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[Q]: SECTION 1. AUTOMATIC INCREASE IN THE FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE 
              PERCENTAGE DURING PERIODS OF NATIONAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.

    (a) National Economic Downturn Assistance FMAP.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1905 of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b), in the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``and (4)'' and inserting 
                        ``(4)''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``and (5) with respect to 
                        each fiscal year quarter other than the first 
                        quarter of a national economic downturn 
                        assistance period described in subsection 
                        (y)(1), the Federal medical assistance 
                        percentage for any State described in 
                        subsection (y)(2) shall be equal to the 
                        national economic downturn assistance FMAP 
                        determined for the State for the quarter under 
                        subsection (y)(3)'' before the period; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(y) National Economic Downturn Assistance FMAP.--For purposes of 
clause (5) of the first sentence of subsection (b):
            ``(1) National economic downturn assistance period.--A 
        national economic downturn assistance period described in this 
        paragraph--
                    ``(A) begins with the first fiscal year quarter for 
                which the Secretary determines that for at least 23 
                States, the rolling average unemployment rate for that 
                quarter has increased by at least 10 percent over the 
                corresponding quarter for the most recent preceding 12-
                month period for which data are available (in this 
                subsection referred to as the `trigger quarter'); and
                    ``(B) ends with the first succeeding fiscal year 
                quarter for which the Secretary determines that less 
                than 23 States have a rolling average unemployment rate 
                for that quarter with an increase of at least 10 
                percent over the corresponding quarter for the most 
                recent preceding 12-month period for which data are 
                available.
            ``(2) Eligible state.--A State described in this paragraph 
        is a State for which the Secretary determines that the rolling 
        average unemployment rate for the State for any quarter 
        occurring during a national economic downturn assistance period 
        described in paragraph (1) has increased over the corresponding 
        quarter for the most recent preceding 12-month period for which 
        data are available.
            ``(3) Determination of national economic downturn 
        assistance fmap.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The national economic downturn 
                assistance FMAP for a fiscal year quarter determined 
                with respect to a State under this paragraph is equal 
                to the Federal medical assistance percentage for the 
                State for that quarter increased by the number of 
                percentage points determined by--
                            ``(i) dividing--
                                    ``(I) the Medicaid additional 
                                unemployed increased cost amount 
                                determined under subparagraph (B) for 
                                the quarter; by
                                    ``(II) the State's total Medicaid 
                                quarterly spending amount determined 
                                under subparagraph (C) for the quarter; 
                                and
                            ``(ii) multiplying the quotient determined 
                        under clause (i) by 100.
                    ``(B) Medicaid additional unemployed increased cost 
                amount.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)(I), the 
                Medicaid additional unemployed increased cost amount 
                determined under this subparagraph with respect to a 
                State and a quarter is the product of the following:
                            ``(i) State increase in rolling average 
                        number of unemployed individuals from the base 
                        quarter of unemployment.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The amount 
                                determined by subtracting the rolling 
                                average number of unemployed 
                                individuals in the State for the base 
                                unemployment quarter for the State 
                                determined under subclause (II) from 
                                the rolling average number of 
                                unemployed individuals in the State for 
                                the quarter.
                                    ``(II) Base unemployment quarter 
                                defined.--
                                            ``(aa) In general.--For 
                                        purposes of subclause (I), 
                                        except as provided in item 
                                        (bb), the base quarter for a 
                                        State is the quarter with the 
                                        lowest rolling average number 
                                        of unemployed individuals in 
                                        the State in the 12-month 
                                        period preceding the trigger 
                                        quarter for a national economic 
                                        downturn assistance period 
                                        described in paragraph (1).
                                            ``(bb) Exception.--If the 
                                        rolling average number of 
                                        unemployed individuals in a 
                                        State for a quarter occurring 
                                        during a national economic 
                                        downturn assistance period 
                                        described in paragraph (1) is 
                                        less than the rolling average 
                                        number of unemployed 
                                        individuals in the State for 
                                        the base quarter determined 
                                        under item (aa), that quarter 
                                        shall be treated as the base 
                                        quarter for the State for such 
                                        national economic downturn 
                                        assistance period.
                            ``(ii) National average amount of 
                        additional federal medicaid spending per 
                        additional unemployed individual.--In the case 
                        of--
                                    ``(I) a calendar quarter occurring 
                                in fiscal year 2012, $350; and
                                    ``(II) a calendar quarter occurring 
                                in any succeeding fiscal year, the 
                                amount applicable under this clause for 
                                calendar quarters occurring during the 
                                preceding fiscal year, increased by the 
                                annual percentage increase in the 
                                medical care component of the consumer 
                                price index for all urban consumers 
                                (U.S. city average), as rounded up in 
                                an appropriate manner.
                            ``(iii) State nondisabled, nonelderly 
                        adults and children medicaid spending index.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--With respect to 
                                a State, the quotient (not to exceed 
                                1.00) of--
                                            ``(aa) the State 
                                        expenditure per person in 
                                        poverty amount determined under 
                                        subclause (II); divided by--
                                            ``(bb) the National 
                                        expenditure per person in 
                                        poverty amount determined under 
                                        subclause (III).
                                    ``(II) State expenditure per person 
                                in poverty amount.--For purposes of 
                                subclause (I)(aa), the State 
                                expenditure per person in poverty 
                                amount is the quotient of--
                                            ``(aa) the total amount of 
                                        annual expenditures by the 
                                        State for providing medical 
                                        assistance under the State plan 
                                        to nondisabled, nonelderly 
                                        adults and children; divided by
                                            ``(bb) the total number of 
                                        nonelderly adults and children 
                                        in poverty who reside in the 
                                        State, as determined under 
                                        paragraph (4)(A).
                                    ``(III) National expenditure per 
                                person in poverty amount.--For purposes 
                                of subclause (I)(bb), the National 
                                expenditure per person in poverty 
                                amount is the quotient of--
                                            ``(aa) the sum of the total 
                                        amounts determined under 
                                        subclause (II)(aa) for all 
                                        States; divided by
                                            ``(bb) the sum of the total 
                                        amounts determined under 
                                        subclause (II)(bb) for all 
                                        States.
                    ``(C) State's total medicaid quarterly spending 
                amount.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)(II), the 
                State's total Medicaid quarterly spending amount 
                determined under this subparagraph with respect to a 
                State and a quarter is the amount equal to--
                            ``(i) the total amount of expenditures by 
                        the State for providing medical assistance 
                        under the State plan to all individuals 
                        enrolled in the plan for the most recent fiscal 
                        year for which data is available; divided by
                            ``(ii) 4.
            ``(4) Data.--In making the determinations required under 
        this subsection, the Secretary shall use, in addition to the 
        most recent available data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
        Local Area Unemployment Statistics for each State referred to 
        in paragraph (5), the most recently available--
                    ``(A) data from the Bureau of the Census with 
                respect to the number of nonelderly adults and children 
                who reside in a State described in paragraph (2) with 
                family income below the poverty line (as defined in 
                section 2110(c)(5)) applicable to a family of the size 
                involved (or, if the Secretary determines it 
                appropriate, a multiyear average of such data);
                    ``(B) data reported to the Secretary by a State 
                described in paragraph (2) with respect to expenditures 
                for medical assistance under the State plan under this 
                title for nondisabled, nonelderly adults and children; 
                and
                    ``(C) econometric studies of the responsiveness of 
                Medicaid enrollments and spending to changes in rolling 
                average unemployment rates and other factors, including 
                State spending on certain Medicaid populations.
            ``(5) Definition of `rolling average number of unemployed 
        individuals', `rolling average unemployment rate'.--In this 
        subsection, the term--
                    ``(A) `rolling average number of unemployed 
                individuals' means, with respect to a calendar quarter 
                and a State, the average of the 12 most recent months 
                of seasonally adjusted unemployment data for each 
                State;
                    ``(B) `rolling average unemployment rate' means, 
                with respect to a calendar quarter and a State, the 
                average of the 12 most recent monthly unemployment 
                rates for the State; and
                    ``(C) `monthly unemployment rate' means, with 
                respect to a State, the quotient of--
                            ``(i) the monthly seasonally adjusted 
                        number of unemployed individuals for the State; 
                        divided by
                            ``(ii) the monthly seasonally adjusted 
                        number of the labor force for the State,
        using the most recent data available from the Bureau of Labor 
        Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics for each State.
            ``(6) Increase in cap on payments to territories.--With 
        respect to any fiscal year quarter for which the national 
        economic downturn assistance Federal medical assistance 
        percentage applies to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
        the Northern Mariana Islands, or American Samoa, the amounts 
        otherwise determined for such commonwealth or territory under 
        subsections (f) and (g) of section 1108 shall be increased by 
        such percentage of such amounts as the Secretary determines is 
        equal to twice the average increase in the national economic 
        downturn assistance FMAP determined for all States described in 
        paragraph (2) for the quarter.
            ``(7) Scope of application.--The national economic downturn 
        assistance FMAP shall only apply for purposes of payments under 
        section 1903 for a quarter and shall not apply with respect 
        to--
                    ``(A) disproportionate share hospital payments 
                described in section 1923;
                    ``(B) payments under title IV or XXI; or
                    ``(C) any payments under this title that are based 
                on the enhanced FMAP described in section 2105(b).
            ``(8) Additional requirement for certain states.--In the 
        case of a State described in paragraph (2) that requires 
        political subdivisions within the State to contribute toward 
        the non-Federal share of expenditures required under section 
        1902(a)(2), the State shall not require that such political 
        subdivisions pay for any fiscal year quarters occurring during 
        a national economic downturn assistance period a greater 
        percentage of the non-Federal share of such expenditures, or a 
        greater percentage of the non-Federal share of payments under 
        section 1923, than the respective percentage that would have 
        been required by the State under State law in effect on the 
        first day of the fiscal year quarter occurring immediately 
        prior to the trigger quarter for the period.''.
            (2) Effective date; no retroactive application.--The 
        amendments made by paragraph (1) take effect on January 1, 
        2012. In no event may a State receive a payment on the basis of 
        the national economic downturn assistance Federal medical 
        assistance percentage determined for the State under section 
        1905(y)(3) of the Social Security Act for amounts expended by 
        the State prior to January 1, 2012.
    (b) GAO Study and Report.--
            (1) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
        shall analyze the previous periods of national economic 
        downturn, including the most recent such period in effect as of 
        the date of enactment of this Act, and the past and projected 
        effects of temporary increases in the Federal medical 
        assistance percentage under the Medicaid program with respect 
        to such periods.
            (2) Report.--Not later than April 1, 2011, the Comptroller 
        General of the United States shall submit a report to Congress 
        on the results of the analysis conducted under paragraph (1). 
        Such report shall include such recommendations as the 
        Comptroller General determines appropriate for modifying the 
        national economic downturn assistance FMAP established under 
        section 1905(y) of the Social Security Act (as added by 
        subsection (a)) to improve the effectiveness of the application 
        of such percentage in addressing the needs of States during 
        periods of national economic downturn, including 
        recommendations for--
                    (A) improvements to the factors that begin and end 
                the application of such percentage;
                    (B) how the determination of such percentage could 
                be adjusted to address State and regional economic 
                variations during such periods; and
                    (C) how the determination of such percentage could 
                be adjusted to be more responsive to actual Medicaid 
                costs incurred by States during such periods, as well 
                as to the effects of any other specific economic 
                indicators that the Comptroller General determines 
                appropriate.
[A]: Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to authorize an automatic increase in the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for any eligible state during periods of national economic downturn.

Directs the Comptroller General to analyze and report to Congress on previous periods of national economic downturn, including the most recent one, and the past and projected effects of temporary increases in the Medicaid FMAP with respect to them.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Oceans Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the 
        Commission on Ocean Policy established under section 4.
            (2) Coastal state.--The term ``coastal State'' means a 
        State in, or bordering on, the Atlantic, Pacific, or Arctic 
        Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, Long Island Sound, or one or more of 
        the Great Lakes.
            (3) Marine environment.--The term ``marine environment'' 
        includes--
                    (A) the oceans, including coastal and offshore 
                waters and nearshore saltwater estuaries;
                    (B) the continental shelf; and
                    (C) the Great Lakes.
            (4) Ocean and coastal activities.--The term ``ocean and 
        coastal activities'' includes activities consisting of, 
        affecting, or otherwise related to oceanography, fisheries, or 
        the management or use of any ocean and coastal resource. The 
        term does not include military operations and training.
            (5) Ocean and coastal resource.--The term ``ocean and 
        coastal resource'' means any living or nonliving natural, 
        historic, or cultural resource or mineral found in the marine 
        environment.
            (6) State.--The term ``State'' means any State of the 
        United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
        Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the 
        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other 
        territory or possession of the United States.

SEC. 3. EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES.

    (a) National Ocean and Coastal Policy.--The Congress and the 
President, after receiving and considering the report of the Commission 
under section 4, shall develop and propose a coordinated, 
comprehensive, and long-range national policy for the responsible use 
and stewardship of ocean and coastal resources for the benefit of the 
United States, including a plan to meet the resource monitoring and 
assessment facilities and equipment requirements of Federal ocean and 
coastal programs.
    (b) Biennial Report.--Beginning in January 1999, the President 
shall transmit to the Congress biennially a report that shall include a 
detailed listing of all existing Federal programs relating to ocean and 
coastal activities, including a description of each program, the 
current funding for the program, and a projection of the funding level 
for the program for each of the following 5 fiscal years.
    (c) Budget Coordination.--Each agency or department involved in 
ocean and coastal activities shall include with its annual request for 
appropriations a report that identifies significant elements of the 
proposed agency or department budget relating to ocean and coastal 
activities.
    (d) Cooperation and Consultation.--In carrying out responsibilities 
under this Act, the President--
            (1) may use such staff, interagency, and advisory 
        arrangements as the President finds necessary and appropriate; 
        and
            (2) shall consult with State and local governments and non-
        Federal organizations and individuals involved in ocean and 
        coastal activities.

SEC. 4. COMMISSION ON OCEAN POLICY.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--There is hereby established the Commission 
        on Ocean Policy.
            (2) Membership.--(A) The Commission shall be composed of 16 
        members appointed by the President from among individuals who 
        are knowledgeable in ocean and coastal activities, including 
        individuals representing State and local governments, ocean-
        related industries, academic and technical institutions, and 
        public interest organizations involved with scientific, 
        regulatory, economic, and environmental ocean and coastal 
        activities. The membership of the Commission shall be balanced 
        geographically to the extent consistent with maintaining the 
        highest level of expertise on the Commission.
            (B) Of the members of the Commission appointed under this 
        paragraph--
                    (i) 4 shall be appointed from a list of 8 
                individuals who shall be recommended by the majority 
                leader of the Senate in consultation with the Chairman 
                of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation;
                    (ii) 4 shall be appointed from a list of 8 
                individuals who shall be recommended by the Speaker of 
                the House of Representatives in consultation with the 
                Chairmen of the Committee on Resources, Transportation 
                and Infrastructure, and Science;
                    (iii) 2 shall be appointed from a list of 4 
                individuals who shall be recommended by the minority 
                leader of the Senate in consultation with the ranking 
                member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, 
                and Transportation; and
                    (iv) 2 shall be appointed from a list of 4 
                individuals who shall be recommended by the by the 
                minority leader of the House of Representatives in 
                consultation with the ranking members of the Committees 
                on Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
                Science.
            (C) The members of the Commission shall be appointed for 
        the life of the Commission by not later than 90 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) First meeting.--The Commission shall hold its first 
        meeting within 30 days after it is established.
            (4) Chairman.--The Commission shall elect one of its 
        members as Chair.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall submit to the 
        Congress and the President, by not later than 18 months after 
        the date of the establishment of the Commission, a final report 
        of its findings and recommendations regarding United States 
        ocean policy.
            (2) Public and state review.--Before submitting the final 
        report to the Congress, the Commission shall--
                    (A) publish in the Federal Register a notice that 
                the draft report is available for public review; and
                    (B) provide a copy of the draft report to the 
                Governor of each coastal State, the Committees on 
                Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
                Science of the House of Representatives, and the 
                Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
                the Senate.
            (3) Final report contents, generally.--Subject to paragraph 
        (4), the final report of the Commission shall include 
        recommendations for the responsible use and stewardship of 
        ocean and coastal resources, including the following:
                    (A) Recommendations for any modifications to United 
                States laws and regulations, and the administrative 
                structure of the Executive agencies, that are necessary 
                to improve the understanding, management, and 
                conservation and use of, and access to, ocean and 
                coastal resources.
                    (B) An assessment of the condition and adequacy of 
                existing and planned facilities associated with ocean 
                and coastal activities, including human resources, 
                vessels, computers, satellites, and other appropriate 
                platforms and technologies, and recommendations for 
                investments and improvements in those facilities.
                    (C) A review of existing and planned ocean and 
                coastal activities of Federal entities, and 
                recommendations for changes in such activities 
                necessary to reduce duplication of Federal efforts.
                    (D) A review of the cumulative effect of Federal 
                laws and regulations on United States ocean policy, an 
                examination of those laws and regulations for 
                inconsistencies and contradictions that might adversely 
                affect the conduct of ocean and coastal activities, and 
                recommendations for resolving any such inconsistencies. 
                In particular, this portion of the report shall include 
                an examination of the relationship between the 
                fisheries development and fisheries conservation 
                responsibilities of the National Marine Fisheries 
                Service.
                    (E) A review of the known and anticipated supply of 
                and demand for ocean and coastal resources of the 
                United States.
                    (F) A review of the relationship between Federal, 
                State, and local governments and the private sector in 
                planning and carrying out ocean and coastal activities, 
                and recommendations for enhancing the role of State and 
                local governments.
                    (G) A review of opportunities for the development 
                of or investment in new products, technologies, or 
                markets related to ocean and coastal activities.
                    (H) A review of previous and ongoing State efforts 
                and Federal efforts to enhance the effectiveness and 
                integration of ocean activities, including those 
                occurring offshore and in nearshore saltwater 
                estuaries.
            (4) State comments.--The Commission shall include in the 
        final report comments received from the Governor of any coastal 
        State regarding recommendations in the draft report that apply 
        to areas within the boundaries of that coastal State.
            (5) Consideration of factors.--In making its assessments 
        and reviews and developing its recommendations, the Commission 
        shall give full and balanced consideration to environmental, 
        technical, economic, and other relevant factors, with an equal 
        opportunity for all parties to present a fair and reasonable 
        case for unbiased consideration by the Commission. All 
        recommendations should consider effects on private property. To 
        the greatest extent possible, no recommendations shall have a 
        negative impact on local economies that are dependent on ocean 
        and coastal resources. Any data used by the Commission in 
        making its recommendations for regulations shall be peer 
        reviewed.
            (6) Limitation on recommendations.--The Commission shall 
        not make any specific recommendations with respect to lands and 
        waters within the boundary of any State located north of 51 
        degrees North latitude, or with respect to lands and waters 
        within the State of Idaho.
    (c) Duties of the Chair.--In carrying out the provisions of this 
section, the Chair of the Commission shall be responsible for--
            (1) the assignment of duties and responsibilities among 
        staff personnel and their continuing supervision; and
            (2) the use and expenditures of funds available to the 
        Commission.
    (d) Compensation.--Members of the Commission shall, subject to the 
availability of appropriations, when engaged in the actual performance 
of duties of the Commission, receive reimbursement of travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized for persons 
employed intermittently in the Government service under section 3109 of 
title 5, United States Code.
    (e) Staff.--
            (1) Executive director.--The Chair of the Commission may, 
        with the consent of the Commission and without regard to the 
        civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an 
        executive director who is knowledgeable in administrative 
        management and ocean and coastal policy and such other 
        additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the 
        Commission to perform its duties.
            (2) Compensation.--The executive director shall, subject to 
        the availability of appropriations, be compensated at a rate 
        not to exceed the rate payable for Level V of the Executive 
        Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. The 
        Chairman may fix the compensation of other personnel without 
        regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
        chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to 
        classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates, 
        except that the rate of pay for such personnel may not exceed 
        the rate payable for GS-15, step 7, of the General Schedule 
        under section 5332 of such title.
            (3) Detailees.--Upon a request of the Chair of the 
        Commission made after consulting with the head of any Federal 
        agencies responsible for managing ocean and coastal resources, 
        the head of any such Federal agency may detail appropriate 
        personnel of the agency to the Commission to assist the 
        Commission in carrying out its functions under this Act. 
        Federal Government employees detailed to the Commission shall 
        serve without reimbursement from the Commission, and shall 
        retain the rights, status, and privileges of his or her regular 
        employment without interruption.
            (4) Experts and consultants.--To the extent that funds are 
        available, and subject to such rules as may be prescribed by 
        the Commission, the executive director of the Commission may 
        procure the temporary and intermittent services of experts and 
        consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United 
        States Code, but at rates not to exceed the daily rate payable 
        for GS-15, step 7, of the General Schedule under section 5332 
        of title 5, United States Code.
    (f) Administration.--
            (1) Meetings.--All meetings of the Commission shall be open 
        to the public, except that a meeting or any portion of it may 
        be closed to the public if it concerns matters or information 
        described in section 552b(c) of title 5, United States Code. 
        Interested persons shall be permitted to appear at open 
        meetings and present written statements or oral statements at 
        the discretion of the Commission on the subject matter of the 
        meeting. The Commission may administer oaths or affirmations to 
        any person appearing before it.
            (2) Notice of meetings.--All open meetings of the 
        Commission shall be preceded by timely public notice, including 
        notice in the Federal Register, of the time, place, and subject 
        of the meeting.
            (3) Minutes and other records.--(A) Minutes of each meeting 
        shall be kept and shall contain a record of the people present, 
        a description of the discussion that occurred, and copies of 
        all statements filed. Subject to restrictions set forth in 
        section 552 of title 5, United States Code, the minutes and 
        records of all meetings and other documents that were made 
        available to or prepared for the Commission shall be available 
        for public inspection and copying at a single location in the 
        offices of the Commission.
            (B) The Commission shall have at least one meeting in each 
        of the following 6 geographic regions of the United States:
                    (i) The Northeast.
                    (ii) The Southeast.
                    (iii) The Southwest.
                    (iv) The Northwest.
                    (v) The Great Lakes States.
                    (vi) The Gulf of Mexico States.
    (g) Cooperation With Other Federal Entities.--
            (1) Other federal agencies and departments.--The Commission 
        may secure directly from any Federal agency or department any 
        information it considers necessary to carry out its functions 
        under this Act. Each such agency or department may cooperate 
        with the Commission and, to the extent permitted by law, 
        furnish such information to the Commission, upon the request of 
        the Chair of the Commission.
            (2) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails 
        in the same manner and under the same conditions as departments 
        and agencies of the United States.
            (3) Acquisitions.--The Commission may enter into contracts 
        with Federal and State agencies, private firms, institutions, 
        and individuals to assist the Commission in carrying out its 
        duties. The Commission may purchase and contract without regard 
        to section 18 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
        (41 U.S.C. 416) and section 8 of the Small Business Act (15 
        U.S.C. 637), pertaining to competition and publication 
        requirements, and may arrange for printing without regard to 
        the provisions of title 44, United States Code. The contracting 
        authority of the Commission under this Act is effective only to 
        the extent that appropriations are available for contracting 
        purposes.
    (h) Termination.--The Commission shall cease to exist 30 days after 
the date on which it submits its final report.
    (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to support the activities of the Commission $2,000,000 for 
fiscal year 1999 and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000. Any sums 
appropriated may remain available without fiscal year limitation until 
the Commission ceases to exist.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 1998.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
[A]: Oceans Act of 1998 - Requires that the Congress and the President, after considering the Commission report under this Act, develop a coordinated, comprehensive, and long-range national policy for the use and stewardship of ocean and coastal resources for the benefit of the United States, including a plan to meet the resource monitoring and assessment facilities and equipment requirements of Federal ocean and coastal programs.  Mandates a biennial report by the President to the Congress listing all existing Federal programs relating to ocean and coastal activities.  Requires each agency or department involved in ocean and coastal activities to include with its annual appropriations request a report identifying elements of its budget relating to ocean and coastal activities. 
Establishes the Commission on Ocean Policy and requires it to report to the Congress and the President regarding U.S. ocean policy. Requires opening the draft report for public comment before submitting the final report.  Prohibits Commission recommendations regarding lands and waters within:  (1) the boundary of any State north of 51 degrees North latitude; or (2) the State of Idaho.  Terminates the Commission after submission of its final report.  Authorizes appropriations.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Home Energy Assistance Act of 
2005''.

SEC. 2. TAX CREDIT AGAINST RESIDENTIAL HEATING COSTS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable 
personal credits) is amended by inserting after section 25D the 
following new section:

``SEC. 25E. CREDIT AGAINST RESIDENTIAL HEATING COSTS.

    ``(a) General Rule.--In the case of an individual, there shall be 
allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the 
taxable year an amount equal to the amount paid or incurred during such 
taxable year for residential heating costs.
    ``(b) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Dollar limitation.--The amount of the credit allowed 
        to under subsection (a) to any taxpayer shall not exceed $500 
        for any taxable year.
            ``(2) Limitation based on adjusted gross income.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The amount of the credit which 
                would (but for this paragraph) be taken into account 
                under subsection (a) for the taxable year shall be 
                reduced (but not below zero) by the amount determined 
                under subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Amount of reduction.--The amount determined 
                under this subparagraph is the amount which bears the 
                same ratio to the amount which would be so taken into 
                account as--
                            ``(i) the excess of--
                                    ``(I) the taxpayers adjusted gross 
                                income for such taxable year, over
                                    ``(II) the threshold amount, bears 
                                to
                            ``(ii) the phaseout amount.
                    ``(C) Threshold amount.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph, the term `threshold amount' means--
                            ``(i) $80,000 in the case of a joint 
                        return,
                            ``(ii) $65,000 in the case of a head of a 
                        household, and
                            ``(iii) $40,000 in any other case.
                    ``(D) Phaseout amount.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph, the term `phaseout amount' means--
                            ``(i) $20,000 in the case of a joint return 
                        or a head of a household, and
                            ``(ii) $10,000 in any other case.
            ``(3) Maximum credit per household.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of any household, 
                the credit under subsection (a) shall be allowed only 
                to the individual residing in such household who 
                furnishes the largest portion (whether or not more than 
                one-half) of the cost of maintaining such household.
                    ``(B) Determination of amount.--In the case of an 
                individual described in subparagraph (A), such 
                individual shall, for purposes of determining the 
                amount of the credit allowed under subsection (a), be 
                treated as having paid or incurred during such taxable 
                year for increased residential heating costs an amount 
                equal to the sum of the amounts paid or incurred for 
                such heating costs by all individuals residing in such 
                household (including any amount allocable to any such 
                individual under subsection (d) or (e)).
    ``(c) Carryback of Credit.--
            ``(1) In general.--If the credit allowable under subsection 
        (a) for a taxable year exceeds the limitation under subsection 
        (b)(1) for such taxable year, such excess shall be allowed--
                    ``(A) as a credit carryback to each of the 2 
                taxable years preceding such taxable year, and
                    ``(B) as a credit carryforward to each of the 20 
                taxable years following such taxable year.
            ``(2) Amount carried to each year.--Rules similar to the 
        rules of section 39(b)(2) shall apply for purposes of this 
        section.
            ``(3) Limitation.--The amount of unused credit which may be 
        taken into account under paragraph (1) for any taxable year 
        shall not exceed the limitation under subsection (b)(1).
    ``(d) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this 
section--
            ``(1) Residential heating costs.--The term `residential 
        heating costs' means costs incurred in connection with an 
        energy source used to heat a principal residence of the 
        taxpayer located in the United States.
            ``(2) Principal residence.--The term `principal residence' 
        has the same meaning as in section 121, except that--
                    ``(A) no ownership requirement shall be imposed, 
                and
                    ``(B) the principal residence must be used by the 
                taxpayer as the taxpayer's residence during the taxable 
                year.
            ``(3) No credit for married individuals filing separate 
        returns.--If the taxpayer is a married individual (within the 
        meaning of section 7703), this section shall apply only if the 
        taxpayer and the taxpayer's spouse file a joint return for the 
        taxable year.
            ``(4) Treatment of expenses paid by dependent.--If a 
        deduction under section 151 with respect to an individual is 
        allowed to another taxpayer for a taxable year beginning in the 
        calendar year in which such individual's taxable year begins--
                    ``(A) no credit shall be allowed under subsection 
                (a) to such individual for such individual's taxable 
                year, and
                    ``(B) residential heating costs paid by such 
                individual during such individual's taxable year shall 
                be treated for purposes of this section as paid by such 
                other taxpayer.
    ``(e) Homeowners Associations.--The application of this section to 
homeowners associations (as defined in section 528(c)(1)) or members of 
such associations, and tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing 
corporations (as defined in section 216), shall be allowed by 
allocation, apportionment, or otherwise, to the individuals paying, 
directly or indirectly, for the increased residential heating cost so 
incurred.
    ``(f) Applicability of Section.--This section shall apply to 
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005, and before January 1, 
2007.''.
    (b) Reduction in Withholding.--The Secretary of the Treasury--
            (1) shall educate taxpayers on adjusting withholding of 
        taxes to reflect any anticipated tax credit under section 25E 
        of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and
            (2) may adjust the wage withholding tables prescribed under 
        section 3402(a)(1) of such Code to take into account the credit 
        allowed under section 25E of such Code.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart A of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by striking the item relating to section 35 and by 
adding at the end the following new items:

``Sec. 25E. Credit against residential heating costs.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005.

SEC. 3. DISALLOWANCE OF USE OF LIFO METHOD OF ACCOUNTING BY LARGE 
              INTEGRATED OIL COMPANIES FOR LAST TAXABLE YEAR ENDING 
              BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2005.

    (a) General Rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 
applicable integrated oil company shall, in determining the amount of 
Federal income tax imposed on such company for its most recent taxable 
year ending on or before September 30, 2005, use the first-in, first-
out (FIFO) method of accounting rather than the last-in, last-out 
(LIFO) method of accounting with respect to its crude oil inventories.
    (b) Application of Requirement.--The requirement to use the first-
in, first-out (FIFO) method of accounting under subsection (a)--
            (1) shall not be treated as a change in method of 
        accounting, and
            (2) shall be disregarded in determining the method of 
        accounting required to be used in any succeeding taxable year.
    (c) Applicable Integrated Oil Company.--For purposes of this 
section, the term ``applicable integrated oil company'' means an 
integrated oil company (as defined in section 291(b)(4) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986) which--
            (1) had gross receipts in excess of $1,000,000,000 for its 
        most recent taxable year ending on or before September 30, 
        2005, and
            (2) would, without regard to this section, use the last-in, 
        first-out (LIFO) method of accounting with respect to its crude 
        oil inventories for such taxable year.
For purposes of paragraph (1), all persons treated as a single employer 
under subsections (a) and (b) of section 52 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 shall be treated as 1 person.
[A]:
Home Energy Assistance Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for residential heating costs paid in 2006. Allows a maximum credit of $500, but reduces or eliminates such credit for taxpayers at higher income levels.

Requires integrated oil companies with gross receipts in excess of $1 billion to use the first-in, first-out (FIFO) inventory accounting method for purposes of determining their current federal income tax liabilities.