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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Emergency Centers 
Establishment Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY CENTERS.

    (a) In General.--In accordance with the requirements of this Act, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish not fewer than 6 
national emergency centers on military installations.
    (b) Purpose of National Emergency Centers.--The purpose of a 
national emergency center shall be to use existing infrastructure--
            (1) to provide temporary housing, medical, and humanitarian 
        assistance to individuals and families dislocated due to an 
        emergency or major disaster;
            (2) to provide centralized locations for the purposes of 
        training and ensuring the coordination of Federal, State, and 
        local first responders;
            (3) to provide centralized locations to improve the 
        coordination of preparedness, response, and recovery efforts of 
        government, private, and not-for-profit entities and faith-
        based organizations; and
            (4) to meet other appropriate needs, as determined by the 
        Secretary of Homeland Security.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AS NATIONAL EMERGENCY 
              CENTERS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall designate not fewer 
than 6 military installations as sites for the establishment of 
national emergency centers.
    (b) Minimum Requirements.--A site designated as a national 
emergency center shall be--
            (1) capable of meeting for an extended period of time the 
        housing, health, transportation, education, and humanitarian 
        needs of a large number of individuals affected by an emergency 
        or major disaster;
            (2) environmentally safe and shall not pose a health risk 
        to individuals who may use the center;
            (3) capable of accommodating major disaster preparedness 
        and response drills, operations, and procedures; and
            (4) easily accessible at all times, including during an 
        emergency or major disaster.
    (c) Location of National Emergency Centers.--There shall be 
established not fewer than one national emergency center in each of the 
following areas:
            (1) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency Regions I, II, and III.
            (2) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency Region IV.
            (3) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency Regions V and VII.
            (4) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency Region VI.
            (5) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency Regions VIII and X.
            (6) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency Region IX.
    (d) Preference for Designation of Closed Military Installations.--
Wherever possible, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, shall designate a closed military 
installation as a site for a national emergency center. If the 
Secretaries of Homeland Security and Defense jointly determine that 
there is not a sufficient number of closed military installations that 
meet the requirements of subsections (b) and (c), the Secretaries shall 
jointly designate portions of existing military installations other 
than closed military installations as national emergency centers.
    (e) Transfer of Control of Closed Military Installations.--If a 
closed military installation is designated as a national emergency 
center, not later than 180 days after the date of designation, the 
Secretary of Defense shall transfer to the Secretary of Homeland 
Security administrative jurisdiction over such closed military 
installation.
    (f) Cooperative Agreement for Joint Use of Existing Military 
Installations.--If an existing military installation other than a 
closed military installation is designated as a national emergency 
center, not later than 180 days after the date of designation, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Defense shall enter 
into a cooperative agreement to provide for the establishment of the 
national emergency center.
    (g) Reports.--
            (1) Preliminary report.-- Not later than 90 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security, acting jointly with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
        submit to Congress a report that contains for each designated 
        site--
                    (A) an outline of the reasons why the site was 
                selected;
                    (B) an outline of the need to construct, repair, or 
                update any existing infrastructure at the site;
                    (C) an outline of the need to conduct any necessary 
                environmental clean-up at the site;
                    (D) an outline of preliminary plans for the 
                transfer of control of the site from the Secretary of 
                Defense to the Secretary of Homeland Security, if 
                necessary under subsection (e); and
                    (E) an outline of preliminary plans for entering 
                into a cooperative agreement for the establishment of a 
                national emergency center at the site, if necessary 
                under subsection (f).
            (2) Update report.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security, acting jointly with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
        submit to Congress a report that contains for each designated 
        site--
                    (A) an update on the information contained in the 
                report as required by paragraph (1);
                    (B) an outline of the progress made toward the 
                transfer of control of the site, if necessary under 
                subsection (e);
                    (C) an outline of the progress made toward entering 
                a cooperative agreement for the establishment of a 
                national emergency center at the site, if necessary 
                under subsection (f); and
                    (D) recommendations regarding any authorizations 
                and appropriations that may be necessary to provide for 
                the establishment of a national emergency center at the 
                site.
            (3) Final report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
        acting jointly with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to 
        Congress a report that contains for each designated site--
                    (A) finalized information detailing the transfer of 
                control of the site, if necessary under subsection (e);
                    (B) the finalized cooperative agreement for the 
                establishment of a national emergency center at the 
                site, if necessary under subsection (f); and
                    (C) any additional information pertinent to the 
                establishment of a national emergency center at the 
                site.
            (4) Additional reports.--The Secretary of Homeland 
        Security, acting jointly with the Secretary of Defense, may 
        submit to Congress additional reports as necessary to provide 
        updates on steps being taken to meet the requirements of this 
        Act.

SEC. 4. LIMITATIONS ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.

    This Act does not affect--
            (1) the authority of the Federal Government to provide 
        emergency or major disaster assistance or to implement any 
        disaster mitigation and response program, including any program 
        authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
        Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); or
            (2) the authority of a State or local government to respond 
        to an emergency.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated $125,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to carry out this Act. Such funds shall 
remain available until expended.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Closed military installation.--The term ``closed 
        military installation'' means a military installation, or 
        portion thereof, approved for closure in 2005 under the Defense 
        Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX 
        of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
            (2) Emergency.--The term ``emergency'' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford 
        Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).
            (3) Major disaster.--The term ``major disaster'' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 102 of the Robert T. 
        Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
        U.S.C. 5122).
            (4) Military installation.--The term ``military 
        installation'' has the meaning given such term in section 2910 
        of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A 
        of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).

Ex Output:
National Emergency Centers Establishment Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish at least six national emergency centers on mililtary installations to provide: (1) temporary housing, medical, and humanitarian assistance to individuals and families dislocated due to an emergency or major disaster; and (2) centralized locations for the training and coordination of federal, state, and local first responders, and to improve coordination of preparedness, response, and recovery efforts of government, private, and not-for-profit entities and faith-based organizations.

Requires the use of such centers to meet other appropriate needs determined by the Secretary.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Internet Tax Nondiscrimination 
Act''.
SEC. 2. FOUR-YEAR EXTENSION OF INTERNET TAX MORATORIUM.
    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 1101 of the Internet Tax 
Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Moratorium.--No State or political subdivision thereof may 
impose any of the following taxes during the period beginning November 
1, 2003, and ending November 1, 2007:
        ``(1) Taxes on Internet access.
        ``(2) Multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic 
    commerce.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 1101 of the Internet Tax 
Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note) is amended by striking subsection (d) 
and redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (d) and (e), 
respectively.
    (2) Section 1104(10) of the Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 
note) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(10) Tax on internet access.--
            ``(A) In general.--The term `tax on Internet access' means 
        a tax on Internet access, regardless of whether such tax is 
        imposed on a provider of Internet access or a buyer of Internet 
        access and regardless of the terminology used to describe the 
        tax.
            ``(B) General exception.--The term `tax on Internet access' 
        does not include a tax levied upon or measured by net income, 
        capital stock, net worth, or property value.''.
    (3) Section 1104(2)(B)(i) of the Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 
U.S.C. 151 note) is amended by striking ``except with respect to a tax 
(on Internet access) that was generally imposed and actually enforced 
prior to October 1, 1998,''.
    (c) Internet Access Service; Internet Access.--
        (1) Internet access service.--Paragraph (3)(D) of section 
    1101(d) (as redesignated by subsection (b)(1) of this section) of 
    the Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note) is amended by 
    striking the second sentence and inserting ``The term `Internet 
    access service' does not include telecommunications services, 
    except to the extent such services are purchased, used, or sold by 
    a provider of Internet access to provide Internet access.''.
        (2) Internet access.--Section 1104(5) of that Act is amended by 
    striking the second sentence and inserting ``The term `Internet 
    access' does not include telecommunications services, except to the 
    extent such services are purchased, used, or sold by a provider of 
    Internet access to provide Internet access.''.
SEC. 3. GRANDFATHERING OF STATES THAT TAX INTERNET ACCESS.
    The Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating section 1104 as section 1105; and
        (2) by inserting after section 1103 the following:

``SEC. 1104. GRANDFATHERING OF STATES THAT TAX INTERNET ACCESS.

    ``(a) Pre-October 1998 Taxes.--
        ``(1) In general.--Section 1101(a) does not apply to a tax on 
    Internet access that was generally imposed and actually enforced 
    prior to October 1, 1998, if, before that date--
            ``(A) the tax was authorized by statute; and
            ``(B) either--
              ``(i) a provider of Internet access services had a 
            reasonable opportunity to know, by virtue of a rule or 
            other public proclamation made by the appropriate 
            administrative agency of the State or political subdivision 
            thereof, that such agency has interpreted and applied such 
            tax to Internet access services; or
              ``(ii) a State or political subdivision thereof generally 
            collected such tax on charges for Internet access.
        ``(2) Termination.--
            ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
        this subsection shall not apply after November 1, 2007.
            ``(B) State telecommunications service tax.--
                ``(i) Date for termination.--This subsection shall not 
            apply after November 1, 2006, with respect to a State 
            telecommunications service tax described in clause (ii).
                ``(ii) Description of tax.--A State telecommunications 
            service tax referred to in subclause (i) is a State tax--

                    ``(I) enacted by State law on or after October 1, 
                1991, and imposing a tax on telecommunications service; 
                and
                    ``(II) applied to Internet access through 
                administrative code or regulation issued on or after 
                December 1, 2002.''.

    ``(b) Pre-November 2003 Taxes.--
        ``(1) In general.--Section 1101(a) does not apply to a tax on 
    Internet access that was generally imposed and actually enforced as 
    of November 1, 2003, if, as of that date, the tax was authorized by 
    statute and--
            ``(A) a provider of Internet access services had a 
        reasonable opportunity to know by virtue of a public rule or 
        other public proclamation made by the appropriate 
        administrative agency of the State or political subdivision 
        thereof, that such agency has interpreted and applied such tax 
        to Internet access services; and
            ``(B) a State or political subdivision thereof generally 
        collected such tax on charges for Internet access.
        ``(2) Termination.--This subsection shall not apply after 
    November 1, 2005.''.

SEC. 4. ACCOUNTING RULE.

    The Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1106. ACCOUNTING RULE.

    ``(a) In General.--If charges for Internet access are aggregated 
with and not separately stated from charges for telecommunications 
services or other charges that are subject to taxation, then the 
charges for Internet access may be subject to taxation unless the 
Internet access provider can reasonably identify the charges for 
Internet access from its books and records kept in the regular course 
of business.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
        ``(1) Charges for internet access.--The term `charges for 
    Internet access' means all charges for Internet access as defined 
    in section 1105(5).
        ``(2) Charges for telecommunications services.--The term 
    `charges for telecommunications services' means all charges for 
    telecommunications services, except to the extent such services are 
    purchased, used, or sold by a provider of Internet access to 
    provide Internet access.''.

SEC. 5. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.

    The Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note), as amended by 
section 4, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1107. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.

    ``(a) Universal Service.--Nothing in this Act shall prevent the 
imposition or collection of any fees or charges used to preserve and 
advance Federal universal service or similar State programs--
        ``(1) authorized by section 254 of the Communications Act of 
    1934 (47 U.S.C. 254); or
        ``(2) in effect on February 8, 1996.
    ``(b) 911 and E-911 Services.--Nothing in this Act shall prevent 
the imposition or collection, on a service used for access to 911 or E-
911 services, of any fee or charge specifically designated or presented 
as dedicated by a State or political subdivision thereof for the 
support of 911 or E-911 services if no portion of the revenue derived 
from such fee or charge is obligated or expended for any purpose other 
than support of 911 or E-911 services.
    ``(c) Non-Tax Regulatory Proceedings.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed to affect any Federal or State regulatory proceeding that is 
not related to taxation.''.
SEC. 6. EXCEPTION FOR VOICE AND OTHER SERVICES OVER THE INTERNET.
    The Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note), as amended by 
section 5, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1108. EXCEPTION FOR VOICE SERVICES OVER THE INTERNET.

    ``Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the imposition 
of tax on a charge for voice or similar service utilizing Internet 
Protocol or any successor protocol. This section shall not apply to any 
services that are incidental to Internet access, such as voice-capable 
e-mail or instant messaging.''.

SEC. 6A. EXCEPTION FOR TEXAS MUNICIPAL ACCESS LINE FEE.

    The Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 note), as amended by 
section 6, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1109. EXCEPTION FOR TEXAS MUNICIPAL ACCESS LINE FEE.

    ``Nothing in this Act shall prohibit Texas or a political 
subdivision thereof from imposing or collecting the Texas municipal 
access line fee pursuant to Texas Local Govt. Code Ann. ch. 283 (Vernon 
2005) and the definition of access line as determined by the Public 
Utility Commission of Texas in its `Order Adopting Amendments to 
Section 26.465 As Approved At The February 13, 2003 Public Hearing', 
issued March 5, 2003, in Project No. 26412.''.
SEC. 7. GAO STUDY OF EFFECTS OF INTERNET TAX MORATORIUM ON STATE AND 
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND ON BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT.
    The Comptroller General shall conduct a study of the impact of the 
Internet tax moratorium, including its effects on the revenues of State 
and local governments and on the deployment and adoption of broadband 
technologies for Internet access throughout the United States, 
including the impact of the Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 U.S.C. 151 
note) on build-out of broadband technology resources in rural 
underserved areas of the country. The study shall compare deployment 
and adoption rates in States that tax broadband Internet access service 
with States that do not tax such service, and take into account other 
factors to determine whether the Internet Tax Freedom Act has had an 
impact on the deployment or adoption of broadband Internet access 
services. The Comptroller General shall report the findings, 
conclusions, and any recommendations from the study to the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of 
Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce no later than November 
1, 2005.

SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act take effect on November 1, 2003.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

Ex Output:
Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Internet Tax Freedom Act to extend the ban on State taxation of Internet access and on multiple or discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce until November 1, 2007.

Changes the definition of "tax on Internet access" to: (1) mean a tax on Internet access regardless of whether such tax is imposed on a provider of Internet access or a buyer of Internet access and regardless of the terminology used to describe the tax; and (2) exclude a tax levied upon or measured by net income, capital stock, net worth, or property value.

Changes the definition of "Internet access service" to exclude telecommunications services (current law), except to the extent such services are purchased, used, or sold by an Internet access provider to provide Internet access.

(Sec. 3) Extends: (1) through November 1, 2007, the Internet access taxing authority of States that had a tax on Internet access prior to October 1, 1998; and (2) through November 1, 2005, the Internet access taxing authority of States that had a tax on Internet access as of November 1, 2003.

Terminates after November 1, 2006, the authority of a State to tax Internet access with respect to a State telecommunications service tax: (1) enacted by State law on or after October 1, 1991, and imposing a tax on telecommunications service; and (2) applied to Internet access through administrative code or regulation issued on or after December 1, 2002.

(Sec. 4) Permits subjecting Internet access charges to taxation if they are aggregated with telecommunications service charges and the provider cannot identify them from regular business records.

(Sec. 5) Specifies that nothing in this Act shall prevent the imposition of fees to preserve and advance Federal universal service (or similar State programs) or 911 or E-911 services.

(Sec. 6) Specifies that nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect any Federal or state regulatory proceeding that is not related to taxation or the imposition of a tax on a charge for voice or similar service utilizing Internet Protocol or any successor protocol (except for services that are incidental to Internet access, such as voice-capable e-mail or instant messaging).

(Sec. 6A) Exempts the State of Texas, or its political subdivisions, from the Internet tax moratorium with respect to the imposition or collection of the Texas municipal access line fee.

(Sec. 7) Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to specified congressional committees on the impact of the Internet tax moratorium on State and local government revenues and on the deployment and adoption of broadband technologies for Internet access throughout the United States.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Environmentally Advanced 
Technologies Research and Development Act''.

SECTION 2.  FINANCIAL  ASSISTANCE  FOR  TECHNOLOGY ADAPTATION TO 
              PROMOTE EXPORTS.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a revolving fund to be 
known as the Environmental Technology Export Revolving Fund for the 
purpose of providing financial assistance for the adaptation and 
demonstration of United States environmental technologies to enhance 
exports to major international markets.
    (b) Forms of Financial Assistance.--To carry out this section, the 
Secretary of Commerce may, to the extent provided in appropriations 
Acts, use the Fund for the purpose of making loans, loan guarantees, or 
other forms of financial assistance to United States companies, 
independent research centers, institutions of higher education, and 
other organizations the Secretary considers appropriate.
    (c) Priorities.--In providing financial assistance under this 
section, the Secretary of Commerce shall give priority to environmental 
technologies--
            (1) that require modifications through further research and 
        development to enable commercialization in international 
        markets;
            (2) that have substantial potential for use in export 
        markets; and
            (3) for which substantial manufacture will remain in the 
        United States.
    (d) Operating Plan.--Not later than January 1, 1995, the Secretary 
of Commerce shall submit to the Congress an operating plan to carry out 
this section. The plan shall contain a description of coordination 
efforts with other sources of export finance assistance, including the 
Agency for International Development and the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation, and an evaluation of alternative approaches to 
carrying out this section (including priorities referred to in 
subsection (c)). The Secretary shall develop recommendations, as 
appropriate, to carry out this section in the most effective and 
efficient manner achievable. The recommendations shall include a 
description of the system of evaluation used under this subsection.
    (e) Terms and Conditions for Financial Assistance.--
            (1) Limitation on project amount.--Loans, loan guarantees, 
        and other forms of financial assistance made under this section 
        shall be in such form and under such terms and conditions as 
        the Secretary of Commerce may prescribe by regulation. The 
        amount of assistance provided under this section for a project 
        may not exceed 50 percent of the total eligible project costs. 
        The term ``total eligible project costs'' shall be defined by 
        the Secretary of Commerce by regulation.
            (2) Limitation on total cost.--Financial assistance under 
        this section shall be made under such terms and conditions as 
        are necessary to ensure that the cost of carrying out this 
        section shall not exceed 15 percent of the corresponding credit 
        authority to carry out this section. For purposes of this 
        paragraph--
                    (A) the term ``cost'' has the meaning given such 
                term in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act 
                of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a); and
                    (B) the term ``credit authority'' has the meaning 
                given such term in section 3(10) of the Congressional 
                Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 622(10)).
    (f) Repayment.--Repayment on loans made under this section and the 
proceeds from any other agreement entered into by the Secretary of 
Commerce under this section shall be credited to the Fund. A loan or 
loan guarantee agreement under this section may, at the discretion of 
the Secretary of Commerce, include a requirement--
            (1) that a portion of any royalties received in connection 
        with a technology developed with financial assistance under 
        this section be paid to the United States; and
            (2) in any case in which the technology is used by the 
        recipient of such financial assistance for the production and 
        sale of goods, that a payment equal to the amount paid under 
        paragraph (1) in connection with the technology be paid to the 
        United States.
    (g) Interest.--Interest on a loan, or portion of a loan, awarded or 
guaranteed by the Federal Government under this section shall be at a 
rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, at the time such loan 
is made, to equal the then current average market yield on outstanding 
debt obligations of the United States with remaining periods to 
maturity comparable to the maturity of such loan, plus an additional 
charge of up to 1 percent applied by the Secretary of Commerce to cover 
expected defaults and reasonable administrative costs of carrying out 
this section. For purposes of this section, the term ``default'' shall 
be defined by the Secretary of Commerce by regulation.
    (h) Management of the Fund.--The Secretary of Commerce shall manage 
the Fund and shall annually submit to the Congress a report on the 
financial condition and the results of operation of the Fund during the 
preceding fiscal year.
    (i) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary of Commerce shall, upon 
request, provide technical assistance and services, as appropriate and 
needed, to awardees under this section and shall ensure that awardees 
have ready access to such assistance. The Secretary may charge fees for 
technical assistance and services. The Secretary may waive such fees on 
a case-by-case basis. Fees paid to the United States under this section 
shall be deposited in the revolving fund.
    (j) Coordination With Other Federal Activities.--The Secretary of 
Commerce shall, to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate the 
activities under this section with similar Federal activities to avoid 
unnecessary duplication of effort.
    (k) Outreach to Economically Depressed Areas.--The Secretary of 
Commerce shall seek to ensure that qualified business concerns located 
in areas determined by the Secretary to have a depressed economy, or a 
significant concentration of defense-related industries, or chronically 
high unemployment, are notified of the availability of financial 
assistance under this section and, to the extent practicable, to 
encourage and facilitate the participation of such qualified business 
concerns in activities for which financial assistance in provided under 
this section.

Ex Output:

Environmentally Advanced Technologies Research and Development Act - Establishes the Environmental Technology Export Revolving Fund to provide financial assistance for the adaptation and demonstration of U.S. environmental technologies to enhance exports to major international markets.