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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Section Commission to Advise on
Reforming Elections Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SELECT COMMISSION TO ADVISE ON REFORMING
ELECTIONS.

There is established a commission to be known as the ''Select
Commission to Advise on Reforming Elections'' (referred to in this Act
as the ''Commission''). The purposes of the Commission are to study the
laws relating to the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal
office and to report and recommend legislation to reform those laws.

SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION.

(a) Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 12 members
appointed not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act by the President, of whom--
(1) Three members shall be appointed from among a list of
nominees submitted by the majority leader of the House of
Representatives;
(2) Three members shall be appointed from among a list of
nominees submitted by the majority leader of the Senate;
(3) Two members shall be appointed from among a list of
nominees submitted by the minority leader of the House of
Representatives;
(4) Two members shall be appointed from among a list of
nominees submitted by the minority leader of the Senate; and
(5) Two members shall be appointed from individuals meeting
such criteria as the President may apply.
(b) Chair.--The members of the Commission shall select two members
to serve as co-chairs of the Commission.
(c) Terms.--The members of the Commission shall serve for the life
of the Commission.
(d) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the
manner in which the original appointment was made.

SEC. 4. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

(a) Hearings.--The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out
this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, take
testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission considers
appropriate.
(b) Quorum.--Five members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

(a) Pay and Travel Expenses of Members.--(1) Each member of the
Commission, other than the co-chairs, shall be paid at a rate equal to
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay payable for level
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United
States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the
member is engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the
Commission. Each co-chair shall be paid for each day referred to in the
preceding sentence at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the
annual rate of basic pay payable for level III of the Executive
Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.
(2) Members of the Commission shall receive travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections
5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) Staff Director.--The Commission shall, without regard to
section 5311(b) of title 5, United States Code, appoint a staff
director, who shall be paid at the rate of basic pay payable for level
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United
States Code.
(c) Staff of Commission; Services.--
(1) In general.--Subject to such rules as may be adopted by
the Commission, the staff director of the Commission, without
regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
governing appointments in the competitive service and without
regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of
chapter 53 of that title relating to classifications and
General Schedule pay rates, and subject to the approval of the
Commission, may appoint such personnel as the staff director considers
necessary, except that an individual so appointed may not receive pay
in excess of the maximum annual rate of basic pay payable for grade GS-
15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States
Code.
(2) Temporary and intermittent services.--Subject to the
approval of the Commission, the staff director of the
Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services to
the same extent as is authorized by section 3109(b) of title 5,
United States Code.

SEC. 6. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES IN LAW.

(a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the appointment of its
members, the Commission shall submit to the President, the Speaker and
minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority and
minority leaders of the Senate a report of the activities of the
Commission.
(b) Recommendations for Changes in Campaign Finance Laws.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Commission
shall submit to the President, the Speaker and minority leader
of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority
leaders of the Senate any recommendations for changes in the
laws (including regulations) governing the conducting and
financing of Federal campaigns (including any changes in the
rules of the Senate or the House of Representatives) to which
seven or more members of the Commission may agree--
(A) by including such recommendations in the report
submitted under subsection (a); or
(B) with the approval of a majority of its members,
by submitting a supplemental report containing such
recommendations not later than 180 days after
submitting the report under subsection (a).
(2) Final deadline.--The Commission may not submit
recommendations under this subsection after July 15, 1998.
(c) Dissenting Views.--The Commission shall include in the report
submitted under subsection (a) and in any recommendations submitted
under subsection (b) any dissenting or minority views of its members,
including recommendations for changes in law which were proposed by any
member and to which seven or more members did not agree.

SEC. 7. EXPEDITED CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION
IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS.

(a) Preparation of Legislation.--If the Commission submits any
recommendation for changes in the laws under section 6(b), those
members concurring in the recommendation shall include with the
recommendation legislation to implement the recommendation.
(b) Expedited Congressional Consideration of Legislation.--
(1) In general.--If any legislation is introduced the
substance of which implements a recommendation of the
Commission submitted under section 6(b), subject to paragraph
(2), the provisions of section 2908 (other than subsection (a))
of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 shall
apply to the consideration of the legislation in the same
manner as such provisions apply to a joint resolution described
in section 2908(a) of such Act.
(2) Special rules.--For purposes of applying paragraph (1)
with respect to such provisions, the following rules shall
apply:
(A) Any reference to the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives shall be
deemed a reference to the Committee on House Oversight
of the House of Representatives and any reference to
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate shall be
deemed a reference to the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate.
(B) Any reference to the date on which the
President transmits a report shall be deemed a
reference to the date on which the recommendation
involved is submitted under section 6(b).

SEC. 8. TERMINATION.

The Commission shall cease to exist 90 days after the later of--
(1) the date of the submission of its report under section
6(a); or
(2) the date of the submission of its recommendations under
section 6(b).
Select Commission to Advise on Reforming Elections Act - Establishes the Select Commission to Advise on Reforming Elections to study the laws relating to the financing of campaigns for Federal elections and to report and recommend legislation to reform those laws.
(Sec. 6) Requires the Commission to submit a report to the President, the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate on its activities. Directs the Commission, as specified, to submit to the President, the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, any recommendations for changes in campaign finance laws to which seven or more Commission members may agree. Prohibits the submission of recommendations by the Commission after July 15, 1998.
(Sec. 7) Requires that when the Commission submits any recommendation for changes in campaign finance laws, those Commission members concurring in the recommendation shall include legislation to implement the recommendation. Provides for expedited congressional consideration of any legislation introduced which implements a recommendation of the Commission.
(Sec. 8) Terminates the Commission after the later of: (1) the submission of its report; or (2) the submission of its recommendations.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Stop Westward Aquatic Threats Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF NONINDIGENOUS AQUATIC NUISANCE PREVENTION AND
CONTROL ACT OF 1990.

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 Nonindigenous Aquatic
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.).

SEC. 3. 100TH MERIDIAN AND WESTWARD PROGRAM.

Subtitle C (16 U.S.C. 4721 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:

''SEC. 1210. 100TH MERIDIAN AND WESTWARD PROGRAM.

''(a) Public Information and Education.--The Secretary shall
coordinate with the States to provide the public with information and
education on the threat of zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance
species and how to prevent their westward advance.
''(b) Source States Action Plan.--The Secretary, in consultation
with the Task Force, shall work with States that contain aquatic
nuisance species, including zebra mussels, that threaten western States
to develop and implement a prevention action plan that includes
inspections of vessels at boat launches and elsewhere.
''(c) Movement Across the 100th Meridian.--
''(1) Early detection and rapid response.--The Secretary,
in consultation with the Task Force, shall seek to prevent
westward movement of aquatic nuisance species by monitoring and
preventing westward movement of zebra mussels and other aquatic
nuisance species across and beyond the 100th meridian,
monitoring water bodies, educating boaters leaving waters
infected by aquatic nuisance species, and providing rapid
response capacity in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska,
Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
''(2) Check stations.--Under this subsection, the
Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretary of
Transportation and the States, shall--
''(A) work with States to establish check stations
on highways and waterways that cross the 100th
meridian, and require that all commercial vessels
moving westward across the meridian stop and be checked
for zebra mussels and aquatic weeds at such check
stations;
''(B) require that contaminated vessels identified
at such check stations be cleaned in accordance with
protocols developed by the Task Force before being
moved across the 100th meridian;
''(C) assess and collect from persons who violate
such requirement more than one time a civil penalty of
$150 for each violation after the first violation;
''(D) identify and record all vessels that stop at
such check stations and the water body most recently
visited by each such vessel;
''(E) focus prevention resources on States having
the greatest number of contaminated vessels; and
''(F) coordinate implementation of this subsection
with appropriate Canadian authorities.
''(d) Vector Action Plans.--The Secretary and the Task Force, in
collaboration with the States and within 18 months after the date of
the enactment of this subsection, shall--
''(1) assess the relative risk of vectors and pathways of
westward movement of zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance
species across the 100th meridian and throughout the western
States and develop adequate action plans to control each
pathway, ranked by priority; and
''(2) provide to the Task Force, for distribution to the
States, data developed through such assessment.
''(e) Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Expedition.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall
ensure that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the
National Park Service coordinate efforts to implement an action
plan to prevent the spread of aquatic nuisance species by
vessels and other potential vectors involved in the Lewis and
Clark Bicentennial Expedition, including efforts to educate
participants in such Expedition by no later than January 1,
2003.
''(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior
to carry out this subsection $100,000 for each of fiscal years
2002 through 2005.
''(f) Application in Other States.--If the Secretary determines
that any State (other than those listed in subsection (c)) that is
located west of the 100th meridian needs to be involved in
implementation of this section for this section to be effective, the
Secretary may apply this section in such State.
''(g) Evaluation of Effectiveness.--The Secretary shall enter into
an arrangement with an independent entity under which the entity shall,
by January 1, 2005, evaluate the effectiveness of the 100th meridian
and westward program under this section in stopping the westward
movement of zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance species across and
beyond the 100th meridian.
''(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $5,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007.''.

SEC. 4. STATE MANAGEMENT PLANS.

(a) Grants to States for Development of Management Plans.--Section
1204(b) (16 U.S.C. 4724(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ''make grants to States
to develop management plans under this section, including for
hiring personnel for such development, and'' after ''at the
recommendation of the Task Force,'';
(2) in paragraph (3)(A) by striking ''each comprehensive
management plan implemented with Federal assistance'' and
inserting ''implementation of each comprehensive management
plan''; and
(3) in paragraph (3)(B) by striking ''each public facility
management plan implemented with Federal assistance'' and
inserting ''implementation of each public facility management
plan''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1301 (16 U.S.C. 4724)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (c) by striking ''There are authorized''
and all that follows through ''of which'' and inserting ''For
grants to States under section 1204(b) there are authorized to
be appropriated to the Director $10,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2003 through 2007, of which up to 20 percent may be
available for plan development and of which''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
''(f) Funding for Capacity Building by Western Regional Panel.--To
build capacity and foster the development and implementation of
comprehensive management plans under section 1204 for States located on
or west of the 100th meridian there are authorized to be appropriated
to the Western Regional panel established under section 1203(b)
$600,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007.''.
Stop Westward Aquatic Threats Act - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) provide the public with information and education on the threat of zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance species and how to prevent their westward advance; (2) work with States that contain aquatic nuisance species (including zebra mussels) that threaten western States to develop and implement a prevention action plan that includes inspections of vessels at boat launches and elsewhere (including vessels involved in the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Expedition); and (3) prevent westward movement of aquatic nuisance species by monitoring and preventing westward movement of zebra mussels and other aquatic nuisance species beyond the 100th meridian, monitoring water bodies, educating boaters leaving waters infected by aquatic nuisance species, and providing rapid response capacity in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.Authorizes the Director of the of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force to make grants to States to develop management plans which identify those areas or activities within the State for which assistance is needed to eliminate or reduce the environmental, public health, and safety risks associated with aquatic nuisance species, particularly the zebra mussel.

SECTION 1. ENERGY EFFICIENCY RETROFIT PILOT PROGRAM.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Applicant.--The term ''applicant'' means a nonprofit
organization that applies for a grant under this section.
(2) Energy-efficiency improvement.--
(A) In general.--The term ''energy-efficiency
improvement'' means an installed measure (including a
product, equipment, system, service, or practice) that
results in a reduction in use by a nonprofit
organization for energy or fuel supplied from outside
the nonprofit building.
(B) Inclusions.--The term ''energy-efficiency
improvement'' includes an installed measure described
in subparagraph (A) involving--
(i) repairing, replacing, or installing--
(I) a roof or lighting system, or
component of a roof or lighting system;
(II) a window;
(III) a door, including a security
door; or
(IV) a heating, ventilation, or air
conditioning system or component of the
system (including insulation and wiring
and plumbing improvements needed to
serve a more efficient system);
(ii) a renewable energy generation or
heating system, including a solar,
photovoltaic, wind, geothermal, or biomass
(including wood pellet) system or component of
the system; and
(iii) any other measure taken to modernize,
renovate, or repair a nonprofit building to
make the nonprofit building more energy
efficient.
(3) Nonprofit building.--
(A) In general.--The term ''nonprofit building''
means a building operated and owned by a nonprofit
organization.
(B) Inclusions.--The term ''nonprofit building''
includes a building described in subparagraph (A) that
is--
(i) a hospital;
(ii) a youth center;
(iii) a school;
(iv) a social-welfare program facility;
(v) a faith-based organization; and
(vi) any other nonresidential and
noncommercial structure.
(4) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy.
(b) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program to
award grants for the purpose of retrofitting nonprofit buildings with
energy-efficiency improvements.
(c) Grants.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may award grants under the
program established under subsection (b).
(2) Application.--The Secretary may award a grant under
this section if an applicant submits to the Secretary an
application at such time, in such form, and containing such
information as the Secretary may prescribe.
(3) Criteria for grant.--In determining whether to award a
grant under this section, the Secretary shall apply
performance-based criteria, which shall give priority to
applications based on--
(A) the energy savings achieved;
(B) the cost-effectiveness of the energy-efficiency
improvement;
(C) an effective plan for evaluation, measurement,
and verification of energy savings;
(D) the financial need of the applicant; and
(E) the percentage of the matching contribution by
the applicant.
(4) Limitation on individual grant amount.--Each grant
awarded under this section shall not exceed--
(A) an amount equal to 50 percent of the energy-
efficiency improvement; and
(B) $200,000.
(5) Cost sharing.--
(A) In general.--A grant awarded under this section
shall be subject to a minimum non-Federal cost-sharing
requirement of 50 percent.
(B) In-kind contributions.--The non-Federal share
may be provided in the form of in-kind contributions of
materials or services.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2016 through 2020, to remain available until expended.
(e) Offset.--Section 422(f) of the Energy Independence and Security
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17082(f)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ''and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ''through 2018.'' and
inserting ''and 2014;''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
''(5) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and
''(6) $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through
2018.''.
This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish a pilot program to award matching grants for nonprofit organizations to retrofit their buildings with energy-efficiency improvements. This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to decrease the amount of appropriations authorized in FY2015 for the Zero Net Energy Commercial Buildings Initiative.