SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Defense of Environment and Property
Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. NAVIGABLE WATERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (33 U.S.C. 1362) is amended by striking paragraph (7) and inserting
the following:
            ``(7) Navigable waters.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `navigable waters'
                means the waters of the United States, including the
                territorial seas, that are--
                            ``(i) navigable-in-fact; or
                            ``(ii) permanent, standing, or continuously
                        flowing bodies of water that form geographical
                        features commonly known as streams, oceans,
                        rivers, and lakes that are connected to waters
                        that are navigable-in-fact.
                    ``(B) Exclusions.--The term `navigable waters' does
                not include (including by regulation)--
                            ``(i) waters that--
                                    ``(I) do not physically abut waters
                                described in subparagraph (A); and
                                    ``(II) lack a continuous surface
                                water connection to navigable waters;
                            ``(ii) man-made or natural structures or
                        channels--
                                    ``(I) through which water flows
                                intermittently or ephemerally; or
                                    ``(II) that periodically provide
                                drainage for rainfall; or
                            ``(iii) wetlands without a continuous
                        surface connection to bodies of water that are
                        waters of the United States.
                    ``(C) EPA and corps activities.--An activity
                carried out by the Administrator or the Corps of
                Engineers shall not, without explicit State
                authorization, impinge upon the traditional and primary
                power of States over land and water use.
                    ``(D) Aggregation; wetlands.--
                            ``(i) Aggregation.--Aggregation of wetlands
                        or waters not described in clauses (i) through
                        (iii) of subparagraph (B) shall not be used to
                        determine or assert Federal jurisdiction.
                            ``(ii) Wetlands.--Wetlands described in
                        subparagraph (B)(iii) shall not be considered
                        to be under Federal jurisdiction.
                    ``(E) Judicial review.--If a jurisdictional
                determination by the Administrator or the Secretary of
                the Army would affect the ability of a State or
                individual property owner to plan the development and
                use (including restoration, preservation, and
                enhancement) of land and water resources, the State or
                individual property owner may obtain expedited judicial
                review not later than 30 days after the date on which
                the determination is made in a district court of the
                United States, of appropriate jurisdiction and venue,
                that is located within the State seeking the review.
                    ``(F) Treatment of ground water.--Ground water
                shall--
                            ``(i) be considered to be State water; and
                            ``(ii) not be considered in determining or
                        asserting Federal jurisdiction over isolated or
                        other waters, including intermittent or
                        ephemeral water bodies.
                    ``(G) Prohibition on use of nexus test.--
                Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
                Administrator may not use a significant nexus test (as
                used by EPA in the proposed document listed in section
                3(a)(1)) to determine Federal jurisdiction over
                navigable waters and waters of the United States.''.
    (b) Applicability.--Nothing in this section or the amendments made
by this section affects or alters any exemption under--
            (1) section 402(l) of the Federal Water Pollution Control
        Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(l)); or
            (2) section 404(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control
        Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)).

SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY OF AGENCY REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE.

    (a) In General.--The following regulations and guidance shall have
no force or effect:
            (1) The final rule of the Corps of Engineers entitled
        ``Final Rule for Regulatory Programs of the Corps of
        Engineers'' (51 Fed. Reg. 41206 (November 13, 1986)).
            (2) The proposed rule of the Environmental Protection
        Agency entitled ``Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the
        Clean Water Act Regulatory Definition of `Waters of the United
        States''' (68 Fed. Reg. 1991 (January 15, 2003)).
            (3) The guidance document entitled ``Clean Water Act
        Jurisdiction Following the U.S. Supreme Court's Decision in
        `Rapanos v. United States' & `Carabell v. United States'''
        (December 2, 2008) (relating to the definition of waters under
        the jurisdiction of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
        U.S.C. 1251 et seq.)).
            (4) Any subsequent regulation of or guidance issued by any
        Federal agency that defines or interprets the term ``navigable
        waters'' or ``waters of the United States''.
    (b) Prohibition.--The Secretary of the Army, acting through the
Chief of Engineers, and the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency shall not promulgate any rules or issue any guidance
that expands or interprets the definition of navigable waters unless
expressly authorized by Congress.

SEC. 4. STATE REGULATION OF WATER.

    Nothing in this Act affects, amends, or supersedes--
            (1) the right of a State to regulate waters in the State;
        or
            (2) the duty of a landowner to adhere to any State nuisance
        laws (including regulations) relating to waters in the State.

SEC. 5. CONSENT FOR ENTRY BY FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES.

    Section 308 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1318) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Entry by federal agency.--A representative of a
        Federal agency shall only enter private property to collect
        information about navigable waters if the owner of that
        property--
                    ``(A) has consented to the entry in writing;
                    ``(B) is notified regarding the date of the entry;
                and
                    ``(C) is given access to any data collected from
                the entry.
            ``(2) Access.--If a landowner consents to entry under
        paragraph (1), the landowner shall have the right to be present
        at the time any data collection on the property of the
        landowner is carried out.''.

SEC. 6. COMPENSATION FOR REGULATORY TAKING.

    (a) In General.--If a Federal regulation relating to the definition
of navigable waters or waters of the United States diminishes the fair
market value or economic viability of a property, as determined by an
independent appraiser, the Federal agency issuing the regulation shall
pay the affected property owner an amount equal to twice the value of
the loss.
    (b) Administration.--Any payment provided under subsection (a)
shall be made from the amounts made available to the relevant agency
head for general operations of the agency.
    (c) Applicability.--A Federal regulation described in subsection
(a) shall have no force or effect until the date on which each
landowner with a claim under this section relating to that regulation
has been compensated in accordance with this section.

Summary: Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to specify the types of water bodies that are quot, navigable watersquot. And therefore fall under the scope of the Act. Groundwater is considered to be state water. Activities carried out by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the US Army Corps of Engineers may not impinge upon states' power over land and water use. States or individual property owners may obtain judicial review of jurisdictional determinations by the EPA or the Army Corps that would affect their ability to plan the development and use of land and water resources within 30 days after a determination. The EPA may not use a significant nexus test to determine federal jurisdiction over navigable waters and waters of the United States. The following rules are nullified: (1) the Army Corps' rule entitled quot, Final Rule for Regulatory Programs of the Corps of Engineers,quot, (2) the EPA's proposed rule entitled quot. Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Clean Water Act Regulatory Definition of 'Waters of the United States,'quot, (3) the guidance document entitled quot. Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Following the US Supreme Court's Decision in Rapanos v. United States amp, Carabell v. United Statesquot. , and (4) any subsequent regulation or guidance issued by federal agencies that defines or interprets the term quot, navigable waters. quot. The Army Corps and the EPA may not promulgate rules or issue guidance that expands or interprets the definition of navigable waters unless expressly authorized by Congress. Federal agencies must obtain the consent of private property owners prior to entering their land to collect information about navigable waters. Federal agencies that issue regulations that relate to the definition of navigable waters or waters of the United States and diminish the fair market value or economic viability of a property must pay the affected property owner an amount equal to twice the value of the loss. Until the landowners have been compensated, such a regulation will have no force or effect.


SECTION 1. SAFE AND SECURE STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS BY STATE AND
              LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

    (a) Reports on Locations, Types, and Amounts of Stored Explosive
Materials.--
            (1) Initial reports.--Within 6 months after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, each State shall submit to the Attorney
        General a written report that specifies each location at which
        any law enforcement agency operating under State law stores or
        keeps explosive materials that have been shipped or transported
        in interstate or foreign commerce, and the types and amounts of
        such materials stored or kept at the location.
            (2) Subsequent reports.--At such times as the Attorney
        General shall provide in regulations, each State shall submit
        to the Attorney General a written report that updates the most
        recent report submitted by the agency pursuant to this
        subsection.
    (b) Regulations Governing Storage of Explosive Materials.--Within 6
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney
General shall prescribe final regulations governing the storage and
keeping by State and local law enforcement agencies of explosive
materials that have been shipped or transported in interstate or
foreign commerce. The regulations shall set forth the standards of
public safety and security against theft which any place at which
explosive materials that have been shipped or transported in interstate
or foreign commerce are so stored or kept shall meet, and shall, at a
minimum, require any such place to be subject to video surveillance or
to have in operation an alarm system capable of notifying the agency of
unauthorized entry.
    (c) Inspection Authority.--The Attorney General may enter during
business hours any place where a State or local law enforcement agency
stores or keeps explosive materials that have been shipped or
transported in interstate or foreign commerce, for the purpose of
inspecting the explosive materials and determining whether the
materials are being stored or kept in compliance with the regulations
prescribed under subsection (b).
    (d) Authority to Impose Penalty for Noncompliance.--
            (1) Authority to reduce grants.--If a State or local law
        enforcement agency fails to comply with this section or any
        regulation prescribed under this section, the Attorney General
        may reduce by 10 percent the funds that the agency would
        otherwise receive, or would otherwise be allocated, under any
        grant program of the Department of Justice.
            (2) Reallocation of funds.--Any funds that are not
        allocated to a State or local law enforcement agency by reason
        of paragraph (1) shall be reallocated to other State or local
        law enforcement agencies whose grants are not reduced by reason
        of paragraph (1).

SEC. 2. MATCHING GRANTS.

    (a) Application.--A State or local law enforcement agency may
submit to the Attorney General an application for a grant under this
section, which shall contain--
            (1) a good faith estimate of the total amount the agency
        will need to expend to comply with the regulations prescribed
        under section 1(b); and
            (2) a certification that the agency has obtained
        commitments to receive from State or local sources sums
        totalling not less than \1/2\ of the amount referred to in
        paragraph (1), and will expend the sums to achieve such
        compliance.
    (b) Grant Authority.--The Attorney General may make a grant under
this section to an applicant therefor if--
            (1) the application contains the information required by
        subsection (a)(1) of this section; and
            (2) the applicant has submitted to the Attorney General all
        reports required from the applicant by or under section 1(a).
    (c) Amount of Grant.--The amount of the grant to be made to an
applicant under this section shall not exceed \1/2\ of the amount set
forth in the application pursuant to subsection (a)(1).
    (d) Use of Grant.--An applicant who receives a grant under this
section shall use the grant only to cover the cost of complying with
the regulations prescribed under section 1(b).
    (e) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--For grants
under this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the
Attorney General $10,000,000, without fiscal year limitation.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Explosive materials.--The term ``explosive materials''
        has the meaning given in section 841(c) of title 18, United
        States Code.
            (2) Law enforcement agency.--The term ``law enforcement
        agency'' does not include any component of the National Guard.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' includes the District of
        Columbia.

Summary: Requires each State to submit to the Attorney General a written report that specifies each location at which a State law enforcement agency stores explosive materials that have been transported in interstate or foreign commerce and the types and amounts of such materials. Directs the Attorney General to prescribe final regulations governing the storage of such materials by such agencies, including public safety and security standards and requirements for video surveillance or an alarm system. Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) make matching grants to State and local law enforcement agencies for complying with such regulations. (2) enter any place where such an agency keeps such explosive materials for inspection and compliance determinations. And (3) reduce by ten percent the funds that an agency would otherwise receive under any Department of Justice grant program if the agency fails to comply.

To provide for the safe and secure storage of explosive materials by State and local law enforcement agencies.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Climate Resiliency, Security, and
Source Water Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. CLIMATE RESILIENCY, SECURITY, AND SOURCE WATER PROTECTION
              PLANNING.

    Section 1433 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300i-2) is
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 1433. CLIMATE RESILIENCY, SECURITY, AND SOURCE WATER PROTECTION.

    ``(a) Source Water and Distribution System Vulnerability
Assessments.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 24 months after the date
        of enactment of the Climate Resiliency, Security, and Source
        Water Protection Act, each community water system shall submit
        to the Administrator source water and distribution system
        vulnerability assessments.
            ``(2) Identification of threats.--Assessments submitted
        pursuant to paragraph (1) shall identify--
                    ``(A) threats to the community water system's
                source water from industrial activity, pipelines and
                storage tanks, contaminated sites, agricultural
                activity, and oil and gas exploration;
                    ``(B) threats to the community water system's
                source water and distribution system from climate
                change, extreme weather, drought, and temperature
                changes; and
                    ``(C) threats to the community water system's
                source water and distribution system from intentional
                acts, including intentional contamination, sabotage,
                and theft of any chemical of interest (as designated
                under Appendix A to part 27 of title 6, Code of Federal
                Regulations, or any successor thereto).
            ``(3) Assessment of alternatives.--Assessments submitted
        pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include a comparison of the
        disinfection methods used by the community water system and
        reasonably available alternative disinfection methods,
        including a determination of whether reasonably available
        alternative disinfection methods could reduce the community
        water system's vulnerability to the threats identified pursuant
        to paragraph (2).
            ``(4) Periodic review and resubmission.--Each community
        water system submitting a vulnerability assessment pursuant to
        paragraph (1) shall review, revise as necessary, and resubmit
        such assessment not less often than every 5 years.
            ``(5) Guidance.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of the Climate Resiliency, Security, and Source Water
        Protection Act, the Administrator shall provide guidance to
        community water systems for the preparation of vulnerability
        assessments under this subsection.
    ``(b) Source Water and Distribution System Protection Plans.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 4 years after the date of
        enactment of the Climate Resiliency, Security, and Source Water
        Protection Act, each community water system shall submit to the
        Administrator source water and distribution system protection
        plans.
            ``(2) Mitigation of identified threats.--Plans submitted
        pursuant to paragraph (1) shall identify strategies and
        resources to mitigate the threats identified in assessments
        prepared pursuant to subsection (a).
            ``(3) Emergency response planning.--Plans submitted
        pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include specific emergency
        response plans for the threats identified in assessments
        prepared pursuant to subsection (a).
            ``(4) Periodic review and resubmission.--Each community
        water system submitting a plan pursuant to paragraph (1) shall
        review, revise as necessary, and resubmit such plan not less
        often than every 5 years.
            ``(5) Guidance.--Not later than one year after the date of
        enactment of the Climate Resiliency, Security, and Source Water
        Protection Act, the Administrator shall provide guidance to
        community water systems for the preparation of plans under this
        subsection.
    ``(c) Technical Assistance and Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall establish and
        implement a program, to be known as the Drinking Water
        Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Program, under
        which the Administrator may award grants in each of fiscal
        years 2017 through 2021 to owners or operators of community
        water systems for the purpose of increasing the resiliency or
        adaptability of the community water systems to threats
        identified pursuant to subsection (a).
            ``(2) Use of funds.--As a condition on receipt of a grant
        under this section, an owner or operator of a community water
        system shall agree to use the grant funds exclusively to assist
        in the planning, design, construction, implementation,
        operation, or maintenance of a program or project consistent
        with a plan developed pursuant to subsection (b).
            ``(3) Priority.--
                    ``(A) Water systems at greatest and most immediate
                risk.--In selecting grantees under this subsection, the
                Administrator shall give priority to applicants that
                are owners or operators of community water systems that
                are, based on the best available research and data, at
                the greatest and most immediate risk of facing
                significant negative impacts due to threats described
                in subsection (a)(2).
                    ``(B) Goals.--In selecting among applicants
                described in subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall
                ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, the
                final list of applications funded for each year
                includes a substantial number that propose to use
                innovative approaches to meet one or more of the
                following goals:
                            ``(i) Promoting more efficient water use,
                        water conservation, water reuse, or water
                        recycling.
                            ``(ii) Using decentralized, low-impact
                        development technologies and nonstructural
                        approaches, including practices that use,
                        enhance, or mimic the natural hydrological
                        cycle or protect natural flows.
                            ``(iii) Reducing stormwater runoff or
                        flooding by protecting or enhancing natural
                        ecosystem functions.
                            ``(iv) Modifying, upgrading, enhancing, or
                        replacing existing community water system
                        infrastructure in response to changing
                        hydrologic conditions.
                            ``(v) Improving water quality or quantity
                        for agricultural and municipal uses, including
                        through salinity reduction.
                            ``(vi) Providing multiple benefits,
                        including to water supply enhancement or demand
                        reduction, water quality protection or
                        improvement, increased flood protection, and
                        ecosystem protection or improvement.
            ``(4) Cost-sharing.--
                    ``(A) Federal share.--The share of the cost of any
                activity that is the subject of a grant awarded by the
                Administrator to the owner or operator of a community
                water system under this subsection shall not exceed 50
                percent of the cost of the activity.
                    ``(B) Calculation of non-federal share.--In
                calculating the non-Federal share of the cost of an
                activity proposed by a community water system in an
                application submitted under this subsection, the
                Administrator shall--
                            ``(i) include the value of any in-kind
                        services that are integral to the completion of
                        the activity, including reasonable
                        administrative and overhead costs; and
                            ``(ii) not include any other amount that
                        the community water system involved receives
                        from the Federal Government.
            ``(5) Report to congress.--Not later than 3 years after the
        date of the enactment of the Climate Resiliency, Security, and
        Source Water Protection Act, and every 3 years thereafter, the
        Administrator shall submit to the Congress a report on progress
        in implementing this subsection, including information on
        project applications received and funded annually.
            ``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--To carry out this
        subsection, there are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000
        for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.''.

Summary: Climate Resiliency, Security, and Source Water Protection Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring each community water system to submit to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) source water and distribution system vulnerability assessments that identify threats from: industrial activity, pipelines and storage tanks, contaminated sites, agricultural activity, and oil and gas exploration, climate change, extreme weather, drought, and temperature changes. And intentional acts, including intentional contamination, sabotage, and theft of any chemical of interest. Each community water system must also submit to the EPA protection plans that mitigate the threats to source water and distribution systems. The EPA must establish a grant program for increasing the resiliency or adaptability of the community water systems to threats.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Peninsula Subsurface
Consolidation Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
            (1) Agency.--The term agency--
                    (A) means--
                            (i) any instrumentality of the United
                        States; and
                            (ii) any Government corporation (as defined
                        in section 9101(1) of title 31, United States
                        Code); and
                    (B) includes any element of an agency.
            (2) Alaska native corporation.--The term ``Alaska Native
        Corporation'' has the same meaning as is provided for ``Native
        Corporation'' in section 3(m) of the Alaska Native Claims
        Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(m)).
            (3) Koniag.--The term ``Koniag'' means Koniag,
        Incorporated, which is a Regional Corporation.
            (4) Koniag account.--The term ``Koniag Account'' means the
        account established under section 4.
            (5) Property.--The term ``property'' has the same meaning
        as is provided in section 12(b)(7)(vii) of Public Law 94-204
        (43 U.S.C. 1611 note).
            (6) Regional corporation.--The term ``Regional
        Corporation'' has the same meaning as is provided in section
        3(g) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.
        1602(g)).
            (7) Secretary.--Except as otherwise provided, the term
        ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior.
            (8) Selection rights.--The term ``selection rights'' means
        those rights granted to Koniag, pursuant to subsections (a) and
        (b) of section 12, and section 14(h)(8), of the Alaska Native
        Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1611 and 1613(h)(8)), to
        receive title to the oil and gas rights and other interests in
        the subsurface estate of the approximately 275,000 acres of
        public lands in the State of Alaska identified as ``Koniag
        Selections'' on the map entitled ``Koniag Interest Lands,
        Alaska Peninsula'', dated May 1989.

SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF KONIAG SELECTION RIGHTS.

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                        -(-b-)-.
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    (a) The Secretary shall determine, pursuant to subsection (b)
hereof, the value of Selection Rights which Koniag possesses within the
boundaries of Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, Alaska
Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge, and Becharof National Wildlife
Refuge.
    (b) Value.--
            (1) In general.--The value of the selection rights shall be
        equal to the fair market value of--
                    (A) the oil and gas interests in the lands or
                interests in lands that are the subject of the
                selection rights; and
                    (B) in the case of the lands or interests in lands
                for which Koniag is to receive the entire subsurface
                estate, the subsurface estate of the lands or interests
                in lands that are the subject of the selection rights.
            (2) Appraisal.--
                    (A) Selection of appraiser.--
                            (i) In general.--Not later than 90 days
                        after the date of enactment of this Act, the
                        Secretary and Koniag shall meet to select a
                        qualified appraiser to conduct an appraisal of
                        the selection rights. Subject to clause (ii),
                        the appraiser shall be selected by the mutual
                        agreement of the Secretary and Koniag.
                            (ii) Failure to agree.--If the Secretary
                        and Koniag fail to agree on an appraiser by the
                        date that is 60 days after the date of the
                        initial meeting referred to in clause (i), the
                        Secretary and Koniag shall, by the date that is
                        not later than 90 days after the date of the
                        initial meeting, each designate an appraiser
                        who is qualified to perform the appraisal. The
                        2 appraisers so identified shall select a third
                        qualified appraiser who shall perform the
                        appraisal.
                    (B) Standards and methodology.--The appraisal
                shall--
                            (i) be conducted in conformity with the
                        standards of the Appraisal Foundation (as
                        defined in section 1121(9) of the Financial
                        Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement
                        Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 3350(9)); and
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                    (C) Submission of appraisal report.--Not later than
                180 days after the selection of an appraiser pursuant
                to subparagraph (A), the appraiser shall submit to the
                Secretary and to Koniag a written appraisal report
                specifying the value of the selection rights and the
                methodology used to arrive at the value.
            (3) Determination of value.--
                    (A) Determination by the secretary.--Not later than
                60 days after the date of the receipt of the appraisal
                report under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary shall
                determine the value of the selection rights and shall
                notify Koniag of the determination.
                    (B) Alternative determination of value.--
                            (i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), if
                        Koniag does not agree with the value determined
                        by the Secretary under subparagraph (A), the
                        procedures specified in section 206(d) of the
                        Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
                        (43 U.S.C. 1716(d)) shall be used to establish
                        the value.
                            (ii) Average value limitation.--The average
                        value per acre of the selection rights shall
                        not be more than $300.

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SEC. 4. KONIAG ACCOUNT.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) The Secretary shall enter into negotiations for an
        agreement or agreements to exchange Federal lands or interests
        therein which are in the State of Alaska for the Koniag
        Selection Rights referred to in section 3.
            (2) If the value of the Federal lands to be exchanged is
        less than the value of the Koniag Selection Rights established
        in section 3, then the Secretary may exchange the Federal lands
        for an equivalent portion of the Koniag Selection Rights. The
        remaining selection rights shall remain available for
        additional exchanges.
            (3) For purposes of this section, the term ``Federal
        lands'' means lands or interests therein located in Alaska,
        administered by the Secretary and the title to which is in the
        United States but excluding all lands and interests therein
        which are located within a conservation system unit as defined
        in the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act section
        102(4).
    (b) Account.--
            (1) In general.--With respect to any Koniag Selection
        Rights for which an exchange has not been completed by October
        1, 2004 (hereafter in this section referred to as ``remaining
        selection rights''), the Secretary of the Treasury, in
        consultation with the Secretary, shall, notwithstanding any
        other provision of law, establish in the Treasury of the United
        States, an account to be known as the Koniag Account. Upon the
        relinquishment of the remaining selection rights to the United
        States, the Secretary shall credit the Koniag Account in the
        amount of the appraised value of the remaining selection
        rights.
            (2) Initial balance.--The initial balance of the Koniag
        Account shall be equal to the value of the selection rights as
        determined pursuant to section 3(b).
            (3) Use of account.--
                    (A) In general.--Amounts in the Koniag Account
                shall--
                            (i) be made available by the Secretary of
                        the Treasury to Koniag for bidding on and
                        purchasing property sold at public sale,
                        subject to the conditions described in this
                        paragraph; and
                            (ii) remain available until expended.
                    (B) Assignment.--
                            (i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii) and
                        notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
                        right to request the Secretary of the Treasury
                        to withdraw funds from the Koniag Account shall
                        be assignable in whole or in part by Koniag.
                            (ii) Notice of assignment.--No assignment
                        shall be recognized by the Secretary of the
                        Treasury until Koniag files written notice of
                        the assignment with the Secretary of the
                        Treasury and the Secretary.
                    (C) Bidding and purchasing.--
                            (i) In general.--Koniag may use the Koniag
                        Account to--
                                    (I) bid, in the same manner as any
                                other bidder, for any property at any
                                public sale by an agency; and
                                    (II) purchase the property in
                                accordance with applicable laws,
                                including the regulations of the agency
                                offering the property for sale.
                            (ii) Requirements for agencies.--In
                        conducting a transaction described in clause
                        (i), an agency shall accept, in the same manner
                        as cash, an amount tendered from the Koniag
                        Account.
                            (iii) Adjustment of balance.--The Secretary
                        of the Treasury shall adjust the balance of the
                        Koniag Account to reflect each transaction
                        under clause (i).
            (4) Special procedures.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in
        consultation with the Secretary, shall establish procedures to
        permit the Koniag Account to--
                    (A) receive deposits;
                    (B) make deposits into escrow when an escrow is
                required for the sale of any property; and
                    (C) reinstate to the Koniag Account any unused
                escrow deposits if a sale is not consummated.
    -(-b-) (c) Treatment of Amounts From Account.--The Secretary of the
Treasury shall--
            (1) deem as a cash payment any amount tendered from the
        Koniag Account and received by an agency as a proceed from a
        public sale of property; and
            (2) make any transfer necessary to permit the agency to use
        the proceed in the event an agency is authorized by law to use
        the proceed for a specific purpose.
    -(-c-) (d) Requirement for the Administration of Sales.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of
        the Treasury and the heads of agencies shall administer sales
        described in subsection (a)(3)(C) in the same manner as is
        provided for any other Alaska Native Corporation that--
                    (A) is authorized by law as of the date of
                enactment of this Act; and
                    (B) has an account similar to the Koniag Account
                for bidding on and purchasing property sold for public
                sale.
            (2) Prohibition.--Amounts in an account established for the
        benefit of a specific Alaska Native Corporation may not be used
        to satisfy the property purchase obligations of any other
        Alaska Native Corporation.
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    (e) Revenues.--The Koniag Account shall be deemed to be an interest
in the subsurface for purposes of section 7(i) of the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).

SEC. 5. CERTAIN CONVEYANCES.

    (a) Interests in Land.--For the purpose of section 21(c) of the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1620(c)), the following
shall be deemed to be an interest in land:
            (1) The establishment of the Koniag Account and the right
        of Koniag to request the Secretary of the Treasury to withdraw
        funds from the Koniag Account.
            (2) The receipt by a Settlement Trust (as defined in
        section 3(t) of such Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(t)) of a conveyance by
        Koniag of any right in the Koniag Account.
    (b) Authority to Appoint Trustees.--In establishing a Settlement
Trust under section 39 of such Act (43 U.S.C. 1629e), Koniag may
delegate the authority granted to Koniag under subsection (b)(2) of
such section to any entity that Koniag may select without affecting the
status of the Settlement Trust under this section.
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Summary: Alaska Peninsula Subsurface Consolidation Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to determine the value of rights granted to Koniag, Incorporated, purusant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to receive title to the oil and gas rights and other interests in the subsurface estate of specified public lands in Alaska which Koniag possesses within the boundaries of Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge, and Becharof National Wildlife Refuge. Specifies that the value of such rights shall be equal to the fair market value of: (1) the oil and gas interests in the lands that are the subject of the selection rights. And (2) in the case of the lands for which Koniag is to receive the entire subsurface estate, the subsurface estate of the lands that are the subject of such rights. Directs the Secretary and Koniag to meet to select a qualified appraiser to conduct an appraisal of the selection rights in conformity with the standards of the Appraisal Foundation of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, utilizing a risk adjusted discounted cash flow methodology. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) submission of the appraisal report, (2) determination of the value of the selection rights. And (3) an alternative determination of value if Koniag disagrees with the value determined by the Secretary. Directs: (1) the Secretary to enter into negotiations for an agreement to exchange Federal lands in Alaska for the Koniag selection rights. And (2) the Secretary of the Treasury, regarding any such rights for which an exchange has not been completed by October 1, 2004, to establish within the Treasury the Koniag Account and, upon relinquishment of such remaining rights to the United States, to credit the Account in the amount of the appraised value of such rights. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make amounts in the Account available to Koniag for bidding on and purchasing property sold at public sale.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation Security Technology
Innovation Reform Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the
        Transportation Security Administration.
            (2) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
        Administrator of the Administration.
            (3) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on
        Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
        Senate.
            (4) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
        Department of Homeland Security.

SEC. 3. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INTEGRATION FACILITY.

    (a) In General.--There is established in the Administration a
Transportation Security Administration Systems Integration Facility
(TSIF) for the purposes of testing and evaluating advanced
transportation security screening technologies related to the mission
of the Administration. The TSIF shall--
            (1) evaluate such technologies to enhance the security of
        transportation systems through screening and threat mitigation
        and detection;
            (2) conduct testing of such technologies to support
        identified mission needs of the Administration and to meet
        requirements for acquisitions and procurement;
            (3) to the extent practicable, provide original equipment
        manufacturers with test plans to minimize requirement
        interpretation disputes and adhere to provided test plans;
            (4) collaborate with other technical laboratories and
        facilities for purposes of augmenting TSIF's capabilities;
            (5) deliver advanced transportation security screening
        technologies that enhance the overall security of domestic
        transportation systems; and
            (6) to the extent practicable, provide funding and promote
        efforts to enable participation by a small business concern (as
        such term is described under section 3 of the Small Business
        Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) that has an advanced technology or
        capability but does not have adequate resources to participate
        in testing and evaluation processes.
    (b) Staffing and Resource Allocation.--The Administrator shall
ensure adequate staffing and resource allocations for the TSIF in a
manner which--
            (1) prevents unnecessary delays in testing and evaluating
        advanced transportation security screening technologies for
        acquisitions and procurement determinations;
            (2) ensures the issuance of final paperwork certification
        does not exceed 45 days after the conclusion of such testing
        and evaluation; and
            (3) collaborates with technology stakeholders to close
        capabilities gaps in transportation security.
    (c) Timeframe.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator shall notify the
        appropriate congressional committees whenever testing and
        evaluation by TSIF of an advanced transportation security
        screening technology under this section exceeds 180 days as
        determined from the date on which the owner of such technology
        turned over such technology to the Administration after
        installation for testing and evaluation purposes, as evidenced
        by a signed Test Readiness Notification from such owner to the
        Administration. Such notification shall include--
                    (A) information relating to the arrival date of
                such technology;
                    (B) reasons why the testing and evaluation process
                has exceeded 180 days; and
                    (C) an estimated time for completion of such
                testing and evaluation.
            (2) Retesting and evaluation.--Advanced transportation
        security screening technology that fails testing and evaluation
        by the TSIF may be retested and evaluated.
    (d) Relationship to Other Department Entities and Federal
Agencies.--The authority of the Administrator under this title shall
not affect the authorities or responsibilities of any officer of the
Department or of any officer of any other department or agency of the
United States with respect to research, development, testing, and
evaluation, including the authorities and responsibilities of the
Undersecretary for Science and Technology of the Department and the
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office of the Department.

SEC. 4. REVIEW OF TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITIONS PROCESS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall, in coordination with
relevant officials of the Department, conduct a review of existing
advanced transportation security screening technology development,
acquisitions, and procurement practices within the Administration. Such
review shall include--
            (1) identifying process delays and bottlenecks within the
        Department and the Administration regarding how such technology
        is identified, developed, acquired, and deployed;
            (2) assessing whether the Administration can better
        leverage existing resources or processes of the Department for
        the purposes of technology innovation and development;
            (3) assessing whether the Administration can further
        encourage innovation and competition among technology
        stakeholders, including through increased participation of and
        funding for small business concerns (as such term is described
        under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632));
            (4) identifying best practices of other Department
        components or United States Government entities; and
            (5) a plan to address problems and challenges identified by
        such review.
    (b) Briefing.--The Administrator shall provide to the appropriate
congressional committees a briefing on the findings of the review
required under this section and a plan to address problems and
challenges identified by such review.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITIONS AND PROCUREMENT ENHANCEMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator shall--
            (1) engage in outreach, coordination, and collaboration
        with transportation stakeholders to identify and foster
        innovation of new advanced transportation security screening
        technologies;
            (2) streamline the overall technology development, testing,
        evaluation, acquisitions, procurement, and deployment processes
        of the Administration; and
            (3) ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of such
        processes.

SEC. 6. ASSESSMENT.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Chief
Privacy Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, shall submit to
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
Senate a compliance assessment of the Transportation Security
Administration's acquisition process relating to the health and safety
risks associated with implementation of screening technologies.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 25, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Summary: Transportation Security Technology Innovation Reform Act of 2018 This bill establishes in the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) a Transportation Security Administration Systems Integration Facility (TSIF) for the purpose of testing and evaluating advanced transportation security screening technologies related to the mission of the TSA. The TSA shall notify Congress whenever testing and evaluation by the TSIF of an advanced transportation security screening technology exceeds 180 days. The TSA shall review existing advanced transportation security screening technology development, acquisitions, and procurement practices within the TSA. The TSA shall: (1) engage in outreach, coordination, and collaboration with transportation stakeholders to identify and foster innovation of new advanced transportation security screening technologies. (2) streamline the overall technology development, testing, evaluation, acquisitions, procurement, and deployment processes of the TSA. And (3) ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of such processes. The Department of Homeland Security shall submit to the congressional homeland security committees a compliance assessment of TSA's acquisition process relating to the health and safety risks associated with implementation of screening technologies.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lorton Correctional Complex Closure
Act''.

SEC. 2. CLOSURE OF THE LORTON CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not
later than 6 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, all
real property and improvements thereon comprising the Lorton
Correctional Complex as of the date of the enactment of this Act (other
than any such property retained by the District of Columbia under the
Implementation Plan described in section 4) shall be transferred to the
Administrator of General Services for disposal in accordance with the
Implementation Plan described in section 4.
    (b) Prohibiting Placement of Future District of Columbia Prison
Facilities in Virginia.--No prison, penitentiary, jail, correctional
institution, or related facility of the District of Columbia may be
established in the Commonwealth of Virginia after the date of the
enactment of this Act without the approval of the Governor of Virginia.

SEC. 3. INCARCERATION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FELONS.

    (a) Transfer to Federal Custody.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
        law, any District of Columbia felon who is committed to the
        custody of the Attorney General for a term of imprisonment on
        or after the date of the enactment of this Act shall be
        incarcerated in a facility designated by the Director of the
        Bureau of Prisons, in accordance with such rules as the
        Attorney General may establish to assure that the treatment of
        District of Columbia felons is similar to the treatment of
        other individuals under the control of the Director of the
        Bureau of Prisons.
            (2) Transition rule.--In the case of an individual
        convicted of a felony in the Superior Court of the District of
        Columbia who is under the custody and control of the Director
        of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections as of the
        date of the enactment of this Act, the individual shall be
        transferred to the control of the Director of the Bureau of
        Prisons not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment
        of this Act.
            (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 4042 of title 18, United
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
                (4);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
                (5) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                paragraph:
            ``(6) provide suitable quarters and provide for the
        safekeeping, care and subsistence and for the protection,
        instruction and discipline of all District of Columbia felons
        (as defined in section 3(b) of the Lorton Correctional Complex
        Closure Act) who are sentenced to death or committed to the
        custody of the Attorney General for a term of imprisonment.''.
    (b) District of Columbia Felon Defined.--The term ``District of
Columbia felon'' means an individual convicted in the Superior Court of
the District of Columbia of an offense punishable by death or
imprisonment for a term exceeding one year (without regard to the
sentence actually imposed), but does not include any individual
convicted in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia of a
misdemeanor offense, as a juvenile offender, or any person detained
pending trial in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

    (a) Description of Plan.--In accordance with the process described
in subsection (b), not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall
submit to Congress an Implementation Plan for the closure of the Lorton
Correctional Complex which shall identify actions with respect to each
of the following:
            (1) The future use of the land on which the Complex is
        located, including (if appropriate) plans for a regional park
        at the site.
            (2) The need to address the impact of such future uses on
        local and regional transportation resources.
            (3) If appropriate, the transfer of real property and
        improvements thereon to Federal agencies (including the Bureau
        of Prisons) for Federal use, the Government of the District of
        Columbia, or any other governmental entity.
            (4) If appropriate, the disposal of real property or
        improvements thereon.
            (5) Changes in law or regulation necessary to effect the
        purposes of this Act and the closure of the Lorton Correctional
        Complex.
            (6) Such other actions as considered appropriate by the
        Administrator to effectively implement this Act.
    (b) Process for Submission of Final Implementation Plan.--
            (1) Development and submission of initial proposal by
        commission.--Not later than 13 months after the date of the
        enactment of the Act, the Commission shall develop and submit
        to the Administrator a proposal for the Implementation Plan.
            (2) Review of commission proposal.--Not later than 4 months
        after receiving the proposal for the Implementation Plan from
        the Commission under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall
        submit a proposal for the Plan to the Commission for comment
        and review.
            (3) Comments of commission.--During the 1-month period
        beginning on the date the Administrator submits the proposed
        final Implementation Plan to the Commission under paragraph
        (2), the Commission and each of its members may submit comments
        on the Plan to the Administrator. Any comments made by the
        Commission or any individual commissioner shall be transmitted
        by the Administrator with the final Implementation Plan under
        paragraph (4).
            (4) Submission of final plan.--Not later than 18 months
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator
        shall submit to Congress the final Implementation Plan for the
        closure of the Lorton Correctional Complex.
    (c) Automatic Implementation of Plan.--The Implementation Plan
submitted by the Administrator under subsection (b)(4) shall take
effect at the end of the 60-day period beginning on the day such plan
is transmitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
President of the Senate.

SEC. 5. COMMISSION ON CLOSURE OF LORTON CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a commission to be
known as the Commission on Closure of the Lorton Correctional Complex.
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) Number and appointment.--The Commission shall be
        composed of 11 members appointed not later than 1 month after
        the date of the enactment of this Act as follows:
                    (A) The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors shall
                appoint 5 members, one of which shall be specially
                qualified by training and experience in matters
                relating to regional transportation problems and
                issues.
                    (B) The Prince William County Board of Supervisors
                shall appoint 3 members.
                    (C) The Mayor of the District of Columbia, with the
                advice and consent of the District of Columbia City
                Council, shall appoint 2 members.
                    (D) The Administrator shall serve as an ex officio
                member.
            (2) Continuation of membership.--
                    (A) General rule.--Except as provided in
                subparagraph (B), if a member was appointed to the
                Commission because the member was an officer or
                employee of any government or if a member is appointed
                to the Commission and later becomes an officer or
                employee of a government, the member may continue
                service on the Commission for not longer than the 30-
                day period beginning on the date the member ceases to
                be such an officer or employee or becomes such an
                officer or employee, as the case may be.
                    (B) Exception.--Service as a member of the
                Commission shall not be discontinued pursuant to
                subparagraph (A) in the case of a member who has served
                on the Commission for not less than 3 months.
            (3) Terms.--Each member of the Commission shall be
        appointed for the life of the Commission.
            (4) Vacancies.--Any member appointed to fill a vacancy
        occurring before the expiration of the term for which the
        member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for
the remainder of that term, except that a member may serve after the
expiration of that member's term until a successor has taken office. A
vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the
original appointment was made.
            (5) Compensation.--No member of the Commission may receive
        additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of service on
        the Commission.
            (6) Quorum.--6 members of the Commission shall constitute a
        quorum but a lesser number may hold hearings.
            (7) Chairperson; vice chairperson.--The Chairperson and
        Vice Chairperson of the Commission shall be elected by a
        majority of the members of the Commission.
    (c) Director and Staff; Experts and Consultants.--
            (1) Director.--The Commission shall, without regard to
        section 5311(b) of title 5, United States Code, have a Director
        who shall be appointed by the Commission and paid at the rate
        of basic pay payable for Level III of the Executive Schedule.
            (2) Appointment and pay of staff.--The Commission may
        appoint such personnel as it considers appropriate without
        regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
        governing appointment to the competitive service. Such
        personnel shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of
        chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United
        States Code, relating to classification and General Schedule
        pay rates.
            (3) Experts and consultants.--The Commission may procure
        temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of
        title 5, United States Code.
            (4) Staff of federal agencies.--Upon request of the
        Commission, the head of any Federal department or agency may
        detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that
        department or agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying
        out its duties.
    (d) Powers.--
            (1) Hearings and sessions.--
                    (A) In general.--The Commission may hold hearings,
                sit and act at times and places, take testimony, and
                receive evidence as the Commission considers
                appropriate to carry out its duties under this Act. The
Commission may administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses appearing
before it.
                    (B) Maximization of local involvement.--The
                Commission shall hold its hearings in a place and
                manner which maximizes local community involvement,
                input, and participation.
            (2) Powers of members and agents.--Any member or agent of
        the Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any
        action which the Commission is authorized to take by this
        section.
            (3) Information.--The Commission may secure directly from
        any department or agency of the United States any information
        necessary to enable it to carry out its duties under this Act.
        Upon request of the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of the
        Commission, the head of that department or agency shall furnish
        that information to the Commission to the extent otherwise
        permitted by law.
            (4) Gifts and donations.--The Commission may accept, use,
        and dispose of gifts or donations of services or property.
            (5) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails
        in the same manner and under the same conditions as other
        departments and agencies of the United States.
            (6) Administrative support services.--The Administrator
        shall provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, such
        administrative support services as the Commission may request.
    (e) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 30 days after
submitting its final comments pursuant to section 4(b)(3).
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Commission for carrying out its duties under this
Act an amount not to exceed $200,000.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
        Administrator of General Services or the Administrator's
        designated representative.
            (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the
        Commission on Closure of the Lorton Correctional Complex
        established under section 5(a).
            (3) Lorton correctional complex.--The term ``Lorton
        Correctional Complex'' means any District of Columbia
        correctional, reformatory, or related facility which is located
        in the Commonwealth of Virginia and which is operated under the
        authority, control, supervision or management of the District
        of Columbia Department of Corrections, the Mayor of the
        District of Columbia, or any other agency or official of the
        District of Columbia.
            (4) Implementation plan.--The term ``Implementation Plan''
        means the Implementation Plan described in section 4.

Summary: Lorton Correctional Complex Closure Act - Transfers the Lorton Correctional Complex to the Administrator of General Services for disposal in accordance with an implementation plan for the closure of the Complex. Prohibits the establishment of any future District of Columbia (DC) prison facility in Virginia without the approval of the Governor of Virginia. Directs that any DC felon who is committed to the custody of the Attorney General for a term of imprisonment on or after the enactment date of this Act be incarcerated in a facility designated by the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, in accordance with such rules as the Attorney General may establish to assure that the treatment of such felons is similar to that of others under the control of the Director. Sets forth transition provisions. Requires the Administrator to submit to the Congress an implementation plan for the closure of the Complex which shall identify actions with respect to the future use of the land on which the Complex is located and other specified issues. Establishes a Commission on Closure of the Lorton Correctional Complex. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) a process for submission of the final implementation plan, (2) review of the Commission's proposal. (3) comments by the Commission and its members on the plan to the Administrator, (4) submission of a final plan, (5) automatic implementation of the plan. (6) membership, terms, vacancies, compensation, powers, and termination of the Commission. And (7) staff, experts, and consultants to the Commission. Authorizes appropriations.

Lorton Correctional Complex Closure Act


SECTION 1. PREPAYMENT OF DEVELOPMENT COMPANY 0DEBENTURES.

    (a) In General.--Title V of the Small Business Investment Act of
1958 (15 U.S.C. 695, et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:

``SEC. 507. PREPAYMENT OF DEVELOPMENT COMPANY DEBENTURES.

    ``(a) In General.--(1) If the requirements of subsection (b) are
met and subject to the availability of appropriations, the issuer of a
debenture purchased by the Federal Financing Bank and guaranteed by the
Administration under section 503 may, at the election of the borrower
whose loan secures such debenture and with the approval of the
Administration, prepay such debenture by paying to the Federal
Financing Bank the amount that is equal to the sum of the unpaid
principal balance due on the debenture on the date of the prepayment
(plus accrued interest at the coupon rate on the debenture) and the
amount of the repurchase premium described in paragraph (2)(A). The
Administration shall pay to the Federal Financing Bank the difference
between the repurchase premium paid by the issuer of the debenture
under this subsection and the repurchase premium that the Federal
Financing Bank would otherwise have received.
    ``(2)(A) The amount of the repurchase premium described in this
paragraph is the product of--
            ``(i) the unpaid principal balance due on the debenture on
        the date of prepayment;
            ``(ii) the interest rate of the debenture; and
            ``(iii) the factor `P', as determined under subparagraph
        (B).
    ``(B) for purposes of subparagraph (A)(iii), the factor `P' means
the applicable percent determined in accordance with the following
table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            Applicable percent
  ``Year in which prepayment of  ---------------------------------------
 debenture is made (from date of   10-year   15-year   20-year   25-year
       original issuance)           term      term      term      term
                                    loan      loan      loan      loan
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1...............................      1.00      1.00      1.00      1.00
2...............................       .80       .85       .90       .92
3...............................       .60       .70       .80       .84
4...............................       .40       .55       .70       .76
5...............................       .20       .40       .60       .68
6...............................         0       .25       .50       .60
7...............................         0       .10       .40       .52
8...............................         0         0       .30       .44
9...............................         0         0       .20       .36
10..............................         0         0       .10       .28
11..............................         0         0         0       .20
12..............................         0         0         0       .12
13..............................         0         0         0       .04
14 through 25...................         0         0         0         0
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    ``(b) Requirements.--The requirements of this subsection are met
if--
            ``(1) the debenture is outstanding and neither the loan
        that secures the debenture nor the debenture is in default on
        the date the prepayment is made;
            ``(2) State or personal funds, which may include
        refinancing under the programs authorized by sections 504 and
        505 of this Act, are used to prepay the debenture; and
            ``(3) the issuer certifies that the benefits, net of fees
        and expenses authorized herein, associated with prepayment of
        the debenture are entirely passed through to the borrower.
    ``(c) No fees or penalties other than those specified in this
section may be imposed as a condition of such prepayment against the
issuer or the borrower, or the Administration or any fund or account
administered by the Administration, except as provided in this Act.
    ``(d) The refinancing of debentures authorized by paragraph (b)(2)
of this section under section 504 of this Act shall be limited to only
such amounts as are needed to prepay existing debentures and shall be
subject to all of the other provisions of sections 504 and 505 of this
Act and the rules and regulations of the Administration promulgated
thereunder, including, but not limited to, rules and regulations
governing payment of authorized expenses and commissions, fees and
discounts to brokers and dealers in trust certificates issued pursuant
to section 505: Provided, however, That no applicant for refinancing
under section 504 of this Act need demonstrate that a requisite number
of jobs will be created with the proceeds of such refinancing.''
    Sec. 2. (a) The provisions of this Act are exercisable at the
option of the borrower.
    (b) Any new credit or spending authority provided for in this Act
is subject to amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
    (c) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
    (d) Within 30 days of the effective date of this Act, the
Administration shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary,
including establishing an order of priority to accomplish the
provisions of this Act.
    (e) Subsection 504(b) of this Act is hereby repealed, subsection
504(a) is renumbered as section 504, and paragraphs (1) through (3) of
subsection 504(a) are renumbered as subsections 504 (a) through (c).

Summary: Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to permit a qualified State or local development company that issues a debenture purchased by the Federal Financing Bank and guaranteed by the Small Business Administration, at the election of the small business borrower whose loan secures such debenture and with the Administrators approval, to prepay the debenture by payment to the Bank of the unpaid principal balance, accrued interest, and repurchase premium amount . Prohibits any fees or penalties from being imposed against the issuer, borrower, or the Administration as a condition of prepayment under this Act. Authorizes appropriations.

A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to permit prepayment of debentures issued by State and local development companies.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stepping Up to STEM Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Technology and the Internet have transformed nearly
        every aspect of both the global economy and our daily lives. In
        a technology-rich world, no amount of memorizing information
        will make a student competitive in the global labor market.
        America needs an education system that supports students from
        all walks of life in becoming inquisitive, resourceful thinkers
        who use technology to pursue knowledge, collaborate across
        geographic and cultural boundaries, acquire new skills, and
        solve complex problems.
            (2) Equality and equity of access is more than access to
        the same hardware, software, and broadband connections. It
        includes access to the best digital learning resources and
        access to teachers who know how to orchestrate the use of these
        resources in ways that inspire students and produce better
        learning outcomes.
            (3) Technology by itself will not improve student outcomes.
        What is needed are carefully designed innovations that include
        not just technology but also good learning content, effective
        instructional strategies, supports for teachers and school
        systems figuring out how to use the new approach, and the
        capacity to collect, analyze and reflect on data that will show
        whether or not the innovation is having the intended effects.
            (4) Effective learning technology implementations
        addressing the challenging aspects of language arts,
        mathematics and science that all students are expected to
        master. This will require partnerships among education
        agencies, education researchers, and technology developers with
        the common goal of harnessing technology to provide
        opportunities for deeper learning to students who would not
        otherwise experience them.

SEC. 3. OFFICE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS
              EDUCATION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

    (a) Assistant Secretary.--Section 202 of the Department of
Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3412) is amended in subsection
(b)(1)--
            (1) in subparagraph (E) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as (G); and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
                    ``(F) an Assistant Secretary for Science,
                Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education (in
                this Act referred to as the `Assistant Secretary for
                STEM Education'); and''.
    (b) Office.--Title II of the Department of Education Organization
Act (20 U.S.C. 3411 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

``SEC. 221. OFFICE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS
              EDUCATION.

    ``(a) In General.--There shall be in the Department of Education an
Office of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education
(in this section referred to as the `Office of STEM Education'), to be
administered by the Assistant Secretary for STEM Education appointed
under section 202(b).
    ``(b) Responsibilities.--The Assistant Secretary of STEM Education,
acting through the Office, shall serve as the principal advisor to the
Secretary on matters affecting science, technology, engineering, and
math education, and shall administer such functions representing STEM
education, including the coordination of STEM activities and programs
across Federal agencies.
    ``(c) Evaluation and Report.--The Assistant Secretary for STEM
Education shall conduct an independent evaluation, through grant or by
contract, of the STEM education programs administered by the
Department, at least every 5 years, which shall include--
            ``(1) conducting an assessment of STEM education activities
        within the Department by using the evaluations and reports of
        these programs to determine these programs' impact on--
                    ``(A) the quantity of students taking advanced
                placement in STEM areas and seeking STEM degrees;
                    ``(B) the quantity of students exposed to STEM
                content in the hours outside of the regular school day;
                    ``(C) student academic achievement in mathematics
                and science; and
                    ``(D) the increased number of highly qualified STEM
                teachers, STEM content coaches, and STEM master
                educators; and
            ``(2) the preparation and submission of a report on the
        results of the evaluation described in paragraph (1) to the
        Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
        Senate, the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the
        Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of
        Representatives, and the Committees on Appropriations of the
        Senate and the House of Representatives.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated $1,500,000 to carry out this section for fiscal year 2014
and such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year thereafter.''.

SEC. 4. ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR EDUCATION.

    Title II of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C.
3411 et seq.), as amended by section 2 of this Act, is further amended
by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 222. ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR EDUCATION.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department an Advanced
Research Projects Agency for Education (referred to in this section as
`ARPA-ED').
    ``(b) Purposes.--ARPA-ED is established under this section for the
purposes of pursuing breakthrough research and development in
educational technology and providing the effective use of the
technology to improve achievement for all students, by--
            ``(1) integrating STEM related content areas including
        science, technology, computer science, engineering design,
        mathematics and computational thinking;
            ``(2) identifying and promoting revolutionary advances in
        fundamental and applied sciences and engineering that could be
        translated into new learning technologies;
            ``(3) developing novel learning technologies, and the
        enabling processes and contexts for effective use of those
        technologies;
            ``(4) developing, testing, and evaluating the impact and
        efficacy of those technologies;
            ``(5) developing educational technology innovations
        including data analytic tools that help State educational
        agencies and local educational agencies with reporting required
        under Federal accountability mandates;
            ``(6) accelerating transformational technological advances
        in areas in which the private sector, by itself, is not likely
        to accelerate such advances because of difficulties in
        implementation or adoption, or technical and market
        uncertainty;
            ``(7) coordinating activities with nongovernmental entities
        to demonstrate technologies and research applications to
        facilitate technology transfer; and
            ``(8) encouraging educational research using new
        technologies and the data produced by the technologies.
    ``(c) Coordination.--
            ``(1) The Agency shall work closely and collaboratively
        between agencies in order to maximize the Federal effort and
        investment to the Project.
            ``(2) The Agency shall work with the National Science
        Foundation's Cyber Learning Program.
    ``(d) Authorities of Secretary.--The Secretary is authorized to--
            ``(1) appoint a Director, who shall be responsible for
        carrying out the purposes of ARPA-ED, as described in
        subsection (b), and such additional functions as the Secretary
        may prescribe;
            ``(2) establish processes for the development and execution
        of projects and the solicitation of entities to carry out the
        projects in a manner that is--
                    ``(A) tailored to the purposes of ARPA-ED and not
                constrained by other Department-wide administrative
                requirements that could detract from achieving program
                results; and
                    ``(B) designed to heighten transparency, and
                public- and private-sector involvement, to ensure that
                investments are made in the most promising areas;
            ``(3) award grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and
        cash prizes, and enter into other transactions (in accordance
        with such regulations as the Secretary may establish regarding
        other transactions);
            ``(4) obtain independent, periodic, rigorous evaluations,
        as appropriate, of--
                    ``(A) the effectiveness of the processes ARPA-ED is
                using to achieve its purposes; and
                    ``(B) the effectiveness of individual projects
                assisted by ARPA-ED, using evidence standards developed
                in consultation with the Institute of Education
                Sciences, and the suitability of ongoing projects
                assisted by ARPA-ED for further investment or increased
                scale; and
            ``(5) disseminate, through the comprehensive centers
        established under section 203 of the Educational Technical
        Assistance Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9602), the regional
        educational laboratories system established under section 174
        of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9564),
        or such other means as the Secretary determines to be
        appropriate, information on effective practices and
        technologies developed with ARPA-ED support.
    ``(e) Evaluation Funds.--The Secretary may use funds made available
for ARPA-ED to pay the cost of the evaluations under subsection (c)(6).
    ``(f) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, any advisory committee convened by the Secretary to
provide advice with respect to this section shall be exempt from the
requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) and
the definition of `employee' in section 2105 of title 5, United States
Code, shall not be considered to include any appointee to such a
committee.
    ``(g) Nonduplication.--To the maximum extent practicable, the
Secretary shall ensure that grants, contracts, cooperative agreements,
cash prizes, or other assistance or arrangements awarded or entered
into pursuant to this section that are designed to carry out the
purposes of ARPA-ED do not duplicate activities under programs carried
out under Federal law other than this section by the Department or
other Federal agencies.''.

SEC. 5. STATE NETWORKS AND CONSORTIA ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
              ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION.

    (a) In General.--From amounts made available to carry out this
section, the Secretary of Education shall make grants to eligible
networks to expand STEM education.
    (b) Eligible Network Defined.--In this section, the term ``eligible
network'' means a State-based STEM network or similar organization,
which--
            (1) may include the participation of State officials,
        educators, administrators, afterschool providers, out of school
        time educators, parents, industry leaders, philanthropists, and
        representatives from the STEM communities;
            (2) aims to increase student achievement and experiences in
        the STEM disciplines at the elementary schools and secondary
        schools in its State, and out of school programs and
        particularly for students with a high concentration of
        historically under represented students and at rural schools
        (within the meaning of part B of title VI of the Elementary and
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.)); and
            (3) aims to increase the number of quality afterschool
        programs offering STEM learning opportunities, particularly for
        students from populations traditionally under-represented in
        the STEM fields.
    (c) Eligible Network Application.--
            (1) In general.--An eligible network seeking a grant under
        this section shall submit an application at such time, in such
        manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
        reasonably require.
            (2) Matching requirement.--In order to receive a grant
        under this section, an eligible network shall agree to provide,
        either directly or through private contributions, non-Federal
        matching funds equal to not less than 30 percent of the amount
        of the grant.
    (d) Uses of Funds.--Each eligible network receiving a grant under
this section shall use the funds to carry out one or more of the
following:
            (1) Testing, validating, sharing, and scaling up STEM
        education research, promising practices, and exemplary programs
        among members of the network and with other eligible networks
        receiving grants under this section.
            (2) Identifying points of weakness and strength among State
        STEM education efforts, prioritizing strategies for addressing
        problem areas, and communicating State needs to the Secretary.
            (3) Assisting in the implementation of rigorous career and
        college ready standards in STEM education for grades
        prekindergarten through grade 12 that reflect and take into
        consideration--
                    (A) career and college ready standards in STEM
                disciplines;
                    (B) established international standards and 21st
                century skills that include critical thinking, problem
                solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and
                innovation;
                    (C) the needs of English language learners and
                special education students; and
                    (D) the need to increase STEM literacy of
                prekindergarten through grade 12 students.
            (4) Assisting the development of innovative STEM
        assessments that measure interest, engagement, and content
        proficiency.
            (5) Supporting the implementation of STEM assessments that
        measure career and college ready standards.
            (6) Promoting and developing rigorous undergraduate pre-
        service teacher programs in institutions of higher education
        that emphasize STEM content with emphasis on the elementary
        educator.
            (7) Promoting and developing curriculum tools and
        professional development for STEM educators both in school and
        out of school.
            (8) Developing STEM career pathways that reflect the
        projected STEM workforce needs of the 21st century that may
        include mentoring programs and STEM professional outreach.
            (9) Developing STEM-related education and workforce
        training programs in secondary schools and community colleges
        to reflect the needs of the local community.
            (10) Developing systems for the implementation of expanded
        learning opportunities on school sites to enhance STEM
        education inside and outside of the classroom.
            (11) Promoting, supporting, and designing programs that
        develop STEM content coaches and master educators in order to
        strengthen core competencies of the classroom practitioner.
    (e) Evaluation and Report.--Not later than 2 years after receiving
a grant under this section, each eligible network receiving such a
grant shall--
            (1) conduct periodic independent evaluations, by grant or
        by contract, of the eligible network's effectiveness at
        accomplishing the activities described in this section, which
        shall include an assessment of the impact of such activities on
        STEM teaching and learning; and
            (2) prepare and submit a report on the results of each
        evaluation described in paragraph (1) to the Secretary and make
        for dissemination to other STEM Networks.
    (f) Prohibitions.--In implementing this section, the Secretary may
not--
            (1) endorse, approve, or sanction any STEM curriculum
        designed for use in any elementary school, secondary school, or
        institution of higher education; or
            (2) engage in oversight, technical assistance, or
        activities that will require the adoption of a specific STEM
        program or instructional materials by a State, local
        educational agency, or school.
    (g) Total Amount of Grants.--The total amount of grants made under
this section in any fiscal year may not exceed $20,000,000.
    (h) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The terms ``elementary school'', ``local educational
        agency'', ``secondary school'', and ``State educational
        agency'' have the meanings given such terms in section 9101 of
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
        7801).
            (2) The term ``high concentration of low-income students''
        has the meaning given such term in section 1707 of the
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
        6537).
            (3) The term ``institution of higher education'' has the
        meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
            (4) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
        Education.
            (5) The term ``State'' means each of the several States of
        the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
        of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana
        Islands, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands.
            (6) The term ``STEM'' means science, technology,
        engineering, and mathematics.
            (7) The term ``21st century readiness initiative'' means
        any initiative that--
                    (A) embeds core academic subjects with critical
                skills; and
                    (B) is focused on ensuring that students are
                prepared for postsecondary education and careers, upon
                graduation from secondary school.

Summary: Stepping Up to STEM Act of 2013 - Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish the Office of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education within the Department of Education to administer STEM education. Directs the Office of STEM Education to conduct an independent evaluation of the Department's STEM Education programs at least once every five years. Establishes an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Education (ARPA-ED) within the Department to pursue breakthrough research and development in educational technology and to facilitate the effective use of that technology to improve student achievement. Directs the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to state-based STEM networks or similar organizations of STEM stakeholders to increase students' achievement in the STEM disciplines in elementary and secondary schools and in out of school and afterschool programs. Includes among grant uses: testing, sharing, and scaling up STEM education research, promising practices, and exemplary programs. Identifying state STEM education weaknesses and prioritizing strategies to address them, implementing rigorous career and college ready standards in STEM education. Developing and implementing innovative STEM assessments that measure student progress toward those career and college ready standards, promoting and developing pre- and in-service STEM teacher training. Developing STEM career pathways and workforce education and training programs that reflect 21st century workforce needs. Facilitating the implementation of expanded STEM learning opportunities on school sites. And promoting, supporting, and designing programs that develop STEM content coaches and master educators in order to strengthen core competencies of the classroom practitioner. Requires grantees to conduct periodic independent evaluations of their effectiveness in accomplishing those activities. Prohibits the Secretary from: (1) endorsing or approving any STEM curriculum designed for use in an elementary school, secondary school, or institution of higher education. Or (2) requiring a state, local educational agency, or school to adopt a specific STEM program or instructional materials.

Stepping Up to STEM Act of 2013