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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Essential Air Service Modernization
Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION.

Section 41742(a)(2) is amended by striking ''$15,000,000'' and
inserting ''$75,000,000''.

SEC. 3. TERMINATION NOTICE.

Section 41733 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following--
''(f) Termination Notice.--If the Secretary decides to terminate
basic essential service to an eligible place, the Secretary shall
notify the affected community not less than 90 days before such service
is to be terminated.''.

SEC. 4. JOINT PROPOSALS.

(a) In General.--Section 41740 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following: ''The Secretary shall
facilitate and assist in establishing negotiations between major and
national air carriers and air carriers that provide essential air
service to an eligible place in order to determine equitable joint
fares.''.
(b) Report.--Not later than 12 months after enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall transmit a report to Congress regarding the
progress and effectiveness of implementation of the amendment made by
subsection (a).

SEC. 5. COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL CHOICE PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
''Sec. 41745. Community and regional choice program
''(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall
establish an alternate essential air service program in accordance with
the requirements of this section.
''(b) Compensation to Eligible Places.--In carrying out the
program, the Secretary, instead of paying compensation to an air
carrier to provide essential air service to an eligible place, may pay
compensation directly to a unit of local government having jurisdiction
over the eligible place or a State within the boundaries of which the
eligible place is located.
''(c) Use of Compensation.--A unit of local government or State
receiving compensation for an eligible place under the program shall
use the compensation for any of the following purposes:
''(1) To provide assistance to an air carrier to provide
scheduled air service to and from the eligible place, without
being subject to the requirements of 41732(b).
''(2) To provide assistance to a person to provide
scheduled or on-demand air taxi service to and from the
eligible place and a non-hub or a small, medium, or large hub.
''(3) To provide assistance to a person to provide
scheduled or on-demand surface transportation to and from the
eligible place and a non-hub or a small, medium, or large hub.
''(4) In combination with other units of local government
in the same region, to provide transportation services to and
from all the eligible places in that region at an airport or
other transportation center that can serve all the eligible
places in that region.
''(d) Applications.--
''(1) In general.--A unit of local government or State
seeking to participate in the program for an eligible place
shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form and
containing such information as the Secretary may require.
''(2) Required information.--At a minimum, the application
shall include--
''(A) a statement of the amount of compensation
required; and
''(B) a description of how the compensation will be
used.
''(e) Participation Requirements.--An eligible place for which
compensation is received under the program in a fiscal year shall not
be eligible to receive in that fiscal year the essential air service
that it would otherwise be entitled to under this subchapter.
''(f) Subsequent Participation.--A unit of local government
participating in the program under this section in a fiscal year shall
not be prohibited from participating in the basic essential air service
program under this chapter in a subsequent fiscal year if such unit is
otherwise eligible to participate in such basic program.
''(g) Funding.--Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to
carry out the essential air service program under this subchapter shall
be available to carry out this section.
''Sec. 41746. Compensation for units of local government
''Of the amounts made available under section 41742(a) the
Secretary shall pay directly to a unit of local government having
jurisdiction over the eligible place not less than $5,000 for such
fiscal year to promote public use of the air service or transportation
for which compensation is being paid.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended
by inserting after the item relating to section 41744 the following:

''41745. Community and regional choice program.
''41746. Compensation for units of local government.''.

Output: Essential Air Service Modernization Act of 2003 - Increases the authorization of appropriations to carry out the essential air service program.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) notify an affected community at least 90 days before the basic essential service to that community is terminated: (2) facilitate and assist in negotiations between major and national air carriers and carriers that provide essential air service in order to determine equitable joint fares; (3) establish an alternate essential air service program which would provide compensation directly to local governments, instead of to air carriers, to use to obtain air service, to obtain surface transportation to and from air hubs, or to participate with other local governments in providing regional transportation services to airports; and (4) pay $5,000 to local governments to promote public use of air service or transportation for which compensation is received under the program.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Hudson River Valley Special Resource
Study Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(2) Study area.--The term ''study area''--
(A) means the portion of the Hudson River that
flows from Rodgers Island at Fort Edward to the
southern-most boundary of Westchester County, New York;
and
(B) includes any relevant sites and landscapes
within the counties in New York that abut the area
described in subparagraph (A).

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Hudson River Valley possesses important and unique
cultural, historical, natural, recreational and scenic
resources that have been central to the development and
sustainment of our Nation.
(2) The Hudson River Valley encompasses a rich array of
sensitive natural resources ranging from the River itself and
its vast estuarine district, to its wetlands, refuges, parks,
forests, farmlands, preserves, cliffs, mountains, and valleys.
(3) The Hudson River and its tributaries are home to a
number of rare and threatened animal species, habitats, and
plants.
(4) The Hudson River Valley is home to myriad biking,
heritage, pedestrian and scenic trail systems on the eastern
and western sides of the River that are now connected by the
Walkway Over the Hudson bridge, which has been designated as a
National Recreation Trail.
(5) Throughout history, the Hudson River Valley has played
a central role in the development of our nation, starting from
the vibrant Native American communities that first inhabited
the land, to Henry Hudson's voyage up the river later named for
him in the vessel Half Moon in 1609 and later with the American
Revolution, the debate on our Constitution, the first
successful steamboat voyage by Robert Fulton in 1807, the
Industrial Revolution, and the modern labor and environmental
movements.
(6) The Hudson River Valley gave birth to important
movements in American art, architecture and literature through
the work of Andrew Jackson Downing, Alexander Jackson Davis,
Thomas Cole, Frederick Church and their associates from the
Hudson River School of Art, as well as through authors such as
Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, William Cullen
Bryant, Susan and Anna Warner, and John Burroughs.
(7) The depictions and descriptions of the Hudson River
Valley's renowned scenery and natural resources played a
central role in the recognition of the value of the landscape
and the development of an American esthetic and environmental
ideal.
(8) A 1996 National Park Service study called the Hudson
River Valley ''the landscape that defined America.''.
(9) The Hudson River Valley has been the subject of
multiple State and Federal inventories, studies, and plans that
should greatly assist a National Park Service special resource
study.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF STUDY.

(a) In General.--As soon as funds are made available for this
purpose, the Secretary shall complete a study of the Hudson River
Valley in the State of New York to evaluate--
(1) the national significance of the area; and
(2) the suitability and feasibility of designating the area
as a unit of the National Park System.
(b) Study Guidelines.--In conducting the study under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall--
(1) use the criteria for the study of areas for potential
inclusion in the National Park System included in section 8 of
Public Law 91-383, as amended by section 303 of the National
Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-391; 112
Stat. 3501); and
(2) closely examine park unit models, in particular
national river and recreation areas, as well as other landscape
protection models, that--
(A) encompass large areas of non-Federal lands
within their designated boundaries;
(B) foster public and private collaborative
arrangements for achieving National Park Service
objectives; and
(C) protect and respect the rights of private land
owners.

SEC. 5. REPORT.

Not later than 24 months after the date that funds are first made
available for this purpose, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the
findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the study authorized by
this Act.

Output: Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a study of the Hudson River Valley in the state of New York to evaluate: (1) the national significance of the part of the Hudson River that flows from Rodgers Island at Fort Edward to the southern-most boundary of Westchester County, New York, including any relevant sites and landscapes within counties in New York that abut that part of the River (the study area); and (2) the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Veterans Education Tuition Support
Act of 2007'' or the ''VETS Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) There is no more important cause than the defense of
the United States.
(2) Since 2003, nearly 1,300,000 members of the Armed
Forces have served in Iraq or Afghanistan and over 420,000
members of the Armed Forces in the National Guard and Reserve
have been called to active duty.
(3) The men and women of the Armed Forces put their lives
on hold, leave their families, jobs, and postsecondary
education in order to serve the United States, and do so with
distinction.
(4) In 2005, 500,000 veterans claimed education benefits
from the Department of Veterans Affairs and approximately
47,000 of those veterans are members of the National Guard or
Reserve and recently returned from serving in the Armed Forces
in Iraq or Afghanistan.
(5) Many members of the Armed Forces depend on various
forms of financial aid in addition to their Montgomery GI Bill
benefits to help fund their college education.
(6) The 6 percent interest rate cap on all debts of members
of the Armed Forces called to active duty guaranteed by the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 501 et seq.)
has been interpreted narrowly by the Secretary of Education not
to apply to Federal student loans.
(7) Members of the Armed Forces who return from deployment
overseas in the Armed Forces and who are unable to continue
immediately a program of education that they were forced to
discontinue because of such deployment are being forced to
begin making payments on their private students loans only 1
month after such return.
(8) The transition from service in the Armed Forces in a
combat theater to a classroom is a difficult challenge and
should not be rushed merely to avoid paying back student loans.
(9) As of the date of the enactment of this Act, colleges
are not required to make reasonable accommodations for students
who are called to active duty in the Armed Forces, such as
tuition reimbursement and relaxation of requirements for
reenrollment.
(10) Members of the Armed Forces who return from deployment
overseas and attempt to reenroll in a program of education are
overwhelmed with bureaucracy.
(11) Studies have shown that symptoms of post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) and other non-apparent injuries may take
up to a year to manifest.
(12) Members of the Armed Forces deserve to have at least a
full academic year to reintegrate into society before they are
required to begin paying back student loans.
(13) Members of the Armed Forces who fight to protect the
United States deserve a Government that fights to protect them.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to assist members of the Armed Forces who return from a
deployment to transition from military service to civilian life
and to undertake programs of education they were forced to
discontinue because of such deployment;
(2) to provide a 13-month transition period for such
members to reenroll in such a program of education and to begin
paying back student loans undertaken for such program of
education;
(3) to institute a 6 percent interest rate cap on student
loans of a member of the Armed Forces while such member is
deployed on active duty; and
(4) to require providers of programs of education to
provide reasonable accommodations to their students who are
members of the Armed Forces and who discontinue a program of
education because of a deployment.

SEC. 3. RELIEF FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES DURING
PERIOD OF MILITARY SERVICE.

(a) In General.--Title VII of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
(50 U.S.C. App. 591 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:

''SEC. 707. TUITION, REENROLLMENT, AND STUDENT LOAN RELIEF FOR
POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS CALLED TO MILITARY SERVICE.

''(a) Tuition and Reenrollment.--Whenever a servicemember is
called, activated, or ordered to military service and withdraws or
takes a leave of absence from the institution of higher education in
which the servicemember is enrolled, the institution shall--
''(1) refund to such servicemember the tuition and fees
paid by such servicemember (other than from the proceeds of a
grant or scholarship) for the portion of the program of
education for which such servicemember did not receive academic
credit after such withdrawal or leave; and
''(2) provide such servicemember an opportunity to reenroll
with the same educational and academic status in such program
of education that the servicemember had when activated for
military service.
''(b) Deferment of Repayment of Loans.--Whenever a servicemember is
called, activated, or ordered to military service and withdraws or
takes a leave of absence from the institution of higher education in
which the servicemember is enrolled, the following rules shall apply to
a provider of students loans who has provided a student loan to such a
servicemember that is not in repayment status on the date the period of
military service begins:
''(1) If the servicemember reenrolls in the program of
education (or a comparable program) within 13 months following
the period of military service, the provider shall disregard
the entire period the program of education was discontinued in
determining the date on which repayment of the student loan is
to begin.
''(2) If the servicemember does not so reenroll, the
provider shall not require repayment of the student loan to
begin before the later of the last day of such 13-month period
or the date the repayment was to begin without regard to this
subsection.
''(c) Definitions.--In this section:
''(1) The term 'Federal financial aid program' means a
program providing loans made, insured, or guaranteed under part
B, D, or E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1077 et seq., 1087a et seq., 1087aa et seq.).
''(2) The term 'institution of higher education' means a 2-
year or 4-year institution of higher education as defined in
section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1002).
''(3) The term 'student loan' means any loan, whether
Federal, State, or private, to assist an individual to attend
an institution of higher education, including a loan made,
insured, or guaranteed under part B, D, or E of title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1077 et seq., 1087a et
seq., 1087aa et seq.).''.
(b) Exemption of Student Debts From Creditor Protection Based on
Income Level.--Section 207(c) of the Servicemember's Civil Relief Act
(50 U.S.C. App. 527(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new sentence: ''This subsection shall not apply with respect to an
obligation or liability that is incurred by a servicemember who, at the
time the servicemember is called to military service, is a student
enrolled within six months of activation at an institution of higher
education on a full-time basis, as determined by that institution.''
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section (1)(b) of
such Act is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

''Sec. 707. Tuition, reenrollment, and student loan relief for
postsecondary students called to military
service.''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect for periods of military service beginning after the date of the
enactment of this section.
Output: Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2007 or VETS Act of 2007 - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to require an institution of higher education, whenever a servicemember is called, activated, or ordered to military service and therefore withdraws or takes a leave of absence from such institution, to: (1) refund to the servicemember tuition and other fees paid for the portion of the program of education for which the servicemember did not receive academic credit after such withdrawal or leave; and (2) provide the servicemember an opportunity to reenroll at the institution with the same educational and academic status that the servicemember had when ordered to military service.

Requires a provider of a student loan with respect to such a servicemember: (1) if the servicemember reenrolls in the program of education (or a comparable program) within 13 months following the period of military service, to disregard the entire period that the education was discontinued in determining the date on which student loan repayment is to begin; or (2) if the servicemember does not reenroll, to not require loan repayment to begin before the later of the last day of such 13-month period or the date the repayment was otherwise required to begin.

Prohibits a court from granting a creditor relief from the 6% limit on interest charged against the indebtedness of a servicemember during a period of military service in the case of an obligation or liability incurred by a servicemember who is a student at an institution of higher education at the time of the call to service.