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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Forest Service Financial
Accountability Restoration Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. USE OF INCENTIVES TO RESTORE FOREST SERVICE FINANCIAL
              ACCOUNTABILITY.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Section 3521(e) of title 31, United States Code,
        requires the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture
        to audit the annual financial statements required to be
        prepared by the Forest Service. As a result of the inability of
        the Forest Service to produce reliable financial statements,
        the agency has received four successive adverse opinions or
        disclaimers from the Inspector General.
            (2) In January 1999, the Comptroller General submitted a
        report to Congress that identified the Forest Service as an
        agency at ``high risk'' of waste, fraud, abuse, and
        mismanagement due to the persistent and severe weaknesses in
        the Forest Service's accounting and financial reporting
        systems.
            (3) The Comptroller General has stated that the Forest
        Service will maintain its high risk status until the agency, at
        a minimum--
                    (A) receives two consecutive unqualified audit
                opinions from the Inspector General; and
                    (B) corrects the material internal control
                weaknesses, identified in the Inspector General's audit
                reports of the financial statements of the Forest
                Service, which adversely affect the ability of the
                Forest Service to maintain accountability over its
                assets on an ongoing basis.
            (4) Despite initial efforts on the part of the Forest
        Service to correct deficiencies in its financial management
        systems, the Comptroller General and the Inspector General of
        the Department of Agriculture have indicated that the Forest
        Service may still be years away from producing reliable
        financial statements or changing its high risk status.
            (5) Performance incentives are necessary to ultimately
        restore financial accountability to the Forest Service, and
        such incentives must be structured so as to preserve the
        ability of the Forest Service to perform its core missions,
        particularly a sustained reduction of the natural resources
        restoration and maintenance backlog within the National Forest
        System, while safeguarding further investments of taxpayer
        dollars from waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement.
    (b) Conditional Limitations on Forest Service Appropriations.--
Subject to subsections (c) and (d), for fiscal years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the total amount appropriated
for the Forest Service to carry out discretionary programs and
activities for a fiscal year shall not exceed the sum of the amounts
appropriated under the heading ``Forest Service'' in title II of the
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1999 (as contained in section 101(e) of division A of Public Law 105-
277; 112 Stat. 2681-268).
    (c) Removal of Condition.--The limitations on the level of Forest
Service appropriations or obligations specified in subsection (b) shall
terminate on the earlier of the following:
            (1) The date on which the Forest Service is no longer an
        agency at high risk of waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement
        due to weaknesses in its accounting and financial reporting
        systems, as determined under subsection (d).
            (2) The end of the fifth fiscal year subject to the
        limitations.
    (d) Criteria for Removal of High Risk Status.--The Forest Service
shall no longer be an agency at high risk under subsection (c)(1) if
the Comptroller General certifies in writing to Congress that Forest
Service financial management is no longer at high risk. The Comptroller
General may make that certification only if--
            (1) the Forest Service receives two consecutive unqualified
        audit opinions from the Inspector General of the Department of
        Agriculture under section 3521(e) of title 31, United States
        Code; and
            (2) the Forest Service corrects the material weaknesses
        identified in the audit reports of the Inspector General
        regarding the Forest Service's fiscal year 1995 financial
        statements and all subsequent audit reports of the Inspector
        General regarding the Forest Service's financial statements
        published before the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (e) Backlog Reduction Outputs.--During each fiscal year identified
in subsection (c)(2), the Forest Service shall maintain or increase
outputs, relative to the levels achieved during fiscal year 1999, from
programs that directly reduce the natural resources restoration and
maintenance backlog within the National Forest System. Such outputs
shall include the following:
            (1) Acres of forested land treated for reduction of
        wildfire risk.
            (2) Acres of forested land treated for reduction of
        mortality risk from insect and disease infestation.
            (3) Miles of roads and trails reconstructed or maintained.
            (4) Number of recreational facilities reconstructed or
        maintained.
            (5) Acres of terrestrial habitat restored or enhanced.
            (6) Miles of riparian areas restored or enhanced.
            (7) Other priority outputs identified by the Secretary.

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Forest Service Financial Accountability Restoration Act of 1999 - Places specified limits on Forest Service appropriations until the earlier of the following: (1) the Service is no longer an agency at high risk of waste, fraud, and mismanagement due to accounting and financial reporting weaknesses; or (2) the end of the fifth fiscal year subject to such limitations.
Enumerates the criteria under which the Comptroller General shall certify to Congress that the Service is no longer at high risk
Sets forth Service backlog reduction requirements.


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SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF WOMEN'S EQUITY.

    (a) Office of Women's Equity.--The Department of Education
Organization Act is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 215 as 216; and
            (2) by inserting after section 214 the following:

``SEC. 215. OFFICE OF WOMEN'S EQUITY.

    ``(a) There shall be in the Department, an Office of Women's
Equity, to be administered by a Director of Women's Equity, who shall
be appointed by the Secretary. The Director shall promote, coordinate
and evaluate gender equity programs, disseminate information, provide
technical assistance, coordinate research activities, and administer
grant programs. The Director shall report directly to the Secretary,
and shall perform such additional functions as the Secretary shall
prescribe.
    ``(b) The Director shall, not later than the final day of each
fiscal year, submit a report to the President and the Congress setting
forth the programs and activities assisted under the Women's
Educational Equity Act, and provide for the distribution of such report
to all interested groups and individuals.''.
    (b) Organizational Entity.--For purposes of section 413(a) of the
Department of Education Organization Act, the Office of Women's Equity
shall be considered to be an organizational entity established under
such Act and shall not be subject to the reorganization authority of
the Secretary of Education under such section or any other provision of
law.

SEC. 2. WOMEN'S EDUCATIONAL EQUITY PROGRAM.

    Part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 is amended to read as follows:

                  ``PART A--WOMEN'S EDUCATIONAL EQUITY

``SEC. 4001. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This part may be cited as the `Women's Educational Equity Act of
1993'.

``SEC. 4002. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds and declares that--
            (1) educational programs in the United States are
        frequently inequitable as such programs relate to women and
        girls;
            (2) such inequities limit the full participation of all
        individuals in American society; and
            (3) efforts to improve the quality of public education also
        must include efforts to ensure equal access to quality
        education programs for all women and girls.
    ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this part is to provide gender
equity in education in the United States, to provide financial
assistance to enable educational agencies and institutions to meet the
requirements of title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, and to
provide equity in education to women and girls who suffer multiple
forms of discrimination based on sex, race, ethnic origin, limited
English proficiency, disability, or age.

``SEC. 4003. PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.

    ``The Director of the Office of Women's Educational Equity
(referred to in this part as the `Director' is authorized--
            ``(1) to promote, coordinate and evaluate gender equity
        policies, programs, activities and initiatives in all Federal
        education programs and offices;
            ``(2) to develop, maintain, and disseminate materials,
        resources, analyses and research relating to education equity
        for women and girls;
            ``(3) to provide information and technical assistance to
        assure the effective implementation of gender equity programs;
            ``(4) coordinate gender equity programs and activities with
        other Federal agencies that have jurisdiction over education
        and related programs;
            ``(5) to provide grants to develop model equity programs;
            ``(6) to provide funds for the implementation of equity
        programs in schools throughout the Nation; and
            ``(7) to coordinate or provide any other activities
        consistent with achieving the purposes of this part.

``SEC. 4004. LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.

    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to make grants to,
and enter into contracts with, public agencies, private nonprofit
agencies, organizations, and institutions, including students and
community groups, for activities designed to achieve the purposes of
this part at all levels of education, including preschool, elementary
and secondary education, higher education, adult education and
vocational and technical education; for the establishment and
operation, for a period not exceeding 4 years, of local programs to
ensure--
            ``(1) educational equity for women and girls;
            ``(2) equal opportunities for both sexes; and
            ``(3) to conduct activities incident to achieving
        compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
    ``(b) Grant Program.--Authorized activities under subsection (a)
may include--
            ``(1) introduction into the curriculum and classroom of
        curricula, textbooks, and other material designed to achieve
        equity for women and girls;
            ``(2) implementation of preservice and inservice training
        with special emphasis on programs and activities designed to
        provide educational equity for women and girls;
            ``(3) evaluation of promising or exemplary model programs
        to assess the ability of such programs to improve local efforts
        to advance educational equity for women and girls;
            ``(4) implementation of programs and policies to address
        sexual harassment and violence against women and girls and to
        ensure that educational institutions are free from threats to
        the safety of students and personnel;
            ``(5) implementation of guidance and counseling activities,
        including career education programs, designed to ensure
        educational equity for women and girls;
            ``(6) implementation of nondiscriminatory tests of aptitude
        and achievement and of alternative assessments that eliminate
        biased assessment instruments from use;
            ``(7) implementation of programs to increase educational
        opportunities, including higher education, vocational training,
        and other educational programs for low-income women; including
        underemployed and unemployed women and women receiving Aid to
        Families with Dependent Children benefits;
            ``(8) implementation of programs to improve representation
        of women in educational administration at all levels; and
            ``(9) planning, development and initial implementation of--
                    ``(A) comprehensive plans for implementation of
                equity programs in State and local educational agencies
                and institutions of higher education, including
                community colleges;
                    ``(B) innovative approaches to school-community
                partnerships for educational equity; and
                    ``(C) innovative approaches to equity programs
                addressing combined bias, stereotyping, and
                discrimination on the basis of sex and race, ethnic
                origin, limited English proficiency, and disability.
    ``(c) Application; Participation.--A grant may be made, and a
contract may be entered into, under this part only upon application to
the Secretary, at such time, in such form, and containing or
accompanied by such information as the Secretary may prescribe. Each
such application shall--
            ``(1) provide that the program or activity for which
        assistance is sought will be administered by or under the
        supervision of the applicant and in cooperation with
        appropriate educational and community leaders, including
        parent, teacher and student organizations, educational
        institutions, business leaders, community-based organizations
        serving women, and other significant groups and individuals;
            ``(2) describe a program for carrying out the purposes
        described in section 4004(b) which is likely to make a
        substantial contribution in attaining such purposes;
            ``(3) describe plans for continuation and
        institutionalization of the program with local support
        following completion of the grant period and termination of
        Federal support under this part;
            ``(4) establish policies and procedures which ensure
        adequate documentation and evaluation of the activities
        intended to be carried out under the application.
    ``(d) Criteria; Priorities; Categories of Competition.--The
Secretary shall establish criteria, priorities, and categories of
competition for awards under this part to ensure that available funds
are used to achieve the purposes of this part.
            ``(1) The criteria shall address the extent to which--
                    ``(A) the program addresses the needs of women and
                girls of color and women and girls with disabilities;
                    ``(B) the program meets locally defined and
                documented educational equity needs and priorities,
                including compliance with the requirements of title IX
                of the Education Amendments of 1972;
                    ``(C) the program is a significant component of a
                comprehensive plan for educational equity and
                compliance with the requirements of title IX of the
                Education Amendments of 1972 in the particular local
                educational agency, institution of higher education,
                vocational-technical institution, or other educational
                agency or institution; and
                    ``(D) the program implements an institutional
                strategy with long-term impact that will continue as a
                central activity of the applicant agency or institution
                after the grant is completed.
            ``(2) The Secretary shall establish not more than 4
        priorities, 1 of which shall be a priority for compliance with
        title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972. Not more than
        60 percent of the funds available in each fiscal year under
        this part which implement the 4 priorities.
            ``(3) The Secretary shall establish 3 categories of
        competition, distinguishing among 3 types of applicants and
        levels of education that are--
                    ``(A) grants to local educational agencies, State
                education agencies, and other agencies and
                organizations providing elementary and secondary
                education;
                    ``(B) grants to institutions of higher education,
                including community colleges and other agencies and
                organizations providing postsecondary education,
                including vocational-technical education, adult
                education, and other programs; and
                    ``(C) grants to nonprofit organizations, including
                community-based organizations groups representing
                students, parents, and women, including women and girls
                of color and women and girls with disabilities.
    ``(e) Requirement.--Not less than 25 percent of funds used to
support activities covered by subsection (b) shall be used for awards
under each category of competition in each fiscal year.
    ``(f) Special Rule.--The Secretary shall ensure that the grants
awarded each year address--
            ``(1) all levels of education, including preschool,
        elementary and secondary education, higher education,
        vocational education, and adult education;
            ``(2) all regions of the United States, including at least
        1 grant in each of the 10 Federal regions; and
            ``(3) urban, rural, and suburban educational institutions.

``SEC. 4005. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.

    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to make grants to,
and enter into contracts with, public agencies, private nonprofit
agencies, organizations, and institutions, including students, and
community groups, for activities designed to achieve the purpose of
this part at all levels of education, including preschool, elementary
and secondary education, higher education, adult education, and
vocational-technical education, to develop model policies and programs,
and to conduct research to address and ensure educational equities for
women and girls, including but not limited to--
            ``(1) the development and evaluation of gender-equitable
        curricula, textbooks, software, and other educational material
        and technology;
            ``(2) the development of model preservice and inservice
        training programs for educational personnel with special
        emphasis on programs and activities designed to provide
        educational equity;
            ``(3) the development of guidance and counseling
        activities, including career education programs, designed to
        ensure gender equity;
            ``(4) the development and evaluation of nondiscriminatory
        assessment systems;
            ``(5) the development of policies and programs to address
        and prevent sexual harassment and violence to ensure that
        educational institutions are free from threats to safety of
        students and personnel;
            ``(6) the development and improvement of programs and
        activities to increase opportunity for women, including
        continuing educational activities, vocational education, and
        programs for low-income women, including underemployed and
        unemployed women, and women receiving Aid to Families with
        Dependent Children;
            ``(7) the development of instruments and strategies for
        program evaluation and dissemination of promising or exemplary
        programs designed to improve local efforts to achieve gender
        equity;
            ``(8) the development of instruments and procedures to
        assess the presence or absence of gender equity in educational
        settings; and
            ``(9) the development and evaluation of various strategies
        to institutionalize gender equity in education.
    ``(b) Application.--A grant may be made, and a contract may be
entered into, under this part only upon application to the Secretary,
at such time, in such form, and containing or accompanied by such
information as the Secretary may prescribe. Each such application
shall--
            ``(1) provide that the program or activity for which
        assistance is sought will be administered by or under the
        supervision of the applicant;
            ``(2) describe a plan for carrying out 1 or more research
        and development activities authorized in subsection (a) above,
        which is likely to make substantial contribution toward
        attaining the purposes of this part; and
            ``(3) set forth policies and procedures which ensure
        adequate documentation, data collection, and evaluation of the
        activities intended to be carried out under the application,
        including an evaluation or estimate of the potential for
        continued significance following completion of the grant
        period.
    ``(c) Criteria and Priorities.--(1) The Secretary shall establish
criteria and priorities to ensure that available funds are used for
programs that most effectively will achieve the purposes of this part.
    (2) The criteria and priorities shall be promulgated in accordance
with section 431 of the General Education Provisions Act.
    (3) In establishing priorities the Secretary shall establish not
more than 4 priorities, 1 of which shall be a program which addresses
the educational needs of women and girls who suffer multiple or
compound discrimination based on sex and on race, ethnic origin,
disability, or age.
    ``(d) Special Rule.--The Secretary shall ensure that the total of
grants awarded each year address--
            ``(1) all levels of education, including preschool,
        elementary and secondary education, higher education,
        vocational education, and adult education;
            ``(2) all regions of the United States.
    ``(e) Limitation.--Nothing in this part shall be construed as
prohibiting men and boys from participating in any programs or
activities assisted under this part.

``SEC. 4006. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for the
fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998, to carry out the provisions of
section 4004 of this part; and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1994,
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995,
1996, 1997, and 1998 to carry out the provisions of section 4005 of
this part.''.

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Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish an Office of Women's Equity as an organizational entity in the Department of Education.  Requires the Director of such Office to report annually on the programs and activities assisted under the Women's Educational Equity Act.
Women's Educational Equity Act of 1993 - Amends the Women's Educational Equity Act (part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) to reauthorize and revise grant programs to encourage gender equity throughout the educational system, including grants for model equity programs, local implementation, and research and development.  Gives the Director of the Office of Women's Equity specified responsibilities under such Act.  Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as the ``Distributed Power Hybrid Energy
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

     The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Renewable energy resources have the potential to help
        diversify our Nation's energy portfolio with few adverse
        environmental effects. By their very nature, renewable
        resources are distributed. Our ability to cost effectively take
        advantage of our renewable, indigenous resources can be greatly
        advanced through systems that minimize the intermittency of
        these resources through distributed power hybrid systems.
            (2) Distributed power sources configured as distributed
        power hybrid systems can maximize benefits to the energy
        consumer. The primary benefits of distributed power hybrid
        systems are that they can--
                    (A) shelter consumers from temporary energy price
                volatility created by supply and demand mismatches;
                    (B) increase the reliability of energy supply,
                thereby avoiding significant costs associated with
                power outages;
                    (C) provide a cost-effective means to minimize the
                impact of intermittent resources, thereby expanding the
                Nation's energy supply reserve;
                    (D) decrease environmental impacts of energy
                supply; and
                    (E) be tailored to address significant local
                differences in power and economic development needs and
                resource availability that exist throughout the United
                States.
            (3) Realizing these benefits will require a concerted and
        integrated effort that focuses on removing market barriers to
        the adoption of distributed power hybrid systems by--
                    (A) providing tools that enable States and regions
                to assess their indigenous renewable energy resources;
                    (B) developing the technological foundation that
                enables designing, testing, certifying, and operating
                distributed power hybrid systems; and
                    (C) providing the policy framework that reduces
                such barriers, including making net metering available
                on a broader scale to enable consumers to reap the full
                value of these systems, thereby lowering their overall
                energy bill.
            (4) While many of the individual distributed power hybrid
        systems components are either available or under development in
        existing private and public sector programs, the capabilities
        to integrate these components into workable distributed power
        hybrid systems that maximize benefits to consumers in a safe
        manner are deficient and not coherently being addressed.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

     For purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``distributed power hybrid system'' means a
        system using 2 or more distributed power sources, operated
        together with associated supporting equipment, including
        storage equipment, and software necessary to provide electric
        power to the grid or on site; and
            (2) the term ``distributed power source'' means an
        independent electric energy source of usually 10 megawatts or
        less located close to a residential, commercial, or industrial
        load center, including--
                    (A) reciprocating engines;
                    (B) turbines;
                    (C) microturbines;
                    (D) fuel cells;
                    (E) solar electric systems;
                    (F) wind energy systems;
                    (G) biomass power systems;
                    (H) geothermal power systems; or
                    (I) electrical components of cogeneration systems.

SEC. 4. STRATEGY.

    (a) Requirement.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall develop and
transmit to the Congress a distributed power hybrid systems strategy
showing--
            (1) opportunities and priorities that might best be met
        with distributed power hybrid systems configurations;
            (2) what barriers exist to the use of distributed power
        hybrid systems;
            (3) what technology gaps need to be closed; and
            (4) what system integration tools are needed to plan,
        design, build, and operate distributed power hybrid systems for
        maximum benefits.
    (b) Elements.--The strategy may provide for development of--
            (1) system integration tools for planning, designing,
        building, and operating economical, safe, and clean distributed
        power hybrid systems, including databases, computer models,
        software, and sensors, controls, and other integrating
        hardware;
            (2) tests of distributed power hybrid systems, including
        field tests with industry and cost-shared demonstrations of
        distributed power hybrid systems power parks and microgrids, to
        validate integrated performance and to give consumers,
        policymakers, and industry the confidence that distributed
        power hybrid systems work reliably, safely, and cleanly;
            (3) special design tools that can characterize the benefits
        and values of distributed power hybrid systems for consumers
        and enable virtual prototyping of distributed power hybrid
        systems to reduce testing needs and the time required to get
        the systems into the marketplace;
            (4) data to characterize grid operations, including
        interconnection requirements; and
            (5) precise resource assessment tools to map local
        resources for distributed power hybrid systems.
    (c) Implementation and Integration.--The Secretary of Energy shall
implement the strategy transmitted under subsection (a), and activities
pursuant to the strategy shall be integrated with other activities of
the Department's Office of Distributed Energy Resources.

SEC. 5. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

     Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Energy shall transmit to the
Congress a report on the use of, and experience with, distributed power
hybrid systems in the United States, and the research and development
issues remaining to ensure the successful application of distributed
power hybrid systems.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

     There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy
for carrying out this Act--
            (1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
            (2) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
            (3) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
            (4) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
            (5) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.

Output: Distributed Power Hybrid Energy Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) develop and transmit to Congress a distributed power hybrid systems strategy (involving two or more independent electric energy sources of usually ten megawatts or less each, located close to a residential, commercial, or industrial load center, including reciprocating engines, turbines, microturbines, fuel cells, solar electric systems, wind energy systems, biomass power systems, geothermal power systems, or electrical components of cogeneration systems); and (2) implement and integrate such strategy with other activities of the Department of Energy Office of Distributed Energy Resources.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cuba Transition Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The Cuban people are seeking change in their country,
        including through the Varela Project, Concilio Cubano,
        independent journalist activity, and other civil society
        initiatives.
            (2) Civil society groups and independent, self-employed
        Cuban citizens will be essential to the consolidation of a
        genuine and effective transition to democracy from an
        authoritarian, communist government in Cuba, and therefore
        merit increased international assistance.
            (3) The people of the United States support a policy of
        proactively helping the Cuban people to establish a democratic
        system of government, including supporting Cuban citizen
        efforts to prepare for transition to a better and more
        prosperous future.
            (4) Without profound political and economic changes, Cuba
        will not meet the criteria for participation in the Summit of
        the Americas process.
            (5) The Inter-American Democratic Charter adopted by the
        General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS)
        provides both guidance and mechanisms for response by OAS
        members to the governmental transition in Cuba and that
        country's eventual reintegration into the inter-American
        system.
            (6) United States Government support of pro-democracy
        elements in Cuba and planning for the transition in Cuba is
        essential for the identification of resources and mechanisms
        that can be made available immediately in response to profound
        political and economic changes on the island.
            (7) Consultations with democratic development institutions
        and international development agencies regarding Cuba are a
        critical element in the preparation of an effective
        multilateral response to the transition in Cuba.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are as follows:
            (1) To support multilateral efforts by the countries of the
        Western Hemisphere in planning for a transition of the
        government in Cuba and the return of that country to the
        Western Hemisphere community of democracies.
            (2) To encourage the development of an international group
        to coordinate multilateral planning to a transition of the
        government in Cuba.
            (3) To authorize funding for programs to assist the Cuban
        people and independent nongovernmental organizations in Cuba in
        preparing the groundwork for a peaceful transition of
        government in Cuba.
            (4) To provide the President with funding to implement
        assistance programs essential to the development of a
        democratic government in Cuba.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Democratically elected government in cuba.--The term
        ``democratically elected government in Cuba'' has the meaning
        given the term in section 4 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic
        Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6023).
            (2) Transition government in cuba.--The term ``transition
        government in Cuba'' has the meaning given the term in section
        4 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act
        of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6023).

SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF COORDINATOR FOR CUBA TRANSITION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall designate, within the
Department of State, a coordinator who shall be responsible for--
            (1) designing an overall strategy to coordinate
        preparations for, and a response to, a transition in Cuba;
            (2) coordinating assistance provided to the Cuban people in
        preparation for a transition in Cuba;
            (3) coordinating strategic support for the consolidation of
        a political and economic transition in Cuba;
            (4) ensuring program and policy coordination among agencies
        of the United States Government in carrying out the policies
        set forth in this Act; and
            (5) pursuing coordination with other countries and
        international organizations, including international financial
        institutions, with respect to assisting a transition in Cuba.
    (b) Rank and Status of the Transition Coordinator.--The coordinator
designated in subsection (a) shall have the rank and status of
ambassador.

SEC. 6. MULTILATERAL INITIATIVES RELATED TO CUBA.

    The Secretary of State is authorized to designate up to $5,000,000
of total amounts made available for contributions to international
organizations to be provided to the Organization of American States
for--
            (1) Inter-American Commission on Human Rights activities
        relating to the situation of human rights in Cuba;
            (2) the funding of an OAS emergency fund for the deployment
        of human rights observers, election support, and election
        observation in Cuba as described in section 109(b) of the Cuban
        Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22
        U.S.C. 6039(b)(1)); and
            (3) scholarships for Cuban students attending colleges,
        universities, or other educational programs in member states of
        the OAS.

SEC. 7. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    (a) Sense of Congress Regarding Consultation With Western
Hemisphere.--It is the sense of Congress that the President should
begin consultation, as appropriate, with governments of other Western
Hemisphere countries regarding a transition in Cuba.
    (b) Sense of Congress Regarding Other Consultations.--It is the
sense of Congress that the President should begin consultations with
appropriate international partners and governments regarding a
multilateral diplomatic and financial support program for response to a
transition in Cuba.

SEC. 8. ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO THE CUBAN PEOPLE IN PREPARATION FOR A
              TRANSITION IN CUBA.

    (a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law
other than section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2394-1) and comparable notification requirements contained in
any Act making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing,
and related programs, the President is authorized to furnish an amount
not to exceed $15,000,000 in assistance and provide other support for
individuals and independent nongovernmental organizations to support
democracy-building efforts for Cuba, including--
            (1) political prisoners and members of their families;
            (2) persons persecuted or harassed for dissident
        activities;
            (3) independent libraries;
            (4) independent workers' rights activists;
            (5) independent agricultural cooperatives;
            (6) independent associations of self-employed Cubans;
            (7) independent journalists;
            (8) independent youth organizations;
            (9) independent environmental groups;
            (10) independent economists, medical doctors, and other
        professionals;
            (11) in establishing and maintaining an information and
        resources center to be in the United States interests section
        in Havana, Cuba;
            (12) prodemocracy programs of the National Endowment for
        Democracy that are related to Cuba;
            (13) nongovernmental programs to facilitate access to the
        Internet, subject to section 102(g) of the Cuban Liberty and
        Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C.
        6032(g));
            (14) nongovernmental charitable programs that provide
        nutrition and basic medical care to persons most at risk,
        including children and elderly persons; and
            (15) nongovernmental charitable programs to reintegrate
        into civilian life persons who have abandoned, resigned, or
        been expelled from the Cuban armed forces for ideological
        reasons.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Independent nongovernmental organization.--The term
        ``independent nongovernmental organization'' means an
        organization that the Secretary of State determines, not less
        than 15 days before any obligation of funds to the
        organization, is a charitable or nonprofit nongovernmental
        organization that is not an agency or instrumentality of the
        Cuban Government.
            (2) Eligible cuban recipients.--The term ``eligible Cuban
        recipients'' is limited to any Cuban national in Cuba,
        including political prisoners and their families, who are not
        officials of the Cuban Government or of the ruling political
        party in Cuba, as defined in section 4(10) of the Cuban Liberty
        and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C.
        6023(10)).

SEC. 9. SUPPORT FOR A TRANSITION GOVERNMENT IN CUBA.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to funds
otherwise available for such purposes, there are authorized to be
appropriated $30,000,000 to the President to establish a fund to
provide assistance to a transition government in Cuba as defined in
section 205 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD)
Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6023).
    (b) Designation of Fund.--The fund authorized in subsection (a)
shall be known as the ``Fund for a Free Cuba''.
    (c) Availability of Funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to
subsection (a) are authorized to remain available until expended.

Output:
Cuba Transition Act of 2003 - Directs the the Secretary of State to designate, within the Department of State, a coordinator responsible for designing an overall strategy to coordinate specified preparations for a transition in Cuba that targets economic, political and financial developments.

Authorizes the Secretary to designate specified funds to be provided to the Organization of American States (OAS) for: (1) Inter-American Commission on Human Rights activities relating to the situation of human rights in Cuba; (2) the funding of an OAS emergency fund for the deployment of human rights observers, election support, and election observation in Cuba; and (3) scholarships for Cuban students attending colleges, universities, or other educational programs in member states of the OAS.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should begin consultation with: (1) governments of other Western Hemisphere countries regarding a transition in Cuba; and (2) international partners and governments regarding a multilateral diplomatic and financial support program for response to a transition in Cuba.

Authorizes the President to furnish assistance and provide other support for individuals and independent nongovernmental organizations to support specified democracy-building efforts for Cuba.

Authorizes appropriations to the President to establish a fund to provide assistance to a transition government in Cuba.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Workforce Reduction and
Reform Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. FREEZE ON PAY AND BONUSES OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Extension of Pay Freeze for Federal Employees to 3 Years.--
Section 147 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Public Law 111-
242) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``December 31, 2012''
        and inserting ``December 31, 2014''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``December 31, 2012''
        and inserting ``December 31, 2014''.
    (b) 3-Year Freeze on Bonuses.--
            (1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
                    (A) the term ``agency'' has the meaning given under
                section 4501(1) of title 5, United States Code; and
                    (B) the term ``employee'' has the meaning given
                under section 4501(2) of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Freeze on bonuses.--Notwithstanding any other provision
        of law, during each of fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014, no
        agency may pay any bonus (including any recruitment or
        retention bonus) or any cash award (including any performance-
        based cash award under section 4505a of title 5, United States
        Code, or any similar provision of law) to any employee.

SEC. 3. REDUCTION IN FEDERAL WORKFORCE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``agency'' means an Executive agency as
        defined under section 105 of title 5, United States Code,
        excluding the Government Accountability Office;
            (2) the term ``Federal employee'' means an employee as
        defined under section 2105 of title 5, United States Code; and
            (3) the term ``total number of Federal employees'' means
        the total number of Federal employees in all agencies.
    (b) Limitation.--The President, through the Office of Management
and Budget (in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management),
shall take appropriate measures to ensure that, effective beginning in
fiscal year 2022, the total number of Federal employees shall not
exceed 85 percent of the total number of Federal employees on September
30, 2011.
    (c) Monitoring and Notification.--The Office of Management and
Budget (in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management)--
            (1) shall continuously monitor all agencies and make a
        determination, as of September 30, 2011, and the last day of
        each quarter of each fiscal year beginning thereafter, as to
        whether or not the total number of Federal employees exceeds
        the maximum number allowable under subsection (b); and
            (2) whenever a determination under paragraph (1) is made
        that the total number of Federal employees exceeds the maximum
        number allowable under subsection (b), shall provide written
        notice to that effect to the President and Congress within 14
        days after the last day of the quarter to which such
        determination relates.
    (d) Compliance.--Whenever, with respect to the quarter ending on
September 30, 2021, or any subsequent quarter, the Office of Management
and Budget provides written notice under subsection (c)(2) that the
total number of Federal employees exceeds the maximum number allowable
under subsection (b), no agency may thereafter appoint any employee to
fill any vacancy within such agency until the Office of Management and
Budget provides written notice to the President and Congress of a
determination under subsection (c)(1) that the total number of Federal
employees no longer exceeds the maximum number allowable under
subsection (b). Any notice under the preceding sentence shall be
provided within 14 days after the last day of the quarter to which the
determination relates.
    (e) Waiver.--This section may be waived upon a determination by the
President that--
            (1) the existence of a state of war or other national
        security concern so requires; or
            (2) the existence of an extraordinary emergency threatening
        life, health, public safety, property, or the environment so
        requires.
    (f) Counting Rule.--For purposes of this section, any determination
of the number of employees in an agency shall be expressed on a full-
time equivalent basis.
    (g) Limitation on Procurement of Service Contracts.--The President,
through the Office of Management and Budget (in consultation with the
Office of Personnel Management), shall take appropriate measures to
ensure that there is no increase in the procurement of service
contracts by reason of the enactment of this section, except in cases
in which a cost comparison demonstrates that such contracts would be to
the financial advantage of the Government.
    (h) Regulations.--Any regulations necessary to carry out this
section may be prescribed by the President or his designee.

SEC. 4. REDUCTION IN CONTRACT EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``agency'' means an
Executive agency as defined under section 105 of title 5, United States
Code, excluding the Government Accountability Office.
    (b) Limitation.--The President, through the Office of Management
and Budget (in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management),
shall take appropriate measures to ensure that, effective beginning in
fiscal year 2022, the total number of contract employees shall not
exceed 85 percent of the total number of contract employees on
September 30, 2011.
    (c) Monitoring and Notification.--The Office of Management and
Budget (in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management)--
            (1) shall continuously monitor all agencies and make a
        determination, as of September 30, 2011, and the last day of
        each quarter of each fiscal year beginning thereafter, as to
        whether or not the total number of contract employees exceeds
        the maximum number allowable under subsection (b); and
            (2) whenever a determination under paragraph (1) is made
        that the total number of contract employees exceeds the maximum
        number allowable under subsection (b), shall provide written
        notice to that effect to the President and Congress within 14
        days after the last day of the quarter to which such
        determination relates.
    (d) Compliance.--Whenever, with respect to the quarter ending on
September 30, 2021, or any subsequent quarter, the Office of Management
and Budget provides written notice under subsection (c)(2) that the
total number of contract employees exceeds the maximum number allowable
under subsection (b), no agency may thereafter appoint any employee to
fill any vacancy within such agency until the Office of Management and
Budget provides written notice to the President and Congress of a
determination under subsection (c)(1) that the total number of contract
employees no longer exceeds the maximum number allowable under
subsection (b). Any notice under the preceding sentence shall be
provided within 14 days after the last day of the quarter to which the
determination relates.
    (e) Waiver.--This section may be waived upon a determination by the
President that--
            (1) the existence of a state of war or other national
        security concern so requires; or
            (2) the existence of an extraordinary emergency threatening
        life, health, public safety, property, or the environment so
        requires.
    (f) Counting Rule.--For purposes of this section, any determination
of the number of contact employees shall be expressed on a full-time
equivalent basis.
    (g) Regulations.--Any regulations necessary to carry out this
section may be prescribed by the President or his designee.

SEC. 5. LIMITATION OF GOVERNMENT TRAVEL COSTS.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``agency''--
            (1) has the meaning given under section 5701(1) of title 5,
        United States Code; and
            (2) does not include the Department of Defense.
    (b) Limitation.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
        law, the total amount which is paid or reimbursed by an agency
        under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code
        (relating to travel and subsistence expenses; mileage
        allowances for official travel by Federal employees) may not--
                    (A) for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013, exceed
                50 percent of the total amount so paid or reimbursed by
                such agency for fiscal year 2011; and
                    (B) for fiscal year 2014, exceed 25 percent of the
                total amount so paid or reimbursed by such agency for
                fiscal year 2011.
            (2) Exceptions.--For purposes of carrying out paragraph
        (1), there shall not be taken into account the amounts paid or
        reimbursed for--
                    (A) any subsistence or travel expenses for
                threatened law enforcement personnel, as described in
                section 5706a of title 5, United States Code; or
                    (B) any other expenses for which an exception is
                established under paragraph (3) for reasons relating to
                national security or public safety.
            (3) Regulations.--Any regulations necessary to carry out
        this subsection shall, in consultation with the Director of the
        Office of Management and Budget, be prescribed by the same
        respective authorities as are responsible for prescribing
        regulations under section 5707 of title 5, United States Code.
    (c) Reserve Travel Amount.--
            (1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``reserve
        travel amount'' means an amount equal to 10 percent of the
        total amount of appropriations made available to an agency in
        any fiscal year for purposes of payment or reimbursement by
        that agency under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United
        States Code (relating to travel and subsistence expenses;
        mileage allowances for official travel by Federal employees).
            (2) Requirement.--For each of fiscal years 2012 through
        2014, each agency shall have a reserve travel amount available
        for expenditure or obligation on September 1 of each such
        fiscal year for purposes of payment or reimbursement by that
        agency under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United
        States Code (relating to travel and subsistence expenses;
        mileage allowances for official travel by Federal employees).

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Federal Workforce Reduction and Reform Act of 2011 - Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, to extend the freeze on statutory pay adjustments for federal civilian employees and increases in the rates of basic pay for senior executives or senior-level employees through December 31, 2014. Prohibits agencies from paying bonuses (including any recruitment or retention bonus) or cash awards (including performance-based cash awards) to employees during FY2012-FY2014.

Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1)  take appropriate measures to ensure that the total number of federal employees or contract employees, beginning in FY2022, does not exceed 85% of the total number of federal employees on September 30, 2011; (2) continuously monitor all agencies, make a determination on whether the total number of federal employees in any quarter of a fiscal year exceeds the maximum number allowed by this Act, and notify the President and Congress if the number exceeds the maximum; and (3) ensure that there is no increase in the procurement of service contracts due to this Act unless a cost comparison demonstrates that such contracts would be financially advantageous to the federal government.

Prohibits a federal agency from filling any vacancy until OMB provides written notice to the President and Congress that the number of federal or contract employees does not exceed the limitation imposed by this Act.

Allows the President to waive the workforce limitations imposed by this Act if the President determines that the existence of a state or war or other national security concern or the existence of an extraordinary emergency threatening life, health, public safety, property, or the environment so requires.

Imposes limitations on the amount allowed for the reimbursement of travel costs incurred by federal employees (except employees of the Department of Defense [DOD]) in FY2012-FY2014 unless such expenses are incurred by threatened law enforcement personnel or for reasons relating to national security or public safety.


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SECTION 1. TAX CREDIT FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION EXPENDITURES.

    (a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits)
is amended by redesignating section 35 as section 36 and by inserting
after section 34 the following new section:

``SEC. 35. ENERGY CONSERVATION EXPENDITURES.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an individual, there
shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle
for the taxable year an amount equal to the energy conservation
expenditures made by the taxpayer during such year.
    ``(b) Maximum Credit.--The amount of the credit allowed under
subsection (a) with respect to each dwelling unit for the taxable year
shall not exceed $2,000.
    ``(c) Energy Conservation Expenditures.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `energy conservation
        expenditures' means expenditures made by the taxpayer for
        qualified energy property--
                    ``(A) which is certified to equal or exceed energy
                conservation standards for such property or for the
                installation of such property as prescribed by the
                Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of
                Energy, and
                    ``(B) which is installed on or in connection with a
                dwelling unit--
                            ``(i) which is located in the United
                        States, and
                            ``(ii) which is used by the taxpayer as a
                        residence.
        Such term includes expenditures for labor costs properly
        allocable to the onsite preparation, assembly, or installation
        of the property.
            ``(2) Qualified energy property.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified energy
                property' means--
                            ``(i) swimming pool and hot tub covers,
                            ``(ii) ceiling insulation,
                            ``(iii) weatherstripping,
                            ``(iv) water heater insulation blankets,
                            ``(v) low-flow showerheads,
                            ``(vi) caulking in ceilings,
                            ``(vii) insulation of plenums and ducts,
                            ``(viii) installation of storm windows with
                        a U-value of 0.45 or less,
                            ``(ix) thermal doors and windows,
                            ``(x) duty cyclers,
                            ``(xi) clock thermostats,
                            ``(xii) evaporative coolers,
                            ``(xiii) whole house fans,
                            ``(xiv) external shading devices,
                            ``(xv) thermal energy storage devices with
                        central control systems,
                            ``(xvi) controls and automatic switching
                        devices between natural and electric lighting,
                        or
                            ``(xvii) any other property that the
                        Secretary of Energy determines to be an
                        effective device for the conservation of
                        energy.
    ``(d) Certification.--
            ``(1) Products.--A certification with respect to a
        qualified energy property shall be made by the manufacturer of
        such property.
            ``(2) Installation.--A certification with respect to the
        installation of a qualified energy property shall be made by
        the person who sold or installed the property.
            ``(3) Form of certifications.--Certifications referred to
        in this subsection shall be in such form as the Secretary shall
        prescribe, and, except in the case of a certification by a
        representative of a local building regulatory authority, shall
        include the taxpayer identification number of the person making
        the certification.
    ``(e) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Dollar amounts in case of joint occupancy.--In the
        case of any dwelling unit which if jointly occupied and used
        during any calendar year as a residence by 2 or more
        individuals the following shall apply:
                    ``(A) The amount of the credit allowable under
                subsection (a) by reason of expenditures (as the case
                may be) made during such calendar year by any of such
                individuals with respect to such dwelling unit shall be
                determined by treating all of such individuals as 1
                taxpayer whose taxable year is such calendar year.
                    ``(B) There shall be allowable with respect to such
                expenditures to each of such individuals, a credit
                under subsection (a) for the taxable year in which such
                calendar year ends in an amount which bears the same
                ratio to the amount determined under subparagraph (A)
                as the amount of such expenditures made by such
                individual during such calendar year bears to the
                aggregate of such expenditures made by all of such
                individuals during such calendar year.
            ``(2) Tenant-stockholder in cooperative housing
        corporation.--In the case of an individual who is a tenant-
        stockholder (as defined in section 216) in a cooperative
        housing corporation (as defined in such section), such
        individual shall be treated as having made his tenant-
        stockholder's proportionate share (as defined in section
        216(b)(3)) of any expenditures of such corporation.
            ``(3) Condominiums.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of an individual who
                is a member of a condominium management association
                with respect to a condominium which he owns, such
                individual shall be treated as having made his
                proportionate share of any expenditures of such
                association.
                    ``(B) Condominium management association.--For
                purposes of this paragraph, the term `condominium
                management association' means an organization which
                meets the requirements of paragraph (1) of section
                528(c) (other than subparagraph (E) thereof) with
                respect to a condominium project substantially all of
                the units of which are used as residences.
            ``(4) Joint ownership of energy items.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any expenditure otherwise
                qualifying as a energy conservation expenditure shall
                not be treated as failing to so qualify merely because
                such expenditure was made with respect to 2 or more
                dwelling units.
                    ``(B) Limits applied separately.--In the case of
                any expenditure described in subparagraph (A), the
                amount of the credit allowable under subsection (a)
                shall (subject to paragraph (1)) be computed separately
                with respect to the amount of the expenditure made for
                each dwelling unit.
            ``(5) Allocation in certain cases.--If less than 80 percent
        of the use of an item is for nonbusiness residential purposes,
        only that portion of the expenditures for such item which is
        properly allocable to use for nonbusiness residential purposes
        shall be taken into account.
            ``(6) When expenditure made; amount of expenditure.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
                subparagraph (B), an expenditure with respect to an
                item shall be treated as made when the original
                installation of the item is completed.
                    ``(B) Expenditures part of building construction.--
                In the case of an expenditure in connection with the
                construction or reconstruction of a structure, such
                expenditure shall be treated as made when the original
                use of the constructed or reconstructed structure by
                the taxpayer begins.
                    ``(C) Amount.--The amount of any expenditure shall
                be the cost thereof.
            ``(7) Other applicable rules.--Rules similar to the rules
        of paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 48(a) shall apply for
        purposes of this section.
    ``(f) Basis Adjustments.--For purposes of this subtitle, if a
credit is allowed under this section for any expenditure with respect
to any property, the increase in the basis of such property which would
(but for this subsection) result from such expenditure shall be reduced
by the amount of the credit so allowed.
    ``(g) Denial of Double Benefit.--No deduction or other credit shall
be allowed under this chapter for any expenditure for which credit is
allowed under this section.
    ``(h) Election To Have Credit Not Apply.--A taxpayer may elect to
have this section not apply for any taxable year.
    ``(i) Application of Section.--This section shall apply to
expenditures with respect to property placed in service after December
31, 2000.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is
        amended by striking ``or'' before ``enacted'' and by inserting
        before the period at the end ``, or from section 35 of such
        Code''.
            (2) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of
        subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
        is amended by striking the item relating to section 35 and
        inserting the following new items:

                              ``Sec. 35. Energy conservation
                                        expenditures.
                              ``Sec. 36. Overpayments of tax.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 2000.

SEC. 2. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO RETROFIT SCHOOLS TO INCREASE ENERGY
              EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a program
to be known as the ``Elementary and Secondary School Energy Efficiency
and Conservation Program''.
    (b) Grants.-- In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall
provide grants to local educational agencies to retrofit elementary and
secondary schools to increase energy efficiency and conservation.
    (c) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this
section, a local educational agency shall submit to the Secretary an
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may require.
    (d) Use of Funds.--Amounts provided to a local educational agency
under a grant under this section shall be used to pay the costs of--
            (1)(A) energy-efficient heating, ventilation, and air
        conditioning; and
            (B) other equipment that would increase the energy
        efficiency of a school; and
            (2) insulation and other materials and equipment that would
        decrease the amount of energy required to operate a school.
    (e) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary
shall give priority to projects to retrofit elementary and secondary
schools in low-income school districts.
    (f) Cost Sharing.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        Federal share of the cost of a project funded with a grant
        under this section shall be not more than 50 percent.
            (2) Financial hardship.--In a case of financial hardship,
        the Secretary may provide a grant in an amount exceeding 50
        percent of the cost of the project.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2002 through 2006.

SEC. 3. ELECTRIC UTILITY DISCLOSURE OF PEAK HOUR AND NONPEAK HOUR
              ELECTRIC ENERGY USE BY CONSUMERS.

    Each electric utility that sells electric energy at retail shall--
            (1) disclose in each billing statement--
                    (A) the amount of electric energy used by the
                consumer during peak hours (as defined by the electric
                utility) and nonpeak hours during the billing period;
                and
                    (B) the rate charged during peak hours and nonpeak
                hours during the billing period; and
            (2) from time to time provide consumers information
        concerning ways of reducing electric energy consumption during
        peak hours.

Output: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an annual residential energy credit of up to $2,000 for qualifying conservation expenditures.Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish the Elementary and Secondary School Energy Efficiency and Conservation Program to provide grants to local educational agencies to retrofit schools for increased energy conservation.Requires electric utility company billing statements to provide peak and nonpeak hour energy use and rate information.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Urban Watershed Model
Restoration Act''.

SEC. 2. ANACOSTIA RIVER WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION PILOT
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency shall develop and carry out a pilot program to serve as a
national model for the restoration of urban watersheds and community
environments. The purposes of the program shall be to demonstrate
methods to encourage urban communities to use their environmental
resources as a catalyst for sustainable community redevelopment and to
meet the objectives of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,
including stormwater, combined sewer overflows, and other water quality
objectives. The program shall have a dual function of restoration and
protection of river resources and reduction of environmental human
health risks in the surrounding communities.
    (b) Location.--The pilot program under this section shall be
carried out in the Anacostia River watershed, District of Columbia and
Maryland.
    (c) Activities.--In carrying out the program under this section,
the Administrator shall--
            (1) integrate on a community or geographic basis the
        regulatory and nonregulatory programs of the Environmental
        Protection Agency with other Federal, State, and local
        government programs and provide effective coordination among
        such programs;
            (2) support baseline monitoring efforts of State and local
        governments to determine key trends in ambient environmental
        conditions for the purpose of filling gaps in critical data
        about the environmental condition of the watershed;
            (3) develop and maintain environmental indicators in
        conjunction with interested public entities and ensure regular
        public reporting of these indicators;
            (4) provide grants in accordance with subsection (d) to
        local community groups and nonprofit organizations to foster
        community involvement in the decisionmaking process,
        environmental educational goals, and restoration strategies;
            (5) assist in the establishment of measurable goals for
        such restoration;
            (6) maintain annual program plans which provide for public
        input;
            (7) provide opportunities for the education of school
        children and community groups on local environmental resources
        and on what individuals can do to reduce environmental and
        health risks;
            (8) develop consensus strategies for the restoration and
        protection of the watershed in cooperation with other Federal,
        State, and local groups to address critical issues and needs;
            (9) maintain a biennial Federal work planning process for
        Federal landholders and programmatic agencies to identify
        specific opportunities and needs for Federal activities in
        support of the pilot program's goals;
            (10) demonstrate new technologies and approaches which are
        applicable nationally to stormwater management, combined sewer
        overflow control, floatables reduction, forest buffer
        restoration, and other activities being conducted under the
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act;
            (11) participate in urban habitat improvement projects in
        the watershed on a demonstration basis;
            (12) assist in the implementation of the regional action
        plan for toxics reduction and prevention in the watershed;
            (13) implement on the ground projects for restoration of
        the watershed to the extent they are unique or transferable to
        national audiences; and
            (14) maintain and enhance the Biennial Work Plan for the
        Anacostia River Watershed published by the United States Army
        Corp of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency on
        April 22, 1997, for the purpose of identifying specific
        opportunities for Federal landholders to contribute to the
        pilot program.
    (d) Challenge Grants.--
            (1) Set-aside.--The Administrator may set aside no less
        than $400,000 of amounts appropriated to carry out this section
        for each fiscal year to make grants under subsection (c)(4).
            (2) Environmental protection agency share.--The
        Environmental Protection Agency's share of the costs of
        activities to be carried out with a grant under this section
        shall be not less than 75 percent. The remaining share of such
        costs may be provided through in-kind contributions and may be
        provided from Federal funds appropriated to carry out any law,
        other than this Act, if the Federal agency making such funds
        available agrees.
    (e) Coordination.--In carrying out the pilot program under this
section, the Administrator shall work in coordination with other
Federal agencies, particularly the Army Corps of Engineers, to identify
projects and activities which are supportive of the goals of the pilot
program.
    (f) Reports.--The Administrator shall transmit to Congress by
January 1 of each fiscal years 2000 through 2004 a report on the
activities carried out under, and results of, the pilot program during
the preceding fiscal year, including a report on the technical,
managerial, and public involvement aspects of the pilot program which
are transferable to other urban areas.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $750,000 for each of fiscal
years 2000 through 2004. Such sums shall remain available until
expended.

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Authorizes the Administrator to set aside amounts for grants to local community groups and nonprofit organizations to foster community involvement in the decision making process, environmental educational goals, and restoration strategies.
Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security
Disability Amendments Act of 1994''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Disregard deemed income and resources of ineligible spouse when
                            determining continued eligibility under
                            section 1619(b).
Sec. 3. Plans for achieving self-support not disapproved within 60 days
                            to be deemed approved.
Sec. 4. Expansion of plans for achieving self-support to include
                            housing goals.
Sec. 5. Regulations regarding completion of plans for achieving self-
                            support.
Sec. 6. Treatment of certain grant, scholarship, or fellowship income
                            as earned income for SSI purposes.
Sec. 7. SSI eligibility for students temporarily abroad.
Sec. 8. Effective date.

SEC. 2. DISREGARD DEEMED INCOME AND RESOURCES OF INELIGIBLE SPOUSE WHEN
              DETERMINING CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY UNDER SECTION 1619(b).

    Section 1614(f)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1382c(f)(1)) is amended by inserting ``(other than under section
1619(b))'' after ``benefits''.

SEC. 3. PLANS FOR ACHIEVING SELF-SUPPORT NOT DISAPPROVED WITHIN 60 DAYS
              TO BE DEEMED APPROVED.

    (a) Amendments to Income Exclusion Rules.--Section 1612(b)(4) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(b)(4)(A)) is amended in each
of subparagraphs (A) and (B) by inserting ``and, for purposes of this
clause, a completed plan for achieving self-support which is not
disapproved by the Secretary within 60 days after the date of
submission shall be deemed to be approved by the Secretary until
subsequently disapproved by the Secretary (with appropriate
notification to the individual),'' after ``plan,''.
    (b) Amendment to Resource Exclusion Rule.--Section 1613(a)(4) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382b(a)(4)) is amended by inserting ``, and, for
purposes of this paragraph, a completed plan for achieving self-support
which is not disapproved by the Secretary within 60 days after the date
of submission shall be deemed to be approved by the Secretary until 6
months after subsequently disapproved by the Secretary (with
appropriate notification to the individual)'' after ``such plan''.

SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF PLANS FOR ACHIEVING SELF-SUPPORT TO INCLUDE
              HOUSING GOALS.

    (a) Income Disregard Rules.--Section 1612(b)(4) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(b)(4)) is amended in each of
subparagraphs (A)(iii) and (B)(iv), by inserting ``, containing a
career or housing goal, that has been'' before ``approved''.
    (b) Resource Disregard Rules.--Section 1613(a)(4) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1382b(a)(4)) is amended by inserting ``, containing a career or
housing goal, that has been'' before ``approved''.

SEC. 5. REGULATIONS REGARDING COMPLETION OF PLANS FOR ACHIEVING SELF-
              SUPPORT.

    Section 1633 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1383b) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) The Secretary shall establish by regulation time limits and
other criteria--
            ``(1) which are related to an individual's career or
        housing goal included in a plan for achieving self-support, and
            ``(2) that take into account the difficulty of achieving
        self-support based on the needs of the individual and the goals
        of the plan.''.

SEC. 6. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN GRANT, SCHOLARSHIP, OR FELLOWSHIP INCOME
              AS EARNED INCOME FOR SSI PURPOSES.

    Section 1612(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1382a(a)(1)), as amended by section 309 of this Act, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (E); and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) any grant, scholarship, or fellowship
                described in section 1612(b)(7) to the extent not
                excluded from income pursuant to such section; and''.

SEC. 7. SSI ELIGIBILITY FOR STUDENTS TEMPORARILY ABROAD.

    Section 1611(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(f)) is
amended by adding at the end the following: ``The first sentence of
this subsection shall not apply to any individual who was eligible to
receive a benefit under this title for the month immediately preceding
the first month during all of which such individual is outside the
United States and who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary
that the individual's absence from the United States will be temporary
and for the purpose of conducting studies as part of an educational
program designed to prepare the individual for gainful employment and
sponsored by a school, college, or university in the United States.''.

SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amendments made by
this Act shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st calendar month
that begins 90 or more days after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

Output: Social Security Disability Amendments Act of 1994 - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) disregard the deemed income and resources of an ineligible spouse when determining the continued eligibility of the disabled spouse for Medicaid; (2) provide that individual Plans for Achieving Self Support (PASS) shall be deemed approved unless disallowed within 60 days by the Social Security Administration; (3) disregard the income and/or resources received by a PASS recipient for the purpose of achieving housing or career goals; (4) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations that consider both individual career and housing goals, and the difficulty of achieving self-support; (5) treat certain grant, scholarship, or fellowship income as earned income according to a certain formula; and (6) retain SSI eligibility for students temporarily outside the United States who demonstrate that their absence is to conduct studies as part of an educational program sponsored by an educational institution in the United States and designed to prepare the individual for gainful employment.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Gold King Mine Spill Accountability
Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. SPECIAL INVESTIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ROLE
              IN GOLD KING MINE SPILL.

    (a) Appointment.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall appoint a special
investigator, dedicated full time, to conduct an investigation in order
to determine--
            (1) who was at fault for the Gold King Mine spill;
            (2) which individuals were responsible for the decisions
        that led to the spill; and
            (3) what downstream environmental effects were caused by
        the actions of the Environmental Protection Agency, or the
        Environmental Protection Agency's failure to take action, after
        the Gold King Mine spill.
    (b) Compensation From Environmental Protection Agency.--The special
investigator shall be compensated for expenses incurred in the course
of conducting the investigation under subsection (a) by amounts
provided in advance in appropriation Acts to the Administrator. The
special investigator shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of
basic pay for GS-14 of the General Schedule. If the special
investigator is a full-time officer or employee of the United States,
the special investigator may not receive additional pay, allowances, or
benefits by reason of his or her service as a special investigator
under this section.
    (c) Authorities of Special Investigator.--
            (1) Staff.--The special investigator may appoint and fix
        the pay of additional personnel as the special investigator
        considers appropriate. Staff members appointed by the special
        investigator under this paragraph who are full-time officers or
        employees of the United States may not receive additional pay,
        allowances, or benefits by reason of their service to the
        special investigator.
            (2) Staff of federal agencies.--Upon the request of the
        special investigator, the head of any Federal department or
        agency may detail any of the personnel of that department or
        agency to assist the special investigator in carrying out his
        or her duties under this section.
            (3) Obtaining official data.--The special investigator may
        secure directly from any department or agency of the United
        States information necessary to enable the special investigator
        to carry out this section. Upon the request of the special
        investigator, the head of that department or agency shall
        furnish that information to the special investigator.
            (4) Subpoena power.--
                    (A) In general.--The special investigator may issue
                subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of
                witnesses and the production of any evidence relating
                to any matter that the special investigator is
                empowered to investigate under this section. The
                attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence
                may be required from any place within the United States
                at any designated place of hearing within the United
                States.
                    (B) Failure to obey a subpoena.--If a person
                refuses to obey a subpoena issued under subparagraph
                (A), the special investigator may apply to a United
                States district court for an order requiring that
                person to appear before the special investigator to
                give testimony, produce evidence, or both, relating to
                the matter under investigation. The application may be
                made within the judicial district where the hearing is
                conducted or where that person is found, resides, or
                transacts business. Any failure to obey the order of
                the court may be punished by the court as civil
                contempt.
                    (C) Service of subpoenas.--The subpoenas of the
                special investigator shall be served in the manner
                provided for subpoenas issued by a United States
                district court under the Federal Rules of Civil
                Procedure for the United States district courts.
                    (D) Service of process.--All process of any court
                to which application is made under subparagraph (B) may
                be served in the judicial district in which the person
                required to be served resides or may be found.
    (d) Report of Findings and Conclusions to Congress.--
            (1) Report of findings.--Not later than 180 days after the
        date on which the special investigator is appointed, the
        special investigator shall submit to Congress a report
        containing the results of the investigation under subsection
        (a).
            (2) Report of gao audit.--Not later than 180 days after the
        date on which a report is submitted under paragraph (1), the
        Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report
        containing the results of an audit of the investigation, to
        determine whether--
                    (A) the investigator appointed had any conflict of
                interest relating to the subject matter of the
                investigation or with the Environmental Protection
                Agency; and
                    (B) the findings are based on substantiated
                scientific evidence, as applicable.
            (3) Recipients.--
                    (A) The Speaker of the House of Representatives
                shall refer the reports submitted under paragraphs (1)
                and (2) to the following:
                            (i) The Committees on Science, Space, and
                        Technology, Natural Resources, and Oversight
                        and Government Reform of the House of
                        Representatives.
                            (ii) Each Member of the House of
                        Representatives representing a district that
                        includes the Animas and San Juan River
                        watersheds or any affected area downstream of
                        the Gold King Mine.
                    (B) The President pro tempore of the Senate shall
                refer the reports submitted under paragraphs (1) and
                (2) to the following:
                            (i) The Committees on Energy and Natural
                        Resources and Environment and Public Works of
                        the Senate.
                            (ii) Each Member of the Senate representing
                        a State that includes the Animas and San Juan
                        River watersheds or any affected area
                        downstream of the Gold King Mine.
    (e) Termination.--The authority of the special investigator shall
terminate upon submission of the report under subsection (d)(1).

SEC. 3. COMPENSATION FOR VICTIMS OF GOLD KING MINE SPILL.

    (a) Federal Tort Claims.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), each injured
        person shall be entitled to receive from the United States
        compensation for a claim filed, or civil action brought, under
        chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code (commonly known as
        the ``Federal Tort Claims Act''), arising out of or relating to
        an injury resulting from the Gold King Mine spill.
            (2) Nonapplicability of limitation.--Notwithstanding
        section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, the Administrator
        may provide compensation for a claim under this section in an
        amount greater than $25,000 without prior written approval of
        the Attorney General (or a designee), as the Administrator
        determines to be appropriate.
    (b) Office of Gold King Mine Spill Claims.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is established within the
        Environmental Protection Agency an Office of Gold King Mine
        Spill Claims, in this subsection referred to as the ``Office''.
            (2) Purpose.--The Office shall receive, process, and pay
        claims in accordance with this section.
            (3) Treatment.--The establishment of the Office by this
        subsection shall not diminish the ability of the Administrator
        to carry out the responsibilities of the Environmental
        Protection Agency under any other provision of law.
            (4) Detailees.--Upon the request of the Administrator, the
        head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on a
        reimbursable basis, any personnel of that department or agency
        to the Office to assist in carrying out this section.
    (c) Allowable Damages.--
            (1) Property loss.--A claim that is paid for loss of
        property under this section may include damages resulting from
        the Gold King Mine spill for--
                    (A) any cost resulting from lost tribal subsistence
                from hunting, fishing, firewood gathering, timbering,
                grazing, or agricultural activities, or from lost use
                for traditional or ceremonial uses, conducted on land
                or using water damaged by the Gold King Mine spill;
                    (B) any cost of reforestation or revegetation on
                tribal or non-Federal land, to the extent that the cost
                of reforestation or revegetation is not covered by any
                other Federal program;
                    (C) any costs borne by any injured person to
                determine the extent of--
                            (i) the damages to agricultural land; or
                            (ii) any other damages covered by this
                        section;
                    (D) any costs borne by an injured person to pay for
                water supplies or equipment to treat water during the
                period for which a water supply of the injured person
                was compromised by the Gold King Mine spill; and
                    (E) any other loss that the Administrator
                determines to be appropriate for inclusion as loss of
                property.
            (2) Business loss.--A claim that is paid for a business
        loss under this section may include damages resulting from the
        Gold King Mine spill for--
                    (A) damage to tangible assets or inventory;
                    (B) business interruption losses;
                    (C) overhead costs;
                    (D) employee wages for work not performed; and
                    (E) any other loss that the Administrator
                determines to be appropriate for inclusion as a
                business loss.
            (3) Financial loss.--A claim that is paid for a financial
        loss under this section may include damages resulting from the
        Gold King Mine spill for--
                    (A) an insurance deductible;
                    (B) lost wages or personal income;
                    (C) emergency staffing expenses;
                    (D) debris removal and other cleanup costs; and
                    (E) any other loss that the Administrator
                determines to be appropriate for inclusion as a
                financial loss.
            (4) Non-limitation.--The losses described in paragraphs (1)
        through (3) do not limit any compensation that is otherwise
        available under chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code.
    (d) Compensation.--
            (1) In general.--Any claim for damages compensated under
        this section during a fiscal year shall be paid from
        unobligated funds appropriated to the Environmental Protection
        Agency for that fiscal year.
            (2) Rollover.--To the extent that a claim exceeds the
        amount of unobligated funds available in that fiscal year, the
        remainder of the claim shall be paid from unobligated funds in
        the first subsequent fiscal year in which sufficient
        unobligated funds are available to satisfy such remainder.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Injured person.--The term ``injured person'' means a
        person who suffered injury resulting from the Gold King Mine
        spill.
            (2) Injury.--The term ``injury'' includes any injury for
        which compensation may be provided under chapter 171 of title
        28, United States Code, that is caused by a negligent or
        wrongful act or omission of a Federal officer, employee,
        contractor, or subcontractor while acting within the scope of
        office, employment, or contract, under circumstances in which
        the Federal officer, employee, contractor, or subcontractor, if
        a private person, would be liable to the claimant in accordance
        with the law of the jurisdiction in which the act or omission
        occurred.
            (3) Person.--The term ``person'' means a person who is
        eligible to bring a claim under chapter 171 of title 28, United
        States Code, and may include--
                    (A) an individual;
                    (B) an Indian tribe, tribal corporation, or other
                tribal organization;
                    (C) a non-Federal entity, including a corporation,
                business, partnership, company, association, insurer,
                ditch company, water district, and water company;
                    (D) a State or political subdivision of a State,
                including a county, township, city, school district,
                and special district;
                    (E) the Animas-La Plata Operation, Maintenance, and
                Replacement Association; or
                    (F) a legal representative of an individual or
                entity described in any of subparagraphs (A) through
                (E).

SEC. 4. GOLD KING MINE SPILL RESPONSE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subject to the requirements of subsection (b), the
Administrator shall fund the implementation of the long-term monitoring
program developed by the Long-Term Impact Review Team of the State of
New Mexico for the water quality of the Animas and San Juan Rivers.
    (b) Requirements.--In order to be funded by the Administrator under
subsection (a), the long-term monitoring program shall--
            (1) provide full disclosure to the public of applicable
        water quality and sediment data;
            (2) enable clear and meaningful comparison between those
        data and all relevant water quality standards; and
            (3) meet such other conditions as the Administrator may
        require to administer the program.

SEC. 5. PROHIBITION OF RULE MAKING.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided under subsection (b), the
Administrator may not finalize a rule or engage in a rule making (as
such terms are defined in section 551 of title 5, United States Code)
until all claims processed under section 3 have been paid in full, as
applicable.
    (b) Exceptions.--The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not
apply with respect to--
            (1) such rules as may be required in order to implement
        this Act; and
            (2) any rule that the Administrator determines necessary to
        address an imminent threat to public health or safety, or other
        emergency.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
            (2) Gold king mine spill.--The term ``Gold King Mine
        spill'' means the discharge on August 5, 2015, of approximately
        3,000,000 gallons of contaminated water from the Gold King Mine
        north of Silverton, Colorado, into Cement Creek that occurred
        while contractors of the Environmental Protection Agency were
        conducting an investigation of the Gold King Mine.

Output: Gold King Mine Spill Accountability Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to appoint a special investigator to investigate: (1) who was at fault for the discharge of contaminated water from the Gold King Mine north of Silverton, Colorado, into Cement Creek; (2) which individuals were responsible for the decisions that led to the spill; and (3) what downstream environmental effects were caused by the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) actions, or inactions, after the spill.  The bill: (1) entitles individuals to receive compensation for a claim filed, or civil action brought, under the Federal Tort Claims Act relating to an injury resulting from the spill, and (2) establishes within the EPA the Office of Gold King Mine Spill Claims for processing claims of allowable damages resulting from the spill. The EPA may provide compensation for a claim in an amount greater than $25,000 without the prior approval of DOJ. The EPA must fund the implementation of the long-term monitoring program developed by the Long-Term Impact Review Team of New Mexico, for the water quality of the Animas and San Juan Rivers. The EPA may not finalize or work on any rules (including those not related to the spill) until all claims have been paid, except rules that are necessary to address an imminent threat to public health or safety, or other emergency.