(1) is encouraged to enter into stewardship con-
tracting projects under section 604 of the Healthy 
Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c) 
in order to maximize the economic benefit for rural 
communities; and 
(2) shall carry out projects using those amounts 
in accordance with section 104 of the Healthy For-
ests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6514). 
(c) COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.—In carrying out 
projects using amounts made available under this section, 
each Secretary concerned shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, engage— 
(1) historically underrepresented communities; 
or 
(2) historically disenfranchised communities. 
(d) PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS.—In 
carrying out conservation projects using amounts made 
available under paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection 
(a), each Secretary concerned— 
(1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
use— 
(A) qualified youth or conservation corps 
(as defined in section 203 of the Public Lands 
Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1722)); and 
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(B) nonprofit wilderness, trails, and recre-
ation stewardship organizations; and 
(2) may use such amounts as are necessary to 
provide technical assistance. 
(e) MATCHING FUNDS WAIVER.—Any otherwise ap-
plicable matching funds requirements, including under 
section 212(a)(1) of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 
(16 U.S.C. 1729(a)(1)), shall be waived for high-impact 
resiliency projects described in paragraphs (2)(A)(i) and 
(4)(C)(i)(I) of subsection (a) carried out using amounts 
made available under this section. 
(f) FEDERAL COORDINATION.—The head of each 
Federal agency for which amounts are made available 
under this section shall monitor and track, through an on-
line platform that is usable by personnel across Federal 
agencies— 
(1) the expenditure of those amounts; and 
(2) the conservation outcomes achieved through 
those expenditures. 
(g) PRIORITY.—In using amounts made available 
under this section, the Secretary of Agriculture or the Sec-
retary of the Interior, as applicable, shall give priority to 
funding high-impact resiliency projects described in para-
graphs (2)(A)(i) and (4)(C)(i)(I) of subsection (a) that 
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maximize quantifiable environmental benefits for the least 
cost. 
SEC. 3. OUTFITTERS AND GUIDES RELIEF PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a holder of a special use permit that 
has fewer than 500 full-time equivalent employ-
ees; and 
(B) a small- or medium-sized ski area with 
a special use permit to operate a ski area of 
National Forest System land. 
(2) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Out-
fitters and Guides Relief Fund established by sub-
section (b). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
(4) SPECIAL USE PERMIT.—The term ‘‘special 
use permit’’ means— 
(A) with respect to the Forest Service— 
(i) a special use authorization (as de-
fined in section 251.51 of title 36, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or successor regula-
tions)), for guiding or outfitting (as those 
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terms are defined in that section (or suc-
cessor regulations)); or 
(ii) a permit that a ski area is re-
quired to hold to operate on Federal land; 
(B) with respect to the National Park 
Service, a commercial use authorization for out-
fitting and guiding issued under— 
(i) section 803(h) of the Federal 
Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 
U.S.C. 6802(h)); or 
(ii) section 101925 of title 54, United 
States Code; 
(C) with respect to the National Park 
Service, a concession contract for outdoor recre-
ation activities awarded under subchapter II of 
chapter 1019 of title 54, United States Code 
(not including a commercial use authorization 
under section 101925 of that title); 
(D) with respect to the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, a special use permit for 
recreational, sport fishing, or hunting outfitting 
and guiding; 
(E) with respect to the Bureau of Land 
Management, a special recreation permit for 
commercial outfitting and guiding; 
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(F) with respect to the Bureau of Rec-
lamation, a use authorization for guiding, out-
fitting, or other recreational services; 
(G) with respect to the Coast Guard, a li-
cense issued by the Coast Guard to operate an 
uninspected passenger vessel described in sec-
tion 2101(51)(B) of title 46, United States 
Code; 
(H) with respect to the Corps of Engi-
neers, a contract for recreation services; and 
(I) with respect to a State agency that 
issues recreational special use permits to recre-
ation service providers, a special use agreement 
for recreational services. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT
OF FUND.—There is estab-
lished in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be 
known as the ‘‘Outfitters and Guides Relief Fund’’. 
(c) PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use 
amounts in the Fund to provide payments to eligible 
entities in accordance with this section. 
(2) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall coordinate with— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, in the 
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case of a special use permit issued by the For-
est Service; 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, in the 
case of a special use permit issued by— 
(i) the Department of the Interior; or 
(ii) a State agency described in sub-
section (a)(4)(I); 
(C) the Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating, acting 
though the Commandant of the Coast Guard, in 
the case of a special use permit issued by the 
Coast Guard; and 
(D) the Secretary of Defense, in the case 
of a special use permit issued by the Corps of 
Engineers. 
(d) APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To receive a payment under 
this section, not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, an eligible entity shall sub-
mit to the Secretary an application to receive a pay-
ment. 
(2) LIMITATION.—An eligible entity may sub-
mit applications under paragraph (1) not more fre-
quently than once every 90 days during the 18- 
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month period beginning on the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(e) PAYMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 
and (3), the amount of a payment under this section 
shall be an amount equal to the difference be-
tween— 
(A) during the period that the eligible enti-
ty was unable to provide recreational services at 
full capacity under a special use permit due to 
a State or Federal action resulting from the 
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (referred to in this 
subsection as the ‘‘covered period’’), the sum 
obtained by adding— 
(i) the operating and administrative 
expenses, including payments to inde-
pendent contractors, of the eligible entity 
directly relating to recreational services 
under the special use permit, as calculated 
based on the average of the 3 previous 
years; and 
(ii) the payroll expenses and owner 
compensation of the eligible entity directly 
relating to recreational services under the 
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special use permit, as calculated based on 
the average of the 3 previous years; and 
(B) the full gross revenue of the eligible 
entity during the covered period directly relat-
ing to recreational services under the special 
use permit. 
(2) CERTAIN ENTITIES.—Subject to paragraph 
(3), in the case of an eligible entity that has been 
a holder of a special use permit for less than 3 
years, the amount of a payment under this section 
shall be an amount equal to the lesser of— 
(A) the operating expenses of the eligible 
entity during the covered period directly relat-
ing to recreational services under the special 
use permit during the covered period; and 
(B) $30,000. 
(3) LIMITATION.—An eligible entity shall not 
receive any amount under this section that covers 
expenses or compensation described in paragraphs 
(1) and (2) for which assistance has been provided 
under— 
(A) section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)); 
(B) section 7(b)(2) of that Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(b)(2)); or 
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(C) section 12005 of the CARES Act (15 
U.S.C. 1512 note; Public Law 116–136). 
(f) DUTIES OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity shall use a 
payment received under this section to continue 
business operations of the eligible entity. 
(2) CONDITION.—As a condition on the receipt 
of a payment under this section, an eligible entity 
shall retain not less than— 
(A) 70 percent of the full-time equivalent 
positions of the eligible entity, based on the av-
erage number of full-time equivalent positions 
of the eligible entity during the comparable pe-
riod, as determined by the Secretary, over the 
3 previous years; and 
(B) 60 percent of the contractor positions 
of the eligible entity, based on the average num-
ber of contractor positions of the eligible entity 
during the comparable period, as determined by 
the Secretary, over the 3 previous years. 
(g) APPROPRIATION.—There is appropriated, out of 
amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$2,000,000,000 to the Fund for the period of fiscal years 
2021 and 2022, to remain available until expended. 
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SEC. 4. EVERY KID OUTDOORS PROGRAM. 
Section 9001 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conserva-
tion, Management, and Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 6804 
note; Public Law 116–9) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (5) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(5) STUDENT.—The term ‘student’ means any 
fourth, fifth, or sixth grader or home-schooled learn-
er 10 to 12 years of age residing in the United 
States, including any territory or possession of the 
United States.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(C), in the subpara-
graph heading, by striking ‘‘IN GRADE FOUR’’; 
and 
(B) by striking paragraph (5). 
SEC. 5. FOREST SERVICE LEGACY ROADS AND TRAILS RE-
MEDIATION PROGRAM. 
Public Law 88–657 (16 U.S.C. 532 et seq.) (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Forest Roads and Trails Act’’) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 8. FOREST SERVICE LEGACY ROADS AND TRAILS RE-
MEDIATION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 
Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Pro-
gram (referred to in this section as the ‘Program’). 
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‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Program shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary, acting through the Chief of 
the Forest Service (referred to in this section as the ‘Sec-
retary’). 
‘‘(c) NATIONAL STRATEGY.—The Secretary shall de-
velop a national strategy to carry out the Program in ac-
cordance with this section. 
‘‘(d) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the Program, the 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) carry out critical maintenance and urgent 
repairs and associated activities on National Forest 
System roads, trails, and bridges; 
‘‘(2) restore passages of fish and other aquatic 
species by removing or replacing unnatural barriers 
from those passages; 
‘‘(3) consider recreational access when improv-
ing water quality and habitat conditions; and 
‘‘(4) decommission roads in accordance with 
subsection (h). 
‘‘(e) PRIORITY.—In implementing the Program, the 
Secretary shall give priority to projects that protect or re-
store— 
‘‘(1) water quality; 
‘‘(2) a watershed that supplies a public drinking 
water system; 
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‘‘(3) the habitat of a threatened, endangered, or 
sensitive fish or wildlife species; or 
‘‘(4) a watershed for which the Secretary has 
completed a watershed protection and restoration ac-
tion plan pursuant to section 304 of the Healthy 
Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6543). 
‘‘(f) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM.—Except with re-
spect to a project carried out on a watershed for which 
the Secretary has entered into a cooperative agreement 
under section 323 of the Department of the Interior and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (16 U.S.C. 
1011a), each project carried out under this section shall 
be on a National Forest System road or trail. 
‘‘(g) IDENTIFICATION
OF
MINIMUM
ROAD
SYS-
TEMS.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this section, the Secretary shall identify, for each unit 
of the National Forest System, the minimum road system 
and unneeded roads in accordance with section 212.5(b) 
of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on 
the date of enactment of this Act). 
‘‘(h) UNNEEDED ROADS.—The Secretary shall de-
commission any roads identified as unneeded under sub-
section (g) as soon as practicable after making the identi-
fication under that subsection. 
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‘‘(i) REVIEW; REVISION.—The Secretary shall review, 
and may revise, an identification made under subsection 
(g) for a unit of the National Forest System during a revi-
sion of the land and resource management plan applicable 
to that unit. 
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2030.’’. 
SEC. 6. 21ST CENTURY CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF 21ST CENTURY CIVILIAN 
CONSERVATION CORPS.—Title I of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subtitle E (29 U.S.C. 3241 
et seq.) as subtitle F; and 
(2) by inserting after subtitle D the following: 
‘‘Subtitle E—21st Century Civilian 
Conservation Corps 
‘‘SEC. 176. 21ST CENTURY CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) PROJECT
PARTNER.—The term ‘project 
partner’ means the Department of Agriculture, the 
Interior, Homeland Security, Commerce, or Labor, a 
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State or local resource management agency, or an-
other entity responsible for community development 
or climate adaption. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED
YOUTH
OR
CONSERVATION 
CORPS.—The term ‘qualified youth or conservation 
corps’ means an entity carrying out a qualified 
youth or conservation corps, as defined in section 
203 of the Public Land Corps Act of 1993 (16 
U.S.C. 1722). 
‘‘(3) QUALIFIED
YOUTH
OR
CONSERVATION 
CORPS CRITERIA.—The term ‘qualified youth or con-
servation corps criteria’ means the model and stand-
ards for a program described in section 203(11) of 
the Public Land Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 
1722(11)). 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish and carry out a 21st Century Civilian Conservation 
Corps program. The program shall be carried out using 
qualified youth or conservation corps criteria and through 
Civilian Conservation Corps projects. 
‘‘(c) GRANTS.—In carrying out the 21st Century Ci-
vilian Conservation Corps program, the Secretary shall 
make grants to eligible qualified youth or conservation 
corps, acting in partnership with project partners, to carry 
out Civilian Conservation Corps projects, in which the 
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grant funds are used to administer comprehensive youth 
and workforce development programs. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section for a Civilian Conservation 
Corps project, a qualified youth or conservation 
corps shall submit an application to the Secretary, 
at such time and in such manner as the Secretary 
may require, that contains— 
‘‘(A) a description of the project, including 
how the project relates to goals described in 
subsection (e); 
‘‘(B) the scope of work and budget for the 
project; 
‘‘(C) the number of enrollees needed to 
carry out the project; 
‘‘(D) a description of the manner in which 
the qualified youth or conservation corps shall 
recruit, screen, and select enrollees; 
‘‘(E) a description of the manner in which 
the qualified youth or conservation corps shall 
recruit, train, and engage individuals from di-
verse backgrounds and underrepresented com-
munities as enrollees; 
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‘‘(F) a description of the manner in which 
the qualified youth or conservation corps will 
provide, through the project— 
‘‘(i) education, work experience, and 
work-based learning; and 
‘‘(ii) training, such as basic skills 
training, the development of job-specific 
occupational skills, or other training activi-
ties, designed to lead to the attainment of 
an industry-recognized credential, includ-
ing a description of the training that leads 
to the credential; 
‘‘(G) a description of the stipend, allow-
ance, or other benefits an enrollee in the project 
will receive; 
‘‘(H) a description of the supportive serv-
ices that an enrollee in the project will receive; 
and 
‘‘(I) information specifying how the quali-
fied youth or conservation corps will collect 
such information on the project and enrollees as 
the Secretary may require, and submit a report 
containing that information to the Secretary. 
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‘‘(2) APPLICATION
PREFERENCE.—The Sec-
retary shall give preference to entities submitting 
applications that describe how the project will— 
‘‘(A) serve communities historically im-
pacted by underinvestment or environmental in-
justice; or 
‘‘(B) 
engage 
youth 
from 
historically 
disenfranchised populations. 
‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE USE OF FUNDS.—A qualified youth 
or conservation corps may use funds distributed for each 
Civilian Conservation Corps project, with goals relating to 
conservation, outdoor recreation, or other environmental 
matters, for— 
‘‘(1) education, work experience, and workforce 
investment activities outlined in section 129(c)(2) re-
lated to conservation, outdoor recreation, and other 
environmental industries; 
‘‘(2) other education and training activities that 
focus on career development in such industries; 
‘‘(3) activities leading to development and com-
pletion of the project; 
‘‘(4) activities for data collection, management, 
and reporting; 
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‘‘(5) other activities designed to lead to success-
ful completion of the project and workforce develop-
ment outcomes; 
‘‘(6) any administrative activities supporting 
the project; and 
‘‘(7) project monitoring activities. 
‘‘(f) 
QUALIFIED
YOUTH
OR
CONSERVATION 
CORPS.—In carrying out projects under this section, the 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) consult with the National Association of 
Service and Conservation Corps— 
‘‘(A) to establish standards used to iden-
tify appropriate types of Civilian Conservation 
Corps projects, and activities to be provided 
and workforce development outcomes sought, 
through those projects; and 
‘‘(B) to establish specific performance ac-
countability measures for evaluating Civilian 
Conservation Corps projects; and 
‘‘(2) enter into a contract or cooperative agree-
ment with the National Association of Service and 
Conservation Corps to develop recommendations for 
the standards and measures described in paragraph 
(1).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) ONE-STOP
DELIVERY
SYSTEMS.—Section 
121(b)(1)(C)(ii)(II) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(b)(1)(C)(ii)(II)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘subtitles C through E’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subtitles C, D, and F’’. 
(2) TRANSITION.—Section 503(b) of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3343(b)) is amended by inserting before the period 
at the end the following: ‘‘(as in effect on the day 
before the date of enactment of the Workforce Inno-
vation and Opportunity Act)’’. 
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act is amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to the subtitle 
heading for subtitle E of title I and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Subtitle F—Administration’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 172 the following: 
‘‘Subtitle E—21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps 
‘‘Sec. 176. 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps program.’’. 
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SEC. 7. TEMPORARY WAIVER OF SKI AREA PERMIT AND 
RENTAL FEES DURING THE COVID–19 PAN-
DEMIC. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
FEE.—The term ‘‘covered fee’’ 
means a ski area permit or rental fee authorized 
under— 
(A) section 701 of division I of the Omni-
bus Parks and Public Lands Management Act 
of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 497c); 
(B) section 7 of the Act of April 24, 1950 
(64 Stat. 84, chapter 97; 16 U.S.C. 580d); 
(C) section 302 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1732); or 
(D) section 803(h) of the Federal Lands 
Recreation 
Enhancement 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
6802(h)). 
(2) COVERED PERIOD.—The term ‘‘covered pe-
riod’’ means the period beginning on March 13, 
2020, and ending on June 1, 2021. 
(b) WAIVER OF COVERED FEES.—Notwithstanding 
the provisions of law described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (D) of subsection (a)(1), covered fees shall be 
temporarily waived and not required to be paid to the 
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United States for the covered period, due to the COVID– 
19 pandemic, if the following conditions are met: 
(1) The applicable permit or lease was issued 
before March 13, 2020. 
(2) The applicable permit or lease is in effect 
on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(3) The applicable permit or lease holder was in 
good standing as of March 13, 2020. 
(c) REIMBURSEMENT.—Any covered fee paid to the 
United States during the covered period shall be reim-
bursed, as soon as practicable after the date of enactment 
of this Act, by the United States to the holder of the appli-
cable permit or lease under which the covered fee was 
paid. 
SEC. 8. TEMPORARY WAIVER OF OUTDOOR RECREATION 
LAND USE PERMIT FEES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The term ‘‘authoriza-
tion’’ means an authorization (including a special 
use permit and a concession contract) for the holder 
of the authorization to provide recreational services 
and operations related to public recreation that was 
executed by the Secretary concerned and the holder 
of the authorization under a covered law. 
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(2) 
COVERED
AUTHORIZATION.—The 
term 
‘‘covered authorization’’ means an authorization— 
(A) that was awarded or issued by the Sec-
retary concerned before March 13, 2020; 
(B) that is in effect on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, including an authorization 
that is expired, but that, as of the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary concerned is 
continuing to treat as being in effect; and 
(C) under which the holder was in good 
standing as of March 13, 2020. 
(3) COVERED
FEE.—The term ‘‘covered fee’’ 
means any fee owed under a covered authorization 
that is accrued or otherwise based on revenues ob-
tained or operations conducted during the period be-
ginning on March 13, 2020, and ending on Decem-
ber 31, 2021. 
(4) COVERED LAW.—The term ‘‘covered law’’ 
means— 
(A) the last paragraph under the heading 
‘‘FOREST SERVICE’’ in the Act of March 4, 
1915 (16 U.S.C. 497); 
(B) section 7 of the Act of April 24, 1950 
(64 Stat. 84, chapter 97; 16 U.S.C. 580d); 
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(C) section 803(h) of the Federal Lands 
Recreation 
Enhancement 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
6802(h)); and 
(D) subchapter II of chapter 1019 of title 
54, United States Code. 
(5) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-
spect to an authorization executed by the Sec-
retary of the Interior; and 
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re-
spect to an authorization executed by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. 
(b) COVERED FEE RELIEF.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law— 
(1) any covered fees shall be waived and shall 
not be required to be paid to the Secretary con-
cerned; and 
(2) any covered fees that have been paid to the 
Secretary concerned before the date of enactment of 
this Act shall, as soon as practicable after the date 
of enactment of this Act, be reimbursed by the Sec-
retary concerned to the holder of the covered author-
ization under which the covered fee was paid. 
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(c) EXTENSION OF TERM OF COVERED AUTHORIZA-
TIONS.— 
(1) EXTENSION
OF
COVERED
AUTHORIZA-
TIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary concerned shall extend the term of any 
covered authorization by an additional 2 years. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Any extension under para-
graph (1) shall be subject to any authority of the 
Secretary concerned to revoke an authorization, in-
cluding for reasons based on the unsatisfactory per-
formance of the holder of the authorization. 
SEC. 9. WORKFORCE TRAINING. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF QUALIFIED YOUTH
OR CON-
SERVATION CORPS.—In this section, the term ‘‘qualified 
youth or conservation corps’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 203 of Public Law 91–378 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1970’’) 
(16 U.S.C. 1722). 
(b) TRAINING.—The Secretaries of Agriculture, the 
Interior, Homeland Security, Commerce, and Labor shall 
collaborate with institutions of higher education, the Corps 
Network, the outdoor recreation business community, and 
public land stewardship and outdoor recreation organiza-
tions to support institutions of higher education in devel-
oping, coordinating, and carrying out nationally consistent 
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