1.
(a)This Act may be cited as the
Advancing America's Priorities
Act
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
TITLE I—Healthcare provisions
Subtitle A—ALS Registry Act
Sec. 1001. Short title.
Sec. 1002. Amendment to the Public Health Service
Act.
Sec. 1003. Report on registries.
Subtitle B—Christoper and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act
Sec. 1101. Short title.
PART I—Paralysis research
Sec. 1111. Expansion and coordination of activities of the
National Institutes of Health with respect to research on
paralysis.
PART II—Paralysis rehabilitation research and care
Sec. 1121. Expansion and coordination of activities of the
National Institutes of Health with respect to research with implications for
enhancing daily function for persons with paralysis.
PART III—Improving quality of life for persons with paralysis and
other physical disabilities
Sec. 1131. Programs to improve quality of life for persons with
paralysis and other physical disabilities.
Subtitle C—Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention
Act
Sec. 1201. Short title.
Sec. 1202. Amendments
to Public Health Service Act
regarding stroke programs.
Sec. 1203. Pilot
project on telehealth stroke treatment.
Sec. 1204. Rule of
construction.
Subtitle D—Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act
Sec. 1301. Short title.
PART I—RESEARCH ON POSTPARTUM CONDITIONS
Sec. 1311. Expansion
and intensification of activities.
Sec. 1312. Sense of Congress regarding longitudinal study of
relative mental health consequences for women of resolving a
pregnancy.
PART II—DELIVERY OF SERVICES REGARDING POSTPARTUM
CONDITIONS
Sec. 1321. Establishment of program of grants.
Sec. 1322. Certain
requirements.
Sec. 1323. Technical
assistance.
PART III—GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Sec. 1331.
Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 1332. Report by
the Secretary.
Sec. 1333. Limitation.
Subtitle E—Vision Care for Kids Act of 2008
Sec. 1401. Short title.
Sec. 1402. Findings.
Sec. 1403. Grants
regarding vision care for children.
Subtitle F—Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions
Awareness Act
Sec. 1501. Short title.
Sec. 1502. Purposes.
Sec. 1503. Amendment to the Public Health Service
Act.
TITLE II—Judiciary provisions
Subtitle A—Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008
Sec. 2101. Short
title.
Sec. 2102. Findings.
Sec. 2103. Basic center program.
Sec. 2104. Transitional living grant program.
Sec. 2105. Grants for research evaluation, demonstration, and
service projects.
Sec. 2106. Coordinating, training, research, and other
activities.
Sec. 2107. Sexual abuse prevention program.
Sec. 2108. National homeless youth awareness
campaign.
Sec. 2109. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 2110. Performance standards.
Sec. 2111. Government Accountability Office study and
report.
Sec. 2112. Definitions.
Sec. 2113. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B—Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act of
2007
Sec. 2201. Short
title.
Sec. 2202. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 2203. Deputy
Chief of the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division.
Sec. 2204. Supervisory Special Agent in the Civil Rights Unit
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Sec. 2205. Grants to
State and local law enforcement.
Sec. 2206.
Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2207. Definition
of criminal civil rights statutes.
Sec. 2208.
Sunset.
Sec. 2209. Authority
of Inspectors General.
Subtitle C—Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction
Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008
Sec. 2301. Short title.
Sec. 2302. Findings.
Sec. 2303. Reauthorization of the Adult and Juvenile
Collaboration Program Grants.
Sec. 2304. Law enforcement response to mentally ill offenders
improvement grants.
Sec. 2305. Improving the mental health courts grant
program.
Sec. 2306. Examination and report on prevalence of mentally ill
offenders.
Subtitle D—Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of
2007
Sec. 7401. Short title.
Sec. 7402.
Findings.
Sec. 7403. Clarifying ban of child pornography.
Subtitle E—Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child
Pornography Act of 2007
Sec. 2501. Short title.
Sec. 2502. Money laundering predicate.
Sec. 2503. Knowingly
accessing child pornography with the intent to view child
pornography.
Subtitle F—Drug Endangered Children Act of 2007
Sec. 2601. Short title.
Sec. 2602.
Drug-endangered children grant program extended.
Subtitle G—Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial
Commission Act
Sec. 2701. Short title.
Sec. 2702. Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial
Commission.
Subtitle H—PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008
Sec. 2801. Short title.
Sec. 2802.
Definitions.
PART I—National Strategy
for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction
Sec. 2811.
Establishment of National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and
Interdiction.
Sec. 2812.
Establishment of National ICAC Task Force Program.
Sec. 2813. Purpose of
ICAC task forces.
Sec. 2814. Duties and
functions of task forces.
Sec. 2815. National
Internet Crimes Against Children Data System.
Sec. 2816. ICAC grant
program.
Sec. 2817.
Authorization of appropriations.
PART II—ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO COMBAT CHILD EXPLOITATION
Sec. 2821. Additional
regional computer forensic labs.
PART III—Effective child pornography prosecution
Sec. 2831. Prohibit the broadcast of live images of child
abuse.
Sec. 2832. Amendment to section 2256 of title 18, United States
Code.
Sec. 2833. Amendment to section 2260 of title 18, United States
Code.
Sec. 2834. Prohibiting the adaptation or modification of an
image of an identifiable minor to produce child pornography.
PART IV—National Institute of Justice Study of Risk
Factors
Sec. 2841. NIJ study of risk factors for assessing
dangerousness.
TITLE III—Environment and public works provsions
Subtitle A—Captive Primate Safety Act
Sec. 3001. Short
title.
Sec. 3002. Addition
of nonhuman primates to definition of prohibited wildlife species.
Sec. 3003. Captive
wildlife amendments.
Sec. 3004.
Applicability provision amendment.
Sec. 3005.
Regulations.
Sec. 3006.
Authorization of appropriations for additional law enforcement
personnel.
Subtitle B—Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network
Continuing Authorization Act
Sec. 3011. Short title.
Sec. 3012. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle C—Beach Protection Act of 2008
Sec. 3021. Short title.
Sec. 3022. Beachwater
pollution source identification and prevention.
Sec. 3023. Funding
for Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act.
Sec. 3024. State
reports.
Sec. 3025. Use of
rapid testing methods.
Sec. 3026. Prompt
communication with State environmental agencies.
Sec. 3027. Content of State and local programs.
Sec. 3028. Compliance
review.
Sec. 3029. Study of grant distribution formula.
Subtitle D—Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of
2008
Sec. 3031. Short title.
Sec. 3032. Limitation
on available amounts; maximum commission contribution.
Sec. 3033. Economic
and energy development initiative.
Sec. 3034.
Distressed, at-risk, and economically strong counties.
Sec. 3035.
Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 3036.
Termination.
Sec. 3037. Additions
to Appalachian region.
TITLE IV—Foreign relations provisions
Subtitle A—Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of
2008
Sec. 4001. Short
title.
Sec. 4002. Findings.
Sec. 4003.
Purposes.
Sec. 4004.
Definitions.
Sec. 4005. Establishment and management of the Senator Paul
Simon Study Abroad Foundation.
Sec. 4006.
Establishment and operation of program.
Sec. 4007. Annual
report.
Sec. 4008. Powers of the Foundation; related
provisions.
Sec. 4009. General
personnel authorities.
Sec. 4010. GAO review.
Sec. 4011.
Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B—Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian
Management Act of 2008
Sec. 4101. Short title.
Sec. 4102.
Findings.
Sec. 4103.
Definitions.
Sec. 4104. Authority
to provide assistance for reconstruction and stabilization crises.
Sec. 4105.
Reconstruction and stabilization.
Sec. 4106.
Authorities related to personnel.
Sec. 4107.
Reconstruction and stabilization strategy.
Sec. 4108. Annual
reports to Congress.
Subtitle C—Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Reauthorization of Act of 2008
Sec. 4201. Short title.
Sec. 4202. Reauthorization of OPIC programs.
Sec. 4203. Requirements regarding internationally recognized
worker rights.
Sec. 4204. Preferential consideration of certain investment
projects.
Sec. 4205. Climate change mitigation action plan.
Sec. 4206. Increased transparency.
Sec. 4207. Transparency and accountability of investment
funds.
Sec. 4208. Prohibition on assistance to develop or promote
certain railway connections and railway-related connections.
Sec. 4209. Ineligibility of persons doing certain business with
state sponsors of terrorism.
Sec. 4210. Congressional notification regarding maximum
contingent liability.
Sec. 4211. Extension of authority to operate in
Iraq.
Sec. 4212. Low-income housing.
Sec. 4213. Assistance for small businesses and
entities.
Sec. 4214. Technical corrections.
Subtitle D—Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation
Reauthorization Act of 2008
Sec. 4301. Short title.
Sec. 4302. Amendment to short title of Act to encompass
expanded scope.
Sec. 4303. Expansion of scope of act to protect forests and
coral reefs.
Sec. 4304. Change to name of facility.
Sec. 4305. Eligibility for benefits.
Sec. 4306. United States Government representation on oversight
bodies for grants from debt-for-nature swaps and debt-buybacks.
Sec. 4307. Conservation agreements.
Sec. 4308. Conservation Fund.
Sec. 4309. Repeal of authority of the enterprise for The
Americas Board to carry out activities under the Forest and Coral Conservation
Act of 2008.
Sec. 4310. Changes to due dates of annual reports to
Congress.
Sec. 4311. Changes to International Monetary Fund criterion for
country eligibility.
Sec. 4312. New authorization of appropriations for the
reduction of debt and authorization for audit, evaluation, monitoring, and
administration expenses.
Subtitle E—Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of
2008
Sec. 4401. Short title.
Sec. 4402.
Authorization of appropriations for domestic treatment centers for victims of
torture.
Sec. 4403.
Authorization of appropriations for foreign treatment centers for victims of
torture.
Sec. 4404.
Authorization of appropriations for the United States contribution to the
United Nations voluntary fund for victims of torture.
Subtitle F—Support for the Museum of the History of Polish
Jews Act of 2008
Sec. 4501. Short
title.
Sec. 4502. Findings.
Sec. 4503. Assistance
for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews.
TITLE V—Commerce, science, and transportation
provisions
Subtitle A—Communications
PART I—Broadband Data Improvement Act
Sec. 5101. Short title.
Sec. 5102. Findings.
Sec. 5103. Improving Federal data on broadband.
Sec. 5104. Study on additional broadband metrics and
standards.
Sec. 5105. Study on the impact of broadband speed and price on
small businesses.
Sec. 5106. Encouraging State initiatives to improve
broadband.
PART II—Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2007
Sec. 5111. Short title.
Sec. 5112. Findings.
Sec. 5113. Authorization of grant program to promote training
and job placement of realtime writers.
Sec. 5114. Application.
Sec. 5115. Use of funds.
Sec. 5116. Reports.
Sec. 5117. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 5118. Sunset.
Subtitle B—Oceans
PART I—Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of
2008
Sec. 5201. Short title.
Sec. 5202. Definitions.
Sec. 5203. Functions of the Administrator.
Sec. 5204. Hydrographic Services Review Panel.
Sec. 5205. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 5206. Authorized NOAA corps strength.
PART II—Ocean exploration
SUBPART A—Exploration
Sec. 5211. Purpose.
Sec. 5212. Program established.
Sec. 5213. Powers and duties of the Administrator.
Sec. 5214. Ocean exploration and undersea research technology
and infrastructure task force.
Sec. 5215. Ocean Exploration Advisory Board.
Sec. 5216. Authorization of appropriations.
SUBPART B—NOAA Undersea Research Program Act of
2008
Sec. 5221. Short title.
Sec. 5222. Program established.
Sec. 5223. Powers of program director.
Sec. 5224. Administrative structure.
Sec. 5225. Research, exploration, education, and technology
programs.
Sec. 5226. Competitiveness.
Sec. 5227. Authorization of appropriations.
PART III—Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act
Sec. 5231. Short title.
Sec. 5232. Establishment of program.
Sec. 5233. Interagency committee on ocean and coastal
mapping.
Sec. 5234. Biannual reports.
Sec. 5235. Plan.
Sec. 5236. Effect on other laws.
Sec. 5237. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 5238. Definitions.
PART IV—National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of
2008
Sec. 5241. Short title.
Sec. 5242. References.
Sec. 5243. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 5244. Definitions.
Sec. 5245. National Sea Grant College Program.
Sec. 5246. Program or project grants and contracts.
Sec. 5247. Extension services by Sea Grant Colleges and Sea
Grant Institutes.
Sec. 5248. Fellowships.
Sec. 5249. National Sea Grant Advisory Board.
Sec. 5250. Authorization of appropriations.
PART V—Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of
2008
Sec. 5261. Short title.
Sec. 5262. Purposes.
Sec. 5263. Definitions.
Sec. 5264. Integrated coastal and ocean observing
system.
Sec. 5265. Interagency financing and agreements.
Sec. 5266. Application with other laws.
Sec. 5267. Report to Congress.
Sec. 5268. Public-private use policy.
Sec. 5269. Independent cost estimate.
Sec. 5270. Intent of Congress.
Sec. 5271. Authorization of appropriations.
PART VI—Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of
2008
Sec. 5281. Short title.
Sec. 5282. Purposes.
Sec. 5283. Definitions.
Sec. 5284. Interagency subcommittee.
Sec. 5285. Strategic research plan.
Sec. 5286. NOAA ocean acidification activities.
Sec. 5287. NSF ocean acidification activities.
Sec. 5288. NASA ocean acidification activities.
Sec. 5289. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE VI—Homeland security and governmental affairs
provisions
Subtitle A—National Capital Transportation Amendments Act of
2008
Sec. 6101. Short
title; findings.
Sec. 6102.
Authorization for Capital and Preventive Maintenance projects for Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
Subtitle B—Preservation of Records of Servitude, Emancipation,
and Post-Civil War Reconstruction Act
Sec. 6201. Short
title.
Sec. 6202.
Establishment of national database.
Sec. 6203. Grants for
establishment of State and local databases.
Sec. 6204.
Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle C—Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act of
2008
Sec. 6301. Short title.
Sec. 6302. Predisaster hazard mitigation.
Sec. 6303. Flood control projects.
Sec. 6304. Technical and conforming amendments.
TITLE VII—Rules and administration provisions
Sec. 7001. Construction of greenhouse facility.
<enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Healthcare provisions</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="idEE0D843C1D08444C9C72AAEAB4EC2476" level-type="subsequent"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">ALS Registry Act</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFB290A367315406A9DDA373D049713A5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1001.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the <quote>ALS
Registry Act</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21209e54-4066-4d83-97ac-f296d0eb191f" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1002.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment to the Public Health Service
Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part P of title III of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
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<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc9b9ed71-bc34-45ff-939c-33e0bfb8bc11" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>399R.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
registry</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddb097419-22a1-4777-9bf3-517e8abb0811"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb298f9bd-7d97-484e-8e02-04b80c70eae1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the receipt of
the report described in subsection (b)(2)(A), the Secretary, acting through the
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida130002e-dbcb-43a9-b3d2-e3fd918ddb82"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a system to collect data on
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (referred to in this section as
<quote>ALS</quote>) and other motor neuron disorders that can be confused with
ALS, misdiagnosed as ALS, and in some cases progress to ALS, including
information with respect to the incidence and prevalence of the disease in the
United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf5801249-79d1-472c-a834-5d78a4a1c09e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a national registry for the
collection and storage of such data to develop a population-based registry of
cases in the United States of ALS and other motor neuron disorders that can be
confused with ALS, misdiagnosed as ALS, and in some cases progress to
ALS.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d10c708-f765-4bbf-a0cb-fdb8d932c018"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the purpose of the registry
established under paragraph (1)(B) to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id318f5d0a-8a06-48c7-b706-f9acc173def9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">better describe the incidence and
prevalence of ALS in the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc77d0831-a36a-4f2c-90e2-683355f301a4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">examine appropriate factors, such as
environmental and occupational, that may be associated with the disease;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1baf34da-2829-4e98-b872-65ddfa5cbdab"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">better outline key demographic factors
(such as age, race or ethnicity, gender, and family history of individuals who
are diagnosed with the disease) associated with the disease;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc0cec8c5-a2e8-45d8-aee4-1a74375113e7"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">better examine the connection between ALS
and other motor neuron disorders that can be confused with ALS, misdiagnosed as
ALS, and in some cases progress to ALS; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id937fbc61-c65c-4c24-a44e-c6f4dd19d995"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other matters as recommended by the
Advisory Committee established under subsection (b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb7a51f68-a62d-4030-9a43-ffae36cc8089"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advisory Committee</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfd57f52b-5a3f-4af7-a4f0-1fbf664009be"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Director of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall establish a committee to
be known as the Advisory Committee on the National ALS Registry (referred to in
this section as the <quote>Advisory Committee</quote>). The Advisory Committee
shall be composed of not more than 27 members to be appointed by the Secretary,
acting through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, of which—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF8320887E82445E7A297F572626B568F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">two-thirds of such members shall represent
governmental agencies—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8349238AFEA14E60A02B801CDAE181FD"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">including at least one member
representing—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC0AF480C212D4A73B81BDEAFFCF7CD6A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the National Institutes of Health, to
include, upon the recommendation of the Director of the National Institutes of
Health, representatives from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders
and Stroke and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2EC87ECF1A864A22A22B23A953D0CEA9"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Veterans Affairs;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE6E6946E863C413282F1268B858C3E7D"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6C0B4BD1C9F049DA918569D767987CC1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE2A3D56D78A74A4E8A407FF655072D1D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">of which at least one such member shall be
a clinician with expertise on ALS and related diseases, an epidemiologist with
experience in data registries, a statistician, an ethicist, and a privacy
expert (relating to the privacy regulations under the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5B0B31DC0DEE415DAEF0CC280BB94763"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">one-third of such members shall be public
members, including at least one member representing—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD38CEAF9F59F4BE58C3F1FD75D97AFCB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">national and voluntary health
associations;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13ac1916-126f-4554-98fc-391c6d60487c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">patients with ALS or their family
members;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae5a0626-afa7-458a-a480-5291cd20de0b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">clinicians with expertise on ALS and
related diseases;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c6fc52a-2ab7-4ae6-8ac9-01bfbfdd59c3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">epidemiologists with experience in data
registries;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63280c7e-449c-4b34-ac07-b6765f39a0f0"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">geneticists or experts in genetics who have
experience with the genetics of ALS or other neurological diseases and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43e300ba-a29c-4cd5-87e1-f78c45a76fae"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other individuals with an interest in
developing and maintaining the National ALS Registry.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb632014d-fac6-44d6-bfe9-1a66d6cf90b1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Advisory Committee shall review
information and make recommendations to the Secretary concerning—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id723088e2-b0b5-47dc-9156-a804cbd1fcc2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development and maintenance of the
National ALS Registry;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0609f0d7-ab06-4e4a-94e3-cb4c9265f8b2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the type of information to be collected and
stored in the Registry;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa703871-c066-4b23-8f93-c3d835dffad4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the manner in which such data is to be
collected;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd0034e9d-141b-475a-aad2-15eb7e7e4a89"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the use and availability of such data
including guidelines for such use; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b24b971-1f54-457e-8b10-8da93c1e6166"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the collection of information about
diseases and disorders that primarily affect motor neurons that are considered
essential to furthering the study and cure of ALS.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id965fa03e-7342-42b9-a8dc-d00347fcdd4d"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 270 days after the date on
which the Advisory Committee is established, the Advisory Committee shall
submit a report to the Secretary concerning the review conducted under
paragraph (2) that contains the recommendations of the Advisory Committee with
respect to the results of such review.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbdfd69e4-b4b9-4cec-981c-7dba80eaff28"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the Director
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may award grants to, and
enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, public or private
nonprofit entities for the collection, analysis, and reporting of data on ALS
and other motor neuron disorders that can be confused with ALS, misdiagnosed as
ALS, and in some cases progress to ALS after receiving the report under
subsection (b)(3).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41286a3c-6e32-445a-9034-2d21a8c31e47"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination With State, Local, and Federal
Registries</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idde03a07f-51bd-4a2c-9cf8-842fb1ba8a2b"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing the National ALS Registry
under subsection (a), the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c217f2b-37b8-4bba-b8d0-8d872ee4db2c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify, build upon, expand, and
coordinate among existing data and surveillance systems, surveys, registries,
and other Federal public health and environmental infrastructure wherever
possible, which may include—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd888ab58-37a3-4285-8b61-b7cdc2369331"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any registry pilot projects previously
supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3c39e102-693b-4bd6-bd0f-72610bb12ba4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Veterans Affairs ALS
Registry;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58cbb5a2-5a75-4847-82db-d82ce8221247"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the DNA and Cell Line Repository of the
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Human Genetics Resource
Center at the National Institutes of Health;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd37ebf76-64a1-4f18-9e07-57c1a75109be"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry studies, including studies conducted in Illinois, Missouri, El Paso
and San Antonio, Texas, and Massachusetts;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e177f80-50f2-4b9d-996d-e25e2653c83c"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State-based ALS registries;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d6ccfa5-df15-49e9-87ae-29ba04974ee8"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the National Vital Statistics System;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4b493be-78ea-4cf6-aeee-8357ee5ec5bf"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other existing or relevant databases
that collect or maintain information on those motor neuron diseases recommended
by the Advisory Committee established in subsection (b); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide1b5cb07-d4c9-4c1b-ac7d-c987ddd0984e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for research access to ALS data as
recommended by the Advisory Committee established in subsection (b) to the
extent permitted by applicable statutes and regulations and in a manner that
protects personal privacy consistent with applicable privacy statutes and
regulations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf8cafb58-aebb-4d3e-9335-2b0c5a499d46"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination with nih and department of
veterans affairs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consistent
with applicable privacy statutes and regulations, the Secretary shall ensure
that epidemiological and other types of information obtained under subsection
(a) is made available to the National Institutes of Health and the Department
of Veterans Affairs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb8fc39f3-832a-4173-ae6d-70dde8db772a"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of this section, the term
<term>national voluntary health association</term> means a national non-profit
organization with chapters or other affiliated organizations in States
throughout the United States with experience serving the population of
individuals with ALS and have demonstrated experience in ALS research, care,
and patient services.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8b5ed75d-705e-4176-8785-ab8dd5289e29"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $2,000,000 for fiscal
year 2009, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $16,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2011 through
2013.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id656083157B1248369EBB47F42F5F7034" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1003.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on registries</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report outlining—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEED8429C98B14BF4B0ED428BDAF952FA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the registries currently under way;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51BF5BD324464727A2F4393BA04F9350"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">future planned registries;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61F40C6840F24FB9BBD11B0C0796B7EF"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the criteria involved in determining what
registries to conduct, defer, or suspend; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE2AE6B22ADC343E4B83474323513D7B8"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the scope of those registries.</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="section">The report shall also include a
description of the activities the Secretary undertakes to establish
partnerships with research and patient advocacy communities to expand
registries.</continuation-text></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id0D75209C17C144059BADE432820DE1E3" level-type="subsequent"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Christoper and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act
</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8C6B74E2E8334FF9A8F2CB17A4E78FF8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote>Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act</quote>.</text>
</section><part commented="no" id="idbf816910-c48f-4f2e-9f4f-6bca5d7ffab2" level-type="subsequent"><enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paralysis research</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99e36c90-9f26-4dfc-94c5-d1b7cc8fd165" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1111.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expansion and coordination of activities of
the National Institutes of Health with respect to research on
paralysis</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51f95f78-9bc4-4abe-8016-68deb63708de"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the National Institutes of
Health (referred to in this subtitle as the <quote>Director</quote>), pursuant
to the general authority of the Director, may develop mechanisms to coordinate
the paralysis research and rehabilitation activities of the Institutes and
Centers of the National Institutes of Health in order to further advance such
activities and avoid duplication of activities.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbdff6f87-6c5a-4f8c-9d3b-51c58255fddd"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Christopher and Dana Reeve paralysis
research consortia</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9610dde6-fb63-4015-b5c1-68568d4e59ac"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director may under subsection (a) make
awards of grants to public or private entities to pay all or part of the cost
of planning, establishing, improving, and providing basic operating support for
consortia in paralysis research. The Director shall designate each consortium
funded under grants as a Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Research
Consortium.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24a72459-bbc6-4e4e-9965-ebab2e6eff7f"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each consortium under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06f09875-d979-4e4d-97ec-41e9659ab1c8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may conduct basic, translational and
clinical paralysis research;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec67c454-24ec-457b-8092-c57c3316075f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may focus on advancing treatments and
developing therapies in paralysis research;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf76675d0-2239-46eb-9101-fbed59612979"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may focus on one or more forms of paralysis
that result from central nervous system trauma or stroke;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id867bd871-44e2-495a-b6e8-e39a6896d566"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may facilitate and enhance the
dissemination of clinical and scientific findings; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idce9f57c9-bbfe-404c-a268-e967d248476a"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may replicate the findings of consortia
members or other researchers for scientific and translational purposes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idde6f34a4-8f89-4939-9d42-f2a8fe97b077"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination of consortia;
reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director may, as
appropriate, provide for the coordination of information among consortia under
paragraph (1) and ensure regular communication between members of the
consortia, and may require the periodic preparation of reports on the
activities of the consortia and the submission of the reports to the
Director.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idafbdee2f-9ebf-4316-84d6-da124aa08471"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Organization of consortia</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each consortium under paragraph (1) may use
the facilities of a single lead institution, or be formed from several
cooperating institutions, meeting such requirements as may be prescribed by the
Director.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb7ec1c10-b616-45a1-a033-2980d8008fcb"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public input</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director may provide for a mechanism to
educate and disseminate information on the existing and planned programs and
research activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to
paralysis and through which the Director can receive comments from the public
regarding such programs and activities.</text>
</subsection></section></part><part commented="no" id="id339799f4-6de3-4dff-ab8a-01a4815a32ad" level-type="subsequent"><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paralysis rehabilitation research and
care</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0fd7ec4f-7c8e-463e-aee8-b5a11a2bd35d" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1121.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expansion and coordination of activities of
the National Institutes of Health with respect to research with implications
for enhancing daily function for persons with paralysis</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd798fb61-1d2e-42e5-bf32-e8dac4cf0b8a"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director, pursuant to the general
authority of the Director, may make awards of grants to public or private
entities to pay all or part of the costs of planning, establishing, improving,
and providing basic operating support to multicenter networks of clinical sites
that will collaborate to design clinical rehabilitation intervention protocols
and measures of outcomes on one or more forms of paralysis that result from
central nervous system trauma, disorders, or stroke, or any combination of such
conditions.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f79be3b-76d4-4772-bf96-33714bcec889"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each multicenter clinical trial network
may—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id268e8a73-b627-4a8b-b7b3-9b034f93ca55"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">focus on areas of key scientific concern,
including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc0d09ce1-5e67-43f4-a41b-6d4688787188"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving functional mobility;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd8674d3d-c3d9-4fe0-98c1-e09afb0a12a2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promoting behavioral adaptation to
functional losses, especially to prevent secondary complications;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb16e8037-0fea-4f5a-be1e-a35357864170"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assessing the efficacy and outcomes of
medical rehabilitation therapies and practices and assisting
technologies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ba21f13-a856-4e42-a4fe-acc722e219be"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing improved assistive technology to
improve function and independence; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6f9ca109-26cf-4ffb-b6cd-7960ba8ca7ce"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">understanding whole body system responses
to physical impairments, disabilities, and societal and functional limitations;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5875e414-75a0-4781-9cbd-9da2f02be560"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">replicate the findings of network members
for scientific and translation purposes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4f3ae74c-c625-4ee3-af15-56e79dcfb21b"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination of clinical trials networks;
reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director may, as
appropriate, provide for the coordination of information among networks and
ensure regular communication between members of the networks, and may require
the periodic preparation of reports on the activities of the networks and
submission of reports to the Director.</text>
</subsection></section></part><part commented="no" id="idff38bebe-e9d4-4ed5-ab08-730ae6fb1aed" level-type="subsequent"><enum>III</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improving quality of life for persons with
paralysis and other physical disabilities</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id179cb18d-b1ed-4b02-8f44-de56d52ea620" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1131.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Programs to improve quality of life for
persons with paralysis and other physical disabilities</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a0d3b46-4571-4889-bab0-842f35432773"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(in this part referred to as the <quote>Secretary</quote>) may study the unique
health challenges associated with paralysis and other physical disabilities and
carry out projects and interventions to improve the quality of life and
long-term health status of persons with paralysis and other physical
disabilities. The Secretary may carry out such projects directly and through
awards of grants or contracts.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70c4b075-d825-4dde-87ae-cf50d770efc3"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Activities under subsection (a) may
include—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8429490f-3d97-4c37-914b-05bf33c831ce"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of a national paralysis and
physical disability quality of life action plan, to promote health and wellness
in order to enhance full participation, independent living, self-sufficiency
and equality of opportunity in partnership with voluntary health agencies
focused on paralysis and other physical disabilities, to be carried out in
coordination with the State-based Disability and Health Program of the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27dadb81-c52a-4422-8d6b-77a7431da4e5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support for programs to disseminate
information involving care and rehabilitation options and quality of life grant
programs supportive of community based programs and support systems for persons
with paralysis and other physical disabilities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1f4f0f08-9c99-41f1-864e-722097c119ac"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in collaboration with other centers and
national voluntary health agencies, establish a population-based database that
may be used for longitudinal and other research on paralysis and other
disabling conditions; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb0558ebe-683e-4514-bfbf-9657f742077d"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the replication and translation of best
practices and the sharing of information across States, as well as the
development of comprehensive, unique and innovative programs, services, and
demonstrations within existing State-based disability and health programs of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which are designed to support
and advance quality of life programs for persons living with paralysis and
other physical disabilities focusing on—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfee433d0-30bb-4363-ae84-01e9ab913a12"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">caregiver education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1bb7e0cd-7b3a-4c37-94f8-ddfa700b094e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promoting proper nutrition, increasing
physical activity, and reducing tobacco use;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e15c70f-8566-40f3-9f09-6ae27c5b35f6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">education and awareness programs for health
care providers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61b1a79b-53d4-423f-9c65-20defce71525"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prevention of secondary
complications;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb60f62b0-7557-4a88-aa6f-dc2c19c033ee"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">home and community-based
interventions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81fa5cdc-ad34-4534-9955-3d19a0cc0082"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinating services and removing barriers
that prevent full participation and integration into the community; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26e2f187-b01f-4623-8e63-9263e0af3f3a"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recognizing the unique needs of underserved
populations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id259cda1c-5fde-47f3-aac8-3140830040ac"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may award grants in
accordance with the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida8964118-98ba-4a5c-9e74-ffdb6d3cfa2c"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To State and local health and disability
agencies for the purpose of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idba913f60-6333-475d-bdc1-2a478834c18b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing a population-based database
that may be used for longitudinal and other research on paralysis and other
disabling conditions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd40912d8-a621-4277-b37c-a8dbb0be072d"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing comprehensive paralysis and
other physical disability action plans and activities focused on the items
listed in subsection (b)(4);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbea18bb0-d717-42e8-bb5f-c1b298e90cfd"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assisting State-based programs in
establishing and implementing partnerships and collaborations that maximize the
input and support of people with paralysis and other physical disabilities and
their constituent organizations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddf13bfb4-c97a-413e-afea-415c785699ee"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinating paralysis and physical
disability activities with existing State-based disability and health
programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01913653-2653-4e9e-acc6-29fe327aa1bc"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing education and training
opportunities and programs for health professionals and allied caregivers;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ea9dcc9-fa36-4bb3-abbd-3acc89530546"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing, testing, evaluating, and
replicating effective intervention programs to maintain or improve health and
quality of life.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ba48342-f6b1-485d-83c1-b2a9482bf820"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To private health and disability
organizations for the purpose of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01b43976-f330-4cba-b5ca-34388fc9a7e5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">disseminating information to the
public;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide42393cb-d760-44d1-9c63-3852d4a1862c"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving access to services for persons
living with paralysis and other physical disabilities and their
caregivers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83720764-c019-4189-9965-07ca8674b949"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">testing model intervention programs to
improve health and quality of life; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id724649eb-4406-41b8-a7bd-5479b143c21c"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinating existing services with
State-based disability and health programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e404370-146c-4de6-bf5c-4574ae373cb0"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination of activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that activities
under this section are coordinated as appropriate with other agencies of the
Department of Health and Human Services.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id585cad60-3a7c-4d9c-961e-8e7abe0d0a06"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012.</text>
</subsection></section></part></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id89A864719A4B472A87E6962A5293ADB9" level-type="subsequent"><enum>C</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention
Act</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5CBD75B861E84ED78EBC0253BF9D3790" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote>Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F74412A434745D2B8BB389BE8499F68" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendments to
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">Public Health Service Act</act-name> regarding
stroke programs</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63349CF3641A4DD4B1B59EF8330652E1"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stroke education and information
programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title III of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">Public Health Service Act</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/241">42 U.S.C. 241 et
seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Public Health Service Act" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2EBBF4D9FFED4672A6771076FEEAD4E7" style="OLC">
<part commented="no" id="H01CB63E59B374C9AA2E937BF1E6CACD5" level-type="subsequent"><enum>S</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stroke education, information, and data
collection programs</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5EAD3B742354C73978E1D23CF9735D7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>399FF.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stroke prevention and education
campaign</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5733A773ED3C4431B590B6400EB5D38"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out an education
and information campaign to promote stroke prevention and increase the number
of stroke patients who seek immediate treatment.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C7AB79BC2DA4D69965E825B401593C9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorized activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In implementing the education and
information campaign under subsection (a), the Secretary may—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4AB18474DD1A4B4F80D55D0917F757ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make public service announcements about the
warning signs of stroke and the importance of treating stroke as a medical
emergency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C2535D46EED442D8D6BEC259FE22975"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide education regarding ways to prevent
stroke and the effectiveness of stroke treatment; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A65AEE05209489DBBE6E56C3B0C393"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out other activities that the
Secretary determines will promote prevention practices among the general public
and increase the number of stroke patients who seek immediate care.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HED76D2199C1046E4BA43E71718CA32D1"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Measurements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In implementing the education and
information campaign under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H85756C094FD6412EA8CF5DDC43239563"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">measure public awareness before the start
of the campaign to provide baseline data that will be used to evaluate the
effectiveness of the public awareness efforts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D59D7BA01714B7BBA9900D5ACAF2028"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish quantitative benchmarks to
measure the impact of the campaign over time; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB593383A9BF44B4F842473D3C6D485F2"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">measure the impact of the campaign not less
than once every 2 years or, if determined appropriate by the Secretary, at
shorter intervals.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55DEEF20283048228826644600462CCA"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No duplication of effort</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Secretary
shall avoid duplicating existing stroke education efforts by other Federal
Government agencies.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7CA1E62806440A58B719785DF80FAF7"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Secretary
may consult with organizations and individuals with expertise in stroke
prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C8AA638C52440EDB7B9660CF474B0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>399GG.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke
Registry and Clearinghouse</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Secretary, acting through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall
maintain the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry and Clearinghouse
by—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF480962FA3AA40D2BD8FE5E885E97952"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">continuing to develop and collect specific
data points and appropriate benchmarks for analyzing care of acute stroke
patients;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9DC1CFF4CD04B0E806243E86F353707"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collecting, compiling, and disseminating
information on the achievements of, and problems experienced by, State and
local agencies and private entities in developing and implementing emergency
medical systems and hospital-based quality of care interventions; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1BD911A3B18946C894303B1C95C1CDC1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carrying out any other activities the
Secretary determines to be useful to maintain the Paul Coverdell National Acute
Stroke Registry and Clearinghouse to reflect the latest advances in all forms
of stroke care.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD7ED6DDA454241349F52F2FB3FF7411" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>399HH.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stroke definition</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of this part, the term
<quote>stroke</quote> means a <quote>brain attack</quote> in which blood flow
to the brain is interrupted or in which a blood vessel or aneurysm in the brain
breaks or ruptures.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A67DD5276164BE0B523A214A9DB6F95" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>399II.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part $5,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2009 through
2013.</text>
</section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65881E1A5A4F422BA9B80709AB16DC94"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emergency medical professional
development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1251 of
the <act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">Public Health Service Act</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300d-51">42 U.S.C.
300d–51</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Public Health Service Act" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H945A9529FEAE4693B61CA58024BC84E3" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE43389F426344A6DA155525158A926FB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1251.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Medical professional development in
advanced stroke and traumatic injury treatment and prevention</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA7D897F71904470006CA56F6376A6DD"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Residency and other professional
training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may
make grants to public and nonprofit entities for the purpose of planning,
developing, and enhancing approved residency training programs and other
professional training for appropriate health professions in emergency medicine,
including emergency medical services professionals, to improve stroke and
traumatic injury prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4BFC32AD77F4B549783BB279B1E0900"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continuing education on stroke and
traumatic injury</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H28AFDFE26EA34B89B22D005521D7FBCC"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the
Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, may make
grants to qualified entities for the development and implementation of
education programs for appropriate health care professionals in the use of
newly developed diagnostic approaches, technologies, and therapies for health
professionals involved in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and
rehabilitation of stroke or traumatic injury.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD72046ECDF754D088355147855F2CEAE"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distribution of grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding grants under this subsection,
the Secretary shall give preference to qualified entities that will train
health care professionals that serve areas with a significant incidence of
stroke or traumatic injuries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD40C7DAD8066437199E1BDD780C3F0"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A qualified entity desiring a grant under
this subsection shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in
such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require,
including a plan for the rigorous evaluation of activities carried out with
amounts received under the grant.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6208B6E8E0A4F9E9756B727B79D9FEA"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49D10675486840CBA5643C3BF2EBDBB6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>qualified entity</term>
means a consortium of public and private entities, such as universities,
academic medical centers, hospitals, and emergency medical systems that are
coordinating education activities among providers serving in a variety of
medical settings.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31AD141E6B0C49578402074477CADF79"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>stroke</term> means a
<quote>brain attack</quote> in which blood flow to the brain is interrupted or
in which a blood vessel or aneurysm in the brain breaks or ruptures.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65797806DAF0443A9BA6D8C605BE6FDC"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the allocation
of grants under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the results of
activities carried out with amounts received under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98BCE0F2EEBB496181B05D72A7CDAE93"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $4,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2009 through 2013. The Secretary shall equitably allocate the
funds authorized to be appropriated under this section between efforts to
address stroke and efforts to address traumatic
injury.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H936264F9EAF8432C99A02737FF8F2580" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pilot project on telehealth stroke
treatment</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30C95ED9C39841AD8676C94987B384DE"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part D of title III of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">Public Health Service Act</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/254b">42 U.S.C. 254b et
seq.</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after section 330L the
following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Public Health Service Act" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H379BDFA68A5A471CB58812A0DB46435D" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C2542A3AFD342E8A4886D009042AA5B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>330M.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Telehealth stroke treatment grant
program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62401A45C8EF45C895B4F81708F00120"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make grants to States,
and to consortia of public and private entities located in any State that is
not a grantee under this section, to conduct a 5-year pilot project over the
period of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to improve stroke patient outcomes by
coordinating health care delivery through telehealth networks.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA1822A641B147E4A485E7AE3B772ECE"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall administer this section
through the Director of the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H670AACB796CA42CD9049A7E77E64C351"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, for the
purpose of better coordinating program activities, the Secretary shall consult
with—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE70B68DCFC294F50AD58988DAA356230"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">officials responsible for other Federal
programs involving stroke research and care, including such programs
established by the <short-title>Stroke Treatment and
Ongoing Prevention Act</short-title>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F0B32848B81451991DB51942C24B7B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">organizations and individuals with
expertise in stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and
rehabilitation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4183D7D9464444D893639756AC006B4B"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E110DAFC0D649109DBD13D79B2ECF98"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not make a grant to a
State or a consortium under this section unless the State or consortium agrees
to use the grant for the purpose of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0745DA88522C466BA074526626236FC0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifying entities with expertise in the
delivery of high-quality stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and
rehabilitation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A43D161C7974406A4069799C6DBE15"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">working with those entities to establish or
improve telehealth networks to provide stroke treatment assistance and
resources to health care professionals, hospitals, and other individuals and
entities that serve stroke patients;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1BA5D8B2FB249B2A1B44F7C0634552"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">informing emergency medical systems of the
location of entities identified under subparagraph (A) to facilitate the
appropriate transport of individuals with stroke symptoms;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDEA75B0198FD4467833EFD4D9FF1C693"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing networks to coordinate
collaborative activities for stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and
rehabilitation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6FF77324305743AA87CDFFDEE66127DC"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving access to high-quality stroke
care, especially for populations with a shortage of stroke care specialists and
populations with a high incidence of stroke; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H807D261588404C9B90A9030009BD8E84"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conducting ongoing performance and quality
evaluations to identify collaborative activities that improve clinical outcomes
for stroke patients.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E4A103F2E02484A8D921F702E69BC63"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of consortium</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not make a grant to a
State under this section unless the State agrees to establish a consortium of
public and private entities, including universities and academic medical
centers, to carry out the activities described in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAF4E7FA0A6E41FEAF73FB00D9C4C7B"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not make a grant under
this section to a State that has an existing telehealth network that is or may
be used for improving stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and
rehabilitation, or to a consortium located in such a State, unless the State or
consortium agrees that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2605D7BE36F445783B8011C1CCA854C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State or consortium will use an
existing telehealth network to achieve the purpose of the grant; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H692DC8BAAD7D413FA8E15F3B5E32F082"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State or consortium will not establish
a separate network for such purpose.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2BFE9EF802D04973A8204BB700B2B7F5"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In selecting grant recipients under this
section, the Secretary shall give priority to any applicant that submits a plan
demonstrating how the applicant, and where applicable the members of the
consortium described in subsection (d)(2), will use the grant to improve access
to high-quality stroke care for populations with shortages of stroke-care
specialists and populations with a high incidence of stroke.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10CF54CB9E924216A1F368145E231E2B"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not award a grant to a
State or a consortium under this section for any period that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22756410B3E04A61B26FAD005EE7259F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is greater than 3 years; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE6E418A9EB324D8397EEC12DACA0562C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">extends beyond the end of fiscal year
2012.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE015B5A65743465EB17DB223B1FB618E"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Restriction on number of
grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the
5-year pilot project under this section, the Secretary may not award more than
7 grants.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3BC7F95F83474B2B9C744EB4307235D"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To seek a grant under this section, a State
or a consortium of public and private entities shall submit an application to
the Secretary in such form, in such manner, and containing such information as
the Secretary may require. At a minimum, the Secretary shall require each such
application to outline how the State or consortium will establish baseline
measures and benchmarks to evaluate program outcomes.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8D0669C070A476FAEDB57BBCB984EC9"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term
<term>stroke</term> means a <quote>brain attack</quote> in which blood flow to
the brain is interrupted or in which a blood vessel or aneurysm in the brain
breaks or ruptures.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H779421087F7F48B58486A721978ECDCD"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal
year 2009, $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2011,
$8,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, and $4,000,000 for fiscal year
2013.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB01E042F9D4048C38BA65DFFB1A59349"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study; reports</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6327B70A05F2494EA5C5463DCF8E5313"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Final report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than March 31, 2014, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall conduct a study of the results of
the telehealth stroke treatment grant program under section 330M of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">Public Health Service Act</act-name> (added by
subsection (a)) and submit to the Congress a report on such results that
includes the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFEDD43680AD04F0CA02688A63D857DBA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An evaluation of the grant program
outcomes, including quantitative analysis of baseline and benchmark
measures.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22D677EF93F1449D84B00F0521850D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations on how to promote stroke
networks in ways that improve access to clinical care in rural and urban areas
and reduce the incidence of stroke and the debilitating and costly
complications resulting from stroke.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9579EE96C402472594EAA2E680D82886"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations on whether similar
telehealth grant programs could be used to improve patient outcomes in other
public health areas.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C805AC61D0145AFA63982D099DD61B7"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interim reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Health and Human Services
may provide interim reports to the Congress on the telehealth stroke treatment
grant program under section 330M of the <act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">Public
Health Service Act</act-name> (added by subsection (a)) at such intervals as
the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AC0DCBE9211431383B1A2C83D2DC764" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed
to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish Federal
standards for the treatment of patients or the licensure of health care
professionals.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idF1FA6CF76C1A43CCAD4146B00E4A4266" level-type="subsequent"><enum>D</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act
</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB8FC9F67B54D4D2BB57A117C45F9BF4B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1301.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the
<quote>Melanie Blocker Stokes Mom's Opportunity to Access Health, Education,
Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression Act</quote> or the
<quote>Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act</quote>.</text>
</section><part commented="no" id="H107CDE8B83B64ABCA38392BCC0FC579" level-type="subsequent"><enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">RESEARCH ON POSTPARTUM CONDITIONS</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3654E6C9AB7F48D6BBEF24797BF6A0E5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1311.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expansion and intensification of
activities</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68B060D1C0A84F449142688D3CA19FC2"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this subtitle—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD4E33D8317BF429492F044DB6D917267"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>postpartum conditions</term>
means postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB720BC5454DA4C97A21A641BC7517ED1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>Secretary</term> means the
Secretary of Health and Human Services.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBCE7F29605CF49B1899E8482F23C6D73"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continuation of activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is encouraged to continue
activities on postpartum conditions.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5FB1E22E47B948FC8864C49E84D1A37B"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Programs for Postpartum
Conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out
subsection (b), the Secretary is encouraged to continue research to expand the
understanding of the causes of, and treatments for, postpartum conditions.
Activities under such subsection shall include conducting and supporting the
following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H768407F097FC4E71875E39381978BF59"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Basic research concerning the etiology and
causes of the conditions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBAB930872B8F46E483982625643F25DF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Epidemiological studies to address the
frequency and natural history of the conditions and the differences among
racial and ethnic groups with respect to the conditions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F0D619EC29840ECB4599EA76EAE122"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The development of improved screening and
diagnostic techniques.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3EB7F05F50148BC9EF53EC5D787ABE9"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clinical research for the development and
evaluation of new treatments.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H87C070B5AFC94D2382AAC94FB3F7283C"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information and education programs for
health care professionals and the public, which may include a coordinated
national campaign to increase the awareness and knowledge of postpartum
conditions. Activities under such a national campaign may—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ABAC8AF003C414CB8A4EB1F7AC59E98"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include public service announcements
through television, radio, and other means; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF31C74FD4674CEBA342BA7C9B82BA37"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">focus on—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4F3DA5F46964A02AF188FC93F06F5B8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">raising awareness about screening;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A5C95A0A45448A08B8C1CA1635FF13D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">educating new mothers and their families
about postpartum conditions to promote earlier diagnosis and treatment;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6E8296874D84D8498E222C4BB041B35"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensuring that such education includes
complete information concerning postpartum conditions, including its symptoms,
methods of coping with the illness, and treatment resources.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85B1CC1982934238A051427BC212F2A5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1312.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress regarding longitudinal
study of relative mental health consequences for women of resolving a
pregnancy</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF8AD5564AB94286A0FE84BB6C53A3BB"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the
Director of the National Institute of Mental Health may conduct a nationally
representative longitudinal study (during the period of fiscal years 2008
through 2018) of the relative mental health consequences for women of resolving
a pregnancy (intended and unintended) in various ways, including carrying the
pregnancy to term and parenting the child, carrying the pregnancy to term and
placing the child for adoption, miscarriage, and having an abortion. This study
may assess the incidence, timing, magnitude, and duration of the immediate and
long-term mental health consequences (positive or negative) of these pregnancy
outcomes.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E8D96819A164B52BFAB4F597139FA89"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the completion of the study
under subsection (a), beginning not later than 5 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and periodically thereafter for the duration of the
study, such Director may prepare and submit to the Congress reports on the
findings of the study.</text>
</subsection></section></part><part commented="no" id="HF7FC22EFA4D14F8986C7E1D057794A3" level-type="subsequent"><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">DELIVERY OF SERVICES REGARDING POSTPARTUM
CONDITIONS</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF51F5CD217174C98B7DC030A66EE794" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1321.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of program of grants</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEEE7B1896AF34EBD9C1246347D583F72"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may in accordance with this
part make grants to provide for projects for the establishment, operation, and
coordination of effective and cost-efficient systems for the delivery of
essential services to individuals with a postpartum condition and their
families.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H598AE7FBA6BB41898385B75797EAEE00"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recipients of grant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant under subsection (a) may be made to
an entity only if the entity is a public or nonprofit private entity, which may
include a State or local government, a public-private partnership, a recipient
of a grant under the Healthy Start program under section 330H of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–8), a public or nonprofit private hospital,
community-based organization, hospice, ambulatory care facility, community
health center, migrant health center, public housing primary care center, or
homeless health center, or any other appropriate public or nonprofit private
entity.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6DAF4D8C4A87403B894B2EF1A0181E8B"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent practicable and appropriate,
the Secretary shall ensure that projects under subsection (a) provide education
and services with respect to the diagnosis and management of postpartum
conditions. Activities that the Secretary may authorize for such projects may
also include the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7417E5E634134628BE478C69214541CF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Delivering or enhancing outpatient and
home-based health and support services, including case management and
comprehensive treatment services for individuals with or at risk for postpartum
conditions, and delivering or enhancing support services for their
families.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1EDBB72AF074537B527CA02512DA3C8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Delivering or enhancing inpatient care
management services that ensure the well-being of the mother and family and the
future development of the infant.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9AF22137DBB14D48A0714F8471DD8693"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improving the quality, availability, and
organization of health care and support services (including transportation
services, attendant care, homemaker services, day or respite care, and
providing counseling on financial assistance and insurance) for individuals
with a postpartum condition and support services for their families.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H480F944BF482446AA45559E4A715CC3C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Providing education to new mothers and, as
appropriate, their families about postpartum conditions to promote earlier
diagnosis and treatment. Such education may include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD44BBFF40884C7085C8C6F7A881E256"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing complete information on
postpartum conditions, symptoms, methods of coping with the illness, and
treatment resources; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16B74AB80D3A40F1BB799B605504811F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a grantee that is a State,
hospital, or birthing facility—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8BBABDE98E034D2CA82E73BA7C208E20"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing education to new mothers and
fathers, and other family members as appropriate, concerning postpartum
conditions before new mothers leave the health facility; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB95F973C0B6940A4B3FDBFAC752639F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensuring that training programs regarding
such education are carried out at the health facility.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H56F0E0911E1A409CB892382BD2B2F7EC"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Integration with other
programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent
practicable and appropriate, the Secretary may integrate the program under this
part with other grant programs carried out by the Secretary, including the
program under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB2E7BD9D13BC4C00976200B7F77B1340" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1322.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A grant may be made under section 1321 only
if the applicant involved makes the following agreements:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H82CB98DD106A4202AE11342469ABADC8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than 5 percent of the grant will
be used for administration, accounting, reporting, and program oversight
functions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E706EA9B7B844CB95243133598ECFB4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The grant will be used to supplement and
not supplant funds from other sources related to the treatment of postpartum
conditions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F8F4876391C489898BB3415A2142F7F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The applicant will abide by any limitations
deemed appropriate by the Secretary on any charges to individuals receiving
services pursuant to the grant. As deemed appropriate by the Secretary, such
limitations on charges may vary based on the financial circumstances of the
individual receiving services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7779582388F4139816FAB7DCCACD189"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The grant will not be expended to make
payment for services authorized under section 1321(a) to the extent that
payment has been made, or can reasonably be expected to be made, with respect
to such services—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC40354628B24F59BFCB50CC1931CEB6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">under any State compensation program, under
an insurance policy, or under any Federal or State health benefits program;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H564A9EAF078A40938B389395925672CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by an entity that provides health services
on a prepaid basis.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75E90C1E7ED94867BB5A1D777418808F"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The applicant will, at each site at which
the applicant provides services under section 1321(a), post a conspicuous
notice informing individuals who receive the services of any Federal policies
that apply to the applicant with respect to the imposition of charges on such
individuals.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2F4CA3F169D405B91BB03E71C6E2F6B"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each grant period, the applicant will
submit to the Secretary a report that describes how grant funds were used
during such period.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA21E6D718EF4A6E8F1B3F868F5CCF7C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1323.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may provide technical
assistance to assist entities in complying with the requirements of this part
in order to make such entities eligible to receive grants under section
1321.</text>
</section></part><part commented="no" id="HFCB04B2D6CE44148AC9800335F8EE7B6" level-type="subsequent"><enum>III</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">GENERAL PROVISIONS</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H76753CAED01848B0B85B4C1B006E6678" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1331.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To carry out
this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle, there are authorized to
be appropriated, in addition to such other sums as may be available for such
purpose—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE7A4E8FB1D54C91B0C0165B008CCC8D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01CE882C5FF946B8BE5750C7ECB729A5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
years 2010 and 2011.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8BCB2A93CCF94860AF366E9BF3B5D65E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1332.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report by the Secretary</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF8C7E27305D4CF8B06B94DB1B7BADD"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a study on the
benefits of screening for postpartum conditions.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2141B407864A4B2E0070BEEFA9076A"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the study required by
subsection (a) and submit a report to the Congress on the results of such
study.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id406AB6B6BB294BBAA1A0832CC98BB2A4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1333.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this
subtitle, the Secretary may not utilize amounts made available under subtitle
to carry out activities or programs that are duplicative of activities or
programs that are currently being carried out through the Department of Health
and Human Services.</text>
</section></part></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id8BBB25282CB14AD389C6DCBC2ECC4E01" level-type="subsequent"><enum>E</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vision Care for Kids Act of 2008 </header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id014F90425CB3482880B966DAC8021AF6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1401.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The subtitle may be cited as the
<quote>Vision Care for Kids Act of 2008</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F6FA53CCEFC4EB1A99B89AFAC45F02" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1402.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress makes the following
findings:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1A27DF44DEC46678926AD25D04BF068"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Millions of children in the United States
suffer from vision problems, many of which go undetected. Because children with
vision problems can struggle developmentally, resulting in physical, emotional,
and social consequences, good vision is essential for proper physical
development and educational progress.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3CB33370C1BA4EED9B2EC6EA87AEF4C0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vision problems in children range from
common conditions such as refractive errors, amblyopia, strabismus, ocular
trauma, and infections, to rare but potentially life- or sight-threatening
problems such as retinoblastoma, infantile cataracts, congenital glaucoma, and
genetic or metabolic diseases of the eye.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H542E4615F9CB455888A6D000CDCF8820"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Since many serious ocular conditions are
treatable if identified in the preschool and early school-age years, early
detection provides the best opportunity for effective treatment and can have
far-reaching implications for vision.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAEDD49E8317240A39F00D4A6DC4141A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Various identification methods, including
vision screening and comprehensive eye examinations required by State laws, can
be helpful in identifying children needing services. A child identified as
needing services through vision screening should receive a comprehensive eye
examination followed by subsequent treatment as needed. Any child identified as
needing services should have access to subsequent treatment as needed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3497E70E7D0C462EA500585DFFFF8CC0"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is a need to increase public
awareness about the prevalence and devastating consequences of vision disorders
in children and to educate the public and health care providers about the
warning signs and symptoms of ocular and vision disorders and the benefits of
early detection, evaluation, and treatment.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C99BCA549E74DE78075BCA89B007225" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1403.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants regarding vision care for
children</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F01A7B158AA42379C8664AFB4EE56E8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Health and Human Services
(referred to in this section as the <quote>Secretary</quote>), acting through
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may award
grants to States on the basis of an established review process for the purpose
of complementing existing State efforts for—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A9A63DD21314AFAA2AAB6284598FF00"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing comprehensive eye examinations by
a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist for children who have been previously
identified through a vision screening or eye examination by a licensed health
care provider or vision screener as needing such services, with priority given
to children who are under the age of 9 years;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2E88EDAD71946E789D9FBE67976C68"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing treatment or services, subsequent
to the examinations described in paragraph (1), necessary to correct vision
problems; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB9075D8DB9884409ACA9EF6ED18C44"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing and disseminating, to parents,
teachers, and health care practitioners, educational materials on recognizing
signs of visual impairment in children.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H870E9BC29A5546C498616BA7FB998CD8"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criteria and coordination</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7AFCCE16081040C98D8C3300F9E076F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with
appropriate professional and patient organizations including individuals with
knowledge of age appropriate vision services, shall develop criteria—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18ECA6087E8C4E33A5EC5C222B05EC75"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">governing the operation of the grant
program under subsection (a); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B3A59F9335F4F6C906FC3A3AE002098"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the collection of data related to
vision assessment and the utilization of follow-up services.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC80A4817F0BB42638B981653BC71A59B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall, as appropriate,
coordinate the program under subsection (a) with the program under section 330
of the Public Health Service Act (relating to health centers) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/254b">42 U.S.C. 254b</external-xref>),
the program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (relating to the
Medicaid program) (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), the program under title XXI of such
Act (relating to the State children's health insurance program) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1397aa">42 U.S.C. 1397aa et
seq.</external-xref>), and with other Federal or State programs that provide
services to children.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E998242C6974416849B42EDAC07509"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to receive a grant under
subsection (a), a State shall submit to the Secretary an application in such
form, made in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
require, including—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A517ACC48D24A36AF2C5E83D522C919"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information on existing Federal,
Federal-State, or State-funded children's vision programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H86A888DFEB8B4B22008CE2F95D9CDBB3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a plan for the use of grant funds,
including how funds will be used to complement existing State efforts
(including possible partnerships with non-profit entities);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB684EB1F58CF4370830000FBE9C02675"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a plan to determine if a grant eligible
child has been identified as provided for in subsection (a); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA79FF560F0474F418027C3352E25385"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of how funds will be used to
provide items or services, only as a secondary payer—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC6219E5C78E4D9696F0AD3E427AFB1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for an eligible child, to the extent that
the child is not covered for the items or services under any State compensation
program, under an insurance policy, or under any Federal or State health
benefits program; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77DA24F4CA8E4CAF84CBA8DE494200E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for an eligible child, to the extent that
the child receives the items or services from an entity that provides health
services on a prepaid basis.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DFB73D7A8504FEA98DD7FCAB3D191F3"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evaluations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to receive a grant under
subsection (a), a State shall agree that, not later than 1 year after the date
on which amounts under the grant are first received by the State, and annually
thereafter while receiving amounts under the grant, the State will submit to
the Secretary an evaluation of the operations and activities carried out under
the grant, including—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8D01CF700344C4D9B884FC1C3A3545C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the utilization of vision
services and the status of children receiving these services as a result of the
activities carried out under the grant;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3FC790CAA52D4170B5A1036C4DE11652"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the collection, analysis, and reporting of
children's vision data according to guidelines prescribed by the Secretary;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H292E6D111AFF4F22A2D0A74B1811B943"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other information as the Secretary may
require.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39460461F3614CCABDE9947D62EFD68"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations in expenditure of
grant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant may be made
under subsection (a) only if the State involved agrees that the State will not
expend more than 20 percent of the amount received under the grant to carry out
the purpose described in paragraph (3) of such subsection.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF211855D38A74AEDBEAE986B6226D330"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Matching funds</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44D9DF1A40864BDFAB620036AFBCFB6"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to the costs of the activities
to be carried out with a grant under subsection (a), a condition for the
receipt of the grant is that the State involved agrees to make available
(directly or through donations from public or private entities) non-Federal
contributions toward such costs in an amount that is not less than 25 percent
of such costs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26766DC5D0954DEDBD2E19ACDB38BEF1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination of amount
contributed</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Non-Federal
contributions required in paragraph (1) may be in cash or in kind, fairly
evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services. Amounts provided by the
Federal Government, or services assisted or subsidized to any significant
extent by the Federal Government, may not be included in determining the amount
of such non-Federal contributions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F131B2ABE3540409105A4C38DF53042"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, the term
<term>comprehensive eye examination</term> includes an assessment of a
patient's history, general medical observation, external and ophthalmoscopic
examination, visual acuity, ocular alignment and motility, refraction, and as
appropriate, binocular vision or gross visual fields, performed by an
optometrist or an ophthalmologist.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D1787395E654913A2D697DD7905D593"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the
purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated
$65,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2009 through 2013.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idC9EC9FF5A0004C16B7DAEF79FA85F447" level-type="subsequent"><enum>F</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed
Conditions Awareness Act</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7BAADEEAB413472EB9F7D312FEE5C7B1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1501.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited As the
<quote>Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness
Act</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B7D9253A73A461B94D253AFB8ACE196" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1502.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the purpose of this subtitle
to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID32b4e022229b4fc582033c341f8f23d8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increase patient referrals to providers of
key support services for women who have received a positive diagnosis for Down
syndrome, or other prenatally or postnatally diagnosed conditions, as well as
to provide up-to-date information on the range of outcomes for individuals
living with the diagnosed condition, including physical, developmental,
educational, and psychosocial outcomes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID397dd0d6481841c79227fd5c62b710fc"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">strengthen existing networks of support
through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health Resources
and Services Administration, and other patient and provider outreach programs;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id636ABED0DFE24BF5945BA070FC6B7330"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that patients receive up-to-date,
evidence-based information about the accuracy of the test.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id636DBD7B80D84A2FA64AA3E67842DC58" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1503.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment to the Public Health Service
Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part P of title III of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.), as amended by section 1002,
is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0575D4906D7E4D139FA8D604FB466DE5" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD24BE746DC2542BC9586C14C1378026E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>399S.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Support for patients receiving a positive
diagnosis of Down syndrome or other prenatally or postnatally diagnosed
conditions</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEAEBD22F58ED44C6A5B80807D6BF51EF"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5DB62F6994224932AB8BF4DEABAFF62E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Down syndrome</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Down syndrome</term> refers
to a chromosomal disorder caused by an error in cell division that results in
the presence of an extra whole or partial copy of chromosome 21.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52897A5F52F54201BDD7A06ADBCDE844"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Health care provider</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>health care provider</term>
means any person or entity required by State or Federal law or regulation to be
licensed, registered, or certified to provide health care services, and who is
so licensed, registered, or certified.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC81A090F1D7342ACA96ACAA3F25C00DC"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Postnatally diagnosed
condition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>postnatally diagnosed condition</term> means any health condition
identified during the 12-month period beginning at birth.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDC132D45F14240ACA4AFED6566FB3BD3"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prenatally diagnosed
condition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>prenatally diagnosed condition</term> means any fetal health condition
identified by prenatal genetic testing or prenatal screening procedures.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7516AF41D9D84FCCB84706BA2FF75962"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prenatal test</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>prenatal test</term> means
diagnostic or screening tests offered to pregnant women seeking routine
prenatal care that are administered on a required or recommended basis by a
health care provider based on medical history, family background, ethnic
background, previous test results, or other risk factors.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDD58CC87DA5044F1B4C10CB6DED92C54"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information and Support Services</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1C28B342A3E74B199AD8706A1D728568"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the Director
of the National Institutes of Health, the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, or the Administrator of the Health Resources and
Services Administration, may authorize and oversee certain activities,
including the awarding of grants, contracts or cooperative agreements to
eligible entities, to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0EBCDFCB21B84A47B20B14E1090D5E92"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collect, synthesize, and disseminate
current evidence-based information relating to Down syndrome or other
prenatally or postnatally diagnosed conditions; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id69FA6F72282B4ABEAD962024F7039B1D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate the provision of, and access to,
new or existing supportive services for patients receiving a positive diagnosis
for Down syndrome or other prenatally or postnatally diagnosed conditions,
including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDceb30894fb924c62bdb22daf09889a74"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the establishment of a resource telephone
hotline accessible to patients receiving a positive test result or to the
parents of newly diagnosed infants with Down syndrome and other diagnosed
conditions;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB176AF86363E492DB6D9D568EE065CF2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the expansion and further development of
the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities, so that such
Center can more effectively conduct outreach to new and expecting parents and
provide them with up-to-date information on the range of outcomes for
individuals living with the diagnosed condition, including physical,
developmental, educational, and psychosocial outcomes;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC4920C5CC3DB4B929A347D06971838CC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the expansion and further development of
national and local peer-support programs, so that such programs can more
effectively serve women who receive a positive diagnosis for Down syndrome or
other prenatal conditions or parents of infants with a postnatally diagnosed
condition;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB55BA2A75E5C4C2C82B5CBEF5BFFECED"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the establishment of a national registry,
or network of local registries, of families willing to adopt newborns with Down
syndrome or other prenatally or postnatally diagnosed conditions, and links to
adoption agencies willing to place babies with Down syndrome or other
prenatally or postnatally diagnosed conditions, with families willing to adopt;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8ced371db93548bd8f1cdbfaeb8bc09d"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the establishment of awareness and
education programs for health care providers who provide, interpret, or inform
parents of the results of prenatal tests for Down syndrome or other prenatally
or postnatally diagnosed conditions, to patients, consistent with the purpose
described in section 2(b)(1) of the <short-title>Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness
Act</short-title>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb908e2be67a04d6398e434efbfcdddde"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term
<quote>eligible entity</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48af364fc65d48109ddc9e38c99354d6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State or a political subdivision of a
State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95d7e71e589246859869e9ee1184d9c4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a consortium of 2 or more States or
political subdivisions of States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc34354360b2c4c86b8e38cbf0f30f46d"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a territory;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64cda4be2617408dbc48e7969dbe58e2"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a health facility or program operated by or
pursuant to a contract with or grant from the Indian Health Service; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfbfe5a50bce04a94b5da4c3166dfd5ce"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other entity with appropriate expertise
in prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions (including nationally
recognized disability groups), as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97A320CDA70B440082D071F63E1053E3"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distribution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In distributing funds under this
subsection, the Secretary shall place an emphasis on funding partnerships
between health care professional groups and disability advocacy
organizations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id078B3A2166A141BE88CCF346AC2CED38"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision of information to
providers</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA65C5346555F4151BD43610EE6A0FCF9"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grantee under this section shall make
available to health care providers of parents who receive a prenatal or
postnatal diagnosis the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3390F9B985224192ADC71BDF90E074D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Up-to-date, evidence-based, written
information concerning the range of outcomes for individuals living with the
diagnosed condition, including physical, developmental, educational, and
psychosocial outcomes.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC71B632A09784259893982120E606BC9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contact information regarding support
services, including information hotlines specific to Down syndrome or other
prenatally or postnatally diagnosed conditions, resource centers or
clearinghouses, national and local peer support groups, and other education and
support programs as described in subsection (b)(2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC6E8FAFE656D4ED2A2C342E171E29384"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Informational requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information provided under this subsection
shall be—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id465D168E1DF8472195396B75A7027C7E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">culturally and linguistically appropriate
as needed by women receiving a positive prenatal diagnosis or the family of
infants receiving a postnatal diagnosis; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5BDC67F500D2456295950CFB06166287"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">approved by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id587FAD43B6384AC4A3336F09F539A3A5"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this section, the Government Accountability Office shall submit a
report to Congress concerning the effectiveness of current healthcare and
family support programs serving as resources for the families of children with
disabilities.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judiciary provisions</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="id01E76A8B413B4C27AA44D6FA84785C40" level-type="subsequent"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of
2008</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="S1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote>Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbc45eb2dd24544c499d3e81e5560effe" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 302 of the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1e3f89f25e0b46548cff24ed222d33dc"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and
(5) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11fb3140405b44458a83c3d990f6d6c6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (2) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE00711833474533BFFE6C708E7086A6" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0079fbeb29574f43980a141cb2947d93"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">services to such young people should be
developed and provided using a positive youth development approach that ensures
a young person a sense of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1e1c60f8f549404caa5cb1c54b800cd2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">safety and structure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5bdd8a990af64fb78abfb9111ffe04b1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">belonging and membership;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4ffad674c35f4e48a0ca9f8f0a2991af"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">self-worth and social contribution;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb0ddd1cfb7f942a29746cf1cee552519"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">independence and control over one's life;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd933c982f85d4179833efa209ae44033"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">closeness in interpersonal
relationships.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcbedfada9d734408ad646aecae88c069" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Basic center program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc7984035ecfd499cade56d32da51f497"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Services provided</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 311 of the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5711) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe08ecf65101d4af0b6b34a33dd68eb61"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking clause
(i) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2979ECD4B9E44F7FB00C4C212367E85B" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdb9b4a25b3bc46fb83e9878cf1a8356c"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">safe and appropriate shelter provided for
not to exceed 21 days; and</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID671baad9f3624afdbfff7ab09e1aac57"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E3DAA70C95442A38A6FC7031586AF06"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(2) The</quote> and
inserting <quote>(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
the</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd032dc2f04734151ab528b8b5b560f57"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$100,000</quote> and
inserting <quote>$200,000</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb37832be9782496698842ab5fd80850e"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$45,000</quote> and
inserting <quote>$70,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID030f98d3af5640d8a7ff4334d50f8b57"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0A908159A8E3459FB077E75461888A39" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74F35BCE46A54DB3969047C5EB62070E" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal years 2009 and 2010, the amount
allotted under paragraph (1) with respect to a State for a fiscal year shall be
not less than the amount allotted under paragraph (1) with respect to such
State for fiscal year 2008.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id095E822258EB4EB0991D112F07902841" indent="up2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whenever the Secretary determines that any
part of the amount allotted under paragraph (1) to a State for a fiscal year
will not be obligated before the end of the fiscal year, the Secretary shall
reallot such part to the remaining States for obligation for the fiscal
year.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04621183107a4b1c832a7dc34e162c5b"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 312(b) of the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5712(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2472f77588de47e38776c20fcb995fea"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (11), by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe6d2bded068444f0a72efc6f659de307"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (12), by striking the period
and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7db1c51bdeab4e60ada6091d489bde95"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id869F878839054E15BAA4622E005828D4" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7adc1d8474294949a467b010dc3ba130"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall develop an adequate emergency
preparedness and management
plan.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6bbfae36951d467981a99082429099e1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2104.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transitional living grant program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe81a3d96ba9940e5a29e2065b2d9d64c"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 322(a) of the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–2(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDceade249042048e495ced3b7d94bd850"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe2252e57286d4507b6e96125a98f9481"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>directly or
indirectly</quote> and inserting <quote>by grant, agreement, or
contract</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2cf19653ea20401991c306d00bce7e28"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>services</quote> the
first place it appears and inserting <quote>provide, by grant, agreement, or
contract, services,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd679ec16d7204e5aace3307f5501454b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>a
continuous period not to exceed 540 days, except that</quote> and all that
follows and inserting the following: <quote>a continuous period not to exceed
635 days, except that a youth in a program under this part who has not reached
18 years of age on the last day of the 635-day period may, if otherwise
qualified for the program, remain in the program until the youth's 18th
birthday;</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc82a7153d2cf467483097ab32b432450"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (14), by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID427358959977429a81530bf7452a7d4d"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (15), by striking the period
and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1c9e1908502f46889386bfe94dc26d7c"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5DDF64650B684683A652B95E08FBA4C1" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID30024659d55746a38157e45e3027dc8e"><enum>(16)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop an adequate emergency
preparedness and management
plan.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3e2b739c17bf49ad9719652bef7ac922" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2105.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants for research evaluation,
demonstration, and service projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 343 of the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–23) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe5150221316142238e490aa78b9238c5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5FB5CA71A1D34AD889C0A205DBFC2A89"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking <quote>special consideration</quote> and inserting
<quote>priority</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5787500CDAED4A18A86907BC4624A8A8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (8)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73FEA12783A24E6787026E892FDB9C66"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>to health</quote> and
inserting <quote>to quality health</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB89129ADE0344E7798E9FC474AB91663"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>mental health
care</quote> and inserting <quote>behavioral health care</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD85F5DC99004E829C82C81A43DFF103"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and</quote> at the
end;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8DADC23DEF8444FB8A322923E1A46C58"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (9), by striking the period at
the end and inserting <quote>, including access to educational and workforce
programs to achieve outcomes such as decreasing secondary school dropout rates,
increasing rates of attaining a secondary school diploma or its recognized
equivalent, or increasing placement and retention in postsecondary education or
advanced workforce training programs; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48558188F783411DBB75BE2E0CBD23AA"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAC9C9C571DC943AFBFB8C084A88C6108" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11493595B7604F3DA61912F36F4ED60E"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing programs, including innovative
programs, that assist youth in obtaining and maintaining safe and stable
housing, and which may include programs with supportive services that continue
after the youth complete the remainder of the
programs.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEDD5501F8EE147059BC1625328C2959A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (c) and inserting
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDF9BCBEA369940448E34563D530BBB44" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F2FC524544543038960BEC6B2C62E42"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In selecting among applicants for grants
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id145EF347E79742F8A75F0C4D60DAD95C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">give priority to applicants who have
experience working with runaway or homeless youth; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7DEF6D4725234428883F73EE6BC21709"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that the applicants selected—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3CE05E3229FC4C34A1176DF7DA0F6BA8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">represent diverse geographic regions of the
United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD6BBEA5FB53C4B26BC9D0BCA86413B1B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out projects that serve diverse
populations of runaway or homeless
youth.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0ad6b210de1a4018a373c89f425de0ac" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2106.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordinating, training, research, and other
activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part D of the
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–21 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE1897A78AEE44352AD3AE29DF98C6AFD" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2213EFB157434E22840A514225D76C65" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>345.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Periodic estimate of incidence and
prevalence of youth homelessness</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4bf825f61936466e863ca6d8dd636ecd"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Periodic estimate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of the Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008, and at 5-year
intervals thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the United States
Interagency Council on Homelessness, shall prepare and submit to the Committee
on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the
Judiciary of the Senate, and make available to the public, a report—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID65d87932dc71439da2272383f5403850"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by using the best quantitative and
qualitative social science research methods available, containing an estimate
of the incidence and prevalence of runaway and homeless individuals who are not
less than 13 years of age but are less than 26 years of age; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdc9aca03311243439481fa74429a0217"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that includes with such estimate an
assessment of the characteristics of such individuals.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9a7c8ca23f7a4dd9b25841d5a5dc1264"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Content</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required by subsection (a) shall
include—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2093473243fe4cc9b00937a342d2922f"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the results of conducting a survey of, and
direct interviews with, a representative sample of runaway and homeless
individuals who are not less than 13 years of age but are less than 26 years of
age, to determine past and current—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1987966804954a07b9ba9a16ab462e6f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">socioeconomic characteristics of such
individuals; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd52263d6af6449c1b19a472db2aee1ad"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">barriers to such individuals
obtaining—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID920d0f5d0f6a4faaa3c19c2250d080e6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">safe, quality, and affordable
housing;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID42bb9a582553468da4dff4a8da2f6ec4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">comprehensive and affordable health
insurance and health services; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID14d31f9b6add4b2cad1b1ef473e01120"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">incomes, public benefits, supportive
services, and connections to caring adults; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfec8553509e04920abc5f5f0736d4e02"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other information as the Secretary
determines, in consultation with States, units of local government, and
national nongovernmental organizations concerned with homelessness, may be
useful.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID44b85538240d46d3874f5d94e7ce2c40"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary enters into any contract
with a non-Federal entity for purposes of carrying out subsection (a), such
entity shall be a nongovernmental organization, or an individual, determined by
the Secretary to have appropriate expertise in quantitative and qualitative
social science
research.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb5ed48e8e8b54ba5bec25fd17020cd56" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2107.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sexual abuse prevention
program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 351(b) of the
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714–41(b)) is amended by inserting
<quote>public and</quote> after <quote>priority to</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdb2c17f9d6e04ede9c7013abb42c6f37" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2108.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National homeless youth awareness
campaign</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Runaway and
Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc5d6f3a624d14df0bf0360cdfdbd6dba"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating part F as part G;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90112136bd8b4dda97711b83c829beb8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after part E the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC622272412E0466ABA7F65C9283D5C38" style="OLC">
<part commented="no" id="idEDD6A69A0F2E43129693BE73C9D66319" level-type="subsequent"><enum>F</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National homeless youth awareness
campaign</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idECE9BC517B08445482849B3937856021" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>361.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National homeless youth awareness
campaign</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDec67f5273381445f96734557e3dfbdab"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall, directly or through
grants or contracts, conduct a national homeless youth awareness campaign
(referred to in this section as the <quote>national awareness campaign</quote>)
in accordance with this section for purposes of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0741f7812d0d4b3ca6b062405334d94d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increasing awareness of individuals of all
ages, socioeconomic backgrounds, and geographic locations, of the issues facing
runway and homeless youth, the resources available for these youth, and the
tools available for the prevention of runaway and homeless youth situations;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7c3aa68e00524a3292e46d34e04d054f"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encouraging parents, guardians, educators,
health care professionals, social service professionals, law enforcement
officials, and other community members to seek to prevent runaway youth and
youth homelessness by assisting youth in averting or resolving runaway and
homeless youth situations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID433c68b3a6574116bdc4def4cc7573c3"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds made available to carry out this
section for the national awareness campaign may be used only for the
following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7e306ec65bcc4f91baa5100338f470b8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The dissemination of educational
information and materials through various media, including television, radio,
the Internet and related technologies, and emerging technologies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4914492c3b044ba58e26efc2b9dabbe9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Partnerships, including outreach
activities, with national organizations concerned with youth homelessness,
community-based youth service organizations (including faith-based
organizations), and government organizations, related to the national awareness
campaign.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1a8ef8ef12c540b4b67a0a81df635a58"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with applicable laws
(including regulations), the development and placement of public service
announcements, in telecommunications media, including the Internet and related
technologies and emerging technologies, that educate the public on—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7B36367BFE7542C5B295EFE616F44ED1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the issues facing runaway and homeless
youth (or youth considering running away); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id455519F79E5B4C0C96761828F5EBF584"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the opportunities that adults have to
assist youth described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdda9dde1d12a46c39fcb860aca826ed5"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evaluation of the effectiveness of the
national awareness campaign.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID41348621fac24fd49e6a05d8028bdd21"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available under
section 388(a)(5) may be obligated or expended for any of the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbe7e8a3ee8c343369a5d652fb8433b68"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For activities that supplant pro bono
public service time donated by national or local broadcasting networks,
advertising agencies, or production companies, or supplant other pro bono work
for the national awareness campaign.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2e690b649542437a811b2e0b21b42a33"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For partisan political purposes, or express
advocacy in support of or to defeat any clearly identified candidate, clearly
identified ballot initiative, or clearly identified legislative or regulatory
proposal.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37299f39159b4b9ca8b0513bc58b2931"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To fund advertising that features any
person seeking elected office.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45cb7d2a0d024232a6660f6d0329c344"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To fund advertising that does not contain a
primary message intended to educate the public on—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3DE1A6FE2BA6453A8EF368EBE8DA2368"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the issues facing runaway and homeless
youth (or youth considering running away); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF37C332EE794F2B8F87B4583D6FD506"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on the opportunities that adults have to
help youth described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12d00f1369fd4e12a0ffb22c64c22ec5"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To fund advertising that solicits
contributions to support the national awareness campaign.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf1f8dbd1999a4e4681c510d5192a1596"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Financial and performance
accountability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall perform—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7833873fbf1c40a1b5a96be50b715f9d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">audits and reviews of costs of the national
awareness campaign, pursuant to section 304C of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254d); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7c55856396ae421f837a2d7464935117"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an audit to determine whether the costs of
the national awareness campaign are allowable under section 306 of such Act (41
U.S.C. 256).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd6272a8e35c449afa74b84adc6a3e0a8"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall include in each report
submitted under section 382 a summary of information about the national
awareness campaign that describes—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3885980fdf7147fba95be5ef0c800d00"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the activities undertaken by the national
awareness campaign;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf12d1de866db437abfe9c669dc98656a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">steps taken to ensure that the national
awareness campaign operates in an effective and efficient manner consistent
with the overall strategy and focus of the national awareness campaign;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID96795cff33a645e09a6501a83c3f1a4f"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each grant made to, or contract entered
into with, a particular corporation, partnership, or individual working on the
national awareness
campaign.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08FC05A3325D4FDD819B53135D39D539" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2109.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29DCED0FCF3841ECAEDBD99E88F6A4BD"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 382(a) of the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5715(a)) is amended by striking <quote>, and E</quote> and
inserting <quote>, E, and F</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03868354A0FB4106AC4C7EF727DE2599"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consolidated review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 385 of the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5731a) is amended by striking <quote>, and E</quote> and
inserting <quote>, E, and F</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB21BA7DF540640E2932F5E7D1212B42B"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evaluation and Information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 386(a) of the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5732(a)) is amended by striking <quote>, or E</quote> and
inserting <quote>, E, or F</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID719c9a3fbdaa4999abf17b81e261e1a2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2110.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Performance standards</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part G of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
(42 U.S.C. 5714a et seq.), as redesignated by section 2108, is amended by
inserting after section 386 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD0A2EF5278204314BBB1807422C63F61" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbb30130f02e143debdea853a449e9b8d" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>386A.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Performance standards</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61737e22c5414710bde4f6943f94bc6f"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of performance
standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of the Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of
2008, the Secretary shall issue rules that specify performance standards for
public and nonprofit private entities and agencies that receive grants under
sections 311, 321, and 351.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0fdee19ef2f14c13bc779dc441df72e0"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall consult with
representatives of public and nonprofit private entities and agencies that
receive grants under this title, including statewide and regional nonprofit
organizations (including combinations of such organizations) that receive
grants under this title, and national nonprofit organizations concerned with
youth homelessness, in developing the performance standards required by
subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25fe7c3034814232abf9c8522b9861b9"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation of performance
standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
integrate the performance standards into the processes of the Department of
Health and Human Services for grantmaking, monitoring, and evaluation for
programs under sections 311, 321, and
351.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBE3110707BEB4DA4B28F3E02457CAC7D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2111.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Government Accountability Office study and
report</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB020E49D13274288AE3791E18307B6CC"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5CB9AA6814DE44D59AC98F25A323C9AE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study, including making findings and recommendations,
relating to the processes for making grants under parts A, B, and E of the
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5711 et seq., 5714–1 et seq.,
5714–41).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF248AA2C084741728DEC01E714A1E1A5"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subjects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In particular, the Comptroller General
shall study—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41CB9A52EA904FAF883B6A9DDD9D30D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary’s written responses to and
other communications with applicants who do not receive grants under part A, B,
or E of such Act, to determine if the information provided in the responses and
communications is conveyed clearly;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEB89ED5765B04F458348C36012609CB4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the content and structure of the grant
application documents, and of other associated documents (including grant
announcements), to determine if the requirements of the applications and other
associated documents are presented and structured in a way that gives an
applicant a clear understanding of the information that the applicant must
provide in each portion of an application to successfully complete it, and a
clear understanding of the terminology used throughout the application and
other associated documents;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id904BEB71CEC44BB6A36EF957DBC95F68"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the peer review process for applications
for the grants, including the selection of peer reviewers, the oversight of the
process by staff of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the extent
to which such staff make funding determinations based on the comments and
scores of the peer reviewers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3664D240A9FC4B93A928431F670AE6DE"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the typical timeframe, and the process and
responsibilities of such staff, for responding to applicants for the grants,
and the efforts made by such staff to communicate with the applicants when
funding decisions or funding for the grants is delayed, such as when funding is
delayed due to funding of a program through appropriations made under a
continuing resolution; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF2FB68EB9B9E4FE49C50A4D560095F12"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the plans for implementation of, and the
implementation of, where practicable, the technical assistance and training
programs carried out under section 342 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
(42 U.S.C. 5714–22), and the effect of such programs on the application process
for the grants.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2111815CE2194C959760D1E2A093B39F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall prepare and submit to the
Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report containing the findings and
recommendations resulting from the study.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc87416539c2f45a99d48d5215c9b6a7d" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2112.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID02e790ab0567403ea9d337939edb87b5"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Homeless
youth</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 387(3) of the
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5732a(3)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9B9BC931EBF541C0918490EE814FB680"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by striking <quote>The</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>means</quote> and inserting <quote>The term <term>homeless</term>, used
with respect to a youth, means</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66BAB364D04949E4A9165CC5E42CF8BA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0CD8EB278BD94506814FC82BB83693C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6978A6A4BD4C477A87CA67E5A701135"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>not more than</quote>
each place it appears and inserting <quote>less than</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2FE70501D464DE396A68400807E4600"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after <quote>age</quote> the
last place it appears the following: <quote>, or is less than a higher maximum
age if the State where the center is located has an applicable State or local
law (including a regulation) that permits such higher maximum age in compliance
with licensure requirements for child-and youth-serving facilities</quote>;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C2959EAB84346EA8473086EBB5659D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by striking
<quote>age;</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4D656AB33840446DB440069335C30D96" style="OLC">
<text>age and
either—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id908713A1446B422BA3C17FC2A9919012"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">less than 22 years of age; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50AED19F05C94FF685BBCEAD6494244B"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than 22 years of age, as of the
expiration of the maximum period of stay permitted under section 322(a)(2) if
such individual commences such stay before reaching 22 years of
age;</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41984B13498B4A33A2032402E13AD9B2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Runaway youth</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 387 of the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5732a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3b920ba78cd64043bea28a3d1d43c158"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6),
and (7) as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbcfcf320aad948f4ad713b8df70ce04a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (3) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01FC9F08F0734B2480F2B664A59438D1" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1da3daa9d1ea49f792ec443bd9105381"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Runaway youth</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>runaway</term>, used with
respect to a youth, means an individual who is less than 18 years of age and
who absents himself or herself from home or a place of legal residence without
the permission of a parent or legal
guardian.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID215b63d6f68d421184aaea4e1daf542e" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2113.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 388(a)
of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5751(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc6b0bac9383242cdb6eb1e7ad604555c"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5992753AF44B45A4BE7C68EC05BC6331"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>is authorized</quote>
and inserting <quote>are authorized</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc27de159441845aabf588d172624681b"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>part E) $105,000,000 for
fiscal year 2004</quote> and inserting <quote>section 345 and parts E and F)
$150,000,000 for fiscal year 2009</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0801fc0c6fe24d2f8ea0600d849d0cef"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>2005, 2006, 2007, and
2008</quote> and inserting <quote>2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCAFB50D876C34660BB6984DE16C2FAC7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1A077E172BF34A7CAD5A61FFCC0BB060"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>In</quote> and inserting
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D08CB65FBFE44BF9832DC00C55DA8D3" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6FD96236D5FD44739D31E42BE771B012"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEE8A8C336D9C49A1AF6A081C4CFB6BF7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>(other than section
345)</quote> before the period; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCF1D83A1F1C94B05BC3179F8634447B6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7DC2C95E816D42819085147DCD8F0BF4" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBAACBB3FAF264B4BB3F90E8845397385"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Periodic estimate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out section 345 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2009,
2010, 2011, 2012, and
2013.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7e73fa3ab4634b2fa618464e12df213f"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0AF8B017B0534E069926C409CC2AFEE2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>is authorized</quote>
and inserting <quote>are authorized</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id459F27C092624C47AAE4D75CEC1A7DBA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>such sums as may be
necessary for fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008</quote> and
inserting <quote>$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 and such sums as may be
necessary for fiscal years 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6FE561808F204A12B446E1A2E2D045F3"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA1EB5E02721D4C8492AEFEFACB46D790" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF5C662E7A5514C9AA0BB7F64D930711C"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part F</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out part F $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 and such sums as may be
necessary for fiscal years 2010, 2011, 2012, and
2013.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id228393EFFBC147748951EB55808129A3" level-type="subsequent"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes
Act of 2007</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E604D3A995A4E34BBD075D93716F8CB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote>Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6F89523EBF0C48F5991C8A37BBCB04E0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that all
authorities with jurisdiction, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation
and other entities within the Department of Justice, should—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96C00C01F0AA43219F76CDF38F2E9635"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">expeditiously investigate unsolved civil
rights murders, due to the amount of time that has passed since the murders and
the age of potential witnesses; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6360682428C46F3A68653B9FB1EF82"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide all the resources necessary to
ensure timely and thorough investigations in the cases involved.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8CCBF69F6964E5A8764059F5034AF12" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deputy Chief of the Criminal Section of the
Civil Rights Division</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB7304233D114537B7122374A100A886"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall designate a
Deputy Chief in the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division of the
Department of Justice (in this subtitle referred to as the <quote>Deputy
Chief</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4709AC830854438FB69BE3AB95F4B3B4"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Responsibility</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD7CBF4CF3800493285D2A430B445001E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Deputy Chief shall be responsible for
coordinating the investigation and prosecution of violations of criminal civil
rights statutes that occurred not later than December 31, 1969, and resulted in
a death.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D267F20053D40F900F82F19188B9BD8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In investigating a complaint under
paragraph (1), the Deputy Chief may coordinate investigative activities with
State and local law enforcement officials.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4287979A51E04AA3836657A599CC8AD"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study and Report</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBEEF8787B97F4B3F9F30871121CCA000"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall annually conduct
a study of the cases under the jurisdiction of the Deputy Chief or under the
jurisdiction of the Supervisory Special Agent and, in conducting the study,
shall determine—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E7DA525FB6C49B19000EB9600317124"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of open investigations within
the Department of Justice for violations of criminal civil rights statutes that
occurred not later than December 31, 1969;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB17ADAD1DBED4FB5B3A57DD5F0FC91C6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of new cases opened pursuant to
this subtitle since the most recent study conducted under this
paragraph;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H09334DDA7A7E4205A65683DBE0AB3054"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of unsealed Federal cases
charged within the study period, including the case names, the jurisdiction in
which the charges were brought, and the date the charges were filed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0FF98B11628B47E4B62FDD6C1F17A2D6"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of cases referred by the
Department of Justice to a State or local law enforcement agency or prosecutor
within the study period, the number of such cases that resulted in State
charges being filed, the jurisdiction in which such charges were filed, the
date the charges were filed, and if a jurisdiction declines to prosecute or
participate in an investigation of a case so referred, the fact it did
so;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8768E215CE0475DB77012B0D98DF523"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of cases within the study period
that were closed without Federal prosecution, the case names of unsealed
Federal cases, the dates the cases were closed, and the relevant Federal
statutes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H394EFDAEC4764ED5AC93B28B9C009C46"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of attorneys who worked, in
whole or in part, on any case described in subsection (b)(1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69392A0343A5451FA6EDF822F6EF1179"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the applications submitted for grants under
section 2205, the award of such grants, and the purposes for which the grant
amount were expended.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H349A1BE0E3704A2EB8E1E28B9CD37F7E"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, and every 12 months thereafter, the Attorney General
shall prepare and submit to Congress a report containing the results of the
study conducted under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D7BA0A6C2BC47A08CBF6A66EA3949D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Supervisory Special Agent in the Civil
Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4710488AA0B348E0B89D7868B9008592"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall designate a
Supervisory Special Agent in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation of the Department of Justice (in this subtitle referred to as the
<quote>Supervisory Special Agent</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC65E2020B9F94CC1BA413C26452661F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Responsibility</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H935EC0B294BC4E3FAA50A011580710E6"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Supervisory Special Agent shall be
responsible for investigating violations of criminal civil rights statutes that
occurred not later than December 31, 1969, and resulted in a death.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFDDF88372DBA462B9EEC916DAE721EC1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In investigating a complaint under
paragraph (1), the Supervisory Special Agent may coordinate the investigative
activities with State and local law enforcement officials.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC94A306E995641979F906BD79953D9A3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2205.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants to State and local law
enforcement</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDE1346B7142401D00B34000CD53F706"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General may make grants to
State or local law enforcement agencies for expenses associated with the
investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses, involving civil rights,
that occurred not later than December 31, 1969, and resulted in a death.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31098D881572410C8B8205D9BC45CC4"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through
2017 to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62ABB2D3C5C647ADB27C1D47A0F4D04E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2206.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD9B8A3AD578449D8D560368EFE05D"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated, in
addition to any other amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated for this
purpose, to the Attorney General $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008
through 2017 for investigating and prosecuting violations of criminal civil
rights statutes that occurred not later than December 31, 1969, and resulted in
a death. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall be allocated by
the Attorney General to the Deputy Chief and the Supervisory Special Agent in
order to advance the purposes set forth in this subtitle.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA3D6D14FA8734722BB9B1F58A1FFB3B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Community Relations Service of the
Department of Justice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
addition to any amounts authorized to be appropriated under title XI of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CRA64">Civil Rights Act of 1964</act-name>
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2000h">42 U.S.C. 2000h et
seq.</external-xref>), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Community
Relations Service of the Department of Justice $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2008
and each subsequent fiscal year, to enable the Community Relations Service (in
carrying out the functions described in title X of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2000g">42 U.S.C. 2000g et
seq.</external-xref>)) to provide technical assistance by bringing together law
enforcement agencies and communities in the investigation of violations of
criminal civil rights statutes, in cases described in section 2204(b).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB2474521D4554BF99CE9462C0554159F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2207.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of criminal civil rights
statutes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle, the
term <term>criminal civil rights statutes</term> means—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC879235C2B004CA193277B15BF4777CD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 241 of title 18, United States Code
(relating to conspiracy against rights);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21DE1C13E73F4B50BAF13F0066EB5B3E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 242 of title 18, United States Code
(relating to deprivation of rights under color of law);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA08E78E2B3DC400AA1CC57A68B3B6838"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 245 of title 18, United States Code
(relating to federally protected activities);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H622974A098304220B29BDDD3EB7F83C5"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sections 1581 and 1584 of title 18, United
States Code (relating to involuntary servitude and peonage);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H38F8F327FF874AD5B6B551726845B5A0"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 901 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FHA">Fair Housing Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3631">42 U.S.C. 3631</external-xref>);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE95E09CF92EC48278000C7F43B3BCB2B"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other Federal law that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0B5B8ED92AC4FFC8C9327FA3D7EA69"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was in effect on or before December 31,
1969; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA9CAB667F6E4A509724ECD5D8573E84"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights
Division of the Department of Justice enforced, before the date of enactment of
this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1363E4E7021E48F2BE9B89F21529B580" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2208.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sunset</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Sections 2202 through 2206 of this subtitle
shall cease to have force or effect at the end of fiscal year 2017.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8EF47EDD08F4567B77D3B782051511C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2209.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority of Inspectors
General</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title XXXVII of the
Crime Control Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5779">42 U.S.C. 5779 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2D34A9860624AD1A66202781E7DE79E" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8EFB2997B4224D6F95462392FB44547C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3703.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority of Inspectors General</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H92D695DB19434F539E072F6000E439DE"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An Inspector General appointed under
section 3 or 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) may
authorize staff to assist the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A0F1F0D38B847B5B0BAEE376F7971C4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by conducting reviews of inactive case
files to develop recommendations for further investigations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27BD7B38F27147448EB778C84FE1DBAB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by engaging in similar activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACB685D5791F429285EEF8C795D53D2C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA3BE884D3F4143ECA71E5206002E2589"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An Inspector General may not permit staff
to engage in activities described in subsection (a) if such activities will
interfere with the duties of the Inspector General under the Inspector General
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF19042B310E841C5BD99E471B9A7286F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No additional funds are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id32FADFD9B61F4189B01FB8A086F886DE" level-type="subsequent"><enum>C</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime
Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdec1e9ac40f44604bf549abedebe3fba" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2301.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote>Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and
Improvement Act of 2008</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81cbf039-2bc8-4d8b-9a9c-eacc367ff10c" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2302.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id529655cb-7d13-4def-a168-055fc4091c39"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Communities nationwide are struggling to
respond to the high numbers of people with mental illnesses involved at all
points in the criminal justice system.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddcaf8cc8-3919-4a7e-8f10-89f412fcd0f4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A 1999 study by the Department of Justice
estimated that 16 percent of people incarcerated in prisons and jails in the
United States, which is more than 300,000 people, suffer from mental
illnesses.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5b67c5d5-a43e-476c-8632-af9950b85db0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Los Angeles County Jail and New York’s
Rikers Island jail complex hold more people with mental illnesses than the
largest psychiatric inpatient facilities in the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9e9e00bf-2b35-41fb-bdae-9699b0b2be67"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State prisoners with a mental health
problem are twice as likely as those without a mental health problem to have
been homeless in the year before their arrest.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd52f0ef4-ea4e-4648-849a-7f85d247b330" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2303.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reauthorization of the Adult and Juvenile
Collaboration Program Grants</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f535e8c-4bb5-48dc-8040-bdafefaa68e0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations through
2014</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2991(h) of title
I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3793aa(h)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddbdd657e-1cbd-47dd-b6cc-d4720eb1d71b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking at the end
<quote>and</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8f226425-85f2-4347-bb8f-7210e72046f7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>for
fiscal years 2006 through 2009.</quote> and inserting <quote>for each of the
fiscal years 2006 and 2007; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11e02c2e-da3b-4c89-bae8-b8f10314fea0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id817bb4c1-5aa5-47aa-9d60-c8c2afdc6aa3" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idabdc835d-c504-4840-a107-97b67587bd3d"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$75,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2009 through
2014.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65d2ac37-7ea7-4831-b43e-3d18e4481c24"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation of funding for administrative
purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2991(h) of
such title is further amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddf625e28-2afa-43df-bd46-f00c88ec8f0e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and
(3) (as added by subsection (a)(3)) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C),
respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e01b4c2-3827-47fc-9a3e-a045dce57f2a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>There are
authorized</quote> and inserting <quote>(1)
<header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">In
general</header-in-text>.—There are authorized</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac84d28b-9932-4e34-abbb-ffc00e57c6ef"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id831a793f-de8a-482d-b9e2-2fdfbad5eb0c" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f7484d7-447d-4ddc-a690-0dad43812ded" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation of funding for administrative
purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2009
and each subsequent fiscal year, of the amounts authorized under paragraph (1)
for such fiscal year, the Attorney General may obligate not more than 3 percent
for the administrative expenses of the Attorney General in carrying out this
section for such fiscal
year.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46ebf7ee-3b67-44b3-886e-a8f197daf375"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional applications receiving
priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (c) of
such section is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7a19a47b-546f-4211-a8ed-5d1f5937521a" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbea5e107-7a92-4916-a840-130ccca9244d"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General, in awarding funds
under this section, shall give priority to applications that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id271382f6-313c-4187-8a4c-21af4edaa851"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote effective strategies by law
enforcement to identify and to reduce risk of harm to mentally ill offenders
and public safety;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idff02e983-ee9f-49cb-9754-3c4d3d09db2f"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote effective strategies for
identification and treatment of female mentally ill offenders; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6f870fb1-8da3-4f3e-ba36-6b267e6dc414"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id9c602b28-a96e-47ab-911a-955aeaf6849b"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrate the strongest commitment to
ensuring that such funds are used to promote both public health and public
safety;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd3611894-bdd1-4061-a335-e71ab091d81c" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrate the active participation of
each co-applicant in the administration of the collaboration program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddaad81e9-db2e-47d3-8a84-745a07b87332" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">document, in the case of an application for
a grant to be used in whole or in part to fund treatment services for adults or
juveniles during periods of incarceration or detention, that treatment programs
will be available to provide transition and reentry services for such
individuals; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06deb4c7-d552-40e8-86b6-6b00abb52e55" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have the support of both the Attorney
General and the
Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb1febe5e-bb5a-4876-9dd6-c008d3c199a4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2304.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Law enforcement response to mentally ill
offenders improvement grants</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id251076cb-7039-4205-87ee-16c3d75ca7db"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part HH of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa) is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb79aa569-f21e-44a1-82ff-d14022fc4725" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id644f0e37-33b2-47f6-98f2-20709e7708cf" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2992.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Law enforcement response to mentally ill
offenders improvement grants</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1602d7dc-b62f-4e12-a35e-35111f10c641"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General is authorized to make
grants to States, units of local government, Indian tribes, and tribal
organizations for the following purposes:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70c28582-9607-48a1-b012-c1e9d5564bf3"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To provide for programs that offer law
enforcement personnel specialized and comprehensive training in procedures to
identify and respond appropriately to incidents in which the unique needs of
individuals with mental illnesses are involved.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID57639d917adf4322a42b35706fcdb220"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Receiving centers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To provide for the development of
specialized receiving centers to assess individuals in the custody of law
enforcement personnel for suicide risk and mental health and substance abuse
treatment needs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8c8f5a83-90e9-4fa0-aaee-4a585c593782"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improved technology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To provide for computerized information
systems (or to improve existing systems) to provide timely information to law
enforcement personnel and criminal justice system personnel to improve the
response of such respective personnel to mentally ill offenders.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40a07bbf-6786-41de-8a52-7bfa5471d3a7"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperative programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To provide for the establishment and
expansion of cooperative efforts by criminal and juvenile justice agencies and
mental health agencies to promote public safety through the use of effective
intervention with respect to mentally ill offenders.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9a758699-3c5e-488c-80d1-3188d8b908f2"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Campus security personnel
training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To provide for
programs that offer campus security personnel training in procedures to
identify and respond appropriately to incidents in which the unique needs of
individuals with mental illnesses are involved.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f6cb42a-2446-4f17-a2ee-7e89efb310cf"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">BJA training models</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of subsection (a)(1), the
Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance shall develop training models for
training law enforcement personnel in procedures to identify and respond
appropriately to incidents in which the unique needs of individuals with mental
illnesses are involved, including suicide prevention.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide7cc5374-f937-470a-8ede-91997a9ac033"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Matching
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of
funds for a program funded by a grant received under this section may not
exceed 75 percent of the costs of the program unless the Attorney General
waives, wholly or in part, such funding limitation. The non-Federal share of
payments made for such a program may be made in cash or in-kind fairly
evaluated, including planned equipment or services.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc618db45-43ec-417f-9239-bd6f54b912aa"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Justice to carry out this
section $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through
2014.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3643f986-b926-4e3a-9def-a8aafacdcfab"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such part is further amended by amending
the part heading to read as follows: <quote><header-in-text level="part" style="OLC">Grants to improve treatment of offenders with mental
illnesses</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id719f4acc-1579-454d-a889-0405752515b2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2305.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improving the mental health courts grant
program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14c39c5e-7373-43f3-8c9a-3eabd4ce8c33"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reauthorization of the mental health courts
grant program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
1001(a)(20) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(20)) is amended by striking <quote>fiscal years 2001
through 2004</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2009 through
2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida8f95bfc-38a5-4c5f-8499-97877338df68"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional grant uses
authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2201 of
such title (42 U.S.C. 3796ii) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11fe2a03-433a-4205-baf6-9ee27d72eb4f"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77c1eab9-9066-4876-88a0-8df7169e2105"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17069664-35b8-4ce5-82e9-551f93e03977"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd9f4fa4c-37d1-41cc-9cfb-73b58962bf17" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4a9b5fdf-c7d1-47da-bdf8-c0a283a4677e"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pretrial services and related treatment
programs for offenders with mental illnesses; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87e179ff-fe67-47a2-b600-2e1533cc5832"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing, implementing, or expanding
programs that are alternatives to incarceration for offenders with mental
illnesses.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6950b603-8e10-4a40-8d35-5f144d534a86" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2306.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Examination and report on prevalence of
mentally ill offenders</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb2baac32cde349c3a1583079ecd54650"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0FE508D175FD45AE805EF589696F2C80"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall examine and
report on mental illness and the criminal justice system.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB103B30079FD4EC292749F4A5A3DCB48"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Scope</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress encourages the Attorney General to
specifically examine the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcdd911418068411a8dfaaa0d79015bb8"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Populations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The rate of occurrence of serious mental
illnesses in each of the following populations:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2e7dd83465f84de2871c81f1720aab3c"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Individuals, including juveniles, on
probation.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID86535dc9b65e4470a896fded94c1ffc4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Individuals, including juveniles,
incarcerated in a jail.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID99deb6596c424a4c8352b8a6465319bb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Individuals, including juveniles,
incarcerated in a prison.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0a1a1ed2810a4187853d8f122722d147"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Individuals, including juveniles, on
parole.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05efa116e8d24a2c8f3f05169af4ab8e"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The percentage of individuals in each
population described in subparagraph (A) who have—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCD2D7596498644C3937899FA023B61CD"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a serious mental illness; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1AABA59ACDFF48509072E34C514B033D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">received disability benefits under title II
or title XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. and 1381 et
seq.).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5235ebbc-eae4-4f81-9c48-d4b3f95199fb"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 36 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress the
report described in subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59577D86B5744F5BBA6DB00F437B2C37"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB944DAA8629B43A19AC8EB31662909A0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>serious mental
illness</term> means that an individual has, or at any time during the 1-year
period ending on the date of enactment of this Act had, a covered mental,
behavioral, or emotional disorder; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7A0D4D668B0A427ABECA717F4AD9AC10"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>covered mental, behavioral,
or emotional disorder</term>—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBFFDAC8382124DB780AD66FB48BE2F68"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">means a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or
emotional disorder of sufficient duration to meet diagnostic criteria specified
within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth
Edition, or the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision,
Clinical Modification equivalent of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBE985C7EDF4E4977B32E6A9444AFA880"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not include a disorder that has a V
code within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth
Edition, a substance use disorder, or a developmental disorder, unless that
disorder cooccurs with another disorder described in subparagraph (A) and
causes functional impairment which substantially interferes with or limits 1 or
more major life activities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2cf3fefb-f1f5-4624-875a-d97a6cf49f11"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for
2009.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id3F27083C52A645079336DE3B75628E4D" level-type="subsequent"><enum>D</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act
of 2007</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1C7FA7C3672F4C3BA55620E4D6091CDA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7401.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote>Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H374B16F86010479E80BE5F4FF8B879A5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7402.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF9FE17C31A646958D4C58D010D65554"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Child pornography is estimated to be a
multibillion dollar industry of global proportions, facilitated by the growth
of the Internet.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F25E55AAD6A4BBDBC02AFD849D64FC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data has shown that 83 percent of child
pornography possessors had images of children younger than 12 years old, 39
percent had images of children younger than 6 years old, and 19 percent had
images of children younger than 3 years old.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07606D384FA642AE956556DF66854207"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Child pornography is a permanent record of
a child’s abuse and the distribution of child pornography images revictimizes
the child each time the image is viewed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8BAE65EB39244673AD00197D9943CE00"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Child pornography is readily available
through virtually every Internet technology, including Web sites, email,
instant messaging, Internet Relay Chat, newsgroups, bulletin boards, and
peer-to-peer.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB234617BCA7C434F9500792FFEBFAA5"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The technological ease, lack of expense,
and anonymity in obtaining and distributing child pornography over the Internet
has resulted in an explosion in the multijurisdictional distribution of child
pornography.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H168EEE6B37914072B5F746848171CCC6"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Internet is well recognized as a method
of distributing goods and services across State lines.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD1C1F2FBC4E4383B4F828FDFBC79FAF"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The transmission of child pornography using
the Internet constitutes transportation in interstate commerce.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75159F5551FC455CB254CD08EDF27C73" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7403.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clarifying ban of child
pornography</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6A83FD05BDC348EE92D330FECE3D87F9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 110 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF0EC21A678EF487AAC702ED7556D09BE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 2251—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31B11D2E16ED47499157D51643E43EC9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in each of subsections (a), (b), and (d),
by inserting <quote>using any means or facility of interstate or foreign
commerce or</quote> after <quote>be transported</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD74D4720C9874030BC9F1C123D6E2C2F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in each of subsections (a) and (b), by
inserting <quote>using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce
or</quote> after <quote>been transported</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA72AA312CA0444E38AB062A46FAE4275"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), by striking
<quote>computer</quote> each place that term appears and inserting <quote>using
any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11421D7963E34B59911320BA93D6FB8E"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d), by inserting
<quote>using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or</quote>
after <quote>is transported</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf6b693b74dd9442f93e2381a22b737ff"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 2251A(c), by inserting
<quote>using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or</quote>
after <quote>or transported</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDeca493bb50c540d2a07bae319bf75d8b"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 2252(a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52F06FB1DEA9430FB84D5CFE0E1C1B36"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>using
any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or</quote> after
<quote>ships</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6EFC8B792429412C9ABC1F870A7A364C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20884AE7176048D38473F4E3E4389D5D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>using any means or
facility of interstate or foreign commerce or</quote> after <quote>distributes,
any visual depiction</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7CE30F914C1646CA8531A80822DF3C4D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>using any means or
facility of interstate or foreign commerce or</quote> after <quote>depiction
for distribution</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF839736B3874459E8CFD0DE81B055C49"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0EAAFFC72BA04189A983BA7DC69C0E32"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>using any means or
facility of interstate or foreign commerce</quote> after <quote>so shipped or
transported</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1134E5465C5649FB874DC0556EEFB161"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>by any means,</quote>;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8268E045EB0B401B8917AACD72A614FE"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by inserting <quote>using
any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or</quote> after
<quote>has been shipped or transported</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd10705f75c96432f9a4e7c844469705b"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 2252A(a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id266EAD79E43E4B42BA2FB1053CCBFE51"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>using
any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or</quote> after
<quote>ships</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb61e2418f3ba48ebab3fed21e312f802"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>using
any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce</quote> after
<quote>mailed, or</quote> each place it appears;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC139894900064FD98DCD6B2386627C92"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>using
any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or</quote> after
<quote>mails, or</quote> each place it appears;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80299B0DE1DE40039787788EB34E2D9D"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in each of paragraphs (4) and (5), by
inserting <quote>using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce
or</quote> after <quote>has been mailed, or shipped or transported</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF4C5AAA07FD84B27AC8D17E321D0ABB4"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6), by inserting <quote>using
any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or</quote> after
<quote>has been mailed, shipped, or transported</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9F8BC07DD56343C9A9DA76F4879084CD"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Affecting interstate commerce</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 110 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended in each of sections 2251, 2251A, 2252, and 2252A, by striking
<quote>in interstate</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>in or
affecting interstate</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6ebb9de40f404161bdc90e91af8808e0"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain activities relating to material
involving the sexual exploitation of minors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2252(a)(3)(B) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>, shipped, or transported using any
means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce</quote> after <quote>that
has been mailed</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5c0896a10cf04ec481f8fd5a15abc8d8"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain activities relating to material
constituting or containing child pornography</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2252A(a)(6)(C) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking <quote>or by transmitting</quote> and all
that follows through <quote>by computer,</quote> and inserting <quote>or any
means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce,</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idAE83AE15D96E4EF9842A499970F077C2" level-type="subsequent"><enum>E</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of
Child Pornography Act of 2007</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9005AD9EDFED4C53A49764078A001F95" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2501.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote>Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of
2007</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E92930770A046D7A4E806BB61F4E93" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2502.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Money laundering predicate</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/1956">Section
1956(c)(7)(D)</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting <quote>section 2252A (relating to child pornography) where the child
pornography contains a visual depiction of an actual minor engaging in sexually
explicit conduct, section 2260 (production of certain child pornography for
importation into the United States),</quote> before <quote>section
2280</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E653E6E73B440828888F8A9ADDD8E4F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2503.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Knowingly accessing child pornography with
the intent to view child pornography</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB730089D7E8048A49BE3CFC05715B1E9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Materials involving sexual exploitation of
minors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2252">Section 2252(a)(4)</external-xref>
of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9650FE6E012644E58200E59D7ECD6C2D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>,
or knowingly accesses with intent to view,</quote> after
<quote>possesses</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40D17FE8EBC8493DB0DF00CC09FF1992"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>,
or knowingly accesses with intent to view,</quote> after
<quote>possesses</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC3AF12706CA64364AF0D04E606977E56"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Materials constituting or containing child
pornography</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2252">Section 2252A(a)(5)</external-xref>
of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18F52F39A9B4430183AF0868C5F2B2E5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>,
or knowingly accesses with intent to view,</quote> after
<quote>possesses</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC9837FF6E52945B2B8A0AFEF1736134B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>,
or knowingly accesses with intent to view,</quote> after
<quote>possesses</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idD5A4FB791581482DBD0322C18CE83927" level-type="subsequent"><enum>F</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Drug Endangered Children Act of
2007</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48D4E711F80E4915AADA6385BC848430" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2601.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote>Drug Endangered Children Act of 2007</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0CC5525A2D8410CB93605AF44036475" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2602.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Drug-endangered children grant program
extended</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 755(c) of the
USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3797cc-2">42 U.S.C.
3797cc–2(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>fiscal years 2006
and 2007</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2008 and
2009</quote>.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idA1BAD0EAC6354F739CE16EA47083283B" level-type="subsequent"><enum>G</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812
Bicentennial Commission Act</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5492438575FA4992844CBDF9A679BA85" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2701.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote>Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission
Act</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF7A124D6240B4437B089865634EAC0EB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2702.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812
Bicentennial Commission</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB641D1D2F22845789053683562DB5605"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7F547C434FF54EF6A9F17F2581D66272"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the War of 1812 served as a crucial test
for the United States Constitution and the newly established democratic
Government;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA11E80DF40544C39AEEB2104D26AF910"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vast regions of the new multiparty
democracy, including the Chesapeake Bay, the Gulf of Mexico and the Niagara
Frontier, were affected by the War of 1812 including the States of Alabama,
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, New
Jersey, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West
Virginia, and the District of Columbia;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd56c889c554b4820933e8f729eefa873"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the British occupation of American
territory along the Great Lakes and in other regions, the burning of
Washington, DC, the American victories at Fort McHenry, New Orleans, and
Plattsburgh, among other battles, had far reaching effects on American
society;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2454975CD133486DB1AB7CE2A24AE8D7"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at the Battle of Baltimore, Francis Scott
Key wrote the poem that celebrated the flag and later was titled <quote>the
Star-Spangled Banner</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAA9A54CBC2864E49965894B88AE1A54F"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the poem led to the establishment of the
flag as an American icon and became the words of the national anthem of the
United States in 1932; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA4C00E74B4014466BD9D848F1F86EB8E"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">it is in the national interest to provide
for appropriate commemorative activities to maximize public understanding of
the meaning of the War of 1812 in the history of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2098C98C84B4412F9158368E9F1D0472"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of this section are to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB8D5211DE08E417DADDB7EFC3EE4102E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish the Star-Spangled Banner and War
of 1812 Commemoration Commission;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE210C6EBC23D4D5B9140DFC11A483CEE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure a suitable national observance of
the War of 1812 by complementing, cooperating with, and providing assistance to
the programs and activities of the various States involved in the
commemoration;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4BD2AD88D18549BB96583DB743540B05"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encourage War of 1812 observances that
provide an excellent visitor experience and beneficial interaction between
visitors and the natural and cultural resources of the various War of 1812
sites;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA649B660B70A4303AC3C4FFFACAD9EDD"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate international involvement in the
War of 1812 observances;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8EBB737B096D4623BA0E56913BBAA8B5"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support and facilitate marketing efforts
for a commemorative coin, stamp, and related activities for the War of 1812
observances; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE59EBCBA293E4087AB853BF2EDFD2490"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote the protection of War of 1812
resources and assist in the appropriate development of heritage tourism and
economic benefits to the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID62ABB0C80E194BD0B8C34AC791E407D0"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6913887871A44DD799377E60CA7BA829"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commemoration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>commemoration</term> means
the commemoration of the War of 1812.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA5A305B498E3421CAF1ED392E82B73A5"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Commission</term> means the
Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission established in
subsection (d)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBCF47F794D004C66AD5C319B2F62C3A6"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualified citizen</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>qualified citizen</term>
means a citizen of the United States with an interest in, support for, and
expertise appropriate to the commemoration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF06A15FACEBB4E719C4BC96E681AEFE8"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the
Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID46578574BBC548089587239461DCBCE1"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>States</term>—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD44051F1E0894F58A05132B2CB382C88"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">means the States of Alabama, Kentucky,
Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Vermont, Virginia, New York, Maine, Michigan, and
Ohio; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDACB4776BAA5849BFBAFB48BE7676108D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes agencies and entities of each
State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID01D33ED439B744ACB068C6BA5196FC84"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812
Commemoration Commission</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID859DB9A8ECAB4426BC737A7F26C516ED"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established a commission to be
known as the <quote>Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial
Commission</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2190FE73CC9D458CB4761EC064E5D373"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA7AB0B8D0E3149FD8FB2AD7ADD5527FF"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall be composed of 22
members, of whom—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC61282FAC6D64A50ACC090D88F29B931"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">11 members shall be qualified citizens
appointed by the Secretary after consideration of nominations submitted by the
Governors of Alabama, Kentucky, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan,
New York, Ohio, Vermont, and Virginia;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33545600231842A4B911F9080F87249D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">3 members shall be qualified citizens
appointed by the Secretary after consideration of nominations submitted by the
Mayors of the District of Columbia, the City of Baltimore, and the City of New
Orleans;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC07732BAB4244CA6A8C546D1CD72420D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 members shall be employees of the
National Park Service, of whom—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB4E906617A5346BEBB832FBA6FFC9E20"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 shall be the Director of the National
Park Service (or a designee); and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF5D6A2219CD24BF5BDAF77AB528944E7"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 shall be an employee of the National Park
Service having experience relevant to the commemoration;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7248a1cb1ed84557984b1c85857c0a95"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">4 members shall be qualified citizens
appointed by the Secretary with consideration of recommendations—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID23b191638ad346afa2dfe617d273f29b"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 of which are submitted by the majority
leader of the Senate;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7e8a4ab936d844d8818c9ea3be8e53c4"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 of which are submitted by the minority
leader of the Senate;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID801382ee78bf4731b8cc809de6235eda"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 of which are submitted by the majority
leader of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDecd1422beef84dccbde604c3e9dca997"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 of which are submitted by the minority
leader of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6A233CC8A5634C94A3F1EAAC559FDA54"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 members shall be appointed by the
Secretary from among individuals with expertise in the history of the War of
1812.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID841FBF1F080D49ADA69FAE97A166D9C4"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Date of appointments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The appointment of a member of the
Commission shall be made not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3D52D9E48D4640FD89C6F5EE17642FB2"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Term; Vacancies</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID946216E7BE304A799EE0609EB14A85F6"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member shall be appointed for the life of
the Commission.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE5A4D3B897214D2FB6663F12B99AA49C"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vacancies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A vacancy on the Commission—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCD7575C6EE4844DB940981433B44D407"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not affect the powers of the
Commission; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04D993FE9339468B9878B6E6C91581B4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment was made.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0C92873FD100470FA68FC9778E5B3CE2"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Voting</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDFD934F67D204948B2901DDC1BAFC6AF"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall act only on an
affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Commission.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB174ADF3B582408C93F3B03ABC416581"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Quorum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A majority of the members of the Commission
shall constitute a quorum.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAD90037E5A1047FE89D4B86FD19024DC"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chairperson and Vice Chairperson</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6027E39FFEA448B395A0B4810F0E0FA0"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Selection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall select a chairperson
and a vice chairperson from among the members of the Commission.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0FB5FE1C849A42C9BEEA46728DEDC1CA"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Absence of chairperson</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The vice chairperson shall act as
chairperson in the absence of the chairperson.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDEB26A4366094208AF378D1215A4074D"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initial Meeting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date on
which all members of the Commission have been appointed and funds have been
provided, the Commission shall hold the initial meeting of the
Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID652D169B4FC1493EBD9D67F613DE1B24"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less than twice a year, the Commission
shall meet at the call of the chairperson or a majority of the members of the
Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1cc08f627f32475483599babf9dc28a6"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any member who fails to attend 3 successive
meetings of the Commission or who otherwise fails to participate substantively
in the work of the Commission may be removed by the Secretary and the vacancy
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made.
Members serve at the discretion of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF357BD6DA2C64FC19E16640A9552FF04"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6DA3E6B22757496EA3B2D75412F8DA82"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2334FA820514482C9F2590850162A919"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">plan, encourage, develop, execute, and
coordinate programs, observances, and activities commemorating the historic
events that preceded and are associated with the War of 1812;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID084B5FCEB8EA445BB62A34A3C517FBE0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate the commemoration throughout the
United States and internationally;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFCD441D9BDC94384BF4AABF42063AC6B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate the activities of the Commission
with State commemoration commissions, the National Park Service, the Department
of Defense, and other appropriate Federal agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB1DF34D39E82400D95134E1489B048E0"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encourage civic, patriotic, historical,
educational, religious, economic, tourism, and other organizations throughout
the United States to organize and participate in the commemoration to expand
the understanding and appreciation of the significance of the War of
1812;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAD2BD3F835F6412B8F42340CF04532BA"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide technical assistance to States,
localities, units of the National Park System, and nonprofit organizations to
further the commemoration and commemorative events;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB2C22C304BEC4AB69D021FCBCE9ACB87"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate and facilitate scholarly
research on, publication about, and interpretation of the people and events
associated with the War of 1812;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9F2A89713E46474EBF2CD5019FF3B35E"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">design, develop, and provide for the
maintenance of an exhibit that will travel throughout the United States during
the commemoration period to interpret events of the War of 1812 for the
educational benefit of the citizens of the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7628988E57BB4A4994082107CEE6E46E"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that War of 1812 commemorations
provide a lasting legacy and long-term public benefit leading to protection of
the natural and cultural resources associated with the War of 1812; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2C68277959A34229925599B4A314CA29"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">examine and review essential facilities and
infrastructure at War of 1812 sites and identify possible improvements that
could be made to enhance and maximize visitor experience at the sites.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD1CC46FAFCC640BCB8A8BA48B37BD2F0"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strategic Plan; Annual Performance
Plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall
prepare a strategic plan and annual performance plans for any activity carried
out by the Commission under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4C014C20DF8C4F3E8358EAFD53419656"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56AD7DA994C946CC90D0436D7330967C"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall submit to Congress an
annual report that contains a list of each gift, bequest, or devise to the
Commission with a value of more than $250, together with the identity of the
donor of each gift, bequest, or devise.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCF3B0539B90D4002B9835BE787E56AD2"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Final report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than September 30, 2015, the
Commission shall submit to the Secretary and Congress a final report that
includes—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8C4EC93558CC486A95DD3BD50D19B915"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of the activities of the
Commission;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF594FFFDF90C4066843058834E7CB6CB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a final accounting of any funds received or
expended by the Commission; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D52C52D061546D481D78E5D9EBF024C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the final disposition of any historically
significant items acquired by the Commission and other properties not
previously reported.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID83FCA4B76F2D4D18804D83B02FC29E26"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Powers</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEC02DA82DBA640F595BEE4617BA4DE37"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission may—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE28EC6B85134844BECD89F789A7F8F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">solicit, accept, use, and dispose of gifts
or donations of money, services, and real and personal property related to the
commemoration in accordance with Department of the Interior and National Park
Service written standards for accepting gifts from outside sources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID915EC19D12894C03B1887AF603BB4279"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appoint such advisory committees as the
Commission determines to be necessary to carry out this section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC6BDBEF0355948B49FE1E9F2A65AA934"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">authorize any member or employee of the
Commission to take any action the Commission is authorized to take under this
section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1D65C13D99114F9FB6F481CF161D1611"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use the United States mails in the same
manner and under the same conditions as other agencies of the Federal
Government; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDFA937B2D8DC457C961C9384A056C427"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make grants to communities, nonprofit,
commemorative commissions or organizations, and research and scholarly
organizations to develop programs and products to assist in researching,
publishing, marketing, and distributing information relating to the
commemoration.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID751DF481C4834E499AEBF52282959FC1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Legal Agreements</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5BC484B1E3AF48289DFE6401FED8A6A9"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the
Commission may—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE272844B9114B4A914BBBE43D646242"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">procure supplies, services, and property;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFBB82DE5F0E044D1B4E5FAEB3B65DCFB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make or enter into contracts, leases, or
other legal agreements.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB147FF225286408C8366F2D09569A89B"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Length</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any contract, lease, or other legal
agreement made or entered into by the Commission shall not extend beyond the
date of termination of the Commission.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB23FB3C7A6C74628B88A4B623DF93154"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information From Federal Agencies</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC5B2E2103B2C456FB729722F021EB077"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission may secure directly from a
Federal agency such information as the Commission considers necessary to carry
out this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4EDA18E580C149709643361DB9F43220"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision of information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On request of the Chairperson of the
Commission, the head of the agency shall provide the information to the
Commission in accordance with applicable laws.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9BBE5BAB1DB84631AAB6889D0CD84AD6"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">FACA nonapplicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe89010b218fc496fa92dfd7dac94871a"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No effect on authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section supersedes the
authority of the States or the National Park Service concerning the
commemoration.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF766487C3DC243CA829A96244243972F"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Personnel matters</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5532B14FA5B3493CA15AEC3E8ED79535"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of the Commission</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3A9773976E784CA7A9078B4937EC84B1"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (3)(A), a
member of the Commission shall serve without compensation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7AA08C78E17640FCB27A4A30B9C8F380"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Travel expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the Commission shall be allowed
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized
for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5,
United States Code, while away from the home or regular place of business of
the member in the performance of the duties of the Commission.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID98ecdcaea5264ebca144647f1d30ddf7"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the Commission, who is not
otherwise a Federal employee, shall be considered a Federal employee only for
purposes of the provisions of law related to ethics, conflicts of interest,
corruption, and any other criminal or civil statute or regulation governing the
conduct of Federal employees.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0C80ECEB24F24FA0AEA1BB646ACB3F71"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Executive director and other staff</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D261511A5B248C48412EB2F86AAFC8E"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chairperson of the Commission may,
without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing
appointments in the competitive service and termination of employees (including
regulations), appoint and terminate an executive director, subject to
confirmation by the Commission, and appoint and terminate such other additional
personnel as are necessary to enable the Commission to perform the duties of
the Commission.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID98ef9429d86e4c18bfb59043ee868bba"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Executive Director and other staff
appointed under this paragraph shall be considered Federal employees under
section 2105 of title 5, United States Code, notwithstanding the requirements
of such section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBB073821A166448B8242709B3C5DD581"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Confirmation of executive
director</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employment of an
executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6CEF1B02097D470CBACC91EA11BB86D5"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID70C3695F3EF74641B349C929D44CC31F"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in clause (ii), the
Chairperson of the Commission may fix the compensation of the executive
director and other personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and
subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to
classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1CE17A97668542B68F7BC0C26976D85C"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maximum rate of pay</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The rate of basic pay for the executive
director and other personnel shall not exceed the rate payable for level V of
the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States
Code.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID712c066f57c6411bbcf9503bf2288e14"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Government employees</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6339583f1f904300ad90fb3ac281234b"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal employees</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdc1af48bbff04c5aa96971c77adfd31c"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Service on commission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the Commission who is an
officer or employee of the Federal Government shall serve without compensation
in addition to the compensation received for the services of the member as an
officer or employee of the Federal Government.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2723fe03326a47619d9e2f4f6c500b94"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detail</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the request of the Commission, the head
of any Federal agency may detail, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis,
any of the personnel of the agency to the Commission to assist the Commission
in carrying out the duties of the Commission under this section.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID543b63f40e9e4edd880f4fe48b8ed5a9"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil service status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provisions in
this subsection, Federal employees who serve on the Commission, are detailed to
the Commission, or otherwise provide services under this section, shall
continue to be Federal employees for the purpose of any law specific to Federal
employees, without interruption or loss of civil service status or
privilege.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd668bc9e51554055897dcb5dced051ac"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State employees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission may—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11015e14176347d395b8ffe9058007ae"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accept the services of personnel detailed
from States (including subdivisions of States) under subchapter VI of chapter
33 of title 5, United States Code; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID01d5702b65e34754bc75a63f5b8f16c7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reimburse States for services of detailed
personnel.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcac46021e2754a7886374f9d85833e82"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of advisory
committees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of
advisory committees appointed under subsection (f)(1)(B)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61EF7461C40A482092C5D8F19C6C1243"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not be considered employees of the
Federal Government by reason of service on the committees for the purpose of
any law specific to Federal employees, except for the purposes of chapter 11 of
title 18, United States Code, relating to conflicts of interest; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDed5f83137f3a4c64bf2040a8d6f168b8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may be paid travel expenses, including per
diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away
from the home or regular place of business of the member in the performance of
the duties of the committee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf74d5278eaeb4d3897d08083497f1bda"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Volunteer and uncompensated
services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Commission may accept and use
such voluntary and uncompensated services as the Commission determines
necessary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1df422ad2efa4845a82b9ea31c148b5c"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Support services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the National Park Service
shall provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, such administrative
support services as the Commission may request.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2003b80b0f4941e9884bc2c8bb3b8359"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procurement of temporary and intermittent
services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chairperson of
the Commission may employ experts and consultants on a temporary or
intermittent basis in accordance with section 3109(b) of title 5, United States
Code, at rates for individuals that do not exceed the daily equivalent of the
annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under
section 5316 of that title. Such personnel shall be considered Federal
employees under section 2105 of title 5, United States Code, notwithstanding
the requirements of such section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDee214840810e4271a0c93ee503125d27"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDab035ac82bfe4ab1b83a1667e6c2b6e6"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section not to exceed $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2008
through 2015.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd97eda4735944509a92d6e0f9919e5d9"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts appropriated under this subsection
for any fiscal year shall remain available until December 31, 2015.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc8f17e7b303f4ec99afea097bf8ac4a3"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination of commission</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID574ce30a72a240df9ff065d7be9eeed0"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall terminate on December
31, 2015.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1745e8a522ea4e65877268484b40b624"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer of materials</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than the date of termination, the
Commission shall transfer any documents, materials, books, manuscripts,
miscellaneous printed matter, memorabilia, relics, exhibits, and any materials
donated to the Commission that relate to the War of 1812, to Fort McHenry
National Monument and Historic Shrine.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7389e0a48f6a442ca01737ce792841d6"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disposition of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any funds held by the Commission on the
date of termination shall be deposited in the general fund of the
Treasury.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2E2CCE125F5A4B988101D0D266D5309A"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual audit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector General of the Department of
the Interior shall perform an annual audit of the Commission, shall make the
results of the audit available to the public, and shall transmit such results
to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id50784C88B06945E4B7FD38B864177E47" level-type="subsequent"><enum>H</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F92CCEF832F477DA4D30CDBA7A87EFC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2801.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the<quote>
Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology To Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our
Children Act of 2008</quote> or the <quote>PROTECT Our Children Act of
2008</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFBF783858F7D43C98BD5AEFD6DE5911C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2802.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle, the following definitions
shall apply:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE6E0BE988F15461E905CEFE0E74FB62E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Child exploitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>child exploitation</quote>
means any conduct, attempted conduct, or conspiracy to engage in conduct
involving a minor that violates section 1591, chapter 109A, chapter 110, and
chapter 117 of title 18, United States Code, or any sexual activity involving a
minor for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08F47FC7DAF743BF993585EF62E4C6CC"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Child obscenity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>child obscenity</quote>
means any visual depiction proscribed by section 1466A of title 18, United
States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H57AEDE41D3664ED5BC9C99B43FEEEF00"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>minor</quote> means any
person under the age of 18 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF8F46D65F1647AA00D2709B6FB45EBF"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sexually explicit conduct</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>sexually explicit
conduct</quote> has the meaning given such term in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2256">section
2256</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></section><part commented="no" id="HBC6754948A9F4231AA1E1BF097DE4F11" level-type="subsequent"><enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Strategy for Child Exploitation
Prevention and Interdiction</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62AC7B92E3004205BBCA3142B700FA2E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2811.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of National Strategy for
Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9f50752283b344e5848749254e32cb80"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General of the United States
shall create and implement a National Strategy for Child Exploitation
Prevention and Interdiction.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7E24E6F8C293431B900E79ECDFE664EE"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Timing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than February 1 of each year, the
Attorney General shall submit to Congress the National Strategy established
under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68E15173687E4248AE2B6ACCD7CB79DA"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required contents of National
Strategy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National
Strategy established under subsection (a) shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6f95805f1fce49c1b6669591a55b42e8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Comprehensive long-range, goals for
reducing child exploitation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11329c164a5041bbb40aee60e4f87b06"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual measurable objectives and specific
targets to accomplish long-term, quantifiable goals that the Attorney General
determines may be achieved during each year beginning on the date when the
National Strategy is submitted.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9fec3870e0cd4ea8a48e9eabb9cd879d"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual budget priorities and Federal
efforts dedicated to combating child exploitation, including resources
dedicated to Internet Crimes Against Children task forces, Project Safe
Childhood, FBI Innocent Images Initiative, the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children, regional forensic computer labs, Internet Safety programs,
and all other entities whose goal or mission is to combat the exploitation of
children that receive Federal support.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8e34f61b5041489c8d7fdb9afbf62c8e"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A 5-year projection for program and budget
goals and priorities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDce5c6bf55ad142acbf3e5213c82aaab3"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A review of the policies and work of the
Department of Justice related to the prevention and investigation of child
exploitation crimes, including efforts at the Office of Justice Programs, the
Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, the Executive Office of United
States Attorneys, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Office of the
Attorney General, the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, the Office of
Legal Policy, and any other agency or bureau of the Department of Justice whose
activities relate to child exploitation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6cabcc866c50478eb13b3eee76cc7e0f"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the Department’s efforts
to coordinate with international, State, local, tribal law enforcement, and
private sector entities on child exploitation prevention and interdiction
efforts.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4563f41d92074ee18e1a2ce5f54eced3"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plans for interagency coordination
regarding the prevention, investigation, and apprehension of individuals
exploiting children, including cooperation and collaboration with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID414daaceae3b40b7a5c75006b8d5848e"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immigration and Customs Enforcement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdfb255c7ab474655b8f14fbf944da953"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the United States Postal Inspection
Service;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc0ba2b0c7d3c4be3b24d12417c793131"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6fe374d0abcc4fee8749c6d826f0a87d"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Commerce;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc2e989417228455691188972512882ca"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2311224801c64a5c988f83368be31c52"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Department of Health and Human
Services; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2D9C3B32495244AEA8196C10CE1EE182"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other appropriate Federal agencies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa3c60399a30b4c8b8b88cebf465d6ac7"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A review of the Internet Crimes Against
Children Task Force Program, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd94945fcd51e4e18b6862acc5d10f0b1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of ICAC task forces and location
of each ICAC task force;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID03af69a5a8a04aae8e22fc2734d40257"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of trained personnel at each
ICAC task force;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb3496e841a5b42f8936ad89f5b4e0c61"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of Federal grants awarded to
each ICAC task force;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9358b42b088d4871b155e1a2467aee34"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the Federal, State, and
local cooperation in each task force, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7aec67938d4a450f8c73df9631ed2e6f"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of arrests made by each task
force;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4359bd06e3ec45a999cb25c7321573d9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of criminal referrals to United
States attorneys for prosecution;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID352c483f22734e33954db2d47673f92f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of prosecutions and convictions
from the referrals made under clause (ii);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdc14493dad9d44a5bca361403a0bff11"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number, if available, of local
prosecutions and convictions based on ICAC task force investigations;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe5d8d3be36eb4cf58ccd29df08cb5e4f"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other information demonstrating the
level of Federal, State, and local coordination and cooperation, as such
information is to be determined by the Attorney General;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1f2cf9d754d545048c95126da386f4d1"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the training opportunities
and technical assistance available to support ICAC task force grantees;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID24e0379bcbb848c2ac622bad5a4b5774"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the success of the
Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program at leveraging State and
local resources and matching funds.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe038f66bc69744d3b17f409d6644edbd"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the technical assistance
and support available for Federal, State, local, and tribal law enforcement
agencies, in the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of child
exploitation crimes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID18baa47c7d594fefa3f3c5eaf694e7d2"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A review of the backlog of forensic
analysis for child exploitation cases at each FBI Regional Forensic lab and an
estimate of the backlog at State and local labs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbb1ae24e29cc466f9c0c353b168ed944"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plans for reducing the forensic backlog
described in paragraph (10), if any, at Federal, State and local forensic
labs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID72d7490310424e6fa4d19bc081b68693"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A review of the Federal programs related to
child exploitation prevention and education, including those related to
Internet safety, including efforts by the private sector and nonprofit
entities, or any other initiatives, that have proven successful in promoting
child safety and Internet safety.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID147111bf52414dc4a535cd66eaacd1b2"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the future trends,
challenges, and opportunities, including new technologies, that will impact
Federal, State, local, and tribal efforts to combat child exploitation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID72ede953719743979bd7f7dd80d91743"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plans for liaisons with the judicial
branches of the Federal and State governments on matters relating to child
exploitation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7e75c91ced214893af6a6f008b5e2bcc"><enum>(15)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of Federal investigative and
prosecution activity relating to reported incidents of child exploitation
crimes, which shall include a number of factors, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82B99D8F9A1349A195C2A03C277DEC05"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of high-priority suspects
(identified because of the volume of suspected criminal activity or because of
the danger to the community or a potential victim) who were investigated and
prosecuted;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCDDBA1427F6D4FEFBFB56960278B4CA8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of investigations, arrests,
prosecutions and convictions for a crime of child exploitation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5ECBCC34228B49A19FA471A2A27AEA47"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average sentence imposed and statutory
maximum for each crime of child exploitation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6e5f174fe91547eba49058a1aead9a5d"><enum>(16)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A review of all available statistical data
indicating the overall magnitude of child pornography trafficking in the United
States and internationally, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8bbcc260212047f8aef79cd813f14405"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of computers or computer users,
foreign and domestic, observed engaging in, or suspected by law enforcement
agencies and other sources of engaging in, peer-to-peer file sharing of child
pornography;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID277d10f558df4061a71a64395aac7b08"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of computers or computer users,
foreign and domestic, observed engaging in, or suspected by law enforcement
agencies and other reporting sources of engaging in, buying and selling, or
other commercial activity related to child pornography;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11a3244ac2c3481aad40e3d3401c1204"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of computers or computer users,
foreign and domestic, observed engaging in, or suspected by law enforcement
agencies and other sources of engaging in, all other forms of activity related
to child pornography;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8289f21c3f954203a07a973a4918a035"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of tips or other statistical
data from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s
CybertTipline and other data indicating the magnitude of child pornography
trafficking; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID852c8a674b0e49b89fd0941ac36aa5ca"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other statistical data indicating the
type, nature, and extent of child exploitation crime in the United States and
abroad.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID66496e73f6f749209cea7bea829c7670"><enum>(17)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Copies of recent relevant research and
studies related to child exploitation, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd73fe9d30e734fd4b2f9042e5ddcdbb7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">studies related to the link between
possession or trafficking of child pornography and actual abuse of a
child;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcc77ecd6d9d7412da62981b795efd5ca"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">studies related to establishing a link
between the types of files being viewed or shared and the type of illegal
activity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb19a3418e828494bb6d7637650a249f7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other research, studies, and available
information related to child exploitation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1a8324b10c6d470eb9b3f08f104197e4"><enum>(18)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A review of the extent of cooperation,
coordination, and mutual support between private sector and other entities and
organizations and Federal agencies, including the involvement of States, local
and tribal government agencies to the extent Federal programs are
involved.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2b8e8420dbcd499689915e11a245d890"><enum>(19)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The results of the Project Safe Childhood
Conference or other conferences or meetings convened by the Department of
Justice related to combating child exploitation</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID849cf74277074b3c97ce0a8e99312f9b"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appointment of high-level official</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34570C9079B946849D857E44C1EA2A10"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be created in the Office of
Legal Policy of the Department of Justice the position of Special Assistant to
the Assistant Attorney General for Child Exploitation and Interdiction, whose
duties shall include coordinating the development of the National Strategy
established under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idECEBFF5433D74CACBD886D5305D4A545"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The duties of the official designated under
paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5ce4e073ef644df5aa26b15923015bb0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">acting as a liaison with all Federal
agencies regarding the development of the National Strategy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3bcb85f05e354f658581418751c7e8c4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">working to ensure that there is proper
coordination among agencies in developing the National Strategy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd877375be9964f3fb76c9cff89808113"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">being knowledgeable about budget priorities
and familiar with all efforts within the Department of Justice and the FBI
related to child exploitation prevention and interdiction; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3270ee8be97f4c0a80d7a5fcc3ed1fd6"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">communicating the National Strategy to
Congress and being available to answer questions related to the strategy at
congressional hearings, if requested by committees of appropriate
jurisdictions, on the contents of the National Strategy and progress of the
Department of Justice in implementing the National Strategy.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0FBED0CD1FBE4797A112230809B671DC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2812.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of National ICAC Task Force
Program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H955D867FF7174BF684002C17FC777030"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1CBDE2B40BCE44FB903FEC5C147AE6CE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established within the Department
of Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney General, a National
Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program (hereinafter in this title
referred to as the <quote>ICAC Task Force Program</quote>), which shall consist
of a national program of State and local law enforcement task forces dedicated
to developing effective responses to online enticement of children by sexual
predators, child exploitation, and child obscenity and pornography
cases.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8AACF8486B9346DAA45B9547E55E6394"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Intent of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the purpose and intent of Congress
that the ICAC Task Force Program established under paragraph (1) is intended to
continue the ICAC Task Force Program authorized under title I of the
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998, and funded under title IV of the Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7160D1F795254ED593D1118D33E9C1EA"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0DEFEEFF00EF40569616208A77C92FD1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State representation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The ICAC Task Force Program established
under subsection (a) shall include at least 1 ICAC task force in each
State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37fc9ae76f9b48419d4140e2a93d677c"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Capacity and continuity of
investigations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to
maintain established capacity and continuity of investigations and prosecutions
of child exploitation cases, the Attorney General, shall, in establishing the
ICAC Task Force Program under subsection (a) consult with and consider all 59
task forces in existence on the date of enactment of this Act. The Attorney
General shall include all existing ICAC task forces in the ICAC Task Force
Program, unless the Attorney General makes a determination that an existing
ICAC does not have a proven track record of success.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9aa92b0569d940459ecf8561ab4b12ce"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ongoing
review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General
shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEA1F1C72D873482AB98FEB2F4712B957"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct periodic reviews of the
effectiveness of each ICAC task force established under this section;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73FBB57D987242549332A1B7EF7231F6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have the discretion to establish a new task
force if the Attorney General determines that such decision will enhance the
effectiveness of combating child exploitation provided that the Attorney
General notifies Congress in advance of any such decision and that each state
maintains at least 1 ICAC task force at all times.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfa657b04ba24460aa279ea9fdaca3bd7"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE335A30C2034EFB97C14D955E8BB311"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General may establish national
training programs to support the mission of the ICAC task forces, including the
effective use of the National Internet Crimes Against Children Data
System.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3B437165096B4BEA9F4D900CB196D393"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing training courses under this
paragraph, the Attorney General may not award any one entity other than a law
enforcement agency more than $2,000,000 annually to establish and conduct
training courses for ICAC task force members and other law enforcement
officials.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19C8441E96894D4A8EE6C09311B54E37"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13F814288BDD41D7AB074564187E5A2C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct periodic reviews of the
effectiveness of each training session authorized by this paragraph; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE68FEA27C2B845B48C2FFD0EA75D6CD6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider outside reports related to the
effective use of Federal funding in making future grant awards for
training.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21F6964326194244941856B0CDD27EFE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2813.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose of ICAC task forces</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The ICAC Task Force Program, and each State
or local ICAC task force that is part of the national program of task forces,
shall be dedicated toward—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB55D17569CC045678DC5DBF53C6C409"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increasing the investigative capabilities
of State and local law enforcement officers in the detection, investigation,
and apprehension of Internet crimes against children offenses or offenders,
including technology-facilitated child exploitation offenses;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9171BECA36F4A7C8CED8EBEE72A147"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conducting proactive and reactive Internet
crimes against children investigations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H015CB50ECB8849598F99A2FD0068E8C8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing training and technical assistance
to ICAC task forces and other Federal, State, and local law enforcement
agencies in the areas of investigations, forensics, prosecution, community
outreach, and capacity-building, using recognized experts to assist in the
development and delivery of training programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5502FDEB7634241AF5567652E421033"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increasing the number of Internet crimes
against children offenses being investigated and prosecuted in both Federal and
State courts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE01BEBABC4504759B2794D55A6D45BE2"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">creating a multiagency task force response
to Internet crimes against children offenses within each State;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd45b9b64375c400fbe37d7651ec1ecda"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">participating in the Department of
Justice’s Project Safe Childhood initiative, the purpose of which is to combat
technology-facilitated sexual exploitation crimes against children;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H932E5FD0218D4C20AEC792F3FDB68CD8"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhancing nationwide responses to Internet
crimes against children offenses, including assisting other ICAC task forces,
as well as other Federal, State, and local agencies with Internet crimes
against children investigations and prosecutions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA4A6914A623C49F19DF90594D778582"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing and delivering Internet crimes
against children public awareness and prevention programs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB500FEF323C84FA68552E1ABB6DA6C91"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">participating in such other activities,
both proactive and reactive, that will enhance investigations and prosecutions
of Internet crimes against children.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9B673C6ED659429B90814C8EE3277ED3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2814.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties and functions of task
forces</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Each State or local
ICAC task force that is part of the national program of task forces
shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B20BB2D10AD4E60B01B65BE39F4CC37"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consist of State and local investigators,
prosecutors, forensic specialists, and education specialists who are dedicated
to addressing the goals of such task force;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3748603476764109B8F638026C00995D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">work consistently toward achieving the
purposes described in section 2813;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41EA6F3931BA48219BD6653654928B7B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engage in proactive investigations,
forensic examinations, and effective prosecutions of Internet crimes against
children;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD1ACA1AD2AF45D9A8720699224B25D9"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide forensic, preventive, and
investigative assistance to parents, educators, prosecutors, law enforcement,
and others concerned with Internet crimes against children;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45C909B468C9452AB647981DE98B23D2"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop multijurisdictional, multiagency
responses and partnerships to Internet crimes against children offenses through
ongoing informational, administrative, and technological support to other State
and local law enforcement agencies, as a means for such agencies to acquire the
necessary knowledge, personnel, and specialized equipment to investigate and
prosecute such offenses;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC1456D4269D4FB7BF64DF428E501E8E"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">participate in nationally coordinated
investigations in any case in which the Attorney General determines such
participation to be necessary, as permitted by the available resources of such
task force;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF8D36D45BE6493B84DE01D1E58C02B"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish or adopt investigative and
prosecution standards, consistent with established norms, to which such task
force shall comply;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF37F047791414837A74FB725486E15DF"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">investigate, and seek prosecution on, tips
related to Internet crimes against children, including tips from Operation
Fairplay, the National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System established
in section 2815, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s
CyberTipline, ICAC task forces, and other Federal, State, and local agencies,
with priority being given to investigative leads that indicate the possibility
of identifying or rescuing child victims, including investigative leads that
indicate a likelihood of seriousness of offense or dangerousness to the
community;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C63BE7413194BE5AEC6400A53E8088"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop procedures for handling seized
evidence;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35675AD7846140CDBEB70012215D7429"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintain—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB1D13CF539A45D9AB02E2339011B3E4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such reports and records as are required
under this part; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9EA1809E320C47B1B453F19D79CC1596"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other reports and records as
determined by the Attorney General; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H74016E7C00D34F6FB7B8646CF3C2D9DB"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">seek to comply with national standards
regarding the investigation and prosecution of Internet crimes against
children, as set forth by the Attorney General, to the extent such standards
are consistent with the law of the State where the task force is
located.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01B52470AD1A4DC98BCF9949E5D64B90" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2815.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Internet Crimes Against Children
Data System</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id417D6E23115E40EE8450929A835CC65C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall establish,
consistent with all existing Federal laws relating to the protection of
privacy, a National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System. The system
shall not be used to search for or obtain any information that does not involve
the use of the Internet to post or traffic images of child exploitation.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC7F84D83381345FFA98B208D72B2FF67"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose of system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Internet Crimes Against
Children Data System established under subsection (a) shall be dedicated to
assisting and supporting credentialed law enforcement agencies authorized to
investigate child exploitation in accordance with Federal, State, local, and
tribal laws, including by providing assistance and support to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2489ec5727a34df5be62822c007b04cd"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal agencies investigating and
prosecuting child exploitation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4edb1049eb0f47f6ad8b5379d8e10a87"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ICAC Task Force Program established
under section 2812;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID933100cb9b2d4a0ca0087e1e4d8ea0eb"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State, local, and tribal agencies
investigating and prosecuting child exploitation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDD5D0F0BDC4A4AD194856C4FE58DFCA8"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">foreign or international law enforcement
agencies, subject to approval by the Attorney General.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80F94476F14F447C800155D4BE137918"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cyber safe deconfliction and information
sharing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Internet
Crimes Against Children Data System established under subsection (a)—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E0EF601DF3641AA821C915DCF4A7973"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be housed and maintained within the
Department of Justice or a credentialed law enforcement agency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4943A8463D9A4CCB9CED95D6FBE7F4C8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be made available for a nominal
charge to support credentialed law enforcement agencies in accordance with
subsection (b); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9ffd058de7ca4199add726fdeac71e66"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE011F70B8B244B4991884F519AFF24F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allow Federal, State, local, and tribal
agencies and ICAC task forces investigating and prosecuting child exploitation
to contribute and access data for use in resolving case conflicts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4f00bcb3b45b4242b76a16f86240db82"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide, directly or in partnership with a
credentialed law enforcement agency, a dynamic undercover infrastructure to
facilitate online law enforcement investigations of child exploitation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID719b36ec373d48079e23e380a6516ab9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate the development of essential
software and network capability for law enforcement participants; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77f005c8ad97435ebbaaecea7a4c27db"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide software or direct hosting and
support for online investigations of child exploitation activities, or, in the
alternative, provide users with a secure connection to an alternative system
that provides such capabilities, provided that the system is hosted within a
governmental agency or a credentialed law enforcement agency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7498A08671A64A67BFB84516A726D902"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Collection and reporting of data</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE4A196A3F5144572A92D916493CC1244"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Internet Crimes Against
Children Data System established under subsection (a) shall ensure the
following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6602467d601146308b885f6fb847db40"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Real-time reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All child exploitation cases involving
local child victims that are reasonably detectable using available software and
data are, immediately upon their detection, made available to participating law
enforcement agencies.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc9f85a51fb2d4972a92fad0a78cedd0a"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">High-priority suspects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Every 30 days, at minimum, the National
Internet Crimes Against Children Data System shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4024C8255F8840BDA8754C439DFBE2CC"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify high-priority suspects, as such
suspects are determined by the volume of suspected criminal activity or other
indicators of seriousness of offense or dangerousness to the community or a
potential local victim; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id186A64CFC9D74DF89C7594E7C29F247B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">report all such identified high-priority
suspects to participating law enforcement agencies.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID82ad914a6a284a019b9ca8b3274b70f5"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual
reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any statistical data
indicating the overall magnitude of child pornography trafficking and child
exploitation in the United States and internationally is made available and
included in the National Strategy, as is required under section
2811(c)(16).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAA62D7A82FAC486589578E2BA2CD2CD2"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to limit the ability of participating law enforcement agencies to
disseminate investigative leads or statistical information in accordance with
State and local laws.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43AC50BEDF3D450C841243A0101FDC2C"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mandatory requirements of
network</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Internet
Crimes Against Children Data System established under subsection (a) shall
develop, deploy, and maintain an integrated technology and training program
that provides—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID82905fec439f4b2b9e6176ab86c18786"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a secure, online system for Federal law
enforcement agencies, ICAC task forces, and other State, local, and tribal law
enforcement agencies for use in resolving case conflicts, as provided in
subsection (c);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7efd1db083e04329bde69f9a94fee27c"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a secure system enabling online
communication and collaboration by Federal law enforcement agencies, ICAC task
forces, and other State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies regarding
ongoing investigations, investigatory techniques, best practices, and any other
relevant news and professional information;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID240451e3cddd4112a4ae8e15b48b04d1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a secure online data storage and analysis
system for use by Federal law enforcement agencies, ICAC task forces, and other
State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb05388f683e3453e80d025f6a1ff1dcb"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">secure connections or interaction with
State and local law enforcement computer networks, consistent with reasonable
and established security protocols and guidelines;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID91e724cce8cb4b37b42fadda38aa5d29"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">guidelines for use of the National Internet
Crimes Against Children Data System by Federal, State, local, and tribal law
enforcement agencies and ICAC task forces; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05bc96b0e3f1404589972451f02e1240"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">training and technical assistance on the
use of the National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System by Federal,
State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies and ICAC task forces.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H200E35BB42524826A126BFEF1FB2A3E6"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Internet Crimes Against Children
Data System steering committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall establish a
National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System Steering Committee to
provide guidance to the Network relating to the program under subsection (e),
and to assist in the development of strategic plans for the System. The
Steering Committee shall consist of 10 members with expertise in child
exploitation prevention and interdiction prosecution, investigation, or
prevention, including—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1EECDC2A6A6449AABCD2F71502579425"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">3 representatives elected by the local
directors of the ICAC task forces, such representatives shall represent
different geographic regions of the country;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe280b7a28a204b108f6ea449b6bbbc9a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 representative of the Department of
Justice Office of Information Services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80EED333F6C64E689EB6C21391512E12"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 representative from Operation Fairplay,
currently hosted at the Wyoming Office of the Attorney General;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D5F006B8E69448BB975C0442750D22E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 representative from the law enforcement
agency having primary responsibility for hosting and maintaining the National
Internet Crimes Against Children Data System;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53E24A45A0F1478DBEC12900553F7997"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 representative of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation’s Innocent Images National Initiative or Regional Computer
Forensic Lab program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7DE2CF81ED843559916F43B2DE639E3"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 representative of the Immigration and
Customs Enforcement’s Cyber Crimes Center;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE62894D4FB804F7AA8D0BE6DBC19D2E"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 representative of the United States
Postal Inspection Service; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BE10435BE42465C8647F6F6D4B01C00"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 representative of the Department of
Justice.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE912A284A6A843A6AAB933989B22B10"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2016,
$2,000,000 to carry out the provisions of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9781567480874CAB9AB0B316FF4EC1EE"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section may be construed to
authorize any activity that is inconsistent with any Federal law, regulation,
or constitutional constraint.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2436CF1026F4E46A200F80042464D6D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2816.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">ICAC grant program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F3C84418F254A1BACD8C48047BBF7C1"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H577358B2B4A04E028C7094895631004E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General is authorized to award
grants to State and local ICAC task forces to assist in carrying out the duties
and functions described under section 2814.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA752D80EF5A8443EA12D9FBC32192E17"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Formula grants</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9EEFF045F2514FDC9400E9B944217541"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Development of formula</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At least 75 percent of the total funds
appropriated to carry out this section shall be available to award or otherwise
distribute grants pursuant to a funding formula established by the Attorney
General in accordance with the requirements in
<internal-xref idref="H62EB0C21BDDC4CAA90091165F4504CEC" legis-path="106.(a)(2)(B)">subparagraph (B)</internal-xref>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62EB0C21BDDC4CAA90091165F4504CEC"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Formula requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any formula established by the Attorney
General under
<internal-xref idref="H9EEFF045F2514FDC9400E9B944217541" legis-path="106.(a)(2)(A)">subparagraph (A)</internal-xref> shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC9BDC0F5D0E044E6AB301575BD4D32C8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that each State or local ICAC task
force shall, at a minimum, receive an amount equal to 0.5 percent of the funds
available to award or otherwise distribute grants under
<internal-xref idref="H9EEFF045F2514FDC9400E9B944217541" legis-path="106.(a)(2)(A)">subparagraph (A)</internal-xref>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB34F42BA16746ADBDEE7495C2F3DE39"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take into consideration the following
factors:</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49750386C9DB46CDBB837EB8F4086B4C"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The population of each State, as determined
by the most recent decennial census performed by the Bureau of the
Census.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F5E2AD89BEE4ABB908D10DBD2033CBC"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of investigative leads within
the applicant’s jurisdiction generated by Operation Fairplay, the ICAC Data
Network, the CyberTipline, and other sources.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H421908D53C974E64A29EAA20CB237E73"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of criminal cases related to
Internet crimes against children referred to a task force for Federal, State,
or local prosecution.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DF6D239011D4E86BCA2EAC88D3F71A7"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of successful prosecutions of
child exploitation cases by a task force.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA4B85C767062418F87F1FDE752B6983B"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of training, technical
assistance, and public education or outreach by a task force related to the
prevention, investigation, or prosecution of child exploitation
offenses.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53F541F66776494ABEF53D73595E3B05"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such other criteria as the Attorney General
determines demonstrate the level of need for additional resources by a task
force.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1BB50AECFBC94DB8924C049000D122E0"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distribution of remaining funds based on
need</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H449894314FF64B5D8248D467178B234B"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any funds remaining from the total funds
appropriated to carry out this section after funds have been made available to
award or otherwise distribute formula grants under
<internal-xref idref="H9EEFF045F2514FDC9400E9B944217541" legis-path="106.(a)(2)(A)">paragraph (2)(A)</internal-xref> shall be
distributed to State and local ICAC task forces based upon need, as set forth
by criteria established by the Attorney General. Such criteria shall include
the factors under
<internal-xref idref="HFB34F42BA16746ADBDEE7495C2F3DE39" legis-path="106.(a)(2)(B)(ii)">paragraph (2)(B)(ii)</internal-xref>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC09725B0C39F46D489CE8902B514F37"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Matching requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State or local ICAC task force shall
contribute matching non-Federal funds in an amount equal to not less than 25
percent of the amount of funds received by the State or local ICAC task force
under
<internal-xref idref="H449894314FF64B5D8248D467178B234B" legis-path="106.(a)(3)(A)">subparagraph (A)</internal-xref>. A State or local
ICAC task force that is not able or willing to contribute matching funds in
accordance with this subparagraph shall not be eligible for funds under
<internal-xref idref="H449894314FF64B5D8248D467178B234B" legis-path="106.(a)(3)(A)">subparagraph (A)</internal-xref>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79BD819F77F8454DB18A3E62192C03C4"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General may waive, in whole or
in part, the matching requirement under subparagraph (B) if the State or local
ICAC task force demonstrates good cause or financial hardship.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA3F8269482E64E2EA89DB0EBD8C5DA01"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA7672C38EC424B3DB72FF9131202DC03"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State or local ICAC task force seeking
a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Attorney General
at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the
Attorney General may reasonably require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF544DB18C27A4D38854E851D0565C779"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each application submitted pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36D6ED7C12B6479A83EB00550117C564"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe the activities for which
assistance under this section is sought; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8923BD506E1473D8300EC6176766259"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide such additional assurances as the
Attorney General determines to be essential to ensure compliance with the
requirements of this part.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC610608EDAB46259EED63E4C39600A1"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allowable
Uses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants awarded under
this section may be used to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAE8292460CC1425DB55698DC76F02500"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hire personnel, investigators, prosecutors,
education specialists, and forensic specialists;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD4E0C978B7664531A209F8D2565937C5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish and support forensic laboratories
utilized in Internet crimes against children investigations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7AC80AF327A7498B9884DE719D2D18F2"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support investigations and prosecutions of
Internet crimes against children;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55570CDFE0544072BFDD9F13D34EA3FF"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct and assist with education programs
to help children and parents protect themselves from Internet predators;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFDEE77A290B14D5A8E53C64DB1BD7258"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct and attend training sessions
related to successful investigations and prosecutions of Internet crimes
against children; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD969F8F1B70143F4BE43FFEC529EB45"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fund any other activities directly related
to preventing, investigating, or prosecuting Internet crimes against
children.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF81B93F81B94855B75DA162D89B9228"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting Requirements</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE91E7E914994F88001358F600C774EE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">ICAC reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To measure the results of the activities
funded by grants under this section, and to assist the Attorney General in
complying with the Government Performance and Results Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/62">Public Law
103–62</external-xref>; 107 Stat. 285), each State or local ICAC task force
receiving a grant under this section shall, on an annual basis, submit a report
to the Attorney General that sets forth the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B5B8CA1B92D4FA5B2F924119BA014D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Staffing levels of the task force,
including the number of investigators, prosecutors, education specialists, and
forensic specialists dedicated to investigating and prosecuting Internet crimes
against children.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4DC37CB782F44A3DBFAA86B083D0C81F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Investigation and prosecution performance
measures of the task force, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0DDDD7F1D20410893B680C884F983A2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of investigations initiated
related to Internet crimes against children;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H28C2403466C8475AA0CBAA353F22C063"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of arrests related to Internet
crimes against children; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8850A59D416D443485C16DBC74776673"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of prosecutions for Internet
crimes against children, including—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H079188C986A148BCB3D2CD00DD57CA16"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the prosecution resulted in a
conviction for such crime; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBECBC79E53B441E0005D779B1C78388D"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the sentence and the statutory maximum for
such crime under State law.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H980A06D5183040D489100016958B94F2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of referrals made by the task
force to the United States Attorneys office, including whether the referral was
accepted by the United States Attorney.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H017380C7503C4F5E919BFF800A836B1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Statistics that account for the disposition
of investigations that do not result in arrests or prosecutions, such as
referrals to other law enforcement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5D50F72320FA4EE093D630C70966DFE"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of investigative technical
assistance sessions that the task force provided to nonmember law enforcement
agencies.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H623FDD21B6D4473400A5F8644FCA8203"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of computer forensic
examinations that the task force completed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB1217F0CBD74781BEA63151F542FEEF"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of law enforcement agencies
participating in Internet crimes against children program standards established
by the task force.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H229DC7F6AF304DDBB485D7B42DFF1D14"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit a report to Congress
on—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB9CD52DAE40F4B818C32D2FD8F7DC92C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the progress of the development of the ICAC
Task Force Program established under section 2812; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC2BA7721CCE4ED99CDA40FEA7894A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of Federal and State
investigations, prosecutions, and convictions in the prior 12-month period
related to child exploitation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC77EE830635544A7AC886B8390F2A508" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2817.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H676387854D2D4779AFDA88B3DFAFB612"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this part—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B7F26368BBC4AA39FE8A84DCCEA8FA0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$60,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B33FDA1A14242E79E1B00D0B9DAABA5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$60,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3138C335F2F949F386A271AA2EC6FE6C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$60,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5FEEA33F66EA47599663E31F00004C7B"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$60,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78E56D4C6E014B4BA8A94DCB00B28612"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$60,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8225CEB3FF3949F5924B005394C830BF"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds appropriated under subsection (a)
shall remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection></section></part><part commented="no" id="id62BF4BE90D6C46AB85C1EDCAC63774AA" level-type="subsequent"><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO COMBAT CHILD
EXPLOITATION </header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC48CBE86D7E4D68B1DA40058D405085" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2821.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional regional computer forensic
labs</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0827F49E9C5441C39737DE30B6B256FC"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional Resources</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall establish
additional computer forensic capacity to address the current backlog for
computer forensics, including for child exploitation investigations. The
Attorney General may utilize funds under this part to increase capacity at
existing regional forensic laboratories or to add laboratories under the
Regional Computer Forensic Laboratories Program operated by the Federal Bureau
of Investigation.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7733EDDF10204A59A80785B571D386B1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose of New Resources</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The additional forensic capacity
established by resources provided under this section shall be dedicated to
assist Federal agencies, State and local Internet Crimes Against Children task
forces, and other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in
preventing, investigating, and prosecuting Internet crimes against
children.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD9216AC5878F4D0A82B255B71520FA5E"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">New Computer Forensic labs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Attorney General determines that new
regional computer forensic laboratories are required under subsection (a) to
best address existing backlogs, such new laboratories shall be established
pursuant to subsection (d).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C7F9D1B25244311A4BFEE934B5BB1F"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Location of New Labs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The location of any new regional computer
forensic laboratories under this section shall be determined by the Attorney
General, in consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory National Steering
Committee, and other relevant stakeholders.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41020E9651B643BCA5341FE798AF09A3"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, the Attorney General shall
submit a report to the Congress on how the funds appropriated under this
section were utilized.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8EBA01C12976474B9068926CD6926F72"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 2009 through 2013, $2,000,000 to
carry out the provisions of this section.</text>
</subsection></section></part><part commented="no" id="idCF584731891E4D6794E6ABC79B951031" level-type="subsequent"><enum>III</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective child pornography
prosecution</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28BA7F645DA449B78ADE91AB48174C17" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2831.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibit the broadcast of live images of
child abuse</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2251 of
title 18, United States Code is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID46ec584e33f846e1bc57e2b9ce7799da"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA7543B4D7FF54E1FB0003903F3EA1E23"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inserting <quote>or for the purpose of
transmitting a live visual depiction of such conduct</quote> after <quote>for
the purpose of producing any visual depiction of such conduct</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa727faa3251f481599aabc419cb61b75"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inserting <quote>or transmitted</quote>
after <quote>if such person knows or has reason to know that such visual
depiction will be transported</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11c8c904ebf3435da81f5a94763b0cae"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inserting <quote>or transmitted</quote>
after <quote>if that visual depiction was produced</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe99e9534e6fc4ab98432760ba37eb2dc"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inserting <quote>or transmitted</quote>
after <quote>has actually been transported</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6d244ab093f14473b67f238ca2c1911e"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD177814A05644745BAB11F8F63C033A7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inserting <quote>or for the purpose of
transmitting a live visual depiction of such conduct</quote> after <quote>for
the purpose of producing any visual depiction of such conduct</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc54360f4eebc4c86b2db21f249a03d71"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inserting <quote>or transmitted</quote>
after <quote>person knows or has reason to know that such visual depiction will
be transported</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID836bc527b1764b4bb8e45491e0addc23"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inserting <quote>or transmitted</quote>
after <quote>if that visual depiction was produced</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90c36b61da9a4dadbc55fbd01bf636d3"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inserting <quote>or transmitted</quote>
after <quote>has actually been transported</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID701f42db034b4acfa4054158e9297ca0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2832.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment to section 2256 of title 18,
United States Code</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
2256(5) of title 18, United States Code is amended by—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8bcd9f9305cf4cf0a83601e39610f249"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">striking <quote>and</quote> before
<quote>data</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbd47d50152f4434b8bc94f11df789ffe"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">after <quote>visual image</quote> by
inserting <quote>, and data which is capable of conversion into a visual image
that has been transmitted by any means, whether or not stored in a permanent
format</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbeadbdf090b3480ba77c95a4b91d5de7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2833.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment to section 2260 of title 18,
United States Code</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
2260(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID164e6ad8aec042ce85da4629b6faee72"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inserting <quote>or for the purpose of
transmitting a live visual depiction of such conduct</quote> after <quote>for
the purpose of producing any visual depiction of such conduct</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDef244b4ae5a9406d9acbe57f0dd571e8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inserting <quote>or transmitted</quote>
after <quote>imported</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD7546AD2EFF84168976961A6FA37A659" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2834.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibiting the adaptation or modification
of an image of an identifiable minor to produce child pornography</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7C9F1D9ABF0144E5879B15452024FC7A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Offense</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) of section 2252A of title
18, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA346FEAE4ABA4EF9B14E8CA9F05F3782"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>;
or</quote> at the end and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE8E2F416430547C993BD3F62BE5CA8D8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6), by striking the period at
the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id666D4253BC734641BEA55BA8575CA301"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (6) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5DF525A0C2844B3E9792B10668EDEF19" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFBC119C5CB96412A9D4B7D8237237470"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in or affecting interstate or foreign
commerce, knowingly modifies, with intent to distribute, a visual depiction of
an identifiable minor so that the depiction becomes child
pornography.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF909FAAB3B7D40B38DFB324E237BFBED"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Punishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b) of section 2252A of title
18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62A7F35319B64273ADE8B811D5154979" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2288F391CCDD4438A17E91C31A0706B4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whoever violates, or attempts or conspires
to violate, subsection (a)(7) shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not
more than 15 years, or
both.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section></part><part commented="no" id="idD1721753EE22425F8B0CA0AD394E46EE" level-type="subsequent"><enum>IV</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Institute of Justice Study of Risk
Factors</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID15c8fe336eb443a38f6c801fc433299c" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2841.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">NIJ study of risk factors for assessing
dangerousness</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67039e8bf67146409509e8cfe39eb884"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the National Institute of Justice shall prepare a report
to identify investigative factors that reliably indicate whether a subject of
an online child exploitation investigation poses a high risk of harm to
children. Such a report shall be prepared in consultation and coordination with
Federal law enforcement agencies, the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children, Operation Fairplay at the Wyoming Attorney General's Office, the
Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and other State and local law
enforcement.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID41fee81b9bf04a89a66bda57f191554f"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents of analysis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required by subsection (a) shall
include a thorough analysis of potential investigative factors in on-line child
exploitation cases and an appropriate examination of investigative data from
prior prosecutions and case files of identified child victims.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD000D3C2D0A849FDAD225AC5A29C9690"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the National Institute of Justice shall submit a report
to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees that includes the findings of the
study required by this section and makes recommendations on technological tools
and law enforcement procedures to help investigators prioritize scarce
resources to those cases where there is actual hands-on abuse by the
suspect.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB91912AA8B14927B2902873E98178FD"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated $500,000 to the National Institute of Justice to
conduct the study required under this section.</text>
</subsection></section></part></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Environment and public works
provsions</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="idCBEEE17EE9884C97A4883911ED272E2E" level-type="subsequent"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Captive Primate Safety Act</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H227DE7EF2B4A4831B4074390FA8D3FDD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3001.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote>Captive Primate Safety Act</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6FE4A7258C743FD9012E998EAC7FFFA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3002.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Addition of nonhuman primates to definition
of prohibited wildlife species</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2(g) of the Lacey Act Amendments of
1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371(g)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end
<quote>or any nonhuman primate</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDCE310C818754C71964C82B11E29F096" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3003.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Captive wildlife amendments</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F31F7AEA28D4291A0524E6035357B94"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibited acts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3 of the Lacey Act Amendments of
1981 (16 U.S.C. 3372) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADB6237E5F9845E794C9C7C828663C45"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA944B54A7845406B8EF321877FFE7217"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9F25EAC89CB43319500B8993513F56"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by inserting
<quote>or</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACABAA62E31C42FCA8556614FFFE8F00"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking
<quote>; or</quote> and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55745859C7A04D42B2ECC45EAE81224"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (C); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49058245C7334C60B9E381EE00968100"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by inserting <quote>or
subsection (e)</quote> before the period; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1153273735534F7E892E61000019E58C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA874A29E0BFB4FD1B579A75826FB04F4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4),
and (5) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43F5A5904C2A44B4B45CBB5E135CA0DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(e)</quote> and all that
follows through <quote>Subsection (a)(2)(C) does not apply</quote> in paragraph
(1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H86351CF896104DFCBCF150DC53A776A7" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H364CD74D450A485EA7EC31CF8E78A8DC"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Captive Wildlife Offense</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10407596686B4FF0B3761BB1BE63B15D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is unlawful for any person to import,
export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in interstate or foreign
commerce any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61386B68A57E45B1AB70006BEEA5D3FC"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This subsection—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H850EBD52783640758FAA9E46CCF758C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not apply to a person transporting a
nonhuman primate to or from a veterinarian who is licensed to practice
veterinary medicine within the United States, solely for the purpose of
providing veterinary care to the nonhuman primate, if—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB1E27472C914A0AB969120336B06D11"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the person transporting the nonhuman
primate carries written documentation issued by the veterinarian, including the
appointment date and location;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E411C2FBA70457C9BF7C749DBDE9AC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the nonhuman primate is transported in a
secure enclosure appropriate for that species of primate;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB8A69BBC21784E12B63FBCFCFBB50000"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the nonhuman primate has no contact with
any other animals or members of the public, other than the veterinarian and
other authorized medical personnel providing veterinary care; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H82051CFD43DE4B5B9CEA7300B4A45CDD"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such transportation and provision of
veterinary care is in accordance with all otherwise applicable State and local
laws, regulations, permits, and health certificates;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3BE294CE29A49E792BB9EC5EA940730"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not apply to a person transporting a
nonhuman primate to a legally designated caregiver for the nonhuman primate as
a result of the death of the preceding owner of the nonhuman primate,
if—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H588FA2A6AA114FF5BD8E92D88052DDE4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the person transporting the nonhuman
primate is carrying legal documentation to support the need for transporting
the nonhuman primate to the legally designated caregiver;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H87E0F392C25E43E3B158FEFD8C1B0013"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the nonhuman primate is transported in a
secure enclosure appropriate for the species;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H656C80B237D545F8A019348631CAD50"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the nonhuman primate has no contact with
any other animals or members of the public while being transported to the
legally designated caregiver; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5EF5DFCA81014FB68DADDCF26CCBC1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all applicable State and local restrictions
on such transport, and all applicable State and local requirements for permits
or health certificates, are complied with;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C0E6B51311F4582A52F65FF80081C65"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not apply to a person transporting a
nonhuman primate solely for the purpose of assisting an individual who is
permanently disabled with a severe mobility impairment, if—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0A4C3D3A70F04832B0C623DA0A7A15AD"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the nonhuman primate is a single animal of
the genus Cebus;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD0B62632DC68415A965236FE09CA730A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the nonhuman primate was obtained from, and
trained at, a licensed nonprofit organization described in section 501(c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 the nonprofit tax status of which was
obtained—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEB43B3643A744A59AFEBC8533B985D49"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">before July 18, 2008; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEAD3D5D370734D398A7960B4603CD3E7"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on the basis that the mission of the
organization is to improve the quality of life of severely mobility-impaired
individuals;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67C1A552126348FBA86264E5C5D4841D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the person transporting the nonhuman
primate is a specially trained employee or agent of a nonprofit organization
described in clause (ii) that is transporting the nonhuman primate to or from a
designated individual who is permanently disabled with a severe mobility
impairment, or to or from a licensed foster care home providing specialty
training of the nonhuman primate solely for purposes of assisting an individual
who is permanently disabled with severe mobility impairment;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB3EA37DF0E24E28AF0CC6E703B75091"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the person transporting the nonhuman
primate carries documentation from the applicable nonprofit organization that
includes the name of the designated individual referred to in clause
(iii);</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61D73C8DC98B4299967AE07651C0C56A"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the nonhuman primate is transported in a
secure enclosure that is appropriate for that species;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id003E122B41684C1FB6DB495AC30C20B8"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the nonhuman primate has no contact with
any animal or member of the public, other than the designated individual
referred to in clause (iii); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6B293110B55549F3B87C3A2800F4F34E"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the transportation of the nonhuman primate
is in compliance with—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6D0767AA6F5E4C9DBD786296C9E4784A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all applicable State and local restrictions
regarding the transport; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA2C126942437488B82CAA32EC7DE4AB1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all applicable State and local requirements
regarding permits or health certificates; and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC999370E0F5C41FB9E447963F96CA8B9"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not
apply</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB8928668D2724E15AD49A362E994903F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (A))—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE34917EF599B4BE697AAD3DF7BF17822"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>a</quote> before
<quote>prohibited</quote> and inserting <quote>any</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0801215B65F941DFA300952E3858BD00"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(3)</quote> and
inserting <quote>(4)</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6CFD2C4F42BF4C80B4EE264DB4541574"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(2)</quote> and
inserting <quote>(3)</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8FB68460F825431595A4A1AA77E7748E"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (A))—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD34D3FDDFA104BB5BA5F4D888F990000"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21F94512BC6148BE9C86F144305D8099"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clauses (ii) and (iii), by striking
<quote>animals listed in section 2(g)</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>prohibited wildlife species</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37BE8B4A1BC649B99F001BF4ACA3931D"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iv), by striking
<quote>animals</quote> and inserting <quote>prohibited wildlife
species</quote>; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37C68BE631474BA19BD698CD9EA28C3C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D), by striking
<quote>animal</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>prohibited
wildlife species</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18578E975E104743B2CB39796F4C04BF"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (A)), by striking <quote>(2)</quote> and inserting
<quote>(3)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA31A4DE44E9E475F910036B89F68E571"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (A)), by striking <quote>subsection (a)(2)(C)</quote> and
inserting <quote>this subsection</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H347F200EE1754230A5006C7376E3F1DD"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (6) (as
redesignated by subparagraph (A)) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H56692AB2BF2F4D6F8418DEFF29E600A0" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19692873F87E42908921FB5123CD842B"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This subsection shall apply beginning on
the effective date of regulations promulgated under this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F19A0CC618A4C74002BC8C83A98420"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil Penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4(a) of the Lacey Act Amendments of
1981 (16 U.S.C. 3373(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9BAF4319F5A64F3F8E39C9CA2DB3044C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by inserting
<quote>(e),</quote> after <quote>subsections (b), (d),</quote> ; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB62645E8D0164851B6484CC48634D3C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>,
(e),</quote> after <quote>subsection (d)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D87C0033AA14557B7E602EB006201D2"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criminal Penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4(d) of the Lacey Act Amendments of
1981 (16 U.S.C. 3373(d)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA8F0FE335DB43319394743736FC3E2E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraphs (1)(A) and (1)(B) and in the
first sentence of paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>(e),</quote> after
<quote>subsections (b), (d),</quote> each place it appears; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE243D4374AC49C9886209978700A562"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>,
(e),</quote> after <quote>subsection (d)</quote> .</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C14B03CD081460394EF79B71717262E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3004.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability provision
amendment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3 of the
Captive Wildlife Safety Act (117 Stat. 2871; Public Law 108–191) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5A9DD9E6C3149838C3E89A502FDC0F4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>(a)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">In
General.—</header-in-text>Section 3</quote> and inserting <quote>Section
3</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H739D4852A1244DB483D56DFD85BE7106"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46AD7016202C48C8B2E8BF17A387F0C4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3005.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7(a) of the Lacey Act Amendments of
1981 (16 U.S.C. 3376(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC58727C7B6B0472AA8225CAE05074F41" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H449F6A1FB57B4D889E5C5E6D7E4FBD8C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall, in consultation with
other relevant Federal and State agencies, issue regulations to implement
section
3(e).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5D6CF83D55D641BCBE57294500A58DA2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3006.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations for
additional law enforcement personnel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In addition to such other amounts as are
authorized to carry out the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et
seq.), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 to hire additional law enforcement personnel of
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to enforce that Act.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id7B4411F5B5E14975A2ED9B5EF32490D4" level-type="subsequent"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails
Network Continuing Authorization Act</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idACBEB2DE5ECD44A895B1159607407A91" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3011.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote>Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Continuing Authorization
Act</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4659079236A54707A7C35346BC22C88C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3012.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 502 of
the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; Public Law
105–312) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE9FA9C305F0041EC94E3C5CCF31556F1" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0286c42be9784748b9c9a381e53cd341"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id762446E2D0FD4ED281D5D4E68909C5CD" level-type="subsequent"><enum>C</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beach Protection Act of 2008</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id246E145959E84A819241228583942D26" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3021.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote>Beach Protection Act of 2008</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBFD90D6A52C547D19E79CD5B79601C98" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3022.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beachwater pollution source identification
and prevention</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F3892262BB94B4DAED10500A099DC19"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 406 of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1346) is amended in each of subsections (b), (c), (d),
(g), and (h) by striking <quote>monitoring and notification</quote> each place
it appears and inserting <quote>monitoring, public notification, source
tracking, and sanitary surveys to address the identified sources of beachwater
pollution</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18BF8CD0B7D74415B48B165695FE6EF4"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 406(i)
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1346(i)) is amended by
striking <quote>$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005</quote>
and inserting <quote>$60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through
2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H287C68EDF6854338BA5DFE135F637B39" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3023.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding for Beaches Environmental
Assessment and Coastal Health Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8 of the Beaches Environmental
Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 877) is amended by
striking <quote>2005</quote> and inserting <quote>2013</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2CDED4EB31944ECABEFEC734CAE4F8E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3024.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State reports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 406(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1346(b)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended by
inserting <quote>and all environmental agencies of the State with authority to
prevent or treat sources of beachwater pollution</quote> after
<quote>public</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFF442FB0D9BF40EFA9EA46727EA4F300" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3025.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of rapid testing methods</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H834BECA6840A49C0B2D4F6C929DE7223"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents of state and local government
programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 406(c)(4)(A)
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1346(c)(4)(A)) is amended
by inserting <quote>, including the use of a rapid testing method after the
last day of the 1-year period following the date of approval of the rapid
testing method by the Administrator</quote> before the semicolon at the
end.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A79A664C5AA488092598D791C9DAB3F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revised criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 304(a)(9) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1314(a)(9)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H661D23A305234FB4A4C3E1CAF4A820C4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE76CD85B91B048F99BB0AD525D3C7DE4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>rapid</quote> before
<quote>testing</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB05D8389EDA4C488E9C5DB89C747D85"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>, as
appropriate</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id086138665A3A447F9BF29118657CD2C9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF279D41EE08A4C3F9E96C1AE1B88D03F" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23A291A69CCD4D8893C4B65C97C992E6"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Validation of rapid testing
methods</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2
years after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, and periodically
thereafter, the Administrator shall validate the rapid testing
methods.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0436F1F09A02449F8D352556BA88DB31"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18CCD981746242B090C3A548E57049AC" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4467D6579314D46B4E770D330AC2800"><enum>(25)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rapid testing method</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>rapid testing method</term>
means a method of testing for which results are available within 2 hours after
commencement of the rapid testing
method.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8AA9281DCFBC46D1930241021D35C7EA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3026.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prompt communication with State
environmental agencies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
406(c)(5) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1346(c)(5)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B329160FA0E4D75B2E18F8EC5BC0076"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by striking <quote>prompt communication</quote> and inserting
<quote>communication within 24 hours of the receipt of the results of a water
quality sample</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE9D0F273B644B6C8081D2DC9EB3B306"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8BE0061394824C56838136DADCB7FD"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by inserting
<quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9384E8C268B64CA2AACC782EA2DC4E4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB9C0795C64049A3B67F72A25700CC3C" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0DE3F3A5B09A4ADE90B7385D1E4C6F38"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all agencies of the State government with
authority to require the prevention or treatment of the sources of beachwater
pollution;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A00A176955A4CFAA5C7FAD427700BD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3027.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Content of State and local
programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 406(c) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1346(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6A8FA5FC36B43B190593FB496778500"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6), by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC67F595D69F5401CB6C61D973960F6A5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (7), by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1ABC8509BD204586BDD6E44B8284DBD6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91D93EDE871F4C84BD6C6615EC12F646" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9D5603DB75542149CDD78ECDE8457BE"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">measures to develop and implement a
beachwater pollution source identification and tracking program for the coastal
recreation waters that are not meeting applicable water quality standards for
pathogens and pathogen indicators;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC60ECF4071D247CEB2A66E7731F194F9"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a publicly accessible and searchable
geographical information system database with information updated within 24
hours of the availability of the information, organized by beach and with
defined standards, sampling plan, monitoring protocols, sampling results, and
number and cause of beach closing and advisory days; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6CD5170E50374493002371D80736E589"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">measures to ensure that closures or
advisories are made or issued within 24 hours after the State government
determines that any coastal recreation waters in the State are not meeting or
are not expected to meet applicable water quality standards for pathogens and
pathogen
indicators.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E24033412284899B1F4177C00279275" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3028.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance review</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 406(h) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1346(h)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91E978563F9D40F3A9489E92009FB141"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting the subparagraphs
appropriately;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H837A0CC923EB4984B922921DF9B1AD10"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>In the</quote> and
inserting the following: <quote>(1)
<header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">In general</header-in-text>.—In
the</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFCC18ABFD2BB496B8E7B00000000AE8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7BA38EA3050F42549D2357DFF2E17C37" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF40B648A16204FE48282C64700A9D3F7"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On or before July 31 of each calendar year
beginning after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Administrator
shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5700A8EC62AB44D2A63F540766D00666"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prepare a written assessment of compliance
with all statutory and regulatory requirements of this section for each State
and local government, and of compliance with conditions of each grant made
under this section to a State or local government, including compliance with
any requirement or condition under subsection (a)(2) or (c);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1CD76095317A4BA693A0779682EA012E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notify the State or local government of the
assessment; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5AD8D55C1D24D418D3500CF00FB37B0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make each of the assessments available to
the public in a searchable database on or before December 31 of the calendar
year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A94D820ECCE4EE9BBDBEB97A5F40249"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Corrective action</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9A7ACCB9CA484B57BCE7FE2027F7ACE9"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any State or local government that the
Administrator notifies under paragraph (2) that the State or local government
is not in compliance with any requirement or grant condition described in
paragraph (2) shall take such action as is necessary to comply with the
requirement or condition by not later than 1 year after the date of the
notification.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9E8C6EB1E3248E699BE882DE58D5A56"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Noncompliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the State or local government is not in
compliance with such a requirement or condition by the date that is 1 year
after the deadline specified in subparagraph (A), any grants made under
subsection (b) to the State or local government, after the last day of the
1-year period and while the State or local government is not in compliance with
all requirements and grant conditions described in paragraph (2), shall require
a Federal share of not to exceed 50 percent.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F684F2D4DE3424FBCAD121FE32D61A"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">GAO review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than December 31 of the third
calendar year beginning after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9F835748DF444A29BBA224A0979B7E4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct a review of the activities of the
Administrator under paragraphs (2) and (3) during the first and second calendar
years beginning after that date of enactment; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15CDB5E263A44D4C9CBBEFD21820B0A4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to Congress a report on the results
of the
review.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2EC52CBEA2134C1EB0DD33E90E5DF0F1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3029.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study of grant distribution
formula</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfd69c22b3a9145409bb3c46740648b87"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
(referred to in this section as the <term>Administrator</term>) shall commence
a study of the formula for the distribution of grants under section 406 of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1346) for the purpose of
identifying potential revisions of that formula.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID09f3ca7e210042ada746af8a076970f3"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the study, the Administrator
shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id612D320F17FF4C7DB46B16BDE2220778"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider the emphasis and valuation placed
on length of beach season, including any findings made by the Government
Accountability Office with respect to that emphasis and valuation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD94679AF3FB4429946816CDBD202EDA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult with appropriate Federal, State,
and local agencies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4a3e6e7385ac49bf8f0fbc7e9c251bcb"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report and revision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F357BF6CBC6449CACED327B10D70A04"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the
study, including any recommendations for revisions of the distribution formula
referred to in subsection (a); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB59B49D9CCC14319B0A898682D505709"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">revise the distribution formula referred to
in subsection (a) in accordance with those recommendations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id334F56D4288A4C0985208EE4888C6914" level-type="subsequent"><enum>D</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appalachian Regional Development Act
Amendments of 2008</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDEED6EBF13164ACA8BF34B6D45B4FDD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3031.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote>Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2008</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDB206B011BD4638BCDB293CB8282C1F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3032.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on available amounts; maximum
commission contribution</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D45DBCCC83F467690C9750186C6D7F4"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants and other assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14321(a) of title 40, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H17BFDB954D464BA9A73568FC3525E200"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)(A) by striking clause (i)
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B97AE6EDB4040B98EBD68B682919B75" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41C1AF4563974380A031ACF78D4477DA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of the grant shall not
exceed—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H403D4BFD579845959022EBCE9504EA6C"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">50 percent of administrative
expenses;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A59B555BE4245EF990017E413F4E85"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at the discretion of the Commission, if the
grant is to a local development district that has a charter or authority that
includes the economic development of a county or a part of a county for which a
distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526, 75 percent of
administrative expenses; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64E7A6B5751A45BFBA2151D7FD584B37"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at the discretion of the Commission, if the
grant is to a local development district that has a charter or authority that
includes the economic development of a county or a part of a county for which
an at-risk county designation is in effect under section 14526, 70 percent of
administrative expenses;</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9FC6CFD1879484F9908A446B3CDED00"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) by striking subparagraph
(A) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF01D99D982674CFAA613D7E8F3CD3E28" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9171E2EB48964FD4A983E3EC8F008F00"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), of
the cost of any activity eligible for financial assistance under this section,
not more than—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD896581CDA104F289B4D0338DBB6F9D2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">50 percent may be provided from amounts
appropriated to carry out this subtitle;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F2EB8867EE64BD4A500B8F54C6E4123"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a project to be carried out
in a county for which a distressed county designation is in effect under
section 14526, 80 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry
out this subtitle; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94F3662950D34C77ABC76CEE8615DCF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a project to be carried out
in a county for which an at-risk county designation is in effect under section
14526, 70 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this
subtitle.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2FF491C1356E42D4BEFF690000D2ED59"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Demonstration health projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14502 of title 40, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12B4BF42B2544D6AB88FCEE55141CBFF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d) by striking paragraph (2)
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5BA1C165A25A43BF804EC04FF9B1547E" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADE14AF00F28427EACE47C219D9E1381"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on available
amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants under this
section for the operation (including initial operating amounts and operating
deficits, which include the cost of attracting, training, and retaining
qualified personnel) of a demonstration health project, whether or not
constructed with amounts authorized to be appropriated by this section, may be
made for up to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB01D7BF4978F410B9946673D3CC85A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">50 percent of the cost of that
operation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF23CF81EF2C24E279762745CF13252A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a project to be carried out
in a county for which a distressed county designation is in effect under
section 14526, 80 percent of the cost of that operation; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA3BBD1DB1AE4B09BD606880ACE1D2CA"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a project to be carried out
for a county for which an at-risk county designation is in effect under section
14526, 70 percent of the cost of that
operation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8063E6419CB7494CB3E8785532B345E2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF428D6FA2C574FC4A3E97F4FC703B7C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) by striking
<quote>paragraph (2)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (2) and
(3)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H220845E8E80642A7A67991DAB328DEDC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7564D5EA28CA41F388078854C0BF95CF" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BCC74E0655E42C8AC097D7B667CEDE3"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">At-risk counties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The maximum Commission contribution for a
project to be carried out in a county for which an at-risk county designation
is in effect under section 14526 may be increased to the lesser of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1945309916E2499CB647951D1ED82D8F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">70 percent; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H394CED41F74B4D56B70091CE974BEC6C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the maximum Federal contribution percentage
authorized by this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9706F39D8AF541A2A12635736C84987F"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance for proposed low- and
middle-income housing projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14503 of title 40, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD09F7E6ED8354CA08C9C3711889238D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d) by striking paragraph (1)
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1538879BF6434174BFA2944F44CD6E39" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C4395B44F9849B7856F95CAC27E6737"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on available
amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A loan under
subsection (b) for the cost of planning and obtaining financing (including the
cost of preliminary surveys and analyses of market needs, preliminary site
engineering and architectural fees, site options, application and mortgage
commitment fees, legal fees, and construction loan fees and discounts) of a
project described in that subsection may be made for up to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC09288B643C441C3947337E8AD4F3973"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">50 percent of that cost;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94B50F5BB2374F198B4209048DE8B704"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a project to be carried out
in a county for which a distressed county designation is in effect under
section 14526, 80 percent of that cost; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H105F07E53FFD41918BD21FC8E14531BA"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a project to be carried out
for a county for which an at-risk county designation is in effect under section
14526, 70 percent of that cost.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4D1CF039CE741BA927213EFB3D0E898"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e) by striking paragraph (1)
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66CF37207F8E42F6AAC72F286981B50" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0EEE5F4D3013459A8E765E933B271800"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant under this section for expenses
incidental to planning and obtaining financing for a project under this section
that the Secretary considers to be unrecoverable from the proceeds of a
permanent loan made to finance the project shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6536B86F57BD45F0AB861F00F5D900E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not be made to an organization established
for profit; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B73974D8B374F4FBDF8865C1B563CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except as provided in paragraph (2), not
exceed—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFE0BA5FCBA3643359206C24F3D24925B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">50 percent of those expenses;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0CB9AB7F0E594CABBB1DE7A4F1558B01"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a project to be carried out
in a county for which a distressed county designation is in effect under
section 14526, 80 percent of those expenses; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8737F28C220A4D4C92CBFB18DCD0D163"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a project to be carried out
in a county for which an at-risk county designation is in effect under section
14526, 70 percent of those
expenses.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3B6CD1FB2BC45149E9F00B100A6EF41"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Telecommunications and technology
initiative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14504 of
title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (b) and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51679A9396204E1C84B15D5423B7150" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B36FC70B2184D4CB88C991F911FBB88"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on available
amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the cost of any
activity eligible for a grant under this section, not more than—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5FF359339904559BF2F33D310517BDC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">50 percent may be provided from amounts
appropriated to carry out this section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C94514EDBA64F0B80CE4B448E2E62CB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a project to be carried out
in a county for which a distressed county designation is in effect under
section 14526, 80 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry
out this section; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B2E13D0EB894F1191F11CA1ECF1F3CC"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a project to be carried out
in a county for which an at-risk county designation is in effect under section
14526, 70 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4809088223849A1BDCA9780B7E2696"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Entrepreneurship initiative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14505 of title 40, United States
Code, is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H008F9FB2A4C5489F8DF9FC253E6C84A3" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07B912AD246344CFA1DFBB0035E600C2"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on available
amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the cost of any
activity eligible for a grant under this section, not more than—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA826D187E3E7437AB65B24F09E84C994"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">50 percent may be provided from amounts
appropriated to carry out this section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B6098690A1644228F832BAD3D966D2B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a project to be carried out
in a county for which a distressed county designation is in effect under
section 14526, 80 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry
out this section; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12D6073C81D445619C0017F1AC858708"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a project to be carried out
in a county for which an at-risk county designation is in effect under section
14526, 70 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5ED5C52CE5A46E59FA7ADAFA055EA7D"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regional skills partnerships</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14506 of title 40, United States
Code, is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB0F4F5723944DB7837F3B2C87F5E045" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0682D84E95D4937B104BB7F7DA926AF"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on available
amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the cost of any
activity eligible for a grant under this section, not more than—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H73E73C3DEFB3422FA433FA777FA69FF1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">50 percent may be provided from amounts
appropriated to carry out this section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC348773C2A9407892AE061080BA5D68"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a project to be carried out
in a county for which a distressed county designation is in effect under
section 14526, 80 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry
out this section; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA062DB426A2428DB878FEE8C12710A8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a project to be carried out
in a county for which an at-risk county designation is in effect under section
14526, 70 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B4D911345424765001D57617B1C0183"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Supplements to Federal grant
programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14507(g) of
title 40, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA856906EF7AD45EEB5DFDFFB3DAA4BFE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) by striking
<quote>paragraph (2)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (2) and
(3)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA25FDACE398D4B02AAED478D9D381BD2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D5BBECC3B474185A176C1D740C33255" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68916130EECF4E00A177675DE20EF29"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">At-risk counties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The maximum Commission contribution for a
project to be carried out in a county for which an at-risk county designation
is in effect under section 14526 may be increased to 70
percent.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D3717DF99DD42828063B3A2A346FBD4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3033.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Economic and energy development
initiative</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30E736ED308F4BB98380FF243DD7EAAA"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of chapter 145 of subtitle IV
of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3B26571471D4729A949471C7CBC6B7C" style="USC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDAF9EC3F240948778CF19E319639007E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>14508.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Economic and energy development
initiative</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0398BF27F1704A58AF0976E475153F04"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects To Be Assisted</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Appalachian Regional Commission may
provide technical assistance, make grants, enter into contracts, or otherwise
provide amounts to persons or entities in the Appalachian region for projects
and activities—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC95D0B572074BDBADB0ED8B00BB9400"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to promote energy efficiency in the
Appalachian region to enhance the economic competitiveness of the Appalachian
region;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H056BEC2674EC46DEBDA84228B7EA7000"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase the use of renewable energy
resources, particularly biomass, in the Appalachian region to produce
alternative transportation fuels, electricity, and heat; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBB1FD31CA0842E3A9CFF8AC325697C8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to support the development of regional,
conventional energy resources to produce electricity and heat through advanced
technologies that achieve a substantial reduction in emissions, including
greenhouse gases, over the current baseline.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9988FAC85AC145EF98DC708841379F25"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on available
amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the cost of any
activity eligible for a grant under this section, not more than—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H484AA67B45BF45C284A7555D97BE18BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">50 percent may be provided from amounts
appropriated to carry out this section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H061D88EBD68548F79E168EA1DEA17B54"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a project to be carried out
in a county for which a distressed county designation is in effect under
section 14526, 80 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry
out this section; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H28A2D5A3970446389526F0FA120753F7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a project to be carried out
in a county for which an at-risk county designation is in effect under section
14526, 70 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10116B3F269F4E2F9B494831D68D0600"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sources of Assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection (b), grants provided
under this section may be provided from amounts made available to carry out
this section in combination with amounts made available under other Federal
programs or from any other source.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21B93BFB32A24816B49D7F48A89E134B"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal Share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any provision of law
limiting the Federal share under any other Federal program, amounts made
available to carry out this section may be used to increase that Federal share,
as the Commission decides is
appropriate.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9CD414A654BA4518AFB655ADFA4538DA"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for chapter 145 of title 40,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
14507 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4FF1965DBFA24D10B2A25CDB96048717" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">14508. Economic and energy
development
initiative.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46BFE431AAB14DF0BA2200263EAB8678" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3034.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distressed, at-risk, and economically
strong counties</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD95EFCD78F314744B800A2B7F33A219"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation of at-risk
counties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14526 of
title 40, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6AC0E054D0A0433DA4794D26152B8F23"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading by inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">,
at-risk,</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">Distressed</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC5E57C6C3984E3290C02BA17912D3D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2392677D5AA44FEA6C8F7D70FBD9F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (C);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16E388E7E7604183B664D6EE11A91EC4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A) by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A645394D41E48D38D0336DC839236BC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H52209C8CF52F4D1391065F40AC254C3C" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C7FF8208CE44178B9DD84FBE5BBC8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">designate as <quote>at-risk
counties</quote> those counties in the Appalachian region that are most at risk
of becoming economically distressed;
and</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E0D1FB56C12421A89021BCCFC6CB2F6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for chapter 145 of such title
is amended by striking the item relating to section 14526 and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF55550D8678F4332904350B41CBF9C92" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">14526. Distressed, at-risk, and
economically strong
counties.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA40323E024E343FC9F2F450498A4D8A7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3035.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7C3B178FE4744E08F27686427281132"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14703(a) of title 40, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9FCEFE09F29A47EBB13E42098E7FA924" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C5CE9B6BE5148C692B49BFA5682A7ED"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to amounts made available under
section 14501, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Appalachian
Regional Commission to carry out this subtitle—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99265B381B1C4BE98CF36541DE064808"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$87,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7B2766FFD544CA1965265F7432BE4F9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H717E8284E8EF400EB0F5E58F7848B18C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$105,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H969EFA7630B0433FB632A9D3629B1EED"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$108,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6972C2070DED4A2FA99620F80073C515"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$110,000,000 for fiscal year
2012.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88235443C85A4ADE84783FF7D5D285F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Economic and energy development
initiative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14703(b)
of such title is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE17994F446CA45BBA8F9A6CAC4E3F9EC" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE51B7CD8BAC4BF8A068D38E40AB3697"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Economic and energy development
initiative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts
made available under subsection (a), the following amounts may be used to carry
out section 14508—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE32365BD3AD34244BDDCF8F45030067"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$12,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3BA1671684A74070BD800034F9737CAC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$12,500,000 for fiscal year 2009;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H662B36BC3A2849F38976A891E2291615"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$13,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H238EA4F7F9CA4601ACEEEBE93D69B0C7"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$13,500,000 for fiscal year 2011;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF337143798D4E78B9B1E0007EC14176"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$14,000,000 for fiscal year
2012.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78020BB354FA4C96BFE484FDEAEAF341"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14703 of such title is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H280EB33C2BD74CEEA68FC990B4ACE936" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4E29B51F45D4FDE87827512A7409B07"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds approved by the Appalachian Regional
Commission for a project in a State in the Appalachian region pursuant to a
congressional directive shall be derived from the total amount allocated to the
State by the Appalachian Regional Commission from amounts appropriated to carry
out this
subtitle.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A346EEB05E2439FA3508F32351D1553" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3036.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 14704 of title 40, United States
Code, is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting
<quote>2012</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A213BF14E5447DEA3921346E348FE52" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3037.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additions to Appalachian region</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC9ACD217DAFF4CAFAE1E00D6B7121554"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Kentucky</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14102(a)(1)(C) of title 40, United
States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46FCB66120374CEF81F0B02179AF3667"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>Metcalfe,</quote> after
<quote>Menifee,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1EEA0B610865410D80955FE2836B90D0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>Nicholas,</quote> after
<quote>Morgan,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H20EE9C1D9F8B4C73917689CE3D892DBD"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>Robertson,</quote>
after <quote>Pulaski,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8D1918A159C4D0A82E98199B50533ED"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ohio</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14102(a)(1)(H) of such title is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49B9FF2F473C48D19CA1D121178F395"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>Ashtabula,</quote>
after <quote>Adams,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0FA31DBD03D2422FA0F9D541D7E882CF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>Mahoning,</quote> after
<quote>Lawrence,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3CD0396760E488D8B20C37E4EECB0EE"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>Trumbull,</quote> after
<quote>Scioto,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD82716B38A549028DF4739E77CF1ED"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tennessee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14102(a)(1)(K) of such title is
amended by inserting <quote>Lawrence, Lewis,</quote> after
<quote>Knox,</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB29E722E593A446288C697C434EADC4"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Virginia</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14102(a)(1)(L) of such title is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E8D82E9AA3F4028A8B56C5C61E7E779"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>Henry,</quote> after
<quote>Grayson,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF8C35B9B6A648EEA48CAA3F5655AD18"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>Patrick,</quote> after
<quote>Montgomery,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Foreign relations provisions </header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="idFA26220FDA8E46BD97006B848F8474FC" level-type="subsequent"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation
Act of 2008</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2B84C1C85E64BEFB7AD422B825678CD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4001.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad
Foundation Act of 2008</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA11C434874A4F3ABD2F0031FCD33ED" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4002.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress makes the following
findings:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E12A00AFA564173934F6039A6CE615B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">According to President George W. Bush,
<quote>America’s leadership and national security rest on our commitment to
educate and prepare our youth for active engagement in the international
community.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H82D4B255A3234CBF9E00ECD2D3946DB3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">According to former President William J.
Clinton, <quote>Today, the defense of United States interests, the effective
management of global issues, and even an understanding of our Nation’s
diversity require ever-greater contact with, and understanding of, people and
cultures beyond our borders.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFDF8F4C7844C45489070CBB11B668B46"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress authorized the establishment of
the Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program pursuant
to section 104 of the Miscellaneous Appropriations and Offsets Act, 2004
(division H of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/199">Public Law 108–199</external-xref>). Pursuant to its
mandate, the Lincoln Commission has submitted to Congress and the President a
report of its recommendations for greatly expanding the opportunity for
students at institutions of higher education in the United States to study
abroad, with special emphasis on studying in developing nations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48F7460BB7374AA088C6B49F50CB24F2"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">According to the Lincoln Commission,
<quote>[s]tudy abroad is one of the major means of producing foreign language
speakers and enhancing foreign language learning</quote> and, for that reason,
<quote>is simply essential to the [N]ation’s security</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4FA05B2A711469B87433CF624D46041"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Studies consistently show that United
States students score below their counterparts in other advanced countries on
indicators of international knowledge. This lack of global literacy is a
national liability in an age of global trade and business, global
interdependence, and global terror.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6984A0730D84ED8A1F2FA71F775145B"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Americans believe that it is important for
their children to learn other languages, study abroad, attend a college where
they can interact with international students, learn about other countries and
cultures, and generally be prepared for the global age.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5391489BE0CA49BF0086B76BF684886E"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In today’s world, it is more important than
ever for the United States to be a responsible, constructive leader that other
countries are willing to follow. Such leadership cannot be sustained without an
informed citizenry with significant knowledge and awareness of the
world.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C5F8153B4464BAF999F445090E1473F"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study abroad has proven to be a very
effective means of imparting international and foreign-language competency to
students.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H473B74BC4A414499BA03FCA8B5DC933F"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any given year, only approximately one
percent of all students enrolled in United States institutions of higher
education study abroad.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E17B4C3421043908598003B942D42A8"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Less than 10 percent of the students who
graduate from United States institutions of higher education with bachelors
degrees have studied abroad.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E41B2FBED7E4F09BCDCE935354E4CA"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Far more study abroad must take place in
developing countries. Ninety-five percent of the world’s population growth over
the next 50 years will occur outside of Europe. Yet in the academic year
2004–2005, 60 percent of United States students studying abroad studied in
Europe, and 45 percent studied in four countries—the United Kingdom, Italy,
Spain, and France—according to the Institute of International Education.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B1B1012D13043DC99EE997FD61E1D09"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Final Report of the National Commission
on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (The 9/11 Commission Report)
recommended that the United States increase support for <quote>scholarship,
exchange, and library programs</quote>. The 9/11 Public Discourse Project,
successor to the 9/11 Commission, noted in its November 14, 2005, status report
that this recommendation was <quote>unfulfilled,</quote> and stated that
<quote>The U.S. should increase support for scholarship and exchange programs,
our most powerful tool to shape attitudes over the course of a
generation.</quote>. In its December 5, 2005, Final Report on the 9/11
Commission Recommendations, the 9/11 Public Discourse Project gave the
government a grade of <quote>D</quote> for its implementation of this
recommendation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71971D87A7CC4F75B2FACDAE3671E00"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Investing in a national study abroad
program would help turn a grade of <quote>D</quote> into an <quote>A</quote> by
equipping United States students to communicate United States values and way of
life through the unique dialogue that takes place among citizens from around
the world when individuals study abroad.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0EB820F953A546B200C111B2200006F"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An enhanced national study abroad program
could help further the goals of other United States Government initiatives to
promote educational, social, and political reform and the status of women in
developing and reforming societies around the world, such as the Middle East
Partnership Initiative.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0A3909C67A64FEFBB1C394E3EEF78EC"><enum>(15)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To complement such worthwhile Federal
programs and initiatives as the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
Program, the National Security Education Program, and the National Security
Language Initiative, a broad-based undergraduate study abroad program is needed
that will make many more study abroad opportunities accessible to all
undergraduate students, regardless of their field of study, ethnicity,
socio-economic status, or gender.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H704897BA46D44097A13B00AB9B75C1BC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4003.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of this subtitle are—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65B174B303C447BE9F1E86522F4D1E44"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to significantly enhance the global
competitiveness and international knowledge base of the United States by
ensuring that more United States students have the opportunity to acquire
foreign language skills and international knowledge through significantly
expanded study abroad;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5CC2E10608B0478BAFF1BEF28A72B74"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to enhance the foreign policy capacity of
the United States by significantly expanding and diversifying the talent pool
of individuals with non-traditional foreign language skills and cultural
knowledge in the United States who are available for recruitment by United
States foreign affairs agencies, legislative branch agencies, and
nongovernmental organizations involved in foreign affairs activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H329361F893A44D94B4D2CCE72F858F2D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure that an increasing portion of
study abroad by United States students will take place in nontraditional study
abroad destinations such as the People’s Republic of China, countries of the
Middle East region, and developing countries; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD8AD95D6FE44F1EAA7E54E70765A704"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to create greater cultural understanding of
the United States by exposing foreign students and their families to United
States students in countries that have not traditionally hosted large numbers
of United States students.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5EDC6F39F1C74A629B07492CF262CB51" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4004.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H081565554F6547BF88039DBFB087C3DE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appropriate congressional
committees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2255B050C5754F658400343747F059EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H499CC88E498240339B87AD298CD470DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7AB87EC96FF84086BAEB818CB478DA9"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Board</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Board</term> means the Board
of Directors of the Foundation established pursuant to section 4005(d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34675DC635BB42A88B00A3324700713C"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chief executive officer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Chief Executive
Officer</term> means the chief executive officer of the Foundation appointed
pursuant to section 4005(c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H582ED885621E469EB86130008BFEAACB"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Foundation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Foundation</term> means the
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation established by section
4005(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6D341894CF304BF78B18A0008CA25979"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Institution of higher
education</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>institution of higher education</term> has the meaning given the term in
section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C.
1001(a)</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEC3CE5C1F6D34CC2894DE77A6CF08A16"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National of the United States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>national of the United
States</term> means a national of the United States or an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence (as those terms are defined in section 101 of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8158F8C254DF479C82C8679BA1FC100"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nontraditional study abroad
destination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>nontraditional study abroad destination</term> means a location that is
determined by the Foundation to be a less common destination for United States
students who study abroad.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD15AAA250A3542FE9CD21199A9087083"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study abroad</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>study abroad</term> means an
educational program of study, work, research, internship, or combination
thereof that is conducted outside the United States and that carries academic
credit toward fulfilling the participating student’s degree
requirements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9AA54536C9794272A4B8C42D71A178B8"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>United States</term> means
any of the several States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern
Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and any other
territory or possession of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D78770B1140488195878B7515104452"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States student</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>United States student</term>
means a national of the United States who is enrolled at an institution of
higher education located within the United States.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7AB9E94AE9E4D5C99DCB414BBBA26E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4005.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment and management of the Senator
Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4FD07EEABF094AE4B4DF77C656A9F190"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7BD648FC70934330A84E2D007674AAD4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established in the executive
branch a corporation to be known as the <quote>Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad
Foundation</quote> that shall be responsible for carrying out this subtitle.
The Foundation shall be a government corporation, as defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/103">section
103</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H833B04FE56AF417C91E788DF006023DE"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Board of directors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Foundation shall be governed by a Board
of Directors in accordance with subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A8A3252D4DC4756B486D0024006F53"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Intent of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the intent of Congress in
establishing the structure of the Foundation set forth in this subsection to
create an entity that will administer a study abroad program that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1611197BFB314423B8528D127F10F200"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">serves the long-term foreign policy and
national security needs of the United States; but</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6D3E1625A59A4978AAA900948C622C42"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">operates independently of short-term
political and foreign policy considerations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D28176B2E9848B487696457932B31CD"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mandate of Foundation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In administering the program referred to in
subsection (a)(3), the Foundation shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14EA0C70970D41E7B9480995D4FBC5E0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote the objectives and purposes of this
subtitle;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H950B6388A7F14CFF8FB69C6EDC14F460"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">through responsive, flexible grant-making,
promote access to study abroad opportunities by United States students at
diverse institutions of higher education, including two-year institutions,
minority-serving institutions, and institutions that serve nontraditional
students;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B30F817E97E4776863B6FB847CB73FF"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">through creative grant-making, promote
access to study abroad opportunities by diverse United States students,
including minority students, students of limited financial means, and
nontraditional students;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D5C54CC849D40878057569C35EDBE17"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">solicit funds from the private sector to
supplement funds made available under this subtitle; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8255A97EDBA47DA830016DDECAD2D09"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">minimize administrative costs and maximize
the availability of funds for grants under this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44A12AD977F443999B95C6F77DCCB852"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chief executive officer</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA07F2637D8C4A4D8BD4598FB7AB705"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be in the Foundation a Chief
Executive Officer who shall be responsible for the management of the
Foundation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8487F88EC47443F3B3A891C1288569F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chief Executive Officer shall be
appointed by the Board and shall be a recognized leader in higher education,
business, or foreign policy, chosen on the basis of a rigorous search.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD256BA981234436389DCCA55C786440"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relationship to board</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chief Executive Officer shall report to
and be under the direct authority of the Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7A7F1CF29204FF1A6B297B0727034EF"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation and rank</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC6DB3C314F2F40D8B0D348FB622EF200"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chief Executive Officer shall be
compensated at the rate provided for level IV of the Executive Schedule under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5314">section
5315</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB31C9787C4FE4FC99E6C929D73091794"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5314">Section 5315</external-xref> of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCEB5DC2B78854CC3B648A2C57C00B4F4" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H446E0112B0D34DB6A6B24DAE75698BB6"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chief Executive Officer, Senator Paul Simon
Study Abroad
Foundation.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H460C4C7169674B518606939B84789DD7"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorities and duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chief Executive Officer shall be
responsible for the management of the Foundation and shall exercise the powers
and discharge the duties of the Foundation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36A064C91F054607971550948526926C"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority to appoint officers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In consultation and with approval of the
Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall appoint all officers of the
Foundation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEBDD8B8DF69246A7AACE9F33837363EF"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Board of directors</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3352BF574FBC49F1A66F1CE5EE6BB28C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be in the Foundation a Board of
Directors.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95A990B0896942AE93E809016FC1168"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall perform the functions
specified to be carried out by the Board in this subtitle and may prescribe,
amend, and repeal bylaws, rules, regulations, and procedures governing the
manner in which the business of the Foundation may be conducted and in which
the powers granted to it by law may be exercised.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9B79CB1196D4F818B53F70044F1DA35"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall consist of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1897D1ACF2BE49EABB7807272918F71E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of State (or the Secretary’s
designee), the Secretary of Education (or the Secretary’s designee), the
Secretary of Defense (or the Secretary’s designee), and the Administrator of
the United States Agency for International Development (or the Administrator’s
designee); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H028F9EF7FF924B77006C84DBAE17F5E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">five other individuals with relevant
experience in matters relating to study abroad (such as individuals who
represent institutions of higher education, business organizations, foreign
policy organizations, or other relevant organizations) who shall be appointed
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, of
which—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B513A22C03741D9B3567F81B51407B9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">one individual shall be appointed from
among a list of individuals submitted by the majority leader of the House of
Representatives;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H477CD13EC6F74EDE00FF8D2142489506"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">one individual shall be appointed from
among a list of individuals submitted by the minority leader of the House of
Representatives;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7ADD28475A2F45358511A21310332919"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">one individual shall be appointed from
among a list of individuals submitted by the majority leader of the Senate;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99DE5E2A171F4718A04D51A54CBF717C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">one individual shall be appointed from
among a list of individuals submitted by the minority leader of the
Senate.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0D5806853B84492A3FA3D89E0CF3941"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chief executive officer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chief Executive Officer of the
Foundation shall serve as a nonvoting, ex officio member of the Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8304EC212E5B469A93D0D0E5DA25B37D"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terms</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD102E536107C48C59813421E1F9D664E"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Officers of the federal
government</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each member of the
Board described in paragraph (3)(A) shall serve for a term that is concurrent
with the term of service of the individual’s position as an officer within the
other Federal department or agency.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA804CC6F62BD4081BF38A36F94C8C319"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each member of the Board described in
paragraph (3)(B) shall be appointed for a term of 3 years and may be
reappointed for one additional 3 year term.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H285E9137DE5F42968EA6B9DF61C58602"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vacancies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A vacancy in the Board shall be filled in
the manner in which the original appointment was made.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1AB1E4978BDA4F3BB640F7F34C6406C6"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chairperson</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be a Chairperson of the Board.
The Secretary of State (or the Secretary’s designee) shall serve as the
Chairperson.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1BDCE5B46A2047BF85100412F6ADDFE2"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Quorum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A majority of the members of the Board
described in paragraph (3) shall constitute a quorum, which, except with
respect to a meeting of the Board during the 135-day period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act, shall include at least one member of the
Board described in paragraph (3)(B).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD7681D9A3A2E485EA63D28BEBC00787F"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall meet at the call of the
Chairperson.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H74EF275AEF4749D6B7AA3684D7001362"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14FC886CD9934419006665CF4811BC7"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Officers of the federal government</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF30E5A8E9D14A599510E300DE000049"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the Board described in
paragraph (3)(A) may not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by
reason of the member’s service on the Board.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD654D9C4C3374AC1A705855D53097D60"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Travel expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each such member of the Board shall receive
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with
applicable provisions under subchapter I of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">chapter
57</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1BB19D4C31747ED97911C99016955EB"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other members</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA94CF62B4B1A4DE1907661CC42C3D2E2"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in clause (ii), a member
of the Board described in paragraph (3)(B) while away from the member’s home or
regular place of business on necessary travel in the actual performance of
duties as a member of the Board, shall be paid per diem, travel, and
transportation expenses in the same manner as is provided under subchapter I of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">chapter
57</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D464881420E4DDDB0083C258EE5681C"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the Board may not be paid
compensation under clause (i) for more than 90 days in any calendar
year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE99C9BD82AE47418886F83825D6D5EF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4006.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment and operation of
program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53B0A1461AC94D8EB7234FD7C003822"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of the program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is hereby established a program,
which shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB31DE25345044B81ADA4A5EE99BEB4B0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be administered by the Foundation;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F36CEA6B73B401B930090A94E05EDBF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">award grants to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91EAB48F4FA6479890E21CAEE2FCC30"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States students for study
abroad;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5DDC9D8C56194D83AE3EEDEF3F02D3A4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nongovernmental institutions that provide
and promote study abroad opportunities for United States students, in
consortium with institutions described in subparagraph (C); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idED12806DF100439C9DD8BFC063F0F09A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">institutions of higher education,
individually or in consortium,</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="paragraph">in order to accomplish the objectives
set forth in subsection (b).</continuation-text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D85F519B64E41EA0007AD581FFB6DD5"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Objectives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The objectives of the program established
under subsection (a) are that, within 10 years of the date of the enactment of
this Act—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF04A2BD36F043BA89B79F19F81D9EBD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than one million undergraduate
United States students will study abroad annually for credit;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93EEFD180DCD476E00968654C8D0A8CD"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the demographics of study-abroad
participation will reflect the demographics of the United States undergraduate
population, including students enrolled in community colleges, minority-serving
institutions, and institutions serving large numbers of low-income and
first-generation students; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H70CA8F47A15944FE90FE2193A8F94913"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an increasing portion of study abroad will
take place in nontraditional study abroad destinations, with a substantial
portion of such increases taking place in developing countries.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD5D1CF4D34B421FA3857FCC949205AB"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mandate of the program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to accomplish the objectives set
forth in subsection (b), the Foundation shall, in administering the program
established under subsection (a), take fully into account the recommendations
of the Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program
(established pursuant to section 104 of the Miscellaneous Appropriations and
Offsets Act, 2004 (division H of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/199">Public Law
108–199</external-xref>)).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idACEC414170F74064A3E05656FFF834A4"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Structure of grants</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1AC9AD4425ED4166AEC316D925928F63"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Promoting reform</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with the recommendations of
the Commission on the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program, grants
awarded under the program established under subsection (a) shall be structured
to the maximum extent practicable to promote appropriate reforms in
institutions of higher education in order to remove barriers to participation
by students in study abroad.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id774D994DF8CA41EA81439CF6B15FBFA3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants to individuals and
institutions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense
of Congress that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5a33738f84ce479e8142d26ea380dcc0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Foundation should award not more than
25 percent of the funds awarded as grants to individuals described in
subparagraph (A) of subsection (a)(2) and not less than 75 percent of such
funds to institutions described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of such
subsection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2f81c45ea5054ab0ace2b066bcf1272e"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Foundation should ensure that not less
than 85 percent of the amount awarded to such institutions is used to award
scholarships to students.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7250E01A65214006AC52DCEE9BA2AA6C"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Balance of long-term and short-term study
abroad programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
administering the program established under subsection (a), the Foundation
shall seek an appropriate balance between—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F683EC2D2634B34BBE2FDE850D00F7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">longer-term study abroad programs, which
maximize foreign-language learning and intercultural understanding; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD181C24E148F447291F0E2DECDEF51F7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shorter-term study abroad programs, which
maximize the accessibility of study abroad to nontraditional students.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0249852E07B443FB8D0FF76AAECE7"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Quality and safety in study
abroad</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In administering the
program established under subsection (a), the Foundation shall require that
institutions receiving grants demonstrate that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08D9875C74564502A6A896FE2734A026"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the study abroad programs for which
students receive grant funds are for academic credit; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA3484422ED145D3A8DB5DF98231EC55"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the programs have established health and
safety guidelines and procedures.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A3584F402F84C43BDB03E06ABBE13CA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4007.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual report</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFE1DF36058D44BE3A6C81966717FCD41"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than December 15, 2008, and each
December 15 thereafter, the Foundation shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the implementation of this subtitle during
the prior fiscal year.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H83225C3BB12341C2BDCDFF1BF0F8B38D"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required by subsection (a) shall
include—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC6E60F4DF7DE477700416724F239114B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total financial resources available to
the Foundation during the year, including appropriated funds, the value and
source of any gifts or donations accepted pursuant to section 4008(a)(6), and
any other resources;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37DF0D75A74540A089C63261DCF277AA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the Board’s policy
priorities for the year and the bases upon which grant proposals were solicited
and awarded to institutions of higher education, nongovernmental institutions,
and consortiums pursuant to section 4006(a)(2)(B) and 4006(a)(2)(C);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16E50ACBA20C46DF00E98643D4657C3F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of grants made to institutions of
higher education, nongovernmental institutions, and consortiums pursuant to
section 4006(a)(2)(B) and 4006(a)(2)(C) that includes the identity of the
institutional recipient, the dollar amount, the estimated number of study
abroad opportunities provided to United States students by each grant, the
amount of the grant used by each institution for administrative expenses, and
information on cost-sharing by each institution receiving a grant;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53E7237374FA4110B641E4BE84691E8F"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the bases upon which the
Foundation made grants directly to United States students pursuant to section
4006(a)(2)(A);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F2DF44C2AB340B999AA7C29FE3E1512"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number and total dollar amount of
grants made directly to United States students by the Foundation pursuant to
section 4006(a)(2)(A); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB8C1C0F49899472FAFC79143FE49204D"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the total administrative and operating
expenses of the Foundation for the year, as well as specific information
on—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC57D81F21384691B289B6DAC4065CF9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of Foundation employees and the
cost of compensation for Board members, Foundation employees, and personal
service contractors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H47240C38C10D4C228B5EF4DBB3C17700"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">costs associated with securing the use of
real property for carrying out the functions of the Foundation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D58E6F94A3B462EA0CC8F5B5F19B726"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">total travel expenses incurred by Board
members and Foundation employees in connection with Foundation activities;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H654C8AE18D3A421D998CA5CF93E4A321"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">total representational expenses.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC348AD7FBDF648FFA4348DC40687D9B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4008.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Powers of the Foundation; related
provisions</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7EC3DDCF6C9D4CB5B9F36BD7FFF701C5"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Powers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Foundation—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B55705A41744AE4A39C043DFC17D5BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall have perpetual succession unless
dissolved by a law enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB840CC0713204F81A337E12C366465"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may adopt, alter, and use a seal, which
shall be judicially noticed;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H47545F73DFF149429D7C17B8D16B0166"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may make and perform such contracts,
grants, and other agreements with any person or government however designated
and wherever situated, as may be necessary for carrying out the functions of
the Foundation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E2D630D94C84D06AAF239F25E311B4B"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may determine and prescribe the manner in
which its obligations shall be incurred and its expenses allowed and paid,
including expenses for representation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F3B35E11365451D90C31E7412281B3F"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire,
improve, and use such real property wherever situated, as may be necessary for
carrying out the functions of the Foundation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0AF98669A8B449596C2C527A12E4F00"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may accept cash gifts or donations of
services or of property (real, personal, or mixed), tangible or intangible, for
the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this subtitle;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA00286E6597942B6820092428B92C4EC"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may use the United States mails in the same
manner and on the same conditions as the executive departments;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H17667C35AD294B848BD00F3F7CE7904"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may contract with individuals for personal
services, who shall not be considered Federal employees for any provision of
law administered by the Office of Personnel Management;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D91F0F2110E4084912DA895637565F"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may hire or obtain passenger motor
vehicles; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H52A1435DD6D44166ABFED98FF17D4EF"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall have such other powers as may be
necessary and incident to carrying out this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H063BD368105843E2926F7870C8FE75A3"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Principal office</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Foundation shall maintain its principal
office in the metropolitan area of Washington, District of Columbia.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD52F7FDC2ACA4829B81461D0B0E5902"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability of government corporation
control act</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2514C9CD6BF14B779E1E6E4594FE582F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Foundation shall be subject to chapter
91 of subtitle VI of title 31, United States Code, except that the Foundation
shall not be authorized to issue obligations or offer obligations to the
public.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC03EC541854A40DDB31C84DBFCBE8C9D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/9101">Section 9101(3)</external-xref> of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22D62FEB32744BC2ABF8A3B0CE8987CB" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6FCE4B8FD6334670874BC2D4F2DBE4A0"><enum>(S)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad
Foundation.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E71A1ECB8834044B7FAAD5EF4456E80"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inspector general</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19FDBB7B4CE64E5E87BE027E90037E3"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector General of the Department of
State shall serve as Inspector General of the Foundation, and, in acting in
such capacity, may conduct reviews, investigations, and inspections of all
aspects of the operations and activities of the Foundation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6986979BD1F24F6FB73510EFAC53222"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority of the board</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the responsibilities under
this subsection, the Inspector General shall report to and be under the general
supervision of the Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E871D860A1541CCA34F0084EB1C7093"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reimbursement and authorization of
services</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB55FC4A15A7241AEBEA077DF9218E92F"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reimbursement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Foundation shall reimburse the
Department of State for all expenses incurred by the Inspector General in
connection with the Inspector General’s responsibilities under this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8B7D1DC329A4A2EADF3F29F562C4F29"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization for services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amount authorized to be appropriated
under section 4010(a) for a fiscal year, up to $2,000,000 is authorized to be
made available to the Inspector General of the Department of State to conduct
reviews, investigations, and inspections of operations and activities of the
Foundation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A8977608A2F4F399262009F40FCDE5B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4009.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General personnel authorities</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4F1318430A44D50AE07E4BC65CF02FB"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detail of personnel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon request of the Chief Executive
Officer, the head of an agency may detail any employee of such agency to the
Foundation on a reimbursable basis. Any employee so detailed remains, for the
purpose of preserving such employee’s allowances, privileges, rights,
seniority, and other benefits, an employee of the agency from which
detailed.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F4EDE790E9C4F7782C1C300F9D300F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reemployment rights</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H832E1A3B32E8448EBF910036AA2724C6"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employee of an agency who is serving
under a career or career conditional appointment (or the equivalent), and who,
with the consent of the head of such agency, transfers to the Foundation, is
entitled to be reemployed in such employee’s former position or a position of
like seniority, status, and pay in such agency, if such employee—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E8EAE8E548141499813B27CE93CAA4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is separated from the Foundation for any
reason, other than misconduct, neglect of duty, or malfeasance; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB16BB76A3B3407BAF6E00541CFB8C00"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">applies for reemployment not later than 90
days after the date of separation from the Foundation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D6ECBD5F9BE44CB8D1CF17D06AB56F1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Specific rights</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An employee who satisfies paragraph (1) is
entitled to be reemployed (in accordance with such paragraph) within 30 days
after applying for reemployment and, on reemployment, is entitled to at least
the rate of basic pay to which such employee would have been entitled had such
employee never transferred.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A5DEE769C0A42CF8510D3F7971868CE"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hiring authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of persons employed by the Foundation, not
to exceed 20 persons may be appointed, compensated, or removed without regard
to the civil service laws and regulations.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H247AD1E99AFA4E339B1E1CD9B400F042"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Basic pay</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chief Executive Officer may fix the
rate of basic pay of employees of the Foundation without regard to the
provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/51">chapter
51</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code (relating to the
classification of positions), subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title
(relating to General Schedule pay rates), except that no employee of the
Foundation may receive a rate of basic pay that exceeds the rate for level IV
of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46CECA9067EE4DDA8589C65B559FA4AE"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H798D36904B0F4A4790AA0986865E6DC9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>agency</term> means an
executive agency, as defined by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/105">section
105</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF8EF4286DC34A0C98A0FEAF00157FA1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>detail</term> means the
assignment or loan of an employee, without a change of position, from the
agency by which such employee is employed to the Foundation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C38B9A4223A4030B32D829C5FB450D3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4010.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">GAO review</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4EF321DB8F8F4D04B03F9172A7AEAFB5"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than two years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
commence a review of the operations of the Foundation.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC04D474C9934B0D99C3734EE7631C91"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Content</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the review required under
subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall analyze—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2b4e601d9f624150a3ef0872084cc68d"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the Foundation is organized and
operating in a manner that will permit it to fulfill the purposes of this
section, as set forth in section 4003;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1cee63fc26a740caa7999e40ac493c2c"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the degree to which the Foundation is
operating efficiently and in a manner consistent with the requirements of
paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 4005(b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7002f2332bd54e6188a83dee0b439b82"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether grantmaking by the Foundation is
being undertaken in a manner consistent with subsections (d), (e), and (f) of
section 4006;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe382ea761c794c9cbda8609e29b7dcec"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which the Foundation is using
best practices in the implementation of this subtitle and the administration of
the program described in section 4006; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5bcf03bdb8554ba98766cf1a5ec3c150"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other relevant matters, as determined by
the Comptroller General, after consultation with the appropriate congressional
committees.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB423B8712190417986A1A963E5AD1B7E"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General shall submit a
report on the results of the review conducted under subsection (a) to the
Secretary of State (in the capacity of the Secretary as Chairperson of the
Board of the Foundation) and to the appropriate congressional
committees.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0FBB47653D274E5FB4DF006952B49342" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4011.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA043B28A890647A3A732D2A796995EF9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C1FA4F57E914DD186DFFE2BA122E4FA"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this subtitle $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and each subsequent
fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8497278054AF42559DBE6F6F30A9B1C1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts in addition to other available
amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts authorized to
be appropriated by paragraph (1) are in addition to amounts authorized to be
appropriated or otherwise made available for educational exchange programs,
including the J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange Program and the
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program, administered by the
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19431A720C22466B9338C703C0BE7D13"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation of funds</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65648F06F13B4E27ACCF21836F43CCB1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Foundation may allocate or transfer to
any agency of the United States Government any of the funds available for
carrying out this subtitle. Such funds shall be available for obligation and
expenditure for the purposes for which the funds were authorized, in accordance
with authority granted in this subtitle or under authority governing the
activities of the United States Government agency to which such funds are
allocated or transferred.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68804AA972264B1687B8BBF7752FDEE9"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Foundation shall notify the appropriate
congressional committees not less than 15 days prior to an allocation or
transfer of funds pursuant to paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idD6F175655FE24528B10B8BA620BDDF12" level-type="subsequent"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian
Management Act of 2008</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBB59A7339D62445B81DD0415B7A93042" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Reconstruction and Stabilization
Civilian Management Act of 2008</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06DD0B9755B24D22AE812CB432683DD9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08D887506117483790238CDFB7FBE064"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2424676C9C7349E4B200B1F63E87562"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In June 2004, the Office of the Coordinator
for Reconstruction and Stabilization (referred to as the
<quote>Coordinator</quote>) was established in the Department of State with the
mandate to lead, coordinate, and institutionalize United States Government
civilian capacity to prevent or prepare for post-conflict situations and help
reconstruct and stabilize a country or region that is at risk of, in, or is in
transition from, conflict or civil strife.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A6AB3C3DF3647FFA1BB576086FB53"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In December 2005, the Coordinator’s mandate
was reaffirmed by the National Security Presidential Directive 44, which
instructed the Secretary of State, and at the Secretary’s direction, the
Coordinator, to coordinate and lead integrated United States Government
efforts, involving all United States departments and agencies with relevant
capabilities, to prepare, plan for, and conduct reconstruction and
stabilization operations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B72EEA1AF414BFD867C61E3D1BF35E0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Security Presidential Directive 44
assigns to the Secretary, with the Coordinator’s assistance, the lead role to
develop reconstruction and stabilization strategies, ensure civilian
interagency program and policy coordination, coordinate interagency processes
to identify countries at risk of instability, provide decision-makers with
detailed options for an integrated United States Government response in
connection with reconstruction and stabilization operations, and carry out a
wide range of other actions, including the development of a civilian surge
capacity to meet reconstruction and stabilization emergencies. The Secretary
and the Coordinator are also charged with coordinating with the Department of
Defense on reconstruction and stabilization responses, and integrating planning
and implementing procedures.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9555E4893E504D10924CA49593D9D6DC"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Department of Defense issued Directive
3000.05, which establishes that stability operations are a core United States
military mission that the Department of Defense must be prepared to conduct and
support, provides guidance on stability operations that will evolve over time,
and assigns responsibilities within the Department of Defense for planning,
training, and preparing to conduct and support stability operations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd55b0ae45f1f48beba5ccdb721abab54"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget
Request to Congress includes $248,600,000 for a Civilian Stabilization
Initiative that would vastly improve civilian partnership with the Armed Forces
in post-conflict stabilization situations, including by establishing an Active
Response Corps of 250 persons, a Standby Response Corps of 2000 persons, and a
Civilian Response Corps of 2000 persons.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D12D631CD0C4B6A9D26FB60E3B261BF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4A87C39A61B49FDA1FB4E42E6EFB550"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Administrator</quote> means
the Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA286E3D5C76D465D99ADD0561F24009C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>agency</quote> means any
entity included in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/1">chapter
1</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H995513BC57274A978700C5490975E1D1"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appropriate congressional
committees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<quote>appropriate congressional committees</quote> means the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H211335576600463F96E4FF632CB4096D"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this
subtitle, the term <quote>Department</quote> means the Department of
State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE27C346643354747BAF912DF91D8A5AB"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Personnel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>personnel</quote> means
individuals serving in any service described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/2101">section
2101</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, other than in the
legislative or judicial branch.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC679F62555044B93A5EEDDEDFCCD1101"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the
Secretary of State.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44EDA39A2E634B60818C8BED9629153C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4104.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority to provide assistance for
reconstruction and stabilization crises</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2351">22 U.S.C. 2351 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended
by inserting after section 617 the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3CD7FB6E5C3A4DAE0058BAB37FCF8D44" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A3AEE2B1BF5413EBB00F100AE5FAE07" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>618.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance for a reconstruction and
stabilization crisis</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H745911C3791A4246982B17C3CDC5B890"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H82698C4526A24D04A3E3E93AF1ED773"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the President determines that it is in
the national security interests of the United States for United States civilian
agencies or non-Federal employees to assist in reconstructing and stabilizing a
country or region that is at risk of, in, or is in transition from, conflict or
civil strife, the President may, in accordance with the provisions set forth in
section 614(a)(3), subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection but
notwithstanding any other provision of law, and on such terms and conditions as
the President may determine, furnish assistance to such country or region for
reconstruction or stabilization using funds under paragraph (3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51B31EC60038463681B2464D0008682D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pre-notification requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may not furnish assistance
pursuant to paragraph (1) until five days (excepting Saturdays, Sundays, and
legal public holidays) after the requirements under section 614(a)(3) of this
Act are carried out.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H649856B0B6AB48CDA530B0BC95E4E740"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The funds referred to in paragraph (1) are
funds made available under any other provision of law and under other
provisions of this Act, and transferred or reprogrammed for purposes of this
section, and such transfer or reprogramming shall be subject to the procedures
applicable to a notification under section 634A of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44FC8DD4E6E84DF780F2A53AEC9D538C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority contained in this section may
be exercised only during fiscal years 2009, 2010, and 2011, except that the
authority may not be exercised to furnish more than $200,000,000 in any such
fiscal
year.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD881B38C77814B6BBFF56057C1C185C5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4105.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reconstruction and
stabilization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title I of the
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2651a">22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.</external-xref>) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B53E21426CC4E28AAABE2870397AE60" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H82BA90DC7A1C4C8CADD3A582293CB2D9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>62.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reconstruction and stabilization</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HECA439C6093144CB90FCB93F00755669"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the Coordinator for
Reconstruction and Stabilization</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8A467F1125B48A9BA1BB077A6FFA1EA"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established within the Department
of State the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and
Stabilization.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC527A7F017F419A86101CA8FB3218E9"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordinator for Reconstruction and
Stabilization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of the
Office shall be the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization, who shall
be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate. The Coordinator shall report directly to the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA9135BC31962490B9F84F7868ED6DE29"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Functions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The functions of the Office of the
Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization shall include the
following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA319685671B7414EA900A00042FAB0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Monitoring, in coordination with relevant
bureaus and offices of the Department of State and the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID), political and economic instability worldwide
to anticipate the need for mobilizing United States and international
assistance for the reconstruction and stabilization of a country or region that
is at risk of, in, or are in transition from, conflict or civil strife.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB5CD053D0E7483F98D791FDE403793B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assessing the various types of
reconstruction and stabilization crises that could occur and cataloging and
monitoring the non-military resources and capabilities of agencies (as such
term is defined in section 4103 of the Reconstruction and Stabilization
Civilian Management Act of 2008) that are available to address such
crises.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD09C9763B4B42DB9F72897B90E67EE6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Planning, in conjunction with USAID, to
address requirements, such as demobilization, disarmament, rebuilding of civil
society, policing, human rights monitoring, and public information, that
commonly arise in reconstruction and stabilization crises.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4909CCEC02674F61B4140060E36305D0"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordinating with relevant agencies to
develop interagency contingency plans and procedures to mobilize and deploy
civilian personnel and conduct reconstruction and stabilization operations to
address the various types of such crises.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5E7ED6245634A3A81BCEA06930095ED"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Entering into appropriate arrangements with
agencies to carry out activities under this section and the Reconstruction and
Stabilization Civilian Management Act of 2008.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC92C0CC0F740419E8FD81C757BD83330"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identifying personnel in State and local
governments and in the private sector who are available to participate in the
Civilian Reserve Corps established under subsection (b) or to otherwise
participate in or contribute to reconstruction and stabilization
activities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3CA9255AEC94ED9A13747646C180470"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Taking steps to ensure that training and
education of civilian personnel to perform such reconstruction and
stabilization activities is adequate and is carried out, as appropriate, with
other agencies involved with stabilization operations.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H667CE553550A4139A242B005C3A6BF82"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Taking steps to ensure that plans for
United States reconstruction and stabilization operations are coordinated with
and complementary to reconstruction and stabilization activities of other
governments and international and nongovernmental organizations, to improve
effectiveness and avoid duplication.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0FB19BC2F89C4DB39D00B3C06F2C4DCF"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maintaining the capacity to field on short
notice an evaluation team consisting of personnel from all relevant agencies to
undertake on-site needs assessment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9FDD0D111F64AA69FB880CB7DECDF26"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Response Readiness Corps</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC9957FC589E4EFEA9EBD80638C1CD4F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Response Readiness Corps</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and the
heads of other appropriate agencies of the United States Government, may
establish and maintain a Response Readiness Corps (referred to in this section
as the <quote>Corps</quote>) to provide assistance in support of reconstruction
and stabilization operations in countries or regions that are at risk of, in,
or are in transition from, conflict or civil strife. The Corps shall be
composed of active and standby components consisting of United States
Government personnel, including employees of the Department of State, the
United States Agency for International Development, and other agencies who are
recruited and trained (and employed in the case of the active component) to
provide such assistance when deployed to do so by the Secretary to support the
purposes of this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16D5A8A5BC5A479BA3868020EA920700"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civilian Reserve Corps</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, may
establish a Civilian Reserve Corps for which purpose the Secretary is
authorized to employ and train individuals who have the skills necessary for
carrying out reconstruction and stabilization activities, and who have
volunteered for that purpose. The Secretary may deploy members of the Civilian
Reserve Corps pursuant to a determination by the President under section 618 of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCE10D7F76D74D8FB66B46ADFA3458AF"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mitigation of domestic impact</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The establishment and deployment of any
Civilian Reserve Corps shall be undertaken in a manner that will avoid
substantively impairing the capacity and readiness of any State and local
governments from which Civilian Reserve Corps personnel may be drawn.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50205FE911724403BA8BDF9095574BF"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State such sums as may be
necessary for fiscal years 2007 through 2010 for the Office and to support,
educate, train, maintain, and deploy a Response Readiness Corps and a Civilian
Reserve Corps.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H623E108F96C94F32A7487361149F3026"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Existing training and education
programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
ensure that personnel of the Department, and, in coordination with the
Administrator of USAID, that personnel of USAID, make use of the relevant
existing training and education programs offered within the Government, such as
those at the Center for Stabilization and Reconstruction Studies at the Naval
Postgraduate School and the Interagency Training, Education, and After Action
Review Program at the National Defense
University.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A083D114DCF46C59924DE5EC54941DB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4106.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorities related to personnel</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D72E44693AD4DF3AE002B048E50E8FB"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of certain foreign service
benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, or
the head of any agency with respect to personnel of that agency, may extend to
any individuals assigned, detailed, or deployed to carry out reconstruction and
stabilization activities pursuant to section 62 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (as added by section 4105 of this Act), the benefits or
privileges set forth in sections 413, 704, and 901 of the Foreign Service Act
of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/3973">22 U.S.C.
3973</external-xref>,
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/4024">22 U.S.C.
4024</external-xref>, and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/4081">22 U.S.C.
4081</external-xref>) to the same extent and manner that such benefits and
privileges are extended to members of the Foreign Service.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEC13FB5B744D4DC5A930DB3231BFA29"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority regarding details</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized to accept
details or assignments of any personnel, and any employee of a State or local
government, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis for the purpose of
carrying out this subtitle, and the head of any agency is authorized to detail
or assign personnel of such agency on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis
to the Department of State for purposes of section 62 of the State Department
Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as added by section 4105 of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E19EC5759B3479B95598BFF43F24700" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4107.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reconstruction and stabilization
strategy</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H389204A86D4E439383EECB5489EEC56C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State, in consultation
with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development, shall develop an interagency strategy to respond to reconstruction
and stabilization operations.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H517C41AD9C664B7A8C3C00CC6EB42C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The strategy required under subsection (a)
shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29D3FFD265764F42A686C42891235F3B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identification of and efforts to improve
the skills sets needed to respond to and support reconstruction and
stabilization operations in countries or regions that are at risk of, in, or
are in transition from, conflict or civil strife.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBFCFD31E25C44F1A98629C3886CA9CD6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identification of specific agencies that
can adequately satisfy the skills sets referred to in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A729E5038014EA09F8026D8E9E98A5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Efforts to increase training of Federal
civilian personnel to carry out reconstruction and stabilization
activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H921C8BC35147472790ACE28348001020"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Efforts to develop a database of proven and
best practices based on previous reconstruction and stabilization
operations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55BF5502BC2F4C8CBF33BA640055853E"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A plan to coordinate the activities of
agencies involved in reconstruction and stabilization operations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA9C0630C8A0434FB3DDD5D35988EC09" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4108.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual reports to Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act and annually for each of the five years thereafter,
the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees
a report on the implementation of this subtitle. The report shall include
detailed information on the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7765B9D6D5346E9965B997B8457F574"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any steps taken to establish a Response
Readiness Corps and a Civilian Reserve Corps, pursuant to section 62 of the
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (as added by section 4105 of
this Act).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3699E80B7CE54429A534AB1D42907337"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The structure, operations, and cost of the
Response Readiness Corps and the Civilian Reserve Corps, if established.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F503A3FDED143B2BD839BE3A03EB2AA"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">How the Response Readiness Corps and the
Civilian Reserve Corps coordinate, interact, and work with other United States
foreign assistance programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA0525E599C24FAB0000B3472EBB0765"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the impact that deployment
of the Civilian Reserve Corps, if any, has had on the capacity and readiness of
any domestic agencies or State and local governments from which Civilian
Reserve Corps personnel are drawn.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDCA0FB8AB7214F0396C3E3788DA46BB"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The reconstruction and stabilization
strategy required by section 4107 and any annual updates to that
strategy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8DDBE28FD074E20B9792874EEE17003"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations to improve implementation
of subsection (b) of section 62 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act
of 1956, including measures to enhance the recruitment and retention of an
effective Civilian Reserve Corps.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H057025C9DA9540F1B2E242EABD50FC50"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of anticipated costs
associated with the development, annual sustainment, and deployment of the
Civilian Reserve Corps.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id43658FE67D464BD595FC9DA5F58A5B12" level-type="subsequent"><enum>C</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Reauthorization of Act of 2008</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD837A642CC3B4A939C03C3357853B39E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote>Overseas Private Investment Corporation Reauthorization Act of
2008</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe477dc861faa426ab20b51db3afa203f" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reauthorization of OPIC
programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 235(a)(2) of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2195(a)(2)) is amended by
striking <quote>September 30, 2007</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30,
2011</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfe230b4aa36b46e08cc0be68b828d2de" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements regarding internationally
recognized worker rights</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (a) of section 231A of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191a(a)) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84673A4EA3A742F68F51C928CBF44133" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfd065ab6c820436cbd5b69909843b588"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Internationally recognized worker
rights</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF68BB7E5F9904898A62423C36D44567E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation may insure, reinsure,
guaranty, or finance a project only if—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2c74677d49934e2faf460569fb8aa08d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the country in which the project is to be
undertaken is eligible for designation as a beneficiary developing country
under the Generalized System of Preferences (19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.) and has
not been determined to be ineligible for such designation on the basis of
section 502(b)(2)(G) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462(b)(2)(G))
(relating to internationally recognized worker rights), or section 502(b)(2)(H)
of such Act (19 U.S.C. 2462(b)(2)(H) (relating to the worst forms of child
labor); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID862c6752845c4da2969e4d4243e27af7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the country in which the project is to be
undertaken is not eligible for designation as a beneficiary country under the
Generalized System of Preferences, the government of that country has taken or
is taking steps to afford workers in the country (including any designated zone
or special administrative region or area in that country) internationally
recognized worker rights (as defined in section 507(4) of the Trade Act of
1974) (19 U.S.C. 2467(4)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDde1cc339e8494668a6af8c2d59c96353"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation inapplicable</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The limitation contained in paragraph (1)
shall not apply to providing assistance for humanitarian services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa2966724fe104f17aebd91b5b2d794bc"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use
of reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation
shall, in implementing paragraph (1), consider—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0afdae9fc2b34a1cab4c81b980c26612"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information contained in the reports
required by sections 116(d) and 502B(b) of this Act and the report required by
section 504 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2464);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3b13dd6c10374a8099994db8a49dd985"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other relevant sources of information
readily available to the Corporation, including observations, reports, and
recommendations of the International Labour Organization; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID917e86372c7341fca83adc36793f1d7e"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information provided in the hearing
required under subsection (c).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf0fcf82c87b841f8aea7782749163d41"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contract language</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall include the following
language, in substantially the following form, in all contracts which the
Corporation enters into with eligible investors to provide support under this
title:</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90CC1E6A3805484B88B2165842CDECFA"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The investor agrees not to take any actions
to obstruct or prevent employees of the foreign enterprise from exercising the
employees' internationally recognized worker rights (as defined in section
507(4) of the Trade Act of 1974) (19 U.S.C. 2467(4)) and the investor agrees to
adhere to the obligations regarding those rights. The investor agrees to
prohibit discrimination with respect to employment and occupation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe2ba9db4f7304eab9841c63a727c6ff3"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preference to certain
countries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consistent with its
development objectives, the Corporation shall give preferential consideration
to projects in countries that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD9AA6BC946E48CD96B4AF9EF3EB84C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have adopted and maintained, in the
country’s laws and regulations, internationally recognized worker rights, as
well as the elimination of discrimination with respect to employment and
occupation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85496AA7F7FA49D9931FCA0F45FE73F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are effectively enforcing those
laws.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAA1A54D5DDF147BFBDB5586088060778" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preferential consideration of certain
investment projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
231(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191(f)) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC75B710730614F6FB322C63766FB591F" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id747E4A3BE079476CBA705BDE600F7BBF"><enum>(f)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the greatest degree practicable and
consistent with the goals of the Corporation, to give preferential
consideration to investment projects in any less developed country the
government of which is receptive to both domestic and foreign private
enterprise and to projects in any country the government of which is willing
and able to maintain conditions that enable private enterprise to make a full
contribution to the development
process;</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1e1c51b9c6ec494281f5028aaee2c0ce" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4205.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Climate change mitigation action
plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title IV of chapter 2 of
part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.) is
amended by inserting after section 234A the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ABD9B8D97344946A4877DE8A2EEBC0A" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID567d8b14b8d54a298a7cb67c9fb5466e" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>234B.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Climate change mitigation</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID60b03dc89798462ba595570b2668856f"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mitigation action plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall, not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2008, institute a climate change mitigation
action plan that includes the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8686d724a8034f798d383aa864485e9b"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clean technology</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID973387ca06184cb3aa204833cd0f7184"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increasing assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall establish a goal of
substantially increasing its support of projects that use, develop, or
otherwise promote the use of clean energy technologies during the 10-year
period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Overseas Private
Investment Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2008.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8d8e6531bc3f429e991dbc4bf7dd366f"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preferential treatment to
projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation
shall give preferential treatment to evaluating and awarding assistance for,
and provide greater flexibility in supporting, projects that use, develop, or
otherwise promote the use of clean energy technologies.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25d3dd6afe734d4a89dd4c3754dce796"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report
on plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation
shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Overseas
Private Investment Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2008, submit to the
Committees on Foreign Relations and Appropriations of the Senate and the
Committees on Foreign Affairs and Appropriations of the House of
Representatives a report on the plan developed to carry out subparagraph (A).
Thereafter, the Corporation shall include in its annual report required under
section 240A a discussion of the plan and its implementation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID92c311c8d4a3400fb706931b404cf8c0"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Environmental impact assessments</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99BB1829457B45B9AEDBE5989467D834"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Greenhouse gas emissions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall, in making an
environmental impact assessment or initial environmental audit for a project
under section 231A(b), also take into account the degree to which the project
contributes to the emission of greenhouse gases.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID543aa6bd094c432d8f4d983e81dd9cd5"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other duties not affected</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirement provided for under
subparagraph (A) is in addition to any other requirement, obligation, or duty
of the Corporation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa3c50d1f13d34094aa7a303af52c07f7"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Goals for reducing greenhouse gas
emissions</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDaab18a2b2f3b4cfbadcef0b7912a0f94"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall continue to
maintain—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID521992f0224a4746b90ceb6cca6a52d7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a goal for reducing direct greenhouse gas
emissions associated with projects in the Corporation’s portfolio on the date
of the enactment of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Reauthorization
Act of 2008 by 20 percent during the 10-year period beginning on such date of
enactment; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID71b1cd1e70d04ee9bac6da373cd7409a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a goal for limiting annual investments in
projects that have significant greenhouse gas emissions after such date of
enactment in a manner that reduces greenhouse gas emissions associated with
projects in the Corporation’s total portfolio by 20 percent during the 10-year
period beginning on such date of enactment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID74688cfb16704721a1fea65a037cbfca"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special rules</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDef11ddab236c4ad789c59d9352b60c0d"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Baseline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of determining the percentage
by which greenhouse gas emissions are reduced under subparagraph (A), the
Corporation shall use the aggregate estimated greenhouse gas emissions for
projects in the Corporation’s portfolio.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5a68cb41ee584969ae94f7ff814e9cd8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Significant greenhouse gas emissions
projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this
paragraph, projects that have significant greenhouse gas emissions are projects
that result in the emission of more than 100,000 tons of
CO<subscript>2</subscript> equivalent each year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID78c3fef304c8404b9bfc458567a5f6f4"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall include, in each
annual report required under section 240A, the following information with
respect to the period covered by the report:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe65b5c66f4ee4189833a19592e51079b"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The annual greenhouse gas emissions
attributable to each project in the Corporation’s active portfolio that has
significant greenhouse gas emissions.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3c6d0d277ffb4139b4d7b051b46f18f2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The estimated greenhouse gas emissions for
each new project that has significant greenhouse gas emissions for which the
Corporation provided insurance, reinsurance, a guaranty, or financing, since
the previous report.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID591557baded644ac9efe78ac43a7f858"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The extent to which the Corporation is
meeting the goals described in subparagraph (A) for reducing greenhouse gas
emissions.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3e383b9329724cbca0ced2d3212f930e"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each new project for which the Corporation
provided insurance, reinsurance, a guaranty, or financing, that involves
renewable energy and environmentally beneficial products and services,
including increased clean energy technology.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID80ce9946f13d47c3ad16afddc8d90a03"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extraction investments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8e53a3e350f24c0db47f4d10cfb50123"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior notification to congressional
committees</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id145C8059B8994908A3BFADA18543CE27"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall provide notice of
consideration of approval of a project described in subparagraph (B) to the
Committees on Foreign Relations and Appropriations of the Senate and the
Committees on Foreign Affairs and Appropriations of the House of
Representatives not later than 60 days before approval of such project.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id630D56AB5BF04B92976075F1E0F30073"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A project described in this subparagraph is
a Category A project (as defined in section 237(q)(3)) relating to an
extractive industry project or any extractive industry project for which the
assistance to be provided by the Corporation is valued at $10,000,000 or more
(including contingent liability).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc44926aa2a7e4c59983186235ea0cb4a"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commitment to EITI principles</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF0FC7F4E21DF483F9ADC4830626D8901"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the
Corporation may approve a contract of insurance, reinsurance, a guaranty, or
enter into an agreement to provide financing to an eligible investor for a
project that significantly involves an extractive industry only if—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa18a552dd13947f288fc2c8cb55d3ad6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the eligible investor has agreed to
implement the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative principles and
criteria, or substantially similar principles and criteria related to the
specific project to be carried out; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc829a07718d94045bb8354ca7afff338"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id49264E08FF6F4D099265D678B849F066"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the host country where the project is to be
carried out has committed to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
principles and criteria, or substantially similar principles and criteria;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id494E9285F9BF444F9F1EB657D20C4EF5" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the host country where the project is to be
carried out has in place or is taking the necessary steps to establish
functioning systems for—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2420D82802504DE69080D8F78BACFFA2"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accurately accounting for revenues and
expenditures in connection with the extraction and export of the type of
natural resource to be extracted or exported;</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id004B380D5E9E4651B1868451BF06F96C"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the independent audit of such revenues and
expenditures and the widespread public dissemination of the finding of the
audit; and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC359E05B51CB423A9BAB27D7525FFB5B"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">verifying government receipts against
company payments, including widespread dissemination of such payment
information, and disclosure of such documents as host government agreements,
concession agreements, and bidding documents, and allowing in any such
dissemination or disclosure for the redaction of, or exceptions for,
information that is commercially proprietary or that would create a competitive
disadvantage.</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDAAFE3B1F8C54D75B8180F8F300D0073"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a host country does not meet the
requirements of subparagraph (A)(ii) (I) or (II), the Corporation may approve a
contract of insurance, reinsurance, or a guaranty, or enter into an agreement
to provide financing for a project in the host country if the Corporation
determines it is in the foreign policy interest of the United States for the
Corporation to provide support for the project in the host country and the host
country does not prevent an eligible investor from complying with subparagraph
(A)(i).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdbfc671185fb4d9998267a53b515a6dc"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preference for certain
projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to all
projects that significantly involve an extractive industry, the Corporation, to
the extent practicable and consistent with the Corporation's development
objectives, shall give preference to a project in which the eligible investor
has agreed to implement the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
principles and criteria, or substantially similar principles and criteria, and
the host country where the project is to be carried out has committed to the
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative principles and criteria, or
substantially similar principles and criteria.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7877FCEF258442E68511A54EBADAD7B5"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect on other requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection shall affect the
limitations and prohibitions with respect to direct investments described in
section 234(c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2653075fb13445448c2ddd58f9fd7f2e"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall include in its annual
report required under section 240A a description of its activities to carry out
this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID99e1bff41753429fa40f0179abdf3cbc"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7DD63EC144DA4B67B0E23E779F3BCCA4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clean energy technology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>clean energy
technology</term> means an energy supply or end-use technology that, compared
to a similar technology already in widespread commercial use in a host country,
will—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC025169BC82644399323335227978ECA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce emissions of greenhouse gases;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6824C90EC0B44BBCA44EFC80E72C496E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">decrease the intensity of energy
usage.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd7634b794b344498adefe648c0b53646"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Greenhouse
gas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>greenhouse
gas</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2789479eb3c6433c9e10161ee904eb2a"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carbon dioxide;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd268c92e25e84b1292b4f65904a59dbc"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">methane;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe73a85c6b4174fa9988f0cf98021312a"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nitrous oxide;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd4385edc06be468982e13e2703b86707"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hydrofluorocarbons;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33be3ef3f6784542bda797c77a6dfd29"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">perfluorocarbons; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9f19037acf0e4ee4ba3858a06e2f7bcc"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sulfur hexafluoride.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDecfddec44d3a48208782dd2bb7844c7d"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extractive industry</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>extractive industry</term>
refers to an enterprise engaged in the exploration, development, or extraction
of oil and gas reserves, metal ores, gemstones, industrial minerals (except
rock used for construction purposes), or
coal.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id260ff985-5abf-44ce-80af-d7807ebff655" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4206.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increased transparency</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf42490b890f44152b625c4db5b1d7aa6"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (2) of section 231A(c) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191a(c)(2)) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAEF19E4CE4484C72993109A9E67FF03C" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDada75b4eded74cc898aafb67c9dadc34" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conjunction with each meeting of its
Board of Directors, the Corporation shall hold a public hearing in order to
afford an opportunity for any person to present views regarding the activities
of the Corporation. The Corporation shall notice such a hearing at least 20
days in advance. At least 15 days in advance of such hearing the Corporation
shall make available a public summary of each project, including information
related to workers rights, to be considered at the meeting. The Corporation
shall not include any confidential business information in the summary made
available under this subsection. Such views shall be made part of the
record.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3c8d4416b0f548efaaf5a4211b51466f"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional transparency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 237 of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2197) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsections:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida22e28f1-8435-42ec-9d93-ebd472cbca68" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0523deba-3b65-4a98-863c-d1f592f91bdf"><enum>(p)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review of methodology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Reauthorization
Act of 2008, the Corporation shall make available to the public the
methodology, including relevant regulations, used to assess and monitor the
impact of projects supported by the Corporation on employment in the United
States and on the development, the environment, and the protection of
internationally recognized worker rights, as well as the elimination of
discrimination with respect to employment and occupation, in host
countries.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4bdbe27a-5fd7-4996-950f-3ccd9f438162"><enum>(q)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public notice prior to project
approval</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0327600d-aec4-4ca2-9d3e-ce94ade2bf98"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public notice</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id934DDF3293F84492A7181F489C1DCE9C"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board of Directors of the Corporation
may not vote in favor of any action proposed to be taken by the Corporation on
a Category A project before the date that is 60 days after the
Corporation—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61cef060-c528-49bd-b672-bcf69b1ca349"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">makes available for public comment a
summary of the project and relevant information about the project; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id273d1dd0-36b1-4aa4-8403-cd7afb940941"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such summary and information described in
clause (i) has been made available to groups in the area that may be impacted
by the proposed project and to nongovernmental organizations in the host
country.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id171E8D1A3ECE40F1AF342A6200761E55"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall not include any
confidential business information in the summary and information made available
under clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f35b386-b126-4af2-a871-22ab9a5c8673"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Published response</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent practicable, the Corporation
shall publish responses to the comments received under paragraph (1)(A)(i) with
respect to a Category A project and submit the responses to the Board not later
than 7 days before a vote is to be taken on any action proposed by the
Corporation on the project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide7c1f758-f330-42b6-bf65-60dcc72c6f0a"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Category A project defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Category A project</term>
means any project or other activity for which the Corporation proposes to
provide insurance, reinsurance, a guaranty, financing, or other assistance
under this title and which is likely to have a significant adverse
environmental impact.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1cf94ac5-a334-4cb5-8867-1ac851c978f7"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of Accountability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 237 of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2197), as amended by subsection (b) of this section, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06a7459e-b5a7-4969-9ebe-aeafea1bbc94" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0578cbe4-8b2e-4ffd-add5-92e057f8d749"><enum>(r)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of Accountability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall maintain an Office of
Accountability to provide, to the maximum extent practicable, upon request,
problem-solving services for projects supported by the Corporation and review
of the Corporation’s compliance with its environmental, social, internationally
recognized worker rights, human rights, and transparency policies and
procedures. The Office of Accountability shall operate in a manner that is
fair, objective, and
transparent.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID98fab6e182ed482d943b699f5e151d1d" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4207.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transparency and accountability of
investment funds</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDed081fed63ce44b79c20c7da248a80f5"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 239 of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2199) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10CA9FC565494B0F847B7A430688D216" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6001269a25f54c8bad21333eeaa11740"><enum>(l)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transparency and accountability of
investment funds</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4d3812b9c9f9435e8daa6dd5a4e143b1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Competitive selection of investment fund
management</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to
any investment fund that the Corporation creates on or after the date of the
enactment of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Reauthorization Act of
2008, the Corporation may select persons to manage the fund only by contract
using competitive procedures that are full and open.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5295782c866a47cab8aa08b401569595"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criteria for selection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In assessing proposals for investment fund
management proposals, the Corporation shall consider, in addition to other
factors, the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb1cce7217c7f4be38b36d4177b56f171"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The prospective fund management's
experience, depth, and cohesiveness.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe1d0f15ba80d4b3dbd74f3883fe16dd2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The prospective fund management's track
record in investing risk capital in emerging markets.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd4104f71947e4680bbc48286196d6044"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The prospective fund management's
experience, management record, and monitoring capabilities in the countries in
which the management operates, including details of local presence (directly or
through local alliances).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID915d7e59aab64f9faa5bae8b3a703700"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The prospective fund management's
experience as a fiduciary in managing institutional capital, meeting reporting
requirements, and administration.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID84b4f49344564474af2dfc3b6399bbc8"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The prospective fund management's record in
avoiding investments in companies that would be disqualified under section
239(m).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6eb4929581e8445ca9282b47ade0b1d8"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall include in each
annual report under section 240A an analysis of the investment fund portfolio
of the Corporation, including the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf768ed30a5cd4a7e881c74fba27c2365"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fund performance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An analysis of the aggregate financial
performance of the investment fund portfolio grouped by region and
maturity.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID557344386f1942ed9f16571d6105c768"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Status of loan guaranties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of guaranties committed by the
Corporation to support investment funds, including the percentage of such
amount that has been disbursed to the investment funds.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID78517174572349f89d427635ee110d6b"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Risk ratings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The definition of risk ratings, and the
current aggregate risk ratings for the investment fund portfolio, including the
number of investment funds in each of the Corporation's rating
categories.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc794486aefb94b90863d24c940e04831"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Competitive selection of investment fund
management</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of
proposals received and evaluated for each newly established investment
fund.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9c8d00f97552423eb6143891154e3dab"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">GAO review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the submission
of the first report to Congress under section 240A of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 that includes the information required by section 239(l)(3) of that
Act (as added by subsection (a) of this section), the Comptroller General of
the United States shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives an independent assessment of the investment fund portfolio of
the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, covering the items required to be
addressed under such section 239(l)(3).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe4a54407d7dd4971829eeb426e103784" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4208.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on assistance to develop or
promote certain railway connections and railway-related
connections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 237 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2197), as amended by section 4206, is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA6BD0E81BB034C54A2C05A13826DAE3B" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDac3dd90485ac41e48d39002e76774e82"><enum>(s)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on assistance for certain
railway projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Corporation may not provide insurance, reinsurance, a guaranty, financing, or
other assistance to support the development or promotion of a railway
connection or railway-related connection that connects Azerbaijan and Turkey
without connecting or traversing with
Armenia.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID43294a34639d4cff8f7489782a9d3d20" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4209.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ineligibility of persons doing certain
business with state sponsors of terrorism</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF28C97D29C54F66BC041A0A49150779"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 231 of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191) is amended by—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA6770D7EF0A493A926AB0A41F757441"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of
division (m);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D4D2FE62230488290B89EE7D96FBEA1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the period at the end of
division (n) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73269EA671BD486AB7CD53EA334FC3DF"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36C8D4E696EC44A99AF5CFD91FD0D0DE" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID014c86c1a62a4f6eb126ffe4a18975ca"><enum>(o)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to decline to issue any contract of
insurance or reinsurance, or any guaranty, or to enter into any agreement to
provide financing or any other assistance for a prospective eligible investor
who enters, directly or through an affiliate, into certain discouraged
transactions with a state sponsor of
terrorism.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9C49C909355643A9BD26C06CAE8B231B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General provisions and powers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 239 of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2199), as amended by section 4207, is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6F3262030FEC442689FED27A4D979547" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0be10826459345e8bb5f7d99ea755ce5"><enum>(m)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State sponsor of terrorism</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8A4F848F41DC44BEA868BE0647201DCA"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to carry out the policy set forth
in section 231(o) of this Act, the Corporation shall require a certification
from an officer of a prospective OPIC-supported United States investor that the
investor and all affiliates of the investor are not engaged in a discouraged
transaction with a state sponsor of terrorism.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF1E75513148E42C1912FF98FC4C2A771"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Discouraged transaction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term
<term>discouraged transaction</term> means any of the following
activities:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa0c66629bcd846569a381a42f1487340"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An investment commitment of $20,000,000 or
more by the investor in the energy sector in a state sponsor of
terrorism.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID10b5d58b33b344c0b8e661457560bea1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any loan, or an extension of credit, to the
government of a state sponsor of terrorism by the investor that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26DCA672CF3E4E459A7CB43C8B8E51C8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is outstanding on the date the Corporation
enters into a contract with the investor; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA784335C81745C79F84357039D8CC78"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that has a value of more than $5,000,000,
including the sale of goods for which payment is not required by the purchaser
within 45 days.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc198f3ac8ebd446082b81f7d808e3b6e"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The transfer by the investor of goods that
are included on the United States Munitions List, referred to in section
38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)) to a state
sponsor of terrorism within the 3-year period preceding the date the
Corporation enters into a contract with the investor.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID004c8a0dd1ce4a2680b86d699f7dc89b"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An officer of a prospective OPIC-supported
United States investor may provide a certification under this subsection
notwithstanding the fact that an affiliate of the investor is engaged in a
discouraged transaction if the transaction is carried out under a contract or
other obligation of the affiliate that was entered into or incurred before the
acquisition of such affiliate by the prospective OPIC-supported United States
investor or the parent company of the OPIC-supported United States
investor.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID936202e70c6444e090c073cc1a25a036"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7b15aef42e9540ff97f7a4e3ca9ef68a"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Affiliate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>affiliate</term> means any
person that is directly or indirectly controlled by, under common control with,
or controls a prospective OPIC-supported United States investor or the parent
company of such investor.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8d220a5486a04200a6a65f000952ead6"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Investment commitment in the energy sector
of a state sponsor of terrorism</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>investment commitment in the
energy sector of a state sponsor of terrorism</term> means any of the following
activities if such activity is undertaken pursuant to a commitment, or pursuant
to the exercise of rights under a commitment, that was entered into with the
government of a state sponsor of terrorism or a nongovernmental entity in a
country that is a state sponsor of terrorism:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf416f7c191ec45df967311ad0def5f5f"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The entry into a contract that includes
responsibility for the development or transportation of petroleum or natural
gas resources located in a country that is a state sponsor of terrorism, or the
entry into a contract providing for the general supervision or guaranty of
another person's performance of such a contract.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID97b7e95b248643a386d3b0558026b7b4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purchase of a share of ownership,
including an equity interest, in the development of petroleum or natural
resources described in clause (i).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe8c2865e73dc45bda484bc6e72c1892f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The entry into a contract providing for the
participation in royalties, earnings, or profits in the development of
petroleum or natural resources described in clause (i), without regard to the
form of the participation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbdfdddb001924dfbb26ebf63d99b0224"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State sponsor of terrorism</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>state sponsor of
terrorism</term> —</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9a4f1f0a04734736ae3d301012239227"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">means any country the government of which
the Secretary of State has determined has repeatedly provided support for acts
of international terrorism pursuant to section 6(j) of the Export
Administration Act of 1979, section 620A of this Act, or section 40 of the Arms
Export Control Act; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1731ae0f84384b2d8205ba0e4e94b695"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not include Southern Sudan, Southern
Kordofan/Nuba Mountains State, Blue Nile State, and Abyei, Darfur, if the
Corporation, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, determines that
providing assistance for projects in such regions will provide emergency
relief, promote economic self-sufficiency, or implement a nonmilitary program
in support of a viable peace agreement in Sudan, such as the Comprehensive
Peace Agreement for Sudan and the Darfur Peace
Agreement.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide6dd917b-9696-4251-8f54-4083dcd074bb" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4210.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congressional notification regarding
maximum contingent liability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 239 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2199), as amended by sections 4207 and 4209, is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id380d0ca5-4c2f-486a-8afc-f20d75713a41" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0c40e73-59bf-49ff-aacf-ad2067f9561a"><enum>(n)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congressional notification of increase in
maximum contingent liability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall notify the Committee
on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives not later than 15 days after the date on which the
Corporation's maximum contingent liability outstanding at any one time pursuant
to insurance issued under section 234(a), and the amount of financing issued
under sections 234(b) and (c), exceeds the Corporation's maximum contingent
liability for the preceding fiscal year by 25 percent or
more.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2024046be2094943b7a2b11c9676a33f" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4211.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of authority to operate in
Iraq</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 239 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2199), as amended by sections 4207,
4209, and 4210, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD61AE20D089C4B7091B53E4A69D47965" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID121750a71e18471d9634f7f26d36f067"><enum>(o)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Operations in iraq</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of
section 237, the Corporation is authorized to undertake in Iraq any program
authorized by this
title.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc26f251223fa4092b5478fb671585146" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4212.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Low-income housing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall submit a report to the Committee
on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives, in consultation with appropriate departments,
agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States, as well as private
entities, on the feasibility of broadening the assistance the Corporation
provides to projects that provide support to low-income home buyers. If the
Corporation finds such assistance is feasible, the Corporation shall identify
and begin to implement steps to proceed to provide such assistance.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDda77cfb496734864995e41c142955005" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4213.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance for small businesses and
entities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 240 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2200) is amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id342BD6347F1D4ABDA333BD8597D01479" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDba73ddffb3d6494392bfad971ae0ec16"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Resources dedicated to small businesses,
cooperatives, and other small United States investors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall ensure that adequate
personnel and resources, including senior officers, are dedicated to assist
United States small businesses, cooperatives, and other small United States
investors in obtaining insurance, reinsurance, financing, and other assistance
under this title. The Corporation shall include, in each annual report under
section 240A, the following information with respect to the period covered by
the report:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19daedeb4bad4e7793f138c61c0e53cb"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of such personnel and
resources.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID08b443d25f524fdeaefa509fb2177549"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of United States small
businesses, cooperatives, and other small United States investors that received
insurance, reinsurance, financing, and other assistance from the Corporation,
and the dollar value of such insurance, reinsurance, financing, and other
assistance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7650571a4e23486d8dad4674ea467d38"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the projects for which the
insurance, reinsurance, financing, and other assistance was
provided.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID31d05057b1b94909b5f4fed353416d0a" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4214.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical corrections</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID912a2888bc414c8aa59e562acb00bccc"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pilot equity finance program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2194) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe62dc07ed0254cff9dbaaba2b8d881c1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (g); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5f163f2d28a24d9fa1a15bd6eeb92d83"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (h) as
subsection (g).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5a5efc14161e443ebdff2ba247bac0d3"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 235 of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2195) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDcfd85225f61046e398aa9dc79109ef0f"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (e); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb93bda3193934b11ac5e6c1954a137b8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (f) as
subsection (e).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID422cc4f1f9de4bff945a9db54e178a0c"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Guaranty contract</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 237(j) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2197(j)) is amended by inserting <quote>insurance,
reinsurance, and</quote> after <quote>Each</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID15c22ab36bf1424eabfd00f9e544e364"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer of predecessor programs and
authorities</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf15ff3d29d4b4b62af07ff4974615c23"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 239 of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2199), as amended by sections 4207, 4209, 4210, and 4211, is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5567f83bb0b444e59f6740a562ff4c4f"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (b); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6a8064254563413db089ebb6fa9e55d5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (c) through
(o) as subsections (b) through (n), respectively.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc42a4f4db77c416f9dc320818a8dc136"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3BAB94DA18F94D34BEA59EC0FB9F8796"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 237(m)(1) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2197(m)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>239(g)</quote>
and inserting <quote>239(f)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd3b41aed3f2d423489ae817c48156688"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 240A(a) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2200A(a)) is amended—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2b51c0b5cf72472fb914d5f71362b265"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>239(h)</quote> and inserting <quote>239(g)</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfd38033e1e934bf6bd871db2378efbb5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(A), by striking
<quote>239(i)</quote> and inserting <quote>239(h)</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDca0f78e16a0842688cc43cffccb96787"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 209(e)(16) of the Admiral James W.
Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000
and 2001 (as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106–113; 31
U.S.C. 1113 note) is amended by striking <quote>239(c)</quote> and
<quote>2199(c)</quote> and inserting <quote>239(b)</quote> and
<quote>2199(b)</quote>, respectively.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID03ed2295fd2844109f8deab7722b8ac9"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional clerical
amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 234(b) of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2194(b)) is amended by striking
<quote>235(a)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>235(a)(1)</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="idA328A37EE17D49B683EDB1538382B45A" level-type="subsequent"><enum>D</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation
Reauthorization Act of 2008</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19D3964A43804610BFE02356256FDF38" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4301.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation
Reauthorization Act of 2008</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id415C3DA7178F4C4199E7F065E667AC87" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4302.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment to short title of Act to
encompass expanded scope</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFEA29F9B1D904358B3870D480B68DFBD"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 801 of the
<short-title>Tropical Forest Conservation Act of
1998</short-title> (Public Law 87–195; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended by
striking <quote><short-title>Tropical Forest Conservation
Act of 1998</short-title></quote> and inserting <quote><short-title>Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of
2008</short-title></quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idACE7F7A3A28B49CE815CD4095241DC95"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">References</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any reference in any other provision of
law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
<quote><short-title>Tropical Forest Conservation Act of
1998</short-title></quote> shall be deemed to be a reference to the
<quote><short-title>Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation
Act of 2008</short-title></quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3dd3f5916ab14e7daaf15719fa18828c" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4303.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expansion of scope of act to protect
forests and coral reefs</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC57A378ADB824B56BFEF6A8A42F08126"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 802 of the
<short-title>Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of
2008</short-title> (22 U.S.C. 2431), as renamed by section 2(a), is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77ed8995be5f4bef9bf2b9cba1d9e749"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsections (a)(1), (a)(6), (a)(7),
(b)(1), (b)(3), and (b)(4), by striking <quote>tropical forests</quote> each
place it appears and inserting <quote>tropical forests and coral reefs and
associated coastal marine ecosystems</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdd754af7bdbb43aa90e86b8caa496b3b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7ab20e26d0e84ea4839fe0cc7e6930cc"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>resources, which are the basis for developing pharmaceutical products
and revitalizing agricultural crops</quote> and inserting
<quote>resources</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6D03E31BA8D5430BA8021A5BCA43172B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), by striking
<quote>far-flung</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdb8b7ddf2fc94f7a86a7e5cb6ef29b72"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0B45CDCE659C4BF794843A434E51D0C1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>tropical forests</quote>
the first place it appears and inserting <quote>tropical forests and coral
reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc39119c18882464686c79db0014f4292"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>tropical forests</quote>
the second place it appears and inserting <quote>areas</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEE26E439360C450F885AFAB79B819E04"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>tropical forests</quote>
the third place it appears and inserting <quote>tropical forests and coral
reefs and their associated coastal marine ecosystems</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3783f29616ef427299f60703af5a0129"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>that have led to
deforestation</quote> and inserting <quote>on such countries</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5142011C249449BCAB921A98A4D1E2B1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendments related to
definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 803 of
such Act (22 U.S.C. 2431a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E1C9026CF4B42CF960610687C9FE3A3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (5)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDCCA177DA60E4D3F8115643618398FF2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading, by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">tropical
forest</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">tropical forest or coral
reef</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63F853B125884255B37F34F0F75324AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by striking <quote>tropical forest</quote> and inserting <quote>tropical forest
or coral reef</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEDC1B1C2CCD849A4BF7F4AC86A57CA2F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking
<quote>tropical forest</quote> and inserting <quote>tropical forest or coral
reef</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59B2F2EC2E1A4A02882C4BFF33C7A4F0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0E168C6AA53B47D8B1E9B4541534433E" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEA768BEFAB744B82A73B5669855D773A"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coral</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>coral</term> means species
of the phylum Cnidaria, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC681492B485F4C42A2ACDEDDADD5EF1A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all species of the orders Antipatharia
(black corals), Scleractinia (stony corals), Alcyonacea (soft corals),
Gorgonacea (horny corals), Stolonifera (organpipe corals and others), and
Coenothecalia (blue coral), of the class Anthoza; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0AAF7F412C1142F4AC570E2283B2AC6D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all species of the order Hydrocorallina
(fire corals and hydrocorals) of the class Hydrozoa.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF5C2F6AE8CA8496988A25DCAF4B47038"><enum>(11)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coral reef</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>coral reef</term> means any
reef or shoal composed primarily of coral.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87E89E2478654DA1B76BDB0C4CF68CBA"><enum>(12)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Associated coastal marine
ecosystem</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>associated coastal marine ecosystem</term> means any coastal marine
ecosystem surrounding, or directly related to, a coral reef and important to
maintaining the ecological integrity of that coral reef, such as seagrasses,
mangroves, sandy seabed communities, and immediately adjacent coastal
areas.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0DDCC19184064A43A173519683F2E422" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4304.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Change to name of facility</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id031246D143914C52BDC14BE84C794B46"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 804 of the
<short-title>Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of
2008</short-title> (22 U.S.C. 2431b), as renamed by section 4302(a), is amended
by striking <quote>Tropical Forest Facility</quote> and inserting
<quote>Conservation Facility</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F353D7EB5C24ADC94A17B63A82BF04A"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments to
definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 803(8) of
such Act (22 U.S.C. 2431a(8)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35287131E74D43C0B36F3C4448933BD6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading, by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Tropical forest
facility</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Conservation facility</header-in-text></quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF6DD49BBED2A41A5AD5800467E8334F4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Tropical Forest
Facility</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>Conservation
Facility</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id336E1A0A4DFF4061BAE903B6837893AF"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">References</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any reference in any other provision of
law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
<quote>Tropical Forest Facility</quote> shall be deemed to be a reference to
the <quote>Conservation Facility</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA448C1988FA24A1D9DB4143047EA6C9E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4305.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility for benefits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 805(a) of the
<short-title>Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of
2008</short-title> (22 U.S.C. 2431c(a)), as renamed by section 4302(a), is
amended by striking <quote>tropical forest</quote> and inserting
<quote>tropical forest or coral reef</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC66B48B3162D4D3BA9037F2203967AA2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4306.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States Government representation on
oversight bodies for grants from debt-for-nature swaps and
debt-buybacks</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
808(a)(5) of the <short-title>Tropical Forest and Coral
Conservation Act of 2008</short-title> (22 U.S.C. 2431f(a)(5)), as renamed by
section 4302(a), is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1A85363D0D774F4DBD526F281D080419" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95EEB98597C5483985B446834D9D1579"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States government representation on
the administering body</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">One or
more individuals appointed by the United States Government may serve in an
official capacity on the administering body that oversees the implementation of
grants arising from a debt-for-nature swap or debt buy-back regardless of
whether the United States is a party to any agreement between the eligible
purchaser and the government of the beneficiary
country.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA2B8827454C54282B6DF553B09429BB6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4307.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conservation agreements</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idED402E968EDF4B81819E30DF0E3B428B"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Renaming of agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 809 of the
<short-title>Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of
2008</short-title> (22 U.S.C. 2431g), as renamed by section 4302(a), is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC13AC4C4A23349EE96448C9BB9AAA863"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading, by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Tropical Forest
Agreement</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Conservation Agreement</header-in-text></quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id150E70E3C5B0424DAAEB3005C05CFE87"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0C68E1C6396B4481AB597F2B81ED4641"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Authority</header-in-text></quote> and all
that follows through <quote>(1)
<header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">In
General.—</header-in-text>The Secretary</quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Authority</header-in-text>.—The Secretary</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id637DD559BFD6407B9D8E9A746098C3A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Tropical Forest
Agreement</quote> and inserting <quote>Conservation Agreement</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF6E60A3B7D914214AFD9BD57C8308E21"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elimination of requirement To consult with
the enterprise for the Americas Board</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such subsection is further amended by
striking paragraph (2).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0bf62c831f2943788890b8aeaa020057"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Role of beneficiary countries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such section is further amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5B01DB3DD9DC4865AA92F31485C461F1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)(1)(C), by striking
<quote>in exceptional circumstances, the government of the beneficiary
country</quote> and inserting <quote>in limited circumstances, the government
of the beneficiary country when needed to improve governance and enhance
management of tropical forests or coral reefs or associated coastal marine
ecosystems, without replacing existing levels of financial efforts by the
government of the beneficiary country and with priority given to projects that
complement grants made under subparagraphs (A) and (B)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd632caf4219744988af5ce983416d0b0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (f) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id585703812CF34A9AB89DFCAEA0B4CF2C" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6C00CDE506AE496C95F1BB1980B01DDF"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review of larger grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any grant of more than $250,000 from a Fund
must be approved by the Government of the United States and the government of
the beneficiary
country.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa48c775a58fe4993aa0634e5c78f09ef"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical and conforming
amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such section is
further amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3572D97A53244001B1E7BA6F6FDA9F7D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i), by inserting
<quote>to serve in an official capacity</quote> after
<quote>Government</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID879379ddd2234ecebc50824a5a874fe0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id987F36BC76F64D8C888B11DC9B264A14"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking <quote>tropical forests</quote> and inserting <quote>tropical forests
and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems related to such coral
reefs</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa2b6bbd1fe444102a22e72697c95d099"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (5), by striking
<quote>tropical forest</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2a4bd4d468a24ca6bea97c4cde570043"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>living
in or near a tropical forest in a manner consistent with protecting such
tropical forest</quote> and inserting <quote>dependent on a tropical forest or
coral reef or an associated coastal marine ecosystem related to such coral reef
and related resources in a manner consistent with conserving such
resources</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCEE4FC3CC96A450B93918BF0E58E172C"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments to
definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 803(7) of
such Act (22 U.S.C. 2431a(7)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA2CE84F9430D42F89962A506C2076AC6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading, by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Tropical Forest
Agreement</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Conservation Agreement</header-in-text></quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5033646A4E644DBB96F9A86E13BE7B98"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Tropical Forest
Agreement</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>Conservation
Agreement</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9099FEED75C3473EB8847DD027445907" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4308.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conservation Fund</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE457BB4800C4CE68134D4B8E7B3ADAF"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 810 of the
<short-title>Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of
2008</short-title> (22 U.S.C. 2431h), as renamed by section 4302(a), is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34CBA31571A349799467E2EC2B68C913"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading, by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Tropical Forest
Fund</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Conservation Fund</header-in-text></quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44CE6FA676DB480786C15733BB58ADE5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7BB33704086542F8846F13ACEB08886B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Tropical Forest
Agreement</quote> and inserting <quote>Conservation Agreement</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41F6ABF252D64204B1331F3A545F8A75"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Tropical Forest
Fund</quote> and inserting <quote>Conservation Fund</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04A667E8962C454B8CA30496BCB98D44"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments to
definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such Act is
further amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2303BF49CCA24C93AFA20CB5B7274DB6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 803(9) (22 U.S.C.
2431a(9))—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id18CEBA3F69B84E16BD9DDB73A43C106B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading, by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Tropical Forest
Fund</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Conservation Fund</header-in-text></quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC950F669E7EE4E489B76CB1E51628977"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Tropical Forest
Fund</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>Conservation
Fund</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01A4B9637EF14AFAA905BA640309BBD2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 806(c)(2) (22 U.S.C.
2431d(c)(2)), by striking <quote>Tropical Forest Fund</quote> and inserting
<quote>Conservation Fund</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idECAB85A9E272419D8FCF2159D1570B70"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 807(c)(2) (22 U.S.C.
2431e(c)(2)), by striking <quote>Tropical Forest Fund</quote> and inserting
<quote>Conservation Fund</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC9280FA56EE748A79FA60B8D349088B2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4309.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of authority of the enterprise for
The Americas Board to carry out activities under the Forest and Coral
Conservation Act of 2008</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB2A326126C784AA3B9FF6542C88846FF"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 811 of the
<short-title>Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of
2008</short-title> (22 U.S.C. 2431i), as renamed by section 4302(a), is
repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBBCCF6643B52449595573BC740713F00"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 803 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2431a),
as renamed by section 4302(a), is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF5125E5DB61E4B09B6C9E6D18FCDB58E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (4); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73F5D0BE3A564DAEB34E7A039810A868"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), (7),
(8), and (9) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F3F4E5B75B045188DE9B7E9EF97A865" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4310.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Changes to due dates of annual reports to
Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 813 of the
<short-title>Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of
2008</short-title> (22 U.S.C. 2431k), as renamed by section 4302(a), is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC8146A1CCDD4349977F8E6BEC020F78"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA26E7FD36AF4175A15B47632D683769"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(a)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">In General.—</header-in-text>Not
later than December 31</quote> and inserting <quote>Not later than April
15</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAA497835C9A8438193078AE7B13CF3B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Facility</quote> both
places it appears and inserting <quote>Conservation Facility</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe6f83049e2fb4726bb8e3e9e43b014c9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>fiscal year</quote> both
places it appears and inserting <quote>calendar year</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2c7d1a3f262d423da1a4b18cb19d17a0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE863111A1674688B3940B862753FE04" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4311.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Changes to International Monetary Fund
criterion for country eligibility</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 703(a)(5) of the <act-name>Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961</act-name> (22 U.S.C. 2430b(a)(5)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ADEB18842584E0C8C961FD2F6959CD3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or, as appropriate in
exceptional circumstances,</quote> and inserting <quote>or</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5dd55705db9347bfb9f12cabd463017a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID99d1f13605574a6687ebc2f02bf0da31"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or in exceptional
circumstances, a Fund monitored program or its equivalent,</quote> and
inserting <quote>or a Fund monitored program, or is implementing sound
macroeconomic policies,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8f83c557737a40119e05b8b6f1fbd0c0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(after consultation with
the Enterprise for the Americas Board)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID884a19dce4a140acba892a7cc5854b2c"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking
<quote>(after consultation with the Enterprise for Americas
Board)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6A4D37334FC04DE18E680379F6579D85" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4312.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">New authorization of appropriations for the
reduction of debt and authorization for audit, evaluation, monitoring, and
administration expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 806 of the
<short-title>Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act of
2008</short-title> (22 U.S.C. 2431d), as renamed by section 4302(a), is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb9b76b3e2bf945c6ab4cedc83de6f379"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d), by adding at the end the
following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDDEC09F82D3D4A83B5858710A3CB96F8" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6DE0B57AA4384E5A8B6A2E7B0F2B59E1"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8CB4703F4DC54D86AF8B26F94511201B"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDca9f6e93d720485188b4bd8027b0f791"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$30,000,000 for fiscal year
2010.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdc71ab9e9ecd49568ffe6ed8bb9b9891"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (e) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD09679CBE984D069F0C14C8DE4BBD4A" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2E140833D2B9490981F2CBA26A7CCFF9"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds To conduct program audits,
evaluations, monitoring, and administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts made available to carry out
this part for a fiscal year, $300,000 is authorized to be made available to
carry out audits, evaluations, monitoring, and administration of programs under
this part, including personnel costs associated with such audits, evaluations,
monitoring and administration.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block></after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id50A78CFEFFD34C45B342FAAD5AFABBCB" level-type="subsequent"><enum>E</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act
of 2008</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12471DEB2A194FDD9C06B2D57E95E74C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4401.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the “Torture
Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2008”.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3CC1DA7A8C564C47A863841C0052AC27" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4402.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations for
domestic treatment centers for victims of torture</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5(b)(1) of the Torture Victims
Relief Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2152">22 U.S.C. 2152</external-xref> note) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03E9C0CA7A2343A2886C3FB7B83C2B8F" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1515341853424512858798006BBE7DF8"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Health and Human Services
for fiscal years 2008 and 2009, there are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out subsection (a) $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 and
2009.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04603E7E60AD4C5E9BEA7E48E8FB5F98" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4403.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations for foreign
treatment centers for victims of torture</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4(b)(1) of the Torture Victims
Relief Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2152">22 U.S.C. 2152</external-xref> note) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD48C441E5B54893A5D5B5008350AA67" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H808078B028F84962A9FC9645FB4E925"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 2008 and 2009 pursuant to
chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et
seq.), there are authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry out
section 130 of such Act $12,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 and
2009.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C30D94D8E8042F99CE0744D75DA0080" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4404.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations for the
United States contribution to the United Nations voluntary fund for victims of
torture</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6(a) of the
Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2152">22 U.S.C. 2152</external-xref> note) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4F35BFC4A3BE4034AF7DFD8B19529915" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5AD75581B9984B6E9C1421F50562D149"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal years 2008 and 2009 pursuant to chapter 3 of part I of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2221 et seq.), there are
authorized to be appropriated to the President for a voluntary contribution to
the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture $12,000,000 for each
of the fiscal years 2008 and
2009.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id96EB8745B6D245D1BC278619C395A2A5" level-type="subsequent"><enum>F</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Support for the Museum of the History of
Polish Jews Act of 2008</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE725AB53139A4BEDAABDD5B4DA11EC6E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4501.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Support for the Museum of the History
of Polish Jews Act of 2008</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4EE37AB98A4544E0A700B720CA80B1F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4502.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1704780451E49CFB1981FF9ADE3C9D6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Current and future generations benefit
greatly by visible reminders and documentation of the historical and cultural
roots of their society.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H449031228AF140A39EE25F7DEFB4FBA2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is in the national interest of the
United States to encourage the preservation and protection of artifacts
associated with the heritage of United States citizens who trace their
forbearers to other countries and to encourage the collection and dissemination
of knowledge about that heritage.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44FA778AF226419B8CA6224B879C1B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">According to the 2000 United States Census,
nearly 9,000,000 Americans are of Polish ancestry.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9ECA9DCE8BB845109491C033C4C2EC22"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the beginning of World War II, Poland
had the largest Jewish population in Europe.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H982974089AA141EB9D98F1DDB0A177FB"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In 1996, Yeshayahu Weinberg, a founding
director of Tel Aviv’s Diaspora Museum and the United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum, created an international team of experts with the goal of establishing
a Museum of the History of Polish Jews.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3D21B410AFD4BE99BFF9500C685291"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Museum of the History of Polish Jews
will preserve and present the history of the Jewish people in Poland and the
wealth of their culture spanning a period of 1,000 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HECC716AFB6114203B1D0BD14A6A9D259"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In 1997, the City of Warsaw donated a
parcel of land, opposite the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Memorial, for the explicit
use for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1469CE55807A449693EA8CCFBD24D7C8"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In 2005, the Government of Poland and the
City of Warsaw agreed to provide 40,000,000 Polish zlotys for the construction
of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB46F40CCCE5348F69D3C26F7315E4E6D"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In 2005, an international architectural
competition selected a Finnish firm to design the building for the Museum of
the History of Polish Jews.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H295D4E76259B455892B3F65E1312A833"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In 2006, the building for the Museum of the
History of Polish Jews moved into the last phase of project design.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37FED21FBBDB406CA9C4954C00C80801" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4503.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance for the Museum of the History of
Polish Jews</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC1AD1254D9104A3895B14B85243EDC43"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of State is authorized to
provide not more than $5,000,000 in assistance, on such terms and conditions as
the Secretary may specify, to fund the establishment of, and maintain the
permanent collection of, the Museum of the History of Polish Jews.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBCBD7D3FB1EA4421912D418AD245EC4F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expiration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority under subsection (a) shall
expire on October 1, 2010.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>V</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commerce, science, and transportation
provisions</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="ID369B57E7F3EB4EAEBE23D88CC9DCD177" level-type="subsequent"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Communications</header>
<part commented="no" id="ID1E74C85B36974BA8AC459ED448BB1B4F" level-type="subsequent"><enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Broadband Data Improvement Act</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6E6D342F45AC427AB9973D7E74177CB6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This part may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Broadband Data Improvement
Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFD5FB5D8B3474A208D42691F34DF1E5F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1F34B1BC207C462DBD6EC13D03F3625A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The deployment and adoption of broadband
technology has resulted in enhanced economic development and public safety for
communities across the Nation, improved health care and educational
opportunities, and a better quality of life for all Americans.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7304A9E66CAD4659AC69489DECC30C81"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continued progress in the deployment and
adoption of broadband technology is vital to ensuring that our Nation remains
competitive and continues to create business and job growth.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDD8F6136002A46ADBAC7E88B0607ED2A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improving Federal data on the deployment
and adoption of broadband service will assist in the development of broadband
technology across all regions of the Nation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDEABC721A41241B3B3FBD9D5A6EAE477"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Government should also
recognize and encourage complementary State efforts to improve the quality and
usefulness of broadband data and should encourage and support the partnership
of the public and private sectors in the continued growth of broadband services
and information technology for the residents and businesses of the
Nation.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAB073D5493614D438E7C11619CF91D90" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improving Federal data on
broadband</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCF02C5FA8A6A43EFB1B7F82E1540B9BD"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improving section 706 inquiry</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act
of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 157 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2959E71099F54E09A64570A02A18815D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>regularly</quote> in
subsection (b) and inserting <quote>annually</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19C6CB4DD6C141748A8269CBB19CE308"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (c) as
subsection (d); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCD470DFE226D49C5B26163CCFF2CD279"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (b) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6E1EF3B2C45742AE91F4D4EDE3ABECC0" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8E5467A7002D4339B3E8EFECBD4A91D9"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Demographic information for unserved
areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the inquiry
required by subsection (b), the Commission shall compile a list of geographical
areas that are not served by any provider of advanced telecommunications
capability (as defined by section 706(c)(1) of the Telecommunications Act of
1996 (47 U.S.C. 157 note)) and to the extent that data from the Census Bureau
is available, determine, for each such unserved area—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCB3B10845BEB46E9B619604DD07F783B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the population;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3A1EEC7C205940E2BA75D0C19E840C1C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the population density; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6113C54259FF4591BC442E2DF7978884"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average per capita
income.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID848BFC263BB64BB588584D9B39C270FE"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">International comparison</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3408D4CC71D248728FFA3CF75343EE6B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the assessment and report
required by section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 157
note), the Federal Communications Commission shall include information
comparing the extent of broadband service capability (including data
transmission speeds and price for broadband service capability) in a total of
75 communities in at least 25 countries abroad for each of the data rate
benchmarks for broadband service utilized by the Commission to reflect
different speed tiers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCC29E3C6D42A448BBBCE211DC49EDD58"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall choose communities for
the comparison under this subsection in a manner that will offer, to the extent
possible, communities of a population size, population density, topography, and
demographic profile that are comparable to the population size, population
density, topography, and demographic profile of various communities within the
United States. The Commission shall include in the comparison under this
subsection—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6EFF618F057E4D5CBE84EAB3B650715E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a geographically diverse selection of
countries; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID700DC845433E460F8EA9E6EE35FC6B3B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">communities including the capital cities of
such countries.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04A21AA00A254A53AB1D87AA33ACE474"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Similarities and differences</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall identify relevant
similarities and differences in each community, including their market
structures, the number of competitors, the number of facilities-based
providers, the types of technologies deployed by such providers, the
applications and services those technologies enable, the regulatory model under
which broadband service capability is provided, the types of applications and
services used, business and residential use of such services, and other media
available to consumers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA3DBB494D8F34359A071A6B8BD3ED805"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consumer survey of broadband service
capability</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE3F92EBA59BE44F4B0B083B7EF2A54E1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purpose of evaluating, on a
statistically significant basis, the national characteristics of the use of
broadband service capability, the Commission shall conduct and make public
periodic surveys of consumers in urban, suburban, and rural areas in the large
business, small business, and residential consumer markets to determine—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93053A2D2F024CB2A3C83EE8282D7569"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the types of technology used to provide the
broadband service capability to which consumers subscribe;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6CD28892BD164A259882B0AA4685A59D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amounts consumers pay per month for
such capability;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF000567016A457D90DEF2DE80BC7C49"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the actual data transmission speeds of such
capability;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD698CD3D1B20495EA598814DBC281264"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the types of applications and services
consumers most frequently use in conjunction with such capability;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID70234E94156F46938C33A69288791ED2"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for consumers who have declined to
subscribe to broadband service capability, the reasons given by such consumers
for declining such capability;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9EC84ADD99064A64BBBE6A3C9CD1D06E"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other sources of broadband service
capability which consumers regularly use or on which they rely; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID238F6B33846F4E93BC6866A18E879F41"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other information the Commission deems
appropriate for such purpose.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8EF582927265476BBF4287B936083B47"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall make publicly
available the results of surveys conducted under this subsection at least once
per year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D9EB24488C241979A576FFCEAE8D9B4"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improving census data on
broadband</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Commerce, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, shall
expand the American Community Survey conducted by the Bureau of the Census to
elicit information for residential households, including those located on
native lands, to determine whether persons at such households own or use a
computer at that address, whether persons at that address subscribe to Internet
service and, if so, whether such persons subscribe to dial-up or broadband
Internet service at that address.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1F1B13E643724DD7A9C06AA9B7FC79C7"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proprietary information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this part shall reduce or remove
any obligation the Commission has to protect proprietary information, nor shall
this part be construed to compel the Commission to make publicly available any
proprietary information.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID060584355CD640059C2BAF7CBAA797CF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5104.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study on additional broadband metrics and
standards</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE6B2D73D753446DA3B307F4289D322C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General shall conduct a
study to consider and evaluate additional broadband metrics or standards that
may be used by industry and the Federal Government to provide users with more
accurate information about the cost and capability of their broadband
connection, and to better compare the deployment and penetration of broadband
in the United States with other countries. At a minimum, such study shall
consider potential standards or metrics that may be used—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3D415469CFE046ABA44537A0FED663CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to calculate the average price per megabit
per second of broadband offerings;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC876F99D990441698484B0DAA5BA4143"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reflect the average actual speed of
broadband offerings compared to advertised potential speeds and to consider
factors affecting speed that may be outside the control of a broadband
provider;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC04E07AF326B4BFC9E0BBF7B46B9201E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to compare, using comparable metrics and
standards, the availability and quality of broadband offerings in the United
States with the availability and quality of broadband offerings in other
industrialized nations, including countries that are members of the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1D9AAEF03BBF4305B3428A380BEADF7F"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to distinguish between complementary and
substitutable broadband offerings in evaluating deployment and
penetration.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1BC1E50F15524BAE86EE267ECD3EAF5F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to the
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of
Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce on the results of the study,
with recommendations for how industry and the Federal Communications Commission
can use such metrics and comparisons to improve the quality of broadband data
and to better evaluate the deployment and penetration of comparable broadband
service at comparable rates across all regions of the Nation.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9EB24952F5984DABA87EE4F7B122DF57" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5105.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study on the impact of broadband speed and
price on small businesses</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89F0B1DDDC104A0DB6C7F2308DCEC01D"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Small Business Administration Office of
Advocacy shall conduct a study evaluating the impact of broadband speed and
price on small businesses.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID07345A76404B489787C32303175E0FE3"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Office shall submit a report to the Senate Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Senate Committee on Small
Business and Entrepreneurship, the House of Representatives Committee on Energy
and Commerce, and the House of Representatives Committee on Small Business on
the results of the study, including—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1CBEB0A09BE44648B8BA78E70FF46669"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a survey of broadband speeds available to
small businesses;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID39E583DB25A64E9BBC82AAEFCA1441D1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a survey of the cost of broadband speeds
available to small businesses;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID070E5891CAB24CE7ACF58D0FDEA7D795"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a survey of the type of broadband
technology used by small businesses; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID101BB0209F3A4502A7677A729DE1311D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any policy recommendations that may improve
small businesses access to comparable broadband services at comparable rates in
all regions of the Nation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID52768678F1724657B6065A7F2A7CF546" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5106.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Encouraging State initiatives to improve
broadband</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1A0ED612483A441FB199D8A8E7FAF34D"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of any grant under subsection
(b) are—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEE1278A84D3B432B87DC6149D7BDCA01"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to ensure that all citizens and businesses
in a State have access to affordable and reliable broadband service;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC610E7AF4BA04A6C97A07F45563EDA49"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to achieve improved technology literacy,
increased computer ownership, and broadband use among such citizens and
businesses;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25B0C80A23784262A85E57318DB17235"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to establish and empower local grassroots
technology teams in each State to plan for improved technology use across
multiple community sectors; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID23C39F263FF240119BBF65D4A3E9DE1E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to establish and sustain an environment
ripe for broadband services and information technology investment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE410CB24370C48EB9A4BA3F74608AB3F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of state broadband data and
development grant program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC991978C99814DD4A3D9C151981C5883"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Commerce shall award
grants, taking into account the results of the peer review process under
subsection (d), to eligible entities for the development and implementation of
statewide initiatives to identify and track the availability and adoption of
broadband services within each State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFDCF496DDC044AF18D9A8B46323660E7"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Competitive basis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any grant under subsection (b) shall be
awarded on a competitive basis.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA7CB69D90D6643C59DBE7FF2B8DCD78B"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to receive a grant under
subsection (b), an eligible entity shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25C9043EB9C94663AF01EB2877297260"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit an application to the Secretary of
Commerce, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
Secretary may require;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID620C954CE9964479971F8869B124689D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contribute matching non-Federal funds in an
amount equal to not less than 20 percent of the total amount of the grant;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE1117701B79475E951260DFDBAF4AC3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">agree to comply with confidentiality
requirements in subsection (h)(2) of this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9795D375FF124BFD9DEECF0CF99D0284"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Peer review; nondisclosure</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID25A0F0732FED456B8E4444117384C65E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall by regulation require
appropriate technical and scientific peer review of applications made for
grants under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID913F8D2ECFE049B690F8AF2358D5272D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulations required under paragraph
(1) shall require that any technical and scientific peer review group—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB988B4F9031542D181E52C743B467EE5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be provided a written description of the
grant to be reviewed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID63B4E9F8561447DEA7D1C676B80AFC07"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide the results of any review by such
group to the Secretary of Commerce; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID882AF439007E4DB397F7C37651714DFD"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certify that such group will enter into
voluntary nondisclosure agreements as necessary to prevent the unauthorized
disclosure of confidential and proprietary information provided by broadband
service providers in connection with projects funded by any such grant.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8D4A41C52099412E8399EBA3AF4C1D8C"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant awarded to an eligible entity under
subsection (b) shall be used—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID198F66FE55C44830AB8A1F88F95D0864"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide a baseline assessment of
broadband service deployment in each State;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8CEBDCC67F8B400CB90FE72694C21877"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to identify and track—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9A855B491797423F8411D7B589CE826D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">areas in each State that have low levels of
broadband service deployment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID587A0C7C244F43C1A7F6034FB7172794"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the rate at which residential and business
users adopt broadband service and other related information technology
services; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0CC900E6303B47FA94DBB2024EC47353"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">possible suppliers of such services;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8CD19C364968466EA47DC47B1F9088EA"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to identify barriers to the adoption by
individuals and businesses of broadband service and related information
technology services, including whether or not—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID49DBF8838ABE4D9691CC0AACD33C684D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the demand for such services is absent;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1F52B0BC163D4A80BEF1B813EECE9CB7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the supply for such services is capable of
meeting the demand for such services;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID399263FF68964F5A8B90DBC79C0E3509"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to identify the speeds of broadband
connections made available to individuals and businesses within the State, and,
at a minimum, to rely on the data rate benchmarks for broadband service
utilized by the Commission to reflect different speed tiers, to promote greater
consistency of data among the States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C96E1DC223D430D93841430073663E8"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to create and facilitate in each county or
designated region in a State a local technology planning team—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB77A1642A49C499D8F6325AFC23E9E9E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with members representing a cross section
of the community, including representatives of business, telecommunications
labor organizations, K–12 education, health care, libraries, higher education,
community-based organizations, local government, tourism, parks and recreation,
and agriculture; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID664F80FEDE4D42ED80B0270D7FFB00A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">which shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID22A8EBBA1AFC49B681DFD9594F973EF0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">benchmark technology use across relevant
community sectors;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDD0B8104E07346A3BF22D1204F2E2620"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">set goals for improved technology use
within each sector; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB914D0DD1ADF46B1B3099AE126F6BD36"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a tactical business plan for
achieving its goals, with specific recommendations for online application
development and demand creation;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID382E7BF29E084D49AE1319DA612D74B0"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to work collaboratively with broadband
service providers and information technology companies to encourage deployment
and use, especially in unserved areas and areas in which broadband penetration
is significantly below the national average, through the use of local demand
aggregation, mapping analysis, and the creation of market intelligence to
improve the business case for providers to deploy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDCA5FDD5F6F14B58A49BC4039CB2AC50"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to establish programs to improve computer
ownership and Internet access for unserved areas and areas in which broadband
penetration is significantly below the national average;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8763701F39CD423D81761B5091086F2F"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to collect and analyze detailed market data
concerning the use and demand for broadband service and related information
technology services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9A2A0EFC8C6646449BD29C036710BB80"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to facilitate information exchange
regarding the use and demand for broadband services between public and private
sectors; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB7804EE7980146B49C4FF452EB0245F6"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to create within each State a geographic
inventory map of broadband service, including the data rate benchmarks for
broadband service utilized by the Commission to reflect different speed tiers,
which shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID204C7577A0094B2AA7770AE42744F8E2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify gaps in such service through a
method of geographic information system mapping of service availability based
on the geographic boundaries of where service is available or unavailable among
residential or business customers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID53EA7157484F4F1D99CA85D245FA8E9C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide a baseline assessment of statewide
broadband deployment in terms of households with high-speed
availability.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD2A4A5A1BFC04415AF00A2C943A040A5"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Participation limit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each State, an eligible entity may not
receive a new grant under this section to fund the activities described in
subsection (d) within such State if such organization obtained prior grant
awards under this section to fund the same activities in that State in each of
the previous 4 consecutive years.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2A581186419A461C8C4752E4CE925BF1"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting; broadband inventory
map</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Commerce
shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8C594665F2114DC9AAFB45043155A0F5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require each recipient of a grant under
subsection (b) to submit a report on the use of the funds provided by the
grant; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7C05081632424CBC99721C7E915D9652"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">create a web page on the Department of
Commerce website that aggregates relevant information made available to the
public by grant recipients, including, where appropriate, hypertext links to
any geographic inventory maps created by grant recipients under subsection
(e)(10).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD62D13530FE34E508CD24AD738F99BEF"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access to aggregate data</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2C1CBB8CB4FB46B39FE173970ADD8285"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (2), the Commission
shall provide eligible entities access, in electronic form, to aggregate data
collected by the Commission based on the Form 477 submissions of broadband
service providers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12A8B98030B5405CBE94F89C9BCBA5E1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any provision of Federal or
State law to the contrary, an eligible entity shall treat any matter that is a
trade secret, commercial or financial information, or privileged or
confidential, as a record not subject to public disclosure except as otherwise
mutually agreed to by the broadband service provider and the eligible entity.
This paragraph applies only to information submitted by the Commission or a
broadband provider to carry out the provisions of this part and shall not
otherwise limit or affect the rules governing public disclosure of information
collected by any Federal or State entity under any other Federal or State law
or regulation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2BDD19C92A674A2EB8C77A4B195D527D"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0B48A69E37174003B24C066D2A41C286"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Commission</term> means the
Federal Communications Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9924C64AD7AB47F4802C7A5573A14E44"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible entity</term>
means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID49435E387E754DA28F37CE213450E108"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an entity that is either—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID876D43689CDC4679B6FC835B6A5C31E2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an agency or instrumentality of a State, or
a municipality or other subdivision (or agency or instrumentality of a
municipality or other subdivision) of a State;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID34E288A813B846DEB40F76E6FD3A92A0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a nonprofit organization that is described
in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and that is exempt
from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9104097124734218AD4ED551F6550E8F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an independent agency or commission in
which an office of a State is a member on behalf of the State; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9D654716436A43C2B6C0FFA6A88DDFC5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is the single eligible entity in the State
that has been designated by the State to receive a grant under this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID570CB671B253425F870C3D1820FC6723"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $40,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2008 through 2012.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C10740153594384BA554ECF46B71481"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No regulatory authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed
as giving any public or private entity established or affected by this part any
regulatory jurisdiction or oversight authority over providers of broadband
services or information technology.</text>
</subsection></section></part><part commented="no" id="ID98B0C66CA06D4E10923D77B48D32120B" level-type="subsequent"><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training for Realtime Writers Act of
2007</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98F552C93E13408CB830B66D9E809FC0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5111.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This part may be cited as the
<quote>Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2007</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEE2FB88462DF4C3BA00D1D7DC25EC39C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5112.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress makes the following
findings:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF32A4AB485434E5E9F6E4FB4E0869606"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As directed by Congress in section 713 of
the <act-name parsable-cite="CA34">Communications Act of 1934</act-name> (47
U.S.C. 613), as added by section 305 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
(Public Law 104–104; 110 Stat. 126), the Federal Communications Commission
began enforcing rules requiring full closed captioning of most English
television programming on January 1, 2006.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID387FF449DC354CCDA9896E6676F75738"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Communications Commission rules
also require that video programming be fully captioned in Spanish by
2010.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFE19F32B0FFB457BAB965520E2D7B36E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">More than 30,000,000 Americans are
considered deaf or hard of hearing, and many require captioning services to
participate in mainstream activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA695218A73DC4CF1AA058E0C9BE52305"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Institute on Deafness and
other Communication Disorders estimates that 1 in 3 Americans over the age of
60 has already experienced hearing loss. The 79,000,000 Americans who are
identified as <quote>baby boomers</quote> represent 39 percent of the
population of the United States and most baby boomers began to reach age 60
just in the last few years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA588368904BC494F860B45DB1D98ACD7"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Closed captioning is a continuous source of
emergency information for people in mass transit and other congregate
settings.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68544807EC864E629215365F5DEB6A68"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Empirical research studies since 1988
demonstrate that captions improve the performance of individuals learning to
read English.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3137256BA2E1408FB444772DF0F77A59" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5113.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of grant program to promote
training and job placement of realtime writers</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8C305A84B4F14E81A00A45D963ED2A65"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Secretary for Information and
Communications of the Department of Commerce shall make competitive grants to
eligible entities under subsection (b) to promote training and placement of
individuals, including individuals who have completed a court reporting
training program, as realtime writers in order to meet the requirements for
closed captioning of video programming set forth in section 713 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CA34">Communications Act of 1934</act-name> (47 U.S.C.
613) and the rules prescribed thereunder.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID07C301C9A60748C4B81159EA0F7D7DBA"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this part, an eligible
entity is a court reporting program that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID462241C6B74B49E79D080B8A7ED0FDC8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">can document and demonstrate to the
Assistant Secretary that it meets minimum standards of educational and
financial accountability, with a curriculum capable of training realtime
writers qualified to provide captioning services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5C36BDEB16B24DDE873692773FE1967E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is accredited by an accrediting agency
recognized by the Department of Education; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1F13EAA8DDDA4234B299AF8C19586E02"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is participating in student aid programs
under title IV of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of
1965</act-name>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB959518B967C4E69A3F981B46183D511"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Priority in grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining whether to make grants under
this section, the Assistant Secretary shall give a priority to eligible
entities that, as determined by the Assistant Secretary—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77E79E1B27E64652B54516334FE5B835"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">possess the most substantial capability to
increase their capacity to train realtime writers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD5F60A43C0B141F18A2AE3D9C14B7FCA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrate the most promising
collaboration with local educational institutions, businesses, labor
organizations, or other community groups having the potential to train or
provide job placement assistance to realtime writers; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6170DA12BBC54C68A7A86B61CC3609B0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">propose the most promising and innovative
approaches for initiating or expanding training or job placement assistance
efforts with respect to realtime writers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2924EA5768EB4C0784F8C5CC9DA61A1E"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duration of grant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant under this section shall be for a
period of 2 years.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID51236A15C0B9410B8038B91D65C4A9BA"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maximum amount of grant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of a grant provided under
subsection (a) to an entity eligible may not exceed $1,500,000 for the 2-year
period of the grant under subsection (d).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5770319FD5874E60BD062CBA5DF87433" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5114.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID81B15CF4CA2040029E91702155778650"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To receive a grant under section 5113, an
eligible entity shall submit an application to the Assistant Secretary at such
time and in such manner as the Assistant Secretary may require. The application
shall contain the information set forth under subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA16E834F500A451390A614495CD57B46"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information in the application of an
eligible entity under subsection (a) for a grant under section 5113 shall
include the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6FB6517903914F2A9C6BF6857846EEAD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the training and
assistance to be funded using the grant amount, including how such training and
assistance will increase the number of realtime writers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0B39DF2864BF4C2EBEEAE8D65B021EF6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of performance measures to be
utilized to evaluate the progress of individuals receiving such training and
assistance in matters relating to enrollment, completion of training, and job
placement and retention.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE84F23A7908B4A04A21DB67BE8DFBEA5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the manner in which the
eligible entity will ensure that recipients of scholarships, if any, funded by
the grant will be employed and retained as realtime writers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2087FCE4343E4C8EB20BCDA72498B1D6"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the manner in which the
eligible entity intends to continue providing the training and assistance to be
funded by the grant after the end of the grant period, including any
partnerships or arrangements established for that purpose.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBEF2F152E5C3496BBAA717139FDC36E8"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of how the eligible entity
will work with local workforce investment boards to ensure that training and
assistance to be funded with the grant will further local workforce goals,
including the creation of educational opportunities for individuals who are
from economically disadvantaged backgrounds or are displaced workers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA49037CF12A14EE1B4A309C603971FB5"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional information, if any, of the
eligibility of the eligible entity for priority in the making of grants under
section 5113(c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0CAF154FB79644BFB5670DF5ED50754E"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such other information as the Assistant
Secretary may require.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD1D2A36D86AB41038A115F9394214F02" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5115.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE5FA4ECD81A4461CBE2512C8A4E20B4C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible entity receiving a grant under
section 5113 shall use the grant amount for purposes relating to the
recruitment, training and assistance, and job placement of individuals,
including individuals who have completed a court reporting training program, as
realtime writers, including—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAE98FE841C6B47C8AB9DEB3A929C1828"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recruitment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID28FB44C0BC8A4B45BE6D7693A1C29C81"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to subsection (b), the provision of
scholarships;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2123976C1A6541BFB74AE6164F17C739"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">distance learning;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID912820629B2F42DB86C69A0DB254B456"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">further developing and implementing both
English and Spanish curriculum to more effectively train realtime writing
skills, and education in the knowledge necessary for the delivery of
high-quality closed captioning services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID45D222B030EE46B6A5212C2E007C3C3E"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mentoring students to ensure successful
completion of the realtime training and provide assistance in job
placement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7516B78649964496B805C6251885A958"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encouraging individuals with disabilities
to pursue a career in realtime writing; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1086728BF1344993B09283E7200C9A1A"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the employment and payment of personnel for
all such purposes.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID51CE9B3E09F54B67AFF39EC9809A8D69"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Scholarships</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDABECCD5C8A024B3BBB1C3F3DB8E8D098"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of a scholarship under
subsection (a)(2) shall be based on the amount of need of the recipient of the
scholarship for financial assistance, as determined in accordance with part F
of title IV of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of
1965</act-name> (20 U.S.C. 1087kk).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID86D0BBB2FDF5431CAAE5006F9475D5C3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each recipient of a scholarship under
subsection (a)(2) shall enter into an agreement with the school in which the
recipient is enrolled to provide realtime writing services for a period of time
appropriate (as determined by the Assistant Secretary or the Assistant
Secretary's designee) for the amount of the scholarship received.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID724D9B99DE424E6BB475B6BBA5CAFA79"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coursework and employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Secretary or the Assistant
Secretary's designee shall establish requirements for coursework and employment
for recipients of scholarships under subsection (a)(2), including requirements
for repayment of scholarship amounts in the event of failure to meet such
requirements for coursework and employment or other material terms under
subsection (b)(2). Requirements for repayment of scholarship amounts shall take
into account the effect of economic conditions on the capacity of scholarship
recipients to find work as realtime writers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0472525DE392486F848604079BF18483"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The recipient of a grant under section 5113
may not use more than 5 percent of the grant amount to pay administrative costs
associated with activities funded by the grant. The Assistant Secretary shall
use not more than 5 percent of the amount available for grants under this part
in any fiscal year for administrative costs of the program.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE6F8511E228B4C4F836B7A8DD3F84D99"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Supplement not supplant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants amounts under this part shall
supplement and not supplant other Federal or non-Federal funds of the grant
recipient for purposes of promoting the training and placement of individuals
as realtime writers.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8A94A5D8FE3341C380AF6E85B0093CDD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5116.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8B32D2FAD43E4BBD9A3DE524162E4E55"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual
reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each eligible entity
receiving a grant under section 5113 shall submit to the Assistant Secretary,
at the end of each year of the grant period, a report on the activities of such
entity with respect to the use of grant amounts during such year.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0CF89964987B4B7682B40FFFCAA68122"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report information</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3E4A551DCBB34A6F914721DC7190D298"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report of an entity for a year under
subsection (a) shall include a description of the use of grant amounts by the
entity during such year, including an assessment by the entity of the
effectiveness of activities carried out using such funds in increasing the
number of realtime writers. The assessment shall utilize the performance
measures submitted by the entity in the application for the grant under section
5114(b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2449EAAB8A5D47CE91D743DCA0F06CFA"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Final report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The final report of an entity on a grant
under subsection (a) shall include a description of the best practices
identified by the entity as a result of the grant for increasing the number of
individuals who are trained, employed, and retained in employment as realtime
writers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9E12F7F9BDF5429D938E821315CB1DF5"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Inspector General of the Department of
Commerce shall conduct an annual review of the management, efficiency, and
effectiveness of the grants made under this part.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E960FA4AC59411CAA49D31B35C04A65" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5117.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce to carry out this
part $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and
2012.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D38A55385D148C98E04DE1D40D5D865" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5118.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sunset</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This part is repealed 5 years after the date
of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</section></part></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="ID0ABBFBDCA9BB4700B2FC6B8477F11399" level-type="subsequent"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Oceans</header>
<part commented="no" id="ID8D38D280552E4AE39088B3C260DC4900" level-type="subsequent"><enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hydrographic Services Improvement Act
Amendments of 2008</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1C736E5A2FE346A3BCBD2476012941AB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This part may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Hydrographic Services Improvement Act
Amendments of 2008</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDF4B3CD3E12A45C89BF005A1E22D12BB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 303 of the Hydrographic Services
Improvement Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 892) is amended by striking paragraphs (3),
(4), and (5) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID231977E1737A466A91306C5FBC1B5B04" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2240CF1403AC430C9FD8AFD13B386FFA"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hydrographic data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>hydrographic data</term>
means information that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4DE3F53DF9BC46868388EEE06FE62EC5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is acquired through—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID861FB19A8F3B4099AED8EC3F11858423"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hydrographic, bathymetric, photogrammetric,
lidar, radar, remote sensing, or shoreline and other ocean- and coastal-related
surveying;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID91E1FEB507D7496782014318B56A22D1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">geodetic, geospatial, or geomagnetic
measurements;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB964F74F714349C6BB08792859CB71EA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">tide, water level, and current
observations; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9B88932D75E04AE3BFBBDD999FAE57A1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other methods; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5B29A64A075F4A0584FAE03814B6E0BC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is used in providing hydrographic
services.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF8A46BFA83F24C09883989C4CA3C319F"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hydrographic services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>hydrographic services</term>
means——</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1850B65099654DDC85FDDE948AA78A62"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the management, maintenance,
interpretation, certification, and dissemination of bathymetric, hydrographic,
shoreline, geodetic, geospatial, geomagnetic, and tide, water level, and
current information, including the production of nautical charts, nautical
information databases, and other products derived from hydrographic
data;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8A1BAA8F1984434B9E94796CAF02A9F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of nautical information
systems; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE86A38A67420445E8388A1C262F69C02"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">related activities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID31F4DCA9C0264660A4FE9C544562489D"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coast and Geodetic Survey Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Coast and Geodetic Survey
Act</term> means the Act entitled <quote>An Act to define the functions and
duties of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and for other purposes</quote>,
approved August 6, 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et
seq.).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3EB34C48295C4BA69F740AB57FFF7C5A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Functions of the
Administrator</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 303 of
the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 892a) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCA828046DB664FDA8910D7AEF6D5FE6E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>the Act of 1947,</quote>
in subsection (a) and inserting <quote>the Coast and Geodetic Survey Act,
promote safe, efficient and environmentally sound marine transportation, and
otherwise fulfill the purposes of this Act,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26C00D6843FD44458D80441E293512F9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>data;</quote> in
subsection (a)(1) and inserting <quote>data and provide hydrographic
services;</quote> and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE62965B048964427921D4E97A4372988"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (b) and inserting
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1BAAB7F456C04F92A812125F12ABF98B" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCD6197A54C8044DDB7D57AD045A824E9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To fulfill the data gathering and
dissemination duties of the Administration under the Coast and Geodetic Survey
Act, promote safe, efficient, and environmentally sound marine transportation,
and otherwise fulfill the purposes of this Act, subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Administrator—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID14C0B7AEEDA94E7C8BFB4E693B0CBDB1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may procure, lease, evaluate, test,
develop, and operate vessels, equipment, and technologies necessary to ensure
safe navigation and maintain operational expertise in hydrographic data
acquisition and hydrographic services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDAEF485CA7DF47A0AAA3820C97264C31"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall, subject to the availability of
appropriations, design, install, maintain, and operate real-time hydrographic
monitoring systems to enhance navigation safety and efficiency; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBB419289D9F64212B617A1B0508F2E0F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">where appropriate and to the extent that it
does not detract from the promotion of safe and efficient navigation, may
acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services to support the
conservation and management of coastal and ocean resources;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID465FB86E9C6141C799FC0AF6CBE4D08F"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">where appropriate, may acquire hydrographic
data and provide hydrographic services to save and protect life and property
and support the resumption of commerce in response to emergencies, natural and
man-made disasters, and homeland security and maritime domain awareness needs,
including obtaining mission assignments (as defined in section 641 of the
Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 741));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDC1B9D675CF54ADA98FA1122D7B72353"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may create, support, and maintain such
joint centers with other Federal agencies and other entities as the
Administrator deems appropriate or necessary to carry out the purposes of this
Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID40EC2E08D8754EA79C0A6EED77EE062B"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notwithstanding the existence of such joint
centers, shall award contracts for the acquisition of hydrographic data in
accordance with subchapter VI of chapter 10 of title 40, United States
Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID356A8C43F88048DCA745D39DD42DB213" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hydrographic Services Review
Panel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 305(c)(1)(A) of
the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 892c(c)(1)(A)) is
amended to read as follows: <quote>(A) The panel shall consist of 15 voting
members who shall be appointed by the Administrator. The Co-directors of the
Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center and no more than
2 employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration appointed by
the Administrator shall serve as nonvoting members of the panel. The voting
members of the panel shall be individuals who, by reason of knowledge,
experience, or training, are especially qualified in 1 or more of the
disciplines and fields relating to hydrographic data and hydrographic services,
marine transportation, port administration, vessel pilotage, coastal and
fishery management, and other disciplines as determined appropriate by the
Administrator.</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID438924A4134E4990A2AD70C1A9DB6B0B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5205.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 306 of
the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 892d) is amended
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05C0FF53C5FB450D85D5E705947C8C13" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA78E31AA03CC40B8A0580F4955D64A4E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>306.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC6DB4AD3A0EF48EA94E3848732E629D9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out nautical mapping and charting
functions under sections 304 and 305, except for conducting hydrographic
surveys—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID163E861DE8884652BDE840D86C9CB56F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$55,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID85AF643B44A94E238E24DC8FE3685340"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$56,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAF08654DBD8A4E678942D5196B5F0B89"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$57,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8D18EBB619CB4A9A92F8C12DB99B2C60"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$58,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB2E554D9DCF2458A977E186F2B45B413"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To contract for hydrographic surveys under
section 304(b)(1), including the leasing or time chartering of vessels—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID71B20E176901409191970F657FF963E4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$32,130,000 for fiscal year 2009;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID86D6057CD9514A9AA6792A5CCC35E484"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$32,760,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF989F79259264BED9EFC3FBDA9F8A2E4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$33,390,000 for fiscal year 2011;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54891BBC58364AE58DE377D1BD5A2012"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$34,020,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID509AC76590B048F5BAA413B9CB4BFED7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To operate hydrographic survey vessels
owned by the United States and operated by the Administration—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF2D7D0AB72554BA7B1E931D0B1A479AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$25,900,000 for fiscal year 2009;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7DAC5481FD794F54B668056FDC05685C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$26,400,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFEE61BD49C124BE4A95B06F833539778"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$26,900,000 for fiscal year 2011;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCD220795AE0540AEBF533481AE03B36B"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$27,400,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3C4C35FDE1C442A9A01359F68CC9C23E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out geodetic functions under this
title—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1F4D6D0787FE4146942737DCD7255EB8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$32,640,000 for fiscal year 2009;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF8C672DA1890415188A05BEF800D20A4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$33,280,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7A50F19E12F04B808307997754497AF7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$33,920,000 for fiscal year 2011;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9F881239875E4F78A2CE007628AB369A"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$34,560,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5AACADC6C9F74DB289DC28FF26993686"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out tide and current measurement
functions under this title—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA623317D053E481C9C24D30BE143478A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$27,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB143206A146944CB9D6D2E1E60744EC7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$27,500,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF6EF6D3430034A47A02EED0AD7955EE2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$28,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87953A55DEDD45B497F3A6C85812EAB8"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$28,500,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID70D7B03B774A4759B757F6EDAB9A8C8A"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To acquire a replacement hydrographic
survey vessel capable of staying at sea continuously for at least 30 days
$75,000,000.</text>
</paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5EBB6A330E7E4E40A76606E5CB333C77" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5206.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorized NOAA corps
strength</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 215 of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act
of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3005) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4FB7C3E6EA114E0BA922B83650E749F5" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID124E844C850B430A862BC312D0447EF3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>215.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Number of authorized commissioned
officers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective October 1,
2009, the total number of authorized commissioned officers on the lineal list
of the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration shall be increased from 321 to 379 if—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBFE6CC3C9D2645EAA3A4522C873B4933"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary has submitted to the
Congress—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID29EC4FF18EF34238BE5D3A1399CD9218"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administration's ship recapitalization
plan for fiscal years 2010 through 2024;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3404ACB485854AD1AB99EECEFA4A4140"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administration's aircraft
remodernization plan; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID43452F45BC3B4383B6D82225AE860F73"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">supporting workforce management
plans;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5B53DABF5E0140D38B6B73AACA18C935"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appropriated funding is available;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID269B8B8FCF2D45E6A8F54890AF0B9ED3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary has justified organizational
needs for the commissioned corps for each such fiscal
year.</text>
</paragraph></section><after-quoted-block></after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></part><part commented="no" id="IDDE3B03F845B046159EC599F40CBD7E3E" level-type="subsequent"><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ocean exploration</header>
<subpart commented="no" id="ID28EAC9229EE149A1842BB405612D66F0" level-type="subsequent"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exploration</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBFE78529BF324E658ABBA6B9AE625D86" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5211.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this subpart is to establish
the national ocean exploration program and the national undersea research
program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE90F460B45E47018FA447F58E38FC30" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5212.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program established</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Administrator or the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration shall, in consultation with the National Science
Foundation and other appropriate Federal agencies, establish a coordinated
national ocean exploration program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration that promotes collaboration with other Federal ocean and
undersea research and exploration programs. To the extent appropriate, the
Administrator shall seek to facilitate coordination of data and information
management systems, outreach and education programs to improve public
understanding of ocean and coastal resources, and development and transfer of
technologies to facilitate ocean and undersea research and exploration.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF9C7FF5074954543A61A2B291E07DFDC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5213.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Powers and duties of the
Administrator</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE58C9E97385E4DCD9078B899538764A3"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program authorized by
section 5212, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEB70B6C7D0AC44A5935A5C125DF2F62B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct interdisciplinary voyages or other
scientific activities in conjunction with other Federal agencies or academic or
educational institutions, to explore and survey little known areas of the
marine environment, inventory, observe, and assess living and nonliving marine
resources, and report such findings;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2EB020AC2031474484B328928C62053A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">give priority attention to deep ocean
regions, with a focus on deep water marine systems that hold potential for
important scientific discoveries, such as hydrothermal vent communities and
seamounts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0473F076E5AA491FB97F14C12AB5E5E0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct scientific voyages to locate,
define, and document historic shipwrecks, submerged sites, and other ocean
exploration activities that combine archaeology and oceanographic
sciences;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D85D488B74D45FFB94746011FA036FD"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and implement, in consultation with
the National Science Foundation, a transparent, competitive process for
merit-based peer-review and approval of proposals for activities to be
conducted under this program, taking into consideration advice of the Board
established under section 5215;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEA48D5C1E16547E793BA441A0BE2C20C"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhance the technical capability of the
United States marine science community by promoting the development of improved
oceanographic research, communication, navigation, and data collection systems,
as well as underwater platforms and sensor and autonomous vehicles; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE6BA17EDD02A4F319B4B4AA5DEF0F531"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish an ocean exploration forum to
encourage partnerships and promote communication among experts and other
stakeholders in order to enhance the scientific and technical expertise and
relevance of the national program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4B13234911B44EE3A4E4BAA437AD94C4"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Donations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may accept donations of
property, data, and equipment to be applied for the purpose of exploring the
oceans or increasing knowledge of the oceans.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4965BE8DA03B426AAD701ABDD6D659E7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5214.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ocean exploration and undersea research
technology and infrastructure task force</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF79220CF88B24E22923ED0919515DBF0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, in coordination with the National Science
Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the United
States Geological Survey, the Department of the Navy, the Mineral Management
Service, and relevant governmental, non-governmental, academic, industry, and
other experts, shall convene an ocean exploration and undersea research
technology and infrastructure task force to develop and implement a
strategy—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD040D0917E894A36BA9A13BEE651BE9E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to facilitate transfer of new exploration
and undersea research technology to the programs authorized under this subpart
and subpart B of this part;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID739239C2E8624E4C983525A7B4CD4C71"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to improve availability of communications
infrastructure, including satellite capabilities, to such programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6145137F020244FBA220F3EC151C51E8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop an integrated, workable, and
comprehensive data management information processing system that will make
information on unique and significant features obtained by such programs
available for research and management purposes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1CA62B828AD140E795B3E59844C29F60"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to conduct public outreach activities that
improve the public understanding of ocean science, resources, and processes, in
conjunction with relevant programs of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, the National Science Foundation, and other agencies; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID35920F6D07174C2087264B861452ADC1"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to encourage cost-sharing partnerships with
governmental and nongovernmental entities that will assist in transferring
exploration and undersea research technology and technical expertise to the
programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID03A3A3E5505C411B83A0672C1DE39F9A"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Budget coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The task force shall coordinate the
development of agency budgets and identify the items in their annual budget
that support the activities identified in the strategy developed under
subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDFA30AB1A3384600A955566052A2C5E1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5215.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ocean Exploration Advisory Board</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID214FC8DC4F8048FDB6847845F06657CD"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration shall appoint an Ocean Exploration Advisory
Board composed of experts in relevant fields—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64BEAC9429A14D39ADDFB581CAD7CA32"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to advise the Administrator on priority
areas for survey and discovery;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC9698964F0144A5983CDF29DAB0B8EA3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to assist the program in the development of
a 5-year strategic plan for the fields of ocean, marine, and Great Lakes
science, exploration, and discovery;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76C64DE654E44DED997A57A36AB727D3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to annually review the quality and
effectiveness of the proposal review process established under section
5213(a)(4); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9B32805A5C7D4B4CB563F11D1AECA257"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide other assistance and advice as
requested by the Administrator.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA30028C82859402DB9DF7A12762554D8"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal Advisory Committee
Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FACA">Federal Advisory Committee Act</act-name> (5
U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Board appointed under subsection
(a).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4BBAFE5D9F37416F9F4DFFDF0B8A1276"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application with Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in subpart
supersedes, or limits the authority of the Secretary of the Interior under the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0506057A01EA4873873EFD488688F2E0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5216.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to carry out this subpart—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAFC477E901C24F7194B036B1EED86EEE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$33,550,000 for fiscal year 2009;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDED18F01BD8A642C4AD7C332DE2364FC5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$36,905,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0DE1E88A51264E88AF187422480B74B9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$40,596,000 for fiscal year 2011;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87D310CABA0D49BCB98FFB996AB40C9A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$44,655,000 for fiscal year 2012;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID91944CF78FEC4C82BF72085BFA263EBD"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$49,121,000 for fiscal year 2013;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6AEDF683850C4CC792CE339B2585D17D"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$54,033,000 for fiscal year 2014;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID46F04440C94C45D4AA4490218539240A"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$59,436,000 for fiscal year 2015.</text>
</paragraph></section></subpart><subpart commented="no" id="ID427724353EEC405498370DA745B01FD4" level-type="subsequent"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">NOAA Undersea Research Program Act of
2008</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C87B3DB226B4E3CB1A9E1923685CDC0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5221.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subpart may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>NOAA Undersea Research Program Act of
2008</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9DAA0AEF760C499A845D116870F9A53B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5222.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program established</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6527E0DB469E4182B3931A0E023BC26A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration shall establish and maintain an undersea
research program and shall designate a Director of that program.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7C5927DC56B74D95BBCDD03E1C601848"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of the program is to increase
scientific knowledge essential for the informed management, use, and
preservation of oceanic, marine, and coastal areas and the Great Lakes.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID064F7DFD319C4310875DF131E3713698" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5223.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Powers of program director</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Director of the program, in carrying out
the program, shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33F5721875E047B3ACD45D961C138444"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cooperate with institutions of higher
education and other educational marine and ocean science organizations, and
shall make available undersea research facilities, equipment, technologies,
information, and expertise to support undersea research efforts by these
organizations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID172420B6A1DC4DF9BAA3BD878E777093"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enter into partnerships, as appropriate and
using existing authorities, with the private sector to achieve the goals of the
program and to promote technological advancement of the marine industry;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID39184A1E8CAC443A9AB5E25CD566C4D4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate the development of agency
budgets and identify the items in their annual budget that support the
activities described in paragraphs (1) and (2).</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89B003293425497284FDE3431066ECFF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5224.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative structure</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE02B05082FC14ECEA517BFC6805E39FF"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program shall be conducted through a
national headquarters, a network of extramural regional undersea research
centers that represent all relevant National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration regions, and the National Institute for Undersea Science and
Technology.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD9BC2191494C4025B7E64C76F033BF3F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Direction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall develop the overall
direction of the program in coordination with a Council of Center Directors
comprised of the directors of the extramural regional centers and the National
Institute for Undersea Science and Technology. The Director shall publish a
draft program direction document not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act in the Federal Register for a public comment period of
not less than 120 days. The Director shall publish a final program direction,
including responses to the comments received during the public comment period,
in the Federal Register within 90 days after the close of the comment period.
The program director shall update the program direction, with opportunity for
public comment, at least every 5 years.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4899C8E347D94F36A5EAC96DA25A7300" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5225.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research, exploration, education, and
technology programs</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6D7BC1643754486FB08B7A00DE9E7C8B"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following research, exploration,
education, and technology programs shall be conducted through the network of
regional centers and the National Institute for Undersea Science and
Technology:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC0593EC0DDDA46EC82DB9627B4CCE5B7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Core research and exploration based on
national and regional undersea research priorities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDC296DA183744BE8A4EC554B3964F056"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advanced undersea technology development to
support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's research mission
and programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0E9F563C16C7464C9FBA721B85EE2182"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Undersea science-based education and
outreach programs to enrich ocean science education and public awareness of the
oceans and Great Lakes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID286A948EB5B446E99DDE1FBF10A311DF"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Development, testing, and transition of
advanced undersea technology associated with ocean observatories, submersibles,
advanced diving technologies, remotely operated vehicles, autonomous underwater
vehicles, and new sampling and sensing technologies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID05320FF02DC04AAABB9FD301357B169B"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Discovery, study, and development of
natural resources and products from ocean, coastal, and aquatic systems.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID937D3F21E9334B5D9F1AEE1C6CAD3355"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Operations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the program, through
operation of the extramural regional centers and the National Institute for
Undersea Science and Technology, shall leverage partnerships and cooperative
research with academia and private industry.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76387E6E845243CAB08AA9DE88872A6F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5226.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Competitiveness</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7F8C15622C0644D892702F01B924C0ED"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Discretionary fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Program shall allocate no more than 10
percent of its annual budget to a discretionary fund that may be used only for
program administration and priority undersea research projects identified by
the Director but not covered by funding available from centers.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID155864DDE1B84E3D8957FA261879D5B6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Competitive selection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall conduct an initial
competition to select the regional centers that will participate in the program
90 days after the publication of the final program direction under section 5224
and every 5 years thereafter. Funding for projects conducted through the
regional centers shall be awarded through a competitive, merit-reviewed process
on the basis of their relevance to the goals of the program and their technical
feasibility.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4461CF0367D04FE2AAE7AD12658A1354" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5227.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF67FA7999B9D49C1A20A3574322D7BF9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2009—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID95BA27E3D0AC488E9B235DF305E3E527"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$13,750,000 for the regional centers, of
which 50 percent shall be for West Coast regional centers and 50 percent shall
be for East Coast regional centers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD9C06D6FC41C4CBFB524629B1D16577B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,500,000 for the National Technology
Institute;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7923B7CF1F794829B26DA080B8627F78"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2010—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF51875A03BD549E397BAD51D187F160A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$15,125,000 for the regional centers, of
which 50 percent shall be for West Coast regional centers and 50 percent shall
be for East Coast regional centers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3ABFFA75EECA48C5B67390724EF85E64"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$6,050,000 for the National Technology
Institute;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBAA742762ABA44A9926B0B8572FFDDC1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2011—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID787BEDC44C974CD8BBA11562155C1619"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$16,638,000 for the regional centers, of
which 50 percent shall be for West Coast regional centers and 50 percent shall
be for East Coast regional centers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8593836FD07845FB8DDF866B7CC6B3D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$6,655,000 for the National Technology
Institute;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5419C2B20BFD4F5B8E9810EBFBA39FCA"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2012—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA34A63E01DB946B6BD0EF0F9F00C80EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$18,301,000 for the regional centers, of
which 50 percent shall be for West Coast regional centers and 50 percent shall
be for East Coast regional centers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC07B0F2277A04457A8BEAC363A6B011A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$7,321,000 for the National Technology
Institute;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9BBFE40A51944FC0A92865D00B639B8D"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2013—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1CD85ECC0DF840EBB3C880F22E10AC8E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$20,131,000 for the regional centers, of
which 50 percent shall be for West Coast regional centers and 50 percent shall
be for East Coast regional centers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID842A428E170D4A94ACC78DCA110ADCAD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$8,053,000 for the National Technology
Institute;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDFD7E7554DDD4BADBAE0C94940F4E511"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2014—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1338B360F3FC48B6B6F6D9FBF932455F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$22,145,000 for the regional centers, of
which 50 percent shall be for West Coast regional centers and 50 percent shall
be for East Coast regional centers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6994D7760BC94C258B3F8136983ED4A8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$8,859,000 for the National Technology
Institute; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID09C98D5FDDF34FD2B768702044CAD3F2"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for fiscal year 2015—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8781744E1391495A889FEB72D62C698B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$24,359,000 for the regional centers, of
which 50 percent shall be for West Coast regional centers and 50 percent shall
be for East Coast regional centers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9437F468CFA74D4C92BD484F36D26062"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$9,744,000 for the National Technology
Institute.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section></subpart></part><part commented="no" id="ID0D3BBBF35C924F5C811A3A02B42744E6" level-type="subsequent"><enum>III</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration
Act</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37CD91AF8C0A4F7AB87B9687FEDB0EAE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5231.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This part may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration
Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID86F0F9CE59DE43D38408F317AE95806A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5232.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBE30A22B0A854E4082A665EB8BCC5A77"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President, in coordination with the
Interagency Committee on Ocean and Coastal Mapping and affected coastal states,
shall establish a program to develop a coordinated and comprehensive Federal
ocean and coastal mapping plan for the Great Lakes and coastal state waters,
the territorial sea, the exclusive economic zone, and the continental shelf of
the United States that enhances ecosystem approaches in decision-making for
conservation and management of marine resources and habitats, establishes
research and mapping priorities, supports the siting of research and other
platforms, and advances ocean and coastal science.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID51A21A3E7AA44B4BA1CD387DDDA7BC69"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall be comprised of
high-level representatives of the Department of Commerce, through the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Department of Interior, the
National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, the Environmental
Protection Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, and other appropriate Federal agencies
involved in ocean and coastal mapping.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8D719FD5A85F4E5EAF0DC6077BEA9A5A"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program parameters</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing such a program, the
President, through the Committee, shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE1C0657E0C694165AB9EA76EB2FC619B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify all Federal and federally-funded
programs conducting shoreline delineation and ocean or coastal mapping, noting
geographic coverage, frequency, spatial coverage, resolution, and subject
matter focus of the data and location of data archives;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCDFAB72992A34A0B91FBEA8277816DD9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate cost-effective, cooperative
mapping efforts that incorporate policies for contracting with non-governmental
entities among all Federal agencies conducting ocean and coastal mapping, by
increasing data sharing, developing appropriate data acquisition and metadata
standards, and facilitating the interoperability of in situ data collection
systems, data processing, archiving, and distribution of data products;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEE17E77E2512414189A7E4F44BA335E7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate the adaptation of existing
technologies as well as foster expertise in new ocean and coastal mapping
technologies, including through research, development, and training conducted
among Federal agencies and in cooperation with non-governmental
entities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36A13EF0E30643DE9AC6D1CB62E5BBE4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop standards and protocols for testing
innovative experimental mapping technologies and transferring new technologies
between the Federal Government, coastal state, and non-governmental
entities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFC1656B0DC244736BC55D01C21A08A62"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for the archiving, management, and
distribution of data sets through a national registry as well as provide
mapping products and services to the general public in service of statutory
requirements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID222DBEEEAEF249E6B681AF37DAD7387E"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop data standards and protocols
consistent with standards developed by the Federal Geographic Data Committee
for use by Federal, coastal state, and other entities in mapping and otherwise
documenting locations of federally permitted activities, living and nonliving
coastal and marine resources, marine ecosystems, sensitive habitats, submerged
cultural resources, undersea cables, offshore aquaculture projects, offshore
energy projects, and any areas designated for purposes of environmental
protection or conservation and management of living and nonliving coastal and
marine resources;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID278F95DF56814F3CAC352770EC6FF32E"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify the procedures to be used for
coordinating the collection and integration of Federal ocean and coastal
mapping data with coastal state and local government programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID922C5A10F28F4C03B5F3DD2E2B00A752"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate, to the extent practicable, the
collection of real-time tide data and the development of hydrodynamic models
for coastal areas to allow for the application of V-datum tools that will
facilitate the seamless integration of onshore and offshore maps and
charts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7B1AA4A64FC7448294B4C4432C630F6B"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a plan for the acquisition and
collection of ocean and coastal mapping data; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8489A44F54664BF6B77F7426EC3E0A9F"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">set forth a timetable for completion and
implementation of the plan.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID21FE95D3D1F6455FA13F3C34F1A19118" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5233.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interagency committee on ocean and coastal
mapping</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID531DD3981BF146EEA616FC9E0AF494F3"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, within 30 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, shall convene or utilize an existing interagency committee on ocean
and coastal mapping to implement section 5232.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56FF1052CA1D4A0F82ED139065236C82"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The committee shall be comprised of senior
representatives from Federal agencies with ocean and coastal mapping and
surveying responsibilities. The representatives shall be high-ranking officials
of their respective agencies or departments and, whenever possible, the head of
the portion of the agency or department that is most relevant to the purposes
of this part. Membership shall include senior representatives from the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Chief of Naval Operations, the
United States Geological Survey, the Minerals Management Service, the National
Science Foundation, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the United
States Army Corps of Engineers, the Coast Guard, the Environmental Protection
Agency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, and other appropriate Federal agencies involved in ocean
and coastal mapping.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37DBE12B2FE548D0930E3E250424D63D"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Co-chairmen</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall be co-chaired by the
representative of the Department of Commerce and a representative of the
Department of the Interior.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8016A7796B994258A0C0DED6D1218EBD"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subcommittee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The co-chairmen shall establish a
subcommittee to carry out the day-to-day work of the Committee, comprised of
senior representatives of any member agency of the committee. Working groups
may be formed by the full Committee to address issues of short duration. The
subcommittee shall be chaired by the representative from the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration. The chairmen of the Committee may create such
additional subcommittees and working groups as may be needed to carry out the
work of Committee.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCB49568FFC5F4E13B10EFEDE3D1DC61A"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The committee shall meet on a quarterly
basis, but each subcommittee and each working group shall meet on an as-needed
basis.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7410A2B3D77C4879B30D49D26F2838E7"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The committee shall coordinate activities
when appropriate, with—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID71388A1B0DA9402DA78A36298F3DB41F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other Federal efforts, including the
Digital Coast, Geospatial One-Stop, and the Federal Geographic Data
Committee;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID298F53108ED7476C838B2EEEC9423C71"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">international mapping activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBBDD8CD2242245BC87575854BB83C320"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coastal states;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBB08EBFE0F5F412BA97DE1762DF3DD54"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">user groups through workshops and other
appropriate mechanisms; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37FE0E8C612C41E48BA87D703C3D91F0"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">representatives of nongovernmental
entities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9FE2F959490E4F00A3859545B5F63A26"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advisory
panel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may
convene an ocean and coastal mapping advisory panel consisting of
representatives from non-governmental entities to provide input regarding
activities of the committee in consultation with the interagency
committee.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE48872035D654B09AFC4A270EA4572F5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5234.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biannual reports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">No later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, and biannually thereafter, the co-chairmen of the
Committee shall transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the
House of Representatives a report detailing progress made in implementing this
part, including—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04926D69330E4BBC8DCCBB93BF8B4539"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an inventory of ocean and coastal mapping
data within the territorial sea and the exclusive economic zone and throughout
the Continental Shelf of the United States, noting the age and source of the
survey and the spatial resolution (metadata) of the data;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37988E66879E43C38A6C75107D930335"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identification of priority areas in need of
survey coverage using present technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID71CC28B74ADF4A7ABB6B3D18A4C653DF"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a resource plan that identifies when
priority areas in need of modern ocean and coastal mapping surveys can be
accomplished;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3D2A52B53F6B4F6B9FDE6AD09C1D4EDB"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the status of efforts to produce integrated
digital maps of ocean and coastal areas;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF12D8255B0B64BCF92A95F14BBA1C17F"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of any products resulting
from coordinated mapping efforts under this part that improve public
understanding of the coasts and oceans, or regulatory decisionmaking;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA39D05F8EBDF4C2FB60128B3758301EC"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">documentation of minimum and desired
standards for data acquisition and integrated metadata;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID01BB94A6CA7C4FD0AE88BFC6B32830A3"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statement of the status of Federal
efforts to leverage mapping technologies, coordinate mapping activities, share
expertise, and exchange data;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9778A14364A545A7AB5B93CDFDF6453E"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statement of resource requirements for
organizations to meet the goals of the program, including technology needs for
data acquisition, processing, and distribution systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID841F33671CE6413DA271BAC0634D6E4A"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statement of the status of efforts to
declassify data gathered by the Navy, the National Geospatial-Intelligence
Agency, and other agencies to the extent possible without jeopardizing national
security, and make it available to partner agencies and the public;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD7FF2101D76A4CF69B06809EDD118159"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a resource plan for a digital coast
integrated mapping pilot project for the northern Gulf of Mexico that
will—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDED584C0D84C49178C6BB8574237ADC5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cover the area from the authorized coastal
counties through the territorial sea;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF5E1196AEBFD41069750541E439603EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify how such a pilot project will
leverage public and private mapping data and resources, such as the United
States Geological Survey National Map, to result in an operational coastal
change assessment program for the subregion;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDC4A607A468D4F29A5C644B511130140"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the status of efforts to coordinate Federal
programs with coastal state and local government programs and leverage those
programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID01E62A0BD89C4026A37E385086FFE553"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of efforts of Federal
agencies to increase contracting with nongovernmental entities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D6E9925679A43E498C9F13C3384710F"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an inventory and description of any new
Federal or federally funded programs conducting shoreline delineation and ocean
or coastal mapping since the previous reporting cycle.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID261FC6B3991C46F9A53CA56DDC243E6A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5235.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77C952A3808F4CA7BDC0F07DAA2AF0EB"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the Committee,
shall develop and submit to the Congress a plan for an integrated ocean and
coastal mapping initiative within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDF835EECE33449C980BB9A8C0E956AAB"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID96000C8B207144D7843C9290516FDDDB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify and describe all ocean and coastal
mapping programs within the agency, including those that conduct mapping or
related activities in the course of existing missions, such as hydrographic
surveys, ocean exploration projects, living marine resource conservation and
management programs, coastal zone management projects, and ocean and coastal
observations and science projects;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF08A8FBBCC89451C9DC84FC587D6287F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish priority mapping programs and
establish and periodically update priorities for geographic areas in surveying
and mapping across all missions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, as well as minimum data acquisition and metadata standards for
those programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEFCA1A843426461994C1C97F175633CA"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encourage the development of innovative
ocean and coastal mapping technologies and applications, through research and
development through cooperative or other agreements with joint or cooperative
research institutes or centers and with other non-governmental entities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID864C7FE8EF5745109172789E701C05DE"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">document available and developing
technologies, best practices in data processing and distribution, and
leveraging opportunities with other Federal agencies, coastal states, and
non-governmental entities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1CA532EE6DA441BB9F31CBAD303A3904"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify training, technology, and other
resource requirements for enabling the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration's programs, vessels, and aircraft to support a coordinated ocean
and coastal mapping program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD76372E4507C453582B0C54F0D0D7C99"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify a centralized mechanism or office
for coordinating data collection, processing, archiving, and dissemination
activities of all such mapping programs within the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration that meets Federal mandates for data accuracy and
accessibility and designate a repository that is responsible for archiving and
managing the distribution of all ocean and coastal mapping data to simplify the
provision of services to benefit Federal and coastal state programs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAA50D8F91D704166A0BDA11E3D3398E5"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">set forth a timetable for implementation
and completion of the plan, including a schedule for submission to the Congress
of periodic progress reports and recommendations for integrating approaches
developed under the initiative into the interagency program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF027D792F6FD4B32AD8B49F238977B09"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">NOAA joint ocean and coastal mapping
centers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may
maintain and operate up to 3 joint ocean and coastal mapping centers, including
a joint hydrographic center, which shall each be co-located with an institution
of higher education. The centers shall serve as hydrographic centers of
excellence and may conduct activities necessary to carry out the purposes of
this part, including—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA1536CACD3D741218EEC9A3A519A13A9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">research and development of innovative
ocean and coastal mapping technologies, equipment, and data products;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE3F6BAD86BBB445C8E2376EF91D060CA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mapping of the United States Outer
Continental Shelf and other regions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID13A55CABE41C420A8913EC8EB97A9491"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data processing for nontraditional data and
uses;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID44591780867341279E8D78F478CFACCF"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advancing the use of remote sensing
technologies, for related issues, including mapping and assessment of essential
fish habitat and of coral resources, ocean observations, and ocean exploration;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA2987B8099124F0CB0B63F996CF027BB"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing graduate education and training
in ocean and coastal mapping sciences for members of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps, personnel of other
agencies with ocean and coastal mapping programs, and civilian
personnel.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID165188CD2FE845CE8F0BD62B11260B85"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">NOAA report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall continue developing
a strategy for expanding contracting with non-governmental entities to minimize
duplication and take maximum advantage of nongovernmental capabilities in
fulfilling the Administration's mapping and charting responsibilities. Within
120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall
transmit a report describing the strategy developed under this subsection to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE5EBD47EB25044F09FA1F1D1AB04CA8A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5236.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect on other laws</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this part shall be construed to
supersede or alter the existing authorities of any Federal agency with respect
to ocean and coastal mapping.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDECEC4DC7A94F4795B7748FCD6E060570" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5237.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID94825A5CF5FA44B6A5783A10FE6D2305"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the amounts authorized by
section 306 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C.
892d), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry
out this part—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5AD67FE181254695B2F539BD5F3F03FC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$26,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE49E8D29DFCD40F3B7550D7A3AE1A48A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$32,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA03B8BD9A05040BBA66F6E389D309C2D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$38,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1C1037BA10CA4CE29645E6B757AC9C81"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012
through 2015.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID390BE783171A4DF092425E573074A0EE"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Joint ocean and coastal mapping
centers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts
appropriated pursuant to subsection (a), the following amounts shall be used to
carry out section 5235(c) of this part:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAA9D7FB6053044C1B404F257192FDAE4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$11,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5924F5CA2FC54196A00B526763D4CE4C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$12,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE0512453EE2C4C3095271B0D2A60D0AB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$13,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5A5D6B5D34DF4498BC3C164CCC566399"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012
through 2015.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8AE262A6E1E54B7385B962E5D178B5F7"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperative agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out interagency activities under
section 5233 of this part, the head of any department or agency may execute a
cooperative agreement with the Administrator, including those authorized by
section 5 of the Act of August 6, 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883e).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA74DF10E0D764A6DB15977889AB53A87" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5238.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this part:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID43F4B093FAB84EDD8030CAB1E93C4B67"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Administrator</term>' means
the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C2D48DF059B47CDA77CD9A59830294E"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coastal state</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>coastal state</term> has the
meaning given that term by section 304(4) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CAMA72">Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972</act-name>
(16 U.S.C. 1453(4).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF5908E6D9D9840C7885823B466130BED"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Committee</term> means the
Interagency Ocean Mapping Committee established by section 5233.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2D04216C6DAF4F84A39C78471418E92D"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusive economic zone</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>exclusive economic
zone</term> means the exclusive economic zone of the United States established
by Presidential Proclamation No. 5030, of March 10, 1983.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4B433C78E3724D10869B334BCA748CDA"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ocean and coastal mapping</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>ocean and coastal
mapping</term> means the acquisition, processing, and management of physical,
biological, geological, chemical, and archaeological characteristics and
boundaries of ocean and coastal areas, resources, and sea beds through the use
of acoustics, satellites, aerial photogrammetry, light and imaging, direct
sampling, and other mapping technologies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID400A38B8E8FE440EAAAB4B8CC6B9AE14"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Territorial sea</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>territorial sea</term> means
the belt of sea measured from the baseline of the United States determined in
accordance with international law, as set forth in Presidential Proclamation
Number 5928, dated December 27, 1988.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE94ADB76CFBD45A6971A2E3CF37C4874"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nongovernmental entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>nongovernmental
entities</term> includes nongovernmental organizations, members of the academic
community, and private sector organizations that provide products and services
associated with measuring, locating, and preparing maps, charts, surveys,
aerial photographs, satellite imagines, or other graphical or digital
presentations depicting natural or manmade physical features, phenomena, and
legal boundaries of the Earth.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID75F5773A2CC644AFB342F94A9342DAD0"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Outer continental shelf</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Outer Continental
Shelf</term> means all submerged lands lying seaward and outside of lands
beneath navigable waters (as that term is defined in section 2 of the Submerged
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1301)), and of which the subsoil and seabed appertain to
the United States and are subject to its jurisdiction and control.</text>
</paragraph></section></part><part commented="no" id="IDF1EA46F3A03F429FA79A2131014D4269" level-type="subsequent"><enum>IV</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Sea Grant College Program
Amendments Act of 2008</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC714193900AB46FE82404C7891ABC3BB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5241.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This part may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>National Sea Grant College Program
Amendments Act of 2008</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2B39DE9C21584470B0E8CB9509FDA82C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5242.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">References</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise expressly provided
therein, whenever in this part an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of
an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference
shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the National
Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.).</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEB830FFE4F024A2C90C4784B857EF939" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5243.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings and purpose</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB8EDCA4073BB4F7ABF3E824F9F23D32C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 202(a) (33 U.S.C. 1121(a)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7BDB8DFFCDCF425BB8F42E36212B8581"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E) of
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID15A207A78C484BE4BD691F0337B98172" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBD1BAC1AC438460DB102CAC739F063B5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encourage the development of preparation,
forecast, analysis, mitigation, response, and recovery systems for coastal
hazards;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1DA55A9975E84FF3836B6D5E9340E9CF"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">understand global environmental processes
and their impacts on ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources;
and</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA7545343B655438595D05CCEF8090987"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>program of research,
education,</quote> in paragraph (2) and inserting <quote>program of integrated
research, education, extension,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA2A2960EBFF7491DBC7E44A2F7295F2C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID34B558C205B74F29A4161B06272AA5EC" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8BB6B54CD9EB4C8BBCE3E9BDFDFE8503"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, through the national sea grant college program, offers the most
suitable locus and means for such commitment and engagement through the
promotion of activities that will result in greater such understanding,
assessment, development, management, utilization, and conservation of ocean,
coastal, and Great Lakes resources. The most cost-effective way to promote such
activities is through continued and increased Federal support of the
establishment, development, and operation of programs and projects by sea grant
colleges, sea grant institutes, and other institutions, including strong
collaborations between Administration scientists and research and outreach
personnel at academic
institutions.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4FD20C41EADD4386973348CA6B0A1043"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 202(c) (33 U.S.C. 1121(c)) is
amended by striking <quote>to promote research, education, training, and
advisory service activities</quote> and inserting <quote>to promote integrated
research, education, training, and extension services and
activities</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD5522EC14AD8493DB618E87C2331539C"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terminology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsections (a) and (b) of section 202 (15
U.S.C. 1121(a) and (b)) are amended by inserting <quote>management,</quote>
after <quote>development,</quote> each place it appears.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE477B3B93984DF498C6D26AB32E08DB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5244.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3A75D4741A9247D790115C94E5FE521A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 203 (33 U.S.C. 1122) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID413F389F88F041A8AC27A471C2A769D2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4) by inserting
<quote>management,</quote> after <quote>development,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE80C6DAE940E44ADB96CCF240FA811D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (11) by striking
<quote>advisory services</quote> and inserting <quote>extension
services</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID624E3040197C490FA8896E9C8B6286E8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in each of paragraphs (12) and (13) by
striking <quote>(33 U.S.C. 1126)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID150557344F7A48D7B989C36F6993D299"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 307 of the Act entitled <quote>An
Act to provide for the designation of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine
Sanctuary</quote> (Public Law 102–251; 106 Stat. 66) is repealed.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87C2F80F8E314FAC80EF250E744F6D63" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5245.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Sea Grant College Program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2C7679B3D8364DD980898B024BECB205"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 204(b) (33 U.S.C. 1123(b)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB4CFE20BE358418EBFF26D77732EEF61"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending paragraph (1) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD2395F3E102843DDAF68082443F3B6CD" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA430F036DF0946B6896BA1ADCC345FE7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sea grant programs that comprise a national
sea grant college program network, including international projects conducted
within such programs and regional and national projects conducted among such
programs;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID333546AE929D4779B5537B028AB58FBD"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending paragraph (2) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID303DD502C8514DB8BDFC446F17E2CD3E" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2DD5C43702014D86943D30E267A95672"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">administration of the national sea grant
college program and this title by the national sea grant office and the
Administration;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB8511A573B7F43E595E688D3678A328D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending paragraph (4) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0EF3A8E40213478AAFD84611614C83FD" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC340549A9B2C4936A2062B7E4681DF3B"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any regional or national strategic
investments in fields relating to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources
developed in consultation with the Board and with the approval of the sea grant
colleges and the sea grant
institutes.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC0FE7DECE6264A05AD76458E44E843CC"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical correction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 204(c)(2) (33 U.S.C. 1123(c)(2)) is
amended by striking <quote>Within 6 months of the date of enactment of the
National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization Act of 1998, the</quote> and
inserting <quote>The</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID92BE57D153C94AFEA6D18A9E1B02373A"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Functions of director of national sea grant
college program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
204(d) (33 U.S.C. 1123(d)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID46DE0C8AE38C4044BD45234D73EC84FD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(A), by striking
<quote>long range</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID75829EE9D2974918B4498AFBC36FBA03"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5BE225E7C2A144F3997347166B829E6E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(A)(i) evaluate</quote>
and inserting <quote>(A) evaluate and assess</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID963CA1AB63764EC2956AD51BC01A05B6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>activities; and</quote>
and inserting <quote>activities;</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID631BB5A31F0F46B7B6292118E6FA49B5"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking clause (ii); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2ED7600C449E4FD298ED3D4473E4F7B0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(B)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1874265A4BAF4EBD94DBA65AD0724AAA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating clauses (ii) through (iv)
as clauses (iii) through (v), respectively, and by inserting after clause (i)
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3C6D19B7D98A4CAB970B902F6BD30C4F" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5A07F007320942EFAC57D4EA83AE97D1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encourage collaborations among sea grant
colleges and sea grant institutes to address regional and national priorities
established under subsection
(c)(1);</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA3A3E7636987467D8E4698449C78C82F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iii) (as so redesignated) by
striking <quote>encourage</quote> and inserting <quote>ensure</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBAA102D41EB04DC29F30D7DD9DC61CE4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iv) (as so redesignated) by
striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID79BC85D39E42447CA2DFDB2D2D2869E8"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after clause (v) (as so
redesignated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5C26973FC77D49898CEDC0862E9C1644" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID897D700382F94F4E9EBF5306D1AE2B73" indent="up1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encourage cooperation with Minority Serving
Institutions to enhance collaborative research opportunities and increase the
number of such students graduating in NOAA science areas;
and</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF58CA984D26442328C10F401AADA15A2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5246.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program or project grants and
contracts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 205 (33
U.S.C. 1124) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8F9DBBF2FC39408F83C10A819C6F6EE2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>204(c)(4)(F).</quote> in
subsection (a) and inserting <quote>204(c)(4)(F) or that are appropriated under
section 208(b).</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11BC7D47A42F478AA09929420A7C639B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the matter following paragraph
(3) in subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDD1067AB98DF4AC593C3E19159D7B319" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE517752CC94B44FF99BEC706A57B5B7D"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total amount that may be provided for
grants under this subsection during any fiscal year shall not exceed an amount
equal to 5 percent of the total funds appropriated for such year under section
212.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID629A40A1317C460DA6AAB42E05EFF7E6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5247.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension services by Sea Grant Colleges
and Sea Grant Institutes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 207(a) (33 U.S.C. 1126(a)) is
amended in each of paragraphs (2)(B) and (3)(B) by striking <quote>advisory
services</quote> and inserting <quote>extension services</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID28BA627993BD47A9AEAF3F966BCF1970" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5248.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fellowships</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 208(a) (33 U.S.C. 1127) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBBA5F5C9000245DC8050D43ADE36A78F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Not later than 1 year
after the date of the enactment of the National Sea Grant College Program Act
Amendments of 2002, and every 2 years thereafter,</quote> in subsection (a) and
inserting <quote>Every 2 years,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0CB4EB124FBB4135B410B32E81114494"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDBF28EA2ACA8425BBC4CE8B0946C8EB7" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF63A94F74B754F5691421524DB70DF4D"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Restriction on Use of Funds.—Amounts
available for fellowships under this section, including amounts accepted under
section 204(c)(4)(F) or appropriated under section 212 to implement this
section, shall be used only for award of such fellowships and administrative
costs of implementing this section.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block></after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBE897A00460A488F9A1E50029FABA7E1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5249.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Sea Grant Advisory Board</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7ACEDD8704B14F14852A5E0DBDCAB67D"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Redesignation of sea grant review panel as
board</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID94A82C489F224532B83E3D51723568AD"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Redesignation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The sea grant review panel established by
section 209 of the National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1128), as
in effect before the date of the enactment of this Act, is redesignated as the
National Sea Grant Advisory Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD6BE17F1731446E49FC865EE181CC037"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership not affected</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual serving as a member of the
sea grant review panel immediately before date of the enactment of this Act may
continue to serve as a member of the National Sea Grant Advisory Board until
the expiration of such member's term under section 209(c) of such Act (33
U.S.C. 1128(c)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD693EEB97AB64377905E96C7502C6564"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">References</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to such sea grant review
panel is deemed to be a reference to the National Sea Grant Advisory
Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9A582B0B9746484DBE499EDD9C337704"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID35077E03BBBE4765A26D59172CA181BC"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 209 (33 U.S.C. 1128) is amended by
striking so much as precedes subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4063B55D67FF4FA19C1CB8FCE0D4816C" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID853532D755134BCAB6F025D251E80526" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>209.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Sea Grant Advisory Board</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDFBCBBB083E745CB828CBCBA84BD8041"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be an independent committee to
be known as the National Sea Grant Advisory
Board.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID88D1FFD4703C4474A3773A460B807658"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 203(9) (33 U.S.C. 1122(9)) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDADBAD84E096B4049A35C72630627E597" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20B5B68F71104BF89AD527182A4814A1"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Board</term> means the
National Sea Grant Advisory Board established under section
209.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC2B3CEB415884F58AEDC8FF6D97D1DB5"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other provisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following provisions are each amended
by striking <quote>panel</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>Board</quote>:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE3C342CF297E467A93BADD0001DA167F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 204 (33 U.S.C. 1123).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDABFE1A4A90B549F0903DF6A8DC284EE5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 207 (33 U.S.C. 1126).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD00208E90D544A0E90B20DBE585AFA48"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 209 (33 U.S.C. 1128).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8B1C25FB195B40B398814E838A3F679E"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 209(b) (33 U.S.C. 1128(b)) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8F913859D8574E4DA0200ABFDA474581" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID74AA6C7887F8401CBC5E2A56F9248817"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9E0130984D4A4309B4D792E61BD89C91"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall advise the Secretary and
the Director concerning—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC456E7F73C244CDC9274CD9420739F0B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">strategies for utilizing the sea grant
college program to address the Nation's highest priorities regarding the
understanding, assessment, development, management, utilization, and
conservation of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE267B063BF82443D95F17AE13D2AC5EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the designation of sea grant colleges and
sea grant institutes; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1FCDAEFC8B5047A8B78A58DDFCBF38E2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other matters as the Secretary refers
to the Board for review and advice.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID176012AB080E4CB6844CC2280EBCB37D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biennial report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall report to the Congress
every two years on the state of the national sea grant college program. The
Board shall indicate in each such report the progress made toward meeting the
priorities identified in the strategic plan in effect under section 204(c). The
Secretary shall make available to the Board such information, personnel, and
administrative services and assistance as it may reasonably require to carry
out its duties under this
title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID35802776223746CC8E79FC02A98C979E"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership, terms, and powers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 209(c)(1) (33 U.S.C. 1128(c)(1)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID168E0C31DDC34F4CB5580EF80BE43819"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>coastal
management,</quote> after <quote>resource management,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID43AC8FCC6F6F4759AAAD3BFAF075067B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>management,</quote>
after <quote>development,</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD40E4D10961742758A1A77ADF25BBCB1"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 209(c)(3) (33 U.S.C. 1128(c)(3)) is
amended by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: <quote>The
Director may extend the term of office of a voting member of the Board once by
up to 1 year.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID81250171CB47406A871E79A69C9A4017"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of
subcommittees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 209(c)
(33 U.S.C. 1128(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8E6FDF74C4F0460FB2E4D0ADE80BC83D" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID842B6B88BE644E3F9EB786A0034F5AF7" indent="up1"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board may establish such subcommittees
as are reasonably necessary to carry out its duties under subsection (b). Such
subcommittees may include individuals who are not Board
members.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD79B7F658DB54223B06E97ABC39D1A6C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5250.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 212 of
the National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1131) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA9B8D6D4E205469BB1CF61FDF7B65F4D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (a)(1) and inserting
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDD4E9710328394A6BA1B49AAAB39906C1" style="OLC">
<text></text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID79C744B1BDC94BFEA8073664444AF255"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary to carry out this title—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE018B76531E84C3A976987A59935F1CA" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$72,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0BFC6C8F5A5D48F0951308E9265E02A2" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$75,600,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4956F80EAB7B42AC806E64668315FCCA" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$79,380,000 for fiscal year 2011;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEE24B8C9E2FC4621AE13B1D8B93CCB8E" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$83,350,000 for fiscal year 2012;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDADAF2C6C487A4DD79D5DC930563188FB" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$87,520,000 for fiscal year 2013;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9ACC237666AD49B08F1675BFCBCAAF57" indent="up1"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$91,900,000 for fiscal year
2014.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0266023CAF664AB3AE76299795BFE020"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB36AB966AF72408481219F1D1295DCF4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>fiscal years 2003
through 2008—</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2009 through
2014—</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID16D3E88B79F4421D9A3DF9CE96125DCD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>biology and control of
zebra mussels and other important aquatic</quote> in subparagraph (A) and
inserting <quote>biology, prevention, and control of aquatic</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2A38A9CB8FC64CEF8BA0288C738502A7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>blooms, including
Pfiesteria piscicida; and</quote> in subparagraph (C) and inserting
<quote>blooms; and</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8742395368234D3DA94BA3E0F599401C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(1) by striking
<quote>rating under section 204(d)(3)(A)</quote> and inserting
<quote>performance assessments</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID34790433774343E19A02F2977B6E54A4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (c)(2) and inserting
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD9D2267ECF0645D5AA4372299AA51C77" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5ED8705A45FE47C980EA228DB03E82CE" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regional or national strategic investments
authorized under section
204(b)(4);</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></part><part commented="no" id="ID8D708A952C3F4D6FBF95763BC959D009" level-type="subsequent"><enum>V</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation
System Act of 2008</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA886F7C5830540E6A2923656A0B2DB7E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5261.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This part may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Integrated Coastal and Ocean
Observation System Act of 2008</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7B3D96B0FA124FE0A5E0064EF85D6EC0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5262.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of this part are to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1ECCD8275FEA4C40BF2D24F5854F69F1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a national integrated System of
ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observing systems, comprised of Federal and
non-Federal components coordinated at the national level by the National Ocean
Research Leadership Council and at the regional level by a network of regional
information coordination entities, and that includes in situ, remote, and other
coastal and ocean observation, technologies, and data management and
communication systems, and is designed to address regional and national needs
for ocean information, to gather specific data on key coastal, ocean, and Great
Lakes variables, and to ensure timely and sustained dissemination and
availability of these data to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8AD8CE794E824526AEBA4D4A6E92CC4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support national defense, marine commerce,
navigation safety, weather, climate, and marine forecasting, energy siting and
production, economic development, ecosystem-based marine, coastal, and Great
Lakes resource management, public safety, and public outreach training and
education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID29A0587C95C34BD7B99AFE85B44F06AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote greater public awareness and
stewardship of the Nation's ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and the
general public welfare; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF1EA99B2AD93424FB60FA69F93CA5365"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enable advances in scientific understanding
to support the sustainable use, conservation, management, and understanding of
healthy ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB1EDD094089B4F5C9C3C3ACF09A7EB5A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the Nation's capability to measure,
track, explain, and predict events related directly and indirectly to weather
and climate change, natural climate variability, and interactions between the
oceanic and atmospheric environments, including the Great Lakes; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID662BD73CCAC041D1BAD0B15DFE8DFFD9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">authorize activities to promote basic and
applied research to develop, test, and deploy innovations and improvements in
coastal and ocean observation technologies, modeling systems, and other
scientific and technological capabilities to improve our conceptual
understanding of weather and climate, ocean-atmosphere dynamics, global climate
change, physical, chemical, and biological dynamics of the ocean, coastal and
Great Lakes environments, and to conserve healthy and restore degraded coastal
ecosystems.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID439C5721D04D41BD86696D40504AE35F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5263.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this part:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID969A503CC0B44D2C8225CDDE8AFC8822"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Administrator</term> means
the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere in the Under
Secretary's capacity as Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4E853DED6B1345329DB87AB24CC66E42"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Council</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Council</term> means the
National Ocean Research Leadership Council established by section 7902 of title
10, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB791807D89074BA1B91247F37AA30CAA"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal
assets</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Federal
assets</term> means all relevant non-classified civilian coastal and ocean
observations, technologies, and related modeling, research, data management,
basic and applied technology research and development, and public education and
outreach programs, that are managed by member agencies of the Council.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6BC7F6AEFD804C7FBAC8C7737883DDC2"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interagency ocean observation
committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>Interagency Ocean Observation Committee</term> means the committee
established under section 5264(c)(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0EF1958FC4454B8AB35026B3FB5F96C8"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Non-federal assets</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>non-Federal assets</term>
means all relevant coastal and ocean observation technologies, related basic
and applied technology research and development, and public education and
outreach programs that are integrated into the System and are managed through
States, regional organizations, universities, nongovernmental organizations, or
the private sector.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBA375AF975D648589408901204EC57CD"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regional information coordination
entities</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04E9822D0D384F68809A47FA992125B3"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>regional information
coordination entity</term> means an organizational body that is certified or
established by contract or memorandum by the lead Federal agency designated in
section 5264(c)(3) of this part and coordinates State, Federal, local, and
private interests at a regional level with the responsibility of engaging the
private and public sectors in designing, operating, and improving regional
coastal and ocean observing systems in order to ensure the provision of data
and information that meet the needs of user groups from the respective
regions.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0B3D7C97080E42D0825160EC94593578"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain included associations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>regional information
coordination entity</term> includes regional associations described in the
System Plan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5614B757F17E4655B1F62B4649310EF9"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the
Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID525E7F4E41054E77AE18ED60EC7EF7B6"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">System</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>System</term> means the
National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System established under
section 5264.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID32AC1E374C5842E5B3DD1DCE7A9B547D"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">System plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>System Plan</term> means the
plan contained in the document entitled <quote>Ocean.US Publication No. 9, The
First Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Development Plan</quote>, as
updated by the Council under this part.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9D62267CEADC4AC3B803AB6557D27958" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5264.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Integrated coastal and ocean observing
system</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID91227B594D0B4E589BD225F016908E25"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President, acting through the Council,
shall establish a National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System to
fulfill the purposes set forth in section 5262 of this part and the System Plan
and to fulfill the Nation's international obligations to contribute to the
Global Earth Observation System of Systems and the Global Ocean Observing
System.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB734B4B2F6EA42CB9F314AF6902A66B3"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">System elements</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6C30F17317BE4FADA911C63C0861FD74"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to fulfill the purposes of this
part, the System shall be national in scope and consist of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID82F2358E67B64A0D9F380AE8A4FFC910"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal assets to fulfill national and
international observation missions and priorities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0C325E1F13FD453A91212D7D5AE403A9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">non-Federal assets, including a network of
regional information coordination entities identified under subsection (c)(4),
to fulfill regional observation missions and priorities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6687FE02895F4D4F87B9E32891684E01"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data management, communication, and
modeling systems for the timely integration and dissemination of data and
information products from the System;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID149D1EF1A9F34FD49E80CD70DE83B426"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a research and development program
conducted under the guidance of the Council, consisting of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1130D5B38F0F493782BF00043FEDA330"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">basic and applied research and technology
development to improve understanding of coastal and ocean systems and their
relationships to human activities and to ensure improvement of operational
assets and products, including related infrastructure, observing technologies,
and information and data processing and management technologies; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0AD80B92320D44CF9199F32CB2A645CC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">large scale computing resources and
research to advance modeling of coastal and ocean processes.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE135D3804864E19B8FF2F0A33683DB9"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enhancing administration and
management</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of each
Federal agency that has administrative jurisdiction over a Federal asset shall
support the purposes of this part and may take appropriate actions to enhance
internal agency administration and management to better support, integrate,
finance, and utilize observation data, products, and services developed under
this section to further its own agency mission and responsibilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA5F3C2A8DE1346D483BFC922357A7FD7"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability of data</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of each Federal agency that has
administrative jurisdiction over a Federal asset shall make available data that
are produced by that asset and that are not otherwise restricted for
integration, management, and dissemination by the System.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9EC24B4E780842D3AF9DCBD2B1632DF2"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Non-federal assets</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Non-Federal assets shall be coordinated, as
appropriate, by the Interagency Ocean Observing Committee or by regional
information coordination entities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC8E709A541C9410F87872DE766058887"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Policy oversight, administration, and
regional coordination</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9B13CD0C3727464098B63393A5DE9340"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Council functions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall serve as the policy and
coordination oversight body for all aspects of the System. In carrying out its
responsibilities under this part, the Council shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF8D28BC992EA4441B75274FDE01F65FA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">approve and adopt comprehensive System
budgets developed and maintained by the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee
to support System operations, including operations of both Federal and
non-Federal assets;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8D64DFCAE3844B5BA50D64BC6D7ECB22"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure coordination of the System with
other domestic and international earth observing activities including the
Global Ocean Observing System and the Global Earth Observing System of Systems,
and provide, as appropriate, support for and representation on United States
delegations to international meetings on coastal and ocean observing programs;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID710E395F182E4F44A6F05E4B6CC93ED3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encourage coordinated intramural and
extramural research and technology development, and a process to transition
developing technology and methods into operations of the System.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8A2B6038EA9F4E17850F3773ABC0C922"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interagency ocean observation
committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Council shall
establish or designate an Interagency Ocean Observation Committee which
shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76F65E817CC94F4782F4A2E1446256CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prepare annual and long-term plans for
consideration and approval by the Council for the integrated design, operation,
maintenance, enhancement and expansion of the System to meet the objectives of
this part and the System Plan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5203ABB4C3E54205B7EC2D4623880A4C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and transmit to Congress at the
time of submission of the President's annual budget request an annual
coordinated, comprehensive budget to operate all elements of the System
identified in subsection (b), and to ensure continuity of data streams from
Federal and non-Federal assets;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID827F6C979C6C40ED99FF260A0B7DA968"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish required observation data
variables to be gathered by both Federal and non-Federal assets and identify,
in consultation with regional information coordination entities, priorities for
System observations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID31783EF9F1594AAE858D28A935004519"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish protocols and standards for
System data processing, management, and communication;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID568A4A4FBCB04934A02C4C52EB22F70C"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop contract certification standards
and compliance procedures for all non-Federal assets, including regional
information coordination entities, to establish eligibility for integration
into the System and to ensure compliance with all applicable standards and
protocols established by the Council, and ensure that regional observations are
integrated into the System on a sustained basis;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID23AF06E985474EB4B9C27E10B4839B17"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify gaps in observation coverage or
needs for capital improvements of both Federal assets and non-Federal
assets;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID91C83EF961DB4D9A8BD01DB84F5052C1"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to the availability of
appropriations, establish through one or more participating Federal agencies,
in consultation with the System advisory committee established under subsection
(d), a competitive matching grant or other programs—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCB2F9BD436464025B9E2BF5521F03538"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to promote intramural and extramural
research and development of new, innovative, and emerging observation
technologies including testing and field trials; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5A5DABBB9D8E4987AEDFD5EE05B616AF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to facilitate the migration of new,
innovative, and emerging scientific and technological advances from research
and development to operational deployment;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID40A6A4F0DFA741BD819D6FD6AAB329E7"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">periodically review and recommend to the
Council, in consultation with the Administrator, revisions to the System
Plan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID49C3941292FF4021950EBD43253C78D2"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure collaboration among Federal agencies
participating in the activities of the Committee; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDFBEDDFE6EC74C1EA9F15EAF2733DFE1"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">perform such additional duties as the
Council may delegate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1D4CB07DCB80477E9F2F0BDD3021D7BD"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lead Federal agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration shall function as the lead Federal agency for the implementation
and administration of the System, in consultation with the Council, the
Interagency Ocean Observation Committee, other Federal agencies that maintain
portions of the System, and the regional information coordination entities, and
shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36BF6133EF684A13A8BC5BC13A89D760"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish an Integrated Ocean Observing
Program Office within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
utilizing to the extent necessary, personnel from member agencies participating
on the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee, to oversee daily operations and
coordination of the System;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D6E8F6CBB7C4CB989B774893D5692AD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implement policies, protocols, and
standards approved by the Council and delegated by the Interagency Ocean
Observing Committee;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5F49D2E08AE541B790A950AE25ADBE76"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promulgate program guidelines to certify
and integrate non-Federal assets, including regional information coordination
entities, into the System to provide regional coastal and ocean observation
data that meet the needs of user groups from the respective regions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID72C2B7B27A834DA6A917269300972651"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have the authority to enter into and
oversee contracts, leases, grants or cooperative agreements with non-Federal
assets, including regional information coordination entities, to support the
purposes of this part on such terms as the Administrator deems
appropriate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4E6000FE40BF4D2D9EF115498278D814"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implement a merit-based, competitive
funding process to support non-Federal assets, including the development and
maintenance of a network of regional information coordination entities, and
develop and implement a process for the periodic review and evaluation of all
non-Federal assets, including regional information coordination
entities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8F9BF2DB880546A9A0CE55A69CE2B50A"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide opportunities for competitive
contracts and grants for demonstration projects to design, develop, integrate,
deploy, and support components of the System;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFBEFC90A87AE49129E502466526010BD"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish efficient and effective
administrative procedures for allocation of funds among contractors, grantees,
and non-Federal assets, including regional information coordination entities in
a timely manner, and contingent on appropriations according to the budget
adopted by the Council;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF5A89B88D02A4660BC577D52213F18DF"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and implement a process for the
periodic review and evaluation of regional information coordination
entities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID21920E7070754652982592E1BA46BE74"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">formulate an annual process by which gaps
in observation coverage or needs for capital improvements of Federal assets and
non-Federal assets of the System are identified by the regional information
coordination entities, the Administrator, or other members of the System and
transmitted to the Interagency Ocean Observing Committee;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID959BD53CFB704AE69D7F6ED47322D2E2"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and be responsible for a data
management and communication system, in accordance with standards and protocols
established by the Council, by which all data collected by the System regarding
ocean and coastal waters of the United States including the Great Lakes, are
processed, stored, integrated, and made available to all end-user
communities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4F636C6D68D44EA888375E72B40B5EFF"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implement a program of public education and
outreach to improve public awareness of global climate change and effects on
the ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes environment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA93503DE0C964108A0ED060943E43881"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">report annually to the Interagency Ocean
Observing Committee on the accomplishments, operational needs, and performance
of the System to contribute to the annual and long-term plans developed
pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(A)(i); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF1A12D9E35034662892DEC239C85CF87"><enum>(M)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a plan to efficiently integrate
into the System new, innovative, or emerging technologies that have been
demonstrated to be useful to the System and which will fulfill the purposes of
this part and the System Plan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAB6C202E856F416EA92BA4FFABEDC7F1"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regional information coordination
entities</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54CAF680068248D2A1833E4865FB4C30"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be certified or established under this
part, a regional information coordination entity shall be certified or
established by contract or agreement by the Administrator, and shall agree to
meet the certification standards and compliance procedure guidelines issued by
the Administrator and information needs of user groups in the region while
adhering to national standards and shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDADCE88ABB5D48C1AC907EE72D8B72F8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrate an organizational structure
capable of gathering required System observation data, supporting and
integrating all aspects of coastal and ocean observing and information programs
within a region and that reflects the needs of State and local governments,
commercial interests, and other users and beneficiaries of the System and other
requirements specified under this part and the System Plan;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A893E32292E4410B241275459174C9E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify gaps in observation coverage needs
for capital improvements of Federal assets and non-Federal assets of the
System, or other recommendations to assist in the development of the annual and
long-term plans created pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(A)(i) and transmit such
information to the Interagency Ocean Observing Committee via the Program
Office;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF89F6E6DF5F44C009A46DD26D54833FA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and operate under a strategic
operational plan that will ensure the efficient and effective administration of
programs and assets to support daily data observations for integration into the
System, pursuant to the standards approved by the Council;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA96841C03EE047219FE1479C6976F480"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">work cooperatively with governmental and
non-governmental entities at all levels to identify and provide information
products of the System for multiple users within the service area of the
regional information coordination entities; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID65675D31FD604B138A4E2B8242B7A039"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">comply with all financial oversight
requirements established by the Administrator, including requirements relating
to audits.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBD2AB9B948F4448C9EDA953B0651F35B"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of this part, employees of
Federal agencies may participate in the functions of the regional information
coordination entities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7D3941E66B1449F99DD801FC6B94B72C"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">System advisory committee</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4117DDF8B6AC41C88265051ABD9B73D1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish or
designate a System advisory committee, which shall provide advice as may be
requested by the Administrator or the Interagency Ocean Observing
Committee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD847D33B9DA14EDC8D2FF6B563E6C587"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of the System advisory
committee is to advise the Administrator and the Interagency Ocean Observing
Committee on—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF0B61B0C41334B3B9CC028A56FA325B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">administration, operation, management, and
maintenance of the System, including integration of Federal and non-Federal
assets and data management and communication aspects of the System, and
fulfillment of the purposes set forth in section 5262;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID49C00123390D45A5A9C3EA3CECE96136"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">expansion and periodic modernization and
upgrade of technology components of the System;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE69471B81A4466B9CE9D5D99D641BEC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identification of end-user communities,
their needs for information provided by the System, and the System's
effectiveness in disseminating information to end-user communities and the
general public; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC28A8477CD344230B5EDD12890B0B3AD"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other purpose identified by the
Administrator or the Interagency Ocean Observing Committee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID73AD9EB3C5C440739A311E0DFFA2F051"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE9E875AA6A024FB18C594865F15511B3"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The System advisory committee shall be
composed of members appointed by the Administrator. Members shall be qualified
by education, training, and experience to evaluate scientific and technical
information related to the design, operation, maintenance, or use of the
System, or use of data products provided through the System.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCB9EB349771E40D28A36CAACC9DD8D51"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terms of service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members shall be appointed for 3-year
terms, renewable once. A vacancy appointment shall be for the remainder of the
unexpired term of the vacancy, and an individual so appointed may subsequently
be appointed for 2 full 3-year terms if the remainder of the unexpired term is
less than 1 year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA3D2E26B2D7147E8A944147B11552A93"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chairperson</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall designate a
chairperson from among the members of the System advisory committee.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD7F05E0D68DE497DA3FAA607849CD2C8"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of the System advisory committee
shall be appointed as special Government employees for purposes of section
202(a) of title 18, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCBF437D162D3433D9968099AD67CD806"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative provisions</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9F7E3BF715274FA68763DB7F47F2B027"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The System advisory committee shall report
to the Administrator and the Interagency Ocean Observing Committee, as
appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0FECA7C4B0B74C57B9C96AFA6C11BD2C"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative support</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall provide
administrative support to the System advisory committee.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3356E7A2165D456BB0ECAC1ADFF3B260"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The System advisory committee shall meet at
least once each year, and at other times at the call of the Administrator, the
Interagency Ocean Observing Committee, or the chairperson.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5F13C8D4A5F64E00AB60A0820D171CA7"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation and expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of the System advisory committee
shall not be compensated for service on that Committee, but may be allowed
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with
subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3B16F33E4364459087EDFC6CEFDF3BB7"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expiration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FACA">Federal Advisory Committee Act</act-name> (5
U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the System advisory committee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC9A179DEF0124A498051F76E15C2A4D7"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil Liability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of determining liability
arising from the dissemination and use of observation data gathered pursuant to
this section, any non-Federal asset or regional information coordination entity
incorporated into the System by contract, lease, grant, or cooperative
agreement under subsection (c)(3)(D) that is participating in the System shall
be considered to be part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration. Any employee of such a non-Federal asset or regional
information coordination entity, while operating within the scope of his or her
employment in carrying out the purposes of this part, with respect to tort
liability, is deemed to be an employee of the Federal Government.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61DE01F4D07E4220840C84E61B39A901"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this part shall be construed to
invalidate existing certifications, contracts, or agreements between regional
information coordination entities and other elements of the System.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCB847015361445A88CAE1B15DDCDED5C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5265.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interagency financing and
agreements</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC83A045870C245BAAAF03EC921E95ACB"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out interagency activities under
this part, the Secretary of Commerce may execute cooperative agreements, or any
other agreements, with, and receive and expend funds made available by, any
State or subdivision thereof, any Federal agency, or any public or private
organization, or individual.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50AA8C601A914172A91BE8C85A42CD1E"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reciprocity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Member Departments and agencies of the
Council shall have the authority to create, support, and maintain joint
centers, and to enter into and perform such contracts, leases, grants, and
cooperative agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this
part and fulfillment of the System Plan.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2235CC18E9D24766943719E5040B8C41" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5266.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application with other laws</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this part supersedes or limits
the authority of any agency to carry out its responsibilities and missions
under other laws.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID213452E3FE99417AABD23F76823607FD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5267.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to Congress</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDECCFEFE1910F4AE7B9F526127C83A775"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act and every 2 years thereafter, the Administrator shall
prepare and the President acting through the Council shall approve and transmit
to the Congress a report on progress made in implementing this part.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD677E824525B4DB58F915CA4BFCEB03E"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report shall include—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID00D71EC9D0F94886A55AE919B9345BF2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of activities carried out
under this part and the System Plan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDA59C7EEC1934D9EA23CDF43E5C1235D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of the effectiveness of the
System, including an evaluation of progress made by the Council to achieve the
goals identified under the System Plan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC30E938BF74241AFAD4A0694DD2EE048"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identification of Federal and non-Federal
assets as determined by the Council that have been integrated into the System,
including assets essential to the gathering of required observation data
variables necessary to meet the respective missions of Council agencies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD281F119B2F040F6B2E273B1429DE192"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a review of procurements, planned or
initiated, by each Council agency to enhance, expand, or modernize the
observation capabilities and data products provided by the System, including
data management and communication subsystems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA1AF86B943CC4C20B1921013E5084C01"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment regarding activities to
integrate Federal and non-Federal assets, nationally and on the regional level,
and discussion of the performance and effectiveness of regional information
coordination entities to coordinate regional observation operations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAAE64D7025F749538FC8ABA5BC985D73"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of benefits of the program to
users of data products resulting from the System (including the general public,
industries, scientists, resource managers, emergency responders, policy makers,
and educators);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9C915B6262624DBAA9A77B564C7BA5AE"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations concerning—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2778BC54AA2C4063B7D2B2CBB7F48ED6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">modifications to the System; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID236A34CC10E647FF8BFC8D8A8EBFAABC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">funding levels for the System in subsequent
fiscal years; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFDFD78533D5D4EBCA4A01D2C7438FC72"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the results of a periodic external
independent programmatic audit of the System.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8E7D363505F141A6A3EBEDEDBC268113" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5268.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public-private use policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Council shall develop a policy within 6
months after the date of the enactment of this Act that defines processes for
making decisions about the roles of the Federal Government, the States,
regional information coordination entities, the academic community, and the
private sector in providing to end-user communities environmental information,
products, technologies, and services related to the System. The Council shall
publish the policy in the Federal Register for public comment for a period not
less than 60 days. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require
changes in policy in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5500B54EC3BA464FAA57DD508B724B93" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5269.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Independent cost estimate</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Within 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee, through the
Administrator and the Director of the National Science Foundation, shall obtain
an independent cost estimate for operations and maintenance of existing Federal
assets of the System, and planned or anticipated acquisition, operation, and
maintenance of new Federal assets for the System, including operation
facilities, observation equipment, modeling and software, data management and
communication, and other essential components. The independent cost estimate
shall be transmitted unabridged and without revision by the Administrator to
Congress.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID444EC20C37C74DA699DD6D9C1090A228" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5270.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Intent of Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the intent of Congress that funding
provided to agencies of the Council to implement this part shall supplement,
and not replace, existing sources of funding for other programs. It is the
further intent of Congress that agencies of the Council shall not enter into
contracts or agreements for the development or procurement of new Federal
assets for the System that are estimated to be in excess of $250,000,000 in
life-cycle costs without first providing adequate notice to Congress and
opportunity for review and comment.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID67FA706AD0A24D6590747F5DCB8E6352" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5271.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for fiscal years
2009 through 2013 such sums as are necessary to fulfill the purposes of this
part and support activities identified in the annual coordinated System budget
developed by the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee and submitted to the
Congress.</text>
</section></part><part commented="no" id="IDACDD286E86B8492DA3691C31E5FB1462" level-type="subsequent"><enum>VI</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal Ocean Acidification Research and
Monitoring Act of 2008</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7E802E738EA541218B9F56CB8E39A0E3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5281.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This part may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Federal Ocean Acidification Research
And Monitoring Act of 2008</short-title></quote> or the <quote><short-title>FOARAM
Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID22DBE5BA5DD841F5BB804AA615DC6E67" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5282.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID396D2FE8446A443D9937B2EBD8701BC6"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of this part are to provide
for—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID44C700FE49184C3881DCED9CEA112328"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">development and coordination of a
comprehensive interagency plan to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC6DF4A1147EA47C49C93D9AB65E389E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">monitor and conduct research on the
processes and consequences of ocean acidification on marine organisms and
ecosystems; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD8E2136042BD45B0906C85343B46E414"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish an interagency research and
monitoring program on ocean acidification;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA68E07A61628450581D0AB8B50313821"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishment of an ocean acidification
program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF039E778B70B4F308586B03535181526"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assessment and consideration of regional
and national ecosystem and socioeconomic impacts of increased ocean
acidification; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC808759BEBD148CD8A04DB80D7CD10B6"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">research adaptation strategies and
techniques for effectively conserving marine ecosystems as they cope with
increased ocean acidification.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID63569A7EDF064D8AB168A611C5E8A7DC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5283.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this part:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9E97104850264A9DB7433F96EDC98204"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ocean acidification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>ocean acidification</term>
means the decrease in pH of the Earth's oceans and changes in ocean chemistry
caused by chemical inputs from the atmosphere, including carbon dioxide.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID29B1424CCC7644499F272B74126A5535"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the
Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7E377CF9BE954AC086126049D6D84CF0"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subcommittee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Subcommittee</term> means
the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the National Science
and Technology Council.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID08F6ADE8419842859CC8FD5E9A2BEC92" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5284.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interagency subcommittee</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA2FD6198AEB8465DB3E51D63BD0C81A9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2EAE8255FCE1425D8148C19F4ADEEC0A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and
Technology of the National Science and Technology Council shall coordinate
Federal activities on ocean acidification and establish an interagency working
group.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E39C31FBD0A481096BE22454D40A4A4"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The interagency working group on ocean
acidification shall be comprised of senior representatives from the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Science Foundation, the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the United States Geological
Survey, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and such other Federal
agencies as appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F524A15B2644FFC823B98801F560391"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chairman</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The interagency working group shall be
chaired by the representative from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2736EC56861B4C388BF06664D80C6805"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Subcommittee shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1DF189598AA74B17816917229E996A5D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop the strategic research and
monitoring plan to guide Federal research on ocean acidification required under
section 5285 of this part and oversee the implementation of the plan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7895EC0B5A424D0D809C106CCA866E8A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">oversee the development of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1B6C1FF9A82943DBA33DB8D5B44D8EEA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the potential impacts of
ocean acidification on marine organisms and marine ecosystems; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE03AAE4875C42FDBF205EE7C2D3BBBA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adaptation and mitigation strategies to
conserve marine organisms and ecosystems exposed to ocean acidification;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBCF55803364A40DAAD1C6B64222027F0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate communication and outreach
opportunities with nongovernmental organizations and members of the stakeholder
community with interests in marine resources;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2EA46110F3624BC3A41A6B3031062410"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate the United States Federal
research and monitoring program with research and monitoring programs and
scientists from other nations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2DC42FFC07A44FFAA2AE0DCFC8D36C01"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish or designate an Ocean
Acidification Information Exchange to make information on ocean acidification
developed through or utilized by the interagency ocean acidification program
accessible through electronic means, including information which would be
useful to policymakers, researchers, and other stakeholders in mitigating or
adapting to the impacts of ocean acidification.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID76C587312BC64DA99ED9F252640ADA30"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports to congress</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5191F66757FD4CCDA1C79726518B91EE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initial
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Subcommittee shall transmit a
report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate
and the Committee on Science and Technology and the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF170FA158BD7457283FD6772C49B5260"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes a summary of federally funded
ocean acidification research and monitoring activities, including the budget
for each of these activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID354865BD11484287B042FF3A29FC1915"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes the progress in developing the
plan required under section 5285 of this part.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF23602474A2348828A3B7DFFB42033B4"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biennial report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the delivery
of the initial report under paragraph (1) and every 2 years thereafter, the
Subcommittee shall transmit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science and Technology and
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives that
includes—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA0EEF45D82B64F29BDB6A9B64FA19F03"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of federally funded ocean
acidification research and monitoring activities, including the budget for each
of these activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE63E40968FF34FF29EEE2878C6F14FE5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of the progress made toward
achieving the goals and priorities for the interagency research plan developed
by the Subcommittee under section 5285.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0B99A822305D48A7BF18AB6AE57FA710"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strategic research plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Subcommittee shall transmit the strategic research
plan developed under section 5285 to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science and Technology and
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. A revised
plan shall be submitted at least once every 5 years thereafter.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6D6D6455F9B74A0EA4609E4803DF0492" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5285.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Strategic research plan</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEEEFAF8A3529466F915BD576111BA112"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Subcommittee shall develop a strategic plan for
Federal research and monitoring on ocean acidification that will provide for an
assessment of the impacts of ocean acidification on marine organisms and marine
ecosystems and the development of adaptation and mitigation strategies to
conserve marine organisms and marine ecosystems. In developing the plan, the
Subcommittee shall consider and use information, reports, and studies of ocean
acidification that have identified research and monitoring needed to better
understand ocean acidification and its potential impacts, and recommendations
made by the National Academy of Sciences in the review of the plan required
under subsection (d).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD30DC092AAB54F3E9F97DBFD694BDF97"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents of the plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA2FAC8CC0F1748588D8B111B196E57A8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for interdisciplinary research
among the ocean sciences, and coordinated research and activities to improve
the understanding of ocean chemistry that will affect marine ecosystems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1C83860D59CB4F1782F34590E3F0B7AB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish, for the 10-year period beginning
in the year the plan is submitted, the goals and priorities for Federal
research and monitoring which will—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF7611FDBAEC34BEE9AD50EA07FBC5B2D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advance understanding of ocean
acidification and its physical, chemical, and biological impacts on marine
organisms and marine ecosystems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE3487018A3DE4E0CAD6CC54452F0AEEC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the ability to assess the
socioeconomic impacts of ocean acidification; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAF770E3A8A824D24B7F8EC12223F2531"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide information for the development of
adaptation and mitigation strategies to conserve marine organisms and marine
ecosystems;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE766A622C46B481C8320CC1B94D6B690"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe specific activities,
including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID63EBFB29C94A404EBC937A191255F5E5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">efforts to determine user needs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC521C68F1D49402C97BF69BDE9368DBB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">research activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCC9F23A60AFD47AEBB826F318E47A3E3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">monitoring activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2FBDECCF43ED4CCD8BD0F8A4DF841850"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">technology and methods development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCE53F5616A844E4DA363F7EA36A4D011"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">data collection;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4259E551ED8B4D0B9B8406DF9B1B6175"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">database development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF9D220AD8ED84208923848B0D9E97B6E"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">modeling activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE1F180ADC3264EDEBC15E6EED87D9D27"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assessment of ocean acidification impacts;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID72CF907EAC88445AB9D72B84F64895B7"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">participation in international research
efforts;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID898D5280997B4609A5F414D66FFA91C7"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify relevant programs and activities
of the Federal agencies that contribute to the interagency program directly and
indirectly and set forth the role of each Federal agency in implementing the
plan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCD3DAC62377647F3BD1F6F9D553876B6"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider and utilize, as appropriate,
reports and studies conducted by Federal agencies, the National Research
Council, or other entities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID23B52FC0A49247068E4424EE78554FB2"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make recommendations for the coordination
of the ocean acidification research and monitoring activities of the United
States with such activities of other nations and international
organizations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5BEF4C3463584BBC9565BBDCA9917838"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">outline budget requirements for Federal
ocean acidification research and monitoring and assessment activities to be
conducted by each agency under the plan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5334580A22674D788B59F26B6C433717"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify the monitoring systems and
sampling programs currently employed in collecting data relevant to ocean
acidification and prioritize additional monitoring systems that may be needed
to ensure adequate data collection and monitoring of ocean acidification and
its impacts; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE67A1A541C75495BA23FCF44DAEEA1D9"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe specific activities designed to
facilitate outreach and data and information exchange with stakeholder
communities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID646BE6E5CD234E229BB62558FEC72709"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan shall include at a minimum the
following program elements:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID624FC860E642469A82F0D07AA58E5F6C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Monitoring of ocean chemistry and
biological impacts associated with ocean acidification at selected coastal and
open-ocean monitoring stations, including satellite-based monitoring to
characterize—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD9871C1DF682444CBDC3151DB89B222C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">marine ecosystems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID72EBEFCCC4B04DF1B25F084FA358DE96"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">changes in marine productivity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID07DC318190D843E3A5E35A51EFF9DBF1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">changes in surface ocean chemistry.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3805C9C4C8974C0B9C3AC27D08663354"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research to understand the species specific
physiological responses of marine organisms to ocean acidification, impacts on
marine food webs of ocean acidification, and to develop environmental and
ecological indices that track marine ecosystem responses to ocean
acidification.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7094EBE3E7B742D98634736723B00823"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modeling to predict changes in the ocean
carbon cycle as a function of carbon dioxide and atmosphere-induced changes in
temperature, ocean circulation, biogeochemistry, ecosystem and terrestrial
input, and modeling to determine impacts on marine ecosystems and individual
marine organisms.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9484333DA00A4106BC6B13430328C07B"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technology development and standardization
of carbonate chemistry measurements on moorings and autonomous floats.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID348EB99A0659442F8A79553818C2BD4F"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assessment of socioeconomic impacts of
ocean acidification and development of adaptation and mitigation strategies to
conserve marine organisms and marine ecosystems.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0FE5B6A0AB0F4DE9839DBA769FA0E8B6"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National academy of sciences
evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to review
the plan.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID15FFB4C5C11C4140916F00627CDE5BE7"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the plan, the Subcommittee
shall consult with representatives of academic, State, industry and
environmental groups. Not later than 90 days before the plan, or any revision
thereof, is submitted to the Congress, the plan shall be published in the
Federal Register for a public comment period of not less than 60 days.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5DF033855F554755AD699DFF4D5D8F36" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5286.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">NOAA ocean acidification
activities</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC0FED8FDC27B4527902E033998FC5C08"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish and maintain
an ocean acidification program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to conduct research, monitoring, and other activities consistent
with the strategic research and implementation plan developed by the
Subcommittee under section 5285 that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64D1893D60584386A1EBFA69E8EF2414"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90AE97A514CA45B8A26515CB4412C92C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">interdisciplinary research among the ocean
and atmospheric sciences, and coordinated research and activities to improve
understanding of ocean acidification;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4571E5FB6131485080B25D555EBEBA76"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the establishment of a long-term monitoring
program of ocean acidification utilizing existing global and national ocean
observing assets, and adding instrumentation and sampling stations as
appropriate to the aims of the research program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB05CCA07D7E9482CA101EFEE3D8617AB"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">research to identify and develop adaptation
strategies and techniques for effectively conserving marine ecosystems as they
cope with increased ocean acidification;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD41BA30084D040B0872AD6956A734D2C"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as an integral part of the research
programs described in this part, educational opportunities that encourage an
interdisciplinary and international approach to exploring the impacts of ocean
acidification;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5BEA790E58BE49A898FDF9E0A8F73DF6"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as an integral part of the research
programs described in this part, national public outreach activities to improve
the understanding of current scientific knowledge of ocean acidification and
its impacts on marine resources; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID622F7A5F853C4CB09C19F43458588B3B"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordination of ocean acidification
monitoring and impacts research with other appropriate international ocean
science bodies such as the International Oceanographic Commission, the
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, the North Pacific Marine
Science Organization, and others;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9D7574DE430F4A50A2C4775C97439257"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides grants for critical research
projects that explore the effects of ocean acidification on ecosystems and the
socioeconomic impacts of increased ocean acidification that are relevant to the
goals and priorities of the strategic research plan; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFD8B93A751004A7B84DD859E8CDC67F1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">incorporates a competitive merit-based
process for awarding grants that may be conducted jointly with other
participating agencies or under the National Oceanographic Partnership Program
under section 7901 of title 10, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB78F1CDB52E54532B3473BDF95BDF7F0"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the Program, the Secretary
may enter into and perform such contracts, leases, grants, or cooperative
agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this part on such
terms as the Secretary considers appropriate.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9BE57CADAA104761A90EB8862454C42E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5287.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">NSF ocean acidification activities</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0EC53319BFA54C4EAB06343A5DD32A3F"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the National Science
Foundation shall continue to carry out research activities on ocean
acidification which shall support competitive, merit-based, peer-reviewed
proposals for research and monitoring of ocean acidification and its impacts,
including—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID313E499D709441E4B17F08A312206D3E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">impacts on marine organisms and marine
ecosystems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEC395D73FA6C47BFAD1A8E95C9DFFC7C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">impacts on ocean, coastal, and estuarine
biogeochemistry; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBA730897A07E489391A453FC10353A69"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of methodologies and
technologies to evaluate ocean acidification and its impacts.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID551BC62CB53E480181A8C3A91D953592"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consistency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The research activities shall be consistent
with the strategic research plan developed by the Subcommittee under section
5285.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID796F70918D954656A92F78B882521BD1"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall encourage coordination
of the Foundation's ocean acidification activities with such activities of
other nations and international organizations.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8D7CC304075C41D1AE54D679AFF2484E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5288.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">NASA ocean acidification
activities</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4EB17CE45D2246EDA24CE5E2AD893E0D"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ocean acidification
activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, in coordination with
other relevant agencies, shall ensure that space-based monitoring assets are
used in as productive a manner as possible for monitoring of ocean
acidification and its impacts.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID24E554E4F227455EB2979D07A2E6344D"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program consistency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall ensure that the
Agency's research and monitoring activities on ocean acidification are carried
out in a manner consistent with the strategic research plan developed by the
Subcommittee under section 5285.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2AE29E67D2D2443FA0A433693EB85714"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall encourage
coordination of the Agency's ocean acidification activities with such
activities of other nations and international organizations.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID72FDCE938A0D45038E9E3D0D8947B191" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5289.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDACC6A8C855464F5B8D5A7AA5B5948E79"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">NOAA</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out the purposes
of this part—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF3162E94FA874AC0BEE5135E60D4E6FD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$8,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93BFA87BBDE54DD28018C2EACE0870C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$12,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID56E3931E833E44B3AB6949792763FFDF"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE411DBA38A0545D5BA0E27F78E82A6D1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD959D1B08B884F60A5876F4F60464625"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">NSF</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
the National Science Foundation to carry out the purposes of this part—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33C51FA2EAAD4684937E08F2AFB2D0D5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$6,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD5A3184B417F47938DAA7C8FECD21297"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$8,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5C18E74614D942A8A5A3158E88E46B69"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$12,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID201CF9498DDA4BC88535CFD50AB091A8"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></part></subtitle><enum>VI</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Homeland security and governmental affairs
provisions</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="id439B3936E67A44E9B2BE298A4E3C9083" level-type="subsequent"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Capital Transportation Amendments
Act of 2008</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3E4434EBA824AFF8F968CC9F69F9478" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title; findings</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CA5543E985047ACB5AF5F7C26BE2782"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short Title</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote>National Capital Transportation Amendments Act of 2008</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A3AD5B621554234B488F3B6E9003FB0"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds as follows:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24C25B4CCA504DF98F0749D196A49C2B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Metro, the public transit system of the
Washington metropolitan area, is essential for the continued and effective
performance of the functions of the Federal Government, and for the orderly
movement of people during major events and times of regional or national
emergency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43A00EA94B2E41FFBEDFA6766CF5CC40"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On 3 occasions, Congress has authorized
appropriations for the construction and capital improvement needs of the
Metrorail system.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4807D9C86CFE498FA800476DA03999FA"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional funding is required to protect
these previous Federal investments and ensure the continued functionality and
viability of the original 103-mile Metrorail system.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H86960E806F3B47DEA0FC0097491658C4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization for Capital and Preventive
Maintenance projects for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit
Authority</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31759FB8A06A4CDAB432F9A53CF61076"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H368EEFFC14AC4F00BD14AC00E284118"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the succeeding provisions of
this section, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to make grants to
the Transit Authority, in addition to the contributions authorized under
sections 3, 14, and 17 of the National Capital Transportation Act of 1969 (sec.
9—1101.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code), for the purpose of financing in part
the capital and preventive maintenance projects included in the Capital
Improvement Program approved by the Board of Directors of the Transit
Authority.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15F8F8E759D640D8B1FF6433642B891B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H82F59B53DCDB4CC8A393A7D38E09022E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <quote>Transit Authority</quote>
means the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority established under
Article III of the Compact; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCEBA49CBFBC44527AEBA24F1AA044F2C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <quote>Compact</quote> means the
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact (80 Stat. 1324; Public
Law 89—774).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8DF4ABBB58E4E32B9A564B9A069A1E5"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of Funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal grants made pursuant to the
authorization under this section shall be subject to the following limitations
and conditions:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H342B1A91E21441768BB1F365E12A87"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The work for which such Federal grants are
authorized shall be subject to the provisions of the Compact (consistent with
the amendments to the Compact described in subsection (d)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFDE2735EA0934F4EB0FD12A152FFA63D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each such Federal grant shall be for 50
percent of the net project cost of the project involved, and shall be provided
in cash from sources other than Federal funds or revenues from the operation of
public mass transportation systems. Consistent with the terms of the amendment
to the Compact described in subsection (d)(1), any funds so provided shall be
solely from undistributed cash surpluses, replacement or depreciation funds or
reserves available in cash, or new capital.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10806EF572EF44D9ADE5008089D55BA5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such Federal grants may be used only for
the maintenance and upkeep of the systems of the Transit Authority as of the
date of the enactment of this Act and may not be used to increase the mileage
of the rail system.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAE055BE29AC74C35B926047DDABB5B32"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability of Requirements For Mass
Transportation Capital Projects Receiving Funds Under Federal Transportation
Law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as specifically
provided in this section, the use of any amounts appropriated pursuant to the
authorization under this section shall be subject to the requirements
applicable to capital projects for which funds are provided under chapter 53 of
title 49, United States Code, except to the extent that the Secretary of
Transportation determines that the requirements are inconsistent with the
purposes of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18DB0B8418244647B5308DFE1F920008"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendments to Compact</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No amounts may be provided to the Transit
Authority pursuant to the authorization under this section until the Transit
Authority notifies the Secretary of Transportation that each of the following
amendments to the Compact (and any further amendments which may be required to
implement such amendments) have taken effect:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71A99E243E284126841759D53F1BE845"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB424DF0F6F9647EB99158283B815A049"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An amendment requiring that all payments by
the local signatory governments for the Transit Authority for the purpose of
matching any Federal funds appropriated in any given year authorized under
subsection (a) for the cost of operating and maintaining the adopted regional
system are made from amounts derived from dedicated funding sources.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1677B7DE85CB4DA1A8675F2F2FC33BB" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this paragraph, the term
<quote>dedicated funding source</quote> means any source of funding which is
earmarked or required under State or local law to be used to match Federal
appropriations authorized under this subtitle for payments to the Transit
Authority.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A0514A033C44D9DBF54031E50C663E5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An amendment establishing an Office of the
Inspector General of the Transit Authority.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2BE571E8B71648FFB4FC51CEE65CBD65"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An amendment expanding the Board of
Directors of the Transit Authority to include 4 additional Directors appointed
by the Administrator of General Services, of whom 2 shall be nonvoting and 2
shall be voting, and requiring one of the voting members so appointed to be a
regular passenger and customer of the bus or rail service of the Transit
Authority.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8FB52492DDDE48FC006395A68966C3C0"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access to Wireless Service in Metrorail
System</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0A95041BB3045B9B302B6BB437E364"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requiring Transit Authority to provide
access to service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No amounts
may be provided to the Transit Authority pursuant to the authorization under
this section unless the Transit Authority ensures that customers of the rail
service of the Transit Authority have access within the rail system to services
provided by any licensed wireless provider that notifies the Transit Authority
(in accordance with such procedures as the Transit Authority may adopt) of its
intent to offer service to the public, in accordance with the following
timetable:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD50A706C5D448C1A170D83583004CC6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, in the 20 underground rail station platforms with the
highest volume of passenger traffic.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD024406064C645D79EDAD7F8D00CF28"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 4 years after such date,
throughout the rail system.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD626748719F8402CBABD9007890000D5"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Access of wireless providers to system for
upgrades and maintenance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No
amounts may be provided to the Transit Authority pursuant to the authorization
under this section unless the Transit Authority ensures that each licensed
wireless provider who provides service to the public within the rail system
pursuant to paragraph (1) has access to the system on an ongoing basis (subject
to such restrictions as the Transit Authority may impose to ensure that such
access will not unduly impact rail operations or threaten the safety of
customers or employees of the rail system) to carry out emergency repairs,
routine maintenance, and upgrades to the service.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1296C078275945CE81274500D1807DE0"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Permitting reasonable and customary
charges</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
subsection may be construed to prohibit the Transit Authority from requiring a
licensed wireless provider to pay reasonable and customary charges for access
granted under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5EC48BA812AA42308056DD58FB976B12"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and each of the 3 years thereafter, the Transit
Authority shall submit to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the implementation of this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H677A40EF04D7482CB5ED2E3250E56B44"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term
<quote>licensed wireless provider</quote> means any provider of wireless
services who is operating pursuant to a Federal license to offer such services
to the public for profit.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFBC36E36516E4D6694F5399CC2BA995F"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary of Transportation for grants under this section an aggregate
amount not to exceed $1,500,000,000 to be available in increments over 10
fiscal years beginning in fiscal year 2009, or until expended.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F111B71390846B98458ABEE62E7F7AF"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts appropriated pursuant to the
authorization under this section shall remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id6436D628063B4B80A2C07BE85976F72E" level-type="subsequent"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preservation of Records of Servitude,
Emancipation, and Post-Civil War Reconstruction Act</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62317EF7870F4868B7E56FADFEB9AFF9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote>Preservation of Records of Servitude, Emancipation, and Post-Civil War
Reconstruction Act</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3A7A7D6FA674CF890DA406E19AC3775" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of national database</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6481AA1AA79E4FFCBCD538C3002BD900"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Archivist of the United States shall
preserve relevant records and establish, as part of the National Archives, an
electronically searchable national database consisting of historic records of
servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction, including Refugees,
Freedman and Abandoned Lands Records, the Southern Claims Commission Records,
Records of the Freedmen’s Bank, Slave Impressments Records, Slave Payroll
Records, Slave Manifest, and others, contained within the agencies and
departments of the Federal Government to assist African Americans and others in
conducting genealogical and historical research.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B371E71481342B100504988F37ECE6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maintenance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The database established under this section
shall be maintained by the National Archives or an entity within the National
Archives designated by the Archivist.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0AF3C9C3C1584AD3B3F72940D522DF21" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Grants for establishment of State and
local databases</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10C00C19113F4127B2B2A1FB5658BFF9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Historical Publications and
Records Commission of the National Archives shall provide grants to States,
colleges and universities, museums, libraries, and genealogical associations to
preserve records and establish electronically searchable databases consisting
of local records of servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War
reconstruction.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1BEEC0FD51AA45C4B6FBC8C3E56CE049"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maintenance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The databases established using grants
provided under this section shall be maintained by appropriate agencies or
institutions designated by the National Historical Publications and Records
Commission.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H72C2310FD4FB424A006353DD5CA692BA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEDC2D5F8E1284FAE84B359D243DA16ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000,000 to implement section 6202;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDFCF218889E84AE7BF9D05BEBB2BBA4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000,000 to provide grants under section
6203.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle commented="no" id="id3A01A43E16EC4EC7AFF982E7C75F7BE0" level-type="subsequent"><enum>C</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act of
2008</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1933CB5AD0754D96A044B2089097CB38" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6301.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the
<quote>Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act of 2008</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3a1bd66962764fba95c1154359d8fcd2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6302.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Predisaster hazard mitigation</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5a1c53de41c3400e87647e894f4c7cc8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 203(f) of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(f)) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0FFEBBED054C44678CAB189E3157E5BF" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2f483cd153cc4d58ad28f2d0f0d08ac4"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation of funds</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdabdb813a7b0457da7891be7002e1819"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall award financial
assistance under this section on a competitive basis and in accordance with the
criteria in subsection (g).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8f58e27d5e7e48c4813a43c8a5477e23"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum and maximum amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In providing financial assistance under
this section, the President shall ensure that the amount of financial
assistance made available to a State (including amounts made available to local
governments of the State) for a fiscal year—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc3e194b416564785a062ef2e426a41c2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not less than the lesser of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1b3018fd9e9449228c74475fef66a365"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$575,000; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7161ae05ddc149de82b037987beb7dfd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount that is equal to 1 percent of
the total funds appropriated to carry out this section for the fiscal year;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd3f1f29645254d1cb5aac6961e035218"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not exceed the amount that is equal to
15 percent of the total funds appropriated to carry out this section for the
fiscal
year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9be1ca57855f43bc9cb5a1cc1b8ea230"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 203(m)
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5133(m)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8B01BB7884B5429CB7C4C644A909729E" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9d41d37ab90049e886d9f4d5d6edbee8"><enum>(m)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD9E6FB5711344CB59A844DE9A821BB3B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$210,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC0BAC42F1F7646008B9E24A1382E610A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$230,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76AA3A1899824482B7656CAF0A9AFB64"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$250,000,000 for fiscal year
2011.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1a490d9e83004badb953408d870ad825" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6303.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Flood control projects</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID496a4c5019004b389bcedb8a3e914b15"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0150DCF628CC411A976D783E3D05E0F8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>Administrator</term> means
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35D1E72A995A439DB5FF5FBC112CF966"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>flood control
project</term>—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb4190ed7fbb1442189702a303ed372da"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">means a project relating to the repair or
rehabilitation of a levee the construction of which has been completed before
the date of enactment of this Act that is—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID748292e7faff4d2d90263186676c914e"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federally constructed; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf23e719c8e19405da311ac362f4a6eca"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a non-Federal levee the owners of which are
participating in the emergency response to natural disasters program
established under section 5 of the Act entitled <quote>An Act authorizing the
construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control,
and for other purposes</quote>, approved August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n);
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe816af07af0e45408e242d389fabf5d1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not include any project the
maintenance of which is the responsibility of a Federal department or agency,
including the Corps of Engineers.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfa723e0233ae44eca3cf538fa87bd40f"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19F7CDEEF13942B791221306FE569233"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall review the guidance issued by
the Federal Emergency Management Agency relating to the eligibility of flood
control projects under the predisaster mitigation program under section 203 of
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
5133).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID57fea2ebeb4c479e9059e4287feb14b4"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the review under this
subsection, the Administrator shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5685b78e520045b2afd969e2045506d3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">request proposals for potential flood
control projects from not less than 5 States in which the President declared a
major disaster (as that term is defined in section 102 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122))
relating to flooding during the 1-year period ending on the date of enactment
of this Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID714547d788f3485cb3b9810ebdaa6c99"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop additional criteria for selection
of States under subparagraph (A), which shall be reviewed by the Government
Accountability Office;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID312402683b7b4aeca8a2f77a2f39adcc"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the cost-effectiveness of
proposals received under subparagraph (A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID669c02890e6b48c3845d6f0014385645"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review the report by the Committee on Levee
Safety required under section 9003(c)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3302(c)(2)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID380ba74062ad452fa4d38f0a03c72cda"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9046491A3AF4AD488D69DB68F812C54"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date on
which the Administrator completes the review required under subsection (b)(1),
the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report describing the results
of the review under subsection (b)(1) of the suitability of using funds under
the predisaster mitigation program for flood control projects, including any
recommendations for changes to the administrative guidance of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5c81363b5de14798b4b8f74246b0c793"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">GAO Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 240 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives a report assessing the criteria developed by the Administrator
under subsection (b)(2)(B).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9443d859d7e54b14a58c5f1cde2449cf"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pilot project</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8f55f283deef42418f5ce9cfea92ea61"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After the Administrator completes the
review required under subsection (b)(1), the Administrator may make grants for
not more than 5 flood control projects during fiscal year 2010, selected from
among proposals submitted to the Administrator in response to the request under
subsection (b)(2)(A). The selection of projects under this subsection by the
Administrator shall be consistent with section 203(f) of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended by this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbd5b84daae6044f7b08f9c0d9485c1fe"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other
criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The projects
selected under this subsection shall meet the criteria under subsections (b),
(e), and (g) of section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48965AAA58734AA4B300D6399452C168" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6304.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical and conforming
amendments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)
is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61BFE07CB9F04B21AC70CBEA8EC07E12"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 602(a), by striking paragraph
(7) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB7835E8050A148F081C859B93D9DDD9B" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID85EFD578232C4C9BB43DE9B6D4621FF7"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Administrator</term> means
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26286E1DA8F3464A9F8470E516DE499B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Director</quote> each
place it appears and inserting <quote>Administrator</quote>, except—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2E1AC2159BC148478D11882B5429ACFE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the second and fourth place it appears in
section 622(c);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76E83B1C09474D9690756FE1AF9A9E9E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 622(d); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4120B4C07B7744759070A264B2E7A5EA"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 626(b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>VII</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rules and administration
provisions</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA5AFA1BDF9AB4E8490A8DC84E5B72F04" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7001.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction of greenhouse
facility</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15E296C8FA4D4F7583A43178C3A7E081"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian
Institution is authorized to construct a greenhouse facility at its museum
support facility in Suitland, Maryland, to maintain the horticultural
operations of, and preserve the orchid collection held in trust by, the
Smithsonian Institution.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F6B34D5DDE54875BFBF72D33CF2CD87"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated $12,000,000 to carry out this section. Such sums
shall remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection></section>
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