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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Schools Partnerships Act of
2010''.

SEC. 2. HEALTHY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIPS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1769) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Healthy Schools Partnerships Demonstration Program.--
            ``(1) Definition of eligible entity.--In this section, the
        term `eligible entity' means a school food authority that
        demonstrates that the school food authority has collaborated,
        or will collaborate, with 1 or more local partner organizations
        (including academic experts, registered dietitians or other
        nutrition professionals, community partners, or non-profit
        organizations) to achieve the purposes described in paragraph
        (2).
            ``(2) Purposes.--The purposes of the demonstration project
        established under this subsection are--
                    ``(A) to assist schools in improving the
                nutritional standards of school meals and the overall
                school environment; and
                    ``(B) to use local resources and expertise to
                promote collaborations and develop sustainable and
                replicable models for making systemic changes that
                promote good nutrition and healthy living among
                students.
            ``(3) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a
        demonstration project under which the Secretary shall make
        grants to eligible entities to fund collaborations of academic
        experts, nonprofit organizations, registered dietitians or
        other nutrition professionals, community partners, and local
        schools to test and evaluate innovative models to improve
        nutrition education, student decisionmaking, and healthy school
        environments.
            ``(4) Application.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An eligible entity shall submit
                to the Secretary an application at such time, in such
                manner, and containing such information as the
                Secretary may require.
                    ``(B) Contents.--In addition to any other
                requirements of the Secretary, each application shall--
                            ``(i) identify the 1 or more problems that
                        the eligible entity will address;
                            ``(ii) identify the activity that the grant
                        will be used to fund;
                            ``(iii) describe the means by which the
                        activity will improve the health and nutrition
                        of the school environment;
                            ``(iv) list the partner organizations that
                        will participate in the activity funded by the
                        grant; and
                            ``(v) describe the metrics used to measure
                        success in achieving the stated goals.
            ``(5) Priority.--In making grants under this subsection,
        the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that
        demonstrate--
                    ``(A) a severe need to improve the school
                environment, as demonstrated by high numbers of
                students receiving free or reduced price lunches, high
                levels of obesity or other indicators of poor health
                status, and health disparities in the community served
                by the school;
                    ``(B) a commitment by community partners to make
                in-kind or cash contributions; and
                    ``(C) the ability to measure results.
            ``(6) Use of funds.--An eligible entity shall use a grant
        received under this subsection--
                    ``(A) to assess the problem of childhood obesity
                and poor nutrition in the school environment;
                    ``(B) to develop an innovative plan or intervention
                to address specific causes of the problem in
                coordination with outside partners, including by
                developing and testing innovative models to improve
                student health and nutrition as measured by--
                            ``(i) changes that result in healthier
                        school environments, including more nutritious
                        food being served in cafeterias and available a
                        la carte;
                            ``(ii) increased nutrition education;
                            ``(iii) improved ability of students to
                        identify healthier choices;
                            ``(iv) changes in attitudes of students
                        towards healthier food;
                            ``(v) student involvement in making school
                        environments healthier;
                            ``(vi) increased access to physical
                        activity, physical education, and recess;
                            ``(vii) professional development and
                        continuing education opportunities for school
                        administrators, teachers, and school nurses;
                        and
                            ``(viii) changes in school policies that
                        promote access to healthier food and physical
                        activity;
                    ``(C) to implement the plan or intervention in
                partnership with outside partners;
                    ``(D) to measure and evaluate effectiveness of the
                intervention; or
                    ``(E) to assess the sustainability and
                replicability of this model.
            ``(7) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
        to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $2,000,000 for
        each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015.''.

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Healthy Schools Partnerships Act of 2010 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a demonstration project awarding grants to school food authorities that collaborate with academic experts, nonprofit organizations, registered dietitians or other nutrition professionals, community partners, and local schools to test and evaluate innovative models to improve nutrition education, student decisionmaking, and healthy school environments.

Gives grant priority to school food authorities that demonstrate: (1) a severe need to improve the school environment; (2) a commitment by community partners to make in-kind or cash contributions; and (3) the ability to measure results.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDING.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Young Child Tax
Credit Act''.
    (b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Economists have found similar effects of the importance
        of income in the earliest years with returns to school
        achievement.
            (2) Pediatricians and other child development experts have
        long talked about the critical importance of the earliest years
        of life.
            (3) Young children, including babies and toddlers, are the
        poorest people in the country by age.
            (4) With the recent improvements signed into law in
        December, together, the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax
        Credit now lift more children out of poverty than any other
        Federal policies.
            (5) Families with young children receive the smallest child
        tax credits, despite the fact that the economic literature
        suggests that these credits have particularly beneficial
        effects for families with young children.
            (6) Economists have found that large fluctuations in a
        family's income can be detrimental to the development of young
        children. Research on scarcity have found it is hard for
        parents to focus on children if they are worrying about having
        sufficient income to meet their family's needs.

SEC. 2. YOUNG CHILD TAX CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
section 36B the following new section:

``SEC. 36C. YOUNG CHILD TAX CREDIT.

    ``(a) In General.--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 product of--
            ``(1) the applicable dollar amount, multiplied by
            ``(2) the number of qualifying children of the taxpayer for
        which the taxpayer is allowed a deduction under section 151 and
        who (as of the close of such taxable year) have not attained
        age 3.
    ``(b) Applicable Dollar Amount.--For purposes of this section, the
term `applicable dollar amount' means with respect to any taxable year,
the product of--
            ``(1) 1.5, multiplied by
            ``(2) the dollar amount in effect under section 24(a) for
        the taxable year.
    ``(c) Limitation Based on Adjusted Gross Income.--
            ``(1) In general.--The amount of the credit allowable under
        subsection (a) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the
        phaseout amount for each $1,000 (or fraction thereof) by which
        the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income (as defined in
        section 24(b)(1)) exceeds the threshold amount (as defined in
        section 24(b)(2)).
            ``(2) Phaseout amount.--For purposes of this subsection,
        the term `phaseout amount' means 1.5 multiplied by the first
        dollar amount in section 24(b)(1).
    ``(d) Qualifying Child.--For purposes of this section, the term
`qualifying child' has the meaning given such term by section 24(c).
    ``(e) Identification Requirement.--No credit shall be allowed under
this section to a taxpayer with respect to any qualifying child unless
the taxpayer includes the name and taxpayer identification number of
such qualifying child on the return of tax for the taxable year.
    ``(f) Reconciliation of Credit and Advance Credit.--
            ``(1) In general.--The amount of the credit allowed under
        this section for any taxable year shall be reduced (but not
        below zero) by the aggregate amount of any advance payments of
        such credit under section 7527A for such taxable year.
            ``(2) Excess advance payments.--If the aggregate amount of
        advance payments under section 7527A for the taxable year
        exceed the amount of the credit allowed under this section for
        such taxable year (determined without regard to paragraph (1)),
        the tax imposed by this chapter for such taxable year shall be
        increased by the amount of such excess.''.
    (b) Advance Payment of Credit.--Chapter 77 of such Code is amended
by inserting after section 7527 the following new section:

``SEC. 7527A. ADVANCE PAYMENT OF YOUNG CHILD TAX CREDIT.

    ``(a) In General.--As soon as practicable and not later than 1 year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
establish a program for making advance payments of the credit allowed
under section 36C on a monthly basis, or as frequently as the Secretary
determines to be administratively feasible, to taxpayers allowed such
credit (determined without regard to section 36C(f)(1)).
    ``(b) Limitation.--The Secretary may make payments under subsection
(a) only to the extent that the total amount of such payments made to
any taxpayer during the taxable year does not exceed the amount
determined under subsection (a) of section 36C with respect to such
taxpayer (determined without regard to subsections (c) and (f) of such
section). Such program shall make reasonable efforts to apply the
limitation of section 36C(c) with respect to payments made under such
program.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 152(f)(6)(B) of such Code is amended by
        striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iii), by striking the
        period at the end of clause (iv) and inserting ``, and'', and
        by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(v) the credit under section 36C
                        (relating to young child tax credit).''.
            (2) Section 6211(b)(4)(A) of such Code is amended by
        inserting ``36C,'' after ``36B,''.
            (3) Section 6213(g)(2) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (P), by striking the period
        at the end of subparagraph (Q) and inserting ``, and'', and by
        inserting after subparagraph (Q) the following new
        subparagraph:
                    ``(R) an omission of a correct TIN required under
                section 36C(e) (relating to young child tax credit) to
                be included on a return.''.
            (4) Section 6402(m) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``or 32'' and inserting ``, 32 or 36C''.
            (5) Section 6695(g) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``or 32'' and inserting ``32, or 36C''.
            (6) Section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is
        amended by inserting ``36C,'' after ``36B,''.
            (7) 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 inserting after the item relating to section 36B
        the following new item:

``Sec. 36C. Young child tax credit.''.
            (8) The table of sections for chapter 77 of such Code is
        amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7527
        the following new item:

``Sec. 7527A. Advance payment of young child tax credit.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall
        apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.
            (2) Advance payment program.--The Secretary of the
        Treasury, or his designee, shall establish the program
        described in section 7527A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
        (as added by this section) not later than such date.

Output: Young Child Tax Credit Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers a new refundable tax credit based on the number of their qualifying children under the age of three and the taxpayer's adjusted gross income. Advance payments of credit amounts shall be made to taxpayers each month.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Investment
Improvement Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. SBIC PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 308(i)(2) of the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 687(i)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ``In this paragraph, the term `interest' includes only the
maximum mandatory sum, expressed in dollars or as a percentage rate,
that is payable with respect to the business loan amount received by
the small business concern, and does not include the value, if any, of
contingent obligations, including warrants, royalty, or conversion
rights, granting the small business investment company an ownership
interest in the equity or increased future revenue of the small
business concern receiving the business loan.''.
    (b) Funding Levels.--Section 20 of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 631 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)(1)(C)(i), by striking
        ``$800,000,000'' and inserting ``$1,200,000,000''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)(1)(C)(i), by striking
        ``$900,000,000'' and inserting ``$1,500,000,000''.
    (c) Definitions.--
            (1) Small business concern.--Section 103(5) of the Small
        Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 662(5)) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C)
                as clauses (i) through (iii), and indenting
                appropriately;
                    (B) in clause (iii), as redesignated, by adding
                ``and'' at the end;
                    (C) by striking ``purposes of this Act, an
                investment'' and inserting the following: ``purposes of
                this Act--
                    ``(A) an investment''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) in determining whether a business concern
                satisfies net income standards established pursuant to
                section 3(a)(2) of the Small Business Act, if the
                business concern is not required by law to pay Federal
                income taxes at the enterprise level, but is required
                to pass income through to the shareholders, partners,
                beneficiaries, or other equitable owners of the
                business concern, the net income of the business
                concern shall be determined by allowing a deduction in
                an amount equal to the sum of--
                            ``(i) if the business concern is not
                        required by law to pay State (and local, if
                        any) income taxes at the enterprise level, the
                        net income (determined without regard to this
                        subparagraph), multiplied by the marginal State
                        income tax rate (or by the combined State and
                        local income tax rates, as applicable) that
                        would have applied if the business concern were
                        a corporation; and
                            ``(ii) the net income (so determined) less
                        any deduction for State (and local) income
                        taxes calculated under clause (i), multiplied
                        by the marginal Federal income tax rate that
                        would have applied if the business concern were
                        a corporation;''.
            (2) Smaller enterprise.--Section 103(12)(A)(ii) of the
        Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C.
        662(12)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon at
        the end the following: ``except that, for purposes of this
        clause, if the business concern is not required by law to pay
        Federal income taxes at the enterprise level, but is required
        to pass income through to the shareholders, partners,
        beneficiaries, or other equitable owners of the business
        concern, the net income of the business concern shall be
        determined by allowing a deduction in an amount equal to the
        sum of--
                                    ``(I) if the business concern is
                                not required by law to pay State (and
                                local, if any) income taxes at the
                                enterprise level, the net income
                                (determined without regard to this
                                clause), multiplied by the marginal
                                State income tax rate (or by the
                                combined State and local income tax
                                rates, as applicable) that would have
                                applied if the business concern were a
                                corporation; and
                                    ``(II) the net income (so
                                determined) less any deduction for
                                State (and local) income taxes
                                calculated under subclause (I),
                                multiplied by the marginal Federal
                                income tax rate that would have applied
                                if the business concern were a
                                corporation''.
    (d) Technical Corrections.--
            (1) Repeal.--Section 303(g) of the Small Business
        Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 683(g)) is amended by
        striking paragraph (13).
            (2) Issuance of guarantees and trust certificates.--Section
        320 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C.
        687m) is amended by striking ``6'' and inserting ``12''.
            (3) Elimination of table of contents.--Section 101 of the
        Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 661 note) is
        amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This Act may be cited as the `Small Business Investment Act of
1958'.''.

Output:
Small Business Investment Improvement Act of 1999 - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to: (1) define "interest" for purposes of small business loans granted under the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program; and (2) increase the FY 1999 and 2000 funding levels for such program.
Provides for the determination of an eligible small business or smaller enterprise that is not required to pay Federal income tax at the corporate level but that is required to pass income through to its shareholders or partners by using a specified formula to compute its after-tax income.
Requires the Small Business Administration to issue SBIC guarantees and trust certificates at periodic intervals of not less than every 12 (currently, six) months.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Transit and Rail Awareness and
Investments for National Security Act of 2004'' or the ``Safe TRAINS
Act''.

SEC. 2. HOMELAND SECURITY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION GRANTS.

    (a) Authorization.--The Secretary of Homeland Security is
authorized to make grants for the purpose of improving the security of
public transportation systems against acts of terrorism. The grant
program shall be administered by the Under Secretary for Border and
Transportation Security--
            (1) in consultation with the Director of the Office of
        Domestic Preparedness, to ensure that the program is consistent
        with other Department of Homeland Security grant programs;
            (2) with the Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure
        Protection to ensure that grant awards are consistent with
        critical infrastructure risk assessments and protective
        priorities as they relate to public transportation; and
            (3) with the Under Secretary for Science and Technology to
        ensure that technology aspects of grant proposals are feasible
        and generally consistent with existing technologies and
        standards.
    (b) Considerations.--Among the considerations on which grants shall
be awarded are the following:
            (1) Risk of terrorism, including threat assessment,
        vulnerabilities of public transportation systems, potential
        effects of acts of terrorism against public transportation
        systems, and past acts of terrorism against modes of
        transportation.
            (2) Merits of the proposed projects to increase national
        security, based on a consideration of--
                    (A) threats;
                    (B) vulnerabilities;
                    (C) consequences, including human casualties and
                economic impacts;
                    (D) consequence management;
                    (E) the likelihood that such projects would have
                been pursued in the normal course of business and in
                the absence of national security considerations; and
                    (F) feasibility, based on the technical and
                operational merits of the projects.
    (c) Allowable Use of Funds.--Grants made under this section shall
be used for the purposes of--
            (1) support for increased capital investments in cameras,
        close-circuit television, and other surveillance systems;
            (2) increased capital investment in command, control, and
        communications systems, including investments for redundancy
        and interoperability and for improved situational awareness,
        such as emergency call boxes and vehicle locator systems;
            (3) increased training, including for carrying out
        exercises under section 3, and technical support for public
        transportation employees, especially for security awareness,
        prevention, emergency response, including evacuation, and
        decontamination;
            (4) expanded deployment of equipment and other measures,
        including canine detection teams, for the detection of
        explosives and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear
        agents;
            (5) capital improvements and operating activities,
        including personnel expenditures, to increase the physical
        security of stations, vehicles, bridges, and tunnels;
            (6) capital improvements and operating activities to
        improve passenger survivability in the event of an attack,
        including improvements in ventilation, drainage, fire safety
        technology, emergency communications systems, lighting systems,
        passenger egress, and accessibility by emergency response
        personnel;
            (7) acquisition of emergency response and support
        equipment, including fire suppression and decontamination
        equipment; and
            (8) expansion of employee education and public awareness
        campaigns regarding security on public transportation systems.
    (d) Eligible Recipients.--Grants shall be made available under this
section directly to owners, operators, and providers of public
transportation systems. Owners, operators, and providers of
infrastructure over which public transportation operates, but which is
not primarily used for public transportation, may also be eligible for
grants at the discretion of the Secretary.
    (e) Accountability.--The Secretary shall adopt necessary
procedures, including audits, to ensure that grants made under this
section are expended in accordance with the purposes of this Act and
the priorities and other criteria developed by the Secretary. If the
Secretary determines that a recipient has used any portion of the grant
funds received under this section for a purpose other than the
allowable uses specified for that grant under this section, the grantee
shall return any amount so used to the Treasury of the United States.
    (f) Procedures for Grant Award.--The Secretary shall prescribe
procedures and schedules for the awarding of grants under this section,
including application and qualification procedures, and a record of
decision on applicant eligibility. The Secretary shall issue a final
rule establishing the procedures not later than 90 days after the date
of enactment of this Act.
    (g) Cost Share.--Grants made under this section shall account for
no more than--
            (1) 85 percent for fiscal year 2005;
            (2) 80 percent for fiscal year 2006; and
            (3) 75 percent for fiscal year 2007,
of the expense of the purposes for which the grants are used.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the purposes of this
section--
            (1) $1,200,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
            (2) $900,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
            (3) $700,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain available
until expended.

SEC. 3. TRAINING EXERCISES.

    (a) Guidelines.--Not later than 4 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish
guidelines for the conduct by recipients of grants under section 2 of
appropriate exercises for emergency response and public transportation
employee training purposes.
    (b) Plans.--Not later than 6 months after receipt of a grant under
section 2, the recipient of such grant shall transmit to the Secretary
its emergency response plan as well as a plan for conducting exercises
for emergency response and public transportation employee training
purposes pursuant to the guidelines published under subsection (a).
    (c) Exercises.--
            (1) Requirement.--Not later than 1 year after receipt of a
        grant under section 2, the recipient of such grant shall
        conduct an exercise pursuant to the plan for conducting
        exercises transmitted under subsection (b).
            (2) Exemptions.--The Secretary may exempt a grant recipient
        from the requirement under paragraph (1) if the recipient has
        recently conducted an equivalent exercise.
            (3) Notice and report.--Not later than 30 days after
        conducting an exercise under paragraph (1) or as described in
        paragraph (2), the recipient shall notify the Secretary that
        such exercise has been completed, including a description of
        the results of the exercise and findings and lessons learned
        from the exercise, and shall make recommendations for changes,
        if necessary, to existing emergency response plans. If the
        recipient revises an emergency response plan as a result of an
        exercise under this subsection, the recipient shall transmit
        the revised plan to the Secretary not later than 6 months after
        the exercise.
    (d) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide technical
assistance in the design, preparation for, and conduct of emergency
response exercises.
    (e) Use of Plans.--The Secretary shall ensure that information
submitted to the Secretary under this section is protected from any
form of disclosure that might compromise public transportation security
or trade secrets. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Secretary
may use such information, on a nonattributed basis unless otherwise
agreed to by the source of the information, to aid in developing
recommendations, best practices, and materials for use by public
transportation authorities to improve security practices and emergency
response capabilities.

SEC. 4. SECURITY BEST PRACTICES.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, not later than 120 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, develop, disseminate to
appropriate owners, operators, and providers of public transportation
systems, public transportation employees and employee representatives,
and Federal, State, and local officials, and transmit to the Congress a
report containing best practices for the security of public
transportation systems. In developing best practices, the Secretary
shall be responsible for consulting with and collecting input from
owners, operators, and providers of public transportation systems,
public transportation employee representatives, first responders,
industry associations, private sector experts, academic experts, and
appropriate Federal, State, and local officials.

SEC. 5. PUBLIC AWARENESS.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop a national plan for public
outreach and awareness. Such plan shall be designed to increase
awareness of measures that the general public, public transportation
passengers, and public transportation employees can take to increase
public transportation system security. Such plan shall also provide
outreach to owners, operators, providers, and employees of public
transportation systems to improve their awareness of available
technologies, ongoing research and development efforts, and available
Federal funding sources to improve public transportation security. Not
later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall implement the plan developed under this section.

SEC. 6. SECURITY PLAN.

    (a) Requirement.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with
the Secretary of Transportation and in accordance with the Memorandum
of Agreement executed under section 7, shall develop a strategic plan
for the security of the Nation's public transportation systems and
transmit to Congress a report containing a summary of that plan. Such
plan shall--
            (1) include a comprehensive assessment of risks to the
        Nation's public transportation systems, including an assessment
        of threats of terrorist attack, vulnerabilities against
        terrorist attack, and human, economic, and national security
        consequences of terrorist attack;
            (2) take into account actions taken or planned by both
        public and private entities to address identified security
        issues;
            (3) describe measures for prevention, protection, and
        preparedness, including recommended actions and best practices
        (as described in section 4);
            (4) make prioritized recommendations for improving public
        transportation system security;
            (5) identify specific actions the Federal Government should
        take to provide increased security support for public
        transportation systems, both generally and in periods of high
        or severe threat levels of alert;
            (6) identify measures for coordinating initiatives
        undertaken by the public and private sectors to increase
        security of public transportation systems;
            (7) contain an estimate of the cost to implement measures,
        recommendations, and best practices, and other actions
        contained within the plan;
            (8) identify milestones and timeframes for implementing
        measures, recommendations, and best practices, and other
        actions contained within the plan; and
            (9) identify methods for measuring progress against the
        plan and communicating such progress to owners, operators, and
        providers of public transportation systems and to Congress.
    (b) Implementation.--The Secretary shall begin implementation of
the plan not later than 3 months after its development.
    (c) Consultation; Use of Existing Resources.--In developing the
plan under this section, the Secretary shall be responsible for
consulting with and collecting input from owners, operators, and
providers of public transportation systems, public transportation
employee representatives, first responders, industry associations,
private sector experts, academic experts, and appropriate Federal,
State, and local officials.
    (d) Format.--The Secretary may submit the report in both classified
and unclassified formats if the Secretary considers that such action is
appropriate or necessary.
    (e) 2-Year Updates.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of Transportation, shall update the plan every 2 years, as
necessary, and transmit such updated report to Congress.

SEC. 7. MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.

    Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Transportation
shall execute a Memorandum of Agreement governing the roles and
responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security and the
Department of Transportation, respectively, in addressing security
matters for public transportation systems, including the process the
departments will follow to promote communications, efficiency, and
nonduplication of effort. Such Memorandum of Agreement shall also
establish a formal mechanism to ensure coordination and the timely
sharing of expertise and information between the Department of Homeland
Security and the Department of Transportation, as appropriate, in
public transportation security.

SEC. 8. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SECURITY CENTERS.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
establish more than 1 but not more than 4 National Transportation
Security Centers at institutions of higher education to assist in
carrying out this Act and to conduct research and education, and to
develop or provide professional training, including the training of
public transportation employees and public transportation-related
professionals, with emphasis on utilization of intelligent
transportation systems, technologies, and architectures.
    (b) Criteria.--The Secretary shall designate the Centers according
to the following selection criteria:
            (1) The demonstrated commitment of the institution to
        transportation security issues.
            (2) The use of and experience with partnerships with other
        institutions of higher education, Federal laboratories, or
        other nonprofit laboratories.
            (3) Capability to conduct both practical and theoretical
        research and technical systems analysis.
            (4) Utilization of intelligent transportation system
        technologies and architectures.
            (5) Ability to develop professional training programs.
            (6) Capability and willingness to conduct education of
        transportation security professionals.
            (7) Such other criteria that the Secretary may designate.
    (c) Funding.--The Secretary shall provide such funding as is
necessary to the National Transportation Security Centers established
under subsection (a) to carry out this section.

SEC. 9. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION.

    (a) In General.--No employee or other person may be harassed,
prosecuted, held liable, or discriminated against in any way--
            (1) because that person--
                    (A) has commenced or caused to be commenced, or is
                about to commence;
                    (B) has testified or is about to testify at; or
                    (C) has assisted or participated in, or is about to
                assist or participate in any manner in,
        a proceeding or any other action to enhance public
        transportation security; or
            (2) because that person has refused to violate or assist in
        the violation of any law, rule, or regulation related to public
        transportation security.
    (b) Application of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Amendments.--
            (1) Civil action to protect against retaliation in fraud
        cases.--Section 1514A of title 18, United States Code, shall
        apply to subsection (a) of this section as if--
                    (A) an act or refusal to act described in
                subsection (a) were described in such section 1514A;
                and
                    (B) a violation of subsection (a) were a violation
                of such section 1514A(a).
            (2) Retaliating against a witness, victim, or informant.--
        Section 1513(e) of title 18, United States Code, shall apply to
        a violation of subsection (a) of this section as if the
        violation of subsection (a) were a violation of such section
        1513.

SEC. 10. DEFINITION.

    For the purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``public transportation employees'' means
        security personnel, dispatchers, vehicle and vessel operators,
        other onboard employees, maintenance and support personnel, and
        other appropriate employees of owners, operators, and providers
        of public transportation systems; and
            (2) the term ``public transportation systems'' means
        passenger, commuter, and light rail, including Amtrak and
        subways, buses, commuter ferries, and other modes of public
        transit.

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Safe Transit and Rail Awareness and Investments for National Security Act of 2004 (Safe TRAINS Act) - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to improve the security of public transportation systems (including passenger, commuter, and light rail) against acts of terrorism. Sets forth grant uses and requirements.

Directs grant recipients to submit to the Secretary their emergency response plan as well as a plan for conducting exercises for emergency response and public transportation employee training pursuant to guidelines published by the Secretary.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop and disseminate to appropriate owners, operators, and providers of public transportation systems (including public transportation employees), and Federal, State, and local officials, a report containing best practices for the security of public transportation systems; (2) develop a national plan for public outreach and awareness of measures the public can take to increase public transportation system security; (3) develop a strategic plan for the security of the Nation's public transportation systems; (4) execute in conjunction with the Secretary of Transportation, a Memorandum of Agreement governing the responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Transportation, respectively, in addressing security matters for public transportation systems; and (5) establish National Transportation Security Centers at institutions of higher education to assist in carrying out this Act, to conduct research and education, and to develop or provide professional training of public transportation employees.

Sets forth certain whistleblower protections for employees or other persons who have commenced, testified at, or participated in, a proceeding to enhance public transportation security, or who have refused to violate or assist in the violation of any regulation related to public transportation security.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. MACROECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSES.

    (a) In General.--Part A of title IV of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

          ``macroeconomic impact analysis of major legislation

    ``Sec. 407.  (a) Congressional Budget Office.--The Congressional
Budget Office shall, to the extent practicable, prepare for each major
bill or resolution reported by any committee of the House of
Representatives or the Senate (except the Committee on Appropriations
of each House), as a supplement to estimates prepared under section
402, a macroeconomic impact analysis of the budgetary effects of such
bill or resolution for the ten fiscal-year period beginning with the
first fiscal year for which an estimate was prepared under section 402
and each of the next three ten fiscal-year periods. Such estimate shall
be predicated upon the supplemental projection described in section
202(e)(4). The Director shall submit to such committee the
macroeconomic impact analysis, together with the basis for the
analysis. As a supplement to estimates prepared under section 402, all
such information so submitted shall be included in the report
accompanying such bill or resolution.
    ``(b) Economic Impact.--The analysis prepared under subsection (a)
shall describe the potential economic impact of the applicable major
bill or resolution on major economic variables, including real gross
domestic product, business investment, the capital stock, employment,
interest rates, and labor supply. The analysis shall also describe the
potential fiscal effects of the bill or resolution, including any
estimates of revenue increases or decreases resulting from changes in
gross domestic product. To the extent practicable, the analysis should
use a variety of economic models in order to reflect the full range of
possible economic outcomes resulting from the bill or resolution. The
analysis (or a technical appendix to the analysis) shall specify the
economic and econometric models used, sources of data, relevant data
transformations, and shall include such explanation as is necessary to
make the models comprehensible to academic and public policy analysts.
    ``(c) Definitions.--As used in this section--
            ``(1) the term `macroeconomic impact analysis' means--
                    ``(A) an estimate of the changes in economic
                output, employment, interest rates, capital stock, and
                tax revenues expected to result from enactment of the
                proposal;
                    ``(B) an estimate of revenue feedback expected to
                result from enactment of the proposal; and
                    ``(C) a statement identifying the critical
                assumptions and the source of data underlying that
                estimate;
            ``(2) the term `major bill or resolution' means any bill or
        resolution if the gross budgetary effects of such bill or
        resolution for any fiscal year in the period for which an
        estimate is prepared under section 402 is estimated to be
        greater than .25 percent of the current projected gross
        domestic product of the United States for any such fiscal year;
            ``(3) the term `budgetary effect', when applied to a major
        bill or resolution, means the changes in revenues, outlays,
        deficits, and debt resulting from that measure; and
            ``(4) the term `revenue feedback' means changes in revenue
        resulting from changes in economic growth as the result of the
        enactment of any major bill or resolution.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents set forth in
section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 406 the following new
item:

``Sec. 407. Macroeconomic impact analysis of major legislation.''.

SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL CBO REPORT TO BUDGET COMMITTEES.

    Section 202(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(4)(A) After the President's budget submission under
        section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, in addition to
        the baseline projections, the Director shall submit to the
        Committees on the Budget of the House of Representatives and
        the Senate a supplemental projection assuming extension of
        current tax policy for the fiscal year commencing on October 1
        of that year with a supplemental projection for the 10 fiscal-
        year period beginning with that fiscal year, assuming the
        extension of current tax policy.
            ``(B) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term `current
        tax policy' means the tax policy in statute as of December 31
        of the current year assuming--
                    ``(i) the budgetary effects of measures extending
                the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act
                of 2001;
                    ``(ii) the budgetary effects of measures extending
                the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of
                2003;
                    ``(iii) the continued application of the
                alternative minimum tax as in effect for taxable years
                beginning in 2011 pursuant to title II of the Tax
                Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job
                Creation Act of 2010, assuming that for taxable years
                beginning after 2011 the exemption amount shall equal--
                            ``(I) the exemption amount for taxable
                        years beginning in 2011, as indexed for
                        inflation; or
                            ``(II) if a subsequent law modifies the
                        exemption amount for later taxable years, the
                        modified exemption amount, as indexed for
                        inflation; and
                    ``(iv) the budgetary effects of extending the
                estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax
                provisions of title III of the Tax Relief, Unemployment
                Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of
                2010.
            ``(5) On or before July 1 of each year, the Director shall
        submit to the Committees on the Budget of the House of
        Representatives and the Senate, the Long-Term Budget Outlook
        for the fiscal year commencing on October 1 of that year and at
        least the ensuing 40 fiscal years.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives February 2, 2012.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

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Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (CBA) to require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to prepare for each major bill or resolution reported by any congressional committee (except the congressional appropriations committees), as a supplement to CBO cost estimates, a macroeconomic impact analysis of the budgetary effects of such legislation for the 10-fiscal year period beginning with the first fiscal year for which such estimate was prepared and each of the next three 10-fiscal year periods.

Defines "major bill or resolution" as any bill or resolution whose budgetary effects, for any fiscal year in the period for which a CBO cost estimate is prepared, is estimated to be greater than .25% of the current projected U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) for that fiscal year.

Requires the analysis to describe: (1) the potential economic impact of the bill or resolution on major economic variables, including real GDP, business investment, the capital stock, employment, interest rates, and labor supply; and (2) the potential fiscal effects of the measure, including any estimates of revenue increases or decreases resulting from changes in GDP.

Requires the analysis (or a technical appendix to it) to specify the economic and econometric models used, sources of data, relevant data transformations, as well as any explanation necessary to make the models comprehensible to academic and public policy analysts. (Sec. 3) Amends CBA to require the CBO Director, after the President's budget submission and in addition to the baseline projections, to report a supplemental projection to the congressional budget committees, assuming extension of current tax policy for the fiscal year commencing on October 1 of that year, with a supplemental projection for the 10-fiscal year period beginning with that fiscal year, again assuming the extension of current tax policy.

 Defines "current tax policy" as the tax policy in statute as of December 31 of the current year, assuming: (1) the budgetary effects of measures extending the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003; (2) the continued application of the alternative minimum tax (AMT) as in effect for taxable years beginning in 2011, with a specified assumption for taxable years beginning after 2011; and (3) the budgetary effects of extending the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax provisions of title III of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010.

Requires CBO to report to such committees, on or before July 1 of each year, the Long-Term Budget Outlook for: (1) the fiscal year commencing on October 1 of that year, and (2) at least the ensuing 40 fiscal years.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ballistic Missile Defense Act of
1996''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Short-range theater ballistic missiles threaten United
        States Armed Forces wherever engaged abroad. Therefore, the
        expeditious deployment of theater missile defenses to intercept
        ballistic missiles at greater ranges and higher altitudes is
        the highest priority among all ballistic missile defense
        programs.
            (2) The United States is developing defensive systems to
        protect the United States against the threat of limited
        ballistic missile attacks. Ground-based defensive systems are
        attainable, compliant with the ABM Treaty, more affordable than
        spaced-based interceptors or space-based lasers, and can
        protect all of the United States from limited ballistic missile
        attack.
            (3) Defending against ballistic missile attacks upon our
        national territory requires not only missile defenses but arms
        control agreements and nonproliferation measures that lower the
        threat and curb the spread of ballistic missile technology.
            (4) The massive retaliatory capability of the United States
        deterred the Soviet Union, and any other nation, from launching
        an attack by intercontinental ballistic missiles throughout the
        Cold War. The Nuclear Posture Review conducted by the
        Department of Defense affirms the effectiveness of deterrence
        now and into the future. While the threat of intentional attack
        upon the United States has receded, the risk of an accidental
        or unauthorized attack by Russia or China remains but is
        remote.
            (5) United States arms control agreements (notably the
        START I Treaty and the START II Treaty, once implemented) will
        lower the threat to the United States from large-scale nuclear
        attack. The START I Treaty, when fully implemented, will reduce
        deployed warheads by over 40 percent below 1990 levels. By the
        end of 1996, only Russia, among the states of the former Soviet
        Union, will deploy nuclear weapons. The START II Treaty, if
        implemented, will reduce warheads deployed in Russia by 66
        percent below their levels before the Start I Treaty.
            (6) As strategic offensive weapons are reduced, the
        efficacy and affordability of defensive systems increases,
        raising the possibility of deterrence based upon effective
        defenses rather than deterrence based solely upon threat of
        massive retaliation.
            (7) Countries hostile to the United States (such as Iraq,
        Iran, North Korea, and Libya) have manifested an interest in
        developing ballistic missiles capable of reaching the United
        States. These countries may accelerate the development of long-
range missiles if they receive external support, but in the absence of
outside assistance, newly emerging threats may take as long as 15 years
to mature, according to recent intelligence estimates.
            (8) The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the Missile
        Technology Control Regime, the Biological and Chemical Weapons
        Convention, and continuing United States efforts to enforce
        export controls will prevent or delay external assistance
        needed by those countries to develop intercontinental ballistic
        missiles and weapons of mass destruction.
            (9) The ABM Treaty has added to strategic stability by
        restraining the requirement on both sides for strategic
        weapons. At the summit in May 1995, the President of the United
        States and the President of Russia each reaffirmed his
        country's commitment to the ABM Treaty.
            (10) Abrogating the ABM Treaty to deploy a noncompliant
        system will not add to strategic stability if it impedes
        implementation of the START I or START II Treaty. Without the
        removal of strategic weapons scheduled by both treaties, the
        consequences and risks of unauthorized or accidental launches
        will remain undiminished, as will the potential threat of a
        large-scale attack capable of overwhelming any defenses
        deployed.
            (11) If the nuclear arsenal of the United States must be
        maintained at START I levels, significant unbudgeted costs will
        be incurred, encroaching on funds for ballistic missile
        defenses and other defense requirements.
            (12) Should arms control, nonproliferation efforts, and
        deterrence fail, the United States must be able to defend
        itself against limited ballistic missile attack.
            (13) Missile defense systems consistent with the ABM Treaty
        are capable of defending against limited ballistic missile
        attack. Should a national missile defense system require
        modification of the ABM Treaty, the treaty establishes the
        means for the parties to amend the treaty, which the parties
        have used in the past.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY.

    (a) In General.--It is the policy of the United States to develop
by the year 2000 a National Missile Defense System that can be deployed
in 2003.
    (b) Capability of System.--The National Missile Defense System to
be developed pursuant to subsection (a) shall be capable, when
deployed, of providing a highly effective defense of the United States
against limited ballistic missile attacks.
    (c) Testing Before Deployment.--The system developed pursuant to
subsection (a) shall be rigorously tested during development.
    (d) Improvements.--If a decision to deploy the system developed
pursuant to subsection (a) is not made by the end of the year 2000, the
Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the system is improved by
incorporation of evolving technology to increase effectiveness and
reduce costs of a subsequent deployment, and that rigorous testing
continues.

SEC. 4. BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE PRIORITIES.

    The following, in the order listed, shall be the policy of the
United States with respect to the priority for development and
deployment of ballistic missile defense programs:
            (1) First, maintaining the operational readiness of the
        Armed Forces, including a good quality of life for
        servicemembers and their families, and modernization of weapons
        systems to ensure mission effectiveness in the future.
            (2) Second, as part of such modernization, completing the
        development and deployment of essential theater missile defense
        (TMD) systems as soon as practicable.
            (3) Third, developing by the year 2000 for deployment in
        the year 2003 the system referred to in section 3 and section
        5(b) and developing for deployment as soon as practicable the
        space-based sensors described in section 5(c).

SEC. 5. NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE.

    (a) Requirement for National Missile Defense Program.--To implement
the policy established in section 3, the Secretary of Defense shall
initiate a National Missile Defense Program, which shall position the
United States, by the end of the year 2000, to be capable of deploying
a National Missile Defense system, as described in section 3(b), within
three years.
    (b) Elements of the NMD Program.--The National Missile Defense
Program shall include the following elements:
            (1) A ground-based interceptor system that provides
        coverage of the continental United States (including Alaska)
        and Hawaii.
            (2) Fixed ground-based radars.
            (3) Space-based sensors.
            (4) Battle management, command, control and communications
        (BM/C<SUP>3).

SEC. 6. IMPLEMENTATION OF NMD PROGRAM.

    The Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) initiate plans and actions necessary to meet the
        deployment readiness goals specified in section 5(a);
            (2) conduct rigorous integrated system testing using
        elements representative of the National Missile Defense
        architecture referred to in section 5(b);
            (3) prescribe and use streamlined acquisition policies and
        procedures, in accordance with existing law, to reduce the cost
        and increase the efficiency of developing the system referred
        to in section 5(b); and
            (4) develop technologies that have the potential of
        improving the National Missile Defense system prescribed in
        section 5(b).

SEC. 7. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

    Not later than March 15, 1997, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to Congress a report on the Secretary's plan for the National
Missile Defense Program required by this Act. The report shall include
the following matters:
            (1) The Secretary's plan for carrying out this Act,
        including--
                    (A) a detailed description of the system
                architecture selected for development under section
                5(b); and
                    (B) a justification of the architecture selected
                and reasons for the rejection of the other candidate
                architectures.
            (2) The Secretary's estimate of the amount of
        appropriations required for research, development, test,
        evaluation, and for procurement, for each of fiscal years 1997
        through 2003 in order to achieve an initial operational
        capability in 2003.
            (3) A description of promising technologies to be pursued
        in accordance with the requirements of section 6(4).
            (4) A determination of the point at which any activity that
        is required to be carried out under this Act would conflict
        with the terms of the ABM Treaty, together with a description
        of any such activity, the legal basis for the Secretary's
        determination, and an estimate of the time at which such point
        would be reached in order to meet an initial operating
        capability in the year 2003.

SEC. 8. POLICY REGARDING REDUCTION OF THE THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES
              FROM WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.

    (a) Measures To Address Threats From Weapons of Mass Destruction.--
In order to defend against weapons of mass destruction by preventing
the spread of fissile materials and other components of weapons of mass
destruction, the President shall--
            (1) enhance efforts, both unilaterally and in cooperation
        with other nations, to prevent terrorist organizations from
        obtaining and using weapons of mass destruction;
            (2) expedite United States efforts to assist the
        Governments of the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus, and
        Kazakhstan, as appropriate, in improving the safety, security,
        and accountability of fissile materials and nuclear warheads;
            (3) undertake additional steps to prevent weapons of mass
        destruction and their components from being smuggled into the
        United States, through the use of improved security devices at
        United States ports of entry, increased numbers of Border
        Patrol agents, increased monitoring of international borders,
        and other appropriate measures;
            (4) seek the widest possible international adherence to the
        Missile Technology Control Regime and pursue to the fullest
        other export control measures intended to deter and counter the
        spread of weapons of mass destruction and their components; and
            (5) enhance conventional weapons systems to ensure that the
        United States possesses effective deterrent and counterforce
        capabilities against weapons of mass destruction and their
        delivery systems.
    (b) Measures To Address Threats From ICBMs.--In order to reduce the
threat to the United States from weapons of mass destruction delivered
by intercontinental ballistic missiles, including accidental or
unauthorized launches, the President shall--
            (1) urge the Government and Parliament of the Russian
        Federation to ratify the START II Treaty as soon as possible,
        permitting its expeditious entry into force;
            (2) pursue with the Government of the Russian Federation,
        after START II entry-into-force, a symmetrical program of early
        deactivation of strategic forces to be eliminated under START
        II; and
            (3) work jointly with countries possessing intercontinental
        ballistic missiles to improve command and control technology
        and operations to the maximum extent practicable.
    (c) Department of Defense Program.--Consistent with, and in order
to compelement, the steps to be taken by the President under subsection
(a)(3), the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program to enhance
the capabilities of the United States relating to the threat to the
United States of a chemical or biological weapons attack inside the
United States by unconventional means. In carrying out such program,
the Secretary shall take into consideration the assessments and
recommendations of the task force established under subsection (d). The
activities to be carried out by the Secretary under the program shall
include the following:
            (1) Research, development, test, and evaluation of
        technologies relating to any of the following:
                    (A) Detection of chemical or biological weapons.
                    (B) Interception of such weapons.
                    (C) Protection against such weapons.
                    (D) Response to an attack inside the United States
                using such weapons.
                    (E) Decontamination of areas affected by an attack
                using such weapons.
            (2) Training of personnel for the activities specified in
        subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (1).
            (3) Identification of Federal equipment and technologies
        that can be transferred from one Federal agency to another
        agency or to State and local agencies consistent with the
        purposes of the program under this subsection.
    (d) Interagency Task Force.--(1) There is hereby established in the
executive branch an interagency task force to assess, and make
recommendations concerning, the capabilities of the United States
relating to the threat of a chemical or biological weapons attack
inside the United States by unconventional means.
    (2) The task force shall on an ongoing basis assess the current
state of the United States with respect to each of the following and
shall identify and recommend potential improvements:
            (A) The nature of the threat to the United States of a
        chemical or biological weapons attack inside the United States
        by unconventional means.
            (B) Capabilities related to detection and interception of
        such weapons or the possibility of such an attack.
            (C) Capabilities related to protection against the effects
        of such an attack.
            (D) Capabilities related to preparedness for, and response
        to, such an attack.
            (E) Capabilities related to decontamination following such
        an attack.
            (F) Public education concerning the dangers of such an
        attack and the appropriate response to such an attack.
    (3) Membership of the task force shall include representatives of
the following departments and agencies:
            (A) The Department of Defense.
            (B) The Central Intelligence Agency, but only with respect
        to assessment of the nature of the threat.
            (C) The Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau
        of Investigation and the Immigration and Naturalization
        Service.
            (D) The Federal Emergency Management Agency.
            (E) The Department of the Treasury, including the Customs
        Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.
            (F) The Department of Health and Human Services, including
        the Centers for Disease Control.
    (4) In carrying out its activities, the task force shall consult
regularly with, and shall seek the views of, representatives of--
            (A) State and local government law enforcement authorities;
        and
            (B) State and local government emergency planning
        authorities.
    (5) Administrative support for the task force shall be provided by
the Secretary of Defense.
    (e) Annual Report.--The President shall submit to Congress an
annual report on actions by the United States to comply with the
provisions of this section. The first such report shall be submitted
not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 9. POLICY REGARDING THE ABM TREATY.

    (a) In General.--The President shall--
            (1) carry out the policies, programs, and requirements of
        this Act in a manner consistent with the ABM Treaty or through
        processes specified within the ABM Treaty;
            (2) at an appropriate time, seek amendments to the ABM
        Treaty, as provided in Articles XIII and XIV of the Treaty, if
        such amendments are required to deploy the National Missile
        Defense system prescribed in section 5; and
            (3) treat any negotiated amendment to the ABM Treaty as
        having entered into force only if such amendment is made in the
        same manner as a treaty (including the requirement that
        ratification by the United States is subject to the advice and
        consent of the Senate).
    (b) Modifications Restricting TMD Systems.--The United States shall
not be bound by any amendment or other substantive modification to the
ABM treaty that restricts theater ballistic missile defense systems
unless--
            (1) that system is actually flight-tested against a
        ballistic missile that exceeds (A) a range of 3,500 kilometers,
        or (B) a velocity of 5 kilometers per second; or
            (2) the agreement for such modification is made pursuant to
        the requirements of section 235 of the National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110
        Stat. 231).

SEC. 10. ABM TREATY DEFINED.

    For purposes of this Act, the term ``ABM Treaty'' means the Treaty
between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems, signed at Moscow
on May 26, 1972, and includes Protocols to that Treaty signed at Moscow
on July 3, 1974, and all Agreed Statements and amendments to such
Treaty in effect.

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Ballistic Missile Defense Act of 1996 - Declares that it is U.S. policy to develop by the year 2000 a National Missile Defense System (System) that:  (1) can be deployed in 2003; (2) shall be capable of providing a highly effective defense of the United States against limited ballistic missile attacks; and (3) shall be rigorously tested during development.
Sets forth, in the following order, U.S. policy regarding the priority for the development and deployment of ballistic missile defense programs:  (1) maintaining the operational readiness of the armed forces and modernization of weapon systems to ensure mission effectiveness in the future; (2) completing the development and deployment of essential theater missile defense systems; and (3) developing the System by the year 2000 for deployment in the year 2003 and developing space-based sensors.
Directs the Secretary, in order to implement that policy, to initiate a National Missile Defense Program which shall include:  (1) a ground-based interceptor system that provides coverage of the continental United States (including Alaska) and Hawaii; (2) fixed ground-based radars; (3) space-based sensors; and (4) battle management, command, control, and communications.  Specifies Program implementing and reporting requirements.
Requires the President to take specified actions to:  (1) defend against weapons of mass destruction by preventing the spread of fissile materials and other components; (2) reduce the threat to the United States from such weapons delivered by intercontinental ballistic missiles (including by urging Russia to ratify the START II Treaty); and (3)  carry out a program to enhance U.S. capabilities relating to the threat to the United States of a chemical or biological weapons attack inside the United States by unconventional means (establishes in the executive branch an interagency task force to assess and make recommendations concerning such capabilities).
Requires the President to:  (1) carry out requirements of this Act in a manner consistent with the ABM Treaty; (2) seek Treaty amendments necessary to deploy the System; and (3) treat any negotiated Treaty amendment as having entered into force only if it is made in the same manner as a treaty.  Specifies conditions to be satisfied in order for Treaty modifications restricting theater ballistic missile defense systems to be binding on the United States.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Land Freedom Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) as of the date of enactment of this Act--
                    (A) 113,000,000 acres of onshore Federal land are
                open and accessible for oil and natural gas
                development; and
                    (B) approximately 166,000,000 acres of onshore
                Federal land are off-limits or inaccessible for oil and
                natural gas development;
            (2) despite the recent oil and natural gas boom in the
        United States, the number of acres of Federal land leased for
        oil and natural gas exploration has decreased by 24 percent
        since 2008;
            (3) in 2013, the Federal Government leased only 36,000,000
        acres of Federal land, in contrast to the 131,000,000 acres
        that were leased in 1984;
            (4) the reduction in leasing of Federal land harms economic
        growth and Federal revenues;
            (5) in 2013, it took 197 days to process applications for
        permits to drill on Federal land; and
            (6) the States have extensive and sufficient regulatory
        frameworks for permitting oil and natural gas development.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Available federal land.--The term ``available Federal
        land'' means any Federal land that, as of May 31, 2013--
                    (A) is located within the boundaries of a State;
                    (B) is not held by the United States in trust for
                the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe;
                    (C) is not a unit of the National Park System;
                    (D) is not a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge
                System; and
                    (E) is not a congressionally designated wilderness
                area.
            (2) State.--The term ``State'' means--
                    (A) a State; and
                    (B) the District of Columbia.
            (3) State leasing, permitting, and regulatory program.--The
        term ``State leasing, permitting, and regulatory program''
        means a program established pursuant to State law that
        regulates the exploration and development of oil, natural gas,
        and other forms of energy on land located in the State.

SEC. 4. STATE CONTROL OF ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION ON ALL
              AVAILABLE FEDERAL LAND.

    (a) State Leasing, Permitting, and Regulatory Programs.--Any State
that has established a State leasing, permitting, and regulatory
program may--
            (1) submit to the Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture,
        and Energy a declaration that a State leasing, permitting, and
        regulatory program has been established or amended; and
            (2) seek to transfer responsibility for leasing,
        permitting, and regulating oil, natural gas, and other forms of
        energy development from the Federal Government to the State.
    (b) State Action Authorized.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, on submission of a declaration under subsection (a)(1), the
State submitting the declaration may lease, permit, and regulate the
exploration and development of oil, natural gas, and other forms of
energy on Federal land located in the State in lieu of the Federal
Government.
    (c) Effect of State Action.--Any action by a State to lease,
permit, or regulate the exploration and development of oil, natural
gas, and other forms of energy pursuant to subsection (b) shall not be
subject to, or considered a Federal action, Federal permit, or Federal
license under--
            (1) subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5,
        United States Code (commonly known as the ``Administrative
        Procedure Act'');
            (2) the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470
        et seq.);
            (3) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
        seq.); or
            (4) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

SEC. 5. NO EFFECT ON FEDERAL REVENUES.

    (a) In General.--Any lease or permit issued by a State pursuant to
section 4 shall include provisions for the collection of royalties or
other revenues in an amount equal to the amount of royalties or
revenues that would have been collected if the lease or permit had been
issued by the Federal Government.
    (b) Disposition of Revenues.--Any revenues collected by a State
from leasing or permitting on Federal land pursuant to section 4 shall
be deposited in the same Federal account in which the revenues would
have been deposited if the lease or permit had been issued by the
Federal Government.
    (c) Effect on State Processing Fees.--Nothing in this Act prohibits
a State from collecting and retaining a fee from an applicant to cover
the administrative costs of processing an application for a lease or
permit.

Output: Federal Land Freedom Act of 2015 This bill permits a state that has an established leasing, permitting, and regulatory program to: (1) declare to the Secretaries of the Interior, of Agriculture, and of Energy that it has either established or amended the program; and (2) seek to transfer to itself, and to implement, existing federal responsibilities for leasing, permitting, and regulating oil, natural gas, and other forms of energy development.  Any state action to lease, permit, or regulate oil and gas exploration and development shall not be subject to, or considered, a federal action, a federal permit, or a federal license with respect to specified administrative and environmental laws and is therefore exempt from them.  State-issued leases or permits must provide for: (1) the collection of royalties or other revenues in an amount equal to what would have been collected if the lease or permit had been federally issued, and (2) their deposit into the same federal account in which they would have been deposited if the lease or permit had been federally issued.  A state may collect and retain lease or permit application processing fees.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pink Tax Repeal Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON GENDER-BASED PRICING OF CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND
              SERVICES.

    (a) Prohibited Practices.--
            (1) Consumer products.--It shall be unlawful for any person
        to sell or offer for sale in interstate commerce any two
        consumer products from the same manufacturer that are
        substantially similar if such products are priced differently
        based on the gender of the individuals for whose use the
        products are intended or marketed.
            (2) Services.--It shall be unlawful for any person to sell
        or offer for sale any services that are substantially similar
        if such services are priced differently based on the gender of
        the individuals for which the services are performed, offered,
        or marketed.
    (b) Unfair and Deceptive Act or Practice.--A violation of
subsection (a) shall be treated as a violation of a rule prescribed
under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15
U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice in
or affecting interstate commerce.
    (c) Enforcement.--
            (1) Federal trade commission.--The Federal Trade Commission
        shall enforce this section in the same manner, by the same
        means, and with the same jurisdiction as though all applicable
        terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act were
        incorporated into and made a part of this Act.
            (2) State attorneys general.--
                    (A) Civil action.--In any case in which the
                attorney general of a State has reason to believe that
                an interest of the residents of that State has been or
                is adversely affected by a violation of subsection (a),
                the attorney general may, as parens patriae, bring a
                civil action on behalf of the residents of the State in
                an appropriate district court of the United States--
                            (i) to enjoin further violation of this Act
                        by the defendant;
                            (ii) to compel compliance with this Act; or
                            (iii) obtain damages, restitution, or other
                        compensation on behalf of residents of the
                        State.
                    (B) Notice to the ftc.--
                            (i) Notice.--Except as provided in clause
                        (iii), the attorney general of a State shall
                        notify the Commission in writing of any civil
                        action under paragraph (2), prior to initiating
                        such civil action.
                            (ii) Contents.--The notice required by
                        clause (i) shall include a copy of the
                        complaint to be filed to initiate such civil
                        action.
                            (iii) Exception.--If it is not feasible for
                        the attorney general of a State to provide the
                        notice required by clause (i), the State shall
                        provide notice immediately upon instituting a
                        civil action under subparagraph (A).
                    (C) Intervention by the ftc.--Upon receiving notice
                required by subparagraph (B) with respect to a civil
                action, the Commission may--
                            (i) intervene in such action; and
                            (ii) upon intervening, be heard on all
                        matters arising in such civil action and file
                        petitions for appeal of a decision in such
                        action.
                    (D) Preemptive action by the ftc.--If the
                Commission institutes a civil action for violation of
                this Act, no attorney general of a State may bring a
                civil action under this paragraph against any defendant
                named in the complaint of the Commission for violation
                of this Act that is alleged in such complaint.
    (d) Rules of Construction.--
            (1) Substantially similar products.--For purposes of this
        Act, two consumer products are substantially similar if there
        are no substantial differences in the materials used in the
        product, the intended uses of the product, and the functional
        design and features of the product. A difference in coloring
        among any consumer products shall not be construed as a
        substantial difference for purposes of this paragraph.
            (2) Substantially similar services.--For purposes of this
        Act, two services are substantially similar if there is no
        substantial difference in the amount of time to provide the
        services, the difficulty in providing the services, or the cost
        of providing the services.
    (e) Definition of Consumer Product.--The term ``consumer product''
has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Consumer Product
Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052) and includes a device or cosmetics, as such
terms are defined in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321). Such term includes a child restraint
system, as such term is defined in section 571.213 of title 49, Code of
Federal Regulations.

Output: Pink Tax Repeal Act This bill prohibits the sale of substantially similar services or consumer products from the same manufacturer if they are priced differently based on the gender of the individuals to whom the products are marketed or intended or for whom the services are marketed, performed, or offered.  A difference in coloring among consumer products shall not be construed as a substantial difference. Violations shall be treated as unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act. The Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general are authorized to enforce against such violations.