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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Senator Paul Simon Water for the
Poor Enhancement Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) The Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005
(Public Law 109-121)--
(A) makes access to safe water and sanitation for
developing countries a specific policy objective of
United States foreign assistance programs;
(B) requires the Secretary of State to--
(i) develop a strategy to elevate the role
of water and sanitation policy; and
(ii) improve the effectiveness of United
States assistance programs undertaken in
support of that strategy;
(C) codifies Target 10 of the United Nations
Millennium Development Goals; and
(D) seeks to reduce the proportion of people who
are unable to reach or afford safe drinking water and
basic sanitation by 50 percent by 2015.
(2) On December 20, 2006, the United Nations General
Assembly, in GA Resolution 61/192, declared 2008 as the
International Year of Sanitation, in recognition of the impact
of sanitation on public health, poverty reduction, economic and
social development, and the environment.
(3) On August 1, 2008, Congress passed H. Con. Res. 318,
which--
(A) supports the goals and ideals of the
International Year of Sanitation; and
(B) recognizes the importance of sanitation on
public health, poverty reduction, economic and social
development, and the environment.
(4) While progress is being made on safe water and
sanitation efforts--
(A) more than 884,000,000 people throughout the
world lack access to safe drinking water; and
(B) 2 of every 5 people in the world do not have
access to basic sanitation services.
(5) The health consequences of unsafe drinking water and
poor sanitation are staggering, accounting for--
(A) nearly 10 percent of the global burden of
disease; and
(B) more than 2,000,000 deaths each year.
(6) The effects of climate change are expected to produce
severe consequences for water availability and resource
management in the future, with 2,800,000,000 people in more
than 48 countries expected to face severe and chronic water
shortages by 2025.
(7) The impact of water scarcity on conflict and
instability is evident in many parts of the world, including
the Darfur region of Sudan, where demand for water resources
has contributed to armed conflict between nomadic ethnic groups
and local farming communities.
(8) In order to further the United States contribution to
safe water and sanitation efforts, it is necessary to--
(A) expand foreign assistance capacity to address
the challenges described in this section; and
(B) represent issues related to water and
sanitation at the highest levels of United States
foreign assistance deliberations, including
deliberations related to issues of global health, food
security, the environment, global warming, and maternal
and child mortality.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

The purpose of this Act is to enhance the capacity of the United
States Government to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for
the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-121).

SEC. 4. DEVELOPING UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT CAPACITY.

Section 135 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151h)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(e) Office of Water.--
''(1) Establishment.--To carry out the purposes of
subsection (a), the Administrator of the United States Agency
for International Development shall establish the Office of
Water.
''(2) Leadership.--The Office of Water shall be headed by
an Assistant Administrator for Safe Water and Sanitation, who
shall report directly to the Administrator.
''(3) Duties.--The Assistant Administrator shall--
''(A) implement this section and the Senator Paul
Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-
121); and
''(B) place primary emphasis on providing safe,
affordable, and sustainable drinking water, sanitation,
and hygiene.
''(f) Bureau of International Water.--
''(1) Establishment.--To increase the capacity of the
Department of State to address international issues regarding
safe water, sanitation, and other international water programs,
the Secretary of State shall establish the Bureau for
International Water within the Office of the Under Secretary
for Democracy and Global Affairs (referred to in this
subsection as the 'Bureau').
''(2) Duties.--The Bureau shall--
''(A) oversee and coordinate the diplomatic policy
of the United States Government with respect to global
freshwater issues, including--
''(i) access to safe drinking water and
sanitation;
''(ii) river basin and watershed
management;
''(iii) transboundary conflict;
''(iv) agricultural and urban productivity
of water resources;
''(v) pollution mitigation; and
''(vi) adaptation to hydrologic change due
to climate variability; and
''(B) ensure that international freshwater issues
are represented--
''(i) within the United States Government;
and
''(ii) in key diplomatic, development, and
scientific efforts with other nations and
multilateral organizations.''.

SEC. 5. SAFE WATER AND SANITATION STRATEGY.

Section 6(e) of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of
2005 (Public Law 109-121) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ''and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
''(7) an assessment of the extent to which the United
States Government's efforts are reaching the goal described in
section 135(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2152h(a)(2)); and
''(8) recommendations on what the United States Government
would need to do to help achieve the goal referred to in
paragraph (7) if the United States Government's efforts were
proportional to its share of the world's economy.''.

SEC. 6. DEVELOPING LOCAL CAPACITY.

The Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law
109-121) is amended--
(1) by redesignating sections 9, 10, and 11 as sections 10,
11, and 12, respectively; and
(2) by inserting after section 8 the following:

''SEC. 9. WATER AND SANITATION MANAGERS TRAINING PROGRAM.

''(a) Establishment.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary of State and the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development shall establish, in every priority country, a
program to train local, in-country water and sanitation
managers, and other officials of countries that receive
assistance under section 135 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 to promote the capacity of recipient governments to
provide affordable, equitable, and sustainable access to safe
drinking water and sanitation.
''(2) Coordination.--The program established under
subsection (a) shall be coordinated by the lead country water
manager designated in subsection (c)(2).
''(3) Expansion.--The Secretary and Administrator may
establish the program described in this section in additional
countries if the receipt of such training would be most
beneficial, with due consideration given to good governance.
''(b) Designation.--The United States Chief of Mission within each
country receiving a 'high priority' designation under section 6(f)
shall--
''(1) designate safe drinking water and sanitation as a
strategic objective;
''(2) appoint an in-country water and sanitation manager
within the Mission to coordinate the in-country implementation
of this Act and section 135 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 with local water managers, local government officials, the
Department of State, and the Office of Water of the United
States Agency for International Development; and
''(3) coordinate with the Development Credit Authority and
the Global Development Alliance to further the purposes of this
Act.''.

SEC. 7. GRANTS FOR LOW COST CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION TECHNOLOGIES.

Section 135(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act (22 U.S.C. 2152h(c))
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ''and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
''(5) provide grants through the United States Agency for
International Development to foster the development of low cost
and sustainable technologies for providing clean water and
sanitation that are suitable for use in high priority
countries, particularly in places with limited resources and
infrastructure.''.

SEC. 8. UPDATED REPORT REGARDING WATER FOR PEACE AND SECURITY.

Section 11(b) of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of
2005, as redesignated by section 6, is amended by adding at the end the
following: ''The report submitted under this subsection shall include
an assessment of current and likely future political tensions over
water sources and an assessment of the expected impacts of global
climate change on water supplies in 10, 25, and 50 years.''.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2009 and
each subsequent fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to carry out
this Act and the amendments made by this Act.

SEC. 10. CONSTRUCTION.

This Act shall be implemented in a manner consistent with the
Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-121).
Nothing in this Act shall be construed in such a way as to override or
take precedence over the implementation of that Act.
[A]: Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Enhancement Act of 2008 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish the Office of Water which shall: (1) implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005; and (2) place primary emphasis on providing safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene.

Directs the Secretary of State to establish the Bureau for International Water within the Office of the Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs which shall: (1) coordinate U.S. diplomatic policy regarding global freshwater issues; and (2) ensure that international freshwater issues are represented within the U.S. government.

Amends the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 to: (1) direct the Secretary and the Administrator to establish in every priority country a program to train local water and sanitation managers to promote government capacity to provide access to safe drinking water and sanitation; and (2) require that the water for peace and security report includes an assessment of current and likely future political tensions over water sources and an assessment of the future impacts of global climate change on water supplies.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize grants through USAID to develop technologies for providing clean water and sanitation in high priority countries with limited resources and infrastructure.

[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Veterans Emergency Room Relief Act
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF URGENT CARE AND EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT OF
VETERANS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

(a) Payment of Reasonable Costs of Urgent Care.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter III of chapter 17 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1725
the following new section:
''Sec. 1725A. Payment of reasonable costs of urgent care
''(a) In General.--The Secretary shall enter into contracts with
urgent care providers under which the Secretary pays the urgent care
provider the reasonable costs of urgent care provided to eligible
veterans by the urgent care provider.
''(b) Eligible Veterans.--A veteran is an eligible veteran for
purposes of this section if the veteran--
''(1) is enrolled in the system of annual patient
enrollment established and operated under section 1705(a) of
this title; and
''(2) has received health care under this chapter during
the two-year period preceding the date on which the veteran
receives urgent care under this section.
''(c) Cost Sharing.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
Secretary shall establish a cost-sharing amount that eligible veterans
shall pay to the Secretary to receive urgent care from an urgent care
provider under this section.
''(2) The cost-sharing amount established under paragraph (1) shall
not apply to an eligible veteran--
''(A) if the eligible veteran is admitted to a hospital for
treatment or observation after receiving urgent care under this
section; or
''(B) if the eligible veteran is receiving urgent care
under this section for the treatment of a service-connected
disability or condition.
''(d) Treatment of Department.--Notwithstanding the coverage of an
eligible veteran under a health-plan contract, the Secretary shall be
considered the primary payer for any urgent care provided to the
eligible veteran under this section.
''(e) Types of Providers.--The Secretary shall ensure that all
types of urgent care providers, including local urgent care providers,
have an opportunity to enter into a contract with the Secretary under
this section.
''(f) Definitions.--In this section:
''(1) The term 'health-plan contract' has the meaning given
that term in section 1725(f) of this title.
''(2) The term 'urgent care' has the meaning given that
term by the Secretary.
''(3) The term 'urgent care provider' means a health care
provider that provides urgent care at a non-Department
facility.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 1725 the following new item:

''1725A. Payment of reasonable costs of urgent care.''.
(3) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is encouraged to contract
with urgent care centers that are accredited by a nationally
recognized accrediting body or organization to carry out
section 1725A of title 38, United States Code, as added by
paragraph (1).
(b) Establishment of Cost-Sharing Amount for Veterans Receiving
Emergency Room Care From Department.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a cost-sharing
amount that veterans shall pay to the Secretary to receive care
at an emergency room of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(2) Exception.--The cost-sharing amount established under
paragraph (1) shall not apply to a veteran if the veteran--
(A) receives care for a service-connected (as
defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code)
disability or condition;
(B) meets a hardship exception established by the
Secretary for purposes of this subsection; or
(C) is admitted to a hospital for treatment or
observation after receiving care at an emergency room
of the Department.
(c) Limitation on Cost-Sharing Amounts.--The Secretary of Veterans
Affairs may not require a veteran to pay multiple cost-sharing amounts
if the veteran seeks urgent care under section 1725A of title 38,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), and care at an
emergency room of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the same
condition during a period determined by the Secretary for purposes of
this subsection.
(d) Report on Use by Veterans of Urgent and Emergency Room Care.--
Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act,
and not less frequently than once every two years thereafter, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
of the House of Representatives a report on the use by veterans
eligible for health care under the laws administered by the Secretary
of--
(1) urgent care facilities; and
(2) emergency room facilities of the Department of Veterans
Affairs.
[A]: Veterans Emergency Room Relief Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into contracts under which the VA pays health care providers the reasonable costs of urgent care provided to eligible veterans at non-VA facilities. An "eligible veteran" is one who: (1) is enrolled in the VA health care system, and (2) has received health care through the VA during the two years preceding the date on which the veteran receives urgent care. The VA shall establish a cost-sharing amount that a veteran shall pay to the VA to receive such urgent care. Such amount shall not apply to a veteran who: (1) is admitted to a hospital for treatment or observation after receiving urgent care, or (2) is receiving urgent care for the treatment of a service-connected disability or condition. The VA shall: (1) be considered the primary payer for the urgent care provided, and (2) ensure that all types of urgent care providers have an opportunity to enter into such a contract. The VA also shall establish a cost-sharing amount that veterans shall pay to receive care at a VA emergency room. Such amount shall not apply to a veteran who: (1) is receiving care for a service-connected disability or condition, (2) meets a hardship exception, or (3) is admitted to a hospital for treatment or observation after receiving care at a VA emergency room. The VA may not require a veteran to pay multiple cost-sharing amounts if the veteran seeks urgent care under this bill and care at a VA emergency room for the same condition during a period determined by the VA. The VA shall report every two years on the use by veterans of urgent care facilities and of VA emergency room facilities.

[Q]: SECTION 1. NATIONAL OILHEAT RESEARCH ALLIANCE ACT OF 2000.

(a) Findings.--Section 702 of the National Oilheat Research
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is
amended by striking ''oilheat'' each place it appears and inserting
''oilheat fuel''.
(b) Definitions.--Section 703 of the National Oilheat Research
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is
amended--
(1) by striking ''oilheat'' each place it appears (other
than paragraph (10)) and inserting ''oilheat fuel'';
(2) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
''(7) Oilheat fuel.--The term 'oilheat fuel' means
distillate liquid that is used as a fuel for nonindustrial
commercial or residential space or hot water heating.'';
(3) in paragraph (8), by striking ''Oilheat'' and inserting
''Oilheat fuel'';
(4) in paragraph (14)--
(A) by striking ''No. 1 distillate or No. 2 dyed
distillate'' each place it appears and inserting
''distillate liquid''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ''sells the
distillate'' and inserting ''sells the distillate
liquid'';
(5) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (13) and (14)
as paragraphs (4) through (14) and (16), respectively, and
moving paragraph (16) (as so redesignated) to appear after
paragraph (15); and
(6) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
''(3) Distillate liquid.--The term 'distillate liquid'
means--
''(A) No. 1 distillate;
''(B) No. 2 dyed distillate; or
''(C) a liquid blended with No. 1 distillate or No.
2 dyed distillate.''.
(c) Referenda.--Section 704 of the National Oilheat Research
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is
amended--
(1) by striking ''oilheat'' each place it appears and
inserting ''oilheat fuel'';
(2) by striking ''No. 1 distillate and No. 2 dyed
distillate'' each place it appears in subsections (a) and (c)
and inserting ''distillate liquid'';
(3) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ''Except as
provided in subsection (b), the'' and inserting
''The''; and
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking '', No. 1
distillate, or No. 2 dyed distillate'' and inserting
''or distillate liquid''; and
(4) in subsection (b), by striking ''under'' and inserting
''consistent with''.
(d) Membership.--Section 705 of the National Oilheat Research
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is
amended--
(1) by striking ''oilheat'' each place it appears and
inserting ''oilheat fuel'';
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ''No. 1 distillate
and No. 2 dyed distillate'' and inserting ''distillate
liquid''; and
(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
''(c) Number of Members.--
''(1) In general.--The membership of the Alliance shall be
as follows:
''(A) 1 member representing each State
participating in the Alliance.
''(B) 5 representatives of retail marketers, of
whom 1 shall be selected by each of the qualified State
associations of the 5 States with the highest volume of
annual oilheat fuel sales.
''(C) 5 additional representatives of retail
marketers.
''(D) 21 representatives of wholesale distributors.
''(E) 6 public members, who shall be
representatives of significant users of oilheat fuel,
the oilheat fuel research community, State energy
officials, or other groups with expertise in oilheat
fuel.
''(2) Full-time owners or employees.--
''(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), other than the public members of the
Alliance, Alliance members shall be full-time
managerial owners or employees of members of the
oilheat fuel industry.
''(B) Employees.--Members described in
subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (1) may be
employees of the qualified industry organization or an
industry trade association.''.
(e) Functions.--Section 706 of the National Oilheat Research
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is
amended by striking ''oilheat'' each place it appears and inserting
''oilheat fuel''.
(f) Assessments.--Section 707 of the National Oilheat Research
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is
amended--
(1) by striking ''oilheat'' each place it appears and
inserting ''oilheat fuel'';
(2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
''(a) Rate.--
''(1) In general.--The assessment rate for calendar years
2008 and 2009 shall be equal to /10\ of 1 cent per gallon of
distillate liquid.
''(2) Subsequent assessments.--Subject to paragraphs (3)
and (4), beginning with calendar year 2010, the annual
assessment rate shall be sufficient to cover the costs of the
plans and programs developed by the Alliance.
''(3) Maximum rate.--The annual assessment rate shall not
exceed /2\ of 1 cent per gallon of distillate liquid.
''(4) Limitations on increase.--
''(A) In general.--The annual assessment shall not
be increased by more than /2\ of 1 cent per gallon in
any 1 year.
''(B) Approval.--No increase in the assessment may
occur unless the increase is approved by /3\ of the
members voting at a regularly scheduled meeting of the
Alliance.
''(C) Notice.--The Alliance shall provide notice of
a change in assessment at least 90 days before the date
on which the change is to take effect.'';
(3) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ''No. 1 distillate or No. 2 dyed
distillate'' each place it appears and inserting
''distillate liquid''; and
(B) in paragraphs (2)(B) and (5)(B), by striking
''fuel'' each place it appears and inserting
''distillate liquid''; and
(4) in subsection (c), by striking ''No. 1 distillate and
No. 2 dyed distillate'' and inserting ''Distillate liquid''.
(g) Market Survey and Consumer Protection.--Section 708 of the
National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note;
Public Law 106-469) is amended by striking ''oilheat'' each place it
appears and inserting ''oilheat fuel''.
(h) Violations.--Section 712(a) of the National Oilheat Research
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ''oilheat'' and inserting
''oilheat fuel''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
''(3) a direct reference to a competing product.''.
(i) Repeal of Sunset.--Section 713 of the National Oilheat Research
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is
repealed.
[A]:
Amends the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 to adjust its focus upon oilheat to a focus upon oilheat fuel.

Defines "oilheat fuel" as distillate liquid used as a fuel for nonindustrial commercial or residential space or hot water heating.

Makes technical and conforming amendments.

Revises the membership of the National Oilheat Research Alliance. Provides that, other than the public members of the Alliance, members shall be full-time managerial owners or employees of members of the oilheat fuel industry.

Revises assessment requirements. States that the assessment rate for calendar years 2008 and 2009 shall be equal to two-tenths of 1% per gallon of distillate liquid (currently, No. 1 distillate and No. 2 dyed distillate).

Declares that, beginning with calendar year 2010, the annual assessment rate shall be sufficient to cover the costs of the plans and programs developed by the Alliance.

Sets forth: (1) a maximum assessment rate; and (2) limitations on any assessment increase.

Prohibits any consumer education activity undertaken with funds derived from Alliance assessments from including a direct reference to a competing product.

Repeals the termination date for the Act (thus making it permanent).