SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Super-Efficient Appliance Incentives
and Market Transformation Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS OF ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCE CREDIT FOR
              APPLIANCES PRODUCED AFTER 2007.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 45M of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to applicable amount) is amended to read
as follows:
    ``(b) Applicable Amount.--For purposes of subsection (a)--
            ``(1) Dishwashers.--The applicable amount is--
                    ``(A) $45 in the case of a dishwasher which is
                manufactured in calendar year 2008 or 2009 and which
                uses no more than 324 kilowatt hours per year and 5.8
                gallons per cycle, and
                    ``(B) $75 in the case of a dishwasher which is
                manufactured in calendar year 2008, 2009, or 2010 and
                which uses no more than 307 kilowatt hours per year and
                5.0 gallons per cycle (5.5 gallons per cycle for
                dishwashers designed for greater than 12 place
                settings).
            ``(2) Clothes washers.--The applicable amount is--
                    ``(A) $75 in the case of a residential top-loading
                clothes washer manufactured in calendar year 2008 which
                meets or exceeds a 1.72 modified energy factor and does
                not exceed a 8.0 water consumption factor,
                    ``(B) $125 in the case of a residential top-loading
                clothes washer manufactured in calendar year 2008 or
                2009 which meets or exceeds a 1.8 modified energy
                factor and does not exceed a 7.5 water consumption
                factor,
                    ``(C) $150 in the case of a residential or
                commercial clothes washer manufactured in calendar year
                2008, 2009 or 2010 which meets or exceeds 2.0 modified
                energy factor and does not exceed a 6.0 water
                consumption factor, and
                    ``(D) $250 in the case of a residential or
                commercial clothes washer manufactured in calendar year
                2008, 2009, or 2010 which meets or exceeds 2.2 modified
                energy factor and does not exceed a 4.5 water
                consumption factor.
            ``(3) Refrigerators.--The applicable amount is--
                    ``(A) $50 in the case of a refrigerator which is
                manufactured in calendar year 2008, and consumes at
                least 20 percent but not more than 22.9 percent less
                kilowatt hours per year than the 2001 energy
                conservation standards,
                    ``(B) $75 in the case of a refrigerator which is
                manufactured in calendar year 2008 or 2009, and
                consumes at least 23 percent but no more than 24.9
                percent less kilowatt hours per year than the 2001
                energy conservation standards,
                    ``(C) $100 in the case of a refrigerator which is
                manufactured in calendar year 2008, 2009 or 2010, and
                consumes at least 25 percent but not more than 29.9
                percent less kilowatt hours per year than the 2001
                energy conservation standards, and
                    ``(D) $200 in the case of a refrigerator
                manufactured in calendar year 2008, 2009 or 2010 and
                which consumes at least 30 percent less energy than the
                2001 energy conservation standards.
            ``(4) Dehumidifiers.--The applicable amount is--
                    ``(A) $15 in the case of a dehumidifier
                manufactured in calendar year 2008 that has a capacity
                less than or equal to 45 pints per day and is 7.5
                percent more efficient than the applicable Department
                of Energy energy conservation standard effective
                October 2012, and
                    ``(B) $25 in the case of a dehumidifier
                manufactured in calendar year 2008 that has a capacity
                greater than 45 pints per day and is 7.5 percent more
                efficient than the applicable Department of Energy
                energy conservation standard effective October 2012.''.
    (b) Eligible Production.--
            (1) Similar treatment for all appliances.--Subsection (c)
        of section 45M of such Code (relating to eligible production)
        is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (2),
                    (B) by striking ``(1) In general'' and all that
                follows through ``the eligible'' and inserting ``The
                eligible'', and
                    (C) by moving the text of such subsection in line
                with the subsection heading and redesignating
                subparagraphs (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2),
                respectively.
            (2) Modification of base period.--Paragraph (2) of section
        45M(c) of such Code, as amended by paragraph (1) of this
        section, is amended by striking ``3-calendar year'' and
        inserting ``2-calendar year''.
    (c) Types of Energy Efficient Appliances.--Subsection (d) of
section 45M of such Code (defining types of energy efficient
appliances) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Types of Energy Efficient Appliance.--For purposes of this
section, the types of energy efficient appliances are--
            ``(1) dishwashers described in subsection (b)(1),
            ``(2) clothes washers described in subsection (b)(2),
            ``(3) refrigerators described in subsection (b)(3), and
            ``(4) dehumidifiers described in subsection (b)(4).''.
    (d) Aggregate Credit Amount Allowed.--
            (1) Increase in limit.--Paragraph (1) of section 45M(e) of
        such Code (relating to aggregate credit amount allowed) is
        amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) Aggregate credit amount allowed.--The aggregate
        amount of credit allowed under subsection (a) with respect to a
        taxpayer for any taxable year shall not exceed $100,000,000
        reduced by the amount of the credit allowed under subsection
        (a) to the taxpayer (or any predecessor) for all prior taxable
        years beginning after December 31, 2007.''.
            (2) Exception for certain refrigerator and clothes
        washers.--Paragraph (2) of section 45M(e) of such Code is
        amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Amount allowed for certain refrigerators and clothes
        washers.--Refrigerators described in subsection (b)(3)(D) and
        clothes washers described in subsection (b)(2)(D) shall not be
        taken into account under paragraph (1).''.
    (e) Qualified Energy Efficient Appliances.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 45M(f) of such
        Code (defining qualified energy efficient appliance) is amended
        to read as follows:
            ``(1) Qualified energy efficient appliance.--The term
        `qualified energy efficient appliance' means--
                    ``(A) any dishwasher described in subsection
                (b)(1),
                    ``(B) any clothes washer described in subsection
                (b)(2),
                    ``(C) any refrigerator described in subsection
                (b)(3), and
                    ``(D) any dehumidifier described in subsection
                (b)(4).''.
            (2) Clothes washer.--Section 45M(f)(3) of such Code
        (defining clothes washer) is amended by inserting
        ``commercial'' before ``residential'' the second place it
        appears.
            (3) Top-loading clothes washer.--Subsection (f) of section
        45M of such Code (relating to definitions) is amended by
        redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs
        (5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively, and by inserting after
        paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Top-loading clothes washer.--The term ``top-loading
        clothes washer'' means a clothes washer which has the clothes
        container compartment access located on the top of the machine
        and which operates on a vertical axis.''.
            (4) Dehumidifier.--Subsection (f) of section 45M of such
        Code, as amended by paragraph (3), is amended by redesignating
        paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) as paragraphs (7), (8) and (9),
        respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (5) the
        following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Dehumidifier.--The term `dehumidifier' means a self-
        contained, electrically operated, and mechanically refrigerated
        encased assembly consisting of--
                    ``(A) a refrigerated surface that condenses
                moisture from the atmosphere,
                    ``(B) a refrigerating system, including an electric
                motor,
                    ``(C) an air-circulating fan, and
                    ``(D) means for collecting or disposing of
                condensate.''.
            (5) Replacement of energy factor.--Section 45M(f)(7) of
        such Code, as amended by paragraph (4), is amended to read as
        follows:
            ``(7) Modified energy factor.--The term `modified energy
        factor' means the modified energy factor established by the
        Department of Energy for compliance with the Federal energy
        conservation standard.''.
            (6) Gallons per cycle; water consumption factor.--Section
        45M(f) of such Code (relating to definitions) is amended by
        adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) Gallons per cycle.--The term `gallons per cycle'
        means, with respect to a dishwasher, the amount of water,
        expressed in gallons, required to complete a normal cycle of a
        dishwasher.
            ``(11) Water consumption factor.--The term `water
        consumption factor' means, with respect to a clothes washer,
        the quotient of the total weighted per-cycle water consumption
        divided by the cubic foot (or liter) capacity of the clothes
        washer.''.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to appliances produced after December 31, 2007.

Super-Efficient Appliance Incentives and Market Transformation Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the applicable amount of the tax credit for energy efficient appliances (i.e., dishwashers, clothes washers, refrigerators, and dehumidifiers which restrict water and energy consumption) produced after 2007.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Drought Relief Act of
1998''.

SEC. 2. LOAN RATES FOR MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOANS FOR CERTAIN CROPS.

    (a) Wheat.--Subsection (a) of section 132 of the Agricultural
Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7232) is amended by striking paragraph
(1) and inserting the following new paragraph:
            ``(1) Loan rate.--Subject to paragraph (2), the loan rate
        for a marketing assistance loan under section 131 for wheat
        shall be equal to not less than 85 percent of the simple
        average price received by producers of wheat, as determined by
        the Secretary, during the marketing years for the immediately
        preceding 5 crops of wheat, excluding the year in which the
        average price was the highest and the year in which the average
        price was the lowest in the period.''.
    (b) Feed Grains.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended by
striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph:
            ``(1) Loan rate for corn.--Subject to paragraph (2), the
        loan rate for a marketing assistance loan under section 131 for
        corn shall be equal to not less than 85 percent of the simple
        average price received by producers of corn, as determined by
        the Secretary, during the marketing years for the immediately
        preceding 5 crops of corn, excluding the year in which the
        average price was the highest and the year in which the average
        price was the lowest in the period.''.
    (c) Upland Cotton.--Subsection (c)(2) of such section is amended by
striking ``or more than $0.5192 per pound''.
    (d) Extra Long Staple Cotton.--Subsection (d) of such section is
amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Extra Long Staple Cotton.--The loan rate for a marketing
assistance loan under section 131 for extra long staple cotton shall be
equal to not less than 85 percent of the simple average price received
by producers of extra long staple cotton, as determined by the
Secretary, during 3 years of the 5-year period ending July 31 of the
year preceding the year in which the crop is planted, excluding the
year in which the average price was the highest and the year in which
the average price was the lowest in the period.''.
    (e) Oilseeds.--Subsection (f) of such section is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``or more than
        $5.26''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``or more than
        $0.093''.

SEC. 3. COST-SHARE ASSISTANCE FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS PERFORMING
              CERTAIN DROUGHT ALLEVIATION PROJECTS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Designated disaster area.--The term ``designated
        disaster area'' means an area that is covered by a Presidential
        declaration of major disaster issued under section 401 of the
        Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
        (42 U.S.C. 5170) or determined to be a disaster area by the
        Secretary of Agriculture under subpart A of part 1945 of title
        7, Code of Federal Regulations, if the basis for the
        Presidential declaration or Secretarial determination is at
        least in part the result of drought conditions in the area.
            (2) Eligible land.--The term ``eligible land'' means
        agricultural land, including cropland, rangeland, pasture, and
        other land on which crops or livestock are produced, or land
        used to support the production of crops or livestock.
            (3) Livestock.--The term ``livestock'' means dairy cattle,
        beef cattle, laying hens, broilers, turkeys, swine, sheep, and
        such other animals as determined by the Secretary.
            (4) Producer.--The term ``producer'' means a person who is
        engaged in livestock or agricultural production (as defined by
        the Secretary).
    (b) Authority To Provide Assistance.--During the 1999 through 2002
fiscal years, the Secretary of Agriculture may provide technical
assistance and cost-share payments to a producer who undertakes on
eligible lands in a designated disaster area a project intended to
alleviate or otherwise respond to the effects of drought on crop or
livestock production. A producer may apply for cost-share payments
under this section before undertaking an eligible project, during the
course of the project, or within one year after completing the project.
A project may be completed after the expiration of the designation of
an area as a designated disaster area.
    (c) Eligible Projects.--The projects for which assistance may be
provided under this section include--
            (1) the installation of water wells to be used primarily
        for crop irrigation or livestock watering;
            (2) the dredging of ponds or other small bodies of water on
        eligible lands; and
            (3) the extension of public water supply lines to serve
        eligible lands.
    (d) Offer Selection Process.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall,
to the maximum extent practicable, establish a process for selecting
applications for financial assistance if there are numerous
applications for assistance for eligible projects that would provide
substantially the same level of benefits. The process shall be based
on--
            (1) a reasonable estimate of the projected cost of the
        proposals and other factors identified by the Secretary for
        determining which applications will result in the least cost to
        the program authorized by this section; and
            (2) such other factors determined by the Secretary that
        maximize benefits in designated disaster areas per dollar
        expended.
    (e) Concurrence of Owner.--If the producer making an offer to
receive assistance is a tenant using the eligible land, for the offer
to be acceptable, the producer shall obtain the concurrence of the
owner of the eligible land with respect to the offer.
    (f) Amount of Cost-Share Payments.--The Federal share of cost-share
payments to a producer proposing to implement one or more eligible
project shall be not more than 75 percent of the projected cost of the
project, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, taking into
consideration any payment received by the producer from a State or
local government. A producer may not receive cost-share payments under
this section for a project if the producer receives cost-share payments
or other benefits for the same project under another provision of law.
    (g) Technical Assistance.--The receipt of technical assistance
under this section shall not affect the eligibility of the producer to
receive technical assistance under other authorities of law available
to the Secretary of Agriculture.
    (h) Retroactive Effect.--This section shall apply to eligible
projects commenced in designated disaster areas on or after January 1,
1998.

SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY LOANS BASED ON ESTIMATED LOSSES.

    Subtitle C of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
U.S.C. 1961-1970) is amended by inserting after section 327 the
following:
    ``Sec. 328. In this subtitle, the terms `actual loss' and `actual
production loss' mean actual loss or (if greater) the estimated loss as
determined by the relevant county committee.''.

SEC. 5. BORROWER ELECTION TO DEFER INTEREST PAYMENTS ON EMERGENCY
              LOANS.

    Section 324 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7
U.S.C. 1964) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) A borrower of a loan made under this subtitle may elect to
defer the payment of any or all interest on the loan until the end of
the period for which the loan is made.''.

Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1998 - Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to eliminate marketing assistance loan rate caps for wheat, corn and feed grains, upland and extra long staple cotton, and oilseeds.
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to (temporarily) provide cost-share assistance for crop and livestock producers performing certain drought alleviation projects. Makes such assistance available retroactively to eligible projects begun as of January 1, 1998.
Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize:  (1) emergency loans based upon estimated losses; and (2) emergency loan interest deferral.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Competitiveness Tax Credit Act''.

SEC. 2. TEMPORARY INVESTMENT CREDIT FOR NEW MANUFACTURING AND OTHER
              PRODUCTIVE EQUIPMENT.

    (a) Allowance of Credit.--Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to amount of investment credit) is amended by
striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2), by striking the period at
the end of paragraph (3) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) the manufacturing and other productive equipment
        credit.''
    (b) Amount of Credit.--Section 48 of such Code is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Manufacturing and Other Productive Equipment Credit.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of section 46, the
        manufacturing and other productive equipment credit for any
        taxable year is an amount equal to the sum of--
                    ``(A) the domestic equipment credit, and
                    ``(B) the nondomestic equipment credit.
            ``(2) Amount of domestic and nondomestic equipment
        credits.--For purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) Domestic equipment credit.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The domestic equipment
                        credit for any taxable year is 10 percent of
                        the amount equal to the product of--
                                    ``(I) the domestic equipment ratio,
                                and
                                    ``(II) the qualified increase
                                amount.
                            ``(ii) Domestic equipment ratio.--The
                        domestic equipment ratio for any taxable year
                        is a fraction in which--
                                    ``(I) the numerator is the
                                aggregate bases of the qualified
                                manufacturing and other productive
                                equipment properties placed in service
                                during such taxable year which are of
                                domestic origin, and
                                    ``(II) the denominator is the
                                aggregate bases of all qualified
                                manufacturing and other productive
                                equipment properties placed in service
                                during such taxable year.
                    ``(B) Nondomestic equipment credit.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The nondomestic
                        equipment credit for any taxable year is 7
                        percent of the amount equal to the product of--
                                    ``(I) the nondomestic equipment
                                ratio, and
                                    ``(II) the qualified increase
                                amount.
                            ``(ii) Nondomestic equipment ratio.--The
                        nondomestic equipment ratio for any taxable
                        year is a fraction in which--
                                    ``(I) the numerator is the
                                aggregate bases of the qualified
                                manufacturing and other productive
                                equipment properties placed in service
                                during such taxable year which are not
                                of domestic origin, and
                                    ``(II) the denominator is the
                                aggregate bases of all qualified
                                manufacturing and other productuve
                                equipment properties placed in service
                                during such taxable year.
                    ``(C) Determination of domestic origin.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Property shall be
                        treated as being of domestic origin only if--
                                    ``(I) the property was completed in
                                the United States, and
                                    ``(II) at least 50 percent of the
                                basis of the property is attributable
                                to value added within the United
                                States.
                            ``(ii) United states.--The term `United
                        States' includes the Commonwealth of Puerto
                        Rico and the possessions of the United States.
            ``(3) Qualified manufacturing and other productive
        equipment property.--For purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified
                manufacturing and other productive equipment property'
                means any property--
                            ``(i) which is used as an integral part of
                        the manufacture or production of tangible
                        personal property and increases the efficiency
                        of the manufacturing or production process;
                            ``(ii) which is tangible property to which
                        section 168 applies, other than 3-year property
                        (within the meaning of section 168(e)),
                            ``(iii) which is section 1245 property (as
                        defined in section 1245(a)(3)), and
                            ``(iv)(I) the construction, reconstruction,
                        or erection of which is completed by the
                        taxpayer, or
                            ``(II) which is acquired by the taxpayer,
                        if the original use of such property commences
                        with the taxpayer.
                    ``(B) Special rule for computer software.--In the
                case of any computer software--
                            ``(i) which is used to control or monitor a
                        manufacturing or production process,
                            ``(ii) which increases the efficiency of
                        the manufacturing or production process, and
                            ``(iii) with respect to which depreciation
                        (or amortization in lieu of depreciation) is
                        allowable,
                such software shall be treated as qualified
                manufacturing and other productive equipment property.
            ``(4) Qualified increase amount.--For purposes of this
        subsection--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified increase
                amount' means the excess (if any) of--
                            ``(i) the aggregate bases of qualified
                        manufacturing and other productive equipment
                        properties placed in service during the taxable
                        year, over
                            ``(ii) the base amount.
                    ``(B) Base amount.--The term `base amount' means
                the product of--
                            ``(i) the fixed-base percentage, and
                            ``(ii) the average annual gross receipts of
                        the taxpayer for the 4 taxable years preceding
                        the taxable year for which the credit is being
                        determined (in this subsection referred to as
                        the `credit year').
                    ``(C) Minimum base amount.--In no event shall the
                base amount be less than 50 percent of the amount
                determined under subparagraph (A)(i).
                    ``(D) Fixed-base percentage.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The fixed-base
                        percentage is the percentage which the
                        aggregate amounts described in subparagraph
                        (A)(i) for taxable years beginning after
                        December 31, 1987, and before January 1, 1993,
                        is of the aggregate gross receipts of the
                        taxpayer for such taxable years.
                            ``(ii) Rounding.--The percentages
                        determined under clause (i) shall be rounded to
                        the nearest \1/100\ of 1 percent.
                    ``(E) Other rules.--Rules similar to the rules of
                paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 41(c) shall apply for
                purposes of this paragraph.
            ``(5) Coordination with other credits.--This subsection
        shall not apply to any property to which the energy credit or
        rehabilitation credit would apply unless the taxpayer elects to
        waive the application of such credits to such property.
            ``(6) Certain progress expenditure rules made applicable.--
        Rules similar to rules of subsections (c)(4) and (d) of section
        46 (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of
        the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990) shall apply for
        purposes of this subsection.
            ``(7) Termination date.--This subsection shall not apply to
        any property placed in service after the expiration of the 2-
        year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
        Act.''
    (c) Technical Amendments.--
            (1) Clause (ii) of section 49(a)(1)(C) of such Code is
        amended by inserting ``or qualified manufacturing and other
        productive equipment property'' after ``energy property''.
            (2) Subparagraph (E) of section 50(a)(2) of such Code is
        amended by inserting ``or 48(c)(6)'' before the period at the
        end.
            (3)(A) The section heading for section 48 of such Code is
        amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 48. OTHER CREDITS.''

            (B) The table of sections for subpart E of part IV of
        subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking
        the item relating to section 48 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 48. Other credits.''
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to--
            (1) property acquired by the taxpayer after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, and
            (2) property the construction, reconstruction, or erection
        of which is completed by the taxpayer after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, but only to the extent of the basis
        thereof attributable to construction, reconstruction, or
        erection after such date.

Competitiveness Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an investment tax credit for manufacturing and other productive equipment based upon a determination of the domestic origin of such property.
Makes such credit applicable for the two-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Water Quality
Protection and Job Creation Act of 2017''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Amendment of Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
                    TITLE I--WATER QUALITY FINANCING

            Subtitle A--Technical and Management Assistance

Sec. 101. Technical assistance.
Sec. 102. State management assistance.
Sec. 103. Watershed pilot projects.
Sec. 104. Nonpoint source management programs.
       Subtitle B--State Water Pollution Control Revolving Funds

Sec. 121. Capitalization grant agreements.
Sec. 122. Water pollution control revolving loan funds.
Sec. 123. State planning assistance.
Sec. 124. Intended use plan.
Sec. 125. Technical assistance.
Sec. 126. Authorization of appropriations.
 TITLE II--ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE AND SEWER OVERFLOW AND STORMWATER
                                 GRANTS

Sec. 201. Pilot program for alternative water source projects.
Sec. 202. Sewer overflow control grants.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to
be made to a section or other provision of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).

                    TITLE I--WATER QUALITY FINANCING

            Subtitle A--Technical and Management Assistance

SEC. 101. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Technical Assistance for Rural and Small Treatment Works.--
Section 104(b) (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) make grants to nonprofit organizations--
                    ``(A) to provide technical assistance to rural,
                small, and tribal municipalities for the purpose of
                assisting, in consultation with the State in which the
                assistance is provided, such municipalities and tribal
                governments in the planning, developing, and
                acquisition of financing for eligible projects
                described in section 603(c);
                    ``(B) to provide technical assistance and training
                for rural, small, and tribal publicly owned treatment
                works and decentralized wastewater treatment systems to
                enable such treatment works and systems to protect
                water quality and achieve and maintain compliance with
                the requirements of this Act; and
                    ``(C) to disseminate information to rural, small,
                and tribal municipalities and municipalities that meet
                the affordability criteria established under section
                603(i)(2) by the State in which the municipality is
                located with respect to planning, design, construction,
                and operation of publicly owned treatment works and
                decentralized wastewater treatment systems.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 104(u) (33 U.S.C.
1254(u)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and (6)'' and inserting ``(6)''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period at the end the
        following: ``; and (7) not to exceed $100,000,000 for each of
        fiscal years 2018 through 2022 for carrying out subsections
        (b)(3), (b)(8), and (g), except that not less than 20 percent
        of the amounts appropriated pursuant to this paragraph in a
        fiscal year shall be used for carrying out subsection (b)(8)''.

SEC. 102. STATE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 106(a) (33 U.S.C.
1256(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (2) by striking the semicolon at the end of paragraph (2)
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal
        years 1991 through 2017, and $300,000,000 for each of fiscal
        years 2018 through 2022;''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 106(e) (33 U.S.C. 1256(e)) is
amended by striking ``Beginning in fiscal year 1974 the'' and inserting
``The''.

SEC. 103. WATERSHED PILOT PROJECTS.

    Section 122(c) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $120,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2018 through 2022.''.

SEC. 104. NONPOINT SOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.

    Section 319(j) (33 U.S.C. 1329(j)) is amended by striking
``$70,000,000'' and all that follows through ``fiscal year 1991'' and
inserting ``$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022''.

       Subtitle B--State Water Pollution Control Revolving Funds

SEC. 121. CAPITALIZATION GRANT AGREEMENTS.

    Section 602(b) (33 U.S.C. 1382(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (13)(B)(iii), by striking ``; and'' and
        inserting a semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(15) the State will use at least 15 percent of the amount
        of each capitalization grant received by the State under this
        title after September 30, 2017, to provide assistance to
        municipalities of fewer than 10,000 individuals that meet the
        affordability criteria established by the State under section
        603(i)(2) for projects or activities included on the State's
        priority list under section 603(g), to the extent that there
        are sufficient applications for such assistance.''.

SEC. 122. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS.

    Section 603(d) (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) to provide grants to owners and operators of
        treatment works that serve a population of 10,000 or fewer for
        obtaining technical and planning assistance and assistance in
        financial management, user fee analysis, budgeting, capital
        improvement planning, facility operation and maintenance,
        equipment replacement, and other activities to improve
        wastewater treatment plant management and operations, except
        that the total amount provided by the State in grants under
        this paragraph for a fiscal year may not exceed one percent of
        the total amount of assistance provided by the State from the
        fund in the preceding fiscal year, or 2 percent of the total
        amount received by the State in capitalization grants under
        this title in the preceding fiscal year, whichever amount is
        greatest; and
            ``(9) to provide grants to owners and operators of
        treatment works for conducting an assessment of the energy and
        water consumption of the treatment works, and evaluating
        potential opportunities for energy and water conservation
        through facility operation and maintenance, equipment
        replacement, and projects or activities that promote the
        efficient use of energy and water by the treatment works,
        except that the total amount provided by the State in grants
        under this paragraph for a fiscal year may not exceed one
        percent of the total amount of assistance provided by the State
        from the fund in the preceding fiscal year, or 2 percent of the
        total amount received by the State in capitalization grants
        under this title in the preceding fiscal year, whichever amount
        is greatest.''.

SEC. 123. STATE PLANNING ASSISTANCE.

    Section 604(b) (33 U.S.C. 1384(b)) is amended by striking ``1
percent'' and inserting ``2 percent''.

SEC. 124. INTENDED USE PLAN.

    (a) Integrated Priority List.--Section 603(g) (33 U.S.C. 1383(g))
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(g) Priority List.--
            ``(1) In general.--For fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal
        year thereafter, a State shall establish or update a list of
        projects and activities for which assistance is sought from the
        State's water pollution control revolving fund. Such projects
        and activities shall be listed in priority order based on the
        methodology established under paragraph (2). The State may
        provide financial assistance from the State's water pollution
        control revolving fund only with respect to a project or
        activity included on such list. In the case of projects and
        activities eligible for assistance under subsection (c)(2), the
        State may include on such list a category or subcategory of
        nonpoint sources of pollution to be addressed.
            ``(2) Methodology.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
                date of enactment of this paragraph, and after
                providing notice and opportunity for public comment,
                each State shall establish a methodology for developing
                a priority list under paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Priority for projects and activities that
                achieve greatest water quality improvement.--In
                developing the methodology, the State shall seek to
                achieve the greatest degree of water quality
                improvement, taking into consideration--
                            ``(i) the requirements of section
                        602(b)(5);
                            ``(ii) whether such water quality
                        improvements would be realized without
                        assistance under this title; and
                            ``(iii) whether the proposed projects and
                        activities would address water quality
                        impairments associated with existing treatment
                        works.
                    ``(C) Considerations in selecting projects and
                activities.--In determining which projects and
                activities will achieve the greatest degree of water
                quality improvement, the State shall consider--
                            ``(i) information developed by the State
                        under sections 303(d) and 305(b);
                            ``(ii) the State's continuing planning
                        process developed under sections 205(j) and
                        303(e);
                            ``(iii) whether such project or activity
                        may have a beneficial impact related to the
                        purposes identified under section 302(a);
                            ``(iv) the State's management program
                        developed under section 319; and
                            ``(v) conservation and management plans
                        developed under section 320 with respect to an
                        estuary lying in whole or in part within the
                        State.
                    ``(D) Nonpoint sources.--For categories or
                subcategories of nonpoint sources of pollution that a
                State may include on its priority list under paragraph
                (1), the State shall consider the cumulative water
                quality improvements associated with projects or
                activities carried out pursuant to the listing of such
                categories or subcategories.
                    ``(E) Existing methodologies.--If a State has
                previously developed, after providing notice and an
                opportunity for public comment, a methodology that
                meets the requirements of this paragraph, the State may
                use the methodology for the purposes of this
                subsection.''.
    (b) Intended Use Plan.--Section 606(c) (33 U.S.C. 1386(c)) is
amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting
        ``and publish'' after ``each State shall annually prepare'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) the State's priority list developed under section
        603(g);'';
            (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (4) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) if the State does not fund projects and activities in
        the order of the priority established under section 603(g), an
        explanation of why such a change in order is appropriate.''.
    (c) Transitional Provision.--Before completion of a priority list
based on a methodology established under section 603(g) of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (as amended by this section), a State shall
continue to comply with the requirements of sections 603(g) and 606(c)
of such Act, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of
this Act.

SEC. 125. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    Section 607 is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 607. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) Simplified Procedures.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall assist the States
in establishing simplified procedures for treatment works to obtain
assistance under this title.
    ``(b) Publication of Manual.--Not later than 2 years after the date
of the enactment of this section, and after providing notice and
opportunity for public comment, the Administrator shall publish a
manual to assist treatment works in obtaining assistance under this
title and publish in the Federal Register notice of the availability of
the manual.''.

SEC. 126. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Title VI (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:

``SEC. 609. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes
of this title $4,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years fiscal year 2018
through 2022.''.

 TITLE II--ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE AND SEWER OVERFLOW AND STORMWATER
                                 GRANTS

SEC. 201. PILOT PROGRAM FOR ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE PROJECTS.

    (a) Selection of Projects.--Section 220(d) (33 U.S.C. 1300(d)) is
amended by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as
paragraph (2).
    (b) Committee Resolution Procedure.--Section 220 (33 U.S.C.
1300(e)) is amended by striking subsection (e) and redesignating
subsections (f) through (j) as subsections (e) through (i),
respectively.
    (c) Definitions.--Section 220(h)(1) (as redesignated by subsection
(c) of this section) is amended by striking ``or wastewater or by
treating wastewater'' and inserting ``, wastewater, or stormwater or by
treating wastewater or stormwater''.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 220(i) (as
redesignated by subsection (c) of this section) is amended by striking
``$75,000,000 for fiscal years 2002 through 2004'' and inserting
``$75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022''.

SEC. 202. SEWER OVERFLOW CONTROL GRANTS.

    Section 221 (33 U.S.C. 1301) is amended--
            (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:
        ``sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants'';
            (2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Grants to states.--The Administrator may make grants
        to States for the purpose of providing grants to a municipality
        or municipal entity for planning, design, and construction of
        treatment works to intercept, transport, control, treat, or
        reuse municipal combined sewer overflows, sanitary sewer
        overflows, or stormwater.
            ``(2) Direct municipal grants.--Subject to subsection (g),
        the Administrator may make a direct grant to a municipality or
        municipal entity for the purposes described in paragraph
        (1).'';
            (3) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
    ``(e) Administrative Requirements.--A project that receives
assistance under this section shall be carried out subject to the same
requirements as a project that receives assistance from a State water
pollution control revolving fund under title VI, except to the extent
that the Governor of the State in which the project is located
determines that a requirement of title VI is inconsistent with the
purposes of this section. For the purposes of this subsection, a
Governor may not determine that the requirements of title VI relating
to the application of section 513 are inconsistent with the purposes of
this section.'';
            (4) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated
        to carry out this section $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years
        2018 through 2022.
            ``(2) Minimum allocations.--To the extent there are
        sufficient eligible project applications, the Administrator
        shall ensure that a State uses not less than 20 percent of the
        amount of the grants made to the State under subsection (a) in
        a fiscal year to carry out projects to intercept, transport,
        control, treat, or reuse municipal combined sewer overflows,
        sanitary sewer overflows, or stormwater through the use of
        green infrastructure, water and energy efficiency improvements,
        and other environmentally innovative activities.''; and
            (5) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:
    ``(g) Allocation of Funds.--
            ``(1) Fiscal year 2018.--Subject to subsection (h), the
        Administrator shall use the amounts appropriated to carry out
        this section for fiscal year 2018 for making grants to
        municipalities and municipal entities under subsection (a)(2)
        in accordance with the criteria set forth in subsection (b).
            ``(2) Fiscal year 2019 and thereafter.--Subject to
        subsection (h), the Administrator shall use the amounts
        appropriated to carry out this section for fiscal year 2019 and
        each fiscal year thereafter for making grants to States under
        subsection (a)(1) in accordance with a formula to be
        established by the Administrator, after providing notice and an
        opportunity for public comment, that allocates to each State a
        proportional share of such amounts based on the total needs of
        the State for municipal combined sewer overflow controls,
        sanitary sewer overflow controls, and stormwater identified in
        the most recent survey conducted pursuant to section 516 and
        any other information the Administrator considers
        appropriate.''.

Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2017  The bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to reauthorize through FY2022:  programs for preventing and reducing pollution through research, investigations, and training; state and interstate water pollution control programs;  wet weather watershed pilot projects; a grant program for implementing state management programs for controlling pollution added from nonpoint sources (e.g., pollution on the ground picked up by rain) to navigable waters; a grant program for protecting groundwater quality; clean water state revolving funds; a pilot program for alternative water source projects; and sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants (formally known as sewer overflow control grants).   The bill authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to rural, small, and tribal municipalities for addressing pollution. The bill revises requirements governing capitalization grant agreements, clean water state revolving funds, and sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Part D Improvement Act of
2007''.

SEC. 2. REFORM OF ``DONUT HOLE''.

    (a) Counting Certain Expenditures Towards Out-of-Pocket Limits.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1860D-2(b)(4)(C) of the Social
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-102(b)(4)(C)) is amended--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (B) in clause (ii)--
                            (i) by striking ``such costs shall be
                        treated as incurred only if'' and inserting
                        ``subject to clause (iii), such costs shall be
                        treated as incurred if'';
                            (ii) by striking ``, under section 1860D-
                        14, or under a State Pharmaceutical Assistance
                        Program'';
                            (iii) by striking ``(other than under such
                        section or such a Program)''; and
                            (iv) by striking the period at the end and
                        inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by inserting after clause (ii) the following
                new clause:
                            ``(iii) such costs shall be treated as
                        incurred and shall not be considered to be
                        reimbursed under clause (ii) if such costs are
                        borne or paid--
                                    ``(I) under section 1860D-14;
                                    ``(II) under a State Pharmaceutical
                                Assistance Program;
                                    ``(III) by the Indian Health
                                Service, an Indian tribe or tribal
                                organization, or an urban Indian
                                organization (as defined in section 4
                                of the Indian Health Care Improvement
                                Act);
                                    ``(IV) by a rural health clinic or
                                Federally qualified health center (as
                                defined in section 1861(aa));
                                    ``(V) under an AIDS Drug Assistance
                                Program under part B of title XXVI of
                                the Public Health Service Act;
                                    ``(VI) by a pharmaceutical
                                manufacturer patient assistance
                                program, either directly or through the
                                distribution or donation of covered
                                part D drugs, which shall be valued at
                                the negotiated price of such covered
                                part D drug under the enrollee's
                                prescription drug plan or MA-PD plan as
                                of the date that the drug was
                                distributed or donated; or
                                    ``(VII) by a subsection (d)
                                hospital (as defined in section
                                1886(d)(1)(B) that meets the
                                requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of
                                the section 340B(a)(4)(L) of the Public
                                Health Service Act.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1)
        shall apply to costs incurred on or after January 1, 2008, for
        plan years beginning on or after such date.
    (b) Report on Closing the Gap.--The Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall conduct a study on how to eliminate the gap in Medicare
part D prescription drug coverage created through the application of an
initial coverage limit and how to finance such elimination. Not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on such study.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING LATE ENROLLMENT PENALTY TO MEDICARE PART B PENALTY
              STRUCTURE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1860D-13(b)(3) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395w-113(b)(3)) is amended by striking ``is the greater
of'' and all that follows and inserting the following: ``is 10 percent
of the base beneficiary premium (as computed under subsection (a)(2))
for each continuous period of 12 consecutive uncovered months in such
period''.
    (b) Not Counting Periods of Non-Enrollment During First Year of
Program.--Subparagraph (B) of such section is amended by inserting
``(after December 2007)'' after ``any month''.
    (c) Presumption of Errors in Enrollment or Nonenrollment Due to
Official Error.--Section 1837(h) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395p(h)) is
amended by adding at the end the following: ``In applying the previous
sentence, an individual's unintentional, inadvertent, or erroneous
enrollment or nonenrollment shall be presumed to be the result of an
error, misrepresentation, or inaction of an officer, employee, or agent
of the Federal Government, or its instrumentalities, unless the
Secretary demonstrates otherwise.''.
    (d) Effective Dates.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and
(b) shall apply to late enrollment penalties for months beginning with
January 2008. The amendment made by subsection (c) shall take effect on
January 1, 2008, and shall apply as of such date to enrollments (and
non-enrollments) occurring before, on, or after such date.

SEC. 4. MORE FREQUENT CHANGES IN PLANS PERMITTED.

    (a) In General.--Section 1860D-1(b)(3) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395w-101(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) Same frequency as changes in formularies.--In
                the case of an individual enrolled in a prescription
                drug plan (or MA-PD plan), as often as the Secretary
                permits such plan to make changes in its formulary.''.
    (b) Permitting Change in Enrollment During First 3 Months of Each
Year as Permitted Under the Medicare Advantage Program.--Section 1860D-
1(b)(1)(B)(iii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-101(b)(1)(B)(iii)) is
amended by striking ``, (C),''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on January 1, 2008.

SEC. 5. LOW INCOME SUBSIDY IMPROVEMENTS.

    (a) Removal of Asset Test.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1860D-14(a) of the Social Security
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-114(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter before
                subparagraph (A), by striking ``and who meets the
                resources requirement described in paragraph (3)(D)'';
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in paragraph (3)(A), by adding ``and''
                        at the end of clause (i), by striking ``; and''
                        at the end of clause (ii) and inserting a
                        period, and by striking clause (iii); and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E).
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1)
        shall apply to benefits for months beginning with January 2008.
    (b) Elimination of Late Enrollment Penalties for Subsidy Eligible
Individuals.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1860D-13(b)(2) of the Social
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-113(b)(2)) is amended by
        inserting ``who is not a subsidy eligible individual and''
        after ``an individual''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 1860D-14 of such Act
        (42 U.S.C. 1395w-114) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ``equal
                to'' and all that follows and inserting the following:
                ``100 percent of the amount described in subsection
                (b)(1), but not to exceed the premium amount specified
                in subsection (b)(2)(B).''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking the last
                sentence.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
        shall apply to late enrollment penalties for months beginning
        with January 2008.

Medicare Part D Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of the Social Security Act to revise requirements for the Medicare prescription drug program with respect to: (1) counting certain expenditures towards out-of-pocket limits; (2) conforming the late enrollment penalty to the Medicare part B penalty structure; (3) allowing more frequent changes in plans; and (4) removing the asset test and eliminating late enrollment penalties for low-income subsidy eligible individuals.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and report to Congress on how to: (1) eliminate the gap in Medicare part D prescription drug coverage created through the application of an initial coverage limit; and (2) finance such elimination.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Habeas Corpus Revision Act of
1994''.

SEC. 2. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.

    Section 2254 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
    ``(g)(1) In the case of an applicant under sentence of death, any
application for habeas corpus relief under this section must be filed
in the appropriate district court not later than 1 year after--
            ``(A) the date of denial of a writ of certiorari, if a
        petition for a writ of certiorari to the highest court of the
        State on direct appeal or unitary review of the conviction and
        sentence is filed, within the time limits established by law,
        in the Supreme Court;
            ``(B) the date of issuance of the mandate of the highest
        court of the State on direct appeal or unitary review of the
        conviction and sentence, if a petition for a writ of certiorari
        is not filed, within the time limits established by law, in the
        Supreme Court; or
            ``(C) the date of issuance of the mandate of the Supreme
        Court, if on a petition for a writ of certiorari the Supreme
        Court grants the writ and disposes of the case in a manner that
        leaves the capital sentence undisturbed.
    ``(2) The time requirements established by this section shall be
tolled--
            ``(A) during any period in which the State has failed to
        provide counsel as required in section 2257 of this chapter;
            ``(B) during the period from the date the applicant files
        an application for State postconviction relief until final
        disposition of the application by the State appellate courts,
        if all filing deadlines are met; and
            ``(C) during an additional period not to exceed 90 days, if
        counsel moves for an extension in the district court that would
        have jurisdiction of a habeas corpus application and makes a
        showing of good cause.''.

SEC. 3. STAYS OF EXECUTION IN CAPITAL CASES.

    Section 2251 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)(1)'' before the first paragraph;
            (2) by inserting ``(2)'' before the second paragraph; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) In the case of an individual under sentence of death, a
warrant or order setting an execution shall be stayed upon application
to any court that would have jurisdiction over an application for
habeas corpus under this chapter. The stay shall be contingent upon
reasonable diligence by the individual in pursuing relief with respect
to such sentence and shall expire if--
            ``(1) the individual fails to apply for relief under this
        chapter within the time requirements established by section
        2254(g) of this chapter;
            ``(2) upon completion of district court and court of
        appeals review under section 2254 of this chapter, the
        application is denied and--
                    ``(A) the time for filing a petition for a writ of
                certiorari expires before a petition is filed;
                    ``(B) a timely petition for a writ of certiorari is
                filed and the Supreme Court denies the petition; or
                    ``(C) a timely petition for certiorari is filed
                and, upon consideration of the case, the Supreme Court
                disposes of it in a manner that leaves the capital
                sentence undisturbed; or
            ``(3) before a court of competent jurisdiction, in the
        presence of counsel qualified under section 2257 of this
        chapter and after being advised of the consequences of the
        decision, an individual waives the right to pursue relief under
        this chapter.''.

SEC. 4. LAW APPLICABLE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 153 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 2256. Law applicable
    ``(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), in an action under this
chapter, the court shall not apply a new rule.
    ``(b) A court shall apply a new rule, if the new rule--
            ``(1) places the claimant's conduct beyond the power of the
        criminal law-making authority to proscribe or punish with the
        sanction imposed; or
            ``(2) requires the observance of procedures without which
        the likelihood of an accurate conviction or valid capital
        sentence is seriously diminished.
    ``(c) As used in this section, the term `new rule' means a clear
break from precedent, announced by the Supreme Court of the United
States, that could not reasonably have been anticipated at the time the
claimant's sentence became final in State court. A rule is not `new'
merely because it was not dictated or compelled by the precedents
existing at that time or because, at that time, it was susceptible to
debate among reasonable minds.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 153 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:

``2256. Law applicable.''.

SEC. 5. COUNSEL IN CAPITAL CASES; STATE COURT.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 153 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding after the provision added by section 804 of this
subtitle the following:
``Sec. 2257. Counsel in capital cases; State court
    ``(a) Notwithstanding section 2254(d) of this chapter, the court in
an action under this chapter shall neither presume a finding of fact
made in a State court proceeding specified in subsection (b)(1) of this
section to be correct nor decline to consider a claim on the ground
that it was not raised in such a proceeding at the time or in the
manner prescribed by State law, unless--
            ``(1) the relevant State maintains a mechanism for
        providing legal services to indigents in capital cases that
        meets the specifications in subsection (b) of this section;
            ``(2) if the applicant in the instant case was eligible for
        the appointment of counsel and did not waive such an
        appointment, the State actually appointed an attorney or
        attorneys to represent the applicant in the State proceeding in
        which the finding of fact was made or the default occurred; and
            ``(3) the attorney or attorneys so appointed substantially
        met both the qualification standards specified in subsection
        (b)(3)(A) or (b)(4) of this section and the performance
        standards established by the appointing authority.
    ``(b) A mechanism for providing legal services to indigents within
the meaning of subsection (a)(1) of this section shall include the
following elements:
            ``(1) The State shall provide legal services to--
                    ``(A) indigents charged with offenses for which
                capital punishment is sought;
                    ``(B) indigents who have been sentenced to death
                and who seek appellate, collateral, or unitary review
                in State court; and
                    ``(C) indigents who have been sentenced to death
                and who seek certiorari review of State court judgments
                in the United States Supreme Court.
            ``(2) The State shall establish a counsel authority, which
        shall be--
                    ``(A) a statewide defender organization;
                    ``(B) a resource center; or
                    ``(C) a counsel authority appointed by the highest
                State court having jurisdiction over criminal matters,
                consisting of members of the bar with substantial
                experience in, or commitment to, the representation of
                criminal defendants in capital cases, and comprised of
                a balanced representation from each segment of the
                State's criminal defense bar.
            ``(3) The counsel authority shall--
                    ``(A) publish a roster of attorneys qualified to be
                appointed in capital cases, procedures by which
                attorneys are appointed, and standards governing
                qualifications and performance of counsel, which shall
                include--
                            ``(i) knowledge and understanding of
                        pertinent legal authorities regarding issues in
                        capital cases; and
                            ``(ii) skills in the conduct of
                        negotiations and litigation in capital cases,
                        the investigation of capital cases and the
                        psychiatric history and current condition of
                        capital clients, and the preparation and
                        writing of legal papers in capital cases;
                    ``(B) monitor the performance of attorneys
                appointed and delete from the roster any attorney who
                fails to meet qualification and performance standards;
                and
                    ``(C) appoint a defense team, which shall include
                at least 2 attorneys, to represent a client at the
                relevant stage of proceedings, within 30 days after
                receiving notice of the need for the appointment from
                the relevant State court.
            ``(4) An attorney who is not listed on the roster shall be
        appointed only on the request of the client concerned and in
        circumstances in which the attorney requested is able to
        provide the client with quality legal representation.
            ``(5) No counsel appointed pursuant to this section to
        represent a prisoner in State postconviction proceedings shall
        have previously represented the prisoner at trial or on direct
        appeal in the case for which the appointment is made, unless
        the prisoner and counsel expressly request continued
        representation.
            ``(6) The ineffectiveness or incompetence of counsel
        appointed pursuant to this section during State or Federal
        postconviction proceedings shall not be a ground for relief in
        a proceeding arising under section 2254 of this title. This
        limitation shall not preclude the appointment of different
        counsel at any phase of State or Federal postconviction
        proceedings.
            ``(7) Upon receipt of notice from the counsel authority
        that an individual entitled to the appointment of counsel under
        this section has declined to accept such an appointment, the
        court requesting the appointment shall conduct, or cause to be
        conducted, a hearing, at which the individual and counsel
        proposed to be appointed under this section shall be present,
        to determine the individual's competency to decline the
        appointment, and whether the individual has knowingly and
        intelligently declined it.
            ``(8) Attorneys appointed pursuant to this section shall be
        compensated on an hourly basis pursuant to a schedule of hourly
        rates as periodically established by the counsel authority
        after consultation with the highest State court with
        jurisdiction over criminal matters. Appointed counsel shall be
        reimbursed for expenses reasonably incurred in representing the
        client, including the costs of law clerks, paralegals,
        investigators, experts, or other support services.
            ``(9) Support services for staff attorneys of a defender
        organization or resource center shall be equal to the services
        listed in paragraph (8).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 153 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding after
the provision added by section 804 the following:

``2257. Counsel in capital cases; State court.''.

SEC. 6. SUCCESSIVE FEDERAL PETITIONS.

    Section 2244(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)'';
            (2) by inserting ``, in the case of an applicant not under
        sentence of death,'' after ``When''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) In the case of an applicant under sentence of death,
        a claim presented in a second or successive application, that
        was not presented in a prior application under this chapter,
        shall be dismissed unless--
                    ``(A) the applicant shows that--
                            ``(i) the basis of the claim could not have
                        been discovered by the exercise of reasonable
                        diligence before the applicant filed the prior
                        application; or
                            ``(ii) the failure to raise the claim in
                        the prior application was due to action by
                        State officials in violation of the
                        Constitution of the United States; and
                    ``(B) the facts underlying the claim would be
                sufficient, if proven, to undermine the court's
                confidence in the applicant's guilt of the offense or
                offenses for which the capital sentence was imposed, or
                in the validity of that sentence under Federal law.''.

SEC. 7. CERTIFICATES OF PROBABLE CAUSE.

    The third paragraph of section 2253, of title 28, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``An appeal may not be taken to the court of appeals from
        the final order in a habeas corpus proceeding where the
        detention complained of arises out of process issued by a State
        court, unless the justice or judge who rendered the order or a
        circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of probable
        cause. However, an applicant under sentence of death shall have
        a right of appeal without a certification of probable cause,
        except after denial of a second or successive application.''.

SEC. 8. DUTIES OF THE DISTRICT COURT.

    Section 2254(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
            ``In adjudicating the merits of any such ground, the court
        shall exercise independent judgment in ascertaining the
        pertinent Federal legal standards and in applying those
        standards to the facts and shall not defer to a previous State
        court judgment regarding a Federal legal standard or its
        application. Upon request, the court shall permit the parties
        to present evidence regarding material facts that were not
        adequately developed in State court. The court shall award
        relief with respect to any meritorious constitutional ground,
        unless, in the case of a violation that can be harmless, the
        respondent shows that the error was harmless beyond a
        reasonable doubt.''.

SEC. 9. CLAIMS OF INNOCENCE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 153 of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by adding after the provision added by section 805 of this
subtitle the following:
``Sec. 2258. Claims of innocence
    ``(a) At any time, and notwithstanding any other provision of law,
a district court shall issue habeas corpus relief on behalf of an
applicant under sentence of death, imposed either in Federal or in
State court, who offers credible newly discovered evidence which, had
it been presented to the trier of fact or sentencing authority at
trial, would probably have resulted in--
            ``(1) an acquittal of the offense for which the death
        sentence was imposed; or
            ``(2) a sentence other than death.
    ``(b) An application filed pursuant to subsection (a) shall offer
substantial evidence which, if credible, would establish one of the
standards in subsection (a)(1) or (2). An application that fails to do
so may be dismissed.
    ``(c) If the court concludes that an application meets the
requirements in subsection (b), the court shall--
            ``(1) order the respondent to file an answer;
            ``(2) permit the parties to conduct reasonable discovery;
            ``(3) conduct a hearing to resolve disputed issues of fact;
        and
            ``(4) upon request, issue a stay of execution pending
        further proceedings in the district court and on direct review
        of the district court's judgment.
    ``(d) If the court concludes that the applicant meets the standards
established by subsection (a)(1) or (2), the court shall order his or
her release, unless a new trial or, in an appropriate case, a new
sentencing proceeding, is conducted within a reasonable time.
    ``(e) If the court determines that the applicant is currently
entitled to pursue other available and effective remedies in either
State or Federal court, the court may, at the request of either party,
suspend its consideration of the application under this section until
the applicant has exhausted those remedies. A stay issued pursuant to
subsection (c) shall remain in effect during such a suspension.
    ``(f) An application under this section may be consolidated with
any other pending application under this chapter, filed by the same
applicant.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 153 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding after
the provision added by section 805 of this subtitle the following:

``2258. Claims of innocence.''.

SEC. 10. PROCEDURAL DEFAULT IN STATE COURT.

    Section 2254 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding
the following:
    ``(h)(1) A district court shall decline to consider a claim under
this section if--
            ``(A) the applicant previously failed to raise the claim in
        State court at the time and in the manner prescribed by State
        law; the State courts, for that reason, refused or would refuse
        to entertain the claim; such refusal would constitute an
        adequate and independent State law ground that would foreclose
        direct review of the State court judgment in the Supreme Court
        of the United States; and
            ``(B) the applicant fails to show cause for the failure to
        raise the claim in State court and prejudice to the applicant's
        right to fair proceedings or to an accurate outcome resulting
        from the alleged violation of the Federal right asserted, or
        that failure to consider the claim would result in a
        miscarriage of justice.
    ``(2) The court shall not find cause in any case in which it
appears that the applicant or counsel deliberately withheld a claim
from the State courts for strategic purposes. An applicant may
establish cause by showing that--
            ``(A) the factual basis of the claim could not have been
        discovered by the exercise of reasonable diligence before the
        applicant could have raised the claim in State court;
            ``(B) the claim relies on a decision of the Supreme Court
        of the United States, announced after the applicant might have
        raised the claim in State court; or
            ``(C) the failure to raise the claim in State court was due
        to interference by State officials, counsel's ignorance or
        neglect, or counsel's ineffective assistance in violation of
        the Constitution.''.
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Habeas Corpus Revision Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal judicial code to revise provisions governing habeas corpus procedures, particularly in capital cases.
Establishes a statute of limitations of one year for the filing of an application for habeas corpus relief from a sentence of death. Prescribes periods during which such time requirement shall be tolled, including any period during which the applicant is not represented by counsel.  Provides for dismissal of an application for failure to comply with such time requirement, except where the waiver of such requirement is warranted by exceptional circumstances.
(Sec. 3) Specifies requirements for stays of execution in capital cases.
(Sec. 4) Prohibits the court from applying a new rule representing a clear break from precedent announced by the U.S.  Supreme Court that could not have reasonably been anticipated at the time the claimant's sentence became final in State court, unless such rule:  (1) places the claimant's conduct beyond the power of the criminal law-making authority to proscribe or punish with the sanction imposed; or (2) requires the observance of procedures without which the likelihood of an accurate conviction or valid capital sentence is seriously diminished.
(Sec. 5) Bars the court from presuming a finding of fact made in certain State court proceedings to be correct or from declining to consider a claim on the ground that it was not raised in such a proceeding at the time or in the manner prescribed by State law, unless:  (1) the relevant State maintains a mechanism for providing legal services to indigents in capital cases which meets specified requirements; (2) the State actually appointed an attorney to represent an applicant who was eligible for and did not waive such appointment in the State proceeding in which the finding of fact was made or the default occurred; and (3) any attorney so appointed substantially met specified qualification standards and the performance standards established by the appointing authority.
(Sec. 6) Requires that, in the case of an applicant for Federal habeas corpus relief under sentence of death, a claim presented in a second or successive application be dismissed unless the applicant shows that:  (1) the basis of the claim could not have been discovered by the exercise of reasonable diligence before the applicant filed the prior application, or the failure to raise the claim in the prior application was due to action by State officials in violation of the U.S. Constitution; and (2) the facts underlying the claim would be sufficient, if proven, to undermine the court's confidence in the applicant's guilt of the offense for which the capital sentence was imposed, or in the validity of that sentence under Federal law.
(Sec. 7) Grants an applicant under sentence of death the right to appeal without a certification of probable cause, except after denial of a second or successive application.
(Sec. 8) Requires the district court, in adjudicating habeas corpus cases, to:  (1) exercise independent judgment in ascertaining the pertinent Federal legal standards and in applying those standards to the facts when adjudicating the merits of a particular ground (rather than deferring to a previous State court judgment regarding a Federal legal standard or its application); (2) issue habeas corpus relief at any time on behalf of an applicant under sentence of death imposed either in Federal or State court who offers newly discovered evidence which, had it been presented to the trier of fact or sentencing authority at trial, would probably have resulted in an acquittal of the offense for which the death sentence was imposed or a sentence other than death; and (3) decline to consider a habeas corpus claim under specified circumstances.


It is imperative that the Commission be asked to draw up a patient-oriented document for the prevention of nosocomial infections and that it be presented to Parliament and the Council.

E' essenziale richiedere alla Commissione di elaborare un documento per la prevenzione delle infezioni nosocomiali e di presentarlo al Parlamento e al Consiglio.


With regard to the link with national civilian services, which several of you have mentioned, in the current context of development of national civilian services in the different Member States, the Commission cannot adopt the sections of Amendments Nos 2 and 4 which relate precisely to the link with national civilian services. This is on the basis of advice from its Legal Service.

Per quanto riguarda il legame con i servizi civili nazionali di cui molti di voi hanno parlato, nell'attuale contesto dello sviluppo dei servizi civili nazionali da parte dei diversi Stati membri la Commissione, sulla base del parere del suo servizio giuridico, non ha potuto accettare la parte degli emendamenti 2 e 4 che riguarda propriamente il legame con i servizi civili nazionali.


This is an area where we should be tough in demanding compliance with our bans.

Si tratta di un ambito in cui dovremmo essere inflessibili nel pretendere che i nostri divieti vengano rispettati.


The rapporteur for the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market has demonstrated absolute scorn for the Committee on Petitions by not even seeing fit to put its conclusions to the vote.

La relatrice della commissione giuridica ha dimostrato profondo disprezzo nei confronti della commissione per le petizioni, non considerando utile neanche metterne ai voti le conclusioni.


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A more traditional approach uses NOT EXISTS :


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And then I was thinking about the basics of the program itself , and I do n't know how to print output of recv() and get input for send() at the same time , because the client can always write something and send , but how is it possible to also print something while he 's trying to input ?

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Jackson, 22, scored four goals in 36 appearances last season as Wrexham finished eighth in the table.
He is Barnsley's third signing for next season, ahead of their League One play-off final at Wembley on Sunday.
"Kayden has pace to burn, likes to get at defenders and will fit in nicely to the way we play," caretaker boss Paul Heckingbottom told the club website.
Jackson turned down a contract offer from Wrexham for next season.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.

Barnsley have signed striker Kayden Jackson from National League club Wrexham on a two-year deal.


Local reports from the southern resort island of Phuket say a British man died after turning a pistol on himself.
The Foreign Office (FO) could not confirm the reports.
An FO spokesman said: "We are urgently working with the authorities in Thailand to establish whether a British national has died in Phuket."
The Bangkok Post, quoted a taxi driver who said the man had hailed him near a local resort and asked to be taken somewhere where he could shoot. He had shown no signs of stress while in the taxi, the driver said.

The Foreign Office says it is urgently investigating reports that a British man has died at a shooting range in Thailand.


The vote in the St Louis suburb is the first since the death of Michael Brown last August led to protests.
A federal investigation found racial bias in the Ferguson police department was widespread.
Two-thirds of Ferguson's residents are black and now half the council.
Shortly after the results came out, a video emerged showing an unarmed black man being shot dead by a police officer in South Carolina.
State investigators said the officer, Michael Slager, would be charged with murder after the video showed him firing at Walter Lamer Scott who was running away.
Turnout in Ferguson increased from 12% at the last elections, in 2013, to 29%.
Wesley Bell, who defeated another black candidate in Ferguson's third ward, said: "This community came out in record numbers to make sure our voices were heard.
"When you have a community engaged, the sky is the limit."
A drive by activists to register new voters and encourage previously disenfranchised residents to vote appeared to have paid off.
"People in general want to see change," Ferguson Mayor James Knowles told the Reuters news agency.
Ella Jones defeated another black candidate and two white candidates in Ferguson's first ward to become the first black woman on the council.
Black residents in Ferguson protested for several days last August after Mr Brown was shot dead by St Louis police officer Darren Wilson.
The protests spread nationwide in November when it was announced that Mr Wilson, who has since left the police, would not be charged.
US police have faced severe criticism from rights groups in the wake of Mr Brown's death, with a series of high-profile deaths of unarmed black men in police custody.

Voters in Ferguson, Missouri, where last year an unarmed black teenager was shot dead by police, have tripled the number of African-Americans on the six-member council from one to three.


The 61-year-old joined the Canaries from Atlanta United in December 2016.
Money managed Walsall, Luton Town and Cambridge United between 2006 and 2015 before working for MLS side Atlanta.
"Watching [head coach] Daniel Farke over the past six weeks has rekindled my appetite for management and it's something I'd like to be considered for once more," Money said.

Richard Money has left his role as Norwich academy boss by mutual consent to try to return to club management.


At least 17 US-based and local groups receiving foreign funding were targeted, according to activists and Egyptian state media.
An official said at least one of the US-based groups was operating without proper permits.
The US state department said it was "very concerned" and urged authorities to stop the "harassment" of NGO staff.
Some civil society activists have reported that employees were prevented from leaving while searches continued.
"This is not appropriate in the current environment," state department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said, adding that senior US officials had been in touch with Egyptian military leaders to express their concern over the raids.
Egypt's military has vowed to investigate how pro-democracy and human rights organisations are funded and has said repeatedly it will not tolerate foreign interference in the country's affairs.
"The public prosecutor has searched 17 civil society organisations, local and foreign, as part of the foreign funding case," official news agency Mena cited the prosecutor's office as saying.
"The search is based on evidence showing violation of Egyptian laws including not having permits."
The US-based groups targeted include the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI), loosely associated with the US Democratic and Republican parties.
'Guardians of freedom'
Documents and computers have been seized as part of the investigations and one report said that the IRI's doors had been sealed with wax.
Julie Hughes, Cairo Director of the NDI, told the BBC about 14 members of the security forces had turned up at its offices.
"They came in and asked all of us to gather together in a room, to leave the laptops on our desks, and open and accessible," she said.
"They went around the room from computer to computer looking through files and then gathering up those computers, and then about four and a half hours later they left."
Both pro-democracy groups, who say they take a neutral political stance, run programmes to train members of nascent political parties in democratic processes.
The Arab Centre for the Independence of Justice was also among those being investigated, its head, Nasser Amin, told AFP.
Civil society groups have responded angrily to the raids.
"[Former President Hosni] Mubarak's regime did not dare to undertake such practices prior to the uprising," the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information said in a statement.
The group said the authorities were "aiming to intimidate activists and rights advocates, gag their mouths and freeze their activities in support of human rights and against repression and torture".
Nobel peace laureate and Egyptian reformist Mohamed ElBaradei said any attempt to stifle such groups would surely backfire.
"Human rights organisations are the guardians of nascent freedom. Efforts to suffocate them will be a major setback," he wrote on his Twitter account.

Egyptian soldiers and police have raided the offices of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Cairo.


The Hannover forward, who will also miss Austria's game in Serbia on Sunday, has been replaced by Sturm Graz striker Deni Alar
Harnik is the team's most-capped player, with 14 goals in 61 matches.
Alar is the leading top-scorer for Austrian league leaders Graz, with nine goals in as many games.

Austria winger Martin Harnik will miss Thursday's World Cup qualifier against Wales in Vienna because of a calf injury.


Edward Furneaux, 74, died after crashing his car into a tree in Kewstoke Road, Worle, on the morning of 19 January.
The body of his 70-year-old wife, Anne, was found at a property in Pilgrim's Way the same day.
No-one else is being sought in the murder inquiry into Mrs Furneaux's death, Avon and Somerset Police said.

A husband and wife who died in an apparent murder-suicide in North Somerset have been named.


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This is my first Ipod Touch and I'm loving it. I'm using this on my Suzuki 650 Burgman, with my Shark6160 250 watts stereo amp. system and now my Ipod Touch mount arrived, I will be mounting it on my bike.


I really like the bundle idea as it make shopping for the accessories for your main item complete.  I think this package had all you really need~


Meh. They die easily and have to be recharged daily.


Even though I have put scores of screen protectors on various electronic devices, but I never had the problems I experienced with this one.  Huge bubbles all over the screen that I couldn't smooth out.  I ended up tossing them and bought a less expensive screen protector that worked better.


Once the ipod was opened the battery was replaced easily. I read the reviews on the plastic tools and had the same problem the them getting damaged. However, you cannot blame the tools. You can only blame Apple for ripping off it's customers just to make a buck and not allowing for user to replace their battery without damaging the housing. Never again will I purchase an Apple product!


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This radio is internally identical to the UV5R


The cover, gel skin and screen protector is fabulous. It protects my book as I take it everywhere and it looks great. My sister also love her set.


Everything came in package as described. No instruction. Awesome color. The amp is smaller than i thought but that's a +++ for me, it'll take up less room.<br />If i have to buy another, i will...


I cannot say enough good things about my Sony Reader!!!  I LOVELOVELOVE it!!!  There are a lot of really great in depth reviews here, so I don't feel it necessary to get too much into the features themselves.  I am a bibliophile and can't get enough of books themselves, and wasn't sure at first if I even wanted to try an e-reader.  Now that I have one though, I simply adore it and cannot put it down.  I plan on keeping my favorite books, but am looking forward to replacing many others and freeing up some space around my home.

I see that some people here have complained about the glare, but I really don't have a problem with it.  There is a slight glare because of the glass needed to make it a touch screen...BUT get yourself one of those screen protectors and there goes that problem.  Not that it was a problem really, because all you have to do is tilt the screen a little and the glare is gone.  The only thing I don't like about the reader, and all of the readers for that matter, is there is no built in light for night time reading.  It seems to me that this should be a no brainer that we'd like to have built in lights.  But I was able to find a neat leather book cover with a built in light for the reader and recommend you get one too.


This watch is exactly what I was expecting. It holds my ipod securely; I don't ever worry about it falling out even when I am working out. Plus, it looks cute with my pink ipod!    I do have small wrists but it fits nicely on the tightest setting..for any girls who are wondering.


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<< Epidermal growth factor receptor >> inhibitors currently under investigation include the small molecules gefitinib ([[ Iressa ]], ZD1839) and erlotinib (Tarceva, OSI-774), as well as monoclonal antibodies such as cetuximab (IMC-225, Erbitux).


<< Epidermal growth factor receptor >> inhibitors currently under investigation include the small molecules gefitinib (Iressa, [[ ZD1839 ]]) and erlotinib (Tarceva, OSI-774), as well as monoclonal antibodies such as cetuximab (IMC-225, Erbitux).


<< Epidermal growth factor receptor >> inhibitors currently under investigation include the small molecules gefitinib (Iressa, ZD1839) and [[ erlotinib ]] (Tarceva, OSI-774), as well as monoclonal antibodies such as cetuximab (IMC-225, Erbitux).


<< Epidermal growth factor receptor >> inhibitors currently under investigation include the small molecules gefitinib (Iressa, ZD1839) and erlotinib ([[ Tarceva ]], OSI-774), as well as monoclonal antibodies such as cetuximab (IMC-225, Erbitux).


<< Epidermal growth factor receptor >> inhibitors currently under investigation include the small molecules gefitinib (Iressa, ZD1839) and erlotinib (Tarceva, [[ OSI-774 ]]), as well as monoclonal antibodies such as cetuximab (IMC-225, Erbitux).


<< Epidermal growth factor receptor >> inhibitors currently under investigation include the small molecules gefitinib (Iressa, ZD1839) and erlotinib (Tarceva, OSI-774), as well as monoclonal antibodies such as [[ cetuximab ]] (IMC-225, Erbitux).