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‘‘SEC. 31. INTERSTATE SHIPMENT OF POULTRY INSPECTED
BY FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES FOR CER-
TAIN SMALL ESTABLISHMENTS.
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
STATE
AGENCY.—The term
‘appropriate State agency’ means a State agency de-
scribed in section 5(a)(1).
‘‘(2) DESIGNATED PERSONNEL.—The term ‘des-
ignated personnel’ means inspection personnel of a
State agency that have undergone all necessary in-
spection training and certification to assist the Sec-
retary in the administration and enforcement of this
Act, including regulations.
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ESTABLISHMENT.—The term ‘eli-
gible establishment’ means an establishment that is in
compliance with—
‘‘(A) the State inspection program of the
State in which the establishment is located; and
‘‘(B) this Act.
‘‘(4) POULTRY ITEM.—The term ‘poultry item’
means—
‘‘(A) a portion of poultry; and
‘‘(B) a poultry product.
‘‘(5) SELECTED ESTABLISHMENT.—The term ‘se-
lected establishment’ means an eligible establishment
that is selected by the Secretary, in coordination with
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the appropriate State agency of the State in which
the eligible establishment is located, under subsection
(b) to ship poultry items in interstate commerce.
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO ALLOW SHIP-
MENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the
Secretary, in coordination with the appropriate State
agency of the State in which an establishment is lo-
cated, may select the establishment to ship poultry
items in interstate commerce, and place on each poul-
try item shipped in interstate commerce a Federal
mark, stamp, tag, or label of inspection, if the
establishment—
‘‘(A) is an eligible establishment; and
‘‘(B) is located in a State that has des-
ignated personnel to inspect the eligible establish-
ment.
‘‘(2) PROHIBITED
ESTABLISHMENTS.—In car-
rying out paragraph (1), the Secretary, in coordina-
tion with an appropriate State agency, shall not se-
lect an establishment that—
‘‘(A) on average, employs more than 25 em-
ployees 
(including 
supervisory 
and 
non-
supervisory employees), as defined by the Sec-
retary;
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‘‘(B) as of the date of enactment of this sec-
tion, ships in interstate commerce carcasses,
poultry items that are inspected by the Secretary
in accordance with this Act;
‘‘(C)(i) is a Federal establishment;
‘‘(ii) was a Federal establishment as of the
date of enactment of this section, and was reor-
ganized on a later date under the same name or
a different name or person by the person, firm,
or corporation that controlled the establishment
as of the date of enactment of this section; or
‘‘(iii) was a State establishment as of the
date of enactment of this section that—
‘‘(I) as of the date of enactment of this
section, employed more than 25 employees;
and
‘‘(II) was reorganized on a later date
by the person, firm, or corporation that con-
trolled the establishment as of the date of
enactment of this section;
‘‘(D) is in violation of this Act;
‘‘(E) is located in a State that does not
have a State inspection program; or
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‘‘(F) is the subject of a transition carried
out in accordance with a procedure developed by
the Secretary under paragraph (3)(A).
‘‘(3) ESTABLISHMENTS
THAT
EMPLOY
MORE
THAN 25 EMPLOYEES.—
‘‘(A) DEVELOPMENT OF PROCEDURE.—The
Secretary may develop a procedure to transition
to a Federal establishment any establishment
under this section that, on average, consistently
employs more than 25 employees.
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN ESTABLISH-
MENTS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A State establish-
ment that employs more than 25 employees
but less than 35 employees as of the date of
enactment of this section may be selected as
a selected establishment under this sub-
section.
‘‘(ii) PROCEDURES.—A State establish-
ment shall be subject to the procedures es-
tablished under subparagraph (A) begin-
ning on the date that is 3 years after the ef-
fective date described in subsection (i).
‘‘(c) REIMBURSEMENT OF STATE COSTS.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary shall reimburse a State for
costs related to the inspection of selected establish-
ments in the State in accordance with Federal re-
quirements in an amount of not less than 60 percent
of eligible State costs.
‘‘(2) MICROBIOLOGICAL
VERIFICATION
TEST-
ING.—The Secretary may reimburse a State for 100
percent of eligible State costs relating to the inspec-
tion of selected establishments in the State, if the
State provides additional microbiological verification
testing of the selected establishments, using standards
under this Act, that is in excess of the typical
verification testing frequency of the Federal Govern-
ment with respect to Federal establishments.
‘‘(d) COORDINATION BETWEEN FEDERAL AND STATE
AGENCIES.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall des-
ignate an employee of the Federal Government as
State 
coordinator 
for 
each 
appropriate 
State
agency—
‘‘(A) to provide oversight and enforcement
of this section; and
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‘‘(B) to oversee the training and inspection
activities of designated personnel of the State
agency.
‘‘(2) SUPERVISION.—A State coordinator shall be
under the direct supervision of the Secretary.
‘‘(3) DUTIES OF STATE COORDINATOR.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A State coordinator
shall visit selected establishments with a fre-
quency that is appropriate to ensure that selected
establishments are operating in a manner that is
consistent with this Act (including regulations
and policies under this Act).
‘‘(B) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—A State coor-
dinator shall, on a quarterly basis, submit to the
Secretary a report that describes the status of
each selected establishment that is under the ju-
risdiction of the State coordinator with respect to
the level of compliance of each selected establish-
ment with the requirements of this Act.
‘‘(C) IMMEDIATE
NOTIFICATION
REQUIRE-
MENT.—If a State coordinator determines that
any selected establishment that is under the ju-
risdiction of the State coordinator is in violation
of any requirement of this Act, the State coordi-
nator shall—
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‘‘(i) immediately notify the Secretary
of the violation; and
‘‘(ii) deselect the selected establishment
or suspend inspection at the selected estab-
lishment.
‘‘(4) 
PERFORMANCE
EVALUATIONS.—Perform-
ance evaluations of State coordinators designated
under this subsection shall be conducted by the Sec-
retary as part of the Federal agency management
control system.
‘‘(e) AUDITS.—
‘‘(1) PERIODIC AUDITS CONDUCTED BY INSPEC-
TOR
GENERAL
OF
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
AGRI-
CULTURE.—Not later than 2 years after the effective
date described in subsection (i), and not less often
than every 2 years thereafter, the Inspector General of
the Department of Agriculture shall conduct an audit
of each activity taken by the Secretary under this sec-
tion for the period covered by the audit to determine
compliance with this section.
‘‘(2) AUDIT CONDUCTED BY COMPTROLLER GEN-
ERAL OF THE UNITED STATES.—Not earlier than 3
years, nor later than 5 years, after the date of enact-
ment of this section, the Comptroller General of the
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United States shall conduct an audit of the imple-
mentation of this section to determine—
‘‘(A) the effectiveness of the implementation
of this section; and
‘‘(B) the number of selected establishments
selected by the Secretary under this section.
‘‘(f) TRANSITION GRANTS.—The Secretary may pro-
vide grants to appropriate State agencies to assist the ap-
propriate State agencies in helping establishments covered
by this Act to transition to selected establishments.
‘‘(g) VIOLATIONS.—Any selected establishment that the
Secretary determines to be in violation of any requirement
of this Act shall be transitioned to a Federal establishment
in accordance with a procedure developed by the Secretary
under subsection (b)(3)(A).
‘‘(h) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section limits the juris-
diction of the Secretary with respect to the regulation of
poultry and poultry products under this Act.
‘‘(i) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—This section takes effect on
the date on which the Secretary, after providing a pe-
riod of public comment (including through the con-
duct of public meetings or hearings), promulgates
final regulations to carry out this section.
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‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 18 months
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall promulgate final regulations in accord-
ance with paragraph (1).’’.
SEC. 11068. AMENDMENT TO THE RIGHT TO FINANCIAL PRI-
VACY ACT OF 1978.
Section 1113(k) of the Right to Financial Privacy Act
of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3413(k)) is amended—
(1) by striking the subsection heading and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(k) DISCLOSURE NECESSARY FOR PROPER ADMINIS-
TRATION OF PROGRAMS OF CERTAIN GOVERNMENT AU-
THORITIES.—’’; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(2) Nothing in this title shall apply to the dis-
closure by the financial institution of information
contained in the financial records of any customer to
any Government authority that certifies, disburses, or
collects payments, where the disclosure of such infor-
mation is necessary to, and such information is used
solely for the purpose of—
‘‘(A) verification of the identity of any per-
son or proper routing and delivery of funds in
connection with the issuance of a Federal pay-
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ment or collection of funds by a Government au-
thority; or
‘‘(B) the investigation or recovery of an im-
proper Federal payment or collection of funds or
an improperly negotiated Treasury check.
‘‘(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
a request authorized by paragraph (1) or (2) (and the
information contained therein) may be used by the fi-
nancial institution or its agents solely for the purpose
of providing information contained in the financial
records of the customer to the Government authority
requesting the information, and the financial institu-
tion and its agents shall be barred from redisclosure
of such information. Any Government authority re-
ceiving information pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2)
may not disclose or use the information, except for the
purposes set forth in such paragraph.’’.
SEC. 11069. ELIMINATION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS AP-
PLICABLE TO COLLECTION OF DEBT BY AD-
MINISTRATIVE OFFSET.
(a) ELIMINATION.—Section 3716 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (e) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(e)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
regulation, or administrative limitation, no limitation on
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the period within which an offset may be initiated or taken
pursuant to this section shall be effective.
‘‘(2) This section does not apply when a statute explic-
itly prohibits using administrative offset or setoff to collect
the claim or type of claim involved.’’.
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.—The amendment
made by subsection (a) shall apply to any debt outstanding
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 11070. REPORT ON STORED QUANTITIES OF PROPANE.
(a) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 240 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Homeland Security (referred to in this section as the
‘‘Secretary’’) shall submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Committee
on Homeland Security and Government Affairs of the
Senate and the Committee on Agriculture and the
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives a report describing the effect of in-
terim or final regulations issued by the Secretary
pursuant to section 550(a) of the Department of
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (6
U.S.C. 121 note; Public Law 109–295), with respect
to possession of quantities of propane that meet or ex-
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ceed the screening threshold quantity for propane es-
tablished in the final rule under that section.
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The report under paragraph
(1)—
(A) shall include, at a minimum, a descrip-
tion of—
(i) the number of facilities that com-
pleted a top screen consequence assessment
due to possession of quantities of propane
that meet or exceed the listed screening
threshold quantity for propane;
(ii) the number of agricultural facili-
ties that completed the top screen con-
sequence assessment due to possession of
quantities of propane that meet or exceed
the listed screening threshold quantity for
propane;
(iii) the number of propane facilities
initially determined to be high risk by the
Secretary;
(iv) the number of propane facilities—
(I) required to complete a security
vulnerability assessment or a site secu-
rity plan; or
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(II) that submit to the Secretary
an alternative security program;
(v) the number of propane facilities
that file an appeal of a finding under the
final rule described in paragraph (1); and
(vi) to the extent available, the average
cost of—
(I) completing a top screen con-
sequence assessment requirement;
(II) completing a security vulner-
ability assessment; and
(III) 
completing 
and 
imple-
menting a site security plan; and
(B) may include a classified annex, as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(b) EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
conduct educational outreach activities for rural fa-
cilities that may be required to complete a top screen
consequence assessment due to possession of propane
in a quantity that meets or exceeds the listed screen-
ing threshold quantity for propane.
(2) USE OF COUNCIL.—In conducting outreach
activities under paragraph (1), the Secretary may use
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the Food and Agricultural Sector Coordinating Coun-
cil established under the national infrastructure pro-
tection plan to facilitate the provision of education to
rural areas regarding the top screen consequence as-
sessment requirement.
SEC. 11071. CLOSURE OF CERTAIN COUNTY FSA OFFICES.
(a) DEFINITION OF CRITICAL ACCESS COUNTY FSA
OFFICE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term ‘‘crit-
ical access county FSA office’’ means an office of the
Farm Service Agency that, during the period de-
scribed in paragraph (2), is—
(A) proposed to be closed;
(B) proposed to be closed with the closure
delayed until after January 1, 2008, due to ad-
ditional review pursuant to the third proviso of
matter under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EX-
PENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘FARM SERVICE
AGENCY’’ of the Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law
109–97; 119 Stat. 2131); or
(C) included on a list of critical access
county FSA offices determined in accordance
with that Act and submitted to the Committee on
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Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Sen-
ate by the Secretary on October 24, 2007.
(2) DESCRIPTION OF PERIOD.—The period re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) is the period beginning on
November 10, 2005, and ending on December 31,
2007.
(3) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘‘critical access coun-
ty FSA office’’ does not include any office of the
Farm Service Agency that—
(A) is located not more than 20 miles from
another office of the Farm Service Agency; or
(B) employs no full-time equivalent employ-
ees as of the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF OPERATION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, except as provided in paragraph
(3), none of the funds made available to the Secretary
by any Act may be used to pay the salaries or ex-
penses of any officer or employee of the Department
of Agriculture to close any critical access county FSA
office during the period beginning on date of enact-
ment and ending on September 30, 2012.
(2) NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graphs (B) and (C), the Secretary shall ensure
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that each critical access county FSA office in
each State maintains a staff level of not less
than 3 full-time equivalent employees during the
period described in paragraph (1).
(B) 
STAFFING
FLEXIBILITY.—Notwith-
standing subparagraph (A) and subject to sub-
paragraph (C), an employee required to meet the
staff level of a critical access county FSA office
in a State as described in subparagraph (A)
may be employed at any other county office of
the Farm Service Agency in that State, as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(C) MINIMUM STAFFING LEVEL.—A critical
access county FSA office shall be staffed by not
less than 1 full-time equivalent employee during
the period described in paragraph (1).
(3) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may close a
critical access county FSA office only on concurrence
in the determination to close the critical access county
FSA office by—
(A) Congress; and
(B) the applicable State Farm Service
Agency committee.
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SEC. 11072. ACTION BY PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS BASED
ON REPORT.
(a) PRESIDENT.—Not later than 180 days after the
date on which the Congressional Bipartisan Food Safety
Commission established by section 11060(a)(1)(A) submits
to the President and Congress the report required under sec-
tion 11060(b)(3), the President shall—
(1) review the report; and
(2) submit to Congress proposed legislation based
on the recommendations for statutory language con-
tained in the report, together with an explanation of
the differences, if any, between the recommendations
for statutory language contained in the report and the
proposed legislation.
(b) CONGRESS.—On receipt of the proposed legislation
described in subsection (a), the appropriate committees of
Congress may hold such hearings and carry out such other
activities as are necessary for appropriate consideration of
the recommendations for statutory language contained in
the report and the proposed legislation.
(c) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate
that—
(1) it is vital for Congress to provide to food
safety agencies of the Federal Government, including
the Department of Agriculture and the Food and
Drug Administration, additional resources, and direc-
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tion with respect to ensuring the safety of the food
supply of the United States;
(2) additional inspectors are required to improve
the ability of the Federal Government to safeguard the
food supply of the United States;
(3) because of the increasing volume of inter-
national trade in food products, the Federal Govern-
ment should give priority to entering into agreements
with trading partners of the United States with re-
spect to food safety; and
(4) based on the report of the Commission re-
ferred to in subsection (a) and the proposed legisla-
tion referred to in subsection (b), Congress should
work toward a comprehensive legislative response to
the issue of food safety.
SEC. 11073. PAYMENTS TO DECEASED INDIVIDUALS AND ES-
TATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary shall not provide to any deceased
individual or estate of such an individual any agricultural
payment under this Act, or an Act amended by this Act,
after the date that is 2 program years (as determined by
the Secretary with respect to the applicable payment pro-
gram) after the date of death of the individual.
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(b) REPORT.—As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, and post on
the website of the Department of Agriculture, a report that
describes, for the period covered by the report—
(1) the number and aggregate amount of agricul-
tural payments described in subsection (a) provided
to deceased individuals and estates of deceased indi-
viduals; and
(2) for each such payment, the length of time the
estate of the deceased individual that received the
payment has been open.
SEC. 11074. GAO REPORT ON ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR
FARMERS.
(a) REPORT.—Not later than November 30, 2008, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to
Congress a report on access to health care for rural Ameri-
cans and farmers.
(b) CONSULTATION.—The report shall be done in con-
sultation with the Rural Health Research Centers in the
Department of Health and Human Services Office of Rural
Health Policy.
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(c) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a)
shall include the following:
(1) ASSESSMENT.—An assessment of access to
health care for rural Americans, including the fol-
lowing:
(A) An overview of the rates of the unin-
sured among people living in rural areas in the
United States and possible factors that cause the
uninsurance, specifically—
(i) a synthesis of existing research on
the uninsured living in rural America; and
(ii) a detailed analysis of the unin-
sured and the factors that contribute in
uninsurance in 3 to 4 rural areas.
(2) SECOND ASSESSMENT.—An assessment of ac-
cess to health care for farmers, including the fol-
lowing:
(A) An overview of the rates of the unin-
sured among farmers in the United States and
the 
factors 
that 
cause 
the 
uninsurance,
specifically—
(i) factors, such as land assets, that
keep low-income farmers from qualifying for
public insurance programs;
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(ii) the effects of the high price of
health insurance for individuals purchasing
in the individual, non-group market; and
(iii) any other significant factor that
contributes to the rates of uninsurance
among farmers.
(B) The extent to which farmers depend on
a spouse’s off-farm job for health care coverage.
(C) The effects of uninsurance on farmers
and their families.
(3) ROLE OF CONGRESS.—Recommendations re-
garding the potential role of Congress in supporting
increased access to health insurance for farmers and
their families, and rural Americans.
SEC. 11075. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO CHIHUAHUAN
DESERT NATURE PARK.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the
Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park Board.
(2) NATURE PARK.—The term ‘‘Nature Park’’
means the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park, Inc., a
nonprofit corporation in the State of New Mexico.
(b) CONVEYANCE OF LAND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of this Act, subject to valid ex-
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isting rights and subsection (c), the Secretary shall
convey to the Nature Park, by quitclaim deed, for no
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the land described in para-
graph (2)
(2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The parcel of land re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) consists of the ap-
proximately 935.62 acres of land in Dona Ana
County, New Mexico, which is more particularly
described—
(i) as sections 17, 20, and 21 of T. 21
S., R. 2 E., N.M.P.M.; and
(ii) in an easement deed dated May
14, 1998, from the Department of Agri-
culture to the Nature Park.
(B) MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary may
modify the description of the land under sub-
paragraph (A) to—
(i) correct errors in the description; or
(ii) facilitate management of the land.
(c) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance of land under sub-
section (b) shall be subject to—
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(1) the reservation by the United States of all
mineral and subsurface rights to the land, including
any geothermal resources;
(2) the condition that the Board pay any costs
relating to the conveyance;
(3) any rights-of-way reserved by the Secretary;
(4) a covenant or restriction in the deed to the
land requiring that—
(A) the land may be used only for edu-
cational or scientific purposes; and
(B) if the land is no longer used for the
purposes described in subparagraph (A), the
land may, at the discretion of the Secretary, re-
vert to the United States in accordance with sub-
section (d); and
(5) any other terms and conditions that the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate.
(d) REVERSION.—If the land conveyed under sub-
section (b) is no longer used for the purposes described in
subsection (c)(4)(A)—
(1) the land may, at the discretion of the Sec-
retary, revert to the United States; and
(2) if the Secretary chooses to have the land re-
vert to the United States, the Secretary shall—
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(A) determine whether the land is environ-
mentally contaminated, including contamination
from hazardous wastes, hazardous substances,
pollutants, contaminants, petroleum, or petro-
leum by-products; and
(B) if the Secretary determines that the
land is environmentally contaminated, the Na-
ture Park, the successor to the Nature Park, or
any other person responsible for the contamina-
tion shall be required to remediate the contami-
nation.
(e) WITHDRAWAL.—All federally owned mineral and
subsurface rights to the land described in subsection (b)(2)
are withdrawn from—
(1) location, entry, and patent under the mining
laws; and
(2) the operation of the mineral leasing laws, in-
cluding the geothermal leasing laws.
(f) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this section author-
izes the conveyance of water rights to the Nature Park.
SEC. 11076. PROHIBITIONS ON DOG FIGHTING VENTURES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 26 of the Animal Welfare
Act (7 U.S.C. 2156) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘any person to knowingly
sponsor’’ and inserting ‘‘any person—
‘‘(A) to knowingly sponsor’’;
(B) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) to knowingly sponsor or exhibit an
animal in a dog fighting venture.’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘any person to knowingly
sell’’ and inserting ‘‘any person—
‘‘(1) to knowingly sell’’;
(B) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) to knowingly sell, buy, possess, train, trans-
port, deliver, or receive for purposes of transportation,
any dog or other animal, for the purposes of having
the dog or other animal, or offspring of the dog or
other animal, participate in a dog fighting venture.’’;
(3) in the last sentence of subsection (f), by strik-
ing ‘‘by the United States’’; and
(4) in subsection (g) —
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
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(B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as
paragraph (7); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(6) the term ‘dog fighting venture’—
‘‘(A) means any event that—
‘‘(i) involves a fight between at least 2
animals;
‘‘(ii) includes at least 1 dog; and
‘‘(iii) is conducted for purposes of
sport, wagering, or entertainment; and
‘‘(B) does not include any activity the pri-
mary purpose of which involves the use of 1 or
more animals to hunt another animal; and’’.
(b) ENFORCEMENT OF ANIMAL FIGHTING PROHIBI-
TIONS.—Section 49 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 49. Enforcement of animal fighting prohibitions
‘‘(a) ANIMAL FIGHTING VENTURES.—Whoever violates
subsection (a)(1)(A), (b)(1), (c), or (e) of section 26 of the
Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2156) shall be fined under
this title, imprisoned for not more than 3 years, or both,
for each violation.
‘‘(b) DOG FIGHTING VENTURES.—Whoever violates
subsection (a)(1)(B) or (b)(2) of section 26 of the Animal
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Welfare Act shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for
not more than 5 years, or both, for each violation.’’.
SEC. 11077. REGULATIONS TO IMPROVE MANAGEMENT AND
OVERSIGHT OF CERTAIN REGULATED ARTI-
CLES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promul-
gate regulations—
(1) to implement, as appropriate, each issue
identified in the document entitled ‘‘Lessons Learned
and Revisions under Consideration for APHIS’ Bio-
technology Framework’’, dated October 4, 2007; and
(2) to improve the management and oversight of
articles regulated under the Plant Protection Act (7
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.).
(b) INCLUSIONS.—In promulgating regulations under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall include provisions that
are designed to enhance—
(1) the quality and completeness of records;
(2) the availability of representative samples;
(3) the maintenance of identity and control in
the event of an unauthorized release;
(4) corrective actions in the event of an unau-
thorized release;
(5) protocols for conducting molecular forensics;