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SECTION 1. TEXAS CITY SHIP CHANNEL, TEXAS CITY, TEXAS.

    (a) In General.--The portion of the Texas City Ship Channel, Texas
City, Texas, described in subsection (b) shall not be subject to
navigational servitude beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Description.--The portion of the Texas City Ship Channel
described in this subsection is a tract or parcel containing 393.53
acres (17,142,111 square feet) of land situated in the City of Texas
City Survey, Abstract Number 681, and State of Texas Submerged Lands
Tracts 98A and 99A, Galveston County, Texas, said 393.53 acre tract
being more particularly described as follows:
            (1) Beginning at the intersection of an edge of fill along
        Galveston Bay with the most northerly east survey line of said
        City of Texas City Survey, Abstract No. 681, the same being a
        called 375.75 acre tract patented by the State of Texas to the
        City of Texas City and recorded in Volume 1941, Page 750 of the
        Galveston County Deed Records (G.C.D.R.), from which a found
        U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Brass Cap stamped ``R 4-3'' set in
        the top of the Texas City Dike along the east side of Bay
        Street bears North 56 14' 32" West, a distance of 6,045.31
        feet and from which a found U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Brass
        Cap stamped ``R 4-2'' set in the top of the Texas City Dike
        along the east side of Bay Street bears North 49 13' 20" West,
        a distance of 6,693.64 feet.
            (2) Thence, over and across said State Tracts 98A and 99A
        and along the edge of fill along said Galveston Bay, the
        following eight (8) courses and distances:
                    (A) South 75 49' 13" East, a distance of 298.08
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (B) South 81 16' 26" East, a distance of 170.58
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (C) South 79 20' 31" East, a distance of 802.34
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (D) South 75 57' 32" East, a distance of 869.68
                feet to a point for the beginning of a non-tangent
                curve to the right.
                    (E) Easterly along said non-tangent curve to the
                right having a radius of 736.80 feet, a central angle
                of 24 55' 59", a chord of South 68 47' 35" East -
                318.10 feet, and an arc length of 320.63 feet to a
                point for the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the
                left.
                    (F) Easterly along said non-tangent curve to the
                left having a radius of 373.30 feet, a central angle of
                31 57' 42", a chord of South 66 10' 42" East - 205.55
                feet, and an arc length of 208.24 feet to a point for
                the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the right.
                    (G) Easterly along said non-tangent curve to the
                right having a radius of 15,450.89 feet, a central
                angle of 02 04' 10", a chord of South 81 56' 20" East
                - 558.04 feet, and an arc length of 558.07 feet to a
                point for the beginning of a compound curve to the
                right and the northeasterly corner of the tract herein
                described.
                    (H) Southerly along said compound curve to the
                right and the easterly line of the tract herein
                described, having a radius of 1,425.00 feet, a central
                angle of 133 08' 00", a chord of South 14 20' 15"
                East - 2,614.94 feet, and an arc length of 3,311.15
                feet to a point on a line lying 125.00 feet northerly
                of and parallel with the centerline of an existing
                levee for the southeasterly corner of the tract herein
                described.
            (3) Thence, continuing over and across said State Tracts
        98A and 99A and along lines lying 125.00 feet northerly of,
        parallel, and concentric with the centerline of said existing
        levee, the following twelve (12) courses and distances:
                    (A) North 78 01' 58" West, a distance of 840.90
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (B) North 76 58' 35" West, a distance of 976.66
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (C) North 76 44' 33" West, a distance of 1,757.03
                feet to a point for the beginning of a tangent curve to
                the left.
                    (D) Southwesterly, along said tangent curve to the
                left having a radius of 185.00 feet, a central angle of
                82 27' 32", a chord of South 62 01' 41" West - 243.86
                feet, and an arc length of 266.25 feet to a point for
                the beginning of a compound curve to the left.
                    (E) Southerly, along said compound curve to the
                left having a radius of 4,535.58 feet, a central angle
                of 11 06' 58", a chord of South 15 14' 26" West -
                878.59 feet, and an arc length of 879.97 feet to an
                angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (F) South 64 37' 11" West, a distance of 146.03
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (G) South 67 08' 21" West, a distance of 194.42
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (H) North 34 48' 22" West, a distance of 789.69
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (I) South 42 47' 10" West, a distance of 161.01
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (J) South 42 47' 10" West, a distance of 144.66
                feet to a point for the beginning of a tangent curve to
                the right.
                    (K) Westerly, along said tangent curve to the right
                having a radius of 310.00 feet, a central angle of 59
                50' 28", a chord of South 72 42' 24" West - 309.26
                feet, and an arc length of 323.77 feet to an angle
                point of the tract herein described.
                    (L) North 77 22' 21" West, a distance of 591.41
                feet to the intersection of said parallel line with the
                edge of fill adjacent to the easterly edge of the Texas
                City Turning Basin for the southwesterly corner of the
                tract herein described, from which a found U.S. Army
                Corps of Engineers Brass Cap stamped ``SWAN 2'' set in
                the top of a concrete column set flush in the ground
                along the north bank of Swan Lake bears South 20 51'
                58" West, a distance of 4,862.67 feet.
            (4) Thence, over and across said City of Texas City Survey
        and along the edge of fill adjacent to the easterly edge of
        said Texas City Turning Basin, the following eighteen (18)
        courses and distances:
                    (A) North 01 34' 19" East, a distance of 57.40
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (B) North 05 02' 13" West, a distance of 161.85
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (C) North 06 01' 56" East, a distance of 297.75
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (D) North 06 18' 07" West, a distance of 71.33
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (E) North 07 21' 09" West, a distance of 122.45
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (F) North 26 41' 15" West, a distance of 46.02
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (G) North 01 31' 59" West, a distance of 219.78
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (H) North 15 54' 07" West, a distance of 104.89
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (I) North 04 00' 34" East, a distance of 72.94
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (J) North 06 46' 38" West, a distance of 78.89
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (K) North 12 07' 59" West, a distance of 182.79
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (L) North 20 50' 47" West, a distance of 105.74
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (M) North 02 02' 04" West, a distance of 184.50
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (N) North 08 07' 11" East, a distance of 102.23
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (O) North 08 16' 00" West, a distance of 213.45
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (P) North 03 15' 16" West, a distance of 336.45
                feet to a point for the beginning of a non-tangent
                curve to the left.
                    (Q) Northerly along said non-tangent curve to the
                left having a radius of 896.08 feet, a central angle of
                14 00' 05", a chord of North 09 36' 03" West - 218.43
                feet, and an arc length of 218.97 feet to a point for
                the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the right.
                    (R) Northerly along said non-tangent curve to the
                right having a radius of 483.33 feet, a central angle
                of 19 13' 34", a chord of North 13 52' 03" East -
                161.43 feet, and an arc length of 162.18 feet to a
                point for the northwesterly corner of the tract herein
                described.
            (5) Thence, continuing over and across said City of Texas
        City Survey, and along the edge of fill along said Galveston
        Bay, the following fifteen (15) courses and distances:
                    (A) North 30 45' 02" East, a distance of 189.03
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (B) North 34 20' 49" East, a distance of 174.16
                feet to a point for the beginning of a non-tangent
                curve to the right.
                    (C) Northeasterly along said non-tangent curve to
                the right having a radius of 202.01 feet, a central
                angle of 25 53' 37", a chord of North 33 14' 58" East
                - 90.52 feet, and an arc length of 91.29 feet to a
                point for the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the
                left.
                    (D) Northeasterly along said non-tangent curve to
                the left having a radius of 463.30 feet, a central
                angle of 23 23' 57", a chord of North 48 02' 53" East
                - 187.90 feet, and an arc length of 189.21 feet to a
                point for the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the
                right.
                    (E) Northeasterly along said non-tangent curve to
                the right having a radius of 768.99 feet, a central
                angle of 16 24' 19", a chord of North 43 01' 40" East
                - 219.43 feet, and an arc length of 220.18 feet to an
                angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (F) North 38 56' 50" East, a distance of 126.41
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (G) North 42 59' 50" East, a distance of 128.28
                feet to a point for the beginning of a non-tangent
                curve to the right.
                    (H) Northerly along said non-tangent curve to the
                right having a radius of 151.96 feet, a central angle
                of 68 36' 31", a chord of North 57 59' 42" East -
                171.29 feet, and an arc length of 181.96 feet to a
                point for the most northerly corner of the tract herein
                described.
                    (I) South 77 14' 49" East, a distance of 131.60
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (J) South 84 44' 18" East, a distance of 86.58
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (K) South 58 14' 45" East, a distance of 69.62
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (L) South 49 44' 51" East, a distance of 149.00
                feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                    (M) South 44 47' 21" East, a distance of 353.77
                feet to a point for the beginning of a non-tangent
                curve to the left.
                    (N) Easterly along said non-tangent curve to the
                left having a radius of 253.99 feet, a central angle of
                98 53' 23", a chord of South 83 28' 51" East - 385.96
                feet, and an arc length of 438.38 feet to an angle
                point of the tract herein described.
                    (O) South 75 49' 13" East, a distance of 321.52
                feet to the point of beginning and containing 393.53
                acres (17,142,111 square feet) of land.

Output: This bill declares that a specified portion of the Texas City Ship Channel, Texas City, Texas, shall not be subject to navigational servitude.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Common Access Card Act of
2017''.

SEC. 2. MEDICARE SMART CARD PILOT PROGRAM.

    Part E of title XVIII of the Social Security Act is amended by
inserting after section 1866E the following new section:

``SEC. 1866F. SMART CARD PILOT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Implementation.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 36 months after the date
        of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish
        a pilot program (in this section referred to as the `pilot
        program') to demonstrate the feasibility of using smart card
        technology under this title.
            ``(2) Smart card technology defined.--In this section, the
        term `smart card technology' means the following:
                    ``(A) Beneficiary smart card.--A machine readable,
                fraud- and tamper-resistant card (in this section
                referred to as a `smart card') that includes an
                embedded integrated circuit chip with a secure micro-
                controller that enables the verification and secure,
                electronic authentication of the identity of a Medicare
                beneficiary at the point of service through a
                combination of the smart card and a personal
                identification number known by or associated with such
                beneficiary.
                    ``(B) Card reader technology.--Information
                technology that enables a supplier and provider to
                authenticate the identity of a Medicare beneficiary
                through presentation of such a smart card and such
                components, with such authentication to be reflected
                through the use of a modifier or in another appropriate
                manner, as determined by the Secretary, in the claims
                adjudication process.
            ``(3) Program design elements.--The pilot program shall be
        conducted for a period of 3 years consistent with the
        following:
                    ``(A) Selection of area.--In consultation with the
                Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human
                Services, the Secretary shall select at least 3
                geographic areas in which the pilot program will
                operate.
                    ``(B) Selection of supplier and provider types.--In
                consultation with the Inspector General of the
                Department of Health and Human Services, the Secretary
                shall select supplier and provider types that will be
                required to participate in the pilot program (referred
                to in this section as `participating suppliers and
                providers'). In selecting such supplier and provider
                types, the Secretary shall--
                            ``(i) take into account the risk of fraud,
                        waste, and abuse (as described in section
                        1886(j)(2)(B) with respect to the category of
                        provider or supplier) and other factors as
                        determined appropriate by the Secretary; and
                            ``(ii) limit the pilot program to no more
                        than 2,000 suppliers and providers.
                    ``(C) Supplier and provider hardship exemptions.--
                The Secretary shall exempt from participation in the
                pilot program a supplier or provider that either--
                            ``(i) does not have access to card reader
                        technology (as described in paragraph (2)(B));
                            ``(ii) does not have sufficient internet
                        access; or
                            ``(iii) has a low volume (as determined by
                        the Secretary) of Medicare claims for which
                        payment is made under this title.
                    ``(D) Beneficiary smart card issuance.--The
                Secretary shall provide for the issuance of beneficiary
                smart cards described in paragraph (2)(A) to all
                Medicare beneficiaries residing in a geographic area in
                which the pilot program is conducted under subparagraph
                (A). Information that appears on Medicare cards used
                outside the pilot program may appear on the face of the
                beneficiary smart card.
                    ``(E) Information on operation of pilot program.--
                The Secretary shall provide participating suppliers and
                providers and Medicare beneficiaries who are furnished
                items and services by such suppliers and providers,
                with information on the operation of the pilot program,
                including privacy protections described in subparagraph
                (H).
                    ``(F) Access to services outside the pilot
                program.--
                            ``(i) Beneficiaries.--Medicare
                        beneficiaries who receive beneficiary smart
                        cards may receive items and services care from
                        suppliers and providers not participating in
                        the pilot program.
                            ``(ii) Suppliers and providers.--Suppliers
                        and providers not participating in the pilot
                        program may submit claims under this title for
                        items and services furnished without use of
                        smart card technology to Medicare beneficiaries
                        who receive beneficiary smart cards.
                    ``(G) Private sector implementation.--The Secretary
                shall select, by using a competitive procurement, a
                private sector contractor to implement and operate the
                pilot program.
                    ``(H) Privacy protections.--The Secretary shall
                ensure that the pilot program complies with applicable
                Federal laws, including regulations, concerning
                individually identifiable health information, including
                the Privacy Act of 1974 and regulations promulgated
                under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance
                Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and such
                individually identifiable information shall be exempt
                from disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5,
                United States Code.
                    ``(I) Mandatory participation.--Subject to
                subparagraph (C), in the case of services furnished by
                a provider or supplier included in a supplier or
                provider type selected under subparagraph (B) in a
                geographic area selected under subparagraph (A),
                payment may only be made under this title for such
                services during the period of the pilot program if the
                provider or supplier is participating in the pilot
                program.
            ``(4) Definitions.--In this section:
                    ``(A) The terms `supplier' and `provider' have the
                meanings given the terms `supplier' and `provider of
                services' in subsections (d) and (u), respectively, of
                section 1861.
                    ``(B) The term `Medicare beneficiary' means an
                individual who is enrolled in the original Medicare
                fee-for-service program under parts A and B and is not
                enrolled in an MA plan under part C, an eligible
                organization under section 1876, or a PACE program
                under section 1894.
                    ``(C) The term `Medicare claim' means a claim for
                an item or service for which payment is made under this
                title.
    ``(b) Reports to Congress.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress
        the following reports:
                    ``(A) Initial design report.--Not later than 2
                years after the date of the enactment of this section,
                a report that outlines the plan for implementation of
                the pilot program.
                    ``(B) Implementation report.--After implementation
                of the pilot program, a report on the initial
                implementation of the pilot program, including
                parameters for operation of such program.
                    ``(C) Interim performance report.--Not later than 2
                years after the date the pilot program is implemented,
                an interim report on the performance of such program.
                    ``(D) Final performance report.--Not later than 18
                months after the date of the completion of the pilot
                program, a final report on the performance of such
                program.
            ``(2) Contents of certain reports.--The reports under
        subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1) shall include
        information on the performance of the pilot program in
        achieving its objectives and such recommendations regarding
        expanding the duration and scope of such program as the
        Secretary determines appropriate.
    ``(c) Funding.--For purposes of conducting the pilot program, the
Secretary shall provide for the transfer, from the Supplemental Medical
Insurance Trust Fund under section 1841, to the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Program Management Account, of $150,000,000, to be available
until expended.''.

Output: Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2017 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a three-year pilot program, in at least three geographic areas, to demonstrate the feasibility of using smart-card technology to authenticate the identity of a Medicare beneficiary at points of service. The CMS shall select supplier and provider types that will be required to participate in the pilot program as a condition of Medicare payment, but must exempt from participation a supplier or provider that: (1) does not have access to card-reader technology, (2) does not have sufficient internet access, or (3) has a low volume of Medicare claims. The CMS shall select a private contractor to implement and operate the pilot program. The CMS must submit specified reports to Congress on program design, implementation, and performance. For purposes of conducting the pilot program, the CMS shall provide for the transfer of $150 million from the Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund to the CMS Program Management Account.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Juvenile Justice Reform Act of
2008''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603) is amended--
            (1) by amending paragraph (25) to read as follows:
            ``(25) the term `contact' means any sight or sound
        interaction between a juvenile in a secure custody status with
        an adult inmate;'',
            (2) in paragraph (28) by striking ``and'' at the end,
            (3) in paragraph (29) by adding ``and'' at the end, and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(30) the term `juvenile justice stakeholders' means
        individuals and representatives of agencies, institutions, and
        organizations with interest in the activities and outcomes of
        the juvenile justice system, including--
                    ``(A) youth and family members of youth who have
                had contact with the juvenile justice system;
                    ``(B) youth and families of color;
                    ``(C) defense attorneys for youth, prosecutors for
                the juvenile court, and juvenile court judges; and
                    ``(D) representatives of school systems, law
                enforcement agencies, juvenile detention and
                corrections, juvenile probation departments, and
                community-based providers of gender-specific services
                and services to youth of color and juvenile justice-
                involved youth.''.

SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORT.

    Section 207(1) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5617(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``, ethnicity,'' after
        ``race'',
            (2) in subparagraph (E) by striking ``and'' at the end,
            (3) in subparagraph (F) by striking the period at the end
        and inserting ``; and'', and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) how State plans are meeting the requirement
                under section 223(a)(7)(B)(i).''.

SEC. 4. STATE PLANS.

    Section 223(a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii)--
                    (A) in subclause (VII) by striking ``and'' at the
                end,
                    (B) in subclause (VIII) by adding ``and'' at the
                end, and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                                    ``(IX) individuals with special
                                experience or competence in addressing
                                the needs of girls or implementing
                                gender responsive services;'',
            (2) in paragraph (7)(B)--
                    (A) in clause (iii) by striking ``and'' at the end,
                    (B) in clause (iv) by adding ``and'' at the end,
                and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(v) a plan for providing easily
                        accessible, community-based and operated,
                        culturally and linguistically appropriate
                        services to youth at-risk or in contact with
                        the juvenile justice system;'',
            (3) in paragraph (11)--
                    (A) by striking ``shall,'',
                    (B) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in clause (i) by striking the semicolon
                        at the end,
                            (ii) by striking ``excluding--'' and all
                        that follows through ``(i)'' and inserting
                        ``excluding'',
                            (iii) by striking clauses (ii) and (iii),
                        and
                            (iv) by striking ``and'' at the end, and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) not later than 3 years after the effective
                date of this subparagraph, or sooner if possible, no
                exceptions to this paragraph shall be permissible in
                relation to--
                            ``(i) juveniles who are charged with or who
                        have committed a violation of a valid court
                        order; and
                            ``(ii) juveniles who are held in accordance
                        with the Interstate Compact on Juveniles as
                        enacted by the State; and
                    ``(D) efforts shall be made to care safely for
                juveniles described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) by
                utilizing staff-secure and other community-based
                alternatives to secure detention, including the Runaway
                and Homeless Youth Act programs administered by the
                Family and Youth Services Bureau of the Administration
                for Children and Families of the Department of Health
                and Human Services;'',
            (4) in paragraph (12)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' at the
                end,
                    (B) in subparagraph (B) by adding ``and'' at the
                end, and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) not later than 3 years after the effective
                date of this provision, or sooner if possible,
                juveniles awaiting trial or any other legal process and
                who are treated as adults for purposes of prosecution
                in criminal court shall not have contact with adult
                inmates when held in the custody of the criminal
                court;'',
            (5) in paragraph (13)--
                    (A) by inserting after ``adults'' the 1st place it
                appears the following:
        ``, and provide that not later than 3 years after the effective
        date of this bill, or sooner if possible, juveniles treated as
        adults for purposes of prosecution in criminal court and
        juveniles prosecuted as adults in criminal court may not be
        held in any jail or lockup for adults while awaiting trial on a
        criminal charge,'', and
                    (B) in subparagraph (A) by adding ``and'' at the
                end,
            (6) in paragraph (15) by inserting ``ethnicity,'' after
        ``race,'',
            (7) by striking paragraphs (22) and (23),
            (8) by redesignating paragraphs (14) through (28) as
        paragraphs (15) through (27), respectively, and
            (9) by after paragraph (13) the following:
            ``(14) implement policy, practice, and system improvement
        strategies at the State, territorial, local, and tribal levels
        to identify and reduce racial and ethnic disparities among
        youth who come into contact with the juvenile justice system
        by--
                    ``(A) establishing coordinating bodies to oversee
                and monitor State, territorial, local, or tribal
                efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities,
                composed of juvenile justice stakeholders at the State,
                territorial, local, or tribal levels, including
                community leaders and service providers from
                communities in which youth of color are
                disproportionately represented in the juvenile justice
                system;
                    ``(B) identifying and analyzing key decision
                points, and the criteria used to make those decisions,
                in State, territorial, local, or tribal juvenile
                justice systems, to determine which points create
                racial and ethnic disparities among juveniles who come
                into contact with the juvenile justice system and the
                causes of those disparities;
                    ``(C) developing and implementing State,
                territorial, local, or tribal data collection and
                analysis systems to identify where racial and ethnic
                disparities exist in the juvenile justice system and to
                track and analyze such disparities using descriptors
                disaggregated, as appropriate, by factors including
                race, ethnicity, sex, geography, offense, delinquency
                history, and age;
                    ``(D) developing and implementing a work plan that
                includes measurable objectives for policy changes,
                practice changes or other system changes, based on the
                needs identified in the data collection and analysis
                under subparagraph (B) and designed to reduce any forms
                of bias, differential treatment of youth of color or
                disparities found to be associated with race and
                ethnicity, including provision of culturally and
                linguistically competent services; and
                    ``(E) tracking and publicly reporting, on an annual
                basis, the efforts and progress made in accordance with
                subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D).''.

SEC. 5. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.

    Section 251 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5661) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(B) by--
                    (A) in clause (x) by striking ``and'' at the end,
                    (B) in clause (xi) by striking the period at the
                end and inserting ``; and'', and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(xii) juveniles treated as adults for purposes of
                prosecution in criminal court.'', and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Assessment of Treating Juveniles as Adults.--The
Administrator shall--
            ``(1) not later than 3 years after the effective date this
        subsection, assess the effectiveness of the practice of
        treating juveniles as adults for purposes of prosecution in
        criminal court; and
            ``(2) not later than 6 months after making the assessment
        required by paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) submit to the Speaker of the House of
                Representatives, the Speaker pro tempore of the Senate,
                and the President a report containing the findings,
                conclusions, and any recommended changes in law
                identified as a result of such assessment; and
                    ``(B) make such report available to the public.''.

SEC. 6. INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR LOCAL DELINQUENCY PREVENTIONS PROGRAMS.

    Section 504(a) of the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency
Prevention Programs Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 5784(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7) by striking ``and'' at the end,
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9), and
            (3) by inserting the following after paragraph (7) the
        following:
            ``(8) gender specific services that address the above
        purpose areas; and''.

SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on
the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year that begins after the date of the
enactment of this Act.

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Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2008 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to: (1) revise the definition of "contact" in such Act to include any sight or sound interaction between a juvenile in custody and an adult inmate; (2) expand eligibility for participation in grant programs under such Act to certain individuals and organizations with an interest in the juvenile justice system ("juvenile justice stakeholders"); (3) require state plans under such Act to provide for increased protections for juveniles in custody, provide for culturally and linguistically appropriate services to juveniles at risk, and establish policies and strategies to identify and reduce racial and ethnic disparities among youths in the juvenile justice system; (4) require the inclusion on state juvenile delinquency prevention advisory boards of individuals with experience and competence in addressing the needs of girls or in implementing gender responsive services; and (5) require the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to assess and report on the effectiveness of treating juveniles as adults for purposes of criminal prosecutions.

Amends the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 to require the inclusion of gender specific services in the incentive grant program for juvenile delinquency prevention.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Estate and Gift Tax Phase-Out Act of
1997''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The economy of the United States cannot achieve strong,
        sustained growth without adequate levels of savings to fuel
        productive activity. Inadequate savings have been shown to lead
        to lower productivity, stagnating wages, and reduced standards
        of living.
            (2) Savings levels in the United States have steadily
        declined over the past 25 years, and have lagged behind the
        industrialized trading partners of the United States.
            (3) These anemic savings levels have contributed to the
        country's long-term downward trend in real economic growth,
        which averaged close to 3.5 percent over the last 100 years but
        has slowed to 2.4 percent over the past quarter century.
            (4) Repealing the estate and gift tax would contribute to
        the goals of expanding savings and investment, boosting
        entrepreneurial activity, and expanding economic growth.
            (5) Abolishing the estate tax would restore a measure of
        fairness to the Federal tax system. Families should be able to
        pass on the fruits of labor to the next generation without
        realizing a taxable event.

SEC. 3. PHASE-OUT OF ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES THROUGH INCREASE IN UNIFIED
              ESTATE AND GIFT TAX CREDIT.

    (a) Estate Tax Credit.--
            (1) In general.--Section 2010(a) of the Internal Revenue
        Code of 1986 (relating to unified credit against estate tax) is
        amended by striking ``$192,800'' and inserting ``the applicable
        credit amount''.
            (2) Applicable credit amount.-- Section 2010 of such Code
        is amended by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d)
        and by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Applicable Credit Amount.--For purposes of this section, the
applicable credit amount is the amount of the tentative tax which would
be determined under the rate schedule set forth in section 2001(c) if
the amount with respect to which such tentative tax is to be computed
were the applicable exclusion amount determined in accordance with the
following table:

        ``In the case of estates of decedents
                                                         The applicable
          dying, and gifts made, during:
                                                   exclusion amount is:
                  1998...............................       $1,000,000
                  1999...............................       $1,500,000
                  2000...............................       $2,000,000
                  2001...............................       $2,500,000
                  2002...............................    $5,000,000.''.
            (3) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 6018(a)(1) of such Code is amended by
                striking ``$600,000'' and inserting ``the applicable
                exclusion amount in effect under section 2010(c) for
                the calendar year which includes the date of death''.
                    (B) Section 2001(c)(2) of such Code is amended by
                striking ``$21,040,000'' and inserting ``the amount at
                which the average tax rate under this section is 55
                percent''.
                    (C) Section 2102(c)(3)(A) of such Code is amended
                by striking ``$192,800'' and inserting ``the applicable
                credit amount in effect under section 2010(c) for the
                calendar year which includes the date of death''.
    (b) Unified Gift Tax Credit.--Section 2505(a)(1) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to unified credit against gift tax) is
amended by striking ``$192,800'' and inserting ``the applicable credit
amount in effect under section 2010(c) for such calendar year''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to the estates of decedents dying, and gifts made, after December
31, 1997.

SEC. 4. REPEAL OF FEDERAL TRANSFER TAXES.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
repealed.
    (b) Effective Date.--The repeal made by subsection (a) shall apply
to the estates of decedents dying, and gifts and generation-skipping
transfers made, after December 31, 2002.
    (c) Technical and Conforming Changes.--The Secretary of the
Treasury or the Secretary's delegate shall not later than 90 days after
the effective date of this section, submit to the Committee on Ways and
Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of
the Senate a draft of any technical and conforming changes in the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which are necessary to reflect throughout
such Code the changes in the substantive provisions of law made by this
Act.

Output: Estate and Gift Tax Phase-Out Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to phase-out and repeal, effective January 1, 2003, the estate tax, gift tax, and the tax on generation-skipping transfers.


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SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) From 2014 through 2018, the United States and nations
        around the world will mark the centennial of World War I,
        including the entry of the United States into the war in April
        1917.
            (2) America's support of Great Britain, France, Belgium,
        and its other allies in World War I marked the first time in
        this Nation's history that American soldiers went abroad in
        defense of liberty against foreign aggression, and it marked
        the true beginning of ``the American century''.
            (3) Although World War I was at the time called ``the war
        to end all wars'', in fact the United States would commit its
        troops to the defense of foreign lands 3 more times in the 20th
        century.
            (4) More than 4,000,000 men and women from the United
        States served in uniform during World War I, among them 2
        future presidents, Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower.
        Two million individuals from the United States served overseas
        during World War I, including 200,000 naval personnel who
        served on the seas. The United States suffered 375,000
        casualties during World War I, including 116,516 deaths.
            (5) The events of 1914 through 1918 shaped the world, the
        United States, and the lives of millions of people in countless
        ways.
            (6) The centennial of World War I offers an opportunity for
        people in the United States to learn about and commemorate the
        sacrifices of their predecessors.
            (7) Commemorative programs, activities, and sites allow
        people in the United States to learn about the history of World
        War I, the United States involvement in that war, and the war's
        effects on the remainder of the 20th century, and to
        commemorate and honor the participation of the United States
        and its citizens in the war effort.
            (8) While the other great conflicts of the 20th century,
        World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, have
        national memorials on the Mall in Washington, DC, there
        currently exists no nationally recognized memorial honoring the
        service of the United States and its citizens in World War I.
            (9) In 1921, the people of Kansas City, Missouri dedicated
        a site in that city for a memorial to the service of Americans
        in World War I, a ceremony attended by General John J. Pershing
        and military leaders of Great Britain, France, Belgium, and
        Italy. In 1924, the cornerstone of the 217-foot Liberty
        Memorial Tower was laid. On Armistice Day 1926, President
        Calvin Coolidge delivered the keynote address at the Memorial's
        dedication ceremony. The Memorial and surrounding grounds were
        completed in 1938, with an inscription that reads ``In Honor of
        Those Who Served in the World War in Defense of Liberty and Our
        Country.''.
            (10) The 106th Congress recognized the Liberty Memorial as
        a national symbol of World War I.
            (11) The 108th Congress designated the museum at the base
        of the Liberty Memorial as ``America's National World War I
        Museum''. The museum preserves the history of World War I, and
        educates and enlightens people about this significant event.
            (12) The District of Columbia War Memorial was authorized
        in 1924 by resolution of the 68th Congress, and was dedicated
        on Armistice Day 1931 by President Herbert Hoover. The DC War
        Memorial, erected in memory of the 499 residents of the
        District of Columbia who died in World War I, is often
        overlooked by residents and visitors to Washington.
            (13) The DC War Memorial is located on the national Mall in
        Washington, adjacent to the World War II, Korean War, and
        Vietnam memorials. Of these memorials, which now compose a
        quartet of memorials to the 4 great wars of the American
        Century, only the DC War Memorial is not a national memorial.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to--
            (1) establish a commission, in Kansas City, Missouri, to
        ensure a suitable national observance of the centennial of
        World War I; and
            (2) rededicate the Liberty Memorial of Kansas City and the
        District of Columbia War Memorial, respectively, as the
        ``National World War I Museum and Memorial'' and the ``District
        of Columbia and National World War I Memorial''.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) America's national world war i museum.--The term
        ``America's National World War I Museum'' means the Liberty
        Memorial Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as recognized by
        Congress in section 1031(b) of the Ronald W. Reagan National
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-
        375; 118 Stat. 2045).
            (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the World
        War I Centennial Commission established by section 4(a).
            (3) Veterans service organization.--The term ``veterans
        service organization'' means any organization recognized by the
        Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the representation of
        veterans under section 5902 of title 38, United States Code.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
as the ``World War I Centennial Commission''.
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 24
        members as follows:
                    (A) Four members who shall be appointed by the
                Speaker of the House of Representatives.
                    (B) Three members who shall be appointed by the
                minority leader of the House of Representatives.
                    (C) Four members who shall be appointed by the
                majority leader of the Senate.
                    (D) Three members who shall be appointed by the
                minority leader of the Senate.
                    (E) Seven members who shall be appointed by the
                President from among persons who are broadly
                representative of the people of the United States
                (including members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and
                representatives of veterans service organizations).
                    (F) One member who shall be appointed by the
                executive director of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of
                the United States.
                    (G) One member who shall be appointed by the
                executive director of the American Legion.
                    (H) One member who shall be appointed by the
                president of the Liberty Memorial Association.
            (2) Period of appointment.--Each member shall be appointed
        for the life of the Commission.
            (3) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled
        in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
            (4) Initial meeting.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the
                date on which all members of the Commission have been
                appointed, the Commission shall hold its first meeting.
                    (B) Location.--The location for the meeting held
                under subparagraph (A) shall be the America's National
                World War I Museum.
            (5) Meetings.--
                    (A) In general.--The Commission shall meet at the
                call of the Chair.
                    (B) Frequency.--The Chair shall call a meeting of
                the members of the Commission not less frequently than
                once each year.
                    (C) Location.--Not less frequently than once each
                year, the Commission shall meet at the America's
                National World War I Museum.
            (6) Quorum.--Thirteen members of the Commission shall
        constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.
            (7) Chair and vice chair.--The Commission shall select a
        Chair and Vice Chair from among its members.

SEC. 5. DUTIES.

    (a) In General.--The duties of the Commission are as follows:
            (1) To plan, develop, and execute programs, projects, and
        activities to commemorate the centennial of World War I.
            (2) To encourage private organizations and State and local
        governments to organize and participate in activities
        commemorating the centennial of World War I.
            (3) To facilitate and coordinate activities throughout the
        United States relating to the centennial of World War I.
            (4) To serve as a clearinghouse for the collection and
        dissemination of information about events and plans for the
        centennial of World War I.
            (5) To develop recommendations for Congress and the
        President for commemorating the centennial of World War I.
    (b) Reports.--
            (1) Periodic report.--Beginning not later than the last day
        of the 3-month period beginning on the date described in
        section 10 and the last day of each 3-month period thereafter,
        the Commission shall submit to Congress and the President a
        report on the activities and plans of the Commission.
            (2) Recommendations.--Not later than 2 years after the date
        described in section 10, the Commission shall submit to
        Congress and the President a report containing specific
        recommendations for commemorating the centennial of World War I
        and coordinating related activities.

SEC. 6. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings, sit and act
at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such
evidence as the Commission considers appropriate to carry out the
purposes of this Act.
    (b) Powers of Member and Agents.--If authorized by the Commission,
any member or agent of the Commission may take any action which the
Commission is authorized to take under this Act.
    (c) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Commission shall secure
directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the
Commission considers necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Upon the request of the Chair of the Commission, the head of such
department or agency shall furnish such information to the Commission.
    (d) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of the
Commission, the Administrator of the General Services Administration
shall provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the
administrative support services necessary for the Commission to carry
out its responsibilities under this Act.
    (e) Contract Authority.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        Commission is authorized--
                    (A) to procure supplies, services, and property;
                and
                    (B) to make or enter into contracts, leases, or
                other legal agreements.
            (2) Limitation.--The Commission may not enter into any
        contract, lease, or other legal agreement that extends beyond
        the date of the termination of the Commission under section
        8(a).
    (f) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United States
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other
departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
    (g) Gifts, Bequests, and Devises.--
            (1) Acceptance by commission.--The Commission may accept,
        use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of services or
        property, both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or
        facilitating the work of the Commission.
            (2) Deposit and availability.--Gifts, bequests, or devises
        of money and proceeds from sales of other property received as
        gifts, bequests, or devises shall de deposited in the Treasury
        of the United States and shall be available for disbursement
        upon order of the Commission.

SEC. 7. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.

    (a) Compensation of Members.--Members of the Commission shall serve
without compensation for such service.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--Each member of the Commission shall be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in
accordance with the applicable provisions of title 5, United States
Code.
    (c) Staff.--
            (1) In general.--The Chair of the Commission shall, in
        consultation with the members of the Commission, appoint an
        executive director and such other additional personnel as may
        be necessary to enable the Commission to perform its duties.
            (2) Compensation.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
                Chair of the Commission may fix the compensation of the
                executive director and any other personnel appointed
                under paragraph (1).
                    (B) Limitation.--The Chair of the Commission may
                not fix the compensation of the executive director or
                other personnel appointed under paragraph (1) at a rate
                that exceeds the rate of payable for level IV of the
                Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5,
                United States Code.
                    (C) Work location.--If the city government for
                Kansas City, Missouri, and the Liberty Memorial
                Association make space available in the building in
                which the America's National World War I Museum is
                located, the executive director of the Commission and
                other personnel appointed under paragraph (1) shall
                work in such building to the extent practical.
    (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Upon request of the
Commission, the head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on
a reimbursable basis, any employee of that department or agency to the
Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties under this Act.
    (e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The Chair
of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services under
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 8. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--The Commission shall terminate on the earlier of--
            (1) the date that is 30 days after the date of the
        completion of the activities under this Act honoring the
        centennial observation of World War I; or
            (2) July 28, 2019.
    (b) Application of Federal Advisory Committee Act.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
        App.) shall apply to the activities of the Commission under
        this Act.
            (2) Exception.--Section 14(a)(2) of such Act shall not
        apply to the Commission.

SEC. 9. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL WORLD WAR I MEMORIALS.

    (a)  Designation of the National World War I Museum and Memorial,
Missouri.--
            (1) In general.--The Liberty Memorial of Kansas City at the
        America's National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri,
        is designated as the ``National World War I Museum and
        Memorial''.
            (2) Ceremonies.--The Commission may plan, develop, and
        execute ceremonies to rededicate the Liberty Memorial of Kansas
        City as the National World War I Museum and Memorial.
    (b) Designation of the District of Columbia and National World War
I Memorial.--
            (1) Designation.--The District of Columbia War Memorial in
        Washington, DC, is designated as the ``District of Columbia and
        National World War I Memorial''.
            (2) Ceremonies.--The Commission may plan, develop, and
        execute ceremonies to rededicate the District of Columbia War
        Memorial as the District of Columbia and National World War I
        Memorial.
            (3) Authority to establish commemorative work.--
                    (A) In general.--The World War I Memorial
                Foundation may establish a commemorative work at the
                site of the District of Columbia and National World War
                I Memorial consisting of an appropriate sculptural or
                other commemorative element reflecting the national
                character of the memorial.
                    (B) Requirements.--Any commemorative work
                established under subparagraph (A) shall complement and
                preserve the memorial (including the landscape of the
                memorial), as in existence on the date of enactment of
                this Act.
            (4)  Compliance with standards for commemorative works;
        location of memorial.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
                rededication of the District of Columbia and National
                World War I Memorial shall be in accordance with
                chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code.
                    (B) Congressional finding.--Congress finds that
                because this Act authorizes the rededication and
                related enhancement of a commemorative work that, as of
                the date of enactment of this Act, is in existence and
                is sited within the Reserve (as defined in section
                8902(a)(3) of title 40, United States Code), the
                provisions regarding site approval and location of
                commemorative works under sections 8905 and 8908(c) of
                title 40, United States Code, do not apply to this Act.
            (5) Deposit of excess funds.--The World War I Memorial
        Foundation shall transmit to the Secretary of the Treasury for
        deposit in the account provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of
        title 40, United States Code--
                    (A) any funds that remain after payment of all
                expenses incurred in the rededication of the memorial
                (including payment of the amount for maintenance and
                preservation required under section 8906(b) of that
                title); or
                    (B) any funds that remain for the commemorative
                work authorized under subsection (a) on expiration of
                the authority for the commemorative work under section
                8903(e) of that title.

SEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act takes effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act.

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Establishes the World War I Centennial Commission to: (1) plan, develop, and execute programs, projects, and activities to commemorate the centennial of World War I; (2) encourage private organizations and state and local governments to organize and participate in such activities; (3) facilitate and coordinate such activities throughout the United States; (4) serve as a clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination of information about centennial events and plans; and (5) develop commemoration recommendations for Congress and the President.

Designates: (1) the Liberty Memorial of Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National World War I Museum and Memorial; and (2) the District of Columbia War Memorial in Washington, D.C., as the District of Columbia and National World War I Memorial (Memorial).

Authorizes the World War I Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work at the Memorial Site.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Law Enforcement Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) effective and impartial enforcement of the law is one
        of the most important functions of the government;
            (2) the preservation of our form of Government and the
        rights of our citizens are dependent upon competent and
        professional law enforcement agencies;
            (3) responsibility for law enforcement in the United States
        resides primarily with State and local governments;
            (4)(A) one-third of all Americans live in nonurban areas
        and 90 percent of all law enforcement agencies serve
        populations of fewer than 25,000 residents; and
            (B) 75 percent serve a population of fewer than 10,000
        residents;
            (5) rural violent crime has increased over 35 percent from
        1985 to 1995, and is taking a toll on rural citizens and rural
        law enforcement practitioners;
            (6) approximately 22,400 local government entities exist in
        the 50 States, and the needs of rural law enforcement in the
        areas of research, technical assistance, and the delivery of
        executive education and training programs have been jointly
        identified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the
        Department of Justice, and the National Center for Rural Law
        Enforcement at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock; and
            (7) the National Center for Rural Law Enforcement at the
        University of Arkansas at Little Rock will continue to
        cooperate with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the
        Department of Justice to promote the development and
        implementation of training and education programs for rural law
        enforcement agencies.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL CENTER FOR RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Title XVIII of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended by adding at the end the following
new subtitle:

        ``Subtitle D--National Center for Rural Law Enforcement

``SEC. 180401. ESTABLISHMENT.

    ``(a) In General.--There is established at the University of
Arkansas, at Little Rock, the National Center for Rural Law
Enforcement.
    ``(b) Advisory Board.--
            ``(1) In general.--There shall be established within the
        National Center for Rural Law Enforcement an Advisory Board
        (referred to in this Act as the `Advisory Board') that shall be
        comprised of 15 members, of whom--
                    ``(A) 10 shall be selected by the Attorney General
                of the United States, in consultation with the Director
                of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, from personnel
                of rural law enforcement agencies serving communities
                with populations of less than 25,000 people, 2 from
                each of 5 regions (including the Northeast, Northwest,
                Southeast, Southwest, and Midwest);
                    ``(B) 2 shall be selected by the Attorney General
                from personnel of State law enforcement agencies, 1
                from training and 1 from law enforcement;
                    ``(C) 2 shall be selected by the Director of the
                Federal Bureau of Investigation from employees of the
                Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
                    ``(D) the Executive Director of the National Center
                for Rural Law Enforcement, who shall serve as a
                permanent member of the Advisory Board.
            ``(2) Powers.--
                    ``(A) Terms of the Advisory Board members will be
                for 1 year, with 3 members rotating each year. The
first Advisory Board members, at their first meeting, will draw lots
from 1 to 5 years.
                    ``(B) The Advisory Board members shall formulate,
                adopt, and publish guidelines governing the operation
                of the Center, consistent with its mission.
            ``(3) Travel expenses.--The members of the Advisory Board
        shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
        subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies
        under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States
        Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business
        in performance of services for the Advisory Board.
    ``(c) Executive Director.--
            ``(1) Appointment.--The Attorney General shall appoint the
        Executive Director of the National Center for Rural Law
        Enforcement in consultation with the Director of the Federal
        Bureau of Investigation and the Chancellor of the University of
        Arkansas at Little Rock. The Executive Director shall serve a
        term not longer than 5 years.
            ``(2) Duties.--The Executive Director shall have the duties
        and responsibilities fulfilling functions as set forth in this
        Act, including the preparation and submission of a periodic
        report to the Advisory Board and the Chancellor of the
        University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
    ``(d) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The
National Center for Rural Law Enforcement, with the advice of the
Advisory Board, may procure temporary and intermittent services under
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals
that do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay
prescribed for members of the Senior Executive Service, ES-6, Level V
of the Executive Schedule as authorized by section 5352 of such title.

``SEC. 180402. FUNCTIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Director of the National Center for Rural
Law Enforcement shall provide for--
            ``(1) the training of supervisory and executive managers of
        rural law enforcement in a systematic and effective manner;
            ``(2) the support of rural law enforcement agencies with
        technical assistance and practical and focused research;
            ``(3) equitable education and training opportunities for
        rural law enforcement personnel;
            ``(4) the delivery of training programs by Federal agencies
        and the Center;
            ``(5) the promotion, development, and adoption of a
        voluntary national system of education and training standards
        and certification;
            ``(6) the development and dissemination of information
        designed to assist States and units of local government in
        rural areas throughout the country;
            ``(7) grants to, and contracts with, Federal, State, and
        general units of local government, public and private agencies,
        educational institutions, organizations, and individuals to
        carry out this subtitle;
            ``(8) the establishment and continuation of a clearinghouse
        and information center for the collection, preparation, and
        dissemination of information on criminal justice and rural law
        enforcement, including programs for prevention of crime and
        recidivism, and management training of law enforcement
        personnel;
            ``(9) assistance and service in a consulting capacity to
        Federal, State, and local criminal justice agencies in the
        development, maintenance, and coordination of programs,
        facilities and services, training, research, and prevention
        with respect to crime in rural areas;
            ``(10) the encouragement and assistance to Federal, State,
        and local government programs and services, and programs for
        law enforcement officers, judges and judicial personnel,
        probation and parole personnel, correctional personnel, welfare
        workers, and other persons;
            ``(11) the development of technical training teams to aid
        in the development of seminars, workshops, and training
        programs within the States and with the State and local
        agencies that work with rural law enforcement managers;
            ``(12) the conduct, encouragement, and coordination of
        research relating to law enforcement and criminal justice
        issues, including the causes, diagnosis, and prevention of
        criminal activity;
            ``(13) the formulation and dissemination of rural law
        enforcement policy, goals, standards, and recommendations for
        Federal, State, and local criminal justice agencies,
        organizations, institutions, and personnel; and
            ``(14) evaluation programs that study the effectiveness of
        new approaches, techniques, systems, programs, and devices
        employed to improve rural law enforcement systems.
    ``(b) Authority.--The National Center for Rural Law Enforcement
may--
            ``(1) enter into contracts with public or private agencies,
        organizations, or individuals for the performance of any of the
        functions of the Center;
            ``(2) enter into cooperative agreements with Federal,
        State, and local agencies and nonprofit entities to carry out
        the functions of the Center;
            ``(3) arrange with and reimburse the heads of Federal
        departments and agencies for the use of personnel, facilities,
        or equipment of such departments and agencies;
            ``(4) confer with and avail itself of the assistance,
        services, records, and facilities of State and local
        governments or other public or private agencies, organizations,
        and individuals; and
            ``(5) procure the services of experts and consultants in
        accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at
        rates of compensation not to exceed the daily equivalent of the
        rate authorized for members of the Senior Executive Service,
        ES-6, Level 5, as authorized by section 5352 of title 5, United
        States Code.
    ``(c) Methods.--In carrying out its functions under this section,
the National Center for Rural Law Enforcement shall--
            ``(1) utilize consensus building;
            ``(2) work in cooperation with--
                    ``(A) rural, nonurban law enforcement agencies;
                    ``(B) agencies of Federal, State, and local
                governments; and
                    ``(C) institutions of higher learning, law
                enforcement associations, and other not-for-profit
                organizations;
            ``(3) request and receive from other Federal departments
        and agencies such statistics, data, program reports, and other
        materials necessary for the Center to carry out its functions;
            ``(4) arrange with and reimburse the heads of other Federal
        departments and agencies for the use of personnel, facilities,
        or equipment of such departments and agencies; and
            ``(5) use the assistance, services, records, and facilities
        of State and local governments or other public or private
        agencies, organizations, and individuals.

``SEC. 180403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
subtitle, as a separate line item in the Department of Justice
Appropriations Act--
            ``(1) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; and
            ``(2) such sums as are necessary for each of the fiscal
        years 1998 through 2001.''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended by adding at
the end of the matter relating to title XVIII, the following:

        ``Subtitle D--National Center for Rural Law Enforcement

``Sec. 180401. Establishment.
``Sec. 180402. Functions.
``Sec. 180403. Authorization of appropriations.''.

Output:
Rural Law Enforcement Act of 1996 - Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to establish the National Center for Rural Law Enforcement at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Establishes an advisory board and requires the Attorney General to appoint an Executive Director of the Center to prepare and submit a periodic report to the advisory board and the University.  Sets forth the Director's functions, including providing for:  (1) the support of rural law enforcement agencies with technical assistance and practical and focused research; (2) education and training for rural law enforcement managers and personnel; (3) grants and contracts to carry out this Act; (4) the establishment and continuation of a clearinghouse and information center on criminal justice and rural law enforcement; (5) consulting assistance and service to Federal, State, and local criminal justice agencies with respect to crime in rural areas; and (6) evaluation programs that study the effectiveness of new approaches employed to improve rural law enforcement systems.
Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act as a separate line item in the Department of Justice Appropriations Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Rocky Mountain
National Park Wilderness Act''.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to include in the National
Wilderness Preservation System certain lands within the Rocky Mountain
National Park, Colorado, in order to protect the enduring scenic and
historic wilderness character and unique wildlife values of the lands
as well as the scientific, educational, inspirational, and recreational
resources, values, and opportunities of the lands.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS.

    (a) Designation.--In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain lands within the Rocky Mountain
National Park, Colorado, which comprise approximately ____ acres, as
generally depicted on the map titled ``Rocky Mountain National Park,
Colorado Wilderness Boundaries'' and dated June 2005, are hereby
designated as wilderness and, therefore, as a component of the National
Wilderness Preservation System. The designated lands shall be known as
the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness.
    (b) Map and Description.--
            (1) Preparation and submission.--As soon as practicable
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
        the Interior shall prepare a map and a boundary description of
        the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness designated by
        subsection (a) and file the map and boundary description with
        the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and
        the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
        The map and boundary description shall be on file and available
        for public inspection in the office of the Director of the
        National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
            (2) Treatment.--The map and boundary description prepared
        under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if
        included in this Act. The Secretary of the Interior may correct
        clerical and typographical errors in the map and description.
    (c) Potential Wilderness Lands.--
            (1) Definition.--In this section, the term ``potential
        wilderness lands'' means--
                    (A) lands identified as potential wilderness on the
                map referred to in subsection (a); and
                    (B) lands and interests therein acquired by the
                United States on or after the date of the enactment of
                this Act that are located within the boundaries of the
                Rocky Mountain National Park and are contiguous with
                lands designated as wilderness by this Act.
            (2) Inclusion in wilderness.--Upon publication in the
        Federal Register of a notice by the Secretary of the Interior
        that all uses of a parcel of potential wilderness lands
        inconsistent with the Wilderness Act have ceased, the parcel
        shall be included in the Rocky Mountain National Park
        Wilderness designated by subsection (a) and managed as provided
        in section 3. The Secretary of the Interior shall modify the
        map and boundary description prepared under subsection (b) to
        reflect the inclusion of the parcel in the Rocky Mountain
        National Park Wilderness.
    (d) Exclusion of Certain Lands.--The boundaries of the Rocky
Mountain National Park Wilderness and the potential wilderness lands
specifically exclude the following:
            (1) The Grand Ditch (including both the main canal of the
        Grand Ditch and a branch thereof known as the specimen Ditch)
        and its right-of-way as well as associated appurtenances,
        structures, buildings, camps, and work sites in existence as of
        June 1, 1998.
            (2) Lands owned by the St. Vrain & Left Hand Water
        Conservancy District, including Copeland Reservoir and the
        Inlet Ditch to such reservoir from the North St. Vrain Creek,
        amounting to approximately 35.38 acres.
            (3) Lands owned by the Wincentsen-Harms Trust, amounting to
        approximately 2.75 acres.
    (e) Relation to Lands Outside Wilderness.--Nothing in this Act
shall affect the management or use of any lands not included within the
boundaries of the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness or the
potential wilderness lands.

SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS.

    (a) Management Generally.--Subject to valid existing rights, lands
designated as wilderness by section 2(a) or subsequently included in
the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness by section 2(c) shall be
managed by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and this Act. With respect to
the lands designated as wilderness by section 2(a), any reference in
the Wilderness Act to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be
deemed to be a reference to the date of the enactment of this Act. With
respect to the lands subsequently included in the Rocky Mountain
National Park Wilderness by section 2(c), any reference in the
Wilderness Act to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be
deemed to be a reference to the date on which the lands were included
in the wilderness area.
    (b) Water Rights.--
            (1) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
                    (A) According to decisions of the courts of the
                State of Colorado, the United States has existing
                rights to water within the Rocky Mountain National
                Park.
                    (B) Those rights are sufficient for the purposes of
                the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness as
                designated by section 2.
                    (C) In light of the findings in subparagraphs (A)
                and (B), there is no need for this Act to effect a
                reservation by the United States of any additional
                water rights to fulfill the purposes for which the
                Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness is designated.
            (2) No reservation.--Nothing in this Act or any action
        taken pursuant to this Act shall constitute either an express
        or implied reservation of water or water rights for any
        purpose.
    (c) Colorado-Big Thompson Project.--
            (1) Current activities.--Activities on, under, or affecting
        the lands designated as wilderness by section 2 relating to the
        monitoring, operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and
        use of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project and its facilities
        which were allowed as of June 1, 1998, shall be allowed to
        continue and shall not be affected by the designation of the
        lands as wilderness.
            (2) New activities.--In addition to the activities
        described in paragraph (1), any other activities on, under, or
        affecting the lands designated as wilderness by section 2 that
        because of emergencies or catastrophic events become necessary
        for the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and
        continue use of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project and its
        facilities shall be allowed, subject only to reasonable
        restrictions which are established by the Secretary of the
        Interior to protect the wilderness values of the lands. In
        implementing this paragraph, the Secretary shall not establish
        any restrictions on the activities that would prevent the
        occurrence of such necessary activities or that would reduce
        the water supply provided by the Colorado-Big Thompson Project
        or the Windy Gap Project.
            (3) Relation to authority in act establishing park.--
        Nothing in the first section of the Act of January 26, 1915 (16
        U.S.C. 191), shall be construed to allow development within the
        lands designated as wilderness by section 2 of any reclamation
        project not in existence as of the date of the enactment of
        this Act.
    (d) No Buffer Zones.--Congress does not intend that the designation
by this Act of the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness creates or
implies the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones around
the wilderness area. The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can
be seen or heard from within the wilderness area shall not, of itself,
preclude such activities or uses up to the boundary of the wilderness
area.

Output: Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Act- Designates certain lands in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, which shall be known as the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness.