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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1946

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 2, 2000

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

AN ACT

To amend the National Environmental Education Act to

redesignate that Act as the ‘‘John H. Chafee Environmental Education Act’’, to establish the John H. Chafee

Memorial Fellowship Program, to extend the programs

under that Act, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 (a) THIS ACT.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘John

5 H. Chafee Environmental Education Act of 2000’’.
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1 (b) NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ACT.—

2 Section 1(a) of the National Environmental Education Act

3 (20 U.S.C. 5501 note) is amended by striking ‘‘National

4 Environmental Education Act’’ and inserting ‘‘John H.

5 Chafee Environmental Education Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION.

7 Section 4 of the John H. Chafee Environmental Edu8 cation Act (20 U.S.C. 5503) is amended—

9 (1) in subsection (b)—

10 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘bal11 anced and scientifically sound’’ after ‘‘support’’;

12 (B) by striking paragraph (6);

13 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (7)

14 through (13) as paragraphs (6) through (12),

15 respectively; and

16 (D) in paragraph (12) (as so redesig17 nated), by inserting before the period at the end

18 the following: ‘‘through the headquarters and

19 the regional offices of the Agency’’; and

20 (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the

21 following:

22 ‘‘(c) STAFF.—The Office of Environmental Edu23 cation shall—

24 ‘‘(1) include a headquarters staff of not more

25 than 10 full-time equivalent employees; and
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1 ‘‘(2) be supported by 1 full-time equivalent em2 ployee in each regional office of the Agency.

3 ‘‘(d) ACTIVITIES.—The Administrator may carry out

4 the activities described in subsection (b) directly or

5 through awards of grants, cooperative agreements, or con6 tracts.’’.

7 SEC. 3. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GRANTS.

8 Section 6 of the John H. Chafee Environmental Edu9 cation Act (20 U.S.C. 5505) is amended—

10 (1) in the second sentence of subsection (i), by

11 striking ‘‘25 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘15 percent’’;

12 and

13 (2) by adding at the end the following:

14 ‘‘(j) LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.—A grant under this sec15 tion may not be used to support a lobbying activity (as

16 described in the documents issued by the Office of Man17 agement and Budget and designated as OMB Circulars

18 No. A–21 and No. A–122).

19 ‘‘(k) GUIDANCE REVIEW.—Before the Administrator

20 issues any guidance to grant applicants, the guidance shall

21 be reviewed and approved by the Science Advisory Board

22 of the Agency established by section 8 of the Environ23 mental Research, Development, and Demonstration Au24 thorization Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 4365).’’.
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1 SEC. 4. JOHN H. CHAFEE MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP PRO2 GRAM.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7 of the John H. Chafee

4 Environmental Education Act (20 U.S.C. 5506) is amend5 ed to read as follows:

6 ‘‘SEC. 7. JOHN H. CHAFEE MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP PRO7 GRAM.

8 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the

9 John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program for the

10 award and administration of 5 annual 1-year higher edu11 cation fellowships in environmental sciences, to be known

12 as ‘John H. Chafee Fellowships’.

13 ‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the John H. Chafee

14 Memorial Fellowship Program is to stimulate innovative

15 graduate level study and the development of expertise in

16 complex, relevant, and important environmental issues

17 and effective approaches to addressing those issues

18 through organized programs of guided independent study

19 and environmental research.

20 ‘‘(c) AWARD.—Each John H. Chafee Fellowship

21 shall—

22 ‘‘(1) be made available to individual candidates

23 through a sponsoring institution and in accordance

24 with an annual competitive selection process estab25 lished under subsection (f)(3); and

26 ‘‘(2) be in the amount of $25,000.
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1 ‘‘(d) FOCUS.—Each John H. Chafee Fellowship shall

2 focus on—

3 ‘‘(1) effective land and resource management;

4 ‘‘(2) innovative open space preservation;

5 ‘‘(3) science associated with such worldwide

6 issues as global climate change and sustainable ma7 rine resources; or

8 ‘‘(4) any other issue that a sponsoring institu9 tion determines to be appropriate.

10 ‘‘(e) SPONSORING INSTITUTIONS.—Each year—

11 ‘‘(1) 2 John H. Chafee Fellowships shall be

12 awarded by the University of Rhode Island; and

13 ‘‘(2) 3 John H. Chafee Fellowships may be ap14 plied for through any other sponsoring institution.

15 ‘‘(f) PANEL.—

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The National Environ17 mental Education Advisory Council established by

18 section 9(a) shall establish and administer the John

19 H. Chafee Fellowship Panel.

20 ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Panel shall consist of

21 5 members, appointed by a majority vote of mem22 bers of the National Environmental Education Advi23 sory Council, of whom—

24 ‘‘(A) 2 members shall be professional edu25 cators in higher education;
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1 ‘‘(B) 2 members shall be environmental

2 scientists; and

3 ‘‘(C) 1 member shall be a public environ4 mental policy analyst.

5 ‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Panel shall—

6 ‘‘(A) establish criteria for a competitive se7 lection process for recipients of John H. Chafee

8 Fellowships;

9 ‘‘(B) receive applications for John H.

10 Chafee Fellowships; and

11 ‘‘(C) annually review applications and se12 lect recipients of John H. Chafee Fellowships.

13 ‘‘(g) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—The amount of

14 each John H. Chafee Fellowship shall be provided directly

15 to each recipient selected by the Panel upon receipt of a

16 certification from the recipient that the recipient will ad17 here to a specific and detailed plan of study and research.

18 ‘‘(h) FUNDING.—From amounts made available

19 under section 11(b)(1)(C) for each fiscal year, the Office

20 of Environmental Education shall make available—

21 ‘‘(1) $125,000 for John H. Chafee Memorial

22 Fellowships; and

23 ‘‘(2) $25,000 to pay administrative expenses in24 curred in carrying out the John H. Chafee Memorial

25 Fellowship Program.’’.
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1 (b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of the John H. Chafee

2 Environmental Education Act (20 U.S.C. 5502) is

3 amended—

4 (1) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the

5 end;

6 (2) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at

7 the end and inserting a semicolon; and

8 (3) by adding at the end the following:

9 ‘‘(14) ‘Panel’ means the John H. Chafee Fel10 lowship Panel established under section 7(f);

11 ‘‘(15) ‘sponsoring institution’ means an institu12 tion of higher education (as defined in section 101

13 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.

14 1001));’’.

15 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con16 tents in section 1(b) of the John H. Chafee Environmental

17 Education Act (20 U.S.C. prec. 5501) is amended by

18 striking the item relating to section 7 and inserting the

19 following:

‘‘Sec. 7. John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program.’’.

20 SEC. 5. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AWARDS.

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8 of the John H. Chafee

22 Environmental Education Act (20 U.S.C. 5507) is amend23 ed to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 8. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AWARDS.

2 ‘‘(a) PRESIDENT’S ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH

3 AWARDS.—The Administrator may establish a program

4 for the granting and administration of awards, to be

5 known as ‘President’s Environmental Youth Awards’, to

6 young people in grades kindergarten through 12 to recog7 nize outstanding projects to promote local environmental

8 awareness.

9 ‘‘(b) TEACHERS’ AWARDS.—

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chairman of the

11 Council on Environmental Quality, on behalf of the

12 President, may establish a program for the granting

13 and administration of awards to recognize—

14 ‘‘(A) teachers in elementary schools and

15 secondary schools who demonstrate excellence

16 in advancing environmental education through

17 innovative approaches; and

18 ‘‘(B) the local educational agencies of the

19 recognized teachers.

20 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.—One teacher, and the local

21 education agency employing the teacher, from each

22 State, the District of Columbia, and the Common23 wealth of Puerto Rico, shall be eligible to be selected

24 for an award under this subsection.’’.

25 (b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of the John H. Chafee

26 Environmental Education Act (20 U.S.C. 5502) (as
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1 amended by section 4(b)) is amended by adding at the

2 end the following:

3 ‘‘(16) ‘elementary school’ has the meaning

4 given the term in section 14101 of the Elementary

5 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.

6 8801); and

7 ‘‘(17) ‘secondary school’ has the meaning given

8 the term in section 14101 of the Elementary and

9 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.

10 8801).’’.

11 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con12 tents in section 1(b) of the John H. Chafee Environmental

13 Education Act (20 U.S.C. prec. 5501) is amended by

14 striking the item relating to section 8 and inserting the

15 following:

‘‘Sec. 8. National environmental education awards.’’.

16 SEC. 6. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL

17 AND TASK FORCE.

18 Section 9 of the John H. Chafee Environmental Edu19 cation Act (20 U.S.C. 5508) is amended—

20 (1) in subsection (b)(2)—

21 (A) by striking ‘‘(2) The’’ and all that fol22 lows through the end of the second sentence

23 and inserting the following:

24 ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Council

2 shall consist of not more than 11 members ap3 pointed by the Administrator after consultation

4 with the Secretary.

5 ‘‘(B) REPRESENTATIVES OF SECTORS.—To

6 the maximum extent practicable, the Adminis7 trator shall appoint to the Advisory Council at

8 least 1 member to represent each of—

9 ‘‘(i) elementary schools and secondary

10 schools;

11 ‘‘(ii) colleges and universities;

12 ‘‘(iii) not-for-profit organizations in13 volved in environmental education;

14 ‘‘(iv) State departments of education

15 and natural resources;

16 ‘‘(v) business and industry; and

17 ‘‘(vi) senior Americans.’’;

18 (B) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘A

19 representative’’ and inserting the following:

20 ‘‘(C) REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SEC21 RETARY.—A representative’’; and

22 (C) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘The

23 conflict’’ and inserting the following:

24 ‘‘(D) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—The con25 flict’’;
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1 (2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2)

2 and inserting the following:

3 ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—Membership on the Task

4 Force shall be open to representatives of any Fed5 eral agency actively engaged in environmental edu6 cation.’’; and

7 (3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘(d)(1)’’ and

8 all that follows through ‘‘(2) The’’ and inserting the

9 following:

10 ‘‘(d) MEETINGS AND REPORTS.—

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Council

12 shall—

13 ‘‘(A) hold biennial meetings on timely

14 issues regarding environmental education; and

15 ‘‘(B) issue a report describing the pro16 ceedings of each meeting and recommendations

17 resulting from the meeting.

18 ‘‘(2) REVIEW AND COMMENT ON DRAFT RE19 PORTS.—The’’.

20 SEC. 7. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING FOUNDA21 TION.

22 (a) CHANGE IN NAME.—

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 10 of the John H.

24 Chafee Environmental Education Act (20 U.S.C.

25 5509) is amended—
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1 (A) by striking the section heading and in2 serting the following:

3 ‘‘SEC. 10. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING FOUNDA4 TION.’’;

5 and

6 (B) in the first sentence of subsection

7 (a)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘National Environmental

8 Education and Training Foundation’’ and in9 serting ‘‘National Environmental Learning

10 Foundation’’.

11 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

12 (A) The table of contents in section 1(b) of

13 the John H. Chafee Environmental Education

14 Act (20 U.S.C. prec. 5501) is amended by

15 striking the item relating to section 10 and in16 serting the following:

‘‘Sec. 10. National Environmental Learning Foundation.’’.

17 (B) Section 3 of the John H. Chafee Envi18 ronmental Education Act (20 U.S.C. 5502) (as

19 amended by section 4(b)) is amended—

20 (i) by striking paragraph (12) and in21 serting the following:

22 ‘‘(12) ‘Foundation’ means the National Envi23 ronmental Learning Foundation established by sec24 tion 10;’’; and
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1 (ii) in paragraph (13), by striking

2 ‘‘National Environmental Education and

3 Training Foundation’’ and inserting

4 ‘‘Foundation’’.

5 (C) Section 11(c) of the John H. Chafee

6 Environmental Education Act (20 U.S.C.

7 5510(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘National En8 vironmental Education and Training Founda9 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘Foundation’’.

10 (b) NUMBER OF DIRECTORS.—Section 10(b)(1)(A)

11 of the John H. Chafee Environmental Education Act (20

12 U.S.C. 5509(b)(1)(A)) is amended in the first sentence by

13 striking ‘‘13’’ and inserting ‘‘19’’.

14 (c) ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DONORS.—Section 10(d)

15 of the John H. Chafee Environmental Education Act (20

16 U.S.C. 5509(d)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and

17 inserting the following:

18 ‘‘(3) ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DONORS.—The

19 Foundation may acknowledge receipt of donations by

20 means of a listing of the names of donors in mate21 rials distributed by the Foundation, except that any

22 such acknowledgment—

23 ‘‘(A) shall not appear in educational mate24 rial presented to students; and
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1 ‘‘(B) shall not identify a donor by means

2 of a logo, letterhead, or other corporate com3 mercial symbol, slogan, or product.’’.

4 (d) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND SUPPORT.—

5 Section 10(e) of the John H. Chafee Environmental Edu6 cation Act (20 U.S.C. 5509(e)) is amended in the first

7 sentence by striking ‘‘for a period of up to 4 years from

8 the date of enactment of this Act,’’.

9 SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 11 of the John H. Chafee

11 Environmental Education Act (20 U.S.C. 5510) is

12 amended—

13 (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub14 section (d);

15 (2) by striking the section heading and sub16 sections (a) and (b) and inserting the following:

17 ‘‘SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro19 priated to the Environmental Protection Agency to carry

20 out this Act $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000

21 through 2005.

22 ‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),

24 of the amounts made available under subsection (a)

25 for each fiscal year—
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1 ‘‘(A) not more than 25 percent may be

2 used for the activities of the Office of Environ3 mental Education established under section 4;

4 ‘‘(B) not more than 25 percent may be

5 used for the operation of the environmental

6 education and training program under section

7 5;

8 ‘‘(C) not less than 40 percent shall be used

9 for environmental education grants under sec10 tion 6 and for the John H. Chafee Memorial

11 Fellowship Program under section 7; and

12 ‘‘(D) 10 percent shall be used for the ac13 tivities of the Foundation under sections 7 and

14 10.

15 ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the

16 amounts made available under paragraph (1)(A) for

17 each fiscal year, not more than 25 percent may be

18 used for administrative expenses of the Office of En19 vironmental Education.

20 ‘‘(c) EXPENSE REPORT.—As soon as practicable

21 after the end of each fiscal year, the Administrator shall

22 submit to Congress a report describing in detail the activi23 ties for which funds appropriated for the fiscal year were

24 expended.’’; and
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1 (3) in subsection (d)(2) (as so redesignated), by

2 striking ‘‘section 10(d) of this Act’’ and inserting

3 ‘‘section 10(e)’’.

4 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con5 tents in section 1(b) of the John H. Chafee Environmental

6 Education Act (20 U.S.C. prec. 5501) is amended by

7 striking the item relating to section 11 and inserting the

8 following:

‘‘Sec. 11. Authorization of appropriations.’’.

Passed the Senate April 27, 2000.

Attest: GARY SISCO,

Secretary.