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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Services, Education, and 
Rehabilitation for Veterans Act'' or the ``SERV Act''.

SEC. 2. VETERAN'S TREATMENT COURTS.

    (a) Delegation.--The Director of the Office of National Drug 
Control Policy (referred to in this Act as the ``Director'') shall 
delegate the authority to administer the program and other such 
activities necessary to carry out this Act to the Department of 
Justice.
    (b) Grants.--The Attorney General may make grants to States, State 
courts, local courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal 
governments acting directly or through agreements with other public or 
private entities, for the purpose of developing, implementing, or 
enhancing veteran's treatment courts or expanding operational drug 
courts to serve veterans.
    (c) Eligibility.--Grants under this Act shall be made to veteran's 
treatment courts and drug courts serving veterans that effectively 
integrate substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment, mandatory 
drug testing, sanctions and incentives, and transitional services, in a 
judicially supervised court setting with jurisdiction over nonviolent, 
substance-abusing offenders that have served in the United States 
military.

SEC. 3. GRANT AUTHORITY.

    The Attorney General may make grants to States, State courts, local 
courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments, 
acting directly or through agreements with other public or private 
entities, for programs that involve--
            (1) continuing judicial supervision over offenders with 
        substance abuse or mental health problems who are not violent 
        offenders and have served in the United States military; and
            (2) the integrated administration of other sanctions and 
        services, which shall include--
                    (A) mandatory periodic testing for the use of 
                controlled substances or other addictive substances 
                during any period of supervised release or probation 
                for each participant;
                    (B) substance abuse and mental health treatment 
                (such as treatment for depression and post-traumatic 
                stress disorder) for each participant;
                    (C) diversion, probation, or other supervised 
                release involving the possibility of prosecution, 
                confinement, or incarceration based on noncompliance 
                with program requirements or failure to show 
                satisfactory progress; and
                    (D) programmatic, offender management, and 
                aftercare services such as relapse prevention, health 
                care, education, vocational training, job placement, 
                housing placement, and child care or other family 
                support services for each participant who requires such 
                services.

SEC. 4. APPLICATIONS.

    (a) In General.--To request a grant under this Act, a State, State 
court, local court, unit of local government, or Indian tribal 
government shall submit an application to the Attorney General in such 
form and containing such information as the Attorney General may 
reasonably require.
    (b) Applications.--In addition to any other requirements that may 
be specified by the Attorney General, an application for a grant under 
this Act shall--
            (1) include a long-term strategy and detailed 
        implementation plan;
            (2) explain the applicant's inability to fund the program 
        adequately without Federal assistance;
            (3) certify that the Federal support provided will be used 
        to supplement, and not supplant, State, Indian tribal, and 
        local sources of funding that would otherwise be available;
            (4) identify related governmental or community initiatives 
        which complement or will be coordinated with the proposal;
            (5) certify that there has been appropriate consultation 
        with all affected agencies, specifically the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs and the Department of Health and Human 
        Services, and that there will be appropriate coordination with 
        all affected agencies in the implementation of the program;
            (6) certify that participating offenders will be supervised 
        by 1 or more designated judges with responsibility for the 
        veteran's treatment court program;
            (7) specify plans for obtaining necessary support and 
        continuing the proposed program following the conclusion of 
        Federal support; and
            (8) describe the methodology that will be used in 
        evaluating the program.
    (c) Certifications.--Each such application shall contain the 
certification that the program for which the grant is requested shall 
meet each of the requirements of this Act.

SEC. 5. FEDERAL SHARE.

    The Federal share of a grant made under this Act may not exceed 75 
percent of the total costs of the program described in the application 
submitted under section 4 for the fiscal year for which the program 
receives assistance under this Act, unless the Attorney General waives, 
wholly or in part, the requirement of a matching contribution under 
this section. In-kind contributions may constitute a portion of the 
non-Federal share of a grant.

SEC. 6. REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS.

    (a) Report to Attorney General and the Director.--For each fiscal 
year, each recipient of a grant under this Act during that fiscal year 
shall submit to the Attorney General, the Director, and the Secretary 
for Veterans Affairs a report regarding the effectiveness of activities 
carried out using that grant. Each report shall include an evaluation 
in such form and containing such information as the Attorney General 
may reasonably require. The Attorney General shall specify the dates on 
which such reports shall be submitted.
    (b) Report to Congress.--The Director, in consultation with the 
Attorney General, shall submit a yearly report on the effectiveness on 
the activities carried out under this Act to the House and Senate 
Committees on the Judiciary and the House and Senate Committees on 
Veterans Affairs.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' means a person who 
        served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who 
        was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other 
        than dishonorable.
            (2) Veteran's treatment court.--The term ``veteran's 
        treatment court'' means a program specifically for veterans 
        that meets the drug court criteria established by the Violent 
        Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-
        322).
            (3) Violent offender.--The term ``violent offender'' means 
        a person who--
                    (A) is charged with or convicted of an offense, 
                during the course of which offense or conduct--
                            (i) the person carried, possessed, or used 
                        a firearm or dangerous weapon;
                            (ii) there occurred the death of or serious 
                        bodily injury to any person; or
                            (iii) there occurred the use of force 
                        against the person of another, without regard 
                        to whether any of the circumstances described 
                        in clause (i) or (ii) is an element of the 
                        offense or conduct of which or for which the 
                        person is charged or convicted.
                    (B) has 1 or more prior convictions for a felony 
                crime of violence involving the use or attempted use of 
                force against a person with the intent to cause death 
                or serious bodily harm.

SEC. 8. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Consultation.--The Attorney General shall consult with the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, and any other appropriate officials in carrying out this Act.
    (b) Regulatory Authority.--
            (1) In general.--The Attorney General may issue regulations 
        and guidelines necessary to carry out this Act.
            (2) Participation limits.--In additional to the general 
        authority provided under paragraph (1), the Attorney General 
        shall--
                    (A) issue regulations and guidelines to ensure that 
                programs authorized in this Act do not permit 
                participation by violent offenders; and
                    (B) immediately suspend funding for any grant under 
                this part, pending compliance, if the Attorney General 
                finds that violent offenders are participating in any 
                program funded under this part.
    (c) Geographic Distribution.--The Attorney General shall ensure 
that, to the extent practicable, an equitable geographic distribution 
of grant awards is made under this Act.

SEC. 9. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, AND EVALUATION.

    (a) Technical Assistance and Training.--The Attorney General may 
provide technical assistance and training in furtherance of the 
purposes of this Act.
    (b) Evaluations.--The Attorney General may provide for evaluations 
in furtherance of the purposes of this Act.

SEC. 10. FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL DRUG COURT INSTITUTE.

    (a) Comprehensive, National Training and Technical Assistance for 
Drug Courts.--The National Drug Court Institute in Alexandria, Virginia 
shall--
            (1) conduct national, comprehensive training programs for 
        State and local communities for the purpose of improving the 
        professional skills of drug court practitioners and enhancing 
        the ability of State and local communities to expand drug 
        courts to reach all addicted citizens in need of their 
        resources; and
            (2) provide national, comprehensive Technical Assistance to 
        adult, juvenile and family dependency drug courts including a 
        combination of information gathering, needs assessment, 
        cultural proficiency, analysis, problem solving, action 
        planning, referral and follow-up.
    (b) Ancillary Projects.--The National Drug Court Institute in 
Alexandria, Virginia shall complete ancillary programs designed to 
facilitate the expansion and improvement of drug courts nationwide 
including--
            (1) a Judicial Task Force to develop a transition plan for 
        new drug court judges;
            (2) a resource center to maintain and distribute drug court 
        evaluations reviewed in the National Drug Court Institute 
        Review, and to request new research and evaluations for the 
        drug court field;
            (3) publishing annually the National Drug Court Institute 
        Review to provide research, analysis, and commentary of 
        importance to the drug court field; and
            (4) searching drug court literature and identify, reprint, 
        and disseminate important and relevant scholarship to the drug 
        court field.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Attorney General to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2014 to remain 
available until expended.

SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Except for section 10, there are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Director to carry out this Act $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2009 to 2014.
[A]: Services, Education, and Rehabilitation for Veterans Act or the SERV Act - Requires the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to delegate to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the authority to administer the veteran's treatment courts program established by this Act.

Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states and other entities: (1) to develop, implement, or enhance veteran's treatment courts or to expand operational drug courts to serve veterans; and (2) for programs that involve continuing judicial supervision over nonviolent offenders with substance abuse or mental health problems who have served in the U.S. military. Requires such programs to include mandatory periodic testing for the use of drugs, substance abuse and mental health treatment, opportunities for diversion, probation, or supervised release, and programmatic, offender management, and aftercare services.

Directs the National Drug Court Institute to conduct national training programs for state and local communities to improve the professional skills of drug court practitioners and provide comprehensive technical assistance to adult, juvenile, and family dependency drug courts.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Film Incentive Reform Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF ELECTION TO EXPENSE THE COST OF 
              QUALIFIED FILM, TELEVISION, AND THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS.

    (a) Extension.--Section 181(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by striking ``December 31, 2013'' and inserting ``December 
31, 2015''.
    (b) Modification of Qualified Film, Television and Theatrical 
Productions to Which Section Applies.--
            (1) In general.--Section 181(d) of such Code is amended to 
        read as follows:
    ``(d) Qualified Film, Television, or Theatrical Production.--For 
purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified film, television, or 
        theatrical production' means--
                    ``(A) any film or television production if 100 
                percent of the total compensation of the film or 
                television production is compensation for services 
                performed in the United States, and
                    ``(B) any theatrical production if 75 percent of 
                the total compensation of the theatrical production is 
                qualified compensation.
            ``(2) Film or television production.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `film or television 
                production' means property described in section 
                168(f)(3).
                    ``(B) Special rule for television series.--In the 
                case of a television series--
                            ``(i) each episode of such series shall be 
                        treated as a separate production, and
                            ``(ii) only the first 44 episodes of such 
                        series shall be taken into account.
            ``(3) Theatrical production.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `theatrical production' 
                means a live staged production of a play (with or 
                without music) which is derived from a written book or 
                script and is produced or presented in any venue which 
                has an audience capacity of not more than 3,000 or a 
                series of venues the majority of which have an audience 
                capacity of not more than 3,000.
                    ``(B) Touring companies.--In the case of multiple 
                live staged productions for which an election under 
                this section is made by the same taxpayer and which 
                are--
                            ``(i) separate phases of a production, or
                            ``(ii) separate simultaneous stagings of 
                        the same production in different geographical 
                        locations (not including multiple performance 
                        locations of any one touring production),
                each such live staged production shall be treated as a 
                separate production.
                    ``(C) Phases.--For purposes of subparagraph (B), 
                the term `phase' refers to each of the following (but 
                only if the taxpayer treats each of the following as a 
                separate activity for all purposes of this title):
                            ``(i) The initial staging of the 
                        production.
                            ``(ii) Subsequent additional stagings or 
                        tourings of the production which are produced 
                        by the same producer as the initial staging.
                    ``(D) Qualified compensation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--For purposes of 
                        paragraph (1)(B), the term `qualified 
                        compensation' means compensation for services 
                        performed in the United States by actors, 
                        directors, musicians, producers, and other 
                        production and post-production personnel.
                            ``(ii) Participations and residuals 
                        excluded.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(B) and 
                        clause (i), the term `compensation' does not 
                        include participations and residuals (as 
                        defined in section 167(g)(7)(B)).
            ``(4) Exception.--The term `qualified film, television, or 
        theatrical production' shall not include any production if 
        records are required under section 2257 of title 18, United 
        States Code, to be maintained with respect to any performer in 
        such production.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Subsections (a)(1), (a)(2)(A), (a)(2)(B), (b), 
                and (c)(1) of section 181 of such Code are each amended 
                by striking ``any qualified film or television 
                production'' and inserting ``any qualified film, 
                television, or theatrical production''.
                    (B) Section 181(f) of such Code is amended by 
                striking ``qualified film and television productions'' 
                and inserting ``any qualified film, television, or 
                theatrical production''.
                    (C) The heading of section 181 is amended by 
                striking ``qualified film and television productions'' 
                and inserting ``qualified film, television, and 
                theatrical productions''.
                    (D) The item relating to section 181 in the table 
                of sections for part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of 
                such Code is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 181. Treatment of certain qualified film, television, and 
                            theatrical productions.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to qualified film, television, and theatrical productions 
commencing after December 31, 2013.
[A]: Film Incentive Reform Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2015 the election to expense the cost of qualified film, television, and theatrical productions; and (2) include theatrical productions in such expensing allowance. Defines "theatrical production" as a live staged production of a play derived from a written book or script and&nbsp;produced or presented in any venue which has an audience capacity of more than 3,000.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Waters of the United States 
Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. RULES AND GUIDANCE.

    (a) Identification of Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary and the Administrator are 
        prohibited from--
                    (A) developing, finalizing, adopting, implementing, 
                applying, administering, or enforcing--
                            (i) the proposed rule described in the 
                        notice of proposed rule published in the 
                        Federal Register entitled ``Definition of 
                        `Waters of the United States' Under the Clean 
                        Water Act'' (79 Fed. Reg. 22188 (April 21, 
                        2014)); or
                            (ii) the proposed guidance submitted to the 
                        Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of 
                        the Office of Management and Budget for 
                        regulatory review under Executive Order 12866, 
                        entitled ``Guidance on Identifying Waters 
                        Protected By the Clean Water Act'' and dated 
                        February 17, 2012 (referred to as ``Clean Water 
                        Protection Guidance'', Regulatory Identifier 
                        Number (RIN) 2040-ZA11, received February 21, 
                        2012); or
                    (B) using the proposed rule or proposed guidance 
                described in subparagraph (A), any successor document, 
                or any substantially similar proposed rule or guidance, 
                as the basis for any rulemaking or decision regarding 
                the scope or enforcement of the Federal Water Pollution 
                Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).
            (2) Use of rules and guidance.--The use of the proposed 
        rule or proposed guidance described in paragraph (1)(A), any 
        successor document, or any substantially similar proposed rule 
        or guidance, as the basis for any rulemaking or decision 
        regarding the scope or enforcement of the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act shall be grounds for vacating the final 
        rule, decision, or enforcement action.
    (b) Exemption for Certain Agricultural Conservation Practices.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary and the Administrator are 
        prohibited from developing, finalizing, adopting, implementing, 
        applying, administering, or enforcing the interpretive rule 
        described in the notice of availability published in the 
        Federal Register entitled ``Notice of Availability Regarding 
        the Exemption from Permitting Under Section 404(f)(1)(A) of the 
        Clean Water Act to Certain Agricultural Conservation 
        Practices'' (79 Fed. Reg. 22276 (April 21, 2014)).
            (2) Withdrawal.--The Secretary and the Administrator shall 
        withdraw the interpretive rule described in paragraph (1), and 
        such interpretive rule shall have no force or effect.
            (3) Application.--Section 404(f)(1)(A) of the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A)) shall be 
        applied without regard to the interpretive rule described in 
        paragraph (1).

SEC. 3. FEDERALISM CONSULTATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary and the Administrator shall jointly 
consult with relevant State and local officials to develop 
recommendations for a regulatory proposal that would, consistent with 
applicable rulings of the United States Supreme Court, identify--
            (1) the scope of waters covered under the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act; and
            (2) the scope of waters not covered under such Act.
    (b) Consultation Requirements.--In developing the recommendations 
under subsection (a), the Secretary and the Administrator shall--
            (1) provide relevant State and local officials with notice 
        and an opportunity to participate in the consultation process 
        under subsection (a);
            (2) seek to consult State and local officials that 
        represent a broad cross-section of regional, economic, and 
        geographic perspectives in the United States;
            (3) emphasize the importance of collaboration with and 
        among the relevant State and local officials;
            (4) allow for meaningful and timely input by State and 
        local officials;
            (5) be respectful of maintaining the Federal-State 
        partnership in implementing the Federal Water Pollution Control 
        Act;
            (6) take into consideration the input of State and local 
        officials regarding matters involving differences in State and 
        local geography, hydrology, climate, legal frameworks, 
        economies, priorities, and needs;
            (7) promote transparency in the consultation process under 
        subsection (a); and
            (8) explore with State and local officials whether Federal 
        objectives under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act can be 
        attained by means other than through a new regulatory proposal.
    (c) Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Administrator 
        shall publish in the Federal Register a draft report describing 
        the recommendations developed under subsection (a).
            (2) Consensus requirement.--The Secretary and the 
        Administrator may include a recommendation in the draft report 
        only if consensus has been reached with regard to the 
        recommendation among the Secretary, the Administrator, and the 
        State and local officials consulted under subsection (a).
            (3) Failure to reach consensus.--If the Secretary, the 
        Administrator, and the State and local officials consulted 
        under subsection (a) fail to reach consensus on a regulatory 
        proposal, the draft report shall identify that consensus was 
        not reached and describe--
                    (A) the areas and issues where consensus was 
                reached;
                    (B) the areas and issues of continuing disagreement 
                that resulted in the failure to reach consensus; and
                    (C) the reasons for the continuing disagreements.
            (4) Duration of review.--The Secretary and the 
        Administrator shall provide not fewer than 180 days for the 
        public review and comment of the draft report.
            (5) Final report.--The Secretary and the Administrator 
        shall, in consultation with the relevant State and local 
        officials, address any comments received under paragraph (4) 
        and prepare a final report describing the final results of the 
        consultation process under subsection (a).
    (d) Submission of Report to Congress.--Not later than 24 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the 
Administrator shall jointly submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate and make publicly available 
the final report prepared under subsection (c)(5).

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Army.
            (2) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
            (3) State and local officials.--The term ``State and local 
        officials'' means elected or professional State and local 
        government officials or their representative regional or 
        national organizations.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 9, 2014.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.
[A]:
.   Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 - Prohibits the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from:   developing, finalizing, adopting, implementing, applying, administering, or enforcing the proposed rule entitled, &quot;Definition of 'Waters of the United States' Under the Clean Water Act,&quot; issued on April 21, 2014, or the proposed guidance entitled, &quot;Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected By the Clean Water Act,&quot; dated February 17, 2012; or using the proposed rule or proposed guidance, any successor document, or any substantially similar proposed rule or guidance as the basis for any rulemaking or decision regarding the scope or enforcement of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act).  Requires the Army Corps and the EPA to withdraw the interpretive rule entitled, &quot;Notice of Availability Regarding the Exemption from Permitting Under Section 404(f)(1)(A) of the Clean Water Act to Certain Agricultural Conservation Practices,&quot; issued on April 21, 2014. Requires the Army Corps and the EPA to: (1) consult with relevant state and local officials to develop recommendations for a regulatory proposal that would identify the scope of waters covered under the Clean Water Act and the scope of waters not covered; (2) provide for the public review and comment of a draft report that includes a recommendation only if consensus has been reached with regard to the recommendation among the Army Corps, the EPA, and state and local officials; (3) publish a final report; and (4) report to Congress on the recommendations.