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                                                 Union Calendar No. 446
114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4680

                      [Report No. 114-576, Part I]

To prepare the National Park Service for its Centennial in 2016 and for 
a second century of promoting and protecting the natural, historic, and 
 cultural resources of our National Parks for the enjoyment of present 
            and future generations, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 3, 2016

Mr. Bishop of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
 the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees 
  on Agriculture and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

                              May 19, 2016

                 Additional sponsor: Mr. Smith of Texas

                              May 19, 2016

   Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                              May 19, 2016

     The Committees on Agriculture and Education and the Workforce 
discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 
                 of the Union and ordered to be printed
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 
                                3, 2016]


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                                 A BILL


 
To prepare the National Park Service for its Centennial in 2016 and for 
a second century of promoting and protecting the natural, historic, and 
 cultural resources of our National Parks for the enjoyment of present 
            and future generations, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National Park 
Service Centennial Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purpose.
Sec. 3. Definitions.

            TITLE I--NATIONAL PARK CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE FUND

Sec. 101. National Park Centennial Challenge Fund.
Sec. 102. Comparable pass cost for seniors.
Sec. 103. Signature projects and programs.
Sec. 104. Donations.
Sec. 105. Summary to Congress.

              TITLE II--NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT

Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Second century endowment for the National Park Service.

           TITLE III--NATIONAL PARK NEXT GENERATION STEWARDS

Sec. 301. National Park Service interpretation and education.
Sec. 302. Public Land Corps amendments.
Sec. 303. Volunteers in the parks.

             TITLE IV--NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION AUTHORITIES

Sec. 401. Board of directors.
Sec. 402. Authorization of appropriations.

                         TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 501. National Historic Preservation Act.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    It is the purpose of this Act to establish a fund in the Treasury 
to finance signature projects and programs to enhance the National Park 
System as it approaches its centennial in 2016 and to prepare the parks 
for another century of conservation, preservation, and enjoyment.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Challenge fund.--The term ``Challenge Fund'' means the 
        National Park Centennial Challenge Fund established in title I.
            (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the National Park Service.
            (3) Endowment.--The term ``Endowment'' means the Second 
        Century Endowment for the National Park Service established by 
        title II.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (5) Signature project or program.--The term ``signature 
        project or program'' means any project or program identified by 
        the Secretary as one that will help prepare the national parks 
        for another century of conservation, preservation, and 
        enjoyment.
            (6) Qualified donation.--The term ``qualified donation'' 
        means a cash donation, or the binding pledge of a cash donation 
        that is guaranteed by an irrevocable letter of credit, to the 
        National Park Service that the Director certifies shall be used 
        for a signature project or program.

            TITLE I--NATIONAL PARK CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE FUND

SEC. 101. NATIONAL PARK CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the Treasury a 
fund to be known as the ``National Park Centennial Challenge Fund''. 
The Challenge Fund shall consist of--
            (1) qualified donations that are transferred from the 
        National Park Service donation account in accordance with 
        section 104(a); and
            (2) hereafter, an amount equal to the qualified donations 
        received under section 104(a), not to exceed amounts 
        accumulated under section 102, including any carryover from 
        previous fiscal years.
    (b) Availability.--All amounts transferred or appropriated to the 
Challenge Fund shall be available to the Secretary for signature 
projects and programs, without further appropriation, until expended.

SEC. 102. COMPARABLE PASS COST FOR SENIORS.

    The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801, 
Public Law 108-447, division J, title VIII) is amended in section 
805(b)(1)--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``(A) The 
        Secretary'';
            (2) by striking ``, at a cost of $10.00,'';
            (3) by striking ``shall be valid for the lifetime of the 
        pass holder.'' and inserting the following: ``shall be 
        available--
                    ``(i) for a period of 12 months from the date of 
                the issuance, at a cost of $20; and
                    ``(ii) for the lifetime of the passholder, at a 
                cost equal to the cost of the National Parks and 
                Federal Recreational Lands Pass purchased under 
                subsection (a).''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B) Amounts in excess of $10 that are charged by the 
        National Park Service for a pass under subparagraph (A)(i) 
        shall be deposited in the National Park Centennial Challenge 
        Fund established under section 101(a) of the National Park 
        Service Centennial Act.''.

SEC. 103. SIGNATURE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS.

    (a) List.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) develop a list of signature projects and programs 
        eligible for funding from the Challenge Fund; and
            (2) submit the list developed under paragraph (1) (and 
        updated under subsection (b)) to the Committees on 
        Appropriations and Natural Resources of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Energy 
        and Natural Resources of the Senate.
    (b) Updates.--The Secretary may, from time to time as the Secretary 
finds appropriate, add any signature project or program to the list and 
provide notice of such addition as required by subsection (a).

SEC. 104. DONATIONS.

    (a) Qualified Donations.--The Secretary may transfer to the 
Challenge Fund any qualified donation received by the National Park 
Service.
    (b) Solicitation.--Nothing in this title shall be construed to 
expand the authority of the National Park Service and its employees to 
receive or solicit donations.

SEC. 105. SUMMARY TO CONGRESS.

    The Secretary shall provide with the submission of the President's 
budget a summary of the status and funding of the signature projects 
and programs.

              TITLE II--NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``National Park Foundation Endowment 
Act''.

SEC. 202. SECOND CENTURY ENDOWMENT FOR THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.

    (a) Second Century Endowment.--Chapter 1011 of title 54, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following:
``Sec. 101121. Second Century Endowment for the National Park Service
    ``(a) Second Century Endowment.--To further the mission of the 
Service, the National Park Foundation shall establish a special account 
to be known as the `Second Century Endowment for the National Park 
Service'.
            ``(1) Funds for the endowment.--
                    ``(A) The Endowment shall consist of any gifts, 
                devises, or bequests that are provided to the National 
                Park Foundation for such purpose.
                    ``(B) The National Park Foundation shall deposit 
                any funds received for the Endowment in a federally 
                insured interest-bearing account or may invest funds in 
                appropriate security obligations, as directed by the 
                Board of Directors.
                    ``(C)(i) The Secretary shall, either directly or 
                through a concessions contract, lease, or similar 
                instrument, impose a fee in a System unit in addition 
                to the daily cost of lodging in facilities in that 
                System unit. Amounts collected under this clause shall 
                be deposited into the Endowment.
                    ``(ii) The Secretary shall ensure that a fee 
                imposed under this subparagraph in a System unit does 
                not raise the aggregate amount of fees imposed by 
                local, State, and Federal governments to more than 5 
                percent of the base daily cost of lodging in facilities 
                in that System unit.
                    ``(iii) No fees may be charged under this 
                subparagraph within a unit of the National Park System 
                for--
                            ``(I) employees of the National Park 
                        System, including seasonal employees or 
                        employees of concessioners, who live in housing 
                        provided in a national park due to their 
                        employment and house guests of such employees;
                            ``(II) persons engaged in residential 
                        educational and interpretive programs who are 
                        lodged in national park facilities while 
                        participating in these programs; and
                            ``(III) lodging on private property within 
                        a unit of the National Park System.
                    ``(D) Any accrued interest or dividends earned on 
                funds received for the Endowment shall be added to the 
                principal and form a part of the Endowment.
            ``(2) Use of funds.--
                    ``(A) The National Park Foundation shall use funds 
                deposited in the Endowment for projects and activities 
                approved by the Secretary that further the mission and 
                purposes of the Service.
                    ``(B) In administering the Endowment each fiscal 
                year, the National Park Foundation shall be guided by 
                the District of Columbia Uniform Prudent Management of 
                Institutional Funds Act of 2007 (D.C. Code Sec.  44-
                1631 et seq.), including section 44-1633 on 
                expenditures.
                    ``(C) No funds received for the Endowment shall be 
                used by the National Park Foundation for administrative 
                expenses of the Foundation, including for salaries, 
                travel and transportation expenses, and other overhead 
                expenses.
    ``(b) Summary.--Beginning 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this section, the National Park Foundation shall include with its 
annual report a summary of the status of the Endowment. The summary 
shall include--
            ``(1) a statement of the amounts deposited in the Endowment 
        during the fiscal year;
            ``(2) the amount of the balance remaining in the Endowment 
        at the end of the fiscal year; and
            ``(3) a description of the sums and purposes of the 
        expenditures made from the Endowment for the fiscal year.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 1011 
of title 54, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the 
following:

``101121. Second Century Endowment for the National Park Service.''.

           TITLE III--NATIONAL PARK NEXT GENERATION STEWARDS

SEC. 301. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INTERPRETATION AND EDUCATION.

    (a) In General.--Title 54, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after chapter 1007 the following:

              ``CHAPTER 1008--EDUCATION AND INTERPRETATION

``Sec.
``100801. Purposes.
``100802. Definitions.
``100803. Interpretation and education authority.
``100804. Interpretation and education evaluation and quality 
                            improvement.
``100805. Improved use of partners and volunteers in interpretation and 
                            education.
``Sec. 100801. Purposes
    ``The purposes of this chapter are--
            ``(1) to more effectively achieve the mission of the 
        Service by providing clear authority and direction for 
        interpretation and education programs that are carried out by 
        the Service under separate authorities;
            ``(2) to ensure that the public encounters a variety of 
        interpretive and educational opportunities and services during 
        their visits to our System units;
            ``(3) to recognize that the Service provides lifelong 
        learning opportunities and contributes to interdisciplinary 
        learning in traditional and non-traditional educational 
        settings; and
            ``(4) to provide opportunities for all people to find 
        relevance in the System and to strengthen public understanding 
        of our natural and cultural heritage.
``Sec. 100802. Definitions
    ``As used in this chapter:
            ``(1) Interpretation.--The term `interpretation'--
                    ``(A) means providing opportunities for people to 
                form intellectual and emotional connections to gain 
                awareness, appreciation, and understanding of the 
                resources of the System; and
                    ``(B) may refer to the professional career field of 
                Service employees, volunteers, and partners who 
                interpret the resources of the System.
            ``(2) Education.--The term `education' means enhancing 
        public awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the 
        resources of the System through learner-centered, place-based 
        materials, programs, and activities that achieve specific 
        learning objectives as identified in a curriculum.
            ``(3) Related areas.--The term `related areas' means--
                    ``(A) national wild and scenic rivers and national 
                trails;
                    ``(B) national heritage areas; and
                    ``(C) affiliated areas administered in connection 
                with the System.
``Sec. 100803. Interpretation and education authority
    ``The Secretary shall ensure that management of System units and 
related areas is enhanced by the availability and use of a broad 
program of the highest quality interpretation and education.
``Sec. 100804. Interpretation and education evaluation and quality 
              improvement
    ``The Secretary may undertake a program of regular evaluation of 
interpretation and education programs to ensure that they--
            ``(1) adjust to how people learn and engage with the 
        natural world and shared heritage as embodied in the System;
            ``(2) reflect different cultural backgrounds, ages, 
        education, gender, abilities, ethnicity, and needs;
            ``(3) demonstrate innovative approaches to management and 
        appropriately incorporate emerging learning and communications 
        technology; and
            ``(4) reflect current scientific and academic research, 
        content, methods, and audience analysis.
``Sec. 100805. Improved use of partners and volunteers in 
              interpretation and education
    ``The Secretary may--
            ``(1) coordinate with park partners and volunteers in the 
        delivery of quality programs and services to supplement those 
        provided by the Service as part of a park's Long Range 
        Interpretive Plan;
            ``(2) support interpretive partners by providing 
        opportunities to participate in interpretive training; and
            ``(3) collaborate with other Federal and non-Federal public 
        or private agencies, organizations, or institutions for the 
        purposes of developing, promoting, and making available 
        educational opportunities related to resources of the System 
        and programs.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of chapters at the beginning 
of title 54, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to chapter 1007 the following new item:

``1008. Education and Interpretation........................  100801''.

SEC. 302. PUBLIC LAND CORPS AMENDMENTS.

    The Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-82; 16 U.S.C. 
1721) is amended--
            (1) in section 203(10)(A), by striking ``25'' and inserting 
        ``30'';
            (2) in section 204(b), by striking ``25'' and inserting 
        ``30''; and
            (3) in section 207(c)(2), by striking ``120 days'' and 
        inserting ``2 years''.

SEC. 303. VOLUNTEERS IN THE PARKS.

    Section 102301(d) of title 54, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``not more than $7,000,000'' and inserting ``not more than 
$10,000,000''.

             TITLE IV--NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION AUTHORITIES

SEC. 401. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

    Chapter 1011 of title 54, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 101112--
                    (A) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) Membership.--The National Park Foundation shall consist of a 
Board having as members no fewer than 6 private citizens of the United 
States appointed by the Secretary. The Secretary and the Director shall 
be non-voting members of the Board, ex officio.''; and
                    (B) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
    ``(c) Chairman.--The Chairman shall be elected by the Board from 
its members for a two-year term.''; and
            (2) in section 101113(a)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
                (3); and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Coordination with service.--Activities of the 
        National Park Foundation under paragraph (1) shall be 
        undertaken after consultation with the Director to ensure that 
        those activities are consistent with the programs and policies 
        of the Service.''.

SEC. 402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Chapter 1011 of title 54, 
United States Code, is further amended by adding after section 101121 
the following:
``Sec. 101122. Authorization of appropriations
    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this subchapter $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 
2023.
    ``(b) Requirement of Advance Payment.--The amount made available 
for a fiscal year under subsection (a) shall be provided to the 
National Park Foundation in an advance payment of the entire amount on 
October 1 of the fiscal year, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
    ``(c) Use of Appropriated Funds.--Amounts made available under 
subsection (a) shall be provided to the National Park Foundation for 
use for matching, on a 1-to-1 basis, contributions (whether in 
currency, services, or property) made to the Foundation.
    ``(d) Prohibition Use for Administrative Expenses.--No Federal 
funds made available under subsection (a) shall be used by the National 
Park Foundation for administrative expenses of the Foundation, 
including for salaries, travel and transportation expenses, and other 
overhead expenses.
    ``(e) Prohibition Use for Investment.--The National Park Foundation 
shall not place Federal funds made available under subsection (a) into 
any fund that will be invested or earn interest in any way.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 1011 
of title 54, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the 
following:

``101122. Authorization of appropriations.''.

                         TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 501. NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT.

    (a) Additional Member.--Section 304101(a) of title 54, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), (10), and (11) as 
        paragraphs (9), (10), (11), and (12), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
            ``(8) The General Chairman of the National Association of 
        Tribal Historic Preservation Officers.''.
    (b) Full-Time Chairman.--Section 304101 of title 54, United States 
Code, is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
        (f) and (g), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e) Chairman.--(1) After January 20, 2017, the Chairman shall--
            ``(A) be appointed by the President;
            ``(B) serve at the will of the President;
            ``(C) serve full time; and
            ``(D) be compensated at the rate provided for Level V of 
        the Executive Schedule Pay Rates (5 U.S.C. 5316).
    ``(2) The Chairman shall serve for a term of 4 years and may be 
reappointed once, for a total of not more than 8 years of service as 
Chairman, except that a Chairman whose appointment has expired under 
this paragraph shall serve until his or her successor has been 
appointed. The term of a Chairman shall start (regardless of actual 
appointment date) on January 20 after each general Presidential 
election. The first Chairman appointed after the date of enactment of 
this paragraph shall have a first term commencing on January 20, 2017, 
and ending on January 19, 2021.
    ``(3) The Chairmen before the first appointment of a Chairman in 
accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection shall receive $100 per 
diem when engaged in the performance of the duties of the Council, and 
shall receive reimbursement for necessary traveling and subsistence 
expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties of the 
Council.''; and
            (3) in subsection (f) (as redesignated), by striking ``may 
        act in place'' and inserting ``shall perform the functions''.
    (c) Conforming Changes.--
            (1) Section 304101 of title 54, United States Code, is 
        further amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``, (7), and 
                (8)'' and inserting ``and (7) through (9)'';
                    (B) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) by striking ``under paragraphs (1) and 
                        (9) to (11)'' and inserting ``under paragraphs 
                        (10) through (12)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``An appointed member may 
                        not serve more than 2 terms'' and inserting 
                        ``An appointed member, other than the Chairman 
                        of the Council, may not serve more than 2 
                        terms'';
                    (C) in subsection (f) (as redesignated), by 
                striking ``paragraph (5), (6), (9), or (10)'' and 
                inserting ``paragraph (5), (6), (10), or (11)''; and
                    (D) in subsection (g) (as redesignated), by 
                striking ``Twelve members'' and inserting ``Thirteen 
                members''.
            (2) Section 304104 of title 54, United States Code, is 
        amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
        ``The Chairman of the Council shall be compensated as provided 
        in subsection (e) of section 304101.''.
            (3) Section 304105(a) of title 54, United States Code, is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``report directly to the Council'' 
                and inserting ``report directly to the Chairman''; and
                    (B) by striking ``duties as the Council may 
                prescribe'' and inserting ``duties as the Chairman may 
                prescribe''.
            (4) Section 5316 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
        by adding at the end the following new item: ``Chairman of the 
        Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.''.
    (d) Clarification.--Subsection (b) and subsection (d) of section 
311103 of title 54, United States Code, are amended by striking 
``Council'' each place it appears and inserting ``Chairman of the 
Council''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 446

114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4680

                      [Report No. 114-576, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To prepare the National Park Service for its Centennial in 2016 and for 
a second century of promoting and protecting the natural, historic, and 
 cultural resources of our National Parks for the enjoyment of present 
            and future generations, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 19, 2016

   Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment

                              May 19, 2016

     The Committees on Agriculture and Education and the Workforce 
discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 
                 of the Union and ordered to be printed