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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Securing American Families
Effectively (SAFE) Act''.

TITLE I--IMMIGRATION

SEC. 101. VISAS.

(a) Student.--No citizens from a country which is one the State
Department's list of governments which have sponsored terrorism or on
the State Department's list of governments which have been less than
fully cooperative in anti-terrorism efforts shall be granted a visa
permitting study in the United States.
(b) Diversity Immigrant Program.--No citizen from a country on the
State Department's list of governments which have sponsored terrorism
or on the State Department's list of governments which have been less
than fully cooperative in anti-terrorism efforts may be issued an
immigrant visa under section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(c)) (governing the diversity immigrant program).

TITLE II--DATA SHARING; INTELLIGENCE GATHERING

SEC. 201. REQUIRING SHARING BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OF
CERTAIN CRIMINAL RECORD EXTRACTS WITH OTHER FEDERAL
AGENCIES IN ORDER TO ENHANCE BORDER SECURITY.

(a) In General.--Section 105 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1105), is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by adding ''and data exchange''
at the end;
(2) by inserting ''(a) Liaison With Internal Security
Officers.--'' after ''105.'';
(3) by striking ''the internal security of'' and inserting
''the internal and border security of''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
''(b) Criminal History Record Information.--The Attorney General
and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall provide
the Secretary of State and the Commissioner access to the criminal
history record information contained in the National Crime Information
Center's Interstate Identification Index, Wanted Persons File, and to
any other files maintained by the National Crime Information Center
that may be mutually agreed upon by the Attorney General and the
official to be provided access, for the purpose of determining whether
a visa applicant or applicant for admission has a criminal history
record indexed in any such file. Such access shall be provided by means
of extracts of the records for placement in the Department of State's
automated visa lookout database or other appropriate database, and
shall be provided without any fee or charge. The Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation shall provide periodic updates of the
extracts at intervals mutually agreed upon by the Attorney General and
the official provided access. Upon receipt of such updated extracts,
the receiving official shall make corresponding updates to the
official's databases and destroy previously provided extracts. Such
access to any extract shall not be construed to entitle the Secretary
of State to obtain the full content of the corresponding automated
criminal history record. To obtain the full content of a criminal
history record, the Secretary of State shall submit the applicant's
fingerprints and any appropriate fingerprint processing fee authorized
by law to the Criminal Justice Information Services Division of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
''(c) Reconsideration.--The provision of the extracts described in
subsection (b) may be reconsidered by the Attorney General and the
receiving official upon the development and deployment of a more cost-
effective and efficient means of sharing the information.
''(d) Regulations.--For purposes of administering this section, the
Secretary of State shall, prior to receiving access to National Crime
Information Center data, promulgate final regulations--
''(1) to implement procedures for the taking of
fingerprints; and
''(2) to establish the conditions for the use of the
information received from the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
in order--
''(A) to limit the redissemination of such
information;
''(B) to ensure that such information is used
solely to determine whether to issue a visa to an
individual;
''(C) to ensure the security, confidentiality, and
destruction of such information; and
''(D) to protect any privacy rights of individuals
who are subjects of such information.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of the Immigration
and Nationality Act is amended by amending the item relating to section
105 to read as follows:

''Sec. 105. Liaison with internal security officers and data
exchange.''.
(c) Effective Date and Implementation.--The amendments made by this
section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and
shall be fully implemented not later than 18 months after such date.
(d) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 2 years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General and the Secretary of
State, jointly, shall report to the Congress on the implementation of
the amendments made by this section.
(e) Construction.--Nothing in this section, or in any other law,
shall be construed to limit the authority of the Attorney General or
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide access
to the criminal history record information contained in the National
Crime Information Center's Interstate Identification Index, or to any
other information maintained by such center, to any Federal agency or
officer authorized to enforce or administer the immigration laws of the
United States, for the purpose of such enforcement or administration,
upon terms that are consistent with sections 212 through 216 of the
National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C.
14611 et seq.).

SEC. 202. AUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE.

Section 2510(7) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting '', and (for purposes only of section 2517 as it relates to
foreign intelligence information) any Federal law enforcement,
intelligence, national security, national defense, protective,
immigration personnel, or the President or Vice President of the United
States'' after ''such offenses''.

SEC. 203. PERIOD OF ORDERS OF ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE OF NON-UNITED
STATES PERSONS UNDER FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE.

(a) Including Agents of a Foreign Power.--(1) Section 105(e)(1) of
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C.
1805(e)(1)) is amended by inserting ''or an agent of a foreign power,
as defined in section 101(b)(1)(A),'' after ''or (3),''.
(2) Section 304(d)(1) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1824(d)(1)) is amended
by inserting ''or an agent of a foreign power, as defined in section
101(b)(1)(A),'' after ''101(a),''.
(b) Period of Order.--Such section 304(d)(1) is further amended by
striking ''forty-five'' and inserting ''90''.

TITLE III--EXPANSION OF FBI LINGUISTIC CAPACITY

SEC. 301. EMPLOYMENT OF TRANSLATORS BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION.

(a) Authority.--The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
is authorized to expedite the employment of personnel as translators to
support counterterrorism investigations and operations without regard
to applicable Federal personnel requirements and limitations.
(b) Security Requirements.--The Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation shall establish such security requirements as are
necessary for the personnel employed as translators.
(c) Report.--The Attorney General shall report to the Committees on
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate on--
(1) the number of translators employed by the FBI and other
components of the Department of Justice;
(2) any legal or practical impediments to using translators
employed by other Federal State, or local agencies, on a full,
part-time, or shared basis; and
(3) the needs of the FBI for specific translation services
in certain languages, and recommendations for meeting those
needs.

TITLE IV--CRIMINAL JUSTICE

SEC. 401. STATUTE OF LIMITATION FOR PROSECUTING TERRORISM OFFENSES.

(a) In General.--Section 3286 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
''Sec. 3286. Terrorism offenses
''(a) An indictment may be found or an information instituted at
any time without limitation for any Federal terrorism offense or any of
the following offenses:
''(1) A violation of, or an attempt or conspiracy to
violate, section 32 (relating to destruction of aircraft or
aircraft facilities), 37(a)(1) (relating to violence at
international airports), 175 (relating to biological weapons),
229 (relating to chemical weapons), 351(a)-(d) (relating to
congressional, cabinet, and Supreme Court assassination and
kidnaping), 792 (relating to harboring terrorists), 831
(relating to nuclear materials), 844(f) or (i) when it relates
to bombing (relating to arson and bombing of certain property),
1114(1) (relating to protection of officers and employees of
the United States), 1116, if the offense involves murder
(relating to murder or manslaughter of foreign officials,
official guests, or internationally protected persons), 1203
(relating to hostage taking), 1751(a)-(d) (relating to
Presidential and Presidential staff assassination and
kidnaping), 2332(a)(1) (relating to certain homicides and other
violence against United States nationals occurring outside of
the United States), 2332a (relating to use of weapons of mass
destruction), 2332b (relating to acts of terrorism transcending
national boundaries) of this title.
''(2) Section 236 (relating to sabotage of nuclear
facilities or fuel) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
2284);
''(3) Section 601 (relating to disclosure of identities of
covert agents) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
421).
''(4) Section 46502 (relating to aircraft piracy) of title
49.
''(b) An indictment may be found or an information instituted
within 15 years after the offense was committed for any of the
following offenses:
''(1) Section 175b (relating to biological weapons), 842(m)
or (n) (relating to plastic explosives), 930(c) if it involves
murder (relating to possessing a dangerous weapon in a Federal
facility), 956 (relating to conspiracy to injure property of a
foreign government), 1030(a)(1), 1030(a)(5)(A), or 1030(a)(7)
(relating to protection of computers), 1362 (relating to
destruction of communication lines, stations, or systems), 1366
(relating to destruction of an energy facility), 1992 (relating
to trainwrecking), 2152 (relating to injury of fortifications,
harbor defenses, or defensive sea areas), 2155 (relating to
destruction of national defense materials, premises, or
utilities), 2156 (relating to production of defective national
defense materials, premises, or utilities), 2280 (relating to
violence against maritime navigation), 2281 (relating to
violence against maritime fixed platforms), 2339A (relating to
providing material support to terrorists), 2339B (relating to
providing material support to terrorist organizations), or
2340A (relating to torture).
''(2) Any of the following provisions of title 49: the
second sentence of section 46504 (relating to assault on a
flight crew with a dangerous weapon), section 46505(b)(3),
(relating to explosive or incendiary devices, or endangerment
of human life by means of weapons, on aircraft), section 46506
if homicide or attempted homicide is involved, or section
60123(b) (relating to destruction of interstate gas or
hazardous liquid pipeline facility) of title 49.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by amending the
item relating to section 3286 to read as follows:

''3286. Terrorism offenses.''.
(c) Application.--The amendments made by this section shall apply
to the prosecution of any offense committed before, on, or after the
date of enactment of this section.

SEC. 402. ALTERNATIVE MAXIMUM PENALTIES FOR TERRORISM CRIMES.

Section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding
after subsection (d) the following:
''(e) Authorized Terms of Imprisonment for Terrorism Crimes.--A
person convicted of any Federal terrorism offense may be sentenced to
imprisonment for any term of years or for life, notwithstanding any
maximum term of imprisonment specified in the law describing the
offense. The authorization of imprisonment under this subsection is
supplementary to, and does not limit, the availability of any other
penalty authorized by the law describing the offense, including the
death penalty, and does not limit the applicability of any mandatory
minimum term of imprisonment, including any mandatory life term,
provided by the law describing the offense.''.

SEC. 403. PENALTIES FOR TERRORIST CONSPIRACIES.

Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting after section 2332b the following:
''Sec. 2332c. Attempts and conspiracies
''(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), any person who attempts
or conspires to commit any Federal terrorism offense shall be subject
to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense, the
commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy.
''(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), any person who attempts
or conspires to commit any offense described in section 25(2) shall be
subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense, the
commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy.
''(c) A death penalty may not be imposed by operation of this
section.''; and
(2) in the table of sections at the beginning of the
chapter, by inserting after the item relating to section 2332b
the following new item:

''2332c. Attempts and conspiracies.''.

TITLE V--PROBABLE CAUSE

SEC. 501. PROBABLE CAUSE.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation probable
cause shall be the maximum standard for authorizing an investigation,
or issuing a search warrant, related to investigations of suspected
terrorists.

Output: Securing American Families Effectively (SAFE) Act - Prohibits the granting of a visa permitting study in the United States, or the issuance of an immigration visa under the diversity immigrant program, to citizens from a country which is on the State Department's list of governments which have sponsored terrorism or which have been less than fully cooperative in anti-terrorism efforts.Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Attorney General and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to provide the Secretary of State and the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service access to criminal history record information.Increases: (1) the scope of persons authorized to disclose and use intercepted communications relating to foreign intelligence information; and (2) the period of electronic surveillance orders for non-U.S. persons under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.Authorizes: (1) the FBI Director to expedite the employment of translators; (2) an indictment at any time without limitation for any Federal terrorism offense; and (3) alternative maximum penalties for terrorism crimes.Provides that any person who attempts or conspires to commit any Federal terrorism offense shall be subject to the same penalties as prescribed for the terrorism offense, with exceptions.Makes probable cause the maximum standard for authorizing an investigation, or issuing a search warrant related to an investigation, of suspected terrorists.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''Powering American
Jobs Act of 2014''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision,
the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other
provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(a) Liquefied Petroleum Gas.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4041(a)(2) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
''and'' at the end of clause (i), by redesignating clause (ii)
as clause (iii), and by inserting after clause (i) the
following new clause:
''(ii) in the case of liquefied petroleum
gas, 18.3 cents per energy equivalent of a
gallon of gasoline, and''.
(2) Energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline.--Paragraph
(2) of section 4041(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(C) Energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline.--
For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'energy
equivalent of a gallon of gasoline' means, with respect
to a liquefied petroleum gas fuel, the amount of such
fuel having a Btu content of 115,400 (lower heating
value).''.
(b) Liquefied Natural Gas.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4041(a)(2) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by subsection
(a)(1), is amended by striking ''and'' at the end of clause
(ii), by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and
inserting '', and'' and by inserting after clause (iii) the
following new clause:
''(iv) in the case of liquefied natural
gas, 24.3 cents per energy equivalent of a
gallon of diesel.''.
(2) Energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel.--Paragraph (2)
of section 4041(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended by subsection (a)(2), is amended by adding at the end
the following:
''(D) Energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel.--For
purposes of this paragraph, the term 'energy equivalent
of a gallon of diesel' means, with respect to a
liquefied natural gas fuel, the amount of such fuel
having a Btu content of 128,700 (lower heating
value).''.
(3) Conforming amendments.--Section 4041(a)(2)(B)(iv) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as redesignated by
subsection (a)(1) and paragraph (1), is amended--
(A) by striking ''liquefied natural gas,'', and
(B) by striking ''peat), and'' and inserting
''peat) and''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to any sale or use of fuel after September 30, 2014.

Output: Powering American Jobs Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2015: (1) the tax credit for nonbusiness energy efficient improvements; (2) excise tax credits and payments for alternative fuels, biodiesel and renewable diesel fuel mixtures, and alternative fuels relating to liquefied hydrogen; (3) the tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property expenditures; and (4) the income tax credit for biodiesel and renewable fuels. Equalizes the excise tax rate for liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas. Modifies energy efficiency standards for windows, doors, skylights, roofing, water heaters, biomass stoves, and furnaces or hot water boilers.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Local Energy Supply and Resiliency
Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) a quantity of energy that is more than--
(A) 27 percent of the total energy consumption in
the United States is released from power plants in the
form of waste heat; and
(B) 36 percent of the total energy consumption in
the United States is released from power plants,
industrial facilities, and other buildings in the form
of waste heat;
(2) waste heat can be--
(A) recovered and distributed to meet building
heating or industrial process heating requirements;
(B) converted to chilled water for air conditioning
or industrial process cooling; or
(C) converted to electricity;
(3) renewable energy resources in communities in the United
States can be used to meet local thermal and electric energy
requirements;
(4) use of local energy resources and implementation of
local energy infrastructure can strengthen the reliability and
resiliency of energy supplies in the United States in response
to extreme weather events, power grid failures, or
interruptions in the supply of fossil fuels;
(5) use of local waste heat and renewable energy
resources--
(A) strengthens United States industrial
competitiveness;
(B) helps reduce reliance on fossil fuels and the
associated emissions of air pollution and carbon
dioxide;
(C) increases energy supply resiliency and
security; and
(D) keeps more energy dollars in local economies,
thereby creating jobs;
(6) district energy systems represent a key opportunity to
tap waste heat and renewable energy resources;
(7) district energy systems are important for expanding
implementation of combined heat and power (CHP) systems because
district energy systems provide infrastructure for delivering
thermal energy from a CHP system to a substantial base of end
users;
(8) district energy systems serve colleges, universities,
hospitals, airports, military bases, and downtown areas;
(9) district energy systems help cut peak power demand and
reduce power transmission and distribution system constraints
by--
(A) shifting power demand through thermal storage;
(B) generating power near load centers with a CHP
system; and
(C) meeting air conditioning demand through the
delivery of chilled water produced with heat generated
by a CHP system or other energy sources;
(10) evaluation and implementation of district energy
systems--
(A) is a complex undertaking involving a variety of
technical, economic, legal, and institutional issues
and barriers; and
(B) often requires technical assistance to
successfully navigate these barriers; and
(11) a major constraint to the use of local waste heat and
renewable energy resources is a lack of low-interest, long-term
capital funding for implementation.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to encourage the use and distribution of waste heat and
renewable thermal energy--
(A) to reduce fossil fuel consumption;
(B) to enhance energy supply resiliency,
reliability, and security;
(C) to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas
emissions;
(D) to strengthen industrial competitiveness; and
(E) to retain more energy dollars in local
economies; and
(2) to facilitate the implementation of a local energy
infrastructure that accomplishes the goals described in
paragraph (1) by--
(A) providing technical assistance to evaluate,
design, and develop projects to build local energy
infrastructure; and
(B) facilitating low-cost financing for the
construction of local energy infrastructure through the
issuance of loan guarantees.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

(1) Combined heat and power system.--The term ''combined
heat and power system'' or ''CHP system'' means generation of
electric energy and heat in a single, integrated system that
meets the efficiency criteria in clauses (ii) and (iii) of
section 48(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, under
which heat that is conventionally rejected is recovered and
used to meet thermal energy requirements.
(2) District energy system.--The term ''district energy
system'' means a system that provides thermal energy to
buildings and other energy consumers from 1 or more plants to
individual buildings to provide space heating, air
conditioning, domestic hot water, industrial process energy,
and other end uses.
(3) Loan guarantee program.--The term ''Loan Guarantee
Program'' means the Local Energy Infrastructure Loan Guarantee
Program established under section 5.
(4) Local energy infrastructure.--The term ''local energy
infrastructure'' means a system that--
(A) recovers or produces useful thermal or electric
energy from waste energy or renewable energy resources;
(B) generates electricity using a combined heat and
power system;
(C) distributes electricity in microgrids;
(D) stores thermal energy; or
(E) distributes thermal energy or transfers thermal
energy to building heating and cooling systems via a
district energy system.
(5) Microgrid.--The term ''microgrid'' means a group of
interconnected loads and distributed energy resources within
clearly defined electrical boundaries that--
(A) acts as a single controllable entity with
respect to the grid; and
(B) can connect and disconnect from the grid to
enable the microgrid to operate in both grid-connected
or island-mode.
(6) Renewable energy resource.--The term ''renewable energy
resource'' means--
(A) closed-loop and open-loop biomass (as defined
in paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively, of section
45(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986);
(B) gaseous or liquid fuels produced from the
materials described in subparagraph (A);
(C) geothermal energy (as defined in section
45(c)(4) of such Code);
(D) municipal solid waste (as defined in section
45(c)(6) of such Code); or
(E) solar energy (which is used, undefined, in
section 45 of such Code).
(7) Renewable thermal energy.--The term ''renewable thermal
energy'' means--
(A) heating or cooling energy derived from a
renewable energy resource;
(B) natural sources of cooling such as cold lake or
ocean water; or
(C) other renewable thermal energy sources, as
determined by the Secretary.
(8) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy.
(9) Thermal energy.--The term ''thermal energy'' means--
(A) heating energy in the form of hot water or
steam that is used to provide space heating, domestic
hot water, or process heat; or
(B) cooling energy in the form of chilled water,
ice or other media that is used to provide air
conditioning, or process cooling.
(10) Waste energy.--The term ''waste energy'' means energy
that--
(A) is contained in--
(i) exhaust gases, exhaust steam, condenser
water, jacket cooling heat, or lubricating oil
in power generation systems;
(ii) exhaust heat, hot liquids, or flared
gas from any industrial process;
(iii) waste gas or industrial tail gas that
would otherwise be flared, incinerated, or
vented;
(iv) a pressure drop in any gas, excluding
any pressure drop to a condenser that
subsequently vents the resulting heat;
(v) condenser water from chilled water or
refrigeration plants; or
(vi) any other form of waste energy, as
determined by the Secretary; and
(B)(i) in the case of an existing facility, is not
being used; or
(ii) in the case of a new facility, is not
conventionally used in comparable systems.

SEC. 4. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a program to
disseminate information and provide technical assistance,
directly or through grants provided so that recipients may
contract to obtain technical assistance, to assist eligible
entities in identifying, evaluating, planning, and designing
local energy infrastructure.
(2) Technical assistance.--The technical assistance under
paragraph (1) shall include assistance with 1 or more of the
following:
(A) Identification of opportunities to use waste
energy or renewable energy resources.
(B) Assessment of technical and economic
characteristics.
(C) Utility interconnection.
(D) Negotiation of power and fuel contracts.
(E) Permitting and siting issues.
(F) Marketing and contract negotiations.
(G) Business planning and financial analysis.
(H) Engineering design.
(3) Information dissemination.--The information
dissemination under paragraph (1) shall include--
(A) information relating to the topics identified
in paragraph (2), including case studies of successful
examples; and
(B) computer software for assessment, design, and
operation and maintenance of local energy
infrastructure.
(b) Eligible Entity.--Any nonprofit or for-profit entity shall be
eligible to receive assistance under the program established under
subsection (a).
(c) Eligible Costs.--On application by an eligible entity, the
Secretary may award grants to an eligible entity to provide funds to
cover not more than--
(1) 100 percent of the cost of initial assessment to
identify local energy opportunities;
(2) 75 percent of the cost of feasibility studies to assess
the potential for the implementation of local energy
infrastructure;
(3) 60 percent of the cost of guidance on overcoming
barriers to the implementation of local energy infrastructure,
including financial, contracting, siting, and permitting
issues; and
(4) 45 percent of the cost of detailed engineering of local
energy infrastructure.
(d) Applications.--
(1) In general.--An eligible entity desiring technical
assistance under this section shall submit an application to
the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may require under the rules and
procedures adopted under subsection (f).
(2) Application process.--The Secretary shall seek
applications for technical assistance under this section--
(A) on a competitive basis; and
(B) on a periodic basis, but not less frequently
than once every 12 months.
(e) Priorities.--In evaluating projects, the Secretary shall give
priority to projects that have the greatest potential for--
(1) maximizing elimination of fossil fuel use;
(2) strengthening the reliability of local energy supplies
and boosting the resiliency of energy infrastructure to the
impact of extreme weather events, power grid failures, and
interruptions in supply of fossil fuels;
(3) minimizing environmental impact, including regulated
air pollutants, greenhouse gas emissions, and use of ozone-
depleting refrigerants;
(4) facilitating use of renewable energy resources;
(5) increasing industrial competitiveness; and
(6) maximizing local job creation.
(f) Rules and Procedures.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall adopt rules and
procedures for the administration of the program established under this
section, consistent with the provisions of this Act.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $150,000,000 for the period of
fiscal years 2014 through 2018, to remain available until expended.

SEC. 5. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR LOCAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE.

(a) Local Energy Infrastructure Loan Guarantee Program.--
(1) In general.--Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:

''SEC. 1706. LOCAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.

''(a) In General.--The Secretary may make guarantees under this
section for commercial or innovative projects defined as 'local energy
infrastructure' in section 3 of the Local Energy Supply and Resiliency
Act of 2013.
''(b) Modification of Existing Authority.--The Secretary shall
reserve $4,000,000,000 of the loan guarantee authority remaining under
section 1703 to provide loan guarantees under this section.
''(c) Use of Other Appropriated Funds.--To the maximum extent
practicable, the Secretary shall use funds appropriated to carry out
section 1703 that remain unobligated as of the date of enactment of
this section for the cost of loan guarantees under this section.''.
(2) Table of contents amendment.--The table of contents for
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801 et seq.) is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1705
the following new item:

''Sec. 1706. Local energy infrastructure loan guarantee program.''.

SEC. 6. DEFINITION OF INVESTMENT AREA.

Section 103(16) of the Community Development Banking and Financial
Institutions Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4702(16)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ''or'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ''; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
''(C) has the potential for implementation of local
energy infrastructure as defined in the Local Energy
Supply and Resiliency Act of 2013.''.
Output: Local Energy Supply and Resiliency Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish a program to disseminate information and provide technical assistance, directly or through grants, to assist eligible entities in identifying, evaluating, planning, and designing local energy infrastructure. Defines "local energy infrastructure" as a system that: recovers or produces useful thermal or electric energy from waste energy or renewable energy resources, generates electricity using a combined heat and power system, distributes electricity in microgrids, stores thermal energy, or distributes thermal energy or transfers it to building heating and cooling systems via a district energy system. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to provide funds to cover no more than: (1) 100% of the cost of initial assessment to identify local energy opportunities, (2) 75% of the cost of feasibility studies to assess the potential for the implementation of local energy infrastructure, (3) 60% of the cost of guidance on overcoming barriers to such implementation, and (4) 45% of the cost of detailed engineering of local energy infrastructure. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to authorize the Secretary to make loan guarantees for commercial or innovative projects for local energy infrastructure under the existing loan guarantee program that provides incentives for innovative technologies. Amends the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to redefine "investment area" to include an area that has the potential for implementation of local energy infrastructure.