SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Trade Normalization With Cuba Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) with the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the
        Soviet Union, Cuba is no longer a threat to the United States
        or the Western Hemisphere;
            (2) the continuation of the embargo on trade between the
        United States and Cuba that was declared in February of 1962 is
        counterproductive, adding to the hardships of the Cuban people
        while making the United States the scapegoat for the failures
        of the communist system;
            (3) in the former Soviet Union, the Eastern bloc countries,
        China, and Vietnam, the United States is using economic,
        cultural, academic, and scientific engagement to support its
        policy of promoting democratic and human rights reforms; and
            (4) the United States can best support democratic change in
        Cuba by promoting trade and commerce, travel, communications,
        and cultural, academic, and scientific exchanges.

SEC. 3. REMOVAL OF PROVISIONS RESTRICTING TRADE AND OTHER RELATIONS
              WITH CUBA.

    (a) Authority for Embargo and Sugar Quota.--Section 620(a) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(a)) is repealed.
    (b) Trading With the Enemy Act.--The authorities conferred upon the
President by section 5(b) of the Trading With the Enemy Act, which were
being exercised with respect to Cuba on July 1, 1977, as a result of a
national emergency declared by the President before that date, and are
being exercised on the day before the effective date of this Act, may
not be exercised on or after such effective date with respect to Cuba.
Any regulations in effect on the day before such effective date
pursuant to the exercise of such authorities, shall cease to be
effective on such date.
    (c) Exercise of Authorities Under Other Provisions of Law.--
            (1) Removal of prohibitions.--Any prohibition on exports to
        Cuba that is in effect on the day before the effective date of
        this Act under the Export Administration Act of 1979 shall
        cease to be effective on such effective date.
            (2) Authority for new restrictions.--The President may, on
        and after the effective date of this Act--
                    (A) impose export controls with respect to Cuba
                under section 5, 6(j), 6(l), or 6(m) of the Export
                Administration Act of 1979, and
                    (B) exercise the authorities he has under the
                International Emergency Economic Powers Act with
                respect to Cuba pursuant to a declaration of national
                emergency required by that Act that is made on account
                of an unusual and extraordinary threat, that did not
                exist before the enactment of this Act, to the national
                security, foreign policy, or economy of the United
                States.
    (d) Cuban Democracy Act.--The Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 (22
U.S.C. 6001 and following) is repealed.
    (e) Repeal of Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD)
Act of 1996.--
            (1) Repeal.--The Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity
        (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 is repealed.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--(A) Section 498A of the Foreign
        Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295a) is amended--
                    (i) in subsection (a)(11) by striking ``and
                intelligence facilities, including the military and
                intelligence facilities at Lourdes and Cienfuegos,''
                and inserting ``facilities,'';
                    (ii) in subsection (b)--
                            (I) in paragraph (4) by adding ``and''
                        after the semicolon;
                            (II) by striking paragraph (5); and
                            (III) by redesignating paragraph (6) as
                        paragraph (5); and
                    (iii) by striking subsection (d).
            (B) Section 498B(k) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
        (22 U.S.C. 2295b(k)) is amended by striking paragraphs (3) and
        (4).
            (C) Section 1611 of title 28, United States Code, is
        amended by striking subsection (c).
            (D) Sections 514 and 515 of the International Claims
        Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1643l and 1643m) are
        repealed.
    (f) Termination of Denial of Foreign Tax Credit With Respect to
Cuba.--Subparagraph (A) of section 901(j)(2) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to denial of foreign tax credit, etc., with
respect to certain foreign countries) is amended by adding at the end
thereof the following new flush sentence:
                ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, this
                subsection shall not apply to Cuba after the date which
                is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this
                sentence.''.
    (g) Sugar Quota Prohibition Under Food Security Act of 1985.--
Section 902(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 is repealed.

SEC. 4. TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES.

    Any common carrier within the meaning of section 3 of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153) is authorized to install,
maintain, and repair telecommunications equipment and facilities in
Cuba, and otherwise provide telecommunications services between the
United States and Cuba. The authority of this section includes the
authority to upgrade facilities and equipment.

SEC. 5. TRAVEL.

    (a) In General.--Travel to and from Cuba by individuals who are
citizens or residents of the United States, and any transactions
ordinarily incident to such travel, may not be regulated or prohibited
if such travel would be lawful in the United States.
    (b) Transactions Incident to Travel.--Any transactions ordinarily
incident to travel which may not be regulated or prohibited under
subsection (a) include--
            (1) transactions ordinarily incident to travel or
        maintenance in Cuba; and
            (2) normal banking transactions involving foreign currency
        drafts, traveler's checks, or other negotiable instruments
        incident to such travel.

SEC. 6. DIRECT MAIL DELIVERY TO CUBA.

    The United States Postal Service shall take such actions as are
necessary to provide direct mail service to and from Cuba, including,
in the absence of common carrier service between the 2 countries, the
use of charter providers.

SEC. 7. NEGOTIATIONS WITH CUBA.

    (a) Negotiations.--The President should take all necessary steps to
conduct negotiations with the Government of Cuba--
            (1) for the purpose of settling claims of nationals of the
        United States against the Government of Cuba for the taking of
        property by such government; and
            (2) for the purpose of securing the protection of
        internationally recognized human rights.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``national of the
United States'' and ``property'' have the meanings given those terms in
section 502 of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22
U.S.C. 1643a).

SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Transit Accessibility Innovation Act
of 2014''.

SEC. 2. TRANSIT ACCESSIBILITY INNOVATION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 5307 the following:
``Sec. 5308. Transit accessibility innovation program
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a transit
accessibility innovation program in accordance with the requirements of
this section to encourage public transit systems to take actions to
address deficiencies in service for individuals with disabilities.
    ``(b) Grants Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--In carrying out the program, the
        Secretary shall distribute amounts made available to carry out
        this section as competitive discretionary grants to public
        transit agencies for eligible projects.
            ``(2) Selection criteria.--The Secretary shall develop
        criteria to ensure that projects receiving funding under the
        program are innovative and replicable in other communities, and
        will result in a substantive improvement in service for
        individuals with disabilities.
    ``(c) Applications.--
            ``(1) In general.--In order to be eligible to receive a
        grant under the program, a public transit agency shall submit
        to the Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and
        containing such information as the Secretary may require.
            ``(2) Contents.--An application for a grant under the
        program shall contain, at a minimum, a description of--
                    ``(A) the project for which the applicant is
                seeking funding;
                    ``(B) the anticipated benefits the project will
                deliver for the following long-term outcomes: community
                integration, safety, accessibility, quality,
                coordination, and customer service;
                    ``(C) the expected contribution of the project to
                the inclusion of individuals with disabilities in the
                delivery of public transportation and ADA paratransit
                service;
                    ``(D) the ability of the project to facilitate
                innovation in providing public transportation to
                individuals with disabilities; and
                    ``(E) the ability of the project to attract new
                partnerships and non-Federal funding, including State,
                local, private, and philanthropic funding.
            ``(3) Community coordination requirements.--
                    ``(A) Certification.--To ensure that projects
                receiving funding under this section address the needs
                of individuals with disabilities in a geographic area,
                an application for a grant under the program shall
                contain a certification that--
                            ``(i) each project for which the applicant
                        is seeking funding is included in a locally
                        developed, coordinated public transit-human
                        services transportation plan; and
                            ``(ii) the plan was developed and approved
                        through a process that included community
                        participation, including by--
                                    ``(I) seniors;
                                    ``(II) individuals with
                                disabilities;
                                    ``(III) representatives of public,
                                private, and nonprofit transportation
                                and human service providers; and
                                    ``(IV) other members of the public.
                    ``(B) Use of existing plans.--A plan used to
                coordinate the funding of projects under section 5310
                may be used to satisfy the requirements of subparagraph
                (A).
                    ``(C) Limitation.--The requirements of this
                paragraph shall not apply to the transportation
                promotion pilot program established under this section.
    ``(d) Factors.--In providing grant funds for projects under the
program, the Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, the ability of the
project to--
            ``(1) enhance accessibility to rail and fixed route bus
        service;
            ``(2) promote paratransit coordination with other programs
        and utilize other revenue streams;
            ``(3) increase service quality to address customer
        complaints;
            ``(4) provide fixed route travel training for passengers
        and specialized training for paratransit personnel;
            ``(5) reduce turnover through increased wages and benefits,
        and increase monitoring, in the provision of ADA paratransit;
            ``(6) provide ADA complementary paratransit services in a
        way that maximizes quality, reliability, safety, customer
        satisfaction, and a stable workforce by determining what
        factors within contracting might impact the quality of ADA
        paratransit services;
            ``(7) improve ADA paratransit on-time performance and
        interoperability with other transportation services available
        to people with disabilities, both public and private;
            ``(8) delay or suspend proposed ADA paratransit service
        cuts triggered by the elimination or cutting of fixed route bus
        routes;
            ``(9) delay or suspend cuts for paratransit services that
        exceed ADA requirements, except that grant funds may not be
        issued under this section more than once for the same route (or
        a significantly similar route);
            ``(10) increase opportunities for community integration and
        independence of people with disabilities by promoting access to
        employment and other resources; and
            ``(11) augment passenger safety, without compromising
        passengers' rights under the ADA.
    ``(e) Practices To Promote Successful Outcomes and Sharing of
Information.--
            ``(1) Priority.--In providing grant funds for eligible
        projects under the program, the Secretary shall give priority
        to projects that are replicable in other communities using
        existing resources.
            ``(2) Set aside for activities to promote sharing of best
        practices.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) set aside 2 percent of the funds made
                available to carry out this section; and
                    ``(B) use those amounts to carry out activities to
                ensure that innovative practices, program models, and
                new service delivery options are collected, reviewed,
                and disseminated to other public transit agencies, so
                that the practices, models, and options can be
                replicated in other communities.
            ``(3) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall provide
        technical assistance to recipients of grant funds under the
        program to ensure that the projects carried out using the funds
        are successful.
    ``(f) Maintenance of Effort.--
            ``(1) ADA minimum standards.--Funds received under the
        program may not be used to meet the minimum standards of the
        ADA, including ADA complementary paratransit service
        requirements.
            ``(2) Certification.--To ensure that grant activities are
        not supplanting existing, budgeted services and that public
        transit agencies are upholding maintenance of effort on
        existing programs, a public transit agency receiving grant
        funds under the program shall--
                    ``(A) certify that the funds will not be used to
                pay for existing services; or
                    ``(B) provide an explanation as to why the existing
                services are justified grant activities.
    ``(g) Grant Requirements.--A grant under this section shall be
subject to the same requirements as a grant under section 5307, except
that any public transit agency may use grant funds received under the
program for operating expenses.
    ``(h) Transportation Promotion Pilot Program.--
            ``(1) Set aside.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary
        shall--
                    ``(A) set aside 1 percent of the funds made
                available to carry out this section or $100,000,
                whichever amount is greater; and
                    ``(B) use those amounts to carry out a
                transportation promotion pilot program under this
                subsection.
            ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the transportation promotion
        pilot program shall be to ensure that--
                    ``(A) public transit agencies fulfill their
                requirements under the ADA; and
                    ``(B) individuals with disabilities have advocates
                to ensure greater opportunities for integration and
                access into transit systems.
            ``(3) Grant authority.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In carrying out the
                transportation promotion pilot program, the Secretary
                shall make grants to--
                            ``(i) agencies implementing a system
                        established under section 143 of the
                        Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill
                        of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15043) that
                        have demonstrated histories of transportation
                        expertise or advocacy; and
                            ``(ii) nonprofit organizations that have
                        demonstrated histories of transportation
                        expertise or advocacy.
                    ``(B) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a
                grant under this paragraph, an agency or organization
                shall demonstrate to the Secretary that the agency or
                organization--
                            ``(i) has a mission that includes
                        individual or systemic advocacy and monitoring
                        to address the transportation needs of
                        individuals with disabilities; and
                            ``(ii) has the support of other
                        organizations in the disability community.
                    ``(C) Use of grants.--Grants funds received under
                this paragraph shall be used to fund individual or
                systemic advocacy and monitoring to address the
                transportation needs of people with disabilities.
    ``(i) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this
section may be construed to affect projects or activities carried out
under section 5310 or the funding of such projects or activities.
    ``(j) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions
apply:
            ``(1) ADA.--The term `ADA' means the Americans with
        Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
            ``(2) ADA paratransit.--The term `ADA paratransit' means
        the provision of nonfixed route paratransit transportation
        services in accordance with section 223 of the ADA (42 U.S.C.
        12143).
    ``(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2015 through 2020.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended
by inserting after the item relating to section 5307 the following:

``5308. Transit accessibility innovation program.''.

SEC. 3. RAISING CAPS ON USE OF FORMULA FUNDS FOR PROVISION OF NONFIXED
              ROUTE PARATRANSIT TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.

    Section 5302(3)(I) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``10 percent'' and inserting ``15 percent''.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency and Honesty in Energy
Regulations Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) as a tool to justify Federal actions by the Secretary
        of Energy, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
        Agency, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Chair of the
        Council on Environmental Quality to address greenhouse gas
        emissions, including the regulation or prohibition of the
        exploration, mining, production, and use of coal and other
        fossil fuels as energy sources, the social cost of carbon, the
        social cost of methane, and the social cost of nitrous oxide
        represent the hypothetical cost of 1 incremental ton of carbon
        dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide emissions in a given year;
            (2) the document of the Office of Management and Budget
        entitled ``Circular A-4'' and dated September 17, 2003--
                    (A) guides Federal agencies on the development of
                regulatory impact analysis required under Executive
                Order 12866 (5 U.S.C. 601 note; relating to regulatory
                planning and review) and other authorities; and
                    (B) instructs Federal agencies to include discount
                rates of 3 and 7 percent and evaluate the costs and
                benefits of the regulatory action that accrue to
                citizens and residents of the United States;
            (3) first developed in 2009 by an interagency working group
        that included the Department of Energy, the Environmental
        Protection Agency, and the Council on Environmental Quality,
        the estimates for the social cost of carbon, as well as the
        subsequently developed estimates of the social cost of methane,
        and the social cost of nitrous oxide fail to comply with the 3-
        and 7-percent discount rates prescribed by the document of the
        Office of Management and Budget entitled ``Circular A-4'' and
        dated September 17, 2003;
            (4) while the document of the Office of Management and
        Budget entitled ``Circular A-4'' and dated September 17, 2003,
        specifies that, in carrying out an evaluation of the global
        effects of a rule, regulation, or action, the evaluation shall
        be reported separately from domestic costs and benefits of that
        rule, regulation, or action, the social cost of carbon instead
        calculates the global benefits in lieu of, not in addition to,
        the domestic costs of a rule, regulation, or action;
            (5) the use of the estimates for the social cost of carbon,
        the social cost of methane, and the social cost of nitrous
        oxide, in the rulemakings of the Department of Energy, the
        Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of the
        Interior, and the Council on Environmental Quality without
        public notice and an adequate opportunity for comment violates
        scientific peer review requirements;
            (6) the Environmental Protection Agency relied upon the
        social cost of methane, without appropriate peer review or
        opportunity for public notice and comment, in justifying the
        costs and benefits of the September 2015 proposed and the June
        2016 finalized rules under the Clean Air Act for methane
        emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed sources in the
        oil and gas sector;
            (7) the Department of the Interior used the social cost of
        methane estimate to justify the costs and benefits of the final
        rule entitled ``Waste Prevention, Production Subject to
        Royalties, and Resource Conservation'' (81 Fed. Reg. 83008
        (November 18, 2016));
            (8) the Council on Environmental Quality issued final
        guidance on August 1, 2016, that, with respect to a monetary
        cost-benefit analysis for an evaluation of a proposed Federal
        action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), directed the head of each Federal agency
        to include the social cost of carbon in any consideration of
        the effect of greenhouse gas emissions;
            (9) the regulations of the Department of Energy, the
        Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of the
        Interior, and the Council on Environmental Quality are costing
        families of the United States billions of dollars each year and
        are justified, in large part, by the social cost of carbon, the
        social cost of methane, and the social cost of nitrous oxide;
            (10) continued use of the social cost of carbon, the social
        cost of methane, and the social cost of nitrous oxide by the
        Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, the
        Department of the Interior, and the Council on Environmental
        Quality ignores sound science for the purpose of eliminating
        the exploration, mining, production, and use of the abundant
        domestic sources of fossil fuel energy of the United States;
            (11) Executive Order 13777 (82 Fed. Reg. 12285 (March 1,
        2017)) states that the policy of the United States is to
        alleviate any unnecessary regulatory burden on the people of
        the United States; and
            (12) Executive Order 13783 of March 28, 2017 (82 Fed. Reg.
        16093 (March 31, 2017))--
                    (A) disbands the interagency working group referred
                to in paragraph (3);
                    (B) withdraws the social cost of carbon, the social
                cost of methane, and the social cost of nitrous oxide;
                and
                    (C) directs Federal agencies, in monetizing the
                value of changes in greenhouse gas emissions as a
                result of a regulation, to follow the document of the
                Office of Management and Budget entitled ``Circular A-
                4'' and dated September 17, 2003, by using the discount
                rates specified in that document and evaluating only
                the domestic effects of the regulation.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
            (2) Social cost of carbon.--The term ``social cost of
        carbon'' means--
                    (A) the estimate of the social cost of carbon
                described in--
                            (i) the document entitled ``Technical
                        Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon for
                        Regulatory Impact Analysis Under Executive
                        Order 12866'', published by the Interagency
                        Working Group on Social Cost of Carbon, United
                        States Government, in February 2010; or
                            (ii)(I) the document entitled ``Technical
                        Support Document: Technical Update of the
                        Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact
                        Analysis Under Executive Order 12866'',
                        published by the Interagency Working Group on
                        Social Cost of Carbon, United States
                        Government, in May 2013 and revised in November
                        2013 and July 2015, and published and revised
                        by the Interagency Working Group on the Social
                        Cost of Greenhouse Gases, United States
                        Government, in August 2016; or
                            (II) any successor or substantially related
                        document; and
                    (B) any other estimate of the monetized damages
                associated with an incremental increase in carbon
                dioxide emissions in a given year.
            (3) Social cost of methane.--The term ``social cost of
        methane'' means--
                    (A) the estimate of the social cost of methane
                described in--
                            (i) the proposed rule entitled ``Oil and
                        Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New
                        and Modified Sources'' (80 Fed. Reg. 56593
                        (September 18, 2015));
                            (ii) the final rule entitled ``Oil and
                        Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New,
                        Reconstructed, and Modified Sources'' (81 Fed.
                        Reg. 35824 (June 3, 2016));
                            (iii) the regulatory impact analysis
                        entitled ``Regulatory Impact Analysis of the
                        Final Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission
                        Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified
                        Sources'', prepared by the Environmental
                        Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation,
                        in May 2016 and identified by docket ID number
                        EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0505-7630; or
                            (iv)(I) the document entitled ``Addendum to
                        Technical Support Document on Social Cost of
                        Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis under
                        Executive Order 12866: Application of the
                        Methodology to Estimate the Social Cost of
                        Methane and the Social Cost of Nitrous Oxide'',
                        published by the Interagency Working Group on
                        Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases, United States
                        Government, in August 2016; or
                            (II) any successor or substantially related
                        document; and
                    (B) any other estimate of the monetized damages
                associated with an incremental increase in methane
                emissions in a given year.
            (4) Social cost of nitrous oxide.--The term ``social cost
        of nitrous oxide'' means--
                    (A) the estimate of the social cost of nitrous
                oxide described in--
                            (i) the document entitled ``Addendum to
                        Technical Support Document on Social Cost of
                        Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis under
                        Executive Order 12866: Application of the
                        Methodology to Estimate the Social Cost of
                        Methane and the Social Cost of Nitrous Oxide'',
                        published by the Interagency Working Group on
                        Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases, United States
                        Government, in August 2016; or
                            (ii) any other successor or substantially
                        related document; and
                    (B) any other estimate of the monetized damages
                associated with an incremental increase in nitrous
                oxide emissions in a given year.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON CONSIDERING THE SOCIAL COST OF GREENHOUSE GAS,
              INCLUDING THE SOCIAL COST OF CARBON, THE SOCIAL COST OF
              METHANE, AND THE SOCIAL COST OF NITROUS OXIDE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy, under any authority, the
Administrator, under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), the
Secretary of the Interior, under any authority, and the Chair of the
Council on Environmental Quality, under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), may not consider the
social cost of carbon, social cost of methane, or social cost of
nitrous oxide--
            (1) as part of any cost-benefit analysis required under--
                    (A) any law;
                    (B) Executive Order 12866 (5 U.S.C. 601 note;
                relating to regulatory planning and review); or
                    (C) Executive Order 13563 (5 U.S.C. 601 note;
                relating to improving regulation and regulatory
                review);
            (2) in any rulemaking;
            (3) in the issuance of any guidance;
            (4) in taking any other agency action; or
            (5) as a justification for any rulemaking, guidance
        document, or agency action.
    (b) Exception.--The Secretary of Energy, the Administrator, the
Secretary of the Interior, and the Chair of the Council on
Environmental Quality may consider the social cost of carbon, social
cost of methane, or social cost of nitrous oxide in carrying out an
activity described in subsection (a) only if, after the date of
enactment of this Act--
            (1) a Federal law is enacted that explicitly authorizes the
        consideration; or
            (2) the Secretary of Energy, the Administrator, the
        Secretary of the Interior, or the Chair of the Council on
        Environmental Quality uses an estimate for the social cost of
        carbon, social cost of methane, or social cost of nitrous oxide
        that--
                    (A) complies with the requirements of the document
                of the Office of Management and Budget entitled
                ``Circular A-4'' and dated September 17, 2003;
                    (B) uses the discount rates of 3 and 7 percent
                specified in that document;
                    (C) considers only the domestic costs and benefits
                of the activity; and
                    (D) uses only--
                            (i) the most up to date and empirically
                        estimated equilibrium climate sensitivity
                        distributions; and
                            (ii) realistic time horizons.

SEC. 5. REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATOR.

    Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Administrator, in coordination and consultation with the Secretary
of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Chair of the Council
on Environmental Quality, shall submit to the Committees on Energy and
Commerce and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the
Committees on Environment and Public Works and Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate a report describing the number of proposed and
final rulemakings, guidance documents, and agency actions that, since
January 2009, have used the social cost of carbon, the social cost of
methane, or the social cost of nitrous oxide, including the use of the
social cost of carbon, the social cost of methane, or the social cost
of nitrous oxide as part of any cost-benefit analysis required under
Executive Order 12866 (5 U.S.C. 601 note; relating to regulatory
planning and review) or other relevant authority.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation Information Recall
Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) in an interview with ABC News on September 3, 2000,
        Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater stated that he thinks
        there should be a law requiring that the United States be
        immediately notified of a foreign recall, ``especially in the
        global economy when you've got U.S. goods really being used by
        individuals around the world. We should know when there's a
        problem someplace else.'';
            (2) as of the date of enactment of this Act, there is no
        legal requirement for manufacturers of motor vehicles and their
        components to notify United States agencies of a recall issued
        in a foreign country;
            (3) between August 1999 and spring 2000, Ford Motor Company
        replaced Firestone tires on 46,912 vehicles in Saudi Arabia,
        Thailand, Malaysia, and South America;
            (4)(A) on May 2, 2000, the National Highway Traffic Safety
        Administration opened a preliminary evaluation into Firestone
        ATX, ATX II, and Wilderness AT tires after receiving 90
        complaints, primarily from consumers in the Southeast and
        Southwest, about tread separations or blowouts;
            (B) as of September 2000, the National Highway Traffic
        Safety Administration has received over 1,400 complaints,
        including reports of more than 250 injuries and 88 deaths; and
            (C) some of the complaints date back to the early 1990s,
        and 797 of the complaints report that a tire failure took place
        between August 1, 1999, and August 9, 2000; and
            (5)(A) on August 9, 2000, Bridgestone/Firestone announced a
        United States recall of 6,500,000 ATX, ATX II, and Wilderness
        AT tires; and
            (B) that date was 3 months after the National Highway
        Traffic Safety Administration commenced its investigation and
        nearly 9 months after Ford Motor Company initiated the
        replacement of the tires in foreign countries.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to ensure that defects in
motor vehicles or replacement equipment in foreign countries are
quickly, accurately, and truthfully reported to the United States
Secretary of Transportation in cases in which--
            (1) the motor vehicles or replacement equipment is
        manufactured for export to the United States; or
            (2) the motor vehicles or replacement equipment is
        manufactured in the United States using a manufacturing process
        that is the same as, or similar to, the manufacturing process
        used in the foreign country, with the result that the motor
        vehicles or replacement equipment manufactured in the United
        States may also be defective.

SEC. 3. CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PENALTIES IN CONNECTION WITH REPORTING OF
              DEFECTS IN FOREIGN MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1036. Penalties in connection with reporting of defects in
              foreign motor vehicle products
    ``(a) Definitions.--
            ``(1) Foreign motor vehicle product.--The term `foreign
        motor vehicle product' means a motor vehicle or replacement
        equipment that--
                    ``(A) is manufactured in a foreign country for
                export to the United States; or
                    ``(B) is manufactured in a foreign country using a
                manufacturing process that is the same as, or similar
                to, a manufacturing process used in the United States
                for a motor vehicle or replacement equipment.
            ``(2) Other terms.--The terms `defect', `manufacturer',
        `motor vehicle', and `replacement equipment' have the meanings
        given the terms in section 30102 of title 49.
    ``(b) Criminal Penalty.--A manufacturer of a foreign motor vehicle
product, or an officer or employee of such a manufacturer, that, in
connection with a report required to be filed under section 30118(f) of
title 49, willfully--
            ``(1) falsifies or conceals a material fact;
            ``(2) makes a materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent
        statement or representation; or
            ``(3) makes or uses a false writing or document knowing
        that the writing or document contains any materially false,
        fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry;
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or
both.
    ``(c) Civil Penalty.--
            ``(1) In general.--In addition to any civil penalty that
        may be assessed under chapter 301 of title 49, a manufacturer
        that violates section 30118(f) of title 49 shall be subject to
        a civil penalty of not more than $500,000 for each day of the
violation.
            ``(2) Compromise of penalty.--The Attorney General may
        compromise the amount of a civil penalty imposed under
        paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Determination of amount.--In determining the amount
        of a civil penalty or compromise under this subsection, the
        Attorney General shall consider--
                    ``(A) the appropriateness of the penalty or
                compromise in relation to the size of the business of
                the manufacturer liable for the penalty; and
                    ``(B) the gravity of the violation.
            ``(4) Deduction of amount of penalty.--The United States
        Government may deduct the amount of the civil penalty imposed
        or compromised under this section from any amount that the
        Government owes the manufacturer liable for the penalty.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 47 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``1036. Penalties in connection with reporting of defects in foreign
                            motor vehicle products.''.

SEC. 4. REPORTING OF DEFECTS IN FOREIGN MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTS.

    Section 30118 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
    ``(f) Reporting of Defects in Foreign Motor Vehicle Products.--
            ``(1) Definition of foreign motor vehicle product.--The
        term `foreign motor vehicle product' means a motor vehicle or
        replacement equipment that--
                    ``(A) is manufactured in a foreign country for
                export to the United States; or
                    ``(B) is manufactured in a foreign country using a
                manufacturing process that is the same as, or similar
                to, a manufacturing process used in the United States
                for a motor vehicle or replacement equipment.
            ``(2) Reporting of defects.--
                    ``(A) Initial report.--Not later than 48 hours
                after determining, or learning that a government of a
                foreign country has determined, that a foreign motor
                vehicle product contains a defect that could be related
                to motor vehicle safety, the manufacturer of the
                foreign motor vehicle product shall report the
                determination to the Secretary.
                    ``(B) Written report.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Not later than 5 days
                        after the end of the 48-hour period described
                        in subparagraph (A), the manufacturer shall
                        submit to the Secretary a written report that
                        meets the requirements of clause (ii).
                            ``(ii) Contents of written report.--A
                        written report under clause (i) shall contain--
                                    ``(I) a description of the foreign
                                motor vehicle product that is the
                                subject of the report;
                                    ``(II) a description of--
                                            ``(aa) the determination of
                                        the defect by the government of
                                        the foreign country or by the
                                        manufacturer of a foreign motor
                                        vehicle product; and
                                            ``(bb) any measures that
                                        the government requires to be
                                        taken, or the manufacturer
                                        determines should be taken, to
                                        obtain a remedy of the defect;
                                    ``(III) information concerning any
                                serious injuries or fatalities possibly
                                resulting from the defect; and
                                    ``(IV) such other information as
                                the Secretary determines to be
                                appropriate.
            ``(3) Reporting of possible defects.--Upon making a
        determination that there have been a significant number of
        serious injuries or fatalities in a foreign country that could
        have resulted from a defect in a foreign motor vehicle product
        that could be related to motor vehicle safety (as determined in
        accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary), the
        manufacturer of the foreign motor vehicle product shall report
        the determination to the Secretary in such manner as the
        Secretary establishes by regulation.''.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act take effect on the
date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Traumatic Brain Injury Act of
2008''.

SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO RESTRUCTURING.

    Part J of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
280b et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating the section 393B (42 U.S.C. 280b-1c)
        relating to the use of allotments for rape prevention
        education, as section 393A and moving such section so that it
        follows section 393;
            (2) by redesignating existing section 393A (42 U.S.C. 280b-
        1b) relating to prevention of traumatic brain injury, as
        section 393B; and
            (3) by redesignating the section 393B (42 U.S.C. 280b-1d)
        relating to traumatic brain injury registries, as section 393C.

SEC. 3. TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY PROGRAMS OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE
              CONTROL AND PREVENTION.

    (a) Prevention of Traumatic Brain Injury.--Clause (ii) of section
393B(b)(3)(A) of the Public Health Service Act, as so redesignated, (42
U.S.C. 280b-1b) is amended by striking ``from hospitals and trauma
centers'' and inserting ``from hospitals and emergency departments''.
    (b) National Program for Traumatic Brain Injury Surveillance and
Registries.--Section 393C of the Public Health Service Act, as so
redesignated, (42 U.S.C. 280b et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``surveillance
        and'' after ``national program for traumatic brain injury'';
        and
            (2) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
        (1), by striking ``may make grants'' and all that follows
        through ``to collect data concerning--'' and inserting ``may
        make grants to States or their designees to develop or operate
        the State's traumatic brain injury surveillance system or
        registry to determine the incidence and prevalence of traumatic
        brain injury and related disability, to ensure the uniformity
        of reporting under such system or registry, to link individuals
        with traumatic brain injury to services and supports, and to
        link such individuals with academic institutions to conduct
        applied research that will support the development of such
        surveillance systems and registries as may be necessary. A
        surveillance system or registry under this section shall
        provide for the collection of data concerning--''.
    (c) Report.--Section 393C of the Public Health Service Act (as so
redesignated) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the
Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008, the Secretary, acting through the
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the
Director of the National Institutes of Health and in consultation with
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall
submit to the relevant committees of Congress a report that contains
the findings derived from an evaluation concerning activities and
procedures that can be implemented by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention to improve the collection and dissemination of
compatible epidemiological studies on the incidence and prevalence of
traumatic brain injury in those with traumatic brain injury who were
formerly in the military. The report shall include recommendations on
the manner in which such agencies can further collaborate on the
development and improvement of traumatic brain injury diagnostic tools
and treatments.''.

SEC. 4. STUDY ON TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.

    Part J of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
280b et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 393C, as so
redesignated, the following:

``SEC. 393C-1. STUDY ON TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.

    ``(a) Study.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to paragraph
(1) and in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of
Health and other appropriate entities with respect to paragraphs (2),
(3), and (4), may conduct a study with respect to traumatic brain
injury for the purpose of carrying out the following:
            ``(1) In collaboration with appropriate State and local
        health-related agencies--
                    ``(A) determining the incidence of traumatic brain
                injury and prevalence of traumatic brain injury related
                disability and the clinical aspects of the disability
                in all age groups and racial and ethnic minority groups
                in the general population of the United States,
                including institutional settings, such as nursing
                homes, correctional facilities, psychiatric hospitals,
                child care facilities, and residential institutes for
                people with developmental disabilities; and
                    ``(B) reporting national trends in traumatic brain
                injury.
            ``(2) Identifying common therapeutic interventions which
        are used for the rehabilitation of individuals with such
        injuries, and, subject to the availability of information,
        including an analysis of--
                    ``(A) the effectiveness of each such intervention
                in improving the functioning, including return to work
                or school and community participation, of individuals
                with brain injuries;
                    ``(B) the comparative effectiveness of
                interventions employed in the course of rehabilitation
                of individuals with brain injuries to achieve the same
                or similar clinical outcome; and
                    ``(C) the adequacy of existing measures of outcomes
                and knowledge of factors influencing differential
                outcomes.
            ``(3) Identifying interventions and therapies that can
        prevent or remediate the development of secondary neurologic
        conditions related to traumatic brain injury.
            ``(4) Developing practice guidelines for the rehabilitation
        of traumatic brain injury at such time as appropriate
        scientific research becomes available.
    ``(b) Dates Certain for Reports.--If the study is conducted under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall, not later than 3 years after the
date of the enactment of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008, submit
to Congress a report describing findings made as a result of carrying
out such subsection (a).
    ``(c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term
`traumatic brain injury' means an acquired injury to the brain. Such
term does not include brain dysfunction caused by congenital or
degenerative disorders, nor birth trauma, but may include brain
injuries caused by anoxia due to trauma including near drowning. The
Secretary may revise the definition of such term as the Secretary
determines necessary.''.

SEC. 5. TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF
              HEALTH.

    Section 1261 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-61)
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``Labor and Human
        Resources'' and inserting ``Health, Education, Labor, and
        Pensions'';
            (2) in subparagraph (D) of subsection (d)(4), by striking
        ``head brain injury'' and inserting ``brain injury''; and
            (3) in subsection (i), by inserting ``, and such sums as
        may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2009 through
        2012'' before the period at the end.

SEC. 6. TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY PROGRAMS OF THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND
              SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) State Grants for Demonstration Projects Regarding Traumatic
Brain Injury.--Section 1252 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
300d-52) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``may make grants to States'' and
                inserting ``may make grants to States and American
                Indian consortia''; and
                    (B) by striking ``health and other services'' and
                inserting ``rehabilitation and other services'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraphs (1), (3)(A)(i), (3)(A)(iii), and
                (3)(A)(iv), by striking the term ``State'' each place
                such term appears and inserting the term ``State or
                American Indian consortium''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``recommendations
                to the State'' and inserting ``recommendations to the
                State or American Indian consortium'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking the term ``State''
        each place such term appears and inserting ``State or American
        Indian consortium'';
            (4) in subsection (e), by striking ``A State that
        received'' and all that follows through the period and
        inserting ``A State or American Indian consortium that received
        a grant under this section prior to the date of the enactment
        of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008 may complete the
        activities funded by the grant.'';
            (5) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and
                American Indian Consortium'' after ``State'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1) in the matter preceding
                subparagraph (A), paragraph (1)(E), paragraph (2)(A),
                paragraph (2)(B), paragraph (3) in the matter preceding
                subparagraph (A), paragraph (3)(E), and paragraph
                (3)(F), by striking the term ``State'' each place such
                term appears and inserting ``State or American Indian
                consortium''; and
                    (C) in clause (ii) of paragraph (1)(A), by striking
                ``children and other individuals'' and inserting
                ``children, youth, and adults'';
            (6) in subsection (h)--
                    (A) by striking ``Not later than 2 years after the
                date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary''
                and inserting ``Not less than biennially, the
                Secretary'';
                    (B) by striking ``Commerce of the House of
                Representatives, and to the Committee on Labor and
                Human Resources'' and inserting ``Energy and Commerce
                of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee
                on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions''; and
                    (C) by inserting ``and section 1253'' after
                ``programs established under this section,'';
            (7) by amending subsection (i) to read as follows:
    ``(i) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) The terms `American Indian consortium' and `State'
        have the meanings given to those terms in section 1253.
            ``(2) The term `traumatic brain injury' means an acquired
        injury to the brain. Such term does not include brain
        dysfunction caused by congenital or degenerative disorders, nor
        birth trauma, but may include brain injuries caused by anoxia
        due to trauma. The Secretary may revise the definition of such
        term as the Secretary determines necessary, after consultation
        with States and other appropriate public or nonprofit private
        entities.''; and
            (8) in subsection (j), by inserting ``, and such sums as
        may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2009 through
        2012'' before the period.
    (b) State Grants for Protection and Advocacy Services.--Section
1253 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-53) is amended--
            (1) in subsections (d) and (e), by striking the term
        ``subsection (i)'' each place such term appears and inserting
        ``subsection (l)'';
            (2) in subsection (g), by inserting ``each fiscal year not
        later than October 1,'' before ``the Administrator shall pay'';
            (3) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections
        (l) and (m), respectively;
            (4) by inserting after subsection (h) the following:
    ``(i) Data Collection.--The Administrator of the Health Resources
and Services Administration and the Commissioner of the Administration
on Developmental Disabilities shall enter into an agreement to
coordinate the collection of data by the Administrator and the
Commissioner regarding protection and advocacy services.
    ``(j) Training and Technical Assistance.--
            ``(1) Grants.--For any fiscal year for which the amount
        appropriated to carry out this section is $6,000,000 or
        greater, the Administrator shall use 2 percent of such amount
        to make a grant to an eligible national association for
        providing for training and technical assistance to protection
        and advocacy systems.
            ``(2) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `eligible
        national association' means a national association with
        demonstrated experience in providing training and technical
        assistance to protection and advocacy systems.
    ``(k) System Authority.--In providing services under this section,
a protection and advocacy system shall have the same authorities,
including access to records, as such system would have for purposes of
providing services under subtitle C of the Developmental Disabilities
Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000.''; and
            (5) in subsection (l) (as redesignated by this subsection)
        by striking ``2002 through 2005'' and inserting ``2009 through
        2012''.


SECTION 1. INDEPENDENT SAFETY ASSESSMENTS.

    Section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2133) is
amended by inserting after subsection d. the following:
    ``e. Independent Safety Assessments.--
            ``(1) Development of procedure.--Not later than 90 days
        after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Nuclear
        Regulatory Commission (referred to in this subsection as the
        `Commission') shall develop an independent safety assessment
        procedure.
            ``(2) Conduct of assessment.--
                    ``(A) Definition of eligible requestor.--In this
                paragraph, the term `eligible requestor' means--
                            ``(i) a Governor of a State in which a
                        facility of a licensee is located;
                            ``(ii) a public utility commission of a
                        State in which a facility of a licensee is
                        located; and
                            ``(iii) a Governor of a State that--
                                    ``(I) because of dangers to the
                                public relating to potential ingestion
                                of water or foods that have been
                                contaminated with radiation from a
                                commercial nuclear power plant, is
                                located in an emergency planning zone,
                                as defined in section 350.2 of title
                                44, Code of Federal Regulations (or a
                                successor regulation); and
                                    ``(II) is not the same State in
                                which the facility of the licensee is
                                located.
                    ``(B) Request of assessment.--
                            ``(i) In general.--At the request of an
                        eligible requestor, the Commission shall
                        conduct an independent safety assessment in
                        accordance with the independent safety
                        assessment procedure developed under paragraph
                        (1) if the licensee has--
                                    ``(I) applied to the Commission
                                for--
                                            ``(aa) an extension of the
                                        operating license of the
                                        licensee; or
                                            ``(bb) approval of an
                                        extended power uprate for the
                                        licensee; or
                                    ``(II) during any 5-year period,
                                received, under the reactor oversight
                                process of the Commission, 2 or more
                                greater-than-green inspection findings.
                            ``(ii) Conduct of assessment.--The
                        Commission shall conduct an assessment
                        requested by an eligible requestor under clause
                        (i) not later than 18 months after the date on
                        which the eligible requestor requested the
                        assessment.
            ``(3) Inspection of facility.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In conducting an independent
                safety assessment under paragraph (2)(B), the
                Commission shall inspect the design, construction,
                maintenance, and operational safety performance of the
                facility of the licensee.
                    ``(B) Scope of inspection.--An inspection of a
                facility of a licensee conducted under subparagraph (A)
                shall--
                            ``(i) be at least equal in scope, depth,
                        and breadth to the independent safety
                        assessment conducted in 1996 by the Commission
                        of the Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant,
                        located in Wiscasset, Maine; and
                            ``(ii) include an examination of the
                        systems of the facility of the licensee,
                        including--
                                    ``(I) the reactor containment
                                systems;
                                    ``(II) the reactor emergency core
                                cooling systems;
                                    ``(III) the control room and
                                containment ventilation systems;
                                    ``(IV) the electrical system
                                (including testing of relevant
                                transients);
                                    ``(V) the condensate and feedwater
                                systems;
                                    ``(VI) the spent fuel storage
                                systems;
                                    ``(VII) any other system requested
                                by the Governor of the State, or a
                                public utility commission of the State,
                                in which the facility of the licensee
                                is located; and
                                    ``(VIII) any other system
                                identified by a majority of the members
                                of an inspection team described in
                                paragraph (4).
            ``(4) Inspection teams.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An independent safety assessment
                conducted under paragraph (2)(B) shall be conducted by
                an inspection team.
                    ``(B) Composition.--An inspection team shall be
                composed of not less than 25 members, of whom--
                            ``(i) not less than 16 members shall be--
                                    ``(I) employees of the Commission;
                                and
                                    ``(II) unaffiliated with the
                                regional office of the Commission in
                                the region in which the facility of the
                                licensee is located;
                            ``(ii) not less than 6 members shall be
                        independent contractors who have not worked
                        for, or at--
                                    ``(I) the facility of the licensee;
                                or
                                    ``(II) any other nuclear power
                                plant owned or operated by the owner or
                                operator of the facility of the
                                licensee; and
                            ``(iii) not less than 3 members shall be
                        appointed by the eligible requestor.
            ``(5) Report.--
                    ``(A) Preparation of preliminary report.--Not later
                than 90 days after the date on which an inspection team
                completes an independent safety assessment of a
                facility of a licensee under paragraph (2)(B), the
                inspection team shall prepare a preliminary report
                describing the findings and recommendations of the
                inspection team.
                    ``(B) Availability of preliminary report.--For a
                period of 90 days beginning on the date on which the
                inspection team completes a preliminary report prepared
                under subparagraph (A), the inspection team shall make
                available for review and comment by the public a copy
                of the preliminary report.
                    ``(C) Consideration of comments.--In preparing a
                final version of a preliminary report developed under
                subparagraph (A), the inspection team shall take into
                consideration any comments received from the public
                that are appropriate, as determined by the inspection
                team.
                    ``(D) Submission of final version.--Not later than
                90 days after the date on which the period of review
                and public comment ends under subparagraph (B), the
                inspection team shall submit to the Commission a final
                version of the preliminary report developed under
                subparagraph (A).
            ``(6) Affect on licensing actions.--A final decision by the
        Commission of whether to extend an operating license, approve
        an extended power uprate, or continue to operate under a
        license at a facility of a licensee assessed under paragraph
        (2)(B) shall not be made until the later of the date on which--
                    ``(A) the Commission has completed the independent
                safety assessment of the facility of the licensee; and
                    ``(B) the licensee has fully accepted and
                implemented each finding and recommendation of the
                report approved by the Commission relating to the
                independent safety assessment of the facility of the
                licensee submitted under paragraph (5)(D).
            ``(7) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection
        $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012, to
        remain available until expended.''.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``True Cost of War Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON LONG-TERM COSTS OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND
              OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The United States has been engaged in military
        operations in Afghanistan since October 2001 as Operation
        Enduring Freedom and in military operations in Iraq since March
        2003 as Operation Iraqi Freedom and its successor contingency
        operation, Operation New Dawn.
            (2) According to the Congressional Research Service,
        through fiscal year 2010, Congress has appropriated
        $1,087,000,000,000 for the Department of Defense, for the State
        Department, and for medical costs paid by the Department of
        Veterans Affairs. This amount includes $751,000,000,000 related
        to operations in Iraq and $336,000,000,000 related to
        operations in Afghanistan.
            (3) Over 90 percent of the funds appropriated for the
        Department of Defense for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
        have been provided as supplemental or additional appropriations
        and designated as an emergency funding requirement.
            (4) The Congressional Budget Office and the Congressional
        Research Service have stated that future costs for operations
        in Iraq and Afghanistan are difficult to estimate because the
        Department of Defense provides little information on costs
        incurred to date and does not report outlays or actual
        expenditure for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan (because war
        and baseline funds are mixed in the same accounts) and because
        of a lack of information from the Department of Defense on many
        of the key factors that determine costs, including personnel
        levels and the pace of operations.
            (5) Over 2,000,000 members of the United States Armed
        Forces have served in Afghanistan and Iraq since the beginning
        of the conflicts.
            (6) Over 4,400 members of the Armed Forces and Department
        of Defense civilian personnel have been killed in Operation
        Iraqi Freedom, and over 1,400 members of the Armed Forces and
        Department of Defense civilian personnel have been killed in
        Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
            (7) Over 1,620 members of the Armed Forces have suffered
        amputations as a result of wounds or other injuries incurred in
        Afghanistan or Iraq.
            (8) More than 243,685 veterans of military service in Iraq
        and Afghanistan have been treated for mental health conditions,
        more than 66,900 of these veterans have been diagnosed with
        post-traumatic stress disorder, and approximately 178,876 of
        these veterans have a confirmed traumatic brain injury
        diagnosis.
            (9) Approximately 46 percent of veterans of military
        service in Iraq and Afghanistan have sought treatment at a
        Department of Veterans Affairs hospital or medical clinic.
            (10) The Independent Review Group on Rehabilitative Care
        and Administrative Processes at Walter Reed Army Medical Center
        and National Naval Medical Center identified traumatic brain
        injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, increased survival of
        severe burns, and traumatic amputations as the four signature
        wounds of the current conflicts, and the Independent Review
        Group report states that the recovery process ``can take months
        or years and must accommodate recurring or delayed
        manifestations of symptoms, extended rehabilitation and all the
        life complications that emerge over time from such trauma''.
    (b) Report Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President, with contributions from the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, shall submit to Congress a report containing an
estimate of the long-term costs of Operation New Dawn (the successor
contingency operation to Operation Iraqi Freedom) and Operation
Enduring Freedom for each the following scenarios:
            (1) The scenario in which the number of members of the
        Armed Forces deployed in support of Operation New Dawn and
        Operation Enduring Freedom is reduced from roughly 190,000 in
        2011 to 150,000 in 2012, 65,000 in 2013, and 30,000 by the
        beginning of 2014, and remains at 30,000 through 2020.
            (2) The scenario in which the number of members of the
        Armed Forces deployed in support of Operation New Dawn and
        Operation Enduring Freedom rises to approximately 235,000 in
        2011, is reduced to 230,000 in 2012, 195,000 in 2013, 135,000
        in 2014, 80,000 in 2015, 60,000 in 2016, and remains at 60,000
        through 2020.
            (3) An alternative scenario, determined by the President
        and based on current contingency operation and withdrawal
        plans, which takes into account expected force levels and the
        expected length of time that members of the Armed Forces will
        be deployed in support of Operation New Dawn and Operation
        Enduring Freedom.
    (c) Estimates To Be Used in Preparation of Report.--In preparing
the report required by subsection (b), the President shall make
estimates and projections through at least fiscal year 2020, adjust any
dollar amounts appropriately for inflation, and take into account and
specify each of the following:
            (1) The total number of members of the Armed Forces
        expected to be deployed in support of Operation New Dawn and
        Operation Enduring Freedom, including--
                    (A) the number of members of the Armed Forces
                actually deployed in Southwest Asia in support of
                Operation New Dawn and Operation Enduring Freedom;
                    (B) the number of members of reserve components of
                the Armed Forces called or ordered to active duty in
                the United States for the purpose of training for
                eventual deployment in Southwest Asia, backfilling for
                deployed troops, or supporting other Department of
                Defense missions directly or indirectly related to
                Operation New Dawn or Operation Enduring Freedom; and
                    (C) the break-down of deployments of members of the
                regular and reserve components and activation of
                members of the reserve components.
            (2) The number of members of the Armed Forces, including
        members of the reserve components, who have previously served
        in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, or
        Operation Enduring Freedom and who are expected to serve
        multiple deployments.
            (3) The number of contractors and private military security
        firms that have been used and are expected to be used during
        the course of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, and
        Operation Enduring Freedom.
            (4) The number of veterans currently suffering and expected
        to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain
        injury, or other mental injuries.
            (5) The number of veterans currently in need of and
        expected to be in need of prosthetic care and treatment because
        of amputations incurred during service in support of Operation
        Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, or Operation Enduring
        Freedom.
            (6) The current number of pending Department of Veterans
        Affairs claims from veterans of military service in Iraq and
        Afghanistan, and the total number of such veterans expected to
        seek disability compensation from the Department of Veterans
        Affairs.
            (7) The total number of members of the Armed Forces who
        have been killed or wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan, including
        noncombat casualties, the total number of members expected to
        suffer injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the total number
        of members expected to be killed in Iraq and Afghanistan,
        including noncombat casualties.
            (8) The amount of funds previously appropriated for the
        Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the
        Department of Veterans Affairs for costs related to Operation
        Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, and Operation Enduring
        Freedom, including an account of the amount of funding from
        regular Department of Defense, Department of State, and
        Department of Veterans Affairs budgets that has gone and will
        go to costs associated with such operations.
            (9) Current and future operational expenditures associated
        with Operation New Dawn and Operation Enduring Freedom,
        including--
                    (A) funding for combat operations;
                    (B) deploying, transporting, feeding, and housing
                members of the Armed Forces (including fuel costs);
                    (C) activation and deployment of members of the
                reserve components of the Armed Forces;
                    (D) equipping and training of Iraqi and Afghani
                forces;
                    (E) purchasing, upgrading, and repairing weapons,
                munitions, and other equipment consumed or used in
                Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, or
                Operation Enduring Freedom; and
                    (F) payments to other countries for logistical
                assistance in support of such operations.
            (10) Past, current, and future costs of entering into
        contracts with private military security firms and other
        contractors for the provision of goods and services associated
        with Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, and Operation
        Enduring Freedom.
            (11) Average annual cost for each member of the Armed
        Forces deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom,
        Operation New Dawn, or Operation Enduring Freedom, including
        room and board, equipment and body armor, transportation of
        troops and equipment (including fuel costs), and operational
        costs.
            (12) Current and future cost of combat-related special pays
        and benefits, including reenlistment bonuses.
            (13) Current and future cost of calling or ordering members
        of the reserve components to active duty in support of
        Operation New Dawn or Operation Enduring Freedom.
            (14) Current and future cost for reconstruction, embassy
        operations and construction, and foreign aid programs for Iraq
        and Afghanistan.
            (15) Current and future cost of bases and other
        infrastructure to support members of the Armed Forces serving
        in Iraq and Afghanistan.
            (16) Current and future cost of providing health care for
        veterans who served in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom,
        Operation New Dawn, or Operation Enduring Freedom, including--
                    (A) the cost of mental health treatment for
                veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder
                and traumatic brain injury, and other mental problems
                as a result of such service; and
                    (B) the cost of lifetime prosthetics care and
                treatment for veterans suffering from amputations as a
                result of such service.
            (17) Current and future cost of providing Department of
        Veterans Affairs disability benefits for the lifetime of
        veterans who incur disabilities while serving in support of
        Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, or Operation
        Enduring Freedom.
            (18) Current and future cost of providing survivors'
        benefits to survivors of members of the Armed Forces killed
        while serving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation
        New Dawn, or Operation Enduring Freedom.
            (19) Cost of bringing members of the Armed Forces and
        equipment back to the United States upon the conclusion of
        Operation New Dawn and Operation Enduring Freedom, including
        the cost of demobilization, transportation costs (including
        fuel costs), providing transition services for members of the
        Armed Forces transitioning from active duty to veteran status,
        transporting equipment, weapons, and munitions (including fuel
        costs), and an estimate of the value of equipment that will be
        left behind.
            (20) Cost to restore the military and military equipment,
        including the equipment of the reserve components, to full
        strength after the conclusion of Operation New Dawn or
        Operation Enduring Freedom.
            (21) Amount of money borrowed to pay for Operation Iraqi
        Freedom, Operation New Dawn, and Operation Enduring Freedom,
        and the sources of that money.
            (22) Interest on money borrowed, including interest for
        money already borrowed and anticipated interest payments on
        future borrowing, for Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New
        Dawn, and Operation Enduring Freedom.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``True Reciprocity Investment Act of
2017''.

SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF RECIPROCITY OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT.

    Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(o) Consideration of Reciprocity of Foreign Investment.--
            ``(1) Report required.--Not later than 30 days after the
        date of the enactment of the True Reciprocity Investment Act of
        2017, and annually thereafter, the United States Trade
        Representative shall, in consultation with the Secretary of
        Commerce and the Secretary of the Treasury, submit to the
        appropriate congressional committees a report assessing the
        extent to which the governments of foreign countries allow
        investments by United States persons in those countries that
        are similar to investments in the United States made by
        entities organized under the laws of those countries.
            ``(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
        include, with respect to each country that is a major trading
        partner of the United States, the following:
                    ``(A) A description of the laws, policies, and
                practices of the country with respect to foreign
                investment.
                    ``(B) A comparison of such laws, policies, and
                practices with the laws, policies, and practices of the
                United States with respect to foreign investment.
                    ``(C) An assessment of laws, policies, and
                practices by the government of the country that
                prohibit, restrict, or delay investment in the country
                by United States persons.
                    ``(D) An identification of which such laws,
                policies, and practices have had the most significant
                effect on investment in that country by United States
                persons.
                    ``(E) An identification of the industries in the
                United States that have been most severely affected by
                such laws, policies, and practices.
                    ``(F) An assessment of the transparency of the
                process for making such laws, policies, and practices.
                    ``(G) If a bilateral investment treaty is in effect
                between the United States and the country, an
                assessment of the extent to which the government of the
                country has complied with its obligations under the
                treaty.
                    ``(H) Recommendations with respect to what remedies
                may be available to facilitate investment in the
                country by United States persons.
                    ``(I) An assessment of the amount of greenfield
                investment in the United States by persons organized
                under the laws of or otherwise subject to the
                jurisdiction of the country.
            ``(3) Determinations.--The report required by paragraph (1)
        shall include the determination of the Trade Representative,
        after consideration of the elements described in paragraph (2),
        of whether each country that is a major trading partner of the
        United States--
                    ``(A) has high barriers to investment by United
                States persons (to be known as a `high barrier
                country');
                    ``(B) has recently taken measures that constitute
                barriers to investment by United States persons or has
                indicated an intention to take such measures (to be
                known as a `watch country'); or
                    ``(C) has investment laws, policies, and practices
                that should be monitored (to be known as a `monitor
                country').
            ``(4) Justification for transactions with high barrier
        countries.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If the Committee recommends that
                the President not suspend or prohibit under subsection
                (d) a covered transaction described in subparagraph
                (B), the Committee shall include in the report required
                by paragraph (1) an explanation of the reasons for
                recommending that the President not suspend or prohibit
                that transaction.
                    ``(B) Covered transaction described.--A covered
                transaction is described in this subparagraph if a
                party to the transaction is organized under the laws of
                or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of a high
                barrier country.
            ``(5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Appropriate congressional committees.--The
                term `appropriate congressional committees' means--
                            ``(i) the Committee on Banking, Housing,
                        and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Finance,
                        the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the
                        Committee on Commerce, Science, and
                        Transportation of the Senate; and
                            ``(ii) the Committee on Financial Service,
                        the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee
                        on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Energy
                        and Commerce of the House of Representatives.
                    ``(B) Greenfield investment.--The term `greenfield
                investment' means an investment by a foreign person in
                the United States under which the foreign person builds
                operations and facilities in the United States instead
                of purchasing or leasing existing facilities.
                    ``(C) United states person.--The term `United
                States person' means--
                            ``(i) a United States citizen or an alien
                        lawfully admitted for permanent residence to
                        the United States; or
                            ``(ii) an entity organized under the laws
                        of the United States or of any jurisdiction
                        within the United States, including a foreign
                        branch of such an entity.''.

SEC. 3. CONSIDERATION OF REPORT ON RECIPROCITY.

    Section 721(f) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
4565(f)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by redesignating clauses
                (i), (ii), and (iii) as subclauses (I), (II), and
                (III), respectively, and by moving such subclauses, as
                so redesignated, 2 ems to the right; and
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and
                (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, and
                by moving such clauses, as so redesignated, 2 ems to
                the right;
            (2) in paragraph (9), by redesignating subparagraphs (A),
        (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, and
        by moving such clauses, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right;
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (11) as
        subparagraphs (A) through (K), respectively, and by moving such
        subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right;
            (4) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as
        redesignated by paragraph (3), by striking ``may, taking into
        account the requirements of national security, consider--'' and
        inserting the following: ``, taking into account the
        requirements of national security--
            ``(1) may consider--'';
            (5) in subparagraph (K), as redesignated by paragraph (3),
        by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) shall consider the findings in the most recent report
        required by subsection (o) with respect to any foreign country
        with jurisdiction over a party to the proposed or pending
        transaction.''.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``True Understanding of the Economy
and Safety Act'' or the ``TRUE Safety Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the trucking industry is the backbone of the Nation's
        economy, with nearly 7 million Americans working in trucking-
        related jobs, including more than 3 million commercial truck
        drivers;
            (2) 80 percent of all communities in the United States
        depend solely on trucks to deliver and supply their essential
        everyday commodities;
            (3) Federal regulations governing the hours of service for
        commercial truck drivers must be based on full and fair
        scientific research, analysis, and operational testing;
            (4) the restart rule that became effective on July 1, 2013,
        was based mainly on a one-month sleep study conducted in a
        laboratory setting;
            (5) the new restart rule will cost the trucking industry up
        to $376,000,000 annually, reducing productivity, impacting
        driver pay, and increasing the cost to deliver goods; and
            (6) the restart rule should not have become effective prior
        to completion of the thorough operational study required by
        section 32301 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st
        Century Act or MAP-21 (Public Law 112-141; 126 Stat. 786).

SEC. 3. GAO ASSESSMENTS.

    (a) Assessment of Methodology for MAP-21 Restart Study.--
            (1) In general.--After completion of the field study and
        submission of the report regarding such study by the
        Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
        Administration, required by section 32301 of MAP-21, the
        Comptroller General shall conduct an assessment of the
        methodology followed by the Secretary of Transportation in
        carrying out the efficacy of the restart rule published on
        December 27, 2011.
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the assessment shall be to
        assess the extent to which the methodology meets the
        requirement of MAP-21 that--
                    (A) the data collected is representative of the
                drivers subject to the restart rule;
                    (B) the methodology is statistically valid; and
                    (C) the study followed the plan for the
                ``Scheduling and Fatigue Recovery Project'' developed
                by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
    (b) Assessment of Regulatory Impact Analysis.--
            (1) In general.--The Comptroller General shall conduct an
        assessment of the Regulatory Impact Analysis that accompanied
        the final rule published by the Department of Transportation in
        the Federal Register on December 27, 2011, entitled ``Hours of
        Service of Drivers'' (76 Fed. Reg. 81134).
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the GAO assessment shall be--
                    (A) to conduct an analysis of the methodology and
                data used by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
                Administration in its Regulatory Impact Analysis;
                    (B) to evaluate the validity and representativeness
                of the driver data used to evaluate the operational and
                economic impacts of the new 34-hour restart rule
                applicable to operators of commercial motor vehicles;
                    (C) to conduct an analysis of the data and
                methodology used to develop the proposed safety and
                health benefits of the new 34-hour restart rule
                applicable to operators of commercial motor vehicles;
                    (D) to review the safety, health, cost, and
                operational implications of the restart rule, and the
                potential impact of a greater number of commercial
                motor vehicles on major roads during ``morning
                commutes'' as a result of the restart rule; and
                    (E) review the research used in developing and
                justifying the new restart rule, particularly as it
                relates to the use of a laboratory test to justify the
                rule rather than an operational test in the field.
    (c) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a final report to the
appropriate committees of Congress on the assessments required under
subsections (a) and (b), including any recommendations.

SEC. 4. DELAY IN APPLICATION OF RULE.

    (a) Delay in Application of Rule.--Effective as of the date of
enactment of this Act, the restart rule published by the Department of
Transportation in the Federal Register on December 27, 2011, shall have
no force or effect until 6 months after the study report required by
this Act has been submitted to Congress.
    (b) Application of Previous Rule Provision.--For the period
specified under subsection (a), the 34-hour restart rule issued on
April 28, 2003 (68 Fed. Reg. 22456), shall be in effect.
    (c) December 2011 Rule.--The Secretary shall not apply the rule
described in subsection (a) if the conclusions of the operational study
completed pursuant to MAP-21 do not support or concur with the
conclusions of the laboratory study on which the rule was based.