IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1035 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 29, 2009 
Received 
AUGUST 7, 2009 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
AN ACT 
To amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence 
in National Environmental and Native American Public 
Policy Act of 1992 to honor the legacy of Stewart L. 
Udall, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Morris K. Udall Schol-
arship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy 
Amendments Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. SHORT TITLE. 
Section 1 of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Ex-
cellence in National Environmental and Native American 
Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5601 note; Public 
Law 102–259) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
‘‘This Act may be cited as the ‘Morris K. Udall and 
Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act’.’’. 
SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 
Section 3 of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. 
Udall Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5601) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) the Foundation— 
‘‘(A) since 1995, has operated exceptional 
scholarship, internship, and fellowship programs 
for areas of study related to the environment 
and Native American tribal policy and health 
care; 
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‘‘(B) since 1999, has provided valuable en-
vironmental conflict resolution services and 
leadership through the United States Institute 
for Environmental Conflict Resolution; and 
‘‘(C) is committed to continue making a 
substantial contribution toward public policy in 
the future by— 
‘‘(i) playing a significant role in devel-
oping the next generation of environmental 
and Native American leaders; and 
‘‘(ii) working with current leaders to 
improve decisionmaking on— 
‘‘(I) challenging environmental, 
energy, and related economic prob-
lems; and 
‘‘(II) tribal governance and eco-
nomic issues; 
‘‘(6) Stewart L. Udall, as a member of Con-
gress, Secretary of the Interior, environmental law-
yer, and author, has provided distinguished national 
leadership in environmental and Native American 
policy for more than 50 years; 
‘‘(7) as Secretary of the Interior from 1961 to 
1969, Stewart L. Udall oversaw the creation of 4 
national parks, 6 national monuments, 8 national 
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‘‘(b) UDALL SCHOLARS.—Recipients of scholarships, 
fellowships, and internships under this Act shall be known 
as ‘Udall Scholars’, ‘Udall Fellows’, and ‘Udall Interns’, 
respectively.’’. 
SEC. 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST FUND. 
Section 8 of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. 
Udall Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5606) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘SCHOL-
ARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL ENVI-
RONMENTAL POLICY’’ and inserting ‘‘AND STEW-
ART L. UDALL’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Scholarship 
and Excellence in National Environmental Policy’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and Stewart L. Udall’’. 
SEC. 8. EXPENDITURES AND AUDIT OF TRUST FUND. 
Section 9(a) of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. 
Udall Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5607(a)) is amended by 
inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, in-
cluding a reasonable amount for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses, as determined by the Board, not to 
exceed $5,000 for a fiscal year’’. 
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SEC. 9. USE OF INSTITUTE BY FEDERAL AGENCY OR OTHER 
ENTITY. 
Section 11 of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. 
Udall Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5607b) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) AGENCY MANAGEMENT OR CONTROL.—Use of 
the Foundation or Institute to provide independent and 
impartial assessment, mediation, or other dispute or con-
flict resolution under this section shall not be considered 
to be the establishment or use of an advisory committee 
within the meaning of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’. 
SEC. 10. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
Section 12(a) of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. 
Udall Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5608(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1)(A) appoint such personnel as may be nec-
essary to carry out the provisions of this Act, with-
out regard to the provisions of title 5, United States 
Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
service; and 
‘‘(B) fix the compensation of the personnel ap-
pointed under subparagraph (A) at a rate not to ex-
ceed the maximum rate for employees in grade GS– 
15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of 
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title 5, United States Code, except that up to 4 em-
ployees (in addition to the Executive Director under 
section 5(f)(2)) may be paid at a rate determined by 
the Board in accordance with section 5383 of that 
title.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (8); and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) to rent office space in the District of Co-
lumbia or its environs; and’’. 
SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 13 of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. 
Udall Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5609) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Trust Fund $40,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Trust Fund such sums as are necessary’’; 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(a) such sums as are necessary for the 
operating costs of the Institute.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 28, 2009. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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