SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that the conveyance of the Properties described in
section 4(b) to the Lessees of those Properties for fair market value
would have the beneficial results of--
            (1) reducing Pick-Sloan project debt for the Canyon Ferry
        Unit;
            (2) providing a permanent source of funding for projects
        that develop and maintain public recreation, and that conserve
        and enhance fish and wildlife opportunities in the State of
        Montana;
            (3) eliminating Federal payments in lieu of taxes and
        associated management expenditures in connection with the
        Government's ownership of the Properties while increasing local
        tax revenues from the new owners; and
            (4) eliminating expensive and contentious disputes between
        the Secretary and leaseholders while ensuring that the Federal
        Government receives full and fair value for the acquisition of
        the Properties.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to establish terms and conditions under
which the Secretary of the Interior shall, for fair market value,
convey certain Properties around Canyon Ferry Reservoir, Montana, to
the Lessees of those Properties.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) CFRA.--The term ``CFRA'' means the Canyon Ferry
        Recreation Association, Incorporated, a Montana corporation.
            (2) Lessee.--The term ``Lessee'' means the leaseholder of 1
        of the Properties described in section 4(b) on the date of
        enactment of this Act and the leaseholder's heirs, executors,
        and assigns of their leasehold interest.
            (3) Property.--The term ``Property'' means any 1 of the
        cabin sites described in section 4(b).
            (4) Properties.--The term ``Properties'' means all 265 of
        the cabin sites (and related parcels) described in section
        4(b).
            (5) Purchaser.--The term ``Purchaser'' means a person or
        entity, excluding CFRA, that purchases the 265 Properties under
        section 4.
            (6) Reservoir.--The term ``Reservoir'' means the Canyon
        Ferry Reservoir in the State of Montana.
            (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
            (8) Trust.--The term ``Trust'' means the Canyon Ferry Lake
        Trust described in section 6.

SEC. 4. SALE OF PROPERTIES.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (c) and notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Secretary shall sell at fair market value--
            (1) all right, title, and interest of the United States in
        and to all (but not fewer than all) of the Properties described
        in subsection (b), subject to valid existing rights; and
            (2) easements for--
                    (A) vehicular access to each Property;
                    (B) access to and the use of 1 dock per Property;
and
                    (C) access to and the use of all boathouses, ramps,
                retaining walls, and other improvements for which
                access is provided in the leases as of the date of this
                Act.
    (b) Description of Properties.--
            (1) In general.--The Properties to be conveyed are--
                    (A) the 265 cabin sites of the Bureau of
                Reclamation located along the northern portion of the
                Reservoir in portions of sections 2, 11, 12, 13, 15,
                22, 23, and 26, Township 10 North, Range 1 West; plus
                    (B) any small parcels contiguous to the Properties
                (not including shoreline land needed to provide public
                access to the shoreline of the Reservoir) that the
                Secretary determines should be conveyed in order to
                eliminate inholdings and facilitate administration of
                surrounding land remaining in Federal ownership.
            (2) Acreage; legal description.--The acreage and legal
        description, including any related parcels determined by the
        Secretary under (b)(1)(B) of this section, of each Property
        shall be agreed on by the Secretary and CFRA.
    (c) Purchase Process.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
                    (A) solicit sealed bids for the Properties;
                    (B) subject to paragraph (2), sell the Properties
                to the bidder that submits the highest bid above the
                minimum bid determined under paragraph (2); and
                    (C) no bid shall be accepted for less than all of
                the Properties in one bundle.
            (2) Minimum bid.--Before accepting bids, the Secretary, in
        consultation with CFRA, shall establish a minimum bid based on
        an appraisal of the fair market value of the Properties,
        exclusive of the value of private improvements made by the
        leaseholders before the date of the conveyance by means of an
        appraisal conducted in conformance with the Uniform Standards
        of Professional Appraisal Practice.
            (3) Right of first refusal.--If the highest bidder is other
        than CFRA, CFRA shall have the right to match the highest bid
        and purchase the Properties at a price equal to the amount of
        that bid.
    (d) Terms of Conveyance.--
            (1) Purchaser to extend option to purchase or to continue
        leasing.
                    (A) In general.--The Purchaser shall give each
                leaseholder of record of a Property conveyed under this
                section an option to purchase the Property at fair
                market value as determined in subsection (c)(2).
                    (B) Nonpurchasing lessees.--
                            (i) Right to continue lease.--A Lessee that
                        is unable or unwilling to purchase a Property
                        shall be permitted to continue to lease the
                        Property for fair market value rent under the
                        same terms and conditions as the existing
                        leases, including the right to renew the term
of the existing lease for 2 consecutive 5-year terms.
                            (ii) Compensation for improvements.--If a
                        Lessee declines to purchase a Property, the
                        Purchaser shall compensate the Lessee for the
                        fair market value, as determined pursuant to
                        customary appraisal procedures, of all
                        improvements made to the Property. The Lessee
                        may sell the improvements to Purchaser at any
                        time, but the sale shall be completed by the
                        final termination of the lease, after all
                        renewals as provided in clause (i).
            (2) Historical use.--The Purchaser shall honor the existing
        Property descriptions and historical use restrictions for the
        leaseholds.
            (3) CFRA purchases.--If CFRA should be the highest bidder,
        or match the highest bid, it may convey to the Trust in lieu of
        money, the title to any Property where the Lessee is unable or
        unwilling to purchase their Property.
                    (A) Continuation of leases.--
                            (i) In general.--A Lessee that is unable or
                        unwilling to purchase a leasehold shall be
                        permitted to continue to lease the Property
                        pursuant to the terms and conditions of the
                        lease, existing on the date of enactment of
                        this Act, from the Trust.
                            (ii) Rental payments.--All rents received
                        during the continuation of a lease under clause
                        (i) shall be paid to the Trust.
                            (iii) Limitation on right to transfer
                        lease.--Subject to valid existing rights, a
                        Lessee may not sell or otherwise assign or
                        transfer the leasehold without purchasing the
                        Property from the Trust and conveying the fee
                        interest in the Property.
                    (B) Conveyances by trust.--All conveyances by the
                Trust shall be a fair market value as determined by a
                new appraisal, but in no event may the Trust convey any
                Property to Lessee for an amount less than the value
                established for the leasehold by the appraisal
                conducted pursuant to subparagraph (c)(2).
    (e) Administrative Costs.--Any reasonable administrative cost
incurred by the Secretary incident to the conveyance under subsection
(a) shall be reimbursed by the Purchaser or CFRA.
    (f) Timing.--The Secretary shall make every effort to complete the
conveyance under subsection (a) not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act.
    (g) Closing.--Real estate closings to complete the conveyance under
subsection (a) may be staggered to facilitate the conveyance as agreed
to by the Secretary and the Purchaser or CFRA.
    (h) Conveyance to Lessee.--Where the Lessee will purchase the
Property from the Purchaser or CFRA, the Lessee may request the
Secretary to have the conveyance documents prepared in the Lessee's
name or names in order to minimize the time and documents required to
complete the closing for each Property.
    (i) Costs.--The Lessee shall reimburse CFRA for a proportionate
share of the costs to CFRA in completing the transactions contemplated
by this Act, including any interest charges.
    (j) Costs.--The Lessee shall reimburse the Trust for a
proportionate share of the costs to the Trust in completing the
transactions contemplated by this Act, including any interest charges.
In addition, the lessee shall reimburse the Trust for all costs,
including the new appraisal, associated with conveying the Property
from the Trust to the Lessee.

SEC. 5. AGREEMENT.

    (a) Requirement To Negotiate.--The Secretary, acting through the
Bureau of Reclamation, shall negotiate an agreement with the Broadwater
County, Montana, Board of Commissioners to transfer management of the
Silo's and White Earth recreation areas. The Secretary shall grant an
easement for an access road to these recreation areas.
    (b) Assessment of Need for Harbor.--Not later than 6 months after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through
the Bureau of Reclamation, shall assess the need for creating a harbor
adjacent to the eastern shore of the south half of the Reservoir.

SEC. 6. USE OF PROCEEDS.

    (a) In General.--Proceeds of conveyances under this Act shall be
available as follows:
            (1) 10 percent of the proceeds shall be applied by the
        Secretary of the Treasury to reduce the outstanding debt for
        the Pick-Sloan project at Canyon Ferry Reservoir.
            (2) 45 percent of the proceeds shall be deposited into a
        separate account in the Treasury and shall be available to the
        Secretary, subject to appropriations, for purchasing land or
        conservation easements in the State of Montana.
            (3) 45 percent of the proceeds shall be available without
        further appropriation to the Canyon Ferry Lake Trust
        established under subsection (b) for the purposes of enhancing
        recreation, fisheries, and conservation in and around the
        Reservoir.
    (b) In lieu of a cash contribution to the Trust under section
6(a)(3), CFRA may convey to the Trust the fee title for any Property
not purchased by the Lessee. The value of each Property contribution
under this paragraph shall be the fair market value of the Property
under section 4 of this Act.
    (c) Canyon Ferry Lake Trust.--(1) There shall be established an
entity to be known as the Canyon Ferry Lake Trust, the corpus of which
shall initially include, at a minimum, the following funds:
            (A) One-third of amounts received by the Trust under
        (6)(a)(3) shall be made available by the Trust to Broadwater
        County, Montana, to improve access in the Broadwater County
        portion of the Reservoir.
            (B) Two-thirds of amounts received by the Trust under
        (6)(a)(3) shall be deposited into a permanent endowment that
        may be used in the following manner:
                    (i) Fisheries improvement.
                    (ii) Improvement of campgrounds.
                    (iii) Lakeshore conservation, conservation
                easements, and public access to Canyon Ferry Reservoir
                and the watershed of the Missouri River from Canyon
                Ferry Dam to the confluence of the Madison, Jefferson,
                and Gallatin Rivers.
    (2) The Canyon Ferry Lake Trust shall be advised by a board
composed of representatives from the following:
            (A) One appointee for the County Commission of Broadwater
        County, Montana.
            (B) One appointee for the County Commission of Lewis and
        Clark County, Montana.
            (C) One local agricultural landowner, as agreed to by Lewis
        and Clark and Broadwater County Commissions, Montana.
            (D) One representative of a local hunting organization, as
        agreed to by the Lewis and Clark and Broadwater County
        Commissions, Montana.
            (E) One representative of a fisheries conservation
        organization, as agreed to by Lewis and Clark and Broadwater
        Counties, Montana.
            (F) One representative appointed by the Commissioner of the
        Bureau of Reclamation or his or her designee.
            (G) One representative appointed by The Director of the
        Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department or his designee.

Summary: Directs the Secretary of the Interior to sell at fair market value 265 cabin sites and related appurtenances around the Canyon Ferry Reservoir, Montana. Requires: (1) a sealed bidding process for such sale, (2) a required minimum bid to be met. And (3) the Canyon Ferry Recreation Association to have the right to match the highest bid offered for such properties. Outlines other conveyance terms, including: (1) allowing individual cabin leaseholders who cannot purchase their site to continue to lease such site for two consecutive five-year periods. And (2) directing the Secretary to complete the conveyance within one year after enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary to: (1) negotiate an agreement with the Broadwater County, Montana, Board of Supervisors to transfer management of the Silo's and White Earth recreation areas. And (2) assess the need for creating a harbor adjacent to the eastern shore of the south half of the Reservoir. Establishes the Canyon Ferry Lake Trust for the deposit and use of funds for various improvements to the Reservoir and Canyon Ferry area.

A bill to establish terms and conditions under which the Secretary of the Interior shall convey leaseholds in certain Properties around Canyon Ferry Reservoir, Montana.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Protective Service Reform
and Enhancement Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Director of the Federal Protective Service $246,000,000 for fiscal year
2011 to carry out Federal Protective Service counterterrorism
functions, including--
            (1) law enforcement on federally controlled property;
            (2) incident investigations;
            (3) suspect capture and detention;
            (4) 24-hour security alarm monitoring;
            (5) nationwide dispatch services;
            (6) facility security assessments; and
            (7) terrorism prevention.
    (b) Sufficient Funding to Effectively Double the Size of the
Federal Protective Service Inspector Force.--In addition to amounts
authorized under subsection (a), the Federal Protective Service is
authorized 1,200 full-time equivalent positions in the Federal
Protective Service inspector force that monitor performance of security
personal services procured by contract.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT BASIC
              SECURITY FUNCTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1315(a) of title 40, United States Code,
is amended by--
            (1) striking ``(a) In General.--'' and inserting the
        following:
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Protection of federal property.--''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Authority over gsa properties.--The Secretary, acting
        through the Federal Protective Service, shall have the lead
        authority in the executive branch to carry out counterterrorism
        functions on Federal property managed by the General Services
        Administration (including property leased by the General
        Services Administration), including--
                    ``(A) law enforcement on federally controlled
                property;
                    ``(B) incident investigations;
                    ``(C) suspect capture and detention;
                    ``(D) 24-hour security alarm monitoring;
                    ``(E) nationwide dispatch services;
                    ``(F) facility security assessments; and
                    ``(G) terrorism prevention.
            ``(3) Agreements with other law enforcement authorities.--
        Nothing in this subsection shall preempt the Federal Protective
        Service from entering into agreements with other Federal,
        State, or local law enforcement authorities to provide security
        or respond to incidents on property that is under the
        jurisdiction and control of the Administrator of General
        Services.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1315(g) of title 40, United States Code, is
        amended by striking ``Nothing'' and inserting ``Subject to
        subsection (a)(2), nothing''.
            (2) Section 1706(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
        (40 U.S.C. 1315 note) is amended by striking ``The Secretary''
        and inserting ``Subject to subsection (a)(2), the Secretary''.

SEC. 4. STRATEGIC PLAN REQUIREMENT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit
to Congress a 5-year budget outlook and strategic plan for the Federal
Protective Service that includes the following:
            (1) Estimates of staffing and associated costs the Federal
        Protective Service requires in order to provide basic security
        functions.
            (2) Estimates of staffing and associated costs the Federal
        Protective Service requires in order to assess the need for
        and, as appropriate, provide building specific security
        countermeasures.
            (3) Estimates of staffing and associated cost the Federal
        Protective Service requires for reimbursable agency-specific
        security work authorization functions.
            (4) Reviews of the performance of contractor-provided
        security guards that assesses both quality and cost of
        individual private contract guard companies performing Federal
        Protective Service guard functions under contract.
    (b) Updates.--The Secretary shall include an annual update of such
plan with the President's annual budget submission to the Congress.

SEC. 5. FACILITY SECURITY RISK ASSESSMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through
the Director of Federal Protective Service, shall--
            (1) conduct facility security assessments in consultation
        with the facility security committee established for a
        facility;
            (2) prepare a report on each assessment, including
        recommendations of countermeasures against a terrorist attack
        to ensure the security of the facility concerned; and
            (3) give the facility security committee established for
        such a facility a 60-day period to review and comment on each
        report.
    (b) Selection of Recommendations for Implementation.--
            (1) Selection by gsa.--Upon the completion of the period
        for review and comment under subsection (a)(3)--
                    (A) the Director shall submit the assessment report
                to the Administrator of General Services; and
                    (B) the Administrator may select for implementation
                any of the recommendations of countermeasures in the
                report for implementation.
            (2) Notification of nonselection.--If the Administrator
        determines that any of the recommendations of countermeasures
        in a report submitted under paragraph (1) should not be
        implemented for a facility, the Administrator shall notify the
        head of each Federal agency in the facility and the facility
        security committee for the facility that the recommendation
        will not be implemented, including the reasons why.
            (3) Selection by facility security committee.--If a
        facility security committee receives notice under paragraph (2)
        regarding any recommendations, it may select any of the
        recommendations for implementation.
    (c) Reimbursement.--If any of the recommendations in a report
submitted under subsection (a) is selected by the Administrator or a
facility security committee under subsection (c) for implementation--
            (1) the Director shall implement the recommendation;
            (2) the Administrator shall allocate to the Federal
        agencies in that facility the costs incurred by the Federal
        Protective Service for such implementation; and
            (3) each such agency shall reimburse the Federal Protective
        Service for the costs allocated to the agency by the
        Administrator.
    (d) Annual Report.--The Director shall submit an annual report to
Congress on the disposition of recommendations included in reports
under this section that the Administrator did not select for
implementation.
    (e) Facility Security Committee Defined.--In this section the term
``facility security committee'' means a facilities facility security
committee established pursuant to the report entitled ``Vulnerability
Assessment of Federal Facilities'', issued by the Interagency Security
Committee established by Executive Order 12977.

SEC. 6. CONTRACT GUARD STAFF.

    (a) Minimum Standards for Training and Annual Recertification.--The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop minimum standards for
training and annual recertification for the Federal Protective
Service's contract guards including--
            (1) minimum fitness standards;
            (2) annual recertification on access control policies and
        control equipment, including x-ray and magnetometer training;
            (3) training in arrest and control procedures;
            (4) training in operation of emergency equipment;
            (5) basic first aid and CPR training and certification;
            (6) weapons training, as applicable; and
            (7) behavior detection training.
    (b) Pilot Program.--
            (1) In general.--Within 1 year after the date of enactment
        of this Act, the Director shall establish a 3-year pilot
        program in not less than 3 level IV facilities to test and
        evaluate--
                    (A) to what extent efficiencies exist in having a
                federalized guard staff; and
                    (B) to what extent such a federalized guard staff
                provides a measurable improvement in facility or
                personnel security.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 120 days before the
        commencement of the program, the Director shall report to
        Congress regarding what performance metrics will be considered
        in measuring improvement in efficiencies and security provided
        by such a federalized guard staff.
            (3) Monitoring by gao.--The Comptroller General of the
        United States--
                    (A) shall monitor and review the conduct of the
                pilot program; and
                    (B) shall submit to Congress and the Secretary of
                Homeland Security an interim report 6 months after the
                commencement of the pilot program, and a final report
                within 120 days after the conclusion of the pilot
                program, that each addresses whether--
                            (i) the Secretary has established
                        sufficient mechanisms to determine whether the
                        pilot program provides efficiencies in
                        protecting Federal facilities;
                            (ii) the pilot program consists of an
                        adequate sample of level IV facilities; and
                            (iii) there are cost savings and security
                        enhancements realized by having a federalized
                        guard force.

SEC. 7. SITE INSPECTIONS.

    (a) Right of Entry.--For purposes of carrying out this Act, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall have, on presentation of
credentials, a right of entry to, on, or through any property for which
security is provided by the Federal Protective Service.
    (b) Inspections and Verifications.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall, at such time and
        place as the Secretary determines to be reasonable and
        appropriate, conduct security inspections and verifications for
        property for which security is provided by the Federal
        Protective Service.
            (2) Unannounced inspections.--In addition to any inspection
        conducted pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
        require such properties to undergo unannounced security
        inspections. The inspections required under this paragraph
        shall be--
                    (A) conducted without prior notice to the facility;
                    (B) designed to evaluate undergoing inspection--
                            (i) the ability of the Federal Protective
                        Service security and contract guards to prevent
                        an incident that applicable security
                        performance standards are intended to prevent;
                            (ii) the ability of the Federal Protective
                        Service security and contract guards to protect
                        against terrorist threats that are required to
                        be addressed by applicable performance
                        standards; and
                            (iii) any weaknesses in the security plan
                        of the facility;
                    (C) conducted so as not to affect the actual
                security, physical integrity, or safety of the property
                or its employees while the inspection is conducted; and
                    (D) conducted at least--
                            (i) every year in the case of a level IV
                        facility;
                            (ii) every 2 years in the case of a level
                        III facility;
                            (iii) every 3 years in the case of a level
                        II facility; and
                            (iv) every four years in the case of a
                        level I facility.
    (c) Report.--The Secretary shall report annually with the
President's budget submission to Congress on covert testing strategy
and results of unannounced inspections under this section.

SEC. 8. PROMOTION OF FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY AND
              TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--Within 6 months of the date of enactment of this
Act, the Director of the Federal Protective Service, in consultation
with the Assistant Secretary, Transportation Security Administration,
shall publish--
            (1) a list of qualified vendors and a list of qualified
        products that would promote common standards of deployment of
        personnel and technology;
            (2) standards for training personnel, among all Federal
        Protective Service protected properties; and
            (3) best practices for utilizing items on the qualified
        products list so they are utilized in the most effective
        manner, including a process to best utilize existing products
        currently deployed.
    (b) Requirement To Use Lists.--
            (1) In general.--Following the publication of the qualified
        vendors list and the qualified products list under subsection
        (a), the Federal Protective Service may not enter into any
        contractual arrangement for services or products covered by
        such lists--
                    (A) with any person that is not included on the
                qualified vendors list;
                    (B) for procurement of any product that is not
                included on the qualified products list; or
                    (C) under which a subcontract may be awarded to a
                person that is not included on the qualified vendors
                list.
            (2) Limitation on application.--
                    (A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to
                any contract the Director of the Federal Protective
                Service determines to be necessary to carry out the
                security missions of the Federal Protective Service.
                    (B) Notification to congress.--The Director shall
                notify the Committee on Homeland Security of the House
                of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland
                Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate in
                writing within 30 days after entering any contract
                under this paragraph, setting forth the determination
                under subparagraph (A) and the basis for that
                determination.
    (c) Cooperative Agreement.--Within 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall require
the Assistant Secretary, Transportation Security Administration, the
Under Secretary for Science and Technology, and the Under Secretary for
National Protection and Programs to enter into a memorandum of
understanding, or similar cooperative agreement, pursuant to which the
Transportation Security Laboratory will provide the Federal Protective
Service with expertise, consultation, exchange of information, and
testing for technology covered by the qualified vendors list and the
qualified products list required by this section.

SEC. 9. PROHIBITED ITEMS LIST.

    (a) In General.--Not later than the end of the 180-day period
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Homeland Security, acting through the Under Secretary of the National
Programs and Protection Directorate and in consultation with
Administrator of General Services, shall issue and implement a list of
items, including component parts, that are prohibited from being
brought into facilities protected by Federal Protective Service, unless
specifically authorized on a case-by-case basis by the Secretary or the
Secretary's designee.
    (b) Additional Items.--Nothing in this section prohibits a facility
security committee from prohibiting items that are not included on such
list from being brought into the facility of that committee.
    (c) Failure To Issue List.--If the Secretary of Homeland Security
fails to implement a prohibited items list in accordance with
subsection (a), then the prohibited items list established by the
Transportation Security Administration for civilian aviation shall
apply for facilities protected by Federal Protective Service--
            (1) effective upon expiration of the period referred to in
        subsection (a); and
            (2) until such time as the Secretary, acting through the
        Under Secretary of the National Programs and Protection
        Directorate, issues a prohibited items list described in
        subsection (a).
    (d) Facility Security Committee Defined.--In this section the term
``facility security committee'' means a facility security committee
established pursuant to the report entitled ``Vulnerability Assessment
of Federal Facilities'', issued by the Interagency Security Committee
established by Executive Order 12977.

SEC. 10. REPORT REQUIREMENT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress the
following:
            (1) A strategy for more effectively managing the contract
        guard program of the Federal Protective Service that ensures
        there is adequate oversight and monitoring of training for such
        program.
            (2) A status report on the implementation of the RAMP
        program, including an estimated date by which it will be fully
        operational.
            (3) Estimates of the additional manpower, resources, and
        funding the Federal Protective Service would need in order to
        provide security for high-profile terror trials in multiple or
        varying locations.
            (4) A status report on the implementation of the CADIS
        program, including an estimated date by which it will be fully
        operational.
            (5) A coordinated strategy for cooperation between the
        Under Secretary of National Programs and Protection and the
        Under Secretary for Science and Technology regarding research,
        development, and deployment of security technology conducted by
        the Transportation Security Laboratory.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) CADIS program.--The term ``CADIS program'' means the
        Computer Aided Dispatch Information System of the Federal
        Protective Service.
            (2) RAMP program.--The term ``RAMP program'' means the Risk
        Assessment and Management Program of the Federal Protective
        Service.

Summary: Federal Protective Service Reform and Enhancement Act of 2010 - Authorizes: (1) appropriations to the Director of the Federal Protective Service (FPS) for FY2011 to carry out counterterrorism functions. And (2) 1,200 full-time equivalent positions in the inspector force that monitor performance of security personal services procured by contract. Grants the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), acting through FPS, lead authority in the executive branch to carry out counterterrorism functions on federal property managed by the General Services Administration (GSA). Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress a five-year budget outlook and strategic plan for FPS. Requires annual updates. Directs the Secretary, through the Director, to: (1) conduct facility security assessments, (2) prepare a report on each assessment. And (3) give the facility security committee established for such a facility a 60-day period to review and comment on each report. Provides for the selection by GSA of recommendations for implementation. Requires: (1) the Secretary to develop minimum standards for training and annual recertification for FPS's contract guards. (2) the Director to establish a three-year pilot program in not less than three level IV facilities to test and evaluate to what extent efficiencies exist in having a federalized guard staff and to what extent such a staff provides a measurable improvement in security. And (3) the Comptroller General to monitor and review the program. Grants the Secretary a right of entry to property for which security is provided by FPS for unannounced inspections. Requires the Secretary to conduct security inspections, including unannounced inspections, of such properties. Directs the Director to publish: (1) a list of qualified vendors and products that would promote common standards of deployment of personnel and technology, (2) standards for training personnel among all FPS protected properties. And (3) best practices for utilizing items on the qualified products list. Directs the Secretary to issue and implement a list of items that are prohibited from being brought into facilities protected by FPS unless specifically authorized on a case-by-case basis.

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the Federal Protective Service's ability to provide adequate security for the prevention of terrorist activities and for the promotion of homeland security, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Transit and Rail Awareness and
Investments for National Security Act of 2004'' or the ``Safe TRAINS
Act''.

SEC. 2. HOMELAND SECURITY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION GRANTS.

    (a) Authorization.--The Secretary of Homeland Security is
authorized to make grants for the purpose of improving the security of
public transportation systems against acts of terrorism. The grant
program shall be administered by the Under Secretary for Border and
Transportation Security--
            (1) in consultation with the Director of the Office of
        Domestic Preparedness, to ensure that the program is consistent
        with other Department of Homeland Security grant programs;
            (2) with the Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure
        Protection to ensure that grant awards are consistent with
        critical infrastructure risk assessments and protective
        priorities as they relate to public transportation; and
            (3) with the Under Secretary for Science and Technology to
        ensure that technology aspects of grant proposals are feasible
        and generally consistent with existing technologies and
        standards.
    (b) Considerations.--Among the considerations on which grants shall
be awarded are the following:
            (1) Risk of terrorism, including threat assessment,
        vulnerabilities of public transportation systems, potential
        effects of acts of terrorism against public transportation
        systems, and past acts of terrorism against modes of
        transportation.
            (2) Merits of the proposed projects to increase national
        security, based on a consideration of--
                    (A) threats;
                    (B) vulnerabilities;
                    (C) consequences, including human casualties and
                economic impacts;
                    (D) consequence management;
                    (E) the likelihood that such projects would have
                been pursued in the normal course of business and in
                the absence of national security considerations; and
                    (F) feasibility, based on the technical and
                operational merits of the projects.
    (c) Allowable Use of Funds.--Grants made under this section shall
be used for the purposes of--
            (1) support for increased capital investments in cameras,
        close-circuit television, and other surveillance systems;
            (2) increased capital investment in command, control, and
        communications systems, including investments for redundancy
        and interoperability and for improved situational awareness,
        such as emergency call boxes and vehicle locator systems;
            (3) increased training, including for carrying out
        exercises under section 3, and technical support for public
        transportation employees, especially for security awareness,
        prevention, emergency response, including evacuation, and
        decontamination;
            (4) expanded deployment of equipment and other measures,
        including canine detection teams, for the detection of
        explosives and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear
        agents;
            (5) capital improvements and operating activities,
        including personnel expenditures, to increase the physical
        security of stations, vehicles, bridges, and tunnels;
            (6) capital improvements and operating activities to
        improve passenger survivability in the event of an attack,
        including improvements in ventilation, drainage, fire safety
        technology, emergency communications systems, lighting systems,
        passenger egress, and accessibility by emergency response
        personnel;
            (7) acquisition of emergency response and support
        equipment, including fire suppression and decontamination
        equipment; and
            (8) expansion of employee education and public awareness
        campaigns regarding security on public transportation systems.
    (d) Eligible Recipients.--Grants shall be made available under this
section directly to owners, operators, and providers of public
transportation systems. Owners, operators, and providers of
infrastructure over which public transportation operates, but which is
not primarily used for public transportation, may also be eligible for
grants at the discretion of the Secretary.
    (e) Accountability.--The Secretary shall adopt necessary
procedures, including audits, to ensure that grants made under this
section are expended in accordance with the purposes of this Act and
the priorities and other criteria developed by the Secretary. If the
Secretary determines that a recipient has used any portion of the grant
funds received under this section for a purpose other than the
allowable uses specified for that grant under this section, the grantee
shall return any amount so used to the Treasury of the United States.
    (f) Procedures for Grant Award.--The Secretary shall prescribe
procedures and schedules for the awarding of grants under this section,
including application and qualification procedures, and a record of
decision on applicant eligibility. The Secretary shall issue a final
rule establishing the procedures not later than 90 days after the date
of enactment of this Act.
    (g) Cost Share.--Grants made under this section shall account for
no more than--
            (1) 85 percent for fiscal year 2005;
            (2) 80 percent for fiscal year 2006; and
            (3) 75 percent for fiscal year 2007,
of the expense of the purposes for which the grants are used.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the purposes of this
section--
            (1) $1,200,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
            (2) $900,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
            (3) $700,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain available
until expended.

SEC. 3. TRAINING EXERCISES.

    (a) Guidelines.--Not later than 4 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish
guidelines for the conduct by recipients of grants under section 2 of
appropriate exercises for emergency response and public transportation
employee training purposes.
    (b) Plans.--Not later than 6 months after receipt of a grant under
section 2, the recipient of such grant shall transmit to the Secretary
its emergency response plan as well as a plan for conducting exercises
for emergency response and public transportation employee training
purposes pursuant to the guidelines published under subsection (a).
    (c) Exercises.--
            (1) Requirement.--Not later than 1 year after receipt of a
        grant under section 2, the recipient of such grant shall
        conduct an exercise pursuant to the plan for conducting
        exercises transmitted under subsection (b).
            (2) Exemptions.--The Secretary may exempt a grant recipient
        from the requirement under paragraph (1) if the recipient has
        recently conducted an equivalent exercise.
            (3) Notice and report.--Not later than 30 days after
        conducting an exercise under paragraph (1) or as described in
        paragraph (2), the recipient shall notify the Secretary that
        such exercise has been completed, including a description of
        the results of the exercise and findings and lessons learned
        from the exercise, and shall make recommendations for changes,
        if necessary, to existing emergency response plans. If the
        recipient revises an emergency response plan as a result of an
        exercise under this subsection, the recipient shall transmit
        the revised plan to the Secretary not later than 6 months after
        the exercise.
    (d) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide technical
assistance in the design, preparation for, and conduct of emergency
response exercises.
    (e) Use of Plans.--The Secretary shall ensure that information
submitted to the Secretary under this section is protected from any
form of disclosure that might compromise public transportation security
or trade secrets. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Secretary
may use such information, on a nonattributed basis unless otherwise
agreed to by the source of the information, to aid in developing
recommendations, best practices, and materials for use by public
transportation authorities to improve security practices and emergency
response capabilities.

SEC. 4. SECURITY BEST PRACTICES.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, not later than 120 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, develop, disseminate to
appropriate owners, operators, and providers of public transportation
systems, public transportation employees and employee representatives,
and Federal, State, and local officials, and transmit to the Congress a
report containing best practices for the security of public
transportation systems. In developing best practices, the Secretary
shall be responsible for consulting with and collecting input from
owners, operators, and providers of public transportation systems,
public transportation employee representatives, first responders,
industry associations, private sector experts, academic experts, and
appropriate Federal, State, and local officials.

SEC. 5. PUBLIC AWARENESS.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop a national plan for public
outreach and awareness. Such plan shall be designed to increase
awareness of measures that the general public, public transportation
passengers, and public transportation employees can take to increase
public transportation system security. Such plan shall also provide
outreach to owners, operators, providers, and employees of public
transportation systems to improve their awareness of available
technologies, ongoing research and development efforts, and available
Federal funding sources to improve public transportation security. Not
later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall implement the plan developed under this section.

SEC. 6. SECURITY PLAN.

    (a) Requirement.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with
the Secretary of Transportation and in accordance with the Memorandum
of Agreement executed under section 7, shall develop a strategic plan
for the security of the Nation's public transportation systems and
transmit to Congress a report containing a summary of that plan. Such
plan shall--
            (1) include a comprehensive assessment of risks to the
        Nation's public transportation systems, including an assessment
        of threats of terrorist attack, vulnerabilities against
        terrorist attack, and human, economic, and national security
        consequences of terrorist attack;
            (2) take into account actions taken or planned by both
        public and private entities to address identified security
        issues;
            (3) describe measures for prevention, protection, and
        preparedness, including recommended actions and best practices
        (as described in section 4);
            (4) make prioritized recommendations for improving public
        transportation system security;
            (5) identify specific actions the Federal Government should
        take to provide increased security support for public
        transportation systems, both generally and in periods of high
        or severe threat levels of alert;
            (6) identify measures for coordinating initiatives
        undertaken by the public and private sectors to increase
        security of public transportation systems;
            (7) contain an estimate of the cost to implement measures,
        recommendations, and best practices, and other actions
        contained within the plan;
            (8) identify milestones and timeframes for implementing
        measures, recommendations, and best practices, and other
        actions contained within the plan; and
            (9) identify methods for measuring progress against the
        plan and communicating such progress to owners, operators, and
        providers of public transportation systems and to Congress.
    (b) Implementation.--The Secretary shall begin implementation of
the plan not later than 3 months after its development.
    (c) Consultation; Use of Existing Resources.--In developing the
plan under this section, the Secretary shall be responsible for
consulting with and collecting input from owners, operators, and
providers of public transportation systems, public transportation
employee representatives, first responders, industry associations,
private sector experts, academic experts, and appropriate Federal,
State, and local officials.
    (d) Format.--The Secretary may submit the report in both classified
and unclassified formats if the Secretary considers that such action is
appropriate or necessary.
    (e) 2-Year Updates.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of Transportation, shall update the plan every 2 years, as
necessary, and transmit such updated report to Congress.

SEC. 7. MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.

    Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Transportation
shall execute a Memorandum of Agreement governing the roles and
responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security and the
Department of Transportation, respectively, in addressing security
matters for public transportation systems, including the process the
departments will follow to promote communications, efficiency, and
nonduplication of effort. Such Memorandum of Agreement shall also
establish a formal mechanism to ensure coordination and the timely
sharing of expertise and information between the Department of Homeland
Security and the Department of Transportation, as appropriate, in
public transportation security.

SEC. 8. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SECURITY CENTERS.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
establish more than 1 but not more than 4 National Transportation
Security Centers at institutions of higher education to assist in
carrying out this Act and to conduct research and education, and to
develop or provide professional training, including the training of
public transportation employees and public transportation-related
professionals, with emphasis on utilization of intelligent
transportation systems, technologies, and architectures.
    (b) Criteria.--The Secretary shall designate the Centers according
to the following selection criteria:
            (1) The demonstrated commitment of the institution to
        transportation security issues.
            (2) The use of and experience with partnerships with other
        institutions of higher education, Federal laboratories, or
        other nonprofit laboratories.
            (3) Capability to conduct both practical and theoretical
        research and technical systems analysis.
            (4) Utilization of intelligent transportation system
        technologies and architectures.
            (5) Ability to develop professional training programs.
            (6) Capability and willingness to conduct education of
        transportation security professionals.
            (7) Such other criteria that the Secretary may designate.
    (c) Funding.--The Secretary shall provide such funding as is
necessary to the National Transportation Security Centers established
under subsection (a) to carry out this section.

SEC. 9. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION.

    (a) In General.--No employee or other person may be harassed,
prosecuted, held liable, or discriminated against in any way--
            (1) because that person--
                    (A) has commenced or caused to be commenced, or is
                about to commence;
                    (B) has testified or is about to testify at; or
                    (C) has assisted or participated in, or is about to
                assist or participate in any manner in,
        a proceeding or any other action to enhance public
        transportation security; or
            (2) because that person has refused to violate or assist in
        the violation of any law, rule, or regulation related to public
        transportation security.
    (b) Application of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Amendments.--
            (1) Civil action to protect against retaliation in fraud
        cases.--Section 1514A of title 18, United States Code, shall
        apply to subsection (a) of this section as if--
                    (A) an act or refusal to act described in
                subsection (a) were described in such section 1514A;
                and
                    (B) a violation of subsection (a) were a violation
                of such section 1514A(a).
            (2) Retaliating against a witness, victim, or informant.--
        Section 1513(e) of title 18, United States Code, shall apply to
        a violation of subsection (a) of this section as if the
        violation of subsection (a) were a violation of such section
        1513.

SEC. 10. DEFINITION.

    For the purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``public transportation employees'' means
        security personnel, dispatchers, vehicle and vessel operators,
        other onboard employees, maintenance and support personnel, and
        other appropriate employees of owners, operators, and providers
        of public transportation systems; and
            (2) the term ``public transportation systems'' means
        passenger, commuter, and light rail, including Amtrak and
        subways, buses, commuter ferries, and other modes of public
        transit.

Summary: Safe Transit and Rail Awareness and Investments for National Security Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to improve the security of public transportation systems against acts of terrorism. Sets forth grant uses and requirements. Directs grant recipients to submit to the Secretary their emergency response plan as well as a plan for conducting exercises for emergency response and public transportation employee training pursuant to guidelines published by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop and disseminate to appropriate owners, operators, and providers of public transportation systems , and Federal, State, and local officials, a report containing best practices for the security of public transportation systems. (2) develop a national plan for public outreach and awareness of measures the public can take to increase public transportation system security. (3) develop a strategic plan for the security of the Nation's public transportation systems. (4) execute in conjunction with the Secretary of Transportation, a Memorandum of Agreement governing the responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Transportation, respectively, in addressing security matters for public transportation systems. And (5) establish National Transportation Security Centers at institutions of higher education to assist in carrying out this Act, to conduct research and education, and to develop or provide professional training of public transportation employees. Sets forth certain whistleblower protections for employees or other persons who have commenced, testified at, or participated in, a proceeding to enhance public transportation security, or who have refused to violate or assist in the violation of any regulation related to public transportation security.

To provide for the security of public transportation systems in the United States, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Homebuyer Accessibility Act
of 2015''.

SEC. 2. VETERAN FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER TAX CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Section 36(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an eligible veteran who
purchases a principal residence in the United States during the taxable
year, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by
this subtitle for such taxable year an amount equal to 10 percent of
the purchase price of the residence.''.
    (b) Additional Limitation for Adaptive Housing Improvements.--
Section 36(b)(1) of such Code is amended by redesignating subparagraphs
(B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively, and
by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) Special rule for adaptive housing
                improvements.--In the case of a principal residence
                with special fixtures or movable facilities made
                necessary by the nature of the disability of the
                veteran, if such fixtures and facilities are--
                            ``(i) provided to the veteran pursuant to
                        specially adapted housing assistance under
                        chapter 17 or 21 of title 38, United States
                        Code, or
                            ``(ii) similar to such fixtures and
                        facilities that would be provided to the
                        veteran if the veteran received such
                        assistance,
                then subparagraph (A) shall be increased by the lesser
                of $8,000 or the portion of the purchase price of the
                principal residence attributable such fixtures or
                movable facilities.''.
    (c) Eligible Veteran.--
            (1) In general.--Section 36(c)(1) of such Code is amended
        by striking ``First-time homebuyer.--The term `first time
        homebuyer' means any individual'' and inserting ``Eligible
        veteran.--The term `eligible veteran' means any individual who
        is a veteran (as defined in section 101(2) of title 38, United
        States Code)''.
            (2) Long-time resident.--Section 36(c)(6) of such Code is
        amended by striking ``treated as a first-time homebuyer'' and
        inserting ``treated as meeting the no present ownership
        interest requirement of paragraph (1)''.
    (d) Recapture of Credit.--Section 36(f) of such Code is amended to
read as follows:
    ``(f) Recapture of Credit.--
            ``(1) In general.--If a taxpayer disposes of the principal
        residence with respect to which a credit was allowed under
        subsection (a) (or such residence ceases to be the principal
        residence of the taxpayer (and, if married, the taxpayer's
        spouse)) before the end of the 36-month period beginning on the
        date of the purchase of such residence by the taxpayer the tax
        imposed by this chapter for the taxable year of such
        disposition or cessation shall be increased by the amount of
        the credit so allowed.
            ``(2) Exceptions.--
                    ``(A) Death of taxpayer.--Paragraph (1) shall not
                apply to any taxable year ending after the date of the
                taxpayer's death.
                    ``(B) Involuntary conversion.--Paragraph (1) shall
                not apply in the case of a residence which is
                compulsorily or involuntarily converted (within the
                meaning of section 1033(a)) if the taxpayer acquires a
                new principal residence during the 2-year period
                beginning on the date of the disposition or cessation
                referred to in paragraph (1). Paragraph (1) shall apply
                to such new principal residence during the 36-month
                period referred to therein in the same manner as if
                such new principal residence were the converted
                residence.
                    ``(C) Transfers between spouses or incident to
                divorce.--In the case of a transfer of a residence to
                which section 1041(a) applies--
                            ``(i) paragraph (1) shall not apply to such
                        transfer, and
                            ``(ii) in the case of taxable years ending
                        after such transfer, paragraph (1) shall apply
                        to the transferee in the same manner as if such
                        transferee were the transferor (and shall not
                        apply to the transferor).
                    ``(D) Special rule for members of the armed forces,
                etc.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In the case of the
                        disposition of a principal residence by an
                        individual (or a cessation referred to in
                        paragraph (1)) in connection with Government
                        orders received by such individual, or such
                        individual's spouse, for qualified official
                        extended duty service, paragraph (1) shall not
                        apply to such disposition (or cessation).
                            ``(ii) Qualified official extended duty
                        service.--For purposes of this section, the
                        term `qualified official extended duty service'
                        means service on qualified official extended
                        duty as--
                                    ``(I) a member of the uniformed
                                services,
                                    ``(II) a member of the Foreign
                                Service of the United States, or
                                    ``(III) an employee of the
                                intelligence community.
                            ``(iii) Definitions.--Any term used in this
                        subparagraph which is also used in paragraph
                        (9) of section 121(d) shall have the same
                        meaning as when used in such paragraph.
            ``(3) Joint returns.--In the case of a credit allowed under
        subsection (a) with respect to a joint return, half of such
        credit shall be treated as having been allowed to each
        individual filing such return for purposes of this subsection.
            ``(4) Return requirement.--If the tax imposed by this
        chapter for the taxable year is increased under this
        subsection, the taxpayer shall, notwithstanding section 6012,
        be required to file a return with respect to the taxes imposed
        under this subtitle.''.
    (e) Application of Credit.--Section 36(h) of such Code is amended
to read as follows:
    ``(h) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any residence
purchased after December 31, 2017.''.
    (f) Assignment of Credit in Case of Construction.--Section 36 of
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) Credit May Be Assigned.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of a residence constructed
        by the taxpayer, if such taxpayer elects the application of
        this subsection for any taxable year, any portion of the credit
        determined under this section which is attributable to an
        increase under subparagraph (B) of subsection (b)(1) for such
        year which would (but for this subsection) be allowable to the
        taxpayer may be assigned to any person who is an eligible
        designee. The person so designated shall be allowed the amount
        of the credit so assigned and shall be treated as the taxpayer
        with respect to such credit for purposes of this title (other
        than this paragraph), except that such credit shall be treated
        as a credit listed in section 38(b) for such taxable year (and
        not allowed under subsection (a)).
            ``(2) Eligible designee.--For purposes of paragraph (1),
        the term `eligible designee' means any person who, with respect
        to the residence, provides or installs any improvements,
        special fixtures, or movable facilities to which the credit is
        attributable under subparagraph (B) of subsection (b)(1).
            ``(3) Election requirements.--Any election under paragraph
        (1) shall include such information and shall be made at such
        time, and in such form and manner, as the Secretary shall by
        regulation prescribe.''.
    (g) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 38(b) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (35), by striking the period
        at the end of paragraph (36) and inserting ``, plus'', and by
        adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(37) the portion of the veteran first-time homebuyer
        credit assigned to the taxpayer to which the second sentence of
        section 36(i)(1) applies,''.
            (2) The heading for section 1400C(e)(4) of such Code is
        amended by striking ``national first-time homebuyers credit''
        and inserting ``veteran first-time homebuyers credit''.
    (h) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) The heading for section 36 of such Code is amended to
        read as follows:

``SEC. 36. VETERAN FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER CREDIT.''.

            (2) The item relating to section 36 in the table of
        sections for subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
        of such Code is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 36. Veteran first-time homebuyer credit.''.
    (i) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to residences purchased after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

SEC. 3. VETERAN HOME MOBILITY IMPROVEMENT CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting before
section 37 the following new section:

``SEC. 36C. VETERAN HOME MOBILITY IMPROVEMENT CREDIT.

    ``(a) In General.--In the case of a veteran, there shall be allowed
as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle for any taxable
year an amount equal to the amount paid or incurred by the taxpayer for
qualified adaptive housing improvements for the taxable year.
    ``(b) Limitation.--The credit allowed under subsection (a) shall
not exceed $8,000.
    ``(c) Qualified Adaptive Housing Improvement.--For purposes of this
section, the term `qualified adaptive housing improvement' means
special fixtures or movable facilities with respect to the principal
residence of the veteran which are made necessary by the nature of the
disability of the veteran, if such fixtures and facilities are--
            ``(1) provided to the veteran pursuant to specially adapted
        housing assistance under chapter 17 or 21 of title 38, United
        States Code, or
            ``(2) similar to such fixtures and facilities that would be
        provided to the veteran if the veteran received such
        assistance.
    ``(d) Credit May Be Assigned.--
            ``(1) In general.--If the taxpayer elects the application
        of this subsection for any taxable year, any portion of the
        credit under this section for such year which would (but for
        this subsection) be allowable to the taxpayer may be assigned
        to any person who is an eligible designee. The person so
        designated shall be allowed the amount of the credit so
        assigned and shall be treated as the taxpayer with respect to
        such credit for purposes of this title (other than this
        paragraph), except that such credit shall be treated as a
        credit listed in section 38(b) for such taxable year (and not
        allowed under subsection (a)).
            ``(2) Eligible designee.--For purposes of paragraph (1),
        the term `eligible designee' means any person who, with respect
        to the residence, provides or installs any qualified adaptive
        housing improvements to which the credit under this section is
        attributable.
            ``(3) Election requirements.--Any election under paragraph
        (1) shall include such information and shall be made at such
        time, and in such form and manner, as the Secretary shall by
        regulation prescribe.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is
        amended by inserting ``36C,'' after ``36B,''.
            (2) Section 38(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
        amended by section 2, is amended by striking ``plus'' at the
        end of paragraph (36), by striking the period at the end of
        paragraph (37) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the
        end the following new paragraph:
            ``(38) the portion of the veteran home mobility improvement
        credit assigned to the taxpayer to which the second sentence of
        section 36C(d)(1) applies.''.
            (3) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of
        subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
        is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 37
        the following new item:

``Sec. 36C. Veteran home mobility improvement credit.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.

Summary: Veterans Homebuyer Accessibility Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for first-time homebuyers, to: (1)nbsp. Allow a veteran of the Armed Forces a tax credit for 10 of the purchase price of a principal residence purchased prior to January 1, 2018, (2)nbsp. Allow an additional credit for the cost, not exceeding $8,000 in a taxable year, of installing special fixtures or movable facilities in a residence to accommodate a disability of the veteran. And (3) require a recapture of credit amounts if the veteran sells such residence within 36 months after purchasing it.


SECTION 1. CONVEYANCES OF COVERED LAND.

    (a) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) County.--The term ``County'' means Mohave County,
        Arizona.
            (2) Covered land.--The term ``covered land'' means any
        Federal land or interest in Federal land in the County
        generally depicted on the Map as ``BLM (S + M) OMC Unpatented
        Mining Claims [4,276 acres]''.
            (3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Mineral
        Park Land Status Map'' and dated September 27, 2016.
            (4) Qualified entity.--The term ``qualified entity'' means,
        with respect to a portion of covered land--
                    (A) the owner of the mining claims, millsites, or
                tunnel sites on a portion of the covered land on the
                date of the enactment of this Act;
                    (B) the lessee, or other successor in interest of
                the owner--
                            (i) with the right of possession of the
                        mining claims, millsites, or tunnel sites on
                        the covered land;
                            (ii) that has paid (or whose agent has
                        paid) the annual claim maintenance fee or filed
                        a maintenance fee waiver on or before September
                        1, 2016, with the authority or consent of the
                        owner, for the upcoming assessment year for the
                        mining claims, millsites, or tunnel sites
                        within the exterior boundary of the portion of
                        covered land, as determined based on the claim
                        maintenance fee records of the Bureau of Land
                        Management as of the date of introduction of
                        this Act; and
                            (iii) that has the authority or consent of
                        the owner to acquire the portion of covered
                        land; or
                    (C) a subsequent successor to the interest of a
                qualified entity in the covered land that has the
                authority or consent of the owner to acquire the
                portion of covered land.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
    (b) Land Conveyances.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), notwithstanding
        the inventory and land use planning requirements of sections
        201 and 202 or the sales provisions of section 203 of the
        Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711,
        1712, 1713), not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act and subject to valid existing rights held
        by third parties and any mining claims, millsite, or tunnel
        site of a qualified entity applicable to the covered land, the
        Secretary shall offer for sale to qualified entities, for fair
        market value, the remaining right, title, and interest of the
        United States in and to the covered land.
            (2) Conveyance.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        the acceptance of an offer under paragraph (1) by a qualified
        entity and completion of a sale for all or part of the covered
        land to a qualified entity, the Secretary, by delivery of an
        appropriate deed, patent, or other valid instrument of
        conveyance, shall convey to the qualified entity, all remaining
        right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the
        applicable portion of the covered land.
            (3) Merger.--Subject to valid existing rights held by third
        parties, on delivery of the instrument of conveyance to the
        qualified entity under paragraph (2), any prior interests in
        the locatable minerals and the right to use the surface for
        mineral purposes held by the qualified entity under a mining
        claim, millsite, tunnel site, or any other Federal land use
        authorization applicable to the covered land conveyed to the
        qualified entity, shall merge all right, title, and interest
        conveyed to the qualified entity by the United States under
        this section to ensure that the qualified entity receives fee
        simple title to the purchased covered land.
            (4) Appraisal to determine fair market value.--The
        Secretary shall determine the fair market value of the covered
        land to be conveyed under this subsection in accordance with--
                    (A) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
                1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
                    (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
                Practice.
            (5) Costs.--As a condition of the conveyance of the covered
        land under this section, the qualified entity shall pay all
        costs related to the conveyance of the covered land conveyed,
        including the costs of surveys and other administrative costs
        associated with the conveyance.
            (6) Map on file.--The Map shall be on file and available
        for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau
        of Land Management.
            (7) Minor corrections.--The Secretary, in consultation with
        the County, may correct minor errors in the Map or a
        description of the covered land.
    (c) Termination.--The authority of the Secretary to sell covered
land under this section shall terminate on the date that is 10 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill directs the Department of the Interior to sell at fair market value specified rights, title, and interest to federal lands in Mohave County, Arizona , to qualified entities . A qualified entity shall receive fee simple title to such covered land. Interior shall determine the market value of the covered land in accordance with: the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. Interior's authority to sell covered land expires 10 years after the enactment of this bill.

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land in Mohave County, Arizona, to qualified entities and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Enhancing Employment and Training
Through Education Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. PILOT PROJECTS TO REDUCE DEPENDENCY AND INCREASE WORK EFFORT IN
              THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(l) Pilot Projects To Reduce Dependency and Increase Work Effort
in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out, under
        such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers to be
        appropriate, pilot projects to identify best practices for
        employment and training programs under this Act to raise the
        number of work registrants who obtain unsubsidized employment,
        increase their earned income, and reduce their reliance on
        public assistance, including but not limited to the
        supplemental nutrition assistance program.
            ``(2) Selection criteria.--Pilot projects shall be selected
        based on criteria the Secretary establishes, that shall
        include--
                    ``(A) enhancing existing employment and training
                programs in the State;
                    ``(B) agreeing to participate in the evaluation
                described in paragraph (3), including making available
                data on participants' employment activities and post-
                participation employment, earnings, and public benefit
                receipt;
                    ``(C) collaborating with the State workforce board
                and other job training programs in the State and local
                area;
                    ``(D) the extent to which the pilot project's
                components can be easily replicated by other States or
                political subdivisions; and
                    ``(E) such additional criteria that ensure that the
                pilot projects--
                            ``(i) target a variety of populations of
                        work registrants, including childless adults,
                        parents, and individuals with low skills or
                        limited work experience;
                            ``(ii) are selected from a range of
                        existing employment and training programs
                        including programs that provide--
                                    ``(I) section 20 workfare;
                                    ``(II) skills development for work
                                registrants with limited employment
                                history;
                                    ``(III) post-employment support
                                services necessary for maintaining
                                employment; and
                                    ``(IV) education leading to a
                                recognized postsecondary credential,
                                registered apprenticeship, or secondary
                                school diploma or its equivalent;
                            ``(iii) are located in a range of
                        geographic areas, including rural, urban, and
                        Indian reservations; and
                            ``(iv) include participants who are exempt
                        and not exempt under section (6)(d)(2).
            ``(3) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall provide for an
        independent evaluation of projects selected under this
        subsection to measure the impact of the pilot projects on the
        ability of each pilot project target population to find and
        retain employment that leads to increased household income and
        reduced dependency, compared to what would have occurred in the
        absence of the pilot project.
            ``(4) Report to congress.--By September 30, 2017, the
        Secretary shall submit, to the Committee on Agriculture of the
        House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
        Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, a report that includes a
        description of--
                    ``(A) the results of each pilot project, including
                an evaluation of the impact of the project on the
                employment, income, and public benefit receipt of the
                targeted population of work registrants;
                    ``(B) the Federal, State, and other costs of each
                pilot project;
                    ``(C) the planned dissemination of the reports'
                findings with State agencies; and
                    ``(D) the steps and funding necessary to
                incorporate components of pilot projects that
                demonstrate increased employment and earnings into
                State employment and training programs.
            ``(5) Funding.--From amounts made available under section
        18(a)(1), the Secretary shall make $10,000,000 available for
        each of the fiscal years 2014, 2015, and 2016 to carry out this
        subsection. Such amounts shall remain available until expended.
            ``(6) Use of funds.--
                    ``(A) Funds provided under this subsection for
                pilot projects shall be used only for--
                            ``(i) pilot projects that comply with the
                        provisions of this Act;
                            ``(ii) the costs and administration of the
                        pilot projects;
                            ``(iii) the costs incurred in providing
                        information and data to the independent
                        evaluation under paragraph (3); and
                            ``(iv) the costs of the evaluation under
                        paragraph (3).
                    ``(B) Funds made available under this subsection
                may not be used to supplant non-Federal funds used for
                existing employment and training activities.''.

Summary: Enhancing Employment and Training Through Education Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out pilot projects to identify best practices for employment and training programs to increase the number of work registrants who obtain unsubsidized employment, increase their earned income, and reduce their reliance on public assistance, including but not limited to the supplemental nutrition assistance program . Sets forth selection criteria.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Products Safety Act of
2007''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act and the amendments made by this Act is to
prevent the introduction of dangerous toys and other products used by
children into the marketplace by requiring independent third-party
testing and certification that toys and other products intended for use
by children comply with consumer product safety standards and rules
before they enter the interstate stream of commerce.

SEC. 3. CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE OF CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS WITH
              CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY RULES.

    (a) Expansion of Certification Requirement To Include Certification
for Compliance With All Consumer Product Safety Rules Promulgated Under
Acts Administered by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.--
Subsection (a) of section 14 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15
U.S.C. 2063) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (5);
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``Every manufacturer'' and
                inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (2),''; and
                    (B) by designating the second and third sentences
                as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, and indenting
                the margin of such paragraphs, as so designated, 2 ems
                from the left margin;
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Every manufacturer of a children's product (and the
        private labeler of such product if it bears a private label)
        which is subject to a consumer product safety standard under
        this Act or a rule under this or any other Act administered by
        the Commission declaring a consumer product a banned hazardous
        product shall issue a certificate which shall certify that such
        product conforms to such consumer product safety standard or is
        not a banned hazardous product under such rule, and shall
        specify such consumer product safety standard or such rule.'';
            (4) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (2)(B),
        by striking ``Such certificate shall'' and inserting ``A
        certificate required under this subsection shall''; and
            (5) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``required by paragraph (1) of this
                subsection'' and inserting ``required by paragraph (1)
                or (2) (as the case may be)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``requirement under paragraph (1)''
                and inserting ``requirement under paragraph (1) or (2)
                (as the case may be)''.
    (b) Third-Party Certification Required.--Subsection 14(b) of the
Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2063(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Commission may'' and inserting ``(1)
        The Commission may'';
            (2) by designating the second sentence as paragraph (2) and
        indenting the margin of such paragraph, as so designated, 2 ems
        from the left margin;
            (3) in paragraph (2), as so designated, by striking ``Any
        test or'' and inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (3),
        any test or''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) In the case of a children's product, any test or
        testing program on the basis of which a certificate is issued
        under subsection (a)(2) shall be conducted by a nongovernmental
        independent third party qualified to perform such tests or
        testing programs.''.
    (c) Definition of Children's Products and Independent Third
Party.--Section 14 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2063)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Children's product.--The term `children's product'
        means a toy or other article intended for use by a child under
        60 months of age that is introduced into the interstate stream
        of commerce. In determining whether a toy or article is
        intended for use by a child under 60 months of age, the
        following factors shall be considered:
                    ``(A) A statement by a manufacturer about the
                intended use of such toy or article, including a label
                on such toy or article, if such statement is
                reasonable.
                    ``(B) The context and manner of the advertising,
                promotion, and marketing associated with the toy or
                article.
                    ``(C) Whether the toy or article is commonly
                recognized by consumers as being intended for use by a
                child under 60 months of age.
                    ``(D) The Age Determination Guideline issued by the
                Consumer Product Safety Commission in September 2002
                and any subsequent version of such Guideline.
            ``(2) Independent third party.--The term `independent third
        party', with respect to a testing entity, means an independent
        testing entity that is physically separate from any
        manufacturer or private labeler whose product will be tested by
        such entity, and is not owned, managed, controlled, or directed
        by such manufacturer or private labeler.''.
    (d) Label and Certification.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety
Commission shall prescribe a rule in accordance with subsection (c) of
section 14 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2063) for
children's products described in subsection (d)(1) of such section, as
added by subsection (c) of this section.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTS OF CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS WITHOUT THIRD-
              PARTY TESTING CERTIFICATION.

    Section 17(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2066)
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting a semicolon and ``or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) is a children's product, as that term is defined in
        section 14(d), that is not accompanied by a certificate from a
        third-party verification entity required by section
        14(a)(2).''.

Summary: Children's Products Safety Act of 2007 - Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to require every manufacturer of an article for use by a child under 60 months of age which is subject to a consumer product safety standard or a rule under any Act administered by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) declaring a consumer product a banned hazardous product to certify, based on testing conducted by a nongovernmental independent third party, that the product conforms to such standard or is not a banned hazardous product. Bars importation of such articles lacking independent third party certification.

To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require third-party verification of compliance of children's products with consumer product safety standards promulgated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. ALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION.

    (a) Deduction for Political Contributions.--
            (1) General rule.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
        section 217 the following:

``SEC. 218. CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE.

    ``(a) Allowance of Deduction.--In the case of an individual, there
shall be allowed as a deduction any political contribution payment of
which is made by such individual within the taxable year.
    ``(b) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Amount.--The deduction under subsection (a) shall not
        exceed $100 ($200) in the case of a joint return under section
        6013).
            ``(2) Verification.--The deduction under subsection (a)
        shall be allowed, with respect to any political contribution,
        only if such contribution is verified in such manner as the
        Secretary shall prescribe by regulations.
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term--
            ``(1) `candidate' means, with respect to any Federal,
        State, or local elective public office, an individual who
                    ``(A) publicly announces before the close of the
                calendar year following the calendar year in which the
                contribution or gift is made that he is a candidate for
                nomination or election to such office; and
                    ``(B) meets the qualifications prescribed by law to
                hold such office.
            ``(2) `local' means a political subdivision or part
        thereof, or 2 or more political subdivisions or parts thereof,
        of a State;
            ``(3) `national political party' means--
                    ``(A) in the case of contributions made during a
                taxable year of the taxpayer in which the electors of
                President and Vice President are chosen, a political
                party presenting candidates or electors for such
                offices on the official election ballot of 10 or more
                States, or
                    ``(B) in the case of contributions made during any
                other taxable year of the taxpayer, a political party
                which met the qualifications described in subparagraph
                (A) in the last preceding election of a President and
                Vice President;
            ``(4) `political contribution' means a contribution or gift
        of money to--
                    ``(A) an individual who is a candidate for
                nomination or election to any Federal, State, or local
                elective office in any primary, general, or special
                election, for use by such individual to further his
                candidacy for nomination or election to such office;
                    ``(B) any committee, association, or organization
                (whether or not incorporated) organized and operated
                exclusively for the purpose of influencing, or
                attempting to influence, the nomination or election of
                one or more individuals who are candidates for
                nomination or election to any Federal, State, or local
                elective public office, for use by such committee,
                association, or organization to further the candidacy
                of such individual or individuals for nomination or
                election to such office;
                    ``(C) the national committee of a national
                political party;
                    ``(D) the State committee of a national political
                party as designated by the national committee of such
                party; or
                    ``(E) a local committee or a national political
                party as designated by the State committee of such
                party designated under subparagraph (D); and
            ``(5) `State' means the various States and the District of
        Columbia.
    ``(d) Cross Reference.--

                                ``For disallowance of deduction to
estates and trusts, see section 642(j).''
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for part
        VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by
        inserting after the item relating to section 217 the following:

                              ``Sec. 218. Contribution to candidates
                                        for public office.''
    (b) Disallowance of Deduction to Estates and Trusts.--Section 642
of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Political Contributions.--An estate or trust shall not be
allowed the deduction for contributions to candidates for public office
provided by section 218.''

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 1 shall apply to taxable years
beginning after December 31, 1993.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals a tax deduction of up to $100 for political contributions.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a deduction of up to $100 for contributions made to candidates for public office.