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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. ENERGY EFFICIENCY RETROFIT PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Applicant.--The term ``applicant'' means a nonprofit 
        organization that applies for a grant under this section.
            (2) Energy-efficiency improvement.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``energy-efficiency 
                improvement'' means an installed measure (including a 
                product, equipment, system, service, or practice) that 
                results in a reduction in use by a nonprofit 
                organization for energy or fuel supplied from outside 
                the nonprofit building.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``energy-efficiency 
                improvement'' includes an installed measure described 
                in subparagraph (A) involving--
                            (i) repairing, replacing, or installing--
                                    (I) a roof or lighting system, or 
                                component of a roof or lighting system;
                                    (II) a window;
                                    (III) a door, including a security 
                                door; or
                                    (IV) a heating, ventilation, or air 
                                conditioning system or component of the 
                                system (including insulation and wiring 
                                and plumbing improvements needed to 
                                serve a more efficient system);
                            (ii) a renewable energy generation or 
                        heating system, including a solar, 
                        photovoltaic, wind, geothermal, or biomass 
                        (including wood pellet) system or component of 
                        the system; and
                            (iii) any other measure taken to modernize, 
                        renovate, or repair a nonprofit building to 
                        make the nonprofit building more energy 
                        efficient.
            (3) Nonprofit building.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``nonprofit building'' 
                means a building operated and owned by a nonprofit 
                organization.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``nonprofit building'' 
                includes a building described in subparagraph (A) that 
                is--
                            (i) a hospital;
                            (ii) a youth center;
                            (iii) a school;
                            (iv) a social-welfare program facility;
                            (v) a faith-based organization; and
                            (vi) any other nonresidential and 
                        noncommercial structure.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Energy.
    (b) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program to 
award grants for the purpose of retrofitting nonprofit buildings with 
energy-efficiency improvements.
    (c) Grants.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may award grants under the 
        program established under subsection (b).
            (2) Application.--The Secretary may award a grant under 
        this section if an applicant submits to the Secretary an 
        application at such time, in such form, and containing such 
        information as the Secretary may prescribe.
            (3) Criteria for grant.--In determining whether to award a 
        grant under this section, the Secretary shall apply 
        performance-based criteria, which shall give priority to 
        applications based on--
                    (A) the energy savings achieved;
                    (B) the cost-effectiveness of the energy-efficiency 
                improvement;
                    (C) an effective plan for evaluation, measurement, 
                and verification of energy savings;
                    (D) the financial need of the applicant; and
                    (E) the percentage of the matching contribution by 
                the applicant.
            (4) Limitation on individual grant amount.--Each grant 
        awarded under this section shall not exceed--
                    (A) an amount equal to 50 percent of the energy-
                efficiency improvement; and
                    (B) $200,000.
            (5) Cost sharing.--
                    (A) In general.--A grant awarded under this section 
                shall be subject to a minimum non-Federal cost-sharing 
                requirement of 50 percent.
                    (B) In-kind contributions.--The non-Federal share 
                may be provided in the form of in-kind contributions of 
                materials or services.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2016 through 2020, to remain available until expended.
    (e) Offset.--Section 422(f) of the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17082(f)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``through 2018.'' and 
        inserting ``and 2014;''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and
            ``(6) $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 
        2018.''.

SOLUTION: This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish a pilot program to award matching grants for nonprofit organizations to retrofit their buildings with energy-efficiency improvements. This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to decrease the amount of appropriations authorized in FY2015 for the Zero Net Energy Commercial Buildings Initiative.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SPECIAL DEPRECIATION ALLOWANCE AND RECOVERY PERIOD FOR 
              NONCOMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(o) Special Allowance for Noncommercial Airplanes.--
            ``(1) Additional allowance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of any qualified 
                noncommercial aircraft to which this subparagraph 
                applies--
                            ``(i) the depreciation deduction provided 
                        by section 167(a) for the taxable year in which 
                        such property is placed in service shall 
                        include an allowance equal to 50 percent of the 
                        adjusted basis of the qualified noncommercial 
                        aircraft property, and
                            ``(ii) the adjusted basis of the qualified 
                        noncommercial aircraft property shall be 
                        reduced by the amount of such deduction before 
                        computing the amount otherwise allowable as a 
                        depreciation deduction under this chapter for 
                        such taxable year and any subsequent taxable 
                        year.
                    ``(B) Application to aircraft purchased in 2010 or 
                2011.--Subparagraph (A) applies to qualified 
                noncommercial aircraft property placed in service after 
                December 31, 2009, and before January 1, 2012, which 
                is--
                            ``(i) acquired by the taxpayer after 
                        December 31, 2009, and before January 1, 2012, 
                        but only if no written binding contract for the 
                        acquisition was in effect before January 1, 
                        2010, or
                            ``(ii) acquired by the taxpayer pursuant to 
                        a written binding contract which was entered 
                        into after December 31, 2009, and before 
                        January 1, 2012, and
            ``(2) Recovery period.--For purposes of this section--
                    ``(A) In general.--Qualified noncommercial aircraft 
                to which this subparagraph applies shall be treated as 
                3-year property.
                    ``(B) Application to aircraft purchased before 
                2015.--Subparagraph (A) applies to qualified 
                noncommercial aircraft placed in service after the date 
                of the enactment of this subsection and before January 
                1, 2015, which is--
                            ``(i) acquired by the taxpayer after the 
                        date of the enactment of this subsection and 
                        before January 1, 2015, but only if no written 
                        binding contract for the acquisition was in 
                        effect before such date of the enactment, or
                            ``(ii) acquired by the taxpayer pursuant to 
                        a written binding contract which was entered 
                        into after December 31, 2008, and before 
                        January 1, 2015, and
            ``(3) Qualified noncommercial aircraft property.--For 
        purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified 
                noncommercial aircraft property' means any aircraft--
                            ``(i) which is not used in the trade or 
                        business of transporting persons or property,
                            ``(ii) to which this section applies, and
                            ``(iii) the original use of which commences 
                        with the taxpayer after--
                                    ``(I) December 31, 2009, for 
                                purposes of paragraph (1), and
                                    ``(II) the date of the enactment of 
                                this subsection for purposes of 
                                paragraph (2).
                    ``(B) Exceptions.--
                            ``(i) Bonus depreciation property under 
                        subsection (k).--The term `qualified 
                        noncommercial aircraft property' shall not 
                        include any property to which subsection (k)(1) 
                        applies.
                            ``(ii) Alternative depreciation property.--
                        The term `qualified noncommercial aircraft 
                        property' shall not include any property to 
                        which the alternative depreciation system under 
                        subsection (g) applies, determined--
                                    ``(I) without regard to paragraph 
                                (7) of subsection (g) (relating to 
                                election to have system apply), and
                                    ``(II) after application of section 
                                280F(b) (relating to listed property 
                                with limited business use).
                            ``(iii) Election out.--If a taxpayer makes 
                        an election under this clause with respect to 
                        any class of property for any taxable year, 
                        this subsection shall not apply to all property 
                        in such class placed in service during such 
                        taxable year.
                    ``(C) Special rule for self-constructed property.--
                In the case of a taxpayer manufacturing, constructing, 
                or producing property for the taxpayer's own use, if 
                the taxpayer begins manufacturing, constructing, or 
                producing the property--
                            ``(i) after December 31, 2009, and before 
                        January 1, 2012, for purposes of paragraph (1), 
                        and
                            ``(ii) after the date of the enactment of 
                        this subsection and before January 1, 2015, for 
                        purposes of paragraph (2),
                the requirements of paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B) (as the 
                case may be) shall be treated as met.
                    ``(D) Deduction allowed in computing minimum tax.--
                For purposes of determining alternative minimum taxable 
                income under section 55, the deduction under subsection 
                (a) for qualified noncommercial aircraft property shall 
                be determined under this section without regard to any 
                adjustment under section 56.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, in taxable years ending after such date.

SOLUTION: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) increased depreciation of qualified noncommercial aircraft property placed in service in 2010 or 2011; and (2) a three-year recovery period for the depreciation of such property placed in service before 2015. Defines "qualified noncommercial aircraft property" as any aircraft that is not used in the trade or business of transporting persons or property and that is first used after 2009. Allows such increased depreciation as an offset against the alternative minimum tax.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF TOLL FREE NUMBER PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--If the Secretary of Commerce determines, on the 
basis of comments submitted in rulemaking under section 2, that--
            (1) interest among manufacturers is sufficient to warrant 
        the establishment of a 3-year toll free number pilot program, 
        and
            (2) manufacturers will provide fees under section 2(c) so 
        that the program will operate without cost to the Federal 
        Government,
the Secretary shall establish such program solely to help inform 
consumers whether a product is ``Made in America''. The Secretary shall 
publish the toll-free number by notice in the Federal Register.
    (b) Contract.--The Secretary of Commerce shall enter into a 
contract for--
            (1) the establishment and operation of the toll free number 
        pilot program provided for in subsection (a), and
            (2) the registration of products pursuant to regulations 
        issued under section 2,
which shall be funded entirely from fees collected under section 2(c).
    (c) Use.--The toll free number shall be used solely to inform 
consumers as to whether products are registered under section 2 as 
``Made in America''. Consumers shall also be informed that registration 
of a product does not mean--
            (1) that the product is endorsed or approved by the 
        Government,
            (2) that the Secretary has conducted any investigation to 
        confirm that the product is a product which meets the 
        definition of ``Made in America'' in section 4 of this Act, or
            (3) that the product contains 100 percent United States 
        content.

SEC. 2. REGISTRATION.

    (a) Proposed Regulation.--The Secretary of Commerce shall propose a 
regulation--
            (1) to establish a procedure under which the manufacturer 
        of a product may voluntarily register such product as complying 
        with the definition of ``Made in America'' in section 4 of this 
        Act and have such product included in the information available 
        through the toll free number established under section 1(a);
            (2) to establish, assess, and collect a fee to cover all 
        the costs (including start-up costs) of registering products 
        and including registered products in information provided under 
        the toll-free number;
            (3) for the establishment under section 1(a) of the toll-
        free number pilot program; and
            (4) to solicit views from the private sector concerning the 
        level of interest of manufacturers in registering products 
        under the terms and conditions of paragraph (1).
    (b) Promulgation.--If the Secretary determines based on the 
comments on the regulation proposed under subsection (a) that the toll-
free number pilot program and the registration of products is 
warranted, the Secretary shall promulgate such regulation.
    (c) Registration Fee.--
            (1) In general.--Manufacturers of products included in 
        information provided under section 1 shall be subject to a fee 
        imposed by the Secretary of Commerce to pay the cost of 
        registering products and including them in information provided 
        under subsection (a).
            (2) Amount.--The amount of fees imposed under paragraph (1) 
        shall--
                    (A) in the case of a manufacturer, not be greater 
                than the cost of registering the manufacturer's product 
                and providing product information directly attributable 
                to such manufacturer, and
                    (B) in the case of the total amount of fees, not be 
                greater than the total amount appropriated to the 
                Secretary of Commerce for salaries and expenses 
                directly attributable to registration of manufacturers 
                and having products included in the information 
                provided under section 1(a).
            (3) Crediting and availability of fees.--
                    (A) In general.--Fees collected for a fiscal year 
                pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be credited to the 
                appropriation account for salaries and expenses of the 
                Secretary of Commerce and shall be available in 
                accordance with appropriation Acts until expended 
                without fiscal year limitation.
                    (B) Collections and appropriation acts.--The fees 
                imposed under paragraph (1)--
                            (i) shall be collected in each fiscal year 
                        in an amount equal to the amount specified in 
                        appropriation Acts for such fiscal year, and
                            (ii) shall only be collected and available 
                        for the costs described in paragraph (2).

SEC. 3. PENALTY.

    Any manufacturer of a product who knowingly registers a product 
under section 2 which is not ``Made in America''--
            (1) shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than 
        $7500 which the Secretary of Commerce may assess and collect, 
        and
            (2) shall not offer such product for purchase by the 
        Federal Government.

SEC. 4. DEFINITION.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) The term ``Made in America'' has the meaning given 
        unqualified ``Made in U.S.A.'' or ``Made in America'' claims 
        for purposes of laws administered by the Federal Trade 
        Commission.
            (2) The term ``product'' means a product with a retail 
        value of at least $250.

SEC. 5. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this Act or in any regulation promulgated under section 
2 shall be construed to alter, amend, modify, or otherwise affect in 
any way, the Federal Trade Commission Act or the opinions, decisions, 
rules, or any guidance issued by the Federal Trade Commission regarding 
the use of unqualified ``Made in U.S.A.'' or ``Made in America'' claims 
in labels on products introduced, delivered for introduction, sold, 
advertised, or offered for sale in commerce.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 5, 1998.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.

SOLUTION:
Directs the Secretary of Commerce, if the Secretary determines that there is sufficient manufacturer interest and that manufacturers will provide fees so the program will operate without Federal Government cost, to establish a toll-free number pilot program solely to help inform consumers whether a product with a retail value of at least $250 is made in America. 
Requires the Secretary to contract for the establishment and operation of such pilot program.  Requires consumers to be informed that registration does not mean that:  (1) the product is endorsed or approved by the Government; (2) the Secretary has conducted any investigation to confirm that the product meets the definition of this Act of American made; or (3) the product contains 100 percent U.S. content. 
(Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary to propose regulations to:  (1) establish a voluntary product registration procedure; (2) establish and collect a fee to cover registration costs; (3) establish the pilot program; and (4) assess manufacturer interest in the program. 
Imposes civil monetary penalties for knowingly registering a product that is not American made.