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Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sustainable Revenue for Oregon 
Counties Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) more than half of the land in the State of Oregon is 
        owned by the Federal Government;
            (2) in many counties of the State, significant portions of 
        the land of the counties (often significantly more than half of 
        the land of the counties) is owned by the Federal Government;
            (3) the land described in paragraph (2) includes Forest 
        Service land and Oregon and California grant land;
            (4) the counties described in paragraph (2) are unable to 
        derive revenue from property taxes on land owned by the Federal 
        Government;
            (5) historically, payments made by the Federal Government 
        based on revenues from harvesting timber (including Oregon and 
        California grant land and Forest Service payments) have 
        provided a revenue substitute for property taxes;
            (6) the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
        Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 500 note; Public Law 106-
        393) augmented the payments described in paragraph (5) because 
        of a significant decline in timber harvest revenues;
            (7) Congress extended the payments described in paragraph 
        (6) for 1 year in 2007, and for 4 years effective beginning in 
        2008, to provide time to develop a long-term sustainable 
        alternative to the payments described in paragraph (6);
            (8) the prospects for a long-term extension are uncertain 
        because of concerns regarding Federal budget deficits and long-
        term financial assistance to local governments of the State;
            (9) counties of the State that have historically received 
        the payments described in paragraph (5) are in need of a 
        sustainable, long-term revenue source;
            (10) there are opportunities for the conduct of activities 
        in the Federal forest land of the counties of the State that 
        could be structured to be economically and environmentally 
        sustainable, including--
                    (A) the harvesting of timber (including thinning to 
                restore forest health) in a sustainable manner and in 
                sustainable quantities;
                    (B) the removal of biomass material from the forest 
                land for--
                            (i) the generation of electricity; and
                            (ii) the production of cellulosic biofuels;
                    (C) the conduct of activities that could--
                            (i) increase the sequestration by the 
                        forest land of atmospheric carbon; or
                            (ii) provide other ecosystem services for 
                        communities, such as clean water; and
                    (D) the conduct of recreational activities;
            (11) other sources of revenue, including State and local 
        revenue sources, should also be considered in selecting a 
        sustainable, long-term revenue source; and
            (12) payments made by the Federal Government could be 
        continued under a variety of different payment methodologies.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Secretaries concerned.--The term ``Secretaries 
        concerned'' means--
                    (A) the Secretary of Agriculture; and
                    (B) the Secretary of the Interior.
            (2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Oregon.
            (3) Task force.--The term ``Task Force'' means the Oregon 
        Task Force on Sustainable Revenue for Counties established by 
        section 4(a).

SEC. 4. TASK FORCE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a task force to be known 
as the ``Oregon Task Force on Sustainable Revenue for Counties''.
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) Composition.--The Task Force shall be composed of 15 
        members, of whom--
                    (A) 4 members shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned, of whom--
                            (i) each shall represent a county of the 
                        State; and
                            (ii) 2 shall represent counties in which 
                        there is located Oregon and California grant 
                        land;
                    (B) 1 member shall be appointed by the Governor of 
                the State as the representative of the Governor of the 
                State;
                    (C) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned from among persons who are experts in 
                economics (including natural resource economics);
                    (D) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned from among persons who are experts in 
                sustainable forestry practices;
                    (E) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned from among persons who are experts in 
                scientific and economic aspects of biomass energy;
                    (F) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned from among persons who are experts in the 
                scientific aspects of ecosystem services that are 
                provided by temperate forests (including, at a minimum, 
                the scientific aspects of carbon sequestration);
                    (G) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned from among persons who are experts in fields 
                relating to wildlife habitat, endangered species, and 
                biodiversity;
                    (H) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned as a representative of the forest products 
                industry located in the State;
                    (I) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned as a representative of regionally or locally 
                recognized conservation organizations located in the 
                State;
                    (J) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned as a representative of--
                            (i) organized labor; or
                            (ii) nontimber forest product harvester 
                        groups;
                    (K) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned as a representative of persons who 
                participate in or provide recreational activities or 
                are engaged in related activities; and
                    (L) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned as a representative of Indian tribes that are 
                located in the State.
            (2) Date of appointments.--The appointment of a member of 
        the Task Force shall be made not later than 60 days after the 
        date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Term; Vacancies.--
            (1) Term.--A member shall be appointed for the life of the 
        Task Force.
            (2) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Task Force--
                    (A) shall not affect the powers of the Task Force; 
                and
                    (B) shall be filled in the same manner as the 
                original appointment was made.
    (d) Initial Meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
which all members of the Task Force have been appointed, the Task Force 
shall hold the initial meeting of the Task Force.
    (e) Meetings.--
            (1) In general.--The Task Force shall meet at the call of 
        the Chairperson.
            (2) Public access.--Each meeting of the Task Force shall be 
        open to the public.
    (f) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Task Force shall 
constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.
    (g) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The Task Force shall select 
a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the members of the Task 
Force.

SEC. 5. DUTIES.

    (a) Consideration and Review of Revenue Sources.--
            (1) In general.--The Task Force shall consider and review 
        concepts for the establishment of a long-term revenue source 
        for counties located in the State that have historically 
        received Federal funds.
            (2) Revenue sources.--In conducting the consideration and 
        review under paragraph (1), in accordance with paragraph (3), 
        the Task Force shall consider--
                    (A) revenue sources proposed by relevant 
                legislation or administrative actions;
                    (B) payments based on timber harvests (including 
                thinning to restore forest health) carried out at 
                sustainable levels;
                    (C) payments based on revenues that each county of 
                the State could have received through property taxation 
                if the land owned by the Federal Government located in 
                the county was privately held and subject to a property 
                tax;
                    (D) revenue based on--
                            (i) a portion of the proceeds from sales of 
                        material collected from public land located in 
                        the State for the production of biomass 
                        electricity or cellulosic liquid transportation 
                        fuels;
                            (ii) user fees for recreational activities 
                        carried out on public land located in the 
                        State;
                            (iii) payments for increases in carbon 
                        sequestration; and
                            (iv) land exchanges or transfers that could 
                        provide compensation for nontaxable Federal 
                        land located in counties of the State;
                    (E) local sources of revenue that could be used to 
                reduce or eliminate the reliance of counties of the 
                State on Federal funds (including taxes, user fees, or 
                economic development activities that could increase the 
                revenue base of the counties of the State);
                    (F) payments made by the Federal Government to the 
                counties of the State, including--
                            (i) guaranteed payments that are to be 
                        established at a reduced level and not based on 
                        timber harvest revenues; and
                            (ii) guaranteed payments that are to be 
                        established--
                                    (I) at a level similar to the level 
                                of payments reauthorized in 2008;
                                    (II) in part by timber harvest 
                                revenues; and
                                    (III) with the use of additional 
                                Federal funds to the extent that timber 
                                harvest revenues described in subclause 
                                (II) do not meet the guaranteed level 
                                of payment; and
                    (G) any other revenue source that the Task Force 
                determines to be appropriate for consideration and 
                review.
            (3) Factors.--In considering each revenue source under 
        paragraph (2), the Task Force shall take into account--
                    (A) the long-term sustainability of each revenue 
                source considered under paragraph (2);
                    (B) the relative value, long-term sustainability, 
                and any other implication of the relative reliance of 
                the counties of the State on revenues arising from 
                Federal forests located in the counties, as compared to 
                other local revenue sources;
                    (C) the potential long-term effects of each revenue 
                source considered under paragraph (2) on the economies 
                of the counties of the State;
                    (D) revenue sources that are used by other cities 
                or counties of the State;
                    (E) the environmental effects of each revenue 
                source considered under paragraph (2);
                    (F) the effect of each revenue source considered 
                under paragraph (2) on local revenue streams and county 
                services; and
                    (G) comments submitted to the Task Force by a 
                stakeholder relating to any issue or proposal 
                considered by the Task Force.
    (b) Hearings.--
            (1) In general.--The Task Force shall hold such hearings, 
        meet and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and 
        receive such evidence as the Task Force considers advisable to 
        receive the input and determine the opinions of the public and 
        stakeholders with respect to the establishment of a 
        sustainable, long-term revenue source for the counties of the 
        State.
            (2) Incorporation of public and stakeholder input.--In 
        preparing the report required under subsection (c), the Task 
        Force shall incorporate into the recommendations of the Task 
        Force required under subsection (c)(2), to the maximum extent 
        practicable, the public and stakeholder input received under 
        paragraph (1).
    (c) Report.--Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Task Force shall submit to the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that contains--
            (1) a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of 
        the Task Force;
            (2) a description of not less than 2 policy scenarios for 
        providing sustainable revenue to the counties of the State that 
        are recommended by not less than \3/5\ of the members of the 
        Task force for consideration by the Federal Government, the 
        State, and the counties of the State as the Task Force 
        considers appropriate (including such legislation and 
        administrative actions necessary to implement each policy 
        scenario);
            (3) a description of the opinion of each member of the Task 
        Force regarding each policy scenario described in paragraph 
        (2);
            (4) a description of the minority views of each member of 
        the Task Force who does not support any policy scenario 
        described in paragraph (2);
            (5) a description of each revenue source considered but not 
        recommended by the Task Force under paragraph (2), including--
                    (A) an explanation of each reason why the Task 
                Force did not recommend the policy scenario; and
                    (B) a description of the minority views of each 
                member of the Task Force relating to the decision by 
                the Task Force not to recommend the policy scenario; 
                and
            (6) a summary of comments received by the Task Force under 
        subsections (a)(3)(G) and (b)(1).
    (d) Required Hearings.--Not later than 60 days after the date on 
which each committee described in subsection (c) receives the report 
required under that subsection, each committee shall hold a hearing to 
evaluate the recommendations contained in the report.

SEC. 6. POWERS.

    (a) Information From Federal Agencies.--
            (1) In general.--The Task Force may secure directly from a 
        Federal agency such information as the Task Force considers 
        necessary to carry out this Act.
            (2) Provision of information.--On request of the 
        Chairperson of the Task Force, the head of the agency shall 
        provide the information to the Task Force.
    (b) Postal Services.--The Task Force may use the United States 
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other 
agencies of the Federal Government.
    (c) Gifts.--The Task Force may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or 
donations of services or property.

SEC. 7. TASK FORCE PERSONNEL MATTERS.

    (a) Compensation of Members.--Each member of the Task Force shall 
serve without compensation.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--A member of the Task Force shall be allowed 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 
57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from the home or regular 
place of business of the member in the performance of the duties of the 
Task Force.
    (c) Detail of Federal Government Employees.--
            (1) In general.--An employee of the Federal Government may 
        be detailed to the Task Force without reimbursement.
            (2) Civil service status.--The detail of the employee shall 
        be without interruption or loss of civil service status or 
        privilege.
    (d) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The 
Chairperson of the Task Force may procure temporary and intermittent 
services in accordance with section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 
Code, at rates for individuals that do not exceed the daily equivalent 
of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of that title.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act, to remain available until expended.

SEC. 9. TERMINATION OF TASK FORCE.

    The Task Force shall terminate 120 days after the date on which the 
Task Force submits the report of the Task Force under section 5(c).
Example Output: Sustainable Revenue for Oregon Counties Act of 2009 - Establishes the Oregon Task Force on Sustainable Revenue for Counties to consider and review concepts for the establishment of a long-term revenue source for counties in Oregon that have historically received federal funds.

Directs the Task Force, in conducting the consideration and review, to consider: (1) revenue sources proposed by relevant legislation or administrative actions; (2) payments based on timber harvests, including thinning to restore forest health, carried out at sustainable levels; (3) payments based on the revenues each county could have received through property taxation if the land owned by the federal government was privately held and subject to a property tax; (4) revenue based on a portion of the proceeds from sales of material collected from public land in Oregon for the production of biomass electricity or cellulosic liquid transportation fuels, user fees for recreational activities on such land, payments for increases in carbon sequestration, and land exchanges or transfers that could provide compensation for nontaxable federal land in the counties; (5) local revenue sources that could be used to reduce or eliminate reliance of the counties on federal funds; (6) federal payments made by the government to the counties, including specified guaranteed payments; and (7) any other revenue source appropriate for review.

Requires the Task Force to hold hearings on the establishment of a sustainable, long-term revenue source for the counties.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Living Independently for Extended 
Time Act'' or the ``LIFETIME Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The number of Americans over age 65 or living with a 
        disability is growing, and over 70 percent of these individuals 
        will need some form of long-term services and supports, with a 
        majority of individuals preferring home and community-based 
        care.
            (2) This is a major demographic shift and provides an 
        opportunity for innovative solutions in long-term services and 
        supports.
            (3) Developing programs to facilitate high-quality 
        independent community-based living, create and improve jobs, 
        and address and improve upon gaps in existing systems will be 
        essential to providing necessary services and supports to these 
        individuals and families.
            (4) It is imperative that Congress act to address the 
        looming long-term services and supports crisis.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

    It is the purpose of this Act to establish a grant program to 
provide incentives to States for the development of solutions to the 
increased need of individuals for long-term services and supports and 
to increase State support and systems in long-term care.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF LONG-TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS INNOVATION 
              GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) State Planning Grants.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date on 
        which grant announcements are made under subsection (d), the 
        Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this Act 
        as the ``Secretary'') shall award grants to eligible States to 
        enable such States to develop innovative programs to meet the 
        unique need for long-term services and supports in the State.
            (2) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        paragraph (1), a State shall--
                    (A) submit to the Secretary an application, at such 
                time, in such manner, and containing such information 
                as the Secretary may require;
                    (B) demonstrate to the Secretary that the State 
                will work in conjunction with both public and private 
                long-term services and supports stakeholder groups 
                described in paragraph (3) to develop a coordinated 
                statewide long-term services and supports program for 
                the State that is not duplicative of other programs 
                providing such services and supports in the State; and
                    (C) provide assurances that the State will, not 
                later than 1 year after the date on which the grant is 
                awarded, submit to the Secretary a comprehensive plan 
                for the implementation of innovative long-term services 
                and supports program in the State, which shall include 
                the utilization of existing State or local frameworks.
            (3) Stakeholder groups.--Stakeholder groups described in 
        this paragraph shall be groups that--
                    (A) represent the interests of--
                            (i) consumers of long-term services and 
                        supports and related insurance products, as 
                        well as their representatives;
                            (ii) older adults;
                            (iii) individuals with cognitive or 
                        functional limitations;
                            (iv) family caregivers for individuals 
                        described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii);
                            (v) the health care workforce who directly 
                        provide long-term services and supports;
                            (vi) private long-term services and 
                        supports insurance providers;
                            (vii) employers;
                            (viii) State insurance departments;
                            (ix) area agency on aging or State agency 
                        on aging;
                            (x) direct care workforce; and
                            (xi) State Medicaid agencies;
                    (B) have demonstrated experience in dealing with 
                issues related to long-term services and supports, 
                health care policy, and public and private insurance; 
                and
                    (C) represent the health care interests and needs 
                of a variety of geographic areas and demographic 
                groups.
    (b) State Implementation Grants.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants to 
        eligible States to enable such States to implement the 
        comprehensive plans submitted under subsection (a)(2)(C) to 
        meet the long-term services and supports needs of such States.
            (2) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        paragraph (1), a State shall--
                    (A) submit to the Secretary an application, at such 
                time, in such manner, and containing such information 
                as the Secretary may require;
                    (B) have submitted a comprehensive plan under 
                subsection (a)(2)(C) that has been approved by the 
                Secretary or, if the State has not applied for a grant 
                under subsection (a), submit a plan (that is similar to 
                the plans required under subsection (a)(2)(C)) to the 
                Secretary for the implementation of new, or continued 
                operation of existing, long-term services and supports 
                activities;
                    (C) provide assurances that the State will provide 
                long-term services and supports under the grant to 
                individuals who demonstrate a need for such services 
                regardless of age;
                    (D) provide assurances that the State will provide 
                matching funds in accordance with paragraph (3); and
                    (E) submit to the Secretary progress and outcomes 
                reports containing uniform data as determined 
                appropriate by the Secretary.
            (3) Matching requirement.--To be eligible to receive a 
        grant under paragraph (1), a State shall agree, with respect to 
        the costs to be incurred by the State in implementing the 
        comprehensive plan under subsection (a)(2)(C), to make 
        available non-Federal contributions (in cash or in-kind) toward 
        such costs in an amount equal to not less than $1 for each $4 
        of Federal funds provided under the grant. Such contributions 
        may be made directly or through donations from public or 
        private entities.
            (4) Preference.--In awarding grants under paragraph (1), 
        the Secretary shall give preference to States that 
        demonstrate--
                    (A) the activities to be carried out under the 
                grant will enhances access to quality, affordable long-
                term services and supports for consumers; and
                    (B) the sustainability and scalability of the 
                program to be carried out under the grant beyond the 
                grant period.
            (5) Limitation.--A State shall not use in excess of 5 
        percent of the amount awarded under a grant under paragraph (1) 
        for the administrative expenses associated with carrying out 
        activities under the grant.
    (c) Technical Assistance and Outcomes Data.--The Secretary may use 
not to exceed 5 percent of the amount appropriated for each fiscal year 
under subsection (f) to--
            (1) provide technical assistance to States in carrying out 
        programs under this section; and
            (2) collect and disseminate data, including from the 
        reports submitted by the States under subsection (b)(2)(D), on 
        improvements to long-term services and supports provided in the 
        States and the effect that grants under this section had on the 
        availability of such services and supports.
    (d) Grant Announcements.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall announce the opportunity to 
apply for the initial series of grants under this section. Not later 
than 2 years after such date, the Secretary shall announce the 
opportunity to apply for the remaining grants under this section.
    (e) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which grants 
are awarded under subsection (b), and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the activities carried 
out under grants under this section, including a description of 
improvements to long-term services and supports provided in the States 
and the effect that grants under this section had on the availability 
of such services and supports.
    (f) Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated--
                    (A) to award grants under subsection (a), 
                $50,000,000, to be used during the first fiscal year 
                for which such grants are awarded; and
                    (B) to award grants under subsection (b), 
                $250,000,000, to be available until expended.
            (2) Additional amounts.--In addition to amounts 
        appropriated under paragraph (1)(B) for a fiscal year, the 
        Secretary may use any amounts appropriated under paragraph 
        (1)(A) and remaining unexpended after fiscal year 2015 to award 
        grants under subsection (b).
    (g) Definition.--In this Act, the term ``long-term services and 
supports'' means the services and supports described in section 321(a) 
of the Older Americans Act of (42 U.S.C. 3030d(a) et seq.).
Example Output: Living Independently for Extended Time Act or the LIFETIME Act  This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to enable eligible states to develop innovative programs to meet the unique need for long-term services and supports in the state. 

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe American Roads Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON GRANTING AUTHORITY.

    The Secretary of Transportation may not grant authority to a motor 
carrier domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond United States 
municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border, 
except under the pilot program authorized by this Act.

SEC. 3. PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation may carry out, in 
accordance with section 350 of Public Law 107-87, section 31315(c) of 
title 49, United States Code, all Federal motor carrier safety laws and 
regulations, and this Act, a pilot program that grants authority to not 
more than 100 motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond 
United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-
Mexico border.
    (b) Limitation on Commercial Motor Vehicles Participating in Pilot 
Program.--The number of commercial motor vehicles owned or leased by 
motor carriers domiciled in Mexico which may be used to participate in 
the pilot program shall not exceed 1,000.
    (c) Pilot Program Prerequisites.--The Secretary may not initiate 
the pilot program under subsection (a) until--
            (1) the Inspector General of the Department of 
        Transportation submits to Congress and the Secretary a report--
                    (A) independently verifying that the Department is 
                in compliance with each of the requirements of 
                subsections (a) and (b) of section 350 of Public Law 
                107-87; and
                    (B) including a determination of whether the 
                Department has established sufficient mechanisms--
                            (i) to apply Federal motor carrier safety 
                        laws and regulations to motor carriers 
                        domiciled in Mexico; and
                            (ii) to ensure compliance with such laws 
                        and regulations by motor carriers domiciled in 
                        Mexico who will be granted authority to operate 
                        beyond United States municipalities and 
                        commercial zones on the United States-Mexico 
                        border;
            (2) the Secretary of Transportation--
                    (A) takes such action as may be necessary to 
                address any issues raised in the report of the 
                Inspector General under paragraph (1); and
                    (B) submits to Congress a detailed report 
                describing such actions;
            (3) the Secretary determines that there is a program in 
        effect for motor carriers domiciled in the United States to be 
        granted authority to begin operations in Mexico beyond 
        commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border;
            (4) the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register and 
        provides sufficient opportunity for public comment on the 
        following:
                    (A) a detailed description of the pilot program and 
                the amount of funds the Secretary will need to expend 
                to carry out the pilot program;
                    (B) the findings of each pre-authorization safety 
                audit conducted, before the date of enactment of this 
                Act, by inspectors of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
                Administration of motor carriers domiciled in Mexico 
                and seeking to participate in the pilot program;
                    (C) a process by which the Secretary will be able 
                to revoke Mexico-domiciled motor carrier operating 
                authority under the pilot program;
                    (D) specific measures to be required by the 
                Secretary to protect the health and safety of the 
                public, including enforcement measures and penalties 
                for noncompliance;
                    (E) specific measures to be required by the 
                Secretary to enforce the requirements of section 
                391.11(b)(2) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, 
                as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act;
                    (F) specific standards to be used to evaluate the 
                pilot program and compare any change in the level of 
                motor carrier safety as a result of the pilot program;
                    (G) penalties to be levied against carriers who, 
                under the pilot program, violate section 365.501(b) of 
                title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on 
                the date of enactment of this Act;
                    (H) a list of Federal motor carrier safety laws and 
                regulations for which the Secretary will accept 
                compliance with a Mexican law or regulation as the 
                equivalent to compliance with a corresponding Federal 
                motor carrier safety law or regulation, including 
                commercial driver's license requirements; and
                    (I) for any law or regulation referred to in 
                subparagraph (H) for which compliance with a Mexican 
                law or regulation will be accepted, an analysis of how 
                the requirements of the Mexican and United States laws 
                and regulations differ; and
            (5) the Secretary establishes an independent review panel 
        under section 4 to monitor and evaluate the pilot program.

SEC. 4. INDEPENDENT REVIEW PANEL.

    (a) Establishment of Panel.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
establish an independent review panel to monitor and evaluate the pilot 
program under section 3. The panel shall be composed of 3 individuals 
appointed by the Secretary.
    (b) Duties.--
            (1) Evaluation.--The independent review panel shall--
                    (A) evaluate any effects that the pilot program has 
                on motor carrier safety, including an analysis of any 
                crashes involving motor carriers participating in the 
                pilot program and a determination of whether the pilot 
                program has had an adverse effect on motor carrier 
                safety; and
                    (B) make, in writing, recommendations to the 
                Secretary.
            (2) Recommendations.--If the independent review panel 
        determines that the pilot program has had an adverse effect on 
        motor carrier safety, the panel shall recommend, in writing, to 
        the Secretary--
                    (A) such modifications to the pilot program as the 
                panel determines are necessary to address such adverse 
                effect; or
                    (B) termination of the pilot program.
    (c) Response.--Not later than 5 days after the date of a written 
determination of the independent review panel that the pilot program 
has had an adverse effect on motor carrier safety, the Secretary shall 
take such action as may be necessary to address such adverse effect or 
terminate the pilot program.

SEC. 5. INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW.

    (a) In General.--The Inspector General of the Department of 
Transportation--
            (1) shall monitor and review the pilot program;
            (2) not later than 12 months after the date of initiation 
        of the pilot program, shall submit to Congress and the 
        Secretary of Transportation a 12-month interim report on the 
        Inspector General's findings regarding the pilot program; and
            (3) not later than 18 months after the date of initiation 
        of the pilot program, shall submit to Congress and the 
        Secretary an 18-month interim report with the Inspector 
        General's findings regarding the pilot program.
    (b) Safety Determinations.--The interim reports submitted under 
subsection (a) shall include the determination of the Inspector General 
of--
            (1) whether the Secretary has established sufficient 
        mechanisms to determine whether the pilot program is having any 
        adverse effects on motor carrier safety;
            (2) whether the Secretary is taking sufficient action to 
        ensure that motor carriers domiciled in Mexico and 
        participating in the pilot program are in compliance with all 
        Federal motor carrier safety laws and regulations and section 
        350 of Public Law 107-87; and
            (3) the sufficiency of monitoring and enforcement 
        activities by the Secretary and States to ensure compliance 
        with such laws and regulations by such carriers.
    (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
submission of the 18-month interim report of the Inspector General 
under this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
on--
            (1) the actions the Secretary is taking to address any 
        motor carrier safety issues raised in one or both of the 
        interim reports of the Inspector General;
            (2) evaluation of the Secretary whether granting authority 
        to additional motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate 
        beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the 
        United States-Mexico border would have any adverse effects on 
        motor carrier safety;
            (3) modifications to Federal motor carrier safety laws and 
        regulations or special procedures that the Secretary determines 
        are necessary to enhance the safety of operations of motor 
        carriers domiciled in Mexico in the United States; and
            (4) any recommendations for legislation to make the pilot 
        program permanent or to expand operations of motor carriers 
        domiciled in Mexico in the United States beyond municipalities 
        and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border.

SEC. 6. DURATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation may carry out the 
pilot program under this Act for a period not to exceed 3 years; except 
that, if the Secretary does not comply with any provision of this Act, 
the authority of the Secretary to carry out the pilot program 
terminates.
    (b) Final Report.--Not later than 60 days after the last day of the 
pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a final report on 
the pilot program.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2007.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.
Example Output:
Safe American Roads Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from granting a motor carrier domiciled in Mexico authority to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border, except that the Secretary may carry out, in accordance with certain federal motor carrier safety and inspection laws and regulations and this Act, a pilot program that allows not more than 100 of such carriers, and not more than 1,000 of their vehicles, to operate beyond such municipalities and zones.

Prohibits the Secretary from implementing the pilot program until: (1) the Inspector General (IG) of the Department of Transportation (DOT) submits to Congress and the Secretary a report verifying that DOT is in compliance with provisions of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 requiring compliance by motor carriers domiciled in Mexico with certain federal motor carrier safety and inspection laws and regulations and that DOT has established sufficient mechanisms to ensure compliance with such laws and regulations by Mexico-domiciled motor carriers who will operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border; (2) the Secretary takes necessary action to address any issues raised by the IG's report and submits to Congress a report on such actions; (3) there is a program in effect for U.S.-domiciled motor carriers to operate in Mexico beyond commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border; and (4) the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register, and provides opportunity for public comment on, certain aspects of the pilot program.

(Sec. 4) Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish an independent review panel to monitor and evaluate the pilot program; and (2) address any determination by the panel that the pilot program has had an adverse effect on motor carrier safety or terminate such program.

(Sec. 5) Requires the IG: (1) to monitor and review the pilot program; and (2) not later than 12 months, and not later than 18 months, after the initiation of the pilot program submit to Congress and the Secretary interim reports that include IG findings and certain safety determinations concerning such program.

Requires the Secretary, not later than 60 days after submission of the IG's 18-month interim report, to report to Congress on: (1) any actions the Secretary is taking to address motor carrier safety issues raised in the IG's interim reports; (2) the Secretary's evaluation of whether granting authority to additional motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border would have any adverse effects on motor carrier safety; (3) modifications to federal motor carrier safety laws and regulations or special procedures necessary to enhance the safety of operations of motor carriers domiciled in Mexico in the United States; and (4) any recommendations for legislation to make the pilot program permanent or to expand operations of motor carriers domiciled in Mexico in the United States beyond municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border.

(Sec. 6) Authorizes the pilot program for three years, except that if the Secretary does not comply with the requirements of this Act, such program terminates. Requires the Secretary, not later than 60 days after the termination of the pilot program, to submit to Congress a final report on such program.