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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Disability Equity Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF 5-MONTH WAITING PERIOD FOR BENEFITS BASED ON
DISABILITY.

(a) Disability Insurance Benefits.--
(1) In general.--The first sentence of section 223(a)(1) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 423(a)(1)) is amended by
striking ''(i) for each month'' and all that follows through
''the first month in which he is under such disability'' and
inserting the following: ''for each month beginning with the
first month during all of which such individual is under a
disability and in which such individual becomes so entitled to
such insurance benefits''.
(2) Waiting period eliminated from determination of benefit
amount.--
(A) In general.--The first sentence of section
223(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 423(a)(2)) is amended
by striking ''in--'' and all that follows through ''and
as though'' and inserting the following: ''in the first
month for which such individual becomes entitled to
such disability insurance benefits, and as though''.
(B) Conforming amendment.--The second sentence of
section 223(a)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 423(a)(2)) is
amended by striking ''subparagraph (A) or (B) of such
sentence, as the case may be'' and inserting ''such
sentence''.
(3) Elimination of defined term.--
(A) In general.--Section 223(c)(2) of such Act is
repealed.
(B) Conforming amendments.--
(i) The heading of section 223(c) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 423(c)) is amended to read as
follows: ''Definition of Insured Status''.
(ii) Section 223(c)(1) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 423(c)(1)) is amended by striking ''For
purposes of subparagraph (B) of this paragraph,
when the number of quarters'' in the last
sentence and inserting the following:
''(2) In applying paragraph (1)(B), when the number of
quarters''.
(b) Widow's Insurance Benefits Based on Disability.--
(1) In general.--Section 202(e)(1)(F) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 402(e)(1)(F)) is amended to read as follows:
''(F) if she satisfies subparagraph (B) by reason of clause
(ii) thereof, the first month during all of which she is under
a disability and in which she becomes so entitled to such
insurance benefits,''.
(2) Elimination of defined term.--Section 202(e) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 402(e)) is amended--
(A) by striking paragraph (5); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), and (8)
as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively.
(c) Widower's Insurance Benefits Based on Disability.--
(1) In general.--Section 202(f)(1)(F) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 402(f)(1)(F)) is amended to read as follows:
''(F) if he satisfies subparagraph (B) by reason of clause
(ii) thereof, the first month during all of which he is under a
disability and in which he becomes so entitled to such
insurance benefits,''.
(2) Elimination of defined term.--Section 202(f) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 402(f)) is amended--
(A) by striking paragraph (5); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), and (8)
as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively.
(d) Elimination of Waiting Period for Commencement of Periods of
Disability.--Section 216(i)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 416(i)(2)(A))
is amended by striking '', but only'' and all that follows and
inserting a period.
(e) Effective Dates.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to benefits under section 223 of the Social Security
Act, or under section 202 of such Act on the basis of the wages and
self-employment income of an individual entitled to benefits under such
section 223, for months following the month in which this Act is
enacted. The amendments made by subsections (b) and (c) shall apply
with respect to benefits based on disability under subsection (e) or
(f) of section 202 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) for
months following the month in which this Act is enacted. The amendment
made by subsection (d) shall apply only with respect to applications
for disability determinations filed under title II of the Social
Security Act on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF WAITING PERIOD FOR MEDICARE DISABILITY BENEFITS.

(a) In General.--Section 226(b) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 426(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking '', and has for 24
calendar months been entitled to,'';
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking '', and has been for
not less than 24 months,'';
(3) in paragraph (2)(C)(ii), by striking '', including the
requirement that he has been entitled to the specified benefits
for 24 months,''; and
(4) in the flush matter following paragraph
(2)(C)(ii)(II)--
(A) in the matter before the first complete
sentence, by striking ''for each month beginning with
the later of (I) July 1973 or (II) the twenty-fifth
month of his'' and inserting ''for each month beginning
with the first month of the individual's'';
(B) in the first complete sentence, by striking
''the 'twenty-fifth month of his entitlement' refers to
the first month after the twenty-fourth month of
entitlement to specified benefits referred to in
paragraph (2)(C) and'' and inserting ''the 'first month
of the individual's entitlement' refers to the first
month of entitlement to specified benefits referred to
in paragraph (2)(C) and''; and
(C) in the second complete sentence, by striking
'', but not in excess of 78 such months''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Subsections (f) and (h) of section 226 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 426) are repealed.
(2) Section 1811(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c(2)) is
amended by striking ''who have been entitled for not less than
24 months'' and inserting ''who are entitled''.
(3) Section 1837(g)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395p(g)(1))
is amended by striking ''of the later of (A) April 1973 or (B)
the third month before the 25th month of such entitlement'' and
inserting ''of the first month of such entitlement''.
(4) Section 7(d)(2)(ii) of the Railroad Retirement Act of
1974 (45 U.S.C. 231f(d)(2)(ii)) is amended--
(A) by striking '', for not less than 24 months'';
and
(B) by striking ''could have been entitled for 24
calendar months, and could currently be entitled,'' and
inserting ''could currently be entitled''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to insurance benefits under title XVIII of the Social Security
Act with respect to items and services furnished in months beginning
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
[A]: Disability Equity Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to eliminate: (1) the five-month waiting period for an individual (including a disabled widow or widower) to be eligible for benefits based on disability; and (2) the waiting period for benefits under SSA title XVIII (Medicare).

[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''American Missile Protection Act of
1998''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The threat of weapons of mass destruction delivered by
long-range ballistic missiles is among the most serious
security issues facing the United States.
(A) In a 1994 Executive Order, President Clinton
certified, that ''I ... find that the proliferation of
nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons ('weapons of
mass destruction') and the means of delivering such
weapons, constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat
to the national security, foreign policy, and economy
of the United States, and hereby declare a national
emergency to deal with that threat.'' This state of
emergency was reaffirmed in 1995, 1996, and 1997.
(B) In 1994 the President stated, that ''there is
nothing more important to our security and the world's
stability than preventing the spread of nuclear weapons
and ballistic missiles''.
(C) Several countries hostile to the United States
have been particularly determined to acquire missiles
and weapons of mass destruction. President Clinton
observed in January of 1998, for example, that ''Saddam
Hussein has spent the better part of this decade, and
much of his nation's wealth, not on providing for the
Iraqi people, but on developing nuclear, chemical and
biological weapons and the missiles to deliver them''.
(D) In 1996, the Senate affirmed that, ''it is in
the supreme interest of the United States to defend
itself from the threat of limited ballistic missile
attack, whatever the source.''
(2) The long-range ballistic missile threat to the United
States is increasing.
(A) Several adversaries of the United States have
stated their intention to acquire intercontinental
ballistic missiles capable of attacking the United
States.
(i) Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi has
stated, ''If they know that you have a
deterrent force capable of hitting the United
States, they would not be able to hit you. If
we had possessed a deterrent--missiles that
could reach New York--we would have hit it at
the same moment. Consequently, we should build
this force so that they and others will no
longer think about an attack.''
(ii) Abu Abbas, the head of the Palestine
Liberation Front, has stated, ''I would love to
be able to reach the American shore, but this
is very difficult. Someday an Arab country will
have ballistic missiles. Someday an Arab
country will have a nuclear bomb. It is better
for the United States and for Israel to reach
peace with the Palestinians before that day.''
(iii) Saddam Hussein has stated, ''Our
missiles cannot reach Washington. If we could
reach Washington, we would strike if the need
arose.''
(iv) Iranian actions speak for themselves.
Iran's aggressive pursuit of medium-range
ballistic missiles capable of striking Central
Europe--aided by the continuing collaboration
of outside agents--demonstrates Tehran's intent
to acquire ballistic missiles of ever-
increasing range.
(B) Over 30 non-NATO countries possess ballistic
missiles, with at least 10 of those countries
developing over 20 new types of ballistic missiles.
(C) From the end of World War II until 1980,
ballistic missiles were used in one conflict. Since
1980, thousands of ballistic missiles have been fired
in at least six different conflicts.
(D) The clear trend among countries hostile to the
United States is toward having ballistic missiles of
greater range.
(i) North Korea first acquired 300-
kilometer range Scud Bs, then developed and
deployed 500-kilometer range Scud Cs, is
currently deploying the 1000-kilometer range
No-Dong, and is developing the 2000-kilometer
range Taepo-Dong 1 and 6000-kilometer range
Taepo-Dong 2, which would be capable of
striking Alaska and Hawaii.
(ii) Iran acquired 150-kilometer range CSS-
8s, progressed through the Scud B and Scud C,
and is developing the 1300-kilometer range
Shahab-3 and 2000-kilometer range Shahab-4,
which would allow Iran to strike Central
Europe.
(iii) Iraq, in a two-year crash program,
produced a new missile, the Al-Hussein, with
twice the range of its Scud Bs.
(iv) Experience gained from extending the
range of short- and medium-range ballistic
missiles facilitates the development of
intercontinental ballistic missiles.
(E) The technical information, hardware, and other
resources necessary to build ballistic missiles are
increasingly available and accessible worldwide.
(i) Due to advances in information
technology, a vast amount of technical
information relating to ballistic missile
design, much of it formerly classified, has
become widely available and is increasingly
accessible through the Internet and other
distribution avenues.
(ii) Components, tools, and materials to
support ballistic missile development are
increasingly available in the commercial
aerospace industry.
(iii) Increasing demand for satellite-based
telecommunications is adding to the demand for
commercial Space Launch Vehicles, which employ
technology that is essentially identical to
that of intercontinental ballistic missiles. As
this increasing demand is met, the technology
and expertise associated with space launch
vehicles also proliferate.
(F) Russia and China have provided significant
technical assistance to rogue nation ballistic missile
programs, accelerating the pace of those efforts. In
June of 1997, the Director of Central Intelligence,
reporting to Congress on weapons of mass destruction-
related equipment, materials, and technology, stated
that ''China and Russia continued to be the primary
suppliers, and are key to any future efforts to stem
the flow of dual-use goods and modern weapons to
countries of concern.''
(G) Russia and China continue to engage in missile
proliferation.
(i) Despite numerous Russian assurances not
to assist Iran with its ballistic missile
program, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of
State for Nonproliferation testified to the
Senate, that ''the problem is this: there is a
disconnect between those reassurances, which we
welcome, and what we believe is actually
occurring.''
(ii) Regarding China's actions to
demonstrate the sincerity of its commitment to
nonproliferation, the Director of Central
Intelligence testified to the Senate on January
28, 1998, that, ''the jury is still out on
whether the recent changes are broad enough in
scope and whether they will hold over the
longer term. As such, Chinese activities in
this area will require continued close
watching.''
(H) The inability of the United States to defend
itself against weapons of mass destruction delivered by
long-range ballistic missile provides additional
incentive for hostile nations to develop long-range
ballistic missiles with which to threaten the United
States. Missiles are widely viewed as valuable tools
for deterring and coercing a vulnerable United States.
(3) The ability of the United States to anticipate future
ballistic missile threats is questionable.
(A) The Intelligence Community has failed to
anticipate many past technical innovations (for
example, Iraq's extended-range Al-Hussein missiles and
its development of a space launch vehicle) and outside
assistance enables rogue states to surmount traditional
technological obstacles to obtaining or developing
ballistic missiles of increasing range.
(B) In June of 1997, the Director of Central
Intelligence reported to Congress that ''many Third
World countries--with Iran being the most prominent
example--are responding to Western counter-
proliferation efforts by relying more on legitimate
commercial firms as procurement fronts and by
developing more convoluted procurement networks.''
(C) In June of 1997, the Director of Central
Intelligence stated to Congress that ''gaps and
uncertainties preclude a good projection of exactly
when 'rest of the world' countries will deploy ICBMs.''
(D) In 1997, the Director of Central Intelligence
testified that Iran would have a medium-range missile
by 2007. One year later the Director stated, ''since I
testified, Iran's success in getting technology and
materials from Russian companies, combined with recent
indigenous Iranian advances, means that it could have a
medium-range missile much sooner than I assessed last
year.'' Department of State officials have testified
that Iran could be prepared to deploy such a missile as
early as late 1998, nine years earlier than had been
predicted one year before by the Director of Central
Intelligence.
(4) The failure to prepare adequately for long-range
ballistic missile threats could have severe national security
and foreign policy consequences for the United States.
(A) An attack on the United States by a ballistic
missile equipped with a weapon of mass destruction
could inflict catastrophic death or injury to citizens
of the United States and severe damage to their
property.
(B) A rogue state's ability to threaten the United
States with an intercontinental ballistic missile may
constrain the United States' options in dealing with
regional threats to its interests, deter the United
States from taking appropriate action, or prompt allies
to question United States security guarantees, thereby
weakening alliances of the United States and the United
States' world leadership position.
(5) The United States must be prepared for rogue nations
acquiring long-range ballistic missiles armed with weapons of
mass destruction.
(A) In its resolution of ratification for the START
II Treaty, the United States Senate declared that
''because deterrence may be inadequate to protect the
United States against long-range ballistic missile
threats, missile defenses are a necessary part of new
deterrent strategies.''
(B) In September of 1994, Secretary of Defense
Perry stated that in the post-Cold War era, ''we now
have opportunity to create a new relationship based not
on MAD, not on Mutual Assured Destruction, but rather
on another acronym, MAS, or Mutual Assured Safety.''
(C) On February 12, 1997, the Under Secretary of
Defense for Policy testified to the Senate that ''I and
the administration are quite willing to acknowledge
that if we saw a rogue state, a potential proliferant,
beginning to develop a long-range ICBM capable of
reaching the United States, we would have to give very,
very serious attention to deploying a limited national
missile defense.''
(6) The United States has no defense deployed against
weapons of mass destruction delivered by long-range ballistic
missiles and no policy to deploy such a national missile
defense system.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY.

It is the policy of the United States to deploy as soon as is
technologically possible an effective National Missile Defense system
capable of defending the territory of the United States against limited
ballistic missile attack (whether accidental, unauthorized, or
deliberate).
[A]: American Missile Protection Act of 1998 - States as U.S. policy to deploy as soon as technologically possible an effective National Missile Defense system capable of defending U.S. territory against limited ballistic missile attack (whether accidental, unauthorized, or deliberate).

[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Coastal Resources Enhancement and
Restoration Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RESEARCH GRANTS FOR COASTAL
ENGINEERING AND SHORELINE PROTECTION.

Section 3 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C.
1862) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(h) Beginning in fiscal year 2001, not less than 10 percent of
the amounts appropriated for a fiscal year for making grants for
engineering research under subsection (a)(1) shall be used by the
Foundation for making grants for coastal engineering and coastline
protection research.''.

SEC. 3. SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS IN COASTAL AREAS.

Section 313 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1323) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(c) Artificial Reefs and Aquatic Habitat Restoration Projects.--A
department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government that
is found to have violated this Act in connection with the discharge or
runoff of pollutants into coastal waters of the United States and that,
as a result of the violation, is ordered to undertake a supplemental
environmental program in lieu of paying fines shall be given the option
of constructing artificial reefs and undertaking aquatic habitat
restoration projects.''.

SEC. 4. ACCESS TO PUBLICLY OWNED SHORES.

(a) Eligibility of Shoreline Protection Projects.--Subsection (d)
of the first section of the Act entitled ''An Act authorizing Federal
participation in the cost of protecting the shores of publicly owned
property'', approved August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 426d), is amended by
adding at the end the following: ''In making determinations under this
subsection, the Secretary shall consider a publicly owned shore with
insufficient public access (as determined in accordance with rules
issued by the Secretary) to be a privately owned shore.''.
(b) Cost Sharing.--Section 103(d) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(d)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
''(3) Privately owned shores defined.--In this subsection,
the term 'privately owned shores' includes a publicly owned
shore with insufficient public access, as determined in
accordance with rules issued by the Secretary.''.
(c) Rules.--The Secretary of the Army shall issue rules to carry
out the amendments made by this subsection. In issuing such rules, the
Secretary shall seek to ensure public access to every one-half mile of
publicly owned shore for which assistance is provided by the Secretary.
The Secretary may allow for exceptions to such access requirements in
cases of shores located in areas of extreme environmental sensitivity.

SEC. 5. BEACH NOURISHMENT ACCOUNT.

(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury a separate
account to be known as the Beach Nourishment Account (in this section
referred to as the ''account''), which shall consist of such funds as
may be deposited or credited to the account under this section.
(b) Source of Funds for Account.--For fiscal year 2001 and each
fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
periodically transfer to the account amounts equivalent to 2 percent of
the funds deposited in the general fund of the Treasury under section 9
of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1338).
(c) Use of Account.--Funds in the account shall be available
without further appropriation--
(1) in the amounts specified in section 6, to the Secretary
of Commerce and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration to carry out the pilot program
authorized by section 6; and
(2) in the amounts remaining after funds are made available
under paragraph (1), to the Secretary of the Army to carry out
projects for beach nourishment, shore protection, and beach
erosion control;
Funds in the account shall remain available until expended.
(d) Applicability of Requirements.--The Secretary of the Army shall
carry out beach nourishment, shore protection, and beach erosion
control projects using amounts in the account in accordance with the
cost-sharing requirements under section 103 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213) and other requirements
applicable to such projects.
(e) Reporting of Transactions.--Receipts, obligations, and
expenditures of funds in the account shall be reported in annual
estimates submitted to Congress by the Secretary of the Army.
(f) Investment.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest
such portion of the account established by subsection (a) as is
not, in the judgment of the Secretary, required to meet current
withdrawals. Such investments may be made only in interest-
bearing obligations of the United States. For such purpose,
such obligations may be acquired--
(A) on original issue at the issue price; or
(B) by purchase of outstanding obligations at the
market price.
(2) Sale of obligations.--Any obligation acquired by the
account may be sold at the market price.
(3) Interest on certain proceeds.--The interest on, and the
proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held
in the account shall be credited to and form part of the
account.

SEC. 6. COMPREHENSIVE OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM PILOT PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce (acting through the
Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere) and the Administrator of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall jointly carry out a
pilot program to institute the mission of the Global Ocean Observing
System in the United States by establishing a comprehensive monitoring
network of ocean conditions.
(b) Partnerships.--In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary
and the Administrator shall enter into partnerships with local and
regional interests to monitor and collect the widest range of data
possible about the coastal oceans and inland waterways in order to make
such information available to interested persons in real time or near
real time.
(c) Information To Be Collected.--Information collected under the
pilot program shall include the following:
(1) Wave heights, periods, swell direction and water
temperature.
(2) Coastal currents and their directions.
(3) Large mammal movement via implanted sensors.
(4) Sewage outfall movement.
(5) Water quality, such as bacteria counts, sediment
movement, and red tides.
(6) Beaconed fishing boat tracking (for tracking illegal
foreign whalers).
(7) Oil spill tracking.
(8) Beach erosion data.
(9) Weather.
(10) River mouth outflow sediment observation.
(11) Global Information System coastal mapping.
(d) Federal Cooperation.--The Secretary and the Administrator shall
carry out the pilot project in cooperation with the Geological Survey,
the Navy, and the Environmental Protection Agency.
(e) Regional Test Projects.--In carrying out the pilot program, the
Secretary and the Administrator shall establish 2 regional test
projects. One of the test projects shall be located at the Southern
California Bight from Encinitas, Mexico, to Point Dume, California,
with Orange County, California, serving as the focal point. The second
test project shall be carried out at a location to be determined by the
Secretary and the Administrator.
(f) Coordination of Existing Efforts.--In carrying out the pilot
program, the Secretary and the Administrator shall not replace or
duplicate existing efforts of Federal, State, and local entities in
monitoring ocean conditions, but shall seek to coordinate such efforts
and to obtain information that is not currently collected.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There shall be available from the Beach
Nourishment Account established by section 5 $4,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2001 through 2006 to carry out this
section.
(2) Allocation.--Of the amounts made available under
paragraph (1), $2,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available
for carrying out each of the 2 regional test projects referred
to in subsection (e).
[A]:
Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct a Federal agency found to have violated the Act in connection with the discharge or runoff of pollutants into U.S. coastal waters and ordered to undertake a supplemental environmental program in lieu of paying fines to be given the option of constructing artificial reefs and undertaking aquatic habitat restoration projects.
Requires the Secretary of the Army, in determining which shores other than public will be eligible for Federal assistance for shore protection, to consider a publicly owned shore with insufficient public access to be a privately owned shore.
Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to allow a publicly owned shore with insufficient public access to be considered a privately owned shore for purposes of costs of constructing projects or measures for beach erosion control and water quality enhancement assigned to projects for flood control and other water resources purposes.
Directs the Secretary of Commerce and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to carry out a comprehensive ocean observing system pilot program. Requires the establishment of two regional test projects, one of which shall be located at the Southern California Bight from Encinitas, Mexico, to Point Dume, California, with Orange County, California, serving as the focal point.
Establishes a beach nourishment account in the Treasury to carry out: (1) such pilot program; and (2) projects for beach nourishment, shore protection, and beach erosion control.