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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. ENERGY EFFICIENCY RETROFIT PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Applicant.--The term ``applicant'' means a nonprofit 
        organization that applies for a grant under this section.
            (2) Energy-efficiency improvement.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``energy-efficiency 
                improvement'' means an installed measure (including a 
                product, equipment, system, service, or practice) that 
                results in a reduction in use by a nonprofit 
                organization for energy or fuel supplied from outside 
                the nonprofit building.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``energy-efficiency 
                improvement'' includes an installed measure described 
                in subparagraph (A) involving--
                            (i) repairing, replacing, or installing--
                                    (I) a roof or lighting system, or 
                                component of a roof or lighting system;
                                    (II) a window;
                                    (III) a door, including a security 
                                door; or
                                    (IV) a heating, ventilation, or air 
                                conditioning system or component of the 
                                system (including insulation and wiring 
                                and plumbing improvements needed to 
                                serve a more efficient system);
                            (ii) a renewable energy generation or 
                        heating system, including a solar, 
                        photovoltaic, wind, geothermal, or biomass 
                        (including wood pellet) system or component of 
                        the system; and
                            (iii) any other measure taken to modernize, 
                        renovate, or repair a nonprofit building to 
                        make the nonprofit building more energy 
                        efficient.
            (3) Nonprofit building.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``nonprofit building'' 
                means a building operated and owned by a nonprofit 
                organization.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``nonprofit building'' 
                includes a building described in subparagraph (A) that 
                is--
                            (i) a hospital;
                            (ii) a youth center;
                            (iii) a school;
                            (iv) a social-welfare program facility;
                            (v) a faith-based organization; and
                            (vi) any other nonresidential and 
                        noncommercial structure.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Energy.
    (b) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program to 
award grants for the purpose of retrofitting nonprofit buildings with 
energy-efficiency improvements.
    (c) Grants.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may award grants under the 
        program established under subsection (b).
            (2) Application.--The Secretary may award a grant under 
        this section if an applicant submits to the Secretary an 
        application at such time, in such form, and containing such 
        information as the Secretary may prescribe.
            (3) Criteria for grant.--In determining whether to award a 
        grant under this section, the Secretary shall apply 
        performance-based criteria, which shall give priority to 
        applications based on--
                    (A) the energy savings achieved;
                    (B) the cost-effectiveness of the energy-efficiency 
                improvement;
                    (C) an effective plan for evaluation, measurement, 
                and verification of energy savings;
                    (D) the financial need of the applicant; and
                    (E) the percentage of the matching contribution by 
                the applicant.
            (4) Limitation on individual grant amount.--Each grant 
        awarded under this section shall not exceed--
                    (A) an amount equal to 50 percent of the energy-
                efficiency improvement; and
                    (B) $200,000.
            (5) Cost sharing.--
                    (A) In general.--A grant awarded under this section 
                shall be subject to a minimum non-Federal cost-sharing 
                requirement of 50 percent.
                    (B) In-kind contributions.--The non-Federal share 
                may be provided in the form of in-kind contributions of 
                materials or services.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2016 through 2020, to remain available until expended.
    (e) Offset.--Section 422(f) of the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17082(f)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``through 2018.'' and 
        inserting ``and 2014;''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and
            ``(6) $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 
        2018.''.

SOLUTION: This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish a pilot program to award matching grants for nonprofit organizations to retrofit their buildings with energy-efficiency improvements. This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to decrease the amount of appropriations authorized in FY2015 for the Zero Net Energy Commercial Buildings Initiative.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. MODIFICATIONS AND INCREASED VOLUME CAP WITH RESPECT TO 
              QUALIFIED MORTGAGE BONDS.

    (a) Use of Qualified Mortgage Bonds Proceeds for Subprime 
Refinancing Loans.--Section 143(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(relating to other definitions and special rules) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(12) Special rules for subprime refinancings.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of a residence which 
                was originally financed by the mortgagor through a 
                qualified subprime loan, this section shall be applied 
                with the following modifications:
                            ``(i) Subsection (i)(1) (relating to 
                        mortgages must be new mortgages) shall not 
                        apply.
                            ``(ii) Subsection (a)(2)(D)(i) shall be 
                        applied by substituting `12-month period' for 
                        `42-month period' each place it appears.
                            ``(iii) Subsection (d) (relating to 3-year 
                        requirement) shall not apply.
                            ``(iv) Subsection (e) (relating to purchase 
                        price requirement) shall be applied by using 
                        the market value of the residence at the time 
                        of refinancing in lieu of the acquisition cost.
                    ``(B) Qualified subprime loan.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified 
                        subprime loan' means an adjustable rate single-
                        family residential mortgage loan originated 
                        after December 31, 2001, and before January 1, 
                        2008, that the bond issuer determines has 
                        characteristics that suggest both a reasonably 
                        foreseeable risk of default and a reasonable 
                        potential to avoid default with the benefit of 
                        a lower cost refinancing.
                            ``(ii) Considerations.--In making the 
                        determination under clause (i), the bond issuer 
                        may consider the following characteristics:
                                    ``(I) Loan payments which are 
                                scheduled to increase by more than 10 
                                percent after December 31, 2007, and 
                                before January 1, 2011.
                                    ``(II) A loan-to-value ratio of 97 
                                percent or greater at the time of the 
                                original mortgage loan or at the time 
                                of the refinancing of such loan after 
                                adjustment for any decline in the fair 
                                market value of the residence.
                                    ``(III) A borrower whose 
                                creditworthiness is relatively low in 
                                comparison to a prime borrower, based 
                                on a lower credit score, such as a Fair 
                                Isaac Credit Organization credit score 
                                at the time of the original subprime 
                                loan of less than 660 and the absence 
                                of an increase in such score by more 
                                than 10 percent since the time of the 
                                original loan.
                                    ``(IV) Whether loan payments on the 
                                original mortgage loan generally have 
                                been made in a current, timely manner, 
                                subject only to isolated late payments.
                    ``(C) Termination.--This paragraph shall not apply 
                to any bonds issued after December 31, 2010.''.
    (b) Increased Volume Cap for Qualified Mortgage Bonds.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (d) of section 146 of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
        the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Increase and set aside for qualified mortgage bonds 
        for 2008.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The State ceiling for calendar 
                year 2008 shall be increased by $15,000,000,000.
                    ``(B) Set aside.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Not less than an amount 
                        equal to each State's allocable share of the 
                        increase in the State ceiling under 
                        subparagraph (A) shall be allocated solely for 
                        the purpose of a qualified mortgage issue which 
                        meets the requirement clause (ii).
                            ``(ii) Requirement.--A qualified mortgage 
                        issue meets the requirement of this clause if 
                        such issue meets the requirement of section 
                        143(a)(2)(D)(i) (determined by substituting 
                        `12-month period' for `42-month period' each 
                        place it appears).''.
            (2) Carryforward of unused limitations.--Subsection (f) of 
        section 146 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Special rules for increased volume cap under 
        subsection (d)(5).--No amount which is attributable to the 
        increase under subsection (d)(5) may be used--
                    ``(A) for a carryforward purpose other than issuing 
                qualified mortgage bonds, and
                    ``(B) to issue any bond after calendar year 
                2010.''.
    (c) Alternative Minimum Tax.--
            (1) In general.--Clause (ii) of section 57(a)(5)(C) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``shall 
        not include'' and all that follows and inserting ``shall not 
        include--
                                    ``(I) any qualified 501(c)(3) bond 
                                (as defined in section 145), or
                                    ``(II) any qualified mortgage bond 
                                (as defined in section 143(a)) or 
                                qualified veterans' mortgage bond (as 
                                defined in section 143(b)) issued after 
                                December 31, 2007, and before January 
                                1, 2011.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The heading for section 
        57(a)(5)(C)(ii) is amended by striking ``qualified 501(c)(3) 
        bonds'' and inserting ``certain bonds''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to bonds issued after December 31, 2007.

SOLUTION: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow proceeds of qualified mortgage bonds to be used to refinance certain residential subprime loans issued between 2002 and 2008; (2) increase in 2008 limitations on issuance amounts for qualified mortgage bonds; and (3) exempt tax-exempt interest on qualified mortgage or veterans' mortgage bonds issued before 2011 from the alternative minimum tax.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Collaborative Academic Research 
Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RELATING TO 
              TOURETTE SYNDROME.

    Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act is amended by 
inserting after section 409J (42 U.S.C. 284q) the following:

``SEC. 409K. EXPANSION, INTENSIFICATION, AND COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES 
              WITH RESPECT TO TOURETTE SYNDROME.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of 
NIH, shall expand, intensify, and coordinate the programs and 
activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to 
scientific and clinical research on Tourette syndrome.
    ``(b) Data Collection.--
            ``(1) System.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
        Secretary shall develop a system to collect data on Tourette 
        syndrome, including epidemiologic information with respect to 
        the incidence, prevalence, and impact of Tourette syndrome in 
        the United States.
            ``(2) Broad and narrow definitions.--The data collection 
        system under paragraph (1) shall provide for the collection of 
        primary data on Tourette syndrome, including related data on 
        the various conditions known to be comorbid with Tourette 
        syndrome.
            ``(3) Collection by population and geographical region.--
        The data collection system under paragraph (1) shall provide 
        for the collection of data on the availability of medical and 
        social services for individuals with Tourette syndrome and 
        their families and the disaggregation of such data by 
        population and geographical region.
    ``(c) Collaborative Research Centers for Tourette Syndrome.--
            ``(1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
        Secretary shall award grants and contracts to public or 
        nonprofit private entities to pay all or part of the cost of 
        planning, establishing, improving, and providing basic 
        operating support for Collaborative Research Centers for 
        Tourette Syndrome.
            ``(2) Research.--Each center under paragraph (1) shall 
        conduct basic and clinical research into Tourette syndrome. 
        Such research should include investigations into the cause, 
        diagnosis, early detection, prevention, control, and treatment 
        of Tourette syndrome. The research conducted by such centers, 
        as a group, shall include research in the fields of 
        developmental neurobiology, neuroscience, genetics, psychology, 
        and pharmacology.
            ``(3) Services for patients.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A center under paragraph (1) may 
                expend amounts provided under such paragraph to carry 
                out a program to make individuals aware of 
                opportunities to participate as subjects in research 
                conducted by the centers.
                    ``(B) Referral and costs.--A program under 
                subparagraph (A) may, in accordance with such criteria 
                as the Secretary may establish, provide to the subjects 
                described in such subparagraph, referrals for health 
                and other services, and such patient care costs as are 
                required for research.
                    ``(C) Availability and access.--The extent to which 
                a center can demonstrate availability and access to 
                clinical services shall be considered by the Secretary 
                in decisions about awarding grants and contracts to 
                applicants which meet the scientific criteria for 
                funding under this subsection.
            ``(4) Organization of collaborative research centers for 
        tourette syndrome.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A center under paragraph (1) 
                may--
                            ``(i) use the facilities of a single 
                        institution; or
                            ``(ii) be formed from a consortium of 
                        cooperating institutions and patient advocacy 
                        groups in order to maximize the scope of the 
                        center's services and geographic coverage.
                    ``(B) Eligibility requirements.--To be eligible to 
                make facilities so available (as described in 
                subparagraph (A)(i)) or participate in such a 
                consortium (as described in subparagraph (A)(ii)), an 
                institution or group shall meet such requirements as 
                the Secretary may prescribe.
            ``(5) Number of centers; duration of support.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to the availability of 
                appropriations, the Secretary shall provide for the 
                establishment of not fewer than 4 and not more than 6 
                centers under paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Geographical distribution.--The Secretary 
                shall--
                            ``(i) ensure that each of the centers 
                        established under paragraph (1) is located in a 
                        different region of the United States than the 
                        other such centers; and
                            ``(ii) encourage the formation of such 
                        centers from a consortium of entities (as 
                        described in paragraph (4)(A)(ii)) covering 
                        multiple regions or States.
                    ``(C) Duration.--Support for a center established 
                under paragraph (1) may be provided under this section 
                for a period of not to exceed 5 years. Such period may 
                be extended for one or more additional periods not 
                exceeding 5 years if the operations of such center have 
                been reviewed and approved by an appropriate technical 
                and scientific peer review group established by the 
                Secretary and if such group has recommended to the 
                Secretary that such period should be extended.
    ``(d) Research on Symptomology and Treatment.--In carrying out 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall award grants on a competitive, 
peer-reviewed basis for research on--
            ``(1) the full range of symptomology within the Tourette 
        syndrome clinical spectrum; and
            ``(2) the efficacy of treatment options for particular 
        patient subpopulations.
    ``(e) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to carry out the 
programs and activities of the National Institutes of Health for a 
fiscal year, the Secretary shall designate a portion of such amounts 
for carrying out the programs and activities of the National Institutes 
of Health with respect to Tourette syndrome.''.

SOLUTION:
Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate NIH research on Tourette syndrome. Requires the NIH to develop a system to collect data on Tourette syndrome, including epidemiological information, primary data, and data on the availability of medical and social services for individuals with Tourette syndrome and their families.  Requires the NIH to award grants and contracts to public or nonprofit private entities to support four to six Collaborative Research Centers for Tourette Syndrome in different regions to conduct basic and clinical research on Tourette syndrome.   Requires the NIH to award grants for research on the full range of symptoms within the Tourette syndrome clinical spectrum and the efficacy of treatment options for particular patient subpopulations. Requires the NIH to designate a portion of the amounts made available to carry out NIH programs and activities for a fiscal year to carry out programs and activities with respect to Tourette syndrome.