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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Air Force Work Force Renewal Act''.

SEC. 2. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY REGARDING VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVES
              AND EARLY RETIREMENT FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
              THE AIR FORCE.

    (a) Separation Pay.--Section 5597(b) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Under such
program separation pay may also be offered for the purpose of
maintaining continuity of skills among employees of the Department of
the Air Force and adapting the skills of the workforce of such
Department to emerging technologies critical to the needs and goals of
such Department.''.
    (b) Retirement Under Civil Service Retirement System.--Section 8336
of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
    ``(o)(1) An employee of the Department of the Air Force who is
separated from the service voluntarily as a result of a determination
described in paragraph (2) after completing 25 years of service or
after becoming 50 years of age and completing 20 years of service is
entitled to an annuity.
    ``(2) A determination under this paragraph is a determination by
the Secretary of the Air Force that the separation described in
paragraph (1) is necessary for the purpose of maintaining continuity of
skills among employees of the Department of the Air Force and adapting
the skills of the workforce of the Department to emerging technologies
critical to the needs and goals of the Department.''.
    (c) Retirement Under Federal Employees' Retirement System.--Section
8414 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
    ``(d)(1) An employee of the Department of the Air Force who is
separated from the service voluntarily as a result of a determination
described in paragraph (2) after completing 25 years of service or
after becoming 50 years of age and completing 20 years of service is
entitled to an annuity.
    ``(2) A determination under this paragraph is a determination by
the Secretary of the Air Force that the separation described in
paragraph (1) is necessary for the purpose of maintaining continuity of
skills among employees of the Department of the Air Force and adapting
the skills of the workforce of the Department to emerging technologies
critical to the needs and goals of the Department.''.
    (d) Limitation of Applicability.--The authority to provide
separation pay and retirement benefits under the amendments made by
this section--
            (1) may be exercised with respect to not more than 1000
        civilian employees of the Department of the Air Force during
        each calendar year; and
            (2) shall expire on the date that is five years after the
        date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. AIR FORCE EXPERIMENTAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR
              TECHNICAL PERSONNEL.

    (a) Program Authorized.--During the 5-year period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force may
carry out a program of experimental use of the special personnel
management authority provided in subsection (b) in order to facilitate
recruitment of civilian personnel to perform the following:
            (1) Research and exploratory or advanced development.
            (2) Acquisition of major weapons systems, excluding
        sustainment activities.
    (b) Special Personnel Management Authority.--(1) Under the program,
the Secretary may--
            (A) appoint eminent scientists and engineers from outside
        the civil service and uniformed services (as such terms are
        defined in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code) to not
        more than 62 positions in the Department of the Air Force
        without regard to the provisions of such title governing the
        appointment of employees in the civil service, except that the
        Secretary shall--
                    (i) provide for consideration of veterans'
                preference eligibility as described in section 2108 of
                such title; and
                    (ii) follow merit system principles, as established
                in chapter 23 of such title;
            (B) prescribe the rates of basic pay for positions to which
        employees are appointed under subparagraph (A) at rates not in
        excess of the rate payable for positions at level I of the
        Executive Schedule under section 5312 of such title; and
            (C) make payments to any employee appointed under
        subparagraph (A) in addition to basic pay within the limitation
        applicable to the employee under subsection (d)(1).
    (2) Of the 62 positions described in paragraph (1)--
            (A) 50 of such positions shall be allocated to
        organizations performing research and exploratory or advanced
        development; and
            (B) 12 of such positions shall be allocated to
        organizations whose primary mission is the development and
        acquisition of major weapons systems, excluding sustainment
        activities.
    (c) Limitation on Term of Appointment.--(1) Except as provided in
paragraph (2), the service of an employee under an appointment under
subsection (b)(1) may not exceed 4 years.
    (2) The Secretary may, in the case of a particular employee, extend
the period to which service is limited under paragraph (1) by not more
than 2 years if the Secretary determines that such action in necessary
to promote the efficiency of the Department of the Air Force.
    (d) Limitations on Additional Payments.--(1) The total amount of
additional payments paid to an employee under subsection (b)(1)(C) for
any 12-month period may not exceed the lesser of the following amounts:
            (A) $25,000.
            (B) The amount equal to 25 percent of the employee's annual
        rate of basic pay.
    (2) An employee appointed under subsection (b)(1) is not eligible
for a bonus, monetary award, or other monetary incentive for service
other than payments authorized under subsection (b)(1)(C).
    (e) Period of Program.--(1) The program authorized under this
section shall terminate at the end of the 5-year period referred to in
subsection (a).
    (2) After the termination of the program--
            (A) no appointment may be made under subsection (b)(1);
            (B) a rate of basic pay prescribed under subsection
        (b)(1)(B) may not take effect for a position; and
            (C) no period of service may be extended under subsection
        (c).
    (f) Savings Provisions.--In the case of an employee who, on the day
before the termination of the program, is serving in a position
pursuant to an appointment under subsection (b)(1)--
            (1) the termination of the program shall not terminate the
        employee's employment in that position before the expiration of
        the lesser of--
                    (A) the period for which the employee was
                appointed; or
                    (B) the period to which the employee's service is
                limited under subsection (c), including any extension
                made under paragraph (2) of that subsection before the
                termination of the program; and
            (2) the rate of basic pay prescribed for the position under
        subsection (b)(1)(B) may not be reduced for so long (within the
        period applicable to the employee under paragraph (1)) as the
        employee continues to serve in the position without a break in
        service.
    (g) Annual Report.--(1) Not later than October 15 of each of years
2001 through 2006, the Secretary shall submit a report on the program
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives.
    (2) The annual report shall contain, for the period covered by the
report, the following:
            (A) A detailed discussion of the exercise of authority
        under this section.
            (B) The sources from which individuals appointed under
        subsection (b)(1) were recruited.
            (C) The methodology used for identifying and selecting such
        individuals.
            (D) Any additional information that the Secretary considers
        helpful for assessing the utility of the authority under this
        section.

SEC. 4. AIR FORCE EXPERIMENTAL HIRING PROGRAM.

    (a) Program Authorized.--During the 5-year period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force may
carry out a program of experimental use of the authority provided in
subsections (b), (c), and (d) in order to facilitate recruitment of
civilian personnel to carry out the following:
            (1) Research and exploratory or advanced development.
            (2) Acquisition of major weapons systems, excluding
        sustainment activities.
    (b) Category Ranking.--(1) Notwithstanding sections 3309, 3313,
3317(a), and 3318(a) of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary may
provide that applicants for positions in the Department of the Air
Force be evaluated according to a quality category rating system based
on relative degrees of merit, rather than according to numerical
ratings.
    (2) Under the system described in paragraph (1), each applicant who
meets the minimum qualification requirements shall be assigned to the
appropriate category based on an evaluation of the quality of the
applicant's knowledge, skills, and abilities relative to successful
performance in the position to be filled.
    (3) Within each such quality category, applicants who are eligible
for veterans' preference under section 2108 of such title shall have
priority over applicants who are not eligible for such preference.
    (4)(A) Each applicant, other than applicants for scientific and
professional positions at the GS-9 level or above, or the equivalent,
who meets the minimum qualifications requirements and who is eligible
for veterans' preference under section 2108(3)(C) of such title and who
has a compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more
shall have the highest priority in the quality category.
    (B) Applicants for scientific or professional positions at the GS-9
level or above, or the equivalent, shall be listed within their
category grouping, except that applicants who are eligible for
veterans' preference under such section 2108 shall have priority over
applicants who are not eligible for preference. Among preference
eligibles, preference shall be given without regard to the type of
preference.
    (5) Under the system described in paragraph (1), an appointing
official may select any qualified applicant within the highest
category, except that such an official may not pass over a preference
eligible for an individual who is not a preference eligible in the same
category unless the requirements of section 3312(b) or 3318(b) of title
5, United States Code, are satisfied. If fewer than 3 applicants have
been assigned to the highest category, an appointing official may
select any qualified applicant in the next lower category or
categories, if necessary to provide a pool of at least 3 qualified
applicants. An appointing official may not pass over a preference
eligible applicant to select a nonpreference eligible applicant in a
lower category.
    (c) Shortage and Critical Need Hiring Authority.--(1)
Notwithstanding section 3304(b) of title 5, United States Code, the
Secretary of the Air Force may appoint individuals into the competitive
service to fill civilian positions in the Department of the Air Force
without competition, provided public notice has been given and the
positions meet one of the following criteria:
            (A) There is a severe shortage of qualified candidates for
        the position.
            (B) There is a need for expedited hiring for the position.
            (C) The position is unique and has special qualifications.
            (D) The position has a historically high turnover rate.
    (2) The Secretary may appoint individuals with exceptional academic
qualifications or special experience to positions described in
paragraph (1). Individuals who qualify on the basis of education must
possess a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0
scale (or the equivalent grade point average on a different scale).
    (3) Applicants who are eligible for veterans' preference under
section 2108 of title 5, United States Code, shall have priority over
applicants who are not eligible for such preference. Among preference
eligibles, a preference eligible applicant under subparagraphs (C)
through (G) of section 2108(3) of such title shall have priority over
an applicant who is eligible for preference under subparagraphs (A) or
(B) of such section. An appointing official may not pass over a
preference eligible applicant to select a nonpreference eligible
applicant unless the requirements of section 3312(b) or 3318(b) of such
title are satisfied.

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Entitles employees who are voluntarily separated for the above reasons after completing 25 years of service or after becoming 50 years of age and completing 20 years of service to an annuity under either the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees' Retirement System.
Limits the provision of such pay and annuity benefits to not more than 1000 employees in a calendar year. Terminates such authority five years after the enactment of this Act.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force, during the five-year period beginning on the enactment of this Act, to carry out a program of experimental use of special personnel management authority to appoint scientists and engineers from outside the civil service to perform: (1) research and exploratory or advanced development; and (2) acquisition of major weapons systems. Limits the number of such appointments to 62, with 50 appointed for the research and development positions and 12 for the acquisition positions. Limits the appointment term to four years, with an authorized two-year extension when necessary to promote Air Force efficiency. Limits the total amount to be paid to employees for any 12-month period as payments in addition to basic pay (offered to recruit highly-qualified individuals). Requires an annual program report from the Secretary to the congressional defense committees during 2001 through 2006.
Authorizes the Secretary, during the same period, to carry out a program of experimental hiring for the above positions, using an employee rating system based on relative degrees of merit rather than numerical ratings. Gives priority to candidates with a service- connected disability rating of ten percent or more.
Authorizes the Secretary to appoint individuals to fill civilian Air Force positions without competition, provided that public notice has been given and: (1) there is a severe shortage of qualified candidates; (2) there is a need for expediting such hiring; (3) the position is unique and has special qualifications; or (4) the position has a historically high turnover rate. Authorizes the Secretary to appoint to such positions individuals with exceptional academic qualifications (grade point average of 3.5 or higher) or special experience. Gives priority to applicants who are eligible for the veterans' preference.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``NOAA Corps Disestablishment Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to disestablish the Corps of Commissioned Officers of
        the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a
        uniformed service within the Department of Commerce;
            (2) to provide for fair treatment of retired officers and
        officers on the active list of the NOAA Corps, and other
        employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
        Administration and the Department of Commerce; and
            (3) to provide for the retention of professional skills and
        experience required by NOAA to continue to carry out its
        mission effectively.

SEC. 3. CONVERSION.

    (a) In General.--Not later than the disestablishment date each
conversion-eligible officer who has signed a conversion agreement and
the position to which such officer is assigned as of that date shall be
converted into the civilian service.
    (b) Credit for Prior Service.--The total time served in the NOAA
Corps and in any other uniformed service by an officer who is converted
to the civilian service under subsection (a) shall be--
            (1) credited under the Federal Employees' Retirement System
        in accordance with section 8411(c) of title 5, United States
        Code (and subject to any limitations in such section 8411(c) of
        such title), if the officer pays the deposit required by
        section 8422(e) of such title;
            (2) deemed to be creditable civilian service for the
        purposes of section 8410 of such title concerning eligibility
        for annuity, section 8442(b) of such title concerning rights of
        a widow or widower, and section 8451(a) of such title
        concerning disability retirement; and
            (3) credited in accordance with, and subject to limitations
        in, section 3502(a) of such title concerning retention in a
        reduction in force, and section 6303(a) of such title
        concerning annual leave accrual.
    (c) All officers converted to the civilian service under subsection
(a) shall be eligible for health insurance in accordance with chapter
89 of title 5, United States Code, with such coverage effective
retroactively to the effective date of that officer's conversion.

SEC. 4. CONVERSION BENEFIT.

     (a) In General.--The Secretary shall, subject to the availability
of appropriations, provide a conversion benefit to be calculated using
the formula provided in section 1174a(b)(2)(A) of title 10, United
States Code, to each conversion-eligible officer converted to the
civilian service under section 3.
    (b) Repayment of Benefit Upon Leaving Within 180 Days of
Conversion.--Any officer leaving the employment of NOAA within 180 days
after conversion to the civilian service under section 3 shall refund
to the Treasury an amount equal to 5 percent of the product of--
            (1) the member's years of active service, multiplied by
            (2) 12 times the monthly basic pay to which the member is
        entitled on the date of the disestablishment of the NOAA Corps.
    (c) Contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund.--Notwithstanding the
time periods set forth at 5 U.S.C. 8432(b), each conversion-eligible
officer converted to the civilian service under section 3 shall be
eligible immediately to make an election to contribute to the Thrift
Savings Fund.

SEC. 5. LEAVE AND SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT LIABILITY.

    (a) Credit for Unused Leave.--
            (1) Transferred leave.--Each officer who is in the NOAA
        Corps on the date of enactment of this Act and who is converted
        into or appointed to the civilian service without a break in
        service, shall receive a credit for unused leave which shall be
        transferred to that officer's credit in the employing agency in
        accordance with regulations promulgated by the Office of
        Personnel Management. No lump-sum payment shall be made for the
        leave that is transferred.
            (2) Lump-sum payment for leave.--Each officer who is in the
        NOAA Corps on the date of enactment of this Act and who
        receives a lump-sum payment for unused leave and is employed in
        the civilian service prior to the expiration of the period
        covered by the lump-sum payment, shall refund to the employing
        agency an amount equal to the compensation covering the period
        between the date of employment and the expiration of the period
        covered by such leave payment. The leave represented by any
        such refund shall be recredited to that officer by the
        employing agency in accordance with regulations promulgated by
        the Office of Personnel Management.
    (b) Retirement Fund Supplemental Liability.--There is authorized to
be appropriated to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an
amount equal to the Federal Employee Retirement System supplemental
liability created by granting service credit under section 8411 of
title 5, United States Code, to those NOAA Corps officers converted
into the civilian service under section 3(a) of this Act. Such amount,
as determined by the Office of Personnel Management, shall be credited
to such Fund no later than September 30, 1998.

SEC. 6. ADDITIONAL CIVILIAN POSITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than the disestablishment date, the
Under Secretary shall establish additional civilian positions in NOAA
as determined to be necessary for fulfilling essential mission
functions and may fill such positions in accordance with customary
recruitment procedures.
    (b) Vacancy Information Provided to Retired Officers and Current
Department of Commerce Employees.--Vacancy announcements for any
positions described in subsection (a) shall be provided to each officer
who retires after the date of enactment of this act and vacancy
information shall be made available to current employees of the
Department of Commerce at the initiation of a recruitment action
concerning such positions.

SEC. 7. DISESTABLISHMENT.

    (a) Disestablishment.--The Commissioned Officers Corps of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is disestablished as of
October 1, 1997.
    (b) Eligibility for Noncompetitive Appointments.--
            (1) Invountary separations.--Each officer in the NOAA Corps
        on the date of enactment of this Act, shall be afforded
        noncompetitive appointment eligibility for any competitive
        service position within the Department of Commerce for which
        the officer meets the minimum qualification requirements.
        Eligibility for this special noncompetitive appointment shall
        begin on the effective date of this Act and extend for--
                    (A) 1 year, in the case of an officer who has less
                than 3 years of service in the NOAA Corps, after the
                officer is involuntarily separated; and
                    (B) 2 years, in the case of any other officer.
            (2) Appointments and conversions.--Each officer in the NOAA
        Corps on the date of enactment of this Act who has completed at
        least 1 year of continuous service as a NOAA Corps officer will
        acquire competitive status upon appointment or conversion under
        this Act. Officers who have completed at least 3 years of
        service in the NOAA Corps or other uniformed service will
        receive career appointments. All other officers will receive
        career-conditional appointments and their time in the Corps
        will be credited towards career tenure. Annual fitness reports
        shall constitute annual performance ratings for purposes of 5
        CFR Part 351, for any officer who is appointed to or is
        converted into the civilian service, so as to provide
        entitlement to additional service credit for performance where
        needed.

SEC. 8. SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT OF OFFICERS.

    (a) Separation.--Each conversion-eligible officer who has not
signed a conversion agreement shall be involuntarily separated from the
NOAA Corps not later than September 30, 1997.
    (b) Retirement.--Each officer who is on the active list of the NOAA
Corps on the date of the enactment of this Act shall, if eligible to
retire not later than September 30, 1997, under any provision of law,
be retired under such provision not later than such date.
    (c) Separation Pay.--Notwithstanding section 11(b) of this Act, any
officer involuntarily separated from the NOAA Corps by reason of
subsection (a) shall be eligible for separation pay as authorized by
section 9 of the Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers Act of
1948 (33 U.S.C. 853h).
    (d) Repeal of Cap on Separation Pay.--Section 9 of the Coast and
Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 853h) is
amended by striking--
            (1) ``, or $30,000, whichever is less'' in subsection
        (b)(1)(B);
            (2) ``, but in no event no more than $15,000'' in
        subsection (b)(2); and
            (3) subsection (d)(2).
    (e) Retirement Eligibility Based on Unused Leave.--
            (1) Officers with 15 years' service.--A conversion-eligible
        officer shall be deemed to have 15 years of active service for
        purposes of all provisions and regulations concerning
        retirement of a member of a uniformed service for which a NOAA
        Corps officer is otherwise eligible if, as of the day prior to
        the disestablishment date the sum of such officer's length of
        active service in the NOAA Corps and other uniformed services
        plus an amount of such officer's unused leave equals or exceeds
        15 years.
            (2) Retirement terms.--An officer described in paragraph
        (1)--
                    (A) is ineligible for conversion into the civilian
                service under section 3(a);
                    (B) shall not qualify as a ``conversion-eligible
                officer'' as defined in section 13(3);
                    (C) shall be retired under subsection (b) of this
                section;
                    (D) shall receive retirement pay computed on the
                sum obtained in paragraph (1); and
                    (E) shall not receive a lump sum payment for leave
                that is used to qualify for retirement under paragraph
                (1).

SEC. 9. STATUS OF OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS.

    (a) Active NOAA Service Deemed To Be Service in the Navy.--
Effective on the disestablishment date, and as determined and credited
by the Secretary of Commerce, the active service of each officer in the
NOAA Corps and its predecessors who has retired shall be deemed to have
been active service in the United States Navy for purposes of
determining the rights, privileges, and benefits administered by the
Department of Defense to which such officer and the officer's
dependents and survivors are entitled.
    (b) Administration by Department of Defense of Retired Pay,
Survivor and other Benefits.--Effective on the disestablishment date,
authority and responsibility for the administration of retired pay for
retired officers of the former NOAA Corps, survivor benefit annuities
for their survivors, and all rights, privileges and benefits to which
retired officers of the former NOAA Corps and its predecessors, their
dependents and survivors are entitled in accordance with subsection (a)
is transferred to the Secretary of the Navy. Such retired pay and
survivor benefits shall be paid from the Department of Defense Military
Retirement Fund. The one-time change in unfunded liability in that fund
resulting from this subsection shall be considered to be an actuarial
loss under the provisions of section 1465(c)(3) of title 10, United
States Code. The cost of all other benefits, including those concerning
health and dental care, provided to each officer and the officer's
dependents and survivors in accordance with subsection (a) shall be
paid from amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense.
    (c) Retired Pay Administration.--Effective on the disestablishment
date--
            (1) Section 1461(b) of title 10, United States Code, is
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
                (2);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
                (3) and inserting ``, and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                paragraph:
            ``(4) the provisions of law that created entitlement to,
        and determined the amount of, retired pay for retired officers
        of the former Commissioned Officers Corps of the National
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its predecessors (as
        in effect before the disestablishment of that corps by the NOAA
        Corps Disestablishment Act).''.
            (2) Section 1461 of such title is amended by adding at the
        end thereof the following new subsection:
    ``(c) For purposes of subsection (b)(2) and section 1463(a)(4) of
this title, the term `armed forces' shall be considered to include the
former Commissioned Officers Corps of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration and its predecessors.''.
            (3) Section 1463(a)(1) of such title is amended by
        inserting ``and to retired officers of the former Commissioned
        Officers Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
        Administration and its predecessors'' before the semicolon at
        the end.
    (d) Actions by Secretary.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) transfer promptly to the Secretary of the Navy all
        records required to implement this section; and
            (2) advise all retired members of the former NOAA Corps and
        its predecessors or their survivors of the functions to be
        assumed by the Secretary of the Navy under this Act.
    (e) Treatment of Prior Active Service.--Effective on the
disestablishment date, and except as provided in subsection (a), the
active service of an officer in the NOAA Corps and its predecessors
(including that of an officer who has retired) shall continue to be
treated as active duty in a uniformed service as provided in applicable
law.

SEC. 10. DISABILITY DETERMINATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than the disestablishment date, the
Secretary of Commerce shall, under section 1210(b) of title 10, United
States Code, and based upon a physical examination, make a final
determination of the case of each officer of the NOAA Corps whose name
is on the temporary disabled retired list under section 1202 of such
title. As provided in the second sentence of section 1210(b) of such
title, if, at the time of that determination, the physical disability
for which the officer's name was carried on the temporary disability
retired list still exists, it shall be considered to be permanent and
stable. Such an officer shall be retired in accordance with section
1210(c) or 1210(d) of such title or separated in accordance with
section 1210(e) of such title, as applicable.
    (b) Substitution of Terms.--For purposes of making the
determination required by subsection (a) under section 1210(b) of title
10, United States Code, ``15 years of service'' shall be substituted
for ``20 years of service'' in sections 1210(d) and 1210(e) of that
title.
    (c) Disposition of Officers Determined Not To Be Disabled.--If,
upon a final determination under subsection (a), it is determined that
the officer is physically fit to perform the duties of the officer's
rank, the officer shall be either--
            (1) converted into the civilian service if eligible in
        accordance with section 3(a), provided that the officer has
        signed a conversion agreement; or
            (2) retired or separated in accordance with section 8.

SEC. 11. AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS.

    (a) Amendments.--The Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned
Officers Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 853a-853u) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (b) in section 8 and
        redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b); and
            (2) by striking ``under section 8'' in section 9.
    (b) Repeals.--The following provisions of law are repealed
effective on the disestablishment date:
            (1) The Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers Act
        of 1948, (33 U.S.C. 853a-853u).
            (2) The Act of February 16, 1929, (Chapter 221, section 5,
        45 Stat. 1187; 33 U.S.C. 852a).
            (3) The Act of January 19, 1942, (Chapter 6; 56 Stat. 6).
            (4) Section 9 of Public Law 87-649, (76 Stat. 495).
            (5) The Act of May 22, 1917, (Chapter 20, Section 16; 40
        Stat. 87; 33 U.S.C. 854 et seq.).
            (6) The Act of December 3, 1942, (Chapter 670; 56
        Stat.1038).
            (7) Sections 1 through 5 of Public Law 91-621, (84 Stat.
        1863; 33 U.S.C. 857-1 et seq.).
            (8) The Act of August 10, 1956, (Chapter 1041, section 3;
        70A Stat. 619; 33 U.S.C. 857a).
            (9) The Act of May 18, 1920, (Chapter 190, section 11; 41
        Stat. 603; 33 U.S.C. 864).
            (10) The Act of July 22, 1947, (Chapter 286; 61 Stat. 400;
        33 U.S.C. 873, 874).
            (11) The Act of August 3, 1956, (Chapter 932; 70 Stat. 988;
        33 U.S.C. 875, 876).
    (c) Continuing Application.--No repeal under this section shall
affect any annuity or other benefit authorized under provision of law
so repealed, based on the separation of any person from the NOAA Corps
or its predecessors.

SEC. 12. IMPLEMENTING AUTHORITIES.

    Without regard to any other provision of law and without prior
notification, the Secretary is authorized to establish, eliminate or
reorganize any office within NOAA as determined by the Secretary to be
necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act. Not
later than 2 years after enactment, the Secretary shall submit a report
to the appropriate committees of Congress describing the actions taken
under this section.

SEC. 13. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, the term --
            (1) ``Conversion Agreement'' means an agreement which
        states that a conversion-eligible officer agrees to be
        converted to the civilian service and will remain in the
        position assigned at the time of conversion or in another NOAA
        position as assigned after conversion for 180 days following
        such conversion;
            (2) ``Conversion Eligible Officer'' means an officer in the
        NOAA Corps on the date of enactment of this Act whose active
        service in the NOAA Corps and in any other uniformed service as
        of the disestablishment date will total less than 15 years,
        except as provided in section 8(e);
            (3) ``disestablishment date'' means October 1, 1997;
            (4) ``NOAA'' means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
        Administration;
            (5) ``NOAA Corps'' means the Corps of Commissioned Officers
        of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
            (6) ``Predecessors'' means the former Commissioned Officers
        Corps of the Environmental Sciences Services Administration and
        the former Commissioned Officers Corps of the Coast and
        Geodetic Survey;
            (7) ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce; and
            (8) ``Under Secretary'' means the Under Secretary of
        Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.

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NOAA Corps Disestablishment Act - Converts to civilian service each conversion-eligible officer in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Corps of Commissioned Officers who has signed a conversion agreement and the position to which the officer is assigned.  Provides for a conversion benefit, Thrift Savings Plan eligibility, and credit for unused leave.  Authorizes appropriations to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund equal to the Federal Employee Retirement System supplemental liability created by granting service credit.
(Sec. 6) Mandates establishment of additional NOAA civilian positions.
(Sec. 7) Disestablishes the Corps as of October 1, 1997.  Provides for noncompetitive appointment eligibility in the Department of Commerce.
(Sec. 8) Separates conversion-eligible officers who do not sign a conversion agreement, with eligibility for separation pay.  Amends the Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers Act of 1948 to remove dollar caps on separation pay.  Provides for retirement eligibility and terms.
(Sec. 9) Deems Corps service to have been active service in the Navy.  Provides for the administration of retired pay, survivor, and other benefits.  Makes related amendments to Federal law provisions relating to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund.
(Sec. 10) Mandates a final determination, based on a physical examination, regarding each officer on the temporarily disabled retired list.
(Sec. 11) Repeals:  (1) the Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers Act of 1948 and numerous other Federal Acts and provisions related to the Corps; and (2) provisions authorizing extra compensation to members of vessel crews when assigned duties as instrument observer or recorder and to other Federal agencies' employees while observing tides or currents or tending seismographs or magnetographs.
(Sec. 12) Authorizes the establishment, elimination, or reorganization of any office in NOAA as necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act.  Mandates a report to the Congress describing any such actions.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Freedom Agenda Act of
2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Unchecked power by any branch leads to oppressive
        transgressions on individual freedoms and ill-considered
        government policies.
            (2) The Founding Fathers enshrined checks and balances in
        the Constitution to protect against government abuses to derail
        ill-conceived domestic or foreign endeavors.
            (3) Checks and balances make the Nation safer by preventing
        abuses that would be exploited by Al Qaeda to boost terrorist
        recruitment, would deter foreign governments from cooperating
        in defeating international terrorism, and would make the
        American people reluctant to support aggressive counter-
        terrorism measures.
            (4) Checks and balances have withered since 9/11 and an
        alarming concentration of power has been accumulated in the
        presidency based on hyper-inflated fears of international
        terrorism and a desire permanently to alter the equilibrium of
        power between the three branches of government.
            (5) The unprecedented constitutional powers claimed by the
        President since 9/11 subtracted national security and have been
        asserted for non-national security purposes.
            (6) Experience demonstrates that global terrorism can be
        thwarted, deterred, and punished through muscular application
        of law enforcement measures and prosecutions in Federal
        civilian courts in lieu of military commissions or military
        law.
            (7) Congressional oversight of the executive branch is
        necessary to prevent secret government, which undermines self-
        government and invites lawlessness and maladministration.
            (8) The post-9/11 challenges to checks and balances are
        unique in the Nation's history because the war on global
        terrorism has no discernable end.
    (b) Purpose.--The American Freedom Agenda Act of 2007 is intended
to restore the Constitution's checks and balances and protections
against government abuses as envisioned by the Founding Fathers.

SEC. 3. MILITARY COMMISSIONS; ENEMY COMBATANTS; HABEAS CORPUS.

    (a) The Military Commissions Act of 2006 is hereby repealed.
    (b) The President is authorized to establish military commissions
for the trial of war crimes only in places of active hostilities
against the United States where an immediate trial is necessary to
preserve fresh evidence or to prevent local anarchy.
    (c) The President is prohibited from detaining any individual
indefinitely as an unlawful enemy combatant absent proof by substantial
evidence that the individual has directly engaged in active hostilities
against the United States, provided that no United States citizen shall
be detained as an unlawful enemy combatant.
    (d) Any individual detained as an enemy combatant by the United
States shall be entitled to petition for a writ of habeas corpus under
section 2241 of title 28, United States Code.

SEC. 4. TORTURE OR COERCED CONFESSIONS.

    No civilian or military tribunal of the United States shall admit
as evidence statements extracted from the defendant by torture or
coercion.

SEC. 5. INTELLIGENCE GATHERING.

    No Federal agency shall gather foreign intelligence in
contravention of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (50 U.S.C.
1801 et seq.). The President's constitutional power to gather foreign
intelligence is subordinated to this provision.

SEC. 6. PRESIDENTIAL SIGNING STATEMENTS.

    The House of Representatives and Senate collectively shall enjoy
standing to file a declaratory judgment action in an appropriate
Federal district court to challenge the constitutionality of a
presidential signing statement that declares the President's intent to
disregard provisions of a bill he has signed into law because he
believes they are unconstitutional.

SEC. 7. KIDNAPPING, DETENTIONS, AND TORTURE ABROAD.

    No officer or agent of the United States shall kidnap, imprison, or
torture any person abroad based solely on the President's belief that
the subject of the kidnapping, imprisonment, or torture is a criminal
or enemy combatant; provided that kidnapping shall be permitted if
undertaken with the intent of bringing the kidnapped person for
prosecution or interrogation to gather intelligence before a tribunal
that meets international standards of fairness and due process. A
knowing violation of this section shall be punished as a felony
punishable by a fine or imprisonment of up to 2 years.

SEC. 8. JOURNALIST EXCEPTION TO ESPIONAGE ACT.

    Nothing in the Espionage Act of 1917 shall prohibit a journalist
from publishing information received from the executive branch or
Congress unless the publication would cause direct, immediate, and
irreparable harm to the national security of the United States.

SEC. 9. USE OF SECRET EVIDENCE TO MAKE FOREIGN TERRORIST DESIGNATIONS.

    Notwithstanding any other law, secret evidence shall not be used by
the President or any other member of the executive branch to designate
an individual or organization with a United States presence as a
foreign terrorist or foreign terrorist organization for purposes of the
criminal law or otherwise imposing criminal or civil sanctions.

Output:
American Freedom Agenda Act of 2007 - Repeals the Military Commissions Act of 2006.

Authorizes the President to establish military commissions for the trial of war crimes only in places of active hostilities against the United States where an immediate trial is necessary to preserve fresh evidence or to prevent local anarchy.

Prohibits the President from detaining any individual indefinitely as an unlawful enemy combatant absent proof by substantial evidence that the individual has directly engaged in active hostilities against the United States. Prohibits the detention of any U.S. citizen as an unlawful enemy combatant.

Entitles any individual detained as an enemy combatant by the United States to petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

Prohibits any civilian or military tribunal of the United States from admitting as evidence statements extracted from the defendant by torture or coercion.

Prohibits any federal agency from gathering foreign intelligence in contravention of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Subordinates the President's constitutional power to gather foreign intelligence to such prohibition.

Gives the House of Representatives and Senate standing to file a declatory judgment action in an appropriate federal district court to challenge the constitutionality of a presidential signing statement that declares the president's intent to disregard provisions of a bill he has signed into law because he believes they are unconstitutional.

Prohibits any U.S. officer or agent from kidnapping, imprisoning, or torturing any person abroad based soley on the president's belief that the subject of the action is a criminal or enemy combatant. Allows kidnapping if undertaken with the intent of bringing the kidnapped person for prosecution or interrogation to gather intelligence before a tribunal that meets international standards of fairness and due process.

Provides that nothing in the Espionage Act of 1917 shall prohibit a journalist from publishing information received from the executive branch or Congress unless the publication would cause direct, immediate, and irreparable harm to U.S. national security.

Prohibits the use of secret evidence by the President or any other member of the executive branch to designate an individual or organization with a U.S. presence as a foreign terrorist or foreign terrorist organization for purposes of the criminal law or civil sanctions.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Creating Opportunities for Military
Members to Use Transportation Efficiently Act of 2014'' or the
``COMMUTE Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. MILITARY COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a Military
Community Infrastructure Program under which the Secretary may provide
grants to eligible entities for transportation infrastructure
improvement projects in military communities.
    (b) Application.--To be eligible for a grant under the Program, an
eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such
time, in such form, and containing such information as the Secretary
may require.
    (c) Eligible Projects.--
            (1) In general.--Grants awarded under the Program may be
        used for transportation infrastructure improvement projects,
        including--
                    (A) the construction of roads;
                    (B) the construction of mass transit and parking
                facilities;
                    (C) the construction of, or upgrades to, pedestrian
                access and bicycle access; and
                    (D) upgrades to public transportation systems.
            (2) Location.--To be eligible for a grant under the
        Program, a project described in paragraph (1) shall be--
                    (A) related to improving access to a military
                installation, as determined by the Secretary; and
                    (B) in a location that is--
                            (i) within or abutting an urbanized area
                        (as designated by the Bureau of the Census);
                        and
                            (ii) designated as a growth community by
                        the Office of Economic Adjustment.
    (d) Considerations.--In awarding grants under the Program, the
Secretary shall give consideration to--
            (1) the magnitude of the problem addressed by the project;
            (2) the proportion of the problem addressed by the project
        that is caused by military installation growth since the year
        2000;
            (3) the number of servicemembers and civilian employees of
        the Department of Defense affected by the problem addressed by
        the project;
            (4) the size of the community affected by the problem
        addressed by the project;
            (5) the ability of the relevant eligible entity to execute
        the project; and
            (6) the extent to which the project resolves the
        transportation problem addressed.
    (e) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project
carried out using grant amounts made available under the Program may
not exceed 80 percent.

SEC. 3. TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a traffic impact study for any
urbanized area (as designated by the Bureau of the Census) that expects
a significant increase in traffic related to a military installation
within or abutting the urbanized area.
    (b) Contents.--A traffic impact study under subsection (a) shall
determine any transportation improvements needed because of an increase
in the number of military personnel, including study of commute sheds
affected by installation-related traffic.
    (c) Consultation.--In developing a traffic impact study under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with--
            (1) the metropolitan planning organization or regional
        transportation planning organization with jurisdiction over the
        urbanized area; and
            (2) the commander of the appropriate military installation.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
                    (A) a State or political subdivision thereof;
                    (B) an owner or operator of public transportation;
                    (C) a local governmental authority (as such term is
                defined in section 5302 of title 49, United States
                Code);
                    (D) a metropolitan planning organization; or
                    (E) a regional transportation planning
                organization.
            (2) Metropolitan planning organization and regional
        transportation planning organization.--The terms ``metropolitan
        planning organization'' and ``regional transportation planning
        organization'' have the meanings given those terms in section
        134(b) of title 23, United States Code.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Defense, acting through the Director of the Office of
        Economic Adjustment.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several
        States, the District of Columbia, and any territory or
        possession of the United States.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated, to carry out this Act,
$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2015 and $100,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2016 through 2019, to remain available until expended.

Output: Creating Opportunities for Military Members to Use Transportation Efficiently Act of 2014 or the COMMUTE Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Office of Economic Adjustment, to establish a Military Community Infrastructure Program to provide grants to a state or political subdivision, a public transportation owner or operator, a local governmental authority, a metropolitan planning organization (MPO), or a regional transportation planning organization for transportation infrastructure improvement projects in military communities.  Directs the Secretary to conduct a traffic impact study for any urbanized area that expects a significant increase in traffic due to a military installation within or abutting such area.


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SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO SUPPLEMENTAL WATER SUPPLY AND FUNDING.

    (a) Supplemental Water Supply.--Section 106(a) of the San Luis Rey
Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (Public Law 100-675; 102 Stat. 4000)
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Obligation To Arrange for Development of Water for Bands and
Local Entities.--
            ``(1) To provide a supplemental water supply for the
        benefit of the Bands and the local entities, subject to the
        provisions of the settlement agreement, the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) arrange for the development of not more than
                16,000 acre-feet per year of supplemental water from
                public lands within the boundaries of the State of
                California outside the service area of the Central
                Valley Project;
                    ``(B) obtain not more than 16,000 acre-feet per
                year either from water conserved by the works
                authorized in title II, or through contract with the
                Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; or
                    ``(C) construct that portion of the works
                authorized in title II that is necessary to conserve
                16,000 acre-feet of water per year, and arrange to
                deliver such water to the Bands and the local entities
                by exchange or through contract with the Metropolitan
                Water District of Southern California and other parties
                with conveyance facilities.
            ``(2) Except as provided in subsection (d)(3), the right to
        the 16,000 acre-feet of water per year provided pursuant to
        paragraph (1) shall be held in perpetuity by the United States
        in trust for the San Luis Rey Indian Water Authority and shall
        be subject to the provisions of this title and of the
        settlement agreement governing the use and disposition of
        supplemental water. The use of such water shall not be subject
        to the provisions of section 204. Nothing in this section or
        any other provision of this title shall authorize the
        construction of any new dams, reservoirs, or surface water
        storage facilities.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 106(d) of such Act is
amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Cost of Developing and Delivering Water.--
            ``(1) Use of federal funds.--There are authorized to be
        appropriated such funds as may be necessary to construct that
        portion of the works authorized in title II that is necessary
        to conserve 16,000 acre-feet of water per year. Neither the
        costs of delivering supplemental water nor the costs of
        operating, maintaining, and replacing the works necessary to
        conserve 16,000 acre-feet of water per year once those works
        have been constructed shall be borne by the United States, and
        no Federal appropriations are authorized for those purposes.
            ``(2) Operation and maintenance determination.--The
        Secretary shall determine the impact of the works constructed
        pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(C) on the cost of operation and
        maintenance and the existing regulating and storage capacity of
        the All American Canal and its Coachella Branch. If the works
        result in any added operation and maintenance costs which
        exceed the benefits derived from increasing the regulating and
        storage capacity of the canals to the Imperial Irrigation
        District or the Coachella Valley Water District, the Indian
        Water Authority and the local entities shall reimburse the
        agency which experiences such additional costs on an annual
        basis pursuant to the Secretary's determination.
            ``(3) Obligation to maintain conservation provided by
        works.--The right to 16,000 acre-feet of water per year
        obtained by the construction of the works described in
        subsection (a)(1)(C), although perpetual in nature, is subject
        to the works described in subsection (a)(1)(C) being
maintained so as to continue to conserve 16,000 acre-feet of water per
year as compared to the situation that existed prior to the
construction of those works. The Secretary shall determine the amount
of water so conserved by said works on an ongoing basis, and shall
allow said water to be delivered to the Indian Water Authority and the
local entities only to the extent that said water has actually been so
conserved by said works.''.
    (c) Limitation on Funds.--Section 203(e)(1) of such Act is amended
to read as follows:
            ``(1) Except as provided in section 106(d), no Federal
        funds may be used for construction of the works described in
        subsection (a)(1).''.
    (d) Beneficial Use in California.--Section 204(b) of such Act is
amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Beneficial Use in California.--
            ``(1) The water identified in subsection (a) (other than
        that provided pursuant to section 106(a)) shall be made
        available, subject to the approval requirement established in
        section 203(c)(3), for consumptive use by California
        Contractors within their service areas according to their
        priorities under the Seven Party Agreement.
            ``(2) If the water made available under paragraph (1) is
        used during the term of the funding agreements by a California
        Contractor other than a Participating Contractor, or a
        Participating Contractor in an amount in excess of its
        proportionate share as measured by the amount of its
        contributed funds in relation to the total contributed funds,
        such contractor shall reimburse the Participating Contractors
        in an amount equal to the sum of--
                    ``(A) the annualized amounts of their respective
                contributions which funded the conservation of water so
                used;
                    ``(B) any added costs of operation and maintenance
                as determined in section 203(b); and
                    ``(C) related mitigation costs under section
                203(a)(2).
            ``(3) Reimbursements made pursuant to paragraph (3) shall
        be based on the costs each Participating Contractor incurs in
        contributing funds, its total contribution, and the life of the
        works.''.

Output:
Amends the San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, as an alternative by which to provide a supplemental water supply for the benefit of certain Mission Indian Bands in San Diego County, California, and the City of Escondido, California, the Escondido Mutual Water Company, and the Vista Irrigation District (local entities) to construct that portion of the All-American Canal Lining that is necessary to conserve 16,000 acre-feet of water per year and arrange to deliver such water to the Bands and such local entities by exchange or through contract with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and other parties with conveyance facilities.  Requires the right to such water to be held in perpetuity by the United States in trust for the San Luis Rey Indian Water Authority subject to such Act and the settlement agreement governing the use and disposition of supplemental water.  Authorizes appropriations for such construction, but prohibits Federal funding for operating, maintenance, or replacement costs.  Directs the Secretary to determine the impact of such works constructed on the cost of operation and maintenance and the existing regulating and storage capacity of the All-American Canal and its Coachella Branch. Requires, if the works result in any added operation and maintenance costs which exceed the benefits derived from increasing the regulating and storage capacity of the canals to the Imperial Irrigation District or the Coachella Valley Water District, the Indian Water Authority and the local entities shall reimburse the agency which experiences such additional costs on an annual basis pursuant to the Secretary's determination.
States that the right to 16,000 acre-feet of water per year obtained by such construction is subject to such works being maintained so as to continue to conserve 16,000 acre-feet of water per year as compared to the situation that existed prior to the construction.  Provides for the Secretary to determine the amount of water so conserved on an ongoing basis and to allow only such water as has actually been conserved to be delivered to the Indian Water Authority and the local entities.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``The Enhanced Rescission/Receipts Act
of 1993''.

SEC. 2. LEGISLATIVE LINE ITEM VETO RESCISSION AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the provisions of part B of title
X of The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, and
subject to the provisions of this section, the President may rescind
all or part of any discretionary budget authority or veto any targeted
tax benefit within any revenue bill which is subject to the terms of
this Act if the President--
            (1) determines that--
                    (A) such rescission or veto would help reduce the
                Federal budget deficit;
                    (B) such rescission or veto will not impair any
                essential Government functions; and
                    (C) such rescission or veto will not harm the
                national interest; and
            (2) notifies the Congress of such rescission or veto by a
        special message not later than twenty calendar days (not
        including Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays) after the date of
        enactment of a regular or supplemental appropriation act or a
        joint resolution making continuing appropriations providing
        such budget authority or a revenue bill containing a targeted
        tax benefit.
The President shall submit a separate rescission message for each
appropriation bill and for each revenue bill under this paragraph.

SEC. 3. RESCISSION EFFECTIVE UNLESS DISAPPROVED.

    (a)(1) Any amount of budget authority rescinded under this Act as
set forth in a special message by the President shall be deemed
canceled unless, during the period described in subsection (b), a
rescission/receipts disapproval bill making available all of the amount
rescinded is enacted into law.
    (2) Any provision of law vetoed under this Act as set forth in a
special message by the President shall be deemed repealed unless,
during the period described in subsection (b), a rescission/receipts
disapproval bill restoring that provision is enacted into law.
    (b) The period referred to in subsection (a) is--
            (1) a congressional review period of twenty calendar days
        of session during which Congress must complete action on the
        rescission/receipts disapproval bill and present such bill to
        the President for approval or disapproval;
            (2) after the period provided in paragraph (1), an
        additional ten days (not including Sundays) during which the
        President may exercise his authority to sign or veto the
        rescission/receipts disapproval bill; and
            (3) if the President vetoes the rescission/receipts
        disapproval bill during the period provided in paragraph (2),
        an additional five calendar days of session after the date of
        the veto.
    (c) If a special message is transmitted by the President under this
Act and the last session of the Congress adjourns sine die before the
expiration of the period described in subsection (b), the rescission or
veto, as the case may be, shall not take effect. The message shall be
deemed to have been retransmitted on the first day of the succeeding
Congress and the review period referred to in subsection (b) (with
respect to such message) shall run beginning after such first day.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
            (1) The term ``rescission/receipts disapproval bill'' means
        a bill or joint resolution which--
                    (A) only disapproves a rescission of budget
                authority, in whole, rescinded, or
                    (B) only disapproves a veto of any provision of law
                that would decrease receipts,
        in a special message transmitted by the President under this
        Act.
            (2) The term ``calendar days of session'' shall mean only
        those days on which both Houses of Congress are in session.
            (3) The term ``targeted tax benefit'' means any provision
        which has the practical effect of providing a benefit in the
        form of a differential treatment to a particular taxpayer or a
        limited class of taxpayers, whether or not such provision is
        limited by its terms to a particular taxpayer or a class of
        taxpayers. Such term does not include any benefit provided to a
        class of taxpayers distinguished on the basis of general
        demographic conditions such as income, number of dependents, or
        marital status.

SEC. 5. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATIVE LINE ITEM VETO
              RESCISSIONS.

    (a) Presidential Special Message.--Whenever the President rescinds
any budget authority as provided in this Act or vetoes any provision of
law as provided in this Act, the President shall transmit to both
Houses of Congress a special message specifying--
            (1) the amount of budget authority rescinded or the
        provision vetoed;
            (2) any account, department, or establishment of the
        Government to which such budget authority is available for
        obligation, and the specific project or governmental functions
        involved;
            (3) the reasons and justifications for the determination to
        rescind budget authority or veto any provision pursuant to this
        Act;
            (4) to the maximum extent practicable, the estimated
        fiscal, economic, and budgetary effect of the rescission or
        veto; and
            (5) all factions, circumstances, and considerations
        relating to or bearing upon the rescission or veto and the
        decision to effect the rescission or veto, and to the maximum
        extent practicable, the estimated effect of the rescission upon
        the objects, purposes, and programs for which the budget
        authority is provided.
    (b) Transmission of Messages to House and Senate.--
            (1) Each special message transmitted under this Act shall
        be transmitted to the House of Representatives and the Senate
        on the same day, and shall be delivered to the Clerk of the
        House of Representatives if the House is not in session, and to
        the Secretary of the Senate if the Senate is not in session.
        Each special message so transmitted shall be referred to the
        appropriate committees of the House of Representatives and the
        Senate. Each such message shall be printed as a document of
        each House.
            (2) Any special message transmitted under this Act shall be
        printed in the first issue of the Federal Register published
        after such transmittal.
    (c) Referral of Rescission/Receipts Disapproval Bills.--Any
rescission/receipts disapproval bill introduced with respect to a
special message shall be referred to the appropriate committees of the
House of Representatives or the Senate, as the case may be.
    (d) Consideration in the Senate.--
            (1) Any rescission/receipts disapproval bill received in
        the Senate from the House shall be considered in the Senate
        pursuant to the provisions of this Act.
            (2) Debate in the Senate on any rescission/receipts
        disapproval bill and debatable motions and appeals in
        connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than ten
        hours. The time shall be equally divided between, and
        controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader or
        their designees.
            (3) Debate in the Senate on any debatable motions or appeal
        in connection with such bill shall be limited to one hour, to
        be equally divided between, and controlled by the mover and the
        manager of the bill, except that in the event the manager of
        the bill is in favor of any such motion or appeal, the time in
        opposition thereto shall be controlled by the minority leader
        or his designee. Such leaders, or either of them, may, from the
        time under their control on the passage of the bill, allot
        additional time to any Senator during the consideration of any
        debatable motion or appeal.
            (4) A motion to further limit debate is not debatable. A
        motion to recommit (except a motion to recommit with
        instructions to report back within a specified number of days
        not to exceed one, not counting any day on which the Senate is
        not in session) is not in order.
    (e) Points of Order.--
            (1) It shall not be in order in the Senate or the House of
        Representatives to consider any rescission/receipts disapproval
        bill that relates to any matter other than the rescission of
        budget authority or veto of the provision of law transmitted by
        the President under this Act.
            (2) It shall not be in order in the Senate or the House of
        Representatives to consider any amendment to a rescission/
        receipts disapproval bill.
            (3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) may be waived or suspended in
        the Senate only by a vote of three-fifths of the members duly
        chosen and sworn.

Output:
Enhanced Rescission/Receipts Act of 1993 - Grants the President legislative line item veto rescission authority over appropriation bills and targeted tax benefits in revenue bills. Authorizes the President to rescind all or part of any budget authority if the President determines that such rescission:  (1) would reduce the Federal budget deficit; (2) will not impair any essential Government functions; and (3) will not harm the national interest.  Requires the President to notify the Congress of such a rescission by special message not later than 20 calendar days after enactment of appropriations or revenue legislation.
Makes such a rescission effective unless the Congress, during a review period of 20 calendar days, enacts a rescission/receipts disapproval bill.
Describes:  (1) information to be included in the President's message; and (2) procedures to govern consideration of rescission/receipts disapproval legislation in the Senate and the House of Representatives.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Mortgage Protection Act of
2000.''

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) especially vulnerable consumers are not adequately
        protected by current Federal law from the abusive practices of
        a few participants in the residential mortgage industry;
            (2) additional legislation is necessary and appropriate to
        ensure that such consumers are better protected against abusive
        lending practices; and
            (3) there is a need to streamline the framework regulating
        mortgage originations.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is--
            (1) to establish additional substantive protections for
        certain especially vulnerable consumers;
            (2) to ensure that such consumers are able to protect the
        equity in their homes;
            (3) to initiate the process of streamlining the regulatory
        framework for mortgage originations; and
            (4) to clarify mortgage broker compensation.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE TRUTH IN LENDING ACT.

    (a) Section 103(aa)(1)(A).--Section 103(aa)(1)(A) of the Truth in
Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1602(aa)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``by more
than 10 percentage points'' and by striking ``creditor; or'' and
inserting the following: ``creditor by more than--
            ``(i) 8 percentage points, in the case of a transaction
        secured by a first-lien security interest in the property; or
            ``(ii) 9 percentage points, in the case of a transaction
        secured by a subordinate-lien security interest in the
        property; or''.
    (b) Section 103(aa)(1)(B)(i).--Section 103(aa)(1)(B)(i) of the
Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1602(aa)(1)(B)(i)) is amended by
striking ``8 percent'' and inserting ``6 percent, in the case of a
transaction secured by a first-lien security interest in the property,
or 7 percent, in the case of a transaction secured by a subordinate-
lien security interest in the property''.
    (c) Section 103(aa)(4).--Section 103(aa)(4) of the Truth in Lending
Act (15 U.S.C. 1602(aa)(4)) is amended by striking ``For purposes of
paragraph (1)(B),'' and inserting ``For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)
and section 129(h) of this Act''.
    (d) Section 103(aa)(5).--Section 103(aa)(5) of the Truth in Lending
Act (15 U.S.C. 1602(aa)(5)) is amended by inserting after ``extension
of credit'' the following: ``, except as provided in section 129(h) of
this Act''.
    (e) Section 129.--Section 129 of the Truth in Lending Act (15
U.S.C. 1639) is amended by striking subsections (a) and (b),
redesignating subsections (c) through (i) as subsections (a) through
(g), respectively, and redesignating subsections (j) through (l) as
subsections (m) through (o), respectively.
    (f)(1) Section 129(a)(2).--Section 129(a)(2) of the Truth in
Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1639(a)(2)), as redesignated by subsection (e),
is amended by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the
following:
                    ``(A) the amount of the penalty does not exceed 3
                percent of the total loan amount, if the prepayment
                occurs during the 1-year period beginning on the date
                on which the mortgage is consummated;
                    ``(B) the amount of the penalty does not exceed 2
                percent of the total loan amount, if the prepayment
                occurs during the 1-year period beginning on the date
                of expiration of the 1-year period identified in
                subparagraph (A);
                    ``(C) the amount of the penalty does not exceed 1
                percent of the total loan amount, if the prepayment
                occurs during the 1-year period beginning on the date
                of the expiration of the 1-year period identified in
                subparagraph (B);'',
and by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and
(E), respectively.
    (2) Section 129(a)(2)(D).--Section 129(a)(2)(D) of the Truth in
Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1639(a)(2)(D)), as redesignated by subsection
(e) and paragraph (1), is amended by striking ``5-year period'' and
inserting
``3-year period''.
    (g) Section 129(e).--Section 129(e) of the Truth in Lending Act (15
U.S.C. 1639(e)), as redesignated by subsection (e), is amended by
striking ``more than 2'' and inserting ``any''.
    (h) Section 129(h).--Section 129 of the Truth in Lending Act (15
U.S.C. 1639) is amended by inserting after section 129(g), as
redesignated by subsection (e), the following:
    ``(h) Restrictions on the Charging of Closing Costs.--A creditor
shall not make a mortgage referred to in section 103(aa) the proceeds
of which will be used to pay the outstanding balance of an existing
mortgage referred to in section 103(aa) within 1 year of the date of
consummation of such existing mortgage, unless--
            ``(1) all points and fees, imposed directly or indirectly
        by the creditor in connection with the transaction, are
        calculated solely on the basis of the new advances received by
        the borrower in connection with the refinancing; or
            ``(2) the annual percentage rate of the refinance loan is
        lower by 2 or more percentage points than the annual percentage
        rate of the existing mortgage.''.
    (i) Section 129(i).--Section 129 of the Truth in Lending Act (15
U.S.C. 1639) is amended by inserting after section 129(h), as created
by subsection (h), the following:
    ``(i) No Encouragement of Default.--A creditor shall not recommend
to a consumer, at any time in connection with the making of a mortgage
referred to in section 103(aa), that the consumer fail to make any
payment as and when due and payable under the terms of any existing
debt obligation of the consumer.''.
    (j) Section 129(j).--Section 129 of the Truth in Lending Act (15
U.S.C. 1639) is amended by inserting after section 129(i), as created
by subsection (i), the following:
    ``(j) Reporting of Payment History.--A creditor shall report both
favorable and unfavorable payment history information relating to any
consumer of a mortgage referred to in section 103(aa) to a nationally
recognized credit bureau at least quarterly each year.''.
    (k) Section 129(k).--Section 129 of the Truth in Lending Act (15
U.S.C. 1639) is amended by inserting after section 129(j), as created
by subsection (j), the following:
    ``(k) No Profit From Foreclosure.--A creditor shall not profit
monetarily from the sale at foreclosure of any property securing a
mortgage referred to in section 103(aa), whether directly from such a
foreclosure sale or indirectly through a resale after the purchase of
the property by the creditor at such a foreclosure sale.''.
    (l) Section 129(l).--Section 129 of the Truth in Lending Act (15
U.S.C. 1639) is amended by inserting after section 129(k), as created
by subsection (k), the following:
    ``(l) Providing a Statement of the Amount of Satisfaction.--Upon
receipt of a written or oral request, a creditor or any subsequent
assignee who holds a mortgage referred to in section 103(aa) shall
provide a written statement setting forth the amounts necessary to pay
in full and satisfy the debt obligation of a mortgage referred to in
section 103(aa) within 3 business days of receipt of the request.''.
    (n) Section 130(b).--Section 130(b) of the Truth in Lending Act (15
U.S.C. 1640(b)) is amended by striking all after ``the creditor or
assignee notifies the person concerned of the error and'' and inserting
``the creditor or assignee--
            ``(1) in the case of a failure to comply consisting of a
        finance charge or annual percentage rate actually disclosed
        that is lower than that which should have been disclosed, makes
        whatever adjustments in the appropriate account are necessary
        to ensure that the person will not be required to pay an amount
        in excess of the charge actually disclosed, or the dollar
        equivalent of the annual percentage rate actually disclosed,
        whichever is lower; or
            ``(2) in the case of any other failure to comply, executes
        and offers to the person for execution a legally effective
        instrument that modifies the underlying transaction such that
        the failure to comply is eliminated.''.

SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO THE REAL ESTATE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES ACT.

    (a) Section 4(a).--The second sentence of section 4(a) of the Real
Estate Settlement Procedures Act (12 U.S.C. 2603(a)) is amended by
striking ``Such form shall conspicuously and clearly itemize all
charges imposed upon the borrower and all charges imposed upon the
seller in connection with the settlement and'' and inserting ``Such
form shall conspicuously and clearly itemize all charges imposed
directly upon the borrower and all charges imposed directly upon the
seller (whether paid outside of closing or otherwise) in connection
with the settlement. This subsection shall not be construed to require
that the standard form shall itemize fees earned by any settlement
service provider in connection with the transaction to the extent such
fees are paid by the lender and reflect the present value of interest
yielded by the federally related mortgage loan. Such form also''.
    (b) Section 5(b).--Section 5(b) of the Real Estate Settlement
Procedures Act (12 U.S.C. 2604(b)) is amended by striking ``and'' at
the end of paragraph (4), striking the period at the end of paragraph
(5) and inserting
``; and'' and by adding after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) an explanation of the fact that a mortgage broker may
        be compensated for its services provided in connection with the
        federally related mortgage loan with funds derived from (A)
        direct payments made by the borrower, (B) payments made by the
        lender that reflect the present value of interest yielded by
        the federally related mortgage loan, or (C) a combination of
        both the foregoing sources.''.
    (c)(1) Section 5(c).--Section 5(c) of the Real Estate Settlement
Procedures Act (12 U.S.C. 2604(c)) is amended by striking ``the
borrower is likely to incur'' and inserting ``likely to be imposed
directly upon the borrower''.
    (2) Section 5(c).--Section 5(c) of the Real Estate Settlement
Procedures Act (12 U.S.C. 2604(c)) is amended by inserting after
paragraph (6) at the end thereof the following: ``The good faith
estimate required by this subsection shall include the following
statement in conspicuous type size: `If you obtain this loan, the
lender will have a mortgage on your home. You could lose your home, and
any money you have put into it, if you do not meet your obligations
under the loan.'''.

SEC. 5. FEDERAL PREEMPTION.

    (a) In General.--No requirement or prohibition may be imposed under
the laws of any State with respect to the subject matter covered by the
amendments made by this Act, including limitations or prohibitions in
connection with high-cost or high-fee mortgage loans for which it is
perceived that consumers should be afforded additional substantive
protections.
    (b) Interpretation.--In response to a request from any person, the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any official or
employee of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System duly
authorized by the Board, shall promptly issue an interpretation which
determines whether the specific State laws that are identified in such
request are preempted by operation of subsection (a). Any
interpretation issued under this subsection shall have the effect of
law.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE; IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS.

    (a) Effective Date.--This Act and the amendments made by this Act
shall take effect 6 months after the date of its enactment.
    (b) Regulations by the Board.--The Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System shall make such regulations as are necessary to
implement the amendments made by section 3 within 120 days after the
date of its enactment.
    (c) Regulations by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall make
such regulations as are necessary to implement the amendments made by
section 4 within 120 days after the date of its enactment.

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(Sec. 3) Requires a creditor to report a consumer's mortgage payment history to a nationally recognized credit bureau at least quarterly.
Prohibits creditor profit from the sale at foreclosure of property securing a high-cost mortgage.
Requires a high-cost mortgage creditor to respond within three business days to a request for a written statement setting forth the amounts necessary to fully satisfy the debt obligation.
Redraws creditor liability guidelines.
(Sec. 4) Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act to revise guidelines for: (1) standard Federal forms for the statement of settlement costs; and (2) information booklets that advise the consumer of certain sources of mortgage broker compensation.
(Sec. 5) Establishes Federal preemption of State law concerning subject matter under this Act. Empowers the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to interpret Federal preemption issues under this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Broadband Internet Regulatory Relief
Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 153) is amended by--
            (1) redesignating paragraph (1) through (51) as paragraphs
        (3) through (53), respectively;
            (2) inserting before paragraph (3), as redesignated, the
        following:
            ``(1) Advanced service.--The term `advanced service' means
        a communications service or combination of such services
        providing a digitally encoded signal downstream from a provider
        to a consumer at a rated speed of 200 kilobits per second or
        above and upstream from a consumer to a provider at a rated
        speed of 128 kilobits per second or above for access to the
        Internet or other interstate information and data services.
            ``(2) Advanced service provider.--The term `advanced
        service provider' means any provider of advanced services.'';
            (3) redesignating paragraphs (19) through (53), as
        redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection, as paragraphs
        (20) through (54), respectively; and
            (4) inserting before paragraph (20), as redesignated by
        paragraph (3) of this subsection, the following:
            ``(19) DSL-capable loop.--The term `DSL-capable loop' means
        a loop capable of transporting an advanced service.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 271(c)(1)(A) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 271(c)(1)(A)) is amended by
striking ``3(47)(A),'' and inserting ``3(50)(A),''.

SEC. 3. REGULATION OF ADVANCED SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--Part II of title II of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof
the following:

``SEC. 262. PROVISION OF ADVANCED SERVICE BY INCUMBENT LOCAL EXCHANGE
              CARRIER.

    ``(a) In General.--Nothwithstanding section 2(b) of this Act, or
any other provision of law, an incumbent local exchange carrier shall
not be subject to the requirements of--
            ``(1) section 251(c)(3) with respect to facilities and
        equipment used exclusively to provide advanced service; and
            ``(2) section 251(c)(4) for the provision of advanced
        service,
in any State in which 70 percent of the incumbent local exchange
carrier's loops in its service territory are DSL-capable, as determined
by that State.
    ``(b) Pricing Flexibility.--
            ``(1) Competition for advanced service.--Except as provided
        in paragraph (4), the prices, terms, and conditions of any
        advanced service by an incumbent local exchange carrier shall
        not be subject to regulation if the Commission determines that
        advanced service is being offered by an unaffiliated advanced
        service provider in competition with the incumbent local
        exchange carrier within a geographic area served by a central
        office.
            ``(2) Petition.--An incumbent local exchange carrier
        seeking pricing flexibility under paragraph (1) may file a
        petition with the Commission seeking such relief. A petition
        under this paragraph is deemed to have been approved if the
        Commission does not act on it within 30 days after it is filed.
            ``(3) Unconditional relief.--If the Commission determines
        under paragraph (1) that advanced service is being offered by
        an unaffiliated provider in the manner described in that
        paragraph, the Commission shall approve the petition of the
        incumbent local exchange carrier unconditionally.
            ``(4) Advanced service outside an incumbent's territory.--
        The rates, terms, and conditions of advanced service offered by
        an incumbent local exchange carrier or its affiliate are not
        subject to regulation in any geographic area in which that
        carrier, its successor, or assigns was not the local incumbent
        exchange carrier on February 8, 1996.
            ``(5) Schedule of charges.--For any advanced service that
        has not been determined by the Commission to be subject to
        competition under paragraph (1), the incumbent local exchange
        carrier furnishing such advanced service shall file with the
        Commission a schedule of charges and practices for such
        advanced service in a manner prescribed by the Commission under
        section 204. Any such schedule of charges and practices shall
        be deemed lawful and shall be effective 2 days after the date
        on which it was filed with the Commission unless the Commission
        takes action under section 204(a)(1) before the end of that 2-
        day period.
    ``(c) Definition of Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier.--For purposes
of this section, the term `incumbent local exchange carrier' has the
meaning given to that term by section 251(h).

``SEC. 263. PROVISION OF ADVANCED SERVICE NOT SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESALE
              REQUIREMENTS.

    ``Notwithstanding section 2(b), or any other provision of law,
section 251(b)(1) does not apply to a local exchange carrier with
respect to its provision of advanced service.''.

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Broadband Internet Regulatory Relief Act of 1999 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to mandate that an incumbent local exchange carrier shall not be subject to Federal requirements concerning: (1) facilities and equipment used exclusively to provide advanced communications service; and (2) the provision of such service in any State in which 70 percent of such carrier's loops in its service territory are DSL-capable (capable of transporting an advanced service).
Provides that the prices, terms, and conditions of any advanced service by such a carrier shall not be subject to Federal regulation if the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) determines that advanced service is being offered by an unaffiliated provider in competition with such carrier within a geographic area served by a central office.  States that prices, terms, and conditions offered by a carrier or an affiliate shall not be subject to FCC regulation in an area in which such carrier was not the carrier on February 8, 1996.  Requires carriers not subject to regulation to file with the FCC a schedule of charges and practices.
Provides that the duty not to prohibit or impose unreasonable or discriminatory conditions on the resale of telecommunications services shall not apply to such a carrier with respect to its provision of advanced service.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Madera Water Supply Enhancement
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act:
            (1) The term ``District'' means the Madera Irrigation
        District, Madera, California.
            (2) The term ``Project'' means the Madera Water Supply
        Enhancement Project, a groundwater bank on the 13,646 acre
        Madera Ranch in Madera, California, owned, operated,
        maintained, and managed by the District that will plan, design,
        and construct recharge, recovery, and delivery systems able to
        store up to 250,000 acre-feet of water and recover up to 55,000
        acre-feet of water per year.
            (3) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
        United States Department of the Interior.
            (4) The term ``total cost'' means all reasonable costs,
        such as the planning, design, permitting, financing, and
        construction of the Project and the fair market value of lands
        used or acquired by the District for the Project. The total
        cost of the Project shall not exceed $90,000,000.

SEC. 3. NO FURTHER STUDIES OR REPORTS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that the Bureau of Reclamation and
others have conducted numerous studies regarding the Project,
including, but not limited to the following:
            (1) Bureau of Reclamation Technical Review Groups Final
        Findings Memorandum, July 1997.
            (2) Bureau of Reclamation Madera Ranch Artificial Recharge
        Demonstration Test Memorandum, December 1997.
            (3) Bureau of Reclamation Madera Ranch Groundwater Bank
        Phase 1 Report, 1998.
            (4) Draft Memorandum Recommendations for Phase 2
        Geohydrologic Work, April 1998.
            (5) Bureau of Reclamation Madera Ranch Water Banking
        Proposal Economic Analysis--MP-340.
            (6) Hydrologic Feasibility Report, December 2003.
            (7) Engineering Feasibility Report, December 2003.
            (8) Feasibility Study of the Preferred Alternative, Water
        Supply Enhancement Project, 2005.
            (9) Engineering Feasibility Report, June 2005.
            (10) Report on Geologic and Hydrologic Testing Program for
        Madera Ranch.
            (11) Engine Driver Study, June 2005.
            (12) Wetlands Delineation, 2000, 2001, 2004, and 2005.
            (13) Madera Ranch Pilot Recharge: Interim Technical
        Memorandum, May 2005.
            (14) Integrated Regional Water Management Plan, July 2005.
            (15) Certified California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
        Environmental Impact Report (EIR), September 2005.
            (16) Baseline Groundwater Level Monitoring Report, January
        2006.
            (17) Final Appraisal Study, Madera Irrigation District
        Water Supply Enhancement Project, October 2006.
            (18) WDS Groundwater Monitoring Status Report to Madera
        Ranch Oversight Committee, November 2006.
    (b) No Further Studies or Reports.--Pursuant to the Reclamation Act
of 1902 (32 Stat. 388) and Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental
thereto, the Project is feasible and the Bureau of Reclamation shall
not conduct any further studies or reports related to determining the
feasibility of the Project.

SEC. 4. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.

    All planning, design, and construction of the Project authorized by
this Act shall be undertaken in accordance with a cooperative agreement
between the Secretary and the District for the Project. Such
cooperative agreement shall set forth in a manner acceptable to the
Secretary and the District the responsibilities of the District for
participating, which shall include--
            (1) engineering and design;
            (2) construction; and
            (3) the administration of contracts pertaining to any of
        the foregoing.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MADERA WATER SUPPLY AND ENHANCEMENT
              PROJECT.

    (a) Authorization of Construction.--The Secretary, acting pursuant
to the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902; 32 Stat. 388),
and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, as far as those
laws are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, is
authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement through the Bureau
with the District for the support of the design, and construction of
the Project.
    (b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the capital costs of the
Project shall not exceed 25 percent of the total cost as defined in
section 2(4). Capital, planning, design, permitting, financing,
construction, and land acquisition costs incurred by the District prior
to the date of the enactment of this Act shall be considered a portion
of the non-Federal cost share.
    (c) In-Kind Services.--In-kind services performed by the District
shall be considered a part of the local cost share to complete the
Project authorized by subsection (a).
    (d) Credit for Non-Federal Work.--The District shall receive credit
toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the Project for--
            (1) reasonable costs incurred by the District as a result
        of participation in the planning, design, permitting,
        financing, and construction of the Project; and
            (2) for the fair market value of lands used or acquired by
        the District for the Project.
    (e) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the
operation or maintenance of the Project authorized by this section. The
operation, ownership, and maintenance of the Project shall be the sole
responsibility of the District.
    (f) Plans and Analyses Consistent With Federal Law.--Before
obligating funds for design or construction under this section, the
Secretary shall work cooperatively with the District to use, to the
extent possible, plans, designs, and engineering and environmental
analyses that have already been prepared by the District for the
Project. The Secretary shall ensure that such information as is used is
consistent with applicable Federal laws and regulations.
    (g) Title; Responsibility; Liability.--Nothing in this section or
the assistance provided under this section shall be construed to
transfer title, responsibility or liability related to the Project to
the United States.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriation.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this Act $22,500,000 or 25
percent of the total cost of the Project, whichever is less.

SEC. 6. SUNSET.

    The authority of the Secretary to carry out any provisions of this
Act shall terminate 10 years after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

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Madera Water Supply Enhancement Act - Finds that: (1) the Bureau of Reclamation and others have conducted numerous studies regarding the Madera Water Supply Enhancement Project, California; (2) the Project is feasible; and (3) the Bureau shall not conduct any further studies or reports related to determining its feasibility.

Requires all planning, design, and construction of the Project to be undertaken in accordance with a cooperative agreement between the Secretary and the Madera Irrigation District. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement for the support of Project design and construction. Limits the federal share of Project capital costs to 25%.

Considers: (1) capital, planning, design, permitting, financing, construction, and land acquisition costs incurred by the District prior to this Act's enactment to be part of the nonfederal share; and (2) in-kind services performed by the District to be part of the local share. Requires the District to receive credit toward the nonfederal share for reasonable costs incurred from participation in the planning, design, permitting, financing, and construction of the Project and for the fair market value of lands used or acquired for the Project.

Prohibits the Secretary from providing funds for operation or maintenance. Makes Project operation, ownership, and maintenance the sole responsibility of the District. Directs the Secretary, before obligating funds, to work cooperatively with the District to use plans, designs, and engineering and environmental analyses that have already been prepared by the District. Terminates the Secretary's authority to carry out this Act 10 years after its enactment.