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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Welfare and Medicaid Responsibility
Exchange Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. EXCHANGE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CERTAIN WELFARE
              PROGRAMS AND THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--In exchange for the Federal funds received by a
State under section 3 for fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000
such State shall provide cash and non-cash assistance to low income
individuals in accordance with subsection (b).
    (b) Requirement To Provide a Certain Level of Low Income
Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--The amount of cash and non-cash assistance
        provided to low income individuals by a State for any quarter
        during fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 shall not
        be less than the sum of--
                    (A) the amount determined under paragraph (2); and
                    (B) the amount determined under paragraph (3).
            (2) Maintenance of effort with respect to federal programs
        terminated.--
                    (A) Quarter beginning october 1, 1995.--The amount
                determined under this paragraph for the quarter
                beginning October 1, 1995, is an amount equal to the
                sum of--
                            (i) one-quarter of the base expenditures
                        determined under subparagraph (C) for the
                        State,
                            (ii) the product of the amount determined
                        under clause (i) and the estimated increase in
                        the consumer price index (for all urban
                        consumers, United States city average) for the
                        preceding quarter, and
                            (iii) the amount that the Federal
                        Government and the State would have expended in
                        the State in the quarter under the programs
                        terminated under section 4 solely by reason of
                        the increase in recipients which the Secretary
                        of Health and Human Services and the Secretary
                        of Agriculture estimate would have occurred if
                        such programs had not been terminated.
                    (B) Succeeding quarters.--The amount determined
                under this paragraph for any quarter beginning on or
                after January 1, 1996, is an amount equal to the sum
                of--
                            (i) the amount expended by the State under
                        subsection (a) in the preceding quarter,
                            (ii) the product of the amount determined
                        under clause (i) and the estimated increase in
                        the consumer price index (for all urban
                        consumers, United States city average) for the
                        preceding quarter, and
                            (iii) the amount that the Federal
                        Government and the State would have expended in
                        the State in the quarter under the programs
                        terminated under section 4 solely by reason of
                        the increase in recipients which the Secretary
                        of Health and Human Services and the Secretary
                        of Agriculture estimate would have occurred if
                        such programs had not been terminated.
                    (C) Determination of base amount.--The Secretary of
                Health and Human Services, in cooperation with the
                Secretary of Agriculture, shall calculate for each
                State an amount equal to the total Federal and State
                expenditures for administering and providing--
                            (i) aid to families with dependent children
                        under a State plan under title IV of the Social
                        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.),
                            (ii) benefits under the food stamp program
                        under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011
                        et seq.), including benefits provided under
                        section 19 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2028), and
                            (iii) benefits under the special
                        supplemental program for women, infants, and
                        children established under section 17 of the
                        Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786),
                for the State during the 12-month period beginning on
                July 1, 1994.
            (3) Maintenance of effort with respect to state programs.--
        The amount determined under this paragraph for a quarter is the
        amount of State expenditures for such quarter required to
        maintain State programs providing cash and non-cash assistance
        to low income individuals as such programs were in effect
        during the 12-month period beginning on July 1, 1994.

SEC. 3. PAYMENTS TO STATES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
make quarterly payments to each State during fiscal years 1996, 1997,
1998, 1999, and 2000 in an amount equal to one-quarter of the amount
determined under subsection (b) for the applicable fiscal year and such
amount shall be used for the purposes described in subsection (c).
    (b) Payment Equivalent to Federal Welfare Savings.--
            (1) In general.--The amount available to be paid to a State
        for a fiscal year shall be an amount equal to the amount
        calculated under paragraph (2) for the State.
            (2) Amounts available.--
                    (A) Fiscal year 1996.--In fiscal year 1996, the
                amount available under this subsection for a State is
                equal to the sum of--
                            (i) the base amount determined under
                        paragraph (3) for the State,
                            (ii) the product of the amount determined
                        under clause (i) and the increase in the
                        consumer price index (for all urban consumers,
                        United States city average) for the 12-month
                        period described in paragraph (3), and
                            (iii) the amount that the Federal
                        Government and the State would have expended in
                        the State in fiscal year 1996 under the
                        programs terminated under section 4 solely by
                        reason of the increase in recipients which the
                        Secretary of Health and Human Services and the
                        Secretary of Agriculture estimate would have
                        occurred if such programs had not been
                        terminated.
                    (B) Succeeding fiscal years.--In any succeeding
                fiscal year, the amount available under this subsection
                for a State is equal to the sum of--
                            (i) the amount determined under this
                        paragraph for the State in the previous fiscal
                        year,
                            (ii) the product of the amount determined
                        under clause (i) and the estimated increase in
                        the consumer price index (for all urban
                        consumers, United States city average) during
                        the previous fiscal year, and
                            (iii) the amount that the Federal
                        Government and the State would have expended in
                        the State in the fiscal year under the programs
                        terminated under section 4 solely by reason of
                        the increase in recipients which the Secretary
                        of Health and Human Services and the Secretary
                        of Agriculture estimate would have occurred if
                        such programs had not been terminated.
            (3) Determination of base amount.--The Secretary of Health
        and Human Services, in cooperation with the Secretary of
        Agriculture, shall calculate the amount that the Federal
        Government expended for administering and providing--
                    (A) aid to families with dependent children under a
                State plan under title IV of the Social Security Act
                (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.),
                    (B) benefits under the food stamp program under the
                Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.),
                including benefits provided under section 19 of such
                Act (7 U.S.C. 2028), and
                    (C) benefits under the special supplemental program
                for women, infants, and children established under
                section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
                U.S.C. 1786),
        in each State during the 12-month period beginning on July 1,
        1994.
    (c) Purposes for Which Amounts May Be Expended.--
            (1) Medicaid program.--
                    (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
                provision of law, during fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998,
                1999, and 2000 a State shall--
                            (i) except as provided in subparagraph (B),
                        provide medical assistance under title XIX of
                        the Social Security Act in accordance with the
                        terms of the State's plan in effect on January
                        1, 1994, and
                            (ii) use the funds it receives under this
                        section toward the State's financial
                        participation for expenditures made under the
                        plan.
                    (B) Changes in eligibility during fiscal years
                1998, 1999, and 2000.--During fiscal years 1998, 1999,
                and 2000, a State may change State plan requirements
                relating to eligibility for medical assistance under
                title XIX of the Social Security Act if the aggregate
                expenditures under such State plan for the fiscal year
                do not exceed the amount that would have been spent if
                a State plan described in subparagraph (A)(i) had been
                in effect during such fiscal year.
                    (C) Waiver of requirements.--The Secretary of
                Health and Human Services may grant a waiver of the
                requirements under subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B) if a
                State makes an adequate showing of need in a waiver
                application submitted in such manner as the Secretary
                determines appropriate.
            (2) Excess.--A State that receives funds under this section
        that are in excess of the State's financial participation for
        expenditures made under the State plan for medical assistance
        under title XIX of the Social Security Act shall use such
        excess funds to provide cash and non-cash assistance for low
        income families.
    (d) Denial of Payments for Failure To Maintain Effort.--No payment
shall be made under subsection (a) for a quarter if a State fails to
comply with the requirements of section 2(b) for the preceding quarter.
    (e) Entitlement.--This section constitutes budget authority in
advance of appropriations Acts, and represents the obligation of the
Federal Government to provide the payments described in subsection (a).

SEC. 4. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN FEDERAL WELFARE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Termination.--
            (1) AFDC.--Part A of title IV of the Social Security Act
        (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
        following new section:

                       ``termination of authority

    ``Sec. 418. The authority provided by this part shall terminate on
October 1, 1995.''.
            (2) JOBS.--Part F of title IV of the Social Security Act
        (42 U.S.C. 681 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
        following new section:

                       ``termination of authority

    ``Sec. 488. The authority provided by this part shall terminate on
October 1, 1995.''.
            (3) Special supplemental food program for women, infants,
        and children (WIC).--Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of
        1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is amended by adding at the end the
        following new subsection:
    ``(q) The authority provided by this section shall terminate on
October 1, 1995.''.
            (4) Food stamp program.--The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
        U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
        following new section:

``SEC. 24. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

    ``The authority provided by this Act shall terminate on October 1,
1995.''.
    (b) References in Other Laws.--
            (1) In general.--Any reference in any law, regulation,
        document, paper, or other record of the United States to any
        provision that has been terminated by reason of the amendments
        made in subsection (a) shall, unless the context otherwise
        requires, be considered to be a reference to such provision, as
        in effect immediately before the date of the enactment of this
        Act.
            (2) State plans.--Any reference in any law, regulation,
        document, paper, or other record of the United States to a
        State plan that has been terminated by reason of the amendments
        made in subsection (a), shall, unless the context otherwise
        requires, be considered to be a reference to such plan as in
        effect immediately before the date of the enactment of this
        Act.

SEC. 5. FEDERALIZATION OF THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

    Beginning on October 1, 2000--
            (1) each State with a State plan approved under title XIX
        of the Social Security Act shall be relieved of administrative
        or financial responsibility for the medicaid program under such
        title of such Act,
            (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall assume
        such responsibilities and continue to conduct such program in a
        State in any manner determined appropriate by the Secretary
        that is in accordance with the provisions of title XIX of the
        Social Security Act, and
            (3) all expenditures for the program as conducted by the
        Secretary shall be paid by Federal funds.

SEC. 6. SECRETARIAL SUBMISSION OF LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL FOR TECHNICAL
              AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, within 90 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress, a legislative proposal providing for such
technical and conforming amendments in the law as are required by the
provisions of this Act.

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Welfare and Medicaid Responsibility Exchange Act of 1994 - Provides for the termination of AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children), JOBS (Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program), WIC (Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children), and food stamp programs after FY 1995, shifting financial responsibility to the States for providing similar assistance to low-income individuals, with such assistance paid for out of a reduction in the State's share of Medicaid funding equivalent to the Federal welfare savings.
Federalizes the Medicaid program after FY 2000, relieving States of their administrative or financial responsibility for it.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Justice Outreach Act of
2015''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROGRAM OF COORDINATED OUTREACH
              FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED VETERANS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.

    (a) Program Required.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter III of chapter 20 of title 38,
        United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating sections 2022 and 2023 as
                sections 2023 and 2024, respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after section 2021A the following
                new section 2022:
``Sec. 2022. Coordination of outreach for justice-involved veterans at
              risk of homelessness
    ``(a) Program Required.--The Secretary shall carry out a program to
support veterans in contact with the criminal justice system by
discouraging unnecessary criminalization of mental illness and other
nonviolent crimes.
    ``(b) Partnership.--The Secretary shall carry out the program
required by subsection (a) in partnership with local law enforcement,
judicial, and community-based treatment and legal assistance
organizations.
    ``(c) Authorized Activities.--In carrying out the program required
by subsection (a), the Secretary may conduct the following:
            ``(1) Training for police, prosecutors, courts, public
        defenders, and other community-based support organizations on
        matters relating to psychological trauma associated with
        military service and mental health and substance abuse services
        available from the Department.
            ``(2) Support for courts and their officers, including
        physical presence in the courtroom setting, by facilitating
        mental health assessments, treatment planning, referrals to
        Department services, or such other services as may be requested
        by the courts.
            ``(3) Such other outreach and assistance as the Secretary
        considers appropriate for the provision of support described in
        subsection (a).
    ``(d) Justice Outreach Coordinators.--(1) In order to effectively
assist veterans in contact with the criminal justice system, the
Secretary shall establish coordinators to provide outreach under the
program required by subsection (a).
    ``(2) The Secretary shall ensure that each coordinator established
under paragraph (1) is knowledgeable about psychological and
psychiatric evaluation in relation to justice-based forensic matters,
such as--
            ``(A) psychiatric diagnosis;
            ``(B) developmental disabilities;
            ``(C) medical issues, such as traumatic brain injury;
            ``(D) competency and sanity;
            ``(E) neglect and abuse;
            ``(F) parental rights; and
            ``(G) life threatening issues, such as suicidality and
        homicidally.
    ``(e) Veteran in Contact With the Criminal Justice System
Defined.--In this section, the term `veteran in contact with the
criminal justice system' includes the following:
            ``(1) A veteran in contact with local law enforcement who
        can be appropriately diverted from arrest to mental health
        treatment.
            ``(2) A veteran in local jail either pretrial or serving a
        sentence.
            ``(3) A veteran in adjudication or monitoring by a
        court.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 2023(f) of such title,
        as redesignated by paragraph (1)(A), is amended in paragraphs
        (2)(C) and (3)(C) by striking ``section 2023'' both places it
        appears and inserting ``section 2024''.
            (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
        beginning of chapter 20 of such title is amended by striking
        the items relating to sections 2022 and 2023 and inserting the
        following new items:

``2022. Coordination of outreach for justice-involved veterans at risk
                            of homelessness.
``2023. Coordination of outreach services for veterans at risk of
                            homelessness.
``2024. Referral and counseling services: veterans at risk of
                            homelessness who are transitioning from
                            certain institutions.''.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
        shall submit to Congress a report on the program carried out
        under section 2022(a) of such title, as added by subsection
        (a)(1).
            (2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1)
        shall include an assessment of the following:
                    (A) The number of coordinators established under
                section 2022(d)(1) of such title, as added by
                subsection (a)(1).
                    (B) The training of such coordinators.
                    (C) The capabilities of such coordinators.
                    (D) The capacity of the program carried out under
                section 2022(a) of such title, as so added, to meet the
                demand of veterans and courts for services under the
                program.

Output: Veterans Justice Outreach Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a program to support veterans in contact with the criminal justice system by discouraging unnecessary criminalization of mental illness and other nonviolent crimes.  The program shall be carried out in partnership with local law enforcement, judicial, and community-based treatment and legal assistance organizations.   The VA shall establish coordinators to provide program outreach.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Biodiesel Promotion and Quality
Assurance Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the promotion of the biodiesel industry of the United
        States is a critical component of an energy policy that reduces
        dependence on foreign sources of petroleum;
            (2) a strong biodiesel industry will--
                    (A) significantly enhance the energy security of
                the United States; and
                    (B) promote economic development and job creation
                (particularly in rural areas of the United States),
                while providing environmental, health, and greenhouse
                gas reduction benefits;
            (3) a federally-implemented biodiesel standard will result
        in the most efficient pricing for biodiesel across the United
        States;
            (4) it is critical to ensure that only high quality
        biodiesel is dispensed;
            (5) biodiesel contributes to cleaner air and lifecycle
        reductions of greenhouse gases;
            (6) biodiesel is an environmentally safe fuel, and is the
        most viable transportation fuel when measuring its carbon
        footprint, life cycle and energy balance;
            (7) the United States Department of Agriculture lifecycle
        study shows a 78.4 percent reduction in lifecycle CO2 for B100;
            (8) 1 billion gallons of biodiesel will reduce current life
        cycle greenhouse gas emissions by 16.12 billion pounds, the
        equivalent of removing 1.4 million passenger vehicles from
        America's roads; and
            (9) in 2006 alone, biodiesel's contribution to reducing
        greenhouse gas emissions was equal to removing 350,000
        passenger vehicles from America's roads.

SEC. 3. BIODIESEL FUEL STANDARD.

    Section 211 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545) is amended by
inserting after subsection (o) the following:
    ``(p) Biodiesel Fuel.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) ASTM.--The term `ASTM' means the American
                Society of Testing and Materials.
                    ``(B) Bio-based diesel replacement.--The term `bio-
                based diesel replacement' means any type of bio-based
                renewable fuel derived from plant or animal matter
                that--
                            ``(i) may be used as a substitute for
                        standard diesel fuel; and
                            ``(ii) meets--
                                    ``(I) the registration requirements
                                for fuels and fuel additives under this
                                section; and
                                    ``(II) the requirements of
                                applicable ASTM standards.
                    ``(C) Biodiesel.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `biodiesel'
                        means the monoalkyl esters of long chain fatty
                        acids derived from plant or animal matter that
                        meet--
                                    ``(I) the registration requirements
                                for fuels and fuel additives under this
                                section; and
                                    ``(II) the requirements of ASTM
                                standard D6751.
                            ``(ii) Inclusion.--For the purpose of
                        measuring the applicable volume of the
                        biodiesel fuel standard under paragraph (2),
                        the term `biodiesel' includes any bio-based
                        diesel replacement that meets--
                                    ``(I) applicable registration
                                requirements for fuels and fuel
                                additives under this section; or
                                    ``(II) applicable ASTM standards.
                    ``(D) Biodiesel blend.--The term `biodiesel blend'
                means a blend of biodiesel fuel that meets the
                requirements of ASTM standard D6751 with petroleum-
                based diesel fuel.
            ``(2) Biodiesel fuel standard.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
                date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator
                shall promulgate regulations to ensure that diesel fuel
                sold or introduced into commerce in the United States,
                on an annual average basis, contains the applicable
                volume of biodiesel determined in accordance with
                subparagraphs (B) and (C).
                    ``(B) Calendar years 2008 through 2012.--For the
                purpose of subparagraph (A), the applicable volume for
                any of calendar years 2008 through 2012 shall be
                determined in accordance with the following table:
                                        Applicable volume of biodiesel
``Calendar year:                              (in millions of gallons):
        2008...................................................    450
        2009...................................................    625
        2010...................................................    800
        2011...................................................  1,000
        2012...................................................  1,250.
                    ``(C) Calendar year 2013 and thereafter.--For the
                purpose of subparagraph (A), the applicable volume for
                calendar year 2013 and each calendar year thereafter
                shall be determined by the Administrator, in
                consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the
                Secretary of Agriculture, based on a review of the
                implementation of the program during calendar years
                2008 through 2012, including a review of--
                            ``(i) the impact of the use of renewable
                        fuels on the environment, air quality, energy
                        security, job creation, and rural economic
                        development; and
                            ``(ii) the expected annual rate of future
                        production of biodiesel.
                    ``(D) Minimum percentage of biodiesel.--For the
                purpose of subparagraph (B), at least 80 percent of the
                minimum applicable volume for each of calendar years
                2008 through 2012 shall be biodiesel.
                    ``(E) Compliance.--The regulations promulgated
                under subparagraph (A) shall contain compliance
                provisions applicable to refineries, blenders,
                distributors, and importers, as appropriate, to ensure
                that the requirements of this paragraph are met, but
                shall not--
                            ``(i) restrict geographic areas in which
                        biodiesel may be used; or
                            ``(ii) impose any per-gallon obligation for
                        the use of biodiesel.
                    ``(F) Waivers.--
                            ``(i) Market evaluation.--The
                        Administrator, in consultation with the
                        Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of
                        Agriculture, shall continually evaluate the
                        impact of the biodiesel requirements
                        established under this paragraph on the price
                        of diesel fuel.
                            ``(ii) Waiver.--If the Administrator
                        determines that there is a significant
                        biodiesel feedstock disruption or other market
                        circumstances that would make the price of
                        biodiesel fuel unreasonable, the Administrator,
                        with the concurrence of the Secretary of Energy
                        and the Secretary of Agriculture, shall issue
                        an order to reduce, for a 60-day period, the
                        quantity of biodiesel required under
                        subparagraph (A) by an appropriate quantity
                        that does not exceed 15 percent of the
                        applicable annual requirement for biodiesel.
                            ``(iii) Factors.--In making determinations
                        under this subparagraph, the Administrator
                        shall consider--
                                    ``(I) the purposes of this Act;
                                    ``(II) the differential between the
                                price of diesel fuel and the price of
                                biodiesel; and
                                    ``(III) the impact the biodiesel
                                mandate has on consumers.
                            ``(iv) Extensions.--If the Administrator
                        determines that the feedstock disruption or
                        circumstances described in clause (ii) is
                        continuing beyond the 60-day period described
                        in clause (ii) or this clause, the
                        Administrator, with the concurrence of the
                        Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of
                        Agriculture, may issue an order to reduce, for
                        an additional 60-day period, the quantity of
                        biodiesel required under subparagraph (A) by an
                        appropriate quantity that does not exceed an
                        additional 15 percent of the applicable annual
                        requirement for biodiesel.
                            ``(v) Restoration.--If the Administrator
                        determines that the feedstock disruption or
                        circumstances described in clause (ii) or (iv)
                        has concluded and that it is practicable, the
                        Administrator, with the concurrence of the
                        Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of
                        Agriculture, may issue an order to increase the
                        quantity of biodiesel required under
                        subparagraph (A) by an appropriate quantity to
                        account for the gallons of biodiesel not used
                        during the period a waiver or extension was in
                        effect under this subparagraph.
                    ``(G) Preemption.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
                        clause (ii) of this subparagraph, the
                        provisions of this section shall supersede any
                        law of any State or political subdivision
                        thereof insofar as it mandates the use of
                        biodiesel.
                            ``(ii) Construction and application.--
                        Nothing in this section shall be construed--
                                    ``(I) to supersede any biodiesel
                                mandate provided in any law described
                                in clause (i) that is enacted as of
                                January 1, 2008;
                                    ``(II) to prohibit a State or
                                political subdivision thereof from
                                mandating the use of biodiesel in
                                vehicles owned by such State or
                                political subdivisions thereof; or
                                    ``(III) to prohibit a State or
                                political subdivision thereof from
                                enacting financial incentives to
                                promote the voluntary use of
                                biodiesel.''.

SEC. 4. BIODIESEL QUALITY.

    Subsection (p) of section 211 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545)
(as added by section 3(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
            ``(3) Biodiesel quality.--
                    ``(A) Quality regulations.--Not later than 180 days
                after the date of enactment of this subsection, the
                Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of
                Energy and the Secretary of Agriculture, shall
                promulgate regulations to ensure that only high-quality
                biodiesel that is consistent with appropriate ASTM
                International standards for biodiesel and biodiesel
                blends is introduced into commerce.
                    ``(B) Enforcement.--The Administrator shall
                establish an inspection program to ensure that
                biodiesel and biodiesel blends entering commerce meets
                the standards established under subparagraph (A).
                    ``(C) Violations.--Regardless of whether the
                Administrator promulgates regulations under
                subparagraph (A), it shall be a violation of this Act
                to produce or distribute--
                            ``(i) biodiesel or any bio-based diesel
                        replacement that does not meet the requirements
                        of ASTM standard D6751; or
                            ``(ii) a biodiesel blend that does not meet
                        the equivalent ASTM standard, as determined by
                        the Administrator.
                    ``(D) Funding.--There are authorized to be
                appropriated to carry out this paragraph $3,000,000 for
                each of fiscal years 2008 through 2010.''.

SEC. 5. BIODIESEL LABELING.

    Subsection (p) of section 211 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545)
(as amended by section 4) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
            ``(4) Biodiesel labeling.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each retail diesel fuel pump
                shall be labeled in a manner that informs consumers of
                the percent of biodiesel that is contained in the
                biodiesel blend that is offered for sale, as determined
                by the Administrator.
                    ``(B) Labeling requirements.--Not later than 180
                days after the date of enactment of this subsection,
                the Administrator shall promulgate biodiesel labeling
                requirements as follows:
                            ``(i) Biodiesel blends that contain less
                        than or equal to 5 percent biodiesel by volume
                        and that meet ASTM D975 diesel specifications
                        shall not require any additional labels.
                            ``(ii) Biodiesel blends that contain more
                        than 5 percent biodiesel by volume but not more
                        than 20 percent by volume shall be labeled
                        `contains biodiesel in quantities between 5
                        percent and 20 percent'.
                            ``(iii) Biodiesel blends that contain more
                        than 20 percent biodiesel by volume shall be
                        labeled `contains more than 20 percent
                        biodiesel'.''.

Output:
Biodiesel Promotion and Quality Assurance Act of 2007 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate regulations to ensure that diesel fuel sold in the United States contains the volume of biodiesel specified for 2008 through 2012. Requires the Administrator to determine the volume for 2013 and thereafter based on a review of the program. Requires at least 80% of the minimum applicable volume for each of 2008 through 2012 to be biodiesel.

Requires the biodiesel fuel standards to contain compliance provisions applicable to refineries, blenders, distributors, and importers. Prohibits such standards from restricting geographic areas in which biodiesel may be used or imposing any per-gallon obligation for the use of biodiesel.

Authorizes the Administrator to reduce the quantity of biodiesel required by a specified amount if market circumstances would make the price of biodiesel fuel unreasonable.

 Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to supersede any biodiesel mandate provided in any state or local law enacted as of January 1, 2008.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) promulgate regulations to ensure that only high-quality biodiesel that is consistent with appropriate International standards is introduced into commerce; and (2) establish an inspection program to ensure that biodiesel and biodiesel blends entering commerce meet such standards. Prohibits the production of distribution of biodiesel, a biodiesel blend, or any bio-based diesel replacement that does not meet American Society of Testing and Materials standards, regardless of whether the Administrator promulgates such regulations.

Requires retail diesel fuel pumps to be labeled to inform consumers of the percent of biodiesel in the biodiesel blend.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion
Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. ALGAE TREATED AS A QUALIFIED FEEDSTOCK FOR PURPOSES OF THE
              CELLULOSIC BIOFUEL PRODUCER CREDIT, ETC.

    (a) In General.--Subclause (I) of section 40(b)(6)(E)(i) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
                                    ``(I) is derived solely from
                                qualified feedstocks, and''.
    (b) Qualified Feedstock; Special Rules for Algae.--Paragraph (6) of
section 40(b) of such Code is amended by redesignating subparagraphs
(F), (G), and (H) as subparagraphs (H), (I), and (J), respectively, and
by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(F) Qualified feedstock.--For purposes of this
                paragraph, the term `qualified feedstock' means--
                            ``(i) any lignocellulosic or hemicellulosic
                        matter that is available on a renewable or
                        recurring basis, and
                            ``(ii) any cultivated algae, cyanobacteria,
                        or lemna.
                    ``(G) Special rules for algae.--In the case of fuel
                which is derived from feedstock described in
                subparagraph (F)(ii) and which is sold by the taxpayer
                to another person for refining by such other person
                into a fuel which meets the requirements of
                subparagraph (E)(i)(II)--
                            ``(i) such sale shall be treated as
                        described in subparagraph (C)(i),
                            ``(ii) such fuel shall be treated as
                        meeting the requirements of subparagraph
                        (E)(i)(II) in the hands of such taxpayer, and
                            ``(iii) except as provided in this
                        subparagraph, such fuel (and any fuel derived
                        from such fuel) shall not be taken into account
                        under subparagraph (C) with respect to the
                        taxpayer or any other person.''.
    (c) Algae Treated as a Qualified Feedstock for Purposes of Bonus
Depreciation for Biofuel Plant Property.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 168(l)(2) of
        such Code is amended by striking ``solely to produce cellulosic
        biofuel'' and inserting ``solely to produce second generation
        biofuel (as defined in section 40(b)(6)(E)''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Subsection (l) of section 168
        of such Code is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``cellulosic biofuel'' each place
                it appears in the text thereof and inserting ``second
                generation biofuel'',
                    (B) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating
                paragraphs (4) through (8) as paragraphs (3) through
                (7), respectively,
                    (C) by striking ``Cellulosic'' in the heading of
                such subsection and inserting ``Second Generation'',
                and
                    (D) by striking ``cellulosic'' in the heading of
                paragraph (2) and inserting ``second generation''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 40 of such Code, as amended by subsection (b),
        is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``cellulosic biofuel'' each place
                it appears in the text thereof and inserting ``second
                generation biofuel'',
                    (B) by striking ``Cellulosic'' in the headings of
                subsections (b)(6), (b)(6)(E), and (d)(3)(D) and
                inserting ``Second generation'', and
                    (C) by striking ``cellulosic'' in the headings of
                subsections (b)(6)(C), (b)(6)(D), (b)(6)(H), (d)(6),
                and (e)(3) and inserting ``second generation''.
            (2) Clause (ii) of section 40(b)(6)(E) of such Code is
        amended by striking ``Such term shall not'' and inserting ``The
        term `second generation biofuel' shall not''.
            (3) Paragraph (1) of section 4101(a) of such Code is
        amended by striking ``cellulosic biofuel'' and inserting
        ``second generation biofuel''.
    (e) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        amendments made by this section shall apply to fuels sold or
        used after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Application to bonus depreciation.--The amendments made
        by subsection (c) shall apply to property placed in service
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. PAYGO COMPLIANCE.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 2010.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

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Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the definition of "cellulosic biofuel" for purposes of the cellulosic biofuel producer tax credit and the special depreciation allowance to mean any liquid fuel which is derived solely from qualified feedstocks. Defines "qualified feedstocks" as any lignocellulosic or hemicellulosic matter that is available on a renewable or recurring basis and any cultivated algae, cyanobacteria, or lemna.

Provides for compliance of the budgetary effects of this Act with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.


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SECTION 1. ERISA PREEMPTION NOT TO APPLY TO CERTAIN STATE LAW CAUSES OF
              ACTION.

    (a) In General.--Section 514 of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1144) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsection
        (e) and (f), respectively, and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
        subsection:
    ``(d) Preemption Not To Apply to Causes of Action Under State Law
Involving Medically Reviewable Decision.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in this subsection,
        nothing in this title (including section 502) shall be
        construed to supersede or otherwise alter, amend, modify,
        invalidate, or impair any cause of action under State law of a
        participant or beneficiary under a group health plan (or the
        estate of such a participant or beneficiary) against the plan,
        the plan sponsor, any health insurance issuer offering health
        insurance coverage in connection with the plan, or any managed
        care entity in connection with the plan to recover damages
        resulting from personal injury or for wrongful death if such
        cause of action arises by reason of a medically reviewable
        decision.
            ``(2) Definitions and related rules.--For purposes of this
        subsection--
                    ``(A) Medically reviewable decision.--The term
                `medically reviewable decision' means a denial of a
                claim for benefits under the plan.
                    ``(B) Personal injury.--The term `personal injury'
                means a physical injury and includes an injury arising
                out of the treatment (or failure to treat) a mental
                illness or disease.
                    ``(C) Claim for benefit.--The term `claim for
                benefits' means any request for coverage (including
                authorization of coverage), for eligibility, or for
                payment (or reimbursement for payment) in whole or in
                part, for an item or service under a group health plan
                or health insurance coverage.
                    ``(D) Denial of claim for benefits.--The term
                `denial' means, with respect to a claim for benefits, a
                denial (in whole or in part) of, or a failure to act on
                a timely basis upon, the claim for benefits and
                includes a failure to provide benefits (including items
                and services) required to be provided under this title.
                    ``(E) Managed care entity.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `managed care
                        entity' means, in connection with a group
                        health plan and subject to clause (ii), any
                        entity that is involved in determining the
                        manner in which or the extent to which items or
                        services (or reimbursement therefor) are to be
                        provided as benefits under the plan.
                            ``(ii) Treatment of treating physicians,
                        other treating health care professionals, and
                        treating hospitals.--Such term does not include
                        a treating physician or other treating health
                        care professional of the participant or
                        beneficiary and also does not include a
                        treating hospital insofar as it is acting
                        solely in the capacity of providing treatment
                        or care to the participant or beneficiary.
                        Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be
                        construed to preempt vicarious liability of any
                        plan, plan sponsor, health insurance issuer, or
                        managed care entity.
            ``(3) Exclusion of employers and other plan sponsors.--
                    ``(A) Causes of action against employers and plan
                sponsors precluded.--Subject to subparagraph (B),
                paragraph (1) does not apply with respect to--
                            ``(i) any cause of action against an
                        employer or other plan sponsor maintaining the
                        plan (or against an employee of such an
                        employer or sponsor acting within the scope of
                        employment), or
                            ``(ii) a right of recovery, indemnity, or
                        contribution by a person against an employer or
                        other plan sponsor (or such an employee) for
                        damages assessed against the person pursuant to
                        a cause of action to which paragraph (1)
                        applies.
                    ``(B) Certain causes of action permitted.--
                Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), paragraph (1) applies
                with respect to any cause of action that is brought by
                a participant or beneficiary under a group health plan
                (or the estate of such a participant or beneficiary) to
                recover damages resulting from personal injury or for
                wrongful death against any employer or other plan
                sponsor maintaining the plan (or against an employee of
                such an employer or sponsor acting within the scope of
                employment) if such cause of action arises by reason of
                a medically reviewable decision, to the extent that
                there was direct participation by the employer or other
                plan sponsor (or employee) in the decision.
                    ``(C) Direct participation.--
                            ``(i) Direct participation in decisions.--
                        For purposes of subparagraph (B), the term
                        `direct participation' means, in connection
                        with a decision described in subparagraph (B),
                        the actual making of such decision or the
                        actual exercise of control in making such
                        decision or in the conduct constituting the
                        failure.
                            ``(ii) Rules of construction.--For purposes
                        of clause (i), the employer or plan sponsor (or
                        employee) shall not be construed to be engaged
                        in direct participation because of any form of
                        decisionmaking or other conduct that is merely
                        collateral or precedent to the decision
                        described in subparagraph (B) on a particular
                        claim for benefits of a particular participant
                        or beneficiary, including (but not limited
                        to)--
                                    ``(I) any participation by the
                                employer or other plan sponsor (or
                                employee) in the selection of the group
                                health plan or health insurance
                                coverage involved or the third party
                                administrator or other agent;
                                    ``(II) any engagement by the
                                employer or other plan sponsor (or
                                employee) in any cost-benefit analysis
                                undertaken in connection with the
                                selection of, or continued maintenance
                                of, the plan or coverage involved;
                                    ``(III) any participation by the
                                employer or other plan sponsor (or
                                employee) in the process of creating,
                                continuing, modifying, or terminating
                                the plan or any benefit under the plan,
                                if such process was not substantially
                                focused solely on the particular
                                situation of the participant or
                                beneficiary referred to in paragraph
                                (1)(A); and
                                    ``(IV) any participation by the
                                employer or other plan sponsor (or
                                employee) in the design of any benefit
                                under the plan, including the amount of
                                copayment and limits connected with
                                such benefit.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 502(b)(4) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
1132(b)(4)) is amended by striking ``514(e)(3)'' and inserting
``514(f)(3)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to acts and omissions (from which a cause of action arises)
occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to preclude federal preemption of a cause of action brought under state law by a participant or beneficiary under a group health plan to recover damages resulting from personal injury or for wrongful death against the plan, the plan sponsor, any health insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage in connection with the plan, or any managed care entity in connection with the plan if such cause of action arises by reason of a medically reviewable decision denying a benefits claim. Allows such a cause of action under state law against any employer or other plan sponsor maintaining the plan (or against an employee of such an employer or sponsor acting within the scope of employment) to the extent that there was direct participation by the employer or other plan sponsor (or employee) in such decision.

Declares that this waiver of federal preemption does not apply (that is, ERISA does supersede state law) with respect to: (1) any cause of action against an employer or other plan sponsor maintaining the plan (or against an employee of such an employer or sponsor acting within the scope of employment), except where the employer or plan sponsor (or employee) participated directly in the decision to deny the claim; or (2) a right of recovery, indemnity, or contribution by a person against an employer or other plan sponsor (or such an employee) for damages assessed against the person pursuant to a cause of action under state law allowed by this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge
Preservation Act''.

SEC. 2. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SECRETARY FOR THE WOODROW WILSON MEMORIAL
              BRIDGE.

    (a) Maintenance, Rehabilitation, and Expansion of Existing
Bridge.--The Secretary of Transportation shall be solely responsible
for the maintenance, rehabilitation, and expansion of the existing
Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge over the Potomac River between the
States of Virginia and Maryland until all conditions under section 5
are met. The Secretary shall consult with the Commonwealth of Virginia,
the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia from time to time
on the operating, maintenance, and rehabilitation needs of the bridge.
    (b) Coordination of Agreement.--Sections 2(A), 2(B), and 2(C) of
the agreement of April 19, 1985, between the Secretary of
Transportation, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland,
and the District of Columbia, related to the assignment of
responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the bridge shall
remain in effect.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.

    (a) In General.--The contract authority, and associated
obligational authority, provided by section 412 of the National Highway
System Designation Act of 1995 (112 Stat. 159-160) and section 110 of
title 23, United States Code, for the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge
shall be designated as the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Preservation
Fund (in this section referred to as the ``Fund'') and shall be
maintained as such within the Department of Transportation.
    (b) Uses of the Fund.--The Fund shall be available to the Secretary
for the maintenance, rehabilitation, and expansion of the existing
Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge for the purpose of keeping the bridge in
a condition sufficient to facilitate interstate traffic in an efficient
and safe manner. Amounts in the Fund shall only be available for those
portions of the bridge that are owned by the Federal Government.
    (c) Replenishment of the Fund.--Before October 1 of each fiscal
year, the Secretary shall estimate the balance in the Fund for such
fiscal year. If the balance is projected to be below $50,000,000, the
Secretary shall deduct from apportionments made to the Commonwealth of
Virginia and the State of Maryland under section 104 of title 23,
United States Code, sufficient contract authority and obligation
authority to restore the projected Fund balance to $50,000,000. The
obligation authority deducted shall be available until expended.
    (d) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall prepare and transmit to
Congress an annual report on the condition of the bridge.

SEC. 4. TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

    (a) Development.--The Secretary of Transportation, the Commonwealth
of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia shall
develop a transportation plan for the Capital Beltway corridor
(Interstate Route 495) served by the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge
project. The plan shall establish what level of high occupancy vehicle
lanes and transit service should be provided in the corridor and how
such service should be accommodated on a replacement bridge.
    (b) Consultation.--The plan shall be developed in consultation with
appropriate local jurisdictions and metropolitan planning
organizations.
    (c) Funding.--The cost of developing the plan may be paid from the
Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Preservation Fund.

SEC. 5. CONSTRUCTION OF REPLACEMENT BRIDGE.

    (a) In General.--Upon certification to Congress by the Secretary of
Transportation that all of the following conditions have been met, the
balance in the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Preservation Fund shall
be available for the construction of a replacement for the existing
Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge:
            (1) The transportation plan required under section 4 has
        been completed and approved by the Secretary, the Governors of
        Virginia and Maryland, and the mayor of the District of
        Columbia.
            (2) Title to the existing bridge has been transferred from
        the Federal Government to the Commonwealth of Virginia or the
        State of Maryland, or both.
            (3) The Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of Maryland
        have developed a finance plan to pay for all costs of the
        replacement bridge project in excess of the current Federal
        payment provided by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
        Century and have signed an agreement with the Secretary to pay
        for all cost overruns to the finance plan. The plan shall give
        priority to the use of such Federal payment for the bridge
        component of the project.
    (b) Waiver Authority.--In developing a replacement bridge and its
approaches under subsection (a), the Secretary upon petition by the
States of Virginia and Maryland, may waive any requirement of title 23,
United States Code, other than sections 113 and 138 of such title, that
the States have determined to cause unreasonable increases in the cost
of the project.

SEC. 6. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the $900,000,000 Federal payment in the Transportation
        Equity Act for the 21st Century to replace the Woodrow Wilson
        Memorial Bridge is the final Federal contribution for that
        project;
            (2) any of the Federal payment remaining after completion
        of the replacement bridge shall be available to pay for costs
        associated with construction of approaches to the bridge; and
            (3) all project costs not associated with the bridge
        component are the responsibility of the Commonwealth of
        Virginia and the State of Maryland as was the case with the
        construction of the existing bridge.

SEC. 7. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    Section 412 of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995
(112 Stat. 159-160) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ``of planning'' and
        all that follows through the period at the end of such
        subsection and inserting ``of maintenance and rehabilitation by
        the Secretary of the existing Woodrow Wilson Memorial
        Bridge.''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c).

SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect
September 30, 2000, and shall apply to fiscal years beginning after
such date.

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Designates certain contract and associated obligational authorities for the bridge as the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Preservation Fund which shall be maintained within the Department of Transportation. Requires that such Fund be available to the Secretary for the maintenance, rehabilitation, and expansion of the bridge for keeping it in a condition sufficient to facilitate interstate traffic in an efficient and safe manner. Provides for amounts in the Fund only to be available for those portions of the bridge that are owned by the Federal Government. Sets forth a rule for the replenishment of the Fund.
Requires the Secretary to prepare and transmit to Congress an annual report on the bridge's condition.
Directs the Secretary, Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia to develop a transportation plan for the Capital Beltway corridor (Interstate Route 495) served by the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge project. Requires that the plan establish what level of high occupancy vehicle lanes and transit service should be provided in the corridor and how such service should be accommodated on a replacement bridge. Permits the cost of developing the plan to be paid from the Fund.
Requires the balance in the Fund to be available for the construction of a replacement bridge upon certification to Congress by the Secretary that all of the following conditions have been met: (1) the transportation plan has been completed and approved by the Secretary, the Governors of Virginia and Maryland, and the mayor of the District of Columbia; (2) title to the existing bridge has been transferred from the Federal Government to Virginia, Maryland, or both; and (3) Virginia and Maryland have developed a finance plan to pay for all costs of the replacement bridge project in excess of the current Federal payment and have signed an agreement with the Secretary to pay for all cost overruns to the plan (requires the plan to give priority to the use of such Federal payment for the bridge component). Allows the Secretary, in developing a replacement bridge and its approaches, upon petition by the States of Virginia and Maryland, to waive any Federal highways requirement (with exceptions) that the States have determined to cause unreasonable increases in the cost of the project.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the $900 million Federal payment to replace the bridge is the final Federal contribution for that project; (2) any of the Federal payment remaining after completion of the replacement bridge shall be available to pay for costs associated with construction of approaches to it; and (3) all project costs not associated with the bridge component are the responsibility of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of Maryland.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act
of 2008''.

SEC. 2. RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF FEDERAL ENTITIES IN THE SPECTRUM
              RELOCATION PROCESS.

    (a) Eligible Federal Entities.--Section 113(g)(1) of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47
U.S.C. 923(g)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) Eligible federal entities.--Any Federal entity, as
        defined in subsection (i), that operates a Federal Government
        station assigned to a band of eligible frequencies, as
        described in paragraph (2), and that incurs relocation costs
        because of the reallocation of frequencies from Federal use to
        non-Federal use shall receive payment for such costs from the
        Spectrum Relocation Fund if the Federal entity is found by the
        Office of Management and Budget (`OMB') to comply with the
        requirements of this section and section 118. For purposes of
        this paragraph, Federal power agencies exempted under
        subsection (c)(4) that choose to relocate from the frequencies
        identified for reallocation pursuant to subsection (a) are
        eligible to receive payment under this paragraph.''.
    (b) Public Information on Relocation Process.--Section 113(g) of
such Act (47 U.S.C. 923(g)) is amended by redesignating paragraph (6)
as paragraph (7) and by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new
paragraph:
            ``(6) Public notice of relocation plans.--
                    ``(A) Not later than 60 days after the date on
                which the NTIA, on behalf of eligible Federal entities
                and after review by OMB, notifies the Commission of
                estimated relocation costs and timelines for such
                relocation as required by subsection (g)(4)(A), NTIA
                shall post on its website detailed transition plans
                from each of the eligible Federal entities. Each
                Federal entity's transition plan shall provide the
                public with the following information about its
                spectrum relocation requirements:
                            ``(i) Current use of the spectrum.
                            ``(ii) Geographic location of the Federal
                        entities' facilities or systems.
                            ``(iii) Frequency bands used by such
                        facilities or systems, described by geographic
                        location.
                            ``(iv) The steps to be taken by the Federal
                        entity to relocate its current spectrum uses
                        from the eligible frequencies, detailed
                        according to timelines for specific geographic
                        locations in sufficient detail to indicate when
                        use of such frequencies at specific locations
                        will be shared between the Federal entity and
                        the commercial licensee.
                            ``(v) The specific interactions between
                        eligible Federal entities and NTIA needed to
                        implement the transition plan.
                            ``(vi) The professional staff, including
                        managers, who are responsible for the Federal
                        entity's relocation efforts and who are
                        authorized to meet and negotiate with
                        commercial licensees regarding the relocation
                        process.
                            ``(vii) The Federal entity's plans and
                        timeline for using relocation funds received
                        from the Spectrum Relocation Fund.
                            ``(viii) The Federal entity's plans and
                        timeline for procuring new equipment and
                        additional personnel needed for the relocation.
                            ``(ix) The Federal entity's plans and
                        timeline for field-testing and deploying new
                        equipment needed in the relocation.
                            ``(x) The Federal entity's plans and
                        timeline for hiring and relying on contract
                        personnel, if any.
                            ``(xi) Risk factors in the relocation
                        process that could affect the Federal entity's
                        fulfillment of its transition plan.
                    ``(B) To be eligible to receive payment for
                relocation costs from the Spectrum Relocation Fund--
                            ``(i) Federal entities shall make the
                        transition plans described in this subsection
                        available to NTIA at least 60 days prior to the
                        date that NTIA must make such plans publicly
                        available on its website pursuant to
                        subparagraph (A), in a common format to be
                        specified by NTIA after public input; and
                            ``(ii) each transition plan shall be
                        evaluated by a standing 3-member technical
                        panel (in this section referred to as the
                        `Technical Panel'), which shall report to NTIA
                        and to the Federal entity, within 30 days after
                        the plan's submission to NTIA, on the
                        sufficiency of the plan under this paragraph,
                        including whether the required public
                        information is included and whether proposed
                        timelines and estimated relocation costs are
                        reasonable.
                    ``(C) The Director of OMB, the Administrator of
                NTIA, and the Chairman of the FCC shall each appoint
                one member to the Technical Panel, and each such member
                shall be a radio engineer or technical expert not
                employed by, or a paid consultant to, any Federal or
                State governmental agency. NTIA shall adopt regulations
                to govern the workings of the Technical Panel after
                public notice and comment, subject to OMB approval, and
                the members of the Technical Panel shall be appointed,
                within 180 days of the date of enactment of the
                Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2008.
                    ``(D) If any of the information otherwise required
                in subparagraph (g)(6) is `classified information,' as
                that term is defined in section 798(b) of title 18,
                United States Code, the Federal entity's transition
                plan shall explain the exclusion of any such
                information as specifically as possible, shall make all
                relevant non-classified information available in its
                transition plan, and shall discuss as a risk factor the
                extent of the classified information and the effect on
                the relocation process of the classified
                information.''.
    (c) Sharing and Coordination of Spectrum Between Commercial
Licensees and Federal Entities During Relocation Transition.--Section
118 of such Act (47 U.S.C. 928) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsections:
    ``(f) Eligibility for Payment of Relocation Costs.--
            ``(1) Spectrum sharing.--To be eligible to receive payment
        for relocation costs from the Spectrum Relocation Fund, a
        Federal entity must--
                    ``(A) in its transition plan for relocating its
                current spectrum uses, provide, to the fullest extent
                possible, for sharing and coordination of eligible
                frequencies with commercial licensees, including
                reasonable accommodation by the Federal entity for the
                use of eligible frequencies by the commercial licensee
                during the period that the Federal entity is relocating
                its spectrum uses (in this subsection referred to as
                the `transition period');
                    ``(B) during the transition period, make itself
                available, within 30 days after a written request, for
                negotiation and discussion with commercial licensees;
                and
                    ``(C) during the transition period, make available
                to a commercial licensee with appropriate security
                clearances any `classified information' as that term is
                defined in section 798(b) of title 18, United States
                Code, regarding the relocation process, on a need-to-
                know basis, to assist the commercial licensee in the
                relocation process with that Federal entity or other
                Federal entities.
            ``(2) Timely and successful completion of relocation.--In
        addition to the conditions of paragraph (1), to be eligible to
        receive payment for relocation costs from the Spectrum
        Relocation Fund, a Federal entity must--
                    ``(A) complete the relocation of its current
                spectrum uses not later than 1 year after the date upon
                which funds are transferred to the entity to fund the
                relocation unless, prior to the date that NTIA is
                required to post publicly the Federal entity's
                transition plan, the Federal entity receives written
                approval from OMB, with advice of NTIA, for a different
                time period for completion; and
                    ``(B) make available to NTIA, not later than 15
                days prior to the date that is the halfway point of the
                time period described in subparagraph (A), a complete
                update of its transition plan. NTIA shall post such
                update publicly on its website not later than the date
                that is the halfway point of the time period described
                in subparagraph (A).
            ``(3) Nothing in paragraphs (1) or (2) shall be construed
        to adversely affect critical communications related to the
        mission of any Federal entity.
            ``(4) Subject to subsection (d), payments for relocation
        costs from the Spectrum Relocation Fund shall be made to an
        eligible Federal entity not later than 30 days after the grant
        of the first license following the close of the auction.
    ``(g) Dispute Resolution Process.--
            ``(1) If, during the spectrum relocation process, a dispute
        arises over the execution, timing, or cost of the Federal
        entity's transition plan, either the Federal entity or the
        affected commercial licensee may seek resolution of the dispute
        from a 3-member dispute resolution board, consisting of a
        representative of OMB, NTIA, and the Commission, and chaired by
        the representative of OMB.
            ``(2) The dispute resolution board shall meet with
        representatives of the Federal entity and the commercial
        licensee together to discuss the dispute. The dispute
        resolution board may require the parties to make written
        submissions to it. The dispute resolution board shall rule on
        any dispute within 28 days after the date that the dispute was
        brought before it.
            ``(3) The dispute resolution board shall be assisted by the
        Technical Panel described in section 113(g)(6)(C).
            ``(4) Subject to OMB approval, NTIA shall adopt regulations
        to govern the working of the dispute resolution board and the
        role of the Technical Panel after public notice and comment
        within 180 days after the date of enactment of the Spectrum
        Relocation Improvement Act of 2008.
            ``(5) Appeals may be taken from decisions of the dispute
        resolution board to the United States Court of Appeals for the
        District of Columbia Circuit by filing a notice of appeal with
        that court within 30 days after the date of such decision. Each
        party shall bear its own costs and expenses, including
        attorneys' fees, for any litigation to enforce this subsection
        or any decision rendered under it.''.

Output: Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to post on its website detailed transition plans from each federal entity that is eligible for payments from the Spectrum Relocation Fund for costs related to the reallocation of frequencies from federal to nonfederal use. Requires the federal entities, to the fullest extent possible, to provide for sharing and coordination of eligible frequencies with commercial licensees. Requires federal entities to complete spectrum relocation within one year of receiving relocation payments.


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SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Armed conflicts in the Middle East have created refugee
        populations numbering in the millions and comprised of peoples
        from many ethnic, religious, and national backgrounds.
            (2) Jews have lived mostly as a minority in the Middle
        East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf region for more than
        2,500 years.
            (3) The United States has long voiced its concern about the
        mistreatment of minorities and the violation of human rights in
        the Middle East and elsewhere.
            (4) The United States continues to play a pivotal role in
        seeking an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict in the Middle East
        and to promoting a peace that will benefit all the peoples of
        the region.
            (5) United States administrations historically have called
        for a just solution to the Palestinian refugee problem.
            (6) The Palestinian refugee issue has received considerable
        attention from countries of the world while the issue of Jewish
        refugees from the Arab and Muslim worlds has received very
        little attention.
            (7) A comprehensive peace in the region will require the
        resolution of all outstanding issues through bilateral and
        multilateral negotiations involving all concerned parties.
            (8) Approximately 850,000 Jews were displaced from Arab
        countries since the declaration of the State of Israel in 1948.
            (9) The United States has demonstrated interest and concern
        about the mistreatment, violation of rights, forced expulsion,
        and expropriation of assets of minority populations in general,
        and, in particular, former Jewish refugees displaced from Arab
        countries as evidenced, inter alia, by--
                    (A) the Memorandum of Understanding signed by
                President Jimmy Carter and Israeli Foreign Minister
                Moshe Dayan on October 4, 1977, which states that ``[a]
                solution of the problem of Arab refugees and Jewish
                refugees will be discussed in accordance with rules
                which should be agreed'';
                    (B) after negotiating the Camp David Accords, the
                Framework for Peace in the Middle East, the statement
                by President Jimmy Carter in a press conference on
                October 27, 1977, that ``Palestinians have rights . . .
                obviously there are Jewish refugees . . . they have the
                same rights as others do''; and
                    (C) in an interview after Camp David II in July
                2000, at which the issue of Jewish refugees displaced
                from Arab lands was discussed, the statement by
                President Clinton that ``There will have to be some
                sort of international fund set up for the refugees.
                There is, I think, some interest, interestingly enough,
                on both sides, in also having a fund which compensates
                the Israelis who were made refugees by the war, which
                occurred after the birth of the State of Israel. Israel
                is full of people, Jewish people, who lived in
                predominantly Arab countries who came to Israel because
                they were made refugees in their own land.''.
            (10) On April 1, 2008, the House of Representatives passed
        House Resolution 185, expressing the sense of the House of
        Representatives that--
                    (A) for any comprehensive Middle East peace
                agreement to be credible and enduring, the agreement
                must address and resolve all outstanding issues
                relating to the legitimate rights of all refugees,
                including Jews, Christians, and other populations,
                displaced from countries in the Middle East; and
                    (B) the President should instruct the United States
                Representative to the United Nations and all United
                States representatives in bilateral and multilateral
                fora to--
                            (i) use the voice, vote, and influence of
                        the United States to ensure that any
                        resolutions relating to the issue of Middle
                        East refugees, and which include a reference to
                        the required resolution of the Palestinian
                        refugee issue, must also include a similarly
                        explicit reference to the resolution of the
                        issue of Jewish refugees from Arab countries;
                        and
                            (ii) make clear that the United States
                        Government supports the position that, as an
                        integral part of any comprehensive Arab-Israeli
                        peace, the issue of refugees from the Middle
                        East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf must
                        be resolved in a manner that includes
                        recognition of the legitimate rights of and
                        losses incurred by all refugees displaced from
                        Arab countries, including Jews, Christians, and
                        other groups.
            (11) The international definition of a refugee clearly
        applies to Jews who fled the persecution of Arab regimes, where
        a refugee is a person who ``owing to a well-founded fear of
        being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality,
        membership of a particular social group, or political opinion,
        is outside the country of his nationality, and is unable to or,
        owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the
        protection of that country'' (the 1951 Convention relating to
        the Status of Refugees).
            (12) On January 29, 1957, the United Nations High
        Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), determined that Jews fleeing
        from Arab countries were refugees who fell within the mandate
        of the UNHCR.
            (13) Subsequently, in a second UNHCR declaration, Dr. E.
        Jahn of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner
        stated, on July 6, 1967: ``I refer to our recent discussion
        concerning Jews from Middle Eastern and North African countries
        in consequence of recent events. I am now able to inform you
        that such persons may be considered prima facie within the
        mandate of this Office.''.
            (14) United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 of
        November 22, 1967, calls for a ``just settlement of the refugee
        problem'' without distinction between Palestinian and Jewish
        refugees, and this is evidenced by the following:
                    (A) On November 16, 1967, the United Kingdom
                submitted a draft of Resolution 242 (S/8247) to the
                United Nations Security Council. This United Kingdom
                draft called for a just settlement of ``the refugee
                problem''. The Soviet Union submitted its own draft of
                Resolution 242 (S/8253) to the United Nations Security
                Council four days later which restricted the just
                settlement to only ``Palestinian refugees''.
                    (B) On November 22, 1967, the United Nations
                Security Council unanimously approved the draft of
                Resolution 242 advanced by the United Kingdom. It thus
                rejected the limitation proposed by the Soviet Union
                and accepted the broader notion of a ``just settlement
                of the refugee problem'' arising out of the Middle East
                conflict to include Palestinian and Jewish refugees.
                    (C) Justice Arthur Goldberg, the United States
                Chief Delegate to the United Nations at that time, who
                was instrumental in drafting the unanimously adopted
                Resolution 242, pointed out that ``The Resolution
                addresses the objective of `achieving a just settlement
                of the refugee problem'. This language presumably
                refers both to Arab and Jewish refugees, for about an
                equal number of each abandoned their homes as a result
                of the several wars.''.
            (15) In his opening remarks before the January 28, 1992,
        organizational meeting for multilateral negotiations on the
        Middle East in Moscow, United States Secretary of State James
        Baker made no distinction between Palestinian refugees and
        Jewish refugees in articulating the mission of the Refugee
        Working Group, stating that ``[t]he refugee group will consider
        practical ways of improving the lot of people throughout the
        region who have been displaced from their homes''.
            (16) The Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the
        Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, which refers in Phase III to an
        ``agreed, just, fair, and realistic solution to the refugee
        issue'', uses language that is equally applicable to all
        persons displaced as a result of the conflict in the Middle
        East.
            (17) Israel's agreements with Egypt, Jordan, and the
        Palestinians have affirmed that a comprehensive solution to the
        Arab-Israeli conflict will require a just solution to the
        plight of all refugees.
            (18) Israel's long-standing position in support of the
        rights and claims of Jewish refugees from Arab countries and
        Iran is well-established:
                    (A) On September 28, 1969, Israel adopted
                Government Decision number 34, in which it set up a
                special, temporary department in the Ministry of
                Justice to gather facts and evidence regarding property
                expropriated and persecution perpetrated on Jews in
                Egypt, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen.
                    (B) On March 3, 2002, Israel adopted Government
                Decision number 1544, in which it reaffirmed Government
                Decision number 34 and expanded it to include Jews who
                left all Arab countries and Iran.
                    (C) On December 28, 2003, Israel adopted Government
                Decision number 1250, in which it reaffirmed Government
                Decisions number 34 and 1544 and directed the
                Department for the Rights of Jews from Arab Countries
                in the Ministry of Justice to continue collecting
                information on property expropriated and persecution
                perpetrated on Jews in Arab countries, create a
                centralized database of this information, and publish
                this information to encourage parties to come forward.
            (19) Recently, in February 2010, the Israeli Knesset
        adopted a law preserving the rights for compensation for Jewish
        refugees who originated from Arab countries and Iran. According
        to this law, the Israeli government and its prime minister are
        instructed to raise the issue of compensation for private and
        communal property during negotiations.
            (20) The initiative to secure rights and redress for Jews
        who were forced to flee Arab countries does not conflict with
        the right of Palestinian refugees to claim redress.
            (21) All countries should be aware of the plight of Jews
        and other minority groups displaced from countries in the
        Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf.
            (22) An international campaign has been proceeding in some
        20 countries to record the history and legacy of Jewish
        refugees from Arab countries.
            (23) A just, comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace cannot be
        reached without addressing the uprooting of centuries-old
        Jewish communities in the Middle East, North Africa, and the
        Persian Gulf.
            (24) It would be inappropriate and unjust for the United
        States to recognize rights for Palestinian refugees without
        recognizing equal rights for Jewish refugees from Arab
        countries.

SEC. 2. REPORT.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
and every two years thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress
a report on the following:
            (1) Actions the executive branch has taken to fulfill the
        sense of the House of Representatives, as contained in
        paragraph (2) of the first section of House Resolution 185 (as
        passed the House of Representatives on April 1, 2008) and
        described in section 1(10)(B) of this Act.
            (2) Actions the executive branch has taken to use the
        voice, vote, and influence of the United States to ensure that
        any statements that include a reference to the required
        resolution of the Palestinian refugee issue by the Quartet on
        the Middle East, which includes the United Nations, the United
        States, the European Union, and Russia, must also include a
        similarly explicit reference to the resolution of the issue of
        Jewish refugees from Arab countries.
            (3) Assistance the United States has provided to Israel to
        help it accomplish its goal that the interests of Jews
        displaced from Arab countries are considered in any final
        settlement of the Middle East refugee question that is part of
        any comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace.
            (4) Recommended actions that would ensure that the
        interests of all refugees displaced from Arab countries,
        including Jews, Christians, and other groups, are considered in
        any final settlement of the Middle East refugee question that
        is part of any comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace.

Output: Directs the President to report to Congress every two years regarding executive branch actions taken to ensure that the interests of all refugees displaced from Arab countries, including Jews, Christians, and other groups, are considered in any final settlement of the Middle East refugee question that is part of any comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Higher Education Family Opportunity
Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR POSTSECONDARY TUITION AND RELATED EXPENSES IN
              LIEU OF HOPE AND LIFETIME LEARNING CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized
deductions for individuals) is amended by redesignating section 222 as
section 223 and by inserting after section 221 the following new
section:

``SEC. 222. DEDUCTION FOR POSTSECONDARY TUITION AND RELATED EXPENSES IN
              LIEU OF HOPE AND LIFETIME LEARNING CREDIT.

    ``(a) Allowance of Deduction.--In the case of an individual, there
shall be allowed as a deduction for the taxable year an amount equal to
the qualified tuition and related expenses paid or incurred by such
individual.
    ``(b) Limitation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The amount allowable as a deduction
        under subsection (a) for a taxable year shall not exceed the
        deductible limit for each eligible student.
            ``(2) Deductible limit.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the
        deductible limit for a taxable year shall be determined in
        accordance with the following table:

``Taxable years beginning
  in calendar year:                                   Deductible limit:
        1999................................................... $5,000
        2000................................................... $5,500
        2001................................................... $6,000
        2002................................................... $6,500
        2003................................................... $7,000
        2004................................................... $7,500
        2005................................................... $8,000
        2006................................................... $8,500
        2007................................................... $9,000
        2008................................................... $9,500
        2009 and thereafter....................................$10,000.
    ``(c) Qualified Tuition and Related Expenses; Eligible Student.--
The terms `qualified tuition and related expenses' and `eligible
student' shall have the same meanings given to such terms by section
25A.
    ``(d) Applicable Rules.--For purposes of this section, rules
similar to the rules of section 25A(g) shall apply.''.
    (b) Deduction Not a Miscellaneous Itemized Deduction.--Subsection
(b) of section 67 of such Code (relating to miscellaneous itemized
deductions) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
(11), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (12) and inserting
``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(13) the deduction under section 222 (relating to
        deduction for postsecondary tuition and related expenses in
        lieu of Hope and Lifetime Learning credit).''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 72(t)(7) of such Code is
        amended by inserting ``or 222(e)(2), as the case may be'' after
        ``section 25A(g)(2)''.
            (2) Paragraph (2) of section 135(d) of such Code is amended
        by inserting ``or 222, as the case may be,'' after ``section
        25A''.
            (3) Paragraph (2) of section 221(e) of such Code is amended
        by striking ``and'' after subparagraph (A), by striking the
        period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, and'',
        and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new
        subparagraph:
                    ``(C) the amount allowed as a deduction under
                section 222.''.
            (4) Paragraph (2) of section 6213(g) of such Code is
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
                (J) (as added by section 201(b) of the Taxpayer Relief
                Act of 1997),
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (J) (as added by
                section 1085(a)(3) of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997)
                as subparagraph (K) and by striking the period at the
                end of such subparagraph and inserting ``, and'', and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                subparagraph:
                    ``(L) an omission of a correct TIN required under
                section 222(e)(1) (relating to higher education tuition
                and related expenses) to be included on a return.''.
    (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part VII of
subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the last
item and inserting the following new items:

                              ``Sec. 222. Deduction for postsecondary
                                        tuition and related expenses in
                                        lieu of Hope and Lifetime
                                        Learning credit.
                              ``Sec. 223. Cross reference.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to expenses paid or incurred after December 31, 1998, for
education furnished in academic periods beginning after such date.

Output: Higher Education Family Opportunity Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses in lieu of the Hope and Lifetime Learning credits. Sets the deductible limit at $5,000 for 1999 and increases such limit by $500 annually until it reaches $10,000 for years 2009 and thereafter.