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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Stop Westward Aquatic Threats Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF NONINDIGENOUS AQUATIC NUISANCE PREVENTION AND
CONTROL ACT OF 1990.

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 Nonindigenous Aquatic
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.).

SEC. 3. 100TH MERIDIAN AND WESTWARD PROGRAM.

Subtitle C (16 U.S.C. 4721 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:

''SEC. 1210. 100TH MERIDIAN AND WESTWARD PROGRAM.

''(a) Public Information and Education.--The Secretary shall
coordinate with the States to provide the public with information and
education on the threat of zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance
species and how to prevent their westward advance.
''(b) Source States Action Plan.--The Secretary, in consultation
with the Task Force, shall work with States that contain aquatic
nuisance species, including zebra mussels, that threaten western States
to develop and implement a prevention action plan that includes
inspections of vessels at boat launches and elsewhere.
''(c) Movement Across the 100th Meridian.--
''(1) Early detection and rapid response.--The Secretary,
in consultation with the Task Force, shall seek to prevent
westward movement of aquatic nuisance species by monitoring and
preventing westward movement of zebra mussels and other aquatic
nuisance species across and beyond the 100th meridian,
monitoring water bodies, educating boaters leaving waters
infected by aquatic nuisance species, and providing rapid
response capacity in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska,
Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
''(2) Check stations.--Under this subsection, the
Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretary of
Transportation and the States, shall--
''(A) work with States to establish check stations
on highways and waterways that cross the 100th
meridian, and require that all commercial vessels
moving westward across the meridian stop and be checked
for zebra mussels and aquatic weeds at such check
stations;
''(B) require that contaminated vessels identified
at such check stations be cleaned in accordance with
protocols developed by the Task Force before being
moved across the 100th meridian;
''(C) assess and collect from persons who violate
such requirement more than one time a civil penalty of
$150 for each violation after the first violation;
''(D) identify and record all vessels that stop at
such check stations and the water body most recently
visited by each such vessel;
''(E) focus prevention resources on States having
the greatest number of contaminated vessels; and
''(F) coordinate implementation of this subsection
with appropriate Canadian authorities.
''(d) Vector Action Plans.--The Secretary and the Task Force, in
collaboration with the States and within 18 months after the date of
the enactment of this subsection, shall--
''(1) assess the relative risk of vectors and pathways of
westward movement of zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance
species across the 100th meridian and throughout the western
States and develop adequate action plans to control each
pathway, ranked by priority; and
''(2) provide to the Task Force, for distribution to the
States, data developed through such assessment.
''(e) Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Expedition.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall
ensure that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the
National Park Service coordinate efforts to implement an action
plan to prevent the spread of aquatic nuisance species by
vessels and other potential vectors involved in the Lewis and
Clark Bicentennial Expedition, including efforts to educate
participants in such Expedition by no later than January 1,
2003.
''(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior
to carry out this subsection $100,000 for each of fiscal years
2002 through 2005.
''(f) Application in Other States.--If the Secretary determines
that any State (other than those listed in subsection (c)) that is
located west of the 100th meridian needs to be involved in
implementation of this section for this section to be effective, the
Secretary may apply this section in such State.
''(g) Evaluation of Effectiveness.--The Secretary shall enter into
an arrangement with an independent entity under which the entity shall,
by January 1, 2005, evaluate the effectiveness of the 100th meridian
and westward program under this section in stopping the westward
movement of zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance species across and
beyond the 100th meridian.
''(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $5,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007.''.

SEC. 4. STATE MANAGEMENT PLANS.

(a) Grants to States for Development of Management Plans.--Section
1204(b) (16 U.S.C. 4724(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ''make grants to States
to develop management plans under this section, including for
hiring personnel for such development, and'' after ''at the
recommendation of the Task Force,'';
(2) in paragraph (3)(A) by striking ''each comprehensive
management plan implemented with Federal assistance'' and
inserting ''implementation of each comprehensive management
plan''; and
(3) in paragraph (3)(B) by striking ''each public facility
management plan implemented with Federal assistance'' and
inserting ''implementation of each public facility management
plan''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1301 (16 U.S.C. 4724)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (c) by striking ''There are authorized''
and all that follows through ''of which'' and inserting ''For
grants to States under section 1204(b) there are authorized to
be appropriated to the Director $10,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2003 through 2007, of which up to 20 percent may be
available for plan development and of which''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
''(f) Funding for Capacity Building by Western Regional Panel.--To
build capacity and foster the development and implementation of
comprehensive management plans under section 1204 for States located on
or west of the 100th meridian there are authorized to be appropriated
to the Western Regional panel established under section 1203(b)
$600,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007.''.
[EX A]: Stop Westward Aquatic Threats Act - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) provide the public with information and education on the threat of zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance species and how to prevent their westward advance; (2) work with States that contain aquatic nuisance species (including zebra mussels) that threaten western States to develop and implement a prevention action plan that includes inspections of vessels at boat launches and elsewhere (including vessels involved in the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Expedition); and (3) prevent westward movement of aquatic nuisance species by monitoring and preventing westward movement of zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance species beyond the 100th meridian, monitoring water bodies, educating boaters leaving waters infected by aquatic nuisance species, and providing rapid response capacity in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.Authorizes the Director of the of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force to make grants to States to develop management plans which identify those areas or activities within the State for which assistance is needed to eliminate or reduce the environmental, public health, and safety risks associated with aquatic nuisance species, particularly the zebra mussel.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''Powering American
Jobs Act of 2014''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--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 Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title, etc.
Sec. 2. Extension and modification of credit for nonbusiness energy
property.
Sec. 3. Extension of excise tax credits relating to certain fuels.
Sec. 4. Extension of credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling
property.
Sec. 5. Extension of incentives for biodiesel and renewable diesel.
Sec. 6. Equalization of excise tax on liquefied natural gas and
liquefied petroleum gas.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CREDIT FOR NONBUSINESS ENERGY
PROPERTY.

(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 25C(g) is amended by
striking ''December 31, 2013'' and inserting ''December 31, 2015''.
(b) Updated Energy Star Requirements for Windows, Doors, Skylights,
and Roofing.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 25C(c) is amended
by striking ''which meets'' and all that follows through
''requirements)''.
(2) Energy efficient building envelope component.--
Subsection (c) of section 25C is amended by redesignating
paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively,
and by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
paragraph:
''(2) Energy efficient building envelope component.--The
term 'energy efficient building envelope component' means a
building envelope component which meets--
''(A) applicable Energy Star program requirements,
in the case of a roof or roof products,
''(B) version 6.0 Energy Star program requirements,
in the case of an exterior window, a skylight, or an
exterior door, and
''(C) the prescriptive criteria for such component
established by the 2009 International Energy
Conservation Code, as such Code (including supplements)
is in effect on the date of the enactment of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, in
the case of any other component.''.
(3) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (D) of section
25C(c)(3), as so redesignated, is amended to read as follows:
''(D) any roof or roof products which are installed
on a dwelling unit and are specifically and primarily
designed to reduce the heat gain of such dwelling
unit.''.
(c) Separate Standards for Tankless and Storage Water Heaters.--
Subparagraph (D) of section 25C(d)(3) is amended by striking ''which
has either'' and all that follows and inserting ''which has--
''(i) in the case of a natural gas,
propane, or oil storage water heater, an energy
factor of at least 0.80 or a thermal efficiency
of at least 90 percent,
''(ii) in the case of an electric heat pump
storage water heater, an energy factor of at
least 2.0,
''(iii) effective April 16, 2015, in the
case of a natural gas, propane, or oil storage
water heater, with a rated BTU input of no more
than 75,000 BTU/hr, an energy factor of at
least 0.80 or, with a rated BTU input greater
than 75,000 BTU/hr, a thermal efficiency of at
least 90 percent,
''(iv) effective April 16, 2015, in the
case of an electric heat pump storage water
heater, with a water storage capacity equal to
or less than 55 gallons, an energy factor of at
least 2.0 or, with a water storage capacity
equal to or greater than 55 gallons, an energy
factor of at least 2.2, and
''(v) in the case of any other water
heater, an energy factor of at least 0.90 or a
thermal efficiency of at least 90 percent,
and''.
(d) Modification of Testing Standards for Biomass Stoves.--
Subparagraph (E) of section 25C(d)(3) is amended by inserting before
the period the following: '', when tested using the higher heating
value of the fuel and in accordance with the Canadian Standards
Administration B415.1 test protocol''.
(e) Modifications to Residential Energy Property Expenditures.--
(1) Qualified natural gas, propane, or oil furnaces or hot
water boilers.--Paragraph (4) of section 25C(d) is amended to
read as follows:
''(4) Qualified natural gas, propane, or oil furnace or hot
water boiler.--The term 'qualified natural gas, propane, or oil
furnace or hot water boiler' means--
''(A) a natural gas or propane furnace which
achieves an annual fuel utilization efficiency rate of
not less than 95,
''(B) a natural gas or propane hot water boiler
which achieves an annual fuel utilization efficiency
rate of not less than 90, and
''(C) an oil furnace or hot water boiler which--
''(i) achieves an annual fuel utilization
efficiency rate of not less than 87, and
''(ii)(I) in the case of a hot water
boiler, is installed with an indirect water
heater, and
''(II) in the case of a furnace, is
installed with an electronically commutated
blower motor.''.
(f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2013.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF EXCISE TAX CREDITS RELATING TO CERTAIN FUELS.

(a) Excise Tax Credits and Outlay Payments for Biodiesel and
Renewable Diesel Fuel Mixtures.--
(1) Paragraph (6) of section 6426(c) is amended by striking
''December 31, 2013'' and inserting ''December 31, 2015''.
(2) Subparagraph (B) of section 6427(e)(6) is amended by
striking ''December 31, 2013'' and inserting ''December 31,
2015''.
(b) Extension of Alternative Fuels Excise Tax Credits.--
(1) In general.--Sections 6426(d)(5) and 6426(e)(3) are
each amended by striking ''December 31, 2013'' and inserting
''December 31, 2015''.
(2) Outlay payments for alternative fuels.--Subparagraph
(C) of section 6427(e)(6) is amended by striking ''December 31,
2013'' and inserting ''December 31, 2015''.
(c) Extension of Alternative Fuels Excise Tax Credits Relating to
Liquefied Hydrogen.--
(1) In general.--Sections 6426(d)(5) and 6426(e)(3), as
amended by subsection (b), are each amended by striking
''(September 30, 2014 in the case of any sale or use involving
liquefied hydrogen)''.
(2) Outlay payments for alternative fuels.--Paragraph (6)
of section 6427(e) is amended--
(A) by striking ''except as provided in
subparagraph (D), any'' in subparagraph (C), as amended
by this Act, and inserting ''any'',
(B) by striking the comma at the end of
subparagraph (C) and inserting '', and'', and
(C) by striking subparagraph (D) and redesignating
subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D).
(d) Effective Dates.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
amendments made by this section shall apply to fuel sold or
used after December 31, 2013.
(2) Liquefied hydrogen.--The amendments made by subsection
(c) shall apply to fuels sold or used after September 30, 2014.
(e) Special Rule for Certain Periods During 2014.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, in the case of--
(1) any biodiesel mixture credit properly determined under
section 6426(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for
periods after December 31, 2013, and before the date of the
enactment of this Act, and
(2) any alternative fuel credit properly determined under
section 6426(d) of such Code for such periods,
such credit shall be allowed, and any refund or payment attributable to
such credit (including any payment under section 6427(e) of such Code)
shall be made, only in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury (or
the Secretary's delegate) shall provide. Such Secretary shall issue
guidance within 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act
providing for a one-time submission of claims covering periods
described in the preceding sentence. Such guidance shall provide for a
180-day period for the submission of such claims (in such manner as
prescribed by such Secretary) to begin not later than 30 days after
such guidance is issued. Such claims shall be paid by such Secretary
not later than 60 days after receipt. If such Secretary has not paid
pursuant to a claim filed under this subsection within 60 days after
the date of the filing of such claim, the claim shall be paid with
interest from such date determined by using the overpayment rate and
method under section 6621 of such Code.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF CREDIT FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE REFUELING
PROPERTY.

(a) In General.--Subsection (g) of section 30C is amended by
striking ''placed in service'' and all that follows and inserting
''placed in service after December 31, 2015.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to property placed in service after December 31, 2013.

SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF INCENTIVES FOR BIODIESEL AND RENEWABLE DIESEL.

(a) Credits for Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Used as Fuel.--
Subsection (g) of section 40A is amended by striking ''December 31,
2013'' and inserting ''December 31, 2015''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to fuel sold or used after December 31, 2013.

SEC. 6. EQUALIZATION OF EXCISE TAX ON LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS AND
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS.

(a) Liquefied Petroleum Gas.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4041(a)(2) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
''and'' at the end of clause (i), by redesignating clause (ii)
as clause (iii), and by inserting after clause (i) the
following new clause:
''(ii) in the case of liquefied petroleum
gas, 18.3 cents per energy equivalent of a
gallon of gasoline, and''.
(2) Energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline.--Paragraph
(2) of section 4041(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(C) Energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline.--
For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'energy
equivalent of a gallon of gasoline' means, with respect
to a liquefied petroleum gas fuel, the amount of such
fuel having a Btu content of 115,400 (lower heating
value).''.
(b) Liquefied Natural Gas.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4041(a)(2) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by subsection
(a)(1), is amended by striking ''and'' at the end of clause
(ii), by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and
inserting '', and'' and by inserting after clause (iii) the
following new clause:
''(iv) in the case of liquefied natural
gas, 24.3 cents per energy equivalent of a
gallon of diesel.''.
(2) Energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel.--Paragraph (2)
of section 4041(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended by subsection (a)(2), is amended by adding at the end
the following:
''(D) Energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel.--For
purposes of this paragraph, the term 'energy equivalent
of a gallon of diesel' means, with respect to a
liquefied natural gas fuel, the amount of such fuel
having a Btu content of 128,700 (lower heating
value).''.
(3) Conforming amendments.--Section 4041(a)(2)(B)(iv) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as redesignated by
subsection (a)(1) and paragraph (1), is amended--
(A) by striking ''liquefied natural gas,'', and
(B) by striking ''peat), and'' and inserting
''peat) and''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to any sale or use of fuel after September 30, 2014.
[EX A]: Powering American Jobs Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2015: (1) the tax credit for nonbusiness energy efficient improvements; (2) excise tax credits and payments for alternative fuels, biodiesel and renewable diesel fuel mixtures, and alternative fuels relating to liquefied hydrogen; (3) the tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property expenditures; and (4) the income tax credit for biodiesel and renewable fuels. Equalizes the excise tax rate for liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas. Modifies energy efficiency standards for windows, doors, skylights, roofing, water heaters, biomass stoves, and furnaces or hot water boilers.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Iran Export Embargo Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN.

The Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C.
8801 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1245 the following:

''SEC. 1245A. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF
IRAN.

''(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
''(1) The Government of Iran stands in violation of the
United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted
at Paris December 10, 1948, by denying its citizens basic
freedoms, including the freedoms of expression, religion, and
peaceful assembly and movement, and for flagrantly abusing the
rights of minorities and women.
''(2) The Government of Iran remains the leading state
sponsor of terrorism in the world. That Government's
sponsorship of terrorism includes recent involvement in a
terrorist attack in Bulgaria, a plot to blow up a cafe in
Washington, DC, a plot to assassinate United States officials
in the Republic of Azerbaijan, and attempted terrorist attacks
in Canada and the Republic of Georgia.
''(3) The Government of Iran stands in violation of United
Nations Security Council Resolutions 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007),
1803 (2008), and 1929 (2010) by refusing to suspend
proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities, including all
enrichment-related and reprocessing activities and work on all
heavy water-related projects.
''(4) The Government of Iran continues to develop ballistic
missiles capable of threatening the interests and allies of the
United States.
''(5) The Government of Iran stands in violation of United
Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006) by its
continued transfer of arms to terrorist groups in southern
Lebanon.
''(6) The Government of Iran continues to provide arms to
terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip.
''(7) The Government of Iran continues to support the
Government of Syria in carrying out human rights abuses and
crimes against humanity against the people of Syria.
''(b) Blocking of Property.--On and after the date that is 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall block
and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in property
of a person described in subsection (f) if such property and interests
in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or
are or come within the possession or control of a United States person.
''(c) Facilitation of Certain Transactions.--The President shall
prohibit the opening, and prohibit or impose strict conditions on the
maintaining, in the United States of a correspondent account or a
payable-through account by a foreign financial institution that the
President determines has knowingly, on or after the date that is 60
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, conducted or
facilitated a significant transaction with respect to the importation,
sale, or transfer of goods or services from Iran on behalf of a person
described in subsection (f).
''(d) Importation, Sale, or Transfer of Goods and Services From
Iran.--The President shall impose sanctions pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)
with respect to a person if the President determines that the person
knowingly, on or after the date that is 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, imports, purchases, or transfers goods or
services from a person described in subsection (f).
''(e) Insurance and Reinsurance.--
''(1) In general.--The President shall impose sanctions
pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) with respect to a person if the President
determines that the person knowingly, on or after the date that
is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
provides underwriting services or insurance or reinsurance to a
person described in subsection (f).
''(2) Exception for underwriters and insurance providers
exercising due diligence.--The President may not impose
sanctions under paragraph (1) with respect to a person that
provides underwriting services or insurance or reinsurance if
the President determines that the person has exercised due
diligence in establishing and enforcing official policies,
procedures, and controls to ensure that the person does not
underwrite or enter into a contract to provide insurance or
reinsurance for a person described in subsection (f).
''(f) Persons Described.--A person described in this subsection is
any of the following:
''(1) The state and the Government of Iran, or any
political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of that
Government, including the Central Bank of Iran.
''(2) Any person owned or controlled, directly or
indirectly, by that Government.
''(3) Any person acting or purporting to act, directly or
indirectly, for or on behalf of that Government.
''(4) Any other person determined by the President to be
described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
''(g) Rule of Construction.--A person described in subsection (f)
is subject to sanctions under this section without regard to whether
the name of the person is published in the Federal Register or
incorporated into the list of specially designated nationals and
blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of
the Department of the Treasury.
''(h) Applicability to Exports of Crude Oil From Iran.--Subsections
(c) and (d) shall apply with respect to the exportation, importation,
sale, or transfer of crude oil from Iran on and after the date that is
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.''.
[EX A]:
Iran Export Embargo Act - Amends the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 to direct the President to prohibit all transactions in property and property interests of a person (as defined in this Act) if such property and property interests are in the United States or within the possession or control of a U.S. individual. Directs the President to prohibit the opening, and prohibit or impose strict conditions on the maintaining, in the United States of a correspondent account or a payable-through account by a foreign financial institution that has knowingly conducted or facilitated a significant transaction with respect to the importation, sale, or transfer of goods or services from Iran on behalf of a described person. Directs the President to impose sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act with respect to an individual that knowingly: (1) imports, purchases, or transfers goods or services from a described person; and (2) provides underwriting services or insurance or reinsurance to a described person. Describes a "person" as: (1) the state and the government of Iran, or any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of such government, including the Central Bank of Iran; (2) any person owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, such government; or (3) any other person determined by the President to be described in clauses (1) or (2).