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[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.