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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Volcano Early Warning and
Monitoring System Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the United States and the territories of the United
        States contain 169 hazardous volcanoes;
            (2) since 1980, eruptions have claimed many lives and cost
        billions of dollars in property damage in the United States;
            (3) ash eruptions pose a hazard to high-flying jet
        aircraft, including the more than 20,000 passengers who travel
        on jets over Alaska every day;
            (4) in 1989, an eruption of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska, caused
        in-flight failure of all 4 engines of a passenger Boeing 747
        aircraft;
            (5) international flights over the Commonwealth of the
        Northern Mariana Islands and the intense domestic air traffic
        of the Pacific Northwest also face potential engine failure in
        the event of an eruption;
            (6) mudflows from ice-clad Cascade volcanoes of the States
        of Washington, Oregon, and California pose a serious hazard to
        cities and transportation arteries in the Pacific Northwest;
            (7) lava flows, toxic gas emissions, and explosions impact
        residents and visitors to Hawaii and have the potential to
        cause catastrophic property damage;
            (8) frequent seismic unrest requires careful monitoring in
        the Mammoth Lakes area of California and Yellowstone National
        Park in the States of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho;
            (9) modern technology, in the form of geophysical
        monitoring networks on the ground and the use of near-real time
        satellite data, makes possible warnings before eruptions,
        giving emergency response agencies and the public time to
        prepare, which minimizes potential damage to property and loss
        of life;
            (10) the efficacy of monitoring is being demonstrated by
        the forecast and subsequent tracking of explosive eruptions of
        Redoubt Volcano by the Alaska Volcano Observatory, a
        partnership of the United States Geological Survey, the
        University of Alaska Fairbanks, and the Alaska Division of
        Geological and Geophysical Surveys;
            (11) the United States Geological Survey and the university
        and State partners of the United States Geological Survey
        operate--
                    (A) the Alaska Volcano Observatory located in
                Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska;
                    (B) the Cascades Volcano Observatory located in
                Vancouver, Washington;
                    (C) the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory located in
                Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii;
                    (D) the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory located in
                Yellowstone National Park in the State of Wyoming,
                Montana, and Idaho; and
                    (E) the Long Valley Observatory, located in Mammoth
                Lakes and Menlo Park, California; and
            (12) a detailed survey of the volcanoes in the United
        States and the monitoring status of those volcanoes has
        revealed a serious monitoring gap, leaving the United States
        exposed to preventable damage from large volcanic eruptions.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United
        States Geological Survey.
            (2) System.--The term ``System'' means the National Volcano
        Early Warning and Monitoring System established under section
        4(a)(1).

SEC. 4. NATIONAL VOLCANO EARLY WARNING AND MONITORING SYSTEM.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish within the
        United States Geological Survey a program, to be known as the
        ``National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System'', to
        monitor, warn, and protect citizens of the United States from
        undue and avoidable harm from volcanic activity.
            (2) Purposes.--The purposes of the System are--
                    (A) to organize, modernize, standardize, and
                stabilize the monitoring systems of the volcano
                observatories in the United States; and
                    (B) to unify the monitoring systems of volcano
                observatories in the United States into a single
                interoperative system.
            (3) Objective.--The objective of the System is to monitor
        all the volcanoes in the United States at a level commensurate
        with the threat posed by the volcanoes by--
                    (A) upgrading existing networks on monitored
                volcanoes; and
                    (B) installing new networks on unmonitored
                volcanoes.
    (b) System Components.--
            (1) In general.--The System shall include--
                    (A) a national volcano watch office that is
                operational 24 hours a day and 7 days a week;
                    (B) a national volcano data center; and
                    (C) an external grants program to support research
                in volcano monitoring science and technology.
            (2) Modernization activities.--Modernization activities
        under the System shall include the comprehensive application of
        emerging technologies, including digital broadband
        seismometers, real-time continuous global positioning systems,
        radar satellite interferometry, and spectrometry to measure gas
        emission.
    (c) Management.--
            (1) Management plan.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
                date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
                submit to Congress a 5-year management plan for
                establishing and operating the System.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The management plan submitted
                under subparagraph (A) shall include--
                            (i) annual cost estimates for modernization
                        activities and operation of the System;
                            (ii) annual milestones, standards, and
                        performance goals; and
                            (iii) recommendations for, and progress
                        towards, establishing new, or enhancing
                        existing, partnerships to leverage resources.
            (2) Advisory committee.--The Secretary shall establish an
        advisory committee to assist the Secretary in implementing the
        System, to be comprised of representatives of relevant agencies
        and members of the scientific community appointed by the
        Secretary.
            (3) Partnerships.--The Secretary may enter into cooperative
        agreements with universities and State agencies designating the
        universities and agencies as volcano observatory partners for
        the System.
            (4) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate the
        activities under this Act with the heads of relevant Federal
        agencies, including--
                    (A) the Secretary of Transportation;
                    (B) the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
                Administration;
                    (C) the Administrator of the National Oceanic and
                Atmospheric Administration; and
                    (D) the Director of the Federal Emergency
                Management Administration.
    (d) Annual Report.--Annually, the Secretary shall submit to
Congress a report that describes the activities carried out under this
Act.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry
out this Act $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and each fiscal year
thereafter.

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National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to establish within USGS a National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System program to monitor volcanic activity and to warn and protect U.S. citizens from harm.

Sets forth as System purposes to organize, modernize, standardize, and stabilize monitoring systems of U.S. volcano observatories and to unify monitoring systems into a single interoperative system. Sets forth as System objectives to monitor all U.S. volcanoes at a level commensurate with the threat they pose by upgrading existing networks on monitored volcanoes and installing new networks on unmonitored volcanoes.

Requires the System to include: (1) a national volcano watch office that is operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week; (2) a national volcano data center; and (3) an external grants program to support research in volcano monitoring science and technology.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) submit to Congress a five-year management plan for establishing and operating the System and an annual report; (2) establish an advisory committee; and (3) coordinate activities under this Act with the heads of relevant federal agencies. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with universities and state agencies as volcano observatory partners.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones
College Fire Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HONORABLE STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES FIRE
              SUPPRESSION DEMONSTRATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

    (a) Grants.--The Secretary of Education (in this Act referred to as
the ``Secretary''), in consultation with the United States Fire
Administration, shall establish a demonstration program to award grants
on a competitive basis to eligible entities for the purpose of
installing fire sprinkler systems, or other fire suppression or
prevention technologies, in student housing and dormitories owned or
controlled by such entities.
    (b) Eligible Entity.--For purposes of this Act, the term ``eligible
entity'' means any of the following:
            (1) An institution of higher education (as that term is
        defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
        U.S.C. 1002)), including an institution eligible to receive
        assistance under part A or B of title III or title V of such
        Act.
            (2) A social fraternity or sorority exempt from taxation
        under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26
        U.S.C. 501(a)), the active membership of which consists
        primarily of students in attendance at an institution of higher
        education (as that term is defined in section 102 of the Higher
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)).
    (c) Selection Priority.--In making grants under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that demonstrate the
greatest financial need.
    (d) Reserved Amounts.--
            (1) In general.--Of the amount made available to the
        Secretary for grants under this section for each fiscal year,
        the Secretary shall award--
                    (A) not less than 10 percent to eligible entities
                that are institutions described in subsection (b)(1)
                that are eligible to receive assistance under part A or
                B of title III or title V of the Higher Education Act
                of 1965 ; and
                    (B) not less than 10 percent to eligible entities
                that are social fraternities and sororities described
                in subsection (b)(2).
            (2) Plan required.--The Secretary shall develop a plan to
        inform entities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
        paragraph (1) that such entities may be eligible to apply for
        grants under this section.
            (3) Insufficient applicants.--If the Secretary determines
        that there are an insufficient number of qualified applicants
        to award the reserved amounts required in accordance with
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make available the remainder
        of such reserved amounts for use by other eligible entities.
    (e) Application.--To seek a grant under this section, an eligible
entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in
such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may
require.
    (f) Matching Requirement.--As a condition of receipt of a grant
under subsection (a), the applicant shall provide (directly or through
donations from public or private entities) non-Federal matching funds
in an amount equal to not less than 50 percent of the cost of the
activities for which assistance is sought.
    (g) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds made available under this
program shall be used to supplement, not supplant, other funds that
would otherwise be expended to carry out fire safety activities.
    (h) Limitation on Administrative Expenses.--Not more than 2 percent
of a grant made under subsection (a) may be expended for administrative
expenses with respect to the grant.
    (i) Reports.--Not later than 12 months after the date of the first
award of a grant under this section and annually thereafter until
completion of the program, the Secretary shall provide to the Congress
a report that includes the following:
            (1) The number and types of eligible entities receiving
        assistance under this section.
            (2) The amounts of such assistance, the amounts and sources
        of non-Federal funding leveraged for activities under grants
        under this section, and any other relevant financial
        information.
            (3) The number and types of student housing fitted with
        fire suppression or prevention technologies with assistance
        under this section, and the number of students protected by
        such technologies.
            (4) The types of fire suppression or prevention
        technologies installed with assistance under this section, and
        the costs of such technologies.
            (5) Identification of Federal and State policies that
        present impediments to the development and installation of fire
        suppression or prevention technologies.
            (6) Any other information determined by the Secretary to be
        useful to evaluating the overall effectiveness of the program
        established under this section in improving the fire safety of
        student housing.
    (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this Act such sums for each of the fiscal
years 2009 through 2011.

SEC. 3. ADMISSIBILITY AS EVIDENCE.

    (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and
subject to subsection (b), any application for assistance under this
Act, any negative determination on the part of the Secretary with
respect to such application, or any statement of reasons for the
determination, shall not be admissible as evidence in any proceeding of
any court, agency, board, or other entity.
    (b) Exception.--This section does not apply to the admission of an
application, determination, or statement described in subsection (a) as
evidence in a proceeding to enforce an agreement entered into between
the Secretary and an eligible entity under section 2.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 23, 2008.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

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Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make competitive demonstration grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs), fraternities, and sororities for up to half the cost of installing fire sprinkler systems, or other fire suppression or prevention technologies, in student housing and dormitories owned or controlled by such entities.

Gives grant priority to applicants that demonstrate the greatest financial need. Reserves the following portions of grant funds made available for each fiscal year: (1) at least 10% for historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, tribally controlled colleges and universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and IHEs that are eligible for Institutional Aid under the Higher Education Act of 1965; and (2) at least 10% for social fraternities and sororities. Prohibits the use of more than 2% of a grant for administrative expenses. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress regarding such grant program and governmental policies that impede the development and installation of fire suppression or prevention technologies. Authorizes FY2009-FY2011 appropriations for the grant program. Provides that any application for assistance under this Act, any negative determination on the part of the Secretary with respect to such application, or any statement of reasons for the determination, shall not be admissible as evidence in any proceeding of any court, agency, board, or other entity (except a proceeding to enforce an agreement entered into between the Secretary and a grantee under this Act).


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Russian Economic Restoration and
Justice Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; GOALS.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the United States has spent billions of dollars to aid
        Russia through the provision of funds to the International
        Monetary Fund and other international financial institutions,
        and through other programs;
            (2) many of these funds have been siphoned off by corrupt
        institutions; and
            (3) the average Russian family has yet to see an
        improvement in their standard of living.
    (b) Goals.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the United States must find a way to more effectively
        support democracy and the establishment of free markets in
        Russia; and
            (2) the following principles should be applied to
        international financial institution assistance to Russia:
                    (A) establish a joint Russian-United States
                legislative oversight commission to monitor the use of
                Western resources in Russia;
                    (B) focus Western resources on programs, such as
                housing, that will help to develop a Russian middle
                class;
                    (C) make Western resources available to reform-
                minded regional governments;
                    (D) deny corrupt Moscow-based financial
                institutions access to Western resources;
                    (E) reform the International Monetary Fund;
                    (F) put the horse in front of the cart: make
                reforms precede--not follow--the provision of
                resources;
                    (G) create a program which will link United States
                business leaders with their Russian counterparts in
                order to provide Russian businesses with a pool of
                resources to assist them in making the successful
                transition to a market-based economy; and
                    (H) bring 15,000 Russian students to the United
                States to study economics, business administration, and
                agricultural production so that they can return to
                Russia to develop the human capital to support a free
                market system.

SEC. 3. PRINCIPLES GOVERNING INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND ASSISTANCE TO
              RUSSIA.

    The Bretton Woods Agreements Act (22 U.S.C. 286-286mm) is amended
by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 61. PRINCIPLES GOVERNING INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND ASSISTANCE
              TO RUSSIA.

    ``(a) Conditions and Limitations of Assistance.--The Secretary of
the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director at the
Fund to use the voice and vote of the United States to urge the Fund--
            ``(1) to not provide any assistance to the government of
        the Russian Federation or of any political subdivision of the
        Russian Federation, or to any other entity in the Russian
        Federation, until there is in effect a Russian federal law that
        implements the economic reforms described in subsection (b);
        and
            ``(2) to provide assistance to the Russian Federation or a
        political subdivision of the Russian Federation only to aid the
        implementation of such reforms.
    ``(b) Economic Reforms.--The economic reforms described in this
subsection are the following:
            ``(1) Land reform, including private ownership of land.
            ``(2) Further privatization of state-owned industrial
        enterprises.
            ``(3) Tax reform, including increased collection of tax
        obligations.
            ``(4) Development of effective commercial law, including
        the ability of individuals to seek enforcement of contracts by
        an effective judicial system.
            ``(5) Establishment of residential mortgage financing
        system for middle class individuals residing in the Russian
        Federation.
            ``(6) The development of criteria for evaluating the
        effectiveness of regional economic reform programs in the
        Russian Federation, and the use of such criteria to assure that
        Western resources are provided to the political subdivisions of
        the Russian Federation on an equitable basis, taking into
        account the necessity to provide incentives for political
        subdivisions to implement viable economic reforms and to reward
        those that have made progress in implementing such reforms.
            ``(7) The development of steps to make the recipients of
        Western resources in the Russian Federation accountable for the
        use of such resources.''.

SEC. 4. RUSSIAN-AMERICAN FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--The Speaker of the House of Representatives and
the President of the Senate shall seek to enter into negotiations with
the State Duma and the Federation Council of the Russian Federation for
the establishment of a commission which would--
            (1) be composed of 8 Members of the United States Congress
        and a total of 8 Deputies from the State Duma and Federation
        Council;
            (2) monitor expenditures of the funds provided to the
        government of the Russian Federation or a political subdivision
        of the Russian Federation by the United States or the
        international community, for the purpose of evaluating that the
        funds are used for only for the purposes for which provided;
        and
            (3) create a working group of financial experts tasked with
        developing a comprehensive program to reform, privatize, or
        close industrial enterprises in the Russian Federation that are
        bankrupt and are (or would be) not competitive under conditions
        of a market economy without significant government financial
        support.
    (b) Membership.--On the successful conclusion of negotiations under
subsection (a), the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
President of the Senate are jointly authorized to appoint 8 Members of
Congress to the commission established pursuant to subsection (a).

SEC. 5. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

    (a) Establishment of Joint United States-Russian Business,
Economics, and Agricultural Education Programs.--It is the sense of the
Congress that the United States and the government of the Russian
Federation should conclude an agreement under which students in the
Russian Federation would enroll in colleges and universities in the
United States at undergraduate and graduate levels for the purpose of
developing a network of specialists in business administration,
economics, and agricultural production in the Russian Federation, and
students so enrolled would, on completion of their studies in the
United States, be required to return to the Russian Federation and work
for the federal or a regional government in Russia.
    (b) Linking of United States Business Leaders With Russian
Federation Business Leaders.--It is the sense of the Congress that the
United States and the government of the Russian Federation should
create a program which would link successful United States business
leaders with their counterparts in the Russian Federation, so that
companies in the Russian Federation will be better able to access a
pool of resources and knowledge to assist them in their transition to
successfully competing in a market-based economy.

SEC. 6. IMF REFORM COMMISSION.

    The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States
Executive Director at the Fund to use the voice and vote of the United
States to urge the Fund to create a commission, composed of prominent
international financial experts, for the purpose of drawing up
recommendations for reforming the Fund, with a view to achieving more
transparency in the structures of the Fund and increasing the
effectiveness of Fund programs while decreasing financial risk.

SEC. 7. RUSSIAN HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM.

    (a) Loan Program.--There is hereby established a pilot housing loan
program for the people of Russia, with such funds as may be made
available, as the means by which the average Russian citizen may attain
affordable home ownership.
    (b) Restrictions.--None of the funds under this section may be made
available--
            (1) for transfer to the Government of Russia; or
            (2) for the purposes of providing Russian military housing.
    (c) Establishment of Administering Corporation.--
            (1) In general.--There is established a nonprofit
        corporation (in this section referred to as the
        ``Corporation'').
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Corporation shall be to
        administer directly funds made available under this section.
            (3) Recommendations regarding the membership of board of
        directors.--It is the sense of the Congress that the
        Corporation should consist of a 13-member Board of Directors,
        the members of which should be appointed by the President of
        the United States from lists provided by the following
        individuals:
                    (A) Two members from a list provided by the Speaker
                of the United States House of Representatives.
                    (B) One member from a list provided by the minority
                leader of the United States House of Representatives.
                    (C) Two members from a list provided by the
                majority leader of the United States Senate.
                    (D) One member from a list provided by the minority
                leader of the United States Senate.
                    (E) Two members appointed by the President of the
                United States at his discretion.
                    (F) Four members from a list provided by the
                President of the Russian Federation.
                    (G) One member from a list provided by the Chairman
                of the Russian State Duma.
            (4) Recommendations regarding the chairman of the board of
        directors, terms of office, and authority.--It is the sense of
        the Congress that the President of the United States should
        select a Chairman of the Board of Directors from among the 13
        board members, that the Chairman should serve a single 2-year
        term, and that the entire Board of Directors should serve a 2-
        year term and have the authority to select other officers and
        employees to carry out the purposes of the Corporation.
    (d) Loan Size and Type.--Since it is the intent of the housing loan
program to provide loans for the average middle-income potential
Russian home buyer, loans shall range between the equivalent of $10,000
to $50,000 (U.S.). This amount shall be determined by the Corporation
and shall fluctuate in accordance upon market conditions. Loans shall
be for a term of 10 to 30 years and may be prepaid at any time without
penalty. Loan payments shall be amortized on a basis of level monthly
payments.
    (e) Working Groups.--The Corporation shall have the authority to
establish working groups comprised of Russian and American experts, for
the purpose of making recommendations on topics essential to the
success of the program, including, but not limited to--
            (1) the preparation of the necessary legal and regulatory
        changes;
            (2) the involvement of United States housing trade and
        labor associations in providing materials, training, and joint
        venture capital;
            (3) ensuring adequate offsite infrastructure for new
        housing sites; and
            (4) other issues as deemed appropriate by the Corporation.

Output:
Establishes a Russian-American financial oversight commission to monitor the use of Western resources in Russia.
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) there should be established joint United States-Russian business, economics, and agricultural education programs in which Russian Federation students on completion of their studies in the United States be required to return to the Russian Federation and work for the federal or regional government in Russia; and (2) the United States and the government of the Russian Federation should create a program which would link successful U.S. business leaders with their Russian Federation counterparts so that Russian Federation companies will be better able to access a pool of resources and knowledge to assist them in their transition to successfully competing in a market-based economy.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director at the IMF to use the U.S. vote to urge the IMF to create a commission, composed of prominent international financial experts, to draw up recommendations for reforming the IMF, with a view to achieving more transparency in the structures of the IMF and increasing the effectiveness of its programs while decreasing financial risk.
Establishes a pilot housing loan program (to be administered through a nonprofit corporation) in which the average Russian citizen may attain affordable home ownership.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Alternative Fueled
Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2013''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Loan guarantees for alternative fuel infrastructure.
Sec. 4. Advanced technology vehicles manufacturing incentive program.
Sec. 5. Conventional fuel replacement calculation and assessment.
Sec. 6. Technical assistance and coordination.
Sec. 7. Workforce training.
Sec. 8. Reduction of engine idling and conventional fuel consumption.
Sec. 9. Electric, hydrogen, and natural gas utility and oil pipeline
                            participation.
Sec. 10. Federal fleets.
Sec. 11. HOV lane access extension.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Alternative fuel.--The term ``alternative fuel'' has
        the meaning given the term in section 301 of the Energy Policy
        Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13211).
            (2) Alternative fueled vehicle.--The term ``alternative
        fueled vehicle'' has the meaning given the term in section 301
        of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13211).
            (3) Community college.--The term ``community college'' has
        the meaning given the term ``junior or community college'' in
        section 312 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
        1058).
            (4) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
        Department of Energy.
            (5) Nonroad vehicle.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``nonroad vehicle'' means
                a vehicle that is not licensed for onroad use.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``nonroad vehicle''
                includes a vehicle described in subparagraph (A) that
                is used principally--
                            (i) for industrial, farming, or commercial
                        use;
                            (ii) for rail transportation;
                            (iii) at an airport; or
                            (iv) for marine purposes.
            (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Energy.

SEC. 3. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE.

    Section 1703(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16513(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(11) Infrastructure for provision and distribution of
        alternative fuels.''.

SEC. 4. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFACTURING INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

    Section 136 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42
U.S.C. 17013) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
                        through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii),
                        respectively, and indenting appropriately;
                            (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as
                        redesignated by clause (i)), by striking
                        ``means an ultra efficient vehicle or a light
                        duty vehicle that meets--'' and inserting
                        ``means--
                    ``(A) an ultra efficient vehicle or a light duty
                vehicle that meets--'';
                            (iii) in clause (iii) (as redesignated by
                        clause (i)), by striking the period at the end
                        and inserting a semicolon; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) a vehicle (such as a medium-duty or heavy-
                duty work truck, bus, or rail transit vehicle) that--
                            ``(i) is used on a public street, road,
                        highway, or transitway;
                            ``(ii) meets each applicable emission
                        standard that is established as of the date of
                        the application; and
                            ``(iii) will reduce consumption of
                        conventional motor fuel by 25 percent or more,
                        as compared to existing surface transportation
                        technologies that perform a similar function,
                        unless the Secretary determines that--
                                    ``(I) the percentage is not
                                achievable for a vehicle type or class;
                                and
                                    ``(II) an alternative percentage
                                for that vehicle type or class will
                                result in substantial reductions in
                                motor fuel consumption within the
                                United States.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3)(B)--
                            (i) by striking ``equipment and'' and
                        inserting ``equipment,''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``, and manufacturing
                        process equipment'' after ``suppliers''; and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the
                following:
            ``(4) Qualifying components.--The term `qualifying
        components' means components, systems, or groups of subsystems
        that the Secretary determines--
                    ``(A) to be designed to improve fuel economy or
                otherwise substantially reduce consumption of
                conventional motor fuel; or
                    ``(B) to contribute measurably to the overall
                improved fuel use of an advanced technology vehicle,
                including idle reduction technologies.'';
            (2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph
        (1), by striking ``to automobile'' and inserting ``to advanced
        technology vehicle'';
            (3) in subsection (d)(1), in the first sentence, by
        striking ``a total of not more than $25,000,000,000 in'';
            (4) in subsection (h)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking
                ``Automobile'' and inserting ``Advanced Technology
                Vehicle''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking
                ``automobiles'' each place it appears and inserting
                ``advanced technology vehicles''; and
            (5) in subsection (i), by striking ``2012'' and inserting
        ``2018''.

SEC. 5. CONVENTIONAL FUEL REPLACEMENT CALCULATION AND ASSESSMENT.

    (a) Methodology.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, by rule, develop a
methodology for calculating the equivalent volumes of conventional fuel
displaced by use of each alternative fuel to assess the effectiveness
of alternative fuel and alternative fueled vehicles in reducing oil
imports.
    (b) National Assessment.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
            (1) conduct a national assessment (using the methodology
        developed under subsection (a)) of the effectiveness of
        alternative fuel and alternative fueled vehicles in reducing
        oil imports into the United States, including as assessment
        of--
                    (A) market penetration of alternative fuel and
                alternative fueled vehicles in the United States;
                    (B) successes and barriers to deployment identified
                by the programs established under this Act; and
                    (C) the maximum feasible deployment of alternative
                fuel and alternative fueled vehicles by 2020 and 2030;
                and
            (2) report to Congress the results of the assessment.

SEC. 6. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND COORDINATION.

    (a) Technical Assistance to State, Local, and Tribal Governments.--
            (1) In general.--In carrying out this title, the Secretary
        shall provide, at the request of the Governor, mayor, county
        executive, public utility commissioner, or other appropriate
        official or designee, technical assistance to State, local, and
        tribal governments or to a public-private partnership described
        in paragraph (2) to assist with the deployment of alternative
        fuel and alternative fueled vehicles and infrastructure.
            (2) Public-private partnership.--Technical assistance under
        this section may be awarded to a public-private partnership,
        comprised of State, local or tribal governments and
        nongovernmental entities, including--
                    (A) electric or natural gas utilities or other
                alternative fuel distributors;
                    (B) vehicle manufacturers;
                    (C) alternative fueled vehicle or alternative fuel
                technology providers;
                    (D) vehicle fleet owners;
                    (E) transportation and freight service providers;
                or
                    (F) other appropriate non-Federal entities, as
                determined by the Secretary.
            (3) Assistance.--The technical assistance described in
        paragraph (1) may include--
                    (A) coordination in the selection, location, and
                timing of alternative fuel recharging and refueling
                equipment and distribution infrastructure, including
                the identification of transportation corridors and
                specific alternative fuels that would be made
                available;
                    (B) development of protocols and communication
                standards that facilitate vehicle refueling and
                recharging into electric, natural gas, and other
                alternative fuel distribution systems;
                    (C) development of codes and standards for the
                installation of alternative fuel distribution and
                recharging and refueling equipment;
                    (D) education and outreach for the deployment of
                alternative fuel and alternative fueled vehicles; and
                    (E) utility rate design and integration of
                alternative fueled vehicles into electric and natural
                gas utility distribution systems.
    (b) Cost Sharing.--Cost sharing for assistance awarded under this
section shall be consistent with section 988 of the Energy Policy Act
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352).
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2014 through 2018.

SEC. 7. WORKFORCE TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary
of Labor, shall award grants to community colleges, other institutions
of higher education, and other qualified training and education
institutions for the establishment or expansion of programs to provide
training and education for vocational workforce development for--
            (1) the manufacture and maintenance of alternative fueled
        vehicles; and
            (2) the manufacture, installation, support, and inspection
        of alternative fuel recharging, refueling, and distribution
        infrastructure.
    (b) Purpose.--Training funded under this section shall be intended
to ensure that the workforce has the necessary skills needed to
manufacture, install, and maintain alternative fuel infrastructure and
alternative fueled vehicles.
    (c) Scope.--Training funded under this section shall include
training for--
            (1) electricians, plumbers, pipefitters, and other trades
        and contractors who will be installing, maintaining, or
        providing safety support for alternative fuel recharging,
        refueling, and distribution infrastructure;
            (2) building code inspection officials;
            (3) vehicle, engine, and powertrain dealers and mechanics;
        and
            (4) others positions as the Secretary determines necessary
        to successfully deploy alternative fuels and vehicles.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2014 through 2018.

SEC. 8. REDUCTION OF ENGINE IDLING AND CONVENTIONAL FUEL CONSUMPTION.

    (a) Definition of Idle Reduction Technology.--Section 756(a) of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16104(a)) is amended by striking
paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
            ``(5) Idle reduction technology.--The term `idle reduction
        technology' means an advanced truck stop electrification
        system, auxiliary power unit, or other technology that--
                    ``(A)(i) is used to reduce long-duration idling;
                and
                    ``(ii) allows for the main drive engine or
                auxiliary refrigeration engine to be shut down; or
                    ``(B) uses an alternative fuel to reduce
                consumption of conventional fuel and environmental
                emissions.''.
    (b) Funding.--Section 756(b)(4)(B) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(42 U.S.C. 16104(b)(4)(B)) is amended in clauses (i) and (ii) by
striking ``fiscal year 2008'' each place it appears and inserting
``each of fiscal years 2008 through 2018''.

SEC. 9. ELECTRIC, HYDROGEN, AND NATURAL GAS UTILITY AND OIL PIPELINE
              PARTICIPATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall identify barriers and remedies
in existing electric and natural gas and oil pipeline transmission and
distribution systems to the distribution of alternative fuels and the
deployment of alternative fuel recharging and refueling capability, at
economically competitive costs of alternative fuel for consumers,
including--
            (1) model regulatory rate design and billing for recharging
        and refueling alternative fueled vehicles;
            (2) electric grid load management and applications that
        will allow batteries in plug-in electric drive vehicles to be
        used for grid storage, ancillary services provision, and backup
        power;
            (3) integration of plug-in electric drive vehicles with
        smart grid technology, including protocols and standards,
        necessary equipment, and information technology systems;
            (4) technical and economic barriers to transshipment of
        biofuels by oil pipelines, or distribution of hydrogen; and
            (5) any other barriers to installing sufficient and
        appropriate alternative fuel recharging and refueling
        infrastructure.
    (b) Consultation.--The Secretary shall carry out this section in
consultation with--
            (1) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
            (2) State public utility commissions;
            (3) State consumer advocates;
            (4) electric and natural gas utility and transmission
        owners and operators;
            (5) oil pipeline owners and operators;
            (6) hydrogen suppliers; and
            (7) other affected entities.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing
actions taken to carry out this section.

SEC. 10. FEDERAL FLEETS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary (in consultation with the
Administrator of General Services, the Secretary of Defense, the
Postmaster General, and the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget) shall establish an interagency coordination council for the
development and procurement of alternative fueled vehicles by Federal
agencies.
    (b) Electricity and Natural Gas.--Electricity and natural gas
consumed by Federal agencies to fuel alternative fueled vehicles shall
be--
            (1) considered an alternative fuel; and
            (2) accounted for under Federal fleet management reporting
        requirements, rather than under Federal building management
        reporting requirements.
    (c) Assessment and Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary (in consultation with the
Administrator of General Services, the Secretary of Defense, the
Postmaster General, and the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget) shall complete an assessment of Federal Government fleets
(including the United States Postal Service and the Department of
Defense) and submit to Congress a report that describes--
            (1) for each Federal agency with a fleet of more than 200
        vehicles, which types of vehicles the agency uses that would or
        would not be suitable for alternative fuel use either through
        the procurement of new alternative fueled vehicles, or the
        conversion to alternative fuel, taking into account the types
        of vehicles for which alternative fuel could provide comparable
        functionality and lifecycle costs;
            (2) the quantity of alternative fueled vehicles that could
        be deployed by the Federal Government in 5 years and in 10
        years, assuming that the vehicles are available and are
        purchased when new vehicles are needed or existing vehicles are
        replaced; and
            (3) the estimated cost and benefits to the Federal
        Government for vehicle purchases or conversions described in
        this subsection.

SEC. 11. HOV LANE ACCESS EXTENSION.

    Section 166(b)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Before September 30,
        2017, the State'' and inserting ``The State''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Before September 30,
        2017, the State'' and inserting ``The State''.

Output: Alternative Fueled Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2013 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expand the list of technology categories that are eligible for loan guarantees by including a category for infrastructure for provision and distribution of alternative fuels.  Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to: (1) redefine "advanced technology vehicle," for purposes of the advanced technology vehicles manufacturing incentive program, to include certain vehicles that will reduce consumption of conventional motor fuel by 25% or more compared to existing surface transportation technologies that perform a similar function; (2) repeal the limit on the amount of appropriations that may be used for direct loans under such program; and (3) extend funding through FY2018 for such program. Directs the Secretary to: (1) assess the effectiveness of alternative fuel and alternative fueled vehicles in reducing oil imports; (2) provide technical assistance for the deployment of alternative fuel and alternative fueled vehicles and infrastructure; and (3) award grants to provide training and education for vocational workforce development for the manufacture and maintenance of alternative fueled vehicles and the manufacture, installation, support, and inspection of alternative fuel recharging, refueling, and distribution infrastructure. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to: (1) redefine "idle reduction technology" to include a technology that uses an alternative fuel to reduce consumption of conventional fuel and environmental emissions; and (2) extend appropriations through FY2018 to reduce extended idling from heavy-duty vehicles and locomotives. Requires the Secretary to identify barriers and remedies in electric and natural gas and oil pipeline transmission and distribution systems to the distribution of alternative fuels and the deployment of alternative fuel recharging and refueling capability at economically competitive costs for consumers. Requires the Secretary to establish an interagency coordination council for the development and procurement of alternative fueled vehicles by federal agencies. Requires electricity and natural gas consumed by federal agencies to fuel alternative fueled vehicles to be considered an alternative fuel and accounted for under federal fleet management reporting requirements, rather than under federal building management reporting requirements.  Requires the Secretary to assess federal government fleets. Extends states' authority to allow inherently low-emission and energy-efficient vehicles to use high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Access to Quality Education
Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. EQUAL ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Education shall make grants on a
competitive basis to eligible partnerships in high-need areas to
develop and strengthen high-quality pathways for the teaching and
education leadership professions, to create professional induction
programs for the teaching profession, and to provide a stable and
collaborative learning environment for educators and students.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the grant program established under
this section shall be to--
            (1) increase the percentage of highly qualified teachers in
        a State, including teachers from under-represented minority
        groups;
            (2) close the achievement gap for students within subgroups
        that are not showing expected performance;
            (3) decrease shortages of highly qualified teachers in poor
        urban and rural areas;
            (4) decrease high turnover rates for educators in high-need
        schools;
            (5) increase the number of highly qualified teachers in
        shortage areas, including special education, bilingual
        education, and education for English language learners, and in
        science, mathematics, engineering, and technology;
            (6) increase opportunities for enhanced and ongoing
        professional development that--
                    (A) improves the academic content knowledge of
                teachers in the subject areas in which teachers are
                certified or licensed to teach or in which the teachers
                are working toward certification or licensure to teach;
                    (B) promotes strong teaching skills, including
                instructional strategies that address diverse needs,
                the use of data to inform instruction, and strategies
                to improve student achievement; and
                    (C) provides time for teachers to share their
                knowledge and innovation; and
            (7) provide all educators with the knowledge base and
        professional skills to meet the needs of diverse learners,
        including English language learners and students with
        disabilities.
    (c) Use of Funds.--
            (1) Required uses.--A partnership that receives a grant
        under this section shall use the funds to--
                    (A) establish or support a teacher preparation
                program that--
                            (i) requires participants in the program to
                        complete at least one year of residency at a
                        high-need school in the local educational
                        agency participating in the eligible
                        partnership;
                            (ii) requires participants in the program
                        to teach in a high-need school in such local
                        educational agency for at least 3 years after
                        completing residency; and
                            (iii) awards a teaching credential, an
                        undergraduate degree, or a Masters degree that
                        meets State requirements for a teaching license
                        or certification upon completion of the
                        program;
                    (B) establish or support a teacher induction and
                retention program that--
                            (i) provides high-quality professional
                        development to teachers to assist them in
                        improving their knowledge, skills, and teaching
                        practices in order to help students to improve
                        their achievement and meet State academic
                        standards;
                            (ii) provides teachers with updated
                        information on developments in curricula,
                        assessments, and educational research,
                        including the manner in which the research and
                        data can be used to improve teaching skills and
                        practice;
                            (iii) provides a mentor teacher and other
                        support for new teachers; and
                            (iv) provides leadership opportunities for
                        teachers, including access to career ladders
                        and roles as curriculum and instructional
                        leaders, mentors, and coaches; and
                    (C) otherwise fulfill the purposes described in
                subsection (b).
            (2) Authorized uses.--In addition to the activities
        described in paragraph (1), a partnership that receives a grant
        under this section may use the funds for any of the following:
                    (A) Providing support to each mentor teacher
                working with new teachers.
                    (B) Providing preparation in effective, evidence-
                based instructional assessment practices and classroom
                management strategies for general education teachers
                serving students with disabilities and students with
                limited English proficiency.
                    (C) Enabling teachers to engage in study groups,
                professional learning communities, and other
                collaborative activities and collegial interactions
                regarding instruction assessment.
                    (D) Paying for release time and substitute teachers
                in order to enable teachers to participate in
                professional development and mentoring activities.
                    (E) Creating libraries of professional material,
                catalogues of expert instruction, and education
                technology.
                    (F) Providing high-quality professional development
                for other instructional staff, such as
                paraprofessionals, librarians, and counselors.
                    (G) Developing partnerships with businesses and
                community-based organizations.
                    (H) Providing tuition assistance, scholarships, or
                student loan repayment to teachers.
                    (I) Providing stipends to participants in the
                teacher preparation program under paragraph (1)(A).
                    (J) Providing support for home visitation,
                parenting education, and family engagement, especially
                for parents who have limited English proficiency.
    (d) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary
shall give priority to eligible partnerships that--
            (1) demonstrate a plan to recruit teachers from among
        minority and local candidates and from individuals with
        disabilities;
            (2) demonstrate the use of a valid and reliable teacher
        performance assessment; or
            (3) include--
                    (A) an institution of higher education that is an
                ``eligible institution'' for purposes of the TEACH
                Grant program under subpart 9 of part A of title IV of
                the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070g et
                seq.);
                    (B) a Tribal College or University, as defined in
                section 316(b)(3) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)(3));
                    (C) an Asian American and Native American Pacific
                Islander-serving institution, as defined in section
                320(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059g(a));
                    (D) a Hispanic-serving institution, as defined in
                section 502(a)(5) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5));
                or
                    (E) a historically Black college and university, as
                defined in section 631(a)(5) of such Act (20 U.S.C.
                1132(a)).
    (e) Matching Requirements.--
            (1) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of any
        activities funded by a grant received under this section shall
        not exceed 75 percent.
            (2) Payment of non-federal share.--The non-Federal share
        may be paid in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including
        services.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Eligible partnership.--The term ``eligible
        partnership'' means a partnership--
                    (A) between a high-need local educational agency
                and an institution of higher education; and
                    (B) that may include a teacher organization or a
                nonprofit educational organization.
            (2) Family engagement.--The term ``family engagement''
        means a shared responsibility of families and schools for
        student success, in which schools and community-based
        organizations are committed to reaching out to engage families,
        especially parents of non-Native English speakers, in
        meaningful ways that encourage the families to actively support
        their children's learning and development, as well as the
        learning and development of other children. The shared
        responsibility is continuous from birth through young adulthood
        and reinforces learning that takes place in the home, school,
        and community.
            (3) High-need local educational agency.--The term ``high-
        need local educational agency'' means a local educational
        agency--
                    (A)(i) that serves not fewer than 10,000 low-income
                children;
                    (ii) for which not less than 20 percent of the
                children served by the agency are low-income children;
                or
                    (iii) that has a percentage of low-income children
                that is above the highest quartile among such agencies
                in the State; and
                    (B)(i) for which one or more schools served by the
                agency has a high percentage of teachers who are not
                highly qualified; or
                    (ii) for which one or more schools served by the
                agency has a high teacher turnover rate.
            (4) Highly qualified.--The term ``highly qualified'' has
        the meaning given the term in section 9101(23) of the
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7801(23)).
        The definition given the term ``highly qualified teacher'' in
        section 163 of Public Law 111-242 shall not apply with respect
        to this section.
            (5) Institution of higher education.--The term
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the
        term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
            (6) Low-income children.--The term ``low-income children''
        means--
                    (A) children from families with incomes below the
                poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management
                and Budget and revised annually in accordance with
                section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
                of 1981) applicable to a family of the size involved;
                or
                    (B) children who are eligible for free or reduced
                price lunches under the Richard B. Russell National
                School Lunch Act.
            (7) Mentor teacher.--The term ``mentor teacher'' means a
        teacher who--
                    (A) is highly qualified;
                    (B) has a minimum of 3 years of teaching
                experience; and
                    (C) is recommended by the principal and other
                current master and mentor teachers on the basis of--
                            (i) instructional excellence through
                        observations and other evidence of classroom
                        practice, including standards-based
                        evaluations, such as certification by the
                        National Board for Professional Teaching
                        Standards;
                            (ii) an ability, as demonstrated by
                        evidence of student learning in high-need
                        schools, to increase student learning; and
                            (iii) excellent instruction and
                        communication with an understanding of how to
                        facilitate growth in other teachers, including
                        new teachers.
            (8) Teacher performance assessment.--The term ``teacher
        performance assessment'' means a program, based on State or
        national professional teaching standards, that will measure
        teachers' curriculum planning, instruction, and assessment of
        students, including appropriate plans and adaptations for
        English language learners and students with disabilities, and
        multiple sources of evidence about student learning. Such
        assessment will be validated against professional assessment
        standards and reliably scored by trained external evaluators
        with appropriate auditing of scoring to ensure consistency.
            (9) Teaching credential.--The term ``teaching credential''
        means a program of instruction for individuals who have
        completed a baccalaureate degree, that does not lead to a
        graduate degree, and that consists of courses required by a
        State for a teacher candidate to receive a professional
        certification or license that is required for employment as a
        teacher in an elementary school or secondary school in that
        State.

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Equal Access to Quality Education Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to partnerships between high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education (IHEs) to: (1) establish or support teacher preparation programs, and (2) establish or support teacher induction and retention programs.

Requires the teacher preparation programs to: (1) require participants to complete at least one year of residency followed by at least three years of teaching at the LEA's high-need schools, and (2) award participants a teaching credential or degree that meets state requirements for a teaching license or certification upon their completion of the program.

Requires the teacher induction and retention programs to provide teachers with: (1) high-quality professional development; (2) updated information on developments in curricula, assessments, and educational research; (3) a mentor teacher and other support if they are new teachers; and (4) leadership opportunities.

Allows the grants to be used for certain other activities designed to improve the quality of education in high-need areas.

Gives grant priority to partnerships that: (1) have a plan to recruit teachers from among minority and local candidates and the disabled; (2) use a valid and reliable teacher performance assessment; or (3) include an IHE eligible to participate in the TEACH Grant program, a Tribal College or University, an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution, an Hispanic-serving institution, or an historically Black college and university.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Closing the Pre-Paid Mobile Device
Security Gap Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.

    Prior to the completion of any sale of a pre-paid mobile device or
SIM card to a purchaser, an authorized reseller shall require the
purchaser to provide the following information:
            (1) The full name of the purchaser.
            (2) The complete home address of the purchaser.
            (3) The date of birth of the purchaser.

SEC. 3. IDENTIFICATION VERIFICATION.

    (a) In-Person Sales.--An authorized reseller making a sale to a
purchaser in person shall verify the purchaser information provided
under section 2 by requiring the purchaser to display either of the
following:
            (1) A photographic identification card issued by the
        Federal Government or a State government, or a document
        considered acceptable for purposes of subparagraph (B), (C), or
        (D) of section 274A(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality
        Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(b)(1)).
            (2) Any 2 of the following:
                    (A) A Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statement received from
                the Internal Revenue Service, provided that such form
                has been received from the Internal Revenue Service
                within the prior 18 months.
                    (B) A Form 1099 Social Security Benefit Statement
                received from the Social Security Administration,
                provided that such form has been received from the
                Social Security Administration within the prior 18
                months.
                    (C) A Form 1099 received from any other agency of
                the Federal Government other than the Social Security
                Administration, including the Internal Revenue Service,
                provided that such form has been received within the
                prior 18 months.
                    (D) Any document containing personal identifying
                information that the Attorney General finds, by
                regulation, to be acceptable for purposes of this
                section.
    (b) Other Sales.--An authorized reseller making a sale to a
purchaser not in person shall verify the purchaser information provided
under section 2 by requiring the purchaser to submit the following
information:
            (1) Valid credit or debit card account information.
            (2) Social Security number.
            (3) Driver's license number.
            (4) Any other personal identifying information that the
        Attorney General finds, by regulation, to be necessary for
        purposes of this section.

SEC. 4. RECORD MAKING REQUIREMENT.

    Upon completion of a sale of a pre-paid mobile device or SIM card,
an authorized reseller shall make a record of the sale that includes
the following information:
            (1) The information obtained from the purchaser under
        section 2, and, if applicable, the information submitted by the
        purchaser under subsection (b) of section 3.
            (2) The date of sale.
            (3) The manufacturer of the pre-paid mobile device or SIM
        card.
            (4) The wireless carrier that will provide wireless
        communication service to the pre-paid mobile device or SIM
        card.
            (5) Any assigned telephone number or other subscriber or
        account identifier known at the time of purchase.
            (6) Any of the following, if applicable to the pre-paid
        mobile device or SIM card:
                    (A) International mobile equipment identifier
                number.
                    (B) Electronic serial number.
                    (C) Mobile equipment identifier.
                    (D) International mobile subscriber identifier.
                    (E) Machine address code.

SEC. 5. RECORD TRANSMISSION REQUIREMENT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the sale of a pre-
paid mobile device or SIM card, an authorized reseller shall transmit
the record of the sale made in accordance with section 4 to the
wireless carrier that will provide wireless communication service to
the pre-paid mobile device or SIM card.
    (b) Permissible Means of Transmission.--In complying with the
requirements of subsection (a), an authorized reseller may transmit the
sale record to the wireless carrier by means of secure electronic
transmission.

SEC. 6. RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENT.

    After an authorized reseller has transmitted a sale record to a
wireless carrier in accordance with section 5, the wireless carrier
shall--
            (1) provide a transmission confirmation receipt to the
        authorized reseller, after the receipt of which the authorized
        reseller shall dispose promptly of any retained copy of the
        record; and
            (2) retain the transmitted sale record in accordance with
        the privacy protections of section 222 of the Communications
        Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222) for a period of 18 months or until
        the wireless carrier stops or otherwise discontinues providing
        service to the pre-paid mobile device or SIM card to which the
        sale record relates.

SEC. 7. PENALTIES.

    (a) False or Misleading Statements.--A purchaser who knowingly
provides false or misleading information when providing the identifying
information and documents required under sections 2 and 3 shall be
fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 5
years or, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism
(as defined in section 2331 of such title), imprisoned not more than 8
years, or both. If the matter relates to an offense under chapter 109A,
109B, 110, or 117, or section 1591 of such title, then the term of
imprisonment imposed under this section shall be not more than 8 years.
    (b) Failure To Comply.--
            (1) In general.--The Attorney General shall assess, against
        an authorized reseller or wireless carrier who commits an
        offense under this Act, a civil penalty of $50 for each such
        offense.
            (2) Separate offense.--
                    (A) By authorized reseller.--The failure of an
                authorized reseller, with respect to each separate sale
                of a pre-paid mobile device or SIM card, to request
                purchaser identification under section 2, to verify
                identification under section 3, to make a record under
                section 4, and to transmit a record under section 5,
                shall constitute a separate offense.
                    (B) By wireless carrier.--The failure of a wireless
                carrier, with respect to each separate sale of a pre-
                paid mobile device or SIM card for which the carrier
                receives the sale record transmitted under section 5,
                to provide a transmission confirmation receipt under
                section 6(1), and to retain the sale record under
                section 6(2), shall constitute a separate offense.
            (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section may be
        construed to--
                    (A) hold a wireless carrier liable for an offense
                under this Act committed by an authorized reseller; and
                    (B) hold an authorized reseller liable for an
                offense under this Act committed by a wireless carrier.

SEC. 8. RELATED OFFENSES.

    (a) Sale by Unauthorized Resellers.--
            (1) In general.--It shall be unlawful for any person who is
        not an authorized reseller to sell a pre-paid mobile device or
        SIM card.
            (2) Penalty.--Whoever knowingly violates paragraph (1)
        shall be imprisoned for not more than 2 years or fined under
        title 18, United States Code, or both.
            (3) Notice.--The Attorney General shall make rules
        requiring a manufacturer or authorized reseller to notify a
        purchaser of a mobile device or SIM card of the offense and
        penalty established by this section.
    (b) Commission of Other Crimes.--If a person knowingly uses a pre-
paid mobile device or SIM card obtained by providing false or
misleading information in violation of section 2 or 3 to commit a
Federal criminal offense, the minimum term of imprisonment for such
offense that is required under Federal statute (if any such minimum
term is so required) shall be increased by 1 year.

SEC. 9. PRESERVATION OF STATE LAW.

    Nothing in this Act is intended to preempt additional State
requirements with respect to the distribution and sale of mobile
devices or SIM cards, or to otherwise prevent or prohibit any State
from enacting any such requirements.

SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Authorized reseller.--The term ``authorized reseller''
        means any person authorized by--
                    (A) a manufacturer to sell the manufacturer's
                mobile devices or SIM cards; or
                    (B) a wireless carrier to sell pre-paid mobile
                devices or SIM cards to which the wireless carrier will
                provide wireless communication service.
            (2) Pre-paid mobile device.--The term ``pre-paid mobile
        device'' means any cellular phone or similar wireless
        communication device for which the mobile device user purchases
        a set allotment of wireless communication service.
            (3) SIM card.--The term ``SIM card'' means a subscriber
        identity module or functionally equivalent data storage device.
            (4) Wireless carrier.--The term ``wireless carrier'' means
        a provider of wireless communication service.
            (5) Wireless communication service.--The term ``wireless
        communication service'' means commercial mobile service (as
        defined in section 332 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
        U.S.C. 332)) or commercial mobile data service (as defined in
        section 6001 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation
        Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401)).

Output: Closing the Pre-Paid Mobile Device Security Gap Act of 2016 This bill requires authorized resellers of pre-paid mobile devices or SIM cards to require purchasers to provide their name, home address, and date of birth. For in-person sales, an authorized reseller must require purchasers to display for verification: (1) a government-issued photographic identification card or a document acceptable under the Immigration and Nationality Act for employment authorization or establishing identity; and (2) any two of a Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statement from the Internal Revenue Service, a Form 1099 Social Security Benefit Statement or a Form 1099 from another federal agency, or a document containing personal identifying information that the Department of Justice (DOJ) finds to be acceptable. For all other sales, an authorized reseller must require purchasers to submit their: (1) credit or debit card account information, (2) Social Security number, (3) driver's license number, and (4) any personal identifying information that DOJ finds to be necessary. Authorized resellers must make a record of their sales that includes: (1) the information obtained from purchasers to verify their identity; (2) the date of sale; (3) the manufacturer and the wireless carrier of the device or SIM card; (4) any assigned telephone number or other identifier of the subscriber or account; and (5) if applicable, the international mobile equipment identifier number, electronic serial number, mobile equipment identifier, international mobile subscriber identifier, and machine address code. Within 30 days after a sale, an authorized reseller must transmit such record to the wireless carrier for the device or SIM card. Purchasers are subject to criminal penalties for providing false or misleading identifying information or documents. A civil penalty is established for authorized resellers or wireless carriers who fail to comply with this Act.  The bill also prohibits and establishes criminal penalties for the sale of a pre-paid mobile device or SIM card by a person who is not an authorized reseller.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Export Promotion Act
of 1994''.

SEC. 2. PROMOTION OF UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL EXPORTS.

    (a) Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee.--Section
2313 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4728) is
amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (d);
            (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e); and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
        subsections:
    ``(c) Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee.--
            ``(1) Establishment and purpose.--The Secretary, in
        carrying out the duties of the chairperson of the TPCC, shall
        establish the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory
        Committee (hereafter in this section referred to as the
        `Committee'). The purpose of the Committee shall be to provide
        advice and guidance to the Working Group in the development and
        administration of programs to expand United States exports of
        environmental technologies, goods, and services.
            ``(2) Membership.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The members of the Committee
                shall be drawn from representatives of--
                            ``(i) environmental businesses, including
                        small businesses;
                            ``(ii) trade associations in the
                        environmental sector;
                            ``(iii) private sector organizations
                        involved in the promotion of environmental
                        exports;
                            ``(iv) the States (as defined in section
                        2301(j)(5)) and associations representing the
                        States; and
                            ``(v) other appropriate interested members
                        of the public.
                    ``(B) Committee composition.--The Secretary shall
                appoint as members of the Committee no fewer than 1
                individual under each of clauses (i) through (v) of
                subparagraph (A).
    ``(d) Export Plans for Priority Countries.--
            ``(1) Priority country identification.--The Working Group,
        in consultation with the Committee, shall annually assess which
        foreign countries have markets with the greatest potential for
        the export of United States environmental technologies, goods,
        and services. Of these countries, the Working Group shall
        select the 5 countries with the greatest potential for the
        application of United States Government export promotion
        resources related to environmental exports as `priority
        countries'.
            ``(2) Export plans.--The Working Group, in consultation
        with the Committee, shall annually create a plan for each
        priority country selected under paragraph (1), setting forth in
        detail ways to increase United States environmental exports to
        such country. Each plan shall--
                    ``(A) identify the primary public and private
                sector opportunities for United States exporters of
                environmental technologies, goods, and services in the
                priority country;
                    ``(B) analyze the financing and other requirements
                for major projects in the priority country which will
                use environmental technologies, goods, and services,
                and analyze whether such projects are dependent upon
                financial assistance from foreign countries or
                multilateral institutions; and
                    ``(C) list specific actions to be taken by the
                member agencies of the Working Group to increase United
                States exports to the priority country.''.
    (b) Additional Mechanisms To Promote Environmental Exports.--
Section 2313 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4728) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Environmental Technologies Specialists in the United States
and Foreign Commercial Service.--
            ``(1) Assignment of environmental technologies
        specialists.--The Secretary shall assign a specialist in
        environmental technologies to the office of the United States
        and Foreign Commercial Service in each of the 5 priority
        countries selected under subsection (d)(1), and the Secretary
        is authorized to assign such a specialist to the office of the
        United States and Foreign Commercial Service in any country
        that is a promising market for United States exports of
        environmental technologies, goods, and services. Such
        specialist may be an employee of the Department of Commerce, an
        employee of any relevant Government department or agency
        assigned on a temporary or limited term basis to the Department
        of Commerce, or a representative of the private sector assigned
        to the Department of Commerce.
            ``(2) Duties of environmental technologies specialists.--
        Each specialist assigned under paragraph (1) shall provide
        export promotion assistance to United States environmental
        businesses, including--
                    ``(A) identifying factors in the country to which
                the specialist is assigned that affect the United
                States share of the domestic market for environmental
                technologies, goods, and services, including market
                barriers, standards-setting activities, and financing
                issues;
                    ``(B) providing assessments of assistance by
                foreign governments to producers of environmental
                technologies, goods, and services in such countries in
                order to enhance exports to the country to which the
                specialist is assigned, the effectiveness of such
                assistance on the competitiveness of United States
                products, and whether comparable United States
                assistance exists;
                    ``(C) training Foreign Commercial Service Officers
                in the country to which the specialist is assigned,
                other countries in the region, and United States and
                Foreign Commercial Service offices in the United
                States, in environmental technologies and the
                international environmental market;
                    ``(D) providing assistance in identifying potential
                customers and market opportunities in the country to
                which the specialist is assigned;
                    ``(E) providing assistance in obtaining necessary
                business services in the country to which the
                specialist is assigned;
                    ``(F) providing information on environmental
                standards and regulations in the country to which the
                specialist is assigned; and
                    ``(G) providing information on all United States
                programs that could assist the promotion, financing,
                and sale of United States environmental technologies,
                goods, and services in the country to which the
                specialist is assigned.
    ``(g) Environmental Training in One-Stop Shops.--In addition to the
training provided under subsection (f)(2)(C), the Secretary shall
establish a mechanism to train--
            ``(1) Commercial Service Officers assigned to the one-stop
        shops provided for in section 2301(b)(8); and
            ``(2) Commercial Service Officers assigned to district
        offices in districts having large numbers of environmental
        businesses;
in environmental technologies and in the international environmental
marketplace, and ensure that such officers receive appropriate training
under such mechanism. Such training may be provided by officers or
employees of the Department of Commerce, and other United States
departments and agencies, with appropriate expertise in environmental
technologies and the international environmental workplace, and by
appropriate representatives of the private sector.
    ``(h) International Regional Environmental Initiatives.--
            ``(1) Establishment of initiatives.--The TPCC shall
        establish not less than one international regional
        environmental initiative, the purpose of which shall be to
        coordinate the activities of Federal departments and agencies
        in order to build environmental partnerships between the United
        States and the geographic region outside of the United States
        for which such initiative is established. Such partnerships
        shall enhance environmental protection and promote sustainable
        development by using technical expertise and financial
        resources of the United States departments and agencies that
        provide foreign assistance, and by expanding United States
        exports of environmental technologies, goods, and services to
        that region.
            ``(2) Activities.--In carrying out each international
        regional environmental initiative, the TPCC shall--
                    ``(A) support the development of sound
                environmental policies and practices in countries in
                the geographic region for which the initiative is
                established, including the development of
                environmentally sound regulatory regimes and
                enforcement mechanisms, through the provision of
                foreign assistance;
                    ``(B) identify and disseminate to United States
                environmental businesses information regarding specific
                environmental business opportunities in that geographic
                region;
                    ``(C) coordinate existing Federal efforts to
                promote environmental exports to that geographic
                region, and ensure that such efforts are fully
                coordinated with environmental export promotion efforts
                undertaken by the States and the private sector;
                    ``(D) increase assistance provided by the United
                States to promote exports from the United States of
                environmental technologies, goods, and services to that
                geographic region, such as trade missions, reverse
                trade missions, trade fairs, and programs in the United
                States to train foreign nationals in United States
                environmental technologies; and
                    ``(E) increase high-level advocacy by Government
                officials (including the United States ambassadors to
                the countries in the geographic region outside of the
                United States) for United States environmental
                businesses seeking market opportunities in that
                geographic region.
    ``(i) Environmental Technologies Project Advocacy Calendar and
Information Dissemination Program.--The Working Group shall--
            ``(1) maintain a calendar, updated at the end of each
        calendar quarter, of significant opportunities for United
        States environmental businesses in foreign markets and trade
        promotion events, which shall--
                    ``(A) be made available to the public;
                    ``(B) identify not less than 50 nor more than 100
                environmental infrastructure and procurement projects
                in foreign markets that have the greatest potential in
                the calendar quarter for United States exports of
                environmental technologies, goods, and services; and
                    ``(C) include trade promotion events, such as trade
                missions and trade fairs, in the environmental sector;
                and
            ``(2) provide, through the National Trade Data Bank and
        other information dissemination channels, information on
        opportunities for environmental businesses in foreign markets
        and information on Federal export promotion programs.
    ``(j) Regional Centers.--The Secretary, through the Assistant
Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and
Foreign Commercial Service, is authorized to provide matching funds for
the establishment in the United States of regional environmental
business and technology cooperation centers that will draw upon the
expertise of the private sector and institutions of higher education
and existing Federal programs to provide export promotion assistance
related to environmental technologies, goods, and services.
    ``(k) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term
`environmental business' means a business that produces environmental
technologies, goods, or services.''.

Output:
Environmental Export Promotion Act of 1994 - Amends the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee to advise and guide the Environmental Trade Promotion Working Group in the development and administration of programs to expand U.S. exports of environmental technologies, goods, and services.
Requires the Working Group to assess annually which foreign countries have markets with the greatest potential for such exports, and select five of them as priority countries for the application of U.S. Government export promotion resources.  Requires the Working Group to create annual plans for each priority country, detailing ways to increase U.S. environmental exports to such country.
Directs the Secretary to assign a specialist in environmental technologies to the office of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service in each of the five priority countries, and authorize similar assignments in any countries that are promising markets for such exports.  Specifies the duties of such specialists.
Requires the Secretary to establish:  (1) a mechanism to give environmental technology and international environmental marketplace training to Commercial Service Officers assigned to one-stop shops and to district offices in districts with large numbers of environmental businesses; and (2) ensure that such officers receive appropriate training under such mechanism.
Directs the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC) to establish not less than one international regional environmental initiative to coordinate Federal activities to build environmental partnerships between the United States and the geographic region outside the United States for which such an initiative is established. Specifies TPCC activities in carrying out such initiative.
Directs the Working Group to maintain an environmental technologies project advocacy calendar, updated quarterly, identifying and providing information on significant project opportunities for U.S. environmental businesses in foreign markets and trade promotion events.
Authorizes the Secretary to provide matching funds for the establishment in the United States of regional environmental business and technology cooperation centers that will draw upon the expertise of the private sector, institutions of higher education, and existing Federal programs to provide export promotion assistance related to environmental technologies, goods, and services.