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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Financial Information Privacy Act of
1999''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act--
(1) the term ''covered person'' means a person that is
subject to the jurisdiction of any of the Federal financial
regulatory authorities; and
(2) the term ''Federal financial regulatory authorities''
means--
(A) each of the Federal banking agencies, as that
term is defined in section 3(z) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act; and
(B) the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SEC. 3. PRIVACY OF CONFIDENTIAL CUSTOMER INFORMATION.

(a) Rulemaking.--The Federal financial regulatory authorities shall
jointly issue final rules to protect the privacy of confidential
customer information relating to the customers of covered persons, not
later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act (and shall
issue a notice of proposed rulemaking not later than 150 days after the
date of enactment of this Act), which rules shall--
(1) define the term ''confidential customer information''
to be personally identifiable data that includes transactions,
balances, maturity dates, payouts, and payout dates, of--
(A) deposit and trust accounts;
(B) certificates of deposit;
(C) securities holdings; and
(D) insurance policies;
(2) require that a covered person may not disclose or share
any confidential customer information to or with any affiliate
or agent of that covered person if the customer to whom the
information relates has provided written notice, as described
in paragraphs (4) and (5), to the covered person prohibiting
such disclosure or sharing--
(A) with respect to an individual that became a
customer on or after the effective date of such rules,
at the time at which the business relationship between
the customer and the covered person is initiated and at
least annually thereafter; and
(B) with respect to an individual that was a
customer before the effective date of such rules, at
such time thereafter that provides a reasonable and
informed opportunity to the customer to prohibit such
disclosure or sharing and at least annually thereafter;
(3) require that a covered person may not disclose or share
any confidential customer information to or with any person
that is not an affiliate or agent of that covered person unless
the covered person has first--
(A) given written notice to the customer to whom
the information relates, as described in paragraphs (4)
and (5); and
(B) obtained the informed written or electronic
consent of that customer for such disclosures or
sharing;
(4) require that the covered person provide notices and
consent acknowledgments to customers, as required by this
section, in separate and easily identifiable and
distinguishable form;
(5) require that the covered person provide notice as
required by this section to the customer to whom the
information relates that describes what specific types of
information would be disclosed or shared, and under what
general circumstances, to what specific types of businesses or
persons, and for what specific types of purposes such
information could be disclosed or shared;
(6) require that the customer to whom the information
relates be provided with access to the confidential customer
information that could be disclosed or shared so that the
information may be reviewed for accuracy and corrected or
supplemented;
(7) require that, before a covered person may use any
confidential customer information provided by a third party
that engages, directly or indirectly, in activities that are
financial in nature, as determined by the Federal financial
regulatory authorities, the covered person shall take
reasonable steps to assure that procedures that are
substantially similar to those described in paragraphs (2)
through (6) have been followed by the provider of the
information (or an affiliate or agent of that provider); and
(8) establish a means of examination for compliance and
enforcement of such rules and resolving consumer complaints.
(b) Limitation.--The rules prescribed pursuant to subsection (a)
may not prohibit the release of confidential customer information--
(1) that is essential to processing a specific financial
transaction that the customer to whom the information relates
has authorized;
(2) to a governmental, regulatory, or self-regulatory
authority having jurisdiction over the covered financial entity
for examination, compliance, or other authorized purposes;
(3) to a court of competent jurisdiction;
(4) to a consumer reporting agency, as defined in section
603 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act for inclusion in a
consumer report that may be released to a third party only for
a purpose permissible under section 604 of that Act; or
(5) that is not personally identifiable.
(c) Construction.--Nothing in this section or the rules prescribed
under this section shall be construed to amend or alter any provision
of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

A: Financial Information Privacy Act of 1999 - Directs the Federal financial regulatory authorities (banking regulatory agencies and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)) to jointly issue final rules to protect the privacy of confidential information relating to customers of institutions under their respective jurisdictions (covered institution).
Mandates that such rules: (1) prohibit a covered institution from disclosing or sharing confidential customer information with any affiliate or agent if the customer has provided a written notice which forbids such disclosure; (2) prohibit a covered institution from disclosing or sharing confidential customer information with a non-affiliate or non-agent unless the customer has provided written or electronic consent; (3) require the covered institution to disclose to the customer the specific type of information disclosed or shared, under what circumstances, to what specific types of businesses, and for what types of purposes; (4) require customer access to information that could be disclosed so that it may be reviewed for accuracy and supplementation; and (5) establish a compliance and enforcement mechanism that includes consumer complaint resolution.
Cites circumstances under which such information may be released.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''Higher Education
Assistance Improvement Act''.
(b) References to Higher Education Act of 1965.--Except as
otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or
reference is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or reference to, a
section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be
made to a section or other provision of the Higher Education Act of
1965.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL PROGRAM FUNDING AUTHORIZATIONS.

(a) Pell Grants.--Section 401(b)(2)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1070(b)(2)(A)) is
amended by striking clauses (iv) and (v) and inserting the following:
''(iv) $7,500 for academic year 2002-2003; and
''(v) $7,900 for academic year 2003-2004,''.
(b) TRIO.--Section 402A(f) (20 U.S.C. 1070a-11(f)) is amended by
striking ''$700,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years'' and inserting
''$1,460,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary
for the succeeding fiscal year''.
(c) GEAR UP.--Section 404H (20 U.S.C. 1070a-28) is amended by
striking ''$200,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years'' and inserting
''$590,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary
for the succeeding fiscal year''.
(d) Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants.--Section 413A(b) (20
U.S.C. 1070b(b)) is amended by striking ''$675,000,000 for fiscal year
1999 and such sums as may be necessary for the 4 succeeding fiscal
years'' and inserting ''$1,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such
sums as may be necessary for the succeeding fiscal year''.
(e) Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need.--Section 716 (20
U.S.C. 1135e) is amended by striking ''$35,000,000 for fiscal year 1999
and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal
years'' and inserting ''$62,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums
as may be necessary for the succeeding fiscal year''.
(f) Thurgood Marshall.--Section 721(h) (20 U.S.C. 1136(h)) is
amended by striking ''$5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and each of the 4
succeeding fiscal years'' and inserting ''$8,000,000 for fiscal year
2002 and such sums as may be necessary for the succeeding fiscal
year''.

SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS MANDATE.

It is the sense of Congress that the appropriations for the
following higher education programs should be increased as follows:
(1) LEAP.--The appropriations under section 415A(b)(1) (20
U.S.C. 1070c(b)(1)) should be doubled to at least $110,000,000
for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for the
succeeding fiscal year.
(2) CAMPIS.--The appropriations under section 419N(g) (20
U.S.C. 1070e(g)) should be doubled to at least $50,000,000 for
fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for the
succeeding fiscal year.
(3) Work-study.--The appropriations under section 441(b)
(42 U.S.C. 2751(b)) should be increased to at least
$1,050,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be
necessary for the succeeding fiscal year.
(4) National health service corps scholarship and loan
repayment programs.--The appropriations under sections 338A and
338B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l, 254l-1)
should be doubled to at least $175,850,000 for fiscal year 2002
and such sums as may be necessary for the succeeding fiscal
year.
(5) Perkins loans.--The appropriations under section
461(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1087aa(b)(1)) should be doubled to at
least $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be
necessary for the succeeding fiscal year, and the amount
available under section 465 for loan cancellation should be
doubled to at least $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such
sums as may be necessary for the succeeding fiscal year.
(6) Javits fellowships.--The appropriations under section
705 (20 U.S.C. 1134d) should be increased to at least
$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be
necessary for the succeeding fiscal year.

SEC. 4. LOAN FORGIVENESS.

(a) Expansion of Eligibility.--
(1) Elimination of new borrower restrictions.--
(A) FFEL program.--Section 428J(b) (20 U.S.C. 1078-
10(b)) is amended by striking ''for any new borrower on
or after October 1, 1998, who'' and inserting ''for any
borrower who performs the qualifying service on or
after October 1, 1998, and who''.
(B) Federal direct loan program.--Section 460(b)(1)
of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087j(b)(1)) is amended by
striking ''for any new borrower on or after October 1,
1998, who'' and inserting ''for any borrower who
performs the qualifying service on or after October 1,
1998, and who''.
(2) Expansion of eligible service; eliminating delay in
service benefit.--
(A) FFEL program.--Section 428J(b)(1) is amended to
read as follows:
''(1) has been engaged--
''(A) in any service that qualifies for
cancellation of Federal Perkins Loans under section
465(a)(2);
''(B) in full-time employment in service to
economically disadvantaged individuals or communities,
child and elder care services, social work, public
prosecutors and defenders, and police, fire, and rescue
services, as defined by the Secretary; or
''(C) in full-time employment in any service that
the Secretary recognizes by regulation as providing
public service that is comparable to the services
described in subparagraph (A) or (B); and''.
(B) Federal direct loan program.--Section
460(b)(1)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1087j(b)(1)(A)) is amended to
read as follows:
''(A) has been engaged--
''(i) in any service that qualifies for
cancellation of Federal Perkins Loans under
section 465(a)(2); or
''(ii) in full-time employment in service
to economically disadvantaged individuals or
communities, child and elder care services,
social work, public prosecutors and defenders,
and police, fire, and rescue services, as
defined by the Secretary;
''(iii) in full-time employment in any
service that the Secretary recognizes by
regulation as providing public service that is
comparable to the services described in clause
(i) or (ii); and''.
(C) Perkins loans.--Section 465(a)(2) is amended by
adding after the last sentence thereof the following
new sentence: ''Whenever the Secretary acts pursuant to
section 428J(b)(1)(B) or (C) or 460(b)(1)(A)(ii) or
(iii) to recognize by regulation or define additional
services as comparable qualifying services under such
sections, the Secretary shall, by regulation, recognize
such services as qualifying services for purposes of
this section.''.
(b) Amount and Rate of Repayment.--
(1) FFEL program.--Section 428J(c) (20 U.S.C. 1078-10(c))
is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following:
''(1) Amount and rate of repayment.--The Secretary shall
repay the aggregate of the loan obligation on a loan made under
section 428 or 428H that is outstanding after the completion of
the first complete year of qualifying service described in
subsection (b)(1) for which the borrower seeks repayment under
this section. Such amount shall be repaid at the rate of one-
third of such amount for each of the first three years of such
service.''.
(2) Federal direct loan program.--Section 460(c) of such
Act (20 U.S.C. 1087j(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (1)
and inserting the following:
''(1) Amount and rate of repayment.--The Secretary shall
cancel the aggregate of the loan obligation on a loan made
under section 428 or 428H that is outstanding after the
completion of the first complete year of qualifying service
described in subsection (b)(1)(A). Such amount shall be
canceled at the rate of one-third of such amount for each of
the first three years of such service.''.
(3) Perkins loans.--Section 465(a) (20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)) is
amended by striking paragraph (3)(A) and inserting the
following:
''(3)(A) The percent of a loan which shall be canceled under
paragraph (1) of this subsection is at the rate of 33/3\ percent for
each of 3 years of service described in paragraph (2).''.

A: Higher Education Assistance Improvement Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to increase funds available for the provision of student financial assistance.Increases the maximum individual Pell grant amount to: (1) $7,500 for academic year 2002-2003; and (2) $7,900 for academic year 2003-2004.Increases amounts authorized to be appropriated for FY 2002 and 2003 under the HEA student assistance provisions: (1) Federal TRIO programs; (2) Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP); (3) supplemental education opportunity grants; (4) graduate assistance in areas of national need; and (5) Thurgood Marshall legal educational opportunity program.Expresses the sense of Congress that appropriations for the following higher education programs should be increased by specified amounts for FY 2002 and as necessary for FY 2003: (1) Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP); (2) Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CAMPIS); (3) work-study; (4) National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs; (5) Perkins loans; and (6) Javits fellowships.Expands eligibility under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL), Federal direct loan, and Federal Perkins loan programs by: (1) eliminating certain new borrower restrictions; (2) expanding eligible service; and (3) eliminating delays in service benefit. Directs the Secretary of Education to repay or cancel certain amounts of loan obligations under those HEA student loan programs.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Geothermal Production Expansion Act
of 2010''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--
(1) it is in the best interest of the United States to
develop clean renewable geothermal energy;
(2) development of that energy should be promoted on
appropriate Federal land;
(3) under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801 et
seq.), the Bureau of Land Management is authorized to issue 3
different types of noncompetitive leases for production of
geothermal energy on Federal land, including--
(A) noncompetitive geothermal leases to mining
claim holders that have a valid operating plan;
(B) direct use leases; and
(C) leases on parcels that do not sell at a
competitive auction;
(4) Federal geothermal energy leasing activity should be
directed toward persons seeking to develop the land as opposed
to persons seeking to speculate on geothermal resources and
artificially raising the cost of legitimate geothermal energy
development;
(5) developers of geothermal energy on Federal land that
have invested substantial capital and made high risk
investments should be allowed to secure a discovery of
geothermal energy resources; and
(6) successful geothermal development on Federal land will
provide increased revenue to the Federal Government, with the
payment of production royalties over decades.

SEC. 3. NONCOMPETITIVE LEASING OF ADJOINING AREAS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES.

Section 4(b) of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C.
1003(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(4) Adjoining land.--
''(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
''(i) Fair market value per acre.--The term
'fair market value per acre' means a dollar
amount per acre that--
''(I) except as provided in this
clause, shall be equal to the market
value per acre as determined by the
Secretary under regulations issued
under this paragraph;
''(II) shall be determined by the
Secretary with respect to a lease under
this paragraph, by not later than the
end of the 90-day period beginning on
the date the Secretary receives an
application for the lease; and
''(III) shall be not less than the
greater of--
''(aa) 4 times the median
amount paid per acre for all
land leased under this Act
during the preceding year; or
''(bb) $50.
''(ii) Industry standards.--The term
'industry standards' means the standards by
which a qualified geothermal professional
assesses whether downhole or flowing
temperature measurements with indications of
permeability are sufficient to produce energy
from geothermal resources, as determined
through flow or injection testing or
measurement of lost circulation while drilling.
''(iii) Qualified federal land.--The term
'qualified Federal land' means land that is
otherwise available for leasing under this Act.
''(iv) Qualified geothermal professional.--
The term 'qualified geothermal professional'
means an individual who is an engineer or
geoscientist in good professional standing with
at least 5 years of experience in geothermal
exploration, development, or project
assessment.
''(v) Qualified lessee.--The term
'qualified lessee' means a person that may hold
a geothermal lease under part 3202.10 of title
43, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect
on the date of enactment of the Geothermal
Production Expansion Act of 2010.
''(vi) Valid discovery.--The term 'valid
discovery' means a discovery of a geothermal
resource by a new or existing slim hole or
production well, that exhibits downhole or
flowing temperature measurements with
indications of permeability that are sufficient
to meet industry standards.
''(B) Authority.--An area of qualified Federal land
that adjoins other land for which a qualified lessee
holds a legal right to develop geothermal resources may
be available for a noncompetitive lease under this
section to the qualified lessee at the fair market
value per acre, if--
''(i) the area of qualified Federal land--
''(I) consists of not less than 1
acre and not more than 640 acres; and
''(II) is not already leased under
this Act or nominated to be leased
under subsection (a);
''(ii) the qualified lessee has not
previously received a noncompetitive lease
under this paragraph in connection with the
valid discovery for which data has been
submitted under clause (iii)(I); and
''(iii) sufficient geological and other
technical data prepared by a qualified
geothermal professional has been submitted by
the qualified lessee to the applicable Federal
land management agency that would lead
individuals who are experienced in the subject
matter to believe that--
''(I) there is a valid discovery of
geothermal resources on the land for
which the qualified lessee holds the
legal right to develop geothermal
resources; and
''(II) that thermal feature extends
into the adjoining areas.
''(C) Determination of fair market value.--
''(i) In general.--The Secretary shall--
''(I) publish a notice of any
request to lease land under this
paragraph;
''(II) determine fair market value
for purposes of this paragraph in
accordance with procedures for making
those determinations that are
established by regulations issued by
the Secretary;
''(III) provide to a qualified
lessee and publish any proposed
determination under this subparagraph
of the fair market value of an area
that the qualified lessee seeks to
lease under this paragraph;
''(IV) provide to the qualified
lessee the opportunity to appeal the
proposed determination during the 30-
day period beginning on the date that
the proposed determination is provided
to the qualified lessee; and
''(V) provide to any interested
member of the public the opportunity to
appeal the proposed determination in
accordance with the process established
under parts 4 and 1840, and section
3200.5, of title 43, Code of Federal
Regulations (as in effect on the date
of enactment of the Geothermal
Production Expansion Act of 2010)
during the 30-day period beginning on
the date that the proposed
determination is published.
''(ii) Limitation on nomination.--After
publication of a notice of request to lease
land under this paragraph, the Secretary may
not accept under subsection (a) any nomination
of the land for leasing unless the request has
been denied or withdrawn.
''(D) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of the Geothermal Production
Expansion Act of 2010, the Secretary shall issue
regulations to carry out this paragraph.''.

A:
Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2010 - Amends competitive lease provisions of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to allow an area of qualified federal land (land that is otherwise available for leasing under that Act) that adjoins other land for which a qualified lessee holds a legal right to develop geothermal resources to be available for a noncompetitive lease to such lessee at fair market value per acre if: (1) the area of qualified federal land consists of not less than one acre and not more than 640 acres and is not already leased or nominated to be leased; (2) the qualified lessee has not previously received a noncompetitive lease in connection with the valid discovery for which data has been submitted; and (3) sufficient technical data prepared by a qualified geothermal professional has been submitted by the qualified lessee to the applicable federal land management agency that would lead individuals who are experienced in the subject matter to believe that there is a valid discovery of geothermal resources on the land and that such thermal feature extends into the adjoining areas.

Defines "fair market value per acre" as a dollar amount per acre that shall be: (1) equal to the market value per acre as determined by the Secretary of the Interior within 90 days after the Secretary receives an application for a lease, and (2) not less than the greater of 4 times the median amount paid per acre for all land leased under such Act during the preceding year or $50.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) publish a notice of any request for such a lease; (2) determine fair market value in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary; (3) provide to a qualified lessee and publish any proposed determination of the fair market value of the area the qualified lessee seeks to lease; and (4) provide the lessee and the public an opportunity to appeal a proposed determination during the 30-day period after the determination is provided or published, respectively. Prohibits the Secretary from accepting any nomination of land for leasing after publication of a notice of request to lease such land unless the request has been denied or withdrawn.
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