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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``9/11 Can You Hear Me Now Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) After two terrorist attacks it is time to fix the 
        communications system for the New York City Fire Department.
            (2) During its response to the 1993 bombing of the World 
        Trade Center in New York City, the New York City Fire 
        Department's radios did not work in the twin towers of the 
        World Trade Center. The resulting lack of communication 
        complicated operations but did not result in the death of any 
        firefighter.
            (3) Eight years later, on September 11, 2001, the World 
        Trade Center was attacked again and the fire department's radio 
        system failed again.
            (4) Soon before the collapse of Tower One of the World 
        Trade Center, fire department officials tried in vain to radio 
        firefighters to evacuate the building.
            (5) The firefighters' radio system failed the firefighters 
        in Tower One and as a result many were not able to receive this 
        warning. The failure of the radio system was largely 
        responsible for the death of many of the 343 firefighters who 
        died in the collapse of the World Trade Center twin towers.
            (6) Since September 11, 2001, the fire department has taken 
        steps to improve the communications system that failed them. 
        However, many tall buildings in New York City have not 
        installed repeaters that are needed to boost signals, and the 
        signals are often lost in high-rise buildings and underground.
            (7) In August 2003, New York City experienced a blackout. 
        During the blackout the fire department's radio system was 
        again found not to work reliably during emergency situations or 
        in high buildings.
            (8) The dispatch system currently used by the New York City 
        Fire Department was acquired in the early 1970s and hampers the 
        ability of the department to fully communicate with its 
        firefighters and provide appropriate detailed information about 
        the buildings and locations to which they respond.
            (9) Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, 
        executive branch officials have repeatedly warned that future 
        terror attacks are not a matter of if, but when. The Secretary 
        of Homeland Security has identified New York City as one of the 
        main terrorist targets.
            (10) With New York City remaining a top terrorist target, 
        such communications system should be a national priority.
            (11) A new state-of-the-art communications system and 
        upgrades to the critical information dispatch system for the 
        New York City Fire Department should be--
                    (A) seamless from the receipt of a 911 call to the 
                dispatch of the firefighter; and
                    (B) interoperable with other public safety offices 
                within the City of New York.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO PROCURE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FOR NEW YORK CITY 
              FIRE DEPARTMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, by not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, procure 
development and provision of a communications system for the New York 
City Fire Department, including appropriate radios for the entire 
department and upgrades to the critical information dispatch system of 
the department.
    (b) Requirements.--
            (1) Radios.--Radios procured pursuant to this section must 
        be capable of operating in all locations, and under all 
        conditions, in which firefighters can reasonably be expected to 
        work in responding to an emergency in New York City.
            (2) Supplemental communication device.--Any communications 
        system procured pursuant to this section must include provision 
        to each firefighter of a supplemental radio communication 
        device that--
                    (A) allows the firefighter to transmit audio and 
                radio emergency notification warning signals to other 
                firefighters whenever the firefighter is in distress 
                and in immediate need of assistance; and
                    (B) has the capability to operate automatically in 
                a passive mode by transmitting audio and radio messages 
                that will relay the firefighter's identification and 
                location if the firefighter--
                            (i) becomes incapacitated and motionless; 
                        and
                            (ii) is unable to physically transmit a 
                        call for help.
            (3) Dispatch system.--Upgrades to the critical information 
        dispatch system procured pursuant to this section must--
                    (A) allow the fire department to communicate with 
                firefighters in all locations, and under all 
                conditions, in which firefighters can reasonably be 
                expected to work in responding to an emergency in New 
                York City, including all high-rise buildings and 
                subways;
                    (B) provide useful, detailed data concerning all 
                likely terrorist target locations in the City of New 
                York; and
                    (C) be capable of providing to responding 
                firefighters, instantaneously, details about particular 
                buildings and other locations to assist them in making 
                decisions about how to mitigate a terrorist attack and 
                save lives and property.
    (c) Testing.--Radios, any dispatch system upgrades, and 
supplemental communication devices procured pursuant to this section 
must have been tested to ensure they will operate in all locations and 
under all conditions in which firefighters can reasonably be expected 
to work in responding to an emergency in New York City.
    (d) Coordination.--In carrying out this section the Secretary shall 
coordinate with the City of New York to ensure that the communications 
system procured under this section is--
            (1) compatible with the plans of the City of New York to 
        upgrade its 911 system; and
            (2) interoperable with other public safety communications 
        systems.
    (e) Progress Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the Congress a 
report on progress made in carrying out this section, on--
            (1) February 26, 2008; and
            (2) September 11, 2008.

SOLUTION: 9/11 Can You Hear Me Now Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to procure development and provision of a communications system for the New York City Fire Department, including appropriate radios and upgrades to the Department's critical information dispatch system that allow communication in all locations and under all conditions in which firefighters can reasonably be expected to work, including all high-rise buildings and subways.

Directs that any communications system procured include provision to each firefighter of a supplemental radio communication device that: (1) allows the firefighter to transmit emergency notification warning signals to other firefighters; and (2) has the capability to operate automatically by transmitting messages that will relay an incapacitated firefighter's identification and location.

Requires that upgrades procured: (1) provide useful, detailed data concerning all likely terrorist target locations in the city; and (2) be capable of providing to responding firefighters, instantaneously, details about particular buildings and other locations to assist in making decisions about how to mitigate a terrorist attack.

Requires that: (1) radios, any dispatch system upgrades, and supplemental communication devices procured be tested; and (2) the Secretary coordinate with the city to ensure that the communications system procured is compatible with city plans to upgrade its 911 system and interoperable with other public safety communications systems.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. PROGRAM ON PROVISION OF READJUSTMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE 
              SERVICES TO VETERANS WHO SERVED IN OPERATION IRAQI 
              FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.

    (a) Program Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
establish a program to provide--
            (1) to veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
        Enduring Freedom, particularly veterans who served in such 
        operations while in the National Guard and the Reserves--
                    (A) peer outreach services;
                    (B) peer support services;
                    (C) readjustment counseling and services described 
                in section 1712A of title 38, United States Code; and
                    (D) mental health services; and
            (2) to members of the immediate family of such a veteran, 
        during the three-year period beginning on the date of the 
        return of such veteran from deployment in Operation Iraqi 
        Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, education, support, 
        counseling, and mental health services to assist in--
                    (A) the readjustment of such veteran to civilian 
                life;
                    (B) in the case such veteran has an injury or 
                illness incurred during such deployment, the recovery 
                of such veteran; and
                    (C) the readjustment of the family following the 
                return of such veteran.
    (b) Contracts With Community Mental Health Centers and Qualified 
Entities for Provision of Services.--In carrying out the program 
required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall contract with community 
mental health centers and other qualified entities to provide the 
services required by such subsection in areas the Secretary determines 
are not adequately served by other health care facilities of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. Such contracts shall require each 
contracting community health center or entity--
            (1) to the extent practicable, to employ veterans trained 
        under subsection (c);
            (2) to the extent practicable, to use telehealth services 
        for the delivery of services required by subsection (a);
            (3) to participate in the training program conducted in 
        accordance with subsection (d);
            (4) to comply with applicable protocols of the Department 
        of Veterans Affairs before incurring any liability on behalf of 
        the Department for the provision of the services required by 
        subsection (a);
            (5) to submit annual reports to the Secretary containing, 
        with respect to the program required by subsection (a) and for 
        the last full calendar year ending before the submission of 
        such report--
                    (A) the number of the veterans served, veterans 
                diagnosed, and courses of treatment provided to 
                veterans as part of the program required by subsection 
                (a); and
                    (B) demographic information for such services, 
                diagnoses, and courses of treatment;
            (6) for each veteran for whom a community mental health 
        center or other qualified entity provides mental health 
        services under such contract, to provide the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs with such clinical summary information as the 
        Secretary shall require; and
            (7) to meet such other requirements as the Secretary shall 
        require.
    (c) Training of Veterans for the Provision of Peer-Outreach and 
Peer-Support Services.--In carrying out the program required by 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall contract with a national not-for-
profit mental health organization to carry out a national program of 
training for veterans described in subsection (a) to provide the 
services described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) of 
such subsection.
    (d) Training of Clinicians for Provision of Services.--The 
Secretary shall conduct a training program for clinicians of community 
mental health centers or entities that have contracts with the 
Secretary under subsection (b) to ensure that such clinicians can 
provide the services required by subsection (a) in a manner that--
            (1) recognizes factors that are unique to the experience of 
        veterans who served on active duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom 
        or Operation Enduring Freedom (including their combat and 
        military training experiences); and
            (2) utilizes best practices and technologies.
    (e) Reports Required.--
            (1) Initial report on plan for implementation.--Not later 
        than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
        Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of 
        the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House 
        of Representatives a report containing the plans of the 
        Secretary to implement the program required by subsection (a).
            (2) Status report.--Not later than one year after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee 
        on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report 
        on the implementation of the program. Such report shall include 
        the following:
                    (A) Information on the number of veterans who 
                received services as part of the program and the type 
                of services received during the last full calendar year 
                completed before the submission of such report.
                    (B) An evaluation of the provision of services 
                under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) and a 
                recommendation as to whether the period described in 
                such paragraph should be extended to a five-year 
                period.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES FROM 
              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR VETERANS OF SERVICE IN 
              COMBAT THEATER.

    Section 1710(e)(3)(C) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``2 years'' and inserting ``5 years''.

SOLUTION: Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to provide to veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, particularly veterans who served in such Operations while in the National Guard and reserves: (1) peer outreach and support services; (2) readjustment counseling and related services; and (3) mental health services. Directs the Secretary to also provide to immediate family members of such veterans, during the three-year period following the return of the veterans from such a deployment, education, support, counseling, and mental health services to assist in: (1) readjustment to civilian life; (2) recovery from an injury or illness incurred during such deployment; and (3) readjustment of the family following the veteran's return.

Authorizes the Secretary to contract with community health centers and other qualified entities to provide such services in areas not adequately served by health care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Requires the Secretary to: (1) contract for a program to train veterans to provide the peer outreach and support services; and (2) conduct a training program for clinicians of community health centers and entities contracted to provide such services.

Extends the eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for veterans who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations from two to five years after their discharge or release from such duty.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation Finance Innovation 
Demonstration Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. VEHICLE MILEAGE TAX FOR MOBILE MOUNTED CONCRETE BOOM PUMPS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 36 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(relating to certain other excise taxes) is amended by inserting after 
subchapter D the following new subchapter:

                  ``Subchapter E--Vehicle Mileage Tax

``Sec. 4491. Imposition of tax.
``Sec. 4492. Mobile mounted concrete boom pump vehicle defined.
``Sec. 4493. Method of collecting tax.

``SEC. 4491. IMPOSITION OF TAX.

    ``(a) Imposition of Tax.--There is hereby imposed on each mobile 
mounted concrete boom pump vehicle a tax determined at the applicable 
rate per mile for each mile traveled in the United States.
    ``(b) Applicable Rate.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
applicable rate shall be--
            ``(1) $0.05 per mile for a mobile mounted concrete boom 
        pump vehicle with a gross vehicle weight which does not exceed 
        60,000 pounds, and
            ``(2) $0.07 per mile for a mobile mounted concrete boom 
        pump vehicle with a gross vehicle weight which exceeds 60,000 
        pounds.
    ``(c) By Whom Paid.--The tax imposed by subsection (a) shall be 
paid by the owner of the mobile mounted concrete boom pump vehicle.
    ``(d) Credit Against Tax.--At the election of the taxpayer, there 
shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by subsection (a) 
for any taxable period the amount of tax imposed with respect to such 
vehicle under sections 4053, 4081, and 4481 for such period. The credit 
allowed under the preceding sentence with respect to a quantity of 
liquid shall be in lieu of a payment under section 6427 with respect to 
such quantity.
    ``(e) Special Rules for Determining Mileage.--In determining 
mileage for purposes of this section, the Secretary shall work in close 
coordination with the Secretary of Transportation to develop a system 
for administration and compliance with this section. Such system 
shall--
            ``(1) work in tandem with the engine control modules of the 
        affected vehicles,
            ``(2) minimize the administrative burdens on pump owners 
        and operators,
            ``(3) minimize the administrative burden on the Department 
        of Transportation,
            ``(4) integrate with State and local transportation revenue 
        mechanisms (including demand management systems),
            ``(5) protect the privacy of participating companies and 
        employees, and
            ``(6) allow third party administrators to manage data 
        collection and refund payments to operators.
There is authorized to be appropriated not more than $5,000,000 for 
costs associated with developing and implementing such system, 
including for making grants to private companies where appropriate to 
develop and deploy on-board technologies to track and report road miles 
traveled.

``SEC. 4492. MOBILE MOUNTED CONCRETE BOOM PUMP VEHICLE DEFINED.

    ``For purposes of this subchapter, the term `mobile mounted 
concrete boom pump vehicle' means a vehicle--
            ``(1) which is mobile machinery (as defined in section 
        4053(8)), and
            ``(2) on which the mounted machinery consists of a concrete 
        boom pump and related subordinate parts.

``SEC. 4493. METHOD OF COLLECTING TAX.

    ``(a) Collection by Return.--The taxes imposed by section 4491 
shall be collected on the basis of a return for a calendar quarter. The 
Secretary shall, by regulation, prescribe the time for filing such 
return, the information to be shown in such return, and the time for 
payment of such tax.
    ``(b) Payment Due Date.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
subsection, the last day for payment of such tax shall be the 14th day 
after the last day of the calendar quarter for which the return is 
filed under subsection (a).
    ``(c) Calendar Quarter.--For purposes of this section, the term 
`calendar quarter' means the three-month period ending on March 31, 
June 30, September 30, or December 31.''.
    (b) Highway Mileage Limitation Not Applicable.--Subparagraph (C) of 
section 6421(e)(2) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the 
following new clause:
                            ``(v) Exception to use requirement for 
                        mobile mounted concrete boom pump vehicle.--In 
                        the case of a mobile mounted concrete boom pump 
                        vehicle (as defined in section 4492), clause 
                        (ii) shall be applied without regard to 
                        subclause (II) (relating to the use-based 
                        test).''.
    (c) Nontaxable Use.--Subsection (b) of section 4082 of such Code 
(defining nontaxable use) is amended by inserting ``(other than a use 
by a vehicle described in clause (v) thereof'' after ``section 
6421(e)(2)(C)''.
    (d) Deposit Into Highway Trust Fund.--Paragraph (1) of section 
9503(b) of such Code (relating to transfer to Highway Trust Fund of 
amounts equivalent to certain taxes and penalties) is amended by 
striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end of subparagraph (E) and inserting ``, and'', and by 
inserting after paragraph (E) the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) section 4491 (relating to vehicle mileage 
                tax).''.
    (e) Clerical Amendment.--The table of subchapters for chapter 36 of 
such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to subchapter 
D the following new item:

                 ``subchapter e. vehicle mileage tax''.

    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on January 1, 2011.

SOLUTION:
Transportation Finance Innovation Demonstration Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a vehicle mileage tax on mobile mounted concrete boom pump vehicles. Defines "mobile mounted concrete boom pump vehicle" as a vehicle which is mobile machinery and on which the mounted machinery consists of a concrete boom pump and related subordinate parts.