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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom of Choice Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The United States was founded on the principles of
        individual liberty, personal privacy, and equality. Such
        principles ensure that each individual is free to make the most
        intimate decisions free from governmental interference and
        discrimination.
            (2) A woman's decision to commence, prevent, continue, or
        terminate a pregnancy is one of the most intimate decisions an
        individual ever faces. As such, reproductive health decisions
        are best made by the woman, in consultation with her medical
        provider or loved ones, without governmental interference.
            (3) In 1965, in Griswold v. Connecticut (381 U.S. 479), and
        in 1973, in Roe v. Wade (410 U.S. 113) and Doe v. Bolton (410
        U.S. 179), the Supreme Court recognized the right to privacy
        protected by the Constitution and that such right encompassed
        the right of every woman to weigh the personal, moral, and
        religious considerations involved in deciding whether to
        commence, prevent, continue, or terminate a pregnancy.
            (4) The Roe v. Wade decision carefully balanced the rights
        of women to make important reproductive decisions with the
        state's interest in potential life. Under Roe v. Wade and Doe
        v. Bolton, a woman's right to choose to terminate her pregnancy
        is absolute only prior to fetal viability, with the state
        permitted to ban abortion after fetal viability except when
        necessary to protect the life or health of a woman.
            (5) These decisions have protected the health and lives of
        women in the United States. Prior to the Roe v. Wade decision,
        an estimated 1,200,000 women each year were forced to resort to
        illegal abortions, despite the known hazards that included
        unsanitary conditions, incompetent treatment, infection,
        hemorrhage, disfiguration, and death.
            (6) According to one estimate, prior to 1973, as many as
        5,000 women died each year in the United States as a result of
        having an illegal abortion.
            (7) In countries where abortion remains illegal, the risk
        of complications and maternal mortality is high. According to
        the World Health Organization, of the approximately 600,000
        pregnancy-related deaths occurring annually around the world,
        80,000 are associated with unsafe abortions.
            (8) The Roe v. Wade decision expanded the opportunities for
        women to participate equally in society. In 1992, in Planned
        Parenthood v. Casey (505 U.S. 833), the Supreme Court observed
        that, ``[t]he ability of women to participate equally in the
        economic and social life of the Nation has been facilitated by
        their ability to control their reproductive lives.''.
            (9) Even though the Roe v. Wade decision guaranteed a
        constitutional right to choose whether to terminate or continue
        a pregnancy, threats to that right remain, including possible
        reversal or further erosion by the Supreme Court of the right,
        and legislative and administrative policies at all levels of
        government that make abortion more difficult and dangerous to
        obtain.
            (10) 87 percent of the counties in the United States have
        no abortion provider.
            (11) Legal barriers to the full range of reproductive
        services endanger the health and lives of women.
            (12) Women should have meaningful access to reproductive
        health services to prevent unintended pregnancies, thereby
        reducing the need for abortions.
            (13) To ensure that a woman's right to choose whether to
        terminate a pregnancy is available to all women in the United
        States, Federal protection for that right is necessary.
            (14) Although Congress may not create constitutional rights
        without amending the Constitution, Congress may, where
        authorized by its enumerated powers and not prohibited by the
        Constitution, enact legislation to create and secure statutory
        rights in areas of legitimate national concern.
            (15) Congress has the affirmative power under section 8 of
        article I of the Constitution and section 5 of the 14th
        amendment to the Constitution to enact legislation to
        facilitate interstate commerce and to prevent State
        interference with interstate commerce, liberty, or equal
        protection of the laws.
            (16) Federal protection of a woman's right to choose to
        prevent or terminate a pregnancy falls within this affirmative
        power of Congress, in part, because--
                    (A) many women cross State lines to obtain
                abortions and many more would be forced to do so absent
                a constitutional right or Federal protection;
                    (B) reproductive health clinics are commercial
                actors that regularly purchase medicine, medical
                equipment, and other necessary supplies from out-of-
                State suppliers; and
                    (C) reproductive health clinics employ doctors,
                nurses, and other personnel who travel across State
                lines in order to provide reproductive health services
                to patients.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Government.--The term ``government'' includes a branch,
        department, agency, instrumentality, or official (or other
        individual acting under color of law) of the United States, a
        State, or a subdivision of a State.
            (2) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States,
        the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and
        each territory or possession of the United States.
            (3) Viability.--The term ``viability'' means that stage of
        pregnancy when, in the best medical judgment of the attending
        physician based on the particular medical facts of the case
        before the physician, there is a reasonable likelihood of the
        sustained survival of the fetus outside of the woman.

SEC. 4. INTERFERENCE WITH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROHIBITED.

    (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States
that every woman has the fundamental right to choose to bear a child,
to terminate a pregnancy prior to fetal viability, or to terminate a
pregnancy after fetal viability when necessary to protect the life or
health of the woman.
    (b) Prohibition of Interference.--A government may not--
            (1) deny or interfere with a woman's right to choose--
                    (A) to bear a child;
                    (B) to terminate a pregnancy prior to viability; or
                    (C) to terminate a pregnancy after viability where
                termination is necessary to protect the life or health
                of the woman; or
            (2) discriminate against the exercise of the rights set
        forth in paragraph (1) in the regulation or provision of
        benefits, facilities, services, or information.
    (c) Civil Action.--An individual aggrieved by a violation of this
section may obtain appropriate relief (including relief against a
government) in a civil action.

SEC. 5. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision
to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the
remainder of this Act, or the application of such provision to persons
or circumstances other than those as to which the provision is held to
be unconstitutional, shall not be affected thereby.

SEC. 6. RETROACTIVE EFFECT.

    This Act applies to every Federal, State, and local statute,
ordinance, regulation, administrative order, decision, policy,
practice, or other action enacted, adopted, or implemented before, on,
or after the date of enactment of this Act.

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Freedom of Choice Act - Declares that it is the policy of the United States that every woman has the fundamental right to choose to: (1) bear a child; (2) terminate a pregnancy prior to fetal viability; or (3) terminate it after fetal viability when necessary to protect her life or her health.

Prohibits a governmental entity from : (1) denying or interfering with a woman's right to exercise such choices; or (2) discriminating against the exercise of those rights in its regulation or provision of benefits, facilities, services, or information.

Authorizes an individual aggrieved by a violation of this Act to obtain appropriate relief, including relief against a governmental entity in a civil action.

States that this Act applies to every Federal, State, and local statute, ordinance, regulation, administrative order, decision, policy, practice, or other action enacted, adopted, or implemented before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Water Infrastructure Resiliency and
Sustainability Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
            (2) Hydrologic condition.--The term ``hydrologic
        condition'' means the quality, quantity, or reliability of the
        water resources of a region of the United States.
            (3) Owner or operator of a water system.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``owner or operator of a
                water system'' means an entity (including a regional,
                State, tribal, local, municipal, or private entity)
                that owns or operates a water system.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``owner or operator of a
                water system'' includes--
                            (i) a non-Federal entity that has
                        operational responsibilities for a federally,
                        tribally, or State-owned water system; and
                            (ii) an entity established by an agreement
                        between--
                                    (I) an entity that owns or operates
                                a water system; and
                                    (II) at least 1 other entity.
            (4) Water system.--The term ``water system'' means--
                    (A) a community water system (as defined in section
                1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f));
                    (B) a treatment works (as defined in section 212 of
                the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
                1292)), including a municipal separate storm sewer
                system (as that term is used in that Act (33 U.S.C.
                1251 et seq.));
                    (C) a decentralized wastewater treatment system for
                domestic sewage;
                    (D) a groundwater storage and replenishment system;
                    (E) a system for transport and delivery of water
                for irrigation or conservation; or
                    (F) a natural or engineered system that manages
                floodwater.

SEC. 3. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY.

    (a) Program.--The Administrator shall establish and implement a
program, to be known as the ``Water Infrastructure Resiliency and
Sustainability Program'', under which the Administrator shall award
grants for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019 to owners or
operators of water systems for the purpose of increasing the resiliency
or adaptability of the water systems to any ongoing or forecasted
changes (based on the best available research and data) to the
hydrologic conditions of a region of the United States.
    (b) Use of Funds.--As a condition on receipt of a grant under this
Act, an owner or operator of a water system shall agree to use the
grant funds exclusively to assist in the planning, design,
construction, implementation, operation, or maintenance of a program or
project that meets the purpose described in subsection (a) by--
            (1) conserving water or enhancing water use efficiency,
        including through the use of water metering and electronic
        sensing and control systems to measure the effectiveness of a
        water efficiency program;
            (2) modifying or relocating existing water system
        infrastructure made or projected to be significantly impaired
        by changing hydrologic conditions;
            (3) preserving or improving water quality, including
        through measures to manage, reduce, treat, or reuse municipal
        stormwater, wastewater, or drinking water;
            (4) investigating, designing, or constructing groundwater
        remediation, recycled water, or desalination facilities or
        systems to serve existing communities;
            (5) enhancing water management by increasing watershed
        preservation and protection, such as through the use of natural
        or engineered green infrastructure in the management,
        conveyance, or treatment of water, wastewater, or stormwater;
            (6) enhancing energy efficiency or the use and generation
        of renewable energy in the management, conveyance, or treatment
        of water, wastewater, or stormwater;
            (7) supporting the adoption and use of advanced water
        treatment, water supply management (such as reservoir
        reoperation and water banking), or water demand management
        technologies, projects, or processes (such as water reuse and
        recycling, adaptive conservation pricing, and groundwater
        banking) that maintain or increase water supply or improve
        water quality;
            (8) modifying or replacing existing systems or constructing
        new systems for existing communities or land that is being used
        for agricultural production to improve water supply,
        reliability, storage, or conveyance in a manner that--
                    (A) promotes conservation or improves the
                efficiency of use of available water supplies; and
                    (B) does not further exacerbate stresses on
                ecosystems or cause redirected impacts by degrading
                water quality or increasing net greenhouse gas
                emissions;
            (9) supporting practices and projects, such as improved
        irrigation systems, water banking and other forms of water
        transactions, groundwater recharge, stormwater capture,
        groundwater conjunctive use, and reuse or recycling of drainage
        water, to improve water quality or promote more efficient water
        use on land that is being used for agricultural production;
            (10) reducing flood damage, risk, and vulnerability by--
                    (A) restoring floodplains, wetland, and upland
                integral to flood management, protection, prevention,
                and response;
                    (B) modifying levees, floodwalls, and other
                structures through setbacks, notches, gates, removal,
                or similar means to facilitate reconnection of rivers
                to floodplains, reduce flood stage height, and reduce
                damage to properties and populations;
                    (C) providing for acquisition and easement of
                flood-prone land and properties in order to reduce
                damage to property and risk to populations; or
                    (D) promoting land use planning that prevents
                future floodplain development;
            (11) conducting and completing studies or assessments to
        project how changing hydrologic conditions may impact the
        future operations and sustainability of water systems; or
            (12) developing and implementing measures to increase the
        resilience of water systems and regional and hydrological
        basins, including the Colorado River Basin, to rapid hydrologic
        change or a natural disaster (such as tsunami, earthquake,
        flood, or volcanic eruption).
    (c) Application.--To seek a grant under this Act, the owner or
operator of a water system shall submit to the Administrator an
application that--
            (1) includes a proposal for the program, strategy, or
        infrastructure improvement to be planned, designed,
        constructed, implemented, or maintained by the water system;
            (2) provides the best available research or data that
        demonstrate--
                    (A) the risk to the water resources or
                infrastructure of the water system as a result of
                ongoing or forecasted changes to the hydrologic system
                of a region, including rising sea levels and changes in
                precipitation patterns; and
                    (B) the manner in which the proposed program,
                strategy, or infrastructure improvement would perform
                under the anticipated hydrologic conditions;
            (3) describes the manner in which the proposed program,
        strategy, or infrastructure improvement is expected--
                    (A) to enhance the resiliency of the water system,
                including source water protection for community water
                systems, to the anticipated hydrologic conditions; or
                    (B) to increase efficiency in the use of energy or
                water of the water system; and
            (4) describes the manner in which the proposed program,
        strategy, or infrastructure improvement is consistent with an
        applicable State, tribal, or local climate adaptation plan, if
        any.
    (d) Priority.--
            (1) Water systems at greatest and most immediate risk.--In
        selecting grantees under this Act, subject to section 4(b), the
        Administrator shall give priority to owners or operators of
        water systems that are, based on the best available research
        and data, at the greatest and most immediate risk of facing
        significant negative impacts due to changing hydrologic
        conditions.
            (2) Goals.--In selecting among applicants described in
        paragraph (1), the Administrator shall ensure that, to the
        maximum extent practicable, the final list of applications
        funded for each year includes a substantial number that propose
        to use innovative approaches to meet 1 or more of the following
        goals:
                    (A) Promoting more efficient water use, water
                conservation, water reuse, or recycling.
                    (B) Using decentralized, low-impact development
                technologies and nonstructural approaches, including
                practices that use, enhance, or mimic the natural
                hydrological cycle or protect natural flows.
                    (C) Reducing stormwater runoff or flooding by
                protecting or enhancing natural ecosystem functions.
                    (D) Modifying, upgrading, enhancing, or replacing
                existing water system infrastructure in response to
                changing hydrologic conditions.
                    (E) Improving water quality or quantity for
                agricultural and municipal uses, including through
                salinity reduction.
                    (F) Providing multiple benefits, including to water
                supply enhancement or demand reduction, water quality
                protection or improvement, increased flood protection,
                and ecosystem protection or improvement.
    (e) Cost-Sharing Requirement.--
            (1) Federal share.--The share of the cost of any program,
        strategy, or infrastructure improvement that is the subject of
        a grant awarded by the Administrator to the owner or operator
        of a water system under subsection (a) paid through funds
        distributed under this Act shall not exceed 50 percent of the
        cost of the program, strategy, or infrastructure improvement.
            (2) Calculation of non-federal share.--In calculating the
        non-Federal share of the cost of a program, strategy, or
        infrastructure improvement proposed by a water system in an
        application submitted under subsection (c), the Administrator
        shall--
                    (A) include the value of any in-kind services that
                are integral to the completion of the program,
                strategy, or infrastructure improvement, including
                reasonable administrative and overhead costs; and
                    (B) not include any other amount that the water
                system involved receives from the Federal Government.
    (f) Davis-Bacon Compliance.--
            (1) In general.--All laborers and mechanics employed by
        contractors and subcontractors on projects funded directly by
        or assisted in whole or in part by this Act shall be paid wages
        at rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a
        character similar in the locality as determined by the
        Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter
        31 of part A of subtitle II of title 40, United States Code
        (commonly referred to as the ``Davis-Bacon Act'').
            (2) Authority.--With respect to the labor standards
        specified in this subsection, the Secretary of Labor shall have
        the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan
        Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section
        3145 of title 40, United States Code.
    (g) Report to Congress.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, and every 3 years thereafter, the Administrator
shall submit to Congress a report that--
            (1) describes the progress in implementing this Act; and
            (2) includes information on project applications received
        and funded annually under this Act.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this Act $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019.
    (b) Reduction of Flood Damage, Risk, and Vulnerability.--Of the
amount made available to carry out this Act for a fiscal year, not more
than 20 percent may be made available to grantees for activities
described in subsection (b)(10).

Output: Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Act of 2015 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Program to provide grants in each of FY2015-FY2019 for programs or projects to increase the resiliency or adaptability of water systems to any ongoing or forecasted changes to the hydrologic conditions of a U.S. region. A water system is a community water system, a treatment works, a decentralized wastewater treatment system for domestic sewage, a groundwater storage and replenishment system, a system for transport and delivery of water for irrigation or conservation, or a natural or engineered system that manages floodwater. The EPA must give priority to owners or operators of water systems that are at the greatest and most immediate risk of facing significant negative impacts due to changing hydrologic conditions. The EPA must ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the list of grant applications funded includes a substantial number that propose to use innovative approaches that meet at least one of these goals:   promote more efficient water use, conservation, reuse, or recycling;  use decentralized, low-impact development technologies and nonstructural approaches;  reduce stormwater runoff or flooding by protecting or enhancing natural ecosystem functions;  modify, upgrade, enhance, or replace existing water system infrastructure in response to changing hydrologic conditions;  improve water quality or quantity for agricultural and municipal uses; and  provide multiple benefits, including water supply enhancement or demand reduction, water quality protection or improvement, increased flood protection, and ecosystem protection or improvement.


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SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The goal of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972
        (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) is to maintain marine mammal species
        and population stocks at their optimum sustainable populations.
            (2) If the annual removals of individuals of a species or
        population stock of marine mammals do not exceed the potential
        biological removal level, the species or population stock will
        be maintained at, or reach, its optimum sustainable population.
            (3) Requiring that commercial fishermen achieve a zero
        mortality rate goal for a species or population stock of marine
        mammals that is equal to or less than 10 percent of the
        potential biological removal of a given marine mammal species
        or population stock is unnecessary to achieve that Act's goal
        of maintaining species and stocks at their optimum sustainable
        population and penalizes commercial fishermen.
            (4) The Congress intended that the zero mortality rate goal
        under that Act would be met if fishermen use the best
        technology that is economically and technologically feasible.
            (5) Species and populations stocks of marine mammal that
        have reached historic levels are impeding the recovery of
        endangered species and threatened species through predation or
        competition in the ecosystem.
            (6) The fundamental principles of ecosystem management are
        defeated by giving one species a preeminent position in the
        ecosystem through, imposition of a zero mortality rate goal.
            (7) All persons that interact with marine mammals should
        seek to reduce and eliminate marine mammal injuries and
        mortalities through the use of the best equipment and
        techniques that are economically and technologically feasible.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF GOALS FOR REDUCING INCIDENTAL TAKE OF MARINE
              MAMMALS IN COMMERCIAL FISHING.

    (a) Repeal of Zero Mortality Goal.--Section 118 of the Marine
Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1387) is amended by striking
subsection (b), and by redesignating subsections (c) through (l) in
order as subsections (b) through (k).
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such Act is further amended as follows:
            (1) In section 101(a)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(2)) by striking
        the third sentence.
            (2) In section 101(a)(5)(E)(i)(III) (16 U.S.C.
        1371(a)(5)(E)(i)(III) by striking ``subsection (d)'' and
        inserting ``subsection (c)''.
            (3) In section 115(b)(4) (16 U.S.C. 1384(b)(4)) by striking
        ``section 118(f)(1)'' and inserting ``section 118(e)(1)''.
            (4) In section 117(a)(4) (16 U.S.C. 1386(a)(4)) in
        subparagraph (D) by striking ``, and an analysis'' and all that
        follows through the end of the subparagraph and inserting a
        semicolon.
            (5) In section 118 (16 U.S.C. 1387) by striking
        ``subsection (c)(1)(A) (i)'' each place it appears and
        inserting ``subsection (b)(1)(A)(i)''.
            (6) In section 118 (16 U.S.C. 1387) by striking
        ``subsection (c)(1)(A)(i)'' each place it appears and inserting
        ``subsection (b)(1)(A)(i)''.
            (7) In section 118(a)(1) (16 U.S.C. 1387(a)(1)) by striking
        the last sentence.
            (8) In section 118(b), as redesignated by subsection (a) of
        this section 16 U.S.C. 1387(c)(1)(B)), by striking ``subsection
        (e)'' each place it appears and inserting ``subsection (d)''.
            (9) In section 118(c)(1)(B), as redesignated by subsection
        (a) of this section (16 U.S.C. 1387(d)(1)(B)), by striking
        ``subsection (e)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)''.
            (10) In section 118(e)(9)(D), as redesignated by subsection
        (a) of this section (16 U.S.C. 1387(f)(9)(D)), by striking
        ``subsection (d)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)''.
            (11) In section 118(f)(1), as redesignated by subsection
        (a) of this section (16 U.S.C. 1387(g)(1)), by striking
        ``subsection (c)(1)(A)(iii)'' each place it appears and
        inserting ``subsection (b)(1)(A)(iii)''.
            (12) In section 118(g), as redesignated by subsection (a)
        of this section (16 U.S.C. 1387(h)), by striking ``subsection
        (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)''.
            (13) In section 120(j)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1389(j)(2)) by
        striking ``118(f)(5)(A)'' and inserting ``118(e)(5)(A)''.
    (c) Modification of Goal of Take Reduction Plans.--Section
118(e)(2) of such Act, as redesignated by subsection (a) of this
section (16 U.S.C. 1387(f)(2)), is amended by striking the last
sentence and inserting the following: ``The long-term goal of the plan
shall be to reduce, within 5 years after its implementation, the
incidental mortality or serious injury of marine mammals incidentally
taken in the course of fishing operations taking into account the
economics of the fishery, the availability of existing technology, and
existing State or regional fishery management plans.''.

Output: Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to repeal the long-term goal of reducing to zero the incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals in commercial fishing operations. Makes reduction of such incidental mortality and serious injury (but not to any specified percentage) the long-term goal.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Security Readiness Act of
2003''.

SEC. 2. MILITARY READINESS AND THE CONSERVATION OF PROTECTED SPECIES.

    (a) Designation of Critical Habitat.--Section 4(a)(3) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)(3)) is amended by
striking ``prudent and determinable'' and inserting ``necessary''.
    (b) Limitation on Designation of Critical Habitat.--Section 4(a)(3)
of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)(3)) is
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses
        (i) and (ii), respectively;
            (2) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(3)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(B)(i) The Secretary shall not designate as critical habitat any
lands or other geographical areas owned or controlled by the Department
of Defense, or designated for its use, that are subject to an
integrated natural resources management plan prepared under section 101
of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a), if the Secretary determines that
such plan addresses special management considerations or protection (as
those terms are used in section 3(5)(A)(i)).
    ``(ii) Nothing in this paragraph affects the requirement to consult
under section 7(a)(2) with respect to an agency action (as that term is
defined in that section).
    ``(iii) Nothing in this paragraph affects the obligation of the
Department of Defense to comply with section 9, including the
prohibition preventing extinction and taking of endangered species and
threatened species.''.
    (c) Consideration of Effects of Designation of Critical Habitat.--
Section 4(b)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
1533(b)(2)) is amended by inserting ``the impact on national
security,'' after ``the economic impact,''.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF HARASSMENT UNDER MARINE MAMMAL
              PROTECTION ACT OF 1972.

    Section 3(18) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16
U.S.C. 1362(18)) is amended by striking the matter preceding
subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
            ``(18)(A) The term `harassment' means--
                    ``(i) any act that injures or has the significant
                potential to injure a marine mammal or marine mammal
                stock in the wild; or
                    ``(ii) any act that disturbs or is likely to
                disturb a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the
                wild by causing disruption of natural behavioral
                patterns, including, but not limited to, migration,
                surfacing, nursing, breeding, feeding, or sheltering,
                to a point where such behavioral patterns are abandoned
                or significantly altered.''.

SEC. 4. EXEMPTION OF ACTIONS NECESSARY FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE.

    Section 101 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C.
1371) is amended by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
    ``(f) Exemption of Actions Necessary for National Defense.--(1) The
Secretary of Defense, after conferring with the Secretary of Commerce,
the Secretary of the Interior, or both, as appropriate, may exempt any
action or category of actions undertaken by the Department of Defense
or its components from compliance with any requirement of this Act, if
the Secretary determines that it is necessary for national defense.
    ``(2) An exemption granted under this subsection--
            ``(A) subject to subparagraph (B), shall be effective for a
        period specified by the Secretary of Defense; and
            ``(B) shall not be effective for more than 2 years.
    ``(3)(A) The Secretary of Defense may issue additional exemptions
under this subsection for the same action or category of actions,
after--
            ``(i) conferring with the Secretary of Commerce, the
        Secretary of the Interior, or both as appropriate; and
            ``(ii) making a new determination that the additional
        exemption is necessary for national defense.
    ``(B) Each additional exemption under this paragraph shall be
effective for a period specified by the Secretary of Defense, of not
more than 2 years.''.

SEC. 5. INCIDENTAL TAKINGS OF MARINE MAMMALS IN MILITARY READINESS
              ACTIVITY.

    Section 101(a)(5) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16
U.S.C. 1371(a)(5)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking ``within a specified geographical
                region'';
                    (B) by striking ``within that region of small
                numbers''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
        ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Secretary is not
        required to publish notice under this subparagraph with respect
        to incidental takings while engaged in military readiness
        activities authorized by the Secretary of Defense, except in
        the Federal Register.'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by striking ``within a specified geographical
                region''; and
                    (B) by striking ``within one or more regions''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (D)--
                    (A) in clause (i)--
                            (i) by striking ``within a specific
                        geographic region'';
                            (ii) by striking ``of small numbers''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``within that region'';
                        and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(vi) Notwithstanding clause (iii), the Secretary is not
        required to publish notice under this subparagraph with respect
        to an authorization under clause (i) of incidental takings
        while engaged in military readiness activities authorized by
        the Secretary of Defense, except in the Federal Register.''.

SEC. 6. LIMITATION ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CIVILIAN
              WATER CONSUMPTION IMPACTS ON CRITICAL HABITAT OR
              ENDANGERED SPECIES.

    (a) Rule of Construction.--For purposes of section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536), the terms ``action''
and ``agency action'', when applied to any action of the Department of
Defense, shall not include water consumption of any kind unless--
            (1) such water consumption occurs on a military
        installation, whether the source of the water consumed is
        located on or off the installation; or
            (2) such water consumption occurs off of a military
        installation and the source of the water is under the direct
        control of the Department of Defense.
    (b) Voluntary Efforts.--Nothing in this section shall prohibit a
military installation from voluntarily undertaking efforts to mitigate
water use and consumption.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``military installation'' has the meaning
        given such term in section 2687(e) of title 10, United States
        Code.
            (2) The term ``water consumption'' means the use of water,
        from any source, for human purposes of any kind, including
        household or industrial use, irrigation, or landscaping.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section applies only to Department of
Defense actions regarding which consultation or reconsultation under
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) is
first required on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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National Security Readiness Act of 2003 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior (or the Secretary of Commerce, as appropriate) from designating as critical habitat any land or geographical area controlled by the Department of Defense, or designated for its use, that is subject to an integrated natural resources management plan for a military installation under the Sikes Act, if the Secretary determines that the plan addresses special management considerations or protections.

Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA) to redefine the term "harassment" as it relates to marine mammals to limit the meaning of: (1) any act that has the potential to injure a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild to any act that has the significant potential to cause such an injury; and (2) any act that disturbs or is likely to disturb a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild by causing a disruption of natural behavioral patterns to causing such a disruption to the point where such behavioral patterns are abandoned or significantly altered.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, after conferring with the Secretary of Commerce or the Secretary of the Interior (as appropriate), to exempt any action undertaken by the Department of Defense from requirements of the MMPA, if the Secretary of Defense determines that the action is necessary for national defense. Limits such exemption to a renewable two-year period.

Repeals the limitation to a specified geographical region or a region of small numbers of any allowance of incidental, but not intentional, taking of marine mammals by U.S. citizens engaged in a specified activity (including a military readiness activity) other than commercial fishing.

Exempts the Secretary of the Interior (or, as appropriate, the Secretary of the department in which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is operating) from the requirement to publish notice (except in the Federal Register) with respect to incidental takings of marine mammals and marine mammal products while engaged in military readiness activities authorized by the Secretary of Defense. (Currently, the appropriate Secretary is required to publish notice also in newspapers of general circulation, and through electronic media, in the coastal areas that may be affected.)

Limits the Department of Defense responsibility under ESA for water consumption impacts on critical habitats or endangered species to: (1) water consumption occurring on a military installation, whether the source of the water consumed is located on or off the installation; or (2) water consumption occurring off of a military installation and the source of the water is under the direct control of the Department of Defense. (Exempts military installations from certain ESA requirements regarding official actions or agency actions with respect to civilian water consumption impacts on critical habitats or endangered species.) States that nothing shall prohibit a military installation from voluntarily undertaking efforts to mitigate water use and consumption.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rapid DNA Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    The DNA Identification Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14132) is amended by
inserting at the end the following:

``SEC. __. DEFINITIONS.

            ``(1) The term `reference DNA sample' means a tissue,
        fluid, or other bodily sample of an individual on which a DNA
        analysis can be carried out.
            ``(2) The term `DNA analysis' means analysis of the
        deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) identification information from a
        bodily sample.
            ``(3) The term `sample-to-answer DNA analysis systems'
        means fully automated systems that after input of a DNA sample
        can perform all necessary sample preparation and analysis with
        no operator intervention.
            ``(4) The term `qualified agencies' means booking stations,
        jails, prisons, detention centers, other law enforcement
        organizations, and facilities outside of forensic laboratories
        that can perform DNA analysis using sample-to-answer DNA
        systems on subjects meeting current legislative guidelines.
            ``(5) The term `operators' means persons trained to operate
        a sample-to-answer DNA system.''.

SEC. 3. REVISED QUALITY ASSURANCE AND PROFICIENCY TESTING STANDARDS.

    Section 210303 of the DNA Identification Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.
14131) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by inserting after
        ``Technology'' the following: ``, and members from Federal,
        State, and local law enforcement agencies.'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by inserting after ``DNA'' the
        following: ``and separate standards for testing the proficiency
        of qualified agencies, and operators, in conducting analyses of
        DNA samples using sample-to-answer DNA analysis systems.'';
            (3) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting after ``DNA'' the
        following: ``DNA and separate standards for testing the
        proficiency of qualified agencies, and operators, in conducting
        analyses of DNA samples using sample-to-answer DNA analysis
        systems.'';
            (4) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting after ``used by
        forensic laboratories'' the following: ``and by qualified
        agencies conducting analyses of DNA samples using sample-to-
        answer DNA analysis systems.''; and by inserting after
        ``determine whether a laboratory'' the following: ``, or
        agency,'';
            (5) in subsection (a)(4), by inserting after ``for purposes
        of this section'' the following: ``, and for qualified agencies
        the quality assurance guidelines recommended by the scientific
        working group on DNA analysis methods.'';
            (6) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by inserting after ``forensic
        DNA analyses'' the following: ``; and qualified agencies
        conducting analyses of DNA samples using sample-to-answer DNA
        analysis systems.'';
            (7) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by inserting after ``forensic
        DNA analyses'' the following: ``; and for qualified agencies
        conducting analyses of DNA samples using sample-to-answer DNA
        analysis systems.'';
            (8) in subsection (c)(1)(C), by inserting after ``forensic
        DNA analyses'' the following: ``; and qualified agencies
        conducting analyses of DNA samples using sample-to-answer DNA
        analysis systems.''; and
            (9) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting after ``routine
        evidence'' the following: ``; and for qualified agencies the
        term `blind external proficiency test' means a test that is
        presented to qualified agencies through a second agency and
        appears to the operator to involve routine DNA samples for
        sample-to-answer DNA analysis systems.''.

SEC. 4. QUALIFYING AGENCIES.

    Section 210304 of the DNA Identification Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.
14132) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting after
        ``laboratories'' the following: ``or qualified agencies'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ``; and'' at the
        end and inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting the following new
        subparagraph:
                    ``(C) are a qualifying agency engaged in the
                intake, processing, booking, detention, or
                incarceration of individuals charged or convicted of
                qualifying offenses and the analysis of DNA samples is
                conducted on a sample-to-answer DNA analysis system;
                and''.

SEC. 5. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DNA ANALYSIS.

    Section ____ of the DNA Identification Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.
14135b) is amended in subsection (b), by inserting after ``the DNA
shall be analyzed'' the following: ``on a sample-to-answer DNA analysis
system''.

Output: Rapid DNA Act of 2014 - Amends the DNA Identification Act of 1994 to require:   the advisory board on DNA quality assurance methods appointed by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to include members from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies; such board to develop, and the Director to issue, standards for testing the proficiency of qualified agencies (i.e., booking stations, jails, prisons, detention centers, other law enforcement organizations and facilities outside of forensic laboratories) and operators in conducting analyses of DNA samples using sample-to-answer DNA analysis systems (i.e., fully automated systems that prepare and analyze DNA samples with no operator intervention); the National Institute of Justice to certify that the blind external proficiency testing program for DNA analyses has been established and made available to such qualified agencies or is not feasible; and  the Index to facilitate law enforcement exchange of DNA identification information to include information on DNA identification records and DNA analyses prepared by such qualified agencies that are engaged in the intake, processing, booking, detention, or incarceration of individuals charged or convicted of qualifying offenses and that conduct the analysis of DNA samples on a sample-to-answer DNA analysis system.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Child Nutrition Protection Act of
1994''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) In recent years, there has been a substantial number of
        instances of price-fixing, bid-rigging, and other fraudulent
        activity regarding foods purchased for--
                    (A) the school lunch program established under the
                National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); and
                    (B) the school breakfast program established under
                section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
                1773).
            (2) In 1986, President Reagan issued Executive Order 12549
        which was intended to curb fraud, waste, and abuse in Federal
        programs, increase accountability, and ensure consistency among
        agency regulations concerning debarment and suspension of
        participants in Federal programs.
            (3) During the past several years, the Antitrust Division
        of the Department of Justice has filed over 95 criminal cases
        against companies and individuals accused of bid-rigging
        conspiracies, false statements, mail fraud, price-fixing, and
        similar activities involving dairy products sold to schools or
        to the Department of Defense.
            (4) Over 30 grand juries in several States are
        investigating similar activities.
            (5) 45 corporations and 48 individuals have been convicted
        by Federal courts of similar activities, and total fines and
        civil damages of approximately $100,000,000 have been assessed
        in Federal and State court actions for similar activities.
            (6) Although several companies have violated the
        regulations of food and nutrition programs of the Department of
        Agriculture, such companies continue to participate in such
        programs and monetarily benefit from such programs.
            (7) A report of the Comptroller General of the United
        States noted that, as of March 1992, the Secretary of
        Agriculture had neither suspended nor debarred any of the 13
        dairy companies or 28 individuals convicted of milk contract
        bid-rigging from participating in the school lunch and school
        breakfast programs.
            (8) Effective educational and monitoring programs can
        greatly reduce the incidence of fraud, price-fixing, and bid-
        rigging by companies that sell food products to schools.
            (9) Reducing the incidence of fraud, price-fixing, and bid-
        rigging in connection with the school lunch and school
        breakfast programs could save school districts, parents, and
        taxpayers millions of dollars per year.
            (10) The Comptroller General of the United States has noted
        that bid-rigging awareness training is an effective means of
        deterring improper collusion and bid-rigging.
            (11) The Comptroller General of the United States in a
        General Accounting Office report addressed many of the concerns
        described in this section with respect to bid-rigging in the
        school lunch program.

SEC. 3. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE RELATING TO
              NONPROCUREMENT DEBARMENT UNDER CERTAIN CHILD NUTRITION
              PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--The National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 25. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY RELATING TO NONPROCUREMENT
              DEBARMENT.

    ``(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the following
definitions apply:
            ``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        `appropriate congressional committees' means the Committee on
        Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the
        Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the
        Senate.
            ``(2) Child nutrition program.--The term `child nutrition
        program' means--
                    ``(A) the school lunch program established under
                this Act;
                    ``(B) the school breakfast program established
                under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
                U.S.C. 1773);
                    ``(C) the special milk program established under
                section 3 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1772);
                    ``(D) the special nutrition program for women,
                infants, and children authorized under section 17 of
                such Act (42 U.S.C. 1786);
                    ``(E) the summer food service program for children
                established under section 13 of this Act; and
                    ``(F) the child and adult care food program
                established under section 17 of this Act.
            ``(3) Contractor.--The term `contractor' means a person
        that contracts with a State, an agency of a State, or a local
        agency to provide goods or services in conjunction with the
        participation of a local agency in a child nutrition program.
            ``(4) Local agency.--The term `local agency' means a
        school, school food authority, child care center, sponsoring
        organization, or other entity authorized to operate a child
        nutrition program at the local level.
            ``(5) Nonprocurement debarment.--The term `nonprocurement
        debarment' means an action to bar a person from programs and
        activities involving Federal financial and nonfinancial
        assistance, but not including Federal procurement programs and
        activities.
            ``(6) Person.--The term `person' means any individual,
        corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity,
        however organized.
    ``(b) Assistance to Identify and Prevent Fraud and Anticompetitive
Activities.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) through the food service management institute
        authorized under section 21, provide advice, training,
        technical assistance, and guidance (which may include awareness
        training, training films, and troubleshooting advice) to
        representatives of States and local agencies regarding means of
        identifying and preventing fraud and anticompetitive activities
        relating to the provision of goods or services in conjunction
        with the participation of a local agency in a child nutrition
        program; and
            ``(2) provide information to, and fully cooperate with, the
        Attorney General and State attorneys general regarding
        investigations of fraud and anticompetitive activities relating
        to the provision of goods or services in conjunction with the
        participation of a local agency in a child nutrition program.
    ``(c) Nonprocurement Debarment.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), not
        later than 180 days after notification of the occurrence of a
        cause for debarment described in paragraph (2), the Secretary
        shall initiate nonprocurement debarment proceedings against the
        contractor who has committed the cause for debarment.
            ``(2) Causes for debarment.--Actions requiring initiation
        of nonprocurement debarment pursuant to paragraph (1) shall
        include the following:
                    ``(A) A contractor commits an action or series of
                actions which constitute a substantial and material
                violation of a regulation of a child nutrition program
                of the Department of Agriculture, as determined by the
                Secretary.
                    ``(B) A contractor is found guilty in any criminal,
                civil, or administrative proceeding, or found liable in
                any civil or administrative proceeding, in connection
                with the supplying, providing, or selling of a product
                or commodity to any local agency or to any Federal
                agency in connection with the child nutrition programs,
                of--
                            ``(i) an anticompetitive activity,
                        including bid-rigging, price-fixing, the
                        allocation of customers between competitors, or
                        other violation of Federal or State antitrust
                        laws;
                            ``(ii) fraud, bribery, theft, forgery or
                        embezzlement;
                            ``(iii) breach of contract;
                            ``(iv) making a false claim or statement;
                        or
                            ``(v) other obstruction of justice.
            ``(3) Exception.--If the Secretary determines that a
        decision on initiating nonprocurement debarment proceedings
        cannot be made within 180 days after notification of the
        occurrence of a cause for debarment described in paragraph (2)
        because of the need to further investigate matters relating to
        the possible debarment, the Secretary may have such additional
        time as the Secretary considers necessary to make a decision,
        but not to exceed an additional 180 days.
            ``(4) Mandatory child nutrition program debarment
        periods.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to the other provisions
                of this paragraph and notwithstanding any other
                provision of law except subsection (d), if, after
                deciding to initiate nonprocurement debarment
                proceedings pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary
                decides to debar a contractor, the debarment shall be
                for a period of not less than 3 years.
                    ``(B) Previous debarment.--If the contractor has
                been previously debarred pursuant to nonprocurement
                debarment proceedings initiated pursuant to paragraph
                (1), and the cause for debarment is described in
                paragraph (2) based on activities that occurred
                subsequent to the initial debarment, the debarment
                shall be for a period of not less than 5 years.
                    ``(C) Scope.--At a minimum, a debarment under this
                subsection shall serve to bar the contractor for the
                specified period from contracting to provide goods or
                services in conjunction with the participation of a
                local agency in a child nutrition program.
                    ``(D) Reversal, reduction, or exception.--Nothing
                in this paragraph shall restrict the ability of the
                Secretary to reverse a debarment decision, to reduce
                the period or scope of a debarment, nor to grant an
                exception permitting a debarred contractor to
                participate in a particular contract to provide goods
                or services in conjunction with the participation of a
                local agency in a child nutrition program, if the
                Secretary determines there is good cause for the
                action.
            ``(5) Information.--On request, the Secretary shall present
        to the appropriate congressional committees information
        regarding the decisions required by this subsection.
            ``(6) Relationship to other authorities.--A debarment
        imposed under this section shall not reduce or diminish the
        authority of a Federal, State, or local government agency or
        court to penalize, imprison, fine, suspend, debar, or take
        other adverse action against a person in a civil, criminal, or
        administrative proceeding.
            ``(7) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue such
        regulations as are necessary to carry out this subsection.
    ``(d) Mandatory Debarment.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this section, the Secretary shall initiate nonprocurement debarment
proceedings against the contractor (including any cooperative) who has
committed the cause for debarment (as determined under section (c)(2)),
unless the action--
            ``(1) is likely to have a significant adverse effect on
        competition or prices in the relevant market or nationally;
            ``(2) will interfere with the ability of a local agency to
        procure a needed product for a child nutrition program;
            ``(3) is unfair to a person, subsidiary corporation,
        affiliate, parent company, or local division of a corporation
        that is not involved in the improper activity that would
        otherwise result in the debarment; or
            ``(4) is not in the public interest, as determined by the
        Secretary.
    ``(e) Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies.--Prior to seeking
judicial review in a court of competent jurisdiction, a contractor
against whom a nonprocurement debarment proceeding has been initiated
shall--
            ``(1) exhaust all administrative procedures prescribed by
        the Secretary; and
            ``(2) receive notice of the final determination of the
        Secretary.
    ``(f) Information Relating to Prevention and Control of
Anticompetitive Activities.--On request, the Secretary shall present to
the appropriate congressional committees information regarding the
activities of the Secretary relating to anticompetitive activities,
fraud, nonprocurement debarment, and any waiver granted by the
Secretary under this section.''.
    (b) Applicability.--Section 25(c) of the National School Lunch Act
(as added by subsection (a)) shall not apply to a cause for debarment
as described in section 25(c)(2) of such Act that is based on an
activity that took place prior to the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. REPORT ON CONSISTENT DEBARMENT POLICY.

    Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, the Secretary of Defense, and such
other officials as the Secretary of Agriculture determines are
appropriate, shall advise the appropriate committees of the Congress
and the Comptroller General of the United States as to the
appropriateness and usefulness of a consistent debarment policy under--
            (1) the Federal acquisition regulations issued under title
        48, Code of Federal Regulations; and
            (2) Federal nonprocurement regulations.

SEC. 5. NO REDUCTION IN AUTHORITY TO DEBAR OR SUSPEND A PERSON FROM
              FEDERAL FINANCIAL AND NONFINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND
              BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--The authority of the Secretary of Agriculture that
exists on the date of enactment of this Act to debar or suspend a
person from Federal financial and nonfinancial assistance and benefits
under Federal programs and activities, on a government-wide basis,
shall not be diminished or reduced by this Act or the amendment made by
section 3 of this Act.
    (b) Debarment or Suspension.--The Secretary may continue, after the
date of enactment of this Act, to debar or suspend a person on a
government-wide basis, from Federal financial and nonfinancial
assistance and benefits for any cause for debarment or suspension that
is specified in part 3017 of chapter XXX of subtitle B of title 7, Code
of Federal Regulations, or as otherwise permitted by law, including
regulations.

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Child Nutrition Protection Act of 1994 - Amends the National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to provide State and local agencies with training and other assistance to prevent fraud and anticompetitive activities in the school lunch, school breakfast, special milk, summer food service, WIC, and child and adult care food programs.
Directs the Secretary to bar a company for at least three years (five years for a repeat conviction) from program participation upon conviction for anticompetitive or specified related activities.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act of
2013''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Conservation management area.--The term ``Conservation
        Management Area'' means the Rocky Mountain Front Conservation
        Management Area established by section 3(a)(1).
            (2) Decommission.--The term ``decommission'' means--
                    (A) to reestablish vegetation on a road; and
                    (B) to restore any natural drainage, watershed
                function, or other ecological processes that are
                disrupted or adversely impacted by the road by removing
                or hydrologically disconnecting the road prism.
            (3) District.--The term ``district'' means the Rocky
        Mountain Ranger District of the Lewis and Clark National
        Forest.
            (4) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Rocky
        Mountain Front Heritage Act'' and dated October 27, 2011.
            (5) Nonmotorized recreation trail.--The term ``nonmotorized
        recreation trail'' means a trail designed for hiking,
        bicycling, or equestrian use.
            (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means--
                    (A) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of
                the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of
                Agriculture; and
                    (B) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of
                the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the
                Interior.
            (7) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Montana.

SEC. 3. ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--There is established the Rocky Mountain
        Front Conservation Management Area in the State.
            (2) Area included.--The Conservation Management Area shall
        consist of approximately 195,073 acres of Federal land managed
        by the Forest Service and 13,087 acres of Federal land managed
        by the Bureau of Land Management in the State, as generally
        depicted on the map.
            (3) Incorporation of acquired land and interests.--Any land
        or interest in land that is located in the Conservation
        Management Area and is acquired by the United States from a
        willing seller shall--
                    (A) become part of the Conservation Management
                Area; and
                    (B) be managed in accordance with--
                            (i) in the case of land managed by the
                        Forest Service--
                                    (I) the Act of March 1, 1911
                                (commonly known as the ``Weeks Law'')
                                (16 U.S.C. 552 et seq.); and
                                    (II) any laws (including
                                regulations) applicable to the National
                                Forest System;
                            (ii) in the case of land managed, by the
                        Bureau of Land Management, the Federal Land
                        Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
                        1701 et seq.);
                            (iii) this section; and
                            (iv) any other applicable law (including
                        regulations).
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Conservation Management Area are
to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of
present and future generations the recreational, scenic, historical,
cultural, fish, wildlife, roadless, and ecological values of the
Conservation Management Area.
    (c) Management.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the
        Conservation Management Area--
                    (A) in a manner that conserves, protects, and
                enhances the resources of the Conservation Management
                Area; and
                    (B) in accordance with--
                            (i) the laws (including regulations) and
                        rules applicable to the National Forest System
                        for land managed by the Forest Service;
                            (ii) the Federal Land Policy and Management
                        Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) for land
                        managed by the Bureau of Land Management;
                            (iii) this section; and
                            (iv) any other applicable law (including
                        regulations).
            (2) Uses.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall only allow
                such uses of the Conservation Management Area that the
                Secretary determines would further the purposes
                described in subsection (b).
                    (B) Motorized vehicles.--
                            (i) In general.--The use of motorized
                        vehicles in the Conservation Management Area
                        shall be permitted only on existing roads,
                        trails, and areas designated for use by such
                        vehicles as of the date of enactment of this
                        Act.
                            (ii) New or temporary roads.--Except as
                        provided in clause (iii), no new or temporary
                        roads shall be constructed within the
                        Conservation Management Area.
                            (iii) Exceptions.--Nothing in clause (i) or
                        (ii) prevents the Secretary from--
                                    (I) rerouting or closing an
                                existing road or trail to protect
                                natural resources from degradation, as
                                determined to be appropriate by the
                                Secretary;
                                    (II) constructing a temporary road
                                on which motorized vehicles are
                                permitted as part of a vegetation
                                management project in any portion of
                                the Conservation Management Area
                                located not more than \1/4\ mile from
                                the Teton Road, South Teton Road, Sun
                                River Road, Beaver Willow Road, or
                                Benchmark Road;
                                    (III) authorizing the use of
                                motorized vehicles for administrative
                                purposes (including noxious weed
                                eradication or grazing management); or
                                    (IV) responding to an emergency.
                            (iv) Decommissioning of temporary roads.--
                        The Secretary shall decommission any temporary
                        road constructed under clause (iii)(II) not
                        later than 3 years after the date on which the
                        applicable vegetation management project is
                        completed.
                    (C) Grazing.--The Secretary shall permit grazing
                within the Conservation Management Area, if established
                on the date of enactment of this Act--
                            (i) subject to--
                                    (I) such reasonable regulations,
                                policies, and practices as the
                                Secretary determines appropriate; and
                                    (II) all applicable laws; and
                            (ii) in a manner consistent with--
                                    (I) the purposes described in
                                subsection (b); and
                                    (II) the guidelines set forth in
                                the report of the Committee on Interior
                                and Insular Affairs of the House of
                                Representatives accompanying H.R. 5487
                                of the 96th Congress (H. Rept. 96-617).
                    (D) Vegetation management.--Nothing in this Act
                prevents the Secretary from conducting vegetation
                management projects within the Conservation Management
                Area--
                            (i) subject to--
                                    (I) such reasonable regulations,
                                policies, and practices as the
                                Secretary determines appropriate; and
                                    (II) all applicable laws (including
                                regulations); and
                            (ii) in a manner consistent with the
                        purposes described in subsection (b).

SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.

    (a) In General.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1131 et seq.), the following Federal land in the State is designated as
wilderness and as additions to existing components of the National
Wilderness Preservation System:
            (1) Bob marshall wilderness.--Certain land in the Lewis and
        Clark National Forest, comprising approximately 50,401 acres,
        as generally depicted on the map, which shall be added to and
        administered as part of the Bob Marshall Wilderness designated
        under section 3 of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1132).
            (2) Scapegoat wilderness.--Certain land in the Lewis and
        Clark National Forest, comprising approximately 16,711 acres,
        as generally depicted on the map, which shall be added to and
        administered as part of the Scapegoat Wilderness designated by
        the first section of Public Law 92-395 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note).
    (b) Management of Wilderness Additions.--Subject to valid existing
rights, the land designated as wilderness additions by subsection (a)
shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any reference in
that Act to the effective date of that Act shall be deemed to be a
reference to the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Livestock.--The grazing of livestock and the maintenance of
existing facilities relating to grazing in the wilderness additions
designated by this section, if established before the date of enactment
of this Act, shall be permitted to continue in accordance with--
            (1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
        1133(d)(4)); and
            (2) the guidelines set forth in the report of the Committee
        on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives
        accompanying H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress (H. Rept. 96-617).
    (d) Wildfire, Insect, and Disease Management.--In accordance with
section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), within
the wilderness additions designated by this section, the Secretary may
take any measures that the Secretary determines to be necessary to
control fire, insects, and diseases, including, as the Secretary
determines appropriate, the coordination of those activities with a
State or local agency.
    (e) Adjacent Management.--
            (1) In general.--The designation of a wilderness addition
        by this section shall not create any protective perimeter or
        buffer zone around the wilderness area.
            (2) Nonwilderness activities.--The fact that nonwilderness
        activities or uses can be seen or heard from areas within a
        wilderness addition designated by this section shall not
        preclude the conduct of those activities or uses outside the
        boundary of the wilderness area.

SEC. 5. MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.

    (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare maps and legal descriptions of
the Conservation Management Area and the wilderness additions
designated by sections 3 and 4, respectively.
    (b) Force of Law.--The maps and legal descriptions prepared under
subsection (a) shall have the same force and effect as if included in
this Act, except that the Secretary may correct typographical errors in
the map and legal descriptions.
    (c) Public Availability.--The maps and legal descriptions prepared
under subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service and Bureau
of Land Management.

SEC. 6. NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall prepare a comprehensive
management strategy for preventing, controlling, and eradicating
noxious weeds in the district.
    (b) Contents.--The management strategy shall--
            (1) include recommendations to protect wildlife, forage,
        and other natural resources in the district from noxious weeds;
            (2) identify opportunities to coordinate noxious weed
        prevention, control, and eradication efforts in the district
        with State and local agencies, Indian tribes, nonprofit
        organizations, and others;
            (3) identify existing resources for preventing,
        controlling, and eradicating noxious weeds in the district;
            (4) identify additional resources that are appropriate to
        effectively prevent, control, or eradicate noxious weeds in the
        district; and
            (5) identify opportunities to coordinate with county weed
        districts in Glacier, Pondera, Teton, and Lewis and Clark
        Counties in the State to apply for grants and enter into
        agreements for noxious weed control and eradication projects
        under the Noxious Weed Control and Eradication Act of 2004 (7
        U.S.C. 7781 et seq.).
    (c) Consultation.--In developing the management strategy required
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with--
            (1) the Secretary of the Interior;
            (2) appropriate State, tribal, and local governmental
        entities; and
            (3) members of the public.

SEC. 7. NONMOTORIZED RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES.

    Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with interested parties,
shall conduct a study to improve nonmotorized recreation trail
opportunities (including mountain bicycling) on land not designated as
wilderness within the district.

SEC. 8. MANAGEMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE; HUNTING AND FISHING.

    Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the State with
respect to fish and wildlife management (including the regulation of
hunting and fishing) on public land in the State.

SEC. 9. OVERFLIGHTS.

    (a) Jurisdiction of the Federal Aviation Administration.--Nothing
in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the Federal Aviation
Administration with respect to the airspace above the wilderness or the
Conservation Management Area.
    (b) Benchmark Airstrip.--Nothing in this Act affects the continued
use, maintenance, and repair of the Benchmark (3U7) airstrip.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary
to carry out this Act.

Output: .  Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Establishes the Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area in Montana consisting of approximately 195,073 acres of federal land managed by Forest Service and 13,087 acres of federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Permits the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to Forest Service land or the Secretary of the Interior with respect to BLM land (the Secretary concerned) to only allow uses of the Conservation Management Area that would conserve, protect, and enhance the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations of the recreational, scenic, historical, cultural, fish, wildlife, roadless, and ecological values of the Area. Sets forth provisions for the management of the Conservation Management Area regarding motorized vehicles and vegetation management projects. Allows the Secretary concerned to permit grazing within the Conservation Management Area if it was established before enactment of this Act.  (Sec. 4) Designates specified land within the Lewis and Clark National Forest in Montana as wilderness. Adds the land to the National Wilderness Preservation System.  Permits livestock grazing and the maintenance of existing grazing facilities to continue if it was established before enactment of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to take necessary measures to control fires, insects, and diseases. (Sec. 6) Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to prepare a comprehensive management strategy for the prevention, control, and eradication of noxious weeds in the Rocky Mountain Ranger District of the Lewis and Clark National Forest.  (Sec. 7) Authorizes USDA to conduct a study for improving nonmotorized recreation trail opportunities, including mountain bicycling, on land within the District that is not designated as wilderness.  (Sec. 8) States that nothing in this Act affects Montana's jurisdiction over fish and wildlife management, including the regulation of hunting and fishing.  (Sec. 9) States that nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) respecting the airspace above the wilderness or the Conservation Management Area nor the continued use, maintenance, and repair of the Benchmark (3U7) airstrip.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``New Economy Workforce Act''.

SEC. 2. EDUCATIONAL PRIORITY FOR CERTAIN FAMILY-SPONSORED IMMIGRANTS.

    Section 203(e)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1153(e)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(1) Immigrant visas'' and inserting
        ``(1)(A) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this
        paragraph, immigrant visas''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(B)(i) An immigrant visa may be made available under paragraph
(1), (2)(B), (3), or (4) of subsection (a) to an alien who--
            ``(I) does not have a bachelor's degree (or higher degree)
        only if there is no qualified individual to whom such a visa
        may be made available under the respective paragraph who has
        such a degree; or
            ``(II) is not a high school graduate only if there is no
        qualified individual to whom such a visa may be made available
        under the respective paragraph who has a bachelor's degree (or
        higher degree) or who is a high school graduate.
    ``(ii) For purposes of clause (i)--
            ``(I) the term `bachelor's degree' includes a foreign
        degree that is a recognized foreign equivalent of a bachelor's
        degree; and
            ``(II) the term `high school graduate' means an individual
        who has successfully completed either a 12-year course of
        elementary and secondary school study in the United States or a
        formal course of elementary and secondary school study abroad
        equivalent to a 12-year course of elementary and secondary
        school study in the United States.
    ``(iii) The determination of educational status under clause (i)
shall be made using the most recent evidence with respect to
educational credentials proffered by the alien.''.

SEC. 3. BACHELOR'S DEGREE REQUIREMENT FOR DIVERSITY IMMIGRANTS.

    Section 203(c)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1153(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Requirement of education.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An alien is not eligible for a
                visa under this subsection unless the alien has a
                bachelor's degree (or higher degree).
                    ``(B) Definition.--For purposes of subparagraph
                (A), the term `bachelor's degree' includes a foreign
                degree that is a recognized foreign equivalent of a
                bachelor's degree.''.

SEC. 4. OBLIGATIONS OF SECRETARY OF STATE WITH RESPECT TO
              DETERMINATIONS OF FOREIGN DEGREE EQUIVALENCE AND
              VERIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS.

    Section 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Determinations With Respect to Foreign Degree Equivalence.--
For purposes of subsections (c)(2) and (e)(1)(B), in the case of an
alien obtaining a foreign degree, or completing a foreign course of
elementary and secondary school study, any determination with respect
to the equivalence of that degree or course of study to a degree
obtained, or a course of study completed, in the United States shall be
made by the Secretary of State. In carrying out the preceding sentence,
the Secretary of State shall verify the authenticity of any foreign
educational credential proffered by an alien.''.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE OBLIGATIONS.

    (a) Allocation of Visas to Family-Sponsored Immigrants.--Not later
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of State, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall promulgate
regulations regarding the allocation of immigrant visas, made available
under paragraphs (1), (2)(B), (3), and (4) of section 203(a) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, pursuant to the amendments made by
this Act.
    (b) Determinations With Respect to Foreign Degrees.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in
        consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of
        Education, shall promulgate regulations to carry out section
        203(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (as added by
        section 4).
            (2) Imposition of fee.--Such regulations may permit the
        Secretary of State to charge and collect a processing and
        verification fee, to be set at a level that will ensure
        recovery of the full costs incurred in carrying out such
        section 203(h).
            (3) Use of fee.--There is established in the general fund
        of the Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the
        ``Foreign Degree Equivalence Account''. Notwithstanding any
        other provision of law, there shall be deposited as offsetting
        receipts into the account all fees collected pursuant to
        paragraph (2). Amounts deposited into the account shall remain
        available to the Secretary of State until expended to carry out
        section 203(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (as added
        by section 4).
    (c) Other Regulations.--Except as provided in subsections (a) and
(b), not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of State
and the Secretary of Education, shall promulgate regulations
implementing the amendments made by this Act.
    (d) Forms.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which
regulations are promulgated under subsections (a) through (c), the
Attorney General and the Secretary of State shall each make available
revised forms, as appropriate, that prominently include instructions
regarding procedures for establishing an alien's level of educational
attainment for purposes of the amendments made by this Act. Such forms
shall include appropriate forms for supplementing prior submissions.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply to immigrant visas made
available under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and immigrant visas made available under section 203(c) of
such Act on or after October 1, 2002, regardless of the date any
classification petition under section 204 of such Act may have been
filed.

Output:
Requires diversity immigrants to have at least a bachelor's degree.
Establishes and sets forth the Secretary of State's verification obligations respecting foreign degrees and educational credentials. Authorizes the Secretary to impose a related fee. Establishes the Foreign Degree Equivalence Account in the Treasury.