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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Humanitarian Exports Leading to
Peace Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Iraqi people suffered under a decade of war and
continue to suffer under a repressive regime and the most
comprehensive economic sanctions ever imposed on any country.
(2) The economic sanctions have caused extraordinary
hardship on the people of Iraq and failed to weaken the
leadership of Iraq, and have undermined the institutions of
civil society which are necessary for democratic political
life.
(3) The investigative panel established by the United
Nations Security Council and other independent bodies have
confirmed that the United Nations Oil-for-Food program has
failed to adequately meet the needs of the Iraqi people.
(4) According to the United States Department of
Agriculture, Iraq represents a potential market for nearly
$1,000,000,000 in agricultural products from the United States.
(5) The sanctions regime continues to harm the Iraqi
population for the crimes of its leaders and has not served
either the goal of the United States of punishing Iraq's
leaders or disarming weapons of mass destruction.
(6) Rigorous weapons inspections and adequate provision for
civilian needs in Iraq are not mutually exclusive.
(7) The devastating effect of the economic sanctions on
Iraq has been reported by numerous international and
independent bodies, including the following:
(A) The Center for Economic and Social Rights of
the United Nations documented dramatic increases in
malnutrition and disease, leading to the deaths of
hundreds of thousands of children under the age of 5
since 1991.
(B) UNICEF reported in 1995 that ''no significant
movement towards food security can be achieved so long
as the embargo remains in place''. Further, despite the
Oil-for-Food Program, UNICEF reported in July 1999
survey findings that ''Both the infant mortality rate
and the under-five mortality rate consistently show a
major increase in mortality over the 10 years preceding
the survey. More specifically, the results show that
the infant mortality rate has increased from 47 deaths
per 1,000 live births for the period 1984-89, to 108
deaths per 1,000 live births for the period 1994-99.''.
(C) A report authorized by the United National
Security Council on March 30, 1999, found that ''the
gravity of the humanitarian situation of the Iraqi
people is indisputable and cannot be overstated.''.
Further, it emphasized that ''Even if not all suffering
in Iraq can be imputed to external factors, especially
sanctions, the Iraqi people would not be undergoing
such deprivations in the absence of the prolonged
measures imposed by the Security Council and the
effects of the war''.
(D) UNICEF and the World Food Program found in 1997
that ''One out of every 4 young Iraqi children is
malnourished. More than 750,000 children are suffering
from malnutrition''.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON TRADE WITH IRAQ
TO ALLOW FOR THE EXPORT OF FOOD, MEDICINES, AND CERTAIN
OTHER PRODUCTS.

The sanctions applied with respect to Iraq under the Iraq Sanctions
Act of 1990 (sections 586-586J of the Foreign Operations, Export
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law
101-513)) or any other provision of law shall not apply with respect to
the export to Iraq of any food or other agricultural products
(including fertilizer), medicines, medical supplies, medical
instruments, or medical equipment, or with respect to travel incident
to the sale or delivery to Iraq of food or other agricultural products
(including fertilizer), medicines, medical supplies, medical
instruments, or medical equipment.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION BY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.

(a) Administration by Secretary of Commerce.--The Secretary of
Commerce shall exercise the authorities of the Export Administration
Act of 1979, as in effect pursuant to the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act, to carry out section 3, except that--
(1) the Secretary may not require a license for the export
of any of the items to which section 3 applies; but
(2) the Secretary shall require persons exporting such
items to notify the Secretary of such exports.
(b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Commerce shall issue such
regulations as are necessary to carry out section 3.

SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

Section 906(a)(1) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export
Enhancement Act of 2000 (title IX of H.R. 5426 of the 106th Congress,
as enacted into law by section 1(a) of Public Law 106-387) is amended
by inserting ''(other than Iraq)'' after ''government of a country''.

SEC. 6. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

It is the sense of the Congress that the United States Government
should take all necessary steps to end the suffering of innocent
populations, primarily children and the elderly, by allowing the free
flow of humanitarian aid to Iraq without threat of prosecution. Such
steps should include, but not be limited to, using its position as a
permanent member of the United Nations Security Council--
(1) to lift the economic sanctions on Iraq so as to allow
exports and travel referred to in section 3; and
(2) to recommend a ban on transfers of weapons to Iraq by
countries that are members of the United Nations.

SEC. 7. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the President shall transmit to the Congress a report that sets
forth--
(1) the extent (expressed in volume and dollar amounts) of
sales to Iraq of food and other agricultural products
(including fertilizer), medicines, medical supplies, medical
instruments, and medical equipment, since the enactment of this
Act;
(2) the impact the exports have had on food security in
Iraq;
(3) a description of the types and end users of the goods
so exported;
(4) whether there has been any indication that any
medicines, medical supplies, medical instruments, or medical
equipment exported to Iraq since the enactment of this Act--
(A) have been diverted by the Government of Iraq or
any other third party from the intended recipients; or
(B) have been used for any unintended
nonhumanitarian or dual-use purposes; and
(5) what steps the United States has taken through the
United Nations, with the cooperation of Security Council
members, to--
(A) lift nonmilitary sanctions on Iraq, including
actions described in section 6; or
(B) impose a strict regional arms control regime
pursuant to Article 14 of Security Council Resolution
687.
[EX A]: Humanitarian Exports Leading to Peace Act of 2001 - Declares that certain sanctions prohibiting trade with Iraq under the Iraq Sanctions Act of 1990 or any other provision of law shall not apply with respect to the export of any food or other agricultural products (including fertilizer), medicines, medical supplies, medical instruments, or medical equipment, or with respect to travel incident to the sale or delivery of such items.Directs the Secretary of Commerce to exercise the authorities of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (as in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act) to carry out this Act; except that the Secretary may not require a license for the export of humanitarian assistance, but shall require persons to notify the Secretary when exporting such assistance.Amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to repeal a specified section prohibiting the export to Iraq of agricultural commodities (including the financing of their sale), medicine, or medical devices, and travel (effectively allowing the export of such commodities and travel to such country).Expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. Government should take all necessary steps to end the suffering of innocent populations, primarily children and the elderly, by allowing the free flow of humanitarian aid to Iraq without threat of prosecution. Urges the U.S. Government to use its position as a permanent member of the United Nations (UN) Security Council to lift the economic sanctions on Iraq so as to allow such exports and travel there, and to recommend a ban on transfers of weapons to such country by countries that are members of the UN.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Transportation Finance Innovation
Demonstration Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. VEHICLE MILEAGE TAX FOR MOBILE MOUNTED CONCRETE BOOM PUMPS.

(a) In General.--Chapter 36 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to certain other excise taxes) is amended by inserting after
subchapter D the following new subchapter:

''Subchapter E--Vehicle Mileage Tax

''Sec. 4491. Imposition of tax.
''Sec. 4492. Mobile mounted concrete boom pump vehicle defined.
''Sec. 4493. Method of collecting tax.

''SEC. 4491. IMPOSITION OF TAX.

''(a) Imposition of Tax.--There is hereby imposed on each mobile
mounted concrete boom pump vehicle a tax determined at the applicable
rate per mile for each mile traveled in the United States.
''(b) Applicable Rate.--For purposes of subsection (a), the
applicable rate shall be--
''(1) $0.05 per mile for a mobile mounted concrete boom
pump vehicle with a gross vehicle weight which does not exceed
60,000 pounds, and
''(2) $0.07 per mile for a mobile mounted concrete boom
pump vehicle with a gross vehicle weight which exceeds 60,000
pounds.
''(c) By Whom Paid.--The tax imposed by subsection (a) shall be
paid by the owner of the mobile mounted concrete boom pump vehicle.
''(d) Credit Against Tax.--At the election of the taxpayer, there
shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by subsection (a)
for any taxable period the amount of tax imposed with respect to such
vehicle under sections 4053, 4081, and 4481 for such period. The credit
allowed under the preceding sentence with respect to a quantity of
liquid shall be in lieu of a payment under section 6427 with respect to
such quantity.
''(e) Special Rules for Determining Mileage.--In determining
mileage for purposes of this section, the Secretary shall work in close
coordination with the Secretary of Transportation to develop a system
for administration and compliance with this section. Such system
shall--
''(1) work in tandem with the engine control modules of the
affected vehicles,
''(2) minimize the administrative burdens on pump owners
and operators,
''(3) minimize the administrative burden on the Department
of Transportation,
''(4) integrate with State and local transportation revenue
mechanisms (including demand management systems),
''(5) protect the privacy of participating companies and
employees, and
''(6) allow third party administrators to manage data
collection and refund payments to operators.
There is authorized to be appropriated not more than $5,000,000 for
costs associated with developing and implementing such system,
including for making grants to private companies where appropriate to
develop and deploy on-board technologies to track and report road miles
traveled.

''SEC. 4492. MOBILE MOUNTED CONCRETE BOOM PUMP VEHICLE DEFINED.

''For purposes of this subchapter, the term 'mobile mounted
concrete boom pump vehicle' means a vehicle--
''(1) which is mobile machinery (as defined in section
4053(8)), and
''(2) on which the mounted machinery consists of a concrete
boom pump and related subordinate parts.

''SEC. 4493. METHOD OF COLLECTING TAX.

''(a) Collection by Return.--The taxes imposed by section 4491
shall be collected on the basis of a return for a calendar quarter. The
Secretary shall, by regulation, prescribe the time for filing such
return, the information to be shown in such return, and the time for
payment of such tax.
''(b) Payment Due Date.--Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, the last day for payment of such tax shall be the 14th day
after the last day of the calendar quarter for which the return is
filed under subsection (a).
''(c) Calendar Quarter.--For purposes of this section, the term
'calendar quarter' means the three-month period ending on March 31,
June 30, September 30, or December 31.''.
(b) Highway Mileage Limitation Not Applicable.--Subparagraph (C) of
section 6421(e)(2) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the
following new clause:
''(v) Exception to use requirement for
mobile mounted concrete boom pump vehicle.--In
the case of a mobile mounted concrete boom pump
vehicle (as defined in section 4492), clause
(ii) shall be applied without regard to
subclause (II) (relating to the use-based
test).''.
(c) Nontaxable Use.--Subsection (b) of section 4082 of such Code
(defining nontaxable use) is amended by inserting ''(other than a use
by a vehicle described in clause (v) thereof'' after ''section
6421(e)(2)(C)''.
(d) Deposit Into Highway Trust Fund.--Paragraph (1) of section
9503(b) of such Code (relating to transfer to Highway Trust Fund of
amounts equivalent to certain taxes and penalties) is amended by
striking ''and'' at the end of subparagraph (D), by striking the period
at the end of subparagraph (E) and inserting '', and'', and by
inserting after paragraph (E) the following new subparagraph:
''(F) section 4491 (relating to vehicle mileage
tax).''.
(e) Clerical Amendment.--The table of subchapters for chapter 36 of
such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to subchapter
D the following new item:

''subchapter e. vehicle mileage tax''.

(f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on January 1, 2011.
[EX A]: Transportation Finance Innovation Demonstration Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a vehicle mileage tax on mobile mounted concrete boom pump vehicles. Defines "mobile mounted concrete boom pump vehicle" as a vehicle which is mobile machinery and on which the mounted machinery consists of a concrete boom pump and related subordinate parts.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''Rare Earths and
Critical Materials Revitalization Act of 2010''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I--RARE EARTH MATERIALS

Sec. 101. Rare earth materials program.
Sec. 102. Rare earth materials loan guarantee program.
TITLE II--NATIONAL MATERIALS AND MINERALS POLICY, RESEARCH, AND
DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 201. Amendments to National Materials and Minerals Policy,
Research and Development Act of 1980.
Sec. 202. Repeal.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
''appropriate Congressional committees'' means the Committee on
Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
(2) Department.--The term ''Department'' means the
Department of Energy.
(3) Rare earth materials.--The term ''rare earth
materials'' means any of the following chemical elements in any
of their physical forms or chemical combinations:
(A) Scandium.
(B) Yttrium.
(C) Lanthanum.
(D) Cerium.
(E) Praseodymium.
(F) Neodymium.
(G) Promethium.
(H) Samarium.
(I) Europium.
(J) Gadolinium.
(K) Terbium.
(L) Dysprosium.
(M) Holmium.
(N) Erbium.
(O) Thulium.
(P) Ytterbium.
(Q) Lutetium.
(4) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy.

TITLE I--RARE EARTH MATERIALS

SEC. 101. RARE EARTH MATERIALS PROGRAM.

(a) Establishment of Program.--
(1) In general.--There is established in the Department a
program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial
application to assure the long-term, secure, and sustainable
supply of rare earth materials sufficient to satisfy the
national security, economic well-being, and industrial
production needs of the United States.
(2) Program activities.--The program shall support
activities to--
(A) better characterize and quantify virgin stocks
of rare earth materials using theoretical geochemical
research;
(B) explore, discover, and recover rare earth
materials using advanced science and technology;
(C) improve methods for the extraction, processing,
use, recovery, and recycling of rare earth materials;
(D) improve the understanding of the performance,
processing, and adaptability in engineering designs of
rare earth materials;
(E) identify and test alternative materials that
can be substituted for rare earth materials in
particular applications;
(F) engineer and test applications that--
(i) use recycled rare earth materials;
(ii) use alternative materials; or
(iii) seek to minimize rare earth materials
content;
(G) collect, catalogue, archive, and disseminate
information on rare earth materials, including
scientific and technical data generated by the research
and development activities supported under this
section, and assist scientists and engineers in making
the fullest possible use of the data holdings; and
(H) facilitate information sharing and
collaboration among program participants and
stakeholders.
(3) Improved processes and technologies.--To the maximum
extent practicable, the Secretary shall support new or
significantly improved processes and technologies as compared
to those currently in use in the rare earth materials industry.
(4) Expanding participation.--The Secretary shall
encourage--
(A) multidisciplinary collaborations among program
participants; and
(B) extensive opportunities for students at
institutions of higher education, including
institutions listed under section 371(a) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)).
(5) Consistency.--The program shall be consistent with the
policies and programs in the National Materials and Minerals
Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 (30 U.S.C. 1601 et
seq.).
(6) International collaboration.--In carrying out the
program, the Secretary may collaborate, to the extent
practicable, on activities of mutual interest with the relevant
agencies of foreign countries with interests relating to rare
earth materials.
(b) Plan.--
(1) In general.--Within 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter, the Secretary
shall prepare and submit to the appropriate Congressional
committees a plan to carry out the program established under
subsection (a).
(2) Specific requirements.--The plan shall include a
description of--
(A) the research and development activities to be
carried out by the program during the subsequent 2
years;
(B) the expected contributions of the program to
the creation of innovative methods and technologies for
the efficient and sustainable provision of rare earth
materials to the domestic economy;
(C) the criteria to be used to evaluate
applications for loan guarantees under section 1706 of
the Energy Policy Act of 2005;
(D) any projects receiving loan guarantee support
under such section and the status of such projects;
(E) how the program is promoting the broadest
possible participation by academic, industrial, and
other contributors; and
(F) actions taken or proposed that reflect
recommendations from the assessment conducted under
subsection (c) or the Secretary's rationale for not
taking action pursuant to any recommendation from such
assessment for plans submitted following the completion
of the assessment under such subsection.
(3) Consultation.--In preparing each plan under paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall consult with appropriate
representatives of industry, institutions of higher education,
Department of Energy national laboratories, professional and
technical societies, and other entities, as determined by the
Secretary.
(c) Assessment.--
(1) In general.--After the program has been in operation
for 4 years, the Secretary shall offer to enter into a contract
with the National Academy of Sciences under which the National
Academy shall conduct an assessment of the program under
subsection (a).
(2) Inclusions.--The assessment shall include the
recommendation of the National Academy of Sciences that the
program should be--
(A) continued, accompanied by a description of any
improvements needed in the program; or
(B) terminated, accompanied by a description of the
lessons learned from the execution of the program.
(3) Availability.--The assessment shall be made available
to Congress and the public upon completion.

SEC. 102. RARE EARTH MATERIALS LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.

(a) Amendment.--Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16511 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

''SEC. 1706. TEMPORARY PROGRAM FOR RARE EARTH MATERIALS REVITALIZATION.

''(a) In General.--As part of the program established in section
101 of the Rare Earths and Critical Materials Revitalization Act of
2010, the Secretary is authorized, only to the extent provided in
advance in a subsequent appropriations act, to make guarantees under
this title for the commercial application of new or significantly
improved technologies (compared to technologies currently in use in the
United States at the time the guarantee is issued) for the following
categories of projects:
''(1) The separation and recovery of rare earth materials
from ores or other sources.
''(2) The preparation of rare earth materials in oxide,
metal, alloy, or other forms needed for national security,
economic well-being, or industrial production purposes.
''(3) The application of rare earth materials in the
production of improved--
''(A) magnets;
''(B) batteries;
''(C) refrigeration systems;
''(D) optical systems;
''(E) electronics; and
''(F) catalysis.
''(4) The application of rare earth materials in other
uses, as determined by the Secretary.
''(b) Timeliness.--The Secretary shall seek to minimize delay in
approving loan guarantee applications, consistent with appropriate
protection of taxpayer interests.
''(c) Cooperation.--To the maximum extent practicable, the
Secretary shall cooperate with appropriate private sector participants
to achieve a complete rare earth materials production capability in the
United States within 5 years after the date of enactment of the Rare
Earths and Critical Materials Revitalization Act of 2010.
''(d) Domestic Supply Chain.--In support of the objective in
subsection (c) to achieve a rare earth materials production capability
in the United States that includes the complete value chain described
in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a), the Secretary may not
award a guarantee for a project unless the project's proponent provides
to the Secretary an assurance that the loan or guarantee shall be used
to support the separation, recovery, preparation, or manufacturing of
rare earth materials in the United States for customers within the
United States unless insufficient domestic demand for such materials
results in excess capacity.
''(e) Sunset.--The authority to enter into guarantees under this
section shall expire on September 30, 2015.''.
(b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 1705 the following new item:

''Sec. 1706. Temporary program for rare earth materials
revitalization.''.

TITLE II--NATIONAL MATERIALS AND MINERALS POLICY, RESEARCH, AND
DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL MATERIALS AND MINERALS POLICY,
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1980.

(a) Program Plan.--Section 5 of the National Materials and Minerals
Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 (30 U.S.C. 1604) is
amended--
(1) by striking ''date of enactment of this Act'' each
place it appears and inserting ''date of enactment of the Rare
Earths and Critical Materials Revitalization Act of 2010'';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ''Federal Coordinating
Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology'' and
inserting ''National Science and Technology Council,'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking ''the Federal Emergency'' and all
that follows through ''Agency, and'';
(B) by striking ''appropriate shall'' and inserting
''appropriate, shall'';
(C) by striking paragraph (1);
(D) in paragraph (2), by striking ''in the case''
and all that follows through ''subsection,'';
(E) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph
(1); and
(F) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
''(2) assess the adequacy, accessibility, and stability of
the supply of materials necessary to maintain national
security, economic well-being, and industrial production.'';
(4) by striking subsections (d) and (e); and
(5) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (d).
(b) Policy.--Section 3 of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1602) is amended--
(1) by striking ''The Congress declares that it'' and
inserting ''It''; and
(2) by striking ''The Congress further declares that
implementation'' and inserting ''Implementation''.
(c) Implementation.--Section 4 of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1603) is
amended--
(1) by striking ''For the purpose'' and all that follows
through ''declares that the'' and inserting ''The''; and
(2) by striking ''departments and agencies,'' and inserting
''departments and agencies to implement the policies set forth
in section 3''.

SEC. 202. REPEAL.

Title II of Public Law 98-373 (30 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.; 98 Stat.
1248), also known as the National Critical Materials Act of 1984, is
repealed.

Passed the House of Representatives September 29, 2010.

Attest:

LORRAINE C. MILLER,

Clerk.
[EX A]:
Rare Earths and Critical Materials Revitalization Act of 2010 - Title I: Rare Earth Materials - (Sec. 101) Establishes in the Department of Energy (DOE) a research, development, and commercial application program to assure the long-term, secure, and sustainable supply of specified rare earth materials to satisfy the national security, economic well-being, and industrial production needs of the United States.

Directs the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) to: (1) support new or significantly improved processes and technologies (as compared to those currently in use in the rare earth materials industry); (2) encourage multidisciplinary collaborations and opportunities for students at institutions of higher education; (3) collaborate with relevant agencies of foreign countries with interests relating to rare earth materials; and (4) submit an implementation plan to Congress.

Requires the Secretary to offer to contract with the National Academy of Sciences for an assessment of the program after it has been in operation for four years.

(Sec. 102) Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to authorize the Secretary through FY 2015, only to the extent provided in advance in a subsequent appropriations Act, to make loan guarantee commitments for the commercial application of new or significantly improved technologies for specified categories of projects, including: (1) separation and recovery of rare earth materials from ores or other sources; (2) preparation of rare earth materials in oxide, metal, alloy, or other forms needed for national security, economic well-being, or industrial production purposes; and (3) application of rare earth materials in the production of improved magnets, batteries, refrigeration systems, optical systems, electronics, and catalysis, among other uses.

Directs the Secretary to cooperate with appropriate private sector participants to achieve a complete rare earth materials production capability in the United States within five years after enactment of this Act.

Prohibits the Secretary from awarding a loan guarantee for a project unless the project's proponent provides assurances that the loan or guarantee shall be used to support the separation, recovery, preparation, or manufacturing of rare earth materials in the United States for customers within the United States, unless insufficient domestic demand for such materials results in excess capacity.

Title II: National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research, and Development - (Sec. 201) Amends the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 to: (1) instruct the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to coordinate federal materials research and development through the National Science and Technology Council (instead of the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology, which is now defunct); and (2) repeal specified reporting and action requirements for the Secretaries of Defense and of the Interior, respectively.

(Sec. 202) Repeals the National Critical Materials Act of 1984.