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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Teacher and Nurse Support Act of
2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the National Center for Education
Statistics, over the next 10 years, the United States will need
more than 2,000,000 new teachers to replace the teachers who
are retiring or leaving the classroom for other careers.
(2) The Hart-Rudman National Security Report on education
recommended that the President direct the Department of
Education to work with the States to devise a comprehensive
plan to avert a looming shortage of high-quality teachers.
(3) According to the National Center for Education
Statistics, 20 percent of all new teachers leave the teaching
profession within 3 years. Providing loan forgiveness or loan
cancellation is one step that would help retain high-quality
teachers in schools that need teachers.
(4) The American Hospital Association has reported more
than 118,000 unfilled registered nurse positions in hospitals
in the United States. Additionally, the National Commission on
Nursing Workforce for Long-Term Care released a report in May,
2005, stating that there are nearly 100,000 vacant nursing
positions in long-term care facilities on any given day, and
the nurse turnover rate exceeds 50 percent. The shortage is
costing long-term care facilities an estimated $4 billion a
year in recruitment and training expenses.
(5) College loans are more of a burden than ever for
students and families. According to a recent United States
Public Interest Research Group report, average student loan
debt almost doubled from $9,200 in 1992-1993 to $16,928 in
1999-2000.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to improve access to, and
the delivery of, high-quality educational and health services
throughout the United States by reducing the shortage of qualified
teachers and nurses.

SEC. 3. LOAN FORGIVENESS.

(a) Loan Forgiveness.--Section 428J of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-10) is amended to read as follows:

''SEC. 428J. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR TEACHERS AND NURSES.

''(a) Statement of Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to
encourage individuals to enter and continue in the teaching and nursing
professions.
''(b) Program Authorized.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program
to forgive, in accordance with this section, the student loan
debt of any borrower who has one or more loans described under
paragraph (2) made on or after October 1, 1998, and who--
''(A) has been employed--
''(i) as a full-time teacher--
''(I) in a school that qualifies
under section 465(a)(2)(A) for loan
cancellation for Perkins loan
recipients who teach in those schools;
''(II) if employed as a secondary
school teacher, is teaching a subject
area that is relevant to the borrower's
academic major as certified by the
chief administrative officer of the
public or nonprofit private secondary
school in which the borrower is
employed; and
''(III) if employed as an
elementary school teacher, has
demonstrated, as certified by the chief
administrative officer of the public or
nonprofit private elementary school in
which the borrower is employed,
knowledge and teaching skills in
reading, writing, mathematics, and
other areas of the elementary school
curriculum; or
''(ii) as a full-time eligible nurse--
''(I) in a clinical setting; or
''(II) as a member of the nursing
faculty at an accredited school of
nursing (as those terms are defined in
section 801 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296)); and
''(B) is not in default on a loan for which the
borrower seeks forgiveness.
''(2) Method of loan forgiveness.--To provide the loan
forgiveness authorized in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall,
subject to paragraph (3), carry out a program--
''(A) through the holder of the loan, to assume the
obligation to repay a qualified loan amount (as
determined under subsection (c)) for a loan made under
section 428 or 428H of this part; and
''(B) to cancel a qualified loan amount (as so
determined) for a Federal Direct Stafford Loan or a
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan made under
part D of this title;
''(3) Treatment of consolidation loans.--A loan amount for
a loan made under section 428C or section 455(g) may be a
qualified loan amount for the purposes of paragraph (2) only to
the extent that such loan amount was used to repay a loan made
under section 428 or 428H, a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, or a
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan for a borrower who
meets the requirements of paragraph (1), as determined in
accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
''(c) Qualified Loan Amount.--
''(1) In general.--
''(A) Aggregate amount.--The Secretary shall, in
installments in accordance with subparagraph (B),
forgive under this section not more than $17,500 in the
aggregate of the student loan obligation of a borrower.
''(B) Annual installments.--The Secretary shall
forgive the student loan obligation of a borrower in
annual installments after each of 5 years of service
described in clause (i) or (ii) of subsection
(b)(1)(A)(i) in an amount not to exceed the lesser of
the remaining outstanding obligation of the borrower
or--
''(i) $2,000 at the completion of the first
year of such service;
''(ii) $2,500 at the completion of the
second year of such service;
''(iii) $3,500 at the completion of the
third year of such service;
''(iv) $4,500 at the completion of the
fourth year of such service; and
''(v) $5,000 at the completion of the fifth
year of such service.
''(2) Forbearance on qualified loan amount.--A holder of a
loan on which a borrower is seeking forgiveness under this
section--
''(A) shall grant forbearance, at the request of
the borrower, in annual increments for each of the
years of qualifying service if the holder believes, at
the time of the borrower's annual request, that the
amount expected to be forgiven under this section at
the completion of the period of qualifying service will
satisfy the anticipated remaining outstanding balance
on the loan; and
''(B) may offer other forbearance options to the
borrower.
''(d) Regulations.--The Secretary is authorized to issue such
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this
section.
''(e) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to
authorize any refunding of any repayment of a loan.
''(f) List of Schools.--If the list of schools in which a teacher
may perform service pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A)(i) is not
available before May 1 of any year, the Secretary may use the list for
the year preceding the year for which the determination is made to make
the service determination.
''(g) Additional Eligibility Provisions.--
''(1) Continued eligibility for teachers.--Any teacher who
performs service in a school that--
''(A) meets the requirements of subsection
(b)(1)(A)(i)(I) in any year during such service; and
''(B) in a subsequent year fails to meet the
requirements of that subsection,
may continue to teach in the school and shall be eligible for
loan forgiveness pursuant to subsection (b).
''(2) Prevention of double benefits.--No borrower may, for
the same service, receive a benefit under both this subsection
and--
''(A) subtitle D of title I of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et
seq.); or
''(B) section 846 of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 297n).
''(h) Definitions.--In this section:
''(1) Eligible nurse.--The term 'eligible nurse' means a
nurse who meets all of the following:
''(A) The nurse graduated from--
''(i) an accredited school of nursing (as
those terms are defined in section 801 of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296));
''(ii) a nursing center; or
''(iii) an academic health center that
provides nurse training.
''(B) The nurse holds a valid and unrestricted
license to practice nursing in the State in which the
nurse practices in a clinical setting.
''(C) The nurse holds 1 or more of the following:
''(i) A graduate degree in nursing or
equivalent degree.
''(ii) A nursing degree from a collegiate
school of nursing (as defined in section 801 of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296)).
''(iii) A nursing degree from an associate
degree school of nursing (as defined in section
801 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
296)).
''(iv) A nursing degree from a diploma
school of nursing (as defined in section 801 of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296)).
''(2) Year.--The term 'year', where applied to service as a
teacher (or service as a member of the nursing faculty at an
accredited school of nursing (as those terms are defined in
section 801 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296))),
means an academic year as defined by the Secretary.''.
(b) Repeal of Loan Cancellation Provision.--Section 460 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087j) is repealed.

SEC. 4. PHASE OUT OF CURRENT PROGRAM.

An individual who began the required period of teaching described
in section 428J(b)(1) or 460(b)(1)(A) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-10 and 1087j) as such sections were in effect on
the day before the date of enactment of this Act, shall--
(1) be eligible to receive loan forgiveness or loan
cancellation in the amount described in, and in accordance with
the requirements of, such sections as in effect on the day
before the date of enactment of this Act; and
(2) not be eligible to receive loan forgiveness under
section 428J of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as in effect
on the date of enactment of this Act.

A: Teacher and Nurse Support Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase to a maximum of $17,500 the aggregate student loan obligation eligible for forgiveness or cancellation under the Federal Family Education Loan or Direct Loan programs for teachers who serve full-time in certain elementary or secondary schools that enroll a high proportion of disadvantaged students.

Includes, under these student loan forgiveness and cancellation programs, nurses who serve in a clinical setting or as a member of the nursing faculty at an accredited school of nursing. Directs the Secretary of Education to repay such loan obligation in annual installments up to specified maximum amounts after each of five years of such service.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Fair Disbursement of Offshore Oil
Revenue Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds that--
(1) the demand for energy in the United States is
increasing and will continue to increase for the foreseeable
future;
(2) domestic production of oil and gas is declining;
(3) the United States continues to be overly dependent on
foreign sources of oil and gas;
(4) the Outer Continental Shelf contains significant
quantities of oil and gas that should be developed to meet
United States energy needs while safeguarding important
environmental values;
(5) the exploration, development, and production of Outer
Continental Shelf resources, and the siting of related energy
facilities, may impact various State and local governments; and
(6) coastal States and counties should be provided with a
share of the revenues derived from Outer Continental Shelf oil
and gas leasing, exploration, development, and production
activities.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ''coastal State'' means any State of the
United States bordering on the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific
Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, or the Gulf of Mexico;
(2) the term ''coastal county'' means a unit of general
government immediately below the level of State government, as
determined by the Secretary under section 6, with jurisdiction
over lands along the coast line;
(3) the term ''coast line'' has the meaning given such term
under the Submerged Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.);
(4) the term ''Outer Continental Shelf'' has the meaning
given the term ''outer Continental Shelf'' under the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.);
(5) the term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
Interior; and
(6) the term ''revenues'' means all bonuses, rents,
royalties, and other moneys collected under the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), and
interest thereon.

SEC. 4. COASTAL COMMUNITIES OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF RECEIPT FUND.

(a) Establishment.--There is established an interest bearing
account in the Treasury of the United States to be known as the Coastal
Communities Outer Continental Shelf Receipt Fund (hereafter in this Act
referred to as ''the Fund'').
(b) Payments to Fund.--Beginning in fiscal year 2002, the Secretary
shall pay into the Fund all revenues described in subsection (c) that
are attributable to an Outer Continental Shelf lease, any part of which
is within 200 geographical miles of the coast line. The Secretary may
adjust amounts in the Fund at any time to account for overpayments,
underpayments, and errors.
(c) New Revenues.--Subsection (b) shall apply only to--
(1) bonus revenues under a lease if no bonus revenues have
been received by the Secretary under that lease before January
1, 2001;
(2) rent revenues under a lease if no rent revenues have
been received by the Secretary under that lease before January
1, 2001;
(3) royalty revenues under a lease if no royalty revenues
have been received by the Secretary under that lease before
January 1, 2001; and
(4) other revenues under a lease if the lease was issued on
or after January 1, 2001.

SEC. 5. DISPOSITION OF FUND.

(a) State Share.--(1) Six months after the end of fiscal year 2002,
and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall pay from the Fund to each
coastal State one-half of such revenues paid into the Fund with respect
to the fiscal year most recently completed, and any interest earned
thereon, as may be attributable to that State.
(2) In order to determine to which State revenues are attributable
for purposes of this Act, the Secretary shall delimit the lateral
boundaries between the coastal States to a point 200 geographic miles
seaward of the coast line. Such boundaries shall be set according to
the following principles, listed in order of the priority of their
application:
(A) Any judicial decrees or interstate compacts delimiting
lateral offshore boundaries between coastal States.
(B) Principles of domestic and international law governing
the delimitation of lateral offshore boundaries.
(C) The desirability of following existing lease boundaries
and block lines on the Secretary's official protraction
diagrams.
(3) Each coastal State, before receiving funds under this
subsection, shall annually enact the necessary legislation to provide
any State permits required for onshore facilities needed to support
offshore oil or gas development or production in the area adjacent to
that coastal State. If a State fails to enact such legislation, the
funds attributable to that State shall not be disbursed, and the
Secretary shall take into consideration that failure before offering
any additional leases for sale in the offshore area adjacent to that
State.
(b) Coastal County Share.--(1) At the same time that the Secretary
pays revenues to coastal States under subsection (a), the Secretary
shall pay to coastal counties within that State the remaining one-half
of the revenues, and any interest earned on those revenues, in the Fund
for that fiscal year attributable to that State.
(2) In order to determine to which coastal county revenues are
attributable for purposes of this Act, the Secretary shall delimit the
lateral boundaries between the coastal counties to a point 200
geographic miles seaward of the coast line. Such boundaries shall be
set according to the following principles, listed in order of the
priority of their application:
(A) Existing boundaries between coastal counties with valid
supporting legal authority.
(B) The desirability of following existing lease boundaries
and block lines on the Secretary's official protraction
diagrams.
(C) The principle that, to the extent consistent with
subparagraphs (A) and (B), the size of the coastal county's
adjacent offshore area, as a percentage of all of that State's
adjacent offshore areas, shall be based on a formula giving
equal weight to--
(i) the coastal county's coast line as a percentage
of the State's coast line, calculated using the same
large-scale charts of the National Ocean Service that
are used to delimit the territorial sea under
international law; and
(ii) the coastal county's population as a
percentage of the population of all coastal counties in
the State, calculated by the Secretary using the best
available national census data.
(3) Each coastal county, before receiving funds under this
subsection, shall annually enact by county statute or ordinance the
necessary legislation to provide the local permits required for onshore
facilities needed to support offshore oil or gas development or
production in the area adjacent to that coastal county, and the
necessary legislation to expend such funds. If a county fails to enact
such legislation, the funds attributable to that county shall not be
disbursed, and the Secretary shall take into consideration that failure
before offering any additional leases for sale in the offshore area
adjacent to that county.
(c) Use of Funds by States.--Each coastal State shall use funds
received pursuant to subsection (a)--
(1) to pay for the administrative costs the State incurs in
the leasing and permitting process as specified in the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act;
(2) for such environmental and natural resource projects as
the State determines; or
(3) for such educational projects as the State determines.
(d) County Distribution of Funds.--Each coastal county shall
develop a formula to allocate at least two-thirds of the funds received
pursuant to subsection (b) to local communities within its jurisdiction
based on the proximity of these communities to the coast, except that
funds shall be withheld from communities that the Secretary determines
have failed to issue permits required for onshore facilities needed to
support offshore oil or gas development or production in the area
adjacent to that coastal county.

SEC. 6. DESIGNATION OF COASTAL COUNTIES.

For the purposes of this Act, the Secretary, after consultation
with the Governor of each coastal State, shall determine which
counties, parishes, boroughs, tribal governments, or other units of
general government immediately below the level of State government
shall be designated as coastal counties.

SEC. 7. LIMITATIONS ON APPLICABILITY OF BOUNDARIES.

The boundaries and areas delimited under section 5 are solely for
the purposes of this Act.

A: Fair Disbursement of Offshore Oil Revenue Act of 2001 - Establishes in the Treasury the Coastal Communities Outer Continental Shelf Receipt Fund.Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) pay into the Fund certain revenues attributable to an Outer Continental Shelf lease, any part of which is within 200 geographical miles of the coast line; and (2) pay annually from the Fund to each coastal State one-half, and its coastal counties the other half, of such revenues as may be attributable to that State.Conditions receipt of such funds upon annual enactment by the affected coastal State and related coastal county of the legislation necessary to provide any permits required for onshore facilities needed to support offshore oil or gas development or production in the pertinent area.Prohibits disbursement of funds to a coastal State or county that fails to enact such legislation. Requires the Secretary to take such failure into consideration before offering additional leases for sale in the offshore area adjacent to such jurisdiction.Requires each State to use such funds for leasing and permitting administrative costs, and for environmental, natural resource, and educational projects.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Ensuring Fairness for Fishermen
Act''.

SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF COSTS, FEES, AND EXPENSES INCURRED BY CERTAIN
PREVAILING PARTIES.

(a) Use of Sums Received as Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures.--
Section 311(e) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861(e)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) and
moving such paragraph 2 ems to the left, so that the left
margin of such paragraph is aligned with the left margin of
such section; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
paragraph:
''(2)(A) Payment shall be made from the sums described in paragraph
(1) in the case of any amount awarded--
''(i) under section 504 of title 5, United States Code, to
a prevailing party other than the United States in an
adjudication by the Secretary under section 308 of this Act,
notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in such section
504;
''(ii) under section 2412 of title 28, United States Code,
to a prevailing party other than the United States--
''(I) in a civil action for review of action by the
Secretary in an adjudication under section 308 of this
Act, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in
such section 2412; or
''(II) in a civil forfeiture action under section
310 of this Act, notwithstanding any provision to the
contrary in such section 2412; and
''(iii) under subsection (d) of section 309 of this Act to
a defendant who is a substantially prevailing party in a
criminal action under such section.
''(B) If the sums described in paragraph (1) available to the
Secretary or the Secretary of the Treasury on the date of the award of
an amount described in subparagraph (A) are not sufficient to pay the
full amount awarded, payment shall be made under such subparagraph to
the extent of the availability of such sums, and the remainder of the
amount shall be paid--
''(i) in the case of an award described in clause (i),
(ii)(I), or (ii)(II) of such subparagraph, as provided under
section 504 of title 5 or section 2412 of title 28, United
States Code, as the case may be, without regard to this
paragraph; or
''(ii) in the case of an award described in clause (iii) of
such subparagraph, out of any general appropriation for payment
of judgments against the United States.''.
(b) Attorney Fees of Substantially Prevailing Criminal
Defendants.--Section 309 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1859) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
''(d) Attorney Fees of Substantially Prevailing Defendants.--A
defendant who is a substantially prevailing party in a criminal action
under this section may be awarded reasonable attorney fees.''.

SEC. 3. CERTAIN USES OF SUMS RECEIVED AS FINES, PENALTIES, AND
FORFEITURES NO LONGER AUTHORIZED.

(a) In General.--Section 311(e)(1) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861(e)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking subparagraph (B);
(2) by striking subparagraph (C); and
(3) by striking subparagraph (F).
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further amended--
(1) in subparagraph (D)--
(A) by adding ''and'' at the end; and
(B) by redesignating such subparagraph as
subparagraph (B); and
(2) in subparagraph (E)--
(A) by striking ''; and'' and inserting a period;
(B) by redesignating such subparagraph as
subparagraph (C); and
(C) by moving such subparagraph 2 ems to the left,
so that the left margin of such subparagraph is aligned
with the left margin of subparagraph (B), as
redesignated by paragraph (1)(B).

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

(a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made
by this Act take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Attorney Fees of Substantially Prevailing Criminal
Defendants.--
(1) In general.--The amendment made by section 2(b) applies
with respect to criminal actions brought on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Payment in case of pre-enactment criminal actions
brought after establishment of asset forfeiture fund.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Commerce shall establish a process for making payments
from the amount set aside under subparagraph (B) of
reasonable attorney fees to defendants who are
substantially prevailing parties in criminal actions
brought under section 309 of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.
1859) during the period beginning on November 28, 1990,
and ending on the day before the date of the enactment
of this Act. Such process shall--
(i) require application by a defendant
seeking such a payment; and
(ii) provide for the proration of such
payments if the amount so set aside is
insufficient to provide for payment of all such
fees for all such defendants.
(B) Funds set aside.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, from the sums
described in section 311(e)(1) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.
1861(e)(1)) that the Secretary of Commerce determines
are available, the Secretary shall set aside an amount
the Secretary considers fair and appropriate to be used
for payments under this paragraph.
(c) Certain Uses of Sums Received as Fines, Penalties, and
Forfeitures No Longer Authorized.--
(1) Rewards for provision of information.--The amendment
made by section 3(a)(1) does not apply to payment of rewards
for information that was provided before the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(2) Investigation and enforcement expenses.--The amendment
made by section 3(a)(2) does not apply to payment of expenses
incurred before the date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) Reimbursement to federal and state agencies.--The
amendment made by section 3(a)(3) does not apply to payment of
reimbursements under agreements entered into before the date of
the enactment of this Act.

A:
Ensuring Fairness for Fishermen Act - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require the payment of costs, fees, and expenses incurred by certain prevailing parties in proceedings under such Act from sums received as fines, penalties, and forfeitures.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a process for paying attorneys' fees to defendants who are substantially prevailing parties in criminal actions brought under such Act during the period beginning on November 28, 1990, and ending on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.
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