[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 192 (Monday, December 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H9680-H9681]
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   REAUTHORIZING THE MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL TRUST FUND

  Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 5715) to reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. 
Udall Trust Fund, and for other purposes, as amended.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 5715

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. FUNDING REAUTHORIZATION.

       Section 13 of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall 
     Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5609) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``through 2023'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``through 2029'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``$1,000'' and 
     inserting ``$5,000''; and
       (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``the fiscal year in 
     which this subsection is enacted'' and inserting ``fiscal 
     year 2022''.

     SEC. 2. AUDIT OF THE FOUNDATION.

       The Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act (20 
     U.S.C. 5609) is amended by inserting at the end the 
     following--

     ``SEC. 14. AUDIT OF THE FOUNDATION.

       ``Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of 
     this section, the Inspector General of the Department of the 
     Interior shall conduct an audit of the Morris K. Udall and 
     Stewart L. Udall Foundation.''.

     SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

       The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
     complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall 
     be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 
     ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this Act, 
     submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 
     Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such 
     statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Arizona (Mr. Grijalva) and the gentleman from California (Mr. 
Obernolte) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Arizona.


                             General Leave

  Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks 
and include extraneous material on the measure under consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Arizona?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of my legislation, H.R. 5715, 
which will authorize the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust 
Fund.
  Congress established the Udall Foundation in 1992 as an independent 
executive branch agency to honor Morris K. Udall's lasting impact on 
the Nation's environment, public lands, natural resources, and his 
support for the rights and self-governance of Native Americans and 
Alaska Natives.
  In 2009, Congress enacted legislation to honor Stewart L. Udall and 
add his name to the name of the foundation.
  The agency is headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, and maintains an 
additional office in Washington, D.C.
  The Udall Foundation accomplishes its mission through five major 
programs.
  The important one is the John S. McCain III National Center for 
Environmental Conflict Resolution, which provides impartial 
collaboration, consensus building, and conflict resolution services on 
a wide range of environmental, natural, and cultural resources, Tribal 
and public lands issues involving the Federal Government.
  In addition, the foundation runs numerous graduate, intern, and focus 
programs for Native American and Alaska Natives throughout the country, 
of which many here in Congress have benefited from those internships 
and fellowships within committees and in individual offices.
  I thank the 13 members of the board of directors of the Udall 
Foundation for their support, the Council on Environmental Quality for 
their support, and urge consideration and support for the legislation.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

                                         House of Representatives,


                             Committee on Education and Labor,

                                 Washington, DC, December 2, 2022.
     Hon. Raul Grijalva,
     Chair, Committee on Natural Resources,
     House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Chair Grijalva: I write concerning H.R. 5715, a bill 
     to reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust 
     Fund, and for other purposes. There are certain provisions in 
     the legislation that fall within the Rule X jurisdiction of 
     the Committee on Education and Labor.
       In the interest of permitting your committee to proceed 
     expeditiously to floor consideration of this important bill, 
     I am willing to waive this committee's right to sequential 
     referral. I do so with the understanding that by waiving 
     consideration of the bill, the Committee on Education and 
     Labor does not waive any future jurisdictional claim over the 
     subject matters contained in the bill which fall within its 
     Rule X jurisdiction. I request that you urge the Speaker to 
     name members of the Education and Labor Committee to any 
     conference committee which is named to consider such 
     provisions.
       Please place this letter into the committee report on H.R. 
     5715 and into the Congressional Record during consideration 
     of the measure on the House floor. Thank you for the 
     cooperative spirit in which you have worked regarding this 
     matter and others between our respective committees.
           Sincerely,
                                        Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott,
     Chairman.
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                                         House of Representatives,


                               Committee on Natural Resources,

                                 Washington, DC, December 2, 2022.
     Hon. Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott,
     Chair, Committee on Education and Labor.
     House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Chair Scott, I write to you concerning H.R. 5715, a 
     bill to reauthorize the

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     Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, and for 
     other purposes.
       I appreciate your willingness to work cooperatively on this 
     legislation. I recognize that the bill contains provisions 
     that fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee on 
     Education and Labor. I acknowledge that your Committee will 
     not formally consider H.R. 5715 and agree that the inaction 
     of your Committee with respect to the bill does not waive any 
     future jurisdictional claim over the matters contained in the 
     bill that fall within your Committee's Rule X jurisdiction. I 
     am pleased to support your request that the Speaker name 
     members of the Committee on Education and Labor to any 
     conference committee to consider such provisions.
       I will ensure that our exchange of letters is included in 
     the committee report on H.R. 5444 and the Congressional 
     Record during floor consideration of the bill. I appreciate 
     your cooperation regarding this legislation and look forward 
     to continuing to work with you as this measure moves through 
     the legislative process.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Raul M. Grijalva,
                         Chair, House Natural Resources Committee.

  Mr. OBERNOLTE. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5715. This bill would 
reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation through 
2029. The bill does not increase the funding authorization level of 
this program, which received approximately $5.1 million in funding last 
fiscal year.
  In 1992, Congress passed the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and 
Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation Act to award 
scholarships and select Native American congressional interns.
  In 1998, Congress amended the Udall Foundation to create the United 
States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution.
  The institute provides mediation and related services to help resolve 
environmental, resources, and lands conflict involving the Federal 
Government. Congress has twice reauthorized the Udall Foundation, in 
2009 and again in 2019.
  I thank Chairman Grijalva for working with the Committee Republicans 
to include good government language we proposed in H.R. 5715 that would 
require the Department of the Interior's inspector general to conduct 
an audit 4 years after this reauthorization. Similar language was 
included in the Udall Foundation's 2019 reauthorization.
  The Udall Foundation is making steady progress toward implementing 
recommendations previously raised by the inspector general to ensure 
they are fully complying with Federal requirements. Requiring another 
audit in 4 years gives the foundation time to implement the new 
standards and reforms they are working to put in place and advances 
this committee's role in conducting proper oversight of Federal funds 
and programs.
  Republican amendments have been made to this legislation that would 
help ensure continued oversight of the program and the implementation 
of good government practices prior to a future reauthorization.
  Madam Speaker, I urge adoption of this bill, and I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Speaker, I yield such time as she may consume to 
the gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. Leger Fernandez), the chair of the 
subcommittee.
  Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ. Madam Speaker, I thank Chair Grijalva for 
keeping the vision alive of educating our future leaders that will 
bring to us the solutions and resolutions of conflict issues around 
Native American self-determination and so much more.
  We feel the Udall Foundation's impact across our country, and 
certainly in New Mexico, from the Halls of Congress to environmental 
conflict resolution to our universities and students. In fact, New 
Mexico's very own Congresswoman Stansbury is a Udall Foundation alum, 
and over 255 American Indian and Alaska Native interns have worked in 
more than 60 congressional offices thanks to the foundation.
  This bill from Chair Grijalva will ensure that the Udall Foundation 
can continue to implement its valuable mission and work for years to 
come. I thank Chairman Grijalva for keeping this vision alive.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the bill.
  Mr. OBERNOLTE. Madam Speaker, I thank my colleagues across the aisle 
for their bipartisan work on this bill. I urge adoption of the bill, 
and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Speaker, I, as well, would like to thank my 
colleagues across the aisle for their thoughtful and important 
suggestions to the legislation. I am happy to incorporate them. Their 
suggestions make the program healthier and stronger, and I appreciate 
that.
  Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Grijalva) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, H.R. 5715, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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