Energy

To promote the national security of the United States by facilitating the removal of potential nuclear weapons materials from vulnerable sites around the world, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 22 April 2004

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) removing potential nuclear weapons materials from vulnerable sites around the world would reduce the threat that such materials would fall into the hands of al Qaeda and other groups and states hostile to the United States; and (2) such removal should be a top priority. Directs the President to establish the Task Force on Nuclear Material Removal to ensure that such materials are entirely removed from the most vulnerable sites around the world as soon as practicable. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to provide specified assistance to the Task Force, including funding for the cost of: (1) removing such materials, as well as arranging for their shipment to the United States or other countries willing to accept and secure them; and (2) upgrading security and accounting at sites where such materials will remain for an extended period.

Idling Reduction Tax Credit Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 22 April 2004

Idling Reduction Tax Credit Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business tax credit for 50 percent of the cost of a qualifying idling reduction device, up to $3,500. Defines "qualifying idling reduction device" as any device that is: (1) installed on a heavy-duty diesel-powered on-highway vehicle to provide services that would otherwise require the operation of the main drive engine while the vehicle is temporarily parked or stationary; and (2) certified by the Secretary of Energy to reduce long-duration idling. Directs the Secretary to publish standards for certifying such devices.

Efficient Energy Through Certified Technologies and Electricity Reliability (EFFECTER) Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 22 April 2004

Efficient Energy Through Certified Technologies and Electricity Reliability (EFFECTER) Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax incentives affecting: (1) energy efficient commercial building property; (2) new energy efficient homes; (3) certain energy efficient property used in business; (4) nonbusiness energy property; (5) combined heat and power system property; and (6) energy efficient appliances. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to expand the scope of consumer products that fall within the Energy Conservation Program (other than automobiles). Directs the Federal Trade Commission to initiate a rulemaking regarding: (1) the effectiveness of the current consumer products labeling program in assisting consumers to make purchasing decisions and to improve energy efficiency; and (2) changes to the labeling rules that would improve the effectiveness of consumer product labels. Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to prescribe guidelines under which the head of an executive agency shall procure either an Energy Star product; or a Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)-designated product in order to meet agency requirements for an energy consuming product. Repeals the termination of authority to enter into new energy savings performance contracts (thereby making such authority permanent). Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish certain revised Federal building energy efficiency performance standards. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to include within the mandatory activities funded by the Capital Fund: (1) installing fixtures and fittings to improve energy and water-use efficiency; and (2) integrated utility management and capital planning to maximize energy conservation and efficiency measures. Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate energy efficiency standards for rehabilitation and new construction of certain public and assisted housing. Amends the Federal Power Act to grant the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) jurisdiction over the FERC-certified Electric Reliability Organization, including any regional entities, and all users, owners and operators of the bulk-power system for purposes of approving specified reliability standards.

Commending Kankakee County, the Kankakee River Basin Partnership, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation, and local citizens for their work in preserving the Kankakee Sands Ecosystem in Kankakee County, Illinois.

United States · United States Congress · 22 April 2004

Commends the efforts of Kankakee County, the Kankakee River Basin Partnership, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the Nature Conservancy, the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation, and local citizens for their work in preserving the Kankakee Sands Ecosystem in Kankakee County, Illinois. Expresses support for the preservation of these valuable natural resources. Urges these groups to continue working together with local, State, and Federal entities to further assist preservation efforts for the county.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify certain additional diseases as establishing a presumption of service-connection when occurring in veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during active military, naval, or air service, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 20 April 2004

Includes in the list of diseases presumed to be service-connected, in the case of radiation-exposed veterans, and therefore compensable for purposes of veterans' disability compensation and medical care, the following cancers: bone, brain, colon, lung, and ovarian. Includes as a covered radiation-risk activity service which, if performed as an employee of the Department of Energy, would qualify the individual for inclusion as a member of the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. Provides that a radiation-exposed veteran who receives payment under provisions of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act of 1990 (such Act) shall not be deprived, because of such payment, of receipt of either veterans' disability compensation or dependency and indemnity compensation for service-connected radiation exposure, but there shall be deducted from the latter payment the amount of the payment under such Act.

Tapoco Project Licensing Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 19 April 2004

Tapoco Project Licensing Act of 2004 - Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to offer to acquire specified land from the Alcoa Power Generating Inc. (APGI) in exchange for 100 acres of land within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park that is: (1) adjacent to or flooded by the Chilhowee Reservoir; (2) within the boundary of the Tapoco Project as of February 21; and (3) shown on the map entitled Tapoco Hydroelectric Project, dated March 11, 2004. Prescribes procedural requirements, including: (1) reservation of a conservation easement; (2) reversion of title to the United States if the Chilhowee Dam is breached or removed; and (3) disposition of unsuitable land. Grants the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) jurisdiction to license the Tapoco Project upon completion of the land exchange. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire for the United States title to land in the State of Tennessee that may be transferred to a nongovernmental organization pursuant to a specified Settlement Agreement.

Suedeen G. Kelly, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2009. (Reappointment)

United States · United States Senate · 8 April 2004

James B. Cunningham, of Pennsylvania, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Representative of the United States of America to the International Atomic Energy Agency, with the rank of Ambassador.

United States · United States Senate · 8 April 2004

National Defense Energy Savings Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 8 April 2004

National Defense Energy Savings Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to: (1) enter into an energy savings performance contract in order to achieve energy savings and ancillary benefits; (2) incur obligations under the contract to finance energy conservation measures so long as guaranteed savings exceed the debt service requirements; and (3) implement a pilot program to enter into up to ten energy savings performance contracts for the purpose of achieving energy savings, secondary savings, and incidental benefits, in nonbuilding applications. Sets forth implementation guidelines, including contract terms and conditions.

A bill to promote the national security of the United States by facilitating the removal of potential nuclear weapons materials from vulnerable sites around the world, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 8 April 2004

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) removing potential nuclear weapons materials from vulnerable sites around the world would reduce the threat that such materials would fall into the hands of al Qaeda and other groups and states hostile to the United States; and (2) such removal should be a top priority. Directs the President to establish the Task Force on Nuclear Material Removal to ensure that such materials are entirely removed from the most vulnerable sites around the world as soon as practicable. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to provide specified assistance to the Task Force, including funding for the cost of: (1) removing such materials, as well as arranging for their shipment to the United States or other countries willing to accept and secure them; and (2) upgrading security and accounting at sites where such materials will remain for an extended period.

Efficient Energy Through Certified Technologies and Electricity Reliability (EFFECTER) Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 8 April 2004

Efficient Energy Through Certified Technologies and Electricity Reliability (EFFECTER) Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax incentives affecting: (1) energy efficient commercial building property; (2) new energy efficient homes; (3) certain energy efficient property used in business; (4) nonbusiness energy property; (5) combined heat and power system property; and (6) energy efficient appliances. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to expand the scope of consumer products that fall within the Energy Conservation Program (other than automobiles). Directs the Federal Trade Commission to initiate a rulemaking regarding: (1) the effectiveness of the current consumer products labeling program in assisting consumers to make purchasing decisions and to improve energy efficiency; and (2) changes to the labeling rules that would improve the effectiveness of consumer product labels. Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to prescribe guidelines under which the head of an executive agency shall procure either an Energy Star product; or a Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)-designated product in order to meet agency requirements for an energy consuming product. Repeals the termination of authority to enter into new energy savings performance contracts (thereby making such authority permanent). Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish certain revised Federal building energy efficiency performance standards. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to include within the mandatory activities funded by the Capital Fund: (1) installing fixtures and fittings to improve energy and water-use efficiency; and (2) integrated utility management and capital planning to maximize energy conservation and efficiency measures. Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate energy efficiency standards for rehabilitation and new construction of certain public and assisted housing. Amends the Federal Power Act to grant the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) jurisdiction over the FERC-certified Electric Reliability Organization, including any regional entities, and all users, owners and operators of the bulk-power system for purposes of approving specified reliability standards.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should communicate to the members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ('OPEC') cartel and non-OPEC countries that participate in the cartel of crude oil producing countries the position of the United States in favor of increasing world crude oil supplies so as to achieve stable crude oil prices.

United States · United States Congress · 2 April 2004

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the President and Congress should take both a short-term and a long-term approach to reducing and stabilizing crude oil prices as well as reducing dependence on foreign sources of energy; (2) the President should address the problem in the short term by communicating to the members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cartel and participating non-OPEC countries that, among other specified messages, the United States seeks to maintain strong relations with crude oil producers, and seeks an immediate increase in the OPEC crude oil production quotas; (3) the President should be commended for sending Secretary of State Powell to communicate personally with leaders of several OPEC members on the need to increase the supply of crude oil; (4) the President should take specified action to ameliorate the long-term problem of the U.S. dependence on foreign oil sources; and (5) the Senate should ameliorate the long-term problem of U.S. dependence on foreign oil sources by appropriating sufficient funds for the development of domestic energy sources, including measures to increase the use of biofuels and other renewable resources.

Grand Canyon Hydrogen-Powered Motorboat Demonstration Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 2 April 2004

Grand Canyon Hydrogen-Powered Motorboat Demonstration Act of 2004 - Directs the the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of the Interior to implement jointly a research and development program, in partnership with the private sector, regarding hydrogen-based motorboat propulsion technologies suitable for operations in sensitive resource areas such as national parks, including a demonstration of hydrogen-based motorboat propulsion technology at Grand Canyon National Park. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to extend existing Department of Energy hydrogen-related vehicle research and development programs in order to meet the objectives of research, development, and demonstration of a hydrogen-based alternative motorboat propulsion system suitable for recreational whitewater river operations on the Colorado River within Grand Canyon National Park.

AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 1 April 2004

AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 - Declares the sense of Congress that the preferential market access opportunities for eligible sub-Saharan African countries (SSA countries) will be complemented and enhanced if those countries implement specified existing obligations under the World Trade Organization (WTO). Urges such countries to participate in and support mutual trade liberalization in ongoing negotiations under WTO auspices, recognizing that such commitments may need to reflect special and differential treatment for developing countries. States that eligible SSA countries will benefit from reduction of trade barriers in other developing countries. Urges all countries to make sanitary and phytosanitary decisions on the basis of sound science. Expresses the sense of Congress that the executive branch, including specified Federal agencies, should enforce African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) provisions relating to preferential treatment of textile and apparel articles, broadly in order to expand trade by maximizing opportunities for imports of such articles from eligible SSA countries. Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend duty-free treatment for AGOA articles from FY 2008 through 2015. Amends AGOA to revise requirements for textile and apparel products from SSA countries receiving duty-free and other preferential import treatment, including extensions of such treatment to certain apparels. Authorizes duty-free and preferential treatment for certain apparel articles such as ethnic printed fabric of an SSA country that meets certain conditions. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, under specified conditions, to liquidate or reliquidate as free of duty and free of any quantitative restrictions, limitations, or consultative levels any entries of certain apparel. Requires the President to: (1) study each eligible SSA country, identifying sectors of its economy with the greatest potential for growth, including through export sales, and identifying both domestic and international barriers impeding such growth; (2) make recommendations on how the Federal Government and the private sector can provide technical assistance to assist that country in dismantling such barriers and promoting investment in such sectors; and (3) disseminate information to appropriate Federal agencies on each such country. Requires the President to develop and implement policies to encourage the development of investment in SSA countries, particularly in: (1) infrastructure projects supporting development of land transport road and railroad networks and ports, and the continued upgrading and liberalization of the energy and telecommunications sectors; (2) establishment and expansion of modern information and communication technologies and practices to improve the ability of citizens to research and disseminate specified information; and (3) agriculture, particularly in processing and capacity enhancement. Requires the President to: (1) foster improved port-to-port and airport-to-airport relationships in order to facilitate and increase trade flows between eligible SSA countries; (2) encourage the development of infrastructure projects that will help increase trade capacity and a sustainable ecotourism industry in such countries; (3) identify at least ten eligible SSA countries as having the greatest potential to increase marketable exports of agricultural products to the United States and the greatest need for technical assistance, particularly with respect to pest risk assessments and complying with U.S. sanitary and phytosanitary rules; (4) assign at least 20 full-time personnel to provide assistance to such countries to ensure that their exports of agricultural products meet Federal law requirements; and (5) convene the trade advisory committee on Africa established by Executive Order 11846 of March 27, 1975, under the Trade Act of 1974.

Geothermal Energy Initiative Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 31 March 2004

Geothermal Energy Initiative Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include geothermal energy and certain geothermal energy facilities as qualified energy resources and appurtenant facilities eligible for the renewable electricity production credit. Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) review and publish annually the available assessments of geothermal energy resources available within the United States; and (2) undertake new assessments as necessary, taking into account changes in market conditions, available technologies, and other relevant factors. Requires such report to contain a detailed inventory describing the available amount and characteristics of geothermal energy resources. Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to expedite development of geothermal energy in making revisions to certain land use plans for public lands and National Forest System lands, respectively. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to report to Congress on recommendations for geothermal energy development on Federal land, including a list, developed in consultation with the Secretaries of Energy and of Defense, of lands under their jurisdictions, that would be suitable for development for geothermal energy, and recommended statutory and regulatory mechanisms for such development. Instructs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into and submit to Congress a memorandum of understanding regarding leasing and permitting for geothermal development of public lands under their respective jurisdictions. Amends the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse certain persons through royalty credits, for reasonable amounts paid for preparation of project-level analysis, documentation, or related study required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with respect to the lease.

A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska.

United States · United States Congress · 26 March 2004

Authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, upon licensee request, to extend the time period during which the licensee is required to commence construction of a hydroelectric project in Alaska for three consecutive two-year periods beyond the date that is four years after the license's date of issuance.

Electric Reliability Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 25 March 2004

Electric Reliability Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal Power Act to extend Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) jurisdiction for purposes of approving reliability standards and enforcing compliance with this Act over a FERC-certified electric reliability organization (ERO), a regional entity, and users, owners, and operators of a bulk-power system. Prescribes procedural guidelines for: (1) certification as an ERO; (2) filing of reliability standards; and (3) imposition of penalties by either an ERO or FERC for noncompliance with this Act. Requires an ERO to file with FERC for approval of any proposed rule or rule change. Urges the President to negotiate international agreements with the governments of Canada and Mexico to provide for effective compliance with reliability standards and the efficacy of the ERO in the United States, Canada or Mexico. Requires an ERO to assess periodically the reliability and adequacy of the interconnected bulk-power system in North America. Directs FERC to establish a regional advisory body upon the petition of at least two-thirds of the States within a region that have more than half of their electric loads served within the region. Declares this Act inapplicable to Alaska or Hawaii.

A concurrent resolution expressing the concern of Congress over Iran's development of the means to produce nuclear weapons.

United States · United States Congress · 25 March 2004

States that Congress: (1) condemns Iran's continuing deceptions to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the international community about its nuclear programs and activities, and demands that Iran immediately and permanently cease efforts to acquire nuclear fuel cycle capabilities and cease nuclear enrichment activities; (2) calls upon all State Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), including the United States, to use all appropriate means to deter Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, including ending all nuclear and other cooperation with Iran, until Iran fully implements the Additional Protocol between Iran and the IAEA for the application of safeguards; (3) calls upon all countries to intercede with their commercial entities to ensure that these entities refrain from or cease all investment and investment-related activities that support Iran's energy industry; (4) urges the IAEA Board of Governors to report to the United Nations Security Council that Iran is in noncompliance with its agreements; (5) urges the United Nations Security Council, the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the Zangger Committee, and other international entities to declare that non-nuclear-weapon states under NPT who commit violations of their safeguards agreements regarding uranium enrichment or plutonium reprocessing, or engage in activities which could support a military nuclear program, thereby forfeit their right to engage in nuclear fuel-cycle activities; (6) urges the United Nations Security Council to consider measures to support IAEA inspection efforts; and (7) urges the President to keep the Congress fully and currently informed concerning the matters addressed in this resolution.

Western Waters and Farm Lands Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 2004

Western Waters and Farm Lands Protection Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to require operators producing oil or gas (including coalbed methane), to: (1) replace water supplies affected by drilling; (2) reinject water produced by drilling into the aquifer from which it was extracted or one of no better quality; and (3) submit water management plans along with their lease applications. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require pollution discharge permits for the production of oil or gas and permit stipulations to minimize adverse effects from the disposal of extracted waters. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from authorizing exploration and drilling operations on lands where title to oil and gas resources are owned by the United States but the surface estate is owned by a non-Federal entity unless: (1) an agreement has been reached with the surface owner (with the possibility of arbitration); or (2) the operator has made a good faith attempt to secure such an agreement and meets other specified requirements. Requires the Secretary to give surface owners advance notice of lease sales. Requires operators to meet specified reclamation standards for lands affected by oil or gas production and to post reclamation bonds. Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop a Federal remediation program for abandoned wells drilled to explore or develop Federally owned minerals or located on Federal lands; and (2) establish a technical assistance program for States and Tribes addressing environmental problems caused by abandoned wells on other lands.

Motherhood Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 March 2004

Motherhood Protection Act - Amends the Federal criminal code and the Uniform Code of Military Justice UCMJ to provide that anyone who engages in conduct that violates any of specified prohibitions under the Federal criminal code, the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, or the UCMJ and thereby causes the termination of a pregnancy or the interruption of the normal course of pregnancy is guilty of a separate offense. Makes the punishment for that offense the same as that provided for such conduct had that injury or death occurred to the pregnant woman. Provides that an offense under this Act does not require proof that: (1) the person engaging in the conduct had, or should have had, knowledge that the victim of the underlying offense was pregnant; or (2) the defendant intended to cause the termination or interruption of the pregnancy. Prohibits prosecution: (1) for conduct relating to an abortion for which the consent of the pregnant woman has been obtained or is implied by law in a medical emergency; (2) for conduct relating to the pregnant woman's medical treatment or matters related to the pregnancy; or (3) of any woman regarding her pregnancy.

Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2005 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2004 and 2006 through 2009.

United States · United States Congress · 19 March 2004

Sets forth the congressional budget for the Federal Government for FY 2005, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2004 and 2006 through 2009. Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts, for FY 2004 through 2009, with respect to: (1) Federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits (on-budget); (5) debt subject to limit; and (6) debt held by the public. Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority and outlays for specified major functional categories for FY 2004 through 2009. Sets forth reconciliation instructions for the House Committees on Agriculture, on Education and the Workforce, on Energy and Commerce, on Government Reform, and on Ways and Means. Requires the House Committee on: (1) Ways and Means to report a reconciliation bill providing for specified reductions in revenues; and (2) Armed Services to report to the House Budget Committee on its findings that identify specified savings from activities determined to be a low priority to the successful execution of current military operations, or to be wasteful or unnecessary to national defense. Provides for deficit-neutral reserve funds for: (1) health insurance for the uninsured; (2) medicaid coverage for children with special needs (the Family Opportunity Act); (3) increasing the survivor's benefits under the Military Survivors' Benefit Plan; and (4) pending legislation that provides for the safe importation of FDA-approved prescription drugs or places limits on medical malpractice litigation. Provides for contingency procedures to adjust budget aggregates and new budget authority allocation for surface transportation and infrastructure. Specifies adjustments for highway and transit outlays. Prohibits House legislation that would require advanced appropriations, with a specified exception. States that if legislation is reported that makes supplemental appropriations for FY 2005 for contingency operations related to the global war on terrorism, or for any emergency requirements, then the resulting new budget authority, new entitlement authority, outlays, and receipts shall not count for certain purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for the provisions of such measure that are designated as making appropriations for such contingency operations. Declares the sense of the House on: (1) spending accountability; and (2) entitlement reform.

To make 1 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security discretionary spending for fiscal year 2005.

United States · United States Congress · 17 March 2004

Makes a one percent rescission in the: (1) budget authority provided (or obligation limitation imposed) for FY 2005 for any non-defense, non-homeland-security discretionary account in any FY 2005 appropriation Act; (2) budget authority provided in any advance appropriation for FY 2005 for such account in any prior fiscal year appropriation Act; and (3) contract authority provided in FY 2005 for any program that is subject to a limitation contained in any FY 2005 appropriation Act for the account. Excludes any account: (1) included in a Department of Defense Appropriations Act, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, or Military Construction Appropriations Act; or (2) for Department of Energy defense activities included in an Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act.

To reclassify fees paid into the Nuclear Waste Fund as offsetting collections, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 17 March 2004

States that fees collected by the Secretary of Energy and deposited into the Nuclear Waste Fund shall be credited to the Fund as offsetting collections beginning October 1, 2004, until the end of the fiscal year when construction is complete for surface facilities for the fully operating nuclear waste repository. Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to repeal the exemption from annual apportionment of receipts, proceeds, and recoveries realized by the Secretary, as well as expenditures of amounts from the Fund.

To make 5 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security discretionary spending for fiscal year 2005.

United States · United States Congress · 17 March 2004

Provides a five percent rescission in the: (1) budget authority provided (or obligation limitation imposed) for FY 2005 for any non-defense, non-homeland-security discretionary account in any FY 2005 appropriation Act; (2) budget authority provided in any advance appropriation for FY 2005 for such account in any prior fiscal year appropriation Act; and (3) contract authority provided in FY 2005 for any program that is subject to a limitation contained in any FY 2005 appropriation Act for the account. Excludes any account: (1) included in a Department of Defense Appropriations Act, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, or Military Construction Appropriations Act; or (2) for Department of Energy defense activities included in an Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act.

To make 2 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security discretionary spending for fiscal year 2005.

United States · United States Congress · 17 March 2004

Provides a two-percent rescission in the: (1) budget authority provided (or obligation limitation imposed) for FY 2005 for any non-defense, non-homeland-security discretionary account in any FY 2005 appropriation Act; (2) budget authority provided in any advance appropriation for FY 2005 for such account in any prior fiscal year appropriation Act; and (3) contract authority provided in FY 2005 for any program that is subject to a limitation contained in any FY 2005 appropriation Act for the account. Excludes any account: (1) included in a Department of Defense Appropriations Act, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, or Military Construction Appropriations Act; or (2) for Department of Energy defense activities included in an Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act.

Stop Terrorist and Military Hoaxes Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 11 March 2004

Stop Terrorist and Military Hoaxes Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish criminal penalties for knowingly engaging in conduct with intent to convey false or misleading information about an activity that would constitute a violation of various prohibitions under the Federal criminal code, the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, or other specified law relating to terrorism, including prohibitions regarding biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons, destruction of gas pipeline facilities, aircraft, or vessels, and aircraft piracy. Makes individuals engaging in such conduct liable in a civil action to any party incurring expenses incident to any emergency or investigative response. Establishes criminal penalties for making a false statement, without lawful authority, with intent to convey false or misleading information about the death, injury, capture, or disappearance of a member of the U.S. armed forces during a war or armed conflict in which the United States is engaged. Provides for enhanced penalties for obstruction of justice and false statements offenses that relate to international or domestic terrorism. Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend the sentencing guidelines to provide for an increased offense level for any such offenses that involve a matter relating to international or domestic terrorism.

Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 2004

Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act - Deems each of the following actions undertaken by a Federal agency to be a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for which a detailed environmental impact statement is required in conformance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969: (1) any action having as a purpose the resumption of nuclear weapon or nuclear explosive device tests at the Nevada Test Site; or (2) use of any other location for such testing. Outlines information required to be included in such statement, including: (1) the possibility of radiation containment failure and the effects of such failure; (2) possible long-term effects on the water table from underground radiation leakage; and (3) information with respect to certain kiloton categories of weapons. Prohibits the United States from resuming any such testing unless authorized by a law enacted after the enactment of this Act. Requires: (1) advance public notice of each test; and (2) prompt notice of each release of radiation beyond the boundaries of the Nevada Test Site. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to institutions of higher education to acquire and operate for ten years radiation detection equipment and sensors. Directs the Secretary of Energy, through the Department of Energy (DOE) and Environmental Protection Agency, to monitor the nature and extent of any radiation released into the atmosphere as a result of such testing. Requires: (1) DOE radiation containment assessment; and (2) public notice of monitoring data. Requires the: (1) Director of the National Institutes of Health to make a grant to establish the National Center for the Study of Radiation and Human Health; and (2) Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study of individuals exposed to nuclear weapons tests.

High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 2004

High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to implement a research and development program to advance high-end computing systems, including establishment of a coordinated set of facilities for investigators to develop ultrascale scientific computing capability for: (1) scientific research and development using high-end computing systems; and (2) development of potential advancements in high-end computing system architecture and software. Requires such program to include establishment of at least one High-End Software Development Center.

An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 through 2009.

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 2004

Sets forth the congressional budget for the Federal Government for FY 2005, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2006 through 2009. Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts, for FY 2005 through 2009, with respect to: (1) Federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits; (5) debt subject to limit; and (6) debt held by the public. Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority, outlays, and administrative expenses for Social Security and specified major functional categories for FY 2005 through 2009. Sets forth reconciliation instructions for the Senate Committee on Finance. Provides for certain reserve funds for health insurance for the uninsured, higher education, and energy legislation. Provides for adjustments with respect to discretionary spending for: (1) surface transportation; (2) supplemental appropriations for Iraq and related activities; and (3) wildland fire suppression Prohibits Senate legislation that would require advanced appropriations, with a specified exception. Amends H.Con.Res. 95 (108th Congress, 1st Session) to provide that, in the absence of an extension of the discretionary spending limits and PAYGO requirements under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), any new budget authority, outlays, and receipts resulting from any provision designated as an emergency requirement shall count (currently, shall not count) for purposes of Senate discretionary spending limits and PAYGO requirements of H.Con.Res. 95. Declares that new budget authority, outlays, and receipts resulting from any provision designated as an emergency requirement shall not count for the purposes of any concurrent resolution on the budget. Establishes specified discretionary spending limits in the Senate. Adopts scoring rules for Pell Grant Awards and the Project Bioshield. Declares the sense of the Senate on: (1) budget process reform; (2) budget process reform with regard to the creation of bipartisan commissions to combat waste, fraud, and abuse and to promote spending efficiency; (3) the relationship between annual deficit spending and increases in debt service costs; (4) the costs of the medicare prescription drug program; (5) pay parity; (6) returning stability to payments under medicare physician fee schedule; (7) the use of Federal funds to support American companies and American workers; (8) closing the "tax gap"; and (9) drug comparativeness studies.

To reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988.

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 2004

Reauthorizes the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988 through 2009. Modifies the list of priorities that the Secretary of Energy must consider in reviewing research and development activities for possible inclusion in the Steel Initiative Research Plan to include the development of: (1) advanced sheet and bar steel; and (2) technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Recognizing the contributions of environmental systems and the technicians who install and maintain them to our quality of life.

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 2004

Recognizes the contributions that environmental systems (heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems) have made to our quality of life including through reduced energy usage. Recognizes and thanks the technicians who install and maintain such systems. Supports the goals and ideals of National Indoor Comfort Week as proposed by the Air Conditioning Contractors of America.

Residual Radioactive Contamination Compensation Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 2004

Residual Radioactive Contamination Compensation Act - Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to cover individual employees: (1) at an atomic weapons employer facility with respect to which the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health found a potential for residual contamination outside of the period in which weapons-related production occurred; and (2) during a period of significant residual contamination at such facility. Instructs the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to submit to Congress updated reports regarding residual contamination in such facilities and the employees working in them while their employers were under Federal contract to process nuclear weapons materials.

Residual Radioactive Contamination Compensation Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 2004

Residual Radioactive Contamination Compensation Act - Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to cover individual employees: (1) at an atomic weapons employer facility with respect to which the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health found a potential for residual contamination outside of the period in which weapons-related production occurred; and (2) during a period of significant residual contamination at such facility. Instructs the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to submit to Congress updated reports regarding residual contamination in such facilities and the employees working in them while their employers were under Federal contract to process nuclear weapons materials.

To extend the benefits of the weatherization assistance program under part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act to Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 2004

Amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to extend the low-income weatherization assistance program to Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.

Electing a chairman of a standing committee of the House.

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 2004

Elects majority Members to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, including the Chairman.

Desalination Energy Assistance Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 2004

Desalination Energy Assistance Act of 2004 - Requires the Secretary of Energy to make specified incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities (facilities first used to produce desalinated water after enactment of this Act) for up to ten years to partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate such facilities.

Rocky Flats Special Exposure Cohort Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 2004

Rocky Flats Special Exposure Cohort Act - Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to provide compensation for employees of the Department of Energy (DOE) or of a DOE contractor employed for an aggregate number of at least 250 work days before January 1, 2006, at the Rocky Flats site in Colorado.

Department of Energy University Nuclear Science, Engineering, and Health Physics Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 2004

Department of Energy University Nuclear Science, Engineering, and Health Physics Act - Instructs the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology, to support a program to invest in human resources and infrastructure in the nuclear sciences, engineering, and health physics fields. Directs the Secretary to: (1) promote interactions between university and Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories; and (2) provide student fellowships at DOE nuclear science laboratories. Authorizes appropriations through FY 2008 that target: (1) graduate and undergraduate fellowships; (2) junior faculty research initiation grant programs; (3) nuclear engineering and education research programs; (4) communication and outreach related to nuclear science, engineering, and health physics; (5) refueling research reactors and instrumentation upgrades; (6) relicensing assistance; (7) reactor improvements through the innovations in the Nuclear Infrastructure and Education Program; and (8) university-DOE laboratory interactions.

United States Olympic Committee Reform Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 2004

United States Olympic Committee Reform Act - Amends the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to limit the stated purposes of the United States Olympic Committee. Provides new governance provisions for the Committee. Establishes a nine-member Board of Directors to: (1) oversee the Committee's operations; (2) set policy for the Committee; (3) establish a Nominating and Governance Committee; (4) elect new Board members and the Board chair; (5) select and evaluate the Chief Executive Officer required by this Act; and (6) oversee the U.S. bid city process and monitor the organizing committee of the U.S. Olympic Games. Authorizes the removal of Board members for cause. Requires the Committee to establish an Olympic Assembly in which all constituencies of the Committee are represented. Directs the Committee to maintain a standards and compliance program. Requires the Board to appoint an independent commission to conduct and submit to Congress ten-year reviews of the Committee's governance structure. Sets forth transition provisions. Gives the Board responsibility for hiring an ombudsman for athletes. Requires the Committee to submit annual reports on its operations to the President and Congress. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to qualifying State entities to promote tourism in conjunction with U.S.-based Olympic or Pan-American Games. Requires the Secretary to conduct a study on the projected impact on commerce of a U.S. bid city hosting the Olympic Games and to report the findings of such study to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.

Energy Policy Act of 2003

United States · United States Congress · 12 February 2004

Energy Policy Act of 2003 - Sets forth a program to spur diverse energy research and development including the following: (1) energy efficiency; (2) renewable energy; (3) oil and gas; (4) coal; (5) Indian energy; (6) nuclear matters and security; (7) vehicles and motor fuels, including ethanol; (8) hydrogen; (9) electricity; and (10) energy tax incentives. Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to revise energy reduction goals and performance requirements for Federal buildings. Institutes grant programs for low-income community energy efficiency and energy efficient public buildings. Revises energy conservation standards for: (1) additional consumer products; (2) affordable housing and assisted housing; and (3) Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance incentives for energy efficient housing. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to prescribe incentive payments for renewable energy production facilities. John Rishel Geothermal Steam Act Amendments of 2003 - Amends the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to revamp guidelines governing leasing and permitting for geothermal development of public and National Forest System lands, including those withdrawn for military purposes. Amends the Federal Power Act to prescribe guidelines for hydroelectric licensing proposals for alternative conditions and requirements governing project works within a Federal reservation. Instructs the Secretary of Energy to make incentive payments to promote hydroelectric production. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to make permanent: (1) the authority of the Secretary of Energy to operate the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; and (2) standby energy authorities governing the International Energy Program, including summer fill and fuel budgeting programs. Sets forth a program of production incentives that includes: (1) oil and gas royalties in kind; (2) marginal property production; (3) natural gas production in the gulf of Mexico; and (4) oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. Directs the President to establish the Office of Federal Energy Project Coordination in the same manner and with the same mission as the White House Energy Projects Task Force established by specified Executive Order. Prescribes implementation guidelines for access to Federal land for: (1) oil and gas leasing; (2) expedited permits; (3) energy rights-of-way and corridors on public and Federal lands; (4) renewable energy on Federal land; and (5) electricity transmission line rights of way on public land. Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act - Requires the President and the Secretaries of the Interior and of Energy to expedite the Federal decision-making process for access to Federal lands for energy projects. Prescribes parameters for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authorization of an Alaska natural gas transportation project and pipeline expansion following an expedited approval process. Instructs the Secretary of Labor to award grants to train adult and dislocated workers in Alaska in the skills required to construct and operate an Alaska gas pipeline system. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to offer Federal loan guarantees to specified certificated entities for infrastructure projects. Sets forth a Clean Coal Power Initiative campaign that includes grants to universities to establish Centers of Excellence for Energy Systems of the Future. Authorizes Federal loan guarantees for designated coal gasification projects, including: (1) a loan to the owner of a specified experimental plant on such terms and conditions as the Secretary of Energy determines, including interest rates and upfront payments; (2) a coal gasification project that produces power in deregulated energy generation markets; and (3) a petroleum coke gasification polygeneration project. Modifies statutory constraints governing Federal coal leases, including acreage limitations, mining plans, and advance royalty payments. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to direct the Secretary of Energy to implement a program to facilitate production and generation of coal-based power and the installation of pollution control equipment. Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act of 2003 - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to establish the Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs to promote Indian tribal energy resource development through a program of grants and loans. Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 2003 - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to modify and extend indemnification authority and liability limits for Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensees and Department of Energy (DOE) contractors. Prohibits assumption by the United States Government of liability for certain foreign incidents. Addresses general nuclear matters, including: (1) establishment of an NRC training and fellowship program for individuals with critical nuclear safety regulatory skills; (2) elimination of pension offset; (3) a DOE decommissioning pilot program; (4) uranium sales; (5) special demonstration projects for the uranium mining industry; (6) whistleblower protection prescriptions; (7) medical isotope production; (8) uranium enrichment facilities; and (9) the national uranium stockpile. Instructs the Secretary of Energy to establish an Advanced Reactor Hydrogen Co-Generation Project. Prescribes implementation guidelines for a training program to respond to threats against designated nuclear facilities, including use of firearms by licensee security personnel and NRC certificate holders. Sets forth a transportation fuels program that uses: (1) alternative fuels for dual-fueled vehicles; (2) fuel credits for medium and heavy duty dedicated vehicles; and (3) lease condensates. Sets forth implementation guidelines for pilot programs that target: (1) alternative fueled vehicles; (2) fuel cell vehicles; (3) advanced vehicles; and (4) hybrid vehicles. Instructs the Secretary of Energy, in partnership with the private sector, to conduct programs that address production of hydrogen from diverse energy sources. Directs the President to establish an interagency task force on hydrogen fuel infrastructure for hydrogen-carrier fuels, including fleet transportation. Directs the Secretary of Energy to implement Initiatives that target research, development, and commercial application in the following areas: (1) energy efficiency; (2) distributed energy and electric energy systems; (3) renewable energy; (4) nuclear energy; (5) fossil energy; (6) ultra-deepwater and unconventional natural gas, and other petroleum resource exploration and production; (7) science; and (8) energy and the environment (including international cooperation). Electric Reliability Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Power Act to grant FERC regulatory jurisdiction over an Electric Reliability Organization. Prescribes guidelines for electric reliability standards, including electric transmission infrastructure, operation and transmission rates. Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to: (1) require electric utilities to make net metering and smart metering available upon consumer request; and (2) terminate mandatory purchase and sale requirements pertaining to cogeneration and small power production utilities. Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2003 - Repeals the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935. Amends the Federal Power Act to: (1) direct FERC to promulgate market transparency rules governing sales of electric energy at wholesale in interstate commerce, or transmission services in interstate commerce; and (2) prohibit round trip trading. Authorizes the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to issue rules that prohibit in the absence of consumer consent: (1) the change of selection of an electric utility ("slamming"); and (2) the sale of goods and services to an electric consumer ("cramming"). Mandates review of Federal agency review authorities over mergers to determine if duplicative authorities exist. Revises Federal Power Act prescriptions governing electric utility mergers. Energy Tax Incentives Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish energy tax credits in the following areas: (1) renewable electricity production; (2) alternative motor vehicles and fuels; (3) energy efficiency; (4) clean coal technologies; (5) oil and gas, including Alaska natural gas; and (6) electric utility restructuring. Prescribes tax treatment of tax shelters and corporate expatriation. Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to authorize Federal grants to rural and remote communities with specified electricity costs for improved electric generation, transmission, and distribution facilities. Provides royalty payment relief for offshore oil and gas production leases under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Amends the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to change the composition, operation, and duties of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Retains the effect of a specified Department of Energy Order regarding transmission security. Extends the attainment date for certain downwind ozone nonattainment areas. Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Administrator) to establish criteria for safe and environmentally protective use of specified granular mine tailings. Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the Administrator to promulgate regulations ensuring that domestic motor vehicle fuel consumption includes renewable fuel containing ethanol and other biomass components. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to make grants to provide assistance to merchant producers of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) in making the transition from producing MTBE to producing other fuel additives. Authorizes the President to make a determination by 2014 that the prohibitions against the use of MTBE in motor vehicle fuel under this Act shall not take place and that the legal authority to prohibit its use in motor vehicle fuel shall become null and void. Conditions the Administrator's approval of State fuel restrictions upon a finding that such restrictions will neither cause fuel supply or distribution interruptions nor have a significant adverse impact on fuel producibility. Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to: (1) make loan guarantees for private sector construction of facilities for the processing and conversion of municipal solid waste and cellulosic biomass into fuel ethanol and other commercial byproducts; and (2) provide grants for construction of ethanol production facilities. Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act of 2003 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator to distribute specified fund percentages from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund to States to pay costs incurred for regulation of underground storage tanks (USTs). Allows undistributed funds to be used for enforcing UST regulations.

A bill to amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the compensation program established by that Act.

United States · United States Congress · 2 February 2004

Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to include within its Special Exposure Cohort certain employees who during their employment at a facility operated under contract to the Department of Energy (DOE) by Mallinkrodt Incorporated: (1) were monitored through the use of dosimetry badges for exposure at the plant of the external parts of an employee's body to radiation; (2) were monitored through the use of bioassays, in vivo monitoring, or breath samples for exposure at the plant to traternal radiation; or (3) worked in a job that had exposures comparable to a job that is monitored under DOE standards through the use of dosimetry badges for monitoring external radiation exposures, or bioassays, in vivo monitoring, or breath samples for internal radiation exposures.

Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.

United States · United States Congress · 28 January 2004

Elects Members to the House Committees on Energy and Commerce, on International Relations, and on Science.

Domestic Defense Fund Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 22 January 2004

Domestic Defense Fund Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to award grants to States, units of local government, and Indian tribes for homeland security development. Requires grant awardees, among other requirements, to develop a homeland security plan identifying both short- and long-term homeland security needs. Provides authorized uses of grant assistance, including: (1) funding additional law enforcement, fire, and other emergency response resources and equipment; and (2) improving cyber and infrastructure security. Requires one percent of grant funds to be reserved for Indian tribes. Requires 70 percent of grant funds to be allocated among metropolitan cities and urban counties based on the Secretary's calculations of various infrastructure vulnerabilities and threats such as proximity to international borders, nuclear or other energy facilities, air, rail or water transportation, and national icons and Federal buildings. Requires the remaining percentage to be allocated among the States for use in non-qualifying communities (not a metropolitan city, urban county, or Indian tribe). Requires certifications and annual reports with respect to grant uses. Provides for grant reallocations for failure to comply with use requirements. Allocates funds to States, regional cooperations, and units of local government for: (1) homeland defense planning; (2) increased security through additional first responder personnel; (3) purchasing and refurbishing protective equipment for such personnel; (4) the development and maintenance of Statewide training facilities and homeland security best practices clearinghouses; and (5) the development and maintenance of communications systems that can be used between and among first responders, including law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical personnel. Allocates funds for discretionary grants to high-threat, high-density urban areas, and for the protection of critical infrastructure. Earmarks funds for a flexible emergency assistance fund for States and local governmental units that incur extraordinary homeland security costs. Directs the Department of Homeland Security to develop national homeland security preparedness, first responder training, and equipment standards, and best practices for the use of funds authorized and allocated under this Act. Mandates a ten percent matching funds requirement from grant recipients.

Electric Reliability Act of 2004

United States · United States Congress · 21 January 2004

Electric Reliability Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal Power Act to extend Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) jurisdiction over each electric reliability organization (ERO), regional entity, and user, owner, and operator of a bulk-power system for purposes of approving reliability standards and enforcing compliance with this Act. Prescribes procedural guidelines for: (1) certification as an ERO; (2) filing of reliability standards; and (3) imposition of penalties by either an ERO or FERC for noncompliance with this Act Requires an ERO to: (1) file with FERC for approval any proposed rule or rule change; and (2) take all appropriate steps to gain recognition in Canada and Mexico. Requires an ERO to assess periodically the reliability and adequacy of the interconnected bulk-power system in North America. Directs FERC to establish a regional advisory body on the petition of at least two-thirds of the States within a region that have more than half of their electric loads served within the region Declares this Act inapplicable to Alaska or Hawaii.

Electricity Needs Rules and Oversight Now (ENRON) Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 January 2004

Electricity Needs Rules and Oversight Now (ENRON) Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to declare unlawful the use in contravention of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regulations of any manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance in connection with the purchase or sale of electric energy or the purchase or sale of transmission services subject to FERC jurisdiction, including rates and charges that result from such manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance.

Energy Efficient Housing Technical Correction Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 January 2004

Energy Efficient Housing Technical Correction Act - Amends the National Housing Act to make five-family and smaller units eligible for increased mortgage limits to cover the costs of installing solar energy systems or residential energy conservation measures in Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured multifamily housing projects.

Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.

United States · United States Congress · 21 January 2004

Elects a minority Member to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.