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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Education Flexibility Amendments of
1998''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) States differ substantially in demographics, in school
        governance, and in school finance and funding. The
        administrative and funding mechanisms that help schools in 1
        State improve may not prove successful in other States.
            (2) Although the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
        1965 and other Federal education statutes afford flexibility to
        State and local educational agencies in implementing Federal
        programs, certain requirements of Federal education statutes or
        regulations may impede local efforts to reform and improve
        education.
            (3) By granting waivers of certain statutory and regulatory
        requirements, the Federal Government can remove impediments for
        local educational agencies in implementing educational reforms
        and raising the achievement levels of all children.
            (4) State educational agencies are closer to local school
        systems, implement statewide educational reforms with both
        Federal and State funds, and are responsible for maintaining
        accountability for local activities consistent with State
        standards and assessment systems. Therefore, State educational
        agencies are often in the best position to align waivers of
        Federal and State requirements with State and local
        initiatives.
            (5) The Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act
        allows State educational agencies the flexibility to waive
        certain Federal requirements, along with related State
        requirements, but allows only 12 States to qualify for such
        waivers.
            (6) Expansion of the waiver authority under such Act will
        allow for the waiver of statutory and regulatory requirements
        that impede implementation of State and local educational
        improvement plans, or that unnecessarily burden program
        administration, while maintaining the intent and purposes of
        affected programs, and maintaining such fundamental
        requirements as those relating to civil rights, educational
        equity, and accountability.
            (7) To achieve the State goals for the education of
        children in the State, the focus must be on results in raising
        the achievement of all students, not process.

SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF THE EDUCATION FLEXIBILITY PARTNERSHIP
              DEMONSTRATION ACT.

    (a) In General.--Section 311(e) of the Goals 2000: Educate America
Act (20 U.S.C. 5891(e)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as
                follows:
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may carry out an
                education flexibility demonstration program under which
                the Secretary authorizes a State educational agency
                that serves an eligible State to waive statutory or
                regulatory requirements applicable to 1 or more
                programs or Acts described in subsection (b) or 1 or
                more programs described in subpart 2 of part A of title
                III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
                1965 (except section 3136 of such Act), other than
                requirements described in subsection (c) of this Act
                and section 14401(c) of the Elementary and Secondary
                Education Act of 1965, for the State educational agency
                or any local educational agency or school within the
                State.'';
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
                subparagraph (B); and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by amending subparagraph (A) to read
        as follows:
                    ``(A)(i) has--
                            ``(I) developed a State improvement plan
                        under section 306;
                            ``(II) developed and implemented the
                        challenging State content standards,
                        challenging State student performance
                        standards, and aligned assessments described in
                        section 1111(b) of the Elementary and Secondary
                        Education Act of 1965, including the
                        requirements of that section relating to
                        disaggregation of data, and for which local
                        educational agencies in the State are producing
                        the individual school performance profiles
                        required by section 1116(a) of such Act; or
                            ``(III) made substantial progress, as
                        determined by the Secretary, toward developing
                        and implementing the standards and assessments,
                        and toward having local educational agencies in
                        the State produce the profiles, described in
                        subclause (I); and
                    ``(ii) holds local educational agencies and schools
                accountable for meeting the educational goals described
                in the local applications submitted under paragraph
                (5), and for taking corrective actions, consistent with
                section 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
                Act of 1965, for the local educational agencies that do
                not meet the goals; and''.
    (b) Authority To Issue Waivers.--Section 311(e) of the Goals 2000:
Educate America Act (20 U.S.C. 5891(e)) is amended further by adding at
the end the following:
            ``(8) Authority to issue waivers.--Notwithstanding any
        other provision of law, the Secretary is authorized to carry
        out the education flexibility demonstration program under this
        subsection for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003.''.
    (c) Accountability.--Section 311(f) of the Goals 2000: Educate
America Act (20 U.S.C. 5891(f)) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ``In the case of deciding whether to extend a State
educational agency's authority to issue waivers under subsection (e),
the Secretary also shall review the progress of the State educational
agency to determine if such agency--
            ``(1) has established procedures for increasing the
        percentage of elementary school and secondary school teachers
        in the State who have demonstrated, by traditional or
        alternative routes, the subject matter knowledge and
        pedagogical skill necessary to provide effective instruction in
        the content area or areas in which the teachers provide
        instruction; and
            ``(2) has decreased the percentage of elementary school and
        secondary school teachers teaching in high poverty elementary
        schools and secondary schools who do not demonstrate such
        knowledge and skills.''.
    (d) Transition Rules.--
            (1) Construction.--Nothing in this Act or the amendments
        made by this Act shall be construed to affect the authority of
        a State educational agency that has been granted waiver
        authority under the following provisions of law:
                    (A) Section 311(e) of the Goals 2000: Educate
                America Act as such section was in effect on the day
                before the date of enactment of this Act.
                    (B) The proviso referring to such section 311(e)
                under the heading ``education reform'' in the
                Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1996
                (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 1321-229).
            (2) Eligibility.--A State educational agency that has been
        granted waiver authority under a provision of law described in
        subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) prior to the date of
        enactment of this Act shall be eligible to apply for waiver
        authority under section 311(e) of the Goals 2000: Educate
        America Act as such section is in effect on the date of
        enactment of this Act.

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Education Flexibility Amendments of 1998 - Amends the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to authorize the Secretary of Education to allow all States to participate in the Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act (Ed-Flex) program.
Includes State and local programs for school technology resources under the Educational and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) among programs for which requirements may be waived under Ed-Flex.
Revises State eligibility requirements for Ed-Flex.  Requires States to:  (1) have approved challenging content standards, challenging performance measures, and aligned assessments in place or have made substantial progress towards having an approved plan under ESEA title I; and (2) hold local educational agencies (LEAs) accountable for meeting the educational goals submitted in their local applications for waivers, and for taking corrective actions if they have not met such goals.
Authorizes the Secretary to carry out the Ed-Flex program for FY 1999 through 2003.
Sets forth accountability requirements.  Requires the Secretary, in deciding whether to extend the authority of a State educational agency (SEA) to issue waivers, to review the SEA's progress to determine if it has:  (1) established procedures for increasing the percentage of elementary school and secondary school teachers in the State who have demonstrated, by traditional or alternative routes, subject matter knowledge and pedagogical skill to provide effective instruction in appropriate content areas; and (2) decreased the percentage of elementary school and secondary school teachers teaching in high poverty elementary schools and secondary schools who do not demonstrate such knowledge and skills.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Enhanced Emergency and Enforcement
Authority Act''.

SEC. 2. EMERGENCY ORDERS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE DURING AN EMERGENCY.

    Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
78l(k) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A)(iii)--
                    (A) in subclause (I), by striking ``; or'' and
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) in subclause (II), by striking the period and
                inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by inserting after subclause (II) the
                following:
                                    ``(III) the ability of investors,
                                issuers, brokers or dealers, transfer
                                agents, investment advisers, or other
                                market participants to conduct
                                securities activities or comply with
                                filing, reporting, delivery, or other
                                obligations under the securities laws
                                in a timely, orderly, or efficient
                                manner.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (7)(A)(ii)--
                    (A) in subclause (I), by striking ``; or'' and
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) in subclause (II), by striking ``; and'' and
                inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by inserting after subclause (II) the
                following:
                                    ``(III) the ability of investors,
                                issuers, brokers or dealers, transfer
                                agents, investment advisers, or other
                                market participants to conduct
                                securities activities or comply with
                                filing, reporting, delivery, or other
                                obligations under the securities laws
                                in a timely, orderly, or efficient
                                manner; and''.

SEC. 3. NATIONWIDE SERVICE OF PROCESS.

    (a) Securities Act of 1933.--Section 22(a) of the Securities Act of
1933 (15 U.S.C. 77v(a)) is amended by inserting after the second
sentence the following: ``In any action or proceeding instituted by the
Commission under this title in a United States district court for any
judicial district, subpoenas issued by or on behalf of such court to
compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of documents or
tangible things (or both) may be served in any other district. Such
subpoenas may be served and enforced without application to the court
or a showing of cause, notwithstanding the provisions of rule 45(b)(2),
(c)(3)(A)(ii), and (c)(3)(B)(iii) of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure.''.
    (b) Securities Exchange Act of 1934.--Section 27 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78aa) is amended by inserting after the
third sentence the following: ``In any action or proceeding instituted
by the Commission under this title in a United States district court
for any judicial district, subpoenas issued by or on behalf of such
court to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of
documents or tangible things (or both) may be served in any other
district. Such subpoenas may be served and enforced without application
to the court or a showing of cause, notwithstanding the provisions of
rule 45(b)(2), (c)(3)(A)(ii), and (c)(3)(B)(iii) of the Federal Rules
of Civil Procedure.''.
    (c) Investment Company Act of 1940.--Section 44 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-43) is amended by inserting after
the fourth sentence the following: ``In any action or proceeding
instituted by the Commission under this title in a United States
district court for any judicial district, subpoenas issued by or on
behalf of such court to compel the attendance of witnesses or the
production of documents or tangible things (or both) may be served in
any other district. Such subpoenas may be served and enforced without
application to the court or a showing of cause, notwithstanding the
provisions of rule 45(b)(2), (c)(3)(A)(ii), and (c)(3)(B)(iii) of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.''.
    (d) Investment Advisers Act of 1940.--Section 214 of the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-14) is amended by inserting after
the third sentence the following: ``In any action or proceeding
instituted by the Commission under this title in a United States
district court for any judicial district, subpoenas issued by or on
behalf of such court to compel the attendance of witnesses or the
production of documents or tangible things (or both) may be served in
any other district. Such subpoenas may be served and enforced without
application to the court or a showing of cause, notwithstanding the
provisions of rule 45(b)(2), (c)(3)(A)(ii), and (c)(3)(B)(iii) of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.''.

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Enhanced Emergency and Enforcement Authority Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to empower the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reduce, eliminate, or prevent substantial disruption by an emergency of the ability of market participants to conduct securities activities or comply with obligations under the securities laws in a timely, orderly, or efficient manner.

Amends the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Investment Company Act of 1940 to provide that, in any action or proceeding instituted by the SEC in federal district court for any judicial district, subpoenas issued by or on behalf of such court to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of documents or tangible things (or both) may be served in any other district (thus granting the SEC nationwide service of process).


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Child Citizenship Act of 2000''.

   TITLE I--CITIZENSHIP FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN BORN OUTSIDE THE UNITED
                                 STATES

SEC. 101. AUTOMATIC ACQUISITION OF CITIZENSHIP FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN
              BORN OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) In General.--Section 320 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1431) is amended to read as follows:

 ``children born outside the united states and residing permanently in
  the united states; conditions under which citizenship automatically
                                acquired

    ``Sec. 320. (a) A child born outside of the United States
automatically becomes a citizen of the United States when all of the
following conditions have been fulfilled:
        ``(1) At least one parent of the child is a citizen of the
    United States, whether by birth or naturalization.
        ``(2) The child is under the age of eighteen years.
        ``(3) The child is residing in the United States in the legal
    and physical custody of the citizen parent pursuant to a lawful
    admission for permanent residence.
    ``(b) Subsection (a) shall apply to a child adopted by a United
States citizen parent if the child satisfies the requirements
applicable to adopted children under section 101(b)(1).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections of such Act is
amended by striking the item relating to section 320 and inserting the
following:
``Sec. 320. Children born outside the United States and residing
          permanently in the United States; conditions under which
          citizenship automatically acquired.''.

SEC. 102. ACQUISITION OF CERTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIP FOR CERTAIN
              CHILDREN BORN OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) In General.--Section 322 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1433) is amended to read as follows:

``children born and residing outside the united states; conditions for
                  acquiring certificate of citizenship

    ``Sec. 322. (a) A parent who is a citizen of the United States may
apply for naturalization on behalf of a child born outside of the
United States who has not acquired citizenship automatically under
section 320. The Attorney General shall issue a certificate of
citizenship to such parent upon proof, to the satisfaction of the
Attorney General, that the following conditions have been fulfilled:
        ``(1) At least one parent is a citizen of the United States,
    whether by birth or naturalization.
        ``(2) The United States citizen parent--
            ``(A) has been physically present in the United States or
        its outlying possessions for a period or periods totaling not
        less than five years, at least two of which were after
        attaining the age of fourteen years; or
            ``(B) has a citizen parent who has been physically present
        in the United States or its outlying possessions for a period
        or periods totaling not less than five years, at least two of
        which were after attaining the age of fourteen years.
        ``(3) The child is under the age of eighteen years.
        ``(4) The child is residing outside of the United States in the
    legal and physical custody of the citizen parent, is temporarily
    present in the United States pursuant to a lawful admission, and is
    maintaining such lawful status.
    ``(b) Upon approval of the application (which may be filed from
abroad) and, except as provided in the last sentence of section 337(a),
upon taking and subscribing before an officer of the Service within the
United States to the oath of allegiance required by this Act of an
applicant for naturalization, the child shall become a citizen of the
United States and shall be furnished by the Attorney General with a
certificate of citizenship.
    ``(c) Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to a child adopted by a
United States citizen parent if the child satisfies the requirements
applicable to adopted children under section 101(b)(1).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections of such Act is
amended by striking the item relating to section 322 and inserting the
following:
``Sec. 322. Children born and residing outside the United States;
          conditions for acquiring certificate of citizenship.''.

SEC. 103. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 321 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1432) is repealed.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections of such Act is
amended by striking the item relating to section 321.

SEC. 104. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this title shall take effect 120 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to individuals
who satisfy the requirements of section 320 or 322 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act, as in effect on such effective date.

  TITLE II--PROTECTIONS FOR CERTAIN ALIENS VOTING BASED ON REASONABLE
                         BELIEF OF CITIZENSHIP

SEC. 201. PROTECTIONS FROM FINDING OF BAD MORAL CHARACTER, REMOVAL FROM
              THE UNITED STATES, AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES.

    (a) Protection From Being Considered Not of Good Moral Character.--
        (1) In general.--Section 101(f) of the Immigration and
    Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(f)) is amended by adding at the end
    the following:
``In the case of an alien who makes a false statement or claim of
citizenship, or who registers to vote or votes in a Federal, State, or
local election (including an initiative, recall, or referendum) in
violation of a lawful restriction of such registration or voting to
citizens, if each natural parent of the alien (or, in the case of an
adopted alien, each adoptive parent of the alien) is or was a citizen
(whether by birth or naturalization), the alien permanently resided in
the United States prior to attaining the age of 16, and the alien
reasonably believed at the time of such statement, claim, or violation
that he or she was a citizen, no finding that the alien is, or was, not
of good moral character may be made based on it.''.
        (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall
    be effective as if included in the enactment of the Illegal
    Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public
    Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-546) and shall apply to individuals
    having an application for a benefit under the Immigration and
    Nationality Act pending on or after September 30, 1996.
    (b) Protection From Being Considered Inadmissible.--
        (1) Unlawful voting.--Section 212(a)(10)(D) of the Immigration
    and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)(D)) is amended to read as
    follows:
            ``(D) Unlawful voters.--
                ``(i) In general.--Any alien who has voted in violation
            of any Federal, State, or local constitutional provision,
            statute, ordinance, or regulation is inadmissible.
                ``(ii) Exception.--In the case of an alien who voted in
            a Federal, State, or local election (including an
            initiative, recall, or referendum) in violation of a lawful
            restriction of voting to citizens, if each natural parent
            of the alien (or, in the case of an adopted alien, each
            adoptive parent of the alien) is or was a citizen (whether
            by birth or naturalization), the alien permanently resided
            in the United States prior to attaining the age of 16, and
            the alien reasonably believed at the time of such violation
            that he or she was a citizen, the alien shall not be
            considered to be inadmissible under any provision of this
            subsection based on such violation.''.
        (2) Falsely claiming citizenship.--Section 212(a)(6)(C)(ii) of
    the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)(C)(ii)) is
    amended to read as follows:
                ``(ii) Falsely claiming citizenship.--

                    ``(I) In general.--Any alien who falsely
                represents, or has falsely represented, himself or
                herself to be a citizen of the United States for any
                purpose or benefit under this Act (including section
                274A) or any other Federal or State law is
                inadmissible.
                    ``(II) Exception.--In the case of an alien making a
                representation described in subclause (I), if each
                natural parent of the alien (or, in the case of an
                adopted alien, each adoptive parent of the alien) is or
                was a citizen (whether by birth or naturalization), the
                alien permanently resided in the United States prior to
                attaining the age of 16, and the alien reasonably
                believed at the time of making such representation that
                he or she was a citizen, the alien shall not be
                considered to be inadmissible under any provision of
                this subsection based on such representation.''.

        (3) Effective dates.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall
    be effective as if included in the enactment of section 347 of the
    Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
    (Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-638) and shall apply to voting
    occurring before, on, or after September 30, 1996. The amendment
    made by paragraph (2) shall be effective as if included in the
    enactment of section 344 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
    Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat.
    3009-637) and shall apply to representations made on or after
    September 30, 1996. Such amendments shall apply to individuals in
    proceedings under the Immigration and Nationality Act on or after
    September 30, 1996.
    (c) Protection From Being Considered Deportable.--
        (1) Unlawful voting.--Section 237(a)(6) of the Immigration and
    Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(6)) is amended to read as
    follows:
        ``(6) Unlawful voters.--
            ``(A) In general.--Any alien who has voted in violation of
        any Federal, State, or local constitutional provision, statute,
        ordinance, or regulation is deportable.
            ``(B) Exception.--In the case of an alien who voted in a
        Federal, State, or local election (including an initiative,
        recall, or referendum) in violation of a lawful restriction of
        voting to citizens, if each natural parent of the alien (or, in
        the case of an adopted alien, each adoptive parent of the
        alien) is or was a citizen (whether by birth or
        naturalization), the alien permanently resided in the United
        States prior to attaining the age of 16, and the alien
        reasonably believed at the time of such violation that he or
        she was a citizen, the alien shall not be considered to be
        deportable under any provision of this subsection based on such
        violation.''.
        (2) Falsely claiming citizenship.--Section 237(a)(3)(D) of the
    Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(3)(D)) is amended
    to read as follows:
            ``(D) Falsely claiming citizenship.--
                ``(i) In general.--Any alien who falsely represents, or
            has falsely represented, himself to be a citizen of the
            United States for any purpose or benefit under this Act
            (including section 274A) or any Federal or State law is
            deportable.
                ``(ii) Exception.--In the case of an alien making a
            representation described in clause (i), if each natural
            parent of the alien (or, in the case of an adopted alien,
            each adoptive parent of the alien) is or was a citizen
            (whether by birth or naturalization), the alien permanently
            resided in the United States prior to attaining the age of
            16, and the alien reasonably believed at the time of making
            such representation that he or she was a citizen, the alien
            shall not be considered to be deportable under any
            provision of this subsection based on such
            representation.''.
        (3) Effective dates.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall
    be effective as if included in the enactment of section 347 of the
    Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
    (Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-638) and shall apply to voting
    occurring before, on, or after September 30, 1996. The amendment
    made by paragraph (2) shall be effective as if included in the
    enactment of section 344 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
    Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat.
    3009-637) and shall apply to representations made on or after
    September 30, 1996. Such amendments shall apply to individuals in
    proceedings under the Immigration and Nationality Act on or after
    September 30, 1996.
    (d) Protection From Criminal Penalties.--
        (1) Criminal penalty for voting by aliens in federal
    election.--Section 611 of title 18, United States Code, is amended
    by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to an alien if--
        ``(1) each natural parent of the alien (or, in the case of an
    adopted alien, each adoptive parent of the alien) is or was a
    citizen (whether by birth or naturalization);
        ``(2) the alien permanently resided in the United States prior
    to attaining the age of 16; and
        ``(3) the alien reasonably believed at the time of voting in
    violation of such subsection that he or she was a citizen of the
    United States.''.
        (2) Criminal penalty for false claim to citizenship.--Section
    1015 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
    end the following:
``Subsection (f) does not apply to an alien if each natural parent of
the alien (or, in the case of an adopted alien, each adoptive parent of
the alien) is or was a citizen (whether by birth or naturalization),
the alien permanently resided in the United States prior to attaining
the age of 16, and the alien reasonably believed at the time of making
the false statement or claim that he or she was a citizen of the United
States.''.
        (3) Effective dates.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall
    be effective as if included in the enactment of section 216 of the
    Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
    (Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-572). The amendment made by
    paragraph (2) shall be effective as if included in the enactment of
    section 215 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
    Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-
    572). The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall apply to
    an alien prosecuted on or after September 30, 1996, except in the
    case of an alien whose criminal proceeding (including judicial
    review thereof) has been finally concluded before the date of the
    enactment of this Act.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and
                                               President of the Senate.

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Provides for issuance of a certificate of naturalization for a child born outside of the United States when the following conditions are met: (1) at least one parent is a U.S. citizen who has been present in the United States for not less than five years, at least two of which were after having attained the age of 14, or who has a citizen parent meeting such requirements; (2) the child is under 18 years old; and (3) the child is residing outside the United States in the legal and physical custody of the citizen parent, is temporarily and lawfully present in the United States, and is maintaining such lawful status. Applies such provision to an adopted child meeting certain definitional requirements who is adopted by a U.S. citizen parent.
Title II: Protections for Certain Aliens Voting Based on Reasonable Belief of Citizenship
 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act respecting unlawful voting or false U.S. citizenship claims by permanent resident aliens under 16 years old having natural or adoptive U.S. citizen parents, to provide exceptions from certain provisions regarding deportability, moral character, inadmissability or related criminal penalties.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Medications for the Elderly
Act''.

SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL CARE SERVICES.

    (a) Coverage.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (N); and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (O) the following new
        subparagraph:
            ``(P) covered pharmaceutical care services (as defined in
        subsection (oo));''.
    (b) Services Described.--Section 1861 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x)
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

                 ``Covered Pharmaceutical Care Services

    ``(oo)(1) The term `covered pharmaceutical care services' means
pharmaceutical care services described in paragraph (2) which are
furnished by a pharmacist who is legally authorized to furnish such
services under State law (or the State regulatory mechanism provided by
State law) of the State in which the services are furnished.
    ``(2) The pharmaceutical care services described in this paragraph
are as follows:
            ``(A) Services covered under subsection (s)(10) (relating
        to certain vaccines and their administration).
            ``(B) Consultation with a physician which results in the
        physician taking any of the following actions with respect to
        an outpatient prescription drug furnished to an individual
        enrolled under part B (without regard to whether or not payment
        is made for the drug under such part):
                    ``(i) A change in the individual's drug regimen to
                avoid an adverse interaction with another drug or
                medical condition.
                    ``(ii) A change in the dosage or form of an
                outpatient prescription drug taken by the individual.
                    ``(iii) The elimination of a drug from the
                individual's drug regimen.
                    ``(iv) The initiation of a drug therapy for a
                medical condition.
            ``(C) Consultation with an individual enrolled under part B
        which results in improved compliance by the individual with an
        outpatient prescription drug regimen with respect to any drug
        identified by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (3), if the
        pharmacist maintains documentation (in accordance with such
        requirements as the Secretary may impose) that the improvement
        in compliance is considered necessary by the prescriber of the
        drug or under peer-reviewed medical literature.
    ``(3)(A) With respect to the consultations described in paragraph
(2)(C), the Secretary shall, not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this subsection, identify and publish a list of
outpatient prescription drugs (without regard to whether payment is
made for such drug under part B) which are used in the treatment of the
following conditions prevalent in the elderly:
            ``(i) Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
            ``(ii) Congestive heart failure.
            ``(iii) Depression.
            ``(iv) Hyperlipidemia.
            ``(v) Non-insulin-dependent diabetes.
            ``(vi) Prevention of stroke (including antihypertensive and
        anticoagulant therapy).
            ``(vii) Simultaneous use of 4 or more drugs.
    ``(B) Beginning 5 years after the date of the enactment of this
subsection, the Secretary may periodically update such list of drugs to
reflect changes in medical and pharmaceutical practice, the development
of new drugs, and other factors the Secretary considers appropriate.''.
    (c) Payment.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1833(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
        1395l(a)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and (P)'' and inserting ``(P)'';
                and
                    (B) by striking the semicolon at the end and
                inserting the following: ``, and (Q) with respect to
                covered pharmaceutical care services (as defined in
                section 1861(oo)), the amounts paid shall be the
                amounts described in section 1834(k)(1);''.
            (2) Establishment of fee schedule.--Section 1834 of such
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m) is amended by adding at the end the
        following new subsection:
    ``(k) Fee Schedules for Pharmaceutical Care Services.--
            ``(1) Development.--The Secretary shall develop--
                    ``(A) a relative value scale to serve as the basis
                for the payment of covered pharmaceutical care services
                (as defined in section 1861(oo)) under this part; and
                    ``(B) using such scale and appropriate conversion
                factors, fee schedules (on a regional, statewide,
                locality, or carrier service area basis) for payment
                for covered pharmaceutical care services under this
                part, to be implemented for such services furnished
                during years beginning after the expiration of the 3-
                year period which begins on the date of the enactment
                of this subsection.
            ``(2) Considerations.--In developing the relative value
        scale and fee schedules under paragraph (1), the Secretary
        shall take into account--
                    ``(A) differences in the time required to perform
                types of covered pharmaceutical care services;
                    ``(B) differences in the level of risk associated
                with the use of particular outpatient prescription
                drugs or groups of drugs; and
                    ``(C) differences in the health status of
                individuals to whom covered pharmaceutical care
                services are provided.
            ``(3) Payments prior to implementation of fee schedule.--In
        the case of covered pharmaceutical care services described in
        subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 1861(oo)(2) which are
        furnished prior to the implementation of the fee schedule under
        paragraph (1)(B), the amount of payment made under this part
        shall be equal to 80 percent of the amount which would be paid
        for the service under the fee schedule applicable under section
        1848 if the service were furnished by a physician.''.
            (3) Report to congress.--Not later than 3 years after the
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and
        Human Services shall submit a report to Congress on the
        relative value scale and fee schedules developed pursuant to
        section 1834(k)(1) of the Social Security Act (as added by
        paragraph (2)) for covered pharmaceutical services under part B
        of the Medicare program.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 1997.

Output: Safe Medications for the Elderly Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to:  (1) provide for Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) coverage of certain pharmaceutical care services; and (2) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a relative value scale and fee schedules for the payment of such services.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reno, Nevada, Railroad Right-of-Way
Conveyance Validation Act''.

SEC. 2. VALIDATION OF CONVEYANCES.

    Except as provided in section 4, the conveyances described in
section 3 (involving certain lands in Washoe County, State of Nevada)
concerning lands that form parts of the right-of-way granted by the
United States to the Central Pacific Railway Company in the Act
entitled ``An Act to aid in the Construction of a Railroad and
Telegraph Line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, and to
secure to the Government the Use of the same for Postal, Military, and
Other Purposes'', approved July 1, 1862 (12 Stat. 489), hereby are
legalized, validated, and confirmed, as far as any interest of the
United States in such lands is concerned, with the same force and
effect as if the land involved in each such conveyance had been held,
on the date of such conveyance, under absolute fee simple title by the
grantor of such land.

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCES OF LANDS IN WASHOE COUNTY, STATE OF NEVADA.

    The conveyances of land in Washoe County, State of Nevada, referred
to in section 2 are as follows:
            (1) The conveyance entered into between Charles Crocker,
        grantor, and A. Montminy, grantee, recorded June 10, 1868, in
        book 2, at page 417, in the deed records of the county of
        Washoe.
            (2) The conveyance entered into between Charles Crocker,
        grantor, and U. Harris, grantee, recorded June 22, 1868, in
        book 2, at page 430, in the deed records of the county of
        Washoe.
            (3) The conveyance entered into between Charles Crocker,
        grantor, and Mark Lovely, grantee, recorded July 16, 1868, in
        book 2, at page 569, in the deed records of the county of
        Washoe.
            (4) The conveyance entered into between Charles Crocker,
        grantor, and Marco Medin and Paul Mavrich, grantees, recorded
        July 20, 1868, in book 2, at page 462, in the deed records of
        the county of Washoe.
            (5) The conveyance entered into between Charles Crocker,
        grantor, and S. Barclay, grantee, recorded September 21, 1868,
        in book 2, at page 513, in the deed records of the county of
        Washoe.
            (6) The conveyance entered into between Charles Crocker,
        grantor, and John Piper, grantee, recorded December 18, 1868,
        in book 2, at page 613, in the deed records of the county of
        Washoe.
            (7) The conveyance entered into between Charles Crocker,
        grantor, and William H. Potter, grantee, recorded June 28,
        1869, in book 3, at page 15, in the deed records of the county
        of Washoe.
            (8) The conveyance entered into between Charles Crocker,
        grantor, and O.C. Madden, recorded November 16, 1870, in book
        3, at page 299, in the deed records of the county of Washoe.
            (9) The conveyance entered into between Charles Crocker,
        grantor, and Peter Zenovich and George Zenovich, grantees,
        recorded August 12, 1871, in book 3, at page 519, in the deed
        records of the county of Washoe.
            (10) The conveyance entered into between Charles Crocker,
        grantor, and Mrs. M.A. Pine, grantee, recorded August 21, 1871,
        in book 3, at page 527, in the deed records of the county of
        Washoe.
            (11) The conveyance entered into between Charles Crocker,
        grantor, and T.R. Hughes, grantee, recorded October 11, 1871,
        in book 3, at page 552, in the deed records of the county of
        Washoe.
            (12) The conveyance entered into between Charles Crocker,
        grantor, and Joseph Leonard, grantee, recorded December 10,
        1873, in book 4, at page 568, in the deed records of the county
        of Washoe.
            (13) The conveyance entered into between Charles Crocker,
        grantor, and S.M. Jamison, grantee, recorded August 17, 1875,
        in book 5, at page 606, in the deed records of the county of
        Washoe.
            (14) The conveyance entered into between Charles Crocker,
        grantor, and W.R. Chamberlain and W.S. Bender, grantees,
recorded April 6, 1876, in book 6, at page 77, in the deed records of
the county of Washoe.
            (15) The conveyance entered into between Charles Crocker,
        grantor, and C.S. Martin, grantee, recorded September 29, 1880,
        in book 8, at page 628, in the deed records of the county of
        Washoe.
            (16) The conveyance entered into between Charles Crocker,
        grantor, and E.C. McKenney, grantee, recorded October 7, 1881,
        in book 9, at page 296, in the deed records of the county of
        Washoe.
            (17) The conveyance entered into between Charles Crocker,
        grantor, and Josephine E. McCutchen, recorded May 2, 1891, in
        book 15, at page 401, in the deed records of the county of
        Washoe.
            (18) The conveyance entered into between the Southern
        Pacific Transportation Company, grantor, and Lincoln Management
        Company, Inc., a Nevada corporation, as to an undivided 50
        percent interest, Donald L. Carano, a married man, as to an
        undivided 33 percent interest, and Raymond J. Poncia, Jr., an
        unmarried man, as to an undivided 17 percent interest as
        tenants in common, grantees, recorded September 30, 1988, in
        book 2806, at page 950, as instrument no. 1278084, in the
        official records of the county of (Washoe).
            (19) The conveyance entered into between the Southern
        Pacific Transportation Company, grantor, and Western Pacific
        Development Corporation, a Delaware corporation grantee,
        recorded October 5, 1988, in book 2809, at page 522, as
        instrument no. 1279168, and by Correction Deed recorded July
        31, 1989, in book 2943, at page 902, as instrument no. 1340306
        in the official records of the county of Nevada.
            (20) The conveyance entered into between the Southern
        Pacific Transportation Company, grantor, and Zante, Inc., a
        Nevada corporation, grantee, recorded May 31, 1989, in book
        2916, at page 825, as instrument no. 1327855 in the official
        records of the county of Nevada.
            (21) The conveyance entered into between the Southern
        Pacific Transportation Company, grantor, and Frank F. Knafel,
        an individual, grantee, recorded September 29, 1989, in book
        2971, at page 120, as instrument no. 1352564 in the official
        records of the county of Nevada.
            (22) The conveyances entered into between the Southern
        Pacific Transportation Company, grantor, and George E. Croom,
        Jr., and Sharon M. Croom, as Trustees of The Lake Trust,
        grantee, recorded August 25, 1990, in book 3131, at page 608,
        as instrument no. 1422684 in the official records of the county
        of Nevada.
            (23) The conveyance entered into between the Southern
        Pacific Transportation Company, grantor, and the Redevelopment
        Agency of the City of Reno, a governmental agency, grantee,
        recorded December 11, 1992, in book 3630, at page 297, as
        instrument no. 1629655 in the official records of the county of
        Nevada.

SEC. 4. LIMITATIONS ON VALIDATION OF CONVEYANCES.

    (a) Scope.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to--
            (1) diminish the right-of-way referred to in section 2 to a
        width of less than 50 feet on each side of the center of the
        main track or tracks maintained by the Southern Pacific
        Transportation Company on the date of enactment of this Act; or
            (2) legalize, validate, or confirm, with respect to any
        land that is the subject of a conveyance referred to in section
        3, any right or title to, or interest in, such land arising out
        of adverse possession, prescription, or abandonment, and not
        confirmed by such conveyance;
            (3) impair any existing rights of access in favor of the
        public or any owner of adjacent lands over, under, or across
        the lands which are referred to in section 3.
    (b) Minerals.--
            (1) The United States hereby reserves any federally owned
        minerals that may exist in land that is conveyed pursuant to
        section 2 of this Act, including the right of the United
        States, its assignees or lessees, to enter upon and utilize as
        much of the surface of said land as is necessary to remove
        minerals under the laws of the United States.
            (2) Any and all minerals reserved by paragraph (1) are
        hereby withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, and
        patent under the mining, mineral leasing, and geothermal
        leasing laws of the United States.

Output:
Reno, Nevada, Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act - Validates the conveyances from the United States to the Central Pacific Railway Company of certain lands in Washoe County, Nevada, constituting parts of a right-of-way granted to such Railway.
Reserves to the United States any federally owned mineral rights in such lands.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lupus Research Amendments of 1994''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION AND INTENSIFICATION OF ACTIVITIES REGARDING LUPUS.

    Subpart 4 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 285d et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 441 the
following new section:

                                ``lupus

    ``Sec. 441A. (a) In General.--The Director of the Institute shall
conduct lupus research and related activities.
    ``(b) Coordination With Other Institutes.--The Director of the
Institute shall coordinate the activities of the Director under
subsection (a) with similar activities conducted by the other national
research institutes and agencies of the National Institutes of Health
to the extent that such Institutes and agencies have responsibilities
that are related to lupus.
    ``(c) Programs for Lupus.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Director of the Institute shall conduct or support research to expand
the understanding of the causes of, and to find a cure for, lupus.
Activities under such subsection shall provide for the conduct and
support of--
            ``(1) research to determine the reasons for the elevated
        prevalence of the disease in women, including African American
        women;
            ``(2) basic research concerning the etiology and causes of
        lupus;
            ``(3) epidemiological studies to address the frequency and
        natural history of the disease and the differences among the
        sexes and among racial and ethnic groups with respect to the
        disease;
            ``(4) the development of improved diagnostic techniques;
            ``(5) clinical research for the development and evaluation
        of new treatments, including new biological agents;
            ``(6) information and education programs for health care
        professionals and the public; and
            ``(7) other relevant activities.''.

Output:
Lupus Research Amendments of 1994 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to conduct lupus research and related activities.
Requires the Director to:  (1) coordinate such activities with similar activities conducted by other national research institutes and agencies of the National Institutes of Health; and (2) conduct or support research to expand the understanding of the causes of, and to find a cure for, lupus, including research to determine the reasons underlying the elevated prevalence of the disease among African-American and other women.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Tampering of Prescription Pills
Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. ABUSE-DETERRENT TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Definition.--Section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
    ``(ss) The term `abuse-deterrent drug' means a drug that--
            ``(1) contains as an active moiety a controlled substance
        that has been classified as opium, an opiate, or a derivative
        thereof, as such terms are defined or used in section 102 of
        the Controlled Substances Act;
            ``(2) has been formulated for oral administration; and
            ``(3)(A) exhibits physicochemical properties (demonstrated
        by in vitro, in vivo, or other testing, or some combination
        thereof, as determined appropriate by the Secretary) that make
        product manipulation significantly more difficult or
        ineffective in altering the characteristics of the drug for
        purposes of misuse or abuse when compared to drugs without such
        properties; or
            ``(B) contains one or more additional active or inactive
        ingredients that are intended to deter abuse through potential
        pharmacological effects, the effectiveness of which has been
        demonstrated by at least one adequate and well-controlled
        investigation.''.
    (b) Required Information in Application for Approval of Brand Name
Drugs.--Section 505(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 355(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) Abuse-deterrent drugs.--If an application submitted
        under this subsection is potentially subject to refusal under
        subsection (d)(7), the application shall include such
        information as the Secretary determines necessary to
        demonstrate that the application is not subject to such
        refusal.''.
    (c) Approval of New Brand Name Drugs.--Section 505(d) of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(d)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(7)(A) such drug has been formulated for
        oral administration; (B) such drug contains as an active moiety
        a controlled substance that has been classified as opium, an
        opiate, or a derivative thereof, as such terms are defined or
        used in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act; (C) such
        drug is not an abuse-deterrent drug; and (D) the Secretary has
        previously approved pursuant to an application submitted under
        subsection (b) or (j) a drug that (i) contains the same active
        moiety; (ii) is an abuse-deterrent drug, and (iii) has not been
        discontinued from marketing; or'' after ``(6) the application
        failed to contain the patent information prescribed by
        subsection (b); or'';
            (2) by striking ``(7) based on fair'' and inserting ``(8)
        based on fair'';
            (3) by striking ``clauses (1) through (6)'' and inserting
        ``paragraphs (1) through (7)''; and
            (4) by inserting ``The Secretary may issue an order
        approving an application, even if paragraph (7) applies, upon a
        finding that paragraphs (1) through (6) and paragraph (8) do
        not apply and that such approval is necessary either to prevent
        or alleviate a drug shortage or to otherwise address a
        significant unmet public health need.'' before ``As used in
        this subsection and subsection (e)''.
    (d) Generic Drugs.--Section 505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in clause (vii), by striking ``and'' at
                        the end;
                            (ii) in clause (viii), by striking the
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and'';
                            (iii) by inserting after clause (viii) the
                        following:
                    ``(ix) if the listed drug is an abuse-deterrent
                drug due to its physicochemical properties, information
                from comparative in vitro, in vivo, or other testing,
                or some combination thereof, as appropriate based on
                the type of data submitted for the listed drug, that
                demonstrates the new drug resists manipulation or the
                effect of manipulation to a degree at least comparable
                to the listed drug.''; and
                            (iv) in the continuation text at the end of
                        the subparagraph, by striking ``clauses (i)
                        through (viii)'' and inserting ``clauses (i)
                        through (ix)'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' at
                        the end;
                            (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period
                        at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(iii) that the listed drug is an abuse-deterrent
                drug and one or more of the new drug's active moieties
                differ in any material respect (in amount or otherwise)
                from those of the listed drug.'';
            (2) in paragraph (5), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(G) If a drug has been approved pursuant to an
        application submitted under paragraph (2), and thereafter the
        listed drug referred to in the application becomes an abuse-
        deterrent drug, the drug so approved shall not be considered to
        be bioequivalent to, or to have the same therapeutic effect as,
        the listed drug (as described in paragraph (2)(A)(iv)) unless
        and until the drug so approved has been found by the Secretary
        to meet the requirements of paragraph (2)(A)(ix).''; and
            (3) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) by striking ``(6) If a drug'' and inserting
                ``(6)(A) If a drug'';
                    (B) by striking ``(A) for the'' and inserting ``(i)
                for the'';
                    (C) by striking ``(B) if the'' and inserting ``(ii)
                if the''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph and paragraph (7)(C),
        a withdrawal or suspension of a drug formulated for oral
        administration shall be considered to have been for safety or
        effectiveness reasons if--
                    ``(i) the approval of a listed drug, which is not
                an abuse-deterrent drug, is withdrawn or suspended, or
                a listed drug, which is not an abuse-deterrent drug, is
                withdrawn from sale; and
                    ``(ii) the Secretary has previously approved
                pursuant to an application under subsection (b) a drug
                that--
                            ``(I) is in the same dosage form;
                            ``(II) contains the same controlled
                        substance as an active moiety;
                            ``(III) is an abuse-deterrent drug; and
                            ``(IV) has not been discontinued from
                        marketing.''.
    (e) Withdrawal of Previously Approved Brand Name and Generic
Drugs.--Section 505(e) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 355(e)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or (6)(A) the drug contains as an active
        moiety a controlled substance that has been classified as
        opium, an opiate, or a derivative thereof, as such terms are
        defined or used in section 102 of the Controlled Substances
        Act; (B) the drug is formulated for oral administration; (C)
        the drug is not an abuse-deterrent drug; and (D) the Secretary
        has previously approved pursuant to an application submitted
        under subsection (b) or (j) a drug that contains the same
        active moiety, is an abuse-deterrent drug, and has not been
        discontinued from marketing'' before ``: Provided,''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``The Secretary may
        waive the application of paragraph (6) of the first sentence of
        this subsection in the case of a drug intended for use in a
        special needs population. In withdrawing (under paragraph (6)
        of the first sentence of this subsection) the approval of an
        application with respect to any drug, the Secretary shall, on a
        case-by-case basis, delay the effective date of such withdrawal
        for a period deemed sufficient by the Secretary to give the
        sponsor an opportunity to obtain approval under this section
        for a formulation of the drug meeting the criteria described in
        paragraph (2) of the definition of a''abuse-deterrent drug`` in
        section 201(ss).''.
    (f) Listed Drugs.--Section 505(j)(7) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)(7)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
            ``(D) Beginning 60 days after the date of the enactment of
        the Stop Tampering of Prescription Pills Act of 2015, the
        Secretary shall--
                    ``(i) include in the list under subparagraph (A) a
                list of each drug or category of drugs which the
                Secretary has found to be abuse-deterrent drugs; and
                    ``(ii) update the list under subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(I) to remove from the list of abuse-
                        deterrent drugs any drug the Secretary later
                        determines is not an abuse-deterrent drug; and
                            ``(II) as required by subparagraph (C) to
                        reflect the application of paragraph (6)(B) to
                        drugs that are withdrawn or suspended.''.

Output: Stop Tampering of Prescription Pills Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to deny approval to a new oral opioid (a drug with effects similar to opium, such as morphine) that does not have properties that make the drug significantly more difficult to abuse if an abuse-deterrent drug containing the same opioid is available. The FDA may approve an opioid drug that is not abuse-deterrent if approval is necessary to prevent or alleviate a drug shortage or to address a significant unmet public health need. To be approved by the FDA, a generic version of an abuse-deterrent brand name drug must be at least comparably abuse-deterrent and its active components must not differ in any material respect from the brand name drug. An approved generic drug is not bioequivalent to, and does not have the same therapeutic effect as, a brand name drug that becomes abuse-deterrent unless the generic drug is at least comparably abuse-deterrent. Approval of a generic oral opioid is withdrawn if the brand name drug is not abuse-deterrent and not available and there is an approved abuse-deterrent drug available that contains the same opioid in the same dose. Approval of an oral opioid is withdrawn if the drug is not abuse-deterrent and there is an approved abuse-deterrent drug available that contains the same opioid. Withdrawal of approval may be waived by the FDA for a drug intended for a special needs population. The FDA must delay withdrawal to give the drug sponsor an opportunity to obtain approval for an abuse-deterrent formulation of the drug.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Defense of Environment and Property
Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. NAVIGABLE WATERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (33 U.S.C. 1362) is amended by striking paragraph (7) and inserting
the following:
            ``(7) Navigable waters.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `navigable waters'
                means the waters of the United States, including the
                territorial seas, that are--
                            ``(i) navigable-in-fact; or
                            ``(ii) permanent, standing, or continuously
                        flowing bodies of water that form geographical
                        features commonly known as streams, oceans,
                        rivers, and lakes that are connected to waters
                        that are navigable-in-fact.
                    ``(B) Exclusions.--The term `navigable waters' does
                not include (including by regulation)--
                            ``(i) waters that--
                                    ``(I) do not physically abut waters
                                described in subparagraph (A); and
                                    ``(II) lack a continuous surface
                                water connection to navigable waters;
                            ``(ii) man-made or natural structures or
                        channels--
                                    ``(I) through which water flows
                                intermittently or ephemerally; or
                                    ``(II) that periodically provide
                                drainage for rainfall; or
                            ``(iii) wetlands without a continuous
                        surface connection to bodies of water that are
                        waters of the United States.
                    ``(C) EPA and corps activities.--An activity
                carried out by the Administrator or the Corps of
                Engineers shall not, without explicit State
                authorization, impinge upon the traditional and primary
                power of States over land and water use.
                    ``(D) Aggregation; wetlands.--
                            ``(i) Aggregation.--Aggregation of wetlands
                        or waters not described in clauses (i) through
                        (iii) of subparagraph (B) shall not be used to
                        determine or assert Federal jurisdiction.
                            ``(ii) Wetlands.--Wetlands described in
                        subparagraph (B)(iii) shall not be considered
                        to be under Federal jurisdiction.
                    ``(E) Judicial review.--If a jurisdictional
                determination by the Administrator or the Secretary of
                the Army would affect the ability of a State or
                individual property owner to plan the development and
                use (including restoration, preservation, and
                enhancement) of land and water resources, the State or
                individual property owner may obtain expedited judicial
                review not later than 30 days after the date on which
                the determination is made in a district court of the
                United States, of appropriate jurisdiction and venue,
                that is located within the State seeking the review.
                    ``(F) Treatment of ground water.--Ground water
                shall--
                            ``(i) be considered to be State water; and
                            ``(ii) not be considered in determining or
                        asserting Federal jurisdiction over isolated or
                        other waters, including intermittent or
                        ephemeral water bodies.
                    ``(G) Prohibition on use of nexus test.--
                Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
                Administrator may not use a significant nexus test (as
                used by EPA in the proposed document listed in section
                3(a)(1)) to determine Federal jurisdiction over
                navigable waters and waters of the United States.''.
    (b) Applicability.--Nothing in this section or the amendments made
by this section affects or alters any exemption under--
            (1) section 402(l) of the Federal Water Pollution Control
        Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(l)); or
            (2) section 404(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control
        Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)).

SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY OF AGENCY REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE.

    (a) In General.--The following regulations and guidance shall have
no force or effect:
            (1) The final rule of the Corps of Engineers entitled
        ``Final Rule for Regulatory Programs of the Corps of
        Engineers'' (51 Fed. Reg. 41206 (November 13, 1986)).
            (2) The proposed rule of the Environmental Protection
        Agency entitled ``Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the
        Clean Water Act Regulatory Definition of `Waters of the United
        States''' (68 Fed. Reg. 1991 (January 15, 2003)).
            (3) The guidance document entitled ``Clean Water Act
        Jurisdiction Following the U.S. Supreme Court's Decision in
        `Rapanos v. United States' & `Carabell v. United States'''
        (December 2, 2008) (relating to the definition of waters under
        the jurisdiction of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
        U.S.C. 1251 et seq.)).
            (4) Any subsequent regulation of or guidance issued by any
        Federal agency that defines or interprets the term ``navigable
        waters'' or ``waters of the United States''.
    (b) Prohibition.--The Secretary of the Army, acting through the
Chief of Engineers, and the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency shall not promulgate any rules or issue any guidance
that expands or interprets the definition of navigable waters unless
expressly authorized by Congress.

SEC. 4. STATE REGULATION OF WATER.

    Nothing in this Act affects, amends, or supersedes--
            (1) the right of a State to regulate waters in the State;
        or
            (2) the duty of a landowner to adhere to any State nuisance
        laws (including regulations) relating to waters in the State.

SEC. 5. CONSENT FOR ENTRY BY FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES.

    Section 308 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1318) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Entry by federal agency.--A representative of a
        Federal agency shall only enter private property to collect
        information about navigable waters if the owner of that
        property--
                    ``(A) has consented to the entry in writing;
                    ``(B) is notified regarding the date of the entry;
                and
                    ``(C) is given access to any data collected from
                the entry.
            ``(2) Access.--If a landowner consents to entry under
        paragraph (1), the landowner shall have the right to be present
        at the time any data collection on the property of the
        landowner is carried out.''.

SEC. 6. COMPENSATION FOR REGULATORY TAKING.

    (a) In General.--If a Federal regulation relating to the definition
of navigable waters or waters of the United States diminishes the fair
market value or economic viability of a property, as determined by an
independent appraiser, the Federal agency issuing the regulation shall
pay the affected property owner an amount equal to twice the value of
the loss.
    (b) Administration.--Any payment provided under subsection (a)
shall be made from the amounts made available to the relevant agency
head for general operations of the agency.
    (c) Applicability.--A Federal regulation described in subsection
(a) shall have no force or effect until the date on which each
landowner with a claim under this section relating to that regulation
has been compensated in accordance with this section.

Output: Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to specify the types of water bodies that are "navigable waters" and therefore fall under the scope of the Act. Groundwater is considered to be state water. Activities carried out by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may not impinge upon states' power over land and water use. States or individual property owners may obtain judicial review of jurisdictional determinations by the EPA or the Army Corps that would affect their ability to plan the development and use of land and water resources within 30 days after a determination. The EPA may not use a significant nexus test to determine federal jurisdiction over navigable waters and waters of the United States. The following rules are nullified: (1) the Army Corps' rule entitled "Final Rule for Regulatory Programs of the Corps of Engineers," (2) the EPA's proposed rule entitled "Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Clean Water Act Regulatory Definition of 'Waters of the United States,'" (3) the guidance document entitled "Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Following the U.S. Supreme Court's Decision in Rapanos v. United States & Carabell v. United States" (relating to the definition of waters under the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act), and (4) any subsequent regulation or guidance issued by federal agencies that defines or interprets the term "navigable waters." The Army Corps and the EPA may not promulgate rules or issue guidance that expands or interprets the definition of navigable waters unless expressly authorized by Congress.  Federal agencies must obtain the consent of private property owners prior to entering their land to collect information about navigable waters. Federal agencies that issue regulations that relate to the definition of navigable waters or waters of the United States and diminish the fair market value or economic viability of a property must pay the affected property owner an amount equal to twice the value of the loss. Until the landowners have been compensated, such a regulation will have no force or effect.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Grow Research
Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act'' or ``GROWTH Act''.
    (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever 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 Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF RESEARCH CREDIT; INCREASE IN ALTERNATIVE
              SIMPLIFIED RESEARCH CREDIT.

    (a) Extension of Credit.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 41(h)(1) is
        amended by striking ``December 31, 2009'' and inserting
        ``December 31, 2010''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (D) of section
        45C(b)(1) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2009'' and
        inserting ``December 31, 2010''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
        shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31,
        2009.
    (b) Alternative Simplified Research Credit Increased.--
            (1) Increased credit.--Paragraph (5) of section 41(c)
        (relating to election of alternative simplified credit) is
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``14 percent (12 percent in the
                case of taxable years ending before January 1, 2009)''
                in subparagraph (A) and inserting ``20 percent'', and
                    (B) by striking ``6 percent'' in subparagraph
                (B)(ii) and inserting ``10 percent''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection
        shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the
        enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF RESEARCH CREDIT AFTER 2010.

    (a) Simplified Credit for Qualified Research Expenses.--Subsection
(a) of section 41 is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) General Rule.--
            ``(1) Credit determined.--For purposes of section 38, the
        research credit determined under this section for the taxable
        year shall be an amount equal to 20 percent of so much of the
        qualified research expenses for the taxable year as exceeds 50
        percent of the average qualified research expenses for the 3
        taxable years preceding the taxable year for which the credit
        is being determined.
            ``(2) Special rule in case of no qualified research
        expenses in any of 3 preceding taxable years.--
                    ``(A) Taxpayers to which paragraph applies.--The
                credit under this section shall be determined under
                this paragraph if the taxpayer has no qualified
                research expenses in any one of the 3 taxable years
                preceding the taxable year for which the credit is
                being determined.
                    ``(B) Credit rate.--The credit determined under
                this paragraph shall be equal to 10 percent of the
                qualified research expenses for the taxable year.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Termination of base amount calculation.--Section 41 is
        amended by striking subsection (c) and redesignating subsection
        (d) as subsection (c).
            (2) Termination of basic research payment calculation.--
        Section 41 is amended by striking subsection (e) and
        redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (d) and
        (e), respectively.
            (3) Special rules.--
                    (A) Paragraph (1)(A)(ii) of subsection (d) of
                section 41, as so redesignated, is amended by striking
                ``shares of the qualified research expenses, basic
                research payments, and amounts paid or incurred to
                energy research consortiums,'' and inserting ``share of
                the qualified research expenses''.
                    (B) Paragraph (1)(B)(ii) of section 41(d), as so
                redesignated, is amended by striking ``shares of the
                qualified research expenses, basic research payments,
                and amounts paid or incurred to energy research
                consortiums,'' and inserting ``share of the qualified
                research expenses''.
                    (C) Paragraph (3) of section 41(d), as so
                redesignated, is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``, and the gross receipts
                        of the taxpayer'' and all that follows in
                        subparagraph (A) and inserting a period,
                            (ii) by striking ``, and the gross receipts
                        of the taxpayer'' and all that follows in
                        subparagraph (B) and inserting a period, and
                            (iii) by striking subparagraph (C).
                    (D) Paragraph (4) of section 41(d), as so
                redesignated, is amended by striking ``and gross
                receipts''.
                    (E) Subsection (d) of section 41, as so
                redesignated, is amended by striking paragraph (6).
            (4) Permanent extension.--
                    (A) Section 41 is amended by striking subsection
                (h).
                    (B) Paragraph (1) of section 45C(b) is amended by
                striking subparagraph (D).
            (5) Cross-references.--
                    (A) Paragraphs (2)(A) and (4) of section 41(b) are
                each amended by striking ``subsection (f)(1)'' and
                inserting ``subsection (d)(1)''.
                    (B) Paragraph (2) of section 45C(c) is amended by
                striking ``base period research expenses'' and
                inserting ``average qualified research expenses''.
                    (C) Paragraph (3) of section 45C(d) is amended by
                striking ``section 41(f)'' and inserting ``section
                41(d)''.
                    (D) Paragraph (2) of section 45G(e) is amended by
                striking ``section 41(f)'' and inserting ``section
                41(d)''.
                    (E) Subsection (g) of section 45O is amended by
                striking ``section 41(f)'' and inserting ``section
                41(d)''.
                    (F) Subparagraph (A) of section 54(l)(3) is amended
                by striking ``section 41(g)'' and inserting ``section
                41(e)''.
                    (G) Clause (i) of section 170(e)(4)(B) is amended
                to read as follows:
                            ``(i) the contribution is to a qualified
                        organization,''.
                    (H) Paragraph (4) of section 170(e) is amended by
                adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Qualified organization.--For purposes of this
                paragraph, the term `qualified organization' means--
                            ``(i) any educational organization which--
                                    ``(I) is an institution of higher
                                education (within the meaning of
                                section 3304(f)), and
                                    ``(II) is described in subsection
                                (b)(1)(A)(ii), or
                            ``(ii) any organization not described in
                        clause (i) which--
                                    ``(I) is described in section
                                501(c)(3) and is exempt from tax under
                                section 501(a),
                                    ``(II) is organized and operated
                                primarily to conduct scientific
                                research, and
                                    ``(III) is not a private
                                foundation.''.
                    (I) Subsection (f) of section 197 is amended by
                striking ``section 41(f)(1)'' each place it appears in
                paragraphs (1)(C) and (9)(C)(i) and inserting ``section
                41(d)(1)''.
                    (J) Section 280C is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``41(f)'' each place it
                        appears in subsection (b)(3) and inserting
                        ``41(d)'',
                            (ii) by striking ``or basic research
                        expenses (as defined in section 41(e)(2))'' in
                        subsection (c)(1),
                            (iii) by striking ``section 41(a)(1)'' in
                        subsection (c)(2)(A) and inserting ``section
                        41(a)'', and
                            (iv) by striking ``or basic research
                        expenses'' in subsection (c)(2)(B).
                    (K) Subclause (IV)(c) of section 936(h)(5)(C)(i) is
                amended by striking ``section 41(f)'' and inserting
                ``section 41(d)''.
                    (L) Subparagraph (D) of section 936(j)(5) is
                amended by striking ``section 41(f)(3)'' and inserting
                ``section 41(d)(3)''.
                    (M) Clause (i) of section 965(c)(2)(C) is amended
                by striking ``section 41(f)(3)'' and inserting
                ``section 41(d)(3)''.
                    (N) Clause (i) of section 1400N(l)(7)(B) is amended
                by striking ``section 41(g)'' and inserting ``section
                41(e)''.
    (c) Technical Corrections.--Section 409 is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``, as in effect before the enactment of
        the Tax Reform Act of 1984)'' after ``section 41(c)(1)(B)'' in
        subsection (b)(1)(A),
            (2) by inserting ``, as in effect before the enactment of
        the Tax Reform Act of 1984'' after ``relating to the employee
        stock ownership credit'' in subsection (b)(4),
            (3) by inserting ``(as in effect before the enactment of
        the Tax Reform Act of 1984)'' after ``section 41(c)(1)(B)'' in
        subsection (i)(1)(A),
            (4) by inserting ``(as in effect before the enactment of
        the Tax Reform Act of 1984)'' after ``section 41(c)(1)(B)'' in
        subsection (m),
            (5) by inserting ``(as so in effect)'' after ``section
        48(n)(1)'' in subsection (m),
            (6) by inserting ``(as in effect before the enactment of
        the Tax Reform Act of 1984)'' after ``section 48(n)'' in
        subsection (q)(1), and
            (7) by inserting ``(as in effect before the enactment of
        the Tax Reform Act of 1984)'' after ``section 41'' in
        subsection (q)(3).
    (d) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years
        beginning after December 31, 2010.
            (2) Technical corrections.--The amendments made by
        subsection (c) shall take effect on the date of the enactment
        of this Act.

Output: Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act or GROWTH Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend the tax credit for increasing research activities through 2010; (2) modify the rate of such credit and make such modified credit permanent after 2010; and (3) increase to 20% the rate of the alternative simplified research tax credit after 2010.