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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Saving Family Homes Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. RIGHT TO RENT HOME SUBJECT TO FORECLOSURE.

    (a) Exercise of Right.--If, at any time after notice under 
subsection (b) for an eligible mortgage is provided to the eligible 
mortgagor and before the commencement of the 7-day period that ends on 
the first date that the foreclosing creditor may first commence or 
execute such foreclosure pursuant to such notice, the eligible 
mortgagor under the eligible mortgage that is subject to such 
foreclosure provides notice in accordance with section 3, 
notwithstanding such foreclosure or any other interests in the 
property, the eligible mortgagor may, at the sole option of the 
eligible mortgagor, continue to occupy the foreclosed property during 
the 20-year period that begins upon the commencement of such occupancy, 
subject to the requirements of subsection (c).
    (b) Limitation on Timing of Foreclosure; Notice of Default and 
Right To Rent.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any 
contract, a foreclosure of an eligible mortgage may not be commenced or 
executed before the expiration of the 28-day period beginning upon the 
receipt, by the eligible mortgagor, of written notice provided by the 
foreclosing creditor for the mortgage that--
            (1) clearly states that--
                    (A) the eligible mortgagor is in default on the 
                mortgage; and
                    (B) foreclosure on the mortgage may or will be 
                commenced on account of such default;
            (2) clearly states that the eligible mortgagor has the 
        right, notwithstanding foreclosure, to continue to occupy the 
        foreclosed property in accordance with this Act, and sets forth 
        the terms of such occupancy under subsections (a) and (c); and
            (3) identifies the first date, pursuant to this section and 
        any other provisions of law and contract, that such foreclosure 
        may be commenced.
    (c) Terms of Periodic Tenancy.--Occupancy, by an eligible 
mortgagor, of a foreclosed property pursuant to subsection (a) shall be 
under a periodic month-to-month tenancy under which the owner of the 
property may terminate the tenancy for material breach but shall have 
no authority, at will, to terminate the tenancy during the occupancy 
pursuant to subsection (a) if the mortgagor--
            (1) timely pays to the owner of the foreclosed property 
        rent on a monthly basis in the amount of the fair market rent 
        for the property determined in accordance with section 4; and
            (2) uses property as the principal residence of the 
        mortgagor.

SEC. 3. REQUIRED NOTICE.

    With respect to an eligible mortgage for which notice under 
subsection (b) has been provided, notice in accordance with this 
section is notice that--
            (1) is made in writing;
            (2) is submitted to--
                    (A) the court having jurisdiction and venue to 
                conduct the covered foreclosure proceeding for the 
                eligible mortgage or, in the case of nonjudicial 
                foreclosure, the court in which an action is brought 
                pursuant to section 5; and
                    (B) the foreclosing creditor; and
            (3) states that the eligible mortgagor is exercising the 
        authority under section 2(a) to continue to occupy the 
        foreclosed property.

SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF FAIR MARKET RENT.

    (a) Initial Determination.--For purposes of this Act, the fair 
market rent for a foreclosed property involved in a covered foreclosure 
proceeding shall be the amount that is determined by an independent 
appraiser who is licensed or certified, as applicable, to conduct 
appraisals in the jurisdiction in which the property is located, who 
shall be appointed for such purpose by the court conducting such 
proceeding or hearing an action pursuant to section 5.
    (b) Periodic Adjustments.--The fair market rent determined under 
subsection (a) for a foreclosed property shall be adjusted annually to 
reflect changes in the owners' equivalent rent of primary residence 
component, for the appropriate city, region, or class of city, as 
available, of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers of the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.
    (c) Redetermination.--If the owner of a foreclosed property or the 
eligible mortgagor under the eligible mortgage requests the court 
described in subsection (a) to redetermine the fair market rent for a 
foreclosed property determined pursuant to this section (as such amount 
may have been adjusted pursuant to subsection (b)) and agrees to pay 
any costs of such redetermination (including costs of the appraisal 
involved), the court shall provide for redetermination of the fair 
market rent for the foreclosed property in the manner provided under 
subsection (a), except that no such redetermination shall be made 
pursuant to a request under this subsection made before the expiration 
of the 12-month period beginning upon the most recent redetermination 
conducted at the request of the same party.

SEC. 5. NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS.

    In the case of any covered foreclosure proceeding that is not 
conducted or administered by a court, the eligible mortgagor may bring 
an action in an appropriate court of the State in which the foreclosed 
property is located for a determination of fair market rent for the 
foreclosed property for purposes of this Act, by filing notice in 
accordance with section 3 with such court and otherwise complying with 
the rules of such court.

SEC. 6. NO BAR TO FORECLOSURE.

    This Act may not be construed to delay, or otherwise modify, 
affect, or alter any right of a creditor under an eligible mortgage to 
foreclose on the mortgage and to sell the foreclosed property in 
connection with such foreclosure, except that the right of any owner of 
the property to possession of the property shall be subject to the 
leasehold interest established pursuant to section 2(c).

SEC. 7. RIGHT TO REINSTATEMENT.

    This Act may not be construed to affect any right of any eligible 
mortgagor to reinstatement of an eligible mortgage, including any right 
established under contract or State law.

SEC. 8. JURISDICTION OF FEDERAL COURTS.

    At the option of the eligible mortgagor, a proceeding under section 
4 or 5 shall be removed to the appropriate district court of the United 
States in accordance with section 1441 of title 28, United States Code.

SEC. 9. EFFECT ON STATE LAW.

    This Act does not annul, alter, affect, or exempt any person 
subject to the provisions of this Act from complying with the laws of 
any State regarding foreclosure on residential properties, except to 
the extent that such laws are inconsistent with any provision of this 
Act, and then only to the extent of such inconsistency.

SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Covered foreclosure proceeding.--The term ``covered 
        foreclosure proceeding'' means a foreclosure proceeding with 
        respect to an eligible mortgage, and includes any foreclosure 
        proceeding authorized under the law of the applicable State, 
        including judicial and non-judicial foreclosure proceedings.
            (2) Eligible mortgagor.--The term ``eligible mortgagor'' 
        means a mortgagor under an eligible mortgage.
            (3) Eligible mortgage.--The term ``eligible mortgage'' 
        means a first mortgage--
                    (A) on property that--
                            (i) is a single family property; and
                            (ii) has been used as the principal 
                        residence of the eligible mortgagor for a 
                        period of not less than 2 years immediately 
                        preceding the initiation of the covered 
                        foreclosure proceeding involved;
                    (B) that was made in connection with the purchase 
                of the property by the mortgagor for a purchase price 
                that is less than the median purchase price for 
                residences that are located in--
                            (i) the same metropolitan statistical area; 
                        or
                            (ii) if the property is not located in a 
                        metropolitan statistical area or information 
                        for the area is not available, the same State; 
                        and
                    (C) that was originated before July 1, 2007.
        For purposes of subparagraph (B), the median purchase price of 
        residences located within a metropolitan area or State shall be 
        determined according to information collected and made 
        available by the National Association of Realtors for such area 
        or State for the most recently completed month for which such 
        information is available.
            (4) Foreclosed property.--The term ``foreclosed property'' 
        means, with respect to a covered foreclosure proceeding, the 
        single family property that is subject to the eligible mortgage 
        being foreclosed under the proceeding.
            (5) Foreclosing creditor.--The term ``foreclosing 
        creditor'' means, with respect to a covered foreclosure 
        proceeding, the creditor that is foreclosing the eligible 
        mortgage through such proceeding.
            (6) Owner.--The term ``owner'' means, with respect to a 
        foreclosed property, the person who has title to the property 
        pursuant to the foreclosure proceeding for the property, and 
        any successor or assign of such person.
            (7) Single family property.--The term ``single family 
        property'' means--
                    (A) a structure consisting of 1 to 4 dwelling 
                units;
                    (B) a dwelling unit in a multi-unit condominium 
                property together with an undivided interest in the 
                common areas and facilities serving the property; or
                    (C) a dwelling unit in a multi-unit project for 
                which purchase of stock or a membership interest 
                entitles the purchaser to permanent occupancy of that 
                unit.

SEC. 11. APPLICABILITY AND SUNSET.

    (a) Applicability.--Subject to subsection (b), this Act shall apply 
to any covered foreclosure proceeding that has not been finally 
adjudicated as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Sunset.--This Act shall not apply to any foreclosure proceeding 
commenced after the expiration of the 5-year period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
Saving Family Homes Act of 2008 - Grants eligible mortgagors subject to foreclosure proceedings the right to continue to occupy forclosed properties subject to the payment of fair market rent for a period of 20 years that begins upon the commencement of occupancy of such property.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Unemployment Compensation Amendments 
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM.
    (a) General Rule.--Sections 102(f)(1) and 106(a)(2) of the Emergency 
Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-164, as amended) 
are each amended by striking ``October 2, 1993'' and inserting 
``February 5, 1994''.
    (b) Weeks of Benefits Available During Extension.--
        (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 102(b)(2) of such Act is 
    amended--
            (A) by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (vii),
            (B) by inserting after clause (v) the following new clause:
                ``(vi) Reduction of weeks after october 2, 1993.--In the 
            case of weeks beginning after October 2, 1993--

                    ``(I) clause (i) of this subparagraph shall be 
                applied by substituting `13' for `33' and by 
                substituting `7' for `26',
                    ``(II) clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) of this 
                subparagraph shall not apply, and
                    ``(III) subparagraph A of paragraph (1) shall be 
                applied by substituting `50 percent' for `130 
                percent'.'', and

            (C) by striking ``or (iv)'' in clause (vii) (as redesignated 
        by subparagraph (A)) and inserting ``(iv), or (vi)''.
        (2) Subparagraph (B) of section 102(b)(2) of such Act is amended 
    by striking ``and (iv)'' and inserting ``(iv) and (vi)''.
    (c) Modification of Final Phase-Out.--Paragraph (2) of section 
102(f) of such Act is amended--
        (1) by striking ``October 2, 1993'' and inserting ``February 5, 
    1994'', and
        (2) by striking ``January 15, 1994'' and inserting ``April 30, 
    1994''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--Section 101(e) of such Act is amended--
        (1) by striking ``October 2, 1993'' each place it appears in 
    paragraph (1) and inserting ``February 5, 1994'', and
        (2) by striking ``(and is not triggered off under paragraph 
    (1))'' in paragraph (2) and inserting ``after February 5, 1994,''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply 
to weeks of unemployment beginning after October 2, 1993.
SEC. 3. MODIFICATION TO ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR EMERGENCY 
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.
    (a) Repeal of Disregard of Rights to Regular Compensation.--
Subsection (f) of section 101 of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation 
Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-164, as amended) is hereby repealed.
    (b) Effective Date.--The repeal made by subsection (a) shall apply 
to weeks of unemployment beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this Act; except that such repeal shall not apply in determining 
eligibility for emergency unemployment compensation from an account 
established before October 2, 1993.

SEC. 4. WORKER PROFILING.

    (a) In General.--
        (1) Establishment of profiling system.--Section 303 of the 
    Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
    following new subsection:
    ``(j)(1) The State agency charged with the administration of the 
State law shall establish and utilize a system of profiling all new 
claimants for regular compensation that--
        ``(A) identifies which claimants will be likely to exhaust 
    regular compensation and will need job search assistance services to 
    make a successful transition to new employment;
        ``(B) refers claimants identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
    to reemployment services, such as job search assistance services, 
    available under any State or Federal law;
        ``(C) collects follow-up information relating to the services 
    received by such claimants and the employment outcomes for such 
    claimants subsequent to receiving such services and utilizes such 
    information in making identifications pursuant to subparagraph (A); 
    and
        ``(D) meets such other requirements as the Secretary of Labor 
    determines are appropriate.
    ``(2) Whenever the Secretary of Labor, after reasonable notice and 
opportunity for hearing to the State agency charged with the 
administration of the State law, finds that there is a failure to comply 
substantially with the requirements of paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
Labor shall notify such State agency that further payments will not be 
made to the State until he is satisfied that there is no longer any such 
failure. Until the Secretary of Labor is so satisfied, he shall make no 
further certification to the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to 
such State.''.
        (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 304(a)(2) of the Social 
    Security Act is amended by striking ``or (i)'' and inserting ``(i), 
    or (j)''.
    (b) Participation Requirement.--Section 303(a) of the Social 
Security Act is amended--
        (1) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) and 
    inserting ``; and'', and
        (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:
        ``(10) A requirement that, as a condition of eligibility for 
    regular compensation for any week, any claimant who has been 
    referred to reemployment services pursuant to the profiling system 
    under subsection (j)(1)(B) participate in such services or in 
    similar services unless the State agency charged with the 
    administration of the State law determines--
            ``(A) such claimant has completed such services; or
            ``(B) there is justifiable cause for such claimant's failure 
        to participate in such services.''.
    (c) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary of Labor shall provide 
technical assistance and advice to assist the States in implementing the 
profiling system required under the amendments made by subsection (a). 
Such assistance shall include the development and identification of 
model profiling systems.
    (d) Report to Congress.--Not later than the date 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall report to 
the Congress on the operation and effectiveness of the profiling system 
required under the amendments made by subsection (a) and the 
participation requirement provided by the amendments made under 
subsection (b). Such report shall include such recommendations as the 
Secretary of Labor determines are appropriate.
    (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 4 of the Emergency Unemployment 
Compensation Amendments of 1993 (Public Law 103-6) is hereby repealed.
    (f) Effective Dates.--
        (1) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take 
    effect on the date one year after the date of the enactment of this 
    Act.
        (2) The provisions of subsections (c), (d), and (e) shall take 
    effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND.
    Paragraph (1) of section 905(b) of the Social Security Act is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall transfer (as of the close of each month) from the 
employment security administration account to the extended unemployment 
compensation account established by subsection (a), an amount 
(determined by such Secretary) equal to 20 percent of the amount by 
which--
        ``(A) the transfers to the employment security administration 
    account pursuant to section 901(b)(2) during such month, exceed
        ``(B) the payments during such month from the employment 
    security administration account pursuant to section 901 (b)(3) and 
    (d).
If for any such month the payments referred to in subparagraph (B) 
exceed the transfers referred to in subparagraph (A), proper adjustments 
shall be made in the amounts subsequently transferred.''

SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF REPORTING DATE FOR ADVISORY COUNCIL.

    Section 908(f) of the Social Security Act is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2d year'' and inserting 
    ``third year''; and
        (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``February 1, 1994'' and 
    inserting ``February 1, 1995''.
SEC. 7. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN SPONSORSHIP PERIOD FOR ALIENS UNDER THE 
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM.
    (a) Increase in Sponsorship Period.--
        (1) In general.--Section 1621 of the Social Security Act (42 
    U.S.C. 1382j) is amended by striking ``three years'' each place such 
    term appears and inserting ``5 years''.
        (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall 
    take effect on January 1, 1994.
    (b) Reinstatement of Prior Law.--
        (1) In general.--Section 1621 of the Social Security Act (42 
    U.S.C. 1382j), as amended by subsection (a)(1) of this section, is 
    amended by striking ``5 years'' each place such term appears and 
    inserting ``3 years''.
        (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall 
    take effect on October 1, 1996.

SEC. 8. TREATMENT OF RAILROAD WORKERS.

    (a) Extension of Program.--
        (1) In general.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 501(b) of the 
    Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-164, 
    as amended) are each amended by striking ``October 2, 1993'' and 
    inserting ``January 1, 1994''.
        (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 501(a) of such Act is amended 
    by striking ``October 1993'' and inserting ``January 1994''.
    (b) Length of Benefits During Period of Extension.--Section 
501(d)(2)(B)(ii) of such Act is amended by striking ``on and after the 
date on which a reduction in benefits is imposed under section 
102(b)(2)(A)(iv)'' and inserting ``after October 2, 1993''.
    (c) Termination of Benefits.--Section 501(e) of such Act is 
amended--
        (1) by striking ``October 2, 1993'' and inserting ``January 1, 
    1994'', and
        (2) by striking ``January 15, 1994'' and inserting ``March 26, 
    1994''.

SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATES.

    (a) Repeal of Disregard of Rights to Regular Compensation.--
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3(b) of this Act, the repeal 
made by section 3(a) of this Act shall apply to weeks of unemployment 
beginning after October 2, 1993, except that such repeal shall not apply 
in determining eligibility for emergency unemployment compensation from 
an account established before October 3, 1993.
    (b) Railroad Workers.--
        (1) In general.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 501(b) of the 
    Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-164, 
    as amended), as amended by section 8(a)(1) of this Act, are each 
    amended by striking ``January 1, 1994'' and inserting ``February 5, 
    1994''.
        (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 501(a) of such Emergency 
    Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991, as amended by section 8(a)(2) 
    of this Act, is amended by striking ``January 1994'' and inserting 
    ``February 1994''.
        (3) Termination of benefits.--Section 501(e) of such Emergency 
    Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991, as amended by section 8(c) of 
    this Act, is amended--
            (A) by striking ``January 1, 1994'' and inserting ``February 
        5, 1994'', and
            (B) by striking ``March 26, 1994'' and inserting ``April 30, 
        1994''.







                                Speaker of the House of Representatives.







                             Vice President of the United States and    
                                                President of the Senate.
Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991 to extend to February 5, 1994, the authorization for new claims for benefits under the emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) program.  Reduces the number of benefit weeks available during such extended period after October 2, 1993, to seven or 13, as applicable.  Modifies the final phase-out period for continuation of claims. Repeals provisions which allow certain claimants who have exhausted benefits to choose EUC benefits in lieu of regular State benefits at the beginning of a new benefit year. Amends the Social Security Act to require the State agency administering the State unemployment law to establish and use a system of worker profiling of all new claimants for regular compensation to:  (1) identify which claimants will be likely to exhaust regular compensation and will need job search assistance services; (2) refer identified claimants to reemployment services available under State or Federal law; and (3) collect follow-up information on such services and employment outcomes.  Directs the Secretary of Labor to report to the Congress on such profiling system. Makes a technical amendment to Unemployment Trust Fund provisions. Extends a reporting date for an advisory council on unemployment compensation. Provides for a temporary increase in the sponsorship period for aliens under the supplemental security income program. Provides for an extension of the program of emergency unemployment compensation benefits for railroad workers.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Geothermal Production Expansion Act 
of 2013''.

SEC. 2. NONCOMPETITIVE LEASING OF ADJOINING AREAS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF 
              GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES.

    Section 4(b) of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 
1003(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Adjoining land.--
                    ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Fair market value per acre.--The term 
                        `fair market value per acre' means a dollar 
                        amount per acre that--
                                    ``(I) except as provided in this 
                                clause, shall be equal to the market 
                                value per acre (taking into account the 
                                determination under subparagraph 
                                (B)(iii) regarding a valid discovery on 
                                the adjoining land) as determined by 
                                the Secretary under regulations issued 
                                under this paragraph;
                                    ``(II) shall be determined by the 
                                Secretary with respect to a lease under 
                                this paragraph, by not later than the 
                                end of the 180-day period beginning on 
                                the date the Secretary receives an 
                                application for the lease; and
                                    ``(III) shall be not less than the 
                                greater of--
                                            ``(aa) 4 times the median 
                                        amount paid per acre for all 
                                        land leased under this Act 
                                        during the preceding year; or
                                            ``(bb) $50.
                            ``(ii) Industry standards.--The term 
                        `industry standards' means the standards by 
                        which a qualified geothermal professional 
                        assesses whether downhole or flowing 
                        temperature measurements with indications of 
                        permeability are sufficient to produce energy 
                        from geothermal resources, as determined 
                        through flow or injection testing or 
                        measurement of lost circulation while drilling.
                            ``(iii) Qualified federal land.--The term 
                        `qualified Federal land' means land that is 
                        otherwise available for leasing under this Act.
                            ``(iv) Qualified geothermal professional.--
                        The term `qualified geothermal professional' 
                        means an individual who is an engineer or 
                        geoscientist in good professional standing with 
                        at least 5 years of experience in geothermal 
                        exploration, development, or project 
                        assessment.
                            ``(v) Qualified lessee.--The term 
                        `qualified lessee' means a person that may hold 
                        a geothermal lease under this Act (including 
                        applicable regulations).
                            ``(vi) Valid discovery.--The term `valid 
                        discovery' means a discovery of a geothermal 
                        resource by a new or existing slim hole or 
                        production well, that exhibits downhole or 
                        flowing temperature measurements with 
                        indications of permeability that are sufficient 
                        to meet industry standards.
                    ``(B) Authority.--An area of qualified Federal land 
                that adjoins other land for which a qualified lessee 
                holds a legal right to develop geothermal resources may 
                be available for a noncompetitive lease under this 
                section to the qualified lessee at the fair market 
                value per acre, if--
                            ``(i) the area of qualified Federal land--
                                    ``(I) consists of not less than 1 
                                acre and not more than 640 acres; and
                                    ``(II) is not already leased under 
                                this Act or nominated to be leased 
                                under subsection (a);
                            ``(ii) the qualified lessee has not 
                        previously received a noncompetitive lease 
                        under this paragraph in connection with the 
                        valid discovery for which data has been 
                        submitted under clause (iii)(I); and
                            ``(iii) sufficient geological and other 
                        technical data prepared by a qualified 
                        geothermal professional has been submitted by 
                        the qualified lessee to the applicable Federal 
                        land management agency that would lead 
                        individuals who are experienced in the subject 
                        matter to believe that--
                                    ``(I) there is a valid discovery of 
                                geothermal resources on the land for 
                                which the qualified lessee holds the 
                                legal right to develop geothermal 
                                resources; and
                                    ``(II) that thermal feature extends 
                                into the adjoining areas.
                    ``(C) Determination of fair market value.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall--
                                    ``(I) publish a notice of any 
                                request to lease land under this 
                                paragraph;
                                    ``(II) determine fair market value 
                                for purposes of this paragraph in 
                                accordance with procedures for making 
                                those determinations that are 
                                established by regulations issued by 
                                the Secretary;
                                    ``(III) provide to a qualified 
                                lessee and publish, with an opportunity 
                                for public comment for a period of 30 
                                days, any proposed determination under 
                                this subparagraph of the fair market 
                                value of an area that the qualified 
                                lessee seeks to lease under this 
                                paragraph; and
                                    ``(IV) provide to the qualified 
                                lessee and any adversely affected party 
                                the opportunity to appeal the final 
                                determination of fair market value in 
                                an administrative proceeding before the 
                                applicable Federal land management 
                                agency, in accordance with applicable 
                                law (including regulations).
                            ``(ii) Limitation on nomination.--After 
                        publication of a notice of request to lease 
                        land under this paragraph, the Secretary may 
                        not accept under subsection (a) any nomination 
                        of the land for leasing unless the request has 
                        been denied or withdrawn.
                            ``(iii) Annual rental.--For purposes of 
                        section 5(a)(3), a lease awarded under this 
                        paragraph shall be considered a lease awarded 
                        in a competitive lease sale.
                    ``(D) Regulations.--Not later than 270 days after 
                the date of enactment of the Geothermal Production 
                Expansion Act of 2013, the 


              

                Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out this 
                paragraph.''.

            Passed the Senate July 9, 2014.

            Attest:

                                                NANCY ERICKSON,

                                                             Secretary.

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on July 9, 2014.  Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2013 - Amends the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to allow the Department of the Interior to award noncompetitive leases on up to 640 acres of federal land for geothermal development if: (1) the land is available for leasing and not already leased or nominated to be leased, (2) the lessee has a legal right to develop geothermal resources on land adjacent to the federal land that will be leased, (3) sufficient data was submitted to Interior to show there is a valid discovery of geothermal resources on the adjacent land and that the thermal feature extends into the adjoining federal land, and (4) the lessee has not previously received a noncompetitive lease for the discovery. Requires Interior to lease the land at fair market value, publish a notice of any lease requests, and provide review of the final determination of fair market value.  Requires lessees to make annual rental payments equal to those required for lands that are leased competitively.