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SECTION 1. LOAN PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT.

    Title XII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8501 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

             ``TITLE XII--SCHOOL FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT ACT

``SEC. 12001. FINDINGS.

    ``The Congress finds the following:
            ``(1) According to a 1991 survey conducted by the American
        Association of School Administrators, 74 percent of all public
        school buildings in the United States need to be replaced.
            ``(2) Almost one-third of such buildings were built prior
        to World War II.
            ``(3) It is estimated that 1 of every 4 public school
        buildings in the United States is in inadequate condition, and
        of such buildings, 61 percent need maintenance or major
        repairs, 43 percent are obsolete, 42 percent contain
        environmental hazards, 25 percent are overcrowded, and 13
        percent are structurally unsound.
            ``(4) According to a 1996 General Accounting Office report,
        14,000,000 students attend schools in which 1 or more school
        buildings (original, additional, or temporary) are in need of
        extensive repair or replacement.
            ``(5) Large numbers of local educational agencies have
        difficulties securing financing for school facility
        improvement.

``SEC. 12002. PURPOSE.

    ``The purpose of this title is to leverage limited Federal funds to
enable local educational agencies to finance the costs associated with
the improvement of school facilities within their jurisdiction.

``SEC. 12003. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF LOANS.

    ``(a) Authority and Conditions for Loans.--To assist local
educational agencies in the construction of schools to replace schools
which are 50 years of age or older, or in the reconstruction or
renovation of schools which are 50 years of age or older, the Secretary
may make loans of funds to such agencies for the construction,
reconstruction, or renovation of such schools. Such assistance shall
only be provided--
            ``(1) to local educational agencies eligible for grants
        under section 1124A, schools located on Indian reservations, or
        local educational agencies eligible for payments under sections
        8003 and 8004; and
            ``(2) if the Secretary finds that such constructions will
        be undertaken in an economical manner, and that any such
construction, reconstruction or renovation is not or will not be of
elaborate or extravagant design or materials.
    ``(b) Priorities.--
            ``(1) In general.--In approving loans under this title, the
        Secretary shall consider--
                    ``(A) the difficulty of the applicant in securing
                affordable financing from other sources;
                    ``(B) the threat the condition of the physical
                plant poses to the safety and well-being of students;
                    ``(C) the demonstrated need for the construction,
                reconstruction, or renovation as based on the condition
                of the facility; and
                    ``(D) the age of the facility to be renovated or
                replaced.
            ``(2) Preference.--In approving loans under this title, the
        Secretary shall give preference to applicants from States that
        have made a loan to the applicant in an amount not less than 25
        percent of the amount of the loan amount requested in the
        application and for the purpose described in the application.
    ``(c) Amount and Conditions of Loans.--A loan to a local
educational agency--
            ``(1) may be in an amount not exceeding the total
        development cost of the facility, as determined by the
        Secretary;
            ``(2) shall be secured in such manner, as may be determined
        by the Secretary;
            ``(3) shall be repaid within 30 years; and
            ``(4) shall bear interest at a rate, determined by the
        Secretary, that will cover the cost (as defined in section 502
        of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990) of the loan, and the
        administrative cost to the Federal Government of the loan.

``SEC. 12004. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF DEBT GUARANTEES.

    ``(a) Authority and Conditions for Debt Guarantees.--To assist
local educational agencies in the construction of schools to replace
schools which are 50 years of age or older, or in the reconstruction or
renovation of schools which are 50 years of age or older, the Secretary
may guarantee and make commitments to guarantee eligible debt
instruments issued by such agencies for the construction,
reconstruction, or renovation of such schools. Such assistance shall
only be provided--
            ``(1) to local educational agencies eligible for grants
        under section 1124A, schools located on Indian reservations, or
        local educational agencies eligible for payments under sections
        8003 and 8004; and
            ``(2) if the Secretary finds that such constructions will
        be undertaken in an economical manner, and that any such
        construction, reconstruction or renovation is not or will not
        be of elaborate or extravagant design or materials.
    ``(b) Priorities.--
            ``(1) In general.--In approving debt guarantees under this
        title, the Secretary shall consider--
                    ``(A) the difficulty of the applicant in securing
                affordable financing guarantees from other sources;
                    ``(B) the threat the condition of the physical
                plant poses to the safety and well-being of students;
                    ``(C) the demonstrated need for the construction,
                reconstruction, or renovation as based on the condition
                of the facility; and
                    ``(D) the age of the facility to be renovated or
                replaced.
            ``(2) Preference.--In approving debt guarantees under this
        title, the Secretary shall give preference to applicants from
        States that have made a loan to the applicant for the purpose
        described in the application and in an amount not less than 25
        percent of the aggregate principal amount of the debt
        instruments to be guaranteed.
    ``(c) Amount and Conditions of Guarantees.--A debt guarantee to a
local educational agency--
            ``(1) may be in an amount not exceeding the total
        development cost of the facility, as determined by the
        Secretary;
            ``(2) shall be secured in such manner, as may be determined
        by the Secretary; and
            ``(3) shall be made only with respect to debt instruments
        that--
                    ``(A) have a maturity of 30 years;
                    ``(B) bear interest at a maximum rate, determined
                by the Secretary taking into account the interest rate
                paid by the Federal Government with respect to Federal
                debt instruments of a similar nature; and
                    ``(C) otherwise are in such form and denomination,
                and are subject to such other conditions, as the
                Secretary shall prescribe.
    ``(d) Full Faith and Credit.--The full faith and credit of the
United States is hereby pledged to the payment of all guarantees made
under this section. Any such guarantee made by the Secretary shall be
conclusive evidence of the eligibility of the debt instrument for such
guarantee with respect to principal and interest, and the validity of
any such guarantee so made shall be incontestable in the hands of a
holder of the guaranteed debt instrument.

``SEC. 12005. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    ``(a) Budget and Accounting.--In the performance of, and with
respect to, the functions, powers, and duties under this title, the
Secretary, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, shall--
            ``(1) prepare annually and submit a budget program as
        provided for wholly owned Government corporations by chapter 91
        of title 31, United States Code; and
            ``(2) maintain a set of accounts which shall be audited by
        the Comptroller General in accordance with the provisions of
        chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--Funds made available to the Secretary pursuant
to the provisions of this title shall be deposited in a checking
account or accounts with the Treasurer of the United States. Receipts
and assets obtained or held by the Secretary in connection with the
performance of functions under this title, and all funds available for
carrying out the functions of the Secretary under this title (including
appropriations therefor, which are hereby authorized), shall be
available, in such amounts as may from year to year be authorized by
the Congress, for the administrative expenses of the Secretary in
connection with the performance of such functions.
    ``(c) Legal Powers.--In the performance of, and with respect to,
the functions, powers, and duties under this title, the Secretary,
notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, may--
            ``(1) prescribe such rules and regulations as may be
        necessary to carry out the purposes of this title;
            ``(2) sue and be sued;
            ``(3) foreclose on any property or commence any action to
        protect or enforce any right conferred upon the Secretary by
        any law, contract, or other agreement, and bid for and purchase
        at any foreclosure or any other sale any property in connection
        with which the Secretary has made a loan pursuant to this
        title;
            ``(4) in the event of any such acquisition, notwithstanding
        any other provision of law relating to the acquisition,
        handling, or disposal of real property by the United States,
        complete, administer, remodel and convert, dispose of, lease,
        and otherwise deal with, such property, but any such
        acquisition of real property shall not deprive any State or
        political subdivision thereof of its civil or criminal
        jurisdiction in and over such property or impair the civil
        rights under the State or local laws of the inhabitants on such
        property;
            ``(5) sell or exchange at public or private sale, or lease,
        real or personal property, and sell or exchange any securities
        or obligations, upon such terms as the Secretary may fix;
            ``(6) obtain insurance against loss in connection with
        property and other assets held; and
            ``(7) include in any contract or instrument made pursuant
        to this title such other covenants, conditions, or provisions
        as may be necessary to assure that the purposes of this title
        will be achieved.
    ``(d) Contracts for Supplies or Services.--Section 3709 of the
Revised Statutes shall not apply to any contract for services or
supplies on account of any property acquired pursuant to this title if
the amount of such contract does not exceed $1,000.
    ``(e) Applicability of Government Corporation Control Act.--The
provisions of section 9107(a) of title 31, United States Code, which
are applicable to corporations or agencies subject to chapter 91 of
such title, shall also be applicable to the activities of the Secretary
under this title.
    ``(f) Labor Standards.--
            ``(1) Laborers and mechanics.--All laborers and mechanics
        employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of
        any contract or subcontract for the repair, renovation,
        alteration, or construction, including painting or decorating,
        of any building or work that is financed in whole or in part by
        a grant, loan, or debt guarantee under this title, shall be
        paid wages not less than those determined by the Secretary of
        Labor in accordance with the Act of March 3, 1931 (Davis Bacon
        Act), as amended. The Secretary of Labor shall have the
        authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Number
        14 of 1950 (15 FR 3176; 64 Stat. 1267) and section 276c of
        title 40.
            ``(2) Exceptions.--The requirements of this subsection
        shall not apply to an individual--
                    ``(A) who volunteers--
                            ``(i) to perform a service directly to a
                        local educational agency for civic, charitable,
                        or humanitarian reasons, without promise,
                        expectation, or receipt of compensation for
                        services rendered, other than expenses,
                        reasonable benefits, or a nominal fee (as
                        defined in subsection (b) of this section), but
                        solely for the personal purpose or pleasure of
                        the individual; and
                            ``(ii) to provide such service freely and
                        without pressure or coercion, direct or
                        implied, from any employer;
                    ``(B) whose contribution of service is not for the
                direct or indirect benefit of any contractor otherwise
                performing or seeking to perform work on the same
                project for which the individual is volunteering;
                    ``(C) who is not employed by and does not provide
                services to a contractor or subcontractor at any time
                on any contract or subcontract for the repair,
                renovation, alteration, or construction, including
                painting or decorating, of any building or work that is
                financed in part by a loan, or debt guarantee under
                this subchapter, for which the individual is
                volunteering; and
                    ``(D) who is not otherwise employed by the same
                local educational agency to perform the same type of
                services as those for which the individual proposes to
                volunteer.
            ``(3) Payments to volunteers.--Payments of expenses,
        reasonable benefits, or a nominal fee may be provided to
        volunteers described in paragraph (2) of this subsection only
        in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary of
        Labor. In prescribing the regulations, the Secretary shall take
        into consideration criteria such as the total amount of
        payments made (relating to expenses, benefits, or fees) in the
        context of the economic realities. The regulations shall
        include provisions that provide that--
                    ``(A) a payment for an expense may be received by a
                volunteer for items such as uniform allowances,
                protective gear and clothing, reimbursement for
                approximate out-of-pocket expenses, or for the cost or
                expense of meals and transportation;
                    ``(B) a reasonable benefit may include the
                inclusion of a volunteer in a group insurance plan
                (such as a liability, health, life, disability, or
                worker's compensation plan) or pension plan, or the
                awarding of a length of service award; and
                    ``(C) a nominal fee may not be used as a substitute
                for compensation and may not be connected to
                productivity.
        The decision as to what constitutes a nominal fee for purposes
        of subparagraph (C) shall be determined based on the context of
        the economic realities of the situation involved and shall be
        made by the Secretary of Labor.
            ``(4) Determination of payment.--For purposes of paragraph
        (2) of this subsection, in determining whether an expense,
        benefit, or fee described in such subsection may be paid to
        volunteers in the context of the economic realities of the
        particular situation, the Secretary of Labor may not permit any
        such expense, benefit, or fee that has the effect of
        undermining labor standards by creating downward pressure on
        prevailing wages in the local construction industry.
    ``(g) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Successive loans.--No loan or bond guarantee shall be
        made under this title to any local educational agency until 5
        years after the date on which a previous loan or bond guarantee
        to that agency was made under this title, unless the loan is
        intended to be used to construct or reconstruct a facility
        damaged as a result of a natural disaster, as declared by the
        President.
            ``(2) Schools in one state.--Not more than 12.5 percent of
        the amount of the funds annually provided for in this title in
        the form of loans or bond guarantees shall be made available to
        educational institutions within any one State.

``SEC. 12006. DEFINITION.

    ``The term `school' is defined as public structures suitable for
use as classrooms, laboratories, libraries, and related facilities, the
primary purpose of which is the instruction of elementary and secondary
school students.

``SEC. 12007. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title,
$200,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for
each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.''.

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Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to:  (1) revise and rename title XII the School Facilities Improvement Act; and (2) establish a loan program and a bond guarantee program to assist local educational agencies in the construction, reconstruction, and renovation of public elementary and secondary schools which are 50 years of age or older.
Sets forth program eligibility requirements, priorities, preferences, and amounts and conditions of such loans and debt instrument guarantees.
Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Citizenship Promotion Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) American democracy performs best when the maximum
        number of people subject to its laws participate in the
        political process, at all levels of government.
            (2) Citizenship actively exercised will better assure that
        individuals both assert their rights and fulfill their
        responsibilities of membership within our political community,
        thereby benefiting all citizens and residents of the United
        States.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.

    Title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by
adding at the end the following new chapter:

                   ``CHAPTER 5--CITIZENSHIP PROMOTION

``SEC. 371. DEFINITIONS.

    ``As used in this chapter--
            ``(1) the term `Agency' means the United States Citizenship
        Promotion Agency; and
            ``(2) the term `Board' means the National Advisory Board on
        Citizenship established by section 373.

``SEC. 372. THE UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP PROMOTION AGENCY.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established within the Immigration
and Naturalization Service an agency to be known as the United States
Citizenship Promotion Agency.
    ``(b) Mission.--The Agency shall have as its mission the following:
            ``(1) To carry out the functions relating to naturalization
        arising under chapter 2 of this title.
            ``(2) To assist in the implementation of a comprehensive
        program of encouraging and assisting eligible immigrants to
        become naturalized citizens as soon thereafter as they become
        eligible to do so.
    ``(c) Headed by Associate Commissioner.--
            ``(1) Appointment.--The Agency shall be headed by an
        Associate Commissioner for Citizenship. Reasonable efforts
        shall be made to fill the position with a naturalized citizen
        of the United States.
            ``(2) Compensation.--The position of Associate Commissioner
        for Citizenship shall be a position in the Senior Executive
        Service.
    ``(d) Powers.--The Agency is authorized to exercise all necessary
and appropriate powers and duties to carry out its mission, including
the authority--
            ``(1) to enter into cooperative agreements with Federal,
        State, and local governmental entities;
            ``(2) to enter into contracts, subject to the availability
        of appropriations; and
            ``(3) to make grants to private and nonprofit entities.
    ``(e) Role of Advisory Board.--The Commissioner and the Associate
Commissioner for Citizenship shall seek the consultation and advice of
the Board regarding the policies, practices, and procedures used by the
Agency in fulfillment of its duties.
    ``(f) Termination of Existing Offices and Positions.--(1) There are
transferred to the Agency all functions being exercised before the date
of enactment of the Citizenship Promotion Act of 1996 by the Attorney
General, the Commissioner, or the Service relating to the following:
            ``(A) The naturalization of persons under chapter 2 of this
        title.
            ``(B) The encouragement and assistance of eligible
        immigrants to become naturalized citizens.
    ``(2) Upon such date, the Commissioner shall abolish or
consolidate, as the case may be, any office or position existing before
such date within the Service that performed functions transferred under
paragraph (1), if such office or position is not otherwise created by
statute.
    ``(3) The personnel employed in connection with, and the assets,
liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of
appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed,
used, held, arising from, available to, or to be made available in
connection with the functions transferred under this paragraph (1),
subject to section 1531 of title 31, United States Code, shall be
transferred to the Agency.

``SEC. 373. NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD ON CITIZENSHIP.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established the National Advisory
Board on Citizenship to advise the Associate Commissioner for
Citizenship, the Attorney General, the President, and Congress
regarding the carrying out of the Agency's objectives.
    ``(b) Composition.--(1) The Board shall be composed of 9 voting
members, who shall be appointed by the Attorney General, except as
otherwise provided, as follows:
            ``(A) One member drawn from among individuals having
        extensive academic experience in the study of immigration.
            ``(B) Two members drawn from among individuals having been
        recently naturalized, including at least one who is engaged in
        nonprofessional employment.
            ``(C) Two members drawn from among individuals having
        extensive recent experience in counseling and advising resident
        aliens to become naturalized citizens.
            ``(D) Two members drawn from among individuals who have
        extensive experience working with the immigrant community.
            ``(E) One member to be appointed by the Committee on the
        Judiciary of the Senate.
            ``(F) One member to be appointed by the Committee on the
        Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
    ``(2) The Assistant Secretary of Education for Vocational and Adult
Education, or his or her designee, shall serve on the Board in a
nonvoting capacity.
    ``(3) The voting members shall serve staggered terms in a manner to
be prescribed by the Attorney General.
    ``(4) At the first meeting of the Board each year, the members of
the Board shall elect a chair and vice chair, who shall serve for a
term of one year.
    ``(5) The Board shall meet no more frequently than quarterly each
year to carry out its responsibilities under subsection (c).
    ``(c) Responsibilities.--(1) The Board shall have the general
responsibility to prepare independent biannual reports relating to the
administration of policies of the Agency. Such reports may include
minority reports, if timely submitted.
    ``(2) In the course of carrying out its responsibilities, the Board
may do the following:
            ``(A) Review the policies, plans, and objectives of the
        Agency, including the effectiveness thereof, both short- and
        long-term.
            ``(B) Review programs and policies of other Federal and
        State agencies under the area of oversight of the Agency, as is
        necessary, including the effectiveness thereof, both short- and
        long-term.
            ``(C) Assess the resources and funds for the Agency, and
        make reports and recommendations to the Commissioner and
        Congress.
    ``(3) The Board shall give an annual oral report to the Attorney
General, the Commissioner, and the Associate Commissioner for
Citizenship.
    ``(d) Administrative Matters.--The Attorney General shall approve
the budget of the Board. The Attorney General and the Commissioner
shall provide administrative support, including staffing, to enable the
Board to fulfill its functions.
    ``(e) Compensation.--While away from their homes or regular places
of business in the performance of duties for the Board, Board members
shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed $100 per day and shall be
allowed reasonable travel expenses.
    ``(f) Applicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall
apply to the Board, except to the extent that this section establishes
contrary policies or procedures.

``SEC. 374. NATURALIZATION OUTREACH.

    ``In order to enable the Agency to fulfill its naturalization
outreach duties, the Agency--
            ``(1) shall seek the assistance of appropriate community
        groups, private voluntary agencies, and other appropriate
        organizations; and
            ``(2) may enter into cooperative agreements with, or make
        grants to, such other governmental, private, and nonprofit
        entities (including entities that encourage or facilitate
        community service or are engaged in such service) that it
        considers useful in carrying out such duties.

``SEC. 375. FEES.

    ``(a) Naturalization Examinations Fee Account.--There is
established in the general fund of the Treasury of the United States a
separate account which shall be known as the `Naturalization
Examinations Fee Account' (hereafter in this section referred to as the
`Account').
    ``(b) Deposits.--(1) There shall be deposited into the Account the
following:
            ``(A) All funds in the Immigration Examinations Fee Account
        that were collected pursuant to section 344(a) before the date
        of the enactment of the Citizenship Promotion Act of 1996 and
        that remain available for obligation on such date.
            ``(B) Except as provided in paragraph (2), all fees paid to
        the Attorney General pursuant to section 344(a) after such
        date.
    ``(2) Fees paid after such date pursuant to section 344(a) by
applicants residing in the United States Virgin Islands, and in Guam,
shall be paid over to the treasury of the Virgin Islands and the
treasury of Guam, respectively.
    ``(c) Amount of Fees.--The Attorney General shall establish, and
may revise from time to time, the amount of the fees to be collected
pursuant to section 344(a) for deposit into the Account. The amount of
such fees may be set at a level that will ensure the full recovery of
the costs referred to in subsection (d)(1) and the costs of the
administration of such fees.
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--(1) The Attorney General may use funds in the
Account to cover the following:
            ``(A) The costs of the Agency in carrying out
        naturalization functions under chapter 2 of this title.
            ``(B) The costs of the Agency in encouraging and assisting
        eligible immigrants in becoming naturalized citizens under this
        chapter, including the facilitation of instruction of
        immigrants in the English language.
            ``(C) The costs of the Agency in collecting fees for
        deposit into the Account and in administering the Account.
    ``(2) Amounts in the Account shall remain available until expended.
    ``(e) Annual Financial Statements.--The Attorney General shall
prepare and submit annually to Congress statements of financial
condition of the Account, including beginning account balance revenues,
withdrawals, and ending account balance and projections for the ensuing
fiscal year.''.

SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended--
            (1) in section 286 (8 U.S.C. 1356)--
                    (A) in the second proviso of subsection (m), by
                striking ``and naturalization''; and
                    (B) in subsection (n), by striking ``and
                naturalization''; and
            (2) in section 332 (8 U.S.C. 1443)--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by inserting after the first
                sentence the following new sentence: ``The Attorney
                General shall discharge such provisions through the
                United States Citizenship Promotion Agency established
                under chapter 5 of this title.''; and
                    (B) by striking subsection (h).

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Citizenship Promotion Act of 1996 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish within the Immigration and Naturalization Service the United States Citizenship Promotion Agency.  Transfers to the Agency naturalization and related functions currently carried out by the Attorney General and the Service.
Establishes the National Advisory Board on Citizenship.
Directs the Agency to carry out naturalization outreach activities.
Establishes in the Treasury the Naturalization Examinations Fee Account.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Colombian Temporary Protected Status
Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) Colombia has been embroiled in a 38-year civil war,
        resulting in the death of tens of thousands of civilians and
        combatants;
            (2) the two main armed anti-government rebel groups, the
        Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas
        Revolucionarias de Colombia, or FARC) and the National
        Liberation Army (Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional, or ELN), have
        engaged in military activities in 700 of 1,098 municipalities
        in Colombia, and in recent years have controlled or influenced
        local governments in as much as 40 percent to 50 percent of
        Colombian territory;
            (3) the FARC and ELN not only attack police and military
        forces but also regularly attack civilian populations, commit
        massacres and extrajudicial killings, collect war taxes, compel
        citizens into their ranks, force farmers to grow illicit crops,
        and regulate travel, commerce, and other activities;
            (4) paramilitary groups such as the United Self-Defense
        Groups of Colombia (Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia or AUC),
        originally established to protect rural landowners, have grown
        dramatically in recent years to become a major national
        military force in Colombia;
            (5) paramilitary groups are responsible, according to human
        rights groups, for the greatest number of extrajudicial
        killings and forced disappearances in Colombia since 1995;
            (6) the FARC, ELN, and AUC, all designated by the State
        Department as foreign terrorist organizations, have a combined
        force of 25,000 combatants;
            (7) the Government of Colombia, particularly during the
        administration of President Andres Pastrana, has afforded armed
        rebel groups numerous opportunities to negotiate a peace
        agreement, including the extraordinary step in November 1998 of
        creating a safe haven for the FARC by withdrawing its security
        forces from 5 municipalities covering some 16,000-17,000 square
        miles;
            (8) despite having been given the opportunity to seek
        peace, the FARC instead used the safe haven to enhance its
        military capability to further its violent campaign against the
        government and people of Colombia;
            (9) while President Pastrana and the Colombian government
        negotiated in good faith, the FARC proceeded to kidnap
        political officials, including presidential candidate former
        Senator Ingrid Betancourt, as well as execute Members of
        Congress who were engaged in negotiations with the FARC, such
        as Senator Martha Catalina Daniels;
            (10) in February of this year, the FARC's actions forced
        President Pastrana to withdraw from the peace process and begin
        the process of retaking the safe zone he had previously ceded
        to the FARC and other rebel groups;
            (11) after the election of Alvaro Uribe as Colombia's
        President, the FARC began targeting mayors with letters
        declaring that they had 24 hours to leave or would be
        considered ``military targets'';
            (12) although before the recent Presidential election the
        violence had been mostly contained in rural areas, it has now
        spread to the urban areas, with cities such as Medellin
        experiencing an average of 13 killings a day;
            (13) an average of 2.8 rebel bombs go off every day in
        Colombia while bomb squads disarm another five;
            (14) the middle and upper classes have been targeted for
        kidnaping, with an average of 3,250 Colombians being kidnaped
        each year since 1998;
            (15) between 1,500,000 and 2,000,000 people have been
        forced to leave their homes, representing the third largest
        internal refugee crisis in the world; and
            (16) between 1,500 and 2,500 Colombians were massacred in
        contested rural areas in 2001.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that, in view of the recent escalation
of the current civil war in Colombia, Colombia qualifies for
designation under section 244(b)(1)(A) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1)(A)), pursuant to which Colombian
nationals would be eligible for temporary protected status in the
United States.

SEC. 4. DESIGNATION FOR PURPOSES OF GRANTING TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS
              TO COLOMBIANS.

    (a) Designation.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of section 244 of the
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a), Colombia
        shall be treated as if it had been designated under subsection
        (b) of such section, subject to the provisions of this section.
            (2) Period of designation.--The initial period of such
        designation shall begin on the date of the enactment of this
        Act and shall remain in effect for 1 year.
    (b) Aliens Eligible.--In applying section 244 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act pursuant to the designation under this Act, subject
to section 244(c)(3) of such Act, an alien who is a national of
Colombia meets the requirements of section 244(c)(1) of such Act only
if--
            (1) the alien has been continuously physically present in
        the United States since the date of enactment of this Act;
            (2) the alien is admissible as an immigrant, except as
        otherwise provided under section 244(c)(2)(A) of such Act, and
        is not ineligible for temporary protected status under section
        244(c)(2)(B) of such Act; and
            (3) the alien registers for temporary protected status in a
        manner that the Attorney General shall establish.
    (c) Consent to Travel Abroad.--The Attorney General shall give the
prior consent to travel abroad described in section 244(f)(3) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act to an alien who is granted temporary
protected status pursuant to the designation under this Act, if the
alien establishes to the satisfaction of the Attorney General that
emergency and extenuating circumstances beyond the control of the alien
require the alien to depart for a brief, temporary trip abroad. An
alien returning to the United States in accordance with such an
authorization shall be treated the same as any other returning alien
provided temporary protected status under section 244 of such Act.

Output: Columbian Temporary Protected Status Act of 2002 - Expresses the sense of Congress in favor of extending temporary protected status to Columbian nationals in the United States.Designates Columbia under the Immigration and Nationality Act as a country undergoing an ongoing armed conflict in order to make qualifying Columbians living in the United States eligible aliens for temporary protected status.


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SECTION 1. NATIONAL GUARD COUNTERDRUG SCHOOLS.

    (a) Authority To Operate.--Under such regulations as the Secretary
of Defense may prescribe, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may
establish and operate not more than five schools (to be known generally
as ``National Guard counterdrug schools'') for the provision by the
National Guard of training in drug interdiction and counter-drug
activities, and drug demand reduction activities, to the personnel of
the following:
            (1) Federal agencies.
            (2) State and local law enforcement agencies.
            (3) Community-based organizations engaged in such
        activities.
            (4) Other non-Federal governmental and private entities and
        organizations engaged in such activities.
    (b) Counterdrug Schools Specified.--The National Guard counterdrug
schools operated under the authority in subsection (a) are as follows:
            (1) The National Interagency Civil-Military Institute
        (NICI), San Luis Obispo, California.
            (2) The Multi-Jurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force
        Training (MCTFT), St. Petersburg, Florida.
            (3) The Midwest Counterdrug Training Center (MCTC), to be
        established in Johnston, Iowa.
            (4) The Regional Counterdrug Training Academy (RCTA),
        Meridian, Mississippi.
            (5) The Northeast Regional Counterdrug Training Center
        (NCTC), Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania.
    (c) Use of National Guard Personnel.--(1) To the extent provided
for in the State drug interdiction and counter-drug activities plan of
a State in which a National Guard counterdrug school is located,
personnel of the National Guard of that State who are ordered to
perform full-time National Guard duty authorized under section 112(b)
of that title 32, United States Code, may provide training referred to
in subsection (a) at that school.
    (2) In this subsection, the term ``State drug interdiction and
counter-drug activities plan'', in the case of a State, means the
current plan submitted by the Governor of the State to the Secretary of
Defense under section 112 of title 32, United States Code.
    (d) Annual Reports on Activities.--(1) Not later than February 1,
2002, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
Congress a report on the activities of the National Guard counterdrug
schools.
    (2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall set forth the following:
            (A) The amount made available for each National Guard
        counterdrug school during the fiscal year ending in the year
        preceding the year in which such report is submitted.
            (B) A description of the activities of each National Guard
        counterdrug school during the year preceding the year in which
        such report is submitted.
    (3) The report under paragraph (1) in 2002 shall set forth, in
addition to the matters described in paragraph (2), a description of
the activities relating to the establishment of the Midwest Counterdrug
Training Center in Johnston, Iowa.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--(1) There is hereby
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for the
National Guard for fiscal year 2002, $25,000,000 for purposes of the
National Guard counterdrug schools in that fiscal year.
    (2) The amount authorized to be appropriated by paragraph (1) is in
addition to any other amount authorized to be appropriated for the
Department of Defense for the National Guard for fiscal year 2002.
    (f) Availability of Funds.--(1) Of the amount authorized to be
appropriated by subsection (e)(1)--
            (A) $4,000,000 shall be available for the National
        Interagency Civil-Military Institute, San Luis Obispo,
        California;
            (B) $8,000,000 shall be available for the Multi-
        Jurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training, St. Petersburg,
        Florida;
            (C) $3,000,000 shall be available for the Midwest
        Counterdrug Training Center, Johnston, Iowa;
            (D) $5,000,000 shall be available for the Regional
        Counterdrug Training Academy, Meridian, Mississippi; and
            (E) $5,000,000 shall be available for the Northeast
        Regional Counterdrug Training Center, Fort Indiantown Gap,
        Pennsylvania.
    (2) Amounts available under paragraph (1) shall remain available
until expended.
    (g) Funding for Fiscal Years After Fiscal Year 2002.--(1) The
budget of the President that is submitted to Congress under section
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for any fiscal year after fiscal
year 2002 shall set forth as a separate budget item the amount
requested for such fiscal year for the National Guard counterdrug
schools.
    (2) It is the sense of Congress that--
            (A) the amount authorized to appropriated for the National
        Guard counterdrug schools for any fiscal year after fiscal year
        2002 should not be less than the amount authorized to be
        appropriated for those schools for fiscal year 2002 by
        subsection (e)(1), in constant fiscal year 2002 dollars; and
            (B) the amount made available to each National Guard
        counterdrug school for any fiscal year after fiscal year 2002
        should not be less than the amount made available for such
        school for fiscal year 2002 by subsection (f)(1), in constant
        fiscal year 2002 dollars, except that the amount made available
        for the Midwest Counterdrug Training School should not be less
        than $5,000,000, in constant fiscal year 2002 dollars.

Output: Authorizes the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to establish and operate the following five schools (counterdrug schools) for the provision by the National Guard of training in drug interdiction, counter-drug activities, and drug demand reduction activities to personnel of Federal agencies, State and local law enforcement agencies, and community-based organizations and other non-Federal governmental and private entities and organizations engaged in such activities: (1) the National Interagency Civil-Military Institute, San Luis Obispo, California; (2) the Multi-Jurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training, St. Petersburg, Florida; (3) the Midwest Counterdrug Training Center to be established in Johnston, Iowa; (4) the Regional Counterdrug Training Academy, Meridian, Mississippi; and (5) the Northeast Regional Counterdrug Training Center, Fort Gap, Pennsylvania..


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayers Right to Know Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ANNUAL REPORT ON COST OF, PERFORMANCE
              BY, AND AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENTS FOR GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.

    (a) Requirement To Identify and Describe Programs.--Each fiscal
year, for purposes of the report required by subsection (b), the head
of each agency shall--
            (1) identify and describe every program administered by the
        agency;
            (2) for each such program--
                    (A) determine the total administrative expenses of
                the program;
                    (B) determine the expenditures for services for the
                program;
                    (C) estimate the number of clients served by the
                program and beneficiaries who received assistance under
                the program (if applicable); and
                    (D) estimate--
                            (i) the number of full-time employees who
                        administer the program; and
                            (ii) the number of full-time equivalents
                        (whose salary is paid in part or full by the
                        Federal Government through a grant or contract,
                        a subaward of a grant or contract, a
                        cooperative agreement, or another form of
                        financial award or assistance) who assist in
                        administering the program; and
            (3) identify programs within the Federal Government
        (whether inside or outside the agency) with duplicative or
        overlapping missions, services, and allowable uses of funds.
    (b) Relationship to Catalog of Domestic Assistance.--With respect
to the requirements of subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2)(B), the head of an
agency may use the same information provided in the catalog of domestic
and international assistance programs in the case of any program that
is a domestic or international assistance program.
    (c) Report.--Not later than February 1 of each fiscal year, the
head of each agency shall publish on the official public website of the
agency a report containing the following:
            (1) The information required under subsection (a) with
        respect to the preceding fiscal year.
            (2) The latest performance reviews (including the program
        performance reports required under section 1116 of title 31,
        United States Code) of each program of the agency identified
        under subsection (a)(1), including performance indicators,
        performance goals, output measures, and other specific metrics
        used to review the program and how the program performed on
        each.
            (3) For each program that makes payments, the latest
        improper payment rate of the program and the total estimated
        amount of improper payments, including fraudulent payments and
        overpayments.
            (4) The total amount of unspent and unobligated program
        funds held by the agency and grant recipients (not including
        individuals) stated as an amount--
                    (A) held as of the beginning of the fiscal year in
                which the report is submitted; and
                    (B) held for five fiscal years or more.
            (5) Such recommendations as the head of the agency
        considers appropriate--
                    (A) to consolidate programs that are duplicative or
                overlapping;
                    (B) to eliminate waste and inefficiency; and
                    (C) to terminate lower priority, outdated, and
                unnecessary programs and initiatives.
    (d) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Administrative expenses.--The term ``administrative
        costs'' has the meaning as determined by the Director of the
        Office of Management and Budget under section 504(b)(2) of
        Public Law 111-85 (31 U.S.C. 1105 note), except the term shall
        also include, for purposes of that section and this section,
        with respect to an agency--
                    (A) costs incurred by the agency as well as costs
                incurred by grantees, subgrantees, and other recipients
                of funds from a grant program or other program
                administered by the agency; and
                    (B) expenses related to personnel salaries and
                benefits, property management, travel, program
                management, promotion, reviews and audits, case
                management, and communication about, promotion of, and
                outreach for programs and program activities
                administered by the agency.
            (2) Services.--The term ``services'' has the meaning
        provided by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
        and shall be limited to only activities, assistance, and aid
        that provide a direct benefit to a recipient, such as the
        provision of medical care, assistance for housing or tuition,
        or financial support (including grants and loans).
            (3) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the same meaning given
        that term in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code,
        except that the term also includes offices in the legislative
        branch other than the Government Accountability Office.
            (4) Performance indicator, performance goal, output
        measure, program activity.--The terms ``performance
        indicator'', ``performance goal'', ``output measure'', and
        ``program activity'' have the meanings provided by section 1115
        of title 31, United States Code.
            (5) Program.--The term ``program'' has the meaning provided
        by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and
        shall include, with respect to an agency, any organized set of
        activities directed toward a common purpose or goal undertaken
        by the agency that includes services, projects, processes, or
        financial or other forms of assistance, including grants,
        contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, loans, leases,
        technical support, consultation, or other guidance.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Addition of International Assistance Programs.--
            (1) In general.--Section 6101 of title 31, United States
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) The term `international assistance' has the meaning
        provided by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
        and shall include, with respect to an agency, assistance
        including grants, contracts, compacts, loans, leases, and other
        financial and technical support to--
                    ``(A) foreign nations;
                    ``(B) international organizations;
                    ``(C) services provided by programs administered by
                any agency outside of the territory of the United
                States; and
                    ``(D) services funded by any agency provided in
                foreign nations or outside of the territory of the
                United States by non-governmental organizations and
                entities.
            ``(8) The term `assistance program' means each of the
        following:
                    ``(A) A domestic assistance program.
                    ``(B) An international assistance program.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 6102 of title 31, Untied States Code,
                is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (a), in the matter
                        preceding paragraph (1), by striking
                        ``domestic'' both places it appears; and
                            (ii) in subsection (b), by striking
                        ``domestic''.
                    (B) Section 6104 of such title is amended--
                            (i) in subsections (a) and (b), by
                        inserting ``and international assistance''
                        after ``domestic assistance'' each place it
                        appears; and
                            (ii) in the section heading, by inserting
                        ``and international'' after ``domestic''.
    (b) Additional Information Required To Be Included Catalog.--
Section 6104(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(4) the information required in paragraphs (1) through
        (4) of subsection (b) of the Taxpayers Right to Know Act;
            ``(5) the budget function or functions applicable to each
        assistance program contained in the catalog;
            ``(6) with respect to each assistance program in the
        catalog, an electronic link to the annual report required by
        section 2(b) of the Taxpayers Right to Know Act by the agency
        that carries out the assistance program; and
            ``(7) the authorization and appropriation amount provided
        by law for each assistance program in the catalog in the
        current fiscal year, and a notation if the program is not
        authorized in the current year, has not been authorized in law,
        or does not receive a specific line item appropriation.''.
    (c) Report Related to Compliance With Catalog Requirements.--
Section 6104 of title 31, United States Code, is further amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Compliance.--On the website of the catalog of Federal
domestic and international assistance information, the Administrator
shall provide the following:
            ``(1) Contact information.--The title and contact
        information for the person in each agency responsible for the
        implementation, compliance, and quality of the data in the
        catalog.
            ``(2) Report.--An annual report compiled by the
        Administrator of domestic assistance programs, international
        assistance programs, and agencies with respect to which the
        requirements of this chapter are not met.''.
    (d) Bulk Downloads of Data.--Section 6103 of such title is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Bulk Downloads.--The information in the catalog of domestic
and international assistance under section 6104 of this title shall be
available on a regular basis through bulk downloads from the website of
the catalog.''.
    (e) Revision to Agency Definition.--Section 6101(2) of such title
is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following:
``except such term also includes offices in the legislative branch
other than the Government Accountability Office''.

SEC. 4. REGULATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION.

    (a) Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget shall prescribe regulations to implement this Act.
    (b) Implementation.--This Act shall be implemented beginning with
the first full fiscal year occurring after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

Output:
Taxpayers Right to Know Act - Requires the head of each federal agency in each fiscal year to: (1) identify and describe every program administered by such agency; (2) determine the total administrative expenses and expenditures for services for each program; (3) estimate the number of clients served by each program and the beneficiaries who received assistance under each program; (4) estimate the number of full-time federal and contract employees who administer each program; and (5) identify federal programs with duplicative or overlapping missions, services, and allowable uses of funds.

Requires agency heads to publish on agency websites the information required by this Act, the latest performance reviews of each agency program, improper payment rates, the total amount of unspent and unobligated program funds held by the agency and grant recipients, and recommendations for consolidating duplicative programs, eliminating waste and inefficiency, and terminating lower priority, outdated, and unnecessary programs and initiatives.

Expands the scope of information required in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance to include: (1) programs providing assistance to foreign nations, international organizations, and services provided or funded by agencies operating outside the United States; (2) information required by this Act; and (3) budget functions and authorization and appropriation amounts for each assistance program in the Catalog.


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SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF INDIAN STUDENT COUNT.

    Section 117(h) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical
Education Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 2327(h)) is amended by striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Indian student count.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `Indian student count'
                means a number equal to the total number of Indian
                students enrolled in each tribally-controlled
                postsecondary vocational and technical institution, as
                determined in accordance with subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Determination.--
                            ``(i) Enrollment.--For each academic year,
                        the Indian student count shall be determined on
                        the basis of the enrollments of Indian students
                        as in effect at the conclusion of--
                                    ``(I) in the case of the fall term,
                                the third week of the fall term; and
                                    ``(II) in the case of the spring
                                term, the third week of the spring
                                term.
                            ``(ii) Calculation.--For each academic
                        year, the Indian student count for a tribally-
                        controlled postsecondary vocational and
                        technical institution shall be the quotient
                        obtained by dividing--
                                    ``(I) the sum of the credit-hours
                                of all Indian students enrolled in the
                                tribally-controlled postsecondary
                                vocational and technical institution
                                (as determined under clause (i)); by
                                    ``(II) 12.
                            ``(iii) Summer term.--Any credit earned in
                        a class offered during a summer term shall be
                        counted in the determination of the Indian
                        student count for the succeeding fall term.
                            ``(iv) Students without secondary school
                        degrees.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--A credit earned
                                at a tribally-controlled postsecondary
                                vocational and technical institution by
                                any Indian student that has not
                                obtained a secondary school degree (or
                                the recognized equivalent of such a
                                degree) shall be counted toward the
                                determination of the Indian student
                                count if the institution at which the
                                student is enrolled has established
                                criteria for the admission of the
                                student on the basis of the ability of
                                the student to benefit from the
                                education or training of the
                                institution.
                                    ``(II) Presumption.--The
                                institution shall be presumed to have
                                established the criteria described in
                                subclause (I) if the admission
                                procedures for the institution include
                                counseling or testing that measures the
                                aptitude of a student to successfully
                                complete a course in which the student
                                is enrolled.
                                    ``(III) Credits toward secondary
                                school degree.--No credit earned by an
                                Indian student for the purpose of
                                obtaining a secondary school degree (or
                                the recognized equivalent of such a
                                degree) shall be counted toward the
                                determination of the Indian student
                                count under this clause.
                            ``(v) Continuing education programs.--Any
                        credit earned by an Indian student in a
                        continuing education program of a tribally-
                        controlled postsecondary vocational and
                        technical institution shall be included in the
                        determination of the sum of all credit hours of
                        the student if the credit is converted to a
                        credit-hour basis in accordance with the system
                        of the institution for providing credit for
                        participation in the program.''.

Output:
Amends the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 with respect to grants to tribally controlled postsecondary vocational and technical institutions that are not receiving federal support under the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 or the Navajo Community College Act to provide basic support for the education and training of Indian students.

Revises the definition of "Indian student count" (essential to the formula for the determination of grant amounts).


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That this Act may be
cited as the ``College Construction Loan Insurance Association
Privatization Act of 1995''.

                         findings and purposes

    Sec. 2. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the College Construction Loan Insurance Association
        (hereinafter referred to as ``the Corporation'') was
        established by the Higher Education Amendments of 1986 (Public
        Law 99-498) in order to assist in financing the construction,
        reconstruction, renovation, acquisition, or purchase of
        postsecondary education facilities;
            (2) in order to attract initial investors and establish the
        Corporation as a viable corporate entity, the Secretary of
        Education was required by statute to purchase a minority equity
        interest in the Corporation;
            (3) it was the intent of Congress, in establishing the
        Corporation, that the Federal Government's ownership interest
        in the Corporation would eventually terminate through the sale
        of the stock of the Corporation owned by the Secretary of
        Education;
            (4) current statutory restrictions on the Corporation's
        business activities and organization impede the Corporation's
        efforts to operate effectively and to provide the services
        needed by educational institutions; and
            (5) eliminating all statutory restrictions on the
        Corporation's business activities, as well as other links
        between the Federal Government and the Corporation, would--
                    (A) eliminate a Federal presence where the
                operation of market forces would be more suitable and
                contribute toward reducing the scope of Government;
                    (B) improve the ability of the Corporation to
                provide assistance in the financing of education
                facilities; and
                    (C) return funds to the United States Treasury.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to--
            (1) terminate, in an orderly manner, the Corporation's
        financial and other connections to the United States
        Government; and
            (2) enable the Corporation to engage in any business or
        other activities for which corporations may be organized under
        the laws of any State of the United States or the District of
        Columbia.

    status of the corporation and corporate powers; obligations not
                          federally guaranteed

    Sec. 3. (a) Status of the Corporation.--The Corporation shall not
be an agency, instrumentality, or establishment of the United States
Government and shall not be a ``Government corporation'' nor a
``Government controlled corporation'' as defined in section 103 of
title 5, United States Code. No action under section 1491 of title 28,
United States Code (commonly known as the Tucker Act) shall be
allowable against the United States based on the actions of the
Corporation.
    (b) Corporate Powers.--The Corporation shall be subject to the
provisions of this Act, and, to the extent not inconsistent with this
Act, to the District of Columbia Business Corporation Act (or the
comparable law of another State, if applicable). The Corporation shall
have the powers conferred upon a corporation by the District of
Columbia Business Corporation Act (or such other applicable State law)
as from time to time in effect in order to conduct its affairs as a
private, for-profit corporation and to carry out its purposes and
activities incidental thereto. The Corporation shall have the power to
enter into contracts, to execute instruments, to incur liabilities, to
provide products and services, and to do all things as are necessary or
incidental to the proper management of its affairs and the efficient
operation of a private, for-profit business.
    (c) No Federal Guarantee.--
            (1) Obligations insured by the corporation.--
                    (A) No obligation that is insured, guaranteed, or
                otherwise backed by the Corporation shall be deemed to
                be an obligation that is guaranteed by the full faith
                and credit of the United States.
                    (B) No obligation that is insured, guaranteed, or
                otherwise backed by the Corporation shall be deemed to
                be an obligation that is guaranteed by the Student Loan
                Marketing Association.
                    (C) This paragraph shall not affect the
                determination of whether such obligation is guaranteed
                for purposes of Federal income taxes.
            (2) Securities offered by the corporation.--No debt or
        equity securities of the Corporation shall be deemed to be
        guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States.
    (d) Definition.--The term ``Corporation'' as used in this Act shall
refer to the College Construction Loan Insurance Association as in
existence as of the day before enactment of this Act, and to any
successor corporation.

                   related privatization requirements

    Sec. 4. (a) Notice Requirements.--
            (1) During the six-year period following the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall include, in each
        of the Corporation's contracts for the insurance, guarantee, or
        reinsurance of obligations, and in each document offering debt
        or equity securities of the Corporation a prominent statement
        providing notice that--
                    (A) such obligations or such securities, as the
                case may be, are not obligations of the United States,
                nor are they guaranteed in any way by the full faith
                and credit of the United States; and
                    (B) the Corporation is not an instrumentality of
                the United States.
            (2) During the five-year period following the sale of stock
        pursuant to section 5(a), in addition to the notice
        requirements in paragraph (1), the Corporation shall include,
        in each of the contracts and documents referred to in such
        paragraph, a prominent statement providing notice that the
        United States is not an investor in the Corporation.
    (b) Corporate Charter.--The Corporation's charter shall be amended
as necessary and without delay to conform to the requirements of this
Act.
    (c) Corporate Name.--The name of the Corporation, or of any direct
or indirect subsidiary thereof, may not contain the term ``College
Construction Loan Insurance Association'', or any substantially similar
variation thereof.
    (d) Transitional Requirements.--
            (1) Requirements until stock sale.--Notwithstanding section
        6, the requirements of sections 754 and 760 of the Higher
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., hereinafter
        referred to as ``the Act''), as in existence as of the day
        before enactment of this Act, shall continue to be effective
        until the day immediately following the date of closing of the
        purchase of the Secretary's stock (or the date of closing of
        the final purchase, in the case of multiple transactions)
        pursuant to section 5(a) of this Act.
            (2) Reports after stock sale.--The Corporation shall, not
        later than March 30 of the first full calendar year immediately
        following the sale pursuant to section 5(a), and each of the
        two succeeding years, submit to the Secretary of Education a
        report describing the Corporation's efforts to assist in the
        financing of education facilities projects, including projects
         for elementary, secondary, and postsecondary educational
institution infrastructure, and detailing, on a project-by-project
basis, the Corporation's business dealings with educational
institutions that are rated by a nationally recognized statistical
rating organization at or below the organization's third highest
rating.

                     sale of federally-owned stock

    Sec. 5. (a) Sale of Stock Required.--The Secretary of the Treasury
shall, upon the request of the Secretary of Education, make every
appropriate effort to sell, pursuant to section 324 of title 31 of the
United States Code, the voting common stock of the Corporation owned by
the Secretary of Education not later than one year after the date of
enactment of this Act.
    (b) Purchase by the Corporation.--In the event that the Secretary
of the Treasury is unable to sell the voting common stock, or any
portion thereof, at a price acceptable to the Secretary of Education
and the Secretary of the Treasury within the period specified in
subsection (a), the Corporation shall purchase such stock at a price
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of Education, based on the independent appraisal of one or
more nationally recognized financial firms. Such firm or firms shall be
selected by the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the
Secretary of Education and the Corporation.
    (c) Reimbursement of Costs of Sale.--The Secretary of the Treasury
shall be reimbursed from the proceeds of the sale of the stock under
this section for all reasonable costs related to such sale, including
all reasonable expenses relating to one or more independent appraisals
under this section.
    (d) Assistance by the Corporation.--The Corporation shall provide
such assistance as the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of
Education may require to facilitate the sale of the stock under this
section.

        repeal of statutory restrictions and related provisions

    Sec. 6. Part D of Title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is repealed.

Output:
College Construction Loan Insurance Association Privatization Act of 1995 - Provides for the privatization and renaming of the College Construction Loan Insurance Association, and the cessation of Federal sponsorship.
Repeals provisions for such Association under the Higher Education Act of 1965.


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SECTION 1. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROTECT NATIVE ANADROMOUS FISH IN THE
              STANISLAUS RIVER, CALIFORNIA.

    (a) Establishment of Nonnative Predator Fish Removal Pilot
Program.--The Secretary of Commerce and the districts, in consultation
with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall jointly develop
and conduct a nonnative predator fish removal pilot program to remove
nonnative striped bass, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, black bass,
and other nonnative predator fishes from the Stanislaus River,
California. The pilot program shall--
            (1) be scientifically based;
            (2) include methods to quantify the number and size of
        predator fishes removed each year, the impact of such removal
        on the overall abundance of predator fishes, and the impact of
        such removal on the populations of juvenile anadromous fish
        found in the Stanislaus River by, among other things,
        evaluating the number of juvenile anadromous fish that migrate
        past the rotary screw trap located at Caswell;
            (3) among other methods, use wire fyke trapping, portable
        resistance board weirs, and boat electrofishing;
            (4) be developed, including the application for all
        necessary scientific research and species enhancement permits
        under section 10(a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973
        (16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(1)) for the performance of the pilot
        program, not later than 6 months after the date of the
        enactment of this Act;
            (5) be implemented as quickly as possible following the
        issuance of all necessary scientific research and species
        enhancement permits needed to begin the pilot program; and
            (6) be implemented for a period of 7 consecutive calendar
        years.
    (b) Management.--The management of the pilot program shall be the
joint responsibility of the Secretary and the districts. Such parties
shall work collaboratively to ensure the performance of the pilot
program, and shall discuss and agree upon, among other things, changes
in the structure, management, personnel, techniques, strategy, data
collection, reporting, and conduct of the pilot program.
    (c) Conduct.--
            (1) In general.--By agreement between the Secretary and the
        districts, the pilot program may be conducted by their own
        personnel, qualified private contractors hired by the
        districts, personnel of, on loan to, or otherwise assigned to
        the National Marine Fisheries Service, or a combination
        thereof.
            (2) Participation by the national marine fisheries
        service.--If the districts elect to conduct the program using
        their own personnel or qualified private contractors hired by
        them in accordance with paragraph (1), the Secretary may assign
        an employee of, on loan to, or otherwise assigned to the
        National Marine Fisheries Service, to be present for all
        activities performed in the field. Such presence shall ensure
        compliance with the agreed-upon elements specified in
        subsection (b). The districts shall pay the cost of such
        participation in accordance with subsection (d).
            (3) Timing of election.--The districts shall notify the
        Secretary of their election on or before October 15 of each
        calendar year of the pilot program. Such an election shall
        apply to the work performed in the subsequent calendar year.
    (d) Funding.--
            (1) In general.--The districts shall be responsible for 100
        percent of the cost of the pilot program.
            (2) Contributed funds.--The Secretary may accept and use
        contributions of funds from the districts to carry out
        activities under the pilot program.
            (3) Estimation of cost.--On or before December 1 of each
        year of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the
        districts an estimate of the cost to be incurred by the
        National Marine Fisheries Service for the pilot program in the
        following calendar year, if any, including the cost of any data
        collection and posting under subsection (e). If an amount equal
        to the estimate is not provided through contributions pursuant
        to paragraph (2) before December 31 of that year--
                    (A) the Secretary shall have no obligation to
                conduct the pilot program activities otherwise
                scheduled for such following calendar year until such
                amount is contributed by the districts; and
                    (B) the districts may not conduct any aspect of the
                pilot program until such amount is contributed by the
                districts.
            (4) Accounting.--On or before September 1 of each year, the
        Secretary shall provide to the districts an accounting of the
        costs incurred by the Secretary for the pilot program in the
        preceding calendar year. If the amount contributed by the
        districts pursuant to paragraph (2) for that year was greater
        than the costs incurred by the Secretary, the Secretary shall--
                    (A) apply the excess contributions to costs of
                activities to be performed by the Secretary under the
                pilot program, if any, in the next calendar year; or
                    (B) if no such activities are to be performed,
                repay the excess contribution to the districts.
    (e) Reporting and Evaluation.--
            (1) In general.--On or before the 15th day of each month,
        the Secretary shall post on the Internet website of the
        National Marine Fisheries Service a tabular summary of the raw
        data collected under the pilot program in the preceding month.
            (2) Report.--On or before June 30 of the year following the
        completion of the pilot program, the Secretary and the
        districts shall jointly submit for peer review a report that--
                    (A) discusses the findings and conclusions of the
                pilot program;
                    (B) synthesizes the data collected under paragraph
                (1); and
                    (C) makes recommendations for further study and
                action.
    (f) Permits Process.--
            (1) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the filing
        by the Secretary and the districts of an application for
        scientific research and species enhancement permits under
        section 10(a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
        U.S.C. 1539(a)(1)) for the pilot program, the Secretary of the
        Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, or both, as appropriate,
        shall issue to the National Marine Fisheries Service and the
        districts all such permits that are necessary for the
        performance of the pilot program. Each such permit shall
        authorize activities under the permits to be carried out by the
        districts and by the National Marine Fisheries Service.
            (2) Delegation of authority.--The districts and the
        Secretary may delegate the authority to conduct activities
        under such permits to any qualified private contractor retained
        in accordance with subsection (c).
            (3) Failure to issue permits.--The pilot program, including
        amendments thereto by the appropriate Federal agencies, shall
        constitute a conservation plan that complies with section
        10(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
        1539(a)(2)) if the Secretaries have not carried out paragraph
        (1) within 270 days after the filling of an application in
        accordance with such paragraph.
            (4) Treatment of striped bass.--For purposes of the
        application of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act
        (title III of Public Law 102-575) with respect to the pilot
        program, striped bass shall not be treated as anadromous fish.
    (g) NEPA.--
            (1) Limitation on application.--If the Secretaries have not
        carried out subsection (f)(1) within 365 days after the filing
        by the Secretary of Commerce and the districts of an
        application referred to in that subsection, section 102(2)(C)
        of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
        4332(2)(C)) shall not apply with respect to this section and
        the issuance of any permit under this section, during the 7-
        year period beginning on the date of the submission of such
        application.
            (2) Emergency environmental reviews.--The Secretary of the
        Interior and the Secretary of Commerce shall consult with the
        Council on Environmental Quality in accordance with section
        1506.11 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (including
        successor regulations) to develop alternative arrangements to
        comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), as necessary to expedite the benefits of
        the pilot program for the conservation of threatened species
        and endangered species.
    (h) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
            (1) Districts.--The term ``districts'' means the Oakdale
        Irrigation District and the South San Joaquin Irrigation
        District, California.
            (2) Pilot program.--The term ``pilot program'' means the
        nonnative predator fish removal pilot program established under
        this section.
            (3) Secretary of commerce.--The term ``Secretary of
        Commerce'' means the Secretary of Commerce acting through the
        National Marine Fisheries Service.
    (i) State Law Preempted.--
            (1) In general.--Any restriction imposed under California
        law on the catch, take, or harvest of any nonnative or
        introduced aquatic or terrestrial species that preys upon
        anadromous fish and that occupies or is found in the Stanislaus
        River, or the permitting thereof, is hereby void and is
        preempted.
            (2) State permits not required.--Neither the districts nor
        the Secretaries are required to obtain a Scientific Collection
        Permit or any other permit or authorization from the California
        Department of Fish and Wildlife or any other division or
        instrumentality of the State of California pursuant to section
        1002(a) of the California Fish and Game Code, section 5514(a)
        of the California Fish and Game Code, section 650 or title 14
        of the California Code of Regulations, or any other provision
        of California law to implement any aspect of the pilot program.
    (j) Sunset.--The authorities provided under this section shall
expire 7 years after date of the issuance of the permits referred to in
subsection (f)(1).

Output: Directs the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Oakdale and South San Joaquin Irrigation Districts in California (the districts) to jointly develop and conduct a pilot program to remove non-native striped bass, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, black bass, and other non-native predator fish from the Stanislaus River. Requires the program to: (1) be scientifically based; (2) include methods to quantify the number and size of predator fish removed each year, the impact of such removal on the overall abundance of predator fish, and the impact of such removal on the populations of certain juvenile anadromous fish found in the Stanislaus River; and (3) be implemented for seven consecutive years.  Requires the districts to be responsible for the cost of such program. Authorizes the Service to accept and use contributions of funds from the districts to carry out activities under the program. Directs: (1) the Service to post, each month, on its Internet website a tabular summary of the raw data collected under the program in the preceding month; and (2) the Service and the districts, by June 30 of the year following the completion of the program, to jointly submit for peer review a report that discusses program's findings and conclusions, synthesizes the data collected, and makes recommendations for further study and action.  Voids and preempts any California legal restriction imposed on, or the permitting of, the catch, take, or harvest of any non-native or introduced aquatic or terrestrial species that preys upon specified stocks of anadromous fish and that occupies or is found in the Stanislaus River.