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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Student Loan Refinancing 
Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDENT LOAN CONSOLIDATION.

    Section 459B of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087i-
2) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``section'' and 
        inserting ``subsection'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``this section'' and 
        inserting ``subsection (a)'' each place the term appears; and
            (3) by inserting at the end the following:
    ``(c) Temporary Loan Consolidation Authority for Certain Loans Made 
After July 1, 2006.--
            ``(1) Loan consolidation authority.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A borrower who has 1 or more 
                loans in a category described in subparagraph (B) may 
                consolidate all of the loans of the borrower that are 
                described in subparagraph (B) into a Federal Direct 
                Consolidation Loan during the period described in 
                subparagraph (C).
                    ``(B) Categories of loans that may be 
                consolidated.--The categories of loans that may be 
                consolidated under subparagraph (A) are loans made on 
                or after July 1, 2006, that are--
                            ``(i) loans made under this part;
                            ``(ii) loans purchased by the Secretary 
                        pursuant to section 459A; and
                            ``(iii) loans made under part B that are 
                        held by an eligible lender, as such term is 
                        defined in section 435(d).
                    ``(C) Time period in which loans may be 
                consolidated.--
                            ``(i) Federal direct loans.--In the case of 
                        a borrower who has 1 or more loans described 
                        under subparagraph (B)(i), the Secretary 
                        shall--
                                    ``(I) consolidate the loans 
                                described under subparagraph (B)(i) not 
                                later than 90 days after the date of 
                                enactment of the Federal Student Loan 
                                Refinancing Act; and
                                    ``(II) notify the borrower, in 
                                writing, prior to such consolidation 
                                that--
                                            ``(aa) the borrower's loans 
                                        under this part have been 
                                        consolidated at a lower 
                                        interest rate; and
                                            ``(bb) the borrower's 
                                        repayment plan and the other 
                                        terms and conditions of the 
                                        borrower's loan remain 
                                        unchanged.
                            ``(ii) Other loans.--In the case of a 
                        borrower who has 1 or more loans described 
                        under clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (B), 
                        the Secretary shall--
                                    ``(I) initiate the loan 
                                consolidation process for the loans 
                                described under clause (ii) or (iii) of 
                                subparagraph (B), not later than 90 
                                days after the date of enactment of the 
                                Federal Student Loan Refinancing Act, 
                                by sending a completed loan 
                                consolidation application to the 
                                borrower;
                                    ``(II) notify the borrower, as part 
                                of such application, that a fee will be 
                                assessed and that the interest rate of 
                                the Federal Direct Consolidation Loan 
                                will be set in accordance with 
                                paragraph (2); and
                                    ``(III) notify the borrower, as 
                                part of such application, that if the 
                                borrower wishes to consolidate in 
                                accordance with the completed 
                                application, the borrower must endorse 
                                the application and submit the 
                                application to the Secretary not more 
                                than 6 months after receipt of the 
                                application.
            ``(2) Terms of loans.--The following terms and conditions 
        shall apply to a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan made under 
        this subsection:
                    ``(A) The applicable rate of interest on a Federal 
                Direct Consolidation Loan made under this subsection 
                shall be--
                            ``(i) 4 percent; or
                            ``(ii) in a case in which the weighted 
                        average of the interest rates on the 
                        outstanding loans of a borrower that will be 
                        consolidated is less than 4 percent, the lesser 
                        of--
                                    ``(I) the weighted average of the 
                                interest rates on the outstanding loans 
                                of a borrower that will be 
                                consolidated; or
                                    ``(II) a rate of interest equal 
                                to--
                                            ``(aa) 4 percent; minus
                                            ``(bb) 0.4 percent of the 
                                        principal balance of the 
                                        consolidation loan, at the time 
                                        of consolidation.
                    ``(B) In the case of a loan consolidated under 
                paragraph (1)(C)(ii), an origination fee equal to 0.4 
                percent of the principal balance of the consolidation 
                loan, at the time of consolidation, will be added to 
                the principal balance of the loan, and the Secretary 
                shall use the fee to cover the cost of making and 
                servicing the loan.
                    ``(C) If 1 or more of the loans being consolidated 
                is a loan described under paragraph (1)(B)(iii), the 
                interest rate on the Federal Direct Consolidation Loan 
                under this subsection shall be reduced by 0.25 percent.
                    ``(D) Any benefit a borrower is receiving or 
                earning at the time a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan 
                is issued under this subsection shall not be affected 
                by consolidation under this section, including benefits 
                such as a deferment or forbearance, accumulation of 
                monthly payments as part of the public service loan 
                forgiveness program under section 455(m), accumulation 
                of monthly payments toward a loan discharge under the 
                income-based repayment plan under section 493C, 
                participation in a particular repayment plan, and other 
                benefits to the borrower.''.

SEC. 3. EXEMPTIONS FROM OTHER LAWS.

    (a) Exemption From the Paperwork Reduction Act.--Chapter 35 of 
title 44, United States Code, shall not apply to this Act.
    (b) Inapplicability of Rulemaking Requirements.--Sections 482(c) 
and 492 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1089(c), 1098a) 
and section 553 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the 
amendments made by this Act, or to any regulations promulgated under 
such amendments.
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Federal Student Loan Refinancing Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow borrowers that received loans under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (DL) or Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program on or after July 1, 2006, to consolidate those loans as Federal Direct Consolidation Loans.  It directs the Department of Education (ED) to consolidate DLs, and send a completed loan consolidation application to FFEL borrowers, within 90 days of this bill's enactment. It gives FFEL borrowers six months after their receipt of such application to endorse it and submit it to ED if they wish to consolidate their loans. The bill sets the interest rate on Federal Direct Consolidation Loans at 4% or, if the weighted average of the interest rates of the loans being consolidated is less than 4%, the lesser of: (1) that weighted average, or (2) an interest rate equal to 0.4% of the principal balance of the consolidation loan at the time of consolidation. It adds an origination fee equal to 0.4% of the principal balance of the consolidation loan at the time of consolidation if an FFEL is being consolidated. It reduces the interest rate on a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan by 0.25% if one or more of the loans being consolidated is an FFEL held by an eligible lender. The bill prohibits any benefit a borrower is receiving or earning when issued a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan from being affected by the consolidation.


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SECTION 1. INCENTIVES TO INCREASE USE OF HIV SCREENING TESTS UNDER THE 
              MEDICAID PROGRAM.

    (a) Higher Federal Matching Percentage for Routine HIV Screening 
Services.--Section 1903 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph 
                (8); and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following 
                new paragraph:
            ``(7) an amount equal to 90 percent of the sums expended 
        during such quarter which are attributable to the costs of 
        providing routine HIV screening services (as defined in 
        subsection (aa)(1)) if the conditions described in subsection 
        (aa)(2) are met; plus''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(aa) Routine HIV Screening Services.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
        `routine HIV screening services' means the following:
                    ``(A) An HIV screening test (and, if such test is 
                positive, a confirmatory HIV test), including the 
                interpretation of such tests, that is provided as part 
                of medical care in any health care setting (other than 
                an inpatient hospital setting) for an individual who--
                            ``(i) is at least 13, but not more than 64, 
                        years of age;
                            ``(ii) is not known to the health care 
                        provider (directly, through information 
                        provided by the individual, or through access 
                        to an electronic medical record) previously 
                        ever to have had a positive test for HIV or, 
                        subject to paragraph (3), within the previous 6 
                        months to have had any test for HIV; and
                            ``(iii) has been informed that such a test 
                        will be administered and has not objected to 
                        such a test.
                    ``(B) Informing an individual so tested of the 
                results of the tests at the time of such examination.
                    ``(C) In the case of such an individual who tests 
                positive for HIV on the screening and confirmatory 
                tests, post-test counseling concerning HIV at the time, 
                and as part of, such examination.
            ``(2) Conditions.--For purposes of subsection (a)(7), the 
        conditions of this paragraph, with respect to routine HIV 
        screening services, are that--
                    ``(A) the payment amount for such services under 
                this title is reasonable and closely approximates the 
                payment amount for such services under part B of title 
                XVIII;
                    ``(B) no cost-sharing is imposed under this title 
                for the provision of such services; and
                    ``(C) in the case of a State for which a political 
                subdivision is required to contribute towards the non-
                Federal share of expenditures for routine HIV screening 
                services, the increase in the Federal share applicable 
                under subsection (a)(5) to such services is first 
                applied to reduce the contribution (but not below zero) 
                required by such political subdivision.
            ``(3) Exception.--The limitation under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) 
        with respect to having a test for HIV within the previous 6 
        months shall not apply to an individual if the individual 
        indicates that, because of the individual's possible exposure 
        to HIV during the intervening period, the individual is at 
        increased risk of acquiring HIV since such previous test.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Subparagraphs (E) and (F) of section 1919(h)(2) of such 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r(h)(2)) are each amended by striking 
        ``1903(a)(7)'' and inserting ``1903(a)(8)''.
            (2) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1931(h) of such Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1396u-1(h)) are each amended by striking 
        ``1903(a)(7)'' and inserting ``1903(a)(8)''.
            (3) Section 1938(d)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u-
        8(d)(4)) is amended by striking ``1903(a)(7)'' and inserting 
        ``1903(a)(8)''.
            (4) Section 1940(j) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396w(j)) is 
        amended by striking ``paragraph (7)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
        (8)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to services furnished on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
    (d) Report.--Not later 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit a 
report to Congress on barriers that exist for Medicaid beneficiaries to 
access routine HIV screening services (as defined in section 1903(aa) 
of the Social Security Act, as added by subsection (a)(2)). Such report 
shall include recommendations on how to reduce such barriers to access 
such services.
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Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make quarterly payments to states with Medicaid plans for 90% of their expenditures for routine HIV screening services.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Solar Utilization Now Demonstration 
Act of 2006'' or the ``SUN Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Renewable energy is a growth industry around the world. 
        However, the United States has not been investing as heavily as 
        other countries, and is losing market share.
            (2) Since 1996, the United States has lost significant 
        market share in the solar industry, dropping from 44 percent of 
        the world market to 13 percent in 2003.
            (3) In 2003, Japan spent more than $200,000,000 on solar 
        research, development, demonstration, and commercial 
        application and other incentives, and Germany provided more 
        than $750,000,000 in low cost financing for solar photovoltaic 
        projects. This compares to United States Government spending of 
        $139,000,000 in 2003 for research, development, demonstration, 
        and commercial application and other incentives.
            (4) Germany and Japan each had domestic photovoltaic 
        industries that employed more than 10,000 people in 2003, while 
        in the same year the United States photovoltaics industry 
        employed only 2,000 people.
            (5) The United States is becoming increasingly dependent on 
        imported energy.
            (6) The high cost of fossil fuels is hurting the United 
        States economy.
            (7) Small reductions in peak demand can result in very 
        large reductions in price, according to energy market experts.
            (8) Although the United States has only 2 percent of the 
        world's oil reserves and 3 percent of the world's natural gas 
        reserves, our Nation's renewable energy resources are vast and 
        largely untapped.
            (9) Renewable energy can reduce the demand for imported 
        energy, reducing costs and decreasing the variability of energy 
        prices.
            (10) By using domestic renewable energy resources, the 
        United States can reduce the amount of money sent into unstable 
        regions of the world and keep it in the United States.
            (11) By supporting renewable energy research and 
        development, and funding demonstration and commercial 
        application programs for renewable energy, the United States 
        can create an export industry and improve the balance of trade.
            (12) Renewable energy can significantly reduce the 
        environmental impacts of energy production.

SEC. 3. PHOTOVOLTAIC DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy (in this Act referred to 
as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a program of grants to States to 
demonstrate advanced photovoltaic technology.
    (b) Requirements.--
            (1) Ability to meet requirements.--To receive funding under 
        the program under this section, a State must submit a proposal 
        that demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that 
        the State will meet the requirements of subsection (f).
            (2) Compliance with requirements.--If a State has received 
        funding under this section for the preceding year, the State 
        must demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that it 
        complied with the requirements of subsection (f) in carrying 
        out the program during that preceding year, and that it will do 
        so in the future, before it can receive further funding under 
        this section.
            (3) Funding allocation.--Except as provided in subsection 
        (c), each State submitting a qualifying proposal shall receive 
        funding under the program based on the proportion of United 
        States population in the State according to the 2000 census. In 
        each fiscal year, the portion of funds attributable under this 
        paragraph to States that have not submitted qualifying 
        proposals in the time and manner specified by the Secretary 
        shall be distributed pro rata to the States that have submitted 
        qualifying proposals in the specified time and manner.
    (c) Competition.--If more than $80,000,000 is available for the 
program under this section for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
allocate 75 percent of the total amount of funds available according to 
subsection (b)(3), and shall award the remaining 25 percent on a 
competitive basis to the States with the proposals the Secretary 
considers most likely to encourage the widespread adoption of 
photovoltaic technologies.
    (d) Proposals.--Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and in each subsequent fiscal year for the life of the 
program, the Secretary shall solicit proposals from the States to 
participate in the program under this section.
    (e) Competitive Criteria.--In awarding funds in a competitive 
allocation under subsection (c), the Secretary shall consider--
            (1) the likelihood of a proposal to encourage the 
        demonstration of, or lower the costs of, advanced photovoltaic 
        technologies; and
            (2) the extent to which a proposal is likely to--
                    (A) maximize the amount of photovoltaics 
                demonstrated;
                    (B) maximize the proportion of non-Federal cost 
                share; and
                    (C) limit State administrative costs.
    (f) State Program.--A program operated by a State with funding 
under this section shall provide competitive awards for the 
demonstration of advanced photovoltaic technologies. Each State program 
shall--
            (1) require a contribution of at least 60 percent per award 
        from non-Federal sources, which may include any combination of 
        State, local, and private funds, except that at least 10 
        percent of the funding must be supplied by the State;
            (2) limit awards for any single project to a maximum of 
        $1,000,000;
            (3) prohibit any nongovernmental recipient from receiving 
        more than $1,000,000 per year;
            (4) endeavor to fund recipients in the commercial, 
        industrial, institutional, governmental, and residential 
        sectors;
            (5) limit State administrative costs to no more than 10 
        percent of the grant;
            (6) report annually to the Secretary on--
                    (A) the amount of funds disbursed;
                    (B) the amount of photovoltaics purchased; and
                    (C) the results of the monitoring under paragraph 
                (7);
            (7) provide for measurement and verification of the output 
        of a representative sample of the photovoltaics systems 
        demonstrated throughout the average working life of the 
        systems, or at least 20 years; and
            (8) require that applicant buildings must have received an 
        independent energy efficiency audit during the 6-month period 
        preceding the filing of the application.
    (g) Unexpended Funds.--If a State fails to expend any funds 
received under subsection (b) or (c) within 3 years of receipt, such 
remaining funds shall be returned to the Treasury.
    (h) Reports.--The Secretary shall report to Congress 5 years after 
funds are first distributed to the States under this section--
            (1) the amount of photovoltaics demonstrated;
            (2) the number of projects undertaken;
            (3) the administrative costs of the program;
            (4) the amount of funds that each State has not received 
        because of a failure to submit a qualifying proposal, as 
        described in subsection (b)(3);
            (5) the results of the monitoring under subsection (f)(7); 
        and
            (6) the total amount of funds distributed, including a 
        breakdown by State.
    (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary for the purposes of carrying out this 
section--
            (1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
            (2) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
            (3) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
            (4) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
            (5) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.
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Solar Utilization Now Demonstration Act of 2006 or the SUN Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a program of grants to states to demonstrate advanced photovoltaic technology.