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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Fostering Our Future Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO COURTS.

(a) In General.--Section 13712(b) of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 629b) is amended to read as
follows:
''(b) Eligibility.--In order to be eligible for a grant under this
section:
''(1) Application.--A highest State court shall submit to
the Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and
including such information and assurances as the Secretary
shall require.
''(2) Measures of court performance.--There shall be in
effect in the State such laws and procedures as are necessary
to ensure that the courts of the State measure the following
with respect to children under the jurisdiction of the courts:
''(A) The percentage of children who do not have a
subsequent petition of maltreatment filed in court
after the initial such petition is filed.
''(B) The percentage of children who are the
subject of additional allegations of maltreatment
within 12 months after the original petition was
closed.
''(C) The percentages of children who reach legal
permanency within 6 months after removal, within 12
months thereafter, within 18 months thereafter, and
within 24 months thereafter.
''(D) The percentage of children who do not reach
permanency in the foster care system.
''(E) The percentages of children who re-enter
foster care pursuant to court order within 12 months
after being returned to their families, and within 24
months thereafter.
''(F) The percentages of children who return to
foster care pursuant to court order within 12 months
after being adopted or placed with an individual or
couple who are permanent guardians, and within 24
months thereafter.
''(G) The percentages of children who are
transferred among 1, 2, 3, or more placements while
under court jurisdiction, distinguishing, where
possible, between placements in and out of a child's
own home from multiple placements in a variety of
environments.
''(H) The percentage of cases in which both parents
receive written service of process within the required
time standards or where notice of hearing has been
waived by parties.
''(I) The percentage of cases in which there is
documentation that timely and proper notice is given to
parties in advance of the next hearing.
''(J) The percentage of cases in which children who
have attained 10 years of age receive notice of the
legal proceedings in their dependency case; the
percentage of cases in which children who have attained
10 years of age are present in court and afforded an
opportunity to be heard in their own cases; and the
percentage of cases in which children have legal
representation.
''(K) The percentage of cases in which the court
reviews case plans within established time guidelines.
''(L) The percentage of children receiving legal
counsel, guardians ad litem, or court-appointed special
advocates before the preliminary protective hearing or
equivalent, with separate measures of the percentages
of each type of representation and of whether the
representation was received within established time
guidelines, within 5 days after the adoption petition
is filed, within 6 through 10 days after the filing,
and within more than 10 days after the filing.
''(M) The percentage of cases in which counsel for
parents are appointed before the preliminary protective
hearing or equivalent, with separate measures of the
percentages in which such appointments are made within
established time guidelines, within 5 days after the
adoption petition is filed, within 6 through 10 days
after the filing, and within more than 10 days after
the filing.
''(N) The percentage of cases in which legal
counsel for children is appointed on or before the
first court appearance, and the percentage of cases in
which legal counsel for children changes, and the
number of changes involved.
''(O) The percentage of cases in which legal
counsel for parents changes, and the number of changes
involved.
''(P) The percentage of cases in which legal
counsel for parents, children, and agencies are present
at each hearing.
''(Q) The percentages of children for whom all
hearings are heard by 1 or more judicial officers, and
the number of judicial officers hearing the case.
''(R) The average and median times from filing the
original petition to adjudication.
''(S) The average and median times from filing the
original petition to disposition.
''(T) The percentages of cases that are adjudicated
within 30 days after the filing of the dependency
petition, within 60 days thereafter, and within 90 days
thereafter.
''(U) The percentages of cases that receive a
disposition within 10 days after the dependency
adjudication, within 30 days thereafter, and within 90
days thereafter.
''(V) The percentage of cases where children are
successfully served in the home and not detained; the
average and median times to reunification; and the
percentage of cases where children are not successfully
reunified.
''(W) The average and median times from the filing
of the original petition to permanent placement.
''(X) The average and median times from the filing
of the original petition to finalized termination of
parental rights.
''(Y) The percentages of cases for which the
termination petition is filed within 3 months after the
dependency disposition, within 6 months thereafter,
within 12 months thereafter, and within 18 months
thereafter.
''(Z) The percentage of cases that receive a
termination order within 30 days after the filing of
the termination petition, within 90 days thereafter,
within 120 days thereafter, and within 180 days
thereafter.
''(AA) The percentages of cases for which an
adoption petition is filed within 1 month after the
termination order, within 3 months thereafter, and
within 6 months thereafter.
''(BB) The percentages of cases for which the
adoption is finalized within 1 month after the adoption
petition is filed, within 3 months thereafter, within 6
months thereafter, and within 12 months thereafter.
''(CC) The percentage of hearings (by hearing type)
not completed within timeframes set forth in statute or
court rules, including, where possible, the reason for
noncompletion.''.
(b) Student Loan Repayment for Family Law, Dependency, and Domestic
Relations Attorneys.--
(1) In general.--The Higher Education Act of 1965 is
amended by inserting after section 428K (20 U.S.C. 1078-11) the
following new section:

''SEC. 428L. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR FAMILY LAW, DEPENDENCY, AND DOMESTIC
RELATIONS ATTORNEYS.

''(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to encourage
qualified individuals to enter and continue employment as family law,
dependency, and domestic relations attorneys.
''(b) Loan Forgiveness.--
''(1) Loan forgiveness authorized.--The Secretary is
authorized to forgive, in accordance with this section and the
agreement described in subsection (e), the student loan debt of
an eligible borrower in the amount specified in subsection (d)
and for the period specified in such agreement.
''(2) Method of loan forgiveness.--To provide the loan
forgiveness authorized in paragraph (1), the Secretary is
authorized to carry out a program--
''(A) through the holder of the loan, to assume the
obligation to repay a qualified loan amount for a loan
made under part B of this title; and
''(B) to cancel a qualified loan amount for a loan
made under part D of this title.
''(c) Eligible Borrower.--The Secretary is authorized to provided
loan forgiveness under this section to any individual who--
''(1) is employed full-time as a family law, dependency, or
domestic relations attorney; and
''(2) is not in default on a loan for which the borrower
seeks forgiveness.
''(d) Loan Forgiveness Amount.--The Secretary may, from funds
appropriated under subsection (l), forgive the loan obligation of an
eligible borrower in accordance with such terms, limitations, and
conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by such borrower and the
Secretary in the agreement described in subsection (e), except that the
amount paid by the Secretary under this section shall not exceed--
''(1) $6,000 in any calendar year for any borrower; or
''(2) $50,000 in the aggregate for any borrower.
''(e) Loan Forgiveness Agreement.--
''(1) Terms of agreement.--The Secretary shall not provide
loan forgiveness to an eligible borrower unless the borrower
enters into a written agreement with the Secretary which
provides that--
''(A) the borrower shall remain employed full-time
as a family law, dependency, or domestic relations
attorney for a period of service specified in the
agreement (but not less than 3 years), unless
involuntarily separated from that employment;
''(B) if the borrower is involuntarily separated
from the employment described in subparagraph (A) on
account of misconduct, or voluntarily separates from
that employment, before the end of the period specified
in the agreement, the borrower shall repay the
Secretary the amount of any benefits received by such
borrower under this section;
''(C) if the borrower is required to repay an
amount to the Secretary under subparagraph (B) and
fails to repay such amount, a sum equal to such amount
shall be recoverable by the Government from the
borrower (or such borrower's estate, if applicable) by
such method as is provided by law for the recovery of
amounts owing to the Government;
''(D) the Secretary may waive, in whole or in part,
a right of recovery under this subsection if it is
shown that recovery would be against equity and good
conscience or against the public interest; and
''(E) the Secretary shall provide loan forgiveness
under this section for the period of the agreement,
subject to the availability of appropriations.
''(2) Agreement renewal.--Upon completion by an eligible
borrower of the period of service required under the agreement
described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may renew such
agreement with the eligible borrower for a successive period of
service to be specified in the renewed agreement (which may be
less than 3 years).
''(f) Repayments by Borrowers.--Any amount repaid by, or recovered
from, a borrower (or a borrower's estate) under subsection (e)(1)(B)
shall be credited to the appropriation account from which the loan
forgiveness amount involved was originally paid. Any amount so credited
shall be merged with other sums in such account and shall be available
for the same purposes and period, and subject to the same limitations
(if any), as the sums with which the amount was merged.
''(g) Application for Loan Forgiveness.--An eligible borrower
desiring loan forgiveness under this section shall submit a complete
and accurate application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner,
and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
''(h) Priority.--The Secretary shall provide loan forgiveness under
this section on a first-come, first-served basis, and subject to the
availability of appropriations.
''(i) Regulations.--The Secretary is authorized to issue such
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this
section.
''(j) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to
authorize the refunding of any repayment of any loan made by a borrower
prior to the date on which the Secretary entered into an agreement with
the borrower under subsection (e).
''(k) Definition.--In this section the term 'family law,
dependency, or domestic relations attorney' means an attorney who works
in the field of family law, dependency, or domestic relations,
including juvenile justice, truancy, child abuse or neglect, adoption,
domestic relations, child support, paternity, and other areas which
fall under the field of family law, dependency, or domestic relations
law as determined by State law.
''(l) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2007
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal
years.''.
(2) Cancellation of loans.--
(A) Amendment.--Section 465(a)(2)(F) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)(2)(F)) is
amended by inserting '', or as a full-time family law,
dependency, or domestic relations attorney (as defined
in section 428L)'' after ''agencies''.
(B) Effective date.--The amendment made by this
paragraph shall apply to--
(i) eligible loans made before, on, or
after the date of enactment of this Act; and
(ii) service as a family law, dependency,
or domestic relations attorney that is provided
on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
(C) Construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall
be construed to authorize the refunding of any
repayment of a loan made by a borrower prior to the
date on which the borrower became eligible for
cancellation under section 465(a) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)).
(c) GAO Study.--
(1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study that compares States with respect
to each of the following:
(A) The legal representation provided for children.
(B) Children's participation in their own cases.
(C) Preparation of dependency court judges.
(D) Case tracking and performance measurement.
(E) Statewide collaborative foster care councils.
(2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives
a written report that contains the results of the study
required by paragraph (1).
(d) Sense of the Congress With Respect to Court Accountability for
Improved Child Outcomes.--It is the sense of the Congress that State
judicial leadership should use the measures of court performance
described in section 13712(b)(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1993 (as amended by subsection (a) of this section) to ensure
accountability by every court for improved outcomes for children, and
to inform decisions about allocating resources across the court system.
(e) Sense of the Congress With Respect to the Organization of State
Dependency Courts.--It is the sense of the Congress that State courts
should be organized to enable children and parents to have legal
representation and participate in a meaningful way in their own court
proceedings.
(f) Sense of the Congress With Respect to Building the Pool of
Attorneys Qualified to Handle Cases in Dependency Courts.--It is the
sense of the Congress that law schools, bar associations, and law firms
should help build the pool of qualified attorneys available to children
and parents in dependency courts.
(g) Sense of the Congress With Respect to Training, Caseloads, and
Compensation of Attorneys for Children.--It is the sense of the
Congress that attorneys for children should have adequate training,
reasonable caseloads, and receive reasonable and adequate compensation.
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Fostering Our Future Act of 2006 - Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to require, for grants to the highest state courts for foster care proceedings, that the state in which the courts are located has laws and procedures in effect that will ensure that the courts measure their performance with respect to children under the court's jurisdiction.

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to forgive the student loan debt of a borrower who: (1) enters a written agreement with the Secretary to remain employed full-time as a family law, dependency, or domestic relations attorney for at least three years; and (2) is not in default on a loan for which the borrower seeks forgiveness. Limits the amount that the Secretary may pay to no more than $6,000 in any year for any borrower or $50,000 in the aggregate for any borrower. Authorizes the Secretary to renew such agreements.

Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a comparative study of state dependency courts and foster care systems.

Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to: (1) court accountability for improved child outcomes; (2) the organization of state dependency courts; (3) building the pool of attorneys qualified to handle cases in dependency courts; and (4) training, caseloads, and compensation of attorneys for children.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''National Future Farmers of America
Commemorative Coin Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds that--
(1) the National Future Farmers of America Organization
makes a positive difference in the lives of students by
developing their potential for leadership, personal growth, and
career success through agricultural education;
(2) the National Future Farmers of America Organization was
founded in 1928, as the ''Future Farmers of America'', to
provide leadership training for high school students of
vocational agriculture;
(3) the National Future Farmers of America Organization
created a national agricultural education model for use in
public school systems that has been adopted by youth leadership
organizations throughout the world;
(4) the National Future Farmers of America Organization
prepares its student members to think critically, work in
teams, and be successful in more than 300 careers relating to
the science, business, and technology of agriculture;
(5) approximately 9,000,000 living former members of the
National Future Farmers of America Organization are prominent
industry executives, members of Congress, community members,
farmers, and productive United States citizens;
(6) in 2009, the National Future Farmers of America
Organization had 507,763 members in more than 7,400 local
chapters in all 50 States, Puerto Rico, and the United States
Virgin Islands;
(7) the Future Farmers of America was chartered by Congress
in 1950, and continues to be an intra-curricular educational
organization within public school systems throughout the United
States; and
(8) October 2012 will mark the beginning of a year of
celebration in honor of the 85th anniversary of the founding of
the National Future Farmers of America Organization, which took
place at the first national convention of the National Future
Farmers of America Organization.

SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

(a) Denominations.--In commemoration of the National Future Farmers
of America Organization and the 85th anniversary of the National Future
Farmers of America Organization, the Secretary of the Treasury (in this
Act referred to as the ''Secretary'') shall mint and issue--
(1) not more than 100,000 gold coins, which shall--
(A) weigh 8.359 grams;
(B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and
(C) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy;
and
(2) not more than 500,000 silver coins, which shall--
(A) weigh 26.7 grams;
(B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
(C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent
copper.
(b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
(c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of
title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be
considered to be numismatic items.

SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.

(a) Design Requirements.--
(1) In general.--The design of the coins minted under this
Act shall be emblematic of the 85-year history of the National
Future Farmers of America Organization.
(2) Designation and inscriptions.--On each coin minted
under this Act, there shall be--
(A) a designation of the value of the coin;
(B) inscriptions of the words ''Liberty'', ''In God
We Trust'', ''United States of America'', and ''E
Pluribus Unum''; and
(C) an inscription of the year 2012.
(b) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act
shall be--
(1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the
National Future Farmers of America Organization and the
Commission of Fine Arts; and
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.

SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

(a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this Act shall be issued
in uncirculated and proof qualities.
(b) Period of Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins under this
Act only for the 1-year period beginning on January 1, 2012.

SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.

(a) Sale Price.--The coins minted under this Act shall be sold by
the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of--
(1) the face value of the coins;
(2) the surcharge provided in section 7 with respect to
such coins; and
(3) the cost of designing and minting the coins (including
labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses,
marketing, and shipping).
(b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins
minted under this Act at a reasonable discount.
(c) Prepaid Orders.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders
for the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of such
coins.
(2) Discount.--Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders
under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.

SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.

(a) In General.--All sales of coins minted under this Act shall
include a surcharge of $25 per gold coin and $10 per silver coin.
(b) Distribution.--Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United
States Code, the Secretary shall pay all of the surcharges received by
the Secretary from the sale of coins minted under this Act to the
National Future Farmers of America Foundation in Indianapolis, Indiana,
for the creation of an endowment to enhance and expand programs that
encourage the development of leadership skills, personal growth, and
career success through agricultural education and the Future Farmers of
America.
(c) Audits.--The Comptroller General of the United States is
authorized to examine such books, records, documents, and other data of
the organization described in subsection (b) as may be related to the
expenditures of amounts paid under subsection (b).
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National Future Farmers of America Commemorative Coin Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue gold and silver coins in commemoration of the National Future Farmers of America Organization and the 85th anniversary of such Organization.

Authorizes the issuance of coins under this Act only for a one year period, beginning on January 1, 2012.

Requires all sales of coins minted under this Act to include a surcharge of $25 per gold coin and $10 per silver coin.

Requires all of the surcharges received from the sale of such coins to be paid to the National Future Farmers of America Foundation in Indianapolis, Indiana, for the creation of an endowment to enhance and expand programs that encourage the development of leadership skills, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education and the Future Farmers of America.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Deepwater Port Modernization Act''.

SEC. 2. DECLARATIONS OF PURPOSE AND POLICY.

(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to--
(1) update and improve the Deepwater Port Act of 1974;
(2) assure that the regulation of deepwater ports is not
more burdensome or stringent than necessary in comparison to
the regulation of other modes of importing or transporting oil;
(3) recognize that deepwater ports are generally subject to
effective competition from alternative transportation modes and
eliminate, for as long as a port remains subject to effective
competition, unnecessary Federal regulatory oversight or
involvement in the ports' business and economic decisions; and
(4) promote innovation, flexibility, and efficiency in the
management and operation of deepwater ports by removing or
reducing any duplicative, unnecessary, or overly burdensome
Federal regulations or license provisions.
(b) Policy.--Section 2(a) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33
U.S.C. 1501(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking ''and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and
inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by inserting at the end the following:
''(5) promote the construction and operation of deepwater
ports as a safe and effective means of importing oil into the
United States and transporting oil from the outer continental
shelf while minimizing tanker traffic and the risks attendant
thereto; and
''(6) promote oil production on the outer continental shelf
by affording an economic and safe means of transportation of
outer continental shelf oil to the United States mainland.''.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

(a) Antitrust Laws.--Section 3 of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974
(33 U.S.C. 1502) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (3); and
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (19) as
paragraphs (3) through (18), respectively.
(b) Deepwater Port.--The first sentence of section 3(9) of such
Act, as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by striking ''such
structures,'' and all that follows through ''section 23.'' and
inserting the following: ''structures, located beyond the territorial
sea and off the coast of the United States and which are used or
intended for use as a port or terminal for the transportation, storage,
and further handling of oil for transportation to any State, except as
otherwise provided in section 23, and for other uses not inconsistent
with the purposes of this Act, including transportation of oil from the
United States outer continental shelf.''.

SEC. 4. LICENSES.

(a) Elimination of Utilization Restrictions.--Section 4(a) of the
Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1503(a)) is amended by striking
all that follows the second sentence.
(b) Elimination of Precondition to Licensing.--Section 4(c) of such
Act is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (7); and
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), and (10) as
paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), respectively.
(c) Conditions Prescribed by Secretary.--Section 4(e)(1) of such
Act is amended by striking the first sentence and inserting the
following: ''In issuing a license for the ownership, construction, and
operation of a deepwater port, the Secretary shall prescribe those
conditions which the Secretary deems necessary to carry out the
provisions and requirements of this Act or which are otherwise required
by any Federal department or agency pursuant to the terms of this Act.
To the extent practicable, conditions required to carry out the
provisions and requirements of this Act shall be addressed in license
conditions rather than by regulation and, to the extent practicable,
the license shall allow a deepwater port's operating procedures to be
stated in an operations manual approved by the Coast Guard rather than
in detailed and specific license conditions or regulations; except that
basic standards and conditions shall be addressed in regulations.''.
(d) Elimination of Restriction Relating to Applications.--Section
4(e)(2) of such Act is amended by striking ''application'' and
inserting ''license''.
(e) Findings Required for Transfers.--Section 4(f) of such Act is
amended to read as follows:
''(f) Amendments, Transfers, and Reinstatements.--The Secretary may
amend, transfer, or reinstate a license issued under this Act if the
Secretary finds that the amendment, transfer, or reinstatement is
consistent with the requirements of this Act.''.

SEC. 5. INFORMATIONAL FILINGS.

Section 5(c) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1504(c))
is amended by adding the following:
''(3) Upon written request of any person subject to this
subsection, the Secretary may make a determination in writing to exempt
such person from any of the informational filing provisions enumerated
in this subsection or the regulations implementing this section if the
Secretary determines that such information is not necessary to
facilitate the Secretary's determinations under section 4 of this Act
and that such exemption will not limit public review and evaluation of
the deepwater port project.''.

SEC. 6. ANTITRUST REVIEW.

Section 7 of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1506) is
repealed.

SEC. 7. OPERATION.

(a) As Common Carrier.--Section 8(a) of the Deepwater Port Act of
1974 (33 U.S.C. 1507(a)) is amended by inserting after ''subtitle IV of
title 49, United States Code,'' the following: ''and shall accept,
transport, or convey without discrimination all oil delivered to the
deepwater port with respect to which its license is issued,''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 8(b) of such Act is amended by
striking the first sentence and the first 3 words of the second
sentence and inserting the following: ''A licensee is not
discriminating under this section and''.

SEC. 8. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND NAVIGATIONAL SAFETY.

Section 10(a) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1509(a))
is amended--
(1) by inserting after ''international law'' the following:
''and the provision of adequate opportunities for public
involvement'';
(2) by striking ''shall prescribe by regulation and enforce
procedures with respect to any deepwater port, including, but
not limited to,'' and inserting the following: ''shall
prescribe and enforce procedures, either by regulation (for
basic standards and conditions) or by the licensee's operations
manual, with respect to''; and
(3) by redesignating clauses (A), (B), and (C) as clauses
(1), (2), and (3), respectively.

Passed the House of Representatives September 18, 1996.

Attest:

ROBIN H. CARLE,

Clerk.
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Deepwater Port Modernization Act - Amends the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 to revise the term "deepwater port" to include a fixed or floating manmade structure (other than a vessel) located beyond the territorial sea and off the U.S. coast which is used as a port or terminal for the transportation of oil from the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.
Eliminates: (1) certain utilization and transfer restrictions on deepwater ports; and (2) a certain antitrust precondition with respect to the licensing of such ports.
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to exempt an applicant for a deepwater port license from certain informational filing requirements, provided such exemption will not limit public review of the deepwater port project.
Repeals the restriction on the issuance of a deepwater port license requiring that the Secretary first receive opinions from the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission as to whether such action would adversely affect competition, restrain trade, promote monopolization, or otherwise contravene the antitrust laws.
Requires a deepwater port, among other things, to accept, transport, or convey without discrimination all oil delivered to it.
Directs the Secretary to prescribe and enforce procedures with respect to the environment and navigational safety as they relate to deepwater ports either by regulation (for basic standards and conditions), or by the licensee's operations manual.