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TITLE I--MODIFICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO DRAWBACK CLAIMS

SEC. 101. MERCHANDISE NOT CONFORMING TO SAMPLE OR SPECIFICATIONS.

    Section 313(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(c)), is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Merchandise Not Conforming to Sample or Specifications.--
            ``(1) Conditions for drawback.--Upon the exportation or 
        destruction under the supervision of the Customs Service of 
        articles or merchandise--
                    ``(A) upon which the duties have been paid,
                    ``(B) which has been entered or withdrawn for 
                consumption,
                    ``(C) which is--
                            ``(i) not conforming to sample or 
                        specifications, shipped without the consent of 
                        the consignee, or determined to be defective as 
                        of the time of importation, or
                            ``(ii) ultimately sold at retail and for 
                        any reason returned to and accepted by the 
                        importer or the claimant under the provisions 
                        of the importer's or claimant's merchandise 
                        warranty provision, and
                    ``(D) which, within 3 years after the date of 
                importation or withdrawal, as applicable, has been 
                exported or destroyed under the supervision of the 
                Customs Service,
        the full amount of the duties paid upon such merchandise, less 
        1 percent, shall be refunded as drawback.
            ``(2) Designation of import entries.--Notwithstanding 
        paragraph (1), for purposes of paragraph (1)(C)(ii), drawback 
        may be claimed by designating any entry of merchandise that was 
        imported within 1 year before the date of exportation or 
        destruction of the merchandise described in paragraph (1) under 
        the supervision of the Customs Service. The returned 
        merchandise, at the time of its importation, must be 
        commercially interchangeable with the merchandise designated 
        for drawback.
            ``(3) When drawback certificates not required.--For 
        purposes of this subsection, drawback certificates are not 
        required if the drawback claimant and the importer are the same 
        party, or if the drawback claimant is a drawback successor to 
        the importer as defined in subsection (s)(3).''.

SEC. 102. TIME LIMITATION ON EXPORTATION OR DESTRUCTION.

    Section 313(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(j)), is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``No'' and inserting ``Unless otherwise 
        provided for in this section, no''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, or destroyed under the supervision of 
        the Customs Service,'' after ``exported''.

SEC. 103. USE OF DOMESTIC MERCHANDISE ACQUIRED IN EXCHANGE FOR IMPORTED 
              MERCHANDISE OF SAME KIND AND QUALITY.

    Section 313(k) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(k)), is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``(k)'' and inserting ``(k)(1)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) For purposes of subsections (a) and (b), the use of 
        any domestic merchandise acquired in exchange for a drawback 
        product of the same kind and quality shall be treated as the 
        use of such drawback product if no certificate of delivery or 
        certificate of manufacture and delivery pertaining to such 
        drawback product is issued, other than that which documents the 
        product's manufacture and delivery. As used in this paragraph, 
        the term `drawback product' means any domestically produced 
        product manufactured with imported merchandise that is subject 
        to drawback.''

SEC. 104. PACKAGING MATERIAL.

    Section 313(q) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(q)), is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(q) Packaging Material.--
            ``(1) Packaging material under subsections (c) and (j).--
        Packaging material, whether imported and duty paid, and claimed 
        for drawback under either subsection (c) or (j)(1), or imported 
        and duty paid, or substituted, and claimed for drawback under 
        subsection (j)(2), shall be eligible for drawback, upon 
        exportation or destruction, of 99 percent of any duty, tax, or 
        fee imposed under Federal law on such imported material.
            ``(2) Packaging material under subsections (a) and (b).--
        Packaging material that is manufactured or produced under 
        subsection (a) or (b) shall be eligible for drawback, upon 
        exportation or destruction, of 99 percent of any duty, tax, or 
        fee imposed under Federal law on the imported or substituted 
        merchandise used to manufacture or produce such material.
            ``(3) Contents.--Packaging material described in paragraphs 
        (1) and (2) shall be eligible for drawback whether or not they 
        contain articles or merchandise, and whether or not any 
        articles or merchandise they contain are eligible for drawback.
            ``(4) Employing packaging material for its intended purpose 
        prior to exportation.--The use of any packaging material for 
        its intended purpose prior to exportation or destruction shall 
        not be treated as a use of such material prior to exportation 
        or destruction for purposes of applying subsection (a), (b), or 
        (c), or paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(C)(i) or subsection (j).''.

SEC. 105. LIMITATION ON LIQUIDATION.

    Section 504 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1504) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(a) Liquidation.--
            ``(1) Entries for consumption.--Unless an entry of 
        merchandise for consumption is extended by statute or court 
        order, except as provided in section 751(a)(3), an entry of 
        merchandise for consumption not liquidated within 1 year from--
                    ``(A) the date of entry of such merchandise,
                    ``(B) the date of the final withdrawal of all such 
                merchandise covered by a warehouse entry,
                    ``(C) the date of withdrawal from warehouse of such 
                merchandise for consumption if, pursuant to regulations 
                issued under section 505(a), duties may be deposited 
                after the filing of any entry or withdrawal from 
                warehouse, or
                    ``(D) if a reconciliation is filed, or should have 
                been filed, the date of the filing under section 484 or 
                the date the reconciliation should have been filed,
        shall be deemed liquidated at the rate of duty, value, 
        quantity, and amount of duties asserted at the time of entry by 
        the importer of record. Notwithstanding section 500(e), notice 
        of liquidation need not be given of an entry deemed liquidated.
            ``(2) Entries or claims for drawback.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), unless an entry or claim for drawback 
                is extended under subsection (b) or suspended as 
                required by statute or court order, an entry or claim 
                for drawback not liquidated within 1 year from the date 
                of entry or claim shall be deemed liquidated at the 
                drawback amount asserted by the claimant at the time of 
                entry or claim. Notwithstanding section 500(c), notice 
                of liquidation need not be given of an entry deemed 
                liquidated.
                    ``(B) Exception.--An entry or claim for drawback 
                filed before the date of the enactment of this 
                paragraph, the liquidation of which is not final as of 
                the date of the enactment of this paragraph, shall be 
                deemed liquidated on the date that is 1 year after the 
                date of the enactment of this paragraph at the drawback 
                amount asserted by the claimant at the time of the 
                entry or claim.
            ``(3) Payments or refunds.--Payment or refund of duties 
        owed pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) shall be made to the 
        importer of record or drawback claimant, as the case may be, 
        not later than 90 days after liquidation.
    ``(b) Extension.--The Secretary may extend the period in which to 
liquidate an entry if--
            ``(1) the information needed for the proper appraisement or 
        classification of the imported or withdrawn merchandise, or for 
        determining the correct drawback amount, or for ensuring 
        compliance with applicable law, is not available to the Customs 
        Service; or
            ``(2) the importer of record or drawback claimant, as the 
        case may be, requests such extension and shows good cause 
        therefor.
The Secretary shall give notice of an extension under this subsection 
to the importer of record or drawback claimant, as the case may be, and 
the surety of such importer of record or drawback claimant. Notice 
shall be in such form and manner (which may include electronic 
transmittal) as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe. Any entry 
the liquidation of which is extended under this subsection shall be 
treated as having been liquidated at the rate of duty, value, quantity, 
and amount of duty asserted at the time of entry by the importer of 
record, or the drawback amount asserted at the time of entry by the 
drawback claimant, at the expiration of 4 years from the applicable 
date specified in subsection (a).'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or drawback claimant, as the 
                case may be,'' after ``to the importer of record''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or drawback claimant'' after 
                ``of such importer of record''; and
            (3) in subsection (d), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``or (in the case of a drawback entry or claim) 
        at the drawback amount asserted at the time of entry by the 
        drawback claimant.''.

SEC. 106. PENALTIES FOR FALSE DRAWBACK CLAIMS.

    Section 593A(h) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1593a(h)) is 
amended by striking ``subsection (g)'' and inserting ``subsections (c) 
and (g)''.

SEC. 107. EFFECTIVE DATE.

  (a) Sections 101, 102, 103, 104, and 106.--The amendments made by 
sections 101, 102, 103, 104, and 106 shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to--
          (1) any drawback entry filed on and after such date of 
        enactment; and
          (2) any drawback entry filed before such date of enactment if 
        the liquidation of the entry is not final on such date of 
        enactment.
  (b) Section 105.--The amendments made by section 105 shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to--
          (1) any entry of merchandise for consumption or entry or 
        claim for drawback filed on and after such date of enactment; 
        and
          (2) any entry or claim for drawback filed before such date of 
        enactment if the liquidation of the entry or claim is not final 
        on such date of enactment.

       TITLE II--LIQUIDATION OR RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES

SEC. 201. LIQUIDATION OR RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES.

  (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, and subject to 
subsection (b), the United States Customs Service shall, not later than 
180 days after the receipt of the request described in subsection (b), 
liquidate or reliquidate each entry described in subsection (d) by 
applying the column 1 general rate of duty of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States to each entry that is liquidated or 
reliquidated, regardless of whether the entry was made under the column 
1 special rate of duty of such schedule.
  (b) Requests.--Liquidation or reliquidation may be made under 
subsection (a) with respect to an entry described in subsection (d) 
only upon a request therefor is filed with the Customs Service.
  (c) Payment of Amounts Due.--Any amounts due to the United States 
pursuant to the liquidation or reliquidation of an entry under 
subsection (a) shall be paid not later than 180 days after the date of 
such liquidation or reliquidation.
  (d) Affected Entries.--The entries referred to in subsection (a), 
filed at the ports of Laredo, Texas (designated as port of entry 2304), 
Hidalgo, Texas (designated as port of entry 2305), and Wilmington, 
Delaware (designated as port of entry 1103), are as follows:

      

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      R7410350835                  1103                  11/29/95
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      T8500084462                  2305                  10/22/95
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Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to revise provisions requiring a refund of duties (drawback) on articles or merchandise which has been exported or destroyed under the supervision of the Customs Service within three years after importation or withdrawal, and which, among other things, is ultimately sold at retail and for any reason returned to and accepted by the importer or the claimant under the provisions of the importer's or claimant's merchandise warranty provision. Authorizes a drawback to be claimed by designating any entry of such merchandise that was imported within one year before its exportation or destruction. Prohibits the allowance of a drawback unless the completed article is exported or destroyed under the supervision of the Customs Service within five years after its importation.Sets forth drawback requirements with regard to: (1) use of domestic merchandise acquired in exchange for imported merchandise of same kind and quality; (2) packaging material; and (3) liquidation of entries.Sets forth penalties for false drawback claims.Provides for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries filed at the ports of Laredo, Texas, Hidalgo, Texas, and Wilmington, Delaware.


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SECTION 1. CAREERS TO CLASSROOMS.

    Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating part E as part F;
            (2) by redesignating sections 2401 and 2402 as sections 
        2601 and 2602, respectively; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:

                    ``PART G--CAREERS TO CLASSROOMS

``SEC. 2401. CAREERS TO CLASSROOMS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Alternative certification program.--The term 
        `alternative certification program' means a State-approved 
        program that--
                    ``(A) provides the education and training necessary 
                to enable an individual to be eligible for teacher 
                certification in the State within a reduced period of 
                time, compared to the time typically required to 
                receive such certification; and
                    ``(B) relies upon an individual's experience, 
                expertise, academic qualifications, or other factors in 
                lieu of traditional course work for eligibility to 
                receive a degree in the field of education.
            ``(2) Eligible individual.--The term `eligible individual' 
        means an individual--
                    ``(A) who has submitted an application described in 
                subsection (d) to be a certified teacher through a 
                State-approved alternative certification program in an 
                elementary school or secondary school;
                    ``(B) who has an associate, baccalaureate, or 
                advanced degree from an accredited institution of 
                higher education;
                    ``(C) who--
                            ``(i) has substantial, demonstrable career 
                        experience and competence in mathematics, 
                        natural science, computer science, engineering, 
                        foreign language or another field of expertise 
                        determined by the State to be a field for which 
                        there is a significant shortage of qualified 
                        teachers and teacher applicants in that State; 
                        or
                            ``(ii) within 5 years of the date on which 
                        the individual submits an application described 
                        in subparagraph (A)--
                                    ``(I) has received a baccalaureate 
                                or advanced degree from an accredited 
                                institution of higher education in a 
                                field of expertise described in clause 
                                (i); and
                                    ``(II)(aa) has graduated with at 
                                least a 3.0 grade point average (or 
                                equivalent average on a different 
                                scale) in the major or graduate program 
                                for which the individual obtained the 
                                degree;
                                    ``(bb) has graduated at least in 
                                the top 50 percent of the individual's 
                                undergraduate or graduate class;
                                    ``(cc) can demonstrate a high level 
                                of competence through a high level of 
                                academic performance in core academic 
                                coursework and through successful 
                                passage of academic subject tests 
                                required by the State under its 
                                alternative certification program; and
                                    ``(dd) meets any additional 
                                academic or other standards or 
                                qualifications established by the 
                                State;
                    ``(D) in the case of an individual receiving a 
                stipend under this section, who agrees to, in good 
                faith, seek employment and to consider offers of 
                employment in the individual's subject matter of 
                expertise in a high need elementary or secondary school 
                within that State; and
                    ``(E) who meets any additional teacher 
                certification or other requirements that may be 
                established by the State.
            ``(3) High need elementary or secondary school.--The term 
        `high need elementary or secondary school' means a school--
                    ``(A)(i) in which the percentage of students from 
                families below the Federal poverty level (as determined 
                by the Secretary) is 20 percent or more; and
                    ``(ii) that the State determines has experienced a 
                significant period in which teacher vacancies have 
                remained unfilled due to greater than normal difficulty 
                in recruiting or retaining qualified teachers;
                    ``(B) is within the top quartile of schools 
                statewide with regard to the number of unfilled, 
                available teacher positions; or
                    ``(C) is located in an area, other than a 
                metropolitan statistical area, that the State 
                determines has a high percentage of students from low-
                income families or is one that has experienced greater 
                than normal difficulty in recruiting or retaining 
                teachers.
    ``(b) Program Authorized.--The Secretary may award, on a 
competitive basis, grants to States to enable such States to carry out 
the following activities:
            ``(1) Teacher recruitment, education, training, referral, 
        placement, and retention activities to place eligible 
        individuals as certified teachers in public schools through 
        State-approved alternative certification programs.
            ``(2) To award stipends (in an amount not to exceed the 
        lesser of $5,000 per person or an amount equal to the total 
        costs of the types described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (8), 
        and (9) of section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
        incurred by the eligible individual in obtaining alternative 
        certification under this section) to eligible individuals who--
                    ``(A) are enrolled in a State authorized 
                alternative certification program; and
                    ``(B) agree to--
                            ``(i) seek certification through teacher 
                        certification programs in that State; and
                            ``(ii) teach in a high need school in that 
                        State;
        with a preference being given to individuals who are deemed 
        financially in need of such assistance by the State.
            ``(3) To provide grants, in a manner prescribed by the 
        State, in an amount not to exceed $5,000 per eligible 
        individual, per year, to high need elementary or secondary 
        schools to offset the teacher mentoring, alternative 
        certification, and other direct costs associated with accepting 
        eligible individuals under this section.
            ``(4) To develop, or to award grants to accredited 
        institutions of higher education for the development of, 
        alternative certification programs, with preference given to 
        programs tailored to eligible individuals under this section.
            ``(5) Other activities determined by the State to be 
        reasonably necessary to carry-out the purposes of this section.
    ``(c) Criteria for Awarding of Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        this section a State shall--
                    ``(A) submit to the Secretary an application that 
                contains--
                            ``(i) a description of the manner in which 
                        the State will carry out activities under this 
                        section; and
                            ``(ii) a description of the alternative 
                        certification program of the State or a 
                        description of the manner in which the State is 
                        attempting to implement an alternative 
                        certification program;
                    ``(B) provide assurances to the Secretary that the 
                State will submit to the Secretary, at the end of the 
                grant period, a report on how the activities carried 
                out with funds made available under the grant were 
                utilized, including a description of--
                            ``(i) the manner in which the funds were 
                        used to increase the number of qualified 
                        teachers hired in the State;
                            ``(ii) the manner in which the funds 
                        improved teacher quality;
                            ``(iii) the number of teachers hired under 
                        the grant;
                            ``(iv) the professional experience and 
                        field of expertise of each teacher hired under 
                        the grant; and
                            ``(v) the manner in which the funds were 
                        used to meet other objectives of this section 
                        or other objectives of the State with regard to 
                        teacher hiring, quality, retention, and student 
                        performance;
                    ``(C) provide assurances that amounts received 
                under the grant will be used to supplement and not 
                supplant other Federal, State, and local funds expended 
                to provide services for individuals and entities 
                eligible to receive funds under this section; and
                    ``(D) provide assurances to the Secretary that 
                amounts received under the grants will be expended 
                within 3 years of the receipt of such funds and agree 
                to return unused funds to the Secretary.
            ``(2) Preference.--The Secretary shall give preference in 
        the awarding of grants under this section to States that have 
        developed, or that are developing, alternative certification 
        programs that--
                    ``(A) rapidly place quality certified teachers into 
                the classroom;
                    ``(B) emphasize subject matter content; and
                    ``(C) lead to the certification and placement of a 
                large number of teachers in relation to the number of 
                public elementary school and secondary school teachers 
                in the State.
            ``(3) Limitations.--A grant under this section may be made 
        for a period of up to 3 years, and may not exceed $10,000,000 
        per year.
            ``(4) Geographic diversity.--To the extent practicable, the 
        Secretary shall award grants under this section to support 
        programs in different geographic regions of the United States.
    ``(d) Application by Eligible Individuals.--To be eligible to 
participate as an eligible individual under this section, an individual 
shall submit an application to the State, or to an entity or individual 
designated by the State to receive such applications. Such application 
shall include--
            ``(1) a description of the academic, professional, and 
        other qualifications of the individual, including the academic 
        or professional subject matter expertise of the individual;
            ``(2) a description of the subject matter area, and, if 
        applicable, the grade level, in which the individual desires to 
        teach;
            ``(3)(A) a description of whether the individual is seeking 
        a stipend under this section (if offered by the State); and
            ``(B) if the individual is seeking such a stipend, a 
        description of the willingness of the individual to teach in a 
        high need elementary or secondary school for at least 2 years 
        under this section; and
            ``(4) any other information or documentation that may be 
        required by the State.
    ``(e) Stipends.--
            ``(1) Counted for eligibility purposes.--A stipend received 
        by an eligible individual under this section shall be taken 
        into account in determining the eligibility of the individual 
        for Federal student-based financial assistance.
            ``(2) Repayment.--The recipient of a stipend under this 
        section shall repay amounts received under such stipend to the 
        State from which the stipend was received if--
                    ``(A) the recipient fails to complete the 
                applicable alternative certification program;
                    ``(B) the recipient rejects a bona fide offer of 
                employment during the 1-year period beginning on the 
                date on which the individual completes the applicable 
                alternative certification program; or
                    ``(C) the recipient fails to teach for at least 2 
                years in a public elementary school or secondary school 
                within that State during the 5-year period beginning on 
                the date on which the individual completes the 
                applicable alternative certification program.
            ``(3) Additional procedures.--A State that receives a grant 
        under this section may establish additional procedures and 
        rules with respect to the reimbursement of the State of any 
        stipend funds under paragraph (2), and shall retain such 
        reimbursed funds to carry out activities under this section.
            ``(4) Exceptions.--Paragraphs (2) and (3) shall not apply 
        during the period of time in which an eligible individual is--
                    ``(A) pursuing a full-time course of study;
                    ``(B) serving on active duty as a member of the 
                Armed Forces;
                    ``(C) temporarily totally disabled for a period of 
                time not to exceed 3 years;
                    ``(D) not able to secure employment for a period of 
                not more than 12 months by reason of the care required 
                by a spouse who is disabled; or
                    ``(E) otherwise exempted from the requirements of 
                such paragraphs as may be provided by the Secretary.
    ``(f) Public Awareness.--The Secretary shall disseminate and 
otherwise make available information concerning the program under this 
section, including--
            ``(1) through the posting of a website on the Internet to 
        enable interested persons to easily find information and 
        application material for participation in activities under this 
        section, that contains a nationwide, publicly searchable data 
        bank of all State programs and all available public elementary 
        and secondary teaching positions the Secretary is able to 
        practicably ascertain, and a means by which individuals may 
        apply to, or inquire of, multiple States' alternative 
        certification programs under this section;
            ``(2) providing information to every State about the 
        program under this section, including the criteria for State 
        and individual eligibility; and
            ``(3) conducting other activities, either directly or 
        through contract with other appropriate entities, to broaden 
        awareness and participation in the program under this section.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 
in fiscal year 2002, and such sums as may be necessary for each of 
fiscal years 2003 through 2007.''.
answer:
Careers to Classrooms Act of 2001 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a Careers to Classrooms program. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to States for: (1) teacher recruitment, education, training, referral, placement, and retention activities to place eligible individuals as certified teachers in public schools through State-approved alternative certification programs; (2) stipends for eligible individuals enrolled in programs who agree to seek certification through teacher certification programs in that State and teach in a high-need school in that State, with preference for those individuals needing such assistance; (3) grants to high-need elementary or secondary schools to offset the teacher mentoring, alternative certification, and other direct costs associated with accepting eligible individuals under this Act; (4) grants to accredited institutions of higher education to develop alternative certification programs, with preference given to programs tailored to eligible individuals; and (5) other activities determined by the State to be reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Requires preference for such grants to be given to States that have developed, or are developing, alternative certification programs that: (1) rapidly place quality certified teachers into the classroom; (2) emphasize subject matter content; and (3) lead to the certification and placement of a large number of teachers in relation to the number of public elementary school and secondary school teachers in the State.


question:
SECTION 1. FEDERAL RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD.

    Title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 606. FEDERAL RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD.

    ``(a) Minimum Renewable Generation Requirement.--For each calendar 
year beginning in calendar year 2005, each retail electric supplier 
shall submit to the Secretary, not later than April 1 of the following 
calendar year, renewable energy credits in an amount equal to the 
required annual percentage specified in subsection (b).
    ``(b) Required Annual Percentage.--For calendar years 2005 through 
2025, the required annual percentage of the retail electric supplier's 
base amount that shall be generated from renewable energy resources 
shall be the percentage specified in the following table:

                                                        Required annual
    ``Calendar Years                                         percentage
                2005 through 2006..........................        1.0 
                2007 through 2008..........................        2.2 
                2009 through 2010..........................        3.4 
                2011 through 2012..........................        4.6 
                2013 through 2014..........................        5.8 
                2015 through 2016..........................        7.0 
                2017 through 2018..........................        8.5 
                2019 through 2020..........................       10.0 
                2020 through 2021..........................       12.0 
                2021 through 2022..........................       14.0 
                2022 through 2023..........................       16.0 
                2023 through 2024..........................       18.0 
                2024 through 2025..........................       20.0.
    ``(c) Submission of Credits.--(1) A retail electric supplier may 
satisfy the requirements of subsection (a) through the submission of 
renewable energy credits--
            ``(A) issued to the retail electric supplier under 
        subsection (d);
            ``(B) obtained by purchase or exchange under subsection 
        (e); or
            ``(C) borrowed under subsection (f).
    ``(2) A credit may be counted toward compliance with subsection (a) 
only once.
    ``(d) Issuance of Credits.--(1) The Secretary shall establish, not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, a 
program to issue, monitor the sale or exchange of, and track renewable 
energy credits.
    ``(2) Under the program, an entity that generates electric energy 
through the use of a renewable energy resource may apply to the 
Secretary for the issuance of renewable energy credits. The application 
shall indicate--
            ``(A) the type of renewable energy resource used to produce 
        the electricity,
            ``(B) the location where the electric energy was produced, 
        and
            ``(C) any other information the Secretary determines 
        appropriate.
    ``(3)(A) Except as provided in paragraphs (B), (C), and (D), the 
Secretary shall issue to an entity one renewable energy credit for each 
kilowatt-hour of electric energy the entity generates from the date of 
enactment of this section and in each subsequent calendar year through 
the use of a renewable energy resource at an eligible facility.
    ``(B) For incremental hydropower the credits shall be calculated 
based on the expected increase in average annual generation resulting 
from the efficiency improvements or capacity additions. The number of 
credits shall be calculated using the same water flow information used 
to determine a historic average annual generation baseline for the 
hydroelectric facility and certified by the Secretary or the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission. The calculation of the credits for 
incremental hydropower shall not be based on any operational changes at 
the hydroelectric facility not directly associated with the efficiency 
improvements or capacity additions.
    ``(C) The Secretary shall issue two renewable energy credits for 
each kilowatt-hour of electric energy generated and supplied to the 
grid in that calendar year through the use of a renewable energy 
resource at an eligible facility located on Indian land. For purposes 
of this paragraph, renewable energy generated by biomass cofired with 
other fuels is eligible for two credits only if the biomass was grown 
on the land eligible under this paragraph.
    ``(D) For renewable energy resources produced from a generation 
offset, the Secretary shall issue two renewable energy credits for each 
kilowatt-hour generated.
    ``(E) To be eligible for a renewable energy credit, the unit of 
electric energy generated through the use of a renewable energy 
resource may be sold or may be used by the generator. If both a 
renewable energy resource and a nonrenewable energy resource are used 
to generate the electric energy, the Secretary shall issue credits 
based on the proportion of the renewable energy resource used. The 
Secretary shall identify renewable energy credits by type and date of 
generation.
    ``(4) When a generator sells electric energy generated through the 
use of a renewable energy resource to a retail electric supplier under 
a contract subject to section 210 of this Act, the retail electric 
supplier is treated as the generator of the electric energy for the 
purposes of this section for the duration of the contract.
    ``(5) The Secretary may issue credits for existing facility offsets 
to be applied against a retail electric supplier's own required annual 
percentage. The credits are not tradeable and may only be used in the 
calendar year generation actually occurs.
    ``(e) Credit Trading.--A renewable energy credit may be sold or 
exchanged by the entity to whom issued or by any other entity who 
acquires the credit. A renewable energy credit for any year that is not 
used to satisfy the minimum renewable generation requirement of 
subsection (a) for that year may be carried forward for use within the 
next 4 years.
    ``(f) Credit Borrowing.--At any time before the end of calendar 
year 2005, a retail electric supplier that has reason to believe it 
will not have sufficient renewable energy credits to comply with 
subsection (a) may--
            ``(1) submit a plan to the Secretary demonstrating that the 
        retail electric supplier will earn sufficient credits within 
        the next 3 calendar years which, when taken into account, will 
        enable the retail electric suppliers to meet the requirements 
        of subsection (a) for calendar year 2005 and the subsequent 
        calendar years involved; and
            ``(2) upon the approval of the plan by the Secretary, apply 
        credits that the plan demonstrates will be earned within the 
        next 3 calendar years to meet the requirements of subsection 
        (a) for each calendar year involved.
    ``(g) Credit Cost Cap.--The Secretary shall offer renewable energy 
credits for sale at the lesser of 3 cents per kilowatt-hour or 200 
percent of the average market value of credits for the applicable 
compliance period. On January 1 of each year following calendar year 
2005, the Secretary shall adjust for inflation the price charged per 
credit for such calendar year, based on the Gross Domestic Product 
Implicit Price Deflator.
    ``(h) Enforcement.--The Secretary may bring an action in the 
appropriate United States district court to impose a civil penalty on a 
retail electric supplier that does not comply with subsection (a), 
unless the retail electric supplier was unable to comply with 
subsection (a) for reasons outside of the supplier's reasonable control 
(including weather-related damage, mechanical failure, lack of 
transmission capacity or availability, strikes, lockouts, actions of a 
governmental authority). A retail electric supplier who does not submit 
the required number of renewable energy credits under subsection (a) 
shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than the greater of 3 
cents or 200 percent of the average market value of credits for the 
compliance period for each renewable energy credit not submitted.
    ``(i) Information Collection.--The Secretary may collect the 
information necessary to verify and audit--
            ``(1) the annual electric energy generation and renewable 
        energy generation of any entity applying for renewable energy 
        credits under this section,
            ``(2) the validity of renewable energy credits submitted by 
        a retail electric supplier to the Secretary, and
            ``(3) the quantity of electricity sales of all retail 
        electric suppliers.
    ``(j) Environmental Savings Clause.--Incremental hydropower shall 
be subject to all applicable environmental laws and licensing and 
regulatory requirements.
    ``(k) State Savings Clause.--This section does not preclude a State 
from requiring additional renewable energy generation in that State, or 
from specifying technology mix.
    ``(l) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) Biomass.--The term `biomass' means any organic 
        material that is available on a renewable or recurring basis, 
        including dedicated energy crops, trees grown for energy 
        production, wood waste and wood residues, plants (including 
        aquatic plants, grasses, and agricultural crops), residues, 
        fibers, animal wastes and other organic waste materials, and 
        fats and oils, except that with respect to material removed 
        from National Forest System lands the term includes only 
        organic material from--
                    ``(A) thinnings from trees that are less than 12 
                inches in diameter;
                    ``(B) slash;
                    ``(C) brush; and
                    ``(D) mill residues.
            ``(2) Eligible facility.--The term `eligible facility' 
        means--
                    ``(A) a facility for the generation of electric 
                energy from a renewable energy resource that is placed 
                in service on or after the date of enactment of this 
                section; or
                    ``(B) a repowering or cofiring increment that is 
                placed in service on or after the date of enactment of 
                this section at a facility for the generation of 
                electric energy from a renewable energy resource that 
                was placed in service before that date.
            ``(3) Eligible renewable energy resource.--The term 
        `renewable energy resource' means solar, wind, ocean, or 
        geothermal energy, biomass (excluding solid waste and paper 
        that is commonly recycled), landfill gas, a generation offset, 
        or incremental hydropower.
            ``(4) Generation offset.--The term `generation offset' 
        means reduced electricity usage metered at a site where a 
        customer consumes energy from a renewable energy technology.
            ``(5) Existing facility offset.--The term `existing 
        facility offset' means renewable energy generated from an 
        existing facility, not classified as an eligible facility, that 
        is owned or under contract to a retail electric supplier on the 
        date of enactment of this section.
            ``(6) Incremental hydropower.--The term `incremental 
        hydropower' means additional generation that is achieved from 
        increased efficiency or additions of capacity after the date of 
        enactment of this section at a hydroelectric dam that was 
        placed in service before that date.
            ``(7) Indian land.--The term `Indian land' means--
                    ``(A) any land within the limits of any Indian 
                reservation, pueblo, or rancheria,
                    ``(B) any land not within the limits of any Indian 
                reservation, pueblo, or rancheria title to which was on 
                the date of enactment of this paragraph either held by 
                the United States for the benefit of any Indian tribe 
                or individual or held by any Indian tribe or individual 
                subject to restriction by the United States against 
                alienation,
                    ``(C) any dependent Indian community, and
                    ``(D) any land conveyed to any Alaska Native 
                corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
                Act.
            ``(8) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' means any 
        Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or 
        community, including any Alaskan Native village or regional or 
        village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to 
        the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 
        seq.), which is recognized as eligible for the special programs 
        and services provided by the United States to Indians because 
        of their status as Indians.
            ``(9) Renewable energy.--The term `renewable energy' means 
        electric energy generated by a renewable energy resource.
            ``(10) Renewable energy resource.--The term `renewable 
        energy resource' means solar, wind, ocean, or geothermal 
        energy, biomass (including municipal solid waste), landfill 
        gas, a generation offset, or incremental hydropower.
            ``(11) Repowering or cofiring increment.--The term 
        `repowering or cofiring increment' means the additional 
        generation from a modification that is placed in service on or 
        after the date of enactment of this section to expand 
        electricity production at a facility used to generate electric 
        energy from a renewable energy resource or to cofire biomass 
        that was placed in service before the date of enactment of this 
        section, or the additional generation above the average 
        generation in the 3 years preceding the date of enactment of 
        this section, to expand electricity production at a facility 
        used to generate electric energy from a renewable energy 
        resource or to cofire biomass that was placed in service before 
        the date of enactment of this section.
            ``(12) Retail electric supplier.--The term `retail electric 
        supplier' means a person that sells electric energy to electric 
        consumers and sold not less than 1,000,000 megawatt-hours of 
        electric energy to electric consumers for purposes other than 
        resale during the preceding calendar year, except that such 
        term does not include the United States, a State or any 
        political subdivision of a State, or any agency, authority, or 
        instrumentality of any one or more of the foregoing, or a rural 
        electric cooperative.
            ``(13) Retail electric supplier's base amount.--The term 
        `retail electric supplier's base amount' means the total amount 
        of electric energy sold by the retail electric supplier to 
        electric customers during the most recent calendar year for 
        which information is available, excluding electric energy 
        generated by--
                    ``(A) an eligible renewable energy resource;
                    ``(B) municipal solid waste; or
                    ``(C) a hydroelectric facility.
    ``(m) Sunset.--This section expires December 31, 2030.''.
answer:

Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to prescribe guidelines for a Federal Renewable Portfolio Standard under which retail electric suppliers submit renewable energy credits to the Secretary.