SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Roosevelt Lake Recreation Area Fee
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Roosevelt Lake Recreation Area in the Tonto
        National Forest in the State of Arizona is changing as a result
        of drastically increasing population in the communities near
        the recreation area and modifications in Roosevelt Dam.
            (2) The current annual funding of $300,000 for the
        recreation area does not allow for even minimal maintenance and
        operation of the newly emerging $40,000,000 recreational area.
            (3) The anticipated number of persons using the facilities
        of the recreation area requires additional funding to provide
        minimum sanitary and safety related service at the recreation
        area as well as management of the environment and riparian
        areas.
            (4) The quality of services provided at the recreation area
        and the integrity of the environment could best be served by
        maintaining public, rather than private, management of the
        recreation area.
            (5) The users of units of the National Forest System have
        demonstrated a willingness to pay a user fee for maintenance
        and operation if the locally collected funds are returned to
        the unit.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to use funds generated
from fees charged in connection with the recreational use of the
Roosevelt Lake Recreational Area--
            (1) to assure adequate funding of maintenance and operation
        of the recreation area;
            (2) to provide additional funding to the county in which
        the recreation area is located, enabling the county to increase
        investment in facilities and services related to public safety,
        sanitation, and the recreational environment; and
            (3) to allow increased funding for the protection of the
        bald eagle nesting areas, the Canadian geese wintering grounds,
        and the Roosevelt Lake wildlife refuges at the recreation area.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Recreation area.--The term ``recreation area'' means
        the Roosevelt Lake Recreation Area in the Tonto National Forest
        in the State of Arizona.
            (2) Recreation site.--The term ``recreation site'' means a
        campground, picnic ground, swimming site, boat launch site,
        lake access site, or other man-made or natural recreational
        facility in the recreation area.
            (3) Recreation use fee; fee.--The terms ``recreation use
        fee'' or ``fee'' mean a fee that is charged for the use of a
        recreation site in the recreation area.
            (4) Recreation use pass.--The term ``recreation use pass''
        means a document that entitles the holder access and use of
        recreation sites in the recreation area for a specified period
        of time.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Agriculture.

SEC. 4. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO COLLECT RECREATION USE FEES.

    (a) Recreation Use Fee Authorized.--Except as provided in
subsection (b), the Secretary may establish and collect recreation use
fees at designated recreation sites within the recreation area.
    (b) Exceptions.--The Secretary may not impose or collect a
recreation use fee for the use or provision in the recreation area,
either singly or in any combination, of drinking water, wayside
exhibits, toilet facilities, general purpose roads, overlook sites, or
general information. The Secretary may not impose or collect a fee from
any officer or employee of the Federal Government or State or local
government authorized by the Secretary to perform administrative duties
at recreation sites in the recreation area.
    (c) Establishment and Collection.--Establishment and collection of
recreation use fees shall be made in accordance with subsections (d)
and (e) of section 4 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of
1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a). The Secretary may authorize the collection of
fees by volunteers in accordance with subsection (k) of such section.
    (d) Golden Age Passport and Golden Access Passport.--Any person
holding a valid Golden Age Passport or Golden Access Passport issued
under paragraph (4) or (5) of section 4(a) of the Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(a)) shall be entitled
upon presentation of such passport to use a recreation site within the
recreation area at a rate equal to 50 percent of the recreation use fee
otherwise applicable to such recreation site.
    (e) Effect on Other Laws.--Recreation use fees established under
this section for use of recreation sites in the recreation area shall
be in lieu of any recreation use fees for such recreation sites under
section 4(b) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16
U.S.C. 460l-6a(b)) or section 1401 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6c).

SEC. 5. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO SELL RECREATION USE PASSES.

    (a) Recreation Use Pass Authorized.--The Secretary shall make
available for purchase recreation use passes for the use on a daily or
annual basis of recreation sites in the recreation area otherwise
subject to a recreation use fee. Use of an annual recreation use pass
shall be subject to any single stay time limits imposed on the
recreation site.
    (b) Availability.--The Secretary may have recreation use passes
available for sale at any recreation site for which a recreation use
fee is charged or at other convenient locations.
    (c) Use of Pass.--The recreation use pass shall apply to--
            (1) the pass holder and any person accompanying the pass
        holder in a single, private, noncommercial vehicle; or
            (2) the pass holder and the spouse, children, and parents
        of the pass holder accompanying the pass holder where entry to
        a recreation site is by any means other than a private,
        noncommercial vehicle.
    (d) Golden Age Passport and Golden Access Passport.--Any person
holding a valid Golden Age Passport or Golden Access Passport issued
under paragraph (4) or (5) of section 4(a) of the Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(a)) shall be entitled
upon presentation of such passport to purchase of a recreation use pass
for the recreation area at a rate equal to 50 percent of the purchase
price otherwise applicable to the recreation use pass.
    (e) Rules and Regulations, Enforcement Powers.--Recreation use
passes sold under this section shall be nontransferable. The unlawful
use of a recreation use pass shall be punishable in accordance with
regulations established under section 4(e) of the Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act of 1964 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(e)).

SEC. 6. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

    (a) Termination.--The authority of the Secretary to establish or
collect fees under section 4 or sell recreation use passes under
section 5 shall expire at the end of the seven-year period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this Act. Termination of such authority
shall not affect the validity of any annual recreation use pass sold
under section 5 before that date.
    (b) Report.--Not later than six years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Natural
Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives a report evaluating the authority provided by sections
4 and 5 regarding recreation use fees and recreation use passes. The
report shall include any recommendations of the Secretary for modifying
the authority, for extending the authority beyond the date specified in
subsection (a), or for extending the authority to other units of the
National Forest System.

SEC. 7. DISPOSITION OF RECREATION USE FEES AND FUNDS FROM SALES OF
              RECREATION USE PASSES.

    (a) Deposit of Funds.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), (2), or (3)
of section 4(i) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16
U.S.C. 460l-6a(i)), recreation use fees collected under section 4 and
amounts received from sales of recreation use passes under section 5
shall be deposited in a special account in the Treasury.
    (b) Use of Funds.--
            (1) Operation, maintenance, and other uses.--In such
        amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, the
        Secretary may use amounts in the special account to provide
        supplemental funds for operation, maintenance, and management
        of recreation sites within the recreation area, for
        interpretation and management of resources in the recreation
        area, and for administrative costs associated with such
        activities.
            (2) Payments to states and counties.--Recreation use fees
        collected under section 4 and amounts received for recreation
        use passes sold under section 5 shall be considered as money
        received for purpose of computing and distributing payments to
        States and counties pursuant to the Act of May 23, 1908 (16
        U.S.C. 500).
    (c) Roads and Trails.--Recreation use fees collected under section
4 and amounts received for recreation use passes sold under section 5
shall not be considered as money received for purpose of the fourteenth
paragraph under the heading ``forest service'' of the Act of March 4,
1913 (16 U.S.C. 501).

Summary: Roosevelt Lake Recreation Area Fee Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and collect recreation use fees and to sell recreation use passes at designated recreation sites within the Roosevelt Lake Recreation Area in the Tonto National Forest, Arizona. Prohibits the Secretary from: (1) collecting such fees for the use or provision in the Area of drinking water, wayside exhibits, toilet facilities, general purpose roads, overlook sites, or general information. Or (2) imposing or collecting a fee from Federal, State, or local officers or employees authorized by the Secretary to perform administrative duties at recreation sites in the Area. Entitles holders of valid Golden Age Passports or Golden Access Passports to use a recreation site within the Area for half the applicable recreation use fee. Provides that such fees shall be in lieu of any recreation use fee. Provides that such fees shall be lieu of any recreation use fees for such sites under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 or the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993. Terminates the authority of the Secretary to establish and collect fees or to sell such passes at the end of the seven-year period beginning on the enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees regarding modifying or extending the authority to sell recreation use fees and passes. Requires the funds received from recreation use fees and passes sold to be deposited in a special account in the Treasury. Permits Fund amounts to be used for: (1) operation, maintenance, and management of recreation sites within the Area, (2) interpretation and management of the Area's resources, and (3) administrative costs associated with such activities.

Roosevelt Lake Recreation Area Fee Act


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe and Affordable Drugs from
Canada Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. SAFE AND AFFORDABLE DRUGS FROM CANADA.

    Chapter VIII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
381 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 810. IMPORTATION BY INDIVIDUALS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FROM
              CANADA.

    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section,
the Secretary shall promulgate regulations permitting individuals to
safely import into the United States a prescription drug described in
subsection (b).
    ``(b) Prescription Drug.--A prescription drug described in this
subsection--
            ``(1) is a prescription drug that--
                    ``(A) is purchased from an approved Canadian
                pharmacy;
                    ``(B) is dispensed by a pharmacist licensed to
                practice pharmacy and dispense prescription drugs in
                Canada;
                    ``(C) is purchased for personal use by the
                individual, not for resale, in quantities that do not
                exceed a 90-day supply;
                    ``(D) is filled using a valid prescription issued
                by a physician licensed to practice in a State in the
                United States; and
                    ``(E) has the same active ingredient or
                ingredients, route of administration, dosage form, and
                strength as a prescription drug approved by the
                Secretary under chapter V; and
            ``(2) does not include--
                    ``(A) a controlled substance (as defined in section
                102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802));
                    ``(B) a biological product (as defined in section
                351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262));
                    ``(C) an infused drug (including a peritoneal
                dialysis solution);
                    ``(D) an intravenously injected drug;
                    ``(E) a drug that is inhaled during surgery;
                    ``(F) a parenteral drug;
                    ``(G) a drug manufactured through 1 or more
                biotechnology processes, including--
                            ``(i) a therapeutic DNA plasmid product;
                            ``(ii) a therapeutic synthetic peptide
                        product of not more than 40 amino acids;
                            ``(iii) a monoclonal antibody product for
                        in vivo use; and
                            ``(iv) a therapeutic recombinant DNA-
                        derived product;
                    ``(H) a drug required to be refrigerated at any
                time during manufacturing, packing, processing, or
                holding; or
                    ``(I) a photoreactive drug.
    ``(c) Approved Canadian Pharmacy.--
            ``(1) In general.--In this section, an approved Canadian
        pharmacy is a pharmacy that--
                    ``(A) is located in Canada; and
                    ``(B) that the Secretary certifies--
                            ``(i) is licensed to operate and dispense
                        prescription drugs to individuals in Canada;
                        and
                            ``(ii) meets the criteria under paragraph
                        (3).
            ``(2) Publication of approved canadian pharmacies.--The
        Secretary shall publish on the Internet Web site of the Food
        and Drug Administration a list of approved Canadian pharmacies,
        including the Internet Web site address of each such approved
        Canadian pharmacy, from which individuals may purchase
        prescription drugs in accordance with subsection (a).
            ``(3) Additional criteria.--To be an approved Canadian
        pharmacy, the Secretary shall certify that the pharmacy--
                    ``(A) has been in existence for a period of at
                least 5 years preceding the date of such certification
                and has a purpose other than to participate in the
                program established under this section;
                    ``(B) operates in accordance with pharmacy
                standards set forth by the provincial pharmacy rules
                and regulations enacted in Canada;
                    ``(C) has processes established by the pharmacy, or
                participates in another established process, to certify
                that the physical premises and data reporting
                procedures and licenses are in compliance with all
                applicable laws and regulations, and has implemented
                policies designed to monitor ongoing compliance with
                such laws and regulations;
                    ``(D) conducts or commits to participate in ongoing
                and comprehensive quality assurance programs and
                implements such quality assurance measures, including
                blind testing, to ensure the veracity and reliability
                of the findings of the quality assurance program;
                    ``(E) agrees that laboratories approved by the
                Secretary shall be used to conduct product testing to
                determine the safety and efficacy of sample
                pharmaceutical products;
                    ``(F) has established, or will establish or
                participate in, a process for resolving grievances and
                will be held accountable for violations of established
                guidelines and rules;
                    ``(G) does not resell products from online
                pharmacies located outside Canada to customers in the
                United States; and
                    ``(H) meets any other criteria established by the
                Secretary.''.

Summary: Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2015 Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promulgate regulations within 180 days permitting individuals to import a prescription drug purchased from an approved Canadian pharmacy that: is dispensed by a pharmacist licensed in Canada. Is purchased for personal use in quantities not greater than a 90-day supply. Is filled using a valid prescription issued by a physician licensed to practice in the United States. And has the same active ingredient or ingredients, route of administration, dosage form, and strength as a prescription drug approved under the FFDCA. Sets forth exceptions, including for controlled substances and biological products. Establishes a certification process for approving Canadian pharmacies. Requires HHS to publish a list of approved Canadian pharmacies.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. SALES OF OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS CONTAINING DEXTROMETHORPHAN.

    (a) Prohibited Act.--Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
    ``(eee) The failure of a retailer to implement a verification
system as required by section 506G (relating to sales of over-the-
counter drugs containing dextromethorphan).''.
    (b) Verification System.--The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
is amended by inserting after section 506F of such Act (21 U.S.C. 356f)
the following:

``SEC. 506G. SALES OF OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS CONTAINING
              DEXTROMETHORPHAN.

    ``(a) Verification System.--Any retailer selling or offering for
sale in interstate commerce dextromethorphan shall implement a
verification system to ensure compliance with this section. Such a
system may ensure such compliance by means of--
            ``(1) an electronic point-of-sale system coded to prompt
        for verification of the age of all purchasers of drugs
        described in subsection (b) and deny sales to those under the
        age of 18;
            ``(2) training manuals or materials instructing employees
        to verify the age of all purchasers of such drugs and deny
        sales to those under the age of 18;
            ``(3) signage in and around the sales counter outlining the
        age restriction on sales of such drugs;
            ``(4) designating one on-duty employee to approve all sales
        of such drugs; or
            ``(5) any other verification measure deemed valid by the
        Secretary.
    ``(b) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (c), each
retailer shall verify that no individual is under 18 years of age who
purchases any drug that--
            ``(1) contains dextromethorphan; and
            ``(2) is not subject to section 503(b)(1).
    ``(c) Exceptions.--
            ``(1) Individuals over 26.--Subsection (b) does not require
        verification of the age of any individual over the age of 26.
            ``(2) Valid prescription.--Subsection (b) does not apply to
        any sale made pursuant to a validly issued prescription.
            ``(3) Valid military identification card.--Subsection (b)
        does not apply to any sale to an individual under 18 years of
        age if such individual supplies proof at the time of such sale
        that such individual is actively enrolled in the military and
        presents a valid military identification card.
    ``(d) Affirmative Defense.--It shall be an affirmative defense to
an alleged violation of subsection (b) that the individual selling a
drug containing dextromethorphan--
            ``(1) examined the purchaser's identification card; and
            ``(2) based on that examination, reasonably concluded that
        the identification was valid and indicated that the purchaser
        was not less than 18 years of age.
    ``(e) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term `identification
card' means an identification card that--
            ``(1) includes a photograph and the date of birth of the
        individual; and
            ``(2) is issued by a State or the Federal Government or is
        considered acceptable for purposes of sections
        274a.2(b)(1)(v)(A) and 274a.2(b)(1)(v)(B)(1) of title 8, Code
        of Federal Regulations (including any successor
        regulations).''.
    (c) Civil Penalties.--Section 303 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 333) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
    ``(h) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the following provisions
shall apply to violations of section 301(eee):
            ``(1) A person who violates section 301(eee) shall--
                    ``(A) receive a violation notification from the
                Secretary for the first such violation; and
                    ``(B) be subject to a civil penalty in an amount--
                            ``(i) not more than $1,000 for the second
                        such violation by a person;
                            ``(ii) not more than $2,000 for the third
                        such violation by a person; and
                            ``(iii) not more than $5,000 for the fourth
                        such violation, or a subsequent such violation,
                        by a person.
            ``(2) In determining the amount of a civil penalty under
        this subsection for a person who is a retailer, the Secretary
        shall consider whether the retailer has taken appropriate steps
        to prevent subsequent violations, such as the establishment and
        administration of a documented employee training program to
        ensure all employees are familiar with and abiding by the
        provisions of section 506G, where such program includes--
                    ``(A) educating employees regarding products
                containing dextromethorphan;
                    ``(B) instruction on the correct method of checking
                a purchaser's identification card; and
                    ``(C) notifying employees of the civil penalties
                under this subsection.
            ``(3) If a person who is a retailer transacts sales of
        products containing dextromethorphan at more than one physical
        location, for purposes of determining the number of violations
        by that person under this subsection, each individual physical
        location operated by that retailer shall be considered a
        separate person.
            ``(4) The Secretary shall notify persons found to have
        violated section 301(eee) as soon as practicable after the
        Secretary discovers such violation. Such notification shall
        include the date and time when the violation was observed to
        occur.
            ``(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
        subsection or section 301(eee), an employee shall not be
        subject to penalties under this subsection unless such employee
        knowingly and willfully participates in a conspiracy to violate
        section 301(eee). For purposes of this paragraph, a conspiracy
        shall consist of an agreement between 2 or more persons with
        the intent to violate section 301(eee) and the commission of at
        least one overt act in furtherance of the agreement.
            ``(6) In this subsection--
                    ``(A) the term `employee' means an individual who
                is employed by a retailer in a clerical or other non-
                managerial position; and
                    ``(B) the term `retailer' means a grocery store,
                general merchandise store, drug store, pharmacy,
                convenience store, or other entity or person whose
                activities as a distributor relating to products
                containing dextromethorphan are limited almost
                exclusively to sales for personal use, both in number
                of sales and volume of sales, including any sales made
                by the Internet or other means.''.

SEC. 3. RESTRICTIONS ON DISTRIBUTION OF BULK DEXTROMETHORPHAN.

    The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321 et seq.) is
amended--
            (1) in section 501, by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) If it is unfinished dextromethorphan and is possessed,
received, or distributed in violation of section 506H.'';
            (2) by inserting after section 506G, as added by section
        2(b), the following:

``SEC. 506H. RESTRICTIONS ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF BULK DEXTROMETHORPHAN.

    ``(a) In General.--No person shall--
            ``(1) possess or receive unfinished dextromethorphan,
        unless the person is registered under section 510 or otherwise
        registered, licensed, or approved pursuant to Federal or State
        law to engage in the practice of pharmacy, pharmaceutical
        production, or manufacture or distribution of drug ingredients;
        or
            ``(2) distribute unfinished dextromethorphan to any person
        other than a person registered under section 510 or otherwise
        registered, licensed, or approved pursuant to Federal or State
        law to engage in the practice of pharmacy, pharmaceutical
        production, or manufacture or distribution of drug ingredients.
    ``(b) Exception for Common Carriers.--This section does not apply
to a common carrier that possesses, receives, or distributes unfinished
dextromethorphan for purposes of distributing such unfinished
dextromethorphan between persons described in subsection (a) as
registered, licensed, or approved.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `common carrier' means any person that holds
        itself out to the general public as a provider for hire of the
        transportation by water, land, or air of merchandise, whether
        or not the person actually operates the vessel, vehicle, or
        aircraft by which the transportation is provided, between a
        port or place and a port or place in the United States.
            ``(2) The term `unfinished dextromethorphan' means
        dextromethorphan that is not contained in a drug that is in
        finished dosage form.''; and
            (3) by amending section 303, as amended by section 2(c), by
        adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a person who violates section
506H shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $100,000.''.

Summary: DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the sale of a drug containing dextromethorphan (DXM) to an individual under age 18 unless the individual has a prescription or is actively enrolled in the military. Civil monetary penalties that escalate upon repeated violation are imposed. To possess or receive unfinished DXM, a person must be registered with the Department of Health and Human Services as a producer of a drug or medical device or otherwise allowed to engage in the practice of pharmacy, pharmaceutical production, or manufacture or distribution of drug ingredients. Unfinished DXM may be distributed only to these authorized persons. Common carriers distributing unfinished DXM between authorized persons are exempted. Civil monetary penalties are imposed for possession and distribution violations.

DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2016


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act
of 2014''.

SEC. 2. STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) Cooperative agreements.--Subject to the provisions of
        this section, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation
        with the Secretary of Education, may enter into cooperative
        agreements with States for the establishment of State
        infrastructure banks and multistate infrastructure banks for
        making loans--
                    (A) to local educational agencies for building or
                repairing elementary or secondary schools which provide
                free public education (as such terms are defined in
                section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
                Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801));
                    (B) to public libraries for building or repairing
                library facilities;
                    (C) to eligible charter school entities for use for
                the objective described in section 5224(2) of such Act
                (20 U.S.C. 7223c(2)) consistent with subpart 2 of part
                B of title V of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7223 et seq.); and
                    (D) to community learning centers to connect and
                improve broadband services.
            (2) Interstate compacts.--Congress grants consent to two or
        more of the States, entering into a cooperative agreement under
        paragraph (1) with the Secretary of the Treasury for the
        establishment of a multistate infrastructure bank, to enter
        into an interstate compact establishing such bank in accordance
        with this section.
    (b) Funding.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
the Secretary of Education, shall make grants to State infrastructure
banks and multistate infrastructure banks in a State in a cooperative
agreement under subsection (a)(1) to provide initial capital for loans
provided under this section. Each bank shall apply repayments of
principal and interest on loans to the making of additional loans. The
Secretary shall take final action on an application for a grant under
this subsection within 90 days of the date of the submission of such
application.
    (c) Infrastructure Bank Requirements.--In order to establish an
infrastructure bank under this section, each State establishing the
bank shall--
            (1) contribute, at a minimum, in each account of the bank
        from non-Federal sources an amount equal to 25 percent of the
        amount of each capitalization grant made to the State and
        contributed to the bank under subsection (b);
            (2) identify an operating entity of the State as recipient
        of the grant if the entity has the capacity to manage loan
        funds and issue debt instruments of the State for purposes of
        leveraging the funds;
            (3) allow such funds to be used as reserve for debt issued
        by the State so long as proceeds are deposited in the fund for
        loan purposes;
            (4) ensure that investment income generated by funds
        contributed to an account of the bank will be--
                    (A) credited to the account;
                    (B) available for use in providing loans to
                projects eligible for assistance from the account; and
                    (C) invested in United States Treasury securities,
                bank deposits, or such other financing instruments as
                the Secretary may approve to earn interest to enhance
                the leveraging of projects assisted by the bank;
            (5) ensure that any loan from the bank to an eligible
        charter school entity, local educational agency, public
        library, or community learning center will bear interest at or
        below the lowest interest rates being offered for bonds the
        income from which is exempt from Federal taxation, as
        determined by the State, to make the project that is the
        subject of the loan feasible;
            (6) ensure that repayment of any loan from the bank to an
        eligible charter school entity, local educational agency,
        public library, or community learning center will commence not
        later than 1 year after the project has been completed;
            (7) ensure that the term for repaying any loan to an
        eligible charter school entity, local educational agency,
        public library, or community learning center will not exceed 30
        years after the date of the first payment on the loan under
        paragraph (5);
            (8) ensure that the funds loaned annually that are used
        under subsection (a)(1)(C) are limited to a percentage of the
        total funds loaned that does not exceed the percentage of
        elementary and secondary school students in the State enrolled
        in charter schools during the most recent school year for which
        enrollment data are available;
            (9) ensure that the funds loaned annually under subsection
        (a)(1)(D) are used exclusively to connect and improve broadband
        services; and
            (10) require the bank to make an annual report to the
        Secretary on its status and make such other reports as the
        Secretary may require by guidelines.
    (d) Forms of Assistance From Infrastructure Banks.--
            (1) In general.--An infrastructure bank established under
        this section may make loans in an amount equal to all or part
        of the cost of carrying out a project eligible for assistance
        under this section.
            (2) Applications for loans.--An application to an
        infrastructure bank for a loan shall include--
                    (A) in the case of a renovation project, a
                description of each architectural, civil, structural,
                mechanical, or electrical deficiency to be corrected
                with funds under a loan and the priorities to be
                applied;
                    (B) a description of the criteria used by the
                applicant to determine the type of corrective action
                necessary for the renovation of a facility;
                    (C) a description of improvements to be made and a
                cost estimate for the improvements;
                    (D) a description of how work undertaken with the
                loan will promote the conservation of energy, water, or
                waste; and
                    (E) such other information as the infrastructure
                bank may require.
        An infrastructure bank shall take final action on a completed
        application submitted to it within 90 days after the date of
        its submission.
            (3) Criteria for loans.--In considering applications for a
        loan to an eligible charter school entity, local educational
        agency, public library, or community learning center, an
        infrastructure bank shall consider--
                    (A) the extent to which the eligible charter school
                entity, local educational agency, public library, or
                community learning center involved lacks the fiscal
                capacity, including the ability to raise funds through
                the full use of such agency's bonding capacity and
                otherwise, to undertake the project for which the loan
                would be used without the loan;
                    (B) in the case of a local educational agency, the
                threat that the condition of the physical plant in the
                project poses to the safety and well-being of students;
                    (C) the demonstrated need for the construction,
                reconstruction, or renovation based on the condition of
                the facility in the project;
                    (D) the age of such facility; and
                    (E) demonstrated need to connect and improve
                broadband services in the local community.
    (e) Qualifying Projects.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to subsection (a)(1), a project is
        eligible for a loan from an infrastructure bank if it is a
        project that consists of--
                    (A) the construction of new elementary or secondary
                schools to meet the needs imposed by enrollment growth;
                    (B) the repair, rebuilding, or upgrading of
                classrooms or structures related to academic learning,
                including the repair of leaking roofs, crumbling walls,
                inadequate plumbing, poor ventilation equipment, and
                inadequate heating or light equipment;
                    (C) an activity to increase physical safety at the
                educational facility involved;
                    (D) an activity to enhance the educational facility
                involved to provide access for students, teachers, and
                other individuals with disabilities;
                    (E) an activity to address environmental or health
                hazards at the educational facility involved, such as
                poor ventilation, indoor air quality, or lighting;
                    (F) the provision of basic infrastructure that
                facilitates educational technology, such as
                communications outlets, electrical systems, power
                outlets, or a communication closet;
                    (G) work that will bring an educational facility
                into conformity with the requirements of--
                            (i) environmental protection or health and
                        safety programs mandated by Federal, State, or
                        local law if such requirements were not in
                        effect when the facility was initially
                        constructed; and
                            (ii) hazardous waste disposal, treatment,
                        and storage requirements mandated by the
                        Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
                        or similar State laws;
                    (H) work that will enable efficient use of
                available energy resources;
                    (I) work that will reduce reliance on fossil fuels
                and expand use of solar power, wind power, and other
                renewable energy resources;
                    (J) work to detect, remove, or otherwise contain
                asbestos hazards in educational facilities;
                    (K) work to construct new public library facilities
                or repair or upgrade existing public library
                facilities;
                    (L) work to connect entities described in
                subsection (a)(1) to broadband services, and to improve
                such connections for such entities; or
                    (M) measures designed to reduce or eliminate human
                exposure to classroom noise and environmental noise
                pollution.
            (2) Davis-bacon.--The wage requirements of the Act of March
        3, 1931 (referred to as the ``Davis-Bacon Act'', 40 U.S.C. 276a
        et seq.) shall apply with respect to individuals employed on
        the projects described in paragraph (1).
            (3) Green practices.--An entity using a loan under this
        section to fund a new construction or renovation project
        described in paragraph (1) shall ensure that the project is
        certified, verified, or consistent with State laws,
        regulations, and any applicable provisions of--
                    (A) the LEED Green Building Rating System;
                    (B) Living Building Challenge;
                    (C) the CHPS green building rating program
                developed by the Collaborative for High Performance
                Schools; or
                    (D) a program that--
                            (i) has equivalent or more stringent
                        standards;
                            (ii) is adopted by the State or another
                        jurisdiction with authority over the entity;
                        and
                            (iii) includes a verifiable method to
                        demonstrate compliance with such program.
    (f) Supplementation.--Any loan made by an infrastructure bank shall
be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, and local
funds available.
    (g) Limitation on Repayments.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the repayment of a loan from an infrastructure bank under this
section may not be credited towards the non-Federal share of the cost
of any project.
    (h) Secretarial Requirements.--In administering this section, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall specify procedures and guidelines for
establishing, operating, and providing assistance from an
infrastructure bank.
    (i) United States Not Obligated.--The contribution of Federal funds
into an infrastructure bank established under this section shall not be
construed as a commitment, guarantee, or obligation on the part of the
United States to any third party, nor shall any third party have any
right against the United States for payment solely by virtue of the
contribution. Any security or debt financing instrument issued by the
infrastructure bank shall expressly state that the security or
instrument does not constitute a commitment, guarantee, or obligation
of the United States.
    (j) Management of Federal Funds.--Sections 3335 and 6503 of title
31, United States Code, shall not apply to funds contributed under this
section.
    (k) Program Administration.--For each of fiscal years 2015 through
2019, a State may expend not to exceed 2 percent of the Federal funds
contributed to an infrastructure bank established by the State under
this section to pay the reasonable costs of administering the bank.
    (l) Secretarial Review.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall review
the financial condition of each infrastructure bank established under
this section and transmit to Congress a report on the results of such
review not later than 90 days after the completion of the review.
    (m) Authorization of Appropriations.--For grants to States for the
initial capitalization of infrastructure banks there are authorized to
be appropriated $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2015 and for each of the 4
succeeding fiscal years.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Community learning center.--The term ``community
        learning center'' has the meaning given such term in section
        4201(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 7171(b)(1)).
            (2) Eligible charter school entity.--The term ``eligible
        charter school entity'' means--
                    (A) a charter school (as defined in section 5210 of
                the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
                U.S.C. 7221i)); or
                    (B) a developer (as so defined) that has applied to
                an authorized public chartering agency (as so defined)
                to operate a charter school.
            (3) Local educational agency.--(A) The term ``local
        educational agency'' means a public board of education or other
        public authority legally constituted within a State for either
        administrative control or direction of, or to perform a service
        function for, public elementary or secondary schools in a city,
        county, township, school district, or other political
        subdivision of a State, or for such combination of school
        districts or counties as are recognized in a State as an
        administrative agency for its public elementary or secondary
        schools.
            (B) The term includes any other public institution or
        agency having administrative control and direction of a public
        elementary or secondary school.
            (C) The term includes an elementary or secondary school
        funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs but only to the extent
        that such inclusion makes such school eligible for programs for
        which specific eligibility is not provided to such school in
        another provision of law and such school does not have a
        student population that is smaller than the student population
        of the local educational agency receiving assistance under this
        Act with the smallest student population, except that such
        school shall not be subject to the jurisdiction of any State
        educational agency other than the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
            (4) Outlying area.--The term ``outlying area'' means the
        Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the
        Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
        the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.
            (5) Public library.--The term ``public library'' means a
        library that serves free of charge all residents of a
        community, district, or region, and receives its financial
        support in whole or in part from public funds. Such term also
        includes a research library, which, for the purposes of this
        sentence, means a library that--
                    (A) makes its services available to the public free
                of charge;
                    (B) has extensive collections of books,
                manuscripts, and other materials suitable for scholarly
                research which are not available to the public through
                public libraries;
                    (C) engages in the dissemination of humanistic
                knowledge through services to readers, fellowships,
                educational and cultural programs, publication of
                significant research, and other activities; and
                    (D) is not an integral part of an institution of
                higher education.
            (6) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States,
        the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and
        each of the outlying areas.

Summary: Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into cooperative agreements with states to establish state and multistate infrastructure banks that make loans to local educational agencies, public libraries, and charter schools or their developers to construct or renovate public elementary or secondary schools and public libraries. Requires loans also to community learning centers to connect and improve broadband services. Grants congressional consent to states for interstate compacts to establish multistate infrastructure banks. Directs the Secretary to make grants to such banks to provide initial capital for such loans. Requires states to contribute from nonfederal sources at least 25 of the amount of each federal capitalization grant made to the state and contributed to the bank. Lists types of projects eligible for such bank loans. Requires borrowers to use, to the maximum extent practicable, green construction or renovation practices that are consistent with: (1) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating standards, (2) Energy Star standards, (3) Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) criteria, (4) Green Building Initiative environmental design and rating standards , or (5) equivalent standards adopted by the entities that have jurisdiction over them.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Violence Victims Housing
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Abuse.--The term ``abuse'' includes any act that
        constitutes or causes, any attempt to commit, or any threat to
        commit--
                    (A) any bodily injury or physical illness,
                including placing, by physical menace, another in fear
                of imminent serious bodily injury;
                    (B) any rape, sexual assault, or involuntary sexual
                activity, or any sexual activity with a dependent
                child;
                    (C) the infliction of false imprisonment or other
                nonconsensual restraints on liberty of movement;
                    (D) deprivation of medical care, housing, food, or
                other necessities of life; or
                    (E) mental or psychological abuse, including
                repeated or severe humiliation, intimidation,
                criticism, acts designed to induce terror, or verbal
                abuse.
            (2) Domestic violence.--The term ``domestic violence''
        means abuse that is committed against an individual by--
                    (A) a spouse or former spouse of the individual;
                    (B) an individual who is the biological parent or
                stepparent of a child of the individual subject to the
                abuse, who adopted such child, or who is a legal
                guardian to such a child;
                    (C) an individual with whom the individual subject
                to the abuse is or was cohabiting;
                    (D) a current or former romantic, intimate, or
                sexual partner of the individual; or
                    (E) an individual from whom the individual subject
                to the abuse would be eligible for protection under the
                domestic violence, protection order, or family laws of
                the applicable jurisdiction.
            (3) Family victimized by domestic violence.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``family victimized by
                domestic violence'' means a family or household that
                includes an individual who has been determined under
                subparagraph (B) to have been subject to domestic
                violence, but does not include any individual described
                in paragraph (3) who committed the domestic violence.
                The term includes any such family or household in which
                only a minor or minors are the individual or
                individuals who was or were subject to domestic
                violence only if such family or household also includes
                a parent, stepparent, legal guardian, or other
                responsible caretaker for the child.
                    (B) Determination that family or individual was
                subject to domestic violence.--For purposes of
                subparagraph (A), a determination under this
                subparagraph is a determination that domestic violence
                has been committed, which is made by any agency or
                official of a State or unit of general local government
                (including a public housing agency) based upon--
                            (i) information provided by any medical,
                        legal, counseling, or other clinic, shelter, or
                        other program or entity licensed, recognized,
                        or authorized by the State or unit of general
                        local government to provide services to victims
                        of domestic violence;
                            (ii) information provided by any agency of
                        the State or unit of general local government
                        that provides or administers the provision of
                        social, legal, or health services;
                            (iii) information provided by any clergy;
                            (iv) information provided by any hospital,
                        clinic, medical facility, or doctor licensed or
                        authorized by the State or unit of general
                        local government to provide medical services;
                            (v) a petition or complaint filed in a
                        court or law or documents or records of action
                        of any court or law enforcement agency,
                        including any record of any protection order,
                        injunction, or temporary or final order issued
                        by civil or criminal courts or any police
                        report; or
                            (vi) any other reliable evidence that
                        domestic violence has occurred.
            (4) Public housing agency.--The term ``public housing
        agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 3(b) of the
        United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)).
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Housing and Urban Development.
            (6) State.--The term ``State'' means the States of the
        United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
        Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
        Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and any other
        territory or possession of the United States.
            (7) Unit of general local government.--The term ``unit of
        general local government'' has the meaning given the term in
        section 102(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of
        1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)).

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    The budget authority under section 5(c) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 for assistance under subsections (b) and (o) of
section 8 of such Act is authorized to be increased by--
            (1) $50,000,000 on or after October 1, 1997; and
            (2) such sums as may be necessary on or after October 1,
        1998.

SEC. 4. USE OF AMOUNTS FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC
              VIOLENCE.

    (a) In General.--Amounts available pursuant to section 3 shall be
made available by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development only
to public housing agencies only for use in providing tenant-based
rental assistance on behalf of families victimized by domestic violence
who have left or who are leaving a residence as a result of the
domestic violence.
    (b) Determination.--For purposes of subsection (a), a family
victimized by domestic violence shall be considered to have left or to
be leaving a residence as a result of domestic violence, if the public
housing agency providing rental assistance under this Act determines
that the member of the family who was subject to the domestic violence
reasonably believes that relocation from such residence will assist in
avoiding future domestic violence against such member or another member
of the family.
    (c) Allocation.--Amounts made available pursuant to section 3 shall
be allocated by the Secretary to one or more public housing agencies
that submit applications to the Secretary that, in the determination of
the Secretary, best demonstrate--
            (1) a need for such assistance; and
            (2) the ability to use that assistance in accordance with
        this Act.

Summary: Domestic Violence Victims Housing Act - Increases specified authorizations of appropriations under the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide rental relocation assistance to victims of domestic violence.

Domestic Violence Victims Housing Act


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Judicial Transparency and Ethics
Enhancement Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE JUDICIAL BRANCH.

    (a) Creation and Duties.--Part III of title 28, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:

        ``CHAPTER 60--INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE JUDICIAL BRANCH

``1021. Establishment.
``1022. Appointment of Inspector General.
``1023. Duties.
``1024. Powers.
``1025. Reports.
``1026. Whistleblower protection.
``Sec. 1021. Establishment
    ``There is established for the judicial branch of the Government
the Office of Inspector General for the Judicial Branch (hereinafter in
this chapter referred to as the `Office').
``Sec. 1022. Appointment of Inspector General
    ``The head of the Office shall be the Inspector General, who shall
be appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States after
consultation with the majority and minority leaders of the Senate and
the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives.
``Sec. 1023. Duties
    ``With respect to the Judicial Branch, other than the United States
Supreme Court, the Office shall--
            ``(1) conduct investigations of matters pertaining to the
        Judicial Branch, including possible misconduct in office of
        judges and proceedings under chapter 16 of this title, that may
        require oversight or other action within the Judicial Branch or
        by Congress;
            ``(2) conduct and supervise audits and investigations;
            ``(3) prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse; and
            ``(4) recommend changes in laws or regulations governing
        the Judicial Branch.
``Sec. 1024. Powers
    ``In carrying out the duties of the Office, the Inspector General
shall have the power--
            ``(1) to make investigations and reports;
            ``(2) to obtain information or assistance from any Federal,
        State, or local governmental agency, or other entity, or unit
        thereof, including all information kept in the course of
        business by the Judicial Conference of the United States, the
        judicial councils of circuits, the Administrative Office of the
        United States Courts, and the United States Sentencing
        Commission;
            ``(3) to require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance
        and testimony of such witnesses, and the production of such
        books, records, correspondence memoranda, papers, and
        documents, which subpoena, in the case of contumacy or refusal
        to obey, shall be enforceable by civil action;
            ``(4) to administer to or take from any person an oath,
        affirmation, or affidavit;
            ``(5) to employ such officers and employees, subject to the
        provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing
        appointments in the competitive service, and the provisions of
        chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title
        relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates;
            ``(6) to obtain services as authorized by section 3109 of
        title 5, United States Code, at daily rates not to exceed the
        equivalent rate prescribed for grade GS-18 of the General
        Schedule by section 5332 of title 5, United States Code; and
            ``(7) to the extent and in such amounts as may be provided
        in advance by appropriations Acts, to enter into contracts and
        other arrangements for audits, studies, analyses, and other
        services with public agencies and with private persons, and to
        make such payments as may be necessary to carry out the duties
        of the Office.
``Sec. 1025. Reports
    ``(a) When to Be Made.--The Inspector General shall--
            ``(1) make an annual report to the Chief Justice and to
        Congress relating to the activities of the Office; and
            ``(2) make prompt reports to the Chief Justice and to
        Congress on matters that may require action by them.
    ``(b) Sensitive Matter.--If a report contains sensitive matter, the
Inspector General may so indicate and Congress may receive that report
in closed session.
    ``(c) Duty to Inform Attorney General.--In carrying out the duties
of the Office, the Inspector General shall report expeditiously to the
Attorney General whenever the Inspector General has reasonable grounds
to believe there has been a violation of Federal criminal law.
``Sec. 1026. Whistleblower protection
    ``(a) In General.--No officer, employee, agent, contractor or
subcontractor in the Judicial Branch may discharge, demote, threaten,
suspend, harass or in any other manner discriminate against an employee
in the terms and conditions of employment because of any lawful act
done by the employee to provide information, cause information to be
provided, or otherwise assist in an investigation regarding any
possible violation of Federal law or regulation, or misconduct, by a
judge or any other employee in the Judicial Branch, which may assist
the Inspector General in the performance of duties under this chapter.
    ``(b) Civil Action.--An employee injured by a violation of
subsection (a) may, in a civil action, obtain appropriate relief.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for part III of
title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:

``60.  Inspector General for the Judicial Branch.''.

Summary: Judicial Transparency and Ethics Enhancement Act of 2006 - Amends the federal judicial code to establish the Office of Inspector General for the Judicial Branch of the US government, to be headed by an Inspector General appointed by the Chief Justice. Requires the Office to: (1) investigate matters pertaining to the Judicial Branch , including possible misconduct in office of justices and judges, (2) conduct and supervise audits and investigations. And (3) prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse. Provides for whistleblower protection.

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the detection and prevention of inappropriate conduct in the Federal judiciary.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Japanese Imperial Army Disclosure
Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF JAPANESE IMPERIAL ARMY RECORDS INTERAGENCY
              WORKING GROUP.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given such
        term under section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Interagency group.--The term ``Interagency Group''
        means the Japanese Imperial Army Records Interagency Working
        Group established under subsection (b).
            (3) Japanese imperial army records.--The term ``Japanese
        Imperial Army records'' means classified records or portions of
        records that pertain to any person with respect to whom the
        United States Government, in its sole discretion, has grounds
        to believe ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise
        participated in the experimentation and persecution of any
        person because of race, religion, national origin, or political
        option, during the period beginning September 18, 1931, and
        ending on December 31, 1948, under the direction of, or in
        association with--
                    (A) the Japanese Imperial Army;
                    (B) any government in any area occupied by the
                military forces of the Japanese Imperial Army;
                    (C) any government established with the assistance
                or cooperation of the Japanese Imperial Army; or
                    (D) any government which was an ally of the
                Imperial Army of Japan.
            (4) Record.--The term ``record'' means a Japanese Imperial
        Army record.
    (b) Establishment of Interagency Group.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the President shall establish the
        Japanese Imperial Army Records Interagency Working Group, which
        shall remain in existence for 3 years after the date the
        Interagency Group is established.
            (2) Membership.--The President shall appoint to the
        Interagency Group individuals whom the President determines
        will most completely and effectively carry out the functions of
        the Interagency Group within the time limitations provided in
        this section, including the Historian of the Department of
        State, the Archivist of the United States, the head of any
        other agency the President considers appropriate, and no more
        than 3 other persons. The head of an agency appointed by the
        President may designate an appropriate officer to serve on the
        Interagency Group in lieu of the head of such agency.
            (3) Initial meeting.--Not later than 90 days after the date
        of enactment of this Act, the Interagency Group shall hold an
        initial meeting and begin the functions required under this
        section.
    (c) Functions.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Interagency Group shall, to the greatest extent
possible consistent with section 3 of this Act--
            (1) locate, identify, inventory, recommend for
        declassification, and make available to the public at the
        National Archives and Records Administration, all classified
        Japanese Imperial Army records of the United States;
            (2) coordinate with agencies and take such actions as
        necessary to expedite the release of such records to the
        public; and
            (3) submit a report to Congress, including the Committee on
        Government Reform of the House of Representatives, describing
        all such records, the disposition of such records, and the
        activities of the Interagency Group and agencies under this
        section.
    (d) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated such sum as
may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT OF DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS.

    (a) Release of Records.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4),
        the Japanese Imperial Army Records Interagency Working Group
        shall release in their entirety Japanese Imperial Army records.
            (2) Exception for privacy.--An agency head may exempt from
        release under paragraph (1) specific information, that would--
                    (A) constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
                personal privacy;
                    (B) reveal the identity of a confidential human
                source, or reveal information about the application of
                an intelligence source or method, or reveal the
                identity of a human intelligence source when the
                unauthorized disclosure of that source would clearly
                and demonstrably damage the national security interests
                of the United States;
                    (C) reveal information that would assist in the
                development or use of weapons of mass destruction;
                    (D) reveal information that would impair United
                States cryptologic systems or activities;
                    (E) reveal information that would impair the
                application of state-of-the-art technology within a
                United States weapon system;
                    (F) reveal actual United States military war plans
                that remain in effect;
                    (G) reveal information that would seriously and
                demonstrably impair relations between the United States
                and a foreign government, or seriously and demonstrably
                undermine ongoing diplomatic activities of the United
                States;
                    (H) reveal information that would clearly, and
                demonstrably impair the current ability of United
                States Government officials to protect the President,
                Vice President, and other officials for whom protection
                services are authorized in the interest of national
                security;
                    (I) reveal information that would seriously and
                demonstrably impair current national security emergency
                preparedness plans; or
                    (J) violate a treaty or other international
                agreement.
            (3) Applications of exemptions.--
                    (A) In general.--In applying the exemptions
                provided in subparagraphs (B) through (J) of paragraph
                (2), there shall be a presumption that the public
                interest will be served by disclosure and release of
                the records of the Japanese Imperial Army. The
                exemption may be asserted only when the head of the
                agency that maintains the records determines that
                disclosure and release would be harmful to a specific
                interest identified in the exemption. An agency head
                who makes such a determination shall promptly report it
                to the committees of Congress with appropriate
                jurisdiction, including the Committee on the Judiciary
                of the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform of
                the House of Representatives.
                    (B) Application of title 5.--A determination by an
                agency head to apply an exemption provided in
                subparagraphs (B) through (I) of paragraph (2) shall be
                subject to the same standard of review that applies in
                the case of records withheld under section 552(b)(1) of
                title 5, United States Code.
            (4) Limitation on exemptions.--
                    (A) In general.--The exemptions set forth in
                paragraph (2) shall constitute the only grounds
                pursuant to which an agency head may exempt records
                otherwise subject to release under paragraph (1).
                    (B) Records related to investigation or
                prosecutions.--This subsection shall not apply to
                records--
                            (i) related to or supporting any active or
                        inactive investigation, inquiry, or prosecution
                        by the Office of Special Investigations of the
                        Department of Justice; or
                            (ii) solely in the possession, custody, or
                        control of the Office of Special
                        Investigations.
    (b) Inapplicability of National Security Act of 1947 Exemption.--
Section 701(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 431)
shall not apply to any operational file, or any portion of any
operational file, that constitutes a Japanese Imperial Army record
under this Act.

SEC. 4. EXPEDITED PROCESSING OF FOIA REQUESTS FOR JAPANESE IMPERIAL
              ARMY RECORDS.

    For purposes of expedited processing under section 552(a)(6)(E) of
title 5, United States Code, any person who was persecuted in the
manner described in section 2(a)(3) and who requests a Japanese
Imperial Army record shall be deemed to have a compelling need for such
record.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The provisions of this Act shall take effect on the date that is 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Requires the Group to release such records in their entirety, with an exception for disclosures protected under Federal privacy laws or for certain national security information reasons. Provides a rebuttable presumption that the public interest will be served by the disclosure of such records. Provides for the expedited processing of Freedom of Information Act requests for such records by parties claiming to have been so persecuted.

Japanese Imperial Army Disclosure Act


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. REFERENCES

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

SEC. 3. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

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

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

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

SEC. 5. NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM.

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

SEC. 6. PROGRAM OR PROJECT GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.

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

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

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

SEC. 8. FELLOWSHIPS.

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

SEC. 9. NATIONAL SEA GRANT ADVISORY BOARD.

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

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

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

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

SEC. 11. REPEAL OF ANNUAL COORDINATION REPORT REQUIREMENT.

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

Summary: National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008 - Amends the National Sea Grant College Program Act to: (1) substitute management for utilization in the definition of field related to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources. (2) substitute extension services for advisory services in the definition of project. And (3) add a definition for regional research and information plan. Adds regional and national projects as elements of the national sea grant college program. Removes a reference to the sea grant review panel from provisions relating to the administration of the program. Refers to regional or national strategic investments being developed with the approval of sea grant colleges and the sea grant institutes . Revises the program director's duties. Requires that sea grants or contracts be responsive to the needs or problems of the nation, as well as to individual states and regions. Limits the special grant and graduate fellowship amounts that may be provided to 5 of the amount appropriated for the National Sea Grant College Program. Requires that sea grant colleges provide extension services. Exempts marine policy fellowships from federal cost sharing requirements. Redesignates the sea grant review panel as the National Sea Grant Advisory Board and modifies it's duties and powers and various administrative matters. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Act. Allows any appropriated amounts exceeding the amounts appropriated for FY2003 to be distributed to certain regional or national strategic investments. Repeals a National Sea Grant College Program Act Amendments of 2002 provision requiring an annual report to the House Committee on Resources and Science and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on coordination of oceans and coastal research activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including the Coastal Ocean Program and the National Sea Grant College Program, and the National Science Foundation.

A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes.