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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Boko Haram Disarmament and Northeast 
Nigeria Recovery Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) On the night of April 14, 2014, 276 female students, 
        most of them between 15 and 18 years old, were abducted by Boko 
        Haram from the Chibok Government Girls Secondary School, a 
        boarding school located in Borno state in the Federal Republic 
        of Nigeria.
            (2) All public secondary schools in Borno state were closed 
        in March 2014 because of increasing attacks by Boko Haram that 
        killed hundreds of students, but the schoolgirls returned to 
        school, despite the potential dangers, determined to pursue 
        their education.
            (3) Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for subsequent 
        kidnappings in the region.
            (4) Boko Haram leaders have threatened to sell the 
        kidnapped schoolgirls into slavery and according to reports, 
        has previously kept female hostages as slaves and committed 
        sexual violence against them.
            (5) Boko Haram seems determined to carry out sophisticated 
        and deadly attacks and to expand its area of operation.
            (6) Boko Haram has targeted schools, mosques, churches, 
        villages, and agricultural centers, as well as government 
        facilities, in hopes of creating an Islamic state in northern 
        Nigeria.
            (7) There are estimates that Boko Haram has killed more 
        than 4,000 people since 2011, and more than 2,000 people this 
        year alone.
            (8) There is a possibility that many of the girls may have 
        been taken into neighboring countries.
            (9) Boko Haram and other terrorist organizations pose a 
        growing threat to United States interests in the region, as 
        well as to broader regional peace and security.
            (10) In an effort to locate the kidnapped schoolgirls, the 
        United States authorized the deployment of up to 80 military 
        personnel to Chad in order to help with intelligence and 
        surveillance.
            (11) The United States military have provided training, 
        equipment, and other support for counter-terrorism units in the 
        Sahel region to combat Al Qaeda affiliates and related groups 
        in Africa.
            (12) Cameroon, Niger, and Chad have deployed troops in an 
        effort to secure their borders against Boko Haram.
            (13) The United States named several individuals linked to 
        Boko Haram as Specially Designated Global Terrorists in 2012 
        and designated Boko Haram as a Foreign Terrorist Organization 
        in November 2013.
            (14) On May 22, 2014, the United Nations Security Council 
        added Boko Haram to the 1267 sanctions list, a list of Al 
        Qaeda-linked terrorist organizations subject to weapons 
        embargoes, travel bans, and asset freezes.
            (15) The Senate and House have both passed resolutions 
        condemning Boko Haram and the abduction of female students by 
        the group from schools in the northeastern province of Borno in 
        the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    It is the policy of the United States to work vigorously for a 
lasting resolution to the conflict in northeast Nigeria and other Boko 
Haram-affected areas by--
            (1) eliminating the threat posed by Boko Haram to civilians 
        and regional stability through political, economic, 
        humanitarian, law enforcement, military, and intelligence 
        support for a comprehensive multilateral effort to protect 
        civilians in affected areas and to defeat and demobilize Boko 
        Haram fighters;
            (2) supporting efforts to rescue those individuals who have 
        been abducted by Boko Haram; and
            (3) further supporting comprehensive reconstruction, 
        transitional justice, development and humanitarian programs, 
        and reconciliation efforts.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT OF A REGIONAL STRATEGY FOR DEFEATING BOKO HARAM.

    (a) Requirement for Strategy.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall develop and 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a regional strategy to 
guide United States support for multilateral efforts to protect 
civilians from attacks by Boko Haram, to eliminate the threat to 
civilians and regional stability posed by Boko Haram, and to enforce 
the rule of law and ensure full humanitarian access in areas affected 
by Boko Haram.
    (b) Content of Strategy.--The strategy should include the 
following:
            (1) A plan to work with Nigeria and other international 
        partners to find Boko Haram's kidnapping victims and liberate 
        them and a viable plan to protect civilians and eliminate the 
        threat posed by Boko Haram.
            (2) An interagency framework to plan, coordinate, and 
        execute all diplomatic, economic, intelligence, development, 
        humanitarian, law enforcement, and military elements of United 
        States policy across the region regarding Boko Haram.
            (3) A framework to evaluate the progress and effectiveness 
        of the United States strategy toward eliminating the threat 
        posed by Boko Haram.
    (c) Form.--The strategy under this section shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 5. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR AREAS AFFECTED BY BOKO HARAM.

    (a) Authority.--In accordance with section 491 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2292) and section 2 of the Migration 
and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601), the President is 
authorized to provide humanitarian and development assistance to the 
populations in areas affected by Boko Haram.
    (b) Availability of Amounts.--
            (1) In general.--Amounts equivalent to the funds received 
        by the United States Government pursuant to the final judgment 
        in the case specified in paragraph (2) shall, notwithstanding 
        any other provision of law, be made available to carry out this 
        section.
            (2) Case.--The case referred to in paragraph (1) is United 
        States of America v. All Assets Held in Account Number 
        80020796, in name of Doraville Properties Corporation, at 
        Deutsche Bank International, Limited in Jersey, Channel 
        Islands, and All Interest, Benefits, or Assets Traceable 
        Thereto, et al., Case No. 1:13-cv-01832-JDB (D.D.C.).

SEC. 6. ASSISTANCE FOR RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION IN AREAS AFFECTED BY 
              BOKO HARAM.

    (a) Authority.--It is the sense of Congress that the President 
should support efforts by the people of Boko Haram-affected areas and 
the Governments of Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger, as security 
conditions permit--
            (1) to assist internally displaced people and returnees in 
        securing durable solutions by spurring economic growth, 
        supporting livelihoods, helping to alleviate poverty, and 
        promoting access to basic services in northeast Nigeria, 
        including education and employment opportunities;
            (2) to enhance the accountability and administrative 
        competency of state and local governance institutions and 
        public agencies in northeast Nigeria with regard to budget 
        management, provision of public goods and services, and related 
        oversight functions;
            (3) to provide all children with a quality basic education 
        while ensuring the safety of students and school faculty;
            (4) to strengthen the operational capacity of the civilian 
        police in Nigeria to enhance public safety, prevent crime and 
        communal and sectarian violence, and deal sensitively with 
        gender-based violence, while strengthening accountability 
        measures to prevent corruption and abuses; and
            (5) to promote programs to address physical harm and 
        psychosocial trauma, including post-traumatic stress disorder.
    (b) Future Year Funding.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Secretary of State and Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development should work with the appropriate committees 
of Congress to increase assistance in future fiscal years to support 
activities described in this section if the Government of Nigeria 
demonstrates a commitment to transparent and accountable reconstruction 
in Boko Haram-affected areas of Nigeria, specifically by--
            (1) increasing oversight activities and reporting to ensure 
        funds used to combat Boko Haram are used efficiently and with 
        minimal waste; and
            (2) committing substantial funds of its own, above and 
        beyond standard budget allocations to state and local 
        governments, for the task of combating Boko Haram and 
        rebuilding those regions affected by Boko Haram attacks.
    (c) Coordination With Other Donor Nations.--The United States 
should work with other donor nations, on a bilateral and multilateral 
basis, to increase contributions for recovery efforts in northeast 
Nigeria and other areas affected by Boko Haram, and strengthen 
accountability mechanisms to ensure the transparent and timely use of 
those funds.
    (d) Termination of Assistance.--It is the sense of Congress that 
the Secretary of State should withhold bilateral assistance to Nigeria 
for the purposes described under this section if the Secretary 
determines that the Government of Nigeria is not committed to 
transparent and accountable reconstruction and reconciliation in the 
Boko Haram-affected areas of Nigeria.

SEC. 7. REPORT.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 1 year after the submission of 
the strategy required under section 4, the Secretary of State shall 
prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
on the progress made toward the implementation of the strategy required 
under section 4 and a description and evaluation of the assistance 
provided under this Act toward the policy objectives described in 
section 3.
    (b) Contents.--The report required under section (a) shall 
include--
            (1) a description and evaluation of actions taken toward 
        the implementation of the strategy required under section 4;
            (2) a description of assistance provided under section 5 
        and section 6;
            (3) an evaluation of bilateral assistance provided to 
        Nigeria and associated programs in light of stated policy 
        objectives; and
            (4) a description of amounts of assistance committed, and 
        amounts provided, to Nigeria during the reporting period by the 
        Government of Nigeria, each donor country, and all relevant 
        organizations.

SEC. 8. DEFINITION.

    In this Act, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
means--
            (1) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
        Foreign Relations of the Senate.
[EX A]: Boko Haram Disarmament and Northeast Nigeria Recovery Act of 2014 - Directs the President to develop and submit to Congress a regional strategy to guide U.S. support for multilateral efforts to: (1) eliminate the threat to civilians and regional stability from Boko Haram, and (2) enforce the rule of law and ensure full humanitarian access in Boko Haram-affected areas. States that such strategy should include a plan to work with Nigeria and other international partners to liberate Boko Haram's kidnapping victims.  Authorizes the President to provide humanitarian and development assistance to the populations in Boko Haram-affected areas. Makes funds available for such assistance pursuant to final judgment of a specified legal case. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should support efforts by the people of Boko Haram-affected areas and the governments of Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger to:   assist internally displaced people and returnees;  enhance the administrative competency of state and local governance institutions and public agencies in northeast Nigeria;  provide all children with a quality basic education while ensuring student and faculty safety;  strengthen the operational capacity of the civilian police in Nigeria, and strengthen measures to prevent corruption; and  promote programs to address physical harm and psychosocial trauma.   Expresses the sense of Congress that:   the Secretary of State and Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) should work with Congress to increase future assistance to support reconstruction activities if Nigeria demonstrates a commitment to transparent reconstruction in Boko Haram-affected areas of Nigeria, and  the Secretary should withhold assistance if Nigeria is not committed to transparent reconstruction and reconciliation in the Boko Haram-affected areas of Nigeria.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Relief Certainty Act of 2011''.

                     TITLE I--PERMANENT TAX RELIEF

SEC. 101. REPEAL OF EGTRRA SUNSET.

    Section 901 of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation 
Act of 2001 is repealed.

SEC. 102. REPEAL OF JGTRRA SUNSET.

    Section 303 of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 
2003 is repealed.

SEC. 103. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate shall, 
not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a draft of 
any technical and conforming changes in the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 which are necessary to reflect throughout such Code the purposes 
of the provisions of, and amendments made by, this Act.

               TITLE II--PERMANENT INDIVIDUAL AMT RELIEF

SEC. 201. PERMANENT INDIVIDUAL AMT RELIEF.

    (a) Modification of Alternative Minimum Tax Exemption Amount.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 55(d) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exemption amount) is 
        amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) Exemption amount for taxpayers other than 
        corporations.--In the case of a taxpayer other than a 
        corporation, the term `exemption amount' means--
                    ``(A) the dollar amount for taxable years beginning 
                in the calendar year as specified in the table 
                contained in paragraph (4)(A) in the case of--
                            ``(i) a joint return, or
                            ``(ii) a surviving spouse,
                    ``(B) the dollar amount for taxable years beginning 
                in the calendar year as specified in the table 
                contained in paragraph (4)(B) in the case of an 
                individual who--
                            ``(i) is not a married individual, and
                            ``(ii) is not a surviving spouse,
                    ``(C) 50 percent of the dollar amount applicable 
                under paragraph (1)(A) in the case of a married 
                individual who files a separate return, and
                    ``(D) $22,500 in the case of an estate or trust.
        For purposes of this paragraph, the term `surviving spouse' has 
        the meaning given to such term by section 2(a), and marital 
        status shall be determined under section 7703.''.
            (2) Specified exemption amounts.--Section 55(d) of such 
        Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(4) Specified exemption amounts.--
                    ``(A) Taxpayers described in paragraph (1)(A).--For 
                purposes of paragraph (1))(A)--


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 The
             ``For taxable years beginning in--               exemption
                                                              amount is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2011.......................................................      $74,450
2012.......................................................      $78,250
2013.......................................................      $81,450
2014.......................................................      $85,050
2015.......................................................      $88,650
2016.......................................................      $92,650
2017.......................................................      $96,550
2018.......................................................     $100,950
2019.......................................................     $105,150
2020.......................................................     $109,950
2021.......................................................    $112,250.
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                    ``(B) Taxpayers described in paragraph (1)(B).--For 
                purposes of paragraph (1))(B)--


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 The
             ``For taxable years beginning in--               exemption
                                                              amount is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2011.......................................................      $48,450
2012.......................................................      $50,350
2013.......................................................      $51,950
2014.......................................................      $53,750
2015.......................................................      $55,550
2016.......................................................      $57,550
2017.......................................................      $59,500
2018.......................................................      $61,700
2019.......................................................      $63,800
2020.......................................................      $66,200
2021.......................................................  $68,200.''.
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    (b) Alternative Minimum Tax Relief for Nonrefundable Credits.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 26 of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Limitation Based on Amount of Tax.--The aggregate amount of 
credits allowed by this subpart for the taxable year shall not exceed 
the sum of--
            ``(1) the taxpayer's regular tax liability for the taxable 
        year reduced by the foreign tax credit allowable under section 
        27(a), and
            ``(2) the tax imposed by section 55(a) for the taxable 
        year.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Child tax credit.--
                            (i) Section 24(b) of such Code is amended 
                        by striking paragraph (3).
                            (ii) Section 24(d)(1) of such Code is 
                        amended--
                                    (I) by striking ``section 26(a)(2) 
                                or subsection (b)(3), as the case may 
                                be,'' each place it appears in 
                                subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting 
                                ``section 26(a)'', and
                                    (II) by striking ``section 26(a)(2) 
                                or subsection (b)(3), as the case may 
                                be'' in the second last sentence and 
                                inserting ``section 26(a)''.
                    (B) Credit for interest on certain home 
                mortgages.--Section 25(e)(1)(C) of such Code is amended 
                to read as follows:
                    ``(C) Applicable tax limit.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph, the term `applicable tax limit' means the 
                limitation imposed by section 26(a) for the taxable 
                year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under 
                this subpart (other than this section and sections 23, 
                25D, and 1400C).''.
                    (C) Savers' credit.--Section 25B of such Code is 
                amended by striking subsection (g).
                    (D) Residential energy efficient property.--Section 
                25D(c) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Carryforward of Unused Credit.--If the credit allowable under 
subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed by section 26(a) for such 
taxable year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under this 
subpart (other than this section), such excess shall be carried to the 
succeeding taxable year and added to the credit allowable under 
subsection (a) for such succeeding taxable year.''.
                    (E) Certain plug-in electric vehicles.--Section 
                30(c)(2) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Personal credit.--For purposes of this title, the 
        credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year 
        (determined after application of paragraph (1)) shall be 
        treated as a credit allowable under subpart A for such taxable 
        year.''.
                    (F) Alternative motor vehicle credit.--Section 
                30B(g)(2) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Personal credit.--For purposes of this title, the 
        credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year 
        (determined after application of paragraph (1)) shall be 
        treated as a credit allowable under subpart A for such taxable 
        year.''.
                    (G) New qualified plug-in electric vehicle 
                credit.--Section 30D(c)(2) of such Code is amended to 
                read as follows:
            ``(2) Personal credit.--For purposes of this title, the 
        credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year 
        (determined after application of paragraph (1)) shall be 
        treated as a credit allowable under subpart A for such taxable 
        year.''.
                    (H) Cross references.--Section 55(c)(3) of such 
                Code is amended by striking ``26(a), 30C(d)(2),'' and 
                inserting ``30C(d)(2)''.
                    (I) Foreign tax credit.--Section 904 of such Code 
                is amended by striking subsection (i) and by 
                redesignating subsections (j), (k), and (l) as 
                subsections (i), (j), and (k), respectively.
                    (J) First-time home buyer credit for the district 
                of columbia.--Section 1400C(d) of such Code is amended 
                to read as follows:
    ``(d) Carryforward of Unused Credit.--If the credit allowable under 
subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed by section 26(a) for such 
taxable year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under subpart 
A of part IV of subchapter A (other than this section and section 25D), 
such excess shall be carried to the succeeding taxable year and added 
to the credit allowable under subsection (a) for such taxable year.''.
            (3) Adoption credit.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 10909 of the Patient 
                Protection and Affordable Care Act, and the amendments 
                made thereby, are repealed; and the Internal Revenue 
                Code of 1986 shall be applied as if such section, and 
                amendments, had never been enacted.
                    (B) Conforming amendments.--
                            (i) Section 23(b) of the Internal Revenue 
                        Code of 1986, as in effect on December 31, 
                        2009, is amended by striking paragraph (4).
                            (ii) Section 23(c) of such Code, as in 
                        effect on December 31, 2009, is amended by 
                        striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting 
                        before paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(1) In general.--If the credit allowable under subsection 
        (a) for any taxable year exceeds the limitation imposed by 
        section 26(a) for such taxable year, reduced by the sum of the 
        credits allowable under this subpart (other than this section 
        and sections 25D and 1400C), such excess shall be carried to 
        the succeeding taxable year and added to the credit allowable 
        under subsection (a) for such taxable year.''.
                            (iii) Section 23(c) of such Code, as in 
                        effect on December 31, 2009, is amended by 
                        redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments and the repeal made by this 
section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010.

                 TITLE III--PERMANENT ESTATE TAX RELIEF

SEC. 301. PERMANENT ESTATE TAX RELIEF.

    (a) In General.--Title III of the Tax Relief, Unemployment 
Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, and the 
amendments made thereby, are repealed; and the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 shall be applied as if such title, and amendments, had never been 
enacted.
    (b) Effective Date.--The repeal made by this section shall apply to 
estates of decedents dying, gifts made, and generation skipping 
transfers after December 31, 2009.
[EX A]: Tax Relief Certainty Act of 2011 - Eliminates: (1) the terminating date of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, thus making the tax relief provisions of such Act permanent; and (2) the terminating date of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 applicable to reductions in the tax rate for dividend and capital gain income.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) phase-in between 2011 through 2021increases in the exemption amount for the alternative minimum tax (AMT); and (2) make permanent offsets against the AMT for certain nonrefundable tax credits.

Makes permanent the repeal of the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes for decedents dying, gifts made, and generation skipping transfers after December 31, 2009.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fracturing Regulations are Effective 
in State Hands Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) hydraulic fracturing is a commercially viable practice 
        that has been used in the United States for more than 60 years 
        in more than 1,000,000 wells;
            (2) the Ground Water Protection Council, a national 
        association of State water regulators that is considered to be 
        a leading groundwater protection organization in the United 
        States, released a report entitled ``State Oil and Natural Gas 
        Regulations Designed to Protect Water Resources'' and dated May 
        2009 finding that the ``current State regulation of oil and gas 
        activities is environmentally proactive and preventive'';
            (3) that report also concluded that ``[a]ll oil and gas 
        producing States have regulations which are designed to provide 
        protection for water resources'';
            (4) a 2004 study by the Environmental Protection Agency, 
        entitled ``Evaluation of Impacts to Underground Sources of 
        Drinking Water by Hydraulic Fracturing of Coalbed Methane 
        Reservoirs'', found no evidence of drinking water wells 
        contaminated by fracture fluid from the fracked formation;
            (5) a 2009 report by the Ground Water Protection Council, 
        entitled ``State Oil and Natural Gas Regulations Designed to 
        Protect Water Resources'', found a ``lack of evidence'' that 
        hydraulic fracturing conducted in both deep and shallow 
        formations presents a risk of endangerment to ground water;
            (6) a January 2009 resolution by the Interstate Oil and Gas 
        Compact Commission stated ``The states, who regulate 
        production, have comprehensive laws and regulations to ensure 
        operations are safe and to protect drinking water. States have 
        found no verified cases of groundwater contamination associated 
        with hydraulic fracturing.'';
            (7) on May 24, 2011, before the Oversight and Government 
        Reform Committee of the House of Representatives, Lisa Jackson, 
        the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
        testified that she was ``not aware of any proven case where the 
        fracking process itself has affected water'';
            (8) in 2011, Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey 
        stated, ``We have not seen evidence of any adverse effect as a 
        result of the use of the chemicals that are part of that 
        fracking technology.'';
            (9)(A) activities relating to hydraulic fracturing (such as 
        surface discharges, wastewater disposal, and air emissions) are 
        already regulated at the Federal level under a variety of 
        environmental statutes, including portions of--
                    (i) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
                U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);
                    (ii) the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et 
                seq.); and
                    (iii) the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); 
                but
            (B) Congress has continually elected not to include the 
        hydraulic fracturing process in the underground injection 
        control program under the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
        300f et seq.);
            (10) in 2011, the Secretary of the Interior announced the 
        intention to promulgate new Federal regulations governing 
        hydraulic fracturing on Federal land;
            (11) a February 2012 study by the Energy Institute at the 
        University of Texas at Austin, entitled ``Fact-Based Regulation 
        for Environmental Protection in Shale Gas Development'', found 
        that ``[n]o evidence of chemicals from hydraulic fracturing 
        fluid has been found in aquifers as a result of fracturing 
        operations''; and
            (12) on October 1, 2014, the Ground Water Protection 
        Council and State Oil and Gas Regulatory Exchange released a 
        report entitled ``State Oil and Gas Regulations Designed to 
        Protect Water Resources'' that describes the cutting edge of 
        State-based oil and gas regulations, concluding that ``In step 
        with dramatic industry growth over the past five years, states 
        have substantially improved groundwater protection laws and 
        regulations governing oil and natural gas production.''.

SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF FEDERAL LAND.

    In this Act, the term ``Federal land'' means--
            (1) public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal 
        Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702));
            (2) National Forest System land;
            (3) land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of 
        Reclamation; and
            (4) land under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers.

SEC. 4. STATE AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--A State shall have the sole authority to 
promulgate or enforce any regulation, guidance, or permit requirement 
regarding the treatment of a well by the application of fluids under 
pressure to which propping agents may be added for the expressly 
designed purpose of initiating or propagating fractures in a target 
geologic formation in order to enhance production of oil, natural gas, 
or geothermal production activities on or under any land within the 
boundaries of the State.
    (b) Federal Land.--The treatment of a well by the application of 
fluids under pressure to which propping agents may be added for the 
expressly designed purpose of initiating or propagating fractures in a 
target geologic formation in order to enhance production of oil, 
natural gas, or geothermal production activities on Federal land shall 
be subject to the law of the State in which the land is located.
[EX A]:
Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act  This bill gives states the sole authority to promulgate or enforce any regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding hydraulic fracturing on or under any land within their boundaries. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. Hydraulic fracturing on federal land must comply with the law of the state in which the land is located.