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Question: SECTION 1. NATIONAL OILHEAT RESEARCH ALLIANCE ACT OF 2000.

    (a) Findings.--Section 702 of the National Oilheat Research 
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is 
amended by striking ``oilheat'' each place it appears and inserting 
``oilheat fuel''.
    (b) Definitions.--Section 703 of the National Oilheat Research 
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``oilheat'' each place it appears (other 
        than paragraph (10)) and inserting ``oilheat fuel'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
            ``(7) Oilheat fuel.--The term `oilheat fuel' means 
        distillate liquid that is used as a fuel for nonindustrial 
        commercial or residential space or hot water heating.'';
            (3) in paragraph (8), by striking ``Oilheat'' and inserting 
        ``Oilheat fuel'';
            (4) in paragraph (14)--
                    (A) by striking ``No. 1 distillate or No. 2 dyed 
                distillate'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``distillate liquid''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``sells the 
                distillate'' and inserting ``sells the distillate 
                liquid'';
            (5) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (13) and (14) 
        as paragraphs (4) through (14) and (16), respectively, and 
        moving paragraph (16) (as so redesignated) to appear after 
        paragraph (15); and
            (6) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Distillate liquid.--The term `distillate liquid' 
        means--
                    ``(A) No. 1 distillate;
                    ``(B) No. 2 dyed distillate; or
                    ``(C) a liquid blended with No. 1 distillate or No. 
                2 dyed distillate.''.
    (c) Referenda.--Section 704 of the National Oilheat Research 
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``oilheat'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``oilheat fuel'';
            (2) by striking ``No. 1 distillate and No. 2 dyed 
        distillate'' each place it appears in subsections (a) and (c) 
        and inserting ``distillate liquid'';
            (3) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ``Except as 
                provided in subsection (b), the'' and inserting 
                ``The''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``, No. 1 
                distillate, or No. 2 dyed distillate'' and inserting 
                ``or distillate liquid''; and
            (4) in subsection (b), by striking ``under'' and inserting 
        ``consistent with''.
    (d) Membership.--Section 705 of the National Oilheat Research 
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``oilheat'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``oilheat fuel'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``No. 1 distillate 
        and No. 2 dyed distillate'' and inserting ``distillate 
        liquid''; and
            (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Number of Members.--
            ``(1) In general.--The membership of the Alliance shall be 
        as follows:
                    ``(A) 1 member representing each State 
                participating in the Alliance.
                    ``(B) 5 representatives of retail marketers, of 
                whom 1 shall be selected by each of the qualified State 
                associations of the 5 States with the highest volume of 
                annual oilheat fuel sales.
                    ``(C) 5 additional representatives of retail 
                marketers.
                    ``(D) 21 representatives of wholesale distributors.
                    ``(E) 6 public members, who shall be 
                representatives of significant users of oilheat fuel, 
                the oilheat fuel research community, State energy 
                officials, or other groups with expertise in oilheat 
                fuel.
            ``(2) Full-time owners or employees.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), other than the public members of the 
                Alliance, Alliance members shall be full-time 
                managerial owners or employees of members of the 
                oilheat fuel industry.
                    ``(B) Employees.--Members described in 
                subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (1) may be 
                employees of the qualified industry organization or an 
                industry trade association.''.
    (e) Functions.--Section 706 of the National Oilheat Research 
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is 
amended by striking ``oilheat'' each place it appears and inserting 
``oilheat fuel''.
    (f) Assessments.--Section 707 of the National Oilheat Research 
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``oilheat'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``oilheat fuel'';
            (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Rate.--
            ``(1) In general.--The assessment rate for calendar years 
        2008 and 2009 shall be equal to \2/10\ of 1 cent per gallon of 
        distillate liquid.
            ``(2) Subsequent assessments.--Subject to paragraphs (3) 
        and (4), beginning with calendar year 2010, the annual 
        assessment rate shall be sufficient to cover the costs of the 
        plans and programs developed by the Alliance.
            ``(3) Maximum rate.--The annual assessment rate shall not 
        exceed \1/2\ of 1 cent per gallon of distillate liquid.
            ``(4) Limitations on increase.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The annual assessment shall not 
                be increased by more than \1/2\ of 1 cent per gallon in 
                any 1 year.
                    ``(B) Approval.--No increase in the assessment may 
                occur unless the increase is approved by \2/3\ of the 
                members voting at a regularly scheduled meeting of the 
                Alliance.
                    ``(C) Notice.--The Alliance shall provide notice of 
                a change in assessment at least 90 days before the date 
                on which the change is to take effect.'';
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``No. 1 distillate or No. 2 dyed 
                distillate'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``distillate liquid''; and
                    (B) in paragraphs (2)(B) and (5)(B), by striking 
                ``fuel'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``distillate liquid''; and
            (4) in subsection (c), by striking ``No. 1 distillate and 
        No. 2 dyed distillate'' and inserting ``Distillate liquid''.
    (g) Market Survey and Consumer Protection.--Section 708 of the 
National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; 
Public Law 106-469) is amended by striking ``oilheat'' each place it 
appears and inserting ``oilheat fuel''.
    (h) Violations.--Section 712(a) of the National Oilheat Research 
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``oilheat'' and inserting 
        ``oilheat fuel''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
            ``(3) a direct reference to a competing product.''.
    (i) Repeal of Sunset.--Section 713 of the National Oilheat Research 
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is 
repealed.

Answer: Amends the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 to adjust its focus upon oilheat to a focus upon oilheat fuel.

Defines "oilheat fuel" as distillate liquid used as a fuel for nonindustrial commercial or residential space or hot water heating.

Makes technical and conforming amendments.

Revises the membership of the National Oilheat Research Alliance. Provides that, other than the public members of the Alliance, members shall be full-time managerial owners or employees of members of the oilheat fuel industry.

Revises assessment requirements. States that the assessment rate for calendar years 2008 and 2009 shall be equal to two-tenths of 1% per gallon of distillate liquid (currently, No. 1 distillate and No. 2 dyed distillate).

Declares that, beginning with calendar year 2010, the annual assessment rate shall be sufficient to cover the costs of the plans and programs developed by the Alliance.

Sets forth: (1) a maximum assessment rate; and (2) limitations on any assessment increase.

Prohibits any consumer education activity undertaken with funds derived from Alliance assessments from including a direct reference to a competing product.

Repeals the termination date for the Act (thus making it permanent).


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prevention of Escapement of 
Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SALE OF GENETICALLY ALTERED SALMON.

    (a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for a person--
            (1) to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase a 
        covered fish, or a product containing covered fish, in 
        interstate or foreign commerce;
            (2) to have custody, control, or possession of, with the 
        intent to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase a 
        covered fish, or a product containing covered fish, in 
        interstate commerce;
            (3) to engage in net-pen aquaculture of covered fish;
            (4) to release a covered fish into a natural environment; 
        or
            (5) to have custody, control, or possession of a covered 
        fish with the intent to release it into a natural environment.
    (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a fish, fish 
part, or product--
            (1) under confined use, or intended for confined use, for 
        scientific research;
            (2) collected for the purpose of enforcing this Act; or
            (3) if the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
        Atmosphere, in consultation with the Director of the United 
        States Fish and Wildlife Service and any other Federal, State, 
        or tribal entity the Under Secretary considers appropriate, 
        reviews any application requesting an action by a department or 
        agency of the Federal government to permit an act prohibited 
        under subsection (a), including any environmental assessment 
        prepared as part of that application, and--
                    (A) prepares a finding of no significant impact in 
                accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act 
                of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or
                    (B) finds the application to be consistent with an 
                environmental impact statement prepared by the Under 
                Secretary in accordance with section 102(2)(C) of the 
                National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
                4332) that includes--
                            (i) an environmental risk analysis that 
                        assesses the potential direct and indirect 
                        impacts from escapement of covered fish on wild 
                        and cultured fish stocks and environments that 
                        may be exposed to such covered fish;
                            (ii) a failure mode and effects analysis 
                        that quantitatively assesses the best- and 
                        worst-case probabilities of failure of each 
                        applicable confinement technique;
                            (iii) an assessment of the costs of control 
                        or eradication of escaped covered fish; and
                            (iv) an assessment of the potential 
                        economic damage in terms of loss of production 
                        or sales to relevant wild and cultured fish 
                        stocks and environments from the escapement of 
                        covered fish.
    (c) Environmental Impact Considerations.--
            (1) Notice.--Each agency, department, or other unit of the 
        Federal Government shall promptly notify the Under Secretary of 
        Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere when an action involving 
        covered fish, or a product containing covered fish is first 
        identified by such unit.
            (2) Ensuring compliance.--The Under Secretary of Commerce 
        for Oceans and Atmosphere, in cooperation with each Federal, 
        State, or tribal entity that the Under Secretary considers 
        appropriate, may monitor any mitigation measures proposed under 
        subsection (b)(3) to ensure implementation and compliance 
        therewith.
            (3) Provisions as complementary.--The provisions of this 
        Act are in addition to, and shall not affect the operation of, 
        other Federal, State, or local laws regulating a covered fish, 
        or a product containing covered fish.
    (d) Rules and Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
rules and regulations as the Secretary considers necessary to carry out 
the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES.

    (a) Enforcement.--The Secretary of Commerce may enforce section 2 
in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, 
powers, and duties provided under sections 308, 309, 310, and 311 of 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1858, 1859, 1860, and 1861).
    (b) Penalties.--A person who violates section 2 shall be subject to 
the penalties, and entitled to the privileges and immunities, under 
sections 308, 309, 310, and 311 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1858, 1859, 1860, and 1861).

SEC. 4. REPORT ON RISKS TO WILD FISH STOCKS.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere shall 
transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives the report under section 1007 of the Food and Drug 
Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (21 U.S.C. 2106).

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Confined use.--The term ``confined use'' means any 
        operation, undertaken within a secured, land-based facility, 
        that involves a covered fish controlled by specific measures 
        that effectively prevent the covered fish from having contact 
        with and impact on the external environment, including 
        biological and physical confinement measures.
            (2) Covered fish.--The term ``covered fish'' means any 
        finfish, live or dead, including the gametes, fertilized eggs, 
        offspring, and descendants thereof, that is modified or 
        produced through the application of recombinant 
        deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) technologies, using DNA from an 
        organism's own genome or that of another species, that overcome 
        natural physiological reproductive barriers and that are not 
        techniques used in traditional breeding and selection.
            (3) Finding of no significant impact.--The term ``finding 
        of no significant impact'' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 1508.13 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.
            (4) Product.--The term ``product'' means an item 
        manufactured or produced for sale or use as food.

Answer: Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act  This bill prohibits a person from:   shipping, transporting, offering for sale, selling, or purchasing a genetically altered finfish, or a food product containing those fish, in commerce;  having custody, control, or possession of those fish or food products with the intent to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase them in commerce;  engaging in net-pen aquaculture (pens of fish contained by nets) of those fish;  releasing those fish into a natural environment; or  having custody, control, or possession of those fish with the intent to release them into a natural environment.    Fish, fish parts, or products confined for scientific research or collected to enforce this Act are exempted from the prohibition. An additional exemption is established if the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): (1) prepares a finding of no significant impact in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 after reviewing an application requesting a federal agency to permit activity prohibited by this Act, or (2) finds the application to be consistent with an environmental impact statement that includes an environmental risk analysis and specified assessments of costs and potential economic damage. Each federal agency must promptly notify NOAA when an action involving those fish or food products is first identified by the agency. The Department of Commerce may enforce penalties for violations of this Act under specified provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.


Question: SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF A TICK-BORNE DISEASES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
(referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall establish within 
the Office of the Secretary an advisory committee to be known as the 
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee (referred to in this section as 
the ``Committee'').
    (b) Applicability of FACA.--The Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory 
Committee shall be treated as an advisory committee subject to the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act.
    (c) Duties.--The Committee shall advise the Secretary and the 
Assistant Secretary for Health regarding the manner in which such 
officials can--
            (1) ensure interagency coordination and communication and 
        minimize overlap regarding efforts to address tick-borne 
        diseases;
            (2) identify opportunities to coordinate efforts with other 
        Federal agencies and private organizations addressing such 
        diseases;
            (3) ensure interagency coordination and communication with 
        constituency groups;
            (4) ensure that a broad spectrum of scientific viewpoints 
        is represented in public health policy decisions and that 
        information disseminated to the public and physicians is 
        balanced; and
            (5) advise relevant Federal agencies on priorities related 
        to the Lyme and tick-borne diseases.
    (d) Membership.--
            (1) Appointed members.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall appoint the 
                voting members of the Committee from among individuals 
                who are not officers or employees of the Federal 
                Government.
                    (B) Groups.--The voting members of the Committee 
                shall include the following:
                            (i) At least 4 members from the scientific 
                        community representing the broad spectrum of 
                        viewpoints held within the scientific community 
                        related to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.
                            (ii) At least 2 representatives of tick-
                        borne disease voluntary organizations.
                            (iii) At least 2 health care providers, 
                        including at least 1 full-time practicing 
                        physician, with relevant experience providing 
                        care for individuals with a broad range of 
                        acute and chronic tick-borne diseases.
                            (iv) At least 2 patient representatives who 
                        are individuals who have been diagnosed with a 
                        tick-borne disease or who have had an immediate 
                        family member diagnosed with such a disease.
                            (v) At least 2 representatives of State and 
                        local health departments from States with the 
                        highest incidence of Lyme disease or where Lyme 
                        disease is recognized as an emerging threat, or 
                        national organizations that represent State and 
                        local health professionals.
                    (C) Diversity.--In appointing members under this 
                paragraph, the Secretary shall ensure that such 
                members, as a group, represent a diversity of 
                scientific perspectives relevant to the duties of the 
                Committee.
            (2) Ex officio members.--The Secretary shall designate, as 
        nonvoting, ex officio members of the Committee, representatives 
        overseeing tick-borne disease activities from each of the 
        following Federal agencies:
                    (A) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
                    (B) The National Institutes of Health.
                    (C) The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
                    (D) The Food and Drug Administration.
                    (E) The Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
                Health.
                    (F) Such additional Federal agencies as the 
                Secretary determines to be appropriate.
            (3) Co-chairpersons.--The Secretary shall designate the 
        Assistant Secretary for Health as the co-chairperson of the 
        Committee. The appointed members of the Committee shall also 
        elect a public co-chairperson. The public co-chairperson shall 
        serve a 2-year term.
            (4) Term of appointment.--The term of service for each 
        member of the Committee appointed under paragraph (1) shall be 
        4 years.
            (5) Vacancy.--A vacancy in the membership of the Committee 
        shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. 
        Any member appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term 
        shall be appointed for the remainder of that term. Members may 
        serve after the expiration of their terms until their 
        successors have taken office.
    (e) Meetings.--The Committee shall hold public meetings after 
providing notice to the public of such meetings, and shall meet at 
least twice a year with additional meetings subject to the call of the 
co-chairpersons. Agenda items with respect to such meetings may be 
added at the request of the members of the Committee, including the co-
chairpersons. Meetings shall be conducted, and records of the 
proceedings shall be maintained, as required by applicable law and by 
regulations of the Secretary.
    (f) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Committee, through the 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the 
Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall submit a report to 
the Secretary. Each such report shall contain, at a minimum--
            (1) a description of the Committee's functions;
            (2) a list of the Committee's members and their 
        affiliations; and
            (3) a summary of the Committee's activities and 
        recommendations during the previous year, including any 
        significant issues regarding the functioning of the Committee.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts made available 
to the Department of Health and Human Services for general departmental 
management for fiscal years 2015 through 2019, there is authorized to 
be appropriated $250,000 for each of such fiscal years to carry out 
this Act. Amounts made available to carry out this Act shall be used 
for the expenses and per diem costs incurred by the Committee under 
this section in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
except that no voting member of the Committee shall be a permanent 
salaried employee of the Federal Government.

Answer:
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee to advise HHS on how to: (1) ensure coordination with other federal agencies, private organizations, and constituency groups regarding efforts to address tick-borne diseases; (2) ensure that a broad spectrum of scientific viewpoints is represented in public health policy decisions and that information disseminated to the public and physicians is balanced; and (3) advise relevant federal agencies on priorities related to tick-borne diseases.