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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Regulatory Risk Assessment
Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. RISK ASSESSMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:

                   ``SUBCHAPTER II--RISK ASSESSMENTS

``Sec. 621. Definitions
    ``For purposes of this subchapter the definitions under section 551
shall apply and--
            ``(1) the term `cost' means the reasonably identifiable
        significant adverse effects, including social, health, safety,
        environmental, economic, and distributional effects that are
        expected to result directly or indirectly from implementation
        of, or compliance with, a rule;
            ``(2) the term `Director' means the Director of the Office
        of Management and Budget, acting through the Administrator of
        the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs;
            ``(3) the term `flexible regulatory options' means
        regulatory options that permit flexibility to regulated persons
        in achieving the objective of the statute as addressed by the
        rule making, including regulatory options that use market-based
        mechanisms, outcome oriented performance-based standards, or
        other options that promote flexibility;
            ``(4) the term `major rule' means a rule or a group of
        closely related rules that--
                    ``(A) the agency proposing the rule or the Director
                reasonably determines is likely to have an annual
                effect on the economy of $100,000,000 or more in
                reasonably quantifiable costs; or
                    ``(B) is otherwise designated a major rule by the
                Director on the ground that the rule is likely to
                adversely affect, in a material way, the economy, a
                sector of the economy, including small business,
                productivity, competition, jobs, the environment,
                public health or safety, or State, local or tribal
                governments, or communities;
            ``(5) the term `reasonable alternative' means a reasonable
        regulatory option that would achieve the objective of the
        statute as addressed by the rule making and that the agency has
        authority to adopt under the statute granting rule making
        authority, including flexible regulatory options;
            ``(6) the term `risk assessment' means the systematic
        process of organizing hazard and exposure assessments to
        estimate the potential for specific harm to exposed
        individuals, populations, or natural resources;
            ``(7) the term `rule' has the same meaning as in section
        551(4), and shall not include--
                    ``(A) a rule exempt from notice and public comment
                procedure under section 553;
                    ``(B) a rule that involves the internal revenue
                laws of the United States, or the assessment and
                collection of taxes, duties, or other revenue or
                receipts;
                    ``(C) a rule of particular applicability that
                approves or prescribes for the future rates, wages,
                prices, services, corporate or financial structures,
                reorganizations, mergers, acquisitions, accounting
                practices, or disclosures bearing on any of the
                foregoing;
                    ``(D) a rule relating to monetary policy proposed
                or promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal
                Reserve System or by the Federal Open Market Committee;
                    ``(E) a rule relating to the safety or soundness of
                federally insured depository institutions or any
                affiliate of such an institution (as defined in section
                2(k) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C.
                1841(k)); credit unions; the Federal Home Loan Banks;
                government-sponsored housing enterprises; a Farm Credit
                System Institution; foreign banks, and their branches,
                agencies, commercial lending companies or
                representative offices that operate in the United
                States and any affiliate of such foreign banks (as
                those terms are defined in the International Banking
                Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3101)); or a rule relating to
                the payments system or the protection of deposit
                insurance funds or Farm Credit Insurance Fund;
                    ``(F) a rule or order relating to the financial
                responsibility, recordkeeping, or reporting of brokers
                and dealers (including Government securities brokers
                and dealers) or futures commission merchants, the
                safeguarding of investor securities and funds or
                commodity future or options customer securities and
                funds, the clearance and settlement of securities,
                futures, or options transactions, or the suspension of
                trading under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15
                U.S.C. 78a et seq.) or emergency action taken under the
                Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), or a rule
                relating to the protection of the Securities Investor
                Protection Corporation, that is promulgated under the
                Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C.
                78aaa et seq.), or a rule relating to the custody of
                Government securities by depository institutions under
section 3121 or 9110 of title 31;
                    ``(G) a rule issued by the Federal Election
                Commission or a rule issued by the Federal
                Communications Commission under sections 312(a)(7) and
                315 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
                312(a)(7) and 315);
                    ``(H) a rule required to be promulgated at least
                annually pursuant to statute; or
                    ``(I) a rule or agency action relating to the
                public debt; and
            ``(8) the term `substitution risk' means an increased risk
        to health, safety, or the environment reasonably likely to
        result from a regulatory option.
``Sec. 622. Applicability
    ``Except as provided in section 623(d), this subchapter shall apply
to all proposed and final major rules the primary purpose of which is
to address health, safety, or environmental risk.
``Sec. 623. Risk assessments
    ``(a)(1) Before publishing a notice of a proposed rule making for
any rule, each agency shall determine whether the rule is or is not a
major rule covered by this subchapter.
    ``(2) The Director may designate any rule to be a major rule under
section 621(4)(B), if the Director--
            ``(A) makes such designation no later than 30 days after
        the close of the comment period for the rule; and
            ``(B) publishes such determination in the Federal Register
        together with a succinct statement of the basis for the
        determination within 30 days after such determination.
    ``(b)(1) When an agency publishes a notice of proposed rule making
for a major rule to which section 624(a) applies, the agency shall
prepare and place in the rule making file an initial risk assessment,
and shall include a summary of such assessment in the notice of
proposed rule making.
    ``(2)(A) When the Director has published a determination that a
rule is a major rule to which section 624(a) applies, after the
publication of the notice of proposed rule making for the rule, the
agency shall promptly prepare and place in the rule making file an
initial risk assessment for the rule and shall publish in the Federal
Register a summary of such assessment.
    ``(B) Following the issuance of an initial risk assessment under
subparagraph (A), the agency shall give interested persons an
opportunity to comment under section 553 in the same manner as if the
initial risk assessment had been issued with the notice of proposed
rule making.
    ``(c)(1) When the agency publishes a final major rule to which
section 624(a) applies, the agency shall also prepare and place in the
rule making file a final risk assessment, and shall prepare a summary
of the assessment.
    ``(2) Each final risk assessment shall address each of the
requirements for the initial risk assessment under subsection (b),
revised to reflect--
            ``(A) any material changes made to the proposed rule by the
        agency after publication of the notice of proposed rule making;
            ``(B) any material changes made to the risk assessment; and
            ``(C) agency consideration of significant comments received
        regarding the proposed rule and the risk assessment.
    ``(d)(1) A major rule may be adopted without prior compliance with
this subchapter if--
            ``(A) the agency for good cause finds that conducting the
        risk assessment under this subchapter is contrary to the public
        interest due to an emergency, or an imminent threat to health
        or safety that is likely to result in significant harm to the
        public or the environment; and
            ``(B) the agency publishes in the Federal Register,
        together with such finding, a succinct statement of the basis
        for the finding.
    ``(2) If a major rule is adopted under paragraph (1), the agency
shall comply with this subchapter as promptly as possible unless
compliance would be unreasonable because the rule is, or soon will be,
no longer in effect.
``Sec. 624. Principles for risk assessments
    ``(a)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), each agency shall design and
conduct risk assessments in accordance with this subchapter for each
proposed and final major rule , or that results in a significant
substitution risk, in a manner that promotes rational and informed risk
management decisions and informed public input into and understanding
of the process of making agency decisions.
    ``(2) If a risk assessment under this subchapter is otherwise
required by this section, but the agency determines that--
            ``(A) a final rule subject to this subchapter is
        substantially similar to the proposed rule with respect to the
        risk being addressed;
            ``(B) a risk assessment for the proposed rule has been
        carried out in a manner consistent with this subchapter; and
            ``(C) a new risk assessment for the final rule is not
        required in order to respond to comments received during the
        period for comment on the proposed rule,
the agency may publish such determination along with the final rule in
lieu of preparing a new risk assessment for the final rule.
    ``(b) Each agency shall consider in each risk assessment reliable
and reasonably available scientific information and shall describe the
basis for selecting such scientific information.
    ``(c)(1) Each agency may use reasonable assumptions to the extent
that relevant and reliable scientific information, including site-
specific or substance-specific information, is not reasonably
available.
    ``(2) When a risk assessment involves a choice of assumptions, the
agency shall--
            ``(A) identify the assumption and its scientific or policy
        basis, including the extent to which the assumption has been
        validated by, or conflicts with, empirical data;
            ``(B) explain the basis for any choices among assumptions
        and, where applicable, the basis for combining multiple
        assumptions; and
            ``(C) describe reasonable alternative assumptions that were
        considered but not selected by the agency for use in the risk
        assessment, how such alternative assumptions would have changed
        the conclusions of the risk assessment, and the rationale for
        not using such alternatives.
    ``(d) Each agency shall provide appropriate opportunity for public
comment and participation during the development of a risk assessment.
    ``(e) Each risk assessment supporting a major rule under this
subchapter shall include, as appropriate, each of the following:
            ``(1) A description of the hazard of concern.
            ``(2) A description of the populations or natural resources
        that are the subject of the risk assessment.
            ``(3) An explanation of the exposure scenarios used in the
        risk assessment, including an estimate of the corresponding
        population at risk and the likelihood of such exposure
        scenarios.
            ``(4) A description of the nature and severity of the harm
        that could reasonably occur as a result of exposure to the
        hazard.
            ``(5) A description of the major uncertainties in each
        component of the risk assessment and their influence on the
        results of the assessment.
    ``(f) To the extent scientifically appropriate, each agency shall--
            ``(1) express the overall estimate of risk as a reasonable
        range or probability distribution that reflects variabilities,
        uncertainties, and lack of data in the analysis;
            ``(2) provide the range and distribution of risks and the
        corresponding exposure scenarios, identifying the range and
        distribution and likelihood of risk to the general population
        and, as appropriate, to more highly exposed or sensitive
        subpopulations, including the most plausible estimates of the
        risks; and
            ``(3) where quantitative estimates are not available,
        describe the qualitative factors influencing the range,
        distribution, and likelihood of possible risks.
    ``(g) When scientific information that permits relevant comparisons
of risk is reasonably available, each agency shall use the information
to place the nature and magnitude of a risk to health, safety, or the
environment being analyzed in relationship to other reasonably
comparable risks familiar to and routinely encountered by the general
public. Such comparisons should consider relevant distinctions among
risks, such as the voluntary or involuntary nature of risks.
    ``(h) When scientifically appropriate information on significant
substitution risks to health, safety, or the environment is reasonably
available to the agency, the agency shall describe such risks in the
risk assessment.
``Sec. 625. Deadlines for rule making
    ``(a) All deadlines in statutes or imposed by a court of the United
States, that require an agency to propose or promulgate any major rule
to which section 624(a) applies, during the 2-year period beginning on
the effective date of this section shall be suspended until the earlier
of--
            ``(1) the date on which the requirements of this subchapter
        are satisfied; or
            ``(2) the date occurring 6 months after the date of the
        applicable deadline.
    ``(b) In any case in which the failure to promulgate a major rule
to which section 624(a) applies by a deadline occurring during the 2-
year period beginning on the effective date of this section would
create an obligation to regulate through individual adjudications, the
deadline shall be suspended until the earlier of--
            ``(1) the date on which the requirements of this subchapter
        are satisfied; or
            ``(2) the date occurring 6 months after the date of the
        applicable deadline.
``Sec. 626. Judicial review
    ``(a) Compliance or noncompliance by an agency with the provisions
of this subchapter shall only be subject to judicial review in
accordance with this section.
    ``(b) Any determination of an agency whether a rule is or is not a
major rule under section 621(4)(A) shall be set aside by a reviewing
court only upon a clear and convincing showing that the determination
is erroneous in light of the information available to the agency at the
time the agency made the determination.
    ``(c) Any determination by the Director that a rule is a major rule
under section 621(4), or any failure to make such determination, shall
not be subject to judicial review in any manner.
    ``(d) Any risk assessment required under this subchapter shall not
be subject to judicial review separate from review of the final rule to
which the assessment applies. Any risk assessment shall be part of the
whole rule making record for purposes of judicial review of the rule
and shall be considered by a court in determining whether the final
rule is arbitrary or capricious unless the agency can demonstrate that
the assessment would not be material to the outcome of the rule.
    ``(e) If an agency fails to perform the risk assessment, a court
shall remand or invalidate the rule.''.
    (b) Presidential Authority.--Nothing in this Act shall limit the
exercise by the President of the authority and responsibility that the
President otherwise possesses under the Constitution and other laws of
the United States with respect to regulatory policies, procedures, and
programs of departments, agencies, and offices.
    (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Part I of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
        striking the chapter heading and table of sections for chapter
        6 and inserting the following:

           ``CHAPTER 6--THE ANALYSIS OF REGULATORY FUNCTIONS

           ``SUBCHAPTER I--ANALYSIS OF REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY

``Sec.
``601. Definitions.
``602. Regulatory agenda.
``603. Initial regulatory flexibility analysis.
``604. Final regulatory flexibility analysis.
``605. Avoidance of duplicative or unnecessary analyses.
``606. Effect on other law.
``607. Preparation of analysis.
``608. Procedure for waiver or delay of completion.
``609. Procedures for gathering comments.
``610. Periodic review of rules.
``611. Judicial review.
``612. Reports and intervention rights.
                   ``SUBCHAPTER II--RISK ASSESSMENTS

``621. Definitions.
``622. Applicability.
``623. Risk assessments.
``624. Principles for risk assessments.
``625. Deadlines for rule making.
``626. Judicial review.''.
            (2) Chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
        inserting immediately before section 601, the following
        subchapter heading:

         ``SUBCHAPTER I--ANALYSIS OF REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act shall take
effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, but shall not
apply to any agency rule for which a notice of proposed rulemaking is
published on or before August 1, 1997.

Output: Federal Regulatory Risk Assessment Act of 1997 - Amends Federal law concerning Government organization and employees to provide for the risk assessment of major regulatory rules by Federal agencies which address health, safety, or environmental risk.  Sets forth provisions regarding:  (1) principles for risk assessments; (2) deadlines for rule making; and (3) judicial review.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Apprenticeship Improvement Act of
1991''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INFORMATION COLLECTION SYSTEM.

    Section 2 of the Act of August 16, 1937 (50 Stat. 664; 29 U.S.C.
50), popularly known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act'',
(hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ``Act'') is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' after ``Sec. 2.'', and
            (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new
        subsection:
    ``(b) The Secretary shall establish and maintain a national
information collection system for apprenticeships and apprenticeship
programs.''.

SEC. 3. OUTREACH PROGRAM.

    The Act is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 4 as section 5, and
            (2) by inserting after section 3 the following new section:
    ``Sec. 4. The Secretary shall assure that from the amounts
appropriated to carry out this Act in each fiscal year, not less than 1
percent of such amounts shall be available to establish outreach
recruitment activities to increase the participation of women,
minorities, handicapped individuals, displaced workers, and
disadvantaged individuals in the apprenticeship programs authorized by
this Act.''.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF BUREAU OF APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING;
              APPOINTMENT OF EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of
Labor, the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training (hereinafter in this
Act referred to as the ``Bureau'') which shall carry out the policies
and functions of this Act in behalf of the Secretary of Labor
(hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary''). The Bureau
shall be under the direction of an administrator to be known as the
Administrator of the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. The
Administrator shall report directly to the Secretary.
    (b) Transfer of Functions.--Functions of the Assistant Secretary
for Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor
with respect to the promotion of labor standards of apprenticeship,
including research, information, and publications are transferred to
the Bureau. Functions related to apprenticeship, including appropriate
administrative and program support services, together with personnel
necessary to the administration of such functions, and unexpended
balances of appropriations and other funds related thereto, are
transferred to the Bureau.
    (c) Appointment of Employees.--The Secretary is authorized to
appoint such employees as may be necessary for the administration of
this Act in accordance with laws applicable to the appointment and
compensation of employees and advisors of the United States.

SEC. 5. INCREASE IN FORCE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall increase the force within the
Bureau to 377 full-time employees no later than January 1, 1992.
    (b) Consideration of Employees Working Less Than Full Time.--In the
administration of subsection (a)--
            (1) a part-time employee shall be counted as a fraction,
        the numerator of which is the number corresponding to the
        average number of hours in such employee's regularly scheduled
        workweek and the denominator of which is 40; and
            (2) an individual employed on a temporary or intermittent
        basis shall not be counted.

SEC. 6. LIMITATIONS ON REDUCTION IN FORCE.

    (a) In General.--A reduction in force may not be conducted within
the Bureau if--
            (1) the reduction in force would reduce the total number of
        civilian employees within such Bureau; and
            (2) such total number, after the reduction in force, would
        be less than the equivalent of 377 full-time employees.
    (b) Consideration of Employees Working Less Than Full Time.--In the
administration of subsection (a)--
            (1) a part-time employee shall be counted as a fraction,
        the numerator of which is the number corresponding to the
        average number of hours in such employee's regularly scheduled
        workweek and the denominator of which is 40; and
            (2) an individual employed on a temporary or intermittent
        basis shall not be counted.

SEC. 7. REPORT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the
Congress, not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this
Act, a detailed report concerning whether the apprenticeship program
conducted by the Department of Labor under the Act of August 16, 1937
(50 Stat. 664; 29 U.S.C. 50), complies with regulations governing equal
opportunity.
    (b) Contents of Report.--The report required by this section shall
include--
            (1) a detailed description of activities carried out by the
        Department of Labor to ensure compliance;
            (2) a list of compliance reviews undertaken by the
        Department; and
            (3) a description of any sanctions imposed as a result of
        the compliance reviews.

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Apprenticeship Improvement Act of 1991 (sic) - Amends the National Apprenticeship Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to establish and maintain a national information collection system for apprenticeships and apprenticeship programs.
Requires the Secretary to reserve at least one percent of appropriations under such Act to establish outreach recruitment activities to increase the participation of women and minorities, handicapped individuals, displaced  workers, and disadvantaged individuals in the apprenticeship programs.
Establishes the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training (the Bureau) in the Department of Labor, under the direction of the Administrator of the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training.  Transfers to the Bureau all functions of the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Administration with respect to the promotion of labor standards of apprenticeship, including research, information, and publications.  Transfers to the Bureau all functions related to apprenticeship, including appropriate administrative and program support services, together with necessary personnel and related funds.
Directs the Secretary to increase the force within the Bureau to a specified number of full-time employees.
Limits the authority to conduct reductions in force within the Bureau.
Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress within six months on whether the apprenticeship program complies with regulations governing equal opportunity.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Manufacturing Strategy Act
of 2010''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the United States Government should promote policies
        related to the Nation's manufacturing sector that are intended
        to promote growth, sustainability, and competitiveness; create
        well-paying, decent jobs; enable innovation and investment; and
        support national security; and
            (2) the President and Congress should act promptly to
        pursue policies consistent with a National Manufacturing
        Strategy.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY.

    (a) Strategy Required.--Not later than the first day of July of the
second year of each Presidential term, the President shall submit to
Congress, and publish on a public website, a National Manufacturing
Strategy.
    (b) Deadline for First National Manufacturing Strategy.--
Notwithstanding subsection (a), the President shall issue the first
National Manufacturing Strategy not later than the date that is one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. PRESIDENT'S MANUFACTURING STRATEGY BOARD.

    (a) In General.--The President shall establish, within the
Department of Commerce, the President's Manufacturing Strategy Board.
    (b) Public Sector Members.--The President's Manufacturing Strategy
Board shall include the following individuals:
            (1) The Secretary or head (or the designee of the Secretary
        or head) of each of the following organizations:
                    (A) The Department of the Treasury.
                    (B) The Department of Defense.
                    (C) The Department of Commerce.
                    (D) The Department of Labor.
                    (E) The Department of Energy.
                    (F) The Office of the United States Trade
                Representative.
                    (G) The Office of Management and Budget.
                    (H) The Office of Science and Technology Policy.
                    (I) The Small Business Administration.
                    (J) Other Federal agencies the President determines
                appropriate.
            (2) The Governors of two States, from different political
        parties, appointed by the President in consultation with the
        National Governors Association.
    (c) Private Sector Members.--
            (1) In general.--The President's Manufacturing Strategy
        Board shall further include 9 individuals from the private
        sector, appointed by the President after consultation with
        industry and labor organizations, including individuals with
        experience in the areas of--
                    (A) managing manufacturing companies;
                    (B) managing supply chain providers;
                    (C) managing labor organizations;
                    (D) workforce development;
                    (E) conducting manufacturing-related research and
                development; and
                    (F) the defense industrial base.
            (2) Balance in representation.--In making appointments of
        private sector members to the President's Manufacturing
        Strategy Board under paragraph (1), the President shall seek to
        ensure that the individuals appointed represent a balance among
        and within regions, sizes of firms, and industries of the
        manufacturing sector.
            (3) Terms.--
                    (A) In general.--Each member appointed under this
                subsection shall be appointed for a term of 6 years,
                except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C).
                    (B) Terms of initial appointees.--As designated by
                the President at the time of appointment, of the
                members first appointed--
                            (i) 3 shall be appointed for a term of 2
                        years;
                            (ii) 3 shall be appointed for a term of 4
                        years; and
                            (iii) 3 shall be appointed for a term of 6
                        years.
                    (C) Vacancies.--Any member appointed to fill a
                vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for
                which the member's predecessor was appointed shall be
                appointed only for the remainder of that term. A member
                may serve after the expiration of that member's term
                until a new member has been appointed.
    (d) Chair and Vice Chair.--
            (1) Chair.--The Secretary of Commerce (or the designee of
        the Secretary) shall serve as the Chair of the President's
        Manufacturing Strategy Board.
            (2) Vice chair.--The President shall appoint the Vice Chair
        of the President's Manufacturing Strategy Board from among the
        private sector members appointed by the President under
        subsection (c).
    (e) Subgroups.--The President's Manufacturing Strategy Board may
convene subgroups to address particular industries, policy topics, or
other matters. Such subgroups may include members representing any of
the following:
            (1) Such other Federal agencies as the Chair determines
        appropriate.
            (2) State, local, tribal, and Territorial governments.
            (3) The private sector, including labor, industry,
        academia, trade associations, and other appropriate groups.
    (f) Meetings.--
            (1) Timing of meetings.--The President's Manufacturing
        Strategy Board shall meet at the call of the Chair.
            (2) Frequency of meetings.--The President's Manufacturing
        Strategy Board shall meet not less than 2 times each year, and
        not less than 4 times in a year preceding the issuance of a
        National Manufacturing Strategy required under section 3(a).
            (3) Public meetings required.--The President's
        Manufacturing Strategy Board shall convene public meetings to
        solicit views on the Nation's manufacturing sector and
        recommendations for the National Manufacturing Strategy.
            (4) Locations of public meetings.--The locations of public
        meetings convened under paragraph (3) shall ensure the
        inclusion of multiple regions and industries of the
        manufacturing sector.
    (g) Application of Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), other than section 14 of such
Act, shall apply to the President's Manufacturing Strategy Board,
including any subgroups established pursuant subsection (e).

SEC. 5. DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT'S MANUFACTURING STRATEGY BOARD.

    (a) In General.--The President's Manufacturing Strategy Board
shall--
            (1) advise the President and Congress on issues affecting
        the Nation's manufacturing sector;
            (2) conduct a comprehensive analysis in accordance with
        subsection (b);
            (3) develop a National Manufacturing Strategy in accordance
        with subsection (c);
            (4) submit to the President and Congress an annual report
        under subsection (d); and
            (5) carry out other activities determined appropriate by
        the President.
    (b) Comprehensive Analysis.--In developing each National
Manufacturing Strategy under subsection (c), the President's
Manufacturing Strategy Board shall conduct a comprehensive analysis of
the Nation's manufacturing sector that addresses--
            (1) the value and role, both historic and current, of
        manufacturing in the Nation's economy, security, and global
        leadership;
            (2) the current domestic and international environment for
        the Nation's manufacturing sector, and any relevant subset
        thereof;
            (3) Federal, State, local, and Territorial policies,
        programs, and conditions that affect manufacturing;
            (4) a comparison of the manufacturing policies and
        strategies of the United States relative to other nations'
        policies and strategies;
            (5) the identification of emerging or evolving markets,
        technologies, and products for which the Nation's manufacturers
        could compete;
            (6) the short- and long-term forecasts for the Nation's
        manufacturing sector, and forecasts of expected national and
        international trends and factors likely to affect such sector
        in the future; and
            (7) any other matters affecting the competitiveness,
        growth, stability, and sustainability of the Nation's
        manufacturing sector, including--
                    (A) levels of domestic production;
                    (B) productivity;
                    (C) the trade balance;
                    (D) financing and investment;
                    (E) research and development;
                    (F) job creation and employment disparities;
                    (G) workforce skills and development; and
                    (H) adequacy of the industrial base for maintaining
                national security.
    (c) National Manufacturing Strategy.--
            (1) Development.--The President's Manufacturing Strategy
        Board shall develop a National Manufacturing Strategy, based
        on--
                    (A) the results of the comprehensive analysis
                conducted under subsection (b);
                    (B) the studies carried out by the National Academy
                of Sciences pursuant to section 7; and
                    (C) any other information, studies, or perspectives
                that the President's Manufacturing Strategy Board
                determines to be appropriate.
            (2) Goals and recommendations.--
                    (A) Goals.--The President's Manufacturing Strategy
                Board shall include in each National Manufacturing
                Strategy short- and long-term goals for the Nation's
                manufacturing sector, taking into account the matters
                addressed in the comprehensive analysis conducted under
                subsection (b).
                    (B) Recommendations.--The President's Manufacturing
                Strategy Board shall include in each National
                Manufacturing Strategy recommendations for achieving
                the goals provided under subparagraph (A). Such
                recommendations may propose--
                            (i) actions to be taken by the President,
                        Congress, State, local, and Territorial
                        governments, the private sector, universities,
                        industry associations, and other stakeholders;
                        and
                            (ii) ways to improve Government policies,
                        coordination among entities developing such
                        policies, and Government interaction with the
                        manufacturing sector.
            (3) Report.--
                    (A) Draft.--Not later than 90 days before the date
                on which the President is required to submit to
                Congress a report containing a National Manufacturing
                Strategy under section 3, the President's Manufacturing
                Strategy Board shall publish in the Federal Register
                and on a public website a draft report containing a
                National Manufacturing Strategy.
                    (B) Public comment; review and revision.--A draft
                report published under subparagraph (A) shall remain
                available for public comment for a period of 30 days
                from the date of publication. The President's
                Manufacturing Strategy Board shall review any comments
                received regarding such draft report and may revise the
                draft report based upon those comments.
                    (C) Publication.--Not later than 30 days before the
                date on which the President is required to submit to
                Congress a report containing a National Manufacturing
                Strategy under section 3, the President's Manufacturing
                Strategy Board shall submit to the President for review
                and revision a final report containing a National
                Manufacturing Strategy, and shall publish such final
                report on a public website.
                    (D) Estimates.--The final report submitted under
                subparagraph (C) shall include--
                            (i) when feasible, an estimate of the
                        short- and long-term Federal Government outlays
                        and revenue changes necessary to implement the
                        National Manufacturing Strategy and an estimate
                        of savings that may be derived from
                        implementation of the National Manufacturing
                        Strategy;
                            (ii) a detailed explanation of the methods
                        and analysis used to determine the estimates
                        included under clause (i); and
                            (iii) detailed recommendations regarding
                        how to pay for the cost of implementation
                        estimated under clause (i), when feasible.
    (d) Annual Report.--Not later than the date that is one year after
the date on which the first National Manufacturing Strategy is
published under section 3, and annually thereafter, the President's
Manufacturing Strategy Board shall submit to the President and Congress
a report that includes--
            (1) views on the current state of manufacturing in the
        United States;
            (2) an assessment of the implementation of previously
        issued National Manufacturing Strategies;
            (3) recommendations for furthering the implementation of
        previously issued National Manufacturing Strategies; and
            (4) any suggested revisions to the estimate required under
        section 5(c)(3)(D)(i) to implement the recommendations included
        under paragraph (3).
    (e) Consultation.--In order to gain perspectives and avoid
duplication of efforts, the President's Manufacturing Strategy Board
shall consult on manufacturing issues with the Defense Science Board,
the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, the
Manufacturing Council established by the Department of Commerce, and
the Labor Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations and Trade Policy,
and may consult with other relevant governmental entities or the
private sector.

SEC. 6. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REVIEW OF NATIONAL
              MANUFACTURING STRATEGY.

    Not later than the first day of April in calendar years 2013, 2017,
and 2021, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report
regarding the National Manufacturing Strategy published under section
3. The report shall include--
            (1) an assessment of whether the recommendations from such
        National Manufacturing Strategy, and any preceding National
        Manufacturing Strategies, were implemented;
            (2) an analysis of the impact of such recommendations, to
        the extent data are available;
            (3) a review of the process involved in developing such
        National Manufacturing Strategy and any preceding National
        Manufacturing Strategies; and
            (4) recommendations for improvements in developing the next
        National Manufacturing Strategy.

SEC. 7. STUDIES.

    (a) Quadrennial Study.--
            (1) In general.--In developing each National Manufacturing
        Strategy, the President, acting through the Secretary of
        Commerce, shall enter into an agreement with the National
        Academy of Sciences to conduct a study in accordance with this
        subsection.
            (2) Elements.--The study shall examine the following:
                    (A) The current state of manufacturing in the
                United States.
                    (B) Federal programs and activities related to
                manufacturing systems.
                    (C) The ways in which Federal policies affect
                manufacturing, and likely future trends in
                manufacturing if such policies remain unchanged.
                    (D) Various possible approaches for evaluating the
                implementation of the National Manufacturing Strategy.
                    (E) An assessment of the trends and short- and
                long-term forecasts of manufacturing.
                    (F) A review of the trends and short- and long-term
                forecasts of manufacturing relied upon in previous
                National Manufacturing Strategies as compared with
                actual events and trends.
            (3) Report.--The agreement entered into under paragraph (1)
        shall provide that not later than the first day of April of the
        first year of each Presidential term, the National Academy of
        Sciences shall submit to Congress and the President a report
        containing the findings of the study.
            (4) Deadline for first report.--Notwithstanding paragraph
        (3), the first agreement entered into under this subsection
        shall provide that the National Academy of Sciences shall
        submit to Congress and the President a report containing the
        findings of the study not later than 2 years after the date
        such agreement is entered into.
            (5) Deadline for subsequent agreements.--After the first
        agreement entered into under this subsection, all subsequent
        agreements under this subsection shall be entered into not
        later than 18 months before the deadline for submission of the
        corresponding report under paragraph (3).
    (b) Discretionary Studies.--The President, acting through the
Secretary of Commerce, may enter into further agreements with the
National Academy of Sciences as necessary to develop studies to provide
information for future National Manufacturing Strategies.

SEC. 8. REQUIREMENT TO CONSIDER NATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY IN
              BUDGET.

    In preparing the budget for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of
title 31, United States Code, the President shall include information
regarding the consistency of the budget with the goals and
recommendations included in National Manufacturing Strategy covering
that fiscal year.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 28, 2010.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output:
National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S. government should promote policies related to the nation's manufacturing sector intended to promote growth, sustainability, and competitiveness, create well-paying jobs, enable innovation and investment, and support national security; and (2) the President and Congress should act promptly to pursue policies consistent with a National Manufacturing Strategy (Strategy).

Directs the President, every four years, to submit to Congress, and publish on a public website, a Strategy. Requires the first Strategy to be submitted within one year after enactment of this Act.

Directs the President to establish, within the Department of Commerce, the President's Manufacturing Strategy Board (consisting of both public and private sector members) to: (1) advise the President and Congress on issues affecting the nation's manufacturing sector; (2) conduct a comprehensive analysis of such sector; (3) develop a Strategy; and (4) report annually to the President and Congress on the current state of U.S. manufacturing.

Directs the Comptroller General, in each of 2013, 2017, and 2021, to submit to Congress an assessment and analysis of the Strategy.

Directs the President, in developing each Strategy, to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct a study concerning U.S. manufacturing and related assessments and reviews. Requires the NAS to report each study's results to Congress and the President.

Requires the President, in preparing each annual budget, to include information regarding that budget's consistency with the goals and recommendations included in the latest Strategy.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Aviation Administration
Extension Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND.

    (a) Fuel Taxes.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4081(d)(2) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``March 31, 2010''
and inserting ``July 3, 2010''.
    (b) Ticket Taxes.--
            (1) Persons.--Clause (ii) of section 4261(j)(1)(A) of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``March
        31, 2010'' and inserting ``July 3, 2010''.
            (2) Property.--Clause (ii) of section 4271(d)(1)(A) of such
        Code is amended by striking ``March 31, 2010'' and inserting
        ``July 3, 2010''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on April 1, 2010.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND EXPENDITURE
              AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 9502(d) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``April 1, 2010'' and inserting ``July 4,
        2010''; and
            (2) by inserting ``or the Federal Aviation Administration
        Extension Act of 2010'' before the semicolon at the end of
        subparagraph (A).
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 9502(e) of such
Code is amended by striking ``April 1, 2010'' and inserting ``July 4,
2010''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on April 1, 2010.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--Section 48103(7) of title 49, United
        States Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(7) $3,024,657,534 for the period beginning on October 1,
        2009, and ending on July 3, 2010.''.
            (2) Obligation of amounts.--Sums made available pursuant to
        the amendment made by paragraph (1) may be obligated at any
        time through September 30, 2010, and shall remain available
        until expended.
            (3) Program implementation.--For purposes of calculating
        funding apportionments and meeting other requirements under
        sections 47114, 47115, 47116, and 47117 of title 49, United
        States Code, for the period beginning on October 1, 2009, and
        ending on July 3, 2010, the Administrator of the Federal
        Aviation Administration shall--
                    (A) first calculate funding apportionments on an
                annualized basis as if the total amount available under
                section 48103 of such title for fiscal year 2010 were
                $4,000,000,000; and
                    (B) then reduce by 11 percent--
                            (i) all funding apportionments calculated
                        under subparagraph (A); and
                            (ii) amounts available pursuant to sections
                        47117(b) and 47117(f)(2) of such title.
    (b) Project Grant Authority.--Section 47104(c) of such title is
amended by striking ``March 31, 2010,'' and inserting ``July 3,
2010,''.

SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Section 40117(l)(7) of title 49, United States Code, is amended
by striking ``April 1, 2010.'' and inserting ``July 4, 2010.''.
    (b) Section 44302(f)(1) of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking ``March 31, 2010,'' and inserting ``July 3,
        2010,''; and
            (2) by striking ``June 30, 2010,'' and inserting
        ``September 30, 2010,''.
    (c) Section 44303(b) of such title is amended by striking ``June
30, 2010,'' and inserting ``September 30, 2010,''.
    (d) Section 47107(s)(3) of such title is amended by striking
``April 1, 2010.'' and inserting ``July 4, 2010.''.
    (e) Section 47115(j) of such title is amended by striking ``April
1, 2010,'' and inserting ``July 4, 2010,''.
    (f) Section 47141(f) of such title is amended by striking ``March
31, 2010.'' and inserting ``July 3, 2010.''.
    (g) Section 49108 of such title is amended by striking ``March 31,
2010,'' and inserting ``July 3, 2010,''.
    (h) Section 161 of the Vision 100--Century of Aviation
Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109 note) is amended by striking
``April 1, 2010,'' and inserting ``July 4, 2010,''.
    (i) Section 186(d) of such Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended by
striking ``April 1, 2010,'' and inserting ``July 4, 2010,''.
    (j) The amendments made by this section shall take effect on April
1, 2010.

SEC. 6. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS.

    Section 106(k)(1)(F) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
                    ``(F) $7,070,158,159 for the period beginning on
                October 1, 2009, and ending on July 3, 2010.''.

SEC. 7. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.

    Section 48101(a)(6) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
            ``(6) $2,220,252,132 for the period beginning on October 1,
        2009, and ending on July 3, 2010.''.

SEC. 8. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT.

    Section 48102(a)(14) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
            ``(14) $144,049,315 for the period beginning on October 1,
        2009, and ending on July 3, 2010.''.

SEC. 9. EXTENSION AND FLEXIBILITY FOR CERTAIN ALLOCATED SURFACE
              TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Surface
Transportation Extension Modification Act of 2010''.
    (b) Modification of Allocation Rules.--Section 411(d) of the
Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2010 is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``1301, 1302,''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``1198, 1204,''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i) by
                        striking ``apportioned under sections 104(b)
                        and 144 of title 23, United States Code,'' and
                        inserting ``specified in section 105(a)(2) of
                        title 23, United States Code (except the high
                        priority projects program),''; and
                            (ii) in clause (ii) by striking
                        ``apportioned under such sections of such
                        Code'' and inserting ``specified in such
                        section 105(a)(2) (except the high priority
                        projects program)'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``1301, 1302,''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``1198, 1204,''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i) by
                        striking ``apportioned under sections 104(b)
                        and 144 of title 23, United States Code,'' and
                        inserting ``specified in section 105(a)(2) of
                        title 23, United States Code (except the high
                        priority projects program),''; and
                            (ii) in clause (ii) by striking
                        ``apportioned under such sections of such
                        Code'' and inserting ``specified in such
                        section 105(a)(2) (except the high priority
                        projects program)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Projects of national and regional significance and
        national corridor infrastructure improvement programs.--
                    ``(A) Redistribution among states.--Notwithstanding
                sections 1301(m) and 1302(e) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat.
                1202 and 1205), the Secretary shall apportion funds
                authorized to be appropriated under subsection (b) for
                the projects of national and regional significance
                program and the national corridor infrastructure
                improvement program among all States such that each
                State's share of the funds so apportioned is equal to
                the State's share for fiscal year 2009 of funds
                apportioned or allocated for the programs specified in
                section 105(a)(2) of title 23, United States Code.
                    ``(B) Distribution among programs.--Funds
                apportioned to a State pursuant to subparagraph (A)
                shall be--
                            ``(i) made available to the State for the
                        programs specified in section 105(a)(2) of
                        title 23, United States Code (except the high
                        priority projects program), 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
                                such programs; and
                            ``(ii) administered in the same manner and
                        with the same period of availability as funding
                        is administered under programs identified in
                        clause (i).''.
    (c) Expenditure Authority From Highway Trust Fund.--Paragraph (1)
of section 9503(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by
the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2010, is amended by
striking ``in effect on the date of the enactment of such Act)'' and
inserting ``in effect on the later of the date of the enactment of such
Act or the date of the enactment of the Surface Transportation
Extension Modification Act of 2010)''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect upon the enactment of the Surface Transportation Extension Act
of 2010 and shall be treated as being included in that Act at the time
of the enactment of that Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 24, 2010.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output:
(Sec. 1) Makes technical amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), as amended by the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 (PACMBPRA), regarding the election to apply specified requirements in an eligible plan year with respect to the shortfall amortization base in minimum funding standards for a single-employer defined benefit pension plan.

Treats a plan as eligible for such an election only if: (1) the plan sponsor is not a debtor in a case under bankruptcy law or similar federal or state law, (2) there are no unpaid minimum required contributions with respect to the plan for purposes of the excise tax when minimum required contributions are not paid when due, (3) there are no outstanding liens in favor of the plan for a person's failure to make required contributions, and (4) the plan sponsor has not initiated a distress termination of the plan.

(Sec. 2) Amends the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA), as amended by PACMBPRA, with respect to the exemption from certain PPA requirements for and restrictions on the funding of multiple employer plans of eligible charities. Redefines an eligible charity plan as one maintained by one or more employers with employees accruing benefits based on service for the plan year, where: (1) such employees are employed in at least 20 states, (2) more than 98% of them are employed by a tax-exempt charitable organization whose primary exempt purpose is to provide services with respect to children, and (3) the plan sponsor elects to be treated as an eligible charity plan. Applies this redefinition to plan years beginning after December 31, 2010, but allows a plan sponsor to elect to apply it to earlier plan years.

(Sec. 3) Amends the Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 to extend through plan years beginning during the period October 1, 2008-December 31, 2011, certain funding-based limits on benefit accruals for single-employer plans with severe funding shortfalls. Revises the adjusted funding target attainment percentage factor in such limits for that period.

Amends ERISA and the IRC with respect to the allowance of a one-time prohibited payment by a single-employer plan. Declares that, in the case of payments the annuity starting date for which occurs on or before December 31, 2011, payments under a Social Security leveling option shall be treated as not in excess of the monthly amount paid under a single life annuity (plus an amount not in excess of a Social Security supplement).

Permits a plan sponsor to elect to apply such treatment to payments whose annuity starting date occurs before January 1, 2011.

Repeals related existing requirements as if they had never been enacted.

(Sec. 4) Amends ERISA and the IRC, as amended by PACMBPRA, to revise the threshold date, under rules for special relief from minimum funding standards, for the period during which a solvent multiemployer plan may treat, as an item separate from other experience losses, to be amortized over 30 years, the portion of any experience loss or gain attributable to net investment losses incurred in either or both of certain plan years. Changes the identity of such plan years from the first two plan years ending after August 31, 2008, to the first two plan years ending after June 30, 2008.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pilot Small Business Technology
Transfer Program Extension Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM EXTENSION.

    Section 9(n) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(n)) is
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``in fiscal year 1994, 1995, or
                1996,'';
                    (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
                (B);
                    (C) by striking the comma at the end of
                subparagraph (C) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (D) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
                following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) not less than 0.25 percent of such budget in
                fiscal year 1997 and each succeeding fiscal year,'';
                and
             (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Program expiration.--Authorization to carry out the
        STTR program pursuant to this subsection (and subsections (o)
        and (p) of this section) shall expire on September 30, 2000.''.

SEC. 3. ASSESSMENT BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL.

    (a) Assessment Required.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct an assessment of the ongoing implementation of the
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the pilot Small
Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. The assessment shall
address the following issues with respect to each program:
            (1) The extent of competition and the quality of proposals
        submitted for the award of SBIR and STTR agreements, and the
        quality of subsequent performance by the recipients of such
        awards.
            (2) Whether any adverse effects on the research or research
        and development programs of any sponsoring agency are
        attributable to the agency's participation in the SBIR program
        or the pilot STTR program.
            (3) Whether any awards by a sponsoring agency in each
        fiscal year represent the applicable percentages of such
        agency's extramural budget, identifying any systemic management
        weaknesses contributing to such limitation on implementation.
            (4) Any management techniques initiated by sponsoring
        agencies that attempt to minimize delays between the successful
        completion of a Phase I agreement and the award (and
        commencement of performance) under a Phase II agreement or
        ameliorate the adverse effects of such delays.
            (5) The implementation of Phase III by participating
        agencies, including awards in support of Phase III and other
        techniques adopted by the agencies to foster commercialization.
            (6) The extent to which small business participants in each
        program, especially recipients of STTR awards, utilize the
        results of research undertaken for Federal agencies by
        universities, federally funded research and development
        centers, and other research institutions, and the extent to
        which the results were subsequently developed by such small
        firms to meet the needs of Federal, State, and local government
        or advanced to use in the commercial marketplace.
            (7) Whether the required and structured collaboration
        between a small business and a research institution under the
        pilot STTR program is necessary in light of the experiences
        with voluntary collaborations under the SBIR program.
            (8) Any duplication between the SBIR program and the pilot
        STTR program.
            (9) The extent to which each agency participating in the
        SBIR program has complied with the policy directives to enhance
        outreach efforts to increase the participation of socially and
        economically disadvantaged small business concerns and women-
        owned small business concerns issued under section (9)(j)(2)(F)
        of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(j)(2)(F)) and the
        extent to which each agency participating in the STTR program
        has made outreach efforts to increase the participation of such
        concerns in the agency's STTR program.
            (10) Any other relevant information as determined by the
        Comptroller General.
    (b) Period of Assessment.--The assessment required by subsection
(a) shall focus on the implementation of each program during the period
beginning October 1, 1995, and ending September 30, 1999.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) Submission of report.--The Comptroller General shall
        submit a report of the assessment required by subsection (a) to
        the Committees on Small Business of the Senate and House of
        Representatives not later than February 1, 2000.
            (2) Appendices to report.--The report shall include--
                    (A) an appendix summarizing the findings of
                previous reports issued by the Comptroller General with
respect to the SBIR program and the pilot STTR program; and
                    (B) an appendix listing reports of other
                assessments of the SBIR program or the pilot STTR
                program issued by the Small Business Administration,
                any of the sponsoring agencies, and any other entities
                determined by the Comptroller General to be useful
                resources to the Congress in evaluating each program
                for reauthorization.

SEC. 4. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON COMMERCIALIZATION.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Small Business
Administration shall convene and supervise an interagency task force on
fostering commercialization of the results of projects being undertaken
by small business concerns through the SBIR program and the pilot STTR
program.
    (b) Duties.--The interagency task force shall--
            (1) review existing studies and analyses and conduct
        independent assessments, as may be appropriate, regarding the
        obstacles faced by small business entrepreneurs seeking to
        commercialize results of basic research or research and
        development undertaken through Federal funding;
            (2) devise recommendations to overcome (or minimize the
        effects of) such obstacles; and
            (3) address other matters that the Administrator determines
        are appropriate to ensure a comprehensive analysis and the
        development of practical recommendations.
    (c) Participation.--
            (1) Task force membership.--The interagency task shall
        include participation by representatives of--
                    (A) the Office of the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of
                the Small Business Administration;
                    (B) the 5 Executive agencies having the greatest
                dollar value of awards under the SBIR program in fiscal
                year 1995;
                    (C) the Executive agencies participating in the
                pilot STTR program in fiscal year 1995;
                    (D) the Office of Science and Technology Policy,
                Executive Office of the President; and
                    (E) any other Executive agencies invited by the
                Administrator.
            (2) Public participation.--In undertaking its assessments
        and fashioning its recommendations, the interagency task force
        shall provide opportunities for consultation with
        representatives of--
                    (A) small businesses and other entities that have
                participated in the SBIR program or the pilot STTR
                program;
                    (B) organizations representing small business
                concerns;
                    (C) organizations representing venture capital
                sources, especially those focusing on the needs of
                small high-technology entrepreneurs; and
                    (D) any other public or private entities that the
                Administrator determines are appropriate.
    (d) Schedule.--
            (1) Notice and initial call for public participation.--Not
        earlier than May 1, 1997, the Administrator shall publish in
        the Federal Register (and through other means likely to result
        in broad dissemination) a notice, which at a minimum, announces
        the existence of the interagency task force, identifies the
        members of task force, summarizes purposes and objectives of
        the task force, requests suggestions and recommendations from
        the public regarding the work of the task force, providing at
        least 180 days to make a submission in response to such notice,
        and announces any schedule of meetings of the task force or
        other public meetings.
            (2) Ongoing public participation.--In conducting its
        assessments and fashioning its recommendations the task force
        shall make every reasonable effort to solicit ideas from the
        public.
    (e) Report.--Not later than March 1, 1999, the Administrator shall
submit to the Committees on Small Business of the Senate and House of
Representatives a report of the work of the interagency task force,
including such recommendations for legislative or administrative
action.

SEC. 5. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

    Section 9(e)(4)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
638(e)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ``(B)(ii)'' and inserting ``(B)''.

Output:
Pilot Small Business Technology Transfer Program Extension Act of 1996 - Amends the Small Business Act to:  (1) extend through FY 2000 the Small Business Technology Transfer (SBTT) Program under which specified portions of each Federal agency's research and development (R&D) budget are reserved for small business cooperative R&D; and (2) increase for FY 1997 and thereafter the portion reserved for small businesses under such program.
Directs the Comptroller General to conduct an assessment of the ongoing implementation of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the pilot SBTT Program.  Outlines issues to be addressed in such assessment, requiring a focus on programs implemented during the period beginning October 1, 1995, and ending September 30, 1999.  Requires a report from the Comptroller General to the small business committees.
Requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to convene and supervise an interagency task force on fostering commercialization of the results of projects being undertaken by small businesses through the SBIR and SBTT programs.  Outlines task force duties and membership requirements.  Requires:  (1) public participation in task force activities; and (2) a notice and initial call for such participation by the Administrator.  Directs the Administrator to report to the small business committees on the work of the task force, including recommendations for legislative or administrative action.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Discovery Trails Act of
1999''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL DISCOVERY TRAILS COMPONENT OF
              NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM.

    (a) Additional Component of System.--Section 3(a) of the National
Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1242(a)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(4) National discovery trails, established as provided in
        section 5 and subject to the special requirements of section
        7A, which will be extended, continuous, interstate trails so
        located as to--
                    ``(A) provide for outstanding outdoor recreation
                and travel and the conservation and enjoyment of
                significant natural, cultural, and historic resources
                associated with the trail; and
                    ``(B) connect representative examples of America's
                trails and metropolitan, urban, rural, and backcountry
                regions of the Nation.''.
    (b) Special Requirements for National Discovery Trails.--The
National Trails System Act is amended by inserting after section 7 (16
U.S.C. 1246) the following new section:

``SEC. 7A. SPECIAL ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS
              APPLICABLE TO NATIONAL DISCOVERY TRAILS.

    ``(a) Cooperative Administration.--The appropriate Secretary for
each national discovery trail shall administer the trail in cooperation
with a competent trailwide volunteer-based organization.
    ``(b) Relation to Other Trails.--Where national discovery trails
are congruent with other local, State, national scenic, or national
historic trails, the designation of the national discovery trail shall
not in any way diminish the values and significance for which these
trails were established.''.
    (c) Conditions on Conduct of Feasibility Studies.--Section 5(b) of
the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(b)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (10) as
        subparagraphs (A) through (J), respectively;
            (2) by striking ``the'' at the beginning of each of
        subparagraphs (A) through (J), as so redesignated, and
        inserting ``The'';
            (3) by striking the semicolon at the end of each of
        subparagraphs (A) through (I), as so redesignated, and
        inserting a period;
            (4) in subparagraph (J), as so redesignated, by striking
        ``; and'' and inserting a period;
            (5) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)'' at the beginning of
        the subsection;
            (6) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (2) and
        conforming the margins to paragraph (1); and
            (7) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3)(A) For purposes of this subsection, a trail shall not be
considered feasible and desirable for designation as a national
discovery trail unless it meets all of the following criteria:
            ``(i) The trail must link to one or more areas within the
        boundaries of a metropolitan area (as those boundaries are
        determined under section 134(c) of title 23, United States
        Code), and the trail should also join with other trails,
        thereby tying the National Trails System to significant
        recreation and resources areas.
            ``(ii) The trail must be supported by at least one
        competent trailwide volunteer-based organization, and must have
        extensive local and trailwide support by the public, by user
        groups, and by affected State and local governments.
            ``(iii) The trail must be extended and pass through more
        than one State. At a minimum, it should be a continuous,
        walkable route.
    ``(B) National discovery trails are specifically exempted from the
provisions of sections 7(g) of this Act.
    ``(C) The appropriate Secretary shall obtain written consent from
affected landowners prior to entering nonpublic lands for the purposes
of conducting any surveys or studies of nonpublic lands relating to
designating or administering national discovery trails.''.
    (d) Comprehensive National Discovery Trail Plan.--Section 5 of the
National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Comprehensive National Discovery Trail Plan.--
            ``(1) Preparation and submission.--Within three complete
        fiscal years after the date of enactment of legislation
        designating a national discovery trail, the responsible
        Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the
        House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and
        Natural Resources of the Senate a comprehensive plan for the
        protection, management, development, and use of the Federal
        portions of the trail and for the provision of technical
assistance to States and local units of government and private
landowners, as requested, for non-Federal portions of the trail.
            ``(2) Cooperation and consultation.--In developing a
        comprehensive management plan for a national discovery trail,
        the responsible Secretary shall cooperate to the fullest
        practicable extent with the organizations sponsoring the trail.
        The responsible Secretary shall ensure that the comprehensive
        plan does not conflict with existing agency direction and shall
        consult with the affected land managing agencies, the Governors
        of the affected States, affected county and local political
        jurisdictions, and local organizations maintaining components
        of the trail.
            ``(3) Special requirements of plan.--Components of the
        comprehensive management plan for a national discovery trail
        shall include the following:
                    ``(A) Policies, objectives, and practices to be
                observed in the administration and management of the
                trail, including the identification of all significant
                natural, historical, and cultural resources to be
                preserved, model agreements necessary for joint trail
                administration among and between interested parties,
                and an identified carrying capacity for critical
                segments of the trail, and procedures for
                implementation, where appropriate.
                    ``(B) Strategies for trail protection to retain the
                values for which the trail is being established and
                recognized by the Federal Government.
                    ``(C) General and site-specific trail-related
                development, including anticipated costs.
                    ``(D) The process to be followed to implement the
                trail marking authorities in section 7(c) conforming to
                approved trail logo or emblem requirements.''.
    (e) Conforming Amendments to Reflect New Category of National
Trail.--The National Trails System Act is amended--
            (1) in section 2(b) (16 U.S.C. 1241(b)), by striking
        ``scenic and historic'' and inserting ``scenic, historic, and
        discovery'';
            (2) in section 5 (16 U.S.C. 1244)--
                    (A) by striking the section heading and ``Sec. 5.
                (a)'' and inserting the following:

``SEC. 5. NATIONAL SCENIC, NATIONAL HISTORIC, AND NATIONAL DISCOVERY
              TRAILS.

    ``(a) Congressionally Authorized Trails.--'';
                    (B) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding
                paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``and national historic''
                        and inserting ``, national historic, and
                        national discovery''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and National Historic''
                        and inserting ``, National Historic, and
                        National Discovery''; and
                    (C) in subsection (b)(1) (as amended by subsection
                (c) of this section)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
                        (A), by striking ``or national historic'' and
                        inserting ``, national historic, or national
                        discovery''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or
                        national historic'' and inserting ``, national
                        historic, or national discovery''; and
            (3) in section 7 (16 U.S.C. 1246)--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``and
                national historic'' and inserting ``, national
                historic, and national discovery'';
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``or national
                historic'' each place such term appears and inserting
                ``, national historic, or national discovery'';
                    (C) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) by striking ``scenic or national
                        historic'' each place it appears and inserting
                        ``scenic, national historic, or national
                        discovery'';
                            (ii) in the second proviso, by striking
                        ``scenic, or national historic'' and inserting
                        ``scenic, national historic, or national
                        discovery''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``, and national
                        historic'' and inserting ``, national historic,
                        and national discovery'';
                    (D) in subsection (d), by striking ``or national
                historic'' and inserting ``national historic, or
                national discovery'';
                    (E) in subsection (e), by striking ``or national
                historic'' each place such term appears and inserting
                ``, national historic, or national discovery'';
                    (F) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ``National
                Scenic or Historic Trail'' and inserting ``national
                scenic, historic, or discovery trail'';
                    (G) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ``or national
                historic'' and inserting ``national historic, or
                national discovery''; and
                    (H) in subsection (i), by striking ``or national
                historic'' and inserting ``national historic, or
                national discovery''.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF AMERICAN DISCOVERY TRAIL AS A NATIONAL DISCOVERY
              TRAIL.

    (a) Designation.--Section 5(a) of National Trails System Act (16
U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
    ``(21) The American Discovery Trail, a trail of approximately 6,000
miles extending from Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware to Point
Reyes National Seashore in California, extending westward through
Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia, West Virginia, Ohio, and
Kentucky, where near Cincinnati it splits into two routes. The Northern
Midwest route traverses Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, and
Colorado, and the Southern Midwest route traverses Indiana, Illinois,
Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado. After the two routes rejoin in Denver,
Colorado, the route continues through Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and
California. The trail is generally described in Volume 2 of the
National Park Service feasibility study dated June 1995 which shall be
on file and available for public inspection in the office of the
Director of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The
American Discovery Trail shall be administered by the Secretary of the
Interior in cooperation with at least one competent trailwide
volunteer-based organization, affected land managing agencies and State
and local governments as appropriate. No lands or interests outside the
exterior boundaries of federally administered areas may be acquired by
the Federal Government solely for the American Discovery Trail. The
American Discovery Trail is specifically exempted from the provisions
of subsection (e), (f), and (g) of section 7.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendments.--Such section is further amended--
            (1) by designating the paragraph relating to the California
        National Historic Trail as paragraph (18);
            (2) by designating the paragraph relating to the Pony
        Express National Historic Trail as paragraph (19); and
            (3) by designating the paragraph relating to the Selma to
        Montgomery National Historic Trail as paragraph (20).

Output:
Requires the appropriate Secretary for each national discovery trail to administer the trail in cooperation with a competent trailwide nonprofit organization.
Prohibits a trail from being considered feasible and desirable for designation as a national discovery trail unless it: (1) links to one or more areas within the boundaries of a metropolitan area and joins with other trails, tying the National Trails System to significant recreation and resources areas; (2) is supported by a competent trailwide volunteer-based organization and has extensive local and trailwide support by the public, user groups, and affected State and local governments; and (3) extends and passes through more than one State and, at a minimum, is a continuous, walkable route.
Requires the responsible Secretary, within three complete fiscal years after enactment of legislation designating a national discovery trail, to submit to specified congressional committees a comprehensive plan: (1) for the protection, management, development, and use of the Federal portions of the trail; and (2) for technical assistance to States, local governments, and private landowners, as requested, for non-Federal portions of the trail.
Designates as a national discovery trail the 6,000-mile American Discovery Trail which shall extend from Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware to Point Reyes National Seashore in California, traveling northern and southern routes from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Denver, Colorado.