability.--Notwithstanding any other provision
                of law, and notwithstanding any investment contract
                between a servicer and a securitization vehicle or
                investor, a servicer--
                            (i) shall not be limited in the ability to
                        modify mortgages, the number of mortgages that
                        can be modified, the frequency of loan
                        modifications, or the range of permissible
                        modifications; and
                            (ii) shall not be obligated to repurchase
                        loans from or otherwise make payments to the
                        securitization vehicle on account of a
                        modification, workout, or other loss mitigation
                        plan for a residential mortgage or a class of
                        residential mortgages that constitute a part or
                        all of the mortgages in the securitization
                        vehicle,
                if any mortgage so modified meets all of the criteria
                set forth in subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Criteria.--The criteria under this subparagraph
                with respect to a mortgage are as follows:
                            (i) Default on the payment of such mortgage
                        has occurred or is reasonably foreseeable.
                            (ii) The property securing such mortgage is
                        occupied by the mortgagor of such mortgage.
                            (iii) The servicer reasonably and in good
                        faith believes that the anticipated recovery on
                        the principal outstanding obligation of the
                        mortgage under the particular modification or
                        workout plan or other loss mitigation action
                        will exceed, on a net present value basis, the
                        anticipated recovery on the principal
                        outstanding obligation of the mortgage to be
                        realized through foreclosure.
            (3) Applicability.--This subsection shall apply only with
        respect to modifications, workouts, and other loss mitigation
        plans initiated before January 1, 2012.
    (b) Reporting.--Each servicer that engages in loan modifications or
workout plans subject to the safe harbor in subsection (a) shall report
to the Secretary on a regular basis regarding the extent, scope and
results of the servicer's modification activities. The Secretary shall
prescribe regulations specifying the form, content, and timing of such
reports.
    (c) Definition of Securitization Vehicles.--For purposes of this
section, the term ``securitization vehicle'' means a trust,
corporation, partnership, limited liability entity, special purpose
entity, or other structure that--
            (1) is the issuer, or is created by the issuer, of mortgage
        pass-through certificates, participation certificates,
        mortgage-backed securities, or other similar securities backed
        by a pool of assets that includes residential mortgage loans;
        and
            (2) holds such mortgages.

SEC. 7. AVAILABILITY OF TARP FUNDS TO SMALLER COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS.

    (a) Prompt Action.--The Secretary shall promptly take all necessary
actions to provide assistance under title I of the Emergency Economic
Stabilization Act of 2008 to smaller community financial institutions,
including such institutions that are privately held.
    (b) Comparable Terms.--An institution that receives assistance
after the date of the enactment of the this Act, shall do so on terms
comparable to the terms applicable to institutions that received
assistance prior to the date of the enactment of this Act if the
institution--
            (1) has submitted an application on which no action has
        been taken, such as institutions that are C corporations
        (including privately held institutions) and community
        development financial institutions; or
            (2) is of a type for which the Secretary has not yet
        established an application deadline or for which any such
        deadline has not yet occurred as of the date of the enactment
        of this Act, such as institutions that are non-stock
        corporations, S-corporations, mutually owned insured depository
        institutions (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit
        Insurance Act).
    (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms ``S
Corporation'' and ``C Corporation'' shall have the same meaning given
to those terms in section 1361(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Output:
Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to make permanent the increase in the standard maximum deposit insurance amount from $100,000 to $250,000.

Extends from five years to eight years after implementation of a Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) restoration plan the deadline by which the DIF reserve ratio must meet or exceed the required minimum of 1.15% of estimated insured deposits.

Increases the borrowing authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) from a maximum $30 billion to $100 billion.

Extends to depository institution holding companies liability for special assessments to recover loss to the DIF arising from certain actions taken or assistance provided to avoid serious adverse effects on economic conditions or financial stability.

Amends the National Housing Act to revise certain requirements for the HOPE for Homeowners Program.

Repeals the requirement that the current borrower have, or is likely to have, a mortgage debt-to-income ratio greater than 31% (or any higher amount the Federal Home Loan Bank Board determines appropriate).

Increases from 90% to 93% of a property's appraised value the cap on the principal obligation amount of a refinanced eligible insured mortgage.

Repeals the prohibitions on: (1) second liens; and (2) payment of insurance benefits to a mortgagee in any case in which a mortgagor fails to make the first payment on a refinanced eligible mortgage.

Reduces the annual premium for a refinanced eligible insured mortgage, and allows its further reduction or termination during the mortgage term.

Repeals the entitlement of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the mortgagor of an eligible insured mortgage, upon any sale or disposition of the subject property, to 50% of any appreciation in the property's appraised value since the date that the mortgage was insured.

Authorizes the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to establish a payment to the servicer of the existing senior mortgage for every loan insured under the HOPE for Homeowners Program.

Prescribes requirements (safe harbor) that will render a mortgage servicer not liable for entering into a loan modification or workout plan with respect to any mortgage on which: (1) default has occurred or is reasonably foreseeable; (2) the property securing it is occupied by the mortgagor; and (3) the servicer reasonably and in good faith believes that the anticipated recovery on the mortgage's principal outstanding obligation under a particular mortgage modification, workout plan, or other loss mitigation action will exceed, on a net present value basis, the anticipated recovery on the principal outstanding obligation to be realized through foreclosure.

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to take prompt action to provide EESA Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) assistance to smaller community financial institutions, including privately held institutions.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Republic of Georgia Democracy Act of
2012''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) A democratic and stable Republic of Georgia is in the
        political, security, and economic interests of the United
        States.
            (2) Georgia plays a key role in the security of the Black
        Sea and South Caucasus region, which is important for Euro-
        Atlantic security, transportation, and energy diversification
        to and from the Caspian Sea.
            (3) Georgia has been a reliable partner and ally in
        enhancing global peace and stability with its significant
        contribution to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
            (4) The United States-Georgia Charter on Strategic
        Partnership, signed in January 2009, outlines the importance of
        the bilateral relationship as well as the intent of both
        countries to expand democracy and economic programs, enhance
        defense and security cooperation, further trade and energy
        cooperation, and build people-to-people cultural exchanges.
            (5) Georgia's democratic nature is one of its core
        strengths and the basis for the deep friendship between Georgia
        and the United States. As such, continued democratic reform,
        the strength of Georgia's democratic institutions, and regular
        free, fair, and competitive elections are key priorities for a
        strong continuing relationship between the United States and
        Georgia.
            (6) Democracy in Georgia is facing serious challenges and
        political freedom and fair competition between political
        parties is under assault. For example, the government has
        increased detaining members of the political opposition and
        civil society nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), limited
        freedom of the press, undermined the right of workers to
        organize and bargain collectively, and stopped opposition
        groups from holding demonstrations--often by violent means.
            (7) According to the Department of State's 2010 Human
        Rights Report on Georgia, when President Mikheil Saakashvili
        was re-elected to the Presidency in 2008, ``the OSCE identified
        significant problems, including widespread allegations of
        intimidation and pressure, flawed vote-counting and tabulation
        processes, and shortcomings in the complaints and appeals
        process. These and other problems continued into the
        parliamentary elections in May 2008, which international
        observers concluded were uneven and incomplete in their
        adherence to international standards.''.
            (8) On February 13, 2012, United Nations Special Rapporteur
        on the Right to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association
        Maina Kiai concluded at the end of his visit to Georgia that
        the previous positive trajectory of the country was being
        replaced with a ``widespread climate of fear, intimidation and
        arbitrary restrictions of fundamental freedoms.'' He identified
        multiple problems, including with the way in which the
        government undermined political parties and NGOs, such as
        prosecuting and detaining political activists with little to no
        evidence. Furthermore, he noted, ``there have been long
        standing concerns--by regional bodies and the UN--about the
        inability to distinguish between the ruling party and the
        state, which is especially relevant in light of the upcoming
        parliamentary and presidential elections.''.
            (9) Georgia will hold parliamentary elections in October
        2012. In the run-up to the election, Georgian President Mikheil
        Saakashvili and the Georgian Parliament enacted constitutional
        changes that reduce the power of the president and increase the
        power of the prime minister.
            (10) Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's presidential
        term ends in 2013 and it has been reported that he plans to
        assume the role of Prime Minister if his political party,
        United National Movement (UNM), wins the majority of the seats
        in the Parliament, which it currently has.
            (11) Bidzina Ivanishvili, a Georgian businessman who has
        never served in the Georgian Government, launched a new
        political party called Georgian Dream, on October 5, 2011, in
        an effort to unify the Georgian opposition parties and
        challenge Saakashvili's increasingly dictatorial control over
        Georgia's government.
            (12) In response to the creation of Georgian Dream, Mikheil
        Saakashvili's regime stripped Bidzina Ivanishvili of his
        citizenship despite the fact that Mikheil Saakashvili granted
        Ivanishvili's citizenship in the first place, Ivanishvili was
        born in Georgia, and there is no legal basis for his
        citizenship to be revoked.
            (13) Since the launch of Georgian Dream, the Saakashvili
        regime has launched a concerted, aggressive campaign to
        undermine Georgian Dream's ability to compete against
        Saakashvili's party in the Parliamentary elections. For
        example, the Georgian Government has fired those employees,
        especially teachers, who support Ivanishvili or other
        opposition parties.
            (14) The Georgian Government has increased harassment and
        detention of the supporters of Ivanishvili, Georgian Dream and
        other opposition parties, often through violent means, without
        due process. Hundreds of opposition supporters have been
        detained in March 2012 as part of a concerted effort to
        intimidate voters and opposition campaigners.
            (15) On February 27, 2011, Solomon Kimeridze, an
        Ivanishvili supporter, died under suspicious circumstances
        while in police custody.
            (16) On May 26, 2011, Georgian security officials killed
        two protesters while using violent means to break-up a peaceful
        protest. An investigation into this incident has been requested
        by United States Ambassador Robert Bass, the United Nations
        High Commissioner for Human Rights, the European Commission,
        Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty International.
            (17) On December 28, 2011, the Georgian Parliament passed
        new election laws that will limit opposition parties' access to
        funds. The OSCE and the U.S. State Department criticized this
        law for both its substance and the abnormal way in which it was
        enacted by the Saakashvili-controlled parliament. Furthermore,
        the Chamber of Control, the state audit agency that is
        controlled by Saakashvili, created a new division specifically
        focused on investigating Georgian Dream and Bidzina Ivanishvili
        and blocking Ivanishvili's financial support for opposition
        candidates and party building.
            (18) United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to
        Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association Maina Kiai
        concluded that these changes to the election law ``appear to
        affect the rights to association and to peaceful assembly . . .
        these amendments, which at times use ambiguous language, are
        fuelling an overall climate of distrust, and appear to largely
        violate international human rights law.''.
            (19) The Saakashvili regime has warped the Georgian banking
        sector, previously a model of post-Soviet success and
        transparency, in an effort to destroy Bank Cartu, a bank owned
        by Bidzina Ivanishvili. Based on a law passed at the end of
        October 2011 after Ivanishvili announced the creation of
        Georgian Dream, the Georgian Government seized over millions of
        dollars in bank assets. The American Chamber of Commerce
        criticized this new law, predicted that it would undermine a
        model banking system that has been built with the support of
        the United States Government, IMF, and World Bank. The Georgian
        Government has only applied this new law, which gives the
        Government the right to seize loan collateral before the banks
        that issued the loan, to Bank Cartu and no other banks. As a
        result, the Saakashvili regime continues to seize Bank Cartu
        assets in an effort to force the bank out of business and
        remove a source of Ivanishvili's financial support.
            (20) United States national security interests are best
        served by a democratic Georgia no matter what individuals and
        which parties are in control of the country. An undemocratic
        Georgia will breed instability in a volatile region and
        increase the likelihood of violent conflict. As such, it is
        incumbent on the United States Government to clearly
        communicate to President Saakashvili that if he continues down
        his current path and does not allow free, fair, and competitive
        elections, the special relationship between the United States
        and Georgia will be at risk and Georgia will face the loss of
        both United States political support and financial assistance.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA.

    (a) Limitation.--No funds available to any United States department
or agency for fiscal year 2013 may be used to provide assistance to the
Republic of Georgia until the Secretary of State certifies and reports
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the parliamentary
elections held in October 2012 or such other date if rescheduled were
carried out in a free, fair, and competitive manner consistent with
international standards.
    (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report required under subsection
(a) shall include information on--
            (1) the presence and findings of election observers;
            (2) the ability of opposition parties to campaign
        effectively; and
            (3) whether Bidzina Ivanishvili and the Georgian Dream
        Party participated in the election, and, if not, the reason for
        their absence.

Output:
Republic of Georgia Democracy Act of 2012 - Prohibits FY2013 funds for any U.S. department or agency from being used to provide assistance to the Republic of Georgia until the Secretary of State reports to Congress that the parliamentary elections (held in October 2012 or such other date if rescheduled) were carried out in a free and competitive manner consistent with international standards.

Requires such report to include information on: (1) the presence and findings of election observers; (2) the ability of opposition parties to campaign effectively; and (3) whether Bidzina Ivanishvili and the Georgian Dream Party participated in the election, and, if not, the reason for their absence.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``College Student Success Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDENT SUCCESS GRANTS.

    Part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1057 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

                  ``Subpart 9--Student Success Grants

``SEC. 420K. STUDENT SUCCESS GRANTS.

    ``(a) Authorization of Pilot Program.--The Secretary is authorized
to award grants on a competitive basis, subject to the availability of
appropriations, to eligible institutions for the purposes of helping
low-income students succeed in persisting in and completing
postsecondary education and training programs.
    ``(b) Definitions.--
            ``(1) Eligible institution.--In this section, the term
        `eligible institution' means an institution of higher education
        (as defined in section 101(a)) in which, during the three-year
        period preceding the year in which the institution is applying
        for a grant under this section, an average of not less than 50
        percent of the institution's entering first-year students are
        enrolled in developmental courses to bring reading, writing, or
        mathematics skills up to college-level.
            ``(2) Eligible student.--In this section, the term
        `eligible student' means a student who--
                    ``(A) is eligible to receive assistance under
                section 401;
                    ``(B) is a first-year student at the time of
                entering the pilot; and
                    ``(C) is selected by an eligible institution to
                participate in the pilot.
    ``(c) Application.--An eligible institution seeking a grant under
this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time,
in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
require.
    ``(d) Grant Amounts.--
            ``(1) Institutional grants.--For a given year, each
        institution selected to participate in this pilot program shall
        receive an amount equal to the amount of a Student Success
        Grant multiplied by the number of students the institution
        selects to participate in the pilot program in such year. An
        institution shall not select more than 200 students to
        participate in the pilot program under this section during any
        academic year.
            ``(2) Grants to students.--The amount of a Student Success
        Grant provided to an eligible institution on behalf of an
        eligible student under this section shall be $1,500 per student
        for each award year.
    ``(e) Priority for Replication of Evidence-Based Policies and
Practices.--The Secretary shall give priority to applications submitted
by eligible institutions that propose to replicate policies and
practices that have proven effective in increasing persistence and
completion by low-income students or students in need of developmental
education.
    ``(f) Peer Review.--The Secretary shall convene a peer review
process to review applications for grants under this section and to
make recommendations to the Secretary regarding the selection of
grantees. Members of the peer review committee shall be a mix of
researchers and practitioners who are recognized experts on services
and policies to increase low income student success in postsecondary
education and training. No member of the committee shall be in a
position to benefit financially from the grants to eligible
institutions under subsection (d)(1).
    ``(g) Mandatory Uses.--An eligible institution that receives a
grant under this section shall use the grant funds to assign a Student
Success Coach to every first-year student participating in the pilot to
provide intensive career and academic advising, ongoing personal help
in navigating college services such as financial aid and registration,
and assistance in connecting to community resources that can help
students overcome family and personal challenges to success. Student
Success Coaches--
            ``(1) shall work with not more than 50 new students during
        any academic period;
            ``(2) may be employees of academic departments, student
        services offices, community-based organizations, or other
        entities as deemed appropriate by the institution; and
            ``(3) shall meet with each eligible student selected for
        the pilot before registration for courses.
    ``(h) Permissible Uses.--An eligible institution that receives a
grant under this section may use the grant funds to provide services
and program innovations for students participating in the pilot,
including the following:
            ``(1) College and career success courses, with tuition and
        fees for the course covered by the Student Success Grant. These
        courses should cover college success topics, such as how to
        take notes, how to study, how to take tests, and how to budget
        time, and should also include a substantial career exploration
        component. Institutions are encouraged to use such courses to
        help students develop a College and Career Success Plan so that
        by the end of the first semester the students have a clear
        sense of their career goals and what classes to take to achieve
        such goals.
            ``(2) Work-study jobs with private employers in the
        students' fields of study.
            ``(3) Learning communities that ensure that students
        participating in the pilot are clustered together for at least
        two courses beginning in the first semester after enrolling and
        have other opportunities to create and maintain bonds that
        allow them to provide academic and social support to each
        other.
            ``(4) Curricular redesign, which may include such
        innovations as `blended' or accelerated remediation classes
        that help Student Success Grant recipients to attain college-
        level reading, writing, math skills (or a combination thereof)
        more rapidly than traditional remediation formats allow, and
        intensive skills refresher classes, offered prior to each
        semester, to help students who have tested into remedial
        coursework to reach entry level assessment scores for the
        postsecondary programs they wish to enter.
            ``(5) Instructional support, such as learning labs,
        supplemental instruction, and tutoring.
            ``(6) Assistance with support services, such as child care
        and transportation.
    ``(i) Grant Period; Additional Technical Assistance.--
            ``(1) Grant period.--Grants made under this section shall
        be for a period of not less than 60 months.
            ``(2) Additional technical assistance.--After 36 months,
        the Secretary shall review the performance of the Student
        Success Grant pilot students at each institution, and if no
        significant improvements have been made by Student Success
        Grant pilot students in persistence and completion at an
        institution, then the Secretary shall provide additional
        technical assistance to help the institution improve outcomes.
    ``(j) Required Non-Federal Share.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each institution participating in the
        pilot program under this section shall provide a non-Federal
        match of 25 percent of the grant. The non-Federal share under
        this section may be provided in cash or in kind.
            ``(2) Effect on need analysis.--For the purpose of
        calculating a student's need in accordance with part F of this
        title, services or benefits under this section shall not be
        considered an asset or income.
    ``(k) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall enter into
contracts with private entities to provide such technical assistance to
grantees under this section as the Secretary determines appropriate.
    ``(l) Evaluation.--
            ``(1) Outcome evaluations.--The Secretary shall conduct an
        evaluation of program outcomes under the pilot program, and
        shall disseminate to the public the findings from the
        evaluation and information on best practices. The Secretary is
        encouraged to partner with other providers of funds, such as
        private foundations, to allow for use of an experimental or
        quasi-experimental evaluation in at least one of the pilot
        sites.
            ``(2) Institutional participation.--As a condition of
        receiving grants under this section, participating institutions
        shall work with the evaluator to track persistence and
        completion outcomes for students in the pilot program,
        specifically the proportion of these students who take and
        complete developmental education courses, the proportion who
        take and complete college-level coursework, and the proportion
        who complete certificates and degrees. This data shall be
        broken down by race, ethnicity, and age and the evaluator shall
        assist institutions in analyzing this data to compare Student
        Success Grant pilot participants to comparable nonparticipants,
        using statistical techniques to control for differences in the
        groups.
            ``(3) Annual reports.--Participating institutions shall
        report on the data specified in paragraph (2) annually and the
        Secretary shall make this data publicly available.
    ``(m) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $35,000,000 for the period
beginning with fiscal year 2008 and ending with fiscal year 2012, of
which not more than $5,000,000 may be used to carry out subsections (k)
and (l).''.

Output:
College Student Success Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to establish a pilot program awarding competitive, matching, Student Success grants to institutions of higher education in which, during the preceding three-year period, an average of at least 50% of entering first-year students were enrolled in developmental courses to bring their reading, writing, or mathematics skills up to college-level.

Requires the grants to be used to help Pell grant eligible students persevere in postsecondary education, beginning from their first year of study. Requires such help to include the assignment of a Student Success Coach to every student participant to provide intensive career and academic advising, ongoing personal help in navigating college services, and assistance in connecting to community resources that can help students overcome family and personal challenges to success.

Gives grant priority to schools proposing to replicate policies and practices that have proven effective in increasing persistence and completion by low-income students or students in need of developmental education.

Provides that the size of each grant shall be based on the number of a grantee's student participants; but limits each school to no more than 200 participants each academic year.

Directs the Secretary to provide technical assistance to grantees who, after three years, are not significantly improving their student participants' perseverance in their studies.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Accounting for Methane in Production
through Loophole Elimination with Oil and Gas Royalties'' or the
``AMPLE Oil and Gas Royalties Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Some of the mineral resources owned by the Federal
        Government on behalf of United States taxpayers are being
        developed inefficiently, costing taxpayers millions of dollars
        in lost royalties, especially with respect to vented, flared,
        and leaked natural gas. The Government Accountability Office
        estimates that approximately 40 percent of natural gas could be
        economically captured from Federal onshore leases, which would
        increase Federal royalty payments by approximately $23,000,000
        and reduce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to up to 16.5
        million metric tons of carbon dioxide, which is equivalent to
        annual emissions from 3.1 million cars.
            (2) Significant emissions of natural gas are associated
        with oil and gas production and transportation, including oil
        and gas produced on Federal lands. According to a University of
        Maryland study, these emissions can negatively impact air
        quality hundreds of miles away.
            (3) Methane has a much greater impact on climate change
        than carbon dioxide, and the methane emissions from oil and gas
        production can greatly diminish the benefit of using natural
        gas to help reduce the carbon intensity of the United States
        fuel mix.
            (4) Available control technologies exist to economically
        capture a considerable amount of natural gas and resulting in
        taxpayers being delivered the royalties they deserve.
            (5) Requiring royalty payments on natural gas that is
        currently flared, vented, unavoidably lost, and used for
        beneficial purposes will lead to more efficient use of Federal
        resources, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and increase
        royalty payments to the Federal Government.

SEC. 3. VOLUME ALLOCATION OF OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION.

    (a) In General.--Section 111(k) of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1721(k)) is amended to read as
follows:
    ``(k) Volume Allocation of Oil and Gas Production.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided by this
        subsection--
                    ``(A) a lessee or its designee of a lease in a unit
                or communitization agreement that contains only Federal
                leases with the same royalty rate and funds
                distribution shall report and pay royalties on oil and
                gas production for each production month based on the
                actual volume of oil and gas withdrawn from the
                reservoir by or on behalf of that lessee, including all
                oil and gas not sold by or on behalf of that lessee;
                    ``(B) a lessee or its designee of a lease in any
                other unit or communitization agreement shall report
                and pay royalties on oil and gas production for each
                production month based on the volume of oil and gas
                produced from such agreement and allocated to the lease
                in accordance with the terms of the agreement; and
                    ``(C) a lessee or its designee of a lease that is
                not contained in a unit or communitization agreement
                shall report and pay royalties on oil and gas
                production for each production month based on the
                actual volume of oil and gas withdrawn from the
                reservoir by or on behalf of that lessee, including all
                oil and gas not sold by or on behalf of that lessee.
            ``(2) Definition.--In this subsection the term `oil and gas
        withdrawn from the reservoir' means any oil and gas that is
        produced, sold, vented, flared, used for beneficial purposes,
        leaked, or otherwise emitted during production.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--The Mineral Leasing Act is amended--
            (1) in section 17(b)(1)(A) (30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(A)), by
        striking ``the production removed or sold from the lease'' and
        inserting ``oil and gas withdrawn from the reservoir in
        accordance with section 111(k) of the Federal Oil and Gas
        Royalty Management Act of 1982'';
            (2) in section 17(c)(1) (30 U.S.C. 226(c)(1)), by striking
        ``the production removed or sold from the lease'' and inserting
        ``oil and gas withdrawn from the reservoir in accordance with
        section 111(k) of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management
        Act of 1982'';
            (3) in section 31(e)(3) (30 U.S.C. 188(e)(3))--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``production
                per well per day'' and inserting ``oil and gas
                withdrawn from the reservoir per well per day in
                accordance with section 111(k) of the Federal Oil and
                Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``all
                production removed or sold from such lease'' and
                inserting ``all oil and gas withdrawn from the
                reservoir in accordance with section 111(k) of the
                Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982'';
                and
            (4) in section 31(f)(4) (30 U.S.C. 188(f)(4)), by striking
        ``production removed or sold from the oil placer mining claim''
        and inserting ``oil and gas withdrawn from the reservoir in
        accordance with section 111(k) of the Federal Oil and Gas
        Royalty Management Act of 1982''.
    (c) Application.--This section, including the amendments made by
this section, shall not apply with respect to any lease issued before
the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: Accounting for Methane in Production through Loophole Elimination with Oil and Gas Royalties or the AMPLE Oil and Gas Royalties Act This bill amends the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 to require, with respect to federal oil and gas leases, a lessee or its designee of a lease in a unit or communitization agreement that contains only federal leases with the same royalty rate and funds distribution, or a lessee or its designee of a lease that is not contained in a unit or communitization agreement, to report and pay royalties on oil and gas production each month based on the actual volume of oil and gas withdrawn from the reservoir by or on behalf of that lessee, including all oil and gas not sold by or on behalf of that lessee. (Currently, such lessees pay royalties on oil and gas production based on only the actual volume of production sold by or on behalf of that lessee.) "Oil and gas withdrawn from the reservoir" is defined as any oil and gas that is produced, sold, vented, flared, used for beneficial purposes, leaked, or otherwise emitted during production.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of
2010''.

SEC. 2. DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 791 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16131) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at
                the end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) a for-profit or nonprofit entity that has the
                capacity--
                            ``(i) to sell diesel vehicles or equipment
                        to, and arrange financing for, individuals or
                        entities that own or operate diesel fleets; or
                            ``(ii) to upgrade diesel vehicles or
                        equipment with verified or Environmental
                        Protection Agency-certified engines or
                        technologies; and
                    ``(D) any private individual or entity that--
                            ``(i) is the owner of record of a diesel
                        vehicle or fleet; and
                            ``(ii) acts--
                                    ``(I) pursuant to a contract,
                                license, or lease with--
                                            ``(aa) a Federal department
                                        or agency; or
                                            ``(bb) an entity described
                                        in subparagraph (A); and
                                    ``(II) in accordance with such
                                timely and appropriate requirements for
                                notice and approval as the
                                Administrator may establish for the use
                                of vehicles to be purchased or retrofit
                                using a grant, rebate, or loan under
                                this subtitle.'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``currently or
        previously,'' after ``that is not'';
            (3) by striking paragraph (9);
            (4) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9);
            (5) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated), in the matter
        preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``, advanced truckstop
        electrification system,''; and
            (6) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
            ``(8) State.--The term `State' includes--
                    ``(A) the District of Columbia; and
                    ``(B) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.''.
    (b) National Grant, Rebate, and Loan Programs.--Section 792 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16132) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``, rebate,''
        after ``grant'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                striking ``to provide grants and low-cost revolving
                loans, as determined by the Administrator, on a
                competitive basis, to eligible entities'' and inserting
                ``to provide grants, contracts, rebates, or low-cost
                revolving loans, as determined by the Administrator, on
                a competitive basis, to eligible entities described in
                subparagraph (A), (B), or (D) of section 791(3), or to
                enter into contracts with eligible entities described
                in subparagraph (C) of that section,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``tons of'';
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (2);
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
                (2); and
                    (C) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), in the matter
                        preceding clause (i), by striking ``90'' and
                        inserting ``95''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking
                        ``application under subsection (c)'' and
                        inserting ``verification application'';
            (4) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
                paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;
                    (B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
                following:
            ``(1) Expedited process.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall develop
                a simplified application process for all applicants
                under this section to expedite the provision of funds.
                    ``(B) Requirements.--In developing the expedited
                process under subparagraph (A), the Administrator--
                            ``(i) shall take into consideration the
                        special circumstances affecting small fleet
                        owners; and
                            ``(ii) to avoid duplicative procedures, may
                        require applicants to include in an application
                        under this section competitive bids for
                        equipment and installation.
            ``(2) Eligibility.--
                    ``(A) Grants.--To be eligible to receive a grant
                under this section, an eligible entity described in
                subparagraph (A), (B), or (D) of section 791(3) shall
                submit to the Administrator an application at such
                time, in such manner, and containing such information
                as the Administrator may require.
                    ``(B) Rebates.--To be eligible to receive a rebate
                under this section, an eligible entity described in
                subparagraph (A), (B), or (D) of section 791(3) shall
                submit to the Administrator an application in
                accordance with such guidance as the Administrator may
                establish.
                    ``(C) Low-cost loans.--To be eligible to receive a
                loan under this section, an eligible entity described
                in subparagraph (A), (B), or (D) of section 791(3)
                shall submit an application to--
                            ``(i) the Administrator; or
                            ``(ii) an eligible entity described in
                        section 791(3)(C) with which the Administrator
                        has entered into a contract for the purpose of
                        administering loans under this subtitle.''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by
                subparagraph (A))--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
                        (A)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``, rebate,''
                                after ``grant''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``highest'' after
                                ``shall give'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C)(iii)--
                                    (I) by striking ``a diesel fleets''
                                and inserting ``diesel fleets''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``construction
                                sites, schools,'' after ``terminals,'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (D), by adding
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (iv) in subparagraph (E), by striking the
                        semicolon at the end and inserting a period;
                        and
                            (v) by striking subparagraphs (F) and (G);
            (5) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding
                subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, rebate,'' after
                ``grant''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, rebate,'' after
                        ``grant''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``, State or local''; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Public Notification.--The Administrator shall publish on the
website of the Environmental Protection Agency a description of each
application for which a grant or loan is provided under this section by
not later than 60 days after the date of award of the grant or loan.''.
    (c) State Grant, Rebate, and Loan Programs.--Section 793 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16133) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``, rebate,''
        after ``grant'';
            (2) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, rebate,'' after
        ``grant'';
            (3) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``, rebate,'' after
        ``grant'';
            (4) subsection (c)(2)(B), in the matter preceding clause
        (i), by striking ``qualifies'' and inserting ``qualify''; and
            (5) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, rebate,''
                after ``grant'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, rebates,''
                after ``grants'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding
                subparagraph (A), by striking ``grant or loan provided
                under this section may be used'' and inserting ``grant,
                rebate, or loan provided under this section shall be
                used''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Priority.--In providing grants, rebates, and loans
        under this section, a State shall give priority to projects
        that meet the criteria described in section 792(c)(4).
            ``(5) Public notification.--Each State shall publish on the
        website of the State a description of each application for
        which a grant, rebate, or loan is provided under this section
        by not later than 60 days after the date of award of the grant,
        rebate, or loan.''.
    (d) Evaluation and Report.--Section 794(b) of the Energy Policy Act
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16134(b)) is amended in each of paragraphs (2)
through (5) by inserting ``, rebate,'' after ``grant'' each place it
appears.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 797 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16137) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 797. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this subtitle $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through
2016, to remain available until expended.
    ``(b) Management and Oversight.--The Administrator may use not more
than 1 percent of the amounts made available under subsection (a) for
each fiscal year for management and oversight purposes.''.

Output:
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and extend funding for FY2012-FY2016 a grant program for reducing diesel emissions. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) provide contracts and rebates to eligible entities to achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions; and (2) support rebate programs administered by states that are designed to achieve such reductions.

Includes among entities eligible to receive funding for reducing diesel emissions: (1) an entity that has the capacity to sell diesel vehicles or equipment to, and arrange financing for, individuals or entities that own or operate diesel fleets or to upgrade diesel vehicles or equipment with verified or EPA-certified engines or technologies; and (2) any private individual or entity that is the owner of record of a diesel vehicle or fleet and that acts pursuant to a contract, license, or lease with a federal, regional, state, local, or tribal agency or port authority with jurisdiction over transportation or air quality and in accordance with requirements for notice and approval as the Administrator of the EPA establish for the use of vehicles to be purchased or retrofitted using a grant, rebate, or loan under such Act.

Includes Puerto Rico within the meaning of "state" under such Act.

Revises provisions concerning the distribution and use of, and applications for, funds. Requires the Administrator to develop a simplified application process for applicants to expedite the provision of funds.

Requires the Administrator and each state to publish on its website a description of each application for which a grant or loan is provided.