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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Federal Student Loan Refinancing
Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDENT LOAN CONSOLIDATION.

Section 459B of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087i-
2) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ''section'' and
inserting ''subsection'';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ''this section'' and
inserting ''subsection (a)'' each place the term appears; and
(3) by inserting at the end the following:
''(c) Temporary Loan Consolidation Authority for Certain Loans Made
After July 1, 2006.--
''(1) Loan consolidation authority.--
''(A) In general.--A borrower who has 1 or more
loans in a category described in subparagraph (B) may
consolidate all of the loans of the borrower that are
described in subparagraph (B) into a Federal Direct
Consolidation Loan during the period described in
subparagraph (C).
''(B) Categories of loans that may be
consolidated.--The categories of loans that may be
consolidated under subparagraph (A) are loans made on
or after July 1, 2006, that are--
''(i) loans made under this part;
''(ii) loans purchased by the Secretary
pursuant to section 459A; and
''(iii) loans made under part B that are
held by an eligible lender, as such term is
defined in section 435(d).
''(C) Time period in which loans may be
consolidated.--
''(i) Federal direct loans.--In the case of
a borrower who has 1 or more loans described
under subparagraph (B)(i), the Secretary
shall--
''(I) consolidate the loans
described under subparagraph (B)(i) not
later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of the Federal Student Loan
Refinancing Act; and
''(II) notify the borrower, in
writing, prior to such consolidation
that--
''(aa) the borrower's loans
under this part have been
consolidated at a lower
interest rate; and
''(bb) the borrower's
repayment plan and the other
terms and conditions of the
borrower's loan remain
unchanged.
''(ii) Other loans.--In the case of a
borrower who has 1 or more loans described
under clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (B),
the Secretary shall--
''(I) initiate the loan
consolidation process for the loans
described under clause (ii) or (iii) of
subparagraph (B), not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of the
Federal Student Loan Refinancing Act,
by sending a completed loan
consolidation application to the
borrower;
''(II) notify the borrower, as part
of such application, that a fee will be
assessed and that the interest rate of
the Federal Direct Consolidation Loan
will be set in accordance with
paragraph (2); and
''(III) notify the borrower, as
part of such application, that if the
borrower wishes to consolidate in
accordance with the completed
application, the borrower must endorse
the application and submit the
application to the Secretary not more
than 6 months after receipt of the
application.
''(2) Terms of loans.--The following terms and conditions
shall apply to a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan made under
this subsection:
''(A) The applicable rate of interest on a Federal
Direct Consolidation Loan made under this subsection
shall be--
''(i) 4 percent; or
''(ii) in a case in which the weighted
average of the interest rates on the
outstanding loans of a borrower that will be
consolidated is less than 4 percent, the lesser
of--
''(I) the weighted average of the
interest rates on the outstanding loans
of a borrower that will be
consolidated; or
''(II) a rate of interest equal
to--
''(aa) 4 percent; minus
''(bb) 0.4 percent of the
principal balance of the
consolidation loan, at the time
of consolidation.
''(B) In the case of a loan consolidated under
paragraph (1)(C)(ii), an origination fee equal to 0.4
percent of the principal balance of the consolidation
loan, at the time of consolidation, will be added to
the principal balance of the loan, and the Secretary
shall use the fee to cover the cost of making and
servicing the loan.
''(C) If 1 or more of the loans being consolidated
is a loan described under paragraph (1)(B)(iii), the
interest rate on the Federal Direct Consolidation Loan
under this subsection shall be reduced by 0.25 percent.
''(D) Any benefit a borrower is receiving or
earning at the time a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan
is issued under this subsection shall not be affected
by consolidation under this section, including benefits
such as a deferment or forbearance, accumulation of
monthly payments as part of the public service loan
forgiveness program under section 455(m), accumulation
of monthly payments toward a loan discharge under the
income-based repayment plan under section 493C,
participation in a particular repayment plan, and other
benefits to the borrower.''.

SEC. 3. EXEMPTIONS FROM OTHER LAWS.

(a) Exemption From the Paperwork Reduction Act.--Chapter 35 of
title 44, United States Code, shall not apply to this Act.
(b) Inapplicability of Rulemaking Requirements.--Sections 482(c)
and 492 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1089(c), 1098a)
and section 553 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the
amendments made by this Act, or to any regulations promulgated under
such amendments.

Output: Federal Student Loan Refinancing Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow borrowers that received loans under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (DL) or Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program on or after July 1, 2006, to consolidate those loans as Federal Direct Consolidation Loans. It directs the Department of Education (ED) to consolidate DLs, and send a completed loan consolidation application to FFEL borrowers, within 90 days of this bill's enactment. It gives FFEL borrowers six months after their receipt of such application to endorse it and submit it to ED if they wish to consolidate their loans. The bill sets the interest rate on Federal Direct Consolidation Loans at 4% or, if the weighted average of the interest rates of the loans being consolidated is less than 4%, the lesser of: (1) that weighted average, or (2) an interest rate equal to 0.4% of the principal balance of the consolidation loan at the time of consolidation. It adds an origination fee equal to 0.4% of the principal balance of the consolidation loan at the time of consolidation if an FFEL is being consolidated. It reduces the interest rate on a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan by 0.25% if one or more of the loans being consolidated is an FFEL held by an eligible lender. The bill prohibits any benefit a borrower is receiving or earning when issued a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan from being affected by the consolidation.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Water Technology Acceleration Act of
2016''.

SEC. 2. INNOVATION IN CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUNDS.

(a) Innovative Water Technologies.--Section 603 of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (10), by striking ''and'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (11)(B), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ''; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
''(12) for the deployment of innovative water technologies,
including--
''(A) green technologies, including manufactured
technology and natural systems, to address nonpoint
source pollution from agriculture;
''(B) resource recovery in water and wastewater
treatment systems, including--
''(i) energy conservation and production;
''(ii) water reuse and recycling; and
''(iii) recovery of valuable materials,
such as nutrients from wastewater streams; and
''(C) green infrastructure and other innovative
technologies, such as real-time system monitoring and
peak wet weather treatment technology, to reduce sewer
and storm water overflows due to wet weather events in
urban areas.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
''(j) Technical Assistance.--The Administrator shall carry out
technical assistance programs to facilitate and encourage the provision
of financial assistance for the purposes described in subsection
(c)(12).
''(k) Report.--Each year, the Administrator shall submit to
Congress a report that describes--
''(1) the amount of financial assistance provided by State
water pollution control revolving funds to deploy innovative
water technologies;
''(2) the barriers impacting greater use of innovative
water technologies; and
''(3) the cost-saving potential to cities and future
infrastructure investments from emerging technologies.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 607 of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1387) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as
subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, and indenting
appropriately;
(2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so
redesignated), by striking ''There is'' and inserting the
following:
''(1) In general.--There are''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
''(2) Innovative water technologies.--In addition to any
other funds made available to carry out this title and
notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, there is
authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to make
additional allotments under this title to States to provide
financial assistance solely for purposes described in section
603(c)(12) $100,000,000 for each fiscal year.''.

SEC. 3. INNOVATION IN DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUNDS.

Section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2)--
(A) in the first sentence--
(i) by striking ''only''; and
(ii) by striking ''Except'' and inserting
the following:
''(A) In general.--Except'';
(B) in the second sentence, by striking
''Financial'' and inserting the following:
''(B) Financial assistance.--Financial'';
(C) in the third sentence, by striking ''The
funds'' and inserting the following:
''(C) Loans to public water systems.--The funds'';
(D) in the fourth sentence, by striking ''The
funds'' and inserting the following:
''(D) Innovative water technologies.--The funds may
be used for the deployment of innovative water
technologies, including technologies to improve water
quality and technologies to improve real-time water
quality information of water users.
''(E) Limitation.--The funds''; and
(E) in the fifth sentence, by striking ''Of the
amount'' and inserting the following:
''(F) Public water systems serving fewer than
10,000 persons.--Of the amount'';
(2) in subsection (f)--
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ''and'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ''; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
''(6) for the deployment of innovative water technologies,
including technologies to improve water quality and
technologies to improve real-time water quality information of
water users.'';
(3) by striking subsection (m) and inserting the following:
''(m) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to any other
funds made available to carry out this section and notwithstanding any
other provision of this Act, there is authorized to be appropriated to
the Administrator to make additional allotments under this section to
States to provide financial assistance solely for the deployment of
innovative water technologies, including technologies to improve water
quality and technologies to improve real-time water quality information
of water users, $100,000,000 for each fiscal year.''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
''(s) Technical Assistance.--The Administrator shall carry out
technical assistance programs to facilitate and encourage the provision
of financial assistance for the deployment of innovative water
technologies, including technologies to improve water quality and
technologies to improve real-time water quality information of water
users.
''(t) Report.--Each year, the Administrator shall submit to
Congress a report that describes--
''(1) the amount of financial assistance provided by State
drinking water revolving funds to deploy innovative water
technologies;
''(2) the barriers impacting greater use of innovative
water technologies; and
''(3) the cost-saving potential to cities and future
infrastructure investments from emerging technologies.''.

SEC. 4. INNOVATIVE WATER TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administrator.--The term ''Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Eligible entity.--The term ''eligible entity'' means--
(A) a public utility, including publicly owned
treatment works and clean water systems;
(B) a municipality;
(C) a private entity, including a farmer or
manufacturer;
(D) an institution of higher education;
(E) a research institution or foundation;
(F) a State;
(G) a regional organization; or
(H) a nonprofit organization.
(b) Grant Program Authorized.--The Administrator shall carry out a
grant program for purposes described in subsection (c) to accelerate
the development of innovative water technologies that address pressing
water challenges.
(c) Grants.--In carrying out the program under subsection (b), the
Administrator shall make to eligible entities grants that--
(1) finance projects that--
(A) are public-private partnerships; and
(B) deploy, test, and improve emerging water
technologies;
(2) fund entities that provide technical assistance to
deploy innovative water technologies more broadly, especially--
(A) to increase adoption of innovative water
technologies in--
(i) municipal water and wastewater
treatment systems; or
(ii) areas served by private wells; and
(B) in a manner that reduces ratepayer or community
costs over time, including the cost of future capital
investments; or
(3) specifically target investments that, as determined by
the Administrator--
(A) improve water quality of a water source;
(B) improve water quality through the improvement
of the safety and security of a drinking water delivery
system;
(C) minimize contamination of drinking water,
including contamination by lead, bacteria, and
nitrates;
(D) improve the quality and timeliness and decrease
the cost of drinking water tests, especially
technologies that can be deployed within water systems
and at individual faucets to provide accurate real-time
tests of water quality, especially with respect to
lead, bacteria, and nitrate content;
(E) treat edge-of-field runoff to improve water
quality;
(F) treat agricultural, municipal, and industrial
wastewater;
(G) manage urban storm water runoff;
(H) conserve water; or
(I) address urgent water quality and human health
needs.
(d) Priority Funding.--In making grants under this section, the
Administrator shall give priority to projects that have the potential--
(1) to provide substantial cost savings across a sector
(such as municipal or agricultural waste treatment); or
(2) to significantly improve human health or the
environment.
(e) Cost-Sharing.--The Federal share of the cost of activities
carried out using a grant made under this section shall be not more
than 70 percent.
(f) Limitation.--The maximum amount of a grant provided to a
project under this section shall be $5,000,000.
(g) Report.--Each year, the Administrator shall submit to Congress
and make publicly available on the website of the Administrator a
report that describes any advancements during the previous year in
development of innovative water technologies made as a result of
funding provided under this section.
(h) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this section $50,000,000 for each fiscal year.

Output: Water Technology Acceleration Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act to accelerate the testing, deployment, and commercialization of innovative water technologies. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)must evaluate the barriers impacting greater use of innovative water technology and provide technical assistance to facilitate financial assistance tohelp communities use new technology.The new technology is designed to help communities address wastewater, storm runoff, and drinking water challenges. Additionally, the EPA must carry out a grant program to accelerate the testing and deployment of innovative water technologies that address water challenges. Priority funding must be given to projects that have the potential to: (1)provide substantial cost savings across a sector, or (2)significantly improve human health or the environment.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco
Cessation Promotion Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF COUNSELING FOR CESSATION OF TOBACCO USE.

(a) Coverage.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)), as amended by section 105(a) of the Medicare,
Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (as
enacted into law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106-554), is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (U), by striking ''and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (V), by inserting ''and'' at the end;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
''(W) counseling for cessation of tobacco use (as defined
in subsection (ww));''.
(b) Services Described.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395x), as amended by section 105(b) of the Medicare,
Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (as
enacted into law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106-554), is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:

''Counseling for Cessation of Tobacco Use

''(ww) The term 'counseling for cessation of tobacco use' means the
following:
''(1)(A) Counseling for cessation of tobacco use for
individuals who have a history of tobacco use.
''(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term
'counseling for cessation of tobacco use' means diagnostic,
therapy, and counseling services for cessation of tobacco use
which are furnished--
''(i) by or under the supervision of a physician;
or
''(ii) by any other health care professional who is
legally authorized to furnish such services under State
law (or the State regulatory mechanism provided by
State law) of the State in which the services are
furnished,
as would otherwise be covered if furnished by a physician or as
an incident to a physician's professional service.
''(C) The term 'counseling for cessation of tobacco use'
does not include coverage for drugs or biologicals that are not
otherwise covered under this title.''.
(c) Payment and Elimination of Cost-Sharing for Counseling for
Cessation of Tobacco Use.--
(1) Payment and elimination of coinsurance.--Section
1833(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)),
as amended by section 223(c) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and
SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (as
enacted into law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106-554), is
amended--
(A) by striking ''and'' before ''(U)''; and
(B) by inserting before the semicolon at the end
the following: '', and (V) with respect to counseling
for cessation of tobacco use (as defined in section
1861(ww)), the amount paid shall be 100 percent of the
lesser of the actual charge for the service or the
amount determined by a fee schedule established by the
Secretary for each service''.
(2) Elimination of coinsurance in outpatient hospital
settings.--The third sentence of section 1866(a)(2)(A) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a)(2)(A)) is amended by
inserting after ''1861(s)(10)(A)'' the following: '', with
respect to counseling for cessation of tobacco use (as defined
in section 1861(ww)),''.
(3) Elimination of deductible.--The first sentence of
section 1833(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(b))
is amended--
(A) by striking ''and'' before ''(6)''; and
(B) by inserting before the period the following:
'', and (7) such deductible shall not apply with
respect to counseling for cessation of tobacco use (as
defined in section 1861(ww))''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to services furnished on or after the date that is 1 year after
the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. PROMOTING CESSATION OF TOBACCO USE UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

(a) Dropping Exception From Medicaid Prescription Drug Coverage for
Tobacco Cessation Medications.--Section 1927(d)(2) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-8(d)(2)) is amended--
(1) by striking subparagraph (E);
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (J) as
subparagraphs (E) through (I), respectively; and
(3) in subparagraph (F) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)),
by inserting before the period at the end the following:
''except agents approved by the Food and Drug Administration
for purposes of promoting, and when used to promote, tobacco
cessation''.
(b) Requiring Coverage of Tobacco Cessation Counseling Services for
Pregnant Women.--Section 1902(e)(5) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396a(e)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ''Such medical assistance shall include counseling for
cessation of tobacco use (as defined in section 1861(ww)).''.
(c) Removal of Cost-Sharing for Tobacco Cessation Counseling
Services for Pregnant Women.--Section 1916 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396o) is amended, in each of subsections (a)(2)(B) and
(b)(2)(B), by inserting '', and counseling for cessation of tobacco use
(as defined in section 1861(ww))'' after ''complicate the pregnancy''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to services furnished on or after the date that is 1 year after
the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. PROMOTING CESSATION OF TOBACCO USE UNDER THE MATERNAL AND CHILD
HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) Quality Maternal and Child Health Services Includes Tobacco
Cessation Counseling and Medications.--Section 501 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
''(c) For purposes of this title, the term 'maternal and child
health services' includes counseling for cessation of tobacco use (as
defined in section 1861(ww)), any drug or biological used to promote
tobacco cessation, and any health promotion counseling that includes an
antitobacco use message.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act.
Output: Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act of 2001 - Amends titles V (Maternal and Child Health Services), XVIII (Medicare), and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of counseling for cessation of tobacco use under the Maternal and Child Health Services, Medicare, and Medicaid programs.