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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Prevention of Escapement of
Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SALE OF GENETICALLY ALTERED SALMON.

(a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for a person--
(1) to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase a
covered fish, or a product containing covered fish, in
interstate or foreign commerce;
(2) to have custody, control, or possession of, with the
intent to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase a
covered fish, or a product containing covered fish, in
interstate commerce;
(3) to engage in net-pen aquaculture of covered fish;
(4) to release a covered fish into a natural environment;
or
(5) to have custody, control, or possession of a covered
fish with the intent to release it into a natural environment.
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a fish, fish
part, or product--
(1) under confined use, or intended for confined use, for
scientific research;
(2) collected for the purpose of enforcing this Act; or
(3) if the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere, in consultation with the Director of the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service and any other Federal, State,
or tribal entity the Under Secretary considers appropriate,
reviews any application requesting an action by a department or
agency of the Federal government to permit an act prohibited
under subsection (a), including any environmental assessment
prepared as part of that application, and--
(A) prepares a finding of no significant impact in
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or
(B) finds the application to be consistent with an
environmental impact statement prepared by the Under
Secretary in accordance with section 102(2)(C) of the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4332) that includes--
(i) an environmental risk analysis that
assesses the potential direct and indirect
impacts from escapement of covered fish on wild
and cultured fish stocks and environments that
may be exposed to such covered fish;
(ii) a failure mode and effects analysis
that quantitatively assesses the best- and
worst-case probabilities of failure of each
applicable confinement technique;
(iii) an assessment of the costs of control
or eradication of escaped covered fish; and
(iv) an assessment of the potential
economic damage in terms of loss of production
or sales to relevant wild and cultured fish
stocks and environments from the escapement of
covered fish.
(c) Environmental Impact Considerations.--
(1) Notice.--Each agency, department, or other unit of the
Federal Government shall promptly notify the Under Secretary of
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere when an action involving
covered fish, or a product containing covered fish is first
identified by such unit.
(2) Ensuring compliance.--The Under Secretary of Commerce
for Oceans and Atmosphere, in cooperation with each Federal,
State, or tribal entity that the Under Secretary considers
appropriate, may monitor any mitigation measures proposed under
subsection (b)(3) to ensure implementation and compliance
therewith.
(3) Provisions as complementary.--The provisions of this
Act are in addition to, and shall not affect the operation of,
other Federal, State, or local laws regulating a covered fish,
or a product containing covered fish.
(d) Rules and Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such
rules and regulations as the Secretary considers necessary to carry out
the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES.

(a) Enforcement.--The Secretary of Commerce may enforce section 2
in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction,
powers, and duties provided under sections 308, 309, 310, and 311 of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.
1858, 1859, 1860, and 1861).
(b) Penalties.--A person who violates section 2 shall be subject to
the penalties, and entitled to the privileges and immunities, under
sections 308, 309, 310, and 311 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1858, 1859, 1860, and 1861).

SEC. 4. REPORT ON RISKS TO WILD FISH STOCKS.

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere shall
transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives the report under section 1007 of the Food and Drug
Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (21 U.S.C. 2106).

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Confined use.--The term ''confined use'' means any
operation, undertaken within a secured, land-based facility,
that involves a covered fish controlled by specific measures
that effectively prevent the covered fish from having contact
with and impact on the external environment, including
biological and physical confinement measures.
(2) Covered fish.--The term ''covered fish'' means any
finfish, live or dead, including the gametes, fertilized eggs,
offspring, and descendants thereof, that is modified or
produced through the application of recombinant
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) technologies, using DNA from an
organism's own genome or that of another species, that overcome
natural physiological reproductive barriers and that are not
techniques used in traditional breeding and selection.
(3) Finding of no significant impact.--The term ''finding
of no significant impact'' has the meaning given the term in
section 1508.13 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.
(4) Product.--The term ''product'' means an item
manufactured or produced for sale or use as food.

Answer: Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act This bill prohibits a person from: shipping, transporting, offering for sale, selling, or purchasing a genetically altered finfish, or a food product containing those fish, in commerce; having custody, control, or possession of those fish or food products with the intent to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase them in commerce; engaging in net-pen aquaculture (pens of fish contained by nets) of those fish; releasing those fish into a natural environment; or having custody, control, or possession of those fish with the intent to release them into a natural environment. Fish, fish parts, or products confined for scientific research or collected to enforce this Act are exempted from the prohibition. An additional exemption is established if the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): (1) prepares a finding of no significant impact in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 after reviewing an application requesting a federal agency to permit activity prohibited by this Act, or (2) finds the application to be consistent with an environmental impact statement that includes an environmental risk analysis and specified assessments of costs and potential economic damage. Each federal agency must promptly notify NOAA when an action involving those fish or food products is first identified by the agency. The Department of Commerce may enforce penalties for violations of this Act under specified provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Startup Opportunity Accelerator Act
of 2014'' or the ''SOAR Act''.

SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT STARTUP BUSINESSES.

The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 47 (15 U.S.C. 631 note) as
section 48; and
(2) by inserting after section 46 the following:

''SEC. 47. FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT STARTUP BUSINESSES.

''(a) Definitions.--In this section--
''(1) the term 'eligible entity' means an organization--
''(A) that is located in the United States; and
''(B) the primary purpose of which is to support
new small business concerns;
''(2) the term 'new small business concern' means a small
business concern that has been in operation for not more than 5
years; and
''(3) the term 'State' means any State of the United
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States.
''(b) Funding.--
''(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this section, the Administrator shall develop and
begin implementing a program to award cash prizes of not more
than $50,000 to eligible entities to support new small business
concerns.
''(2) Use of funds.--A prize under this section--
''(A) may be used for construction costs, space
acquisition, and programmatic purposes; and
''(B) may not be used to provide capital or
professional services to new small business concerns
directly or through the subaward of funds.
''(c) Requirement for Applicants.--An eligible entity desiring a
prize under this section shall demonstrate that the eligible entity
will use the prize to provide assistance to not less than 10 new small
business concerns per year.
''(d) Criteria.--The Administrator shall establish criteria for
prizes under this section that shall give priority to eligible entities
that are providing or plan to provide to new small business concerns--
''(1) office, manufacturing, or warehouse space, including
appropriate operations infrastructure;
''(2) access to capital (either directly from the eligible
entity (using amounts other than the amounts provided under the
prize) or through guidance and contacts for acquiring capital
from outside investors);
''(3) access to professional services (either directly from
the eligible entity (using amounts other than the amounts
provided under the prize) or through guidance and contacts for
acquiring professional services), including accounting and
legal services; or
''(4) a formal structured mentorship or developmental
program that assists new small business concerns with building
business skills and competencies.
''(e) Considerations in Choosing Recipients.--In determining
whether to award a prize under this section to an eligible entity, the
Administrator shall take into account--
''(1) for eligible entities that have in operation a
program to support new small business concerns, the record of
the eligible entity in assisting new small business concerns,
including, for each of the 3 full years before the date on
which the eligible entity applies for a prize under this
section--
''(A) the retention rate of new small business
concerns in the program of the eligible entity;
''(B) the average period of participation by new
small business concerns in the program of the eligible
entity;
''(C) the total, average, and median capital raised
by new small business concerns participating in the
program of the eligible entity; and
''(D) the total, average, and median number of
employees of new small business concerns participating
in the program of the eligible entity;
''(2) for all eligible entities--
''(A) the number of new small business concerns
assisted or anticipated to be assisted by the eligible
entity;
''(B) the number of new small business concerns
applying or anticipated to apply for assistance from
the eligible entity;
''(C) whether the program of the eligible entity
provides or would provide assistance to individuals in
gender, racial, or ethnic groups underrepresented by
existing programs to assist new small business
concerns; and
''(D) other metrics determined appropriate by the
Administrator;
''(3) the need in the geographic area to be served by the
program to be carried out using the prize for additional
assistance for new small business concerns, if the area has
sufficient population density, as determined by the
Administrator;
''(4) the level of experience of the entrepreneurial
leadership of the eligible entity; and
''(5) the ability of the eligible entity to use and
leverage local strengths, including human resources,
infrastructure, and educational institutions.
''(f) Matching Nonpublic Funding Requirement.--
''(1) In general.--An eligible entity receiving a prize
under this section shall obtain funds from a private individual
or entity (including a for profit or nonprofit entity) that
are--
''(A) for the same purposes as a prize may be made
under this section;
''(B) used to carry out the program of the eligible
entity carried out using the prize under this section;
and
''(C) in an amount that is not to be less than 50
percent of the amount of the prize under this section.
''(2) Form of non-federal share.--Not more than 25 percent
of the funds obtained under paragraph (1) may be in the form of
in-kind contributions.
''(g) Consequences of Failure To Abide by Terms and Conditions of
Prize or Requirements of This Section.--The Administrator shall notify
each eligible entity receiving a prize under this section that failure
to abide by the terms and conditions of the prize or the requirements
of this section may, in the discretion of the Administrator and in
addition to any other civil or criminal consequences, result in the
Administrator ordering the eligible entity to return the prize funds.
''(h) Annual Progress Reporting by Recipients of Prize.--Each
eligible entity receiving a prize under this section shall submit to
the Administrator an annual report on the progress of the program
carried out using the amounts received under the prize, including--
''(1) the number of new small business concerns
participating in the program during each of the previous 3
years;
''(2) the number of new small business concerns applying to
participate in the program during each of the previous 3 years;
''(3) the retention rate of new small business concerns in
the program;
''(4) the average period of participation in the program by
new small business concerns;
''(5) the total, average, and median capital raised by new
small business concerns participating in the program;
''(6) the total, average, and median number of employees of
new small business concerns participating in the program; and
''(7) other metrics determined appropriate by the
Administrator.
''(i) Report to Congress.--The Administrator shall submit to
Congress an annual report on the program under this section, which
shall include an assessment of the effectiveness of the program,
including an assessment based on the metrics listed in subsection (h).
''(j) Coordination With Other Small Business Administration
Programs.--The Administrator shall take appropriate action to encourage
eligible entities receiving a prize under this section to use and
incorporate other programs of the Administration, such as small
business development centers, small business investment companies,
loans under section 7(a), and assistance under title V of the Small
Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 695 et seq.).
''(k) Listing on Website.--The Administrator shall include a list
of eligible entities receiving a prize under this section on the
website of the Administration.
''(l) Authorization of Appropriation.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of the first
5 fiscal years beginning after the date of the enactment of this
section.''.

Answer: Startup Opportunity Accelerator Act of 2014 or the SOAR Act - Amends the Small Business Act to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to develop a program to award cash prizes of up to $50,000 to organizations in the United States whose primary purpose is to support new small businesses that have been in operation for five years or less. Authorizes the use of a prize for construction costs, space acquisition, and programmatic purposes. Prohibits its use for capital or professional services to new small businesses. Requires a prize recipient to provide assistance to at least 10 new small businesses per year.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Community Development Block Grant
Renewal Act''.

SEC. 2. LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME TARGETING REQUIREMENT.

(a) Targeting Assistance to Low-Income Families.--
(1) In general.--Section 101(c) of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301(c)) is
amended--
(A) by striking ''not less than 70 percent'';
(B) by inserting ''80 percent'' after ''section
108,''; and
(C) by striking ''and the Federal assistance'' and
inserting the following: ''and not less than 40 percent
of such aggregate assistance and funds shall be used
for the support of activities that directly benefit
persons of low income. The Federal assistance''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--The Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974 is amended--
(A) in section 104 (42 U.S.C. 5304)--
(i) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by inserting
''and persons of low income'' after ''moderate
income'';
(ii) in subsection (b)(3)--
(I) in clause (A), by striking ''70
percent of such funds are used for
activities that benefit such persons
during such period'' and inserting ''80
percent of such funds are used for
support of activities that benefit
persons of low and moderate income
during such period, and 40 percent of
such funds are used for support of
activities that benefit persons of low
income during such period''; and
(II) in clause (B), by inserting
''or persons of low income'' after
''moderate income''; and
(iii) in the third sentence of subsection
(e), by inserting ''and persons of low income''
before the period at the end; and
(B) in section 106(d)(2)(D) (42 U.S.C.
5306(d)(2)(D)), by inserting ''and the needs of persons
of low income'' before the last comma.
(b) Treatment of Downtown Areas.--Section 105(c)(2)(A) of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
5305(c)(2)(A)), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is
further amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
''(iv) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subparagraph, an
activity that is designed to serve an area generally shall not be
considered to principally benefit persons of low or moderate income, or
to principally benefit persons of low income, if such activity serves
an area that is not primarily residential in character.''.
(c) Ensuring Direct Benefit.--Section 105(c) of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(c)) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(5) In determining whether an assisted activity benefits persons
of low and moderate income or persons of low income, for purposes of
compliance with the requirements of section 101(c) and certification of
such compliance in accordance with section 104(b)(3), the grantee shall
consider the full range of direct effects of the assisted activity.''.

SEC. 3. PROPORTIONAL TREATMENT OF BENEFIT FOR LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME
FAMILIES.

(a) Development and Economic Development Activities.--Section
105(c)(1) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 5305(c)(1)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting
''or persons of low income'' before the comma;
(2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ''or of low income,
as applicable,'' after ''moderate income''; and
(3) in subparagraphs (B) and (C), by inserting ''or of low
income, as applicable'' after ''moderate income'' each place
such term appears.
(b) Area Benefit Activities.--Section 105(c)(2)(A) of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(c)(2)(A)) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) as
subclauses (I), (II), and (III), respectively;
(2) by inserting ''(i)'' after ''(2)(A)'';
(3) by inserting ''(but only to the extent provided in
clause (ii)) only'' after ''principally benefit persons of low
and moderate income''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new clause:
''(ii) In the case of any assisted activity that is designed to
serve an area generally and that, pursuant to clause (i), is considered
to principally benefit persons of low and moderate income or persons of
low income, amounts provided under this title and used for such
activity shall be considered, for purposes of compliance with the
requirements of section 101(c), to support an activity that benefits
low and moderate income persons or persons of low income, as
applicable, in the same proportion as the proportion of the population
of such area that is comprised of persons of low and moderate income or
persons of low income, as applicable.''.
(c) Housing Activities.--Section 105(c)(3) of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(c)(3)) is amended--
(1) by striking ''or rehabilitation'' and inserting '',
rehabilitation, or new construction''; and
(2) by striking ''only to the extent'' and all that follows
and inserting the following: ''or persons of low income, as
applicable, for purposes of compliance with the requirements of
section 101(c), in the amount determined by multiplying (A) the
amount of funds provided under this title that are used for
such activity, by (B) the percentage of the units in such
housing that, upon completion, will be occupied by such
persons.''.
(d) Job Creation Activities.--Section 105(c) of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(c)) is amended by
striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following new paragraph:
''(4) Any assisted activity described in paragraph (14) or (17) of
subsection (a) that is identified as principally benefiting persons of
low or moderate income or persons of low income, by reason of
compliance with paragraph (1)(C) of this subsection, shall be
considered to benefit such persons, for purposes of compliance with the
requirements of section 101(c), in the amount determined by multiplying
(A) the amount of funds provided under this title that are used for
such activity, by (B) the percentage of employees involved in the
activity that are persons of low and moderate income or persons of low
income, as applicable.''.

SEC. 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

Section 104(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
(42 U.S.C. 5304(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
''(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term 'public hearing'
means a hearing that is subject to, and held in accordance with, any
State and local laws regarding requirements for public hearings of the
jurisdiction that is the grantee.''.

SEC. 5. PUBLIC MONITORING.

Section 105(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
(42 U.S.C. 5305(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (22), by striking ''and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (23), by striking the period at the end
and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (23) the following new
paragraph:
''(24) provision of assistance to nonprofit organizations
representing low- and moderate-income persons for--
''(A) monitoring the use, by recipients, of funds
provided under this title; or
''(B) promoting or providing for public
participation required under paragraphs (1) through (3)
of section 104(a);
except that assistance under this paragraph shall not be
considered a planning activity under paragraph (12) of this
subsection, an administrative cost under paragraph (13), or a
public service under paragraph (8); and''.

SEC. 6. APPLICABILITY.

The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to fiscal
year 2002 and all fiscal years thereafter and to amounts appropriated
for such fiscal years for community development block grants under
title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
5301 et seq.) .

Answer:
Community Development Block Grant Renewal Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1972 to increase the amount of community development assistance targeted to low- and moderate-income families, including job creation and area and economic development activities.