I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1795 
To amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Envi-
ronmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2007 
Mr. GRIJALVA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on 
Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence 
in National Environmental and Native American Public 
Policy Act of 1992, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY OF FOUNDATION. 
Section 7 of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Ex-
cellence in National Environmental and Native American 
Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5605) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(5)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (C); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (D) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 
the following: 
‘‘(E) to conduct training, research, and 
other activities pursuant to section 6(7).’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) RECIPIENTS.—Recipients of scholarships, fel-
lowships, internships, and grants under this chapter shall 
be known as ‘Morris K. Udall Scholars’, ‘Morris K. Udall 
Fellows’, ‘Morris K. Udall Interns’, and ‘Morris K. Udall 
Grantees’, respectively.’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) PROGRAM PRIORITIES.—The Foundation shall 
determine the priority of the programs to be carried out 
under this chapter and the amount of funds to be allocated 
for such programs. However, not less than 50 percent 
shall be utilized for the programs set forth in subsection 
(a)(2), (a)(3), and (a)(4) of this section, and not less than 
20 percent shall be provided to the Center for subsection 
(a)(5), (a)(6), and (a)(7) of this section, conditioned on 
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a 25-percent match from other sources and further condi-
tioned on adequate space at the Center being made avail-
able for the Executive Director and other appropriate staff 
of the Foundation by the Center. Not less than 50 percent 
of the funds provided to the Center shall be expended for 
Native American education and policy activities, including 
those identified in subsection (a)(5)(E) of this section.’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPENDITURES AND AUDIT OF TRUST FUND. 
Section 9(a) of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and 
Excellence in National Environmental and Native Amer-
ican Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5607(a)) is 
amended by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, including not to exceed $2,000 annually for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses’’. 
SEC. 3. USE OF INSTITUTE BY FEDERAL AGENCY. 
Section 11 of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and 
Excellence in National Environmental and Native Amer-
ican Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5607b) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) AGENCY MANAGEMENT
OR CONTROL.—Any 
committee or group organized by, or whose discussions are 
facilitated by, the Institute in connection with the services 
it provides pursuant to this chapter shall not be subject 
to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
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(5 U.S.C. Appendix), provided that the committee or 
group is neither established by, nor actually managed or 
controlled by, another agency of the executive branch.’’. 
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
Section 12(a)(1) of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship 
and Excellence in National Environmental and Native 
American Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 
5608(a)(1)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘this Act,’’ the 
following: ‘‘without regard to the provisions of title 5, 
United States Code, governing appointments in the com-
petitive service,’’. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 13 of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and 
Excellence in National Environmental and Native Amer-
ican Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5609) is amend-
ed— 
(1) 
in 
subsection 
(a), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$40,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$60,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) 
ENVIRONMENTAL
DISPUTE
RESOLUTION 
FUND.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund established 
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under section 10 of this Act such sums as may be nec-
essary for operating costs of the Institute.’’. 
Æ 
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