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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Review EPA's Language on Agriculture 
and Thoroughly Engage with the Farm Act of 2013'' or the ``RELATE with 
the Farm Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. REGULATORY REVIEW BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.

    (a) Review of Regulatory Agenda.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall review publications that may give notice that the Environmental 
Protection Agency is preparing or plans to prepare any guidance, 
policy, memorandum, regulation, or statement of general applicability 
and future effect that may have a significant impact on a substantial 
number of agricultural entities, including--
            (1) any regulatory agenda of the Environmental Protection 
        Agency published pursuant to section 602 of title 5, United 
        States Code;
            (2) any regulatory plan or agenda published by the 
        Environmental Protection Agency or the Office of Management and 
        Budget pursuant to an Executive order, including Executive 
        Order 12866; and
            (3) any other publication issued by the Environmental 
        Protection Agency or the Office of Management and Budget that 
        may reasonably be foreseen to contain notice of plans by the 
        Environmental Protection Agency to prepare any guidance, 
        policy, memorandum, regulation, or statement of general 
        applicability and future effect that may have a significant 
        impact on a substantial number of agricultural entities.
    (b) Information Gathering.--For a publication item reviewed under 
subsection (a) that the Secretary determines may have a significant 
impact on a substantial number of agricultural entities, the Secretary 
shall--
            (1) solicit from the Administrator of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency any information the Administrator may provide 
        to facilitate a review of the publication item;
            (2) utilize the Chief Economist of the Department of 
        Agriculture to produce an economic impact statement for the 
        publication item that contains a detailed estimate of potential 
        costs to agricultural entities;
            (3) identify individuals representative of potentially 
        affected agricultural entities for the purpose of obtaining 
        advice and recommendations from such individuals about the 
        potential impacts of the publication item; and
            (4) convene a review panel for analysis of the publication 
        item that includes the Secretary, any full-time Federal 
        employee of the Department of Agriculture appointed to the 
        panel by the Secretary, and any employee of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency or the Office of Information and Regulatory 
        Affairs within the Office of Management and Budget that accepts 
        an invitation from the Secretary to participate in the panel.
    (c) Duties of the Review Panel.--A review panel convened for a 
publication item under subsection (b)(4) shall--
            (1) review any information or material obtained by the 
        Secretary and prepared in connection with the publication item, 
        including any draft proposed guidance, policy, memorandum, 
        regulation, or statement of general applicability and future 
        effect;
            (2) collect advice and recommendations from agricultural 
        entity representatives identified by the Administrator after 
        consultation with the Secretary;
            (3) compile and analyze such advice and recommendations; 
        and
            (4) make recommendations to the Secretary based on the 
        information gathered by the review panel or provided by 
        agricultural entity representatives.
    (d) Comments.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date the 
        Secretary convenes a review panel pursuant to subsection 
        (b)(4), the Secretary shall submit to the Administrator 
        comments on the planned or proposed guidance, policy, 
        memorandum, regulation, or statement of general applicability 
        and future effect for consideration and inclusion in any 
        related administrative record, including--
                    (A) a report by the Secretary on the concerns of 
                agricultural entities;
                    (B) the findings of the review panel;
                    (C) the findings of the Secretary, including any 
                adopted findings of the review panel; and
                    (D) recommendations of the Secretary.
            (2) Publication.--The Secretary shall publish the comments 
        in the Federal Register and make the comments available to the 
        public on the public Internet website of the Department of 
        Agriculture.
    (e) Waivers.--The Secretary may waive initiation of the review 
panel under subsection (b)(4) as the Secretary determines appropriate.
    (f) Definition of Agricultural Entity.--In this section, the term 
``agricultural entity'' means any entity involved in or related to 
agricultural enterprise, including enterprises that are engaged in the 
business of production of food and fiber, ranching and raising of 
livestock, aquaculture, and all other farming and agricultural related 
industries.
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Review EPA's Language on Agriculture and Thoroughly Engage with the Farm Act of 2013 or the RELATE with the Farm Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to review publications that may give notice that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing or plans to prepare any guidance, policy, memorandum, regulation, or statement of general applicability and future effect that may have a significant impact on a substantial number of agricultural entities. Requires the Secretary, for each publication item determined to have a possible significant impact, to: (1) solicit from the EPA Administrator information to facilitate a review of the item, (2) produce an economic impact statement, (3) identify representatives of potentially affected agricultural entities to obtain advice and recommendations about the potential impacts of the item, and (4) convene a review panel that includes the Secretary to analyze the publication item. Provides procedures for submission by the Secretary of comments to the Administrator for inclusion in the administrative record and for waiver of a panel's initiation.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Paycheck Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Women have entered the workforce in record numbers.
            (2) Even in the 1990's, women earn significantly lower pay 
        than men for work on jobs that require equal skill, effort, and 
        responsibility and that are performed under similar working 
        conditions. These pay disparities exist in both the private and 
        governmental sectors. In many instances, the pay disparities 
        can only be due to continued intentional discrimination or the 
        lingering effects of past discrimination.
            (3) The existence of such pay disparities--
                    (A) depresses the wages of working families who 
                rely on the wages of all members of the family to make 
                ends meet;
                    (B) prevents the optimum utilization of available 
                labor resources;
                    (C) has been spread and perpetuated, through 
                commerce and the channels and instrumentalities of 
                commerce, among the workers of the several States;
                    (D) burdens commerce and the free flow of goods in 
                commerce;
                    (E) constitutes an unfair method of competition in 
                commerce;
                    (F) leads to labor disputes burdening and 
                obstructing commerce and the free flow of goods in 
                commerce;
                    (G) interferes with the orderly and fair marketing 
                of goods in commerce; and
                    (H) in many instances, may deprive workers of equal 
                protection on the basis of sex in violation of the 5th 
                and 14th amendments.
            (4)(A) Artificial barriers to the elimination of 
        discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex 
        continue to exist more than 3 decades after the enactment of 
        the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) 
        and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq.).
            (B) Elimination of such barriers would have positive 
        effects, including--
                    (i) providing a solution to problems in the economy 
                created by unfair pay disparities;
                    (ii) substantially reducing the number of working 
                women earning unfairly low wages, thereby reducing the 
                dependence on public assistance; and
                    (iii) promoting stable families by enabling all 
                family members to earn a fair rate of pay;
                    (iv) remedying the effects of past discrimination 
                on the basis of sex and ensuring that in the future 
                workers are afforded equal protection on the basis of 
                sex; and
                    (v) ensuring equal protection pursuant to Congress' 
                power to enforce the 5th and 14th amendments.
            (5) With increased information about the provisions added 
        by the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and wage data, along with more 
        effective remedies, women will be better able to recognize and 
        enforce their rights to equal pay for work on jobs that require 
        equal skill, effort, and responsibility and that are performed 
        under similar working conditions.
            (6) Certain employers have already made great strides in 
        eradicating unfair pay disparities in the workplace and their 
        achievements should be recognized.

SEC. 3. ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT OF EQUAL PAY REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Required Demonstration for Affirmative Defense.--Section 
6(d)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(d)(1)) 
is amended by striking ``(iv) a differential'' and all that follows 
through the period and inserting the following: ``(iv) a differential 
based on a bona fide factor other than sex, such as education, training 
or experience, except that this clause shall apply only if--
                            ``(I) the employer demonstrates that--
                                    ``(aa) such factor--
                                            ``(AA) is job-related with 
                                        respect to the position in 
                                        question; or
                                            ``(BB) furthers a 
                                        legitimate business purpose, 
                                        except that this item shall not 
                                        apply where the employee 
                                        demonstrates that an 
                                        alternative employment practice 
                                        exists that would serve the 
                                        same business purpose without 
                                        producing such differential and 
                                        that the employer has refused 
                                        to adopt such alternative 
                                        practice; and
                                    ``(bb) such factor was actually 
                                applied and used reasonably in light of 
                                the asserted justification; and
                            ``(II) upon the employer succeeding under 
                        subclause I, the employee fails to demonstrate 
                        that the differential produced by the reliance 
                        of the employer on such factor is itself the 
                        result of discrimination on the basis of sex by 
                        the employer.
        ``An employer that is not otherwise in compliance with this 
        paragraph may not reduce the wages of any employee in order to 
        achieve such compliance.''.
    (b) Application of Provisions.--Section 6(d)(1) of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(d)(1)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: ``The provisions of this subsection shall apply to 
applicants for employment if such applicants, upon employment by the 
employer, would be subject to any provisions of this section.''.
    (c) Elimination of Establishment Requirement.--Section 6(d) of the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(d)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``, within any establishment in which such 
        employees are employed,''; and
            (2) by striking ``in such establishment'' each place it 
        appears.
    (d) Nonretaliation Provision.--Section 15(a)(3) of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 215(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or has'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``has''; and
            (2) by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``, or 
        has inquired about, discussed, or otherwise disclosed the wages 
        of the employee or another employee, or because the employee 
        (or applicant) has made a charge, testified, assisted, or 
        participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, 
        hearing, or action under section 6(d)''.
    (e) Enhanced Penalties.--Section 16(b) of the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 216(b)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
        ``Any employer who violates section 6(d) shall additionally be 
        liable for such compensatory or punitive damages as may be 
        appropriate, except that the United States shall not be liable 
        for punitive damages.'';
            (2) in the sentence beginning ``An action to'', by striking 
        ``either of the preceding sentences'' and inserting ``any of 
        the preceding sentences of this subsection'';
            (3) in the sentence beginning ``No employees shall'', by 
        striking ``No employees'' and inserting ``Except with respect 
        to class actions brought to enforce section 6(d), no 
        employee'';
            (4) by inserting after the sentence referred to in 
        paragraph (3), the following: ``Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of Federal law, any action brought to enforce section 
        6(d) may be maintained as a class action as provided by the 
        Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.''; and
            (5) in the sentence beginning ``The court in''--
                    (A) by striking ``in such action'' and inserting 
                ``in any action brought to recover the liability 
                prescribed in any of the preceding sentences of this 
                subsection''; and
                    (B) by inserting before the period the following: 
                ``, including expert fees''.
    (f) Action by Secretary.--Section 16(c) of the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 216(c)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence--
                    (A) by inserting ``or, in the case of a violation 
                of section 6(d), additional compensatory or punitive 
                damages,'' before ``and the agreement''; and
                    (B) by inserting before the period the following: 
                ``, or such compensatory or punitive damages, as 
                appropriate'';
            (2) in the second sentence, by inserting before the period 
        the following: ``and, in the case of a violation of section 
        6(d), additional compensatory or punitive damages'';
            (3) in the third sentence, by striking ``the first 
        sentence'' and inserting ``the first or second sentence''; and
            (4) in the last sentence--
                    (A) by striking ``commenced in the case'' and 
                inserting ``commenced--
            ``(1) in the case'';
                    (B) by striking the period and inserting 
                ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) in the case of a class action brought to enforce 
        section 6(d), on the date on which the individual becomes a 
        party plaintiff to the class action''.

SEC. 4. TRAINING.

    The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Office of 
Federal Contract Compliance Programs, subject to the availability of 
funds appropriated under section 9(b), shall provide training to 
Commission employees and affected individuals and entities on matters 
involving discrimination in the payment of wages.

SEC. 5. RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH.

    The Secretary of Labor shall conduct studies and provide 
information to employers, labor organizations, and the general public 
concerning the means available to eliminate pay disparities between men 
and women, including--
            (1) conducting and promoting research to develop the means 
        to correct expeditiously the conditions leading to the pay 
        disparities;
            (2) publishing and otherwise making available to employers, 
        labor organizations, professional associations, educational 
        institutions, the media, and the general public the findings 
resulting from studies and other materials, relating to eliminating the 
pay disparities;
            (3) sponsoring and assisting State and community 
        informational and educational programs;
            (4) providing information to employers, labor 
        organizations, professional associations, and other interested 
        persons on the means of eliminating the pay disparities;
            (5) recognizing and promoting the achievements of 
        employers, labor organizations, and professional associations 
        that have worked to eliminate the pay disparities; and
            (6) convening a national summit to discuss, and consider 
        approaches for rectifying, the pay disparities.

SEC. 6. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EMPLOYER RECOGNITION PROGRAM.

    (a) Guidelines.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall develop 
        guidelines to enable employers to evaluate job categories based 
        on objective criteria such as educational requirements, skill 
requirements, independence, working conditions, and responsibility, 
including decisionmaking responsibility and de facto supervisory 
responsibility.
            (2) Use.--The guidelines developed under paragraph (1) 
        shall be designed to enable employers voluntarily to compare 
        wages paid for different jobs to determine if the pay scales 
        involved adequately and fairly reflect the educational 
        requirements, skill requirements, independence, working 
        conditions, and responsibility for each such job with the goal 
        of eliminating unfair pay disparities between occupations 
        traditionally dominated by men or women.
            (3) Publication.--The guidelines shall be developed under 
        paragraph (1) and published in the Federal Register not later 
        than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Employer Recognition.--
            (1) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this subsection to 
        emphasize the importance of, encourage the improvement of, and 
        recognize the excellence of employer efforts to pay wages to 
        women that reflect the real value of the contributions of such 
        women to the workplace.
            (2) In general.--To carry out the purpose of this 
        subsection, the Secretary of Labor shall establish a program 
        under which the Secretary shall provide for the recognition of 
        employers who, pursuant to a voluntary job evaluation conducted 
        by the employer, adjust their wage scales (such adjustments 
        shall not include the lowering of wages paid to men) using the 
        guidelines developed under subsection (a) to ensure that women 
        are paid fairly in comparison to men.
            (3) Technical assistance.--The Secretary of Labor may 
        provide technical assistance to assist an employer in carrying 
        out an evaluation under paragraph (2).
    (c) Regulations.--The Secretary of Labor shall promulgate such 
rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL AWARD FOR PAY EQUITY IN THE 
              WORKPLACE.

    (a) In General.--There is established the Robert Reich National 
Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace, which shall be evidenced by a 
medal bearing the inscription ``Robert Reich National Award for Pay 
Equity in the Workplace''. The medal shall be of such design and 
materials, and bear such additional inscriptions, as the Secretary of 
Labor may prescribe.
    (b) Criteria for Qualification.--To qualify to receive an award 
under this section a business shall--
            (1) submit a written application to the Secretary of Labor, 
        at such time, in such manner, and containing such information 
        as the Secretary may require, including at a minimum 
        information that demonstrates that the business has made 
        substantial effort to eliminate pay disparities between men and 
        women, and deserves special recognition as a consequence; and
            (2) meet such additional requirements and specifications as 
        the Secretary of Labor determines to be appropriate.
    (c) Making and Presentation of Award.--
            (1) Award.--After receiving recommendations from the 
        Secretary of Labor, the President or the designated 
        representative of the President shall annually present the 
        award described in subsection (a) to businesses that meet the 
        qualifications described in subsection (b).
            (2) Presentation.--The President or the designated 
        representative of the President shall present the award under 
        this section with such ceremonies as the President or the 
        designated representative of the President may determine to be 
        appropriate.
    (d) Business.--In this section, the term ``business'' includes--
            (1)(A) a corporation, including a nonprofit corporation;
            (B) a partnership;
            (C) a professional association;
            (D) a labor organization; and
            (E) a business entity similar to an entity described in any 
        of subparagraphs (A) through (D);
            (2) an entity carrying out an education referral program, a 
        training program, such as an apprenticeship or management 
        training program, or a similar program; and
            (3) an entity carrying out a joint program, formed by a 
        combination of any entities described in paragraph (1) or (2).

SEC. 8. COLLECTION OF PAY INFORMATION BY THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT 
              OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION.

    Section 709 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-8) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f)(1) Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of 
this subsection, the Commission shall--
            ``(A) complete a survey of the data that is currently 
        available to the Federal Government relating to employee pay 
        information for use in the enforcement of Federal laws 
        prohibiting pay discrimination and, in consultation with other 
        relevant Federal agencies, identify additional data collections 
        that will enhance the enforcement of such laws; and
            ``(B) based on the results of the survey and consultations 
        under subparagraph (A), issue regulations to provide for the 
        collection of pay information data from employers as described 
        by the sex, race, and national origin of employees.
    ``(2) In implementing paragraph (1), the Commission shall have as 
its primary consideration the most effective and efficient means for 
enhancing the enforcement of Federal laws prohibiting pay 
discrimination. For this purpose, the Commission shall consider factors 
including the imposition of burdens on employers, the frequency of 
required reports (including which employers should be required to 
prepare reports), appropriate protections for maintaining data 
confidentiality, and the most effective format for the data collection 
reports.''.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act.
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Paycheck Fairness Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to revise remedies for and enforcement of prohibitions against sex discrimination in the payment of wages (such FLSA prohibitions are also known as the Equal Pay Act). 
(Sec. 3) Amends FLSA to provide for enhanced enforcement of equal pay requirements, adding a nonretaliation requirement.  Increases penalties for such violations.  Provides for the Secretary of Labor to seek additional compensatory or punitive damages in such cases. 
(Sec. 4) Requires the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to train EEOC employees and affected individuals and entities on matters involving wage discrimination. 
(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to conduct studies and provide information to employers, labor organizations, and the general public concerning the means available to eliminate pay disparities between men and women, including convening a national summit and carrying out other specified activities. 
(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop guidelines for employer evaluations of job categories based on objective criteria, to be used voluntarily by employers to compare wages for different jobs to determine if pay scales adequately and fairly reflect each job's educational and skill requirements, independence, working conditions, and responsibility, in order to eliminate unfair pay disparities between occupations traditionally dominated by men or women; and (2) establish a program to recognize employers who use such guidelines to ensure that women are paid fairly in comparison to men without lowering men's wages.  Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance for employers to carry out such evaluations. 
(Sec. 7) Establishes the Robert Reich National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace, which shall be evidenced by a medal.  Sets forth criteria for specified types of entities to receive such an award. 
(Sec. 8) Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should: (1) take appropriate steps to increase the amount of information available with respect to wage disparities; and (2) consider ways to collect such information that maximize its utility, protect individual privacy, and minimize reporting burdens. 
(Sec. 9) Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation and 
Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2011'' or ``TRIP Bonds 
Act''.
    (b) References to Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--Except as 
otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or 
repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a 
section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be 
made to a section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Our Nation's highways, transit systems, railroads, 
        ports, and inland waterways drive our economy, enabling all 
        industries to achieve growth and productivity that makes 
        America strong and prosperous.
            (2) The establishment, maintenance, and improvement of the 
        national transportation network is a national priority, for 
        economic, environmental, energy, security, and other reasons.
            (3) The ability to move people and goods is critical to 
        maintaining State, metropolitan, rural, and local economies.
            (4) The construction of infrastructure requires the skills 
        of numerous occupations, including those in the contracting, 
        engineering, planning and design, materials supply, 
        manufacturing, distribution, and safety industries.
            (5) Investing in transportation infrastructure creates 
        long-term capital assets for the Nation that will help the 
        United States address its enormous infrastructure needs and 
        improve its economic productivity.
            (6) Investment in transportation infrastructure creates 
        jobs and spurs economic activity to put people back to work and 
        stimulate the economy.
            (7) Every billion dollars in transportation investment has 
        the potential to create up to 30,000 jobs.
            (8) Every dollar invested in the Nation's transportation 
        infrastructure yields at least $5.70 in economic benefits 
        because of reduced delays, improved safety, and reduced vehicle 
        operating costs.
            (9) Numerous experts have noted that the estimated cost to 
        maintain and improve our Nation's highways, bridges, and other 
        critical transportation infrastructure significantly exceeds 
        what is currently being provided by all levels of government.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to provide financing for 
additional transportation infrastructure capital investments.

SEC. 3. CREDIT TO HOLDERS OF TRIP BONDS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart I of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 54G. TRIP BONDS.

    ``(a) TRIP Bond.--For purposes of this subpart, the term `TRIP 
bond' means any bond issued as part of an issue if--
            ``(1) 100 percent of the available project proceeds of such 
        issue are to be used for expenditures incurred after the date 
        of the enactment of this section for 1 or more qualified 
        projects pursuant to an allocation of such proceeds to such 
        project or projects by a State infrastructure bank,
            ``(2) the bond is issued by a State infrastructure bank and 
        is in registered form (within the meaning of section 149(a)),
            ``(3) the State infrastructure bank designates such bond 
        for purposes of this section,
            ``(4) the term of each bond which is part of such issue 
        does not exceed 30 years,
            ``(5) the issue meets the requirements of subsection (e),
            ``(6) the State infrastructure bank certifies that it meets 
        the State contribution requirement of subsection (h) with 
        respect to such project, as in effect on the date of issuance, 
        and
            ``(7) the State infrastructure bank certifies the State 
        meets the requirement described in subsection (i).
    ``(b) Qualified Project.--For purposes of this section, the term 
`qualified project' means the capital improvements to any 
transportation infrastructure project of any governmental unit or other 
person, including roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and 
inland waterways proposed and approved by a State infrastructure bank, 
but does not include costs of operations or maintenance with respect to 
such project.
    ``(c) Applicable Credit Rate.--In lieu of section 54A(b)(3), for 
purposes of section 54A(b)(2), the applicable credit rate with respect 
to an issue under this section is the rate equal to an average market 
yield (as of the day before the date of sale of the issue) on 
outstanding long-term corporate debt obligations (determined in such 
manner as the Secretary prescribes).
    ``(d) Limitation on Amount of Bonds Designated.--
            ``(1) In general.--The maximum aggregate face amount of 
        bonds which may be designated under subsection (a) by any State 
        infrastructure bank shall not exceed the TRIP bond limitation 
        amount allocated to such bank under paragraph (3).
            ``(2) National limitation amount.--There is a TRIP bond 
        limitation amount for each calendar year. Such limitation 
        amount is--
                    ``(A) $5,000,000,000 for 2011,
                    ``(B) $5,000,000,000 for 2012,
                    ``(C) $10,000,000,000 for 2013,
                    ``(D) $10,000,000,000 for 2014,
                    ``(E) $10,000,000,000 for 2015,
                    ``(F) $10,000,000,000 for 2016, and
                    ``(G) except as provided in paragraph (4), zero 
                thereafter.
            ``(3) Allocations to states.--The TRIP bond limitation 
        amount for each calendar year shall be allocated by the 
        Secretary among the States such that each State is allocated 2 
        percent of such amount.
            ``(4) Carryover of unused issuance limitation.--If for any 
        calendar year the TRIP bond limitation amount under paragraph 
        (2) exceeds the amount of TRIP bonds issued during such year, 
        such excess shall be carried forward to 1 or more succeeding 
        calendar years as an addition to the TRIP bond limitation 
        amount under paragraph (2) for such succeeding calendar year 
        and until used by issuance of TRIP bonds.
    ``(e) Special Rules Relating to Expenditures.--
            ``(1) In general.--An issue shall be treated as meeting the 
        requirements of this subsection if, as of the date of issuance, 
        the State infrastructure bank reasonably expects--
                    ``(A) at least 100 percent of the available project 
                proceeds of such issue are to be spent for 1 or more 
                qualified projects within the 5-year expenditure period 
                beginning on such date,
                    ``(B) to incur a binding commitment with a third 
                party to spend at least 10 percent of the proceeds of 
                such issue, or to commence construction, with respect 
                to such projects within the 12-month period beginning 
                on such date, and
                    ``(C) to proceed with due diligence to complete 
                such projects and to spend the proceeds of such issue.
            ``(2) Rules regarding continuing compliance after 5-year 
        determination.--To the extent that less than 100 percent of the 
        available project proceeds of such issue are expended by the 
        close of the 5-year expenditure period beginning on the date of 
        issuance, the State infrastructure bank shall redeem all of the 
        nonqualified bonds within 90 days after the end of such period. 
        For purposes of this paragraph, the amount of the nonqualified 
        bonds required to be redeemed shall be determined in the same 
        manner as under section 142.
    ``(f) Recapture of Portion of Credit Where Cessation of 
Compliance.--If any bond which when issued purported to be a TRIP bond 
ceases to be such a bond, the State infrastructure bank shall pay to 
the United States (at the time required by the Secretary) an amount 
equal to the sum of--
            ``(1) the aggregate of the credits allowable under section 
        54A with respect to such bond (determined without regard to 
        section 54A(c)) for taxable years ending during the calendar 
        year in which such cessation occurs and each succeeding 
        calendar year ending with the calendar year in which such bond 
        is redeemed by the bank, and
            ``(2) interest at the underpayment rate under section 6621 
        on the amount determined under paragraph (1) for each calendar 
        year for the period beginning on the first day of such calendar 
        year.
    ``(g) TRIP Bonds Trust Account.--
            ``(1) In general.--The following amounts shall be held in a 
        TRIP Bonds Trust Account:
                    ``(A) The proceeds from the sale of all bonds 
                issued under this section.
                    ``(B) The investment earnings on proceeds from the 
                sale of such bonds.
                    ``(C) The amount described in paragraph (2).
                    ``(D) Any earnings on any amounts described in 
                subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
            ``(2) Appropriation of revenues.--There is hereby 
        transferred to the TRIP Bonds Trust Account an amount equal to 
        the lesser of--
                    ``(A) the revenues resulting from the imposition of 
                fees pursuant to section 13031 of the Consolidated 
                Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 
                58c) for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
                2011, or
                    ``(B) $50,000,000,000.
            ``(3) Use of funds.--Amounts in the TRIP Bonds Trust 
        Account may be used only to pay costs of qualified projects and 
        redeem TRIP bonds, except that amounts withdrawn from the TRIP 
        Bonds Trust Account to pay costs of qualified projects may not 
        exceed the proceeds from the sale of TRIP bonds described in 
        subsection (a)(1).
            ``(4) Use of remaining funds in trip bonds trust account.--
        Upon the redemption of all TRIP bonds issued under this 
        section, any remaining amounts in the TRIP Bonds Trust Account 
        shall be available to pay the costs of any qualified project.
            ``(5) Applicability of federal law.--The requirements of 
        any Federal law, including titles 23, 40, and 49 of the United 
        States Code, which would otherwise apply to projects to which 
        the United States is a party or to funds made available under 
        such law and projects assisted with those funds shall apply 
        to--
                    ``(A) funds made available under the TRIP Bonds 
                Trust Account for similar qualified projects, including 
                contributions required under subsection (h), and
                    ``(B) similar qualified projects assisted through 
                the use of such funds.
            ``(6) Investment.--Subject to subsections (e) and (f), it 
        shall be the duty of the Secretary to invest in investment 
        grade obligations such portion of the TRIP Bonds Trust Account 
        as is not, in the judgment of the Secretary, required to meet 
        current withdrawals. To the maximum extent practicable, 
        investments should be made in securities that support 
        infrastructure investment at the State and local level.
    ``(h) State Contribution Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(6), the 
        State contribution requirement of this subsection is met with 
        respect to any qualified project if the Secretary has received 
        from 1 or more States, not later than the date of issuance of 
        the bond, written commitments for matching contributions of not 
        less than 20 percent (or such smaller percentage as determined 
        under title 23, United States Code, for such State) of the cost 
        of the qualified project.
            ``(2) State matching contributions may not include federal 
        funds.--For purposes of this subsection, State matching 
        contributions shall not be derived, directly or indirectly, 
        from Federal funds, including any transfers from the Highway 
        Trust Fund under section 9503.
    ``(i) Utilization of Updated Construction Technology for Qualified 
Projects.--For purposes of subsection (a)(7), the requirement of this 
subsection is met if the appropriate State agency relating to the 
qualified project is utilizing updated construction technologies.
    ``(j) Other Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this 
section--
            ``(1) State infrastructure bank.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `State infrastructure 
                bank' means a State infrastructure bank established 
                under section 610 of title 23, United States Code, and 
                includes a joint venture among 2 or more State 
                infrastructure banks.
                    ``(B) Special authority.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, a State infrastructure bank shall be 
                authorized to perform any of the functions necessary to 
                carry out the purposes of this section, including the 
                making of direct grants to qualified projects from 
                available project proceeds of TRIP bonds issued by such 
                bank.
            ``(2) Credits may be transferred.--Nothing in any law or 
        rule of law shall be construed to limit the transferability of 
        the credit or bond allowed by this section through sale and 
        repurchase agreements.
            ``(3) Prohibition on use of highway trust fund.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds derived 
        from the Highway Trust Fund established under section 9503 
        shall be used to pay for credits under this section.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Paragraph (1) of section 54A(d) of the Internal Revenue 
        Code of 1986 is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (D),
                    (B) by inserting ``or'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (E),
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the 
                following new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) a TRIP bond,'', and
                    (D) by inserting ``(paragraphs (3), (4), and (6), 
                in the case of a TRIP bond)'' after ``and (6)''.
            (2) Subparagraph (C) of section 54A(d)(2) of such Code is 
        amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iv), by 
        striking the period at the end of clause (v) and inserting ``, 
        and'', and by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(vi) in the case of a TRIP bond, a 
                        purpose specified in section 54G(a)(1).''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart I of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 54G. TRIP bonds.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL REVENUES THROUGH EXTENSION OF CUSTOMS USER FEES.

    Section 13031(j)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)), as amended by the 
Omnibus Trade Act of 2010, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``January 7, 2020'' in subparagraph (A) and 
        inserting ``January 7, 2048'', and
            (2) by striking ``January 14, 2020'' in subparagraph (B)(i) 
        and inserting ``January 14, 2048''.
answer:

Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Project Bonds Act of 2011 or TRIP Bonds Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax credit for any TRIP bond issued by a state infrastructure bank as part of an issue, if 100% of the available project proceeds from such issue are to be used for expenditures incurred for one or more qualified projects. Requires proceeds from the sale of bonds issued under this Act to be held in a TRIP Bonds Trust Account.

Defines "qualified project" as the capital improvements to any transportation infrastructure project (including roads, bridges, rail and transit systems, ports, and inland waterways) proposed and approved by a state infrastructure bank.

Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend certain customs fees for the processing of merchandise entered into the United States through specified dates in 2048.