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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Energy and Water Research
Integration Act''.

SEC. 2. ENERGY AND WATER RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall assess each of the
energy research, development, and demonstration programs and projects
of the Department of Energy and identify those programs and projects
into which it is appropriate to integrate water considerations. In
carrying out this section the Secretary shall, as appropriate--
(1) seek to advance energy and energy efficiency
technologies and practices that would--
(A) minimize freshwater withdrawal and consumption;
(B) increase water use efficiency; and
(C) utilize nontraditional water sources with
efforts to improve the quality of that water;
(2) consider the effects climate variability and change may
have on water supplies and quality for energy generation and
fuel production; and
(3) improve understanding of the energy required to provide
water supplies and the water required to provide reliable
energy supplies throughout the United States.
(b) Strategic Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall develop a
Strategic Plan (in this section referred to as the ''Strategic
Plan'') outlining the research, development, and demonstration
needs for the programs and projects identified under subsection
(a), in accordance with subsections (a) through (c) of this
section, as appropriate.
(2) Milestones and specific considerations.--In carrying
out the development and updating of the Strategic Plan in
accordance with this subsection, the Secretary shall evaluate
and, as appropriate, establish technical milestones for--
(A) new advanced cooling technologies for energy
generation and fuel production technologies;
(B) performance improvement of existing cooling
technologies and cost reductions associated with using
those technologies;
(C) innovative water reuse, recovery, and treatment
in energy generation and fuel production;
(D) technology development for carbon capture and
storage systems that utilize efficient water use design
strategies;
(E) technologies that are life-cycle cost
effective;
(F) systems analysis and modeling of issues
relating to the energy required to provide water
supplies and the water required to provide reliable
energy supplies throughout the United States;
(G) technologies to treat and utilize produced
waters discharged from oil, natural gas, coalbed
methane, and mining activities;
(H) advanced materials for the use of
nontraditional water sources for energy generation and
fuel production;
(I) biomass production and utilization and the
impact on hydrologic systems;
(J) technologies that reduce impacts on water from
energy resource development;
(K) increases in energy efficiency of water
distribution and collection systems;
(L) technologies for energy generation from water
distribution and collection systems; and
(M) any other area of the energy-water nexus that
the Secretary considers appropriate.
(3) Interagency collaboration and nonduplication.--In
carrying out the development and updating of the Strategic Plan
in accordance with this subsection, the Secretary shall, where
appropriate, work collaboratively with other Federal agencies
operating related programs and avoid duplication.
(4) Intra-agency coordination and nonduplication.--In
carrying out the development and updating of the Strategic Plan
in accordance with this subsection, the Secretary shall
coordinate and avoid duplication of activities across programs
and projects of the Department of Energy, including with those
of the National laboratories.
(5) Relevant information and recommendations.--In carrying
out the development and updating of the Strategic Plan in
accordance with this subsection, the Secretary shall consider
and incorporate, as appropriate, relevant information and
recommendations, including those of the National Water
Availability and Use Assessment Program under section 9508(d)
of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C.
10368(d)).
(6) Nongovernmental participation.--In carrying out the
development and updating of the Strategic Plan in accordance
with this subsection, the Secretary shall consult and
coordinate with a diverse group of representatives from
research and academic institutions and industry who have
expertise in technologies and practices relating to the energy
required to provide water supplies and the water required to
provide reliable energy supplies throughout the United States.
(7) Submission to congress.--Not later than 9 months after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
to Congress the Strategic Plan.
(8) Updating the strategic plan.--Not later than 3 years
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
utilize relevant information produced by Federal Government
agencies, academia, and industry to update the Strategic Plan,
and submit a report to Congress describing the changes from the
initial Strategic Plan.
(c) Implementation.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy shall implement
the Strategic Plan, as appropriate, in carrying out energy
research, development, and demonstration programs of the
Department of Energy.
(2) Application to projects.--Not later than 3 months after
the submission of the report to Congress in subsection (b)(7)),
the Secretary shall as appropriate apply the Strategic Plan to
projects--
(A) identified as the most energy and water
intensive; and
(B) with the most potential to achieve the purposes
of this section.
(3) Delay or disruption.--In carrying out this subsection,
the Secretary shall ensure that no program or project of the
Department is unnecessarily delayed or disrupted.
(d) Reports.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, and at least once every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary
shall transmit to Congress a report on its findings and activities
under this section.
(e) Additional Activities.--The Secretary may provide for such
additional research, development, and demonstration activities as may
be appropriate to integrate water considerations into the research,
development, and demonstration activities of the Department as
described in subsection (a).
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Energy for carrying out this section
$60,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2015.

SEC. 3. ENERGY-WATER ARCHITECTURE COUNCIL.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy, in coordination with
other relevant Federal agencies, shall establish an Energy-Water
Architecture Council to promote and enable improved energy and water
resource data collection, reporting, and technological innovation. The
Council shall consist of--
(1) representation from each Federal agency that conducts
research related to energy and water resource data; and
(2) non-Federal members, including representatives of
research and academic institutions and industry, who have
expertise in technologies and practices relating to the energy
required to provide water supplies and the water required to
provide reliable energy supplies throughout the United States.
(b) Functions.--The Council shall--
(1) make recommendations on the development of data
collection and data communication standards and protocols to
agencies and entities currently engaged in collecting the data
for the energy required to provide water supplies and the water
required to provide reliable energy supplies throughout the
United States;
(2) recommend ways to make improvements to Federal water
use data to increase understanding of trends in energy
generation and fuel production;
(3) recommend best practices for utilizing information from
existing monitoring networks to provide nationally uniform
water and energy use and infrastructure data; and
(4) conduct annual technical workshops, including at least
one regional workshop annually, to facilitate information
exchange among Federal, State, and private sector experts on
technologies that encourage the conservation and efficient use
of water and energy.
(c) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, and at least once every 2 years thereafter, the Council,
through the Secretary of Energy, shall transmit to the Congress a
report on its findings and activities under this section.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Energy for carrying out this section
$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2015.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to allow the establishment
of regulations by the Federal Government that would infringe or impair
the use of water by State, tribal, or local governments.

SEC. 5. MANDATES.

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require State, tribal, or
local governments to take any action that may result in an increased
financial burden to such governments by restricting the use of water by
such governments.

SEC. 6. COORDINATION AND NONDUPLICATION.

To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of Energy shall
coordinate activities under this Act with other programs of the
Department of Energy and other Federal research programs.

Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 2009.

Attest:

LORRAINE C. MILLER,

Clerk.
Energy and Water Research Integration Act - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Energy to identify each of the Department of Energy's (DOE's) energy research, development, and demonstration programs and projects into which it is appropriate to integrate water considerations. Requires the Secretary to: (1) seek to advance energy and energy efficiency technologies and practices that would minimize freshwater withdrawal and consumption, increase water use efficiency, and utilize nontraditional water sources with efforts to improve water quality; and (2) consider the effects climate variability and change may have on water supplies and quality for energy generation and fuel production; and (3) improve understanding of the energy required to provide water supplies and the water required to provide reliable energy supplies throughout the United States.

Requires the Secretary to develop, submit to Congress within nine months, and update every three years a Strategic Plan outlining the research, development, and demonstration needs of such programs and projects. Requires the Secretary to evaluate and establish technical milestones for: (1) new advanced cooling technologies for energy generation and fuel production technologies; (2) performance improvement and cost reductions of cooling technologies; (3) innovative water reuse, recovery, and treatment in energy generation and fuel production; (4) technology development for carbon capture and storage systems that utilize efficient water use design strategies; (5) technologies that are life-cycle cost effective; (6) systems analysis and modeling of issues relating to the energy required to provide water supplies and the water required to provide reliable energy supplies; (7) technologies to treat and utilize produced waters discharged from oil, natural gas, coal-bed methane, and mining activities; (8) advanced materials for the use of nontraditional water sources for energy generation and fuel production; (9) biomass production and utilization and the impact on hydrologic systems; (10) technologies that reduce impacts on water from energy resource development; (11) increases in energy efficiency of water distribution and collection systems; and (12) technologies for energy generation from such systems.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) implement the Strategic Plan in carrying out DOE energy research, development, and demonstration programs; and (2) report to Congress every two years on findings and activities under this Act. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to establish an Energy-Water Architecture Council to promote and enable improved energy and water resource data collection, reporting, and technological innovation. Requires the Council to: (1) make recommendations on the development of data collection and communication standards and protocols to entities engaged in collecting data for the energy required to provide water supplies and the water required to provide reliable energy supplies throughout the United States; (2) recommend ways to make improvements to federal water use data to increase understanding of trends in energy generation and fuel production; (3) recommend best practices for utilizing information from monitoring networks to provide nationally uniform water and energy use and infrastructure data; and (4) conduct annual technical workshops to facilitate information exchange among federal, state, and private sector experts on technologies that encourage the conservation and efficient use of water and energy.

(Sec. 4) Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) allow the establishment of regulations by the federal government that would infringe or impair the use of water by state, tribal, or local governments; and (2) require state, tribal, or local governments to take any action that may result in an increased financial burden by restricting their water use.

(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to coordinate activities under this Act with other DOE programs and other federal research programs.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Childrens' Media Protection Act of
1995''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On average, a child in the United States is exposed to
27 hours of television each week, and some children are exposed
to as much as 11 hours of television each day.
(2) The average American child watches 8,000 murders and
100,000 acts of other violence on television by the time the
child completes elementary school.
(3) By the age of 18 years, the average American teenager
has watched 200,000 acts of violence on television, including
40,000 murders.
(4) The Times Mirror Center reports that a recent poll of
Americans indicates that 72 percent of the American people
believe that there is too much violence on television, and,
according to a survey by U.S. News and World Report dated May
1994, 91 percent of American voters believe that mayhem in the
media contributes to violence in real life.
(5) On several occasions since 1975, The Journal of the
American Medical Association has alerted the medical community
to the adverse effects of televised violence on child
development, including an increase in the level of aggressive
behavior and violent behavior among children who view it.
(6) The National Commission on Children recommended in 1991
that producers of television programs exercise greater
restraint in the content of programming for children.
(7) A report of the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation,
dated May 1993, indicates that there is an irrefutable
connection between the amount of violence depicted in the
television programs watched by children and increased
aggressive behavior among children.
(8) It is in the National interest that parents be
empowered with the technology to block the viewing of
television programs whose content is overly violent or
objectionable for other reasons.
(9) Technology currently exists to permit the manufacture
of television receivers that are capable of permitting parents
to block television programs having violent or otherwise
objectionable content.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF TELEVISION VIOLENCE RATING CODE.

Section 303 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 303) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(v) Prescribe, in consultation with television broadcasters,
cable operators, appropriate public interest groups, and interested
individuals from the private sector, rules for rating the level of
violence in television programming, including rules for the
transmission by television broadcast systems and cable systems of
signals containing specifications for blocking violent programming.''.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT FOR MANUFACTURE OF TELEVISIONS THAT BLOCK PROGRAMS.

Section 303 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 303), as
amended by section 3, is further amended by adding at the end the
following:
''(w) Require, in the case of apparatus designed to receive
television signals that are manufactured in the United States or
imported for use in the United States and that have a picture screen 13
inches or greater in size (measured diagonally), that such apparatus--
''(1) be equipped with circuitry designed to enable viewers
to block the display of channels, programs, and time slots; and
''(2) enable viewers to block display of all programs with
a common rating.''.

SEC. 5. SHIPPING OR IMPORTING OF TELEVISIONS THAT BLOCK PROGRAMS.

(a) Regulations.--Section 330 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 330) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(2) by adding after subsection (b) the following new
subsection (c):
''(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no person shall ship
in interstate commerce, manufacture, assemble, or import from any
foreign country into the United States any apparatus described in
section 303(w) of this Act except in accordance with rules prescribed
by the Commission pursuant to the authority granted by that section.
''(2) This subsection shall not apply to carriers transporting
apparatus referred to in paragraph (1) without trading it.
''(3) The rules prescribed by the Commission under this subsection
shall provide performance standards for blocking technology. Such rules
shall require that all such apparatus be able to receive the rating
signals which have been transmitted by way of line 21 of the vertical
blanking interval and which conform to the signal and blocking
specifications established by the Commission.
''(4) As new video technology is developed, the Commission shall
take such action as the Commission determines appropriate to ensure
that blocking service continues to be available to consumers.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 330(d) of such Act, as
redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking ''section
303(s), and section 303(u)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ''and
sections 303(s), 303(u), and 303(w)''.

SEC. 6. ELIMINATION OF VIOLENT PROGRAMMING ON TELEVISION DURING CERTAIN
HOURS.

Title I of the Children's Television Act of 1990 (47 U.S.C. 303a et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

''prohibition on violent programming

''Sec. 105. (a) The Commission shall, within 30 days of the date of
the enactment of this Act, initiate a rule-making proceeding to
prescribe a prohibition on the broadcast on commercial television and
by public telecommunications entities, including the broadcast by cable
operators, from the hours of 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., inclusive, of
programming that contains gratuitous violence.
''(b) As used in this section:
''(1) The term 'cable operator' has the meaning given such
term in section 602 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 522).
''(2) The term 'programming' includes advertisements but
does not include bona fide newscasts, bona fide news
interviews, bona fide news documentaries, and on-the-spot
coverage of bona fide news events.
''(3) The term 'public telecommunications entity' has the
meaning given such term in section 397(12) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397(12)).''.

SEC. 7. BROADCAST ON TELEVISION AND CABLE OF EDUCATIONAL AND
INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN.

(a) Broadcast Television.--Section 309 of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 309) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(k) Educational and Information Programming for Children.--In
granting an application for a license for a television broadcasting
station (including an application for renewal of such a license), the
Commission shall impose such conditions upon the applicant as the
Commission requires in order to ensure that the applicant complies
under the license with the standards for children's television
programming established under section 102 of the Children's Television
Act of 1990 (47 U.S.C. 303a) and otherwise serves the educational and
informational needs of children through its overall programming.''.
(b) Cable Service.--Part III of title VI of the Communications Act
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 541 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

''educational and information programming for children

''Sec. 629. A franchise, including the renewal of a franchise, may
not be awarded under this part unless the cable operator to be awarded
the franchise agrees to comply with the standards for children's
television programming established under section 102 of the Children's
Television Act of 1990 (47 U.S.C. 303a) and to otherwise serve the
educational and informational needs of children in the provision of
cable service under the franchise.''.
Childrens' Media Protection Act of 1995 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) prescribe rules for the rating of violence levels in television programming, including rules for the transmission of signals containing specifications for blocking violent programming; and (2) require television sets with picture screens of 13 inches or more to be equipped with blocking circuitry and enable viewers to block display of all programs with a common rating. Prohibits any person from shipping, manufacturing, assembling, or importing any television not so equipped. Requires performance standards for blocking technology.
(Sec. 6) Directs the FCC to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to prescribe a prohibition on the broadcast on commercial television and any public telecommunications entities between six o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock p.m., inclusively, of programming that contains gratuitous violence.
(Sec. 7) Directs the FCC, in granting an application for a television broadcast license, to impose conditions which ensure that the applicant complies with the standards for children's television programming as established under the Children's Television Act of 1990 and otherwise serves the educational and informational needs of children through its overall programming. Prohibits a cable franchise award or renewal unless the cable operator complies with such standards.

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) There are new and emerging opportunities for producing
renewable energy fuel products, which will be of benefit to the
United States and its citizens.
(2) Disposal of animal and agricultural wastes can be a
major problem and new technologies should be promoted to
utilize these wastes.
(3) New technologies can be developed and implemented that
will utilize animal and agricultural wastes to produce
significant quantities of marketable alternative fuels.
(4) Investment in renewable energy will--
(A) enhance the energy security and independence of
the United States,
(B) provide significant environmental benefits and
reduce wastes,
(C) improve electrical reliability and security,
and
(D) promote sustainable development opportunities.
(5) Alternative fuels should be a major part of the
strategy to increase domestic production of motor fuels.
(6) The Federal Government should take all measures to
provide incentives to assure the implementation of technologies
to produce alternative fuels.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF CREDIT FOR PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY FROM
RENEWABLE RESOURCES.

(a) Credit Allowed for Producers of Certain Energy.--Section
45(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to electricity
produced from certain renewable resources) is amended to read as
follows:
''(2) the--
''(A) kilowatt hours of electricity--
''(i) produced by the taxpayer--
''(I) from qualified energy
resources (other than qualified waste),
and
''(II) at a qualified facility
during the 10-year period beginning on
the date the facility was originally
placed in service, and
''(ii) sold by the taxpayer to an unrelated
person during the taxable year, or
''(B) amount of kilowatt hours of electricity
equivalent which is equal to the Btu of any fuel or
feedstock--
''(i) produced by the taxpayer--
''(I) from qualified waste or
poultry waste, and
''(II) at a qualified facility
during the 10-year period beginning on
the date the facility was originally
placed in service, and
''(ii) sold by the taxpayer to an unrelated
person during the taxable year.''.
(b) Qualified Energy Resources.--
(1) In general.--Section 45(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (defining qualified energy resources) is amended
by striking ''and'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking
the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting '',
and'', and by adding at the end the following:
''(D) qualified waste.''.
(2) Qualified waste.--Section 45(c) of such Code (relating
to definitions) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(5) Qualified waste.--The term 'qualified waste' means
agriculture and animal waste (other than poultry waste),
including by-products, packaging, and any materials associated
with the processing, raising, feeding, selling, transporting,
or disposal of agricultural or animal products.''.
(c) Qualified Facility.--Section 45(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (defining qualified facility) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
''(D) Qualified waste facility.--In the case of a
facility using qualified waste or poultry waste to
produce alternative fuel feedstock, the term 'qualified
facility' means any facility of the taxpayer which is
originally placed in service by the taxpayer after
December 31, 2001, and before January 1, 2007.''.
(d) Government-Owned Facilities.--Section 45(d)(6) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to credit eligibility in the case of
government-owned facilities using poultry waste) is amended by
inserting ''or using poultry waste or qualified waste to produce
alternative fuel feedstock'' after ''electricity''.
(e) Limit on Carryback of Credit.--Section 39(d)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to no carryback of renewable electricity
production credit before effective date) is amended by inserting ''and
before January 1, 2002, to the extent such credit is attributable to
energy (other than electricity) produced from qualified waste or
poultry waste'' after ''energy resource''.
(f) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 38(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by inserting ''and other energy'' after
''electricity''.
(2) The heading for section 45 of such Code is amended by
inserting ''and other energy produced from waste products''
after ''resources''.
(3) The item relating to section 45 in the table of
sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of such Code is amended by inserting ''and other energy
produced from waste products'' after ''resources''.
(4) The heading of section 45(d)(6) of such Code is amended
by inserting ''or qualified waste'' after ''poultry waste''.
(g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to energy produced after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the credit for production of electricity from renewable resources to include production of energy from agricultural and animal waste, including by-products and associated materials. Limits such credit to facilities placed in service after 2001 and before 2007.