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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``High-End Computing Revitalization
Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) high-end computing is a critical component of the
        scientific advances, defense capabilities, and commercial
        competitiveness of the United States in the 21st century;
            (2) with the deployment of the Earth System Simulator in
        Japan, the United States no longer has a clear lead in high-end
        computing worldwide;
            (3)(A) promising new architectures should be developed that
        increase memory and network bandwidth, minimize latency, and
        coordinate the architectures' various components to maximize
        application performance; and
            (B) it is recognized that different architectures may be
        better suited to different applications;
            (4)(A) software that improves efficiency on and
        accessibility to high-end systems should be developed; and
            (B) this development effort should include research in
        optimal algorithms, programming environments, tools, languages,
        and operating systems for high-end computing, in collaboration
        with architecture development efforts;
            (5) without government support, market forces are unlikely
        to drive sufficient innovation in high-end computing, because
        the private sector would not capture the full value of its
        innovations on a short enough time frame; and
            (6) having played an important role in the development of
        high-end computing, networking, and information technology, the
        Department of Energy, and the research programs of the Office
        of Science of the Department, are particularly qualified to
        lead research in those fields.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) High-end computing system.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``high-end computing
                system'' means a computing system with performance that
                substantially exceeds commonly available systems.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``high-end computing
                system'' includes a system described in subparagraph
                (A) that is based on a variety of architectures,
                including vector, reconfigurable logic, streaming,
                processor-in-memory, and multithreading architectures.
            (2) Institution of higher education.--The term
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the
        term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
        U.S.C. 1001(a)).
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Energy, acting through the Director of the Office of Science
        of the Department of Energy.
            (4) Ultrascale scientific computing capability.--The term
        ``ultrascale scientific computing capability'' means a
        computing capability supporting open scientific research in the
        United States that is at least 100 times such computing
        capability in existence on the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. HIGH-END COMPUTING SYSTEMS PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--In addition to any other authority provided by
law, the Secretary shall carry out a program of research and
development (involving software and hardware) to advance high-end
computing systems.
    (b) Duties.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall--
            (1) support both individual investigators and
        multidisciplinary teams of investigators;
            (2) conduct research in multiple architectures, including
        vector, reconfigurable logic, streaming, processor-in-memory,
        and multithreading architectures;
            (3) conduct research in software development on optimal
        algorithms, programming environments, tools, languages, and
        operating systems for high-end computing systems, in
        collaboration with architecture development efforts;
            (4) in accordance with subsection (c), develop, plan,
        construct, acquire, or operate equipment or facilities for the
        use of investigators conducting research and development on an
        ultrascale scientific computing capability;
            (5) support technology transfer to the private sector and
        others in accordance with applicable law; and
            (6) ensure that the program is coordinated with relevant
        activities in industry and other Federal agencies, including
        the National Nuclear Security Administration, the National
        Science Foundation, the Defense Advanced Research Projects
        Agency, and the National Security Agency.
    (c) Ultrascale Scientific Computing Capability.--
            (1) In general.--As part of the program carried out under
        this Act, the Secretary shall develop, plan, construct,
        acquire, or operate a coordinated set of facilities for
        investigators to develop an ultrascale scientific computing
        capability for--
                    (A) scientific research and development using high-
                end computing systems; and
                    (B) developing potential advancements in high-end
                computing system architecture and software.
            (2) Administration.--In carrying out this subsection, the
        Secretary shall--
                    (A) support multiple high-end computing system
                architectures; and
                    (B) conduct research on the basis of proposals
                (including proposals that are submitted by industry,
                institutions of higher education, national
                laboratories, or any Federal agency) for research on
                problems that would particularly benefit from large
                computing power, even as the reliability of new
                hardware and software components are being evaluated.
    (d) High-End Software Development Center.--
            (1) In general.--As part of the program carried out under
        this Act, the Secretary shall develop, plan, construct,
        acquire, or operate at least 1 High-End Software Development
        Center.
            (2) Duties.--A Center shall concentrate efforts to develop,
        test, maintain, and support optimal algorithms, programming
        environments, tools, languages, and operating systems for high-
        end computing systems.
            (3) Staff.--A Center shall include--
                    (A) a regular research staff, to create a
                centralized knowledge-base for high-end software
                development; and
                    (B) a rotating staff of researchers from other
                institutions and industry to assist in the coordination
                of research efforts and promote technology transfer to
                the private sector.
            (4) Use of expertise.--The Secretary shall use the
        expertise of a Center to assess research and development in
        high-end computing system architecture.
            (5) Location.--The location of a Center shall be determined
        by a competitive proposal process administered by the
        Secretary.
    (e) Peer Review.--Each grant, contract, cooperative agreement, and
financial assistance awarded under this section shall be made only
after independent peer review.
    (f) Classified Research or Facilities.--No funds under this section
may be used to directly support classified research or facilities.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--In addition to amounts made available for high-end
computing systems under other provisions of law, there are authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this Act--
            (1) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
            (2) $155,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
            (3) $160,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
            (4) $165,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
            (5) $170,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
    (b) Ultrascale Scientific Computing Capability.--Of the funds made
available under subsection (a), $100,000,000 is authorized to be
appropriated for each fiscal year to carry out section 4(c).
    (c) High-End Software Development Center.--Of the funds made
available under subsection (a), $10,000,000 is authorized to be
appropriated for each fiscal year to carry out section 4(d).

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High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to implement a research and development program to advance high-end computing systems, including establishment of a coordinated set of facilities for investigators to develop ultrascale scientific computing capability for: (1) scientific research and development using high-end computing systems; and (2) development of potential advancements in high-end computing system architecture and software.

Requires such program to include establishment of at least one High-End Software Development Center.


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SECTION 1. RESTORATION OF IMPORT AND ENTRY AGRICULTURAL INSPECTION
              FUNCTIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

    (a) Repeal of Transfer of Functions.--Section 421 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231) is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendment to Function of Secretary of Homeland
Security.--Section 402 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
202) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (7); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (7).
    (c) Transfer Agreement.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than the effective date
        described in subsection (g), the Secretary of Agriculture and
        the Secretary of Homeland Security shall enter into an
        agreement to effectuate the return of functions required by the
        amendments made by this section.
            (2) Use of certain employees.--The agreement may include
        authority for the Secretary of Agriculture to use employees of
        the Department of Homeland Security to carry out authorities
        delegated to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
        regarding the protection of domestic livestock and plants.
    (d) Restoration of Department of Agriculture Employees.--Not later
than the effective date described in subsection (e), all full-time
equivalent positions of the Department of Agriculture transferred to
the Department of Homeland Security under section 421(g) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231(g)) (as in effect on the
day before the effective date described in subsection (g)) shall be
restored to the Department of Agriculture.
    (e) Authority of APHIS.--
            (1) Establishment of program.--The Secretary of Agriculture
        shall establish within the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
        Service a program, to be known as the ``International
        Agricultural Inspection Program'', under which the
        Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
        (referred to in this subsection as the ``Administrator'') shall
        carry out import and entry agricultural inspections.
            (2) Information gathering and inspections.--In carrying out
        the program under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall have
        full access to--
                    (A) each secure area of any terminal for screening
                passengers or cargo under the control of the Department
                of Homeland Security on the day before the date of
                enactment of this Act for purposes of carrying out
                inspections and gathering information; and
                    (B) each database (including any database relating
                to cargo manifests or employee and business records)
                under the control of the Department of Homeland
                Security on the day before the date of enactment of
                this Act for purposes of gathering information.
            (3) Inspection alerts.--The Administrator may issue
        inspection alerts, including by indicating cargo to be held for
        immediate inspection.
            (4) Inspection user fees.--The Administrator may, as
        applicable--
                    (A) continue to collect any agricultural quarantine
                inspection user fee; and
                    (B) administer any reserve account for the fees.
            (5) Career track program.--
                    (A) In general.--The Administrator shall establish
                a program, to be known as the ``import and entry
                agriculture inspector career track program'', to
                support the development of long-term career
                professionals with expertise in import and entry
                agriculture inspection.
                    (B) Strategic plan and training.--In carrying out
                the program under this paragraph, the Administrator, in
                coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall--
                            (i) develop a strategic plan to incorporate
                        import and entry agricultural inspectors into
                        the infrastructure protecting food, fiber,
                        forests, bioenergy, and the environment of the
                        United States from animal and plant pests,
                        diseases, and noxious weeds; and
                            (ii) as part of the plan under clause (i),
                        provide training for import and entry
                        agricultural inspectors participating in the
                        program not less frequently than once each year
                        to improve inspection skills.
    (f) Duties of Secretary.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to
        in this subsection as the ``Secretary'') shall--
                    (A) develop standard operating procedures for
                inspection, monitoring, and auditing relating to import
                and entry agricultural inspections, in accordance with
                recommendations from the Comptroller General of the
                United States and reports of interagency advisory
                groups, as applicable; and
                    (B) ensure that the Animal and Plant Health
                Inspection Service has a national electronic system
                with real-time tracking capability for monitoring,
                tracking, and reporting inspection activities of the
                Service.
            (2) Federal and state cooperation.--
                    (A) Communication system.--The Secretary shall
                develop and maintain an integrated, real-time
                communication system with respect to import and entry
                agricultural inspections to alert State departments of
                agriculture of significant inspection findings of the
                Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
                    (B) Advisory committee.--
                            (i) Establishment.--The Secretary shall
                        establish a committee, to be known as the
                        ``International Trade Inspection Advisory
                        Committee'' (referred to in this subparagraph
                        as the ``committee''), to advise the Secretary
                        on policies and other issues relating to import
                        and entry agricultural inspection.
                            (ii) Model.--In establishing the committee,
                        the Secretary shall use as a model the
                        Agricultural Trade Advisory Committee.
                            (iii) Membership.--The committee shall be
                        composed of members representing--
                                    (I) State departments of
                                agriculture;
                                    (II) directors of ports and
                                airports in the United States;
                                    (III) the transportation industry;
                                    (IV) the public; and
                                    (V) such other entities as the
                                Secretary determines to be appropriate.
            (3) Report.--Not less frequently than once each year, the
        Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing an
        assessment of--
                    (A) the resource needs for import and entry
                agricultural inspection, including the number of
                inspectors required;
                    (B) the adequacy of--
                            (i) inspection and monitoring procedures
                        and facilities in the United States; and
                            (ii) the strategic plan developed under
                        subsection (e)(5)(B)(i); and
                    (C) new and potential technologies and practices,
                including recommendations regarding the technologies
                and practices, to improve import and entry agricultural
                inspection.
            (4) Funding.--The Secretary shall pay the costs of each
        import and entry agricultural inspector employed by the Animal
        and Plant Health Inspection Service--
                    (A) from amounts made available to the Department
                of Agriculture for the applicable fiscal year; or
                    (B) if amounts described in subparagraph (A) are
                unavailable, from amounts of the Commodity Credit
                Corporation.
    (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section take
effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.

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Amends the Homeland Security Act to repeal the transfer of agricultural import and entry inspection functions from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish within the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service the international agricultural inspection program to carry out import and entry agricultural inspections.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``International Remittance Services
Enhancement and Protection Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ACT AMENDMENT.

    Paragraph (12) of section 107 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12
U.S.C. 1757(12)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(12) in accordance with regulations prescribed by the
        Board--
                    ``(A) to sell or provide for a fee negotiable
                checks (including travelers checks), money orders,
                international money transfer services, and other
                similar money transfer instruments and services; and
                    ``(B) to cash checks and money orders;''.

SEC. 3. DISCLOSURES REQUIRED.

    (a) Regulations.--Subject to paragraph (2), the appropriate Federal
agencies shall jointly prescribe regulations that require any financial
institution or money transmitting business which initiates an
international money transfer on behalf of a consumer (whether or not
the consumer maintains an account at such institution or business) to
provide the following disclosures to the consumer before the
consummation of the transaction:
            (1) Any fees to be charged to the recipient, including any
        exchange rate or currency conversion fees.
            (2) A final itemization of all costs to the consumer, which
        would include all fees charged, for the remittance.
            (3) The exact amount of foreign currency to be received by
        the recipient in the foreign country.
    (b) Language Requirement.--The disclosures required under
subsection (a) shall be in English and in any other language used by
the financial institution or money transmitting business, or any of its
agents, to advertise, solicit, or negotiate, either orally or in
writing, at the office of the institution or business at which the
international money transfer is initiated.
    (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the following
definitions shall apply:
            (1) Appropriate federal agency.--The term ``appropriate
        Federal agency'' means--
                    (A) the appropriate Federal banking agency, in the
                case of any insured depository institution;
                    (B) the National Credit Union Administration, in
                the case of any insured credit union; and
                    (C) the Federal Trade Commission, in the case of
                any financial institution or money transmitting
                business that is not an insured depository institution
                or insured credit union.
            (2) Appropriate federal banking agency.--The term
        ``appropriate Federal banking agency'' has the same meaning as
        in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;
            (3) Insured credit union.--The term ``insured credit
        union'' has the same meaning as in section 101 of the Federal
        Credit Union Act;
            (4) Insured depository institution.--The term ``insured
        depository institution'' has the same meaning as in section 3
        of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;
            (5) International money transfer.--The term ``international
        money transfer'' means any money transmitting service
        originating in the United States and involving an international
        transaction which is provided by a financial institution or a
        money transmitting business.
            (6) Money transmitting service.--The term ``money
        transmitting service'' has the same meaning as in section
        5330(d)(2) of title 31, United States Code.
            (7) Money transmitting business.--The term ``money
        transmitting business'' means any business which--
                    (A) provides check cashing, currency exchange, or
                money transmitting or remittance services, or issues or
                redeems money orders, travelers' checks, and other
                similar instruments; and
                    (B) is not a depository institution (as defined in
                section 5313(g) of title 31, United States Code).
    (d) Administrative Enforcement.--
            (1) Depository institutions.--
                    (A) In general.--Compliance with the requirements
                imposed under this section shall be enforced under--
                            (i) section 8 of the Federal Deposit
                        Insurance Act, in the case of an insured
                        depository institution, by the appropriate
                        Federal banking agency; and
                            (ii) the Federal Credit Union Act, in the
                        case of any insured credit union (as defined in
                        section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act),
                        by the National Credit Union Administration.
                    (B) Applicability of other laws.--
                            (i) Violations of this section.--For the
                        purpose of the exercise by any agency referred
                        to in subparagraph (A) of its powers under any
                        Act referred to in that subparagraph, a
                        violation of any requirement imposed under this
                        section shall be deemed to be a violation of a
                        requirement imposed under that Act.
                            (ii) Other authority.--In addition to its
                        powers under any provision of law specifically
                        referred to in subparagraph (A), each of the
                        agencies referred to in such subparagraph may
                        exercise, for the purpose of enforcing
                        compliance with any requirement imposed under
                        this section, any other authority conferred on
                        it by law.
            (2) Other money transmitting businesses.--
                    (A) Appropriate federal regulator.--Except to the
                extent that enforcement of the requirements imposed
                under this section is specifically committed to some
                other Government agency under paragraph (1), the
                Federal Trade Commission shall enforce such
                requirements.
                    (B) Applicability of other laws.--
                            (i) Violations of this section.--For the
                        purpose of the exercise by the Federal Trade
                        Commission of its functions and powers under
                        the Federal Trade Commission Act, a violation
                        of any requirement imposed under this section
                        shall be deemed a violation of a requirement
                        imposed under that Act.
                            (ii) Other authority.--All of the functions
                        and powers of the Federal Trade Commission
                        under the Federal Trade Commission Act are
                        available to the Commission to enforce
                        compliance by any person subject to the
                        jurisdiction of the Commission with the
                        requirements imposed under this section,
                        irrespective of whether that person is engaged
                        in commerce or meets any other jurisdictional
                        tests in the Federal Trade Commission Act.
    (e) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to any international
money transfer initiated in the United States after the end of the 3-
month period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.

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International Remittance Services Enhancement and Protection Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to repeal the limitation on the authority of Federal credit unions to sell negotiable checks (including travelers checks), money orders, and other similar money transfer instruments and services to, as well as cash checks and money orders for, members only. (Thus allows Federal credit unions to perform such services for anyone.) Adds international money transfer services to the list of such services.

Directs the appropriate Federal agencies to jointly prescribe regulations that require any financial institution or money transmitting business which initiates an international money transfer on behalf of a consumer to disclose the following: (1) any fees charged to the recipient, including exchange rate or currency conversion fees; (2) a final itemization of all costs to the consumer, including all fees charged for the remittance; and (3) the exact amount of foreign currency to be received by the recipient in the foreign country.

Requires such disclosures to be in English and in any other language used by the financial institution or money transmitting business, or any of its agents, to advertise, solicit, or negotiate, either orally or in writing, at the office of the institution or business at which the international money transfer is initiated.

Grants the Federal Trade Commission enforcement powers with respect to any financial institution or money transmitting business that is not an insured depository institution or insured credit union.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Animal Agriculture Environmental
Incentives Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT FOR NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT COSTS OF ANIMAL
              FEEDING OPERATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 45D. ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATION EQUIPMENT CREDIT.

    ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, the animal feeding
operation equipment credit determined under this section for the
taxable year is an amount equal to 25 percent of the eligible nutrient
management costs of a taxpayer for the taxable year.
    ``(b) Eligible Nutrient Management Costs.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `eligible nutrient management
        costs' means amounts paid or incurred by a taxpayer to purchase
        a calibrated manure spreader or eligible processing equipment
        for use at an animal feeding operation owned by the taxpayer.
            ``(2) Calibrated manure spreader.--The term `calibrated
        manure spreader' means equipment (including any associated
        geostationary positioning satellite equipment) which is used by
        the taxpayer exclusively for the precision application of
        manure to land in accordance with a comprehensive nutrient
        management plan.
            ``(3) Eligible processing equipment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible processing
                equipment' means equipment or structures used by the
                taxpayer exclusively for processing manure.
                    ``(B) Exclusion.--The term `eligible processing
                equipment' does not include equipment used exclusively
                for the simple containment or transportation of manure.
    ``(c) Other Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Animal feeding operation.--The term `animal feeding
        operation' means a facility for the milking of dairy cows or
        the raising of livestock or poultry (including egg production)
        for commercial sale.
            ``(2) Application.--The term `application' means laying,
        spreading on, irrigating, injecting, or otherwise placing
        manure on land by any means.
            ``(3) Comprehensive nutrient management plan.--The term
        `comprehensive nutrient management plan' means a written plan
        prepared in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws
        and regulations.
            ``(4) Manure.--The term `manure' means--
                    ``(A) the excreta of an animal or other organic
                byproduct of an animal feeding operation, including
                litter, bedding, dead animals, composted animal
                carcasses, milk house waste, or other residual organic
                matter, and
                    ``(B) water or any other material mixed with such
                excreta or byproduct for purposes of collection,
                handling, containment, or processing of such excreta or
                byproduct.
            ``(5) Precision application.--The term `precision
        application' means the controlled application of manure to land
        in a manner which distributes a specified amount of manure, as
        determined by the nitrogen or phosphorous content of the
        manure, across a specified area of land.
            ``(6) Processing.--The term `processing' means any
        mechanical, physical, or chemical treatment which--
                    ``(A) alters the concentration of nitrogen,
                phosphorous, water, or other constituents in manure to
                facilitate--
                            ``(i) manure application on land covered by
                        the requirements of a comprehensive nutrient
                        management plan, or
                            ``(ii) use of manure or processed manure
                        for commercial purposes other than land
                        application on land owned or controlled by the
                        taxpayer,
                    ``(B) enhances the value of manure as a plant
                fertilizer or soil amendment, or
                    ``(C) utilizes manure as an energy source.
    ``(d) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Reduction in basis.--For purposes of this subtitle,
        if a credit is determined under this section with respect to
        any property, the basis of such property shall be reduced by
        the amount of the credit so determined.
            ``(2) Pass-thru in the case of estates and trusts.--For
        purposes of this section, under regulations prescribed by the
        Secretary, rules similar to the rules of subsection (d) of
        section 52 shall apply.
            ``(3) Allocation in the case of partnerships.--For purposes
        of this section, in the case of partnerships, the credit shall
        be allocated among partners under regulations prescribed by the
        Secretary.''
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 38(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph
                (11),
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
                (12), and inserting ``, plus'', and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                paragraph:
            ``(13) the animal feeding operation equipment credit
        determined under section 45D.''
            (2) The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of
        subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the
        following new item:

                              ``Sec. 45D. Animal feeding operation
                                        equipment credit.''
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1998.

Output: Animal Agriculture Environmental Incentives Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a limited tax credit for the nutrient management costs of animal feeding operations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
    Congress finds the following:
        (1) The nonmedical use of prescription drugs is a growing
    problem in the United States, particularly among teenagers.
        (2) According to the Department of Justice's 2009 National
    Prescription Drug Threat Assessment--
            (A) the number of deaths and treatment admissions for
        controlled prescription drugs (CPDs) has increased
        significantly in recent years;
            (B) unintentional overdose deaths involving prescription
        opioids, for example, increased 114 percent from 2001 to 2005,
        and the number of treatment admissions for prescription opioids
        increased 74 percent from 2002 to 2006; and
            (C) violent crime and property crime associated with abuse
        and diversion of CPDs has increased in all regions of the
        United States over the past 5 years.
        (3) According to the Office of National Drug Control Policy's
    2008 Report ``Prescription for Danger'', prescription drug abuse is
    especially on the rise for teens--
            (A) one-third of all new abusers of prescription drugs in
        2006 were 12- to 17-year-olds;
            (B) teens abuse prescription drugs more than any illicit
        drug except marijuana--more than cocaine, heroin, and
        methamphetamine combined; and
            (C) responsible adults are in a unique position to reduce
        teen access to prescription drugs because the drugs often are
        found in the home.
        (4)(A) Many State and local law enforcement agencies have
    established drug disposal programs (often called ``take-back''
    programs) to facilitate the collection and destruction of unused,
    unwanted, or expired medications. These programs help get outdated
    or unused medications off household shelves and out of the reach of
    children and teenagers.
        (B) However, take-back programs often cannot dispose of the
    most dangerous pharmaceutical drugs--controlled substance
    medications--because Federal law does not permit take-back programs
    to accept controlled substances unless they get specific permission
    from the Drug Enforcement Administration and arrange for full-time
    law enforcement officers to receive the controlled substances
    directly from the member of the public who seeks to dispose of
    them.
        (C) Individuals seeking to reduce the amount of unwanted
    controlled substances in their household consequently have few
    disposal options beyond discarding or flushing the substances,
    which may not be appropriate means of disposing of the substances.
    Drug take-back programs are also a convenient and effective means
    for individuals in various communities to reduce the introduction
    of some potentially harmful substances into the environment,
    particularly into water.
        (D) Long-term care facilities face a distinct set of obstacles
    to the safe disposal of controlled substances due to the increased
    volume of controlled substances they handle.
        (5) This Act gives the Attorney General authority to promulgate
    new regulations, within the framework of the Controlled Substances
    Act, that will allow patients to deliver unused pharmaceutical
    controlled substances to appropriate entities for disposal in a
    safe and effective manner consistent with effective controls
    against diversion.
        (6) The goal of this Act is to encourage the Attorney General
    to set controlled substance diversion prevention parameters that
    will allow public and private entities to develop a variety of
    methods of collection and disposal of controlled substances,
    including some pharmaceuticals, in a secure, convenient, and
    responsible manner. This will also serve to reduce instances of
    diversion and introduction of some potentially harmful substances
    into the environment.
SEC. 3. DELIVERY OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES BY ULTIMATE USERS FOR
DISPOSAL.
    (a) Regulatory Authority.--Section 302 of the Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 822) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g)(1) An ultimate user who has lawfully obtained a controlled
substance in accordance with this title may, without being registered,
deliver the controlled substance to another person for the purpose of
disposal of the controlled substance if--
        ``(A) the person receiving the controlled substance is
    authorized under this title to engage in such activity; and
        ``(B) the disposal takes place in accordance with regulations
    issued by the Attorney General to prevent diversion of controlled
    substances.
    ``(2) In developing regulations under this subsection, the Attorney
General shall take into consideration the public health and safety, as
well as the ease and cost of program implementation and participation
by various communities. Such regulations may not require any entity to
establish or operate a delivery or disposal program.
    ``(3) The Attorney General may, by regulation, authorize long-term
care facilities, as defined by the Attorney General by regulation, to
dispose of controlled substances on behalf of ultimate users who
reside, or have resided, at such long-term care facilities in a manner
that the Attorney General determines will provide effective controls
against diversion and be consistent with the public health and safety.
    ``(4) If a person dies while lawfully in possession of a controlled
substance for personal use, any person lawfully entitled to dispose of
the decedent's property may deliver the controlled substance to another
person for the purpose of disposal under the same conditions as
provided in paragraph (1) for an ultimate user.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 308(b) of the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 828(b)) is amended--
        (1) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and
    inserting ``; or''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(3) the delivery of such a substance for the purpose of
    disposal by an ultimate user, long-term care facility, or other
    person acting in accordance with section 302(g).''.
SEC. 4. DIRECTIVE TO THE UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION.
    Pursuant to its authority under section 994 of title 28, United
States Code, the United States Sentencing Commission shall review and,
if appropriate, amend the Federal sentencing guidelines and policy
statements to ensure that the guidelines and policy statements provide
an appropriate penalty increase of up to 2 offense levels above the
sentence otherwise applicable in Part D of the Guidelines Manual if a
person is convicted of a drug offense resulting from the authorization
of that person to receive scheduled substances from an ultimate user or
long-term care facility as set forth in the amendments made by section
3.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

Output:
Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow an ultimate user of a controlled substance (or, if deceased, any person lawfully entitled to dispose of the ultimate user's property) who has lawfully obtained such substance to deliver that substance to another person, without being registered, for disposal if: (1) the person receiving the controlled substance is authorized to engage in such activity; and (2) the disposal takes place in accordance with regulations issued by the Attorney General to prevent diversion of controlled substances.

Requires the Attorney General, in developing regulations under this Act, to consider the public health and safety, as well as the ease and cost of program implementation and participation by various communities.

Permits the Attorney General to authorize long-term care facilities to dispose of controlled substances on behalf of ultimate users who reside, or have resided, at such facilities in a manner that will provide effective controls against diversion and that is consistent with public health and safety.

Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend its guidelines and policy statements to ensure an appropriate penalty increase for persons convicted of a drug offense involving receipt of a controlled substance for disposal.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Identity Defense Act
of 2015''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN RETURN INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO
              IDENTITY THEFT.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (l) of section 6103 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
            ``(23) Disclosure of return information in certain cases of
        identity theft.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary has reason to
                believe that there has been a fraudulent use of a
                social security account number on a statement described
                in section 6051--
                            ``(i) the Secretary shall disclose to the
                        individual who was validly assigned such social
                        security account number--
                                    ``(I) that the Secretary has reason
                                to believe that the social security
                                account number assigned to such
                                individual has been fraudulently used
                                in the employment context,
                                    ``(II) that the Secretary has made
                                the disclosure described in clause (ii)
                                to the Director of the Federal Bureau
                                of Investigation and the Attorney
                                General with respect to such fraudulent
                                use, and
                                    ``(III) such other information
                                (other than return information) as the
                                Secretary determines, in consultation
                                with Federal Trade Commission, would be
                                helpful and appropriate to provide to a
                                victim of identity theft, and
                            ``(ii) the Secretary shall disclose to the
                        Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
                        and the Attorney General--
                                    ``(I) such social security account
                                number,
                                    ``(II) that the Secretary has
                                reason to believe that such social
                                security account number has been
                                fraudulently used in the employment
                                context, and
                                    ``(III) the taxpayer identity
                                information of the individual who was
                                assigned such social security account
                                number, the individual believed to have
                                fraudulently used such social security
                                account number, and the employer who
                                made the statement described in section
                                6051 which included such social
                                security account number.
                    ``(B) Restriction on disclosure to law
                enforcement.--
                            ``(i) Disclosure to other law enforcement
                        officials.--The Director of the Federal Bureau
                        of Investigation and the Attorney General may
                        disclose information received under
                        subparagraph (A)(ii) to appropriate Federal,
                        State, and local law enforcement officials.
                            ``(ii) Restriction on use of disclosed
                        information.--Return information disclosed
                        under subparagraph (A)(ii) may be used by
                        Federal, State, and local law enforcement
                        officials only for purposes of carrying out
                        criminal investigations or prosecutions.
                            ``(iii) Memorandum of understanding.--For
                        purposes of this paragraph, any return
                        information disclosed under subparagraph
                        (A)(ii) may not be provided to any State or
                        local law enforcement official until such
                        official has entered into a memorandum of
                        understanding with the Secretary that includes
                        the following terms and conditions:
                                    ``(I) Confidentiality of returns
                                and return information and prohibitions
                                on disclosure described in subsection
                                (a)(3).
                                    ``(II) Safeguards, restrictions on
                                access, and recordkeeping requirements
                                described in subsection (p)(4).
                                    ``(III) Application of penalties
                                for unauthorized disclosure of returns
                                and return information under section
                                7213(a)(2).
                                    ``(IV) Any additional terms and
                                conditions deemed appropriate by the
                                Secretary.''.
    (b) Prevention of Identity Theft.--In the case of an employee for
whom the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration has reason
to believe that the social security number included on any statement
described in section 6051(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with
respect to such employee is not the correct social security number for
such employee, the Commissioner shall provide notification to the
employer for such employee which includes--
            (1) the name of the employee and the social security number
        included on such statements; and
            (2) relevant information regarding the availability of the
        Social Security Number Verification Service for verification of
        social security numbers.
    (c) Conforming Amendments Related to Disclosure.--
            (1) Confidentiality.--Paragraph (3) of section 6103(a) of
        such Code is amended by striking ``or (21)'' and inserting
        ``(21), or (23)''.
            (2) Procedures and recordkeeping related to disclosures.--
        Paragraph (4) of section 6103(p) of such Code is amended by
        striking ``or (20)'' each place it appears and inserting
        ``(20), or (23)''.
            (3) Unauthorized disclosure or inspection.--Paragraph (2)
        of section 7213(a) of such Code is amended by striking ``or
        (21)'' and inserting ``(21), or (23)''.

SEC. 3. PENALTIES FOR TAX-RELATED IDENTITY THEFT.

    (a) In General.--Section 1028A(c) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (11) as
        paragraphs (10) through (13), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new
        paragraphs:
            ``(8) section 286 (relating to conspiracy to defraud the
        government with respect to claims), section 287 (relating to
        false, fictitious, or fraudulent claims), section 371 (relating
        to conspiracy to commit an offense or to defraud the United
        States), section 1001 (relating to statements or entries),
        section 1341 (relating to frauds and swindles), section 1342
        (relating to a fictitious name or address), section 1343
        (relating to fraud by wire, radio, or television), or section
        1344 (relating to bank fraud), if the felony violation is a
        tax-related offense punishable under such section;
            ``(9) section 7206 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
        (relating to fraud and false statements);''.
    (b) Penalty for Misappropriation of Tax Identification Numbers.--
            (1) In general.--Part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 of
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the
        end the following new section:

``SEC. 6720D. MISAPPROPRIATION OF TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.

    ``In addition to any penalty provided by law, any person who
knowingly or willfully misappropriates another person's tax
identification number in connection with any list, return, account,
statement, or other document submitted to the Secretary shall pay a
penalty of $5,000.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for part I
        of subchapter B of chapter 68 of such Code is amended by adding
        at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 6720D. Misappropriation of tax identification number.''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
        shall apply to returns and information submitted after the date
        of the enactment of this Act.

Output: Social Security Identity Defense Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the disclosure of tax return information in cases of identity theft, to require the Department of the Treasury to: (1) disclose to the holder of a valid social security account number that there is reason to believe that there has been a fraudulent use of such account number; and (2) disclose to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) such social security account number, that there is reason to believe that such account number has been fraudulently used in the employment context, and the taxpayer identity information of the individual who was assigned such account number.  The bill authorizes the FBI and DOJ to disclose taxpayer information to appropriate federal, state, and local law enforcement officials solely for purposes of carrying out criminal investigations or prosecutions. The bill also imposes new criminal and civil penalties for tax-related identity theft and misappropriation of tax identification numbers.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Windstorm Hazard Reduction Research
and Technology Transfer Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Coastal States and many island States and territories
        are vulnerable to the hazards of windstorms. All Midwest,
        Southern, and Mid-Atlantic States are vulnerable to the hazards
        of tornadoes and thunderstorms and increased building activity
        is occurring in high-risk areas such as the seashore and
        ``tornado alley''.
            (2) Hurricanes cause enormous loss of life, injury,
        destruction of property, and economic and social disruption, as
        evidenced by the 56 deaths and $6,000,000,000 in property
        damage in 1999 from Hurricane Floyd. From 1990 to 1999
        hurricanes caused an average of 14 deaths and $4,970,000,000 in
        property losses annually while tornadoes and other windstorms
        caused over 58 deaths and $871,000,000 in property losses
        annually.
            (3) Improved windstorm hazard reduction measures,
        including--
                    (A) cost-effective and affordable design and
                construction methods and practices;
                    (B) informed land use decisions;
                    (C) impact prediction methodologies and early
                warning systems; and
                    (D) public education and involvement programs,
        have the potential over the next 10 years to reduce these
        losses. Losses will increase if steps are not taken to help
        communities reduce their vulnerability.
            (4) Wind engineering research needs to address both
        improving new structures and retrofitting existing ones.
            (5) There is an appropriate role for the Federal Government
        in the collection, preparation, coordination, and dissemination
        of windstorm hazards reduction information in order to protect
        public health and safety and in increasing public awareness of
        the dangers of windstorms and of affordable steps homeowners
        can take to preserve life and property. Improved mechanisms are
        needed to translate existing information and research findings
        into usable, state-of-the-art specifications, criteria, and
        cost-effective practices.
            (6) An effective Federal program in windstorm hazard
        reduction will require interagency coordination, input from
        individuals and institutions outside the Federal Government who
        are expert in the sciences of natural hazards reduction and in
        the practical application of mitigation measures, and improved
        mechanisms for the transfer of new knowledge to State and local
        officials, to homeowners, and to the design and construction
        industry. Tax credits are an appropriate means of helping
        homeowners apply mitigation measures.
            (7) Windstorms are a worldwide problem, and international
        cooperation is desirable for mutual learning and mitigation.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) The term ``Director'' means the Director of the Office
        of Science and Technology Policy.
            (2) The term ``State'' means each of the States of the
        United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
        Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American
        Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and
        any other territory or possession of the United States.
            (3) The term ``windstorm'' means any storm with a damaging
        or destructive wind component, such as a hurricane, tropical
        storm, tornado, or thunderstorm.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL WINDSTORM HAZARD REDUCTION PROGRAM.

    (a) Interagency Group.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish an Interagency
Group, to be cochaired by the Director or the Director's designee and
the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency or that
Director's designee, consisting of representatives of appropriate
Federal agencies, including the National Science Foundation, the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Institute
of Standards and Technology, the Department of Energy, and other
agencies with jurisdiction over housing, construction, and natural
disaster mitigation and relief, to be responsible for the development
and implementation of a coordinated Federal windstorm hazard reduction
research, development, and technology transfer program. In establishing
the Interagency Group, the Director is encouraged where appropriate to
designate lead agencies and to preserve existing programs and functions
of Federal agencies and organizations, and shall ensure regular agency
coordination and information sharing and where appropriate coordination
with other agencies.
    (b) Objective.--The objective of the windstorm hazard reduction
program is the achievement, within 10 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, of major measurable reductions in losses that
would otherwise have occurred to life and property from windstorms. The
objective is to be achieved through the creation of a program involving
cooperation among governments at all levels and the private sector
featuring--
            (1) pertinent basic and applied research which takes into
        account locality-specific weather, susceptibility to other
        hazards, and design and construction practices;
            (2) better understanding of impediments and disincentives
        to wind hazard reduction;
            (3) inventorying of existing buildings and related data for
        use in developing and deploying wind hazard mitigation
        measures;
            (4) dissemination of information on cost-effective and
        affordable wind hazard reduction research results, technology,
        and techniques to industry, State and local governments,
        homeowners, and the general public;
            (5) improved technology for prediction, storm warnings,
        advanced planning, and disaster response;
            (6) increased public awareness of the dangers of windstorms
        and of ways to preserve affected property and life; and
            (7) priority attention to critical lifelines, including
        infrastructure and utilities, that are especially needed in
        time of disaster.
    (c) Research and Development Elements.--The research and
development elements of the program may include--
            (1) basic wind characterization and micro-climate research;
            (2) development of methods to increase accuracy and
        reliability in the prediction of the track and magnitude of
        windstorms;
            (3) peer-reviewed research and development on and
        demonstration of wind-resistant systems and materials for new
        construction and retrofit, including composite materials;
        building envelope components, including windows, doors, and
        roofs; structural design; and design and construction
        techniques, through physical testing and through computer
        simulation when appropriate, taking into consideration cost-
        effectiveness, affordability, and regional differences
        including susceptibility to other hazards;
            (4) development of mechanisms for collecting information on
        building systems and materials performance in windstorms,
        information on mitigation priorities, and other pertinent
        information from sources such as the construction industry,
        insurance companies, and building officials;
            (5) development of updatable, cost-effective, and
        affordable systems, both for new construction and for
        retrofitting, and for inventorying information on components
        and materials and their interaction;
            (6) development of cost-effective and affordable planning,
        design, construction, rehabilitation, and retrofit methods and
        procedures, including utilization of mitigation measures, for
        critical lifelines and facilities such as hospitals, schools,
        public utilities, and other structures that are especially
        needed in time of disaster;
            (7) research and development on techniques, methodologies,
        and new technologies for the mapping in finer detail of
        windstorm hazard risks, to be coordinated with the mapping of
        other natural and manmade hazards;
            (8) development of improved systems for predicting damaging
        windstorm impact and for identifying, evaluating, and reliably
        characterizing windstorm hazards;
            (9) development of improved approaches for providing
        emergency services, reconstruction, and redevelopment after a
        windstorm;
            (10) development of quantitative assessment techniques for
        the delineation and evaluation of the socioeconomic effects of
        windstorms and their application on a regional basis, including
        exploration of adjustments that could be made to reduce
        windstorm vulnerability and to effectively exploit existing and
        developing mitigation techniques; and
            (11) studies of impediments and disincentives to effective
        wind hazard mitigation, preparedness, and response policies and
        innovations.
    (d) Technology Transfer.--The technology transfer elements of the
program shall include--
            (1) the collection, classification, presentation, and
        dissemination in a usable form to Federal, State, and local
        officials, community leaders, the design and construction
        industry, contractors, home owners, and the general public, of
        research results and other pertinent information regarding
        windstorm phenomena, the identification of locations and
        features which are especially susceptible to windstorm damage,
        ways to reduce the adverse consequences of windstorms, and
        related matters;
            (2) in coordination with the private sector, academia, and
        the States, curriculum development and related measures to
        facilitate the training of employees of the design and
        construction industry, the insurance industry, and State and
        local governments, and other interested persons; and
            (3) efforts to increase public awareness and information
        related to windstorm hazard mitigation.
    (e) Implementation Plan.--The Interagency Group established under
subsection (a) shall refine, in conjunction with appropriate
representatives of State and local units of government and private
sector organizations, the objective stated in subsection (b), develop
measurements related to the objective, including emphasis on cost-
effectiveness and affordability, and develop a 10-year implementation
plan for achieving the objective, deferring to the private sector and
State and local government for implementation in all appropriate
instances. Not later than 210 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Interagency Group shall submit to the Congress the
implementation plan. The plan shall include--
            (1) a statement of research and development goals and
        priorities;
            (2) plans for the development of improved forecasting
        techniques for windstorms, early warning systems, and systems
        for comprehensive response;
            (3) plans for the development of an inventory of buildings,
        building components, and damage to buildings from windstorms;
            (4) plans for transfer of technology and information to
        State, county, local, and regional governmental units and the
        private sector for appropriate application of research and
        development results;
            (5) provisions for dissemination, on a timely basis, of--
                    (A) delivery of information and technology in a
                form that is of use to the design professions, the
                construction industry, and other interested parties;
                and
                    (B) other information and knowledge of interest to
                the public to reduce vulnerability to windstorm
                hazards;
            (6) a description of how Federal disaster relief and
        emergency assistance programs will incorporate research and
        development results;
            (7) establishment, consistent with this Act, of goals,
        priorities, and target dates for implementation of the program;
            (8) assignment of responsibilities with respect to each
        element of the program that does not already have a Federal
        lead agency;
            (9) a description of plans for cooperation and coordination
        in all phases of the program with interested governmental
        entities in all States, particularly those containing areas of
        high or moderate windstorm risk; and
            (10) staffing plans for the program and its components.
    (f) Participation.--The implementation plan shall avoid duplication
whenever possible and assign responsibilities to Federal agencies with
existing expertise.
    (g) Manufactured Housing Standards.--No design, construction
method, practice, technology, material, mitigation methodology, or
hazard reduction measure of any kind developed under this Act shall be
required for a home certified under section 616 of the National
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 5415), pursuant to standards issued under such Act, without
being subject to the consensus development process and rulemaking
procedures of that Act.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR WINDSTORM HAZARD REDUCTION.

    (a) Establishment.--A National Advisory Committee shall be
established to review progress made under the program established under
section 4, advise on any improvements that should be made to that
program, and report to the Congress on actions that have been taken to
advance the Nation's capability to reduce the impacts of windstorm
hazards.
    (b) Membership.--The Advisory Committee shall be composed of 21
members to be appointed by the President (one of whom shall be
designated by the President as chair). The members shall include
representatives of a broad cross-section of interests such as the
research, technology transfer, architectural, engineering, and
financial communities; materials and systems suppliers; State, county,
and local governments concerned with the reduction of windstorm
hazards; the residential, multifamily, and commercial sectors of the
construction industry; and the insurance industry, and other
representatives (not including members of Federal agencies) from areas
impacted by windstorm hazards.
    (c) Coordination.--The Advisory Committee shall coordinate with
existing advisory committees of the Federal Government and of the
National Academies of Science and Engineering. As appropriate, the work
and reports of the Advisory Committee may be done in conjunction with
or replace the work of other advisory committees.
    (d) Annual Report.--The Advisory Committee shall provide a summary
report to Congress each year.
    (e) Exemption.--Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
shall not apply to the Advisory Committee established under this
section.

SEC. 6. ANNUAL REPORT.

    (a) Report.--The Interagency Group established under section 4(a)
shall, within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, submit a
report to the Congress describing the status of the windstorm hazard
reduction program, describing progress achieved during the preceding
fiscal year, by government at all levels and by the private sector,
toward achieving the objective stated in section 4(b) and implementing
the plan developed under section 4(e), and including any amendments to
the implementation plan. Each such report shall include any
recommendations for legislative and other action the Interagency Group
considers necessary and appropriate.
    (b) Conference.--In order to disseminate the research findings of
the windstorm hazard reduction program established under section 4(a),
the Interagency Group is encouraged to arrange for an annual conference
where research findings and mitigation efforts can be presented. Those
invited to the conference shall include representatives of a broad
cross-section of interests such as the research, technology transfer,
architectural, engineering, and financial communities; materials and
systems suppliers; State, county, and local governments concerned with
the reduction of windstorm hazards; the residential, multifamily, and
commercial sectors of the construction industry; and the insurance
industry, and other representatives from areas impacted by windstorm
hazards.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out activities
under this Act $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $100,000,000 for
fiscal year 2002, and $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.

Output: Establishes a National Advisory Committee to review the program's progress, advise on any improvements, and report to Congress on actions taken to reduce the impacts of windstorm hazards.


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SECTION 1. SAN JUAN ISLANDS NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA.

    (a) Findings; Purposes.--
            (1) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
                    (A) Lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management
                in the San Juan Archipelago, Washington State,
                comprising nearly 1,000 acres of small islands, rocks
                and reef, headlands, historic lighthouses, and
                ecologically important areas are of great value to the
                people of Washington State and the Nation.
                    (B) These areas provide recreational opportunities
                for hiking, wildlife viewing, boating, picnicking,
                photography, sea kayaking, and camping and are enjoyed
                by residents of the area and visitors. In 2010, these
                lands in the San Juan Islands National Conservation
                Area received more than 65,000 visitors in a county
                with a population at that time of 15,769 residents.
                    (C) These areas preserve important local, national,
                and tribal cultural and historic sites. Lighthouses on
                Patos Island, Turn Point, and Cattle Point are
                registered as State Historic Structures. Numerous
                archaeological sites exist, including shell middens,
                plank-house sites, and burial markers. Areas of
                cultural importance include ancient Coast Salish camas
                cultivation sites, homesteads, reef-net sites, and
                settler cabins.
                    (D) These areas include vanishing coastal flower
                meadows, spruce bogs, groves of Garry oaks and endemic
                coastal junipers, and other rare and fragile ecosystems
                that support numerous plant species and provide nesting
                habitat for seabirds, songbirds, bats, and other small
                native mammals.
                    (E) These areas are used by several non-profit,
                government, and educational organizations for
                scientific research and education, including the San
                Juan Islands Experimental Education Outdoor Classroom.
                    (F) Establishment of the San Juan Islands National
                Conservation Area is the best way to preserve, protect,
                enhance, and restore this local and nationally
                important landscape.
            (2) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
                    (A) to conserve, protect, and enhance for the
                benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations
                the ecological, scenic, wildlife, recreational,
                cultural, historical, natural, educational, and
                scientific resources of the National Conservation Area;
                and
                    (B) to protect each species that is--
                            (i) located in the National Conservation
                        Area; and
                            (ii) listed as a threatened or endangered
                        species on the list of threatened species or
                        the list of endangered species published under
                        section 4(c)(1) of the Endangered Species Act
                        of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)(1)).
    (b) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means
        the management plan for the National Conservation Area
        developed by the Secretary under subsection (d).
            (2) National conservation area.--The term ``National
        Conservation Area'' means the San Juan Islands National
        Conservation Area that--
                    (A) consists of approximately 1,000 acres of public
                land in the Washington State, as generally depicted on
                the map entitled ``Proposed San Juan Islands National
                Conversation Area'' and dated June 30, 2011; and
                    (B) is established by subsection (c).
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
    (c) Establishment.--Subject to valid existing rights, there is
established in the State of Washington the San Juan Islands National
Conservation Area.
    (d) Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
        the enactment of this Act and in accordance with paragraph (2),
        the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive plan for the long-
        term management of the National Conservation Area.
            (2) Consultation.--In developing the management plan
        required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult
        with--
                    (A) appropriate State, tribal, and local
                governmental entities; and
                    (B) members of the public.
    (e) Management.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the National
        Conservation Area--
                    (A) in a manner that conserves, protects, and
                enhances the resources of the National Conservation
                Area; and
                    (B) in accordance with--
                            (i) the Federal Land Policy and Management
                        Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);
                            (ii) this Act; and
                            (iii) any other applicable law (including
                        regulations).
            (2) Uses.--The Secretary shall only allow uses of the
        National Conservation Area that the Secretary determines would
        further a purpose described in subsection (a).
            (3) Motorized vehicles.--Except when needed for
        administrative purposes, or to respond to an emergency, the use
        of motorized vehicles in the National Conservation Area shall
        be permitted only on roads designated by the management plan
        for the use of motorized vehicles.
            (4) Wildland fire operations.--Nothing in this Act
        prohibits the Secretary, in cooperation with other Federal,
        State, and local agencies, as appropriate, from conducting
        wildland fire operations in the National Conservation Area,
        consistent with the purposes of this Act.
            (5) Invasive species and noxious weeds.--In accordance with
        any applicable laws and subject to such terms and conditions as
        the Secretary determines to be desirable and appropriate, the
        Secretary may prescribe measures to control nonnative invasive
        plants and noxious weeds within the National Conservation Area.
    (f) Tribal Cultural Uses.--The Secretary shall work in consultation
with Indian tribes to--
            (1) ensure the protection of religious and cultural sites
        in the Conservation Area; and
            (2) provide access to the sites by members of Indian tribes
        for traditional cultural and customary uses, consistent with
        Public Law 95-341 (commonly known as the ``American Indian
        Religious Freedom Act''; 42 U.S.C. 1996).
    (g) No Buffer Zones.--
            (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act creates a protective
        perimeter or buffer zone around the National Conservation Area.
            (2) Activities outside conservation area.--The fact that an
        activity or use on land outside the National Conservation Area
        can be seen or heard within the National Conservation Area
        shall not preclude the activity or use outside the boundary of
        the National Conservation Area.
            (3) Acquisition of land.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary may acquire non-
                Federal land within the boundaries of the Conservation
                Area only through exchange, donation, or purchase from
                a willing seller.
                    (B) Management.--Land acquired under subparagraph
                (A) shall become part of the Conservation Area.
    (h) Advisory Council.--
            (1) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish an
        advisory council, to be known as the ``San Juan Islands
        National Conservation Area Advisory Council''.
            (2) Duties.--The Council shall advise the Secretary with
        respect to the preparation and implementation of the management
        plan.
            (3) Members.--The Council shall include 7 members to be
        appointed by the Secretary. The members, to the extent
        practicable, shall--
                    (A) reside in or within reasonable proximity to San
                Juan County, Washington;
                    (B) have backgrounds that reflect--
                            (i) the purposes for which the National
                        Conservation Area was established; and
                            (ii) the interests of the stakeholders that
                        are affected by the planning and management of
                        the National Conservation Area; and
                    (C) be fairly balanced in terms of the points of
                view represented and the functions to be performed by
                the Council.
            (4) Applicable law.--The Council shall be subject to--
                    (A) the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
                App.); and
                    (B) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
                1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
            (5) Duration.--The Council shall terminate on the date that
        is 1 year from the date on which the management plan is adopted
        by the Secretary.
    (i) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests.--Any land
acquired by the United States after the date of the enactment of this
Act that is located in the National Conservation Area shall--
            (1) become part of the National Conservation Area; and
            (2) be managed in accordance with--
                    (A) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
                1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);
                    (B) this Act; and
                    (C) any other applicable law (including
                regulations).
    (j) Withdrawal.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, all
        Federal land and interests in land located in the National
        Conservation Area are withdrawn from--
                    (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal
                under the public land laws;
                    (B) location, entry, and patenting under the mining
                laws; and
                    (C) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral
                materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
            (2) Additional land.--Any land acquired by the United
        States after the date of the enactment of this Act that is
        located in the National Conservation Area shall be withdrawn
        from operation of the laws referred to in paragraph (1) on the
        date of acquisition of the land.

SEC. 2. TREATY RIGHTS.

    Nothing in this Act alters, modifies, enlarges, diminishes, or
abrogates the treaty rights of any Indian tribe.

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Establishes the San Juan Islands National Conservation Area in the state of Washington.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop a comprehensive plan for the long-term management of the Conservation Area.

 Requires the Secretary to manage the Conservation Area in a manner to conserve, protect, and enhance the resources of such area.

Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe measures for the control of nonnative invasive plants and noxious weeds within the Conservation Area.

Instructs the Secretary to work with Indian tribes to ensure the protection of religious and cultural sites within the Conservation Area and to provide access to them by tribal members for traditional cultural and customary uses.

Directs the Secretary to establish the San Juan Islands National Conservation Area Advisory Council to advise the Secretary on the preparation and implementation of the management plan.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Flagship Species Conservation Act of
2004''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Numerous species of fauna have continued to decline to
        the point that the long-term survival of those species in the
        wild is in serious jeopardy.
            (2) Many of those species are listed under section 4 of the
        Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) or in Appendix
        I or II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered
        Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
            (3) There are insufficient resources available for
        addressing the threats facing those species, which will require
        the joint commitment and effort of countries within the range
        of those species, the United States and other countries, and
        the private sector.
            (4) The grant programs established by the Congress for
        tigers, rhinoceroses, Asian elephants, African elephants, great
        apes, neotropical migratory birds, and marine turtles have
        proven to be extremely successful, provide Federal funds for
        conservation projects in an efficient and expeditious manner,
        and encourage additional support for conservation in countries
        where those species exist in the wild.
            (5) A new grant program modeled on the existing programs
        for tigers, rhinoceroses, elephants, great apes, neotropical
        migratory birds, and marine turtles would provide an effective
        means to assist in the conservation of flagship species for
        which there are no existing grant programs.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to conserve flagship
species of fauna throughout the world, and the ecosystems on which
those species depend, by supporting the conservation programs for those
species and the CITES Secretariat, promoting partnerships between the
public and private sectors, and providing financial resources for those
programs and partnerships.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Account.--The term ``Fund'' means the Flagship Species
        Conservation Fund established by section 5.
            (2) CITES.--The term ``CITES'' means the Convention on
        International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
        Flora, done at Washington March 3, 1973 (27 UST 1087; TIAS
        8249), including its appendices and amendments.
            (3) Conservation.--The term ``conservation'' means the use
        of methods and procedures necessary to bring a flagship species
        to the point at which there are sufficient populations in the
        wild to ensure that the species does not become extinct,
        including--
                    (A) protection and management of populations of a
                flagship species;
                    (B) maintenance, management, protection, and
                restoration of habitat of a flagship species;
                    (C) research and monitoring;
                    (D) law enforcement; and
                    (E) community outreach and education.
            (4) Fish or wildlife.--The term ``fish or wildlife'' means
        any mammal, fish, bird, or reptile.
            (5) Flagship species.--The term ``flagship species''--
                    (A) subject to subparagraph (B), means a species of
                fish or wildlife--
                            (i) that is listed as an endangered species
                        or threatened species under section 4 of the
                        Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533)
                        or that is listed in Appendix I or II of CITES;
                            (ii) whose range is wholly outside of the
                        United States; and
                            (iii) that appeals to the public and has
                        other features that make it suitable for
                        communicating conservation concerns; and
                    (B) does not include African elephants, Asian
                elephants, rhinoceros, tigers, great apes, neotropical
                migratory birds, and marine turtles.
            (6) Multinational species conservation fund.--The term
        ``Multinational Species Conservation Fund'' means the fund
        established under the heading ``multinational species
        conservation fund'' in title I of the Department of the
        Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (16
        U.S.C. 4246).
            (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.

SEC. 4. FLAGSHIP SPECIES CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Subject to the availability of funds, the
Secretary shall use amounts in the Fund to provide financial assistance
for projects for the conservation of that flagship species throughout
the world, for which project proposals are approved by the Secretary in
accordance with this section.
    (b) Project Proposals.--
            (1) Eligible applicants.--A proposal for a project for the
        conservation of a flagship species may be submitted to the
        Secretary by--
                    (A) any relevant wildlife management authority of a
                country that has within its boundaries any part of the
                range of a flagship species, if the agency has
                authority over fish or wildlife and the activities of
                the agency directly or indirectly affect the species;
                    (B) the CITES Secretariat; or
                    (C) any person with demonstrated expertise in the
                conservation of that flagship species.
            (2) Required information.--A project proposal shall
        include--
                    (A) the name of the individual with primary
                responsibility for conducting the project;
                    (B) a succinct statement of--
                            (i) the purposes of the project and the
                        methodology for implementing the project,
                        including an assessment of the status of the
                        flagship species that is the subject of the
                        project; and
                            (ii) how the project will benefit that
                        species and other species that reside within
                        the same habitat;
                    (C) a description of the qualifications of the
                individuals who will conduct the project;
                    (D) an estimate of the funds and time required to
                complete the project;
                    (E) evidence of support for the project by
                appropriate governmental entities of countries in which
                the project will be conducted, if the Secretary
                determines that such support is required for the
                success of the project;
                    (F) information regarding the source and amount of
                matching funds available for the project; and
                    (G) any other information that the Secretary
                considers to be necessary for evaluating the
                eligibility of the project for funding under this Act.
    (c) Project Review and Approval.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
                    (A) not later than 30 days after receiving a
                project proposal, provide a copy of the proposal to
                other Federal officials, as appropriate; and
                    (B) review each project proposal in a timely manner
                to determine whether the proposal meets the criteria
                specified in subsection (d).
            (2) Consultation; approval or disapproval.--Not later than
        180 days after receiving a project proposal, and subject to the
        availability of funds, the Secretary, after consulting with
        other Federal officials, as appropriate, shall--
                    (A) consult on the proposal with the government of
                each country in which the project is to be conducted;
                    (B) after taking into consideration any comments
                resulting from the consultation, approve or disapprove
                the project proposal; and
                    (C) provide written notification of the approval or
                disapproval to the person that submitted the project
                proposal, other Federal officials, and each country
                described in subparagraph (A).
    (d) Criteria for Approval.--The Secretary may approve a project
proposal under this section if the project will help recover and
sustain viable populations of flagship species in the wild by assisting
efforts in foreign countries to implement flagship species conservation
programs.
    (e) Project Sustainability.--To the maximum extent practicable, in
determining whether to approve project proposals under this section,
the Secretary shall give preference to conservation projects that are
designed to ensure effective, long-term conservation of flagship
species and their nesting habitats.
    (f) Matching Funds.--In determining whether to approve project
proposals under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to
projects for which matching funds are available.
    (g) Project Reporting.--
            (1) In general.--Each person that receives assistance under
        this section for a project shall submit to the Secretary
        periodic reports (at such intervals as the Secretary may
        require) that include all information that the Secretary, after
        consultation with other government officials, determines is
        necessary to evaluate the progress and success of the project
        for the purposes of ensuring positive results, assessing
        problems, and fostering improvements.
            (2) Availability to the public.--Reports under paragraph
        (1), and any other documents relating to projects for which
        financial assistance is provided under this Act, shall be made
        available to the public.

SEC. 5. FLAGSHIP SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Multinational
Species Conservation Fund a separate account to be known as the
``Flagship Species Conservation Fund'', consisting of--
            (1) amounts transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury
        for deposit into the Fund under subsection (e);
            (2) amounts appropriated to the Fund under section 6; and
            (3) any interest earned on investment of amounts in the
        Fund under subsection (c).
    (b) Expenditures From Fund.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), on request by
        the Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer
        from the Fund to the Secretary, without further appropriation,
        such amounts as the Secretary determines are necessary to carry
        out section 4.
            (2) Administrative expenses.--Of the amounts in the account
        available for each fiscal year, the Secretary may expend not
        more than 3 percent, or up to $80,000, whichever is greater, to
        pay the administrative expenses necessary to carry out this
        Act.
    (c) Investment of Amounts.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest
        such portion of the Fund as is not, in the judgment of the
        Secretary of the Treasury, required to meet current
        withdrawals. Investments may be made only in interest-bearing
        obligations of the United States.
            (2) Acquisition of obligations.--For the purpose of
        investments under paragraph (1), obligations may be acquired--
                    (A) on original issue at the issue price; or
                    (B) by purchase of outstanding obligations at the
                market price.
            (3) Sale of obligations.--Any obligation acquired by the
        Fund may be sold by the Secretary of the Treasury at the market
        price.
            (4) Credits to fund.--The interest on, and the proceeds
        from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the
        Fund shall be credited to and form a part of the Fund.
    (d) Transfers of Amounts.--
            (1) In general.--The amounts required to be transferred to
        the Fund under this section shall be transferred at least
        monthly from the general fund of the Treasury to the Fund on
        the basis of estimates made by the Secretary of the Treasury.
            (2) Adjustments.--Proper adjustment shall be made in
        amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates
        were in excess of or less than the amounts required to be
        transferred.
    (e) Acceptance and Use of Donations.--The Secretary may accept and
use donations to provide assistance under section 4. Amounts received
by the Secretary in the form of donations shall be transferred to the
Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the Fund.

SEC. 6. ADVISORY GROUP.

    (a) In General.--To assist in carrying out this Act, the Secretary
may convene an advisory group consisting of individuals representing
public and private organizations actively involved in the conservation
of flagship species.
    (b) Public Participation.--
            (1) Meetings.--The Advisory Group shall--
                    (A) ensure that each meeting of the advisory group
                is open to the public; and
                    (B) provide, at each meeting, an opportunity for
                interested persons to present oral or written
                statements concerning items on the agenda.
            (2) Notice.--The Secretary shall provide to the public
        timely notice of each meeting of the advisory group.
            (3) Minutes.--Minutes of each meeting of the advisory group
        shall be kept by the Secretary and shall be made available to
        the public.
    (c) Exemption From Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the advisory
group.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund $10,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2005 through 2007.

SEC. 8. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    Not later than October 1, 2005, the Secretary shall submit to the
Congress a report on the results and effectiveness of the program
carried out under this Act, including--
            (1) recommendations concerning how this Act might be
        improved, including guidelines for determining species that are
        flagship species; and
            (2) recommendations concerning whether the Fund should be
        continued in the future.

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Flagship Species Conservation Act of 2004 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to use amounts in the Multinational Species Conservation Fund (Fund) to provide conservation assistance for flagship species of fish or wildlife where project proposals for such conservation are approved by the Secretary in accordance with this Act.

Identifies eligible applicants and sets forth requirements for project proposals. Authorizes the Secretary to approve a project proposal if it will help recover and sustain viable populations of flagship species in the wild by assisting efforts in foreign countries to implement flagship species conservation programs.

Establishes in the Fund a separate account to be known as the Flagship Species Conservation Fund to fund approved flagship species conservation projects.

Authorizes the Secretary to convene an advisory group to assist in carrying out this Act.