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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. RENEWAL COMMUNITY TAX INCENTIVES.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 1400E of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``December 31, 2009'' in paragraphs (1)(A) 
        and (3) and inserting ``December 31, 2012''; and
            (2) by striking ``January 1, 2010'' in paragraph (3) and 
        inserting ``January 1, 2013''.
    (b) Zero-Percent Capital Gains Rate.--
            (1) Acquisition date.--Paragraphs (2)(A)(i), (3)(A), 
        (4)(A)(i), and (4)(B)(i) of section 1400F(b) of such Code are 
        each amended by striking ``January 1, 2010'' and inserting 
        ``January 1, 2013''.
            (2) Limitation on period of gains.--Paragraph (2) of 
        section 1400F(c) of such Code is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``December 31, 2014'' and inserting 
                ``December 31, 2017''; and
                    (B) by striking ``2014'' in the heading and 
                inserting ``2017''.
            (3) Applicable rules.--Subsection (d) of section 1400F is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``December 31, 2014'' the first 
                place it appears and inserting ``December 31, 2017'', 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``December 31, 2014'' the second 
                place it appears and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.
    (c) Commercial Revitalization Deduction.--
            (1) Extension.--
                    (A) In general.--Subsection (g) of section 1400I of 
                such Code is amended by striking ``December 31, 2009'' 
                and inserting ``December 31, 2012''.
                    (B) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (A) of 
                section 1400I(d)(2) of such Code is amended by striking 
                ``after 2001 and before 2010'' and inserting ``which 
                begins after 2001 and before the date referred to in 
                subsection (g)''.
            (2) Carryforward of unallocated state commercial 
        revitalization expenditure ceiling.--
                    (A) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 1400I(d) 
                of such Code is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--The aggregate commercial revitalization 
        expenditure amount which a commercial revitalization agency may 
        allocate for any calendar year is the amount equal to the sum 
        of--
                    ``(A) the amount of the State commercial 
                revitalization expenditure ceiling determined under 
                this paragraph for such calendar year for such agency 
                (determined without regard to subparagraph (B)), and
                    ``(B) the aggregate of the unused State commercial 
                revitalization expenditure ceilings determined under 
                this paragraph for such agency for each of the 2 
                preceding calendar years.
        For purposes of subparagraph (B), amounts of expenditure 
        ceiling shall be treated as allocated by an agency first from 
        unused amounts for the second preceding calendar year, then 
        from unused amounts for the 1st preceding calendar year, and 
        then from amounts from the current year State allocation.''.
                    (B) Effective date.--The amendment made by this 
                subsection shall apply to calendar years beginning 
                after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Increased Expensing Under Section 179.--Subparagraph (A) of 
section 1400J(b)(1) of such Code is amended by striking ``January 1, 
2010'' and inserting ``January 1, 2013''.
    (e) Treatment of Certain Termination Dates Specified in 
Nominations.--In the case of a designation of a renewal community the 
nomination for which included a termination date which is 
contemporaneous with the date specified in subparagraph (A) of section 
1400E(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect before 
the enactment of this Act), subparagraph (B) of such section shall not 
apply with respect to such designation unless, after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the entity which made such nomination 
reconfirms such termination date, or amends the nomination to provide 
for a new termination date, in such manner as the Secretary of the 
Treasury (or the Secretary's designee) may provide.
    (f) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
        subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to 
        periods after December 31, 2009.
            (2) Acquisitions.--The amendments made by subsections 
        (b)(1) and (d) shall apply to acquisitions after December 31, 
        2009.
            (3) Commercial revitalization deduction.--
                    (A) In general.--The amendment made by subsection 
                (c)(1) shall apply to buildings placed in service after 
                December 31, 2009.
                    (B) Conforming amendment.--The amendment made by 
                subsection (c)(2) shall apply to calendar years 
                beginning after December 31, 2009.

SOLUTION: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through December 31, 2012, the designation period of areas as renewal communities and tax incentives for investment in such areas, including: (1) the exclusion from gross income for income tax purposes of gain from the sale or exchange of assets (stock or business property) in such areas, (2) the tax deduction for commercial revitalization expenditures in such areas, and (3) an increased expensing allowance for the acquisition of business and investment assets in such areas.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The United States must have adequate infrastructure and 
        policies in place under the Department of Homeland Security to 
        protect against potential terrorists attempting to enter the 
        United States along the Southwest Border.
            (2) According to top government officials, several Al Qaeda 
        leaders believe operatives can pay their way into the country 
        through Mexico and also believe illegal entry is more 
        advantageous than legal entry for operational security reasons.
            (3) Official border patrol records reveal a disturbing 
        trend on the southern border indicating a growth in other than 
        Mexicans (OTMs), many from countries of interest, crossing into 
        the United States--between 2003 and 2004 the increase was at 
        least 35 percent.
            (4) Because of budget constraints, the U.S. Immigration and 
        Customs Enforcement Office of Detention and Removal does not 
        have sufficient bed space to detain all illegal immigrants from 
        special interest countries therefore releasing them on personal 
        recognizance.
            (5) The Department of Homeland Security estimates that up 
        to 90 percent of these immigrants do not appear for their 
        immigration hearings.
            (6) The Department of Homeland Security needs more 
        personnel at the borders with the necessary security clearances 
        and equipment to adequately screen and detain immigrants coming 
        to the United States.
            (7) The Secretary of Homeland Security should provide 
        appropriate training for inspectors, and associated support 
        staff, on an ongoing basis to utilize new technologies and to 
        ensure that the proficiency levels of such personnel are 
        acceptable to protect the borders of the United States.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT IN SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESS ALONG THE UNITED 
              STATES-MEXICO BORDER AND INCREASE IN DETENTION BEDS.

    (a) Improvement in Security Clearance Process.--The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall--
            (1) expeditiously implement policies ensuring that 
        personnel of the Department of Homeland Security along the 
        United States-Mexico border have the security clearances 
        required to access information necessary to adequately screen 
        immigrants entering the United States at such border, including 
        IDENT and IAFIS databases and databases used by the 
        Department's inspectors in secondary inspections;
            (2) develop the interagency agreements and information 
        technology infrastructure necessary for border agents to 
        adequately screen immigrants entering the United States at such 
        border; and
            (3) explore information sharing programs with countries of 
        interest to adequately screen immigrants entering our borders.
    (b) Increase in Detention Beds.--Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase by 
the amount necessary the number of detention beds needed to detain all 
immigrants apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
    (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that the 
Office of Detention and Removal Operation should be placed under the 
operational control of the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, since the largest client of such office is the Border 
Patrol.

SEC. 3. STUDY OF PERSONNEL LEVELS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall contract 
with an independent entity to undertake a study to determine the 
necessary level and allocation of personnel, including support staff, 
at United States ports of entry and border patrol sectors.
    (b) Items to Be Included.--Such study shall take into account at 
least the following:
            (1) The overall mission of U.S. Customs and Border 
        Protection.
            (2) Threat and vulnerability information pertaining to the 
        Nation's borders and ports of entry
            (3) The impact of new border security programs, policies 
        and technologies, and the level of cross-training received by 
        all staff.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees, as defined in section 2(2) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(2)), a report on the study conducted 
under this section.

SEC. 4. ONGOING TRAINING OF BORDER SECURITY PERSONNEL.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide appropriate 
training for all border security personnel, and associated support 
staff on an ongoing basis to utilize new technologies and to ensure 
that the proficiency levels of such personnel are acceptable to protect 
the borders of the United States.

SEC. 5. PROMPT AND PROPER ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) prosecutors and immigration judges are critical for the 
        prompt and proper enforcement of our immigration laws, and are 
        an important part of a comprehensive strategy; and
            (2) an insufficient number of prosecutors and immigration 
        judges currently exists to enforce the immigration laws of the 
        United States.
    (b) Authorization.--There are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
amounts necessary to provide for appropriate staff increases for 
judicial and prosecutorial offices, commensurate with other personnel 
increases directed in this Act.

SEC. 6. REPORT ON DETENTION AND REMOVAL OPERATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees (as defined in section 2(2) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(2))) a report on 
detention and removal operations, detailing the amount of additional 
detention space and resources required to detain all persons presenting 
a possible threat to homeland security.
    (b) Information to Be Included.--The report shall include 
information on--
            (1) alternatives to detention, including electronic 
        monitoring, telephone, and voice recognition programs for those 
        on bond, and conducting deportation proceedings prior to 
        prisoners' release from Federal, State, and local prisons; and
            (2) countries to which removal is problematic.

SEC. 7. COMPREHENSIVE BORDER SECURITY STRATEGY.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the heads 
of all other Federal agencies with border-related functions or with 
facilities or lands on or along the border, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees (as defined in section 2 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101)) unclassified and 
classified versions of a unified, comprehensive strategy to secure the 
land borders of the United States. Such strategy shall be submitted not 
later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
shall include a description of the actions already taken to implement 
the strategy.

SOLUTION: Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) ensure that Department of Homeland Security personnel along the U.S.-Mexico border have the security clearances required to access information to adequately screen entering immigrants; (2) develop the interagency agreements and information technology infrastructure necessary for such screening; (3) explore information sharing programs with countries of interest; and (4) increase by the amount necessary the number of detention beds needed to detain all immigrants apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Office of Detention and Removal Operations should be placed under the operational control of the Commissioner of CBP (currently, under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement).

Requires the Secretary to: (1) contract with an independent entity to study the necessary level and allocation of personnel at U.S. ports of entry and border patrol sectors; (2) provide ongoing training for all border security personnel; and (3) submit a report on detention and removal operations and a unified, comprehensive border security strategy to appropriate congressional committees.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) prosecutors and immigration judges are critical for the prompt and proper enforcement of immigration laws and are an important part of a comprehensive strategy; and (2) there is an insufficient number of prosecutors and immigration judges for immigration enforcement. Authorizes appropriations for staff increases.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Grazing Improvement Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. TERMS OF GRAZING PERMITS AND LEASES.

    Section 402 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1752) is amended by striking ``ten years'' each place it 
appears and inserting ``20 years''.

SEC. 3. RENEWAL, TRANSFER, AND REISSUANCE OF GRAZING PERMITS AND 
              LEASES.

    Title IV of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 405. RENEWAL, TRANSFER, AND REISSUANCE OF GRAZING PERMITS AND 
              LEASES.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Environmental analysis.--The term `environmental 
        analysis' means an environmental assessment or an environmental 
        impact statement required under the National Environmental 
        Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
            ``(2) Secretary concerned.--The term `Secretary concerned' 
        means--
                    ``(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to 
                National Forest System land; and
                    ``(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect 
                to land under the jurisdiction of the Department of the 
                Interior.
    ``(b) Renewal, Transfer, and Reissuance.--A grazing permit or lease 
issued by the Secretary, or a grazing permit issued by the Secretary of 
Agriculture regarding National Forest System land, that expires, is 
transferred, or is waived after the date of enactment of this section 
shall be renewed or reissued, as appropriate, under--
            ``(1) section 402;
            ``(2) section 19 of the Act of April 24, 1950 (commonly 
        known as the `Granger-Thye Act') (16 U.S.C. 580l);
            ``(3) title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 
        U.S.C. 1010 et seq.); or
            ``(4) section 510 the California Desert Protection Act of 
        1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa-50).
    ``(c) Terms; Conditions.--The terms and conditions contained in an 
expired, transferred, or waived permit or lease described in subsection 
(b) shall continue in effect under a renewed or reissued permit or 
lease until the date on which the Secretary concerned completes the 
renewed or reissued permit or lease that is the subject of the expired, 
transferred, or waived permit or lease, in compliance with each 
applicable law.
    ``(d) Cancellation; Suspension; Modification.--A permit or lease 
described in subsection (b) may be cancelled, suspended, or modified in 
accordance with applicable law.
    ``(e) Compliance With National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.--
            ``(1) In general.--The renewal, reissuance, or transfer of 
        a grazing permit or lease by the Secretary concerned shall be 
        categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an 
        environmental analysis if the decision continues the current 
        grazing management of the allotment.
            ``(2) Applicability regarding permits and leases with minor 
        modifications.--If the renewal, reissuance, or transfer of a 
        grazing permit or lease by the Secretary concerned contains 
        only minor modifications from the grazing permit or lease that 
        is the subject of the renewal, reissuance, or transfer, the 
        grazing permit or lease shall be categorically excluded from 
        the requirement to prepare an environmental analysis if--
                    ``(A) monitoring of the allotment has indicated 
                that the current grazing management has met, or has 
                satisfactorily progressed towards meeting, objectives 
                contained in the land and resource management plan of 
                the allotment, as determined by the Secretary 
                concerned; and
                    ``(B) the decision is consistent with the policy of 
                the Department of the Interior or the Department of 
                Agriculture, as appropriate, regarding extraordinary 
                circumstances.
    ``(f) Priority and Timing for Completing Environmental Analyses.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 504 of the 
        Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Additional Disaster 
        Assistance, for Anti-terrorism Initiatives, for Assistance in 
        the Recovery from the Tragedy that Occurred at Oklahoma City, 
        and Rescissions Act, 1995 (Public Law 104-19; 109 Stat. 212), 
        the Secretary concerned, in the sole discretion of the 
        Secretary concerned, shall determine the priority and timing 
        for completing each required environmental analysis regarding 
        any grazing allotment, permit, or lease based on the 
        environmental significance of the allotment, permit, or lease 
        and available funding for that purpose.
            ``(2) Applicability.--This subsection shall not apply to 
        the renewal, reissuance, or transfer of a grazing permit or 
        lease that is categorically excluded under subsection (e).''.

SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT TO GRAZING 
              APPEALS.

    (a) Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 
1974.--Section 14 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 
Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1612) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(c) Applicability of Administrative Procedure Act.--With respect 
to a decision by the Secretary of Agriculture regarding a grazing 
permit, an appeal by a grazing permittee shall be conducted in 
accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States 
Code.''.
    (b) Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.--Section 402 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1752) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Applicability of Administrative Procedure Act.--
            ``(1) Secretary concerned.--The term `Secretary concerned' 
        means--
                    ``(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to 
                National Forest System land; and
                    ``(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect 
                to land under the jurisdiction of the Department of the 
                Interior.
            ``(2) Applicability of administrative procedure act.--With 
        respect to a decision by the Secretary concerned regarding a 
        grazing permit or lease, an appeal by a grazing permittee shall 
        be conducted in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5 of 
        title 5, United States Code.
            ``(3) Deadline for filing appeals.--An appeal made under 
        this subsection shall be filed not later than 30 days after the 
        date on which a decision described in paragraph (2) is made.
            ``(4) Suspension of decisions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in 
                this subsection, each decision by the Secretary 
                concerned regarding a grazing permit or lease that is 
                appealed under this subsection shall be suspended until 
                the date on which the appeal is resolved.
                    ``(B) Determination by secretary concerned.--A 
                decision described in subparagraph (A) may not be 
                suspended if the Secretary concerned (including any 
                other authorized official) determines there is an 
                emergency regarding a deterioration of resources.
            ``(5) Continued use of grazing permit or lease.--Except in 
        a situation in which grazing use for the preceding year was 
        authorized on a temporary basis, an applicant who was granted 
        grazing use in the preceding year may continue at the level of 
        authorized active use until the date on which the appeal is 
        resolved.''.

SOLUTION:
Grazing Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (the Act) to double from 10 to 20 years the period of a term for grazing permits and leases for domestic livestock grazing on public lands or lands within national forests in 16 contiguous western states. Permits the issuance of permits and leases for a period shorter than 20 years (under current law, shorter than 10 years).

Directs that grazing permits or leases issued by the Secretary of the Interior respecting lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and grazing permits issued by the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) respecting National Forest System lands that expire, are transferred, or are waived after this Act's enactment be renewed or reissued, as appropriate, under the Act, Granger-Thye Act, Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, or California Desert Protection Act of 1994.

Excludes the renewal, reissuance, or transfer of a grazing permit or lease by the Secretary concerned from the requirement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to prepare an environmental analysis if such decision continues current grazing management of the allotment.

Makes provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act applicable to appeals made by grazing permittees regarding grazing permits or leases under the Act and the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974.