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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. PURPOSES.

The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to enhance the appeal of service in the law enforcement
agencies of the United States Department of Justice;
(2) to extend benefits of a higher education to qualified
and deserving young persons who by virtue of the death of or
total disability of an eligible officer are not otherwise able
to afford the same; and
(3) to allow such family members to attain the vocational
and educational status which such individual might normally
have aspired to and obtained had a parent not been killed or
disabled in the service of the country.

SEC. 2. BASIC ENTITLEMENT.

(a) Benefits.--(1) Except as provided in subsection (b), an
eligible dependent shall be entitled to educational assistance under
this subpart for a period of one month for each month or fraction
thereof of the eligible officer's service in a Federal law enforcement
agency.
(2) Such educational assistance shall consist of direct payments
to--
(A) an educational institution or institution of higher
learning for an eligible dependent's tuition, room, board, and
other charges imposed by such institution; and
(B) the eligible dependent for an educational assistance
allowances to meet, in part, the cost of fees, supplies, books,
equipment and other educational costs, which allowances shall
be computed on the same basis set forth in title 38, subchapter
IV of the United States Code.
(b) Benefits for Dependents of Officers Killed.--For each eligible
dependent of an eligible officer who is killed in the line of duty,
criteria established in subsection (a) shall not apply. Such eligible
dependents shall be eligible to receive the benefits provided by this
subpart for the maximum period of eligibility set forth in subsection
(e).
(c) Maximum Benefits.--No eligible dependent shall receive
educational assistance under this subpart for a period in excess of
forty-five months.

SEC. 3. TIME LIMITATIONS FOR COMPLETING A PROGRAM OF EDUCATION.

No educational assistance shall be paid to or for an eligible
dependent after--
(1) ten years after the date on which the eligible officer
was killed or permanently and totally disabled; or
(2) the eligible dependent's twenty-seventh birthday,
whichever occurs later.
SEC. 4. EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL COUNSELING.

(a) Counseling Services.--The Attorney General shall make available
to an eligible dependent upon such person's request, counseling
services, including such educational and vocational counseling and
guidance, testing, and other assistance as the Attorney General deems
necessary to aid such person in selecting--
(1) an educational or training objective and an educational
institution or training establishment appropriate for the
attainment of such objective; or
(2) an employment objective that would be likely to provide
such eligible dependent with satisfactory employment
opportunities in light of such person's personal circumstances.
(b) Notification.--The Attorney General shall take appropriate
steps (including individual notification where feasible) to acquaint
all eligible persons with the availability and advantages of such
counseling services.
(c) Service Providers.--For purposes of this subpart, the Attorney
General may provide by interagency agreement with Federal, or State
agency to provide the services specified.

SEC. 5. APPLICATIONS; APPROVAL.

(a) Application.--Any eligible dependent who desires to initiate a
program of education under this subpart shall submit an application to
the Attorney General in such form and containing such information as
the Attorney General may reasonably require.
(b) Approval.--The Attorney General shall approve such application
unless the Attorney General finds that--
(1) such dependent is not eligible or is not longer
eligible for or entitled to the educational assistance for
which application is made;
(2) the eligible dependent selected educational institution
or training establishment fails to meet any requirement of this
subpart;
(3) the eligible dependent's enrollment in, or pursuit of,
the program of education selected would violate a provision of
this subpart; or
(4) the eligible dependent is already qualified by reason
of previous education or training, for the educational,
professional, or vocational objective for which the program of
education is offered.
(c) Acceptance.--The Attorney General shall notify an eligible
dependent of approval or disapproval of such dependent's application.

SEC. 6. STANDARDS.

The Attorney General shall promulgate rules and regulations
regarding unacceptable courses or programs of study for which funding
will not be provided under this subpart.

SEC. 7. DISCONTINUANCE FOR UNSATISFACTORY CONDUCT OR PROGRESS.

(a) Discontinuation.--The Attorney General shall discontinue the
direct payment to an educational institution or institution of higher
education and educational assistance allowance of an eligible dependent
if, at any time, the Attorney General finds that according to the
regularly prescribed standards and practices of the educational
institution, the dependent's conduct or progress is unsatisfactory.
(b) Renewal.--The Attorney General may review the payment of the
educational assistance allowance if the Attorney General finds that--
(1) the cause of the unsatisfactory conduct or progress of
the eligible dependent has been removed; and
(2) the program which the eligible dependent now proposes
to pursue (whether the same or revised) is suitable to the
eligible dependent's interests, and abilities.

SEC. 8. SPECIAL RULE.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law and any other general
or special law to the contrary, the Attorney General is authorized and
directed to reimburse or pay each eligible dependent of an eligible
officer who was killed in the performance of duties on or after July 1,
1992, but before the effective date of this statute, an amount
equivalent to--
(1) the full cost of tuition, room and board, and other
charges paid or for the eligible dependent to, and imposed on,
an eligible dependent by an educational institution or
institution of higher education; and
(2) a retroactive educational assistance allowance for each
month in which the eligible dependent attended an educational
institution or institution of higher education, up to the date
of the payment. Following this initial payment, further
benefits will be paid to or for the benefit of such eligible
dependents in accordance with this chapter.
SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ''Federal law enforcement agency'' means the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the United
States Marshals Service, and any other federal agency directly
engaged in the enforcement of the criminal laws of the United
States, or the apprehension of individuals subject to criminal
prosecution by the United States.
(2) The term ''eligible officer'' means any agent, special
agent, marshal, deputy, or assistant marshal or other similar
field officer by whatever name or title such officer is known
in a Federal law enforcement agency who has served at least one
hundred and eighty days and who is either killed in the
performance of duties or suffers injuries that are totally and
permanently disabling while performing such duties.
(3) The term ''eligible dependent'' means the child of any
eligible officer who is a ''dependent'' (as defined in section
152 of the Internal Revenue Code) or spouse of an eligible
officer at the time of such officer's death or on the date of
total and disabling injury.
(4) The term ''program of education'' shall mean any
curriculum or any combination of unit courses or subjects
pursued at an educational institution which is generally
accepted as necessary to fulfill requirements for the
attainment of a pre- determined and identified educational,
professional, or vocational objective. Such term also means any
curriculum of unit course or subjects pursued at an educational
institution which fulfill requirements for the attainment of
more than one predetermined and identified educational,
professional, or vocational objective if all the objectives
pursued as generally recognized as being reasonably related to
a single career field. To pursue any other course of study, an
eligible dependent shall apply to the AG for approval.
(5) The term ''educational institution'' means any public
or private elementary school, secondary school, vocational
school, correspondence school, business school, junior college,
teachers' college, college, normal school, professional school,
university, or scientific or technical institutions, or other
accredited institutions furnishing education for adults.
(6) The term ''institution of higher learning'' means a
college, university, or similar institution, including a
technical or business school, offering postsecondary level
academic instruction that leads to an associate or higher
degree if the school is empowered by the appropriate State
educational authority under State law to grant an associate or
higher degree. When there is no State law to authorize the
granting of a degree, the school may be recognized as an
institution of higher learning if it is accredited for degree
programs by a recognized accrediting agency. Such term shall
also include a hospital offering educational programs at the
post-secondary level without regard to whether the hospital
grants a postsecondary degree. Such term shall also include an
educational institution which is not located in a State, which
offers a course leading to a standard college degree, or the
equivalent, and which is recognized as such by the Secretary of
Education (or comparable official) of the country or other
jurisdiction in which the institution is located.
(7) The term ''standard college degree'' means an associate
or higher degree awarded by--
(A) an institution of higher learning that is
accredited as a collegiate institution by a recognized
regional or national accrediting agency;
(B) an institution of higher learning that is a
''candidate'' for accreditation as that term is used by
the regional or national accrediting agencies; or
(C) an institution of higher learning upon
completion of a course which is accredited by an agency
recognized to accredit specialized degree-level
programs. For the purpose of this section, the
accrediting agency must be one recognized by the
Secretary of Education under the provisions of section
1775 of this title 38.

Output: Provides for educational assistance for eligible dependents of Federal law enforcement officers who are killed or disabled in the performance of their duties.
Entitles such dependents to such assistance for: (1) one month for each month (or fraction) of the disabled officer's service, up to a maximum of 45 months; and (2) the maximum 45 months, if the officer has been killed.
Limits the period for using such assistance to before the later of: (1) ten years after the officer was killed or permanently and totally disabled; or (2) the dependent's 27th birthday.
Directs the Attorney General to make certain counseling services available, upon the dependent's request, and to publicize the availability of such services.
Provides for such assistance program applications and their approval, standards, discontinuance for unsatisfactory progress or conduct, and a special rule for retroactive assistance.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Ratepayer Fairness Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION OF CUSTOMER-SIDE TECHNOLOGY.

(a) Consideration of Impact From Cross-Subsidization of Customer-
Side Technology.--Section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory
Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
''(20) Consideration of impact from cross-subsidization of
customer-side technology.--
''(A) Definition of customer-side technology.--In
this paragraph, the term 'customer-side technology'
means a device connected to the electricity
distribution system--
''(i) at, or on the customer side of, the
meter; or
''(ii) that, if owned or operated by, or on
behalf of, an electric utility, would otherwise
be at, or on the customer side of, the meter.
''(B) Consideration.--Each State regulatory
authority (with respect to each electric utility for
which it has ratemaking authority) and each
nonregulated electric utility shall consider, to the
extent a State regulatory authority or nonregulated
electric utility allows rates charged by any electric
utility to include any cost, fee, or charge that
directly or indirectly subsidizes the deployment,
construction, maintenance, or operation of customer-
side technology, whether subsidizing the deployment,
construction, maintenance, or operation of a customer-
side technology would--
''(i) result in benefits predominately
enjoyed by only the users of the customer-side
technology;
''(ii) shift costs of a customer-side
technology to electricity consumers that do not
use the customer-side technology, particularly
in cases in which disparate economic or
resource conditions exist among the electricity
consumers cross-subsidizing the customer-side
technology;
''(iii) negatively affect resource
utilization, fuel diversity, grid reliability,
or grid security;
''(iv) provide any unfair competitive
advantage to market the customer-side
technology, including an analysis of whether
the State regulatory authority or other State
authority has uncovered any fraudulent
customer-side technology marketing practices
within the State; and
''(v) be necessary to fulfill an obligation
to serve electric consumers.
''(C) Public notice.--At least 90 days before the
date on which a State regulatory authority or
nonregulated electric utility holds a proceeding that
would consider the cross-subsidization of a customer-
side technology, the State regulatory authority or
nonregulated electric utility shall make available to
the public the results of the evaluation conducted
under subparagraph (B).''.
(b) Compliance.--
(1) Time limitations.--Section 112(b) of the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(b)) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
''(7)(A) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with
respect to each electric utility for which it has ratemaking
authority), and each nonregulated electric utility shall, with
respect to the standard established by paragraph (20) of
section 111(d)--
''(i) commence the consideration referred to in
section 111; or
''(ii) set a hearing date for the consideration.
''(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect
to each electric utility for which it has ratemaking
authority), and each nonregulated electric utility, shall--
''(i) complete the consideration required under
subparagraph (A); and
''(ii) make the determination referred to in
section 111 with respect to the standard established by
paragraph (20) of section 111(d).''.
(2) Failure to comply.--Section 112(c) of the Public
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(c)) is
amended by adding at the end the following: ''In the case of
the standard established by paragraph (20) of section 111(d),
the reference contained in this subsection to the date of
enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the
date of enactment of that paragraph.''.

Output: Ratepayer Fairness Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to require a state regulatory authority and a nonregulated electric utility (entities), to the extent that they allow electric utility rates to include charges that subsidize customer-side technology, to consider whether that subsidy would: result in benefits predominately enjoyed by only the users of the customer-side technology; shift costs of a customer-side technology to electricity consumers that do not use it, particularly in cases in which disparate economic or resource conditions exist among the electricity consumers cross-subsidizing the customer-side technology; negatively affect resource utilization, fuel diversity, grid reliability, or grid security; give any unfair competitive advantage to market the customer-side technology, including an analysis of whether a state regulatory authority has uncovered fraudulent customer-side technology marketing practices; and be necessary to fulfill an obligation to serve electric consumers. The bill sets deadlines within which the entities must set a hearing date to consider and subsequently determine the subsidization of customer-side technology.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Gulf Coast Recovery Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ALLOWABLE COSTS.

(a) In General.--Subject to the requirements of this section, and
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may provide
assistance under sections 402 and 403 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170a; 5170b)
to an eligible State or local government to provide reimbursement for
expenses incurred by the State or local government, in the period
beginning January 1, 2006, and ending June 30, 2006, for the base pay
and overtime expenses of employees (including employees provided by
contract or mutual aid agreements) who provide essential governmental
services for response and recovery operations with respect to disaster
declarations made for Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita on or after
August 29, 2005.
(b) Eligibility.--A State or local government shall be eligible for
assistance under subsection (a) if the State or local government
demonstrates to the satisfaction of the President that--
(1) the State or local government has suffered, with
respect to the disaster declarations referred to in subsection
(a), a loss in the operating revenues of the State or local
government; and
(2) the amount of that loss equals or exceeds 25 percent of
the annual operating revenue of the State or local government
in its most recent fiscal year ending before the date of the
disaster declaration.
(c) Essential Governmental Services Defined.--In this section, the
term ''essential governmental services'' means fire, law enforcement,
emergency medical, public works, emergency management, planning, and
building codes services.
(d) Building Code Services.--For purposes of subsections (a) and
(c), employees assisting in the permitting and inspection process
relating to implementation and enforcement of a building code shall be
considered to provide building code services.
(e) Amount of Reimbursement.--The amount of reimbursement to be
provided to a State or local government under this section shall be 75
percent of the expenses incurred by the State or local government that
are eligible for reimbursement under subsection (a).
(f) Eligibility Determinations.--The President shall complete all
eligibility determinations under subsection (b) on or before June 30,
2006.

SEC. 3. DISASTER LOAN PROGRAM.

Section 2(a) of the Community Disaster Loan Act of 2005 (Public Law
109-88) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the
following: '': Provided further, That notwithstanding section 417(b) of
the Stafford Act such a loan may not exceed 50 percent of the operating
budget of the local government to which the loan is made for the fiscal
year in which the disaster occurs''.

SEC. 4. FEDERAL SHARE FOR DEBRIS REMOVAL.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) there is ambiguity concerning the Federal share of the
cost of debris removal activities carried out under the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in
connection with Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita; and
(2) this ambiguity creates disincentives for local
governments to utilize pre-existing, cost-effective contracts
to carry out such debris removal activities.
(b) Federal Share.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Federal share of assistance provided for debris removal under sections
403 and 407 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5106b; 5173) with respect to disaster
declarations made for Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita on or after
August 29, 2005, shall be 100 percent.

SEC. 5. HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) Federal Share.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
President shall contribute not less than 75 percent of the cost of
hazard mitigation measures that are approved in the 1-year period
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act under section 404(a) of
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5170c(a)) with respect to disaster declarations made for
Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita on or after August 29, 2005. To
the greatest extent practicable, the President shall assist State and
local governments in expediting the planning for, identification and
development of, application for, and approval of such projects.
(b) Total Contributions.--
(1) Percentage.--The last sentence of section 404(a) of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5170c(a)) is amended by striking ''7.5'' and
inserting ''15''.
(2) Applicability.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall apply with respect to major disaster declarations made on
or after August 29, 2005.

SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of an
individual eligible to receive unemployment assistance under section
410(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5177(a)) as a result of a disaster
declaration made for Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita on or after
August 29, 2005--
(1) the President shall make such assistance available for
52 weeks after the date of the disaster declaration; and
(2) beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the
amount of such assistance for a week of unemployment shall be
not less than 50 percent of the national average weekly
unemployment benefit provided to an individual as of the date
of the disaster declaration.

SEC. 7. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT ASSISTANCE.

Subtitle B of title VI of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5197-5197h) is amended by
adding at the end the following:

''SEC. 630. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT ASSISTANCE.

''(a) Grants.--The Director shall carry out a program to make
grants to States and local governments--
''(1) to purchase or improve commercially available
interoperable communications equipment that--
''(A) complies with, where applicable, national
voluntary consensus standards;
''(B) facilitates interoperability, coordination,
and integration between and among emergency
communications systems (including satellite phone and
satellite communications equipment); and
''(C) ensures that first responders, government
officials, and emergency personnel are able to
adequately and effectively communicate with each other
in the event of a major disaster or other emergency;
''(2) to purchase mobile equipment to generate emergency
power; and
''(3) to train first responders and emergency personnel on
how best to use effectively such equipment.
''(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the program shall be to improve the
response capabilities of States and local governments in the event of a
major disaster or other emergency.
''(c) Applications.--A State or local government seeking a grant
under this section shall submit an application to the Director at such
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the
Director may require.
''(d) Technical Assistance.--The Director shall provide to States
and local governments technical assistance with respect to the
procurement, installation, and use of equipment under subsection
(a)(1).
''(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $200,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2006, 2007, and 2008.''.
Output: Gulf Coast Recovery Act of 2005 - Authorizes the President to provide assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the Stafford Act) to reimburse an eligible state or local government 75% of the eligible expenses incurred between January 1 and June 30, 2006, for base pay and overtime expenses of employees who provide essential government services for response and recovery operations with respect Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on or after August 29, 2005.

Amends the Community Disaster Loan Act of 2005 to limit a disaster loan to 50% of a local government's operating budget for the fiscal year in which the disaster occurs.

Sets at 100% the federal share of assistance for debris removal under the Stafford Act with respect to such hurricanes.

Requires the President to contribute at least 75% of the cost of hazard mitigation measures approved under the Stafford Act in the one-year period following enactment of this Act with respect to such hurricanes.

Amends the Stafford Act to double from 7.5% to 15% of the estimated aggregate amount of federal disaster relief grants to be made with respect to a major disaster the limit on the total amount of contributions the President may make for cost-effective hazard mitigation measures in the disaster area.

Extends unemployment assistance in the case of an eligible individual affected by the hurricane disasters. Requires the President to make such assistance available for 52 weeks after the date of the disaster declaration. Requires the amount of such assistance for a week of unemployment, beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, to be at least 50% of the national average weekly unemployment benefit provided to an individual as of the date of the disaster declaration.

Amends the Stafford Act to require the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to make grants to state and local governments to: (1) purchase or improve commercially available interoperable communications equipment; (2) purchase mobile equipment to generate emergency power; and (3) train first responders and emergency personnel on how to best use such equipment effectively.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2006-FY2008.