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Q: SECTION 1. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR CHILD VICTIMS OF 
              DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, STALKING, OR SEXUAL ASSAULT.

    Subtitle B of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
13701 note; 108 Stat. 1925) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``CHAPTER 11--TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR CHILD VICTIMS 
           OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, STALKING, OR SEXUAL ASSAULT

``SEC. 40299. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR CHILD VICTIMS 
              OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, STALKING, OR SEXUAL ASSAULT.

    ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General, acting in consultation 
with the Director of the Violence Against Women Office of the 
Department of Justice, shall award grants under this section to States, 
units of local government, Indian tribes, and other organizations 
(referred to in this section as the `recipient') to carry out programs 
to provide assistance to minors, adults, and their dependents--
            ``(1) who are homeless, or in need of transitional housing 
        or other housing assistance, as a result of fleeing a situation 
        of domestic violence; and
            ``(2) for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis 
        intervention services are unavailable or insufficient.
    ``(b) Grants.--Grants awarded under this section may be used for 
programs that provide--
            ``(1) short-term housing assistance, including rental or 
        utilities payments assistance and assistance with related 
        expenses such as payment of security deposits and other costs 
        incidental to relocation to transitional housing for persons 
        described in subsection (a); and
            ``(2) support services designed to enable a minor, an 
        adult, or a dependent of such minor or adult, who is fleeing a 
        situation of domestic violence to--
                    ``(A) locate and secure permanent housing; and
                    ``(B) integrate into a community by providing that 
                minor, adult, or dependent with services, such as 
                transportation, counseling, child care services, case 
                management, employment counseling, and other 
                assistance.
    ``(c) Duration.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
        minor, an adult, or a dependent, who receives assistance under 
        this section shall receive that assistance for not more than 18 
        months.
            ``(2) Waiver.--The recipient of a grant under this section 
        may waive the restriction under paragraph (1) for not more than 
        an additional 6 month period with respect to any minor, adult, 
        or dependent, who--
                    ``(A) has made a good-faith effort to acquire 
                permanent housing; and
                    ``(B) has been unable to acquire permanent housing.
    ``(d) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each eligible entity desiring a grant 
        under this section shall submit an application to the Attorney 
        General at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
        information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.
            ``(2) Contents.--Each application submitted pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(A) describe the activities for which assistance 
                under this section is sought; and
                    ``(B) provide such additional assurances as the 
                Attorney General determines to be essential to ensure 
                compliance with the requirements of this section.
            ``(3) Application.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
        construed to require--
                    ``(A) victims to participate in the criminal 
                justice system in order to receive services; or
                    ``(B) domestic violence advocates to breach client 
                confidentiality.
    ``(e) Report to the Attorney General.--
            ``(1) In general.--A recipient of a grant under this 
        section shall annually prepare and submit to the Attorney 
        General a report describing--
                    ``(A) the number of minors, adults, and dependents 
                assisted under this section; and
                    ``(B) the types of housing assistance and support 
                services provided under this section.
            ``(2) Contents.--Each report prepared and submitted 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include information regarding--
                    ``(A) the amount of housing assistance provided to 
                each minor, adult, or dependent, assisted under this 
                section and the reason for that assistance;
                    ``(B) the number of months each minor, adult, or 
                dependent, received assistance under this section;
                    ``(C) the number of minors, adults, and dependents 
                who--
                            ``(i) were eligible to receive assistance 
                        under this section; and
                            ``(ii) were not provided with assistance 
                        under this section solely due to a lack of 
                        available housing; and
                    ``(D) the type of support services provided to each 
                minor, adult, or dependent, assisted under this 
                section.
    ``(f) Report to Congress.--
            ``(1) Reporting requirement.--The Attorney General, with 
        the Director of the Violence Against Women Office, shall 
        annually prepare and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary 
        of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the 
        Judiciary of the Senate a report that contains a compilation of 
        the information contained in the report submitted under 
        subsection (e).
            ``(2) Availability of report.--In order to coordinate 
        efforts to assist the victims of domestic violence, the 
        Attorney General, in coordination with the Director of the 
        Violence Against Women Office, shall transmit a copy of the 
        report submitted under paragraph (1) to--
                    ``(A) the Office of Community Planning and 
                Development at the United States Department of Housing 
                and Urban Development; and
                    ``(B) the Office of Women's Health at the United 
                States Department of Health and Human Services.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out this section $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
        years 2004 through 2008.
            ``(2) Limitations.--Of the amount made available to carry 
        out this section in any fiscal year, not more than 3 percent 
        may be used by the Attorney General for salaries and 
        administrative expenses.
            ``(3) Minimum amount.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), unless all eligible applications 
                submitted by any States, units of local government, 
                Indian tribes, or organizations within a State for a 
                grant under this section have been funded, that State, 
                together with the grantees within the State (other than 
                Indian tribes), shall be allocated in each fiscal year, 
                not less than 0.75 percent of the total amount 
                appropriated in the fiscal year for grants pursuant to 
                this section.
                    ``(B) Exception.--The United States Virgin Islands, 
                American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands 
                shall each be allocated not less than 0.25 percent of 
                the total amount appropriated in the fiscal year for 
                grants pursuant to this section.''.

A: Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to require the Attorney General to award grants to States, units of local government, Indian tribes, and other organizations to carry out programs to provide short-term housing assistance and related support services to minors, adults, and their dependents: (1) who are homeless, or in need of transitional housing or other housing assistance, as a result of fleeing a situation of domestic violence; and (2) for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient.

Limits the duration of such assistance to an 18-month period, except that a grant recipient may extend such assistance for an additional six-month period with respect to any minor, adult, or dependent who has been unable to acquire permanent housing despite a good-faith effort to do so.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Women's History and Nineteenth 
Amendment Centennial Quarter Dollar Coin Program Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The tireless and passionate efforts of the suffragists, 
        their supporters, and other stakeholders contributed to the 
        movement to grant and protect the right of all women to vote.
            (2) On August 26, 1920, after a long campaign by 
        suffragists across the country, the United States Constitution 
        was amended with the 19th Amendment, granting women the right 
        to vote.
            (3) On June 24, 1924, all Native Americans were granted 
        citizenship, and by extension the right to vote.
            (4) In 1948, the legal victories of Native American 
        veterans granted protections for the right of all Native men 
        and women to vote.
            (5) On June 27, 1952, the Immigration and Nationality Act 
        of 1952 was enacted, granting citizenship to all individuals of 
        Asian descent, and by extension, the right to vote.
            (6) Enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 on August 6, 
        1965, granted Black women protections to overcome the legal 
        barriers that prevented many from exercising their right to 
        vote even though all Blacks had been granted citizenship in 
        1868 with ratification of the 14th Amendment.
            (7) On August 6, 1975, the amendments to the 
        reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 removed 
        language barriers to mitigate discrimination against Hispanic, 
        Asian, and Native American voters.
            (8) It was not until March 29, 1961, when the 23rd 
        Amendment passed that women in Washington, DC, were allowed to 
        vote in all elections.
            (9) Women's history and the movement for women's rights 
        that the suffragists began extends beyond ratification of the 
        Nineteenth Amendment.
            (10) August 26, 2020, marks the centennial of the day that 
        women were granted the right to vote in America.

SEC. 3. ISSUANCE OF COINS COMMEMORATING THE NINETEENTH AMENDMENT.

    (a) Amendment to National Sites Quarter Dollar Program.--Subsection 
(t) of section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``Notwithstanding the 
        fourth sentence of subsection (d)(1) and subsection (d)(2)'' 
        and inserting ``Subject to paragraph (8), and notwithstanding 
        the fourth sentence of subsection (d)(1) and subsection 
        (d)(2)'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
            ``(7) Period of issuance.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
        program established under this subsection shall continue in 
        effect until a national site in each State has been honored and 
        shall terminate not later than March 31, 2021.''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
            ``(8) Designs starting on january 1, 2021.--
                    ``(A) Transition period.--The design of the quarter 
                dollar from January 1, 2021, to March 31, 2021, shall 
                be as follows:
                            ``(i) On January 1, 2021, the design shall 
                        be the final design of the national sites 
                        program established by this subsection.
                            ``(ii) On a date selected by the Secretary 
                        that is not earlier than January 15, 2021, and 
                        not later than March 31, 2021, the design shall 
                        be the first design selected pursuant to the 
                        program described in subsection (w).
                    ``(B) Design after end of program.--As of April 1, 
                2021, the design of the quarter dollar shall be in 
                accordance with subsection (w).''.
    (b) Issuance of Coins Commemorating the Nineteenth Amendment.--
Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(w) Redesign and Issuance of Quarter Dollars Commemorating the 
Ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment.--
            ``(1) Redesign beginning in 2021.--Notwithstanding the 
        fourth sentence of subsection (d)(1) and subsection (d)(2), 
        quarter dollars issued during the period beginning on the date 
        described in subsection (t)(8)(A)(ii) and ending on the date 
        described in paragraph (8) shall have designs on the reverse 
        selected in accordance with this subsection.
            ``(2) Nineteenth amendment quarter dollar design 
        requirements.--
                    ``(A) Flexibility with regard to placement of 
                inscriptions.--Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1), the 
                Secretary may select a design for quarter dollars 
                described in paragraph (1) in which--
                            ``(i) the inscription described in the 
                        second sentence of subsection (d)(1) appears on 
                        the reverse side of any such quarter dollars; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) any inscription described in the 
                        third sentence of subsection (d)(1) or the 
                        designation of the value of the coin appears on 
                        the obverse side of any such quarter dollars.
                    ``(B) Single prominent american woman.--
                Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1), the design on the 
                reverse of each coin issued under this subsection 
                shall--
                            ``(i) be emblematic of the accomplishments 
                        and contributions of a prominent woman who was 
                        a resident of a State, the District of 
                        Columbia, or a territory;
                            ``(ii) bear the name of the prominent woman 
                        and the State, District of Columbia, or 
                        territory; and
                            ``(iii) bear other appropriate 
                        inscriptions.
            ``(3) Issuance of coins during each year.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The designs for the quarter 
                dollar coins issued during each year of the period 
                referred to in paragraph (1) shall be emblematic of a 
                maximum of 5 States, the District of Columbia, or 
                territories.
                    ``(B) Order of issuance.--The quarter dollar coins 
                issued during each year of the period referred to in 
                paragraph (1) shall be issued in alphabetical order of 
                the area represented, starting with Alabama.
                    ``(C) Number of each of coin designs in each 
                year.--The Secretary shall prescribe the number of 
                quarter dollars which shall be issued with each of the 
                designs selected for each year.
            ``(4) Selection of design.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each of the designs required 
                under this subsection for quarter dollar coins shall--
                            ``(i) be approved by the Secretary after--
                                    ``(I) submission of a 
                                recommendation from the chief executive 
                                of the applicable State, the District 
                                of Columbia, or territory being 
                                commemorated;
                                    ``(II) consultation with women's 
                                groups and organizations within the 
                                applicable State, the District of 
                                Columbia, or territory being 
                                commemorated that are pursuing a 
                                mission focused on increasing the 
                                inclusion of women, or improving the 
                                quality of life for women; and
                                    ``(III) consultation with the 
                                Commission of Fine Arts;
                            ``(ii) be reviewed by the Citizens Coinage 
                        Advisory Committee; and
                            ``(iii) honor or commemorate a woman who 
                        has made significant contributions to the lives 
                        of individuals of the applicable State, the 
                        District of Columbia, or territory.
                    ``(B) Selection and approval process.--Designs for 
                quarter dollars may be submitted in accordance with the 
                design selection and approval process developed by the 
                Secretary.
                    ``(C) Participation.--The Secretary shall include 
                in design selection, to the greatest extent 
                practicable, participation by--
                            ``(i) the chief executive of the applicable 
                        State, District of Columbia, or territory;
                            ``(ii) artists from the States, District of 
                        Columbia, and territories;
                            ``(iii) engravers of the United States 
                        Mint; and
                            ``(iv) members of the general public from 
                        groups or organizations that are pursuing a 
                        mission focused on increasing the inclusion of 
                        women or improving the quality of life for 
                        women.
                    ``(D) Standards.--Because it is important that the 
                Nation's coinage and currency bear dignified designs of 
                which the citizens of the United States can be proud, 
                the Secretary shall not select any frivolous or 
                inappropriate design for any coin minted under this 
                subsection.
                    ``(E) Prohibition on certain representations.--The 
                design of any quarter dollar under this subsection may 
                not include--
                            ``(i) a head and shoulders portrait or bust 
                        of any person, living or dead;
                            ``(ii) a portrait of a living person; or
                            ``(iii) a depiction of an individual in a 
                        size such that the coin could be considered to 
                        be a `2-headed' coin.
                    ``(F) Release of designs.--Not later than August 
                31, 2020, the Secretary shall publish each of the first 
                5 designs described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(5) Treatment as numismatic items.--For purposes of 
        sections 5134 and 5136, all coins described under this 
        subsection shall be considered to be numismatic items.
            ``(6) Issuance.--
                    ``(A) Quality of coins.--The Secretary may mint and 
                issue such number of quarter dollars of each design 
                selected under paragraph (4) in uncirculated and proof 
                qualities as the Secretary determines to be 
                appropriate.
                    ``(B) Silver coins.--Notwithstanding subsection 
                (b), the Secretary may mint and issue such number of 
                quarter dollars of each design selected under paragraph 
                (4) as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, with 
                a content of not less than 90 percent silver.
            ``(7) Application in event of the admission of additional 
        state.--If any additional State is admitted into the Union 
        before the termination date described in paragraph (8), the 
        Secretary may issue quarter dollar coins, in accordance with 
        this subsection, with a design which is emblematic of such 
        State during any 1 year of the period described in paragraph 
        (1), in addition to the quarter dollar coins issued during such 
        year in accordance with paragraph (3)(A).
            ``(8) Termination date.--The authority to issue quarter 
        dollar coins pursuant to this subsection shall terminate on 
        December 31 of the year in which the final State or territory 
        has been commemorated with a design pursuant to paragraph (3).
            ``(9) Designs after end of program.--On the first day of 
        the year following the year of the date described in paragraph 
        (8)--
                    ``(A) the design on the obverse of the quarter 
                dollar shall revert to the same design containing an 
                image of President Washington in effect for the quarter 
                dollar before the institution of the 50-State quarter 
                dollar program; and
                    ``(B) notwithstanding the fourth sentence of 
                subsection (d)(1), the design on the reverse of the 
                quarter dollar shall contain an image of General 
                Washington crossing the Delaware River prior to the 
                Battle of Trenton.
            ``(10) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) The term `territory' means the Commonwealth 
                of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States 
                Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
                Mariana Islands.
                    ``(B) The term `resident', with respect to a State, 
                the District of Columbia, or a territory, means that a 
                woman resided in such State, the District of Columbia, 
                or such territory for a period of at least 1 
                consecutive year.
    ``(x) Silver Bullion Investment Product.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall strike and make 
        available for sale such number of bullion coins as the 
        Secretary determines to be appropriate that are exact 
        duplicates of the quarter dollars issued under subsection (w), 
        each of which shall--
                    ``(A) have a diameter of 3.0 inches and weigh 5.0 
                ounces;
                    ``(B) contain .999 fine silver;
                    ``(C) have incused into the edge the fineness and 
                weight of the bullion coin;
                    ``(D) bear an inscription of the denomination of 
                such coin, which shall be `quarter dollar'; and
                    ``(E) not be minted or issued by the United States 
                Mint as so-called `fractional' bullion coins or in any 
                size other than the size described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Availability for sale.--Bullion coins minted under 
        paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) shall become available for sale no sooner 
                than the first day of the calendar year in which the 
                circulating quarter dollar coins of which such bullion 
                coins are a duplicate are issued; and
                    ``(B) may only be available for sale during the 
                year in which such circulating quarter dollar coins are 
                issued.''.

SEC. 4. COLLECTION AND RECOGNITION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than December 1, 2018, the Secretary of 
the Treasury shall initiate a program to promote the collection of, and 
recognition of the subjects of, the coins authorized under the 
amendments made by this Act.
    (b) Study Required.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the 
progress of the program described in subsection (a).
    (c) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2019, the Secretary shall 
submit a report to the Congress on the results of the study conducted 
pursuant to subsection (b).

A: Women's History and Nineteenth Amendment Centennial Quarter Dollar Coin Program Act  This bill requires&nbsp;the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue quarter-dollar coins in commemoration of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment granting women the right to vote. The design on the reverse of each coin shall be emblematic of the accomplishments and contributions of a prominent woman who was a resident of a state, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory.  Such coins shall be issued in alphabetical order of the area represented, starting with the state of Alabama.  Treasury shall:   initiate a program to promote collection of the coins and recognition of their subjects, and  strike and make available for sale silver bullion coins that are the exact duplicates of the coins. 
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National High Performance Passenger 
Rail Transportation-Oriented Development Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation (in this Act 
referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish an initiative to 
promote passenger rail operations and transportation-oriented 
development by creating incentives for communities to encourage 
dedicated revenue sources for urban and regional rail corridor 
development.
    (b) Implementation.--The Secretary shall appoint a Planning 
Developer to oversee implementation of this initiative. The Planning 
Developer shall report to the Secretary.
    (c) Coordinating Committee.--The Secretary shall harmonize planning 
requirements and direct coordination and administration of the 
initiative between the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal 
Transit Administration. The Secretary shall appoint a Transportation-
Oriented Development Coordinating Committee composed of the Planning 
Developer as Chair, the Administrator of the Federal Railroad 
Administration, and the Administrator of the Federal Transit 
Administration.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL INCENTIVES.

    (a) Qualified Projects.--
            (1) Criteria.--The Secretary shall establish criteria for 
        the designation of projects qualified for Federal incentives 
        pursuant to this section and the amendments made by this 
        section.
            (2) Types of projects that may qualify.--Projects that may 
        qualify for Federal incentives pursuant to this section and the 
        amendments made by this section are those that contribute to 
        the generation of revenue by the capture of increasing value 
        from development around station areas, as defined by the 
        Secretary, which are likely to make long-term contributions to 
        rail corridor development funds or similar mechanisms that help 
        finance intercity and urban passenger rail infrastructure or 
        operating expenses. Such commercial development or other 
        projects designated as qualified by the Secretary may generate 
        revenue for transportation-oriented development and rail 
        operations in the region by increasing the tax base, promoting 
        job growth, promoting cost effectiveness, facilitating 
        intermodal connectivity, combining congestion relief with 
        station development, stimulating economic development, or any 
        other appropriate means. The capture of increased value shall 
        be through the establishment of special assessment districts or 
        similar mechanisms, and distribution of revenues shall be 
        through rail corridor development funds or similar mechanisms 
        established within the regions.
            (3) Designated coordinating authority.--The Secretary shall 
        designate a State authority, or regional commission in 
        appropriate regions of the country as defined by the Secretary, 
        that petitions the Secretary to participate in the initiative 
        established under section 2. Such designated entity shall 
        provide for coordination among stakeholders, local governments, 
        and private developers in the defined region, and shall endorse 
        each project of, and be the lead party in, an application for 
        Federal incentives pursuant to this section and the amendments 
        made by this section.
    (b) Railroad Rehabilitation Improvement Financing.--Section 502 of 
the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 
U.S.C. 822) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (5);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
                (6) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(7) persons conducting a qualified project (as defined in 
        section 8 of the National High Performance Passenger Rail 
        Transportation-Oriented Development Act of 2012).''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (B);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of 
                subparagraph (C) and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
                    ``(D) conduct a qualified project (as defined by 
                the Secretary under section 3 of the National High 
                Performance Passenger Rail Transportation-Oriented 
                Development Act of 2012.''.
    (c) Transportation Infrastructure Finance.--Section 601(a)(8) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) a qualified project (as defined by the 
                Secretary under section 3 of the National High 
                Performance Passenger Rail Transportation-Oriented 
                Development Act of 2012).''.
    (d) Application Priority.--In general, Federal applications to the 
Federal Railroad Administration and Federal Transit Administration for 
railroad projects that participate in the transportation-oriented 
development program under this Act shall receive a priority for funding 
in the application decision process.
    (e) Administrative Costs.--For administrative costs to carry out 
this Act, including contracting with and support for the Planning 
Developer and transportation-oriented development initial 
administrative costs of the Federal Railroad Administration and Federal 
Transit Administration for the first 5 years, the Secretary may use 
such funds as necessary which are appropriated for carrying out chapter 
6 of title 23, United States Code.
    (f) Revenue Neutral Program Cost.--The Secretary may establish a 
mechanism whereby amounts used under subsection (e) will be repaid to 
the Secretary for use in carrying out chapter 6 of title 23, United 
States Code. Repayment shall be derived from a small fee to all 
recipients of funding provided under subsection (e). The repayment 
shall commence upon substantial completion of qualified projects.

SEC. 4. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) National Technical Assistance.--The program established under 
this Act shall provide technical assistance to the States with respect 
to--
            (1) identification of transportation-oriented development 
        opportunities;
            (2) establishment of special assessment districts in 
        regions;
            (3) establishment of rail corridor development funds; and
            (4) expediting Federal, State, and local regulatory 
        approvals.
    (b) States and Regions Outside the Northeast Corridor.--The 
Secretary, through the initiative established by this Act, shall 
provide technical assistance to the States and regions outside the 
Northeast Corridor as identified by the Secretary, and shall provide--
            (1) technical assistance on the establishment of Regional 
        Advisory Committees appropriate to carrying out the purposes of 
        this Act at the regional level; and
            (2) technical assistance at the request of a State or 
        qualified entity provided by the Planning Developer that will 
        identify stations and potential stations within a given region, 
        and conduct a preliminary survey of property available and 
        potentially available, to maximize development and commercial 
        revenue generation to financially support the development of a 
        high performance rail passenger corridor.
    (c) Northeast Corridor.--The Secretary, through the initiative 
established under this Act, shall provide technical assistance to the 
States and entities along the Northeast Corridor as identified by the 
Secretary--
            (1) on the establishment, by the Northeast Corridor 
        Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission established 
        under section 24905 of title 49, United States Code, of a 
        Northeast Corridor Transportation-Oriented Development Working 
        Group, which shall--
                    (A) include outside members with expertise in 
                transportation-oriented development;
                    (B) be chaired by the Planning Developer; and
                    (C) advise the Secretary and the Northeast Corridor 
                Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission on 
                the ways and means for carrying out the purposes of 
                this Act at the regional level; and
            (2) technical assistance provided by the Planning Developer 
        to the Secretary and identified States and entities, not more 
        than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, that 
        will identify Northeast Corridor stations and potential 
        stations, and conduct a preliminary survey of property 
        available and potentially available, to maximize development 
        and commercial revenue generation to financially support the 
        creation of a true high-speed rail corridor in the Northeast 
        Corridor.

A:
National High Performance Passenger Rail Transportation-Oriented Development Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish an initiative to promote passenger rail operations and transportation-oriented development by creating rail projects qualified for federal incentives for communities to encourage dedicated revenue sources for urban and regional rail corridor development.

Amends the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 to direct the Secretary to provide direct loans and loan guarantees for qualified rail projects. Authorizes the Secretary to make secured loans, loan guarantees, or lines of credit for such projects.

Directs the Secretary to provide technical assistance to: (1) states to identify transportation-oriented development opportunities, (2) states and regions outside the Northeast Corridor to establish Regional Advisory Committees and identify stations and potential stations within the region to maximize development and commercial revenue generation to support financially the development of a high performance rail passenger corridor, and (3) states and entities along the Northeast Corridor to establish a Northeast Corridor Transportation-Oriented Development Working Group and identify Northeast Corridor stations and potential stations to maximize development and commercial revenue generation to support financially the creation of a true high-speed rail corridor in the Northeast Corridor.
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