SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act
of 2010''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT AND CORRIDORS INFORMATION
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--Within 6 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the States
and Indian tribes, shall establish a National Fish and Wildlife Habitat
and Corridors Information Program in accordance with the requirements
of this section.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this program is to--
            (1) support States and Indian tribes in the development of
        a geographic information system database of fish and wildlife
        habitat and corridors that would inform planning and
        development decisions within each State and Indian tribe,
        enable each State and Indian tribe to model climate impacts and
        adaptation, and provide geographically specific enhancements of
        State and tribal wildlife action plans;
            (2) ensure the collaborative development, with the States
        and Indian tribes, of a comprehensive, national geographic
        information system database of maps, models, data, surveys,
        informational products, and other geospatial information
        regarding fish and wildlife habitat and corridors, that--
                    (A) is based on consistent protocols for sampling
                and mapping across landscapes that take into account
                regional differences; and
                    (B) that utilizes--
                            (i) existing and planned State- and tribal-
                        based geographic information system databases;
                        and
                            (ii) existing databases, analytical tools,
                        metadata activities, and other information
                        products available through the National
                        Biological Information Infrastructure
                        maintained by the Secretary and nongovernmental
                        organizations; and
            (3) facilitate the use of such databases by Federal, State,
        local, and tribal decisionmakers to incorporate qualitative and
        quantitative information on fish and wildlife habitat and
        corridors at the earliest possible stage to--
                    (A) prioritize and target natural resources
                adaptation strategies and activities;
                    (B) avoid, minimize, and mitigate the impacts on
                fish and wildlife habitat and corridors in siting
                energy development, water, transmission,
                transportation, and other land use projects;
                    (C) assess the impacts of existing development on
                habitats and corridors; and
                    (D) develop management strategies to enhance the
                ability of native fish, wildlife, and plant species to
                migrate or respond to shifting habitats within existing
                habitats and corridors.
    (c) Habitat and Corridors Information System.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the
        States and Indian tribes, shall develop a Habitat and Corridors
        Information System.
            (2) Contents.--The System shall--
                    (A) include maps, data, and descriptions of fish
                and wildlife habitat and corridors, that--
                            (i) have been developed by Federal
                        agencies, State wildlife agencies and natural
                        heritage programs, Indian tribes, local
                        governments, nongovernmental organizations, and
                        industry; and
                            (ii) meet accepted Geospatial
                        Interoperability Framework data and metadata
                        protocols and standards;
                    (B) include maps and descriptions of projected
                shifts in habitats and corridors of fish and wildlife
                species in response to climate change;
                    (C) assure data quality and make the data, models,
                and analyses included in the System available at scales
                useful to decisionmakers--
                            (i) to prioritize and target natural
                        resources adaptation strategies and activities;
                            (ii) to assess the impacts of proposed
                        energy development, water, transmission,
                        transportation, and other land use projects and
                        avoid, minimize, and mitigate those impacts on
                        habitats and corridors;
                            (iii) to assess the impacts of existing
                        development on habitats and corridors; and
                            (iv) to develop management strategies to
                        enhance the ability of fish, wildlife, and
                        plant species to migrate or respond to shifting
                        habitats within existing habitats and
                        corridors;
                    (D) establish a coordinated process for updating
                maps and other information as landscapes, habitats,
                corridors, and wildlife populations change or as other
                information becomes available;
                    (E) encourage the development of collaborative
                plans by Federal and State agencies and Indian tribes
                to monitor and evaluate the efficacy of the System to
                meet the needs of decisionmakers;
                    (F) identify gaps in habitat and corridor
                information, mapping, and research that should be
                addressed to fully understand and assess current data
                and metadata, and to prioritize research and future
                data collection activities for use in updating the
                System and provide support for those activities;
                    (G) include mechanisms to support collaborative
                research, mapping, and planning of habitats and
                corridors by Federal and State agencies, Indian tribes,
                and other interested stakeholders;
                    (H) incorporate biological and geospatial data on
                species and corridors affected by energy development
                and transmission plans, including renewable energy
                initiatives, transportation, and other land use plans;
                    (I) be based on the best scientific information
                available; and
                    (J) identify, prioritize, and describe key parcels
                of non-Federal land located within the boundaries of
                units of the National Park System, National Wildlife
                Refuge System, National Forest System, or National
                Grassland System that are critical to maintenance of
                wildlife habitat and migration corridors.
    (d) Financial and Other Support.--The Secretary may provide support
to the States and Indian tribes, including financial and technical
assistance, for activities that support the development and
implementation of the System.
    (e) Coordination.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the States
and Indian tribes, shall make recommendations on how the information
developed in the System may be incorporated into existing relevant
State and Federal plans affecting fish and wildlife, including land
management plans, the State Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation
Strategies, and appropriate tribal conservation plans, to ensure that
they--
            (1) prevent unnecessary habitat fragmentation and
        disruption of corridors;
            (2) promote the landscape connectivity necessary to allow
        wildlife to move as necessary to meet biological needs, adjust
        to shifts in habitat, and adapt to climate change; and
            (3) minimize the impacts of energy, development, water,
        transportation, and transmission projects and other activities
        expected to impact habitat and corridors.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Geospatial interoperability framework.--The term
        ``Geospatial Interoperability Framework'' means the strategy
        utilized by the National Biological Information Infrastructure
        that is based upon accepted standards, specifications, and
        protocols adopted through the International Standards
        Organization, the Open Geospatial Consortium, and the Federal
        Geographic Data Committee, to manage, archive, integrate,
        analyze, and make accessible geospatial and biological data and
        metadata.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section
there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $1,000,000.

SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING INDIAN TRIBES.

    (a) Federal Trust Responsibility.--Nothing in this Act is intended
to amend, alter, or give priority over the Federal trust responsibility
to Indian tribes.
    (b) Exemption From FOIA.--Information received by a Federal agency
pursuant to this Act relating to the location, character, or ownership
of human remains of a person of Indian ancestry; or resources, cultural
items, uses, or activities identified by an Indian tribe as traditional
or cultural because of the long-established significance or ceremonial
nature to the Indian tribe; shall not be subject to disclosure under
section 552 of title 5, United States Code, if the head of the agency,
in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and an affected
Indian tribe, determines that disclosure may--
            (1) cause a significant invasion of privacy;
            (2) risk harm to the human remains or resources, cultural
        items, uses, or activities; or
            (3) impede the use of a traditional religious site by
        practitioners.
    (c) Application of Other Law.--The Secretary of the Interior may
apply the provisions of Public Law 93-638 where appropriate in the
implementation of this subpart.

SEC. 4. WILDLIFE CORRIDORS STEWARDSHIP AND PROTECTION PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of
        the Interior shall transfer amounts in the Wildlife Corridors
        Stewardship and Protection Fund established by this section,
        without further Act of appropriation, to the National Fish and
        Wildlife Foundation for use by the Foundation to establish and
        implement a Wildlife Corridors Stewardship and Protection Grant
        Program in accordance with this section to fund projects to
        advance important wildlife corridor stewardship and protection.
            (2) Administrative expenses.--The Secretary of the Interior
        may transfer funds to the Foundation under this subsection in
        advance, without regard to when expenses are incurred. The
        funds transferred shall be subject to the provisions of the
        National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act,
        excluding subsection (a) of section 10 of that Act (16 U.S.C.
        3709(a)).
    (b) Project Applicants.--A project proposal may be submitted to the
Foundation for funding under the Program only by--
            (1) an individual, corporation, partnership, non-
        governmental organization, trust, association, or other private
        entity; or
            (2) an officer, employee, agent, department, or
        instrumentality of the Federal Government, of any State,
        municipality, or political subdivision of a State.
    (c) Project Selection.--The Foundation, in consultation with the
Secretary, shall select for funding under the Program projects that
will have the most significant on-the-ground impact for wildlife
species of greatest conservation need by--
            (1) enhancing the management and stewardship of important
        wildlife corridors identified by State or Federal agencies; or
            (2) protecting important wildlife corridors identified by
        State or Federal agencies.
    (d) Cost Sharing.--The Federal share of the cost of each project
funded under the Program shall be not greater than 50 percent, and the
non-Federal share required for such a project shall not be derived from
any Federal grant program and may be paid in cash or in kind.
    (e) Administrative Expenses.--Of amounts transferred to the
Foundation under this section each fiscal year, the Foundation may
expend not more than 5 percent or $100,000, whichever is greater, to
pay the administrative expenses necessary to administer the Program.
    (f) Wildlife Corridors Stewardship and Protection Fund.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury a
        separate account, which shall be known as the ``Wildlife
        Corridors Stewardship and Protection Fund''. The Secretary of
        the Treasury shall deposit into the Fund--
                    (A) all amounts received by the Secretary of the
                Interior in the form of donations for wildlife corridor
                stewardship and protection under this section; and
                    (B) other amounts appropriated to the Fund.
            (2) Donations.--The Secretary may accept donations of funds
        for wildlife corridor stewardship and protection under this
        section.

SEC. 5. WILDLIFE CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT ON PUBLIC LANDS.

    (a) Finding.--Section 102(a)(8) of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701(a)(8)) is amended by inserting
``, including important wildlife corridors,'' before ``in their natural
condition''.
    (b) Definition of Areas of Critical Environmental Concern.--Section
103(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C.1702(a)) is amended by inserting ``(including important wildlife
corridors)'' after ``fish and wildlife resources''.

SEC. 6. NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM RESOURCE PLANNING.

    Section 6(e)(1) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Act
of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(e)(1)) is amended by inserting ``important
wildlife corridors,'' before ``and wilderness''.

SEC. 7. TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Accommodation of Wildlife Movement.--As a condition for the
receipt of Federal assistance for a highway construction project under
title 23, United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation may
ensure that a State or other recipient of such assistance gives the
accommodation of wildlife movement full consideration during the
development and construction of the project, as it relates to--
            (1) improving motorist safety;
            (2) reducing wildlife mortality on highways; and
            (3) providing ecological connectivity to support population
        viability and other wildlife conservation objectives.
    (b) Specific Conditions.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Secretary shall ensure that a State or other recipient of assistance
under title 23, United States Code--
            (1) considers incorporating wildlife crossings in any
        highway construction project carried out using such assistance,
        and incorporates wildlife crossings in the project, if
        appropriate;
            (2) provides to the Secretary a statement of reasons
        explaining the extent of wildlife crossings to be included in
        such highway construction projects or why wildlife crossings
        are not appropriate; and
            (3) utilizes the best available commercial and scientific
        data in making determinations on incorporating wildlife
        crossings in such highway construction projects.

SEC. 8. AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Special Rule Involving Payments for Foregone Income.--Section
1240B(d)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2(d)(3))
is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) Special rule involving payments for foregone
        income.--In determining the amount and rate of payments under
        paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary may accord great significance
        to a practice that, as determined by the Secretary, promotes--
                    ``(A) residue management;
                    ``(B) nutrient management;
                    ``(C) air quality management;
                    ``(D) invasive species management;
                    ``(E) pollinator habitat;
                    ``(F) animal carcass management technology;
                    ``(G) pest management; or
                    ``(H) wildlife corridor management.''.
    (b) Encouragement of Pollinator Development and Protection or
Important Wildlife Corridor Stewardship and Protection.--Section
1244(h) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3844(h)) is amended
to read as follows:
    ``(h) Encouragement of Pollinator Development and Protection or
Important Wildlife Corridor Stewardship and Protection.--In carrying
out any conservation program administered by the Secretary, the
Secretary may, as appropriate, encourage--
            ``(1) the development of habitat for native and managed
        pollinators;
            ``(2) the stewardship of habitat in important wildlife
        corridors; and
            ``(3) the use of conservation practices that benefit native
        and managed pollinators or important wildlife corridors
        identified as such by a State.''.

Summary: Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2010 - Establishes a National Fish and Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information Program for the purposes of: (1) supporting states and Indian tribes in the development of a geographic information system database of fish and wildlife habitat and corridors that would inform planning and development decisions. And (2) facilitating the use of such databases, including the Habitat and Corridors Information System, by federal, state, local, and tribal decisionmakers to incorporate qualitative and quantitative information on such habitat and corridors at the earliest possible stage. Requires the development of a Habitat and Corridors Information System, as described in this Act. Bars certain information regarding the human remains of persons of Indian ancestry, or traditional or cultural resources, items, uses, or activities from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), if specified determinations are made regarding such disclosure. Directs the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to establish a Wildlife Corridors Stewardship and Protection Grant Program to fund projects by eligible applicants to advance important wildlife corridor stewardship and protection. States that it is US policy, where appropriate, to manage important wildlife corridors in a manner that will preserve and protect their natural condition. Includes important wildlife corridors as areas of critical environmental concern. Requires coordination of important wildlife corridors under National Forest System land and resource management plans. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA): (1) under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, in determining the amount and rate of payments involving foregone income of a producer, to accord great significance to a practice that promotes wildlife corridor management. And (2) in carrying out any USDA-administered conservation program, to encourage the stewardship of habitat in important wildlife corridors and the use of conservation practices that benefit important wildlife corridors identified as such by a state.

To expand the science and stewardship of America's most important wildlife corridors.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Moving to Work Reform Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. TERMS OF MOVING TO WORK AGREEMENTS.

    The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not enter into
or extend any Moving to Work agreement for any public housing agency
for participation in the demonstration established under section 204 of
the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development,
and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104-134;
110 Stat. 1321), unless such agreement is subject to the following
terms and conditions for the entire duration of such agreement:
            (1) Evaluation of major policy changes.--A public housing
        agency may not newly establish any rent policy that raises rent
        burdens for a significant portion of participating families,
        any time limitation on the term of housing assistance, or any
        policy that conditions receipt of housing assistance from
        program funds on employment status, unless--
                    (A) the policy change will be subject to a detailed
                evaluation using a rigorous research methodology which
                includes, at least in part, random assignment to
                treatment and control groups to compare the impact on
                assisted families (including families that cease to
                receive assistance during the term of the evaluation)
                to similar families not subject to such policy change;
                and
                    (B) the Secretary determines that adequate Federal
                or other resources are available to undertake the
                required evaluation.
            (2) Use of tenant-based rental assistance funds.--A public
        housing agency may use funds appropriated for renewal of
        tenant-based rental assistance only for payments to or on
        behalf of eligible families that assist such families with
        housing costs, except that up to 10 percent of such funds may
        be used for other eligible purposes, subject to such
        requirements as the Secretary shall establish.
            (3) Determination of tenant-based rental assistance
        funding.--A public housing agency shall receive funding for
        renewal of tenant-based rental assistance determined using the
        same formula applied to public housing agencies that do not
        participate in the demonstration, except that up to 10 percent
        of such funds may be renewed by adjusting the prior year's
        funding by an inflation factor determined by the Secretary.
            (4) Prohibition of reduction in number of families
        assisted.--A public housing agency shall provide ongoing
        housing assistance resulting in average cost burdens no higher
        than those of families assisted under sections 8 and 9 of the
        United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f, 1437g) to
        substantially the same number of eligible low-income families
        as the agency could assist if it expended the full amount of
        funding it receives under such sections 8 and 9 pursuant to the
        requirements of such sections.
            (5) Housing choice.--If the Secretary determines that a
        disproportionately low share of families assisted by a public
        housing agency using funds appropriated pursuant to sections 8
        and 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 lives in
        neighborhoods with low crime, high-performing schools, or other
        indicators of high opportunity, the public housing agency shall
        develop and implement a plan to expand families' access to such
        neighborhoods.
            (6) Determination of public housing operating funding.--A
        public housing agency shall receive funding for operation and
        management of public housing determined using the same formula
        applied to public housing agencies that do not participate in
        the demonstration, except that, for an agency that currently
        receives such funding under an alternative formula established
        by its Moving to Work agreement, the Secretary shall phase in
        the requirements of this paragraph in a manner sufficient so as
        to avoid reducing funding by more than 10 percent per year.
            (7) Retained provisions.--The Secretary shall not waive any
        of the following provisions of the United States Housing Act of
        1937:
                    (A) Subsections (a)(2)(A) and (b)(1) of section 16
                (42 U.S.C. 1437n; relating to targeting for new
                admissions).
                    (B) Section 2(b) (42 U.S.C. 1437(b); relating to
                tenant representatives on the public housing agency
                board of directors).
                    (C) Section 3(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(2);
                relating to definitions for the terms ``low-income
                families'', ``very low-income families'', and
                ``extremely low-income families'').
                    (D) Section 5A(e) (42 U.S.C. 1437c-1(e); relating
                to the formation of and consultation with a resident
                advisory board).
                    (E) Sections 6(f)(1) and 8(o)(8)(B) (42 U.S.C.
                1437d(f)(1), 1437f(o)(8)(B); relating to compliance of
                units assisted with housing quality standards or other
                codes).
                    (F) Section 6(k) (42 U.S.C. 1437d(k); relating to
                grievance procedures for public housing tenants).
                    (G) Section 7 (42 U.S.C. 1437e; relating to
                designation of housing for elderly and disabled
                households).
                    (H) Sections 8(ee) and 6(u) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(ee),
                1437d(n); relating to records, certification and
                confidentiality regarding domestic violence).
                    (I) Paragraphs (3) and (4)(i) of section 6(c) and
                sections 982.552 and 982.553 of the Secretary's
                regulations (42 U.S.C. 1437d(c) and 24 C.F.R. 982.552,
                982.553; relating to rights of applicants).
                    (J) Section 6(l) (42 U.S.C. 1437d(l); relating to
                public housing lease requirements), except that for
                units assisted both with program funds and low-income
                housing tax credits, the initial lease term may be less
                than 12 months if required to conform lease terms with
                such tax credit requirements.
                    (K) Subparagraphs (C) through (F) of section
                8(o)(7) and section 8(o)(20) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o);
                relating to lease requirements and eviction protections
                for families assisted with tenant-based assistance).
                    (L) Section 8(o)(13)(B) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)(B);
                relating to the 20-percent portfolio cap on the use of
                voucher funds for project-based vouchers), except as
                follows:
                            (i) A public housing agency that, pursuant
                        to a Moving to Work agreement in effect on the
                        date of the enactment of this Act, is using or
                        has committed voucher funds as of such date of
                        enactment for project-based vouchers in excess
                        of the 20-percent cap may continue to use such
                        funds in excess of such cap, but not in excess
                        of the percentage in use or committed as of
                        such date of enactment pursuant to such
                        agreement, or as specified in clause (ii),
                        whichever is higher.
                            (ii) A public housing agency may use
                        voucher funds for project-based vouchers in
                        excess of the 20-percent cap, but not to exceed
                        35 percent, if such use meets one of the
                        following criteria:
                                    (I) The project-based vouchers
                                serve homeless or other special needs
                                families, as defined by the Secretary.
                                    (II) The project-based vouchers are
                                used in a low-poverty area, as defined
                                by the Secretary.
                                    (III) The project-based vouchers
                                are used in connection with a
                                demonstration of a project-based
                                program that is subject to evaluation
                                by the Secretary.
                    (M) Section 8(o)(13)(E) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)(E);
                relating to the ability of families with project-based
                vouchers to move, using tenant-based vouchers, after 12
                months of occupancy), unless the Secretary determines
                that waiver of such section is necessary to implement
                transitional or time-limited housing policies subject
                to evaluation described in paragraph (1) of this
                section.
                    (N) Section 8(r)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(r)(1);
                relating to the portability of vouchers).
                    (O) The following requirements applicable to
                resident councils and jurisdiction-wide resident
                organizations:
                            (i) Establishment of resident councils and
                        resident organizations under section 20 (42
                        U.S.C. 1437r).
                            (ii) Minimum amount of public housing
                        agency support for such councils and
                        organizations under section 20.
                            (iii) Involvement of such councils and
                        organizations in public housing agency
                        operations, as authorized under sections
                        3(c)(2), 6(c)(5)(C), and 9(e) (42 U.S.C.
                        1437a(c)(2), 1437d(c)(5)(C), 1437g(e)).

SEC. 3. ASSESSMENT OF DEMONSTRATION.

    The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall conduct a
comprehensive evaluation of the Moving to Work demonstration and, upon
completion of the evaluation, submit to the Congress a report--
            (1) describing and analyzing the risks and potential
        benefits of expanding the Moving to Work demonstration program
        to additional agencies compared to those of maintaining the
        demonstration program at its current size; and
            (2) identifying reforms, and selection criteria in case the
        demonstration program is expanded, that would improve the
        program's effectiveness in testing innovative policies while
        minimizing adverse effects on low-income families and ensuring
        efficient use of Federal funds to meet the most pressing
        housing needs.

Summary: Moving to Work Reform Act of 2015 This bill prohibits the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from entering into or extending any Moving to Work agreement for any public housing agency (PHA) for participation in the Moving to Work Demonstration Program, unless the agreement is subject to specified terms and conditions set forth by this Act for its entire duration. Under such an agreement a PHA: may not establish any new rent policy that raises rent burdens for a significant portion of participating families, or causes specified other results, unless certain conditions are met. May use funds appropriated for renewal of tenant-based rental assistance only for payments assisting eligible families with housing costs. Shall receive funding for renewal of tenant-based rental assistance under the same formula applied to nonparticipating PHAs. Must provide ongoing housing assistance to substantially the same number of eligible low-income families as it could assist ordinarily but with average cost burdens no higher than those of families assisted under Sections 8 and 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. And develop and implement a plan to expand families' access to neighborhoods with low crime, high-performing schools, or other indicators of high opportunity, if a disproportionately low share of PHA-assisted families lives in such neighborhoods. HUD may not waive specified housing-related requirements. HUD must conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the Demonstration Program to: analyze the risks and potential benefits of expanding it to additional agencies. And identify reforms, and selection criteria in case the Demonstration Program is expanded, that would improve its effectiveness in testing innovative policies while minimizing adverse effects on low-income families and ensuring efficient use of federal funds to meet the most pressing housing needs.

Moving to Work Reform Act of 2015


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Homeland Security Information
Sharing Partnerships Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND REGIONAL INFORMATION FUSION CENTER
              INITIATIVE.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title II of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

``SEC. 203. STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND REGIONAL INFORMATION FUSION
              CENTER INITIATIVE.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a State, Local,
and Tribal Information Fusion Center Initiative to establish
partnerships with State, local, tribal, and regional information fusion
centers.
    ``(b) Duties.--Through the State, Local, Tribal, and Regional
Information Fusion Center Initiative, the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) coordinate with the principal official of each State,
        local, tribal, or regional information fusion center and the
        official designated as the Homeland Security Advisor of the
        State;
            ``(2) provide Department operational and intelligence
        advice and assistance to State, local, tribal, and regional
        information fusion centers;
            ``(3) support efforts to include State, local, tribal, and
        regional information fusion centers into efforts to establish
        an information sharing environment (as defined under section
        1016(2) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act
        of 2004 (Public Law 108-458; 118 Stat. 3665));
            ``(4) conduct table-top and live training exercises to
        regularly assess the capability of individual and regional
        networks of State, local, tribal, and regional information
        fusion centers to integrate the efforts of such networks with
        the efforts of the Department;
            ``(5) coordinate with other relevant Federal entities
        engaged in homeland security-related activities;
            ``(6) provide analytic and reporting advice and assistance
        to State, local, tribal, and regional information fusion
        centers;
            ``(7) review homeland security information gathered by
        State, local, tribal, and regional information fusion centers
        and incorporate relevant information with homeland security
        information of the Department;
            ``(8) Provide management assistance to State, local,
        tribal, and regional information fusion centers;
            ``(9) Serve as a point of contact to ensure the
        dissemination of relevant homeland security information.
            ``(10) facilitate close communication and coordination
        between State, local, tribal, and regional information fusion
        centers and the Department;
            ``(11) provide State, local, tribal, and regional
        information fusion centers with expertise on Department
        resources and operations;
            ``(12) provide training to State, local, tribal, and
        regional information fusion centers and encourage such
        information fusion centers to participate in terrorist threat-
        related exercises conducted by the Department; and
            ``(13) carry out such other duties as the Secretary
        determines are appropriate.
    ``(c) Definition of State, Local, Tribal, or Regional Information
Fusion Center.--For purposes of this section, the term `State, local,
tribal, or regional information fusion center' means a local or
regional center comprised of State, local, or tribal governmental
entities that--
            ``(1) serves as a data analysis and dissemination center
        for potentially relevant homeland security information;
            ``(2) is managed by a state, local, or tribal government
        entity; and
            ``(3) is designated as a State, local, tribal, or regional
        information fusion center by the Secretary.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
such Act is further amended by adding at the end of the items relating
to such subtitle the following:

``Sec. 203. State, Local, Tribal, and Regional Information Fusion
                            Center Initiative''.
    (c) Reports.--
            (1) Concept of operations.--Not later than 90 days after
        the date of the enactment of this Act and before the State,
        Local, Tribal, and Regional Information Fusion Center
        Initiative under section 203 of the Homeland Security Act of
        2002, as added by subsection (a), has been implemented, the
        Secretary 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 a concept of operations for the Initiative, which
        shall include a privacy and civil liberties impact assessment.
            (2) Privacy and civil liberties.--
                    (A) Review of concept of operations.--Not later
                than 180 days after the date on which the report under
                paragraph (1) is submitted, the Privacy Officer of the
                Department of Homeland Security and the Officer for
                Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of
                Homeland Security shall review the privacy and civil
                liberties implications of the Initiative and the
                concept of operations and report any concerns to the
                Secretary of Homeland Security and the Under Secretary
                of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis. The
                Secretary may not implement the Initiative until the
                Privacy Officer and the Officer for Civil Rights and
                Civil Liberties have certified that any privacy or
                civil liberties concerns have been addressed.
                    (B) Review of privacy impact.--Under the authority
                of section 222(5) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
                (6 U.S.C. 142(5)), not later than one year after the
                date on which the State, Local, Tribal, and Regional
                Information Fusion Center Initiative is implemented,
                the Privacy Officer of the Department of Homeland
                Security, in consultation with the Officer for Civil
                Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of
                Homeland Security, shall submit to Congress, the
                Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Under Secretary
                of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis a
                report on the privacy and civil liberties impact of the
                Initiative.

SEC. 3. HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION SHARING FELLOWS PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--Subtitle A of title II of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), as amended by
section 2 is further amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 204. HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION SHARING FELLOWS PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Establishment.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the Under
        Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, shall establish a
        fellowship program in accordance with this section for the
        purpose of--
                    ``(A) detailing State, local, and tribal analysts
                and law enforcement officials and officers to the
                Department to participate in the work of the Office of
                Intelligence and Analysis in order to become familiar
                with--
                            ``(i) the mission and capabilities of the
                        Office of Intelligence and Analysis; and
                            ``(ii) the role, programs, products, and
                        personnel of the Office of Intelligence and
                        Analysis; and
                    ``(B) promoting information sharing between the
                Department and State, local, and tribal analysts and
                law enforcement agencies by stationing analysts and law
                enforcement officers alongside Department intelligence
                analysts in order to--
                            ``(i) serve as a point of contact in the
                        Department to assist in the representation of
                        State, local, and tribal homeland security
                        information needs;
                            ``(ii) identify homeland security
                        information of interest to State, local, and
                        tribal analysts and law enforcement officers;
                        and
                            ``(iii) assist Department analysts in
                        preparing and disseminating terrorism-related
                        products that are tailored to State, local, and
                        tribal analysts and law enforcement agencies
                        and designed to help thwart terrorist attacks.
            ``(2) Program name.--The program under this section shall
        be known as the `Homeland Security Information Sharing Fellows
        Program'.
    ``(b) Eligibility.--
            ``(1) In general.--In order to be eligible for selection as
        an Information Sharing Fellow under the program, an individual
        must--
                    ``(A) have homeland security-related
                responsibilities or law enforcement-related
                responsibilities;
                    ``(B) be eligible for an appropriate national
                security clearance;
                    ``(C) possess a valid need for access to classified
                information, as determined by the Under Secretary for
                Intelligence and Analysis; and
                    ``(D) be an employee of an eligible entity.
            ``(2) Eligible entities.--For purposes of this subsection,
        the term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) a State, local, tribal, or regional fusion
                center;
                    ``(B) a State or local law enforcement or other
                government entity that serves a major metropolitan
                area, as determined by the Secretary;
                    ``(C) a State or local law enforcement or other
                government entity that serves a suburban or rural area,
                as determined by the Secretary;
                    ``(D) a State or local law enforcement or other
                government entity with port responsibilities, as
                determined by the Secretary;
                    ``(E) a State or local law enforcement or other
                government entity with border responsibilities, as
                determined by the Secretary;
                    ``(F) a State or local law enforcement or other
                government entity with agricultural responsibilities,
                as determined by the Secretary;
                    ``(G) a tribal law enforcement or other authority;
                or
                    ``(H) such other entity as the Secretary determines
                is appropriate.
    ``(c) Optional Participation.--No State, local, or tribal law
enforcement or other government entity shall be required to participate
in the Homeland Security Information Sharing Fellows Program.
    ``(d) Procedures for Nomination and Selection.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Under Secretary shall establish
        procedures to provide for the nomination and selection of
        individuals to participate in the Homeland Security Information
        Sharing Fellows Program.
            ``(2) Limitations.--The Under Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) select analysts and law enforcement officers
                representing a broad cross-section of State, local, and
                tribal agencies; and
                    ``(B) ensure that the number of Information Sharing
                Fellows selected does not impede the activities of the
                Office of Intelligence and Analysis.
    ``(e) Length of Service.--Information Sharing Fellows shall serve
for a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Under Secretary.
Such period of time shall be sufficient to advance the information-
sharing goals of the Under Secretary and encourage participation by as
many qualified nominees as possible.
    ``(f) Condition.--As a condition of selecting an individual as an
Information Sharing Fellow under the program, the Under Secretary shall
require that the individual's employer agree to continue to pay the
individual's salary and benefits during the period for which the
individual is detailed.
    ``(g) Stipend.--During the period for which an individual is
detailed under the program, the Under Secretary shall, subject to the
availability of appropriations provide to the individual a stipend to
cover the individual's reasonable living expenses for that period.
    ``(h) Security Clearances.--If an individual selected for a
fellowship under the Information Sharing Fellows Program does not
possess the appropriate security clearance, the Under Secretary shall
ensure that security clearance processing is expedited for such
individual and shall ensure that each such Information Sharing Fellow
has obtained the appropriate security clearance prior to participation
in the Program.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
such Act is further amended by adding at the end of the items relating
to such subtitle the following:

``Sec. 204. Homeland Security Information Sharing Fellows Program''.
    (c) Reports.--
            (1) Concept of operations.--Not later than 90 days after
        the date of the enactment of this Act and before the Homeland
        Security Information Sharing Fellows Program under section 204
        of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection
        (a), has been implemented, the Secretary 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 a concept of operations
        for the Program, which shall include a privacy and civil
        liberties impact assessment.
            (2) Privacy and civil liberties.--
                    (A) Review of concept of operations.--Not later
                than 180 days after the date on which the report under
                paragraph (1) is submitted, the Privacy Officer of the
                Department of Homeland Security and the Officer for
                Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of
                Homeland Security shall review the privacy and civil
                liberties implications of the Program and the concept
                of operations and report any concerns to the Secretary
                of Homeland Security and the Under Secretary of
                Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis. The
                Secretary may not implement the Program until the
                Privacy Officer and the Officer for Civil Rights and
                Civil Liberties have certified that any privacy or
                civil liberties concerns have been addressed.
                    (B) Review of privacy impact.--Under the authority
                of section 222(5) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
                (6 U.S.C. 142(5)), not later than one year after the
                date on which the Homeland Security Information Sharing
                Fellows Program is implemented, the Privacy Officer of
                the Department of Homeland Security, in consultation
                with the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
                of the Department of Homeland Security, shall submit to
                Congress, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the
                Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence
                and Analysis a report on the privacy and civil
                liberties impact of the Program.

Summary: Homeland Security Information Sharing Partnerships Act of 2006 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a State, Local, and Tribal Information Fusion Center Initiative to establish partnerships with state, local, tribal, and regional information fusion centers . Specifies the Secretary's duties through such Initiative, including: (1) coordinating with the principal official of each state, local, tribal, or regional information fusion center and the official designated as the Homeland Security Advisor of the State. (2) providing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operational and intelligence advice and assistance to such centers. (3) reviewing homeland security information gathered by such centers and incorporate relevant information with Department information. And (4) providing training to such centers and encourage them to participate in terrorist threat-related exercises conducted by the Department. Requires the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees with a concept of operations for the Initiative, including a privacy and civil liberties impact assessment. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, to establish a Homeland Security Information Sharing Fellows Program.

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for information sharing partnerships, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STUDY GROUP.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the legislative branch
the Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group (in this Act referred to as the
``Group'').
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, to the
maximum extent practicable, the Group should be modeled on the Iraq
Study Group.

SEC. 2. COMPOSITION OF GROUP.

    (a) Members.--The Group shall be composed of 10 members, of whom--
            (1) 1 member shall be appointed by the President, who shall
        serve as a co-chair of the Group;
            (2) 1 member shall be appointed by the leader of the Senate
        (majority or minority leader, as the case may be) of the
        Republican Party, in consultation with the leader of the House
        of Representatives (majority or minority leader, as the case
        may be) of the Republican Party, who shall serve as a co-chair
        of the Group;
            (3) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of
        the Senate leadership of the Democratic Party;
            (4) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of
        the leadership of the House of Representatives of the
        Republican Party;
            (5) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of
        the Senate leadership of the Republican Party; and
            (6) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of
        the leadership of the House of Representatives of the
        Democratic Party.
    (b) Qualifications; Other Membership Requirements.--
            (1) Political party affiliation.--Not more than 5 members
        of the Group shall be from the same political party. An
        individual appointed to the Group may not be a full-time
        officer or employee of the Federal Government.
            (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
        individuals appointed to the Group should be prominent United
        States citizens, with national recognition and significant
        depth of experience in such professions as diplomacy, the armed
        services, governmental service, law, intelligence gathering,
        and foreign affairs.
    (c) Deadline for Appointment.--All members of the Group shall be
appointed not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
    (d) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Group shall not affect its
powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original
appointment was made.
    (e) Compensation.--
            (1) Prohibition on basic pay.--Members of the Group shall
        serve without pay in connection with their service for the
        Group.
            (2) Travel expenses.--While away from their homes or
        regular places of business in the performance of services for
        the Group, members of the Group shall be allowed travel
        expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the
        same manner as persons employed intermittently in the
        Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703(b)
        of title 5, United States Code.
    (f) Initial Meeting.--The Group shall meet and begin the operations
of the Group as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
    (g) Quorum.--After its initial meeting, the Group shall meet upon
the call of the co-chairs of the Group or a majority of the members of
the Group. Six members of the Group shall constitute a quorum.

SEC. 3. DUTIES.

    (a) In General.--The Group shall conduct a forward-looking,
independent assessment of the current and prospective situation on the
ground in Afghanistan and Pakistan, its impact on the surrounding
region, and its consequences for United States interests. The Group
shall examine four broad topic areas to include the strategic
environment in and around Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as
security, political, and economic and reconstruction developments in
those two countries.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Group shall submit to the President and
Congress a report on the assessment conducted under this subsection,
including relevant policy recommendations relating thereto.

SEC. 4. POWERS OF GROUP.

    (a) Rules of Procedure.--The Group may establish rules for the
conduct of the Group's business, if such rules are not inconsistent
with this Act or other applicable law.
    (b) Hearings and Evidence.--The Group or, on the authority of the
Group, any subcommittee or member thereof, may, for the purpose of
carrying out this Act--
            (1) hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and
        places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence; and
            (2) require the attendance and testimony of such witnesses
        and the production of such books, records, correspondence,
        memoranda, papers, and documents, as the Group or such
        designated subcommittee or designated member may determine
        advisable.
    (c) Contracting.--The Group may, to such extent and in such amounts
as are provided in appropriation Acts, enter into contracts to enable
the Group to discharge its duties under this Act.
    (d) Information From Federal Agencies.--
            (1) In general.--The Group is authorized to secure directly
        from any executive department, bureau, agency, board,
        commission, office, independent establishment, or
        instrumentality of the Government, information, suggestions,
        estimates, and statistics for the purposes of this Act. Each
        department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office,
        independent establishment, or instrumentality shall, to the
        extent authorized by law, furnish such information,
        suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the Group,
        upon request made by the co-chairs, the chairman of any
        subcommittee created by a majority of the Group, or any member
        designated by a majority of the Group.
            (2) Receipt, handling, storage, and dissemination.--
        Information shall only be received, handled, stored, and
        disseminated by members of the Group and its staff consistent
        with all applicable statutes, regulations, and Executive
        orders.
    (e) Assistance From Federal Agencies.--
            (1) General services administration.--The Administrator of
        General Services shall provide to the Group on a reimbursable
        basis administrative support and other services for the
        performance of the Group's duties.
            (2) Other departments and agencies.--In addition to the
        assistance prescribed in paragraph (1), departments and
        agencies of the United States may provide to the Group such
        services, funds, facilities, and other support services as they
        may determine advisable and as may be authorized by law.
    (f) Gifts.--The Group may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or
donations of services or property for the purpose of facilitating the
work of the Group.
    (g) Postal Services.--The Group may use the United States mails in
the same manner and under the same conditions as departments and
agencies of the United States.

SEC. 5. STAFF OF GROUP.

    (a) Appointment and Compensation.--The co-chairs, in accordance
with rules agreed upon by the Group, may appoint and fix the
compensation of a staff director and such other personnel as may be
necessary to enable the Group to carry out its duties, without regard
to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing
appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title
relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that
no rate of pay fixed under this subsection may exceed the equivalent of
that payable for a position at level V of the Executive Schedule under
section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
    (b) Prohibition on Personnel as Federal Employees.--The positions
of staff director and other personnel of the Group described in
subsection (a) may not be filled by individuals who are Federal
Government employees.
    (c) Expert and Consultant Services.--The Group is authorized to
procure the services of experts and consultants in accordance with
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates not to exceed
the daily rate paid a person occupying a position at level IV of the
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
    (d) Volunteer Services.--Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31,
United States Code, the Group may accept and use voluntary and
uncompensated services as the Group determines necessary.

SEC. 6. TERMINATION.

    (a) In General.--The Group, and all the authorities of this Act,
shall terminate 60 days after the date on which the report is submitted
under section 3(b).
    (b) Administrative Activities Before Termination.--The Group may
use the 60-day period referred to in paragraph (1) for the purpose of
concluding its activities, including providing testimony to committees
of Congress concerning its report and disseminating the report.

SEC. 7. FUNDING.

    (a) Transfer of Funds From Bureau of South and Central Asian
Affairs.--Of the amounts made available under the heading
``Administration of Foreign Affairs, Diplomatic and Consular Programs''
for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs for fiscal year 2011,
$1,000,000 shall be available for transfer to the Group for purposes of
carrying out this Act.
    (b) Prohibition on Additional Funds.--No additional funds are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act.

Summary: Establishes in the legislative branch the Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group which shall conduct an independent assessment of the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, its impact on the surrounding region, and its consequences for US interests. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Group should be modeled on the Iraq Study Group. Terminates the Group 60 days after it submits the report to the President and Congress required by this Act.

To establish the Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Assisted Living Pilot Program for
Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury Extension Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have resulted in a
        generation of veterans with traumatic brain injuries.
            (2) Since 2001, more than 265,000 members of the Armed
        Forces have suffered traumatic brain injuries.
            (3) Since 2001, more than 26,000 members of the Armed
        Forces have suffered moderate or severe head wounds.
            (4) Advances in medicine have kept members of the Armed
        Forces alive who have suffered head wounds that might have
        killed them in previous conflicts.
            (5) The pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs
        to assess the effectiveness of providing assisted living
        services to eligible veterans to enhance the rehabilitation,
        quality of life, and community integration of such veterans
        required by section 1705(a) of the National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 38
        U.S.C. 1710C note) has provided to veterans who have moderate
        to severe traumatic brain injuries, often coupled with other
        significant physical and psychological challenges, a level of
        comprehensive, coordinated care in residential facilities
        across the United States since 2008.
            (6) The model of care practiced under the pilot program
        specified in paragraph (5) has yielded impressive results and
        helped rehabilitate dozens of veterans from severe injuries
        that are notoriously difficult to treat.
            (7) The Department of Veterans Affairs does not offer to
        veterans any alternatives to the pilot program specified in
        paragraph (5) that replicate--
                    (A) the comprehensiveness of the rehabilitative
                care provided under such program;
                    (B) the benefit of providing care under such
                program in a residential setting; and
                    (C) the significant positive impact on veterans of
                the sustained, longer-term care provided under such
                program.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON ASSISTED LIVING
              SERVICES FOR VETERANS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.

    (a) Extension of Program.--Subsection (a) of section 1705 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law
110-181; 38 U.S.C. 1710C note) is amended by striking ``a five-year''
and inserting ``an eight-year''.
    (b) Modification of Locations.--Subsection (b) of such section is
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
            (2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following
        new paragraphs:
            ``(1) In general.--The pilot program shall be carried out
        at locations selected by the Secretary for purposes of the
        pilot program.
            ``(2) Located in same region as polytrauma centers.--Of the
        locations selected under paragraph (1), at least one location
        shall be in each health care region of the Veterans Health
        Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs that
        contains a polytrauma center of the Department of Veterans
        Affairs.''.
    (c) Modification of Report Requirements.--Subsection (e) of such
section is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Reports.--
            ``(1) Annual report.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than two years after
                the date of the enactment of the Assisted Living Pilot
                Program for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury
                Extension Act, and not later than September 30 each
                year thereafter until 2018, the Secretary shall submit
                to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and
                the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
                Representatives a report on the pilot program.
                    ``(B) Elements.--Each report submitted under
                subparagraph (A) shall include the following:
                            ``(i) The number of individuals that
                        participated in the pilot program during the
                        year preceding the submission of the report.
                            ``(ii) The number of individuals that
                        successfully completed the pilot program during
                        the year preceding the submission of the
                        report.
                            ``(iii) The degree to which pilot program
                        participants and family members of pilot
                        program participants were satisfied with the
                        pilot program.
                            ``(iv) The interim findings and conclusions
                        of the Secretary with respect to the success of
                        the pilot program and recommendations for
                        improvement.
            ``(2) Final report.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the
                completion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall
                submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the
                Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the
                House of Representatives a final report on the pilot
                program.
                    ``(B) Elements.--The final report required by
                subparagraph (A) shall include the following:
                            ``(i) A description of the pilot program.
                            ``(ii) An assessment of the utility of the
                        activities under the pilot program in enhancing
                        the rehabilitation, quality of life, and
                        community reintegration of veterans with
                        traumatic brain injury, including complex mild
                        traumatic brain injury.
                            ``(iii) Such recommendations as the
                        Secretary considers appropriate regarding
                        improving the pilot program.''.
    (d) Modification of Definitions.--
            (1) Community-based brain injury residential rehabilitative
        care services.--Such section is further amended--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking ``assisted
                living'' and inserting ``community-based brain injury
                residential rehabilitative care'';
                    (B) in subsection (c), in the subsection heading,
                by striking ``Assisted Living'' and inserting
                ``Community-Based Brain Injury Residential
                Rehabilitative Care'';
                    (C) by striking ``assisted living'' each place it
                appears, and inserting ``community-based brain injury
                rehabilitative care''; and
                    (D) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``and
                personal care'' and inserting ``rehabilitation, and
                personal care''.
            (2) Eligible veteran.--Subsection (f)(3) of such section is
        amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' and
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                subparagraph:
                    ``(E) has a traumatic brain injury that is
                classified as complex-mild to severe.''.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year
2015 $46,000,000 to carry out the pilot program under section 1705 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law
110-181; 38 U.S.C. 1710C note), as amended by this section. The amount
so authorized to be appropriated shall be available for obligation for
the three-year period beginning on the date that is one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on October 1, 2014.

Summary: Assisted Living Pilot Program for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury Extension Act - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to extend the pilot program to assess the effectiveness of providing assistance to eligible veterans with traumatic brain injury to enhance their rehabilitation, quality of life, and community integration. Requires that at least one location of the program be in each health care region of the Veterans Health Administration that contains a polytrauma center of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Expands requirements for reports on the pilot program. Replaces references to quot, assisted livingquot, with the term quot, community-based brain injury residential rehabilitative care,quot. Including rehabilitation services within the meaning of such care. Requires a veteran, in order to be eligible for such services, to have a traumatic brain injury that is classified as complex-mild to severe.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Wi-Fi Innovation Act''.

SEC. 2. PROMOTING UNLICENSED SPECTRUM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal
        Communications Commission.
            (2) Dedicated short-range communications services.--The
        term ``Dedicated Short-Range Communications Services'' has the
        meaning given the term in section 90.7 of title 47, Code of
        Federal Regulations.
            (3) Dynamic frequency selection.--The term ``Dynamic
        Frequency Selection'' has the meaning given the term in section
        15.403 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations.
            (4) 5850-5925 mhz band.--The term ``5850-5925 MHz band''
        has the meaning given the term in section 6406(c) of the Middle
        Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C.
        1453(c)).
            (5) NTIA.--The term ``NTIA'' means the National
        Telecommunications and Information Administration.
            (6) Technical rules suitable for the widespread commercial
        development of unlicensed operations.--The term ``technical
        rules suitable for the widespread commercial development of
        unlicensed operations'' means technical rules that, to the
        maximum extent feasible--
                    (A) permit outdoor unlicensed operations;
                    (B) permit unlicensed operations at a maximum
                conducted transmitter output power limit of not less
                than 1 watt; and
                    (C) do not require unlicensed devices to employ
                Dynamic Frequency Selection.
    (b) Modification of Regulations To Promote Unlicensed Use in the 5
GHz Band.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Provision of additional unlicensed spectrum.--
                The Commission shall modify title 47, Code of Federal
                Regulations, to provide additional unlicensed spectrum
                in the 5850-5925 MHz band under technical rules
                suitable for the widespread commercial development of
                unlicensed operations in the band, as specified under
                paragraph (2).
                    (B) NTIA cooperation.--The NTIA shall facilitate
                the modification described in subparagraph (A) by
                cooperating with the Commission to identify the
                spectrum management actions necessary to accommodate
                the regulatory changes specified under paragraph (2).
            (2) Required actions and modifications.--
                    (A) In general.--
                            (i) Office of engineering and technology
                        public notice.--Not later than 3 months after
                        the date of enactment of this Act, the Office
                        of Engineering and Technology of the Commission
                        shall issue a public notice seeking comment on
                        proposals for--
                                    (I) interference-mitigation
                                techniques and technologies, and
                                potential rechannelization, that would
                                accommodate both incumbent licensees,
                                including Dedicated Short Range
                                Communications Services licensees, and
                                widespread commercial unlicensed
                                operations in the 5850-5925 MHz band;
                                and
                                    (II) deployment timelines for the
                                technologies described in subparagraph
                                (I).
                            (ii) NTIA response.--The NTIA, in response
                        to the public notice issued under clause (i),
                        shall publicly submit to the Office of
                        Engineering and Technology a description of any
                        current and anticipated further Federal uses of
                        the 5850-5925 MHz band.
                    (B) Test plan.--
                            (i) In general.--Not later than 6 months
                        after the date of enactment of this Act, the
                        Commission shall, in consultation with the
                        Department of Transportation and the NTIA,
                        develop and publish a test plan, including a
                        timeline, for the use of unlicensed devices in
                        the 5850-5925 MHz band.
                            (ii) Requirement.--The test plan developed
                        and published under clause (i) shall be
                        designed to allow the Commission to evaluate
                        technologies for allowing unlicensed devices to
                        utilize the 5850-5925 MHz band without causing
                        harmful interference to incumbent licensees,
                        including Dedicated Short Range Communications
                        Services licensees.
                            (iii) Testing multiple methods.--The
                        Commission may choose to test multiple methods
                        of sharing the 5850-5925 MHz band.
                            (iv) Considerations.--In developing the
                        test plan under clause (i), the Commission
                        shall consider--
                                    (I) the comments filed in response
                                to the public notice issued under
                                subparagraph (A)(i);
                                    (II) the comments filed in response
                                to ET Docket No. 13-49;
                                    (III) the functions currently
                                authorized under exclusive allocation
                                that could be performed by unlicensed
                                or shared spectrum;
                                    (IV) whether a system of priority
                                access could substitute for exclusive
                                licensing and, if so, whether the
                                system of priority access should be
                                confined to--
                                            (aa) particular portions of
                                        the 5850-5925 MHz band; and
                                            (bb) functions critical for
                                        dedicated short-range
                                        communications crash avoidance;
                                    (V) whether non-exclusive licensing
                                or other forms of shared spectrum
                                access could substitute for exclusive
                                licensing;
                                    (VI) whether the Commission could
                                promulgate rules to migrate existing
                                licensees to an alternative band;
                                    (VII) whether, to protect critical
                                public safety communications, the
                                Commission could allow sharing in only
                                a portion of the 5850-5925 MHz
                                spectrum; and
                                    (VIII) whether shared use or a
                                system of priority access--
                                            (aa) causes harmful
                                        interference to incumbent
                                        licensees; or
                                            (bb) compromises safety-of-
                                        life uses by incumbent
                                        licensees that are necessary
                                        for advancing motor vehicle
                                        safety.
                    (C) Testing; results.--Not later than 15 months
                after the date of enactment of this Act, the
                Commission, in consultation with the Department of
                Transportation and the NTIA, shall--
                            (i) conduct testing in accordance with the
                        test plan developed under subparagraph (B);
                            (ii) publish a summary of the results of
                        the testing to the docket relating to the 5850-
                        5925 MHz band; and
                            (iii) reference the results of the testing
                        and the comments filed under subparagraph (A)
                        in determining unlicensed device use of the
                        5850-5925 MHz band.
                    (D) Regulations.--
                            (i) In general.--Not later than 18 months
                        after the date of enactment of this Act--
                                    (I) if the Commission determines
                                that a mitigation technology,
                                rechannelization, or other approach
                                would allow unlicensed operations in
                                the 5850-5925 MHz band that will not
                                cause harmful interference to existing
                                licensees of that band, the Commission
                                shall modify part 15 of title 47, Code
                                of Federal Regulations, to adopt
                                technical rules suitable for the
                                widespread commercial deployment of
                                unlicensed operations for the 5850-5925
                                MHz band; or
                                    (II) if the Commission determines
                                that no mitigation technology,
                                rechannelization, or other sharing
                                approach would prevent unlicensed
                                operations in the 5850-5925 MHz band
                                from causing harmful interference to
                                existing licensees of that band, the
                                Commission--
                                            (aa) shall provide
                                        notification of the
                                        determination to--

                                                    (AA) Congress;

                                                    (BB) the Department
                                                of Transportation; and

                                                    (CC) the NTIA; and

                                            (bb) may not modify part 15
                                        of title 47, Code of Federal
                                        Regulations, to adopt technical
                                        rules suitable for the
                                        widespread commercial
                                        deployment of unlicensed
                                        operations for the 5850-5925
                                        MHz band until the Commission
                                        can ensure that such operations
                                        will not cause harmful
                                        interference to existing
                                        licensees of that band.
                            (ii) Intelligent transportation systems.--
                        The Commission shall modify subpart M of part
                        90 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations
                        (relating to the Intelligent Transportation
                        Systems radio service), and subpart L of part
                        95 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations
                        (relating to dedicated short-range
                        communications service on-board units), if the
                        Commission determines that such a modification
                        would maximize the utility of the 5850-5925 MHz
                        band while protecting existing licensees from
                        harmful interference.

SEC. 3. ASSESSING UNLICENSED SPECTRUM AND WI-FI USE IN LOW-INCOME
              NEIGHBORHOODS.

    (a) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall conduct a study to
        evaluate the availability of broadband Internet access using
        unlicensed spectrum and wireless networks in low income
        neighborhoods.
            (2) Requirements.--In conducting the study under paragraph
        (1), the Commission shall consider and evaluate--
                    (A) any barriers preventing or limiting the
                deployment and use of wireless networks in low-income
                neighborhoods;
                    (B) how to overcome the barriers described in
                subparagraph (A) through incentives, policies, or
                requirements that would increase the availability of
                unlicensed spectrum and related technologies in low-
                income neighborhoods to increase broadband adoption by
                elementary and secondary school-age children in schools
                and at home in these communities;
                    (C) proposals that would encourage the home
                broadband adoption by not less than 50 percent of
                households with elementary and secondary school-age
                children that are in low income neighborhoods; and
                    (D) the availability of wireless Internet hot spots
                and access to unlicensed spectrum for children
                described in subparagraph (B).
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy
and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that--
            (1) summarizes the findings of the study conducted under
        subsection (a); and
            (2) makes recommendations with respect to the potential
        incentives, policies, and requirements described in subsection
        (a)(2)(B).

Summary: Wi-Fi Innovation Act - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide additional unlicensed spectrum in the 5850-5925 megahertz band under technical rules suitable for the widespread commercial development of unlicensed operations. Provides for such technical rules to permit outdoor unlicensed operations without requiring devices to dynamically detect signals from other systems. Directs the FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology to seek public comments on proposals for interference-mitigation techniques and potential rechannelization that would accommodate both incumbent licensees and widespread commercial unlicensed operations in such band. Sets forth a process for the FCC to test mitigation measures and methods of sharing spectrum with unlicensed devices within such band in a manner that would not cause harmful interference to incumbent licensees. Directs the FCC, if it determines that existing licensees would not be harmed by interference, to modify regulations to adopt technical rules for widespread commercial deployment of unlicensed operations for such band. Prohibits modification of such regulations if the FCC determines that mitigation, rechannelization, or sharing would not prevent harmful interference. Requires the FCC to notify Congress, the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of a harmful interference determination. Requires the FCC to modify regulations relating to Intelligent Transportation Systems radio service and dedicated short-range communications service on-board units if such modification would maximize utility of such band while protecting existing licensees. Directs the FCC to make recommendations to Congress regarding the availability of broadband Internet access using unlicensed spectrum and wireless networks in low income neighborhoods.

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