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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Design Services Act of 
2014''.

SEC. 2. ARCHITECT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.

    Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``SEC. 5322. ARCHITECT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary may establish and carry out a 
loan repayment program for eligible architects (in this section 
referred to as the `loan repayment program') who provide eligible 
design services on behalf of a Community Design Center.
    ``(b) Contract.--To be eligible to participate in the loan 
repayment program, an eligible architect shall enter into a written 
contract with the Secretary that contains--
            ``(1) an agreement under which--
                    ``(A) the eligible architect agrees to provide 
                eligible design services on behalf of a Community 
                Design Center for a period of not shorter than 1 year; 
                and
                    ``(B) the Secretary agrees to make payments on the 
                principal and interest of qualifying educational loans 
                of the eligible architect in an amount to be determined 
                by the Secretary for the period of time the eligible 
                architect provides such eligible design services;
            ``(2) a provision that any financial obligation of the 
        United States arising out of a contract entered into under this 
        subsection and any obligation of the eligible architect which 
        is conditioned thereon, is contingent upon funds being 
        appropriated for the loan repayment program under this section; 
        and
            ``(3) a statement of the damages to which the United States 
        is entitled under subsection (f) if the eligible architect 
        breaches the contract.
    ``(c) Eligible Design Services.--The term `eligible design 
services' means research or design services as follows:
            ``(1) The design, including the preparation of construction 
        documents, of housing facilities, schools, health clinics, 
        libraries, community centers, and other public facilities 
        (except for buildings used for the general conduct of 
        government).
            ``(2) The development of comprehensive long-range community 
        development plans.
            ``(3) The development of plans for neighborhoods that are 
        appropriate for rehabilitation or conservation activities, 
        including neighborhoods that are blighted, deteriorated, or 
        deteriorating.
            ``(4) The preservation or rehabilitation of historic sites.
            ``(5) The design, including the preparation of construction 
        documents, of building retrofits for energy and water 
        efficiency and conservation improvements.
            ``(6) Assessment of the safety of structures that are in 
        disrepair or have been damaged as the result of natural or 
        manmade disasters.
            ``(7) The design of improvements that remove architectural 
        barriers which restrict the mobility of elderly individuals and 
        individuals with disabilities.
            ``(8) Plans for the redevelopment of traditional main 
        streets and business districts.
            ``(9) Other activities as the Secretary may determine.
    ``(d) Application.--The Secretary shall provide for an eligible 
architect to submit an application to participate in the loan repayment 
program to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require which shall include--
            ``(1) proof of employment by a Community Design Center for 
        a period of not less than 1 year;
            ``(2) a statement of the amount of compensation the 
        eligible architect will receive from the Community Design 
        Center; and
            ``(3) a contract entered into pursuant to subsection (b).
    ``(e) Selection.--The Secretary shall select, from applications 
submitted under subsection (d), eligible architects to participate in 
the loan repayment program.
    ``(f) Administration.--
            ``(1) Contracting authority.--The Secretary may enter into 
        a contract with another Federal agency to assist in the 
        administration of this program.
            ``(2) Breach.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A contract described in 
                subsection (b) shall provide remedies for any breach of 
                such contract by an eligible architect, including 
                repayment or partial repayment of financial assistance 
                received with interest.
                    ``(B) Amounts recovered.--Funds recovered under 
                this paragraph shall be credited to the account 
                available to carry out this section and shall remain 
                available until expended.
                    ``(C) Waiver.--The Secretary may grant a waiver of 
                any repayment obligation for breach of contract in the 
                event of extreme hardship or extreme need, as 
                determined by the Secretary.
            ``(3) Amount.--The Secretary shall develop regulations to 
        determine the amount of loan repayment for 1 year of service by 
        an eligible architect. In making the determination, the 
        Secretary shall maximize the number of contracts that can be 
        provided under the program from the amounts appropriated for 
        such contracts.
            ``(4) Qualifying educational loans.--Loan repayments 
        provided under this section may consist of payments on behalf 
        of eligible architects of the principal and interest on 
        government and commercial loans received by the eligible 
        architect for attendance at an accredited masters program in 
        architecture, which loans were made for--
                    ``(A) tuition expenses;
                    ``(B) all other reasonable educational expenses, 
                including fees, books, technology, and studio expenses 
                incurred by the eligible architect; or
                    ``(C) reasonable living expenses as determined by 
                the Secretary.
            ``(5) Repayment schedule.--The Secretary may contract with 
        an eligible architect's loan provider for the payment to the 
        loan provider, on behalf of the eligible architect, of the 
        amount of a loan repayment described in paragraph (3).
    ``(g) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
allow a Community Design Center to prepare building plans or 
construction documents that do not comply with applicable State and 
local laws and regulations related to building codes and permits.
    ``(h) Definitions.--In this section the following definitions shall 
apply:
            ``(1) Community design center.--The term `Community Design 
        Center' means a non-profit organization operated and managed by 
        a licensed architect that conducts research and provides 
        eligible design services for community development projects.
            ``(2) Eligible architect.--The term `eligible architect' 
        means an individual who--
                    ``(A) has completed an accredited masters program 
                in architecture; or
                    ``(B) is an intern architect who has completed an 
                accredited masters program in architecture and is 
                enrolled in the Intern Development Program of the 
                National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.
            ``(3) State.--The term `State' means each of the several 
        States, the District of Columbia, and any territory or 
        possession of the United States.
    ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated for carrying out this section such sums as may be 
necessary, to remain available until expended.''.

SOLUTION: National Design Services Act of 2014 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a loan repayment program for eligible architects who provide certain design services on behalf of a Community Design Center (a non-profit organization operated and managed by a licensed architect that conducts research and provides design services for community development projects). Requires an eligible architect, in order to participate in the loan repayment program, to enter into a written contract with the Secretary that contains:   an agreement under which: (1) the architect agrees to provide eligible design services on behalf of a Community Design Center for at least one year, and (2) the Secretary agrees to pay the principal and interest of the architect's qualifying educational loans for the period of time the architect provides such services; a provision that any U.S. financial obligation arising out of the contract, and any obligation of the architect, is contingent upon appropriations for the loan repayment program; and a statement of the damages to which the United States is entitled if the eligible architect breaches the contract. 

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Enterprise Communities Enhancement 
Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. FUNDING ENTITLEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES.

    (a) Entitlement.--Section 2007(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1397f(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of 
subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
and inserting ``; and'', and by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) 7 grants under this section for each 
                qualified enterprise community that is in the State and 
                is designated pursuant to section 766 of the 
                Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
                Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
                Act, 1999.''.
    (b) Amount of Grants.--Section 2007(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397f(a)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
        and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
                    ``(C) Additional enterprise community grants.--The 
                amount of the grant to a State under this section for 
                each qualified enterprise community referred to in 
                paragraph (1)(C) shall be $500,000, multiplied by the 
                proportion of the population of the community that 
                resides in the State.''.
    (c) Timing of Grants.--Section 2007(a)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397f(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Additional qualified enterprise 
                communities.--With respect to each qualified enterprise 
                community referred to in paragraph (1)(C), the 
                Secretary shall make 1 grant under this section to the 
                State in which the community lies on the first day of 
                fiscal year 2002 and of each of the 6 succeeding fiscal 
                years.''.
    (d) Funding.--Section 2007(a)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397f(a)(4)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(4) Funding.--$1,000,000,000'' and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(4) Funding.--
                    ``(A) Original grants.--$1,000,000,000'';
            (2) by inserting ``for empowerment zones and enterprise 
        communities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 
        (1)'' before the period; and
            (3) by adding after and below the end the following:
                    ``(B) Additional enterprise community grants.--
                $70,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary 
                for grants under this section for enterprise 
                communities referred to in paragraph (1)(C).''.
    (e) Definitions.--
            (1) Qualified enterprise community.--Section 2007(f)(2)(A) 
        of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397f(f)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting 
        ``or pursuant to section 766 of the Agriculture, Rural 
        Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations Act, 1999'' before the semicolon.
            (2) Strategic plan.--Section 2007(f)(3) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1397f(f)(3)) is amended by inserting ``or under section 
        766 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
        Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999'' 
        before the period.

SEC. 3. USE OF GRANT FUNDS.

    (a) Revolving Loan Activities.--Section 2007(b) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397f(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(5) Revolving loan activities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In order to assist disadvantaged 
                adults and youths in achieving and maintaining economic 
                self-support, a State may use amounts paid under this 
                section to fund revolving loan funds or similar 
                arrangements for the purpose of making loans to 
                residents, institutions, organizations, or businesses 
                that hire disadvantaged adults and youths.
                    ``(B) Rules for disbursement.--Amounts to be used 
                as described in subparagraph (A) shall be disbursed by 
                the Secretary, consistent with the provisions of the 
                Cash Management Improvement Act and its implementing 
                rules, regulations, and procedures issued by the 
                Secretary of the Treasury--
                            ``(i) in the case of a grant to a revolving 
                        loan fund--
                                    ``(I) pursuant to a written 
                                irrevocable grant commitment; and
                                    ``(II) at such time or times as the 
                                Secretary determines that the funds are 
                                needed to meet the purposes of such 
                                commitment; or
                            ``(ii) in the case of a grant for purposes 
                        of capitalizing an insured depository 
                        institution (as defined in section 3 of the 
                        Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)) 
                        or an insured credit union (as defined in 
                        section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 
                        U.S.C. 1742)), at such time or times as the 
                        Secretary determines that funds are needed for 
                        such capitalization.''.

SOLUTION: Enterprise Communities Enhancement Act of 2001 - Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) additional State entitlements to grants for designated qualified enterprise communities; (2) funding for such grants; and (3) use of grant funds for revolving loan fund loans to residents, institutions, organizations, or businesses that hire disadvantaged adults and youths.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Oil Price Reduction Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Oil producing countries, including the nations of the 
        Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), took 
        concerted actions in March and September of 1999 to cut oil 
        production and hold back from the market 4,000,000 barrels a 
        day representing approximately six percent of the global 
        supply.
            (2) OPEC, in its capacity as an oil cartel, has been a 
        critical factor in driving prices from approximately $11 a 
        barrel in December 1998 to a high of $30 a barrel in mid-
        February 2000, levels not seen since the Persian Gulf Conflict.
            (3) On February 10, 2000, a hearing before the Committee on 
        International Relations of the House of Representatives on 
        ``OPEC and the Northeast Energy Crisis'' clearly demonstrated 
        that OPEC's goal of reducing its oil stocks was the major 
        reason behind price increases in heating oil, gasoline, and 
        diesel oil stocks.
            (4) During this hearing, the Assistant Secretary in the 
        Office of International Affairs of the Department of Energy 
        noted that artificial supply constraints placed on the market 
        are ultimately self-defeating in so far as they increase 
        volatility in the market, lead to boom and bust cycles, and 
        promote global instability, particularly in developing 
        countries whose economies are extremely vulnerable to sharp 
        price increases.
            (5) These price increases have caused inflationary shocks 
        to the United States economy and could threaten the global 
        economic recovery now underway in Europe and Asia where the 
        demand for oil is rising.
            (6) The transportation infrastructure of the United States 
        is under stress and tens of thousands of small- to medium-sized 
        trucking firms throughout the Northeast region are on the verge 
        of bankruptcy because of the rise in diesel oil prices to more 
        than $2 per gallon--a 43 percent increase in the Central 
        Atlantic region and a 55 percent increase in the New England 
        region--an increase that has had the effect of requiring these 
        trucking firms to use up to 20 percent of their operating 
        budgets for the purchase of diesel oil.
            (7) Many elderly and retired Americans on fixed incomes 
        throughout the Northeast region of the United States cannot 
        afford to pay the prevailing heating oil costs and all too 
        often are faced with the choice of paying the grocery bills or 
        staying warm.
            (8) Several key oil producing nations relied on the United 
        States military for their protection in 1990 and 1991, 
        including during the Persian Gulf Conflict, and these nations 
        still depend on the United States for their security.
            (9) Many of these nations enjoy a close economic and 
        security relationship with the United States which is a 
        fundamental underpinning of global security and cooperation.
            (10) A continuation of the present policies put in place at 
        the meeting of OPEC Ministers in March and September of 1999 
        threatens the relationship that many of the OPEC nations enjoy 
        with the United States.

SEC. 3. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Policy With Respect to Oil Exporting Countries.--It shall be 
the policy of the United States to consider the extent to which major 
net oil exporting countries engage in oil price fixing to be an 
important determinant in the overall political, economic, and security 
relationship between the United States and these countries.
    (b) Policy With Respect to Oil Importing Countries.--It shall be 
the policy of the United States to work multilaterally with other 
countries that are major net oil importers to bring about the complete 
dismantlement of international oil price fixing arrangements.

SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the President shall transmit to the Congress a report that contains the 
following:
            (1) A description of the overall economic and security 
        relationship between the United States and each country that is 
        a major net oil exporter, including each country that is a 
        member of OPEC.
            (2) A description of the effect that coordination among the 
        countries described in paragraph (1) with respect to oil 
        production and pricing has had on the United States economy and 
        global energy supplies.
            (3) Detailed information on any and all assistance programs 
        under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export 
        Control Act, including licenses for the export of defense 
        articles and defense services under section 38 of such Act, 
        provided to the countries described in paragraph (1).
            (4) A determination made by the President in accordance 
        with section 5 for each country described in paragraph (1).

SEC. 5. DETERMINATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF MAJOR OIL EXPORTING COUNTRIES 
              ENGAGED IN PRICE FIXING.

    The report submitted pursuant to section 4 shall include the 
determination of the President with respect to each country described 
in section 4(1) as to whether or not, as of the date on which the 
President makes the determination, that country is engaged in oil price 
fixing to the detriment of the United States economy.

SEC. 6. DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS TO END PRICE FIXING.

    (a) Diplomatic Efforts.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
which the President transmits to the Congress the report pursuant to 
section 4, the President shall--
            (1) undertake a concerted diplomatic campaign to convince 
        any country determined by the President pursuant to section 5 
        to be engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the 
        United States economy that the current oil price levels are 
        unsustainable and will negatively effect global economic growth 
        rates in oil consuming and developing countries; and
            (2) take the necessary steps to begin negotiations to 
        achieve multilateral action to reduce, suspend, or terminate 
        bilateral assistance and arms exports to major net oil 
        exporters engaged in oil price fixing as part of a concerted 
        diplomatic campaign with other major net oil importers to bring 
        about the complete dismantlement of international oil price 
        fixing arrangements described in such report.
    (b) Report on Diplomatic Efforts.--Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to 
the Congress a report describing any diplomatic efforts undertaken in 
accordance with subsection (a) and the results achieved by those 
efforts.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Oil price fixing.--The term ``oil price fixing'' means 
        participation in any agreement, arrangement, or understanding 
        with other countries that are oil exporters to increase the 
        price of oil or natural gas by means of, inter alia, limiting 
        oil or gas production or establishing minimum prices for oil or 
        gas.
            (2) OPEC.--The term ``OPEC'' means the Organization of 
        Petroleum Exporting Countries.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 22, 2000.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.

SOLUTION:
Directs the President, within 30 days after enactment of this Act, to report to Congress with respect to: (1) the overall economic and security relationship between the United States and each major net oil exporting country (including members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)); (2) the effect that coordination among such countries with respect to oil production and pricing has had on the U.S. economy and global energy supplies; (3) information on all assistance provided to such countries under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act (including licenses for the export of defense articles and defense services); and (4) the President's determination as to whether or not each such country is engaging in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy.Directs the President, not later than 30 days after submitting the report, to: (1) undertake a concerted diplomatic campaign to convince any country determined to be engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy that the current oil price levels are unsustainable and will negatively affect global economic growth rates in oil consuming and developing countries; and (2) take the necessary steps to begin negotiations to achieve multilateral action to reduce, suspend, or terminate bilateral assistance and arms exports to major net oil exporters engaged in oil price fixing as part of a concerted diplomatic campaign with other major net oil importers to bring about the complete dismantlement of international oil price fixing arrangements. Requires the President to report to Congress with respect to such diplomatic efforts.