I
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3441
To amend the National Environmental Education Act to extend the programs
under the Act, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 11, 1998
Mr. KLUG (for himself, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. AN-
DREWS, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. ENSIGN, and Mr. WALSH) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the National Environmental Education Act to
extend the programs under the Act, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Environ-
mental Education Amendments Act of 1998’’.
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION.
Section 4 of the National Environmental Education
Act (20 U.S.C. 5503) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1) by inserting after
‘‘support’’ the following: ‘‘balanced and scientif-
ically sound’’;
(B) by striking paragraph (6);
(C) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(7)
through (13) as paragraphs (6) through (12),
respectively; and
(D) in paragraph (12) (as so redesig-
nated), by inserting before the period the fol-
lowing: ‘‘through the headquarters and the re-
gional offices of the Agency’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(c) STAFF.—The Office of Environmental Edu-
cation shall—
‘‘(1) include a headquarters staff of not more
than 10 full-time equivalent employees; and
‘‘(2) be supported by 1 full-time equivalent em-
ployee in each Agency regional office.
‘‘(d) ACTIVITIES.—The Administrator may carry out
the activities specified in subsection (b) directly or through
awards of grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts.’’.
SEC. 3. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GRANTS.
Section 6 of the National Environmental Education
Act (20 U.S.C. 5505) is amended—
(1) in the second sentence of subsection (i), by
striking ‘‘25 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘15 percent’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(j) LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.—A grant under this sec-
tion may not be used to support a lobbying activity (as
described in the documents issued by the Office of Man-
agement and Budget and designated as OMB Circulars
No. A–21 and No. A–122).’’.
SEC. 4. ENVIRONMENTAL INTERNSHIPS AND FELLOW-
SHIPS.
(a) IN
GENERAL.—The National Environmental
Education Act is amended—
(1) by striking section 7 (20 U.S.C. 5506); and
(2) by redesignating sections 8 through 11 (20
U.S.C. 5507 through 5510) as sections 7 through
10, respectively.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The National En-
vironmental Education Act is amended—
(1) in the table of contents in section 1(b) (20
U.S.C. prec. 5501)—
(A) by striking the item relating to section
7; and
(B) by redesignating the items relating to
sections 8 through 11 as items relating to sec-
tions 7 through 10, respectively;
(2) in section 4(b) (20 U.S.C. 5503(b))—
(A) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by
section 2(1)(C)), by striking ‘‘section 8 of this
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 7’’; and
(B) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated),
by striking ‘‘section 9 of this Act’’ and inserting
‘‘section 8’’;
(3) in section 6(c)(3) (20 U.S.C. 5505(c)(3)),
by striking ‘‘section 9(d) of this Act’’ and inserting
‘‘section 8(d)’’;
(4) in the matter preceding subsection (c)(3)(A)
of section 9 (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)),
by striking ‘‘section 10(a) of this Act’’ and inserting
‘‘subsection (a)’’; and
(5) in subsection (c)(2) of section 10 (as redes-
ignated by subsection (a)(2)), by striking ‘‘section
10(d) of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 9(d)’’.
SEC. 5. NATIONAL EDUCATION AWARDS.
Section 7 of the National Environmental Education
Act (as redesignated by section 4(a)(2)) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 7. NATIONAL EDUCATION AWARDS.
‘‘The Administrator may provide for awards to be
known as the ‘President’s Environmental Youth Awards’
to be given to young people in grades kindergarten
through 12 for outstanding projects to promote local envi-
ronmental awareness.’’.
SEC. 6. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL
AND TASK FORCE.
Section 8 of the National Environmental Education
Act (as redesignated by section 4(a)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking the first
and second sentences and inserting the following:
‘‘The Advisory Council shall consist of not more
than 11 members appointed by the Administrator
after consultation with the Secretary. To the extent
practicable, the Administrator shall appoint to the
Advisory Council at least 1 representative from each
of the following sectors: primary and secondary edu-
cation; colleges and universities; not-for-profit orga-
nizations involved in environmental education; State
departments of education and natural resources;
business and industry; and senior Americans.’’;
(2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—Membership on the Task
Force shall be open to representatives of any Fed-
eral agency actively engaged in environmental edu-
cation.’’; and
(3) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (1)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) 
BIENNIAL
MEETINGS.—The 
Advisory
Council shall hold a biennial meeting on timely
issues regarding environmental education and issue
a report and recommendations on the proceedings of
the meeting.’’.
SEC. 7. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING FOUNDA-
TION.
(a) CHANGE IN NAME.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The first sentence of sub-
section (a)(1)(A) of section 9 of the National Envi-
ronmental Education Act (as redesignated by section
4(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘National Environ-
mental Education and Training Foundation’’ and in-
serting ‘‘National Environmental Learning Founda-
tion’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The National
Environmental Education Act (20 U.S.C. 5501 et
seq.) is amended—
(A) in the item relating to section 9 (as re-
designated by section 4(b)(1)(B)) of the table of
contents in section 1(b) (20 U.S.C. prec. 5501),
by striking ‘‘National Environmental Education
and Training Foundation’’ and inserting ‘‘Na-
tional Environmental Learning Foundation’’;
(B) in section 3 (20 U.S.C. 5502)—
(i) by striking paragraph (12) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(12) FOUNDATION.—‘Foundation’ means the
National Environmental Learning Foundation’’ es-
tablished by section 9; and’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (13), by striking
‘‘National Environmental Education and
Training Foundation’’ and inserting ‘‘Na-
tional Environmental Learning Founda-
tion’’;
(C) in the heading of section 9 (as redesig-
nated by section 4(a)(2)), by striking ‘‘NA-
TIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND
TRAINING FOUNDATION’’ and inserting ‘‘NA-
TIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
LEARNING
FOUNDATION’’; and
(D) in subsection (c) of section 10 (as re-
designated by section 4(a)(2)), by striking ‘‘Na-
tional Environmental Education and Training
Foundation’’ and inserting ‘‘National Environ-
mental Learning Foundation’’.
(b) BOARD
OF DIRECTORS; NUMBER
OF DIREC-
TORS.—The first sentence of subsection (b)(1)(A) of sec-
tion 9 of the National Environmental Education Act (as
redesignated by section 4(a)(2)) is amended by striking
‘‘13’’ and inserting ‘‘19’’.
(c) ACKNOWLEDGMENT
OF
DONATIONS.—Section
9(d) of the National Environmental Education Act (as re-
designated by section 4(a)(2)) is amended by striking
paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
‘‘(3) ACKNOWLEDGMENT
OF
DONORS.—The
Foundation may acknowledge receipt of donations by
means of a listing of the names of donors in mate-
rials distributed by the Foundation, but any such ac-
knowledgment—
‘‘(A) shall not appear in educational mate-
rial to be presented to students; and
‘‘(B) shall not identify a donor by means
of a logo, letterhead, or other corporate com-
mercial symbol, slogan, or product.’’.
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 10 of the National Environmental Education
Act (as redesignated by section 4(a)(2)) is amended by
striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the follow-
ing: