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SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF BONDS ISSUED TO FINANCE RENEWABLE ENERGY 
              RESOURCE FACILITIES AND CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY 
              FACILITIES AND OTHER SPECIFIED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION 
              TECHNOLOGIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 142(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (14), by 
striking the period at the end of paragraph (15) and inserting a comma, 
and by inserting after paragraph (15) the following new paragraphs:
            ``(16) renewable energy resource facilities,
            ``(17) conservation and efficiency facilities and projects, 
        or
            ``(18) zero emission vehicles and related facilities or 
        projects.''.
    (b) Renewable Energy Resource Facility.--Section 142 of such Code 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(n) Renewable Energy Resource Facilities.--For purposes of 
subsection (a)(16)--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `renewable energy resource 
        facility' means--
                    ``(A) any facility used to produce electric or 
                thermal energy (including a distributed generation 
                facility) from--
                            ``(i) solar, wind, or geothermal energy,
                            ``(ii) marine and hydrokinetic renewable 
                        energy,
                            ``(iii) incremental hydropower,
                            ``(iv) biomass (as defined in section 
                        203(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
                        U.S.C. 15852(b))), or
                            ``(v) landfill gas, or
                    ``(B) any facility or project used for the 
                manufacture of facilities referred to in subparagraph 
                (A).
            ``(2) Definitions.--For purposes of paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) Geothermal energy.--The term `geothermal 
                energy' means energy derived from a geothermal deposit 
                (within the meaning of section 613(e)(2)) or from 
                geothermal heat pumps.
                    ``(B) Marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy.--
                The term `marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy' has 
                the meaning given such term in section 45(c)(10).
                    ``(C) Incremental hydropower.--The term 
                `incremental hydropower' means additional energy 
                generated as a result of efficiency improvements or 
                capacity additions to existing hydropower facilities 
                made on or after the date of enactment of this 
                subsection. The term `incremental hydropower' does not 
                include additional energy generated as a result of 
                operational changes not directly associated with 
                efficiency improvements or capacity additions.''.
    (c) Conservation and Efficiency.--Section 142 of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(o) Conservation and Efficiency Facilities and Projects.--For 
purposes of subsection (a)(17), the term `conservation and efficiency 
facility and project' means--
            ``(1) any facility used for the conservation or the 
        efficient use of energy, including energy efficient 
        retrofitting of existing buildings, or for the efficient 
        storage, transmission, or distribution of energy, including any 
        facility or project designed to implement smart grid 
        technologies (as described in title XIII of the Energy 
        Independence and Security Act of 2007, or individual components 
        of such technologies as listed in section 1301 of such Act),
            ``(2) any facility used for the conservation of or the 
        efficient use of water, including--
                    ``(A) any facility or project designed to--
                            ``(i) reduce the demand for water,
                            ``(ii) improve efficiency in use and reduce 
                        losses and waste of water, and
                            ``(iii) improve land management practices 
                        to conserve water, or
                    ``(B) any individual component of a facility or 
                project referred to in subparagraph (A), or
            ``(3) any facility or project used for the manufacture of 
        facilities referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2).
For purposes of paragraph (2)(A), facilities and projects does not 
include facilities or projects that store water.''.
    (d) Zero Emission Vehicles and Related Facilities or Projects.--
Section 142 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection:
    ``(p) Zero Emission Vehicles and Related Facilities or Projects.--
            ``(1) Zero emission vehicles.--The term `zero emission 
        vehicles' means vehicles that have no tailpipe emissions, 
        evaporative emissions, or onboard emission-control systems that 
        can deteriorate over time.
            ``(2) Facilities related to zero emission vehicles.--A 
        facility or project is related to a zero emission vehicle if 
        the facility is any real or personal property to be used in the 
        design, technology transfer, manufacture, production, assembly, 
        distribution, or service of zero emission vehicles.''.
    (e) Coordination With Section 45.--Paragraph (3) of section 45(b) 
of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ``Clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall not apply with 
respect to (I) any qualified facility that is a renewable energy 
resource facility described in section 142(a)(16), (II) any qualified 
facility that is a conservation and efficiency facility described in 
section 142(a)(17), or (III) any qualified facility that is a zero 
emission vehicle and related facility or project described in section 
142(a)(18).''.
    (f) Coordination With Section 45K.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
45K(b)(3) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following 
flush sentence: ``Clause (i)(II) shall not apply with respect to (aa) 
any qualified facility that is a renewable energy resource facility 
described in section 142(a)(16), (bb) any qualified facility that is a 
conservation and efficiency facility described section 142(a)(17), or 
(cc) any qualified facility that is a zero emission vehicle and related 
facility or project described in section 142(a)(18).''.
    (g) Coordination With Section 146(g)(3).--Section 146(g)(3) is 
amended by striking ``or (15)'' and all that follows through the end of 
the paragraph and inserting ``(15), (16), (17), or (18)''.
    (h) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to obligations issued after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax exemption of the interest on bonds issued to finance renewable energy resource facilities, conservation and efficiency facilities and projects, and zero emission vehicles and related facilities or projects.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe and Reliable Air Travel Act of 
2013''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Sequestration is having a devastating effect on the 
        Nation's air traffic control system.
            (2) Sequestration imposes a reduction in funding of $637 
        million on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the 
        remainder of fiscal year 2013.
            (3) The FAA plans to furlough the vast majority of the 
        FAA's nearly 47,000 employees, including nearly 15,000 air 
        traffic controllers, for approximately one day during each two-
        week pay period in order to comply with sequestration.
            (4) The furloughs began on Sunday, April 21, 2013, and are 
        scheduled to continue through the end of the fiscal year on 
        September 30, 2013. Approximately 10 percent of the FAA's air 
        traffic controllers are expected to be on furlough on any given 
        day during this period.
            (5) The furloughs are causing hundreds of flights to be 
        delayed, resulting in scheduling difficulties for airlines and 
        inconveniences for passengers.
            (6) The FAA reported that approximately 400 flights were 
        delayed nationwide on April 21, 2013, as a result of the 
        furloughs.
            (7) The FAA reported that more than 1,200 flights were 
        delayed nationwide on April 22, 2013, as a result of the 
        furloughs.
            (8) More delays are expected in the coming months during 
        the peak summer travel season.
            (9) The effects of multiple flight delays at airports 
        across the Nation can be compounded as delays at one airport 
        cause planes to arrive late at other airports and also cause 
        passengers to miss connecting flights.
            (10) Air carriers operating in United States air space 
        transport more than 700 million passengers every year.
            (11) Civil aviation accounts for 10 million jobs, is 
        responsible for more than 5 percent of the United States gross 
        domestic product, and contributes $1.3 trillion to the economy 
        every year.
            (12) Businesses of all sizes depend upon a reliable 
        commercial air transportation system. Business travelers 
        account for millions of trips each month.
            (13) Flight delays for business travelers interfere with 
        business plans and result in business meetings being delayed, 
        cancelled, or missed.
            (14) Flight delays affecting the transportation of air 
        cargo also interfere with business.
            (15) The Nation's economy depends upon a reliable 
        commercial air transportation system.
            (16) The FAA also plans to close 149 air traffic control 
        towers at small airports across the Nation on June 15, 2013, in 
        order to comply with sequestration. Despite their size, these 
        airports are an important part of the Nation's air 
        transportation system and economy.
            (17) Air traffic control is a critical government function 
        that is necessary to ensure the safety of air travel and the 
        flying public.
            (18) Inadequate staffing of airport control towers poses a 
        serious threat to public safety.
            (19) Without the service of experienced air traffic 
        controllers in all of the Nation's Federal air traffic control 
        towers, there is an increased risk of accidents involving 
        planes during departure, flight, and landing. Such accidents 
        could result in a tragic loss of life.
            (20) The sequestration of funds associated with the 
        operation of air traffic control towers by the FAA interferes 
        with the safety, reliability, and efficiency of the Nation's 
        air transportation system.
            (21) The operation of air traffic control towers by the 
        FAA, including the compensation paid to air traffic control 
        personnel employed by the FAA, should be exempted from 
        sequestration.

SEC. 3. EXEMPTION FROM SEQUESTRATION FOR OPERATION OF AIR TRAFFIC 
              CONTROL TOWERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 255 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection:
    ``(k) Operation of Air Traffic Control Towers.--The following funds 
shall be exempt from reduction under any order issued under this part:
            ``(1) Funds made available for the operation of air traffic 
        control towers by the Federal Aviation Administration, 
        including compensation paid to air traffic control personnel 
        employed by the Federal Aviation Administration.
            ``(2) Funds made available for the operation of contract 
        air traffic control towers under section 47124 of title 49, 
        United States Code.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by section 1 shall apply to 
the Presidential sequestration order for fiscal year 2013 issued under 
section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a) and any subsequent sequestration order issued 
under that Act.
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Safe and Reliable Air Travel Act of 2013 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to exempt from reduction, under any sequestration ordered by the President, funds made available for the operation of: (1) air traffic control towers by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), including compensation paid to FAA air traffic control personnel; and (2) contract air traffic control towers.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security 
Clearance Management and Administration Act''.

SEC. 2. SECURITY CLEARANCE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting before section 701 (6 U.S.C. 341) the 
        following:

                ``Subtitle A--Headquarters Activities'';

        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subtitle:

                   ``Subtitle B--Security Clearances

``SEC. 711. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY SENSITIVE AND PUBLIC TRUST 
              POSITIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall require the designation of 
the sensitivity level of national security positions (pursuant to part 
1400 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or similar successor 
regulation) be conducted in a consistent manner with respect to all 
components and offices of the Department, and consistent with Federal 
guidelines.
    ``(b) Implementation.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall require the utilization of uniform designation tools 
throughout the Department and provide training to appropriate staff of 
the Department on such utilization. Such training shall include 
guidance on factors for determining eligibility for access to 
classified information and eligibility to hold a national security 
position.

``SEC. 712. REVIEW OF POSITION DESIGNATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--Not later than July 6, 2017, and every 5 years 
thereafter, the Secretary shall review all sensitivity level 
designations of national security positions (pursuant to part 1400 of 
title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or similar successor regulation) 
at the Department.
    ``(b) Determination.--If during the course of a review required 
under subsection (a), the Secretary determines that a change in the 
sensitivity level of a position that affects the need for an individual 
to obtain access to classified information is warranted, such access 
shall be administratively adjusted and an appropriate level periodic 
reinvestigation completed, as necessary.
    ``(c) Congressional Reporting.--Upon completion of each review 
required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall report to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
on the findings of each such review, including the number of positions 
by classification level and by component and office of the Department 
in which the Secretary made a determination in accordance with 
subsection (b) to--
            ``(1) require access to classified information;
            ``(2) no longer require access to classified information; 
        or
            ``(3) otherwise require a different level of access to 
        classified information.

``SEC. 713. AUDITS.

    ``Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this section, the Inspector General of the Department shall conduct 
regular audits of compliance of the Department with part 1400 of title 
5, Code of Federal Regulations, or similar successor regulation.

``SEC. 714. REPORTING.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall annually through fiscal year 
2021 submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate a report on the following:
            ``(1) The number of denials, suspensions, revocations, and 
        appeals of the eligibility for access to classified information 
        of an individual throughout the Department.
            ``(2) The date and status or disposition of each reported 
        action under paragraph (1).
            ``(3) The identification of the sponsoring entity, whether 
        by a component, office, or headquarters of the Department, of 
        each action under paragraph (1), and description of the grounds 
        for each such action.
            ``(4) Demographic data, including data relating to race, 
        sex, national origin, and disability, of each individual for 
        whom eligibility for access to classified information was 
        denied, suspended, revoked, or appealed, and the number of 
        years that each such individual was eligible for access to such 
        information.
            ``(5) In the case of a suspension in excess of 180 days, an 
        explanation for such duration.
    ``(b) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form and be made publicly available, but may 
include a classified annex for any sensitive or classified information 
if necessary.

``SEC. 715. UNIFORM ADJUDICATION, SUSPENSION, DENIAL, AND REVOCATION.

    ``Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Homeland Security 
Advisory Committee, shall develop a plan to achieve greater uniformity 
within the Department with respect to the adjudication of eligibility 
of an individual for access to classified information that are 
consistent with the Adjudicative Guidelines for Determining Access to 
Classified Information published on December 29, 2005, or similar 
successor regulation. The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate the plan. The 
plan shall consider the following:
            ``(1) Mechanisms to foster greater compliance with the 
        uniform Department adjudication, suspension, denial, and 
        revocation standards by the head of each component and office 
        of the Department with the authority to adjudicate access to 
        classified information.
            ``(2) The establishment of an internal appeals panel 
        responsible for final national security clearance denial and 
        revocation determinations that is comprised of designees who 
        are career, supervisory employees from components and offices 
        of the Department with the authority to adjudicate access to 
        classified information and headquarters, as appropriate.

``SEC. 716. DATA PROTECTION.

    ``The Secretary shall ensure that all information received for the 
adjudication of eligibility of an individual for access to classified 
information that is consistent with the Adjudicative Guidelines for 
Determining Access to Classified Information published on December 29, 
2005, or similar successor regulation, and is protected against 
misappropriation.

``SEC. 717. REFERENCE.

    ``Except as otherwise provided, for purposes of this subtitle, any 
reference to the `Department' includes all components and offices of 
the Department.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 is amended--
            (1) by inserting before the item relating to section 701 
        the following new item:

                ``Subtitle A--Headquarters Activities'';

        and
            (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 707 the 
        following new items:

                   ``Subtitle B--Security Clearances

``Sec. 711. Designation of national security sensitive and public trust 
                            positions.
``Sec. 712. Review of position designations.
``Sec. 713. Audits.
``Sec. 714. Reporting.
``Sec. 715. Uniform adjudication, suspension, denial, and revocation.
``Sec. 716. Data protection.
``Sec. 717. Reference.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 2, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.
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.  Department of Homeland Security Clearance Management and Administration Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require that the designation of the sensitivity level of national security positions be conducted in a consistent manner in all Department of Homeland Security (DHS) components and offices, consistent with federal guidelines. DHS must use uniform designation tools throughout DHS and provide training to appropriate staff. The bill requires DHS: (1) by July 6, 2017, and every five years thereafter, to review all sensitivity level designations of national security positions at DHS; (2) if it determines that a change in the sensitivity level is warranted, to administratively adjust access and complete an appropriate level periodic reinvestigation; and (3) to report on such positions requiring access to classified information, no longer requiring access, or requiring a different level of access. DHS's Inspector General must conduct regular audits of DHS compliance with regulations regarding such designations. DHS must submit an annual report, through FY2021, on the denials, suspensions, revocations, and appeals of an individual's eligibility for access to classified information in DHS. DHS must: (1) develop a plan to achieve greater uniformity regarding the adjudication of eligibility of an individual for access to classified information that is consistent with the Adjudicative Guidelines for Determining Access to Classified Information, and (2) ensure that all information received for such adjudication is consistent with such Guidelines and is protected against misappropriation. The plan shall consider the establishment of an internal appeals panel responsible for final national security clearance denial and revocation determinations.