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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Digital Trade Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Internet has become an unprecedented medium for
competition, trade, free expression, and access to information.
(2) The Internet is a driver of the global economy and must
remain open, stable, and secure.
(3) Trade in Internet-enabled services and transfers of
data and other digital information have become increasingly
critical drivers of the economic growth of the United States.
The United States International Trade Commission found in a
July 2013 report, entitled ''Digital Trade in the U.S. and
Global Economies, Part 1'', that ''U.S. exports of digitally
enabled services (one measure of international digital trade)
grew from $282.1 billion in 2007 to $356.1 billion in 2011,
with exports exceeding imports every year''.
(4) The United States is the global leader in Internet-
enabled platforms, networks, and services. Certain liability
protections for those entities under the law of the United
States, which promote innovation and creativity and allow for
cooperative efforts to address harmful activity, have been
critical to the growth of the Internet economy in the United
States.
(5) According to McKinsey & Company, more than /4\ of the
value added by the Internet is in traditional industries.
(6) Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade benefits
small- and medium-size enterprises by providing unparalleled
access to global markets.
(7) Proposals have been put forward by some trading
partners of the United States to restrict the flow of lawful
information across borders. Those proposals would cause
increased government control over the Internet and could create
a fragmented Internet.
(8) Localization barriers to trade are frequently used to
protect, favor, or stimulate domestic industries at the expense
of industries in other countries. Those localization
requirements harm the competitiveness of and end-users in the
United States.
(9) Restrictive policies regarding the flow of information
across borders are nontariff barriers that are harmful to
innovation and economic advancement. Those policies impede
trade in digital products and services and constrain the
ability of United States companies from many sectors to
effectively operate across borders.
(10) Cross-border data flows are critical to manufacturers,
institutions of higher education, hospitals, retailers,
financial services firms, laboratories, and many other
organizations that use the Internet to improve their
productivity and manage global networks of customers,
suppliers, researchers, and employees.
(11) The free flow of information across borders provides
choices and reduces costs to consumers worldwide.
(12) The position of the United States Government has been
and is to advocate for the free flow of information across
borders.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) agencies in the executive branch, including the Office
of the United States Trade Representative, should be staffed
with experts and leaders to fulfill the mission of promoting an
open, global Internet that facilitates commerce and digital
trade; and
(2) private sector stakeholders should have the opportunity
to formally inform efforts of agencies in the executive branch
related to digital trade.

SEC. 3. NEGOTIATING PRINCIPLES FOR INTERNET-ENABLED COMMERCE AND
DIGITAL TRADE.

It shall be a negotiating principle of the United States in
negotiations for a bilateral, plurilateral, or multilateral agreement,
and in multi-stakeholder fora, to seek the inclusion of binding and
enforceable provisions that promote and enhance Internet-enabled
commerce and digital trade, including provisions--
(1) preventing or eliminating barriers to the movement of
electronic information across borders, including by encouraging
interoperability of data protection regimes and eliminating
barriers to accessing, processing, transferring, or storing
information;
(2) ensuring transparency in measures affecting the free
flow of information within and across borders;
(3) continuing the current practice of not imposing customs
duties on electronic transmissions;
(4) prohibiting measures that condition market access or
other commercial benefits on localization of data,
infrastructure, or investment;
(5) prohibiting any country from imposing measures that
require an entity to use computing infrastructure or services
in that country or otherwise require an entity to access,
process, transfer, or store data in the territory of that
country;
(6) ensuring that the Internet continues to operate within
the successful multi-stakeholder governance model;
(7) ensuring that provisions affecting intermediary
liability for Internet-enabled platforms, networks, and
services are consistent with the law of the United States;
(8) ensuring digital trade policies contemplate various
business activities across all industrial sectors and allow for
future technological advancement; and
(9) otherwise eliminating discriminatory treatment of
Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade.
[A]: Digital Trade Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) executive branch agencies, including the Office of the United States Trade Representative, should be staffed with experts and leaders to promote an open, global Internet that facilitates commerce and digital trade; and (2) private sector stakeholders should have the opportunity to inform executive agency efforts related to digital trade. States that it shall be a U.S. negotiating principle in negotiations for a bilateral, plurilateral, or multilateral agreement, and in multi-stakeholder fora, to seek the inclusion of binding provisions that promote and enhance Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade.

[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''National Student Dropout Prevention
and Recovery Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) Lowering the student dropout rate is one of the most
significant challenges facing educators today. Students must
stay in school in order to receive the education they need to
succeed in the new economy and contribute fully to American
society.
(2) The ability of local educational agencies to lower the
student dropout rate has been inhibited by the lack of focus at
the Federal level and the limited availability of appropriate
dropout prevention-focused curriculum, instruction,
professional development, and administrative support services.
(3) According to the National Dropout Prevention Network,
it is at the local and community level where school
improvements and change occur that will eventually have an
impact on the graduation rate of students. The focus of these
efforts should be concentrated on the most successful
strategies that research has identified as having an impact on
increasing the graduation rate. These strategies encompass--
(A) systemic renewal;
(B) community collaboration;
(C) professional development;
(D) family involvement;
(E) early childhood education;
(F) reading and writing programs;
(G) individualized instruction;
(H) instructional technologies;
(I) mentoring and tutoring;
(J) service learning;
(K) learning styles and multiple intelligences;
(L) violence prevention and conflict resolution;
(M) career education and workforce readiness;
(N) out-of-school experiences; and
(O) alternative public schooling.
(4) The National Dropout Prevention Network has found that
the strategies described in paragraph (3) have been successful
in all school levels from K-12 in rural, suburban, or urban
centers. When schools or school districts develop a program
improvement plan that encompasses most or all of these
strategies, positive outcomes will result.
(5) It is necessary to develop a number of model dropout
prevention programs to fully develop the effective strategies
listed above into comprehensive dropout prevention programs.
These model programs should be used as examples by schools
across the country that wish to implement similar programs.
Subsequently, a nationwide dropout prevention program, in order
to be effective, should be based on these model programs.
(6) Dropout prevention and recovery programs which are
proven to be successful in lowering dropout rates need to be
disseminated to school and community leaders willing to adapt
and support these innovative programs in their schools and
community.

SEC. 3. SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAMS.

Part C of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7261 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

''PART C--SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAMS

''Subpart 1--Model School Dropout Prevention Grant Program

''SEC. 5311. AUTHORIZATION.

''(a) In General.--The Director of the Office of Dropout Prevention
and Program Completion shall award grants to public elementary schools,
middle schools, and secondary schools that have established and are
carrying out school dropout prevention programs to provide those
schools with additional resources to develop such programs further,
develop methods to assist other schools to implement similar programs,
and provide for research on the effects of such programs on the student
populations of the schools involved.
''(b) Duration.--A grant under subsection (a) shall be awarded for
a period of not more than 5 years. A school that desires to continue to
receive funding for the purposes described in subsection (a) shall
apply for a grant under the national school dropout prevention grant
program under subpart 2.

''SEC. 5312. REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.

''A school that receives a grant under section 5311 shall use
amounts under the grant to establish and carry out, or further develop,
school dropout prevention programs, intervention programs, and recovery
programs, including as many of the following activities as possible:
systemic renewal, community and family participation, professional
development, early childhood education, reading and writing programs,
alternative public schooling, individualized instruction, use of
instructional technologies, mentoring and tutoring, service learning,
instruction that recognizes that students learn in different ways
(commonly referred to as 'learning styles instruction'), violence
prevention and conflict resolution, career education and workforce
readiness, out-of-school experiences, and a comprehensive plan for
dropout prevention.

''SEC. 5313. APPLICATION; SELECTION OF SCHOOLS; FISCAL AGENT.

''(a) Application.--
''(1) In general.--Each school desiring a grant under
section 5311 shall submit an application, after review by the
local educational agency of the school, to the Director at such
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as
the Director may require.
''(2) Contents.--A school desiring a grant under section
5311 shall submit an application, through the local educational
agency of the school under paragraph (1), that contains a
description of the current dropout prevention program of the
school.
''(b) Selection of Schools.--
''(1) Limitation.--The Director may award grants to not
more than 20 schools under section 5311. Such schools shall
have demonstrated success in establishing and carrying out
activities described in section 5312.
''(2) Allocation.--Grants awarded under section 5311 shall
be allocated among schools that meet the following
requirements:
''(A) 4 elementary schools that have established
and are carrying out early childhood education
programs.
''(B) 4 secondary schools that have established and
are carrying out academic intervention programs and
mediation programs.
''(C) 4 secondary schools that have established and
are carrying out intervention programs and recovery
programs.
''(D) 4 schools (either elementary, middle, or
secondary) that are located in rural school districts
and that have demonstrated success in establishing and
carrying out 12 or more of the activities described in
section 5312.
''(E) 4 schools (either elementary, middle, or
secondary) that are located in urban school districts
and that have demonstrated success in establishing and
carrying out all of the activities described in section
5312.
''(3) Priority.--In awarding grants under section 5311, the
Director shall give priority to schools that have demonstrated
success in establishing and carrying out the highest number of
activities described in section 5312.
''(c) Fiscal Agent.--The local educational agency of the school
shall act as the fiscal agent for the school and shall accept and
administer the grant awarded to the school under section 5311, except
that all funds shall be expended at the school level.

''Subpart 2--National School Dropout Prevention Grant Program

''SEC. 5321. AUTHORIZATION.

''(a) In General.--Beginning in the third year of the Model School
Dropout Prevention Grant Program under subpart 1, the Director of the
Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion shall award grants
to public elementary schools, middle schools, and secondary schools to
enable the schools to implement, or further carry out, effective,
sustainable, and coordinated school dropout prevention programs.
''(b) Duration.--A grant under subsection (a) shall be awarded for
a period of not less than 2 years but not more than 5 years.

''SEC. 5322. REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.

''A school that receives a grant under section 5321 shall use
amounts under the grant to establish and carry out, or further develop,
school dropout prevention programs, intervention programs, and recovery
programs, including as many of the following activities as possible:
systemic renewal, community and family participation, professional
development, early childhood education, reading and writing programs,
alternative public schooling, individualized instruction, use of
instructional technologies, mentoring and tutoring, service learning,
instruction that recognizes that students learn in different ways
(commonly referred to as 'learning styles instruction'), violence
prevention and conflict resolution, career education and workforce
readiness, out-of-school experiences, and a comprehensive plan for
dropout prevention.

''SEC. 5323. APPLICATION; SELECTION OF SCHOOLS; FISCAL AGENT.

''(a) Application.--Each school desiring a grant under section 5321
shall submit an application, after review by the local educational
agency of the school, to the Director at such time, in such manner, and
accompanied by such information as the Director may require.
''(b) Selection of Schools.--The Director shall establish clear and
specific selection criteria for awarding grants to schools under
section 5321, including the number of grants to award and the type of
schools to be awarded grants. Such criteria shall be based on school
dropout rates and other relevant factors, such as the quality of the
existing or proposed dropout prevention program, the number of students
who are dropouts, the number of students who are eligible to receive
free or reduced price lunches under the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act, the number of students who are below their grade
level in basic skills, the number of students who are involved in
family court or the juvenile justice system, and the number of students
who are teen mothers.
''(c) Fiscal Agent.--The local educational agency of the school
shall act as the fiscal agent for the school and shall accept and
administer the grant awarded to the school under section 5321, except
that all funds shall be expended at the school level.

''Subpart 3--Additional Requirements for Model and National Dropout
Prevention Grant Program

''SEC. 5331. DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES.

''Each school that receives a grant under section 5311 or 5321, or
the local educational agency of the school, shall provide information
and technical assistance, including presentations, document-sharing,
and joint staff development, to other schools within their school
district and to other schools in their State that are desiring to
receive grants under section 5311 or 5321, as the case may be.

''SEC. 5332. SCHOOL DROPOUT RATE CALCULATION.

''For purposes of calculating a school dropout rate under subparts
1 and 2, a school shall use--
''(1) the annual event school dropout rate for students
leaving a school in a single year determined in accordance with
the National Center for Education Statistics' Common Core of
Data, if available;
''(2) the standard method used by the State agency; or
''(3) in other cases, a standard method for calculating the
school dropout rate as determined by the Director.

''SEC. 5333. REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

''(a) Reporting.--In order to receive funding under subpart 1 or 2
for a fiscal year after the first fiscal year a school receives funding
under subpart 1 or 2, as the case may be, the school shall provide, on
an annual basis, to the Director a report regarding the status of the
implementation of activities funded under subpart 1 or 2 and
certification of progress from the eligible entity whose strategies the
school is implementing.
''(b) Accountability.--On the basis of the reports submitted under
subsection (a), the Director shall evaluate the effect of the
activities assisted under subpart 1 or 2, as the case may be, on school
dropout prevention compared to a control group, to the extent
practicable.

''Subpart 4--National Clearinghouse on Effective School Dropout
Prevention

''SEC. 5341. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE.

''Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this part,
the Director shall establish a national clearinghouse on effective
school dropout prevention, intervention programs, and reentry programs.
The clearinghouse shall be established through a competitive grant or
contract awarded to an organization with a demonstrated capacity to
provide technical assistance and disseminate information in the area of
school dropout prevention, intervention programs, and reentry programs.
The clearinghouse shall--
''(1) collect and disseminate to educators, parents, and
policymakers information on research, effective programs, best
practices, and available Federal resources with respect to
school dropout prevention, intervention programs, and reentry
programs, including dissemination by an electronically
accessible database, a worldwide Web site, and a national
journal;
''(2) provide technical assistance regarding securing
resources with respect to, and designing and implementing,
effective and comprehensive school dropout prevention,
intervention programs, and reentry programs; and
''(3) provide professional development opportunities
through workshops, seminars, and institutes for educators and
program providers responsible for planning, implementing, and
evaluating comprehensive school dropout prevention,
intervention programs, and recovery programs.

''Subpart 5--Definitions; Authorization of Appropriations

''SEC. 5351. DEFINITIONS.

''In this part:
''(1) Director.--The term 'Director' means the Director of
the Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion
established under section 218 of the General Education
Provisions Act.
''(2) Intervention programs.--The term 'intervention
programs' means programs or strategies that are designed to
improve academic or personal problems of students that
negatively affect the students' performance or ability to
remain in school and graduate from school with a diploma.
''(3) Prevention programs.--The term 'prevention programs'
means programs that anticipate, forestall, or relate to
cognitive, social, or personal problems of students before such
problems impair a student's ability to perform in school.
''(4) Recovery programs.--The term 'recovery programs'
means programs or strategies designed to offer another
schooling option to an individual who has dropped out of
school.
''(5) School dropout.--The term 'school dropout' has the
meaning given the term in section 4(17) of the School-to-Work
Opportunities Act of 1994.

''SEC. 5352. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

''(a) Subpart 1.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out subpart 1 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001 and
for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
''(b) Subpart 2.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out subpart 2 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2003 and
for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
''(c) Subpart 4.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out subpart 4 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001 and
for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.''.

SEC. 4. OFFICE OF DROPOUT PREVENTION AND PROGRAM COMPLETION.

(a) Establishment.--Title II of the Department of Education
Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3411 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following:

''office of dropout prevention and program completion

''Sec. 218. (a) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of
Education an Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion
(hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Office'), to be
administered by the Director of the Office of Dropout Prevention and
Program Completion. The Director of the Office shall report directly to
the Under Secretary of Education and shall perform such additional
functions as the Under Secretary may prescribe.
''(b) Duties.--The Director of the Office of Dropout Prevention and
Program Completion (hereafter in this section referred to as the
'Director'), through the Office, shall--
''(1) help coordinate Federal, State, and local efforts to
lower school dropout rates and increase program completion by
elementary, middle, and secondary school students;
''(2) recommend Federal policies, objectives, and
priorities to lower school dropout rates and increase program
completion;
''(3) oversee the implementation of subparts 1 and 2 of
part C of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965;
''(4) annually prepare and submit to Congress and the
Secretary a national report describing efforts and recommended
actions regarding school dropout prevention and program
completion;
''(5) recommend action to the Secretary and the President,
as appropriate, regarding school dropout prevention and program
completion; and
''(6) consult with and assist State and local governments
regarding school dropout prevention and program completion.
''(c) Scope of Duties.--The scope of the Director's duties under
subsection (b) shall include examination of all Federal and non-Federal
efforts related to--
''(1) promoting program completion for children attending
elementary, middle, or secondary school;
''(2) programs to obtain a secondary school diploma or its
recognized equivalent (including general equivalency diploma
(GED) programs); and
''(3) reentry programs for individuals aged 12 to 24 who
are out of school.
''(d) Detailing.--In carrying out the Director's duties under this
section, the Director may request the head of any Federal department or
agency to detail personnel who are engaged in school dropout prevention
activities to another Federal department or agency in order to
implement the National School Dropout Prevention Strategy.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of the Department
of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3401 note) is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 217 the following new
item:

''Sec. 218. Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion.''.
[A]: Requires the Director of the Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion (established by this Act in the Department of Education) to carry out provisions for: (1) a model school dropout prevention grant program; (2) a national school dropout prevention grant program; and (3) a national clearinghouse on effective school dropout prevention, intervention programs, and reentry programs.
Authorizes appropriations for such part C programs.
Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish an Office of Dropout Prevention and Program Completion, to be administered by a Director who shall report directly to the Under Secretary of Education. Sets forth the Director's duties and their scope.

[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Resource Efficient Appliance
Incentives Act of 2005.''.

SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCES.

(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

''SEC. 45J. ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCE CREDIT.

''(a) General Rule.--
''(1) In general.--For purposes of section 38, the energy
efficient appliance credit determined under this section for
the taxable year is an amount equal to the sum of the credit
amounts determined for each type of qualified energy efficient
appliance.
''(2) Credit amounts.--The credit amount determined for a
type of qualified energy efficient appliance is the sum of--
''(A) the applicable amount determined under
subsection (b) with respect to a qualified energy
efficient appliance, multiplied by
''(B) the number of such appliances produced by the
taxpayer in the United States during the calendar year
ending with or within the taxable year.
''(b) Applicable Amount; Eligible Production.--For purposes of
subsection (a)--
''(1) Applicable amount.--
''(A) In general.--The applicable amount determined
under this subsection is the amount determined under
the following table:

''Qualified Energy Efficient Produced in calendar year-- Applicable
Appliance amount is--
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Clothes washer with at least 2005 $50
1.42 MEF.
Clothes washer with MEF at 2005, 2006, or 2007 $100
least Energy Star level in
effect in 2007.
Clothes washer with MEF at 2008, 2009, or 2010 $150
least Energy Star level in
effect in 2010.
Dishwasher with EF at least 2006, 2007, 2008, or 2009 $75
Energy Star level in effect
in 2007.
Refrigerator consuming at 2005 or 2006 $100
least 15 percent less
kilowatt hours per year
than 2001 energy
conservation standard.
Refrigerator consuming at 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, or $150
least 20 percent less 2009
kilowatt hours per year
than 2001 energy
conservation standard.
Refrigerator consuming at 2010 $150
least 25 percent less
kilowatt hours per year
than 2001 energy
conservation standard.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

''(B) Other appliances.--In the case of any
appliance not described in the table in subparagraph
(A), the applicable amount shall be zero.
''(2) Eligible production.--
''(A) In general.--The eligible production in a
calendar year with respect to each type of energy
efficient appliance described in the table in paragraph
(1) is the excess of--
''(i) the number of appliances of such type
which meet the energy efficiency described for
such type in the table in paragraph (1) and
which are produced by the taxpayer during such
calendar year, over
''(ii) the average number of appliances of
such type which meet the energy efficiency
described for such type in the table in
paragraph (1) and which were produced by the
taxpayer (or any predecessor) during the
preceding 3-calendar year period.
''(B) Special rule for 2005 production.--For
purposes of determining eligible production for
calendar year 2005--
''(i) only production after the date of
enactment of this section shall be taken into
account under subparagraph (A)(i), and
''(ii) the amount taken into account under
subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be an amount which
bears the same ratio to the amount which would
(but for this subparagraph) be taken into
account under subparagraph (A)(ii) as--
''(I) the number of days in
calendar year 2005 after the date of
enactment of this section, bears to
''(II) 365.
''(c) Limitations.--
''(1) Aggregate credit amount allowed.--The aggregate
amount of credit allowed under subsection (a) with respect to a
taxpayer for all taxable years shall not exceed $75,000,000,
reduced by the amount of the credit allowed under subsection
(a) to the taxpayer (or any predecessor) for any prior taxable
year.
''(2) Amount allowed for certain appliances.--
''(A) In general.--In the case of appliances
described in subparagraph (B), the aggregate amount of
the credit allowed under subsection (a) with respect to
a taxpayer for all taxable years shall not exceed
$35,000,000, reduced by the amount of the credit
allowed under subsection (a) to the taxpayer (or any
predecessor) for any prior taxable year with respect to
such appliances.
''(B) Appliances described.--The appliances
described in this subparagraph are--
''(i) clothes washers with at least a 1.42
MEF, as described in the table in subsection
(b)(1),
''(ii) refrigerators which consume at least
15 percent less kilowatt hours per year than
applicable energy conservation standards, as
described in such table, and
''(iii) dishwashers described in such
table.
''(3) Limitation based on gross receipts.--The credit
allowed under subsection (a) with respect to a taxpayer for the
taxable year shall not exceed an amount equal to 2 percent of
the average annual gross receipts of the taxpayer for the 3
taxable years preceding the taxable year in which the credit is
determined.
''(4) Gross receipts.--For purposes of this subsection, the
rules of paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 448(c) shall apply.
''(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
''(1) Qualified energy efficient appliance.--The term
'qualified energy efficient appliance' means an appliance
described in the table in subsection (b)(1).
''(2) Clothes washer.--The term 'clothes washer' means a
residential model clothes washer, including a residential style
coin operated washer.
''(3) Refrigerator.--The term 'refrigerator' means a
residential model automatic defrost refrigerator-freezer which
has an internal volume of at least 16.5 cubic feet.
''(4) Dishwasher.--The term 'dishwasher' means a
residential dishwasher subject to the energy conservation
standards established by the Department of Energy.
''(5) MEF.--The term 'MEF' means the modified energy
factor, as determined by the Secretary of Energy.
''(6) Energy factor.--The term 'EF' means the energy factor
established by the Department of Energy for compliance with the
Federal energy conservation standards.
''(7) Produced.--The term 'produced' includes manufactured.
''(8) 2001 energy conservation standard.--The term '2001
energy conservation standard' means the energy conservation
standards promulgated by the Department of Energy and effective
July 1, 2001.
''(e) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
''(1) In general.--Rules similar to the rules of
subsections (c), (d), and (e) of section 52 shall apply.
''(2) Controlled group.--
''(A) In general.--All persons treated as a single
employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 or
subsection (m) or (o) of section 414 shall be treated
as a single producer.
''(B) Inclusion of foreign corporations.--For
purposes of subparagraph (A), in applying subsections
(a) and (b) of section 52 to this section, section 1563
shall be applied without regard to subsection (b)(2)(C)
thereof.
''(3) Verification.--No amount shall be allowed as a credit
under subsection (a) with respect to which the the taxpayer has
not submitted such information or certification as the
Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy,
determines necessary.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 38(b) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to general business credit) is amended by
striking ''plus'' at the end of paragraph (18), by striking the period
at the end of paragraph (19) and inserting '', plus'', and by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
''(20) the energy efficient appliance credit determined
under section 45J(a).''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

''Sec. 45J. Energy efficient appliance credit.''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to appliances produced after December 31, 2004, in taxable years
ending after such date.
[A]:
Resource Efficient Appliance Incentives Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business tax credit for the production of certain household appliances (clothes washers, dishwashers, and refrigerators) with a specified energy efficiency rating. Imposes an aggregate limitation of $75 million on such credit for all taxable years ($35 million for certain other appliances), and an annual limitation based on taxpayer gross receipts (two percent of taxpayer average annual gross receipts for the three previous taxable years).