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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The People's Liberation Army is the principal 
        instrument of repression within the People's Republic of China, 
        responsible for occupying Tibet since 1950, massacring hundreds 
        of students and demonstrators for democracy in Tiananmen Square 
        on June 4, 1989, and running the Laogai (``reform through 
        labor'') slave labor camps.
            (2) The People's Liberation Army is engaged in a massive 
        military buildup, which has involved a doubling since 1992 of 
        announced official figures for military spending by the 
        People's Republic of China.
            (3) The People's Liberation Army is engaging in a major 
        ballistic missile modernization program which could undermine 
        peace and stability in East Asia, including 2 new 
        intercontinental missile programs, 1 submarine-launched missile 
        program, a new class of compact but long-range cruise missiles, 
        and an upgrading of medium- and short-range ballistic missiles.
            (4) The People's Liberation Army is working to coproduce 
        the SU-27 fighter with Russia, and is in the process of 
        purchasing several substantial weapons systems from Russia, 
        including the 633 model of the Kilo-class submarine and the SS-
        N-22 Sunburn missile system specifically designed to 
        incapacitate United States aircraft carriers and Aegis 
        cruisers.
            (5) The People's Liberation Army has carried out acts of 
        aggression in the South China Sea, including the February 1995 
        seizure of the Mischief Reef in the Spratley Islands, which is 
        claimed by the Philippines.
            (6) In July 1995 and in March 1996, the People's Liberation 
        Army conducted missile tests to intimidate Taiwan when Taiwan 
        held historic free elections, and those tests effectively 
        blockaded Taiwan's 2 principal ports of Keelung and Kaohsiung.
            (7) The People's Liberation Army has contributed to the 
        proliferation of technologies relevant to the refinement of 
        weapons-grade nuclear material, including transferring ring 
        magnets to Pakistan.
            (8) The People's Liberation Army and associated defense 
        companies have provided ballistic missile components, cruise 
        missiles, and chemical weapons ingredients to Iran, a country 
        that the executive branch has repeatedly reported to Congress 
        is the greatest sponsor of terrorism in the world.
            (9) In May 1996, United States authorities caught the 
        People's Liberation Army enterprise Poly Technologies and the 
        civilian defense industrial company Norinco attempting to 
        smuggle 2,000 AK-47s into Oakland, California, and offering to 
        sell urban gangs shoulder-held missile launchers capable of 
        ``taking out a 747'' (which the affidavit of the United States 
        Customs Service of May 21, 1996, indicated that the 
        representative of Poly Technologies and Norinco claimed), and 
        Communist Chinese authorities punished only 4 low-level arms 
        merchants by sentencing them on May 17, 1997, to brief prison 
        terms.
            (10) The People's Liberation Army contributes to the 
        People's Republic of China's failure to meet the standards of 
        the 1995 Memorandum of Understanding with the United States on 
        intellectual property rights by running factories which pirate 
        videos, compact discs, and computer software that are products 
        of the United States.
            (11) The People's Liberation Army contributes to the 
        People's Republic of China's failing to meet the standards of 
        the February 1997 Memorandum of Understanding with the United 
        States on textiles by operating enterprises engaged in the 
        transshipment of textile products to the United States through 
        third countries.
            (12) The estimated $2 billion to $3 billion in annual 
        earnings of People's Liberation Army enterprises subsidize the 
        expansion and activities of the People's Liberation Army 
        described in this subsection.
            (13) The commercial activities of the People's Liberation 
        Army are frequently conducted on noncommercial terms, or for 
        noncommercial purposes such as military or foreign policy 
        considerations.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF AUTHORITIES UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY 
              ECONOMIC POWERS ACT TO CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES.

    (a) Determination of Communist Chinese Military Companies.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), not 
        later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
        the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Attorney 
        General, the Director of Central Intelligence, and the Director 
        of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall compile a list of 
        persons who are Communist Chinese military companies and who 
        are operating directly or indirectly in the United States or 
        any of its territories and possessions, and shall publish the 
        list of such persons in the Federal Register. On an ongoing 
        basis, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
        Attorney General, the Director of Central Intelligence, and the 
        Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall make 
        additions or deletions to the list based on the latest 
        information available.
            (2) Communist chinese military company.--For purposes of 
        making the determination required by paragraph (1), the term 
        ``Communist Chinese military company''--
                    (A) means a person that is--
                            (i) engaged in providing commercial 
                        services, manufacturing, producing, or 
                        exporting, and
                            (ii) owned or controlled by the People's 
                        Liberation Army, and
                    (B) includes, but is not limited to, any person 
                identified in the United States Defense Intelligence 
                Agency publication numbered VP-1920-271-90, dated 
                September 1990, or PC-1921-57-95, dated October 1995, 
                and any update of such reports for the purposes of this 
                Act.
    (b) Presidential Authority.--
            (1) Authority.--The President may exercise the authorities 
        set forth in section 203(a) of the International Emergency 
        Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(a)) with respect to any 
        commercial activity in the United States by a Communist Chinese 
        military company (except with respect to authorities relating 
        to importation), without regard to section 202 of that Act.
            (2) Penalties.--The penalties set forth in section 206 of 
        the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
        1705) shall apply to violations of any license, order, or 
        regulation issued under paragraph (1).

SEC. 3. DEFINITION.

    For purposes of this Act, the term ``People's Liberation Army'' 
means the land, naval, and air military services, the police, and the 
intelligence services of the Communist Government of the People's 
Republic of China, and any member of any such service or of such 
police.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 7, 1997.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.
[EX A]: Directs the Secretary of Defense to list, and publish in the Federal Register, persons who are Communist Chinese military companies operating directly or indirectly in the United States or any of its territories and possessions.  Authorizes the President to exercise authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (except those relating to importation) to regulate, prohibit, or penalize certain transactions involving foreign currency, transfers of credit, or property with respect to any activities of such companies in the United States.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Supply and Distribution Act 
of 2015''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to adopt certain recommendations of the Quadrennial 
        Energy Review of 2015;
            (2) to enhance the integration of energy markets;
            (3) to improve the collection of energy data and analysis; 
        and
            (4) to promote the production and distribution of energy in 
        the United States.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
     (a) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
Administrator of the Energy Information Administration.
    (b) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
Energy.

SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO DOMESTIC ENERGY.

    It is the sense of Congress that the production and distribution of 
energy in the United States requires access to infrastructure and 
markets.

SEC. 5. ENERGY SECURITY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary--
            (1) shall collaborate with the heads of other Federal 
        agencies to improve the conceptual development of energy 
        security; and
            (2) may consult with allies and key trading partners of the 
        United States with respect to energy security issues resulting 
        from changes in the energy marketplace.
    (b) Considerations.--At a minimum, the Secretary shall ensure that, 
as part of the collaboration required under subsection (a)(1), the 
following are considered:
            (1) The development of flexible, transparent, and 
        competitive energy markets, including natural gas and oil 
        markets
            (2) The diversification of energy fuels, sources, and 
        routes.
            (3) The encouragement of indigenous sources of energy 
        supply.

SEC. 6. SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE.

    The Secretary shall lead an interagency effort to improve and 
coordinate data collection and analytical and modeling capabilities for 
energy distribution on shared energy infrastructure.

SEC. 7. ENERGY MARKET INTEGRATION.

    The Secretary shall coordinate the training of, and enhanced 
dialogue among, technical staff in applicable Federal agencies that are 
responsible for evaluating and implementing cross-border energy 
projects.

SEC. 8. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION.

    It is the sense of Congress that, as stated in the Annual Energy 
Outlook of 2015 of the Energy Information Administration, growth in 
crude oil and dry natural gas production varies significantly across 
oil and natural gas supply regions--
            (1) forcing shifts in crude oil and natural gas flows 
        between regions of the United States; and
            (2) requiring investment in or realignment of pipelines and 
        other midstream infrastructure.

SEC. 9. ENERGY DATA COLLABORATION.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator shall collaborate with the 
appropriate officials in Canada and Mexico, as determined by the 
Administrator, to improve--
            (1) the quality and transparency of North American energy 
        data through reconciliation of data on energy trade flows among 
        the United States, Canada, and Mexico;
            (2) the extension of energy mapping capabilities in the 
        United States, Canada, and Mexico; and
            (3) the development of common energy data terminology among 
        the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
    (b) Periodic Updates.--The Administrator shall periodically inform 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
regarding--
            (1) the extent to which energy data is being shared under 
        subsection (a); and
            (2) whether forward-looking projections for regional energy 
        flows are improving in accuracy as a result of the energy data 
        sharing under that subsection.

SEC. 10. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO PROCESSED CONDENSATE.

    It is the sense of Congress that processed condensate is a 
petroleum product.

SEC. 11. DEVELOPMENT OF DEFINITION OF CONDENSATE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) develop a standard definition of the term 
        ``condensate''; and
            (2) advise relevant Federal agencies to adopt that 
        definition for the purpose of clarifying energy policy in the 
        United States.
    (b) Office of Fossil Energy Assessment.--The Assistant Secretary 
for Fossil Energy may assess the suitability of condensate separately 
from crude oil for use in strategic reserves, as determined necessary 
by the Secretary.
    (c) Energy Information Administration Data Collection.--The 
Administrator may collect data regarding condensate and crude oil 
production in the United States.

SEC. 12. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR ASSESSMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall direct the 
appropriate agencies within the Department of the Interior to assess 
condensate separately from crude oil, in accordance with this section.
    (b) Office of Natural Resources Revenue.--The Director of the 
Office of Natural Resources Revenue may collect data regarding 
condensate separately from crude oil produced in the United States.
    (c) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.--The Director of the Bureau 
of Ocean Energy Management may estimate condensate separately from 
crude oil as part of the resource assessments regarding geological 
formations in the United States.
    (d) United States Geological Survey.--The Director of the United 
States Geological Survey may include estimates of condensate separately 
from crude oil as part of the resource assessments regarding geological 
formations in the United States.

SEC. 13. ACCESS TO MARKETS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to 
promote the efficient exploration, production, storage, supply, and 
distribution of energy resources, any domestic crude oil or condensate 
(other than crude oil stored in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) may be 
exported without a Federal license to countries not subject to 
sanctions by the United States.
    (b) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section limits the authority 
of the President under the Constitution, the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National Emergencies 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), or part B of title II of the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6271 et seq.) to prohibit 
exports.
[EX A]: Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 This bill declares that the production and distribution of energy in the United States requires access to infrastructure and markets. The Department of Energy (DOE) must collaborate with federal agencies to improve the conceptual development of energy security, considering at a minimum: (1) development of flexible, transparent, and competitive energy markets, including natural gas and oil; and (2) diversification of energy fuels, sources, and routes, and the encouragement of indigenous sources of energy supply.  DOE must also coordinate interagency: (1) data collection for energy distribution on shared energy infrastructure, and (2) training to evaluate and implement cross-border energy projects.   It is the sense of Congress that growth in crude oil and dry natural gas production varies significantly across oil and natural gas supply regions, thereby: (1) forcing shifts in crude oil and natural gas flows between regions of the United States, and (2) requiring investment or realignment of midstream infrastructure including pipelines. The Energy Information Administration must collaborate with officials in Canada and Mexico to reconcile data on energy trade flows, extend energy mapping capabilities, and develop common energy data terminology.  Congress declares that processed condensate is a petroleum product.  The DOE Office of Fossil Energy Assessment may assess the suitability of condensate separately from crude oil for use in strategic reserves, while certain agencies within the Department of the Interior must assess condensate separately from crude oil.  The bill authorizes: (1) the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to estimate condensate separately from crude oil as part of the resource assessments regarding domestic geological formations, (2) the Office of Natural Resources Revenue to collect condensate data separately from crude oil, and (3) the United States Geological Survey to include estimates of condensate separately from crude oil as part of the resource assessments regarding domestic geological formations.  Domestic crude oil or condensate (except crude oil stored in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) may be exported without a federal license to countries not subject to U.S. sanctions.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Hope Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. TAX CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDUCATION INVESTMENT 
              ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to other credits) is 
amended by inserting after section 30A the following new section:

``SEC. 30B. CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDUCATION INVESTMENT ORGANIZATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--There shall be allowed as a credit against the 
tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year the aggregate amount 
of qualified contributions for the taxable year.
    ``(b) Limitation.--The amount allowed as a credit under subsection 
(a) for a taxable year shall not exceed $100 ($200 in the case of a 
joint return).
    ``(c) Qualified Contributions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified contribution' means 
        a charitable contribution (as defined by section 170(c)) to an 
        education investment organization.
            ``(2) Education investment organization.--The term 
        `education investment organization' means any organization 
        described in section 170(c)(2) if--
                    ``(A) normally not less than 90 percent of the 
                annual cash contributions to such organization are 
                disbursed in the form of grants to students for 
                qualified elementary and secondary education expenses, 
                and
                    ``(B) not less than \1/2\ of such disbursements are 
                to students who are eligible for free or reduced-cost 
                lunches under the school lunch program established 
                under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act.
            ``(3) Qualified elementary and secondary education 
        expenses.--The term `qualified elementary and secondary 
        education expenses' has the meaning given such term by section 
        530(b)(4), except that `child' shall be substituted for 
        `beneficiary' and `a child' shall be substituted for `the 
        designated beneficiary of the trust' in clauses (i) and (iii) 
        of subparagraph (A).
            ``(4) State credit must be taken first.--
                    ``(A) No credit shall be allowed to a taxpayer 
                under this section for a taxable year unless, for the 
                taxable year, the taxpayer is allowed on the taxpayer's 
                State tax return the minimum State qualified 
                scholarship tax credit (as defined in section 3 of the 
                Children's Hope Act of 2003).
                    ``(B) No credit shall be allowed to a taxpayer 
                under this section for such taxable year for any 
                contributions that were taken into account for purposes 
                of such State qualified scholarship tax credit.
    ``(d) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Denial of double benefit.--No deduction shall be 
        allowed under any provision of this chapter for any expense for 
        which a credit is allowed under this section.
            ``(2) Time when contributions deemed made.--For purposes of 
        this section, a taxpayer shall be deemed to have made a 
        contribution to an education investment organization on the 
        last day of the preceding taxable year if the contribution is 
        made on account of such taxable year and is made not later than 
        the time prescribed by law for filing the return for such 
        taxable year (not including extensions thereof).''.
    (b) Scholarships From Education Investment Organizations Excluded 
From Income.--Section 74 of such Code (relating to prizes and awards) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Scholarships From Education Investment Organizations.--Gross 
income does not include amounts received as a scholarship from an 
education investment organization (as defined in section 30B(c)(2)) for 
qualified elementary and secondary education expenses (as defined in 
section 30B(c)(3)). Such scholarship shall not be taken into account 
for purposes of determining eligibility for any Federal program.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such subpart B 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 30A the 
following new item:

                              ``Sec. 30B. Contributions to education 
                                        investment organizations.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL SCHOLARSHIP TAX CREDIT CONDITIONED ON STATE QUALIFIED 
              SCHOLARSHIP TAX CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--For purposes of section 30B(e) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by section 2 of this Act) a scholarship 
tax credit shall not be treated as a State qualified scholarship tax 
credit unless the requirements of subsection (b) are met.
    (b) Requirements Relating to State Qualified Scholarship Tax 
Credit.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
        requirements of this subsection are met only if--
                    (A) the tax credit is for an amount of not less 
                than $250 per taxpayer and is allowed against the State 
                income tax (property tax for those States that don't 
                have income tax) for the amount of voluntary cash 
                contributions made by the taxpayer during the taxable 
                year to a school tuition organization described in 
                paragraph (2),
                    (B) the excess of such credit over tax liability 
                may be carried forward for not more than five years,
                    (C) if the taxpayer does not require, as a 
                condition of the contribution, that the contribution 
                must benefit a specific child, and
                    (D) such credit is not allowable for direct 
                donations to private schools.
            (2) School tuition organization.--For purposes of paragraph 
        (1), a school tuition organization is described in this 
        paragraph if such organization--
                    (A) is an organization operating in the State and 
                is described in section 501(c)(3), and is exempt from 
                tax under section 501(a), of the Internal Revenue Code 
                of 1986,
                    (B) expends at least 90 percent of its annual cash 
                contributions for educational scholarships or tuition 
                grants to children to allow them to attend any 
                qualified school chosen at the sole discretion of their 
                parents, and
                    (C) disburses at least 90 percent of its annual 
                cash contributions within one year of their receipt.
            (3) Qualified school.--For purposes of paragraph (2), the 
        term ``qualified school'' means any elementary school or 
        secondary school that is located in the State in which the 
        taxpayer resides and does not discriminate on the basis of 
        race, color, handicap, familial status, or national origin and 
        that satisfies the requirements prescribed by State law for 
        such schools as of December 31, 2004.
            (4) Educational scholarships or tuition grants.--The term 
        ``educational scholarship or a tuition grant'' means any 
        scholarship or grant awarded for qualified elementary and 
        secondary education expenses (as defined in section 530(b)(4) 
        of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).
    (c) State.--For purposes of this section, the term ``State'' means 
any of the several States.
[EX A]:
Children's Hope Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a credit ($100, $200 for joint return) which is dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and which is allowed against the Federal income tax for charitable contributions to education investment organizations (as defined by this Act) that provide qualifying assistance for elementary and secondary education. Excludes from gross income amounts received from an education investment organization for qualified elementary and secondary education expenses.