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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Elder Pride Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (34) through (40) and 
        paragraphs (41) through (54) as paragraphs (35) through (41) 
        and paragraphs (43) through (56), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (33) the following:
            ``(34) The term `LGBT' means lesbian, gay, bisexual, or 
        transgender.''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (41), as so redesignated, 
        the following:
            ``(42) The term `older LGBT individual' means an older 
        individual that identifies as LGBT.''.

SEC. 3. OFFICE OF OLDER LGBT POLICY.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--Section 201 of the Older Americans Act of 
        1965 (42 U.S.C. 3011) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
    ``(g)(1) There is established in the Administration an Office of 
Older LGBT Policy (referred to in this subsection as the `Office').
    ``(2) The Office shall be headed by a Director of the Office of 
Older LGBT Policy (referred to in this subsection as the `Director') 
who shall be appointed by the Secretary.
    ``(3) The Director shall--
            ``(A) coordinate activities within the Department of Health 
        and Human Services, and between other Federal departments and 
        agencies, to assure a continuum of improved services for older 
        LGBT individuals;
            ``(B) serve as the effective and visible advocate on behalf 
        of older LGBT individuals--
                    ``(i) within the Department of Health and Human 
                Services and with other departments and agencies of the 
                Federal Government regarding all Federal policies 
                affecting such individuals; and
                    ``(ii) in the States to promote the enhanced 
                delivery of services and implementation of programs, 
                under this Act and other Federal Acts, for the benefit 
                of such individuals;
            ``(C) support, conduct, and arrange for research in the 
        field of LGBT aging with a special emphasis on gathering 
        statistics on older LGBT individuals;
            ``(D) collect and disseminate information related to 
        challenges experienced by older LGBT individuals with an 
        emphasis on the challenges experienced by older LGBT 
        individuals residing in rural areas and older LGBT individuals 
        living with human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune 
        deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS);
            ``(E) recommend policies and priorities beneficial to older 
        LGBT individuals and promote the implementation and adoption of 
        culturally competent care and services for such individuals; 
        and
            ``(F) administer and evaluate grants that will help older 
        LGBT individuals, including grants under section 423.
    ``(4) Not later than January 31 of fiscal year 2023 and of each 
fifth fiscal year thereafter, the Director shall submit to Congress a 
report describing the activities carried out under this subsection 
during the preceding 5 fiscal years.''.

SEC. 4. RURAL OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM.

    Part A of title IV of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
3032 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 423. RURAL OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
        the Office of Older LGBT Policy, established under section 
        201(g).
            ``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity'--
                    ``(A) means an entity that submits an application 
                to the Director in accordance with subsection (d), and 
                is--
                            ``(i) a State; or
                            ``(ii) an agency, organization, or 
                        institution that focuses on serving the needs 
                        of older individuals or LGBT individuals; and
                    ``(B) may include an area agency on aging for a 
                rural area or a multipurpose senior center.
            ``(3) Rural area.--The term `rural area' means an area that 
        is not designated by the United States Census Bureau as an 
        urbanized area or urban cluster.
    ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide eligible 
entities with resources and incentives to devise a long-term 
comprehensive strategy for connecting with older LGBT individuals 
residing in rural areas and meeting the needs of such individuals.
    ``(c) Authority for Grants.--The Director may, for the purpose 
described in subsection (b), make grants to eligible entities to carry 
out activities approved by the Director in accordance with subsection 
(e).
    ``(d) Applications.--
            ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity seeking a grant under 
        this section shall submit an application to the Director at 
        such time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
        the Director may reasonably require, including the contents 
        described in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Contents.--An application for a grant under this 
        section shall contain--
                    ``(A) a description of the proposed activities to 
                be supported by the grant;
                    ``(B) a description of the size and characteristics 
                of the population in a rural area served by such 
                activities;
                    ``(C) a description of the public and private 
                resources expected to be made available in connection 
                with such activities;
                    ``(D) a demonstrated intent to partner with local 
                organizations in rural areas in carrying out such 
                activities;
                    ``(E) evidence in a form acceptable to the Director 
                that such activities will meet urgent needs that are 
                not met by available public and private sources; and
                    ``(F) such other information or certifications that 
                the Director determines necessary to achieve the 
                purpose described in subsection (b).
    ``(e) Approved Activities.--
            ``(1) In general.--A grant under this section shall be 
        available only for activities approved by the Director to carry 
        out a strategy designed to create a cooperative and lasting 
        partnership between older LGBT individuals residing in rural 
        areas and the eligible entity receiving the grant.
            ``(2) Approved activities.--Activities approved by the 
        Director may include initiatives that--
                    ``(A) engage in education and training around 
                community outreach to older LGBT individuals residing 
                in rural areas;
                    ``(B) reduce isolation and improve access to care 
                for older LGBT individuals residing in rural areas by 
                building relationships between such individuals and the 
                local community;
                    ``(C) foster relationships between local LGBT-
                affirming service providers and older LGBT individuals 
                residing in rural areas;
                    ``(D) improve LGBT cultural competency among 
                organizations and personnel providing services to older 
                individuals residing in rural areas; and
                    ``(E) expand the use of non-discrimination policies 
                that--
                            ``(i) protect sexual orientation and gender 
                        identity; and
                            ``(ii) create community spaces that are 
                        inclusive to older LGBT individuals.
    ``(f) Standards and Guidelines.--The Director shall establish 
standards and guidelines for approved activities supported by a grant 
under this section. Such standards and guidelines shall permit an 
eligible entity receiving such a grant to refine or adapt the standards 
and guidelines for an individual project, where such a refinement or 
adaptation is made necessary by a local circumstance.
    ``(g) Coordination With Local Entities.--
            ``(1) Cooperation.--An eligible entity receiving a grant 
        under this section shall, in carrying out the approved 
        activities supported by the grant, agree to cooperate and 
        coordinate with--
                    ``(A) the agencies of the relevant State and local 
                governments responsible for providing services to older 
                LGBT individuals in the area served by such activities; 
                and
                    ``(B) other public and private organizations and 
                agencies providing services for older LGBT individuals 
                in such area.
            ``(2) Prioritization.--An eligible entity receiving a grant 
        under this section shall prioritize cooperating and 
        coordinating with public and private organizations and agencies 
        that primarily serve economically underserved populations, as 
        determined by the Director.
    ``(h) Reports.--Not later than January 31 of fiscal year 2020, and 
of each second fiscal year thereafter, the Director shall submit to 
Congress a report describing the activities carried out under this 
section during the preceding 2 fiscal years.''.
Elder Pride Act of 2018 This bill establishes the Office of Older LGBT Policy and a related rural outreach grant program. The office shall coordinate research and services for older lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals. The office shall oversee a program, and may award grants, for addressing the needs of older LGBT individuals in rural areas. Some of the approved activities for the grant program include education and outreach, reducing isolation and improving access to care, and expanding the use of non-discrimination policies. The office shall be a part of the Administration on Aging. 

That section 4 of 
Public Law 94-456 (43 U.S.C. 1611 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``subsection (a)'' in subsection (c) 
        and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsections (a) and (d)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d)(1) In order to convey to the Village Corporations named in 
this subsection certain lands the Villages have selected under section 
12(a) of the Settlement Act, the Secretary shall convey all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the surface estate 
of the lands described in paragraph (2) to the Village Corporations 
within Cook Inlet Region named in paragraph (2) in partial satisfaction 
of each Village Corporation's statutory entitlement under section 12(a) 
of the Settlement Act. Conveyances shall be made pursuant to sections 
12(a) and 14(f) of the Settlement Act. The conveyances described in 
paragraph (2) shall be made within 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this subsection.
    ``(2) The lands described in this paragraph are to be conveyed to 
Village Corporations as follows:
    To Chickaloon-Moose Creek Native Association, Inc.:

                        seward meridian, alaska

            Township 1 North, Range 20 West (Unsurveyed)
                    Sections 24, 25, and 36 (fractional).
    To Knikatnu, Inc.:

                        seward meridian, alaska

            Township 1 South, Range 20 West (Unsurveyed)
                    Section 1 (fractional).
            Township 3 South, Range 20 West (Unsurveyed)
                    Section 3 (fractional);
                    Sections 4 and 9.
            Township 1 North, Range 20 West (Unsurveyed)
                    Section 9 (fractional).
    To Ninilchik Native Association, Inc.:

                        seward meridian, alaska

            Township 1 South, Range 19 West (Unsurveyed)
                    Sections 29 and 32 (fractional).
            Township 2 South, Range 19 West (Unsurveyed)
                    Sections 6 and 18 (fractional).
            Township 2 South, Range 20 West (Unsurveyed)
                    Section 1 (fractional);
                    Sections 6 and 14;
                    Sections 23, 24, and 26 (fractional);
                    Sections 32 and 33;
                    Sections 34 and 35 (fractional).
            Township 3 South, Range 20 West (Unsurveyed)
                    Section 10 (fractional).
            Township 3 South, Range 21 West (Unsurveyed)
                    Sections 13 and 19 through 24, inclusive;
                    Section 25 (fractional);
                    Sections 32 and 34 (fractional).
            Township 1 North, Range 20 West (Unsurveyed)
                    Sections 6 through 8 (fractional), inclusive;
                    Section 16;
                    Sections 22 and 23 (fractional);
                    Section 26.
            Township 4 North, Range 19 West (Unsurveyed)
                    Sections 20 and 36.
    To Seldovia Native Association, Inc.:

                        seward meridian, alaska

            Township 2 South, Range 20 West (Unsurveyed)
                    Section 13 (fractional).
            Township 3 South, Range 20 West (Unsurveyed)
                    Sections 7 and 8;
                    Section 16 (fractional);
                    Sections 17 and 18;
                    Sections 19 and 20 (fractional).
    To Tyonek Native Corporation:

                        seward meridian, alaska

            Township 1 South, Range 20 West (Unsurveyed)
                    Section 2 (fractional);
                    Section 3.
            Township 2 South, Range 21 West (Unsurveyed)
                    Section 36.
            Township 2 South, Range 20 West (Unsurveyed)
                    Section 12 (fractional);
                    Section 31.
            Township 3 South, Range 20 West (Unsurveyed)
                    Sections 15, 21, and 30 (fractional).
            Township 3 South, Range 21 West (Unsurveyed)
                    Section 26;
                    Sections 27 and 28 (fractional);
                    Sections 29 through 31 (fractional), inclusive;
                    Sections 33, 35, and 36 (fractional).
            Township 1 North, Range 20 West (Unsurveyed)
                    Section 15 (fractional);
                    Section 35.
Aggregating approximately 29,900 acres, more or less.
    ``(3) No later than 180 days following the completion of the 
conveyances required by paragraph (1), Cook Inlet Region, Inc., shall 
convey to each of the Village Corporations referred to in paragraph (2) 
the surface estate in such lands described in Appendix A of that 
certain Agreement dated August 31, 1976, known as the Deficiency 
Agreement, as the Village Corporations have identified, and in the 
order they identified in their priority selection rounds, to satisfy 
each Village Corporation's section 12(a) entitlement under the 
Settlement Act.
    ``(4) If the Secretary does not convey the lands in paragraph (2) 
within 90 days of the date of the enactment of this subsection, then 
all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
surface estate of such lands shall nevertheless pass immediately to the 
Village Corporations named in paragraph (2).
    ``(5) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to increase or 
decrease the entitlement under the Settlement Act of any of the Village 
Corporations named in this subsection or of Cook Inlet Region, Inc.''.
Amends Federal law to provide for conveyance of certain Alaskan lands under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to:  (1) Chickaloon-Moose Creek Native Association, Inc.; (2) Knikatnu, Inc.; (3) Ninilchik Native Association, Inc.; (4) Seldovia Native Association, Inc.; and (5) Tyonek Native Corporation.

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) prices in the spot market for electric energy in the 
        western energy market have consistently remained at levels that 
        are multiples of energy prices prevailing before 2000;
            (2) the price increases began in California and spread 
        throughout the western energy market;
            (3) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in an order 
        issued November 1, 2000, found that prices in California and 
        the western energy market are unjust and unreasonable; and
            (4) the high and volatile prices for natural gas are 
        reflected in the costs of producing electricity.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Energy Regulatory Commission.
            (2) Cost-of-service based rate.--The term ``cost-of-service 
        based rate'' means a rate, charge, or classification for the 
        sale of electric energy that is equal to--
                    (A) all the reasonable variable costs for producing 
                the electric energy;
                    (B) all the reasonable fixed costs for producing 
                the electric energy;
                    (C) a reasonable risk premium or return on invested 
                capital; and
                    (D) all other reasonable costs associated with the 
                production, acquisition, conservation, and transmission 
                of electric power.
            (3) Load-differentiated demand rate.--The term ``load-
        differentiated demand rate'' means a rate, charge, or 
        classification for the sale of electric energy that reflects 
        differences in the demand for electric energy during various 
        times of day, months, seasons, or other time periods.
            (4) Public utility.--The term ``public utility'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 201 of the Federal Power Act 
        (16 U.S.C. 824).
            (5) Western energy market.--The term ``western energy 
        market'' means the area within the United States that is 
        covered by the Western Systems Coordinating Council.

SEC. 3. WHOLESALE ELECTRIC ENERGY RATES OF REGULATED ENTITIES IN THE 
              WESTERN ENERGY MARKET.

    (a) Imposition of Wholesale Electric Energy Rates.--Not later than 
60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 
impose just and reasonable load-differentiated demand rates or cost-of-
service based rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy at 
wholesale in the western energy market.
    (b) Limitations.--
            (1) In general.--A load-differentiated demand rate or cost-
        of-service based rate shall not apply to a sale of electric 
energy at wholesale for delivery in a State that, after the date of 
enactment of this Act--
                    (A) prohibits the State public utility commission 
                from approving the passing through to retail consumers 
                of cost-of-service based rates or load-differentiated 
                demand rates approved by the Commission; or
                    (B) imposes a price limit on the sale of electric 
                energy at retail that precludes a public utility (or 
                any entity that is authorized to purchase electricity 
                on behalf of a public utility or a State) from making a 
                payment when due to any entity within the western 
                energy market from which the public utility purchases 
                electric energy for resale at retail within the western 
                energy market.
            (2) No orders to sell without a reasonable assurance of 
        payment.--Notwithstanding section 302 of the Natural Gas Policy 
        Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 3362), section 202(c) of the Federal 
        Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824a(c)), or section 101 of the Defense 
        Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2071), neither the 
        Secretary of Energy nor the Commission may issue an order that 
        requires a seller of electric energy or natural gas to sell, on 
        or after the date of enactment of this Act, electric energy or 
        natural gas to a buyer in a State described in paragraph (1) 
        unless there is a reasonable assurance that the Commission 
        determines is sufficient to ensure that the seller will be 
        paid--
                    (A) the full purchase price when due, as agreed to 
                by the buyer and seller; or
                    (B) if the buyer and seller are unable to agree on 
                a price--
                            (i) a fair and equitable price for natural 
                        gas, as determined by the President under 
                        section 302 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 
                        1978 (15 U.S.C. 3362); or
                            (ii) a just and reasonable price for 
                        electric energy, as determined by the Secretary 
                        of Energy or the Commission, as appropriate, 
                        under section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act 
                        (16 U.S.C. 824a(c)).
            (3) Requirement to meet in-state demand.--Notwithstanding 
        any other provision of law, a State public utility commission 
        in the western energy market may prohibit any utility subject 
        to the jurisdiction of the State public utility commission from 
        making any sale of electric energy to a purchaser outside the 
        service area of the utility at any time at which the State 
        public utility commission has reason to believe that delivery 
        of the electric energy would impair the ability of the utility 
        to meet, at or after the time of the delivery, the demand for 
        electric energy in the service area of the utility.
    (c) Authority of State Regulatory Authorities.--This section does 
not diminish or have any other effect on the authority of a State 
regulatory authority (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Power Act 
(16 U.S.C. 796)) to regulate rates and charges for the sale of electric 
energy to consumers, including the authority to determine the manner in 
which wholesale rates shall be passed through to consumers (including 
the setting of tiered pricing, real-time pricing, and baseline rates).
    (d) Repeal.--Effective March 1, 2003, this section is repealed, and 
any load-differentiated demand rate or cost-of-service based rate 
imposed under this section that is then in effect shall no longer be 
effective.

SEC. 4. NATURAL GAS RATES.

    (a) Inapplicability of Waiver of Maximum Rate Ceiling Provision to 
Transportation of Natural Gas Into the State of California.--Effective 
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, paragraph (i) of 
section 284.8 of title 18, Code of Federal Regulations, shall not apply 
to the transportation of natural gas into the State of California from 
outside the State.
    (b) Disclosure of Commodity Portion and Transportation Portion of 
Sale Price in Bundled Natural Gas Transactions.--
            (1) Definition of bundled transaction.--In this subsection, 
        the term ``bundled transaction'' means a transaction for the 
        sale of natural gas in which the sale price includes both the 
        cost of the natural gas and the cost of transporting the 
        natural gas.
            (2) Disclosure.--Exercising authority under section 4 of 
        the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717c), not later than 60 days 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 
        promulgate a regulation that requires any person that sells 
        natural gas in a bundled transaction under which the natural 
        gas is to be transported into the State of California from 
        outside the State to file with the Commission, not later than a 
        date specified by the Commission, a statement that discloses--
                    (A) the portion of the sale price that is 
                attributable to the price paid by the seller for the 
                natural gas; and
                    (B) the portion of the sale price that is 
                attributable to the price paid for transportation of 
                the natural gas.

SEC. 5. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE BONNEVILLE POWER 
              ADMINISTRATION.

    It is the sense of the Senate that the Bonneville Power 
Administration should--
            (1) take steps to reduce its wholesale electric power 
        purchase needs in the rate period beginning October 1, 2001; 
        and
            (2) undertake other actions to minimize its potential 
        wholesale electric rate increase due to take effect October 1, 
        2001.

SEC. 6. EFFECT OF ACT.

    Nothing in this Act--
            (1) affects any energy production that, as of the date of 
        enactment of this Act, is not online and for which an 
        application for a permit to produce electricity has not been 
        filed;
            (2) affects any contract for the purchase of electric 
        energy except a contract for a spot market purchase; or
            (3) prohibits a State or other entity from appearing in a 
        Federal court in any instance in which it is alleged that the 
        Commission is not enforcing the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
        791a et seq.).

Instructs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to impose just and reasonable load-differentiated demand rates or cost-of-service based rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy at wholesale in the western energy market (the area covered by the Western Systems Coordinating Council).Authorizes a State public utility commission in such market to prohibit any utility under its jurisdiction from making any sale of electric energy to a purchaser outside the utility's service area if the commission believes that its delivery would impair the utility's ability to meet the demand for electric energy in its own service area.Instructs FERC to require a seller of natural gas to disclose the commodity portion and transportation portion of the sale price if it is sold in a bundled transaction under which it is to be transported into the State of California from outside the State.Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Bonneville Power Administration should: (1) take steps to reduce its wholesale electric power purchase needs in the rate period beginning October 1, 2001; and (2) undertake other actions to minimize its potential wholesale electric rate increase due to take effect October 1, 2001.