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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Networking Electronically To Connect
Our Police Act of 2001'' or the ''NET COP Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) Internet-based crime-fighting, investigatory, and
information-sharing technologies have proven to be extremely
useful to the law enforcement agencies that use them;
(2) the sharing of information and the dissemination of
criminal intelligence between and among Federal, State, and
local law enforcement agencies benefit the society at large by
making criminal investigations more inclusive and effective;
(3) the sharing of information between and among Federal,
State, and local law enforcement agencies allows these agencies
to find missing, neglected, abused, or abducted children, as
well as non-custodial parents seeking to evade their legal or
financial responsibilities; and
(4) police departments in rural areas of the country tend
to be underserved by these Internet-based technologies.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to authorize the Department of Justice to make grants
to rural police departments for the purchase or upgrade of
computer equipment, and to pay for Internet access for crime-
fighting, investigatory, or information-sharing purposes;
(2) to reimburse police department officials or members
who, acting on behalf of their rural police departments and
using personal funds, have purchased computer equipment or paid
for Internet access for crime-fighting, investigatory, or
information-sharing purposes; and
(3) to require annual reports to Congress on the
concentration of police departments that have Internet access,
particularly those departments serving rural areas.

SEC. 3. GRANTS AUTHORIZED.

The Attorney General is authorized to award grants to rural police
departments to--
(1) enable those departments to gain access to the various
crime-fighting, investigatory, and information sharing
resources available on the Internet; and
(2) reimburse rural police department officials and members
for the cost of computer equipment or Internet access.

SEC. 4. USE OF FUNDS.

Grants awarded under this Act may be used--
(1) for the purchase of new or upgraded computer hardware
or software;
(2) to pay for Internet access; and
(3) to reimburse rural police departments that have paid
for computer equipment or Internet access out of the funds of
the department or department official or members, for some or
all of the costs associated with those purchases, as determined
by the Attorney General.

SEC. 5. APPLICATION.

Each eligible rural police department that desires a grant under
this Act shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the
Attorney General may reasonably require.

SEC. 6. GRANT PROGRAM CRITERIA.

(a) In General.--In awarding a grant under this Act, the Attorney
General shall--
(1) set criteria for determining which police departments
are currently underserved by crime-fighting, investigatory, or
information-sharing technologies available on the Internet, by
differentiating between police departments that do not have
Internet access, and those departments that have access but are
using outmoded, obsolete, or otherwise inadequate technology;
and
(2) determine what would constitute the minimum feasible
package of technologies required to enable those police
departments to use existing crime-fighting, investigatory, and
information-sharing technologies.
(b) Grant Limitations.--The Attorney General shall set limits for
maximum annual grants, based on determinations made under subsection
(a), for rural police departments that do not have Internet access, and
for those that do have access but are using inadequate technology.

SEC. 7. POLICE DEPARTMENT TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE DESK.

The Attorney General shall establish a Police Department Technology
Assistance Desk to offer advice to chiefs of police in rural police
departments regarding--
(1) the types of products to buy in order to achieve not
less than a minimum level of Internet service to access
existing crime-fighting, investigatory, and information-sharing
technologies; and
(2) technology upgrades for those police departments in
possession of outmoded or obsolete technology;
(3) preferred vendors; and
(4) any other information the Attorney General determines
to be necessary.

SEC. 8. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

The General Accounting Office, in consultation with the Attorney
General, shall annually report to Congress on the concentration of
police departments in the country that have Internet access, with
particular emphasis on the number and percentage of rural police
departments that lack Internet access, especially high-speed Internet
access.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There is authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2002 through 2007 to carry out this Act.
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Networking Electronically To Connect Our Police Act of 2001 or NET COP Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to rural police departments to: (1) enable those departments to gain access to the various crime-fighting, investigatory, and information sharing resources available on the Internet; and (2) reimburse rural police department officials and members for the cost of computer equipment or Internet access.Allows grants awarded to be used: (1) for the purchase of new or upgraded computer hardware or software; (2) to pay for Internet access; and (3) to reimburse rural police departments that have paid for computer equipment or Internet access out of the funds of the department or department officials or members for some or all of the costs associated with those purchases, as determined by the Attorney General.Sets forth provisions regarding grant application requirements and grant program criteria.Directs the Attorney General to establish a Police Department Technology Assistance Desk to offer advice to chiefs of police in rural police departments.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Tuition Assistance for Families
Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF TUITION TAX DEDUCTION.

(a) In General.--Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 222(b)(2) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to dollar limitation) are
amended to read as follows:
''(A) In general.--The applicable dollar limit
shall be equal to--
''(i) in the case of a taxpayer whose
adjusted gross income for the taxable year does
not exceed $65,000 ($130,000 in the case of a
joint return), $12,000,
''(ii) with respect to any taxable year
beginning in 2004 or 2005, in the case of a
taxpayer not described in clause (i) whose
adjusted gross income for the taxable year does
not exceed $80,000 ($160,000 in the case of a
joint return), $2,000, and
''(iii) in the case of any other taxpayer,
zero.
''(B) Inflation adjustment.--
''(i) In general.--In the case of any
taxable year beginning after 2003, each dollar
amount referred to in subparagraph (A)(i) shall
be increased by an amount equal to--
''(I) such dollar amount,
multiplied by
''(II) the cost-of-living
adjustment determined under section
(1)(f)(3) for the calendar year in
which the taxable year begins, by
substituting '2002' for '1992'.
''(ii) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted
under clause (i) is not a multiple of $100,
such amount shall be rounded to the next lowest
multiple of $100.''.
(b) Permanent Deduction.--Section 222 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to qualified tuition and related expenses) is amended
by striking subsection (e).
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to payments made in taxable years beginning after December 31,
2002.

SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF LIFETIME LEARNING CREDIT.

(a) In General.--Section 25A(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to per taxpayer credit) is amended--
(1) by striking ''20 percent'' and inserting ''25
percent'', and
(2) by striking ''$10,000 ($5,000 in the case of taxable
years beginning before January 1, 2003)'' and inserting
''$12,000''.
(b) Inflation Adjustment.--Section 25A(h) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to inflation adjustments) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
''(3) Dollar limitation on amount of lifetime learning
credit.--
''(A) In general.--In the case of any taxable year
beginning after 2003, the dollar amount referred to in
subsection (c)(1) shall be increased by an amount equal
to--
''(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
''(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment
determined under section (1)(f)(3) for the
calendar year in which the taxable year begins,
by substituting '2002' for '1992'.
''(B) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under
subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of $100, such amount
shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of
$100.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to payments made in taxable years beginning after December 31,
2002.

SEC. 4. INCREASE IN INCOME LIMITS FOR HOPE AND LIFETIME LEARNING
CREDITS.

(a) In General.--Section 25A(d)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to limitation based on modified adjusted gross
income) is amended by striking ''$40,000 ($80,000'' and inserting
''$55,000 ($110,000''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 25A(h)(2)(A) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(1) by striking ''2001'' in the matter preceding clause (i)
and inserting ''2003'',
(2) by striking ''the $40,000 and $80,000 amounts'' in such
matter and inserting ''the $55,000 and $110,000 amounts'', and
(3) by striking ''2000'' in clause (ii) and inserting
''2002''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to payments made in taxable years beginning after December 31,
2002.

SEC. 5. MAXIMUM PELL GRANT AWARDS.

The Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law
107-116) is amended under the heading ''Student Financial Assistance''
by striking ''$4,000'' and inserting ''$4,500''.

SEC. 6. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIPS.

(a) Scholarships.--The Secretary of Education is authorized to
award a scholarship for academic year 2003-2004 and succeeding academic
years to each student in a State who graduated in the top 5 percent of
such student's graduating class from secondary school in academic year
2002-2003 or a succeeding academic year to enable such student to pay
the cost of attendance at an institution of higher education.
(b) Amount.--Each scholarship awarded under this section shall be
in the amount of $1,000.
(c) Use.--Each student awarded a scholarship under this section
shall use the funds to pay the cost of attendance at an institution of
higher education.
(d) Construction of Needs Provision.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
nothing in this section, or any other Act, shall be construed
to permit the receipt of a scholarship under this section to be
counted for any needs test in connection with the awarding of
any grant or the making of any loan under the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) or any other provision of
Federal law relating to educational assistance.
(2) Exception.--In determining the need of a student for
Federal financial assistance, an institution of higher
education may take into consideration the amount of scholarship
assistance received under this section if the total amount of
scholarship assistance received under this section plus the
amount of other financial assistance available to a student
exceeds the student's cost of attendance at the institution.
(e) Regulations.--The Secretary of Education shall promulgate
regulations regarding how scholarships awarded under this section will
be allocated to both public and private school students.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Cost of attendance.--The term 'cost of attendance' has
the meaning given the term in section 472 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll).
(2) Institution of higher education.--The term 'institution
of higher education' has the meaning given the term in section
101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
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Tuition Assistance for Families Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax deduction for qualified higher education tuition and related expenses. Sets such deduction at: (1) $12,000 for those with incomes up to $65,000 single or $130,000 joint; and (2) $2,000 for those whose incomes are above that level, but not more than $80,000 single or $160,000 joint. Provides inflation adjustment. Makes such tuition deduction permanent.Increases the amount of the Lifetime Learning tax credit percentage from 20 to 25 percent. Increases the amount of education expenses subject to such credit from $10,000 to $12,000 (thus making the maximum allowable credit $3,000, rather than the current $2,000). Provides inflation adjustment.Raises annual income limits for the Hope and Lifetime Learning tax credits to $55,000 single and $110,000 joint.Amends the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107-116) to increase the maximum Pell Grant award from $4,000 to $4,500.Establishes an academic achievement scholarship program. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award a $1,000 college scholarship to each student in a State who graduates in the top five percent of his or her secondary school's graduating class.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Water Desalination Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF POLICY.

In view of the increasing shortage of usable surface and ground
water in the United States and the world and the importance of finding
new sources of supply to meet present and future water needs and to
further the goals of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act of
1974, the Water Resources Research Act of 1984, Public Law 95-84 (as
amended), and Public Law 102-575, it is the policy of the United States
to conduct and sponsor research to develop low-cost alternatives for
the desalination and reuse of water or biologically impaired water and
to provide for the development of practicable low-cost means of
producing water of a quality suitable for environmental enhancement,
agricultural, industrial, municipal, and other beneficial consumptive
or nonconsumptive uses from saline or biologically impaired waters on a
scale sufficient to determine the feasibility of the development of
such water production and distribution on a large scale for the purpose
of conserving and increasing water resources.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

As used in this Act:
(1) Desalination or desalting.--The terms ''desalination''
or ''desalting'' mean the use of any process or technique for
the removal and, when feasible, adaptation to beneficial use,
of organic and inorganic elements and compounds from saline or
biologically impaired waters, by itself or in conjunction with
other processes.
(2) Saline water.--The term ''saline water'' means sea
water, brackish water, and other mineralized or chemically
impaired water.
(3) United states.--The term ''United States'' means the
States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the territories and
possessions of the United States.
(4) Usable water.--The term ''usable water'' means water of
a high quality suitable for environmental enhancement,
agricultural, industrial, municipal, and other beneficial
consumptive or nonconsumptive uses.
(5) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF RESEARCH AND STUDIES.

(a) In General.--In order to determine the most cost-effective and
technologically efficient means by which usable water can be produced
from saline water or water otherwise impaired or contaminated, the
Secretary is authorized to award grants and to enter into contracts, to
the extent provided in advance in appropriation Acts, to conduct,
encourage, and assist in the financing of research to develop processes
for converting saline water or water otherwise impaired or contaminated
into water suitable for beneficial uses. Awards of research grants and
contracts under this section shall be made on the basis of a
competitive, merit-reviewed process. Research and study topics
authorized by this section include--
(1) investigating desalination processes;
(2) ascertaining the optimum mix of investment and
operating costs;
(3) determining the best designs for different conditions
of operation;
(4) investigating methods of increasing the economic
efficiency of desalination processes through dual-purpose co-
facilities with other processes involving the use of water;
(5) conducting or contracting for technical work, including
the design, construction, and testing of pilot systems and test
beds, to develop desalting processes and concepts; and
(6) studying methods for the recovery of byproducts
resulting from the desalination of water to offset the costs of
treatment and to reduce environmental impacts from those
byproducts.
(b) Project Recommendations and Reports to the Congress.--As soon
as practicable and within three years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall recommend to Congress desalination
demonstration projects or full-scale desalination projects to carry out
the purposes of this Act and to further evaluate and implement the
results of research and studies conducted under the authority of this
section. Recommendations for projects shall be accompanied by reports
on the engineering and economic feasibility of proposed projects and
their environmental impacts.
(c) Authority To Engage Others.--In carrying out research and
studies authorized in this section, the Secretary may engage the
necessary personnel, industrial or engineering firms, Federal
laboratories, water resources research and technology institutes, other
facilities, and educational institutions suitable to conduct
investigations and studies authorized under this section.
(d) Desalination Conference.--Within 12 months following the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the
United States Agency for International Development, will plan and host
a desalination conference, to include officials and desalination
experts from academia, private industry, financial institutions, and
government in the United States and other nations that use or conduct
research on desalination. The conference shall explore promising
technologies and methods for near-term development of affordable
desalination and shall propose a research agenda and a plan of action
to guide longer-term desalination development activities.

SEC. 5. DESALINATION DEMONSTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT.

(a) In General.--In order to further demonstrate the feasibility of
desalination processes investigated either independently or in research
conducted pursuant to section 4, the Secretary shall administer and
conduct a demonstration and development program for water desalination
and related activities, including the following:
(1) Desalination plants and modules.--Conduct or contract
for technical work, including the design, construction, and
testing of plants and modules to develop desalination processes
and concepts.
(2) Byproducts.--Study methods for the marketing of
byproducts resulting from the desalting of water to offset the
costs of treatment and to reduce environmental impacts of those
byproducts.
(3) Economic surveys.--Conduct economic studies and surveys
to determine present and prospective costs of producing water
for beneficial purposes in various locations by desalination
processes compared to other methods.
(b) Cooperative Agreements.--Federal participation in desalination
activities may be conducted through cooperative agreements, including
cost-sharing agreements, with non-Federal public utilities and State
and local governmental agencies and other entities, in order to develop
recommendations for Federal participation in processes and plants
utilizing desalting technologies for the production of water.

SEC. 6. PARTICIPATION BY AGENCIES AND INTERESTED PERSONS.

(a) Coordination With Other Agencies.--Activities undertaken by the
Secretary pursuant to this Act may be coordinated or conducted jointly,
as appropriate, with the National Science Foundation, Department of
Defense, United States Army Corps of Engineers, National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, and Environmental Protection Agency, and
other Federal agencies, States, local government agencies, water
resources research and technology institutes, and private entities.
(b) Availability of Information.--All information from studies
sponsored or funded under authority of this Act shall be considered
public information.

SEC. 7. TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE.

The Secretary may--
(1) accept technical and administrative assistance from
States and public or private agencies in connection with
studies, surveys, location, construction, operation, and other
work relating to the desalting of water, and
(2) enter into contracts or agreements stating the purposes
for which the assistance is contributed and providing for the
sharing of costs between the Secretary and any such agency.

SEC. 8. COST SHARING.

The Federal share of the cost of a research, study, or
demonstration project or a desalination development project or activity
carried out under this Act shall not exceed 50 percent of the total
cost of the project or research or study activity. The Secretary shall
prescribe appropriate procedures to implement the provisions of this
section. Costs of operation, maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation of
facilities funded under the authority of this Act shall be non-Federal
responsibilities.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) Section 4.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out section 4 of this Act $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and
$10,000,000 per year for fiscal years 1996 through 1999. Of these
amounts, up to $1,000,000 in each fiscal year may be awarded to
institutions of higher education for research grants without any cost-
sharing requirement.
(b) Section 5.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out section 5 of this Act $50,000,000 for fiscal years 1996 through
1999.

SEC. 10. DROUGHT RELIEF FOR MADERA-CHOWCHILLA POWER AUTHORITY
HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS.

Section 103 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act
of 1991 (106 Stat. 55; 43 U.S.C. 2213) is amended--
(1) by inserting in the first sentence after ''resulting
from drought conditions.'' the following: ''The Secretary is
further authorized to make a loan to the Madera-Chowchilla
Power Authority to assist in the repayment of financial
obligations associated with hydroelectric facilities that have
been adversely affected by drought conditions.''; and
(2) by striking ''loan.'' at the end of the second proviso
and inserting ''loan, except that loans specifically for the
Madera-Chowchilla Power Authority associated with hydroelectric
facilities impacted by drought shall be under such terms and
conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate.''.

SEC. 11. AMENDMENT TO THE RECLAMATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND
ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1992.

Title XVI of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment
Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by adding the following
section:

''SEC. 1618. ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL WATER RECLAMATION PROJECT.

''(a) The Secretary is authorized to participate with the Orange
County Water District in the State of California, and other appropriate
authorities, in the planning, design and construction of water
reclamation projects to treat up to 100,000 acre feet per year of
wastewater effluent from the county of Orange, in order to provide new
water supplies for ground water replenishment, industrial applications
and other beneficial purposes, to reduce the demand for imported water,
and to reduce sewage effluent discharged into the ocean near Huntington
Beach.
''(b) The Secretary's share of costs associated with the project
described in section (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total. The
Secretary shall not provide funds for operation or maintenance of the
project.
''(c) There are authorized to be appropriated not more than
$250,000 for the design of projects under this section.''.

Passed the House of Representatives October 3, 1994.

Attest:

DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

Clerk.
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Water Desalination Act of 1994 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to award grants and enter into contracts to conduct, encourage, and assist in the financing of research to develop processes for converting saline or contaminated water into water suitable for beneficial uses.
Directs the Secretary to recommend desalination projects to the Congress and to conduct a demonstration and development program for water desalination and related activities.
Directs the Secretary to plan and host a desalination conference for the United States and other nations that use or conduct desalination research. Limits Federal funding for projects to 50 percent of the total cost.
Authorizes appropriations for FY 1996 through 1999.
Amends the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to authorize the Secretary to make a loan to the Madera-Chowchilla Power Authority to assist in the repayment of financial obligations associated with hydroelectric facilities adversely affected by drought conditions.
Amends the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to authorize the Secretary to participate with the Orange County, California, Water District in the planning, design, and construction of specified water reclamation projects. Limits to 25 percent the Secretary's share of project costs. Authorizes appropriations.