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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State and Local Government Economic
Empowerment Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR INTEREST-FREE
              LOANS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), each State, county,
incorporated municipality, and Indian tribe shall be entitled to obtain
a loan under section 3, unless such unit of government is delinquent in
repaying a prior loan.
    (b) Maximum Amount Limitation.--The total amount of money to which
any entity described in subsection (a) is entitled to borrow under this
section shall not exceed the amount equal to the product of--
            (1) the resident population, as determined by the Secretary
        on the basis of the 2000 census, of the geographic territory
        over which the entity has jurisdiction; and
            (2) the amount equal to--
                    (A) in the case of a State, $200;
                    (B) in the case of a county (as defined in section
                2 of title 1, United States Code), $200;
                    (C) in the case of an incorporated municipality,
                $600; and
                    (D) in the case of an Indian tribe, $1,000.

SEC. 3. INTEREST-FREE LOANS.

    Subject to sections 2(b) and 4, the Secretary shall issue an
interest-free loan to any government unit described in section 2(a) if
the Secretary obtains such assurances as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate from the unit that the proceeds of such loan will be used
solely for the purpose of funding capital projects of the governmental
unit, including the construction of or improvements to--
            (1) streets, highways, bridges, and tunnels;
            (2) waste water and sewer systems; and
            (3) infrastructure and other public facilities.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    (a) Disbursement Requirements.--Loans made under section 3 shall be
disbursed by the Secretary--
            (1) in a lump sum for the full amount of the loan; or
            (2) if the Secretary determines that partial disbursements
        are appropriate in the case of loans for construction projects
        in order to accommodate a greater number of loan requests, over
        the construction period of the project.
    (b) Minimum Phase-In Period.--Disbursements on all eligible loans
made under section 3 shall begin before the end of the 5-year period
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Period to Maturity.--The period to maturity of any loan made
under section 3 shall be the estimated number of years of the useful
life of the infrastructure installation (if any) which is financed by
the loan, but, in any case, shall be a minimum of 10 years and a
maximum of 30 years.
    (d) Applicability of State Law.--The number or the principal
amounts of interest-free loans made under section 3 to any governmental
unit established by a State, or the period to maturity of any such
loan, may not exceed the maximum number, amount, or period to maturity
established under the law of such State, unless the State provides a
waiver from any such limitation with respect to any such governmental
unit.
    (e) Administrative Fees.--The Secretary shall impose an
administrative fee on each recipient of a loan under section 3 in an
amount not to exceed the lesser of--
            (1) 0.25 percent of the total amount of the loan; or
            (2) an amount sufficient to cover all administrative costs
        incurred by the Secretary, including overhead, for making and
        administering the loan.
    (f) Terms of Repayment.--The repayment terms of any loan made under
section 3 shall require quarterly payments by the recipient in equal
amounts determined by dividing--
            (1) the sum of the principal and the administrative fees
        applicable with respect to such loan; by
            (2) the number of calendar quarters any portion of which
        falls within the period to maturity of the loan.
    (g) Collections of Past Due Amounts and Collection Fees.--
            (1) Enforced collections.--The Secretary shall take action
        to enforce collection of past due amounts of any loan on which
        4 or more quarterly payments are due and payable.
            (2) Impoundment of delinquent amount.--In the case of any
        delinquent loan described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may
        seek an order from a district court of the United States of
        appropriate jurisdiction directing a United States Marshall to
        impound, under authority of this subsection, any available
        funds of the debtor in an amount equal to the amount currently
        due as of the date of such action to reduce or eliminate the
        delinquency.
            (3) Waiver of debtor's right to defend against
        collection.--As a condition for receiving any loan under
        section 3, the recipient shall waive any right to take any
        legal action to prevent or defend against the collection by the
        Secretary of any amount which the parties agree is past due.
            (4) Cost of collection.--The costs incurred by the
        Secretary in collecting any amount under this subsection with
        respect to any loan shall be added to and treated as a part of
        the principal amount of the loan.
            (5) Balance of loan principal and fees payable in
        accordance with terms of loan.--A debtor who is subject to
        collection proceedings under this subsection for any delinquent
        portion of a loan under section 3 shall continue to meet the
        repayment schedule applicable to such loan for the remaining
        amount of principal and fees.
    (h) Repayment of Loans.--Loans made under section 3 shall be repaid
to the Secretary in accordance with the terms established under this
Act and shall be deposited into the Treasury of the United States.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Commerce.
            (2) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' means any
        Indian tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or other organized group or
        community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or
        village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to
        the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, which is recognized as
        eligible for the special programs and services provided by the
        United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' includes the District of
        Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American
        Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Northern
        Mariana Islands.

SEC. 6. PROGRAM AUTHORITY.

    In accordance with the provisions of this Act, there are hereby
made available, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to make loans to all
entities described in section 2(a).

Output: State and Local Government Economic Empowerment Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to issue an interest-free loan to any State, county, incorporated municipality, or Indian tribe upon obtaining appropriate assurances that the proceeds of the loan will be used solely for funding capital projects, including the construction of or improvements to: (1) streets, highways, bridges, and tunnels; (2) waste water and sewer systems; and (3) infrastructure and other public facilities. Sets maximum loan limitations. Entitles each such unit of government to obtain an interest-free loan unless it is delinquent in repaying a prior loan.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Methamphetamine Awareness and
Prevention Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Methamphetamine addiction is a growing epidemic in the
        United States.
            (2) Existing programs within the Federal Government do not
        specifically target methamphetamine use in an effective manner,
        considering the widespread use of the drug.
            (3) The existing drug policy of the Federal Government
        focuses on the impact of marijuana as a gateway drug rather
        than methamphetamine.
            (4) Methamphetamine use impacts a variety of Federal and
        State services, from child welfare to addiction, treatment, and
        housing costing taxpayers millions of dollars every year.
            (5) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
        Administration found in 2004 that 1,400,000 persons ages 12 and
        older used methamphetamine in the past year.
            (6) Precursor chemicals for the production of
        methamphetamine vary widely and are easily accessible across
        the United States.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to prevent the spread
of methamphetamine through the establishment of a competitive grant
program to identify successful methamphetamine education and awareness
campaigns.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.

    Part A of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 506C. METHAMPHETAMINE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION.

    ``(a) Office.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is established within the
        Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration an
        office to be known as the Methamphetamine Awareness and
        Prevention Office. The Office shall be headed by a director to
        be appointed by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Duties.--In addition to other activities determined
        appropriate by the Secretary to reduce the use of
        methamphetamines, the director of the Office shall administer
        the grant program established under subsection (b).
    ``(b) Grant Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The director of the Office shall
        establish a program to award competitive grants to eligible
        entities for the establishment and implementation of successful
        methamphetamine education and awareness campaigns to reduce the
        spread of methamphetamine use.
            ``(2) Eligibility.--To be eligible for a grant under this
        subsection an entity shall--
                    ``(A) be a State or local government or a private
                nonprofit organization;
                    ``(B) submit to the director of the Office an
                application in accordance with paragraph (3)(C); and
                    ``(C) provide assurances that the entity will
                contribute non-Federal funds towards the costs of
                carrying out activities under the grant in an amount
                equal to 100 percent of the amount received under the
                grant.
            ``(3) Applications.--
                    ``(A) Process.--Not later than 90 days after the
                date of enactment of this section, the director of the
                Office shall solicit applications for grants under this
                subsection. The director of the Office shall notify an
                applicant in writing of the reasons why an applicant
                has failed to be awarded such a grant.
                    ``(B) Evaluation of applications.--In determining
                whether to award a grant to an applicant under this
                subsection, the director of the Office shall--
                            ``(i) evaluate the scope of the education
                        and awareness campaign to be conducted under
                        the grant to ensure that the target audience is
                        reached;
                            ``(ii) consider the duration of the
                        education and awareness campaign involved and
                        the expected positive impact at the State or
                        local level;
                            ``(iii) consider the ability of the
                        applicant to tailor the message to at-risk
                        populations;
                            ``(iv) require a reduced match of 50
                        percent with respect to applications from rural
                        or underserved areas, such as Indian
                        reservations, with little access to outside
                        capital, and any other areas deemed eligible by
                        the director of the Office; and
                            ``(v) consider the benefit of the
                        applicant's program based on the criteria
                        described in clauses (i) through (iv).
                    ``(C) Contents.--An application submitted under
                paragraph (2)(B) shall contain--
                            ``(i) a description of the methamphetamine
                        education and awareness campaign to be funded
                        under the grant and how such campaign will
                        significantly curb methamphetamine use,
                        especially among those vulnerable to using
                        methamphetamine for the first time;
                            ``(ii) a description of the significance of
                        the methamphetamine problem in the area
                        targeted by the applicant's campaign, which may
                        include the use of statistics provided through
                        the annual research of the Administration as
                        well as any statistics collected by the
                        Department of Justice, the Office of National
                        Drug Control Policy, or any other State or
                        local law enforcement agency determined useful
                        by the Office to accurately identify the scope
                        of the methamphetamine problem;
                            ``(iii) a description of the size and
                        characteristics of the target audience
                        (including a focus on pre-teen and teenage
                        populations and populations that are
                        historically vulnerable to first-time use) and
                        the most effective means to reach such audience
                        as determined through the conduct of a thorough
                        review by the applicant prior to the submission
                        of the application;
                            ``(iv) a detailed budget or spending plan
                        for use of grant funds;
                            ``(v) evidence to demonstrate positive
                        outcomes of the campaign; and
                            ``(vi) any other information determined
                        appropriate by the director of the Office.
            ``(4) Limitation.--An entity may receive not more than one
        grant in each fiscal year under this subsection. Each such
        grant shall not exceed $5,000,000.
            ``(5) Submission of impact reports.--Not later than 90 days
        after the exhaustion of each grant period, the grant recipient
        shall submit to the director of the Office a report on the
        impact of the education and awareness campaign carried out
        under the grant. Each such report shall include quantitative
        data to demonstrate, with respect to the campaign, the size of
        the audience reached, the impact of the campaign, and the
        reaction to the campaign from the State or local area involved.
        The director of the Office shall use such impact reports in any
        subsequent determinations with respect to grant awards.
    ``(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the end of
the first and each subsequent grant cycle under this section, the
director of the Office shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report that contains a summary of grant awards under
subsection (b) and the impact of such grants on communities throughout
the United States. Information contained in the report may be shared
among all interested Federal and State entities for use to coordinate
effective methamphetamine prevention activities.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Education and awareness campaign.--The term
        `education and awareness campaign' means a coordinated effort
        to reduce methamphetamine use through the use of any media,
        print, radio, television, Internet-based or any other mode of
        communication to convey messages to an audience.
            ``(2) Grant cycle.--The term `grant cycle' means the length
        of time from the date on which a grant is awarded under this
        section until the date on which such grant is expended.
            ``(3) Office.--The term `Office' means the Methamphetamine
        Awareness and Prevention Office.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section, $25,250,000 for fiscal year
2006. Of the amount appropriated for such fiscal year, $250,000 shall
be made available for the activities of the Office, and $25,000,000
shall be made available for grants under subsection (b).''.

Output: Methamphetamine Awareness and Prevention Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Methamphetamine Awareness and Prevention Office within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Requires the Director of the Office to establish a program to award competitive matching grants to states, local governments, and private nonprofit organizations for the establishment and implementation of methamphetamine education and awareness campaigns to reduce the spread of methamphetamine use. Limits a recipient to one grant each fiscal year. Requires recipients to report to the Director on the impact of the campaign carried out under the grant.


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SECTION 1. TWO-YEAR ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
              HEALTH CARE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES SERVING IN
              AREAS AFFECTED BY HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA.

    Section 1710(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following new
        subparagraph:
    ``(F) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a member of the Armed
Forces (including a member ordered to duty under section 502(f) of
title 32) who is performing duty in response to a disaster or emergency
declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) after August 28, 2005, in an
area affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita is eligible for
hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care under subsection
(a)(2)(F) for any disability, notwithstanding that there is
insufficient medical evidence to conclude that such disability is
attributable to such duty.'';
            (2) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the following new
        subparagraph:
    ``(C) In the case of a member of the Armed Forces described in
paragraph (1)(F), hospital care, medical services, and nursing home
care may not be provided under subsection (a)(2)(F) with respect to a
disability that is found, in accordance to guidelines issued by the
Under Secretary for Health, to have resulted from a cause other than
duty described in that paragraph.'';
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
                (C);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of
                subparagraph (D) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                subparagraph:
            ``(E) in the case of care for a veteran described in
        paragraph (1)(F), after a period of two years beginning on the
        date of the veteran's discharge or release from duty described
        in that paragraph.''; and
            (4) by adding at the end of paragraph (4) the following new
        subparagraph:
                    ``(C) The term `area affected by Hurricane Katrina
                or Hurricane Rita' means an area designated for
                individual assistance or public assistance by Federal
                Disaster Declaration notice 1602, 1603, 1604, 1605,
                1606, or 1607 issued by the Director of the Federal
                Emergency Management Agency in August and September
                2005.''.

SEC. 2. HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF SERVICEMEMBERS EXPOSED TO ENVIRONMENTAL
              HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH DUTY IN AREAS AFFECTED BY
              HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide for the
National Academy of Sciences, an independent nonprofit scientific
organization with appropriate expertise which is not part of the
Federal Government, to review and make recommendations for health
surveillance of members of the uniformed services who may be exposed to
environmental hazards as the result of duty in areas affected by
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.
    (b) Assessment by National Academy of Sciences.--The Secretary of
Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into
an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for the Academy to
perform the activities specified in this section. The Secretaries shall
seek to enter into the agreement not later than 60 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Duties Under Agreement.--Under the agreement under subsection
(b), the National Academy of Sciences shall do the following:
            (1) Review and assess available data on environmental
        exposures and adverse health effects that could reasonably be
        expected to be incurred by members of the uniformed services
        assigned to duty (including duty under section 502(f) of title
        32, United States Code) during the period beginning August 28,
        2005, and ending on December 31, 2005, in any county designated
        by the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a
        Federal disaster county for individual or public assistance as
        the result of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.
            (2) Describe the appropriate criteria for identification of
        members of the uniformed services covered by paragraph (1) and
        appropriate data to be collected and maintained for such
        members and make recommendations for the development of a
        registry which could be used to monitor morbidity and mortality
        data for such members.
            (3) Make recommendations concerning the establishment,
        location, and content of a data registry and policies and
        procedures for the ongoing periodic health surveillance of
        members covered by paragraph (1).
    (d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the entry
into effect of the agreement referred to in subsection (a), the
National Academy of Sciences shall submit to the Secretaries a report
on the activities of the National Academy of Sciences under the
agreement, including the results of the activities specified in
subsection (c).
    (e) Recommendations for Additional Scientific Studies.--The Academy
shall make any recommendations it has for additional scientific studies
to resolve areas of continuing scientific uncertainty relating to
environmental toxic exposure in hurricane affected areas referred to in
subsection (c)(1). In making recommendations for further study, the
Academy shall consider the scientific information that is currently
available, the value and relevance of the information that could result
from additional studies, and the cost and feasibility of carrying out
such additional studies.
    (f) Alternative Contract Scientific Organization.--If the
Secretaries are unable within the time period prescribed in subsection
(b) to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences
for the purposes of this section on terms acceptable to the
Secretaries, the Secretaries shall seek to enter into an agreement for
the purposes of this section with another appropriate scientific
organization that is not part of the Government and operates as a not-
for-profit entity and that has expertise and objectivity comparable to
that of the National Academy of Sciences. If the Secretaries enter into
such an agreement with another organization, then any reference in this
section to the National Academy of Sciences shall be treated as a
reference to the other organization.

SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORT ON HEALTH CARE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
              AFFAIRS TO HURRICANE-AFFECTED MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL
              GUARD.

    (a) Data Base.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop and
maintain a data base of members of the Armed Forces who are provided
health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to section
1710(e)(1)(F) of title 38, United States Code, as added by section 1.
    (b) Annual Report.--Not later than January 1 of each year from 2007
through 2009, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans'
Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on members
of the Armed Forces who are provided health care by the Department of
Veterans Affairs pursuant to section 1710(e)(1)(F) of title 38, United
States Code, as added by section 1. Each such report shall include the
following:
            (1) The total number of veterans who sought treatment in
        Department of Veterans Affairs health care facilities pursuant
        to section 1710(e)(1)(F) of title 38, United States Code, as
        added by section 1, during the preceding fiscal year and
        cumulatively, set forth by the number of veterans per fiscal
        year and the health-care eligibility category under which such
        care was provided.
            (2) The cost of health care furnished to veterans pursuant
        to such section during the preceding fiscal year and
        cumulatively, including the costs for veterans who would not
        have been eligible for enrollment for such care under
        limitations imposed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for
        veterans eligible for health care from the Department only
        under section 1710(a)(3) of title 38, United States Code.

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Makes a member of the Armed Forces who is performing duty in response to a disaster or emergency declaration after August 28, 2005, in an area affected by Hurricane Katrina or Rita eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for any disability, notwithstanding insufficient medical evidence to conclude that the disability is attributable to such duty. Prohibits such care or services with respect to a disability found to have resulted from a cause other than such duty. Terminates eligibility two years after the member's discharge or release from such duty.

Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to review and make recommendations for the health surveillance of members who may be exposed to environmental hazards as the result of duty in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.

Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to maintain a database of members provided health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to such duty.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Suburban and Community Forestry and
Open Space Initiative Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. SUBURBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY AND OPEN SPACE INITIATIVE.

    The Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 is amended by
inserting after section 7 (16 U.S.C. 2103c) the following:

``SEC. 7A. SUBURBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY AND OPEN SPACE INITIATIVE.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a
        State (including a political subdivision) or nonprofit
        organization that the Secretary determines under subsection
        (c)(1)(A)(ii) is eligible to receive a grant under subsection
        (c)(2).
            ``(2) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe'--
                    ``(A) in the case of the State of Alaska, means a
                Native corporation (as defined in section 3 of the
                Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602));
                and
                    ``(B) in the case of any other State, has the
                meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
                Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
                450b).
            ``(3) Private forest land.--The term `private forest land'
        means land that is--
                    ``(A)(i) covered by trees; or
                    ``(ii) suitable for growing trees, as determined by
                the Secretary;
                    ``(B) suburban, as determined by the Secretary; and
                    ``(C) owned by--
                            ``(i) a private entity; or
                            ``(ii) an Indian tribe.
            ``(4) Program.--The term `program' means the Suburban and
        Community Forestry and Open Space Initiative established by
        subsection (b).
            ``(5) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
        of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
    ``(b) Establishment.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is established within the Forest
        Service a program to be known as the `Suburban and Community
        Forestry and Open Space Initiative'.
            ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the program is to provide
        assistance to eligible entities to carry out projects and
        activities to--
                    ``(A) identify and preserve private forest land;
                and
                    ``(B) contain suburban sprawl.
    ``(c) Grant Program.--
            ``(1) Identification of eligible private forest land.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation
                with State foresters or equivalent State officials and
                State planning offices, shall establish criteria for--
                            ``(i) the identification, subject to
                        subparagraph (B), of private forest land in
                        each State that may be preserved under this
                        section; and
                            ``(ii) the identification of eligible
                        entities.
                    ``(B) Conditions for eligible private forest
                land.--Private forest land identified for preservation
                under subparagraph (A)(i) shall be land that is--
                            ``(i) located in an area that is affected,
                        or threatened to be affected, by significant
                        suburban sprawl, as determined by the
                        appropriate planning office of the State in
                        which the private forest land is located; and
                            ``(ii) threatened by present or future
                        conversion to nonforest use.
            ``(2) Grants.--
                    ``(A) Projects and activities.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In carrying out this
                        section, the Secretary shall award grants to
                        eligible entities to carry out a project or
                        activity described in clause (ii).
                            ``(ii) Types.--A project or activity
                        referred to in clause (i) is a project or
                        activity that--
                                    ``(I) is carried out to preserve
                                private forest land or contain suburban
                                sprawl; and
                                    ``(II) provides for guaranteed
                                public access to land on which the
                                project or activity is carried out,
                                unless the appropriate State planning
                                office requests, and provides
                                justification for the request, that
                                that requirement be waived.
                    ``(B) Application.--An eligible entity that seeks
                to receive a grant under this section shall submit to
                the Secretary, in such form as the Secretary shall
                prescribe, an application for the grant (including a
                description of any private forest land to be preserved
                using funds from the grant).
                    ``(C) Approval or disapproval.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii),
                        as soon as practicable after the date on which
                        the Secretary receives an application under
                        subparagraph (B) or a resubmission under
                        subclause (II)(bb), the Secretary shall--
                                    ``(I)(aa) approve the application;
                                and
                                    ``(bb) award a grant to the
                                applicant; or
                                    ``(II)(aa) disapprove the
                                application; and
                                    ``(bb) provide the applicant a
                                statement that describes the reasons
                                why the application was disapproved
                                (including a deadline by which the
                                applicant may resubmit the
                                application).
                            ``(ii) Priority.--In awarding grants under
                        this section, the Secretary shall give priority
                        to applicants that propose to fund projects and
                        activities that promote, in addition to the
                        primary purposes of preserving private forest
                        land and containing suburban sprawl--
                                    ``(I) the active management, in a
                                sustainable manner, of private forest
                                land;
                                    ``(II) community and school
                                education programs and curricula
                                relating to sustainable forestry; and
                                    ``(III) community involvement in
                                determining the care and management of
                                forest resources.
            ``(3) Cost sharing.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of
                carrying out any project or activity using funds from a
                grant awarded under this section shall not exceed \1/2\
                of the total cost of the project or activity.
                    ``(B) Assurances of non-federal share.--As a
                condition of receipt of a grant under this section, an
                eligible entity shall provide to the Secretary such
                assurances as the Secretary determines are sufficient
                to demonstrate that the non-Federal share of the cost
                of each project or activity to be funded by the grant
                has been secured.
                    ``(C) Form of non-federal share.--The non-Federal
                share of the cost of carrying out any project or
                activity described in subparagraph (A) may be provided
                in cash or in kind.
    ``(d) Use of Grant Funds for Purchases of Land or Easements.--
            ``(1) Purchases.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
                subparagraph (B), funds made available, and grants
                awarded, under this section may be used to purchase
                private forest land or interests in private forest land
                (including conservation easements) only from willing
                sellers at fair market value.
                    ``(B) Sales at less than fair market value.--A sale
                of private forest land or an interest in private forest
                land at less than fair market value shall be permitted
                only on certification by the landowner that the sale is
                being entered into willingly and without coercion.
            ``(2) Title.--Title to private forest land or an interest
        in private forest land purchased under paragraph (1) may be
        held, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, by--
                    ``(A) a State (including a political subdivision of
                a State); or
                    ``(B) a nonprofit organization.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section--
            ``(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
            ``(2) such sums as are necessary for each fiscal year
        thereafter.''.

Output: Suburban and Community Forestry and Open Space Initiative Act of 2001 - Amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to establish in the Forest Service the Suburban and Community Forestry and Open Space Initiative, which shall provide grants to preserve private forest land and contain suburban sprawl.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hunt Unrestricted on National
Treasures Act'' or the ``HUNT Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Federal public land management agency.--The term
        ``Federal public land management agency'' means any of the
        National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife
        Service, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management.
            (2) Travel management plan.--The term ``travel management
        plan'' means a plan for the management of travel--
                    (A) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of
                the National Park Service, on park roads and designated
                routes under section 4.10 of title 36, Code of Federal
                Regulations (or successor regulations);
                    (B) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of
                the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, on the
                land under a comprehensive conservation plan prepared
                under section 4(e) of the National Wildlife Refuge
                System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(e));
                    (C) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of
                the Forest Service, on National Forest System land
                under part 212 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations
                (or successor regulations); and
                    (D) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of
                the Bureau of Land Management, under a resource
                management plan developed under the Federal Land Policy
                and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).

SEC. 3. REPORT ON PUBLIC ACCESS AND EGRESS TO FEDERAL PUBLIC LAND.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, and annually thereafter, each head of a Federal public land
management agency shall make available to the public on the website of
the Federal public land management agency a report that includes--
            (1) a list of the location and acreage of land more than
        640 acres in size under the jurisdiction of the Federal public
        land management agency on which the public is allowed, under
        Federal or State law, to hunt, fish, or use the land for other
        recreational purposes--
                    (A) to which there is no public access or egress;
                or
                    (B) to which public access or egress to the legal
                boundaries of the land is significantly restricted (as
                determined by the head of the Federal public land
                management agency);
            (2) with respect to land described in paragraph (1), a list
        of the locations and acreage on the land that the head of the
        Federal public land management agency determines have
        significant potential for use for hunting, fishing, and other
        recreational purposes; and
            (3) with respect to land described in paragraph (2), a plan
        developed by the Federal public land management agency that--
                    (A) identifies how public access and egress could
                reasonably be provided to the legal boundaries of the
                land in a manner that minimizes the impact on wildlife
                habitat and water quality;
                    (B) specifies the actions recommended to secure the
                access and egress, including acquiring an easement,
                right-of-way, or fee title from a willing owner of any
                land that abuts the land or the need to coordinate with
                State land management agencies or other Federal or
                State governmental entities to allow for such access
                and egress; and
                    (C) is consistent with the travel management plan
                in effect on the land.
    (b) List of Public Access Routes for Certain Land.--Not later than
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, each head of a Federal
public land management agency shall make available to the public on the
website of the Federal public land management agency, and thereafter
revise as the head of the Federal public land management agency
determines appropriate, a list of roads or trails that provide the
primary public access and egress to the legal boundaries of contiguous
parcels of land equal to more than 640 acres in size under the
jurisdiction of the Federal public land management agency on which the
public is allowed, under Federal or State law, to hunt, fish, or use
the land for other recreational purposes.
    (c) Means of Public Access and Egress Included.--In considering
public access and egress under subsections (a) and (b), the head of the
applicable Federal public land management agency shall consider public
access and egress to the legal boundaries of the land described in
those subsections, including access and egress--
            (1) by motorized or non-motorized vehicles; and
            (2) on foot or horseback.
    (d) Effect.--
            (1) In general.--This Act shall have no effect on whether a
        particular recreational use shall be allowed on the land
        described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a).
            (2) Effect of allowable uses on agency consideration.--In
        preparing the plan under subsection (a)(3), the head of the
        applicable Federal public land management agency shall only
        consider recreational uses that are allowed on the land at the
        time that the plan is prepared.

SEC. 4. FUNDS FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO FEDERAL LAND FOR RECREATIONAL
              PURPOSES.

    Section 7(a)(1) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965
(16 U.S.C. 460l-9) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``Recreational public access to federal land.--In an amount
        not less than 1.5 percent of such moneys, for projects that
        secure public access to Federal land for hunting, fishing, and
        other recreational purposes through easements, rights-of-way,
        or fee title acquisitions from willing sellers.''.

Output: Hunt Unrestricted on National Treasures Act or HUNT Act - Requires each head of a federal public land management agency (the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management [BLM]), to annually make available to the public on its website a report that includes: (1) a list of the land more than 640 acres in size under its jurisdiction on which the public is allowed to hunt, fish, or use such land for other recreational purposes and to which there is no public access or egress or to which such access or egress to the land's legal boundaries is significantly restricted; (2) a list of locations and acreage on such land that the agency head determines have significant potential for use for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; and (3) a plan to provide such access and egress that is consistent with the travel management plan in effect.  Requires each agency head to make available to the public on the agency's website, and thereafter revise, a list of roads or trails that provide the primary public access and egress to the legal boundaries of contiguous parcels of land equal to more than 640 acres in size under the agency's jurisdiction on which the public is allowed to hunt, fish, or use such lands for other recreational purposes.  Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to require allotment from the Land and Water Conservation Fund of an amount not less than 1.5% of the moneys appropriated for projects that secure public access to federal land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes through easements, rights-of-way, or fee title acquisitions from willing sellers.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``North Korean Counterterrorism and
Nonproliferation Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) International press reports noted that Iranian
        officials traveled to North Korea to observe the long and
        short-range missile tests conducted by the North Korean regime
        on July 4, 2006, and this was confirmed by Ambassador
        Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia
        and the Pacific, during testimony before the Senate Foreign
        Relations Committee on July 20, 2006.
            (2) International press reports in the summer of 2006
        indicated that North Korea was involved in training in
        guerrilla warfare of Hezbollah cadres who subsequently were
        involved in operations against Israeli forces in south Lebanon.
            (3) The United Nations Security Council, under the
        Presidency of Japan, unanimously adopted Resolution 1718 on
        October 14, 2006, ``condemning'' the nuclear weapon test
        conducted by North Korea on October 9, 2006, and imposing
        sanctions on North Korea.
            (4) President George W. Bush stated in November 2006 that:
        ``The transfer of nuclear weapons or material by North Korea to
        states or non-state entities would be considered a grave threat
        to the United States, and we would hold North Korea fully
        accountable for the consequences of such action. . . . It is
        vital that the nations of this region send a message to North
        Korea that the proliferation of nuclear technology to hostile
        regimes or terrorist networks will not be tolerated.''.
            (5) Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stated in October
        2006 that ``a North Korean decision to try to transfer a
        nuclear weapon or technologies either to another state or to a
        non-state actor'' would be an ``extremely grave'' action for
        which the United States would ``hold North Korea accountable''.
            (6) Congress authoritatively expressed its view, in section
        202(b)(2) of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (Public
        Law 108-333; 22 U.S.C. 7832(b)(2)), that ``United States
        nonhumanitarian assistance to North Korea shall be contingent
        on North Korea's substantial progress'' on human rights
        improvements, release of and accounting for abductees, family
        reunification, reform of North Korea's labor camp system, and
        the decriminalization of political expression, none of which
        has occurred.

SEC. 3. CONTINUATION OF RESTRICTIONS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF NORTH
              KOREA.

    Restrictions against the Government of North Korea that were
imposed by reason of a determination of the Secretary of State that the
Government of North Korea, for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export
Administration Act of 1979 (as continued in effect pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act), section 40 of the Arms
Export Control Act, section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
or other provision of law, is a government that has repeatedly provided
support for acts of international terrorism, shall remain in effect,
and shall not be lifted pursuant to such provisions of law, unless the
President certifies to Congress that the Government of North Korea--
            (1) is no longer engaged in the illegal transfer of missile
        or nuclear technology, particularly to the Governments of Iran,
        Syria, or any other country, the government of which the
        Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of any of the
        provisions of law specified in the matter preceding this
        paragraph, is a government that has repeatedly provided support
        for acts of international terrorism;
            (2) is no longer engaged in training, harboring, supplying,
        financing, or supporting in any way--
                    (A) Hamas, Hezbollah, or the Japanese Red Army, or
                any member of such organizations;
                    (B) any organization designated by the Secretary of
                State as a foreign terrorist organization in accordance
                with section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality
                Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)); and
                    (C) any person included on the Annex to Executive
                Order 13224 (September 23, 2001) and any other person
                identified under section 1 of that Executive Order
                whose property and interests in property are blocked by
                that section (commonly known as a ``specially
                designated global terrorist'');
            (3) is no longer engaged in the counterfeiting of United
        States currency ``supernotes'';
            (4) has made inoperable Bureau No. 39 under the North
        Korean Workers Party headed by Kim Jong Il, which is charged
        with laundering illicit funds obtained by narcotics trafficking
        and other criminal activities;
            (5) has released United States permanent resident Kim Dong-
        Shik who, according to the findings of a South Korean court,
        was abducted by North Korean agents on the Chinese border in
        January 2000;
            (6) has released the 15 Japanese nationals recognized as
        abduction victims by the National Police Agency (NPA) of Japan;
            (7) has released an estimated 600 surviving South Korean
        POWs, comrades-in-arms of United States and Allied forces, who
        have been held in North Korea against their will and in
        violation of the Armistice Agreement since hostilities ended in
        July 1953; and
            (8) has ceased and desisted from engaging in further
        terrorist activities subsequent to the 1987 bombing of Korean
        Air Flight 858 over Burma, the 1996 murder in Vladivostok,
        Russia, of South Korean diplomat Choi Duck-keun, following
        Pyongyang's threats of retaliation for the deaths of North
        Korean commandoes whose submarine ran aground in South Korea,
        and the 1997 assassination on the streets of Seoul of North
        Korean defector Lee Han Young.

Output: North Korean Counterterrorism and Nonproliferation Act - Provides for the continuation of restrictions against the government of North Korea unless the President certifies to Congress that North Korea has met certain benchmarks respecting: (1) missile or nuclear technology transfers; (2) support of terrorist groups and terrorist activities, (3) counterfeiting of U.S. currency, (4) release of South Korean POWs, Japanese journalists, and Kim Donk-Shik; and (5) Bureau 39's closure.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Displaced Aircraft Manufacturers
Workers Relief Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Affected area.--The term ``affected area'' means an
        area that the Secretary determines has a substantial number of
        eligible employees.
            (2) COBRA continuation coverage.--The term ``COBRA
        continuation coverage'' means coverage under a group health
        plan provided by an employer pursuant to title XXII of the
        Public Health Service Act, section 4980B of the Internal
        Revenue Code of 1986, part 6 of subtitle B of title I of the
        Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or section
        8905a of title 5, United States Code.
            (3) Eligible employee.--The term ``eligible employee''
        means an individual who has become totally or partially
        separated, or is threatened to become totally or partially
        separated, from employment with an aircraft manufacturer as a
        consequence of--
                    (A) reductions in production as a result of a
                terrorist action or security measure, as determined by
                the Secretary; or
                    (B) a closure of an airport in the United States as
                a result of a terrorist action or security measure, as
                determined by the Secretary.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Labor.
            (5) Terrorist action or security measure.--The term
        ``terrorist action or security measure'' means a terrorist
        attack on the United States on September 11, 2001, or a
        security measure taken in response to the attack.
            (6) Other terms.--The terms defined in section 247 of the
        Trade Act of 1974 shall apply in this Act.

SEC. 3. PETITIONS AND DETERMINATIONS.

    (a) Petitions.--A petition for a certification of eligibility to
apply for adjustment assistance under this Act may be filed with the
Secretary by a group of workers or by their certified or recognized
union or other duly authorized representative. The Secretary shall
comply with the notice and hearing requirements of section 221 of the
Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the petition.
    (b) Certification.--The Secretary shall certify a group of workers
as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under this Act if the
Secretary determines that a significant number or proportion of the
workers in such workers' firm or an appropriate subdivision of the firm
are eligible employees.
    (c) Determinations.--As soon as possible after the date on which a
petition is filed under subsection (a), but in any event not later than
60 days after that date, the Secretary shall determine whether the
petitioning group meets the requirements of subsection (b) and shall
issue a certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance
under this Act covering workers in any group that meets such
requirements. The Secretary shall issue and terminate such
certifications in accordance with section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.
    (d) Information.--The Secretary shall provide the information,
assistance, and notice described in section  225 of the Trade Act of
1974 with respect to certifications made under subsection (b), and
agreements entered into and benefits available under this Act.

SEC. 4. PROGRAM BENEFITS.

    (a) Determinations.--The Secretary shall determine, with respect to
an eligible employee covered by a certification issued by the Secretary
under section 3, whether--
            (1) the employee is unlikely to return to the industry
        involved;
            (2) the employee is likely to return to that industry, but
        unlikely to return to the employee's previous occupation in the
        industry; or
            (3) the employee is likely to return to that occupation.
    (b) Different Industry or Occupation.--If the Secretary determines
that an eligible employee described in subsection (a) meets the
requirements of paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) and engages in
appropriate job search activities, and that the employee and any
training approved by the Secretary for the employee meet the
requirements of paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 236(a) of the Trade
Act of 1974, the employee shall be provided, in the same manner and to
the same extent as an employee covered under a certification under
subchapter A of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, 1 or
more of the following:
            (1) Employment services described in section 235 of the
        Trade Act of 1974 (including, in the case of an eligible
        employee in an affected area, employment services provided
        through programs developed and conducted through partnerships
        between public agencies, employers, and labor organizations).
            (2) Training that consists of--
                    (A) training (including supplemental assistance)
                described in section 236 of the Trade Act of 1974,
                notwithstanding the provisions of section 236(a)(2) of
                such Act;
                    (B) training for a position requiring different
                technical skill than the original position; or
                    (C) in the case of an eligible employee in an
                affected area, training provided through programs
                developed and conducted through partnerships between
                public agencies, employers, and labor organizations.
            (3) Readjustment allowances described in sections 231
        through 234 of the Trade Act of 1974, except that--
                    (A) an eligible employee is not required to enroll
                in training to receive such an allowance;
                    (B) the reference in section 233(a)(1) of the Trade
                Act of 1974 to ``52'' shall be considered to be a
                reference to ``78''; and
                    (C) no employee shall receive additional weeks of
                assistance under section 233(a)(3) of such Act.
            (4) Job search allowances described in section 237 of the
        Trade Act of 1974.
    (c) Same Industry and Occupation.--If the Secretary determines that
an eligible employee described in subsection (a) meets the requirements
of subsection (a)(3), the employee shall be provided, in the same
manner and to the same extent as an employee covered under a
certification under subchapter A of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade
Act of 1974, 1 or more of the following:
            (1) Employment services described in section 235 of the
        Trade Act of 1974 (including, in the case of an eligible
        employee in an affected area, employment services provided
        through programs developed and conducted through partnerships
        between public agencies, employers, and labor organizations).
            (2) Readjustment allowances described in sections 231
        through 234 of the Trade Act of 1974, except that--
                    (A) an eligible employee is not required to enroll
                in training to receive such an allowance;
                    (B) the reference in section 233(a)(1) of the Trade
                Act of 1974 to ``52'' shall be considered to be a
                reference to ``78''; and
                    (C) no employee shall receive additional weeks of
                assistance under section 233(a)(3) of such Act.
    (d) Employees Not Eligible for Unemployment Insurance.--An eligible
employee who is totally separated from employment in a State who does
not meet the requirements of paragraphs (2) through (4) of section
231(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 shall be provided only an allowance,
for a period of 26 weeks, in the amount of the average weekly benefit
received by an individual in the State under the State unemployment
insurance program during the most recent 52-week period for which data
are available.
    (e) COBRA Continuation Coverage.--In the case of an individual who
is eligible for benefits under subsection (b) or (c), the Secretary
shall provide for payment of premiums for COBRA continuation coverage
with respect to such individual. Such payment may be made through
appropriate direct payment arrangements with the group health plan or
health insurance issuer involved. The Secretary may require
documentation of election of benefits or proof of premium payment.
    (f) Optional Temporary Medicaid Coverage for Uninsured Eligible
Employees.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
        law, a State may elect to provide, under its medicaid program
        under title XIX of the Social Security Act, medical assistance
        in the case of an individual who is eligible for benefits under
        subsection (b) or (c), who is not eligible for COBRA
        continuation coverage, and who is uninsured. For purposes of
        this subsection, an individual is considered to be uninsured if
        the individual is not covered under a group health plan, health
insurance coverage, or under such program or a program under title
XVIII or XXI of such Act.
            (2) Limitation to 18 months of coverage.--Assistance under
        this subsection shall end with respect to an individual on the
        earlier of--
                    (A) the date the individual is no longer uninsured;
                or
                    (B) 18 months after the date the individual is
                first determined to be eligible for medical assistance
                under this subsection.
            (3) Special rules.--In the case of medical assistance
        provided under this subsection--
                    (A) the Federal medical assistance percentage under
                section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act shall be 100
                percent;
                    (B) a State may elect to disregard any income,
                asset, or resource limitation imposed under the State
                medicaid plan or under title XIX of such Act;
                    (C) such medical assistance shall not be provided
                for periods before the date the individual is
                determined eligible for such assistance;
                    (D) a State may elect to make eligible for such
                assistance a dependent spouse or children of an
                individual eligible for medical assistance under
                paragraph (1), if such spouse or children are
                uninsured; and
                    (E) individuals eligible for medical assistance
                under this subsection shall be deemed to be described
                in the list of individuals described in the matter
                preceding paragraph (1) of section 1905(a) of such Act.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION.

    The provisions of subchapter C of chapter 2 of title II of the
Trade Act of 1974 shall apply to the administration of the program
under this Act in the same manner and to the same extent as such
provisions apply to the administration of the program under subchapters
A and B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, except
that--
            (1) the agreement between the Secretary and the States
        described in section 239 of the Trade Act of 1974 shall specify
        the procedures that will be used to carry out the certification
        process under section 3, the procedures for providing relevant
        data by the Secretary to assist the States in making
        preliminary findings under section 3, and the adjustment
        assistance described in section 4;
            (2) the provisions of such subchapter C relating to
        training shall not be applicable under this Act; and
            (3) the provisions of such subchapter shall apply to COBRA
        continuation coverage under section 4(e) to the extent
        specified by the Secretary.

SEC. 6. REGULATIONS.

    The Secretary--
            (1) may issue interim regulations to carry out this Act,
        notwithstanding chapters 5 and 7 of title 5, United States
        Code; and
            (2) shall issue final regulations to carry out this Act in
        accordance with such chapters.

SEC. 7. APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION.

    (a) Application.--For purposes of applying provisions of chapter 2
of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 under this Act, references in such
chapter--
            (1) to a worker shall be considered to be references to an
        eligible employee;
            (2) to a benefit shall be considered to be references to
        the corresponding benefit provided under this subsection to an
        eligible employee; and
            (3) to a provision of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade
        Act of 1974 shall be considered to be references to the
        corresponding provision of this Act.
    (b) Construction.--
            (1) No impact on trade adjustment assistance.--Nothing in
        this Act shall be construed to modify or affect title II of the
        Trade Act of 1974.
            (2) No impact on existing agreements and benefits.--Nothing
        in this Act shall be construed to diminish the obligation of an
        employer to comply with any collective bargaining agreement or
        any employment benefit program or plan.

Output: Displaced Aircraft Manufacturers Workers Relief Act of 2001 - Authorizes certain groups of workers who have become totally or partially separated (or who are threatened with total or partial separation) from employment with an aircraft manufacturer as a result of reductions in production or closure of an airport due to a terrorist action or security measures to petition the Secretary of Labor for a certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance (similar to trade adjustment assistance under the Trade Act of 1974). Provides certain benefits (employment services, job training, and readjustment allowances) to eligible workers meeting certain eligibility requirements.Provides eligible workers who do not meet certain requirements for State unemployment compensation with a limited readjustment allowance under this Act.Provides for payment of premiums for COBRA health care continuation coverage of eligible workers. Authorizes a State to elect to provide medical assistance under its Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act for eligible workers who are not eligible for COBRA health care continuation coverage, and who are uninsured.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``TMDL Regulatory Accountability Act
of 2000''.

SEC. 2. ENSURING CONSIDERATION OF THE VIEWS OF THE PUBLIC.

    The Administrator shall--
            (1) publish, not later the 5th day following the date of
        enactment of this Act, in the Federal Register a notice
        soliciting public comment for 120 days on revisions to
        regulations pertaining to the national pollutant discharge
        elimination system program and the water quality planning and
        management program published in the Federal Register on July
        13, 2000 (65 Fed. Reg. 43586);
            (2) solicit comments from each State regarding the impact
        of such revisions on implementation and effectiveness of
        existing State programs;
            (3) hold public meetings for the purpose of receiving
        public comments on such revisions, including meetings at
        locations that will provide a reasonable opportunity for
        citizens of rural communities to both attend and provide
        comments; and
            (4) maintain a record of all public comments on such
        revisions, including comments from States under paragraph (2)
        and comments received at public meetings under paragraph (3),
        in a publicly available docket and, not later than the 180th
        day following such date of enactment, publish a response to the
        comments in the Federal Register.

SEC. 3. FILLING DATA GAPS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than the 120th day following the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress an
analysis of the monitoring data needed for development and
implementation of TMDLs. Such analysis shall address the data gaps
identified by the Comptroller General in the March 2000 report issued
by the General Accounting Office, entitled ``Water Quality, Key EPA and
State Decisions Limited By Inconsistent and Incomplete Data'',
including gaps in data needed to--
            (1) assess all State waters;
            (2) identify waters that are impaired;
            (3) identify pollution sources;
            (4) develop TMDLs; and
            (5) develop plans to implement TMDLs.
    (b) Data Collection Costs.--The analysis under subsection (a) shall
include an estimate of the cost of collecting the monitoring data.
    (c) State Input.--In conducting the analysis under subsection (a)
and estimating the costs under subsection (b), the Administrator shall
solicit comments from each State regarding the analysis and estimate.

SEC. 4. IMPROVING SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING.

    (a) Study Required.--The Administrator shall make arrangements with
the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study on the scientific
bases underlying the development of TMDLs.
    (b) Scope.--The study shall include an evaluation of each of the
following:
            (1) The information required to identify sources of
        pollutant loadings and their respective contributions to water
        quality impairment.
            (2) The information required to allocate reductions in
        pollutant loadings among sources.
            (3) Whether such information is available for use by
        States.
            (4) Whether such information, if available, is reliable.
            (5) If such information is not available or is not
        reliable, what methodologies should be used to obtain such
        information.
    (c) Review.--Before submitting a report under subsection (d), the
National Academy of Sciences shall provide appropriate Federal, State,
and public and private sector interests an opportunity to review and
submit written comments on the report. The final report shall
incorporate such comments if appropriate.
    (d) Report.--Not later than the 240th day following the date of
enactment of this Act, the National Academy of Sciences shall transmit
a report on the study to the Administrator and Congress. The report
shall include recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences for
improving the methodologies evaluated under the study.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000. Such sums shall
remain available until expended.

SEC. 5. ENSURING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE BENEFITS AND COSTS OF
              REGULATORY CHANGES.

    (a) UMRA Analysis.--
            (1) In general.--With respect to the revisions referred to
        in section 2, the Administrator shall prepare a written
        statement containing the information specified in section
        202(a) of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C.
        1532(a); 109 Stat. 64-65) and shall conduct the analyses
        required under section 205 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1535).
            (2) Recommendations of the comptroller general.--In
        preparing the statement and conducting the analyses referred to
        in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) the Administrator shall address the concerns
                regarding the economic analysis performed by the
                Administrator on these regulatory changes identified by
                the Comptroller General in a June 21, 2000, report
                entitled ``Clean Water Act: Proposed Revisions to EPA
                Regulations to Clean Up Polluted Waters''; and
                    (B) the Administrator, consistent with the
                recommendations of the Comptroller General, shall--
                            (i) use alternative baseline assumptions,
                        including an assumption that accurately
                        reflects the water quality data currently
                        available for the development and
                        implementation of TMDLs, and conduct a
                        sensitivity analysis to assess the effect of
                        different assumptions on the analyses;
                            (ii) quantify benefits using the same
                        baseline assumptions used to quantify costs;
                        and
                            (iii) consider costs to regulated entities
                        and other Federal agencies, as well as costs to
                        States.
    (b) Effects on Small Entities.--The Administrator shall conduct
analyses of the effects of the revisions referred to in section 2 on
small entities, including small businesses, small organizations, and
small governmental organizations. Such analyses shall include, at a
minimum--
            (1) a description of and an estimate of the number of small
        entities to which the regulations, as revised, would apply;
            (2) the cost to small entities resulting from
        implementation of the regulations, as revised, by States and
        the Environmental Protection Agency; and
            (3) a description of the steps the Administrator has taken
        to minimize the significant economic impact on small entities,
        including a statement of the factual, policy, and legal reasons
        for selecting the alternative adopted in the final rule and why
        each one of the other significant alternatives to the rule
        considered by the Administrator that affect the impact on small
        entities was rejected.
    (c) Information From Relevant Federal Agencies.--In conducting the
analyses under subsections (a) and (b), the Administrator shall obtain
information from relevant Federal agencies, including the Department of
Agriculture, the Department of Defense, and the Small Business
Administration.
    (d) Review by the Comptroller General.--At least 60 days before
publishing an analysis in the Federal Register for public notice and
comment under subsection (e), the Administrator shall provide the
Comptroller General with an opportunity to review and comment on such
analysis.
    (e) Public Review and Comment.--The Administrator shall publish the
analyses required under subsections (a) and (b) in the Federal Register
not later than 150th day after the date of enactment of this Act and
shall solicit public comment for a period of not less than 60 days.
Comments received shall be included in the publicly available docket
maintained under section 2.
    (f) Response to Comments.--Not later than the 60th day following
the last day of the comment period under subsection (e), the
Administrator shall publish a response to comments in the Federal
Register.

SEC. 6. USE OF INFORMATION TO IMPROVE CLEAN WATER ACT PROGRAMS.

    (a) Agency Review of Information and Regulations.--The
Administrator shall review all information provided or developed under
sections 2, 3, 4, and 5 and shall consider whether or not the
Administrator should change the revisions referred to in section 2
based upon such information.
    (b) Explanation to Congress.--Upon completing the review, but not
later than the 270th day following the date of enactment of this Act,
the Administrator shall transmit to Congress an explanation of the
Administrator's decision to change or not to change the revisions
referred to in section 2.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
            (2) TMDL.--The term ``TMDL'' has the meaning that the term
        ``total maximum daily load'' has under section 303(d)(1)(C) of
        the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (23 U.S.C.
        1313(d)(1)(C)).
            (3) Small entity.--The term ``small entity'' has the
        meaning such term has in section 601 of title 5, United States
        Code.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning such term
        has under section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control
        Act (33 U.S.C. 1362).

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Directs the Administrator to transmit to Congress an analysis of the monitoring data needed for development and implementation of total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) which shall address data gaps identified by the Comptroller General in a March 2000 report entitled "Water Quality, Key EPA and State Decisions Limited By Inconsistent and Incomplete Data."
Requires the Administrator to make arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences to study and report on the scientific bases underlying the development of TDMLs. Authorizes appropriations.
Directs the Administrator, with respect to the economic analysis performed on regulatory changes identified by the Comptroller General in the June 2000 report entitled "Clean Water Act: Proposed Revisions to EPA Regulations to Clean Up Polluted Waters," to prepare certain statements and analyses required under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 with respect to: (1) significant regulatory actions that may result in expenditures by State, local, and tribal governments or the private sector of $100 million or more annually; and (2) selection of a least costly, most cost-effective, or least burdensome alternative.
Requires the Administrator to conduct analyses of the effects of the revisions to the regulations pertaining to the NPDES and water quality planning and management on small entities.
Directs the Administrator to review the information provided or developed under this Act and consider whether the revisions to such regulations should be changed. Requires an explanation to Congress of the decision to change or not to change such revisions.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Education for Democracy Act''.

SEC. 2. CIVIC EDUCATION.

    Part F of title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 8141 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

                       ``PART F--CIVIC EDUCATION

``SEC. 10601. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This part may be cited as the `Education for Democracy Act'.

``SEC. 10602. FINDINGS.

    ``The Congress finds that--
            ``(1) college freshmen surveyed in 1997 by the Higher
        Education Research Institute at the University of California at
        Los Angeles demonstrated higher levels of disengagement, both
        academically and politically, than any previous entering class
        of students;
            ``(2) college freshmen in 1997 demonstrated the lowest
        levels of political interest in the 20-year history of surveys
        conducted by the Higher Education Research Institute at the
        University of California at Los Angeles;
            ``(3) United States secondary school students expressed
        relatively low levels of interest in politics and economics in
        a 1999 Harris survey;
            ``(4) the 28th Annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll in 1996
        indicated that American citizens believe that the Nation's
        schools, apart from providing a basic education, had a very
        important role to play in preparing students to be responsible
        citizens;
            ``(5) Americans surveyed by the Organization of Economic
        Cooperation and Development indicated that only 59 percent had
        confidence that schools have a major effect on the development
        of good citizenship;
            ``(6) teachers too often do not have sufficient expertise
        in the subjects that they teach, and half of all secondary
        school history students in America are being taught by teachers
        with neither a major nor a minor in history;
            ``(7) secondary school students correctly answered less
        than half of the questions on a national test of economic
        knowledge in a 1999 Harris survey;
            ``(8) the most recent National Assessment of Educational
        Progress indicated that students have only superficial
        knowledge of, and lacked a depth of understanding regarding,
        civics;
            ``(9) civic and economic education are important not only
        to developing citizenship competencies in the United States but
        also are critical to supporting political stability and
        economic health in other democracies, particularly emerging
        democratic market economies;
            ``(10) international education exchange programs in civic
        and economic education have been shown to enhance both
        educational reform efforts in other democracies and educational
        quality in United States classrooms;
            ``(11) more than three quarters of Americans surveyed by
        the National Constitution Center in 1997 admitted that they
        knew only some or very little about the Constitution of the
        United States; and
            ``(12) the Constitution of the United States is too often
        viewed within the context of history and not as a living
        document that shapes current events.

``SEC. 10603. PURPOSE.

    ``It is the purpose of this part--
            ``(1) to improve the quality of civics and government
        education, and to enhance the attainment of the third and sixth
        National Education Goals, by educating students about the
        history and principles of the Constitution of the United
        States, including the Bill of Rights;
            ``(2) to foster civic competence and responsibility; and
            ``(3) to improve the quality of civic education and
        economic education through cooperative civic education and
        economic education exchange programs with other democratic
        nations.

``SEC. 10604. GENERAL AUTHORITY.

    ``(a) Grants and Contracts.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to award
        grants to or enter into contracts with--
                    ``(A) the Center for Civic Education to carry out
                civic education activities under sections 10605 and
                10606; and
                    ``(B) the National Council on Economic Education to
                carry out economic education activities under section
                10606.
            ``(2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall award the grants
        and contracts under section 10606 in consultation with the
        Secretary of State.
    ``(b) Distribution.--The Secretary shall use not more than 50
percent of the amount appropriated under section 10607(b) for each
fiscal year to carry out economic education activities under section
10606.

``SEC. 10605. WE THE PEOPLE PROGRAM.

    ``(a) The Citizen and the Constitution.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Center for Civic Education shall use
        funds awarded under section 10604(a)(1)(A) to carry out The
        Citizen and the Constitution program in accordance with this
        subsection.
            ``(2) Educational activities.--The Citizen and the
        Constitution program--
                    ``(A) shall continue and expand the educational
                activities of the `We the People . . . The Citizen and
                the Constitution' program administered by the Center
                for Civic Education;
                    ``(B) shall enhance student attainment of
                challenging content standards in civics and government;
                and
                    ``(C) shall provide--
                            ``(i) a course of instruction on the basic
                        principles of our Nation's constitutional
                        democracy and the history of the Constitution
                        of the United States and the Bill of Rights;
                            ``(ii) at the request of a participating
                        school, school and community simulated
                        congressional hearings following the course of
                        study;
                            ``(iii) an annual national competition of
                        simulated congressional hearings for secondary
                        school students who wish to participate in such
                        a program;
                            ``(iv) advanced training of teachers about
                        the Constitution of the United States and the
                        political system the United States created;
                            ``(v) materials and methods of instruction,
                        including teacher training, that utilize the
                        latest advancements in educational technology;
                        and
                            ``(vi) civic education materials and
                        services to address specific problems such as
                        the prevention of school violence and the abuse
                        of drugs and alcohol.
            ``(3) Availability of program.--The education program
        authorized under this subsection shall be made available to
        public and private elementary schools and secondary schools,
        including Bureau funded schools, in the 435 congressional
        districts, and in the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
        Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American
        Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
    ``(b) Project Citizen.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Center for Civic Education shall use
        funds awarded under section 10604(a)(1)(A) to carry out The
        Project Citizen program in accordance with this subsection.
            ``(2) Educational activities.--The Project Citizen
        program--
                    ``(A) shall continue and expand the educational
                activities of the `We the People . . . Project Citizen'
                program administered by the Center for Civic Education;
                    ``(B) shall enhance student attainment of
                challenging content standards in civics and government;
                and
                    ``(C) shall provide--
                            ``(i) a course of instruction at the middle
                        school level on the roles of State and local
                        governments in the Federal system established
                        by the Constitution of the United States;
                            ``(ii) optional school and community
                        simulated State legislative hearings;
                            ``(iii) an annual national showcase or
                        competition;
                            ``(iv) advanced training of teachers on the
                        roles of State and local governments in the
                        Federal system established by the Constitution
                        of the United States;
                            ``(v) materials and methods of instruction,
                        including teacher training, that utilize the
                        latest advancements in educational technology;
                        and
                            ``(vi) civic education materials and
                        services to address specific problems such as
                        the prevention of school violence and the abuse
                        of drugs and alcohol.
            ``(3) Availability of program.--The education program
        authorized under this subsection shall be made available to
        public and private middle schools, including Bureau funded
        schools, in the 50 States of the United States, the District of
        Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States
        Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of
        the Northern Mariana Islands.
    ``(c) Definition of Bureau Funded School.--In this section the term
`Bureau funded school' has the meaning given the term in section 1146
of the Education Amendments of 1978.

``SEC. 10606. COOPERATIVE CIVIC EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC EDUCATION
              EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) Cooperative Education Exchange Programs.--The Center for
Civic Education and the National Council on Economic Education shall
use funds awarded under section 10604(a)(1) to carry out Cooperative
Education Exchange programs in accordance with this section.
    ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Cooperative Education Exchange
programs provided under this section shall be to--
            ``(1) make available to educators from eligible countries
        exemplary curriculum and teacher training programs in civics
        and government education, and economics education, developed in
        the United States;
            ``(2) assist eligible countries in the adaptation,
        implementation, and institutionalization of such programs;
            ``(3) create and implement civics and government education,
        and economic education, programs for students that draw upon
        the experiences of the participating eligible countries;
            ``(4) provide a means for the exchange of ideas and
        experiences in civics and government education, and economic
        education, among political, educational, governmental, and
        private sector leaders of participating eligible countries; and
            ``(5) provide support for--
                    ``(A) research and evaluation to determine the
                effects of educational programs on students'
                development of the knowledge, skills, and traits of
                character essential for the preservation and
                improvement of constitutional democracy; and
                    ``(B) effective participation in and the
                preservation and improvement of an efficient market
                economy.
    ``(c) Avoidance of Duplication.--The Secretary shall consult with
the Secretary of State to ensure that--
            ``(1) activities under this section are not duplicative of
        other efforts in the eligible countries; and
            ``(2) partner institutions in the eligible countries are
        creditable.
    ``(d) Activities.--The Cooperative Education Exchange programs
shall--
            ``(1) provide eligible countries with--
                    ``(A) seminars on the basic principles of United
                States constitutional democracy and economics,
                including seminars on the major governmental and
                economic institutions and systems in the United States,
                and visits to such institutions;
                    ``(B) visits to school systems, institutions of
                higher education, and nonprofit organizations
                conducting exemplary programs in civics and government
                education, and economic education, in the United
                States;
                    ``(C) translations and adaptations regarding United
                States civic and government education, and economic
                education, curricular programs for students and
                teachers, and in the case of training programs for
                teachers translations and adaptations into forms useful
                in schools in eligible countries, and joint research
                projects in such areas;
                    ``(D) research and evaluation assistance to
                determine--
                            ``(i) the effects of the Cooperative
                        Education Exchange programs on students'
                        development of the knowledge, skills, and
                        traits of character essential for the
                        preservation and improvement of constitutional
                        democracy; and
                            ``(ii) effective participation in and the
                        preservation and improvement of an efficient
                        market economy;
            ``(2) provide United States participants with--
                    ``(A) seminars on the histories, economies, and
                systems of government of eligible countries;
                    ``(B) visits to school systems, institutions of
                higher education, and organizations conducting
                exemplary programs in civics and government education,
                and economic education, located in eligible countries;
                    ``(C) assistance from educators and scholars in
                eligible countries in the development of curricular
                materials on the history, government, and economy of
                such countries that are useful in United States
                classrooms;
                    ``(D) opportunities to provide onsite
                demonstrations of United States curricula and pedagogy
                for educational leaders in eligible countries; and
                    ``(E) research and evaluation assistance to
                determine--
                            ``(i) the effects of the Cooperative
                        Education Exchange programs on students'
                        development of the knowledge, skills, and
                        traits of character essential for the
                        preservation and improvement of constitutional
                        democracy; and
                            ``(ii) effective participation in and
                        improvement of an efficient market economy; and
            ``(3) assist participants from eligible countries and the
        United States to participate in international conferences on
        civics and government education, and economic education, for
        educational leaders, teacher trainers, scholars in related
        disciplines, and educational policymakers.
    ``(e) Participants.--The primary participants in the Cooperative
Education Exchange programs assisted under this section shall be
educational leaders in the areas of civics and government education,
and economic education, including curriculum and teacher training
specialists, scholars in relevant disciplines, and educational
policymakers, and government and private sector leaders from the United
States and eligible countries.
    ``(f) Definition.--For the purpose of this section, the term
`eligible country' means a Central European country, an Eastern
European country, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, the independent states of
the former Soviet Union as defined in section 3 of the FREEDOM Support
Act (22 U.S.C. 5801), and may include the Republic of Ireland, the
province of Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom, and any developing
country as defined in section 209(d) of the Education for the Deaf Act.

``SEC. 10607. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) Section 10605.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out section 10605, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and such sums
as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2004.
    ``(b) Section 10606.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out section 10606, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and such sums
as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2004.''.

SEC. 3. REPEAL.

    Title VI of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act (20 U.S.C. 5951 et
seq.) is repealed.

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(Sec. 2) Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to or contracts with: (1) the Center for Civic Education (CCE) to carry out civic education activities under the We the People... The Citizen and the Constitution program and The Project Citizen program, and under Cooperative Educational Exchange programs; and (2) the National Council on Economic Education (NCEE) to carry out economic education activities under Cooperative Educational Exchange programs.
Revises requirements for CCE implementation of the We the People... The Citizen and the Constitution program and The Project Citizen program.
Sets forth requirements for the Cooperative Educational Exchange programs of civic education by CCE and economic education by NCEE. Makes eligible for such programs Central European countries, an Eastern European country, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and the independent states of the former Soviet Union. Allows such program eligibility also for the Republic of Ireland, the province of Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom, and any developing country as defined under the Education for the Deaf Act.
Authorizes appropriations through FY 2004 for: (1) the We the People... The Citizen and the Constitution program and The Project Citizen program; and (2) the Cooperative Educational Exchange programs.
(Sec. 3) Repeals title VI (International Education Program) of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act.