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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ratepayer Fairness Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION OF CUSTOMER-SIDE TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Consideration of Impact From Cross-Subsidization of Customer-
Side Technology.--Section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory 
Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
            ``(20) Consideration of impact from cross-subsidization of 
        customer-side technology.--
                    ``(A) Definition of customer-side technology.--In 
                this paragraph, the term `customer-side technology' 
                means a device connected to the electricity 
                distribution system--
                            ``(i) at, or on the customer side of, the 
                        meter; or
                            ``(ii) that, if owned or operated by, or on 
                        behalf of, an electric utility, would otherwise 
                        be at, or on the customer side of, the meter.
                    ``(B) Consideration.--Each State regulatory 
                authority (with respect to each electric utility for 
                which it has ratemaking authority) and each 
                nonregulated electric utility shall consider, to the 
                extent a State regulatory authority or nonregulated 
                electric utility allows rates charged by any electric 
                utility to include any cost, fee, or charge that 
                directly or indirectly subsidizes the deployment, 
                construction, maintenance, or operation of customer-
                side technology, whether subsidizing the deployment, 
                construction, maintenance, or operation of a customer-
                side technology would--
                            ``(i) result in benefits predominately 
                        enjoyed by only the users of the customer-side 
                        technology;
                            ``(ii) shift costs of a customer-side 
                        technology to electricity consumers that do not 
                        use the customer-side technology, particularly 
                        in cases in which disparate economic or 
                        resource conditions exist among the electricity 
                        consumers cross-subsidizing the customer-side 
                        technology;
                            ``(iii) negatively affect resource 
                        utilization, fuel diversity, grid reliability, 
                        or grid security;
                            ``(iv) provide any unfair competitive 
                        advantage to market the customer-side 
                        technology, including an analysis of whether 
                        the State regulatory authority or other State 
                        authority has uncovered any fraudulent 
                        customer-side technology marketing practices 
                        within the State; and
                            ``(v) be necessary to fulfill an obligation 
                        to serve electric consumers.
                    ``(C) Public notice.--At least 90 days before the 
                date on which a State regulatory authority or 
                nonregulated electric utility holds a proceeding that 
                would consider the cross-subsidization of a customer-
                side technology, the State regulatory authority or 
                nonregulated electric utility shall make available to 
                the public the results of the evaluation conducted 
                under subparagraph (B).''.
    (b) Compliance.--
            (1) Time limitations.--Section 112(b) of the Public Utility 
        Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(b)) is amended 
        by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7)(A) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
        of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with 
        respect to each electric utility for which it has ratemaking 
        authority), and each nonregulated electric utility shall, with 
        respect to the standard established by paragraph (20) of 
        section 111(d)--
                    ``(i) commence the consideration referred to in 
                section 111; or
                    ``(ii) set a hearing date for the consideration.
            ``(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
        this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect 
        to each electric utility for which it has ratemaking 
        authority), and each nonregulated electric utility, shall--
                    ``(i) complete the consideration required under 
                subparagraph (A); and
                    ``(ii) make the determination referred to in 
                section 111 with respect to the standard established by 
                paragraph (20) of section 111(d).''.
            (2) Failure to comply.--Section 112(c) of the Public 
        Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(c)) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following: ``In the case of 
        the standard established by paragraph (20) of section 111(d), 
        the reference contained in this subsection to the date of 
        enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
        date of enactment of that paragraph.''.
[EX A]: Ratepayer Fairness Act of 2015  This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to require a state regulatory authority and a nonregulated electric utility (entities), to the extent that they allow electric utility rates to include charges that subsidize customer-side technology, to consider whether that subsidy would:  result in benefits predominately enjoyed by only the users of the customer-side technology; shift costs of a customer-side technology to electricity consumers that do not use it, particularly in cases in which disparate economic or resource conditions exist among the electricity consumers cross-subsidizing the customer-side technology; negatively affect resource utilization, fuel diversity, grid reliability, or grid security; give any unfair competitive advantage to market the customer-side technology, including an analysis of whether a state regulatory authority has uncovered fraudulent customer-side technology marketing practices; and be necessary to fulfill an obligation to serve electric consumers.   The bill sets deadlines within which the entities must set a hearing date to consider and subsequently determine the subsidization of customer-side technology.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``America's Law Enforcement and Mental 
Health Project''.

SEC. 2. MENTAL HEALTH DIVERSION COURTS.

    (a) Amendment.--Part V of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended to read as follows:

                ``PART V--MENTAL HEALTH DIVERSION COURTS

``SEC. 2201. GRANT AUTHORITY.

    ``The Attorney General may make grants to States, State courts, 
local courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments, 
acting directly or through agreements with other public or nonprofit 
entities, for 25 programs that involve--
            ``(1) continuing judicial supervision, including periodic 
        review at least every 45 days, over preliminarily qualified 
        offenders with mental illness, mental retardation, or co-
        occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders who are 
        charged with nonviolent misdemeanors, for a period not to 
        exceed 1 year; and
            ``(2) the integrated administration of services, which 
        includes--
                    ``(A) specialized training of law enforcement and 
                judicial personnel to identify and address the unique 
                needs of a mentally ill or mentally retarded offender;
                    ``(B) voluntary diversion into outpatient or 
                inpatient mental health treatment that carries with it 
                the possibility of prosecution of the original criminal 
                charge if the mentally ill or mentally retarded 
                defendant is noncompliant with program requirements;
                    ``(C) centralized case management involving the 
                consolidation of all of a mentally ill or mentally 
                retarded defendant's misdemeanor cases, including 
                violations of misdemeanor probation, and the 
                coordination of all treatment plans of mental health 
                and social service providers; and
                    ``(D) life skills training, such as housing 
                placement, vocational training, education, job 
                placement, health care, and relapse prevention for each 
                participant who requires such services.

``SEC. 2202. DEFINITION.

    ``In this part the term `preliminarily qualified offender with 
mental illness, mental retardation, or co-occurring mental and 
substance abuse disorders' means a person who--
            ``(1)(A) previously or currently has been diagnosed by a 
        qualified mental health professional as having a mental 
        illness, mental retardation, or co-occurring mental illness and 
        substance abuse disorders; or
            ``(B) manifests obvious signs of mental illness, mental 
        retardation, or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse 
        disorders during arrest or confinement or before any court; and
            ``(2) is deemed eligible for diversion by designated 
        judges.

``SEC. 2203. ADMINISTRATION.

    ``(a) Consultation.--The Attorney General shall consult with the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services and any other appropriate 
officials in carrying out this part.
    ``(b) Use of Components.--The Attorney General may utilize any 
component or components of the Department of Justice in carrying out 
this part.
    ``(c) Regulatory Authority.--The Attorney General shall issue 
regulations and guidelines necessary to carry out this part which 
include, but are not limited to, the methodologies and outcome measures 
proposed for evaluating each applicant program.
    ``(d) Applications.--In addition to any other requirements that may 
be specified by the Attorney General, an application for a grant under 
this part shall--
            ``(1) include a long-term strategy and detailed 
        implementation plan;
            ``(2) explain the applicant's inability to fund the program 
        adequately without Federal assistance;
            ``(3) certify that the Federal support provided will be 
        used to supplement, and not supplant, State, Indian tribal, and 
        local sources of funding that would otherwise be available;
            ``(4) identify related governmental or community 
        initiatives which complement or will be coordinated with the 
        proposal;
            ``(5) certify that there has been appropriate consultation 
        with all affected agencies and that there will be appropriate 
        coordination with all affected agencies in the implementation 
        of the program;
            ``(6) certify that participating offenders will be 
        supervised by one or more designated judges with responsibility 
        for the mental health diversion court program;
            ``(7) specify plans for obtaining necessary support and 
        continuing the proposed program following the conclusion of 
        Federal support; and
            ``(8) describe the methodology and outcome measures that 
        will be used in evaluating the program.

``SEC. 2204. APPLICATIONS.

    ``To request funds under this part, the chief executive or the 
chief justice of a State or the chief executive or chief judge of a 
unit of local government or Indian tribal government shall submit an 
application to the Attorney General in such form and containing such 
information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.

``SEC. 2205. FEDERAL SHARE.

    ``The Federal share of a grant made under this part may not exceed 
75 percent of the total costs of the program described in the 
application submitted under section 2205 for the fiscal year for which 
the program receives assistance under this part, unless the Attorney 
General waives, wholly or in part, the requirement of a matching 
contribution under this section. The use of the Federal share of a 
grant made under this part shall be limited to new expenses 
necessitated by the proposed diversion program, including the 
development of treatment services and the hiring and training of 
personnel. In-kind contributions may constitute a portion of the non-
Federal share of a grant.

``SEC. 2206. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.

    ``The Attorney General shall ensure that, to the extent 
practicable, an equitable geographic distribution of grant awards is 
made that considers the special needs of rural communities, Indian 
tribes, and Alaska Natives.

``SEC. 2207. REPORT.

    ``A State, Indian tribal government, or unit of local government 
that receives funds under this part during a fiscal year shall submit 
to the Attorney General a report in March of the following year 
regarding the effectiveness of this part.

``SEC. 2208. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, AND EVALUATION.

    ``(a) Technical Assistance and Training.--The Attorney General may 
provide technical assistance and training in furtherance of the 
purposes of this part.
    ``(b) Evaluations.--In addition to any evaluation requirements that 
may be prescribed for grantees, the Attorney General may carry out or 
make arrangements for evaluations of programs that receive support 
under this part.
    ``(c) Administration.--The technical assistance, training, and 
evaluations authorized by this section may be carried out directly by 
the Attorney General, in collaboration with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, or through grants, contracts, or other cooperative 
arrangements with other entities.''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of contents of title I of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et 
seq.), is amended by inserting after part U the following:

                ``Part V--Mental Health Diversion Courts

``Sec. 2201. Grant authority.
``Sec. 2202. Definition.
``Sec. 2203. Administration.
``Sec. 2204. Applications.
``Sec. 2205. Federal share.
``Sec. 2206. Geographic distribution.
``Sec. 2207. Report.
``Sec. 2208. Technical assistance, training, and evaluation.''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1001(a) of title I of 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3793(a)), is amended by inserting after paragraph (19) the following:
    ``(20) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part V, 
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004.''.
[EX A]: America's Law Enforcement and Mental Health Project - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States, State courts, local courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments, acting directly or through agreements with other public or nonprofit entities, for 25 programs that involve: (1) continuing judicial supervision, including periodic review at least every 45 days, over preliminarily qualified offenders with mental illness, mental retardation, or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders who are charged with non-violent misdemeanors, for a period not to exceed one year; and (2) the integrated administration of services, which includes specialized training of law enforcement and judicial personnel to identify and address the unique needs of a mentally ill or mentally retarded offender, voluntary diversion into outpatient or inpatient mental health treatment that carries with it the possibility of prosecution of the original criminal charge if the mentally ill or mentally retarded defendant is noncompliant with program requirements, centralized case management involving the consolidation of all of a mentally ill or mentally retarded defendant's misdemeanor cases (including violations of misdemeanor probation) and the coordination of all treatment plans of mental health and social service providers, and life skills training. 
Defines "preliminarily qualified offender with mental illness, mental retardation, or co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders" to mean a person who: (1) previously or currently has been diagnosed by a qualified mental health professional as having a mental illness, mental retardation, or co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders or who manifests obvious signs of mental illness, mental retardation, or co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders during arrest or confinement or before any court; and (2) is deemed eligible for diversion by designated judges. 
Directs the Attorney General to issue regulations and guidelines necessary to carry out this Act, including the methodologies and outcome measures proposed for evaluating each applicant program. 
Sets forth provisions regarding application requirements, the Federal cost share (75 percent), geographic distribution of grants, reporting requirements, and technical assistance, training, and evaluation.  Authorizes appropriations.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Western Area Power Administration 
Transparency Act''.

SEC. 2. WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION PILOT PROJECT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Western Area Power 
Administration (referred to in this section as the ``Administrator'') 
shall establish a pilot project, as part of the continuous process 
improvement program and to provide increased transparency for 
customers, to publish on a publicly available website of the Western 
Area Power Administration, a database of the following information, 
beginning with fiscal year 2008, relating to the Western Area Power 
Administration:
            (1) By power system and in a consistent format, rates 
        charged to customers for power and transmission service.
            (2) By power system, the amount of capacity or energy sold.
            (3) By region, a detailed accounting, at the functional 
        level and the budget activity level, of all expenditures, 
        capital costs, and staffing costs, including--
                    (A) indirect costs, including overhead costs;
                    (B) direct charges and direct allocations;
                    (C) the number of contract staff;
                    (D) costs related to independent consultants;
                    (E) the number of full-time equivalents; and
                    (F) charges to the region from the headquarters 
                office of the Western Area Power Administration for all 
                annual and capital costs.
            (4) For the headquarters office of the Western Area Power 
        Administration, a detailed accounting at the functional level 
        and the budget activity level, of all expenditures and capital 
        costs, including--
                    (A) indirect costs, including overhead costs;
                    (B) direct charges and direct allocations;
                    (C) the number of contract staff;
                    (D) costs related to independent consultants;
                    (E) the number of full-time equivalents;
                    (F) a summary of any expenditures described in this 
                paragraph, with the total amount paid by each region 
                and power system; and
                    (G) expenses incurred on behalf of other Federal 
                agencies or programs or third parties for the 
                administration of programs not related to the 
                marketing, transmission, or wheeling of Federal 
                hydropower resources, including--
                            (i) indirect costs, including overhead 
                        costs;
                            (ii) direct charges and allocations;
                            (iii) the number of contract staff; and
                            (iv) the number of full-time equivalents.
            (5) Capital expenditures, including--
                    (A) capital investments delineated by the year in 
                which each investment is placed into service; and
                    (B) the sources of capital for each investment.
    (b) Annual Summary.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the end of 
        each fiscal year in which the pilot project is being carried 
        out under this section, the Administrator shall make available 
        on a publicly available website--
                    (A) updates to documents made available on the date 
                of the initial publication of the information on the 
                website under subsection (a);
                    (B) an identification of the magnitude of annual 
                changes in the information published on the website 
                under subsection (a);
                    (C) a description of the reasons for the changes 
                identified under subparagraph (B);
                    (D) subject to paragraph (2), the total amount of 
                the unobligated balances retained by the Western Area 
                Power Administration at the end of the prior fiscal 
                year within each marketing area and headquarters by--
                            (i) purpose or function;
                            (ii) source of funding;
                            (iii) anticipated program allotment; and
                            (iv) underlying authority for each source 
                        of funding; and
                    (E) the anticipated level of unobligated balances 
                that the Western Area Power Administration expects to 
                retain at the end of the fiscal year in which the 
                annual summary is published, as delineated by each of 
                the categories described in clauses (i) through (iv) of 
                subparagraph (D).
            (2) Limitation.--Amounts in the Upper Colorado River Basin 
        Fund established by section 5(a) of the Act of April 11, 1956 
        (commonly known as the ``Colorado River Storage Project Act'') 
        (43 U.S.C. 620d(a)), shall not considered to be an unobligated 
        balance retained by the Western Area Power Administration for 
        purposes of paragraph (1)(D).
    (c) Termination.--The pilot project under this section shall 
terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives February 7, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.
[EX A]:
.  Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act (Sec.2)This bill directs the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA)to establish a pilot project to provide increased transparency for its customers. WAPA must publicly display on its website specific information dating back to FY2008, including rates charged by power systems to customers for power and transmission services, the amount of capacity or energy sold by power systems, and a detailed accounting at the functional and budget activity level of all its expenditures and capital costs by region and for the headquarters office. Additionally, WAPA must annually update the information it provides on the website, including the changes it publishes, the reasons for the changes, and the amount of the unobligated balances it retains at the end of the prior fiscal year within each marketing area and at headquarters. The pilot project shall terminate in seven years.