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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Cyber Security Leadership 
Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Federal agencies rely on networked computer systems to 
        deliver critical services and information to the American 
        people, including operations related to national defense, 
        emergency services, tax collection, and the payment of 
        benefits.
            (2) There has been an astonishing increase in cyber threats 
        to government and industry in recent years. The number of cyber 
        attacks on Federal Government systems in 2001 was 71 percent 
        greater than the number of such attacks on such systems in 
        2000.
            (3) Cyber attacks can cause irreparable harm in network 
        systems, including the loss or dissemination of sensitive and 
        important data. Cyber attacks can also reduce the confidence of 
        the American people in the integrity and security of the 
        Internet.
            (4) There is mounting evidence to suggest that terrorists 
        view the Internet as a tool to achieve their goals. Government 
        investigators found that al Qaeda operatives browsed Internet 
        sites that offered software describing the digital switches 
        that control power, water, transport, and communications grids.
            (5) The Bush Administration has recognized in its draft 
        National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace ``the pressing need to 
        make federal cyberspace security a model for the nation''.
            (6) All but a few Federal agencies continue to receive 
        failing grades for their cyber security programs.
            (7) Federal agencies must take significant steps to better 
        protect themselves against cyber attacks, including--
                    (A) identifying significant vulnerabilities in 
                their computer networks and the tools needed to detect 
                such vulnerabilities;
                    (B) monitoring for new vulnerabilities in their 
                computer networks, and assessing risks of cyber 
                attacks;
                    (C) testing computers against identified 
                vulnerabilities; and
                    (D) ensuring that computers and networks are 
                adequately protected against such vulnerabilities.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Chief information officer.--The term ``Chief 
        Information Officer'', with respect to an agency, means the 
        official designated as the Chief Information Officer of the 
        agency pursuant to section 3506(a)(2) of title 44, United 
        States Code.
            (2) Vulnerability.--The term ``vulnerability'', in the case 
        of information technology, means an error or defect in coding, 
        configuration, or installation of such information technology 
        that increases its susceptibility to a cyber threat.
            (3) Other definitions.--Except as otherwise provided in 
        this section, any term used in this Act which is defined in 
        section 3502 of title 44, United States Code, shall have the 
        meaning given that term in such section 3502.

SEC. 4. ELIMINATION OF SIGNIFICANT VULNERABILITIES OF FEDERAL 
              GOVERNMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) In General.--The Chief Information Officer of each agency 
shall--
            (1) identify the significant vulnerabilities of the 
        information technology of such agency, including--
                    (A) vulnerabilities of such classes of information 
                technology of such agency as the Chief Information 
                Officer shall designate for purposes of this section; 
                and
                    (B) vulnerabilities of the information technology 
                of such agency as a whole;
            (2) establish performance goals for eliminating the 
        significant vulnerabilities of the information technology of 
        such agency identified under paragraph (1), with such 
        performance goals--
                    (A) to be established utilizing the current state 
                of the information technology of such agency as a 
                baseline;
                    (B) to be stated both for particular classes of 
                information technology of such agency (as determined 
                under paragraph (1)(A)) and for the information 
                technology of such agency as a whole; and
                    (C) to be expressed as target ratios of 
                vulnerabilities per information technology;
            (3) procure or develop tools to identify and eliminate the 
        vulnerabilities identified under paragraph (1) in order to 
        achieve the performance goals established under paragraph (2);
            (4) train personnel of such agency in the utilization of 
        tools procured or developed under paragraph (3);
            (5) not less often than once each quarter, test the 
        information technology of such agency to determine the extent 
        of the compliance of the information technology with the 
        performance goals established under paragraph (3); and
            (6) to the extent that the information technology of such 
        agency does not comply with the performance goals established 
        under paragraph (3), promptly develop and implement a plan to 
        eliminate significant vulnerabilities in the information 
        technology in order to achieve compliance with such performance 
        goals.
    (b) Annual Report on Activities.--
            (1) Requirement.--The Chief Information Officer of each 
        agency shall include information on its activities under 
        subsection (a) in each annual report submitted to the Director 
        of the Office of Management and Budget under section 3545(e) of 
        title 44, United States Code (as amended by section 301(b) of 
        the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (title 
        III of Public Law 107-347)).
            (2) Form.--The form of information submitted under 
        paragraph (1) shall be specified by the Director of the Office 
        of Management and Budget.
    (c) Governmentwide Standards.--
            (1) Review by nist.--The Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget shall ensure the review by the Director 
        of the National Institute of Standards and Technology of the 
        annual reports submitted under subsection (b) in the first year 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Guidelines.--Not later than 180 days after receiving 
        annual reports for review under paragraph (1), the Director of 
        the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall 
        develop and make available to the Chief Information Officers of 
        the agencies governmentwide guidelines for use in complying 
        with subsection (a). The guidelines shall--
                    (A) identify vulnerabilities of information 
                technology common to the agencies; and
                    (B) describe means of eliminating such 
                vulnerabilities, including the use of checklists 
                pursuant to section 8(c) of the Cyber Security Research 
                and Development Act (Public Law 107-305).
            (3) Mandatory use.--
                    (A) Designation of vulnerabilities.--The Director 
                of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
                shall designate as a result of the review under 
                paragraph (1) any significant vulnerabilities of 
                information technology of such broad applicability and 
                severity so as to warrant the mandatory use of the 
                guidelines developed under paragraph (2) with respect 
                to such vulnerabilities.
                    (B) Mandatory use.--The Secretary of Commerce 
                shall, using the authority available to the Secretary 
                under section 11331(b) of title 40, United States Code, 
                mandate the use by the agencies of guidelines developed 
                under paragraph (2) with respect to vulnerabilities 
                designated under subparagraph (A).
                    (C) Use and exception.--Each agency shall use a 
                standard mandated under subparagraph (B) unless the 
                Chief Information Officer of such agency determines, 
                with the concurrence of the Director of the National 
                Institute of Standards and Technology, that the use of 
                such guideline by such agency would not increase the 
                security of the information technology covered by such 
                standard.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out the provisions of this Act amounts as 
follows:
            (1) For the Department of Commerce for the National 
        Institute of Standards and Technology, $1,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 2004 to develop the guidelines required by section 4(c).
            (2) For each agency, such sums as may be necessary for such 
        agency for fiscal years 2004 through 2008 to carry out the 
        provisions of this Act.
    (b) Availability.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
subsection (a)(1) shall remain available until expended.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.

Output: National Cyber Security Leadership Act of 2003 - Requires the Chief Information Officer of each Federal agency to: (1) identify the significant vulnerabilities of the information technology (IT) of such agency; (2) establish performance goals for eliminating such vulnerabilities; (3) procure or develop tools to identify and eliminate those vulnerabilities in order to achieve such performance goals; (4) train personnel in the utilization of those tools; (5) test the agency's IT to determine the extent of its compliance with the performance goals; and (6) develop and implement a plan to eliminate significant vulnerabilities in order to achieve compliance.Requires: (1) each Officer to include information on the agency's activities under this Act in annual reports on the agency's information security program and practices submitted to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); and (2) the OMB Director to ensure the review of such reports by the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); (3) the NIST Director to designate, as the result of such review, any significant IT vulnerabilities of such broad applicability and severity so as to warrant the use of government-wide guidelines the Director shall develop and make available to such Officers for complying with this Act; and (4) the Secretary of Commerce to mandate agency use of such guidelines.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. DENIAL OF CASH BENEFITS TO DRUG ADDICTS AND ALCOHOLICS.

    (a) Amendments Relating to Title II Disability Benefits.--
            (1) In general.--Section 225(c) of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 425(c)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(c)(1)(A)'' and inserting 
                ``(2)(A)'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (7) and by redesignating 
                paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through 
                (7), respectively; and
                    (C) by inserting before paragraph (2) as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (A) the following new 
                paragraph:
    ``(c)(1) No cash benefits shall be payable under this title to any 
individual who is otherwise entitled to benefits under this title based 
on disability, if such individual's alcoholism or drug addiction is a 
contributing factor material to the Commissioner's determination that 
such individual is disabled.''.
            (2) Treatment Requirements.--
                    (A) Section 225(c)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                425(c)(2)(A)), as redesignated by paragraph (1), is 
                amended to read as follows:
    ``(2)(A)(i) Any individual who would be entitled to cash benefits 
under this title but for the application of paragraph (1) may elect to 
comply with the provisions of this subsection.
            ``(ii) Any individual who is entitled to cash benefits 
        under this title by reason of disability (or whose entitlement 
        to such benefits is suspended), and who was entitled to such 
        benefits by reason of disability, for which such individual's 
        alcoholism or drug addiction was a contributing factor material 
        to the Commissioner's determination that such individual was 
        disabled, for the month preceding the month in which this 
        paragraph takes effect, shall be required to comply with the 
        provisions of this subsection.
                    (B) Section 225(c)(2)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                425(c)(2)(B)), as so redesignated, is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``who is required under 
                        subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``described in 
                        clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) who is 
                        required''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``paragraph (3)'' and 
                        inserting ``paragraph (4)''.
                    (C) Section 225(c)(3)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                425(c)(3)(A)), as so redesignated, is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and 
                        inserting ``paragraph (2)(A)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``paragraph (5)'' and 
                        inserting ``paragraph (6)''.
                    (D) Section 225(c)(3)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                425(c)(3)(B)), as so redesignated, is amended by 
                striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
                (2)(A)''.
                    (E) Section 225(c)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                425(c)(5)), as so redesignated, is amended by striking 
                ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)''.
                    (F) Section 225(c)(6)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                425(c)(6)(A), as so redesignated, is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``who are receiving 
                        benefits under this title and who as a 
                        condition of payment of such benefits'' and 
                        inserting ``described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) 
                        who elect to undergo treatment; and the 
                        monitoring and testing of all individuals 
                        described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) who'';
                            (ii) by striking ``under paragraph (1)''; 
                        and
                            (iii) by striking ``paragraph (2)(A)'' and 
                        inserting ``paragraph (3)(A)''.
                    (G) Section 225(c)(6)(C)(ii)(I) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 425(c)(6)(C)(ii)(I)), as so redesignated, is 
                amended--
                            (i) by striking ``residing in the State'' 
                        and all that follows through ``they are 
                        disabled'' and inserting ``described in 
                        paragraph (2)(A) residing in the State''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``paragraph (2)(A)'' and 
                        inserting ``paragraph (3)(A)''.
                    (H) Section 225(c)(6)(C)(ii)(III) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 425(c)(6)(C)(ii)(III)), as so redesignated, is 
                amended by striking ``paragraph (2)(A)'' and inserting 
                ``paragraph (3)(A)''.
                    (I) Section 225(c)(6)(C) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                425(c)(6)(C)), as so redesignated, is amended by adding 
                at the end the following:
    ``(iii) The monitoring requirements of clause (ii) shall not apply 
in the case of any individual described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) who 
fails to comply with the requirements of paragraph (2).''.
                    (J) Section 225(c)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                425(c)(7)), as so redesignated, is amended--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``who 
                        is entitled'' and all that follows through ``is 
                        under a disability'' and inserting ``described 
                        in paragraph (2)(A)''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``(4) 
                        or (7)'' and inserting ``(5)''.
                    (K) Section 225(c)(8) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                425(c)(8)) is amended by striking ``(1), (4) or (7)'' 
                and inserting ``(2) or (5)''.
                    (L) Section 225(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 425(c)) 
                is amended by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraphs:
    ``(10) The Commissioner shall provide appropriate notification to 
each individual subject to the limitation on cash benefits contained in 
paragraph (1) and the treatment provisions contained in paragraph (2).
    ``(11) The requirements of paragraph (2) shall cease to apply to 
any individual if the Commissioner determines that such individual no 
longer needs treatment.''.
            (3) Representative payee requirements.--
                    (A) Section 205(j)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                405(j)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(B) In the case of an individual entitled to benefits based on 
disability, the payment of such benefits shall be made to a 
representative payee if the Commissioner of Social Security determines 
that such payment would serve the interest of the individual because 
the individual also has an alcoholism or drug addiction condition (as 
determined by the Commissioner) and the individual is incapable of 
managing such benefits.''.
                    (B) Section 205(j)(2)(C)(v) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                405(j)(2)(C)(v)) is amended by striking ``entitled to 
                benefits'' and all that follows through ``under a 
                disability'' and inserting ``described in paragraph 
                (1)(B)''.
                    (C) Section 205(j)(2)(D)(ii)(II) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 405(j)(2)(D)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking all 
                that follows ``15 years, or'' and inserting ``described 
                in paragraph (1)(B).''.
                    (D) Section 205(j)(4)(A)(i)(II) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 405(j)(4)(A)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking 
                ``entitled to benefits'' and all that follows through 
                ``under a disability'' and inserting ``described in 
                paragraph (1)(B)''.
    (b) Amendments Relating to SSI Benefits.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1611(e)(3) of the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(3)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(B)'' and inserting ``(C)'';
                    (B) by striking ``(3)(A)'' and inserting ``(B)''; 
                and
                    (C) by inserting before subparagraph (B) as 
                redesignated by paragraph (2) the following new 
                subparagraph:
    ``(3)(A) No cash benefits shall be payable under this title to any 
individual who is otherwise eligible for benefits under this title by 
reason of disability, if such individual's alcoholism or drug addiction 
is a contributing factor material to the Commissioner's determination 
that such individual is disabled.''.
            (2) Treatment requirements.--
                    (A) Section 1611(e)(3)(B)(i)(I) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1382(e)(3)(B)(i)(I)), as redesignated by 
                paragraph (1), is amended to read as follows:
    ``(B)(i)(I)(aa) Any individual who would be eligible for cash 
benefits under this title but for the application of subparagraph (A) 
may elect to comply with the provisions of this subparagraph.
            ``(bb) Any individual who is eligible for cash benefits 
        under this title by reason of disability (or whose eligibility 
        for such benefits is suspended) or is eligible for benefits 
        pursuant to section 1619(b), and who was eligible for such 
        benefits by reason of disability, for which such individual's 
        alcoholism or drug addiction was a contributing factor material 
        to the Commissioner's determination that such individual was 
        disabled, for the month preceding the month in which this 
        subparagraph takes effect, shall be required to comply with the 
        provisions of this subparagraph.''.
                    (B) Section 1611(e)(3)(B)(i)(II) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1382(e)(3)(B)(i)(II)), as so redesignated, is 
                amended by striking ``who is required under subclause 
                (I)'' and inserting ``described in division (bb) of 
                subclause (I) who is required''.
                    (C) Subclauses (I) and (II) of section 
                1611(e)(3)(B)(ii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382(e)(3)(B)(ii)), as so redesignated, are each 
                amended by striking ``clause (i)'' and inserting 
                ``clause (i)(I)''.
                    (D) Section 1611(e)(3)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382(e)(3)(B)), as so redesignated, is amended by 
                striking clause (v) and by redesignating clause (vi) as 
                clause (v).
                    (E) Section 1611(e)(3)(B)(v) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382(e)(3)(B)(v)), as redesignated by subparagraph (D), 
                is amended--
                            (i) in subclause (I), by striking ``who is 
                        eligible'' and all that follows through ``is 
                        disabled'' and inserting ``described in clause 
                        (i)(I)''; and
                            (ii) in subclause (V), by striking ``or 
                        (v)''.
                    (F) Section 1611(e)(3)(C)(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382(e)(3)(C)(i)), as redesignated by paragraph (1), is 
                amended by striking ``who are receiving benefits under 
                this title and who as a condition of such benefits'' 
                and inserting ``described in subparagraph (B)(i)(I)(aa) 
                who elect to undergo treatment; and the monitoring and 
                testing of all individuals described in subparagraph 
                (B)(i)(I)(bb) who''.
                    (G) Section 1611(e)(3)(C)(iii)(II)(aa) of such Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(3)(C)(iii)(II)(aa)), as so 
                redesignated, is amended by striking ``residing in the 
                State'' and all that follows through ``they are 
                disabled'' and inserting ``described in subparagraph 
                (B)(i)(I) residing in the State''.
                    (H) Section 1611(e)(3)(C)(iii) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1382(e)(3)(C)(iii)), as so redesignated, is 
                amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(III) The monitoring requirements of subclause (II) shall not 
apply in the case of any individual described in subparagraph 
(B)(i)(I)(aa) who fails to comply with the requirements of subparagraph 
(B).''.
                    (I) Section 1611(e)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1382(e)(3)), as amended by paragraph (1), is amended by 
                adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
    ``(D) The Commissioner shall provide appropriate notification to 
each individual subject to the limitation on cash benefits contained in 
subparagraph (A) and the treatment provisions contained in subparagraph 
(B).
    ``(E) The requirements of subparagraph (B) shall cease to apply to 
any individual if the Commissioner determines that such individual no 
longer needs treatment.''.
            (3) Representative payee requirements.--
                    (A) Section 1631(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II)) is amended to read as 
                follows:
    ``(II) In the case of an individual eligible for benefits under 
this title by reason of disability, the payment of such benefits shall 
be made to a representative payee if the Commissioner of Social 
Security determines that such payment would serve the interest of the 
individual because the individual also has an alcoholism or drug 
addiction condition (as determined by the Commissioner) and the 
individual is incapable of managing such benefits.''.
                    (B) Section 1631(a)(2)(B)(vii) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(B)(vii)) is amended by striking 
                ``eligible for benefits'' and all that follows through 
                ``is disabled'' and inserting ``described in 
                subparagraph (A)(ii)(II)''.
                    (C) Section 1631(a)(2)(B)(ix)(II) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(B)(ix)(II)) is amended by striking 
                all that follows ``15 years, or'' and inserting 
                ``described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II).''.
                    (D) Section 1631(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(D)(i)(II)) is amended by striking 
                ``eligible for benefits'' and all that follows through 
                ``is disabled'' and inserting ``described in 
                subparagraph (A)(ii)(II)''.
            (4) Preservation of medicaid eligibility.--Section 1634(e) 
        of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``clause (i) or (v) of section 
                1611(e)(3)(A)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A) or 
                subparagraph (B)(i)(II) of section 1611(e)(3)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following: ``This 
                subsection shall cease to apply to any such person if 
                the Commissioner determines that such person no longer 
                needs treatment.''.
            (5) Conforming amendment.--Section 201(c) of the Social 
        Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994 (42 
        U.S.C. 425 note) is repealed.
    (c) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        amendments made by this section shall apply to applicants for 
        benefits under title II or title XVI of the Social Security Act 
        for months beginning on or after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act, without regard to whether regulations have been 
        issued to implement such amendments.
            (2) Application to current recipients.--Notwithstanding any 
        other provision of law, in the case of an individual who is 
        receiving benefits under title II of the Social Security Act or 
        supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of such 
        Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act and whose 
        entitlement or eligibility for such benefits would terminate by 
        reason of the amendments made by this section, such amendments 
        shall apply with respect to the benefits of such individual for 
        months beginning on or after January 1, 1997, and the 
        Commissioner of Social Security shall so notify the individual 
        not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
        Act.
            (3) Benefits under title xvi.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term ``benefits under title XVI of the Social 
        Security Act'' includes supplementary payments pursuant to an 
        agreement for Federal administration under section 1616(a) of 
        the Social Security Act, and payments pursuant to an agreement 
        entered into under section 212(b) of Public Law 93-66.

Output: Denies monthly cash disability benefits under titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI), respectively, of the Social Security Act for drug addicts and alcoholics whose substance abuse is a contributing factor material to their disability.  Allows such individuals, instead, to elect to undergo treatment for their substance abuse. (Currently, such recipients are required to undergo treatment only at approved facilities or institutions.) 
Revises OASDI and SSI program representative payee requirements to require the payment of program benefits through a representative payee if it is in the interest of an otherwise disabled individual with an alcohol or drug addiction condition who is incapable of managing such benefits. 
Preserves the Medicaid eligibility of SSI recipients denied cash disability benefits because of the connection between their drug addiction or alcoholism and their disability.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Quiet Communities Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that:
            (1) Approximately 28,000,000 Americans are afflicted with 
        some hearing loss and it has been estimated that 10,000,000 of 
        these impairments are at least partially attributable to damage 
        from exposure to noise.
            (2) For millions of Americans, noise from aircraft, 
        vehicular traffic, and a variety of other sources is a constant 
        source of torment. Millions of Americans are exposed to noise 
        levels that can lead to sleep loss, psychological and 
        physiological damage, and work disruption.
            (3) Chronic exposure to noise has been linked to increased 
        risk of cardiovascular disorders, learning deficits in 
        children, stress, and diminished quality of life.
            (4) Excessive noise leading to sleep deprivation and task 
        interruptions can result in untold costs on society in 
        diminished worker productivity.
            (5) Pursuant to authorities granted under the Clean Air Act 
        of 1970, the Noise Control Act of 1972, and the Quiet 
        Communities Act of 1978, the Environmental Protection Agency 
        established an Office of Noise Abatement and Control. Its 
        responsibilities included promulgating noise emission 
        standards, requiring product labeling, facilitating the 
        development of low emission products, coordinating Federal 
        noise reduction programs, assisting State and local abatement 
        efforts, and promoting noise education and research. However, 
        funding for the Office of Noise Abatement and Control was 
        terminated in 1982 and no funds have been provided since.
            (6) Because the Environmental Protection Agency remains 
        legally responsible for enforcing regulations issued under the 
        Noise Control Act of 1972 even though funding for these 
        activities were terminated, and because the Noise Control Act 
        of 1972 prohibits State and local governments from regulating 
        noise sources in many situations, noise abatement programs 
        across the country lie dormant.
            (7) As population growth and air and vehicular traffic 
        continue to increase, noise pollution is likely to become an 
        even greater problem in the future. The health and welfare of 
        our citizens demands that the Environmental Protection Agency, 
        the lead Federal agency for the protection of public health and 
        welfare, once again assume a role in combating noise pollution.

SEC. 3. REESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF NOISE ABATEMENT AND CONTROL.

    (a) Reestablishment.--The Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency shall reestablish within the Environmental Protection 
Agency an Office of Noise Abatement and Control.
    (b) Duties.--The responsibilities of the Office include the 
following:
            (1) To promote the development of effective State and local 
        noise control programs by providing States with technical 
        assistance and grants to develop the programs, including the 
        purchase of equipment for local communities.
            (2) To carry out a national noise control research program 
        to assess the impacts of noise from varied noise sources on 
        mental and physical health.
            (3) To carry out a national noise environmental assessment 
        program to identify trends in noise exposure and response, 
        ambient levels, and compliance data and to determine the 
        effectiveness of noise abatement actions, including actions for 
        areas around major transportation facilities (such as highways, 
        railroad facilities, and airports).
            (4) To develop and disseminate information and educational 
        materials to the public on the mental and physical effects of 
        noise and the most effective means for noise control through 
        the use of materials for school curricula, volunteer 
        organizations, radio and television programs, publications, and 
        other means.
            (5) To develop educational and training materials and 
        programs, including national and regional workshops, to support 
        State and local noise abatement and control programs.
            (6) To establish regional technical assistance centers 
        which use the capabilities of university and private 
        organizations to assist State and local noise control programs.
            (7) To undertake an assessment of the effectiveness of the 
        Noise Control Act of 1972.
    (c) Preferred Approaches.--In carrying out its duties under this 
section, the Office shall emphasize noise abatement approaches that 
rely on local and State activities, market incentives, and coordination 
with other public and private agencies.
    (d) Study.--
            (1) In general.--Using funds made available to the Office, 
        the Administrator shall carry out a study of airport noise. The 
        Administrator shall carry out the study by entering into 
        contracts or other agreements with independent scientists with 
        expertise in noise measurements, noise effects, and noise 
        abatement techniques to conduct the study.
            (2) Contents.--The study shall examine the selection of 
        noise measurement methodologies by the Federal Aviation 
        Administration, the threshold of noise at which health impacts 
        are felt, and the effectiveness of noise abatement programs at 
        airports around the Nation.
            (3) Report.--Not later than 24 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to 
        Congress a report on the results of the study, together with 
        specific recommendations on new measures that can be 
        implemented to mitigate the impact of aircraft noise on 
        surrounding communities.

SEC. 4. GRANTS UNDER QUIET COMMUNITIES PROGRAM.

    Section 14(c)(1) of the Noise Control Act of 1972 (42 U.S.C. 
4913(c)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C); and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) establishing and implementing training 
                programs on use of noise abatement equipment; and
                    ``(F) implementing noise abatement plans;''.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 
2016 through 2020 $21,000,000 for activities of the Office of Noise 
Abatement and Control reestablished under section 3.


Output: Quiet Communities Act of 2015 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reestablish an Office of Noise Abatement and Control and reauthorizes the Office's activities through FY2020.  The responsibilities of the Office must include: (1) promoting the development of effective state and local noise control programs, (2) carrying out a national noise control research program, (3) carrying out a national noise environmental assessment program, (4) establishing regional technical assistance centers to assist state and local noise control programs, (5) assessing the effectiveness of the Noise Control Act of 1972, and (6) conducting related outreach and educational activities. The Office must emphasize noise abatement approaches that rely on local and state activities, market incentives, and coordination with other agencies. Using funds made available to the Office, the EPA must carry out a study of airport noise.  The bill amends the Noise Control Act of 1972 to expand the quiet communities grant program to include grants for establishing and implementing training programs on use of noise abatement equipment and implementing noise abatement plans.