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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Retirement Security for Life Act of 
2004''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FOR LIFETIME ANNUITY PAYMENTS.

    (a) Lifetime Annuity Payments Under Annuity Contracts.--Section 
72(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exclusion 
ratio) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Exclusion for lifetime annuity payments.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of lifetime annuity 
                payments received under one or more annuity contracts 
                in any taxable year, gross income shall not include 50 
                percent of the portion of lifetime annuity payments 
                otherwise includible (without regard to this paragraph) 
                in gross income under this section. For purposes of the 
                preceding sentence, the amount excludible from gross 
                income in any taxable year shall not exceed $20,000.
                    ``(B) Cost-of-living adjustment.--In the case of 
                taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005, the 
                $20,000 amount in subparagraph (A) shall be increased 
                by an amount equal to--
                            ``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                            ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment 
                        determined under section 1(f)(3) for the 
                        calendar year in which the taxable year begins, 
                        determined by substituting `calendar year 2004' 
                        for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) 
                        thereof.
                If any amount as increased under the preceding sentence 
                is not a multiple of $500, such amount shall be rounded 
                to the next lower multiple of $500.
                    ``(C) Application of paragraph.--Subparagraph (A) 
                shall not apply to--
                            ``(i) any amount received under an eligible 
                        deferred compensation plan (as defined in 
                        section 457(b)) or under a qualified retirement 
                        plan (as defined in section 4974(c)),
                            ``(ii) any amount paid under an annuity 
                        contract that is received by the beneficiary 
                        under the contract--
                                    ``(I) after the death of the 
                                annuitant in the case of payments 
                                described in subsection 
                                (c)(5)(A)(ii)(III), unless the 
                                beneficiary is the surviving spouse of 
                                the annuitant, or
                                    ``(II) after the death of the 
                                annuitant and joint annuitant in the 
                                case of payments described in 
                                subsection (c)(5)(A)(ii)(IV), unless 
                                the beneficiary is the surviving spouse 
                                of the last to die of the annuitant and 
                                the joint annuitant, or
                            ``(iii) any annuity contract that is a 
                        qualified funding asset (as defined in section 
                        130(d)), but without regard to whether there is 
                        a qualified assignment.
                    ``(D) Investment in the contract.--For purposes of 
                this section, the investment in the contract shall be 
                determined without regard to this paragraph.''.
    (b) Definitions.--Subsection (c) of section 72 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(5) Lifetime annuity payment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of subsection 
                (b)(5), the term `lifetime annuity payment' means any 
                amount received as an annuity under any portion of an 
                annuity contract, but only if--
                            ``(i) the only person (or persons in the 
                        case of payments described in subclause (II) or 
                        (IV) of clause (ii)) legally entitled (by 
                        operation of the contract, a trust, or other 
                        legally enforceable means) to receive such 
                        amount during the life of the annuitant or 
                        joint annuitant is such annuitant or joint 
                        annuitant, and
                            ``(ii) such amount is part of a series of 
                        substantially equal periodic payments made not 
                        less frequently than annually over--
                                    ``(I) the life of the annuitant,
                                    ``(II) the lives of the annuitant 
                                and a joint annuitant, but only if the 
                                annuitant is the spouse of the joint 
                                annuitant as of the annuity starting 
                                date or the difference in age between 
                                the annuitant and joint annuitant is 15 
                                years or less,
                                    ``(III) the life of the annuitant 
                                with a minimum period of payments or 
                                with a minimum amount that must be paid 
                                in any event, or
                                    ``(IV) the lives of the annuitant 
                                and a joint annuitant with a minimum 
                                period of payments or with a minimum 
                                amount that must be paid in any event, 
                                but only if the annuitant is the spouse 
                                of the joint annuitant as of the 
                                annuity starting date or the difference 
                                in age between the annuitant and joint 
                                annuitant is 15 years or less.
                            ``(iii) Exceptions.--For purposes of clause 
                        (ii), annuity payments shall not fail to be 
                        treated as part of a series of substantially 
                        equal periodic payments--
                                    ``(I) because the amount of the 
                                periodic payments may vary in 
                                accordance with investment experience, 
                                reallocations among investment options, 
                                actuarial gains or losses, cost of 
                                living indices, a constant percentage 
                                applied not less frequently than 
                                annually, or similar fluctuating 
                                criteria,
                                    ``(II) due to the existence of, or 
                                modification of the duration of, a 
                                provision in the contract permitting a 
                                lump sum withdrawal after the annuity 
                                starting date, or
                                    ``(III) because the period between 
                                each such payment is lengthened or 
                                shortened, but only if at all times 
                                such period is no longer than one 
                                calendar year.
                    ``(B) Annuity contract.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A) and subsections (b)(5) and (w), the 
                term `annuity contract' means a commercial annuity (as 
                defined by section 3405(e)(6)), other than an endowment 
                or life insurance contract.
                    ``(C) Minimum period of payments.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), the term `minimum period of payments' 
                means a guaranteed term of payments that does not 
                exceed the greater of 10 years or--
                            ``(i) the life expectancy of the annuitant 
                        as of the annuity starting date, in the case of 
                        lifetime annuity payments described in 
                        subparagraph (A)(ii)(III), or
                            ``(ii) the life expectancy of the annuitant 
                        and joint annuitant as of the annuity starting 
                        date, in the case of lifetime annuity payments 
                        described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(IV).
                For purposes of this subparagraph, life expectancy 
                shall be computed with reference to the tables 
                prescribed by the Secretary under paragraph (3). For 
                purposes of subsection (w)(1)(C)(ii), the permissible 
                minimum period of payments shall be determined as of 
                the annuity starting date and reduced by one for each 
                subsequent year.
                    ``(D) Minimum amount that must be paid in any 
                event.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 
                `minimum amount that must be paid in any event' means 
                an amount payable to the designated beneficiary under 
                an annuity contract that is in the nature of a refund 
                and does not exceed the greater of the amount applied 
                to produce the lifetime annuity payments under the 
                contract or the amount, if any, available for 
                withdrawal under the contract on the date of death.''.
    (c) Recapture Tax for Lifetime Annuity Payments.--Section 72 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection 
(w) as subsection (x) and by inserting after subsection (v) the 
following new subsection:
    ``(w) Recapture Tax for Modifications to or Reductions in Lifetime 
Annuity Payments.--
            ``(1) In general.--If any amount received under an annuity 
        contract is excluded from income by reason of subsection (b)(5) 
        (relating to lifetime annuity payments), and--
                    ``(A) the series of payments under such contract is 
                subsequently modified so any future payments are not 
                lifetime annuity payments,
                    ``(B) after the date of receipt of the first 
                lifetime annuity payment under the contract an 
                annuitant receives a lump sum and thereafter is to 
                receive annuity payments in a reduced amount under the 
                contract, or
                    ``(C) after the date of receipt of the first 
                lifetime annuity payment under the contract the dollar 
                amount of any subsequent annuity payment is reduced and 
                a lump sum is not paid in connection with the 
                reduction, unless such reduction is--
                            ``(i) due to an event described in 
                        subsection (c)(5)(A)(iii), or
                            ``(ii) due to the addition of, or increase 
                        in, a minimum period of payments within the 
                        meaning of subsection (c)(5)(C) or a minimum 
                        amount that must be paid in any event (within 
                        the meaning of subsection (c)(5)(D)),
        then gross income for the first taxable year in which such 
        modification or reduction occurs shall be increased by the 
        recapture amount.
            ``(2) Recapture amount.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, 
                the recapture amount shall be the amount, determined 
                under rules prescribed by the Secretary, equal to the 
                amount that (but for subsection (b)(5)) would have been 
                includible in the taxpayer's gross income if the 
                modification or reduction described in paragraph (1) 
                had been in effect at all times, plus interest for the 
                deferral period at the underpayment rate established by 
                section 6621.
                    ``(B) Deferral period.--For purposes of this 
                subsection, the term `deferral period' means the period 
                beginning with the taxable year in which (without 
                regard to subsection (b)(5)) the payment would have 
                been includible in gross income and ending with the 
                taxable year in which the modification described in 
                paragraph (1) occurs.
            ``(3) Exceptions to recapture tax.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
        apply in the case of any modification or reduction that occurs 
        because an annuitant--
                    ``(A) dies or becomes disabled (within the meaning 
                of subsection (m)(7)),
                    ``(B) becomes a chronically ill individual within 
                the meaning of section 7702B(c)(2), or
                    ``(C) encounters hardship.''.
    (d) Lifetime Distributions of Life Insurance Death Benefits.--
            (1) In general.--Section 101(d) of the Internal Revenue 
        Code of 1986 (relating to payment of life insurance proceeds at 
        a date later than death) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Exclusion for lifetime annuity payments.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of amounts to which 
                this subsection applies, gross income shall not include 
                the lesser of--
                            ``(i) 50 percent of the portion of lifetime 
                        annuity payments otherwise includible in gross 
                        income under this section (determined without 
                        regard to this paragraph), or
                            ``(ii) the amount in effect under section 
                        72(b)(5).
                    ``(B) Rules of section 72(b)(5) to apply.--For 
                purposes of this paragraph, rules similar to the rules 
                of section 72(b)(5) and section 72(w) shall apply, 
                substituting the term `beneficiary of the life 
                insurance contract' for the term `annuitant' wherever 
                it appears, and substituting the term `life insurance 
                contract' for the term `annuity contract' wherever it 
                appears.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 101(d)(1) of such Code 
        is amended by inserting ``or paragraph (4)'' after ``to the 
        extent not excluded by the preceding sentence''.
    (e) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
        apply to amounts received in calendar years beginning after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Special rule for existing contracts.--In the case of a 
        contract in force on the date of the enactment of this Act that 
        does not satisfy the requirements of section 72(c)(5)(A) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section), or 
        requirements similar to such section 72(c)(5)(A) in the case of 
        a life insurance contract), any modification to such contract 
        (including a change in ownership) or to the payments thereunder 
        that is made to satisfy the requirements of such section (or 
        similar requirements) shall not result in the recognition of 
        any gain or loss, any amount being included in gross income, or 
        any addition to tax that otherwise might result from such 
        modification, but only if the modification is completed prior 
        to the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act.

A: Retirement Security for Life Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an exclusion from gross income for 50 percent of the amount otherwise includible in gross income as guaranteed payments from certain annuity or life insurance contracts. Limits the amount of such exclusion to $20,000 in any taxable year. Provides for an inflation adjustment of the $20,000 limitation beginning in 2006.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT REFERENCES.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 1998''.
    (b) Amendment of National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
Establishment Act.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment 
to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be 
considered to be made to a section or other provision of the National 
Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701 et 
seq.).

SEC. 2. MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION.

    (a) Amendments.--Section 3 (16 U.S.C. 3702) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``15'' and inserting ``22'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``six'' and 
                inserting ``4'', and by striking ``and'' after the 
                semicolon at the end;
                    (C) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and'';
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) 4 of whom must be knowledgeable and experienced in 
        ocean and coastal resource conservation.''; and
                    (E) in the material following paragraph (3) (as so 
                added), by striking ``shall be'' and inserting ``and 
                the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
                Atmosphere shall each be''; and
            (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) Appointment and Terms.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior (in this 
        Act referred to as the `Secretary') shall appoint the Directors 
        of the Board, after considering recommendations from the Board 
        under paragraph (4). The Secretary of the Interior shall 
        consult with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
        Atmosphere before appointing any Director of the Board.
            ``(2) Terms.--The Directors shall be appointed for terms of 
        6 years; except that the Secretary, in making the initial 
        appointments to the Board, shall appoint 3 Directors to a term 
        of 2 years, 2 Directors to a term of 4 years, and 2 Directors 
        to a term of 6 years. No individual may serve more than 2 
        consecutive full terms as a Director.
            ``(3) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Board shall be filled 
        within 60 days after the occurrence of the vacancy. Any 
        individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the 
        expiration of any term of office shall be appointed for the 
        remainder of that term.
            ``(4) Nomination of appointees.--The Board may recommend to 
        the Secretary individuals to be appointed as Directors of the 
        Board.''.
    (b) Application.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply 
to any appointment of a Director of the Board of the National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Appointment of Additional Members.--
            (1) Nominations.--The Board of Directors on the National 
        Fish and Wildlife Foundation shall submit any recommendations 
        of individuals for appointment to positions on the Board 
        created by the amendment made by subsection (a)(1) by not later 
        than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Staggered terms.--Of the Directors on the Board of 
        Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation first 
        appointed pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) 3 shall be appointed to a term that expires 
                December 31, 1999;
                    (B) 2 shall be appointed to a term that expires 
                December 31, 2001; and
                    (C) 2 shall be appointed to a term that expires 
                December 31, 2003,
        as specified by the Secretary of the Interior at the time of 
        appointment.

SEC. 3. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE FOUNDATION.

    (a) Investment and Deposit of Federal Funds.--Section 4(c) (16 
U.S.C. 3703(c)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) in order as 
        paragraphs (8) through (12); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) to invest any funds provided to the Foundation by the 
        Federal Government in obligations of the United States or in 
        obligations or securities that are guaranteed or insured by the 
        United States;
            ``(4) to deposit any funds provided to the Foundation by 
        the Federal Government into accounts that are insured by an 
        agency or instrumentality of the United States;
            ``(5) to make use of any interest or investment income that 
        accrues as a consequence of actions taken under paragraph (3) 
        or (4) to carry out the purposes of the Foundation;
            ``(6) to provide Federal funds for the purpose of entering 
        into cooperative agreements with willing private landowners for 
        restoration and enhancement of fish, wildlife, and other 
        natural resources on public or private land, or both, if such 
        cooperative agreements--
                    ``(A) provide general conservation benefits; or
                    ``(B) benefit fish, wildlife, or other natural 
                resources on public land;
            ``(7) to accept and manage funds provided by any Federal 
        agency under any other law when it is in the public 
        interest;''.
    (b) Agency Approval of Acquisitions of Property.--Section 4(e) (16 
U.S.C. 3703(e)) is amended--
            (1) by amending paragraph (1)(B) to read as follows:
            ``(B) the Foundation notifies the Federal agency that 
        administers the program under which the funds were provided of 
        the proposed acquisition, and the agency fails to object in 
        writing to the proposed acquisition within 60 days after the 
        date of that notification.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the Director'' and 
        inserting ``the head of the Federal agency that administers the 
        program under which the funds were provided''.
    (c) Repeal.--Section 304 of Public Law 102-440 (16 U.S.C. 3703 
note) is repealed.
    (d) Agency Approval of Conveyances and Grants.--Section 
4(e)(3)(B)(ii) (16 U.S.C. 3703(e)(3)(B)(ii)) is amended to read as 
follows:
            ``(ii) the Foundation notifies the Federal agency that 
        administers the Federal program under which the funds were 
        provided of the proposed conveyance or provision of Federal 
        funds, and the head of the agency fails to object in writing to 
        such proposed conveyance or provision of Federal funds within 
        60 days after the date of that notification.''.
    (e) Reconveyance of Real Property.--Section 4(e)(5) (16 U.S.C. 
3703(e)(5)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(5) The Foundation shall convey at not less than fair market 
value any real property acquired by it in whole or in part with Federal 
funds if the Foundation notifies the Federal agency that administers 
the Federal program under which the funds were provided, and the agency 
fails to disagree within 60 days after the date of that notification, 
that--
            ``(A) the property is no longer valuable for the purposes 
        of fish and wildlife conservation or management; and
            ``(B) the purposes of the Foundation would be better served 
        by the use of the proceeds of the conveyance for authorized 
        activities of the Foundation.''.
    (f) Termination of Condemnation Limitation; Expenditures for 
Printing or Capital Equipment.--Section 4(d) (16 U.S.C. 3703(d)) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Expenditures for Printing or Capital Equipment.--The 
Foundation may not make an expenditure of Federal funds for printing or 
capital equipment that is greater than $10,000 unless the expenditure 
is approved by the Federal agency that administers the Federal program 
under which the funds were provided.''.

SEC. 4. MATCHING REQUIREMENT.

    Section 10(b)(1) (16 U.S.C. 3709(b)(1)) is amended by striking 
``matching, in whole or in part,'' and inserting ``matching, on a one-
to-one basis,''.

SEC. 5. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF GRANTS PROVIDED BY FOUNDATION.

    Section 10(b) (16 U.S.C. 3709(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(3)(A) Amounts provided as a grant by the Foundation shall not be 
used for--
            ``(i) expenses related to litigation; or
            ``(ii) any activity the purpose of which is to influence 
        legislation pending before the Congress.
    ``(B) Subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not be considered to prohibit 
officers or employees of the Foundation from communicating to Members 
or staff of Congress requests for legislation that they consider 
necessary for the efficient conduct of the business of the Foundation 
or that relates to the authority of the Foundation, appropriations for 
use by the Foundation, or use of Federal funds by the Foundation.
    ``(4) Amounts provided as a grant by the Foundation shall not be 
used for any activity related to the introduction of wolves or grizzly 
bears in Idaho, Montana, Utah, or Wyoming.''.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 10(a) (16 U.S.C. 3709(a)) is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(a) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, in the 
aggregate, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.''.
    (b) Repeal.--Section 10(c) (16 U.S.C. 3709(c)) is repealed.

A: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 1998 - Amends the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act to increase the number of members of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Board of Directors.  Provides for four directors experienced in ocean and coastal resources conservation and adds the Under Secretary for Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere as a nonvoting member. 
Expands Foundation powers to include the right to:  (1) invest and deposit Federal funds; and (2) provide Federal funds to enter into agreements with private landowners for fish, wildlife, and natural resource restoration and enhancement on public and private lands. 
Revises certain limitations on the use of Federal funds by the Foundation to acquire interests in, convey, or grant such funds to another for, real property to allow such activities if the Foundation notifies the Federal agency that administers the program under which the funds were provided of the proposed activity and the agency fails to object within a certain time period. 
Removes a limitation on the condemnation of Foundation lands by State or local entities.  Prohibits the use of Foundation grants for litigation expenses, activities to influence legislation pending before the Congress, or for activities related to the introduction of wolves or grizzly bears in Idaho, Montana, Utah, or Wyoming. 
Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Foundation through FY 1999. 
Repeals a provision that states that amounts authorized under the Act are in addition to any provided for the Foundation under other Federal laws.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Design of Electrical 
Equipment Act (EDEE) Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds and declares that--
            (1) assisting in meeting the essential needs of the United 
        States for adequate supplies of electrical products and 
        equipment is in the national interest;
            (2) ensuring a uniform Federal scheme of regulation of 
        restrictions in the use of certain substances in electrical 
        products and equipment in interstate and foreign commerce is 
        crucial to the economic, environmental, and social well-being 
        of the people of the United States in the global marketplace;
            (3) potential disparities among State laws and implementing 
        regulations that may be enacted by the several States regarding 
        the restriction of the use of substances in electrical products 
        and equipment could create barriers to interstate commerce, 
        domestic and foreign trade, and distort competition, and may 
        thereby have a direct impact on the establishment and 
        functioning of global markets; and
            (4) technological and industrial innovation for electrical 
        products and equipment can offer an improved standard of 
        living, increased public and private sector productivity, and 
        creation of new industries and employment opportunities, while 
        providing for environmentally compatible production, use, and 
        end of life disposition of such equipment.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

    It is the purpose of this Act to enhance the economic, 
environmental, and social well-being of the people of the United States 
in the global marketplace by--
            (1) ensuring efficient technological development and 
        innovation in the manufacture of electrical products and 
        equipment through the prevention of potential disparities among 
        State laws and implementing regulations that may be enacted by 
        the several States regarding the restriction of the use of 
        toxic substances in electrical products and equipment that 
        could create barriers to interstate commerce, domestic and 
        foreign trade, and distort global competition; and
            (2) applying the regulatory and law enforcement process and 
        penalties of the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 to 
        establish uniform Federal regulation and enforcement of toxic 
        substances in electrical products and equipment.

SEC. 4. UNIFORM FEDERAL SCHEME OF REGULATION.

    (a) Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (15 
U.S.C. 2605) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Certain Applications.--
            ``(1) Electroindustry products.--As used in subsection (e), 
        the term `electroindustry product' means any product or 
        equipment that is directly used to facilitate the transmission, 
        distribution, or control of electricity, or that uses 
        electrical power for arc welding, lighting, signaling 
        protection and communication, or medical imaging, or electrical 
        motors and generators.
            ``(2) National standards.--Except for those electroindustry 
        products and product categories set forth in paragraph (3), no 
        electroindustry product shall be manufactured after July 1, 
        2010, that contains a concentration value greater than 0.1 
        percent by weight of lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, 
        polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), and polybrominated diphenyl 
        ethers (PBDE) as measured in any homogeneous material contained 
        in the electroindustry product, or a concentration value 
        greater than 0.01 percent of cadmium as measured in any 
        homogeneous material contained in the electroindustry product. 
        For purposes of this section, `homogeneous material' means a 
        material of uniform composition throughout that cannot be 
        mechanically disjointed into different materials.
            ``(3) Electroindustry products and product categories.--The 
        processing and/or use of the specified chemical substances in 
        any of the following electroindustry products and equipment 
        shall not be subject to any restriction or requirement that is 
        designed to protect against a risk of injury to health or the 
        environment, and shall in no manner be restricted, by the 
        States or any political subdivision of a State in accordance 
        with section 2617(c)(1)(B):
                    ``(A) Lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, 
                polybrominated biphenyls, and polybrominated diphenyl 
                ethers contained in--
                            ``(i) products or equipment designed for 
                        use with a voltage rating of 300 volts or 
                        above;
                            ``(ii) products or equipment used in fixed 
                        installations; [For purposes of this 
                        subsection, `fixed installation' means a 
                        combination of equipment, systems, finished 
                        products and/or components, not including 
                        lighting equipment that encompasses lighting 
                        fixtures and lamps, assembled and/or erected by 
                        an assembler/installer at a given place to 
                        operate together in an expected environment to 
                        perform a specific task, but not intended to be 
                        placed in commerce as a single functional or 
                        commercial unit];
                            ``(iii) signaling protection and 
                        communication systems and products, including 
                        healthcare communications and emergency call 
                        systems;
                            ``(iv) surface transportation information 
                        management and control systems, subsystems, 
                        equipment, components, and services, including 
                        equipment used to design, install, operate, and 
                        maintain such systems;
                            ``(v) medical diagnostic imaging and 
                        therapy equipment and devices, communications 
                        and emergency call systems and products, 
                        modular walls, consoles, systems, products, 
                        panels, meters, and monitors used in healthcare 
                        facilities;
                            ``(vi) shunt capacitors and series 
                        capacitors;
                            ``(vii) electro-mechanical and solid-state 
                        equipment and systems for measurement, display 
                        recording, processing, and telemetry for 
                        electricity metering and associated 
                        information;
                            ``(viii) distribution and power 
                        transformers and special purpose transformers;
                            ``(ix) equipment used for mounting or 
                        testing watt-hour or demand meters such as 
                        sockets, boxes, enclosures, test blocks, test 
                        tables, and test kits;
                            ``(x) high voltage fuses, high current 
                        connectors, power circuit breakers, switchgear 
                        assemblies, surge arrestors, and insulating 
                        equipment, products, and hardware;
                            ``(xi) steam turbine generators and units;
                            ``(xii) electrical wire and cable products 
                        and accessories, not including fixture wires, 
                        appliance wires, and flexible cords as so 
                        classified by the National Electrical Code, by 
                        Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., or by the 
                        Canadian Standards Association;
                            ``(xiii) electrical conduit;
                            ``(xiv) high intensity discharge lamps;
                            ``(xv) arc welding and plasma cutting 
                        equipment designed for industrial or 
                        professional use; or
                            ``(xvi) arc welding and cutting equipment 
                        driven by mechanical means, e.g., a gasoline or 
                        diesel engine.
                    ``(B) Lead when used or contained in--
                            ``(i) steel alloys containing up to 0.35 
                        percent lead by weight, aluminum alloys 
                        containing up to 0.4 percent lead by weight and 
                        copper alloys containing up to 4 percent lead 
                        by weight;
                            ``(ii) solders with high melting 
                        temperatures, including lead-based alloys 
                        containing 85 percent or more lead by weight, 
                        and solders for--
                                    ``(I) die mounting in Light 
                                Emitting Diode applications;
                                    ``(II) the electrical connection 
                                within integrated-circuit flip-chip 
                                packages;
                                    ``(III) machined through-hole 
                                discoidal and planar array ceramic 
                                multilayer capacitors; and
                                    ``(IV) printed circuit board 
                                assemblies and point-to-point soldered 
                                assemblies, up to 40 percent lead by 
                                weight, and when used in transmission, 
                                distribution, power supply, or control 
                                devices designed to be installed in 
                                electrical outlet boxes and/or switch 
                                boxes, in emergency lighting equipment, 
                                in trip units in circuit breakers, or 
                                in sensors used for lighting control;
                            ``(iii) glass used in plasma display panels 
                        or surface conduction electron emitter displays 
                        or for flat fluorescent lamps in liquid crystal 
                        displays, or in incandescent lamps;
                            ``(iv) finishes of fine-pitch components 
                        other than connectors with a pitch of 0.65 
                        millimeters or less with nickel-iron lead 
                        frames or copper-lead frames;
                            ``(v) coatings not exceeding 0.5 percent by 
                        weight for tin babbitt alloy coated sleeve 
                        bearings;
                            ``(vi) gateway hardware between lighting 
                        controls protocols and building management 
                        protocols;
                            ``(vii) red ink used in exit signs not 
                        exceeding 0.005 milligrams per lens;
                            ``(viii) fluorescent lamps;
                            ``(ix) electrical connector coatings; or
                            ``(x) lead-bronze bearing shells and 
                        bushes.
                    ``(C) Cadmium and its compounds when used or 
                contained in--
                            ``(i) electrical contacts, cadmium plating 
                        and switch contacts, including those used in 
                        thermal protectors in lighting ballasts, and 
                        luminaires containing such ballasts; or
                            ``(ii) cadmium-copper alloys for wire 
                        conductors.
                    ``(D) Hexavalent chromium when used or contained in 
                electrical connectors, corrosion-prevention coatings 
                for fasteners and metals in emergency lighting 
                equipment or electromagnetic interference shielding, 
                and noncurrent carrying electrical devices.
                    ``(E) Mercury when used or contained in--
                            ``(i) straight fluorescent lamps for 
                        general purposes, but not exceeding 10 
                        milligrams in halophosphate lamps, 5 milligrams 
                        in triphosphate lamps with a normal lifetime, 
                        and 8 milligrams in triphosphate lamps with a 
                        long lifetime;
                            ``(ii) straight fluorescent lamps for 
                        special purposes;
                            ``(iii) compact fluorescent lamps equal to 
                        or greater than 9 inches;
                            ``(iv) compact fluorescent lamps less than 
                        25 watts, not exceeding 5 milligrams per lamp;
                            ``(v) compact fluorescent lamps equal to or 
                        greater than 25 watts, not exceeding 6 
                        milligrams per lamp;
                            ``(vi) high output/very high output linear 
                        fluorescent lamps greater than 32 millimeters 
                        in diameter;
                            ``(vii) preheat linear fluorescent lamps; 
                        or
                            ``(viii) luminaires when containing any 
                        mercury-added lamps identified under 
                        [subsection (f)(3)(E)(i)-(vii)].
                    ``(F) Any processing and/or use of a specified 
                chemical substance in an electroindustry product other 
                than those identified in this subsection as the 
                Administrator may establish by rule.''.
    (b) Section 18 of the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (15 
U.S.C. 2617) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Preemption.--(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section, no State or political subdivision of a State may, after the 
effective date of this Act, adopt or continue in effect any requirement 
that is designed to protect against a risk of injury to health or the 
environment--
            ``(A) for any electroindustry product as defined in section 
        2605(f)(1) that is inconsistent with or more stringent than the 
        national standards set forth in section 2605(f)(2); or
            ``(B) that is applicable to the processing and/or use of 
        the specified chemical substances in any of the electroindustry 
        products or electroindustry product categories set forth in 
        section 2605(f)(3).
    ``(2) Upon application of a State or political subdivision of a 
State, the Administrator may, by rule, exempt from section 2605(f)(3), 
under such conditions as may be prescribed in such rule, a requirement 
of such State or political subdivision designed to protect against an 
unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment associated 
with any of the uses of any chemical substance, mixture, or article 
containing such chemical substance or mixture specified in section 
2605(f)(3) if--
            ``(A) compliance with the requirement would not cause the 
        processing, distribution in commerce, or use of the substance, 
        mixture, or article to be in violation of the Act; and
            ``(B) the State or political subdivision requirement does 
        not, through difficulties in manufacturing, marketing, 
        distribution, or other factors, unduly burden interstate 
        commerce, or does not lessen the reliability of an electrical 
        grid or of any product or system which is the subject of any 
        such requirement of a State or political subdivision of a 
        State.
    ``(3) Compliance with the national standards set forth in section 
2605(f)(2) may be demonstrated based on any appropriate method for a 
particular electroindustry product, including without limitation, 
certifications of compliance by product manufacturers or testing 
performed in accordance with the guidelines promulgated by the 
Administrator under this subsection. The Administrator shall, within 
one year from the effective date of this Act, promulgate guidelines 
establishing test procedures for determining the concentration of lead, 
mercury, hexavalent chromium, cadmium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) 
and/or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) contained in an 
electroindustry product.''.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    For fiscal year 2009, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$1,000,000 for the Administrator to implement the provisions of this 
Act.

A:
Environmental Design of Electrical Equipment Act (EDEE) Act - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 to establish uniform national standards for the use of lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, cadmium, polybrominated biphenyls, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in electroindustry products manufactured after July 1, 2010. Defines "electroindustry product" as any product or equipment that is used to facilitate the transmission, distribution, or control of electricity, or that uses electricity for arc welding, lighting, signaling protection and communication, medical imaging, or electrical motors and generators.
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