SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening
American Transportation Security Act of 2016''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings; sense of Congress.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Conversion of screening personnel.
Sec. 5. Transition rules.
Sec. 6. Consultation requirement.
Sec. 7. No right to strike.
Sec. 8. Regulations.
Sec. 9. Delegations to Administrator.
Sec. 10. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) On September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists, who underwent
        airport security screening prior to boarding domestic flights,
        were able to commandeer 4 airplanes and use those airplanes to
        perpetrate the most deadly terrorist attack ever to be executed
        on United States soil.
            (2) In the aftermath of those attacks, Congress passed the
        Aviation and Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107-71),
        which was signed into law by President George W. Bush on
        November 19, 2001--
                    (A) to enhance the level of security screening
                throughout our aviation system; and
                    (B) to transfer responsibility for such screening
                from the private sector to the newly established
                Transportation Security Administration (referred to in
                this section as ``TSA'').
            (3) By establishing TSA, Congress and the American public
        recognized that the highest level of screener performance was
        directly linked to employment and training standards, pay and
        benefits, and the creation of an experienced, committed
        screening workforce.
            (4) Section 111(d) of the Aviation and Transportation
        Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44935 note) authorizes the Under
        Secretary of Transportation for Security to ``employ, appoint,
        discipline, terminate, and fix the compensation, terms, and
        conditions of employment of Federal service for such a number
        of individuals as the Under Secretary determines to be
        necessary to carry out the screening functions of the Under
        Secretary under section 44901 of title 49, United States
        Code''. The functions of the TSA were transferred to the
        Department of Homeland Security by section 403 of the Homeland
        Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 203).
            (5) TSA has interpreted the authorization set forth in
        paragraph (4) as applying to the majority of the Transportation
        Security Officer workforce performing screening functions,
        while all other Transportation Security Administration
        employees, including managers, are subject to title 5, United
        States Code, as incorporated in title 49 of such Code.
            (6) In November 2006, the International Labor Organization
        ruled that the Bush Administration violated international labor
        law when it prohibited Transportation Security Officers from
        engaging in collective bargaining.
            (7) After the Federal Labor Relations Board approved a
        petition for the election of an exclusive representative, on
        February 4, 2011, TSA Administrator John Pistole issued a
        binding determination stating that ``it is critical that every
        TSA employee feels that he or she has a voice and feels safe
        raising issues and concerns of all kinds. This is important not
        just for morale; engagement of every employee is critically
        important for security.''.
            (8) This determination was superseded by a second
        determination issued on December 29, 2014, which changed the
        previous guideline for collective bargaining and resulting in
        limitations in the subjects that can be bargained, issues in
        dispute that may be raised to an independent, third-party
        neutral decisionmaker (such as an arbitrator or the Merit
        Systems Protection Board), and barriers to union representation
        of the Transportation Security Officer workforce.
            (9) The 2011 and 2014 determinations both cited TSA's
        authority under section 111(d) of the Aviation and
        Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44935 note) to create a
        personnel system that denies the Transportation Security
        Officer workforce the rights under title 5, United States Code,
        that are provided to most other Federal workers, including--
                    (A) the right to appeal adverse personnel decisions
                to the Merit Systems Protection Board;
                    (B) fair pay under the General Services wage
                system, 2011;
                    (C) fair pay and raises under the General Services
                wage system, including overtime guidelines, access to
                earned leave;
                    (D) the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act
                of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.);
                    (E) fair performance appraisals under chapter 73 of
                title 5, United States Code; and
                    (F) direct protections against employment
                discrimination set forth in title 7, United States
                Code.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the personnel system utilized by the Transportation
        Security Administration pursuant to section 111(d) of the
        Aviation and Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44935 note)
        provides insufficient workplace protections for the
        Transportation Security Officer workforce, who are the
        frontline personnel who secure our Nation's aviation system;
        and
            (2) such personnel should be entitled to the protections
        under title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
        official within the Department of Homeland Security who is
        responsible for overseeing and implementing transportation
        security pursuant to the Aviation and Transportation Security
        Act, whether designated as the Assistant Secretary of Homeland
        Security (Transportation Security Administration), the
        Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration,
        the Undersecretary of Transportation for Security, or
        otherwise.
            (2) Agency.--The term ``agency'' means an Executive agency,
        as defined by section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
            (3) Conversion date.--The term ``conversion date'' means
        the date as of which paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 3(b)
        take effect.
            (4) Covered employee.--The term ``covered employee'' means
        an employee who holds a covered position.
            (5) Covered position.--The term ``covered position''
        means--
                    (A) a position within the Transportation Security
                Administration; and
                    (B) any position within the Department of Homeland
                Security, not described in subparagraph (A), the duties
                and responsibilities of which involve providing
                transportation security in furtherance of the purposes
                of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (Public
                Law 107-71), as determined by the Secretary.
            (6) Employee.--The term ``employee'' has the meaning given
        such term by section 2105 of title 5, United States Code.
            (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Homeland Security.
            (8) TSA personnel management system.--The term ``TSA
        personnel management system'' means any personnel management
        system established or modified under--
                    (A) section 111(d) of the Aviation and
                Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44935 note); or
                    (B) section 114(n) of title 49, United States Code.

SEC. 4. CONVERSION OF SCREENING PERSONNEL.

    (a) Termination of Certain Personnel Authorities.--
            (1) TSA personal management system.--Section 114 of title
        49, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (n).
            (2) Termination of flexibility in employment of screener
        personnel.--Section 111 of the Aviation and Transportation
        Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44935 note) is amended by striking
        subsection (d).
            (3) Human resources management system.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 9701 of title 5, United
                States Code, is amended--
                            (i) by redesignating subsection (h) as
                        subsection (i); and
                            (ii) by inserting after subsection (g) the
                        following:
    ``(h) Limitation.--The human resources management system authorized
under this section shall not apply to covered employees or covered
positions (as such terms are defined in section 3 of the Strengthening
American Transportation Security Act of 2016).''.
                    (B) Effective date.--The amendments made by
                subparagraph (A) shall take effect on the date set
                forth in subsection (b).
    (b) Covered Employees and Positions Made Subject to Same Personnel
Management System as Applies to Civil Service Employees Generally.--On
the earlier of a date determined by the Secretary or 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act--
            (1) all TSA personnel management personnel policies,
        directives, letters, and guidelines, including the
        Determinations of February 2011 and December 2014 shall cease
        to be effective;
            (2) any human resources management system established or
        adjusted under section 9701 of title 5, United States Code,
        shall cease to be effective with respect to covered employees
        and covered positions; and
            (3) covered employees and covered positions shall become
        subject to the applicable labor provisions under title 49,
        United States Code.

SEC. 5. TRANSITION RULES.

    (a) Nonreduction in Rate of Pay.--Any conversion of an employee
from a TSA personnel management system to the provisions of law
referred to in section 4(b)(3) shall be effected, under pay conversion
rules prescribed by the Secretary, without any reduction in the rate of
basic pay payable to such employee.
    (b) Preservation of Other Rights.--The Secretary shall take any
necessary actions to ensure, for any covered employee as of the
conversion date, that--
            (1) all service performed by such covered employee before
        the conversion date is credited in the determination of such
        employee's length of service for purposes of applying the
        provisions of law governing leave, pay, group life and health
        insurance, severance pay, tenure, and status, which are made
        applicable to such employee under section 4(b)(3);
            (2) all annual leave, sick leave, or other paid leave
        accrued, accumulated, or otherwise available to the covered
        employee immediately before the conversion date remains
        available to the employee, until used, while the employee
        remains continuously employed by the Department of Homeland
        Security; and
            (3) the Government share of any premiums or other periodic
        charges under the provisions of law governing group health
        insurance remains at the level in effect immediately before the
        conversion date while the employee remains continuously
        employed by the Department of Homeland Security.

SEC. 6. CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.

    (a) Exclusive Representative.--The labor organization certified by
the Federal Labor Relations Authority on June 29, 2011, or successor
organization shall be deemed the exclusive representative of full- and
part-time nonsupervisory personnel carrying out screening functions
under section 44901 of title 49, United States Code under chapter 71 of
title 5, United States Code, with full rights under such chapter 71.
    (b) Consultation Rights.--Not later than 14 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
            (1) consult with the exclusive representative for employees
        under chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, on the
        formulation of plans and deadlines to carry out the conversion
        of covered employees and covered positions under this Act; and
            (2) provide final written plans to the exclusive
        representative on how the Secretary intends to carry out the
        conversion of covered employees and covered positions under
        this Act, including with respect to--
                    (A) the proposed conversion date; and
                    (B) measures to ensure compliance with section 5.
    (c) Required Agency Response.--If any views or recommendations are
presented under subsection (b)(2) by the exclusive representative, the
Secretary shall consider the views or recommendations before taking
final action on any matter with respect to which the views or
recommendations are presented and provide the exclusive representative
a written statement of the reasons for the final actions to be taken.
    (d) Sunset Provision.--The provisions of this section shall cease
to be effective as of the conversion date.

SEC. 7. NO RIGHT TO STRIKE.

    Nothing in this Act may be construed--
            (1) to repeal or otherwise affect--
                    (A) section 1918 of title 18, United States Code
                (relating to disloyalty and asserting the right to
                strike against the Government); or
                    (B) section 7311 of title 5, United States Code
                (relating to loyalty and striking); or
            (2) to otherwise authorize any activity which is not
        permitted under either provision of law cited in paragraph (1).

SEC. 8. REGULATIONS.

    The Secretary may prescribe any regulations that may be necessary
to carry out this Act.

SEC. 9. DELEGATIONS TO ADMINISTRATOR.

    The Secretary may, with respect to any authority or function vested
in the Secretary under any of the preceding provisions of this Act,
delegate any such authority or function to the Administrator of the
Transportation Security Administration under such terms, conditions,
and limitations, including the power of redelegation, as the Secretary
considers appropriate.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this Act.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Benefits
and Economic Welfare Improvement Act of 2010''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Military transition program.
Sec. 3. Waiver of claim development period for claims under laws
                            administered by Secretary of Veterans
                            Affairs.
Sec. 4. Tolling of timing of review for appeals of final decisions of
                            Board of Veterans' Appeals.
Sec. 5. Exclusion of certain amounts from determination of annual
                            income with respect to pensions for
                            veterans and surviving spouses and children
                            of veterans.
Sec. 6. Extension of authority of Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
                            obtain certain income information from
                            other agencies.
Sec. 7. VetStar Award program.
Sec. 8. Increase in amount of pension for Medal of Honor recipients.
Sec. 9. Compliance with Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

SEC. 2. MILITARY TRANSITION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 41 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 4114 the following new section:
``Sec. 4115. Military transition program
    ``(a) Establishment; Eligibility.--(1) Subject to the availability
of appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
and the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and
Training shall jointly carry out a program of training to provide
eligible veterans with skills relevant to the job market.
    ``(2) For purposes of this section, the term `eligible veteran'
means any veteran whom the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines--
            ``(A) is not otherwise eligible for education or training
        services under this title;
            ``(B) has not acquired a marketable skill since being
        separated or released from service in the Armed Forces;
            ``(C) was discharged under honorable conditions; and
            ``(D)(i) has been unemployed for at least 90 days during
        the 180-day period preceding the date of application for the
        program established under this section; or
            ``(ii) during such 180-day period received a maximum hourly
        rate of pay of not more than 150 percent of the Federal minimum
        wage.
    ``(b) Apprenticeship or On-the-Job Training Program.--The program
established under this section shall provide for payments to employers
who provide for eligible veterans a program of apprenticeship or on-
the-job training if--
            ``(1) such program is approved as provided in paragraph (1)
        or (2) of section 3687(a) of this title;
            ``(2) the rate of pay for veterans participating in the
        program is not less than the rate of pay for nonveterans in
        similar jobs; and
            ``(3) the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans'
        Employment and Training reasonably expects that--
                    ``(A) the veteran will be qualified for employment
                in that field upon completion of training; and
                    ``(B) the employer providing the program will
                continue to employ the veteran at the completion of
                training.
    ``(c) Payments to Employers.--(1) Subject to the availability of
appropriations for such purpose, the Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Veterans' Employment and Training shall enter into contracts with
employers to provide programs of apprenticeship or on-the-job training
that meet the requirements of this section. Each such contract shall
provide for the payment of the amounts described in paragraph (2) to
employers whose programs meet such requirements.
    ``(2) The amount paid under this section with respect to any
eligible veteran for any period shall be 50 percent of the wages paid
by the employer to such veteran for such period. Wages shall be
calculated on an hourly basis.
    ``(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B)--
            ``(i) the amount paid under this section with respect to a
        veteran participating in the program established under this
        section may not exceed $20,000 in the aggregate or $1,666.67
        per month; and
            ``(ii) such payments may only be made during the first 12
        months of such veteran's participation in the program.
    ``(B) In the case of a veteran participating in the program on a
less than full-time basis, the Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Veterans' Employment and Training may extend the number of months of
payments under subparagraph (A) and proportionally adjust the amount of
such payments, but the aggregate amount paid with respect to such
veteran may not exceed $20,000 and the maximum number of months of such
payments may not exceed 24 months.
    ``(4) Payments under this section shall be made on a quarterly
basis.
    ``(5) Each employer providing a program of apprenticeship or on-
the-job training pursuant to this section shall submit to the Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training on a quarterly
basis a report certifying the wages paid to eligible veterans under
such program (which shall be certified by the veteran as being correct)
and containing such other information as the Assistant Secretary may
specify. Such report shall be submitted in the form and manner required
by the Assistant Secretary.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each fiscal year
for which the program is carried out.
    ``(e) Reporting.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in
coordination with the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans'
Employment and Training, shall include a description of activities
carried out under this section in the annual report prepared submitted
under section 529 of this title.
    ``(f) Termination.--The authority to carry out a program under this
section shall terminate on September 30, 2016.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
4114 the following new item:

``4115. Military transition program.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Subsection (a)(1) of section 3034
of such title is amended by striking ``and 3687'' and inserting ``3687,
and 4115''.
    (2) Subsections (a)(1) and (c) of section 3241 of such title are
each amended by striking ``section 3687'' and inserting ``sections 3687
and 4115''.
    (3) Subsection (d)(1) of section 3672 of such title is amended by
striking ``and 3687'' and inserting ``3687, and 4115''.
    (4) Paragraph (3) of section 4102A(b) of such title is amended by
striking ``section 3687'' and inserting ``section 3687 or 4115''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

SEC. 3. WAIVER OF CLAIM DEVELOPMENT PERIOD FOR CLAIMS UNDER LAWS
              ADMINISTERED BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Section 5101 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d)(1) If a claimant submits to the Secretary a claim that the
Secretary determines is a fully developed claim, the Secretary shall
provide--
            ``(A) the claimant with the opportunity to waive any claim
        development period otherwise made available by the Secretary
        with respect to such claim; and
            ``(B) expeditious treatment to such claim.
    ``(2) If a person submits to the Secretary any written notification
sufficient to inform the Secretary that the person plans to submit a
fully developed claim and, not later than one year after submitting
such notification submits to the Secretary a claim that the Secretary
determines is a fully developed claim, the Secretary shall provide
expeditious treatment to the claim.
    ``(3) If the Secretary determines that a claim submitted by a
claimant as a fully developed claim is not fully developed, the
Secretary shall provide such claimant with the notice described in
section 5103(a) within 30 days after the Secretary makes such
determination.
    ``(4) For purposes of this section:
            ``(A) The term `fully developed claim' means a claim--
                    ``(i) for which the claimant--
                            ``(I) received assistance from a veterans
                        service officer, a State or county veterans
                        service organization, an agent, or an attorney;
                        or
                            ``(II) submits, together with the claim, an
                        appropriate indication that the claimant does
                        not intend to submit any additional information
                        or evidence in support of the claim and does
                        not require additional assistance with respect
                        to the claim; and
                    ``(ii) for which the claimant or the claimant's
                representative, if any, each signs, dates, and submits
                a certification in writing stating that, as of such
                date, no additional information or evidence is
                available or needs to be submitted in order for the
                claim to be adjudicated.
            ``(B) The term `expeditious treatment' means, with respect
        to a claim for benefits under the laws administered by the
        Secretary, treatment of such claim so that the claim is fully
        processed and adjudicated within 90 days after the Secretary
        receives an application for such claim.''.
    (b) Appeals Form Availability.--Subsection (b) of section 5104 of
such title is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and (2)'' and inserting ``(2)''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period at the end the
        following: ``, and (3) any form or application required by the
        Secretary to appeal such decision''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to claims submitted on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. TOLLING OF TIMING OF REVIEW FOR APPEALS OF FINAL DECISIONS OF
              BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS.

    (a) In General.--Section 7266(a) of title 38, United States Code,
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``In order'' and inserting ``(1) Except as
        provided in paragraph (2), in order''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2)(A) The 120-day period described in paragraph (1) shall be
extended upon a showing of good cause for such time as justice may
require.
    ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, it shall be considered good
cause if a person was unable to file a notice of appeal within the 120-
day period because of the person's service-connected disability.''.
    (b) Applicability.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (2) of section 7266(a) of such
        title, as added by subsection (a), shall apply to a notice of
        appeal filed with respect to a final decision of the Board of
        Veterans' Appeals that was issued on or after July 24, 2008.
            (2) Reinstatement.--Any petition for review filed with the
        Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims that was dismissed by such
        Court on or after July 24, 2008, as untimely, shall, upon the
        filing of a petition by an adversely affected person filed not
        later than six months after the date of the enactment of this
        Act, be reinstated upon a showing that the petitioner had good
        cause for filing the petition on the date it was filed.

SEC. 5. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS FROM DETERMINATION OF ANNUAL
              INCOME WITH RESPECT TO PENSIONS FOR VETERANS AND
              SURVIVING SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF VETERANS.

    (a) Certain Amounts Paid for Reimbursements and for Pain and
Suffering.--Paragraph (5) of section 1503(a) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(5) payments regarding--
                    ``(A) reimbursements of any kind (including
                insurance settlement payments) for--
                            ``(i) expenses related to the repayment,
                        replacement, or repair of equipment, vehicles,
                        items, money, or property resulting from--
                                    ``(I) any accident (as defined in
                                regulations which the Secretary shall
                                prescribe), but the amount excluded
                                under this subclause shall not exceed
                                the greater of the fair market value or
                                reasonable replacement value of the
                                equipment or vehicle involved at the
                                time immediately preceding the
                                accident;
                                    ``(II) any theft or loss (as
                                defined in regulations which the
                                Secretary shall prescribe), but the
                                amount excluded under this subclause
                                shall not exceed the greater of the
                                fair market value or reasonable
                                replacement value of the item or the
                                amount of the money (including legal
                                tender of the United States or of a
                                foreign country) involved at the time
                                immediately preceding the theft or
                                loss; or
                                    ``(III) any casualty loss (as
                                defined in regulations which the
                                Secretary shall prescribe), but the
                                amount excluded under this subclause
                                shall not exceed the greater of the
                                fair market value or reasonable
                                replacement value of the property
                                involved at the time immediately
                                preceding the casualty loss; and
                            ``(ii) medical expenses resulting from any
                        accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss (as
                        defined in regulations which the Secretary
                        shall prescribe), but the amount excluded under
                        this clause shall not exceed the costs of
                        medical care provided to the victim of the
                        accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss; and
                    ``(B) pain and suffering (including insurance
                settlement payments and general damages awarded by a
                court) related to an accident, theft, loss, or casualty
                loss, but the amount excluded under this subparagraph
                shall not exceed an amount determined by the Secretary
                on a case-by-case basis;''.
    (b) Certain Amounts Paid by States and Municipalities as Veterans
Benefits.--Section 1503(a) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (10);
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following new
        paragraph (11):
            ``(11) payment of a monetary amount of up to $5,000 to a
        veteran from a State or municipality that is paid as a
        veterans' benefit due to injury or disease; and''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b)
shall apply with respect to determinations of income for calendar years
beginning after October 1, 2011.

SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO
              OBTAIN CERTAIN INCOME INFORMATION FROM OTHER AGENCIES.

    Section 5317 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``September 30, 2011'' and inserting ``September 30, 2015''.

SEC. 7. VETSTAR AWARD PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
establish an award program, to be known as the ``VetStar Award
Program'', to annually recognize businesses for their contributions to
veterans' employment.
    (b) Administration.--The Secretary shall establish a process for
the administration of the award program, including criteria for--
            (1) categories and sectors of businesses eligible for
        recognition each year; and
            (2) objective measures to be used in selecting businesses
        to receive the award.
    (c) Veteran Defined.--In this section, the term ``veteran'' has the
meaning given that term in section 101(2) of title 38, United States
Code.

SEC. 8. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF PENSION FOR MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS.

    Section 1562(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``$1,000'' and inserting ``$2,000''.

SEC. 9. COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO ACT OF 2010.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee,

provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on
passage.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 2010.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.


SECTION 1. PRE-DECISIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCESS FOR FOREST
              SERVICE ACTIONS IMPLEMENTING LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
              PLANS.

    (a) Replacement of Current Administrative Appeals Process.--Section
322 of Public Law 102-381 (16 U.S.C. 1612 note) is amended by striking
subsections (c), (d), and (e) and inserting the following new
subsections:
    ``(c) Pre-Decisional Administrative Review Process for Certain
Forest Service Actions.--
            ``(1) Establishment as sole means for administrative
        review.--The Secretary shall establish by regulation a pre-
        decisional administrative review process that will serve as the
        sole means by which a person can seek administrative review
        regarding proposed actions referred to in subsection (a).
            ``(2) Review period.--The pre-decisional administrative
        review process for a proposed action referred to in subsection
        (a) shall occur during the period--
                    ``(A) beginning after the completion of the
                environmental assessment or environmental impact
                statement prepared for the action; and
                    ``(B) ending not later than the date of the
                issuance of the final decision approving the action.
            ``(3) Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in the
        pre-decisional administrative review process for a proposed
        action referred to in subsection (a), a person shall submit to
        the Secretary, during scoping or the public comment period for
        the draft environmental analysis for the action, specific
        written comments that relate to the proposed action.
            ``(4) Notice of proposed decision.--Following the
        conclusion of the pre-decisional administrative review process
        for a proposed action referred to in subsection (a), the
        Secretary shall provide notice of, and distribute, the proposed
        decision along with the final environmental assessment or
        environmental impact statement.
    ``(d) Emergency Situations.--
            ``(1) Exemption from pre-decisional administrative review
        process.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), if the Chief of
        the Forest Service determines that an emergency situation
        exists for which immediate implementation of a proposed action
        referred to in subsection (a) is necessary, the proposed action
        shall not be subject the pre-decisional administrative review
        process in subsection (c).
            ``(2) Notice; post-decisional objection process.--In the
        case of an action exempted under paragraph (1), the Forest
        Service shall--
                    ``(A) provide notice of the final decision for the
                proposed action; and
                    ``(B) provide for an expedited post-decisional
                review process.
            ``(3) Implementation.--The Forest Service may implement an
        action exempted under paragraph (1) immediately after notice is
        provided under paragraph (2)(A) and continue such
        implementation during the post-decisional administrative review
        process.
    ``(e) Efforts To Expedite Judicial Review.--Subsections (b) and
(c)(3) of section 106 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
(16 U.S.C. 6516) shall apply with respect to--
            ``(1) the judicial review of an action challenging an
        action referred to in subsection (a); and
            ``(2) any request for an injunction regarding such an
        action.
    ``(f) Relationship to Other Authorities.--This section does not
apply to--
            ``(1) an authorized hazardous fuel reduction project under
        title I of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16
        U.S.C. 6501 et seq.), which has its own special administrative
        review process under section 105 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 6515);
        and
            ``(2) a proposed action referred to in subsection (a) for
        which a categorically exclusion is provided.
    ``(g) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the `Forest
Service Administrative Review Act'.''.
    (b) Technical Corrections.--Section 322 of Public Law 102-381 (16
U.S.C. 1612 note) is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(16 U.S.C. 1601 et
        seq.)'' and inserting ``(16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.)''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``Secretary'' both places it
                appears and inserting ``Forest Service''; and
                    (B) by striking the comma at the end of paragraph
                (1)(A).
    (c) Effective Date and Interim Process.--
            (1) Effective date.--Subject to paragraph (3), the pre-
        decisional administrative review process required by subsection
        (c) of section 322 of Public Law 102-381 (16 U.S.C. 1612 note),
        as added by subsection (a), shall take effect upon the issuance
        of final regulations by the Secretary of Agriculture
        establishing the process.
            (2) Interim process.--Pending issuance of the final
        regulations, the Secretary shall apply--
                    (A) the regulations in part 215, title 36, Code of
                Federal Regulations that implement the notice and
                comment provisions in subsections (a) and (b) of
                section 322 of Public Law 102-381; and
                    (B) the regulations in part 218, title 36, Code of
                Federal Regulations, to provide the pre-decisional
                administrative review process under subsection (c) of
                section 322 of Public Law 102-381, except that
                subsection (c)(5) of such section shall apply to
                require notice and distribution of proposed decisions.
            (3) Transition.--Upon issuance of the final regulations,
        the Secretary shall no longer apply the regulations in part
        215, title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, that implement
        subsections (c), (d), and (e) of section 322 of Public Law 102-
        381, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of
        this Act, except with respect to a decision which was, or could
        have been, appealed under such part on the day before the date
        of the issuance of the final regulations.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Water Quality
Protection and Job Creation Act of 2017''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Amendment of Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
                    TITLE I--WATER QUALITY FINANCING

            Subtitle A--Technical and Management Assistance

Sec. 101. Technical assistance.
Sec. 102. State management assistance.
Sec. 103. Watershed pilot projects.
Sec. 104. Nonpoint source management programs.
       Subtitle B--State Water Pollution Control Revolving Funds

Sec. 121. Capitalization grant agreements.
Sec. 122. Water pollution control revolving loan funds.
Sec. 123. State planning assistance.
Sec. 124. Intended use plan.
Sec. 125. Technical assistance.
Sec. 126. Authorization of appropriations.
 TITLE II--ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE AND SEWER OVERFLOW AND STORMWATER
                                 GRANTS

Sec. 201. Pilot program for alternative water source projects.
Sec. 202. Sewer overflow control grants.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, 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 Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).

                    TITLE I--WATER QUALITY FINANCING

            Subtitle A--Technical and Management Assistance

SEC. 101. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Technical Assistance for Rural and Small Treatment Works.--
Section 104(b) (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) make grants to nonprofit organizations--
                    ``(A) to provide technical assistance to rural,
                small, and tribal municipalities for the purpose of
                assisting, in consultation with the State in which the
                assistance is provided, such municipalities and tribal
                governments in the planning, developing, and
                acquisition of financing for eligible projects
                described in section 603(c);
                    ``(B) to provide technical assistance and training
                for rural, small, and tribal publicly owned treatment
                works and decentralized wastewater treatment systems to
                enable such treatment works and systems to protect
                water quality and achieve and maintain compliance with
                the requirements of this Act; and
                    ``(C) to disseminate information to rural, small,
                and tribal municipalities and municipalities that meet
                the affordability criteria established under section
                603(i)(2) by the State in which the municipality is
                located with respect to planning, design, construction,
                and operation of publicly owned treatment works and
                decentralized wastewater treatment systems.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 104(u) (33 U.S.C.
1254(u)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and (6)'' and inserting ``(6)''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period at the end the
        following: ``; and (7) not to exceed $100,000,000 for each of
        fiscal years 2018 through 2022 for carrying out subsections
        (b)(3), (b)(8), and (g), except that not less than 20 percent
        of the amounts appropriated pursuant to this paragraph in a
        fiscal year shall be used for carrying out subsection (b)(8)''.

SEC. 102. STATE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 106(a) (33 U.S.C.
1256(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (2) by striking the semicolon at the end of paragraph (2)
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal
        years 1991 through 2017, and $300,000,000 for each of fiscal
        years 2018 through 2022;''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 106(e) (33 U.S.C. 1256(e)) is
amended by striking ``Beginning in fiscal year 1974 the'' and inserting
``The''.

SEC. 103. WATERSHED PILOT PROJECTS.

    Section 122(c) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $120,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2018 through 2022.''.

SEC. 104. NONPOINT SOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.

    Section 319(j) (33 U.S.C. 1329(j)) is amended by striking
``$70,000,000'' and all that follows through ``fiscal year 1991'' and
inserting ``$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022''.

       Subtitle B--State Water Pollution Control Revolving Funds

SEC. 121. CAPITALIZATION GRANT AGREEMENTS.

    Section 602(b) (33 U.S.C. 1382(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (13)(B)(iii), by striking ``; and'' and
        inserting a semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(15) the State will use at least 15 percent of the amount
        of each capitalization grant received by the State under this
        title after September 30, 2017, to provide assistance to
        municipalities of fewer than 10,000 individuals that meet the
        affordability criteria established by the State under section
        603(i)(2) for projects or activities included on the State's
        priority list under section 603(g), to the extent that there
        are sufficient applications for such assistance.''.

SEC. 122. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS.

    Section 603(d) (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) to provide grants to owners and operators of
        treatment works that serve a population of 10,000 or fewer for
        obtaining technical and planning assistance and assistance in
        financial management, user fee analysis, budgeting, capital
        improvement planning, facility operation and maintenance,
        equipment replacement, and other activities to improve
        wastewater treatment plant management and operations, except
        that the total amount provided by the State in grants under
        this paragraph for a fiscal year may not exceed one percent of
        the total amount of assistance provided by the State from the
        fund in the preceding fiscal year, or 2 percent of the total
        amount received by the State in capitalization grants under
        this title in the preceding fiscal year, whichever amount is
        greatest; and
            ``(9) to provide grants to owners and operators of
        treatment works for conducting an assessment of the energy and
        water consumption of the treatment works, and evaluating
        potential opportunities for energy and water conservation
        through facility operation and maintenance, equipment
        replacement, and projects or activities that promote the
        efficient use of energy and water by the treatment works,
        except that the total amount provided by the State in grants
        under this paragraph for a fiscal year may not exceed one
        percent of the total amount of assistance provided by the State
        from the fund in the preceding fiscal year, or 2 percent of the
        total amount received by the State in capitalization grants
        under this title in the preceding fiscal year, whichever amount
        is greatest.''.

SEC. 123. STATE PLANNING ASSISTANCE.

    Section 604(b) (33 U.S.C. 1384(b)) is amended by striking ``1
percent'' and inserting ``2 percent''.

SEC. 124. INTENDED USE PLAN.

    (a) Integrated Priority List.--Section 603(g) (33 U.S.C. 1383(g))
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(g) Priority List.--
            ``(1) In general.--For fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal
        year thereafter, a State shall establish or update a list of
        projects and activities for which assistance is sought from the
        State's water pollution control revolving fund. Such projects
        and activities shall be listed in priority order based on the
        methodology established under paragraph (2). The State may
        provide financial assistance from the State's water pollution
        control revolving fund only with respect to a project or
        activity included on such list. In the case of projects and
        activities eligible for assistance under subsection (c)(2), the
        State may include on such list a category or subcategory of
        nonpoint sources of pollution to be addressed.
            ``(2) Methodology.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
                date of enactment of this paragraph, and after
                providing notice and opportunity for public comment,
                each State shall establish a methodology for developing
                a priority list under paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Priority for projects and activities that
                achieve greatest water quality improvement.--In
                developing the methodology, the State shall seek to
                achieve the greatest degree of water quality
                improvement, taking into consideration--
                            ``(i) the requirements of section
                        602(b)(5);
                            ``(ii) whether such water quality
                        improvements would be realized without
                        assistance under this title; and
                            ``(iii) whether the proposed projects and
                        activities would address water quality
                        impairments associated with existing treatment
                        works.
                    ``(C) Considerations in selecting projects and
                activities.--In determining which projects and
                activities will achieve the greatest degree of water
                quality improvement, the State shall consider--
                            ``(i) information developed by the State
                        under sections 303(d) and 305(b);
                            ``(ii) the State's continuing planning
                        process developed under sections 205(j) and
                        303(e);
                            ``(iii) whether such project or activity
                        may have a beneficial impact related to the
                        purposes identified under section 302(a);
                            ``(iv) the State's management program
                        developed under section 319; and
                            ``(v) conservation and management plans
                        developed under section 320 with respect to an
                        estuary lying in whole or in part within the
                        State.
                    ``(D) Nonpoint sources.--For categories or
                subcategories of nonpoint sources of pollution that a
                State may include on its priority list under paragraph
                (1), the State shall consider the cumulative water
                quality improvements associated with projects or
                activities carried out pursuant to the listing of such
                categories or subcategories.
                    ``(E) Existing methodologies.--If a State has
                previously developed, after providing notice and an
                opportunity for public comment, a methodology that
                meets the requirements of this paragraph, the State may
                use the methodology for the purposes of this
                subsection.''.
    (b) Intended Use Plan.--Section 606(c) (33 U.S.C. 1386(c)) is
amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting
        ``and publish'' after ``each State shall annually prepare'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) the State's priority list developed under section
        603(g);'';
            (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (4) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) if the State does not fund projects and activities in
        the order of the priority established under section 603(g), an
        explanation of why such a change in order is appropriate.''.
    (c) Transitional Provision.--Before completion of a priority list
based on a methodology established under section 603(g) of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (as amended by this section), a State shall
continue to comply with the requirements of sections 603(g) and 606(c)
of such Act, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of
this Act.

SEC. 125. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    Section 607 is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 607. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) Simplified Procedures.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall assist the States
in establishing simplified procedures for treatment works to obtain
assistance under this title.
    ``(b) Publication of Manual.--Not later than 2 years after the date
of the enactment of this section, and after providing notice and
opportunity for public comment, the Administrator shall publish a
manual to assist treatment works in obtaining assistance under this
title and publish in the Federal Register notice of the availability of
the manual.''.

SEC. 126. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Title VI (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:

``SEC. 609. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes
of this title $4,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years fiscal year 2018
through 2022.''.

 TITLE II--ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE AND SEWER OVERFLOW AND STORMWATER
                                 GRANTS

SEC. 201. PILOT PROGRAM FOR ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE PROJECTS.

    (a) Selection of Projects.--Section 220(d) (33 U.S.C. 1300(d)) is
amended by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as
paragraph (2).
    (b) Committee Resolution Procedure.--Section 220 (33 U.S.C.
1300(e)) is amended by striking subsection (e) and redesignating
subsections (f) through (j) as subsections (e) through (i),
respectively.
    (c) Definitions.--Section 220(h)(1) (as redesignated by subsection
(c) of this section) is amended by striking ``or wastewater or by
treating wastewater'' and inserting ``, wastewater, or stormwater or by
treating wastewater or stormwater''.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 220(i) (as
redesignated by subsection (c) of this section) is amended by striking
``$75,000,000 for fiscal years 2002 through 2004'' and inserting
``$75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022''.

SEC. 202. SEWER OVERFLOW CONTROL GRANTS.

    Section 221 (33 U.S.C. 1301) is amended--
            (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:
        ``sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants'';
            (2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Grants to states.--The Administrator may make grants
        to States for the purpose of providing grants to a municipality
        or municipal entity for planning, design, and construction of
        treatment works to intercept, transport, control, treat, or
        reuse municipal combined sewer overflows, sanitary sewer
        overflows, or stormwater.
            ``(2) Direct municipal grants.--Subject to subsection (g),
        the Administrator may make a direct grant to a municipality or
        municipal entity for the purposes described in paragraph
        (1).'';
            (3) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
    ``(e) Administrative Requirements.--A project that receives
assistance under this section shall be carried out subject to the same
requirements as a project that receives assistance from a State water
pollution control revolving fund under title VI, except to the extent
that the Governor of the State in which the project is located
determines that a requirement of title VI is inconsistent with the
purposes of this section. For the purposes of this subsection, a
Governor may not determine that the requirements of title VI relating
to the application of section 513 are inconsistent with the purposes of
this section.'';
            (4) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated
        to carry out this section $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years
        2018 through 2022.
            ``(2) Minimum allocations.--To the extent there are
        sufficient eligible project applications, the Administrator
        shall ensure that a State uses not less than 20 percent of the
        amount of the grants made to the State under subsection (a) in
        a fiscal year to carry out projects to intercept, transport,
        control, treat, or reuse municipal combined sewer overflows,
        sanitary sewer overflows, or stormwater through the use of
        green infrastructure, water and energy efficiency improvements,
        and other environmentally innovative activities.''; and
            (5) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:
    ``(g) Allocation of Funds.--
            ``(1) Fiscal year 2018.--Subject to subsection (h), the
        Administrator shall use the amounts appropriated to carry out
        this section for fiscal year 2018 for making grants to
        municipalities and municipal entities under subsection (a)(2)
        in accordance with the criteria set forth in subsection (b).
            ``(2) Fiscal year 2019 and thereafter.--Subject to
        subsection (h), the Administrator shall use the amounts
        appropriated to carry out this section for fiscal year 2019 and
        each fiscal year thereafter for making grants to States under
        subsection (a)(1) in accordance with a formula to be
        established by the Administrator, after providing notice and an
        opportunity for public comment, that allocates to each State a
        proportional share of such amounts based on the total needs of
        the State for municipal combined sewer overflow controls,
        sanitary sewer overflow controls, and stormwater identified in
        the most recent survey conducted pursuant to section 516 and
        any other information the Administrator considers
        appropriate.''.


SECTION 1. STAFFING FOR ADEQUATE FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE.

    Title III of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-
220; 112 Stat. 1080) is amended by adding at the end the following:

    ``Subtitle E--Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response

``SEC. 351. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This subtitle may be cited as the `Staffing for Adequate Fire and
Emergency Response Act of 2001' or as the `SAFER Act of 2001'.

``SEC. 352. PURPOSES.

    ``The purposes of this subtitle are--
            ``(1) to expand on the firefighter assistance grant program
        under section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act
        of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229), in order to ensure adequate funding
        to increase the number of firefighting personnel throughout the
        Nation;
            ``(2) to substantially increase the hiring of firefighters
        so that communities can--
                    ``(A) meet industry minimum standards for providing
                adequate protection from acts of terrorism and hazards;
                and
                    ``(B) enhance the ability of firefighter units to
                save lives, save property, and effectively respond to
                all types of emergencies; and
            ``(3) to promote that substantial increase in hiring by
        establishing a program of grants, authorized for 7 years, to
        provide direct funding to States, units of local government,
        and Indian tribal organizations for firefighter salaries and
        benefits.

``SEC. 353. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this subtitle:
            ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) a State, a unit of local government, a tribal
                organization, or another public entity; or
                    ``(B) a multi-jurisdictional or regional consortia
                of entities described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Firefighter.--The term `firefighter' has the meaning
        given the term `employee in fire protection activities' in
        section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.
        203).
            ``(3) Indian tribe; tribal organization.--The terms `Indian
        tribe' and `tribal organization' have the meanings given the
        terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and
        Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
            ``(4) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
        of Labor, acting after consultation with the Director of the
        Federal Emergency Management Agency.
            ``(5) State.--The term `State' means each of the several
        States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands,
        Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
        Mariana Islands.

``SEC. 354. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.

    ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `qualifying entity',
used with respect to a fiscal year, means any eligible entity
(including a State) that has submitted an application under section 355
for the fiscal year that meets the requirements of this subtitle and
such additional requirements as the Secretary may prescribe.
    ``(b) Grant Authorization.--The Secretary may make grants to
eligible entities to pay for the Federal share of the cost of carrying
out projects to hire firefighters.
    ``(c) Minimum Amount.--
            ``(1) Amount.--For any fiscal year, the Secretary shall
        ensure that the qualifying entities in each State shall
        receive, through grants made under this section, a total amount
        that is not less than \1/2\ of 1 percent of the amount
        appropriated under section 362 for the fiscal year.
            ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply for a
        fiscal year if the Secretary makes a grant under this section
        to every qualifying entity for the fiscal year.
    ``(d) Grant Periods.--The Secretary may make grants under this
section for periods of 3 years.
    ``(e) Federal Share.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of
        carrying out a project to hire firefighters under this subtitle
        shall be not more than 75 percent.
            ``(2) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share shall be
        provided--
                    ``(A) in cash;
                    ``(B) in the case of a State or unit of local
                government, from assets received through an asset
                forfeiture program; or
                    ``(C) in the case of a tribal organization or the
                Bureau of Indian Affairs, from any Federal funds made
                available for firefighting functions to assist an
                Indian tribe.
            ``(3) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirements of
        paragraphs (1) and (2) for an eligible entity.

``SEC. 355. APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this
subtitle, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at
such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
Secretary may prescribe.
    ``(b) Contents.--Each such application shall--
            ``(1) include a long-term strategy and detailed
        implementation plan, for the hiring to be conducted under the
        grant, that reflects consultation with community groups and
        appropriate private and public agencies and reflects
        consideration of a statewide strategy for such hiring;
            ``(2) specify the reasons why the entity is unable to hire
        sufficient firefighters to address the entity's needs, without
        Federal assistance;
            ``(3)(A) specify the average number of firefighters
        employed by the entity during the fiscal year prior to the
        fiscal year for which the application is submitted; and
            ``(B) outline the initial and planned level of community
        support for implementing the strategy and plan, including the
        level of financial and in-kind contributions or other tangible
        commitments;
            ``(4)(A) specify plans for obtaining necessary support and
        continuing the employment of a greater number of firefighters
        than the number specified under paragraph (3)(A), following the
        conclusion of Federal assistance under this subtitle; and
            ``(B) include an assurance that the entity will continue
        the employment of firefighters hired with funds made available
        through the grant for at least 1 year after the end of the
        grant period; and
            ``(5) include assurances that the entity will, to the
        extent practicable, seek, recruit, and hire members of racial
        and ethnic minority groups and women in order to increase the
        ranks of minorities and women within the entity's firefighter
        units.
    ``(c) Small Jurisdictions.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this subtitle, the Secretary may waive 1 or more of the requirements of
subsection (b), and may make special provisions to facilitate the
expedited submission, processing, and approval of an application under
this section, for an eligible entity that is a unit of local
government, or an eligible entity serving a fire district, that has
jurisdiction over an area with a population of less than 50,000.
    ``(d) Preference.--In awarding grants under this subtitle, the
Secretary--
            ``(1) shall give preference to a unit of local government;
        and
            ``(2) may give preference, where feasible, to an eligible
        entity that submits an application containing a plan that--
                    ``(A) provides for hiring (including rehiring)
                career firefighters; and
                    ``(B) requires the entity to contribute a non-
                Federal share of more than 25 percent of the cost of
                carrying out a project to hire the firefighters.
    ``(e) State and Local Applications.--If a unit of local government
for a community, and the State in which the community is located,
submit applications under this section for a fiscal year to carry out a
project in a community, and the unit of local government and State are
qualifying entities under section 354(a), the Secretary--
            ``(1) shall make a grant under this subtitle to the unit of
        local government for that year; and
            ``(2) shall not make a grant under this subtitle to the
        State to carry out a project in that community for that year.

``SEC. 356. USE OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) In General.--An eligible entity that receives a grant under
this subtitle shall use the funds made available through the grant to
hire career firefighters. The funds may only be used to increase the
number of firefighters employed by the agency from the number specified
under section 355(b)(3)(A). The funds may be used for salaries and
benefits for the firefighters.
    ``(b) Hiring Costs.--
            ``(1) Fiscal year 2002.--For fiscal year 2002, in hiring
        any 1 firefighter, the entity may not use more than $90,000 of
        such funds.
            ``(2) Subsequent years.--For each subsequent fiscal year,
        in hiring any 1 firefighter, the entity may not use more than
        $90,000 of such funds, increased or decreased by the same
        percentage as the percentage by which the Consumer Price Index
        for All Urban Consumers (United States city average), published
        by the Secretary of Labor, has increased or decreased by
        September of the preceding fiscal year from such Index for
        September 2001.
            ``(3) Waivers.--The Secretary may waive the requirements of
        paragraph (1) or (2) for an eligible entity.
    ``(c) Supplement, not Supplant.--Funds appropriated pursuant to the
authority of this subtitle shall be used to supplement and not supplant
other Federal, State, and local public funds expended to hire
firefighters.

``SEC. 357. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    ``The Secretary may provide technical assistance to eligible
entities to further the purposes of this Act.

``SEC. 358. MONITORING AND EVALUATIONS.

    ``(a) Monitoring Components.--Each project funded through a grant
made under this subtitle shall contain a monitoring component,
developed pursuant to regulations established by the Secretary. The
monitoring required by this subsection shall include systematic
identification and collection of data about the project throughout the
period of the project and presentation of such data in a usable form.
    ``(b) Evaluation Components.--The Secretary may require that
selected grant recipients under this subtitle conduct local evaluations
or participate in a national evaluation, pursuant to regulations
established by the Secretary. Such local or national evaluations may
include assessments of the implementation of different projects. The
Secretary may require selected grant recipients under this subtitle to
conduct local outcome evaluations to determine the effectiveness of
projects under this subtitle.
    ``(c) Periodic Reports.--The Secretary may require a grant
recipient under this subtitle to submit to the Secretary the results of
the monitoring and evaluations required under subsections (a) and (b)
and such  other data and information as the Secretary determines to be
reasonably necessary.
    ``(d) Revocation or Suspension of Funding.--If the Secretary
determines, as a result of the monitoring or evaluations required by
this section, or otherwise, that a grant recipient under this subtitle
is not in substantial compliance with the terms and requirements of an
approved grant application submitted under section 355, the Secretary
may revoke the grant or suspend part or all of the funding provided
under the grant.

``SEC. 359. ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS.

    ``For the purpose of conducting an audit or examination of a grant
recipient that carries out a project under this subtitle, the Secretary
and the Comptroller General of the United States shall have access to
any pertinent books, documents, papers, or records of the grant
recipient and any State or local government, person, business, or other
entity, that is involved in the project.

``SEC. 360. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    ``Not later than September 30, 2008, the Secretary shall submit a
report to Congress concerning the experiences of eligible entities in
carrying out projects under this subtitle, and the effects of the
grants made under this subtitle. The report may include recommendations
for such legislation as the Secretary may consider to be appropriate,
which may include reauthorization of this subtitle.

``SEC. 361. REGULATIONS.

    ``The Secretary may issue regulations to carry out this subtitle.

``SEC. 362. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this subtitle--
            ``(1) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;-
            ``(2) $1,030,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
            ``(3) $1,061,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
            ``(4) $1,093,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
            ``(5) $1,126,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
            ``(6) $1,159,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
            ``(7) $1,194,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
    ``(b) Availability.--Funds appropriated under subsection (a) for a
fiscal year shall remain available until the end of the second
succeeding fiscal year.''.

SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

    The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Workforce Investment
Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-220; 112 Stat. 936) is amended, in the
items relating to title III, by adding at the end the following:

    ``Subtitle E--Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response

        ``Sec. 351. Short title.
        ``Sec. 352. Purposes.
        ``Sec. 353. Definitions.
        ``Sec. 354. Authority to make grants.
        ``Sec. 355. Applications.
        ``Sec. 356. Use of funds.
        ``Sec. 357. Technical assistance.
        ``Sec. 358. Monitoring and evaluations.
        ``Sec. 359. Access to documents.
        ``Sec. 360. Report to Congress.
        ``Sec. 361. Regulations.
        ``Sec. 362. Authorization of appropriations.''.


SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF DUTY ON CERTAIN ITEMS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in
numerical sequence the following new headings:

``      9902.05.70      Front panels for    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ...
                         cathode-ray                                                        31/2009
                         television
                         picture tubes
                         with a viewable
                         diagonal
                         measurement of
                         80.01 cm, an
                         outer panel
                         radius of less
                         than 500 cm, and
                         an aspect ratio
                         of 4:3 (provided
                         for in subheading
                         7011.20.80)......
        9902.05.71      Front panels for    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ...
                         cathode-ray                                                        31/2009
                         television
                         picture tubes
                         with a viewable
                         diagonal
                         measurement of
                         90.17 cm, an
                         outer panel
                         radius of less
                         than 500 cm, and
                         an aspect ratio
                         of 4:3 (provided
                         for in subheading
                         7011.20.80)......
        9902.05.72      Front panels for    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ...
                         cathode-ray                                                        31/2009
                         television
                         picture tubes
                         with a viewable
                         diagonal
                         measurement of
                         76.00 cm, an
                         outer panel
                         radius of greater
                         than 500 cm, and
                         an aspect ratio
                         of 16:9 (provided
                         for in subheading
                         7011.20.80)......
        9902.05.73      Front panels for    Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ...
                         cathode-ray                                                        31/2009
                         television
                         picture tubes
                         with a viewable
                         diagonal
                         measurement of
                         85.50 cm, an
                         outer panel
                         radius of greater
                         than 500 cm, and
                         an aspect ratio
                         of 16:9 (provided
                         for in subheading
                         7011.20.80)......
        9902.05.74      32V funnel for use  Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ...
                         with curved                                                        31/2009
                         screen panels
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         7011.20.10)......
        9902.05.75      32V funnel for use  Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ...
                         with Pure Flat                                                     31/2009
                         (PF) panels
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         7011.20.10)......
        9902.05.76      Funnels for         Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ...
                         cathode-ray                                                        31/2009
                         television
                         picture tubes
                         with an outside
                         diagonal
                         measurement of
                         94.12 cm and an
                         aspect ratio of
                         4:3. (provided
                         for in subheading
                         7011.20.10)......
        9902.05.77      Funnels for         Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ...
                         cathode-ray                                                        31/2009
                         television
                         picture tubes
                         with an outside
                         diagonal
                         measurement of
                         80.87 cm and an
                         aspect ratio of
                         16:9. (provided
                         for in subheading
                         7011.20.10)......
        9902.05.78      Funnels for         Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ...
                         cathode-ray                                                        31/2009
                         television
                         picture tubes
                         with an outside
                         diagonal
                         measurement of
                         91.50 cm and an
                         aspect ratio of
                         16:9. (provided
                         for in subheading
                         7011.20.10)......
        9902.05.79      Pre-assembled       Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ...
                         glass envelopes                                                    31/2009
                         consisting of a
                         panel with a
                         viewable diagonal
                         measurement of 21
                         cm or less,
                         funnel and neck
                         for projection
                         cathode-ray
                         television
                         picture tubes
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         7011.20.80)......
        9902.05.80      Aperture masks      Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ...
                         made from                                                          31/2009
                         aluminum-killed,
                         open-coil
                         annealed steel
                         for color picture
                         tubes (provided
                         for in subheading
                         8540.91.50)......
        9902.05.81      Three-beam          Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ...
                         electron guns for                                                  31/2009
                         cathode ray tubes
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         8540.91.50)......
        9902.05.82      One-beam electron   Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ...
                         guns for                                                           31/2009
                         projection
                         cathode-ray tubes
                         (provided for in
                         subheading
                         8540.91.50)......
        9902.05.83      Aperture masks      Free         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         made from an                                                       31/2009
                         alloy of iron and
                         nickel (FeNi 36)
                         for color picture
                         tubes. (provided
                         for in subheading
                         8540.91.50)......

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies
to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or
after the 15th day after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF DUTY ON CERTAIN ITEMS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in
numerical sequence the following new heading:

``      9902.05.94      Front panels for    3.0%         No change        No change        On or before 12/  ''.
                         cathode-ray                                                        31/2009
                         television
                         picture tubes
                         with a viewable
                         diagonal
                         measurement of
                         80.03 cm, an
                         outer panel
                         radius of greater
                         than 500 cm, and
                         an aspect ratio
                         of 4:3 (provided
                         for in subheading
                         7011.20.80.30)...

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies
to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or
after the 15th day after the date of enactment of this Act.


SECTION 1. TAXATION OF UNITED STATES CRUISE INDUSTRY INCOME OF
              NONRESIDENT ALIENS AND FOREIGN CORPORATIONS.

    (a) United States Cruise Industry Income Treated as Effectively
Connected to the Conduct of a Trade or Business Within the United
States.--
            (1) Income from sources without the united states.--
                    (A) In general.--Paragraph (4) of section 864(c) of
                the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
                redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E) and
                by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new
                subparagraph:
                    ``(D) United states cruise industry income.--
                            ``(i) In general.--United States cruise
                        industry income shall be treated as effectively
                        connected with the conduct of a trade or
                        business within the United States.
                            ``(ii) United states cruise industry
                        income.--For purposes of this subparagraph, the
                        term `United States cruise industry income'
                        means income attributable to any covered
                        passenger cruise (as defined in paragraph (8)),
                        including income directly or indirectly
                        attributable to the carriage of passengers and
                        any on-board or off-board activities incidental
                        to such covered passenger cruise.''.
                    (B) Covered passenger cruise.--Subsection (c) of
                section 864 of such Code is amended by adding at the
                end the following new paragraph:
            ``(8) Covered passenger cruise.--For purposes of paragraph
        (4)(C)--
                    ``(A) Definition.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `covered
                        passenger cruise' means a voyage of a
                        commercial passenger cruise vessel--
                                    ``(I) that extends over 1 or more
                                nights, and
                                    ``(II) during which passengers
                                embark or disembark the vessel in the
                                United States.
                            ``(ii) Exceptions for certain voyages.--
                        Such term shall not include any voyage--
                                    ``(I) on any vessel owned or
                                operated by the United States, a State,
                                or any subdivision thereof,
                                    ``(II) which occurs exclusively on
                                the inland waterways of the United
                                States, or
                                    ``(III) in which a vessel in the
                                usual course of employment proceeds,
                                without an intervening foreign port of
                                call from one port or place in the
                                United States to the same port or place
                                or to another port or place in the
                                United States.
                    ``(B) Passenger cruise vessel.--For purposes of
                subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `passenger
                        cruise vessel' means any passenger vessel
                        having berth or stateroom accommodations for at
                        least 250 passengers.
                            ``(ii) Exceptions.--Such term shall not
                        include any ferry, recreational vessel, sailing
                        school vessel, small passenger vessel, offshore
                        supply vessel, or any other vessel determined
                        under regulations by the Secretary to be
                        excluded from the application of this part.
                            ``(iii) Definitions.--Any term used in this
                        section which is used in chapter 21 of title
                        46, United States Code, shall have the meaning
                        given such term under section 2101 of such
                        title.''.
                    (C) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (A) of
                section 864(c)(4) of such Code is amended by striking
                ``subparagraphs (B) and (C)'' and inserting
                ``subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D)''.
            (2) Income from sources within the united states.--
        Paragraph (4) of section 887(b) of such Code is amended by
        adding at the end the following flush sentence:
``The preceding sentence shall not apply to with respect to any United
States source gross transportation income which is United States cruise
industry income (as defined in section 864(c)(4)(C)(ii)).''.
    (b) Repeal of Exemption From Gross Income for Certain Taxpayers.--
            (1) Nonresident aliens.--Paragraph (1) of section 872(b) of
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting
        ``(other than United States cruise industry income (as defined
        in section 864(c)(4)(C)))'' after ``or ships''.
            (2) Foreign corporations.--Paragraph (1) of section 883(a)
        of such Code is amended by inserting ``(other than United
        States cruise industry income (as defined in section
        864(c)(4)(C)))'' after ``or ships''.
    (c) Income Tax Treaties.--Section 894 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Special Rule for United States Cruise Industry Income.--
Notwithstanding subsection (a), no tax exemption or reduced tax rate
shall be permitted under any treaty of the United States with respect
to United States cruise industry income (as defined in section
864(c)(4)(C)).''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to income attributable to voyages made after the date of the
enactment of this Act.