SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Iran and Hizballah Western
Hemisphere Prevention Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) On June 26, 2017, Ali Issa Chamas, a dual Paraguayan-
        Lebanese national reportedly with ties to Hizballah, was
        indicted by a Miami Federal grand jury for drug trafficking
        after being arrested in the Tri-Border Area of Argentina,
        Paraguay, and Brazil for allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine to
        the United States.
            (2) On June 8, 2017, the Department of Justice announced
        the arrest of Ali Kourani and Samer El Debek for attempting to
        provide support to Hizballah, including in Panama, which
        involved locating the United States and Israeli Embassies and
        casing security procedures at the Panama Canal.
            (3) In April 2017, Commander, United States Southern
        Command, Admiral Kurt Tidd testified to Congress that ``as a
        continuing state sponsor of terrorism, Iranian involvement in
        the Western Hemisphere is always a matter of concern [and] with
        the easing of economic sanctions, Iran may be seeking to
        rebuild its relationships in the region''.
            (4) In February 2017, the United States imposed sanctions
        on Venezuelan Vice President Tareck El Aissami, designating him
        as a drug kingpin for facilitating narcotics to the United
        States. A subsequent CNN investigation linked El Aissami to
        ``173 Venezuelan passports and IDs that were issued to
        individuals from the Middle East, including people connected to
        the terrorist group Hezbollah''.
            (5) In September 2016, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani
        conducted his first visit to Latin America, visiting Venezuela
        and Cuba. In the same month, Iran's Foreign Minister Javad
        Zarif also visited Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico,
        Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
            (6) In February 2016, a Federal prosecutor in Argentina
        alleged that Special Prosecutor Alberto Nisman's death in
        January 2015 was a homicide. Nisman had previously published
        two reports documenting Iranian activities in several countries
        in the region and filed a judicial complaint against former
        Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner for
        minimizing Iranian involvement in the 1994 terrorist attack
        against the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) that
        killed 85 people.
            (7) In February 2016, the U.S. Drug Enforcement
        Administration (DEA) announced the disruption of a Hizballah
        network as part of DEA's ``Project Cassandra'', which affirmed
        that members of Hizballah's External Security Organization
        Business Affairs Component (BAC) had established business
        relationships with South American drug cartels, such as La
        Oficina de Envigado.
            (8) According to the Department of State's 2015 Country
        Report on Terrorism, Hezbollah maintains a presence in the
        Western Hemisphere ``with members, facilitators, and supporters
        engaging in activity in support of the organization'', which
        includes ``efforts to build Hezbollah's infrastructure in South
        America and fundraising, both through licit and illicit
        means''.
            (9) In 2015, former Commander, United States Southern
        Command, General Kelly testified to Congress that ``our limited
        intelligence capabilities make it difficult to fully assess the
        amount of terrorist financing generated in Latin America, or
        understand the scope of possible criminal-terrorist
        collaboration''.
            (10) In November 2014, Brazilian media published police
        reports that revealed that Hizballah helped a Brazilian prison
        gang, the First Capital Command (PCC), obtain weapons in
        exchange for the protection of prisoners of Lebanese origin
        tied to Hizballah. Those same reports also found that Lebanese
        traffickers tied to Hizballah helped sell C4 explosives that
        the PCC allegedly stole in Paraguay.
            (11) In November 2014, Peruvian counterterrorism police
        arrested Mohammed Amadar, a Lebanese citizen, who was
        reportedly a Hizballah operative, after finding traces of
        explosive materials and detonators at his home. His targets
        reportedly included places associated with Israelis and Jews in
        Peru, the Israeli embassy in Lima, and Jewish community
        institutions.
            (12) Hizballah is classified by the Department of State as
        a Foreign Terrorist Organization, but multiple reports have
        found that Hizballah has significant and expanding ties to
        transnational organized crime, drug trafficking, and money-
        laundering activities in the Western Hemisphere, including
        partnerships with Mexico's Los Zetas, Colombia's Revolutionary
        Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and Brazil's Primeriro Comando
        de la Capital.
            (13) As of June 2017, the United States has sanctioned 11
        individuals and four companies in the Tri-Border Area of
        Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil for their involvement with
        Hizballah's terror finance networks. However, multiple reports
        show that despite United States measures, some of these
        individuals who are Specially Designated Global Terrorists
        (SDGTs) under Executive Order 13224 of September 2001 continue
        to have access to the global financial system.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States to
continue the policy outlined in the Hizballah International Financing
Prevention Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-102) and the government-wide
strategy outlined in Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of
2012 (Public Law 112-220) to prevent further penetration of Iran and
Hizballah into the Western Hemisphere and prioritize United States
diplomatic efforts to engage countries in the Western Hemisphere to
disrupt and degrade Hizballah's illicit networks operating in the
region.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Western hemisphere.--The term ``Western Hemisphere''
        has the meaning given such term in section 4(1) of the
        Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012 (Public
        Law 112-220; 22 U.S.C. 8701 note).
            (2) Relevant congressional committees.--The term ``relevant
        congressional committees'' has the meaning given such term in
        section 4(2) of the Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere
        Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-220; 22 U.S.C. 8701 note).
            (3) Hizballah.--The term ``Hizballah'' has the meaning
        given such term in section 102(f) of the Hizballah
        International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-
        102; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
            (4) Hostile activities.--The term ``hostile activities''
        means any activities that promote anti-American or undemocratic
        views that threaten United States national security through
        government-to-government, private sector, nongovernmental
        organizations, or public diplomacy engagement.

SEC. 5. UNITED STATES STRATEGY TO PREVENT HOSTILE ACTIVITIES BY IRAN
              AND DISRUPT AND DEGRADE HIZBALLAH'S ILLICIT NETWORKS IN
              THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
relevant congressional committees a strategy to prevent hostile
activities by Iran and disrupt and degrade Hizballah's illicit networks
in the Western Hemisphere that--
            (1) identifies Department of State priorities, in
        coordination with other executive branch agencies, for defining
        United States policy to protect United States interests from
        Iranian and Hizballah threats in the Western Hemisphere;
            (2) involves a whole-of-government approach led by the
        Secretary of State, in coordination with other executive branch
        agencies, to ensure that information-sharing, interdictions,
        arrests, investigations, indictments, sanctions, and
        designations related to Hizballah individuals or networks in
        the Western Hemisphere are integrated, coordinated, and
        publicly communicated by the United States in a manner that
        supports United States interests;
            (3) outlines a counter-network disruption campaign that
        includes the input of other executive branch agencies and that
        uses all appropriate United States national tools;
            (4) describes Iranian and Hizballah activities in the
        Western Hemisphere, their relationships with transnational
        criminal organizations in the region, their use of the region's
        commodities trade to engage in illicit activities, and their
        use of Latin American and Caribbean visas, including through
        Citizenship by Investment Programs to seek admittance into the
        United States, as well as a plan to address any security
        vulnerabilities to the United States;
            (5) includes a review of all relevant United States
        sanctions that relate to Hizballah's activities in Latin
        America and the Caribbean and an assessment of their use,
        effectiveness, and any capability gaps;
            (6) includes a review of the use of the Department of
        State's rewards program under section 36 of the State
        Department Basic Authorities Act (22 U.S.C. 2708) to obtain
        information related to Latin America-based Hizballah operatives
        and illicit networks and an assessment of the effectiveness of
        this program for targeting Hizballah in the Western Hemisphere;
            (7) includes a review of all relevant United States
        sanctions on financial institutions in Latin America and the
        Caribbean that engage in activities outlined by section 102 of
        Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015
        (Public Law 114-102; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) and an assessment of
        the use of the authorities outlined, their effectiveness, and
        recommendations for improvement;
            (8) describes Hizballah criminal support networks,
        including country facilitation, in the Western Hemisphere and
        outlines a United States approach to partners in the region to
        address those illicit networks and build country capacity to
        combat the transnational criminal activities of Hizballah; and
            (9) includes a review of the actions of governments in the
        Western Hemisphere to identify, investigate, and prosecute
        Latin America-based Hizballah operatives, and enforce sanctions
        either personally or to their business interests of Latin
        America-based Hizballah operatives as well as recommendations
        for United States action towards governments who refuse to
        impose sanctions or who willingly facilitate Latin America-
        based Hizballah illicit activities.
    (b) Form.--The strategy required by subsection (b) shall be
submitted in unclassified form to the greatest extent possible but may
include a classified annex.

SEC. 6. UNITED STATES BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL ENGAGEMENT ON
              HIZBALLAH IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.

    (a) Bilateral Engagement.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President shall instruct the Secretary
of State to prioritize United States diplomatic engagement with
countries in the Western Hemisphere to increase cooperation and build
governments' capacity to prevent hostile activities by Iran and disrupt
and degrade Hizballah's illicit networks operating in the region. Such
diplomatic engagement may include--
            (1) efforts to target and expose illicit networks, arrest
        perpetrators, freeze assets, and attack Iran and Hizballah's
        use of illicit networks using international trade and banking
        systems;
            (2) efforts to revoke or deny visas from those implicated
        in Hizballah activity in the region, including lawyers,
        accountants, business partners, and service providers and
        politicians who knowingly facilitate or fail to take measures
        to counter Hizballah's illicit finance in their own
        jurisdictions;
            (3) efforts to assist willing nations with the development
        of counter-organized crime legislation, the strengthening of
        financial investigative capacity, and a fully-vetted counter-
        organized crime judicial model in places plagued with
        corruption; and
            (4) efforts to persuade governments in the region to list
        Hizballah as a terrorist organization.
    (b) Multilateral Engagement.--
            (1) In general.--Title I of the Hizballah International
        Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-102; 129 Stat.
        2206; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by adding at the end the
        following:

``SEC. 103. DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVES.

    ``(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            ``(1) the designation of Hizballah as a terrorist
        organization by the Gulf Cooperation Council represents a
        positive step; and
            ``(2) the United States should provide necessary technical
        and other advice to the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council
        to enhance the effectiveness of that designation.
    ``(b) Diplomatic Initiatives.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this section, the President shall instruct--
            ``(1) the United States Permanent Representative to the
        Organization of American States to work to secure support at
        the Organization of American States for a resolution that would
        declare Hizballah as a terrorist organization and address
        Hizballah's illicit networks operating in the region;
            ``(2) the United States Ambassador to the Organization for
        Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to work to secure a
        report on compliance by participating states with OSCE Decision
        Number 1063, the `Consolidated Framework for the Fight Against
        Terrorism', in regard to Hizballah, with particular focus on
        the mandate to `suppress the financing of terrorism, including
        its links with money-laundering and illegal economic
        activities', especially as it relates transatlantic relations,
        including with Latin America and the Caribbean; and
            ``(3) United States diplomats to work with international
        forums, including the Financial Action Task Force, to identify
        government entities within Latin America and the Caribbean that
        provide support, facilitation, or assistance to individuals
        affiliated with Hizballah in the Western Hemisphere.
    ``(c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this section, and every 180 days thereafter for a period not to
exceed 3 years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate a report describing efforts of the
United States Permanent Representative to the Organization of American
States with respect to matters described in subsection (b)(1), efforts
of the United States Ambassador to the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe with respect to the matters described in
subsection (b)(2), and efforts by United States diplomats with respect
to the matters described in subsection (b)(3).''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents for the
        Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 is
        amended by inserting after the item related to section 102 the
        following new item:

``Sec. 103. Diplomatic initiatives.''.

SEC. 7. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT BRIEFINGS.

    The Secretary of State provide to the relevant congressional
committees annual briefings that review Department of State efforts to
implement the strategy to prevent hostile activities by Iran and
disrupt and degrade Hizballah's illicit networks in the Western
Hemisphere under section 5 and United States bilateral and multilateral
engagement with respect to Hizballah in the Western Hemisphere in
accordance with section 6 and the amendments made by section 6.

SEC. 8. REGULATORY AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--The President shall, not later than 120 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, promulgate regulations as
necessary for the implementation of this Act and the amendments made by
this Act.
    (b) Notification to Congress.--Not less than 10 days before the
promulgation of regulations under subsection (a), the President shall
notify the relevant congressional committees of the proposed
regulations and the provisions of this Act that the regulations are
implementing.

SEC. 9. SUNSET.

    This Act shall terminate on the date that is 30 days after the date
on which the President certifies to Congress that Hizballah meets the
requirements described in section 303 of Hizballah International
Financing Prevention Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-102; 50 U.S.C. 1701
note).

Summary: Iran and Hizballah Western Hemisphere Prevention Act of 2017 This bill declares it to be US policy to prevent further penetration of Iran and Hizballah into the Western Hemisphere and to prioritize diplomatic efforts to engage countries in the hemisphere to disrupt and degrade Hizballah's illicit networks operating in the region. The Department of State shall submit a strategy to prevent hostile activities by Iran and disrupt and degrade Hizballah's illicit networks in the hemisphere. The President shall instruct the State Department to prioritize US diplomatic engagement with countries in the hemisphere in order to increase cooperation and build the capacity of the governments of those countries to prevent such activities and disrupt and degrade such networks. The bill amends the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 to require the President to instruct: the US Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) to work to secure OAS support for a resolution that would declare Hizballah to be a terrorist organization and address such illicit networks. And the US Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to work in securing a report on compliance by participating states with OSCE Decision Number 1063, the Consolidated Framework for the Fight Against Terrorism, with regard to Hizballah. And US diplomats to work with international forums to identify government entities in Latin America and the Caribbean that support individuals affiliated with Hizballah in the hemisphere. The State Department must provide to the relevant congressional committees annual briefings that review its efforts to implement such strategy and US bilateral and multilateral engagement with respect to Hizballah in the hemisphere.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hunt Unrestricted on National
Treasures Act'' or the ``HUNT Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON PUBLIC ACCESS AND EGRESS TO FEDERAL PUBLIC LAND.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, each head of a Federal
public land management agency shall make available to the public on the
Web site of the agency a report that includes--
            (1) a list of the location and acreage of lands more than
        640 acres in size under the jurisdiction of such agency on
        which the public is allowed under Federal or State law to hunt,
        fish, or to use such lands for other recreational purposes--
                    (A) to which there is no public access or egress;
                or
                    (B) to which public access or egress to the legal
                boundaries of such lands is significantly restricted
                (as determined by the head of such agency);
            (2) with respect to lands under the jurisdiction of the
        agency that are described in paragraph (1), a list of the lands
        that the head of such agency determines have significant
        potential for use for hunting, fishing, and other recreational
        purposes; and
            (3) with respect to lands under the jurisdiction of the
        agency listed under paragraph (2), a plan developed by the
        agency that--
                    (A) identifies how public access and egress could
                reasonably be provided to the legal boundaries of such
                lands in a manner that minimizes the impact on wildlife
                habitat and water quality;
                    (B) specifies the actions recommended to secure
                such access and egress, including acquiring an
                easement, right-of-way, or fee title from a willing
                owner of lands abutting such lands or the need to
                coordinate with State land management agencies or other
                Federal or State governmental entities to allow for
                such access and egress; and
                    (C) is consistent with the travel management plan
                in effect on such lands.
    (b) List of Public Access Routes for Certain Lands.--Not later than
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, each head of a
Federal public land management agency shall make available to the
public on the Web site of the agency, and thereafter revise as the head
of the agency determines is appropriate, a list of roads or trails that
provide the primary public access and egress to the legal boundaries of
contiguous parcels of land equal to more than 640 acres in size under
the jurisdiction of such agency on which the public is allowed under
Federal or State law to hunt, fish, or to use such lands for other
recreational purposes.
    (c) Means of Public Access and Egress Included.--When considering
public access and egress under subsections (a) and (b), the head of a
Federal public land management agency shall consider public access and
egress to the legal boundaries of lands described in such subsections,
including access and egress--
            (1) by motorized or non-motorized vehicles; and
            (2) on foot or horseback.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``Federal public land management agency''
        means the National Park Service, the United States Fish and
        Wildlife Service, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land
        Management.
            (2) The term ``travel management plan'' means a plan for
        the management of travel--
                    (A) with respect to lands under the jurisdiction of
                the National Park Service, on park roads and designated
                routes under section 4.10 of title 36 of the Code of
                Federal Regulations (or successor regulation);
                    (B) with respect to lands under the jurisdiction of
                the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, on such
                lands under a comprehensive conservation plan required
                under section 4(e) of the National Wildlife Refuge
                System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(e));
                    (C) with respect to lands under the jurisdiction of
                the Forest Service, on National Forest System lands
                under part 212 of title 36 of the Code of Federal
                Regulations (or successor regulations); and
                    (D) with respect to lands under the jurisdiction of
                the Bureau of Land Management, under a resource
                management plan developed under the Federal Land Policy
                and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).

SEC. 3. FUNDS FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO FEDERAL LAND FOR RECREATIONAL
              PURPOSES.

    Section 7(a)(1) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965
(16 U.S.C. 460l-9) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``Recreational public access to federal land.--In an amount
        not less than 1.5 percent of such moneys, for projects that
        secure public access to Federal land for hunting, fishing, and
        other recreational purposes through easements, rights-of-way,
        or fee title acquisitions, from willing sellers.''.

Summary: Hunt Unrestricted on National Treasures Act or the HUNT Act - Requires each head of a federal public land management agency , to annually make available to the public on its website a report that includes: (1) a list of the lands more than 640 acres in size under its jurisdiction on which the public is allowed to hunt, fish, or use such lands for other recreational purposes and to which there is no public access or egress or to which such access or egress to the lands' legal boundaries is significantly restricted. (2) a list of such lands that the agency head determines have significant potential for use for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes. And (3) a plan to provide such access and egress that is consistent with the travel management plan in effect. Requires each agency head to make available to the public on the agency's website, and thereafter revise, a list of roads or trails that provide the primary public access and egress to the legal boundaries of contiguous parcels of land equal to more than 640 acres in size under the agency's jurisdiction on which the public is allowed to hunt, fish, or use such lands for other recreational purposes. Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to require allotment from the Land and Water Conservation Fund of an amount not less than 1.5 of the moneys appropriated for projects that secure public access to federal land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes through easements, rights-of-way, or fee title acquisitions from willing sellers.

To direct the heads of Federal public land management agencies to prepare reports on the availability of public access and egress to Federal public lands for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes, to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide funding for recreational public access to Federal land, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. DEFINITION.

    In this Act, the term ``agency'' means--
            (1) an Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title
        5, United States Code);
            (2) an office, agency, or other establishment in the
        legislative branch which is not a part of another office,
        agency, or other establishment in the legislative branch; and
            (3) an office, agency, or other establishment in the
        judicial branch which is not a part of another office, agency,
        or other establishment in the judicial branch.

SEC. 2. 2013 SEQUESTER CANCELLATION.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the sequestration of
budgetary resources for fiscal year 2013 ordered on March 1, 2013,
pursuant to section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 is cancelled.

SEC. 3. FLEXIBLE SEQUESTER IMPLEMENTED BY AGENCY HEADS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
budget sequester for an account in the security and non-security
categories required by section 251A of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 for fiscal year 2013 shall be
implemented within each account as determined by the head of the agency
with spending authority over such account.
    (b) Appropriations Oversight.--
            (1) In general.--The head of an agency may not exercise the
        authority provided in subsection (a) unless the head has
        submitted a notice of implementation describing the proposed
        exercise of authority to the Committees on Appropriations of
        both Houses not later than 15 days before exercising such
        authority and each such committee approves the implementation
        as provided in paragraph (2).
            (2) Appropriations approval.--After the committees receive
        an executive branch proposal for administering the sequester
        under paragraph (1) and not later than 5 days after such
        receipt, each committee, using standard procedures for
        reprogramming, shall accept or reject the proposal. If a
        proposal is accepted by both committees, the proposal may be
        implemented. If either committee rejects a proposal and
        notwithstanding section 2, sequestration within the relevant
        agency will be administered through across the board cuts
        consistent with section 251A of the Balanced Budget and
        Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

SEC. 4. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FLEXIBILITY IN MANAGEMENT OF MULTIYEAR
              CONTRACTS.

    (a) In General.--In implementing under section 251(a)(1) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C.
901(a)(1)) the discretionary spending reductions required by section
251A(7) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, the Secretary of Defense may, in consultation with the Director
of the Office of Management and Budget, take appropriate actions in the
management of current multiyear contracts of the Department of Defense
to minimize the effects of such reductions in the carrying out of such
contracts.
    (b) Authority for Commencement of Certain Programs, Projects, and
Activities of the Department of Defense.--Notwithstanding section 102
of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (Public Law 112-175),
appropriations or funds made available or authority granted pursuant to
section 101 of that Resolution for the Department of Defense may be
used for the programs, projects, and activities specified in H.R. 5856,
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013, as reported with an
amendment in the Senate on August 2, 2012 in the 112th Congress or the
funding tables in division D of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239), including the following:
            (1) The new production of items not funded for production
        in fiscal year 2012 or prior fiscal years.
            (2) The increase in production rates above those sustained
        with fiscal year 2012 funds.
            (3) The initiation, resumption, or continuation of any
        project, activity, operation, or organization for which
        appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available
        during fiscal year 2012.
    (c) Clarification of Availability of Multiyear Procurement
Authority for the Department of Defense.--Notwithstanding section 102
of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (Public Law 112-175),
subsection (l)(3) of section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, or
any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretaries of the military departments may enter into contracts for
multiyear procurements that are authorized by the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239).
    (d) Availability of Certain Shipbuilding and Conversion Funds.--Of
the amounts provided by section 101 of the Continuing Appropriations
Resolution, 2013 (Public Law 112-175) for ``Shipbuilding and
Conversion, Navy'', $372,573,000 shall be available to fund prior year
shipbuilding cost increases. The funds so available shall be
transferred to, and merged with, the following appropriations accounts
in the amounts specified:
            (1) ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 2009/2013'' for
        the CVN Refueling Overhauls Program, $135,000,000.
            (2) ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 2007/2013'' for
        the LHA Replacement Program, $156,685,000.
            (3) ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 2008/2013'' for
        the LPD-17 Amphibious Transport Dock Program, $80,888,000.

Summary: Cancels the sequestration of budgetary resources for FY2013 ordered on March 1, 2013, pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 . Requires the budget sequester for an account in the security and non-security categories under the Balanced Budget Act for FY2013 to be implemented within each account as determined by the head of the agency with spending authority over such account. Requires: (1) the agency head to notify the Appropriations Committees of a proposed exercise of authority for implementing a sequester, and (2) the Appropriations Committees to approve any agency proposal. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to: (1) take appropriate actions in the management of current DOD multiyear contracts to minimize the effects of a sequester in carrying out such contracts. And (2) begin new programs, projects, and activities and enter into new contracts for multiyear procurements that are authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2013. Allocates funding for prior year shipbuilding cost increases for the Navy.

A bill to permit flexibility in the application of the budget sequester by Federal agencies.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Coral Reef Resource Conservation and
Management Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) coral reefs have great commercial, recreational,
        cultural, environmental, and aesthetic value;
            (2) coral reefs--
                    (A) provide habitat to \1/3\ of all marine fish
                species;
                    (B) are essential building blocks for biodiversity;
                    (C) are instrumental in forming tropical islands;
                    (D) protect coasts from waves and storms;
                    (E) contain an array of potential pharmaceuticals;
                and
                    (F) support tourism and fishing industries in the
                United States worth billions of dollars;
            (3) studies indicate that coral reefs in the United States
        and around the world are being degraded and severely threatened
        by human and environmental impacts, including land-based
        pollution, overfishing, destructive fishing practices, vessel
        groundings, and climate change;
            (4) the Department of the Interior--
                    (A) manages extensive acreage that contains
                sensitive coral reef habitat and adjacent submerged
                land at 20 national wildlife refuges and 9 units of the
                National Park System--
                            (i) in the States of Hawaii and Florida;
                        and
                            (ii) in the territories of Guam, American
                        Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands;
                        and
                    (B) maintains oversight responsibility for
                additional significant coral reef resources under
                Federal jurisdiction in insular areas, territories, and
                surrounding territorial waters in the Pacific Ocean and
                Caribbean Sea;
            (5) few of the 4,200,000 acres of coral reefs of the United
        States have been mapped or have had their conditions assessed
        or characterized;
            (6) the Department of the Interior conducts scientific
        research and monitoring to determine the structure, function,
        status, and condition of the coral reefs of the United States;
        and
            (7) the Department of the Interior, in cooperation with
        public and private partners, provides technical assistance and
        engages in management and conservation activities for coral
        reef habitats.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to conserve, protect, and restore the health of coral
        reef ecosystems and the species of fish, plants, and animals
        that depend on those ecosystems;
            (2) to support the monitoring, assessment, management, and
        protection of coral reef ecosystems over which the United
        States has jurisdiction (including coral reef ecosystems
        located in national wildlife refuges and units of the National
        Park System);
            (3) to augment and support the efforts of the Department of
        the Interior, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
        Administration, and other members of the Coral Reef Task Force;
            (4) to support research efforts that contribute to coral
        reef conservation;
            (5) to support education, outreach, and enforcement for
        coral reef conservation;
            (6) to provide financial resources and matching funds for
        partnership efforts to accomplish the purposes described in
        paragraphs (1) through (4); and
            (7) to coordinate with the Coral Reef Task Force and other
        agencies to address priorities identified by the Coral Reef
        Task Force.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Coral.--The term ``coral'' means any species of the
        phylum Cnidaria, including--
                    (A) any species of the order Antipatharia (black
                corals), Scleractinia (stony corals), Gorgonacea (horny
                corals), Stolonifera (organpipe corals and others),
                Alcyanacea (soft corals), or Coenothecalia (blue
                corals), of the class Anthozoa; and
                    (B) any species of the order Hydrocorallina (fire
                corals and hydrocorals) of the class Hydrozoa.
            (2) Coral reef.--The term ``coral reef'' means the species
        (including reef plants and coralline algae), habitats, and
        other natural resources associated with any reef or shoal
        composed primarily of corals within all maritime areas and
        zones subject to the jurisdiction of the United States,
        including Federal, State, territorial, or commonwealth waters
        in the south Atlantic, the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, and
        the Pacific Ocean.
            (3) Coral reef conservation project.--The term ``coral reef
        conservation project'' means an activity that contributes to or
        results in preserving, sustaining, or enhancing any coral reef
        ecosystem as a healthy, diverse, and viable ecosystem,
        including--
                    (A) any action to enhance or improve resource
                management of a coral reef, such as assessment,
                scientific research, protection, restoration and
                mapping;
                    (B) habitat monitoring and any species survey or
                monitoring of a species;
                    (C) any activity necessary for planning and
                development of a strategy for coral reef management;
                    (D) community outreach and education on the
                importance and conservation of coral reefs; and
                    (E) any activity in support of the enforcement of
                laws relating to coral reefs.
            (4) Coral reef task force.--The term ``Coral Reef Task
        Force'' means the task force established under Executive Order
        No. 13089 (June 11, 1998).
            (5) Foundation.--The term ``foundation'' means a foundation
        that is a registered nonprofit organization under section
        501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
            (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
            (7) State.--The term ``State'' means any State of the
        United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
        Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the
        Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, or any other territory or
        possession of the United States.

SEC. 4. CORAL REEF RESOURCE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide grants for coral reef
conservation projects in accordance with this section.
    (b) Eligibility.--The Secretary may award a grant under this
section to--
            (1) any appropriate natural resource management authority
        of a State--
                    (A) that has jurisdiction over coral reefs; or
                    (B) the activities of which affect coral reefs; or
            (2) any educational or nongovernmental institution or
        organization with demonstrated expertise in marine science or
        coral reef conservation.
    (c) Matching Requirements.--
            (1) Federal share.--Except as provided in paragraph (3),
        the Federal share of the cost of a coral reef conservation
        project that receives a grant under this section shall not
        exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the project.
            (2) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the cost
        of a coral reef conservation project that receives a grant
        under this section may be provided in cash or in kind.
            (3) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive all or part of the
        matching requirement under paragraph (1) if--
                    (A) the cost of the project is $25,000 or less; or
                    (B) the project is necessary to undertake,
                complete, or enhance planning and monitoring
                requirements for coral reef areas under--
                            (i) the National Wildlife Refuge System
                        Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et
                        seq.); or
                            (ii) the Act entitled ``An Act to establish
                        a National Park Service, and for other
                        purposes'', approved August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C.
                        1 et seq.).
    (d) Allocation.--The Secretary shall award grants under this
section so that--
            (1) not less than 40 percent of the grant funds available
        are awarded for coral reef conservation projects in the Pacific
        Ocean;
            (2) not less than 40 percent of the grant funds available
        are awarded for coral reef conservation projects in the
        Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea; and
            (3) the remaining grant funds are awarded for coral reef
        conservation projects that address emergency priorities or
        threats identified by the Secretary, in consultation with the
        Coral Reef Task Force.
    (e) Annual Funding Priorities.--After consultation with the Coral
Reef Task Force, States, regional and local entities, and
nongovernmental organizations involved in coral and marine
conservation, the Secretary shall identify site-specific and
comprehensive threats and constraints that--
            (1) are known to affect coral reef ecosystems (including
        coral reef ecosystems in national wildlife refuges and units of
        the National Park System); and
            (2) shall be considered in establishing annual funding
        priorities for grants awarded under this subsection.
    (f) Project Review and Approval.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall review and rank coral
        reef conservation project proposals according to the criteria
        described in subsection (g).
            (2) Peer review.--
                    (A) In general.--For projects that have a cost of
                $25,000 or more, the Secretary shall--
                            (i) provide for merit-based peer review of
                        the proposal; and
                            (ii) require standardized documentation of
                        the peer review.
                    (B) Expedited process.--For projects that have a
                cost of less than $25,000, the Secretary shall provide
                an expedited peer review process.
                    (C) Individual grants.--As part of the peer review
                process for individual grants, the Secretary shall
                request written comments from the appropriate bureaus
                or departments of the State or other government having
                jurisdiction over the area where the project is
                proposed to be conducted.
            (3) List.--At the beginning of each fiscal year, the
        Secretary shall make available a list describing projects
        selected during the previous fiscal year for funding under
        subsection (g).
    (g) Project Approval Criteria.--The Secretary shall evaluate and
select project proposals for funding based on the degree to which each
proposed project--
            (1) is consistent with the purposes of this Act; and
            (2) would--
                    (A) promote the long-term protection, conservation,
                restoration, or enhancement of coral reef ecosystems in
                or adjoining areas under the jurisdiction of the
                Department of the Interior;
                    (B) promote cooperative conservation projects with
                local communities, nongovernmental organizations,
                educational or private institutions, affected local
                governments, territories, or insular areas;
                    (C) enhance public knowledge and awareness of coral
                reef resources and sustainable use through education
                and outreach;
                    (D) develop sound scientific information on the
                condition of and threats to coral reef ecosystems
                through mapping, monitoring, research and analysis; and
                    (E) increase compliance with laws relating to coral
                reefs.
    (h) Regulations.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), not
        later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
        Secretary shall promulgate regulations to implement this Act.
            (2) Project approval.--Not later than 180 days after the
        date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate
        regulations to implement subsection (f), including requirements
        for project proposals.
            (3) Consultation.--In developing regulations under this
        subsection, the Secretary shall identify priorities for coral
        reef resource protection and conservation in consultation with
        agencies and organizations involved in coral and marine
        conservation, including--
                    (A) the Coral Reef Task Force;
                    (B) interested States;
                    (C) regional and local entities; and
                    (D) nongovernmental organizations.
    (i) Administration.--
            (1) Foundation involvement.--
                    (A) Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into an
                agreement with 1 or more foundations to accept,
                receive, hold, transfer, solicit, and administer funds
                received or made available for a grant program under
                this Act (including funds received in the form of a
                gift or donation).
                    (B) Funds.--A foundation that enters into an
                agreement described in subparagraph (A) shall--
                            (i) invest, reinvest, and otherwise
                        administer funds described in subparagraph (A);
                        and
                            (ii) maintain the funds and any interest or
                        revenues earned in a separate interest-bearing
                        account that is--
                                    (I)(aa) an insured depository
                                institution, as the term is defined in
                                section 3 of the Federal Deposit
                                Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); or
                                    (bb) an insured credit union, as
                                the term is defined in section 101 of
                                the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C.
                                1752); and
                                    (II) established by the foundation
                                solely to support partnerships between
                                the public and private sectors that
                                further the purposes of this Act.
            (2) Review of performance.--
                    (A) In general.--Beginning in fiscal year 2000, and
                biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall conduct a
                review of each grant program administered by a
                foundation under this subsection.
                    (B) Assessment.--Each review under subparagraph (A)
                shall include a written assessment describing the
                extent to which the foundation has implemented the
                goals and requirements of this section.
    (j) Transfers.--
            (1) In general.--Under an agreement entered into under
        subsection (i)(1)(A), the Secretary may transfer funds
        appropriated under section 5(b) to a foundation.
            (2) Use of transferred funds.--Amounts received by a
        foundation under this subsection may be used for matching, in
        whole or in part, contributions (whether in currency, services,
        or property) made to the foundation by private persons and
        State and local government agencies.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this Act $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004, to
remain available until expended.
    (b) Limitation on Administrative Funds.--Not more than 6 percent of
the amounts appropriated under this section may be used for program
management and administration under this Act.

Summary: Limits the Federal share of project costs to 75 percent. Waives the matching requirement if the cost of the project is $25,000 or less or the project is necessary to undertake planning and monitoring requirements for coral reef areas under specified Federal laws. Allocates 40 percent of grant awards for projects in the Pacific Ocean, 40 percent for projects in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea, and the remainder for projects that address emergency priorities or threats. Sets forth procedures for project review and approval. Authorizes appropriations.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Human Trafficking Prioritization
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The International Labor Organization estimates that
        nearly 21 million people are subjected to modern slavery around
        the world at any given time and that the majority of the
        enslaved are women and girls.
            (2) Congress authorized the creation of a Department of
        State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons in
        the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (Division A of
        Public Law 106-386) in order to directly assist the Secretary
        of State in his or her effort to coordinate a United States
        Government interagency response to domestic and international
        trafficking in persons.
            (3) The Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
        monitors trafficking worldwide and produces the online and
        printed versions of the annual Trafficking in Persons Report,
        which is Congress' primary resource for human trafficking
        reporting, analysis, and recommendations on the United States
        and 186 countries around the world.
            (4) The annual Trafficking in Persons Report contains tier
        rankings of each country on which it reports, and these tier
        rankings have become an essential diplomatic tool for promoting
        protection for victims, prevention of trafficking, and
        prosecution of perpetrators.
            (5) Some countries have openly stated, and many others have
        confided, that dramatic improvements in the country's human
        trafficking record were directly related to avoidance of a low
        tier ranking in the annual Trafficking in Persons Report.
            (6) Ambassador Mark Lagon, former Ambassador-at-Large to
        Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (2007-2009),
        testified before the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
        Global Human Rights, and International Organizations of the
        Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives on
        April 18, 2013, that ``[T]he State Department does a tremendous
        job in producing a report which tells it like it is, offering
        objective rankings. Yet at times it pulls punches, typically
        due to the urging of regional specialists rather than the TIP
        Office's dedicated experts on trafficking.''.
            (7) Ambassador John Miller, former Ambassador-at-Large to
        Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (2002-2006), recently
        stated that, ``Upgrading the status of the Office to a Bureau
        will not create additional bureaucracy--it will simply give
        JTIP and the Ambassador-at-Large who heads it equal standing
        with regional and functional bureaus at the State Department.
        That standing is absolutely essential for the issue to remain a
        priority, especially when multiple U.S. interests are
        engaged.''.
            (8) The tier ranking process authorized by Congress in the
        Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 has been in some
        instances compromised by the Office to Monitor and Combat
        Trafficking subordinate stature within the Department of State.
            (9) It is essential for Congress and the Secretary of State
        to be accurately informed regarding United States and foreign
        country successes and failures in the fight against human
        trafficking.
            (10) The diplomatic power and credibility of the
        Trafficking in Persons Report is based on rigorous scholarship
        and scrupulous application of the minimum standards for the
        elimination of human trafficking and is undermined by
        political, rather than factual, tier rankings.
            (11) Strong and effective anti-slavery policy requires that
        officials from the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking
        have equal hierarchical standing with State Department regional
        bureaus and direct access to the Secretary of State.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking of the
        Department of State will be more effective in carrying out
        duties mandated by Congress in the Trafficking Victims
        Protection Act of 2000 if the Office status is changed to that
        of a Bureau within the Department hierarchy;
            (2) the change in status from Office to Monitor and Combat
        Trafficking to a Bureau can be accomplished without increasing
        the number of personnel or the budget of the current Office;
            (3) a Bureau to Monitor and Combat Trafficking would be
        more effective in carrying out duties mandated by Congress in
        the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 if the Bureau
        were headed by an Assistant Secretary with direct access to the
        Secretary of State, rather than an Ambassador-at-Large; and
            (4) the Secretary of State should review the current use of
        the 24 Assistant Secretary positions authorized by section
        1(c)(1) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
        (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)(1)) and make appropriate revisions,
        consolidations, and eliminations, to ensure that those
        positions reflect the highest Departmental needs and foreign
        policy priorities of the United States, including efforts to
        combat trafficking in persons.

SEC. 4. BUREAU TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 105(e) of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(e)) is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``Office to Monitor and
        Combat Trafficking'' and inserting ``Bureau To Combat
        Trafficking in Persons'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``Office to
                Monitor and Combat Trafficking'' and inserting ``Bureau
                to Combat Trafficking in Persons'';
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``Office''
                and inserting ``Bureau''; and
                    (C) in the sixth sentence, by striking ``Office''
                and inserting ``Bureau''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2), by striking
        ``Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking'' and inserting
        ``Bureau to Combat Trafficking in Persons''.
    (b) Reference.--Any reference in the Trafficking Victims Protection
Act of 2000 or in any other Act to the Office to Monitor and Combat
Trafficking shall be deemed to be a reference to the Bureau to Combat
Trafficking in Persons.

SEC. 5. REPORT REGARDING DESIGNATION OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE TO
              COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate a report detailing--
            (1) for each current Assistant Secretary of State
        position--
                    (A) the title of that Assistant Secretary of State;
                    (B) how long that particular Assistant Secretary
                designation has been in existence; and
                    (C) whether that particular Assistant Secretary
                designation was legislatively mandated or authorized
                and, if so, the relevant statutory citation for such
                mandate or authorization; and
            (2) whether the Secretary intends to designate one of the
        Assistant Secretary of State positions authorized by section
        1(c)(1) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
        (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)(1)) as the Assistant Secretary of State to
        Combat Trafficking in Persons, and the reasons for that
        decision.

SEC. 6. COUNTRIES ON SPECIAL WATCH LIST FOR 4 CONSECUTIVE YEARS THAT
              ARE DOWNGRADED AND REINSTATED ON SPECIAL WATCH LIST.

    Section 110(b)(2) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
(22 U.S.C. 7107(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) Countries on special watch list for 4
                consecutive years that are downgraded and reinstated on
                special watch list.--Notwithstanding subparagraphs (D)
                and (E), a country that--
                            ``(i) was included on the special watch
                        list described in subparagraph (A) for 4
                        consecutive years after the date of the
                        enactment of the William Wilberforce
                        Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization
                        Act of 2008; and
                            ``(ii) was subsequently included on the
                        list of countries described in paragraph
                        (1)(C),
                may not thereafter be included on the special watch
                list described in subparagraph (A) for more than 1
                consecutive year.''.

SEC. 7. COST LIMITATION.

    No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for
``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' to carry out the provisions of
this Act.

Summary: Human Trafficking Prioritization Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking of the Department of State will be more effective in carrying out duties mandated by Congress in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 and can do so without an increase in either personnel or budget, if: (1) the Office's status is changed to that of a Bureau within State. And (2) the Office is headed by an Assistant Secretary with direct access to the Secretary of State, rather than an Ambassador-at-Large. The bill amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to change the status of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to that of the Bureau to Combat Trafficking in Persons. State must submit to Congress a report detailing: for each current Assistant Secretary of State position, the exact title and length of designation as Assistant Secretary and whether that designation was legislatively mandated or authorized and, if so, the relevant statutory citation. And whether State intends to designate one of the Assistant Secretary of State positions as the Assistant Secretary of State to Combat Trafficking in Persons and the reasons for that decision. The bill prohibits subsequent inclusion for more than one consecutive year on the special watch list of countries whose compliance with minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking is full, partial, or insignificant of any country that: was included on the list for four consecutive years after enactment of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, and was subsequently included on the exclusive Tier 3 list of countries not making significant efforts to bring themselves into compliance with such standards. No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for diplomatic and consular programs to carry out this bill.

Human Trafficking Prioritization Act


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux
Tribe Equitable Compensation Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) by enacting the Act of December 22, 1944, commonly
        known as the ``Flood Control Act of 1944'' (58 Stat. 887,
        chapter 665; 33 U.S.C. 701-1 et seq.) Congress approved the
        Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program (referred to in this
        section as the ``Pick-Sloan program'')--
                    (A) to promote the general economic development of
                the United States;
                    (B) to provide for irrigation above Sioux City,
                Iowa;
                    (C) to protect urban and rural areas from
                devastating floods of the Missouri River; and
                    (D) for other purposes;
            (2) the waters impounded for the Fort Randall and Gavins
        Point projects of the Pick-Sloan program have inundated the
        fertile, wooded bottom lands along the Missouri River that
        constituted the most productive agricultural and pastoral lands
        of, and the homeland of, the members of the Yankton Sioux Tribe
        and the Santee Sioux Tribe;
            (3) the Fort Randall project (including the Fort Randall
        Dam and Reservoir) overlies the western boundary of the Yankton
        Sioux Tribe Indian Reservation;
            (4) the Gavins Point project (including the Gavins Point
        Dam and Reservoir) overlies the eastern boundary of the Santee
        Sioux Tribe;
            (5) although the Fort Randall and Gavins Point projects are
        major components of the Pick-Sloan program, and contribute to
        the economy of the United States by generating a substantial
        amount of hydropower and impounding a substantial quantity of
        water, the reservations of the Yankton Sioux Tribe and the
        Santee Sioux Tribe remain undeveloped;
            (6) the United States Army Corps of Engineers took the
        Indian lands used for the Fort Randall and Gavins Point
        projects by condemnation proceedings;
            (7) the Federal Government did not give the Yankton Sioux
        Tribe and the Santee Sioux Tribe an opportunity to receive
        compensation for direct damages from the Pick-Sloan program,
        even though the Federal Government gave 5 Indian reservations
        upstream from the reservations of those Indian tribes such an
        opportunity;
            (8) the Yankton Sioux Tribe and the Santee Sioux Tribe did
        not receive just compensation for the taking of productive
        agricultural Indian lands through the condemnation referred to
        in paragraph (6);
            (9) the settlement agreement that the United States entered
        into with the Yankton Sioux Tribe and the Santee Sioux Tribe to
        provide compensation for the taking by condemnation referred to
        in paragraph (6) did not take into account the increase in
        property values over the years between the date of taking and
        the date of settlement; and
            (10) in addition to the financial compensation provided
        under the settlement agreements referred to in paragraph (9)--
                    (A) the Yankton Sioux Tribe should receive an
                aggregate amount equal to $23,023,743 for the loss
                value of 2,851.40 acres of Indian land taken for the
                Fort Randall Dam and Reservoir of the Pick-Sloan
                program; and
                    (B) the Santee Sioux Tribe should receive an
                aggregate amount equal to $4,789,010 for the loss value
                of 593.10 acres of Indian land located near the Santee
                village.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the
        meaning given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)).
            (2) Santee sioux tribe.--The term ``Santee Sioux Tribe''
        means the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska.
            (3) Yankton sioux tribe.--The term ``Yankton Sioux Tribe''
        means the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.

SEC. 4. YANKTON SIOUX TRIBE DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the
United States a fund to be known as the ``Yankton Sioux Tribe
Development Trust Fund'' (referred to in this section as the ``Fund'').
The Fund shall consist of any amounts deposited in the Fund under this
Act.
    (b) Funding.--On the first day of the 11th fiscal year that begins
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall, from the General Fund of the Treasury, deposit into the Fund
established under subsection (a)--
            (1) $23,023,743; and
            (2) an additional amount that equals the amount of interest
        that would have accrued on the amount described in paragraph
        (1) if such amount had been invested in interest-bearing
        obligations of the United States, or in obligations guaranteed
        as to both principal and interest by the United States, on the
        first day of the first fiscal year that begins after the date
of enactment of this Act and compounded annually thereafter.
    (c) Investment of Trust Fund.--It shall be the duty of the
Secretary of the Treasury to invest such portion of the Fund as is not,
in the Secretary of Treasury's judgment, required to meet current
withdrawals. Such investments may be made only in interest-bearing
obligations of the United States or in obligations guaranteed as to
both principal and interest by the United States. The Secretary of the
Treasury shall deposit interest resulting from such investments into
the Fund.
    (d) Payment of Interest to Tribe.--
            (1) Withdrawal of interest.--Beginning on the first day of
        the 11th fiscal year after the date of enactment of this Act
        and, on the first day of each fiscal year thereafter, the
        Secretary of the Treasury shall withdraw the aggregate amount
        of interest deposited into the Fund for that fiscal year and
        transfer that amount to the Secretary of the Interior for use
        in accordance with paragraph (2). Each amount so transferred
        shall be available without fiscal year limitation.
            (2) Payments to yankton sioux tribe.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior
                shall use the amounts transferred under paragraph (1)
                only for the purpose of making payments to the Yankton
                Sioux Tribe, as such payments are requested by that
                Indian tribe pursuant to tribal resolution.
                    (B) Limitation.--Payments may be made by the
                Secretary of the Interior under subparagraph (A) only
                after the Yankton Sioux Tribe has adopted a tribal plan
                under section 6.
                    (C) Use of payments by yankton sioux tribe.--The
                Yankton Sioux Tribe shall use the payments made under
                subparagraph (A) only for carrying out projects and
                programs under the tribal plan prepared under section
                6.
    (e) Transfers and Withdrawals.--Except as provided in subsections
(c) and (d)(1), the Secretary of the Treasury may not transfer or
withdraw any amount deposited under subsection (b).

SEC. 5. SANTEE SIOUX TRIBE DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the
United States a fund to be known as the ``Santee Sioux Tribe
Development Trust Fund'' (referred to in this section as the ``Fund'').
The Fund shall consist of any amounts deposited in the Fund under this
Act.
    (b) Funding.--On the first day of the 11th fiscal year that begins
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall, from the General Fund of the Treasury, deposit into the Fund
established under subsection (a)--
            (1) $4,789,010; and
            (2) an additional amount that equals the amount of interest
        that would have accrued on the amount described in paragraph
        (1) if such amount had been invested in interest-bearing
        obligations of the United States, or in obligations guaranteed
        as to both principal and interest by the United States, on the
        first day of the first fiscal year that begins after the date
of enactment of this Act and compounded annually thereafter.
    (c) Investment of Trust Fund.--It shall be the duty of the
Secretary of the Treasury to invest such portion of the Fund as is not,
in the Secretary of Treasury's judgment, required to meet current
withdrawals. Such investments may be made only in interest-bearing
obligations of the United States or in obligations guaranteed as to
both principal and interest by the United States. The Secretary of the
Treasury shall deposit interest resulting from such investments into
the Fund.
    (d) Payment of Interest to Tribe.--
            (1) Withdrawal of interest.--Beginning on the first day of
        the 11th fiscal year after the date of enactment of this Act
        and, on the first day of each fiscal year thereafter, the
        Secretary of the Treasury shall withdraw the aggregate amount
        of interest deposited into the Fund for that fiscal year and
        transfer that amount to the Secretary of the Interior for use
        in accordance with paragraph (2). Each amount so transferred
        shall be available without fiscal year limitation.
            (2) Payments to santee sioux tribe.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior
                shall use the amounts transferred under paragraph (1)
                only for the purpose of making payments to the Santee
                Sioux Tribe, as such payments are requested by that
                Indian tribe pursuant to tribal resolution.
                    (B) Limitation.--Payments may be made by the
                Secretary of the Interior under subparagraph (A) only
                after the Santee Sioux Tribe has adopted a tribal plan
                under section 6.
                    (C) Use of payments by santee sioux tribe.--The
                Santee Sioux Tribe shall use the payments made under
                subparagraph (A) only for carrying out projects and
                programs under the tribal plan prepared under section
                6.
    (e) Transfers and Withdrawals.--Except as provided in subsections
(c) and (d)(1), the Secretary of the Treasury may not transfer or
withdraw any amount deposited under subsection (b).

SEC. 6. TRIBAL PLANS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 24 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the tribal council of each of the Yankton Sioux
and Santee Sioux Tribes shall prepare a plan for the use of the
payments to the tribe under section 4(d) or 5(d) (referred to in this
subsection as a ``tribal plan'').
    (b) Contents of Tribal Plan.--Each tribal plan shall provide for
the manner in which the tribe covered under the tribal plan shall
expend payments to the tribe under section 4(d) or 5(d) to promote--
            (1) economic development;
            (2) infrastructure development;
            (3) the educational, health, recreational, and social
        welfare objectives of the tribe and its members; or
            (4) any combination of the activities described in
        paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).
    (c) Tribal Plan Review and Revision.--
            (1) In general.--Each tribal council referred to in
        subsection (a) shall make available for review and comment by
        the members of the tribe a copy of the tribal plan for the
        Indian tribe before the tribal plan becomes final, in
        accordance with procedures established by the tribal council.
            (2) Updating of tribal plan.--Each tribal council referred
        to in subsection (a) may, on an annual basis, revise the tribal
        plan prepared by that tribal council to update the tribal plan.
        In revising the tribal plan under this paragraph, the tribal
        council shall provide the members of the tribe opportunity to
        review and comment on any proposed revision to the tribal plan.
            (3) Consultation.--In preparing the tribal plan and any
        revisions to update the plan, each tribal council shall consult
        with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health
        and Human Services.
            (4) Audit.--
                    (A) In general.--The activities of the tribes in
                carrying out the tribal plans shall be audited as part
                of the annual single-agency audit that the tribes are
                required to prepare pursuant to the Office of
                Management and Budget circular numbered A-133.
                    (B) Determination by auditors.--The auditors that
                conduct the audit described in subparagraph (A) shall--
                            (i) determine whether funds received by
                        each tribe under this section for the period
                        covered by the audits were expended to carry
                        out the respective tribal plans in a manner
                        consistent with this section; and
                            (ii) include in the written findings of the
                        audits the determinations made under clause
                        (i).
                    (C) Inclusion of findings with publication of
                proceedings of tribal council.--A copy of the written
                findings of the audits described in subparagraph (A)
                shall be inserted in the published minutes of each
                tribal council's proceedings for the session at which
                the audit is presented to the tribal councils.
    (d) Prohibition on Per Capita Payments.--No portion of any payment
made under this Act may be distributed to any member of the Yankton
Sioux Tribe or the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska on a per capita
basis.

SEC. 7. ELIGIBILITY OF TRIBE FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--No payment made to the Yankton Sioux Tribe or
Santee Sioux Tribe pursuant to this Act shall result in the reduction
or denial of any service or program to which, pursuant to Federal law--
            (1) the Yankton Sioux Tribe or Santee Sioux Tribe is
        otherwise entitled because of the status of the tribe as a
        federally recognized Indian tribe; or
            (2) any individual who is a member of a tribe under
        paragraph (1) is entitled because of the status of the
        individual as a member of the tribe.
    (b) Exemptions From Taxation.--No payment made pursuant to this Act
shall be subject to any Federal or State income tax.
    (c) Power Rates.--No payment made pursuant to this Act shall affect
Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin power rates.

SEC. 8. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this Act may be construed as diminishing or affecting
any water right of an Indian tribe, except as specifically provided in
another provision of this Act, any treaty right that is in effect on
the date of enactment of this Act, or any authority of the Secretary of
the Interior or the head of any other Federal agency under a law in
effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary
to carry out this Act, including such sums as may be necessary for the
administration of the Yankton Sioux Tribe Development Trust Fund under
section 4 and the Santee Sioux Tribe Development Trust Fund under
section 5.

SEC. 10. EXTINGUISHMENT OF CLAIMS.

    Upon the deposit of funds under sections 4(b) and 5(b), all
monetary claims that the Yankton Sioux Tribe or the Santee Sioux Tribe
of Nebraska has or may have against the United States for loss of value
or use of land related to lands described in section 2(a)(10) resulting
from the Fort Randall and Gavins Point projects of the Pick-Sloan
Missouri River Basin program shall be extinguished.

            Passed the Senate July 24, 2002.

            Attest:

                                                  JERI THOMSON,

                                                             Secretary.

Summary: Title I: Yankton Sioux and Santee Sioux Tribes Equitable Compensation - Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Yankton Sioux Tribe Development Trust Fund and the Santee Sioux Tribe Development Trust Fund. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary), on the first day of the 11th fiscal year beginning after enactment of this Act, to transfer from the General Fund into such Funds specified amounts plus the equivalent of the annually compounded interest that would have accrued on such amounts if they had been invested in interest-bearing US obligations or in obligations guaranteed by the United States. Requires the Secretary to invest in such obligations the portion of such Funds not required to meet current withdrawals. Directs the Secretary, beginning the same day as such transfer, to withdraw the aggregate amount of interest deposited into the Funds each fiscal year and transfer it to the Secretary of the Interior for making payments to the Yankton Sioux Tribe and the Santee Sioux Tribe for carrying out projects and programs under their respective Tribal Plan. Directs the tribal council of each Tribe to prepare a Tribal Plan for using payments to carry out projects and programs to promote: (1) economic development, (2) infrastructure development. Or (3) the educational, health, recreational, and social welfare objectives of the Tribe and its members. Prohibits per capita distributions to Tribe members. States that payments under this Act shall not affect other Federal services or programs to which the Tribes are otherwise entitled, or the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin power rates, nor be subject to Federal or State income tax. Authorizes appropriations. Extinguishes all monetary claims of the Tribes against the United States for loss of value or use of land resulting from the Fort Randall and Gavins Point projects of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program upon the Secretary's transfers to the tribal Funds established by this Act. Title II: Martin's Cove Land Transfer - Martin's Cove Land Transfer Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to offer to convey to the Corporation of the Presiding Bishop specified public lands for the purposes of public education, historic preservation, and enhanced recreational enjoyment of the public. Requires the Corporation to pay the United States the historic fair market value of the property conveyed, including any improvements. Directs the Secretary and the Corporation to enter into an agreement, binding on any successor or assignee, that ensures that the property conveyed shall, consistent with the site's historic purposes: (1) be available in perpetuity for public education and historic preservation. And (2) provide to the public, in perpetuity and without charge, access to the property. Directs the Secretary to require that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and its current or future affiliated corporations grant the United States a right of first refusal to acquire the property at historic fair market value if the Church or any of its corporations seeks to dispose of it. Requires that the proceeds of this conveyance be used exclusively by the National Trails Interpretive Center Foundation, Inc. of Casper, Wyoming, to advance the public understanding and enjoyment of the National Historic Trails System. Requires the Foundation to use such proceeds only to: (1) complete construction of the exhibits connected with the opening of the National Historic Trails Center. And (2) maintain, acquire, and further enhance the Center's exhibits, artistic representations, historic artifacts, and grounds. States that this title does not set a precedent for the resolution of land sales between or among private entities and the United States.

To provide equitable compensation to the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota and the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska for the loss of value of certain lands, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Rocky Mountain
National Park Wilderness Act''.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to include in the National
Wilderness Preservation System certain lands within the Rocky Mountain
National Park, Colorado, in order to protect the enduring scenic and
historic wilderness character and unique wildlife values of the lands
as well as the scientific, educational, inspirational, and recreational
resources, values, and opportunities of the lands.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS.

    (a) Designation.--In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain lands within the Rocky Mountain
National Park, Colorado, which comprise approximately ____ acres, as
generally depicted on the map titled ``Rocky Mountain National Park,
Colorado Wilderness Boundaries'' and dated June 2005, are hereby
designated as wilderness and, therefore, as a component of the National
Wilderness Preservation System. The designated lands shall be known as
the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness.
    (b) Map and Description.--
            (1) Preparation and submission.--As soon as practicable
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
        the Interior shall prepare a map and a boundary description of
        the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness designated by
        subsection (a) and file the map and boundary description with
        the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and
        the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
        The map and boundary description shall be on file and available
        for public inspection in the office of the Director of the
        National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
            (2) Treatment.--The map and boundary description prepared
        under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if
        included in this Act. The Secretary of the Interior may correct
        clerical and typographical errors in the map and description.
    (c) Potential Wilderness Lands.--
            (1) Definition.--In this section, the term ``potential
        wilderness lands'' means--
                    (A) lands identified as potential wilderness on the
                map referred to in subsection (a); and
                    (B) lands and interests therein acquired by the
                United States on or after the date of the enactment of
                this Act that are located within the boundaries of the
                Rocky Mountain National Park and are contiguous with
                lands designated as wilderness by this Act.
            (2) Inclusion in wilderness.--Upon publication in the
        Federal Register of a notice by the Secretary of the Interior
        that all uses of a parcel of potential wilderness lands
        inconsistent with the Wilderness Act have ceased, the parcel
        shall be included in the Rocky Mountain National Park
        Wilderness designated by subsection (a) and managed as provided
        in section 3. The Secretary of the Interior shall modify the
        map and boundary description prepared under subsection (b) to
        reflect the inclusion of the parcel in the Rocky Mountain
        National Park Wilderness.
    (d) Exclusion of Certain Lands.--The boundaries of the Rocky
Mountain National Park Wilderness and the potential wilderness lands
specifically exclude the following:
            (1) The Grand Ditch (including both the main canal of the
        Grand Ditch and a branch thereof known as the specimen Ditch)
        and its right-of-way as well as associated appurtenances,
        structures, buildings, camps, and work sites in existence as of
        June 1, 1998.
            (2) Lands owned by the St. Vrain & Left Hand Water
        Conservancy District, including Copeland Reservoir and the
        Inlet Ditch to such reservoir from the North St. Vrain Creek,
        amounting to approximately 35.38 acres.
            (3) Lands owned by the Wincentsen-Harms Trust, amounting to
        approximately 2.75 acres.
    (e) Relation to Lands Outside Wilderness.--Nothing in this Act
shall affect the management or use of any lands not included within the
boundaries of the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness or the
potential wilderness lands.

SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS.

    (a) Management Generally.--Subject to valid existing rights, lands
designated as wilderness by section 2(a) or subsequently included in
the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness by section 2(c) shall be
managed by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and this Act. With respect to
the lands designated as wilderness by section 2(a), any reference in
the Wilderness Act to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be
deemed to be a reference to the date of the enactment of this Act. With
respect to the lands subsequently included in the Rocky Mountain
National Park Wilderness by section 2(c), any reference in the
Wilderness Act to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be
deemed to be a reference to the date on which the lands were included
in the wilderness area.
    (b) Water Rights.--
            (1) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
                    (A) According to decisions of the courts of the
                State of Colorado, the United States has existing
                rights to water within the Rocky Mountain National
                Park.
                    (B) Those rights are sufficient for the purposes of
                the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness as
                designated by section 2.
                    (C) In light of the findings in subparagraphs (A)
                and (B), there is no need for this Act to effect a
                reservation by the United States of any additional
                water rights to fulfill the purposes for which the
                Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness is designated.
            (2) No reservation.--Nothing in this Act or any action
        taken pursuant to this Act shall constitute either an express
        or implied reservation of water or water rights for any
        purpose.
    (c) Colorado-Big Thompson Project.--
            (1) Current activities.--Activities on, under, or affecting
        the lands designated as wilderness by section 2 relating to the
        monitoring, operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and
        use of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project and its facilities
        which were allowed as of June 1, 1998, shall be allowed to
        continue and shall not be affected by the designation of the
        lands as wilderness.
            (2) New activities.--In addition to the activities
        described in paragraph (1), any other activities on, under, or
        affecting the lands designated as wilderness by section 2 that
        because of emergencies or catastrophic events become necessary
        for the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and
        continue use of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project and its
        facilities shall be allowed, subject only to reasonable
        restrictions which are established by the Secretary of the
        Interior to protect the wilderness values of the lands. In
        implementing this paragraph, the Secretary shall not establish
        any restrictions on the activities that would prevent the
        occurrence of such necessary activities or that would reduce
        the water supply provided by the Colorado-Big Thompson Project
        or the Windy Gap Project.
            (3) Relation to authority in act establishing park.--
        Nothing in the first section of the Act of January 26, 1915 (16
        U.S.C. 191), shall be construed to allow development within the
        lands designated as wilderness by section 2 of any reclamation
        project not in existence as of the date of the enactment of
        this Act.
    (d) No Buffer Zones.--Congress does not intend that the designation
by this Act of the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness creates or
implies the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones around
the wilderness area. The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can
be seen or heard from within the wilderness area shall not, of itself,
preclude such activities or uses up to the boundary of the wilderness
area.

Summary: Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Act- Designates certain lands in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, which shall be known as the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness.

To designate as wilderness certain lands within the Rocky Mountain National Park in the State of Colorado.