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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENT OF BOTH RETIRED PAY AND VETERANS' 
              DISABILITY COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN ADDITIONAL MILITARY 
              RETIREES WITH COMPENSABLE SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES.

    (a) Extension of Concurrent Receipt Authority to Retirees With 
Service-Connected Disabilities Rated Less Than 50 Percent.--Subsection 
(a) of section 1414 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Compensation'' in the subsection heading 
        and all that follows through ``Subject'' and inserting 
        ``Compensation.--Subject''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (2).
    (b) Repeal of Phase-In of Concurrent Receipt of Retired Pay and 
Veterans' Disability Compensation.--Such section is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), as amended by subsection (a) of this 
        section, by striking the final sentence;
            (2) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating 
        subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), 
        respectively; and
            (3) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by striking 
        paragraphs (3) and (4).
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Section heading.--The heading for section 1414 of such 
        title is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for 
              veterans' disability compensation: concurrent payment of 
              retired pay and disability compensation''.
            (2) Table of sections.--The item relating to such section 
        in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 71 of such 
        title is amended to read as follows:

``1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for 
                            veterans' disability compensation: 
                            concurrent payment of retired pay and 
                            disability compensation.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as of January 1, 2012, and shall apply to payments for months 
beginning on or after that date.

SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF SERVICE ELIGIBILITY FOR COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL 
              COMPENSATION AND CONCURRENT RECEIPT.

    (a) Eligibility for TERA Retirees.--Subsection (c) of section 1413a 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``entitled to 
retired pay who--'' and all that follows through the end of paragraph 
(1) and inserting ``who--
            ``(1) is entitled to retired pay, other than a member 
        retired under chapter 61 of this title with less than 20 years 
        of service creditable under section 1405 of this title and less 
        than 20 years of service computed under section 12732 of this 
        title; and''.
    (b) Amendments To Standardize Similar Provisions.--
            (1) Clerical and conforming amendments.--Section 1413a of 
        such title is further amended--
                    (A) in the heading for paragraph (3) of subsection 
                (b), by striking ``rules'' and inserting ``rule''; and
                    (B) in subsection (f), by striking ``Subsection 
                (d)'' and inserting ``Subsection (c)''.
            (2) Specification of qualified retirees for concurrent 
        receipt purposes.--Section 1414 of such title, as amended by 
        section 3, is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``a member or'' and all 
                        that follows through ``is entitled'' and 
                        inserting ``an individual who is a qualified 
                        retiree for any month is entitled''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``retired pay and 
                        veterans' disability compensation'' after 
                        ``both''; and
                    (B) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 
                following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Qualified retiree.--The term `qualified retiree' 
        means a member or former member of the uniformed services who, 
        with respect to any month--
                    ``(A) is entitled to retired pay, other than in the 
                case of a member retired under chapter 61 of this title 
                with less than 20 years of service creditable under 
                section 1405 of this title and less than 20 years of 
                service computed under section 12732 of this title; and
                    ``(B) is entitled to veterans' disability 
                compensation.''.
            (3) Standardization with crsc rule for chapter 61 
        retirees.--Subsection (b) of section 1414 of such title is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Special Rules'' in the subsection 
                heading and all that follows through ``is subject to'' 
                and inserting ``Special Rule for Chapter 61 Disability 
                Retirees.--In the case of a qualified retiree who is 
                retired under chapter 61 of this title, the retired pay 
                of the member is subject to''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as of January 1, 2012, and shall apply to payments for months 
beginning on or after that date.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT OF REDUCTION OF SBP SURVIVOR ANNUITIES BY 
              DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION.

    (a) Repeal.--
            (1) Repeal.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, 
        United States Code, is amended as follows:
                    (A) In section 1450, by striking subsection (c).
                    (B) In section 1451(c)--
                            (i) by striking paragraph (2); and
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 
                        (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Such subchapter is further 
        amended as follows:
                    (A) In section 1450--
                            (i) by striking subsection (e); and
                            (ii) by striking subsection (k).
                    (B) In section 1451(g)(1), by striking subparagraph 
                (C).
                    (C) In section 1452--
                            (i) in subsection (f)(2), by striking 
                        ``does not apply--'' and all that follows and 
                        inserting ``does not apply in the case of a 
                        deduction made through administrative error.''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking subsection (g).
                    (D) In section 1455(c), by striking ``, 
                1450(k)(2),''.
    (b) Prohibition on Retroactive Benefits.--No benefits may be paid 
to any person for any period before the effective date provided under 
subsection (f) by reason of the amendments made by subsection (a).
    (c) Prohibition on Recoupment of Certain Amounts Previously 
Refunded to SBP Recipients.--A surviving spouse who is or has been in 
receipt of an annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan under subchapter 
II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code, that is in effect 
before the effective date provided under subsection (f) and that is 
adjusted by reason of the amendments made by subsection (a) and who has 
received a refund of retired pay under section 1450(e) of title 10, 
United States Code, shall not be required to repay such refund to the 
United States.
    (d) Repeal of Authority for Optional Annuity for Dependent 
Children.--Section 1448(d)(2) of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Dependent children.--'' and all that 
        follows through ``In the case of a member described in 
        paragraph (1),'' and inserting ``Dependent children.--In the 
        case of a member described in paragraph (1),''; and
            (2) by striking subparagraph (B).
    (e) Restoration of Eligibility for Previously Eligible Spouses.--
The Secretary of the military department concerned shall restore 
annuity eligibility to any eligible surviving spouse who, in 
consultation with the Secretary, previously elected to transfer payment 
of such annuity to a surviving child or children under the provisions 
of section 1448(d)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, as in effect 
on the day before the effective date provided under subsection (f). 
Such eligibility shall be restored whether or not payment to such child 
or children subsequently was terminated due to loss of dependent status 
or death. For the purposes of this subsection, an eligible spouse 
includes a spouse who was previously eligible for payment of such 
annuity and is not remarried, or remarried after having attained age 
55, or whose second or subsequent marriage has been terminated by 
death, divorce or annulment.
    (f) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the later of--
            (1) October 1, 2011; or
            (2) the first day of the first month that begins after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. ELIMINATION OF FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION IN CONSIDERING ACTIVE 
              DUTY AND ACTIVE SERVICE FOR EARLY ELIGIBILITY FOR RECEIPT 
              OF NON-REGULAR SERVICE RETIRED PAY.

    (a) Consideration of 90-Day Periods of Service.--Section 
12731(f)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``below 60 years of age by three months for each aggregate of 90 days 
on which such person so performs in any fiscal year after such date, 
subject to subparagraph (C)'' and inserting ``, subject to subparagraph 
(C), below 60 years of age by three months for each aggregate of 90 
days on which such person serves on such active duty or performs such 
active service after such date''.
    (b) Retroactive Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection 
(a) shall take effect as of January 28, 2008, and as if included in the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 
110-181) as enacted.
[EX A]: Allows the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability (under current law, only a disability rated at 50% or more). Repeals provisions phasing in the full concurrent receipt of such pay through December 31, 2013.

Makes eligible for the full concurrent receipt of both veterans' disability compensation and either military retired pay or combat-related special pay those individuals who were retired or separated from military service due to a service-connected disability.

Repeals certain provisions which require the offset of amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation from Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities for the surviving spouses of former military personnel who are entitled to military retired pay or who would be entitled to retired pay except for being under 60 years of age.

Prohibits requiring repayment of certain amounts previously paid to SBP recipients in the form of a retired pay refund.

Repeals the optional authority of (and instead requires) the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay an annuity to a member's dependent children when there is no eligible surviving spouse.

Directs the Secretary concerned to restore annuity eligibility to a surviving spouse who earlier agreed to transfer such eligibility to a surviving child or children of a member.

Removes the requirement that days of active duty or active service used to reduce the minimum age at which a member of the reserves may retire for non-regular (reserve) service must occur in the same fiscal year.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Saffron Revolution Support Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Beginning on August 19, 2007, hundreds of thousands of 
        citizens of Burma, including thousands of Buddhist monks and 
        students, participated in peaceful demonstrations against 
        rapidly deteriorating living conditions and the violent and 
        repressive policies of the State Peace and Development Council 
        (SPDC), the ruling military junta in Burma, to--
                    (A) demand the release of all political prisoners, 
                including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi; 
                and
                    (B) urge the SPDC to engage in meaningful dialogue 
                to pursue national reconciliation.
            (2) The SPDC, in a display of brutal barbarism, violently 
        confronted unarmed demonstrators, killing, injuring, and 
        imprisoning citizens, including several thousand Buddhist 
        monks, and continued to forcefully restrict peaceful forms of 
        public expression.
            (3) The Department of State's 2006 Reports on Human Rights 
        Practices found that the SPDC--
                    (A) routinely restricts freedoms of speech, press, 
                assembly, association, religion, and movement;
                    (B) traffics in persons;
                    (C) discriminates against women and ethnic 
                minorities;
                    (D) forcibly recruits child soldiers and child 
                labor; and
                    (E) commits other serious violations of human 
                rights, including extrajudicial killings, custodial 
                deaths, disappearances, rape, torture, abuse of 
                prisoners and detainees, and the imprisonment of 
                citizens arbitrarily for political motives.
            (4) Aung San Suu Kyi has been arbitrarily imprisoned or 
        held under house arrest for more than 12 years.
            (5) The President announced on September 25, 2007, that the 
        United States would tighten economic sanctions against Burma, 
        and block property and interests in property of certain senior 
        leaders of the SPDC, individuals who provide financial backing 
        for the SPDC, and individuals responsible for violations of 
        human rights and for impeding the transition to democracy in 
        Burma.
            (6) The President also announced on September 25, 2007, 
        that the United States would impose an expanded visa ban on 
        individuals--
                    (A) responsible for violations of human rights; and
                    (B) who aid, abet, or benefit from the SPDC's 
                efforts to impede the efforts of the people of Burma to 
                transition to democracy and ensure respect for human 
                dignity.
            (7) The Total Oil Corporation of France and the Chevron 
        Corporation of the United States own a significant stake in 
        Burma's Yadana natural gas field and pipeline and generate 
        millions of dollars in revenue that help the repressive junta 
        government maintain its grasp on power.
            (8) Burma is home to approximately 60 percent of the 
        world's native teak reserves. More than one quarter of the 
        world's internationally traded teak originates from Burma, and 
        hardwood sales, mainly of teak, represent more than 11 percent 
        of Burma's official foreign exchange earnings.
            (9) Burma officially exports tens of millions of dollars 
        worth of rubies, sapphires, pearls, jade, and other precious 
        stones each year and the SPDC owns a majority stake in all 
        mining operations within the borders of Burma.
            (10) On October 11, 2007, the United Nations Security 
        Council, with the consent of China, issued a statement 
        condemning the violence in Burma, urging the release of all 
        political prisoners, and calling on the SPDC to enter into a 
        United Nations-mediated dialogue with its political opposition.
            (11) The leaders of the SPDC will have a greater incentive 
        to cooperate with diplomatic efforts by the United Nations, the 
        Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and China if they come 
        under targeted economic pressure that denies them access to 
        personal wealth and sources of revenue.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Account; correspondent account; payable-through 
        account.--The terms ``account'', ``correspondent account'', and 
        ``payable-through account'' have the meanings given the terms 
        in section 5318A(e)(1) of title 31, United States Code.
            (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on 
        Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
        Affairs of the House of Representatives.
            (3) Person.--The term ``person'' means--
                    (A) an individual, corporation, company, business 
                association, partnership, society, trust, any other 
                nongovernmental entity, organization, or group; and
                    (B) any successor, subunit, or subsidiary of any 
                person described in subparagraph (A).
            (4) SPDC.--The term ``SPDC'' means the State Peace and 
        Development Council.
            (5) United states person.--The term ``United States 
        person'' means--
                    (A) an individual who is a citizen of the United 
                States or who owes permanent allegiance to the United 
                States; and
                    (B) a person that is organized under the laws of 
                the United States, any State or territory thereof, or 
                the District of Columbia, if individuals described in 
                subparagraph (A) own, directly or indirectly, more than 
                50 percent of the outstanding capital stock or other 
                beneficial interest in such entity.

SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    It is the policy of the United States to--
            (1) condemn the continued repression carried out by the 
        SPDC;
            (2) support the legitimate democratic aspirations of the 
        people of Burma;
            (3) provide all appropriate support and assistance to aid a 
        transition to democracy in Burma; and
            (4) hold accountable individuals responsible for the 
        repression of peaceful political activity in Burma.

SEC. 5. SANCTIONS.

    (a) List of Officials of the SPDC.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees a list of--
                    (A) officials of the SPDC who play or have played a 
                direct and substantial role in the repression of 
                peaceful political activity in Burma or in the 
                commission of other human rights abuses, including any 
                current or former officials of the security services 
                and judicial institutions of the SPDC; and
                    (B) any other Burmese persons who provide 
                substantial economic and political support for the 
                SPDC.
            (2) Updates.--The President shall regularly update and 
        submit the list required by paragraph (1).
    (b) Sanctions.--
            (1) Visa ban.--A person included on the list required under 
        subsection (a) shall be ineligible for a visa to enter the 
        United States.
            (2) Financial sanctions.--
                    (A) Blocked property.--No property or interest in 
                property belonging to a person described in 
                subparagraph (C) may be transferred, paid, exported, 
                withdrawn, or otherwise dealt with, if--
                            (i) the property is located in the United 
                        States or within the possession or control of a 
                        United States person, including the overseas 
                        branch of a United States person; or
                            (ii) after the date of the enactment of 
                        this Act, the property comes within the 
                        possession or control of a United States 
                        person.
                    (B) Financial transactions.--No United States 
                person may engage in a financial transaction with a 
                person described in subparagraph (C).
                    (C) Person described.--A person described in this 
                subparagraph is one of the following:
                            (i) The SPDC.
                            (ii) A person included on the list required 
                        under subsection (a).
                            (iii) An immediate family member of a 
                        person included on the list required under 
                        subsection (a), if the President determines 
                        that the person included on the list--
                                    (I) for purposes of subparagraph 
                                (A), effectively controls the property; 
                                or
                                    (II) for purposes of subparagraph 
                                (B), would benefit from a financial 
                                transaction.
    (c) Authority for Additional Banking Sanctions.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury may, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General 
        of the United States, and the Chairman of the Board of 
        Governors of the Federal Reserve System, prohibit or impose 
        conditions on the opening or maintaining in the United States 
        of a correspondent account or payable-through account by any 
        financial institution (as that term is defined in section 5312 
        of title 31, United States Code) or financial agency that is 
        organized under the laws of a State, territory, or possession 
        of the United States, for or on behalf of a foreign banking 
        institution, if the Secretary determines that the account might 
        be used--
                    (A) by a foreign banking institution that holds 
                property or an interest in property belonging to a 
                person on the list required under subsection (a); or
                    (B) to conduct a transaction on behalf of a person 
                on the list required under subsection (a).
            (2) Authority to define terms.--The Secretary of the 
        Treasury may, by regulation, further define the terms used in 
        paragraph (1) for purposes of this section, as the Secretary 
        deems appropriate.
    (d) Termination of Sanctions.--The sanctions imposed under 
subsection (b) or (c) shall apply until the President determines and 
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the SPDC 
has--
            (1) unconditionally released all political prisoners, 
        including Aung San Suu Kyi and other members of the National 
        League for Democracy;
            (2) entered into a substantive dialogue with democratic 
        forces led by the National League for Democracy and the ethnic 
        minorities of Burma on transitioning to democratic government 
        under the rule of law; and
            (3) allowed humanitarian access to populations affected by 
        armed conflict in all regions of Burma.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 6. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF BURMESE GEMS, HARDWOODS, AND 
              OTHER ITEMS.

    Section 3(a)(1) of the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 
(50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking ``a product of Burma.'' 
and inserting ``produced, mined, manufactured, grown, or assembled in 
Burma, including--
                    ``(A) any gemstone or rough unfinished geological 
                material mined or extracted from Burma, whether 
                imported as a loose item or as a component of a 
                finished piece of jewelry; and
                    ``(B) any teak or other hardwood timber, regardless 
                of the country in which such hardwood timber is milled, 
                sawn, or otherwise processed, whether imported in 
                unprocessed form or as a part or component of finished 
                furniture or another wood item.''.

SEC. 7. PROHIBITION ON INVESTMENT BY UNITED STATES PERSONS IN BURMA.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
United States person may invest in Burma.
    (b) Applicability.--The prohibition on investment under subsection 
(a) includes a prohibition on--
            (1) investments in Burma based on investment agreements 
        reached prior to May 20, 1997;
            (2) approval or other facilitation by a United States 
        person of an investment by a foreign person if the investment 
        would violate the prohibition in subsection (a) if made by a 
        United States person; and
            (3) payments to the SPDC by a United States person related 
        to divesting assets in Burma to comply with subsection (a).
    (c) Penalties.--The Secretary of the Treasury may impose a penalty 
under section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
(50 U.S.C. 1705) on a United States person that violates the 
prohibition under subsection (a).

SEC. 8. GRANTS TO ESTABLISH DATABASE OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.

    The Secretary of State may award grants to nongovernmental 
organizations, universities, and other organizations to establish a 
searchable Internet database that contains evidence of human rights 
abuses carried out by the SPDC or persons associated with the SPDC.

SEC. 9. SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY IN BURMA.

    (a) In General.--The President is authorized to use all available 
resources to assist Burmese democracy activists who are dedicated to 
nonviolent opposition to the SPDC in their efforts to promote freedom, 
democracy, and human rights in Burma.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $20,000,000 to the Secretary of State for each of the 
fiscal years 2008 and 2009 for the following purposes:
            (1) Aid to democracy activists in Burma.
            (2) Aid to individuals and groups conducting democracy 
        programming outside of Burma targeted at a transition to 
        democracy inside Burma.
            (3) The expansion of radio and television broadcasting into 
        Burma.
            (4) Support for individuals and groups compiling evidence 
        of--
                    (A) the SPDC's efforts to repress peaceful 
                political activity; and
                    (B) the commission of other human rights abuses by 
                the SPDC.

SEC. 10. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON USE OF INTELLIGENCE ASSETS.

    It is the sense of Congress that the Director of National 
Intelligence should utilize appropriate intelligence resources to 
identify persons responsible for--
            (1) the crackdown sponsored by the SPDC against peaceful 
        protestors that began August 19, 2007; and
            (2) ongoing gross abuses of human rights against civilians 
        in Burma.

SEC. 11. REPORT ON MILITARY AID TO BURMA.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report containing a list of 
countries that provide military aid to Burma and describing the 
military aid provided by each such country.
    (b) Military Aid Defined.--For the purposes of this section, the 
term ``military aid'' includes--
            (1) the provision of weapons, military vehicles, and 
        military aircraft;
            (2) the provision of military training; and
            (3) conducting joint military exercises.
    (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
[EX A]: Saffron Revolution Support Act of 2007 - States that it is U.S. policy to: (1) support the democratic aspirations of Burma's people; (2) condemn the repression carried out by the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC); and (3) hold accountable individuals responsible for the repression of peaceful political activity in Burma.

Directs the President to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of: (1) SPDC officials who play or have played a substantial role in political repression in Burma or in the commission of human rights abuses; and (2) other Burmese SPDC supporters.

Subjects persons so identified to U.S. entry prohibition and financial sanctions (blocked property, financial transaction prohibitions, and banking sanctions). Terminates such prohibitions upon a presidential certification to the committees that the SPDC has: (1) released all political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi and other members of the National League for Democracy; (2) entered into a dialogue with democratic forces led by the National League for Democracy and the ethnic minorities of Burma on transitioning to democratic government; and (3) allowed humanitarian access to populations affected by armed conflict in all regions of Burma.

Amends the the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 to prohibit the importation into the United States of Burmese gems, teak, or other hardwood timber.

Prohibits any U.S. person (as defined by this Act) from investing in Burma.

Authorizes: (1) the Secretary of State to award grants to nongovernmental organizations, universities, and other organizations to establish an Internet database of SPDC human rights abuses; and (2) the President to assist nonviolent democracy activists in their efforts to promote freedom, democracy, and human rights in Burma.

Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate committees respecting countries that provide military aid to Burma.

[EX Q]: TITLE I--POTASH ROYALTY REDUCTION

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Potash Royalty Reduction Act of 
2005''.

SEC. 102. POTASSIUM AND POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS FROM SYLVITE.

    (a) Royalty Rate.--Notwithstanding section 102(a)(9) of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701(a)(9)), section 
2 of the Act of February 7, 1927 (30 U.S.C. 282) and the term of any 
lease issued under such section 2, the royalty rate on the quantity or 
gross value of the output from Federal lands of potassium and potassium 
compounds from the mineral sylvite at the point of shipment to market 
in the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act 
shall be 1.0 percent.
    (b) Reclamation Fund.--Fifty percentum of any royalties paid 
pursuant to this title during the 5-year period referred to in 
subsection (a), together with any interest earned from the date of 
payment, shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury to the payor of 
the royalties to be used solely for land reclamation purposes in 
accordance with a schedule to implement a reclamation plan for the 
lands for which the royalties are paid. No payment shall be made by the 
Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to this subsection until the 
Secretary of the Interior receives from the payor of the royalties, and 
approves, the reclamation plan and schedule, and submits the approved 
schedule to the Secretary of the Treasury. The share of royalties held 
by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to this subsection, and 
interest earned thereon, shall be available until paid pursuant to this 
subsection, without further appropriation; shall not be considered as 
money received under section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
191) for the purpose of revenue allocation; and shall not be reduced by 
any administrative or other costs incurred by the United States.
    (c) Study and Report.--After the end of the 4-year period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act, and before the end of the 5-
year period beginning on that date, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
report to the Congress on the effects of the royalty reduction under 
this title, including a recommendation on whether the reduced royalty 
rate for potassium from sylvite should apply after the end of the 5-
year period.

                  TITLE II--SODA ASH ROYALTY REDUCTION

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of 
2005''.

SEC. 202. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The combination of global competitive pressures, flat 
        domestic demand, and spiraling costs of production threaten the 
        future of the United States soda ash industry.
            (2) Despite booming world demand, growth in United States 
        exports of soda ash since 1997 has been flat, with most of the 
        world's largest markets for such growth, including Brazil, the 
        People's Republic of China, India, the countries of eastern 
        Europe, and the Republic of South Africa, have been closed by 
        protectionist policies.
            (3) The People's Republic of China is the prime competitor 
        of the United States in soda ash production, and recently 
        supplanted the United States as the largest producer of soda 
        ash in the world.
            (4) Over 700 jobs have been lost in the United States soda 
        ash industry since the Department of the Interior increased the 
        royalty rate on soda ash produced on Federal land, in 1996.
            (5) Reduction of the royalty rate on soda ash produced on 
        Federal land will provide needed relief to the United States 
        soda ash industry and allow it to increase export growth and 
        competitiveness in emerging world markets, and create new jobs 
        in the United States.

SEC. 203. REDUCTION IN ROYALTY RATE ON SODA ASH.

    Notwithstanding section 102(a)(9) of the Federal Land Policy 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701(a)(9)), section 24 of the 
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 262), and the terms of any lease under 
that Act, the royalty rate on the quantity or gross value of the output 
of sodium compounds and related products at the point of shipment to 
market from Federal land in the 5-year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act shall be 2 percent.

SEC. 204. STUDY.

    After the end of the 4-year period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and before the end of the 5-year period 
beginning on that date, the Secretary of the Interior shall report to 
the Congress on the effects of the royalty reduction under this title, 
including--
            (1) the amount of sodium compounds and related products at 
        the point of shipment to market from Federal land during that 
        4-year period;
            (2) the number of jobs that have been created or maintained 
        during the royalty reduction period;
            (3) the total amount of royalty paid to the United States 
        on the quantity or gross value of the output of sodium 
        compounds and related products at the point of shipment to 
        market produced during that 4-year period, and the portion of 
        such royalty paid to States; and
            (4) a recommendation of whether the reduced royalty rate 
        should apply after the end of the 5-year period beginning on 
        the date of the enactment of this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 16, 2005.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.
[EX A]:
Title I: Potash Royalty Reduction - Potash Royalty Reduction Act of 2005 - (Sec. 102) Sets at 1.0 percent the royalty rate on the quantity or gross value of the output from Federal lands of potassium and potassium compounds from the mineral sylvite at the point of shipment to market in the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Prescribes implementation guidelines under which fifty percent of such royalties, together with interest earned from the date of payment, shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury to the payor of the royalties to be used solely for land reclamation purposes.

Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to report to Congress on the effects of the royalty reduction, including a recommendation on whether the reduced royalty rate for potassium from sylvite should apply after the end of the five-year period.

Title II: Soda Ash Royalty Reduction - Soda Ash Royalty Reduction Act of 2005 - (Sec. 202) Sets at 2.0 percent the royalty rate on the quantity or gross value of the output of sodium compounds and related products at the point of shipment to market from Federal land in the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to report to Congress on the effects of the royalty reduction, including: (1) the amount of sodium compounds and related products at the point of shipment to market from Federal land at the end of the four-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act; (2) the number of jobs created or maintained during the royalty reduction period; (3) the total amount of royalty paid to the United States on the quantity or gross value of the output of sodium compounds and related products at the point of shipment to market produced during that four year period, and the portion of such royalty paid to States; and (4) a recommendation of whether the reduced royalty rate should apply after the end of the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.