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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Adjacent Zone Safe Oil
Transport and Revenue Sharing Act''.

SEC. 2. PRODUCTION OF OIL FROM CERTAIN ARCTIC OFFSHORE LEASES.

    Section 5 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1334)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) Oil Transportation in Arctic Waters.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) require that oil produced from Federal leases in
        Arctic waters in the Chukchi Sea planning area, Beaufort Sea
        planning area, or Hope Basin planning area be transported by
        pipeline to onshore facilities; and
            ``(2) provide for, and issue appropriate permits for, the
        transportation of oil from Federal leases in Arctic waters in
        preproduction phases (including exploration) by means other
        than pipeline.''.

SEC. 3. REVENUE SHARING FROM AREAS IN ALASKA ADJACENT ZONE.

    Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
1344) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Revenue Sharing From Areas in Alaska Adjacent Zone.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Coastal political subdivision.--The term
                `coastal political subdivision' means a county-
                equivalent subdivision of the State all or part of
                which--
                            ``(i) lies within the coastal zone (as
                        defined in section 304 of the Coastal Zone
                        Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453)); and
                            ``(ii) the closest point of which is not
                        more than 300 statute miles from the
                        geographical center of any leased tract.
                    ``(B) Distance.--The term `distance' means minimum
                great circle distance.
                    ``(C) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' means
                an Alaska Native entity recognized and eligible to
                receive services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the
                headquarters of which is located within 300 miles of
                the geographical center of a leased tract.
                    ``(D) Leased tract.--The term `leased tract' means
                a tract leased under this Act for the purpose of
                drilling for, developing, and producing oil or natural
                gas resources.
                    ``(E) Renewable energy.--The term `renewable
                energy' means solar, wind, ocean, current, wave, tidal,
                or geothermal energy.
                    ``(F) State.--The term `State' means the State of
                Alaska.
            ``(2) Revenue sharing.--Subject to paragraphs (3), (4), and
        (5), effective beginning on the date of enactment of this
        subsection, the State shall, without further appropriation or
        action, receive 37.5 percent of all revenues derived from all
        rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and other sums due and payable
        to the United States from energy development in any area of the
        Alaska Adjacent Zone, including from all sources of renewable
        energy leased, developed, or produced in any area in the Alaska
        Adjacent Zone.
            ``(3) Allocation among coastal political subdivisions of
        the state.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall pay 25
                percent of any allocable share of the State, as
                determined under paragraph (2), directly to coastal
                political subdivisions.
                    ``(B) Allocation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--For each leased tract
                        used to calculate the allocation of the State,
                        the Secretary shall pay the coastal political
                        subdivisions within 300 miles of the
                        geographical center of the leased tract based
                        on the relative distance of the coastal
                        political subdivisions from the leased tract in
                        accordance with this subparagraph.
                            ``(ii) Distances.--For each coastal
                        political subdivision, the Secretary shall
                        determine the distance between the point on the
                        coastal political subdivision coastline closest
                        to the geographical center of the leased tract
                        and the geographical center of the tract.
                            ``(iii) Payments.--The Secretary shall
                        divide and allocate the qualified outer
                        Continental Shelf revenues derived from the
                        leased tract among coastal political
                        subdivisions in amounts that are inversely
                        proportional to the applicable distances
                        determined under clause (ii).
            ``(4) Allocation among regional corporations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall pay 25
                percent of any allocable share of the State, as
                determined under this subsection, directly to certain
                Regional Corporations established under section 7(a) of
                the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.
                1606(a)).
                    ``(B) Allocation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--For each leased tract
                        used to calculate the allocation of the State,
                        the Secretary shall pay the Regional
                        Corporations, after determining those Native
                        villages within the region of the Regional
                        Corporation which are within 300 miles of the
                        geographical center of the leased tract based
                        on the relative distance of such villages from
                        the leased tract, in accordance with this
                        paragraph.
                            ``(ii) Distances.--For each such village,
                        the Secretary shall determine the distance
                        between the point in the village closest to the
                        geographical center of the leased tract and the
                        geographical center of the tract.
                            ``(iii) Payments.--The Secretary shall
                        divide and allocate the qualified outer
                        Continental Shelf revenues derived from the
                        leased tract among the qualifying Regional
                        Corporations in amounts that are inversely
                        proportional to the distances of all of the
                        Native villages within each qualifying region.
                            ``(iv) Revenues.--All revenues received by
                        each Regional Corporation under clause (iii)
                        shall be--
                                    ``(I) treated by the Regional
                                Corporation as revenue subject to the
                                distribution requirements of section
                                7(i)(1)(A) of the Alaska Native Claims
                                Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.
                                1606(i)(1)(A)); and
                                    ``(II) divided annually by the
                                Regional Corporation among all 12
                                Regional Corporations in accordance
                                with section 7(i) of that Act.
                            ``(v) Further distribution to village
                        corporations.--A Regional Corporation receiving
                        revenues under clause (iii) or (iv)(II) shall
                        further distribute 50 percent of the revenues
                        received to the Village Corporations in the
                        region and the class of stockholders who are
                        not residents of those villages in accordance
                        with section 7(j) of that Act (43 U.S.C.
                        1606(j)).
            ``(5) Allocation among indian tribes.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall pay 10
                percent of any allocable share of the State, as
                determined under this subsection, directly to Indian
                tribes.
                    ``(B) Allocation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--For each leased tract
                        used to calculate the allocation of the State,
                        the Secretary shall pay Indian tribes based on
                        the relative distance of the headquarters of
                        the Indian tribes from the leased tract, in
                        accordance with this subparagraph.
                            ``(ii) Distances.--For each Indian tribe,
                        the Secretary shall determine the distance
                        between the location of the headquarters of the
                        Indian tribe and the geographical center of the
                        tract.
                            ``(iii) Payments.--The Secretary shall
                        divide and allocate the qualified outer
                        Continental Shelf revenues derived from the
                        leased tract among the Indian tribes in amounts
                        that are inversely proportional to the
                        distances described in clause (ii).
            ``(6) Conservation royalty.--After making distributions
        under paragraph (2) and section 31, the Secretary shall,
        without further appropriation or action, distribute a
        conservation royalty equal to 15 percent of Federal royalty
        revenues derived from an area leased under this subsection from
        all areas leased under this subsection for any year, into the
        land and water conservation fund established under section 2 of
        the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C.
        460l-5) to provide financial assistance to States under section
        6 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 460l-8).
            ``(7) Deficit reduction.--After making distributions in
        accordance with paragraph (2) and in accordance with section
        31, the Secretary shall, without further appropriation or
        action, distribute an amount equal to 7.5 percent of Federal
        royalty revenues derived from an area leased under this
        subsection from all areas leased under this subsection for any
        year, into direct Federal deficit reduction.''.

SEC. 4. IMPOSITION OF EXCISE TAX ON BITUMEN TRANSPORTED INTO THE UNITED
              STATES.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 4612 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and natural gasoline''
        and inserting ``, natural gasoline, and bitumen'', and
            (2) by inserting at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(10) Bitumen.--The term `bitumen' includes diluted
        bitumen, bituminous mixtures, or any oil manufactured from
        bitumen or a bituminous mixture.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to oil and petroleum products received or entered after December
31, 2013.

Output: Alaska Adjacent Zone Safe Oil Transport and Revenue Sharing Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) require oil produced from federal leases in certain Arctic waters, except in preproduction phases (including explorations), to be transported by pipeline to onshore facilities; and (2) provide for, and issue appropriate permits for, the transportation of oil from such leases in preproduction phases (including exploration) by means other than pipeline.  Requires that the state of Alaska receive 37.5% of all revenues derived from all rentals, royalties, bonus bids and other sums payable to the United States from energy development in any area of the Alaska Adjacent Zone, including from all sources of renewable energy leased, developed, or produced in such Zone. Sets forth an allocation scheme under which the Secretary of the Interior is directed to pay: (1) 25% of any allocable state share directly to coastal political subdivisions, (2) 25% of any allocable state share to certain Regional Corporations, and (3) 10% of any allocable state share directly to Indian tribes. Instructs the Secretary to distribute: (1) 15% of certain federal royalty revenues into a specified land and water conservation fund to provide financial assistance to states, and (2) 7.5% of certain federal royalty revenues into direct federal deficit reduction. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on bitumen transported into the United States.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Sea Grant College Program
Amendments Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO THE NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM ACT.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to
be made to a section or other provision of the National Sea Grant
College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.).

SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF DEAN JOHN A. KNAUSS MARINE POLICY FELLOWSHIP.

    (a) In General.--Section 208(b) (33 U.S.C. 1127(b)) is amended by
striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''.
    (b) Placements in Congress.--Such section is further amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``The Secretary''
        and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph (1), in
        the second sentence, by striking ``A fellowship'' and inserting
        the following:
            ``(2) Placement priorities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In each year in which the
                Secretary awards a legislative fellowship under this
                subsection, when considering the placement of fellows,
                the Secretary shall prioritize placement of fellows in
                the following:
                            ``(i) Positions in offices of, or with
                        members on, committees of Congress that have
                        jurisdiction over the National Oceanic and
                        Atmospheric Administration.
                            ``(ii) Positions in offices of members of
                        Congress that have a demonstrated interest in
                        ocean, coastal, or Great Lakes resources.
                    ``(B) Equitable distribution.--In placing fellows
                in offices described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary
                shall ensure, to the maximum degree practicable, that
                placements are equitably distributed among the
                political parties.
            ``(3) Duration.--A fellowship''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (b) shall
apply with respect to the first calendar year beginning after the date
of enactment of this Act.
    (d) Sense of Congress Concerning Federal Hiring of Former
Fellows.--It is the sense of Congress that in recognition of the
competitive nature of the fellowship under section 208(b) of the
National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1127(b)), and of the
exceptional qualifications of fellowship awardees, the Secretary of
Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere, should encourage participating Federal agencies to consider
opportunities for fellowship awardees at the conclusion of their
fellowship for workforce positions appropriate for their education and
experience.

SEC. 4. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF COMMERCE TO ACCEPT
              DONATIONS FOR NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 204(c)(4)(E) (33 U.S.C. 1123(c)(4)(E)) is
amended to read as follows:
                    ``(E) accept donations of money and,
                notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States
                Code, of voluntary and uncompensated services;''.
    (b) Priorities.--The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall establish
priorities for the use of donations accepted under section 204(c)(4)(E)
of the National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C.
1123(c)(4)(E)), and shall consider among those priorities the
possibility of expanding the Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy
Fellowship's placement of additional fellows in relevant legislative
offices under section 208(b) of that Act (33 U.S.C. 1127(b)), in
accordance with the recommendations under subsection (c) of this
section.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Sea Grant College
Program, in consultation with the National Sea Grant Advisory Board and
the Sea Grant Association, shall--
            (1) develop recommendations for the optimal use of any
        donations accepted under section 204(c)(4)(E) of the National
        Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1123(c)(4)(E)); and
            (2) submit to Congress a report on the recommendations
        developed under paragraph (1).
    (d) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to
limit or otherwise affect any other amounts available for marine policy
fellowships under section 208(b) of the National Sea Grant College
Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1127(b)), including amounts--
            (1) accepted under section 204(c)(4)(F) of that Act (33
        U.S.C. 1123(c)(4)(F)); or
            (2) appropriated under section 212 of that Act (33 U.S.C.
        1131).

SEC. 5. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT ON COORDINATION OF OCEANS AND
              COASTAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.

    Section 9 of the National Sea Grant College Program Act Amendments
of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 857-20) is repealed.

SEC. 6. REDUCTION IN FREQUENCY REQUIRED FOR NATIONAL SEA GRANT ADVISORY
              BOARD REPORT.

    Section 209(b)(2) (33 U.S.C. 1128(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``Biennial'' and inserting
        ``Periodic''; and
            (2) in the first sentence, by striking ``The Board shall
        report to the Congress every two years'' and inserting ``Not
        less frequently than once every 3 years, the Board shall submit
        to Congress a report''.

SEC. 7. MODIFICATION OF ELEMENTS OF NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM.

    Section 204(b) (33 U.S.C. 1123(b)) is amended, in the matter before
paragraph (1), by inserting ``for research, education, extension,
training, technology transfer, and public service'' after ``financial
assistance''.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 212(a) (33 U.S.C. 1131(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at
                the end and inserting ``;''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) $72,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                    ``(H) $75,600,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                    ``(I) $79,380,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                    ``(J) $83,350,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                    ``(K) $87,520,000 for fiscal year 2019;
                    ``(L) $91,900,000 for fiscal year 2020; and
                    ``(M) $96,500,000 for fiscal year 2021.'';
            (2) in the heading for paragraph (2), by inserting ``for
        fiscal years 2009 through 2014'' after ``Priority activities'';
        and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Priority activities for fiscal years 2015 through
        2020.--In addition to the amounts authorized under paragraph
        (1), there is authorized to be appropriated $6,000,000 for each
        of fiscal years 2015 through 2020 for competitive grants for
        the following:
                    ``(A) University research on the biology,
                prevention, and control of aquatic nonnative species.
                    ``(B) University research on oyster diseases,
                oyster restoration, and oyster-related human health
                risks.
                    ``(C) University research on the biology,
                prevention, and forecasting of harmful algal blooms.
                    ``(D) University research, education, training, and
                extension services and activities focused on coastal
                resilience and U.S. working waterfronts and other
                regional or national priority issues identified in the
                strategic plan under section 204(c)(1).
                    ``(E) University research on sustainable
                aquaculture techniques and technologies.
                    ``(F) Fishery extension activities conducted by sea
                grant colleges or sea grant institutes to enhance, and
                not supplant, existing core program funding.''.
    (b) Modification of Limitations on Amounts for Administration.--
Paragraph (1) of section 212(b) (33 U.S.C. 1131(b)) is amended to read
as follows:
            ``(1) Administration.--
                    ``(A) In general.--There may not be used for
                administration of programs under this title in a fiscal
                year more than 5.5 percent of the lesser of--
                            ``(i) the amount authorized to be
                        appropriated under this title for the fiscal
                        year; or
                            ``(ii) the amount appropriated under this
                        title for the fiscal year.
                    ``(B) Critical staffing requirements.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Director shall use
                        the authority under subchapter VI of chapter 33
                        of title 5, United States Code, to meet any
                        critical staffing requirement while carrying
                        out the activities authorized in this title.
                            ``(ii) Exception from cap.--For purposes of
                        subparagraph (A), any costs incurred as a
                        result of an exercise of authority as described
                        in clause (i) shall not be considered an amount
                        used for administration of programs under this
                        title in a fiscal year.''.
    (c) Allocation of Funding.--
            (1) In general.--Section 204(d)(3) (33 U.S.C. 1123(d)(3))
        is amended--
                    (A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by
                striking ``With respect to sea grant colleges and sea
                grant institutes'' and inserting ``With respect to sea
                grant colleges, sea grant institutes, sea grant
                programs, and sea grant projects''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), in the matter before
                clause (i), by striking ``funding among sea grant
                colleges and sea grant institutes'' and inserting
                ``funding among sea grant colleges, sea grant
                institutes, sea grant programs, and sea grant
                projects''.
            (2) Repeal of requirements concerning distribution of
        excess amounts.--Section 212 (33 U.S.C. 1131) is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsection (c); and
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as
                subsections (c) and (d), respectively.

SEC. 9. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    The National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.)
is amended--
            (1) in section 204(d)(3)(B) (33 U.S.C. 1123(d)(3)(B)), by
        moving clause (vi) two ems to the right; and
            (2) in section 209(b)(2) (33 U.S.C. 1128(b)(2)), as amended
        by section 6, in the third sentence, by striking ``The
        Secretary shall'' and inserting the following:
            ``(3) Availability of resources of department of
        commerce.--The Secretary shall''.

Output: National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2015   This bill amends the National Sea Grant College Program Act to reauthorize through FY2021 the National Sea Grant College Program. The bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to award Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships. Currently, NOAA may give fellowships. Those fellowships support graduate students in fields related to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources in positions with the executive and legislative branches.  NOAA must give priority placement of those fellows placed in the legislative branch in: (1) offices or committees of Congress that have jurisdiction over NOAA; and (2) offices of Members of Congress that have a demonstrated interest in ocean, coastal, or Great Lakes resources. NOAA must attempt to ensure that placements are equitably distributed among political parties. NOAA must establish priorities for the use of donations given for the National Sea Grant College Program.  The bill authorizes through FY2020 grants for university research on: (1) the biology, prevention, and control of aquatic nonnative species; (2) oyster diseases, oyster restoration, and oyster-related human health risks; (3) the biology, prevention, and forecasting of harmful algal blooms; and (4) sustainable aquaculture techniques and technologies. The bill also authorizes through FY2020 grants for: (1) fishery extension activities conducted by sea grant colleges or sea grant institutes to enhance existing core program funding, and (2) priority issues identified in the National Sea Grant College Program's strategic plan.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``The Personal Exemption Fairness Act
of 2010''.

SEC. 2. REGIONAL COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS IN PERSONAL EXEMPTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 151 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
            ``(5) Area cost-of-living adjustment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each of the dollar amounts
                otherwise in effect under paragraphs (1) and (3)(C) for
                any taxable year beginning after 2010 shall be
                multiplied by the applicable multiplier for the taxable
                year which applies to the statistical area in which the
                taxpayer's primary place of abode during the taxable
                year is located.
                    ``(B) Applicable multipliers.--For purposes of this
                paragraph--
                            ``(i) In general.--Not later than December
                        15 of each calendar year, the Secretary shall
                        prescribe an applicable multiplier for each
                        statistical area of the United States which
                        shall apply to taxable years beginning during
                        the succeeding calendar year.
                            ``(ii) Determination of multipliers.--
                                    ``(I) In the case of a statistical
                                area where the cost-of-living
                                differential for the calendar year does
                                not exceed 125 percent, the applicable
                                multiplier is 1.
                                    ``(II) In the case of a statistical
                                area not described in subclause (I),
                                the applicable multiplier is the cost-
                                of-living differential for the calendar
                                year.
                            ``(iii) Cost of living differential.--The
                        cost-of-living differential for any statistical
                        area for any calendar year is the percentage
                        determined by dividing--
                                    ``(I) the cost-of-living for such
                                area for the preceding calendar year,
                                by
                                    ``(II) the average cost-of-living
                                for the United States for the preceding
                                calendar year.
                            ``(iv) Cost-of-living for area.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--For each
                                calendar year beginning after 2009, the
                                Secretary of Labor shall determine and
                                publish a cost-of-living index for each
                                statistical area.
                                    ``(II) Methodology.--The cost-of-
                                living index determined under subclause
                                (I) for any statistical area for any
                                calendar year shall be based on average
                                market prices for the area for the 12-
                                month period ending on August 31 of
                                such calendar year. The market prices
                                taken into account under the preceding
                                sentence shall be selected and used
                                under the same methodology as is used
                                by the Secretary of Labor in developing
                                the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
                                Consumers.
                            ``(v) Statistical area.--For purposes of
                        this subsection the term `statistical area'
                        means--
                                    ``(I) any metropolitan statistical
                                area as defined by the Secretary of
                                Commerce, and
                                    ``(II) the portion of any State not
                                within a metropolitan statistical area
                                as so defined.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall
        apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010.
            (2) Transition rule.--Notwithstanding section 151(d)(5)(B)
        of the Internal Revenue Code (as added by this section), the
        date for prescribing applicable multipliers for taxable years
        beginning in calendar year 2011 shall be the date 1 year after
        the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: Personal Exemption Fairness Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require annual metropolitan statistical area cost-of-living adjustments, beginning after 2010, to the personal tax exemption amount. Directs the Secretary of Labor to determine and publish a cost-of-living index for each metropolitan statistical area.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Biometric Enhancement for Airport-
Risk Reduction Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Biometric identifier system.--The term ``biometric
        identifier system'' means a system that uses biometric
        identifier information to match individuals and confirm
        identity for transportation security and other purposes.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Homeland Security acting through the Assistant Secretary of
        Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration).

SEC. 3. BIOMETRIC IDENTIFIER SYSTEMS.

    (a) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
        working group of industry stakeholders to be established under
        subsection (c), shall conduct a study on how airports can
        transition to uniform, standards-based, and interoperable
        biometric identifier systems for airport workers with
        unescorted access to secure or sterile areas of an airport.
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the study shall be to enhance
        transportation security against a potential act of terrorism by
        an airport worker who is allowed unescorted access to secure or
        sterile areas of an airport.
            (3) Risk-based analysis.--In conducting the study, the
        Secretary shall conduct a risk-based analysis of selected
        Category X and I airports and other airports, as the Secretary
        determines appropriate, to identify where the implementation of
        biometric identifier systems could benefit airports.
            (4) Considerations.--In conducting the study, the Secretary
        shall consider the following:
                    (A) Parallel systems.--Existing parallel biometric
                security systems applicable to workers with unescorted
                access to critical infrastructure, including--
                            (i) transportation security cards issued
                        under section 70105 of title 46, United States
                        Code;
                            (ii) armed law enforcement travel
                        credentials issued under section 44903(h)(6) of
                        title 49, United States Code; and
                            (iii) other credential programs used by the
                        Federal Government, as the Secretary considers
                        appropriate.
                    (B) Efforts by transportation security
                administration.--Any biometric programs or proposals
                developed by the Assistant Secretary of Homeland
                Security (Transportation Security Administration).
                    (C) Infrastructure and technical requirements.--The
                architecture, modules, interfaces, and transmission of
                data needed to address risks associated with securing
                airports by providing interoperable biometric security
                measures and credentials for airport workers with
                unescorted access to secure and sterile areas of an
                airport.
                    (D) Existing airport systems.--Biometric
                infrastructure and systems in use in secure and sterile
                areas of airports.
                    (E) Incentives.--Possible incentives for airports
                that voluntarily seek to implement uniform, standards-
                based, and interoperable biometric identifier systems.
                    (F) Associated costs.--The costs of implementing
                uniform, standards-based, and interoperable biometric
                identifier systems at airports, including--
                            (i) the costs to airport operators, airport
                        workers, air carriers, and other aviation
                        industry stakeholders; and
                            (ii) the costs associated with ongoing
                        operations and maintenance and modifications
                        and enhancements needed to support changes in
                        physical and electronic infrastructure.
                    (G) GAO recommendations.--Any recommendations or
                findings developed by the Government Accountability
                Office relating to implementing biometric security for
                airport workers with unescorted access to secure and
                sterile areas of airports.
                    (H) Information from other sources.--
                Recommendations, guidance, and information from other
                sources, including government entities, organizations
                representing airport workers, and private individuals
                and organizations.
            (5) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
        Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives
        and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
        the Senate a report on the results of the study conducted under
        this subsection.
    (b) Best Practices.--
            (1) Identification of best practices.--The Secretary, in
        consultation with the working group of aviation industry
        stakeholders to be established under subsection (c), shall
        identify best practices for the administration of biometric
        credentials at airports, including best practices for each of
        the following processes:
                    (A) Registration and enrollment.
                    (B) Eligibility vetting and risk assessment.
                    (C) Issuance.
                    (D) Verification and use.
                    (E) Expiration and revocation.
                    (F) Development of a cost structure for acquisition
                of biometric credentials.
                    (G) Development of redress processes for workers.
            (2) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
                    (A) submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of
                the House of Representatives and the Committee on
                Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a
                report that outlines the best practices identified
                under paragraph (1); and
                    (B) make the report available to airport operators.
    (c) Aviation and Airport Security Working Group.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall convene a working
        group to assist the Secretary with issues pertaining to
        implementing and carrying out this section.
            (2) Membership.--The Secretary shall ensure that the
        membership of the working group includes aviation industry
        stakeholders and specifically includes individuals selected
        from among--
                    (A) the membership of the Transportation Security
                Administration's Aviation Security Advisory Committee;
                    (B) individuals and organizations representing
                airports;
                    (C) individuals and organizations representing
                airport workers, including those airport workers with
                unescorted access to secure and sterile areas of
                airports;
                    (D) individuals and organizations representing the
                biometric technology sector; and
                    (E) any other individuals and organizations that
                the Secretary considers appropriate.
            (3) Nonapplicability of faca.--The Federal Advisory
        Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to working group
        established under this subsection.
            (4) Sunset.--The working group established under this
        subsection shall cease operations 30 days after the date of
        submission of the report under subsection (a)(5) or 30 days
        after the date of submission of the report under subsection
        (b)(2), whichever is later.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 18, 2008.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output:
Biometric Enhancement for Airport-Risk Reduction Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration (TSA)), to: (1) study and report to Congress on how airports can transition to uniform, standards-based, and interoperable biometric identifier systems for airport workers with unescorted access to secure or sterile areas of an airport; and (2) conduct a risk-based analysis of selected Category X and I airports and other airports to identify where implementation of such systems could benefit them.

Defines "biometric identifier system" as a system that uses biometric identifier information to match and confirm identity of individuals for purposes of transportation security.

Requires the Secretary to convene a working group to assist with issues pertaining to implementing this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Motor Carrier Safety Specialist
Certification Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
        provides for the Secretary of Transportation to work in
        partnership with States and other political jurisdictions to
        establish programs to improve motor carrier, commercial motor
        vehicle, and driver safety, to support a safe and efficient
        transportation system by focusing resources on strategic safety
        investments, to promote safe for-hire and private
        transportation, including transportation of passengers and
        hazardous materials, to identify high-risk carriers and
        drivers, and to invest in activities likely to generate maximum
        reductions in the number and severity of commercial motor
        vehicle crashes.
            (2) The Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector
        General Report on the Federal Highway Administration's Motor
        Carrier Safety Program found that established policies and
        procedures do not ensure that motor carrier safety regulations
        are enforced.
            (3) The Report also found that the Safety Status
        Measurement System (known as ``SafeStat''), which was
        implemented to identify and target motor carriers with high-
        risk safety records, cannot target all carriers with the worst
        records because its database is incomplete and inaccurate, and
        data input is not timely.
            (4) Testimony by the General Accounting Office before the
        House of Representatives' Subcommittee on Transportation and
        Related Agencies indicated that SafeStat's ability to target
        high-risk carriers is also limited by out-of-date census data.
            (5) There are no procedures in place to certify Federal,
        State, and private motor carrier safety specialists and no
        standards to ensure consistent carrier compliance reviews.
            (6) There are no established protocols for acceptance of
        data from third-party or non-Federal or non-State motor carrier
        safety specialists, which detail the safety factors of motor
        carriers.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to provide for the
creation of a certification program for Motor Carrier Safety
Specialists and to establish certain informational requirements in
order to promote highway safety through a comprehensive review of motor
carriers.

SEC. 3. CREATION OF A CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY
              SPECIALISTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
``Sec. 31148. Certified motor carrier safety specialists
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation
with the Motor Carrier Safety Specialist Certification Board, shall
establish a program for the training and certification of Federal,
State and local government, and nongovernmental motor carrier safety
specialists by an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is--
            ``(1) exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(1) of such
        Code established for the exclusive purpose of developing and
        administering training, testing, and certification procedures
        for motor carrier safety specialists; and
            ``(2) designated by the Secretary as the entity for
        carrying out the requirements of this section.
    ``(b) Certified Compliance Review Required.--No safety compliance
review under this chapter, or required by this chapter, chapter 315, or
the regulations in part 390 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations,
more than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Motor Carrier
Safety Specialist Certification Act is valid unless it is conducted by
a motor carrier safety specialist certified under the program
established under subsection (a).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The chapter analysis for chapter 311 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof
the following:

``31148. Certified motor carrier safety specialists.''.

SEC. 4. PHASE-IN OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Transportation
shall establish the program required by section 31148(a) of title 49,
United States Code, within 12 months after the date of enactment of
this Act.
    (b) Certification of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Specialists.--The
Secretary shall ensure that--
            (1) within 24 months after the date of enactment of this
        Act--
                    (A) at least 50 percent of the employees of the
                Department of Transportation who perform reviews to
                determine compliance of carriers in accordance with
                regulations promulgated by the Secretary of
                Transportation, and
                    (B) all State and local government employees who
                perform such compliance reviews, are certified under
                the program established under section 31148 of title
                49, United States Code; and
            (2) within 36 months after such date, all Federal, State
        and local employees, and all non-governmental personnel,
        performing such compliance reviews are so certified.

SEC. 5. CLEARINGHOUSE FUNCTION.

    (a) Verification of Information.--Section 31106(a) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end of the following:
            ``(5) In carrying out the provisions of this section and
        section 31309, the Secretary shall accept and include
        information, subject to verification by a clearinghouse
        designated by the Motor Carrier Safety Specialist Certification
        Board, obtained from non-governmental motor carrier safety
        specialists certified under section 31148. The Secretary of
        Transportation shall work with the Motor Carrier Safety
        Specialist Certification Board and State Governments to
        establish by January 1, 2001 data exchange protocols that will
        enable the Secretary of Transportation to process data received
        from motor carrier safety specialists certified under section
        31148.''.
    (b) Information Available to Public.--Section 31106(e) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``The Secretary of Transportation shall ensure that information
obtained from motor carrier safety specialists certified under section
31148 of title 49, United States Code, is made available to the public,
in accordance with such policy, in an easily accessible and
understandable manner through the clearinghouse designated by the Motor
Carrier Safety Specialist Certification Board no later than January 1,
2002.''.

SEC. 6. PUBLIC EDUCATION FUNCTION.

    The Secretary of Transportation shall work with the Motor Carrier
Safety Specialist Certification Board to establish and carry out a
public education campaign to promote the use of safety performance
information available under chapter 311 of title 49, United States
Code, for the purpose of encouraging the use of such information in the
decision-making process for hiring motor carriers.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

    Motor Carrier Safety Specialist.--A Motor Carrier Safety Specialist
is an individual who:
            (1) is responsible for conducting regulatory compliance
        reviews and safety inspections of commercial motor carriers,

Output:
Directs the Secretary to work with the Motor Carrier Safety Specialist Certification Board to establish and carry out a public education campaign to promote the use of safety performance information in the decision-making process for hiring motor carriers.
Defines "motor carrier safety specialist" to mean an individual responsible for conducting regulatory compliance reviews and safety inspections of commercial motor carriers.


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SECTION 1. PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT FOR INPATIENT REHABILITATION HOSPITAL
              SERVICES BASED ON DISCHARGES CLASSIFIED BY FUNCTIONAL-
              RELATED GROUPS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1886 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395ww) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j) Prospective Payment for Inpatient Rehabilitation Services.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 1814(b), but
        subject to the provisions of section 1813, the amount of the
        payment with respect to the operating and capital costs of
        inpatient hospital services of a rehabilitation hospital or a
        rehabilitation unit (in this subsection referred to as a
        `rehabilitation facility') for a discharge is equal to the per
        discharge payment rate established under this subsection.
            ``(2) Functional-related groups.--
                    ``(A) Establishment.--The Secretary shall
                establish--
                            ``(i) classes of discharges of
                        rehabilitation facilities by functional-related
                        groups (each in this subsection referred to as
                        a `functional-related group' or `FRG'), based
                        on impairment, age, and functional capability
                        of the discharged individual and such other
                        factors as the Secretary deems appropriate, and
                            ``(ii) a method of classifying specific
                        discharges from rehabilitation facilities
                        within these groups.
                    ``(B) Weighting factors.--For each functional-
                related group the Secretary shall assign an appropriate
                weighting which reflects the relative facility
                resources used with respect to discharges classified
                within that group compared to discharges classified
                within other groups.
                    ``(C) Adjustments.--The Secretary shall from time
                to time adjust the classifications and weighting
                factors established under this paragraph as appropriate
                to correct for forecast errors and to reflect changes
                in treatment patterns, technology, and other factors
                which may affect the relative use of resources.
            ``(3) Payment rate.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall determine a
                prospective payment rate for each rehabilitation
                facility discharge for which such rehabilitation
                facility is entitled to receive payment under this
                title. Subject to subparagraph (B), such rate for
                discharges during a fiscal year shall be based on the
                average payment per discharge under this title for
                inpatient operating and capital costs of rehabilitation
                facilities in fiscal year 1995 (as estimated by the
                Secretary) adjusted--
                            ``(i) by updating such per-discharge amount
                        to the fiscal year involved by the applicable
                        percentage increases provided under subsection
                        (b)(3)(B)(i) for each year after fiscal year
                        1995 and up to the fiscal year involved;
                            ``(ii) by reducing such rates by a factor
                        equal to the proportion of payments under this
                        subsection (as estimated by the Secretary)
                        based on FRG prospective payment amounts which
                        are additional payments described in paragraph
                        (4) (relating to outlier and related payments)
                        or paragraph (7);
                            ``(iii) for variations among rehabilitation
                        facilities by area under paragraph (6);
                            ``(iv) by the weighting factors established
                        under paragraph (2)(B); and
                            ``(v) by such other factors as the
                        Secretary determines are necessary to properly
                        reflect variations in necessary costs of
                        treatment among rehabilitation facilities.
                    ``(B) Budget neutral rates.--The Secretary shall
                establish the prospective payment amounts under this
                subsection for discharges during each of fiscal years
                1998 through 2002 at levels such that, in the
                Secretary's estimation, the amount of total payments
                under this subsection for each such fiscal year
                (including any payment adjustments pursuant to
                paragraph (7)) shall not exceed the amount of payments
                that would have been made under this title during the
                fiscal year for operating and capital costs of
                rehabilitation facilities had this subsection not been
                enacted.
            ``(4) Outlier and special payments.--
                    ``(A) Outliers.--
                            ``(i) Day outliers.--The Secretary shall
                        provide for an additional payment to a
                        rehabilitation facility for discharges in a
                        functional-related group, the lengths of stay
                        of which exceeded the mean length of stay for
                        discharges within that group by a fixed number
                        of days or exceeds such mean length of stay by
                        some fixed number of deviations, whichever is
                        the fewer number of days.
                            ``(ii) Requesting additional payments.--For
                        cases not included in clause (i), a
                        rehabilitation facility may request additional
                        payments in any case in which charges, adjusted
                        to cost, exceed a fixed multiple of the
                        applicable prospective payment rate, or exceed
                        such other fixed dollar amount, whichever is
                        greater, or exceed the prospective payment rate
                        plus a fixed dollar amount determined by the
                        Secretary.
                            ``(iii) Payment based on marginal cost of
                        care.--The amount of such additional payment
                        under clauses (i) and (ii) shall be determined
                        by the Secretary and shall approximate the
                        marginal cost of care beyond the cutoff point
                        applicable under clause (i) or (ii).
                            ``(iv) Total payments.--The total amount of
                        the additional payments made under this
                        subparagraph for discharges in a fiscal year
                        may not be less than 5 percent nor more than 6
                        percent of the total payments projected or
                        estimated to be made based on FRG prospective
                        payment rates for discharges in that year.
                    ``(B) Adjustment.--The Secretary may provide for
                such adjustments to the payment amounts under this
                subsection as the Secretary deems appropriate to take
                into account the unique circumstances of rehabilitation
                facilities located in Alaska and Hawaii.
            ``(5) Publication.--The Secretary shall provide for
        publication in the Federal Register, on or before September 1
        before each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 1998), of
        the classification and weighting factors for FRGs under
        paragraph (2) for such fiscal year and a description of the
        methodology and data used in computing the prospective payment
        rates under this subsection for that fiscal year.
            ``(6) Area wage adjustment.--The Secretary shall adjust the
        proportion (as estimated by the Secretary from time to time) of
        rehabilitation facilities' costs which are attributable to
        wages and wage-related costs, of the prospective payment rates
        computed under paragraph (3) for area differences in wage
        levels by a factor (established by the Secretary) reflecting
        the relative hospital wage level in the geographic area of the
        rehabilitation facility compared to the national average wage
        level for such facilities. Not later than October 1, 1998 (and
        at least every 12 months thereafter), the Secretary shall
        update the factor under the preceding sentence on the basis of
        a survey conducted by the Secretary (and updated as
        appropriate) of the wages and wage-related costs incurred in
        furnishing rehabilitation services. Any adjustments or updates
        made under this paragraph for a fiscal year shall be made in a
        manner that assures that the aggregated payments under this
        subsection in the fiscal year are not greater or less than
        those that would have been made in the year without such
        adjustment.
            ``(7) Additional adjustments.--The Secretary shall provide
        by regulation for--
                    ``(A) an additional payment to take into account
                indirect costs of medical education and the special
                circumstances of hospitals that serve a significantly
                disproportionate number of low-income patients in a
                manner similar to that provided under subparagraphs (B)
                and (F), respectively, of subsection (d)(5); and
                    ``(B) such other exceptions and adjustments to
                payment amounts under this subsection in a manner
                similar to that provided under subsection (d)(5)(I) in
                relation to payments under subsection (d).
            ``(8) Limitation on review.--There shall be no
        administrative or judicial review under section 1878 or
        otherwise of--
                    ``(A) the establishment of FRGs, of the methodology
                for the classification of discharges within such
                groups, and of the appropriate weighting factors
                thereof under paragraph (2), and
                    (B) the establishment of the prospective payment
                rates under paragraph (3).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1886(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1395ww(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and other than a
        rehabilitation facility described in subsection (j)(1)'' after
        ``subsection (d)(1)(B)'', and
            (2) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by inserting ``and subsection
        (j)'' after ``For purposes of subsection (d)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 1997.

Output: Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for prospective payment under Medicare for inpatient rehabilitation hospital services and units based on discharges classified by functional-related groups.


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SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The roles of the Department of Defense and the
        Department of Homeland Security, and the resources necessary
        for homeland defense, are still evolving.
            (2) The decision to conduct an additional round of base
        closures and realignments in 2005 was developed before the
        tragic events of September 11, 2001.
            (3) The long-term, costs, and personnel requirements of
        Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Noble Eagle, and
        Operation Iraqi Freedom are still unknown.
            (4) Additional funds are necessary to adequately supply the
        Armed Forces for current missions, while expediting military
        transformation.
            (5) The Congress will not have the opportunity to
        thoroughly review and consider the policy decisions culminating
        in the Global Posture Review before decisions regarding the
        closure and realignment of military installations will be
        required in the 2005 round of base closures and realignments.
            (6) The expected costs of implementing and executing base
        closures and realignments recommended in the 2005 round is
        estimated at $15,000,000,000 and net savings from such base
        closures and realignments will not be realized until
        approximately 2011.

SEC. 2. TWO-YEAR POSTPONEMENT OF 2005 BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT
              ROUND.

    (a) Submittal of Recommendations Regarding Closure or Realignment
of Military Installations.--Section 2914 of the Defense Base Closure
and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-
510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), as added by section 3003 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107; 115
Stat. 1345), is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``2005'' and
        inserting ``2007''; and
            (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``May 16, 2005,'' and
        inserting ``May 16, 2007,''.
    (b) Commission Review and Recommendations.--Subsection (d) of such
section is amended--
            (1) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ``September 8,
        2005'' both places it appears and inserting ``September 8,
        2007''; and
            (2) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) by striking ``in 2005'' and inserting ``under
                this section''; and
                    (B) by striking ``July 1, 2005'' and inserting
                ``July 1, 2007''.
    (c) Review by President and Transmittal to Congress.--Subsection
(e) of such section is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``in 2005'' and inserting ``under
                this section''; and
                    (B) by striking ``September 23, 2005'' and
                inserting ``September 23, 2007'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``October 20, 2005'' and
        inserting ``October 20, 2007''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``November 7, 2005'' and
        inserting ``November 7, 2007''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 2904(a)(3) of the Defense
Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 is amended by striking ``in
the 2005 report'' and inserting ``in a report submitted after 2001''.
    (2) Section 2906(e) of such Act is amended by striking ``2005'' and
inserting ``2007''.
    (3) Section 2906A of such Act is amended--
            (A) in the section heading, by striking ``2005'' and
        inserting ``2007''; and
            (B) by striking ``2005'' each place it appears and
        inserting ``2007''.
    (4) Section 2912 of such Act is amended--
            (A) in the section heading, by striking ``2005'' and
        inserting ``2007'';
            (B) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ``fiscal year 2006''
        and inserting ``fiscal year 2008'';
            (C) in subsections (b)(2) and (d), by striking ``in 2005''
        each place it appears and inserting ``under section 2914'';
            (D) in subsection (d), by striking ``March 15, 2005'' both
        places it appears and inserting ``March 15, 2007'';
            (E) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ``calendar year 2005
        and shall terminate on April 15, 2006'' and inserting
        ``calendar year 2007 and shall terminate on April 15, 2008'';
        and
            (F) in subsection (d)(5), by striking ``second session of
        the 108th Congress for the activities of the Commission in
        2005'' and inserting ``second session of the 109th Congress for
        the activities of the Commission under section 2914''.
    (5) Section 2913 of such Act is amended--
            (A) in the section heading, by striking ``2005'' and
        inserting ``2007'';
            (B) by striking ``in 2005'' each place it appears and
        inserting ``under section 2914'';
            (C) in subsection (e), by striking ``March 15, 2004'' and
        inserting ``March 15, 2006''.

Output: Amends the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to postpone until: (1) 2007 the implementation of recommendations for military base closures and realignments currently scheduled for 2005; and (2) corresponding dates two years later certain dates for reviews, recommendations, and reports related to to such closures and realignments.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency and Accountability in
Congressional Travel Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCED DISCLOSURE OF MEMBER AND STAFF TRAVEL.

    (a) Reporting Requirements for Official Foreign Travel by Members
and Employees.--
            (1) Statement required prior to undertaking travel.--A
        Member or employee of Congress may not undertake any official
        foreign travel unless, not later than 14 days prior to the date
        on which the travel begins, the Member or employee prepares and
        submits to the Clerk of the House of Representatives (in the
        case of a Member or employee of the House) or the Secretary of
        the Senate (in the case of a Senator or employee of the Senate)
        a statement containing the following information:
                    (A) The name and position of the Member or employee
                involved, and (in the case of an employee) the
                employing office.
                    (B) The office authorizing the travel.
                    (C) A statement of worthiness regarding the purpose
                of the travel, including a description of how the
                travel relates to the Member's or employee's official
                duties.
                    (D) A tentative itinerary for each day of the
                travel, including a list of the foreign nations and the
                locations within each such nation the Member or
                employee intends to visit and any individuals with whom
                the Member or employee intends to meet.
                    (E) The names of any other individuals who are
                accompanying the Member or employee during the travel,
                without regard to whether such individuals are Members
                or employees of the House.
                    (F) The amount of per diem the Member or employee
                requested to be provided for the travel, and whether
                the amount is greater than the standard per diem
                provided under chapter 57 of title 5, United States
                Code.
                    (G) A statement as to whether the aircraft to be
                used for transportation for the travel is commercial,
                chartered, private, or military), and (in the case of
                commercial aircraft) whether the seating is coach,
                business class, or first class.
                    (H) The Member's or employee's best estimate of the
                costs of the travel, itemized by the costs of
                transportation, meals, and lodging.
                    (I) If any portion of the cost of the travel will
                be paid using appropriated funds other than funds of
                the House of Representatives or Senate (including funds
                of the Department of Defense or the Department of
                State), the name of the office which is the source of
                such funds.
            (2) Statement required after completion of travel.--Not
        later than 14 days after completing any official foreign
        travel, the Member or employee who undertook the travel shall
        prepare and submit to the Clerk of the House of Representatives
        (in the case of a Member or employee of the House) or the
        Secretary of the Senate (in the case of a Senator or employee
        of the Senate) a statement containing the following
        information:
                    (A) The name and position of the Member or employee
                involved, and (in the case of an employee) the
                employing office.
                    (B) The office authorizing the travel.
                    (C) A statement detailing the value, worthiness,
                and educational benefit to the Member or employee of
                the travel.
                    (D) The actual itinerary for the travel, including
                a comprehensive statement of travel times, foreign
                nations visited and the locations visited in each such
                nation, meetings, and other activities carried out
                during the travel.
                    (E) The names of any other individuals who did
                accompany the Member or employee during the travel,
                without regard to whether such individuals are Members
                or employees of the House.
                    (F) How much (if any) per diem was provided for the
                travel and how much (if any) of such per diem was
                unspent.
                    (G) A statement as to whether the aircraft used for
                transportation for the travel was commercial,
                chartered, private, or military), and (in the case of
                commercial aircraft) whether the seating was coach,
                business class, or first class.
                    (H) The actual cost of the travel, itemized by the
                costs of--
                            (i) transportation (including the
                        identification of the providers of the
                        transportation);
                            (ii) lodging (including the identification
                        of the providers of the lodging); and
                            (iii) meals (including the identification
                        of the providers of the meals).
                    (I) If any portion of the cost of the travel was
                paid (or will be paid) using appropriated funds other
                than funds of the House of Representatives or Senate
                (including funds of the Department of Defense or the
                Department of State), the name of the office which is
                the source of such funds and the amount of the payment
                which is (or which will be) attributable to such
                office.
            (3) Exception for classified information.--A Member or
        employee may exclude from a statement prepared under this
        subsection any information which is classified, so long as the
        Member includes documentation in support of the exclusion in
        the statement prepared under this subsection.
            (4) Use of electronic filing.--To the greatest extent
        practicable, a Member or employee shall submit the statements
        required under this section in both paper and electronic form.
    (b) Determination and Disclosure of Costs Incurred by Secretary of
Defense or Secretary of State.--In the case of official foreign travel
of a Member or employee of Congress for which any of the costs are to
be paid by funds of the Department of Defense or the Department of
State, the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of State (as the case
may be) shall, not later than 10 days after completion of the travel
involved, provide the Member or employee with a written statement
containing the following information:
            (1) The cost incurred with respect to the Member or
        employee, itemized by the cost of transportation, lodging, and
        meals.
            (2) A statement as to whether the aircraft used for
        transportation for the travel was commercial, chartered,
        private, or military), and (in the case of commercial aircraft)
        whether the seating was coach, business class, or first class.
            (3) Such other information as the Member or employee may
        request in order to enable the Member or employee to prepare
        and submit the statement required under subsection (a)(2).
    (c) Internet Posting of Reports.--Upon receiving a statement under
subsection (a) with respect to official foreign travel of a Member or
employee of Congress, the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the
Secretary of the Senate (as the case may be) shall post the statement
on the Clerk's or Secretary's official public Internet site in a
searchable, sortable, and downloadable manner.

SEC. 3. OTHER RESTRICTIONS ON OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL OF MEMBERS AND
              STAFF.

    (a) Prohibiting Vacation Stopovers During Travel.--A Member or
employee of Congress may not undertake a vacation stopover for annual
leave at any point during official foreign travel.
    (b) Restrictions on Travel by Employees.--
            (1) Travel by employees of members.--An employee of
        Congress whose employing office is the office of a Member of
        Congress may not undertake any official foreign travel unless--
                    (A) the authorizing office for the travel is the
                office of the Member;
                    (B) the travel is undertaken by the employee to
                accompany the Member on the Member's own official
                foreign travel; and
                    (C) no other employee of the office accompanies the
                Member on such travel.
            (2) Travel by employees of committees.--An employee of
        Congress whose employing office is the office of a committee of
        the House of Representatives or Senate (including a joint
        committee) may not undertake any official foreign travel
        unless--
                    (A) the authorizing office for the travel is the
                office of the committee;
                    (B) the travel is undertaken by the employee to
                accompany a Member who serves on the committee on the
                Member's own official foreign travel; and
                    (C) the number of employees accompanying the
                Members of the committee on such travel does not exceed
                the number of Members of the committee who are
                participating in such travel.
            (3) Exception for certain travel.--This subsection does not
        apply with respect to travel to a military installation or
        travel to a theater of operations of the Armed Forces.
    (c) Requiring Efforts To Reduce Expenses; Return of Unspent Per
Diem.--Each Member and employee of Congress who undertakes official
foreign travel shall--
            (1) take such actions as may be necessary to reduce the
        costs incurred for such travel; and
            (2) return any per diem provided to the Member or employee
        which remains unexpended as of the conclusion of the travel.
    (d) No Effect on Other Authorization Requirements.--Nothing in this
section shall be construed to affect any requirement under the Rules of
the House of Representatives, the Standing Rules of the Senate, or any
law that a Member, officer, or employee of Congress obtain
authorization for official foreign travel prior to undertaking such
travel.
    (e) Regulations.--This section shall be carried out in accordance
with regulations promulgated--
            (1) by the Committee on House Administration of the House
        of Representatives, with respect to Members and employees of
        the House of Representatives; or
            (2) by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the
        Senate, with respect to Senators and employees of the Senate.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) The term ``authorizing office'' means, with respect to
        a Member or employee of Congress, the office which is
        authorized under law or the Rules of the House of
        Representatives or the Standing Rules of the Senate to approve
        the use of appropriated funds, including official funds of the
        Senate or House of Representatives, for official travel outside
        of the United States by the Member or employee.
            (2) The term ``employee of Congress'' means an individual
        whose salary is disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer
        of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate.
            (3) The term ``Member of Congress'' means a Senator or a
        Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
        Congress.
            (4) The term ``official foreign travel'' means any travel
        outside of the United States for which the costs (including the
        costs of transportation, lodging, meals, and related expenses)
        may be covered by appropriated funds, including official funds
        of the Senate or House of Representatives, under law or the
        Rules of the House of Representatives or the Standing Rules of
        the Senate, or by funds provided under section 502(b) of the
        Mutual Security Act of 1954 (22 U.S.C. 1754(b)).

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall apply with respect to official foreign travel
undertaken after the expiration of the 90-day period which begins on
the date of the enactment of this Act.

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Transparency and Accountability in Congressional Travel Act of 2012 - Prohibits a Member of Congress or congressional employee from undertaking any official foreign travel unless, within 14 days before and within 14 days after such travel, the individual prepares and submits to the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate, as appropriate, a specified statement (in both paper and electronic form) containing travel-related information.

Allows the Member or congressional employee to exclude classified information from such statements, so long as the Member includes documentation in support of such exclusion.

Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD) or the Secretary of State, as appropriate, for official travel by a Member or congressional employee for which any of the costs are to be paid by their respective departmental funds, to give such individual, within 10 days after completion of such travel, a written statement specifying: (1) the cost incurred, itemized by the cost of transportation, lodging, and meals; and (2) whether the aircraft used was chartered, private, military, or, in the case of commercial aircraft, whether the seating was coach, business class, or first class.

Requires the Clerk and the Secretary to post such statements on their respective official public Internet sites.

Prohibits a vacation stopover for annual leave at any point during official foreign travel.

Specifies restrictions on official foreign travel by Member and House committee employees, except travel to a military installation or to a theater of operations of the Armed Forces.

Requires each Member and congressional employee who undertakes official foreign travel to: (1) take necessary actions to reduce travel costs, and (2) return any per diem remaining unexpended at conclusion of the travel.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Family and Medical Leave Enhancement
Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE.

    Section 101(2)(B)(ii) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
(29 U.S.C. 2611(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ``less than 50'' each
place it appears and inserting ``fewer than 25''.

SEC. 3. ENTITLEMENT TO ADDITIONAL LEAVE UNDER THE FMLA FOR PARENTAL
              INVOLVEMENT AND FAMILY WELLNESS.

    (a) Leave Requirement.--Section 102(a) of the Family and Medical
Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)) is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Entitlement to additional leave for parental
        involvement and family wellness.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B) and
                section 103(g), an eligible employee shall be entitled
                to leave under this paragraph to--
                            ``(i) participate in or attend an activity
                        that is sponsored by a school or community
                        organization and relates to a program of the
                        school or organization that is attended by a
                        son or daughter or a grandchild of the
                        employee; or
                            ``(ii) meet routine family medical care
                        needs, including for medical and dental
                        appointments of the employee or a son,
                        daughter, spouse, or grandchild of the
                        employee, or to attend to the care needs of
                        elderly individuals who are related to the
                        eligible employee, including visits to nursing
                        homes and group homes.
                    ``(B) Limitations.--
                            ``(i) In general.--An eligible employee is
                        entitled to--
                                    ``(I) not to exceed 4 hours of
                                leave under this paragraph during any
                                30-day period; and
                                    ``(II) not to exceed 24 hours of
                                leave under this paragraph during any
                                12-month period.
                            ``(ii) Coordination rule.--Leave under this
                        paragraph shall be in addition to any leave
                        provided under any other paragraph of this
                        subsection.
                    ``(C) Definitions.--As used in this paragraph:
                            ``(i) School.--The term `school' means an
                        elementary school or secondary school (as such
                        terms are defined in section 9101 of the
                        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
                        (20 U.S.C. 7801)), a Head Start program
                        assisted under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C.
                        9831 et seq.), or a child care facility.
                            ``(ii) Community organization.--The term
                        `community organization' means a private
                        nonprofit organization that is representative
                        of a community or a significant segment of a
                        community and provides activities for
                        individuals described in subparagraph (A) or
                        (B) of section 101(12), such as a scouting or
                        sports organization.''.
    (b) Schedule.--Section 102(b)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(b)(1))
is amended by inserting after the third sentence the following new
sentence: ``Leave under subsection (a)(5) may be taken intermittently
or on a reduced leave schedule.''.
    (c) Substitution of Paid Leave.--Section 102(d)(2) of such Act (29
U.S.C. 2612(d)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Parental involvement leave and family
                wellness leave.--An eligible employee may elect, or an
                employer may require the employee, to substitute any of
                the accrued paid vacation leave, personal leave, or
                family leave of the employee for any leave under
                subsection (a)(5). In addition, an eligible employee
                may elect, or an employer may require the employee, to
                substitute any of the accrued paid medical or sick
                leave of the employee for leave provided under clause
                (ii) of subsection (a)(5)(A) for any part of the leave
                under such clause, except that nothing in this title
                shall require an employer to provide paid sick leave or
                paid medical leave in any situation in which such
                employer would not normally provide any such paid
                leave. If the employee elects or the employer requires
                the substitution of accrued paid leave for leave
                provided under subsection (a)(5)(A), the employer shall
                not restrict or limit this substitution or impose any
                additional terms and conditions on such leave that are
                more stringent on the employee than the terms and
                conditions set forth in this Act.''.
    (d) Notice.--Section 102(e) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(e)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Notice relating to parental involvement and family
        wellness leave.--In any case in which an employee requests
        leave under paragraph (5) of subsection (a), the employee
        shall--
                    ``(A) provide the employer with not less than 7
                days' notice or as much notice as is practicable before
                the date the leave is to be taken, of the employee's
                intention to take leave under such paragraph; and
                    ``(B) in the case of leave to be taken under
                subparagraph (A)(ii), make a reasonable effort to
                schedule the leave so as not to disrupt unduly the
                operations of the employer, subject to the approval of
                the health care provider involved (if any).''.
    (f) Certification.--Section 103 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2613) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Certification Related to Parental Involvement and Family
Wellness Leave.--An employer may require that a request for leave under
section 102(a)(5) be supported by a certification issued at such time
and in such manner as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe.''.
    (g) Definition of Grandchild.--Section 101 of the Family and
Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
            ``(14) Grandchild.--The term `grandchild' means a son or
        daughter of an employee's son or daughter.''.

SEC. 4. ENTITLEMENT OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TO LEAVE FOR PARENTAL
              INVOLVEMENT AND FAMILY WELLNESS.

    (a) Leave Requirement.--Section 6382(a) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(5)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B)(i) and section 6383(f), an
employee shall be entitled to leave under this paragraph to--
            ``(i) participate in or attend an activity that is
        sponsored by a school or community organization and relates to
        a program of the school or organization that is attended by a
        son or daughter or a grandchild of the employee; or
            ``(ii) meet routine family medical care needs, including
        for medical and dental appointments of a son, daughter, spouse,
        or grandchild of the employee, or to attend to the care needs
        of elderly individuals who are related to the eligible
        employee, including visits to nursing homes and group homes.
    ``(B)(i) An employee is entitled to--
            ``(I) not to exceed 4 hours of leave under this paragraph
        during any 30-day period; and
            ``(II) not to exceed 24 hours of leave under this paragraph
        during any 12-month period.
    ``(ii) Leave under this paragraph shall be in addition to any leave
provided under any other paragraph of this subsection.
    ``(C) For the purpose of this paragraph--
            ``(i) the term `school' means an elementary school or
        secondary school (as such terms are defined in section 9101 of
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965), a Head
        Start program assisted under the Head Start Act, and a child
        care facility licensed under State law; and
            ``(ii) the term `community organization' means a private
        nonprofit organization that is representative of a community or
        a significant segment of a community and provides activities
        for individuals described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section
        6381(6), such as a scouting or sports organization.''.
    (b) Schedule.--Section 6382(b)(1) of such title is amended--
            (1) by inserting after the second sentence the following
        new sentence: ``Leave under subsection (a)(5) may be taken
        intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule.''; and
            (2) in the last sentence, by striking ``involved,'' and
        inserting ``involved (or, in the case of leave under subsection
        (a)(5), for purposes of any 30-day or 12-month period),''.
    (c) Substitution of Paid Leave.--Section 6382(d) of such title is
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after the subsection designation;
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) An employee may elect to substitute for leave under
subsection (a)(5), any of the employee's accrued or accumulated annual
or sick leave under subchapter I. If the employee elects to substitute
accumulated annual or sick leave for leave provided under subsection
(a)(5), the employing agency shall not restrict or limit this
substitution or impose any additional terms and conditions on such
leave that are more stringent on the employee than the terms and
conditions set forth in this subchapter.''.
    (d) Notice.--Section 6382(e) of such title is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) In any case in which an employee requests leave under
paragraph (5) of subsection (a), the employee shall--
            ``(A) provide the employing agency with not less than 7
        days' notice, before the date the leave is to be taken, of the
        employee's intention to take leave under such paragraph; and
            ``(B) in the case of leave to be taken under subparagraph
        (A)(ii), make a reasonable effort to schedule the leave so as
        not to disrupt unduly the operations of the employer, subject
        to the approval of the health care provider involved (if
        any).''.
    (e) Certification.--Section 6383(f) of such title is amended by
striking ``6382(a)(3)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3) or (5) of section
6382(a)''.
    (f) Definition of Grandchild.--Section 6381 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(12) the term `grandchild' means a son or daughter of an
        employee's son or daughter.''.

Output:
Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to cover employees at worksites that employ fewer than 50 employees, but not fewer than 25 employees. Continues to exempt from FMLA coverage employees at worksites that employ fewer than 25 employees (currently 50), if the total number of employees employed by that employer within 75 miles of that worksite is fewer than 25 (currently 50).

Allows an employee covered by FMLA to take up to 4 hours during any 30-day period, and up to 24 hours during any 12-month period, of parental involvement leave to participate in or attend activities that are sponsored by a school or community organization; and (2) relate to a program of the school or organization that is attended by the employee's child or grandchild.

Permits the use of such parental involvement leave to meet routine family medical care needs, including: (1) such employee's medical and dental appointments, or their spouse, child, or grandchild; and (2) the care needs of their related elderly individuals, including visits to nursing homes and group homes.

Allows an employee to elect, or an employer to require, substitution of any of the paid or family leave or paid medical or sick leave of the employee for any leave provided under this Act.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall require an employer to provide paid sick leave or paid medical leave in situations where such employer would not normally provide any such paid leave.

Imposes on the employee requesting leave certain notification requirements. Allows an employer to require certification supporting such requests.

Applies the parental involvement and family wellness leave allowance to federal employees.