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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''National High Performance Passenger
Rail Transportation-Oriented Development Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.

(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation (in this Act
referred to as the ''Secretary'') shall establish an initiative to
promote passenger rail operations and transportation-oriented
development by creating incentives for communities to encourage
dedicated revenue sources for urban and regional rail corridor
development.
(b) Implementation.--The Secretary shall appoint a Planning
Developer to oversee implementation of this initiative. The Planning
Developer shall report to the Secretary.
(c) Coordinating Committee.--The Secretary shall harmonize planning
requirements and direct coordination and administration of the
initiative between the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal
Transit Administration. The Secretary shall appoint a Transportation-
Oriented Development Coordinating Committee composed of the Planning
Developer as Chair, the Administrator of the Federal Railroad
Administration, and the Administrator of the Federal Transit
Administration.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL INCENTIVES.

(a) Qualified Projects.--
(1) Criteria.--The Secretary shall establish criteria for
the designation of projects qualified for Federal incentives
pursuant to this section and the amendments made by this
section.
(2) Types of projects that may qualify.--Projects that may
qualify for Federal incentives pursuant to this section and the
amendments made by this section are those that contribute to
the generation of revenue by the capture of increasing value
from development around station areas, as defined by the
Secretary, which are likely to make long-term contributions to
rail corridor development funds or similar mechanisms that help
finance intercity and urban passenger rail infrastructure or
operating expenses. Such commercial development or other
projects designated as qualified by the Secretary may generate
revenue for transportation-oriented development and rail
operations in the region by increasing the tax base, promoting
job growth, promoting cost effectiveness, facilitating
intermodal connectivity, combining congestion relief with
station development, stimulating economic development, or any
other appropriate means. The capture of increased value shall
be through the establishment of special assessment districts or
similar mechanisms, and distribution of revenues shall be
through rail corridor development funds or similar mechanisms
established within the regions.
(3) Designated coordinating authority.--The Secretary shall
designate a State authority, or regional commission in
appropriate regions of the country as defined by the Secretary,
that petitions the Secretary to participate in the initiative
established under section 2. Such designated entity shall
provide for coordination among stakeholders, local governments,
and private developers in the defined region, and shall endorse
each project of, and be the lead party in, an application for
Federal incentives pursuant to this section and the amendments
made by this section.
(b) Railroad Rehabilitation Improvement Financing.--Section 502 of
the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45
U.S.C. 822) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ''and'' at the end of paragraph
(5);
(B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(6) and inserting ''; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
''(7) persons conducting a qualified project (as defined in
section 8 of the National High Performance Passenger Rail
Transportation-Oriented Development Act of 2012).''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1)--
(A) by striking ''and'' at the end of subparagraph
(B);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (C) and inserting ''; or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
''(D) conduct a qualified project (as defined by
the Secretary under section 3 of the National High
Performance Passenger Rail Transportation-Oriented
Development Act of 2012.''.
(c) Transportation Infrastructure Finance.--Section 601(a)(8) of
title 23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ''and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D)
and inserting ''; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
''(E) a qualified project (as defined by the
Secretary under section 3 of the National High
Performance Passenger Rail Transportation-Oriented
Development Act of 2012).''.
(d) Application Priority.--In general, Federal applications to the
Federal Railroad Administration and Federal Transit Administration for
railroad projects that participate in the transportation-oriented
development program under this Act shall receive a priority for funding
in the application decision process.
(e) Administrative Costs.--For administrative costs to carry out
this Act, including contracting with and support for the Planning
Developer and transportation-oriented development initial
administrative costs of the Federal Railroad Administration and Federal
Transit Administration for the first 5 years, the Secretary may use
such funds as necessary which are appropriated for carrying out chapter
6 of title 23, United States Code.
(f) Revenue Neutral Program Cost.--The Secretary may establish a
mechanism whereby amounts used under subsection (e) will be repaid to
the Secretary for use in carrying out chapter 6 of title 23, United
States Code. Repayment shall be derived from a small fee to all
recipients of funding provided under subsection (e). The repayment
shall commence upon substantial completion of qualified projects.

SEC. 4. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

(a) National Technical Assistance.--The program established under
this Act shall provide technical assistance to the States with respect
to--
(1) identification of transportation-oriented development
opportunities;
(2) establishment of special assessment districts in
regions;
(3) establishment of rail corridor development funds; and
(4) expediting Federal, State, and local regulatory
approvals.
(b) States and Regions Outside the Northeast Corridor.--The
Secretary, through the initiative established by this Act, shall
provide technical assistance to the States and regions outside the
Northeast Corridor as identified by the Secretary, and shall provide--
(1) technical assistance on the establishment of Regional
Advisory Committees appropriate to carrying out the purposes of
this Act at the regional level; and
(2) technical assistance at the request of a State or
qualified entity provided by the Planning Developer that will
identify stations and potential stations within a given region,
and conduct a preliminary survey of property available and
potentially available, to maximize development and commercial
revenue generation to financially support the development of a
high performance rail passenger corridor.
(c) Northeast Corridor.--The Secretary, through the initiative
established under this Act, shall provide technical assistance to the
States and entities along the Northeast Corridor as identified by the
Secretary--
(1) on the establishment, by the Northeast Corridor
Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission established
under section 24905 of title 49, United States Code, of a
Northeast Corridor Transportation-Oriented Development Working
Group, which shall--
(A) include outside members with expertise in
transportation-oriented development;
(B) be chaired by the Planning Developer; and
(C) advise the Secretary and the Northeast Corridor
Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission on
the ways and means for carrying out the purposes of
this Act at the regional level; and
(2) technical assistance provided by the Planning Developer
to the Secretary and identified States and entities, not more
than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, that
will identify Northeast Corridor stations and potential
stations, and conduct a preliminary survey of property
available and potentially available, to maximize development
and commercial revenue generation to financially support the
creation of a true high-speed rail corridor in the Northeast
Corridor.

Ex Output:
National High Performance Passenger Rail Transportation-Oriented Development Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish an initiative to promote passenger rail operations and transportation-oriented development by creating rail projects qualified for federal incentives for communities to encourage dedicated revenue sources for urban and regional rail corridor development.

Amends the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 to direct the Secretary to provide direct loans and loan guarantees for qualified rail projects. Authorizes the Secretary to make secured loans, loan guarantees, or lines of credit for such projects.

Directs the Secretary to provide technical assistance to: (1) states to identify transportation-oriented development opportunities, (2) states and regions outside the Northeast Corridor to establish Regional Advisory Committees and identify stations and potential stations within the region to maximize development and commercial revenue generation to support financially the development of a high performance rail passenger corridor, and (3) states and entities along the Northeast Corridor to establish a Northeast Corridor Transportation-Oriented Development Working Group and identify Northeast Corridor stations and potential stations to maximize development and commercial revenue generation to support financially the creation of a true high-speed rail corridor in the Northeast Corridor.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''Farm-To-Cafeteria
Projects Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS TO SUPPORT FARM-TO-CAFETERIA PROJECTS.

Section 12 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C.1760) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(q) Grants to Support Farm-To-Cafeteria Projects.--
''(1) In general.--To improve access to local foods in
schools and institutions receiving funds under this Act and the
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) (other
than section 17 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1786)), the Secretary
shall provide competitive grants to nonprofit entities and
educational institutions to establish and carry out farm-to-
cafeteria projects under paragraph 2.
''(2) Project requirements.--Farm-to-cafeteria projects
eligible to receive assistance under this subsection shall be
projects designed to--
''(A) procure local foods from small and medium-
sized farms for the provision of foods for school
meals;
''(B) support nutrition education activities or
curriculum planning that incorporates the participation
of school children in farm and agriculture education
projects; and
''(C) develop a sustained commitment to farm-to-
cafeteria projects in the community by linking schools,
agricultural producers, parents, and other community
stakeholders.
''(3) Technical assistance and related information.--
''(A) Technical assistance.--In carrying out this
subsection, the Secretary may provide technical
assistance regarding farm-to-cafeteria projects,
processes, and development to an entity seeking the
assistance.
''(B) Sharing of information.--The Secretary may
provide for the sharing of information concerning farm-
to-cafeteria projects and issues among and between
government, private for-profit and nonprofit groups,
and the public through publications, conferences, and
other appropriate means.
''(4) Grants.--
''(A) In general.--From amounts made available to
carry out this subsection, the Secretary shall make
grants to assist private non-profit entities and
educational institutions to establish and carry out
farm-to-cafeteria projects.
''(B) Maximum amount.--The maximum amount of a
grant provided to an entity under this subsection shall
be $100,000.
''(C) Matching funds requirements.--
''(i) In general.--The Federal share of the
cost of establishing or carrying out a farm-to-
cafeteria project that receives assistance
under this subsection may not exceed 75 percent
of the cost of the project during the term of
the grant, as determined by the Secretary.
''(ii) Form.--In providing the non-Federal
share of the cost of carrying out a farm-to-
cafeteria project, the grantee shall provide
the share through a payment in cash or in kind,
fairly evaluated, including facilities,
equipment, or services.
''(iii) Source.--An entity may provide the
non-Federal share through State or local
government, or through private sources.
''(D) Administration.--
''(i) Single grant.--A farm-to-cafeteria
project may be supported by only a single grant
under this subsection.
''(ii) Term.--The term of a grant made
under this subsection may not exceed 3 years.
''(5) Evaluation.--Not later than January 30, 2008, the
Secretary shall--
''(A) provide for the evaluation of the projects
funded under this subsection; and
''(B) submit to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of
the Senate a report on the results of the evaluation.
''(6) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009 to carry out this
subsection, to remain available until expended.''.

Ex Output:
Farm-To-Cafeteria Projects Act of 2003 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make competitive grants to private nonprofit entities and educational institutions to establish and carry out Farm-to-Cafeteria projects to improve access to local foods in schools and institutions receiving funds under NSLA and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (CNA) (except the special supplemental program for women, infants, and children (WIC) which already has a WIC Farmers Market Nutrition program).

Requires such projects to be designed to: (1) procure local foods from small and medium-sized farms to provide foods for school meals; (2) support nutrition education activities or curriculum planning incorporating school children's participation in farm and agriculture education projects; and (3) develop a sustained commitment to farm-to-cafeteria projects in the community by linking schools, agricultural producers, parents, and other community stakeholders.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''Asylum at Ports of
Entry System Improvements Act of 1993''.
(b) References to Immigration and Nationality Act.--Except as
otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or
repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a
section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be
made to a section or other provision of the Immigration and Nationality
Act.
(c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; references in Act.
Sec. 2. Expedited consideration and exclusion procedures for asylum
claims by persons with missing or
fraudulent documents.
Sec. 3. Enhanced penalties for alien smuggling and asylum abuse.
Sec. 4. Definitions.
Sec. 5. Effective date.

SEC. 2. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION AND EXCLUSION PROCEDURES FOR ASYLUM
CLAIMS BY PERSONS WITH MISSING OR FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS.

(a) Admissions Fraud.--Section 212(a)(6)(C) (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(6)(C)) is amended--
(1) in the section heading by striking
''misrepresentation'' and inserting ''fraud, misrepresentation,
and failure to present documents'',
(2) in clause (i) by inserting ''or clause (ii)'' after
''clause (i)'';
(3) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii), and
(4) by inserting after clause (i) the following new clause:
''(ii) Fraudulent documents and failure to
present documents.--
''(I) Any alien who, in seeking
entry to the United States or boarding
a common carrier for the purpose of
coming to the United States, presents
any document which, in the
determination of the immigration
officer to whom the document is
presented, is forged, counterfeit,
altered, falsely made, stolen, or
inapplicable to the alien presenting
the document, or otherwise contains a
misrepresentation of a material fact,
is excludable.
''(II) Any alien who, in entering
the United States or boarding a common
carrier for the purpose of coming to
the United States, presents a document
which relates or purports to relate to
the alien's eligibility to enter the
United States, and willfully fails to
present such document to an immigration
officer upon arrival at a port of entry
into the United States, is
excludable.''.
(b) Expedited Exclusion Procedures.--The Immigration and
Nationality Act is amended by inserting after section 235 the following
new section:

''expedited procedures for certain asylum cases

''Sec. 235A. (a) Senior Asylum Officers; Special Mobile Asylum
Team.--
''(1) Senior asylum officers.--The Attorney General shall
designate a class of asylum officers having at least 2 years of
experience in asylum adjudications as senior asylum officers
who shall perform duties under this section at United States
airports and other ports of entry in the United States.
''(2) Special mobile asylum team.--
''(A) The Attorney General may, from time to time,
designate from among the senior asylum officers
provided for in paragraph (1) such officers as the
Attorney General considers necessary to constitute a
Special Mobile Asylum Team to help manage large scale
asylum situations or to conduct spot checks at United
States airports or other ports of entry in the United
States.
''(B) Funds appropriated subject to section 404(b)
shall be available to the Attorney General for
mobilizing the Special Mobile Asylum Team in emergency
large scale asylum situations.
''(b) Examination by Immigration Officer.--
''(1) Any alien who is believed by the examining
immigration officer, based on reasonable suspicion grounded on
articulable facts, to be excludable under section 212(a)(6)(C)
but who requests, or indicates a desire for, asylum shall be
detained for further inquiry to be conducted by a senior asylum
officer promptly after the alien's arrival.
''(2) Whenever any such officer has reason to believe that
an alien who is otherwise excludable under section 212(a)(6)(C)
of such Act may have a claim to asylum, such officer shall
inform the alien of his right to apply for asylum and inquire
of the alien to determine if the alien desires to request
asylum.
''(c) Determinations by Senior Asylum Officer.--
''(1) For each case under subsection (b), the senior asylum
officer shall determine only--
''(A) whether the alien has a nonfrivolous claim
for asylum; and
''(B) whether the alien has been firmly resettled
in another nation.
''(2) In each case under this subsection, the alien shall
have the opportunity to be represented by counsel of his
choosing (at no expense to the Government).
''(d) Ineligibility for Asylum and Exclusion.--(1)(A) If the senior
asylum officer determines that the alien's claim to asylum is frivolous
or that the alien has been firmly resettled in another nation, the
officer shall find the alien ineligible for asylum and shall order the
alien excluded from the United States. The alien shall be held in
detention pending final disposition of the alien's case, except where
the Attorney General determines that the alien's detention is not in
the public interest.
''(B) Any alien ordered excluded under subparagraph (A) shall be
ineligible for withholding of deportation under section 243.
''(2) The exclusion of an alien in the United States under
paragraph (1) shall be directed by the Attorney General to a country
promptly designated by the alien if that country is willing to accept
the alien into its territory, unless the Attorney General concludes
that deportation to such country would be prejudicial to the interests
of the United States. No alien shall be permitted to make more than one
such designation. If the government of the country designated by the
alien fails to advise the Attorney General within 5 days following the
original inquiry whether that government will or will not accept such
alien into its territory, then the Attorney General may thereafter
disregard such designation.
''(e) Petition for Review.--An alien adversely affected by an order
of a senior asylum officer under this section may, within 48 hours
after such order is issued, file a petition for review of the order in
a proceeding before an asylum immigration judge. Such review shall be
the sole and exclusive administrative review of such order.
''(f) Administrative Review.--An asylum immigration judge, shall
promptly hold an administrative hearing which shall be limited to the
issues set forth in subsection (g).
''(g) Scope of Review.--The issues referred to in subsection (f)
are--
''(1) whether the applicant is an alien;
''(2) whether the applicant has sought entry to the United
States with fraudulent documents or with no documents;
''(3) whether the applicant's request for asylum is
frivolous; and
''(4) whether the applicant has been firmly resettled in
another nation.
''(h) Asylum Adjudication in Certain Circumstances.--A senior
asylum officer may refer an alien not excludable under subsection (d)
for asylum adjudication by the Executive Office of Immigration Review
while an exclusion proceeding is pending if such proceeding cannot be
scheduled within 90 days.
''(i) Judicial Review.--No court shall have jurisdiction to review,
except by petition for habeas corpus, any individual determination made
with respect to an alien found excludable from the United States under
subsection (d). In any such case, review by habeas corpus shall be
limited to examination on the questions set forth in subsection (g).''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 235 the
following new item:

''Sec. 235A. Expedited procedures for certain asylum cases.''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to aliens who arrive in, or seek admission to, the United States
on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR ALIEN SMUGGLING AND ASYLUM ABUSE.

(a) In General.--Section 274(a)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1324(a)(1)) is
amended--
(1) by inserting ''for the purpose of commercial advantage
or private financial gain'' after ''Any person who'';
(2) by striking ''five years'' and inserting ''10 years'';
and
(3) by inserting before the period at the end of such
paragraph ''(or 20 years, or both, in the case of such a
violation in which the person is determined to knowingly or
recklessly have caused serious bodily injury to, or have placed
in jeopardy the life of, any alien involved in the offense)''.
(b) Effective Dates.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to violations occurring on or after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

Section 101(a) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraphs:
''(47) The term 'frivolous' means, with respect to a claim for
asylum, a claim that--
''(A) the grounds of the claim are outside the scope of the
definition of a refugee under this section,
''(B) the claim is totally lacking in substance, or
''(C) the claim is manifestly lacking in any credibility.
''(48) The term 'firmly resettled' means, after an alien's entry
into a country of refuge, the alien's receipt of an offer of permanent
resident status, citizenship, or some other type of permanent
resettlement unless the alien establishes that--
''(A) the entry into that country was a necessary
consequence of the flight from persecution, that the alien
remained in the country only as long as was necessary to
arrange onward travel, and that the alien did not establish
significant ties in that country; or
''(B) the conditions of residence in that country were so
substantially and consciously restricted by the authorities of
the country that the alien was not in fact resettled, taking
into account the conditions under which other residents of that
country live, the type of housing made available to the alien,
whether permanent or temporary, the types and extent of
employment available to the alien, whether permanent or
temporary, and the extent to which the alien received
permission to hold property and to enjoy other rights and
privileges ordinarily available to other residents in the
country such as travel documentation (including documentation
for a right of entry or reentry), education, public relief, or
naturalization.''.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made by this Act shall
take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Ex Output:
Asylum at Ports of Entry System Improvements Act of 1993 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to create grounds for exclusion of an alien who: (1) uses or attempts to use a fraudulent document to enter the United States or to board a common carrier for such purpose; or (2) uses a document to board a common carrier and then fails to present such document to an immigration official upon arrival at a U.S. port of entry.
Directs the Attorney General to designate a class of senior asylum officers who shall perform specified expedited asylum examinations at U.S. airports or other ports of entry. Authorizes such officers, upon a finding of frivolous claim or resettlement in another country, to exclude the alien from the United States. Sets forth limited petition and review provisions.
Increases penalties for certain alien smuggling offenses. Creates a separate offense and penalty for an alien smuggler who seriously injures or jeopardizes an alien's life.