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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Depository Institutions Disaster 
Relief Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. TRUTH IN LENDING ACT; EXPEDITED FUNDS AVAILABILITY ACT.

    (a) Truth in Lending Act.--During the 180-day period beginning on 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System may make exceptions to the Truth in Lending Act 
for transactions within an area in which the President, pursuant to 
section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act, has determined that a major disaster exists, or within 
an area determined to be eligible for disaster relief under other 
Federal law by reason of damage related to the 1993 flooding of the 
Mississippi River and its tributaries, if the Board determines that the 
exception can reasonably be expected to alleviate hardships to the 
public resulting from such disaster that outweigh possible adverse 
effects.
    (b) Expedited Funds Availability Act.--During the 180-day period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System may make exceptions to the Expedited 
Funds Availability Act for depository institution offices located 
within any area referred to in subsection (a) of this section if the 
Board determines that the exception can reasonably be expected to 
alleviate hardships to the public resulting from such disaster that 
outweigh possible adverse effects.
    (c) Time Limit on Exceptions.--Any exception made under this 
section shall expire not later than the earlier of--
            (1) 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act; or
            (2) 1 year after the date of any determination referred to 
        in subsection (a).
    (d) Publication Required.--The Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System shall publish in the Federal Register a statement that--
            (1) describes any exception made under this section; and
            (2) explains how the exception can reasonably be expected 
        to produce benefits to the public that outweigh possible 
        adverse effects.

SEC. 3. DEPOSIT OF INSURANCE PROCEEDS.

    (a) In General.--The appropriate Federal banking agency may, by 
order, permit an insured depository institution, during the 18-month 
period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, to subtract from 
the institution's total assets, in calculating compliance with the 
leverage limit prescribed under section 38 of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Act, an amount not exceeding the qualifying amount 
attributable to insurance proceeds, if the agency determines that--
            (1) the institution--
                    (A) had its principal place of business within an 
                area in which the President, pursuant to section 401 of 
                the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
                Assistance Act, has determined that a major disaster 
                exists, or within an area determined to be eligible for 
                disaster relief under other Federal law by reason of 
                damage related to the 1993 flooding of the Mississippi 
                River and its tributaries, on the day before the date 
                of any such determination;
                    (B) derives more than 60 percent of its total 
                deposits from persons who normally reside within, or 
                whose principal place of business is normally within, 
                areas of intense devastation caused by the major 
                disaster;
                    (C) was adequately capitalized (as defined in 
                section 38 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) before 
                the major disaster; and
                    (D) has an acceptable plan for managing the 
                increase in its total assets and total deposits; and
            (2) the subtraction is consistent with the purpose of 
        section 38 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
    (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Appropriate federal banking agency.--The term 
        ``appropriate Federal banking agency'' has the same meaning as 
        in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
            (2) Insured depository institution.--The term ``insured 
        depository institution'' has the same meaning as in section 3 
        of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
            (3) Leverage limit.--The term ``leverage limit'' has the 
        same meaning as in section 38 of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
        Act.
            (4) Qualifying amount attributable to insurance proceeds.--
        The term ``qualifying amount attributable to insurance 
        proceeds'' means the amount (if any) by which the institution's 
        total assets exceed the institution's average total assets 
        during the calendar quarter ending before the date of any 
        determination referred to in subsection (a)(1)(A), because of 
        the deposit of insurance payments or governmental assistance 
        made with respect to damage caused by, or other costs resulting 
        from, the major disaster.

SEC. 4. BANKING AGENCY PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--During the 180-day period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act, a qualifying regulatory agency may take any of 
the following actions with respect to depository institutions or other 
regulated entities whose principal place of business is within, or with 
respect to transactions or activities within, an area in which the 
President, pursuant to section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, has determined that a major 
disaster exists, or within an area determined to be eligible for 
disaster relief under other Federal law by reason of damage related to 
the 1993 flooding of the Mississippi River and its tributaries, if the 
agency determines that the action would facilitate recovery from the 
major disaster:
            (1) Procedure.--Exercising the agency's authority under 
        provisions of law other than this section without complying 
        with--
                    (A) any requirement of section 553 of title 5, 
                United States Code; or
                    (B) any provision of law that requires notice or 
                opportunity for hearing or sets maximum or minimum time 
                limits with respect to agency action.
            (2) Publication requirements.--Making exceptions, with 
        respect to institutions or other entities for which the agency 
        is the primary Federal regulator, to--
                    (A) any publication requirement with respect to 
                establishing branches or other deposit-taking 
                facilities; or
                    (B) any similar publication requirement.
    (b) Publication Required.--A qualifying regulatory agency shall 
publish in the Federal Register a statement that--
            (1) describes any action taken under this section; and
            (2) explains the need for the action.
    (c) Qualifying Regulatory Agency Defined.--For purposes of this 
section, the term ``qualifying regulatory agency'' means--
            (1) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;
            (2) the Comptroller of the Currency;
            (3) the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision;
            (4) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;
            (5) the Financial Institutions Examination Council;
            (6) the National Credit Union Administration; and
            (7) with respect to chapter 53 of title 31, United States 
        Code, the Secretary of the Treasury.

SEC. 5. STUDY; REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.

    (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study that--
            (1) examines how the agencies and entities granted 
        authority by the Depository Institutions Disaster Relief Act of 
        1992 and by this Act have exercised such authority;
            (2) evaluates the utility of such Acts in facilitating 
        recovery from disasters consistent with the safety and 
        soundness of depository institutions; and
            (3) contains recommendations with respect to whether the 
        authority granted by this Act should be made permanent.
    (b) Report to the Congress.--Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the Congress a report on the results of 
the study required by subsection (a).

SEC. 6. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Director 
of the Office of Thrift Supervision, the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration should 
encourage depository institutions meet the financial services needs of 
their communities and customers located in areas affected by the 1993 
flooding of the Mississippi River and its tributaries.

SEC. 7. OTHER AUTHORITY NOT AFFECTED.

    Nothing in this Act limits the authority of any department or 
agency under any other provision of law.

            Passed the House of Representatives August 2, 1993.

            Attest:






                                                                 Clerk.
Depository Institutions Disaster Relief Act of 1993 - Authorizes the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to make exceptions for a specified period of time to the Truth in Lending Act and to the Expedited Funds Availability Act with respect to transactions and depository institutions located within either a federally declared major disaster area or certain areas damaged by the 1993 flooding of the Mississippi River and its tributaries (disaster areas). 
Cites conditions under which:  (1) an insured depository institution may subtract from its total assets a specified amount attributable to insurance proceeds when it is calculating compliance with prescribed leverage limits; and (2) a qualifying regulatory agency may deviate from certain statutory requirements with respect to regulated entities located in disaster areas. 
Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to the Congress on the efficacy of certain disaster relief Acts with respect to facilitating recovery from major disasters. 
Expresses the sense of the Congress that specified Federal banking regulatory agencies should encourage depository institutions to meet the financial services needs of their communities and customers located in areas affected by the 1993 flooding of the Mississippi River and its tributaries.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Intelligence Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015''.

                    TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2015 
for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities 
of the following elements of the United States Government:
            (1) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
            (2) The Central Intelligence Agency.
            (3) The Department of Defense.
            (4) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
            (5) The National Security Agency.
            (6) The Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, 
        and the Department of the Air Force.
            (7) The Coast Guard.
            (8) The Department of State.
            (9) The Department of the Treasury.
            (10) The Department of Energy.
            (11) The Department of Justice.
            (12) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
            (13) The Drug Enforcement Administration.
            (14) The National Reconnaissance Office.
            (15) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
            (16) The Department of Homeland Security.

SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.

    (a) Specifications of Amounts and Personnel Levels.--The amounts 
authorized to be appropriated under section 101 and, subject to section 
103, the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 2015, for 
the conduct of the intelligence activities of the elements listed in 
paragraphs (1) through (16) of section 101, are those specified in the 
classified Schedule of Authorizations prepared to accompany the bill 
H.R. __ of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.
    (b) Availability of Classified Schedule of Authorizations.--
            (1) Availability.--The classified Schedule of 
        Authorizations referred to in subsection (a) shall be made 
        available to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the 
        Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, 
        and to the President.
            (2) Distribution by the president.--Subject to paragraph 
        (3), the President shall provide for suitable distribution of 
        the classified Schedule of Authorizations, or of appropriate 
        portions of the Schedule, within the executive branch.
            (3) Limits on disclosure.--The President shall not publicly 
        disclose the classified Schedule of Authorizations or any 
        portion of such Schedule except--
                    (A) as provided in section 601(a) of the 
                Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act 
                of 2007 (50 U.S.C. 3306(a));
                    (B) to the extent necessary to implement the 
                budget; or
                    (C) as otherwise required by law.

SEC. 103. PERSONNEL CEILING ADJUSTMENTS.

    (a) Authority for Increases.--With the approval of the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget, the Director of National 
Intelligence may authorize employment of civilian personnel in excess 
of the number of positions authorized for fiscal year 2015 by the 
classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 102(a) if 
the Director of National Intelligence determines that such action is 
necessary to the performance of important intelligence functions, 
except that the number of personnel employed in excess of the number 
authorized under such section may not, for any element of the 
intelligence community, exceed 3 percent of the number of civilian 
personnel authorized under such Schedule for such element.
    (b) Treatment of Certain Personnel.--The Director of National 
Intelligence shall establish guidelines that govern, for each element 
of the intelligence community, the treatment under the personnel levels 
authorized under section 102(a), including any exemption from such 
personnel levels, of employment or assignment in--
            (1) a student program, trainee program, or similar program;
            (2) a reserve corps or as a reemployed annuitant; or
            (3) details, joint duty, or long-term, full-time training.
    (c) Notice to Congressional Intelligence Committees.--The Director 
of National Intelligence shall notify the congressional intelligence 
committees in writing at least 15 days prior to each exercise of an 
authority described in subsection (a).

SEC. 104. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account of the 
Director of National Intelligence for fiscal year 2015 the sum of 
$__________. Within such amount, funds identified in the classified 
Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 102(a) for advanced 
research and development shall remain available until September 30, 
2016.
    (b) Authorized Personnel Levels.--The elements within the 
Intelligence Community Management Account of the Director of National 
Intelligence are authorized __ positions as of September 30, 2015. 
Personnel serving in such elements may be permanent employees of the 
Office of the Director of National Intelligence or personnel detailed 
from other elements of the United States Government.
    (c) Classified Authorizations.--
            (1) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to 
        amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence 
        Community Management Account by subsection (a), there are 
        authorized to be appropriated for the Community Management 
        Account for fiscal year 2015 such additional amounts as are 
        specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred 
        to in section 102(a). Such additional amounts for advanced 
        research and development shall remain available until September 
        30, 2016.
            (2) Authorization of personnel.--In addition to the 
        personnel authorized by subsection (b) for elements of the 
        Intelligence Community Management Account as of September 30, 
        2015, there are authorized such additional personnel for the 
        Community Management Account as of that date as are specified 
        in the classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in 
        section 102(a).

 TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM

SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central Intelligence 
Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for fiscal year 2015 the sum of 
$__________.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY 
              LAW.

    Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, retirement, 
and other benefits for Federal employees may be increased by such 
additional or supplemental amounts as may be necessary for increases in 
such compensation or benefits authorized by law.

SEC. 302. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.

    The authorization of appropriations by this Act shall not be deemed 
to constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence activity 
which is not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or the laws of 
the United States.
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 - Authorizes FY2015 appropriations for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the: (1) Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI); (2) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); (3) Department of Defense (DOD); (4) Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); (5) National Security Agency (NSA); (6) Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (7) Coast Guard; (8) Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy (DOE), and Justice (DOJ); (9) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (10) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); (11) National Reconnaissance Office; (12) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; and (13) Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Specifies that the amounts authorized and the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 2015, for such activities are those in the classified Schedule of Authorizations, which shall be made available to the congressional appropriations committees and the President. Allows the DNI, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to authorize employment of civilian personnel in excess of the number authorized for FY2015 when necessary for the performance of important intelligence functions. Requires notification to the intelligence committees on the use of such authority. Requires the DNI to establish guidelines to govern the treatment under such authorized personnel levels of employment or assignment in: (1) a student or trainee program; (2) a reserve corps or as a reemployed annuitant; or (3) details, joint duty, or long term, full-time training. Authorizes appropriations for the Intelligence Community Management Account for FY2015, as well as for personnel positions for elements within such Account. Authorizes appropriations for FY2015 for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund. Permits appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, retirement, and other benefits for federal employees to be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts as necessary for increases in such compensation or benefits authorized by law. Prohibits the authorization of appropriations by this Act from being deemed to constitute authority to conduct any intelligence activity not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or laws of the United States.

SECTION 1. LARGE-SCALE GEOTHERMAL ENERGY.

    Title VI of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is 
amended by inserting after section 616 (42 U.S.C. 17195) the following:

``SEC. 616A. LARGE-SCALE GEOTHERMAL ENERGY.

    ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            ``(1) the Geothermal Technologies Program of the Office of 
        Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the Department has 
        included a focus on direct use of geothermal energy in the low-
        temperature geothermal energy subprogram (including in the 
        development of a research and development plan for the 
        program);
            ``(2) the Building Technologies Program of the Office of 
        Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the Department--
                    ``(A) is focused on the energy demand and energy 
                efficiency of buildings; and
                    ``(B) includes geothermal heat pumps as a component 
                technology in the residential and commercial deployment 
                activities of the program; and
            ``(3) geothermal heat pumps and direct use of geothermal 
        energy, especially in large-scale applications, can make a 
        significant contribution to the use of renewable energy but are 
        underrepresented in research, development, demonstration, and 
        commercialization.
    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
            ``(1) to improve the components, processes, and systems 
        used for geothermal heat pumps and the direct use of geothermal 
        energy; and
            ``(2) to increase the energy efficiency, lower the cost, 
        increase the use, and improve and demonstrate the applicability 
        of geothermal heat pumps to, and the direct use of geothermal 
        energy in, large buildings, commercial districts, residential 
        communities, and large municipal, agricultural, or industrial 
        projects.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Direct use of geothermal energy.--The term `direct 
        use of geothermal energy' means systems that use water that is 
        at a temperature between approximately 38 degrees Celsius and 
        149 degrees Celsius directly or through a heat exchanger to 
        provide--
                    ``(A) heating to buildings; or
                    ``(B) heat required for industrial processes, 
                agriculture, aquaculture, and other facilities.
            ``(2) Geothermal heat pump.--The term `geothermal heat 
        pump' means a system that provides heating and cooling by 
        exchanging heat from shallow ground or surface water using--
                    ``(A) a closed loop system, which transfers heat 
                via buried or immersed pipes that contain a mix of 
                water and antifreeze; or
                    ``(B) an open loop system, which circulates ground 
                or surface water directly into the building and returns 
                the water to the same aquifer or surface water source.
            ``(3) Large-scale application.--The term `large-scale 
        application' means an application for space or process heating 
        or cooling for large entities, such as a large building, 
        commercial district, residential community, or a large 
        municipal, agricultural, or industrial project.
            ``(4) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means Secretary of 
        Energy, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Energy 
        Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
    ``(d) Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a program 
        of research, development, demonstration, and commercial 
        application for geothermal heat pumps and the direct use of 
        geothermal energy.
            ``(2) Areas.--The program may include research, 
        development, demonstration, and commercial application of--
                    ``(A) geothermal ground loop efficiency 
                improvements through more efficient heat transfer 
                fluids;
                    ``(B) geothermal ground loop efficiency 
                improvements through more efficient thermal grouts for 
                wells and trenches;
                    ``(C) geothermal ground loop installation cost 
                reduction through--
                            ``(i) improved drilling methods; and
                            ``(ii) improvements in drilling equipment;
                    ``(D) installing geothermal ground loops near the 
                foundation walls of new construction to take advantage 
                of existing structures;
                    ``(E) using gray or black wastewater as a method of 
                heat exchange;
                    ``(F) improving geothermal heat pump system 
                economics through integration of geothermal systems 
                with other building systems, including providing hot 
                and cold water and rejecting or circulating industrial 
                process heat through refrigeration heat rejection and 
                waste heat recovery;
                    ``(G) advanced geothermal systems using variable 
                pumping rates to increase efficiency;
                    ``(H) geothermal heat pump efficiency improvements;
                    ``(I) use of hot water found in mines and mine 
                shafts and other surface waters as the heat exchange 
                medium;
                    ``(J) heating of districts, neighborhoods, 
                communities, large commercial or public buildings 
                (including office, retail, educational, government, and 
                institutional buildings and multifamily residential 
                buildings and campuses), and industrial and 
                manufacturing facilities;
                    ``(K) geothermal system integration with solar 
                thermal water heating or cool roofs and solar-
                regenerated desiccants to balance loads and use 
                building hot water to store geothermal energy;
                    ``(L) use of hot water coproduced from oil and gas 
                recovery;
                    ``(M) use of water sources at a temperature of less 
                than 150 degrees Celsius for direct use;
                    ``(N) system integration of direct use with 
                geothermal electricity production; and
                    ``(O) coproduction of heat and power, including on-
                site use.
            ``(3) Environmental impacts.--In carrying out the program, 
        the Secretary shall identify and mitigate potential 
        environmental impacts in accordance with section 614(c).
    ``(e) Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants 
        available to State and local governments, institutions of 
        higher education, nonprofit entities, utilities, and for-profit 
        companies (including manufacturers of heat-pump and direct-use 
        components and systems) to promote the development of 
        geothermal heat pumps and the direct use of geothermal energy.
            ``(2) Priority.--In making grants under this subsection, 
        the Secretary shall give priority to proposals that apply to 
        large buildings (including office, retail, educational, 
        government, institutional, and multifamily residential 
        buildings and campuses and industrial and manufacturing 
        facilities), commercial districts, and residential communities.
            ``(3) National solicitation.--Not later than 180 days after 
        the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
        conduct a national solicitation for applications for grants 
        under this section.
    ``(f) Reports.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
        enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the 
        Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Science and 
        Technology of the House of Representatives a report on progress 
        made and results obtained under this section to develop 
        geothermal heat pumps and direct use of geothermal energy.
            ``(2) Areas.--Each of the reports required under this 
        subsection shall include--
                    ``(A) an analysis of progress made in each of the 
                areas described in subsection (d)(2); and
                    ``(B)(i) a description of any relevant 
                recommendations made during a review of the program; 
                and
                    ``(ii) any plans to address the recommendations 
                under clause (i).
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section such sums as 
are necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015.''.

Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require the Secretary of Energy (DOE): (1) acting through the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to establish a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application for geothermal heat pumps and the direct use of geothermal energy; and (2) identify and mitigate potential environmental impacts.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) make grants to state and local governments, institutions of higher education, nonprofit entities, utilities, and for-profit companies to promote the development of geothermal heat pumps and the direct use of geothermal energy; (2) give priority to proposals that apply to large buildings, commercial districts, and residential communities; and (3) conduct a national solicitation for grant applications.