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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Trisomy 21 Research Centers of
Excellence Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. NIH DOWN SYNDROME RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.

    Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end of the title the following:

``SEC. 409K. DOWN SYNDROME RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.

    ``(a) Expansion, Intensification, and Coordination of Activities.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director of NIH, acting through the
        Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of
        Child Health and Human Development, shall expand and intensify
        programs of the National Institutes of Health with respect to
        research and related activities concerning Down syndrome. The
        Director of NIH shall carry out such programs in coordination
        with a working group composed of representatives of the
        relevant institutes, centers, offices, and agencies of the
        National Institutes of Health.
            ``(2) NIH research plan on down syndrome.--The Director of
        NIH shall publish a research plan on Down syndrome, and update
        it every 5 years or as appropriate.
    ``(b) Centers of Excellence.--
            ``(1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (a)(1), the
        Director of NIH shall award grants and contracts to public or
        nonprofit private entities to pay all or part of the cost of
        planning, establishing, improving, and providing basic
        operating support for centers of excellence regarding
        translational research on Down syndrome. To the extent and in
        the amount of appropriations made in advance, the Director of
        NIH shall provide for the establishment of at least 6 such
        centers of excellence.
            ``(2) Basic, translational, and clinical research.--Each
        center receiving funds under paragraph (1) shall contribute to
        a comprehensive research portfolio for Down syndrome building
        upon the recommendations set forth in the NIH Research Plan on
        Down Syndrome published on October 8, 2007, have a primary
        focus on Down syndrome, provide an optimal venue and
        infrastructure for patient-oriented research, and conduct
        basic, clinical, and translational research on Down syndrome,
        including research on one or more of the following:
                    ``(A) Early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of
                Down syndrome.
                    ``(B) The biological mechanisms responsible for
                structural and functional anomalies in cells and
                tissues affected by Down syndrome.
                    ``(C) The biological mechanisms responsible for
                cognitive and behavioral dysfunction resulting from
                Down syndrome.
                    ``(D) Novel biomedical and pharmacological
                interventions designed to promote or enhance cognition
                and related brain functions and activities of daily
                living (ADLs).
                    ``(E) Co-occurrence of and treatments for
                associated medical and neurobehavioral disorders.
                    ``(F) Developmental disorders, interventions for
                congenital heart disease, obstructive sleep apnea,
                coronary heart disease, obesity, and metabolism.
                    ``(G) Contributions of genetic variation to
                clinical presentation as targets for therapy.
                    ``(H) Identification of biomarkers for complex
                phenotypes.
                    ``(I) Noninvasive imaging in support of efforts
                regarding other genotype and phenotypes of Down
                syndrome.
                    ``(J) Pharmacological and other therapies for
                common features of Down syndrome including Alzheimer's
                disease and other Down syndrome-related disorders.
                    ``(K) Research related to improving the quality of
                life for individuals with Down syndrome and their
                families.
                    ``(L) Research training programs aimed at
                increasing the numbers of scientists who are trained to
                carry out these research directions.
            ``(3) Services for patients.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A center receiving funds under
                paragraph (1) shall expend amounts provided under such
                paragraph to carry out a program to make individuals
                aware of opportunities to participate as subjects in
                research conducted by the centers receiving funds under
                such paragraph.
                    ``(B) Referrals and costs.--A program under
                subparagraph (A) shall, in accordance with such
                criteria as the Director of NIH may establish, provide
                to the subjects described in such subparagraph
                referrals for health and other services and such
                patient care costs as are required for research.
                    ``(C) Availability and access.--In awarding grants
                under this section, the Director of NIH shall require
                the applicant to demonstrate, and shall take into
                consideration, the availability of and access to health
                and medical services described in subparagraph (B).
            ``(4) Training program for clinicians and scientists.--Each
        center receiving funds under paragraph (1) shall establish or
        expand training programs for medical and allied health
        clinicians and scientists in research relevant to Down
        syndrome.
            ``(5) Coordination of centers; reports.--The Director of
        NIH shall--
                    ``(A) provide for the coordination of information
                sharing among the centers receiving funds under
                paragraph (1) and ensure regular communication among
                such centers; and
                    ``(B) require the centers to submit periodic
                reports to the Director on their activities.
            ``(6) Organization of centers.--Each center receiving funds
        under paragraph (1) shall use the facilities of a single
        institution meeting such requirements as may be prescribed by
        the Director of NIH, be formed from a virtual consortium or
        network of such institutions, or both.
            ``(7) Duration of support.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
                Director of NIH may not provide support to a center
                receiving funds under paragraph (1) for a period of
                more than 5 years.
                    ``(B) Extension.--The period referred to in
                subparagraph (A) may be extended for 1 or more
                additional periods not exceeding 5 years if--
                            ``(i) the operations of the center have
                        been reviewed by an appropriate technical and
                        scientific peer review group established by the
                        Director of NIH; and
                            ``(ii) such group has recommended to the
                        Director that such period be extended.
    ``(c) Down Syndrome Consortium.--In carrying out subsection (a)(1),
the Director of NIH may establish a Down Syndrome Consortium to
facilitate the exchange of information and to make the research effort
on Down syndrome more efficient and effective by assuring consistent
communication, minimizing duplication of effort, and integrating the
varied perspectives of partner agencies, organizations, and
individuals.
    ``(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than January 1, 2012, and each
January 1 thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress a
report concerning the implementation of this section.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section,
there are authorized to be appropriated $6,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2012 through 2017.''.

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Trisomy 21 Research Centers of Excellence of 2011- Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), acting through the Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, to expand and intensify NIH programs with respect to research and related activities concerning Down syndrome. Requires the Director of NIH to publish a research plan on Down syndrome and update it every five years or as appropriate.

Requires the Director of NIH to award grants and contracts to public or nonprofit private entities to pay all or part of the cost of planning, establishing, improving, and providing basic operating support for centers of excellence regarding translational research on Down syndrome. Sets forth requirements for such centers, which shall include: (1) contributing to a comprehensive research portfolio for Down syndrome, (2) having a primary focus on Down syndrome, (3) providing an optimal venue and infrastructure for patient-oriented research, and (4) conducting basic, clinical, and translational research on Down syndrome in specified areas.

Authorizes the Director of NIH to establish a Down Syndrome Consortium to facilitate the exchange of information and to make the research effort on Down syndrome more efficient and effective.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Election Audit Act of
2008''.

SEC. 2. PAYMENTS FOR CONDUCTING MANUAL AUDITS OF RESULTS OF 2008
              GENERAL ELECTIONS.

    (a) Payments.--
            (1) Eligibility for payments.--If a State conducts manual
        audits of the results of any of the regularly scheduled general
        elections for Federal office in November 2008 (and, at the
        option of the State, conducts audits of elections for State and
        local office held at the same time as such election) in
        accordance with the requirements of this section, the Election
        Assistance Commission (hereafter in this Act referred to as the
        ``Commission'') shall make a payment to the State in an amount
        equal to the documented reasonable costs incurred by the State
        in conducting the audits.
            (2) Certification of compliance and costs.--
                    (A) Certification required.--In order to receive a
                payment under this section, a State shall submit to the
                Commission, in such form as the Commission may require,
                a statement containing--
                            (i) a certification that the State
                        conducted the audits in accordance with all of
                        the requirements of this section;
                            (ii) a statement of the reasonable costs
                        incurred in conducting the audits; and
                            (iii) such other information and assurances
                        as the Commission may require.
                    (B) Amount of payment.--The amount of a payment
                made to a State under this section shall be equal to
                the reasonable costs incurred in conducting the audits.
                    (C) Determination of reasonableness of costs.--The
                determinations under this paragraph of whether costs
                incurred by a State are reasonable shall be made by the
                Commission.
            (3) Timing of payments.--The Commission shall make the
        payment required under this section to a State not later than
        30 days after receiving the statement submitted by the State
        under paragraph (2).
            (4) Mandatory immediate reimbursement of counties and other
        jurisdictions.--If a county or other jurisdiction responsible
        for the administration of an election in a State incurs costs
        as the result of the State conducting an audit of the election
        in accordance with this section, the State shall reimburse the
        county or jurisdiction for such costs immediately upon
        receiving the payment from the Commission under paragraph (3).
            (5) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized
        to be appropriated to the Commission such sums as may be
        necessary for payments under this section. Any amounts
        appropriated pursuant to the authorization under this
        subsection shall remain available until expended.
    (b) Audit Requirements.--In order to receive a payment under this
section for conducting an audit, the State shall meet the following
minimum requirements:
            (1) Not later than 30 days before the date of the regularly
        scheduled general election for Federal office in November 2008,
        the State shall establish and publish guidelines, standards,
        and procedures to be used in conducting audits in accordance
        with this section.
            (2) The State shall select an appropriate entity to oversee
        the administration of the audit, in accordance with such
        criteria as the State considers appropriate consistent with the
        requirements of this section, except that the entity must meet
        a general standard of independence as defined by the State.
            (3) The State shall determine whether the units in which
        the audit will be conducted will be precincts or some
        alternative auditing unit, and shall apply that determination
        in a uniform manner for all audits conducted in accordance with
        this section.
            (4) The State shall select the precincts or alternative
        auditing units in which audits are conducted in accordance with
        this section in a random manner following the election after
        the final unofficial vote count (as defined by the State) has
        been announced, such that each precinct or alternative auditing
        unit in which the election was held has an equal chance of
        being selected, subject to paragraph (9), except that the State
        shall ensure that at least one precinct or alternative auditing
        unit is selected in each county in which the election is held.
            (5) The audit shall be conducted in not less than 2 percent
        of the precincts or alternative auditing units in the State (in
        the case of a general election for the office of Senator) or
        the Congressional district involved (in the case of an election
        for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident
        Commissioner to, the Congress).
            (6) The State shall determine the stage of the tabulation
        process at which the audit will be conducted, and shall apply
        that determination in a uniform manner for all audits conducted
        in accordance with this section, except that the audit shall
        commence within 48 hours after the State or jurisdiction
        involved announces the final unofficial vote count (as defined
        by the State) in each precinct in which votes are cast in the
        election which is the subject of the audit.
            (7) With respect to each precinct or alternative audit unit
        audited, the State shall ensure that a voter verified paper
        ballot or paper ballot printout verifiable by the voter at the
        time the vote is cast is available for every vote cast in the
        precinct or alternative audit unit, and that the tally produced
        by counting all of those paper ballots or paper ballot
        printouts by hand is compared with the corresponding final
        unofficial vote count (as defined by the State) announced with
        respect to that precinct or audit unit in the election.
            (8) Within each precinct or alternative audit unit, the
        audit shall include all ballots cast by all individuals who
        voted in or who are under the jurisdiction of the precinct or
        alternative audit unit with respect to the election, including
        absentee ballots (subject to paragraph (9)), early ballots,
        emergency ballots, and provisional ballots, without regard to
        the time, place, or manner in which the ballots were cast.
            (9) If a State establishes a separate precinct for purposes
        of counting the absentee ballots cast in the election and
        treats all absentee ballots as having been cast in that
        precinct, and if the state does not make absentee ballots
        sortable by precinct and include those ballots in the hand
        count, the State may divide absentee ballots into audit units
        approximately equal in size to the average precinct in the
        State in terms of the number of ballots cast, and shall
        randomly select and include at least 2 percent of those audit
        units in the audit. Any audit carried out with respect to such
        an audit unit shall meet the completeness requirement and the
        other standards set forth under paragraph (7) and applicable to
        audits carried out with respect to other precincts and
        alternative audit units, including the requirement that all
        paper ballots be counted by hand.
            (10) The audit shall be conducted in a public and
        transparent manner, such that members of the public are able to
        observe the entire process.
    (c) Collection and Submission of Audit Results; Publication.--
            (1) State submission of report.--In order to receive a
        payment under this section, a State shall submit to the
        Commission a report, in such form as the Commission may
        require, on the results of each audit conducted under this
        section.
            (2) Commission action.--The Commission may request
        additional information from a State based on the report
        submitted under paragraph (1).
            (3) Publication.--The Commission shall publish each report
        submitted under paragraph (1) upon receipt.
    (d) Delay in Certification of Results by State.--No State may
certify the results of any election which is subject to an audit under
this section prior to completing the audit, resolving discrepancies
discovered in the audit, and submitting the report required under
subsection (c).
    (e) State Defined.--In this Act, the term ``State'' includes the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American
Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands.

Output: Emergency Election Audit Act of 2008 - Requires the Election Assistance Commission to reimburse states for the reasonable costs incurred in conducting manual audits, meeting specified requirements, of the results of the general elections for federal office to be held in November 2008. Requires such payments also if, at the state's option, the state conducts audits of elections for state and local office held at the same time as the general election.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Surface Transportation Extension Act
of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in this Act, requirements,
authorities, conditions, eligibilities, limitations, and other
provisions authorized under titles I, V, and VI of the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy
for Users (119 Stat. 1144), the SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of
2008 (122 Stat. 1572), and title 23, United States Code, which would
otherwise expire on or cease to apply after September 30, 2009, are
incorporated by reference and shall continue in effect until March 31,
2011.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Except as provided in section
3, there are authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)--
            (1) for fiscal year 2010, a sum equal to the total amount
        authorized to be appropriated for programs, projects, and
        activities for fiscal year 2009 under titles I, V, and VI of
        the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation
        Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1144), and title 23,
        United States Code; and
            (2) for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending
        on March 31, 2011, a sum equal to \1/2\ of the total amount
        authorized for programs, projects, and activities for fiscal
        year 2009 under titles I, V, and VI of the Safe, Accountable,
        Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
        Users (119 Stat. 1144), and title 23, United States Code.
    (c) Use of Funds.--
            (1) Fiscal year 2010.--Except as otherwise expressly
        provided in this Act, funds authorized to be appropriated under
        subsection (b)(1) for fiscal year 2010 shall be distributed,
        administered, limited, and made available for obligation in the
        same manner and at the same level as funds authorized to be
        appropriated for fiscal year 2009 to carry out programs,
        projects, activities, eligibilities, and requirements under the
        Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
        Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1144), the SAFETEA-LU
        Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (122 Stat. 1572), and title
        23, United States Code.
            (2) Fiscal year 2011.--Except as otherwise expressly
        provided in this Act, funds authorized to be appropriated under
        subsection (b)(2) for the period beginning on October 1, 2010,
        and ending on March 31, 2011, shall be distributed,
        administered, limited, and made available for obligation in the
        same manner and at the same level as \1/2\ of the total amount
        of funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2009 to
        carry out programs, projects, activities, eligibilities, and
        requirements under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
        Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1144),
        the SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (122 Stat.
        1572), and title 23, United States Code.
            (3) Calculation.--The amounts authorized to be appropriated
        under subsection (b) shall be calculated without regard to any
        rescission or cancellation of funds or contract authority for
        fiscal year 2009 under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
        Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119
        Stat. 1144) or any other law.
            (4) Contract authority.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph
                (B), funds authorized to be appropriated under this
                section shall be--
                            (i) available for obligation, and shall be
                        administered, in the same manner as if such
                        funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title
                        23, United States Code; and
                            (ii) subject to a limitation on obligations
                        for Federal-aid highways and highway safety
                        construction programs described in paragraph
                        (5).
                    (B) Exceptions.--A limitation on obligations
                described in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not apply to
                any obligation under--
                            (i) section 125 of title 23, United States
                        Code; or
                            (ii) section 105 of title 23, United States
                        Code--
                                    (I) for fiscal year 2010, only in
                                an amount equal to $639,000,000; and
                                    (II) for the period beginning on
                                October 1, 2010, and ending on March
                                31, 2011, only in an amount equal to
                                $319,500,000.
            (5) Limitation on obligations.--Notwithstanding any other
        provision of law--
                    (A) for fiscal year 2010, funds authorized to be
                appropriated under subsection (b) or this subsection
                shall be subject to the limitation on obligations for
                fiscal year 2009 under section 1102 of the Safe,
                Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
                Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1157); and
                    (B) for the period beginning on October 1, 2010,
                and ending on March 31, 2011, funds authorized to be
                appropriated under subsection (b) or this subsection
                shall be subject to a limitation on obligations equal
                to \1/2\ of the limitation on obligations for fiscal
                year 2009 under section 1102 of the Safe, Accountable,
                Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy
                for Users (119 Stat. 1157).
    (d) Extension and Flexibility for Certain Allocated Programs.--
            (1) Fiscal year 2010.--Notwithstanding any other provision
        of law, for fiscal year 2010, the portion of the share of funds
        of a State under subsection (b)(1) determined by the amount
        that the State received for fiscal year 2009 to carry out
        sections 1301, 1302, 1307, 1702, and 1934 of the Safe,
        Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
        Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1198, 1204, 1217, 1256, and 1485),
        and section 144(f)(1) of title 23, United States Code, shall
        be--
                    (A) made available to the State for programs
                apportioned under sections 104(b) and 144 of title 23,
                United States Code, and in the same proportion for each
                such program that--
                            (i) the amount apportioned to the State for
                        that program for fiscal year 2009; bears to
                            (ii) the amount apportioned to the State
                        for fiscal year 2009 for all programs
                        apportioned under such sections of such Code;
                        and
                    (B) administered in the same manner and with the
                same period of availability as such funding is
                administered under such sections.
            (2) Fiscal year 2011.--Notwithstanding any other provision
        of law, for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and ending
        on March 31, 2011, the portion of the share of funds of a State
        under subsection (b)(2) determined by \1/2\ of the amount that
        the State received for fiscal year 2009 to carry out sections
        1301, 1302, 1307, 1702, and 1934 of the Safe, Accountable,
        Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
        Users (119 Stat. 1198, 1204, 1217, 1256, and 1485) and section
        144(f)(1) of title 23, United States Code, shall be--
                    (A) made available to the State for programs
                apportioned under sections 104(b) and 144 of title 23,
                United States Code, and in the same proportion for each
                such program that--
                            (i) the amount apportioned to the State for
                        that program for fiscal year 2009; bears to
                            (ii) the amount apportioned to the State
                        for fiscal year 2009 for all programs
                        apportioned under such sections of such Code;
                        and
                    (B) administered in the same manner and with the
                same period of availability as such funding is
                administered under such sections.
            (3) Additional funds.--
                    (A) In general.--No additional funds shall be
                provided for any project or activity under subsection
                (c), or paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection, that
                the Secretary of Transportation determines was
                sufficiently funded before or during fiscal year 2009
                to achieve the authorized purpose of the project or
                activity.
                    (B) Reservation and redistribution of funds.--Funds
                made available in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2)
                of subsection (c) or paragraph (1) or (2) of this
                subsection for a project or activity described in
                subparagraph (A) shall be--
                            (i) reserved by the Secretary of
                        Transportation; and
                            (ii) redistributed to each State in
                        accordance with paragraph (1) or (2) of
                        subsection (c), or paragraph (1) or (2) of this
                        subsection, as appropriate, for use in carrying
                        out other highway projects and activities
                        extended by subsection (c) or this subsection,
                        in the proportion that--
                                    (I) the total amount of funds made
                                available for fiscal year 2009 for
                                projects and activities described in
                                subparagraph (A) in the State; bears to
                                    (II) the total amount of funds made
                                available for fiscal year 2009 for
                                those projects and activities in all
                                States.
    (e) Extension of Authorizations Under Title V of SAFETEA-LU.--
            (1) In general.--The programs authorized under paragraphs
        (1) through (5) of section 5101(a) of the Safe, Accountable,
        Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
        Users (119 Stat. 1779) shall be continued--
                    (A) for fiscal year 2010, at the funding levels
                authorized for those programs for fiscal year 2009; and
                    (B) for the period beginning on October 1, 2010,
                and ending on March 31, 2011, at \1/2\ the levels
                authorized for those programs for fiscal year 2009.
            (2) Distribution of funds.--Funds for programs continued
        under paragraph (1) shall be distributed to major program areas
        under those programs in the same proportions as funds were
        allocated for those program areas for fiscal year 2009, except
        that designations for specific activities shall not be required
        to be continued for--
                    (A) fiscal year 2010; or
                    (B) the period beginning on October 1, 2010, and
                ending on March 31, 2011.
            (3) Additional funds.--
                    (A) In general.--No additional funds shall be
                provided for any project or activity under this
                subsection that the Secretary of Transportation
                determines was sufficiently funded before or during
                fiscal year 2009 to achieve the authorized purpose of
                the project or activity.
                    (B) Distribution.--Funds that would have been made
                available under paragraph (1) for a project or activity
                but for the prohibition under subparagraph (A) shall be
                distributed in accordance with paragraph (2).
            (4) Limitation on obligations.--Notwithstanding any other
        provision of law--
                    (A) for fiscal year 2010, funds authorized to be
                appropriated under this subsection shall be subject to
                the limitation on obligations for fiscal year 2009
                under section 5102 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
                Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
                (119 Stat. 1780); and
                    (B) for the period beginning on October 1, 2010,
                and ending on March 31, 2011, funds authorized to be
                appropriated under this subsection shall be subject to
                a limitation on obligations equal to \1/2\ of the
                limitation on obligations for fiscal year 2009 under
                section 5102 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
                Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
                (119 Stat. 1780).

SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

    (a) Authorization of Contract Authority.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Act or any other law, there are authorized to be
appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account), from amounts provided under section 2, for administrative
expenses of the Federal-aid highway program--
            (1) $422,425,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
            (2) $217,023,500 for the period beginning on October 1,
        2010, and ending on March 31, 2011.
    (b) Contract Authority.--Funds authorized to be appropriated by
this section shall be--
            (1) available for obligation, and shall be administered, in
        the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter
        1 of title 23, United States Code; and
            (2) subject to a limitation on obligations for Federal-aid
        highways and highway safety construction programs, except that
        such funds shall remain available until expended.

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Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009 - Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the federal-aid highway, surface transportation research, and transportation planning programs under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) for: (1) FY2010, with a limit on obligational authority for the programs equal to the total authorized for such programs for FY2009; and (2) the period from October 1, 2010, through March 31, 2011, with a limit on obligational authority for the programs equal to one-half of the total amount authorized for such programs for 2009. Sets forth certain exceptions to such limits.

Requires authorizations of appropriations for FY2010 and the period from October 1, 2010, through March 31, 2011, to be allocated to a state for certain federal-aid highway programs in the same proportion as the amount apportioned to the state for that program for FY2009 bears to amounts apportioned to the state for FY2009 for all programs.

Authorizes appropriations out of the HTF (other than the Mass Transit Account) for administrative expenses of the federal-aid highway program for FY2010 and the period from October 1, 2010, through March 31, 2011.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Lands Transportation
Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. COOPERATIVE FEDERAL LANDS TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 205 the following:

``SEC. 206. COOPERATIVE FEDERAL LANDS TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Findings and Purpose.--
            ``(1) Findings.--Congress finds that public roads owned by
        States--
                    ``(A) can provide valuable assistance to the
                Federal Government in ensuring adequate and safe
                transportation to, in, and across federally owned land
                and Indian reservations; and
                    ``(B) supplement the efforts of the Federal
                Government in developing and maintaining roads to serve
                federally owned land and Indian reservations.
            ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to further
        the Federal interest in State-owned or State-maintained roads
        that provide transportation to, in, or across federally owned
        land or Indian reservations by establishing the Cooperative
        Federal Lands Transportation Program.
    ``(b) Program.--There is established the Cooperative Federal Lands
Transportation Program (referred to in this section as the `program').
Funds available for the program may be used for projects, or portions
of projects, on State-owned or State-maintained highways that cross,
are adjacent to, or lead to federally owned land or Indian
reservations, as determined by the State. Such projects shall be
proposed by a State and selected by the Secretary. A project proposed
by a State under this section shall be on a highway owned or maintained
by the State and may be a highway construction or maintenance project
eligible under this title or any project of a type described in section
204(h).
    ``(c) Distribution of Funds for Projects.--
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary--
                            ``(i) after consultation with the
                        Administrator of General Services, the
                        Secretary of the Interior, and the heads of
                        other agencies as appropriate, shall determine
                        the percentage of the total land in each State
                        that is owned by the Federal Government or that
                        is held by the Federal Government in trust;
                            ``(ii) shall determine the sum of the
                        percentages determined under clause (i) for
                        States with respect to which the percentage is
                        4.5 or greater; and
                            ``(iii) shall determine for each State
                        included in the determination under clause (ii)
                        the percentage obtained by dividing--
                                    ``(I) the percentage for the State
                                determined under clause (i); by
                                    ``(II) the sum determined under
                                clause (ii).
                    ``(B) Adjustment.--The Secretary shall--
                            ``(i) reduce any percentage determined
                        under subparagraph (A)(iii) that is greater
                        than 7.5 percent to 7.5 percent; and
                            ``(ii) redistribute the percentage points
                        equal to any reduction under clause (i) among
                        other States included in the determination
                        under subparagraph (A)(ii) in proportion to the
                        percentages for those States determined under
                        subparagraph (A)(iii).
            ``(2) Availability to states.--Except as provided in
        paragraph (3), for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall make
        funds available to carry out eligible projects in a State in an
        amount equal to the amount obtained by multiplying--
                    ``(A) the percentage for the State, if any,
                determined under paragraph (1); by
                    ``(B) the funds made available for the program for
                the fiscal year.
            ``(3) Selection of projects.--The Secretary may establish
        deadlines for States to submit proposed projects for funding
        under this section, except that in the case of fiscal year 1998
        the deadline may not be earlier than January 1, 1998. For each
        fiscal year, if a State does not have pending, by that
        deadline, applications for projects with an estimated cost
        equal to at least 3 times the amount for the State determined
        under paragraph (2), the Secretary may distribute, to 1 or more
        other States, at the Secretary's discretion, \1/3\ of the
        amount by which the estimated cost of the State's applications
        is less than 3 times the amount for the State determined under
        paragraph (2).
    ``(d) Transfers.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
        law, a State and the Secretary may agree to transfer amounts
        made available to a State under this section for use in
        carrying out projects on any Federal lands highway that is
        located in the State.
            ``(2) Special rule.--This paragraph applies to a State that
        contains a national park that was visited by more than
        2,500,000 people in 1996 and comprises more than 3,000 square
        miles of land area, including surface water, that is located in
        the State. For such a State, 50 percent of the amount that
        would otherwise be made available to the State for each fiscal
        year under the program shall be made available only for
        eligible highway uses in the national park and within the
        borders of the State. For the purpose of making allocations
        under section 202(c), the Secretary may not take into account
        the past or future availability, for use on park roads and
        parkways in a national park, of funds made available for use in
        a national park by this paragraph.''.
    (b) Definition of Federal Lands Highway Investment.--Section 101(a)
of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by adding at the end the following:
    ``The term `Federal lands highway investment' means funds
authorized for the Federal lands highways program or the Cooperative
Federal Lands Transportation Program under chapter 2.''; and
            (2) by reordering the undesignated paragraphs so that they
        are in alphabetical order.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 2 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 205 the following:

``206. Cooperative Federal Lands Transportation Program.''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), for the Cooperative Federal
Lands Transportation Program under section 206 of title 23, United
States Code, $200,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998 through
2002.

Output: Federal Lands Transportation Improvement Act - Establishes the Cooperative Federal Lands Transportation Program to provide funds for projects on State-owned or maintained highways that cross, are adjacent to, or lead to federally owned land or Indian reservations. Outlines provisions concerning:  (1) project funds distribution; and (2) the transfer of project funds to a State to carry out projects on Federal lands highways within such State.  Authorizes appropriations.


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SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Park Anniversaries-Great
American Spaces Commemorative Coin Act''.

SEC. 2. SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The National Park Foundation is the congressionally-
        chartered nonprofit partner of America's National Parks.
            (2) The mission of the National Park Foundation is to
        strengthen the enduring connection between the American people
        and their National Parks by raising private funds, making
        strategic grants, creating innovative partnerships and
        increasing public awareness of National Parks.
            (3) The parks represented in this program represent some of
        the most beloved and treasured National Parks in America.
            (4) The National Park Service was established in 1916, to
        preserve and protect great scenic parks such as Grand Canyon
        and Yosemite, while also managing battlefields such as
        Gettysburg and historical sites such as the Lincoln Memorial.
            (5) Theodore Roosevelt said that nothing short of defending
        this country in wartime ``compares in importance with the great
        task of leaving this land even a better land for our
        descendants than it is for us''.
            (6) Parks established under the presidency of Theodore
        Roosevelt, such as Grand Canyon and Devil's Tower, are the
        embodiment of that ideal.

SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

    (a) $1 Silver Coins for National Parks Observing Historic
Anniversaries of Their Founding.--The Secretary of the Treasury (in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue not
more than 300,000 $1 coins for each of the National Parks specified in
section 4(d), each of which shall--
            (1) weigh 26.73 grams;
            (2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
            (3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
    (b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
    (c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5136 of title 31,
United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be considered
to be numismatic items.

SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.

    (a) Design Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--The design of the coins minted under this
        Act shall be developed in consultation with the National Park
        Foundation, and shall be emblematic of the National Park being
        commemorated on each coin.
            (2) Designation and inscriptions.--On each coin minted
        under this Act, there shall be--
                    (A) a designation of the value of the coin;
                    (B) an inscription of the year in which the coin is
                minted; and
                    (C) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God
                We Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E
                Pluribus Unum''.
    (b) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act
shall be--
            (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the
        Commission of Fine Arts and the National Parks Foundation; and
            (2) reviewed by the Citizens Advisory Committee established
        under section 5135 of title 31, United States Code.
    (c) Mint Facility.--Only 1 facility of the United States Mint may
be used to strike any particular quality of the coins minted under this
Act.
    (d) National Parks to Be Commemorated.--The National Parks to be
commemorated, the year of commemoration, and the anniversary to be
observed are as follows:

                                   National Park or Park
         Year of Issuance                 Service           Anniversary

2007.............................  Devils Tower National           100th
                                    Monument.
2008.............................  Grand Canyon National           100th
                                    Park.
2010.............................  Glacier National Park           100th
2011.............................  Lincoln Memorial.....           100th
2014.............................  Yosemite National               150th
                                    Park.
2015.............................  Rocky Mountain                  100th
                                    National Park.
2016.............................  National Park Service           100th
2017.............................  Denali National Park.           100th
2018.............................  Acadia National Park.           100th
2019.............................  Zion National Park...           100th
2020.............................  Gettysburg National             125th
                                    Military Park.

SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

    (a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this Act shall be issued
in uncirculated and proof qualities.
    (b) Commencement of Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins minted
under this Act beginning January 1 of the year of issuance, as
specified in section 4(d), except that the Secretary may initiate sales
of such coins, without issuance, before such date.
    (c) Termination of Minting Authority.--No coins shall be minted
under this Act after December 31 of the year of issuance specified in
section 4(d).

SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.

    (a) Sale Price.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
coins issued under this Act shall be sold by the Secretary at a price
equal to the face value, plus the cost of designing and issuing such
coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead
expenses, and marketing).
    (b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins
issued under this Act at a reasonable discount.
    (c) Prepaid Orders at a Discount.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders
        for the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of such
        coins.
            (2) Discount.--Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders
        under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.
    (d) Sales of Single Coins and Sets of Coins.--Coins of each design
specified under section 4 may be sold separately or as a set containing
other coins authorized by this Act.

SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.

    (a) Surcharge Required.--All sales of coins issued under this Act
shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin.
    (b) Distribution.--Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United
States Code, all surcharges which are received by the Secretary from
the sale of coins issued under this Act shall be promptly paid by the
Secretary to the National Park Foundation for use as follows:
            (1) 50 percent of the surcharges received shall be used by
        the National Park Foundation in support of all National Parks.
            (2) 50 percent of the surcharges received shall be used by
        the National Park Foundation for the benefit of the National
        Parks designated in section 4(d) (in addition to any amount
        allocable to any such Park from expenditures of amounts under
        paragraph (1).
    (c) Audits.--The National Park Foundation shall be subject to the
audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States
Code.

SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.

    (a) No Net Cost to the Government.--The Secretary shall take such
actions as may be necessary to ensure that minting and issuing coins
under this Act will not result in any net cost to the United States
Government.
    (b) Payment for Coins.--A coin shall not be issued under this Act
unless the Secretary has received_
            (1) full payment for the coin;
            (2) security satisfactory to the Secretary to indemnify the
        United States for full payment; or
            (3) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to the
        Secretary from a depository institution, the deposits of which
        are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the
        National Credit Union Administration Board.

Output: National Parks Anniversaries-Great American Spaces Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue silver coins emblematic of certain National Parks that are observing historic anniversaries of their founding.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as the ``Louisiana Rice Economic Relief Act
of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

     Congress finds the following:
            (1) The rice industry in the State of Louisiana contributes
        significantly to the economy of that State and the United
        States, with an estimated annual value of approximately
        $250,000,000 and an estimated average annual economic benefit
        of approximately $1,000,000,000.
            (2) For the 2002 crop of rice, rice producers in the State
        of Louisiana suffered from the lowest rice prices in more than
        50 years.
            (3) Since most of the 2002 crop of rice in the State of
        Louisiana was sold during the harvest season, the market-
        derived income of producers from the sale of rice fell to
        record low levels.
            (4) The historically-low income of producers from the sale
        of rice in the State of Louisiana, even when combined with
        Federal income support, still is devastating to--
                    (A) rice producers in the State;
                    (B) the rice industry infrastructure of the State;
                    (C) businesses that serve and depend on the rice
                industry; and
                    (D) communities in which rice producers and their
                families reside and in which the rice industry
                operates.
            (5) Because of the significant reduction in total income
        and the current costs of production, many rice producers of the
        State of Louisiana will not cover the total expenses they
        incurred to produce and harvest the 2002 crop.
            (6) The historically-low prices of the 2002 crop of rice in
        the State of Louisiana have contributed to a combined market
        price and Federal support income level that is approximately
        $2.42 per hundredweight less than the average combined market
        price and Federal support income levels during the 1998 through
        2001 period, which is approximately 22 percent below the
        average income level for the State for the same time period.
            (7) Due to the historically-low rice prices and reduced
        income, rice producers in the State of Louisiana and their
        families are faced with dire economic circumstances that are
        crippling them and the communities in which they live and work.

SEC. 3. ECONOMIC DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR LOUISIANA RICE PRODUCERS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall use such sums
as are necessary of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make
payments, as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this
Act, to producers of the 2002 crop of rice on farms located in the
State of Louisiana, to assist producers as a result of the disastrous
economic conditions occurring with the 2002 crop of rice.
    (b) Amount.--The amount of a payment made to producers on a farm
under this section shall be equal to the product obtained by
multiplying--
            (1) the actual quantity of rice produced by the producers
        on the farm during the 2002 crop year; and
            (2) a payment rate of $2.42 per hundredweight.
    (c) Payment Limitation.--
            (1) In general.--The total amount of payments that a person
        shall be entitled to receive under this section may not exceed
        $40,000.
            (2) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate
        regulations defining the term ``person'' for the purposes of
        paragraph (1), which shall conform, to the maximum extent
        practicable, to the regulations defining the term ``person''
        promulgated under section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 1985
        (7 U.S.C. 1308). The Secretary also shall promulgate such
        additional regulations as the Secretary determines necessary to
        ensure a fair and reasonable application of the limitation
        established under such paragraph.
    (d) Information.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary
shall, to the maximum extent practicable--
            (1) use information that the Secretary has obtained from
        administering other provisions of law; and
            (2) minimize any additional information or requirements
        that are imposed on eligible producers.
    (e) Administrative Offset.--Payments under this section shall not
be subject to administrative offset, including administrative offset
under chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code, or the Commodity
Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.).

SEC. 4. COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.

     The Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and authorities of
the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out this Act.

SEC. 5. REGULATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary may promulgate such regulations as
are necessary to implement this Act.
    (b) Procedure.--The promulgation of the regulations and
administration of this Act shall be made without regard to--
            (1) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of
        title 5, United States Code;
            (2) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture
        effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to
        notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation in
        rulemaking; and
            (3) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly
        known as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act'').
    (c) Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking.--In carrying out
this section, the Secretary shall use the authority provided under
section 808 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 6. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.

    (a) In General.--The entire amount made available under this Act
shall be available only to the extent that the President submits to
Congress an official budget request for a specific dollar amount that
includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an
emergency requirement for the purposes of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.).
    (b) Designation.--The entire amount made available under this
section is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement under
sections 251(b)(2)(A) and 252(e) of that Act (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A),
902(e)).

Output: Louisiana Rice Economic Relief Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide economic disaster assistance ($40,000 maximum per person) to producers of the 2002 rice crop in Louisiana.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Russian River Land Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
        (1) Certain lands adjacent to the Russian River in the area of
    its confluence with the Kenai River contain abundant archaeological
    resources of significance to the Native people of the Cook Inlet
    Region, the Kenaitze Indian Tribe, and the citizens of the United
    States.
        (2) Those lands at the confluence of the Russian River and
    Kenai River contain abundant fisheries resources of great
    significance to the citizens of Alaska.
        (3) Cook Inlet Region, Inc., an Alaska Native Regional
    Corporation formed under the provisions of the Alaska Native Claims
    Settlement Act of 1971 (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (hereinafter in
    this Act referred to as ``ANCSA''), has selected lands in the area
    pursuant to section 14(h)(1) of such Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1)),
    for their values as historic and cemetery sites.
        (4) The United States Bureau of Land Management, the Federal
    agency responsible for the adjudication of ANCSA selections has not
    finished adjudicating Cook Inlet Region, Inc.'s selections under
    section 14(h)(1) of that Act as of the date of the enactment of
    this Act.
        (5) The Bureau of Indian Affairs has certified a portion of
    Cook Inlet Region, Inc.'s selections under section 14(h)(1) of
    ANCSA as containing prehistoric and historic cultural artifacts,
    and meeting the requirements of section 14(h)(1) of that Act.
        (6) A portion of the selections under section 14(h)(1) of ANCSA
    made by Cook Inlet Region, Inc., and certified by the Bureau of
    Indian Affairs lies within the Chugach National Forest over which
    the United States Forest Service is the agency currently
    responsible for the administration of public activities,
    archaeological features, and natural resources.
        (7) A portion of the selections under section 14(h)(1) of ANCSA
    and the lands certified by the Bureau of Indian Affairs lies within
    the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge over which the United States
    Fish and Wildlife Service is the land managing agency currently
    responsible for the administration of public activities,
    archaeological features, and natural resources.
        (8) The area addressed by this Act lies within the Sqilantnu
    Archaeological District which was determined eligible for the
    National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 1981.
        (9) Both the Forest Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service
    dispute the validity and timeliness of Cook Inlet Region, Inc.'s
    selections under section 14(h)(1) of ANCSA.
        (10) The Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Cook
    Inlet Region, Inc., determined that it was in the interest of the
    United States and Cook Inlet Region, Inc., to--
            (A) protect and preserve the outstanding historic,
        cultural, and natural resources of the area;
            (B) resolve their disputes concerning the validity of Cook
        Inlet Region, Inc.'s selections under section 14(h)(1) of ANCSA
        without litigation; and
            (C) provide for the management of public use of the area
        and protection of the cultural resources within the Sqilantnu
        Archaeological District, particularly the management of the
        area at the confluence of the Russian and Kenai Rivers.
        (11) Legislation is required to enact the resolution reached by
    the Forest Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service, and Cook Inlet
    Region, Inc.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to ratify an agreement
between the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior,
and Cook Inlet Region, Inc.

SEC. 3. RATIFICATION OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES FOREST
              SERVICE, UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, AND
              COOK INLET REGION, INC.

    (a) Ratification of Agreement.--
        (1) In general.--The terms, conditions, covenants, and
    procedures set forth in the document entitled ``Russian River
    Section 14(h)(1) Selection Agreement'', which was executed by Cook
    Inlet Region, Inc., the United States Department of Agriculture,
    and the United States Department of the Interior on July 26, 2001,
    (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ``Agreement''), are
    hereby incorporated in this section, and are ratified, as to the
    duties and obligations of the United States and the Cook Inlet
    Region, Inc., as a matter of Federal law.
        (2) Section 5.--The ratification of section 5 of the Agreement
    is subject to the following conditions:
            (A) The Fish and Wildlife Service shall consult with
        interested parties when developing an exchange under section 5
        of the Agreement.
            (B) The Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the
        Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the
        Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a copy
        of the agreement implementing any exchange under section 5 of
        the Agreement not less than 30 days before the exchange becomes
        effective.
        (3) Agreement controls.--In the event any of the terms of the
    Agreement conflict with any other provision of law, the terms of
    the Agreement shall be controlling.
    (b) Authorization of Actions.--The Secretaries of Agriculture and
the Interior are authorized to take all actions required under the
terms of the Agreement.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Agriculture, Office of State and Private Forestry,
$13,800,000, to remain available until expended, for Cook Inlet Region,
Inc., for the following:
        (1) Costs for the planning and design of the Joint Visitor's
    Interpretive Center.
        (2) Planning and design of the Sqilantnu Archaeological
    Research Center.
        (3) Construction of these facilities to be established in
    accordance with and for the purposes set forth in the Agreement.
    (b) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Of the amount appropriated under
this section, not more than 1 percent may be used to reimburse the
Forest Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Kenaitze Indian
Tribe for the costs they incur in assisting Cook Inlet Region, Inc. in
the planning and design of the Joint Visitor's Interpretive Center and
the Sqilantnu Archaeological Research Center.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and
                                               President of the Senate.

Output: Russian River Land Act - Ratifies the terms, conditions, covenants, and procedures set forth in the Russian River Section 14(h)(1) Selection Agreement (the "Agreement") between Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (the Corporation), and the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior.Subjects the ratification of section five of the Agreement to the following conditions: (1) the Fish and Wildlife Service shall consult with interested parties when developing an exchange under such section; and (2) the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to Congress copies of the agreement implementing any exchange under such section at least 30 days before the exchange becomes effective.Declares that if any terms of the Agreement conflict with any other provision of law, the Agreement's terms shall take precedence, and authorizes the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to take all actions required under the terms of the Agreement.(Sec. 4) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Agriculture, Office of State and Private Forestry, for the Corporation for: (1) costs for the planning and design of the Joint Visitor's Interpretive Center; (2) planning and design of the Sqilantnu Archeological Research Center; and (3) construction of these facilities.Limits to one percent of appropriated funds the amount that may be used to reimburse the Forest Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Kenaitze Indian Tribe for the costs they incur in assisting the Corporation to plan and design the Visitor's Center and the Archaeological Center.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Credit Liquidity Act
of 2003''.

SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR GUARANTEES ON POOLS OF NON-SBA LOANS.

    Title IV of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C.
692 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

                ``Part C--Credit Enhancement Guarantees

    ``Sec. 420. (a)(1) The Administration is authorized, upon such
terms and conditions as it may prescribe, in order to encourage lenders
to increase the availability of small business financing by improving
such lenders' access to reasonable sources of funding, to provide a
credit enhancement guarantee, or commitment to guarantee, of the timely
payment of a portion of the principal and interest on securities issued
and managed by not less than 2 qualified entities authorized and
approved by the Administration.
    ``(2) The entities authorized under this subsection to act as
issuers and managers of pools or trusts of loans shall be well-
capitalized, as defined by the Administration, and shall maintain
sufficient reserves to allow securities to be issued representing
interests in each pool or trust that are rated as investment grade by a
nationally-recognized rating agency.
    ``(3) The authority of the entities authorized under this
subsection shall be reviewed annually by the Administration and may be
renewed upon the satisfactory completion of such review.
    ``(4) The Administration shall set and maintain standards for
entities authorized under this subsection, including standards relating
to delinquency, default, liquidation, and loss rates.
    ``(5) If an entity authorized under this subsection fails to meet
the standards set pursuant to paragraph (4), the Administration may
terminate the entity's participation in the pilot program under this
subsection.
    ``(b)(1)(A) The Administration may provide its credit enhancement
guarantees in respect of securities that represent interests in, or
other obligations issued by, a trust, pool, or other entity whose
assets (other than the Administration's credit enhancement guarantee
and credit enhancements provided by other parties) consist of loans
made to small business concerns.
    ``(B) As used in this paragraph, the term `small business concern'
has the meaning given that term in either the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 631 et seq.) or this Act (15 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).
    ``(2) The credit enhancement guarantees provided by the
Administration under paragraph (1) shall be second-loss guarantees that
are only available after the full payment of credit enhancement
guarantees offered by the entities authorized to act as issuers and
managers of pools or trusts of loans under this section.
    ``(3) A pool or trust of loans shall not be eligible for guarantees
under this section--
            ``(A) if the value of such loans exceeds $350,000,000 in
        fiscal year 2004;
            ``(B) if the value of such loans exceeds $400,000,000 in
        fiscal year 2005; or
            ``(C) if the value of such loans exceeds $450,000,000 in
        fiscal year 2006.
    ``(4) All loans under paragraph (1) shall be originated, purchased,
or assembled and managed consistent with requirements prescribed by the
Administration in connection with this credit enhancement guarantee
program.
    ``(5) The Administration shall prescribe requirements to be
observed by the issuers and managers of the securities covered by
credit enhancement guarantees to ensure the safety and soundness of the
credit enhancement guarantee program.
    ``(c) The full faith and credit of the United States is pledged to
the payment of all amounts the Administration may be required to pay as
a result of credit enhancement guarantees under this section.
    ``(d)(1) The Administration may issue credit enhancement guarantees
in an amount--
            ``(A) not to exceed $2,100,000,000 in fiscal year 2004;
            ``(B) not to exceed $3,250,000,000 in fiscal year 2005; and
            ``(C) not to exceed $4,500,000,000 in fiscal year 2006.
    ``(2) The Administration shall set the percentage and priority of
each credit enhancement guarantee on issued securities at a level not
to exceed 25 percent of the value of the securities so that the amount
of the Administration's anticipated net loss (if any) as a result of
such guarantee is fully reserved in a credit subsidy account funded
wholly by fees collected by the Administration from the issuers or
managers of the pool or trust.
    ``(3) The Administration shall charge and collect a fee from the
issuer based on the Administration's guaranteed amount of issued
securities, and the amount of such fee shall equal the estimated credit
subsidy cost of the Administration's credit enhancement guarantee.
    ``(4) The fees provided for under this subsection shall be adjusted
annually, as necessary, by the Administration.
    ``(5) The Federal government shall not appropriate any funds to
finance credit enhancement guarantees under this section.
    ``(e) Report and Analysis.--
            ``(1) Report.--
                    ``(A) In general.--During the development and
                implementation of the pilot program, the Administrator
                shall submit a report on the status of the pilot
                program under this section to Congress in each annual
                budget request and performance plan.
                    ``(B) Contents.--The report submitted under
                subparagraph (A) shall include, among other items,
                information about the loans in the pools or trusts,
                including delinquency, default, loss, and recovery
                rates.
            ``(2) Analysis and report.--Not later than December 30,
        2005, the Comptroller General shall--
                    ``(A) conduct an analysis of the pilot program
                under this section; and
                    ``(B) submit a report to Congress that contains a
                summary of the analysis conducted under subparagraph
                (A) and a description of any effects, not attributable
                to other causes, of the pilot program on the lending
                programs under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act
                (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) and title V of this Act.
            ``(3) Implementation.--
                    ``(A) Report.--After completing operational
                guidelines to carry out the pilot program under this
                section, the Administration shall submit a report,
                which describes the method in which the pilot program
                will be implemented, to--
                            ``(i) the Committee on Small Business and
                        Entrepreneurship of the Senate; and
                            ``(ii) the Committee on Small Business of
                        the House of Representatives.
                    ``(B) Timing.--The Administration shall not
                implement the pilot program under this section until
                the date that is 50 days after the report has been
                submitted under subparagraph (A).
    ``(f) Sunset Provision.--This section shall remain in effect until
September 30, 2006.''.

Output:
Small Business Credit Liquidity Act of 2003 - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to authorize the Small Business Administration (SBA), in order to encourage lenders to increase the availability of small business financing by improving lender access to reasonable funding sources, to provide a credit enhancement guarantee of, or a commitment to guarantee, a portion of the principal and interest on securities issued and managed by not less than two qualified entities authorized and approved by the SBA. Requires the SBA to set and maintain standards for qualified entities, including standards relating to delinquency, default, liquidation, and loss rates.

Makes the SBA's credit enhancement guarantees second-loss guarantees, available only after the full payment of guarantees offered by the qualified entities authorized to act as issuers and managers of pools or trusts of loans. Provides loan pool or trust requirements and credit enhancement limits for FY 2004 through 2006. Directs the SBA to charge and collect a fee from issuers based on the SBA's guaranteed amount of issued securities.


Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Workforce Investment for Next-
Generation Technologies Act'' or the ``WING Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Science- and technology-based industries have been and
        will continue to be engines of United States economic growth
        and national security.
            (2) The United States faces great challenges in the global
        economy from nations with highly trained technical workforces.
            (3) Occupations requiring technical and scientific training
        are projected to grow rapidly over the next decade, at 3 times
        the rate of all occupations (according to Science & Engineering
        Indicators, 2002).
            (4) The need for trained technology workers in national
        security fields has increased as a result of the events of
        September 11, 2001.
            (5) National certification systems are well established and
        accepted in fields such as health and information technology
        and have succeeded in attracting more workers into those
        fields.
            (6) Business and workers could both be well served by
        expanding the certification concept to other high technology
        industries.
            (7) National certification systems allow workers to develop
        skills transportable to other States in response to layoffs and
        other economic changes.
            (8) National certification systems facilitate interstate
        comparisons of education and training programs and help
        identify best practices and reduce cost and development
        redundancies.
            (9) National certification systems promote quality and
        encourage educational institutions to modernize programs to
        ensure graduates pass industry-required exams.
            (10) National certification based on industry-validated
        skill standards introduces stricter accountability for
        technical and vocational education programs.
            (11) Certification signals value to employers and increases
        applicants' employability.
            (12) Certification offers a planned skill development route
        into employment or professional advancement for working adults
        and displaced workers.
            (13) The National Science Foundation's Advanced
        Technological Education Program, authorized by Congress in
        1992, has created national centers of excellence at community
        colleges that have established unique linkages with industry to
        prepare individuals for the technical workforce under the
        program.
            (14) The Advanced Technological Education Program should be
        expanded to all institutions of higher education, as the Nation
        should invest more resources in training and education programs
        that are responsive to marketplace needs.
            (15) The one-stop delivery systems authorized under the
        Workforce Investment Act of 1998 have proved to be effective
        providers of information and resources for job seekers.
            (16) The one-stop delivery systems offer special
        opportunities for directing displaced workers to certification
        programs that build skills for technical fields where rewarding
        jobs are plentiful.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are as follows:
            (1) To increase the numbers of workers educated for
        employment in high technology industries.
            (2) To align the technical and vocational programs of
        educational institutions with the workforce needs of high-
        growth, next generation industries.
            (3) To offer individuals expanded opportunities for rapid
        training and retraining in portable skills needed to keep and
        change jobs in a volatile economy.
            (4) To provide United States businesses with adequate
        numbers of skilled technical workers.
            (5) To encourage a student's or worker's progress toward an
        advanced degree while providing training, education, and useful
        credentials for workforce entry or reentry.

SEC. 4. SKILL CERTIFICATION PILOT PROJECTS.

    Section 171 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
2916) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Skill Certification Pilot Projects.--
            ``(1) Pilot projects.--In accordance with subsection (b),
        the Secretary of Labor shall establish and carry out not more
        than 20 pilot projects to establish a system of industry-
        validated national certifications of skills, including--
                    ``(A) not more than 16 national certifications of
                skills in high-technology industries, including
                biotechnology, telecommunications, highly automated
                manufacturing (including semiconductors), advanced
                materials technology, nanotechnology, and energy
                technology (including technology relating to next-
                generation lighting); and
                    ``(B) not more than 4 cross-disciplinary national
                certifications of skills in homeland security
                technology.
            ``(2) Grants to eligible entities.--In carrying out the
        pilot projects, the Secretary of Labor shall make grants to
        eligible entities, for periods of not less than 36 months and
        not more than 48 months, to carry out the authorized activities
        described in paragraph (7) with respect to the certifications
        described in paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Eligible entities.--
                    ``(A) Definition of eligible entity.--In this
                subsection, the term `eligible entity' means an entity
                that shall include as a principal participant one or
                more of the following:
                            ``(i) An institution of higher education
                        (as defined in section 101 or 102 of the Higher
                        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001, 1002)).
                            ``(ii) An advanced technology education
                        center.
                            ``(iii) A local workforce investment board.
                            ``(iv) A representative of a business in a
                        target industry for the certification involved.
                            ``(v) A representative of an industry
                        association, labor organization, or community
                        development organization.
                    ``(B) History of demonstrated capability
                required.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this
                subsection, an eligible entity shall have a history of
                demonstrated capability for effective collaboration
                with industry on workforce development activities that
                is consistent with the goals of this Act.
            ``(4) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant
        under this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit an
        application to the Secretary of Labor at such time, in such
        manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
        require.
            ``(5) -Criteria.--The Secretary of Labor shall establish
        criteria, consistent with paragraph (6), for awarding grants
        under this subsection.
            ``(6) Priority.--In selecting eligible entities to receive
        grants under this subsection, the Secretary of Labor shall give
        priority to eligible entities that demonstrate the availability
        of and ability to provide matching funds from industry or
        nonprofit sources. Such matching funds may be provided in cash
        or in kind.
            ``(7) Authorized activities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An eligible entity that receives
                a grant under this subsection shall use the funds made
                available through the grant--
                            ``(i) to establish certification
                        requirements for a certification described in
                        paragraph (1) for an industry;
                            ``(ii) to develop and initiate a
                        certification program that includes preparatory
                        courses, course materials, procedures, and
                        examinations, for the certification; and
                            ``(iii) to collect and analyze data related
                        to the program at the program's completion, and
                        to identify best practices (consistent with
                        paragraph (8)) that may be used by local and
                        State workforce investment boards in the
                        future.
                    ``(B) Basis for requirements.--The certification
                requirements shall be based on applicable skill
                standards for the industry involved that have been
                developed by or linked to national centers of
                excellence under the National Science Foundation's
                Advanced Technological Education Program. The
                requirements shall require an individual to demonstrate
                an identifiable set of competencies relevant to the
                industry in order to receive certification. The
                requirements shall be designed to provide evidence of a
                transferable skill set that allows flexibility and
                mobility of workers within a high technology industry.
                    ``(C) Relationship to training and education
                programs.--The eligible entity shall ensure that--
                            ``(i) a training and education program
                        related to competencies for the industry
                        involved, that is flexible in mode and
                        timeframe for delivery and that meets the needs
                        of those seeking the certification, is offered;
                        and
                            ``(ii) the certification program is offered
                        at the completion of the training and education
                        program.
                    ``(D) Relationship to the associate degree.--The
                eligible entity shall ensure that the certification
                program is consistent with the requirements for a 2-
                year associate degree.
                    ``(E) Availability.--The eligible entity shall
                ensure that the certification program is open to
                students pursuing associate degrees, employed workers,
                and displaced workers.
            ``(8) Consultation.--The Secretary of Labor shall consult
        with the Director of the National Science Foundation and the
        Secretary of Education to ensure that the pilot projects build
        on the expertise and information about best practices gained
        through the implementation of the National Science Foundation's
        Advanced Technological Education Program.
            ``(9) Core components; guidelines; reports.--After
        collecting and analyzing the data obtained from the pilot
        programs, the Secretary of Labor shall--
                    ``(A) establish the core components of a model
                high-technology certification program;
                    ``(B) establish guidelines to assure development of
                a uniform set of standards and policies for such
                programs;
                    ``(C) submit and prepare a report on the pilot
                projects to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
                and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on
                Education and the Workforce of the House of
                Representatives; and
                    ``(D) make available to the public both the data
                and the report.
            ``(10) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to
        amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 174(b),
        there is authorized to be appropriated $60,000,000 for fiscal
        year 2005 to carry out this subsection.''.

Output:
Workforce Investment for Next-Generation Technologies Act - WING Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to carry out up to twenty pilot projects to establish a system of industry-validated national certifications of skills in: (1) up to sixteen high-technology industries; and (2) up to four cross-disciplinary national certification of skills in homeland security technology.

Includes among the high-technology industries: biotechnology, telecommunications, highly automated manufacturing (including semiconductors), advanced materials technology, nanotechnology, and energy technology (including technology relating to next-generation lighting).

Directs the Secretary to make three-to-four year grants for such projects to eligible entities with one or more of the following as a primary participant: (1) an institution of higher education; (2) an advanced technology education center; (3) a local workforce investment board; (4) a representative of a business in a target industry for the certification involved; or (5) a representative of an industry association, labor organization, or community development organization.

Requires each certification program to be: (1) offered at the completion of, and in addition to, a training and education program which is related to the industry competencies involved and which is offered in a flexible manner that meets the needs of those seeking certification; and (2) consistent with the requirements for a two-year associate degree.