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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Firefighters Special Operation Task 
Force Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR FIREFIGHTING TASK FORCES.

    The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 37. ASSISTANCE FOR FIREFIGHTING TASK FORCES.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Critical infrastructure.--The term `critical 
        infrastructure' has the meaning given that term in section 
        1016(e) of the Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 
        (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).
            ``(2) Firefighting personnel.--The term `firefighting 
        personnel' has the meaning given that term in section 33(a).
            ``(3) Incident response.--The term `incident response' 
        means a response by a task force or task force unit to--
                    ``(A) a terrorist attack, including such an attack 
                that utilizes a weapon of mass destruction;
                    ``(B) a release of a hazardous material;
                    ``(C) a natural disaster; or
                    ``(D) any other emergency for which a response by a 
                fire service is appropriate.
            ``(4) Member.--The term `member', with respect to a task 
        force, means a fire service that is a party to the cooperative 
        agreement establishing the task force.
            ``(5) Task force.--The term `task force' means 2 or more 
        fire services that collectively consist of at least 50 
        firefighting personnel, operating pursuant to a cooperative 
        agreement for the purpose of coordinating incident response 
        among such fire services.
    ``(b) Grant Authority.--The Administrator may award not more than 
100 grants for task forces each fiscal year for the purposes described 
in subsection (c).
    ``(c) Purposes.--A grant awarded under this section shall be used--
            ``(1) to provide salary and benefits to hire firefighting 
        personnel or rehire firefighting personnel who have been laid 
        off to provide services to the task force, including salary and 
        benefits;
            ``(2) to pay expenses related to the participation of 
        firefighting personnel in appropriate training courses;
            ``(3) to provide training related to incident response to 
        firefighting personnel;
            ``(4) to obtain appropriate equipment, including 
        firefighting vehicles or support systems for members of the 
        task force;
            ``(5) to improve the ability of a member of a task force to 
        communicate with a local police department or hospital, or with 
        any other appropriate governmental or private sector entity; 
        and
            ``(6) to ensure the compatibility and interoperability of 
        training and equipment with those obtained by other task 
        forces.
    ``(d) Application Guidance.--The Administrator shall make available 
to potential applicants for assistance under this section a description 
of a model task force configuration, which shall include--
            ``(1) an administrative unit, consisting of 2 chief 
        officers, 2 captains, and 2 lieutenants, to coordinate training 
        programs, logistics, and maintenance of equipment, which shall 
        operate at least 40 hours per week;
            ``(2) a command unit, consisting of 1 chief officer serving 
        as the task force commander and 1 firefighter serving as 
        communications coordinator, which shall operate at all times;
            ``(3) at least 1 hazardous materials company, consisting of 
        1 company officer and 5 firefighters, which shall operate at 
        all times;
            ``(4) at least 1 rescue company, consisting of 1 company 
        officer and 5 firefighters, which shall operate at all times; 
        and
            ``(5) 6 squad companies, each consisting of 1 company 
        officer and 5 firefighters, which shall operate at all times, 
        and which may serve, as appropriate, as a hazardous materials 
        company or rescue company as described in paragraphs (3) and 
        (4).
    ``(e) Application Requirements.--Each task force desiring 
assistance under this section shall submit an application to the 
Administrator at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
information as the Administrator may reasonably require. In order to 
qualify for a grant, an applicant's proposal shall provide for--
            ``(1) prompt incident response;
            ``(2) a unified command system;
            ``(3) common training and equipment for task force members;
            ``(4) maximum coverage in the task force region, taking 
        into account population, business centers, vital 
        infrastructures, transportation corridors, and government 
        centers; and
            ``(5) preservation during the life of the grant of the 
        overall personnel level for each fire service, at least at the 
        level in effect at the time the application was submitted.
    ``(f) Selection Priority.--In selecting a task force to receive 
assistance under this section, the Administrator shall give priority to 
task forces that serve a geographic area that--
            ``(1) has a high population density; or
            ``(2) is located not more than 50 miles from--
                    ``(A) a facility that produces nuclear power;
                    ``(B) a large facility that produces, treats, or 
                refines chemicals or petroleum products;
                    ``(C) a business district of national significance; 
                or
                    ``(D) a location with one or more critical 
                infrastructures.
    ``(g) Matching Requirement.--The Administrator may provide 
assistance to a Task Force under this section for a fiscal year only if 
the task force agrees to obtain from non-Federal sources for such 
fiscal year at least 55 percent of the costs of the task force. The 
non-Federal contributions may be in-kind contributions, including 
personnel, personnel overtime, vehicles, equipment, administrative 
costs, fuel, maintenance, contractor services, and rental space.
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section such sums 
as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2016.''.
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Firefighters Special Operation Task Force Act - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize the Administrator of the U.S. Fire Administration to award up to 100 grants for task forces (two or more fire services that collectively consist of at least 50 firefighting personnel, operating under a cooperative agreement to coordinate incident response) each fiscal year for: (1) salary and benefits to hire firefighting personnel; (2) training; (3) equipment or support systems; (4) communications between task force members and a local police department or hospital or with any other appropriate governmental or private sector entity; and (5) compatibility and interoperability of training and equipment.

Requires the Administrator to give priority to task forces serving geographic areas that have a high population density or that are located within 50 miles of: (1) a nuclear power facility; (2) a large facility that produces, treats, or refines chemicals or petroleum products; (3) a business district of national significance; or (4) a location with one or more critical infrastructures.

Requires grantees to obtain non-federal matching funds of at least 55% of the amount awarded by the Administrator for each fiscal year.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge 
Establishment Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
        (1) as the southernmost unleveed portion of the Mississippi 
    River, Cat Island, Louisiana, is one of the last remaining tracts 
    in the lower Mississippi Valley that is still influenced by the 
    natural dynamics of the river;
        (2) Cat Island supports one of the highest densities of virgin 
    bald cypress trees in the entire Mississippi River Valley, 
    including the Nation's champion cypress tree which is 17 feet wide 
    and has a circumference of 53 feet;
        (3) Cat Island is important habitat for several declining 
    species of forest songbirds and supports thousands of wintering 
    waterfowl;
        (4) Cat Island supports high populations of deer, turkey, and 
    furbearers, such as mink and bobcats;
        (5) conservation and enhancement of this area through inclusion 
    in the National Wildlife Refuge System would help meet the habitat 
    conservation goals of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan;
        (6) these forested wetlands represent one of the most valuable 
    and productive wildlife habitat types in the United States, and 
    have extremely high recreational value for hunters, anglers, 
    birdwatchers, nature photographers, and others; and
        (7) the Cat Island area is deserving of inclusion in the 
    National Wildlife Refuge System.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act--
        (1) the term ``Refuge'' means the Cat Island National Wildlife 
    Refuge; and
        (2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior.

SEC. 4. PURPOSES.

    The purposes for which the Refuge is established and shall be 
managed are--
        (1) to conserve, restore, and manage habitats as necessary to 
    contribute to the migratory bird population goals and habitat 
    objective as established through the Lower Mississippi Valley Joint 
    Venture;
        (2) to conserve, restore, and manage the significant aquatic 
    resource values associated with the area's forested wetlands and to 
    achieve the habitat objectives of the ``Mississippi River Aquatic 
    Resources Management Plan'';
        (3) to conserve, enhance, and restore the historic native 
    bottomland community characteristics of the lower Mississippi 
    alluvial valley and its associated fish, wildlife, and plant 
    species;
        (4) to conserve, enhance, and restore habitat to maintain and 
    assist in the recovery of endangered, and threatened plants and 
    animals; and
        (5) to encourage the use of volunteers and facilitate 
    partnerships among the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
    local communities, conservation organizations, and other non-
    Federal entities to promote public awareness of the resources of 
    the Refuge and the National Wildlife Refuge System and public 
    participation in the conservation of those resources.

SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF REFUGE.

    (a) Acquisition Boundary.--The Secretary is authorized to establish 
the Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge, consisting of approximately 
36,500 acres of land and water, as depicted upon a map entitled ``Cat 
Island National Wildlife Refuge-Proposed'', dated February 8, 2000, and 
available for inspection in appropriate offices of the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service.
    (b) Boundary Revisions.--The Secretary may make such minor 
revisions of the boundary designated under this section as may be 
appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Refuge or to facilitate 
the acquisition of property within the Refuge.
    (c) Acquisition.--The Secretary is authorized to acquire the lands 
and waters, or interests therein, within the acquisition boundary 
described in subsection (a) of this section.
    (d) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish the Refuge by 
publication of a notice to that effect in the Federal Register and 
publications of local circulation whenever sufficient property has been 
acquired to constitute an area that can be efficiently managed as a 
National Wildlife Refuge.

SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer all lands, waters, 
and interests therein acquired under this Act in accordance with the 
National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act (16 U.S.C. 668dd et 
seq.). The Secretary may use such additional statutory authority as may 
be available for the conservation of fish and wildlife, and the 
provision of fish- and wildlife-oriented recreational opportunities as 
the Secretary considers appropriate to carry out the purposes of this 
Act.
    (b) Priority Uses.--In providing opportunities for compatible fish- 
and wildlife-oriented recreation, the Secretary, in accordance with 
paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 4(a) of the National Wildlife Refuge 
System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(a)), shall ensure 
that hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and 
environmental education and interpretation are the priority public uses 
of the Refuge.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of the 
Interior--
        (1) such funds as may be necessary for the acquisition of lands 
    and waters designated in section 5(c); and
        (2) such funds as may be necessary for the development, 
    operation, and maintenance of the Refuge.

SEC. 8. DESIGNATION OF HERBERT H. BATEMAN EDUCATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
              CENTER.

    (a) In General.--A building proposed to be located within the 
boundaries of the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, on Assateague 
Island, Virginia, shall be known and designated as the ``Herbert H. 
Bateman Education and Administrative Center''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the building referred to 
in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Herbert H. 
Bateman Education and Administrative Center.

SEC. 9. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    (a) Effective on the day after the date of the enactment of the Act 
entitled, ``An Act to reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation 
and Design Program Act of 1994'' (106th Congress), section 6 of the 
Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994 (16 
U.S.C. 668dd note; Public Law 103-340), relating to an environmental 
education center and refuge, is redesignated as section 7.
    (b) Effective on the day after the date of the enactment of the 
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge Establishment Act (106th 
Congress), section 6 of that Act is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the Endangered Species Act 
    of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.)'' and inserting ``the Endangered 
    Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)''; and
        (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``section 4(a)(3) and (4) of 
    the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 
    U.S.C. 668ee(a)(3), (4))'' and inserting ``paragraphs (3) and (4) 
    of section 4(a) of the National Wildlife Refuge System 
    Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(a))''.
    (c) Effective on the day after the date of the enactment of the Red 
River National Wildlife Refuge Act (106th Congress), section 4(b)(2)(D) 
of that Act is amended by striking ``section 4(a)(3) and (4) of the 
National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 
668ee(a)(3), (4))'' and inserting ``paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 
4(a) of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 
(16 U.S.C. 668dd(a))''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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Directs the Secretary, in providing opportunities for compatible fish- and wildlife-oriented recreation on the Refuge, to ensure that hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation are the priority public uses of the Refuge.
Authorizes appropriations.
Designates a building proposed to be located within the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on Assateague Island, Virginia, as the Herbert H. Bateman Education And Administrative Center.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stabilization and Pacification of 
Southern Serbia Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) On June 10, 1999, the North Atlantic Treaty 
        Organization (NATO) military air operation in the former 
        Yugoslavia concluded with the withdrawal of all Serbian police, 
        paramilitary, and military forces from Kosovo, a province of 
        Serbia.
            (2) On June 9, 1999, the NATO-led international security 
        force for Kosovo, KFOR, and the Governments of the Federal 
        Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Serbia concluded a 
        Military Technical Agreement which, among other things, created 
        a five kilometer (three mile) Ground Safety Zone (GSZ) 
        extending from the boundary of Kosovo into southern Serbia in 
        which forces, except regular police, of the Federal Republic of 
        Yugoslavia or Serbia were excluded from entering without the 
        express permission of the commander of KFOR.
            (3) During the winter of 1999-2000, incidents involving the 
        infiltration from Kosovo into southern Serbia within the GSZ of 
        ethnic Albanian guerrilla forces, designated as the Liberation 
        Army of Presevo, Medvedja and Bujanovac (UCPMB), were reported 
        by KFOR.
            (4) The declared objective of the UCPMB is the liberation 
        of the ethnic Albanian population of southern Serbia from the 
        authority of the Governments of Serbia and the Federal Republic 
        of Yugoslavia.
            (5) The tactics utilized by the UCPMB include the 
        assassination of Serbian police operating legally within the 
        GSZ and the intimidation of Serbian residents in order to 
        induce them to leave the region.
            (6) On December 17, 2000, United States and Russian 
        Federation troops serving in KFOR who were patrolling the 
        boundary with Serbia in order to interdict the smuggling of 
        arms came under attack by ethnic Albanians attempting to 
        infiltrate into the GSZ from Kosovo.
            (7) The Government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of 
        Macedonia (Macedonia), a coalition that includes 
        representatives of the ethnic Albanian minority in Macedonia, 
        has taken steps acknowledged and applauded by the international 
        community as well as leaders of the Albanians in Kosovo to 
        establish normal relations with Kosovo.
            (8) On February 26, 2001, fighting erupted along the border 
        between Serbia and Macedonia in the Macedonian village of 
        Tanusevci between the Macedonian Army and ethnic Albanians.

SEC. 3. POLICY.

    It shall be the policy of the United States Government--
            (1) to promote a dialog between legitimate representatives 
        of the Albanian community of southern Serbia and the 
        authorities of the Republic of Serbia and the Federal Republic 
        of Yugoslavia aimed at addressing the concerns of both the 
        ethnic Albanian residents of the region and those of the 
        Serbian authorities;
            (2) to address the deteriorating security situation in the 
        Presevo valley of southern Serbia in conjunction with the North 
        Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the NATO-led international 
        security force for Kosovo (KFOR), and the Serbian authorities;
            (3) to urge the authorities of the Federal Republic of 
        Yugoslavia and the Republic of Serbia to work with the 
        Government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
        (Macedonia) to find agreement on a complete demarcation of the 
        border between Serbia and Macedonia;
            (4) to support efforts of the Federal Republic of 
        Yugoslavia, Republic of Serbia and the Government of Macedonia 
        to maintain security along the agreed upon border;
            (5) to support the establishment of an international 
        observation and monitoring presence along the Serbian-
        Macedonian border should such presence be requested by the 
        concerned parties; and
            (6) to oppose any modification of the political status of 
        the Province of Kosovo unless and until--
                    (A) all ethnically motivated violence by Kosovo 
                Albanians against Serbian residents of Kosovo has 
                subsided; and
                    (B) all assistance by citizens or residents of 
                Kosovo to parties using violent means to further 
                separatist aims in southern Serbia or Macedonia has 
                ceased.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.

    (a) Prohibition.--No funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
for assistance for Kosovo under title II of the Foreign Operations, 
Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2001 (as 
contained in H.R. 5526 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on October 
24, 2000, as enacted into law by section 101(a) of Public Law 106-429, 
and as contained in an appendix at the end thereto), other than 
assistance for Kosovo under the heading ``international narcotics 
control and law enforcement'', may be expended after June 30, 2001, 
unless, not later than such date, the President determines and 
certifies to Congress that--
            (1) residents or citizens of Kosovo are not providing 
        assistance to the Liberation Army of Presevo, Medvedja and 
        Bujanovac (UCPMB), or any other organization engaging in or 
        otherwise supporting ethnically-motivated violence in southern 
        Serbia;
            (2) representatives of the leadership of the major Albanian 
        political parties of Kosovo--the Democratic League of Kosovo 
        (LDK) led by Ibrahim Rugova, the Party of Democratic Kosovo 
        (PDK) led by former KLA leader Hashim Thaci, and the Alliance 
        for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) led by former KLA Commander 
        Ramuz Haradinaj--are positively exerting their influence to 
        halt ethnic violence within Kosovo; and
            (3) residents or citizens of Kosovo are not providing 
        assistance to the Liberation Army of Macedonia, or any other 
        organization engaging in or otherwise supporting ethnically-
        motivated violence in Macedonia.
    (b) Waiver.--The President may waive the application of subsection 
(a) if the President determines and certifies to Congress not later 
than June 30, 2001 that it is in the national interests of the United 
States to do so.
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Stabilization and Pacification of Southern Serbia Act - Declares it is U.S. policy to: (1) promote dialog between representatives of the Albanian community of southern Serbia and the authorities of the Republic of Serbia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia aimed at addressing the concerns of both the ethnic Albanian residents of the region and those of the Serbian authorities; (2) address the deteriorating security situation in the Presevo valley of southern Serbia in conjunction with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the NATO-led international security force for Kosovo (KFOR), and the Serbian authorities; (3) urge the authorities of Yugoslavia and Serbia to work with the Government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to find agreement on a demarcation of the border between Serbia and Macedonia; (4) support efforts of Yugoslavia, Serbia, and Macedonia to maintain security along the agreed upon border; and (5) oppose any modification of the political status of the Province of Kosovo unless and until all ethnically motivated violence by Kosovo Albanians against Serbian residents of Kosovo has subsided, and all assistance by Kosovo residents to parties using violent means to further separatist aims in southern Serbia or Macedonia has ceased.Prohibits the expenditure of certain economic support fund assistance (not including international narcotics control and law enforcement funds) for Kosovo after June 30, 2001, unless the President certifies to Congress that all concerned parties are taking steps to end the ethnically-motivated violence in southern Serbia, Kosovo, and Macedonia. Authorizes the President to waive the requirements of this Act if it is in the national interests of the United States.