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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting American Jobs Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT.

    (a) Duties of the General Counsel and Administrative Law Judges.--
The National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 3(d) (29 U.S.C. 153(d)), by striking 
        ``investigation of charges and issuance of complaints under 
        section 10, and in respect of the prosecution of such 
        complaints before the Board'' and inserting ``investigation of 
        allegations under section 10''; and
            (2) in section 4(a) (29 U.S.C. 154(a)), by striking the 
        fourth sentence.
    (b) Clarification of the Board's Rulemaking Authority.--Section 6 
of such Act (29 U.S.C. 156) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ``Such rulemaking authority shall be limited to rules 
concerning the internal functions of the Board. The Board shall not 
promulgate rules or regulations that affect the substantive or 
procedural rights of any person, employer, employee, or labor 
organization, including rules and regulations concerning unfair labor 
practices and representation elections.''.
    (c) Investigatory Power and Adjudicatory Authority Over Unfair 
Labor Practice Allegations.--Section 10 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 160) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``prevent any person from engaging 
                in'' and inserting ``investigate''; and
                    (B) by striking ``This power shall'' and all that 
                follows through the end of the subsection;
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and 
                inserting ``Whenever it is alleged'';
                    (B) by striking ``or is engaging in'' and inserting 
                ``, is engaging in, or is about to engage in'';
                    (C) by striking ``the Board, or any agent'' and all 
                that follows through ``Provided, That no complaint 
                shall issue'' and inserting ``the aggrieved person may 
                bring a civil action for such relief (including an 
                injunction) as may be appropriate. Any such civil 
                action may be brought in the district court of the 
                United States where the violation occurred, or, at the 
                option of the parties, in the United States District 
                Court for the District of Columbia. No civil action may 
                be brought'';
                    (D) by striking ``charge with the Board'' and all 
                that follows through ``prevented from filing such 
                charge'' and inserting ``civil action, unless the 
                person aggrieved thereby was prevented from filing such 
                civil action''; and
                    (E) by striking ``Any such complaint may be 
                amended'' and all that follows through ``Any such 
                proceeding shall, so far as practicable,'' and 
                inserting ``Any proceeding under this subsection 
                shall'';
            (3) by striking subsections (c) through (k);
            (4) by redesignating subsections (l) and (m) as subsections 
        (c) and (d), respectively;
            (5) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and 
                inserting ``Whenever it is alleged'';
                    (B) in the first sentence, by striking ``charge'' 
                and inserting ``allegation''; and
                    (C) by striking ``such charge is true and that a 
                complaint should issue, he shall'' and all that follows 
                through the end of the subsection and inserting ``such 
                allegation is true, the officer or regional attorney 
                shall, on behalf of the Board, submit a written summary 
                of the findings to all parties involved in the alleged 
                unfair labor practice.''; and
            (6) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and 
                inserting ``Whenever it is alleged'';
                    (B) by striking ``such charge'' and inserting 
                ``such allegation''; and
                    (C) by striking ``and cases given priority under 
                subsection (i)''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--The National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 9 (29 U.S.C. 159)--
                    (A) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``and in no 
                case shall the Board'' and all that follows through the 
                end of such subsection and inserting a period;
                    (B) by striking subsection (d); and
                    (C) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
                (d);
            (2) in section 3(b) (29 U.S.C. 153(b)), by striking ``or 
        (e) of section 9'' and inserting ``or (d) of section 9'';
            (3) in section 8 (29 U.S.C. 158), by striking ``9(e)'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``9(d)''; and
            (4) in section 18 (29 U.S.C. 168), by striking ``section 10 
        (e) or (f)'' and inserting ``subsection (e) or (f) of section 
        10, as such subsections were in effect on the day before the 
        date of enactment of the Protecting American Jobs Act,''.

SEC. 3. REGULATIONS.

    Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the National Labor Relations Board shall review all regulations 
promulgated before such date of enactment and revise or rescind any 
such regulations as necessary to implement the amendment made by 
section 2(b).
[A]: Protecting American Jobs Act       This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act, with respect to the authority of the National Labor Relations Board, to:   repeal the authority of the General Counsel ofthe board, to issue, and prosecute before the board, complaints of unfair labor practices;  limit the board's rulemaking authority to rules concerning the internal functions of the board;  prohibit the board from promulgating regulations affecting the substantive or procedural rights of any person, employer, employee, or labor organization, including rules concerning unfair labor practices and representation elections;  repeal the board's authority to prevent persons from engaging in unfair labor practices, limiting such authority to the investigation of allegations of such practices; and  repeal the board's authority to petition courts for enforcement of its orders, seek injunctions, or hold hearings on jurisdictional strikes.  


[Q]: 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.
[A]: 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.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Real Property Disposal 
Enhancement Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) In January 2003, the Government Accountability Office 
        identified Federal real property as a high-risk area, citing 
        excess property as a long-standing problem.
            (2) The magnitude of the problem with excess Federal real 
        property continues to put the government at risk for lost 
        dollars and missed opportunities.
            (3) The Administration has stated its goal is to reduce the 
        size of the Federal real property inventory by 5 percent, or 
        $15 billion, by disposing of unneeded assets by 2015.
            (4) The Federal inventory includes many properties that are 
        no longer relevant to agencies' missions and agencies are 
        spending billions of dollars to maintain these unneeded 
        properties.
            (5) The costs of preparing a property for transfer or sale 
        continue to hamper some agencies' efforts to address their 
        unneeded properties and serve as a disincentive to disposal 
        because, in the short-term, it can be more beneficial 
        economically to maintain a property that is not being used than 
        to dispose of it.
            (6) Agencies should give greater attention to right-sizing 
        their real property portfolios.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to reduce the Federal 
inventory of unneeded and costly property.

SEC. 3. DUTIES OF THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AND EXECUTIVE 
              AGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 524 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 524. Duties of the General Services Administration and executive 
              agencies
    ``(a) Duties of the General Services Administration.--
            ``(1) Guidance.--The Administrator shall issue guidance for 
        the development and implementation of agency real property 
        plans. Such guidance shall include recommendations on--
                    ``(A) how to identify excess properties;
                    ``(B) how to evaluate the costs and benefits 
                involved with disposing of real property;
                    ``(C) how to prioritize disposal decisions based on 
                agency missions and anticipated future need for 
                holdings; and
                    ``(D) how best to dispose of those properties 
                identified as excess to the needs of the agency.
            ``(2) Annual report.--The Administrator shall submit an 
        annual report, for each of the first 5 years after 2008, to the 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate, based on data submitted 
        from all executive agencies, detailing executive agency efforts 
        to reduce their real property assets.
            ``(3) Assistance.--The Administrator shall assist executive 
        agencies in the identification and disposal of excess real 
        property.
    ``(b) Duties of Executive Agencies.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each executive agency shall--
                    ``(A) maintain adequate inventory controls and 
                accountability systems for property under its control;
                    ``(B) continuously survey property under its 
                control to identify excess property;
                    ``(C) promptly report excess property to the 
                Administrator;
                    ``(D) perform the care and handling of excess 
                property; and
                    ``(E) transfer or dispose of excess property as 
                promptly as possible in accordance with authority 
                delegated and regulations prescribed by the 
                Administrator.
            ``(2) Specific requirements with respect to real 
        property.--With respect to real property, each executive agency 
        shall--
                    ``(A) develop and implement a real property plan in 
                order to identify properties to declare as excess using 
                the guidance issued under subsection (a)(1);
                    ``(B) identify and categorize all real property 
                owned, leased, or otherwise managed by the agency;
                    ``(C) establish adequate goals and incentives that 
                lead the agency to reduce excess real property in its 
                inventory;
                    ``(D) when appropriate, use the authorities in 
                section 572(a)(2)(B) of this title in order to identify 
                and prepare real property to be reported as excess.
            ``(3) Additional requirements.--Each executive agency, as 
        far as practicable, shall--
                    ``(A) reassign property to another activity within 
                the agency when the property is no longer required for 
                the purposes of the appropriation used to make the 
                purchase;
                    ``(B) transfer excess property under its control to 
                other Federal agencies and to organizations specified 
                in section 321(c)(2) of this title; and
                    ``(C) obtain excess properties from other Federal 
                agencies to meet mission needs before acquiring non-
                Federal property.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 524 in the 
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is 
amended to read as follows:

``524. Duties of the General Services Administration and executive 
                            agencies.''.

SEC. 4. ENHANCED AUTHORITIES WITH REGARD TO PREPARING PROPERTIES TO BE 
              REPORTED AS EXCESS.

    Section 572(a)(2) of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
        subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(B) Additional authority.--(i) From the fund 
                described in paragraph (1), subject to clause (iv), the 
                Administrator may obligate an amount to pay the direct 
                and indirect costs related to identifying and preparing 
                properties to be reported excess by another agency.
                    ``(ii) The General Services Administration may be 
                reimbursed from the proceeds of the sale of such 
                properties for such costs.
                    ``(iii) Net proceeds shall be dispersed pursuant to 
                section 571 of this title.
                    ``(iv) The authority under clause (i) to obligate 
                funds to prepare properties to be reported excess does 
                not include the authority to convey such properties by 
                sale, lease, exchange, or otherwise, including through 
                leaseback arrangements.
                    ``(v) Nothing in this subparagraph is intended to 
                affect subparagraph (D).''.

SEC. 5. ENHANCED AUTHORITIES WITH REGARD TO REVERTED REAL PROPERTY.

    (a) Authority to Pay Expenses Related to Reverted Real Property.--
Section 572(a)(2)(A) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iv) The direct and indirect costs 
                        associated with the reversion, custody, and 
                        disposal of reverted real property.''.
    (b) Requirements Related to Sales of Reverted Property Under 
Section 550.--Section 550(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1) In general.--''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``If the official, 
        in consultation with the Administrator, recommends reversion of 
        the property, the Administrator shall take control of such 
        property, and, subject to subparagraph (B), sell it at or above 
        appraised fair market value for cash and not by lease, 
        exchange, or leaseback arrangements.
            ``(B) Prior to sale, the Administrator shall make such 
        property available to State and local governments and certain 
        non-profit institutions or organizations pursuant to this 
        section and sections 553 and 554 of this title.''.
    (c) Requirements Related to Sales of Reverted Property Under 
Section 553.--Section 553(e) of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``This Section.--''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``If the 
        Administrator determines that reversion of the property is 
        necessary to enforce compliance with the terms of the 
        conveyance, the Administrator shall take control of such 
        property and, subject to paragraph (2), sell it at or above 
        appraised fair market value for cash and not by lease, 
        exchange, or leaseback arrangements.
    ``(2) Prior to sale, the Administrator shall make such property 
available to State and local governments and certain non-profit 
institutions or organizations pursuant to this section and sections 550 
and 554 of this title.''.
    (d) Requirements Related to Sales of Reverted Property Under 
Section 554.--Section 554(f) of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``This Section.--''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``If the Secretary, 
        in consultation with the Administrator, recommends reversion of 
        the property, the Administrator shall take control of such 
        property and, subject to paragraph (2), sell it at or above 
        appraised fair market value for cash and not by lease, 
        exchange, or leaseback arrangements.
    ``(2) Prior to sale, the Administrator shall make such property 
available to State and local governments and certain non-profit 
institutions or organizations pursuant to this section and sections 550 
and 553 of this title.''.

SEC. 6. AGENCY RETENTION OF PROCEEDS.

    The text of section 571 of title 40, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
    ``(a) Deposit of Proceeds.--Net proceeds described in subsection 
(d) shall be deposited into the appropriate real property account of 
the agency that had custody and accountability for the real property. 
Such funds shall be expended only as authorized in annual 
appropriations Acts and only for activities as described in section 
524(b) of this title and disposal activities, including paying costs 
incurred by the General Services Administration for any disposal-
related activity authorized by this title. Proceeds shall not be 
expended for activities or projects subject to the requirements of 
section 3307 of this title.
    ``(b) Effect on Other Sections.--Nothing in this section is 
intended to affect section 572(b) or 574 of this title.
    ``(c) Disposal Agency for Reverted Property.--For the purposes of 
this section, the General Services Administration, as the disposal 
agency, shall be treated as the agency with custody and accountability 
for properties which revert to the United States under sections 550, 
553, and 554 of this title.
    ``(d) Proceeds.--The net proceeds referred to in subsection (a) are 
proceeds under this chapter from a--
            ``(1) transfer of excess property to a federal agency for 
        agency use; or
            ``(2) sale, lease, or other disposition of surplus 
        property.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2008.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.
[A]:
Federal Real Property Disposal Enhancement Act of 2008 - Requires the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to issue guidance for federal agency real property plans, including recommendations on how to identify and dispose of excess properties, evaluate disposal costs and benefits, and prioritize disposal decisions based on agency missions and anticipated future need for holdings.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) report to specified congressional committees annually for five years on agency efforts to reduce their real property assets; and (2) assist agencies in the identification and disposal of excess real property.

Requires agencies to: (1) maintain adequate inventory controls and accountability systems for property under their control; (2) continuously survey such property to identify excess property; (3) promptly report excess property to the Administrator; (4) perform the care and handling of excess property; and (5) transfer or dispose of excess property as promptly as possible.

Requires each agency to: (1) develop and implement a real property plan to identify and declare excess property; (2) identify and categorize all real property owned, leased, or managed by the agency; (3) establish goals and incentives to reduce excess real property in its inventory; and (4) use authorities to identify and prepare real property to be reported as excess.

Requires each agency to: (1) reassign to another activity within the agency property that is no longer required for the purposes for which it was purchased; (2) transfer excess property to other federal agencies and to specified organizations; and (3) obtain excess properties from other agencies to meet mission needs before acquiring nonfederal property.

(Sec. 4) Includes among the amounts the Administrator is authorized to obligate from proceeds from the disposition of surplus real and related personal property: (1) amounts to pay the costs related to identifying and preparing properties to be reported excess by another agency; and (2) amounts to pay the costs associated with the reversion, custody, and disposal of reverted real property.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) take control of certain property for which reversion is recommended or determined to be necessary and to sell it at fair market value; and (2) make such property available to state and local governments and certain nonprofit entities prior to sale.

(Sec. 6) Requires: (1) excess or surplus property proceeds to be deposited into the appropriate agency's real property account (currently, into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts); and (2) the funds from such deposits to be expended only as authorized in annual appropriations Acts for activities related to federal real property asset management and disposal.