110 HR 1795 IH: To amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence U.S. House of Representatives 2007-03-29 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1795 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 29, 2007 Mr. Grijalva introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992, and for other purposes.

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Authority of foundation

Section 7 of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5605) is amended— (1)in subsection (a)(5)— (A)by striking and at the end of subparagraph (C); (B)by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting ; and; (C)by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following: (E)to conduct training, research, and other activities pursuant to section 6(7). ; (2)by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: (b)

Recipients

Recipients of scholarships, fellowships, internships, and grants under this chapter shall be known as Morris K. Udall Scholars, Morris K. Udall Fellows, Morris K. Udall Interns, and Morris K. Udall Grantees, respectively. ; (3)by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: (c)

Program priorities

The Foundation shall determine the priority of the programs to be carried out under this chapter and the amount of funds to be allocated for such programs. However, not less than 50 percent shall be utilized for the programs set forth in subsection (a)(2), (a)(3), and (a)(4) of this section, and not less than 20 percent shall be provided to the Center for subsection (a)(5), (a)(6), and (a)(7) of this section, conditioned on a 25-percent match from other sources and further conditioned on adequate space at the Center being made available for the Executive Director and other appropriate staff of the Foundation by the Center. Not less than 50 percent of the funds provided to the Center shall be expended for Native American education and policy activities, including those identified in subsection (a)(5)(E) of this section. .

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Expenditures and audit of trust fund

Section 9(a) of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5607(a)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: , including not to exceed $2,000 annually for official reception and representation expenses.

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Use of institute by Federal agency

Section 11 of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5607b) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f)

Agency management or control

Any committee or group organized by, or whose discussions are facilitated by, the Institute in connection with the services it provides pursuant to this chapter shall not be subject to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix), provided that the committee or group is neither established by, nor actually managed or controlled by, another agency of the executive branch. .

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Administrative provisions

Section 12(a)(1) of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5608(a)(1)) is amended by inserting after this Act, the following: without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service,.

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Authorization of appropriations

Section 13 of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5609) is amended— (1)in subsection (a), by striking $40,000,000 and inserting $60,000,000; and (2)by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: (b)

Environmental dispute resolution fund

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund established under section 10 of this Act such sums as may be necessary for operating costs of the Institute. .