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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reach Every Mother and Child Act of
2017''.

SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE TO END PREVENTABLE MATERNAL, NEWBORN, AND CHILD
              DEATHS GLOBALLY.

    The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end of chapter I of part I the following new
section:

``SEC. 137. ASSISTANCE TO END PREVENTABLE MATERNAL, NEWBORN, AND CHILD
              DEATHS GLOBALLY.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to implement a
strategic approach for providing foreign assistance in order to end
preventable child and maternal deaths globally by 2030.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the
        Administrator of the United States Agency for International
        Development.
            ``(2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        `appropriate congressional committees' means--
                    ``(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
                Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
                    ``(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
                Committee on Appropriations of the House of
                Representatives.
            ``(3) Coordinator.--The term `Coordinator' means the Child
        and Maternal Survival Coordinator established under subsection
        (e).
            ``(4) Relevant partner entities.--The term `relevant
        partner entities' means each of the following:
                    ``(A) The governments of other donor countries.
                    ``(B) International financial institutions.
                    ``(C) Nongovernmental organizations.
                    ``(D) Faith-based organizations.
                    ``(E) Professional organizations
                    ``(F) The private sector.
                    ``(G) Multilateral organizations.
                    ``(H) Local and international civil society groups.
                    ``(I) Local health workers.
                    ``(J) International organizations.
            ``(5) Target countries.--The term `target countries' means
        specific countries that have the greatest need and highest
        burden of child and maternal deaths, taking into consideration
        countries that--
                    ``(A) have high-need communities in fragile states
                or conflict-affected states;
                    ``(B) are low- or middle-income countries; or
                    ``(C) are located in regions with weak health
                systems.
    ``(c) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States,
in partnership with target countries and relevant partner entities, to
establish and implement a coordinated, integrated, and comprehensive
strategy to combat the leading causes of maternal, newborn, and child
mortality globally and ensure healthy and productive lives by--
            ``(1) scaling up the highest impact, evidence-based
        interventions, including for the most vulnerable populations,
        with a focus on country ownership;
            ``(2) designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating
        programs in a way that enhances transparency and
        accountability, increases sustainability, and improves outcomes
        in target countries; and
            ``(3) supporting the development and scale up of innovative
        tools and approaches to accelerate progress toward ending
        preventable child and maternal deaths.
    ``(d) Strategy.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date
        of the enactment of the Reach Every Mother and Child Act of
        2017, the President shall establish and implement a
        comprehensive five-year, whole-of-government strategy to
        achieve, with target countries and donors, the goal of ending
        preventable child and maternal deaths globally and ensure
        healthy and productive lives by 2030.
            ``(2) Elements.--The strategy established under paragraph
        (1) shall--
                    ``(A) set outcome-based targets to achieve the
                goals of the strategy and ascertain baseline data
                relevant for each target country and for all areas of
                focus and programming as of the date of the release of
                the strategy;
                    ``(B) utilize United States Government strategies
                and frameworks relevant to ending preventable child and
                maternal deaths, including specific objectives,
                programs, and approaches to implement highest impact,
                evidence-based interventions to address the leading
                causes of death, particularly among the most vulnerable
                populations, of--
                            ``(i) women related to pregnancy,
                        childbirth, and post delivery;
                            ``(ii) newborns in their first 28 days; and
                            ``(iii) infants and children under the age
                        of five years old;
                    ``(C) include development and scale up of new
                technologies and approaches, including those supported
                by public-private partnerships, for research and
                innovation;
                    ``(D) promote coordination and efficiency within
                and amongst the relevant executive branch agencies and
                initiatives, including the United States Agency for
                International Development, the Department of State, the
                Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers
                for Disease Control and Prevention, the National
                Institutes of Health, the Millennium Challenge
                Corporation, the Peace Corps, the Department of the
                Treasury, the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator,
                and the President's Malaria Initiative;
                    ``(E) project general levels of resources needed to
                achieve the strategy's stated objectives;
                    ``(F) identify strategies for leveraging resources
                in new and innovative ways;
                    ``(G) align with country-driven maternal, newborn,
                and child health and survival plans and improve
                coordination with foreign governments and international
                organizations;
                    ``(H) outline consultations with target countries
                and relevant partner entities as appropriate;
                    ``(I) implement results-based contracting (such as
                pay-for-success) and financial and operational risk
                reduction;
                    ``(J) promote a shift towards investments that
                support inclusive and sustainable business models; and
                    ``(K) support the transition to domestic
                sustainably financed health systems.
            ``(3) Initial strategy.--For the purposes of this section,
        a strategy meeting the criteria described in paragraph (2) that
        is in effect as of the date of enactment of this section may be
        deemed to fulfill the establishment requirement in paragraph
        (1).
    ``(e) Establishment of Child and Maternal Survival Coordinator.--
            ``(1) In general.--The President shall designate a current
        USAID employee serving in a career or non-career position in
        the Senior Executive Service or at the level of a Deputy
        Assistant Administrator or higher to serve concurrently as the
        Child and Maternal Survival Coordinator. The Coordinator shall
        be responsible for--
                    ``(A) overseeing the strategy established under
                subsection (d); and
                    ``(B) all United States Government funds
                appropriated or used for international maternal and
                child health and nutrition programs.
            ``(2) Duties.--The Coordinator shall--
                    ``(A) have the primary responsibility for the
                oversight and coordination of all resources and
                international activities of the United States
                Government appropriated or used for international
                maternal and child health and nutrition programs;
                    ``(B) direct the budget, planning, and staffing to
                implement international maternal and child health and
                nutrition projects and programs for the purpose of
                achieving reductions in preventable child and maternal
                deaths;
                    ``(C) lead implementation and revision, not less
                frequently than once every 5 years, of the strategy
                established under subsection (d)(1);
                    ``(D) coordinate with relevant executive branch
                agencies, target countries, and relevant partner
                entities as appropriate, to carry out the strategy
                established under section 5(a) and to align current and
                future investments with high-impact, evidence-based
                interventions to save lives;
                    ``(E) provide direction to the design and oversight
                of grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements with
                nongovernmental organizations (including community,
                faith-based, and civil society organizations) and
                private sector entities for the purpose of carrying out
                the strategy established under subsection (d)(1); and
                    ``(F) report directly to the Administrator
                regarding implementation of the strategy established
                under subsection (d)(1).
            ``(3) Restriction on additional or supplemental
        compensation.--The Coordinator shall receive no additional or
        supplemental compensation as a result of carrying out
        responsibilities and duties under this section.
    ``(f) Authority to Assist in Implementation of the Strategy.--
            ``(1) In general.--The President shall provide assistance
        to implement the strategy established under subsection (d)(1).
            ``(2) Focus on impact.--
                    ``(A) Targets for increased implementation
                required.--Consistent with the requirements for foreign
                assistance programs included in the Foreign Aid
                Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016 (Public Law
                114-119), USAID grants, contracts, and cooperative
                agreements for the purposes of the strategy established
                under subsection (d)(1) shall be required to include
                targets for increased implementation of high-impact,
                evidence-based interventions and strengthening health
                systems, as appropriate, including the establishment of
                baseline measurements from which to quantify progress.
                    ``(B) Exception.--In exceptional circumstances
                where USAID determines that inclusion of coverage
                targets or baseline measures are not reasonable or
                practicable for the grant, contract, or cooperative
                agreement, the funding mechanism shall include an
                explanation of the omission and explicitly state how
                measurable impact will be targeted and tracked.
    ``(g) Reports.--
            ``(1) Report required.--Not later than one year after the
        date of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter
        for 5 additional years, the President shall submit to the
        appropriate congressional committees a report on progress made
        to achieve the strategy established under subsection (d)(1) as
        well as progress toward the goal to end preventable child and
        maternal deaths globally. The data in the report shall be made
        publicly available.
            ``(2) Information included in report.--The report required
        under paragraph (1) shall include the following elements:
                    ``(A) Indicators of progress made by United States
                Government programs carried out under international
                maternal and child health and nutrition programs for
                the purposes of improving maternal, newborn, and child
                health and survival, particularly among the most
                vulnerable populations, in each target country and
                overall, including--
                            ``(i) maternal mortality ratio per 100,000
                        live births and under-5 mortality ratio per
                        1,000 live births;
                            ``(ii) number of maternal, newborn, and
                        child deaths averted;
                            ``(iii) percentage of births attended by
                        skilled health personnel;
                            ``(iv) an analysis of gaps in the health
                        workforce required to end preventable child and
                        maternal deaths, including an analysis of
                        health workforce density (number of certified
                        health workers, including community-based
                        health workers, per population);
                            ``(v) a description of the measured or
                        estimated impact on maternal, newborn, and
                        child survival of each ongoing program or
                        project;
                            ``(vi) progress towards achieving the goal
                        to save 15,000,000 children's lives and 600,000
                        women's lives by 2020, and any subsequent goals
                        established under the strategy required under
                        subsection (d); and
                            ``(vii) any other targets identified by the
                        Coordinator as essential to meeting the goals
                        of the strategy for ending preventable child
                        and maternal deaths.
                    ``(B) Assessments of progress made toward achieving
                the targets set forth under subparagraph (A).
                    ``(C) A description of how the interventions or
                programs are designed to--
                            ``(i) increase activities in target
                        countries;
                            ``(ii) reach underserved, marginalized,
                        vulnerable, and impoverished populations;
                            ``(iii) address causes of maternal,
                        newborn, and child mortality with innovative
                        efforts and interventions posed to go to scale;
                            ``(iv) invest in activities that empower
                        women, support voluntarism, and provide
                        respectful maternity care;
                            ``(v) improve transparency and
                        accountability at all levels and include common
                        metrics for tracking progress;
                            ``(vi) ensure that high-impact, evidence-
                        based interventions are prioritized; and
                            ``(vii) expand access to quality services
                        through community-based approaches and include
                        community accountability measures.
                    ``(D) Reporting on each aspect of the strategy
                established under subsection (d)(1), including--
                            ``(i) multi-sectoral approaches, specific
                        strategies, and programming utilizing high-
                        impact, evidence-based interventions to address
                        the leading causes of preventable child and
                        maternal deaths;
                            ``(ii) activities to develop and scale up
                        new technologies and approaches, including
                        those identified by public-private
                        partnerships, for research and innovation;
                            ``(iii) coordination with United States
                        agencies, foreign governments, nongovernmental
                        organizations, and international organizations;
                            ``(iv) methods used to leverage new
                        financial and other public and private
                        resources in innovative ways; and
                            ``(v) best practices identified by the
                        executive branch.
                    ``(E) Reporting on grants, contracts, and
                cooperative agreements awarded, including--
                            ``(i) a comprehensive list of USAID grants,
                        contracts, and cooperative agreements awarded
                        in implementation of the strategy established
                        under subsection (d)(1); and
                            ``(ii) a description of--
                                    ``(I) the targets for coverage of
                                interventions or services and the
                                baseline against which they are
                                measured and the status of progress in
                                meeting the targets; or
                                    ``(II) in the case of exceptional
                                circumstances where USAID determines
                                that inclusion of targets or baseline
                                measurements is not reasonable or
                                practicable, an explanation of how the
                                impact of the grant, contract,
                                agreement, or resulting program is
                                being measured.
                    ``(F) Reporting on the innovative public-private
                financing tools, including an analysis of the
                feasibility and potential effectiveness of new
                financing tools that could be used to fund efforts to
                end preventable child and maternal deaths globally.
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) Authorization.--For fiscal years 2018 through 2022,
        the provisions of this section shall be carried out using
        amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the
        Department of State or the United States Agency for
        International Development and available for global health
        programs.
            ``(2) Application.--Funds appropriated or otherwise made
        available to carry out activities under this section shall be
        subject to all applicable restrictions under Federal law.
            ``(3) Expiration of funds.--Amounts appropriated or
        otherwise made available to carry out activities under this
        section shall remain available for obligation for a period of 5
        years.''.

Output: Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to:   establish a five-year strategy to achieve, with target countries and donors, the goal of ending preventable child and maternal deaths globally and ensure healthy and productive lives by 2030; and  provide assistance to implement the strategy.  The President shall designate a current U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employee serving in the Senior Executive Service or at the level of a Deputy Assistant Administrator or higher to serve concurrently as the Maternal and Child Survival Coordinator, who shall be responsible for:   overseeing such strategy, and  all U.S. government funds appropriated or used for international maternal and child health and nutrition programs.    Strategy grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements shall include targets for increased implementation of high-impact, evidence-based interventions and strengthening health systems.  The President shall report to Congress annually for six years regarding progress made toward achieving the strategy and ending preventable child and maternal deaths.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Housing Enhancement
Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) there exists--
                    (A) a unique relationship between the Federal
                Government and the Indian tribal governments; and
                    (B) a unique Federal trust responsibility to
                Indians;
            (2) Indians experience some of the worst housing conditions
        in the country, such that--
                    (A) 32.6 percent of Indian homes are overcrowded;
                    (B) 33 percent of Indian homes lack adequate solid
                waste management systems;
                    (C) 8 percent of Indian homes lack a safe indoor
                water supply; and
                    (D) approximately 90,000 Indian families are
                homeless or underhoused;
            (3) the poverty rate for Indians is twice that of the rest
        of the population of the United States;
            (4) the population growth of Indians that began in the
        latter part of the 20th century increased the need for Federal
        housing services;
            (5)(A) under the requirements of the Native American
        Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25
        U.S.C. 4101 et seq.), members of Indian tribes are given
        preference for housing programs;
            (B) a primary purpose of that Act is to allow Indian tribes
        to leverage funds with other Federal and private funds;
            (C) the Department of Agriculture has been a significant
        funding source for housing for Indian tribes; and
            (D) the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.) should
        be amended--
                    (i) to allow assistance provided under that Act and
                assistance provided by the Secretary of Agriculture
                under other law to be combined to meet the severe
                housing needs of Indian tribes; and
                    (ii) to allow for the preference referred to in
                subparagraph (A) by granting an exemption from title VI
                of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et
                seq.) and title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
                (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) to Indian tribes that--
                            (I) comply with title II of Public Law 90-
                        284 (25 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) (commonly known as
                        the ``Indian Civil Rights Act''); or
                            (II) are acting under the Native American
                        Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act
                        of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4131(b)); and
            (6) section 457 of the Cranston-Gonzales National
        Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12899f) should be amended to
        include Indian tribes, tribally designated housing entities, or
        other agencies that primarily serve Indians as eligible
        applicants for YouthBuild grants.

SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF PROGRAM INCOME.

    Section 104(a)(2) of the Native American Housing Assistance and
Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4114(a)(2)) is amended by
inserting ``restrict access to a grant or'' after ``not''.

SEC. 4. CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLIANCE.

    Title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 544. INDIAN TRIBES.

    ``(a) In General.--Federally recognized Indian tribes (or the
instrumentalities of the tribes) that exercise powers of self-
government shall comply with title II of Public Law 90-284 (25 U.S.C.
1301 et seq.) (commonly known as the ``Indian Civil Rights Act'') when
receiving assistance under this title.
    ``(b) Exemption.--Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42
U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) and title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) shall not apply to--
            ``(1) tribes covered by title II of Public Law 90-284 (25
        U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) (commonly known as the ``Indian Civil
        Rights Act''); or
            ``(2) tribes acting under section 201(b) of the Native
        American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996
        (25 U.S.C. 4131(b)).''.

SEC. 5. ELIGIBILITY OF INDIAN TRIBES FOR YOUTHBUILD GRANTS.

    Section 457(2) of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing
Act (42 U.S.C. 12899f(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (H);
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:
                    ``(G) an Indian tribe, tribally designated housing
                entity (as defined in section 4 of the Native American
                Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996
                (25 U.S.C. 4103)), or other agency primarily serving
                Indians; and''.

Output:
Native American Housing Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends the Native American Housing Assistance Act of 1996 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from restricting access to a Native American affordable housing grant based solely on one of four specified factors.

Amends title V (Farm Housing) of the Housing Act of 1949 to state that federally recognized Indian tribes who exercise powers of self-government (or their instrumentalities) shall comply with the Indian Civil Rights Act (title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1968) when receiving assistance under title V.

States that title VI (Federally Assisted Programs) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and title VIII (Fair Housing) of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 shall not apply to tribes: (1) covered by Federal law commonly known as the Indian Civil Rights Act; or (2) tribes acting under affordable housing provisions of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996.

Amends the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act to make Indian tribes, tribally designated housing entities, or other agencies primarily serving Indians eligible for Youthbuild grants.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Canine Members of the Armed Forces
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Each of the Armed Forces and other Government agencies,
        including the Secret Service, the Central Intelligence Agency,
        and the Transportation Security Administration, use military
        working dogs (MWDs) in service to the country.
            (2) Since September 11, 2011, military working dogs have
        served in Iraq and Afghanistan and have been trained in
        explosive detection, narcotic detection, sentry, patrol,
        tracking, and other specific duties.
            (3) Military working dogs, through their training, have
        prevented injuries and saved the lives of thousands of United
        States citizens.
            (4) Military working dogs perform critical and varied roles
        that go far beyond their current designation as ``equipment.''

SEC. 3. RETIREMENT AND ADOPTION OF MILITARY WORKING DOGS.

    (a) Retirement and Reclassification of Military Working Dogs.--
Section 2583 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections
        (h) and (i), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
        subsections:
    ``(f) Classification of Military Working Dogs.--The Secretary of
Defense shall classify military working dogs as canine members of the
armed forces. Such dogs shall not be classified as equipment.
    ``(g) Transfer of Retired Military Working Dogs.--If the Secretary
of the military department concerned determines that a military working
dog should be retired, and no suitable adoption is available at the
military facility where the dog is located, the Secretary may transfer
the dog--
            ``(1) to the 341st Training Squadron; or
            ``(2) to another location for adoption under this
        section.''.
    (b) Acceptance of Frequent Traveler Miles.--Section 2613(d) of such
title is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``; or'' and inserting
        a semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) facilitating the adoption of a military working dog
        under section 2583 of this title.''.

SEC. 4. VETERINARY CARE FOR RETIRED MILITARY WORKING DOGS.

    (a) Veterinary Care.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 50 of title 10, United States
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
        section:
``Sec. 993. Military working dogs: veterinary care for retired military
              working dogs
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish and
maintain a system to provide for the veterinary care of retired
military working dogs.
    ``(b) Eligible Dogs.--(1) A retired military working dog eligible
for veterinary care under this section is any military working dog
adopted under section 2583 of this title.
    ``(2) The veterinary care provided a military working dog under
this section shall be provided during the life of the dog beginning on
the date on which the dog is adopted under such section 2583.
    ``(c) Administration.--(1) The Secretary shall administer the
system required by this section under a contract awarded by the
Secretary for that purpose.
    ``(2)(A) The contract under this subsection shall be awarded to a
private non-profit entity selected by the Secretary from among such
entities submitting an application therefor that have such experience
and expertise as the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of
this subsection.
    ``(B) An entity seeking the award of a contract under this
subsection shall submit to the Secretary an application therefor in
such form, and containing such information, as the Secretary shall
require.
    ``(3) The term of any contract under this subsection shall be such
duration as the Secretary shall specify.
    ``(d) Standards of Care.--(1) The veterinary care provided under
the system required by this section shall meet such standards as the
Secretary shall establish and from time to time update.
    ``(2) The standards required by this subsection shall include the
following:
            ``(A) Provisions regarding the types of care to be provided
        to retired military working dogs.
            ``(B) Provisions regarding the entities (including private
        veterinarians and entities) qualified to provide the care.
            ``(C) Provisions regarding the facilities, including
        military installations, government facilities, and private
        facilities, in which the care may be provided.
            ``(D) A requirement that complete histories be maintained
        on the health and use in research of retired military working
        dogs.
            ``(E) Such other matters as the Secretary considers
        appropriate.
    ``(3) The Secretary shall consult with the board of directors of
the non-profit private entity awarded the contract under subsection (c)
in establishing and updating standards of care under this subsection.
    ``(e) Coverage of Costs.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2),
any costs of operation and administration of the system required by
this section, and of any veterinary care provided under the system,
shall be covered by such combination of the following as the Secretary
and the non-profit entity awarded the contract under subsection (c)
jointly consider appropriate:
            ``(A) Contributions from the non-profit entity.
            ``(B) Payments for such care by owners or guardians of the
        retired military working dogs receiving such care.
            ``(C) Other appropriate non-Federal sources of funds.
    ``(2) Funds provided by the Federal Government--
            ``(A) may not be used--
                    ``(i) to provide veterinary care under the system
                required by this section; or
                    ``(ii) to pay for the normal operation of the non-
                profit entity awarded the contract under subsection
                (c); and
            ``(B) may be used to carry out the duties of the Secretary
        under subsections (a), (c), (d), and (f).
    ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for
the discharge of the requirements and authorities in this section,
including regulations on the standards of care required by subsection
(d).''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
        beginning of chapter 50 of such title is amended by adding at
        the end the following new item:

``993. Military working dogs: veterinary care for retired military
                            working dogs.''.
    (b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the
regulations required by subsection (f) of section 993 of title 10,
United States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this section), not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. RECOGNITION OF SERVICE OF MILITARY WORKING DOGS.

    Section 1125 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) General Authority.--'' before ``The
        Secretary of Defense''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Recognition of Service of Military Working Dogs.--The
Secretary of Defense shall create a decoration or other appropriate
recognition to recognize military working dogs under the jurisdiction
of the Secretary that are killed in action or perform an exceptionally
meritorious or courageous act in service to the United States.''.

Output:
Canine Members of the Armed Forces Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to classify military working dogs as canine members of the Armed Forces. Requires that such dogs no longer be classified as equipment.

Provides that if a dog should be retired, and no suitable adoption is available at the military facility where the dog is located, the dog may transferred to the 341st Training Squadron or to another location for adoption. Authorizes the acceptance of the donation of frequent traveler miles to facilitate the adoption of a dog.

Directs the Secretary to establish and maintain a system to provide for the lifetime veterinary care of retired, adopted dogs. Requires the Secretary to administer the system under a contract awarded by the Secretary to a private non-profit entity. Requires such care to meet standards that the Secretary shall establish and periodically update. Requires any costs of the operation and administration of the system and of any veterinary care provided under the system to be covered by such combination of the following as the Secretary and the non-profit entity jointly consider appropriate: (1) contributions from the non-profit entity, (2) payments for such care by owners or guardians of such dogs, and (3) other appropriate non-federal sources of funds. Prohibits the use of federal funds to provide care or operate the system, except for funds used to establish or administer the system, establish standards of care, or prescribe related regulations.

Directs the Secretary to create a decoration or other appropriate recognition to recognize dogs that are killed in action or perform an exceptionally meritorious or courageous act in service to the United States.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nellis Dunes National Off-Highway
Vehicle Recreation Area Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of North Las
        Vegas, Nevada.
            (2) County.--The term ``County'' means Clark County,
        Nevada.
            (3) Economic support area.--The term ``Economic Support
        Area'' means the land identified on the map as the ``Economic
        Support Area''.
            (4) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the
        approximately 1,211 acres of Federal land in the County, as
        depicted on the map.
            (5) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Clark
        County Off Highway Vehicle Recreation Park'' and dated July 28,
        2011.
            (6) Net proceeds.--The term ``net proceeds'' means the
        amount that is equal to the difference between--
                    (A) the amount of gross revenues received by the
                County from the development of the Economic Support
                Area; and
                    (B) the total amount expended by the County for
                capital improvements to each of the Economic Support
                Area and the Recreation Area.
            (7) Recreation area.--The term ``Recreation Area'' means
        the Nellis Dunes National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area
        designated by section 4(a).
            (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
            (9) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Nevada.

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND TO CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA.

    (a) Conveyance.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the County, subject to valid
existing rights, for no consideration, all right, title, and interest
of the United States in and to the parcels of Federal land.
    (b) Use of Federal Land.--
            (1) In general.--The parcels of Federal land conveyed under
        subsection (a)--
                    (A) shall be used by the County--
                            (i) to provide a suitable location for the
                        establishment of a centralized off-road vehicle
                        recreation park in the County;
                            (ii) to provide the public with
                        opportunities for off-road vehicle recreation,
                        including a location for races, competitive
                        events, training and other commercial services
                        that directly support a centralized off-road
                        vehicle recreation area and County park; and
                            (iii) to provide a designated area and
                        facilities that would discourage unauthorized
                        use of off-highway vehicles in areas that have
                        been identified by the Federal Government,
                        State government, or County government as
                        containing environmentally sensitive land; and
                    (B) shall not be disposed of by the County.
            (2) Reversion.--If the County ceases to use any parcel of
        the Federal land for the purposes described in paragraph (1)(A)
        or paragraph (3)--
                    (A) title to the parcel shall revert to the United
                States, at the option of the United States; and
                    (B) the County shall be responsible for any
                reclamation necessary to revert the parcel to the
                United States.
            (3) Renewable and solar energy.--The Federal land conveyed
        to the County under subsection (a) and the land conveyed to the
        County under section 1(c) of Public Law 107-350 (116 Stat.
        2975) may be used for the incidental purpose of generating
        renewable energy and solar energy for use by the Clark County
        Off Highway Vehicle Recreation Park, the shooting park
        authorized under Public Law 107-350 (116 Stat. 2975), and the
        County.
            (4) Consultation with the secretary of the air force.--
                    (A) Restriction.--Any project authorized under
                paragraph (3) shall not interfere with the national
                security mission of Nellis Air Force Base (or any
                military operation).
                    (B) Condition.--Before the construction of any
                proposed project under paragraph (3), the project
                proponent shall consult with the Secretary of Defense
                (or a designee).
    (c) Economic Support Area.--
            (1) Designation.--There is designated the Economic Support
        Area.
            (2) Interlocal agreement.--
                    (A) In general.--Before the Economic Support Area
                may be developed, the City and County shall enter into
                an interlocal agreement regarding the development of
                the Economic Support Area.
                    (B) City of north las vegas.--As a precondition of
                the development of the Economic Support Area, the
                County shall use the best efforts of the County to
                cooperate with the City to ensure compatible
                development of the Economic Support Area.
                    (C) Limitation of agreement.--In no case shall the
                interlocal agreement under this paragraph compromise or
                interfere with the aviation rights provided under
                subsection (f) and section 4(d).
                    (D) Future conveyances.--Any future conveyance of
                Federal land for addition to the Clark County Off
                Highway Vehicle Park or the Recreation Area shall be
                subject to--
                            (i) the binding interlocal agreement under
                        this paragraph; and
                            (ii) the aviation easement requirements
                        under subsection (f).
                    (E) Management plan.--The Secretary, in
                consultation with the Secretary of the Air Force and
                the County, may develop a special management plan for
                the Federal land--
                            (i) to enhance public safety and safe off-
                        highway recreation use; and
                            (ii) to ensure compatible development with
                        the mission requirements of the Nellis Air
                        Force Base.
            (3) Use of net proceeds.--Of the net proceeds from the
        development of the Economic Support Area, the County shall--
                    (A) deposit 50 percent in a special account in the
                Treasury, to be used by the Secretary to develop,
                maintain, and operate the Recreation Area; and
                    (B) retain 50 percent, to be used by the County for
                capital improvements and maintaining and operating the
                park established under subsection (b)(1).
    (d) Agreement With Nellis Air Force Base.--
            (1) In general.--Before the Federal land may be conveyed to
        the County under subsection (a), the Clark County Board of
        Commissioners, the Bureau of Land Management, and Nellis Air
        Force Base shall enter into an interlocal agreement for the
        Federal land and the Recreation Area--
                    (A) to enhance safe off-highway recreation use; and
                    (B) to ensure that development of the Federal land
                is consistent with the long-term mission requirements
                of Nellis Air Force Base.
            (2)  Limitation.--The use of the Federal land conveyed
        under subsection (a) shall not compromise the national security
        mission or aviation rights of Nellis Air Force Base.
    (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--With respect to the
conveyance of Federal land under subsection (a), the Secretary may
require such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary considers
to be appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
    (f) Aviation Easement.--
            (1) In general.--Each deed entered into for the conveyance
        of the Federal land shall contain a perpetual aviation easement
        reserving to the United States all rights necessary to preserve
        free and unobstructed overflight in and through the airspace
        above, over, and across the surface of the Federal land for the
        passage of aircraft owned or operated by any Federal agency or
        other Federal entity.
            (2) Requirements.--Each easement described in paragraph (1)
        shall include such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the
        Air Force determines to be necessary to comply with paragraph
        (1).

SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF THE NELLIS DUNES NATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE
              RECREATION AREA.

    (a) In General.--The area known as ``Nellis Dunes'' in the Bureau
of Land Management Resource Management Plan shall be known and
designated as the ``Nellis Dunes National Off-Highway Vehicle
Recreation Area''.
    (b) Management Plan.--The Director of the Bureau of Land Management
may develop a special management plan for the Recreation Area to
enhance the safe use of off-highway vehicles for recreational purposes.
    (c) Exclusion From National Landscape Conservation System.--The
Recreation Area shall not be considered to be a unit of the National
Landscape Conservation System.
    (d) Aviation Rights.--The aviation rights described in section 3(f)
shall apply to the Recreation Area.

SEC. 5. WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION OF LAND FOR NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE.

    (a) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights and except as
otherwise provided in this section--
            (1) the Federal land and interests in Federal land
        identified on the map as land to be withdrawn for Nellis Air
        Force Base are withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under
        the general land laws, including the mining, mineral leasing,
        and geothermal leasing laws; and
            (2) jurisdiction over the land and interest in lands
        withdrawn and reserved by this section is transferred to the
        Secretary of the Air Force.
    (b) Reservation.--The land withdrawn under subsection (a) is
reserved for use by the Secretary of the Air Force for--
            (1) the enlargement and protection of Nellis Air Force
        Base; or
            (2) other defense-related purposes consistent with the
        purposes of this section.
    (c) Changes in Use.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall consult
with the Secretary before using the land withdrawn and reserved by this
section for any purpose other than the purposes described in section
3(b).
    (d) Easement.--The United States reserves--
            (1) a right of flight for the passage of aircraft in the
        airspace above the surface of the Federal land conveyed to the
        County; and
            (2) the right to cause in the airspace any noise,
        vibration, smoke, or other effects that may be inherent in the
        operation of aircraft landing at, or taking off from, Nellis
        Air Force Base.

Output:
Nellis Dunes National Off-Hughway Vehicle Recreation Area Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey specified federal land to Clark County, Nevada, for use for: (1) a centralized off-road vehicle recreation park, and (2) a designated area and facilities to discourage unauthorized use of off-highway vehicles in environmentally sensitive areas.

Allows the use of federal land conveyed to Clark County for the incidental purpose of generating renewable energy and solar energy for the Clark County Off Highway Vehicle Recreation Park, a certain shooting park, and the County. Designates: (1) the Economic Support Area (ESA), and (2) the Nellis Dunes as the Nellis Dunes National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area. Requires proceeds from the ESA to be used to develop and operate the Recreation Area and the park.

Requires the Clark County Board of Commissioners, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and Nellis Air Force Base to enter into an interlocal agreement for the federal land and the Recreation Area to: (1) enhance safe off-highway recreation use, and (2) ensure that development of the federal land is consistent with the long-term mission requirements of Nellis Air Force Base.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Disability Claims
Efficiency Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF DISABILITY CLAIMS PROCESSING.

    (a) Establishment of Fast Track Interim Disability Ratings.--
Section 1157 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the
        following:
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Fast Track Interim Disability Ratings.--(1) In the case of a
veteran who submits to the Secretary a claim for compensation under
this chapter for more than one condition and the Secretary determines
that a disability rating can be assigned without further development
for one or more conditions but not all conditions in the claim, the
Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) expeditiously review the claim in accordance
                with section 5103B of this title;
                    ``(B) assign an interim disability rating for each
                condition that the Secretary determines could be
                assigned without further development (except as
                provided in paragraph (3)(A)); and
                    ``(C) continue development of the remaining
                conditions.
    ``(2) If the Secretary is able to assign a disability rating for a
condition described in paragraph (1)(C) with respect to a claim, the
Secretary shall assign such rating and combine such rating with each
interim rating previously assigned under paragraph (1)(B) with respect
to that claim.
    ``(3)(A) With respect to an interim disability rating assigned
under paragraph (1)(B) for a condition that is rated less than the
maximum rate, the Secretary shall continue development of such
condition.
    ``(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), an interim disability
rating assigned under paragraph (1)(B) for a condition shall remain in
effect unless the Secretary later assigns an increased rating for such
condition.
    ``(C) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, subparagraph
(B) shall not apply to an interim disability rating assigned under
paragraph (1)(B) for a condition if--
            ``(i) such rating was based on fraud; or
            ``(ii) such condition improves.''.
    (b) Establishment of Fast Track Claim Review Process.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 51 of title 38,
        United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5103A
        the following new section:
``Sec. 5103B. Expedited review of initial claims for disability
              compensation
    ``(a) Process Required.--The Secretary shall establish a process
for the rapid identification of initial claims for disability
compensation that should, in the adjudication of such claims, receive
priority in the order of review.
    ``(b) Review of Initial Claims.--As part of the process required by
subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out a preliminary review of
all initial claims for disability compensation submitted to the
Secretary in order to identify whether--
            ``(1) the claims have the potential of being adjudicated
        quickly, including claims where an interim disability rating
        could be assigned under section 1157(b)(1)(B) of this title;
            ``(2) the claims qualify for priority treatment under
        paragraph (2) of subsection (c); and
            ``(3) a temporary disability rating could be assigned with
        respect to the claims under section 1156 of this title.
    ``(c) Priority in Adjudication of Initial Claims.--(1) As part of
the process required by subsection (a) and except as provided in
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall, in the adjudication of initial
claims for disability compensation submitted to the Secretary, give
priority in the order of review of such claims to claims identified
under subsection (b)(1) as having the potential of being adjudicated
quickly.
    ``(2) Under regulations prescribed for such purpose, the Secretary
may provide priority in the order of review of initial claims for
disability compensation based on the effect such priority would have on
a claimant.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
        beginning of chapter 51 of such title is amended by inserting
        after the item relating to section 5103A, the following new
        item:

``5103B. Expedited review of initial claims for disability
                            compensation''.
    (c) Reports.--
            (1) First interim report.--Not later than one year after
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
        Veterans Affairs shall submit to the appropriate congressional
        committees a report on--
                    (A) the implementation of sections 1157(b) and
                5103B of title 38, United States Code, as added by this
                section;
                    (B) the workflow of the employees of the Department
                of Veterans Affairs who review and process claims for
                disability compensation, including an analysis of--
                            (i) the efficiency of such employees; and
                            (ii) whether such claims are directed to
                        such employees based on the complexity of the
                        claim in relation to the experience and skill
                        of the employee; and
                    (C) pilot programs carried out by the Secretary
                relating to the review and process of claims for
                disability compensation, including--
                            (i) the status of such pilot programs;
                            (ii) an evaluation of any best practices
                        learned from such pilot programs; and
                            (iii) whether such practices should be
                        expanded.
            (2) Second interim report.--Not later than 18 months after
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
        submit to the appropriate congressional committees an update to
        the report submitted under paragraph (1).
            (3) Final report.--Not later than two years after the date
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
        appropriate congressional committees an update to the report
        submitted under paragraph (2).
            (4) Appropriate congressional committees.--In this
        subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
        means the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
        Representatives and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the
        Senate.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with
respect to claims for disability compensation filed on or after the
date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output:
Veterans' Disability Claims Efficiency Act of 2010 - Allows the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), in the case of a disability claim with multiple conditions, to assign an interim disability rating for the condition(s) that can be assigned without further development and to continue development of the remaining condition(s). Requires an interim disability rating to remain in effect unless the Secretary later assigns an increased rating for such condition. Prohibits the continuation of such rating if the rating was based on fraud or the condition improves.

Directs the Secretary to establish a process for the rapid identification of initial claims for disability compensation that should, in adjudication, receive priority in the order of review. Requires the Secretary to identify whether claims have the potential of being adjudicated quickly, the claims qualify for priority treatment, and a temporary disability rating could be assigned for such claims. Authorizes the Secretary to provide priority based on the effect such priority would have on a claimant.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Schools Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. SAFE SCHOOLS PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    (a) In General.--With funds appropriated under subsection (b)(1),
the Secretary of Education shall make competitive grants to eligible
local educational agencies to carry out projects designed to achieve
Goal Six of the National Education Goals, which provides that by the
year 2000, every school in America will be free of drugs and violence
and will offer a disciplined environment conducive to learning, by
helping to ensure that all schools are safe and free of violence.
    (b) Model Project.--The Secretary of Education, shall develop a
written safe schools model so all schools can develop models that
enable all students to participate regardless of any language barriers.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations and Reservation.--
            (1) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated
        to carry out this Act $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1994.
            (2) Reservation.--From the sums appropriated to carry out
        this Act for any fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve not
        more than 5 percent to carry out national leadership activities
        under section 6.

SEC. 3. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.

    To be eligible to receive a grant under this Act, a local
educational agency shall demonstrate in its application under section
4(a) that it--
            (1) serves an area in which there is a high rate of--
                    (A) homicides committed by persons between the ages
                5 to 18, inclusive;
                    (B) referrals of youth to juvenile court;
                    (C) youth under the supervision of the courts;
                    (D) expulsions and suspensions of students from
                school;
                    (E) referrals of youth, for disciplinary reasons,
                to alternative schools; or
                    (F) victimization of youth by violence, crime, or
                other forms of abuse; and
            (2) has serious school crime, violence, and discipline
        problems, as indicated by other appropriate data.

SEC. 4. APPLICATIONS AND PLANS.

    (a) In General.--In order to receive a grant under this Act, an
eligible local educational agency shall submit to the Secretary an
application that includes--
            (1) an assessment of the current violence and crime
        problems in the schools to be served by the grant and in the
        community to be served by the applicant;
            (2) an assurance that the applicant has written policies
        regarding school safety, student discipline, and the
        appropriate handling of violent or disruptive acts;
            (3) a description of the schools and communities to be
        served by the grant, the activities and projects to be carried
        out with grant funds, and how these activities and projects
        will help to reduce the current violence and crime problems in
        the schools and communities served;
            (4) a description of educational materials to be developed
        in the second most predominate language of the schools and
        communities to be served by the grant, if applicable;
            (5) if the local educational agency receives Federal
        education funds, an explanation of how activities assisted
        under this Act will be coordinated with and support any
        systemic education improvement plan prepared with such funds;
            (6) the applicant's plan to establish school-level advisory
        committees, which include faculty, parents, staff, and
        students, for each school to be served by the grant and a
        description of how each committee will assist in assessing that
        school's violence and discipline problems as well as in
        designing appropriate programs, policies, and practices to
        combat those problems;
            (7) the applicant's plan for collecting baseline and future
        data, by individual schools, to monitor violence and discipline
        problems and to measure its progress in achieving the purpose
        of this Act;
            (8) a description of how, in subsequent fiscal years, the
        grantee will integrate the violence prevention activities it
        carries out with funds under this Act with activities carried
        out under its comprehensive plan for drug and violence
        prevention adopted under the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and
        Communities Act of 1986;
            (9) a description of how the grantee will coordinate its
        school crime and violence prevention efforts with education,
        law enforcement, judicial, health, social service, programs
        supported under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
        Act of 1974, and other appropriate agencies and organizations
        serving the community;
            (10) a description of how the grantee will inform parents
        about the extent of crime and violence in their children's
        schools and maximize the participation of parents in its
        violence prevention activities;
            (11) an assurance that grant funds under this Act will be
        used to supplement and not supplant State and local funds that
        would, in the absence of funds under this Act, be made
        available by the applicant for the purposes of the grant;
            (12) an assurance that the applicant will cooperate with,
        and provide assistance to, the Secretary in gathering
        statistics and other data the Secretary determines are
        necessary to determine the effectiveness of projects and
        activities under this Act or the extent of school violence and
        discipline problems throughout the Nation; and
            (13) such other information as the Secretary may require.
    (b) Priorities.--In awarding grants under this Act, the Secretary
shall take into account the special needs of local educational agencies
located in both rural and urban communities.

SEC. 5. GRANTS AND USE OF FUNDS.

    (a) Duration and Amount of Grants.--Grants under this Act may not
exceed--
            (1) 1 year in duration; and
            (2) $3,000,000.
    (b) Use of Funds.--
            (1) Activities.--A local educational agency may use funds
        awarded under section 2(a) for 1 or more of the following
        activities:
                    (A) Identifying and assessing school violence and
                discipline problems, including coordinating needs
                assessment activities with education, law-enforcement,
                judicial, health, social service, juvenile justice
                programs, gang prevention activities, and other
                appropriate agencies and organizations.
                    (B) Conducting school safety reviews or violence
                prevention reviews of programs, policies, practices,
                and facilities to determine what changes are needed to
                reduce or prevent violence and promote safety and
                discipline.
                    (C) Planning for comprehensive, long-term
                strategies for combating and preventing school violence
                and discipline problems through the involvement and
                coordination of school programs with other education,
                law-enforcement, judicial, health, social service, and
                other appropriate agencies and organizations.
                    (D) Activities which involve parents in efforts to
                promote school safety and prevent school violence.
                    (E) Community education programs involving parents,
                businesses, local government, the medical, and other
                appropriate entities about the local educational
                agency's plan to promote school safety and reduce and
                prevent school violence and discipline problems and the
                need for community support.
                    (F) Coordination of school-based activities
                designed to promote school safety and reduce or prevent
                school violence and discipline problems with related
                efforts of education, law-enforcement, judicial,
                health, social service, juvenile justice programs, and
                other appropriate agencies and organizations.
                    (G) Developing and implementing violence prevention
                activities and materials, including--
                            (i) conflict resolution and social skills
                        development for students, teachers, aides,
                        other school personnel, and parents;
                            (ii) disciplinary alternatives to expulsion
                        and suspension of students who exhibit violent
                        or anti-social behavior;
                            (iii) student-led activities such as peer
                        mediation, peer counseling, and student courts;
                        or
                            (iv) alternative after-school programs that
                        provide safe havens for students, which may
                        include cultural, recreational, educational and
                        instructional activities, and mentoring and
                        community service programs.
                    (H) Educating students and parents about the
                dangers of guns and other weapons and the consequences
                of their use.
                    (I) Developing and implementing innovative
                curricula to prevent violence in schools and training
                staff how to stop disruptive or violent behavior if it
                occurs.
                    (J) Supporting ``safe zones of passage'' for
                students between home and school through such measures
                as Drug- and Weapon-Free School Zones, enhanced law
                enforcement, and neighborhood patrols.
                    (K) Counseling programs for victims and witnesses
                of school violence and crime.
                    (L) Evaluating its project under this Act.
                    (M) The cost of administering the project of the
                local educational agency under this Act.
                    (N) Other activities that meet the purposes of this
                Act.
            (2) Other limitations.--A local educational agency may use
        not more than 5 percent of its grant for activities described
        in paragraph (1)(M).
            (3) Construction.--A local educational agency may not use
        funds under this Act for construction.

SEC. 6. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP.

    To carry out the purpose of this Act, the Secretary may use funds
reserved under section 2(b)(2) to conduct national leadership
activities such as research, program development and evaluation, data
collection, public awareness activities, training and technical
assistance, to provide grants to noncommercial telecommunications
entities for the production and distribution of national video-based
projects that provide young people with models for conflict resolution
and responsible decisionmaking, and to conduct peer review of
applications under this Act. The Secretary may carry out such
activities directly, through interagency agreements, or through grants,
contracts, or cooperative agreements.

SEC. 7. REPORTS.

    (a) Report to Secretary.--Local educational agencies that receive
funds under this part shall submit to the Secretary a report not later
than March 1, 1995, that describes progress achieved in carrying out
the plan required under section 4.
    (b) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives a
report not later than October 1, 1995, which contains a detailed
statement regarding grant awards, activities of grant recipients, a
compilation of statistical information submitted by applicants under
section 4, and an evaluation of programs established under this part.

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational
        agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 1471(12) of
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
        2891(12)).
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Education.

            Passed the House of Representatives February 22, 1994.

            Attest:

                                           DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output:
Safe Schools Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to eligible local educational agencies for projects to achieve National Education Goal Six by helping to ensure that all schools are safe and free of violence.
Directs the Secretary to develop a written safe schools model.
Authorizes appropriations.
Authorizes the Secretary to use certain reserved funds to conduct national leadership activities such as research, program development and evaluation, data collection, public awareness activities, training and technical assistance, peer review of applications, and grants for public television video projects for conflict resolution.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Elections Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Voting participation in the United States is lower than
        in any other advanced industrialized democracy.
            (2) The rights of eligible citizens to seek election to
        office, vote for candidates of their choice and associate for
        the purpose of taking part in elections, including the right to
        create and develop new political parties, are fundamental in a
        democracy. The rights of citizens to participate in the
        election process, provided in and derived from the first and
        fourteenth amendments to the Constitution, having consistently
        been promoted and protected by the Federal Government. These
        rights include the right to cast an effective vote and the
        right to associate for the advancement of political beliefs,
        which includes the ``constitutional right . . . to create and
        develop new political parties.'' Norman v. Reed, 502
        U.S.______, 112 S.Ct. 699 (1992). It is the duty of the Federal
        Government to see that these rights are not impaired in
        elections for Federal office.
            (3) Certain restrictions on access to the ballot impair the
        ability of citizens to exercise these rights and have a direct
        and damaging effect on citizens' participation in the electoral
        process.
            (4) Many States unduly restrict access to the ballot by
        nonmajor party candidates and nonmajor political parties by
        means of such devices as excessive petition signature
        requirements, insufficient petitioning periods,
        unconstitutionally early petition filing deadlines, petition
        signature distribution criteria, discriminatory petition
        signature fees, and limitations on eligibility to circulate and
        sign petitions.
            (5) Many States require political parties to poll an unduly
        high number of votes or to register an unduly high number of
        voters as a precondition for remaining on the ballot.
            (6) In 1983, the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional an
        Ohio law requiring a nonmajor party candidate for President to
        qualify for the general election ballot earlier than major
        party candidates. This Supreme Court decision, Anderson v.
        Celebrezze, 460 U.S. 780 (1983) has been followed by many lower
        courts in challenges by nonmajor parties and candidates to
        early petition filing deadlines. See, e.g., Stoddard v. Quinn,
        593 F. Supp. 300 (D.Me. 1984); Cripps v. Seneca County Board of
        Elections, 629 F. Supp. 1335 (N.D.Oh. 1985); Libertarian Party
        of Nevada v. Swackhamer, 638 F. Supp. 565 (D. Nev. 1986);
        Cromer v. State of South Carolina, 917 F.2d 819 (4th Cir.
        1990); New Alliance Party of Alabama v. Hand, 933 F. 2d 1568
        (11th Cir. 1991).
            (7) In 1992, 26 States still required nonmajor party
        candidates for President to qualify for the ballot before the
        second major party national convention (California, Colorado,
        Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,
        Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, North
        Carolina, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma,
        Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Washington,
        West Virginia). Nine of these States required nonmajor party
        candidates to qualify before the first major party national
        convention (Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Nevada,
        North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas).
            (8) In 1992, nonmajor party candidates for President had to
        obtain 806,401 petition signatures to be listed on the ballots
        of all 50 States and the District of Columbia--32 times more
        signatures than the 25,500 required of Democratic Party
        candidates and 15 times more signatures than the 54,250
        required of Republican Party candidates. To be listed on the
        ballot in all 50 States and the District of Columbia with a
        party label, nonmajor party candidates for President had to
        obtain approximately 649,092 petition signatures and 79,136
        registrants. In 1992, 32 of the 41 States that held
        Presidential primaries required no signatures of major party
        candidates for President (Arkansas, California, Colorado,
        Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky,
        Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
        Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico,
        North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island,
        South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia,
        Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin). Only two States required
        no signatures of nonmajor party candidates for President
        (Arkansas and Louisiana; Louisiana, however, requires a $500
        filing fee).
            (9) The number of petition signatures required by the
        States to list a major party candidate for Senate on the ballot
        in 1992 ranged from zero to 15,111. The number of petition
        signatures required to list a nonmajor party candidate for
        Senate ranged from zero to 180,935. Thirty-one States required
        no signatures of major party candidates for Senate (Alabama,
        Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida,
        Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,
        Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,
        Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota,
        Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, West
        Virginia, Wyoming). Only one State required no signatures of
        nonmajor party candidates for Senate, provided they were
        willing to be listed on the ballot without a party label
        (Louisiana, although a $600 filing fee is required, and to run
        with a party label, a candidate must register 106,146 voters
        into his or her party).
            (10) The number of petition signatures required by the
        States to list a major party candidate for Congress on the
        ballot in 1992 ranged from zero to 2,000. The number of
        petition signatures required to list a nonmajor party candidate
        for Congress ranged from zero to 12,252. Thirty-one States
        required no signatures of major party candidates for Congress
        (Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware,
        Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
        Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska,
        Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma,
        Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia,
        Wyoming). Only one State required no signatures of nonmajor
        party candidates for Congress, provided they were willing to be
        listed on the ballot without a party label (Louisiana, although
        a $600 filing fee is required).
            (11) Eight States required additional signatures to list a
        nonmajor party candidate for President on the ballot with a
        party label (Alabama, Arizona, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, North
        Dakota, Ohio, Tennessee). Thirteen States required additional
        signatures to list a nonmajor party candidate for Senate or
        Congress on the ballot with a party label (Alabama, Arizona,
        Arkansas, California, Idaho, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, North
        Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee). Two of these States
        (Ohio and Tennessee, respectively) required 5,000 signatures
        and 25 signatures, respectively, to list a nonmajor party
        candidate for President or Senate on the ballot in 1992, but
        required 34,777 signatures and 19,759 signatures, respectively,
        to list the candidate on the ballot with her or his party
        label. One State (California) required a nonmajor party to have
        78,992 registrants in order to have its candidate for President
        listed on the ballot with a party label.
            (12) In 1992 one State (Arizona) required nonmajor party
        candidates for President or Senate to obtain 10,555 signatures
        in 10 days, but allowed major party candidates for Senate 45
        days to obtain approximately half that number of signatures,
        and required no signatures of major party candidates for
        President. Another State (California) required nonmajor party
        candidates for President or Senate to obtain 134,781 signatures
        in 105 days, but required major party candidates for Senate to
        obtain only 65 signatures in 105 days, and required no
        signatures of major party candidates for President. Another
        State (Texas) required nonmajor party candidates for President
        or Senate to obtain 38,900 signatures in 75 days, and required
        no signatures of major party candidates for President or
        Senate.
            (13) Two States required all nonmajor party candidates to
        pay fees of ten and five cents per petition signature, while
        requiring no fees or signatures of major party candidates
        (Florida and North Carolina, respectively).
            (14) Seven States require nonmajor party candidates for
        President or Senate to collect a certain number or percentage
        of their petition signatures in each congressional district or
        in a specified number of congressional districts (Michigan,
        Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina,
        Virginia). Only three of these States impose a like requirement
        on major party candidates for President or Senate (Michigan,
        New York, Virginia).
            (15) Twenty States restrict the circulation of petitions
        for nonmajor party candidates to residents of those States
        (California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia,
        Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada,
        New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas,
        Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin). Three States restrict the
        circulation of petitions for nonmajor party candidates to the
        county or congressional district where the circulator lives
        (Kansas, Nebraska, Virginia).
            (16) Four States prohibit people who voted in a primary
        election from signing petitions for nonmajor party candidates
        (Nebraska, New York, Texas, West Virginia). Twelve States
        restrict the signing of petitions to people who indicate intent
        to support or vote for the candidate or party (California,
        Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New
        York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Utah). Five of these 12
        States require no petitions of major party candidates
        (Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon, Utah), and only
        one of the six remaining States restricts the signing of
        petitions for major party candidates to people who indicate
        intent to support or vote for the candidate or party (New
        Jersey).
            (17) Restrictions on the ability of citizens to exercise
        the rights identified in this subsection have
        disproportionately impaired participation in the electoral
        process by various groups, including racial minorities.
            (18) The establishment of fair and uniform national
        standards for access to the ballot in elections for Federal
        office would remove barriers to the participation of citizens
        in the electoral process and thereby facilitate such
        participation and maximize the rights identified in this
        subsection.
            (19) The Congress has authority, under the provisions of
        the Constitution of the United States in sections 4 and 8 of
        article I, section 1 of article II, article VI, the thirteenth,
        fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments, and other provisions of
        the Constitution of the United States, to protect and promote
        the exercise of the rights identified in this subsection.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to establish fair and uniform standards regulating
        access to the ballot by eligible citizens who desire to seek
        election to Federal office and political parties, bodies, and
        groups which desire to take part in elections for Federal
        office; and
            (2) to maximize the participation of eligible citizens in
        elections for Federal office.

SEC. 3. BALLOT ACCESS RIGHTS.

    (a) An individual shall have the right to be placed as a candidate
on, or to have such individual's political party, body, or group
affiliation in connection with such candidacy placed on, a ballot or
similar voting materials to be used in a Federal election, if such
individual presents a petition stating in substance that the
signatories desire such individual's name and political party, body or
group affiliation, if any, to be placed on the ballot or other similar
voting materials to be used in the Federal election with respect to
which such rights are to be exercised, and
            (1) with respect to a Federal election for the office of
        President, Vice President, or Senator, such petition has a
        number of signatures of persons qualified to vote for such
        office equal to one-tenth of one percent of the number of
        persons who voted in the most recent previous Federal election
        for such office in the State, or 1,000 signatures, whichever is
        greater;
            (2) with respect to a Federal election for the office of
        Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
        Congress, such petition has a number of signatures of persons
        qualified to vote for such office equal to one-half of one
        percent of the number of persons who voted in the most recent
        previous Federal election for such office, or, if there was no
        previous Federal election for such office, 1,000 signatures;
            (3) with respect to a Federal election the date of which
        was fixed 345 or more days in advance, such petition was
        circulated during a period beginning on the 345th day and
        ending on the 75th day before the date of the election;
            (4) with respect to a Federal election the date of which
        was fixed less than 345 days in advance, such petition was
        circulated during a period established by the State holding the
        election, or, if no such period was established, during a
        period beginning on the day after the date the election was
        scheduled and ending on the tenth day before the date of the
        election, provided, however, that the number of signatures
        required under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be reduced by \1/
        270\th for each day less than 270 in such period.
    (b) An individual shall have the right to be placed as a candidate
on, or to have such individual's political party, body, or group
affiliation in connection with such candidacy placed on, a ballot or
similar voting materials to be used in a Federal election, without
having to satisfy any requirement relating to a petition under
subsection (a), if that or another individual, as a candidate of that
political party, body, or group, received one percent of the votes cast
in the most recent general Federal election for President or Senator in
that State.

SEC. 4. RULEMAKING.

    The Attorney General shall make rules to carry out this Act.

SEC. 5. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act--
            (1) the term ``Federal election'' means a general or
        special election for the office of--
                    (A) President or Vice President;
                    (B) Senator; or
                    (C) Representative in, or Delegate or Resident
                Commissioner to, the Congress;
            (2) the term ``State'' means a State of the United States,
        the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and
        any other territory or possession of the United States; and
            (3) the term ``individual'' means an individual who has the
        qualifications required by law of a person who holds the office
        for which such individual seeks to be a candidate.

Output: Fair Elections Act of 1993 - Sets forth ballot access rights for Federal elections.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Black Hills National Forest and
Rocky Mountain Research Station Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF LAND, BLACK HILLS NATIONAL FOREST, SOUTH
              DAKOTA.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this
section as the ``Secretary'') may, under such terms and conditions as
the Secretary may prescribe, sell or exchange any right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to the approximately 362 acres
contained in the following parcels of land in the State of South
Dakota:
        (1) Tract BLKH-1 ``Spearfish Dwelling'' (approximately 0.24
    acres); N\1/2\ of Lot 8 and Lot 9 of Block 16, Section 10, T6N,
    R2E, Black Hills Meridian.
        (2) Tract BLKH-2 ``Deadwood Garage'' (approximately 0.12
    acres); Lots 9 and 11 of Block 34, Section 23, T5N, R3E, Black
    Hills Meridian.
        (3) Tract BLKH-3 ``Deadwood Dwellings'' (approximately 0.32
    acres); Lots 12-16, inclusive, of Block 44, Section 23, T5N, R3E,
    Black Hill Meridian.
        (4) Tract BLKH-4 ``Hardy Work Center'' (approximately 150
    acres); E\1/2\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SE\1/4\, Section 19; NE\1/
    4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, E\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/
    4\NE\1/4\, Section 30, T3N, R1E, Black Hills Meridian.
        (5) Tract BLKH-6 ``Pactola Work Center'' (approximately 100
    acres); W\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/
    4\SW\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, Section 25; E\1/2\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\,
    SE\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, Section 26, T2N, R5E, Black Hills Meridian.
        (6) Tract BLKH-7 ``Pactola Ranger District Office''
    (approximately 8.25 acres); Lot 1 of Ranger Station Subdivision,
    Section 4, T1N, R7E, Black Hills Meridian.
        (7) Tract BLKH-8 ``Reder Administrative Site'' (approximately
    82 acres); Lots 6 and 7, Section 29; Lot A of Reder Placer, Lot 19,
    NW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, Section 30, T1S, R5E, Black Hills Meridian.
        (8) Tract BLKH-9 ``Allen Gulch Properties'' (approximately 21
    acres); Lot 14 less and except Tract STA #0029, Section 25, and Lot
    1, Section 36, T1S, R4E, Black Hills Meridian.
        (9) Tract BLKH-10 ``Custer Ranger District Office''
    (approximately 0.39 acres); Lots 4 and 9 of Block 125 and the East
    15 feet of the vacated north/south alley adjacent to Lot 4, City of
    Custer, Section 26, T3S, R4E, Black Hills Meridian.
    (b) Technical Corrections.--The Secretary may make technical
corrections to the legal descriptions in paragraphs (1) through (9) of
subsection (a).
    (c) Applicable Authorities.--Except as otherwise provided in this
section, any sale or exchange of land described in subsection (a) shall
be subject to laws (including regulations) applicable to the conveyance
and acquisition of land for National Forest System purposes.
    (d) Cash Equalization.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary may accept cash equalization payments in excess of 25
percent of the total value of the land described in subsection (a) from
any exchange under subsection (a).
    (e) Solicitations of Offers.--
        (1) In general.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary
    may use solicitations of offers for sale or exchange under this
    section on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may
    prescribe.
        (2) Rejection of offers.--The Secretary may reject any offer
    under this section if the Secretary determines that the offer is
    not adequate or not in the public interest.
    (f) Disposition of Funds.--Any funds received by the Secretary from
a sale under this section or as cash equalization payments from an
exchange under this section--
        (1) shall be deposited into the fund established by Public Law
    90-171 (commonly known as the ``Sisk Act'') (16 U.S.C. 484a); and
        (2) shall be available for expenditure, on appropriation, for--
            (A) the acquisition from willing sellers of land and
        interests in land in the State of South Dakota; and
            (B) the acquisition or construction of administrative
        improvements in connection with the Black Hills National
        Forest.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 3. REPLACEMENT LABORATORY, ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION, RAPID
              CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Agriculture $2,100,000 for a laboratory facility for the
Rocky Mountain Research Station in Rapid City, South Dakota, to replace
the obsolete laboratory capability at the research station. The
replacement facility shall be colocated with at least one of the
administrative improvements for the Black Hills National Forest
acquired or constructed under the authority of section 2(f)(2)(B).
    (b) Conditions on Acquisition of Property.--No funds available to
carry out this section may be used to purchase or otherwise acquire
property unless--
        (1) the acquisition is from willing sellers; and
        (2) the property is located within the boundaries of the State
    of South Dakota.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

Output: Authorizes appropriations for construction of a replacement laboratory for the Rocky Mountain Research Station at Rapid City, South Dakota, to be colocated with at least one of the Forest administrative improvements. Requires any acquired property to be: (1) in South Dakota; and (2) from a willing seller.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Conservation Corps
Authorization Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Corps.--The term ``corps'' means the veterans
        conservation corps established under section 3(a).
            (2) Eligible veteran.--The term ``eligible veteran'' means
        a veteran (as the term is defined in section 101 of title 38,
        United States Code) that, as of the date on which the
        application for the corps is submitted--
                    (A) is unemployed;
                    (B) is not enrolled in any other Federal training
                program; and
                    (C) meets any other criteria that the Secretary
                determines to be appropriate.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. VETERANS CONSERVATION CORPS.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Commerce, shall
establish a veterans conservation corps--
            (1) to provide training and employment to eligible
        veterans;
            (2) to assist eligible veterans in the transition from
        service in the Armed Forces to civilian life; and
            (3) to assist the Federal Government in maintaining Federal
        land and water.
    (b) Employment of Eligible Veterans.--
            (1) Long-term employment.--
                    (A) Initial period.--The Secretary shall employ in
                the corps eligible veterans for a 1-year period to
                carry out work projects assigned under subsection (c).
                    (B) Extension of employment.--The Secretary may, on
                a case-by-case basis and as the Secretary considers
                appropriate, extend the employment of an eligible
                veteran under subparagraph (A) for an additional 1-year
                period.
            (2) Temporary employment for student veterans.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary may establish a
                program in the corps for the short-term employment of
                eligible veterans that are attending institutions of
                higher education.
                    (B) Terms.--The employment of an eligible veteran
                under subparagraph (A) shall not exceed 16 weeks in
                total.
            (3) Compensation.--An eligible veteran employed by the
        corps under paragraph (1) or (2) shall receive a stipend and
        living allowance in an amount to be determined by the
        Secretary, in consultation with Secretary of Veteran Affairs.
    (c) Work Projects.--
            (1) Assignment.--Each eligible veteran employed under
        subsection (b)(1) shall be assigned to a work project that--
                    (A) furthers the purposes described in subsection
                (a); and
                    (B) falls within 1 or more of the following
                categories:
                            (i) Transportation improvements, such as
                        improving wilderness trails.
                            (ii) Erosion control.
                            (iii) Landscape and recreation.
                            (iv) Habitat protection and restoration,
                        including removal of invasive species.
                            (v) Data collection.
                            (vi) Any other specific project category
                        identified under paragraph (2).
            (2) Specification of additional project categories.--Not
        later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
        the Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce shall identify
        additional project categories that the Secretary and the
        Secretary of Commerce consider appropriate to further the
        purposes described in subsection (a).
            (3) Leveraging of military skills.--To the maximum extent
        practicable, an eligible veteran in the corps shall be assigned
        to a work project under paragraph (1) that enables the eligible
        veteran to use the skills that the eligible veteran developed
        as a member of the Armed Forces.
            (4) Development and supervision of work projects.--The
        Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce shall develop and
        supervise the work projects under the corps that relate to the
        respective jurisdiction of the Secretary and the Secretary.
    (d) Education and Training.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the
        Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Commerce,
        shall establish a program as part of the corps to provide to
        eligible veterans employed under the corps any education or
        training that is necessary to enable the eligible veterans to
        carry out the work projects assigned under subsection (c)(1).
            (2) Use of existing facilities.--To the maximum extent
        practicable, the Secretary, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
        and the Secretary of Commerce shall use existing facilities of
        the Federal Government to provide the education and training
        required under paragraph (1).

Output:
Veterans Conservation Corps Authorization Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a veteran conservation corps (corps) to: (1) provide training and employment to unemployed veterans not enrolled in any other federal training program, (2) assist veterans in their transition from military service to civilian life, and (3) assist the government in maintaining federal land and water. Directs the Secretary to employ such veterans for a one-year period, with an option for employment for an additional one-year period.

Allows the Secretary to establish a corps program for the short-term employment of veterans attending institutions of higher education.

Directs the Secretary to establish a program to provide to such veterans any education or training necessary to carry out assigned work projects.