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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Center for Excellence in 
Research and Development Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Due to the end of the Cold War, the United States has 
        not recently conducted underground nuclear testing at the 
        Department of Energy facility known as the Nevada Test Site, 
        Nevada, and the United States does not plan to conduct such 
        testing in the foreseeable future.
            (2) Because the world political situation is ever-changing 
        and dangerous, it is imperative that the United States remain 
        strong militarily and continue to be a nuclear superpower.
            (3) It is imperative that portions of the Nevada Test Site 
        be maintained in a full state of readiness to ensure the 
        capability of the nuclear arsenal of the United States.
            (4) The Nevada Test Site is in a beneficial location for 
        activities suitable for research and development of emerging 
        technologies that will be important to the United States in the 
        21st century.
            (5) Technology development carried out at the Nevada Test 
        Site should include both private-sector and military projects.
            (6) The Nevada Test Site can support the stewardship of the 
        Nation's nuclear weapons stockpile, the nonproliferation of 
        nuclear weapons, and the technological competitiveness of the 
        United States by providing the environment for nuclear and non-
        nuclear test and demonstration experiments and projects for 
        government, industry, and academia.
            (7) The Nevada Test Site can provide the infrastructure to 
        support industrial and civilian tests of environmentally 
        demanding projects and programs in addition to maintaining its 
        readiness capability in support of the nuclear arsenal.
            (8) The Nevada Test Site can support the testing and 
        demonstration of environmental clean-up technologies by 
        government and industry.
            (9) The Nevada Test Site can support the testing of 
        alternative and renewable energy sources for environmentally 
        clean and economically competitive replacements for traditional 
        fossil energy sources and uses in many parts of Nevada and in 
        the United States as a whole.
            (10) The Nevada Test Site can provide support for 
        disarmament activities such as the demonstration of rocket 
        motor destruction technology and conventional munitions 
        destruction technology.
            (11) The Nevada Test Site can support non-proliferation 
        experiments in disablement, nuclear forensics, sensors, and 
        verification and monitoring.
            (12) The Nevada Test Site can support treaty-compliant 
        experiments for stockpile stewardship purposes.
            (13) The size and remoteness of the Nevada Test Site make 
        the Nevada Test Site well-suited for a multitude of activities 
        associated with the restructuring of the United States 
        military.
            (14) The Nevada Test Site can also support non-
        proliferation, counter-proliferation, and counter-terrorism 
        activities.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

    It is the purpose of this Act--
            (1) to ensure full operational readiness of the underground 
        nuclear testing facilities and infrastructure of the Nevada 
        Test Site;
            (2) to ensure an appropriate level of funds for such 
        readiness to be maintained;
            (3) to create a National Test and Demonstration Center of 
        Excellence at the Nevada Test Site for the promotion of 
        disarmament, demilitarization, alternative and renewable energy 
        sources, the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, counter-
        proliferation of nuclear weapons, sensor development, and 
        environmentally sensitive technologies; and
            (4) to ensure the availability of the Nevada Test Site, 
        within appropriate restrictions, for use by private-sector 
        industries seeking to make use of the inherent qualities that 
        make the Nevada Test Site the greatest outdoor laboratory in 
        the world.

SEC. 4. MAINTENANCE OF READINESS CAPABILITY OF NEVADA TEST SITE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--The amount referred to in paragraph (2) is 
        hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy 
        for fiscal year 1995 and each fiscal year thereafter to 
        maintain the operational readiness of the underground nuclear 
        testing facilities and infrastructure of the Nevada Test Site.
            (2) Authorized amount.--The amount referred to in paragraph 
        (1) is not less than the amount appropriated to the Secretary 
        of Energy for fiscal year 1992 to maintain the operational 
        readiness of the underground nuclear testing facilities and 
        infrastructure of the Nevada Test Site.
    (b) Staffing Levels.--The Secretary of Energy shall maintain a 
staffing level at the Nevada Test Site that the Secretary considers 
sufficient to carry out activities under this Act in addition to any 
other activities conducted by the Department of Energy at the Nevada 
Test Site.
    (c) Infrastructure Assessments and Activities.--The Secretary of 
Energy, through the Nevada Test Site Operations Office, shall carry out 
any infrastructure assessments and activities necessary to accommodate 
new projects and initiatives at the Nevada Test Site.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL TEST AND DEMONSTRATION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established within the 
Department of Energy a National Test and Demonstration Center of 
Excellence (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ``Center''), to be 
located at the Nevada Test Site, Nevada.
    (b) Purpose.--It shall be the purpose of the Center to promote 
disarmament, demilitarization, alternative and renewable energy 
sources, the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, counter-proliferation 
of nuclear weapons, sensor development, and environmentally sensitive 
technologies.
    (c) Activities Related to Alternative and Renewable Energy 
Sources.--The Center shall carry out the following testing and 
demonstration activities that are related to alternative and renewable 
energy sources:
            (1) The characterization of solar and geothermal resources 
        at the Nevada Test Site.
            (2) The development of alternative and renewable energy 
        sources, including, as a goal of the Center, the development 
        and completion of two 100-megawatt solar power plants by the 
        year 2000.
            (3) The conduct of a National Alternative-Fueled Vehicles 
        Program, the objective of which shall be to demonstrate the 
        regional use of natural gas, electricity, and hydrogen as 
        vehicle fuels.
    (d) Activities Related to Disarmament and Demilitarization.--The 
Center shall carry out testing and demonstration activities that are 
related to changes occurring in United States military as a result of 
the end of the Cold War, including activities--
            (1) that involve the demilitarization of large rocket motor 
        and conventional ordnance;
            (2) that assist in disarmament and demilitarization, 
        generally; and
            (3) that test and demonstrate the nonmilitary application 
        of technologies and resources the military application of which 
        has decreased or otherwise changed due to disarmament and 
        demilitarization.
    (e) Activities Related to Nuclear Stockpile Stewardship.--The 
Center shall carry out testing and demonstration activities related to 
the stewardship of the nuclear stockpile of the United States. Such 
activities shall include--
            (1) the conduct of experiments that assist in monitoring 
        compliance with international agreements on the 
        nonproliferation of nuclear weapons;
            (2) the provision of support to the Department of Energy 
        nuclear weapons complex;
            (3) the conduct of programs for the Department of Energy 
        and the Department of Defense to develop simulator technologies 
        for nuclear weapons design and effects, including advanced 
        hydrodynamic simulators, inertial confinement fusion test 
        facilities, and nuclear weapons effects simulators; and
            (4) the conduct of the stockpile stewardship program 
        established pursuant to section 3138 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (107 Stat. 1946; Public 
        Law 103-160).
    (f) Activities Related to Nonproliferation.--The Center shall carry 
out experiments related to the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, 
including experiments with respect to disablement, nuclear forensics, 
sensors, and verification and monitoring.
    (g) Activities Related to Counter-Proliferation.--The Center shall 
carry out experiments related to the counter-proliferation of nuclear 
weapons.
    (h) Activities Related to Environmental Technologies.--The Center 
shall carry out testing and demonstration activities related to the 
development of environmental technologies, including--
            (1) the demonstration of technologies concerning the 
        remediation of toxic and hazardous chemicals; and
            (2) the conduct of training activities pertaining to 
        emergency response to hazardous and toxic accidents and 
        emergencies.
    (i) Other Activities.--The Center may carry out the testing and 
demonstration of any other technology which, in the determination of 
the Secretary of Energy, is appropriate for testing and demonstration 
at the Nevada Test Site.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Except as provided in section 4, there is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Energy for fiscal year 1997 such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

A: National Center for Excellence in Research and Development Act of 1996 - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Energy for FY 1995 and beyond to maintain the operational readiness of the underground nuclear testing facilities and infrastructure of the Nevada Test Site. 
Establishes within the Department of Energy a national Test and Demonstration Center of Excellence at the Nevada Test Site, Nevada, to implement testing and demonstration activities related to:  (1) certain alternative and renewable energy sources, including solar and geothermal energy, as well as natural gas, electricity, and hydrogen as components of a National Alternative-Fueled Vehicles Program; (2) certain changes in the U.S. military as a result of the end of the Cold War, including demilitarization and disarmament activities and the nonmilitary application of military technologies and resources; (3) stewardship of the Federal nuclear stockpile; (4) non-proliferation and counter-proliferation of nuclear weapons; and (5) development of certain environmental technologies, including technologies for remediation of toxic and hazardous chemicals, and activities pertaining to emergency response to hazardous and toxic accidents.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mother's Day Centennial 
Commemorative Coin Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress hereby finds as follows:
            (1) Anna Jarvis, who is considered to be the founder of the 
        modern Mother's Day, was born in Webster, West Virginia on May 
        1, 1864.
            (2) A resident of Grafton, West Virginia, Anna Jarvis 
        dedicated much of her adult life to honoring her mother, Anna 
        Reeves Jarvis, who passed on May 9, 1905.
            (3) In 1908, the Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church of 
        Grafton, West Virginia, officially proclaimed the third 
        anniversary of Anna Reeves Jarvis' death to be Mother's Day.
            (4) In 1910, West Virginia Governor, William Glasscock, 
        issued the first Mother's Day Proclamation encouraging all West 
        Virginians to attend church and wear white carnations.
            (5) On May 8, 1914, the Sixty-Third Congress approved H. J. 
        Res. 263 designating the second Sunday in May to be observed as 
        Mother's Day and encouraging all Americans to display the 
        American flag at their homes as a public expression of the love 
        and reverence for the mothers of our Nation.
            (6) On May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson issued a 
        Presidential Proclamation directing government officials to 
        display the American flag on all government buildings and 
        inviting the American people to display the flag at their homes 
        on the second Sunday of May as a public expression of the love 
        and reverence for the mothers of our nation.

SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

    (a) Denominations.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereinafter in 
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue not 
more than 400,000 $1 coins each of which shall--
            (1) weigh 26.73 grams;
            (2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
            (3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
    (b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal 
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
    (c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5136 of title 31, 
United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be considered 
to be numismatic items.

SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.

    (a) Design Requirements.--The design of the coins minted under this 
Act shall be emblematic of the 100th anniversary of President Wilson's 
proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.
    (b) Designation and Inscriptions.--On each coin minted under this 
Act there shall be--
            (1) a designation of the value of the coin;
            (2) an inscription of the year ``2014''; and
            (3) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God We 
        Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E Pluribus Unum''.
    (c) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act 
shall be--
            (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the 
        Commission of Fine Arts; and
            (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee 
        established under section 5135 of title 31, United States Code.

SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

    (a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this Act shall be issued 
in uncirculated and proof qualities.
    (b) Commencement of Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins minted 
under this Act beginning January 1, 2014, except that the Secretary may 
initiate sales of such coins, without issuance, before such date.
    (c) Termination of Minting Authority.--No coins shall be minted 
under this Act after December 31, 2014.

SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.

    (a) Sale Price.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
coins issued under this Act shall be sold by the Secretary at a price 
equal to the sum of the face value of the coins, the surcharge required 
under section 7(a) for the coins, and the cost of designing and issuing 
such coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 
overhead expenses, and marketing).
    (b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins 
issued under this Act at a reasonable discount.
    (c) Prepaid Orders at a Discount.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders 
        for the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of such 
        coins.
            (2) Discount.--Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders 
        under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.

SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.

    (a) Surcharge Required.--All sales shall include a surcharge of $10 
per coin.
    (b) Distribution.--Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United 
States Code, all surcharges which are received by the Secretary from 
the sale of coins issued under this Act shall be promptly paid by the 
Secretary as follows:
            (1) \1/2\ to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure for the 
        purpose of furthering research funded by the organization.
            (2) \1/2\ to the National Osteoporosis Foundation for the 
        purpose of furthering research funded by the Foundation.
    (c) Audits.--The Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the National 
Osteoporosis Foundation shall be subject to the audit requirements of 
section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code, with regard to the 
amounts received by the respective organizations under subsection (b).
    (d) Limitation.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), no surcharge may 
be included with respect to the issuance under this Act of any coin 
during a calendar year if, as of the time of such issuance, the 
issuance of such coin would result in the number of commemorative coin 
programs issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 commemorative 
coin program issuance limitation under section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, 
United States Code (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act). The Secretary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out 
this subsection.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 10, 2008.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

A: Mother's Day Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 400,000 $1 coins emblematic of the 100th anniversary of President Wilson's proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.

Authorizes the Secretary to issue such coins beginning January 1, 2014, except that the Secretary may initiate sales of such coins, without issuance, before such date.

Terminates such minting authority after December 31, 2014.

Requires coin sales to include a $10 surcharge per coin, with distribution of such surcharges to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the National Osteoporosis Foundation for the purpose of furthering research.

Prohibits any surcharge if the coin's issuance would cause the number of commemorative coin programs issued during the year to exceed the annual two commemorative coin program issuance limitation.
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Q: SECTION 1. PILOT PROGRAM ON PROVISION OF FURNITURE, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, 
              AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS VETERANS MOVING INTO 
              PERMANENT HOUSING.

    (a) Pilot Program Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
        shall commence a pilot program to assess the feasibility and 
        advisability of awarding grants to eligible entities to provide 
        furniture, household items, and other assistance to covered 
        veterans moving into permanent housing to facilitate the 
        settlement of such covered veterans in such housing.
            (2) Eligible entities.--For purposes of the pilot program, 
        an eligible entity is any of the following:
                    (A) A veterans service agency.
                    (B) A veterans service organization.
                    (C) A nongovernmental organization that--
                            (i) is described in paragraph (3), (4), or 
                        (19) of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue 
                        Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under 
                        section 501(a) of such code; and
                            (ii) has an established history of 
                        providing assistance to veterans or the 
                        homeless.
            (3) Covered veterans.--For purposes of the pilot program, a 
        covered veteran is any of the following:
                    (A) A formerly homeless veteran who is receiving 
                housing, clinical services, and case management 
                assistance under section 8(o)(19) of the United States 
                Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)).
                    (B) A veteran who is receiving--
                            (i) assistance from, or is the beneficiary 
                        of a service furnished by, a program that is in 
                        receipt of a grant under section 2011 of title 
                        38, United States Code; or
                            (ii) services for which per diem payment is 
                        received under section 2012 of such title.
                    (C) A veteran who is--
                            (i) a beneficiary of the outreach program 
                        carried out under section 2022(e) of such 
                        title; or
                            (ii) in receipt of referral or counseling 
                        services from the program carried out under 
                        section 2023 of such title.
                    (D) A veteran who is receiving a service or 
                assistance under section 2031 of such title.
                    (E) A veteran who is residing in therapeutic 
                housing operated under section 2032 of such title.
                    (F) A veteran who is receiving domiciliary services 
                under section 2043 of such title or domiciliary care 
                under section 1710(b) of such title.
                    (G) A veteran who is receiving supportive services 
                under section 2044 of such title.
            (4) Duration.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
        program during the three-year period beginning on the date of 
        the commencement of the pilot program.
    (b) Grants.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
        program through the award of grants to eligible entities for 
        the provision of furniture and other household items as 
        described in subsection (a)(1).
            (2) Maximum amount.--The amount of a grant awarded under 
        the pilot program shall not exceed $500,000.
    (c) Selection of Grant Recipients.--
            (1) Application.--An eligible entity seeking a grant under 
        the pilot program shall submit to the Secretary an application 
        therefor in such form and in such manner as the Secretary 
        considers appropriate.
            (2) Selection priority.--
                    (A) Communities with greatest need.--Subject to 
                subparagraph (B), in accordance with regulations the 
                Secretary shall prescribe, the Secretary shall give 
                priority in the awarding of grants under the pilot 
                program to eligible entities who serve communities 
                which the Secretary determines have the greatest need 
                of homeless services.
                    (B) Geographic distribution.--The Secretary may 
                give priority in the awarding of grants under the pilot 
                program to achieve a fair distribution, as determined 
                by the Secretary, among eligible entities serving 
                covered veterans in different geographic regions, 
                including in rural communities and tribal lands.
    (d) Use of Grant Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), each 
        eligible entity receiving a grant under the pilot program shall 
        use the grant--
                    (A) to coordinate with the Secretary to facilitate 
                distribution of furniture and other household items to 
                covered veterans moving into permanent housing;
                    (B) to purchase, or otherwise obtain via donation, 
                furniture and household items for use by such covered 
                veterans;
                    (C) to distribute such furniture and household 
                items to such covered veterans; and
                    (D) to pay for background checks, provide security 
                deposits, provide funds for utilities, and provide 
                moving expenses for such covered veterans that are 
                necessary for the settlement of such covered veterans 
                in such housing.
            (2) Maximum amount of assistance.--A recipient of a grant 
        awarded under the pilot program may not expend more than $2,500 
        of the amount of the grant awarded for the provision to a 
        single covered veteran of assistance under the pilot program.
            (3) Memorandums of understanding.--In the case of an 
        eligible entity receiving a grant under the pilot program that 
        entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary 
        before the date of the enactment of this Act that provides for 
        the provision of furniture and other household items to covered 
        veterans as described in subsection (a) without Federal 
        compensation, the eligible entity may use the grant in 
        accordance with the provisions of such memorandum of 
        understanding in lieu of paragraph (1).
            (4) Full use of funds.--
                    (A) In general.--A recipient of a grant awarded 
                under the pilot program shall use the full amount of 
                the grant by not later than one year after the date on 
                which the Secretary awards such grant.
                    (B) Recovery.--The Secretary may recover from a 
                recipient of a grant awarded under this section all of 
                the unused amounts of the grant if all of the amounts 
                of the grant are not used--
                            (i) pursuant to paragraph (1) and 
                        subparagraph (A) of this paragraph; or
                            (ii) in a case described in paragraph (3), 
                        pursuant to an applicable memorandum of 
                        understanding.
    (e) Outreach.--The Secretary shall conduct outreach, including 
under chapter 63 of title 38, United States Code, to inform covered 
veterans about their eligibility to receive household items, furniture, 
and other assistance under the pilot program.
    (f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for--
            (1) evaluating an application by an eligible entity for a 
        grant under the pilot program; and
            (2) otherwise administering the pilot program.
    (g) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than the date that is 90 days 
        after the last day of the pilot program, the Secretary shall 
        submit to Congress a report on the pilot program.
            (2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall include the following:
                    (A) An assessment of the pilot program.
                    (B) The findings of the Secretary with respect to 
                the feasibility and advisability of awarding grants to 
                eligible entities as described in subsection (a)(1).
                    (C) Such recommendations as the Secretary may have 
                for legislative or administrative action to facilitate 
                the settlement of covered veterans into permanent 
                housing.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $5,000,000 for 
each year of the pilot program.
    (i) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Outreach.--The term ``outreach'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 6301(b)(1) of title 38, United States 
        Code.
            (2) Veterans service agency.--The term ``veterans service 
        agency'' means a unit of a State government, or a political 
        subdivision thereof, that has primary responsibility for 
        programs and activities of such government or subdivision 
        related to veterans benefits.
            (3) Veterans service organization.--The term ``veterans 
        service organization'' means any organization recognized by the 
        Secretary for the representation of veterans under section 5902 
        of title 38, United States Code.

A:
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a three-year pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of awarding grants to veterans service agencies, veterans service organizations, and nongovernmental tax-exempt organizations with experience assisting veterans or the homeless to provide veterans who are receiving specified VA homeless benefits with furniture, household items, and other assistance to facilitate their settlement into permanent housing. Requires the Secretary to: (1) give grant priority to applicants who serve communities that have the greatest need of homeless services, and (2) inform veterans of their eligibility to receive benefits under the pilot program. Caps the amount of each grant and the amount of each grant that a grantee may use to provide benefits to an individual veteran.
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