SECTION 1. LAND TRANSFER AND WITHDRAWAL, MELROSE AIR FORCE RANGE, NEW
              MEXICO, AND YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, WASHINGTON.

    (a) Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico.--
            (1) Transfer.--Administrative jurisdiction over the surface
        estate of the following lands is hereby transferred from the
        Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of the Air Force:

                     new mexico principal meridian

                    T. 1 N., R. 30 E.
                            Sec. 2: S\1/2\.
                            Sec. 11: All.
                            Sec. 20: S\1/2\SE\1/4\.
                            Sec. 28: All.
                    T. 1 S., R. 30 E.
                            Sec. 2: Lots 1-12, S\1/2\.
                            Sec. 3: Lots 1-12, S\1/2\.
                            Sec. 4: Lots 1-12, S\1/2\.
                            Sec. 6: Lots 1 and 2.
                            Sec. 9: N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\.
                            Sec. 10: N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\.
                            Sec. 11: N\1/2\, N\1/2\S\1/2\.
                    T. 2 N., R. 30 E.
                            Sec. 20: E\1/2\SE\1/4\.
                            Sec. 21: SW\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/4\.
                            Sec. 28: W\1/2\E\1/2\, W\1/2\.
                            Sec. 29: E\1/2\E\1/2\.
                            Sec. 32: E\1/2\E\1/2\.
                            Sec. 33: W\1/2\E\1/2\, NW\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/
                        4\.
                    Aggregating 6,713.90 acres, more or less.
            (2) Status of surface estate.--Upon transfer of the surface
        estate of the lands described in paragraph (1), the surface
        estate shall be treated as real property subject to the Federal
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471
        et seq.).
            (3) Withdrawal of mineral estate.--Subject to valid
        existing rights, the mineral estate of the lands described in
        paragraph (1) is withdrawn from all forms of appropriation
        under the public land laws, including the mining laws and the
        mineral and geothermal leasing laws, but not the Act of July
        31, 1947 (commonly known as the Materials Act of 1947; 30
        U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
            (4) Use of mineral materials.--Notwithstanding any other
        provision of this subsection or the Act of July 31, 1947, the
        Secretary of the Air Force may use, without application to the
        Secretary of the Interior, the sand, gravel, or similar mineral
        material resources on the lands described in paragraph (1), of
        the type subject to disposition under the Act of July 31, 1947,
        when the use of such resources is required for construction
        needs on Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico.
    (b) Yakima Training Center, Washington.--
            (1) Transfer.--Administrative jurisdiction over the surface
        estate of the following lands is hereby transferred from the
        Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of the Army:

                          willamette meridian

                    T. 17 N., R. 20 E.
                            Sec. 22: S\1/2\.
                            Sec. 24: S\1/2\SW\1/4\ and that portion of
                        the E\1/2\ lying south of the Interstate
                        Highway 90 right-of-way.
                            Sec. 26: All.
                    T. 16 N., R. 21 E.
                            Sec. 4: SW\1/4\SW\1/4\.
                            Sec. 12: SE\1/4\.
                            Sec. 18: Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, E\1/2\ and
                        E\1/2\W\1/2\.
                    T. 17 N., R. 21 E.
                            Sec. 30: Lots 3 and 4.
                            Sec. 32: NE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
                    T. 16 N., R. 22 E.
                            Sec. 2: Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, S\1/2\N\1/2\
                        and S\1/2\.
                            Sec. 4: Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, S\1/2\N\1/2\
                        and S\1/2\.
                            Sec. 10: All.
                            Sec. 14: All.
                            Sec. 20: SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
                            Sec. 22: All.
                            Sec. 26: N\1/2\.
                            Sec. 28: N\1/2\.
                    T. 16 N., R. 23 E.
                            Sec. 18: Lots 3 and 4, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, W\1/
                        2\SE\1/4\, and that portion of the E\1/2\SE\1/
                        4\ lying westerly of the westerly right-of-way
                        line of Huntzinger Road.
                            Sec. 20: That portion of the SW\1/4\ lying
                        westerly of the easterly right-of-way line of
                        the railroad.
                            Sec. 30: Lots 1 and 2, NE\1/4\ and E\1/
                        2\NW\1/4\.
                    Aggregating 6,640.02 acres.
            (2) Status of surface estate.--Upon transfer of the surface
        estate of the lands described in paragraph (1), the surface
        estate shall be treated as real property subject to the Federal
        Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C 471
        et seq.).
            (3) Withdrawal of mineral estate.--Subject to valid
        existing rights, the mineral estate of the lands described in
        paragraph (1) and of the following lands are withdrawn from all
        forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including
        the mining laws and the geothermal leasing laws, but not the
        Act of July 31, 1947 (commonly known as the Materials Act of
        1947; 30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and the Mineral Leasing Act (30
        U.S.C. 181 et seq.):

                          willamette meridian

                    T. 16 N., R. 20 E.
                            Sec. 12: All.
                            Sec. 18: Lot 4 and SE\1/4\.
                            Sec. 20: S\1/2\.
                    T. 16 N., R. 21 E.
                            Sec. 4: Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, S\1/2\NE\1/2\.
                            Sec. 8: All.
                    T. 16 N., R. 22 E.
                            Sec. 12: All.
                    T. 17 N., R. 21 E.
                            Sec. 32: S\1/2\SE\1/4\.
                            Sec. 34: W\1/2\.
                    Aggregating 3,090.80 acres.
            (4) Use of mineral materials.--Notwithstanding any other
        provision of this subsection or the Act of July 31, 1947, the
        Secretary of the Army may use, without application to the
        Secretary of the Interior, the sand, gravel, or similar mineral
        material resources on the lands described in paragraphs (1) and
        (3), of the type subject to disposition under the Act of July
        31, 1947, when the use of such resources is required for
        construction needs on the Yakima Training Center, Washington.

            Passed the Senate October 5 (legislative day, September
      22), 2000.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2757

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 To provide for the transfer and other disposition of certain lands at
   Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico, and Yakima Training Center,
                              Washington.

Summary: Transfers administrative jurisdiction over the surface estate of specified public lands at Yakima Training Center, Washington, from the Secretary to the Secretary of the Army. Sets forth similar withdrawal and use requirements.

A bill to provide for the transfer or other disposition of certain lands at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico, and Yakima Training Center, Washington.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Open Fuel Standard Act of 2009'' or
the ``OFS Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The status of oil as a strategic commodity, which
        derives from its domination of the transportation sector,
        presents a clear and present danger to the United States;
            (2) in a prior era, when salt was a strategic commodity,
        salt mines conferred national power and wars were fought over
        the control of such mines;
            (3) technology, in the form of electricity and
        refrigeration, decisively ended salt's monopoly of meat
        preservation and greatly reduced its strategic importance;
            (4) fuel competition and consumer choice would similarly
        serve to end oil's monopoly in the transportation sector and
        strip oil of its strategic status;
            (5) the current closed fuel market has allowed a cartel of
        petroleum exporting countries to inflate fuel prices,
        effectively imposing a harmful tax on the economy of the United
        States;
            (6) much of the inflated petroleum revenues the oil cartel
        earns at the expense of the people of the United States are
        used for purposes antithetical to the interests of the United
        States and its allies;
            (7) alcohol fuels, including ethanol and methanol, could
        potentially provide significant supplies of additional fuels
        that could be produced in the United States and in many other
        countries in the Western Hemisphere that are friendly to the
        United States;
            (8) alcohol fuels can only play a major role in securing
        the energy independence of the United States if a substantial
        portion of vehicles in the United States are capable of
        operating on such fuels;
            (9) it is not in the best interest of United States
        consumers or the United States Government to be constrained to
        depend solely upon petroleum resources for vehicle fuels if
        alcohol fuels are potentially available;
            (10) existing technology, in the form of flexible fuel
        vehicles, allows internal combustion engine cars and trucks to
        be produced at little or no additional cost, which are capable
        of operating on conventional gasoline, alcohol fuels, or any
        combination of such fuels, as availability or cost advantage
        dictates, providing a platform on which fuels can compete;
            (11) the necessary distribution system for such alcohol
        fuels will not be developed in the United States until a
        substantial fraction of the vehicles in the United States are
        capable of operating on such fuels;
            (12) the establishment of such a vehicle fleet and
        distribution system would provide a large market that would
        mobilize private resources to substantially advance the
        technology and expand the production of alcohol fuels in the
        United States and abroad;
            (13) the United States has an urgent national security
        interest to develop alcohol fuels technology, production, and
        distribution systems as rapidly as possible;
            (14) new cars sold in the United States that are equipped
        with an internal combustion engine should allow for fuel
        competition by being flexible fuel vehicles, and new diesel
        cars should be capable of operating on biodiesel; and
            (15) such an open fuel standard would help to protect the
        United States economy from high and volatile oil prices and
        from the threats caused by global instability, terrorism, and
        natural disaster.

SEC. 3. OPEN FUEL STANDARD FOR TRANSPORTATION.

    Chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:

``SEC. 32920. OPEN FUEL STANDARD FOR TRANSPORTATION.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) E85.--The term `E85' means a fuel mixture containing
        85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline by volume.
            ``(2) Flexible fuel automobile.--The term `flexible fuel
        automobile' means an automobile that has been warranted by its
        manufacturer to operate on gasoline, E85, and M85.
            ``(3) Fuel choice-enabling automobile.--The term `fuel
        choice-enabling automobile' means--
                    ``(A) a flexible fuel automobile; or
                    ``(B) an automobile that has been warranted by its
                manufacturer to operate on biodiesel.
            ``(4) Light-duty automobile.--The term `light-duty
        automobile' means--
                    ``(A) a passenger automobile; or
                    ``(B) a non-passenger automobile.
            ``(5) Light-duty automobile manufacturer's annual covered
        inventory.--The term `light-duty automobile manufacturer's
        annual covered inventory' means the number of light-duty
        automobiles powered by an internal combustion engine that a
        manufacturer, during a given calendar year, manufactures in the
        United States or imports from outside of the United States for
        sale in the United States.
            ``(6) M85.--The term `M85' means a fuel mixture containing
        85 percent methanol and 15 percent gasoline by volume.
    ``(b) Open Fuel Standard for Transportation.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
        each light-duty automobile manufacturer's annual covered
        inventory shall be comprised of--
                    ``(A) not less than 50 percent fuel choice-enabling
                automobiles in 2012, 2013, and 2014; and
                    ``(B) not less than 80 percent fuel choice-enabling
                automobiles in 2015, and in each subsequent year.
            ``(2) Temporary exemption from requirements.--
                    ``(A) Application.--A manufacturer may request an
                exemption from the requirement described in paragraph
                (1) by submitting an application to the Secretary, at
                such time, in such manner, and containing such
                information as the Secretary may require by regulation.
                Each such application shall specify the models, lines,
                and types of automobiles affected.
                    ``(B) Evaluation.--After evaluating an application
                received from a manufacturer, the Secretary may at any
                time, under such terms and conditions, and to such
                extent as the Secretary considers appropriate,
                temporarily exempt, or renew the exemption of, a light-
                duty automobile from the requirement described in
                paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that
                unavoidable events not under the control of the
                manufacturer prevent the manufacturer of such
                automobile from meeting its required production volume
                of fuel choice-enabling automobiles, including--
                            ``(i) a disruption in the supply of any
                        component required for compliance with the
                        regulations;
                            ``(ii) a disruption in the use and
                        installation by the manufacturer of such
                        component; or
                            ``(iii) application to plug-in electric
                        vehicles causing such vehicles to fail to meet
                        State air quality requirements.
                    ``(C) Consolidation.--The Secretary may consolidate
                applications received from multiple manufacturers under
                subparagraph (A) if they are of a similar nature.
                    ``(D) Conditions.--Any exemption granted under
                subparagraph (B) shall be conditioned upon the
                manufacturer's commitment to recall the exempted
                automobiles for installation of the omitted components
                within a reasonable time proposed by the manufacturer
                and approved by the Secretary after such components
                become available in sufficient quantities to satisfy
                both anticipated production and recall volume
                requirements.
                    ``(E) Notice.--The Secretary shall publish in the
                Federal Register--
                            ``(i) notice of each application received
                        from a manufacturer;
                            ``(ii) notice of each decision to grant or
                        deny a temporary exemption; and
                            ``(iii) the reasons for granting or denying
                        such exemptions.
            ``(3) Rulemaking.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall
        promulgate regulations to carry out this section.''.

Summary: Open Fuel Standard Act of 2009 or the OFS Act - Requires each light-duty automobile manufacturer's annual covered inventory to comprise at least: (1) 50 fuel choice-enabling automobiles in years 2012-2014. And (2) 80 fuel choice-enabling automobiles in 2015, and in each subsequent year. Defines fuel choice-enabling automobile as: (1) a flexible fuel automobile capable of operating on gasoline, E85, and M85. Or (2) an automobile capable of operating on biodiesel fuel. Authorizes a manufacturer to request an exemption from such requirement from the Secretary of Transportation.

To require automobile manufacturers to ensure that not less than 80 percent of the automobiles manufactured or sold in the United States by each such manufacturer to operate on fuel mixtures containing 85 percent ethanol, 85 percent methanol, or biodiesel.


SECTION 1. SIGNING AND MASTERY BONUSES FOR TEACHERS IN MATH AND
              SCIENCE.

    Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating part E as part G;
            (2) by redesignating sections 2401 and 2402 as sections
        2601 and 2602, respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after part D the following new part:

 ``PART E--SIGNING AND MASTERY BONUSES FOR TEACHERS IN MATH AND SCIENCE

``SEC. 2401. SIGNING BONUSES FOR TEACHERS IN MATH AND SCIENCE.

    ``(a) Grants to State Educational Agencies.--
            ``(1) Authority to award grants.--The Secretary shall award
        grants to State educational agencies to enable the agencies to
        assist local educational agencies to provide signing bonuses to
        middle or secondary school math or science teachers who agree
        to teach in a school in a high-need area during the 4-school
        year period that begins on the date on which the teacher is
        hired.
            ``(2) Criteria.--In order to receive a grant under this
        section, a State educational agency shall submit to the
        Secretary, for the Secretary's approval, a list of criteria for
        awarding the signing bonuses described in paragraph (1). Such
        criteria shall require that--
                    ``(A) an individual receiving such a signing bonus
                have obtained licensing or certification to teach other
                than temporary or emergency licensing or certification;
                and
                    ``(B) an individual receiving such a bonus--
                            ``(i) have an academic major or minor in
                        the academic subject in which the individual
                        intends to teach; or
                            ``(ii) a work-related concentration in the
                        academic subject in which the individual
                        intends to teach.
            ``(3) Peer review board.--In order to receive a grant under
        this section, a State educational agency shall establish a peer
        review board to review criteria for providing signing bonuses
        under the grant.
            ``(4) Application.--In order to receive a grant under this
        section, a State educational agency shall submit an application
        to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied
        by such information as the Secretary may require.
    ``(b) Grants to Local Educational Agencies.--
            ``(1) Authority to award grants.--A State educational
        agency that receives a grant under subsection (a) shall use the
        funds made available through the grant to award grants to local
        educational agencies to provide the bonuses described in
        subsection (a).
            ``(2) Use of Funds.--A local educational agency that
        receives a grant under paragraph (1) shall use the funds made
        available through the grant to provide, during the 4-school
        year period described in subsection (a)(1), a signing bonus in
        the amount of $5,000 for each such year, for the hiring of a
        middle or secondary school math or science teacher who is
        eligible for an award based on the criteria in subsection
        (a)(2).
            ``(3) Application.--In order to receive a grant under this
        subsection, a local educational agency shall submit an
        application to the State educational agency at such time, in
        such manner, and accompanied by such information as the State
        educational agency may require.
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section, $100,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2002 through 2006.
    ``(d) Definition of `High-Need Area'.--In this section, the term
`high-need area' means an area, as determined by the local educational
agency, in which--
            ``(1) not less than 30 percent of the children served by
        the local educational agency are children eligible to be
        counted under section 1124(c)(2); and
            ``(2) the middle and secondary schools--
                    ``(A) have a higher percentage of uncertified or
                unlicensed math and science teachers than the
corresponding percentage for the State; or
                    ``(B) have a higher percentage of math and science
                teachers not trained in math and science than the
                corresponding percentage for the State.

``SEC. 2402. MASTERY BONUSES FOR TEACHERS IN MATH AND SCIENCE.

    ``(a) Grants to State Educational Agencies.--
            ``(1) Authority to award grants.--The Secretary shall award
        grants to State educational agencies to enable the agencies to
        assist local educational agencies to provide mastery bonuses to
        supplement the salaries of middle or secondary school math or
        science teachers who pass an advanced competency exam in math
        and science that is approved by the National Academy of
        Sciences and agree to teach during the 5-school year period
        that begins during or after the date on which the State
        educational agency determines that the teacher has passed the
        advanced competency exam.
            ``(2) Criteria.--In order to receive a grant under this
        section, a State educational agency shall submit to the
        Secretary, for the Secretary's approval, a list of criteria for
        awarding the mastery bonuses described in paragraph (1). Such
        criteria shall require that--
                    ``(A) an individual receiving such a bonus have
                obtained licensing or certification to teach other than
                temporary or emergency licensing or certification; and
                    ``(B) an individual receiving such a bonus have an
                academic or work-related concentration in the academic
                subject in which the individual intends to teach.
            ``(3) Peer review board.--In order to receive a grant under
        this section, a State educational agency shall establish a peer
        review board to review criteria for providing mastery bonuses
        under the grant.
            ``(4) Application.--In order to receive a grant under this
        section, a State educational agency shall submit an application
        to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied
        by such information as the Secretary may require.
    ``(b) Grants to Local Educational Agencies.--
            ``(1) Authority to award grants.--A State educational
        agency that receives a grant under subsection (a) shall use the
        funds made available through the grant to award grants to local
        educational agencies to provide the mastery bonuses described
        in subsection (a).
            ``(2) Use of funds.--A local educational agency that
        receives a grant under paragraph (1) shall use the funds made
        available through the grant to provide--
                    ``(A) a middle or secondary school math or science
                teacher who passes an advanced competency exam and
                teaches during the 5-school year period described in
                subsection (a)(1) with an additional $4,000 each such
                year; and
                    ``(B) a middle or secondary school math or science
                teacher who passes an advanced competency exam and
                agrees to teach in a high-need area (as defined in
                section 2401(d) during the 5-school year period
                described in subsection (a)(1) with an additional
                $5,000 each such year.
            ``(3) Application.--In order to receive a grant under this
        subsection, a local educational agency shall submit an
        application to the State educational agency at such time, in
        such manner, and accompanied by such information as the State
        educational agency may require.
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section, $100,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2002 through 2006.''.

SEC. 2. MENTOR TEACHER PROGRAMS FOR MATH AND SCIENCE TEACHERS.

    Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), as amended in section 1, is further amended by
inserting after part E the following:

                    ``PART F--MENTOR TEACHER PROGRAM

``SEC. 2501. PURPOSES.

    ``The purposes of this part are to give local educational agencies
the resources to establish mentor teacher programs to enable
experienced teachers to train, support, and mentor novice teachers.

``SEC. 2502. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part:
            ``(1) Board certified.--The term `board certified' means
        successful completion of all requirements to be certified by
        the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in the
        academic subject in which a teacher is teaching.
            ``(2) Mentor teacher.--The term `mentor teacher' means a
        teacher who--
                    ``(A) is fully certified or licensed;
                    ``(B) has demonstrated mastery of pedagogical and
                subject matter skills (such as by becoming board
                certified); and
                    ``(C) has provided evidence of superior teaching
                abilities and interpersonal relationship
                characteristics.
            ``(3) Novice teacher.--The term `novice teacher' means a
        teacher who--
                    ``(A) has been teaching not more than 3 years at a
                public elementary school or secondary school; and
                    ``(B) is a math or science teacher.

``SEC. 2503. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to award
        grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible local educational
        agencies to develop and implement mentor teacher programs as
        described in subsection (e).
            ``(2) Duration.--The Secretary shall award grants under
        this subsection for periods of not more than 5 years.
    ``(b) Eligible Local Educational Agencies.--To be eligible to
receive a grant under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, a local
educational agency shall--
            ``(1) be a local educational agency that has received a
        grant under section 2401 (relating to signing bonuses) for the
        fiscal year; and
            ``(2) agree to use the funds made available through the
        grant to develop and implement the mentor teacher programs in
        schools served by teachers who have received signing bonuses
        under section 2401 for the fiscal year.
    ``(c) Geographic Distribution.--To the maximum extent practicable,
the Secretary shall award the grants so that the grants are distributed
among the local educational agencies with higher percentages of novice
teachers, or lower percentages of certified or licensed teachers, than
the corresponding percentages for the States in which the agencies are
located.
    ``(d) Amount.--The amount of each grant shall be determined based
on--
            ``(1) the total amount appropriated for a fiscal year under
        section 2508 and made available to carry out this part; and
            ``(2) the extent of the concentration of novice teachers in
        the school district involved.
    ``(e) Authorized Activities.--
            ``(1) Allocation by activity.--A local educational agency
        that receives a grant under subsection (a) for a mentor teacher
        program shall use--
                    ``(A) not less than 75 percent of the funds made
                available through the grant to pay for the Federal
                share of the cost of obtaining the services of the
                mentor teachers; and
                    ``(B) not more than 25 percent of the funds to pay
                for other costs related to the development and
                implementation of the mentor teacher program.
            ``(2) Training.--The mentor teacher program shall provide
        training to novice teachers on effective teaching techniques
        (including techniques relating to class discipline and
        curriculum development) through observation, instruction,
        coaching, and mentoring by mentor teachers.
            ``(3) Federal share.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Federal share of the cost
                described in paragraph (1)(A) is 75 percent.
                    ``(B) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of
                the cost may be provided from State sources in cash or
                in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment,
                and services.
    ``(f) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Funds appropriated pursuant to the
authority of this part shall be used to supplement and not supplant
other Federal, State, and local public funds expended to provide
services for eligible individuals.

``SEC. 2504. APPLICATIONS.

    ``A local educational agency desiring a grant under section 2503
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such
manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may
reasonably require.

``SEC. 2505. PAYMENTS.

    ``(a) In General.--Grant payments shall be made under this part on
an annual basis.
    ``(b) Administrative Costs.--Each local educational agency that
receives a grant under section 2503 shall use not more than 2 percent
of the amount awarded under the grant for administrative costs.
    ``(c) Denial of Grant.--If the Secretary determines that a local
educational agency has failed to make substantial progress in attaining
such performance objectives and goals as the Secretary may require the
agency to establish, such an agency shall not be eligible for a grant
payment under this part in the next succeeding year.

``SEC. 2506. REPORTS.

    ``The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee
on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives a report
of program activities funded under this part.

``SEC. 2507. MATCHING REQUIREMENT.

    ``The Secretary may not award a grant to a local educational agency
under section 2503 unless the local educational agency agrees that,
with respect to costs to be incurred by the agency in carrying out
activities for which the grant was awarded, the agency shall provide
(directly or through donations from public or private entities) in non-
Federal contributions an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount of
the grant awarded to the agency.

``SEC. 2508. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.''.

Summary: Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish grant programs to provide: (1) signing bonuses for middle or secondary school mathematics or science teachers who agree to teach in public schools in high-need areas for four years. And (2) mentor teachers to train, support, and mentor novice teachers of mathematics or science in public elementary or secondary schools.

A bill to provide signing and mastery bonuses and mentoring programs for math and science teachers.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Help Organ Procurement Expand Act of
2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) 13 people die every day waiting for a life-saving
        transplant operation;
            (2) over 67,000 people are currently waiting for a
        transplant operation--including over 44,000 kidney patients,
        14,000 liver patients, 4,000 lung patients, and 800 pancreas
        patients;
            (3) every 14 minutes, a new name is added to the national
        transplant waiting list;
            (4) between 10,000 and 12,000 people die annually who are
        considered medically suitable for organ donation, yet only an
        estimated 5,200 people donate their organs every year;
            (5) one donor can help more than 50 people in need of an
        organ;
            (6) current programs designed to expand the number of
        available organs do not contain any economic awards or
        incentives for patients to become organ donors; and
            (7) current debates in Congress and in the Administration
        have unfortunately focused on the way organs ought to be
        allocated, rather than addressing the root cause of the
        problem, which is a lack of available transplant organs.

SEC. 3. CREDIT FOR ORGAN DONATION.

    (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable
personal credits) is amended by inserting after section 25A the
following new section:

``SEC. 25B. ORGAN DONATION.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of a qualified person,
there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this
chapter for the taxable year with respect to all qualified organ
donations an amount equal to $2,500.
    ``(b) Qualified Organ Donation.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term
        `qualified organ donation' means the donation of a kidney,
        liver, heart, pancreas, pancreas islet cells, lung, or
        intestine.
            ``(2) Exceptions.--The term `qualified organ donation'
        shall not include the donation of an organ under any of the
        following circumstances:
                    ``(A) The donor has been killed with assistance
                from a physician.
                    ``(B) The otherwise eligible individual has
                authorized the withdrawal or denial of life sustaining
                medical treatment of the donor.
                    ``(C) The otherwise eligible individual medically
                conducted or assisted in the operation to recover the
                organ.
                    ``(D) The organs to be donated come from an unborn
                child or human fetus that was aborted.
                    ``(E) The donor has committed suicide.
                    ``(F) Legal consent failed to be obtained from the
                donor or their family prior to the organ recovery.
                    ``(G) The otherwise eligible individual has been
                indicted or convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor
                offense against the donor, or is actively under
                criminal investigation for the possible felony offense
                against the donor.
                    ``(H) In the case of living donors, the decision to
                donate the organ, in the judgment of the donor's
                attending physicians, would subject the donor to
                unacceptable levels of medical risk of death or
                permanent debilitation.
    ``(c) Qualified Person.--For purposes of this section, the term
`qualified person' means--
            ``(1) in the case of a live organ donor, the organ donor
        himself, and
            ``(2) in the case of a deceased organ donor--
                    ``(A) the beneficiary designated for purposes of
                this section,
                    ``(B) the estate in the case the deceased organ
                donor died testate but without designating a
                beneficiary for the purposes of this section, or
                    ``(C) the class of beneficiaries designated under
                State law in the case that the deceased organ donor
                died intestate.
    ``(d) Allocation of Credit Amount Among Beneficiaries.--In the case
that more than 1 person is a beneficiary under subsection (c), the
amount allowed under subsection (a) shall be divided among each of the
beneficiaries on a pro rata basis unless--
            ``(1) the will of the deceased organ donor provides for a
        different allocation, or
            ``(2) the beneficiaries agree to a different allocation.
    ``(e) Carryforwards of Unused Credit.--If the credit allowable
under subsection (a) for any taxable year exceeds the limitation
imposed by section 26(a) for such taxable year reduced by the sum of
the credits allowable under this subpart (other than this section,
section 23, and section 1400C), such excess shall be carried to the
succeeding taxable year and added to the credit allowable under
subsection (a) for such taxable year. For purposes of the preceding
sentence, credits shall be treated as used on a first-in first-out
basis.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart A of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 25A the following new
item:

                              ``Sec. 25B. Organ donation.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

Summary: Help Organ Procurement Expand Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a $2,500 tax credit for qualified organ donations.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against gross income for organ donation.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States Buffalo Nickel Act of
1997''.

SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

    (a) Denominations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
during the 3-year period beginning on January 1, 2000, the Secretary of
the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'')
shall mint and issue each year not more than 1,000,000 5-cent coins,
which shall--
            (1) weigh 5 grams;
            (2) have a diameter of 0.835 inch; and
            (3) contain an alloy of 90 percent silver and 10 percent
        copper.
    (b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
    (c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5134 of title 31,
United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be considered
to be numismatic items.

SEC. 3. SOURCES OF BULLION.

    The Secretary shall obtain silver for minting coins under this Act
only from stockpiles established under the Strategic and Critical
Materials Stockpiling Act.

SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.

    (a) Design Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--The design of the coins minted under this
        Act shall be based on the original 5-cent coin designed by
        James Earle Fraser and minted from 1913 to 1938. Each coin
        shall have on the obverse side a profile representation of a
        Native American, and on the reverse side a representation of a
        buffalo.
            (2) Designations and inscriptions.--On each coin minted
        under this Act there shall be--
                    (A) a designation of the value of the coin;
                    (B) an inscription of the year; and
                    (C) inscriptions of the words ``United States of
                America'', ``Liberty'', and ``E Pluribus Unum''.
    (b) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act
shall be--
            (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the
        Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the
        Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Commission of
        Fine Arts; and
            (2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory
        Committee.

SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

    (a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this Act shall be issued
in uncirculated and proof qualities.
    (b) Mint Facility.--Only 1 facility of the United States Mint may
be used to strike any particular combination of denomination and
quality of the coins minted under this Act.
    (c) Termination of Minting Authority.--No coins may be minted under
this Act after December 31, 2000.

SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.

    (a) Sale Price.--The coins issued under this Act shall be sold by
the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of--
            (1) the face value of the coins;
            (2) the surcharge provided in subsection (d) with respect
        to such coins; and
            (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including
        labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses,
        marketing, and shipping).
    (b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins
issued under this Act at a reasonable discount.
    (c) Prepaid Orders.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders
        for the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of such
        coins.
            (2) Discount.--Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders
        under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.
    (d) Surcharges.--All sales shall include a surcharge of $1.00 per
coin.

SEC. 7. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no provision
of law governing procurement or public contracts shall be applicable to
the procurement of goods and services necessary for carrying out the
provisions of this Act.
    (b) Equal Employment Opportunity.--Subsection (a) does not relieve
any person entering into a contract under the authority of this Act
from complying with any law relating to equal employment opportunity.

SEC. 8. DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.

    (a) Permissible Purposes.--All surcharges received by the Secretary
from the sale of coins issued under this Act shall be paid promptly by
the Secretary to the National Museum of the American Indian for the
purposes of--
            (1) commemorating the tenth anniversary of the
        establishment of the Museum; and
            (2) supplementing the endowment and educational outreach
        funds of the Museum.
    (b) Audits.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall
have the right to examine such books, records, documents, and other
data of the National Museum of the American Indian as may be related to
the expenditures of amounts paid under subsection (a).

SEC. 9. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.

    (a) No Net Cost to the Government.--The Secretary shall take such
actions as may be necessary to ensure that minting and issuing coins
under this Act will not result in any net cost to the United States
Government.
    (b) Payment for Coins.--A coin shall not be issued under this Act
unless the Secretary has received--
            (1) full payment for the coin;
            (2) security satisfactory to the Secretary to indemnify the
        United States for full payment; or
            (3) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to the
        Secretary from a depository institution whose deposits are
        insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the
        National Credit Union Administration Board.

Summary: United States Buffalo Nickel Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue five-cent coins based on the original five-cent coin designed by James Earle Fraser and minted from 1913 to 1938. Mandates that: (1) each coin have a profile representation of a Native American on the obverse side, and a representation of a buffalo on the reverse side. (2) coin design shall be selected by the Secretary after consultation with specified congressional committees and reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee. And (3) a one-dollar sales surcharge shall be imposed per coin and distributed to the National Museum of the American Indian to commemorate its tenth anniversary and to supplement its endowment and educational outreach funds.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Brownfields Reauthorization Act of
2016''.

SEC. 2. INCREASED FUNDING LIMIT FOR DIRECT REMEDIATION.

    Section 104(k)(3)(A) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(3)(A)), is
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as
        paragraphs (C) through (E), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
                    ``(B) Exception.--If, in any fiscal year, the
                amount appropriated under this subsection exceeds
                $200,000,000, a grant provided under subparagraph
                (A)(ii) shall not exceed $300,000 for each site to be
                remediated.''.

SEC. 3. MULTIPURPOSE BROWNFIELDS GRANTS.

    Section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)) is
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (12) as
        paragraphs (5) through (13), respectively;
            (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``Subject to
        paragraphs (4) and (5)'' and inserting ``Subject to paragraphs
        (5) and (6)''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) Multipurpose brownfields grants.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (D) and
                paragraphs (5) and (6), the Administrator shall
                establish a program to provide multipurpose grants to
                an eligible entity based on the considerations under
                paragraph (3)(C), to carry out inventory,
                characterization, assessment, planning, or remediation
                activities at 1 or more brownfield sites in a proposed
                area.
                    ``(B) Grant amounts.--
                            ``(i) Individual grant amounts.--Each grant
                        awarded under this paragraph shall not exceed
                        $950,000.
                            ``(ii) Cumulative grant amounts.--The total
                        amount of grants awarded for each fiscal year
                        under this paragraph shall not exceed 15
                        percent of the funds made available for the
                        fiscal year to carry out this subsection.
                    ``(C) Criteria.--In awarding a grant under this
                paragraph, the Administrator shall consider the extent
                to which an eligible entity is able--
                            ``(i) to provide an overall plan for
                        revitalization of the 1 or more brownfield
                        sites in the proposed area in which the
                        multipurpose grant will be used;
                            ``(ii) to demonstrate a capacity to conduct
                        the range of eligible activities that will be
                        funded by the multipurpose grant; and
                            ``(iii) to demonstrate that a multipurpose
                        grant will meet the needs of the 1 or more
                        brownfield sites in the proposed area.
                    ``(D) Condition.--As a condition of receiving a
                grant under this paragraph, each eligible entity shall
                expend the full amount of the grant not later than the
                date that is 3 years after the date on which the grant
                is awarded to the eligible entity unless the
                Administrator, in the discretion of the Administrator,
                provides an extension.''.

SEC. 4. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

    Section 104(k)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(1)) is
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``or'' after the
        semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(I) an organization described in section
                501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and
                exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code;
                    ``(J) a limited liability corporation in which all
                managing members are organizations described in
                subparagraph (I) or limited liability corporations
                whose sole members are organizations described in
                subparagraph (I);
                    ``(K) a limited partnership in which all general
                partners are organizations described in subparagraph
                (I) or limited liability corporations whose sole
                members are organizations described in subparagraph
                (I); or
                    ``(L) a qualified community development entity (as
                defined in section 45D(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue
                Code of 1986).''.

SEC. 5. ALLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FOR GRANT RECIPIENTS.

    Paragraph (5) of section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k))
(as redesignated by section 3(1) of this Act) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) in clause (i)--
                            (i) by striking subclause (III); and
                            (ii) by redesignating subclauses (IV) and
                        (V) as subclauses (III) and (IV), respectively;
                    (B) by striking clause (ii);
                    (C) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii);
                and
                    (D) in clause (ii) (as redesignated by subparagraph
                (C)), by striking ``Notwithstanding clause (i)(IV)''
                and inserting ``Notwithstanding clause (i)(III)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) Administrative costs.--
                            ``(i) In general.--An eligible entity may
                        use up to 8 percent of the amounts made
                        available under a grant or loan under this
                        subsection for administrative costs.
                            ``(ii) Restriction.--For purposes of clause
                        (i), the term `administrative costs' does not
                        include--
                                    ``(I) investigation and
                                identification of the extent of
                                contamination;
                                    ``(II) design and performance of a
                                response action; or
                                    ``(III) monitoring of a natural
                                resource.''.

SEC. 6. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PUBLICLY OWNED BROWNFIELD SITES.

    Section 104(k)(2) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(2)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Exemption for certain publicly owned
                brownfield sites.--Notwithstanding any other provision
                of law, an eligible entity that is a governmental
                entity may receive a grant under this paragraph for
                property acquired by that governmental entity prior to
                January 11, 2002, even if the governmental entity does
                not qualify as a bona fide prospective purchaser (as
                that term is defined in section 101(40)), so long as
                the eligible entity has not caused or contributed to a
                release or threatened release of a hazardous substance
                at the property.''.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Amend section 104(k)(12) of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C.
9604(k)(12)) to read as follows:
            ``(12) Authorization of appropriations.--There is
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection
        $250,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2016 through 2021.''.

SEC. 8. STATE RESPONSE PROGRAM FUNDING.

    Section 128(a)(3) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9628(a)(3)) is
amended by striking ``2006'' and inserting ``2021''.

Summary: Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2016 This bill amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)to revise and reauthorize brownfields revitalization and state response program funding through FY2021. The Environmental Protection Agency must establish a program to provide multipurpose grants to carry out inventory, characterization, assessment, planning, or remediation activities at one or more brownfield sites in a proposed area. Certain nonprofit organizations and community development entities are made eligible for brownfields revitalization funding. Grant or loan recipients may use up to 8 of brownfields revitalization funding for administrative costs. Additionally, the bill revises the brownfield site characterization and assessment grant program to allow a governmental entity to receive a grant for property acquired prior to January 11, 2002, even if the entity does not qualify as a bona fide prospective purchaser under CERCLA.

Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2016


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Center for Excellence in
Research and Development Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Due to the end of the Cold War, the United States has
        not recently conducted underground nuclear testing at the
        Department of Energy facility known as the Nevada Test Site,
        Nevada, and the United States does not plan to conduct such
        testing in the foreseeable future.
            (2) Because the world political situation is ever-changing
        and dangerous, it is imperative that the United States remain
        strong militarily and continue to be a nuclear superpower.
            (3) It is imperative that the Nevada Test Site be
        maintained in a full state of readiness to ensure the
        capability of the nuclear arsenal of the United States.
            (4) The Nevada Test Site is in a beneficial location for
        activities suitable for research and development of emerging
        technologies that will be important to the United States in the
        21st century.
            (5) Technology development carried out at the Nevada Test
        Site should include both private-sector and military projects.
            (6) The Nevada Test Site can support the stewardship of the
        Nation's nuclear weapons stockpile, the nonproliferation of
        nuclear weapons, and the technological competitiveness of the
        United States by providing the environment for nuclear and non-
        nuclear test and demonstration experiments and projects for
        government, industry, and academia.
            (7) The Nevada Test Site can provide the infrastructure to
        support industrial and civilian tests of environmentally
        demanding projects and programs.
            (8) The Nevada Test Site can support the testing and
        demonstration of environmental clean-up technologies by
        government and industry.
            (9) The Nevada Test Site can support the testing of
        alternative and renewable energy sources for environmentally
        clean and economically competitive replacements for traditional
        fossil energy sources and uses in many parts of Nevada and in
        the United States as a whole.
            (10) The Nevada Test Site can provide support for
        disarmament activities such as the demonstration of rocket
        motor destruction technology and conventional munitions
        destruction technology.
            (11) The Nevada Test Site can support non-proliferation
        experiments in disablement, nuclear forensics, sensors, and
        verification and monitoring.
            (12) The Nevada Test Site can support treaty-compliant
        experiments for stockpile stewardship purposes.
            (13) The size and remoteness of the Nevada Test Site make
        the Nevada Test Site well-suited for a multitude of activities
        associated with the restructuring of the United States
        military.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

    It is the purpose of this Act--
            (1) to ensure full operational readiness of the underground
        nuclear testing facilities and infrastructure of the Nevada
        Test Site;
            (2) to ensure an appropriate level of funds for such
        readiness to be maintained;
            (3) to create a National Test and Demonstration Center of
        Excellence at the Nevada Test Site for the promotion of
        disarmament, demilitarization, alternative and renewable energy
        sources, the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, sensor
        development, and environmentally sensitive technologies; and
            (4) to ensure the availability of the Nevada Test Site,
        within appropriate restrictions, for use by private-sector
        industries seeking to make use of the inherent qualities that
        make the Nevada Test Site the greatest outdoor laboratory in
        the world.

SEC. 4. MAINTENANCE OF READINESS CAPABILITY OF NEVADA TEST SITE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--The amount referred to in paragraph (2) is
        hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy
        for fiscal year 1995 and each fiscal year thereafter to
        maintain the operational readiness of the underground nuclear
        testing facilities and infrastructure of the Nevada Test Site.
            (2) Authorized amount.--The amount referred to in paragraph
        (1) is not less than the amount appropriated to the Secretary
        of Energy for fiscal year 1992 to maintain the operational
        readiness of the underground nuclear testing facilities and
        infrastructure of the Nevada Test Site.
    (b) Staffing Levels.--During fiscal year 1995 and each fiscal year
thereafter, the Secretary of Energy shall maintain a staffing level at
the Nevada Test Site that the Secretary considers sufficient to carry
out activities under this Act in addition to any other activities
conducted by the Department of Energy at the Nevada Test Site.
    (c) Infrastructure Assessments and Activities.--The Secretary of
Energy, through the Nevada Test Site Operations Office, shall carry out
any infrastructure assessments and activities necessary to accommodate
new projects and initiatives at the Nevada Test Site.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL TEST AND DEMONSTRATION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established within the
Department of Energy a National Test and Demonstration Center of
Excellence (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ``Center''), to be
located at the Nevada Test Site, Nevada.
    (b) Purpose.--It shall be the purpose of the Center to promote
disarmament, demilitarization, alternative and renewable energy
sources, the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, sensor development,
and environmentally sensitive technologies.
    (c) Activities Related to Alternative and Renewable Energy
Sources.--The Center shall carry out the following testing and
demonstration activities that are related to alternative and renewable
energy sources:
            (1) The characterization of solar and geothermal resources
        at the Nevada Test Site.
            (2) The development of alternative and renewable energy
        sources, including, as a goal of the Center, the development
        and completion of two 100-megawatt solar power plants by the
        year 2000.
            (3) The conduct of a National Alternative-Fueled Vehicles
        Program, the objective of which shall be to demonstrate the
        regional use of natural gas, electricity, and hydrogen as
        vehicle fuels.
    (d) Activities Related to Disarmament and Demilitarization.--The
Center shall carry out testing and demonstration activities that are
related to changes occurring in United States military as a result of
the end of the Cold War, including activities--
            (1) that involve the demilitarization of large rocket motor
        and conventional ordnance;
            (2) that assist in disarmament and demilitarization,
        generally; and
            (3) that test and demonstrate the nonmilitary application
        of technologies and resources the military application of which
        has decreased or otherwise changed due to disarmament and
        demilitarization.
    (e) Activities Related to Nuclear Stockpile Stewardship.--The
Center shall carry out testing and demonstration activities related to
the stewardship of the nuclear stockpile of the United States. Such
activities shall include--
            (1) the conduct of experiments that assist in monitoring
        compliance with international agreements on the
        nonproliferation of nuclear weapons;
            (2) the provision of support to the Department of Energy
        nuclear weapons complex;
            (3) the conduct of programs for the Department of Energy
        and the Department of Defense to develop simulator technologies
        for nuclear weapons design and effects, including advanced
        hydrodynamic simulators, inertial confinement fusion test
        facilities, and nuclear weapons effects simulators (such as the
        Decade and Jupiter simulators); and
            (4) the conduct of the stockpile stewardship program
        established pursuant to section 3138 of the National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (107 Stat. 1946; Public
        Law 103-160).
    (f) Activities Related to Nonproliferation.--The Center shall carry
out experiments related to the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons,
including experiments with respect to disablement, nuclear forensics,
sensors, and verification and monitoring.
    (g) Activities Related to Environmental Technologies.--The Center
shall carry out testing and demonstration activities related to the
development of environmental technologies, including--
            (1) the demonstration of technologies concerning the
        remediation of toxic and hazardous chemicals; and
            (2) the conduct of training activities pertaining to
        emergency response to hazardous and toxic accidents and
        emergencies.
    (h) Other Activities.--The Center may carry out the testing and
demonstration of any other technology which, in the determination of
the Secretary of Energy, is appropriate for testing and demonstration
at the Nevada Test Site.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Except as provided in section 4, there is hereby authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Energy for fiscal year 1995 such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

Summary: National Center for Excellence in Research and Development Act of 1994 - Authorizes appropriations to maintain the readiness capability of the underground Nevada Test Site. Establishes within the Department of Energy a National Test and Demonstration Center of Excellence to be located at such Site. Directs the Center to carry out activities related to: (1) alternative and renewable energy sources, (2) nuclear stockpile stewardship, (3) disarmament and demilitarization, (4) nonproliferation, and (5) environmental technologies. Authorizes appropriations.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security
Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2017'' or the ``DHS
MORALE Act''.

SEC. 2. CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICER RESPONSIBILITIES.

    Section 704 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 344) is
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, including with respect
                        to leader development and employee
                        engagement,'' after ``policies'';
                            (ii) by striking ``and in line'' and
                        inserting ``, in line''; and
                            (iii) by inserting ``and informed by best
                        practices within the Federal government and the
                        private sector,'' after ``priorities,'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``develop
                performance measures to provide a basis for monitoring
                and evaluating'' and inserting ``evaluate, on an
                ongoing basis,'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``that, to the
                extent practicable, are informed by employee
                feedback,'' after ``policies'';
                    (D) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``including
                leader development and employee engagement programs,''
                before ``in coordination'';
                    (E) in paragraph (5), by inserting before the
                semicolon at the end the following: ``that is informed
                by an assessment, carried out by the Chief Human
                Capital Officer, of the learning and developmental
                needs of employees in supervisory and non-supervisory
                roles across the Department and appropriate workforce
                planning initiatives'';
                    (F) by redesignating paragraphs (9) and (10) as
                paragraphs (11) and (12), respectively; and
                    (G) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following
                new paragraphs:
            ``(9) maintain a catalogue of available employee
        development opportunities, including the Homeland Security
        Rotation Program pursuant to section 844, departmental
        leadership development programs, interagency development
        programs, and other rotational programs;
            ``(10) ensure that employee discipline and adverse action
        programs comply with the requirements of all pertinent laws,
        rules, regulations, and Federal guidance, and ensure due
        process for employees;'';
            (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
        (e) and (f), respectively;
            (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
        subsection:
    ``(d) Chief Learning and Engagement Officer.--The Chief Human
Capital Officer may designate an employee of the Department to serve as
a Chief Learning and Engagement Officer to assist the Chief Human
Capital Officer in carrying out this section.''; and
            (4) in subsection (e), as so redesignated--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)
                as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following
                new paragraphs:
            ``(2) information on employee development opportunities
        catalogued pursuant to paragraph (9) of subsection (b) and any
        available data on participation rates, attrition rates, and
        impacts on retention and employee satisfaction;
            ``(3) information on the progress of Department-wide
        strategic workforce planning efforts as determined under
        paragraph (2) of subsection (b);
            ``(4) information on the activities of the steering
        committee established pursuant to section 710(a), including the
        number of meeting, types of materials developed and
        distributed, and recommendations made to the Secretary;''.

SEC. 3. EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT STEERING COMMITTEE AND ACTION PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

``SEC. 710. EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT.

    ``(a) Steering Committee.--Not later than 120 days after the date
of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish an
employee engagement steering committee, including representatives from
operational components, headquarters, and field personnel, including
supervisory and non-supervisory personnel, and employee labor
organizations that represent Department employees, and chaired by the
Under Secretary for Management, to carry out the following activities:
            ``(1) Identify factors that have a negative impact on
        employee engagement, morale, and communications within the
        Department, such as perceptions about limitations on career
        progression, mobility, or development opportunities, collected
        through employee feedback platforms, including through annual
        employee surveys, questionnaires, and other communications, as
        appropriate.
            ``(2) Identify, develop, and distribute initiatives and
        best practices to improve employee engagement, morale, and
        communications within the Department, including through annual
        employee surveys, questionnaires, and other communications, as
        appropriate.
            ``(3) Monitor efforts of each component to address employee
        engagement, morale, and communications based on employee
        feedback provided through annual employee surveys,
        questionnaires, and other communications, as appropriate.
            ``(4) Advise the Secretary on efforts to improve employee
        engagement, morale, and communications within specific
        components and across the Department.
            ``(5) Conduct regular meetings and report, not less than
        once per quarter, to the Under Secretary for Management, the
        head of each component, and the Secretary on Department-wide
        efforts to improve employee engagement, morale, and
        communications.
    ``(b) Action Plan; Reporting.--The Secretary, acting through the
Chief Human Capital Officer, shall--
            ``(1) not later than 120 days after the date of the
        establishment of the steering committee under subsection (a),
        issue a Department-wide employee engagement action plan,
        reflecting input from the employee engagement steering
        committee established pursuant to subsection (a) and employee
        feedback provided through annual employee surveys,
        questionnaires, and other communications in accordance with
        paragraph (1) of such subsection, to execute strategies to
        improve employee engagement, morale, and communications within
        the Department; and
            ``(2) require the head of each component to--
                    ``(A) develop and implement a component-specific
                employee engagement plan to advance the action plan
                required under paragraph (1) that includes performance
                measures and objectives, is informed by employee
                feedback provided through annual employee surveys,
                questionnaires, and other communications, as
                appropriate, and sets forth how employees and, where
                applicable, their labor representatives are to be
                integrated in developing programs and initiatives;
                    ``(B) monitor progress on implementation of such
                action plan; and
                    ``(C) provide to the Chief Human Capital Officer
                and the steering committee quarterly reports on actions
                planned and progress made under this paragraph.
    ``(c) Termination.--This section shall terminate on the date that
is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 709 the following new item:

``Sec. 710. Employee engagement.''.
    (c) Submissions to Congress.--
            (1) Department-wide employee engagement action plan.--The
        Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Chief Human
        Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, shall
        submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
        Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate the Department-wide employee
        engagement action plan required under subsection (b)(1) of
        section 710 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as added by
        subsection (a) of this section) not later than 30 days after
        the issuance of such plan under such subsection (b)(1).
            (2) Component-specific employee engagement plans.--Each
        head of a component of the Department of Homeland Security
        shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House
        of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate the component-specific
        employee engagement plan of each such component required under
        subsection (b)(2) of section 710 of the Homeland Security Act
        of 2002 (as added by subsection (a) of this section) not later
        than 30 days after the issuance of each such plan under such
        subsection (b)(2).

SEC. 4. ANNUAL EMPLOYEE AWARD PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 341 et seq.), as amended by section 3 of this Act, is further
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 711. ANNUAL EMPLOYEE AWARD PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may establish an annual employee
award program to recognize Department employees or groups of employees
for significant contributions to the achievement of the Department's
goals and missions. If such a program is established, the Secretary
shall--
            ``(1) establish within such program categories of awards,
        each with specific criteria, that emphasizes honoring employees
        who are at the non-supervisory level;
            ``(2) publicize within the Department how any employee or
        group of employees may be nominated for an award;
            ``(3) establish an internal review board comprised of
        representatives from Department components, headquarters, and
        field personnel to submit to the Secretary award
        recommendations regarding specific employees or groups of
        employees;
            ``(4) select recipients from the pool of nominees submitted
        by the internal review board under paragraph (3) and convene a
        ceremony at which employees or groups of employees receive such
        awards from the Secretary; and
            ``(5) publicize such program within the Department.
    ``(b) Internal Review Board.--The internal review board described
in subsection (a)(3) shall, when carrying out its function under such
subsection, consult with representatives from operational components
and headquarters, including supervisory and non-supervisory personnel,
and employee labor organizations that represent Department employees.
    ``(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to authorize additional funds to carry out the requirements
of this section or to require the Secretary to provide monetary bonuses
to recipients of an award under this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by section 3 of this Act,
is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 710
the following new item:

``Sec. 711. Annual employee award program.''.

SEC. 5. INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act or the issuance of a report by the Inspector
General of the Department of Homeland Security on the extent to which
the Department has an equitable and consistent disciplinary process,
whichever is later, but in no case later than 1 year after such date of
enactment, the Comptroller General of the United States shall utilize,
if available, such report and investigate whether the application of
discipline and adverse actions are administered in an equitable and
consistent manner that results in the same or substantially similar
disciplinary outcomes across the Department for misconduct by a non-
supervisory or supervisor employee who engaged in the same or
substantially similar misconduct.
    (b) Consultation.--In carrying out the investigation described in
subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall
consult with the employee engagement steering committee established
pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of section 710 of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (as added by section 3(a) of this Act).
    (c) Action by Under Secretary for Management.--Upon completion of
the investigation described in subsection (a), the Under Secretary for
Management of the Department of Homeland Security shall review the
findings and recommendations of such investigation and implement a
plan, in consultation with the employee engagement steering committee
established pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of section 710 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002, to correct any relevant deficiencies
identified by the Comptroller General of the United States. The Under
Secretary for Management shall direct the employee engagement steering
committee to review such plan to inform committee activities and action
plans authorized under such section 710.

SEC. 5. PROHIBITION ON NEW FUNDING.

    No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of
this Act and the amendments made by this Act. Such requirements shall
be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 20, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Summary: Department of Homeland Security Morale, Recognition, Learning and Engagement Act of 2017 or the DHS MORALE Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: develop and implement strategic workforce planning policies with respect to leader development and employee engagement, develop and implement policies that are informed by employee feedback. Require that the career path framework and leader development opportunities are informed by an assessment of the learning and developmental needs of employees across DHS and appropriate workforce planning initiatives. Maintain a catalogue of available employee development opportunities, departmental leadership development programs, interagency development programs, and other rotational programs. And ensure that employee discipline and adverse action programs comply with all pertinent laws, regulations, and federal guidance and ensure due process. The chief may designate a DHS employee to serve as Chief Learning and Engagement Officer. DHS's report to Congress on fulfilling its workforce strategies shall include information on: (1) employee development opportunities, participation and attrition rates, and impacts on retention and employee satisfaction, (2) progress of strategic workforce planning efforts. And (3) activities of the employee engagement steering committee. The bill establishes an employee engagement steering committee, including representatives from operational components, headquarters, field personnel, and employee labor organizations, to: identify factors that have a negative impact on employee engagement, morale, and communications within DHS. Identify, develop, and distribute initiatives and best practices to improve employee engagement, morale, and communications within DHS. Monitor efforts of each DHS component to address employee engagement, morale, and communications based on employee feedback provided through annual employee surveys, questionnaires, and other communications. Advise DHS on efforts to improve employee engagement, morale, and communications within specific DHS components and across DHS. And conduct regular meetings and report, at least quarterly, to the Under Secretary for Management, the head of each component, and the DHS Secretary on DHS-wide efforts to improve employee engagement, morale, and communications. The chief shall: (1) issue a DHS-wide employee engagement action plan to execute strategies to improve employee engagement, morale, and communications within DHS. And (2) require each component to develop and implement a component-specific plan to advance such action plan, monitor progress, and provide quarterly reports on progress. The preceding provisions terminate five years after enactment. DHS may establish an annual employee award program to recognize DHS employees for significant contributions to the achievement of its goals and missions. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) shall utilize a report by the Inspector General General of DHS, if available, and investigate whether the application of discipline and adverse actions are administered in an equitable and consistent manner that results in the same or substantially similar disciplinary outcomes across DHS for misconduct by a non-supervisory or a supervisor employee. DHS's Under Secretary for Management shall: (1) review the findings and recommendations of such investigation and implement a plan to correct any relevant deficiencies identified by the GAO, and (2) direct the steering committee to review such plan to inform committee activities and action plans authorized under this bill.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Prosecutors Retirement
Benefit Equity Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF FEDERAL PROSECUTORS IN THE DEFINITION OF A LAW
              ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

    (a) Civil Service Retirement System.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (20) of section 8331 of title 5,
        United States Code, is amended by striking ``position.'' and
        inserting ``position and a Federal prosecutor.''.
            (2) Federal prosecutor defined.--Section 8331 of title 5,
        United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (27), by striking ``and'' at the
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (28), by striking the period and
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(29) `Federal prosecutor' means--
                    ``(A) an assistant United States attorney under
                section 542 of title 28; or
                    ``(B) an attorney employed by the Department of
                Justice and designated by the Attorney General of the
                United States.''.
    (b) Federal Employees' Retirement System.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (17) of section 8401 of title 5,
        United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by adding ``and'' after
                the semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) a Federal prosecutor;''.
            (2) Federal prosecutor defined.--Section 8401 of title 5,
        United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (33), by striking ``and'' at the
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (34), by striking the period and
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(35) `Federal prosecutor' means--
                    ``(A) an assistant United States attorney under
                section 542 of title 28; or
                    ``(B) an attorney employed by the Department of
                Justice and designated by the Attorney General of the
                United States.''.
    (c) Treatment Under Certain Provisions of Law (Unrelated to
Retirement) To Remain Unchanged.--
            (1) Original appointments.--Subsections (d) and (e) of
        section 3307 of title 5, United States Code, are amended by
        adding at the end of each the following: ``The preceding
        sentence shall not apply in the case of an original appointment
        of a Federal prosecutor as defined under section 8331(29) or
        8401(35).''.
            (2) Mandatory separation.--Sections 8335(b) and 8425(b) of
        title 5, United States Code, are amended by adding at the end
        of each the following: ``The preceding provisions of this
        subsection shall not apply in the case of a Federal prosecutor
        as defined under section 8331(29) or 8401(35).''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on
or after 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. PROVISIONS RELATING TO INCUMBENTS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section, the term--
            (1) ``Federal prosecutor'' means--
                    (A) an assistant United States attorney under
                section 542 of title 28, United States Code; or
                    (B) an attorney employed by the Department of
                Justice and designated by the Attorney General of the
                United States; and
            (2) ``incumbent'' means an individual who is serving as a
        Federal prosecutor on the effective date of this section.
    (b) Designated Attorneys.--If the Attorney General of the United
States makes any designation of an attorney to meet the definition
under subsection (a)(1)(B) for purposes of being an incumbent under
this section,--
            (1) such designation shall be made before the effective
        date of this section; and
            (2) the Attorney General shall submit to the Office of
        Personnel Management before that effective date--
                    (A) the name of the individual designated; and
                    (B) the period of service performed by that
                individual as a Federal prosecutor before that
                effective date.
    (c) Notice Requirement.--Not later than 9 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Department of Justice shall take measures
reasonably designed to provide notice to incumbents on--
            (1) their election rights under this Act; and
            (2) the effects of making or not making a timely election
        under this Act.
    (d) Election Available to Incumbents.--
            (1) In general.--An incumbent may elect, for all purposes,
        to be treated--
                    (A) in accordance with the amendments made by this
                Act; or
                    (B) as if this Act had never been enacted.
            (2) Failure to elect.--Failure to make a timely election
        under this subsection shall be treated in the same way as an
        election under paragraph (1)(A), made on the last day allowable
        under paragraph (3).
            (3) Time limitation.--An election under this subsection
        shall not be effective unless the election is made not later
        than the earlier of--
                    (A) 120 days after the date on which the notice
                under subsection (c) is provided; or
                    (B) the date on which the incumbent involved
                separates from service.
    (e) Limited Retroactive Effect.--
            (1) Effect on retirement.--In the case of an incumbent who
        elects (or is deemed to have elected) the option under
        subsection (d)(1)(A), all service performed by that individual
        as a Federal prosecutor shall--
                    (A) to the extent performed on or after the
                effective date of that election, be treated in
                accordance with applicable provisions of subchapter III
                of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States
                Code, as amended by this Act; and
                    (B) to the extent performed before the effective
                date of that election, be treated in accordance with
                applicable provisions of subchapter III of chapter 83
                or chapter 84 of such title, as if the amendments made
                by this Act had then been in effect.
            (2) No other retroactive effect.--Nothing in this Act
        (including the amendments made by this Act) shall affect any of
        the terms or conditions of an individual's employment (apart
        from those governed by subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter
        84 of title 5, United States Code) with respect to any period
        of service preceding the date on which such individual's
        election under subsection (d) is made (or is deemed to have
        been made).
    (f) Individual Contributions for Prior Service.--
            (1) In general.--An individual who makes an election under
        subsection (d)(1)(A) may, with respect to prior service
        performed by such individual, contribute to the Civil Service
        Retirement and Disability Fund the difference between the
        individual contributions that were actually made for such
        service and the individual contributions that should have been
        made for such service if the amendments made by section 2 had
        then been in effect.
            (2) Effect of not contributing.--If no part of or less than
        the full amount required under paragraph (1) is paid, all prior
        service of the incumbent shall remain fully creditable as law
        enforcement officer service, but the resulting annuity shall be
        reduced in a manner similar to that described in section
        8334(d)(2) of title 5, United States Code, to the extent
        necessary to make up the amount unpaid.
            (3) Prior service defined.--For purposes of this section,
        the term ``prior service'' means, with respect to any
        individual who makes an election under subsection (d)(1)(A),
        service performed by such individual before the date as of
        which appropriate retirement deductions begin to be made in
        accordance with such election.
    (g) Government Contributions for Prior Service.--
            (1) In general.--If an incumbent makes an election under
        subsection (d)(1)(A), the Department of Justice shall remit to
        the Office of Personnel Management, for deposit in the Treasury
        of the United States to the credit of the Civil Service
        Retirement and Disability Fund, the amount required under
        paragraph (2) with respect to such service.
            (2) Amount required.--The amount the Department of Justice
        is required to remit is, with respect to any prior service, the
        total amount of additional Government contributions to the
        Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund (over and above
        those actually paid) that would have been required if the
        amendments made by section 2 had then been in effect.
            (3) Contributions to be made ratably.--Government
        contributions under this subsection on behalf of an incumbent
        shall be made by the Department of Justice ratably (on at least
        an annual basis) over the 10-year period beginning on the date
        referred to in subsection (f)(3).
    (h) Regulations.--Except as provided under section 4, the Office of
Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations necessary to carry out
this Act, including provisions under which any interest due on the
amount described under subsection (f) shall be determined.
    (i) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect 120 days after
the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS.

    (a) Definition.--In this section the term ``Federal prosecutor''
has the meaning given under section 3(a)(1).
    (b) Regulations.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Attorney General of the United
        States shall--
                    (A) consult with the Office of Personnel Management
                on this Act (including the amendments made by this
                Act); and
                    (B) promulgate regulations for making designations
                of Federal prosecutors who are not assistant United
                States attorneys.
            (2) Contents.--Any regulations promulgated under paragraph
        (1) shall ensure that attorneys designated as Federal
        prosecutors who are not assistant United States attorneys have
        routine employee responsibilities that are substantially
        similar to those of assistant United States attorneys assigned
        to the litigation of criminal cases, such as the representation
        of the United States before grand juries and in trials,
        appeals, and related court proceedings.
    (c) Designations.--The designation of any Federal prosecutor who is
not an assistant United States attorney for purposes of this Act
(including the amendments made by this Act) shall be at the discretion
of the Attorney General of the United States.

Summary: Federal Prosecutors Retirement Benefit Equity Act of 2001 - Amends Federal civil service law to include Federal prosecutors within the definition of law enforcement officer (LEO). Extends LEO benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees' Retirement System to Federal prosecutors, including Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs), and such other attorneys in the Department of Justice (DOJ) as may be designated by the Attorney General. Exempts Federal prosecutors from mandatory retirement provisions for LEOs under the civil service laws. Requires DOJ to provide notice to incumbent Federal prosecutors of their rights under this Act. Allows incumbents to opt out of the LEO retirement program. Sets forth provisions governing the crediting of prior service by incumbents. Provides for make-up contributions for prior service of incumbents to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. Gives incumbents the option of either contributing to their own share of any make-up contributions or receiving a proportionally lesser retirement benefit. Allows the Government to contribute its share of any make-up contribution ratably over a ten-year period.

A bill to amend subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to include Federal prosecutors within the definition of a law enforcement officer, and for other purposes.