SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Hurricane Research
Initiative Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
        the National Science Foundation.
            (2) Under secretary.--The term ``Under Secretary'' means
        the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere of the Department
        of Commerce.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL HURRICANE RESEARCH INITIATIVE.

    (a) Requirement to Establish.--The Under Secretary and the Director
shall establish an initiative known as the National Hurricane Research
Initiative for the purposes described in subsection (b).
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the National Hurricane Research
Initiative shall be to set research objectives based on the findings of
the September 29, 2006, National Science Board report entitled
``Hurricane Warning: The Critical Need for National Hurricane
Initiative''--
            (1) to make recommendations to the National Science Board
        based on such research;
            (2) to assemble the expertise of the science and
        engineering capabilities of the United States through a multi-
        agency effort that is focused on--
                    (A) improving a better understanding of hurricane
                prediction, intensity, and mitigation on coastal
                populations;
                    (B) infrastructure; and
                    (C) the natural environment; and
            (3) to make grants to eligible entities to carry out
        research in the following areas:
                    (A) Predicting hurricane intensification.--Research
                to improve understanding of--
                            (i) rapid intensity change in storms,
                        relationships among storm size, motion and
                        intensity;
                            (ii) the internal dynamics of hurricanes;
                        and
                            (iii) the manner in which hurricanes
                        interact with the environment.
                    (B) Understanding air-sea interactions.--Research
                to improve understanding of theories of air-sea
                interaction that are common to the strong wind and high
                wave conditions associated with hurricanes, and cases
                in which the air-sea interface beneath hurricanes
                vanishes and is replaced by an emulsion, including
                theoretical theories, observational theories, and
                modeling.
                    (C) Predicting storm surge, rainfall, and inland
                flooding from hurricanes and tropical storms.--Research
                to understand and model rainfall and flooding from
                hurricanes, including probabilistic modeling and
                mapping of storm surge risk.
                    (D) Hurricane modification.--Basic research for
                modifying hurricanes to reduce the intensity or alter
                the movement of hurricanes by human intervention,
                including research to improve understanding of the
                potential effects of hurricane modification on
                precipitation and fresh water supply, as well as on
                climate.
                    (E) Improved observation of hurricanes and tropical
                storms.--Research to improve hurricane and tropical
                storm observation through mobile radars, Global
                Positioning System technology, unmanned aerial
                vehicles, and ground-based and aerial wireless sensors
                to improve understanding of the complex nature of
                storms.
                    (F) Assessing vulnerable infrastructure.--Research
                to develop a national engineering assessment of coastal
                infrastructure, including infrastructure related to
                levees, seawalls, drainage systems, bridges, water and
                sewage utilities, power, and communications, to
                determine the level of vulnerability of such
                infrastructure to damage from a hurricane.
                    (G) Interaction of hurricanes with engineered
                structures.--Research to improve understanding of the
                impacts of hurricanes and tropical storms on buildings,
                structures, and housing combined with modeling
                essential for guiding the creation of improved building
                designs and construction codes in locations
                particularly vulnerable to hurricanes.
                    (H) Relationship between hurricanes, climate, and
                natural ecosystems.--Research to improve the
                understanding of the complex relationships between
                hurricanes and climate, including research to determine
                the most effective methods to use observational
                information to examine the impacts on ecosystems over
                long- and short-periods of time.
                    (I) Technologies for disaster response and
                recovery.--Research to improve emergency communication
                networks for government agencies and non-government
                entities and to improve communications between such
                networks during disaster response and recovery,
                including cyber-security during disaster situations and
                the ability to improve damage assessments during
                storms.
                    (J) Evacuation planning.--Research to improve the
                manner in which hurricane-related information is
                provided to, and utilized by, the public and government
                officials, including research to assist officials of
                State or local government in determining the
                circumstances in which evacuations are required and in
                carrying out such evacuations.
                    (K) Computational capability.--Research to improve
                understanding of the efficient utility of multiple
                models requiring sharing and inter-operability of
                databases, computing environments, networks,
                visualization tools, and analytic systems beyond what
                is currently available for transitioning hurricane
                research assets into operational practice and to
                provide access to robust computational facilities
                beyond the facilities normally accessible by the
                civilian research community for the hurricane research
                enterprise, including data acquisition and modeling
                capability during hurricane events.
    (c) Cooperation With Other Agencies.--The Under Secretary and the
Director shall cooperate with the head of each appropriate Federal
agency or department, research institute, university, and disaster-
response or nongovernmental organization to utilize the expertise and
capabilities of such entity to carry out the purposes of the National
Hurricane Research Initiative, including cooperation with the heads of
the following entities:
            (1) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
            (2) The National Institute of Standards and Technology.
            (3) The Department of Homeland Security, including the
        Federal Emergency Management Agency.
            (4) The Department of Energy.
            (5) The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency.
            (6) The Environmental Protection Agency.
            (7) The United States Geological Survey.
            (8) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    (d) Coordination.--The White House Office of Science and Technology
Policy, through the National Science and Technology Council, shall
coordinate the activities carried out by the United States related to
the National Hurricane Research Initiative as a formal program with a
well defined organizational structure and execution plan.
    (e) Grants.--
            (1) Authority.--The Under Secretary and the Director may
        award grants to appropriate government agencies or departments
        or nongovernmental entities to carry out the purposes described
        in subsection (b).
            (2) Best practices.--The Under Secretary and the Director
        shall develop and make available to the public a description of
        best practices to be used to carry out a project with a grant
        awarded under this subsection.
    (f) Research Seminars and Forums.--The Under Secretary and the
Director shall carry out a series of national seminars and forums that
assemble a broad collection of scientific disciplines to direct
researchers to work collaboratively to carry out the purposes described
in subsection (b).
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $285,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through
2018 to carry out this section.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE DATABASE.

    (a) Requirement to Establish.--The Under Secretary and the Director
shall establish a National Infrastructure Database for the purposes
of--
            (1) cataloging and characterizing the physical, social, and
        natural infrastructure in order to provide a baseline for
        developing standards, measuring modification, and determining
        loss;
            (2) providing information to Federal, State, and local
        government officials to improve information public policy
        related to hurricanes and tropical storms; and
            (3) providing data to researchers to improve their ability
        to measure hurricane impacts, separate such impacts from other
        effects, both natural and anthropogenic, make effective
        recommendations for improved building codes and urban planning
        practices, and develop effective procedures for responding to
        infrastructure disruption.
    (b) Database Requirements.--The National Infrastructure Database
shall be a virtual, cyber environment that uses existing capabilities
and facilities, and establishes new capabilities and facilities, as
appropriate, to provide an interoperable environment and the necessary
metadata and other resources needed by users of that Database.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2018
to carry out this section.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL HURRICANE RESEARCH MODEL.

    (a) Requirement to Establish.--The Under Secretary and the Director
shall develop a National Hurricane Research Model to conduct
integrative research and to facilitate the transfer of research
knowledge to operational applications, including linking relevant
theoretical, physical, and computational models from atmospheric,
oceanic, economic, sociological, engineered infrastructure, and
ecologic fields, conducting experimental research to understand the
extensive complexities of hurricanes, and obtaining measurable results
in a comprehensive framework suitable for testing end-to-end
integrative systems.
    (b) System Requirements.--The National Hurricane Research Model
shall be a physically distributed and highly coordinated working
environment in which research from the National Hurricane Research can
be experimentally substantiated using suitable quantitative metrics,
and where a culture of interaction and collaboration can further be
promoted, including in the areas of--
            (1) facilities and cyberinfrastructure;
            (2) software integration; and
            (3) fixed mobile data collection platforms and data
        provisioning systems.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $130,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through
2018 to carry out this section.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Materials Corridor
Partnership Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the region adjacent to the 2,000-mile border between
        the United States and Mexico is an important region for energy-
        intensive manufacturing and materials industries critical to
        the economic and social wellbeing of both countries;
            (2) there are currently more than 800 multinational firms
        (including firms known as ``maquiladoras'') representing United
        States investments of more than $1,000,000,000 in the San
        Diego, California, and Tijuana, Baja California, border region
        and in the El Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Chihuahua, border
        region;
            (3) materials and materials-related industries comprise a
        major portion of the industries operating on both sides of the
        border, amounting to more than $6,800,000,000 in annual
        commerce on the Mexican side alone;
            (4) there are a significant number of major institutions in
        the border States of both countries currently conducting
        academic and research activities in materials;
            (5)(A) the United States Government currently invests
        approximately $1,000,000,000 annually in materials research, of
        which, in 1996, the Department of Energy funded the largest
        proportion of civilian materials research; and
            (B) there are also major materials programs at the National
        Science Foundation, the National Institute of Standards and
        Technology, and Department of Defense, among other entities;
            (6) the United States and Mexico have invested heavily in
        domestic and binational cooperative programs to address major
        concerns for the natural resources, environment, and public
        health of the United States-Mexico border region, expending
        hundreds of millions of dollars annually in those efforts;
            (7)(A) scientific and technical advances in materials and
        materials processing provide major opportunities for--
                    (i) significantly improving energy efficiency;
                    (ii) reducing emissions of global climate change
                gases;
                    (iii) using recycled natural resources as primary
                materials for industrial production; and
                    (iv) minimizing industrial wastes and pollution;
                and
            (B) such advances will directly benefit both sides of the
        United States-Mexico border by encouraging energy efficient,
        environmentally sound economic development that protects the
        health and natural resources of the border region;
            (8)(A) promoting clean materials industries in the border
        region that are energy efficient has been identified as a high
        priority issue by the United States-Mexico Foundation for
        Science Cooperation; and
            (B) at the 1998 discussions of the United States-Mexico
        Binational Commission, Mexico formally proposed joint funding
        of a ``Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative'', proposing
        $1,000,000 to implement the Initiative if matched by the United
        States;
            (9) recognizing the importance of materials and materials
        processing, academic and research institutions in the border
        States of both the United States and Mexico, in conjunction
        with private sector partners of both countries, and with strong
        endorsement from the Government of Mexico, in 1998 organized
        the Materials Corridor Council to implement a cooperative
        program of materials research and development, education and
        training, and sustainable industrial development as part of the
        Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative; and
            (10) successful implementation of the Materials Corridor
        Partnership Initiative would advance important United States
        energy, environmental, and economic goals not only in the
        United States-Mexico border region but also as a model for
        similar collaborative materials initiatives in other regions of
        the world.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to establish a multiagency program in
support of the Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative referred to in
section 2(8) to promote energy efficient, environmentally sound
economic development along the United States-Mexico border through the
research, development, and use of new materials technology.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Program.--The term ``program'' means the program
        established under section 5(a).
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Energy.

SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a
        comprehensive program to promote energy efficient,
        environmentally sound economic development along the United
        States-Mexico border through the research, development, and use
        of new materials technology.
            (2) Considerations.--In developing the program, the
        Secretary shall give due consideration to the proposal made to
        the United States-Mexico Binational Commission for the
        Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative.
    (b) Participation of Other Federal Agencies.--The Secretary shall
organize and conduct the program jointly with--
            (1) the Department of State;
            (2) the Environmental Protection Agency;
            (3) the National Science Foundation;
            (4) the National Institute of Standards and Technology; and
            (5) any other departments or agencies the participation of
        which the Secretary considers appropriate.
    (c) Participation of the Private Sector.--When appropriate, funds
made available under this Act shall be made available for research and
development or education and training activities that are conducted
with the participation and support of private sector organizations
located in the United States and, subject to section 7(c)(2), Mexico,
to promote and accelerate in the United States-Mexico border region the
use of energy efficient, environmentally sound technologies and other
advances resulting from the program.
    (d) Mexican Resource Contributions.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) encourage public, private, nonprofit, and academic
        organizations located in Mexico to contribute significant
        financial and other resources to the program; and
            (2) take any such contributions into account in conducting
        the program.
    (e) Transfer of Technology From National Laboratories.--In
conducting the program, the Secretary shall emphasize the transfer and
use of materials technology developed by the national laboratories of
the Department of Energy before the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 6. ACTIVITIES AND MAJOR PROGRAM ELEMENTS.

    (a) Activities.--Funds made available under this Act shall be made
available for research and development and education and training
activities that are primarily focused on materials, and the synthesis,
processing, and fabrication of materials, that promote--
            (1) improvement of energy efficiency;
            (2) elimination or minimization of emissions of global
        climate change gases and contaminants;
            (3) minimization of industrial wastes and pollutants; and
            (4) use of recycled resources as primary materials for
        industrial production.
    (b) Major Program Elements.--
            (1) In general.--The program shall have the following major
        elements:
                    (A) Applied research, focused on maturing and
                refining materials technologies to demonstrate the
                feasibility or utility of the materials technologies.
                    (B) Basic research, focused on the discovery of new
                knowledge that may eventually prove useful in creating
                materials technologies to promote energy efficient,
                environmentally sound manufacturing.
                    (C) Education and training, focused on educating
                and training scientists, engineers, and workers in the
                border region in energy efficient, environmentally
                sound materials technologies.
            (2) Applied research.--Applied research projects under
        paragraph (1)(A) should typically involve significant
        participation from private sector organizations that would use
        or sell such a technology.
            (3) Basic research.--Basic research projects conducted
        under paragraph (1)(B) should typically be led by an academic
        or other research institution.

SEC. 7. PARTICIPATION OF DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE
              DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

    (a) Agreement.--Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the
departments and agencies referred to in section 5(b) on the
coordination and implementation of the program.
    (b) Actions of Departments and Agencies.--Any action of a
department or agency under an agreement under subsection (a) shall be
the responsibility of that department or agency and shall not be
subject to approval by the Secretary.
    (c) Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary and the departments and
        agencies referred to in section 5(b) may use funds made
        available for the program for research and development or
        education and training activities carried out by--
                    (A) State and local governments and academic,
                nonprofit, and private organizations located in the
                United States; and
                    (B) State and local governments and academic,
                nonprofit, and private organizations located in Mexico.
            (2) Condition.--Funds may be made available to a State or
        local government or organization located in Mexico only if a
        government or organization located in Mexico (which need not be
        the recipient of the funds) contributes a significant amount of
        financial or other resources to the project to be funded.
    (d) Transfer of Funds.--The Secretary may transfer funds to the
departments and agencies referred to in section 5(b) to carry out the
responsibilities of the departments and agencies under this Act.

SEC. 8. PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an advisory
        committee consisting of representatives of the private,
        academic, and public sectors.
            (2) Considerations.--In establishing the advisory
        committee, the Secretary shall take into consideration
        organizations in existence on the date of enactment of this
        Act, such as the Materials Corridor Council and the Business
        Council for Sustainable Development-Gulf Mexico.
    (b) Consultation and Coordination.--Departments and agencies of the
United States to which funds are made available under this Act shall
consult and coordinate with the advisory committee in identifying and
implementing the appropriate types of projects to be funded under this
Act.

SEC. 9. FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Federal departments and agencies participating in
the program may provide financial and technical assistance to other
organizations to achieve the purpose of the program.
    (b) Applied Research.--
            (1) Use of cooperative agreements.--
                    (A) In general.--Federal departments and agencies
                shall, to the extent practicable, use cooperative
                agreements to fund applied research activities by
                organizations outside the Federal Government.
                    (B) National laboratories.--In the case of an
                applied research activity conducted by a national
                laboratory, a funding method other than a cooperative
                agreement may be used if such a funding method would be
                more administratively convenient.
            (2) Federal share.--
                    (A) In general.--The Federal Government shall pay
                not more than 50 percent of the cost of applied
                research activities under the program.
                    (B) Qualified funding and resources.--No funds or
                other resources expended either before the start of a
                project under the program or outside the scope of work
                covered by the funding method determined under
                paragraph (1) shall be credited toward the non-Federal
                share of the cost of the project.
    (c) Basic Research and Education and Training.--
            (1) In general.--Federal departments and agencies shall, to
        the extent practicable, use grants to fund basic research and
        education and training activities by organizations outside the
        Federal Government.
            (2) National laboratories.--In the case of a basic research
        or education activity conducted by a national laboratory, a
        funding method other than a grant may be used if such a funding
        method would be more administratively convenient.
            (3) Federal share.--The Federal Government may fund 100
        percent of the cost of the basic research and education and
        training activities of the program.
    (d) Competitive Selection.--All projects funded under the program
shall be competitively selected using such selection criteria as the
Secretary, in consultation with the departments and agencies referred
to in section 5(b), determines to be appropriate.
    (e) Accounting Standards.--
            (1) Waiver.--To facilitate participation in the program,
        Federal departments and agencies may waive any requirements for
        Government accounting standards by organizations that have not
        established such standards.
            (2) GAAP.--Generally accepted accounting principles shall
        be sufficient for projects under the program.
    (f) No Construction.--No program funds may be used for
construction.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004.


SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The volume of crude oil transported by rail has
        significantly increased from--
                    (A) 21,000 barrels a day in 2009 to 1.1 million
                barrels a day in 2014; and
                    (B) 9,500 rail-carloads in 2008 to 415,000 rail-
                carloads in 2013.
            (2) At any given time, more than 2.5 million gallons of
        crude oil is being transported across the country to refineries
        totaling a distance of more than 1,000 miles.
            (3) More oil was spilled in 2013 from freight traffic than
        in the previous 4 decades combined.
            (4) Increased spills result in catastrophes that have
        significantly and adversely impacted the following communities:
                    (A) Minnesota, in March 2013, when 30,000 gallons
                of crude oil spilled because of derailed cars.
                    (B) Lac-Meegantic, Canada, in July 2013, when 1.6
                million gallons of crude oil spilled, igniting a fire
                and exploding, killing 47 people and forcing 2,000
                people from their homes.
                    (C) North Dakota, in December 2013, when 400,000
                million gallons of crude oil spilled, igniting a fire
                and forcing 65 percent of residents from their homes.
                    (D) Virginia, in March 2014, when thousands of
                gallons of oil spilled, contaminating the James River
                and requiring the evacuation of 78,000 people in the
                downtown of the city.
                    (E) West Virginia, in February 2015, when 26 cars
                containing oil that exceeded volatility standards for
                transport derailed, igniting fires and explosions,
                threatening the water supply, and forcing hundreds of
                people from their homes.
            (5) Hazardous materials must be properly classified for
        transportation, according to requirements from the Pipeline and
        Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
            (6) Crude oil is categorized as a Class 3 flammable liquid
        in either Packing Group (PG) I or II.
            (7) Due to serious mislabeling practices, the Department of
        Transportation's Emergency Order (Docket No. DOT-OST-2014-0025)
        from February 2014 has forbidden the labeling of crude oil as
        PG III for transport and handling until further notice;
        shipments must be labeled as either PG I (most serious hazard)
        or PG II (moderate hazard) for proper handling and transport of
        crude oil.
            (8) PHMSA has found that crude oil from the Bakken region
        (in North Dakota, Montana, and Canada) is ``more volatile than
        most other types of crude,'' and subsequently, more flammable.
            (9) The samples that PHMSA tested from the Bakken region
        ``displayed characteristics consistent with those of a Class 3
        flammable liquid, PG I or II, with a predominance to PG I, the
        most dangerous class of Class 3 flammable liquids''.
            (10) The oil industry group North Dakota Petroleum Council
        has recommended that Bakken crude oil be labeled as PG I
        hazardous materials for transportation.
            (11) Oil from the Bakken region accounts for about 12
        percent of total domestic production.
            (12) The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has
        expressed concern ``that major loss of life, property damage
        and environmental consequences can occur when large volumes of
        crude oil or other flammable liquids are transported on a
        single train involved in an accident''.
            (13) The NTSB has recommended that routes transporting
        hazardous materials present the fewest overall safety and
        security risks by avoiding populated areas.

SEC. 2. STUDY ON IMPACT OF DIVERTING CERTAIN FREIGHT RAIL TO AVOID
              URBAN AREAS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall make
appropriate arrangements with the Transportation Research Board of the
National Academies under which the Board shall conduct a study on the
cost and impact of rerouting freight rail traffic containing hazardous
material to avoid transportation of such hazardous material through
urban areas.
    (b) Contents of Study.--The study described under subsection (a)
shall include--
            (1) the benefits of rerouting freight rail traffic
        containing hazardous material to alternate railroad routes that
        avoid urban areas, including benefits to the health and safety
        of the individuals living in such urban areas;
            (2) the benefits of construction of alternative railroad
        routes that avoid urban areas for transportation of freight
        rail containing hazardous material;
            (3) the logistical feasibility of the actions described in
        paragraphs (1) and (2); and
            (4) the costs of taking the actions described in paragraphs
        (1) and (2).
    (c) Report.--In entering into an arrangement under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall request that the Board transmit to Congress a
report on the results of the study not later than 21 months after the
date of enactment of this Act.
    (d) Definitions.--
            (1) Hazardous material.--The term ``hazardous material''
        has the meaning given such term in section 5102 of title 49,
        United States Code.
            (2) Urban area.--The term ``urban area'' means an urban
        area, as designated by the Bureau of the Census, with a
        population of greater than 30,000.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated $850,000 to carry out this Act.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Neurological Diseases
Surveillance System Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.

    Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 399V-5 SURVEILLANCE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall--
            ``(1) enhance and expand infrastructure and activities to
        track the epidemiology of neurological diseases, including
        multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease; and
            ``(2) incorporate information obtained through such
        activities into a statistically-sound, scientifically-credible,
        integrated surveillance system, to be known as the National
        Neurological Diseases Surveillance System.
    ``(b) Research.--The Secretary shall ensure that the National
Neurological Diseases Surveillance System is designed in a manner that
facilitates further research on neurological diseases.
    ``(c) Content.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary--
            ``(1) shall provide for the collection and storage of
        information on the incidence and prevalence of neurological
        diseases in the United States;
            ``(2) to the extent practicable, shall provide for the
        collection and storage of other available information on
        neurological diseases, such as information concerning--
                    ``(A) demographics and other information associated
                or possibly associated with neurological diseases, such
                as age, race, ethnicity, sex, geographic location, and
                family history;
                    ``(B) risk factors associated or possibly
                associated with neurological diseases, including
                genetic and environmental risk factors; and
                    ``(C) diagnosis and progression markers;
            ``(3) may provide for the collection and storage of
        information relevant to analysis on neurological diseases, such
        as information concerning--
                    ``(A) the epidemiology of the diseases;
                    ``(B) the natural history of the diseases;
                    ``(C) the prevention of the diseases;
                    ``(D) the detection, management, and treatment
                approaches for the diseases; and
                    ``(E) the development of outcomes measures; and
            ``(4) may address issues identified during the consultation
        process under subsection (d).
    ``(d) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary
shall consult with individuals with appropriate expertise, including--
            ``(1) epidemiologists with experience in disease
        surveillance or registries;
            ``(2) representatives of national voluntary health
        associations that--
                    ``(A) focus on neurological diseases, including
                multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease; and
                    ``(B) have demonstrated experience in research,
                care, or patient services;
            ``(3) health information technology experts or other
        information management specialists;
            ``(4) clinicians with expertise in neurological diseases;
        and
            ``(5) research scientists with experience conducting
        translational research or utilizing surveillance systems for
        scientific research purposes.
    ``(e) Grants.--The Secretary may award grants to, or enter into
contracts or cooperative agreements with, public or private nonprofit
entities to carry out activities under this section.
    ``(f) Coordination With Other Federal Agencies.--Subject to
subsection (h), the Secretary shall make information and analysis in
the National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System available, as
appropriate, to Federal departments and agencies, such as the National
Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of
Defense.
    ``(g) Public Access.--Subject to subsection (h), the Secretary
shall make information and analysis in the National Neurological
Diseases Surveillance System available, as appropriate, to the public,
including researchers.
    ``(h) Privacy.--The Secretary shall ensure that privacy and
security protections applicable to the National Neurological Diseases
Surveillance System are at least as stringent as the privacy and
security protections under HIPAA privacy and security law (as defined
in section 3009(a)(2)).
    ``(i) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of the
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
Congress concerning the implementation of this section. Such report
shall include information on--
            ``(1) the development and maintenance of the National
        Neurological Diseases Surveillance System;
            ``(2) the type of information collected and stored in the
        System;
            ``(3) the use and availability of such information,
        including guidelines for such use; and
            ``(4) the use and coordination of databases that collect or
        maintain information on neurological diseases.
    ``(j) Definition.--In this section, the term `national voluntary
health association' means a national nonprofit organization with
chapters, other affiliated organizations, or networks in States
throughout the United States.
    ``(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section,
there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2012 through 2016.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 2010.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Parks Capital Improvements
Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Fundraising organization.--The term ``fundraising
        organization'' means an entity authorized to act as a
        fundraising organization under section 3(a).
            (2) National park foundation.--The term ``National Park
        Foundation'' means the foundation established under the Act
        entitled ``An Act to establish the National Park Foundation'',
        approved December 18, 1967 (16 U.S.C. 19e et seq.).
            (3) Park.--The term ``park'' means--
                    (A) the Grand Canyon National Park; and
                    (B) any other national park designated by the
                Secretary that has an approved general management plan
                with capital needs in excess of $5,000,000.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. FUNDRAISING ORGANIZATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may enter into a memorandum of
agreement under section 4 with an entity to act as an authorized
fundraising organization for the benefit of the park.
    (b) Bonds.--The fundraising organization shall issue taxable bonds
in return for the park surcharge collected under section 5.
    (c) Professional Standards.--The fundraising organization shall
abide by all relevant professional standards regarding the issuance of
securities and shall comply with all Federal and State law.
    (d) Audit.--The fundraising organization shall be subject to an
audit by the Secretary.
    (e) No Liability For Bonds.--The United States shall not be liable
for the security of any bonds issued by the fundraising organization,
except that if the surcharge specified in section 5(a) is not imposed
for any reason or if such surcharge is reduced or eliminated, the full
faith and credit of the United States is pledged to the payment of such
bonds and the interest accruing on such bonds.

SEC. 4. MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.

    The fundraising organization shall enter into a memorandum of
agreement that specifies--
            (1) the amount of the bond issue;
            (2) the maturity of the bonds, not to exceed 20 years;
            (3) the per capita amount required to amortize the bond
        issue, provide for the reasonable costs of administration, and
        maintain a sufficient reserve consistent with industry
        standards;
            (4) any project that will be funded with the bond proceeds
        and the specific responsibilities of the Secretary and the
        fundraising organization with respect to the project; and
            (5) procedures for modifications of the agreement with the
        consent of both parties, including modifications relating to
        project priorities, based on changes in circumstances.

SEC. 5. PARK SURCHARGE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of the Interior may authorize the Superintendent of the park
to charge and collect, in addition to the entrance fee collected
pursuant to section 4 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of
1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a), a surcharge in an amount not to exceed $2 for
each individual charged the entrance fee.
    (b) Use.--The surcharge shall be used by the fundraising
organization to amortize the bond issue, provide for the reasonable
costs of administration, and maintain a sufficient reserve consistent
with industry standards.
    (c) Excess Funds.--Any funds collected in excess of the amount
necessary to amortize the bond issue, pay reasonable administrative
expenses, and maintain a sufficient reserve, as determined by the bond
underwriter, shall be remitted to the National Park Foundation to be
used for the benefit of all units of the National Park System.

SEC. 6. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.

    (a) Eligible Projects.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), bond proceeds
        under this Act may be used for a project for the design,
        construction, operation, maintenance, repair, or replacement of
        a facility in the park. No part of such proceeds (other than
        interest as provided in subsection (b)) may be used to defray
        administrative expenses.
            (2) Limitation.--A project referred to in paragraph (2)
        shall be consistent with--
                    (A) the laws governing the National Park System;
                    (B) any law governing the park; and
                    (C) the general management plan for the park.
    (b) Interest on Bond Proceeds.--(1) Any interest earned on bond
proceeds may be used by the fundraising organization to--
            (A) meet reserve requirements; and
            (B) defray administrative expenses incurred in connection
        with the management and sale of the bonds.
    (2) All interest on bond proceeds not used for purposes of
paragraph (1) shall be remitted to the National Park Foundation for the
benefit of all units of the National Park System.

SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATION.

    The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Treasury,
shall issue regulations to carry out this Act.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Purple Heart Hall of Honor
Commemorative Coin Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor's mission is--
                    (A) to commemorate the extraordinary sacrifice of
                America's servicemen and servicewomen who were killed
                or wounded in combat; and
                    (B) to collect and preserve the stories of National
                Purple Heart recipients from all branches of service
                and across generations to ensure that all recipients
                are represented.
            (2) The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor first opened
        its doors on November 10, 2006, in New Windsor, NY.
            (3) The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is located at
        the New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site, where General
        George Washington's Army camped during the Revolutionary War
        and where he first awarded the Badge of Military Merit, a piece
        of purple cloth that became the model for the Purple Heart.
            (4) The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is the first to
        recognize the more than 1.7 million U.S. servicemembers wounded
        or killed in action ranging from the American Revolutionary War
        to the present day, serving as a living memorial to their
        sacrifice by sharing their stories through interviews, exhibits
        and the Roll of Honor, an interactive computer database of each
        recipient.

SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

    (a) Denominations.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue the
following coins:
            (1) $5 gold coins.--Not more than 50,000 $5 coins, which
        shall--
                    (A) weigh 8.359 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and
                    (C) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy.
            (2) $1 silver coins.--Not more than 400,000 $1 coins, which
        shall--
                    (A) weigh 26.73 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
                    (C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent
                copper.
            (3) Half-dollar clad coins.--Not more than 750,000 half-
        dollar coins which shall--
                    (A) weigh 11.34 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and
                    (C) be minted to the specifications for half-dollar
                coins contained in section 5112(b) of title 31, United
                States Code.
    (b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
    (c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5134 of title 31,
United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be considered
to be numismatic items.

SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.

    (a) Design Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--The design of the coins minted under this
        Act shall be emblematic of the National Purple Heart Hall of
        Honor.
            (2) Designation and inscriptions.--On each coin minted
        under this Act there shall be--
                    (A) a designation of the value of the coin;
                    (B) an inscription of the year ``2017''; and
                    (C) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God
                We Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E
                Pluribus Unum''.
    (b) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act
shall be--
            (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the
        Commission of Fine Arts and the National Purple Heart Hall of
        Honor, Inc.; and
            (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.

SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

    (a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this Act shall be issued
in uncirculated and proof qualities.
    (b) Mint Facility.--Only the West Point Mint may be used to strike
any particular quality of the coins minted under this Act.
    (c) Period for Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins minted
under this Act only during the 1-year period beginning on January 1,
2017.

SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.

    (a) Sale Price.--The coins issued under this Act shall be sold by
the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of--
            (1) the face value of the coins;
            (2) the surcharge provided in section 7(a) with respect to
        such coins; and
            (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including
        labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses,
        marketing, and shipping).
    (b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins
issued under this Act at a reasonable discount.
    (c) Prepaid Orders.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders
        for the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of such
        coins.
            (2) Discount.--Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders
        under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.

SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.

    (a) In General.--All sales of coins issued under this Act shall
include a surcharge of--
            (1) $35 per coin for the $5 coin;
            (2) $10 per coin for the $1 coin; and
            (3) $5 per coin for the half-dollar coin.
    (b) Distribution.--Subject to section 5134(f)(1) of title 31,
United States Code, all surcharges received by the Secretary from the
sale of coins issued under this Act shall be promptly paid by the
Secretary to the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, Inc., to help
finance the construction of a new building and renovation of existing
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor facilities.
    (c) Audits.--The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, Inc., shall
be subject to the audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31,
United States Code, with regard to the amounts received under
subsection (b).
    (d) Limitation.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), no surcharge may
be included with respect to the issuance under this Act of any coin
during a calendar year if, as of the time of such issuance, the
issuance of such coin would result in the number of commemorative coin
programs issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 commemorative
coin program issuance limitation under section 5112(m)(1) of title 31,
United States Code (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act). The Secretary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out
this subsection.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Sea Grant College Program
Amendments Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES

    Except as otherwise expressly provided therein, whenever in this
Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or
repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be
considered to be made to a section or other provision of the National
Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.).

SEC. 3. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Section 202(a) (33 U.S.C. 1121(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E) of paragraph (1)
        and inserting the following:
                    ``(D) encourage the development of preparation,
                forecast, analysis, mitigation, response, and recovery
                systems for coastal hazards;
                    ``(E) understand global environmental processes and
                their impacts on ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes
                resources; and'';
            (2) by striking ``program of research, education,'' in
        paragraph (2) and inserting ``program of integrated research,
        education, extension,''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
            ``(6) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
        through the national sea grant college program, offers the most
        suitable locus and means for such commitment and engagement
        through the promotion of activities that will result in greater
        such understanding, assessment, development, management, and
        conservation of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources. The
        most cost-effective way to promote such activities is through
        continued and increased Federal support of the establishment,
        development, and operation of programs and projects by sea
        grant colleges, sea grant institutes, and other institutions,
        including strong collaborations between Administration
        scientists and research and outreach personnel at academic
        institutions.''.
    (b) Purpose.--Section 202(c) (33 U.S.C. 1121(c)) is amended by
striking ``to promote research, education, training, and advisory
service activities'' and inserting ``to promote integrated research,
education, training, and extension services and activities''.
    (c) Terminology.--Subsections (a) and (b) of section 202 (15 U.S.C.
1121(a) and (b)) are amended by striking ``utilization,'' each place it
appears and inserting ``management,''.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 203 (33 U.S.C. 1122) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4) by striking ``utilization,'' and
        inserting ``management,'';
            (2) in paragraph (11) by striking ``advisory services'' and
        inserting ``extension services'';
            (3) in each of paragraphs (12) and (13) by striking ``(33
        U.S.C. 1126)''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(17) The term `regional research and information plan'
        means a plan developed by one or more sea grant colleges or sea
        grant institutes that identifies regional priorities.''.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM.

    (a) Program Elements.--Section 204(b) (33 U.S.C. 1123(b)) is
amended--
            (1) by amending in paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) sea grant programs that comprise a national sea grant
        college program network, including international projects
        conducted within such programs and regional and national
        projects conducted among such programs;'';
            (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) administration of the national sea grant college
        program and this title by the national sea grant office and the
        Administration;''; and
            (3) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
            ``(4) any regional or national strategic investments in
        fields relating to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources
        developed in consultation with the Board and with the approval
        of the sea grant colleges and the sea grant institutes.''.
    (b) Technical Correction.--Section 204(c)(2) (33 U.S.C. 1123(c)(2))
is amended by striking ``Within 6 months of the date of enactment of
the National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization Act of 1998,
the'' and inserting ``The''.
    (c) Functions of Director of National Sea Grant College Program.--
Section 204(d) (33 U.S.C. 1123(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``long range'';
            (2) in paragraph (3)(A)--
                    (A) by striking ``(A)(i) evaluate'' and inserting
                ``(A) evaluate and assess'';
                    (B) by striking ``activities; and'' and inserting
                ``activities;''; and
                    (C) by striking clause (ii); and
            (3) in paragraph (3)(B)--
                    (A) by redesignating clauses (ii) through (iv) as
                clauses (iii) through (v), respectively, and by
                inserting after clause (i) the following:
                            ``(ii) encourage collaborations among sea
                        grant colleges and sea grant institutes to
                        address regional and national priorities
                        established under subsection (c)(1);''; and
                    (B) in clause (iii) (as so redesignated) by
                striking ``encourage'' and inserting ``ensure''.

SEC. 6. PROGRAM OR PROJECT GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.

    Section 205 (33 U.S.C. 1124) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``States or regions.'' in subsection (a)(2)
        and inserting ``States, regions, or the Nation.''; and
            (2) by striking the matter following paragraph (3) in
        subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``The total amount that may be provided for grants under this
subsection and subsection 208(b) during any fiscal year shall not
exceed an amount equal to 5 percent of the total funds appropriated for
such year under section 212.''.

SEC. 7. EXTENSION SERVICES BY SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND SEA GRANT
              INSTITUTES.

    Section 207(a) (33 U.S.C. 1126(a)) is amended in each of paragraphs
(2)(B) and (3)(B) by striking ``advisory services'' and inserting
``extension services''.

SEC. 8. FELLOWSHIPS.

    Section 208(a) (33 U.S.C. 1127) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Not later than 1 year after the date of
        the enactment of the National Sea Grant College Program Act
        Amendments of 2002, and every 2 years thereafter,'' in
        subsection (a) and inserting ``Every 2 years,''; and
            (2) by striking ``year.'' in subsection (b) and inserting
        ``year and is not subject to Federal cost share requirements''.

SEC. 9. NATIONAL SEA GRANT ADVISORY BOARD.

    (a) Redesignation of Sea Grant Review Panel as Board.--
            (1) Redesignation.--The sea grant review panel established
        by section 209 of the National Sea Grant College Program Act
        (33 U.S.C. 1128), as in effect before the date of the enactment
        of this Act, is redesignated as the National Sea Grant Advisory
        Board.
            (2) Membership not affected.--An individual serving as a
        member of the sea grant review panel immediately before the
        enactment of this Act may continue to serve as a member of the
        National Sea Grant Advisory Board until the expiration of such
        member's term under section 209(c) of such Act (33 U.S.C.
        1128(c).
            (3) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
        document, paper, or other record of the United States to such
        sea grant review panel is deemed to be a reference to the
        National Sea Grant Advisory Board.
            (4) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 209 (33 U.S.C. 1128) is
                amended by striking so much as precedes subsection (b)
                and inserting the following:

``SEC. 209. NATIONAL SEA GRANT ADVISORY BOARD.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There shall be an independent committee to be
known as the National Sea Grant Advisory Board.''.
                    (B) Definition.--Section 203(9) (33 U.S.C. 1122(9))
                is amended to read as follows:
            ``(9) The term `Board' means the National Sea Grant
        Advisory Board established under section 209.'';
                    (C) Other provisions.--The following provisions are
                each amended by striking ``panel'' each place it
                appears and inserting ``Board'':
                            (i) Section 204 (33 U.S.C. 1123).
                            (ii) Section 207 (33 U.S.C. 1126).
                            (iii) Section 209 (33 U.S.C. 1128).
    (b) Duties.--Section 209(b) (33 U.S.C. 1128(b)) is amended to read
as follows:
    ``(b) Duties.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Board shall advise the Secretary and
        the Director concerning--
                    ``(A) strategies for utilizing the sea grant
                college program to address the Nation's highest
                priorities regarding the understanding, assessment,
                development, management, and conservation of ocean,
                coastal, and Great Lakes resources;
                    ``(B) the designation of sea grant colleges and sea
                grant institutes; and
                    ``(C) such other matters as the Secretary refers to
                the Board for review and advice.
            ``(2) Biennial report.--The Board shall report to the
        Congress every two years on the state of the national sea grant
        college program. The Board shall indicate in each such report
        the progress made toward meeting the priorities identified in
        the strategic plan in effect under section 204(c). The
        Secretary shall make available to the Board such information,
        personnel, and administrative services and assistance as it may
        reasonably require to carry out its duties under this title.''.
    (c) Membership, Terms, and Powers.--Section 209(c)(1) (33 U.S.C.
1128(c)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``coastal management,'' after ``resources
        management,''; and
            (2) by striking ``utilization,'' and inserting
        ``management,''.
    (d) Extension of Term.--Section 209(c)(2) (33 U.S.C. 1128(c)(2)) is
amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) The term of office of a voting member of the Board
        shall be 4 years. The Director may extend the term of office of
        a voting member of the Board once by up to 1 year.''.
    (e) Establishment of Subcommittees.--Section 209(c) (33 U.S.C.
1128(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(8) The Board may establish such subcommittees as are reasonably
necessary to carry out its duties under subsection (b). Such
subcommittees may include individuals who are not Board members.''.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 212 of the National Sea Grant College Program Act (33
U.S.C. 1131) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a)(1) and inserting the
        following: ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be
        appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this title--
            ``(A) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
            ``(B) $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
            ``(C) $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
            ``(D) $115,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
            ``(E) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and
            ``(F) $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``biology and control of zebra
                mussels and other important aquatic'' in subparagraph
                (A) and inserting ``biology, prevention, and control of
                aquatic''; and
                    (B) by striking ``blooms, including Pfiesteria
                piscicida; and'' in subparagraph (C) and inserting
                ``blooms; and'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(1) by striking ``rating under section
        204(d)(3)(A)'' and inserting ``performance assessments'';
            (4) by striking subsection (c)(2) and inserting the
        following:
    ``(2) regional or national strategic investments authorized under
section 204(b)(4);''.

SEC. 11. REPEAL OF ANNUAL COORDINATION REPORT REQUIREMENT.

    Section 9 of the National Sea Grant College Program Act Amendments
of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 857-20) is repealed.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Strategic Gasoline Reserve
for Purposes of National Security Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. STRATEGIC GASOLINE RESERVE.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) Authority.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a
        Strategic Gasoline Reserve system (in this section referred to
        as the ``Gasoline Reserve'') with a total capacity of
        10,000,000 barrels of regular unleaded gasoline.
            (2) Reserve locations.--No later than 1 year after the date
        of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall determine
        strategic locations for no less than three and no more than
        five Gasoline Reserve sites, each located in a different
        geographical region of the United States. When determining site
        locations, the Secretary shall consider all factors, including
        seasonal and regional variations in gasoline, cost, regional
        population, accessibility for distribution, and the region's
        vulnerability to natural disasters and acts of terrorism. The
        Secretary shall endeavor to find the most affordable method for
        storage and, when possible, should consult the methodology used
        for the creation of the Home Heating Oil Reserve and the
        Strategic Petroleum Reserves. Such reserve site locations shall
        be operational within 2 years after the date of enactment of
        this Act.
            (3) Onsite protection.--In establishing the Gasoline
        Reserve under this section, the Secretary shall confer with the
        Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Homeland
        Security with respect to physical structures' security, the
        transportation security, and operational security.
    (b) Transportation.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall transmit to the
Congress, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Governor of each
State in which a Gasoline Reserve will be sited a plan for the
transportation of the contents of the Gasoline Reserve under this
section to wholesale or retail markets in the event of an emergency
sale under subsection (d).
    (c) Capacity.--The Secretary of Energy shall complete the process
of filling the Gasoline Reserve to a minimum of 90 percent within 2
years of submitting a transportation plan to the Congress.
    (d) Aging Supply.--The Secretary shall conduct an annual review of
the gasoline supply to ensure the reserves in the Gasoline Reserve do
not exceed their shelf life. The Secretary shall have in place within 2
years of enactment of this Act a plan for assuring that the inventory
is sold and replaced in a manner that assures the integrity of the
product at all times. The Secretary shall have the authority to
exchange an aging supply of reserve gasoline through private sales or
by utilizing the fuel for military or government use. The Secretary
shall seek the best means to minimize transaction expense.
    (e) Requests for Emergency Sale Authorization.--The Secretary of
Energy shall sell gasoline from the Gasoline Reserve if--
            (1) the Governor of an affected State submits a written
        request that--
                    (A) provides sufficient evidence that the sale or
                supply of gasoline in the region in which such State is
                located has been severely disrupted, caused by, but not
                limited to, an interruption in the normal distribution
                or availability of gasoline which dramatically affects
                the price of gasoline; and
                    (B) provides sufficient evidence that the State
                would experience further adverse effects without the
                sale of gasoline from the Gasoline Reserve; and
            (2) the President issues an Executive order requiring
        immediate release from any or all Gasoline Reserves at any time
        that the President determines that the conditions specified in
        paragraph (1)(A) are satisfied.
    (f) Procedure.--
            (1) Secretary's response.--The Secretary of Energy shall
        respond to a request transmitted under subsection (e) within 7
        days of receipt of a request through a written response,
        regardless of the decision.
            (2) Additional information.--The Secretary may request
        additional information if the Secretary concludes there are
        insufficient reasons provided for the sale of gasoline from the
        Gasoline Reserve system.
    (g) Purchase.--The Secretary of Energy is authorized to conduct
purchases and sales of gasoline at wholesale for maintenance of the
Gasoline Reserve system. In conducting these transactions, the
Secretary shall--
            (1) ensure that the overall supply returns to a minimum 90
        percent capacity in a timely manner following a sizeable
        depletion due to an emergency; and
            (2) assess market conditions to avoid, to the extent
        possible, when prices appear to be at higher levels unlikely to
        be sustained, or when purchases of gasoline are likely to
        significantly raise gasoline prices in the market served by a
        particular Gasoline Reserve for purchases consistent with the
        need for timely replenishment of the Reserve after emergency or
        nonemergency sales.
    (h) Annual Report.--At a specified date as determined by the
Secretary of Energy, the Secretary shall submit to the President, the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report
on the status of the Strategic Gasoline Reserve outlining the Reserve's
current capacity, emergency sales from the previous year, any security
threats in the previous year, and the current condition of the storage
facilities. The Secretary shall also in the report include any
recommendations for improvements in the efficiency of the purchase,
transportation, sale, and storage of gasoline in the Gasoline Reserves.
    (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Energy such sums as may be necessary
for construction and operation of the Gasoline Reserve system for
fiscal years 2009 through 2015.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Native Language Immersion Student
Achievement Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Congress established the unique status of Native
        American languages and distinctive policies supporting their
        use as a medium of education in the Native American Languages
        Act (Public Law 101-477).
            (2) Reports from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribal,
        public, charter, and private schools and colleges that use
        primarily Native American languages to deliver education, have
        indicated that students from these schools have generally had
        high school graduation and college attendance rates above the
        norm for their peers.
            (3) The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
        U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) includes policy barriers to schools taught
        through Native American languages and a lack of adequate
        funding to support such opportunities.
            (4) There is a critical need that requires immediate action
        to support education through Native American languages to
        preserve these languages.

SEC. 3. NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE SCHOOLS.

    Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

               ``PART D--NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE SCHOOLS

``SEC. 7401. NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE SCHOOLS.

    ``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
            ``(1) to establish a grant program to support schools using
        Native American languages as the primary language of
        instruction of all curriculum taught at the school that will
        improve high school graduation rates, college attainment, and
        career readiness; and
            ``(2) to further integrate into this Act, Federal policy
        for such schools, as established in the Native American
        Languages Act (Public Law 101-477).
    ``(b) Program Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--From the amounts made available to carry
        out this section, the Secretary may award grants to eligible
        entities to develop and maintain, or to improve and expand,
        programs that support schools, including prekindergarten
        through postsecondary education, using Native American
        languages as the primary language of instruction of all
        curriculum taught at the schools.
            ``(2) Eligible entities.--In this section, the term
        `eligible entity' means a school or a private or tribal,
        nonprofit organization that has a plan to develop and maintain,
        or to improve and expand, programs that support schools using
        Native American languages as the primary language of
        instruction of all curriculum taught at the schools.
    ``(c) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity that desires to
        receive a grant under this section shall submit an application
        to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing
        such information as the Secretary may require, including the
        following:
                    ``(A) The name of the Native American language to
                be used for instruction at the school supported by the
                eligible entity.
                    ``(B) The number of students attending such school.
                    ``(C) The number of present hours of Native
                American language instruction being provided to
                students at such school, if any.
                    ``(D) The status of such school with regard to any
                applicable tribal education department or agency,
                public education system, indigenous language schooling
                research and cooperative, or accrediting body.
                    ``(E) A statement that such school--
                            ``(i) is engaged in meeting targeted
                        proficiency levels for students, as may be
                        required by applicable Federal, State, or
                        tribal law; and
                            ``(ii) provides assessments of student
                        using the Native American language of
                        instruction, where appropriate.
                    ``(F) A list of the instructors, staff,
                administrators, contractors, or subcontractors at such
                school and their qualifications to deliver high quality
                education through the Native American language of the
                school.
            ``(2) Additional application materials.--In addition to the
        application described in paragraph (1), an eligible entity that
        desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit to
        the Secretary the following:
                    ``(A) A certification from a Federally recognized
                Indian tribe, or a letter from any Native American
                entity, on whose land the school supported by the
                eligible entity is located, or which is served by such
                school, indicating that the school has the capacity to
                provide education primarily through a Native American
                language and that there are sufficient speakers of such
                Native American language at the school or available to
                be hired by the school.
                    ``(B) A statement that such school will participate
                in data collection conducted by the Secretary that will
                determine best practices and further academic
                evaluation of the school.
                    ``(C) A demonstration of the capacity to have
                speakers of its Native American language provide the
                basic education offered by such school on a full-time
                basis.
    ``(d) Awarding of Grants.--In awarding grants under this section,
the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) determine the amount and length of each grant;
            ``(2) ensure, to the maximum extent feasible, that
        diversity in languages is represented; and
            ``(3) require the eligible entities to present a Native
        language education plan to improve high school graduation
        rates, college attainment, and career readiness.
    ``(e) Activities Authorized.--An eligible entity that receives a
grant under this section shall carry out the following activities:
            ``(1) Support Native American language education and
        development.
            ``(2) Develop or refine instructional curriculum for the
        school supported by the eligible entity, including distinctive
        teaching materials and activities, as appropriate.
            ``(3) Fund training opportunities for teachers and, as
        appropriate, staff and administrators, that would strengthen
        the overall language and academic goals of such school.
            ``(4) Other activities that promote Native American
        language education and development, as appropriate.
    ``(f) Report to Secretary.--Each eligible entity that receives a
grant under this section shall provide an annual report to the
Secretary in such form and manner as the Secretary may require.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriation.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2015,
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal
years.''.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nazi Benefits Termination Act of
2001''.

SEC. 2. DENIAL OF FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS TO NAZI PERSECUTORS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an
individual who is determined under this Act to have been a participant
in Nazi persecution is not eligible for any Federal public benefit.
    (b) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Federal public benefit.--The term ``Federal public
        benefit'' has the meaning given such term by section 401(c)(1)
        of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
        Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(c)(1)), but shall not
        include any benefit described in section 401(b)(1) of such Act
        (8 U.S.C. 1611(b)(1)) (and, for purposes of applying such
        section 401(b)(1), the term ``alien'' shall be considered to
        mean any individual).
            (2) Participant in nazi persecution.--The term
        ``participant in Nazi persecution'' means an individual who--
                    (A) if an alien (as such term is defined in section
                101(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
                U.S.C. 1101(a)(3))), has committed one or more of the
                acts described in section 212(a)(3)(E) of the
                Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
                1182(a)(3)(E)); or
                    (B) if a citizen of the United States--
                            (i) has procured citizenship illegally or
                        by concealment of a material fact or willful
                        misrepresentation; and
                            (ii) has committed one or more of the acts
                        described in section 212(a)(3)(E) of the
                        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
                        1182(a)(3)(E)).
            (3) Respondent.--The term ``respondent'' means an
        individual whom the Attorney General is providing an
        opportunity for a hearing on the record under section 3(a).

SEC. 3. DETERMINATIONS.

    (a) Hearing by Immigration Judge.--If the Attorney General has
reason to believe that an individual who has applied for or is
receiving a Federal public benefit may have been a participant in Nazi
persecution, the Attorney General may provide an opportunity for a
hearing on the record with respect to the matter. The Attorney General
may delegate the conduct of the hearing to an immigration judge (as
defined in section 101(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(b)(4))).
    (b) Procedures.--
            (1) Right of respondents to appear.--
                    (A) Citizens, permanent resident aliens, and
                persons present in the united states.--At a hearing
                under this section, each respondent may appear in
                person if the respondent is a United States citizen, a
                permanent resident alien, or present within the United
                States when the proceeding under this section is
                initiated.
                    (B) Others.--A respondent who is not a citizen, a
                permanent resident alien, or present within the United
                States when the proceeding under this section is
                initiated may appear by video conference.
                    (C) Rule of interpretation.--This Act shall not be
                construed to permit the return to the United States of
                an individual who is inadmissible under section
                212(a)(3)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
                U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(E)).
            (2) Other rights of respondents.--At a hearing under this
        section, each respondent may be represented by counsel at no
        expense to the Federal Government, present evidence, cross-
        examine witnesses, and obtain the issuance of subpoenas for the
        attendance of witnesses and presentation of evidence.
            (3) Rules of evidence.--Unless otherwise provided in this
        Act, rules regarding the presentation of evidence at the
        hearing shall apply in the same manner in which such rules
        would apply at a removal proceeding before an immigration judge
        under section 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
        U.S.C. 1229a).
    (c) Findings, Conclusions, and Order.--
            (1) Findings and conclusions.--Not later than 60 days after
        the date of the end of a hearing conducted under this section,
        the immigration judge shall make findings of fact and
        conclusions of law with respect to whether the respondent has
        been a participant in Nazi persecution.
            (2) Order.--
                    (A) Finding that respondent has been a participant
                in nazi persecution.--If the immigration judge finds,
                by a preponderance of the evidence, that the respondent
                has been a participant in Nazi persecution, the
                immigration judge shall promptly issue an order
                declaring the respondent to be ineligible for any
                Federal public benefit, and prohibiting any person from
                providing such a benefit, directly or indirectly, to
                the respondent, and shall transmit a copy of the order
                to any governmental entity or person known to be so
                providing such a benefit.
                    (B) Finding that respondent has not been a
                participant in nazi persecution.--If the immigration
                judge finds that there is insufficient evidence for a
                finding under subparagraph (A) that a respondent has
                been a participant in Nazi persecution, the immigration
                judge shall issue an order dismissing the proceeding.
                    (C) Effective date; limitation of liability.--
                            (i) Effective date.--An order issued
                        pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) shall be
                        effective on the date of issuance.
                            (ii) Limitation of liability.--
                        Notwithstanding clause (i), a person or entity
                        shall not be found to have provided a benefit
                        to an individual in violation of this Act until
                        the person or entity has received actual notice
                        of the issuance of an order under subparagraph
                        (A) with respect to the individual and has had
                        a reasonable opportunity to comply with the
                        order.
    (d) Review by Attorney General; Service of Final Order.--
            (1) Review by attorney general.--The Attorney General may,
        in his discretion, review any finding or conclusion made, or
        order issued, under subsection (c), and shall complete the
        review not later than 30 days after the date that the finding
        or conclusion is so made, or order is so issued. Otherwise, the
        finding, conclusion, or order shall be final.
            (2) Service of final order.--The Attorney General shall
        cause the findings of fact and conclusions of law made with
        respect to any final order issued under this section, together
        with a copy of the order, to be served on the respondent
        involved.
    (e) Judicial Review.--Any party aggrieved by a final order issued
under this section may obtain a review of the order by the United
States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, by filing a petition
for such review not later than 30 days after the date that the final
order is issued.

SEC. 4. JURISDICTION OF UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL
              CIRCUIT OVER APPEALS UNDER THIS ACT.

    Section 1295(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (13);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (14) and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(15) of an appeal from a final order issued under the
        Nazi Benefits Termination Act of 2001.''.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Neighborhood Integrity and
Responsibility Act''.

SEC. 2. RENT REASONABLENESS TEST.

    (a) Housing Certificate Program.--Section 8(c)(2) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(c)(2)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(D)(i) Each public housing agency administering assistance
provided under the housing certificate program under this section shall
ensure that the rent charged for each dwelling unit assisted by the
agency is reasonable in comparison with rents charged for comparable
unassisted units available in the private residential rental market,
by--
            ``(I) reviewing all rents for units under consideration by
        families assisted under the certificate program; and
            ``(II) reviewing all rent increases for units under lease
        by families assisted under such program.
If an agency determines that the rent (or rent increase) for a unit is
not reasonable, the agency shall disapprove a lease for such unit.
    ``(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, rent comparisons shall be
conducted by comparing the rent of the assisted dwelling unit with the
rent of comparable unassisted units that are located in a geographical
area, determined by the agency and approved by the Secretary that--
            ``(I) is geographically smaller than the applicable housing
        area used for the establishment of fair market rentals under
        paragraph (1);
            ``(II) has a continuous boundary; and
            ``(III) exhibits a commonality of geographic, demographic,
        housing, or other characteristics that make it appropriate for
        use under this subparagraph, including characteristics such as
        consisting of a recognized or identifiable neighborhood or
        geographic area, proximity to or identification with a
        particular location, structure, or feature, having a population
        with similar incomes, or containing housing a significant
        portion of which is similar in age, cost, type, or design.''.
    (b) Housing Voucher Program.--The last sentence of paragraph (10)
of section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f(o)(10)) is amended by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''.
    (c) Condition on Receipt of Administrative Fees.--Section 8(q) of
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(q)) is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, the
fee under this subsection attributable to any dwelling unit for any
fiscal year may be paid to the public housing agency only if the agency
has complied, during the preceding fiscal year, with the requirement
under subsection (c)(2)(D) or (o)(10), as applicable, to such dwelling
unit.''.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ASSISTED UNITS OWNED BY SINGLE OWNER.

    Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f) is amended by inserting after subsection (k) the following new
subsection:
    ``(l) Ownership Limitation.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and
        (3), a single public housing agency may not provide tenant-
        based assistance under this section for more than 5 dwelling
        units that are owned by any single owner.
            ``(2) Waiver.--A public housing agency may waive the
        applicability of the limitation under paragraph (1) with
        respect to an owner if the agency determines that all dwelling
        units owned by such owner and assisted or to be assisted with
        tenant-based assistance under this section are, at that time,
        in compliance with housing quality standards established by the
        Secretary for purposes of this section and any applicable State
        or local laws relating to housing habitability, construction,
        maintenance, safety, health, and sanitation.
            ``(3) Protection of current owners.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If, at any time, a single owner
                owns more than 5 protected dwelling units, such
                protected dwelling units in excess of 5 shall not be
                considered at such time for purposes of applying the
                numerical limitation under paragraph (1) to such owner.
                    ``(B) Protected dwelling units.--A dwelling unit
                shall be considered to be a protected dwelling unit at
                any time for purposes of this paragraph only if the
                dwelling unit, at that time, is occupied by a tenant
                who--
                            ``(i) is an assisted family on whose behalf
                        tenant-based assistance under this section is
                        provided;
                            ``(ii) on the date of the enactment of the
                        Neighborhood Integrity and Responsibility Act
                        occupied such unit and, at such time, was
                        assisted with tenant-based assistance under
                        this section; and
                            ``(iii) has, without interruption since
                        such date of enactment, continued to occupy
                        such unit and continued to be assisted with
                        such assistance.
            ``(4) Owner.--The Secretary shall issue regulations
        defining the term `single owner' for purposes of this
        subsection. The regulations shall provide that, with respect to
        any person or entity, any other person or entity owned or
        controlled by such person or entity (including any such
        affiliate or subsidiary of such person or entity) shall be
        considered a single owner for purposes of this subsection.''.

SEC. 4. RENT PAID BY ASSISTED FAMILIES.

    (a) Exceptions to General Rent Rule.--Section 3(a)(1) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(1)) is amended in the
matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking ``section 8(c)(3)(B)''
and inserting ``subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 8(c)(3)''.
    (b) Tenant Rent Payment Under Certificate Program.--Section 8(c)(3)
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(c)(3)) is
amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of subparagraph (A), by inserting
        before the period at the end the following: ``or subparagraph
        (B) or (C) of this paragraph, as applicable''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking the matter that
        precedes clause I and inserting the following:
    ``(B)(i) Notwithstanding section 3(a)(1) and subparagraph (B) of
this paragraph, a family receiving tenant-based assistance under
subsection (b) may pay for rent more than the amount determined under
such provisions if--'';
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (B) (as so amended) as
        subparagraph (C); and
            (4) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new
        subparagraph:
    ``(B) A family on whose behalf tenant-based assistance under
subsection (b) is provided for a dwelling unit having a maximum monthly
rent under the contract equal to or exceeding 50 percent of the
applicable fair market rental for the area shall pay as rent for the
dwelling unit the greater of the following two amounts:
            ``(i) The amount determined for the family under section
        3(a)(1).
            ``(ii) For a dwelling unit having a maximum monthly rent
        under the contract--
                    ``(I) that is equal to or exceeds 75 percent of the
                applicable fair market rental for the area, the amount
                that is equal to 50 percent of the contract rent for
                the unit.
                    ``(II) that is equal to or exceeds 50 percent of
                the applicable fair market rental for the area but is
                less than 75 percent of such fair market rental, the
                amount that is equal to 30 percent of the contract rent
                for the unit.''.
    (c) Monthly Assistance Payment Under Voucher Program.--Section 8(o)
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) is
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``The'' and inserting ``(A) Except
                as provided in paragraph (2), the''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new
                subparagraph:
    ``(B) The monthly assistance payment under this subsection for any
family renting a dwelling unit having a rent equal to or exceeding 50
percent of the applicable payment standard for the area shall be the
amount by which the payment standard exceeds the greater of the
following two amounts:
            ``(i) The amount determined for the family pursuant to
        subparagraph (A).
            ``(ii) For a dwelling unit having a rent--
                    ``(I) that is equal to or exceeds 75 percent of the
                applicable payment standard for the area, the amount
                that is equal to 50 percent of the rent for the unit.
                    ``(II) that is equal to or exceeds 50 percent of
                the applicable payment standard for the area but is
                less than 75 percent of such payment standard, the
                amount that is equal to 30 percent of the rent for the
                unit.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--Section 8 of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(c)(1)(B)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (b) of the second sentence of subsection
        (c)(1), by striking ``paragraph (3)(B)'' and inserting
        ``paragraph (3)(C)''; and
            (2) in subsection (y)(6)(A), by striking ``Subsection
        (c)(3)(B)'' and inserting ``Subsection (c)(3)(C)''.