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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``GI Bill Processing Improvement
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROVISION OF INFORMATION REGARDING VETERAN ENTITLEMENT TO
              EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 36 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 3699. Provision of certain information to educational
              institutions
    ``For each veteran or other individual pursuing a course of
education that has been approved under this chapter using educational
assistance to which the veteran or other individual is entitled under
chapter 30, 32, 33, or 35 of this title, the Secretary shall make
available to the educational institution offering the course
information about the amount of such educational assistance to which
the veteran or other individual is entitled. Such information shall be
provided to such educational institution through a secure information
technology system accessible by the educational institution and shall
be regularly updated to reflect any amounts used by the veteran or
other individual.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
3698 the following new item:

``3699. Provision of certain information to educational
                            institutions.''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.

    Section 3692 of such title is amended by striking ``December 31,
2017'' and inserting ``December 31, 2022''.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON USE OF REPORTING FEES PAYABLE TO EDUCATIONAL
              INSTITUTIONS AND JOINT APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING
              COMMITTEES.

    Section 3684(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
    ``(c)(1) The Secretary may pay to any educational institution, or
to the sponsor of a program of apprenticeship, furnishing education or
training under either this chapter or chapter 31, 34, or 35 of this
title, a reporting fee which will be in lieu of any other compensation
or reimbursement for reports or certifications which such educational
institution or joint apprenticeship training committee is required to
submit to the Secretary by law or regulation.
    ``(2) Such reporting fee shall be computed for each calendar year
by multiplying $16 by the number of eligible veterans or eligible
persons enrolled under this chapter or chapter 31, 34, or 35 of this
title, or $15 in the case of those eligible veterans and eligible
persons whose educational assistance checks are directed in care of
each institution for temporary custody and delivery and are delivered
at the time of registration as provided under section 3680(d)(4) of
this title, during the calendar year. The reporting fee shall be paid
to such educational institution or joint apprenticeship training
committee as soon as feasible after the end of the calendar year for
which it is applicable.
    ``(3) No reporting fee payable to an educational institution under
this subsection shall be subject to offset by the Secretary against any
liability of such institution for any overpayment for which such
institution may be administratively determined to be liable under
section 3685 of this title unless such liability is not contested by
such institution or has been upheld by a final decree of a court of
appropriate jurisdiction.
    ``(4) Any reporting fee paid to an educational institution or joint
apprenticeship training committee after the date of the enactment of
the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2011
(Public Law 111-377)--
            ``(A) shall be utilized by such institution or committee
        solely for the making of certifications required under this
        chapter or chapter 31, 34, or 35 of this title or for otherwise
        supporting programs for veterans; and
            ``(B) with respect to an institution that has 75 or more
        enrollees described in paragraph (2), may not be used for or
        merged with amounts available for the general fund of the
        educational institution or joint apprenticeship training
        committee.
    ``(5) The reporting fee payable under this subsection shall be paid
from amounts appropriated for readjustment benefits.''.

SEC. 5. TRAINING FOR SCHOOL CERTIFYING OFFICIALS.

    (a) Training Requirement.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall,
in consultation with the State approving agencies, set forth
requirements relating to training for school certifying officials
employed by covered educational institutions offering courses of
education approved under chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code. If
a covered educational institution does not ensure that a school
certifying official employed by the educational institution meets such
requirements, the Secretary may disapprove any course of education
offered by such educational institution.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered educational institution'' means an
        educational institution that has enrolled 20 or more
        individuals using educational assistance under title 38, United
        States Code.
            (2) The term ``school certifying official'' means an
        employee of an educational institution with primary
        responsibility for certifying veteran enrollment at the
        educational institution.
            (3) The term ``State approving agency'' means a department
        or agency of a State designated under section 3671 of title 38,
        United States Code.

SEC. 6. STATE APPROVING AGENCY FUNDING.

    (a) Increase.--Section 3674(a) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``out of amounts
        available for the payment of readjustment benefits'' and
        inserting ``out of amounts in the Department of Veterans
        Affairs readjustment benefits account and amounts appropriated
        to the Secretary'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5);
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new
        paragraph (4):
    ``(4) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
section $3,000,000 for each fiscal year.''; and
            (4) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated--
                    (A) by striking ``The total'' and inserting ``(A)
                The total'';
                    (B) by striking ``$19,000,000'' and inserting
                ``$21,000,000''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                subparagraph:
    ``(B) Whenever there is an increase in benefit amounts payable
under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) as a
result of a determination made under section 215(i) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 415(i)), the Secretary shall, effective on the date of such
increase in benefit amounts, increase the amount in effect under
subparagraph (A), as in effect immediately prior to the date of such
increase in benefit amounts payable under title II of the Social
Security Act, by the same percentage as the percentage by which such
benefit amounts are increased.''.

Output: GI Bill Processing Improvement Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make available to an educational institution through a secure information technology system the amount of specified veterans educational assistance available to a veteran or an individual pursuing a VA approved-course at such institution. The bill extends the authority for the Veteran's Advisory Committee on Education until December 31, 2022. A reporting fee paid by the VA to an educational institution or joint apprenticeship training committee after the date of enactment of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2011 with respect to an institution that has 75 or more enrollees may not be used for or merged with amounts available for the general fund of the educational institution or joint apprenticeship training committee.  The VA shall prescribe training requirements for a school certifying official employed by a covered educational institution offering approved veterans education courses. A covered educational institution is an institution that has enrolled 20 or more individuals using veterans educational assistance. The bill increases VA funding for state approving agencies and requires the VA to provide such agencies with a cost of living adjustment that equals the same percentage increase as benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Skills Connection Act''.

SEC. 2. CREATION OF SEARCHABLE DATABASE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall create a publicly
available, easily navigable, and searchable database containing the
following:
            (1) A registry of credentials (which may be certificates),
        for purposes of enabling programs that lead to such a
        credential to receive priority under a covered provision.
            (2) A skills database, for purposes of enabling programs
        that lead to such a credential to receive priority under a
        covered provision.
            (3) A jobs bank.
    (b) Credentials Registry.--In creating a registry of credentials,
the Secretary shall--
            (1) list the credential in the registry if the credential
        is required by Federal or State law for an occupation (such as
        a credential required by a State law regarding qualifications
        for a health care occupation);
            (2) list the credential, and list an updated credential, in
        the registry if the credential involved is an industry-
        recognized, nationally portable credential that is consistent
        with the Secretary's established industry competency models and
        is consistently updated through third party validation to
        reflect changing industry competencies; and
            (3) for each credential listed in the registry, provide an
        assessment of which skills listed in the skills database
        created under subsection (c) align with or are related to the
        requirements of the credential.
    (c) Skills Database.--In creating a skills database, the Secretary
shall--
            (1) list identifiable skills that are required for
        employment in the manufacturing sector, as determined by the
        Secretary--
                    (A) by using Manufacturing Institute-Endorsed
                Manufacturing Skills Certification System or similar
                resource; or
                    (B) by consulting with an organization similar to
                the Manufacturing Institute;
            (2) after consultation with the Manufacturing Institute or
        similar organization and representatives of the Armed Forces
        list identifiable skills developed through service in the Armed
        Forces; and
            (3) for each skill listed under paragraphs (1) and (2),
        include information about how that skill aligns with or is
        related to the requirements for the credentials listed under
        the credentials registry created under subsection (b).
    (d) Jobs Bank.--In creating a jobs bank, the Secretary shall--
            (1) enable job seekers to--
                    (A) enter basic information through the statewide
                employment statistics system established under section
                15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2) for their
                State of residence about their skills, experience,
                credentials, and preferred area of employment; and
                    (B) browse job listings submitted by employers to
                such jobs bank that match the credentials, experience,
                or other qualifications entered under subparagraph (A);
            (2) automatically match available jobs with job seekers who
        have matching qualifications; and
            (3) enable information relating to shortages in certain
        skills or credentials available to be utilized by State
        workforce investment board established under section 111 of the
        Workforce Investment Board of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 49j) and others
        to inform decisions about how to allocate workforce development
        resources.
    (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed--
            (1) to require an entity with responsibility for selecting
        or approving an education, training, or workforce investment
        activities program with regard to a covered provision, to
        select a program with a credential listed in the registry
        described in subsection (b); or
            (2) to be an endorsement of a skill listed under the skills
        database described in subsection (c) by the Secretary of Labor
        or the Federal Government.
    (f) Availability of Funds.--For each fiscal year, funds shall be
available from the amount appropriated for each such fiscal year for
the Workforce Innovation Fund established under section 1801(a)(3) of
title VIII of division B of Public Law 112-10 for the costs of carrying
out the provisions of this Act.
    (g) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Armed forces.--The term ``Armed Forces'' means the
        Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
            (2) Covered provision.--The term ``covered provision''
        means any of sections 129 and 134 of the Workforce Investment
        Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2854, 2864), section 122(c)(1)(B) of the
        Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20
        U.S.C. 2342(c)(1)(B)), and section 236 of the Trade Act of 1974
        (19 U.S.C. 2296).
            (3) Industry recognized credential.--The term ``industry-
        recognized'', used with respect to a credential, means a
        credential that--
                    (A) is sought or accepted by companies within the
                industry sector involved as recognized, preferred, or
                required for recruitment, screening, or hiring; and
                    (B) is endorsed by a nationally recognized trade
                association or organization representing a significant
                part of the industry sector.
            (4) Nationally portable.--The term ``nationally portable'',
        used with respect to a credential, means a credential that is
        sought or accepted by companies within the industry sector
        involved, across multiple States, as recognized, preferred, or
        required for recruitment, screening, or hiring.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Labor.
            (6) Workforce investment activities.--The term ``workforce
        investment activities'' has the meaning given the term in
        section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
        2801).

Output: Skills Connection Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to create a searchable and publicly available database containing a registry of industry-recognized credentials, a skills database, and a jobs bank to enable programs that lead to such credentials to receive priority under:    youth workforce investment programs, statewide employment and training programs, career and technical programs, and training programs for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) workers.  Makes funds available from amounts appropriated for each fiscal year for the Workforce Innovation Fund for the costs of carrying out this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage
Area Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act include the following:
            (1) To establish the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage
        Area in the State of Arizona.
            (2) To implement the recommendations of the ``Alternative
        Concepts for Commemorating Spanish Colonization'' study
        completed by the National Park Service in 1991, and the
        ``Feasibility Study for the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage
        Area'' prepared by the Center for Desert Archaeology in July
        2005.
            (3) To provide a management framework to foster a close
        working relationship with all levels of government, the private
        sector, and the local communities in the region and to conserve
        the region's heritage while continuing to pursue compatible
        economic opportunities.
            (4) To assist communities, organizations, and citizens in
        the State of Arizona in identifying, preserving, interpreting,
        and developing the historical, cultural, scenic, and natural
        resources of the region for the educational and inspirational
        benefit of current and future generations.
            (5) To provide appropriate linkages between units of the
        National Park System and communities, governments, and
        organizations within the Heritage Area.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the
        Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area, established in
        section 4.
            (2) Management entity.--The term ``Management Entity''
        means the management entity for the Heritage Area designated by
        section 4(d).
            (3) Management plan.--The term ``Management Plan'' means
        the management plan for the Heritage Area specified in section
        6.
            (4) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map titled ``Boundary
        Map Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area'', numbered
        _______, and dated ____________.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
            (6) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Arizona.

SEC. 4. SANTA CRUZ VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established the Santa Cruz
Valley National Heritage Area in the State of Arizona.
    (b) Boundaries.--The Heritage Area shall include the portions of
the counties of Santa Cruz and Pima, as identified on the map.
    (c) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park
Service, Department of the Interior, and the Management entity.
    (d) Management Entity.--The Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance,
Inc., shall be the management entity for the Heritage Area.

SEC. 5. AUTHORITIES, PROHIBITIONS, AND DUTIES OF THE MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

    (a) Duties of the Management Entity.--To further the purposes of
the Heritage Area, the management entity shall--
            (1) prepare and submit a management plan for the Heritage
        Area to the Secretary in accordance with section 6;
            (2) assist units of local and tribal governments, regional
        planning organizations, non-profit organizations, private land-
        owners, and other entities by--
                    (A) carrying out programs and projects that
                recognize, protect and enhance important resources
                values within the Heritage Area;
                    (B) establishing and maintaining interpretive
                exhibits and programs in the Heritage Area;
                    (C) developing recreational, educational, and
                economic, and community development opportunities
                within the Heritage Area;
                    (D) increasing public awareness of, and
                appreciation for, the natural, cultural, historical,
                archaeological, scenic, and outdoor recreational
                resources and sites in the Heritage Area;
                    (E) protecting and restoring historic sites and
                structures, archaeological sites, and natural resources
                related to the Heritage Area;
                    (F) ensuring that signs identifying points of
                public access and sites of interest are posted
                throughout the Heritage Area;
                    (G) promoting cultural, traditional, and nature-
                themed events and attractions in the Heritage Area; and
                    (H) promoting a wide range of partnerships among
                governments, organizations and individuals to further
                the purposes of the Heritage Area;
            (3) coordinate with tribal and local governments to better
        enable them to participate in ways consistent with the goals of
        the management plan;
            (4) consider the interests of diverse units of government,
        businesses, organizations and individuals in the Heritage Area
        in the preparation and implementation of the management plan;
            (5) conduct meetings open to the public at least semi-
        annually regarding the development and implementation of the
        management plan;
            (6) submit an annual report to the Secretary for any fiscal
        year in which the management entity receives Federal funds
        under this Act, setting forth its accomplishments, expenses,
        and income, including grants to any other entities during the
        year for which the report is made;
            (7) make available for audit for any fiscal year in which
        it receives Federal funds under this Act, all information
        pertaining to the expenditure of such funds and any matching
        funds; and
            (8) encourage by appropriate means economic development
        that is consistent with the purposes of the Heritage Area.
    (b) Authorities.--The management entity may, for the purposes of
preparing and implementing the management plan for the Heritage Area,
use Federal funds made available under this Act to--
            (1) make grants to the State of Arizona, its political
        subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, tribes, and other
        entities;
            (2) enter into cooperative agreements with or provide
        technical assistance to the State of Arizona its political
        subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, tribes, Federal
        agencies, and other entities;
            (3) hire and compensate staff, including individuals with
        expertise in natural cultural, and historical resources
        protection, economic and community development, and heritage
        programming;
            (4) obtain money or services from any source including any
        that are provided under any other Federal law or program;
            (5) contract for goods or services; and
            (6) undertake to be a catalyst for any other activity that
        furthers the purposes of the Heritage Area and is consistent
        with the approved management plan.
    (c) Prohibitions on the Acquisition of Real Property.--The
management entity may not use Federal funds received under this Act to
acquire real property, but may use any other source of funding,
including other Federal funding outside this authority, intended for
the acquisition of real property.

SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    (a) Requirements.--The management plan for the Heritage Area
shall--
            (1) describe comprehensive policies, goals, strategies, and
        recommendations for telling the story of the heritage of the
        area covered by the Heritage Area and encourage long-term
        resource protection, enhancement, interpretation, funding,
        management, and development of the Heritage Area;
            (2) include a description of actions and commitments that
        governments, private organizations, and citizens will take to
        protect, enhance, interpret, fund, manage, and develop the
        natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and
        recreational resources of the Heritage Area;
            (3) specify existing and potential sources of funding or
        economic development strategies to protect, enhance, interpret,
        fund, manage, and develop the Heritage Area;
            (4) include an inventory of the natural, historical,
        cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of
        the Heritage Area related to the national importance and themes
        of the Heritage Area that should be protected, enhanced,
        interpreted, managed, funded, and developed;
            (5) recommend policies and strategies for resource
        management, including the development of intergovernmental and
        interagency agreements to protect, enhance, interpret, fund,
        manage, and develop the natural, historical, cultural,
        educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the Heritage
        Area;
            (6) describe a program for implementation for the
        management plan, including--
                    (A) performance goals;
                    (B) plans for resource protection, enhancement,
                interpretation, funding, management, and development;
                and
                    (C) specific commitments for implementation that
                have been made by the local coordinating entity or any
                government agency, organization, business, or
                individual;
            (7) include an analysis of, and recommendations for, means
        by which Federal, State, and local programs may best be
        coordinated (including the role of the National Park Service
        and other Federal agencies associated with the Heritage Area)
        to further the purposes of this Act; and
            (8) include a business plan that--
                    (A) describes the role, operation, financing, and
                functions of the local coordinating entity and of each
                of the major activities contained in the management
                plan; and
                    (B) provides adequate assurances that the local
                coordinating entity has the partnerships and financial
                and other resources necessary to implement the
                management plan for the Heritage Area.
    (b) Deadline.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date on
        which funds are first made available to develop the management
        plan after designation as a National Heritage Area, the local
        coordinating entity shall submit the management plan to the
        Secretary for approval.
            (2) Termination of funding.--If the management plan is not
        submitted to the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (1),
        the local coordinating entity shall not qualify for any
        additional financial assistance under this Act until such time
        as the management plan is submitted to and approved by the
        Secretary.

SEC. 7. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY.

    (a) Technical and Financial Assistance.--The Secretary may, upon
the request of the management entity, provide technical assistance on a
reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis and financial assistance to the
Heritage Area to develop and implement the approved management plan.
The Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with
the management entity and other public or private entities for this
purpose. In assisting the Heritage Area, the Secretary shall give
priority to actions that in general assist in--
            (1) conserving the significant natural, historical
        cultural, and scenic resources of the Heritage Area; and
            (2) providing educational, interpretive, and recreational
        opportunities consistent with the purposes of the Heritage
        Area.
    (b) Approval and Disapproval of Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall approve or disapprove
        the management plan not later than 180 days after receiving the
        management plan.
            (2) Criteria for approval.--In determining the approval of
        the management plan, the Secretary shall consider whether--
                    (A) the management entity is representative of the
                diverse interests of the Heritage Area, including
                governments, natural and historic resource protection
                organizations, educational institutions, businesses,
                and recreational organizations;
                    (B) the management entity has afforded adequate
                opportunity, including public hearings, for public and
                governmental involvement in the preparation of the
                management plan;
                    (C) the resource protection and interpretation
                strategies contained in the management plan, if
                implemented, would adequately protect the natural,
                historical, and cultural resources of the Heritage
                Area; and
                    (D) the management plan is supported by the
                appropriate State and local officials whose cooperation
                is needed to ensure the effective implementation of the
                State and local aspects of the management plan.
            (3) Criteria for approval.--In determining whether to
        approve a management plan for the Heritage Area, the Secretary
        shall consider whether--
                    (A) the local coordinating entity represents the
                diverse interests of the Heritage Area, including
                governments, natural, and historic resource protection
                organizations, educational institutions, businesses,
                recreational organizations, community residents, and
                private property owners;
                    (B) the local coordinating entity--
                            (i) has afforded adequate opportunity for
                        public and governmental involvement (including
                        through workshops and hearings) in the
                        preparation of the management plan; and
                            (ii) provides for at least semiannual
                        public meetings to ensure adequate
                        implementation of the management plan;
                    (C) the resource protection, enhancement,
                interpretation, funding, management, and development
                strategies described in the management plan, if
                implemented, would adequately protect, enhance,
                interpret, fund, manage, and develop the natural,
                historic, cultural, educational, scenic, and
                recreational resources of the Heritage Area;
                    (D) the management plan would not adversely affect
                any activities authorized on Federal land under public
                land laws or land use plans;
                    (E) the local coordinating entity has demonstrated
                the financial capability, in partnership with others,
                to carry out the plan;
                    (F) the Secretary has received adequate assurances
                from the appropriate State and local officials whose
                support is needed to ensure the effective
                implementation of the State and local elements of the
                management plan; and
                    (G) the management plan demonstrates partnerships
                among the local coordinating entity, Federal, State,
                and local governments, regional planning organizations,
                nonprofit organizations, or private sector parties for
                implementation of the management plan.
            (4) Approval of amendments.--Substantial amendments to the
        management plan shall be reviewed by the Secretary and approved
        in the same manner as provided for the original management
        plan. The management entity shall not use Federal funds
        authorized by this Act to implement any amendments until such
        amendments have been approved by the Secretary.

SEC. 8. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    Any Federal agency conducting or supporting activities directly
affecting the Heritage Area is encouraged to--
            (1) consult with the Secretary and the management entity
        with respect to such activities;
            (2) cooperate with the Secretary and the management entity
        in carrying out their duties under this Act and, to the maximum
        extent practicable, coordinate such activities with the
        carrying out of such duties; and
            (3) to the maximum extent practicable, conduct or support
        such activities in a manner which will not have adverse effects
        on the Heritage Area.

SEC. 9. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTECTIONS.

    Nothing in this Act--
            (1) abridges the rights of any property owner (whether
        public or private), including the right to refrain from
        participating in any plan, project, program, or activity
        conducted within the Heritage Area;
            (2) requires any property owner to permit public access
        (including access by Federal, State, or local agencies) to the
        property of the property owner, or to modify public access or
        use of property of the property owner under any other Federal,
        State, or local law;
            (3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, approved
        land use plan, or other regulatory authority of any Federal,
        State or local agency, or conveys any land use or other
        regulatory authority to any local coordinating entity;
            (4) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation
        of water or water rights;
            (5) diminishes the authority of the State to manage fish
        and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and hunting
        within the Heritage Area; or
            (6) creates any liability, or affects any liability under
        any other law, of any private property owner with respect to
        any person injured on the private property.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this Act $10,000,000, of which not more than $1,000,000 may be
authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year.
    (b) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--The Federal share of the total cost
of any activity assisted under this Act shall be not more than 50
percent.

SEC. 11. SUNSET.

    The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under this Act
shall terminate on the day occurring 15 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act.

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Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area in Arizona. Designates the Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance, Inc. as the management entity for the Area.

Requires the management entity to prepare and submit a management plan for the Area to the Secretary of the Interior for approval.

Prohibits the management entity from using federal funds received under this Act to acquire real property.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical and financial assistance to the Area for the development and implementation of the approved management plan.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting America's Protective
Security Advisor Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTIVE SECURITY ADVISOR.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title II of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

``SEC. 210F. PROTECTIVE SECURITY ADVISOR PROGRAM OFFICE.

    ``(a) In General.--There is in the Department a Protective Security
Advisor Program Office (in this section referred to as the `Office')
within the Protective Security Coordination Division of the Office of
Infrastructure Protection.
    ``(b) Responsibilities.--The Office shall have the primary
responsibility and be the lead office within the Department for--
            ``(1) encouraging State, local, and tribal governments and
        private sector owners and operators of critical infrastructure
        and key resources to participate and collaborate within the
        risk management framework of the National Infrastructure
        Protection Plan, or any successor thereto;
            ``(2) coordinating national and intergovernmental critical
        infrastructure and key resource activities with State, local,
        and tribal governments and owners and operators of critical
        infrastructure or key resources;
            ``(3) facilitating and conducting requirements,
        capabilities, and risk assessment analyses that enhance
        critical infrastructure and key resources preparedness;
            ``(4) promoting information sharing and security awareness,
        particularly with State homeland security advisors and private
        sector security officials;
            ``(5) assisting State, local, and tribal governments in
        developing multi-jurisdictional security plans;
            ``(6) helping to ensure ongoing coordination between
        Federal, State, local, and tribal governments, owners and
        operators of critical infrastructure or key resources,
        emergency response providers, and related agencies;
            ``(7) serving as infrastructure liaison officials, with
        primary responsibility to advise the designated Principal
        Federal Official on issues dealing with nationally critical
        infrastructure, when a joint field office is activated in
        response to a natural disaster or terrorist event; and
            ``(8) facilitating and coordinating interaction with
        international security partners relating to the activities of
        the Department regarding international activities described in
        the National Infrastructure Protection Plan, or any successor
        thereto.
    ``(c) Protective Security Advisor Assignments and Distribution
Plan.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop a plan for
        the assignment and distribution of protective security advisors
        that takes into account baseline requirements and anticipated
        growth after the date of enactment of this section of the need
        for such advisors.
            ``(2) Plan requirements.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The plan developed under
                paragraph (1) shall--
                            ``(i) ensure that protective security
                        advisors are located across the United States
                        to ensure appropriate coverage and coordinated
                        support, with particular emphasis on high-risk
                        regions, as determined by the Office; and
                            ``(ii) assign protective security advisors
                        and support staff based on risk, including
                        consideration of assigning additional
                        protective security advisors in areas of
                        greater population density and concentration of
                        critical infrastructure and key resources.
                    ``(B) Minimum requirements.--At a minimum, the plan
                developed under paragraph (1) shall provide that--
                            ``(i) at least 1 protective security
                        advisor shall be located in each State;
                            ``(ii) at least 10 supervisory protective
                        security advisors shall be located throughout
                        the United States, to provide regional
                        coordination and management;
                            ``(iii) each supervisory protective
                        security advisor shall have appropriate support
                        staff to assist in performing the duties of
                        that supervisory protective security advisor;
                        and
                            ``(iv) the headquarters of the Office shall
                        include--
                                    ``(I) at least 2 protective
                                security advisors to manage the
                                participation of protective security
                                advisors in special events, training
                                programs, and exercise programs;
                                    ``(II) at least 2 protective
                                security advisors to manage the
                                training and standards program for
                                protective security advisors to ensure
                                that personnel are certified in the
                                latest security practices;
                                    ``(III) at least 2 protective
                                security advisors to manage day-to-day
                                contingency operations in preparation
                                for, or response to, a natural disaster
                                or terrorist event; and
                                    ``(IV) appropriate support staff to
                                assist in performing the duties of the
                                Office.
            ``(3) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
        enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
        Senate a report outlining and justifying the plan developed
        under paragraph (1).
    ``(d) Biennial Reporting.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress a
report regarding the activities of the Office every 2 years.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
        to carry out this section--
                    ``(A) $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and
                2010; and
                    ``(B) such sums as are necessary for each fiscal
                year thereafter.
            ``(2) Availability.--Amounts made available pursuant to
        this subsection shall remain available until expended.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et
seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 210E
the following:

``Sec. 210F. Protective Security Advisor Program Office.''.

Output:
Supporting America's Protective Security Advisor Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Protective Security Advisor Program Office within the Protective Security Coordination Division of the Office of Infrastructure Protection of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Requires the Office to have primary responsibility within DHS for: (1) encouraging state, local, and tribal governments and private sector owners and operators of critical infrastructure and key resources to participate and collaborate within the risk management framework of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan; (2) coordinating national and intergovernmental critical infrastructure and key resource activities with such governments, owners, and operators; (3) facilitating and conducting requirements, capabilities, and risk assessment analyses that enhance critical infrastructure and key resources preparedness; (4) promoting information sharing and security awareness; (5) assisting such governments in developing multijurisdictional security plans; (6) helping to ensure coordination among such governments, such owners and operators, emergency response providers, and related agencies; (7) serving as infrastructure liaison officials when a joint field office is activated in response to a natural disaster or terrorist event; and (8) facilitating and coordinating interaction with international security partners.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a plan for the assignment and distribution of protective security advisors that takes into account baseline requirements and anticipated growth to: (1) ensure that protective security advisors are located across the United States and provide appropriate coverage and coordinated support, especially in high-risk regions; and (2) assign protective security advisors and support staff based on risk.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Home Infusion Site of Care
Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Medicare fee-for-service program covers infusion
        therapy in the hospital, skilled nursing facility, physician
        office, and hospital outpatient department, but does not cover
        the full range of services for the provision of infusion
        therapies in a patient's home.
            (2) The Medicare program is presently the only major health
        care payer in the United States that does not provide
        comprehensive coverage of home infusion therapy.
            (3) As a result of the Medicare program not providing for
        comprehensive coverage of home infusion therapy, many Medicare
        beneficiaries are unable to obtain infusion therapy in the most
        cost-effective and convenient setting of their home, and
        physicians are deprived of the ability to select the best site
        of care for their patients.
            (4) The Medicare program is paying for institutional care
        for the provision of infusion therapy in many instances when
        such institutional care could be avoided if the Medicare
        program provided coverage for home infusion therapy.
            (5) The Government Accountability Office found in a 2010
        report that home infusion therapy is utilized widely by private
        payers providing health insurance coverage for individuals
        enrolled under such coverage and that such private payers
        generally are satisfied with the quality of care and the
        savings they achieve through avoided institutionalizations.
            (6) A recent study has reported a potential savings for
        Medicare if infusion therapies were covered in the home site of
        care.

SEC. 3. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF HOME INFUSION THERAPY.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395x) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (s)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
                (EE);
                    (B) by inserting ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
                (FF); and
                    (C) by inserting at the end the following new
                subparagraph:
            ``(GG) home infusion therapy (as defined in subsection
        (iii)(1));''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

                        ``Home Infusion Therapy

    ``(iii)(1) The term `home infusion therapy' means the items and
services described in paragraph (2) furnished to an individual, who is
under the care of a physician, which are provided by a qualified home
infusion therapy supplier under a plan (for furnishing such items and
services to such individual) established and periodically reviewed by a
physician, which items and services are provided in an integrated
manner in the individual's home in conformance with uniform standards
of care established by the Secretary and in coordination with the
provision of covered infusion drugs under part D. The Secretary shall
establish such standards after taking into account the standards
commonly used for home infusion therapy by Medicare Advantage plans and
in the private sector and after consultation with all interested
stakeholders.
    ``(2) The items and services described in this paragraph are the
following:
            ``(A) Professional services, including nursing services
        (other than nursing services covered as home health services),
        provided in accordance with the plan (including administrative,
        compounding, dispensing, distribution, clinical monitoring, and
        care coordination services) and all necessary supplies and
        equipment (including medical supplies such as sterile tubing
        and infusion pumps).
            ``(B) Other items and services the Secretary determines
        appropriate to administer infusion drug therapies to an
        individual safely and effectively in the home.
    ``(3) For purposes of this subsection:
            ``(A) The term `home' means a place of residence used as an
        individual's home and includes such other alternate settings as
        the Secretary determines.
            ``(B) The term `qualified home infusion therapy supplier'
        means any pharmacy, physician, or other provider licensed by
        the State in which the pharmacy, physician, or provider resides
        or provides services, whose State authorized scope of practice
        includes dispensing authority and that--
                    ``(i) has expertise in the preparation of
                parenteral medications in compliance with enforceable
                standards of the United States Pharmacopoeia and other
                nationally recognized standards that regulate
                preparation of parenteral medications as determined by
                the Secretary and meets such standards;
                    ``(ii) provides infusion therapy to patients with
                acute or chronic conditions requiring parenteral
                administration of drugs and biologicals administered
                through catheters or needles, or both, in a home; and
                    ``(iii) meets such other uniform requirements as
                the Secretary determines are necessary to ensure the
                safe and effective provision and administration of home
                infusion therapy on a 7-day-a-week, 24-hour basis
                (taking into account the standards of care for home
                infusion therapy established by Medicare Advantage
                plans and in the private sector), and the efficient
                administration of the home infusion therapy benefit.
    ``(4) A qualified home infusion therapy supplier may subcontract
with a pharmacy, physician, provider, or supplier to meet the
requirements of paragraph (3)(B).''.
    (b) Payment for Home Infusion Therapy.--Section 1834 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
    ``(p) Payment for Home Infusion Therapy.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall determine a per diem
        schedule for payment for the professional services (including
        nursing services), supplies, and equipment described in section
        1861(iii)(2)(A) for each infusion therapy type that reflects
        the reasonable costs which must be incurred by efficiently and
        economically operated qualified home infusion therapy suppliers
        to provide such services, supplies, and equipment in conformity
        with applicable State and Federal laws, regulations, and the
        uniform quality and safety standards developed under section
        1861(iii)(1) and to assure that Medicare beneficiaries have
        reasonable access to such therapy.
            ``(2) Considerations.--In developing the per diem schedule
        under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider recent
        credible studies about the costs of providing infusion therapy
        in the home, consult with home infusion therapy suppliers,
        consider payment amounts established by Medicare Advantage
        plans and private payers for home infusion therapy, and, if
        necessary, conduct a statistically valid national market
        analysis involving the costs of administering infusion drugs
        and of providing professional services necessary for the drugs'
        administration.
            ``(3) Annual updates.--The Secretary shall update such
        schedule from year to year by the percentage increase in the
        Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (United States
        city average) for the 12-month period ending with June of the
        preceding year. The Secretary may modify the per diem schedule
        with respect to beneficiaries who qualify for home infusion
        therapy services under section 1861(iii)(1) but who receive
        nursing services as home health services.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Payment reference.--Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 13951(a)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' before ``(Z)''; and
                    (B) by inserting before the semicolon at the end
                the following: ``, and (AA) with respect to home
                infusion therapy, the amounts paid shall be determined
                under section 1834(p)''.
            (2) Direct payment.--The first sentence of section
        1842(b)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(6))
        is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' before ``(H)''; and
                    (B) by inserting before the period at the end the
                following: ``, and (I) in the case of home infusion
                therapy, payment shall be made to the qualified home
                infusion therapy supplier''.
            (3) Exclusion from durable medical equipment and home
        health services.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42
        U.S.C. 1395x) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (m)(5)--
                            (i) by striking ``and'' before ``durable
                        medical equipment'' and inserting a comma; and
                            (ii) by inserting before the semicolon at
                        the end the following: ``, and supplies used in
                        the provision of home infusion therapy after
                        excluding other drugs and biologicals''; and
                    (B) in subsection (n), by adding at the end the
                following: ``Such term does not include home infusion
                therapy, other than equipment and supplies used in the
                provision of insulin.''.
            (4) Application of accreditation provisions.--The
        provisions of section 1865(a) of the Social Security Act (42
        U.S.C. 1395bb(a)) apply to the accreditation of qualified home
        infusion therapy suppliers in the same way as they apply to
        other suppliers.

SEC. 4. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF HOME INFUSION DRUGS.

    Section 1860D-2(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
102(e)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph
                (A);
                    (B) by striking the comma at the end of
                subparagraph (B) and inserting, ``; or''; and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the
                following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) an infusion drug (as defined in paragraph
                (5)),''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Infusion drug defined.--For purposes of this part,
        the term `infusion drug' means a parenteral drug or biological
        administered via an intravenous, intraspinal, intra-arterial,
        intrathecal, epidural, subcutaneous, or intramuscular access
        device or injection, and may include a drug used for catheter
        maintenance and declotting, a drug contained in a device,
        additives including but not limited to vitamins, minerals,
        solutions, and diluents, and other components used in the
        provision of home infusion therapy.''.

SEC. 5. ENSURING BENEFICIARY ACCESS TO HOME INFUSION THERAPY.

    (a) Objectives in Implementation.--The Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall implement the Medicare home infusion therapy
benefit under the amendments made by this Act in a manner that ensures
that Medicare beneficiaries have timely and appropriate access to
infusion therapy in their homes and that there is rapid and seamless
coordination between drug coverage under part D of title XVIII of the
Social Security Act and coverage for home infusion therapy services
under part B of such title to avoid the filing of duplicative or
otherwise improper claims. Specifically, the Secretary shall ensure
that--
            (1) the benefit is practical and workable with minimal
        administrative burden for beneficiaries, qualified home
        infusion therapy suppliers, physicians, prescription drug
        plans, MA-PD plans, and Medicare Advantage plans, and the
        Secretary shall consider the use of consolidated claims
        encompassing covered part D drugs and part B services,
        supplies, and equipment under such part B to ensure the
        efficient operation of this benefit;
            (2) any prior authorization or utilization review process
        is expeditious, allowing Medicare beneficiaries meaningful
        access to home infusion therapy;
            (3) medical necessity determinations for home infusion
        therapy will be made--
                    (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), by
                Medicare administrative contractors under such part B
                and communicated to the appropriate prescription drug
                plans; or
                    (B) in the case of an individual enrolled in a
                Medicare Advantage plan, by the Medicare Advantage
                organization offering the plan; and an individual may
                be initially qualified for coverage for such benefit
                for a 90-day period and subsequent 90-day periods
                thereafter;
            (4) except as otherwise provided in this section, the
        benefit is modeled on current private sector coverage and
        coding for home infusion therapy; and
            (5) prescription drug plans and MA-PD plans structure their
        formularies, utilization review protocols, and policies in a
        manner that ensures that Medicare beneficiaries have timely and
        appropriate access to infusion therapy in their homes.
    (b) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2018, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall submit a report to Congress on
Medicare beneficiary access to home infusion therapy. Such report shall
specifically address whether the objectives specified in subsection (a)
have been met and shall make recommendations to Congress and the
Secretary of Health and Human Services on how to improve the benefit
and better ensure that Medicare beneficiaries have timely and
appropriate access to infusion therapy in their homes.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply to home infusion
therapy furnished on or after January 1, 2015.

Output: Medicare Home Infusion Site of Care Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize Medicare coverage of home infusion therapy and home infusion drugs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement the Medicare home infusion therapy benefit in a manner that ensures that: (1) Medicare beneficiaries have timely and appropriate access to infusion therapy in their homes, and (2) there is rapid and seamless coordination between drug coverage under Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) and home infusion therapy services coverage under Medicare part B (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) to avoid the filing of duplicative or otherwise improper claims.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Wi-Fi Innovation Act''.

SEC. 2. PROMOTING UNLICENSED SPECTRUM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal
        Communications Commission.
            (2) Dedicated short-range communications services.--The
        term ``Dedicated Short-Range Communications Services'' has the
        meaning given the term in section 90.7 of title 47, Code of
        Federal Regulations.
            (3) Dynamic frequency selection.--The term ``Dynamic
        Frequency Selection'' has the meaning given the term in section
        15.403 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations.
            (4) 5850-5925 mhz band.--The term ``5850-5925 MHz band''
        has the meaning given the term in section 6406(c) of the Middle
        Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C.
        1453(c)).
            (5) NTIA.--The term ``NTIA'' means the National
        Telecommunications and Information Administration.
            (6) Technical rules suitable for the widespread commercial
        development of unlicensed operations.--The term ``technical
        rules suitable for the widespread commercial development of
        unlicensed operations'' means technical rules that, to the
        maximum extent feasible--
                    (A) permit outdoor unlicensed operations;
                    (B) permit unlicensed operations at a maximum
                conducted transmitter output power limit of not less
                than 1 watt; and
                    (C) do not require unlicensed devices to employ
                Dynamic Frequency Selection.
    (b) Modification of Regulations To Promote Unlicensed Use in the 5
GHz Band.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Provision of additional unlicensed spectrum.--
                The Commission shall modify title 47, Code of Federal
                Regulations, to provide additional unlicensed spectrum
                in the 5850-5925 MHz band under technical rules
                suitable for the widespread commercial development of
                unlicensed operations in the band, as specified under
                paragraph (2).
                    (B) NTIA cooperation.--The NTIA shall facilitate
                the modification described in subparagraph (A) by
                cooperating with the Commission to identify the
                spectrum management actions necessary to accommodate
                the regulatory changes specified under paragraph (2).
            (2) Required actions and modifications.--
                    (A) In general.--
                            (i) Office of engineering and technology
                        public notice.--Not later than 3 months after
                        the date of enactment of this Act, the Office
                        of Engineering and Technology of the Commission
                        shall issue a public notice seeking comment on
                        proposals for--
                                    (I) interference-mitigation
                                techniques and technologies, and
                                potential rechannelization, that would
                                accommodate both incumbent licensees,
                                including Dedicated Short Range
                                Communications Services licensees, and
                                widespread commercial unlicensed
                                operations in the 5850-5925 MHz band;
                                and
                                    (II) deployment timelines for the
                                technologies described in subparagraph
                                (I).
                            (ii) NTIA response.--The NTIA, in response
                        to the public notice issued under clause (i),
                        shall publicly submit to the Office of
                        Engineering and Technology a description of any
                        current and anticipated further Federal uses of
                        the 5850-5925 MHz band.
                    (B) Test plan.--
                            (i) In general.--Not later than 6 months
                        after the date of enactment of this Act, the
                        Commission shall, in consultation with the
                        Department of Transportation and the NTIA,
                        develop and publish a test plan, including a
                        timeline, for the use of unlicensed devices in
                        the 5850-5925 MHz band.
                            (ii) Requirement.--The test plan developed
                        and published under clause (i) shall be
                        designed to allow the Commission to evaluate
                        technologies for allowing unlicensed devices to
                        utilize the 5850-5925 MHz band without causing
                        harmful interference to incumbent licensees,
                        including Dedicated Short Range Communications
                        Services licensees.
                            (iii) Testing multiple methods.--The
                        Commission may choose to test multiple methods
                        of sharing the 5850-5925 MHz band.
                            (iv) Considerations.--In developing the
                        test plan under clause (i), the Commission
                        shall consider--
                                    (I) the comments filed in response
                                to the public notice issued under
                                subparagraph (A)(i);
                                    (II) the comments filed in response
                                to ET Docket No. 13-49;
                                    (III) the functions currently
                                authorized under exclusive allocation
                                that could be performed by unlicensed
                                or shared spectrum;
                                    (IV) whether a system of priority
                                access could substitute for exclusive
                                licensing and, if so, whether the
                                system of priority access should be
                                confined to--
                                            (aa) particular portions of
                                        the 5850-5925 MHz band; and
                                            (bb) functions critical for
                                        dedicated short-range
                                        communications crash avoidance;
                                    (V) whether non-exclusive licensing
                                or other forms of shared spectrum
                                access could substitute for exclusive
                                licensing;
                                    (VI) whether the Commission could
                                promulgate rules to migrate existing
                                licensees to an alternative band;
                                    (VII) whether, to protect critical
                                public safety communications, the
                                Commission could allow sharing in only
                                a portion of the 5850-5925 MHz
                                spectrum; and
                                    (VIII) whether shared use or a
                                system of priority access--
                                            (aa) causes harmful
                                        interference to incumbent
                                        licensees; or
                                            (bb) compromises safety-of-
                                        life uses by incumbent
                                        licensees that are necessary
                                        for advancing motor vehicle
                                        safety.
                    (C) Testing; results.--Not later than 15 months
                after the date of enactment of this Act, the
                Commission, in consultation with the Department of
                Transportation and the NTIA, shall--
                            (i) conduct testing in accordance with the
                        test plan developed under subparagraph (B);
                            (ii) publish a summary of the results of
                        the testing to the docket relating to the 5850-
                        5925 MHz band; and
                            (iii) reference the results of the testing
                        and the comments filed under subparagraph (A)
                        in determining unlicensed device use of the
                        5850-5925 MHz band.
                    (D) Regulations.--
                            (i) In general.--Not later than 18 months
                        after the date of enactment of this Act--
                                    (I) if the Commission determines
                                that a mitigation technology,
                                rechannelization, or other approach
                                would allow unlicensed operations in
                                the 5850-5925 MHz band that will not
                                cause harmful interference to existing
                                licensees of that band, the Commission
                                shall modify part 15 of title 47, Code
                                of Federal Regulations, to adopt
                                technical rules suitable for the
                                widespread commercial deployment of
                                unlicensed operations for the 5850-5925
                                MHz band; or
                                    (II) if the Commission determines
                                that no mitigation technology,
                                rechannelization, or other sharing
                                approach would prevent unlicensed
                                operations in the 5850-5925 MHz band
                                from causing harmful interference to
                                existing licensees of that band, the
                                Commission--
                                            (aa) shall provide
                                        notification of the
                                        determination to--

                                                    (AA) Congress;

                                                    (BB) the Department
                                                of Transportation; and

                                                    (CC) the NTIA; and

                                            (bb) may not modify part 15
                                        of title 47, Code of Federal
                                        Regulations, to adopt technical
                                        rules suitable for the
                                        widespread commercial
                                        deployment of unlicensed
                                        operations for the 5850-5925
                                        MHz band until the Commission
                                        can ensure that such operations
                                        will not cause harmful
                                        interference to existing
                                        licensees of that band.
                            (ii) Intelligent transportation systems.--
                        The Commission shall modify subpart M of part
                        90 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations
                        (relating to the Intelligent Transportation
                        Systems radio service), and subpart L of part
                        95 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations
                        (relating to dedicated short-range
                        communications service on-board units), if the
                        Commission determines that such a modification
                        would maximize the utility of the 5850-5925 MHz
                        band while protecting existing licensees from
                        harmful interference.

SEC. 3. ASSESSING UNLICENSED SPECTRUM AND WI-FI USE IN LOW-INCOME
              NEIGHBORHOODS.

    (a) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall conduct a study to
        evaluate the availability of broadband Internet access using
        unlicensed spectrum and wireless networks in low income
        neighborhoods.
            (2) Requirements.--In conducting the study under paragraph
        (1), the Commission shall consider and evaluate--
                    (A) any barriers preventing or limiting the
                deployment and use of wireless networks in low-income
                neighborhoods;
                    (B) how to overcome the barriers described in
                subparagraph (A) through incentives, policies, or
                requirements that would increase the availability of
                unlicensed spectrum and related technologies in low-
                income neighborhoods to increase broadband adoption by
                elementary and secondary school-age children in schools
                and at home in these communities;
                    (C) proposals that would encourage the home
                broadband adoption by not less than 50 percent of
                households with elementary and secondary school-age
                children that are in low income neighborhoods; and
                    (D) the availability of wireless Internet hot spots
                and access to unlicensed spectrum for children
                described in subparagraph (B).
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy
and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that--
            (1) summarizes the findings of the study conducted under
        subsection (a); and
            (2) makes recommendations with respect to the potential
        incentives, policies, and requirements described in subsection
        (a)(2)(B).

Output: Wi-Fi Innovation Act - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide additional unlicensed spectrum in the 5850-5925 megahertz band under technical rules suitable for the widespread commercial development of unlicensed operations.  Provides for such technical rules to permit outdoor unlicensed operations without requiring devices to dynamically detect signals from other systems.  Directs the FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology to seek public comments on proposals for interference-mitigation techniques and potential rechannelization that would accommodate both incumbent licensees and widespread commercial unlicensed operations in such band.  Sets forth a process for the FCC to test mitigation measures and methods of sharing spectrum with unlicensed devices within such band in a manner that would not cause harmful interference to incumbent licensees. Directs the FCC, if it determines that existing licensees would not be harmed by interference, to modify regulations to adopt technical rules for widespread commercial deployment of unlicensed operations for such band. Prohibits modification of such regulations if the FCC determines that mitigation, rechannelization, or sharing would not prevent harmful interference. Requires the FCC to notify Congress, the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of a harmful interference determination. Requires the FCC to modify regulations relating to Intelligent Transportation Systems radio service and dedicated short-range communications service on-board units if such modification would maximize utility of such band while protecting existing licensees.  Directs the FCC to make recommendations to Congress regarding the availability of broadband Internet access using unlicensed spectrum and wireless networks in low income neighborhoods.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Climate Resiliency, Security, and
Source Water Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. CLIMATE RESILIENCY, SECURITY, AND SOURCE WATER PROTECTION
              PLANNING.

    Section 1433 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300i-2) is
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 1433. CLIMATE RESILIENCY, SECURITY, AND SOURCE WATER PROTECTION.

    ``(a) Source Water and Distribution System Vulnerability
Assessments.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 24 months after the date
        of enactment of the Climate Resiliency, Security, and Source
        Water Protection Act, each community water system shall submit
        to the Administrator source water and distribution system
        vulnerability assessments.
            ``(2) Identification of threats.--Assessments submitted
        pursuant to paragraph (1) shall identify--
                    ``(A) threats to the community water system's
                source water from industrial activity, pipelines and
                storage tanks, contaminated sites, agricultural
                activity, and oil and gas exploration;
                    ``(B) threats to the community water system's
                source water and distribution system from climate
                change, extreme weather, drought, and temperature
                changes; and
                    ``(C) threats to the community water system's
                source water and distribution system from intentional
                acts, including intentional contamination, sabotage,
                and theft of any chemical of interest (as designated
                under Appendix A to part 27 of title 6, Code of Federal
                Regulations, or any successor thereto).
            ``(3) Assessment of alternatives.--Assessments submitted
        pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include a comparison of the
        disinfection methods used by the community water system and
        reasonably available alternative disinfection methods,
        including a determination of whether reasonably available
        alternative disinfection methods could reduce the community
        water system's vulnerability to the threats identified pursuant
        to paragraph (2).
            ``(4) Periodic review and resubmission.--Each community
        water system submitting a vulnerability assessment pursuant to
        paragraph (1) shall review, revise as necessary, and resubmit
        such assessment not less often than every 5 years.
            ``(5) Guidance.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of the Climate Resiliency, Security, and Source Water
        Protection Act, the Administrator shall provide guidance to
        community water systems for the preparation of vulnerability
        assessments under this subsection.
    ``(b) Source Water and Distribution System Protection Plans.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 4 years after the date of
        enactment of the Climate Resiliency, Security, and Source Water
        Protection Act, each community water system shall submit to the
        Administrator source water and distribution system protection
        plans.
            ``(2) Mitigation of identified threats.--Plans submitted
        pursuant to paragraph (1) shall identify strategies and
        resources to mitigate the threats identified in assessments
        prepared pursuant to subsection (a).
            ``(3) Emergency response planning.--Plans submitted
        pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include specific emergency
        response plans for the threats identified in assessments
        prepared pursuant to subsection (a).
            ``(4) Periodic review and resubmission.--Each community
        water system submitting a plan pursuant to paragraph (1) shall
        review, revise as necessary, and resubmit such plan not less
        often than every 5 years.
            ``(5) Guidance.--Not later than one year after the date of
        enactment of the Climate Resiliency, Security, and Source Water
        Protection Act, the Administrator shall provide guidance to
        community water systems for the preparation of plans under this
        subsection.
    ``(c) Technical Assistance and Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall establish and
        implement a program, to be known as the Drinking Water
        Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Program, under
        which the Administrator may award grants in each of fiscal
        years 2017 through 2021 to owners or operators of community
        water systems for the purpose of increasing the resiliency or
        adaptability of the community water systems to threats
        identified pursuant to subsection (a).
            ``(2) Use of funds.--As a condition on receipt of a grant
        under this section, an owner or operator of a community water
        system shall agree to use the grant funds exclusively to assist
        in the planning, design, construction, implementation,
        operation, or maintenance of a program or project consistent
        with a plan developed pursuant to subsection (b).
            ``(3) Priority.--
                    ``(A) Water systems at greatest and most immediate
                risk.--In selecting grantees under this subsection, the
                Administrator shall give priority to applicants that
                are owners or operators of community water systems that
                are, based on the best available research and data, at
                the greatest and most immediate risk of facing
                significant negative impacts due to threats described
                in subsection (a)(2).
                    ``(B) Goals.--In selecting among applicants
                described in subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall
                ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, the
                final list of applications funded for each year
                includes a substantial number that propose to use
                innovative approaches to meet one or more of the
                following goals:
                            ``(i) Promoting more efficient water use,
                        water conservation, water reuse, or water
                        recycling.
                            ``(ii) Using decentralized, low-impact
                        development technologies and nonstructural
                        approaches, including practices that use,
                        enhance, or mimic the natural hydrological
                        cycle or protect natural flows.
                            ``(iii) Reducing stormwater runoff or
                        flooding by protecting or enhancing natural
                        ecosystem functions.
                            ``(iv) Modifying, upgrading, enhancing, or
                        replacing existing community water system
                        infrastructure in response to changing
                        hydrologic conditions.
                            ``(v) Improving water quality or quantity
                        for agricultural and municipal uses, including
                        through salinity reduction.
                            ``(vi) Providing multiple benefits,
                        including to water supply enhancement or demand
                        reduction, water quality protection or
                        improvement, increased flood protection, and
                        ecosystem protection or improvement.
            ``(4) Cost-sharing.--
                    ``(A) Federal share.--The share of the cost of any
                activity that is the subject of a grant awarded by the
                Administrator to the owner or operator of a community
                water system under this subsection shall not exceed 50
                percent of the cost of the activity.
                    ``(B) Calculation of non-federal share.--In
                calculating the non-Federal share of the cost of an
                activity proposed by a community water system in an
                application submitted under this subsection, the
                Administrator shall--
                            ``(i) include the value of any in-kind
                        services that are integral to the completion of
                        the activity, including reasonable
                        administrative and overhead costs; and
                            ``(ii) not include any other amount that
                        the community water system involved receives
                        from the Federal Government.
            ``(5) Report to congress.--Not later than 3 years after the
        date of the enactment of the Climate Resiliency, Security, and
        Source Water Protection Act, and every 3 years thereafter, the
        Administrator shall submit to the Congress a report on progress
        in implementing this subsection, including information on
        project applications received and funded annually.
            ``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--To carry out this
        subsection, there are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000
        for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.''.

Output: Climate Resiliency, Security, and Source Water Protection Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring each community water system to submit to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) source water and distribution system vulnerability assessments that identify threats from:   industrial activity, pipelines and storage tanks, contaminated sites, agricultural activity, and oil and gas exploration; climate change, extreme weather, drought, and temperature changes; and   intentional acts, including intentional contamination, sabotage, and theft of any chemical of interest.   Each community water system must also submit to the EPA protection plans that mitigate the threats to source water and distribution systems. The EPA must establish a grant program for increasing the resiliency or adaptability of the community water systems to threats.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Rights Commission Act of
1998''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Extension.--Section 6 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of
1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975d) is amended by striking ``1996'' and inserting
``2001''.
    (b) Authorization.--The first sentence of section 5 of the Civil
Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975c) is amended to read
``There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary
to carry out this Act for fiscal years through fiscal year 2001.''.

SEC. 3. STAFF DIRECTOR.

    Section 4(a)(1) of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42
U.S.C. 1975b(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``There shall'' and inserting the
        following:
                    ``(A) In general.--There shall'';
            (2) by striking ``(A)'' and inserting the following:
                            ``(i)'';
            (3) by striking ``(B)'' and inserting the following:
                            ``(ii)''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Term of office.--The term of office of the
                Staff Director shall be 4 years.
                    ``(C) Review and retention.--The Commission shall
                annually review the performance of the staff
                director.''.

SEC. 4. APPLICATION OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION, PRIVACY, SUNSHINE, AND
              ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACTS.

    Section 4 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C.
1975b) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Application of Certain Provisions of Law.--The Commission
shall be considered to be an agency, as defined in section 551(1) of
title 5, United States Code, for the purposes of sections 552, 552a,
and 552b of title 5, United States Code, and for the purposes of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act.''.

SEC. 5. REQUIREMENT FOR INDEPENDENT AUDIT.

    Section 4 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C.
1975b) is further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Independent Audit.--Beginning with the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1998, and each year thereafter, the Commission shall
prepare an annual financial statement in accordance with section 3515
of title 31, United States Code, and shall have the statement audited
by an independent external auditor in accordance with section 3521 of
such title.''.

SEC. 6. TERMS OF MEMBERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2(c) of the Civil Rights Commission Act of
1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975(c)) is amended by striking ``6 years'' and
inserting ``5 years''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
only with respect to terms of office commencing after the date of the
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 7. REPORTS.

    Section 3(c)(1) of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42
U.S.C. 1975a(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``at least one report
annually'' and inserting ``a report on or before September 30 of each
year''.

SEC. 8. SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS TO THE COMMISSION.

    (a) Implementation of GAO Recommendations.--The Commission shall,
not later than June 30, 1998, implement the United States General
Accounting Office recommendations regarding revision of the
Commission's Administrative Instructions and structural regulations to
reflect the current agency structure, and establish a management
information system to enhance the oversight and project efficiency of
the Commission.
    (b) ADA Enforcement Report.--Not later than September 30, 1998, the
Commission shall complete and submit a report regarding the enforcement
of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
    (c) Religious Freedom in Public Schools.--
            (1) Report required.--Not later than September 30, 1998,
        the Commission shall prepare, and submit under section 3 of the
        Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983, a report evaluating the
        policies and practices of public schools to determine whether
        laws are being effectively enforced to prevent discrimination
        or the denial of equal protection of the law based on religion,
        and whether such laws need to be changed in order to protect
        more fully the constitutional and civil rights of students and
        of teachers and other school employees.
            (2) Review of enforcement activities.--Such report shall
        include a review of the enforcement activities of Federal
        agencies, including the Departments of Justice and Education,
        to determine if those agencies are properly protecting the
        religious freedom in schools.
            (3) Description of rights.--Such report shall also include
        a description of--
                    (A) the rights of students and others under the
                Federal Equal Access Act (20 U.S.C. 4071 et seq.),
                constitutional provisions regarding equal access, and
                other similar laws;
                    (B) the rights of students and teachers and other
                school employees to be free from discrimination in
                matters of religious expression and the accommodation
                of the free exercise of religion; and
                    (C) issues relating to religious non-discrimination
                in curriculum construction.
    (d) Crisis of Young African-American Males Report.--Not later than
September 30, 1999, the Commission shall submit a report on the crisis
of young African-American males.
    (e) Fair Employment Law Enforcement Report.--Not later than
September 30, 1999, the Commission shall submit a report on fair
employment law enforcement.
    (f) Regulatory Obstacles Confronting Minority Entrepreneurs.--Not
later than September 30, 1999, the Commission shall develop and carry
out a study on the civil rights implications of regulatory obstacles
confronting minority entrepreneurs, and report the results of such
study under section 3 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983.

SEC. 9. ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

    Section 3(d) of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C.
1975a(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The purpose
of each such advisory committee shall be to conduct fact finding
activities and develop findings or recommendations for the Commission.
Any report by such an advisory committee to the Commission shall be
fairly balanced as to the viewpoints represented.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 18, 1998.

            Attest:

                                                Robin H. Carle,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output:
Civil Rights Commission Act of 1998 - Amends the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 to extend the termination date of the United States Commission on Civil Rights.  Authorizes appropriations to carry out that Act.
Sets a four-year term of office for the Commission's staff director and requires the Commission to annually review the staff director's performance.
Includes the Commission in the term "agency" for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act of 1974, the Government in the Sunshine Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Requires the Commission to prepare an annual financial statement and have the statement audited by an independent external auditor.
Shortens Commission Members' terms of office to five years.
Requires the Commission to implement the General Accounting Office's recommendations regarding revision of the Commission's Administrative Instructions and structural regulations and to establish a management information system.  Requires the Commission to report regarding:  (1) enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; (2) religious freedom in public schools; (3) the crisis of young African-American males; (4) fair employment law enforcement; and (5) the civil rights implications of regulatory obstacles confronting minority entrepreneurs.
Declares that the purpose of advisory committees constituted by the Commission is to conduct fact finding and develop findings or recommendations.  Requires any report by an advisory committee to be fairly balanced in the viewpoints represented.