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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Travel Facilitation and Safety Act 
of 2015''.

SEC. 2. RECOVERY OF INITIAL PRECLEARANCE OPERATION COSTS.

    (a) Cost Sharing Agreements With Relevant Airport Authorities.--The 
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may enter into a 
cost sharing agreement with airport authorities in foreign countries at 
which preclearance operations are to be established or maintained if--
            (1) an executive agreement to establish or maintain such 
        preclearance operations pursuant to the authorities under 
        section 629 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1629) and 
        section 103(a)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
        U.S.C. 1103(a)(7)) has been signed, but has not yet entered 
        into force; and
            (2) U.S. Customs and Border Protection has incurred, or 
        expects to incur, initial preclearance operations costs in 
        order to establish or maintain preclearance operations under 
        the agreement described in paragraph (1).
    (b) Contents of Cost Sharing Agreements.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 13031(e) of the 
        Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 
        U.S.C. 58c(e)) and section 286(g) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(g)), any cost sharing agreement 
        authorized under subsection (a) may provide for the airport 
        authority's payment to U.S. Customs and Border Protection of 
        its initial preclearance operations costs.
            (2) Timing of payments.--The airport authority's payment to 
        U.S. Customs and Border Protection for its initial preclearance 
        operations costs may be made in advance of the incurrence of 
        the costs or on a reimbursable basis.
    (c) Account.--
            (1) In general.--All amounts collected pursuant to any cost 
        sharing agreement authorized under subsection (a)--
                    (A) shall be credited as offsetting collections to 
                the currently applicable appropriation, account, or 
                fund of U.S. Customs and Border Protection;
                    (B) shall remain available, until expended, for the 
                purposes for which such appropriation, account, or fund 
                is authorized to be used; and
                    (C) may be collected and shall be available only to 
                the extent provided in appropriations Acts.
            (2) Return of unused funds.--Any advances or reimbursements 
        not used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be returned 
        to the relevant airport authority.
            (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
        be construed to preclude the use of appropriated funds, from 
        sources other than the payments collected under this Act, to 
        pay initial preclearance operation costs.
    (d) Initial Preclearance Operations Costs Defined.--
            (1) In general.--In this section, the term ``initial 
        preclearance operations costs'' means the costs incurred, or 
        expected to be incurred, by U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
        to establish or maintain preclearance operations at an airport 
        in a foreign country, including costs relating to--
                    (A) hiring, training, and equipping new officers of 
                U.S. Customs and Border Protection who will be 
                stationed at United States domestic ports of entry or 
                other facilities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
                to backfill such officers to be stationed at an airport 
                in a foreign country to conduct preclearance 
                operations; and
                    (B) visits to the airport authority conducted by 
                personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
                necessary to prepare for the establishment or 
                maintenance of preclearance operations at such airport, 
                including the compensation, travel expenses, and 
                allowances payable to such personnel attributable to 
                such visits.
            (2) Exception.--The costs described in paragraph (1)(A) 
        shall not include the salaries and benefits of new officers of 
        U.S. Customs and Border Protection once such officers are 
        permanently stationed at a domestic United States port of entry 
        or other domestic facility of U.S. Customs and Border 
        Protection after being hired, trained, and equipped.

SEC. 3. COLLECTION AND DISPOSITION OF FUNDS COLLECTED FOR IMMIGRATION 
              INSPECTION SERVICES AND PRECLEARANCE ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Immigration and Nationality Act.--Section 286(i) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(i)) is amended by 
striking the last sentence and inserting ``Reimbursements under this 
subsection may be collected in advance of the provision of such 
immigration inspection services. Notwithstanding subsection (h)(1)(B), 
and only to the extent provided in appropriations Acts, any amounts 
collected under this subsection shall be credited as offsetting 
collections to the currently applicable appropriation, account, or fund 
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, remain available until expended, 
and be available for the purposes for which such appropriation, 
account, or fund is authorized to be used.''.
    (b) Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002.--Section 
10412(b) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 8311(b)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Funds Collected for Preclearance.--Funds collected for 
preclearance activities--
            ``(1) may be collected in advance of the provision of such 
        activities;
            ``(2) shall be credited as offsetting collections to the 
        currently applicable appropriation, account, or fund of U.S. 
        Customs and Border Protection;
            ``(3) shall remain available until expended;
            ``(4) shall be available for the purposes for which such 
        appropriation, account, or fund is authorized to be used; and
            ``(5) may be collected and shall be available only to the 
        extent provided in appropriations Acts.''.

SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF PRECLEARANCE AT FOREIGN AIRPORTS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Preclearance operations provide the ultimate ability 
        for the United States to address potential threats at the 
        earliest possible moment and prior to departure, through the 
        forward deployment of officers of U.S. Customs and Border 
        Protection to last points of departure in a foreign country.
            (2) With inspections and examination operations of U.S. 
        Customs and Border Protection located in a foreign country, 
        preclearance provides the capability to interdict, address, and 
        work with host-country law enforcement in furtherance of both 
        aviation security and border security in the United States.
            (3) Under current preclearance operations, officers of the 
        U.S. Customs and Border Protection collect biometrics in the 
        same way that is currently done upon arrival in the United 
        States, in accordance with current regulation, and as part of 
        the routine entry process from certain aliens who are not 
        citizens of the United States prior to boarding flights 
        destined to the United States.
            (4) Preclearance operations provide the best means for 
        existing and future biometric security capabilities beyond the 
        United States. Support for preclearance expansion will greatly 
        increase border and aviation security in the United States and 
        foreign countries.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that each 
country designated as a visa waiver program country under section 217 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187) should seek to 
participate in the preclearance program with the United States, to 
jointly address security concerns through additional exchange of 
information and to improve joint ability to secure the that visa waiver 
program while maintaining the original intent of the program.

SEC. 5. BIOMETRIC DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS AT PRECLEARANCE LOCATIONS.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Homeland Security is authorized to 
select preclearance locations, including preclearance expansion 
locations, and enter into an agreement with a foreign government or 
airport to conduct a collaborative biometric demonstration program at 
such a location to test emerging biometric technologies. The scope of 
the demonstration program may encompass travelers other than those 
utilizing preclearance at such a location, provided that such program 
includes means for information sharing with U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection operations.
    (b) International Cooperation and Coordination.--Section 233(a) of 
the Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 
983(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``, and to establish and maintain, in partnership 
        with foreign governments, demonstration programs to test 
        emerging biometric technologies at foreign airports at which 
        the Secretary has established preclearance operations.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting a semicolon and ``and''; and
                    (C) by adding the following:
                    ``(C) lease, loan, provide, or otherwise assist in 
                the deployment of biometric technologies at foreign 
                airports at which the Secretary has established 
                preclearance operations under such terms and conditions 
                as the Secretary prescribes, including nonreimbursable 
                loans or the transfer of ownership of such 
                technologies, and provide the necessary training and 
                technical assistance related to the biometric 
                demonstration programs referred to in paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 6. VISA WAIVER PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Information Sharing Process.--The Director of National 
Intelligence shall--
            (1) develop a process to share information derived from the 
        Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment (TIDE) database and 
        the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB), including biometric 
        and biographic information, with countries participating in the 
        visa waiver program established under section 217(a) of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(a)); and
            (2) not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, certify to Congress that such process may be 
        utilized by such countries.
    (b) Continuing Qualification and Designation Terminations.--
Subsection (c) of section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1187) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Attorney General,'' and 
        inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security,''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C)(iii)--
                            (i) by striking ``and the Committee on 
                        International Relations'' and inserting ``, the 
                        Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 
                        on Homeland Security''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and the Committee on 
                        Foreign Relations'' and inserting ``, the 
                        Committee on Foreign Relations, and the 
                        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
                        Affairs''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) Border security.--The government of the 
                country utilizes the process developed by the Director 
                of National Intelligence under section 6(a) of the 
                Travel Facilitation and Safety Act of 2015 to utilize 
                information derived from the Terrorist Identities 
                Datamart Environment (TIDE) database and the Terrorist 
                Screening Database (TSDB) for border security and 
                immigration purposes, including the screening of aliens 
                seeking asylum or refugee status in that country.''.
[EX A]: Travel Facilitation and Safety Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enter into cost-sharing agreements with airport authorities in foreign countries at which preclearance operations will be established or maintained if certain circumstances apply. Any cost-sharing agreement may provide for an airport authority's payment to the CBP of its initial preclearance operations costs. The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended with respect to reimbursements to the Department of Justice received from commercial aircraft or vessel owners, operators, or agents, or from any airport or seaport authority, for expenses incurred for immigration inspection services they have requested. Such reimbursements may be collected in advance of those services, and shall be credited as offsetting collections to the currently applicable CBP appropriation, account, or fund. The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 is amended to make the same disposition for reimbursements to the Department of Agriculture for preclearance of animals or articles at locations outside the United States for movement into the United States. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that each visa waiver program country should seek to participate in the U.S. preclearance program. DHS may select preclearance locations and enter into agreements with foreign governments or airports to conduct a collaborative demonstration program at those locations to test emerging biometric technologies.  The Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall develop a process to share information derived from the Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment database and the Terrorist Screening Database with countries participating in the visa waiver program.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``John R. Justice Prosecutors and 
Defenders Incentive Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. LOAN REPAYMENT FOR PROSECUTORS AND DEFENDERS.

    Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``PART JJ--LOAN REPAYMENT FOR PROSECUTORS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS

``SEC. 3111. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to encourage 
qualified individuals to enter and continue employment as prosecutors 
and public defenders.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Prosecutor.--The term `prosecutor' means a full-time 
        employee of a State or local agency who--
                    ``(A) is continually licensed to practice law; and
                    ``(B) prosecutes criminal cases at the State or 
                local level.
            ``(2) Public defender.--The term `public defender' means an 
        attorney who--
                    ``(A) is continually licensed to practice law; and
                    ``(B) is--
                            ``(i) a full-time employee of a State or 
                        local agency or a nonprofit organization 
                        operating under a contract with a State or unit 
                        of local government, that provides legal 
                        representation to indigent persons in criminal 
                        cases; or
                            ``(ii) employed as a full-time Federal 
                        defender attorney in a defender organization 
                        established pursuant to subsection (g) of 
                        section 3006A of title 18, United States Code, 
                        that provides legal representation to indigent 
                        persons in criminal cases.
            ``(3) Student loan.--The term `student loan' means--
                    ``(A) a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under 
                part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
                (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.), excluding a loan under 
                section 428C of such Act, except as provided under 
                subparagraph (C);
                    ``(B) a loan made under part D or E of title IV of 
                the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et 
                seq. and 1087aa et seq.), excluding a loan under 
                section 455(g) of such Act, except as provided under 
                subparagraph (C); and
                    ``(C) a loan made under section 428C or 455(g) of 
                the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-3 and 
                1087e(g)) to the extent that such loan was used to 
                repay a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct 
                Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, or a loan made under 
                section 428 or 428H of such Act.
    ``(c) Program Authorized.--The Attorney General shall establish a 
program by which the Department of Justice shall assume the obligation 
to repay a student loan, by direct payments on behalf of a borrower to 
the holder of such loan, in accordance with subsection (d), for any 
borrower who--
            ``(1) is employed as a prosecutor or public defender; and
            ``(2) is not in default on a loan for which the borrower 
        seeks forgiveness.
    ``(d) Terms of Agreement.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive repayment 
        benefits under subsection (c), a borrower shall enter into a 
        written agreement that specifies that--
                    ``(A) the borrower will remain employed as a 
                prosecutor or public defender for a required period of 
                service of not less than 3 years, unless involuntarily 
                separated from that employment;
                    ``(B) if the borrower is involuntarily separated 
                from employment on account of misconduct, or 
                voluntarily separates from employment, before the end 
                of the period specified in the agreement, the borrower 
                will repay the Attorney General the amount of any 
                benefits received by such employee under this section;
                    ``(C) if the borrower is required to repay an 
                amount to the Attorney General under subparagraph (B) 
                and fails to repay such amount, a sum equal to that 
                amount shall be recoverable by the Federal Government 
                from the borrower (or such borrower's estate, if 
                applicable) by such methods as are provided by law for 
                the recovery of amounts owed to the Federal Government;
                    ``(D) the Attorney General may waive, in whole or 
                in part, a right of recovery under this subsection if 
                it is shown that recovery would be against equity and 
                good conscience or against the public interest; and
                    ``(E) the Attorney General shall make student loan 
                payments under this section for the period of the 
                agreement, subject to the availability of 
                appropriations.
            ``(2) Repayments.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any amount repaid by, or 
                recovered from, a borrower or the estate of a borrower 
                under this subsection shall be credited to the 
                appropriation account from which the amount involved 
                was originally paid.
                    ``(B) Merger.--Any amount credited under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be merged with other sums in 
                such account and shall be available for the same 
                purposes and period, and subject to the same 
                limitations, if any, as the sums with which the amount 
                was merged.
            ``(3) Limitations.--
                    ``(A) Student loan payment amount.--Student loan 
                repayments made by the Attorney General under this 
                section shall be made subject to such terms, 
                limitations, or conditions as may be mutually agreed 
                upon by the borrower and the Attorney General in an 
                agreement under paragraph (1), except that the amount 
                paid by the Attorney General under this section shall 
                not exceed--
                            ``(i) $10,000 for any borrower in any 
                        calendar year; or
                            ``(ii) an aggregate total of $60,000 in the 
                        case of any borrower.
                    ``(B) Beginning of payments.--Nothing in this 
                section shall authorize the Attorney General to pay any 
                amount to reimburse a borrower for any repayments made 
                by such borrower prior to the date on which the 
                Attorney General entered into an agreement with the 
                borrower under this subsection.
    ``(e) Additional Agreements.--
            ``(1) In general.--On completion of the required period of 
        service under an agreement under subsection (d), the borrower 
        and the Attorney General may, subject to paragraph (2), enter 
        into an additional agreement in accordance with subsection (d).
            ``(2) Term.--An agreement entered into under paragraph (1) 
        may require the borrower to remain employed as a prosecutor or 
        public defender for less than 3 years.
    ``(f) Award Basis; Priority.--
            ``(1) Award basis.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Attorney 
        General shall provide repayment benefits under this section on 
        a first-come, first-served basis, and subject to the 
        availability of appropriations.
            ``(2) Priority.--The Attorney General shall give priority 
        in providing repayment benefits under this section in any 
        fiscal year to a borrower who--
                    ``(A) received repayment benefits under this 
                section during the preceding fiscal year; and
                    ``(B) has completed less than 3 years of the first 
                required period of service specified for the borrower 
                in an agreement entered into under subsection (d).
    ``(g) Regulations.--The Attorney General is authorized to issue 
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of 
this section.
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 
and such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year.''.
[EX A]: John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007- Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to direct the Attorney General to assume the obligation to repay student loans for borrowers who agree to remain employed, for at least three years, as: (1) state or local criminal prosecutors; or (2) state, local, or federal public defenders in criminal cases. Allows a borrower and the Attorney General to enter into an additional loan repayment agreement, after the required three-year period, for a successive period of service which may be less than three years. Limits the amount paid under such program on behalf of any borrower to $10,000 per calendar year and $60,000 total.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Extremely Hazardous Materials 
Transportation Security Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. RULEMAKING.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
consultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal, State, and 
local government entities, security experts, representatives of the 
hazardous materials shipping industry and labor unions representing 
persons who work in the hazardous materials shipping industry, and 
other interested persons, shall issue, after notice and opportunity for 
public comment, regulations concerning the shipping of extremely 
hazardous materials.
    (b) Purposes of Regulations.--The regulations shall be consistent, 
to the extent the Secretary determines appropriate, with and not 
duplicative of other Federal regulations and international agreements 
relating to the shipping of extremely hazardous materials and shall 
require--
            (1) physical security measures for such shipments, such as 
        the use of passive secondary containment of tanker valves, 
        additional security force personnel, and surveillance 
        technologies and barriers;
            (2) concerned Federal, State, and local law enforcement 
        authorities (including, if applicable, transit, railroad, or 
        port authority police agencies) to be informed before an 
        extremely hazardous material is transported within, through, or 
        near an area of concern;
            (3) coordination with Federal, State, and local law 
        enforcement authorities to create response plans for a 
        terrorist attack on a shipment of extremely hazardous 
        materials;
            (4) the use of currently available technologies and systems 
        to ensure effective and immediate communication between 
        transporters of extremely hazardous materials, law enforcement 
        authorities and first responders;
            (5) comprehensive and appropriate training in the area of 
        extremely hazardous materials transportation security for all 
        individuals who transport, load, unload, or are otherwise 
        involved in the shipping of extremely hazardous materials or 
        who would respond to an accident or incident involving a 
        shipment of extremely hazardous material or would have to 
        repair transportation equipment and facilities in the event of 
        such an accident or incident; and
            (6) for the transportation of extremely hazardous materials 
        through or near an area of concern, the Secretary to determine 
        whether or not the transportation could be made by one or more 
        alternate routes at lower security risk and, if the Secretary 
        determines the transportation could be made by an alternate 
        route, the use of such alternate route, except when the 
        origination or destination of the shipment is located within 
        the area of concern.
    (c) Judicial Relief.--A person (other than an individual) who 
transports, loads, unloads, or is otherwise involved in the shipping of 
hazardous materials and violates or fails to comply with a regulation 
issued by the Secretary under this section may be subject, in a civil 
action brought in United States district court, for each shipment with 
respect to which the violation occurs--
            (1) to an order for injunctive relief; or
            (2) to a civil penalty of not more than $100,000.
    (d) Administrative Penalties.--
            (1) Penalty orders.--The Secretary may issue an order 
        imposing an administrative penalty of not more than $1,000,000 
        for failure by a person (other than an individual) who 
        transports, loads, unloads, or is otherwise involved in the 
        shipping of hazardous materials to comply with a regulation 
        issued by the Secretary under this section.
            (2) Notice and hearing.--Before issuing an order described 
        in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide to the person 
        against whom the penalty is to be assessed--
                    (A) written notice of the proposed order; and
                    (B) the opportunity to request, not later than 30 
                days after the date on which the person receives the 
                notice, a hearing on the proposed order.
            (3) Procedures.--The Secretary may issue regulations 
        establishing procedures for administrative hearings and 
        appropriate review of penalties issued under this subsection, 
        including necessary deadlines.

SEC. 3. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION.

    (a) In General.--No person involved in the shippping of extremely 
hazardous materials may be discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, 
harassed, or in any other manner discriminated against because of any 
lawful act done by the person--
            (1) to provide information, cause information to be 
        provided, or otherwise assist in an investigation regarding any 
        conduct which the person reasonably believes constitutes a 
        violation of any law, rule or regulation related to the 
        security of shipments of extremely hazardous materials, or any 
        other threat to the security of shipments of extremely 
        hazardous materials, when the information or assistance is 
        provided to or the investigation is conducted by--
                    (A) a Federal regulatory or law enforcement agency;
                    (B) any Member of Congress or any committee of 
                Congress; or
                    (C) a person with supervisory authority over the 
                person (or such other person who has the authority to 
                investigate, discover, or terminate misconduct);
            (2) to file, cause to be filed, testify, participate in, or 
        otherwise assist in a proceeding or action filed or about to be 
        filed relating to a violation of any law, rule or regulation 
        related to the security of shipments of extremely hazardous 
        materials or any other threat to the security of shipments of 
        extremely hazardous materials; or
            (3) to refuse to violate or assist in the violation of any 
        law, rule, or regulation related to the security of shipments 
        of extremely hazardous materials.
    (b) Enforcement Action.--
            (1) In general.--A person who alleges discharge or other 
        discrimination by any person in violation of subsection (a) may 
        seek relief under subsection (c), by--
                    (A) filing a complaint with the Secretary of Labor; 
                or
                    (B) if the Secretary has not issued a final 
                decision within 180 days of the filing of the complaint 
                and there is no showing that such delay is due to the 
                bad faith of the claimant, bringing an action at law or 
                equity for de novo review in the appropriate district 
                court of the United States, which shall have 
                jurisdiction over such an action without regard to the 
                amount in controversy.
            (2) Procedure.--
                    (A) In general.-- An action under paragraph (1)(A) 
                shall be governed under the rules and procedures set 
                forth in section 42121(b) of title 49, United States 
                Code.
                    (B) Exception.--Notification made under section 
                42121(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, shall be 
                made to the person named in the complaint and to the 
                person's employer.
                    (C) Burdens of proof.--An action brought under 
                paragraph (1)(B) shall be governed by the legal burdens 
                of proof set forth in section 42121(b) of title 49, 
                United States Code.
                    (D) Statute of limitations.--An action under 
                paragraph (1) shall be commenced not later than 90 days 
                after the date on which the violation occurs.
    (c) Remedies.--
            (1) In general.--A person prevailing in any action under 
        subsection (b)(1) shall be entitled to all relief necessary to 
        make the person whole.
            (2) Compensatory damages.--Relief for any action under 
        paragraph (1) shall include--
                    (A) reinstatement with the same seniority status 
                that the person would have had, but for the 
                discrimination;
                    (B) the amount of any back pay, with interest; and
                    (C) compensation for any special damages sustained 
                as a result of the discrimination, including litigation 
                costs, expert witness fees, and reasonable attorney 
                fees.
    (d) Rights Retained by Person.--Nothing in this section shall be 
deemed to diminish the rights, privileges, or remedies of any person 
under any Federal or State law, or under any collective bargaining 
agreement.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Extremely hazardous material.--The term ``extremely 
        hazardous material'' means--
                    (A) a material that is toxic by inhalation;
                    (B) a material that is extremely flammable;
                    (C) a material that is highly explosive; and
                    (D) any other material designated by the Secretary 
                to be extremely hazardous.
            (2) Area of concern.--The term ``area of concern'' means an 
        area that the Secretary determines could pose a particular 
        interest to terrorists.
[EX A]:
Extremely Hazardous Materials Transportation Security Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue regulations concerning the shipping of extremely hazardous materials that require: (1) physical security measures; (2) Federal, State, and local law enforcement authorities to be informed before such material is transported within, through, or near an area of concern; (3) coordination among such authorities to create response plans for a terrorist attack; (4) the use of currently available technologies and systems to ensure effective communication between material transporters, law enforcement authorities, and first responders; (5) comprehensive training for all individuals involved in the shipping of such materials; and (6) the Secretary to determine whether transportation through or near an area could be made by alternate routes at a lower security risk.

Subjects a person (other than an individual) who violates such a regulation to injunctive relief or a civil penalty of up to $100,000. Authorizes the Secretary to impose administrative penalties.

Sets forth provisions regarding whistleblower protection involving the security of shipments of such materials.