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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Wind Energy Research and Development
Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. WIND ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall carry out a program
of research and development to--
(1) improve the energy efficiency, reliability, and
capacity of wind turbines;
(2) optimize the design and adaptability of wind energy
systems to the broadest practical range of atmospheric
conditions; and
(3) reduce the cost of construction, generation, and
maintenance of wind energy systems.
(b) Program.--The program under this section shall focus on
research and development of--
(1) new materials and designs to make larger, lighter, less
expensive, and more reliable rotor blades;
(2) technologies to improve gearbox performance and
reliability;
(3) automation, materials, and assembly of large-scale
components to reduce manufacturing costs;
(4) low-cost transportable towers greater than 100 meters
in height to capitalize on improved wind conditions at higher
elevations;
(5) advanced computational modeling tools to improve--
(A) the reliability of aeroelastic simulations of
wind energy systems;
(B) understanding of the interaction between each
wind turbine component;
(C) siting of wind energy systems to maximize
efficiency and minimize variable generation;
(D) integration of wind energy systems into the
existing electric grid to ensure reliability; and
(E) understanding of the wake effect between upwind
and downwind turbine operations;
(6) advanced control systems and blade sensors to improve
performance and reliability under a wide variety of wind
conditions;
(7) advanced generators, including--
(A) medium-speed and low-speed generators;
(B) direct-drive technology; and
(C) the use of advanced magnets in generator
rotors;
(8) wind technology for offshore applications;
(9) methods to assess and mitigate the effects of wind
energy systems on radar and electromagnetic fields;
(10) wind turbines with a maximum electric power production
capacity of 100 kilowatts or less;
(11) technical processes to enable--
(A) scalability of transmission from remotely
located renewable resource rich areas; and
(B) optimization of advanced infrastructure design,
including high voltage transmission; and
(12) other research areas as determined by the Secretary.

SEC. 3. WIND ENERGY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a wind
energy demonstration program. In carrying out this section, the
Secretary shall ensure that--
(1) the program is of sufficient size and geographic
diversity to measure wind energy system performance under the
full productive range of wind conditions in the United States;
(2) demonstration projects carried out under this program
are--
(A) conducted in collaboration with industry and,
as appropriate, with academic institutions; and
(B) located in various geographic areas
representing various wind class regimes; and
(3) data collected from demonstration projects carried out
under this program is useful for carrying out section 2(b).
(b) Cost-Sharing.--The Secretary shall carry out the program under
this section in compliance with section 988(a) through (d) and section
989 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352(a) through (d)
and 16353).

SEC. 4. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY.

In carrying out this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall--
(1) coordinate with the Office of Minority Economic Impact
and with the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business
Utilization; and
(2) provide special consideration to applications submitted
by institutions, businesses, or entities containing majority
representation by individuals identified in section 33 or 34 of
the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C.
1885a or 1885b).

SEC. 5. COMPETITIVE AWARDS.

Awards under section 2 and section 3 shall be made on a competitive
basis with an emphasis on technical merit.

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.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy
to carry out this Act $200,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010
through 2014.

Passed the House of Representatives September 9, 2009.

Attest:

LORRAINE C. MILLER,

Clerk.

A: Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research and development program to: (1) improve the energy efficiency, reliability, and capacity of wind turbines; (2) optimize the design and adaptability of wind energy systems to the broadest practical range of atmospheric conditions; and (3) reduce the cost of construction, generation, and maintenance of such systems.

Directs the Secretary to conduct a wind energy demonstration program to measure wind energy system performance under the full productive range of wind conditions in the United States.

Requires awards under such programs to be made on a competitive basis with an emphasis on technical merit.

Requires the Secretary, in carrying out this Act, to: (1) coordinate with the Office of Minority Economic Impact and with the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; and (2) provide special consideration to applications submitted by institutions, businesses, or entities containing majority representation of women, minorities, or persons with disabilities in science and engineering.

Authorizes appropriations.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Urban Medicare-Dependent Hospitals
Preservation Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. CRITERIA AND PAYMENT FOR CERTAIN URBAN MEDICARE-DEPENDENT
HOSPITALS.

(a) In General.--Section 1886(d)(5) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
''(M)(i) For cost reporting periods beginning on or
after October 1, 2011, and before October 1, 2014, in
the case of a subsection (d) hospital which is an urban
Medicare-dependent hospital, payment under paragraph
(1)(A) shall be equal to the sum of the amount
determined under clause (ii) and the amount determined
under paragraph (1)(A)(iii).
''(ii) The amount determined under this clause is,
for discharges occurring during a cost reporting period
that begins on or after October 1, 2011, and before
October 1, 2014, 50 percent of the amount by which the
hospital's target amount for the cost reporting period
(as defined in subsection (b)(3)(L)) exceeds the amount
determined under paragraph (1)(A)(iii).
''(iii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term
'urban Medicare-dependent hospital' means, with respect
to any cost reporting period to which clause (i)
applies, any hospital--
''(I) located in an urban area or
reclassified to an urban area for wage index
purposes;
''(II) that does not receive payment--
''(aa) under subparagraph (C) as a
rural referral center;
''(bb) under subparagraph (D) as a
sole community hospital;
''(cc) under subparagraph (B) or
under subsection (h); or
''(dd) under subparagraph (F);
''(III) that is not a physician-owned
hospital, as defined in section 489.3 of title
42, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect
as of the date of the enactment of this
subparagraph); and
''(IV) for which not less than 60 percent
of its inpatient days or discharges during the
cost reporting period beginning in fiscal year
2006, or two of the three most recently audited
cost reporting periods for which the Secretary
has a settled cost report, were attributable to
inpatients entitled to benefits under part A
and not enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan
under part C.''.
(b) Target Payment Amount.--Section 1886(b)(3) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B)(iv), by striking ''and (D)'' and
inserting '', (D), and (M)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
''(M) For cost reporting periods occurring on or
after October 1, 2011, and before October 1, 2014, in
the case of a hospital that is an urban Medicare-
dependent hospital (as defined in subsection
(d)(5)(M)), the term 'target amount' means--
''(i) with respect to the first 12-month
cost reporting period in which this
subparagraph is applied to the hospital, the
allowable operating costs of inpatient hospital
services (as defined in subsection (a)(4))
recognized under this title for the hospital
for the 12-month cost reporting period
beginning during fiscal year 2002 or 2006
(whichever results in a higher target amount),
increased by the applicable percentage increase
under subparagraph (B)(iv) for each of fiscal
years 2003 through 2011 or 2007 through 2011,
respectively; and
''(ii) with respect to discharges occurring
after the first 12-month cost reporting period
in which this subparagraph is applied to the
hospital, the target amount for the preceding
year increased by the applicable percentage
increase under subparagraph (B)(iv).''.

A: Urban Medicare-Dependent Hospitals Preservation Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 2011, and before October 1, 2014, to revise the criteria and payment formula for "subsection (d) hospitals" which are urban Medicare-dependent hospitals.

(Generally a subsection (d) hospital is an acute care hospital particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''True American Heroes Act''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS FOR GOVERNMENT WORKERS WHO RESPONDED
TO THE ATTACKS ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AND PERISHED.

(a) Presentation Authorized.--In recognition of the bravery and
self-sacrifice of officers, emergency workers, and other employees of
State and local government agencies, including the Port Authority of
New York and New Jersey, and of the United States Government, who
responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City,
and perished in the tragic events of September 11, 2001 (including
those who are missing and presumed dead), the President is authorized
to present, on behalf of the Congress, a gold medal of appropriate
design for each such officer, emergency worker, or employee to the next
of kin or other representative of each such officer, emergency worker,
or employee.
(b) Design and Striking.--For purposes of the presentation referred
to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall strike gold
medals with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be
determined by the Secretary to be emblematic of the valor and heroism
of the men and women honored.
(c) Determination of Recipients.--The Secretary of the Treasury
shall determine the number of medals to be presented under this section
and the appropriate recipients of the medals after consulting with
appropriate representatives of Federal, State, and local officers and
agencies and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
(d) Presentment Ceremony.--The President shall consult with the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of
the Senate, the majority leader and the minority leader of the House of
Representatives, and the majority leader and the minority leader of the
Senate with regard to the ceremony for presenting the gold medals under
subsection (a).
(e) Duplicative Gold Medals For Departments and Duty Stations.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall strike
duplicates in gold of the gold medals struck pursuant to
subsection (a) for presentation to each of the following:
(A) The Governor of the State of New York.
(B) The Mayor of the City of New York.
(C) The Commissioner of the New York Police
Department, the Commissioner of the New York Fire
Department, the head of emergency medical services for
the City of New York, and the Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Port Authority of New York and New
Jersey.
(D) Each precinct house, fire house, emergency
response station, or other duty station or place of
employment to which each person referred to in
subsection (a) was assigned on September 11, 2001, for
display in each such place in a manner befitting the
memory of such persons.
(f) Determination of Recipients.--The Secretary of the Treasury
shall determine the number of medals to be presented under subsection
(e) and the appropriate recipients of the medals after consulting with
appropriate representatives of Federal, State, and local officers and
agencies and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
(g) Duplicate Bronze Medals.--The Secretary of the Treasury may
strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant
to subsection (a) under such regulations as the Secretary may
prescribe, at a price of $50 per medal.
(h) Proceeds of Sale.--Amounts received from the sales of duplicate
bronze medals under subsection (g) shall be deposited in a fund to be
used to erect a memorial for the fallen emergency responders.
(i) Use of the United States Mint at West Point, New York.--It is
the sense of the Congress that the medals authorized under this section
should--
(1) be designed, struck, and presented not more than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) be struck at the United States Mint at West Point, New
York, to the greatest extent possible.

SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS FOR PEOPLE ABOARD UNITED AIRLINES
FLIGHT 93 WHO HELPED RESIST THE HIJACKERS AND CAUSED THE
PLANE TO CRASH.

(a) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) On September 11, 2001, United Airlines Flight 93,
piloted by Captain James Dahl, departed from Newark
International Airport at 8:01 a.m. on its scheduled route to
San Francisco, California, with 7 crew members and 38
passengers on board.
(2) Shortly after departure, United Airlines Flight 93 was
hijacked by terrorists.
(3) At 10:37 a.m. United Airlines Flight 93 crashed near
Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
(4) Evidence indicates that people aboard United Airlines
Flight 93 learned that other hijacked planes had been used to
attack the World Trade Center in New York City and resisted the
actions of the hijackers on board.
(5) The effort to resist the hijackers aboard United
Airlines Flight 93 appears to have caused the plane to crash
prematurely, potentially saving hundreds or thousands of lives
and preventing the destruction of the White House, the Capitol,
or another important symbol of freedom and democracy.
(6) The leaders of the resistance aboard United Airlines
Flight 93 demonstrated exceptional bravery, valor, and
patriotism, and are worthy of the appreciation of the people of
the United States.
(b) Presentation of Congressional Gold Medals Authorized.--The
President is authorized to award posthumously, on behalf of Congress
and in recognition of heroic service to the Nation, gold medals of
appropriate design to any passengers or crew members on board United
Airlines Flight 93 who are identified by the Attorney General as having
aided in the effort to resist the hijackers on board the plane.
(c) Design and Striking.--For the purpose of the presentation
referred to in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Treasury shall
strike gold medals of a single design with suitable emblems, devices,
and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary.
(d) Duplicate Medals.--Under such regulations as the Secretary of
the Treasury may prescribe, the Secretary may strike and sell
duplicates in bronze of the gold medals struck under subsection (b) at
a price sufficient to cover the cost of the bronze medals (including
labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses) and
the cost of the gold medals.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.

The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes
of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.

Passed the House of Representatives December 18, 2001.

Attest:

JEFF TRANDAHL,

Clerk.

A:
True American Heroes Act - Authorizes the President to present on behalf of Congress a gold medal to the next of kin or other representative of each officer, emergency worker, or employee of a State and local government agency, including the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and of the Federal Government, who responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, and perished in the tragic events of September 11, 2001 (including those who are missing and presumed dead).Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bronze duplicates. Requires the proceeds from such sale to be deposited in a fund to be used to erect a memorial for the fallen emergency responders.Expresses the sense of Congress that the medals: (1) should be designed, struck, and presented within 90 days after enactment of this Act; and (2) be struck at the U.S. Mint at West Point, New York, to the greatest extent possible.Authorizes the President to award posthumously, on behalf of Congress and in recognition of heroic service to the Nation, gold medals to any passengers or crew members on board United Airlines Flight 93 who are identified by the Attorney General as having aided in the effort to resist the hijackers on board the plane.Authorizes the Secretary to strike and sell bronze duplicates.
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