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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States Army Relief Act of
2005''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The 2004 National Military Strategy of the United
        States assigns the Army the task of operating with the other
        Armed Forces to provide for homeland defense, deter aggression
        forward from and in four different regions around the world,
        conduct military operations in two overlapping but
        geographically disparate major campaigns, and win decisively in
        one of those campaigns before shifting focus to the next one.
            (2) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General
        Richard Myers, has directed that the Army must be able to ``win
        decisively'' in one theater, even when it is committed to a
        number of other contingencies.
            (3) While Congress lauds the current efforts by the
        Administration to reduce demands upon ground forces by
        continuing to pursue the transformation of the United States
        military as a whole, the recent experiences of the Army in Iraq
        serve to underscore the fact that there is, as of yet, no
        substitute for having sufficient troops to conduct personnel-
        intensive post-conflict missions.
            (4) The current force requirements posed by the ongoing
        operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere as part of the
        Global War on Terror are unsustainable for the long term and
        undermine the ability of the United States military to
        successfully execute the National Military Strategy.
            (5) Although the burden may be a heavy one, we as a nation
        and as a people must not, will not, shy away from our
        engagement in world affairs to defend our interests and to
        defend those who are themselves defenseless.
            (6) Our engagement in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the greater
        Middle East is, as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stated,
        a ``generational'' one.
            (7) Although our commitments in this region--and around the
        world--are vital, the Army has been ``overused'' according to
        the Chief of the United States Army Reserve.
            (8) The Army currently has approximately 499,000 active
        duty troops, and these are backed up by nearly 700,000 members
        of the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve.
            (9) This number is a third less than the force level on
        hand when the first Persian Gulf War was fought in 1991.
            (10) Approximately 150,000 of these troops are in Iraq.
        Nearly 10,000 troops are in Afghanistan. 1,700 serve in Kosovo.
        37,000 serve on the Korean peninsula.
            (11) As of 2005 the relationship between the total number
        of troops and the number of operationally deployed troops has
        resulted, as the commanding general of the 18th Corps of the
        Army at Fort Bragg remarked in 2004, in an active-duty force
        that is ``stretched extraordinarily thin.''
            (12) A former Army Deputy Chief of Staff has stated that in
        light of the growing operational demands upon it in the
        strategic environment after September 11, 2001, that the Army
        ``is too small to do its current missions''.
            (13) That former Army Deputy Chief of Staff further stated
        that the current size of the Army, coupled with the current
        demands upon it, has resulted in a loss of ``the resiliency to
        provide either strategic balance--what you need if some other
        thing flares up--or to be able to give a respite as the troops
        rotate back from overseas areas where they've been in combat.''
            (14) In its attempts to fulfill its missions with too few
        troops, the Army has risked ``damaging'' the force
        significantly or ``even breaking it in the next five years'',
        according to a division commander during Operation Desert
        Storm.
            (15) In a December 2004 letter to the Chief of Staff,
        United States Army, the Chief of the United States Army Reserve
        wrote that ``the current demands'' of operations in the Middle
        East were ``spreading the Reserve force too thin'' and that his
        command ``was in grave danger'' of being unable to meet other
        missions abroad or domestically, and that the Army Reserve was
        ``rapidly degenerating into a `broken force'''.
            (16) The letter referred to in paragraph (15) was intended,
        the Chief of the United States Army Reserve wrote, not ``to
        sound alarmist. . .[but]. . .to send a clear, distinctive,
        signal of deepening concern'' to his superiors.
            (17) In addition to hampering the ability of the Army to
        successfully complete the missions assigned to it, this
        ``overuse'' has significant consequences for domestic homeland
        security operations.
            (18) A disproportionate number of Federal, State, and local
        first responders are also members of the National Guard or
        Reserve.
            (19) At a time of strain for large municipalities
        struggling to secure their infrastructure against the threat of
        terrorism, the drain on available personnel as well as budgets
        is unacceptable.
            (20) An increase of the end-strength of the Army is in the
        best interests of the people of the United States and their
        interests abroad, and is consistent with the duties and
        obligations of Congress as set forth in the Constitution.
            (21) An increase of 100,000 troops over the permanently
        authorized level for the Army for fiscal year 2004 of 482,000
        troops will provide a long-term, lasting solution to the
        current operational constraints and future mission requirements
        of the Army.
            (22) Progress was made toward that solution when Congress
        authorized an increase of 20,000 troops in the end-strength of
        the Army for fiscal year 2005 in the Ronald W. Reagan National
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-
        375).
            (23) An increase in the permanent authorized end-strength
        for the Army of 80,000 troops is required to meet the 100,000-
        troop increase level that will provide a lasting, long-term
        solution to personnel problems currently being experienced by
        the Army.
            (24) This number will equip the Army with sufficient
        personnel so that it may not only engage in a stabilization
        operation like Iraq, but so that it may do so while maintaining
        optimal troop rotation schedules.
            (25) This conclusion is supported by the November 2003
        testimony of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office,
        Douglas Holtz-Eakin, before the Committee on Armed Services of
        the House of Representatives.

SEC. 3. INCREASE IN END-STRENGTH FOR THE ARMY.

    Section 691 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Notwithstanding subsection (b)(1), the authorization for the
number of members of the Army at the end of each fiscal year as follows
shall be not less than the number specified for such fiscal year:
            ``(1) Fiscal year 2006, 522,400.
            ``(2) Fiscal year 2007, 542,400.
            ``(3) Fiscal year 2008, 562,400.
            ``(4) Fiscal year 2009, 582,400.
            ``(5) Any fiscal year after fiscal year 2009, 582,400.''.

Output: United States Army Relief Act of 2005 - Sets forth the following minimum end-strength levels for active-duty Army personnel (502,400 for FY2005): (1) 522,400 for FY2006; (2) 542,400 for FY2007; (3) 562,400 for FY2008; and (4) 582,400 for FY2009 and thereafter.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Endangered Species Consolidation Act
of 2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The National Marine Fisheries Service was created in
        the Department of Commerce under Reorganization Plan Number 4
        of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 1511 note). Before creation of the Service,
        the programs that are administered by the Service were
        administered by the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries within the
        United States Fish and Wildlife Service in the Department of
        Interior.
            (2) The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et.
        seq.) currently delegates authority to both the Secretary of
        the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce to conduct
        activities related to the listing and recovery of threatened
        species and endangered species.
            (3) The National Marine Fisheries Service is responsible
        for the recovery of 33 species of marine mammals and fish,
        while the United States Fish and Wildlife Service has
        jurisdiction over 1,800 species of plants, mammals, birds, and
        fish, including several species that have been co-listed and
        managed by both the National Marine Fisheries Service and the
        United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
            (4) In order to better coordinate Federal agency functions
        relating to the listing and recovery of threatened species and
        endangered species, eliminate duplication of efforts in the
        performance of those functions, and ensure that the maximum
        amount of resources are focused on the objectives of the
        Endangered Species Act 1973, one Federal agency should be given
        exclusive responsibility for those functions with respect to
        anadromous species and catadromous species.

SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO ANADROMOUS SPECIES AND
              CATADROMOUS SPECIES.

    (a) Transfer of Functions.--All functions with respect to
anadromous species and catadromous species under the Endangered Species
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) that were vested in the Secretary
of Commerce or the National Marine Fisheries Service immediately before
the enactment of this Act are transferred to the Secretary of the
Interior.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--The Endangered Species Act of 1973 is
amended--
            (1) in section 3(15) (16 U.S.C. 1532(15))--
                    (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(15)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), with respect to anadromous
species and catadromous species, the term `Secretary' means the
Secretary of the Interior.''; and
            (2) in section 3 (16 U.S.C. 1532) by adding at the end the
        following:
    ``(22) The term `anadromous species' means a species of fish that
spawn in fresh or estuarine waters and that migrate to ocean waters.
    ``(23) The term `catadromous species' means a species of fish that
spawn in ocean waters and migrate to fresh waters.''.

SEC. 4. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

    (a) References.--Any reference in any other Federal law, Executive
order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of
or pertaining to a department or office from which a function is
transferred by this Act--
            (1) to the head of such department or office is deemed to
        refer to the Secretary of the Interior; or
            (2) to such department or office is deemed to refer to the
        Department of the Interior.
    (b) Exercise of Authorities.--Except as otherwise provided by law,
the Secretary of the Interior may, for purposes of performing the
functions transferred by this Act, exercise all authorities under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 that were available with respect to the
performance of that function immediately before the effective date of
the transfer of the function under this Act.
    (c) Savings Provisions.--
            (1) Legal documents.--All orders, determinations, rules,
        regulations, permits, grants, loans, contracts, agreements,
        certificates, licenses, and privileges--
                    (A) that have been issued, made, granted, or
                allowed to become effective by the Secretary of
                Commerce, any officer or employee of the Department of
                Commerce, or any other Government official in the
                performance of any function that is transferred by this
                Act, or by a court of competent jurisdiction with
                respect to such performance, and
                    (B) that are in effect on the effective date of
                this Act (or become effective after such date pursuant
                to their terms as in effect on such effective date),
        shall continue in effect according to their terms until
        modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in
        accordance with law by the President, any other authorized
        official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or operation of
        law.
            (2) Proceedings.--
                    (A) In general.--This Act shall not affect any
                proceedings or any application for any benefits,
                service, license, permit, certificate, or financial
                assistance pending on the date of the enactment of this
                Act before an office transferred by this Act. Such
                proceedings and applications shall be continued. Orders
                shall be issued in such proceedings, appeals shall be
                taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant to
                such orders, as if this Act had not been enacted, and
                orders issued in any such proceeding shall continue in
                effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or
                revoked by a duly authorized official, by a court of
                competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
                    (B) Limitation.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be
                considered to prohibit the discontinuance or
                modification of any such proceeding under the same
                terms and conditions and to the same extent that such
                proceeding could have been discontinued or modified if
                this Act had not been enacted.
            (3) Suits.--This Act shall not affect suits commenced
        before the date of the enactment of this Act, and in all such
        suits, proceeding shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments
        rendered in the same manner and with the same effect as if this
        Act had not been enacted.
            (4) Nonabatement of actions.--No suit, action, or other
        proceeding commenced by or against the Department of Commerce
        or the Secretary of Commerce, or by or against any individual
        in the official capacity of such individual as an officer or
        employee of the Department of Commerce, shall abate by reason
        of the enactment of this Act.
            (5) Continuance of suits.--If any Government officer in the
        official capacity of such officer is party to a suit with
        respect to a function of the officer, and under this Act such
        function is transferred to any other officer or office, then
        such suit shall be continued with the other officer or the head
        of such other office, as applicable, substituted or added as a
        party.
            (6) Administrative procedure and judicial review.--Except
        as otherwise provided by this Act, any statutory requirements
        relating to notice, hearings, action upon the record, or
        administrative or judicial review that apply to any function
        transferred by this Act shall apply to the exercise of such
        function by the head of the Federal agency, and other officers
        of the agency, to which such function is transferred by this
        Act.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Anadromous species and catadromous species.--Each of
        the terms ``anadromous species'' and ``catadromous species''
        has the meaning that term has under section 3 of the Endangered
        Species Act of 1973, as amended by section 3 of this Act.
            (2) Function.--The term ``function'' includes any duty,
        obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege,
        activity, or program.
            (3) Office.--The term `office' includes any office,
        administration, agency, bureau, institute, council, unit,
        organizational entity, or component thereof.

Output: Endangered Species Consolidation Act of 2001 - Transfers all functions with respect to anadromous species and catadromous species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 that were vested in the Secretary of Commerce or the National Marine Fisheries Service immediately before the enactment of this Act to the Secretary of the Interior.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Autism Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SURVEILLANCE AND RESEARCH PROGRAM.

    (a) Surveillance Program; Centers of Excellence; Clearinghouse.--
Section 102(e) of the Children's Health Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 247b-4b)
is amended by striking ``There are authorized'' and all that follows
and inserting the following: ``For the purpose of carrying out this
section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary for fiscal year 2006 and each subsequent fiscal year.''.
    (b) Additional Programs.--Title III of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the
following:

                 ``PART R--PROGRAMS RELATING TO AUTISM

``SEC. 399AA. INFORMATION AND EDUCATION RELATING TO AUTISM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and implement a
program to provide information and education on autism and its risk
factors to health professionals and the general public, including
information and education on advances in the diagnosis and treatment of
autism and training and continuing education through programs for
scientists, physicians, and other health professionals who provide care
for patients with autism. The program shall place special emphasis on
early identification of autism and those at risk for autism and prompt
referral for appropriate services.
    ``(b) Stipends.--The Secretary may use amounts made available under
this section to provide stipends for health professionals who are
enrolled in training programs under this section.
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2007 through 2011.

``SEC. 399BB. INTERAGENCY AUTISM COORDINATING COMMITTEE.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a committee to
be known as the `Autism Coordinating Committee' (in this section
referred to as the `Committee') to coordinate all efforts within the
Department of Health and Human Services concerning autism, including
activities carried out through the National Institutes of Health and
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under the amendments
made by the National Autism Research Act.
    ``(b) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Committee shall be composed of--
                    ``(A) the Director of the Centers for Disease
                Control and Prevention;
                    ``(B) the Directors of such national research
                institutes of the National Institutes of Health as the
                Secretary determines appropriate;
                    ``(C) the heads of such other agencies as the
                Secretary determines appropriate; and
                    ``(D) the additional members appointed under
                paragraph (2) (if any).
            ``(2) Additional members.--If determined appropriate by the
        Secretary, the Secretary may appoint to the Committee--
                    ``(A) individuals with autism or other pervasive
                developmental disorders;
                    ``(B) parents or legal guardians of individuals
                with autism or other pervasive developmental disorders;
                    ``(C) representatives of leading autism research
                and service organizations; and
                    ``(D) representatives of other governmental
                agencies that serve children with autism such as the
                Department of Education.
    ``(c) Administrative Support; Terms of Services; Other
Provisions.--The following shall apply with respect to the Committee:
            ``(1) The Committee shall receive necessary and appropriate
        administrative support from the Secretary.
            ``(2) Members of the Committee appointed under subsection
        (b)(2)(A) shall serve for a term of 3 years, and may serve for
        an unlimited number of terms if reappointed.
            ``(3) The Committee shall meet not less than 2 times each
        year.

``SEC. 399CC. SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF AUTISM; MEDICAL
              CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM.

    ``(a) Statewide Autism Screening, Diagnosis, and Intervention
Programs and Systems.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the
        Administrator of the Health Resources and Services
        Administration, shall award grants or cooperative agreements to
        eligible entities to develop statewide autism screening,
        diagnosis, and intervention programs and systems for the
        purposes described in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Purposes.--The purposes described in this paragraph
        are the following:
                    ``(A) To develop and monitor the efficacy of
                statewide autism screening, diagnosis, and intervention
                programs and systems, ensuring that all children are
                screened for autism before their second birthday, and
                that children at risk for autism receive appropriate
                services as early as possible. Intervention includes
                referral to schools and agencies, including community,
                consumer, and parent-based agencies, and organizations
                and other programs mandated by part C of the
                Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, which
                offer programs specifically designed to meet the unique
                needs of children with autism.
                    ``(B) To collect data on statewide autism
                screening, diagnosis, and intervention programs and
                systems that can be used for applied research, program
                evaluation, and policy development.
                    ``(C) To provide comprehensive medical care for
                individuals with autism through evidence-based
                practices, with specific attention to medical
                conditions that may be associated with autism, and to
                disseminate information on the medical care of
                individuals with autism to health professionals and the
                general public. In carrying out the program under this
                paragraph, a grant shall be awarded to a national
                organization that will establish and support regional
                centers of clinical excellence to provide medical care
                to individuals with autism and promote research aimed
                at improving the treatment of such individuals, and
                that will build a shared national medical database to
                record the results of treatments and studies at the
                regional centers.
            ``(3) Parental consent.--Screenings and other services
        available under this section for a child may not be provided
        without the consent of a parent or legal guardian of the child.
            ``(4) Set aside of funds.--From amounts appropriated under
        subsection (e), the Secretary shall set-aside not less than
        $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011 to carry
        out activities described in paragraph (2)(C).
    ``(b) Technical Assistance, Data Management, and Applied
Research.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, shall award grants or cooperative
agreements to provide technical assistance to State agencies to conduct
applied research related to autism screening, diagnosis, and
intervention programs and systems. In carrying out this section the
Secretary shall develop standardized procedures for data management and
program effectiveness and costs, including procedures--
            ``(1) to ensure quality monitoring of autism screening,
        diagnosis, and intervention programs and systems;
            ``(2) to provide technical assistance on data collection
        and management;
            ``(3) to study the costs and effectiveness of autism
        screening, diagnosis, and intervention programs and systems
        conducted by State-based programs in order to address issues of
        importance to State and national policymakers;
            ``(4) to identify the causes and risk factors for autism;
            ``(5) to study the effectiveness of autism screening,
        diagnosis, and intervention programs and systems by assessing
        the intellectual and social development, cognitive status, and
        language skills of children with autism at school age; and
            ``(6) to promote the sharing of data regarding autism with
        State-based birth defects and developmental disabilities
        monitoring programs and environmental discharge monitoring
        programs of the Environmental Protection Agency for the purpose
        of identifying previously unknown causes of and risk factors
        for autism.
    ``(c) Coordination and Collaboration.--
            ``(1) In general.--In carrying out programs under this
        section, the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services
        Administration, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control
        and Prevention, and the Director of the National Institutes of
        Health shall collaborate and consult with--
                    ``(A) other Federal, State and local agencies,
                including those responsible for early intervention
                services pursuant to title XIX of the Social Security
                Act (particularly the Medicaid Early and Periodic
                Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program), title XXI
                of the Social Security Act (State Children's Health
                Insurance Program), title V of the Social Security Act
                (Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Program), and
                part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education
                Act;
                    ``(B) consumer groups of, and that serve,
                individuals with autism and their families;
                    ``(C) appropriate national medical and other health
                and education specialty organizations;
                    ``(D) individuals with autism and their families;
                    ``(E) other qualified personnel who possess the
                specialized knowledge, skills, and attributes needed to
                serve autistic children and their families; and
                    ``(F) related commercial industries.
            ``(2) Policy development.--The Administrator of the Health
        Resources and Services Administration, the Director of the
        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Director of
        the National Institutes of Health shall coordinate and
        collaborate on recommendations for policy development at the
        Federal and State levels and with the private sector, including
        consumer, medical, and other health and education professional-
        based organizations, with respect to autism screening,
        diagnosis, and intervention programs and systems.
            ``(3) State early detection, diagnosis, and intervention
        programs and systems.--The Administrator of the Health
        Resources and Services Administration and the Director of the
        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall coordinate and
        collaborate in assisting States to establish autism screening,
        diagnosis, and intervention programs and systems under
        subsection (a) and to develop a data collection system under
        subsection (b).
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated--
            ``(1) to carry out subsection (a), $75,000,000 for each of
        fiscal years 2007 through 2011; and
            ``(2) to carry out subsection (b), $25,000,000 for each of
        fiscal years 2007 through 2011.

``SEC. 399DD. ANNUAL REPORT ON AUTISM.

    ``(a) In General.--Not later than January 1, 2006, and each January
1 thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress, a report concerning the implementation of this
part.
    ``(b) Contents.--The report, utilizing uniform reporting methods
and procedures, shall--
            ``(1) provide the dollar amount that each institute of the
        National Institutes of Health expended on autism research in
        the year for which the report was prepared; and
            ``(2) detail the progress and success of the National
        Institutes of Health in implementing and funding the
        recommendations contained in the Autism Research Roadmap and
        Matrix of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.''.

Output:
Combating Autism Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish: (1) a program to provide information and education on autism and its risk factors to health professionals and the general public; and (2) the Autism Coordinating Committee to coordinate autism related activities within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to award grants or cooperative agreements to develop statewide autism screening, diagnosis, and intervention programs and systems.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants or cooperative agreements to provide technical assistance to state agencies to conduct applied autism research.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``International
Child Support Recovery Improvement Act of 2012''.
    (b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Act, wherever in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an
amendment to a section or other provision, the amendment shall be
considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Social
Security Act.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO ENSURE ACCESS TO CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES FOR
              INTERNATIONAL CHILD SUPPORT CASES.

    (a) Authority of the Secretary of HHS To Ensure Compliance With
Multilateral Child Support Conventions.--
            (1) In general.--Section 452 (42 U.S.C. 652) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating the second subsection (l) (as
                added by section 7306 of the Deficit Reduction Act of
                2005) as subsection (m); and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(n) The Secretary shall use the authorities otherwise provided by
law to ensure the compliance of the United States with any multilateral
child support convention to which the United States is a party.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 453(k)(3) (42 U.S.C.
        653(k)(3)) is amended by striking ``452(l)'' and inserting
        ``452(m)''.
    (b) Access to the Federal Parent Locator Service.--Section 453(c)
(42 U.S.C. 653(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) an entity designated as a Central Authority for child
        support enforcement in a foreign reciprocating country or a
        foreign treaty country for purposes specified in section
        459A(c)(2).''.
    (c) State Option To Require Individuals in Foreign Countries To
Apply Through Their Country's Appropriate Central Authority.--Section
454 (42 U.S.C. 654) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4)(A)(ii), by inserting before the
        semicolon ``(except that, if the individual applying for the
        services resides in a foreign reciprocating country or foreign
        treaty country, the State may opt to require the individual to
        request the services through the Central Authority for child
        support enforcement in the foreign reciprocating country or the
        foreign treaty country, and if the individual resides in a
        foreign country that is not a foreign reciprocating country or
        a foreign treaty country, a State may accept or reject the
        application)''; and
            (2) in paragraph (32)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, a foreign
                treaty country,'' after ``a foreign reciprocating
                country''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or foreign
                obligee'' and inserting ``, foreign treaty country, or
                foreign individual''.
    (d) Amendments to International Support Enforcement Provisions.--
Section 459A (42 U.S.C. 659a) is amended--
            (1) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) References.--In this part:
            ``(1) Foreign reciprocating country.--The term `foreign
        reciprocating country' means a foreign country (or political
        subdivision thereof) with respect to which the Secretary has
        made a declaration pursuant to subsection (a).
            ``(2) Foreign treaty country.--The term `foreign treaty
        country' means a foreign country for which the 2007 Family
        Maintenance Convention is in force.
            ``(3) 2007 family maintenance convention.--The term `2007
        Family Maintenance Convention' means the Hague Convention of 23
        November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child Support
        and Other Forms of Family Maintenance.'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                striking ``foreign countries that are the subject of a
                declaration under this section'' and inserting
                ``foreign reciprocating countries or foreign treaty
                countries''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and foreign
                treaty countries'' after ``foreign reciprocating
                countries''; and
            (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``the subject of a
        declaration pursuant to subsection (a)'' and inserting
        ``foreign reciprocating countries or foreign treaty
        countries''.
    (e) Collection of Past-Due Support From Federal Tax Refunds.--
Section 464(a)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 664(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking
``under section 454(4)(A)(ii)'' and inserting ``under paragraph
(4)(A)(ii) or (32) of section 454''.
    (f) State Law Requirement Concerning the Uniform Interstate Family
Support Act (UIFSA).--
            (1) In general.--Section 466(f) (42 U.S.C. 666(f)) is
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``on and after January 1, 1998,'';
                    (B) by striking ``and as in effect on August 22,
                1996,''; and
                    (C) by striking ``adopted as of such date'' and
                inserting ``adopted as of September 30, 2008''.
            (2) Conforming amendments to title 28, united states
        code.--Section 1738B of title 28, United States Code, is
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (d), by striking ``individual
                contestant'' and inserting ``individual contestant or
                the parties have consented in a record or open court
                that the tribunal of the State may continue to exercise
                jurisdiction to modify its order,'';
                    (B) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking
                ``individual contestant'' and inserting ``individual
                contestant and the parties have not consented in a
                record or open court that the tribunal of the other
                State may continue to exercise jurisdiction to modify
                its order''; and
                    (C) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) by striking ```child' means'' and
                        inserting ``(1) The term `child' means'';
                            (ii) by striking ```child's State' means''
                        and inserting ``(2) The term `child's State'
                        means'';
                            (iii) by striking ```child's home State'
                        means'' and inserting ``(3) The term `child's
                        home State' means'';
                            (iv) by striking ```child support' means''
                        and inserting ``(4) The term `child support'
                        means'';
                            (v) by striking ```child support order'''
                        and inserting ``(5) The term `child support
                        order''';
                            (vi) by striking ```contestant' means'' and
                        inserting ``(6) The term `contestant' means'';
                            (vii) by striking ```court' means'' and
                        inserting ``(7) The term `court' means'';
                            (viii) by striking ```modification' means''
                        and inserting ``(8) The term `modification'
                        means''; and
                            (ix) by striking ```State' means'' and
                        inserting ``(9) The term `State' means''.
            (3) Effective date; grace period for state law changes.--
                    (A) Paragraph (1).--(i) The amendments made by
                paragraph (1) shall take effect with respect to a State
                on the earlier of--
                            (I) October 1, 2013; or
                            (II) the effective date of laws enacted by
                        the legislature of the State implementing such
                        paragraph, but in no event later than the first
                        day of the first calendar quarter beginning
                        after the close of the first regular session of
                        the State legislature that begins after the
                        date of the enactment of this Act.
                    (ii) For purposes of clause (i), in the case of a
                State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year
                of the session shall be deemed to be a separate regular
                session of the State legislature.
                    (B) Paragraph (2).--(i) The amendments made by
                subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) shall take
                effect on the date on which the Hague Convention of 23
                November 2007 on the International Recovery of Child
                Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance enters
                into force for the United States.
                    (ii) The amendments made by subparagraph (C) of
                paragraph (2) shall take effect on the date of the
                enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDIZATION FOR IMPROVED INTEROPERABILITY.

    (a) In General.--Section 452 (42 U.S.C. 652), as amended by section
2(a)(1) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(o) Data Exchange Standardization for Improved
Interoperability.--
            ``(1) Data exchange standards.--
                    ``(A) Designation.--The Secretary, in consultation
                with an interagency work group which shall be
                established by the Office of Management and Budget, and
                considering State and tribal perspectives, shall, by
                rule, designate a data exchange standard for any
                category of information required to be reported under
                this part.
                    ``(B) Data exchange standards must be
                nonproprietary and interoperable.--The data exchange
                standard designated under subparagraph (A) shall, to
                the extent practicable, be nonproprietary and
                interoperable.
                    ``(C) Other requirements.--In designating data
                exchange standards under this section, the Secretary
                shall, to the extent practicable, incorporate--
                            ``(i) interoperable standards developed and
                        maintained by an international voluntary
                        consensus standards body, as defined by the
                        Office of Management and Budget, such as the
                        International Organization for Standardization;
                            ``(ii) interoperable standards developed
                        and maintained by intergovernmental
                        partnerships, such as the National Information
                        Exchange Model; and
                            ``(iii) interoperable standards developed
                        and maintained by Federal entities with
                        authority over contracting and financial
                        assistance, such as the Federal Acquisition
                        Regulatory Council.
            ``(2) Data exchange standards for reporting.--
                    ``(A) Designation.--The Secretary, in consultation
                with an interagency work group established by the
                Office of Management and Budget, and considering State
                and tribal perspectives, shall, by rule, designate data
                exchange standards to govern the data reporting
                required under this part.
                    ``(B) Requirements.--The data exchange standards
                required by subparagraph (A) shall, to the extent
                practicable--
                            ``(i) incorporate a widely-accepted,
                        nonproprietary, searchable, computer-readable
                        format;
                            ``(ii) be consistent with and implement
                        applicable accounting principles; and
                            ``(iii) be capable of being continually
                        upgraded as necessary.
                    ``(C) Incorporation of nonproprietary standards.--
                In designating reporting standards under this
                paragraph, the Secretary shall, to the extent
                practicable, incorporate existing nonproprietary
                standards, such as the eXtensible Markup Language.''.
    (b) Effective Dates.--
            (1) Data exchange standards.--The Secretary of Health and
        Human Services shall issue a proposed rule under section
        452(o)(1) of the Social Security Act within 12 months after the
        date of the enactment of this section, and shall issue a final
        rule under such section 452(o)(1), after public comment, within
        24 months after such date of enactment.
            (2) Data reporting standards.--The reporting standards
        required under section 452(o)(2) of such Act shall become
        effective with respect to reports required in the first
        reporting period, after the effective date of the final rule
        referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection, for which the
        authority for data collection and reporting is established or
        renewed under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

SEC. 4. EFFICIENT USE OF THE NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES DATABASE
              FOR FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH ASSESSING THE
              EFFECTIVENESS OF FEDERAL POLICIES AND PROGRAMS IN
              ACHIEVING POSITIVE LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES.

    Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (i)(2)(A), by striking ``24'' and
        inserting ``48''; and
            (2) in subsection (j), by striking paragraph (5) and
        inserting the following:
            ``(5) Research.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B) of
                this paragraph, the Secretary may provide access to
                data in each component of the Federal Parent Locator
                Service maintained under this section and to
                information reported by employers pursuant to section
                453A(b), for--
                            ``(i) research undertaken by a State or
                        Federal agency (including through grant or
                        contract) for purposes found by the Secretary
                        to be likely to contribute to achieving the
                        purposes of part A or this part; or
                            ``(ii) an evaluation or statistical
                        analysis undertaken to assess the effectiveness
                        of a Federal program in achieving positive
                        labor market outcomes (including through grant
                        or contract), by--
                                    ``(I) the Department of Health and
                                Human Services;
                                    ``(II) the Social Security
                                Administration;
                                    ``(III) the Department of Labor;
                                    ``(IV) the Department of Education;
                                    ``(V) the Department of Housing and
                                Urban Development;
                                    ``(VI) the Department of Justice;
                                    ``(VII) the Department of Veterans
                                Affairs;
                                    ``(VIII) the Bureau of the Census;
                                    ``(IX) the Department of
                                Agriculture; or
                                    ``(X) the National Science
                                Foundation.
                    ``(B) Personal identifiers.--Data or information
                provided under this paragraph may include a personal
                identifier only if, in addition to meeting the
                requirements of subsections (l) and (m)--
                            ``(i) the State or Federal agency
                        conducting the research described in
                        subparagraph (A)(i), or the Federal department
                        or agency undertaking the evaluation or
                        statistical analysis described in subparagraph
                        (A)(ii), as applicable, enters into an
                        agreement with the Secretary regarding the
                        security and use of the data or information;
                            ``(ii) the agreement includes such
                        restrictions or conditions with respect to the
                        use, safeguarding, disclosure, or redisclosure
                        of the data or information (including by
                        contractors or grantees) as the Secretary deems
                        appropriate;
                            ``(iii) the data or information is used
                        exclusively for the purposes defined in the
                        agreement; and
                            ``(iv) the Secretary determines that the
                        provision of data or information under this
                        paragraph is the minimum amount needed to
                        conduct the research, evaluation, or
                        statistical analysis, as applicable, and will
                        not interfere with the effective operation of
                        the program under this part.
                    ``(C) Penalties for unauthorized disclosure of
                data.--Any individual who willfully discloses a
                personal identifier (such as a name or social security
                number) provided under this paragraph, in any manner to
                an entity not entitled to receive the data or
                information, shall be fined under title 18, United
                States Code, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or
                both.''.

SEC. 5. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional
Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 5, 2012.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

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International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to use the authorities otherwise provided by law to ensure U.S. compliance with any multilateral child support convention to which the United States is a party.

Authorizes access to the Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS) by an entity designated as a Central Authority for child support enforcement in a foreign reciprocating country or a foreign treaty country (for which the 2007 Family Maintenance Convention is in force) so that foreign reciprocating countries will be notified of the state of residence of individuals sought for support enforcement.

Gives the state the option to require individuals applying for services relating to establishment of paternity or child support obligations who reside in a foreign reciprocating country or foreign treaty country to apply for such services with respect to a child through the Central Authority for child support enforcement in the foreign country. Allows the state to accept or reject the application of any individual residing in a foreign country that is not a foreign reciprocating country or a foreign treaty country.

Directs the Secretary of HHS to designate: (1) a nonproprietary and interoperable data exchange standard for any category of information required to be reported under SSA title IV part D, and (2) data exchange standards to govern reporting of such data.

Increases from 24 to 48 months the length of time information entered into the data base maintained by the National Directory of New Hires shall remain before being deleted.

Revises the authority of the Secretary of HHS to provide access to data in each component of the FPLS and to information reported by employers for certain research purposes. Limits such research to any undertaken by a state or federal agency for purposes likely to contribute to achieving the purposes of SSA title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) or in SSA title IV part D. Authorizes the Secretary to provide access also for an evaluation or statistical analysis to assess the effectiveness of a federal program in achieving positive labor market outcomes (including through grant or contract) by specified federal departments and entities. Reverses the current prohibition against personal identifiers in such research to allow them if certain requirements are met.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on the Social Status of
Black Men and Boys Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Black men and boys face disproportionate hardships that
        result in disparities in areas including: education, criminal
        justice, health, employment, fatherhood, mentorship, and
        violence. These hardships have negative consequences for
        national productivity, especially for Black families and
        communities.
            (2) A Commission to study and examine issues which
        disproportionately have a negative impact on Black men and boys
        in America will signal that the issues facing the Black male
        population are a national priority, will develop solutions to
        these hardships, and will help eliminate the obstacles facing
        Black men and boys.
            (3) A Commission will also be able to investigate potential
        civil rights violations affecting this population that attract
        national attention.
            (4) Black babies are three times more likely to be born in
        poverty and rapidly fall behind their White counterparts in
        cognitive development.
            (5) By fourth grade, Black students are expected to be
        three years behind White male students. According to the
        Educational Testing Service Policy Informational Center, only
        12 percent of Black eighth-grade male students are proficient
        in math, compared to 44 percent of White eighth-grade male
        students.
            (6) The Educational Testing Service Policy Informational
        Center also found that nationally, more than 50 percent of
        Black male students attending urban schools will drop out.
            (7) The low rate of high school retention among Black male
        students directly relates to high rates of joblessness and
        incarceration among this population. This barrier to employment
        exacerbates cycles of poverty, which in turn results in health
        inequalities, including higher levels of diabetes, obesity, and
        HIV/AIDS. According to a study by the American Academy of Arts
        and Sciences, more than 66 percent of Black male dropouts are
        expected to serve time in State or Federal prison.
            (8) Black men are subjected to unequal profiling by the
        police and disproportionately harsh sentences in the judicial
        system. The Black male population is six times more likely to
        become incarcerated than their White counterparts. Although the
        Black male population comprises approximately six percent of
        the United States population, of the 2,300,000 people
        incarcerated nationwide, 1 million are Black males. Black males
        receive ten percent longer Federal sentences than White males
        who commit the same crime.
            (9) According to the Bureau of Statistics and the Pew
        Research Center, Black male unemployment is consistently almost
        double that of White male unemployment.
            (10) Black fathers are more than twice as likely to live
        apart from their children as White fathers.
            (11) Young boys with male mentors are more likely to
        progress further in school and have greater financial success
        in life.

SEC. 3. COMMISSION ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Establishment.--The Commission on the Social Status of Black
Men and Boys (hereinafter in this Act referred to as ``the
Commission'') is hereby established within the United States Commission
on Civil Rights Office of the Staff Director.
    (b) Membership.--The Commission shall consist of 19 members
appointed as follows:
            (1) The Senate majority leader shall appoint one member who
        is not employed by the Federal Government and is an expert on
        issues affecting Black men and boys in America.
            (2) The Senate minority leader shall appoint one member who
        is not employed by the Federal Government and is an expert on
        issues affecting Black men and boys in America.
            (3) The House of Representatives majority leader shall
        appoint one member who is not employed by the Federal
        Government and is an expert on issues affecting Black men and
        boys in America.
            (4) The House of Representatives minority leader shall
        appoint one member who is not employed by the Federal
        Government and is an expert on issues affecting Black men and
        boys in America.
            (5) The Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) shall
        be a member of the Commission, as well as five additional
        Members of the CBC who either sit on the following committees
        of relevant jurisdiction or who is an expert on issues
        affecting Black men and boys in America, including--
                    (A) education;
                    (B) justice and Civil Rights;
                    (C) healthcare;
                    (D) labor and employment; and
                    (E) housing.
            (6) The Staff Director from the United States Commission on
        Civil Rights shall appoint one member from within the staff of
        the United States Commission on Civil Rights who is an expert
        in issues relating to Black men and boys.
            (7) The Chair of the United States Equal Employment
        Opportunity Commission shall appoint one member from within the
        staff of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity
        Commission who is an expert in equal employment issues
        impacting Black men.
            (8) The Secretary of Education shall appoint one member
        from within the Department of Education who is an expert in
        urban education.
            (9) The Attorney General of the Department of Justice shall
        appoint one member from within the Department of Justice who is
        an expert in racial disparities with the criminal justice
        system.
            (10) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
        appoint one member from within the Department of Health and
        Human Services who is an expert in health issues facing Black
        men.
            (11) The Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban
        Development shall appoint one member from within the Department
        of Housing and Urban Development who is an expert in housing
        and development in urban communities.
            (12) The Secretary of the Department of Labor shall appoint
        one member from within the Department of Labor who is an expert
        in labor issues impacting Black men.
            (13) The President of the United States shall appoint two
        members who are not employed by the Federal Government and are
        experts on issues affecting Black men and boys in America.

SEC. 4. OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO APPOINTMENT; REMOVAL.

    (a) Timing of Initial Appointments.--Each initial appointment to
the Commission shall be made no later than 90 days after the Commission
is established. If any appointing authorities fail to appoint a member
to the Commission, their appointment shall be filled by the United
States Commission on Civil Rights.
    (b) Terms.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, the term
of a member of the Commission shall be four years. For the purpose of
providing staggered terms, the first term of those members initially
appointed under paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 3 shall be
appointed to two-year terms with all other terms lasting four years.
Members are eligible for consecutive reappointment.
    (c) Removal.--A member of the Commission may be removed from the
Commission at any time by the appointing authority should the member
fail to meet Commission responsibilities. Once the seat becomes vacant,
the appointing authority is responsible for filling the vacancy in the
Commission before the next meeting.
    (d) Vacancies.--The appointing authority of a member of the
Commission shall either reappoint that member at the end of that
member's term or appoint another person meeting the qualifications for
that appointment. In the event of a vacancy arising during a term, the
appointing authority shall, before the next meeting of the Commission,
appoint a replacement to finish that term.

SEC. 5. LEADERSHIP ELECTION.

    At the first meeting of the Commission each year, the members shall
elect a Chair and a Secretary. A vacancy in the Chair or Secretary
shall be filled by vote of the remaining members. The Chair and
Secretary are eligible for consecutive reappointment.

SEC. 6. COMMISSION DUTIES AND POWERS.

    (a) Study.--The Commission shall make a systematic study of the
conditions affecting Black men and boys, including, but not limited to,
homicide rates, arrest and incarceration rates, poverty, violence,
fatherhood, mentorship, drug abuse, death rates, disparate income and
wealth levels, school performance in all grade levels including
postsecondary levels and college, and health issues. The Commission
shall also document trends under the above topics and report on the
community impacts of relevant government programs within the scope of
the above topics. All reports shall be made public via a Federal agency
website.
    (b) Proposal of Measures.--The Commission shall propose measures to
alleviate and remedy the underlying causes of the conditions described
in the subsection (a), which may include recommendations of changes to
the law, recommendations for how to implement related policies, and
recommendations for how to create, develop, or improve upon government
programs.
    (c) Suggestions and Comments.--The Commission shall accept
suggestions or comments pertinent to the applicable issues from members
of Congress, governmental agencies, public and private organizations,
and private citizens.
    (d) Staff and Administrative Support.--The Office of the Staff
Director of the United States Commission on Civil Rights shall provide
staff and administrative support to the Commission. All entities of the
United States Government shall provide information that is otherwise a
public record at the request of the Commission on Black Men and Boys.

SEC. 7. COMMISSION MEETING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) First Meeting.--The first meeting of the Commission shall take
place no later than 30 days after the initial members are all
appointed. Meetings shall be focused on significant issues impacting
Black men and boys, for the purpose of initiating research ideas and
delegating research tasks to Commission members to initiate the first
semiannual report.
    (b) Quarterly Meetings.--The Commission shall meet quarterly. In
addition to all quarterly meetings, the Commission shall meet at other
times at the call of the Chair or as determined by a majority of
Commission members.
    (c) Quorum; Rule for Voting on Final Actions.--A majority of the
members of the Commission constitute a quorum, and an affirmative vote
of a majority of the members present is required for final action.
    (d) Expectations for Attendance by Members.--Members are expected
to attend all Commission meetings. In the case of an absence, members
are expected to report to the Chair prior to the meeting and allowance
may be made for an absent member to participate remotely. Members will
still be responsible for fulfilling prior commitments, regardless of
attendance status. If a member is absent twice in a given year, he or
she will be reviewed by the Chair and appointing authority and further
action will be considered, including removal and replacement on the
Commission.
    (e) Minutes.--Minutes shall be taken at each meeting by the
Secretary, or in that individual's absence, the Chair shall select
another Commission member to take minutes during that absence. The
Commission shall make its minutes publicly available and accessible not
later than one week after each meeting.

SEC. 8. ANNUAL REPORT GUIDELINES.

    The Commission shall make an annual report, beginning the year of
the first Commission meeting. The report shall address the current
conditions affecting Black men and boys and make recommendations to
address these issues. The report shall be submitted to the President,
the Congress, members of the President's Cabinet, and the chairs of the
appropriate committees of jurisdiction. The Commission shall make the
report publicly available online on a centralized Federal website.

SEC. 9. COMMISSION COMPENSATION.

    Members of the Commission shall serve on the Commission without
compensation.

Output: Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act This bill establishes within the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Office of the Staff Director the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to make a systemic study of the conditions affecting Black men and boys in America.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Great Lakes Environmental
Restoration Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the Great Lakes and the connecting channels of the
        Great Lakes form the largest freshwater system in the world,
        holding \1/5\ of the fresh surface water supply of the world
        and \9/10\ of the fresh surface water supply of the United
        States;
            (2) 30 years after the date of enactment of the Federal
        Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), water
        quality in the Great Lakes has improved, but the Great Lakes
        remain in a degraded state;
            (3) evidence of the degraded environment of the Great Lakes
        includes--
                    (A) a record 599 closings of Great Lakes beaches in
                2001;
                    (B) an increase to 20 percent in the percentage of
                Great Lakes shoreline that contains polluted sediments;
                and
                    (C) the issuance by State and local authorities of
                1,400 fish consumption advisories relating to the Great
                Lakes;
            (4) the Great Lakes are sources of drinking water for
        approximately 40,000,000 people in the United States and
        Canada;
            (5) in the years since the Great Lakes Water Quality
        Agreement was signed and the United States and Canada agreed to
        ``restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological
        integrity of the waters of the Great Lakes Basin and give
        priority attention to the 43 designated Areas of Concern'', no
        sites have been restored in the United States;
            (6) it is the responsibility of the Federal Government and
        State and local governments to ensure that the Great Lakes
        remain a clean and safe source of water for drinking, fishing,
        and swimming; and
            (7) while the total quantity of resources needed to restore
        the Great Lakes is unknown, additional funding is needed now to
        augment existing efforts to address the known threats facing
        the Great Lakes.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Great Lakes
        Environmental Restoration Advisory Board established by section
        5(a).
            (2) Council.--The term ``Council'' means the Great Lakes
        Federal Coordination Council established by section 6(a).
            (3) Great lake.--The term ``Great Lake'' means--
                    (A) Lake Erie;
                    (B) Lake Huron (including Lake Saint Clair);
                    (C) Lake Michigan;
                    (D) Lake Ontario;
                    (E) Lake Superior; and
                    (F) the connecting channels of those Lakes,
                including--
                            (i) the Saint Marys River;
                            (ii) the Saint Clair River;
                            (iii) the Detroit River;
                            (iv) the Niagara River; and
                            (v) the Saint Lawrence River to the
                        Canadian border.
            (4) Great lakes state.--The term ``Great Lakes State''
        means each of the States of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan,
        Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
            (5) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the Great Lakes
        Environmental Restoration Grant Program established by section
        4(a).
            (6) Program office.--The term ``Program Office'' means the
        Great Lakes National Program Office of the Environmental
        Protection Agency.

SEC. 4. GREAT LAKES RESTORATION GRANTS.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a Great Lakes
Environmental Restoration Grant Program, to be administered by the
Program Office.
    (b) Grants.--
            (1) In general.--In coordination with the Board, the
        Program Office shall provide to States, municipalities, and
        other applicants grants for use in and around the Great Lakes
        in carrying out--
                    (A) contaminated sediment cleanup;
                    (B) wetland restoration;
                    (C) invasive species control and prevention;
                    (D) coastal wildlife and fisheries habitat
                improvement;
                    (E) public access improvement;
                    (F) water quality improvement;
                    (G) sustainable water use;
                    (H) nonpoint source pollution reduction; or
                    (I) such other projects and activities to restore,
                protect, and assist the recovery of the Great Lakes as
                the Board may determine.
            (2) Distribution.--In providing grants under this section
        for a fiscal year, the Program Office shall ensure that--
                    (A) at least 1 project or activity is funded in
                each Great Lakes State for the fiscal year;
                    (B) the amount of funds received by each Great
                Lakes State under this section for the fiscal year is
                at least 6 percent, but not more than 30 percent, of
                the total amount of funds made available for grants
                under this section for the fiscal year;
                    (C) each project or activity for which funding is
                provided results in 1 or more tangible improvements in
                the Great Lakes watershed; and
                    (D) each project or activity for which funding is
                provided addresses 1 or more priority issue areas
                identified by the Board for the fiscal year.
            (3) Grant evaluation.--
                    (A) In general.--In evaluating grant proposals, the
                Program Office shall give great weight to the ranking
                of proposals by the Board under section 5(c)(3).
                    (B) Decision not to fund.--If the Program Office
                decides not to fund a grant proposal ranked by the
                Board as 1 of the top 10 proposals meriting funding,
                the Program Office shall provide to the Board, not
                later than 30 days after the date of the determination,
                a written statement explaining the reasons why the
                proposal was not funded.
            (4) Funding limitations.--Funds provided under the Program
        shall not be used for any of the following:
                    (A) Design, construction, or improvement of a road
                except as required in connection with a sewer upgrade.
                    (B) Design, implementation, or evaluation of a
                research or monitoring project or activity except as
                required in connection with a project or activity that
                will result in a tangible improvement to the Great
                Lakes watershed.
                    (C) Design or implementation of a beautification
                project or activity that does not result in a tangible
                improvement to the Great Lakes watershed.
                    (D) Litigation expenses, including legal actions to
                address violations of the Federal Water Pollution
                Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the Endangered
                Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), or any
                other environmental law or regulation.
                    (E) Lobbying expenses (as defined in section 2 of
                the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602)).
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
        carry out this section $600,000,000 for each of fiscal years
        2004 through 2013.
            (2) Cost sharing.--The Federal share of the cost of any
        project or activity carried out using funds made available
        under paragraph (1) shall not exceed 80 percent.
            (3) In-kind contributions.--The non-Federal share of the
        cost of any project or activity carried out using funds made
        available under paragraph (1) may be provided in cash or in
        kind.

SEC. 5. GREAT LAKES ADVISORY BOARD.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a committee to be known as
the ``Great Lakes Environmental Restoration Advisory Board''.
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--The Board shall be composed of 21 voting
        members (or designees of the members), of whom--
                    (A) 8 shall be the Governors of the Great Lakes
                States;
                    (B) 1 shall be Director of the Great Lakes National
                Program Office;
                    (C) 1 shall be the Secretary of the Interior;
                    (D) 1 shall be the Director of the National Oceanic
                and Atmospheric Administration;
                    (E) 1 shall be the Chief of Engineers;
                    (F) 1 shall be the Secretary of Agriculture; and
                    (G) 8 shall be chief executives of cities,
                counties, or municipalities in the Great Lakes basin
                and selected by the Steering Committee of the Great
                Lakes Cities Initiative, including 1 member from each
                Great Lakes.
            (2) Observers.--The Board may include observers,
        including--
                    (A) the Premiers of the Canadian Provinces of
                Ontario and Quebec;
                    (B) a representative of the Government of Canada;
                    (C) a representative of the State Department;
                    (D) 8 representatives of environmental
                organizations (with 1 member appointed by the Governor
                of each Great Lakes State), including--
                            (i) Great Lakes United;
                            (ii) the Lake Michigan Federation;
                            (iii) the National Wildlife Federation;
                            (iv) the Sierra Club; and
                            (v) The Nature Conservancy;
                    (E) 5 representatives of industry selected by the
                chairperson of the Board;
                    (F) the Chairman of the United States section of
                the International Joint Committee;
                    (G) the Vice Chair of the United States section of
                the Great Lakes Fishery Commission;
                    (H) the Chairman of the Great Lakes Commission; and
                    (I) 3 representatives of Native Americans selected
                by the President.
            (3) Date of appointments.--The appointment of each member
        of the Board shall be made not later than 90 days after the
        date of enactment of this Act.
            (4) Term; vacancies.--
                    (A) Term.--A member of the Board shall be appointed
                for 5 years.
                    (B) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Board--
                            (i) shall not affect the powers of the
                        Board; and
                            (ii) shall be filled in the same manner as
                        the original appointment was made.
            (5) Meetings.--The Board shall meet at the call of the
        chairperson.
            (6) Chairperson.--The Board shall select a chairperson of
        the Board from the members appointed under paragraph (1)(A).
    (c) Duties.--
            (1) In general.--Before the beginning of the fiscal year,
        the Board shall determine by majority vote, and shall submit to
        the Program Office, the funding priority issue areas that shall
        apply to all grants provided under section 4 during the fiscal
        year.
            (2) Great lakes goals.--The priorities shall be based on
        environmental restoration goals for the Great Lakes that--
                    (A) are prepared by the Governors of Great Lakes
                States; and
                    (B) identify specific objectives and the best
                methods by which to produce a tangible improvement to
                the Great Lakes.
            (3) Grants.--
                    (A) Program office.--The Program Office shall
                provide to the Board, in a timely manner, copies of
                grant proposals submitted under section 4.
                    (B) Board.--The Board shall--
                            (i) review the grant proposals; and
                            (ii) provide to the Program Office, by a
                        date specified by the Program Office, a list of
                        the grant applications that the Board
                        recommends for funding, ranked in order of the
                        applications that most merit funding.

SEC. 6. GREAT LAKES FEDERAL COORDINATING COUNCIL.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established, in the executive branch,
the Great Lakes Federal Coordinating Council.
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--The Council shall consist of--
                    (A) the Secretary of the Interior;
                    (B) the Secretary of Agriculture;
                    (C) the Secretary of Commerce;
                    (D) the Secretary of State;
                    (E) the Secretary of Transportation;
                    (F) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
                    (G) the Administrator of the Environmental
                Protection Agency, acting through the Great Lakes
                National Program Office Director;
                    (H) the Secretary of the Army, acting through the
                Chief of Engineers; and
                    (I) such additional members as are appointed under
                paragraph (2).
            (2) Additional members.--With the concurrence of a majority
        of the members of the Council, the chairperson of the Council
        may appoint additional members to the Council from among
        individuals who are officers or employees of the Federal
        Government with significant responsibilities concerning the
        environmental restoration and protection of the Great Lakes.
    (c) Chairperson.--The Director of the Great Lakes National Program
Office shall serve as chairperson of the Council.
    (d) Meetings.--The Council shall meet at the call of the
chairperson, but not less often than 3 times in each calendar year.
    (e) Duties.--
            (1) In general.--The Council shall ensure that the efforts
        of Federal agencies concerning environmental restoration and
        protection of the Great Lakes are coordinated, effective,
        complementary, and cost-efficient.
            (2) Duties.--To carry out subsection (a), the Council
        shall--
                    (A) ensure that Federal agencies implement the
                policies and priorities identified by the Council
                through appropriate actions, including working in
                cooperation with Federal agencies on development of
                budgets for the annual submission by the President to
                Congress of the budget of the United States Government
                under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code; and
                    (B) develop and submit to the appropriate
                committees of Congress and the Director of the Office
                of Management and Budget--
                            (i) an annual list of priorities for
                        implementation, ranked in high, medium, and low
                        categories, under Federal efforts and programs;
                        and
                            (ii) a description of accomplishments
                        under--
                                    (I) the Program; and
                                    (II) as the Council considers
                                appropriate, other federally funded
                                grant programs that benefit the Great
                                Lakes.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $100,000 for each of fiscal
years 2004 through 2006.

SEC. 7. GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY INDICATORS AND MONITORING.

    (a) In General.--Section 118(c)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph
(B) and inserting the following:
                    ``(B)(i) not later than 2 years after the date of
                enactment of this clause, in cooperation with Canada
                and appropriate Federal agencies (including the United
                States Geological Survey, the National Oceanic and
                Atmospheric Administration, and the United States Fish
                and Wildlife Service), develop and implement a set of
                science-based indicators of water quality and related
                environmental factors in the Great Lakes, including, at
                a minimum, measures of toxic pollutants that have
                accumulated in the Great Lakes for a substantial period
                of time, as determined by the Program Office;
                    ``(ii) not later than 4 years after the date of
                enactment of this clause--
                            ``(I) establish a Federal network for the
                        regular monitoring of, and collection of data
                        throughout, the Great Lakes basin with respect
                        to the indicators described in clause (i); and
                            ``(II) collect an initial set of benchmark
                        data from the network; and
                    ``(iii) not later than 2 years after the date of
                collection of the data described in clause (ii)(II),
                and biennially thereafter, in addition to the report
                required under paragraph (10), submit to Congress, and
                make available to the public, a report that--
                            ``(I) describes the water quality and
                        related environmental factors of the Great
                        Lakes (including any changes in those factors),
                        as determined through the regular monitoring of
                        indicators under clause (ii)(I) for the period
                        covered by the report; and
                            ``(II) identifies any emerging problems in
                        the water quality or related environmental
                        factors of the Great Lakes.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 118 of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268) is amended by striking
subsection (h) and inserting the following:
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated
        to carry out this section (other than subsection (c)(1)(B))
        $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.
            ``(2) Great lakes water quality indicators and
        monitoring.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
        out subsection (c)(1)(B)--
                    ``(A) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
                    ``(B) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
                    ``(C) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
                    ``(D) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.''.

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Great Lakes Environmental Restoration Act - Establishes a Great Lakes Environmental Restoration Grant Program in the Great Lakes National Program Office of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Allocates funds among the Great Lakes States, requiring the funding of at least one project or activity per Great Lakes State per fiscal year. Stipulates that these projects result in tangible improvements in the Great Lakes watershed and address at least one of the priority issues identified by the Great Lakes Environmental Restoration Advisory Board.

Prohibits the use of restoration grant funds for: (1) roads not connected with a sewer upgrade; (2) research, monitoring or beautification projects unrelated to tangible improvements to the watershed; or (3) litigation and lobbying expenses.

Establishes the Great Lakes Environmental Restoration Advisory Board which includes Federal, State, and local members as well as Canadian and environmental organization observers.

Establishes the Great Lakes Federal Coordinating Council.

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of EPA to: (1) develop and implement science-based indicators of water quality and related environmental factors in the Great Lakes, including measures of accumulated toxic pollutants; (2) establish a Federal network to regularly monitor and collect this data; and (3) make a report available to Congress and the public describing the water quality and related environmental factors of the Great Lakes.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Missing-in-Action and
Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

    There is established a commission to be known as the Commission on
Missing-in-Action and Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia (in this Act
referred to as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of
seven members as follows:
            (1) One individual appointed by the President from among
        the general public who shall serve as Chairperson of the
        Commission.
            (2) One individual appointed by the President pro tempore
        of the Senate from among Members of the Senate.
            (3) One individual appointed by the Speaker of the House of
        Representatives from among Members of the House of
        Representatives.
            (4) Two individuals appointed by the President who are
        members of the immediate family of United States personnel who
        remain not accounted for as a result of service in the Armed
        Forces or other Federal Government service in Southeast Asia
        during the Vietnam era.
            (5) One individual appointed by the Secretary of Defense
        from among officers or employees of the Department of Defense.
            (6) One individual appointed by the Secretary of State from
        among officers or employees of the Department of State.
    (b) Terms.--The term of office for a member of the Commission shall
be the life of the Commission.
    (c) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the
manner in which the original appointment was made.
    (d) Compensation.--
            (1) Rate of pay.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), each
        member of the Commission shall serve without pay or benefits.
            (2) Travel expenses.--Each member of the Commission may
        receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
        subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title
        5, United States Code.
    (e) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum.
    (f) Meetings.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall meet at the call of
        the Chairperson or a majority of its members.
            (2) Initial meeting.--The Commission shall hold its initial
        meeting not later than 60 days after the date on which
        appointments are completed.

SEC. 4. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall conduct a
        comprehensive study of the efforts made by the government of
        Vietnam to account for any United States personnel who remain
        not accounted for as a result of service in the Armed Forces or
        other Federal Government service in Southeast Asia during the
        Vietnam era.
            (2) Matters studied.--The matters studied by the Commission
        shall include--
                    (A) efforts of the POW/MIA task force of the
                Department of Defense to dispose of the ``discrepancy''
                cases involving 55 individuals who were known to be
                alive on the ground during the Vietnam era but who did
                not return to the United States;
                    (B) efforts of the government of the United States
                to account for any United States personnel who remain
                not accounted for as a result of service in the Armed
                Forces or other Federal Government service in Southeast
                Asia during the Vietnam era; and
                    (C) efforts of the governments of Vietnam, Laos,
                Cambodia, and the People's Republic of China, to
                account for any United States personnel who remain not
                accounted for as a result of service in the Armed
                Forces or other Federal Government service in Southeast
                Asia during the Vietnam era.
    (b) Report.--Not later than January 1, 1997, the Commission shall
submit to Congress a report on its findings and recommendations.

SEC. 5. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings and Sessions.--The Commission may, for the purpose of
carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places,
take testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission considers
appropriate. The Commission may administer oaths or affirmations to
witnesses appearing before it.
    (b) Obtaining Official Data.--The Commission may secure directly
from any Federal agency information necessary to enable it to carry out
this Act. Upon request of the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of the
Commission, the head of the agency shall provide the information to the
Commission.
    (c) Administrative Support Services.--At the request of the
Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the
Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support
services necessary for the Commission to carry out its responsibilities
under this Act.

SEC. 6. STAFF OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Staff.--The Commission may appoint and fix the compensation of
such staff as the Commission considers necessary to perform its duties.
    (b) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws.--The staff of the
Commission may be appointed without regard to the provisions of title
5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive
service, and may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51
and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to
classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of
pay for such staff may not exceed the rate of basic pay under the
General Schedule for positions above GS-15.
    (c) Experts and Consultants.--The Commission may procure temporary
and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United
States Code, at rates for individuals which do not exceed the daily
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay under the General Schedule
for positions above GS-15.

SEC. 7. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.

    The Commission shall terminate 90 days after the date of the
submission of its report under section 4(b).

SEC. 8. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of the
        report under section 4(b), the appropriate committees of
        Congress should initiate hearings to consider the findings and
        recommendations of the report; and
            (2) the appropriate committees should consider whether to
        adopt a resolution stating the sense of Congress on whether
        diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam
        should be maintained.

Output:
Commission on Missing-in-Action and Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia Act - Establishes the Commission on Missing-in-Action and Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia to:  (1) conduct a comprehensive study of efforts made by the government of Vietnam to account for any U.S. personnel who remain unaccounted for as a result of military or Federal Government service in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era; and (2) report to the Congress on the study's findings and recommendations.  Terminates the Commission 90 days after submission of such report.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the appropriate congressional committees should:  (1) initiate hearings to consider the findings and recommendations of the report; and (2) consider whether to adopt a resolution stating the sense of the Congress on whether diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam should be maintained.