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[S. 1873 Reported in Senate (RS)]





                                                       Calendar No. 542

104th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1873

                          [Report No. 104-336]

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                                 A BILL

    To amend the National Environmental Education Act to extend the 
            programs under the Act, and for other purposes.

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                             July 29, 1996

                       Reported with an amendment





                                                       Calendar No. 542
104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1873

                          [Report No. 104-336]

    To amend the National Environmental Education Act to extend the 
            programs under the Act, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 13, 1996

Mr. Inhofe (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. 
     Kempthorne, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Reid, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
Lautenberg, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
Domenici, and Mr. Smith) introduced the following bill; which was read 
  twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

                             July 29, 1996

               Reported by Mr. Chafee, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the National Environmental Education Act to extend the 
            programs under the Act, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``National Environmental 
Education Amendments Act of 1996''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 4 of the National Environmental Education Act (20 
U.S.C. 5503) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (1) by inserting after 
                ``support'' the following: ``balanced and 
                scientifically sound'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking paragraph (6);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (7) 
                through (13) as paragraphs (6) through (12), 
                respectively; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) in paragraph (12) (as so 
                redesignated), by inserting before the period the 
                following: ``through the headquarters and the regional 
                offices of the Agency''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
        following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Staff.--The Office of Environmental Education 
shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) include a headquarters staff of not more 
        than 10 full-time equivalent employees; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) be supported by 1 full-time equivalent 
        employee in each Agency regional office.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Activities.--The Administrator may carry out the 
activities specified in subsection (b) directly or through awards of 
grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GRANTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 6 of the National Environmental Education Act (20 
U.S.C. 5505) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the second sentence of subsection (i), by 
        striking ``25 percent'' and inserting ``15 percent''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(j) Lobbying Activities.--A grant under this section may 
not be used to fund a lobbying activity (as described in the documents 
issued by the Office of Management and Budget and designated as OMB 
Circulars No. A-21 and No. A-122).''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. ENVIRONMENTAL INTERNSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The National Environmental Education Act 
is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking section 7 (20 U.S.C. 5506); 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by redesignating sections 8 through 11 (20 
        U.S.C. 5507 through 5510) as sections 7 through 10, 
        respectively.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Conforming Amendments.--The National Environmental 
Education Act is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the table of contents in section 1(b) (20 
        U.S.C. prec. 5501)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking the item relating to 
                section 7; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by redesignating the items relating to 
                sections 8 through 11 as items relating to sections 7 
                through 10, respectively;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in section 4(b) (20 U.S.C. 5503(b))--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by 
                section 2(1)(C)), by striking ``section 8 of this Act'' 
                and inserting ``section 7''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), 
                by striking ``section 9 of this Act'' and inserting 
                ``section 8'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in section 6(c)(3) (20 U.S.C. 5505(c)(3)), by 
        striking ``section 9(d) of this Act'' and inserting ``section 
        8(d)'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in the matter preceding subsection (c)(3)(A) 
        of section 9 (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)), by 
        striking ``section 10(a) of this Act'' and inserting 
        ``subsection (a)''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) in subsection (c)(2) of section 10 (as 
        redesignated by subsection (a)(2)), by striking ``section 10(d) 
        of this Act'' and inserting ``section 9(d)''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 5. NATIONAL EDUCATION AWARDS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 7 of the National Environmental Education Act (as 
redesignated by section 4(a)(2)) is amended to read as 
follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 7. NATIONAL EDUCATION AWARDS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``The Administrator may provide for awards to be known as 
the `President's Environmental Youth Awards' to be given to young 
people in grades kindergarten through 12 for outstanding projects to 
promote local environmental awareness.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 6. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL AND TASK 
              FORCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 8 of the National Environmental Education Act (as 
redesignated by section 4(a)(2)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking the first 
        and second sentences and inserting the following: ``The 
        Advisory Council shall consist of not more than 11 members 
        appointed by the Administrator after consultation with the 
        Secretary. To the extent practicable, the Administrator shall 
        appoint to the Advisory Council at least 1 representative from 
        each of the following sectors: primary and secondary education; 
        colleges and universities; not-for-profit organizations 
        involved in environmental education; State departments of 
        education and natural resources; business and industry; and 
        senior Americans.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) 
        and inserting the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Membership.--Membership on the Task Force 
        shall be open to representatives of any Federal agency actively 
        engaged in environmental education.''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (1) 
        and inserting the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Biennial meetings.--The Advisory Council 
        shall hold a biennial meeting on timely issues regarding 
        environmental education and issue a report and recommendations 
        on the proceedings of the meeting.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 7. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
              FOUNDATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Change in Name.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The first sentence of subsection 
        (a)(1)(A) of section 9 of the National Environmental Education 
        Act (as redesignated by section 4(a)(2)) is amended by striking 
        ``National Environmental Education and Training Foundation'' 
        and inserting ``Foundation for Environmental 
        Education''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Conforming amendments.--The National 
        Environmental Education Act (20 U.S.C. 5501 et seq.) is 
        amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in the item relating to section 9 (as 
                redesignated by section 4(b)(1)(B)) of the table of 
                contents in section 1(b) (20 U.S.C. prec. 5501), by 
                striking ``National Environmental Education and 
Training Foundation'' and inserting ``Foundation for Environmental 
Education'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in section 3 (20 U.S.C. 5502)--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by striking paragraph (12) and 
                        inserting the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(12) Foundation.--`Foundation' means the 
        Foundation for Environmental Education established by section 
        9; and''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in paragraph (13), by 
                        striking ``National Environmental Education and 
                        Training Foundation'' and inserting 
                        ``Foundation for Environmental 
                        Education'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in the heading of section 9 (as 
                redesignated by section 4(a)(2)), by striking 
                ``national environmental education and training 
                foundation'' and inserting ``foundation for 
                environmental education''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) in subsection (c) of section 10 (as 
                redesignated by section 4(a)(2)), by striking 
                ``National Environmental Education and Training 
                Foundation'' and inserting ``Foundation for 
                Environmental Education''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Board of Directors; Number of Directors.--The first 
sentence of subsection (b)(1)(A) of section 9 of the National 
Environmental Education Act (as redesignated by section 4(a)(2)) is 
amended by striking ``13'' and inserting ``19''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Conditions of Donations.--Section 9 of the National 
Environmental Education Act (as redesignated by section 4(a)(2)) is 
amended in subsection (d) by striking paragraph (3).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 10 of the National Environmental Education Act (as 
redesignated by section 4(a)(2)) is amended by striking subsections (a) 
and (b) and inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out this Act--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997, 
        1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) such sums as are necessary for each of 
        fiscal years 2003 through 2007.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Limitations.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), of 
        the amounts appropriated under subsection (a) for a fiscal 
        year--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) not more than 25 percent may be used 
                for the activities of the Office of Environmental 
                Education;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) not more than 25 percent may be used 
                for the operation of the environmental education and 
                training program;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) not less than 40 percent shall be 
                used for environmental education grants; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) 10 percent shall be used for the 
                Foundation for Environmental Education.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Administrative expenses.--Of the amounts 
        made available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year for the 
        activities of the Office of Environmental Education, not more 
        than 25 percent may be used for administrative 
        expenses.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect as of 
the later of--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) October 1, 1996; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Environmental Education 
Amendments Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION.

    Section 4 of the National Environmental Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
5503) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1) by inserting after ``support'' 
                the following: ``balanced and scientifically sound'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (6);
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (13) as 
                paragraphs (6) through (12), respectively; and
                    (D) in paragraph (12) (as so redesignated), by 
                inserting before the period the following: ``through 
                the headquarters and the regional offices of the 
                Agency''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Staff.--The Office of Environmental Education shall--
            ``(1) include a headquarters staff of not more than 10 
        full-time equivalent employees; and
            ``(2) be supported by 1 full-time equivalent employee in 
        each Agency regional office.
    ``(d) Activities.--The Administrator may carry out the activities 
specified in subsection (b) directly or through awards of grants, 
cooperative agreements, or contracts.''.

SEC. 3. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GRANTS.

    Section 6 of the National Environmental Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
5505) is amended--
            (1) in the second sentence of subsection (i), by striking 
        ``25 percent'' and inserting ``15 percent''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Lobbying Activities.--A grant under this section may not be 
used to support a lobbying activity (as described in the documents 
issued by the Office of Management and Budget and designated as OMB 
Circulars No. A-21 and No. A-122).''.

SEC. 4. ENVIRONMENTAL INTERNSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS.

    (a) In General.--The National Environmental Education Act is 
amended--
            (1) by striking section 7 (20 U.S.C. 5506); and
            (2) by redesignating sections 8 through 11 (20 U.S.C. 5507 
        through 5510) as sections 7 through 10, respectively.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--The National Environmental Education 
Act is amended--
            (1) in the table of contents in section 1(b) (20 U.S.C. 
        prec. 5501)--
                    (A) by striking the item relating to section 7; and
                    (B) by redesignating the items relating to sections 
                8 through 11 as items relating to sections 7 through 
                10, respectively;
            (2) in section 4(b) (20 U.S.C. 5503(b))--
                    (A) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by section 
                2(1)(C)), by striking ``section 8 of this Act'' and 
                inserting ``section 7''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), by 
                striking ``section 9 of this Act'' and inserting 
                ``section 8'';
            (3) in section 6(c)(3) (20 U.S.C. 5505(c)(3)), by striking 
        ``section 9(d) of this Act'' and inserting ``section 8(d)'';
            (4) in the matter preceding subsection (c)(3)(A) of section 
        9 (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)), by striking ``section 
        10(a) of this Act'' and inserting ``subsection (a)''; and
            (5) in subsection (c)(2) of section 10 (as redesignated by 
        subsection (a)(2)), by striking ``section 10(d) of this Act'' 
        and inserting ``section 9(d)''.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL EDUCATION AWARDS.

    Section 7 of the National Environmental Education Act (as 
redesignated by section 4(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 7. NATIONAL EDUCATION AWARDS.

    ``The Administrator may provide for awards to be known as the 
`President's Environmental Youth Awards' to be given to young people in 
grades kindergarten through 12 for outstanding projects to promote 
local environmental awareness.''.

SEC. 6. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL AND TASK FORCE.

    Section 8 of the National Environmental Education Act (as 
redesignated by section 4(a)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking the first and second 
        sentences and inserting the following: ``The Advisory Council 
        shall consist of not more than 11 members appointed by the 
        Administrator after consultation with the Secretary. To the 
        extent practicable, the Administrator shall appoint to the 
        Advisory Council at least 1 representative from each of the 
        following sectors: primary and secondary education; colleges 
        and universities; not-for-profit organizations involved in 
        environmental education; State departments of education and 
        natural resources; business and industry; and senior 
        Americans.'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(2) Membership.--Membership on the Task Force shall be 
        open to representatives of any Federal agency actively engaged 
        in environmental education.''; and
            (3) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (1) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(1) Biennial meetings.--The Advisory Council shall hold a 
        biennial meeting on timely issues regarding environmental 
        education and issue a report and recommendations on the 
        proceedings of the meeting.''.

SEC. 7. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION.

    (a) Change in Name.--
            (1) In general.--The first sentence of subsection (a)(1)(A) 
        of section 9 of the National Environmental Education Act (as 
        redesignated by section 4(a)(2)) is amended by striking 
        ``National Environmental Education and Training Foundation'' 
        and inserting ``Foundation for Environmental Education''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--The National Environmental 
        Education Act (20 U.S.C. 5501 et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in the item relating to section 9 (as 
                redesignated by section 4(b)(1)(B)) of the table of 
                contents in section 1(b) (20 U.S.C. prec. 5501), by 
                striking ``National Environmental Education and 
Training Foundation'' and inserting ``Foundation for Environmental 
Education'';
                    (B) in section 3 (20 U.S.C. 5502)--
                            (i) by striking paragraph (12) and 
                        inserting the following:
            ``(12) Foundation.--`Foundation' means the Foundation for 
        Environmental Education established by section 9; and''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (13), by striking 
                        ``National Environmental Education and Training 
                        Foundation'' and inserting ``Foundation for 
                        Environmental Education'';
                    (C) in the heading of section 9 (as redesignated by 
                section 4(a)(2)), by striking ``national environmental 
                education and training foundation'' and inserting 
                ``foundation for environmental education''; and
                    (D) in subsection (c) of section 10 (as 
                redesignated by section 4(a)(2)), by striking 
                ``National Environmental Education and Training 
                Foundation'' and inserting ``Foundation for 
                Environmental Education''.
    (b) Board of Directors; Number of Directors.--The first sentence of 
subsection (b)(1)(A) of section 9 of the National Environmental 
Education Act (as redesignated by section 4(a)(2)) is amended by 
striking ``13'' and inserting ``19''.
    (c) Acknowledgment of Donations.--Section 9(d) of the National 
Environmental Education Act (as redesignated by section 4(a)(2)) is 
amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
            ``(3) Acknowledgment of donors.--The Foundation may 
        acknowledge receipt of donations by means of a listing of the 
        names of donors in materials distributed by the Foundation, but 
        any such acknowledgment--
                    ``(A) shall not appear in educational material to 
                be presented to students; and
                    ``(B) shall not identify a donor by means of a 
                logo, letterhead, or other corporate commercial symbol, 
                slogan, or product.''.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 10 of the National Environmental Education Act (as 
redesignated by section 4(a)(2)) is amended by striking subsections (a) 
and (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Environmental Protection Agency to carry out this Act--
            ``(1) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997, 1998, 
        1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002; and
            ``(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 
        2003 through 2007.
    ``(b) Limitations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), of the amounts 
        appropriated under subsection (a) for a fiscal year--
                    ``(A) not more than 25 percent may be used for the 
                activities of the Office of Environmental Education;
                    ``(B) not more than 25 percent may be used for the 
                operation of the environmental education and training 
                program;
                    ``(C) not less than 40 percent shall be used for 
                environmental education grants; and
                    ``(D) 10 percent shall be used for the Foundation 
                for Environmental Education.
            ``(2) Administrative expenses.--Of the amounts made 
        available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year for the 
        activities of the Office of Environmental Education, not more 
        than 25 percent may be used for administrative expenses.''.

SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect as of the later 
of--
            (1) October 1, 1996; or
            (2) the date of enactment of this Act.