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SECTION 1. AMENDMENT AND EXTENSION OF IRISH PEACE PROCESS CULTURAL AND
TRAINING PROGRAM.

(a) Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Act.--
(1) Program participant requirements.--Section 2(a) of the
Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998 (8
U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(5) Program participant requirements.--An alien entering the
United States as a participant in the program shall satisfy the
following requirements:
''(A) The alien shall be a citizen of the United Kingdom or
the Republic of Ireland.
''(B) The alien shall be between 21 and 35 years of age on
the date of departure for the United States.
''(C) The alien shall have resided continuously in a
designated county for not less than 18 months before such date.
''(D) The alien shall have been continuously unemployed for
not less than 12 months before such date.
''(E) The alien may not have a degree from an institution
of higher education.''.
(2) Extension of program.--Section 2 of the Irish Peace Process
Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is
amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ''the third program
year and for the 4 subsequent years,'' and inserting ''each
program year,''; and
(B) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
''(d) Sunset.--
''(1) Effective October 1, 2008, the Irish Peace Process
Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998 is repealed.
''(2) Effective October 1, 2008, section 101(a)(15)(Q) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(Q)) is
amended--
''(A) by striking 'or' at the end of clause (i);
''(B) by striking '(i)' after '(Q)'; and
''(C) by striking clause (ii).''.
(3) Cost-sharing.--Section 2 of the Irish Peace Process
Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note), as
amended by paragraph (2), is further amended--
(A) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
(d) and (e), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subsection (b), the following new
subsection:
''(c) Cost-sharing.--The Secretary of State shall verify that the
United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland continue to pay a reasonable
share of the costs of the administration of the cultural and training
programs carried out pursuant to this Act.''.
(4) Technical amendments.--The Irish Peace Process Cultural and
Training Program Act of 1998 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended--
(A) by striking ''Attorney General'' each place such term
appears and inserting ''Secretary of Homeland Security''; and
(B) by striking ''Immigration and Naturalization Service''
each place such term appears and inserting ''Department of
Homeland Security''.
(b) Immigration and Nationality Act.--
(1) Requirements for nonimmigrant status.--Section
101(a)(15)(Q) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(Q)) is amended--
(A) by striking ''Attorney General'' each place such term
appears and inserting ''Secretary of Homeland Security''; and
(B) in clause (ii)(I)--
(i) by striking ''35 years of age or younger having a
residence'' and inserting ''citizen of the United Kingdom
or the Republic of Ireland, 21 to 35 years of age,
unemployed for not less than 12 months, and having a
residence for not less than 18 months''; and
(ii) by striking ''36 months)'' and inserting ''24
months)''.
(2) Foreign residence requirement.--Section 212 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182) is amended--
(A) by redesignating the subsection (p) as added by section
1505(f) of Public Law 106-386 (114 Stat. 1526) as subsection
(s); and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
''(t)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no person admitted
under section 101(a)(15)(Q)(ii)(I), or acquiring such status after
admission, shall be eligible to apply for nonimmigrant status, an
immigrant visa, or permanent residence under this Act until it is
established that such person has resided and been physically present in
the person's country of nationality or last residence for an aggregate
of at least 2 years following departure from the United States.
''(2) The Secretary of Homeland Security may waive the requirement
of such 2-year foreign residence abroad if the Secretary determines
that--
''(A) departure from the United States would impose exceptional
hardship upon the alien's spouse or child (if such spouse or child
is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence); or
''(B) the admission of the alien is in the public interest or
the national interest of the United States.''.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.

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Amends the Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998 (IPPCTPA) and the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to revise the nonimmigrant alien eligibility qualifications for participants in the Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program. Sets a minimum age of 21 (retaining the current age 35 maximum) and requires that the individual: (1) be a citizen of the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland; (2) have been unemployed continuously for at least 12 months; (3) have resided continuously for at least 18 months in Northern Ireland or one of designated border counties of the Republic of Ireland; and (4) not have a degree from an institution of higher education.

Requires the Department of Homeland Security to report to Congress each program year (currently, the third program year and the four subsequent years) on the number of aliens admitted under the program who have overstayed their visas.

Extends the authority of the IPPCTPA through FY 2008.

Requires the Secretary of State to verify that the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland continue to pay a reasonable share of costs for administration of IPPCTPA programs.

Amends the INA to reduce from 36 to 24 months the temporary period of the visit to the United States for participation in the program.

Denies any such person eligibility to apply for nonimmigrant status, an immigrant visa, or permanent residence until he or she has resided and been physically present in the country of nationality or last residence for an aggregate of a least two years following departure from the United States. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive this requirement if: (1) departure from the United States would impose exceptional hardship upon the alien's spouse or child (if such spouse or child is a U.S. citizen or a lawfully resident alien); or (2) the admission of the alien is in the U.S. public or national interest.

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SECTION 1. DENIAL OF CASH BENEFITS TO DRUG ADDICTS AND ALCOHOLICS.

(a) Amendments Relating to Title II Disability Benefits.--
(1) In general.--Section 225(c) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 425(c)) is amended--
(A) by striking ''(c)(1)(A)'' and inserting
''(2)(A)'';
(B) by striking paragraph (7) and by redesignating
paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through
(7), respectively; and
(C) by inserting before paragraph (2) as
redesignated by subparagraph (A) the following new
paragraph:
''(c)(1) No cash benefits shall be payable under this title to any
individual who is otherwise entitled to benefits under this title based
on disability, if such individual's alcoholism or drug addiction is a
contributing factor material to the Commissioner's determination that
such individual is disabled.''.
(2) Treatment Requirements.--
(A) Section 225(c)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
425(c)(2)(A)), as redesignated by paragraph (1), is
amended to read as follows:
''(2)(A)(i) Any individual who would be entitled to cash benefits
under this title but for the application of paragraph (1) may elect to
comply with the provisions of this subsection.
''(ii) Any individual who is entitled to cash benefits
under this title by reason of disability (or whose entitlement
to such benefits is suspended), and who was entitled to such
benefits by reason of disability, for which such individual's
alcoholism or drug addiction was a contributing factor material
to the Commissioner's determination that such individual was
disabled, for the month preceding the month in which this
paragraph takes effect, shall be required to comply with the
provisions of this subsection.
(B) Section 225(c)(2)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
425(c)(2)(B)), as so redesignated, is amended--
(i) by striking ''who is required under
subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ''described in
clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) who is
required''; and
(ii) by striking ''paragraph (3)'' and
inserting ''paragraph (4)''.
(C) Section 225(c)(3)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
425(c)(3)(A)), as so redesignated, is amended--
(i) by striking ''paragraph (1)'' and
inserting ''paragraph (2)(A)''; and
(ii) by striking ''paragraph (5)'' and
inserting ''paragraph (6)''.
(D) Section 225(c)(3)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
425(c)(3)(B)), as so redesignated, is amended by
striking ''paragraph (1)'' and inserting ''paragraph
(2)(A)''.
(E) Section 225(c)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
425(c)(5)), as so redesignated, is amended by striking
''paragraph (2)'' and inserting ''paragraph (3)''.
(F) Section 225(c)(6)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
425(c)(6)(A), as so redesignated, is amended--
(i) by striking ''who are receiving
benefits under this title and who as a
condition of payment of such benefits'' and
inserting ''described in paragraph (2)(A)(i)
who elect to undergo treatment; and the
monitoring and testing of all individuals
described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) who'';
(ii) by striking ''under paragraph (1)'';
and
(iii) by striking ''paragraph (2)(A)'' and
inserting ''paragraph (3)(A)''.
(G) Section 225(c)(6)(C)(ii)(I) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 425(c)(6)(C)(ii)(I)), as so redesignated, is
amended--
(i) by striking ''residing in the State''
and all that follows through ''they are
disabled'' and inserting ''described in
paragraph (2)(A) residing in the State''; and
(ii) by striking ''paragraph (2)(A)'' and
inserting ''paragraph (3)(A)''.
(H) Section 225(c)(6)(C)(ii)(III) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 425(c)(6)(C)(ii)(III)), as so redesignated, is
amended by striking ''paragraph (2)(A)'' and inserting
''paragraph (3)(A)''.
(I) Section 225(c)(6)(C) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
425(c)(6)(C)), as so redesignated, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
''(iii) The monitoring requirements of clause (ii) shall not apply
in the case of any individual described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) who
fails to comply with the requirements of paragraph (2).''.
(J) Section 225(c)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
425(c)(7)), as so redesignated, is amended--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ''who
is entitled'' and all that follows through ''is
under a disability'' and inserting ''described
in paragraph (2)(A)''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ''(4)
or (7)'' and inserting ''(5)''.
(K) Section 225(c)(8) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
425(c)(8)) is amended by striking ''(1), (4) or (7)''
and inserting ''(2) or (5)''.
(L) Section 225(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 425(c))
is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
''(10) The Commissioner shall provide appropriate notification to
each individual subject to the limitation on cash benefits contained in
paragraph (1) and the treatment provisions contained in paragraph (2).
''(11) The requirements of paragraph (2) shall cease to apply to
any individual if the Commissioner determines that such individual no
longer needs treatment.''.
(3) Representative payee requirements.--
(A) Section 205(j)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
405(j)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
''(B) In the case of an individual entitled to benefits based on
disability, the payment of such benefits shall be made to a
representative payee if the Commissioner of Social Security determines
that such payment would serve the interest of the individual because
the individual also has an alcoholism or drug addiction condition (as
determined by the Commissioner) and the individual is incapable of
managing such benefits.''.
(B) Section 205(j)(2)(C)(v) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
405(j)(2)(C)(v)) is amended by striking ''entitled to
benefits'' and all that follows through ''under a
disability'' and inserting ''described in paragraph
(1)(B)''.
(C) Section 205(j)(2)(D)(ii)(II) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 405(j)(2)(D)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking all
that follows ''15 years, or'' and inserting ''described
in paragraph (1)(B).''.
(D) Section 205(j)(4)(A)(i)(II) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 405(j)(4)(A)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking
''entitled to benefits'' and all that follows through
''under a disability'' and inserting ''described in
paragraph (1)(B)''.
(b) Amendments Relating to SSI Benefits.--
(1) In general.--Section 1611(e)(3) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(3)) is amended--
(A) by striking ''(B)'' and inserting ''(C)'';
(B) by striking ''(3)(A)'' and inserting ''(B)'';
and
(C) by inserting before subparagraph (B) as
redesignated by paragraph (2) the following new
subparagraph:
''(3)(A) No cash benefits shall be payable under this title to any
individual who is otherwise eligible for benefits under this title by
reason of disability, if such individual's alcoholism or drug addiction
is a contributing factor material to the Commissioner's determination
that such individual is disabled.''.
(2) Treatment requirements.--
(A) Section 1611(e)(3)(B)(i)(I) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1382(e)(3)(B)(i)(I)), as redesignated by
paragraph (1), is amended to read as follows:
''(B)(i)(I)(aa) Any individual who would be eligible for cash
benefits under this title but for the application of subparagraph (A)
may elect to comply with the provisions of this subparagraph.
''(bb) Any individual who is eligible for cash benefits
under this title by reason of disability (or whose eligibility
for such benefits is suspended) or is eligible for benefits
pursuant to section 1619(b), and who was eligible for such
benefits by reason of disability, for which such individual's
alcoholism or drug addiction was a contributing factor material
to the Commissioner's determination that such individual was
disabled, for the month preceding the month in which this
subparagraph takes effect, shall be required to comply with the
provisions of this subparagraph.''.
(B) Section 1611(e)(3)(B)(i)(II) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1382(e)(3)(B)(i)(II)), as so redesignated, is
amended by striking ''who is required under subclause
(I)'' and inserting ''described in division (bb) of
subclause (I) who is required''.
(C) Subclauses (I) and (II) of section
1611(e)(3)(B)(ii) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1382(e)(3)(B)(ii)), as so redesignated, are each
amended by striking ''clause (i)'' and inserting
''clause (i)(I)''.
(D) Section 1611(e)(3)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1382(e)(3)(B)), as so redesignated, is amended by
striking clause (v) and by redesignating clause (vi) as
clause (v).
(E) Section 1611(e)(3)(B)(v) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1382(e)(3)(B)(v)), as redesignated by subparagraph (D),
is amended--
(i) in subclause (I), by striking ''who is
eligible'' and all that follows through ''is
disabled'' and inserting ''described in clause
(i)(I)''; and
(ii) in subclause (V), by striking ''or
(v)''.
(F) Section 1611(e)(3)(C)(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1382(e)(3)(C)(i)), as redesignated by paragraph (1), is
amended by striking ''who are receiving benefits under
this title and who as a condition of such benefits''
and inserting ''described in subparagraph (B)(i)(I)(aa)
who elect to undergo treatment; and the monitoring and
testing of all individuals described in subparagraph
(B)(i)(I)(bb) who''.
(G) Section 1611(e)(3)(C)(iii)(II)(aa) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(3)(C)(iii)(II)(aa)), as so
redesignated, is amended by striking ''residing in the
State'' and all that follows through ''they are
disabled'' and inserting ''described in subparagraph
(B)(i)(I) residing in the State''.
(H) Section 1611(e)(3)(C)(iii) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1382(e)(3)(C)(iii)), as so redesignated, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(III) The monitoring requirements of subclause (II) shall not
apply in the case of any individual described in subparagraph
(B)(i)(I)(aa) who fails to comply with the requirements of subparagraph
(B).''.
(I) Section 1611(e)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1382(e)(3)), as amended by paragraph (1), is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
''(D) The Commissioner shall provide appropriate notification to
each individual subject to the limitation on cash benefits contained in
subparagraph (A) and the treatment provisions contained in subparagraph
(B).
''(E) The requirements of subparagraph (B) shall cease to apply to
any individual if the Commissioner determines that such individual no
longer needs treatment.''.
(3) Representative payee requirements.--
(A) Section 1631(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II)) is amended to read as
follows:
''(II) In the case of an individual eligible for benefits under
this title by reason of disability, the payment of such benefits shall
be made to a representative payee if the Commissioner of Social
Security determines that such payment would serve the interest of the
individual because the individual also has an alcoholism or drug
addiction condition (as determined by the Commissioner) and the
individual is incapable of managing such benefits.''.
(B) Section 1631(a)(2)(B)(vii) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(B)(vii)) is amended by striking
''eligible for benefits'' and all that follows through
''is disabled'' and inserting ''described in
subparagraph (A)(ii)(II)''.
(C) Section 1631(a)(2)(B)(ix)(II) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(B)(ix)(II)) is amended by striking
all that follows ''15 years, or'' and inserting
''described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II).''.
(D) Section 1631(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(D)(i)(II)) is amended by striking
''eligible for benefits'' and all that follows through
''is disabled'' and inserting ''described in
subparagraph (A)(ii)(II)''.
(4) Preservation of medicaid eligibility.--Section 1634(e)
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)) is amended--
(A) by striking ''clause (i) or (v) of section
1611(e)(3)(A)'' and inserting ''subparagraph (A) or
subparagraph (B)(i)(II) of section 1611(e)(3)''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following: ''This
subsection shall cease to apply to any such person if
the Commissioner determines that such person no longer
needs treatment.''.
(5) Conforming amendment.--Section 201(c) of the Social
Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994 (42
U.S.C. 425 note) is repealed.
(c) Effective Dates.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
amendments made by this section shall apply to applicants for
benefits under title II or title XVI of the Social Security Act
for months beginning on or after the date of the enactment of
this Act, without regard to whether regulations have been
issued to implement such amendments.
(2) Application to current recipients.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, in the case of an individual who is
receiving benefits under title II of the Social Security Act or
supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of such
Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act and whose
entitlement or eligibility for such benefits would terminate by
reason of the amendments made by this section, such amendments
shall apply with respect to the benefits of such individual for
months beginning on or after January 1, 1997, and the
Commissioner of Social Security shall so notify the individual
not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(3) Benefits under title xvi.--For purposes of this
subsection, the term ''benefits under title XVI of the Social
Security Act'' includes supplementary payments pursuant to an
agreement for Federal administration under section 1616(a) of
the Social Security Act, and payments pursuant to an agreement
entered into under section 212(b) of Public Law 93-66.

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Denies monthly cash disability benefits under titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI), respectively, of the Social Security Act for drug addicts and alcoholics whose substance abuse is a contributing factor material to their disability. Allows such individuals, instead, to elect to undergo treatment for their substance abuse. (Currently, such recipients are required to undergo treatment only at approved facilities or institutions.)
Revises OASDI and SSI program representative payee requirements to require the payment of program benefits through a representative payee if it is in the interest of an otherwise disabled individual with an alcohol or drug addiction condition who is incapable of managing such benefits.
Preserves the Medicaid eligibility of SSI recipients denied cash disability benefits because of the connection between their drug addiction or alcoholism and their disability.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''National Hurricane Research
Initiative Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Director.--The term ''Director'' means the Director of
the National Science Foundation.
(2) Under secretary.--The term ''Under Secretary'' means
the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere of the Department
of Commerce.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL HURRICANE RESEARCH INITIATIVE.

(a) Requirement To Establish.--The Under Secretary and the Director
shall establish an initiative known as the National Hurricane Research
Initiative for the purposes described in subsection (b).
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the National Hurricane Research
Initiative shall be to set research objectives based upon the findings
of the January 12, 2007, National Science Board report entitled
''Hurricane Warning: The Critical Need for National Hurricane Research
Initiative''--
(1) to make recommendations to the National Science Board
and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Science
Advisory Board on such research;
(2) to assemble the science and engineering expertise of
State or local government agencies or departments and
nongovernmental entities (including universities and colleges
and other research and academic institutions), through a multi-
entity effort focused on--
(A) improving hurricane and other severe tropical
storm forecasting capabilities, including formation,
track, and intensity change;
(B) durable and resilient infrastructure; and
(C) mitigating impacts on coastal populations, the
coastal built environment, and the natural coastal
environment, including but not limited to, coral reefs,
wetlands, and other natural systems that mitigate
hurricane wind and storm surge impacts; and
(3) to make grants to eligible entities to carry out
research in the following areas:
(A) Predicting hurricane intensity change.--
Research to improve understanding of--
(i) rapid change in storm size, motion,
structure, and intensity;
(ii) storm internal dynamics; and
(iii) the interactions of the storm and its
environmental conditions, including the
atmosphere, ocean, and land surface.
(B) Understanding ocean-atmosphere interactions.--
Observations, theory and modeling, to improve
understanding of air-sea interaction in high wind
speeds.
(C) Predicting storm surge, rainfall, inland
flooding, and strong winds produced by hurricanes and
tropical storms during and after landfall.--Research to
understand, model, and predict rainfall, flooding, high
winds, the potential occurrence of tornadoes, and storm
surge, including probabilistic modeling and mapping of
risk.
(D) Improved observations of hurricanes and
tropical storms.--Research to improve measurements of
hurricanes and tropical storms through mobile radar
platforms, Global Positioning Systems technology,
unmanned vehicles, ground-based and wireless sensors,
oceanic remote sensing technologies, and air-deployed
ocean profilers and floats to improve our understanding
of the complex nature of storms and their interaction
with the ocean and land.
(E) Assessing vulnerable infrastructure.--Research
to develop a national engineering assessment of coastal
infrastructure, including infrastructure related to
levees, seawalls, drainage systems, bridges, water and
sewage systems, power, and communications, to determine
the level of vulnerability of such infrastructure to
damage from hurricanes and to determine strategies to
reduce such vulnerabilities.
(F) Interaction of hurricanes with engineered
structures.--Research to improve understanding of the
impacts of hurricanes and tropical storms on buildings,
structures, and housing combined with modeling
essential for guiding the creation of improved building
designs and construction codes in locations
particularly vulnerable to hurricanes.
(G) Relationship between hurricanes, climate, and
natural ecosystems.--Research to improve the
understanding of complex relationships between
hurricanes and climate, including research to determine
the most effective methods to use observational
information and numerical model simulations to examine
the impacts on ecosystems over long and short periods
of time, including but not limited to impacts on coral
reefs, wetlands, and other natural systems that
mitigate hurricane wind and storm surge impacts.
(H) Technologies for disaster response and
recovery.--Research to improve emergency communication
networks for government agencies and non-government
entities and to improve communications between such
networks during disaster response and recovery,
including cyber-security during disaster situations and
the ability to improve damage assessments during
storms.
(I) Evacuation planning.--Research to improve the
manner in which hurricane-related information is
provided to, and utilized by, the public and government
officials, including research to assist officials of
State or local government in determining the
circumstances in which evacuations are required and in
carrying out such evacuations.
(J) Computational capability.--Research to improve
understanding of the efficient utility of multiple
models requiring sharing and inter-operability of
databases, computing environments, networks,
visualization tools, and analytic systems beyond what
is currently available for transitioning hurricane
research assets into operational practice and to
provide access to robust computational facilities
beyond the facilities normally accessible by the
civilian research community for the hurricane research
enterprise, including data acquisition and modeling
capability during hurricane events.
(c) Cooperation With Other Agencies.--The Under Secretary and the
Director shall cooperate with the head of each appropriate Federal
agency or department, research institute, university, and disaster-
response or nongovernmental organization to utilize the expertise and
capabilities of such entity to carry out the purposes of the National
Hurricane Research Initiative, including cooperation with the heads of
the following entities:
(1) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(2) The National Institute of Standards and Technology.
(3) The Department of Homeland Security, including the
Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(4) The Department of Energy.
(5) The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency.
(6) The Environmental Protection Agency.
(7) The United States Geological Survey.
(8) The Army Corps of Engineers.
(d) Coordination.--The White House Office of Science and Technology
Policy, through the National Science and Technology Council, shall
coordinate the activities carried out by the United States related to
the National Hurricane Research Initiative as a formal program with a
well defined organizational structure and execution plan.
(e) Grants.--
(1) Authority.--The Undersecretary and the Director may
award grants to appropriate State and local governmental
agencies or departments, research universities or
nongovernmental entities to carry out the purposes described in
subsection (b).
(2) Best practices.--The Under Secretary and the Director
shall develop and make available to the public a description of
best practices to be used to carry out a project with a grant
awarded under this subsection.
(f) Research Seminars and Forums.--The Under Secretary and the
Director shall carry out a series of national seminars and forums that
assemble a broad collection of scientific disciplines to direct
researchers to work collaboratively to carry out the purposes described
in subsection (b).
(g) Initial Research To Develop Improved Hurricane Intensity
Forecasts and Impact Projections.--The Undersecretary and the Director
shall within 120 days after the enactment of this Act issue a request
for proposals to undertake the basic and applied research with an
annual budget in the amounts as deemed appropriate by the Under
Secretary and the Director to accomplish the desired research results
during a 10-year term.
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $285,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through
2018 to carry out this section.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE DATABASE.

(a) Requirement To Establish.--The Under Secretary and the Director
shall establish a National Infrastructure Database for the purposes
of--
(1) cataloging and characterizing the physical, social, and
natural infrastructure in order to provide a baseline for
developing standards, measuring modification, and determining
loss;
(2) providing information to Federal, State, and local
government officials to improve information public policy
related to hurricanes and tropical storms; and
(3) providing data to researchers to improve their ability
to measure hurricane impacts, separate such impacts from other
effects, both natural and anthropogenic, make effective
recommendations for improved building codes and urban planning
practices, and develop effective procedures for responding to
infrastructure disruption.
(b) Database Requirements.--The National Infrastructure Database
shall be a virtual, cyber environment that uses existing capabilities
and facilities, and establishes new capabilities and facilities, as
appropriate, to provide an interoperable environment and the necessary
metadata and other resources needed by users of that Database.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2018
to carry out this section.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL HURRICANE RESEARCH MODEL.

(a) Requirement To Establish.--The Under Secretary and the Director
shall develop a National Hurricane Research Model to conduct
integrative research and to facilitate the transfer of research
knowledge to operational applications, including linking relevant
theoretical, physical, and computational models from atmospheric,
oceanic, economic, sociological, engineered infrastructure, and
ecologic fields, conducting experimental research to understand the
extensive complexities of hurricanes, training of the next-generation
hurricane researchers and forecasters, and obtaining measurable results
in a comprehensive framework suitable for testing end-to-end
integrative systems.
(b) System Requirements.--The National Hurricane Research Model
shall be a physically distributed and highly coordinated working
environment in which research from the National Hurricane Research
Initiative can be experimentally substantiated using suitable
quantitative metrics, and where a culture of interaction and
collaboration can further be promoted, including in the areas of--
(1) facilities and cyber infrastructure;
(2) software integration; and
(3) fixed mobile data collection platforms and data
provisioning systems.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $130,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through
2018 to carry out this section.

Ex Output:
National Hurricane Research Initiative Act of 2007 - Requires the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere of the Department of Commerce and the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a National Hurricane Research Initiative and to cooperate with other specified federal agencies to carry it out.

Requires such Initiative to set research objectives (based on a National Science Board report on the need for such Initiative) to: (1) make recommendations to the Board and to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Science Advisory Board; (2) assemble the science and engineering expertise of state or local government agencies and nongovernmental entities through a multi-agency effort focused on improving severe tropical storm forecasting capabilities, on durable and resilient infrastructure, and on mitigating impacts on coastal populations, the coastal built environment, and the natural coastal environment; and (3) make grants for hurricane research, including regarding storm internal dynamics, predicting high winds, tornadoes, and storm surge, and improving measurements of hurricanes and tropical storms through specified technologies.

Directs the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, through the National Science and Technology Council, to coordinate U.S. activities related to the Initiative as a formal program with a well-defined organizational structure and execution plan.

Directs the Under Secretary and the Director to: (1) issue a request for proposals to undertake the basic and applied research with a sufficient annual budget to accomplish the desired research results during a 10-year term; (2) establish a National Infrastructure Database; and (3) develop a National Hurricane Research Model.