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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage 
Hydropower Act''.

SEC. 2. CLOSED-LOOP PUMPED STORAGE PROJECTS.

    Part I of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 792 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 34. CLOSED-LOOP PUMPED STORAGE PROJECTS.

    ``(a) Expedited Licensing Process for Closed-Loop Pumped Storage 
Projects.--
            ``(1) In general.--As provided in this section, the 
        Commission may issue and amend licenses and preliminary 
        permits, as appropriate, for closed-loop pumped storage 
        projects.
            ``(2) Rule.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this section, the Commission shall issue a rule 
        establishing an expedited process for issuing and amending 
        licenses and preliminary permits for closed-loop pumped storage 
        projects under this section.
            ``(3) Interagency task force.--In establishing the 
        expedited process under this section, the Commission shall 
        convene an interagency task force, with appropriate Federal and 
        State agencies and Indian tribes represented, to coordinate the 
        regulatory processes associated with the authorizations 
        required to construct and operate closed-loop pumped storage 
        projects.
            ``(4) Length of process.--The Commission shall ensure that 
        the expedited process under this section will result in final 
        decision on an application for a license by not later than 2 
        years after receipt of a completed application for such 
        license.
    ``(b) Dam Safety.--Before issuing any license for a closed-loop 
pumped storage project, the Commission shall assess the safety of 
existing dams and other structures related to the project (including 
possible consequences associated with failure of such structures).
    ``(c) Exemptions From Other Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--In issuing or amending a license or 
        preliminary permit pursuant to the expedited process 
        established under this section, the Commission may grant an 
        exemption from any other requirement of this part with respect 
        to any part of the closed-loop pumped storage project (not 
        including any dam or other impoundment).
            ``(2) Consultation.--In granting an exemption under 
        paragraph (1), the Commission shall consult with the United 
        States Fish and Wildlife Service and the State agency 
        exercising administration over the fish and wildlife resources 
        of the State in which the closed-loop pumped storage project is 
        or will be located, in the manner provided by the Fish and 
        Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).
            ``(3) Terms and conditions.--In granting an exemption under 
        paragraph (1), the Commission shall include in any such 
        exemption--
                    ``(A) such terms and conditions as the Fish and 
                Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
                and the State agency described in paragraph (2) each 
                determine are appropriate to prevent loss of, or damage 
                to, fish and wildlife resources and to otherwise carry 
                out the purposes of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination 
                Act; and
                    ``(B) such terms and conditions as the Commission 
                deems appropriate to ensure that such closed-loop 
                pumped storage project continues to comply with the 
                provisions of this section and terms and conditions 
                included in any such exemption.
            ``(4) Fees.--The Commission, in addition to the 
        requirements of section 10(e), shall establish fees which shall 
        be paid by an applicant for a license for a closed-loop pumped 
        storage project that is required to meet terms and conditions 
        set by fish and wildlife agencies under paragraph (3). Such 
        fees shall be adequate to reimburse the fish and wildlife 
        agencies referred to in paragraph (3) for any reasonable costs 
        incurred in connection with any studies or other reviews 
        carried out by such agencies for purposes of compliance with 
        this section. The fees shall, subject to annual appropriations 
        Acts, be transferred to such agencies by the Commission for use 
        solely for purposes of carrying out such studies and shall 
        remain available until expended.
    ``(d) Transfers.--Notwithstanding section 5, and regardless of 
whether the holder of a preliminary permit for a closed-loop pumped 
storage project claimed municipal preference under section 7(a) when 
obtaining the permit, the Commission may, to facilitate development of 
a closed-loop pumped storage project--
            ``(1) add entities as joint permittees following issuance 
        of a preliminary permit; and
            ``(2) transfer a license in part to one or more 
        nonmunicipal entities as co-licensees with a municipality, if 
        the municipality retains majority ownership of the project for 
        which the license was issued.
    ``(e) Interagency Communications.--Interagency cooperation in the 
preparation of environmental documents under the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to an 
application for a license for a closed-loop pumped storage project 
submitted pursuant to this section, and interagency communications 
relating to licensing process coordination pursuant to this section, 
shall not--
            ``(1) be considered to be ex parte communications under 
        Commission rules; or
            ``(2) preclude an agency from participating in a licensing 
        proceeding under this part.
    ``(f) Developing Abandoned Mines for Pumped Storage.--
            ``(1) Workshop.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
        enactment of this section, the Commission shall hold a workshop 
        to explore potential opportunities for development of closed-
        loop pumped storage projects at abandoned mine sites.
            ``(2) Guidance.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this section, the Commission shall issue guidance 
        to assist applicants for licenses or preliminary permits for 
        closed-loop pumped storage projects at abandoned mine sites.
    ``(g) Qualifying Criteria for Closed-Loop Pumped Storage 
Projects.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Commission shall establish criteria 
        that a pumped storage project shall meet in order to qualify as 
        a closed-loop pumped storage project eligible for the expedited 
        process established under this section.
            ``(2) Inclusions.--In establishing the criteria under 
        paragraph (1), the Commission shall include criteria requiring 
        that the pumped storage project--
                    ``(A) cause little to no change to existing surface 
                and groundwater flows and uses; and
                    ``(B) is unlikely to adversely affect species 
                listed as a threatened species or endangered species 
                under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.''.

SEC. 3. OBLIGATION FOR PAYMENT OF ANNUAL CHARGES.

    Section 10(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 803(e)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(5) Any obligation of a licensee for payment of annual charges 
under this subsection shall commence when the construction of the 
applicable facility commences.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 12, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Answer: Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act (Sec.2)This bill amends the Federal Power Act to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to establish an expedited licensing process for issuing and amending licenses and preliminary permits for closed-loop pumped storage projects (in which the upper and lower reservoirs do not impound or directly withdraw water from navigable waters, or that are not continuously connected to a naturally flowing water feature). In establishing the expedited process, FERC shall convene an interagency task force with appropriate federal and state agencies and Indian tribes to coordinate the regulatory process associated with the authorizations required to construct and operate closed-loop pumped storage projects. FERC must assess the safety of existing dams and other structures related to the project before issuing any license for a closed-loop storage project. FERC must hold a workshop to explore potential opportunities for development of storage projects at abandoned mine sites. FERC must also establish criteria that a project shall meet to qualify as a closed-loop pumped storage under this bill, including requiring that the project cause little to no change to existing surface and groundwater flows and uses and that the project is unlikely to adversely affect species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. (Sec.3)Licensees are not required to pay an annual charge for administrative expenses until construction commences.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Powering American 
Jobs Act of 2014''.
    (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly 
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in 
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, 
the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other 
provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
    (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title, etc.
Sec. 2. Extension and modification of credit for nonbusiness energy 
                            property.
Sec. 3. Extension of excise tax credits relating to certain fuels.
Sec. 4. Extension of credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling 
                            property.
Sec. 5. Extension of incentives for biodiesel and renewable diesel.
Sec. 6. Equalization of excise tax on liquefied natural gas and 
                            liquefied petroleum gas.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CREDIT FOR NONBUSINESS ENERGY 
              PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 25C(g) is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2013'' and inserting ``December 31, 2015''.
    (b) Updated Energy Star Requirements for Windows, Doors, Skylights, 
and Roofing.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 25C(c) is amended 
        by striking ``which meets'' and all that follows through 
        ``requirements)''.
            (2) Energy efficient building envelope component.--
        Subsection (c) of section 25C is amended by redesignating 
        paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, 
        and by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(2) Energy efficient building envelope component.--The 
        term `energy efficient building envelope component' means a 
        building envelope component which meets--
                    ``(A) applicable Energy Star program requirements, 
                in the case of a roof or roof products,
                    ``(B) version 6.0 Energy Star program requirements, 
                in the case of an exterior window, a skylight, or an 
                exterior door, and
                    ``(C) the prescriptive criteria for such component 
                established by the 2009 International Energy 
                Conservation Code, as such Code (including supplements) 
                is in effect on the date of the enactment of the 
                American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, in 
                the case of any other component.''.
            (3) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (D) of section 
        25C(c)(3), as so redesignated, is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(D) any roof or roof products which are installed 
                on a dwelling unit and are specifically and primarily 
                designed to reduce the heat gain of such dwelling 
                unit.''.
    (c) Separate Standards for Tankless and Storage Water Heaters.--
Subparagraph (D) of section 25C(d)(3) is amended by striking ``which 
has either'' and all that follows and inserting ``which has--
                            ``(i) in the case of a natural gas, 
                        propane, or oil storage water heater, an energy 
                        factor of at least 0.80 or a thermal efficiency 
                        of at least 90 percent,
                            ``(ii) in the case of an electric heat pump 
                        storage water heater, an energy factor of at 
                        least 2.0,
                            ``(iii) effective April 16, 2015, in the 
                        case of a natural gas, propane, or oil storage 
                        water heater, with a rated BTU input of no more 
                        than 75,000 BTU/hr, an energy factor of at 
                        least 0.80 or, with a rated BTU input greater 
                        than 75,000 BTU/hr, a thermal efficiency of at 
                        least 90 percent,
                            ``(iv) effective April 16, 2015, in the 
                        case of an electric heat pump storage water 
                        heater, with a water storage capacity equal to 
                        or less than 55 gallons, an energy factor of at 
                        least 2.0 or, with a water storage capacity 
                        equal to or greater than 55 gallons, an energy 
                        factor of at least 2.2, and
                            ``(v) in the case of any other water 
                        heater, an energy factor of at least 0.90 or a 
                        thermal efficiency of at least 90 percent, 
                        and''.
    (d) Modification of Testing Standards for Biomass Stoves.--
Subparagraph (E) of section 25C(d)(3) is amended by inserting before 
the period the following: ``, when tested using the higher heating 
value of the fuel and in accordance with the Canadian Standards 
Administration B415.1 test protocol''.
    (e) Modifications to Residential Energy Property Expenditures.--
            (1) Qualified natural gas, propane, or oil furnaces or hot 
        water boilers.--Paragraph (4) of section 25C(d) is amended to 
        read as follows:
            ``(4) Qualified natural gas, propane, or oil furnace or hot 
        water boiler.--The term `qualified natural gas, propane, or oil 
        furnace or hot water boiler' means--
                    ``(A) a natural gas or propane furnace which 
                achieves an annual fuel utilization efficiency rate of 
                not less than 95,
                    ``(B) a natural gas or propane hot water boiler 
                which achieves an annual fuel utilization efficiency 
                rate of not less than 90, and
                    ``(C) an oil furnace or hot water boiler which--
                            ``(i) achieves an annual fuel utilization 
                        efficiency rate of not less than 87, and
                            ``(ii)(I) in the case of a hot water 
                        boiler, is installed with an indirect water 
                        heater, and
                            ``(II) in the case of a furnace, is 
                        installed with an electronically commutated 
                        blower motor.''.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2013.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF EXCISE TAX CREDITS RELATING TO CERTAIN FUELS.

    (a) Excise Tax Credits and Outlay Payments for Biodiesel and 
Renewable Diesel Fuel Mixtures.--
            (1) Paragraph (6) of section 6426(c) is amended by striking 
        ``December 31, 2013'' and inserting ``December 31, 2015''.
            (2) Subparagraph (B) of section 6427(e)(6) is amended by 
        striking ``December 31, 2013'' and inserting ``December 31, 
        2015''.
    (b) Extension of Alternative Fuels Excise Tax Credits.--
            (1) In general.--Sections 6426(d)(5) and 6426(e)(3) are 
        each amended by striking ``December 31, 2013'' and inserting 
        ``December 31, 2015''.
            (2) Outlay payments for alternative fuels.--Subparagraph 
        (C) of section 6427(e)(6) is amended by striking ``December 31, 
        2013'' and inserting ``December 31, 2015''.
    (c) Extension of Alternative Fuels Excise Tax Credits Relating to 
Liquefied Hydrogen.--
            (1) In general.--Sections 6426(d)(5) and 6426(e)(3), as 
        amended by subsection (b), are each amended by striking 
        ``(September 30, 2014 in the case of any sale or use involving 
        liquefied hydrogen)''.
            (2) Outlay payments for alternative fuels.--Paragraph (6) 
        of section 6427(e) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``except as provided in 
                subparagraph (D), any'' in subparagraph (C), as amended 
                by this Act, and inserting ``any'',
                    (B) by striking the comma at the end of 
                subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, and'', and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (D) and redesignating 
                subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D).
    (d) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        amendments made by this section shall apply to fuel sold or 
        used after December 31, 2013.
            (2) Liquefied hydrogen.--The amendments made by subsection 
        (c) shall apply to fuels sold or used after September 30, 2014.
    (e) Special Rule for Certain Periods During 2014.--Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, in the case of--
            (1) any biodiesel mixture credit properly determined under 
        section 6426(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for 
        periods after December 31, 2013, and before the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, and
            (2) any alternative fuel credit properly determined under 
        section 6426(d) of such Code for such periods,
such credit shall be allowed, and any refund or payment attributable to 
such credit (including any payment under section 6427(e) of such Code) 
shall be made, only in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury (or 
the Secretary's delegate) shall provide. Such Secretary shall issue 
guidance within 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act 
providing for a one-time submission of claims covering periods 
described in the preceding sentence. Such guidance shall provide for a 
180-day period for the submission of such claims (in such manner as 
prescribed by such Secretary) to begin not later than 30 days after 
such guidance is issued. Such claims shall be paid by such Secretary 
not later than 60 days after receipt. If such Secretary has not paid 
pursuant to a claim filed under this subsection within 60 days after 
the date of the filing of such claim, the claim shall be paid with 
interest from such date determined by using the overpayment rate and 
method under section 6621 of such Code.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE REFUELING 
              PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (g) of section 30C is amended by 
striking ``placed in service'' and all that follows and inserting 
``placed in service after December 31, 2015.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to property placed in service after December 31, 2013.

SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF INCENTIVES FOR BIODIESEL AND RENEWABLE DIESEL.

    (a) Credits for Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Used as Fuel.--
Subsection (g) of section 40A is amended by striking ``December 31, 
2013'' and inserting ``December 31, 2015''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to fuel sold or used after December 31, 2013.

SEC. 6. EQUALIZATION OF EXCISE TAX ON LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS AND 
              LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS.

    (a) Liquefied Petroleum Gas.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4041(a)(2) of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
        ``and'' at the end of clause (i), by redesignating clause (ii) 
        as clause (iii), and by inserting after clause (i) the 
        following new clause:
                            ``(ii) in the case of liquefied petroleum 
                        gas, 18.3 cents per energy equivalent of a 
                        gallon of gasoline, and''.
            (2) Energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline.--Paragraph 
        (2) of section 4041(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
        amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline.--
                For purposes of this paragraph, the term `energy 
                equivalent of a gallon of gasoline' means, with respect 
                to a liquefied petroleum gas fuel, the amount of such 
                fuel having a Btu content of 115,400 (lower heating 
                value).''.
    (b) Liquefied Natural Gas.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4041(a)(2) of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by subsection 
        (a)(1), is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause 
        (ii), by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and 
        inserting ``, and'' and by inserting after clause (iii) the 
        following new clause:
                            ``(iv) in the case of liquefied natural 
                        gas, 24.3 cents per energy equivalent of a 
                        gallon of diesel.''.
            (2) Energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel.--Paragraph (2) 
        of section 4041(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
        amended by subsection (a)(2), is amended by adding at the end 
        the following:
                    ``(D) Energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel.--For 
                purposes of this paragraph, the term `energy equivalent 
                of a gallon of diesel' means, with respect to a 
                liquefied natural gas fuel, the amount of such fuel 
                having a Btu content of 128,700 (lower heating 
                value).''.
            (3) Conforming amendments.--Section 4041(a)(2)(B)(iv) of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as redesignated by 
        subsection (a)(1) and paragraph (1), is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``liquefied natural gas,'', and
                    (B) by striking ``peat), and'' and inserting 
                ``peat) and''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to any sale or use of fuel after September 30, 2014.

Answer: Powering American Jobs Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2015: (1) the tax credit for nonbusiness energy efficient improvements; (2) excise tax credits and payments for alternative fuels, biodiesel and renewable diesel fuel mixtures, and alternative fuels relating to liquefied hydrogen; (3) the tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property expenditures; and (4) the income tax credit for biodiesel and renewable fuels. Equalizes the excise tax rate for liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas. Modifies energy efficiency standards for windows, doors, skylights, roofing, water heaters, biomass stoves, and furnaces or hot water boilers. 


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employees Leave Sharing Act 
of 1993''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS.

    Section 2(d)(1) of the Federal Employees Leave Sharing Act of 1988 
(5 U.S.C. 6331 note) is amended by striking ``5 years'' each place it 
appears and inserting ``10 years''.

SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER SICK LEAVE.

    (a) Direct Transfers of Leave.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter III of chapter 63 of title 5, 
        United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 6338 
        the following:
``Sec. 6338a. Sick leave
    ``(a) The Office of Personnel Management shall by regulation modify 
the program established under the preceding provisions of this 
subchapter so as to permit, in addition to annual leave, the transfer 
and use of sick leave.
    ``(b) To the extent feasible, the terms and conditions governing 
the transfer and use of sick leave under the regulations shall be the 
same as those governing the transfer and use of annual leave under the 
preceding provisions of this subchapter, subject to the following:
            ``(1) Sick leave may not be transferred or used in 
        connection with any purpose for which accrued sick leave could 
        not be used by the leave recipient under subchapter I.
            ``(2) Sick leave received under this subchapter--
                    ``(A) may not be used before the exhaustion 
                requirement under section 6333(b) has been met; and
                    ``(B) shall not (for restoration purposes, if 
                applicable) be considered to have been used before all 
                transferred annual leave has been exhausted.
            ``(3) Nothing in this section shall affect the maximum 
        amount of sick leave or annual leave which may be accrued by a 
        leave recipient while using any leave received under this 
        subchapter in connection with a particular medical 
        emergency.''.
            (2) Technical and conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Prohibition of coercion.--Section 6338(a) of 
                title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
                ``annual leave'' and inserting ``annual or sick 
                leave''.
                    (B) Excepted agencies.--Section 6339(c)(1) of title 
                5, United States Code, is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``annual leave accrued'' 
                        and inserting ``annual or sick leave accrued''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking ``annual leave account'' 
                        and inserting ``annual or sick leave account 
                        (as applicable)''.
    (b) Leave Bank Program.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter IV of chapter 63 of title 5, 
        United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 6371 
        the following:
``Sec. 6371a. Sick leave
    ``(a) The Office of Personnel Management shall by regulation modify 
the program established under the preceding provisions of this 
subchapter so as to permit, in addition to annual leave, the 
contribution and use of sick leave.
    ``(b) To the extent feasible, the terms and conditions governing 
the contribution and use of sick leave under the regulations shall be 
the same as those governing the contribution and use of annual leave 
under the preceding provisions of this subchapter, subject to the 
following:
            ``(1) Sick leave may not be used in connection with any 
        purpose for which accrued sick leave could not be used by the 
        leave recipient under subchapter I.
            ``(2) Sick leave may be contributed instead of annual leave 
        in order to satisfy, in whole or in part, the requirements of 
        section 6366(a)(2)(A).
            ``(3) Sick leave received under this subchapter may not be 
        used before the exhaustion requirement under section 6367(c) 
        has been met.
            ``(4) Nothing in this section shall affect the maximum 
        amount of sick leave or annual leave which may be accrued by a 
        leave recipient while using leave received under this 
        subchapter in connection with a particular medical 
        emergency.''.
            (2) Technical and conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Prohibition of coercion.--Section 6370(a) of 
                title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
                ``annual leave'' and inserting ``annual or sick 
                leave''.
                    (B) Excepted agencies.--Section 6372(c)(1) of title 
                5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``annual 
                leave accrued'' and inserting ``annual or sick leave 
                accrued''.
    (c) Table of Contents.--The table of sections for chapter 63 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting after the item relating to section 6338 
        the following:

``6338a. Sick leave.'';
        and
            (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 6371 
        the following:

``6371a. Sick leave.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--Regulations required to be prescribed by the 
Office of Personnel Management under the amendments made by this 
section shall become effective not later than January 31, 1994.

Answer:
Federal Employees Leave Sharing Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Employees Leave Sharing Act of 1988 to extend leave-transfer programs and allow them to permit transfers of sick leave in addition to annual leave.