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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Offshore Energy Security 
Act of 2008'' or the ``DOES Act''.

SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENT AND INVENTORY OF CERTAIN OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 
              RESOURCES.

    (a) Definition of United States Person.--In this section, the term 
``United States person'' means--
            (1) any United States citizen or alien lawfully admitted 
        for permanent residence in the United States; and
            (2) any person other than an individual, if 1 or more 
        individuals described in paragraph (1) own or control at least 
        51 percent of the securities or other equity interest in the 
        person.
    (b) Authorization of Activities and Exports Involving Hydrocarbon 
Resources by United States Persons.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law (including a regulation), United States persons 
(including agents and affiliates of those United States persons) may--
            (1) engage in any transaction necessary for the exploration 
        for and extraction of hydrocarbon resources from any portion of 
        any foreign exclusive economic zone that is contiguous to the 
        exclusive economic zone of the United States; and
            (2) export without license authority all equipment 
        necessary for the exploration for or extraction of hydrocarbon 
        resources described in paragraph (1).
    (c) Travel in Connection With Authorized Hydrocarbon Exploration 
and Extraction Activities.--Section 910 of the Trade Sanctions Reform 
and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7209) is amended by 
inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) General License Authority for Travel-Related Expenditures by 
Persons Engaging in Hydrocarbon Exploration and Extraction 
Activities.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall, 
        authorize under a general license the travel-related 
        transactions listed in section 515.560(c) of title 31, Code of 
        Federal Regulations, for travel to, from or within Cuba in 
        connection with exploration for and the extraction of 
        hydrocarbon resources in any part of a foreign maritime 
        Exclusive Economic Zone that is contiguous to the United 
        States' Exclusive Economic Zone.
            ``(2) Persons authorized.--Persons authorized to travel to 
        Cuba under this section include full-time employees, 
        executives, agents, and consultants of oil and gas producers, 
        distributors, and shippers.''.
    (d) Moratorium of Oil and Gas Leasing in Certain Areas of the Gulf 
of Mexico.--
            (1) In general.--Section 104(a) of the Gulf of Mexico 
        Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 
        109-432) is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1);
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``125 miles'' and 
                inserting ``45 miles'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``100 miles'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``45 miles''; and
                    (D) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
                paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.
            (2) Regulations.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior 
                shall promulgate regulations that establish appropriate 
                environmental safeguards for the exploration and 
                production of oil and natural gas on the outer 
                Continental Shelf.
                    (B) Minimum requirements.--At a minimum, the 
                regulations shall include--
                            (i) provisions requiring surety bonds of 
                        sufficient value to ensure the mitigation of 
                        any foreseeable incident;
                            (ii) provisions assigning liability to the 
                        leaseholder in the event of an incident causing 
                        damage or loss, regardless of the negligence of 
                        the leaseholder or lack of negligence;
                            (iii) provisions no less stringent than 
                        those contained in the Spill Prevention, 
                        Control, and Countermeasure regulations 
                        promulgated under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 
                        (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.);
                            (iv) provisions ensuring that--
                                    (I) no facility for the exploration 
                                or production of resources is visible 
                                to the unassisted eye from any shore of 
                                any coastal State; and
                                    (II) the impact of offshore 
                                production facilities on coastal vistas 
                                is otherwise mitigated;
                            (v) provisions to ensure, to the maximum 
                        extent practicable, that exploration and 
                        production activities will result in no 
                        significant adverse effect on fish or wildlife 
                        (including habitat), subsistence resources, or 
                        the environment; and
                            (vi) provisions that will impose seasonal 
                        limitations on activity to protect breeding, 
                        spawning, and wildlife migration patterns.
            (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 105 of the Department of 
        the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
        Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-54; 119 Stat. 521) (as amended by 
        section 103(d) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 
        2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109-432)) is amended by 
        inserting ``and any other area that the Secretary of the 
        Interior may offer for leasing, preleasing, or any related 
        activity under section 104 of that Act'' after ``2006)''.
    (e) Inventory of Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Natural Gas 
Resources Off Southeastern Coast of the United States.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to 
        in this subsection as the ``Secretary'') may conduct an 
        inventory of oil and natural gas resources beneath the waters 
        of the outer Continental Shelf (as defined in section 2 of the 
        Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331)) off of the 
        coast of the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South 
        Carolina, or Georgia in accordance with this subsection.
            (2) Best available technology.--In conducting the 
        inventory, the Secretary shall use the best technology 
        available to obtain accurate resource estimates.
            (3) Request by governor.--The Secretary may conduct an 
        inventory under this subsection off the coast of a State 
        described in paragraph (1) only if the Governor of the State 
        requests the inventory.
            (4) Reports.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress and 
        the requesting Governor a report on any inventory conducted 
        under this subsection.
            (5) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
        subsection.
    (f) Enhanced Oil Recovery.--Section 354(c)(4)(B) of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15910(c)(4)(B)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in clause (iv), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(v) are carried out in geologically 
                        challenging fields.''.

SEC. 3. SUSPENSION OF PETROLEUM ACQUISITION FOR STRATEGIC PETROLEUM 
              RESERVE.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b) and 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, during calendar year 2008--
            (1) the Secretary of the Interior shall suspend acquisition 
        of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve through the 
        royalty-in-kind program; and
            (2) the Secretary of Energy shall suspend acquisition of 
        petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve through any other 
        acquisition method.
    (b) Resumption.--Not earlier than 30 days after the date on which 
the President notifies Congress that the President has determined that 
the weighted average price of petroleum in the United States for the 
most recent 90-day period is $75 or less per barrel--
            (1) the Secretary of the Interior may resume acquisition of 
        petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve through the 
        royalty-in-kind program; and
            (2) the Secretary of Energy may resume acquisition of 
        petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve through any other 
        acquisition method.
[A]: Domestic Offshore Energy Security Act of 2008, or the DOES Act - Permits United States persons to: (1) engage in exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources from any portion of any foreign exclusive economic zone contiguous to the exclusive economic zone of the United States; and (2) export without license authority all pertinent equipment for such activity.

Amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to authorize travel-related transactions for travel to, from, or within Cuba in connection with exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources in any part of a foreign maritime Exclusive Economic Zone contiguous to the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone.

Identifies as persons authorized to travel to Cuba any full-time employees, executives, and agents and consultants of oil and gas producers, distributors, and shippers.

Amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to: (1) repeal the moratorium on oil and gas leasing east of the Military Mission Line in the Gulf of Mexico; and (2) decrease to 45 miles within the coastline of Florida the moratorium on oil and gas leasing.

Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate regulations that establish environmental safeguards for oil and natural gas exploration and production on the outer Continental Shelf.

Authorizes such Secretary to inventory the oil and natural gas resources beneath the waters of the outer Continental Shelf off the coasts of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Georgia, only if the respective state governor requests it.

Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to instruct the Secretary of Energy, in evaluating applications for enhanced oil and natural gas production through carbon dioxide injection, to grant priority consideration to applications carried out in geologically challenging fields.

Requires the Secretaries of the Interior and of Energy (Secretaries) to suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) during calendar 2008. Authorizes the Secretaries to resume such acquisition after the President notifies Congress that the weighted average price of petroleum in the United States for the most recent 90-day period is $75 or less per barrel.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Contractor Tax 
Simplification Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that:
            (1) Simplifying the tax rules with respect to independent 
        contractors was the top vote-getter at the 1995 White House 
        Conference on Small Business. Conference delegates recommended 
        that Congress ``should recognize the legitimacy of an 
        independent contractor''. The Conference found that the current 
        common law is ``too subjective'' and called upon the Congress 
        to establish ``realistic and consistent guidelines''.
            (2) It is in the best interests of taxpayers and the 
        Federal Government to have fair and objective rules for 
        determining who is an employee and who is an independent 
        contractor.

SEC. 3. STANDARDS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT 
              EMPLOYEES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 25 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(general provisions relating to employment taxes) is amended by adding 
after section 3510 the following new section:

``SEC. 3511. STANDARDS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT 
              EMPLOYEES.

    ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of this subtitle, and 
notwithstanding any provision of this subtitle to the contrary, if the 
requirements of subsections (b), (c), and (d) are met with respect to 
any service performed by any individual, then with respect to such 
service--
            ``(1) the service provider shall not be treated as an 
        employee,
            ``(2) the service recipient shall not be treated as an 
        employer, and
            ``(3) the payor shall not be treated as an employer.
    ``(b) Service Provider Requirements With Regard to Service 
Recipient.--For the purposes of subsection (a), the requirements of 
this subsection are met if the service provider, in connection with 
performing the service--
            ``(1) has a significant investment in assets and/or 
        training,
            ``(2) incurs significant unreimbursed expenses,
            ``(3) agrees to perform the service for a particular amount 
        of time or to complete a specific result and is liable for 
        damages for early termination without cause,
            ``(4) is paid primarily on a commissioned basis, or
            ``(5) purchases products for resale.
    ``(c) Additional Service Provider Requirements With Regard to 
Others.--For the purposes of subsection (a), the requirements of this 
subsection are met if--
            ``(1) the service provider--
                    ``(A) has a principal place of business,
                    ``(B) does not primarily provide the service in the 
                service recipient's place of business, or
                    ``(C) pays a fair market rent for use of the 
                service recipient's place of business; or
            ``(2) the service provider--
                    ``(A) is not required to perform service 
                exclusively for the service recipient, and
                    ``(B) in the year involved, or in the preceding or 
                subsequent year--
                            ``(i) has performed a significant amount of 
                        service for other persons,
                            ``(ii) has offered to perform service for 
                        other persons through--
                                    ``(I) advertising,
                                    ``(II) individual written or oral 
                                solicitations,
                                    ``(III) listing with registries, 
                                agencies, brokers, and other persons in 
                                the business of providing referrals to 
                                other service recipients, or
                                    ``(IV) other similar activities, or
                            ``(iii) provides service under a business 
                        name which is registered with (or for which a 
                        license has been obtained from) a State, a 
                        political subdivision of a State, or any agency 
                        or instrumentality of 1 or more States or 
                        political subdivisions.
    ``(d) Written Document Requirements.--For purposes of subsection 
(a), the requirements of this subsection are met if the services 
performed by the individual are performed pursuant to a written 
contract between such individual and the person for whom the services 
are performed, or the payor, and such contract provides that the 
individual will not be treated as an employee with respect to such 
services for purposes of this subtitle.
    ``(e) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) If for any taxable year any service recipient or 
        payor fails to meet the applicable reporting requirements of 
        sections 6041(a), 6041A(a), or 6051 with respect to a service 
        provider, then, unless such failure is due to reasonable cause 
        and not willful neglect, this section shall not apply in 
        determining whether such service provider shall not be treated 
        as an employee of such service recipient or payor for such 
        year.
            ``(2) If the service provider is performing services 
        through an entity owned in whole or in part by such service 
        provider, then the references to `service provider' in 
        subsections (b) through (d) may include such entity, provided 
        that the written contract referred to in paragraph (1) of 
        subsection (d) may be with either the service provider or such 
        entity and need not be with both.
    ``(f) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Service provider.--The term `service provider' means 
        any individual who performs service for another person.
            ``(2) Service recipient.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (5), the term `service recipient' means the person for whom the 
        service provider performs such service.
            ``(3) Payor.--Except as provided in paragraph (5), the term 
        `payor' means the person who pays the service provider for the 
        performance of such service in the event that the service 
        recipients do not pay the service provider.
            ``(4) In connection with performing the service.--The term 
        `in connection with performing the service' means in connection 
        or related to--
                    ``(A) the actual service performed by the service 
                provider for the service recipients or for other 
                persons for whom the service provider has performed 
                similar service, or
                    ``(B) the operation of the service provider's trade 
                or business.
            ``(5) Exceptions.--The terms `service recipient' and 
        `payor' do not include any entity which is owned in whole or in 
        part by the service provider.''
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 25 of 
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 3511. Standards for determining 
                                        whether individuals are not 
                                        employees.''
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply to 
services performed after December 31, 1995.
[A]: Independent Contractor Tax Simplification Act of 1995 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that, for purposes of determining the employment status of individuals as employees, a service provider shall not be treated as an employee, a service recipient shall not be treated as an employer, and a payor shall not be treated as an employer if:  (1) a service provider has a significant investment in assets and training, incurs significant unreimbursed expenses, agrees to perform the service for a specified amount of time or to complete a specific result and is responsible for damages for early termination without cause, receives payment primarily on a commission basis, or has purchased resale products; (2) the service provider has a principal place of business, does not primarily provide service in the service recipient's place of business, or pays a fair market rent for use of the recipient's place of business or does not have to perform service only for the service recipient and, in the current year or in the proceeding or subsequent years, has performed or has offered to perform a significant amount of service for other persons; and (3) the services by an individual are performed according to a written contract between the service recipient or payor which provides that the individual will not be treated as an employee.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Manufacturing and 
Rebuilding Transit Act of 2011'' or the ``SMART Act''.

SEC. 2. PREFERENCE IN AWARDING COMPETITIVE TRANSPORTATION 
              INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS.

    (a) Preference.--In awarding grants for projects that include the 
purchase of transit vehicle rolling stock, rail, and supporting 
equipment, the Secretary of Transportation shall give preference to a 
project if the manufactured goods to be purchased have a domestic 
content percentage that--
            (1) exceeds otherwise applicable Federal requirements; and
            (2) in the case of rolling stock, is consistent with 
        industry-recognized standards, if available.
    (b) Covered Grants.--The grants referred to in subsection (a) are 
discretionary or competitive grants, loans, loan guarantees, and lines 
of credit--
            (1) authorized under chapter 53 of title 49, United States 
        Code;
            (2) used to fund in full or in part projects eligible for 
        Federal assistance under such chapter; or
            (3) provided by the Department of Transportation for 
        entities eligible for financial assistance under chapter 53 of 
        title 49, United States Code.

SEC. 3. INCREASING THE TRANSPARENCY OF DOMESTIC CONTENT WAIVERS.

    (a) Clarity in Domestic Content Regulations.--The Secretary of 
Transportation shall establish a centralized Web site that provides 
rules and guidance, waiver notices, and departmental and agency actions 
applicable to the domestic content standards of the Federal-aid 
programs within the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation.
    (b) Transparency in Waivers.--
            (1) Public transportation assistance.--Section 5323(j) of 
        title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(C)(i), by inserting 
                ``(excluding labor costs involved in final assembly)'' 
                after ``United States'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (4);
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph 
                (4); and
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (4), as 
                redesignated, the following:
    ``(5) Limitations on Waivers.--
            ``(A) Requests for waivers.--Not later than 7 days after 
        the Secretary receives a written request for a waiver of any 
        requirement under this subsection or section 
        5307(d)(1)(E)(iii), the Secretary shall--
                    ``(i) publish the request on a publicly available 
                agency Web site in an easily identifiable location; and
                    ``(ii) provide the public with at least 30 days for 
                notice and comment before issuing the requested waiver.
            ``(B) Waivers granted.--Not later than 30 days after the 
        Secretary decides to waive any requirement under this 
        subsection or section 5307(d)(1)(E)(iii), the Secretary shall 
        publish the decision and the justification for such decision in 
        the Federal Register and on the publicly available Web site 
        described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(C) Notification of the office of management and 
        budget.--If the Secretary grants a waiver of any requirement 
        under this subsection or section 5307(d)(1)(E)(iii), the 
        Secretary shall submit to the Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget--
                    ``(i) a notification of the application of the 
                exception; and
                    ``(ii) a statement describing the procurement and 
                the exception being applied.''.
            (2) Amtrak.--Section 24305(f) of title 49, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``exempt Amtrak 
                from this subsection'' and inserting ``waive paragraph 
                (2)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(5) Limitations on Waivers.--
            ``(A) Requests for waivers.--Not later than 7 days after 
        the Secretary of Transportation receives a written request for 
        a waiver of paragraph (2), the Secretary shall--
                    ``(i) publish the request on a publicly available 
                agency Web site in an easily identifiable location; and
                    ``(ii) provide the public with at least 30 days for 
                notice and comment before issuing the requested waiver.
            ``(B) Waivers granted.--Not later than 30 days after the 
        Secretary decides to waive paragraph (2), the Secretary shall 
        publish the decision and the justification for such decision in 
        the Federal Register and on the publicly available Web site 
        described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(C) Notification of the office of management and 
        budget.--If the Secretary grants a waiver of paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary shall submit to the Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget--
                    ``(i) a notification of the application of the 
                exception; and
                    ``(ii) a statement describing the procurement and 
                the exception being applied.''.
            (3) Intercity passenger rail service.--Section 24405(a) of 
        title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (11) as 
                paragraphs (8) through (12), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
    ``(7) Limitations on Waivers.--
            ``(A) Requests for waivers.--Not later than 7 days after 
        the Secretary of Transportation receives a written request for 
        a waiver of any requirement under this subsection, the head of 
        such agency shall--
                    ``(i) publish the request on a publicly available 
                agency Web site in an easily identifiable location; and
                    ``(ii) provide the public with a minimum of 30 days 
                for notice and comment before issuing the requested 
                waiver.
            ``(B) Waivers granted.--Not later than 30 days after the 
        Secretary decides to waive any requirement under this 
        subsection, the Secretary shall publish the decision and the 
        justification for such decision in the Federal Register and on 
        the publicly available Web site described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(C) Notification of the office of management and 
        budget.--If the Secretary grants a waiver of any requirement 
        under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the 
        Director of the Office of Management and Budget--
                    ``(i) a notification of the application of the 
                exception; and
                    ``(ii) a statement describing the procurement and 
                the exception being applied.''.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORTING ON EXCEPTIONS TO DOMESTIC 
              SOURCE REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the end of a fiscal 
year, the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall 
submit a report to Congress on the acquisitions supported by Federal 
transportation infrastructure investments which did not satisfy 
applicable domestic content standards.
    (b) Contents of Report.--The report submitted under subsection (a) 
shall include, for the fiscal year covered by such report--
            (1) the number of all domestic content waivers issued for 
        transportation infrastructure, rolling stock, and supporting 
        equipment purchases;
            (2) the countries and specifications of the products for 
        which waivers were granted;
            (3) an itemized list of all waivers granted with respect to 
        articles, materials, and supplies;
            (4) any law that requires procurement of goods from a 
        domestic source;
            (5) a citation to the treaty, international agreement, or 
        other law under which each waiver was granted, if applicable;
            (6) the specific exception under the applicable domestic 
        content standards that was used to purchase such articles, 
        materials, or supplies, if any articles, materials, or supplies 
        were acquired from entities that manufacture articles, 
        materials, or supplies outside of the United States; and
            (7) a summary of--
                    (A) the total procurement funds expended on 
                articles, materials, and supplies manufactured inside 
                the United States; and
                    (B) the total procurement funds expended on 
                articles, materials, and supplies manufactured outside 
                of the United States.
[A]:
Strengthening Manufacturing and Rebuilding Transit Act of 2011 or SMART Act - Requires the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to give preference to the award of discretionary or competitive grants, loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit to transportation infrastructure projects, including the purchase of transit vehicle rolling stock, rail, and supporting equipment, in which manufactured goods to be purchased have a domestic content percentage that: (1) exceeds applicable federal requirements; and (2) in the case of rolling stock, is consistent with industry-recognized standards, if available.

Directs the Secretary to establish a centralized website that provides rules and guidance, waiver notices, and agency actions of the domestic content (Buy America) standards for DOT federal-aid programs.

Requires the Secretary to subject to public notice and comment any request for waiver, and to publication in the Federal Register and notification to Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of any waiver, of Buy America requirements involving: (1) public transportation projects, (2) AMTRAK acquisition and maintenance of equipment and facilities, and (3) intercity passenger rail service corridor capital assistance projects.

Directs the DOT Inspector General to report annually to Congress on acquisitions funded by federal transportation infrastructure investments that do not comply with Buy American requirements.