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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Family Telephone Connection
Protection Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds that:
(1) The telephone is the primary method by which
individuals correspond and maintain contact with family members
who are incarcerated in correctional institutions.
(2) Except for emergency purposes, family members are not
allowed to call people incarcerated in correctional
institutions; incarcerated persons are typically allowed to
call family members and other pre-approved individuals only
through payphones physically located on the premises of
correctional institutions.
(3) Inmate telephone service in correctional institutions
often is limited to collect calling.
(4) Regardless of whether the prisoners' calls are placed
collect or through a debit account, the prisoners' family
members typically pay for the calls, either through their
telephone bills, in the case of collect calls received from
prisoners, or by making deposits directly into prisoners' debit
accounts.
(5) Innocent citizens are paying excessive telephone
charges simply due to having a family member or loved one who
is incarcerated.
(6) The rates for calls from correctional institutions are
some of the highest rates in the United States, with some per-
minute charges reaching $1 and service or connection charges of
$3.95 per call.
(7) Information compiled by the Congress and the Federal
Communications Commission shows that the high rates are due in
part to the lack of competition between telephone companies
that provide long distance inmate telephone service to
correctional institutions.
(8) There are no competitive forces providing incentives
for those carriers to lower prices or operate efficiently
because, unlike the mass market, only one carrier is typically
permitted to provide long distance inmate telephone service
within each correctional institution.
(9) High calling rates also are due in part to commissions
that carriers pay to correctional institution administrators
for the exclusive right to provide long distance inmate
telephone service in a correctional facility. In some cases,
such commissions account for 50 percent or more of the total
charges.
(10) The collection of such commissions by correctional
institution administrators and state departments of correction
based upon interstate telecommunications revenues is a burden
on interstate commerce.
(11) Due to the lack of competition for telephone services
within correctional institutions, families of people in prison,
many of whom have low incomes, cannot choose the long distance
carrier with the lowest calling rates and must pay the
excessive rates charged by the carrier having the exclusive
right to provide long distance service to the correctional
institution from which the call originates.
(12) It is the policy of the United States to ensure that
all Americans are afforded just and reasonable communications
services, including those families that pay rates for inmate
telephone service.
(13) It is clear from various studies that maintaining
frequent and meaningful communications between people who are
incarcerated and family members is key to the successful social
reintegration of formerly incarcerated individuals. Such
contact reduces recidivism and facilitates rehabilitation,
which in turn reduces crime and the future costs of
imprisonment.
(14) Frequent communications between incarcerated persons
and family members is burdened, and in some cases, prevented,
by excessive inmate telephone service rates. Excessive inmate
telephone service rates thus weaken the family and community
ties that are necessary for successful reentry into society by
persons who were formerly incarcerated and the reduction in
crime resulting from successful reentry.
(15) The Commission has the expertise and authority to
regulate inmate telephone service. Because parties to
Commission rulemaking proceedings have raised issues regarding
its authority to implement meaningful relief for excessive
inmate telephone service rates, Congress finds it necessary and
appropriate to reaffirm that the Commission has the authority
to implement the types of relief set forth in this Act.

SEC. 3. RESTRICTIONS ON THE PROVISION OF INMATE TELEPHONE SERVICE.

(a) Definitions.--Section 226(a) of the Communications Act of 1934
(47 U.S.C. 226(a)) is amended adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
''(10) The term 'collect' or 'collect call' refers to a
telephone call from a person incarcerated in a correctional
institution that is billed to the subscriber receiving the
call.
''(11) The term 'commission' refers to a fee or other
payment by a provider of inmate telephone service to an
administrator of a correctional institution, department of
correction, or similar entity, based upon, or partly upon,
inmate telephone service revenue.
''(12) The term 'debit account' refers to the payment of
inmate telephone service through a prisoner's prepaid card or
other account, which can be accessed only through an access
code, personal identification number, or similar identifier.
''(13) The term 'inmate telephone service' includes the
provision of telephone service enabling persons incarcerated in
correctional institutions to originate interstate calls at
payphones or other telephones that are designated for
prisoners' personal use, regardless of whether the calls are
collect, paid through a debit account, or paid through any
other means.
''(14) The term 'provider of inmate telephone service'
means any common carrier that provides inmate telephone service
or any other person determined by the Commission to be
providing inmate telephone service.''.
(b) Regulations.--Section 226 is further amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (k); and
(2) inserting after subsection (h) the following new
subsections:
''(i) Regulation of Inmate Telephone Service.--
''(1) Rates.--In order to ensure that charges for inmate
telephone service are just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory,
the Commission shall consider, either in a rulemaking
proceeding that is pending as of the date of enactment of the
Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2005 or in a new
rulemaking proceeding, the following types of regulation of
inmate telephone service, all of which are within the
Commission's jurisdiction and authority:
''(A) prescribing a maximum uniform per-minute
compensation rate;
''(B) prescribing a maximum uniform service
connection or other per-call compensation rate;
''(C) prescribing variable maximum compensation
rates depending on such factors as carrier costs, the
size of the correctional facility served, and other
relevant factors identified by the Commission;
''(D) requiring providers of inmate telephone
service to offer both collect calling and debit account
services;
''(E) prohibiting the payment of commissions by
providers of inmate telephone service to administrators
of correctional institutions, departments of
correction, and similar entities; and
''(F) requiring administrators of correctional
institutions, departments of correction, and similar
entities to allow more than one provider of inmate
telephone service to provide interstate inmate
telephone service at a correctional institution in
order that prisoners have a choice of such providers.
''(2) Scope.--The regulations adopted by the Commission
shall be technologically neutral and shall not jeopardize
legitimate security and penelogical interests. To the extent
the Commission regulations reduce or eliminate the revenue
derived by administrators of correctional institutions,
departments of correction, and similar entities from the
receipt of commissions, such effects of Commission regulations
shall not be considered as jeopardizing or otherwise affecting
legitimate security or penelogical interests.
''(3) Deadlines and periodic review.--The Commission shall
prescribe regulations to implement the provisions of this
subsection within one year after the date of enactment of the
Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2005. The
Commission shall review, on a triennial basis, the regulations
promulgated under this subsection, including whether any
Commission-established compensation rates should be modified.
''(4) State preemption.--To the extent that any State
requirements are inconsistent with the Commission's regulations
affecting or pertaining to interstate inmate telephone service,
including restrictions on the payment of commissions based upon
interstate inmate telephone service revenues or earnings, the
Commission's regulations on such matters shall preempt such
State requirements.
''(j) Inmate Telephone Service Fully Subject to Sections 251 and
252.--
''(1) Inmate telephone service is fully subject to the
requirements of sections 251 and 252 of this Act.
''(2) No provider of inmate telephone service may block or
otherwise refuse to carry a call placed by an incarcerated
person on the grounds that the provider has no contractual or
other arrangement with the local exchange carrier serving the
intended recipient of the call or other common carrier involved
in any portion of the transmission of the call.''.

Output: Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider the following types of regulation of inmate telephone service: (1) prescribing a maximum uniform per-minute rate (paid to telephone service providers); (2) prescribing a maximum uniform service connection or other per-call rate; (3) prescribing variable maximum rates depending on factors such as carrier costs or the size of the correctional facility; (4) requiring providers of inmate telephone service to offer both collect calling and debit account services; (5) prohibiting the payment of commissions by such providers to administrators of correctional facilities; and (6) requiring such administrators to allow more than one service provider at a facility so that prisoners have a choice.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage
Hydropower Act''.

SEC. 2. CLOSED-LOOP PUMPED STORAGE PROJECTS.

Part I of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 792 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:

''SEC. 34. CLOSED-LOOP PUMPED STORAGE PROJECTS.

''(a) Expedited Licensing Process for Closed-Loop Pumped Storage
Projects.--
''(1) In general.--As provided in this section, the
Commission may issue and amend licenses and preliminary
permits, as appropriate, for closed-loop pumped storage
projects.
''(2) Rule.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this section, the Commission shall issue a rule
establishing an expedited process for issuing and amending
licenses and preliminary permits for closed-loop pumped storage
projects under this section.
''(3) Interagency task force.--In establishing the
expedited process under this section, the Commission shall
convene an interagency task force, with appropriate Federal and
State agencies and Indian tribes represented, to coordinate the
regulatory processes associated with the authorizations
required to construct and operate closed-loop pumped storage
projects.
''(4) Length of process.--The Commission shall ensure that
the expedited process under this section will result in final
decision on an application for a license by not later than 2
years after receipt of a completed application for such
license.
''(b) Dam Safety.--Before issuing any license for a closed-loop
pumped storage project, the Commission shall assess the safety of
existing dams and other structures related to the project (including
possible consequences associated with failure of such structures).
''(c) Exemptions From Other Requirements.--
''(1) In general.--In issuing or amending a license or
preliminary permit pursuant to the expedited process
established under this section, the Commission may grant an
exemption from any other requirement of this part with respect
to any part of the closed-loop pumped storage project (not
including any dam or other impoundment).
''(2) Consultation.--In granting an exemption under
paragraph (1), the Commission shall consult with the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service and the State agency
exercising administration over the fish and wildlife resources
of the State in which the closed-loop pumped storage project is
or will be located, in the manner provided by the Fish and
Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).
''(3) Terms and conditions.--In granting an exemption under
paragraph (1), the Commission shall include in any such
exemption--
''(A) such terms and conditions as the Fish and
Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service,
and the State agency described in paragraph (2) each
determine are appropriate to prevent loss of, or damage
to, fish and wildlife resources and to otherwise carry
out the purposes of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination
Act; and
''(B) such terms and conditions as the Commission
deems appropriate to ensure that such closed-loop
pumped storage project continues to comply with the
provisions of this section and terms and conditions
included in any such exemption.
''(4) Fees.--The Commission, in addition to the
requirements of section 10(e), shall establish fees which shall
be paid by an applicant for a license for a closed-loop pumped
storage project that is required to meet terms and conditions
set by fish and wildlife agencies under paragraph (3). Such
fees shall be adequate to reimburse the fish and wildlife
agencies referred to in paragraph (3) for any reasonable costs
incurred in connection with any studies or other reviews
carried out by such agencies for purposes of compliance with
this section. The fees shall, subject to annual appropriations
Acts, be transferred to such agencies by the Commission for use
solely for purposes of carrying out such studies and shall
remain available until expended.
''(d) Transfers.--Notwithstanding section 5, and regardless of
whether the holder of a preliminary permit for a closed-loop pumped
storage project claimed municipal preference under section 7(a) when
obtaining the permit, the Commission may, to facilitate development of
a closed-loop pumped storage project--
''(1) add entities as joint permittees following issuance
of a preliminary permit; and
''(2) transfer a license in part to one or more
nonmunicipal entities as co-licensees with a municipality, if
the municipality retains majority ownership of the project for
which the license was issued.
''(e) Interagency Communications.--Interagency cooperation in the
preparation of environmental documents under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to an
application for a license for a closed-loop pumped storage project
submitted pursuant to this section, and interagency communications
relating to licensing process coordination pursuant to this section,
shall not--
''(1) be considered to be ex parte communications under
Commission rules; or
''(2) preclude an agency from participating in a licensing
proceeding under this part.
''(f) Developing Abandoned Mines for Pumped Storage.--
''(1) Workshop.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this section, the Commission shall hold a workshop
to explore potential opportunities for development of closed-
loop pumped storage projects at abandoned mine sites.
''(2) Guidance.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this section, the Commission shall issue guidance
to assist applicants for licenses or preliminary permits for
closed-loop pumped storage projects at abandoned mine sites.
''(g) Qualifying Criteria for Closed-Loop Pumped Storage
Projects.--
''(1) In general.--The Commission shall establish criteria
that a pumped storage project shall meet in order to qualify as
a closed-loop pumped storage project eligible for the expedited
process established under this section.
''(2) Inclusions.--In establishing the criteria under
paragraph (1), the Commission shall include criteria requiring
that the pumped storage project--
''(A) cause little to no change to existing surface
and groundwater flows and uses; and
''(B) is unlikely to adversely affect species
listed as a threatened species or endangered species
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.''.

SEC. 3. OBLIGATION FOR PAYMENT OF ANNUAL CHARGES.

Section 10(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 803(e)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(5) Any obligation of a licensee for payment of annual charges
under this subsection shall commence when the construction of the
applicable facility commences.''.

Passed the House of Representatives December 12, 2017.

Attest:

KAREN L. HAAS,

Clerk.

Output: Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act (Sec.2)This bill amends the Federal Power Act to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to establish an expedited licensing process for issuing and amending licenses and preliminary permits for closed-loop pumped storage projects (in which the upper and lower reservoirs do not impound or directly withdraw water from navigable waters, or that are not continuously connected to a naturally flowing water feature). In establishing the expedited process, FERC shall convene an interagency task force with appropriate federal and state agencies and Indian tribes to coordinate the regulatory process associated with the authorizations required to construct and operate closed-loop pumped storage projects. FERC must assess the safety of existing dams and other structures related to the project before issuing any license for a closed-loop storage project. FERC must hold a workshop to explore potential opportunities for development of storage projects at abandoned mine sites. FERC must also establish criteria that a project shall meet to qualify as a closed-loop pumped storage under this bill, including requiring that the project cause little to no change to existing surface and groundwater flows and uses and that the project is unlikely to adversely affect species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. (Sec.3)Licensees are not required to pay an annual charge for administrative expenses until construction commences.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Commission on Executive Organization
Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.

There is established a commission to be known as the ''Commission
on Executive Organization'' (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the
''Commission'').

SEC. 3. FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION; REPORT; IMPLEMENTATION OF
RECOMMENDATIONS.

(a) Functions.--The Commission shall examine and make
recommendations with respect to an effective and practicable
organization of the executive branch of the Federal Government,
including recommendations regarding--
(1) criteria for use by the President and the Congress in
evaluating proposals for changes in the structure of the
executive branch of the Federal Government, including criteria
for use by the President and the Congress in evaluating and
overseeing Government-sponsored enterprises, Government
corporations, and independent agencies;
(2) the organization of the executive branch into not more
than 8 departments, which shall include the Department of
State, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of
Justice, and the Department of Defense;
(3) the reorganization of independent agencies and
Government corporations;
(4) the most effective and practicable structure of the
Executive Office of the President for conducting oversight of
the executive branch, and criteria for use by such Office in
evaluating and overseeing the performance of the executive
branch; and
(5) functions being performed by Federal Government
agencies as of the effective date of this Act that should be
performed by State or local agencies or by the private sector.
The Commission shall seek to reduce the total number of individuals
employed by the Federal Government by 5 percent within 5 years after
the effective date of this Act.
(b) Report.--The Commission, by not later than 6 months after the
completion of appointment of the members of the Commission, shall
submit a report to the President which contains a detailed statement
of--
(1) its recommendations under subsection (a); and
(2) legislative changes necessary to implement such
recommendations.
(c) Implementation of Recommendations.--
(1) Executive order.--The President, by as soon as
practicable after the date of the receipt by the President of
the Commission report under subsection (b), shall issue an
Executive order which implements the recommendations made in
the report.
(2) Report to congress.--The President, by not later than
the date the President issues an Executive order under
paragraph (1), shall transmit to the Congress a report
containing the recommendations for legislation submitted by the
Commission under subsection (b)(2).

SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION.

(a) In General.--The Commission shall consist of 7 members, as
follows:
(1) The Secretary of State.
(2) The Secretary of the Treasury.
(3) The Attorney General of the United States.
(4) The Secretary of Defense.
(5) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
(6) 2 members appointed by the President from among other
officials in the executive branch of the Federal Government.
(b) Completion of Appointments.--The President, by not later than
30 days after the effective date of this Act, shall complete
appointment of members of the Commission pursuant to subsection (a)(6)
and identify those appointees to the Congress.
(c) Chairman.--The President shall designate a member of the
Commission to be its Chairman.

SEC. 5. RESTRICTION ON PAY, ALLOWANCES, AND BENEFITS.

A member of the Commission shall receive no pay, allowances, or
benefits by reason of his or her service on the Commission.

SEC. 6. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

(a) Meetings.--The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out
this section, hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and
places, as the Commission considers appropriate.
(b) Rules.--The Commission may adopt such rules as may be necessary
to establish procedures and to govern the manner of the operation,
organization, and personnel of the Commission.
(c) Assistance From Federal Agencies.--
(1) Information.--The Commission may request from the head
of any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the
Federal Government such information as the Commission may
require for the purpose of carrying out this Act. The head of
such department, agency, or instrumentality shall, to the
extent otherwise permitted by law, furnish such information to
the Commission upon request made by the Chairman.
(2) Facilities, services, and personnel.--Upon request of
the Chairman of the Commission, the head of any department,
agency, or other instrumentality of the Federal Government
shall, to the extent possible and subject to the discretion of
such head--
(A) make any of the facilities and services of such
department, agency, or instrumentality available to the
Commission; and
(B) detail any of the personnel of such department,
agency, or instrumentality to the Commission, on a non
reimbursable basis, to assist the Commission in
carrying out the duties of the Commission under this
Act.
(d) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the
same manner and under the same conditions as the departments and
agencies of the Federal Government.
(e) Contracts for Research and Surveys.--The Commission may, to
such extent and in such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts,
enter into contracts with State agencies, private firms, institutions,
and individuals for the purpose of conducting research or surveys
necessary to enable the Commission to discharge the duties of the
Commission under this Act.
(f) Executive Director and Staff.--Subject to such rules and
regulations as may be adopted by the Commission, the Chairman of the
Commission may appoint, terminate, and fix the pay of an Executive
Director and of such additional staff as the Chairman considers
appropriate to assist the Commission. The Chairman may fix the pay of
personnel appointed under this subsection without regard to the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5,
United States Code (relating to the number or classification of
employees and to rates of pay), the provisions of such title governing
appointments in the competitive service, and any other similar
provision of law; except that no rate of pay fixed under this
subsection may exceed a rate equal to the maximum rate of pay payable
for a position above GS-15 of the General Schedule under section 5108
of such title.

SEC. 7. APPLICABILITY OF THE FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.

The Commission shall be an advisory committee for purposes of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).

SEC. 8. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.

The Commission shall cease to exist on the date that is 30 days
after the date on which the Commission submits the report required
under section 3(b).

SEC. 9. PREPARATION FOR THE COMMISSION.

Not later than 90 days after the effective date of this Act, the
Comptroller General of the United States, the Director of the
Congressional Research Service, the Director of the Congressional
Budget Office, and the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment
shall each submit to the Commission an index to, and synopses of,
materials on executive organization that such official considers useful
to the Commission. Subject to laws governing the disclosure of
classified or otherwise restricted information, such materials may
include reports, analyses, recommendations, and results of research of
such organizations.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission not more
than $1,500,000 for carrying out this Act.

SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Act shall take effect on February 1, 1994.
Output: Commission on Executive Organization Act - Establishes the Commission on Executive Organization to examine and make recommendations with respect to an effective and practicable organization of the executive branch. Requires the Commission to seek to reduce the total number of Federal employees by five percent within five years after the effective date of this Act. Requires the Commission to submit a report to the President describing its recommendations and legislative changes necessary to implement such recommendations. Requires the President to: (1) issue an Executive order implementing the recommendations made in the report; and (2) report to the Congress on the Commission's recommendations for legislation.
Requires the Directors of the Congressional Research Service, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Office of Technology Assessment to submit to the Commission indices to, and synopses of, materials on executive organization useful to the Commission.
Authorizes appropriations.