SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``New Jersey Marine Ecosystem
Protection Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to preserve and restore the fisheries
and other marine wildlife of the New York Bight by closing the Mud Dump
Site and ending the practice of disposal of contaminated dredged
material within that area.

SEC. 3. CLOSURE OF MUD DUMP SITE.

    (a) Termination of Dumping.--On and after September 1, 1997, no
person shall transport any dredged material for the purpose of dumping
it into ocean waters at the Mud Dump Site, other than for purposes of
remediation in accordance with subsection (c).
    (b) Conditions for Dumping Before Termination.--
            (1) Category i and category ii dredged material only.--
        After the date of the enactment of this Act, no person shall
        transport any dredged material for the purpose of dumping it
        into ocean waters at the Mud Dump Site, other than Category I
        dredged material or Category II dredged material.
            (2) Conditions for category ii dredged material.--After the
        date of the enactment of this Act, no person shall transport
        any Category II dredged material for the purpose of dumping it
        into ocean waters at the Mud Dump Site, unless the applicant
        for a permit for the transport under title I of the Marine
        Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C.
        1411 et seq.) has certified, and the Secretary of the Army has
        published a finding of, the following:
                    (A) The affected States or ports were requested to
                provide alternative sites for disposal of the material
                and failed to provide a reasonable alternative site.
                    (B) Dumping of the material (including necessary
                capping material) at the Mud Dump Site will not
                increase the elevation of the ocean bottom at the Mud
                Dump Site--
                            (i) such that the depth of the ocean at
                        that site is less than 65 feet below the
                        surface of the ocean; and
                            (ii) above an elevation designed, based on
                        scientific evidence, to contain the material
                        within the lateral limits of the Mud Dump Site.
    (c) Site Remediation.--
            (1) Plan.--The Administrator of the Environmental
        Protection Agency, in cooperation with the Secretary of
        Commerce and the Secretary of the Army, shall develop a
        remediation and restoration plan in accordance with applicable
        laws and regulations for the Mud Dump Site and surrounding
        areas.
            (2) Designation of site.--The Administrator of the
        Environmental Protection Agency shall designate the Mud Dump
        Site and surrounding areas that have historically been used for
        disposal of contaminated material as the Historic Area
        Remediation Site under part 228 of title 40, Code of Federal
        Regulations, effective September 1, 1997.
            (3) Management of site.--The Historic Area Remediation
        Site--
                    (A) shall be managed to reduce impacts at that site
                to acceptable levels in accordance with part 228.11(c)
                of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations; and
                    (B) shall be remediated with uncontaminated dredged
                material that--
                            (i) meets standards for Category I dredged
                        material; and
                            (ii) will not cause significant undesirable
                        effects, including such effects through
                        bioaccumulation.
    (d) Modification of Environmental Assessment.--The Secretary of the
Army and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall
modify environmental assessment activities at the Mud Dump Site as
appropriate to reflect the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 4. TERMINATION OF OTHER OCEAN DUMPING OF DREDGED MATERIAL OFF OF
              COAST OF NEW JERSEY.

    (a) In General.--On and after September 1, 1997, no person shall
transport any dredged material for the purpose of dumping it into ocean
waters in the New York Bight Apex outside of the Historic Area
Remediation Site designated under section 3(c), or into waters of the
New York-New Jersey Harbor.
    (b) Prohibition on Designation of Sites and Issuance of Permits.--
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not
designate any new site for ocean dumping of dredged material within the
New York Bight Apex, and the Secretary of the Army may not issue any
permit for transportation of dredged material for the purpose of
dumping it in the New York Bight Apex, except in accordance with this
Act.

SEC. 5. VIOLATIONS.

    Any violation of section 3 (a) or (b) or section 4(a) shall be
treated as a violation of title I of the Marine Protection, Research,
and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.).

SEC. 6. DISPOSAL ALTERNATIVES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army, in cooperation with the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of
Transportation, State and local governments, and environmental and port
interests, may establish, operate, and maintain a confined dredged
material disposal facility or facilities within the confines of the
Port of New York and New Jersey. Costs associated with implementation
of this section shall be paid by non-Federal interests in substantially
the same manner as costs are required to be paid by non-Federal
interests under section 101 of the Water Resources Development Act of
1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211).
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $260,000,000.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Terms defined in marine protection, research, and
        sanctuaries act of 1972.--Any term used in this Act that is
        defined in section 3 of the Marine Protection, Research, and
        Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1402) has the meaning given
        the term in that section.
            (2) Category i and category ii dredged material.--Each of
        the terms ``Category I dredged material'' and ``Category II
        dredged material'', respectively, means such material as
        determined under the 1992 United States Army Corps of Engineers
        New York District and the Environmental Protection Agency
        Region II Guidance for Performing Tests on Dredged Material
        Proposed for Ocean Disposal.
            (3) Mud dump site.--The term ``Mud Dump Site'' means the
        area designated by the Administrator of the Environmental
        Protection Agency under part 228.115(d)(6) of title 40, Code of
        Federal Regulations, as the New York Bight Dredged Material
        Disposal Site (Mud Dump) in the New York Bight Apex, North
        Atlantic Ocean for the disposal of dredged material generated
        in the Port of New York and New Jersey and nearby harbors.
            (4) New york bight apex.--The term ``New York Bight Apex''
        means the ocean waters of the Atlantic Ocean westward of 73
        degrees 30 minutes west longitude and northward of 40 degrees
        10 minutes north latitude.

Summary: New Jersey Marine Ecosystem Protection Act of 1996 - Prohibits the transport of dredged material for the purpose of dumping it into ocean waters at the New York Bight Dredged Material Disposal Site , other than for remediation pursuant to this Act, on and after September 1, 1997. Prohibits, after the date of this Act's enactment, the transport of: (1) dredged material for such purpose, other than Category I or II dredged material. And (2) Category II dredged material for such purpose unless the applicant for a transport permit has certified, and the Secretary of the Army has published a finding, that the affected States or ports were requested to provide alternate disposal sites and failed to provide a reasonable alternative site, and that dumping at the Mud Dump Site will not increase the elevation of the ocean bottom at such Site beyond a certain point. Directs: (1) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to develop a remediation and restoration plan in accordance with applicable laws and regulations for the Mud Dump Site and surrounding areas and to designate such Site and areas that have been used for disposal of contaminated material as the Historic Area Remediation Site. And (2) the Secretary and Administrator to modify environmental assessment activities at the Mud Dump Site as appropriate to reflect the provisions of this Act. Prohibits the transport of dredged material for the purpose of dumping it into ocean waters in the New York Bight Apex outside the Historic Area Remediation Site, or into waters of the New York-New Jersey Harbor on and after September 1, 1997. Prohibits the Administrator from designating any new site for ocean dumping of dredged material within the Apex, and the Secretary from issuing any permit for transportation of dredged material for the purpose of dumping it in the Apex, except in accordance with this Act. Prescribes penalties for violations of this Act. Directs the Secretary to establish, operate, and maintain a confined dredged material disposal facility or facilities within the confines of the Port of New York and New Jersey. Authorizes appropriations.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Home Energy Conservation Act of
2010''.

SEC. 2. HOME ENERGY CONSERVATION BONDS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart I of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:

``SEC. 54G. HOME ENERGY CONSERVATION BONDS.

    ``(a) Home Energy Conservation Bond.--For purposes of this
subchapter, the term `home energy conservation bond' means any bond
issued as part of an issue if--
            ``(1) 100 percent of the available project proceeds of such
        issue are to be used to make qualified residential energy
        efficiency assistance grants and loans,
            ``(2) not less than 20 percent of the available project
        proceeds of such issue are to be used to make qualified low-
        income residential energy efficiency assistance grants and
        loans,
            ``(3) not less than 10 percent of the available project
        proceeds of such issue are to be used to make qualified very
        low-income residential energy efficiency assistance grants,
            ``(4) repayments of principal and applicable interest on
        financing provided by the issue are used not later than the
        close of the 3-month period beginning on the date the
        prepayment (or complete repayment) is received to redeem bonds
        which are part of the issue or to make qualified residential
        energy efficiency assistance grants and loans,
            ``(5) the bond is issued by a State or local government,
        and
            ``(6) the issuer designates such bond for purposes of this
        section.
    ``(b) Limitation on Amount of Bonds Designated.--The maximum
aggregate face amount of bonds which may be designated under subsection
(a) by any issuer shall not exceed the limitation amount allocated
under subsection (d) to such issuer.
    ``(c) National Limitation on Amount of Bonds Designated.--There is
a national home energy conservation bond limitation of $2,400,000,000.
    ``(d) Allocations.--
            ``(1) In general.--The limitation under subsection (c)
        shall be allocated by the Secretary among the States in
        proportion to the population of the States.
            ``(2) Allocations to largest local governments.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of any State in
                which there is a large local government, each such
                local government shall be allocated a portion of such
                State's allocation which bears the same ratio to the
                State's allocation (determined without regard to this
                subparagraph) as the population of such large local
                government bears to the population of such State.
                    ``(B) Allocation of unused limitation to state.--
                The amount allocated under this subsection to a large
                local government may be reallocated by such local
                government to the State in which such local government
                is located.
                    ``(C) Large local government.--For purposes of this
                section, the term `large local government' means any
                municipality or county if such municipality or county
                has a population of 500,000 or more.
    ``(e) Qualified Residential Energy Efficiency Assistance Grants and
Loans.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--Qualified residential energy efficiency
        assistance grants and loans are any grant or low-interest loan,
        as the case may be, to acquire (including reasonable
        installation and testing costs) any of the following:
                    ``(A) Any property which meets (at a minimum) the
                requirements of the Energy Star program and which is to
                be installed in a dwelling unit.
                    ``(B) Any property not described in subparagraph
                (A) which meets (at a minimum) the requirements of the
                Water Sense program and which is to be installed in a
                dwelling unit.
                    ``(C) Any improvements to a dwelling unit which are
                made pursuant to a plan which--
                            ``(i) is developed by a Residential Energy
                        Services Network (RESNET), Building Performance
                        Institute (BPI), or equivalent, energy
                        efficiency expert, and
                            ``(ii) is certified by such energy
                        efficiency expert (based on testing done before
                        and after such improvements) as resulting in at
                        least a 20 percent reduction in total household
                        energy consumption related to heating, cooling,
                        lighting, and appliances.
                For purposes of this subparagraph, improvements to a
                dwelling unit for basic health and safety may be taken
                into account to the extent that such improvements do
                not exceed 10 percent of the value of the grant or loan
                and are required under State or local law as a
                condition of making the other improvement described in
                this subparagraph.
            ``(2) Dollar limitations.--
                    ``(A) Dwelling unit improvements.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Such term shall not
                        include any grant or loan for improvements
                        described in paragraph (1)(C) with respect to
                        any dwelling unit to the extent that such grant
                        or loan (when added to all other grants or
                        loans for such improvements) exceeds $5,000.
                            ``(ii) Increased limitation for certain
                        principal residences.--In the case of a
                        dwelling unit which is used as a principal
                        residence (within the meaning of section 121)
                        by the recipient of the grant or loan referred
                        to in clause (i)--
                                    ``(I) clause (i) shall be applied
                                by substituting `$12,000' for `$5,000'
                                if such grant or loan would satisfy the
                                requirements of paragraph (1)(C) if
                                such paragraph were applied by
                                substituting `40 percent' for `20
                                percent', and
                                    ``(II) in any case to which
                                subclause (I) does not apply, clause
                                (i) shall be applied by substituting
                                `$8,000' for `$5,000' if such grant or
                                loan would satisfy the requirements of
                                paragraph (1)(C) if such paragraph were
                                applied by substituting `30 percent'
                                for `20 percent'.
                            ``(iii) Increased limitation for cash
                        positive loans.--In the case of a dwelling unit
                        which is used as a principal residence (within
                        the meaning of section 121) by the recipient of
                        a loan with respect to which the reduced energy
                        costs which result from the improvements
                        described in paragraph (1)(C) exceed the
                        payments required under the terms of the loan--
                                    ``(I) clause (i) shall be applied
                                by substituting `$12,000' for `$5,000',
                                and
                                    ``(II) clause (ii) shall not apply.
                    ``(B) Reduction in water consumption.--Such term
                shall not include any grant or loan for property
                described in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to any
                dwelling unit to the extent that such grant or loan
                (when added to all other grants or loans for such
                property) exceeds $500.
            ``(3) Low-interest loan.--The term `low interest loan'
        means any loan which charges interest at a rate which does not
        exceed the applicable Federal rate in effect under section
        1288(b)(1) determined as of the issuance of the loan.
            ``(4) Exclusion of certain property.--The following
        property shall not be taken into account for purposes of
        paragraph (1):
                    ``(A) Any equipment used in connection with a
                swimming pool, hot tub, or similar property.
                    ``(B) Any television.
                    ``(C) Any device for converting digital signal to
                analog.
                    ``(D) Any DVD player.
                    ``(E) Any video cassette recorder (VCR).
                    ``(F) Any audio equipment.
                    ``(G) Any cordless phone.
                    ``(H) Any other item of property where there is
                substantial recreational use.
    ``(f) Qualified Low-Income Residential Efficiency Assistance Grants
and Loans.--
            ``(1) In general.--Qualified low-income residential energy
        efficiency assistance grants and loans are any qualified
        residential energy efficiency assistance grant or loan, as the
        case may be, with respect to a dwelling unit which is occupied
        (at the time of the grant or loan) by individuals whose income
        is 100 percent or less of area median gross income. Rules
        similar to the rules of section 142(d)(2)(B) shall apply for
        purposes of this paragraph.
            ``(2) Restriction to grants and very low interest loans.--
        Such term shall not include any loan unless the rate of
        interest on such loan does not exceed the excess of--
                    ``(A) the applicable Federal rate in effect under
                section 1288(b)(1) determined as of the issuance of the
                loan, over
                    ``(B) 100 basis points.
    ``(g) Qualified Very Low-Income Residential Efficiency Assistance
Grants.--For purposes of this section, qualified very low-income
residential energy efficiency assistance grants are any qualified low-
income residential energy efficiency assistance grant with respect to a
dwelling unit which is occupied (at the time of the grant) by
individuals whose income is 50 percent or less of area median gross
income. Rules similar to the rules of section 142(d)(2)(B) shall apply
for purposes of this paragraph.
    ``(h) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) Applicable interest.--The term `applicable interest'
        means, with respect to any loan, so much of any interest on
        such loan which exceeds 1 percentage point.
            ``(2) Special rule relating to arbitrage.--An issue shall
        not be treated as failing to meet the requirements of section
        54A(d)(4)(A) by reason of any investment of available project
        proceeds in qualified residential energy efficiency assistance
        loans.
            ``(3) Exclusion of administrative expenses.--The amount
        treated as used to make any grant or loan described in this
        section shall not exceed the amount of such grant or loan.
            ``(4) Population.--The population of any State or local
        government shall be determined as provided in section 146(j)
        for the calendar year which includes the date of the enactment
        of this section.
            ``(5) Reporting.--
                    ``(A) Reports by issuers.--Issuers of home energy
                conservation bonds shall, not later than 6 months after
                the expenditure period (as defined in section 54A) and
                annually thereafter until the last such bond is
                redeemed, submit reports to the Secretary regarding
                such bonds, including information regarding--
                            ``(i) the number and monetary value of
                        loans and grants provided and the purposes for
                        which provided,
                            ``(ii) the number of dwelling units the
                        energy efficiency of which improved as result
                        of such loans and grants,
                            ``(iii) the types of property described in
                        subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (e)(1)
                        installed as a result of such loans and grants
                        and the projected energy savings with respect
                        to such property, and
                            ``(iv) the projected energy savings as a
                        result of such loans and grants for
                        improvements described in subsection (e)(1)(C).
                    ``(B) Report to congress.--Not later than 12 months
                after receipt of the first report under subparagraph
                (A) and annually thereafter until the last such report
                is required to be submitted, the Secretary, in
                consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the
                Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,
                shall submit a report to Congress regarding the bond
                program under this section, including information
                regarding--
                            ``(i) the aggregate of each category of
                        information described in subparagraph (A)
                        (including any independent assessment of
                        projected energy savings), and
                            ``(ii) an estimate of the amount of
                        greenhouse gas emissions reduced as a result of
                        such bond program.''.
    (b) Treatment as a Specified Tax Credit Bond for Purposes of Direct
Payment Provisions.--Subparagraph (A) of section 6431(f)(3) of such
Code is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (iii), by
striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iv) and inserting ``or'', and by
adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(v) a home energy conservation bond (as
                        defined in section 54G), and''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Paragraph (1) of section 54A(d) of such Code is amended
        by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (D), by inserting
        ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (E), and by inserting after
        subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) a home energy conservation bond,''.
            (2) Subparagraph (C) of section 54A(d)(2) of such Code is
        amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iv), by
        striking the period at the end of clause (v) and inserting ``,
        and'', and by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(vi) in the case of a home energy
                        conservation bond, a purpose specified in
                        section 54G(a)(1).''.
            (3) The table of sections for subpart I of part IV of
        subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at
        the end the following new item:

``Sec. 54G. Home energy conservation bonds.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to obligations issued after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

Summary: Home Energy Conservation Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the issuance of tax-exempt home energy conservation bonds to finance qualified residential energy efficiency assistance grants and loans and extend such grants and loans to low and very-low income taxpayers. Imposes a national home energy conservation bond limitation amount of $2.4 billion and allocates such amount to states in proportion to state population. Defines qualified residential energy efficiency assistance grants and loans as any grant or loan to acquire: (1) any property which meets the requirements of the Energy Star program or the Water Sense program and which is to be installed in a dwelling unit. And (2) any improvement to a dwelling unit made under a plan which is developed by a Residential Energy Services Network, Building Performance Institute, or equivalent energy efficiency expert and is certified by such expert as resulting in at least a 20 reduction in total household energy consumption related to heating, cooling, lighting, and appliances. Imposes dollar limitations on such grants and loans and excludes certain types of property from such grant and loan program, including equipment used in connection with a swimming pool or hot tub, any television, any device for converting a digital signal to analog, any DVD player, video cassette recorder, audio equipment, cordless phone, or other property where there is a substantial recreational use.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for home energy conservation bonds.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act''.

SEC. 2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY RETROFIT PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Applicant.--The term ``applicant'' means a nonprofit
        organization that applies for a grant under this section.
            (2) Energy-efficiency improvement.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``energy-efficiency
                improvement'' means an installed measure (including a
                product, equipment, system, service, or practice) that
                results in a reduction in demand by a nonprofit
                organization for energy or fuel supplied from outside
                the nonprofit building.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``energy-efficiency
                improvement'' includes an installed measure described
                in subparagraph (A) involving--
                            (i) repairing, replacing, or installing--
                                    (I) a roof, electrical wiring,
                                plumbing, sewage, or lighting system,
                                or component of a roof, electrical
                                wiring, or system;
                                    (II) a window;
                                    (III) a door, including a security
                                door; or
                                    (IV) a heating, ventilation, or air
                                conditioning system or component of the
                                system (including insulation);
                            (ii) a renewable energy generation or
                        heating system, including a solar,
                        photovoltaic, wind, geothermal, or biomass
                        (including wood pellet) system or component of
                        the system; and
                            (iii) any other measure taken to modernize,
                        renovate, or repair a nonprofit building to
                        make the nonprofit building more energy
                        efficient.
            (3) Nonprofit building.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``nonprofit building''
                means a building operated and owned by a nonprofit
                organization.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``nonprofit building''
                includes a building described in subparagraph (A) that
                is--
                            (i) a hospital;
                            (ii) a youth center;
                            (iii) a school;
                            (iv) a social-welfare program facility;
                            (v) a house of worship; and
                            (vi) any other nonresidential and
                        noncommercial structure.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Energy.
    (b) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a pilot
program to award grants for the purpose of retrofitting nonprofit
buildings with energy-efficiency improvements.
    (c) Grants.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may award grants under the
        program established under subsection (b).
            (2) Application.--The Secretary may award a grant under
        this section if an applicant submits to the Secretary an
        application at such time, in such form, and containing such
        information as the Secretary may prescribe.
            (3) Criteria for grant.--In determining whether to award a
        grant under this section, the Secretary shall apply
        performance-based criteria, which shall give priority to
        applications based on--
                    (A) the cost-effectiveness of the energy-efficiency
                improvement; and
                    (B) an effective plan for evaluation, measurement,
                and verification of energy savings.
            (4) Limitation on individual grant amount.--Each grant
        awarded under this section shall not exceed--
                    (A) an amount equal to 50 percent of the energy-
                efficiency improvement; and
                    (B) $200,000.
            (5) Cost sharing.--
                    (A) In general.--A grant awarded under this section
                shall be subject to a minimum non-Federal cost-sharing
                requirement of 50 percent.
                    (B) In-kind contributions.--The non-Federal share
                may be provided in the form of in-kind contributions of
                materials or services.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2013 through 2016, to remain available until expended.

SEC. 3. OFFSET.

    Section 399A(i) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42
U.S.C. 6371h-1(i)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2013'' and inserting
        ``2012 and $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through
        2016''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2013'' and inserting
        ``2016''.

Summary: Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for the purpose of retrofitting buildings owned by such organizations with energy-efficiency improvements. Directs the Secretary, in determining whether to award a grant, to apply performance-based criteria, which shall give priority to applications based on: (1) the cost-effectiveness of the energy-efficiency improvement. And (2) an effective plan for evaluation, measurement, and verification of energy savings. Limits each grant award to: (1) an amount equal to 50 of the energy-efficiency improvement, and (2) $200,000. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for FY2013-FY2016 and makes offsetting reductions in authorizations for energy sustainability and efficiency grants under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.

A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for the purpose of retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Navigation System
Sustainability Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act the term--
            (1) ``Great Lakes'' and ``Great Lakes Navigational System''
        means--
                    (A)(i) Lake Superior;
                    (ii) Lake Huron;
                    (iii) Lake Michigan;
                    (iv) Lake Erie; and
                    (v) Lake Ontario;
                    (B) all connecting waters between the lakes
                referred to in subparagraph (A) used for commercial and
                recreational navigation;
                    (C) any navigation features in the lakes referred
                to in subparagraph (A) or waters described in
                subparagraph (B) that are a Federal operation or
                maintenance responsibility; and
                    (D) areas of the Saint Lawrence River that are
                operated or maintained by the Government for commercial
                navigation.
            (2) ``eligible operations and maintenance'' has the same
        meaning as that term is defined in section 214 of the Water
        Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2241);
            (3) ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Army.

SEC. 3. GREAT LAKES NAVIGATION SYSTEM.

    (a) Management of Great Lakes Navigation System.--To sustain the
most effective and efficient operation and maintenance of the Great
Lakes Navigation System, the Secretary, acting through the Chief of
Engineers, shall manage and allocate funding for all of the
individually authorized commercial and recreational navigation projects
in the Great Lakes Navigation System as components of a single,
comprehensive system, recognizing the interdependence of the projects.
    (b) Cargo Measurements.--Cargo measurements for the purpose of
prioritizing annual operations and maintenance budget resources for the
Great Lakes Navigation System, and for any of the component projects of
the System, shall aggregate the tonnage of all components of the
System.

SEC. 4. GREAT LAKES SYSTEM SUSTAINABILITY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Chief of
Engineers, shall establish a program to fund eligible operations and
maintenance projects of the Great Lakes Navigation System with the
objective of maintaining such projects to their authorized depths and
widths.
    (b) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with the
Congressional delegations from States that border the Great Lakes in
developing annual priorities for the apportionment of funding
authorized to be appropriated pursuant to this section.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--For each of fiscal years 2014
through 2023, there is authorized to be appropriated from the Harbor
Maintenance Trust Fund established by section 9505 of the Internal
Revenue Code $200,000,000 to fund eligible operations and maintenance
of the Great Lakes Navigation System. Funds appropriated pursuant to
this section may remain available until expended.
    (d) Cost Share.--
            (1) In general.--Of the amounts made available pursuant to
        subsection (c), the Secretary, acting through the Chief of
        Engineers, shall give a higher priority to projects described
        in paragraph (2) than to projects described in paragraph (3).
            (2) Certain harbors providing a cost share.--
                    (A) Not subject to harbor maintenance fee.--A Great
                Lakes Navigation System project that is not subject to
                the harbor maintenance fee under section 24.24 of title
                19, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor
                regulations) and for which the non-Federal sponsor
                provides a cost share of 50 percent of the costs of
                eligible operations and maintenance expenses, is
                eligible for Federal operations and maintenance funds
                made available pursuant to subsection (c).
                    (B) Subject to harbor maintenance trust fund but no
                cargo.--A Great Lakes Navigation System project that is
                subject to the harbor maintenance fee under section
                24.24 of title 19, Code of Federal Regulations (or
                successor regulations), has not had commercial cargo
                loaded or unloaded from its harbor during the previous
                2 fiscal years, and for which the non-Federal sponsor
                provides a cost share of 50 percent of the costs of
                eligible operations and maintenance expenses is
                eligible for Federal operations and maintenance funds
                made available pursuant to subsection (c).
            (3) Certain harbors with no cost share.--A Great Lakes
        Navigation System project that otherwise meets the description
        in subparagraphs (A) or (B) of paragraph (2), and for which the
        non-Federal sponsor of the project does not provide a cost
        share of 50 percent of the costs of eligible operations and
        maintenance expenses, is eligible to receive Federal operations
        and maintenance funds made available pursuant to subsection (c)
        after projects under such subparagraphs are funded.

Summary: Great Lakes Navigation System Sustainability Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to manage and allocate funding for all commercial and recreational navigation projects in the Great Lakes Navigation System as components of a single system, recognizing the interdependence of the projects. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to: (1) establish a program to fund eligible operations and maintenenace projects of the System to their authorized depths and widths, and (2) give higher priority to projects at certain harbors in which a 50 non-federal share of costs of eligible operations and maintenance expenses is provided.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Authorized Rural Water Projects
Completion Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Reclamation Rural
        Water Construction Fund established by section 3(a).
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. RECLAMATION RURAL WATER CONSTRUCTION FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the
United States a fund, to be known as the ``Reclamation Rural Water
Construction Fund'', consisting of--
            (1) such amounts as are deposited in the Fund under
        subsection (b); and
            (2) any interest earned on investment of amounts in the
        Fund under subsection (d).
    (b) Deposits to Fund.--
            (1) In general.--For each of fiscal years 2013 through
        2029, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit in the Fund
        $80,000,000 of the revenues that would otherwise be deposited
        for the fiscal year in the reclamation fund established by the
        first section of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388,
        chapter 1093).
            (2) Availability of amounts.--Amounts deposited in the Fund
        under paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) be made available in accordance with this
                section, without further appropriation; and
                    (B) be in addition to amounts appropriated for such
                purposes under any other provision of law.
            (3) Limitation.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), no
        amounts may be deposited in, or made available from, the Fund
        under those paragraphs if the transfer or availability of the
        amounts would increase the deficit.
    (c) Expenditures From Fund.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Expenditures.--Subject to subparagraph (B), for
                each of fiscal years 2013 through 2034, the Secretary
                may expend from the Fund not more than the sum of--
                            (i) $80,000,000; and
                            (ii) the amount of interest accrued in the
                        Fund for the fiscal year in which the
                        expenditures are made.
                    (B) Additional expenditures.--Notwithstanding
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary may expend more than
                $80,000,000 for any fiscal year listed in subparagraph
                (A) if such amounts are available in the Fund due to
                expenditures not reaching $80,000,000 in 1 or more
                prior fiscal years.
            (2) Use.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
                Secretary may use amounts from the Fund to complete
                construction of rural water projects--
                            (i) authorized to be carried out by the
                        Secretary on or before the date of enactment of
                        this Act; or
                            (ii) for which--
                                    (I) pursuant to section 106(e) of
                                Rural Water Supply Act of 2006 (43
                                U.S.C. 2405(e)), the Secretary has
                                completed a feasibility report by
                                September 30, 2012, that recommends the
                                construction of a rural water project;
                                and
                                    (II) an Act of Congress after the
                                date of enactment of this Act has
                                authorized the construction of the
                                project.
                    (B) Limitation.--The Secretary may not use amounts
                from the Fund to pay for any operation and maintenance
                costs of an authorized rural water project.
            (3) Conditions.--The Secretary shall not expend any amounts
        from the Fund until the date on which the Secretary develops--
                    (A) programmatic goals to carry out this section
                that--
                            (i) would enable the completion of
                        construction of the authorized rural water
                        projects as expeditiously as possible; and
                            (ii) reflect--
                                    (I) the goals and priorities
                                identified in the laws authorizing the
                                authorized rural water projects; and
                                    (II) the goals of the Reclamation
                                Rural Water Supply Act of 2006 (43
                                U.S.C. 2401 et seq.); and
                    (B) funding prioritization criteria to serve as a
                formula for distributing funds under this section that
                take into account--
                            (i) an evaluation of the urgent and
                        compelling need for potable water supplies in
                        the affected rural and tribal communities;
                            (ii) the status of the current stages of
                        completion of the authorized rural water
                        project;
                            (iii) the financial needs of the affected
                        rural and tribal communities;
                            (iv) the potential economic benefits of the
                        expenditures on job creation and general
                        economic development in the affected rural and
                        tribal communities;
                            (v) the ability of the authorized rural
                        water project to address regional and watershed
                        level water supply needs;
                            (vi) the ability of the authorized rural
                        water project--
                                    (I) to minimize water and energy
                                consumption; and
                                    (II) to encourage the development
                                of renewable energy resources, such as
                                wind, solar, and hydropower elements;
                            (vii) the need for the authorized rural
                        water project to address--
                                    (I) the needs of Indian tribes and
                                members of Indian tribes; and
                                    (II) other community needs or
                                interests; and
                            (viii) such other factors as the Secretary
                        determines to be appropriate to prioritize the
                        use of available funds.
    (d) Investments of Amounts.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall invest such portion of
        the Fund as is not, in the judgment of the Secretary, required
        to meet current withdrawals.
            (2) Credits to fund.--The interest on, and the proceeds
        from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the
        Fund shall be credited to, and form a part of, the Fund.
    (e) Transfers of Amounts.--
            (1) In general.--The amounts required to be transferred to
        the Fund under this section shall be transferred at least
        monthly from the general fund of the Treasury to the Fund on
        the basis of estimates made by the Secretary of the Treasury.
            (2) Adjustments.--Proper adjustment shall be made in
        amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates
        were in excess of or less than the amounts required to be
        transferred.
    (f) Termination.--On September 30, 2034--
            (1) the Fund shall terminate; and
            (2) the unexpended and unobligated balance of the Fund
        shall be transferred to the reclamation fund established by the
        first section of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388,
        chapter 1093).

Summary: Authorized Rural Water Projects Completion Act - Establishes in the Treasury a Reclamation Rural Water Construction Fund, into which the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit for each of FY2013-FY2029 a specified amount of revenues that would otherwise be deposited in the reclamation fund established by the Reclamation Act of 1902. Authorizes the Secretary to use amounts from the Fund to complete construction of rural water projects: (1) that were authorized to be carried out on or before this Act's enactment, or (2) for which the Secretary completed a feasibility report by September 30, 2012, that recommends construction and for which an Act of Congress enacted after this Act's enactment has authorized construction. Prohibits the Secretary from using amounts from the Fund to pay for project operation and maintenance costs. Prohibits the Secretary from expending amounts from the Fund until the date on which the Secretary develops: (1) programmatic goals that would enable the completion of construction of the authorized rural water projects as expeditiously as possible and that reflect the goals and priorities identified in the laws authorizing the projects and the goals of the Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act. And (2) funding prioritization criteria that takes into account specified information, including an evaluation of the need for potable water supplies in the affected rural and tribal communities, the completion status of a project, and the financial needs of the affected communities. Terminates the Fund on September 30, 2034.

A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to use designated funding to pay for construction of authorized rural water projects, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Mental Health Modernization
Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Senate finds the following:
            (1) Older people have the highest rate of suicide of any
        population in the United States, and the suicide rate of that
        population increases with age, with individuals 65 and older
        accounting for 20 percent of all suicide deaths in the United
        States, while comprising only 13 percent of the population of
        the United States.
            (2) Disability due to mental illness in individuals over 65
        years old will become a major public health problem in the near
        future because of demographic changes. In particular, dementia,
        depression, schizophrenia, among other conditions, will all
        present special problems for this age group.
            (3) Major depression is strikingly prevalent among older
        people, with between 8 and 20 percent of older people in
        community studies and up to 37 percent of those seen in primary
        care settings experiencing symptoms of depression.
            (4) Almost 20 percent of the population of individuals age
        55 and older, experience specific mental disorders that are not
        part of normal aging.
            (5) Unrecognized and untreated depression, Alzheimer's
        disease, anxiety, late-life schizophrenia, and other mental
        conditions can be severely impairing and may even be fatal.
            (6) Substance abuse, particularly the abuse of alcohol and
        prescription drugs, among adults 65 and older is one of the
        fastest growing health problems in the United States, with 17
        percent of this age group suffering from addiction or substance
        abuse. While addiction often goes undetected and untreated
        among older adults, aging and disability makes the body more
        vulnerable to the effects of alcohol and drugs, further
        exacerbating other age-related health problems. Medicare
        coverage for addiction treatment of the elderly needs to
        recognize these special vulnerabilities.
            (7) The disabled are another population receiving
        inadequate mental health care through medicare. According to
        the Health Care Financing Administration, medicare is the
        primary health care coverage for the 5,000,000 non-elderly,
        disabled people on Social Security Disability Insurance. Up to
        40 percent of these individuals have a diagnosis of mental
        illness, and also face severe discrimination in mental health
        coverage.

SEC. 3. DECREASE IN MEDICARE BENEFICIARY COPAYMENT FOR OUTPATIENT
              MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1833(c) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395l(c)) is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1866(a)(2)(A) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1395cc(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking the second sentence.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b)
shall apply to items and services furnished on or after the date of
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL SERVICES.

    (a) Coverage Under Part A.--Section 1812(a) (42 U.S.C. 1395d(a)) is
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end of
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) intensive residential services (as defined in section
        1861(uu)) furnished to an individual for up to 120 days during
        any calendar year.''.
    (b) Intensive Residential Services Defined.--Section 1861 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:

                    ``Intensive Residential Services

    ``(uu)(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the term `intensive
residential services' means inpatient services provided in any of the
following facilities:
            ``(A) Residential detoxification centers.
            ``(B) Crisis residential programs or mental illness
        residential treatment programs.
            ``(C) Therapeutic family or group treatment homes.
            ``(D) Residential centers for substance abuse treatment.
    ``(2) No service may be treated as an intensive residential service
unless the facility at which the service is provided--
            ``(A) is legally authorized to provide such service under
        the law of the State (or under a State regulatory mechanism
        provided by State law) in which the facility is located or is
        certified to provide such service by an appropriate
        accreditation entity approved by the State in consultation with
        the Secretary; and
            ``(B) meets such other requirements as the Secretary may
        impose to assure the quality of the intensive residential
        services provided.
    ``(3) No service may be treated as an intensive residential service
under paragraph (1) unless the service is furnished in accordance with
standards established by the Secretary for the management of such
services.''.
    (c) Reduction in Days of Coverage for Inpatient Services.--Section
1812(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395d(b)(3)) is
amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the following:
``, reduced by a number of days determined by the Secretary so that the
actuarial value of providing such number of days of services under this
paragraph to the individual is equal to the actuarial value of the days
of inpatient residential services furnished to the individual under
subsection (a)(5) during the year after such services have been
furnished to the individual for 120 days during the year (rounded to
the nearest day).''.
    (d) Amount of Payment.--Section 1814 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395f) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph
        (1), by inserting ``other than a provider of intensive
        residential services,'' after ``hospice care,''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

              ``Payment for Intensive Residential Services

    ``(m)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the amount
of payment under this part for intensive residential services under
section 1812(a)(5) shall be equal to the lesser of--
            ``(A) the reasonable cost of such services, as determined
        under section 1861(v), or
            ``(B) the customary charges with respect to such services,
less the amount a provider may charge as described in clause (ii) of
section 1866(a)(2)(A).
    ``(2) If intensive residential services are furnished by a public
provider of services or by another provider which demonstrates to the
satisfaction of the Secretary that a significant portion of its
patients are low-income (and requests that payment be made under this
clause), free of charge or at nominal charges to the public, the
Secretary shall determine the amount of payment for such services in
accordance with subsection (b)(2).
    ``(3) If (and for so long as) the conditions described in
subsection (b)(3) are met, the Secretary shall determine the amount of
payment for intensive residential services under the reimbursement
system described in such subsection.''.

SEC. 5. STUDY OF COVERAGE CRITERIA FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED
              MENTAL ILLNESSES.

    (a) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
        (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall
        conduct a study to determine whether the criteria for coverage
        of any therapy service (including occupational therapy services
        and physical therapy services) or any outpatient mental health
        care service under the medicare program under title XVIII of
        the Social Security Act unduly restricts the access of any
        medicare beneficiary who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's
        disease or a related mental illness to such a service because
        the coverage criteria requires the medicare beneficiary to
        display continuing clinical improvement to continue to receive
        the service.
            (2) Determination of new coverage criteria.--If the
        Secretary determines that the coverage criteria described in
        paragraph (1) unduly restricts the access of any medicare
        beneficiary to the services described in such paragraph, the
        Secretary shall identify alternative coverage criteria that
        would permit a medicare beneficiary who has been diagnosed with
Alzheimer's disease or a related mental illness to receive coverage for
health care services under the medicare program that are designed to
control symptoms, maintain functional capabilities, reduce or deter
deterioration, and prevent or reduce hospitalization of the
beneficiary.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the committees of jurisdiction
of Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a)
together with such recommendations for legislative and administrative
action as the Secretary determines appropriate.

SEC. 6. MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING SERVICES.

    (a) Adding Mental Health Counselor Services to the Definition of
Medical and Other Health Services.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395(s)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (S), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (T)(ii), by adding ``and'' at the end;
        and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(U) mental health counselor services (as defined
                in subsection (vv));''.
    (b) Mental Health Counselor; Mental Health Counselor Services
Defined.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x), as
amended by section 4, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:

      ``Mental Health Counselor; Mental Health Counselor Services

    ``(vv)(1) The term `mental health counselor' means an individual
who--
            ``(A) possesses a master's or doctor's degree in counseling
        or a related field;
            ``(B) after obtaining such a degree has performed at least
        2 years of supervised mental health counselor practice; and
            ``(C)(i) is licensed or certified as a mental health
        counselor or professional counselor by the State in which the
        services are performed; or
            ``(ii) in the case of an individual in a State that does
        not provide for licensure or certification--
                    ``(I) has completed at least 2 years or 3,000 hours
                of post-master's degree supervised mental health
                counselor practice under the supervision of a master's
                or doctor's level mental health provider in an
                appropriate setting (as determined by the Secretary);
                and
                    ``(II) meet such other criteria as the Secretary
                establishes.
    ``(2) The term `mental health counselor services' means services
performed by a mental health counselor (as defined in paragraph (1))
for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses which the mental
health counselor is legally authorized to perform under State law (or
the State regulatory mechanism provided by the State law) of the State
in which such services as performed as would otherwise be covered if
furnished by a physician or as incident to a physician's professional
service.''.
    (c) Payment.--Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' before ``(S)''; and
            (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the
        following: ``, and (T) with respect to mental health counselor
        services under section 1861(s)(2)(U), the amounts paid shall be
        80 percent of (i) the actual charge for the services or (ii) 75
        percent of the amount determined for payment of a psychologist
        under clause (L)''.

SEC. 7. EXCLUDING CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER SERVICES FROM COVERAGE UNDER
              THE MEDICARE SKILLED NURSING FACILITY PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT
              SYSTEM AND CONSOLIDATED PAYMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 1888(e)(2)(A)(ii) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting ``clinical
social worker services,'' after ``qualified psychologist services,''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1861(hh)(2) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1395x(hh)(2)) is amended by striking ``and other than services
furnished to an inpatient of a skilled nursing facility which the
facility is required to provide as a requirement for participation''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section apply as
if included in the enactment of section 4432(a) of the Balanced Budget
Act of 1997.

Summary: Amends Medicare part A to provide for coverage of intensive residential services. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and report to Congress on whether the criteria for Medicare coverage of any therapy service or any outpatient mental health care service unduly restricts the access to such a service of any Medicare beneficiary diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or a related mental illness because the coverage criteria requires the beneficiary to display continuing clinical improvement to continue to receive the service. Amends Medicare to: (1) cover mental health counselor services. And (2) exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the Medicare skilled nursing facility prospective payment system.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Filipino Veterans Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN FILIPINO VETERANS FOR DISABILITY
              PENSION.

    (a) Eligibility.--Section 107 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3) of the first sentence, by
                inserting ``15,'' before ``23,''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking
                ``subsection (c) or (d)'' and inserting ``subsections
                (c), (d), and (e)'' ; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2) of the first sentence, by
                inserting ``15,'' before ``23,''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking
                ``subsection (c) or (d)'' and inserting ``subsections
                (c), (d), and (e)''.
    (b) Rate of Payment.--That section is further amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) In the case of benefits under chapter 15 of this title paid
by reason of service described in subsection (a) or (b)--
            ``(1) if the benefits are paid to an individual residing in
        the United States who is a citizen of, or an alien lawfully
        admitted for permanent residence in, the United States, the
        second sentence of the applicable subsection shall not apply;
        and
            ``(2) if the benefits are paid to an individual residing in
        the Republic of the Philippines, the benefits shall be paid
        (notwithstanding any other provision of law) at the rate of
        $100 per month.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to
benefits for months beginning on or after that date.

SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY FOR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION.

    (a) Eligibility.--Section 107 of title 38, United States Code, as
amended by this Act, is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3) of the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``and'' before ``24''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``, and chapter 31''
                        before ``of this title'';
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``and (e)''
                and inserting ``(e), and (f)''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2) of the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``and'' before ``24''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``, and chapter 31''
                        before ``of this title'';
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``and (e)''
                and inserting ``(e), and (f)''.
    (b) Rate of Payment.--That section is further amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) In the case of benefits under chapter 31 of this title paid
by reason of service described in subsection (a) or (b), if the
benefits are paid to an individual residing in the United States who is
a citizen of, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in,
the United States, the second sentence of the applicable subsection
shall not apply.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to
benefits for months beginning on or after that date.

SEC. 4. OUTPATIENT HEALTH CARE FOR VETERANS RESIDING IN THE
              PHILIPPINES.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter IV of chapter 17 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 1735 as section 1736; and
            (2) by inserting after section 1734 the following new
        section 1735:
``Sec. 1735. Outpatient care and services for World War II veterans
              residing in the Philippines
    ``(a) Outpatient Health Care.--The Secretary shall furnish care and
services to veterans of World War II, Commonwealth Army veterans, and
new Philippine Scouts for the treatment of the service-connected
disabilities and nonservice-connected disabilities of such veterans and
scouts residing in the Republic of the Philippines on an outpatient
basis at the Manila VA Outpatient Clinic.
    ``(b) Limitations.--(1) The amount expended by the Secretary for
the purpose of subsection (a) in any fiscal year may not exceed
$500,000.
    ``(2) The authority of the Secretary to furnish care and services
under subsection (a) is effective in any fiscal year only to the extent
that appropriations are available for that purpose.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 17 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to
section 1735 and inserting the following new items:

``1735. Outpatient care and services for World War II veterans residing
                            in the Philippines.
``1736. Definitions.''.

SEC. 5. ELIGIBILITY FOR HOUSING LOANS.

    Section 3701(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) The term `veteran' also includes an individual who is
        a Commonwealth Army veteran (as defined in subsection (a) of
        section 3566 of this title), or a new Philippine Scout (as
        defined in subsection (b) of such section) who resides in the
        United States.''.

SEC. 6. EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS FOR SPOUSES AND DEPENDENTS.

    (a) Inclusion of Spouses.--Section 3565(a) of title 38, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) The term `eligible person' as used in section 3501(a)(1) of
this title includes the spouse, surviving spouse, and child of a
Commonwealth Army veteran or a `New' Philippine Scouts in the same
manner as a spouse, surviving spouse, and child of a person who meets
the requirements of service-connected disability or death under such
section, based on service as defined in section 3566 of this title.''.
    (b) Increase in Rates Payable for Dependents Residing in the United
States.--Section 3565(b) of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking ``children'' in the matter preceding
        paragraph (1) and inserting ``a spouse, surviving spouse, or
        child'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
            (3) in paragraph (1) by striking ``, and'' and inserting
        ``in the case of a spouse, surviving spouse, or child residing
        in the Philippines,''; and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(2) notwithstanding section 3532(d) of this title,
        educational assistance allowances authorized by section 3532 of
        this title and the special training allowance authorized by
        section 3542 of this title shall be paid at the rate of $1.00
        for each dollar in the case of a spouse, surviving spouse, or
        child residing in the United States, and''.

SEC. 7. ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS FOR JOB COUNSELING, TRAINING, AND
              PLACEMENT.

    (a) Veterans.--Section 4101(4) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by inserting before the period the following: ``, and includes
a Commonwealth Army veteran (as defined in subsection (a) of section
3566 of this title), or a new Philippine Scout (as defined in
subsection (b) of such section)''.
    (b) Dependents.--Section 4104(5) of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C)
        and inserting ``, or'' and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) the spouse or child of a Commonwealth Army
                veteran (as defined in subsection (a) of section 3566
                of this title), or a new Philippine Scout (as defined
                in subsection (b) of such section).''.

SEC. 8. REPRESENTATION ON ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MINORITY VETERANS.

    Section 544(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(D) The Secretary shall ensure that at least one member of the
Committee each year is a Commonwealth Army veteran (as defined in
subsection (a) of section 3566 of this title), or a new Philippine
Scout (as defined in subsection (b) of such section).''.

Summary: Filipino Veterans Fairness Act - Makes former members of the Philippine Commonwealth Army or new Philippine Scouts who served with US Armed Forces during World War II and became US citizens or lawfully resided in the United States eligible for: (1) payment of compensation for service-connected disability. (2) vocational rehabilitation as well as job counseling, training, and placement. And (3) veterans' housing loans made or guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish outpatient health care at the Manila Outpatient Clinic in the Republic of the Philippines for such veterans residing in the Philippines. Makes spouses of such veterans eligible for veterans' educational assistance. Makes the rate of assistance for such spouses and children residing in the United States equal to the rate for the dependents of US veterans. Makes such spouses and dependents eligible for job counseling, training, and placement benefits. Requires the Secretary to ensure that at least one member of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans is a Commonwealth Army veteran or new Philippine Scout.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Tobacco Sales to Youth Act of
2015''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Tobacco products cause numerous serious diseases,
        including cancer, heart disease, and respiratory disease, and
        they contain nicotine, a highly addictive substance.
            (2) According to the Surgeon General of the United States,
        adolescents are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects
        of nicotine, and adolescent exposure to nicotine may have
        lasting adverse consequences for brain development.
            (3) Youth use of electronic cigarettes and hookah (water
        pipe) has risen according to the National Youth Tobacco Survey
        released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and
        the Food and Drug Administration, in April 2015.
            (4) Current use of electronic cigarettes among high school
        students tripled from 4.5 percent in 2013 to 13.4 percent in
        2014 (compared to 1.5 percent in 2011); approximately 2,000,000
        high school students currently use these products.
            (5) Current use of electronic cigarettes among middle
        school students tripled from 1.1 percent in 2013 to 3.9 percent
        in 2014; approximately 450,000 middle school students currently
        use these products.
            (6) Current use of hookah among high school students
        increased from 4.1 percent in 2011 to 9.4 percent in 2014.
            (7) Current use of cigars among high school students was
        8.2 percent in 2014 (1,200,000 students). Current use of cigars
        among high school boys was 10.8 percent, about the same rate at
        which they smoke cigarettes (10.6 percent).
            (8) The sale of electronic cigarettes, cigars, hookah, and
        other tobacco products over the Internet, and through mail,
        fax, or phone orders, makes it cheaper and easier for children
        to obtain these products.
            (9) Electronic cigarettes are being marketed in ways that
        appeal to youth, in the form of advertising using images that
        appeal to youth, advertisements on television and the Internet,
        and sponsorships of events popular with youth, such as concerts
        and sporting events.
            (10) According to a study published in March 2015 in the
        Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics, 93.7
        percent of youth participating in a study of Internet
        electronic cigarette sales successfully purchased electronic
        cigarettes because the Web sites lacked adequate age-
        verification methods.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS.

    Section 1 of the Act of October 19, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 375); commonly
referred to as the ``Jenkins Act''), is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in clause (i) by striking ``and'' at
                        the end,
                            (ii) in clause (ii) by striking the period
                        at the end and inserting ``; and'', and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) includes electronic cigarettes.'',
                        and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in the heading by striking
                        ``Exception'' and inserting ``Inclusions'',
                            (ii) by striking ``does not include'' and
                        inserting ``includes'', and
                            (iii) by inserting ``and pipe tobacco (as
                        defined in section 5702 of the Internal Revenue
                        Code of 1986)'' before the period at the end,
                        and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(6A) Electronic cigarette.--The term `electronic
        cigarette' means any electronic device that delivers nicotine,
        flavor, or other substance via an aerosolized solution
        (including an electronic cigarette, cigar, pipe, or hookah) to
        the user inhaling from the device (including any component,
        liquid, part, or accessory of such a device whether or not sold
        separately) but excludes product that--
                    ``(A) is approved by the Food and Drug
                Administration for sale as a tobacco cessation product
                or for another therapeutic purpose; and
                    ``(B) is marketed and sold solely for a purpose
                approved as described in subparagraph (A).''.

SEC. 4. EXCLUSIONS REGARDING INDIAN TRIBES AND TRIBAL MATTERS.

    (a) In General.--Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this
Act shall be construed to amend, modify, or otherwise affect--
            (1) any agreements, compacts, or other intergovernmental
        arrangements between any State or local government and any
        government of an Indian tribe (as that term is defined in
        section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
        Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e))) relating to the collection
        of taxes on cigarettes or smokeless tobacco sold in Indian
        country;
            (2) any State laws that authorize or otherwise pertain to
        any such intergovernmental arrangements or create special rules
        or procedures for the collection of State, local, or tribal
        taxes on cigarettes or smokeless tobacco sold in Indian
        country;
            (3) any limitations under Federal or State law, including
        Federal common law and treaties, on State, local, and tribal
        tax and regulatory authority with respect to the sale, use, or
        distribution of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco by or to
        Indian tribes, tribal members, tribal enterprises, or in Indian
        country;
            (4) any Federal law, including Federal common law and
        treaties, regarding State jurisdiction, or lack thereof, over
        any tribe, tribal members, tribal enterprises, tribal
        reservations, or other lands held by the United States in trust
        for one or more Indian tribes; or
            (5) any State or local government authority to bring
        enforcement actions against persons located in Indian country.
    (b) Coordination of Law Enforcement.--Nothing in this Act or the
amendments made by this Act shall be construed to inhibit or otherwise
affect any coordinated law enforcement effort by one or more States or
other jurisdictions, including Indian tribes, through interstate
compact or otherwise, that--
            (1) provides for the administration of tobacco product laws
        or laws pertaining to interstate sales or other sales of
        tobacco products;
            (2) provides for the seizure of tobacco products or other
        property related to a violation of such laws; or
            (3) establishes cooperative programs for the administration
        of such laws.
    (c) Treatment of State and Local Governments.--Nothing in this Act
or the amendments made by this Act shall be construed to authorize,
deputize, or commission States or local governments as
instrumentalities of the United States.
    (d) Enforcement Within Indian Country.--Nothing in this Act or the
amendments made by this Act shall prohibit, limit, or restrict
enforcement by the Attorney General of the United States of this Act or
an amendment made by this Act within Indian country.
    (e) Ambiguity.--Any ambiguity between the language of this section
or its application and any other provision of this Act shall be
resolved in favor of this section.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Indian country'' has the meaning given that
        term in section 1 of the Act of October 19, 1949 (15 U.S.C.
        375; commonly referred to as the ``Jenkins Act''), as amended
        by this Act; and
            (2) the term ``tribal enterprise'' means any business
        enterprise, regardless of whether incorporated or
        unincorporated under Federal or tribal law, of an Indian tribe
        or group of Indian tribes.

SEC. 5. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this Act, or any amendment made by this Act, or
the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid,
the remainder of the Act and the application of the Act to any other
person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Stop Tobacco Sales to Youth Act of 2015 Amends the Jenkins Act to include within the definition of quot, cigarettequot, electronic cigarettes, cigars, and pipe tobacco. Defines quot, electronic cigarettequot. To mean any electronic device that delivers nicotine, flavor, or other substance via an aerosolized solution to the user inhaling from the device, excluding any product that: (1) is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for sale as a tobacco cessation product or for another therapeutic purpose, and (2) is marketed and sold solely for such a therapeutic purpose. Makes specified exceptions with respect to Indian tribes and tribal matters.

Stop Tobacco Sales to Youth Act of 2015


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Building Code Incentive Act of
2012''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) mitigation planning is the foundation for saving lives,
        protecting residential and commercial properties, and
        developing disaster resistant communities;
            (2) recent studies of the performance of building
        structures during disasters have demonstrated that the adoption
        and active enforcement of State building codes have greatly
        reduced residential and commercial property damage and personal
        injury resulting from major disasters;
            (3) modern building codes govern all aspects of
        construction and are designed to ensure that single-family
        residential dwellings and commercial structures are protected
        from natural disasters;
            (4) the people of the United States rely on active
        enforcement of modern building codes for assurance that minimum
        standards for reducing personal injuries and property damages
        have been met in the buildings they live in, work in, and visit
        everyday;
            (5) active enforcement of building codes plays an
        increasingly important role in public safety and loss
        prevention of residential and commercial property;
            (6) active enforcement of building codes based on
        nationally recognized models reduces the need for public
        disaster aid, creates sustainable communities, promotes a level
        and consistent playing field for design professionals,
        suppliers, and builders, and can contribute to the durability
        of residential and commercial structures;
            (7) under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
        Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Federal
        Emergency Management Agency provides Federal assistance to
        States for mitigation efforts;
            (8) it is beneficial and appropriate to expand Federal
        mitigation assistance to encourage States to take a
        comprehensive and integrated approach to disaster loss
        reduction; and
            (9) it is beneficial to the Federal Government and
        appropriate that Federal mitigation assistance be used to
        encourage the adoption and active enforcement of State building
        codes as a disaster mitigation strategy under the auspices of a
        comprehensive disaster loss reduction plan.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are to--
            (1) substantially mitigate the occurrence of loss to
        residential and commercial property, reduce and minimize damage
        when losses to residential and commercial property occur,
        improve the quality and value of residential and commercial
        property, and reduce the need for public disaster aid;
            (2) provide incentives for the adoption and active
        enforcement of State building codes;
            (3) encourage States to continue their key responsibility
        to coordinate all State and local activities relating to hazard
        evaluation and mitigation, as specified in section 201.3(c) of
        title 44, Code of Federal Regulations, through the adoption and
        active enforcement of State building codes; and
            (4) encourage States to require that local governments use
        a current version of a nationally applicable model building
        code that address natural hazards as a basis for design and
        construction of State-sponsored mitigation projects described
        in section 201.5(b)(4)(iv) of title 44, Code of Federal
        Regulations.

SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL MITIGATION ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Additional Mitigation Assistance.--
            ``(1) In general.--If, at the time of a declaration of a
        major disaster, the affected State has in effect and is
        actively enforcing throughout the State a State building code
        that satisfies the conditions in paragraph (2), the President
        may increase the maximum total of contributions under this
        section for the major disaster, as specified in subsection (a)
        and section 322(e), by an amount equal to 4 percent of the
        estimated aggregate amount of grants to be made (less any
        associated administrative costs) under this Act with respect to
        the major disaster.
            ``(2) Submission.--To be eligible for an increased Federal
        share under paragraph (1), a State shall certify to the
        President that the State has a building code that--
                    ``(A) is consistent with the most recent version of
                a nationally recognized model building code;
                    ``(B) has been adopted by the State within 6 years
                of the most recent version of the nationally recognized
                model building code; and
                    ``(C) uses the nationally recognized model building
                code as a minimum standard.
            ``(3) Approval.--The President shall approve the additional
        assistance under this section, if the President determines that
        the certification of the State provided under paragraph (2) is
        sufficient and is submitted not later than 90 days after the
        date of a declared disaster.
            ``(4) Periodic updates.--The President, acting through the
        Administrator, shall set appropriate standards, by regulation,
        for the periodic update, resubmittal, and approval of a State
        building code approved by the President in accordance with
        paragraph (3) that are consistent with similar requirements
        related to mitigation planning under section 322.
            ``(5) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following
        definitions apply:
                    ``(A) Actively enforcing.--The term `actively
                enforcing' means effective jurisdictional execution of
                all phases of a State building code in the process of
                examination and approval of construction plans,
                specifications, and technical data and the inspection
                of new construction or renovation.
                    ``(B) Nationally recognized model building code.--
                The term `nationally recognized model building code'
                means a building code for residential and commercial
                construction and construction materials that--
                            ``(i) has been developed and published by a
                        code organization in an open consensus type
                        forum with input from national experts; and
                            ``(ii) is based on national structural
                        design standards that establish minimum
                        acceptable criteria for the design,
                        construction, and maintenance of residential
                        and commercial buildings for the purpose of
                        protecting the health, safety, and general
                        welfare of the building's users against natural
                        disasters.
                    ``(C) State building code.--The term `State
                building code' means requirements and associated
                standards for residential and commercial construction
                and construction materials that are implemented on a
                statewide basis by ordinance, resolution, law, housing
                or building code, or zoning ordinance. At a minimum,
                such requirements and associated standards shall
                apply--
                            ``(i) to construction-related activities of
                        residential building contractors applicable to
                        single-family and 2-family residential
                        structures; and
                            ``(ii) to construction-related activities
                        of engineers, architects, designers, and
                        commercial building contractors applicable to
                        the structural safety, design, and construction
                        of commercial, industrial, and multifamily
                        structures.
            ``(6) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date
        of enactment of this subsection, the President, acting through
        the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency,
        shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out
        this subsection.''.
    (b) Applicability.--Section 404(d) of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as added by this section,
shall apply to major disasters declared on or after October 24, 2012.
Major disasters declared during the period beginning on October 24,
2012 and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, shall have 90
days from date of enactment of this Act to submit the certification
required under 404(d)(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, as added by this Act.

Summary: Safe Building Code Incentive Act of 2012 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to increase the maximum total of contributions for a major disaster by an amount equal to 4 of the estimated aggregate amount of grants to be made under the Act if, at the time of a declaration of a major disaster, the affected state certifies that it has in effect and is actively enforcing a state building code that: (1) is consistent with the most recent version of a nationally recognized model building code, (2) has been adopted by the state within six years of the most recent version of the nationally recognized code, and (3) uses the nationally recognized code as a minimum standard. Directs the President to approve the additional assistance upon determining that such certification is sufficient and is submitted not later than 90 days after the date of a declared disaster. Requires the President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to set appropriate standards for the periodic update, resubmittal, and approval of state building codes, consistent with similar mitigation planning requirements under the Stafford Act. Makes this Act applicable to major disasters declared on or after October 24, 2012. Allows 90 days from this Act's enactment for submission of the required certification for disasters declared between October 24, 2012, and such enactment.

A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes, and for other purposes.