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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Contractor Health
Insurance Equity Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Contract.--The term ``contract'' means any contract for
        items or services or any lease of Government property
        (including any subcontract of such contract or any sublease of
        such lease)--
                    (A) the consideration with respect to which is
                greater than $75,000 per year,
                    ``(B) with respect to a contract for services,
                requires at least 1000 hours of services, and
                    (B) entered into between any entity or
                instrumentality of the legislative branch of the
                Federal Government and any individual or entity
                employing at least 15 full-time employees.
            (2) Employee.--The term ``employee'' has the meaning given
        such term under section 3(6) of the Employee Retirement Income
        Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(6)).
            (3) Entity of the legislative branch.--The term ``entity of
        the legislative branch'' includes the following:
                    (A) The House of Representatives.
                    (B) The Senate.
                    (C) The Capitol Guide Service.
                    (D) The Capitol Police.
                    (E) The Congressional Budget Office.
                    (F) The Office of the Architect of the Capitol.
                    (G) The Office of the Attending Physician.
                    (H) The Office of Compliance.
            (4) Group health plan.--The term ``group health plan''
        means any plan or arrangement which provides, or pays the cost
        of, health benefits that are actuarially equivalent to the
        benefits provided under the standard option service benefit
        plan offered under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.
            (5) Instrumentality of the legislative branch.--The term
        ``instrumentality of the legislative branch'' means the
        following:
                    (A) The General Accounting Office.
                    (B) The Government Printing Office.
                    (C) The Library of Congress.

SEC. 3. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING CONTRACTS COVERED UNDER THIS
              ACT.

    (a) In General.--Any contract made or entered into by any entity or
instrumentality of the legislative branch of the Federal Government
shall contain provisions that require that--
            (1) all persons employed by the contractor in the
        performance of the contract or at the location of the leasehold
        be offered health insurance coverage under a group health plan;
        and
            (2) with respect to the premiums for such plan with respect
        to each employee--
                    (A) the contractor pay a percentage equal to the
                average Government contribution required under section
                8906 of title 5, United States Code, for health
                insurance coverage provided under chapter 89 of such
                title; and
                    (B) the employee pay the remainder of such
                premiums.
    (b) Option To Purchase.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 8914 of title 5,
        United States Code, a contractor to which subsection (a)
        applies that does not offer health insurance coverage under a
        group health plan to its employees on the date on which the
        contract is to take effect, may obtain any health benefits plan
        offered under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, for
        all persons employed by the contractor in the performance of
        the contract or at the location of the leasehold. Any
        contractor that exercises the option to purchase such coverage
        shall make any Government contributions required for such
        coverage under section 8906 of title 5, United States Code,
        with the employee paying the contribution required for such
        coverage for Federal employees.
            (2) Calculation of amount of premiums.--Subject to
        paragraph (3)(B), the Director of the Office of Personnel
        Management shall calculate the amount of premiums for health
        benefits plans made available to contractor employees under
        paragraph (1) separately from Federal employees and annuitants
        enrolled in such plans.
            (3) Review by office of personnel management.--
                    (A) Annual review.--The Director of the Office of
                Personnel Management shall review at the end of each
                calendar year whether the nonapplication of paragraph
                (2) would result in higher adverse selection, risk
                segmentation in, or a substantial increase in premiums
                for such health benefits plans. Such review shall
                include a study by the Director of the health care
                utilization and risks of contractor employees. The
                Director shall submit a report to the President, the
                Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the
                President pro tempore of the Senate which shall contain
                the results of such review.
                    (B) Nonapplication of paragraph (2).--Beginning in
                the calendar year following a certification by the
                Director of the Office of Personnel Management under
                subparagraph (A) that the nonapplication of paragraph
                (2) will not result in higher adverse selection, risk
                segmentation in, or a substantial increase in premiums
                for such health benefits plans, paragraph (2) shall not
                apply.
            (4) Requirement of opm.--The Director of the Office of
        Personnel Management shall take such actions as are appropriate
        to enable a contractor described in paragraph (1) to obtain the
        health insurance described in such paragraph.
    (c) Administrative Functions.--
            (1) In general.--The office within the entity or
        instrumentality of the legislative branch of the Federal
        Government which administers the health benefits plans for
        Federal employees of such entity or instrumentality shall
        perform such tasks with respect to plan coverage purchased
        under subsection (b) by contractors with contracts with such
        entity or instrumentality.
            (2) Waiver authority.--Waiver of the requirements of this
        Act may be made by such office upon application.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) In General.--This Act shall apply with respect to contracts
executed, modified, or renewed on or after January 1, 1998.
    (b) Termination.--
            (1) In general.--This Act shall not apply on and after
        October 1, 2002.
            (2) Transition rule.--In the case of any contract under
        which, pursuant to this Act, health insurance coverage is
        provided for calendar year 2002, the contractor and the
        employees shall, notwithstanding section 3(a)(2), pay 1\1/3\ of
        the otherwise required monthly premium for such coverage in
        monthly installments during the period beginning on January 1,
        2002, and ending before October 1, 2002.

Output: Congressional Contractor Health Insurance Equity Act - Requires contracts made or entered into by any entity or instrumentality of the legislative branch of the Federal Government to require that employees of certain contractors be offered group health insurance coverage.


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SECTION 1. EMERGENCY HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (c) and notwithstanding the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Secretaries of
Agriculture and the Interior shall conduct projects consistent with the
Implementation Plan for the 10-year Comprehensive Strategy for a
Collaborative Approach for Reducing Wildland Fire Risks to Communities
and the Environment, May 2002, developed pursuant to the Conference
Report to the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2001 (House Report 106-646) to reduce hazardous
fuels within any areas of Federal land under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior that are
outside of Congressionally designated Wilderness Areas and that the
appropriate Secretary determines qualifies as a fire risk condition
class three area. Any project carried out under this section shall be
consistent with the applicable forest plan, resource management plan,
or other applicable agency plans.
    (b) Priority.--In implementing projects under this section, the
Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior shall give highest priority
to--
            (1) wildland urban interface areas;
            (2) municipal watersheds;
            (3) forested or rangeland areas affected by disease, insect
        activity, or wind throw; or
            (4) areas susceptible to a catastrophic reburn.
    (c) Acreage Limitation.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), in
        implementing this section, the Secretaries of Agriculture and
        the Interior shall treat an aggregate area of not more than
        10,000,000 acres of Federal land.
            (2) Additional acres.--If the limitation in paragraph (1)
        is reached, the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior may
        treat additional acres of Federal land that qualifies as fire
        risk condition class three.
    (d) Process.--The Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior shall
jointly develop--
            (1) notwithstanding the Federal Advisory Committee Act, a
        collaborative process with interested parties consistent with
        the Implementation Plan described in subsection (a) for the
        selection of projects carried out under this section consistent
        with subsection (b); and
            (2) in cooperation with the Secretary of Commerce,
        expedited consultation procedures for threatened or endangered
        species.
    (e) Administrative Process.--Projects conducted under this section
shall not be subject to--
            (1) administrative review by the Department of the Interior
        Office of Hearings and Appeals; or
            (2) the Forest Service appeals process and regulations.
    (f) Judicial Review.--
            (1) Review of projects.--Any application for judicial
        review under this or any other law of a project selected under
        this section shall--
                    (A) be filed in the Federal District Court for the
                district in which the Federal lands are located within
                60 days after legal notice of the decision to conduct a
                project under this section is made to the public in a
                manner as determined by the appropriate Secretary;
                    (B) be completed not later than 360 days from the
                date such request for review is filed with the
                appropriate court unless the District Court determines
                that a longer time is needed; and
                    (C) not provide for the issuance of a temporary
                restraining order or a preliminary injunction
            (2) Process review.--The processes developed under
        subsection (d) shall not be subject to judicial review.
    (g) Relation to Other Laws.--The authorities provided to the
Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior in this section are in
addition to the authorities provided in any other provision of law,
including section 706 of Public Law 107-206 with respect to Beaver Park
Area and the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve within the Black Hills National
Forest.

SEC. 2. STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTING.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of
the Interior may enter into stewardship contracts with private persons
or other public or private entities to perform services to achieve land
management goals for the national forests and other Federal lands.
    (b) Land Management Goals.--The land management goals to be
accomplished using a contract under subsection (a) may include--
            (1) road and trail maintenance or obliteration to restore
        or maintain water quality;
            (2) enhancement, restoration and maintenance of soil
        productivity, habitat for wildlife and fisheries, or other
        resource values;
            (3) use of prescribed fires to improve the composition,
        structure, condition, and health of forests, woodlands, and
        rangelands or to improve wildlife habitat;
            (4) removing vegetation or other activities to promote
        healthy forest stands, woodlands, and rangelands, to reduce
        fire hazards, or to achieve other land management objectives;
            (5) watershed restoration and maintenance; and
            (6) control of noxious and exotic weeds and reestablishing
        native plant species.
    (c) Contracts.--
            (1) Award procedures.--
                    (A) Forest service.--In connection with contracts
                under subsection (a), for the purposes of meeting the
                requirement for selling timber or forest products at
                not less than the appraised value pursuant to section
                14 of the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16
                U.S.C. 472a), the Secretary of Agriculture may take
                into account the value the services received from the
                contractor and may consider the contractor's
                performance under other public and private contracts
                and the contractor's ability to meet performance
                measures and outcomes consistent with the goals of
                subsection (b) with respect to the contract.
                    (B) Department of the interior.--In connection with
                contracts under subsection (a), the Secretary of the
                Interior may award the contract on a best-value basis,
                including consideration of the contractor's performance
                under other public and private contracts and the
                contractor's ability to meet performance measures and
                outcomes consistent with the goals of subsection (b)
                with respect to the contract.
            (2) Multi-year term.--Notwithstanding any other provision
        of law and subject to any such requirements as the Director of
        the Office of Management and Budget may prescribe, the term of
        any contract entered into under subsection (a) may exceed 5
        years but may not exceed 10 years.
            (3) Offsets.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture and
                Secretary of the Interior may apply the value of the
                removed timber or forest products, or other vegetative
                materials, removed as an offset against the cost of
                services received in connection with contracts under
                subsection (a).
                    (B) Methods of appraisal.--The value of forest
                products, other vegetative materials, or timber used as
                offsets under subparagraph (A) shall, be determined --
                            (i) using existing agency guidelines
                        commensurate with the quality and quantity of
                        products to be removed;
                            (ii) through a competitive bidding process;
                        or
                            (iii) using a unit of measure appropriate
                        to the contracts.
                    (C) Excess offset value.--If the offset value of
                the products exceeds the value of the resource
                improvement treatments, the Secretary of Agriculture
                and the Secretary of the Interior may collect any
                excess offset value and apply it as provided in
                subsection (d).
    (d) Receipts.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture and the
        Secretary of the Interior may collect monies from a contract
        under subsection (a) so long as collection is secondary to the
        land management goals in subsection (b).
            (2) Use.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and
        subject to any such requirements as the Director of the Office
        of Management and Budget may prescribe, funds described in
        paragraph (1) and subsection (c)(3)(C) shall--
                    (A) be made available to the Secretary that
                collected the funds without further appropriation and
                remain available until expended;
                    (B) in the case of funds collected by the Secretary
                of Agriculture--
                            (i) be used by the Secretary of Agriculture
                        for activities under a contract authorized by
                        this section; or
                            (ii) deposited into the Knutson-Vandenberg
                        Fund authorized by the Act of June 9, 1930,
                        commonly known as the Knutson-Vandenberg Act
                        (16 U.S.C. 576 et seq.); and
                    (C) in the case of funds collected by the Secretary
                of the Interior be used by the Secretary of the
                Interior for activities under a contract authorized by
                this section.
            (3) Relation to other laws.--The value of services received
        by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the
        Interior under a contract authorized by this section and any
        payments made or resources provided by the contractor or the
        Secretaries under such a contract shall not be considered to be
        monies received from the National Forest System or other
        Federal lands under any other provision of law, including, but
        not limited to--
                    (A) the Act of June 9, 1930, commonly known as the
                Knutson-Vandenberg Act (16 U.S.C. 576 et seq.);
                    (B) section 3 of the Materials Act of 1947 (30
                U.S.C. 603); or
                    (C) provisions regarding Oregon and California
                Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant Lands Trust
                Lands (43 U.S.C. 1181f and 1181f-1; 43 U.S.C. 1735 and
                1736a).
    (e) Costs of Removal.--The Secretary of Agriculture may collect
deposits from contractors covering the costs of removal of timber or
other forest products pursuant to the Act of August 11, 1916 (16 U.S.C.
490); and the next to the last paragraph under the heading ``Forest
Service'' under the heading ``Department of Agriculture'' in the Act of
June 30, 1914 (16 U.S.C. 498); notwithstanding the fact that the timber
purchasers did not harvest the timber.
    (f) Performance and Payment Guarantees Under a Service Contract.--
The Secretaries may require performance and payment bonds, in
accordance with sections 103-2 and 103-3 of part 28 of the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (48 C.F.R. Chapter 1, 28.103-2, 28.103-3), in an
amount that the contracting officer considers sufficient to protect the
government's interest in the estimated value of the products to be
removed under contract under subsection (a).
    (g) Authorities.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior may use existing
contracting authorities and procedures or may develop by regulation new
authorities and procedures.
    (h) Reporting Requirements.--To ensure accountability and a full
cost accounting of work completed under this authority, the Secretaries
shall be required to separately track the full costs of individual
contracts and the value of the forest products exchanged for such work.
The Secretaries shall report annually to the Congress on--
            (1) the status of development, execution, and
        administration of contracts authorized under subsection (a);
            (2) the specific accomplishments that have resulted; and
            (3) the full cost of projects completed under contracts
        entered into under subsection (a) including a separate
        accounting of--
                    (A) the value of services received;
                    (B) payments received from the sale of timber and
                forest products; and
                    (C) the difference between the payments received
                for such timber and forest products and the fair market
                value for such timber and forest products.

SEC. 3. REPEAL.

    Section 322 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1993, Public Law 102-381 (commonly known as the
``Appeals Reform Act''; 16 U.S.C. 1612 note), is repealed.

SEC. 4. BALANCE OF SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL HARMS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) past land management practices, particularly fire
        suppression, have severely altered many fire-adapted forest and
        rangeland ecosystems;
            (2) such severely altered ecosystems are less resilient and
        more vulnerable to long-term harm by fire, drought, insects,
        disease, loss of biological diversity, and by exotic or
        invasive species;
            (3) such degradation and replacement of native fire-adapted
        forest and rangeland ecosystems causes irreparable harm to the
        public interest by increasing risk to public health, safety,
        property, and diminishing the biological productivity of the
        land and natural resources of the Nation, including loss of
        forest and rangeland resources, native species, habitat for
        threatened and endangered species, recreation opportunities,
        watershed protection, soils, and the economic and social values
        that depend upon such resources;
            (4) mechanical thinning of forests and rangeland, reduction
        of natural fuels through prescribed fire, and similar land
        management practices are necessary to restore the diversity and
        resilience of native fire-adapted forests and rangelands; and
            (5) the public interest in such restoration, including
        avoiding irreparable harm to forest and rangeland ecosystems if
        restorative action is not taken, typically outweighs the short-
        term effects of restoration projects on the quality of the
        water, air, soils, and habitat of threatened and endangered
        species.
    (b) Standard for Injunctive Relief.--In any action under section
703 of title 5, United States Code or any other law for writs of
prohibitory or mandatory injunction against agency action in which the
agency has found that such action is necessary to restore fire-adapted
forest or rangeland ecosystems, the reviewing court shall consider the
public interest in avoiding long-term harm to such ecosystems and shall
give deference to any agency finding, based upon information in its
administrative record, that the public interest in avoiding the short-
term effects of such action is outweighed by the public interest in
avoiding long-term harm to such ecosystems.

Output: Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and of the Interior to conduct projects consistent with the Implementation Plan for the 10-year Comprehensive Strategy for a Collaborative Approach for Reducing Wildland Fire Risks to Communities and the Environment, May 2002, developed to reduce hazardous fuels within any areas of Federal land under the jurisdiction of either Secretary that: (1) are outside of Congressionally designated Wilderness Areas; and (2) the appropriate Secretary determines qualify as a fire risk condition class three area.Permits the Secretaries to enter into stewardship contracts with private persons or other public or private entities to perform services to achieve land management goals for the national forests and other Federal lands. Allows the Secretaries to collect monies from a contract so long as collection is secondary to the land management goals the contract is supposed to accomplish.Amends the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 to repeal the Appeals Reform Act (regarding Forest Service decisionmaking and appeals reform).Provides that in any action under any law for writs of prohibitory or mandatory injunction against agency action in which the agency has found that such action is necessary to restore fire-adapted forest or rangeland ecosystems, the reviewing court shall: (1) consider the public interest in avoiding long-term harm to such ecosystems; and (2) give deference to any agency finding, based upon information in its administrative record, that the public interest in avoiding the short-term effects of such action is outweighed by the public interest in avoiding long-term harm to such ecosystems.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Indonesia Military Assistance
Accountability Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Political stability and economic growth in Indonesia
        are important to the national interests of the United States,
        however, such stability and growth are disrupted by the denial
        by the Government of Indonesia, including the denial by the
        armed forces of Indonesia, of--
                    (A) democratic freedoms, such as meaningful
                elections, freedom of the press, and freedom of
                assembly;
                    (B) human rights, such as protection from torture
                and murder and protection from imprisonment for the
                nonviolent expression of political views;
                    (C) labor rights; and
                    (D) the rights of citizens to participate in
                decisions affecting the environment.
            (2) The Government of Indonesia is in a period of crisis,
        as illustrated by--
                    (A) the extensive violations of human rights by the
                Government of Indonesia documented in the Department of
                State's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for
                1996;
                    (B) the suppression of peaceful dissent and extreme
                interference by the government with the media;
                    (C) the deposing of Megawati Sukarnoputri as the
                head of the Democratic Party of Indonesia (PDI) in
                1996; and
                    (D) the rating by Transparency International of the
                Government of Indonesia as one of the most corrupt
                governments in the world.
            (3) The armed forces of Indonesia play a key role in
        preserving nondemocratic rule in Indonesia by deploying forces
        at all levels of society to repress peaceful dissent and by
        participating in nonmilitary economic ventures that are not
        subject to public scrutiny or reported as sources of income to
        international financial institutions.
            (4) The parliamentary elections in Indonesia scheduled for
        May 1997 may be jeopardized by the actions of the Government of
        Indonesia, including the actions of the armed forces of
        Indonesia, because the Government has repeatedly rendered past
        elections meaningless by denying constitutionally-guaranteed
        political rights to opposition candidates and their supporters.
            (5) The Government of Indonesia recognizes only one
        official trade union, has refused to register independent trade
        unions such as the Indonesian Prosperous Labor Union (SBSI),
        has arrested Mukhtar Pakpahan, the General Chairman of the
        SBSI, on charges of subversion, and has closed the offices and
        confiscated the materials of the SBSI.
            (6) Civil society organizations in Indonesia, such as
        environmental organizations, indigenous organizations,
        election-monitoring organizations, legal aid organizations,
        student organizations, trade union organizations, and community
        organizations, have been harassed by the Government of
        Indonesia through such means as detentions, interrogations,
        denial of permission for meetings, banning of publications,
        repeated orders to report to security forces or judicial
        courts, and illegal seizure of documents.
            (7) The armed forces of Indonesia continue to occupy East
        Timor in violation of two United Nations Security Council
        resolutions and eight United Nations General Assembly
        resolutions, and according to the Department of State's Country
        Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1996, the armed forces
        continue to carry out torture and killings and other severe
        violations of human rights in East Timor, and to detain and
        imprison East Timorese for nonviolent expression of political
        views.
            (8)(A) The Nobel Prize Committee has awarded the 1996 Nobel
        Peace Prize to Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos
Horta for their tireless efforts to find a just and peaceful solution
to the conflict in East Timor.
            (B) Both men are an inspiration for those who desire peace
        in East Timor.
            (9) As stated in a citation for the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize,
        ``it has been estimated that one-third of the population of
        East Timor has lost their lives due to starvation, epidemics,
        war, and terror''.
            (10) The people of East Timor have been forcibly deprived
        of their right to self-determination by the refusal of the
        Government of Indonesia to work with the United Nations to
        resolve the political status of East Timor.
            (11) In August 1993, the Indonesian military committed to a
        reduction in the number of combat troops in East Timor.
            (12) On August 1, 1996, former Secretary of State Warren
        Christopher stated in testimony before the Committee on Foreign
        Relations of the Senate, ``I think there's a strong interest in
        seeing an orderly transition of power there [in Indonesia] that
        will recognize the pluralism that should exist in a country of
        that magnitude and importance''.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to promote a peaceful
transition from nondemocratic to democratic rule in Indonesia by
conditioning the provision of United States military assistance to the
Government of Indonesia, including the armed forces of Indonesia, on
the establishment and implementation of specific democratic reforms.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF
              INDONESIA.

    (a) In General.--United States military assistance and arms
transfers may not be provided to the Government of Indonesia for a
fiscal year unless the President determines and certifies to the
Congress for that fiscal year that the Government of Indonesia meets
the following requirements:
            (1) Free selection of candidates and party leaders;
        domestic monitoring of elections.--
                    (A) Free selection of candidates and party
                leaders.--The Government of Indonesia permits
                opposition parties, including opposition parties that
                have collected the appropriate number of signatures of
                individuals required by the Government in order to have
                candidates of such parties placed on the ballot for
                national elections (such as the Democratic Party of
                Indonesia (PDI)), to freely choose their own party
                leaders and candidates.
                    (B) Domestic monitoring of elections.--The
                Government of Indonesia provides official accreditation
                to independent election-monitoring organizations,
                including the Independent Election Monitoring Committee
                (KIPP), to observe national elections without
                interference by personnel of the Government or of the
                armed forces. In addition, such organizations are
                allowed to assess such elections and to publicize or
                otherwise disseminate the assessments throughout
                Indonesia.
            (2) Protection of nongovernmental organizations.--The
        police or military of Indonesia do not confiscate materials
        from or otherwise engage in illegal raids on the offices or
        homes of members of both domestic or international
        nongovernmental organizations, including indigenous
        organizations, election-monitoring organizations, legal aid
        organizations, student organizations, trade union
        organizations, community organizations, environmental
        organizations, and religious organizations.
            (3) Respect for the rule of law.--
                    (A) Accountability for attack on pdi
                headquarters.--As recommended by the Government of
                Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission, the
                Government of Indonesia has investigated the attack on
                the headquarters of the Democratic Party of Indonesia
                (PDI) on July 27, 1996, prosecuted individuals who
                planned and carried out the attack, and made public the
                postmortem examination of the five individuals killed
                in the attack.
                    (B) Release of political prisoners.--The following
                individuals, detained or imprisoned for the nonviolent
                expression of political views as part of the crackdown
                by the Government of Indonesia on July 27, 1996, have
                been released from custody:
                            (i) Budiman Sudjatmiko.
                            (ii) Mukhtar Pakpahan.
                            (iii) Other individuals detained or
                        imprisoned on subversion charges relating to
                        the crackdown.
            (4) Resolution of conflict in east timor.--
                    (A) Establishment of dialogue.--The Government of
                Indonesia has entered into a process of dialogue, under
the auspices of the United Nations, with Portugal and East Timorese
leaders of various viewpoints to discuss ideas toward a resolution of
the conflict in East Timor and the political status of East Timor.
                    (B) Reduction of troops.--The Government of
                Indonesia has established and implemented a plan to
                reduce the number of Indonesian troops in East Timor,
                as stated by Indonesian Major General Theo Syafei in
                August 1993.
                    (C) Release of political prisoners.--Individuals
                detained or imprisoned for the nonviolent expression of
                political views, including the right of self-
                determination in East Timor, have been released from
                custody, including Fernando DeArujo.
                    (D) Religious rights.--The Government of
                Indonesia--
                            (i) has prohibited policies and practices
                        of persecution, harassment, detainment, or
                        confinement of individuals in East Timor based
                        on religious grounds; and
                            (ii) has made substantial efforts toward
                        allowing the freedom of religious expression in
                        East Timor.
            (5) Improvement in labor rights.--The Government of
        Indonesia has taken the following actions to improve labor
        rights in Indonesia:
                    (A) The Government has dropped charges of
                subversion against the General Chairman of the SBSI
                trade union, Mukhtar Pakpahan, and has released Mukhtar
                Pakpahan from custody on this charge.
                    (B) The Government has also released from custody
                trade union activists Dita Indah Sari, Cohen Husein
                Ponto, and Mohammad Sholeh.
                    (C) The Government has recognized SBSI as a trade
                union and has restored all confiscated equipment to
                SBSI.
    (b) Waivers.--
            (1) In general.--The limitation on United States military
        assistance and arms transfers under subsection (a) shall not
        apply if the President determines and notifies the Congress
        that--
                    (A) an emergency exists that requires providing
                such assistance or arms transfers for the Government of
                Indonesia; or
                    (B) subject to paragraph (2), it is in the national
                security interest of the United States to provide such
                assistance or arms transfers for the Government of
                Indonesia.
            (2) Applicability.--A determination under paragraph (1)(B)
        shall not become effective until 15 days after the date on
        which the President notifies the Congress in accordance with
        such paragraph.
    (c) Effective Date.--The limitation on United States military
assistance and arms transfers under subsection (a) shall apply only
with respect to assistance provided for, and arms transfers made
pursuant to agreements entered into, fiscal years beginning after the
date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. UNITED STATES MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND ARMS TRANSFERS DEFINED.

    As used in this Act, the term ``United States military assistance
and arms transfers'' means--
            (1) assistance under chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign
        Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to military assistance),
        including the transfer of excess defense articles under section
        516 of that Act;
            (2) assistance under chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign
        Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to international military
        education and training or ``IMET''), except that such term
        shall not include military education and training for civilian
        personnel under section 541 of such Act (commonly referred to
        as ``Expanded IMET'') that--
                    (A) promotes dialogue between civilians and
                military officers of the armed forces of Indonesia on
                the proper role of the armed forces in a democratic
                society; or
                    (B) provides for training of civilian officials and
                military officers of the armed forces of Indonesia on
                military justice and international human rights
                standards; or
            (3) the transfer of defense articles, defense services, or
        design and construction services under the Arms Export Control
        Act, excluding--
                    (A) any transfer or other assistance under section
                23 of that Act; or
                    (B) defense articles and defense services licensed
                or approved for export under section 38 of that Act.

Output: Indonesia Military Assistance Accountability Act - Prohibits U.S. military assistance and arms transfers to the Government of Indonesia unless the President certifies to the Congress that the Government of Indonesia:  (1) permits opposition parties to freely choose their own party leaders and candidates; (2) provides for independent election- monitoring organizations to observe national elections without interference by Government or armed forces personnel; (3) provides protection for both domestic and international nongovernmental organizations; (4) has investigated the attack on the headquarters of the Democratic Party of Indonesia on July 26, 1996, and prosecuted those responsible for such attack; (5) has released specified political prisoners; (6) has entered into discussions toward resolution of the conflict in East Timor; and (7) has taken actions to improve labor rights there.  Waives such limitations if the President determines and notifies the Congress that:  (1) an emergency exists requiring such assistance or arms transfers; or (2) it is in the national security interest of the United States.


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SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Landless Native Land Allocation Act
of 1994''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) In General.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) In 1971, Congress enacted the Alaska Native Claims
        Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (referred to in this
        section as the ``Act'') to recognize and settle the aboriginal
        claims of Alaska Natives to the lands Alaska Natives had used
        for traditional purposes.
            (2) The Act awarded approximately $1,000,000,000 and
        44,000,000 acres of land to Alaska Natives and provided for the
        establishment of Native corporations to receive and manage such
        funds and land.
            (3) Pursuant to the Act, Alaska Natives have been enrolled
        in one of thirteen Regional Corporations.
            (4) Most Alaska Natives reside in communities that are
        eligible to form a Village or Urban Corporation under the Act
        within the geographical area of a Regional Corporation.
            (5) Village or Urban Corporations established pursuant to
        the Act received cash and surface rights to the settlement land
        described in paragraph (2), and the corresponding Regional
        Corporation received cash and land which includes the
        subsurface rights to the land of the Village or Urban
        Corporation.
            (6) The southeastern Alaska communities of Haines,
        Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell are not listed
        under the Act as communities eligible to form Village or Urban
        Corporations, even though the population of such villages
        comprises greater than 20 percent of the shareholders of the
        Regional Corporation of southeastern Alaska and display
        historic, cultural and traditional qualities of Alaska Natives.
            (7) The five communities described in paragraph (6) have
        sought full eligibility for lands and benefits under the Act
        for more than two decades.
            (8) In 1993, Congress directed the Secretary of the
        Interior to prepare a report examining the reasons why the
        communities listed in paragraph (6) had been denied eligibility
        to form Village or Urban Corporations under the Act and receive
        land and benefits pursuant to the Act.
            (9) The report described in paragraph (8), published in
        February, 1994, indicates that--
                    (A) the five communities listed in paragraph (6) do
                not differ significantly from the southeast Alaska
                communities that were permitted to form Village or
                Urban Corporations under the Act;
                    (B) such communities are similar to other
                communities that are eligible to form Village or Urban
                Corporations under the Act and receive lands and
                benefits under the Act--
                            (i) in actual number and percentage of
                        Native Alaskan population; and
                            (ii) with respect to the historic use and
                        occupation of land;
                    (C) each such community was involved in advocating
                the settlement of the aboriginal claims of the
                community; and
                    (D) some of the communities appeared on early
                versions of lists of Native villages prepared before
                the date of enactment of the Act, but were not included
                as Native villages in the Act.
            (10) The omissions described in paragraph (9)(D) are not
        clearly explained in any provision of the Act or the
        legislative history of the Act.
            (11) On the basis of the findings described in paragraphs
        (1) through (10), Alaska Natives who were enrolled in the five
        unlisted communities and their heirs have been inadvertently
        and wrongly denied the financial and cultural benefits of
        enrollment in a Village or Urban Corporation established
        pursuant to such Act.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to redress the omission of
the five communities described in subsection (a)(6) from eligibility--
            (1) to form Village or Urban Corporations under the Act;
        and
            (2) to receive certain settlement lands pursuant to the
        Act.

SEC. 3. LAND ENTITLEMENT.

    The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 40. LANDLESS NATIVES LAND ALLOCATION.

    ``(a) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) Adequate and feasible access.--The term `adequate and
        feasible access' includes--
                    ``(A) direct access to lands conveyed to a Landless
                Village Corporation pursuant to this section from the
                nearest body of navigable salt water if such lands are
                effectively blocked by National Forest System lands or
                the existence of one or more conservation system units,
                national recreation areas, national conservation areas,
                or public lands designated as wilderness study areas or
                managed to maintain the wilderness character or
                potential wilderness character of the land; and,
                    ``(B) access to and use of roads, log transfer
                facilities and other infrastructure features of the
                United States Forest Service.
            ``(2) Landless village corporation.--The term `Landless
        Village Corporation' means any of the communities of Haines,
        Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, Alaska, that--
                    ``(A) has incorporated under applicable laws of the
                State of Alaska; and
                    ``(B) has, pursuant to subsection (b), organized as
                a Village Corporation in accordance with section 8.
            ``(3) Regional corporation of southeastern alaska.--The
        term `Regional Corporation of southeastern Alaska' means the
        Regional Corporation described in section 7(a)(10).
            ``(4) Unprocessed timber.--The term `unprocessed timber'
        means any tree, or portion of a tree, or other roundwood that
        is not processed in accordance with standards and
        specifications suitable for end product use.
    ``(b) Status of Certain Communities as Native Villages.--Each of
the Native communities of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and
Wrangell, Alaska, shall be considered a Native village that is eligible
to receive land and benefits under this Act (including funds
distributed under section 7) and each such community may organize as a
Village Corporation pursuant to section 8.
    ``(c) Enrollment.--
            ``(1) In general.--Unless specifically notified otherwise,
        the Secretary shall enroll as a member of a Landless Village
        Corporation each Native member of the community that organizes
        as such Landless Village Corporation.
            ``(2) Shares for certain native members who were enrolled
        in the regional corporation of southeastern alaska.--Each
        Native member of a community described in subsection (b) who--
                    ``(A) is enrolled in a Landless Village Corporation
                pursuant to paragraph (1), and
                    ``(B) on or before March 30, 1973, was enrolled as
                a shareholder of the Regional Corporation of
                southeastern Alaska,
        shall receive 100 shares of Settlement Common Stock in the
        Landless Village Corporation.
            ``(3) Certain other natives.--Each Native member of a
        community described in subsection (b) who--
                    ``(A) is not a shareholder described in paragraph
                (2)(B), but
                    ``(B) received, by means of inheritance or gift,
                shares of stock in the Regional Corporation of
                southeastern Alaska that originally belonged to a
                Native who, on or before March 30, 1973, was enrolled
                as a shareholder of the Regional Corporation of
                southeastern Alaska, and, if alive, would be enrolled
                in a Landless Village Corporation pursuant to paragraph
                (1),
        shall receive a number of shares of Settlement Common Stock in
        the appropriate Landless Village Corporation equal to the
        number of shares of stock of such Regional Corporation that the
        Native inherited or received by gift pursuant to subparagraph
        (B).
    ``(d) Land Withdrawal, Selection, and Conveyance.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized and directed
        to withdraw from all forms of appropriation under the public
        land laws, including the mining and mineral leasing laws, all
        eligible public lands described in paragraph (3). During the 5-
        year period beginning on the date of the withdrawal, each
        Landless Village Corporation shall nominate for selection
        public lands for conveyance to the Landless Village Corporation
        pursuant to this section.
            ``(2) Withdrawal.--The withdrawal of land described in
        paragraph (1) shall not be made, or deemed to have been made,
        in accordance with or subject to sections 11, 14, or 16. Such
        withdrawal shall be considered to be a separate withdrawal
        authorized and directed by this subsection. The Secretary shall
        make the withdrawal not later than 60 days after the date of
        enactment of this section. The lands shall, subject to such
        withdrawal, remain withdrawn until all selection and
        conveyances are completed pursuant to this section.
            ``(3) Public lands eligible for selection.--Subject to
        paragraph (4), the public lands eligible for selection for
        conveyance to a Landless Village Corporation pursuant to this
        Act shall be the lands located within the Regional Corporation
        of southeastern Alaska, except that such public lands shall not
        include lands--
                    ``(A) within a conservation system unit described
                in section 101 of the Alaska National Interest Lands
                Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3101);
                    ``(B) within the timber base described in the 1979
                Tongass National Forest Land Management Plan;
                    ``(C) withdrawn or reserved for national defense
                purposes; or
                    ``(D) selected by a Regional, Village, or Urban
                Corporation pursuant to this Act and the State of
                Alaska under the Act commonly known as the `Alaska
                Statehood Act' (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21).
            ``(4) Valid existing rights.--The lands selected for
        conveyance to a Landless Village Corporation pursuant to this
        Act, shall be subject to valid and existing rights and the
        patent rights described in section 14(g).
            ``(5) Acreage.--The quantity of acreage of public lands
        that may be selected for a Landless Village Corporation on the
        basis of nominations made by the Landless Village Corporation
        pursuant to this subsection shall be--
                    ``(A) based on the number of Natives enrolled in
                the Landless Village Corporation; and
                    ``(B) determined in accordance with the table
                contained in section 14(a), except that the date of
                establishment of the Landless Village Corporation shall
                be substituted for the date specified in such table.
            ``(6) Review of nominated selections.--(A) The Secretary,
        in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall review
        the nominations for selection of public lands made by a
        Landless Village Corporation pursuant to this subsection to
        determine whether any conflict exists between the nominations
        of the Landless Village Corporation and any other nominations
        or selections made by any other Landless Village Corporation or
        entity.
            ``(B) Except with respect to nominations for selections of
        public lands made pursuant to this subsection by the Landless
        Village Corporation of the community of Ketchikan, Alaska, any
        conflict between the nominations for selection of public lands
        made by a Landless Village Corporation pursuant to this
        subsection and the nominations made by another Landless Village
        Corporation pursuant to this subsection shall be resolved by
        the Secretary in favor of the Landless Village Corporation that
        is located closest to the lands that are the subject of the
        conflict.
            ``(7) Conveyance of lands.--Immediately after the review of
        each nomination for a selection made by a Landless Village
        Corporation and the resolution of any conflicts described in
        paragraph (6) carried out pursuant to this subsection, the
        Secretary shall select and convey, subject to the terms and
        conditions specified in this section--
                    ``(A) to the Landless Village Corporation that
                makes the nomination for the selection, a patent to the
                surface estate in the lands nominated for selection by
                the Landless Village Corporation; and
                    ``(B) to the Regional Corporation of southeastern
                Alaska, a patent to the subsurface estates of the
                lands.
    ``(e) Access to Conveyed Lands.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture or the head
        of an appropriate Federal agency shall take such actions as may
        be necessary to ensure that each Landless Village Corporation
        and its assigns have such rights as may be necessary to ensure
        adequate and feasible access to the lands conveyed to the
        Landless Village Corporation pursuant to this section for
        economic, cultural, and traditional purposes.
            ``(2) Permit applications.--In carrying out this
        subsection, the appropriate head of a Federal agency shall
        grant, in a reasonable and timely manner, any permit
        application submitted to the agency head relating to access to
        and from lands conveyed to a Landless Village Corporation
        pursuant to this section.
            ``(3) National environmental policy act exemption.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the construction of
        a road or other infrastructure project or any related activity
        to provide adequate and feasible access to lands conveyed to a
        Landless Village Corporation pursuant to this section that is
        carried out by the head of a Federal agency or any other person
        or entity shall not constitute a major Federal action for the
        purposes of section 102 of the National Environmental Policy
        Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) and shall not be subject to any
        requirement under such Act relating to an environmental
        assessment or environmental impact statement.
    ``(f) Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to award a
        grant in an amount equal to $250,000 to each Landless Village
        Corporation that submits an application to the Secretary that
        is approved by the Secretary. If an application submitted to
        the Secretary pursuant to this paragraph specifies that the
        Landless Village Corporation will use the grant award in
        accordance with this subsection, the Secretary shall approve
        the application in a reasonable and timely manner.
            ``(2) Purpose of grant.--A grant awarded under this
        subsection may only be used for planning, development, or any
        other purpose for which the Landless Corporation that is the
        recipient of the grant has been organized under section 8.
    ``(g) Prohibition on Export of Unprocessed Timber.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
        notwithstanding any other provision of law, the lands conveyed
        by the Federal Government pursuant to this section shall be
        conveyed on the condition that unprocessed timber from such
        lands may not be exported from the southeast region of Alaska
        served by the Regional Corporation of southeastern Alaska.
            ``(2) Exemptions.--(A) The prohibition contained in
        paragraph (1) shall not apply to those grades of unprocessed
        red and yellow cedar timber that the Secretary of Agriculture
        determines to be surplus to the needs and demands of
        manufacturing facilities in the region described in such
        paragraph.
            ``(B) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
        this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of
        Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and
        after providing public notice and an opportunity for comment,
        shall make a determination under subparagraph (A) concerning
        which grades of unprocessed cedar timber described in such
        subparagraph constitute timber that is surplus to the needs and
        demands of manufacturing facilities.
            ``(3) Penalty.--If the Secretary of Commerce finds, on the
        record and after an opportunity for a hearing, that a person,
        with willful disregard for the prohibition contained in this
        section against exporting unprocessed timber, exported or
        caused to be exported unprocessed timber originating from lands
        conveyed pursuant this section, the Secretary may assess
        against such person a civil penalty of not more than 2 times
        the gross value of the unprocessed timber involved in the
        violation.
    ``(h) Statutory Construction.--To the extent that there is any
conflict between this section and any other provision of this Act or
any other Federal law, this section shall govern.''.

S 2539 IS----2

Output: Landless Native Land Allocation Act of 1994 - Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to settle certain claims for five Alaska Native communities.


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SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

    There is established an independent commission, which shall be
known as the ``Commission to End Russian Interference in United States
Elections'' (referred to in this Act as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 2. FUNCTIONS.

    The Commission shall--
            (1) comprehensively examine the facts regarding the extent
        of Russian official and unofficial cyber operations and other
        attempts to interfere in the 2016 United States national
        election;
            (2) examine attempts by the Russian Government, persons or
        entities associated with the Russian Government, or other
        persons or entities within Russia to use cyber-enabled means to
        access, alter, or otherwise tamper with--
                    (A) United States electronic voting systems;
                    (B) United States voter roll information;
                    (C) the Democratic National Committee;
                    (D) the Democratic Congressional Campaign
                Committee;
                    (E) the Democratic Governors Association;
                    (F) the Republican National Committee;
                    (G) the Republican Congressional Campaign
                Committee;
                    (H) the Republican Governors Association;
                    (I) Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.; and
                    (J) Hillary for America (the Hillary Clinton
                Presidential campaign);
            (3) examine efforts by the Russian Government, persons or
        entities associated with the Russian Government, or persons or
        entities within Russia to generate, put forward, disseminate,
        or promote propaganda relevant to any election for public
        office held in the United States during 2016;
            (4) examine efforts by the Russian Government to
        collaborate with other governments, entities, or individuals to
        carry out activities described in paragraphs (2) and (3);
            (5) examine attempts or activities by governments, persons
        associated with a government, entities, and individuals other
        than those described in paragraph (3) to use electronic means
        to influence, interfere with, or sow distrust in elections for
        public office held in the United States during 2016;
            (6) ascertain, evaluate, and report on the evidence
        developed by all relevant government agencies, including the
        Department of State, the Office of the Director for National
        Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency, the National
        Security Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, the
        Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Defense, and
        State election commissions, regarding the facts and
        circumstances surrounding Russia's interference with elections
        for public office held in the United States during 2016;
            (7) review and build upon the findings of completed or
        ongoing efforts to the investigate such Russian interference,
        including investigations or inquires conducted by--
                    (A) the Administration of President Barack Obama;
                    (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
                Senate;
                    (C) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
                    (D) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
                Senate; and
                    (E) other executive branch, congressional, or
                independent entities;
            (8) make a full accounting of--
                    (A) the circumstances surrounding official and
                unofficial attempts to interfere in the 2016 United
                States election, including through cyber operations and
                the promotion of propaganda or other disinformation;
                    (B) the level of preparedness of Federal, State,
                and local governments to defend against such
                interference; and
                    (C) the United States response to such
                interference; and
            (9) submit a report to the President and Congress, in
        accordance with section 9, on the findings, conclusions, and
        recommendations of the Commission on preventing the
        reoccurrence of such interference.

SEC. 3. COMPOSITION.

    (a) Appointments.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall be composed of eight
        members, of which--
                    (A) two shall be appointed by the majority leader
                of the Senate;
                    (B) two shall be appointed by the minority leader
                of the Senate;
                    (C) two shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
                House of Representatives; and
                    (D) two shall be appointed by the minority leader
                of the House of Representatives.
            (2) Deadline for appointment.--Each initial member of the
        Commission shall be appointed not later than 30 days after the
        date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) Period of appointment.--Each member of the Commission
        shall be appointed for the life of the Commission.
    (b) Qualifications.--
            (1) Political party affiliation.--Not more than 4 members
        of the Commission may be members of the same political party.
            (2) Nongovernmental appointees.--None of the members of the
        Commission may be a Member of Congress (including a Delegate or
        Resident Commissioner to Congress), an officer or employee of
        the Federal Government, or an officer or employee of any State
        or local government.
            (3) Other qualifications.--It is the sense of Congress that
        individuals appointed to the Commission should be prominent
        United States citizens, with national recognition and
        significant depth of experience in professions such as
        governmental service, law enforcement, armed services, law,
        public administration, intelligence gathering, cybersecurity,
        election administration, and foreign affairs.
    (c) Initial Meeting; Selection of Chairperson.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall hold an initial
        meeting to develop and implement a schedule for completing the
        review and report required under section 2(9).
            (2) Chairperson; vice-chairperson.--At the initial meeting
        of the Commission, the Commission shall select a Chairperson
        and a Vice-Chairperson from among its members. The Chairperson
        and Vice-Chairperson may not be members of the same political
        party.
    (d) Quorum; Vacancies.--
            (1) Quorum.--Six members of the Commission shall constitute
        a quorum.
            (2) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not
        affect the power and duties of the Commission and shall be
        filled in accordance with subsection (a) not later than 90 days
        after the occurrence of such vacancy.

SEC. 4. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Meetings.--After its initial meeting under section
        3(c)(1), the Commission shall meet upon the call of the
        Chairperson or a majority of its members.
            (2) Hearings and evidence.--The Commission may--
                    (A) hold such hearings, sit and act at such times
                and places, take such testimony, receive such evidence,
                including classified testimony, evidence, and
                information, and administer such oaths as may be
                necessary to carry out its functions under section 2;
                and
                    (B) require, by subpoena or otherwise, the
                attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the
                production of such books, records, correspondence,
                memoranda, papers, and documents, including classified
                materials, as the Commission or such designated
                subcommittee or designated member may determine
                advisable to carry out such functions.
            (3) Subpoenas.--
                    (A) Issuance.--
                            (i) In general.--A subpoena may be issued
                        under this subsection only by the agreement of
                        the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson or by
                        the affirmative vote of 5 members of the
                        Commission.
                            (ii) Signature.--Subpoenas issued under
                        this subsection--
                                    (I) may be issued under the
                                signature of the Chairperson or any
                                member designated by a majority of the
                                Commission; and
                                    (II) may be served by any person
                                designated by the Chairperson or by a
                                member designated by a majority of the
                                Commission.
                    (B) Enforcement.--
                            (i) In general.--In the case of contumacy
                        or failure to obey a subpoena issued under this
                        subsection, the United States district court
                        for the judicial district in which the
                        subpoenaed person resides, is served, or may be
                        found, or where the subpoena is returnable, may
                        issue an order requiring such person to appear
                        at any designated place to testify or to
                        produce documentary or other evidence. Any
                        failure to obey the order of the court may be
                        punished by the court as a contempt of that
                        court.
                            (ii) Additional enforcement.--If any
                        witness fails to comply with any subpoena
                        issued under this subsection or to testify when
                        summoned under authority of this subsection,
                        the Commission may, by majority vote, certify a
                        statement of fact constituting such failure to
                        the appropriate United States attorney, who may
                        bring the matter before the grand jury for its
                        action, under the same statutory authority and
                        procedures as if the United States attorney had
                        received a certification under sections 102
                        through 104 of the Revised Statutes of the
                        United States (2 U.S.C. 192 through 194).
    (b) Information From Federal Agencies.--
            (1) In general.--All Federal departments and agencies
        shall, in accordance with applicable procedures for the
        appropriate handling of classified information, provide
        reasonable access to documents, statistical data, and other
        such information that the Commission determines necessary to
        carry out its functions under section 2.
            (2) Obtaining information.--The Chairperson of the
        Commission shall submit a written request, as necessary, to the
        head of an agency described in paragraph (1) for access to
        documents, statistical data, and other information described in
        such paragraph that is under the control of such agency.
            (3) Receipt, handling, storage, and dissemination.--
        Information described in paragraph (1) may only be received,
        handled, stored and disseminated by members of the Commission
        and its staff in accordance with all applicable statutes,
        regulations, and Executive orders.
    (c) Assistance From Federal Agencies.--
            (1) General services administration.--The Administrator of
        General Services shall make office space available for the day-
        to-day activities of the Commission and for scheduled meetings
        of the Commission. Upon request, the Administrator shall
        provide, on a reimbursable basis, such administrative support
        as the Commission requests to fulfill its duties.
            (2) Other departments and agencies.--In addition to the
        assistance required under paragraph (1), other Federal
        departments and agencies may provide to the Commission such
        services, funds, facilities, staff, and other support services
        as the heads of such entities determine advisable in accordance
        with applicable law.
    (d) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United States
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other Federal
departments and agencies.
    (e) Authority To Contract.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to subtitle I of title 40, United
        States Code, and division C of subtitle I of title 41, United
        States Code (formerly collectively known as the ``Federal
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949''), the
        Commission is authorized to enter into contracts with Federal
        and State agencies, private firms, institutions, and
        individuals for the conduct of activities necessary to the
        discharge of its duties under section 2.
            (2) Termination.--Any contract, lease, or other legal
        agreement entered into by the Commission under this subsection
        may not extend beyond the date specified in section 10.

SEC. 5. STAFF OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) Director.--The Commission shall have a Director, who shall be--
            (1) appointed by a majority vote of the Commission; and
            (2) paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay for
        level IV of the Executive Schedule.
    (b) Staff.--
            (1) In general.--With the approval of the Commission, the
        Director may appoint such personnel as the Director determines
        to be appropriate. Such personnel shall be paid at a rate not
        to exceed the rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive
        Schedule, as set forth in section 5315 of title 5, United
        States Code.
            (2) Additional staff.--The Commission may appoint and fix
        the compensation of such other personnel as may be necessary to
        enable the Commission to carry out its duties, without regard
        to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing
        appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to
        the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53
        of such title relating to classification and General Schedule
        pay rates, except that no rate of pay fixed under this
        subsection may exceed the equivalent of that payable to a
        person occupying a position at level V of the Executive
        Schedule, as set forth in section 5316 of such title.
    (c) Experts and Consultants.--With the approval of the Commission,
the Director may procure temporary and intermittent services under
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates not to
exceed the rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule.
    (d) Detailees.--Upon the request of the Commission, any Federal
Government employee may be detailed to the Commission without
reimbursement from the Commission, and such detailee shall retain the
rights, civil service status, and privileges of his or her regular
employment without interruption.

SEC. 6. NONAPPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.

    (a) In General.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)
shall not apply to the Commission.
    (b) Public Meetings and Release of Public Versions of Reports.--The
Commission shall--
            (1) hold public hearings and meetings to the extent
        appropriate; and
            (2) release public versions of the reports required under
        section 9.
    (c) Public Hearings.--Any public hearings of the Commission shall
be conducted in a manner consistent with the protection of information
provided to or developed for or by the Commission as required under any
applicable statute, regulation, or Executive order.

SEC. 7. COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.

    (a) Compensation.--Members of the Commission--
            (1) shall not be considered to be Federal employees for any
        purpose by reason of service on the Commission; and
            (2) shall serve without pay.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--While away from their homes or regular places
of business in performance of services for the Commission, members of
the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in
lieu of subsistence, in accordance with section 5703 of title 5, United
States Code.

SEC. 8. SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR COMMISSION MEMBERS AND STAFF.

    The appropriate Federal agencies or departments shall cooperate
with the Commission to expeditiously provide, to the extent possible,
appropriate security clearances to Commission members and staff in
accordance with existing procedures and requirements, except that no
person shall be provided with access to classified information under
this Act without the appropriate security clearances.

SEC. 9. REPORT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the first meeting
of the Commission, the Commission shall submit a report to the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives, the Committee on the Judiciary
of the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House
of Representatives, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of
the House of Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of
the Senate, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House
of Representatives, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and
the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. The
report shall include--
            (1) a detailed statement of the recommendations, findings,
        and conclusions of the Commission under section 2; and
            (2) summaries of the input and recommendations of the
        leaders and organizations with which the Commission consulted.
    (b) Public Availability.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall be submitted in an unclassified form, which shall be made
available to the public, but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 10. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate on the date that is 60 days after
the date on which the Commission submits its report to Congress
pursuant to section 9.

Output: This bill establishes the Commission to End Russian Interference in United States Elections as an independent commission to examine Russian cyber operations and attempts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. national election. The commission must examine attempts by the Russian government, governments or other entities associated with or collaborating with Russia, or persons or entities in Russia to:   access, alter, or tamper with voting systems, voter roll information, the Donald J. Trump and the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign organizations, and the Democratic and the Republican national committees, congressional campaign committees, and governors associations;  promote propaganda relevant to any election for public office held in the United States during 2016; and  use electronic means to influence, interfere with, or sow distrust in such elections.  The commission must: (1) report on evidence developed by federal agencies; (2) build upon investigations of executive branch, congressional, or independent entities; and (3) make a full accounting of interference attempts and the U.S. response, and government preparedness, to defend against such interference. The commission may receive classified information and issue subpoenas.  The commission must report to the President and Congress with conclusions and recommendations on preventing a reoccurrence of such interference.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ready To Educate All Children Act of
2002''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) An estimated 2,000,000 new teachers will be needed over
        the next decade.
            (2) Under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, States must
        recruit highly qualified teachers by 2006, yet schools in rural
        areas and high poverty schools have trouble attracting and
        retaining such teachers.
            (3) A 2000 study by the Education Trust reports that high
        poverty schools are twice as likely not to have teachers
        certified in the fields in which they teach as schools that are
        not high poverty schools, which highlights that high poverty
        schools will need special help to meet the goals of the No
        Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
            (4) If the Nation is to improve student achievement and
        success in school, the United States must encourage and support
        the training and development of our Nation's teachers, who are
        the single most important in-school influence on student
        learning.
            (5) A majority of graduates of schools of education believe
        that traditional teacher preparation programs left them ill
        prepared for the challenges and rigors of the classroom.
            (6) Fewer than 36 percent of new teachers feel very well
        prepared to implement curriculum and performance standards.
            (7) Highly qualified teachers are more effective in
        impacting student academic achievement because such teachers
        have high verbal abilities, high content knowledge, and an
        enhanced ability to know how to teach the content using
        appropriate pedagogical strategies.
            (8) The difference in annual student achievement growth
        between having an effective and ineffective teacher can be more
        than 1 grade level of achievement in academic performance.
            (9) Studies have consistently documented the important
        connection between a teacher's verbal and cognitive abilities
        and student achievement.
            (10) Research has shown that there is a positive effect on
        student achievement when students are taught by teachers with a
        strong subject-matter background.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to provide grants to
teacher preparation programs to better prepare teachers to educate all
children.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Beginning teacher.--The term ``beginning teacher''
        means a highly qualified teacher who has taught for not more
        than 3 years.
            (2) Core academic subjects.--The term ``core academic
        subjects'' means--
                    (A) mathematics;
                    (B) science;
                    (C) reading (or language arts) and English;
                    (D) social studies, including history, civics,
                political science, government, geography, and
                economics;
                    (E) foreign languages; and
                    (F) fine arts, including music, dance, drama, and
                the visual arts.
            (3) High poverty local educational agency.--The term ``high
        poverty local educational agency'' means a local educational
        agency for which the number of children who are served by the
        agency, aged 5 though 17, and from families with incomes below
        the poverty line--
                    (A) is not less than 40 percent of the number of
                all children served by the agency; or
                    (B) is more than 15,000.
            (4) High poverty school.--The term ``high poverty school''
        means an elementary school or secondary school that serves a
        high number or percentage of children from families with
        incomes below the poverty line.
            (5) Highly qualified.--The term ``highly qualified'' has
        the meaning given such term in section 9101 of the Elementary
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            (6) Institution of higher education.--The term
        ``institution of higher education''--
                    (A) has the meaning given the term in section
                101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
                1001(a)); and
                    (B) if such an institution prepares teachers and
                receives Federal funds, means such an institution
                that--
                            (i) is in full compliance with the
                        requirements of section 207 of the Higher
                        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1027); and
                            (ii) does not have a teacher preparation
                        program identified by a State as low-
                        performing.
            (7) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational
        agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 9101 of the
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
        7801).
            (8) Local partner.--The term ``local partner'' means a high
        poverty local educational agency or a high poverty school.
            (9) Mentoring.--The term ``mentoring'' means activities
        that consist of structured guidance and regular and ongoing
        support for beginning teachers.
            (10) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Education.
            (11) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50
        States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of
        Puerto Rico.

SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to award grants on a
competitive basis to institutions of higher education to establish a
partnership with a local partner to--
            (1) establish a clinically-based elementary school or
        secondary school teacher training program; or
            (2) enhance such institution's clinically-based elementary
        school or secondary school teacher training program.
    (b) Application.--
            (1) In general.--An institution of higher education that
        desires to receive a grant under subsection (a) shall submit an
        application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
        containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably
        require.
            (2) Development.--The institution of higher education shall
        develop the application in collaboration with 1 or more local
        partners.
            (3) Contents.--Each application submitted pursuant to
        paragraph (1) shall include--
                    (A) a description of any shortages in the State,
                where the institution of higher education is located,
                of highly qualified teachers in high poverty schools in
                core academic subjects;
                    (B) an assessment of the needs of beginning
                teachers in high poverty schools to be effective in the
                classroom that is--
                            (i) developed with the involvement of the
                        local partner; and
                            (ii) based on--
                                    (I) student achievement data in
                                core academic subjects; and
                                    (II) other indicators of the need
                                to fully prepare beginning teachers;
                    (C) a description of how the institution of higher
                education will use funds made available pursuant to a
                grant awarded under this Act to--
                            (i) improve the quality of the teaching
                        force; and
                            (ii) decrease the use of out-of-field
                        placement of teachers;
                    (D) a description of how the institution of higher
                education will align activities assisted under this Act
                with challenging State academic content standards and
                student academic achievement standards, and State
                assessments, by setting numerical, annual improvement
                goals;
                    (E) a plan, developed with the extensive
                participation of the local partner, for addressing
                long-term teacher recruitment, retention, professional
                development, and mentoring needs;
                    (F) a description of how the institution of higher
                education will assist local educational agencies in
                implementing effective and sustained mentoring and
                other professional development activities for beginning
                teachers;
                    (G) a description of how the institution of higher
                education will work with individuals who successfully
                complete a teacher education program to become
                certified or licensed; and
                    (H) a description of how the institution of higher
                education will prepare teachers to succeed in the
                classroom.
    (c) Approval.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall approve an application
        submitted pursuant to subsection (a) if the application meets
        the requirements of this section and holds reasonable promise
        of achieving the purpose of this Act.
            (2) Equitable distribution.--To the extent practicable, the
        Secretary shall ensure an equitable geographic distribution of
        grants under this section among the regions of the United
        States.
            (3) Duration of grants.--The Secretary is authorized to
        make grants under this section for a period of 5 years. At the
        end of the 5-year period, the grant recipient may apply for an
        additional grant under this section.
    (d) Uses of Funds.--
            (1) Mandatory uses.--An institution of higher education
        that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant
        funds to--
                    (A) establish a partnership with a local partner to
                establish, or enhance an existing, clinically-based
                elementary school or secondary school teacher training
                program to better train teachers for challenges in the
                classroom;
                    (B) facilitate a partnership among departments of
                the institution to ensure that future teachers are
                prepared to teach; and
                    (C) implement a project-based assessment that
                facilitates the program evaluation developed under
                subsection (f) and that assesses the impact of the
                activities undertaken with grant funds awarded under
                this Act on achieving the purpose of this Act, as well
                as on institutional policies and practices.
            (2) Additional activities.--An institution of higher
        education that receives a grant under this section shall use
        the grant funds for not less than 3 of the following
        activities:
                    (A) The enhancement of high caliber teaching,
                including--
                            (i) enabling faculty to spend additional
                        time in smaller class settings teaching
                        students pursuing teaching degrees;
                            (ii) providing--
                                    (I) summer school teaching
                                opportunities for students pursuing
                                teaching degrees;
                                    (II) additional salary for faculty
                                members who serve as advisors to
                                students pursuing teaching degrees; or
                                    (III) stipends for students
                                pursuing teaching degrees.
                    (B) Opportunities to develop new pedagogical
                approaches to teaching, including a focus on content
                knowledge in academic areas such as mathematics,
                science, foreign language development, history,
                political science, and special education.
                    (C) Creation of multidisciplinary courses or
                programs that formalize collaborations for the purpose
                of improved student instruction.
                    (D) Expansion of innovative mentoring or tutoring
                programs proven to enhance recruitment of students
                pursuing teaching degrees or persistence in obtaining a
                teaching degree.
                    (E) Improvement of undergraduate science,
                mathematics, engineering, and technology education for
                nonmajors, including teacher education majors.
    (e) Matching Funds.--Each institution of higher education that
receives a grant under this section shall demonstrate a financial
commitment to such institution's school of education by contributing,
either directly or through private contributions, non-Federal matching
funds equal to 20 percent of the amount of the grant.
    (f) Assessment, Evaluation, and Dissemination of Information.--
            (1) Program evaluation.--Not later than 180 days after the
        date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall award not
        less than 1 grant or contract to an independent evaluative
        organization to--
                    (A) develop metrics for measuring the impact of the
                activities authorized under this section on--
                            (i) the number of students enrolled in
                        education classes;
                            (ii) academic achievement of students
                        pursuing teaching degrees, including
                        quantifiable measurements of students' mastery
                        of content and skills;
                            (iii) persistence in completing a teaching
                        degree, including students who transfer from
                        departments of education to programs in other
                        academic disciplines; and
                            (iv) placement during the 2 years after
                        degree completion in public schools and an
                        evaluation of the teachers' performance;
                    (B) conduct an evaluation of the impacts of the
                activities authorized under this section, including a
                comparison of the funded projects to identify best
                practices with respect to achieving the purpose of this
                Act.
            (2) Dissemination of information.--The Secretary shall
        disseminate, biannually, information on the activities and the
        results of the projects assisted under this section, including
        best practices, to institutions of higher education that
        receive a grant under this section and other interested
        institutions of higher education.
    (g) Student Loan Eligibility.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, a student who participates in a clinically-based teacher
training program funded under this Act shall be eligible for student
assistance under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) during such student's fifth year of a program of
study for obtaining a teaching degree, if the fifth year of the program
of study is required under such clinically-based program in order for
students to obtain the teaching degree.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act
$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009.

Output: Ready to Educate All Children Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish partnerships with high poverty local educational agencies or high poverty schools (local partners) to establish or enhance a clinically-based elementary or secondary school teacher training program.Requires an IHE receiving such a grant to: (1) establish a partnership with a local partner to establish or enhance such a program; (2) facilitate a partnership among the IHE's departments to ensure that future teachers are prepared to teach; and (3) implement a project-based assessment. Requires such IHE also to use grant funds for at least three activities listed.Makes a student who participates in a program funded under this Act eligible for student assistance under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 during the student's fifth year of study for a teaching degree (if such clinically-based program is a teaching-degree study requirement).