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SECTION 1. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SPACE.

    (a) Establishment of Academy.--The Administrator shall establish a
National Academy of Space for the instruction and preparation of
selected individuals for service in a space-related capacity in the
employ of the United States or a United States corporation. The Academy
shall consist of a program of instruction leading to baccalaureate
degrees in science, mathematics, and engineering at not less than 6 nor
more than 10 universities selected under subsection (b)(3), with
uniform curriculum criteria established by the Board, in conjunction
with the Director. The Academy shall establish a permanent headquarters
within 85 miles of an existing National Aeronautics and Space
Administration facility for its administrative staff and for use by the
Board.
    (b) Board.--
            (1) Membership.--The Administrator shall appoint a Board of
        the National Academy of Space (in this section referred to as
        the ``Board'') consisting of a broadly representative group of
        scientists, engineers, educators, and businessmen representing
        space-related industries, along with the president of each
        university selected under paragraph (3).
            (2) Functions.--The Board shall--
                    (A) develop an exam for secondary students testing
                knowledge in science, mathematics, and engineering, or
                select an exam from among existing national exams, and
                annually administer such exam;
                    (B) establish uniform curriculum criteria for
                Member Institutes;
                    (C) provide for the placement at one of the Member
                Institutes of students awarded scholarships under this
                section at the Academy;
                    (D) administer the awarding of such scholarships;
                and
                    (E) establish a placement program to assist
                recipients of awards under this section in obtaining
                positions described in subsection (k)(1)(A).
            (3) Selection of universities for academy.--The Board shall
        select not less than 6 nor more than 10 State universities that
        are regional in scope and that have outstanding degree programs
        in science, mathematics, and engineering to be designated as
        Member Institutes of the Academy. The selections shall come
        from universities that have applied to the Board and that have
        demonstrated the willingness and capability to provide room, in
        a separate dormitory or portion of a dormitory, and board to
        scholarship winners and to offer the Academy's uniform
        curriculum.
    (c) Results of Exam.--The Board shall annually certify the top 10
scorers in each congressional district on the exam developed or
selected under subsection (b)(2)(A), and award to the top 2 scorers in
each State, and to the top scorer in each district who is not one of
the top 2 scorers in the State, a scholarship under this section.
    (d) Scholarships Authorized.--(1) The Board shall establish a
scholarship program for students to attend the Academy who are willing
to commit themselves to service described in subsection (k).
    (2) A student who satisfies the requirements of subsection (f)(1)
may receive a scholarship for a period of 1 academic year of
undergraduate study at the Academy.
    (3) A student who satisfies the requirements of subsection (f)(2)
may receive additional scholarships, each awarded for a period of 1
academic year, in order to complete his or her undergraduate course of
study to a maximum of 3 such additional awards.
    (4) The individuals awarded scholarships under this section shall
be referred to as the ``Space Corps''.
    (e) Disbursal of Scholarship Proceeds.--Scholarship proceeds shall
be disbursed on behalf of students who receive scholarships under this
section to the institutions of higher education at which the students
are enrolled. No scholarship proceeds shall be disbursed on behalf of a
student unless the student is enrolled at an institution of higher
education.
    (f) Eligibility.--
            (1) Initial eligibility.--Only individuals who are--
                    (A) citizens or nationals of the United States, or
                aliens lawfully admitted to the United States for
                permanent residence;
                    (B) majoring in the physical, life, or computer
                sciences, mathematics, or engineering; and
                    (C) enrolled in an institution of higher education
                as a full-time undergraduate student (as determined by
                the institution of higher education),
        shall be eligible for awards under this section.
            (2) Requirements for continuation awards.--A student who
        has received a scholarship under this section may receive a
        continuation award under subsection (d)(3) for a subsequent
        academic year of undergraduate education if the student--
                    (A) maintains a high level of academic achievement,
                as determined in accordance with the regulations of the
                Administrator;
                    (B) continues to major in one of the physical,
                life, or computer sciences, mathematics, or
                engineering; and
                    (C) continues to be enrolled at an institution of
                higher education as a full-time undergraduate student
                (as determined by the institution).
    (g) Waiver of Full-Time Attendance Requirement.--The Administrator
may waive the full-time attendance requirements in this section in
unusual circumstances.
    (h) Failure To Meet Eligibility Requirements.--In the event that
the student fails to meet the requirements of this section, the
student's eligibility to receive further scholarships (or scholarship
proceeds) under this section shall be suspended in accordance with the
regulations of the Administrator.
    (i) Reinstatement or Eligibility.--The Administrator shall
determine circumstances under which eligibility of a scholarship
recipient under this section may be reinstated if the recipient seeks
to reenter school after an interruption of schooling for personal
reasons, including, but not limited to, pregnancy, child-rearing, and
other family responsibilities.
    (j) Scholarship Amount.--
            (1) Amount of award.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
        the amount of a scholarship awarded under this section shall
        cover the full tuition and fees of the student at the Academy.
            (2) Adjustments for insufficient appropriations.--In the
        event that funds available in a fiscal year are insufficient to
        fully fund all awards under this section, the amount paid to
        each student shall be reduced proportionately.
    (k) Service Requirement.--
            (1) Space scholarships.--Each recipient of an award under
        this section shall, as a condition of the receipt of such
        award, agree to complete 4 years of--
                    (A) service in a space-related capacity in the
                employ of the United States or any corporation or other
                entity, organized under the laws of the United States
                or of a State of the United States, at least 50 percent
                of which is owned by United States nationals, and which
                is engaged in space-related research or endeavor;
                    (B) postgraduate education in physical, life, or
                computer science, mathematics, or engineering at an
                institution of higher education; or
                    (C) a combination of service and education
                described under subparagraphs (A) and (B).
            (2) Repayment obligation.--As part of the agreement
        required under paragraph (1), each recipient shall agree, in
        the event of failure to complete the service obligation
        described in paragraph (1), to repay an amount equal to--
                    (A) the total amount of awards received by such
                individual under this section; plus
                    (B) the interest on such amounts which would be
                payable if at the time the amounts were received the
                amounts were loans bearing interest at the maximum
                legal prevailing rate, as determined by the Treasurer
                of the United States.
        Such repayment shall be made within 1 year after the recipient
        has ceased to perform the service obligation described in
        paragraph (1).
            (3) Exceptions.--The Administrator may provide for the
        partial or total waiver or suspension of any service obligation
        or payment by an individual under this section in the same
        manner as is permitted under section 558 of the Higher
        Education Act of 1965 with respect to scholarships under
        subpart 1 of part D of title V of the Higher Education Act of
        1965, except that pregnancy, child-rearing, or comparable
        family responsibilities shall also be grounds for deferral.
    (l) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section--
            (1) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, of which $5,000,000
        shall be for the establishment of a permanent headquarters for
        the Academy pursuant to section 1(a);
            (2) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
            (3) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
            (4) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
            (5) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of
        the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
            (2) the term ``institution of higher education'' has the
        meaning given such term in section 1201(a) of the Higher
        Education Act of 1965; and
            (3) the term ``State'' means each of the 50 States and any
        other Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United
        States represented in the Congress by a Member or Delegate.

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Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to:  (1) establish a National Academy of Space to prepare qualifying individuals for Government or U.S. corporate space-related service; and (2) appoint a Board of the National Academy of Space whose functions shall include exam and curriculum development, scholarship and placement administration, and selection of State universities as Member Institutes of the Academy.
Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury
Treatment Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. SCREENING, REHABILITATION, AND TREATMENT FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN
              INJURY.

    (a) Screening, Rehabilitation, and Treatment for Traumatic Brain
Injury.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 17 of title 38, United States
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
        subchapter:

                ``SUBCHAPTER IX--TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

``Sec. 1791. Screening for traumatic brain injuries
    ``(a) Screening Program.--The Secretary shall establish a program
to screen veterans who are eligible for hospital care, medical
services, and nursing home care under section 1710(e)(1)(D) of this
title for symptoms of traumatic brain injury.
    ``(b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the
House of Representatives a report containing the following information:
            ``(1) The number of veterans screened under the program
        during the year preceding such report.
            ``(2) The prevalence of traumatic brain injury symptoms
        among the veterans screened under the program.
            ``(3) Recommendations for improving care and services to
        veterans exhibiting symptoms of traumatic brain injury.
``Sec. 1792. Comprehensive program for long-term traumatic brain injury
              rehabilitation
    ``(a) Comprehensive Program.--The Secretary shall develop and carry
out a comprehensive program of long-term care for post-acute traumatic
brain injury rehabilitation that includes residential, community, and
home-based components utilizing interdisciplinary treatment teams.
    ``(b) Location of Program.--The Secretary shall carry out the
program developed under subsection (a) in four geographically dispersed
polytrauma network sites designated by the Secretary.
    ``(c) Eligibility.--A veteran is eligible for care under the
program developed under subsection (a) if the veteran is otherwise
eligible for care under this chapter and--
            ``(1) served on active duty in a theater of combat
        operations (as determined by the Secretary in consultation with
        the Secretary of Defense) during a period of war after the
        Persian Gulf War, or in combat against a hostile force during a
        period of hostilities (as defined in section 1712A(a)(2)(B) of
        this title) after November 11, 1998;
            ``(2) is diagnosed as suffering from moderate to severe
        traumatic brain injury; and
            ``(3) is unable to manage routine activities of daily
        living without supervision or assistance.
    ``(d) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the
House of Representatives a report containing the following information:
            ``(1) A description of the operation of the program.
            ``(2) The number of veterans provided care under the
        program during the year preceding such report.
            ``(3) The annual cost of operating the program.
``Sec. 1793. Traumatic brain injury transition offices
    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a traumatic
brain injury transition office at each Department polytrauma network
site for the purposes of coordinating the provision of health-care and
services to veterans who suffer from moderate to severe traumatic brain
injuries and are in need of health-care and services not immediately
offered by the Department.
    ``(b) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary, through each such
office established under subsection (a), shall have the authority to
arrange for the provision of health-care and services through
cooperative agreements with appropriate public or private entities that
have established long-term neurobehavioral rehabilitation and recovery
programs.
``Sec. 1794. Traumatic brain injury registry
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and maintain a
registry to be known as the `Traumatic Brain Injury Veterans' Health
Registry' (in this section referred to as the `Registry').
    ``(b) Description.--The Registry shall include the following
information:
            ``(1) A list containing the name of each individual who
        served as a member of the Armed Forces in Operation Enduring
        Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom who exhibits symptoms
        associated with traumatic brain injury and who--
                    ``(A) applies for care and services from the
                Department under this chapter; or
                    ``(B) files a claim for compensation under chapter
                11 of this title on the basis of any disability which
                may be associated with such service; and
            ``(2) any relevant medical data relating to the health
        status of an individual described in paragraph (1) and any
        other information the Secretary considers relevant and
        appropriate with respect to such an individual if the
        individual--
                    ``(A) grants permission to the Secretary to include
                such information in the Registry; or
                    ``(B) is deceased at the time such individual is
                listed in the Registry.
    ``(c) Notification.--The Secretary shall notify individuals listed
in the Registry of significant developments in research on the health
consequences of military service in the Operation Enduring Freedom and
Operation Iraqi Freedom theaters of operations.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents at the
        beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the
        following new items:

                 ``subchapter ix--traumatic brain injury

``1791. Screening for traumatic brain injuries.
``1792. Comprehensive program for long-term traumatic brain injury
                            rehabilitation.
``1793. Traumatic brain injury transition offices.
``1794. Traumatic brain injury registry.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The Secretary shall implement the requirements
of subchapter IX of title 38, United States Code, as added by
subsection (a), not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act.

Output: Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) establish a program to screen veterans eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital, medical, and nursing home care for symptoms of traumatic brain injury (TBI); (2) develop and carry out a program of long-term care for post-acute TBI rehabilitation; (3) establish a TBI transition office at each VA polytrauma network site to coordinate the provision of health care and services to veterans who suffer from moderate to severe TBI and are in need of health care and services not immediately offered by the VA; and (4) establish and maintain the Traumatic Brain Injury Veterans' Health Registry.


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SECTION 1. PURPOSES AND DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
        (1) to transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal
    lands in Missouri from the Secretary of the Interior to the
    Secretary of Agriculture for continued Federal operation of the
    Mingo Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center; and
        (2) to not change the Secretary of Labor's role or authority
    regarding this Job Corps Center.
    (b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this Act--
        (1) ``Center'' means the Mingo Job Corps Civilian Conservation
    Center in Stoddard County, Missouri, referenced in section 2(a) of
    this Act;
        (2) ``eligible employee'' means a person who, as of the date of
    enactment of this Act, is a full-time, part-time, or intermittent
    annual or per hour permanent Federal Government employee of the
    Fish and Wildlife Service at the Mingo Job Corps Civilian
    Conservation Center, including the two fully funded Washington
    Office Job Corps support staff;
        (3) ``Environmental Authorities'' mean all applicable Federal,
    State and local laws (including regulations) and requirements
    related to protection of human health, natural resources, or the
    environment, including but not limited to: the Comprehensive
    Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (42
    U.S.C. 9601, et seq.); the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C.
    6901, et seq.); the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
    1251, et seq.); the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.); the
    Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136,
    et seq.); the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601, et
    seq.); the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f, et seq.); and
    the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321, et
    seq.);
        (4) ``U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service'' means the United States
    Fish and Wildlife Service as referenced at title 16, United States
    Code, section 742b(b);
        (5) ``Forest Service'' means the Department of Agriculture
    Forest Service as established by the Secretary of Agriculture
    pursuant to the authority of title 16, United States Code, section
    551;
        (6) ``Job Corps'' means the national Job Corps program
    established within the Department of Labor, as set forth in the
    Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Public Law No. 105-220,
    Sec. Sec. 141-161, 112 Stat. 1006-1021 (1998) (codified at 29
    U.S.C. 2881-2901);
        (7) ``National Forest System'' means that term as defined at
    title 16, United States Code, section 1609(a); and
        (8) ``National Wildlife Refuge System'' means that term as
    defined at title 16, United States Code, section 668dd.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Transfer of Center.--Administrative jurisdiction over the Mingo
Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center, comprising approximately 87
acres in Stoddard County, Missouri, as generally depicted on a map
entitled ``Mingo National Wildlife Refuge'', dated September 17, 2002,
to be precisely identified in accordance with
subsection (c) of this section, is hereby transferred, without
consideration, from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of
Agriculture.
    (b) Maps and Legal Descriptions.--
        (1) The map referenced in this section shall be on file and
    available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief, Forest
    Service, Washington, DC, and in the office of the Chief of Realty,
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arlington, Virginia.
        (2) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
    Act, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the
    Secretary of Agriculture, shall file a legal description and map of
    all of the lands comprising the Center and being transferred by
    section 2(a) of this Act with the Committee on Resources of the
    United States House of Representatives and the Committee on
    Environment and Public Works of the United States Senate, and such
    description and map shall have the same force and effect as if
    included in this Act, except that the Secretary of the Interior may
    make typographical corrections as necessary.
    (c) Applicable Laws.--
        (1) Subject to section 3, the Center transferred pursuant to
    subsection (a) shall be administered by the Secretary of
    Agriculture and shall be subject to the laws and regulations
    applicable to the National Forest System.
        (2) This transfer shall not conflict or interfere with any laws
    and regulations applicable to Job Corps.

SEC. 3. IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSFER.

    (a) Reversion Requirement.--
        (1) In the event that the Center is no longer used or
    administered for Job Corps purposes, as concurred to by the
    Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Agriculture shall so notify
    the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of the Interior
    shall have 180 days from the date of such notice to exercise
    discretion to reassume jurisdiction over such lands.
        (2) The reversionary provisions of subsection (a) shall be
    effected, without further action by the Congress, through a Letter
    of Transfer executed by the Chief, Forest Service, and the
    Director, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and with notice
    thereof published in the Federal Register within 60 days of the
    date of the Letter of Transfer.
    (b) Authorizations.--
        (1) In general.--A permit or other authorization granted by the
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the Center that is in effect on
    the date of enactment of this Act will continue with the
    concurrence of the Forest Service.
        (2) Reissuance.--A permit or authorization described in
    paragraph (1) may be reissued or terminated under terms and
    conditions prescribed by the Forest Service.
        (3) Exercise of rights.--The Forest Service may exercise any of
    the rights of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service contained in any
    permit or other authorization, including any right to amend,
    modify, and revoke the permit or authorization.
    (c) Contracts.--
        (1) Existing contracts.--The Forest Service is authorized to
    undertake all rights and obligations of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
    Service under contracts entered into by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
    Service on the Center that is in effect on the date of enactment of
    this Act.
        (2) Notice of novation.--The Forest Service shall promptly
    notify all contractors that it is assuming the obligations of the
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under such contracts.
        (3) Disputes.--Any contract disputes under the Contracts
    Disputes Act (41 U.S.C. 601, et seq.) regarding the administration
    of the Center and arising prior to the date of enactment of this
    Act shall be the responsibility of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
    Service.
    (d) Memorandum of Agreement.--
        (1) In general.--The Chief, Forest Service, and the Director,
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are authorized to enter into a
    memorandum of agreement concerning implementation of this Act,
    including procedures for--
            (A) the orderly transfer of employees of the U.S. Fish and
        Wildlife Service to the Forest Service;
            (B) the transfer of property, fixtures, and facilities;
            (C) the transfer of records;
            (D) the maintenance and use of roads and trails; and
            (E) other transfer issues.
    (e) Agreements With the Secretary of Labor.--In the operation of
the Center, the Forest Service will undertake the rights and
obligations of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with respect to
existing agreements with the Secretary of Labor pursuant to Public Law
105-220 (29 U.S.C. 2887, et seq.), and the Forest Service will be the
responsible agency for any subsequent agreements or amendments to
existing agreements.
    (f) Records.--
        (1) Area management records.--The Forest Service shall have
    access to all records of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    pertaining to the management of the Center.
        (2) Personnel records.--The personnel records of eligible
    employees transferred pursuant to this Act, including the Official
    Personnel Folder, Employee Performance File, and other related
    files, shall be transferred to the Forest Service.
        (3) Land title records.--The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    shall provide to the Forest Service records pertaining to land
    titles, surveys, and other records pertaining to transferred real
    property and facilities.
    (g) Transfer of Personal Property.--
        (1) In general.--All federally owned personal property present
    at the Center is hereby transferred without consideration to the
    jurisdiction of the Forest Service, except that with regard to
    personal property acquired by the Fish and Wildlife Service using
    funds provided by the Department of Labor under the Job Corps
    program, the Forest Service shall dispose of any such property in
    accordance with the procedures stated in section 7(e) of the 1989
    Interagency Agreement for Administration of Job Corps Civilian
    Conservation Center Program, as amended, between the Department of
    Labor and the Department of the Interior.
        (2) Inventory.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shall
    provide the Forest Service with an inventory of all property and
    facilities at the Center.
        (3) Property included.--Property under this subsection
    includes, but is not limited to, buildings, office furniture and
    supplies, computers, office equipment, vehicles, tools, equipment,
    maintenance supplies, and publications.
        (4) Exclusion of property.--At the request of the authorized
    representative of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Forest
    Service may exclude movable property from transfer based on a
    showing by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that the property is
    needed for the mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
    cannot be replaced in a cost-effective manner, and is not needed
    for management of the Center.

SEC. 4. COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Documentation of Existing Conditions.--
        (1) In general.--Within 60 days after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shall provide the
    Forest Service and the Office of Job Corps, Employment and Training
    Administration, Department of Labor, all reasonably ascertainable
    documentation and information that exists on the environmental
    condition of the land comprising the Center.
        (2) Additional documentation.--The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
    Service shall provide the Forest Service and the Office of Job
    Corps, Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor,
    with any additional documentation and information regarding the
    environmental condition of the Center as such documentation and
    information becomes available.
    (b) Actions Required.--
        (1) Assessment.--Within 120 days after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shall provide the
    Forest Service and the Office of Job Corps, Employment and Training
    Administration, Department of Labor, an assessment, consistent with
    ASTM Standard E1527, indicating what action, if any, is required on
    the Center under any Environmental Authorities.
        (2) Memorandum of agreement.--If the findings of the
    environmental assessment indicate that action is required under
    applicable Environmental Authorities with respect to any portion of
    the Center, the Forest Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
    Service shall enter into a memorandum of agreement that--
            (A) provides for the performance by the U.S. Fish and
        Wildlife Service of the required actions identified in the
        environmental assessment; and
            (B) includes a schedule for the timely completion of the
        required actions to be taken as agreed to by U.S. Fish and
        Wildlife Service and Forest Service.
    (c) Documentation of Actions.--After a mutually agreeable amount of
time following completion of the environmental assessment, but not
exceeding 180 days from such completion, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service shall provide the Forest Service and the Office of Job Corps,
Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, with
documentation demonstrating that all actions required under applicable
Environmental Authorities have been taken that are necessary to protect
human health and the environment with respect to any hazardous
substance, pollutant, contaminant, hazardous waste, hazardous material,
or petroleum product or derivative of a petroleum product on the
Center.
    (d) Continuation of Responsibilities and Liabilities.--
        (1) In general.--The transfer of the Center and the
    requirements of this section shall not in any way affect the
    responsibilities and liabilities of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
    Service at the Center under any applicable Environmental
    Authorities.
        (2) Access.--At all times after the date of enactment of this
    Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its agents shall be
    accorded any access to the Center that may be reasonably required
    to carry out the responsibility or satisfy the liability referred
    to in paragraph (1).
        (3) No liability.--The Forest Service shall not be liable under
    any applicable Environmental Authorities for matters that are
    related directly or indirectly to activities of the U.S. Fish and
    Wildlife Service or the Department of Labor on the Center occurring
    on or before the date of enactment of this Act, including liability
    for--
            (A) costs or performance of response actions required under
        the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
        Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq.) at or related
        to the Center; or
            (B) costs, penalties, fines, or performance of actions
        related to noncompliance with applicable Environmental
        Authorities at or related to the Center or related to the
        presence, release, or threat of release of any hazardous
        substance, pollutant, or contaminant, hazardous waste,
        hazardous material, or petroleum product or derivative of a
        petroleum product of any kind at or related to the Center,
        including contamination resulting from migration.
        (4) No effect on responsibilities or liabilities.--Except as
    provided in paragraph (3), nothing in this title affects, modifies,
    amends, repeals, alters, limits or otherwise changes, directly or
    indirectly, the responsibilities or liabilities under applicable
    Environmental Authorities with respect to the Forest Service after
    the date of enactment of this Act.
    (e) Other Federal Agencies.--Subject to the other provisions of
this section, a Federal agency that carried or carries out operations
at the Center resulting in the violation of an environmental authority
shall be responsible for all costs associated with corrective actions
and subsequent remediation.

SEC. 5. PERSONNEL.

    (a) In General.--
        (1) Employment.--Notwithstanding section 3503 of title 5,
    United States Code, the Forest Service will accept the transfer of
    eligible employees at their current pay and grade levels to
    administer the Center as of the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Transfer-Appointment in the Forest Service.--Eligible employees
will transfer, without a break in Federal service and without
competition, from the Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, to the Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,
upon an agreed date by both agencies.
    (c) Employee Benefit Transition.--Employees of the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service who transfer to the Forest Service--
        (1) shall retain all benefits and/or eligibility for benefits
    of Federal employment without interruption in coverage or reduction
    in coverage, including those pertaining to any retirement, Thrift
    Savings Plan (TSP), Federal Employee Health Benefit (FEHB), Federal
    Employee Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), leave, or other employee
    benefits;
        (2) shall retain their existing status with respect to the
    Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees
    Retirement System (FERS);
        (3) shall be entitled to carry over any leave time accumulated
    during their Federal Government employment;
        (4) shall retain their existing level of competitive employment
    status and tenure; and
        (5) shall retain their existing GM, GS, or WG grade level and
    pay.

SEC. 6. IMPLEMENTATION COSTS AND APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Forest Service will
cover their own costs in implementing this Act.
    (b) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may
be necessary to carry out this Act.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

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Transfers (with a reversionary interest for non-Job Corps use) administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands in Stoddard County, Missouri, from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture for continued operation of the Mingo Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center. Maintains Department of Labor agreements with respect to such Center.

Transfers eligible employees, with their benefits and without a break in Federal service and without competition, from the Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to the Department of Agriculture.

Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Office of Government Ethics
Authorization Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. GIFT ACCEPTANCE AUTHORITY.

    Section 403 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.
5) is amended--
        (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Upon the request''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b)(1) The Director is authorized to accept and utilize on behalf
of the United States, any gift, donation, bequest, or devise of money,
use of facilities, personal property, or services for the purpose of
aiding or facilitating the work of the Office of Government Ethics.
    ``(2) No gift may be accepted--
        ``(A) that attaches conditions inconsistent with applicable
    laws or regulations; or
        ``(B) that is conditioned upon or will require the expenditure
    of appropriated funds that are not available to the Office of
    Government Ethics.
    ``(3) The Director shall establish written rules setting forth the
criteria to be used in determining whether the acceptance of
contributions of money, services, use of facilities, or personal
property under this subsection would reflect unfavorably upon the
ability of the Office of Government Ethics, or any employee of such
Office, to carry out its responsibilities or official duties in a fair
and objective manner, or would compromise the integrity or the
appearance of the integrity of its programs or any official involved in
those programs.''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    The text of section 405 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App. 5) is amended to read as follows: ``There are authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this title such sums as may be necessary
for each of fiscal years 1997 through 1999.''.

SEC. 4. REPEAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Repeal of Display Requirement.--The Act entitled ``An Act to
provide for the display of the Code of Ethics for Government Service,''
approved July 3, 1980 (5 U.S.C. 7301 note), is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
        (1) FDIA.--Section 12(f)(3) of the Federal Deposit Insurance
    Act (12 U.S.C. 1822(f)(3)) is amended by striking ``, with the
    concurrence of the Office of Government Ethics,''.
        (2) Ethics in government act of 1978.--(A) The heading for
    section 401 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 is amended to
    read as follows:

               ``ESTABLISHMENT; APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR''.

        (B) Section 408 of such Act is amended by striking ``March 31''
    and inserting ``April 30''.

SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON POSTEMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS.

    Section 207(j) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(7) Political parties and campaign committees.--(A) Except as
    provided in subparagraph (B), the restrictions contained in
    subsections (c), (d), and (e) shall not apply to a communication or
    appearance made solely on behalf of a candidate in his or her
    capacity as a candidate, an authorized committee, a national
    committee, a national Federal campaign committee, a State
    committee, or a political party.
        ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to--
            ``(i) any communication to, or appearance before, the
        Federal Election Commission by a former officer or employee of
        the Federal Election Commission; or
            ``(ii) a communication or appearance made by a person who
        is subject to the restrictions contained in subsections (c),
        (d), or (e) if, at the time of the communication or appearance,
        the person is employed by a person or entity other than--
                ``(I) a candidate, an authorized committee, a national
            committee, a national Federal campaign committee, a State
            committee, or a political party; or
                ``(II) a person or entity who represents, aids, or
            advises only persons or entities described in subclause
            (I).
        ``(C) For purposes of this paragraph--
            ``(i) the term `candidate' means any person who seeks
        nomination for election, or election, to Federal or State
        office or who has authorized others to explore on his or her
        behalf the possibility of seeking nomination for election, or
        election, to Federal or State office;
            ``(ii) the term `authorized committee' means any political
        committee designated in writing by a candidate as authorized to
        receive contributions or make expenditures to promote the
        nomination for election, or the election, of such candidate, or
        to explore the possibility of seeking nomination for election,
        or the election, of such candidate, except that a political
        committee that receives contributions or makes expenditures to
        promote more than 1 candidate may not be designated as an
        authorized committee for purposes of subparagraph (A);
            ``(iii) the term `national committee' means the
        organization which, by virtue of the bylaws of a political
        party, is responsible for the day-to-day operation of such
        political party at the national level;
            ``(iv) the term `national Federal campaign committee' means
        an organization that, by virtue of the bylaws of a political
        party, is established primarily for the purpose of providing
        assistance, at the national level, to candidates nominated by
        that party for election to the office of Senator or
        Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
        Congress;
            ``(v) the term `State committee' means the organization
        which, by virtue of the bylaws of a political party, is
        responsible for the day-to-day operation of such political
        party at the State level;
            ``(vi) the term `political party' means an association,
        committee, or organization that nominates a candidate for
        election to any Federal or State elected office whose name
        appears on the election ballot as the candidate of such
        association, committee, or organization; and
            ``(vii) the term `State' means a State of the United
        States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
        Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States.''.

SEC. 6. PAY LEVEL.

    Section 207(c)(2)(A)(ii) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``level V of the Executive Schedule,'' and
inserting ``level 5 of the Senior Executive Service,''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

Output:
Office of Government Ethics Authorization Act of 1996 - Amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to:  (1) authorize the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Director to accept gifts for OGE use; and (2) extend the authorization of appropriations for the OGE.
Amends Federal law to repeal the requirement that Federal buildings display the Code of Ethics for Government Service.
Modifies postemployment restrictions on certain senior (including very senior) personnel.
Modifies the level of pay applicable with respect to certain senior personnel of the executive branch and independent agencies.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection
Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the ecological health and integrity of the Hermosa
        Creek Watershed and the economic health of the surrounding
        communities that rely on the Watershed are connected;
            (2) the Watershed--
                    (A) is the only area in the State that is not a
                unit of National Wilderness Preservation System to
                achieve a designation of outstanding waters by the
                State;
                    (B) provides a crucial source of clean drinking
                water for the residents of the Animas River Valley and
                the city of Durango, Colorado; and
                    (C) provides high quality agricultural water
                supplies from Hermosa Creek and the Animas River;
            (3) the Watershed helps ensure the economic prosperity of
        local communities in the area that depend on the Watershed for
        water supplies, recreation, hunting, fishing, hiking, biking,
        camping, skiing and related winter activities, off-road vehicle
        travel for the conduct of scientific activities, scientific
        research, mineral extraction, and sustainable natural resource
        development;
            (4) the world-class Hermosa Creek trail network contains
        outstanding single track mountain bike riding, backcountry
        hiking, equestrian riding, and motorcycle riding;
            (5) the Watershed provides visitors the opportunity to
        enjoy the tremendous scenic, natural, cultural, and
        recreational resources of the area;
            (6) ecologically sustainable grazing has been conducted in
        a manner that has preserved the high quality of the Watershed;
            (7) the native Colorado River cutthroat trout fishery
        located in the Watershed--
                    (A) is one of the most important fisheries in the
                State;
                    (B) is crucial for the long-term survival of the
                cutthroat trout; and
                    (C) provides an opportunity for anglers to have a
                catch and release fishery for the cutthroat trout;
            (8) the work of the State Division of Wildlife to enhance
        the fishery referred to in paragraph (7) has been a tremendous
        success and a great example of cooperative conservation efforts
        to recover an imperiled species of fish;
            (9) the Watershed--
                    (A) provides some of the best backcountry elk
                habitat in the State; and
                    (B) supports outstanding hunting opportunities;
            (10) the large areas of undisturbed forest in the Watershed
        (including some of the best stands of old growth ponderosa pine
        in the State) provide excellent wildlife habitat and excellent
        opportunities for solitude and backcountry recreation; and
            (11) designation of the Hermosa Creek Wilderness Area,
        Watershed Protection Area, and Special Management Area would
        protect those areas in perpetuity for the benefit of the people
        of the United States.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled ``Hermosa
        Creek Proposed Watershed Protection Area, 2012'' and dated
        March 28, 2012.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Agriculture.
            (3) Special management area.--The term ``Special Management
        Area'' means the Hermosa Creek Special Management Area
        designated by section 5(a).
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Colorado.
            (5) Watershed protection area.--The term ``Watershed
        Protection Area'' means the Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection
        Area designated by section 4(a).

SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF HERMOSA CREEK WATERSHED PROTECTION AREA.

    (a) Designation.--Certain Federal land in the San Juan National
Forest comprising approximately 107,886 acres, as generally depicted on
the Map, is designated as the ``Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection
Area''.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Watershed Protection Area are--
            (1) to maintain the cultural, economic, and ecological
        health of the Hermosa Creek Watershed and the surrounding
        communities that rely on the Watershed;
            (2) to protect the purity of water that comes from the
        Hermosa Creek Watershed and supplies residents of the Animas
        River Valley and the city of Durango, Colorado, with clean
        drinking water;
            (3) to protect the purity of, and water supply from, the
        Hermosa Creek Watershed for agricultural purposes, including
        irrigation and stockwater uses;
            (4) to enhance the economic prosperity of local communities
        in the area who depend on the area for water, recreation, and
        sustainable natural resource uses;
            (5) to protect and provide visitors the opportunity to
        enjoy the recreational, geological, cultural, natural,
        scientific, recreational, wildlife, riparian, historical,
        educational, and scenic resources of the Watershed;
            (6) to provide world class opportunities for skiing,
        biking, hiking, fishing, hunting, horseback riding,
        snowmobiling, motorcycle riding, snowshoeing, and camping;
            (7) to provide for economic and natural resource
        development (including sustainable grazing, vegetation
        management, beneficial uses of water, and mineral extraction)
        in a manner consistent with protecting the overall integrity of
        the Watershed;
            (8) to protect the native Colorado River cutthroat trout
        fishery located in the Watershed;
            (9) to designate the Hermosa Creek Wilderness Area and the
        Special Management Area; and
            (10) to conserve, protect, and manage for a healthy Hermosa
        Creek Watershed for the long-term ecological integrity of the
        Watershed and the long-term economic health of surrounding
        communities by allowing sustainable economic development and
        traditional natural resource development in a matter consistent
        with the purposes described in paragraphs (1) through (9).

SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF HERMOSA CREEK SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.

    (a) Designation.--Subject to valid existing rights, certain Federal
land in the San Juan National Forest comprising approximately 68,289
acres, as generally depicted on the Map, is designated as the ``Hermosa
Creek Special Management Area''.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Special Management Area is to
conserve and protect for the benefit of present and future generations
the watershed, geological, cultural, natural, scientific, recreational,
wildlife, riparian, historical, educational, and scenic resources and
values of the Special Management Area.
    (c) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the Special
        Management Area--
                    (A) in a manner that--
                            (i) conserves, protects, and enhances the
                        resources and values of the Special Management
                        Area described in subsection (b); and
                            (ii) protects a viable population of
                        Colorado River Cutthroat Trout; and
                    (B) in accordance with--
                            (i) the National Forest Management Act of
                        1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.);
                            (ii) this Act; and
                            (iii) any other applicable laws.
            (2) Uses.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall allow only
                such uses of the Special Management Area that the
                Secretary determines would further the purposes
                described in subsection (b).
                    (B) Motorized vehicles.--
                            (i) In general.--Except as provided in
                        clause (ii) and as needed for administrative
                        purposes or to respond to an emergency, the use
                        of motorized vehicles in the Special Management
                        Area shall be permitted only on roads and
                        trails designated for use by such vehicles by
                        the Secretary.
                            (ii) Over-snow vehicles.--The Secretary may
                        authorize the use of snowmobiles and other
                        over-snow vehicles within the Special
                        Management Area--
                                    (I) during periods of adequate snow
                                cover during the winter season; and
                                    (II) subject to such terms and
                                conditions as the Secretary may
                                require.
                    (C) Grazing.--The Secretary shall permit grazing
                within the Special Management Area, where established
                before the date of enactment of this Act--
                            (i) subject to all applicable laws
                        (including regulations) and Executive orders;
                        and
                            (ii) consistent with the purpose described
                        in subsection (b).
                    (D) Prohibited activities.--Within the area of the
                Special Management Area identified on the Map as ``East
                Hermosa Area'' the following activities shall be
                prohibited:
                            (i) New road construction or the renovation
                        of existing nonsystem roads, except as
                        necessary to protect public health and safety.
                            (ii) Projects undertaken for the purpose of
                        harvesting commercial timber (other than
                        activities relating to the harvest of
                        merchantable products that are byproducts of
                        activities conducted for ecological restoration
                        or to further the purposes described in this
                        Act).
    (d) Map and Legal Description.--
            (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a map and a
        legal description of the Special Management Area.
            (2) Force of law.--The map and legal description prepared
        under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if
        included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct
        clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal
        description.
            (3) Public availability.--The map and legal description
        prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for
        public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest
        Service.
    (e) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests in Land.--Any land
or interest in land that is acquired by the United States within the
boundary of the Special Management Area shall--
            (1) become part of the Special Management Area;
            (2) be withdrawn in accordance with subsection (h); and
            (3) be managed in accordance with--
                    (A) this Act; and
                    (B) any other applicable laws.
    (f) Fish and Wildlife.--Nothing in this Act affects the
jurisdiction or responsibility of the State with respect to fish and
wildlife in the State.
    (g) State and Federal Water Management.--Nothing in this section
affects the potential development of a water storage reservoir at the
site in the Special Management Area that is identified in--
            (1) pages 17 through 20 of the Statewide Water Supply
        Initiative studies prepared by the Colorado Water Conservation
        Board and issued by the State in November 2004; and
            (2) page 27 of the Colorado Dam Site Inventory prepared by
        the Colorado Water Conservation Board and dated August 1996.
    (h) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid rights in existence on the date
of enactment of this Act, the Federal land within the Special
Management Area is withdrawn from--
            (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under
        the public land laws;
            (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
            (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials,
        and geothermal leasing laws.
    (i) Adjacent Management.--
            (1) In general.--Congress does not intend for the
        designation of the Special Management Area by subsection (a) or
        the wilderness designated by section 2(a)(22) of the Colorado
        Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103-77;
        107 Stat. 756, 114 Stat. 1955, 116 Stat. 1055) (as added by
        section 6(a)) to create a protective perimeter or buffer zone
        around the Special Management Area or wilderness.
            (2) Nonwilderness activities.--The fact that nonwilderness
        activities or uses can be seen or heard from areas within the
        wilderness designated by section 2(a)(22) of the Colorado
        Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103-77;
        107 Stat. 756, 114 Stat. 1955, 116 Stat. 1055) (as added by
        section 6(a)) shall not preclude the conduct of the activities
        or uses outside the boundary of the wilderness.
    (j) Winter Skiing and Related Winter Activities.--Nothing in this
Act alters or limits--
            (1) a permit held by a ski area;
            (2) the implementation of the activities governed by a ski
        area permit; or
            (3) the authority of the Secretary to modify or expand an
        existing ski area permit.
    (k) Vegetation Management.--Nothing in this section prevents the
Secretary from conducting vegetation management projects within the
Special Management Area--
            (1) subject to--
                    (A) such reasonable regulations, policies, and
                practices as the Secretary determines appropriate; and
                    (B) all applicable laws (including regulations);
                and
            (2) in a manner consistent with--
                    (A) the purposes described in subsection (b); and
                    (B) this section.
    (l) Wildfire, Insect, and Disease Management.--Consistent with this
section, the Secretary may take any measures that the Secretary
determines to be necessary to control fire, insects, and diseases in
the Special Management Area, including, as the Secretary determines to
be appropriate, the coordination of the measures with the State or a
local agency.
    (m) Management Plan.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a management plan
for the long-term protection and management of the Special Management
Area that takes into account public input.

SEC. 6. ADDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM.

    (a) Designation of Wilderness.--Section 2(a) of the Colorado
Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103-77; 107
Stat. 756, 114 Stat. 1955, 116 Stat. 1055) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
            ``(22) Certain land within the San Juan National Forest
        which comprise approximately 37,236 acres, as generally
        depicted on the map entitled `Hermosa Creek Proposed Watershed
        Protection Area, 2012' and dated March 28, 2012, and which
        shall be known as the `Hermosa Creek Wilderness'.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1131 et seq.) to the effective date of that Act shall be considered to
be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act for purposes of
administering the wilderness area designated by section 2(a)(22) of the
Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103-
77; 107 Stat. 756, 114 Stat. 1955, 116 Stat. 1055) (as added by
subsection (a)).
    (c) Fire, Insects, and Diseases.--As provided in section 4(d)(1) of
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), within the wilderness areas
designated by section 2(a)(22) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993
(16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103-77; 107 Stat. 756, 114 Stat. 1955,
116 Stat. 1055) (as added by subsection (a)), the Secretary may take
any measure that the Secretary determines to be necessary to control
fire, insects, and diseases, subject to such terms and conditions as
the Secretary determines to be appropriate.

SEC. 7. PERINS PEAK AND ANIMAS CITY MOUNTAIN MINERAL WITHDRAWAL.

    (a) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the land and
mineral interests described in subsection (b) are withdrawn from all
forms of--
            (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under public land
        laws;
            (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
            (3) disposition under all laws relating to mineral leasing,
        geothermal leasing, or mineral materials.
    (b) Description of Land and Mineral Interests.--The land and
mineral interests referred to in subsection (a) are--
            (1) the approximately 8,549 acres of Federal land depicted
        on the map entitled ``Perins Peak and Animas City Mountain
        mineral withdrawal'' and dated May 3, 2012; and
            (2) all Federal mineral interests contained within the
        boundaries of the map described in paragraph (1).

Output:
Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2012 - Designates specified federal lands in San Juan National Forest as: (1) the Hermosa Creek Watershed and Protection Area, and (2) the Hermosa Creek Special Management Area.

Designates specified land within the Protection Area as the Hermosa Creek Wilderness.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Development Program
Implementation Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) title V of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978
        (22 U.S.C. 3261 et seq.) requires the United States to work
        with developing countries in assessing and finding ways to meet
        their energy needs through alternatives to nuclear energy that
        are consistent with economic factors, material resources, and
        environmental protection; and
            (2) in December 2008, the Commission on the Prevention of
        Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism noted
        that the Federal Government had failed to implement title V of
        that Act and recommended that the Federal Government implement
        title V of that Act to help reduce the risk of nuclear
        proliferation.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and
                Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Foreign
                Relations, the Committee on Energy and Natural
                Resources, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
                Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Oversight and Government
                Reform, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee
                on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on
                Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
            (2) Energy development program.--The term ``energy
        development program'' means the program established under title
        V of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 (22 U.S.C. 3261
        et seq.).
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Energy, in cooperation with the Secretary of State and the
        Administrator of the United States Agency for International
        Development.

SEC. 4. ENERGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.

    (a) Strategic and Implementation Plans.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop--
                    (A) strategic plans for the energy development
                program consistent with title V of the Nuclear Non-
                Proliferation Act of 1978 (22 U.S.C. 3261 et seq.); and
                    (B) implementation plans for the energy development
                program consistent with title V of that Act.
            (2) Review of plans.--Not later than 180 days after the
        date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit the
        strategic and implementation plans to the appropriate
        congressional committees for review.
    (b) Implementation.--Not later than 180 days after the date on
which the plans are submitted to the appropriate congressional
committees for review under subsection (a), the Secretary shall
implement the plans.
    (c) Allowances, Privileges, and Other Benefits.--
            (1) In general.--A Federal employee serving in an exchange
        capacity in the energy development program shall be considered
        to be detailed.
            (2) Employing agency.--For the purpose of preserving
        allowance, privileges, rights, seniority, and other benefits
        with respect to the Federal employee, the employee shall be--
                    (A) considered an employee of the original
                employing agency; and
                    (B) entitled to the pay, allowances, and benefits
                from funds available to the original employing agency.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for
fiscal year 2010 and each fiscal year thereafter.

SEC. 5. REPORTS.

    (a) Annual Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
implementation of the plans under section 4(b) and every year
thereafter, the Secretary shall report annually to the appropriate
congressional committees on the plans consistent with section 501 of
the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 (22 U.S.C. 3261).
    (b) Report on the Alternative Energy Corps.--
            (1) Cooperative activities.--Not later than 1 year after
        the date of implementation of the plans under section 4(b), the
        Secretary shall report to the appropriate congressional
        committees on the feasibility of expanding the cooperative
        activities established pursuant to section 502(c) of the
        Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 (22 U.S.C. 3262) into an
        international cooperative effort.
            (2) Requirements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
        shall include an analysis and description of--
                    (A) an Alternative Energy Corps that is designed to
                encourage large numbers of technically trained
                volunteers to live and work in developing countries for
                varying periods of time for the purpose of engaging in
                projects to aid in meeting the energy needs of those
                countries through--
                            (i) the search for and use of non-nuclear
                        indigenous energy resources; and
                            (ii) the application of suitable
                        technology, including the widespread use of
                        renewable and unconventional energy
                        technologies; and
                    (B) other mechanisms that are available to
                coordinate an international effort to develop,
                demonstrate, and encourage the use of suitable
                technologies in developing countries.

Output:
Directs the Secretary of Energy to develop and implement strategic plans for the energy development program consistent with title V (United States Assistance to Developing Countries) of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Act of 1978.

Requires the Secretary to report to Congress respecting: (1) such plans; and (2) expanding specified cooperative activities into an international cooperative effort which shall include an analysis of an Alternative Energy Corps to encourage technically trained volunteers to live and work in developing countries.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``High School Data Transparency Act of
2011''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF STATISTICS ON EQUALITY IN ATHLETIC PROGRAMS.

    Subpart 2 of part E of title IX of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following:

``SEC. 9537. DISCLOSURE OF STATISTICS ON EQUALITY IN ATHLETIC PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall collect, annually, for the
immediately preceding academic year, from each coeducational secondary
school that receives Federal financial assistance that has an
interscholastic athletic program, the following information:
            ``(1) The total number of male and female students that
        attended the school, fully disaggregated and cross-tabulated by
        gender and race or ethnicity.
            ``(2) A listing of the teams that competed in athletic
        competition and for each such team the following data:
                    ``(A) The season in which the team competed.
                    ``(B) The total number of male and female
                participants as of the day of the first scheduled
                contest for the team, fully disaggregated and cross-
                tabulated by gender and race or ethnicity.
                    ``(C) The total expenditures for the team,
                including the following data:
                            ``(i) The travel expenditures.
                            ``(ii) The equipment expenditures
                        (including any equipment replacement schedule).
                            ``(iii) The uniform expenditures (including
                        any uniform replacement schedule).
                            ``(iv) The expenditures for facilities,
                        including medical facilities, locker rooms,
                        fields, and gymnasiums.
                            ``(v) The total number of trainers and
                        medical personnel, and for each trainer or
                        medical personnel an identification of such
                        person's--
                                    ``(I) gender; and
                                    ``(II) employment status (including
                                whether such person is assigned to the
                                team full-time or part-time, and
                                whether such person is a head or
                                assistant trainer or medical services
                                provider) and duties other than
                                providing training or medical services.
                            ``(vi) The expenditures for publicity for
                        competitions.
                    ``(D) The total number of coaches, and for each
                coach an identification of such coach's--
                            ``(i) gender; and
                            ``(ii) employment status (including whether
                        such coach is assigned to the team full-time or
                        part-time, and whether such coach is a head or
                        assistant coach) and duties other than
                        coaching.
                    ``(E) The total number of competitive events (in
                regular and nontraditional seasons) scheduled, and for
                each an indication of what day of the week and time the
                competitive event was scheduled.
                    ``(F) Whether such team participated in postseason
                competition, and the success of such team in any
                postseason competition.
    ``(b) Disclosure of Information to Students and Public.--A
coeducational secondary school described in subsection (a) shall--
            ``(1) make available to students and potential students,
        upon request, and to the public, the information contained in
        reports by the school under this section by October 15 for the
        previous school year; and
            ``(2) ensure that all students at the school are informed
        of their right to request such information.
    ``(c) Submission; Information Availability.--On an annual basis,
each coeducational secondary school described in subsection (a) shall
provide the information contained in each report by the school under
this section to the Secretary not later than 15 days after the date
that the school makes such information available under subsection (b).
    ``(d) Duties of the Secretary.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) ensure that reports under this section are posted on
        the Department of Education's Web site within a reasonable
        period of time; and
            ``(2) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
        of the High School Data Transparency Act of 2011--
                    ``(A) notify all secondary schools in all States
                regarding the availability of information under
                subsection (b); and
                    ``(B) issue guidance to all schools on how to
                collect and report the information required under this
                section.''.

Output:
High School Data Transparency Act of 2011 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to collect the following information annually from each coeducational secondary school that receives federal financial assistance and that has an interscholastic athletic program: (1) the number, gender, and race or ethnicity of students that attended the school; and (2) for each team that competed in athletic competition, the number, gender, and race or ethnicity of participants, the total expenditures, the number, gender, and employment status of trainers, medical personnel, and coaches, the number of competitions, and postseason record.

Requires such schools to: (1) make such information available to students and potential students, upon request, and to the public by October 15 of each school year; (2) ensure that all students at the school are informed of their right to request such information; and (3) annually provide such information to the Secretary.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure that such information is posted on the Department of Education's website, (2) notify all secondary schools regarding the availability of the information, and (3) issue guidance on how to collect and report the information required under this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Intermodal Equipment Safety and
Responsibility Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Promoting safety on United States highways is a
        national priority. The Secretary of Transportation has
        promulgated the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to
        further this purpose. The systematic maintenance, repair, and
        inspection of equipment traveling on public highways in
        interstate commerce are an integral part of this safety regime.
            (2) Intermodal transportation plays a significant role in
        expanding the United States economy, which depends heavily upon
        the ability to transport goods by various modes of
        transportation.
            (3) Although motor carriers and their drivers often receive
        trailers, chassis, containers, and other items of intermodal
        equipment to be transported in interstate commerce, they do not
        possess the requisite level of control or authority over this
        intermodal equipment to perform the systematic maintenance,
        repair, and inspection necessary to ensure compliance with the
        applicable Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and to
        ensure the safety of United States highways.
            (4) As a result of roadside inspections, motor carriers and
        their drivers are cited and fined for violations of the Federal
        Motor Carrier Safety Regulations attributable to intermodal
        equipment that they do not have the opportunity to
        systematically maintain. These violations negatively affect the
        safety records of motor carriers.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to ensure that only those parties that
control intermodal equipment transported on public highways in the
United States (and thus have the opportunity and authority to
systematically maintain, repair, and inspect the intermodal equipment)
have legal responsibility for the safety of that equipment as it
travels in interstate commerce.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 5901 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(9) `motor carrier' includes--
                    ``(A) a motor private carrier, as defined in
                section 13102 of this title; and
                    ``(B) an agent of a motor carrier.
            ``(10) `intermodal equipment'--
                    ``(A) means equipment that is commonly used in the
                intermodal transportation of freight over public
                highways as an instrumentality of foreign or interstate
                commerce; and
                    ``(B) includes a trailer, chassis, container, and
                any device associated with a trailer, chassis, or
                container.
            ``(11) `equipment interchange agreement', with respect to
        intermodal equipment, means a written document that--
                    ``(A) is executed by a controller of the equipment,
                or its agent, and a motor carrier; and
                    ``(B) establishes the responsibilities and
                liabilities of both parties as they relate to the
                interchange of the equipment.
            ``(12) `controller', with respect to intermodal equipment,
        means any party that has any legal right, title, or interest in
        the equipment, except that a motor carrier--
                    ``(A) is not a controller of the equipment solely
                because it provides or arranges for any part of the
                intermodal transportation of the equipment; and
                    ``(B) may not be considered a controller of the
                equipment if authority for systematic maintenance and
                repairs of the equipment has not been delegated to the
                motor carrier.
            ``(13) `interchange', with respect to intermodal equipment,
        means the act of providing the equipment to a motor carrier for
        the purpose of transporting the equipment for loading or
        unloading by any party or repositioning the equipment for the
        benefit of the equipment controller, except that such term does
        not mean the leasing of the equipment to a motor carrier for
        use in the motor carrier's over-the-road freight hauling
        operations.
            ``(14) `applicable safety regulations' means the
        regulations applicable to controllers of intermodal equipment
        under section 5909 of this title.''.

SEC. 5. JURISDICTION OVER EQUIPMENT CONTROLLERS.

    Chapter 59 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:
``Sec. 5909. Jurisdiction over equipment controller
    ``The authority of the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe
regulations on commercial motor vehicle safety under section 31136 of
this title shall apply to controllers of intermodal equipment that is
interchanged or to be interchanged.''.

SEC. 6. EQUIPMENT CONTROLLER RESPONSIBILITY.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 59 of title 49, United States Code, as
amended by section 5, is further amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``Sec. 5910. Equipment inspection, repair, and maintenance
    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any provision of an equipment
interchange agreement, a controller of intermodal equipment that is
interchanged or to be interchanged--
            ``(1) shall be responsible and held liable for the
        systematic inspection, maintenance, and repair of the
        equipment;
            ``(2) shall, each time prior to offering a motor carrier
        the equipment for interchange, inspect the equipment and
        provide such maintenance on, and make such repairs to, the
        equipment to ensure that such equipment complies with all
        applicable safety regulations at all times; and
            ``(3) shall not offer intermodal equipment to a motor
        carrier unless such equipment has been inspected and repaired
        as necessary to comply with such regulations.
    ``(b) Reimbursement.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the event that a repair of
        interchanged intermodal equipment is necessary while in a motor
        carrier's possession in order to comply with applicable safety
        regulations, the controller of the equipment shall promptly
        reimburse the motor carrier for the actual expenses that are
        incurred by the motor carrier for the necessary repair,
        together with compensation for any loss incurred by the motor
        carrier by reason of delay in the transportation of the
        equipment necessitated by the need for the repair.
            ``(2) Exception.--The controller of intermodal equipment
        shall not be liable to provide reimbursement or compensation
        for a repair to a motor carrier under paragraph (1) if the
        motor carrier's negligence or willful misconduct caused the
        condition requiring the repair.
    ``(c) Fines.--The Secretary may prescribe fines against controllers
of intermodal equipment for violations of this section.''.

SEC. 7. SAFETY COMPLIANCE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 59 of title 49, United States Code, as
amended by section 6, is further amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``Sec. 5911. Compliance with safety regulations
    ``(a) Liability of Equipment Controller.--Notwithstanding any
provision of an equipment interchange agreement, the controller of
intermodal equipment covered by such agreement shall be liable for each
violation of applicable safety regulations that is attributable to such
equipment and shall pay any fine, penalty, and damages resulting from
such violation, except that the controller of such equipment shall not
be liable for any such violations that is proximately caused by the
negligence or willful misconduct of a motor carrier that is not the
controller of such equipment.
    ``(b) Limitation on Liability of Motor Carrier.--A motor carrier
who receives intermodal equipment through interchange may not be held
liable for a violation of applicable safety regulations that is
attributable to such equipment other than under the circumstances and
to the extent provided in subsection (a).
    ``(c) Limitation on Effect.--No record or report of a violation of
applicable safety regulations attributable to interchanged intermodal
equipment, whether issued by a Federal, State, or local law enforcement
authority, shall have any effect on a motor carrier's overall safety
rating or safety status measurement system score, as determined by the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or on a driving record of
a driver for the motor carrier unless such violation was proximately
caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of the motor carrier or
driver, respectively.
    ``(d) Procedure for Records Corrections.--The Secretary of
Transportation shall prescribe an expedited procedure to correct
records or reports of violations that under subsection (c) should not
have been adversely affected by a violation of applicable safety
regulations.''.
    (b) Time for Prescribing Records Correction Procedures.--The
Secretary shall issue final regulations setting forth the expedited
procedures required by section 5910(d) of title 49, United States Code,
not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 8. AUTHORITY TO INSPECT.

    Chapter 59 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by section
7, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 5912. Authority to inspect
    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to
enter any facility of a controller of intermodal equipment interchanged
for use on a public highway in order to inspect the equipment to
determine whether the equipment complies with the applicable
regulations.
    ``(b) Inspection Program.--The Secretary shall establish and
implement with appropriate staffing an inspection and audit program at
facilities of controllers of intermodal equipment in order to make
determinations under subsection (a). Inspection of equipment and
maintenance records for such equipment at such facility shall take
place not less frequently than once every 3 months.
    ``(c) Non-Complying Equipment.--Any intermodal equipment that is
determined under this section as failing to comply with applicable
safety regulations shall be placed out of service and may not be used
on a public highway until the repairs necessary to bring such equipment
into compliance have been completed. Repairs of equipment placed out of
service shall be documented in the maintenance records for such
equipment.''.

SEC. 9. PROHIBITION ON RETALIATION.

    Chapter 59 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by section
8, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 5913. Penalties for retaliation
    ``(a) Retaliation Prohibited.--A controller of intermodal equipment
may not take any action to threaten, coerce, discipline, discriminate,
or otherwise retaliate against a motor carrier in response to a request
made by the motor carrier for maintenance or repair of equipment
intended for interchange in order to comply with the applicable safety
regulations.
    ``(b) Failure To Timely Provide Safe Equipment Deemed To Be
Retaliation.--Upon receiving a motor carrier's request for maintenance
or repair of intermodal equipment to be picked up by the motor carrier
in an interchange of equipment, the controller of intermodal equipment
shall be considered to have retaliated against the motor carrier for
the purposes of this section if the controller of intermodal equipment
fails to provide the motor carrier with the equipment in a condition
compliant with the applicable safety regulations within 60 minutes
after the motor carrier arrives to pick up the equipment at the place
where the equipment is to be picked up.
    ``(c) Penalty.--A controller of intermodal equipment that violates
subsection (a) shall be liable to the United States Government for a
civil penalty of up to $10,000 for each violation.''.

SEC. 10. DELEGATION OF MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITY.

    Chapter 59 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by section
9, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 5914. Maintenance responsibility
    ``A controller of intermodal equipment may not delegate its
responsibility to systematically maintain and repair equipment intended
for interchange to a motor carrier or motor carrier agent in an
equipment interchange agreement.''.

SEC. 11. COMPATIBILITY OF STATE LAWS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 59 of title 49, United States Code, as
amended by section 10, is further amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``Sec. 5915. Compatibility of State laws
    ``(a) Preemption Generally.--Except as provided in subsection (b)
or as otherwise authorized by Federal law, a law, regulation, order, or
other requirement of a State or political subdivision of a State, or of
a tribal organization, is preempted if compliance with such law,
regulation, order, or other requirement would preclude compliance with
a requirement imposed under this chapter.
    ``(b) Certain Rules not Preempted.--A law, regulation, order, or
other requirement of a State or political subdivision of a State, or of
a tribal organization, shall not be preempted under subsection (a) if
such law, regulation, order, or other requirement is more stringent
than, but otherwise compatible with, a requirement under this chapter.
    ``(c) Tribal Organization Defined.--In this section, the term
`tribal organization' has the meaning given such term in section (4)(l)
of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25
U.S.C. 450b(l)).''.

SEC. 12. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISION.

    Section 5907 of title 49, United States Code, is repealed.

SEC. 13. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

    The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended--
            (1) by striking the item relating to section 5907; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:

``5909. Jurisdiction over equipment controller.
``5910. Equipment inspection, repair, and maintenance.
``5911. Compliance with safety regulations.
``5912. Authority to inspect.
``5913. Penalties for retaliation.
``5914. Maintenance responsibility.
``5915. Compatibility of State laws.''.

SEC. 14. IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS.

    (a) Regulations.--The Secretary of Transportation, after notice and
opportunity for comment, shall issue regulations implementing the
provisions of this Act. The regulations shall be issued as part of the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations of the Department of
Transportation. The implementing regulations shall include--
            (1) a requirement to identify controllers of intermodal
        equipment that is interchanged or intended for interchange in
        intermodal transportation;
            (2) a requirement to match such equipment readily to its
        controller through a unique identifying number;
            (3) a requirement to ensure that each controller of
        intermodal equipment maintains a system of maintenance and
        repair records for such equipment;
            (4) a requirement to evaluate the compliance of controllers
        of intermodal equipment with the applicable Federal Motor
        Carrier Safety Regulations;
            (5) a provision that prohibits controllers of intermodal
        equipment that fail to attain satisfactory compliance with such
        regulations from authorizing the placement of equipment on
        public highways;
            (6) a requirement for the Secretary to consider the effect
        that adequate maintenance facilities may have on safety
        condition of equipment;
            (7) a process by which motor carriers and agents of motor
        carriers may anonymously petition the Federal Motor Carrier
        Safety Administration to undertake an investigation of a
        noncompliant controller of intermodal equipment;
            (8) administrative procedures to resolve disputes arising
        under the regulations; and
            (9) the inspection and audit program required under section
        5912(b) of title 49, United States Code, as added by section 8.
    (b) Time for Issuing Regulations.--The regulations required under
subsection (a) shall be developed pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding
initiated not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act and shall be issued not later than one year after such date of
enactment.
    (c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section, the definitions
set forth in section 5901 of title 49, United States Code, as amended
by section 4, shall apply.

SEC. 15. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration such sums as may be necessary for the
establishment and implementation of the inspection program required
under section 5912 of title 49, United States Code, as added by section
8.

SEC. 16. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 of this Act and the
amendments made by such sections shall take effect 30 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act.

Output:
Intermodal Equipment Safety and Responsibility Act of 2003 - Subjects controllers of interchangeable intermodal equipment to commercial motor vehicle safety regulation and liability, including systematic inspection, maintenance, and repair requirements.

Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to conduct inspections.

Prohibits a controller from retaliating against any motor carrier in response to a request for safety maintenance or repair of equipment intended for interchange, including failing to provide requested safe equipment in a timely fashion.

Prohibits controller delegation of this maintenance responsibility.

Directs the Secretary to issue implementing regulations as part of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.