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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Soledad Canyon Mine Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDING AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Transit Mix Concrete Corporation holds two valid 
        Federal contracts, numbered CA-20139 and CA-22901, issued under 
        the Materials Act of 1947, for the extraction of approximately 
        56,000,000 tons of sand and gravel from the Federal mineral 
        estate in lands located in Soledad Canyon adjacent to the city 
        of Santa Clarita, California.
            (2) It is in the best interest of the citizens of 
        California and the Federal Government to cancel the Contracts 
        and prohibit future mining in the Soledad Canyon area of 
        California.
            (3) TMC should receive as just compensation for such 
        cancellation the fair market value of the Contracts and all 
        costs, fees, and covered liabilities incurred by TMC in good 
        faith in its efforts to develop the Contracts.
            (4) A site-specific solution that is fair to TMC and that 
        seeks to protect the environment and minimize impacts on local 
        transportation systems is in the best interest of the Nation.
            (5) Considerable sums of money have been expended by TMC 
        and the city of Santa Clarita on legal and other services in 
        trying to ensure their interests are protected with respect to 
        Contracts CA-20139 and CA-22901.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are the following:
            (1) To provide to the Bureau of Land Management the 
        authority to cancel contracts CA-20139 and CA-22901 and 
        prohibit future mining in the Soledad Canyon.
            (2) To provide a means for TMC to recover as just 
        compensation for the cancellation of the Contracts the fair 
        market value of, and TMC's expenditures and covered liabilities 
        pursuing the development of, the Contracts.
            (3) To provide the Bureau of Land Management tools to 
        verify expenses incurred by TMC and provide relief.
            (4) To provide timelines for the verification of costs 
        incurred by TMC and the determination of just compensation, and 
        to provide a dispute resolution process.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Contracts.--The term ``Contracts'' means Bureau of Land 
        Management mineral contracts numbered CA-20139 and CA-22901.
            (2) Covered liabilities.--The term ``covered liabilities'' 
        includes any court-ordered or court-approved payment, 
        settlement, or other liability on the part of TMC for damages, 
        costs, compensation, or reimbursement to any third party for 
        agreements entered into by TMC in good faith prior to January 
        1, 2008, in order to exercise rights under the Contracts.
            (3) Materials act of 1947.--The term ``Materials Act of 
        1947'' means the Act of July 31, 1947, (chapter 406; 61 Stat. 
        681; 30 U.S.C. 601-604).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (5) TMC.--The term ``TMC'' means the Transit Mixed Concrete 
        Corporation and its successors in interest, including CEMEX 
        USA.

SEC. 4. CANCELLATION OF THE CONTRACTS.

    (a) Contract Cancellations.--The Secretary shall cancel Bureau of 
Land Management mineral contracts CA-20139 and CA-22901 and withdraw 
those areas that were subject to the Contracts from further mineral 
entry under all mineral leasing and sales authorities available to the 
Secretary, effective on the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Compensation.--
            (1) In general.--As compensation for the cancellation of 
        the Contracts, TMC shall receive fair market value of the 
        Contracts and TMC's expenditures and covered liabilities in 
        trying to bring the Contracts into commercial production. As 
        such compensation, the Secretary shall provide to TMC surface 
        and mineral interests and additional value in accordance with 
        subsection (d) having a total value equal to the amount 
        described in paragraph (3). All such expenditures must have 
        been incurred by TMC in good faith in connection with its 
        efforts to bring the Contracts into commercial production: 
        Provided, however, that compensation for covered liabilities 
        may be paid to TMC under this section for up to 15 years 
        following the effective date of this Act.
            (2) Increase in adjusted basis of contract upon 
        cancellation.--For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986, the adjusted basis of any contract to which section 4(a) 
        applies shall be increased (immediately before the cancellation 
        of such contract under such section) by the excess (if any) 
        of--
                    (A) the fair market value of such contract 
                (determined immediately before such cancellation), over
                    (B) the adjusted basis of such contract (as 
                determined immediately before the application of this 
                section).
            (3) Value described.--The compensation provided for in 
        paragraph (1) is equal to the sum of the following:
                    (A) All amounts paid to the United States by TMC 
                with respect to the Contracts as bonus bids or other 
                prepayments.
                    (B) Interest on amounts referred to in subparagraph 
                (A), from the date of payment of such amounts to the 
                United States, at a rate determined by the Secretary.
                    (C) Amounts expended by TMC in securing the 
                contracts and trying to bring them into production, 
                including--
                            (i) all actual costs, including fees, 
                        associated with the engineering and 
                        environmental studies, and permitting 
                        proceedings, that were incurred in good faith 
                        in TMC's efforts to exercise the rights granted 
                        under the Contract terms; and
                            (ii) all actual legal costs, including fees 
                        and covered liabilities, incurred in good faith 
                        in TMC's efforts to exercise the rights granted 
                        in the Contracts, including all fees and costs 
                        associated with securing permits and 
                        entitlements, litigation to compel, secure, or 
                        defend permits or entitlements, and litigation 
                        in connection with disputes relating to mineral 
                        and surface estate rights to the property that 
                        is the subject of the Contracts.
                    (D) The fair market value of the Contracts.
            (4) Determination of fair market value.--The Secretary 
        shall, within six months after the date of enactment of this 
        Act, determine by mineral appraisal the fair market value of 
        the contracts at the time of such determination for purposes of 
        paragraph (3)(D), determine by mineral appraisal or other 
        generally accepted applicable appraisal techniques the fair 
        market value of the surface and mineral estate identified in 
        the map referred to in subsection (d), and notify TMC of those 
        determinations. In determining the fair market value of the 
        Contracts, the Secretary shall assume that--
                    (A) TMC has obtained all permits and entitlements 
                necessary to mine, produce, process, and sell sand and 
                gravel from the Contracts;
                    (B) mining operations under the Contracts have 
                commenced at the time of the determination, with 
                maximum annual production volumes that--
                            (i) are based on the projected supply and 
                        demand outlook at the time of determination; 
                        and
                            (ii) reflect depletion of the reserves of 
                        the Contracts within the effective periods of 
                        the Contract;
                    (C) the fair market value of the Contracts includes 
                the present value of expected future net cash flows to 
                be derived from the mining, producing, processing, and 
                sale of the sand and gravel contained in the Contracts 
                over the minimum time necessary to mine, produce, 
                process, and sell such sand and gravel, taking into 
                consideration--
                            (i) the material deposit contained in the 
                        contract sites and its quality, volume, 
                        minability, and reclamation requirements;
                            (ii) the proximity of the contract sites to 
                        markets;
                            (iii) the type of market that could be 
                        served from the contract sites, including 
                        future supply, demand, and probable price 
                        increases based upon construction material data 
                        developed by the State of California;
                            (iv) the cost of mining, producing, 
                        processing, and selling the material reserved 
                        in the contract sites;
                            (v) the types and costs of transportation 
                        for such production from the contract sites to 
                        markets;
                            (vi) royalties, taxes, and fees to mine and 
                        sell the production from the contract sites;
                            (vii) similar market sales of materials the 
                        area or region of the contract sites; and
                            (viii) the net present values of expected 
                        future cash flows from proposed mining 
                        operations of the Contract sites taking into 
                        consideration, at a minimum, the matters 
                        referred to in clauses (i) through (viii).
    (c) Submission of Expenses Incurred.--
            (1) In general.--To assist in the verification of the 
        amounts expended referred to in subsection (b)(3)(C), TMC shall 
        submit to the Secretary within 60 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act an itemized list of such amounts, with 
        enough detail and supporting documentation so the Secretary can 
        determine that the expenses are associated with the Contracts.
            (2) Arbitration.--The Secretary shall issue the 
        determination of the amounts expended referred to in subsection 
        (b)(3)(C) within 60 days after receipt of the itemized list 
        required under paragraph (1). If the Secretary disapproves such 
        list, the Secretary shall, upon request of TMC, determine the 
        economic value invested for purposes of subsection (b)(3) 
        through arbitration in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 
        5 of title 5, United States Code.
    (d) Return of Value Opportunities for TMC.--
            (1) In general.--Within six months after the completion of 
        the requirements of subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary 
        shall provide to TMC the following:
                    (A) Surface and mineral estate interests and 
                additional value under subsection (b)(1) using the 
                surface and mineral estate as described and delineated 
                as Area A on the map entitled ``Cemex USA and City of 
                Victorville, California Land Disposal and Acquisition 
                Agreement'' and on file with the Secretary, consisting 
                of approximately 5,000 acres.
                    (B) If the fair market value of the surface and 
                mineral estate used under subparagraph (A) is less than 
                the sum described in subsection (b)(3), additional 
                mineral or surface estate under subsection (b)(1) using 
                the surface and mineral estate as described and 
                delineated as Area B on the map entitled ``Cemex USA 
                and City of Victorville, California Land Disposal and 
                Acquisition Agreement'' and on file with the Secretary, 
                consisting of approximately 3,000 acres as is necessary 
                so that the sum of the values provided under 
                subparagraph (A) and this subparagraph does not exceed 
                the sum described in subsection (b)(3).
                    (C) If the sum of the fair market values of the 
                surface and mineral estates and additional value 
                provided under subparagraphs (A) and (B) is less that 
                the sum described in subsection (b)(3), additional 
                value as is necessary so that the sum of the values 
                provided under subparagraphs (A) and (B) and this 
                subparagraph does not exceed the sum described in 
                subsection (b)(3), in the form of one or more of the 
                following that are mutually agreed to by the Secretary 
                and TMC:
                            (i) Credits that may be applied against 
                        future royalties, bonus bids, or rental fees 
                        for Federal lands administered by the Secretary 
                        and located within the State of California, 
                        including leases for all submerged lands of the 
                        outer Continental Shelf.
                            (ii) Interest in the mineral estate in 
                        Federal lands in the State of California that 
                        are available for sale under the Mineral 
                        Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or other 
                        law administered by the Secretary.
                            (iii) Interests in the surface estate in 
                        Federal lands in the State of California that 
                        are under the administrative jurisdiction of 
                        the Secretary and that are available for 
                        disposal.
    (e) Treatment of Credits.--
            (1) Term.--Credits provided under subsection (d) shall 
        expire at the end of the 10-year period beginning on the date 
        the credits are issued by the Secretary.
            (2) Assignment.--TMC may assign credits provided to TMC 
        under subsection (d) to any person who satisfies the same 
        requirements to hold the Contracts as those that applied to TMC 
        under the Materials Act of 1947.
    (f) Referral to Court of Claims.--
            (1) Referral.--If within 12 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary and TMC do not reach 
        agreement under subsections (b), (c), and (d) regarding the 
        financial and mineral production opportunities to be provided 
        by the Secretary to TMC under subsection (b)(1), or, if within 
        3 months after TMC receives notice in accordance with 
        subsection (b)(4) of the fair market value determined by the 
        Secretary of the surface and mineral estate identified in the 
        maps referred to in subsection (d) TMC or the city of 
        Victorville, California, notifies the Secretary that it 
        disagrees with the Secretary's determination, the Secretary 
        shall refer the issues upon which TMC, or the city of 
        Victorville, California, and the Secretary are not in agreement 
        with respect to such an agreement or fair market value to the 
        United States Court of Federal Claims for resolution
            (2) Resolution by court.--In any referral under this 
        subsection, the court shall--
                    (A) determine de novo the values described in 
                subsection (b) and (d), including the fair market 
                values of the surface and mineral estates as described 
                and delineated on the maps referred to in subsection 
                (d)(1); and
                    (B) determine and order the Secretary to provide 
                financial and mineral production opportunities 
                consistent with subparagraph (A), for purposes of 
                subsections (b)(1) and (d).

SEC. 5. LIMITATIONS ON FUTURE LEASING FOR LAND OR MINERAL ESTATE IN THE 
              VICTOR VALLEY AREA OF CALIFORNIA.

    Notwithstanding anything in this Act to the contrary, prior to any 
lease, transfer, or other disposition of land or any mineral or surface 
estate for any area that is located in the city of Victorville, 
California, the city of Victorville's sphere of influence, or the city 
of Victorville's proposed sphere of influence, all as delineated on the 
map entitled ``Cemex USA and City of Victorville, California Land 
Disposal and Acquisition Agreement'' and on file with the Secretary, 
the Secretary shall--
            (1) consult with the city of Victorville, California, and 
        surface owners in that area; and
            (2) prohibit mining in that area.
[EX A]: Soledad Canyon Mine Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to cancel Bureau of Land Management mineral contracts CA-20139 and CA-22901 and withdraw from further mineral entry the areas subject to them, which are located in Soledad Canyon adjacent to Santa Clarita, California.

Requires Transit Mixed Concrete Corporation to receive, as compensation for cancellation of the contracts, their fair market value and its expenditures and covered liabilities in trying to bring the contracts into commercial production.

Increases the adjusted basis of the contracts upon cancellation for federal tax purposes.

Directs the Secretary, before any disposition of land, mineral or surface estate for any area located in the city of Victorville, California, to: (1) consult with the city and surface owners; and (2) prohibit mining in such area.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``1995 Franklin Delano Roosevelt 
Commemorative Coin Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) the people of the United States feel a deep debt of 
        gratitude to Franklin Delano Roosevelt for his leadership in 
        America's struggle for peace, well-being, and human dignity;
            (2) the year 1995 marks the 50th anniversary of the death 
        of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who died April 12, 
        1945, in Warm Springs, Georgia;
            (3) Franklin Delano Roosevelt served his country as the 32d 
        President from 1932 until his death in 1945. He is the only 
        United States President elected to four terms in office;
            (4) Franklin Delano Roosevelt served the State of New York 
        as Governor from 1928 through 1932;
            (5) Franklin Delano Roosevelt served his country as the 
        United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1913 through 
        1920;
            (6) Franklin Delano Roosevelt piloted the American people 
        through the economic chaos of the Great Depression;
            (7) Franklin Delano Roosevelt, as our commander in chief, 
        led the American people through the turmoil of World War II;
            (8) Franklin Delano Roosevelt established Social Security, 
        thus providing all Americans with a more abundant and secure 
        life;
            (9) Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the author of ``The Four 
        Freedoms: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from 
        Want, and Freedom from Fear'';
            (10) Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the founder of the 
        National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, parent 
        organization of the March of Dimes; and
            (11) Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the chief architect of 
        the United Nations.

SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

    (a) One Dollar Silver Coins.--
            (1) Issuance.--The Secretary shall issue not more than 
        500,000 one dollar coins which shall weigh 26.73 grams, have a 
        diameter of 1.500 inches, and shall contain 90 percent silver 
        and 10 percent copper.
            (2) Design.--The design of the dollar coins shall bear a 
        likeness of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. On each such coin there 
        shall be a designation of the value of the coin, an inscription 
        of the year ``1995'', and inscriptions of the terms 
        ``Liberty'', ``In God We Trust'', ``United States of America'', 
        and ``E Pluribus Unum''.
            (3) Alterations.--Additions or alterations to the design of 
        the coin shall be made only after consultation with, and 
        approval by, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission.
    (b) Legal Tender.--The coins issued under this Act shall be legal 
tender as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
    (c) Numismatic Items.--The coins issued under this Act shall be 
numismatic items for purposes of section 5134 of title 31, United 
States Code.

SEC. 4. SOURCES OF BULLION.

    The Secretary shall obtain silver for the coins minted under this 
Act from stockpiles established under the Strategic and Critical 
Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.).

SEC. 5. SELECTION OF DESIGN.

    The design for each coin authorized by this Act shall be selected 
by the Secretary after consultation with the Franklin Delano Roosevelt 
Memorial Commission.

SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.

    (a) Sale Price.--Notwithstanding any provision of law, the coins 
issued under this Act shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal 
to the face value, plus the cost of designing and issuing such coins 
(including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, 
marketing, and shipping).
    (b) Prepaid Orders at a Discount.--The Secretary shall accept 
prepaid orders for the coins prior to the issuance of such coins. Sales 
under this subsection shall be at a reasonable discount to reflect the 
benefit of prepayment.
    (c) Surcharge Required.--All sales shall include a surcharge of $10 
per coin.

SEC. 7. ISSUANCE OF THE COINS.

    (a) Period for Issuance.--The coins authorized under this Act shall 
be available for issue not later than January 1, 1995, but shall be 
issued only during the 1-year period beginning on such date.
    (b) Proof and Uncirculated Coins.--The coins authorized under this 
Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. Not more than 
1 facility of the Bureau of the Mint may be used to strike any 
particular combination of denomination and quality.

SEC. 8. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no provision 
of law governing procurement or public contracts shall be applicable to 
the procurement of goods or services required to carry out this Act.
    (b) Equal Employment Opportunity.--Subsection (a) shall not relieve 
any person entering into a contract under the authority of this Act 
from complying with any law relating to equal employment opportunity.

SEC. 9. DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.

    The surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of the coins 
issued under this Act shall be promptly paid by the Secretary in the 
following manner:
            (1) An amount equal to 50 percent of the total surcharges 
        shall be paid to the National Park Foundation Restricted 
        Account for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial.
            (2) An amount equal to 50 percent of the total surcharges 
        shall be paid to the National Park Service Restricted 
        Construction Account for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt 
        Memorial.

SEC. 10. AUDITS.

    The Comptroller General of the United States shall have the right 
to examine such books, records, documents, and other data of the 
account referred to in section 9 as may be related to the expenditure 
of amounts paid under such section.

SEC. 11. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.

    (a) No Net Cost to the Government.--The Secretary shall take such 
actions as may be necessary to ensure that the minting and issuance of 
the coins referred to in section 3 shall not result in any net cost to 
the Federal Government.
    (b) Payment for Issuance of Coins.--No coin shall be issued under 
this Act unless the Secretary has received--
            (1) full payment for such coin;
            (2) security satisfactory to the Secretary to indemnify the 
        United States for full payment; or
            (3) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to the 
        Secretary from a depository institution whose deposits are 
        insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the 
        National Credit Union Administration.
[EX A]: 1995 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue commemorative one-dollar silver coins bearing a likeness of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 
Requires the Secretary to distribute proceeds from surcharges ($10 per coin) in equal allocations to:  (1) the National Park Foundation Restricted Account for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial; and (2) the National Park Service Restricted Construction Account for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Troops to Nurse Teachers Act of 
2008''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAMS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF NURSES WITHIN THE ARMED 
              FORCES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may provide for the 
carrying out of each of the programs described in subsections (b) 
through (f).
    (b) Service of Nurse Officers as Faculty in Exchange for Commitment 
to Additional Service in the Armed Forces.--
            (1) In general.--One of the programs under this section may 
        be a program in which covered commissioned officers with a 
        graduate degree in nursing or a related field who are in the 
        nurse corps of the Armed Force concerned serve a tour of duty 
        of two years as a full-time faculty member of an accredited 
        school of nursing.
            (2) Covered officers.--A commissioned officer of the nurse 
        corps of the Armed Forces described in this paragraph is a 
        nurse officer on active duty who has served for more than nine 
        years on active duty in the Armed Forces as an officer of the 
        nurse corps at the time of the commencement of the tour of duty 
        described in paragraph (1).
            (3) Benefits and privileges.--An officer serving on the 
        faculty of an accredited school or nursing under this 
        subsection shall be accorded all the benefits, privileges, and 
        responsibilities (other than compensation and compensation-
        related benefits) of any other comparably situated individual 
        serving a full-time faculty member of such school.
            (4) Agreement for additional service.--Each officer who 
        serves a tour of duty on the faculty of a school of nursing 
        under this subsection shall enter into an agreement with the 
        Secretary to serve upon the completion of such tour of duty for 
        a period of four years for such tour of duty as a member of the 
        nurse corps of the Armed Force concerned. Any service agreed to 
        by an officer under this paragraph is in addition to any other 
        service required of the officer under law.
    (c) Service of Nurse Officers as Faculty in Exchange for 
Scholarships for Nurse Officer Candidates.--
            (1) In general.--One of the programs under this section may 
        be a program in which commissioned officers with a graduate 
        degree in nursing or a related field who are in the nurse corps 
        of the Armed Force concerned serve while on active duty a tour 
        of duty of two years as a full-time faculty member of an 
        accredited school of nursing.
            (2) Benefits and privileges.--An officer serving on the 
        faculty of an accredited school of nursing under this 
        subsection shall be accorded all the benefits, privileges, and 
        responsibilities (other than compensation and compensation-
        related benefits) of any other comparably situated individual 
        serving as a full-time faculty member of such school.
            (3) Scholarships for nurse officer candidates.--(A) Each 
        accredited school of nursing at which an officer serves on the 
        faculty under this subsection shall provide scholarships to 
        individuals undertaking an educational program at such school 
        leading to a degree in nursing who agree, upon completion of 
        such program, to accept a commission as an officer in the nurse 
        corps of the Armed Forces.
            (B) The total amount of funds made available for 
        scholarships by an accredited school of nursing under 
        subparagraph (A) for each officer serving on the faculty of 
        that school under this subsection shall be not less than the 
        amount equal to an entry-level full-time faculty member of that 
        school for each year that such officer so serves on the faculty 
        of that school.
            (C) The total number of scholarships provided by an 
        accredited school of nursing under subparagraph (A) for each 
        officer serving on the faculty of that school under this 
        subsection shall be such number as the Secretary of Defense 
        shall specify for purposes of this subsection.
    (d) Scholarships for Certain Nurse Officers for Education as 
Nurses.--
            (1) In general.--One of the programs under this section may 
        be a program in which the Secretary provides scholarships to 
        commissioned officers of the nurse corps of the Armed Force 
        concerned described in paragraph (2) who enter into an 
        agreement described in paragraph (4) for the participation of 
        such officers in an educational program of an accredited school 
        of nursing leading to a graduate degree in nursing.
            (2) Covered nurse officers.--A commissioned officer of the 
        nurse corps of the Armed Forces described in this paragraph is 
        a nurse officer who has served not less than 20 years on active 
        duty in the Armed Forces and is otherwise eligible for 
        retirement from the Armed Forces.
            (3) Scope of scholarships.--Amounts in a scholarship 
        provided a nurse officer under this subsection may be utilized 
        by the officer to pay the costs of tuition, fees, and other 
        educational expenses of the officer in participating in an 
        educational program described in paragraph (1).
            (4) Agreement.--An agreement of a nurse officer described 
        in this paragraph is the agreement of the officer--
                    (A) to participate in an educational program 
                described in paragraph (1); and
                    (B) upon graduation from such educational program--
                            (i) to serve not less than two years as a 
                        full-time faculty member of an accredited 
                        school of nursing; and
                            (ii) to undertake such activities as the 
                        Secretary considers appropriate to encourage 
                        current and prospective nurses to pursue 
                        service in the nurse corps of the Armed Forces.
    (e) Transition Assistance for Retiring Nurse Officers Qualified as 
Faculty.--
            (1) In general.--One of the programs under this section may 
        be a program in which the Secretary provides to commissioned 
        officers of the nurse corps of the Armed Force concerned 
        described in paragraph (2) the assistance described in 
        paragraph (3) to assist such officers in obtaining and 
        fulfilling positions as full-time faculty members of an 
        accredited school of nursing after retirement from the Armed 
        Forces.
            (2) Covered nurse officers.--A commissioned officer of the 
        nurse corps of the Armed Forces described in this paragraph is 
        a nurse officer who--
                    (A) has served an aggregate of at least 20 years on 
                active duty or in reserve active status in the Armed 
                Forces;
                    (B) is eligible for retirement from the Armed 
                Forces; and
                    (C) possesses a doctoral or master degree in 
                nursing or a related field which qualifies the nurse 
                officer to discharge the position of nurse instructor 
                at an accredited school of nursing.
            (3) Assistance.--The assistance described in this paragraph 
        is assistance as follows:
                    (A) Career placement assistance.
                    (B) Continuing education.
                    (C) Stipends (in an amount specified by the 
                Secretary).
            (4) Agreement.--A nurse officer provided assistance under 
        this subsection shall enter into an agreement with the 
        Secretary to serve as a full-time faculty member of an 
        accredited school of nursing for such period as the Secretary 
        shall provide in the agreement.
    (f) Benefits for Retired Nurse Officers Accepting Appointment as 
Faculty.--
            (1) In general.--One of the programs under this section may 
        be a program in which the Secretary provides to any individual 
        described in paragraph (2) the benefits specified in paragraph 
        (3).
            (2) Covered individuals.--An individual described in this 
        paragraph is an individual who--
                    (A) is retired from the Armed Forces after service 
                as a commissioned officer in the nurse corps of the 
                Armed Forces;
                    (B) holds a graduate degree in nursing; and
                    (C) serves as a full-time faculty member of an 
                accredited school of nursing.
            (3) Benefits.--The benefits specified in this paragraph 
        shall include the following:
                    (A) Payment of retired or retirement pay without 
                reduction based on receipt of pay or other compensation 
                from the institution of higher education concerned.
                    (B) Payment by the institution of higher education 
                concerned of a salary and other compensation to which 
                other similarly situated faculty members of the 
                institution of higher education would be entitled.
                    (C) If the amount of pay and other compensation 
                payable by the institution of higher education 
                concerned for service as an associate full-time faculty 
                member is less than the basic pay to which the 
                individual was entitled immediately before retirement 
                from the Armed Forces, payment of an amount equal to 
                the difference between such basic pay and such payment 
                and other compensation.
    (g) Administration and Duration of Programs.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish requirements 
        and procedures for the administration of the programs 
        authorized by this section. Such requirements and procedures 
        shall include procedures for selecting participating schools of 
        nursing.
            (2) Duration.--Any program carried out under this section 
        shall continue for not less than two years.
            (3) Assessment.--Not later than two years after commencing 
        any program under this section, the Secretary shall assess the 
        results of such program and determine whether or not to 
        continue such program. The assessment of any program shall be 
        based on measurable criteria, information concerning results, 
        and such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.
            (4) Continuation.--The Secretary may continue carrying out 
        any program under this section that the Secretary determines, 
        pursuant to an assessment under paragraph (3), to continue to 
        carry out. In continuing to carry out a program, the Secretary 
        may modify the terms of the program within the scope of this 
        section. The continuation of any program may include its 
        expansion to include additional participating schools of 
        nursing.
    (h) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``school of nursing'' 
and ``accredited'' have the meaning given those terms in section 801 of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296).
[EX A]:
Troops to Nurse Teachers Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to carry out programs under which commissioned officers of the nurse corps: (1) serve as full-time faculty of accredited schools of nursing in exchange for additional service or in exchange for scholarships provided by the school to those accepting commissions in the nurse corps; (2) receive scholarships leading to a graduate degree in nursing in exchange for service as nursing school faculty and to undertake activities to encourage nurses to serve in the Armed Forces nurse corps; (3) receive nursing faculty career placement and continuing education assistance if they are retirement-eligible and have graduate degrees qualifying them as nurse instructors; or (4) receive, while serving after retirement as faculty at a nursing school, retired pay without reduction and a pay differential to ensure that compensation for faculty member service will not be less than the basic pay received before retirement.

Requires: (1) any program established under this Act to last at least two years; and (2) the Secretary to assess each program to determine if it should be continued.