[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1818 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.1818
One Hundred Eleventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the sixth day of January, two thousand and nine
An Act
To amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National
Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 to honor the
legacy of Stewart L. Udall, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Morris K. Udall Scholarship and
Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. SHORT TITLE.
Section 1 of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in
National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992
(20 U.S.C. 5601 note; Public Law 102-259) is amended to read as
follows:
``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
``This Act may be cited as the `Morris K. Udall and Stewart L.
Udall Foundation Act'.''.
SEC. 3. FINDINGS.
Section 3 of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
Act (20 U.S.C. 5601) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) the Foundation--
``(A) since 1995, has operated exceptional scholarship,
internship, and fellowship programs for areas of study related
to the environment and Native American tribal policy and health
care;
``(B) since 1999, has provided valuable environmental
conflict resolution services and leadership through the United
States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution; and
``(C) is committed to continue making a substantial
contribution toward public policy in the future by--
``(i) playing a significant role in developing the next
generation of environmental and Native American leaders;
and
``(ii) working with current leaders to improve
decisionmaking on--
``(I) challenging environmental, energy, and
related economic problems; and
``(II) tribal governance and economic issues;
``(6) Stewart L. Udall, as a member of Congress, Secretary of
the Interior, environmental lawyer, and author, has provided
distinguished national leadership in environmental and Native
American policy for more than 50 years;
``(7) as Secretary of the Interior from 1961 to 1969, Stewart
L. Udall oversaw the creation of 4 national parks, 6 national
monuments, 8 national seashores and lakeshores, 9 recreation areas,
20 historic sites, and 56 wildlife refuges; and
``(8) it is fitting that the leadership and vision of Stewart
L. Udall in the areas of environmental and Native American policy
be jointly honored with that of Morris K. Udall through the
foundation bearing the Udall name.''.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
Section 4 of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
Act (20 U.S.C. 5602) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Morris K. Udall Scholarship
and Excellence in National Environmental Policy'';
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``Scholarship and Excellence
in National Environmental Policy'' and inserting ``and Stewart L.
Udall''; and
(3) in paragraph (9), by striking ``Scholarship and Excellence
in National Environmental Policy'' and inserting ``and Stewart L.
Udall''.
SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF FOUNDATION.
Section 5 of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
Act (20 U.S.C. 5603) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``scholarship and
excellence in national environmental policy'' and inserting ``and
stewart l. udall'';
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``Scholarship and Excellence
in National Environmental Policy'' and inserting ``and Stewart L.
Udall''; and
(3) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ``the rate specified for
employees in level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315
of title 5, United States Code'' and inserting ``a rate determined
by the Board in accordance with section 5383 of title 5, United
States Code''.
SEC. 6. AUTHORITY OF FOUNDATION.
Section 7 of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
Act (20 U.S.C. 5605) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(5)--
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) to conduct training, research, and other activities
under section 6(7).''; and
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b) Udall Scholars.--Recipients of scholarships, fellowships, and
internships under this Act shall be known as `Udall Scholars', `Udall
Fellows', and `Udall Interns', respectively.''.
SEC. 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST FUND.
Section 8 of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
Act (20 U.S.C. 5606) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``scholarship and
excellence in national environmental policy'' and inserting ``and
stewart l. udall''; and
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``Scholarship and Excellence
in National Environmental Policy'' and inserting ``and Stewart L.
Udall''.
SEC. 8. EXPENDITURES AND AUDIT OF TRUST FUND.
Section 9(a) of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
Act (20 U.S.C. 5607(a)) is amended by inserting before the period at
the end the following: ``, including a reasonable amount for official
reception and representation expenses, as determined by the Board, not
to exceed $5,000 for a fiscal year''.
SEC. 9. USE OF INSTITUTE BY FEDERAL AGENCY OR OTHER ENTITY.
Section 11 of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
Act (20 U.S.C. 5607b) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Agency Management or Control.--Use of the Foundation or
Institute to provide independent and impartial assessment, mediation,
or other dispute or conflict resolution under this section shall not be
considered to be the establishment or use of an advisory committee
within the meaning of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
App.).''.
SEC. 10. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
Section 12(a) of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall
Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5608(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1)(A) appoint such personnel as may be necessary to carry
out the provisions of this Act, without regard to the provisions of
title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the
competitive service; and
``(B) fix the compensation of the personnel appointed under
subparagraph (A) at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate for
employees in grade GS-15 of the General Schedule under section 5332
of title 5, United States Code, except that up to 4 employees (in
addition to the Executive Director under section 5(f)(2)) may be
paid at a rate determined by the Board in accordance with section
5383 of that title.'';
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(3) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
``(7) to rent office space in the District of Columbia or its
environs; and''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.