SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Every year millions of people are enrolled in Medicaid
        and the Children's Health Insurance Program (in this section
        referred to as ``CHIP''), but subsequently lose their coverage,
        despite still being eligible, because of inefficient and
        cumbersome paperwork and logistical requirements.
            (2) Data show that the typical enrollee receives Medicaid
        coverage for about three-quarters of a year. Coverage periods
        are lower for non-elderly, non-disabled adults than for those
        with disabilities, seniors, and children.
            (3) Medicaid enrollees with coverage disruptions are more
        likely to be hospitalized for illnesses like asthma, diabetes,
        or cardiovascular disease that can be effectively managed
        through ongoing primary medical care and medication, are less
        likely to be screened for breast cancer, and may have poorer
        cancer outcomes.
            (4) Children enrolled in CHIP also experience disruptions
        in health coverage and care. For example, during just a one-
        year period, over one-third of CHIP enrollees were also
        enrolled in a State's Medicaid program. Transitions between
        Medicaid and CHIP can cause disruptions in care because the
        health care coverage and participating providers vary between
        the two programs.
            (5) Interruptions in coverage can impair the receipt of
        effective primary care and lead to expensive hospitalizations
        or emergency room visits. Unnecessary enrollment,
        disenrollment, and reenrollment in Medicaid and CHIP result in
        higher administrative expenses for re-enrollment and result in
        more people uninsured at any given time.
            (6) Stable coverage under Medicaid and CHIP lowers average
        monthly medical costs.
            (7) Continuous enrollment also permits better prevention
        and disease management, leading to fewer serious illnesses and
        hospitalizations.
            (8) Children with stable coverage are less likely to have
        unmet medical needs, allowing children to receive the
        preventive care that is necessary to help them grow into
        healthy adults.

SEC. 3. 12-MONTH CONTINUOUS ENROLLMENT.

    (a) Requirement of 12-Month Continuous Enrollment Under Medicaid.--
Section 1902(e)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)(12))
is amended to read as follows:
            ``(12) 12-month continuous enrollment.--Notwithstanding any
        other provision of this title, a State plan approved under this
        title (or under any waiver of such plan approved pursuant to
        section 1115 or section 1915), shall provide that an individual
        who is determined to be eligible for benefits under such plan
        (or waiver) shall remain eligible and enrolled for such
        benefits through the end of the month in which the 12-month
        period (beginning on the date of determination of eligibility)
        ends.''.
    (b) Requirement of 12-Month Continuous Enrollment Under CHIP.--
            (1) In general.--Section 2102(b) of the Social Security Act
        (42 U.S.C. 1397bb(b)) is amended by adding at the end the
        following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Requirement for 12-month continuous enrollment.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a State
        child health plan that provides child health assistance under
        this title through a means other than described in section
        2101(a)(2), shall provide that an individual who is determined
        to be eligible for benefits under such plan shall remain
        eligible and enrolled for such benefits through the end of the
        month in which the 12-month period (beginning on the date of
        determination of eligibility) ends.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 2105(a)(4)(A) of the
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(a)(4)(A)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``has elected the option of'' and
                inserting ``is in compliance with the requirement
                for''; and
                    (B) by striking ``applying such policy under its
                State child health plan under this title'' and
                inserting ``in compliance with section 2102(b)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) or
        (3), the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply
        to determinations (and redeterminations) of eligibility made on
        or after the date that is 18 months after the date of the
        enactment of this Act.
            (2) Extension of effective date for state law amendment.--
        In the case of a State plan under title XIX or State child
        health plan under title XXI of the Social Security Act (42
        U.S.C. 1396 et seq., 42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) which the
        Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires
        State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds)
        in order for the respective plan to meet the additional
        requirement imposed by the amendment made by subsection (a) or
        (b), respectively, the respective plan shall not be regarded as
        failing to comply with the requirements of such title solely on
        the basis of its failure to meet such applicable additional
        requirement before the first day of the first calendar quarter
        beginning after the close of the first regular session of the
        State legislature that begins after the date of enactment of
        this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of
        a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the
        session is considered to be a separate regular session of the
        State legislature.
            (3) Option to implement 12-month continuous eligibility
        prior to effective date.--A State may elect through a State
        plan amendment under title XIX or XXI of the Social Security
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq., 42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) to apply
        the amendment made by subsection (a) or (b), respectively, on
        any date prior to the 18-month date specified in paragraph (1),
        but not sooner than the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require a state Medicaid plan to provide 12-month continuous enrollment for an eligible individual, regardless of age. Amends SSA title XXI (CHIP) to require a state CHIP plan also to provide 12-month continuous enrollment for an eligible individual.


67 with respect to deficit reduction are
amended to reflect the total reductions provided in section 2(b).
    (b) Defense Discretionary.--The assumptions included in the
conference report on House Concurrent Resolution 67 with respect to
reductions in defense discretionary spending shall be assumed to
include the following:
            (1) Limit defense spending in fiscal year 1996 to
        $244,000,000,000, in fiscal year 1997 to $241,000,000,000, in
        fiscal year 1998 to $248,000,000,000, in fiscal year 1999 to
        $254,000,000,000, and in fiscal year 2000 to $261,000,000,000.
            (2) Terminate production of Trident D5 submarine launched
        ballistic missiles after 1996.
            (3) Phase out over five years the equivalent of two Army
        light divisions.
            (4) Deny unemployment compensation to service members who
        voluntarily leave the service.
            (5) Close the Uniformed Services University of the Health
        Sciences, with the last class admitted in 1995 and all
        activities halted on that class' graduation in 1999.
            (6) Rather than replacing or revitalizing existing
        Department of Defense Housing Stock, increase reliance on
        private-sector housing for military families by making service
        personnel eligible for a cash housing allowance regardless of
        whether they live in Department of Defense or private-sector
units and charging market-driven rent for Department of Defense
housing.
            (7) Reduce the Intelligence budget by $300 million in each
        of fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.
            (8) Encourage private ownership of industrial assets used
        in defense production by granting the General Services
        Administration clear authority to negotiate sale of equipment
        to the holding contractor in situations in which continued
        Department of Defense ownership is not necessary, and by
        requiring contractors in the future to rent or lease such
        equipment from the Department of Defense if they demonstrate it
        is in the Department of Defense's interest to provide the
        equipment.
            (9) Increase burdensharing by the Republic of Korea by
        requiring it to increase its contribution to include all
        payments of Korean won-based labor costs of local employees
        working for the United States military and support services
        contracts.
            (10) Procure the most cost-effective mix of C-17's and
        commercial airlifters.
            (11) Cancel the Army's Tank Upgrade Program and lay-away
        production facilities, deactivating but preserving the
        Government-owned tank manufacturing facilities.
            (12) While retaining the number of nuclear warheads
        permitted by the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty II (START II),
        reduce the strategic delivery system structure to 300 Minuteman
        III ICBM's, 10 Trident submarines each carrying 24 missiles
        with 7 warheads; 66 B-52H bombers, each carrying 16 warheads;
        and 20 B-2 bombers, each carrying 16 warheads.
            (13) Repeal the Civilian Marksmanship Program.
            (14) Terminate all funding for the Selective Service System
        except to terminate the program.
            (15) Limit the mission of the Ballistic Missile Defense
        Organization to Theater Missile Defense and Terminate its other
        projects.
            (16) Terminate the National Aerospace Plane Program.
            (17) Scale back weapons production and maintenance
        activities at the Department of Energy to support an arsenal of
        4,000 warheads.
    (c) Nondefense Discretionary.--The assumptions included in the
conference report on House Concurrent Resolution 67 with respect to
reductions in non-defense discretionary spending shall be assumed to
include the following:
            (1) Terminate NASA's support for producers of commercial
        airlines.
            (2) Consolidate and downsize Overseas Broadcasting by
        capping funding to Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty at the
        level of $75 million per year.
            (3) Terminate funding for the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
        Recreational Facility and rescind all unobligated prior
        appropriations.
            (4) Terminate the International Space Station Program.
            (5) Terminate the High-Temperature Gas Reactor Program,
        also known as the Gas Turbine-Modular Helium Reactor.
            (6) Phase in over five years a reduction of 25 percent of
        fiscal year 1995 appropriations for research and development
        programs for fossil, nuclear, and fusion energy.
            (7) Allow private producers to build and operate co-
        generation facilities at Federal civilian installations, paying
        all construction costs and assuming all financial risks.
            (8) Reduce electrification and telephone credit subsidies
        to rural utilities services to levels calculated to result in
        electricity and telephone consumer costs equivalent to those
        for consumers in the service areas of unsubsidized electric and
        telephone companies.
            (9) Offer for sale the Naval Petroleum Reserve Number 1,
        located at Elk Hills, California.
            (10) Prohibit the sale of timber from national forests at a
        price insufficient to recover fully the Forest Service's
        associated costs for timber management, reforestation,
        construction, and maintenance of logging roads, payments to
        States, and other timber program costs.
            (11) Limit the level of Federal support for agricultural
        research and extension activities to 90 percent of the fiscal
        year 1995 level for fiscal years 1996 through 2000.
            (12) Terminate the Interstate Commerce Commission and
        transfer its motor carrier safety responsibilities to the
        Department of Transportation.
            (13) Terminate the U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration
        in 1997.
            (14) Terminate the Pennsylvania Avenue Development
        Corporation.
            (15) Align the method of computing cost-of-living
        adjustment of the compensation for members of Congress with
        compensation for civil servants.
            (16) Limit the number of days Senior Executive Service
        employees may accrue as annual leave to 30.
            (17) Permanently reduce the number of political appointees
        to 2,000.

SEC. 4. DIRECT SPENDING REDUCTIONS.

    (a) Sales of Electric Power By the Power Marketing
Administrations.--Notwithstanding any other law governing sales of
electric power by the Alaska Power Marketing Administration, Bonneville
Power Marketing Administration, Southern Power Marketing
Administration, Southeastern Power Marketing Administration, or Western
Area Power Marketing Administration (each of which is referred to in
this subsection as the ``Administration'')--
            (1) offers of sales of electric power by the Administration
        shall be made on a nonpreferential basis to public bodies and
        cooperatives and private persons;
            (2) sales of electric power by the Administration shall be
        made to the persons offering the highest price for the power;
        and
            (3) the Administration shall not be required to acquire for
        sale to any public body or cooperative or any other person any
        amount of electric power in excess of that generated by the
        projects from which the Administration sells power.
    (b) Spent Nuclear Waste Storage Fees.--Section 136(a)(3) of the
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10156(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(3) Fees'' and inserting the following:
            ``(3) Fees.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Fees''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Adjustment for inflation.--On and after the
                date of enactment of this subparagraph, the amount of
                the storage fees established under subparagraph (A)
                shall be adjusted annually on October 1 to account for
                inflation since the date of enactment of this Act.
                    ``(C) Deadline for payment.--The principal amount
                of all storage fees established under subparagraph (A)
                shall be paid by September 30, 1997, and all of the
                interest accrued or all storage fees shall be paid by
                September 30, 1998.''.
    (c) Expansion and Extension of Authority to Use Competitive
Bidding.--
            (1) Licenses and permits subject to competitive bidding.--
        Subsection (j) of section 309 of the Communications Act of 1934
        (47 U.S.C. 309) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``described
                in paragraph (2)''; and
                    (B) by striking out paragraph (2).
            (2) Permanent authority.--Such subsection is further
        amended by striking out paragraph (11).
            (3) Conforming repeal of random selection authority.--Such
        section is further amended by striking out subsection (i).
    (d) Termination of Price Support and Production Adjustment Programs
for Sugar Beets and Sugarcane.--
            (1) Termination of price support program.--
                    (A) Price support levels for designated nonbasic
                agricultural commodities.--Section 201(a) of the
                Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446(a)) is amended
                by striking ``milk, sugar beets, and sugarcane'' and
                inserting ``and milk''.
                    (B) Sugar price support.--Section 206 of the Act (7
                U.S.C. 1446g) is repealed.
                    (C) Benefits.--Section 401(e) of the Act (7 U.S.C.
                1421(e)) is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1)'';
                        and
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (2).
                    (D) Personal liability of producers for
                deficiencies.--Section 405 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 1425)
                is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)'';
                        and
                            (ii) by striking subsection (b).
                    (E) Powers of commodity credit corporation.--
                Section 5(a) of the Commodity Credit Corporation
                Charter Act (7 U.S.C. 714c(a)) is amended by inserting
                ``(except for sugar beets and sugarcane)'' after
                ``agricultural commodities''.
            (2) Termination of acreage allotments and marketing
        quotas.--
                    (A) Termination.--Part VII of subtitle B of title
                III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7
                U.S.C. 1359aa et seq.) is repealed.
                    (B) Conforming Amendment.--Section 344(f)(2) of the
                Act (7 U.S.C. 1344(f)(2)) is amended by striking
                ``sugar cane for sugar, sugar beets for sugar,''.
            (3) Conforming amendments regarding prevention of
        government accumulation of sugar.--Section 902 of the Food
        Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1446g note) is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsection (a); and
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as
                subsections (a) and (b), respectively.
            (4) Conforming amendment regarding section 32 activities.--
        The second sentence of the first paragraph of section 32 of the
        Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c) is amended by inserting
        ``(other than sugar beets and sugarcane)'' after ``commodity''
        the last place it appears.
            (5) Prohibition on subsequent provision of price support.--
                    (A) Prohibition.--After the effective date of this
                subsection, the Secretary of Agriculture may not make
                price support available, whether in the form of loans,
                payments, purchases, or other operations, for crops of
                sugar beets or sugarcane by using the funds of the
                Commodity Credit Corporation or under the authority of
                any law.
                    (B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A),
                the Secretary shall settle any outstanding loans under
                section 206 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C.
                1446g) made before the effective date of this
                subsection.
            (6) Effect on existing liability.--The amendments made by
        this subsection shall not affect the liability of any person
        under any provision of law as in effect before the effective
        date of this subsection.
            (7) Effective date.--This subsection and the amendments
        made by this subsection shall become effective on October 1,
        1996.
    (e) Elimination of Market Promotion Program.--
            (1) In general.--Section 203 of the Agricultural Trade Act
        of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623) is repealed.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 211 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 5641) is
                amended by striking subsection (c).
                    (B) Section 402(a)(1) of the Act (7 U.S.C.
                5662(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``203,''.
                    (C) Section 1302 of the Omnibus Budget
                Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-66; 7 U.S.C.
                5623 note) is repealed.
    (f) Elimination of Export Enhancement Program.--
            (1) In general.--Section 301 of the Agricultural Trade Act
        of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5651) is repealed.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 103(d)(2) of the Act (7 U.S.C.
                5603(d)(2)) is amended by striking ``(as amended) and
                the program under section 301''.
                    (B) The title heading of title III of the Act (7
                U.S.C. prec. 5651) is amended to read as follows:

           ``TITLE III--RELIEF FROM UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES''.

                    (C) Section 303 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 5653) is
                amended by striking ``, such as that established under
                section 301,''.
                    (D) Section 401 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 5661) is
                amended by striking ``sections 201, 202, and 301'' each
                place it appears in subsections (a) and (b) and
                inserting ``sections 201 and 202''.
                    (E) Section 402(a)(1) of the Act (7 U.S.C.
                5662(a)(1)) (as amended by section 301(b)(2)) is
                further amended by striking ``sections 201, 202, and
                301'' and inserting ``sections 201 and 202''.

Summary: Responsible Deficit Reduction Act of 1995 - Amends House Concurrent Resolution 67, 104th Congress to revise the definition of discretionary spending limit so as to reduce and specify new budget authority and outlay levels only for FY 1996 through 2000 . Modifies the deficit reduction assumptions in the conference report on that resolution. Declares that, notwithstanding any other law governing sales of electric power by the Alaska Power Marketing Administration, the Bonneville Power Marketing Administration, the Southern Power Marketing Administration, the Southeastern Power Marketing Administration, or the Western Area Power Marketing Administration : (1) offers of power sales by the Administration shall be made on a nonpreferential basis to public bodies and cooperatives and private persons. (2) sales of power by the Administration shall be made to the persons offering the highest price. And (3) the Administration shall not be required to acquire for sale to any public body or cooperative or any other person any amount of power in excess of that generated by the projects from which the Administration sells power. Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to: (1) require annual inflation adjustment of storage fees. And (2) establish deadlines for the payment of principal and interest on storage fees. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to modify license application competitive bidding requirements. Removes provisions terminating the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to grant a license or permit under specified provisions. Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to end the authority to provide price support for sugar beets and sugarcane. Removes provisions relating to security interests obtained by the Commodity Credit Corporation resulting from security agreements by sugar beet and sugarcane processors. Amends the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to exclude sugar beets and sugarcane from the general power of the Commodity Credit Corporation to support agricultural commodity prices. Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act to repeal marketing quota provisions relating to information reporting by sugarcane processors, cane sugar refiners, sugar beet processors, manufacturers of crystalline fructose, and producers of sugarcane or sugar beets. Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from making price support available for sugar beets or sugarcane under any law, except for settling outstanding loans under specified provisions. Amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to repeal provisions mandating a commodity export market promotion program and provisions mandating a commodity export enhancement program.


SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF BONDS ISSUED TO FINANCE ELECTRIC OUTPUT
              FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 141 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to private activity bond; qualified bond) is amended by
redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f) and inserting after
subsection (d) the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Bonds for Electric Output Facilities.--
            ``(1) Bonds issued before enactment of comprehensive
        electricity competition act.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The determination of whether any
                pre-effective date electric output facility bond is a
                private activity bond (or an industrial development
                bond under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954), shall be
                made without regard to any permissible competitive
                actions taken by the issuer.
                    ``(B) Pre-effective date electric output facility
                bond.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term `pre-
                effective date electric output facility bond' means any
                bond issued as part of an issue if--
                            ``(i) such bond was issued before the date
                        of the enactment of the Comprehensive
                        Electricity Competition Act,
                            ``(ii) any portion of the proceeds of such
                        issue was used with respect to an electric
                        output facility, and
                            ``(iii) such bond was not, as of such date
                        of enactment, a private activity bond (or an
                        industrial development bond under the Internal
                        Revenue Code of 1954).
                    ``(C) Permissible competitive actions.--For
                purposes of subparagraph (A), the term `permissible
                competitive actions' means any action taken by the
                issuer on or after the date of the enactment of the
                Comprehensive Electricity Competition Act regarding--
                            ``(i) transmission property owned by the
                        issuer if the issuer is subject to an order of
                        the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
                        requiring nondiscriminatory, open access to
                        transmission facilities in a manner consistent
                        with rules promulgated by the Commission under
                        sections 205 and 206 of the Federal Power Act
                        (as in effect on the date of the enactment of
                        the Comprehensive Electricity Competition Act),
                        or
                            ``(ii) generation property or distribution
                        property owned by the issuer if the issuer--
                                    ``(I) implements retail competition
                                under section 609 of the Public Utility
                                Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (as
                                amended by, and as in effect on the
                                date of the enactment of, the
                                Comprehensive Electricity Competition
                                Act), or
                                    ``(II) enters into a contract for
                                the sale of electricity or use of its
                                distribution property which will not
                                become effective prior to the date that
                                the issuer implements retail
                                competition under section 609 of the
                                Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act
                                of 1978 (as amended by, and as in
                                effect on the date of the enactment of,
                                the Comprehensive Electricity
                                Competition Act).
                    ``(D) Comprehensive electricity competition act.--
                For purposes of this paragraph, references to the
                Comprehensive Electricity Competition Act shall be
                treated as references to any law which is substantially
                identical to S. 2287 of the 105th Congress, as
                introduced.
            ``(2) Bonds issued on or after enactment of comprehensive
        electricity competition act.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this title, the
                term `private activity bond' includes any bond issued
                as part of an issue any of the proceeds of which are to
                be used (directly or indirectly) for electric output
                facilities other than small distribution property.
                    ``(B) Small distribution property.--For purposes of
                subparagraph (A), the term `small distribution
                property' means any output facility, including
                functionally related and subordinate property, that
                operates at 69 kilovolts or less.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
        subsection, the amendment made by this section shall apply to
        obligations issued on or after the date of the enactment of the
        Comprehensive Electricity Competition Act (within the meaning
        of section 141(e)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
        as added by this section).
            (2) Treatment of pre-effective date bonds.--Section
        141(e)(1) of such Code, as added by this section, shall take
        effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) Refunding bonds.--
                    (A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection
                and the amendment made by this section, section
                141(e)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
                added by this section, shall not apply to any qualified
                refunding bond.
                    (B) Qualified refunding bond.--For purposes of
                subparagraph (A), the term ``qualified refunding bond''
                means any bond (or a bond which is part of a series of
                refundings) issued to refund a pre-effective date
                electric output facility bond if--
                            (i) the weighted average maturity of the
                        issue of which the refunding bond is a part
                        does not exceed 120 percent of the average
                        reasonably expected economic life of the
                        facilities being financed with the net proceeds
                        of such issue (determined under section 147(b)
                        of such Code),
                            (ii) the amount of the refunding bond does
                        not exceed the outstanding amount of the
                        refunded bond, and
                            (iii) the net proceeds of the refunding
                        bond are used to redeem the refunded bond not
                        later than 90 days after the date of issuance
                        of the refunding bond.

SEC. 2. NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING COSTS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 468A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Limitation on Amount Paid Into Fund.--The amount which a
taxpayer may pay into the Fund for any taxable year shall not exceed
the ruling amount applicable to such taxable year.''
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code concerning: (1) the treatment of bonds issued to finance electric output facilities, and (2) the special rules for nuclear decommissioning costs.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of bonds issued to finance electric output facilities, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. PRIORITY REVIEW FOR BREAKTHROUGH DEVICES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act is amended--
            (1) in section 515(d)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (5); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph
                (5); and
            (2) by inserting after section 515A (21 U.S.C. 360e-1) the
        following:

``SEC. 515B. PRIORITY REVIEW FOR BREAKTHROUGH DEVICES.

    ``(a) In General.--In order to provide for more effective treatment
or diagnosis of life-threatening or irreversibly debilitating human
diseases or conditions, the Secretary shall establish a program to
provide priority review for devices--
            ``(1) representing breakthrough technologies;
            ``(2) for which no approved alternatives exist;
            ``(3) offering significant advantages over existing
        approved or cleared alternatives, including the potential to,
        compared to existing approved or cleared alternatives, reduce
        or eliminate the need for hospitalization, improve patient
        quality of life, facilitate patients' ability to manage their
        own care (such as through self-directed personal assistance),
        or establish long-term clinical efficiencies; or
            ``(4) the availability of which is in the best interest of
        patients.
    ``(b) Request for Designation.--A sponsor of a device may request
that the Secretary designate the device for priority review under this
section. Any such request for designation may be made at any time prior
to the submission of an application under section 515(c), a petition
for classification under section 513(f)(2), or a notification under
section 510(k).
    ``(c) Designation Process.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 60 calendar days after
        the receipt of a request under subsection (b), the Secretary
        shall determine whether the device that is the subject of the
        request meets the criteria described in subsection (a). If the
        Secretary determines that the device meets the criteria, the
        Secretary shall designate the device for priority review.
            ``(2) Review.--Review of a request under subsection (b)
        shall be undertaken by a team that is composed of experienced
        staff and managers of the Food and Drug Administration and is
        chaired by a senior manager.
            ``(3) Designation determination.--A determination approving
        or denying a request under subsection (b) shall be considered a
        significant decision under section 517A and the Secretary shall
        provide a written, substantive summary of the basis for the
        determination in accordance with section 517A(a).
            ``(4) Reconsideration.--
                    ``(A) Request for reconsideration.--Any person
                whose request under subsection (b) is denied may,
                within 30 days of the denial, request reconsideration
                of the denial in accordance with section 517A(b)--
                            ``(i) based upon the submission of
                        documents by such person; or
                            ``(ii) based upon such documents and a
                        meeting or teleconference.
                    ``(B) Response.--Reconsideration of a designation
                determination under this paragraph shall be conducted
                in accordance with section 517A(b).
            ``(5) Withdrawal.--If the Secretary approves a priority
        review designation for a device under this section, the
        Secretary may not withdraw the designation based on the fact
        that the criteria specified in subsection (a) are no longer met
        because of the subsequent clearance or approval of another
        device that was designated under--
                    ``(A) this section; or
                    ``(B) section 515(d)(5) (as in effect immediately
                prior to the enactment of the 21st Century Cures Act).
    ``(d) Priority Review.--
            ``(1) Actions.--For purposes of expediting the development
        and review of devices designated under subsection (c), the
        Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) assign a team of staff, including a team
                leader with appropriate subject matter expertise and
                experience, for each device for which a request is
                submitted under subsection (b);
                    ``(B) provide for oversight of the team by senior
                agency personnel to facilitate the efficient
                development of the device and the efficient review of
                any submission described in subsection (b) for the
                device;
                    ``(C) adopt an efficient process for timely dispute
                resolution;
                    ``(D) provide for interactive communication with
                the sponsor of the device during the review process;
                    ``(E) expedite the Secretary's review of
                manufacturing and quality systems compliance, as
                applicable;
                    ``(F) disclose to the sponsor in advance the topics
                of any consultation concerning the sponsor's device
                that the Secretary intends to undertake with external
                experts or an advisory committee and provide the
                sponsor an opportunity to recommend such external
                experts;
                    ``(G) for applications submitted under section
                515(c), provide for advisory committee input, as the
                Secretary determines appropriate (including in response
                to the request of the sponsor); and
                    ``(H) assign staff to be available within a
                reasonable time to address questions by institutional
                review committees concerning the conditions and
                clinical testing requirements applicable to the
                investigational use of the device pursuant to an
                exemption under section 520(g).
            ``(2) Additional actions.--In addition to the actions
        described in paragraph (1), for purposes of expediting the
        development and review of devices designated under subsection
        (c), the Secretary, in collaboration with the device sponsor,
        may, as appropriate--
                    ``(A) coordinate with the sponsor regarding early
                agreement on a data development plan;
                    ``(B) take steps to ensure that the design of
                clinical trials is as efficient as practicable, such as
                through adoption of shorter or smaller clinical trials,
                application of surrogate endpoints, and use of adaptive
                trial designs and Bayesian statistics, to the extent
                scientifically appropriate;
                    ``(C) facilitate, to the extent scientifically
                appropriate, expedited and efficient development and
                review of the device through utilization of timely
                postmarket data collection, with regard to applications
                for approval under section 515(c); and
                    ``(D) agree to clinical protocols that the
                Secretary will consider binding on the Secretary and
                the sponsor, subject to--
                            ``(i) changes agreed to by the sponsor and
                        the Secretary;
                            ``(ii) changes that the Secretary
                        determines are required to prevent an
                        unreasonable risk to the public health; or
                            ``(iii) the identification of a substantial
                        scientific issue determined by the Secretary to
                        be essential to the safety or effectiveness of
                        the device involved.
    ``(e) Priority Review Guidance.--
            ``(1) Content.--The Secretary shall issue guidance on the
        implementation of this section. Such guidance shall include the
        following:
                    ``(A) The process for a person to seek a priority
                review designation.
                    ``(B) A template for requests under subsection (b).
                    ``(C) The criteria the Secretary will use in
                evaluating a request for priority review.
                    ``(D) The standards the Secretary will use in
                assigning a team of staff, including team leaders, to
                review devices designated for priority review,
                including any training required for such personnel on
                effective and efficient review.
            ``(2) Process.--Prior to finalizing the guidance under
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall propose such guidance for
        public comment.
    ``(f) Construction.--
            ``(1) Purpose.--This section is intended to encourage the
        Secretary and provide the Secretary sufficient authorities to
        apply efficient and flexible approaches to expedite the
        development of, and prioritize the agency's review of, devices
        that represent breakthrough technologies.
            ``(2) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
        construed to alter the criteria and standards for evaluating an
        application pursuant to section 515(c), a report and request
        for classification under section 513(f)(2), or a report under
        section 510(k), including the recognition of valid scientific
        evidence as described in section 513(a)(3)(B), and
        consideration of the least burdensome means of evaluating
        device effectiveness or demonstrating substantial equivalence
        between devices with differing technological characteristics,
        as applicable. Nothing in this section alters the authority of
        the Secretary to act on an application pursuant to section
        515(d) before completion of an establishment inspection, as the
        Secretary deems appropriate.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment Related to Designation Determinations.--
Section 517A(a)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 360g-1(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ``a request for
designation under section 515B,'' after ``an application under section
515,''.

Summary: This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to replace the requirement that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prioritize review of breakthrough medical devices with a requirement that the FDA establish a program to provide priority review for breakthrough medical devices. Prior to submitting an application for approval, a medical device sponsor may request that the FDA designate the medical device for priority review. The FDA must provide a summary of the basis for its determination regarding designation. To expedite the development and review of designated medical devices, the FDA must: assign a team of staff for each device, adopt an efficient process for dispute resolution, provide for interactive communication with the device sponsor, expedite review of manufacturing and quality systems compliance, disclose to the sponsor in advance the topics of any consultation between the FDA and external experts or an advisory committee and provide the sponsor the opportunity to recommend external experts, assign staff to address questions by institutional review committees concerning investigational use of the device. The FDA may: (1) coordinate with the sponsor regarding early agreement on a data development plan. (2) take steps to ensure that the design of clinical trials is as efficient as practicable, (3) utilize timely postmarket data collection. And (4) agree to clinical protocols, subject to an FDA determination that changes are required to prevent an unreasonable risk to the public health or that a substantial scientific issue is essential to the safety or effectiveness of the device.

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize priority review for breakthrough devices.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial 1-Cent
Coin Redesign Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President, was one of the
        Nation's greatest leaders, demonstrating true courage during
        the Civil War, one of the greatest crises in the Nation's
        history.
            (2) Born of humble roots in Hardin County, Kentucky, on
        February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln rose to the Presidency
        through a combination of honesty, integrity, intelligence, and
        commitment to the United States.
            (3) With the belief that all men are created equal, Abraham
        Lincoln led the effort to free all slaves in the United States.
            (4) Abraham Lincoln had a generous heart, with malice
        toward none and with charity for all.
            (5) Abraham Lincoln gave the ultimate sacrifice for the
        country he loved, dying from an assassin's bullet on April 15,
        1865.
            (6) All Americans could benefit from studying the life of
        Abraham Lincoln, for Lincoln's life is a model for
        accomplishing the ``American dream'' through honesty,
        integrity, loyalty, and a lifetime of education.
            (7) The year 2009 will be the bicentennial anniversary of
        the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
            (8) Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky, grew to adulthood
        in Indiana, achieved fame in Illinois, and led the nation in
        Washington, D.C.
            (9) The so-called ``Lincoln cent'' was introduced in 1909
        on the 100th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, making the obverse
        design the most enduring on the nation's coinage.
            (10) President Theodore Roosevelt was so impressed by the
        talent of Victor David Brenner that the sculptor was chosen to
        design the likeness of President Lincoln for the coin, adapting
        a design from a plaque Brenner had prepared earlier.
            (11) In the nearly 100 years of production of the ``Lincoln
        cent'', there have been only 2 designs on the reverse: the
        original, featuring 2 wheat-heads in memorial style enclosing
        mottoes, and the current representation of the Lincoln Memorial
        in Washington, D.C.
            (12) On the occasion of the bicentennial of President
        Lincoln's birth and the 100th anniversary of the production of
        the Lincoln cent, it is entirely fitting to issue a series of
        1-cent coins with designs on the reverse that are emblematic of
        the 4 major periods of President Lincoln's life.

SEC. 3. REDESIGN OF LINCOLN CENT FOR 2009.

    (a) In General.--During the year 2009, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall issue 1-cent coins in accordance with the following
design specifications:
            (1) Obverse.--The obverse of the 1-cent coin shall continue
        to bear the Victor David Brenner likeness of President Abraham
        Lincoln.
            (2) Reverse.--The reverse of the coins shall bear 4
        different designs each representing a different aspect of the
        life of Abraham Lincoln, such as--
                    (A) his birth and early childhood in Kentucky;
                    (B) his formative years in Indiana;
                    (C) his professional life in Illinois; and
                    (D) his presidency, in Washington, D.C.
    (b) Issuance of Redesigned Lincoln Cents in 2009.--
            (1) Order.--The 1-cent coins to which this section applies
        shall be issued with 1 of the 4 designs referred to in
        subsection (a)(2) beginning at the start of each calendar
        quarter of 2009.
            (2) Number.--The Secretary shall prescribe, on the basis of
        such factors as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the
        number of 1-cent coins that shall be issued with each of the
        designs selected for each calendar quarter of 2009.
    (c) Design Selection.--The designs for the coins specified in this
section shall be chosen by the Secretary--
            (1) after consultation with the Abraham Lincoln
        Bicentennial Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts; and
            (2) after review by the Citizens Coinage Advisory
        Committee.

SEC. 4. REDESIGN OF REVERSE OF 1-CENT COINS AFTER 2009.

    The design on the reverse of the 1-cent coins issued after December
31, 2009, shall bear an image emblematic of President Lincoln's
preservation of the United States of America as a single and united
country.

SEC. 5. NUMISMATIC PENNIES WITH THE SAME METALLIC CONTENT AS THE 1909
              PENNY.

    The Secretary of the Treasury shall issue 1-cent coins in 2009 with
the exact metallic content as the 1-cent coin contained in 1909 in such
number as the Secretary determines to be appropriate for numismatic
purposes.

SEC. 6. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

     It is the sense of the Congress that the original Victor David
Brenner design for the 1-cent coin was a dramatic departure from
previous American coinage that should be reproduced, using the original
form and relief of the likeness of Abraham Lincoln, on the 1-cent coins
issued in 2009.

Summary: Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial 1-Cent Coin Redesign Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, during 2009, to issue one-cent coins with the reverse side bearing four different designs representing different aspects of the life of Abraham Lincoln. Requires the design of the reverse side, after 2009, to bear an image emblematic of President Lincoln's preservation of the United States of America as a single and united country.

A bill to provide for the redesign of the reverse of the Lincoln 1-cent coin in 2009 in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Water Infrastructure Improvement
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
    In this Act:
        (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
    Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
        (2) Municipality.--The term ``municipality'' has the meaning
    given that term in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution
    Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362).
SEC. 3. INTEGRATED PLANS.
    (a) Integrated Plans.--Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
    ``(s) Integrated Plans.--
        ``(1) Definition of integrated plan.--In this subsection, the
    term `integrated plan' means a plan developed in accordance with
    the Integrated Municipal Stormwater and Wastewater Planning
    Approach Framework, issued by the Environmental Protection Agency
    and dated June 5, 2012.
        ``(2) In general.--The Administrator (or a State, in the case
    of a permit program approved by the Administrator) shall inform
    municipalities of the opportunity to develop an integrated plan
    that may be incorporated into a permit under this section.
        ``(3) Scope.--
            ``(A) Scope of permit incorporating integrated plan.--A
        permit issued under this section that incorporates an
        integrated plan may integrate all requirements under this Act
        addressed in the integrated plan, including requirements
        relating to--
                ``(i) a combined sewer overflow;
                ``(ii) a capacity, management, operation, and
            maintenance program for sanitary sewer collection systems;
                ``(iii) a municipal stormwater discharge;
                ``(iv) a municipal wastewater discharge; and
                ``(v) a water quality-based effluent limitation to
            implement an applicable wasteload allocation in a total
            maximum daily load.
            ``(B) Inclusions in integrated plan.--An integrated plan
        incorporated into a permit issued under this section may
        include the implementation of--
                ``(i) projects, including innovative projects, to
            reclaim, recycle, or reuse water; and
                ``(ii) green infrastructure.
        ``(4) Compliance schedules.--
            ``(A) In general.--A permit issued under this section that
        incorporates an integrated plan may include a schedule of
        compliance, under which actions taken to meet any applicable
        water quality-based effluent limitation may be implemented over
        more than 1 permit term if the schedule of compliance--
                ``(i) is authorized by State water quality standards;
            and
                ``(ii) meets the requirements of section 122.47 of
            title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the
            date of enactment of this subsection).
            ``(B) Time for compliance.--For purposes of subparagraph
        (A)(ii), the requirement of section 122.47 of title 40, Code of
        Federal Regulations, for compliance by an applicable statutory
        deadline under this Act does not prohibit implementation of an
        applicable water quality-based effluent limitation over more
        than 1 permit term.
            ``(C) Review.--A schedule of compliance incorporated into a
        permit issued under this section may be reviewed at the time
        the permit is renewed to determine whether the schedule should
        be modified.
        ``(5) Existing authorities retained.--
            ``(A) Applicable standards.--Nothing in this subsection
        modifies any obligation to comply with applicable technology
        and water quality-based effluent limitations under this Act.
            ``(B) Flexibility.--Nothing in this subsection reduces or
        eliminates any flexibility available under this Act, including
        the authority of a State to revise a water quality standard
        after a use attainability analysis under section 131.10(g) of
        title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor
        regulation), subject to the approval of the Administrator under
        section 303(c).
        ``(6) Clarification of state authority.--
            ``(A) In general.--Nothing in section 301(b)(1)(C)
        precludes a State from authorizing in the water quality
        standards of the State the issuance of a schedule of compliance
        to meet water quality-based effluent limitations in permits
        that incorporate provisions of an integrated plan.
            ``(B) Transition rule.--In any case in which a discharge is
        subject to a judicial order or consent decree, as of the date
        of enactment of this subsection, resolving an enforcement
        action under this Act, any schedule of compliance issued
        pursuant to an authorization in a State water quality standard
        may not revise a schedule of compliance in that order or decree
        to be less stringent, unless the order or decree is modified by
        agreement of the parties and the court.''.
    (b) Implementation of Integrated Plans Through Enforcement Tools.--
Section 309 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1319)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Implementation of Integrated Plans.--
        ``(1) In general.--In conjunction with an enforcement action
    under subsection (a) or (b) relating to municipal discharges, the
    Administrator shall inform a municipality of the opportunity to
    develop an integrated plan, as defined in section 402(s).
        ``(2) Modification.--Any municipality under an administrative
    order under subsection (a) or settlement agreement (including a
    judicial consent decree) under subsection (b) that has developed an
    integrated plan consistent with section 402(s) may request a
    modification of the administrative order or settlement agreement
    based on that integrated plan.''.
    (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and
make publicly available, a report on each integrated plan developed and
implemented through a permit, order, or judicial consent decree
pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act since the date of
publication of the ``Integrated Municipal Stormwater and Wastewater
Planning Approach Framework'' issued by the Environmental Protection
Agency and dated June 5, 2012, including a description of the control
measures, levels of control, estimated costs, and compliance schedules
for the requirements implemented through such an integrated plan.
SEC. 4. MUNICIPAL OMBUDSMAN.
    (a) Establishment.--There is established within the Office of the
Administrator an Office of the Municipal Ombudsman, to be headed by a
Municipal Ombudsman.
    (b) General Duties.--The duties of the Municipal Ombudsman shall
include the provision of--
        (1) technical assistance to municipalities seeking to comply
    with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and
        (2) information to the Administrator to help the Administrator
    ensure that agency policies are implemented by all offices of the
    Environmental Protection Agency, including regional offices.
    (c) Actions Required.--The Municipal Ombudsman shall work with
appropriate offices at the headquarters and regional offices of the
Environmental Protection Agency to ensure that a municipality seeking
assistance is provided information regarding--
        (1) available Federal financial assistance for which the
    municipality is eligible;
        (2) flexibility available under the Federal Water Pollution
    Control Act; and
        (3) the opportunity to develop an integrated plan under section
    402(s) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
    (d) Information Sharing.--The Municipal Ombudsman shall publish on
the website of the Environmental Protection Agency--
        (1) general information relating to--
            (A) the technical assistance referred to in subsection
        (b)(1);
            (B) the financial assistance referred to in subsection
        (c)(1);
            (C) the flexibility referred to in subsection (c)(2); and
            (D) any resources developed by the Administrator related to
        integrated plans under section 402(s) of the Federal Water
        Pollution Control Act; and
        (2) a copy of each permit, order, or judicial consent decree
    that implements or incorporates such an integrated plan.
SEC. 5. GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE.
    (a) Definition.--Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (33 U.S.C. 1362) is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(27) Green infrastructure.--The term `green infrastructure'
    means the range of measures that use plant or soil systems,
    permeable pavement or other permeable surfaces or substrates,
    stormwater harvest and reuse, or landscaping to store, infiltrate,
    or evapotranspirate stormwater and reduce flows to sewer systems or
    to surface waters.''.
    (b) Green Infrastructure Promotion.--Title V of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating section 519 as section 520; and
        (2) by inserting after section 518 the following:
    ``SEC. 519. GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROMOTION.
    ``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall promote the use of green
infrastructure in, and coordinate the integration of green
infrastructure into, permitting and enforcement under this Act,
planning efforts, research, technical assistance, and funding guidance
of the Environmental Protection Agency.
    ``(b) Coordination of Efforts.--The Administrator shall ensure that
the Office of Water coordinates efforts to increase the use of green
infrastructure with--
        ``(1) other Federal departments and agencies;
        ``(2) State, tribal, and local governments; and
        ``(3) the private sector.
    ``(c) Regional Green Infrastructure Promotion.--The Administrator
shall direct each regional office of the Environmental Protection
Agency, as appropriate based on local factors, and consistent with the
requirements of this Act, to promote and integrate the use of green
infrastructure within the region, including through--
        ``(1) outreach and training regarding green infrastructure
    implementation for State, tribal, and local governments, tribal
    communities, and the private sector; and
        ``(2) the incorporation of green infrastructure into permitting
    and other regulatory programs, codes, and ordinance development,
    including the requirements under consent decrees and settlement
    agreements in enforcement actions.
    ``(d) Green Infrastructure Information-Sharing.--The Administrator
shall promote green infrastructure information-sharing, including
through an internet website, to share information with, and provide
technical assistance to, State, tribal, and local governments, tribal
communities, the private sector, and the public, regarding green
infrastructure approaches for--
        ``(1) reducing water pollution;
        ``(2) protecting water resources;
        ``(3) complying with regulatory requirements; and
        ``(4) achieving other environmental, public health, and
    community goals.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and
                                               President of the Senate.

Summary: Water Infrastructure Improvement Act This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to allow municipalities to develop a plan that integrates wastewater and stormwater management. A permit for a municipal discharge under the national pollutant discharge elimination system that incorporates an integrated plan may integrate all requirements under the Act addressed in the plan, such as requirements relating to combined sewer overflows, sanitary sewer collection systems, and total maximum daily loads. A plan that is incorporated into a permit may include the implementation of green infrastructure and projects to reclaim, recycle, or reuse water. Green infrastructure includes measures that mimic natural processes to store, reuse, or reduce stormwater. Those permits may include a schedule of compliance that allows actions for meeting water quality-based effluent limitations to be implemented over more than one permit term if the compliance schedules are authorized by state water quality standards. A municipality under an administrative order or settlement agreement may request a modification of the order or settlement based on the municipality's integrated plan. The EPA must report on each integrated plan developed and implemented through a permit, order, or judicial consent decree since June 5, 2012, including a description of the control measures, levels of control, estimated costs, and compliance schedules for the requirements implemented through such a plan. The bill establishes an Office of the Municipal Ombudsman in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide: (1) technical assistance to municipalities seeking to comply with the Clean Water Act, and (2) information to the EPA to ensure that agency policies are implemented by all EPA offices. The EPA must promote the use of green infrastructure.

Water Infrastructure Improvement Act


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``RCAF/RAF-Americans Congressional
Gold Medal Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Europe was at war before the end of 1939. England and
        her British Commonwealth of Nations, which included the
        Dominion of Canada, were warring with Nazi Germany.
            (2) Early in World War II the Royal Canadian Air Force
        (RCAF) needed large numbers of pilots and the British
        Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) made Canada a center for
        aircrew training.
            (3) Approximately 8,864 Americans volunteered to join the
        RCAF beginning as early as 1940 and continuing throughout World
        War II. These RCAF-Americans came from every state in the
        Union.
            (4) Many of the RCAF-Americans were urgently needed as
        flying instructors and helped to fully staff the BCATP
        operations.
            (5) Approximately 750 Americans (244 with the highly
        regarded Eagle Squadrons) also served in Great Britain with the
        RAF. The Eagle Squadrons served from February, 1941, until
        September, 1942, and provided the British welcome relief from
        the stress of losing large numbers of combat pilots.
            (6) President Franklin Roosevelt called the BCATP the
        ``Aerodrome Of Democracy''. Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie
        King, General Dwight Eisenhower, and British Prime Minister
        Winston Churchill, all expressed their gratitude to the United
        States men and women who took part in the British Commonwealth
        Air Training Plan.
            (7) Approximately 3,794 Americans transferred to the U.S.
        Army Air Force (USAAF) after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The 3
        Eagle Squadrons (No.71/No.121/No.133), transferred into the 4th
        Fighter Group, USAAF in September 1942.
            (8) The transfer of these courageous RCAF/RAF-Americans
        helped prevent a shortage of experienced airmen in the
        aftermath of America's entry into the war.
            (9) Many of these highly trained and experienced RCAF/RAF-
        Americans pilots performed crucial roles as flight instructors
        for the USAAF.
            (10) The accumulated knowledge and skills possessed by
        these RCAF/RAF-American airmen resulted in many becoming highly
        accomplished USAAF combat pilots.
            (11) One of the most highly decorated military groups, the
        American Fighter Aces, can count many of these RCAF/RAF-
        Americans among their venerable ranks.
            (12) These brave Americans left their families to join the
        RCAF/RAF and over 800 lost their lives while serving. They
        represent the exceptional courage that has been displayed in
        the defense of Freedom throughout our Nation's history.

SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

    (a) Presentation Authorized.--The Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make
appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of the
Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design in commemoration
of all U.S. nationals who joined the Royal Canadian Air Force or the
Royal Air Force during World War II, both before and after Japan's
attack on Pearl Harbor, in recognition of their contributions to the
Nation.
    (b) Design and Striking.--For purposes of the presentation referred
to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in
this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall strike a gold medal with suitable
emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary.
    (c) Smithsonian Institution.--
            (1) In general.--Following the award of the gold medal
        under subsection (a), the gold medal shall be given to the
        Smithsonian Institution, where it will be available for display
        as appropriate and available for research.
            (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of the Congress
        that the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal
        awarded pursuant to this Act available for display elsewhere,
        particularly at appropriate locations associated with the U.S.
        nationals described under subsection (a), and that preference
        should be given to locations affiliated with the Smithsonian
        Institution.

SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

    The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold
medal struck pursuant to section 3 under such regulations as the
Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost
thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and
overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal.

SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS.

    (a) National Medals.--The medals struck pursuant to this Act are
national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States
Code.
    (b) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5134 of title 31,
United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be
considered to be numismatic items.

Summary: RCAFRAF-Americans Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of all US nationals who joined the Royal Canadian Air Force or the Royal Air Force during World War II.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Designer Anabolic Steroid Control
Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.
    (a) Definitions.--Section 102(41) of the Controlled Substances Act
(21 U.S.C. 802(41)) is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (A)--
            (A) in clause (xlix), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (B) by redesignating clause (xlx) as clause (lxxv); and
            (C) by inserting after clause (xlix) the following:
        ``(l) 5a-Androstan-3,6,17-trione;
        ``(li) 6-bromo-androstan-3,17-dione;
        ``(lii) 6-bromo-androsta-1,4-diene-3,17-dione;
        ``(liii) 4-chloro-17a-methyl-androsta-1,4-diene-3,17b-diol;
        ``(liv) 4-chloro-17a-methyl-androst-4-ene-3b,17b-diol;
        ``(lv) 4-chloro-17a-methyl-17b-hydroxy-androst-4-en-3-one;
        ``(lvi) 4-chloro-17a-methyl-17b-hydroxy-androst-4-ene-3,11-
    dione;
        ``(lvii) 4-chloro-17a-methyl-androsta-1,4-diene-3,17b-diol;
        ``(lviii) 2a,17a-dimethyl-17b-hydroxy-5a-androstan-3-one;
        ``(lix) 2a,17a-dimethyl-17b-hydroxy-5b-androstan-3-one;
        ``(lx) 2a,3a-epithio-17a-methyl-5a-androstan-17b-ol;
        ``(lxi) [3,2-c]-furazan-5a-androstan-17b-ol;
        ``(lxii) 3b-hydroxy-estra-4,9,11-trien-17-one;
        ``(lxiii) 17a-methyl-androst-2-ene-3,17b-diol;
        ``(lxiv) 17a-methyl-androsta-1,4-diene-3,17b-diol;
        ``(lxv) Estra-4,9,11-triene-3,17-dione;
        ``(lxvi) 18a-Homo-3-hydroxy-estra-2,5(10)-dien-17-one;
        ``(lxvii) 6a-Methyl-androst-4-ene-3,17-dione;
        ``(lxviii) 17a-Methyl-androstan-3-hydroxyimine-17b-ol;
        ``(lxix) 17a-Methyl-5a-androstan-17b-ol;
        ``(lxx) 17b-Hydroxy-androstano[2,3-d]isoxazole;
        ``(lxxi) 17b-Hydroxy-androstano[3,2-c]isoxazole;
        ``(lxxii) 4-Hydroxy-androst-4-ene-3,17-dione[3,2-c]pyrazole-5a-
    androstan-17b-ol;
        ``(lxxiii) [3,2-c]pyrazole-androst-4-en-17b-ol;
        ``(lxxiv) [3,2-c]pyrazole-5a-androstan-17b-ol; and''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(C)(i) Subject to clause (ii), a drug or hormonal substance
(other than estrogens, progestins, corticosteroids, and
dehydroepiandrosterone) that is not listed in subparagraph (A) and is
derived from, or has a chemical structure substantially similar to, 1
or more anabolic steroids listed in subparagraph (A) shall be
considered to be an anabolic steroid for purposes of this Act if--
        ``(I) the drug or substance has been created or manufactured
    with the intent of producing a drug or other substance that
    either--
            ``(aa) promotes muscle growth; or
            ``(bb) otherwise causes a pharmacological effect similar to
        that of testosterone; or
        ``(II) the drug or substance has been, or is intended to be,
    marketed or otherwise promoted in any manner suggesting that
    consuming it will promote muscle growth or any other
    pharmacological effect similar to that of testosterone.
    ``(ii) A substance shall not be considered to be a drug or hormonal
substance for purposes of this subparagraph if it--
        ``(I) is--
            ``(aa) an herb or other botanical;
            ``(bb) a concentrate, metabolite, or extract of, or a
        constituent isolated directly from, an herb or other botanical;
        or
            ``(cc) a combination of 2 or more substances described in
        item (aa) or (bb);
        ``(II) is a dietary ingredient for purposes of the Federal
    Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); and
        ``(III) is not anabolic or androgenic.
    ``(iii) In accordance with section 515(a), any person claiming the
benefit of an exemption or exception under clause (ii) shall bear the
burden of going forward with the evidence with respect to such
exemption or exception.''.
    (b) Classification Authority.--Section 201 of the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
    ``(i) Temporary and Permanent Scheduling of Recently Emerged
Anabolic Steroids.--
        ``(1) The Attorney General may issue a temporary order adding a
    drug or other substance to the definition of anabolic steroids if
    the Attorney General finds that--
            ``(A) the drug or other substance satisfies the criteria
        for being considered an anabolic steroid under section 102(41)
        but is not listed in that section or by regulation of the
        Attorney General as being an anabolic steroid; and
            ``(B) adding such drug or other substance to the definition
        of anabolic steroids will assist in preventing abuse or misuse
        of the drug or other substance.
        ``(2) An order issued under paragraph (1) shall not take effect
    until 30 days after the date of the publication by the Attorney
    General of a notice in the Federal Register of the intention to
    issue such order and the grounds upon which such order is to be
    issued. The order shall expire not later than 24 months after the
    date it becomes effective, except that the Attorney General may,
    during the pendency of proceedings under paragraph (6), extend the
    temporary scheduling order for up to 6 months.
        ``(3) The Attorney General shall transmit notice of an order
    proposed to be issued under paragraph (1) to the Secretary of
    Health and Human Services. In issuing an order under paragraph (1),
    the Attorney General shall take into consideration any comments
    submitted by the Secretary in response to a notice transmitted
    pursuant to this paragraph.
        ``(4) A temporary scheduling order issued under paragraph (1)
    shall be vacated upon the issuance of a permanent scheduling order
    under paragraph (6).
        ``(5) An order issued under paragraph (1) is not subject to
    judicial review.
        ``(6) The Attorney General may, by rule, issue a permanent
    order adding a drug or other substance to the definition of
    anabolic steroids if such drug or other substance satisfies the
    criteria for being considered an anabolic steroid under section
    102(41). Such rulemaking may be commenced simultaneously with the
    issuance of the temporary order issued under paragraph (1).''.
SEC. 3. LABELING REQUIREMENTS.
    (a) In General.--Section 305 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 825) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) False Labeling of Anabolic Steroids.--
        ``(1) It shall be unlawful to import, export, manufacture,
    distribute, dispense, or possess with intent to manufacture,
    distribute, or dispense, an anabolic steroid or product containing
    an anabolic steroid, unless the steroid or product bears a label
    clearly identifying an anabolic steroid or product containing an
    anabolic steroid by the nomenclature used by the International
    Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).
        ``(2)(A) A product described in subparagraph (B) is exempt from
    the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry nomenclature
    requirement of this subsection if such product is labeled in the
    manner required under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
        ``(B) A product is described in this subparagraph if the
    product--
            ``(i) is the subject of an approved application as
        described in section 505(b) or (j) of the Federal Food, Drug,
        and Cosmetic Act; or
            ``(ii) is exempt from the provisions of section 505 of such
        Act relating to new drugs because--
                ``(I) it is intended solely for investigational use as
            described in section 505(i) of such Act; and
                ``(II) such product is being used exclusively for
            purposes of a clinical trial that is the subject of an
            effective investigational new drug application.''.
    (b) Clarification to Import and Export Statute.--Section 1010 of
the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960) is
amended, in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``305,'' before ``1002''.
    (c) Civil Penalties.--Section 402 of the Controlled Substances Act
(21 U.S.C. 842) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) in paragraph (14), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (B) in paragraph (15), by striking the period at the end
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (C) by inserting, after paragraph (15), the following:
        ``(16) to violate subsection (e) of section 825 of this
    title.''; and
        (2) in subsection (c)(1)--
            (A) by inserting, in subparagraph (A), after ``subparagraph
        (B)'' the following: ``, (C), or (D)''; and
            (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
    ``(C) In the case of a violation of paragraph (16) of subsection
(a) of this section by an importer, exporter, manufacturer, or
distributor (other than as provided in subparagraph (D)), up to
$500,000 per violation. For purposes of this subparagraph, a violation
is defined as each instance of importation, exportation, manufacturing,
distribution, or possession with intent to manufacture or distribute,
in violation of paragraph (16) of subsection (a).
    ``(D) In the case of a distribution, dispensing, or possession with
intent to distribute or dispense in violation of paragraph (16) of
subsection (a) of this section at the retail level, up to $1000 per
violation. For purposes of this paragraph, the term `at the retail
level' refers to products sold, or held for sale, directly to the
consumer for personal use. Each package, container or other separate
unit containing an anabolic steroid that is distributed, dispensed, or
possessed with intent to distribute or dispense at the retail level in
violation of such paragraph (16) of subsection (a) shall be considered
a separate violation.''.
SEC. 4. IDENTIFICATION AND PUBLICATION OF LIST OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING
ANABOLIC STEROIDS.
    (a) In General.--The Attorney General may, in the Attorney
General's discretion, collect data and analyze products to determine
whether they contain anabolic steroids and are properly labeled in
accordance with this Act and the amendments made by this Act. The
Attorney General may publish in the Federal Register or on the website
of the Drug Enforcement Administration a list of products which the
Attorney General has determined, based on substantial evidence, contain
an anabolic steroid and are not labeled in accordance with this Act and
the amendments made by this Act.
    (b) Absence From List.--The absence of a product from the list
referred to in subsection (a) shall not constitute evidence that the
product does not contain an anabolic steroid.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and
                                               President of the Senate.

Summary: This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 15, 2014. Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2014 - Amends the Controlled Substances Act to add specified substances to the list of those included within the definition of anabolic steroid. Provides that a drug or hormonal substance that is not listed and that is derived from, or has a chemical structure substantially similar to, an anabolic steroid that is listed, shall be considered to be an anabolic steroid for purposes of such Act if it: (1) has been created or manufactured with the intent of producing a substance that either promotes muscle growth or otherwise causes a pharmacological effect similar to that of testosterone. Or (2) has been, or is intended to be, promoted in any manner suggesting that consuming it will promote any pharmacological effect similar to that of testosterone. Prohibits a substance from being considered to be a drug or hormonal substance for purposes of such Act if it is: (1) an herb or other botanical, a concentrate, metabolite, or extract of, or a constituent isolated directly from, an herb or other botanical, or a combination of two or more such substances. Or (2) a dietary ingredient for purposes of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and is not anabolic or androgenic. Requires any person claiming the benefit of such an exception to bear the burden of providing the appropriate evidence. Authorizes the Attorney General to issue an order adding a drug or other substance to the definition of anabolic steroid upon finding that: (1) the substance satisfies the criteria for being considered an anabolic steroid, and (2) such addition will assist in preventing abuse or misuse of the substance. Prohibits importing, exporting, manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense any anabolic steroid, or any product containing an anabolic steroid, unless it bears a label clearly identifying the anabolic steroid by the nomenclature used by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). Prescribes penalties. Sets forth an exemption from such IUPAC nomenclature requirement if such product is labeled in the manner required under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as described in this Act. Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) collect data and analyze products to determinenbsp. Whether they contain anabolic steroids and are properly labeled, and (2) publish a list of products containing an anabolic steroid that are not properly labeled.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Freedom Preservation Act of
2008''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Internet has had profound benefits for numerous
        aspects of daily life for millions of people throughout the
        United States and is increasingly vital to the economy of the
        United States.
            (2) The importance of the broadband marketplace to
        citizens, communities, and commerce warrants a thorough inquiry
        to obtain input and ideas for a variety of broadband policies
        that will promote openness, competition, innovation, and
        affordable, ubiquitous broadband service for all individuals in
        the United States.

SEC. 3. BROADBAND POLICY.

    Title I of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 12. BROADBAND POLICY.

    ``It is the policy of the United States--
            ``(1) to maintain the freedom to use for lawful purposes
        broadband telecommunications networks, including the Internet,
        without unreasonable interference from or discrimination by
        network operators, as has been the policy and history of the
        Internet and the basis of user expectations since its
        inception;
            ``(2) to ensure that the Internet remains a vital force in
        the United States economy, thereby enabling the Nation to
        preserve its global leadership in online commerce and
        technological innovation;
            ``(3) to preserve and promote the open and interconnected
        nature of broadband networks that enable consumers to reach,
        and service providers to offer, lawful content, applications,
        and services of their choosing, using their selection of
        devices, as long as such devices do not harm the network; and
            ``(4) to safeguard the open marketplace of ideas on the
        Internet by adopting and enforcing baseline protections to
        guard against unreasonable discriminatory favoritism for, or
        degradation of, content by network operators based upon its
        source, ownership, or destination on the Internet.''.

SEC. 4. INTERNET FREEDOM ASSESSMENT.

    (a) Internet Freedom Assessment Required.--
            (1) In general.--Within 90 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission
        (in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'') shall commence
        a proceeding on broadband services and consumer rights.
            (2) Specific requirements.--As part of the proceeding under
        this section, the Commission shall assess--
                    (A) whether broadband network providers adhere to
                the Commission's Broadband Policy Statement of August,
                2005 (FCC 05-151), including whether, consistent with
                the needs of law enforcement, such providers refrain
                from blocking, thwarting, or unreasonably interfering
                with the ability of consumers to--
                            (i) access, use, send, receive, or offer
                        lawful content, applications, or services over
                        broadband networks, including the Internet;
                            (ii) use lawful applications and services
                        of their choice; and
                            (iii) attach or connect their choice of
                        legal devices to use in conjunction with their
                        broadband telecommunications or information
                        services, provided such devices do not harm the
                        network;
                    (B) whether broadband network providers add charges
                for quality of service, or other similar additional
                fees or surcharges, to certain Internet applications
                and service providers, and whether such pricing
                conflicts with the policies of the United States stated
                in section 12 of the Communications Act of 1934 (as
                added by section 3 of this Act);
                    (C) whether broadband network providers offer to
                consumers parental control protection tools, services
                to combat unsolicited commercial electronic mail, and
                other similar consumer services, the manner in which
                such services are offered, and the extent to which such
                services are consistent with such policies of the
                United States;
                    (D) practices by which network providers manage or
                prioritize network traffic, including prioritization
                for emergency communications, and whether and in what
                instances such practices may be consistent with such
                policies of the United States;
                    (E) with respect to content, applications, and
                services--
                            (i) the historic economic benefits of an
                        open platform;
                            (ii) the relationship between competition
                        in the broadband Internet access market and an
                        open platform; and
                            (iii) the policy choices and results of
                        global competitors with respect to access
                        competition and an open platform;
                    (F) whether the need for enforceable rules
                governing openness, consumer rights, and consumer
                protections or prohibiting unreasonable discrimination
                is lessened if a broadband network provider provides
                significantly high bandwidth speeds to consumers; and
                    (G) the potential of policies promoting openness in
                spectrum allocation, universal service programs, and
                video franchising to expand innovation through
                protection from unreasonable interference by network
                owners of an open marketplace for speech and commerce
                in content, applications, and services.
    (b) Public Broadband Summits Required.--
            (1) In general.--As part of the proceeding required under
        subsection (a), and within 1 year after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Commission shall conduct a minimum
        of 8 public broadband summits, in geographically diverse
        locations, around the United States. The Commission shall
        publicly announce the time and location of each such summit at
        least 30 days in advance.
            (2) Purpose of public broadband summits.--Such public
        broadband summits shall seek to bring together, among others,
        consumers, consumer advocates, small business owners,
        corporations, venture capitalists, State and local governments,
        academia, labor organizations, religious organizations,
        representatives of higher education, primary and secondary
        schools, public libraries, public safety, and the technology
        sector to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer
        choice issues related to broadband Internet access services.
    (c) Internet Input.--As part of the proceeding required under
subsection (a), the Commission shall seek to utilize broadband
technology to encourage input from and communication with the people of
the United States through the Internet in a manner that will maximize
the ability of such people to participate in such proceeding.
    (d) Report to Congress.--Within 90 days after completing the
summits under subsection (b), the Commission shall submit a report to
Congress--
            (1) summarizing the results of the assessment under
        subsection (a), including information gained from the public
        summits under subsection (b); and
            (2) providing recommendations on how to promote
        competition, safeguard free speech, and ensure robust consumer
        protections and consumer choice relating to broadband Internet
        access services.

Summary: Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to declare that it is US policy to: (1) maintain the freedom to use broadband telecommunications networks, including the Internet, without unreasonable interference from or discrimination by network operators. (2) enable the United States to preserve its global leadership in online commerce and technological innovation. (3) promote the open and interconnected nature of broadband networks that enable consumers to reach, and service providers to offer, content, applications, and services of their choosing. And (4) guard against unreasonable discriminatory favoritism for, or degradation of, content by network operators based upon its source, ownership, or destination on the Internet. Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to commence a proceeding on broadband services and consumer rights, including assessing whether broadband network providers: (1) refrain from unreasonably interfering with the ability of consumers to access, use, send, receive, or offer content, applications, or services of their choice, and attach or connect their choice of devices. And (2) add charges for quality of service to certain Internet applications and service providers.

To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Return of Talent Act''.

SEC. 2. RETURN OF TALENT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 317 the
following:

 ``temporary absence of persons participating in the return of talent
                                program

    ``Sec. 317A. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security
shall establish the Return of Talent Program to permit eligible aliens
to temporarily return to the alien's country of citizenship in order to
make a material contribution to that country if the country is engaged
in post-conflict reconstruction activities, for a period not exceeding
24 months, unless an exception is granted under subsection (d).
    ``(b) Eligible Alien.--An alien is eligible to participate in the
Return of Talent Program established under subsection (a) if the alien
meets the special immigrant description under section 101(a)(27)(N).
    ``(c) Family Members.--The spouse, parents, siblings, and any
children of an alien who participates in the Return of Talent Program
established under subsection (a) may return to such alien's country of
citizenship with the alien and reenter the United States with the
alien.
    ``(d) Extension of Time.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may
extend the 24-month period referred to in subsection (a) upon a showing
that circumstances warrant that an extension is necessary for post-
conflict reconstruction efforts.
    ``(e) Residency Requirements.--An immigrant described in section
101(a)(27)(N) who participates in the Return of Talent Program
established under subsection (a), and the spouse, parents, siblings,
and any children who accompany such immigrant to that immigrant's
country of citizenship, shall be considered, during such period of
participation in the program--
            ``(1) for purposes of section 316(a), physically present
        and residing in the United States for purposes of
        naturalization within the meaning of that section; and
            ``(2) for purposes of section 316(b), to meet the
        continuous residency requirements in that section.
    ``(f) Oversight and Enforcement.--The Secretary of Homeland
Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall oversee
and enforce the requirements of this section.''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 317 the following:

``317A. Temporary absence of persons participating in the Return of
                            Talent Program.''.

SEC. 3. ELIGIBLE IMMIGRANTS.

    Section 101(a)(27) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(27)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (L), by inserting a semicolon after
        ``Improvement Act of 1998'';
            (2) in subparagraph (M), by striking the period and
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(N) an immigrant who--
                    ``(i) has been lawfully admitted to the United
                States for permanent residence;
                    ``(ii) demonstrates an ability and willingness to
                make a material contribution to the post-conflict
                reconstruction in the alien's country of citizenship;
                and
                    ``(iii) as determined by the Secretary of State in
                consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security--
                            ``(I) is a citizen of a country in which
                        Armed Forces of the United States are engaged,
                        or have engaged in the 10 years preceding such
                        determination, in combat or peacekeeping
                        operations; or
                            ``(II) is a citizen of a country where
                        authorization for United Nations peacekeeping
                        operations was initiated by the United Nations
                        Security Council during the 10 years preceding
                        such determination.''.

SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report to Congress
that describes--
            (1) the countries of citizenship of the participants in the
        Return of Talent Program established under section 2;
            (2) the post-conflict reconstruction efforts that
        benefited, or were made possible, through participation in the
        program; and
            (3) any other information that the Secretary of Homeland
        Security determines to be appropriate.

SEC. 5. REGULATIONS.

    Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall promulgate regulations to
carry out this Act.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to the Bureau of Citizenship
and Immigration Services for each of the fiscal years 2004 and 2005,
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

Summary: Return of Talent Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish the Return of Talent Program to permit an eligible permanent resident alien and family members to temporarily return to the alien's country of citizenship in order to make a material contribution to that country if the country is engaged in post-conflict reconstruction activities. States that such time abroad shall be considered as US physical and continuous residency for naturalization purposes.

A bill to establish The Return of Talent Program to allow aliens who are legally present in the United States to return temporarily to the country of citizenship of the alien if that country is engaged in post-conflict reconstruction, and for other purposes.