SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Act
of 1997''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Effective and impartial enforcement of the law is one
        of the most important functions of government.
            (2) The preservation of our form of government and the
        rights of our citizens are dependent upon competent and
        professional law enforcement agencies.
            (3) Responsibility for law enforcement in the United States
        reposes primarily with State and local governments.
            (4) Approximately 22,400 local government entities exist in
        the 50 states; one-third of all Americans live in nonurban
        areas; of the 17,120 law enforcement agencies, 90 percent serve
        populations of less than 25,000 residents and 75 percent serve
        a population of fewer than 10,000 residents.
            (5) Rural violent crime has increased over 53 percent from
        1983 to 1995, and is taking a toll on small town and rural
        citizens and small town and rural law enforcement personnel.
            (6) Rural law enforcement agencies totaling 12,735 (police
        departments and sheriffs offices serving a population of under
        25,000) have needs in the areas of providing management
        education and training, a clearinghouse, professional
        evaluation, technical assistance, practical research and
        analyses, and computer and forensic education and training as
        identified by the National Center for Rural Law Enforcement and
        the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
            (7) The National Center for Rural Law Enforcement has
        cooperated in the past and will continue to cooperate with the
        FBI, the Department of Justice, and the Department of
        Agriculture to promote the development and implementation of
        management education and training, a clearinghouse,
        professional evaluation, technical assistance, practical
        research and analyses, and computer and forensic education and
        training for rural law enforcement agencies.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CENTER FOR RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) In General.--For the purpose of assisting rural law enforcement
agencies with management education and training, maintaining a
clearinghouse, evaluation, technical assistance, research, computer and
forensic education and training, and providing such other support as
may be necessary or useful, there is authorized to be established a
private, nonprofit corporation, to be known as the National Center for
Rural Law Enforcement which shall be neither an agency nor
establishment of the United States Government.
    (b) Incorporators.--The Board of Directors first appointed shall be
deemed the incorporators, and the incorporation shall be deemed to have
been effected from the date of the first meeting of the Board.
    (c) Residence.--The Center shall be located in, and shall be
considered, for purposes of venue in civil actions, to be a resident of
Little Rock, Arkansas, or at such other place as the Board may
subsequently direct.

SEC. 4. CORPORATE POWERS.

    The Center--
            (1) shall have succession, and may sue and be sued, in its
        corporate name;
            (2) may adopt and use a corporate seal which shall be
        judicially noticed;
            (3) may adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws;
            (4) may purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire and hold such
        property as it deems necessary or convenient in the transaction
        of its business, and may dispose of any such property;
            (5) shall be eligible to apply for and to make grants from
        or to, and to enter into contracts or cooperative agreements
        without regard to the Federal Procurement Acquisition
        Regulations with, Federal, State, and local governments, public
        or private institutions, organizations, entities, and
        individuals necessary or convenient to the exercise of the
        functions or powers conferred explicitly or implicitly by this
        Act;
            (6) may arrange, as permitted by law, for the loan, detail
        or assistance, or use of facilities, personnel, or equipment
        from Federal, State, or local agencies, departments, or
        entities on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis;
            (7) may request from any Federal department or agency such
        information, data, and materials as may be necessary or
        convenient to the exercise of the functions or powers conferred
        explicitly or implicitly by this Act although the head of such
        department or agency may decline to comply with such a request;
            (8) may solicit and accept gifts, devises, grants and
        donations of property, including cash or services in
        furtherance of its function and mission;
            (9) shall have such other powers as may be necessary or
        appropriate for the exercise of the functions or powers
        conferred specifically or implicitly by this Act; and
            (10) is prohibited from supporting any political party or
        candidate for elective or appointive office.

SEC. 5. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

    (a) Composition.--The Board of the Center shall be composed of 18
members as follows:
            (1) Two members from each of the 6 regions (Northeast,
        Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, Midwest, and West) shall be
        appointed from rural law enforcement agencies serving rural
        areas.
            (2) One member shall be appointed from the International
        Association of Directors of State Law Enforcement Training.
            (3) Two members shall be selected from personnel of the
        Federal Bureau of Investigation, and shall hold membership on
        the Board in an ex officio capacity. The members shall be
        selected by and serve at the pleasure of the Director of the
        FBI.
            (4) The president of the University of Arkansas shall be an
        ex officio Board member.
            (5) The Executive Director of the Center shall be an ad hoc
        Board member.
            (6) One resident of a rural area shall be selected to serve
        as an ad hoc member.
    (b) Initial Board.--
            (1) Selection of members.--Appointive members of the
        initial Board of Directors shall be selected cooperatively by
        the president of the University of Arkansas, the Director of
        the FBI, and the Executive Director of the preexisting National
        Center for Rural Law Enforcement at the University of Arkansas.
            (2) Designation of chairman.--The president of the
        University of Arkansas and the Director of the FBI shall
        designate a chairman from among the appointees to the initial
        Board.
            (3) Term of office.--The term of office for appointive
        members of the initial Board shall be 3 years.
            (4) Selection of successors.--Not later than 90 days before
        the expiration of such 3-year term, the Board shall select,
        with the advice and counsel of the president of the University
        of Arkansas and the Director of the FBI, successors to the
        initial appointive members.
    (c) Subsequent Boards.--
            (1) Term of office.--The term of office for appointive
        members to subsequent Boards shall be 6 years.
            (2) Staggered terms.--The successor appointive Board
        members, at their first meeting, will draw lots from 1 to 6
        years.
            (3) Subsequent selections.--The Board shall select, with
        the advice and counsel of the president of the University of
        Arkansas and the Director of the FBI, successors as may be
        necessary or appropriate to replace members who resign or
        otherwise vacate their offices or whose terms of office expire
        within 90 days.
            (4) Term limit.--No member shall serve more than 1
        uninterrupted 6-year term.
            (5) Election of chairman.--After the initial Board has been
        replaced, as appropriate or necessary, the Board shall elect a
        chairman from among its appointive members. The chairman's term
        of office shall be coextensive with that individual's term of
        office on the Board.
    (d) Functions.--The Board shall direct the exercise of all of the
business and powers of the Center, including the adoption, amendment,
and repeal of bylaws. The Board shall appoint (subject to specific
provisions herein) and oversee the Executive Director and other
corporate officers in the performance of their duties.
    (e) Quorums.--Vacancies on the Board shall not impair the powers of
the Board to execute the functions of the Center if there are not less
than 7 voting members in office. Such number shall also constitute a
quorum for the transaction of the business of the Board.
    (f) Compensation and Status.--
            (1) In general.--The members of the Board shall serve
        without compensation from the Center but are authorized to
        receive whatever pay, allowances, and benefits to which they
        are otherwise entitled by virtue of their Federal, State, or
        local government employment.
            (2) Expenses.--The members may be compensated for travel
        and per diem expenses by the Center at rates authorized under
        subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code,
        while away from their permanent duty stations in the
        performance of Center business.
            (3) Status.--Other than the 2 ex officio members from the
        FBI, members of the Board shall not be considered officers or
        employees of the United States for any purpose.

SEC. 6. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Executive Director.--
            (1) Initial executive director.--The Executive Director of
        the preexisting National Center for Rural Law Enforcement at
        the University of Arkansas shall serve as the initial Executive
        Director for the Center with a term of 3 years.
            (2) Subsequent appointments.--After the initial 3-year term
        of the first Executive Director, the Board of Directors shall
        select and appoint, without regard to the provisions of the
        civil service laws applicable to officers and employees of the
        United States, and after consultation with the Director of the
        FBI and the president of the University of Arkansas, a
        successor whose term of office shall be 5 years.
            (3) Vacancy.--The Board may at any time select and appoint,
        after consultation with the Director of the FBI and the
        president of the University of Arkansas, a successor to replace
        an Executive Director who resigns or otherwise vacates office
        or whose term of office will expire within 30 days. An
        Executive Director appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior
        to the expiration of the term for which the predecessor was
        selected and appointed shall serve for the remainder of such
        term.
            (4) Consecutive terms.--No person shall serve as the
        Executive Director for more than 2 consecutive terms, excluding
        the term of the initial Executive Director.
            (5) Compensation.--The Board shall fix the Executive
        Director's compensation, benefits, and allowances.
            (6) Duties.--The Executive Director shall be responsible to
        the Board of Directors for--
                    (A) the management and administration of the
                Center,
                    (B) the conduct of its day-to-day affairs and
                business,
                    (C) the performance of its officers, agents, and
                employees, and
                    (D) the establishment of an advisory board to
                assist the Executive Director with policy issues.
    (b) Additional Staff.--The Executive Director shall select and
nominate for appointment by the Board such other senior officers,
assistants, and employees as may be necessary for the transaction of
the Center's business and subject to Board concurrence, fix their
compensation and define their duties. Officers may be removed by the
Executive Director for cause subject to the concurrence of the Board.
Assistants and other employees may be removed by the Executive Director
without Board concurrence.
    (c) FBI Staff.--To assist the Center in carrying out its functions
and programs, the Director of the FBI may assign, on a full-time basis,
not more than 4 FBI personnel to the Center on a nonreimbursable basis.
Personnel so assigned will remain employees of the Federal Government
for all purposes and will not become employees of the Center for any
purpose.
    (d) Status.--Unless otherwise an employee of the Federal
Government, officers and employees of the Center shall not be
considered to be employees of the United States for any purpose.

SEC. 7. FUNCTIONS.

    (a) In General.--In cooperation with the FBI, the Center, an
educational entity, shall provide for the development of a rural law
enforcement educational program through consultation with institutions
of higher learning and the Board. The Center shall provide for--
            (1) the development and delivery of management education
        and training, clearinghouse, evaluation, technical assistance,
        practical research and evaluation, and computer and forensic
        education and training for and to rural law enforcement agency
        personnel, including supervisory and executive managers;
            (2) the delivery of technical assistance, including
        research and studies into the causes and prevention of criminal
        activity, to rural law enforcement agencies;
            (3) equitable education opportunities;
            (4) the development, promotion, and voluntary adoption of
        national educational and training standards and accreditation
        certification programs for rural law enforcement agencies and
        personnel;
            (5) the development and dissemination of information
        designed to assist States and units of local government in
        small town and rural areas throughout the country;
            (6) grants to, and contracts with, Federal, State, and
        local government, units of local rural law enforcement, public
        and private agencies, educational institutions, organizations
        and individuals to carry out this subtitle;
            (7) the establishment and maintenance of a clearinghouse
        and information center for the collection, preparation, and
        dissemination of information on criminal justice and rural law
        enforcement, including programs for the prevention of crime and
        recidivism;
            (8) the delivery of assistance, in a consulting capacity,
        to criminal justice agencies in the development, establishment,
        maintenance, and coordination of programs, facilities and
        services, training, and research relating to crime in rural
        areas;
            (9) encouragement and assistance to Federal, State, and
        local government programs and services;
            (10) the development of technical education and training
        teams to aid in the development of seminars, workshops,
        education and training programs within the States and with the
        State and local agencies that work with small town and rural
        law enforcement managers;
            (11) conducting, encouraging, and coordinating research
        relating to law enforcement and criminal justice issues,
        including the causes, assessment, evaluation, analysis, and
        prevention of criminal activity;
            (12) the formulation and recommendation of rural law
        enforcement policy, goals, and standards applicable to involved
        criminal justice agencies, organizations, institutions, and
        personnel; and
            (13) the evaluation by institutions of higher learning for
        the purpose of encouraging programs of study for rural law
        enforcement.
    (b) Discretionary Activities.--The Center may--
            (1) create an organizational structure with regional
        representation for the purpose of--
                    (A) delivering management education and training;
                    (B) conducting research focused on small town and
                rural law enforcement needs;
                    (C) providing technical assistance;
                    (D) creating a clearinghouse focused on small town
                and rural law enforcement;
                    (E) conducting evaluations for the benefit of small
                town and rural law enforcement;
                    (F) providing education and training in forensics;
                and
                    (G) providing education and training in computers;
            (2) confer with and request the assistance, services,
        records, and facilities of State and local governments or other
        public or private agencies, organizations, and individuals; and
            (3) procure the services of experts and consultants in
        accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at
        rates of compensation not to exceed the daily equivalent of the
        rate authorized for members of the Senior Executive Service,
        ES-6, Level V, as authorized by section 5352 of title 5, United
        States Code.

SEC. 8. METHODS.

    In carrying out its functions under this section, the Center
shall--
            (1) utilize consensus building; and
            (2) work in cooperation with--
                    (A) small town and rural, non urban law enforcement
                agencies;
                    (B) agencies of Federal, State, and local
                governments; and
                    (C) institutions of higher learning, law
                enforcement associations and other not-for-profit
                organizations;
            (3) request and receive from other Federal departments and
        agencies such statistics, data, program reports, and other
        materials necessary for the Center to carry out its functions;
            (4) arrange with and reimburse the heads of other Federal
        departments and agencies for the use of personnel, facilities,
        or equipment of such departments and agencies; and
            (5) use the assistance, services, records, and facilities
        of State and local governments or other public or private
        agencies, organizations, and individuals.

SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) The term ``Board'' means the Board of Directors of the
        National Center for Rural Law Enforcement.
            (2) The term ``Center'' means the National Center for Rural
        Law Enforcement.
            (3) The term ``Executive Director'' means the Executive
        Director of the National Center for Rural Law Enforcement.
            (4) The term ``FBI'' means the Federal Bureau of
        Investigation.
            (5) The term ``rural area'' means an area with a population
        of 25,000 or less.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act--
            (1) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; and
            (2) such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years
        1998 through 2002.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``STEM Support for Teachers in
Education and Mentoring (STEM) Act'' or the ``STEM\2\ Act''.

SEC. 2. STEM EDUCATION PLANNING AND TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:

             ``PART E--STEM EDUCATION PLANNING AND TRAINING

``SEC. 2501. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part:
            ``(1) Indian tribe; tribal organization.--The terms `Indian
        tribe' and `tribal organization' have the meanings given those
        terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and
        Education Assistance Act.
            ``(2) STEM.--The term `STEM' means science, technology,
        engineering, and mathematics.

``SEC. 2502. PLANNING GRANTS.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to address the lack
of coordination among STEM education efforts in the States.
    ``(b) Definition of Eligible Entity.--In this section, the term
`eligible entity' means a State, Indian tribe, tribal organization,
nonprofit organization, or institution of higher education that
identifies a coalition of related entities to participate in the grant
application process under this section and subsequent STEM network
activities funded with a grant awarded under this section.
    ``(c) Grants Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--From amounts made available to carry out
        this section, the Secretary shall carry out a program of
        awarding, on a competitive basis, planning grants to eligible
        entities to enable the eligible entities to--
                    ``(A) develop effective State or tribal STEM
                networks for communication and collaboration that
                include school teachers, institutions of higher
                education, nonprofit organizations, businesses,
                Federal, State, and local governments, and any other
                relevant entities; and
                    ``(B) through such State STEM networks, identify
                future STEM skills needed for STEM and non-STEM
                occupations.
            ``(2) Proportionality.--In awarding grants under this
        section, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, ensure
        a distribution of grant funds focused on high-need and high-
        poverty eligible entities.
    ``(d) Application.--An eligible entity desiring a grant under this
section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in
such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
require.
    ``(e) Reports.--
            ``(1) Reports to the secretary.--An eligible entity
        receiving a grant under this section shall submit to the
        Secretary an annual report describing the progress made on the
        grant.
            ``(2) Reports to congress.--Not later than 3 years after
        the date of enactment of the STEM Support for Teachers in
        Education and Mentoring (STEM) Act, and every 3 years
        thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress
        regarding the program supported under this section.

``SEC. 2503. TRAINING PROGRAM GRANTS.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to strengthen the
capacity of preservice and existing teachers, elementary schools,
middle schools, and secondary schools to use proven methods, including
inquiry or project-based learning, to inspire and prepare students for
STEM careers and build STEM literacy.
    ``(b) Definition of Eligible Entity.--In this section, the term
`eligible entity' means a State, Indian tribe, tribal organization,
local educational agency, institution of higher education, or nonprofit
organization.
    ``(c) Grants Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--From amounts made available to carry out
        this section, the Secretary shall carry out a program of
        awarding grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities
        to enable the eligible entities to develop, carry out, and
        evaluate training programs for STEM education--
                    ``(A) in elementary schools, middle schools, and
                secondary schools for existing teachers; and
                    ``(B) in postsecondary schools for preservice
                teachers.
            ``(2) Proportionality.--In awarding grants under this
        section, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, ensure
        an equitable distribution--
                    ``(A) between eligible entities serving urban areas
                and eligible entities serving rural areas; and
                    ``(B) of grant funds focused on high-need and high-
                poverty eligible entities.
    ``(d) Application.--An eligible entity desiring a grant under this
section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in
such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
require. Such application shall include--
            ``(1) a description of how the eligible entity will monitor
        and evaluate the effectiveness of the training program,
        including how the eligible entity plans to measure the impact
        of the training on--
                    ``(A) teachers who attended the training after the
                teachers return to the classroom; or
                    ``(B) preservice teachers; and
            ``(2) any other information the Secretary determines
        appropriate.
    ``(e) Use of Funds.--An eligible entity receiving a grant under
this section shall use grant funds to carry out a training program,
using best practice models (including inquiry and project-based models)
and through summer institutes or other professional development
enrichment programs, that provides professional development regarding
STEM education to existing and preservice STEM teachers (including STEM
teachers who are master teachers or have otherwise demonstrated mastery
of STEM teaching) and administrators who are employed as teachers and
administrators, respectively, as of the time of the program.
    ``(f) Reports.--
            ``(1) Reports to the secretary.--An eligible entity
        receiving a grant under this section shall submit to the
        Secretary an annual report that describes the progress made on
        the grant and includes the results from the evaluation
        described in the application under subsection (d).
            ``(2) Reports to congress.--Not later than 3 years after
        the date of enactment of this part, and every 3 years
        thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress
        regarding the program supported under this section.

``SEC. 2504. ACADEMIC STANDARDS GRANTS.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to strengthen the
capacity of States to implement new mathematics and science academic
standards.
    ``(b) Definition of Eligible Entity.--In this section, the term
`eligible entity' means a State, Indian tribe, tribal organization,
local educational agency, public charter school, institution of higher
education, or nonprofit organization.
    ``(c) Grants Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--From amounts made available to carry out
        this section, the Secretary shall award grants, on a
        competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable the eligible
        entities to support curriculum development, assessments, or
        related activities that would enable States to adopt new
        mathematics and science academic standards.
            ``(2) Proportionality.--In awarding grants under this
        section, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, ensure
        a distribution of grant funds focused on high-need and high-
        poverty eligible entities.
    ``(d) Application.--An eligible entity desiring a grant under this
section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in
such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
require. Such application shall include--
            ``(1) a description of how the eligible entity will monitor
        and evaluate the effectiveness of curriculum development,
        assessments, or related activities that would enable States to
        adopt new mathematics and science academic standards; and
            ``(2) any other information the Secretary determines
        appropriate.
    ``(e) Use of Funds.--An eligible entity receiving a grant under
this section shall use grant funds to carry out curriculum development,
assessments, or related activities that would enable States to adopt
new mathematics and science academic standards and provide professional
development regarding STEM education standards and national tests for
administrators who are employed as teachers and administrators,
respectively, as of the time of the program.
    ``(f) Reports to the Secretary.--An eligible entity receiving a
grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an annual report
that describes the progress made on the grant and includes the results
from the evaluation described in the application under subsection (d).

``SEC. 2505. NATIONAL PANEL.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a national panel
to review, evaluate, and identify--
            ``(1) rigorous kindergarten through grade 12 STEM curricula
        models, including computer or web-based simulation education
        programs, kinesthetic learning, and inquiry- or project-based
        learning techniques; and
            ``(2) best practices with respect to STEM curricula.
    ``(b) Members.--The Secretary shall determine the membership of the
national panel described in subsection (a), which shall be comprised of
individuals who have the wisdom and experience to identify and
recommend the most effective STEM curricula models, such as--
            ``(1) representatives of technology industries and
        business;
            ``(2) teachers and school administrators;
            ``(3) representatives of nonprofit organizations and
        community organizations;
            ``(4) faculty members of institutions of higher education;
            ``(5) research specialists and curricula specialists;
            ``(6) at least 1 rural education expert;
            ``(7) at least 1 high school or college student to provide
        a youth perspective; and
            ``(8) other individuals, as determined appropriate by the
        Secretary.
    ``(c) Reports.--The panel shall prepare reports and recommendations
regarding the panel's findings as requested by the Secretary.

``SEC. 2506. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2014 and each of the 5
succeeding fiscal years.''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 2 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 2441 the following:

             ``Part E--STEM Education Planning and Training

``Sec. 2501. Definitions.
``Sec. 2502. Planning grants.
``Sec. 2503. Training program grants.
``Sec. 2504. Academic standards grants.
``Sec. 2505. National panel.
``Sec. 2506. Authorization of appropriations.''.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Highways and Infrastructure
Preservation Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. LENGTH LIMITATIONS ON FEDERALLY ASSISTED HIGHWAYS.

    (a) Prohibition on Operation of Certain Cargo-Carrying Units.--
Section 411 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (49
U.S.C. App. 2311) is amended--
            (1) by striking the section heading and all that follows
        through ``(a) Except'' and inserting the following:

``SEC. 411. LENGTH LIMITATIONS ON FEDERALLY ASSISTED HIGHWAYS.

    ``(a) State Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except'';
            (2) by moving the remaining portion of paragraph (1) of
        subsection (a), as designated by paragraph (1) of this
        subsection, 2 ems to the right; and
            (3) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following:
            ``(2) Prohibition on operation of certain cargo-carrying
        units.--
                    ``(A) General rule.--No State shall register for
                operation on any segment of the Interstate System and
                those classes of qualifying National Highway System
                highways as designated by the Secretary any trailer,
                semi-trailer, container, or other cargo-carrying unit
                that is longer than 53 feet, except as provided by
                subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Exceptions.--The following shall not be
                subject to the requirement of subparagraph (A):
                            ``(i) Any trailer, semi-trailer, container,
                        or other cargo carrying unit that is
                        manufactured before the expiration of the 1-
                        year period beginning on the date of the
                        enactment of this paragraph.
                            ``(ii) Any trailer, semi-trailer,
                        container, or other cargo-carrying unit that is
                        used exclusively for fire-fighting.
            ``(C) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in
        this paragraph shall be construed to affect the laws of any
        State applicable to any trailer, semi-trailer, container, or
        other cargo-carrying unit that is less than 53 feet in
        length.''.
    (b) Repeal.--The 3d sentence of section 411(b) of such Act is
repealed.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 411 of such Act is amended--
            (1) by striking ``subsection (a) of this section'' each
        place it appears and inserting ``subsection (a)(1) of this
        section''; and
            (2) in subsection (d) by striking ``subsections (a)'' and
        inserting ``subsections (a)(1)''.
    (d) Enforcement.--The 2d sentence of section 141(b) of title 23,
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``section 411(j)'' and inserting
        ``subsections (a)(2) and (j) of section 411''; and
            (2) by striking ``2311(j)'' and inserting ``2311''.

SEC. 3. TERMINATION OF DETERMINATIONS OF GRANDFATHER RIGHTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Grandfather Rights.--
            ``(1) General rule.--No State shall allow the operation of
        any vehicle or combination (other than longer combination
        vehicles) not in conformance with the Interstate weight limits,
        unless such operation is on the list published pursuant to
        paragraph (2).
            ``(2) List of vehicles or combinations.--
                    ``(A) Proceeding.--Not later than 60 days after the
                date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary
                shall initiate a proceeding to determine and publish a
                list of vehicles or combinations (other than longer
                combination vehicles), otherwise not in conformance
                with the Interstate weight limits, that the Department
                of Transportation or any other Federal agency or a
                State has determined before January 1, 1997, could be
                lawfully operated within such State on July 1, 1956
                (except in the case of the overall gross weight of any
                group of 2 or more consecutive axles, on the date of
                the enactment of the Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of
                1974).
                    ``(B) Limitation.--No operation of any vehicle or
                combination (other than a longer combination vehicle)
                shall be included on the list published pursuant to
                subparagraph (A) on the basis that a State law or
                regulation could have authorized such operation at some
                prior date by permit or otherwise.
                    ``(C) Publication of final list.--Not later than
                270 days after the date of the enactment of this
                subsection, the Secretary shall publish a final list of
                vehicles or combinations described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(3) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in
        this subsection shall be construed to prevent a State from
        reducing the State's gross vehicle weight limitation or the
        State's single or tandem axle weight limitations on the
        Interstate System for operations on the list published pursuant
        to paragraph (2) but in no event shall any such reduction fall
        below weight limits referred to in subsection (a).
            ``(4) Applicability of existing requirements.--All vehicles
        or combinations included on the list published pursuant to
        paragraph (2) shall be subject to all routing-specific,
        commodity-specific, and weight-specific designations in force
        in a State before January 1, 1997.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The 4th sentence of section 127(a) of
such title is amended by striking ``the State determines''.

SEC. 4. NONDIVISIBLE LOAD PROCEEDING.

    Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is further amended by
adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Nondivisible Loads.--
            ``(1) Proceeding.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
        the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall initiate
        a proceeding to determine the meaning of the term `vehicles and
        loads which cannot be easily dismantled or divided' as used in
        subsection (a), including a commodity-specific definition of
        such term.
            ``(2) Regulations.--Not later than 270 days after the date
        of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue
        final regulations setting forth the determination of the
        Secretary made pursuant to subparagraph (A). Such regulations
        shall apply to all loads operating on the National Highway
        System. A State may establish other requirements not
        inconsistent with such regulations.
    ``(j) Statement of Policy.--The policy of this title is to promote
conformity with the Interstate weight limits for the benefit and safety
of all motorists.
    ``(k) Interstate Weight Limits Defined.--For purposes of
subsections (h), (i), and (j), the term `Interstate weight limits'
means the 80,000 pound gross vehicle weight limitation, the 20,000
pound single axle weight limitation (including enforcement tolerances),
the 34,000 pound tandem axle weight limitation (including enforcement
tolerances), and the overall maximum gross weight (including
enforcement tolerances) on a group of 2 or more consecutive axles
produced by application of the Bridge Formula B in subsection (a).''.

SEC. 5. WEIGHT LIMITATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Title 23, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after section 127 the following:
``Sec. 127a. Gross vehicle weight and axle loading limitations on non-
              Interstate highways on the National Highway System
    ``(a) Non-Interstate Highways on NHS.--The gross vehicle weight
limitations and axle loading limitations applicable to all vehicles and
combinations on any non-Interstate highway on the National Highway
System in existence on the date of the enactment of this section, shall
be the gross vehicle weight and axle loading limitations (including
enforcement tolerances) set by State statute as of January 1, 1997, on
the non-Interstate highway on the National Highway System in the State
in which such non-Interstate highway is located, except as provided by
subsection (c). The gross vehicle weight limitations and axle loading
limitations applicable to all vehicles and combinations on any segment
of any non-Interstate highway on the National Highway System not in
existence on the date of the enactment of this section, shall be the
Interstate weight limits.
    ``(b) Proceeding To Publish List of State Limitations.--The
Secretary shall initiate a proceeding to determine and publish a list
of the States' gross vehicle weight limitations and axle loading
limitations as of January 1, 1997, applicable to non-Interstate
highways on the National Highway System. The Secretary shall publish a
final list not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this section.
    ``(c) Proceeding To Publish List of Nonconforming Operations.--The
Secretary shall initiate a proceeding to determine and publish a list
of operations not in conformance with State gross vehicle weight
limitations and axle loading limitations applicable to all vehicles and
combinations on any non-Interstate highways on the National Highway
System in existence on the date of the enactment of this section, of
such State before January 1, 1997, and which were in actual and lawful
operation on a regular or periodic basis (including seasonal
operations) before January 1, 1997. The Secretary shall publish a final
list of such operations not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this section. No operation of any vehicle or combination
shall be on the Secretary's list on the basis that a State law or
regulation could have authorized such operations at some prior date, by
permit or otherwise.
    ``(d) Applicability of Existing Requirements.--All vehicles or
combinations included on the Secretary's list provided for in
subsection (c) shall be subject to all routing-specific, commodity-
specific, and weight-specific designations in force in a State on
December 31, 1996.
    ``(e) Applicability.--The limitations established by subsection (a)
shall apply to any new designations made to the National Highway System
and remain in effect on those non-Interstate highways that cease to be
designated as part of the National Highway System.
    ``(f) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this
section shall be construed to prevent any State from reducing the
State's gross vehicle weight limitation or the State's single or tandem
axle weight limitations on any existing non-Interstate highway on the
National Highway System.
    ``(g) Interstate Weight Limits Defined.--For purposes of this
section, the term `Interstate weight limits' means the 80,000 pound
gross vehicle weight limitation, the 20,000 pound single axle weight
limitation (including enforcement tolerances), and the 34,000 pound
tandem axle weight limitation (including enforcement tolerances).''.
    (b) Enforcement of Requirements.--Section 141(a) of such title is
amended by striking ``section 127(d)'' and inserting ``sections 127 and
127a''.
    (c) Conforming Chapter Analysis Amendment.--The analysis for
chapter 1 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating
to section 127 the following:

``127a. Gross vehicle weight and axle loading limitations on non-
                            Interstate highways on the National Highway
                            System.''.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe, Efficient, Coordinated,
Unified, Revitalized, Enhanced Visa Waiver Act''.

SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION BY VISA
              WAIVER PARTICIPANTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
establish, as part of the integrated entry and exit data system
required under section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1365a), an electronic
system through which an alien seeking to enter the United States
without a visa under the visa waiver program described in section 217
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187) is required to
submit biographical information prior to embarkation.
    (b) Elements.--The electronic system required to be established
under subsection (a) shall satisfy the following requirements:
            (1) Electronic determination of eligibility.--The system
        shall include a method for an electronic determination to be
        made, and an electronic response to be provided, in 30 minutes
        or less, as to whether or not an alien submitting information
        as described in subsection (a) is eligible to be admitted to
        the United States as a nonimmigrant visitor described in
        section 101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
        U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(B)).
            (2) Carrier obligations.--The system shall include a method
        for requiring--
                    (A) carriers and other corporations described in
                section 217(a)(5) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(a)(5)) to
                inquire electronically, prior to an alien passenger's
                embarkation without a visa, whether the alien has been
                determined, using the system described in this section,
                to be eligible for such an admission; and
                    (B) the electronic response to such inquiry to be
                provided in 90 seconds or less.
            (3) Deployment.--The system shall be deployed as soon as
        possible after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (4) Fee.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
        establish a fee to be charged to aliens described in subsection
        (a) that is set at a level that will ensure the recovery of the
        full costs of establishing and operating the system.
    (c) Consultation.--In developing the system, the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall consult with, and allow for the system's review
by, a private sector group consisting of individuals with expertise in
travel, tourism, privacy, national security, or computer security
issues.

SEC. 3. CHANGE TO REQUIREMENT FOR READERS AND SCANNERS AT PORTS OF
              ENTRY.

    Section 303(b)(2)(A) of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry
Reform Act (8 U.S.C. 1732(b)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than October 26, 2004,
                the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation
                with the Secretary of State, shall install at all ports
                of entry into the United States equipment and software
                to allow biometric comparison and authentication of all
                United States visas and other travel and entry
                documents issued to aliens. Not later than October 26,
                2005, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
                consultation with the Secretary of State, shall install
                at all ports of entry into the United States equipment
                and software to allow biometric comparison and
                authentication of passports issued pursuant to
                subsection (c)(1).''.

SEC. 4. TECHNOLOGY STANDARD IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE.

    Section 303(c) of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry
Reform Act (8 U.S.C. 1732(c)) is amended, in each of paragraphs (1) and
(2), by striking ``2004,'' and inserting ``2005,''.

SEC. 5. LIMITED GOOD FAITH WAIVER.

    Section 303(c) of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry
Reform Act (8 U.S.C. 1732(c)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
            ``(3) Limited good faith waiver.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland
                Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State,
                may grant not more than 2 extensions for a country, and
                its nationals, of the deadlines in paragraphs (1) and
                (2), respectively, upon a determination that the
                country is making substantial progress towards ensuring
                that the passports the country issues to its nationals
                satisfy the requirements of paragraph (1). Each such
                extension shall be for a period not exceeding 6 months.
                    ``(B) Factors.--In determining whether a country is
                making substantial progress under subparagraph (A), the
                Secretary of Homeland Security shall take into account
                the following factors, which shall be certified by the
                Secretary of State:
                            ``(i) Whether the country has made a good
                        faith effort to satisfy the requirements of
                        paragraph (1) not later than October 26, 2005.
                            ``(ii) Whether the country has a program
                        designed to satisfy the requirements of
                        paragraph (1) not later than October 26, 2006.
                            ``(iii) Whether the country has commenced a
                        pilot program under which some number of
                        passports that satisfy the requirements of
                        paragraph (1) will be issued before March 26,
                        2006.
            ``(4) Reports.--
                    ``(A) Initial.--Not later than October 26, 2005,
                the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation
                with the Secretary of State, shall issue an initial
                report on the status of countries' progress in meeting
                the requirements of paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Final.--Not later than April 25, 2006, the
                Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with
                the Secretary of State, shall issue a final report on
                the status of countries' progress in meeting the
                requirements of paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 6. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    Section 303 of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform
Act (8 U.S.C. 1732) is amended by striking ``Attorney General'' each
place that term appears and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland
Security''.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Miles with All Resources and
Technology Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Commissioner.--The term ``Commissioner'' means the
        Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
            (2) High traffic areas.--The term ``high traffic areas''
        has the meaning given the term in section 102(e)(1) of the
        Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of
        1996, as amended by section 102 of this Act.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Homeland Security.
            (4) Situational awareness.--The term ``situational
        awareness'' has the meaning given the term in section
        1092(a)(7) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
        Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328).

                 TITLE I--INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT

SEC. 101. STRENGTHENING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR BORDER SECURITY TECHNOLOGY
              ALONG THE SOUTHERN BORDER.

    Section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (Division C of Public Law 104-208; 8 U.S.C.
1103 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting ``and border technology'' before
                ``in the vicinity of''; and
                    (B) by striking ``illegal crossings in areas of
                high illegal entry into the United Sates'' and
                inserting ``, impede, and detect illegal activity in
                high traffic areas'';
            (2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``and, pursuant to
        subsection (d), the installation, operation, and maintenance of
        technology'' after ``barriers and roads''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(d) Installation, Operation, and Maintenance of Technology.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than January 20, 2021, the
        Secretary of Homeland Security, in carrying out subsection (a),
        shall deploy the most practical and effective technology
        available along the United States border for achieving
        situational awareness and operational control of the border.
            ``(2) Technology defined.--In this subparagraph, the term
        `technology' includes border surveillance and detection
        technology, including--
                    ``(A) radar surveillance systems;
                    ``(B) Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radars
                (VADER);
                    ``(C) 3-dimensional, seismic acoustic detection and
                ranging border tunneling detection technology;
                    ``(D) sensors;
                    ``(E) unmanned cameras;
                    ``(F) man-portable and mobile vehicle-mounted
                unmanned aerial vehicles; and
                    ``(G) any other devices, tools, or systems found to
                be more effective or advanced than those specified in
                subparagraphs (A) through (F).
    ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) High traffic areas.--The term `high traffic areas'
        means sectors along the northern, southern, or coastal border
        that--
                    ``(A) are within the responsibility of U.S. Customs
                and Border Protection; and
                    ``(B) have significant unlawful cross-border
                activity.
            ``(2) Situational awareness defined.--The term `situational
        awareness' has the meaning given the term in section 1092(a)(7)
        of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
        (Public Law 114-328).''.

SEC. 102. COMPREHENSIVE SOUTHERN BORDER STRATEGY.

    (a) Comprehensive Strategy.--
            (1) Requirement.--Not later than 12 months after the date
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
        Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives
        and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
        of the Senate a comprehensive Southern border strategy.
            (2) Contents.--The strategy submitted under paragraph (1)
        shall include--
                    (A) a list of known physical barriers,
                technologies, tools, and other devices that can be used
                to achieve and maintain situational awareness and
                operational control (as such term is defined in section
                2(b) of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1701
                note; Public Law 109-367)) along the southern border;
                    (B) a projected per mile cost estimate for each
                physical barrier, technology, tool, and other device
                included on the list required under paragraph (1);
                    (C) a detailed account of which type of physical
                barrier, technology, tool, or other device the
                Department believes is necessary to achieve and
                maintain situational awareness and operational control
                for each liner mile of the southern border;
                    (D) an explanation for why such physical barrier,
                technology, tool, or other device was chosen to achieve
                and maintain situational awareness and operational
                control for each linear mile of the southern border,
                including--
                            (i) the methodology used to determine which
                        type of physical barrier, technology, tool, or
                        other device was chosen for such linear mile;
                            (ii) an examination of existing manmade and
                        natural barriers for each linear mile of the
                        southern border; and
                            (iii) the information collected and
                        evaluated from--
                                    (I) the appropriate U.S. Customs
                                and Border Protection Sector Chief;
                                    (II) the Joint Task Force
                                Commander;
                                    (III) the appropriate State
                                Governor;
                                    (IV) local law enforcement
                                officials;
                                    (V) private property owners; and
                                    (VI) other affected stakeholders;
                    (E) a per mile cost calculation for each linear
                mile of the southern border given the type of physical
                barrier, technology, tool, or other device chosen to
                achieve and maintain operational control for each
                linear mile; and
                    (F) a cost justification for each time a more
                expensive physical barrier, technology, tool, or other
                device is chosen over a less expensive option, as
                established by the per mile cost estimates required in
                subparagraph (B).

SEC. 103. ERADICATION OF CARRIZO CANE AND SALT CEDAR.

    Not later than January 20, 2019, the Secretary, after coordinating
with the heads of relevant Federal, State, and local agencies, shall
begin eradicating the carrizo cane plant and any salt cedar along the
Rio Grande River.

                            TITLE II--GRANTS

SEC. 201. OPERATION STONEGARDEN.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XX of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:

``SEC. 2009. OPERATION STONEGARDEN.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department a
program, which shall be known as `Operation Stonegarden', under which
the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall make grants to
eligible law enforcement agencies, through the State administrative
agency, to enhance border security in accordance with this section.
    ``(b) Eligible Recipients.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this section, a law enforcement agency--
            ``(1) shall be located in--
                    ``(A) a State bordering Canada or Mexico; or
                    ``(B) a State or territory with a maritime border;
                and
            ``(2) shall be involved in an active, ongoing, U.S. Customs
        and Border Protection operation coordinated through a sector
        office.
    ``(c) Permitted Uses.--The recipient of a grant under this section
may use such grant for--
            ``(1) equipment, including maintenance and sustainment
        costs;
            ``(2) personnel, including overtime and backfill, in
        support of enhanced border law enforcement activities;
            ``(3) any activity permitted for Operation Stonegarden
        under the Department of Homeland Security's Fiscal Year 2017
        Homeland Security Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity;
        and
            ``(4) any other appropriate activity, as determined by the
        Administrator, in consultation with the Commissioner of U.S.
        Customs and Border Protection.
    ``(d) Period of Performance.--The Secretary shall award grants
under this section to grant recipients for a period of not less than 36
months.
    ``(e) Report.--For each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2022, the
Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives a report that contains
information on the expenditure of grants made under this section by
each grant recipient.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $110,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022
for grants under this section.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (a) of section 2002 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 603) is amended to read as
follows:
    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary, through the Administrator,
may award grants under sections 2003, 2004, and 2009 to State, local,
and tribal governments, as appropriate.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 2008 the following new item:

``Sec. 2009. Operation Stonegarden.''.

SEC. 202. SOUTHERN BORDER REGION EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS GRANT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Governors
of the States located on the southern border, shall establish a two-
year grant program to improve emergency communications in the southern
border region.
    (b) Eligibility for Grants.--An individual is eligible for a grant
under this section if the individual demonstrates that the individual--
            (1) regularly resides or works in a State on the southern
        border; and
            (2) is at greater risk of border violence due to a lack of
        cellular and LTE network service at the individual's residence
        or business and the individual's proximity to the southern
        border.
    (c) Use of Grants.--Grants awarded under this section may be used
to purchase satellite telephone communications systems and services
that--
            (1) can provide access to 9-1-1 service; and
            (2) are equipped with receivers for the Global Positioning
        System.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work
Act''.

SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENTS IN MONTHLY EXEMPT AMOUNT FOR PURPOSES OF THE SOCIAL
              SECURITY EARNINGS TEST.

    (a) Increase in Monthly Exempt Amount for Individuals Who Have
Attained Retirement Age.--
            (1) In general.--Section 203(f)(8)(D) of the Social
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 403(f)(8)(D)) is amended to read as
        follows:
            ``(D)(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
        subsection, the exempt amount which is applicable to an
        individual who has attained retirement age (as defined in
        section 216(l)) before the close of the taxable year involved
        shall be--
                    ``(I) $1,208.33\1/3\ for each month of any taxable
                year ending after 1995 and before 1997,
                    ``(II) $1,416.66\2/3\ for each month of any taxable
                year ending after 1996 and before 1998,
                    ``(III) $1,666.66\2/3\ for each month of any
                taxable year ending after 1997 and before 1999,
                    ``(IV) $1,875.00 for each month of any taxable year
                ending after 1998 and before 2000,
                    ``(V) $2,083.33\1/3\ for each month of any taxable
                year ending after 1999 and before 2001,
                    ``(VI) $2,291.66\2/3\ for each month of any taxable
                year ending after 2000 and before 2002, and
                    ``(VII) $2,500.00 for each month of any taxable
                year ending after 2001 and before 2003.''.
            (2) Increased amounts subject to present law cost-of-living
        adjustment after 2002.--Section 203(f)(8)(D) of such Act (42
        U.S.C. 403(f)(8)(D)), as amended by paragraph (1), is amended
        by adding at the end the following new clause:
            ``(ii) For purposes of this paragraph, the increase in the
        exempt amount provided under clause (i)(VII) shall be deemed to
        have resulted from a determination which shall be deemed to
        have been made under subparagraph (A) in 2001.''.
            (3) Conforming amendment.--The second sentence of section
        223(d)(4)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 423(d)(4)(A)) is amended by
        striking ``the exempt amount under section 203(f)(8) which is
        applicable to individuals described in subparagraph (D)
thereof'' and inserting the following: ``an amount equal to the exempt
amount which would have been applicable under section 203(f)(8), to
individuals described in subparagraph (D) thereof, if the amendments
made to such section by the Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act had
not been enacted''.
            (4) Effective date of subsection.--The amendments made by
        this subsection shall apply with respect to taxable years
        beginning after 1995.
    (b) Compensation of Trust Fund for Increased Outlays.--
            (1) In general.--Section 201(d) of the Social Security Act
        (42 U.S.C. 401(d)) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(d)'';
                    (B) in the fifth sentence, by striking ``shall bear
                interest'' and inserting ``shall (subject to paragraph
                (2)) bear interest''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                paragraph:
    ``(2) In the case of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
Trust Fund, the Managing Trustee shall increase the rate of interest
(otherwise specified in the fifth sentence of paragraph (1)) which is
to be borne by obligations referred to in the fourth sentence of
paragraph (1) issued after September 30, 1995, and before October 1,
2002, by .25 percent point for each fiscal year beginning after
September 30, 1995, and before October 1, 2002. For purposes of this
paragraph, any obligation in which any portion of such Trust Fund is
invested which was issued before October 1, 1995, shall be deemed to
have matured on September 30, 1995, and to have been reissued on
October 1, 1995, with the same maturation date and same rate of
interest (subject to the increase provided under this paragraph).''.
            (2) Effective date of subsection.--The amendments made by
        this subsection shall apply with respect to obligations issued
        after December 31, 1995.
    (c) Additional Offsets.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
        law, each nonexempt account within the discretionary spending
        category for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 2002 shall
        be reduced, if necessary, by the uniform percentage necessary
        to offset the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust
        Fund shortfall resulting from the amendments made to section
        203(f)(8) of the Social Security Act by the Senior Citizens'
        Freedom to Work Act.
            (2) Effective date.--The reductions required by this
        subsection shall be implemented pursuant to a Presidential
        order as provided for a sequester to eliminate a budget-year
        breach under section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Deficit
        Control Act of 1985. The reductions required by this subsection
        shall be in addition to any reductions required by section 251
        of the Balanced Budget and Deficit Control Act of 1985.
    (d) Report by GAO.--Not later than the date which is 2 years after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall report to the Congress regarding an analysis of the
dynamic effect of the reform of the social security earnings limit
under section 203(f)(8) of the Social Security Act, as provided by
subsection (a) of this section, and a calculation of the reform's true
effect on the Federal budget.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Safe Corridors Act''.

SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to fund programs that establish
corridors of safety for senior citizens in crime-troubled areas.

SEC. 3. GRANTS PROGRAMS TO ESTABLISH CORRIDORS OF SAFETY FOR SENIOR
              CITIZENS.

    Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating part Q as part R;
            (2) by redesignating section 1701 as section 1801; and
            (3) by inserting after part P the following new part:

   ``PART Q--PROGRAMS TO ESTABLISH SAFE CORRIDORS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS

``SEC. 1701. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.

    ``(a) In General.--The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance
may make grants under this part to States, and to units of local
government with populations of more than 100,000 individuals, to fund
programs that create corridors of safety for senior citizens in high-
density senior citizen areas.
    ``(b) Uses of Funds.--Funds distributed under this part shall be
used to fund programs that seek to decrease violent crimes against
senior citizens by increasing the numbers, protective presence, and
watchfulness of police, community group members, and others, and the
watchfulness of business owners and employees, in high-density senior
citizen areas. Programs may include escorting senior citizens.

``SEC. 1702. APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--To request a grant under this part, a State, or
a unit of local government with a population of more than 100,000
individuals, shall submit an application to the Director in the form
and containing the information that the Director reasonably requires.
    ``(b) Approval.--The Director shall approve or disapprove each
application made under subsection (a) within 60 days after the date
that the application is received by the Bureau of Justice Assistance.

``SEC. 1703. CRITERIA.

    ``(a) Criteria.--In order to receive a grant under this part, an
applicant shall--
            ``(1) demonstrate that there is significant violent crime
        against senior citizens in the high-density senior citizen
        areas that will be affected by the applicant's program;
            ``(2) state the number of senior citizens who will be
        served by the applicant's program, and define which individuals
        will be considered senior citizens for purposes of the program;
            ``(3) describe the manner in which the applicant, including
        the applicant's local governments and police, will involve
        other sectors of the community, including local businesses,
        community groups, religious institutions, and law enforcement
        personnel such as transit and public housing officers, in the
        applicant's program; and
            ``(4) comply with any other requirement established by the
        Director for purposes of this section.
    ``(b) Application of Criteria.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director shall determine which
        applicants receive funding under this part based on the
        criteria referred to in subsection (a).
            ``(2) Priority.--If 2 applicants demonstrate equal need
        under the criteria referred to in paragraphs (1), (2), and (4)
        of subsection (a), the applicant whose proposed program shows
        the greatest amount and diversity of community involvement, as
        described in paragraph (3) of such subsection, shall be given
        priority in receiving a grant under this part.

``SEC. 1704. LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF GRANT.

    ``(a) In General.--The amount of a grant made under this part may
not exceed 75 percent of the total costs, for the period for which the
grant is received, of the program funded by the grant.
    ``(b) Waiver of Requirement.--The Director may waive the
requirement of subsection (a) for a grant made to an applicant that is
a unit of local government, if the Director finds that--
            ``(1) the applicant has a compelling need for the program
        for which it is applying for funding under this part; and
            ``(2) the applicant has severe financial problems.

``SEC. 1705. REPORTS BY GRANT RECIPIENTS.

    ``(a) In General.--A State or unit of local government that
receives funding for a program under this part shall submit, by a
deadline established by the Director, an annual report for each fiscal
year for which the funding is received, containing any information the
Director may require regarding the program.
    ``(b) Evaluation of Effect on Crime.--The report required by
subsection (a) with respect to any program shall include an evaluation
of the effect of the program on violent crime against senior citizens
in the high-density senior citizen areas in which the program operates.
    ``(c) Use of Grant Funds for Report.--A State or unit of local
government may spend not more than 2 percent of the funds received
under this part to compile the report required by subsection (a), or to
otherwise comply with subsections (a) and (b).

``SEC. 1706. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For purposes of this part:
            ``(1) The term `applicant' means a State, or a unit of
        local government with a population of over 100,000 individuals,
        that applies for a grant under this part.
            ``(2) The term `Director' means the Director of the Bureau
        of Justice Assistance.
            ``(3) The term `high-density senior citizen area' means an
        area inside, surrounding, or adjacent to facilities or services
        that specialize in availability to senior citizens, such as a
        senior citizen program at a community center, a public housing
        authority or private senior citizen apartment complex, or a
        medical practice providing care to senior citizens.
            ``(4) The term `program' means a program described in
        section 1701(b).''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1001(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)) is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(11) There are authorized to be appropriated, to carry
        out part Q, $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums as
        may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996 through
        1998.''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 1001(a)(3) of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793) is amended by
striking ``and O'' and inserting ``O, and Q''.

SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Evaluation of Programs.--Section 801(b) of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3782(b)) is amended by
striking ``and O'' and inserting ``O, and Q''.
    (b) Process for Denied Applications.--Section 802(b) of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3783(b)) is
amended in the 1st sentence by striking ``or O'' and inserting ``O, or
Q''.
    (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711
prec.) is amended by striking the items relating to part Q and
inserting the following new items:

   ``Part Q--Programs To Establish Safe Corridors for Senior Citizens

        ``Sec. 1701. Grant authorization.
        ``Sec. 1702. Applications.
        ``Sec. 1703. Criteria.
        ``Sec. 1704. Limit on amount of grant.
        ``Sec. 1705. Reports by grant recipients.
        ``Sec. 1706. Definitions.
             ``Part R--Transition--Effective Date--Repealer

        ``Sec. 1801. Continuation of rules, authorities, and
                            proceedings.''.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Senior$afe Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. IMMUNITY.

    (a) Definitions.--In this Act--
            (1) the term ``bank'' has the meaning given the term in
        section 202(a) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15
        U.S.C. 80b-2(a));
            (2) the term ``broker-dealer'' means--
                    (A) a broker, as defined in section 3(a) of the
                Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)); or
                    (B) a dealer, as defined in section 3(a) of the
                Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a));
            (3) the term ``covered agency'' means--
                    (A) a State financial regulatory agency;
                    (B) each of the Federal financial institutions
                regulatory agencies;
                    (C) a law enforcement agency; and
                    (D) the adult protective services agency of a
                State;
            (4) the term ``covered financial institution'' means--
                    (A) a bank;
                    (B) a credit union;
                    (C) an investment adviser; and
                    (D) a broker-dealer;
            (5) the term ``credit union'' has the meaning given the
        term in section 2 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
        Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5301);
            (6) the term ``exploitation'' has the meaning given the
        term in section 2011 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
        1397j);
            (7) the term ``Federal financial institutions regulatory
        agencies'' has the meaning given the term in section 1003 of
        the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of
        1978 (12 U.S.C. 3302);
            (8) the term ``investment adviser'' has the meaning given
        the term in section 202 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
        (15 U.S.C. 80b-2); and
            (9) the term ``senior citizen'' means an individual who is
        not less than 65 years of age.
    (b) Immunity From Suit.--
            (1) Immunity for individuals.--Notwithstanding section 502
        of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6802), including any
        regulations adopted thereunder, an individual who has received
        the training described in section 3 shall not be liable,
        including in any civil or administrative proceeding, for
        disclosing the possible exploitation of a senior citizen to a
        covered agency if the individual, at the time of the
        disclosure--
                    (A) served as a supervisor, compliance officer, or
                legal advisor for a covered financial institution; and
                    (B) made the disclosure--
                            (i) in good faith; and
                            (ii) with reasonable care.
            (2) Immunity for covered financial institutions.--
        Notwithstanding section 502 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15
        U.S.C. 6802), including any regulations adopted thereunder, a
        covered financial institution shall not be liable, including in
        any civil or administrative proceeding, for a disclosure made
        by an individual described in paragraph (1) if--
                    (A) the individual was employed by the covered
                financial institution at the time of the disclosure;
                and
                    (B) before the time of the disclosure, the covered
                financial institution provided the training described
                in section 3 to each officer or employee of the covered
                financial institution described in section 3(a).

SEC. 3. TRAINING REQUIRED.

    (a) In General.--A covered financial institution may provide
training regarding the identification and reporting of the suspected
exploitation of a senior citizen to each officer or employee of the
covered financial institution who--
            (1) is described in section 2(b)(1)(A);
            (2) may come into contact with a senior citizen as a
        regular part of the duties of the officer or employee; or
            (3) may review or approve the financial documents, records,
        or transactions of a senior citizen in connection with
        providing financial services to a senior citizen.
    (b) Training.--The training required under subsection (a) shall be
provided as soon as reasonably practicable but not more than 12 months
after the date on which an officer or employee begins employment with
the covered financial institution.

SEC. 4. PREEMPTION.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt or limit any
provision of State law, to the extent that any provision of State law
provides a similar or greater level of protection against liability to
an individual described in section 2(b)(1) or a covered financial
institution described in section 2(b)(2) than is provided under those
sections.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Seniors Financial Fraud Prevention
Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF FRAUD TARGETING SENIORS.

    (a) Establishment of Office.--The Federal Trade Commission shall
establish a separate office within the Commission for the purpose of
preventing fraud targeting seniors and to assist the Commission with
the following:
            (1) Oversight.--The office shall monitor the market for
        mail, telemarketing, television, and Internet fraud targeting
        seniors and shall coordinate with other relevant agencies
        regarding the requirements of this section.
            (2) Consumer education.--The Federal Trade Commission
        through the office shall, after consultation with the Attorney
        General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the
        Postmaster General, and the Chief Postal Inspector for the
        United States Postal Inspection Service--
                    (A) disseminate to seniors and families and
                caregivers of seniors general information on mail,
                telemarketing, television, and Internet fraud targeting
                seniors, including descriptions of the most common
                fraud schemes;
                    (B) disseminate to seniors and families and
                caregivers of seniors information on means of referring
                complaints of fraud targeting seniors to appropriate
                law enforcement agencies, including the Director of the
                Federal Bureau of Investigation, the attorneys general
                of the States, and a national toll-free telephone
                number for reporting mail, telemarketing, television,
                and Internet fraud established by the Federal Trade
                Commission;
                    (C) in response to a specific request about a
                particular entity or individual, provide publicly
                available information on any record of civil or
                criminal law enforcement action for mail,
                telemarketing, television, or Internet fraud against
                such entity; and
                    (D) maintain a website to serve as a resource for
                information for seniors and families and caregivers of
                seniors regarding mail, telemarketing, television, and
                Internet fraud targeting seniors.
            (3) Complaints.--The Federal Trade Commission through the
        office shall, after consultation with the Attorney General,
        establish procedures to--
                    (A) log and acknowledge the receipt of complaints
                by individuals who certify that they have a reasonable
                belief that they have been the victim of fraud in
                connection with the conduct of mail, telemarketing (as
                that term is defined in section 2325 of title 18,
                United States Code), television, and Internet;
                    (B) provide to individuals described in
                subparagraph (A), and to any other persons, information
                on mail, telemarketing, television, and Internet fraud,
                including--
                            (i) general information on mail,
                        telemarketing, television, and Internet fraud,
                        including descriptions of the most common mail,
                        telemarketing, television, and Internet fraud
                        schemes;
                            (ii) information on means of referring
                        complaints on mail, telemarketing, television,
                        and Internet fraud to appropriate law
                        enforcement agencies, including the Director of
                        the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the
                        Attorney General; and
                            (iii) information, if available, on the
                        number of complaints of mail, telemarketing,
                        television, and Internet fraud against
                        particular companies and any record of
                        convictions for mail, telemarketing,
                        television, and Internet fraud by particular
                        companies for which a specific request has been
                        made; and
                    (C) refer complaints described in subparagraph (A)
                to appropriate entities, including State consumer
                protection agencies or entities and appropriate law
                enforcement agencies, for potential law enforcement
                action.
    (b) Commencement.--The Federal Trade Commission shall commence
carrying out the requirements of this section not later than one year
after the date of enactment of this Act.


SECTION 1. FUEL ECONOMY TAX CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
section 25E the following new section:

``SEC. 25E. FUEL ECONOMY TAX CREDIT.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an individual, there
shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter
for the taxable year an amount equal to the product of--
            ``(1) $100, multiplied by
            ``(2) each mile per gallon (or portion thereof) for which
        the mile per gallon highway rating of a qualified vehicle
        placed in service by the taxpayer during the taxable year
        exceeds the CAFE standard applicable to such vehicle.
    ``(b) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Limitation based on fuel efficiency.--In the case of
        any vehicle for which the mile per gallon highway rating
        exceeds 50 miles per gallon, paragraph (2) shall be applied by
        treating the the mile per gallon highway rating of such vehicle
        as 50 miles per gallon.
            ``(2) Limitation based on adjusted gross income.--The
        amount of the credit allowed by subsection (a) (determined
        without regard to this subsection) shall be reduced (but not
        below zero) by 5 percent for each $1,000 (or fraction thereof)
        by which the taxpayer's adjusted gross income exceeds $150,000.
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Highway rating of qualified vehicle.--The highway
        rating of a qualified vehicle shall be the rating determined by
        the Secretary of Transportation for such vehicle.
            ``(2) Qualified vehicle.--The term `qualified vehicle'
        means a motor vehicle which is a passenger automobile or a
        light truck--
                    ``(A) the original use of which commences with the
                taxpayer,
                    ``(B) which is acquired for use or lease by the
                taxpayer and not for resale, and
                    ``(C) which is made by a manufacturer.
            ``(3) CAFE standard.--The term `CAFE standard' means the
        average fuel economy level established under chapter 329 of
        title 49, United States Code.
            ``(4) Motor vehicle.--The term `motor vehicle' has the
        meaning given such term by section 30(c)(2).
            ``(5) Other terms.--The terms `passenger automobile',
        `light truck', and ``manufacturer'' have the meanings given
        such terms in regulations prescribed by the Administrator of
        the Environmental Protection Agency for purposes of the
        administration of title II of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521
        et seq.).
    ``(d) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Reduction in basis.--For purposes of this subtitle,
        the basis of any property for which a credit is allowable under
        subsection (a) shall be reduced by the amount of such credit so
        allowed (determined without regard to subsection (g)).
            ``(2) No double benefit.--The amount of any deduction or
        other credit allowable under this chapter for the taxable year
        with respect to any vehicle shall be reduced by the amount of
        credit allowed under subsection (a) for such vehicle for the
        taxable year.
            ``(3) Property used outside united states, etc., not
        qualified.--No credit shall be allowable under subsection (a)
        with respect to any property referred to in section 50(b)(1) or
        with respect to the portion of the cost of any property taken
        into account under section 179.
            ``(4) Recapture.--The Secretary shall, by regulations,
        provide for recapturing the benefit of any credit allowable
        under subsection (a) with respect to any property which ceases
        to be property eligible for such credit (including recapture in
        the case of a lease period of less than the economic life of a
        vehicle).
            ``(5) Election to not take credit.--No credit shall be
        allowed under subsection (a) for any vehicle if the taxpayer
        elects to not have this section apply to such vehicle.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart A of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 25D the following new
item:

``Sec. 25E. Fuel economy tax credit.''.
    (c) Termination of Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit.--Subsection
(j) of section 30B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to
read as follows:
    ``(j) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any property
purchased after the date of the enactment of this subsection.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to vehicles placed in service after the date of the enactment of
this Act in taxable years ending after such date.