[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 27, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S266]
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  SA 2979. Mr. UDALL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2012, to provide for the modernization of the energy 
policy of the United States, and for other purposes; which was ordered 
to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end add the following:

                        TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 6001. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

       (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 amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as paragraphs 
     (f) and (g), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e) Chairman.--
       ``(1) In general.--After January 1, 2016, the Chairman 
     shall--
       ``(A) be appointed by the President;
       ``(B) serve full time; and
       ``(C) be compensated at a rate equal to the annual rate of 
     basic pay payable for level III of the Executive Schedule 
     under section 5314, of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(2) Interim provision.--The Chairman that is serving 
     immediately before an appointment under paragraph (1) shall--
       ``(A) receive $100 per day when engaged in the performance 
     of the duties of the Council; and
       ``(B) receive reimbursement for necessary traveling and 
     subsistence expenses incurred by the Chairman in the 
     performance of the duties of the Council.''; and
       (3) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), 
     in the second sentence, by striking ``may act in place'' and 
     inserting ``shall perform the functions''.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Position at level iii.--Section 5314 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to ``Director of the Office of Financial Research'' the 
     following:
     ``Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic 
     Preservation.''.
       (2) Establishment; vacancies.--Section 304101 of title 54, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``, (7) and (8)'' and 
     inserting ``and (7) through (9)'';
       (B) in subsection (c)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``paragraphs (1) and 
     (9) to (11)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (10) through (12)''; 
     and
       (ii) in the third sentence, by inserting ``, other than the 
     Chairman of the Council,'' before ``may not serve'';
       (C) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by subsection 
     (b)(1)), in the first sentence, by striking ``paragraph (5), 
     (6), (9), or (10)'' and inserting ``paragraph (5), (6), (10), 
     or (11)''; and
       (D) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by subsection 
     (b)(1)), by striking ``Twelve members'' and inserting ``13 
     members''.
       (3) Compensation of members of the council.--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 section 304101(e) 
     of this title.''.
       (4) Administration.--Section 304105(a) of title 54, United 
     States Code, is amended, in the second sentence--
       (A) by striking ``to the Council'' and inserting ``to the 
     Chairman''; and
       (B) by striking ``the Council may'' and inserting ``the 
     Chairman may''.
       (5) Preserve america program.--Section 311103 of title 54, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``Council'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Chairman of the Council''; and
       (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``Council'' and 
     inserting ``Chairman of the Council''.
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