[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[Senate]
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          STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

      By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Blunt):
  S. 1369. A bill to allow funds under title II of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to be used to provide training to 
school personnel regarding how to recognize child sexual abuse; to the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I rise today on behalf of myself and 
Senator Blunt, to introduce bipartisan legislation that would expand 
approved uses for the Elementary and Secondary Education Acts 
professional development funding to include training for teachers and 
school personnel on how to recognize signs of sexual abuse in students.
  According to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, 
865,643 children were victims of maltreatment in 2013. Approximately 7 
percent, or 60,956 children, were victims of sexual abuse.
  The vast majority of States require that teachers report suspicions 
of child abuse, but most teachers do not receive any training on how to 
see the signs.
  According to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, 61 
percent of all reports of child abuse and neglect are made by 
professionals, yet only 17.5 percent of abuse and neglect is reported 
by education personnel.
  Given the amount of time teachers and school personnel spend with 
children, it is critical that the warning signs of child sexual abuse 
are identified and reported and that action is taken. Students must 
also be provided appropriate resources and support if they have been 
abused.
  The Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act of 2015 expands the list 
of allowable uses for Elementary and Secondary Education Act, ESEA, 
Title II funding to permit States to use this funding to provide 
training for teachers, principals, Specialized Instructional Support 
Personnel and paraprofessionals on how to recognize the signs of sexual 
abuse and handle the situation if sexual abuse is identified. Under 
current law, Title II provides grants to states for a variety of 
purposes related to recruitment, retention, and professional 
development of K-12 teachers and principals. Our bill would simply 
allow professional development funds to be used to provide school 
personnel with this important training.
  I am proud that Senator Roy Blunt has joined me as original cosponsor 
on this bill.
  It is essential that as mandated reporters, school personnel have 
access to the proper training to recognize abuse. When no one steps in 
to stop abuse, children can be scarred for their entire lives. If we 
learn to recognize the signs of abuse or neglect, we will be better 
able to foster a safe environment for young people to learn and grow.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be 
printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 1369

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Schools Protect Our 
     Children Act of 2015''.

     SEC. 2. TRAINING TEACHERS TO RECOGNIZE CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE.

       (a) State Activities.--Section 2113(c) of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6613(c)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(19) Providing training for all school personnel, 
     including teachers, principals, specialized instructional 
     support personnel, and paraprofessionals, regarding how to 
     recognize child sexual abuse.''.
       (b) Local Educational Agency Activities.--Section 2123(a) 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 6623(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (8) 
     the following:
       ``(9) Providing training for all school personnel, 
     including teachers, principals, specialized instructional 
     support personnel, and paraprofessionals, regarding how to 
     recognize child sexual abuse.''.
       (c) Eligible Partnership Activities.--Section 2134(a) of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     6634(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) providing training for school personnel, including 
     teachers, principals, specialized instructional support 
     personnel, and paraprofessionals, regarding how to recognize 
     child sexual abuse.''.
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      By Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. 
        Corker):
  S. 1372. A bill to repeal the crude oil export ban, and for other 
purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  Ms. HEITKAMP. Mr. President, I am proud to introduce today, with my 
good friend from Alaska, Senator Murkowski, a bill that will wipe an 
outdated policy from our books while providing a boost to our domestic 
oil development and production industry. I am also pleased to have my 
great friends from West Virginia, Senator Manchin, and Tennessee, 
Senator Corker, join us in introducing this bill today. This bill would 
allow U.S. crude oil producers to compete on equal footing with most 
other major oil producing nations, helping to remove current barriers 
that prevent U.S. producers from receiving a fair price for their 
commodity on the world market.
  Just last week, I joined Senator Murkowski as she introduced her 
bill, The

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Energy Supply and Distribution Act, that looks to address the build-out 
of critical energy infrastructure and opening up access to new markets 
for our energy commodities, while also looking to make it easier to 
distribute our energy to our neighbors in Mexico and Canada. A 
provision in that bill also looks to repeal the current crude oil 
export ban. I will continue to advocate for that bill as well, and look 
forward to Senator Murkowski bringing that bill before her Senate 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. I view this bill as not only 
complimentary to the bill introduced last week, but also a way to keep 
the conversation going as I look to bring this bill up for debate in 
another Committee, before a different audience. Senator Murkowski and I 
have been working on this effort for some time and we both felt it was 
time to show our cards and let our colleagues and others see where we 
are in this process. The language may be different, but the goal is the 
same.
  Some people may wonder how we even got here, and why would we want to 
remove a policy that has brought little public or Congressional 
scrutiny for almost forty years. Well, in 1973, President Richard Nixon 
placed crude oil under price controls after the price of oil continued 
to rise. He created a ban on oil exports as an enforcement tool for his 
price controls, restricting sales outside the U.S. When President 
Ronald Reagan lifted those price controls, the accompanying export ban 
was retained. So basically, the current restricted trade environment 
for U.S. crude oil is an unintended consequence of a 1970's price 
control policy.
  While certain exemptions were added over the years allowing for the 
export of some U.S. oil from California and Alaska, repeal of the 
overall prohibition on U.S. crude oil exports was never really seen as 
a major policy priority. All of that changed with the new oil 
production renaissance in the U.S. brought about by technological 
innovations that have allowed for pin-point accurate horizontal 
drilling and continued advances in hydraulic fracturing. These, and 
other advances, have allowed for exploration and production of shale in 
places like North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Texas, Colorado, and New 
Mexico. These shale oil and natural gas plays across the country have 
made the U.S. the number one combined crude oil and natural gas 
producer in the world. The situation on the ground has certainly 
changed and it is time to make sure our export policies are finally 
updated to reflect those changes.
  This issue is of particular importance to North Dakota. Due to 
transportation and infrastructure constraints, producers in the Bakken 
are already selling their crude oil at an even steeper discount than 
U.S. producers in other plays. Combined with the recent downturn in the 
price of a barrel of oil, static or declining current global demand, 
and stable production from OPEC nations--U.S. crude producers in North 
Dakota and elsewhere have begun to feel the pinch. While other nations, 
including Iran and Russia, are able to sell their crude oil into the 
world market for the best price and can continue to maintain or pick up 
market share during this downturn, U.S. producers are constrained from 
competing on equal footing.
  As recently as 2007, North Dakota ranked eight among U.S. oil 
producing states. However, due to the shale oil boom in the Bakken, 
North Dakota has been the number two oil producing state in the country 
since 2012--behind only Texas. While North Dakota continues to remain 
in that spot, there has been a steep downturn since September 2014. The 
state has over one hundred less drilling rigs then at the same time in 
September 2014, the number of wells awaiting completion are at near 
historic highs, capital expenditures in the U.S. are way down for oil 
companies, and we continue to see layoffs and reduced hours in the oil 
and oilfield services industries. North Dakota crude oil producers need 
access to the world market to maintain and continue to develop the 
valuable natural resource in the State.
  Numerous studies in the past year including one by the non-partisan 
U.S. Government Accountability Office have found that repealing the ban 
on crude oil exports will lower U.S. gasoline prices. These studies 
concluded that we should export crude oil in the same manner that we 
export millions of barrels of gasoline and diesel every day. As a 
matter of fact, while some people continue to say that we need to keep 
our crude oil locked in or retail gasoline prices will rise--they fail 
to mention the fact that the U.S. is the number exporter in the world 
of refined petroleum products, including gasoline. So the facts just do 
not add up for their argument. Additionally, at a time of growing 
threats to international security, hardworking Americans in the energy 
sector are helping our nation become more secure, prosperous, and 
resilient to crises overseas. The administration's own National 
Security Strategy recognizes that energy abundance at home can 
translate to a strengthened geopolitical position on the global stage.
  Unrestricted exports of U.S. crude oil is key to the long-term 
stability of consumer prices, continued investment and growth in U.S. 
development and production, resumption of job growth in the energy 
sector and supporting industries, and continued reduction in the U.S. 
trade deficit, while also providing national energy security. I hope 
our colleagues will join us in supporting this important effort to 
remove an outdated policy and put our U.S. crude oil on equal footing 
with crude oil from around the world.
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      By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Cassidy):
  S. 1374. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate 
medical schools operating outside the United States and Canada; to the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 1374

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Medical School 
     Accountability Fairness Act of 2015''.

     SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

       To establish consistent eligibility requirements for 
     graduate medical schools operating outside of the United 
     States and Canada in order to increase accountability and 
     protect American students and taxpayer dollars.

     SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds the following:
       (1) Three for-profit schools in the Caribbean receive more 
     than two-thirds of all Federal funding under title IV of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) that 
     goes to students enrolled at foreign graduate medical 
     schools, despite those three schools being exempt from 
     meeting the same eligibility requirements as the majority of 
     graduate medical schools located outside of the United States 
     and Canada.
       (2) The National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and 
     Accreditation and the Department of Education recommend that 
     all foreign graduate medical schools should be required to 
     meet the same eligibility requirements to participate in 
     Federal funding under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) and see no rationale for 
     excluding certain schools.
       (3) The attrition rate at United States medical schools 
     averaged 3 percent for the class beginning in 2009 while 
     rates at for-profit Caribbean schools have reached 26 percent 
     or higher.
       (4) In 2013, residency match rates for foreign trained 
     graduates averaged 53 percent compared to 94 percent for 
     graduates of medical schools in the United States.
       (5) On average, students at for-profit medical schools 
     operating outside of the United States and Canada amass more 
     student debt than those at medical schools in the United 
     States.

     SEC. 4. REPEAL GRANDFATHER PROVISIONS.

       Section 102(a)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1002(a)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking clause (i) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(i) in the case of a graduate medical school located 
     outside the United States--

       ``(I) at least 60 percent of those enrolled in, and at 
     least 60 percent of the graduates of, the graduate medical 
     school outside the United States were not persons described 
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     section 484(a)(5) in the year preceding the year for which a 
     student is seeking a loan under part D of title IV; and
       ``(II) at least 75 percent of the individuals who were 
     students or graduates of the graduate medical school outside 
     the United States or Canada (both nationals of the United 
     States and others) taking the examinations administered by 
     the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates 
     received a passing score in the year preceding the year for 
     which a student is seeking a loan under part D of title 
     IV;''; and

       (2) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by adding at the end the 
     following:

       ``(V) Expiration of authority.--The authority of a graduate 
     medical school described in subclause (I) to qualify for 
     participation in the loan programs under part D of title IV 
     pursuant to this clause shall expire beginning on the first 
     July 1 following the date of enactment of the Foreign Medical 
     School Accountability Fairness Act of 2015.''.

     SEC. 5. LOSS OF ELIGIBILITY.

       If a graduate medical school loses eligibility to 
     participate in the loan programs under part D of title IV of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.) 
     due to the enactment of the amendments made by section 4, 
     then a student enrolled at such graduate medical school on or 
     before the date of enactment of this Act may, notwithstanding 
     such loss of eligibility, continue to be eligible to receive 
     a loan under such part D while attending such graduate 
     medical school in which the student was enrolled upon the 
     date of enactment of this Act, subject to the student 
     continuing to meet all applicable requirements for 
     satisfactory academic progress, until the earliest of--
       (1) withdrawal by the student from the graduate medical 
     school;
       (2) completion of the program of study by the student at 
     the graduate medical school; or
       (3) the fourth June 30 after such loss of eligibility.
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      By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Franken, 
        Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. 
        Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
        Leahy, and Mr. Blumenthal):
  S. 1375. A bill to designate as wilderness certain Federal portions 
of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin 
Deserts in the State of Utah for the benefit of present and future 
generations of people in the United States; to the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources.
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                 S. 1375

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``America's 
     Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2015''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

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

                TITLE I--DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS

Sec. 101. Great Basin Wilderness Areas.
Sec. 102. Grand Staircase-Escalante Wilderness Areas.
Sec. 103. Moab-La Sal Canyons Wilderness Areas.
Sec. 104. Henry Mountains Wilderness Areas.
Sec. 105. Glen Canyon Wilderness Areas.
Sec. 106. San Juan-Anasazi Wilderness Areas.
Sec. 107. Canyonlands Basin Wilderness Areas.
Sec. 108. San Rafael Swell Wilderness Areas.
Sec. 109. Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin Wilderness Areas.

                  TITLE II--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Sec. 201. General provisions.
Sec. 202. Administration.
Sec. 203. State school trust land within wilderness areas.
Sec. 204. Water.
Sec. 205. Roads.
Sec. 206. Livestock.
Sec. 207. Fish and wildlife.
Sec. 208. Management of newly acquired land.
Sec. 209. Withdrawal.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land 
     Management.
       (2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Utah.

                TITLE I--DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS

     SEC. 101. GREAT BASIN WILDERNESS AREAS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the Great Basin region of western Utah is comprised of 
     starkly beautiful mountain ranges that rise as islands from 
     the desert floor;
       (2) the Wah Wah Mountains in the Great Basin region are 
     arid and austere, with massive cliff faces and leathery 
     slopes speckled with pinon and juniper;
       (3) the Pilot Range and Stansbury Mountains in the Great 
     Basin region are high enough to draw moisture from passing 
     clouds and support ecosystems found nowhere else on earth;
       (4) from bristlecone pine, the world's oldest living 
     organism, to newly flowered mountain meadows, mountains of 
     the Great Basin region are islands of nature that--
       (A) support remarkable biological diversity; and
       (B) provide opportunities to experience the colossal 
     silence of the Great Basin; and
       (5) the Great Basin region of western Utah should be 
     protected and managed to ensure the preservation of the 
     natural conditions of the region.
       (b) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are 
     designated as wilderness areas and as components of the 
     National Wilderness Preservation System:
       (1) Antelope Range (approximately 17,000 acres).
       (2) Barn Hills (approximately 20,000 acres).
       (3) Black Hills (approximately 9,000 acres).
       (4) Bullgrass Knoll (approximately 15,000 acres).
       (5) Burbank Hills/Tunnel Spring (approximately 92,000 
     acres).
       (6) Conger Mountains (approximately 21,000 acres).
       (7) Crater Bench (approximately 35,000 acres).
       (8) Crater and Silver Island Mountains (approximately 
     121,000 acres).
       (9) Cricket Mountains Cluster (approximately 62,000 acres).
       (10) Deep Creek Mountains (approximately 126,000 acres).
       (11) Drum Mountains (approximately 39,000 acres).
       (12) Dugway Mountains (approximately 24,000 acres).
       (13) Essex Canyon (approximately 1,300 acres).
       (14) Fish Springs Range (approximately 64,000 acres).
       (15) Granite Peak (approximately 19,000 acres).
       (16) Grassy Mountains (approximately 23,000 acres).
       (17) Grouse Creek Mountains (approximately 15,000 acres).
       (18) House Range (approximately 201,000 acres).
       (19) Keg Mountains (approximately 38,000 acres).
       (20) Kern Mountains (approximately 15,000 acres).
       (21) King Top (approximately 110,000 acres).
       (22) Ledger Canyon (approximately 9,000 acres).
       (23) Little Goose Creek (approximately 1,200 acres).
       (24) Middle/Granite Mountains (approximately 80,000 acres).
       (25) Mount Escalante (approximately 18,000 acres).
       (26) Mountain Home Range (approximately 90,000 acres).
       (27) Newfoundland Mountains (approximately 22,000 acres).
       (28) Ochre Mountain (approximately 13,000 acres).
       (29) Oquirrh Mountains (approximately 9,000 acres).
       (30) Painted Rock Mountain (approximately 26,000 acres).
       (31) Paradise/Steamboat Mountains (approximately 144,000 
     acres).
       (32) Pilot Range (approximately 45,000 acres).
       (33) Red Tops (approximately 28,000 acres).
       (34) Rockwell-Little Sahara (approximately 21,000 acres).
       (35) San Francisco Mountains (approximately 39,000 acres).
       (36) Sand Ridge (approximately 73,000 acres).
       (37) Simpson Mountains (approximately 42,000 acres).
       (38) Snake Valley (approximately 100,000 acres).
       (39) Spring Creek Canyon (approximately 4,000 acres).
       (40) Stansbury Island (approximately 10,000 acres).
       (41) Stansbury Mountains (approximately 24,000 acres).
       (42) Thomas Range (approximately 36,000 acres).
       (43) Tule Valley (approximately 159,000 acres).
       (44) Wah Wah Mountains (approximately 167,000 acres).
       (45) Wasatch/Sevier Plateaus (approximately 29,000 acres).
       (46) White Rock Range (approximately 5,200 acres).

     SEC. 102. GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE WILDERNESS AREAS.

       (a) Grand Staircase Area.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (A) the area known as the Grand Staircase rises more than 
     6,000 feet in a series of great cliffs and plateaus from the 
     depths of the Grand Canyon to the forested rim of Bryce 
     Canyon;
       (B) the Grand Staircase--

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       (i) spans 6 major life zones, from the lower Sonoran Desert 
     to the alpine forest; and
       (ii) encompasses geologic formations that display 
     3,000,000,000 years of Earth's history;
       (C) land managed by the Secretary lines the intricate 
     canyon system of the Paria River and forms a vital natural 
     corridor connection to the deserts and forests of those 
     national parks;
       (D) land described in paragraph (2) (other than East of 
     Bryce, Upper Kanab Creek, Moquith Mountain, Bunting Point, 
     and Vermillion Cliffs) is located within the Grand Staircase-
     Escalante National Monument; and
       (E) the Grand Staircase in Utah should be protected and 
     managed as a wilderness area.
       (2) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are 
     designated as wilderness areas and as components of the 
     National Wilderness Preservation System:
       (A) Bryce View (approximately 4,500 acres).
       (B) Bunting Point (approximately 11,000 acres).
       (C) Canaan Mountain (approximately 16,000 acres in Kane 
     County).
       (D) Canaan Peak Slopes (approximately 2,300 acres).
       (E) East of Bryce (approximately 750 acres).
       (F) Glass Eye Canyon (approximately 24,000 acres).
       (G) Ladder Canyon (approximately 14,000 acres).
       (H) Moquith Mountain (approximately 16,000 acres).
       (I) Nephi Point (approximately 14,000 acres).
       (J) Orderville Canyon (approximately 9,200 acres).
       (K) Paria-Hackberry (approximately 188,000 acres).
       (L) Paria Wilderness Expansion (approximately 3,300 acres).
       (M) Parunuweap Canyon (approximately 43,000 acres).
       (N) Pine Hollow (approximately 11,000 acres).
       (O) Slopes of Bryce (approximately 2,600 acres).
       (P) Timber Mountain (approximately 51,000 acres).
       (Q) Upper Kanab Creek (approximately 49,000 acres).
       (R) Vermillion Cliffs (approximately 26,000 acres).
       (S) Willis Creek (approximately 21,000 acres).
       (b) Kaiparowits Plateau.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (A) the Kaiparowits Plateau east of the Paria River is one 
     of the most rugged and isolated wilderness regions in the 
     United States;
       (B) the Kaiparowits Plateau, a windswept land of harsh 
     beauty, contains distant vistas and a remarkable variety of 
     plant and animal species;
       (C) ancient forests, an abundance of big game animals, and 
     22 species of raptors thrive undisturbed on the grassland 
     mesa tops of the Kaiparowits Plateau;
       (D) each of the areas described in paragraph (2) (other 
     than Heaps Canyon, Little Valley, and Wide Hollow) is located 
     within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument; and
       (E) the Kaiparowits Plateau should be protected and managed 
     as a wilderness area.
       (2) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are 
     designated as wilderness areas and as components of the 
     National Wilderness Preservation System:
       (A) Andalex Not (approximately 18,000 acres).
       (B) The Blues (approximately 21,000 acres).
       (C) Box Canyon (approximately 2,800 acres).
       (D) Burning Hills (approximately 80,000 acres).
       (E) Carcass Canyon (approximately 83,000 acres).
       (F) The Cockscomb (approximately 11,000 acres).
       (G) Fiftymile Bench (approximately 12,000 acres).
       (H) Fiftymile Mountain (approximately 203,000 acres).
       (I) Heaps Canyon (approximately 4,000 acres).
       (J) Horse Spring Canyon (approximately 31,000 acres).
       (K) Kodachrome Headlands (approximately 10,000 acres).
       (L) Little Valley Canyon (approximately 4,000 acres).
       (M) Mud Spring Canyon (approximately 65,000 acres).
       (N) Nipple Bench (approximately 32,000 acres).
       (O) Paradise Canyon-Wahweap (approximately 262,000 acres).
       (P) Rock Cove (approximately 16,000 acres).
       (Q) Warm Creek (approximately 23,000 acres).
       (R) Wide Hollow (approximately 6,800 acres).
       (c) Escalante Canyons.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (A) glens and coves carved in massive sandstone cliffs, 
     spring-watered hanging gardens, and the silence of ancient 
     Anasazi ruins are examples of the unique features that entice 
     hikers, campers, and sightseers from around the world to 
     Escalante Canyon;
       (B) Escalante Canyon links the spruce fir forests of the 
     11,000-foot Aquarius Plateau with winding slickrock canyons 
     that flow into Glen Canyon;
       (C) Escalante Canyon, one of Utah's most popular natural 
     areas, contains critical habitat for deer, elk, and wild 
     bighorn sheep that also enhances the scenic integrity of the 
     area;
       (D) each of the areas described in paragraph (2) is located 
     within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument; and
       (E) Escalante Canyon should be protected and managed as a 
     wilderness area.
       (2) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are 
     designated as wilderness areas and as components of the 
     National Wilderness Preservation System:
       (A) Brinkerhof Flats (approximately 3,000 acres).
       (B) Colt Mesa (approximately 28,000 acres).
       (C) Death Hollow (approximately 49,000 acres).
       (D) Forty Mile Gulch (approximately 6,600 acres).
       (E) Hurricane Wash (approximately 9,000 acres).
       (F) Lampstand (approximately 7,900 acres).
       (G) Muley Twist Flank (approximately 3,600 acres).
       (H) North Escalante Canyons (approximately 176,000 acres).
       (I) Pioneer Mesa (approximately 11,000 acres).
       (J) Scorpion (approximately 53,000 acres).
       (K) Sooner Bench (approximately 390 acres).
       (L) Steep Creek (approximately 35,000 acres).
       (M) Studhorse Peaks (approximately 24,000 acres).

     SEC. 103. MOAB-LA SAL CANYONS WILDERNESS AREAS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the canyons surrounding the La Sal Mountains and the 
     town of Moab offer a variety of extraordinary landscapes;
       (2) outstanding examples of natural formations and 
     landscapes in the Moab-La Sal area include the huge sandstone 
     fins of Behind the Rocks, the mysterious Fisher Towers, and 
     the whitewater rapids of Westwater Canyon; and
       (3) the Moab-La Sal area should be protected and managed as 
     a wilderness area.
       (b) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are 
     designated as wilderness areas and as components of the 
     National Wilderness Preservation System:
       (1) Arches Adjacent (approximately 12,000 acres).
       (2) Beaver Creek (approximately 41,000 acres).
       (3) Behind the Rocks and Hunters Canyon (approximately 
     22,000 acres).
       (4) Big Triangle (approximately 20,000 acres).
       (5) Coyote Wash (approximately 28,000 acres).
       (6) Dome Plateau-Professor Valley (approximately 35,000 
     acres).
       (7) Fisher Towers (approximately 18,000 acres).
       (8) Goldbar Canyon (approximately 9,000 acres).
       (9) Granite Creek (approximately 5,000 acres).
       (10) Mary Jane Canyon (approximately 25,000 acres).
       (11) Mill Creek (approximately 14,000 acres).
       (12) Porcupine Rim and Morning Glory (approximately 20,000 
     acres).
       (13) Renegade Point (approximately 6,600 acres).
       (14) Westwater Canyon (approximately 37,000 acres).
       (15) Yellow Bird (approximately 4,200 acres).

     SEC. 104. HENRY MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS AREAS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the Henry Mountain Range, the last mountain range to be 
     discovered and named by early explorers in the contiguous 
     United States, still retains a wild and undiscovered quality;
       (2) fluted badlands that surround the flanks of 11,000-foot 
     Mounts Ellen and Pennell contain areas of critical habitat 
     for mule deer and for the largest herd of free-roaming 
     buffalo in the United States;
       (3) despite their relative accessibility, the Henry 
     Mountain Range remains one of the wildest, least-known ranges 
     in the United States; and
       (4) the Henry Mountain range should be protected and 
     managed to ensure the preservation of the range as a 
     wilderness area.
       (b) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are 
     designated as wilderness areas and as components of the 
     National Wilderness Preservation System:
       (1) Bull Mountain (approximately 16,000 acres).
       (2) Bullfrog Creek (approximately 35,000 acres).
       (3) Dogwater Creek (approximately 3,400 acres).
       (4) Fremont Gorge (approximately 20,000 acres).
       (5) Long Canyon (approximately 16,000 acres).

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       (6) Mount Ellen-Blue Hills (approximately 140,000 acres).
       (7) Mount Hillers (approximately 21,000 acres).
       (8) Mount Pennell (approximately 147,000 acres).
       (9) Notom Bench (approximately 6,200 acres).
       (10) Oak Creek (approximately 1,700 acres).
       (11) Ragged Mountain (approximately 28,000 acres).

     SEC. 105. GLEN CANYON WILDERNESS AREAS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the side canyons of Glen Canyon, including the Dirty 
     Devil River and the Red, White and Blue Canyons, contain some 
     of the most remote and outstanding landscapes in southern 
     Utah;
       (2) the Dirty Devil River, once the fortress hideout of 
     outlaw Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch, has sculpted a maze of 
     slickrock canyons through an imposing landscape of monoliths 
     and inaccessible mesas;
       (3) the Red and Blue Canyons contain colorful Chinle/
     Moenkopi badlands found nowhere else in the region; and
       (4) the canyons of Glen Canyon in the State should be 
     protected and managed as wilderness areas.
       (b) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are 
     designated as wilderness areas and as components of the 
     National Wilderness Preservation System:
       (1) Cane Spring Desert (approximately 18,000 acres).
       (2) Dark Canyon (approximately 134,000 acres).
       (3) Dirty Devil (approximately 242,000 acres).
       (4) Fiddler Butte (approximately 92,000 acres).
       (5) Flat Tops (approximately 30,000 acres).
       (6) Little Rockies (approximately 64,000 acres).
       (7) The Needle (approximately 11,000 acres).
       (8) Red Rock Plateau (approximately 213,000 acres).
       (9) White Canyon (approximately 98,000 acres).

     SEC. 106. SAN JUAN-ANASAZI WILDERNESS AREAS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) more than 1,000 years ago, the Anasazi Indian culture 
     flourished in the slickrock canyons and on the pinon-covered 
     mesas of southeastern Utah;
       (2) evidence of the ancient presence of the Anasazi 
     pervades the Cedar Mesa area of the San Juan-Anasazi area 
     where cliff dwellings, rock art, and ceremonial kivas 
     embellish sandstone overhangs and isolated benchlands;
       (3) the Cedar Mesa area is in need of protection from the 
     vandalism and theft of its unique cultural resources;
       (4) the Cedar Mesa wilderness areas should be created to 
     protect both the archaeological heritage and the 
     extraordinary wilderness, scenic, and ecological values of 
     the United States; and
       (5) the San Juan-Anasazi area should be protected and 
     managed as a wilderness area to ensure the preservation of 
     the unique and valuable resources of that area.
       (b) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are 
     designated as wilderness areas and as components of the 
     National Wilderness Preservation System:
       (1) Allen Canyon (approximately 5,900 acres).
       (2) Arch Canyon (approximately 30,000 acres).
       (3) Comb Ridge (approximately 15,000 acres).
       (4) East Montezuma (approximately 45,000 acres).
       (5) Fish and Owl Creek Canyons (approximately 73,000 
     acres).
       (6) Grand Gulch (approximately 159,000 acres).
       (7) Hammond Canyon (approximately 4,400 acres).
       (8) Nokai Dome (approximately 93,000 acres).
       (9) Road Canyon (approximately 63,000 acres).
       (10) San Juan River (Sugarloaf) (approximately 15,000 
     acres).
       (11) The Tabernacle (approximately 7,000 acres).
       (12) Valley of the Gods (approximately 21,000 acres).

     SEC. 107. CANYONLANDS BASIN WILDERNESS AREAS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) Canyonlands National Park safeguards only a small 
     portion of the extraordinary red-hued, cliff-walled 
     canyonland region of the Colorado Plateau;
       (2) areas near Arches National Park and Canyonlands 
     National Park contain canyons with rushing perennial streams, 
     natural arches, bridges, and towers;
       (3) the gorges of the Green and Colorado Rivers lie on 
     adjacent land managed by the Secretary;
       (4) popular overlooks in Canyonlands Nations Park and Dead 
     Horse Point State Park have views directly into adjacent 
     areas, including Lockhart Basin and Indian Creek; and
       (5) designation of those areas as wilderness would ensure 
     the protection of this erosional masterpiece of nature and of 
     the rich pockets of wildlife found within its expanded 
     boundaries.
       (b) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are 
     designated as wilderness areas and as components of the 
     National Wilderness Preservation System:
       (1) Bridger Jack Mesa (approximately 33,000 acres).
       (2) Butler Wash (approximately 27,000 acres).
       (3) Dead Horse Cliffs (approximately 5,300 acres).
       (4) Demon's Playground (approximately 3,700 acres).
       (5) Duma Point (approximately 14,000 acres).
       (6) Gooseneck (approximately 9,000 acres).
       (7) Hatch Point Canyons/Lockhart Basin (approximately 
     149,000 acres).
       (8) Horsethief Point (approximately 15,000 acres).
       (9) Indian Creek (approximately 28,000 acres).
       (10) Labyrinth Canyon (approximately 150,000 acres).
       (11) San Rafael River (approximately 101,000 acres).
       (12) Shay Mountain (approximately 14,000 acres).
       (13) Sweetwater Reef (approximately 69,000 acres).
       (14) Upper Horseshoe Canyon (approximately 60,000 acres).

     SEC. 108. SAN RAFAEL SWELL WILDERNESS AREAS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the San Rafael Swell towers above the desert like a 
     castle, ringed by 1,000-foot ramparts of Navajo Sandstone;
       (2) the highlands of the San Rafael Swell have been 
     fractured by uplift and rendered hollow by erosion over 
     countless millennia, leaving a tremendous basin punctuated by 
     mesas, buttes, and canyons and traversed by sediment-laden 
     desert streams;
       (3) among other places, the San Rafael wilderness offers 
     exceptional back country opportunities in the colorful Wild 
     Horse Badlands, the monoliths of North Caineville Mesa, the 
     rock towers of Cliff Wash, and colorful cliffs of Humbug 
     Canyon;
       (4) the mountains within these areas are among Utah's most 
     valuable habitat for desert bighorn sheep; and
       (5) the San Rafael Swell area should be protected and 
     managed to ensure its preservation as a wilderness area.
       (b) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are 
     designated as wilderness areas and as components of the 
     National Wilderness Preservation System:
       (1) Cedar Mountain (approximately 15,000 acres).
       (2) Devils Canyon (approximately 23,000 acres).
       (3) Eagle Canyon (approximately 38,000 acres).
       (4) Factory Butte (approximately 22,000 acres).
       (5) Hondu Country (approximately 20,000 acres).
       (6) Jones Bench (approximately 2,800 acres).
       (7) Limestone Cliffs (approximately 25,000 acres).
       (8) Lost Spring Wash (approximately 37,000 acres).
       (9) Mexican Mountain (approximately 100,000 acres).
       (10) Molen Reef (approximately 33,000 acres).
       (11) Muddy Creek (approximately 240,000 acres).
       (12) Mussentuchit Badlands (approximately 25,000 acres).
       (13) Pleasant Creek Bench (approximately 1,100 acres).
       (14) Price River-Humbug (approximately 120,000 acres).
       (15) Red Desert (approximately 40,000 acres).
       (16) Rock Canyon (approximately 18,000 acres).
       (17) San Rafael Knob (approximately 15,000 acres).
       (18) San Rafael Reef (approximately 114,000 acres).
       (19) Sids Mountain (approximately 107,000 acres).
       (20) Upper Muddy Creek (approximately 19,000 acres).
       (21) Wild Horse Mesa (approximately 92,000 acres).

     SEC. 109. BOOK CLIFFS AND UINTA BASIN WILDERNESS AREAS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin wilderness areas 
     offer--
       (A) unique big game hunting opportunities in verdant high-
     plateau forests;
       (B) the opportunity for float trips of several days 
     duration down the Green River in Desolation Canyon; and
       (C) the opportunity for calm water canoe weekends on the 
     White River;
       (2) the long rampart of the Book Cliffs bounds the area on 
     the south, while seldom-visited uplands, dissected by the 
     rivers and streams, slope away to the north into the Uinta 
     Basin;
       (3) bears, Bighorn sheep, cougars, elk, and mule deer 
     flourish in the back country of the Book Cliffs; and

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       (4) the Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin areas should be 
     protected and managed to ensure the protection of the areas 
     as wilderness.
       (b) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are 
     designated as wilderness areas and as components of the 
     National Wilderness Preservation System.
       (1) Bourdette Draw (approximately 15,000 acres).
       (2) Bull Canyon (approximately 2,800 acres).
       (3) Chipeta (approximately 95,000 acres).
       (4) Dead Horse Pass (approximately 8,000 acres).
       (5) Desbrough Canyon (approximately 13,000 acres).
       (6) Desolation Canyon (approximately 555,000 acres).
       (7) Diamond Breaks (approximately 9,000 acres).
       (8) Diamond Canyon (approximately 166,000 acres).
       (9) Diamond Mountain (also known as ``Wild Mountain'') 
     (approximately 27,000 acres).
       (10) Dinosaur Adjacent (approximately 10,000 acres).
       (11) Goslin Mountain (approximately 4,900 acres).
       (12) Hideout Canyon (approximately 12,000 acres).
       (13) Lower Bitter Creek (approximately 14,000 acres).
       (14) Lower Flaming Gorge (approximately 21,000 acres).
       (15) Mexico Point (approximately 15,000 acres).
       (16) Moonshine Draw (also known as ``Daniels Canyon'') 
     (approximately 10,000 acres).
       (17) Mountain Home (approximately 9,000 acres).
       (18) O-Wi-Yu-Kuts (approximately 13,000 acres).
       (19) Red Creek Badlands (approximately 3,600 acres).
       (20) Seep Canyon (approximately 21,000 acres).
       (21) Sunday School Canyon (approximately 18,000 acres).
       (22) Survey Point (approximately 8,000 acres).
       (23) Turtle Canyon (approximately 39,000 acres).
       (24) White River (approximately 23,000 acres).
       (25) Winter Ridge (approximately 38,000 acres).
       (26) Wolf Point (approximately 15,000 acres).

                  TITLE II--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

     SEC. 201. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       (a) Names of Wilderness Areas.--Each wilderness area named 
     in title I shall--
       (1) consist of the quantity of land referenced with respect 
     to that named area, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
     ``Utah BLM Wilderness''; and
       (2) be known by the name given to it in title I.
       (b) Map and Description.--
       (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and a 
     legal description of each wilderness area designated by this 
     Act with--
       (A) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
     Senate.
       (2) Force of law.--A map and legal description filed under 
     paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if 
     included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct 
     clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal 
     description.
       (3) Public availability.--Each map and legal description 
     filed under paragraph (1) shall be filed and made available 
     for public inspection in the Office of the Director of the 
     Bureau of Land Management.

     SEC. 202. ADMINISTRATION.

       Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of 
     enactment of this Act, each wilderness area designated under 
     this Act shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance 
     with--
       (1) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
     U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
       (2) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).

     SEC. 203. STATE SCHOOL TRUST LAND WITHIN WILDERNESS AREAS.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), if State-owned 
     land is included in an area designated by this Act as a 
     wilderness area, the Secretary shall offer to exchange land 
     owned by the United States in the State of approximately 
     equal value in accordance with section 603(c) of the Federal 
     Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)) 
     and section 5(a) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1134(a)).
       (b) Mineral Interests.--The Secretary shall not transfer 
     any mineral interests under subsection (a) unless the State 
     transfers to the Secretary any mineral interests in land 
     designated by this Act as a wilderness area.

     SEC. 204. WATER.

       (a) Reservation.--
       (1) Water for wilderness areas.--
       (A) In general.--With respect to each wilderness area 
     designated by this Act, Congress reserves a quantity of water 
     determined by the Secretary to be sufficient for the 
     wilderness area.
       (B) Priority date.--The priority date of a right reserved 
     under subparagraph (A) shall be the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (2) Protection of rights.--The Secretary and other officers 
     and employees of the United States shall take any steps 
     necessary to protect the rights reserved by paragraph (1)(A), 
     including the filing of a claim for the quantification of the 
     rights in any present or future appropriate stream 
     adjudication in the courts of the State--
       (A) in which the United States is or may be joined; and
       (B) that is conducted in accordance with section 208 of the 
     Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1953 (66 Stat. 560, 
     chapter 651).
       (b) Prior Rights Not Affected.--Nothing in this Act 
     relinquishes or reduces any water rights reserved or 
     appropriated by the United States in the State on or before 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       (c) Administration.--
       (1) Specification of rights.--The Federal water rights 
     reserved by this Act are specific to the wilderness areas 
     designated by this Act.
       (2) No precedent established.--Nothing in this Act related 
     to reserved Federal water rights--
       (A) shall establish a precedent with regard to any future 
     designation of water rights; or
       (B) shall affect the interpretation of any other Act or any 
     designation made under any other Act.

     SEC. 205. ROADS.

       (a) Setbacks.--
       (1) Measurement in general.--A setback under this section 
     shall be measured from the center line of the road.
       (2) Wilderness on 1 side of roads.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (b), a setback for a road with wilderness on only 
     1 side shall be set at--
       (A) 300 feet from a paved Federal or State highway;
       (B) 100 feet from any other paved road or high standard 
     dirt or gravel road; and
       (C) 30 feet from any other road.
       (3) Wilderness on both sides of roads.--Except as provided 
     in subsection (b), a setback for a road with wilderness on 
     both sides (including cherry-stems or roads separating 2 
     wilderness units) shall be set at--
       (A) 200 feet from a paved Federal or State highway;
       (B) 40 feet from any other paved road or high standard dirt 
     or gravel road; and
       (C) 10 feet from any other roads.
       (b) Setback Exceptions.--
       (1) Well-defined topographical barriers.--If, between the 
     road and the boundary of a setback area described in 
     paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a), there is a well-
     defined cliff edge, stream bank, or other topographical 
     barrier, the Secretary shall use the barrier as the 
     wilderness boundary.
       (2) Fences.--If, between the road and the boundary of a 
     setback area specified in paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection 
     (a), there is a fence running parallel to a road, the 
     Secretary shall use the fence as the wilderness boundary if, 
     in the opinion of the Secretary, doing so would result in a 
     more manageable boundary.
       (3) Deviations from setback areas.--
       (A) Exclusion of disturbances from wilderness boundaries.--
     In cases where there is an existing livestock development, 
     dispersed camping area, borrow pit, or similar disturbance 
     within 100 feet of a road that forms part of a wilderness 
     boundary, the Secretary may delineate the boundary so as to 
     exclude the disturbance from the wilderness area.
       (B) Limitation on exclusion of disturbances.--The Secretary 
     shall make a boundary adjustment under subparagraph (A) only 
     if the Secretary determines that doing so is consistent with 
     wilderness management goals.
       (C) Deviations restricted to minimum necessary.--Any 
     deviation under this paragraph from the setbacks required 
     under in paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a) shall be the 
     minimum necessary to exclude the disturbance.
       (c) Delineation Within Setback Area.--The Secretary may 
     delineate a wilderness boundary at a location within a 
     setback under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a) if, as 
     determined by the Secretary, the delineation would enhance 
     wilderness management goals.

     SEC. 206. LIVESTOCK.

       Within the wilderness areas designated under title I, the 
     grazing of livestock authorized on the date of enactment of 
     this Act shall be permitted to continue subject to such 
     reasonable regulations and procedures as the Secretary 
     considers necessary, as long as the regulations and 
     procedures are consistent with--
       (1) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and
       (2) section 101(f) of the Arizona Desert Wilderness Act of 
     1990 (Public Law 101-628; 104 Stat. 4469).

     SEC. 207. FISH AND WILDLIFE.

       Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the State 
     with respect to wildlife and fish on the public land located 
     in the State.

     SEC. 208. MANAGEMENT OF NEWLY ACQUIRED LAND.

       Any land within the boundaries of a wilderness area 
     designated under this Act that

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     is acquired by the Federal Government shall--
       (1) become part of the wilderness area in which the land is 
     located; and
       (2) be managed in accordance with this Act and other laws 
     applicable to wilderness areas.

     SEC. 209. WITHDRAWAL.

       Subject to valid rights existing on the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the Federal land referred to in title I is 
     withdrawn from all forms of--
       (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under public law;
       (2) location, entry, and patent under mining law; and
       (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and 
     geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
                                 ______
                                 
      By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. McCaskill, Mrs. 
        Shaheen, and Mr. Sanders):
  S. 1377. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify and 
expand Federal criminal jurisdiction over Federal contractors and 
employees outside the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
Committee on the Judiciary.
  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, today, I reintroduce the Civilian 
Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, CEJA. The U.S. has huge numbers of 
Government employees and contractors working overseas, but the legal 
framework governing them is unclear and outdated. To promote 
accountability, Congress must make sure that our criminal laws reach 
serious misconduct by U.S. Government employees and contractors 
wherever they act. The Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act 
accomplishes this important and common sense goal by allowing U.S. 
contractors and employees working overseas who commit specific crimes 
to be tried and sentenced under U.S. law.
  Tragic events in Iraq and Afghanistan highlight the need to 
strengthen the laws providing for jurisdiction over American government 
employees and contractors working abroad. In September 2007, Blackwater 
security contractors working for the State Department shot more than 20 
unarmed civilians on the streets of Baghdad, killing at least 14 of 
them, and causing a rift in our relations with the Iraqi government. 
Efforts to prosecute those responsible for these shootings were fraught 
with difficulties. The Blackwater trial has now concluded, eight years 
after this tragedy, with one former security contractor receiving a 
life sentence and three others receiving sentences of 30 years for 
their role. The trial was significantly delayed, however, as defendants 
argued in court that the U.S. Government did not have jurisdiction to 
prosecute them.
  I worked with Senator Sessions and others in 2000 to pass the 
Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, MEJA, and then, again, to 
amend it in 2004, so that U.S. criminal laws would extend to all 
members of the U.S. military, to those who accompany them, and to 
contractors who work with the military. That law provides criminal 
jurisdiction over Defense Department employees and contractors, but it 
does not cover people working for other Federal agencies unless they 
are supporting a Defense Department mission. Although prosecutors were 
able to demonstrate that the Blackwater contractors met this criteria, 
had jurisdiction in that tragic incident been clear from the outset, it 
could have prevented some of the problems that delayed the case.
  Other incidents have made it all too clear that the Blackwater case 
was not an isolated incident. Private security contractors have been 
involved in violent incidents and serious misconduct in Iraq and 
Afghanistan, including other shooting incidents in which civilians have 
been seriously injured or killed. MEJA does not cover many of the 
thousands of U.S. contractors and employees who are working abroad. The 
legislation I introduce today fills this gap.
  Ensuring criminal accountability will also improve our national 
security and protect Americans overseas. Importantly, in those 
instances where the local justice system may be less than fair, this 
explicit jurisdiction will also protect Americans by providing the 
option of prosecuting them in the United States, rather than leaving 
them subject to potentially hostile and unpredictable local courts. Our 
allies, including those countries most essential to our 
counterterrorism and national security efforts, work best with us when 
we hold our own accountable.
  The legislation I propose today has been carefully crafted to ensure 
that the intelligence community can continue its authorized activities 
unimpeded. This bill would also provide greater protection to American 
victims of crime, as it would lead to more accountability for crimes 
committed by U.S. Government contractors and employees against 
Americans working abroad.
  This legislation provides another important benefit: It will lay the 
groundwork to expand U.S. preclearance operations in Canada--thereby 
enhancing national security and facilitating commerce and tourism with 
our largest trading partner. The U.S. currently stations U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection, CBP, Officers in select locations in Canada to 
inspect passengers and cargo bound for the United States before they 
leave Canada. These operations relieve congestion at U.S. airports, 
improve commerce, save money, and provide national security benefits. 
Earlier this year, Secretary Johnson was joined in Washington by 
Canada's Minister of Public Safety, Steven Blaney, for the signing of a 
new preclearance agreement that was negotiated under the Beyond the 
Border Action Plan. That agreement sets the stage for expansion of 
preclearance capacity for traffic in the marine, land, air and rail 
sectors between the United States and Canada. But one barrier in these 
discussions is that the United States lacks legal authority to 
prosecute U.S. officials engaged in preclearance operations if they 
commit crimes while stationed in Canada. CEJA would ensure that the 
U.S. has legal authority to hold our own officials accountable if they 
engage in wrongdoing, and thereby help pave the way to fully 
implementing the expanded Canada preclearance agreement.
  In the past, legislation in this area has been bipartisan. I hope 
Senators of both parties will work together to pass this important 
reform.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be 
printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 1377

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Civilian Extraterritorial 
     Jurisdiction Act of 2015'' or the ``CEJA''.

     SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION AND EXPANSION OF FEDERAL JURISDICTION 
                   OVER FEDERAL CONTRACTORS AND EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Over Federal Contractors 
     and Employees.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 212A of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) by transferring the text of section 3272 to the end of 
     section 3271, redesignating such text as subsection (c) of 
     section 3271, and, in such text, as so redesignated, by 
     striking ``this chapter'' and inserting ``this section'';
       (B) by striking the heading of section 3272; and
       (C) by adding after section 3271, as amended by this 
     paragraph, the following new sections:

     ``Sec. 3272. Offenses committed by Federal contractors and 
       employees outside the United States

       ``(a)(1) Whoever, while employed by any department or 
     agency of the United States other than the Department of 
     Defense or accompanying any department or agency of the 
     United States other than the Department of Defense, knowingly 
     engages in conduct (or conspires or attempts to engage in 
     conduct) outside the United States that would constitute an 
     offense enumerated in paragraph (3) had the conduct been 
     engaged in within the special maritime and territorial 
     jurisdiction of the United States shall be punished as 
     provided for that offense.
       ``(2) A prosecution may not be commenced against a person 
     under this subsection if a foreign government, in accordance 
     with jurisdiction recognized by the United States, has 
     prosecuted or is prosecuting such person for the conduct 
     constituting the offense, except upon the approval of the 
     Attorney General or the Deputy Attorney General (or a person 
     acting in either such capacity), which function of approval 
     may not be delegated.
       ``(3) The offenses covered by paragraph (1) are the 
     following:

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       ``(A) Any offense under chapter 5 (arson) of this title.
       ``(B) Any offense under section 111 (assaulting, resisting, 
     or impeding certain officers or employees), 113 (assault 
     within maritime and territorial jurisdiction), or 114 
     (maiming within maritime and territorial jurisdiction) of 
     this title, but only if the offense is subject to a maximum 
     sentence of imprisonment of one year or more.
       ``(C) Any offense under section 201 (bribery of public 
     officials and witnesses) of this title.
       ``(D) Any offense under section 499 (military, naval, or 
     official passes) of this title.
       ``(E) Any offense under section 701 (official badges, 
     identifications cards, and other insignia), 702 (uniform of 
     armed forces and Public Health Service), 703 (uniform of 
     friendly nation), or 704 (military medals or decorations) of 
     this title.
       ``(F) Any offense under chapter 41 (extortion and threats) 
     of this title, but only if the offense is subject to a 
     maximum sentence of imprisonment of three years or more.
       ``(G) Any offense under chapter 42 (extortionate credit 
     transactions) of this title.
       ``(H) Any offense under section 924(c) (use of firearm in 
     violent or drug trafficking crime) or 924(o) (conspiracy to 
     violate section 924(c)) of this title.
       ``(I) Any offense under chapter 50A (genocide) of this 
     title.
       ``(J) Any offense under section 1111 (murder), 1112 
     (manslaughter), 1113 (attempt to commit murder or 
     manslaughter), 1114 (protection of officers and employees of 
     the United States), 1116 (murder or manslaughter of foreign 
     officials, official guests, or internationally protected 
     persons), 1117 (conspiracy to commit murder), or 1119 
     (foreign murder of United States nationals) of this title.
       ``(K) Any offense under chapter 55 (kidnapping) of this 
     title.
       ``(L) Any offense under section 1503 (influencing or 
     injuring officer or juror generally), 1505 (obstruction of 
     proceedings before departments, agencies, and committees), 
     1510 (obstruction of criminal investigations), 1512 
     (tampering with a witness, victim, or informant), or 1513 
     (retaliating against a witness, victim, or an informant) of 
     this title.
       ``(M) Any offense under section 1951 (interference with 
     commerce by threats or violence), 1952 (interstate and 
     foreign travel or transportation in aid of racketeering 
     enterprises), 1956 (laundering of monetary instruments), 1957 
     (engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from 
     specified unlawful activity), 1958 (use of interstate 
     commerce facilities in the commission of murder for hire), or 
     1959 (violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity) of this 
     title.
       ``(N) Any offense under section 2111 (robbery or burglary 
     within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction) of this 
     title.
       ``(O) Any offense under chapter 109A (sexual abuse) of this 
     title.
       ``(P) Any offense under chapter 113B (terrorism) of this 
     title.
       ``(Q) Any offense under chapter 113C (torture) of this 
     title.
       ``(R) Any offense under chapter 115 (treason, sedition, and 
     subversive activities) of this title.
       ``(S) Any offense under section 2442 (child soldiers) of 
     this title.
       ``(T) Any offense under section 401 (manufacture, 
     distribution, or possession with intent to distribute a 
     controlled substance) or 408 (continuing criminal enterprise) 
     of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841, 848), or 
     under section 1002 (importation of controlled substances), 
     1003 (exportation of controlled substances), or 1010 (import 
     or export of a controlled substance) of the Controlled 
     Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 952, 953, 960), 
     but only if the offense is subject to a maximum sentence of 
     imprisonment of 20 years or more.
       ``(b) In addition to the jurisdiction under subsection (a), 
     whoever, while employed by any department or agency of the 
     United States other than the Department of Defense and 
     stationed or deployed in a country outside of the United 
     States pursuant to a treaty or executive agreement in 
     furtherance of a border security initiative with that 
     country, engages in conduct (or conspires or attempts to 
     engage in conduct) outside the United States that would 
     constitute an offense for which a person may be prosecuted in 
     a court of the United States had the conduct been engaged in 
     within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of 
     the United States shall be punished as provided for that 
     offense.
       ``(c) In this section:
       ``(1) The term `employed by any department or agency of the 
     United States other than the Department of Defense' means--
       ``(A) being employed as a civilian employee, a contractor 
     (including a subcontractor at any tier), an employee of a 
     contractor (or a subcontractor at any tier), a grantee 
     (including a contractor of a grantee or a subgrantee or 
     subcontractor at any tier), or an employee of a grantee (or a 
     contractor of a grantee or a subgrantee or subcontractor at 
     any tier) of any department or agency of the United States 
     other than the Department of Defense;
       ``(B) being present or residing outside the United States 
     in connection with such employment;
       ``(C) not being a national of or ordinarily resident in the 
     host nation; and
       ``(D) in the case of such a contractor, contractor 
     employee, grantee, or grantee employee, that such employment 
     supports a program, project, or activity for a department or 
     agency of the United States.
       ``(2) The term `accompanying any department or agency of 
     the United States other than the Department of Defense' 
     means--
       ``(A) being a dependant, family member, or member of 
     household of--
       ``(i) a civilian employee of any department or agency of 
     the United States other than the Department of Defense; or
       ``(ii) a contractor (including a subcontractor at any 
     tier), an employee of a contractor (or a subcontractor at any 
     tier), a grantee (including a contractor of a grantee or a 
     subgrantee or subcontractor at any tier), or an employee of a 
     grantee (or a contractor of a grantee or a subgrantee or 
     subcontractor at any tier) of any department or agency of the 
     United States other than the Department of Defense, which 
     contractor, contractor employee, grantee, or grantee employee 
     is supporting a program, project, or activity for a 
     department or agency of the United States other than the 
     Department of Defense;
       ``(B) residing with such civilian employee, contractor, 
     contractor employee, grantee, or grantee employee outside the 
     United States; and
       ``(C) not being a national of or ordinarily resident in the 
     host nation.
       ``(3) The term `grant agreement' means a legal instrument 
     described in section 6304 or 6305 of title 31, other than an 
     agreement between the United States and a State, local, or 
     foreign government or an international organization.
       ``(4) The term `grantee' means a party, other than the 
     United States, to a grant agreement.
       ``(5) The term `host nation' means the country outside of 
     the United States where the employee or contractor resides, 
     the country where the employee or contractor commits the 
     alleged offense at issue, or both.

     ``Sec. 3273. Regulations

       ``The Attorney General, after consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security, and the Director of National 
     Intelligence, shall prescribe regulations governing the 
     investigation, apprehension, detention, delivery, and removal 
     of persons described in sections 3271 and 3272 of this 
     title.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     3267(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(A) employed as a civilian employee, a contractor 
     (including a subcontractor at any tier), or an employee of a 
     contractor (or a subcontractor at any tier) of the Department 
     of Defense (including a nonappropriated fund instrumentality 
     of the Department);''.
       (b) Venue.--Chapter 211 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 3245. Optional venue for offenses involving Federal 
       employees and contractors overseas

       ``In addition to any venue otherwise provided in this 
     chapter, the trial of any offense involving a violation of 
     section 3261, 3271, or 3272 of this title may be brought--
       ``(1) in the district in which is headquartered the 
     department or agency of the United States that employs the 
     offender, or any 1 of 2 or more joint offenders; or
       ``(2) in the district in which is headquartered the 
     department or agency of the United States that the offender 
     is accompanying, or that any 1 of 2 or more joint offenders 
     is accompanying.''.
       (c) Suspension of Statute of Limitations.--Chapter 213 of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     section 3287 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 3287A. Suspension of limitations for offenses 
       involving Federal employees and contractors overseas

       ``The statute of limitations for an offense under section 
     3272 of this title shall be suspended for the period during 
     which the person is outside the United States or is a 
     fugitive from justice within the meaning of section 3290 of 
     this title.''.
       (d) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Heading amendment.--The heading of chapter 212A of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

    ``CHAPTER 212A--EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OVER OFFENSES OF 
    CONTRACTORS AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT''.

       (2) Tables of sections.--(A) The table of sections for 
     chapter 211 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:

``3245. Optional venue for offenses involving Federal employees and 
              contractors overseas.''.

       (B) The table of sections for chapter 212A of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
     to section 3272 and inserting the following new items:

``3272. Offenses committed by Federal contractors and employees outside 
              the United States.
``3273. Regulations.''.


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       (C) The table of sections for chapter 213 of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 3287 the following new item:

``3287A. Suspension of limitations for offenses involving Federal 
              employees and contractors overseas.''.

       (3) Table of chapters.--The item relating to chapter 212A 
     in the table of chapters for part II of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``212A.  Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Over Offenses of Contractors and 
    Civilian Employees of the Federal Government............3271''.....

     SEC. 3. INVESTIGATIVE TASK FORCES FOR CONTRACTOR AND EMPLOYEE 
                   OVERSIGHT.

       (a) Establishment of Investigative Task Forces for 
     Contractor and Employee Oversight.--The Attorney General, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
     State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the head of 
     any other department or agency of the Federal Government 
     responsible for employing contractors or persons overseas, 
     shall assign adequate personnel and resources, including 
     through the creation of task forces, to investigate 
     allegations of criminal offenses under chapter 212A of title 
     18, United States Code (as amended by section 2(a) of this 
     Act), and may authorize the overseas deployment of law 
     enforcement agents and other employees of the Federal 
     Government for that purpose.
       (b) Responsibilities of Attorney General.--
       (1) Investigation.--The Attorney General shall have 
     principal authority for the enforcement of this Act and the 
     amendments made by this Act, and shall have the authority to 
     initiate, conduct, and supervise investigations of any 
     alleged offense under this Act or an amendment made by this 
     Act.
       (2) Law enforcement authority.--With respect to violations 
     of sections 3271 and 3272 of title 18, United States Code (as 
     amended by section 2(a) of this Act), the Attorney General 
     may authorize any person serving in a law enforcement 
     position in any other department or agency of the Federal 
     Government, including a member of the Diplomatic Security 
     Service of the Department of State or a military police 
     officer of the Armed Forces, to exercise investigative and 
     law enforcement authority, including those powers that may be 
     exercised under section 3052 of title 18, United States Code, 
     subject to such guidelines or policies as the Attorney 
     General considers appropriate for the exercise of such 
     powers.
       (3) Prosecution.--The Attorney General may establish such 
     procedures the Attorney General considers appropriate to 
     ensure that Federal law enforcement agencies refer offenses 
     under section 3271 or 3272 of title 18, United States Code 
     (as amended by section 2(a) of this Act), to the Attorney 
     General for prosecution in a uniform and timely manner.
       (4) Assistance on request of attorney general.--
     Notwithstanding any statute, rule, or regulation to the 
     contrary, the Attorney General may request assistance from 
     the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, or the head 
     of any other department or agency of the Federal Government 
     to enforce section 3271 or 3272 of title 18, United States 
     Code (as so amended). The assistance requested may include 
     the following:
       (A) The assignment of additional employees and resources to 
     task forces established by the Attorney General under 
     subsection (a).
       (B) An investigation into alleged misconduct or arrest of 
     an individual suspected of alleged misconduct by agents of 
     the Diplomatic Security Service of the Department of State 
     present in the nation in which the alleged misconduct occurs.
       (5) Annual report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, 
     the Attorney General shall, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, submit to Congress a report 
     containing the following:
       (A) The number of prosecutions under chapter 212A of title 
     18, United States Code (as amended by section 2(a) of this 
     Act), including the nature of the offenses and any 
     dispositions reached, during the previous year.
       (B) The actions taken to implement subsection (a), 
     including the organization and training of employees and the 
     use of task forces, during the previous year.
       (C) Such recommendations for legislative or administrative 
     action as the President considers appropriate to enforce 
     chapter 212A of title 18, United States Code (as amended by 
     section 2(a) of this Act), and the provisions of this 
     section.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``agency'' and 
     ``department'' have the meanings given such terms in section 
     6 of title 18, United States Code.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to limit any authority of the Attorney General or 
     any Federal law enforcement agency to investigate violations 
     of Federal law or deploy employees overseas.

     SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) Immediate Effectiveness.--This Act and the amendments 
     made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment 
     of this Act.
       (b) Implementation.--The Attorney General and the head of 
     any other department or agency of the Federal Government to 
     which this Act or an amendment made by this Act applies shall 
     have 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act to 
     ensure compliance with this Act and the amendments made by 
     this Act.

     SEC. 5. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Nothing in this Act or any amendment made 
     by this Act shall be construed--
       (1) to limit or affect the application of extraterritorial 
     jurisdiction related to any other Federal law; or
       (2) to limit or affect any authority or responsibility of a 
     Chief of Mission as provided in section 207 of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927).
       (b) Intelligence Activities.--Nothing in this Act or any 
     amendment made by this Act shall apply to the authorized 
     intelligence activities of the United States Government.

     SEC. 6. FUNDING.

       If any amounts are appropriated to carry out this Act or an 
     amendment made by this Act, the amounts shall be from amounts 
     which would have otherwise been made available or 
     appropriated to the Department of Justice.

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