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[Q]: SECTION 1. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT; LIABILITY PROTECTIONS FOR HEALTH-
              CENTER PRACTITIONERS PROVIDING SERVICES IN EMERGENCY 
              AREAS.

    (a) In General.--Section 224(g) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 233(g)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking ``subparagraph 
        (C)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (C) and paragraph (6)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following paragraph:
    ``(6)(A) Subject to subparagraph (C), paragraph (1)(B)(ii) applies 
to health services provided to individuals who are not patients of the 
entity involved if, as determined under criteria issued by the 
Secretary, the following conditions are met:
            ``(i) The services are provided by a contractor or employee 
        of the entity who is a physician or other licensed or certified 
        health care practitioner and who is otherwise deemed to be an 
        employee for purposes of paragraph (1)(A) when providing 
        services with respect to the entity.
            ``(ii) The services are provided in an emergency area (as 
        defined in subparagraph (D)).
            ``(iii) The services of the contractor or employee 
        (referred to in this paragraph as the `out-of-area 
        practitioner') are provided under an arrangement with--
                    ``(I) an entity that is deemed to be an employee 
                for purposes of paragraph (1)(A) and that serves the 
                emergency area involved (referred to in this paragraph 
                as an `emergency-area entity)'; or
                    ``(II) a Federal agency that has responsibilities 
                regarding the provision of health services in such area 
                during the emergency.
            ``(iv) The purposes of the arrangement are--
                    ``(I) to coordinate, to the extent practicable, the 
                provision of health services in the emergency area by 
                the out-of-area practitioner with the provision of 
                services by the emergency-area entity, or by the 
                Federal agency, as the case may be;
                    ``(II) to identify a location in the emergency area 
                to which such practitioner should report for purposes 
                of providing health services, and to identify an 
                individual or individuals in the area to whom the 
                practitioner should report for such purposes; and
                    ``(III) to verify the identity of the practitioner 
                and that the practitioner is licensed or certified by 
                one or more of the States.
            ``(v) With respect to the licensure or certification of 
        health care practitioners, the provision of services by the 
        out-of-area practitioner in the emergency area is not a 
        violation of the law of the State in which the area is located.
    ``(B) In issuing criteria under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall take into account the need to rapidly enter into arrangements 
under such subparagraph in order to provide health services in 
emergency areas promptly after the emergency begins.
    ``(C) Subparagraph (A) applies with respect to an act or omission 
of an out-of-area practitioner only to the extent that the practitioner 
is not immune from liability for such act or omission under the 
Volunteer Protection Act of 1997.
    ``(D) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `emergency area' 
means a geographic area for which--
            ``(i) the Secretary has made a determination under section 
        319 that a public health emergency exists; or
            ``(ii) a presidential declaration of major disaster has 
        been issued under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford 
        Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--With respect to paragraph (6) of section 
224(g) of the Public Health Service Act, as added by subsection (a) of 
this section:
            (1) Except as provided in this subsection, an arrangement 
        under subparagraph (A)(iii) of such paragraph (6) is deemed to 
        be in effect for any health professional who, within the 
        meaning of such paragraph--
                    (A) is an employee or contractor of a health center 
                under section 330 of such Act; and
                    (B) served or is serving as an out-of-area 
                practitioner in any emergency area declared as a result 
                of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.
            (2) Such paragraph (6) is deemed to have taken effect on 
        August 27, 2005, for purposes of paragraph (1) of this 
        subsection. Such paragraph (6) otherwise takes effect on the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) Paragraph (1) of this subsection applies until the 
        expiration of the 48-hour period beginning on the date on which 
        the Secretary of Health and Human Services publishes in the 
        Federal Register a notice that the applicability of such 
        paragraph is being terminated.
[A]: Amends the Public Health Service Act to deem certain physicians or other licensed or certified health care practitioners to be employees of the Public Health Service for purposes of any civil action that may arise due to services provided in an emergency area by a contractor or an employee of a qualified health center. Provides that such services must be provided under an arrangement with a qualified health center or with a federal agency with responsibility for providing health services in the emergency area.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sacramento Valley Water Storage and 
Restoration Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The State of California and much of the West are 
        experiencing one of the driest years on record, exacerbating 
        water supply problems caused by a lack of surface water storage 
        infrastructure. The drought conditions have caused reductions 
        in water supplies to almost all water users in the State.
            (2) The Sites Project has been identified by the State of 
        California and the Federal Government as an important component 
        to integrated water management in the Sacramento Valley that 
        would advance the co-equal objectives of improving water 
        management and restoring ecological health for beneficial uses 
        of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the Sacramento River 
        watershed.
            (3) Among other things, the Sites Project would--
                    (A) increase surface water storage to enhance water 
                management flexibility in the Sacramento Valley;
                    (B) provide flood control benefits;
                    (C) improve conditions for fish, waterfowl, and 
                wildlife in the Sacramento Valley, including anadromous 
                fish in the Sacramento River; and
                    (D) improve the operation of the State's water 
                system to provide improvements in ecosystem and water 
                quality conditions in the Bay-Delta while providing a 
                more reliable water supply for the State of California.
            (4) The Sites Project has been shown to provide 
        approximately 1,300,000 of additional yield when the Sites 
        Project is integrated into the operations of other State and 
        Federal reservoirs upstream of the Bay-Delta.
            (5) Healthy wetlands are of vital importance to wildlife in 
        California and require a reliable supply of water, and 
        additional surface water storage can help meet water supply 
        goals under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act.
            (6) It is in the interests of the United States for the 
        Federal Government to work with the Sites Project Authority, 
        which has been established under laws of the State of 
        California as an independent joint powers authority to, among 
        other things, study, promote, develop, design, finance, 
        acquire, construct, manage, and operate Sites Reservoir and 
        related facilities, in order to advance the Sites Project in 
        the most expeditious and cost-effective manner possible.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (2) Commissioner.--The term ``Commissioner'' means the 
        Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation.
            (3) Bureau.--The term ``Bureau'' means the Bureau of 
        Reclamation.
            (4) Authority.--The term ``Authority'' means the Sites 
        Project Authority that entered into a Joint Powers Agreement on 
        August 26, 2010, for the purpose of advancing the Sites Project 
        as a non-Federal facility and includes Glenn-Colusa Irrigation 
        District, Reclamation District 108, the Tehama-Colusa Canal 
        Authority, Maxwell Irrigation District, the County of Glenn, 
        the County of Colusa and Yolo County Flood Control and Water 
        Conservation District.
            (5) Sites project.--The term ``Sites Project'' means the 
        Sites Reservoir in Glenn and Colusa Counties, California, and 
        related facilities, including associated water conveyance and 
        hydropower generation and transmission facilities.
            (6) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
        California.
            (7) Central valley project.--The term ``Central Valley 
        Project'' means all Federal reclamation projects located within 
        or diverting water from or to the watershed of the Sacramento 
        and San Joaquin rivers and their tributaries as authorized by 
        the Act of August 26, 1937 (50 Stat. 850), and all Acts 
        amendatory or supplemental thereto, including but not limited 
        to the Act of October 17, 1940 (54 Stat. 1198, 1199), Act of 
        December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887), Act of October 14, 1949 (63 
        Stat. 852), Act of September 26, 1950 (64 Stat. 1036), Act of 
        August 27, 1954 (68 Stat. 879), Act of August 12, 1955 (69 
        Stat. 719), Act of June 3, 1960 (74 Stat. 156), Act of October 
        23, 1962 (76 Stat. 1173), Act of September 2, 1965 (79 Stat. 
        615), Act of August 19, 1967 (81 Stat. 167), Act of August 27, 
        1967 (81 Stat. 173), Act of October 23, 1970 (84 Stat. 1097), 
        Act of September 28, 1976 (90 Stat. 1324) and Act of October 
        27, 1986 (100 Stat. 3050).
            (8) Repayment and water service contracts.--The terms 
        ``repayment contract'' and ``water service contract'' have the 
        same meaning as provided in sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the 
        Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (53 Stat. 1187, 1195), as 
        amended.

SEC. 4. FEASIBILITY STUDY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.

    (a) Feasibility Study.--No later than June 30, 2015, the Secretary, 
acting through the Bureau, shall finalize and publish in the Federal 
Register, the feasibility study authorized in section 103(d)(1)(i)(II) 
of title I of Public Law 108-361.
    (b) Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Impact 
Report.--No later than June 30, 2015, the Secretary shall work with the 
Secretary of Commerce, the Army Corps of Engineers and the 
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator to coordinate the efforts 
of the relevant agencies and work with the State, the Authority, and 
other stakeholders to complete and issue the final joint environmental 
impact statement and environmental impact report on the Sites Project.
    (c) Availability of Documents.--The Secretary shall ensure that all 
documents associated with the preparation of planning and feasibility 
studies and applicable environmental reviews under the National 
Environmental Policy Act for the Sites Project shall be made available 
to the Authority.
    (d) Financial Assistance and Other Agreements.--To assist the 
Secretary in meeting the deadlines for completing the feasibility study 
and environmental impact statement identified in this section, no later 
than 90 days following enactment, the Secretary, acting through the 
Bureau, shall enter into such agreements with the Authority, including 
financial assistance agreements, to carry out such work as the Bureau 
and the Authority mutually agree is appropriate to ensure that all 
studies and environmental reviews are completed on an expeditious basis 
and that the shortest applicable process under the National 
Environmental Policy Act shall be utilized, including in the completion 
of the final feasibility study and final joint environmental impact 
statement and environmental impact report on the Sites Project.
    (e) Non-Federal Cost-Share.--The Secretary shall attribute all 
funds expended, or in-kind services provided, by the Authority or the 
State to advance the Sites Project, including the $42,379,999 in non-
Federal funds provided to the North-of-Delta Offstream Storage 
Feasibility Study reflected in the Bureau's fiscal year 2015 Budget 
Justification, to the non-Federal share of cost-share requirements for 
any Federal support provided to the Sites Project.
    (f) Requirements of Existing Law.--Nothing in the section herein 
modifies existing requirements of Federal law.

SEC. 5. CONSTRUCTION.

    (a) Authorization of Construction.--Section 103(d)(1)(B) of title I 
of Public Law 108-361 (the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act, 118 
Stat. 1681) is amended by--
            (1) adding after clause (i) the following:
                            ``(ii) Construction authorization.--If the 
                        Secretary determines the project described in 
                        clause (ii)(I) of subparagraph (A) is feasible, 
                        the Secretary is authorized to carry out the 
                        project in a manner that is substantially in 
                        accordance with the recommended plan, and 
                        subject to the conditions described in the 
                        feasibility study.'';
            (2) striking in clause (iii), ``the project'' and inserting 
        ``a project described in clause (ii)(I) of subparagraph (A)''; 
        and
            (3) redesignating clause (ii) and (iii) as clause (iii) and 
        (iv), respectively.
    (b) Project Partnership Agreements.--At the request of the 
Authority, the Bureau shall--
            (1) enter into a project partnership agreement with the 
        Authority for the Authority to provide full project management 
        control for construction of the Sites Project, or a separable 
        element of the project, in accordance with plans approved by 
        the Secretary; and
            (2) following execution of the project partnership 
        agreement, transfer to the Authority interest to carry out 
        construction of the project, or a separable element of the 
        project--
                    (A) if applicable, the balance of the unobligated 
                amounts appropriated for the Sites Project, except that 
                the Secretary shall retain sufficient amounts for the 
                Bureau to carry out any responsibilities of the Bureau 
                relating to the project; and
                    (B) additional amounts, as determined by the 
                Secretary, from amounts made available to the 
                Secretary, except that the total amount transferred to 
                the non-Federal interest shall not exceed the updated 
                estimate of the Federal share of the cost of 
                construction, including any required design.
    (c) Detailed Project Schedule.--Not later than 180 days after 
entering into a Project Partnership agreement, the Authority, to the 
maximum extent practicable, shall submit to the Secretary a detailed 
project schedule, based on estimated funding levels, that lists all 
deadlines for each milestone in the construction of the project.
    (d) Administration.--All laws and regulations that would apply to 
the Secretary if the Secretary were carrying out the project shall 
apply to Authority, if the Authority enters into an agreement with the 
Secretary to carry out the project under this section.

SEC. 6. NON-FEDERAL PROJECT.

    (a) In General.--At any time, notwithstanding any other provision 
of this Act, if the Commissioner determines and the Secretary concurs, 
that the Sites Project can be expedited by the Authority as a non-
Federal project, and that there is a demonstrable Federal interest for 
the Sites Project to be constructed and operated as a non-Federal 
project, the Bureau is authorized and directed to take any and all 
actions possible to advance the Sites Project as a non-Federal project, 
including, but not limited to, entering into cost-shared financial 
assistance agreements with the Authority to support construction of the 
Sites Project as a non-Federal project.
    (b) Title; Operations and Maintenance.--The Authority shall hold 
title to all facilities constructed under this section, and shall be 
solely responsible for the operation and maintenance costs of such 
facilities.
    (c) Federal Reviews and Permits.--The Bureau shall be the lead 
Federal agency for the purposes of all Federal reviews, analyses, 
opinions, statements, permits, licenses, or other approvals or 
decisions required under Federal law to allow the Authority to 
construct the Sites Project as a non-Federal project.
    (d) Coordinated Operations.--The Secretary of the Interior is 
authorized and directed to execute and implement a long-term agreement 
between the United States of America and the Authority that shall 
provide for the coordination of operations of the Central Valley 
Project and the Sites Project to--
            (1) satisfy any contracts entered into in subsection (e) of 
        this Act;
            (2) help meet any unmet needs for Sacramento Valley in-
        basin water uses;
            (3) help meet any unmet needs of existing Central Valley 
        Project repayment and water service contracts; and
            (4) ensure that any surplus water supplies from the Sites 
        Project are put to full and beneficial use.
    (e) Contracts.--The Secretary is authorized to enter into long-term 
contracts with the Authority to acquire water supplies made available 
from the Sites Project for the purposes of meeting the requirements 
section 3406(b)(3) and section 3408(j) of Public Law 102-575, the 
Central Valley Project Improvement Act, and such other purposes as the 
Secretary may deem appropriate.

SEC. 7. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING.

    With respect to the Sites Project, the Bureau shall--
            (1) be the lead Federal agency for the purposes of all 
        Federal reviews, analyses, opinions, statements, permits, 
        licenses, or other approvals or decisions required under 
        Federal law to allow either the Bureau or the Authority to 
        construct the Sites Project, including all requirements under--
                    (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
                (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
                    (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
                1531 et seq.); and
                    (C) any other Federal law applicable to the 
                construction of the Sites Project facilities by the 
                Bureau or the Authority; and
            (2) take such steps as are necessary to ensure that all 
        Federal reviews, analyses, opinions, statements, permits, 
        licenses, or other approvals or decisions required under 
        Federal law to allow either the Bureau or the Authority to 
        construct the Sites Project are completed on an expeditious 
        basis and utilize the shortest applicable process.

SEC. 8. POWER GENERATION.

    (a) Purchase or Market Power.--The Secretary of Energy, acting 
through the Western Area Power Administration, shall determine no later 
than June 30, 2015, if there is a Federal interest in--
            (1) providing power to the Sites Project; and
            (2) purchasing and marketing the power produced by the 
        Sites Project.
    (b) Authorization To Provide, Market and Purchase Power.--If the 
Secretary of Energy determines there is a Federal interest in providing 
power to, and purchasing and marketing power from, the Sites Project, 
the Secretary of Energy is authorized and directed to take such actions 
as are necessary to support that determination.
    (c) Permit Lead and Marketing of Power if Western Area Power 
Administration Forgoes Participation in the Sites Project.--If the 
Sites Project is constructed as a non-Federal project by the Authority 
and the Secretary of Energy determines that there is no Federal 
interest in the Western Area Power Administration managing power 
provided to or emanating from the Sites Project, the Secretary of the 
Interior, acting through the Bureau, is authorized and directed to 
provide such support as is necessary to enable the Authority market the 
energy produced by the Sites Project, including securing all permits 
associated with managing power used and produced by the Sites Project.
    (d) Delivery and Management of Water.--Nothing in this subsection 
shall alter or impede the delivery and management of water, as water 
used for hydropower generation shall be deemed incidental to uses of 
water for which the Sites Project is intended to serve.

SEC. 9. COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.

    Nothing in this Act modifies or alters any obligations under--
            (1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or
            (2) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
        seq.).

SEC. 10. SAVINGS CLAUSE.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt any existing 
State law, including but not limited to area of origin and other water 
rights protections.
[A]: Sacramento Valley Water Storage and Restoration Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to: (1) finalize and publish in the Federal Register the feasibility study authorized in the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, for enlargement of the Los Vaqueros Reservoir in Contra Costa County, California; (2) work with the Secretary of Commerce, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, by June 30, 2015, to coordinate the efforts of the relevant agencies and work with the state of California, the Sites Project Authority, and other stakeholders to complete and issue the final joint environmental impact statement and report on the Sites Project (the Sites Reservoir in Glenn and Colusa Counties, California, and related facilities, including associated water conveyance and hydropower generation and transmission facilities); and (3) enter into agreements with the Authority to carry out such work as the Bureau and the Authority mutually agree is appropriate to ensure that all studies and environmental reviews are completed on an expeditious basis and that the shortest applicable process under the National Environmental Policy Act is utilized, including in the completion of the final feasibility study and final joint environmental impact statement and report on the Sites Project. Amends the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act to: (1) authorize construction of the Sites Reservoir in Colusa County if the Secretary determines that the project is feasible; and (2) direct the Bureau, at the Authority's request, to enter into a project partnership agreement for the Authority to provide full project management control for construction of the Sites Project, or a separable element of the Project, in accordance with plans approved by the Secretary. Authorizes and directs: (1) the Bureau to advance the Sites Project as a non-federal project if the Commissioner of the Bureau determines and the Secretary concurs that the Project can be expedited by the Authority as a non-federal project and that there is a demonstrable federal interest for the Project to be constructed and operated as a non-federal project, and (2) the Secretary to execute and implement a long-term agreement with the Authority for the coordination of operations of the Central Valley Project and the Sites Project.  Directs the Bureau to: (1) be the lead federal agency for the purposes of all federal reviews, analyses, opinions, statements, permits, licenses, or other approvals or decisions required under federal law to allow either the Bureau or the Authority to construct the Sites Project; and (2) take such steps as necessary to ensure that all such reviews, approvals, or decisions required to allow either the Bureau or the Authority to construct the Sites Project are completed on an expeditious basis and utilize the shortest applicable process. Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE): (1) acting through the Western Area Power Administration, to determine by no later than June 30, 2015, if there is a federal interest in providing power to, and purchasing and marketing power produced by, the Sites Project; (2) if so, to take actions to support such determination; and (3) if not, to provide such support as is necessary to enable the Authority to market the energy produced by the Project.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Electronic Commerce Technology 
Promotion Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Electronic commerce has been widely embraced by 
        industry, both in the United States and abroad. The volume of 
        commerce conducted over the Internet, though almost nonexistent 
        just a few years ago, is expected to top $1 trillion by 2003, 
        according to market research reports. Continued growth of this 
        market is vital to the economy of the United States as well as 
        the global economy.
            (2) United States industries are at the forefront of this 
        global revolution, continually evolving and innovating to 
        respond to rapidly changing market needs and conditions. 
        Agility and flexibility are essential elements in their 
        abilities to compete and adapt. These are also the elements 
        required for the electronic commerce market to sustain its 
        current phenomenal growth rate.
            (3) The Federal Government should facilitate the growth of 
        electronic commerce by allowing the private sector to continue 
        to take the lead in developing this dynamic global market, and 
        refraining from undue regulatory measures whenever possible. 
        The Government should unambiguously support the development of 
        electronic commerce as a market-driven phenomenon, yet also 
        signal its strong desire to promote and facilitate the growth 
        of the electronic commerce market.
            (4) An important enabler for global electronic commerce is 
        the ability of different systems to communicate and exchange 
        data, referred to as system interoperability. The continued 
        growth of electronic commerce depends on a fundamental set of 
        technical standards that enable essential technologies to 
        interoperate, and on a policy and legal framework that supports 
        the development that the market demands in a timely manner.
            (5) Prompt adoption and deployment of relevant electronic 
        commerce technologies and systems by Federal agencies allow the 
        Government to share in the benefits of the electronic commerce 
        revolution, which can result in reduced cost and increased 
        efficiency, as well as improved quality.
            (6) Usage of the technologies will enable the Government to 
        participate more directly and effectively as an active 
        contributor in the collaborative efforts spearheaded by the 
        private sector to develop the frameworks and standards 
        necessary for systems and components to interoperate. This has 
        the added benefit of allowing the Government to intercede as 
        necessary in a timely manner, either in failure conditions or 
        to remove barriers erected by foreign governments.
            (7) In actively deploying such technologies, the United 
        States leadership in electronic commerce is strengthened and, 
        at the same time, establishes a model for other governments and 
        enables the growth of the global electronic commerce market.
            (8) Traditionally, small- and medium-sized enterprises play 
        a critical role in enhancing the gross domestic product 
        associated with a growing economic sector. Electronic commerce 
        technologies have the potential to enable these businesses to 
        enter the market with lower entry costs and compete more 
        effectively. The United States Government has an inherent 
        interest in ensuring that electronic commerce technologies are 
        deployed widely by these small- and medium-sized businesses so 
        that they can remain competitive in the global economy.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Center.--The term ``Center'' means the Center of 
        Excellence for Electronic Commerce.
            (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
            (3) Interoperability.--The term ``interoperability'' means 
        the ability of different software systems, applications, and 
        services to communicate and exchange data in a predictable and 
        consistent manner.
            (4) Interoperability specification.--The term 
        ``interoperability specification'' means the technical 
        documents developed by formal domestic and international 
        standard organizations, industry consortia, and any other 
        informal industry collaborations, for the purpose of creating 
        interoperable systems and technologies.
            (5) Institute.--The term ``Institute'' means the National 
        Institute of Standards and Technology.
            (6) Matrix organization.--The term ``matrix organization'' 
        means an organizational structure that is built based on 
        coordinating the needed resources and expertise from other 
        existing functional organizations.

SEC. 4. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to enable the electronic commerce market to continue 
        its current growth rate and realize its full potential by 
        supporting the development of relevant standards and 
        interoperability specifications;
            (2) to signal strong support of the electronic commerce 
        market by promoting the use of electronic commerce technologies 
        within Federal Government agencies; and
            (3) to establish a Center of Excellence in Electronic 
        Commerce at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
        which will act as a central resource for the Federal 
        Government, promote the use of electronic commerce 
        technologies, and represent the Government interest in private 
        sector collaborative efforts to develop electronic commerce 
        technologies and interoperability specifications.

SEC. 5. CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR ELECTRONIC COMMERCE.

    (a) Establishment.--The Director shall establish an office within 
the Institute to be known as the Center of Excellence for Electronic 
Commerce. The Center shall be organized as a matrix organization built 
upon existing expertise and resources at the Institute.
    (b) Functions.--The Center shall--
            (1) act as the centralized resource of information for 
        Federal agencies in electronic commerce technologies and 
        issues;
            (2) provide guidance to the Office of Management and Budget 
        in developing policies pertaining to electronic commerce;
            (3) promote the use of electronic commerce technologies 
        within Federal agencies and small- and medium-sized businesses; 
        and
            (4) ensure that the interests of the United States 
        Government are appropriately represented at both domestic and 
        international meetings pertaining to the setting of 
        interoperability specifications for electronic commerce 
        technologies.
    (c) Activities.--In carrying out subsection (b), the Center shall--
            (1) work with all the affected parts of the Institute, 
        develop a plan for all efforts related to electronic commerce 
        at the Institute, and coordinate these activities on an ongoing 
        basis to achieve the stated functions;
            (2) coordinate and lead an inter-agency working group to 
        address issues related to the introduction and deployment of 
        electronic commerce technologies and systems in the Federal 
        Government;
            (3) develop systems guidelines and reference 
        implementations for use by Federal agencies which utilize 
        electronic commerce interoperability specifications, consistent 
        with section 2(b)(13) of the National Institute of Standards 
        and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 272(b)(13)) and section 12(d) of 
        the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 
        (15 U.S.C. 272 nt);
            (4) advise the Secretary of Commerce upon encountering 
        abusive uses of standards as barriers to trade or as unfair 
        commercial practices in the domestic and international arenas 
        in the areas of electronic commerce; and
            (5) lead a coordinated effort with the Department of 
        Commerce's Manufacturing Extension Program and with the Small 
        Business Administration, consistent with the respective 
        agencies' missions, to provide technical assistance to small- 
        and medium-sized businesses on issues related to the deployment 
        and use of electronic commerce technologies, including 
        developing training modules and software toolkits.

SEC. 6. REPORTS.

    (a) In General.--Within 6 months after the enactment of this Act, 
the Undersecretary of Technology shall submit a report to the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Science of the House of Representatives on the following 
issues concerning electronic commerce:
            (1) Current efforts and activities on electronic commerce 
        in the Institute.
            (2) The current status of deployment of electronic commerce 
        technologies in the Federal agencies, including any future 
        plans.
            (3) Issues Federal agencies are expected to encounter in 
        widespread deployment of electronic commerce technologies.
            (4) Any legislative revisions to existing Federal programs 
        necessary to support the advancement of electronic commerce in 
        both the Federal Government and industry.
    (b) Report.--Within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Director of the Institute, in collaboration with the inter-agency 
working group referred to in section 5(c)(2), shall submit a report to 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
and the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives detailing 
the plan, proposed schedule, and associated costs and benefits for the 
deployment of electronic commerce technologies in the Federal agencies.
[A]:
Requires a report from: (1) the Undersecretary of Technology on issues concerning electronic commerce; and (2) the Director detailing the plan, proposed schedule, and associated costs and benefits for the deployment of electronic commerce technologies in Federal agencies.