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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Depressed Smaller Cities Improvement
Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON DEPRESSED SMALLER CITIES.

(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established an interagency task
force to be known as the Interagency Task Force on Depressed Smaller
Cities (in this Act referred to as the ''Task Force'').
(b) Membership.--
(1) In general.--The Task Force shall be composed of 9
members as follows:
(A) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development,
or the Secretary's delegate.
(B) The Secretary of Health and Human Services, or
the Secretary's delegate.
(C) The Attorney General of the United States, or
the Attorney General's delegate.
(D) The Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary's
delegate.
(E) 5 members appointed by the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, not later than the expiration of
the 6-month period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act, who shall be public officials of
depressed smaller cities.
(2) Geographical diversity.--No 2 members appointed under
paragraph (1)(E) may be residents of the same State.
(c) Terms.--Members of the Task Force shall be appointed for the
life of the Task Force. Any vacancy in the Task Force shall be filled
in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
(d) Chairperson.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall be the chairperson of the Task Force.
(e) Prohibition of Compensation.--Members of the Task Force shall
not receive pay or other compensation on account of their service on
the Task Force.
(f) Travel Expenses.--Each member of the Task Force shall receive
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in
accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 3. DUTIES OF TASK FORCE.

(a) Study.--The Task Force shall carry out a study of the problems
affecting depressed smaller cities, including problems involving crime,
the environment, housing, labor and unemployment, education, health,
and poverty. The study shall examine and analyze Federal, State, and
local programs to alleviate such problems, the coordination or lack of
coordination among such programs, and the effectiveness and efficiency
of such programs, and shall determine the proper scope and extent of
Federal assistance and programs to reduce the problems affecting such
cities. In conducting the study, the Task Force shall consult with
officials of local governments to obtain and provide advice regarding
measures that may be implemented before the completion of the study to
alleviate such problems and to coordinate the ongoing efforts of the
local governments with the various Federal agencies.
(b) Reports.--
(1) Annual reports.--
(A) In general.--The Task Force shall submit a
report to the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the
Senate, not less than annually until the termination of
the Task Force under section 5.
(B) Contents.--Each report shall describe the
activities of the Task Force during the previous year
in conducting the study under subsection (a) and the
findings and determinations of the Task Force resulting
from the study. Each report shall also--
(i) identify the most pervasive problems
affecting depressed smaller cities and the
extent of such problems;
(ii) describe any efforts to alleviate such
problems that the Task Force considers to have
been effective and efficient;
(iii) identify the immediate and long-term
needs of such cities in alleviating such
problems;
(iv) identify any existing Federal programs
that may be useful to such cities in
alleviating such problems;
(v) include an agenda of actions to be
taken to alleviate such problems, which
describes the priorities of such actions; and
(vi) include recommendations of the Task
Force for actions and legislation by the
Federal Government to assist State and local
governments to alleviate the problems affecting
depressed smaller cities.
(2) Final report.--Not later than the termination of the
Task Force under section 5, the Task Force shall submit to the
Committees referred to in paragraph (1)(A) a final report
describing the study conducted by the Task Force, the
activities of the Task Force, and the findings, conclusions,
and recommendations of the Task Force upon the completion of
the study.
(c) Meetings.--To carry out the study under subsection (a) and
prepare the reports under subsection (b), the Task Force shall meet not
less than quarterly in each year.

SEC. 4. IDENTIFICATION OF DEPRESSED SMALLER CITIES.

For purposes of this Act, the term ''depressed smaller city'' means
any unit of general local government that, as determined by the Task
Force for the most recent 12-month period for which statistics are
available, is classified as a municipality by the United States Bureau
of the Census, has a population of less than 50,000 and more than
5,000, and meets any 3 of the following 5 criteria:
(1) Unemployment.--The total rate of unemployment for the
unit of general local government (as determined by appropriate
available data) is 12 percent or more.
(2) Crime rate.--For the unit of general local government,
the ratio of the aggregate number of violent crimes in the unit
(according to statistics compiled by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation) to the population of the unit, is 5 percent or
greater.
(3) Lack of municipal health facilities.--The unit of
general local government does not own or operate any municipal
health facilities.
(4) Income level.--The median annual household income for
households residing in the unit of general local government (as
determined by the Bureau of the Census of the Department of
Commerce) does not exceed $15,000.
(5) Environmental problems.--The unit of general local
government has substantial environmental problems resulting
from industrial activities, as determined by the Task Force.

SEC. 5. TERMINATION.

The Commission shall terminate upon the expiration of the 3-year
period beginning on the date of the appointment of the entire
membership of the Task Force under section 2(b).

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act
$750,000, which shall be available during fiscal years 1995, 1996, and
1997.

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Depressed Smaller Cities Improvement Act of 1993 - Establishes the Interagency Task Force on Depressed Smaller Cities to study problems affecting depressed smaller cities and to determine the proper scope and extent of Federal assistance and programs to reduce the problems affecting such cities.
Authorizes appropriations.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Energy and Water Research
Integration Act''.

SEC. 2. ENERGY AND WATER RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall assess each of the
energy research, development, and demonstration programs and projects
of the Department of Energy and identify those programs and projects
into which it is appropriate to integrate water considerations. In
carrying out this section the Secretary shall, as appropriate--
(1) seek to advance energy and energy efficiency
technologies and practices that would--
(A) minimize freshwater withdrawal and consumption;
(B) increase water use efficiency; and
(C) utilize nontraditional water sources with
efforts to improve the quality of that water;
(2) consider the effects climate variability and change may
have on water supplies and quality for energy generation and
fuel production; and
(3) improve understanding of the energy required to provide
water supplies and the water required to provide reliable
energy supplies throughout the United States.
(b) Strategic Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall develop a
Strategic Plan (in this section referred to as the ''Strategic
Plan'') outlining the research, development, and demonstration
needs for the programs and projects identified under subsection
(a), in accordance with subsections (a) through (c) of this
section, as appropriate.
(2) Milestones and specific considerations.--In carrying
out the development and updating of the Strategic Plan in
accordance with this subsection, the Secretary shall evaluate
and, as appropriate, establish technical milestones for--
(A) new advanced cooling technologies for energy
generation and fuel production technologies;
(B) performance improvement of existing cooling
technologies and cost reductions associated with using
those technologies;
(C) innovative water reuse, recovery, and treatment
in energy generation and fuel production;
(D) technology development for carbon capture and
storage systems that utilize efficient water use design
strategies;
(E) technologies that are life-cycle cost
effective;
(F) systems analysis and modeling of issues
relating to the energy required to provide water
supplies and the water required to provide reliable
energy supplies throughout the United States;
(G) technologies to treat and utilize produced
waters discharged from oil, natural gas, coalbed
methane, and mining activities;
(H) advanced materials for the use of
nontraditional water sources for energy generation and
fuel production;
(I) biomass production and utilization and the
impact on hydrologic systems;
(J) technologies that reduce impacts on water from
energy resource development;
(K) increases in energy efficiency of water
distribution and collection systems;
(L) technologies for energy generation from water
distribution and collection systems; and
(M) any other area of the energy-water nexus that
the Secretary considers appropriate.
(3) Interagency collaboration and nonduplication.--In
carrying out the development and updating of the Strategic Plan
in accordance with this subsection, the Secretary shall, where
appropriate, work collaboratively with other Federal agencies
operating related programs and avoid duplication.
(4) Intra-agency coordination and nonduplication.--In
carrying out the development and updating of the Strategic Plan
in accordance with this subsection, the Secretary shall
coordinate and avoid duplication of activities across programs
and projects of the Department of Energy, including with those
of the National laboratories.
(5) Relevant information and recommendations.--In carrying
out the development and updating of the Strategic Plan in
accordance with this subsection, the Secretary shall consider
and incorporate, as appropriate, relevant information and
recommendations, including those of the National Water
Availability and Use Assessment Program under section 9508(d)
of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C.
10368(d)).
(6) Nongovernmental participation.--In carrying out the
development and updating of the Strategic Plan in accordance
with this subsection, the Secretary shall consult and
coordinate with a diverse group of representatives from
research and academic institutions and industry who have
expertise in technologies and practices relating to the energy
required to provide water supplies and the water required to
provide reliable energy supplies throughout the United States.
(7) Submission to congress.--Not later than 9 months after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
to Congress the Strategic Plan.
(8) Updating the strategic plan.--Not later than 3 years
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
utilize relevant information produced by Federal Government
agencies, academia, and industry to update the Strategic Plan,
and submit a report to Congress describing the changes from the
initial Strategic Plan.
(c) Implementation.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy shall implement
the Strategic Plan, as appropriate, in carrying out energy
research, development, and demonstration programs of the
Department of Energy.
(2) Application to projects.--Not later than 3 months after
the submission of the report to Congress in subsection (b)(7)),
the Secretary shall as appropriate apply the Strategic Plan to
projects--
(A) identified as the most energy and water
intensive; and
(B) with the most potential to achieve the purposes
of this section.
(3) Delay or disruption.--In carrying out this subsection,
the Secretary shall ensure that no program or project of the
Department is unnecessarily delayed or disrupted.
(d) Reports.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, and at least once every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary
shall transmit to Congress a report on its findings and activities
under this section.
(e) Additional Activities.--The Secretary may provide for such
additional research, development, and demonstration activities as may
be appropriate to integrate water considerations into the research,
development, and demonstration activities of the Department as
described in subsection (a).
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Energy for carrying out this section
$60,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2015.

SEC. 3. ENERGY-WATER ARCHITECTURE COUNCIL.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy, in coordination with
other relevant Federal agencies, shall establish an Energy-Water
Architecture Council to promote and enable improved energy and water
resource data collection, reporting, and technological innovation. The
Council shall consist of--
(1) representation from each Federal agency that conducts
research related to energy and water resource data; and
(2) non-Federal members, including representatives of
research and academic institutions and industry, who have
expertise in technologies and practices relating to the energy
required to provide water supplies and the water required to
provide reliable energy supplies throughout the United States.
(b) Functions.--The Council shall--
(1) make recommendations on the development of data
collection and data communication standards and protocols to
agencies and entities currently engaged in collecting the data
for the energy required to provide water supplies and the water
required to provide reliable energy supplies throughout the
United States;
(2) recommend ways to make improvements to Federal water
use data to increase understanding of trends in energy
generation and fuel production;
(3) recommend best practices for utilizing information from
existing monitoring networks to provide nationally uniform
water and energy use and infrastructure data; and
(4) conduct annual technical workshops, including at least
one regional workshop annually, to facilitate information
exchange among Federal, State, and private sector experts on
technologies that encourage the conservation and efficient use
of water and energy.
(c) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, and at least once every 2 years thereafter, the Council,
through the Secretary of Energy, shall transmit to the Congress a
report on its findings and activities under this section.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Energy for carrying out this section
$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2015.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to allow the establishment
of regulations by the Federal Government that would infringe or impair
the use of water by State, tribal, or local governments.

SEC. 5. MANDATES.

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require State, tribal, or
local governments to take any action that may result in an increased
financial burden to such governments by restricting the use of water by
such governments.

SEC. 6. COORDINATION AND NONDUPLICATION.

To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of Energy shall
coordinate activities under this Act with other programs of the
Department of Energy and other Federal research programs.

Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 2009.

Attest:

LORRAINE C. MILLER,

Clerk.

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Energy and Water Research Integration Act - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Energy to identify each of the Department of Energy's (DOE's) energy research, development, and demonstration programs and projects into which it is appropriate to integrate water considerations. Requires the Secretary to: (1) seek to advance energy and energy efficiency technologies and practices that would minimize freshwater withdrawal and consumption, increase water use efficiency, and utilize nontraditional water sources with efforts to improve water quality; and (2) consider the effects climate variability and change may have on water supplies and quality for energy generation and fuel production; and (3) improve understanding of the energy required to provide water supplies and the water required to provide reliable energy supplies throughout the United States.

Requires the Secretary to develop, submit to Congress within nine months, and update every three years a Strategic Plan outlining the research, development, and demonstration needs of such programs and projects. Requires the Secretary to evaluate and establish technical milestones for: (1) new advanced cooling technologies for energy generation and fuel production technologies; (2) performance improvement and cost reductions of cooling technologies; (3) innovative water reuse, recovery, and treatment in energy generation and fuel production; (4) technology development for carbon capture and storage systems that utilize efficient water use design strategies; (5) technologies that are life-cycle cost effective; (6) systems analysis and modeling of issues relating to the energy required to provide water supplies and the water required to provide reliable energy supplies; (7) technologies to treat and utilize produced waters discharged from oil, natural gas, coal-bed methane, and mining activities; (8) advanced materials for the use of nontraditional water sources for energy generation and fuel production; (9) biomass production and utilization and the impact on hydrologic systems; (10) technologies that reduce impacts on water from energy resource development; (11) increases in energy efficiency of water distribution and collection systems; and (12) technologies for energy generation from such systems.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) implement the Strategic Plan in carrying out DOE energy research, development, and demonstration programs; and (2) report to Congress every two years on findings and activities under this Act. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to establish an Energy-Water Architecture Council to promote and enable improved energy and water resource data collection, reporting, and technological innovation. Requires the Council to: (1) make recommendations on the development of data collection and communication standards and protocols to entities engaged in collecting data for the energy required to provide water supplies and the water required to provide reliable energy supplies throughout the United States; (2) recommend ways to make improvements to federal water use data to increase understanding of trends in energy generation and fuel production; (3) recommend best practices for utilizing information from monitoring networks to provide nationally uniform water and energy use and infrastructure data; and (4) conduct annual technical workshops to facilitate information exchange among federal, state, and private sector experts on technologies that encourage the conservation and efficient use of water and energy.

(Sec. 4) Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) allow the establishment of regulations by the federal government that would infringe or impair the use of water by state, tribal, or local governments; and (2) require state, tribal, or local governments to take any action that may result in an increased financial burden by restricting their water use.

(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to coordinate activities under this Act with other DOE programs and other federal research programs.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Cancer Screening Incentive Act of
1993''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds the following:
(1) Studies have shown that early detection and screening
for cancer can reduce cancer morbidity by as much as 50 percent
for certain types of cancer.
(2) Of the 1.17 million Americans diagnosed with cancer in
1993, the American Cancer Society estimates that 100,000 deaths
could be avoided through early detection and prompt treatment.
(3) Physicians report that concern about the costs of early
detection procedures is one of the main reasons for hesitating
to order such procedures.
(4) Many low-income Americans lack comprehensive health
insurance coverage and the majority of existing health
insurance policies do not adequately cover the costs of cancer
early detection and screening procedures.
(5) Socioeconomically disadvantaged Americans are
disproportionately affected by cancer in terms of incidence and
mortality.
(6) Demographic forecasts predict that the elderly
population will double by the year 2020. Since cancer mortality
and incidence rates rise dramatically with age, cancer
prevention in the elderly population will become increasingly
important.

SEC. 3. CANCER SCREENING CREDIT.

(a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits)
is amended by redesignating section 35 as section 36 and by inserting
after section 34 the following new section:

''SEC. 35. CANCER SCREENING TEST CREDIT.

''(a) Allowance of Credit.--There shall be allowed as a credit
against the tax imposed by this subtitle for the taxable year
expenditures paid or incurred during the taxable year for any qualified
cancer screening test which is included in the list under subsection
(c) and which is not compensated by insurance or otherwise, as follows:
''(1) Eligible individual.--In the case of an eligible
individual, the amount of the credit allowable under this
subsection shall not exceed--
''(A) $250, or
''(B) $200 in the case of a taxpayer with taxable
income for the taxable year in excess of the maximum
rate of taxable income to which the 15-percent rate
applies under the applicable table under section 1.
''(2) Qualified cancer screening provider.--In the case of
a qualified cancer screening provider, the amount of the credit
allowable under this subsection shall be an amount equal to the
product of--
''(A) the lower of--
''(i) the usual and customary charges for
qualified cancer screening tests, or
''(ii) the rate of payment established by
the Health Care Financing Administration for
qualified cancer screening tests,
multiplied by--
''(B) the number of qualified cancer screening
tests provided without charge during the taxable year
to qualifying low-income individuals.
''(b) Definitions.--For purposes of subsection (a)--
''(1) Eligible individual.--The term 'eligible individual'
means an individual who is--
''(A) the taxpayer,
''(B) the taxpayer's spouse, or
''(C) any individual for whom the taxpayer is
allowed an exemption under section 151.
''(2) Qualified cancer screening provider.--The term
'qualified cancer screening provider' means a medical
practitioner, facility, hospital, laboratory, or similar
institution licensed under State law to provide 1 or more
qualified cancer screening tests.
''(3) Qualifying low-income individual.--The term
'qualifying low-income individual' means an individual--
''(A) whose income level does not exceed 150
percent of the official poverty line (as defined by the
Office of Management and Budget and revised annually in
accordance with section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1981) applicable to a family of
the size involved, and
''(B) with respect to whom identifying information
is maintained.
''(c) Qualified Cancer Screening Tests.--
''(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the
Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Health and
Human Services and cancer research and prevention
organizations, shall publish, not later than December 31, 1993,
and annually thereafter, a list of cancer screening tests which
qualify for the credit allowable under this section.
''(2) Cancer screening tests.--The list of cancer screening
tests which qualify under this section shall include at least
the following tests:
''(A) Physical breast examination and mammogram for
female breast cancer.
''(B) Digital rectal examination,
proctosigmoidoscopy, and blood stool test for colon and
rectum cancer.
''(C) Rectal examination for prostate cancer.
''(D) Pap test for uterine cancer.
''(E) Pelvic examination for ovarian cancer.
''(d) Identifying Information.--No credit shall be allowed under
this section unless the qualified cancer screening provider maintains,
to the satisfaction of the Secretary, adequate records regarding the
name and address, date of testing, and type of test provided with
respect to each qualifying low-income individual with respect to whom a
credit is claimed.''
(b) Coordination With Deductions for Medical Expenses.--Section
213(f) of such Code (relating to coordination with health insurance
credit under section 32) is amended--
(1) by inserting ''and the amount (if any) of the cancer
screening test credit allowable to the taxpayer for the taxable
year under section 35(a)(1)'' before the end period; and
(2) by inserting ''and Cancer Screening Test Credit Under
Section 35'' in the heading after ''Section 32''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart C of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by
striking the item relating to section 35 and inserting:

''Sec. 35. Cancer screening test credit.
''Sec. 36. Overpayments of tax.''
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993.

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Cancer Screening Incentive Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for expenditures (not paid by insurance or otherwise) incurred by the taxpayer for qualified cancer screening tests.