[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 45 (Monday, March 9, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1628-S1640]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1526. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Wyden) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1407 proposed by Ms. 
Murkowski to the bill S. 2657, to support innovation in advanced 
geothermal research and development, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. KLAMATH BASIN WATER SUPPLY ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2000 
                   TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       Section 4(b) of the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement 
     Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2222; 132 Stat. 3887) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``Pursuant to the reclamation laws and 
     subject'' and inserting ``Subject''; and
       (ii) by striking ``may'' and inserting ``is authorized 
     to''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, including 
     conservation and efficiency measures, land idling, and use of 
     groundwater,'' after ``administer programs'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon at the end;
       (3) by redesignating the second paragraph (4) (relating to 
     the effect of the subsection) as paragraph (5); and
       (4) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (B);
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
     a period; and
       (C) by striking ``the Secretary--'' and all that follows 
     through ``to develop'' in subparagraph (A) and inserting 
     ``the Secretary to develop''.
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  SA 1527. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Risch) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2657, to 
support innovation in advanced geothermal research and development, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 321, line 8, strike ``Secretary'' and all 
     that follows through ``Secretary'' on page 322, line 2, and 
     insert the following: ``Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of State, shall carry out a program to develop 
     bilateral collaboration initiatives with a variety of 
     countries through--
        ``(1) research and development agreements;
        ``(2) other relevant arrangements and action plan updates; 
     and
        ``(3) maintaining existing multilateral cooperation 
     commitments of--
        ``(A) the International Framework for Nuclear Energy 
     Cooperation;
        ``(B) the Generation IV International Forum;
        ``(C) the International Atomic Energy Agency; and
        ``(D) any other international collaborative effort with 
     respect to advanced nuclear reactor operations and safety.
        ``(b) Subprogram.--
        ``(1) In general.--In carrying out the program under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of State,
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  SA 1528. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Risch) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1407 proposed by Ms. 
Murkowski to the bill S. 2657, to support innovation in advanced 
geothermal research and development, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 321, line 8, of the amendment, strike 
     ``Secretary'' and all that follows through ``Secretary'' on 
     page 322, line 2, and insert the following: ``Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, shall carry out a 
     program to develop bilateral collaboration initiatives with a 
     variety of countries through--
        ``(1) research and development agreements;
        ``(2) other relevant arrangements and action plan updates; 
     and
        ``(3) maintaining existing multilateral cooperation 
     commitments of--
        ``(A) the International Framework for Nuclear Energy 
     Cooperation;
        ``(B) the Generation IV International Forum;
        ``(C) the International Atomic Energy Agency; and
        ``(D) any other international collaborative effort with 
     respect to advanced nuclear reactor operations and safety.
        ``(b) Subprogram.--
        ``(1) In general.--In carrying out the program under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of State,
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  SA 1529. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1407 proposed by Ms. 
Murkowski to the bill S. 2657, to support innovation in advanced 
geothermal research and development, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. OREGON RECREATION ENHANCEMENT.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means--
       (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to public 
     land administered by the Secretary of the Interior; or
       (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National 
     Forest System land.
       (2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Oregon.
       (b) Rogue Canyon and Molalla Recreation Areas, Oregon.--
       (1) Designation of rogue canyon and molalla recreation 
     areas.--For the purposes of protecting, conserving, and 
     enhancing the unique and nationally important recreational, 
     ecological, scenic, cultural, watershed, and fish and 
     wildlife values of the areas, the following areas in the 
     State are designated as recreation areas for management by 
     the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (3):
       (A) Rogue canyon recreation area.--The approximately 98,150 
     acres of Bureau of Land Management land within the boundary 
     generally depicted as the ``Rogue Canyon Recreation Area'' on 
     the map entitled ``Rogue Canyon Recreation Area Wild Rogue 
     Wilderness Additions'' and dated November 19, 2019, which is 
     designated as the ``Rogue Canyon Recreation Area''.
       (B) Molalla recreation area.--The approximately 29,884 
     acres of Bureau of Land Management land within the boundary 
     generally depicted on the map entitled ``Molalla Recreation 
     Area'' and dated September 26, 2018, which is designated as 
     the ``Molalla Recreation Area''.
       (2) Maps and legal descriptions.--
       (A) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a map and 
     legal description of each recreation area designated by 
     paragraph (1).
       (B) Effect.--The maps and legal descriptions prepared under 
     subparagraph (A) shall have the same force and effect as if 
     included in this section, except that the Secretary may 
     correct any minor errors in the maps and legal descriptions.
       (C) Public availability.--The maps and legal descriptions 
     prepared under subparagraph (A) shall be available for public 
     inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 
     Management.

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       (3) Administration.--
       (A) Applicable law.--The Secretary shall administer each 
     recreation area designated by paragraph (1)--
       (i) in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the 
     purposes for which the recreation area is established; and
       (ii) in accordance with--

       (I) this subsection;
       (II) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
     U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
       (III) other applicable laws.

       (B) Uses.--The Secretary shall only allow those uses of a 
     recreation area designated by paragraph (1) that are 
     consistent with the purposes for which the recreation area is 
     established.
       (C) Wildfire risk assessment.--Not later than 280 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Oregon Governor's Council on Wildfire 
     Response, shall conduct a wildfire risk assessment that 
     covers--
       (i) the recreation areas designated by paragraph (1);
       (ii) the Wild Rogue Wilderness; and
       (iii) any Federal land adjacent to an area described in 
     clause (i) or (ii).
       (D) Wildfire mitigation plan.--
       (i) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
     which the wildfire risk assessment is conducted under 
     subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall develop a wildfire 
     mitigation plan, based on the wildfire risk assessment, that 
     identifies, evaluates, and prioritizes treatments and other 
     management activities that can be implemented on the Federal 
     land covered by the wildfire risk assessment (other than 
     Federal land designated as a unit of the National Wilderness 
     Preservation System) to mitigate wildfire risk to communities 
     located near the applicable Federal land.
       (ii) Plan components.--The wildfire mitigation plan 
     developed under clause (i) shall include--

       (I) vegetation management projects (including mechanical 
     treatments to reduce hazardous fuels and improve forest 
     health and resiliency);
       (II) evacuation routes for communities located near the 
     applicable Federal land, which shall be developed in 
     consultation with State and local fire agencies; and
       (III) strategies for public dissemination of emergency 
     evacuation plans and routes.

       (iii) Applicable law.--The wildfire mitigation plan under 
     clause (i) shall be developed in accordance with--

       (I) this subsection; and
       (II) any other applicable law.

       (E) Road construction.--
       (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii) or as 
     the Secretary determines necessary for public safety, no new 
     permanent or temporary roads shall be constructed (other than 
     the repair and maintenance of existing roads) within a 
     recreation area designated by paragraph (1).
       (ii) Temporary roads.--Consistent with the purposes of this 
     section, the Secretary may construct temporary roads within a 
     recreation area designated by paragraph (1) to implement the 
     wildfire mitigation plan developed under subparagraph (D), 
     unless the temporary road would be within an area designated 
     as a unit of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
       (iii) Effect.--Nothing in this subparagraph affects the 
     administration by the Secretary of the Molalla Forest Road in 
     accordance with applicable resource management plans.
       (F) Effect on wildfire management.--Nothing in this 
     subsection alters the authority of the Secretary (in 
     cooperation with other Federal, State, and local agencies, as 
     appropriate) to conduct wildland fire operations within a 
     recreation area designated by paragraph (1), consistent with 
     the purposes of this section.
       (G) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all 
     Federal surface and subsurface land within a recreation area 
     designated by paragraph (1) is withdrawn from all forms of--
       (i) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land 
     laws;
       (ii) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
       (iii) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral 
     leasing, geothermal leasing, or mineral materials.
       (H) No effect on wilderness areas.--Any wilderness area 
     located within a recreation area designated by paragraph (1) 
     shall be administered in accordance with the Wilderness Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
       (4) Adjacent management.--Nothing in this subsection 
     creates any protective perimeter or buffer zone around a 
     recreation area designated by paragraph (1).
       (c) Expansion of Wild Rogue Wilderness Area.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Rogue 
     Canyon Recreation Area Wild Rogue Wilderness Additions'' and 
     dated November 19, 2019.
       (B) Wilderness additions.--The term ``Wilderness 
     additions'' means the land added to the Wild Rogue Wilderness 
     under paragraph (2)(A).
       (2) Expansion of wild rogue wilderness area.--
       (A) Expansion.--The approximately 59,512 acres of Federal 
     land in the State generally depicted on the map as ``Proposed 
     Wilderness'' shall be added to and administered as part of 
     the Wild Rogue Wilderness in accordance with the Endangered 
     American Wilderness Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public 
     Law 95-237), except that--
       (i) the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall administer the Federal land under their 
     respective jurisdiction; and
       (ii) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the 
     Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior, as 
     applicable.
       (B) Map; legal description.--
       (i) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a map and 
     legal description of the wilderness area designated by 
     subparagraph (A).
       (ii) Force of law.--The map and legal description filed 
     under clause (i) shall have the same force and effect as if 
     included in this subsection, except that the Secretary may 
     correct typographical errors in the map and legal 
     description.
       (iii) Public availability.--The map and legal description 
     filed under clause (i) shall be on file and available for 
     public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 
     Land Management and Forest Service.
       (C) Fire, insects, and disease.--The Secretary may take 
     such measures within the Wilderness additions as the 
     Secretary determines to be necessary for the control of fire, 
     insects, and disease, in accordance with section 4(d)(1) of 
     the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)).
       (D) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
     Wilderness additions are withdrawn from all forms of--
       (i) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land 
     laws;
       (ii) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
       (iii) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral 
     leasing, geothermal leasing, or mineral materials.
       (E) Tribal rights.--Nothing in this paragraph alters, 
     modifies, enlarges, diminishes, or abrogates the treaty 
     rights of any Indian Tribe.
       (d) Withdrawal of Federal Land, Curry County and Josephine 
     County, Oregon.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Eligible federal land.--The term ``eligible Federal 
     land'' means--
       (i) any federally owned land or interest in land depicted 
     on the Maps as within the Hunter Creek and Pistol River 
     Headwaters Withdrawal Proposal or the Rough and Ready and 
     Baldface Creeks Mineral Withdrawal Proposal; or
       (ii) any land or interest in land located within such 
     withdrawal proposals that is acquired by the Federal 
     Government after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (B) Maps.--The term ``Maps'' means--
       (i) the Bureau of Land Management map entitled ``Hunter 
     Creek and Pistol River Headwaters Withdrawal Proposal'' and 
     dated January 12, 2015; and
       (ii) the Bureau of Land Management map entitled ``Rough and 
     Ready and Baldface Creeks Mineral Withdrawal Proposal'' and 
     dated January 12, 2015.
       (2) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
     eligible Federal land is withdrawn from all forms of--
       (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land 
     laws;
       (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
       (C) operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal 
     leasing laws.
       (3) Availability of maps.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Maps shall be made 
     available to the public at each appropriate office of the 
     Bureau of Land Management.
       (4) Existing uses not affected.--Except with respect to the 
     withdrawal under paragraph (2), nothing in this subsection 
     restricts recreational uses, hunting, fishing, forest 
     management activities, or other authorized uses allowed on 
     the date of enactment of this Act on the eligible Federal 
     land in accordance with applicable law.
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  SA 1530. Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Bennet) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1407 
proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2657, to support innovation in 
advanced geothermal research and development, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end, add the following:

                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 4001. PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION OF PAYMENT IN LIEU OF 
                   TAXES PROGRAM.

       Section 6906 of title 31, United States Code, is amended in 
     the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``fiscal year 
     2019'' and inserting ``each fiscal year''.
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  SA 1531. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1407 proposed by Ms. 
Murkowski to the bill S. 2657, to support innovation in advanced 
geothermal research and development, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title II, add the following:

        Subtitle D--Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee

     SEC. 2401. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:

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       (1) Active management.--The term ``active management'' 
     means those actions that are proposed or implemented--
       (A) to address degraded or non-functioning resource 
     conditions that would not improve without on-the-ground 
     treatments;
       (B) to respond to specific, identified resource conditions 
     described in subparagraph (A); and
       (C) to meet resource objectives and desired outcomes.
       (2) Adaptive management.--The term ``adaptive management'' 
     means management based on a relationship between research and 
     management practices in which management practices are 
     developed and modified based on a recurring evaluation of 
     data, collected on a recurring basis by and for the 
     Monitoring Network, for the purpose of allowing timely 
     reactions to changing conditions on Federal land--
       (A) to achieve, retain, or improve the ecological health 
     and functionality of the Federal land; and
       (B) to achieve desired future conditions on the Federal 
     land.
       (3) Bureau.--The term ``Bureau'' means the Bureau of Land 
     Management.
       (4) Center.--The term ``Center'' means the Native Seed 
     Center established under section 2405(e)(1)(A).
       (5) Commissioner.--The term ``Commissioner'' means the 
     Commissioner of Reclamation.
       (6) County.--The term ``County'' means Malheur County, 
     Oregon.
       (7) Cultural.--The term ``cultural'' means relating to the 
     sites, areas, or artifacts of, or traditional uses of land 
     by, indigenous peoples.
       (8) Cultural resources.--The term ``cultural resources'' 
     means--
       (A) the sites, areas, and artifacts of indigenous peoples; 
     and
       (B) the existing uses of land by indigenous peoples.
       (9) Ecological health.--The term ``ecological health'' 
     means the ability of the ecological processes of an ecosystem 
     to function in a manner that maintains the structure, 
     composition, activity, and resilience of the ecosystem over 
     time, including an ecologically appropriate diversity of 
     plant communities, habitats, and conditions that are 
     sustainable through successional processes.
       (10) Federal land.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``Federal land'' means all land 
     in the County the title to which is held by the United 
     States.
       (B) Exclusions.--The term ``Federal land'' does not 
     include--
       (i) any Forest Service land; or
       (ii) any land held in trust by the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs.
       (11) Invasive species.--The term ``invasive species'' means 
     a species of nonnative aggressive plant with the potential to 
     cause--
       (A) significant damage to a native ecosystem; or
       (B) significant economic losses.
       (12) Loop road.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``loop road'' means a route 
     determined by the Malheur CEO Group that is managed and 
     maintained by the Bureau and the County for the purpose of 
     providing directed tourism and educational opportunities in 
     the County.
       (B) Inclusion.--The term ``loop road'' includes each of the 
     roads described in paragraphs (2) through (5) of section 
     2405(a).
       (13) Malheur ceo advisory committee.--The term ``Malheur 
     CEO Advisory Committee'' means the Malheur Community 
     Empowerment for Owyhee Group Advisory Committee established 
     under section 2403(c)(7)(A).
       (14) Malheur ceo group.--The term ``Malheur CEO Group'' 
     means the Malheur Community Empowerment for Owyhee Group 
     established under section 2403(c)(1).
       (15) Monitoring data.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``monitoring data'' means data 
     that is--
       (i) collected through a memorandum of understanding entered 
     into under section 2403(e)(1); and
       (ii) provided to the Bureau at a frequency sufficient--

       (I) to monitor the ecological functionality of Federal land 
     subject to a programmatic environmental impact statement 
     prepared under section 2403(a)(1); and
       (II) to use for adaptive management of that Federal land.

       (B) Inclusion.--The term ``monitoring data'' includes data 
     in existence on the date of enactment of this Act.
       (16) Monitoring network.--The term ``Monitoring Network'' 
     means the network of monitoring partners and protocols 
     established under section 2403(e)(1), including the parties 
     to, and protocols established under, each memorandum of 
     understanding entered into under that section for the purpose 
     of implementing adaptive management of the Federal land.
       (17) Native seed center establishment group.--The term 
     ``Native Seed Center Establishment Group'' means the group 
     established pursuant to the memorandum of understanding 
     entered into under section 2405(e)(1)(B).
       (18) Passive management.--The term ``passive management'' 
     means those actions that are proposed or implemented to 
     address degraded or non-functioning resource conditions that 
     are expected to improve without additional on-the-ground 
     actions, such that resource objectives and desired outcomes 
     are anticipated to be reached without additional human 
     intervention.
       (19) Restoration area.--The term ``restoration area'' means 
     an area of Federal land in need of active or passive 
     management--
       (A) to restore the ecological health of the area; or
       (B) to prevent the ecological degradation of the area 
     from--
       (i) demonstrably encroaching invasive species; or
       (ii) other threats.
       (20) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.

     SEC. 2402. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this subtitle is to promote 
     the long-term ecological health of the Federal land to 
     support communities and natural resources.
       (b) Objectives.--
       (1) In general.--To further the purpose described in 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall manage the Federal land 
     for the benefit of present and future generations--
       (A) to support and grow local communities and economies;
       (B) to protect the cultural resources and western 
     traditions for which the Federal land is known;
       (C) to maintain grazing on the Federal land--
       (i) for the economic well-being of the County; and
       (ii) as a tool to improve the ecological health of the 
     Federal land;
       (D) to protect and enhance the cultural, ecological, and 
     economic needs of the Burns Paiute Tribe;
       (E) to maintain and enhance the latest available science-
     based adaptive management of the Federal land;
       (F) to prevent invasive species encroachment and large 
     fires through management practices that focus on restoration 
     of the ecosystem;
       (G) to ensure the conservation and improved management of 
     the ecological, social, and economic environment, including 
     geological, biological, wildlife, fish, riparian, and scenic 
     resources;
       (H) to address the management uncertainties on the Federal 
     land to provide greater stability of natural resource 
     management on the Federal land; and
       (I) to promote and foster cooperation, communication, and 
     understanding, and reduce conflict, among all users of the 
     Federal land.
       (2) Approach.--The Secretary shall carry out the duties of 
     the Secretary under this subtitle in a manner that--
       (A) furthers the purpose described in subsection (a) and 
     the objectives described in paragraph (1);
       (B) ensures the collection of relevant data to monitor and 
     evaluate the ecological health of the Federal land;
       (C) ensures that adaptive management actions improve the 
     ecological health of the Federal land;
       (D) builds inclusivity in the County by promoting the 
     involvement of local grazing allotment holders, institutions 
     of higher education, volunteers, Federal agencies, and other 
     interested parties in the Monitoring Network while 
     standardizing data collection; and
       (E) promotes cooperation, communication, and understanding 
     within the County to reduce conflict among all users of 
     Federal land.

     SEC. 2403. ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL LAND IN THE COUNTY.

       (a) Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement.--
       (1) Preparation.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and every 10 years thereafter, the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Commissioner and after 
     obtaining input from the Malheur CEO Group, shall prepare a 
     programmatic environmental impact statement in accordance 
     with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
     4321 et seq.) for the Federal land using--
       (i) existing and up-to-date planning documents, processes, 
     and data; and
       (ii) in the case of the first programmatic environmental 
     impact statement, any planning and data documentation that is 
     in development on the date of enactment of this Act.
       (B) Priorities.--
       (i) Priority actions for missing data.--The Secretary shall 
     give priority to the completion of any analysis relating to 
     areas on the landscape for which planning or data are lacking 
     during the year in which a programmatic environmental impact 
     statement under subparagraph (A) is prepared.
       (ii) Baseline soil and vegetative health assessments.--In 
     carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall give 
     priority to the completion of baseline soil and vegetative 
     health assessments on the Federal land.
       (C) Protection of the federal land.--In carrying out 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall include an analysis of 
     the conditions and actions necessary to ensure that the 
     adaptive management carried out under a programmatic 
     environmental impact statement will not degrade the 
     ecological health of the Federal land.
       (D) Supplementation of existing grazing regulations.--A 
     programmatic environmental impact statement under 
     subparagraph (A) shall supplement, and not supplant, existing 
     grazing regulations, including part 4100 of subchapter D of 
     chapter II of subtitle B of title 43, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (or successor regulations).
       (E) Consideration of other law.--The Secretary shall ensure 
     that each programmatic environmental impact statement

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     under subparagraph (A) takes consideration of, and is 
     consistent with--
       (i) the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 
     U.S.C. 470aa et seq.);
       (ii) the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation 
     Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.);
       (iii) division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States 
     Code (formerly known as the ``National Historic Preservation 
     Act''); and
       (iv) Executive Order No. 13007 (42 U.S.C. 1996 note; 
     relating to Indian sacred sites).
       (2) Adaptive management.--Each programmatic environmental 
     impact statement under paragraph (1)(A) shall--
       (A) provide baseline information on the ecological health 
     of the Federal land;
       (B) define desired future ecological conditions and 
     outcomes;
       (C) negate the need for project-specific environmental 
     analysis for the management activities listed in clauses (i) 
     through (ix) of subparagraph (D); and
       (D) to restore and improve the ecological health of the 
     Federal land and related riparian areas, lead to or enhance 
     the use of adaptive management of the Federal land for--
       (i) the management of invasive species through the use, as 
     the Secretary determines to be appropriate, of available 
     tools, including--

       (I) mechanical tools;
       (II) hand tools;
       (III) chemical tools;
       (IV) biological tools; and
       (V) livestock for varied season use;

       (ii) the maintenance of existing water infrastructure;
       (iii) the improvement, including movement, of existing 
     water infrastructure, except in an area in which there are 
     species listed as threatened species or endangered species 
     under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
     seq.);
       (iv) the culturally appropriate protection of areas for 
     restoration of wildlife habitat through--

       (I) offsite water developments;
       (II) wildlife-friendly fencing; and
       (III) vegetation management to protect--

       (aa) the natural integrity of spring sites;
       (bb) native species diversity;
       (cc) water quality; and
       (dd) soil heath;
       (v) the protection and use of existing water 
     infrastructure, including--

       (I) the use of existing water infrastructure to distribute 
     livestock and wildlife, including wild horses, for--

       (aa) the protection of riparian areas, springs, wetlands, 
     or other mesic sites; and
       (bb) the ecological improvement of rangeland by domestic 
     species;

       (II) the prevention of fragmentation of habitat;
       (III) the preservation of existing water infrastructure 
     that has not experienced invasion by an invasive species; and
       (IV) the restoration of existing water infrastructure that 
     has experienced degradation by an invasive species.

       (vi) the repair, removal, or construction of fences, as 
     necessary, in response to land designations, in accordance 
     with wildlife or domestic animal management needs;
       (vii) the maintenance of existing roads, if that 
     maintenance does not constitute an improvement amounting to a 
     new road category;
       (viii) the removal of juniper where ecologically 
     appropriate for the benefit of improving or conserving 
     ecological function; and
       (ix) the use of prescribed fire to reduce fuel loads where 
     ecologically appropriate.
       (3) No effect on subsurface mineral rights.--A programmatic 
     environmental impact statement under paragraph (1)(A) shall 
     not affect any subsurface mineral rights.
       (4) Minimum requirements analyses.--
       (A) In general.--Each programmatic environmental impact 
     statement under paragraph (1)(A) shall include a minimum 
     requirements analysis under appendix B of section 6340 of the 
     Bureau of Land Management Manual (Management of Designated 
     Wilderness Areas) (as in effect on the date of enactment of 
     this Act) for the proposed management activities included in 
     the programmatic environmental impact statement.
       (B) Project-specific analyses.--A project-specific minimum 
     requirements analysis shall not be required for any site-
     specific activity that is covered under a programmatic 
     environmental impact statement referred to in subparagraph 
     (A).
       (b) Planning and Reporting Requirements.--
       (1) Restoration area plan.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Malheur CEO Group and the Monitoring Network, shall 
     develop a plan, using existing data and planning documents, 
     for the restoration of areas that are ecologically degraded 
     on the date of enactment of this Act.
       (B) Requirement.--The plan under subparagraph (A) shall 
     describe--
       (i) the restoration areas to be treated under the plan;
       (ii) the restoration objectives and desired ecological 
     outcomes for the restoration areas;
       (iii) the priority of restoration areas to be treated under 
     the plan, including the reasons for such priority;
       (iv) the prescribed treatments under the plan, including 
     the use of newer and developing technologies;
       (v) the timing of treatments under the plan; and
       (vi) the monitoring methods and techniques that will be 
     used to measure and evaluate success relative to the 
     restoration objectives and desired ecological outcomes 
     described in clause (ii).
       (2) Report on areas most at risk of being ecologically 
     degraded.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Malheur 
     CEO Group and the Monitoring Network, shall develop a report 
     and a plan that identifies the Federal land most at risk of 
     being ecologically degraded, including an assessment of 
     management options to keep the Federal land intact, including 
     the option of no active management.
       (c) Malheur Community Empowerment for Owyhee Group.--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
     group, to be known as the ``Malheur Community Empowerment for 
     Owyhee Group''--
       (A) to improve collaborative relationships among--
       (i) the members of the Malheur CEO Group; and
       (ii) the types of entities that those members represent; 
     and
       (B) to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary 
     relating to the monitoring and management of the Federal 
     Land, in accordance with the purpose and objectives described 
     in section 2402.
       (2) Membership.--
       (A) In general.--The Malheur CEO Group shall consist of 13 
     members, of whom--
       (i) 6 shall be representatives of ranching businesses in 
     the County;
       (ii) 6 shall be representatives of other businesses or 
     conservation or recreation organizations, of whom 2 shall 
     reside in the County; and
       (iii) 1 shall be a representative of the Burns Paiute 
     Tribe.
       (B) Appointment.--
       (i) In general.--Members of the Malheur CEO Group shall be 
     appointed by the Secretary, with advice from--

       (I) the manager of the Vale District of the Bureau;
       (II) any Member of the House of Representatives who 
     represents a district in which the Federal land is located; 
     and
       (III) the Governor of the State of Oregon.

       (ii) Initial appointments.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     appoint the initial members of the Malheur CEO Group.
       (iii) Terms.--Each member of the Malheur CEO Group shall 
     serve for a term of 3 years.
       (iv) Reappointment.--A member of the Malheur CEO Group may 
     be reappointed for 1 or more additional 3-year terms.
       (v) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Malheur CEO Group shall be 
     filled--

       (I) as soon as practicable after the vacancy occurs; and
       (II) in the same manner as the original appointment.

       (C) Compensation and expenses.--
       (i) Compensation.--Members of the Malheur CEO Group shall 
     serve without compensation.
       (ii) Travel expenses.--Each member of the Malheur CEO Group 
     shall receive, from the Secretary, travel expenses, including 
     per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 
     5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
       (D) Chairperson.--A chairperson shall be elected by a 
     majority of the members of the Malheur CEO Group.
       (3) Duties.--
       (A) In general.--The Malheur CEO Group shall--
       (i) review each project proposed to the Bureau by members 
     of the Malheur CEO Group, ranchers holding grazing permits on 
     the Federal land, or other members of the public to be 
     carried out using the analysis completed by a programmatic 
     environmental impact statement prepared under subsection 
     (a)(1);
       (ii) propose projects and funding to the Secretary under 
     this subtitle;
       (iii) provide early and continuous coordination with 
     appropriate officials of land management agencies in the 
     County in recommending projects consistent with purposes of 
     this subtitle; and
       (iv) provide frequent opportunities for citizens, 
     organizations, Tribes, land management agencies, and other 
     interested parties to participate openly and meaningfully in 
     the project development process, including in the early 
     stages of the process.
       (B) Projects proposed to the secretary.--The Malheur CEO 
     Group may propose a project to the Secretary if the project 
     has been approved by a majority of the members voting at an 
     official meeting of the Malheur CEO Group.
       (4) Meetings.--
       (A) In general.--A quorum is required for an official 
     meeting of the Malheur CEO Group.
       (B) Quorum.--A quorum shall consist of--
       (i) a combination of members that--

       (I) constitutes a majority of the members of the Malheur 
     CEO Group; and
       (II) consists of at least as many members described in 
     clause (i) of paragraph (2)(A) as the total number of members 
     described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of that paragraph; or

       (ii) all of the members of the Malheur CEO Group.
       (C) Open meetings.--Each meeting of the Malheur CEO Group 
     shall--

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       (i) be announced in a local newspaper of record, as 
     determined by the Secretary, not less than 1 week in advance 
     of the meeting; and
       (ii) be open to the public.
       (D) Records.--The Malheur CEO Group shall--
       (i) maintain records of each meeting; and
       (ii) make those records available for public inspection.
       (5) Bylaws.--
       (A) In general.--The members of the Malheur CEO Group shall 
     establish bylaws for the Malheur CEO Group.
       (B) Requirement.--Bylaws may be established under 
     subparagraph (A) on approval by--
       (i) a combination of members that--

       (I) constitutes a majority of the members of the Malheur 
     CEO Group; and
       (II) consists of at least as many members described in 
     clause (i) of paragraph (2)(A) as the total number of members 
     described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of that paragraph; or

       (ii) all of the members of the Malheur CEO Group.
       (6) Detail of federal employees.--
       (A) In general.--On request of the Malheur CEO Group, the 
     Secretary may detail, with or without reimbursement, any of 
     the personnel of the Department of the Interior to assist the 
     Malheur CEO Group in carrying out the duties described in 
     paragraph (3).
       (B) Civil service status.--Any detail of a Federal employee 
     under subparagraph (A) shall not interrupt or otherwise 
     affect the civil service status or privileges of the Federal 
     employee detailed.
       (7) Malheur community empowerment for owyhee group advisory 
     committee.--
       (A) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     on which the Malheur CEO Group is established under paragraph 
     (1), the Malheur CEO Group shall establish an advisory 
     committee, to be known as the ``Malheur Community Empowerment 
     for Owyhee Group Advisory Committee'', to provide input to 
     the Malheur CEO Group, including scientific, cultural, 
     historical, and other advice, as needed, regarding management 
     of the Federal land--
       (i) to ensure that the work of the Malheur CEO Group is 
     well-informed and relevant to the Federal land; and
       (ii) to promote adaptive management of the Federal land in 
     accordance with a programmatic environmental impact statement 
     prepared under subsection (a)(1).
       (B) Membership.--
       (i) In general.--The Malheur CEO Advisory Committee shall 
     consist of--

       (I) members of the Malheur CEO Group;
       (II) representatives of Indian tribes, including at least 1 
     representative of the Burns Paiute Tribe;
       (III) representatives of the scientific and research 
     communities, including individuals with expertise in 
     scientific matters relevant to the Federal land, as 
     determined by the Malheur CEO Group; and
       (IV) representatives of any other entity or interest 
     relevant to the Federal land, as determined by the Malheur 
     CEO Group.

       (ii) Appointment.--

       (I) In general.--The Malheur CEO Group shall appoint the 
     members of the Malheur CEO Advisory Committee.
       (II) Initial appointments.--Not later than 60 days after 
     the date on which the Malheur CEO Group is established under 
     paragraph (1), the Malheur CEO Group shall appoint the 
     initial members of the Malheur CEO Advisory Committee.
       (III) Terms.--Each member of the Malheur CEO Advisory 
     Committee shall serve for such period as the Malheur CEO 
     Group determines to be appropriate.
       (IV) Reappointment.--A member of the Malheur CEO Advisory 
     Committee may be reappointed for 1 or more additional terms.
       (V) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Malheur CEO Advisory 
     Committee shall be filled--

       (aa) as soon as practicable after the vacancy occurs; and
       (bb) in the same manner as the original appointment.
       (iii) Compensation and expenses.--

       (I) Compensation.--Members of the Malheur CEO Advisory 
     Committee shall serve without compensation.
       (II) Travel expenses.--Each member of the Malheur CEO 
     Advisory Committee shall receive, from the Secretary, travel 
     expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
     accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United 
     States Code.

       (8) Inapplicability of federal advisory committee act.--The 
     Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
     apply to the Malheur CEO Group or the Malheur CEO Advisory 
     Committee.
       (d) Ongoing Consultation.--
       (1) In general.--In carrying out adaptive management under 
     a programmatic environmental impact statement prepared under 
     subsection (a)(1) and monitoring under subsection (e), the 
     Secretary shall consult with the Malheur CEO Group and work 
     toward a consensus with respect to--
       (A) the implementation of policies and practices;
       (B) any lessons learned from that implementation; and
       (C) the adaptation of those policies and practices--
       (i) to reflect any lessons learned from the implementation; 
     and
       (ii) to incorporate the results of the monitoring carried 
     out under subsection (e).
       (2) Frequency.--The Secretary shall consult with the 
     Malheur CEO Group not less frequently than once every 60 days 
     for the 4-year period beginning on the date on which the 
     Malheur CEO Group is established under subsection (c)(1), and 
     as necessary thereafter.
       (e) Monitoring.--
       (1) Establishment of the Monitoring Network.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a 
     memorandum of understanding with the monitoring partners 
     described in subparagraph (B) to establish a network, to be 
     known as the ``Monitoring Network''--
       (i) to monitor, in accordance with this subsection, all 
     Federal land subject to a programmatic environmental impact 
     statement prepared under subsection (a)(1)(A); and
       (ii) to carry out ecological research relating to that 
     monitoring.
       (B) Monitoring partners described.--The monitoring partners 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) are--
       (i) the Director of the Bureau;
       (ii) the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service;
       (iii) the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation 
     Service;
       (iv) the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife;
       (v) the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality;
       (vi) the County;
       (vii) the Malheur County Soil and Water Conservation 
     District;
       (viii) relevant watershed councils in the County, as 
     determined by the Malheur CEO Group;
       (ix) the Burns Paiute Tribe;
       (x) Oregon State University;
       (xi) Treasure Valley Community College;
       (xii) existing holders or users of grazing permits on the 
     Federal land;
       (xiii) representatives of conservation, hunting, or fishing 
     organizations; and
       (xiv) any other individual or entity that, in the 
     determination of the Secretary, collects or holds data 
     relevant to the monitoring, in accordance with this section, 
     of the Federal land subject to a programmatic environmental 
     impact statement prepared under subsection (a)(1).
       (2) Leadership of the Monitoring Network.--The Chief of the 
     Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Director of 
     the Bureau shall lead the Monitoring Network unless the 
     parties to the memorandum of understanding described in 
     paragraph (1) choose another Federal official to lead the 
     Monitoring Network.
       (3) Requirements.--The Monitoring Network shall carry out 
     monitoring and research--
       (A) using agreed upon protocols for the collection of data 
     to inform the adaptive management actions necessary to 
     achieve a desired range of future conditions;
       (B) using the latest available science-based ecological 
     framework to provide more frequent and timely data relating 
     to the ecological functionality of the Federal land subject 
     to a programmatic environmental impact statement prepared 
     under subsection (a)(1) than the data that the Bureau was 
     able to acquire before the date of enactment of this Act 
     through--
       (i) the independent efforts of the Bureau; or
       (ii) existing cooperative agreements;
       (C) that provides data that can be used by the Secretary in 
     real-time, as baseline data and as data indicating changes in 
     conditions, for adaptive management of the Federal land in 
     accordance with a programmatic environmental impact statement 
     prepared under subsection (a)(1); and
       (D) that includes monitoring and research of ecological 
     health, including the collection of data on--
       (i) the relationship between invasive species and fires, 
     including information regarding the frequency and severity of 
     any fires, updated not less frequently than once each year;
       (ii) soils and vegetation, for the purpose of preparing a 
     complete inventory of all soils and vegetation within the 
     Federal land, updated not less frequently than once every 10 
     years;
       (iii) wildlife, including migration corridors and the 
     status of habitat fragmentation;
       (iv) wild or feral horses or trespass livestock;
       (v) the availability and management of water on the land, 
     including the use of updated water infrastructure;
       (vi) the effects of the removal of juniper;
       (vii) invasive species;
       (viii) sage brush steppe ecosystems;
       (ix) wetlands, riparian areas, springs, seeps, and other 
     mesic sites; and
       (x) recreation, including--

       (I) recreation in any component of the National Wild and 
     Scenic Rivers System;
       (II) recreation north and south of the Owyhee dam; and
       (III) recreation relating to loop roads, including--

       (aa) the use of the roads;
       (bb) the economic impact of the roads;
       (cc) the effects of the roads on domestic and wild flora 
     and fauna; and
       (dd) the effects of the roads on--
       (AA) cultural uses of the land; and
       (BB) cultural artifacts.
       (4) Deadline for baseline data.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date on which the Monitoring Network is established 
     under paragraph (1), the Monitoring Network shall begin--
       (A) compiling existing baseline data;

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       (B) incorporating new baseline data as that data is 
     acquired; and
       (C) making that baseline data available to the public.
       (5) Use of monitoring data.--
       (A) In general.--Monitoring data collected by the 
     Monitoring Network shall inform management planning decisions 
     relating to the actions covered by a programmatic 
     environmental impact statement prepared under subsection 
     (a)(1), as determined by the Secretary.
       (B) Effect of violations.--If monitoring data described in 
     subparagraph (A) shows that a holder or user of a grazing 
     permit is not in substantial compliance with the applicable 
     management plan or any use of flexible management granted by 
     a programmatic environmental impact statement prepared under 
     subsection (a)(1), that holder or user shall not be permitted 
     further access to any flexible management granted by the 
     programmatic environmental impact statement until--
       (i) the holder or user takes corrective action; and
       (ii) monitoring data shows that the corrective action taken 
     by the holder or user has improved the ecological health of 
     the affected land, as determined by the Secretary.
       (C) Effect of improvements.--
       (i) Suspended animal unit months.--The Secretary shall 
     restore for use by a holder or user of a grazing permit any 
     animal unit months held by that holder or user that were 
     suspended, in a quantity commensurate with the carrying 
     capacity of the relevant land, as determined by the 
     Secretary, if--

       (I) monitoring data shows that the holder or user is in 
     substantial compliance with--

       (aa) the applicable management plan; and
       (bb) the use of flexible management granted by a 
     programmatic environmental impact statement prepared under 
     subsection (a)(1); and

       (II) the conditions of the allotments of that holder or 
     user will support additional animal unit months beyond the 
     animal unit months assigned to that holder or user.

       (ii) Improved carrying capacity.--The Secretary shall 
     consider increasing the quantity of animal unit months held 
     by a holder or user of a grazing permit if monitoring data 
     shows an increased carrying capacity on the relevant land.
       (6) Deployment and use of modern technology.--To the 
     maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall deploy, use, 
     and request the use of modern technology to carry out the 
     monitoring referred to in paragraph (1), including--
       (A) unmanned aerial systems;
       (B) satellite imagery;
       (C) Global Positioning Systems and tablets;
       (D) weather stations; and
       (E) stream gauges.
       (7) Soil and vegetation surveys.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     enter into a memorandum of understanding for internships and 
     workforce development to carry out soil and vegetation 
     surveys on the Federal land with--
       (A) the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation 
     Service;
       (B) the American Conservation Experience;
       (C) Oregon State University;
       (D) Treasure Valley Community College;
       (E) the Burns Paiute Tribe; and
       (F) local high schools in the County.
       (8) No effect on existing fees.--Nothing in this subsection 
     affects any Federal, State, Tribal, or local grazing or other 
     fee generated in the County under existing law (including 
     regulations).
       (f) Enforcement.--
       (1) Direct enforcement by the secretary.--The Secretary 
     shall enforce compliance with--
       (A) any requirement relating to the monitoring of Federal 
     land under subsection (e); and
       (B) any policy or practice implemented by the Secretary in 
     response to that monitoring.
       (2) Enforcement by the county.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may make grants to County 
     law enforcement agencies to assist in the enforcement of any 
     requirement relating to the monitoring of county roads.
       (B) Additional law enforcement officers and personnel.--The 
     County may use funds received through a grant under this 
     paragraph to hire not more than 4 additional law enforcement 
     officers or personnel.
       (3) Monitoring and enforcement by indian tribes.--The 
     Secretary shall make grants to Indian Tribes--
       (A) to assist the Secretary in the monitoring required 
     under subsection (e); and
       (B) to assist in the enforcement of--
       (i) any requirement relating to the monitoring of Federal 
     land under subsection (e); and
       (ii) any policy or practice implemented by the Secretary in 
     response to that monitoring.
       (g) Authorization of Resources for Increased Workforce.--
       (1) In general.--To carry out this section, including any 
     monitoring and enforcement under this section, the Secretary 
     may hire additional employees for the Vale District of the 
     Bureau.
       (2) Soil and vegetative health survey workforce.--
       (A) Initial completion of baseline soil and vegetative 
     health survey.--To complete the soil and vegetative health 
     surveys under subsection (e)(7), the Secretary shall use 
     existing protocols and hire, for the Vale District of the 
     Bureau--
       (i) 4 employees to survey 200,000 acres of Federal land 
     each year until the survey of Federal land is completed; or
       (ii) to complete the survey of Federal land in 1 year, 40 
     employees for a period of 1 year.
       (B) Updates to the survey.--To update the survey not less 
     frequently than once every 10 years, the Secretary shall 
     hire, for the Vale District of the Bureau, 6 employees to 
     survey not less than 460,000 acres of Federal land each year 
     on an ongoing basis.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary--
       (A) to carry out monitoring and enforcement under this 
     section, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 
     2030;
       (B) to carry out soil and vegetation surveys under 
     subsection (e)(7), $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 
     through 2030;
       (C) to make grants under subsection (f)(2) to County law 
     enforcement agencies, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2020 through 2030; and
       (D) to make grants under subsection (f)(3) for monitoring 
     and enforcement by Indian Tribes, $7,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2020 through 2030.
       (2) Increased aphis funding.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Administrator of the Animal and Plant 
     Health Inspection Service to support innovative technologies 
     to reduce invasive species, including invasive weeds and 
     invasive annual grasses on the Federal land, $1,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2020 through 2030.

     SEC. 2404. LAND DESIGNATIONS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Covered segment.--The term ``covered segment'' means 
     the river segment designated by paragraph (231) of section 
     3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) 
     (as added by subsection (d)(1)).
       (2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled 
     ``Proposed Wilderness Malheur County'' and dated November 6, 
     2019.
       (3) Wilderness area.--The term ``wilderness area'' means a 
     wilderness area designated by subsection (b)(1).
       (b) Designation of Wilderness Areas.--
       (1) In general.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following Federal land in the 
     County comprising approximately 1,133,481 acres, as generally 
     depicted on the Map, is designated as wilderness and as 
     components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:
       (A) Fifteenmile creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
     managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
     approximately 58,599 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 
     which shall be known as the ``Fifteenmile Creek Wilderness''.
       (B) Oregon canyon mountains wilderness.--Certain Federal 
     land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
     approximately 57,891 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 
     which shall be known as the ``Oregon Canyon Mountains 
     Wilderness''.
       (C) Twelvemile creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
     managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
     approximately 37,779 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 
     which shall be known as the ``Twelvemile Creek Wilderness''.
       (D) Upper west little owyhee wilderness.--Certain Federal 
     land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
     approximately 93,159 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 
     which shall be known as the ``Upper West Little Owyhee 
     Wilderness''.
       (E) Lookout butte wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed 
     by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
     66,194 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which shall 
     be known as the ``Lookout Butte Wilderness''.
       (F) Owyhee river canyon wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
     managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
     approximately 223,586 acres, as generally depicted on the 
     Map, which shall be known as the ``Mary Gautreaux Owyhee 
     River Canyon Wilderness''.
       (G) Twin butte wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by 
     the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
     18,135 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which shall 
     be known as the ``Twin Butte Wilderness''.
       (H) Cairn ``c'' wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed 
     by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
     8,946 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which shall be 
     known as the ``Cairn `C' Wilderness''.
       (I) Oregon butte wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed 
     by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
     32,010 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which shall 
     be known as the ``Oregon Butte Wilderness''.
       (J) Deer flat wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by 
     the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
     12,266 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which shall 
     be known as the ``Deer Flat Wilderness''.
       (K) Sacramento hill wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
     managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
     approximately 9,568 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 
     which shall be known as the ``Sacramento Hill Wilderness''.
       (L) Coyote wells wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed 
     by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
     7,147 acres, as generally depicted on the Map,

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     which shall be known as the ``Coyote Wells Wilderness''.
       (M) Big grassey wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed 
     by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
     45,192 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which shall 
     be known as the ``Big Grassey Wilderness''.
       (N) Little groundhog reservoir wilderness.--Certain Federal 
     land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
     approximately 5,272 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 
     which shall be known as the ``Little Groundhog Reservoir 
     Wilderness''.
       (O) Lower owyhee canyon wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
     managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
     approximately 79,947 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 
     which shall be known as the ``Mary Gautreaux Lower Owyhee 
     Canyon Wilderness''.
       (P) Jordan crater wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed 
     by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
     31,141 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which shall 
     be known as the ``Jordan Crater Wilderness''.
       (Q) Owyhee breaks wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed 
     by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
     29,471 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which shall 
     be known as the ``Owyhee Breaks Wilderness''.
       (R) Dry creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by 
     the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
     33,209 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which shall 
     be known as the ``Dry Creek Wilderness''.
       (S) Dry creek buttes wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
     managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
     approximately 53,782 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 
     which shall be known as the ``Dry Creek Buttes Wilderness''.
       (T) Upper leslie gulch wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
     managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
     approximately 2,911 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 
     which shall be known as the ``Upper Leslie Gulch 
     Wilderness''.
       (U) Slocum creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed 
     by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
     7,528 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which shall be 
     known as the ``Slocum Creek Wilderness''.
       (V) Honeycombs wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by 
     the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
     40,099 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which shall 
     be known as the ``Honeycombs Wilderness''.
       (W) Wild horse basin wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
     managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
     approximately 18,381 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 
     which shall be known as the ``Wild Horse Basin Wilderness''.
       (X) Quartz mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
     managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
     approximately 32,781 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 
     which shall be known as the ``Quartz Mountain Wilderness''.
       (Y) The tongue wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by 
     the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 6,800 
     acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which shall be known 
     as ``The Tongue Wilderness''.
       (Z) Burnt mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
     managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
     approximately 8,109 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 
     which shall be known as the ``Burnt Mountain Wilderness''.
       (AA) Cottonwood creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
     managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
     approximately 77,828 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 
     which shall be known as the ``Cottonwood Creek Wilderness''.
       (BB) Castle rock wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed 
     by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 
     6,151 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which shall be 
     known as the ``Castle Rock Wilderness''.
       (CC) West fork bendire wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
     managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
     approximately 10,519 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 
     which shall be known as the ``West Fork Bendire Wilderness''.
       (DD) Beaver dam creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land 
     managed by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising 
     approximately 19,080 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, 
     which shall be known as the ``Beaver Dam Creek Wilderness''.
       (2) Maps and legal descriptions.--
       (A) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit 
     to Congress a map and legal description of each wilderness 
     area.
       (B) Effect.--Each map and legal description prepared under 
     subparagraph (A) shall have the same force and effect as if 
     included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary may 
     correct clerical and typographical errors in the map or legal 
     description.
       (C) Public availability.--The maps and legal descriptions 
     prepared under subparagraph (A) shall be on file and 
     available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
     the Bureau.
       (3) Management.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
     wilderness areas shall be administered by the Secretary in 
     accordance with--
       (i) this subsection;
       (ii) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except 
     that--

       (I) any reference in that Act to the effective date of that 
     Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (II) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the 
     Secretary; and

       (iii) section 6340 of the Bureau of Land Management Manual 
     (Management of Designated Wilderness Areas) (as in effect on 
     the date of enactment of this Act).
       (B) Grazing.--The Secretary shall allow the continuation of 
     the grazing of livestock in the wilderness areas, if 
     established before the date of enactment of this Act, in 
     accordance with--
       (i) this subtitle;
       (ii) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1133(d)(4));
       (iii) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report 
     of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House 
     of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st 
     Congress (H. 18 Rept. 101-405); and
       (iv) any other Federal law that applies to livestock 
     grazing on Federal public land.
       (C) Fire management and related activities.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary may carry out any activities 
     in the wilderness areas that the Secretary determines to be 
     necessary for the control of fire, insects, and diseases, in 
     accordance with--

       (I) this subtitle;
       (II) section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1133(d)(1)); and
       (III) the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 
     1437 of the 98th Congress (House Report 98-40).

       (ii) Inclusions.--Authorized activities under clause (i) 
     shall include the use of mechanical treatments in the 
     wilderness areas by first responders.
       (D) Invasive species management and related activities.--In 
     accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may carry out any 
     activities in the wilderness areas that the Secretary 
     determines to be necessary for the control and manipulation 
     of invasive species, including--
       (i) the use of nonnative species in areas in which native 
     species cannot be grown to adequately compete with nonnative 
     species; and
       (ii) the manipulation of vegetation, including through 
     chemical, biological, and mechanical means--

       (I) to control nonnative species; or
       (II) as part of restoration activities, if natural 
     processes alone cannot recover the ecological health of an 
     area, as determined by the Secretary.

       (E) Maintenance of livestock structures.--The Secretary may 
     carry out any activities in the wilderness areas that the 
     Secretary determines to be necessary for the maintenance of 
     structures and installations used for livestock management in 
     existence on the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance 
     with--
       (i) section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1133(d)(1)); and
       (ii) the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 
     1437 of the 98th Congress (House Report 98-40).
       (F) Setback for roads adjacent to wilderness areas.--The 
     Secretary may determine, in accordance with an applicable 
     travel management plan for the Federal land adopted not later 
     than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and 
     section 6340 of the Bureau of Land Management Manual 
     (Management of Designated Wilderness Areas) (as in effect on 
     the date of enactment of this Act), that the boundary of a 
     wilderness area adjacent to a road may be up to 300 feet from 
     the centerline of a road if--
       (i) the setback is determined by the Secretary to be 
     appropriate for the use of the Federal land; and
       (ii) no existing boundary road will be closed.
       (c) Management of Land Under the Multiple-Use Mandate of 
     the Bureau of Land Management.--
       (1) Release of wilderness study area.--
       (A) Finding.--Congress finds that, for purposes of section 
     603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
     (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), any portion of the Federal land 
     designated as a wilderness study area as of the date of 
     enactment of this Act and identified as ``Proposed for 
     Release from Protection under Wilderness Study Area (WSA) 
     Designation or from Priority Protection of Lands with 
     Wilderness Characteristics (LWC)'' on the Map that is not 
     designated as wilderness by subsection (b)(1) has been 
     adequately studied for wilderness designation.
       (B) Release.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the land 
     described in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal 
     Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); 
     and
       (ii) shall be managed in accordance with--

       (I) this subtitle; and
       (II) the applicable land use plans adopted under section 
     202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712).

       (2) Management of certain land with wilderness 
     characteristics.--Any portion of the Federal land described 
     in paragraph (1)(A) that was previously found to be lands

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     with wilderness characteristics, as determined by the 
     Secretary, that is not designated as wilderness under this 
     subtitle, shall be managed by the Secretary in accordance 
     with the applicable land use plans adopted under section 202 
     of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
     U.S.C. 1712).
       (d) Wild and Scenic River Designations.--
       (1) In general.--Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(231) Owyhee river, oregon.--The approximately 14.7-mile 
     segment of the Owyhee River from the base of Owyhee Dam in 
     sec. 18, T. 22 S., R. 45 E., downstream to W\1/4\ SW\1/4\ 
     sec. 13, T. 21 S., R. 45 E., to be administered by the 
     Secretary of the Interior as a recreational river.''.
       (2) Management.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the covered 
     segment in accordance with section 6400 of the Bureau of Land 
     Management Manual (Wild and Scenic Rivers) (as in effect on 
     the date of enactment of this Act).
       (B) Livestock grazing.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary shall manage domestic 
     livestock grazing in the vicinity of the covered segment in a 
     manner that protects the identified values of the covered 
     segment, including maintaining existing structures used for 
     livestock management.
       (ii) New structures.--To maintain the identified values of 
     the covered segment, the Secretary shall ensure that any 
     structures constructed after the date of enactment of this 
     Act to facilitate livestock management in the vicinity of the 
     covered segment are unobtrusive, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       (C) Invasive species management.--
       (i) In general.--In administering the covered segment, the 
     Secretary shall carry out any activities that the Secretary 
     determines to be necessary to prevent or control the spread 
     of terrestrial invasive species and aquatic invasive species, 
     consistent with the applicable land use plan and applicable 
     law, including using manual and chemical prevention and 
     control methods, in accordance with--

       (I) the applicable land use plan;
       (II) section 9011 of the Bureau of Land Management Manual 
     (Chemical Pest Control) (as in effect on the date of 
     enactment of this Act);
       (III) section 9014 of the Bureau of Land Management Manual 
     (Control Use of Biological Control Agents on Public Lands) 
     (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act);
       (IV) section 9015 of the Bureau of Land Management 
     (Integrated Weed Management) (as in effect on the date of 
     enactment of this Act);
       (V) section H-1740-2 of the Bureau of Land Management 
     Handbook (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act); 
     and
       (VI) any applicable Federal law.

       (ii) Required evaluation.--Before using a chemical 
     prevention or control method authorized under clause (i), the 
     Secretary shall carefully evaluate the proposed use to ensure 
     that the proposed use would not adversely affect water 
     quality and the identified values of the covered segment.
       (3) Withdrawal and use.--
       (A) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all 
     Federal land within a covered segment is withdrawn from--
       (i) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land 
     laws;
       (ii) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
       (iii) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and 
     geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
       (B) Water rights.--Nothing in this subsection or an 
     amendment made by this subsection affects--
       (i) valid existing water rights; or
       (ii) existing rights to access water from the river 
     segment, if the access does not permanently impede the 
     qualities for which the covered segment was designated.
       (C) Water resources.--The Secretary shall authorize the 
     continued use and maintenance of diversions and water 
     infrastructure in or adjacent to the covered segments as of 
     the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with section 
     6400 of the Bureau of Land Management Manual (Wild and Scenic 
     Rivers-Policy and Program Direction for Identification, 
     Evaluation, Planning, and Management) (as in effect on the 
     date of enactment of this Act).
       (e) Mineral Withdrawals.--Subject to valid existing rights, 
     the approximately 12,426.43 acres of Federal land known as 
     the ``Leslie Gulch Area of Critical Environmental Concern'', 
     as described in the public land order entitled ``Public Land 
     Order No. 7412; Withdrawal for Leslie Gulch Area of Critical 
     Environmental Concern; Oregon'' (64 Fed. Reg. 51553 
     (September 23, 1999)), is permanently withdrawn from--
       (1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public 
     land laws;
       (2) location, entry, and patent under mining laws; and
       (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, 
     and geothermal leasing laws.

     SEC. 2405. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Loop Roads Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination with the 
     County, shall work with Travel Oregon to establish 
     requirements for the loop roads.
       (2) Owyhee dam road.--
       (A) Safety upgrades.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary shall seek to enter into an 
     arrangement with the County to fund safety upgrades, in 
     accordance with County road standards, to the Owyhee Dam Road 
     to ensure access to the recreational opportunities of the 
     Owyhee Reservoir, including improved signage and surfacing.
       (ii) Deadline for upgrades.--Any upgrades carried out with 
     funds provided under clause (i) shall be completed not later 
     than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (iii) Compliance with standards.--If the County receives 
     any funds provided under this subparagraph, the County shall 
     ensure that, not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Owyhee Dam Road is in compliance 
     with County and County road district standards.
       (B) Fees and tolls.--
       (i) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date on 
     which requirements for the Owyhee Dam Road are established 
     under paragraph (1) and notwithstanding the terms of the 
     right-of-way easement between the County and the Bureau dated 
     April 20, 1988, and recorded in the County deed records as 
     instrument number 88-17855, the County may collect fees or 
     tolls for the use of the road.
       (ii) Use of fees or tolls.--Any fees or tolls collected 
     under clause (i) shall be used for road improvements by the 
     County.
       (C) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to 
     amounts made available under subsection (f)(1), there is 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
     subparagraph (A) $6,000,000.
       (3) Succor creek scenic loop.--The Secretary shall work 
     with the County on a plan to improve the Succor Creek Scenic 
     Loop, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Lake 
     Owyhee, Succor Creek, Birch Creek, and Three Forks Scenic 
     Loops'' and dated November 6, 2019, to accommodate visitors 
     and residents.
       (4) Birch creek scenic loop.--The Secretary shall work with 
     the County on a plan to improve the Birch Creek Scenic Loop, 
     as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Lake Owyhee, 
     Succor Creek, Birch Creek, and Three Forks Scenic Loops'' and 
     dated November 6, 2019, to accommodate visitors and 
     residents.
       (5) Three forks scenic loop.--The Secretary shall work with 
     the County on a plan to improve the Three Forks Scenic Loop, 
     as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Lake Owyhee, 
     Succor Creek, Birch Creek, and Three Forks Scenic Loops'' and 
     dated November 6, 2019--
       (A) to accommodate visitors and residents; and
       (B) to provide a connection to the Idaho Scenic Byway.
       (b) Improvements to State Parks and Other Amenities.--Not 
     later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act--
       (1) the Commissioner, in coordination with the Owyhee 
     Irrigation District, shall work with Travel Oregon or the 
     Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, as appropriate--
       (A) to carry out a feasibility study relating to the 
     establishment of not more than 2 marinas on the Owyhee 
     Reservoir;
       (B) to carry out a feasibility study relating to the 
     establishment of a paddle bar on the Owyhee Reservoir;
       (C) to carry out improvements to existing Oregon State 
     Parks bordering the Owyhee Reservoir;
       (D) to establish a network of hostelries in the County 
     using former hotels and bunkhouses that are not in use;
       (E) to carry out improvements to private camps on the shore 
     of the Owyhee Reservoir; and
       (F) to establish a dude ranch at Birch Creek; and
       (2) the Secretary shall work with the County to carry out a 
     feasibility study on the rails-to-trails project known as 
     ``Rails to Trails: The Oregon Eastern Branch/The Oregon and 
     Northwestern Railroad''.
       (c) Gateway to the Oregon Owyhee.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 
     coordination with Travel Oregon, shall complete a feasibility 
     study on how best to market communities or sections of the 
     County as the ``Gateway to the Oregon Owyhee''.
       (d) Jordan Valley Airstrip Improvements To Support 
     Firefighting Efforts.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall work with firefighting 
     entities in the County to determine--
       (A) the need for the use of the Jordan Valley Airstrip to 
     support firefighting efforts; and
       (B) the conditions under which the Jordan Valley Airstrip 
     may be used to support firefighting efforts.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Malheur CEO Group a report on the need and conditions 
     described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1), 
     including any ways in which to meet those conditions.
       (e) Native Seed Center.--
       (1) Establishment.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Native Seed Center Establishment 
     Group shall establish a center, to be known as the ``Native 
     Seed Center'', to serve as the primary native seed repository 
     of the Federal Government in the Western States.
       (B) Native seed center establishment group.--
       (i) Establishment of group.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
     Agricultural Resource Service shall enter into a memorandum 
     of understanding with the partners described in clause (ii) 
     to establish

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     a group, to be known as the ``Native Seed Center 
     Establishment Group'', to establish and operate the Center.
       (ii) Partners described.--The partners referred to in 
     clause (i) are--

       (I) the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency;
       (II) Oregon State University;
       (III) Treasure Valley Community College;
       (IV) the Malheur County Weeds Department Inspector; and
       (V) local agricultural producers in the County.

       (2) Purpose.--The Center shall--
       (A) serve as a repository of native seeds deposited with 
     the Center;
       (B) develop methods to improve the growth of native seeds;
       (C) give priority to the production of species of plants, 
     as seeds and seedlings, that--
       (i) are of heightened cultural significance to the Burns 
     Paiute Tribe; and
       (ii) are locally adapted; and
       (D) pursuant to the contract described in paragraph (3), 
     provide native seeds for use on all rangeland managed by the 
     Bureau.
       (3) Contract.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     establishment of the Center under paragraph (1), the Center 
     shall enter into a contract with the Bureau, seed growers, 
     ranchers in the County, and the Burns Paiute Tribe to provide 
     native seeds for use on all rangeland managed by the Bureau.
       (B) Requirement.--The contract under subparagraph (A) 
     shall--
       (i) include the use of technologies such as biochar to 
     improve seed germination rates; and
       (ii) guarantee prices and availability for ranchers and 
     members of the Burns Paiute Tribe who use rangeland managed 
     by the Bureau.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated--
       (1) to the Secretary--
       (A) to carry out subsection (a), $10,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2020 through 2030;
       (B) to carry out subsection (b)(2), $10,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2020 through 2030;
       (C) to carry out subsection (c), $10,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2020 through 2030; and
       (D) to carry out subsection (d), $10,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2020 through 2030;
       (2) to the Commissioner--
       (A) to carry out subsection (b)(1)(A), $10,000,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 2020 through 2030;
       (B) to carry out subsection (b)(1)(B), $10,000,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 2020 through 2030;
       (C) to carry out subsection (b)(1)(C), $10,000,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 2020 through 2030;
       (D) to carry out subsection (b)(1)(D), $10,000,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 2020 through 2030;
       (E) to carry out subsection (b)(1)(E), $10,000,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 2020 through 2030; and
       (F) to carry out subsection (b)(1)(F), $10,000,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 2020 through 2030; and
       (3) to the Administrator of the Agricultural Resource 
     Service, for the establishment and operation of the Center, 
     $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2030.

     SEC. 2406. TRIBAL PROTECTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Nothing in this subtitle, including any 
     designation or nondesignation relating to increased 
     protection of Tribal resources under this subtitle, 
     detrimentally affects any sacred Tribal or important cultural 
     location or resource.
       (b) Land in Trust.--
       (1) Definition of covered land.--In this subsection, the 
     term ``covered land'' means--
       (A) the allotment of land of the Bureau known as ``OR00306 
     Jonesboro''; and
       (B) the allotment of land of the Bureau known as ``OR00229 
     Road Gulch''.
       (2) Land in trust.--Subject to valid existing rights, all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
     covered land shall be held in trust by the United States for 
     the benefit of the Burns Paiute Tribe.
       (3) Transfer of administrative jurisdiction.--To better 
     manage and protect the resources around the Malheur River 
     Wildlife Mitigation Site of the Burns Paiute Tribe, 
     administrative jurisdiction over the covered land is 
     transferred from the Secretary to the Director of the Bureau 
     of Indian Affairs.
       (4) Grants for management of land.--The Director of the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs shall make grants to the Burns 
     Paiute Tribe to support the management of the covered land.

       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Director of the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs to make grants under subsection (b)(4) $10,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2030.
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  SA 1532. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1407 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2657, to 
support innovation in advanced geothermal research and development, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle B of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 12___. GREEN ISLAND HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT EXTENSION.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the time period specified 
     in section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) that 
     would otherwise apply to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
     project number 00013, the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Commission'') may, on the request of the licensee for the 
     project, and after reasonable notice, in accordance with the 
     good faith, due diligence, and public interest requirements 
     of that section and the procedures of the Commission under 
     that section, extend the time period during which the 
     licensee is required to commence the construction of the 
     project for 9 years from the date of the expiration of the 
     extension issued by the Commission under that section for the 
     project.
       (b) Obligation for Payment of Annual Charges.--Any 
     obligation of the licensee for the project described in 
     subsection (a) for the payment of annual charges under 
     section 10(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 803(e)) 
     shall commence on conclusion of the time period to commence 
     construction of the project, as extended by the Commission 
     under subsection (a).
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  SA 1533. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1407 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2657, to 
support innovation in advanced geothermal research and development, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end, add the following:

                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 4001. ASSESSMENT BY FEDERAL AGENCIES OF CLIMATE PRODUCT 
                   COSTS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       (2) Climate product cost.--The term ``climate product 
     cost'' means the cost, denominated in dollars, of the life-
     cycle greenhouse gas emissions of a product, calculated in 
     accordance with the methodology developed by the 
     Administrator under section (b)(3).
       (3) Climate product declaration.--The term ``climate 
     product declaration'' means a product-specific measurement of 
     the life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of a product that 
     is--
       (A) certified by a third party; and
       (B) in accordance with international standards, such as a 
     Type III environmental declaration (as defined by the 
     International Organization for Standardization in the report 
     entitled ``Environmental labels and declarations -- Type III 
     environmental declarations -- Principles and procedures'', 
     numbered ISO 14025, and dated July 1, 2006).
       (4) Eligible material.--The term ``eligible material'' 
     means any of--
       (A) carbon steel rebar;
       (B) flat glass;
       (C) mineral wool board insulation; and
       (D) structural steel.
       (5) Federal contracting agency.--The term ``Federal 
     contracting agency'' means--
       (A) the Department;
       (B) the Department of Defense;
       (C) the Department of Transportation;
       (D) the Department of Commerce;
       (E) the Environmental Protection Agency;
       (F) the General Services Administration; and
       (G) the Department of Veterans Affairs.
       (b) Assessment.--
       (1) In general.--The head of each Federal contracting 
     agency shall carry out an assessment to determine how the 
     products procured by the Federal contracting agency and any 
     contractors of the Federal contracting agency in connection 
     with a Federal contract affect the levels of greenhouse gases 
     in the atmosphere by requiring each prospective contractor to 
     disclose, in any response to a solicitation to offer for a 
     Federal contract, the climate product declaration of all 
     eligible materials the prospective contractor expects to 
     manufacture or purchase during the course of constructing, 
     reconstructing, or renovating the public project.
       (2) Release of assessment.--Not later than 60 days after 
     the date on which an assessment under paragraph (1) is 
     completed, the head of the applicable Federal contracting 
     agency shall--
       (A) publish the assessment in the Federal Register; and
       (B) make the assessment publicly available--
       (i) on the website of the Federal contracting agency; and
       (ii) in appropriate offices of the Federal contracting 
     agency.
       (3) Methodology for calculating the climate product cost.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator, using an estimate 
     of the cost of greenhouse gas emissions, such as the social 
     cost of carbon, shall develop and publish in the Federal 
     Register a methodology for calculating the climate product 
     cost of each eligible material procured by a Federal 
     contracting agency or any contractor or subcontractor of a 
     Federal contracting agency, including an assessment of the 
     climate product cost as a dollar cost per metric ton of 
     greenhouse gas emissions for the eligible material, based on 
     information in a climate product declaration.
       (B) Updates.--Not less frequently than once every 5 years 
     after submission of a report under paragraph (4)(A), the 
     Administrator shall--
       (i) review the method used to develop the methodology under 
     subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) if necessary, update that methodology.
       (4) Reports.--

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       (A) Reports to congress.--
       (i) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date on 
     which the methodology under paragraph (3)(A) is published in 
     the Federal Register, the Administrator shall submit to 
     Congress a report that describes the method that the 
     Administrator used to develop the methodology.
       (ii) Updates.--Not later than 180 days after each review 
     carried out by the Administrator under paragraph (3)(B)(i), 
     the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report that 
     describes--

       (I) the review; and
       (II) any updated methodology developed by the Administrator 
     under paragraph (3)(B)(ii).

       (B) Reports to the administrator.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less 
     frequently than annually thereafter, the head of each Federal 
     contracting agency shall submit to the Administrator and make 
     publicly available a report that includes, for the period of 
     time covered by the report--
       (i) the total number and value of contracts awarded by the 
     Federal contracting agency;
       (ii) the total number and value of contracts and 
     subcontracts awarded to foreign contractors or suppliers;
       (iii) the dollar value of any articles, materials, or 
     supplies that were manufactured outside of the United States;
       (iv) the total procurement value of any funds expended on 
     eligible materials manufactured outside the United States;
       (v) the total climate product cost of contracts awarded by 
     the Federal contracting agency;
       (vi) a comparison of--

       (I) the climate product cost of contracts awarded by the 
     Federal contracting agency; and
       (II) the climate product cost of offers for contracts that 
     the Federal contracting agency did not award; and

       (vii) recommendations for additional disclosures from 
     prospective contractors to support accurate and comprehensive 
     assessments of how contracts awarded by the Federal 
     contracting agency affect--

       (I) emissions of greenhouse gases; and
       (II) air, water, and land pollutants.

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  SA 1534. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1407 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2657, to 
support innovation in advanced geothermal research and development, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. ENACTMENT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER.

       (a) In General.--The provisions of Executive Order 13653 
     (78 Fed. Reg. 66819; relating to preparing the United States 
     for the impacts of climate change (November 1, 2013)) (as in 
     effect on March 27, 2017) are enacted into law.
       (b) Publication.--In publishing this Act in slip form and 
     in the United States Statutes at Large pursuant to section 
     112 of title 1, United States Code, the Archivist of the 
     United States shall include after the date of approval at the 
     end an appendix setting forth the text of the Executive order 
     referred to in subsection (a) (as in effect on March 27, 
     2017).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1535. Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Markey) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1407 proposed by Ms. 
Murkowski to the bill S. 2657, to support innovation in advanced 
geothermal research and development, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. NATIONAL CLIMATE BANK STUDY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide a grant to a 
     nonprofit corporation to evaluate the need, develop the 
     business model, and build the capacity for raising and 
     deploying public, private, and philanthropic funds to finance 
     the deployment of clean technologies in partnership with the 
     private sector.
       (b) Funding.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide, out of any 
     amounts appropriated under subsection (c), funding for a 
     nonprofit corporation based in the National Capital Region 
     formed for the exclusive purpose of providing financing for, 
     and mobilizing private capital through public investment in, 
     low- and zero-emission technologies and processes at the 
     national and State levels--
       (A) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the United 
     States;
       (B) to expand access to low- and zero-emission technologies 
     for minority, low-income, rural, and distressed 
     neighborhoods;
       (C) to enable a just transition to low- and zero-emission 
     technologies for workers and their communities; and
       (D) to protect consumers from utility rate increases.
       (2) Use of funds.--Funds provided to the nonprofit 
     corporation under paragraph (1) shall be used to evaluate the 
     need, evaluate the potential, develop the business model, and 
     build the capacity for raising and deploying public, private, 
     and philanthropic funds to finance the deployment of new and 
     existing clean energy, clean transportation, resiliency, 
     agricultural, and other technologies that reduce greenhouse 
     gas emissions--
       (A) to fill market gaps;
       (B) to overcome financial barriers; and
       (C) to mobilize greater private investment in those 
     technologies in underserved markets.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
     $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1536. Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Cassidy) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1407 proposed by Ms. 
Murkowski to the bill S. 2657, to support innovation in advanced 
geothermal research and development, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. USE OF FEDERAL DISASTER RELIEF AND EMERGENCY 
                   ASSISTANCE FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT PRODUCTS AND 
                   STRUCTURES.

       (a) In General.--Title III of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5141 
     et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 328. USE OF ASSISTANCE FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT PRODUCTS 
                   AND STRUCTURES.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `energy-efficient product' means a product 
     that--
       ``(A) meets or exceeds the requirements for designation 
     under an Energy Star program established under section 324A 
     of the of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (42 
     U.S.C. 6294a); or
       ``(B) meets or exceeds the requirements for designation as 
     being among the highest 25 percent of equivalent products for 
     energy efficiency under the Federal Energy Management 
     Program; and
       ``(2) the term `energy-efficient structure' means a 
     residential structure, a public facility, or a private 
     nonprofit facility that meets or exceeds the requirements of 
     American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-
     Conditioning Engineers Standard 90.1-2019 or the 2018 
     International Energy Conservation Code, or any successor 
     thereto.
       ``(b) Use of Assistance.--A recipient of assistance 
     relating to a major disaster or emergency may use the 
     assistance to replace or repair a damaged product or 
     structure with an energy-efficient product or energy-
     efficient structure.''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to assistance made available under the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) on or after the date of enactment of 
     this Act that is expended on or after the date of enactment 
     of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1537. Mrs. HYDE-SMITH submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1407 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 
2657, to support innovation in advanced geothermal research and 
development, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. NUCLEAR FILTRATION TESTING AND RESEARCH PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XLIV of the Atomic 
     Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2581 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 4410. NUCLEAR FILTRATION TESTING AND RESEARCH PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall--
       ``(1) designate, as a federally funded research and 
     development center, a research center at an institution of 
     higher education not designated as a federally funded 
     research and development center or a university-affiliated 
     research center as of the date of the enactment of this 
     section; and
       ``(2) enter into a formal arrangement with that research 
     center to carry out a partnership program to research, 
     develop, and demonstrate new advancements with respect to 
     nuclear containment ventilation systems.
       ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Secretary to carry out this section $10,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
       ``(2) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1) shall 
     remain available until expended.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 4409 the following new item:

``Sec. 4410. Nuclear filtration testing and research program.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1538. Mrs. HYDE-SMITH (for herself and Mr. Wicker) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1407 proposed by Ms. 
Murkowski to the bill S. 2657, to support innovation in advanced 
geothermal research and development, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

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     SEC. ___. PERMITS FOR DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL.

       Section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1344) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``Subject to subsection 
     (c) of this section, each'' and inserting ``Each''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (c).
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  SA 1539. Mrs. LOEFFLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1407 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2657, to 
support innovation in advanced geothermal research and development, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of part I of subtitle B of title II, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 22__. CYBERSECURITY FRAMEWORK FOR CRITICAL 
                   INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS.

       The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security and the Director of the National Institute 
     of Standards and Technology, shall--
       (1) identify improvements that could result from the use of 
     the framework of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology entitled ``Framework for Improving Critical 
     Infrastructure Cybersecurity'' across all critical 
     infrastructure sectors; and
       (2) using existing initiatives of the Department, develop 
     implementation guidance that links existing cybersecurity 
     tools, standards, and approaches used in critical 
     infrastructure sectors to the framework described in 
     paragraph (1) for the purpose of improving the cybersecurity 
     of critical infrastructure.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1540. Mrs. LOEFFLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1407 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2657, to 
support innovation in advanced geothermal research and development, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle H of title I insert the following:

     SEC. 18__. OFFICE OF FRAUD OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT.

       (a) In General.--Title II of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7131 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 218. OFFICE OF FRAUD OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--There is established within the Office 
     of Financial Policy and Internal Controls of the Department 
     an Office of Fraud Oversight and Management (referred to in 
     this section as the `Office') to design and oversee fraud 
     risk management activities.
       ``(b) Director.--The Office shall be headed by a Director, 
     who shall be appointed by the Secretary.
       ``(c) Data Analytics.--The Director of the Office shall 
     ensure that the necessary data is available to employ data 
     analytics as a tool to perform contractor cost-surveillance 
     activities, including monitoring contractor data to maintain 
     sufficiently detailed transaction-level cost data that are 
     reconcilable with amounts charged to the Federal Government, 
     including--
       ``(1) cost data that, at a minimum, represent a full data 
     population; and
       ``(2) details necessary to determine the nature of each 
     cost transaction, with identifiers such as--
       ``(A) transaction date, dollar amount, and item or service 
     description; and
       ``(B) transaction codes to indicate the type of cost 
     represented (such as construction materials, property lease, 
     or office supplies).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Department of Energy Organization Act (Public Law 95-91; 91 
     Stat. 565) is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 217 the following:

``Sec. 218. Office of Fraud Oversight and Management.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1541. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1407 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2657, to 
support innovation in advanced geothermal research and development, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place in title I, insert the following:

     SEC. 1__. BATTERY AND CRITICAL MINERAL RECYCLING.

       (a) Definition of Battery.--In this section, the term 
     ``battery'' means a battery that is--
       (1) rechargeable; and
       (2) electrochemical, including lithium ion and other 
     chemistries.
       (b) Grants.--
       (1) Battery recycling research, development, and 
     demonstration grants.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall award multiyear grants 
     to eligible entities for research, development, and 
     demonstration projects to create innovative and practical 
     approaches to increase the reuse and recycling of batteries, 
     including by addressing--
       (i) recycling processes;
       (ii) the development of methods to promote the design and 
     production of batteries that take into full account and 
     facilitate the dismantling, reuse, recovery, and recycling of 
     battery components and materials;
       (iii) strategies to increase consumer acceptance of, and 
     participation in, the recycling of batteries; and
       (iv) the integration of increased quantities of recycled 
     critical minerals in batteries and other products to develop 
     markets for recycled battery materials and critical minerals.
       (B) Eligible entities.--The Secretary may award a grant 
     under subparagraph (A) to--
       (i) an institution of higher education;
       (ii) a National Laboratory;
       (iii) a Federal research agency;
       (iv) a State research agency;
       (v) a nonprofit organization;
       (vi) an industrial entity;
       (vii) a manufacturing entity;
       (viii) a private battery-collection entity;
       (ix) a State or municipal government entity;
       (x) a battery retailer; or
       (xi) a consortium of 2 or more entities described in 
     clauses (i) through (x).
       (C) Applications.--
       (i) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     subparagraph (A), an eligible entity described in 
     subparagraph (B) shall submit to the Secretary an application 
     at such time, in such manner, and containing such information 
     as the Secretary may require.
       (ii) Contents.--An application submitted under clause (i) 
     shall describe how the project will promote collaboration 
     among--

       (I) vehicle battery manufacturers;
       (II) other battery manufacturers;
       (III) battery material and equipment manufacturers;
       (IV) battery recyclers, collectors, and refiners; and
       (V) retailers.

       (2) State and local programs.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a program 
     under which the Secretary shall award grants, on a 
     competitive basis, to States and units of local government to 
     assist in the establishment or enhancement of State battery 
     collection, recycling, and reprocessing programs.
       (B) Non-federal cost share.--The non-Federal share of the 
     cost of a project carried out using a grant under this 
     paragraph shall be 50 percent of the cost of the project.
       (C) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a report that describes the number 
     of battery collection points established or enhanced, an 
     estimate of jobs created, and the quantity of material 
     collected as a result of the grants awarded under 
     subparagraph (A).
       (3) Retailers as collection points.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants, on a 
     competitive basis, to retailers that sell batteries to 
     establish and implement a system for the acceptance and 
     collection of used batteries for reuse, recycling, or proper 
     disposal.
       (B) Collection system.--The system described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall include take-back of used batteries at 
     no cost to the consumer.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out 
     this section for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1542. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1407 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2657, to 
support innovation in advanced geothermal research and development, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place in title I, insert the following:

     SEC. 1__. TASK FORCE ON BATTERY PRODUCER REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Definition of Battery.--In this section, the term 
     ``battery'' means a battery that is--
       (1) rechargeable; and
       (2) electrochemical, including lithium ion and other 
     chemistries.
       (b) Task Force on Producer Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall convene a task force 
     to develop an extended battery producer responsibility 
     framework that--
       (A) addresses battery recycling goals, cost structures for 
     mandatory recycling, reporting requirements, product design, 
     collection models, and transportation of collected materials;
       (B) provides sufficient flexibility to allow battery 
     producers to determine cost-effective strategies for 
     compliance with the framework; and
       (C) outlines regulatory pathways for effective recycling.
       (2) Task force participants.--The task force convened under 
     paragraph (1) shall include--
       (A) battery producers, retailers, recyclers, collectors, 
     and refiners;
       (B) States and municipalities; and
       (C) other relevant stakeholders, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which 
     the Secretary convenes the task force under paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that--
       (A) describes the extended producer responsibility 
     framework developed by the task force;
       (B) includes the recommendations of the task force on how 
     best to implement a mandatory pay-in or other enforcement 
     mechanism to ensure battery producers and sellers

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     are contributing to the recycling of batteries; and
       (C) suggests regulatory pathways for effective recycling.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out 
     this section for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1543. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1407 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2657, to 
support innovation in advanced geothermal research and development, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

     SEC. 1__. LITHIUM-ION BATTERY RECYCLING PRIZE COMPETITION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall continue to carry out 
     the existing Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize competition 
     of the Department established under section 24 of the 
     Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
     3719).
       (b) Additional Funding for Pilot Projects.--In addition to 
     any other funds made available to the Secretary to carry out 
     the competition described in subsection (a), there is 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
     Phase III of that competition $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2021, to remain available until expended, which the Secretary 
     may use--
       (1) to increase the number of winners of Phase III of that 
     competition;
       (2) to increase the amount awarded to the winners of Phase 
     III of that competition; or
       (3) to carry out any other activity that is consistent with 
     the goals of Phase III of that competition, as determined by 
     the Secretary.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1544. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1407 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2657, to 
support innovation in advanced geothermal research and development, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of part II of subtitle B of title II, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 22__. FERC TECHNICAL CONFERENCE ON WAYS TO INCREASE THE 
                   EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERREGIONAL TRANSMISSION 
                   PLANNING.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission shall convene a technical conference on ways to 
     increase the effectiveness of the interregional transmission 
     planning process.
       (b) Requirements.--The technical conference under 
     subsection (a) shall--
       (1) assess the effectiveness of existing transmission 
     planning processes at identifying interregional transmission 
     projects that provide economic, reliability, operational, and 
     public policy benefits; and
       (2) consider--
       (A) changes to the processes described in paragraph (1) to 
     ensure that efficient, cost-effective, and broadly beneficial 
     interregional transmission solutions are selected for 
     construction, taking into consideration--
       (i) the public interest;
       (ii) the integrity of markets; and
       (iii) the protection of consumers; and
       (B) cost allocation methodologies that reflect the multiple 
     benefits provided by interregional transmission solutions.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1545. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2657, to support innovation in advanced 
geothermal research and development, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 1, line 1, strike ``1'' and insert ``2''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1546. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2657, to support innovation in advanced 
geothermal research and development, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:
       The provisions in this Act shall go into effect 3 day after 
     enactment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1547. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2657, to support innovation in advanced 
geothermal research and development, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 1, line 1, strike ``3'' and insert ``4''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1548. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2657, to support innovation in advanced 
geothermal research and development, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:
       The provisions in this Act shall go into effect 5 day after 
     enactment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1549. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2657, to support innovation in advanced 
geothermal research and development, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:
       The provisions in this Act shall go into effect 1 day after 
     enactment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1550. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2657, to support innovation in advanced geothermal 
research and development, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERSHIP AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING 
                   CONSIDERATIONS.

       Prior to establishing and revising building code targets, 
     the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development, as appropriate, shall certify that 
     achieving the proposed targets will not increase--
       (1) the cost of homeownership for individuals and 
     households who are otherwise eligible for public housing 
     assistance; or
       (2) costs to multifamily buildings participating in Federal 
     assistance or loan guarantee programs, including--
       (A) a multifamily building in a public housing project;
       (B) a multifamily building in a multifamily housing project 
     receiving rental assistance under subsection (b) of section 8 
     of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) 
     that is attached to the structure pursuant to subsection 
     (d)(2) of that section; and
       (C) a multifamily building for which the mortgage secured 
     by the building is guaranteed by the Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1551. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1514 proposed by Mr. 
Portman (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen) to the amendment SA 1407 
proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2657, to support innovation in 
advanced geothermal research and development, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        On page 18, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:
       ``(5) Low-income homeownership and affordable housing 
     considerations.--In establishing and revising building code 
     targets under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall not 
     establish building code targets that will increase--
       ``(A) the cost of homeownership for individuals and 
     households who are otherwise eligible for public housing 
     assistance; or
       ``(B) costs to multifamily buildings participating in 
     Federal assistance or loan guarantee programs, including--
       ``(i) a multifamily building in a public housing project;
       ``(ii) a multifamily building in a multifamily housing 
     project receiving rental assistance under subsection (b) of 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437f) that is attached to the structure pursuant to 
     subsection (d)(2) of that section; and
       ``(iii) a multifamily building for which the mortgage 
     secured by the building is guaranteed by the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1552. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1514 proposed by Mr. Portman (for himself and Mrs. 
Shaheen) to the amendment SA 1407 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill 
S. 2657, to support innovation in advanced geothermal research and 
development, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

        On page 18, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:
       ``(5) Low-income homeownership and affordable housing 
     considerations.--Prior to establishing and revising building 
     code targets under paragraph (2), the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, as appropriate, shall certify that achieving the 
     proposed targets established under this section will not 
     increase--
       ``(A) the cost of homeownership for individuals and 
     households who are otherwise eligible for public housing 
     assistance; or
       ``(B) costs to multifamily buildings participating in 
     Federal assistance or loan guarantee programs, including--
       ``(i) a multifamily building in a public housing project;
       ``(ii) a multifamily building in a multifamily housing 
     project receiving rental assistance under subsection (b) of 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437f) that is attached to the structure pursuant to 
     subsection (d)(2) of that section; and
       ``(iii) a multifamily building for which the mortgage 
     secured by the building is guaranteed by the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development.

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  SA 1553. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1514 proposed by Mr. Portman (for himself and Mrs. 
Shaheen) to the amendment SA 1407 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill 
S. 2657, to support innovation in advanced geothermal research and 
development, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

        On page 18 of the amendment, strike lines 15 through 21 
     and insert the following:
       ``(4) Economic considerations.--In establishing and 
     revising building code targets under paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(A) consider the economic feasibility of achieving the 
     proposed targets established under this section and the 
     potential costs and savings for consumers and building 
     owners, including a return on investment analysis; and
       ``(B) certify that the proposed targets would not--
       ``(i) increase the total cost of the principal, interest, 
     taxes, insurance, and utilities for individuals and 
     households that are otherwise eligible for public housing 
     assistance; or
       ``(ii) increase the cost to multifamily buildings 
     participating in Federal assistance or loan guarantee 
     programs.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1554. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1514 proposed by Mr. Portman (for himself and Mrs. 
Shaheen) to the amendment SA 1407 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill 
S. 2657, to support innovation in advanced geothermal research and 
development, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

        Beginning on page 20 of the amendment, strike line 11 and 
     all that follows through page 23, line 21, and insert the 
     following:
       ``(d) Administration.--In carrying out this section,
       

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