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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Columbia River Habitat Protection 
and Recreational Access Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The 51-mile stretch of the Columbia River, known as the 
        ``Hanford Reach'', provides 80 percent of the fall Chinook 
        salmon in the river system, critical habitat for wildlife, a 
        high-quality waterfowl sanctuary, as well as numerous scenic, 
        historic, and recreational opportunities for the public.
            (2) In 1996 Congress, through Public Law 104-333, 
        prohibited damming, dredging, channeling, or other such 
        activities along the Hanford Reach in order to help preserve 
        and protect the unique environmental benefits of the region.
            (3) The lands surrounding the Hanford Reach area of the 
        Columbia River, Washington, should be properly managed in order 
        to protect plant, fish, wildlife, cultural, recreational, and 
        scenic resources, while preserving access to these lands.
            (4) Recognizing the unique and pristine values of the area, 
        local citizens in cooperation with Federal and State 
        authorities have developed a comprehensive protection plan 
        which has enhanced salmon habitat along the Hanford Reach. This 
        plan, known as the Vernita Bar Agreement, has preserved the 
        free flowing, riparian character of the Hanford Reach, and 
        serves as a blueprint for further successful management along 
        the Columbia River.
            (5) Although dozens of local, State, and Federal 
        environmental protection and management laws and regulations 
        exist for the Hanford Reach, management efforts can be better 
        integrated and can lead to more efficient use of public 
        resources and improved habitat and recreation management.
            (6) Several of the areas adjacent to the Hanford Reach of 
        the Columbia River, including lands known as the Wahluke Slope, 
        currently owned by the United States, have been extensively 
        studied and reviewed through environmental impact statements 
        and have been declared environmentally sound and certified 
        suitable for conveyance.
            (7) Inasmuch as Federal financial resources are 
        constrained, joint partnerships among Federal, State, and local 
        entities can provide long-term habitat and wildlife management, 
        maintain recreational opportunities, and develop a responsible 
        and environmentally sound local land use plan for the region.
            (8) The people and the governments of Benton, Franklin, 
        Grant, and Adams Counties desire to enter into such a 
        partnership with the State of Washington and the United States 
        to ensure the continued protection of plant, fish, wildlife, 
        cultural, recreational, and scenic resources on the lands 
        surrounding the Hanford Reach.
            (9) Such a cooperative partnership will provide a forum for 
        public input from the entire region and ensure the long-term 
        protection of the river as wild, scenic, and accessible.
            (10) Congress recommends the formation of a commission, of 
        which a majority of the members of such a commission represent 
        the local entities, to ensure that the above goals are achieved 
        and to maintain maximum involvement by the citizens of Benton, 
        Franklin, Grant, and Adams Counties.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy;
            (2) the term ``Hanford Works'' means the property 
        represented as ``Department of Energy'' under the Land Status 
        Legend on the Bureau of Land Management topographic map of 
        Priest Rapids, Washington, Edition-1991; and
            (3) the term ``Commission'' means the Hanford Reach 
        Protection and Management Commission.

SEC. 4. GENERAL AUTHORITY; PROPERTY DESCRIPTIONS.

    (a) Authority.--As soon as practicable after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary for no consideration shall convey 
to the governmental entities referred to in subsection (b) all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the properties 
described in subsection (b).
    (b) Conveyances.--
            (1) State of washington.--The Secretary shall convey to the 
        State of Washington the property that consists of the portion 
        of the Hanford Works that runs along both banks of the Columbia 
        River and lies within the one quarter mile to the north of the 
        mean high water mark on the north bank of the Columbia River, 
        and that lies within the one quarter mile to the south of the 
        mean high water mark on the south bank of the Columbia River.
            (2) Adams county, washington.--The Secretary shall convey 
        to Adams County, Washington, the property that consists of the 
        portion of the Hanford Works that lies within Adams County, 
        Washington.
            (3) Grant county, washington.--The Secretary shall convey 
        to Grant County, Washington, the property that consists of the 
        portion of the Hanford Works that lies within Grant County, 
        Washington, to the north of the Columbia River and that is not 
        part of the conveyance made pursuant to paragraph (1) of this 
        subsection.
            (4) Franklin county, washington.--The Secretary shall 
        convey to Franklin County, Washington, the property that 
        consists of the portion of Hanford Works that lies within 
        Franklin County, Washington, to the north of the Columbia River 
        and that is not part of the conveyance made pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) of this subsection.
            (5) Additional properties.--In addition to properties 
        described in paragraphs (1) through (4), the Secretary may 
        convey to a State or local government referred to in paragraphs 
        (1) through (4) such property within the Hanford Works as the 
        Secretary and the State or local government agree is 
        appropriate to carry out this Act.

SEC. 5. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

    (a) Special Rules for State of Washington.--
            (1) Environmental safety.--The conveyance made under 
        section 4(b)(1) shall be made only after the Administrator of 
        the Environmental Protection Agency certifies to the Secretary 
        that--
                    (A) the properties described in section 4(b)(1) are 
                clean of hazardous, toxic, or radioactive materials or 
                substances;
                    (B) all corrective, remedial, or response actions 
                have been completed; and
                    (C) all obligations of the Secretary at the Hanford 
                Nuclear Reservation under the Comprehensive 
                Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
                of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and other applicable 
                laws have been fulfilled.
            (2) Federal leaseholds.--Any leasehold interest by any 
        agency of the United States on lands described under section 
        4(b) shall terminate upon enactment of this Act, and such 
        interest shall be transferred pursuant to section 4.
            (3) Water rights and utility easements.--The conveyances 
        under section 4 shall be made subject to all existing water 
        rights and all easements and rights of any public and private 
        utility districts which operate and maintain transmission and 
        generation facilities along the lands described under section 
        4.
    (b) Establishment of Hanford Reach Protection and Management 
Commission.--Not later than 6 months after the conveyances under 
section 4(b)(1) are made, the State of Washington shall enter into a 
written joint agreement with the governments of Benton, Franklin, and 
Grant Counties to establish the Hanford Reach Protection and Management 
Commission as follows:
            (1) Membership appointment.--The Commission shall be 
        composed of 7 members. As soon as practicable, but not more 
        than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
        members shall be appointed as follows:
                    (A) One member who shall be a resident of Benton 
                County, appointed by the government of such county.
                    (B) One member who shall be a resident of Franklin 
                County, appointed by the government of such county.
                    (C) One member who shall be a resident of Grant 
                County, appointed by the government of such county.
                    (D) One member who shall be a resident of the State 
                of Washington, appointed by the Governor of the State 
                of Washington.
                    (E) One member who shall be a resident of the State 
                of Washington, appointed by the Secretary of Energy.
                    (F) One member who shall be a resident of the State 
                of Washington, appointed by the Secretary of the 
                Interior.
                    (G) One member who shall be a resident of any 
                county in the State of Washington through or along 
                which the Columbia River runs, appointed by a majority 
                vote of the other members of the Commission.
            (2) Terms of office.--The length of the terms of office of 
        the members appointed under (1) shall be fixed by each 
        appointing governmental entity at the time of appointment, but 
        no term shall exceed 4 years.
            (3) Vacancy.--Any vacancy that may occur prior to the 
        expiration of a member's term shall be filled for the balance 
        of such term by appointment made by the entity which appointed 
        the vacating member.
            (4) Restriction.--Except as provided herein, no person 
        shall be appointed to the Commission who is an employee, agent, 
        or independent contractor of the United States or any agency 
        thereof.
            (5) Failure to appoint.--In the event a member has not been 
        appointed within 6 months of the establishment of the 
        Commission, any such vacancy shall be filled by joint 
        appointment by the governments of Benton, Franklin, and Grant 
        Counties.
            (6) Establishment of commission authority.--As soon as 
        practicable after the appointment of a majority of the members 
        of the Commission, such members shall be authorized to convene 
        meetings of the Commission and to adopt rules and provisions 
        governing the administration, voting, meeting, terms of 
        service, and finances of the Commission. The first meeting 
        shall be held no later than 1 year from the date of the 
        establishment of the Commission.
            (7) Development of hanford reach protection and management 
        plan.--
                    (A) The primary duty of the Commission shall be to 
                develop and implement a plan to manage the lands 
                conveyed pursuant to section 4(b)(1) to protect and 
                enhance plant resources, fish and wildlife resources, 
                cultural resources, recreational access, and other uses 
                or resources prescribed by the Commission.
                    (B) From the date the conveyances under section 
                4(b)(1) are made until such time as a permanent 
                protection and management plan is approved by the 
                Commission, the lands conveyed pursuant to such section 
                shall be managed under an interim management plan 
                approved by the governments of Benton, Franklin, and 
                Grant Counties, which shall be consistent with the 
                purposes of this Act.
    (c) Nonperformance of State of Washington, Transfer to and 
Management by Counties Authorized.--If the State of Washington does not 
fulfill its obligations under subsection (b), all right, title, and 
interest to the property conveyed pursuant to section 4(b)(1) shall be 
transferred to the counties, with the consent of such counties, in 
which the lands are situated in order to carry out the purposes of this 
Act, and the governments of such counties shall jointly establish the 
Commission pursuant to subsection (b) and to provide for the management 
of the lands conveyed pursuant to section 4(b)(1).
    (d) Reversion and Right To Reenter.--If the State of Washington 
does not fulfill its obligations under subsection (b), and if the 
governments of Benton, Franklin, and Grant Counties do not fulfill 
their obligations under subsection (c), all right, title, and interest 
to the property conveyed pursuant to section 4(b)(1) shall revert to 
the United States and the United States shall have the right of 
immediate entry thereon.
    (e) Use of Federal Resources Authorized.--The Secretary of the 
Interior may enter into agreements with the State of Washington and the 
governmental entities referred to in paragraphs (1) through (4) of 
section 4(b) to allow the utilization of personnel, and the provision 
of technical and financial assistance from the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service to assist the county governments in the administration 
and management of the lands transferred under this Act.
    (f) Special Rule for Adams County, Grant County, and Franklin 
County.--The properties described under paragraphs (2) through (4) of 
section 4(b) shall be conveyed only after Adams County, Grant County, 
and Franklin County, Washington, have submitted a written report to the 
Secretary of the Interior which shall include--
            (1) a risk analysis of debris slides in the White Bluffs 
        Wasteway;
            (2) any recommendations necessary to address the risk of 
        such slides; and
            (3) a comprehensive land use plan of the Wahluke Slope.

SOLUTION: Columbia River Habitat Protection and Recreational Access Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to convey to the State of Washington and to Adams, Grant, and Franklin counties in Washington specified portions of the Hanford Works, an area of property along the Columbia River in Washington.  Allows such conveyances only after the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency has made specified certifications to the Secretary with respect to the appropriate environmental cleanup of such area. 
Directs the State of Washington to enter into a joint agreement with Benton, Franklin, and Grant Counties to establish the Hanford Reach Protection and Management Commission, which shall develop and implement a plan to manage the lands conveyed by the Secretary in order to protect and enhance plant, fish and wildlife, and cultural resources, as well as recreational access to, and other uses of, Hanford Reach (a 51-mile stretch of land along the Columbia River containing fish, wildlife, and other resources). 
Requires Adams, Grant, and Franklin Counties to submit to the Secretary:  (1) a risk analysis of debris slides in the White Bluffs Wasteway; and (2) a comprehensive land use plan of the Wahluke Slope.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Activities Inventory Reform 
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. ANNUAL LISTS OF GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES NOT INHERENTLY 
GOVERNMENTAL IN NATURE.
    (a) Lists Required.--Not later than the end of the third quarter of 
each fiscal year, the head of each executive agency shall submit to the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget a list of activities 
performed by Federal Government sources for the executive agency that, 
in the judgment of the head of the executive agency, are not inherently 
governmental functions. The entry for an activity on the list shall 
include the following:
        (1) The fiscal year for which the activity first appeared on a 
    list prepared under this section.
        (2) The number of full-time employees (or its equivalent) that 
    are necessary for the performance of the activity by a Federal 
    Government source.
        (3) The name of a Federal Government employee responsible for 
    the activity from whom additional information about the activity 
    may be obtained.
    (b) OMB Review and Consultation.--The Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall review the executive agency's list for a 
fiscal year and consult with the head of the executive agency regarding 
the content of the final list for that fiscal year.
    (c) Public Availability of Lists.--
        (1) Publication.--Upon the completion of the review and 
    consultation regarding a list of an executive agency--
            (A) the head of the executive agency shall promptly 
        transmit a copy of the list to Congress and make the list 
        available to the public; and
            (B) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
        shall promptly publish in the Federal Register a notice that 
        the list is available to the public.
        (2) Changes.--If the list changes after the publication of the 
    notice as a result of the resolution of a challenge under section 
    3, the head of the executive agency shall promptly--
            (A) make each such change available to the public and 
        transmit a copy of the change to Congress; and
            (B) publish in the Federal Register a notice that the 
        change is available to the public.
    (d) Competition Required.--Within a reasonable time after the date 
on which a notice of the public availability of a list is published 
under subsection (c), the head of the executive agency concerned shall 
review the activities on the list. Each time that the head of the 
executive agency considers contracting with a private sector source for 
the performance of such an activity, the head of the executive agency 
shall use a competitive process to select the source (except as may 
otherwise be provided in a law other than this Act, an Executive order, 
regulations, or any executive branch circular setting forth 
requirements or guidance that is issued by competent executive 
authority). The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
issue guidance for the administration of this subsection.
    (e) Realistic and Fair Cost Comparisons.--For the purpose of 
determining whether to contract with a source in the private sector for 
the performance of an executive agency activity on the list on the 
basis of a comparison of the costs of procuring services from such a 
source with the costs of performing that activity by the executive 
agency, the head of the executive agency shall ensure that all costs 
(including the costs of quality assurance, technical monitoring of the 
performance of such function, liability insurance, employee retirement 
and disability benefits, and all other overhead costs) are considered 
and that the costs considered are realistic and fair.

SEC. 3. CHALLENGES TO THE LIST.

    (a) Challenge Authorized.--An interested party may submit to an 
executive agency a challenge of an omission of a particular activity 
from, or an inclusion of a particular activity on, a list for which a 
notice of public availability has been published under section 2.
    (b) Interested Party Defined.--For the purposes of this section, 
the term ``interested party'', with respect to an activity referred to 
in subsection (a), means the following:
        (1) A private sector source that--
            (A) is an actual or prospective offeror for any contract, 
        or other form of agreement, to perform the activity; and
            (B) has a direct economic interest in performing the 
        activity that would be adversely affected by a determination 
        not to procure the performance of the activity from a private 
        sector source.
        (2) A representative of any business or professional 
    association that includes within its membership private sector 
    sources referred to in paragraph (1).
        (3) An officer or employee of an organization within an 
    executive agency that is an actual or prospective offeror to 
    perform the activity.
        (4) The head of any labor organization referred to in section 
    7103(a)(4) of title 5, United States Code, that includes within its 
    membership officers or employees of an organization referred to in 
    paragraph (3).
    (c) Time for Submission.--A challenge to a list shall be submitted 
to the executive agency concerned within 30 days after the publication 
of the notice of the public availability of the list under section 2.
    (d) Initial Decision.--Within 28 days after an executive agency 
receives a challenge, an official designated by the head of the 
executive agency shall--
        (1) decide the challenge; and
        (2) transmit to the party submitting the challenge a written 
    notification of the decision together with a discussion of the 
    rationale for the decision and an explanation of the party's right 
    to appeal under subsection (e).
    (e) Appeal.--
        (1) Authorization of appeal.--An interested party may appeal an 
    adverse decision of the official to the head of the executive 
    agency within 10 days after receiving a notification of the 
    decision under subsection (d).
        (2) Decision on appeal.--Within 10 days after the head of an 
    executive agency receives an appeal of a decision under paragraph 
    (1), the head of the executive agency shall decide the appeal and 
    transmit to the party submitting the appeal a written notification 
    of the decision together with a discussion of the rationale for the 
    decision.

SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY.

    (a) Executive Agencies Covered.--Except as provided in subsection 
(b), this Act applies to the following executive agencies:
        (1) Executive department.--An executive department named in 
    section 101 of title 5, United States Code.
        (2) Military department.--A military department named in 
    section 102 of title 5, United States Code.
        (3) Independent establishment.--An independent establishment, 
    as defined in section 104 of title 5, United States Code.
    (b) Exceptions.--This Act does not apply to or with respect to the 
following:
        (1) General accounting office.--The General Accounting Office.
        (2) Government corporation.--A Government corporation or a 
    Government controlled corporation, as those terms are defined in 
    section 103 of title 5, United States Code.
        (3) Nonappropriated funds instrumentality.--A part of a 
    department or agency if all of the employees of that part of the 
    department or agency are employees referred to in section 2105(c) 
    of title 5, United States Code.
        (4) Certain depot-level maintenance and repair.--Depot-level 
    maintenance and repair of the Department of Defense (as defined in 
    section 2460 of title 10, United States Code).

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
        (1) Federal government source.--The term ``Federal Government 
    source'', with respect to performance of an activity, means any 
    organization within an executive agency that uses Federal 
    Government employees to perform the activity.
        (2) Inherently governmental function.--
            (A) Definition.--The term ``inherently governmental 
        function'' means a function that is so intimately related to 
        the public interest as to require performance by Federal 
        Government employees.
            (B) Functions included.--The term includes activities that 
        require either the exercise of discretion in applying Federal 
        Government authority or the making of value judgments in making 
        decisions for the Federal Government, including judgments 
        relating to monetary transactions and entitlements. An 
        inherently governmental function involves, among other things, 
        the interpretation and execution of the laws of the United 
        States so as--
                (i) to bind the United States to take or not to take 
            some action by contract, policy, regulation, authorization, 
            order, or otherwise;
                (ii) to determine, protect, and advance United States 
            economic, political, territorial, property, or other 
            interests by military or diplomatic action, civil or 
            criminal judicial proceedings, contract management, or 
            otherwise;
                (iii) to significantly affect the life, liberty, or 
            property of private persons;
                (iv) to commission, appoint, direct, or control 
            officers or employees of the United States; or
                (v) to exert ultimate control over the acquisition, 
            use, or disposition of the property, real or personal, 
            tangible or intangible, of the United States, including the 
            collection, control, or disbursement of appropriated and 
            other Federal funds.
            (C) Functions excluded.--The term does not normally 
        include--
                (i) gathering information for or providing advice, 
            opinions, recommendations, or ideas to Federal Government 
            officials; or
                (ii) any function that is primarily ministerial and 
            internal in nature (such as building security, mail 
            operations, operation of cafeterias, housekeeping, 
            facilities operations and maintenance, warehouse 
            operations, motor vehicle fleet management operations, or 
            other routine electrical or mechanical services).

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect on October 1, 1998.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

SOLUTION: Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 - Directs the head of each executive agency to submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, not later than the end of the third quarter of each fiscal year, a list of activities performed by Federal Government sources for the agency that, in the judgment of the head of the executive agency, are not inherently governmental functions. 
Requires:  (1) the Director to review the agency's list and consult with the agency head regarding the contents of the final list for the fiscal year; (2) the agency head to transmit a copy of the list to the Congress and make the list publicly available; (3) the Director to publish in the Federal Register a notice that the list is publicly available; and (4) the agency head to publish a notice regarding, make available to the public, and transmit to the Congress, any subsequent change to the list. 
Requires the agency head to:  (1) review the activities on the list within a reasonable time after such a notice of its availability is published; and (2) use a competitive process (with specified exceptions) and ensure that all costs are considered each time that he or she considers contracting with a private sector source for the performance of an activity on the list. 
(Sec. 3) Permits an interested party to submit to an agency a challenge of an omission of a particular activity from, or an inclusion of a particular activity on, a list for which a notice has been published.  Sets forth procedures governing filing challenges, agency decisions on challenges, appealing such decisions, and agency decisions on such appeals. 
(Sec. 4) Provides that this Act shall not apply to or with respect to:  (1) the General Accounting Office; (2) Government corporations and Government controlled corporations; (3) a part of a department or agency if all of the employees of that part are employees paid from nonappropriated funds of certain instrumentalities of the United States under the jurisdiction of the armed forces; and (4) depot-level maintenance and repair of the Department of Defense.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``NATO-Western Balkans Support Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The commitment of the North Atlantic Treaty 
        Organization (NATO) to mutual defense and the territorial 
        integrity of its members has advanced the democratic 
        transformation of Central and Eastern Europe and significantly 
        enhanced the security of Europe. Nowhere in Europe has the 
        search for sustainable peace been more challenging than in the 
        Western Balkans. NATO has the ability to encourage the 
        countries of the Western Balkans to embrace collective 
        security, consolidate their democratic gains, and extend their 
        commitment to integration in Euro-Atlantic institutions.
            (2) NATO membership offers the ultimate protection against 
        perceived external threats and has demonstrated its role in 
        lowering regional tensions. Croatia's successful accession to 
        NATO has encouraged other states of the Western Balkans to 
        consider the possibility of their own membership more 
        seriously. Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro are already 
        seriously engaged in the process of meeting NATO membership 
        criteria as active members of the Partnership for Peace and 
        Intensified Dialogue with NATO.
            (3) In Western Balkan states like Bosnia and Herzegovina 
        and Montenegro, the process of NATO accession can provide focus 
        for ongoing efforts to improve the functionality and efficiency 
        of the armed forces and the state more broadly. In Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina, many reforms necessary to improve the 
        functionality of the state, such as resolution of the defense-
        related property issue, are also necessary for NATO membership.
            (4) The success of Serbia is central to the success of the 
        Western Balkans. The United States Government welcomes the 
        decision of the democratically elected Government of Serbia to 
        join the Partnership for Peace Program in 2006 and encourages 
        as strong a relationship as is possible between NATO and the 
        Government and people of Serbia. As Vice President Joseph Biden 
        said in Belgrade on May 20, 2009, ``The United States strongly 
        supports Serbian membership in the European Union and expanding 
        security cooperation between Serbia, the United States, and our 
        allies. We will use our influence, our energy, and our 
        resources to promote Serbia's Euro-Atlantic aspirations.''.
            (5) In the NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of 
        Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), Congress declared 
        that ``full and active participants in the Partnership for 
        Peace in a position to further the principles of the North 
        Atlantic Treaty and to contribute to the security of the North 
        Atlantic area should be invited to become full NATO members in 
        accordance with Article 10 of such Treaty at an early date''.
            (6) Under the NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act of 1996 (as 
        enacted into law by section 101(c) of title I of division A of 
        Public Law 104-208; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), Congress called for 
        the prompt admission of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, 
        and Slovenia to NATO, and declared that ``in order to promote 
        economic stability and security in Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, 
        Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Moldova, and Ukraine . . 
        . the process of enlarging NATO to include emerging democracies 
        in Central and Eastern Europe should not be limited to 
        consideration of admitting Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, 
        and Slovenia as full members of the NATO Alliance''.
            (7) In the European Security Act of 1998 (title XXVII of 
        division G of Public Law 105-277; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), 
        Congress declared that ``Poland, Hungary, and the Czech 
        Republic should not be the last emerging democracies in Central 
        and Eastern Europe invited to join NATO''.
            (8) In the Gerald B. H. Solomon Freedom Consolidation Act 
        of 2002 (Public Law 107-187; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), Congress 
        endorsed ``. . . the vision of further enlargement of the NATO 
        Alliance articulated by President George W. Bush on June 15, 
        2001, and by former President William J. Clinton on October 22, 
        1996.''.
            (9) At the Madrid Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty 
        Organization in July 1997, Poland, Hungary, and the Czech 
        Republic were invited to join NATO, and the North Atlantic 
        Treaty Organization heads of state and government issued a 
        declaration stating, ``The alliance expects to extend further 
        invitations in coming years to nations willing and able to 
        assume the responsibilities and obligations of membership . . . 
        No European democratic country whose admission would fulfill 
        the objectives of the [North Atlantic] Treaty will be excluded 
        from consideration''.
            (10) At the Washington, DC, Summit of the North Atlantic 
        Treaty Organization in April 1999, the North Atlantic Treaty 
        Organization heads of state and government issued a communique 
        declaring, ``We pledge that NATO will continue to welcome new 
        members in a position to further the principles of the [North 
        Atlantic] Treaty and contribute to peace and security in the 
        Euro-Atlantic area . . . The three new members will not be the 
        last . . . No European democratic country whose admission would 
        fulfill the objectives of the Treaty will be excluded from 
        consideration, regardless of its geographic location''.
            (11) On June 15, 2001, in a speech in Warsaw, Poland, 
        President George W. Bush stated, ``All of Europe's new 
        democracies, from the Baltic to the Black Sea and all that lie 
        between, should have the same chance for security and freedom--
        and the same chance to join the institutions of Europe--as 
        Europe's old democracies have . . . I believe in NATO 
        membership for all of Europe's democracies that seek it and are 
        ready to share the responsibilities that NATO brings . . .''.
            (12) On October 22, 1996, in a speech in Detroit, Michigan, 
        former President William J. Clinton stated, ``NATO's doors will 
        not close behind its first new members . . . NATO should remain 
        open to all of Europe's emerging democracies who are ready to 
        shoulder the responsibilities of membership . . . No nation 
        will be automatically excluded . . . No country outside NATO 
        will have a veto . . . A gray zone of insecurity must not 
        reemerge in Europe.''.
            (13) At the Prague Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty 
        Organization in November 2002, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, 
        Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia were invited to join 
        NATO in the second round of enlargement of the North Atlantic 
        Treaty Organization since the end of the Cold War, and the 
        North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state and 
        government issued a declaration stating, ``NATO's door will 
        remain open to European democracies willing and able to assume 
        the responsibilities and obligations of membership, in 
        accordance with Article 10 of the Washington Treaty.''.
            (14) At the Istanbul Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty 
        Organization in June 2004, the North Atlantic Treaty 
        Organization heads of state and government issued a communique 
        reaffirming that NATO's door remains open to new members, 
        declaring, ``We celebrate the success of NATO's Open Door 
        Policy, and reaffirm today that our seven new members will not 
        be the last. The door to membership remains open.''.
            (15) At the Riga Summit of the NATO Alliance November 2006, 
        NATO heads of state and government affirmed in their 
        declaration that ``Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and 
        Serbia can offer valuable contributions to regional stability 
        and security'' and that NATO should ``encourage further 
        positive developments in the region on its path towards Euro-
        Atlantic integration''. It was at Riga that Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia were offered membership in 
        the Partnership for Peace and Euro-Atlantic Partnership 
        Council.
            (16) At the Bucharest Summit of the NATO Alliance in April 
        2008, the NATO heads of state and government issued a 
        declaration stating that in the Balkans, ``Euro-Atlantic 
        integration, based on democratic values and regional 
        cooperation, remains necessary for lasting peace and 
        stability.'' The Declaration also noted that ``we have decided 
        to invite Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to begin an 
        Intensified Dialogue on the full range of political, military, 
        financial, and security issues relating to their aspirations to 
        membership''.
            (17) At the Strasbourg/Kehl NATO Summit, the heads of state 
        and government participating in the meeting of the North 
        Atlantic Council on April 4, 2009, reiterated that ``[i]n 
        accordance with Article 10 of the Washington Treaty, NATO's 
        door will remain open to all European democracies which share 
        the values of our Alliance, which are willing and able to 
        assume the responsibilities and obligations of membership, and 
        whose inclusion can contribute to common security and 
        stability''.
            (18) The Summit Declaration also acknowledged the progress 
        of the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina on ``cooperation 
        with NATO, including through implementation of its current 
        IPAP, and the country's expressed intention to apply for MAP at 
        an appropriate time.'' The declaration also urged ``Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina's political leaders to take further genuine steps 
        to strengthen state-level institutions and reinvigorate the 
        reform process to advance the country's Euro-Atlantic 
        aspirations.''.
            (19) With respect to Montenegro, the NATO heads of state 
        and government declared at the 2009 Strasbourg/Kehl NATO 
        Summit, ``We welcome Montenegro's successful and active 
        implementation of its current Individual Partnership Action 
        Plan (IPAP) with NATO. We are encouraged by the reforms it has 
        made in a number of areas that are essential to its Euro-
        Atlantic integration and also by its contributions to 
        cooperation and security in the region. We are looking forward 
        to Montenegro's further determined efforts in this regard. The 
        Council in permanent session is keeping Montenegro's progress 
        under active review and will respond early to its request to 
        participate in the Membership Action Plan (MAP), on its own 
        merits.''.
            (20) Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro deserve 
        recognition for their cooperation with the International 
        Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Although 
        Serbia has not yet completely fulfilled its ICTY obligations, 
        the continued support of the Government of Serbia for the 
        process until its conclusion is the best way to ensure the 
        peace and to prepare the way to full participation of Serbia in 
        European institutions.

SEC. 3. DECLARATIONS OF POLICY.

    Congress--
            (1) supports the commitment to further enlargement of the 
        North Atlantic Treaty Organization to include Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina and Montenegro, as European democracies, that are 
        able and willing to meet the responsibilities of membership, as 
        expressed by NATO in its Madrid Summit Declaration of 1997, its 
        Washington, DC, Summit Communique of 1999, its Prague Summit 
        Declaration of 2002, its Istanbul Summit Communique of 2004, 
        its Riga Summit Declaration of 2006, its Bucharest Summit 
        Declaration of 2008, and its Strasbourg/Kehl Declaration of 
        2009;
            (2) encourages United States allies in the North Atlantic 
        Treaty Organization to utilize the opportunity of the ongoing 
        Strategic Concept review to reinvigorate and transform NATO's 
        approach to its commitment to the peace, stability, and 
        democratic success of the Western Balkans;
            (3) endorses cooperation with representatives of the 
        Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina to determine a realistic 
        timetable and plan, constructed in conjunction with other NATO 
        allies, for Bosnia and Herzegovina to meet the criteria for 
        NATO membership, with the goal of improving the functionality 
        of the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina through the 
        achievement of the commonly accepted political, military, 
        economic, and social standards;
            (4) declares that United States support for Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina's membership should be contingent upon thorough 
        achievement of these exacting requirements, and that NATO 
        membership criteria must not be compromised;
            (5) calls for the timely admission of Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina and Montenegro contingent upon their continued 
        implementation of democratic, defense, and economic reform, and 
        their willingness and ability to meet the responsibilities of 
        membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and a 
        clear expression of national intent to do so; and
            (6) reaffirms the need for engagement with the 
        democratically elected government of Serbia and amelioration of 
        past bilateral tensions with greater interaction between the 
        people of the United States and Serbia, including support by 
        the United States Government for the process of including 
        Serbia in trans-Atlantic institutions as the Government of 
        Serbia fulfills the necessary criteria.

SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the existing position of political advisor within the 
        NATO Mission in Sarajevo should be filled by an ambassadorial-
        level United States diplomat as ``senior civilian 
        representative'' to the NATO Mission in Sarajevo;
            (2) this senior civilian representative should have primary 
        responsibility for defense and security sector reform and NATO/
        Partnership for Peace integration;
            (3) the position requires coordination with international 
        organizations and national authorities in Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina;
            (4) it is important that this effort have civilian 
        leadership and the senior civilian representative should work 
        in conjunction with the senior military representative and lead 
        the political-military staff;
            (5) the substantial credibility in Bosnia and Herzegovina 
        enjoyed by the United States should be harnessed to facilitate 
        the fulfillment by the Government of Bosnia and Herzogovina of 
        NATO membership criteria; and
            (6) the Secretary of State should provide a regular 
        briefing, not less than annually, to the Committee on Foreign 
        Relations of the Senate on the progress of the efforts required 
        under this Act.

SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA AND MONTENEGRO AS 
              ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE UNDER THE NATO 
              PARTICIPATION ACT OF 1994.

    (a) Designation.--
            (1) Bosnia and herzegovina.--Bosnia and Herzegovina is 
        designated as eligible to receive assistance under the program 
        established under section 203(a) of the NATO Participation Act 
        of 1994 (title II of Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), 
        and shall be deemed to have been so designated pursuant to 
        section 203(d)(1) of such Act.
            (2) Montenegro.--Montenegro is designated as eligible to 
        receive assistance under the program established under section 
        203(a) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994, and shall be 
        deemed to have been so designated pursuant to section 203(d)(1) 
        of such Act.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--The designation of Bosnia and 
Herzegovina and Montenegro pursuant to subsection (a) as eligible to 
receive assistance under the program established under section 203(a) 
of the NATO Participation Act of 1994--
            (1) is in addition to the designation of Poland, Hungary, 
        the Czech Republic, and Slovenia pursuant to section 606 of the 
        NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act of 1996 (as enacted into law 
        by section 101(c) of title I of division A of Public Law 104-
        208; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), the designation of Romania, Estonia, 
        Latvia, Lithuania, and Bulgaria pursuant to section 2703(b) of 
        the European Security Act of 1998 (title XXVII of division G of 
        Public Law 105-277; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), the designation of 
        Slovakia pursuant to section 4(a) of the Gerald B. H. Solomon 
        Freedom Consolidation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-187; 22 
        U.S.C. 1928 note), and the designation of the Republic of 
        Albania, the Republic of Croatia, Georgia, the Republic of 
        Macedonia (FYROM), and Ukraine pursuant to section 4(a) of the 
        NATO Freedom Consolidation Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-17; 22 
        U.S.C. 1928 note) as eligible to receive assistance under the 
        program established under section 203(a) of the NATO 
        Participation Act of 1994; and
            (2) shall not preclude the designation by the president of 
        other countries pursuant to section 203(d)(2) of the NATO 
        Participation Act of 1994 as eligible to receive assistance 
        under the program established under section 203(a) of such Act.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR COUNTRIES DESIGNATED 
              UNDER THE NATO PARTICIPATION ACT OF 1994.

    Of the amounts made available for fiscal year 2010 under section 23 
of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), such sums as may be 
necessary are authorized to be appropriated for assistance to Bosnia 
and Herzegovina and Montenegro.

SOLUTION:
NATO-Western Balkans Support Act of 2009 - States that Congress supports the commitment to further enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to include Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the existing position of political advisor within the NATO Mission in Sarajevo should be filled by an ambassadorial-level U.S. diplomat as senior civilian representative to the NATO Mission in Sarajevo.

Deems Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro as eligible to receive assistance under the NATO Participation Act of 1994.

States that such designation: (1) is in addition to the designation of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia pursuant to the NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act of 1996, the designation of Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Bulgaria pursuant to the European Security Act of 1998, and the designation of Slovakia pursuant to the Gerald B. H. Solomon Freedom Consolidation Act of 2002, and the designation of the Republic of Albania, the Republic of Croatia, Georgia, the Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), and Ukraine pursuant to the NATO Freedom Consolidation Act of 2007 as eligible to receive assistance under the NATO Participation Act of 1994; and (2) shall not preclude the designation by the President of other countries as eligible to receive assistance under the NATO Participation Act of 1994.

Authorizes FY2010 appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act for assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro.