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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Wind Energy Research and Development 
Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. WIND ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall carry out a program 
of research and development to--
            (1) improve the energy efficiency, reliability, and 
        capacity of wind turbines;
            (2) optimize the design and adaptability of wind energy 
        systems to the broadest practical range of atmospheric 
        conditions; and
            (3) reduce the cost of construction, generation, and 
        maintenance of wind energy systems.
    (b) Program.--The program under this section shall focus on 
research and development of--
            (1) new materials and designs to make larger, lighter, less 
        expensive, and more reliable rotor blades;
            (2) technologies to improve gearbox performance and 
        reliability;
            (3) automation, materials, and assembly of large-scale 
        components to reduce manufacturing costs;
            (4) low-cost transportable towers greater than 100 meters 
        in height to capitalize on improved wind conditions at higher 
        elevations;
            (5) advanced computational modeling tools to improve--
                    (A) the reliability of aeroelastic simulations of 
                wind energy systems;
                    (B) understanding of the interaction between each 
                wind turbine component;
                    (C) siting of wind energy systems to maximize 
                efficiency and minimize variable generation;
                    (D) integration of wind energy systems into the 
                existing electric grid to ensure reliability; and
                    (E) understanding of the wake effect between upwind 
                and downwind turbine operations;
            (6) advanced control systems and blade sensors to improve 
        performance and reliability under a wide variety of wind 
        conditions;
            (7) advanced generators, including--
                    (A) medium-speed and low-speed generators;
                    (B) direct-drive technology; and
                    (C) the use of advanced magnets in generator 
                rotors;
            (8) wind technology for offshore applications;
            (9) methods to assess and mitigate the effects of wind 
        energy systems on radar and electromagnetic fields;
            (10) wind turbines with a maximum electric power production 
        capacity of 100 kilowatts or less;
            (11) technical processes to enable--
                    (A) scalability of transmission from remotely 
                located renewable resource rich areas; and
                    (B) optimization of advanced infrastructure design, 
                including high voltage transmission; and
            (12) other research areas as determined by the Secretary.

SEC. 3. WIND ENERGY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a wind 
energy demonstration program. In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall ensure that--
            (1) the program is of sufficient size and geographic 
        diversity to measure wind energy system performance under the 
        full productive range of wind conditions in the United States;
            (2) demonstration projects carried out under this program 
        are--
                    (A) conducted in collaboration with industry and, 
                as appropriate, with academic institutions; and
                    (B) located in various geographic areas 
                representing various wind class regimes; and
            (3) data collected from demonstration projects carried out 
        under this program is useful for carrying out section 2(b).
    (b) Cost-Sharing.--The Secretary shall carry out the program under 
this section in compliance with section 988(a) through (d) and section 
989 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352(a) through (d) 
and 16353).

SEC. 4. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY.

    In carrying out this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall--
            (1) coordinate with the Office of Minority Economic Impact 
        and with the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
        Utilization; and
            (2) provide special consideration to applications submitted 
        by institutions, businesses, or entities containing majority 
        representation by individuals identified in section 33 or 34 of 
        the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1885a or 1885b).

SEC. 5. COMPETITIVE AWARDS.

    Awards under section 2 and section 3 shall be made on a competitive 
basis with an emphasis on technical merit.

SEC. 6. COORDINATION AND NONDUPLICATION.

    To the maximum extent practicable the Secretary of Energy shall 
coordinate activities under this Act with other programs of the 
Department of Energy and other Federal research programs.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy 
to carry out this Act $200,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 
through 2014.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 9, 2009.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

A: Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research and development program to: (1) improve the energy efficiency, reliability, and capacity of wind turbines; (2) optimize the design and adaptability of wind energy systems to the broadest practical range of atmospheric conditions; and (3) reduce the cost of construction, generation, and maintenance of such systems.





Directs the Secretary to conduct a wind energy demonstration program to measure wind energy system performance under the full productive range of wind conditions in the United States.

Requires awards under such programs to be made on a competitive basis with an emphasis on technical merit.

Requires the Secretary, in carrying out this Act, to: (1) coordinate with the Office of Minority Economic Impact and with the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; and (2) provide special consideration to applications submitted by institutions, businesses, or entities containing majority representation of women, minorities, or persons with disabilities in science and engineering.

Authorizes appropriations.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Positive Train Control Enforcement 
and Implementation Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. ENSURING SAFE IMPLEMENTATION OF POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL ON 
              POISONOUS OR TOXIC-BY-INHALATION AND PASSENGER RAIL 
              LINES.

    Section 20157 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``18 months after the date of 
                enactment of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008'' 
                and inserting ``60 days after the date of enactment of 
                the Positive Train Control Enforcement and 
                Implementation Act of 2015'';
                    (B) by striking ``develop'' and inserting 
                ``revise'';
                    (C) by striking ``December 31, 2015'' and inserting 
                ``December 31, 2018, or the deadline determined 
                appropriate by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph 
                (2)''; and
                    (D) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``parts'' and 
                inserting ``sections'';
            (2) by striking subsection (a)(2) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(2) Authority to extend deadline.--
                    ``(A) The Secretary may extend the deadline 
                described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, 
                applicable to each carrier or entity required to submit 
                a plan under paragraph (1), for a period not to exceed 
                12 months if such a carrier or entity demonstrates to 
                the satisfaction of the Secretary that such carrier or 
                entity--
                            ``(i) will not be able to implement a 
                        positive train control system by the deadline 
                        described in paragraph (1) due to technical, 
                        programmatic, or operational challenges, such 
                        as availability of public funding, spectrum, 
                        technology, and interoperability standards;
                            ``(ii) has taken actions to address such 
                        challenges and mitigate risks to successful 
                        implementation of a positive train control 
                        system; and
                            ``(iii) has made good faith efforts to 
                        implement the plan described in paragraph (1).
                    ``(B)(i) The Secretary may grant an additional one-
                time extension of the deadline described in paragraph 
                (1), applicable to each carrier or entity required to 
                submit a plan under paragraph (1), not to exceed 12 
                months, if such a carrier or entity, or a group 
                thereof, is not able to fully implement a positive 
                train control system on or before the date that is the 
                last day of the extension granted under subparagraph 
                (A), and such carrier or entity--
                            ``(I) demonstrates to the satisfaction of 
                        the Secretary that implementing a positive 
                        train control system was delayed due to 1 or 
                        more circumstances beyond the control of the 
                        carrier or entity, such as a delay in Federal 
                        approval of a plan, testing, or certification; 
                        or
                            ``(II) demonstrates to the satisfaction of 
                        the Secretary--
                                    ``(aa) that such carrier or entity 
                                will not be able to implement a 
                                positive train control system by the 
                                deadline described in paragraph (1) due 
                                to technical, programmatic, or 
                                operational challenges;
                                    ``(bb) due diligence in its efforts 
                                to fully implement a positive train 
                                control system; and
                                    ``(cc) that substantial progress 
                                has been made in deploying positive 
                                train control, to the extent feasible.
                    ``(ii) A demonstrating carrier or entity under 
                clause (i) must certify to the Secretary in writing 
                that such carrier or entity will be in full compliance 
                with the requirements of this section on or before the 
                date that is the last date of the extension granted 
                under clause (i).
            ``(3) Implementation.--
                    ``(A) The revised plan shall--
                            ``(i) describe how the railroad carrier or 
                        entity will provide for interoperability of the 
                        system with movements of trains of other 
                        railroad carriers or entities over its lines;
                            ``(ii) to the extent practical, provide for 
                        implementation of the system in a manner that 
                        addresses areas of greater risk before areas of 
                        lesser risk;
                            ``(iii) comply with this section and 
                        subpart I of part 236 of title 49, Code of 
                        Federal Regulations; and
                            ``(iv) include a detailed schedule and 
                        sequence for fully implementing a positive 
                        train control system in accordance with this 
                        section and such regulations.
                    ``(B) The railroad carrier shall implement a 
                positive train control system in accordance with such 
                plan.'';
            (3) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(c) Progress Reports.--Not later than January 1, 2017, and 
annually thereafter until full implementation of positive train control 
systems has been completed, each railroad carrier or entity required to 
revise and transmit a plan under subsection (a) shall submit to the 
Secretary a report on the progress of such carrier or entity toward 
implementing positive train control systems.
    ``(d) Reports.--
            ``(1) Congressional notification.--Not later than April 1, 
        2018, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation of the Senate a report on the progress of the 
        railroad carriers in implementing positive train control 
        systems.
            ``(2) Public availability.--The Secretary shall make 
        available to the public on the Department of Transportation's 
        Internet Web site each progress report submitted pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) and subsection (c).''; and
            (4) in subsection (h)--
                    (A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Provisional operation.--In lieu of the requirements 
        of paragraph (1), the Secretary may authorize a railroad 
        carrier or other entity to commence operation in revenue 
        service of a positive train control system or component to the 
        extent necessary to enable the safe implementation of positive 
        train control systems in phases.''.

A: Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015 This bill extends deadlines and modifies requirements for railroad carriers and providers of intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation to implement positive train control (PTC) systems.  (A PTC system is a communications and signaling system designed to prevent train-to-train collisions, over-speed derailments, incursions into established work zone limits, and the movement of a train through a switch left in the wrong position. Railroads which carry passengers or have high-volume freight traffic with certain hazardous materials are required to implement a PTC system.)  Within 60 days of enactment of this bill, each Class I railroad carrier (the largest operators by revenue) and provider of intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation must submit to the Department of Transportation (DOT) a plan for implementing PTC by December 31, 2018, instead of the December 31, 2015, deadline required under current law. DOT may extend the deadline if specified requirements are met.  The revised plan must include a detailed schedule and sequence for fully implementing PTC in a manner that complies with specified regulations, and railroads must implement PTC in accordance with the plan.  DOT may authorize a railroad carrier or other entity to begin the provisional operation of a PTC system without the required certification if it is necessary to enable the safe implementation of PTC in phases. 
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Breast and Cervical Cancer 
Early Detection Program Reauthorization Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM.

    Title XV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300k et seq.) 
is amended--
            (1) in section 1501(d)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``2000'' and 
                inserting ``2020''; and
                    (B) by striking ``by the year 2000'' and inserting 
                ``by the year 2020'';
            (2) in section 1503, by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Waiver of Services Requirement on Division of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a 
        demonstration project under which the Secretary, acting through 
        the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
        may waive the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (4) of 
        subsection (a) for not more than 5 States, if--
                    ``(A)(i) the State involved will use the waiver to 
                leverage private funds to supplement each of the 
                services or activities described in paragraphs (1) and 
                (2) of section 1501(a); or
                    ``(ii) the application of such requirement would 
                result in a barrier to the enrollment of qualifying 
                women;
                    ``(B) the State involved provides assurances that 
                the State will, on an annual basis, demonstrate to the 
                Secretary the manner in which the State will use such 
                waiver to maintain or expand the level of screening and 
                follow-up services provided immediately prior to the 
                waiver, and provide documentation of compliance with 
                such maintenance or expansion requirement;
                    ``(C) the State involved submits to the Secretary a 
                plan for maintaining the level of activities carried 
                out under the waiver after the expiration of the 
                waiver;
                    ``(D) the Secretary finds that granting such a 
                waiver to a State will not reduce the number of women 
                in the State that receive each of the services or 
                activities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
                section 1501(a), including making available screening 
                procedures for both breast and cervical cancers; and
                    ``(E) the Secretary finds that granting such a 
                waiver to a State will not adversely affect the quality 
                of each of the services or activities described in 
                paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1501(a).
            ``(2) Duration of waiver.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In granting waivers under 
                paragraph (1), the Secretary--
                            ``(i) shall grant such waivers for a period 
                        of 2 years; and
                            ``(ii) upon request of a State, may extend 
                        a waiver for an additional 2-year period in 
                        accordance with subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Additional period.--The Secretary, upon the 
                request of a State that has received a waiver under 
                paragraph (1), shall, at the end of the 2-year waiver 
                period described in subparagraph (A), review 
                performance under the waiver and may extend the waiver 
                for an additional 2-year period if the Secretary 
                determines that--
                            ``(i)(I) without an extension of the 
                        waiver, there will be a barrier to the 
                        enrollment of qualifying women; or
                            ``(II) the State requesting such extended 
                        waiver will use the waiver to leverage private 
                        funds to supplement the services or activities 
                        described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
                        1501(a);
                            ``(ii) the waiver has not, and will not, 
                        reduce the number of women in the State that 
                        receive the services or activities described in 
                        paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1501(a);
                            ``(iii) the waiver has not, and will not, 
                        result in lower quality in the State of the 
                        services or activities described in paragraphs 
                        (1) and (2) of section 1501(a); and
                            ``(iv) the State has maintained the average 
                        annual level of State fiscal expenditures for 
                        the services and activities described in 
                        paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1501(a) for 
                        the 2 years for which the waiver was granted at 
                        a level that is not less than the level of the 
                        State fiscal expenditures for such services and 
                        activities for the year preceding the first 
                        year for which the waiver is granted.
            ``(3) Reporting requirements.--The Secretary shall include 
        as part of the evaluations and reports required under section 
        1508, the following:
                    ``(A) A description of the total amount of dollars 
                leveraged annually from private entities in States 
                receiving a waiver under paragraph (1) and how these 
                amounts were used.
                    ``(B) With respect to States receiving a waiver 
                under paragraph (1), a description of the percentage of 
                the grant that is expended on providing each of the 
                services or activities described in--
                            ``(i) paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
                        1501(a); and
                            ``(ii) paragraphs (3) through (6) of 
                        section 1501(a).
                    ``(C) A description of the number of States 
                receiving waivers under paragraph (1) annually.
                    ``(D) With respect to States receiving a waiver 
                under paragraph (1), a description of--
                            ``(i) the number of women receiving 
                        services under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 
                        section 1501(a) in programs before and after 
                        the granting of such waiver; and
                            ``(ii) the average annual level of State 
                        fiscal expenditures for the services and 
                        activities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) 
                        of section 1501(a) for the year preceding the 
                        first year for which the waiver was granted.
            ``(4) Limitation.--Amounts to which a waiver applies under 
        this subsection shall not be used to increase the number of 
        salaried employees.
            ``(5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' has 
                the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian 
                Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603).
                    ``(B) Tribal organization.--The term `tribal 
                organization' has the meaning given the term in section 
                4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.
                    ``(C) State.--The term `State' means each of the 
                several States of the United States, the District of 
                Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American 
                Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
                Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the 
                Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, 
                an Indian tribe, and a tribal organization.'';
            (3) in section 1508--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``evaluations of 
                the extent to which'' and all that follows through the 
                period and inserting: ``evaluations of--
            ``(1) the extent to which States carrying out such programs 
        are in compliance with section 1501(a)(2) and with section 
        1504(c); and
            ``(2) the extent to which each State receiving a grant 
        under this title is in compliance with section 1502, including 
        identification of--
                    ``(A) the amount of the non-Federal contributions 
                by the State for the preceding fiscal year, 
                disaggregated according to the source of the 
                contributions; and
                    ``(B) the proportion of such amount of non-Federal 
                contributions relative to the amount of Federal funds 
                provided through the grant to the State for the 
                preceding fiscal year.''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``not later than 
                1 year after the date on which amounts are first 
                appropriated pursuant to section 1509(a), and annually 
                thereafter'' and inserting ``not later than 1 year 
                after the date of the enactment of the National Breast 
                and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program 
                Reauthorization of 2006, and annually thereafter''; and
            (4) in section 1510(a)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' after ``$150,000,000 for 
                fiscal year 1994,''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, $225,000,000 for fiscal year 
                2007, $245,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $250,000,000 
                for fiscal year 2009, $255,000,000 for fiscal year 
                2010, and $275,000,000 for fiscal year 2011'' before 
                the period at the end.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 9 (legislative 
      day, December 8), 2006.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

A:
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Reauthorization Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to change from 2000 to 2020 the target year for achieving the objectives established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services for reductions in the rate of mortality from breast and cervical cancer in the United States for the committee coordinating Public Health Service activities.

Directs the Secretary to establish a demonstration project which allows the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to waive requirements for awarding breast and cervical cancer grants that require 60% of grant funds to be spent on screening and referrals for medical treatments and no more than 40% to be spent on other activities for not more than five states, if: (1) the state involved will use the waiver to leverage private funds to supplement screening and referral services or the application of such requirements would result in a barrier to the enrollment of women; (2) the state involved provides assurance that the state will annually demonstrate how it will use the waiver to maintain or expand the level of screening and follow-up services provided; (3) the state involved submits to the Secretary a plan for maintaining the level of activities carried out under the waiver after the expiration of the waiver; (4) the Secretary finds that granting such a waiver to a state will not reduce the number of women in the state who receive such services, including screening for both breast and cervical cancers; and (5) the Secretary finds that granting such a waiver to a state will not adversely affect the quality of such services. Requires the Secretary to grant such waivers for a period of two years. Allows the Secretary to extend a waiver, upon request of a state, for additional two-year periods if the Secretary reviews performance under the waiver and finds that the waiver requirements are and have been met.

Requires the Secretary to include as part of the evaluations of the activities carried out pursuant to breast and cervical cancer grants: (1) the total amount of dollars leveraged annually from private entities in states receiving a waiver and how these amounts were used; (2) for states receiving a waiver, the percentages of the grant expended on screening and referral services and on other services or activities; (3) the number of states receiving waivers annually; (4) the number of women receiving screening and referral services in programs before and after the granting of a waiver; (5) the average annual level of state fiscal expenditures for such services for the year preceding the grant of the waiver; and (6) the amount of non-federal contributions by the state according to source and the proportion of non-federal funds to federal funds. Prohibits the use of amounts to which a waiver applies to increase the number of salaried employees.

Authorizes appropriations for breast and cervical cancer grants from FY2007-FY2011.
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