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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Center for Social Work 
Research Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Social workers focus on the improvement of individual 
        and family functioning and the creation of effective health and 
        mental health prevention and treatment interventions in order 
        for individuals to become more productive members of society.
            (2) Social workers provide front line prevention and 
        treatment services in the areas of school violence, aging, teen 
        pregnancy, child abuse, domestic violence, juvenile crime, and 
        substance abuse, particularly in rural and underserved 
        communities.
            (3) Social workers are in a unique position to provide 
        valuable research information on these complex social concerns, 
        taking into account a wide range of social, medical, economic 
        and community influences from an interdisciplinary, family-
        centered and community-based approach.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CENTER FOR SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH.

    Title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.), 
as amended by title I of Public Law 106-525, is amended--
            (1) in section 401(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 281(b)(2)), by adding 
        at the end the following:
            ``(H) The National Center for Social Work Research.''; and
            (2) in part E (42 U.S.C. 287 et seq.), by adding at the end 
        the following:

         ``Subpart 7--National Center for Social Work Research

``SEC. 485J. PURPOSE OF CENTER.

    ``The general purpose of the National Center for Social Work 
Research (referred to in this subpart as the `Center') is the conduct 
and support of, and dissemination of targeted research on social work 
methods and outcomes related to problems of significant social concern. 
The Center shall promote research and training designed to inform 
social work practice, thus increasing the knowledge base which promotes 
a healthier America. In addition, the Center shall provide policymakers 
with empirically-based research information to better understand 
complex social issues and make informed funding decisions about service 
effectiveness and cost efficiency.

``SEC. 485K. SPECIFIC AUTHORITIES.

    ``(a) In General.--To carry out the purpose described in section 
485J, the Director of the Center may provide research training and 
instruction and establish, in the Center and in other nonprofit 
institutions, research traineeships and fellowships in the study and 
investigation of the prevention of disease, health promotion, the 
association of socioeconomic status, gender, ethnicity, age, and 
geographical location and health, the social work care of persons with 
and families of individuals with acute and chronic illnesses, child 
abuse, neglect, and youth violence, and child and family care to 
address problems of significant social concern especially in 
underserved populations and underserved geographical areas.
    ``(b) Stipends and Allowances.--The Director of the Center may 
provide individuals receiving training and instruction or traineeships 
or fellowships under subsection (a) with such stipends and allowances 
(including amounts for travel and subsistence and dependency 
allowances) as the Director determines necessary.
    ``(c) Grants.--The Director of the Center may make grants to 
nonprofit institutions to provide training and instruction and 
traineeships and fellowships under subsection (a).

``SEC. 485L. ADVISORY COUNCIL.

    ``(a) Duties.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an 
        advisory council for the Center that shall advise, assist, 
        consult with, and make recommendations to the Secretary and the 
        Director of the Center on matters related to the activities 
carried out by and through the Center and the policies with respect to 
such activities.
            ``(2) Gifts.--The advisory council for the Center may 
        recommend to the Secretary the acceptance, in accordance with 
        section 231, of conditional gifts for study, investigations, 
        and research and for the acquisition of grounds or 
        construction, equipment, or maintenance of facilities for the 
        Center.
            ``(3) Other duties and functions.--The advisory council for 
        the Center--
                    ``(A)(i) may make recommendations to the Director 
                of the Center with respect to research to be conducted 
                by the Center;
                    ``(ii) may review applications for grants and 
                cooperative agreements for research or training and 
                recommend for approval applications for projects that 
                demonstrate the probability of making valuable 
                contributions to human knowledge; and
                    ``(iii) may review any grant, contract, or 
                cooperative agreement proposed to be made or entered 
                into by the Center;
                    ``(B) may collect, by correspondence or by personal 
                investigation, information relating to studies that are 
                being carried out in the United States or any other 
                country and, with the approval of the Director of the 
                Center, make such information available through 
                appropriate publications; and
                    ``(C) may appoint subcommittees and convene 
                workshops and conferences.
    ``(b) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The advisory council shall be composed 
        of the ex officio members described in paragraph (2) and not 
        more than 18 individuals to be appointed by the Secretary under 
        paragraph (3).
            ``(2) Ex officio members.--The ex officio members of the 
        advisory council shall include--
                    ``(A) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
                the Director of NIH, the Director of the Center, the 
                Chief Social Work Officer of the Veterans' 
                Administration, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
                Health Affairs, the Associate Director of Prevention 
                Research at the National Institute of Mental Health, 
                the Director of the Division of Epidemiology and 
                Services Research, the Assistant Secretary of Health 
                and Human Services for the Administration for Children 
                and Families, the Assistant Secretary of Education for 
                the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, the 
                Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
                for Community Planning and Development, and the 
                Assistant Attorney General for Office of Justice 
                Programs (or the designees of such officers); and
                    ``(B) such additional officers or employees of the 
                United States as the Secretary determines necessary for 
                the advisory council to effectively carry out its 
                functions.
            ``(3) Appointed members.--The Secretary shall appoint not 
        to exceed 18 individuals to the advisory council, of which--
                    ``(A) not more than two-thirds of such individual 
                shall be appointed from among the leading 
                representatives of the health and scientific 
                disciplines (including public health and the behavioral 
                or social sciences) relevant to the activities of the 
                Center, and at least 7 such individuals shall be 
                professional social workers who are recognized experts 
                in the area of clinical practice, education, policy, or 
                research; and
                    ``(B) not more than one-third of such individuals 
                shall be appointed from the general public and shall 
                include leaders in fields of public policy, law, health 
                policy, economics, and management.
        The Secretary shall make appointments to the advisory council 
        in such a manner as to ensure that the terms of the members do 
        not all expire in the same year.
            ``(4) Compensation.--Members of the advisory council who 
        are officers or employees of the United States shall not 
        receive any compensation for service on the advisory council. 
        The remaining members shall receive, for each day (including 
        travel time) they are engaged in the performance of the 
        functions of the advisory council, compensation at rates not to 
        exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate in effect for an 
        individual at grade GS-18 of the General Schedule.
    ``(c) Terms.--
            ``(1) In general.--The term of office of an individual 
        appointed to the advisory council under subsection (b)(3) shall 
        be 4 years, except that any individual appointed to fill a 
        vacancy on the advisory council shall serve for the remainder 
        of the unexpired term. A member may serve after the 
expiration of the member's term until a successor has been appointed.
            ``(2) Reappointments.--A member of the advisory council who 
        has been appointed under subsection (b)(3) for a term of 4 
        years may not be reappointed to the advisory council prior to 
        the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date on 
        which the prior term expired.
            ``(3) Vacancy.--If a vacancy occurs on the advisory council 
        among the members under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary shall 
        make an appointment to fill that vacancy not later than 90 days 
        after the date on which the vacancy occurs.
    ``(d) Chairperson.--The chairperson of the advisory council shall 
be selected by the Secretary from among the members appointed under 
subsection (b)(3), except that the Secretary may select the Director of 
the Center to be the chairperson of the advisory council. The term of 
office of the chairperson shall be 2 years.
    ``(e) Meetings.--The advisory council shall meet at the call of the 
chairperson or upon the request of the Director of the Center, but not 
less than 3 times each fiscal year. The location of the meetings of the 
advisory council shall be subject to the approval of the Director of 
the Center.
    ``(f) Administrative Provisions.--The Director of the Center shall 
designate a member of the staff of the Center to serve as the executive 
secretary of the advisory council. The Director of the Center shall 
make available to the advisory council such staff, information, and 
other assistance as the council may require to carry out its functions. 
The Director of the Center shall provide orientation and training for 
new members of the advisory council to provide such members with such 
information and training as may be appropriate for their effective 
participation in the functions of the advisory council.
    ``(g) Comments and Recommendations.--The advisory council may 
prepare, for inclusion in the biennial report under section 485M--
            ``(1) comments with respect to the activities of the 
        advisory council in the fiscal years for which the report is 
        prepared;
            ``(2) comments on the progress of the Center in meeting its 
        objectives; and
            ``(3) recommendations with respect to the future direction 
        and program and policy emphasis of the center.
The advisory council may prepare such additional reports as it may 
determine appropriate.

``SEC. 485M. BIENNIAL REPORT.

    ``The Director of the Center, after consultation with the advisory 
council for the Center, shall prepare for inclusion in the biennial 
report under section 403, a biennial report that shall consist of a 
description of the activities of the Center and program policies of the 
Director of the Center in the fiscal years for which the report is 
prepared. The Director of the Center may prepare such additional 
reports as the Director determines appropriate. The Director of the 
Center shall provide the advisory council of the Center an opportunity 
for the submission of the written comments described in section 
485L(g).

``SEC. 485N. QUARTERLY REPORT.

    ``The Director of the Center shall prepare a quarterly report to 
Congress with a summary of findings and policy implications from 
research conducted or supported through the Center.

``SEC. 485O. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``For the purpose of carrying out this subpart, there is authorized 
to be appropriated $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002 
through 2006.''.

Output: National Center for Social Work Research Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Center for Social Work Research (and a related advisory council) to conduct, support, and disseminate targeted research on social work methods and outcomes related to problems of significant social concern.Sets forth reporting requirements.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Disability Insurance Reform Act of 
1994''.

SEC. 2. REFORM OF MONTHLY INSURANCE BENEFITS BASED ON DISABILITY 
              INVOLVING SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

    (a) In General.--Section 225 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
425) is amended--
            (1) by striking the heading and inserting the following:

      ``additional rules relating to benefits based on disability

                      ``Suspension of Benefits'';

            (2) by inserting before subsection (b) the following new 
        heading:

       ``Continued Payments During Rehabilitation Program''; and

            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

         ``Nonpayment of Benefits by Reason of Substance Abuse

    ``(c)(1)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, no 
benefit based on disability under this title shall be paid to any 
individual for any month during any period of consecutive months 
beginning with a month in which such individual is medically determined 
to be a drug addict or an alcoholic and ending with a month as of the 
end of which--
            ``(i) the person, through an outpatient rehabilitation 
        program, has subsequently undergone treatment appropriate for 
        such condition for 3 months at an institution or facility 
        approved by the Secretary for purposes of this subsection, and 
        has complied with the terms, conditions, and requirements of 
        such treatment and with the requirements imposed under 
        paragraph (4); and
            ``(ii) the Secretary determines that--
                    ``(I) the person has made progress towards 
                recovery, or has recovered; or
                    ``(II) if the person has not made progress towards 
                recovery, the person meets such requirements 
                established in regulations as the Secretary deems 
                appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this title.
    ``(B) In any case in which an individual's disability is based in 
whole or in part on a medical determination that the individual is a 
drug addict or alcoholic, such individual's benefits based on 
disability under this title which are otherwise payable for any month 
preceding the month in which application for such benefits is made 
(pursuant to section 202(j)(1) or the last sentence of section 223(b)) 
shall be payable only pursuant to a certification of such payment to a 
representative payee of such individual pursuant to section 205(j).
    ``(2) If, after the 3-month treatment period referred to in 
paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary determines that the person has not 
recovered from the condition treated, then, as a condition of receiving 
benefits based on disability under this title for any month after such 
period, the person must continue to comply with the terms, conditions, 
and requirements of such treatment and with the requirements imposed 
under paragraph (4), until the month in which the Secretary determines 
that the person has recovered from such condition.
    ``(3)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, in the 
case of a person who fails to continue treatment as required by 
paragraph (2), no benefit based on disability shall be paid under this 
title for any month ending after such failure and before the person has 
completed 2 weeks of such treatment.
    ``(B) In the case of a person to whom a benefit based on disability 
under this title becomes payable for any month after a month for which 
such benefit was not payable under subparagraph (A), and who thereafter 
fails to continue treatment as required by paragraph (2), no benefit 
based on disability shall be paid under this title for any month ending 
after such failure and before the person has completed 2 months of such 
treatment.
    ``(C) In the case of a person to whom a benefit based on disability 
under this title becomes payable for any month after a month for which 
such benefit was not payable under subparagraph (B), and who thereafter 
fails to continue treatment as required by paragraph (2), no benefit 
based on disability shall be paid under this title for any month ending 
after such failure.
    ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term `benefit based on 
disability' of an individual means a disability insurance benefit of 
such individual under section 223 or a child's, widow's, or widower's 
insurance benefit of such individual under section 202 based on the 
disability of such individual.
    ``(5) Monthly insurance benefits under this title which would be 
payable to any individual (other than the disabled individual to whom 
benefits are not payable by reason of this subsection) on the basis of 
the wages and self-employment income of such a disabled individual but 
for the provisions of paragraph (1), shall be payable as though such 
disabled individual were receiving such benefits which are not payable 
under this subsection.
    ``(6) The Secretary shall provide for the monitoring and testing of 
all individuals who are receiving benefits under this title and who as 
a condition of such benefits are required to be undergoing treatment 
and complying with the terms, conditions, and requirements thereof as 
described in the preceding provisions of this subsection, in order to 
assure such compliance and to determine the extent to which the 
imposition of such requirements is contributing to the achievement of 
the purposes of this title. The Secretary may retain jurisdiction in 
the case of a hearing before the Secretary under this title to the 
extent the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the preceding 
sentence. The Secretary shall annually submit to the Congress a full 
and complete report on the Secretary's activities under this paragraph.
    ``(7) The Secretary, in consultation with drug and alcohol 
treatment professionals, shall develop standards for drug and alcohol 
treatment programs, and in consultation with States, shall develop 
guidelines to be used to review and evaluate the progress of 
participants in such programs.''.
    (b) Preservation of Medicare Benefits.--Section 226 of such title 
(42 U.S.C. 426) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) For purposes of this section, each person to whom a benefit 
for any month is not payable by reason of section 225(c) shall be 
treated as entitled to such benefit for such month if such person would 
be entitled to such benefit for such month in the absence of such 
section.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to benefits payable for months beginning 90 or more days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. RESTRICTION OF FUTURE REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES TO GOVERNMENT 
              AGENCIES, STATE-LICENCED OR CERTIFIED FACILITIES, OR 
              STATE-BONDED OR LICENSED COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFIT SOCIAL 
              SERVICE AGENCIES.

    (a) Restriction to Qualified Organizations.--Section 205(j) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(j)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``another individual, or 
        an organization,'' and inserting ``a qualified organization'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by striking ``the person'' and 
        inserting ``the qualified organization'', and by striking 
        ``such person'' and inserting ``representatives of such 
        qualified organization'';
            (3) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking ``person'' each 
        place it appears in subclause (I) and inserting ``qualified 
        organization'', by striking ``person's social security account 
        number (or employer identification number)'' in subclause (II) 
        and inserting ``qualified organization's employer 
        identification number'', by striking ``such person'' in 
        subclause (III) and inserting ``such qualified organization'', 
        and by striking ``such person'' each place it appears in 
        subclause (IV) and inserting ``such qualified organization''; 
        and
            (4) by striking paragraph (2)(B)(ii), by redesignating 
        paragraph (2)(B)(i) (as amended by paragraph (3)) as paragraph 
        (2)(B), and by redesignating subclauses (I), (II), (III), and 
        (IV) of paragraph (2)(B) (as redesignated) as clauses (i), 
        (ii), (iii), and (iv), respectively.
    (b) Qualified Organization Defined.--
            (1) In general.--Section 205(j)(2)(C)(i) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 405(j)(2)(C)(i)) is amended by striking ``Benefits of an 
        individual may not be certified for payment to any other person 
        pursuant to this subsection if--'' and inserting ``For purposes 
        of this subsection, the term `qualified organization' means an 
        agency or instrumentality of a State or a political subdivision 
        of a State, a nonprofit facility that is licensed or certified 
        as a care facility under the law of a State or a political 
        subdivision of a State, and, in connection with services 
        provided as a representative payee under this subsection in any 
        State, a community-based nonprofit social service agency which 
        is bonded or licensed in such State. Except as otherwise 
        provided in this subsection, such term does not include any 
        person if--''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 205(j)(2)(C) of such 
        Act is further amended--
                    (A) by striking ``subparagraph (B)(i)(III)'' in 
                clause (i)(I) and inserting ``subparagraph (B)(iii)'', 
                and by striking ``subparagraph (B)(i)(IV)'' in clause 
                (i)(II) and inserting ``subparagraph (B)(iv)'';
                    (B) in clause (iii), by striking subclauses (I) and 
                (IV), by redesignating subclauses (II), (III), and (V) 
                as subclauses (I), (II), and (III), respectively, and 
                by striking ``an individual'' in subclause (III) (as 
                redesignated) and inserting ``a person''; and
                    (C) in clause (iv), by striking ``individual'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``person''.
    (c) Authorization for Fees.--Section 205(j)(4) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 405(j)(4)) is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(4)(A) A qualified organization may collect from an individual a 
monthly fee for expenses (including overhead) incurred by such 
organization in providing services performed as such individual's 
representative payee pursuant to this subsection if such fee does not 
exceed 10 percent of the monthly benefit involved. Any agreement 
providing for a fee in excess of the amount permitted under this 
subparagraph shall be void and shall be treated as misuse by such 
organization of such individual's benefits.'';
            (2) by striking subparagraph (B);
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B) 
        and, in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated), by striking 
        ``qualified organization'' and inserting ``person''; and
            (4) by striking subparagraph (D).
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to certifications of payments to representative 
payees made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. Section 
205(j) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(j)) as in effect 
immediately before the date of the enactment of this Act shall continue 
to apply, in the case of any person who is then a representative payee 
under such section with respect to benefits for which certification of 
payment to such person under such section is then in effect, until such 
certification ceases to be effective under such section as then in 
effect.

Output: Disability Insurance Reform Act of 1994 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the payment of benefits based on disability to any individual who is a drug addict or alcoholic until such individual:  (1) undergoes appropriate substance abuse treatment at an approved facility; (2) has complied with the terms of such treatment; and (3) either recovers or makes progress towards recovery, with benefits terminated if the individual fails to continue treatment. 
Requires lump sum disability payments to be made only through a qualified governmental or nonprofit care facility or community-based social service agency representative payees.  Makes other changes with regard to representative payees, including allowing them to collect monthly fees for expenses in providing service. 
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for a monitoring and testing program to ensure individual compliance with treatment requirements.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Oil Shale and Tar Sands Leasing Act 
of 2008''.

SEC. 2. OIL SHALE AND TAR SANDS LEASING.

    Section 369 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15927) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``Not later than 18 months 
                        after the date of enactment of this Act, in'' 
                        and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
                date of enactment of the Oil Shale and Tar Sands 
                Leasing Act of 2008, in''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Additional comment period.--The Governors of 
                each of the States of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming shall 
                be afforded an additional 90 days beyond the public 
                comment period during which to comment on the final 
                programmatic environmental impact statement prior to 
                issuance of a record of decision by the Secretary.''; 
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the heading by striking ``(2) Final 
                        regulation.--Not'' and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Proposed regulation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not'';
                            (ii) by striking ``6 months'' and inserting 
                        ``1 year'';
                            (iii) by striking ``final'' and inserting 
                        ``proposed''; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Public comment.--The proposed regulations 
                under this paragraph shall be open to public comment 
                for not less than 120 days.'';
            (2) by redesignating subsections (e) through (s) as 
        subsections (g) through (u), respectively;
            (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e) Analysis of Commercial Leasing Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
        of enactment of the Oil Shale and Tar Sands Leasing Act of 
        2008, and concurrent with the development of the proposed 
        regulations as required by this section, the Secretary shall, 
        in cooperation with the Secretary of Energy and the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, prepare 
        and submit to Congress a report (including recommendations) 
        that analyzes the elements of a commercial leasing program for 
        oil shale and tar sands, taking into account any findings from 
        the research and development program conducted under subsection 
        (c).
            ``(2) Inclusions.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
        include--
                    ``(A) an analysis of--
                            ``(i) technologies and research and 
                        development programs for the production of oil 
                        and other materials from oil shale and tar 
                        sands in existence on the date on which the 
                        report is prepared;
                            ``(ii) whether leases under the program 
                        should be issued on a competitive basis;
                            ``(iii) the term of the leases;
                            ``(iv) the maximum size of the leases;
                            ``(v) the minimum size of the leases;
                            ``(vi) the use and distribution of bonus 
                        bid payments;
                            ``(vii) the royalty rate to be applied, 
                        including whether a sliding scale royalty rate 
                        should be used;
                            ``(viii) the maximum number of leases and 
                        maximum acreage to be leased under the leasing 
                        program to a single lessee or an individual;
                            ``(ix) any infrastructure required to 
                        support oil shale and tar sands development in 
                        industry and communities;
                            ``(x) any conditions that should be imposed 
                        in leases to minimize the impacts on--
                                    ``(I) air quality and conditions, 
                                including greenhouse gas emissions;
                                    ``(II) water quality and quantity;
                                    ``(III) human health;
                                    ``(IV) local communities; and
                                    ``(V) wildlife habitat;
                            ``(xi) policies that are necessary to 
                        mitigate the adverse impacts of commercial oil 
                        shale and tar sands exploration, development, 
                        and production activities on wildlife and other 
                        environmental resources that may be affected by 
                        a commercial oil shale and tar sands leasing 
                        and development program;
                            ``(xii) reclamation bonding requirements 
                        that should be imposed to guarantee the 
                        reclamation of areas disturbed by oil shale and 
                        tar sands exploration, development, and 
                        production activities; and
                            ``(xiii) appropriate diligent development 
                        and minimum production requirements;
                    ``(B) an identification of events that should serve 
                as a precursor to commercial leasing, including--
                            ``(i) the development of environmentally 
                        and commercially viable technologies; and
                            ``(ii) the completion of land use planning 
                        and environmental reviews; and
                    ``(C) an analysis, developed in conjunction with 
                the appropriate State water resources agencies, of the 
                demand for, and availability of, water with respect to 
                the development of oil shale and tar sands, including 
                the best available estimates of the impacts of 
                population growth and climate change on availability 
                and timing of freshwater throughout the Colorado River 
                Basin.
            ``(3) Public participation.--In preparing the report under 
        this subsection, the Secretary shall provide notice to, and 
        solicit comment from--
                    ``(A) the public;
                    ``(B) representatives of local government;
                    ``(C) representatives of industry; and
                    ``(D) other interested parties.
            ``(4) Participation by certain states.--In preparing the 
        report under this subsection, the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) provide timely notice to, and solicit comment 
                from, the Governors of each of the States of Colorado, 
                Utah, and Wyoming;
                    ``(B) allow each of the Governors of Colorado, 
                Utah, and Wyoming a period of not less than 90 days to 
                provide comments on the report; and
                    ``(C) incorporate into the report submitted to 
                Congress under paragraph (1) any response of the 
                Secretary to those comments.
            ``(5) Incorporation of findings by nas.--In preparing the 
        report required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall refer to 
        and use information and recommendations made by the National 
        Academy of Sciences in the report described in subsection (f).
    ``(f) National Academy of Sciences Report and Recommendations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        enactment of the Oil Shale and Tar Sands Leasing Act of 2008, 
        the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the 
        Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency, shall enter into an arrangement with the 
        National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy shall 
        conduct a study to assess the environmental and commercial 
        framework for oil shale and tar sands development in the United 
        States.
            ``(2) Matters to be addressed.--The study shall address--
                    ``(A) the importance of oil shale and tar sands 
                production to meet the energy needs of the United 
                States;
                    ``(B) the status of oil shale and tar sands 
                research and development efforts;
                    ``(C) the likely positive and negative implications 
                of the various technologies for the commercial 
                production of oil from oil shale and tar sands 
                resources, including the cumulative effects of other 
                energy infrastructure necessary for such production, 
                on--
                            ``(i) water resources (including surface 
                        water and groundwater), including the quantity 
                        and quality of water;
                            ``(ii) air quality, including greenhouse 
                        gas emissions;
                            ``(iii) human health;
                            ``(iv) local communities;
                            ``(v) wildlife habitat; and
                            ``(vi) regional energy needs;
                    ``(D) the timeframe for viable large-scale 
                commercial oil shale and tar sands production and 
                events that should serve as a precursor to commercial 
                leasing, such as development of commercially viable and 
                environmentally safe technologies;
                    ``(E) the feasibility and advisability of 
                initiating a pilot program for commercial leasing;
                    ``(F) energy sources needed for extraction 
                technologies and the resulting energy balance and 
                associated costs;
                    ``(G) potential greenhouse gas emissions for each 
                technology and sequestration opportunities;
                    ``(H) potential social and environmental impacts of 
                commercial oil shale and tar sands production, 
                including groundwater and surface water usage;
                    ``(I) workforce capacity requirements associated 
                with large-scale commercial development; and
                    ``(J) appropriate terms and conditions for 
                commercial oil shale leases on public land, including 
                royalty rates, diligent development requirements, 
                environmental conditions, and length of the lease term.
            ``(3) Recommendations.--The study shall--
                    ``(A) analyze the viability of, and timeframe for, 
                environmentally safe commercial oil shale and tar sands 
                development; and
                    ``(B) make recommendations as to changes, if any, 
                to Federal law (including regulations) needed to 
                facilitate the commercial production of oil shale and 
                tar sands resources in a manner that minimizes adverse 
                social and environmental impacts and ensures a fair 
                return to the public.
            ``(4) Completion of study.--The National Academy of 
        Sciences shall--
                    ``(A) not later than 18 months after the date of 
                enactment of the Oil Shale and Tar Sands Leasing Act of 
                2008, submit the findings and recommendations of the 
                study to the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary 
                of Energy, and the Administrator of the Environmental 
                Protection Agency; and
                    ``(B) on completion of the study, make the results 
                of the study available to the public.
            ``(5) Report to congress.--Not later than 180 days after 
        receiving the results of the study, the Secretary of the 
        Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall 
        report to Congress on--
                    ``(A) the findings and recommendations of the 
                study;
                    ``(B) the agreement or disagreement of the 
                Secretary with each of the findings and recommendations 
                of the study; and
                    ``(C)(i) a plan and timeframe for implementing the 
                recommendations of the study through regulations or 
                otherwise; or
                    ``(ii) if the Secretary declines to implement a 
                recommendation, the justification for declining to 
                implement the recommendation.'';
            (4) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--
                    (A) by striking ``Not later'' and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) In general.--Not later'';
                    (B) in the first sentence, by striking ``of the 
                final regulation required by subsection (d)'' and 
                inserting ``of final regulations issued under this 
                section (taking into account the findings and 
                recommendations of the studies and reports required by 
                subsections (e) and (f) and the results of research and 
                development carried out under leases entered into for 
                that purpose)'';
                    (C) in the second sentence, by striking ``If the 
                Secretary finds sufficient support and interest exists 
                in a State,'' and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Lease sale.--If the Secretary finds sufficient 
        support and interest exists in a State and determines that the 
        technology for the development of tar sands and oil shale 
        resources is commercially and technically viable,'';
                    (D) in the third sentence, by striking ``Evidence 
                of'' and inserting the following:
            ``(3) Evidence of interest.--Evidence of''; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Recommendations of states on proposed lease sales and 
        development and production plans.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any Governor of an affected 
                State or the executive of any affected local government 
                in the State may submit recommendations to the 
                Secretary regarding the size, timing, or location of a 
                proposed lease sale or with respect to a proposed 
                development and production plan.
                    ``(B) Forwarding local recommendations to 
                governor.--Prior to submitting recommendations to the 
                Secretary, the executive of any affected local 
                government in any affected State shall forward the 
                recommendations of the executive to the Governor of the 
                State.
                    ``(C) Deadline.--The recommendations shall be 
                submitted not later than 60 days after the date of 
                notice of the proposed lease sale or the date of 
                receipt of the development and production plan.
                    ``(D) Approval.--The Secretary shall accept the 
                recommendations of the Governor, and may accept the 
                recommendations of the executive of any affected local 
                government, if the Secretary determines, after having 
                provided an opportunity for consultation, that the 
                recommendations provide for a reasonable balance 
                between the national interest and the well-being of the 
                citizens of the affected State.
                    ``(E) Rationale.--The Secretary shall communicate 
                to the Governor, in writing, the reasons for the 
                determination of the Governor--
                            ``(i) to accept or reject the 
                        recommendations of the Governor; or
                            ``(ii) to implement any alternative means, 
                        identified in consultation with the Governor, 
                        to provide for a reasonable balance between the 
                        national interest and the well-being of the 
                        citizens of the affected State.
            ``(5) Environmental compliance.--An environmental impact 
        statement or similar analysis required under the National 
        Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) shall 
        be required--
                    ``(A) prior to any lease sale with respect to the 
                land proposed to be leased under the commercial leasing 
                program established under this subsection; and
                    ``(B) on a site-specific basis prior to the 
                authorization of any development activity on any leased 
                land.''; and
            (5) in subsection (i)(1)(B) (as redesignated by paragraph 
        (2)), by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting ``subsection 
        (g)''.


Output: Oil Shale and Tar Sands Leasing Act of 2008 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) report to Congress on a commercial leasing program for oil shale and tar sands; and (2) arrange with the National Academy of Sciences to assess for a report to Congress the environmental and commercial framework for oil shale and tar sands development.



Authorizes the senior executive of an affected state or local governmental unit to submit recommendations to the Secretary with respect to size, timing, or location of either a proposed lease sale, or a proposed development and production plan.

Requires an environmental impact statement prior to: (1) any lease sale under the commercial leasing program under this Act; and (2) authorization, on a site-specific basis, of development activity on leased land.