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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stonewall National Historic Site 
Establishment Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the Stonewall National Historic Landmark in New York 
        City, designated in 2000, commemorates the site of the citizen 
        uprising of June 28-July 3, 1969, that inspired the modern 
        Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) civil rights 
        movement in America;
            (2) the Stonewall uprising became the major catalyst for 
        change in the self-awareness of the LGBT community, as well as 
        in the perception and acceptance of LGBT individuals within the 
        United States, and now represents to the Nation and the world 
        the struggle for LGBT civil rights; and
            (3) the Stonewall National Historic Landmark, within the 
        Greenwich Village Historic District, consists of the former 
        Stonewall Inn at 51-53 Christopher Street, that was raided by 
        police on June 28, 1969, as well as Christopher Park, 
        Christopher Street, Grove Street, Gay Street, Waverly Place, 
        Greenwich Avenue, Sixth Avenue, and West 10th Street between 
        Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue South, which are all associated 
        with the uprising.
    (b) Purpose.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to help preserve, protect, and interpret the site of 
        the Stonewall uprising for the benefit of present and future 
        generations; and
            (2) to enhance understanding of the discrimination against 
        LGBT individuals that led to the Stonewall uprising and of the 
        ongoing struggle to achieve civil rights.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) National historic site.--The term ``National Historic 
        Site'' means the Stonewall National Historic Site in New York 
        City, New York, authorized to be established as a unit of the 
        National Park System under section 4(a) of this Act.
            (2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Stonewall National Historic Site, Proposed Boundary'', 
        numbered 668/129,921, and dated September 2015.
            (3) City of new york.--The term ``City'' means the 
        government of the City of New York in the State of New York.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (5) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of New York.

SEC. 4. STONEWALL NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), there is 
        established in the State a unit of the National Park System to 
        be known as the ``Stonewall National Historic Site''.
            (2) Conditions for establishment.--The National Historic 
        Site shall not be established as a unit of the National Park 
        System until the date on which the Secretary has determined 
        that--
                    (A) the Secretary has acquired sufficient land or 
                an interest in land within the boundary of the National 
                Historic Site to constitute a manageable unit, as 
                determined by the Secretary; and
                    (B) the Secretary has entered into a written 
                agreement with the City, as authorized and described in 
                subsection (c).
    (b) Boundary.--
            (1) In general.--The boundary of the National Historic Site 
        shall be identical to the boundary of the Stonewall National 
        Historic Landmark, as generally depicted on the Map.
            (2) Availability of map.--The Map shall be available for 
        public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National 
        Park Service, Department of the Interior.
    (c) Agreement.--The Secretary is authorized to enter into an 
agreement with the City that delineates the respective roles and 
responsibilities of the National Park Service and the City in the 
operation, maintenance, and interpretation of the National Historic 
Site.
    (d) Publication of Notice.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
on which the conditions in subsection (a)(2) are satisfied, the 
Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of the 
establishment of the National Historic Site as a unit of the National 
Park System.
    (e) Land Acquisition.--The Secretary is authorized to acquire by 
donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds from a willing 
seller, or exchange--
            (1) lands or interests in land within the boundary of the 
        National Historic Site; and
            (2) lands or interests in land in the vicinity of the 
        National Historic Site for the purpose of providing park 
        administration and visitor service facilities, as determined by 
        the Secretary.
    (f) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
        National Historic Site in accordance with this Act and with the 
        laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, 
        including--
                    (A) the National Park Service Organic Act (section 
                100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 
                100752, 100753 and 102101 of title 54, United States 
                Code); and
                    (B) chapter 3201 of title 54, United States Code.
            (2) Cooperative agreements.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary may enter into 
                cooperative agreements with the State, City, units of 
                local government, organizations, or individuals to 
                further the purposes of this Act.
                    (B) Cost-sharing requirement.--
                            (i) Federal share.--The Federal share of 
                        the total cost of any activity carried out 
                        under this paragraph shall not exceed 50 
                        percent.
                            (ii) Form of non-federal share.--The non-
                        Federal share of the cost of carrying out an 
                        activity under this paragraph may be in the 
                        form of in-kind contributions or goods or 
                        services, fairly valued.
    (g) General Management Plan.--Not later than 3 years after the date 
on which funds are made available to carry out this section, the 
Secretary, in consultation with the City, shall prepare a general 
management plan for the National Historic Site in accordance with 
section 100502 of title 54, United States Code.
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Stonewall National Historic Site Establishment Act This bill establishes the Stonewall National Historic Site in New York as a unit of the National Park System.  The boundary of the Historic Site shall be identical to that of the Stonewall National Historic Landmark.  The Department of the Interior may enter into an agreement with New York City, New York, delineating the respective roles and responsibilities of the National Park Service and New York City in operating, maintaining, and interpreting the Historic Site.  Interior shall prepare a general management plan for the Historic Site. 


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Travel Facilitation and Safety Act 
of 2015''.

SEC. 2. RECOVERY OF INITIAL PRECLEARANCE OPERATION COSTS.

    (a) Cost Sharing Agreements With Relevant Airport Authorities.--The 
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may enter into a 
cost sharing agreement with airport authorities in foreign countries at 
which preclearance operations are to be established or maintained if--
            (1) an executive agreement to establish or maintain such 
        preclearance operations pursuant to the authorities under 
        section 629 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1629) and 
        section 103(a)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
        U.S.C. 1103(a)(7)) has been signed, but has not yet entered 
        into force; and
            (2) U.S. Customs and Border Protection has incurred, or 
        expects to incur, initial preclearance operations costs in 
        order to establish or maintain preclearance operations under 
        the agreement described in paragraph (1).
    (b) Contents of Cost Sharing Agreements.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 13031(e) of the 
        Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 
        U.S.C. 58c(e)) and section 286(g) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(g)), any cost sharing agreement 
        authorized under subsection (a) may provide for the airport 
        authority's payment to U.S. Customs and Border Protection of 
        its initial preclearance operations costs.
            (2) Timing of payments.--The airport authority's payment to 
        U.S. Customs and Border Protection for its initial preclearance 
        operations costs may be made in advance of the incurrence of 
        the costs or on a reimbursable basis.
    (c) Account.--
            (1) In general.--All amounts collected pursuant to any cost 
        sharing agreement authorized under subsection (a)--
                    (A) shall be credited as offsetting collections to 
                the currently applicable appropriation, account, or 
                fund of U.S. Customs and Border Protection;
                    (B) shall remain available, until expended, for the 
                purposes for which such appropriation, account, or fund 
                is authorized to be used; and
                    (C) may be collected and shall be available only to 
                the extent provided in appropriations Acts.
            (2) Return of unused funds.--Any advances or reimbursements 
        not used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be returned 
        to the relevant airport authority.
            (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
        be construed to preclude the use of appropriated funds, from 
        sources other than the payments collected under this Act, to 
        pay initial preclearance operation costs.
    (d) Initial Preclearance Operations Costs Defined.--
            (1) In general.--In this section, the term ``initial 
        preclearance operations costs'' means the costs incurred, or 
        expected to be incurred, by U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
        to establish or maintain preclearance operations at an airport 
        in a foreign country, including costs relating to--
                    (A) hiring, training, and equipping new officers of 
                U.S. Customs and Border Protection who will be 
                stationed at United States domestic ports of entry or 
                other facilities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
                to backfill such officers to be stationed at an airport 
                in a foreign country to conduct preclearance 
                operations; and
                    (B) visits to the airport authority conducted by 
                personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
                necessary to prepare for the establishment or 
                maintenance of preclearance operations at such airport, 
                including the compensation, travel expenses, and 
                allowances payable to such personnel attributable to 
                such visits.
            (2) Exception.--The costs described in paragraph (1)(A) 
        shall not include the salaries and benefits of new officers of 
        U.S. Customs and Border Protection once such officers are 
        permanently stationed at a domestic United States port of entry 
        or other domestic facility of U.S. Customs and Border 
        Protection after being hired, trained, and equipped.

SEC. 3. COLLECTION AND DISPOSITION OF FUNDS COLLECTED FOR IMMIGRATION 
              INSPECTION SERVICES AND PRECLEARANCE ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Immigration and Nationality Act.--Section 286(i) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(i)) is amended by 
striking the last sentence and inserting ``Reimbursements under this 
subsection may be collected in advance of the provision of such 
immigration inspection services. Notwithstanding subsection (h)(1)(B), 
and only to the extent provided in appropriations Acts, any amounts 
collected under this subsection shall be credited as offsetting 
collections to the currently applicable appropriation, account, or fund 
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, remain available until expended, 
and be available for the purposes for which such appropriation, 
account, or fund is authorized to be used.''.
    (b) Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002.--Section 
10412(b) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 8311(b)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Funds Collected for Preclearance.--Funds collected for 
preclearance activities--
            ``(1) may be collected in advance of the provision of such 
        activities;
            ``(2) shall be credited as offsetting collections to the 
        currently applicable appropriation, account, or fund of U.S. 
        Customs and Border Protection;
            ``(3) shall remain available until expended;
            ``(4) shall be available for the purposes for which such 
        appropriation, account, or fund is authorized to be used; and
            ``(5) may be collected and shall be available only to the 
        extent provided in appropriations Acts.''.

SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF PRECLEARANCE AT FOREIGN AIRPORTS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Preclearance operations provide the ultimate ability 
        for the United States to address potential threats at the 
        earliest possible moment and prior to departure, through the 
        forward deployment of officers of U.S. Customs and Border 
        Protection to last points of departure in a foreign country.
            (2) With inspections and examination operations of U.S. 
        Customs and Border Protection located in a foreign country, 
        preclearance provides the capability to interdict, address, and 
        work with host-country law enforcement in furtherance of both 
        aviation security and border security in the United States.
            (3) Under current preclearance operations, officers of the 
        U.S. Customs and Border Protection collect biometrics in the 
        same way that is currently done upon arrival in the United 
        States, in accordance with current regulation, and as part of 
        the routine entry process from certain aliens who are not 
        citizens of the United States prior to boarding flights 
        destined to the United States.
            (4) Preclearance operations provide the best means for 
        existing and future biometric security capabilities beyond the 
        United States. Support for preclearance expansion will greatly 
        increase border and aviation security in the United States and 
        foreign countries.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that each 
country designated as a visa waiver program country under section 217 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187) should seek to 
participate in the preclearance program with the United States, to 
jointly address security concerns through additional exchange of 
information and to improve joint ability to secure the that visa waiver 
program while maintaining the original intent of the program.

SEC. 5. BIOMETRIC DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS AT PRECLEARANCE LOCATIONS.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Homeland Security is authorized to 
select preclearance locations, including preclearance expansion 
locations, and enter into an agreement with a foreign government or 
airport to conduct a collaborative biometric demonstration program at 
such a location to test emerging biometric technologies. The scope of 
the demonstration program may encompass travelers other than those 
utilizing preclearance at such a location, provided that such program 
includes means for information sharing with U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection operations.
    (b) International Cooperation and Coordination.--Section 233(a) of 
the Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 
983(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``, and to establish and maintain, in partnership 
        with foreign governments, demonstration programs to test 
        emerging biometric technologies at foreign airports at which 
        the Secretary has established preclearance operations.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting a semicolon and ``and''; and
                    (C) by adding the following:
                    ``(C) lease, loan, provide, or otherwise assist in 
                the deployment of biometric technologies at foreign 
                airports at which the Secretary has established 
                preclearance operations under such terms and conditions 
                as the Secretary prescribes, including nonreimbursable 
                loans or the transfer of ownership of such 
                technologies, and provide the necessary training and 
                technical assistance related to the biometric 
                demonstration programs referred to in paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 6. VISA WAIVER PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Information Sharing Process.--The Director of National 
Intelligence shall--
            (1) develop a process to share information derived from the 
        Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment (TIDE) database and 
        the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB), including biometric 
        and biographic information, with countries participating in the 
        visa waiver program established under section 217(a) of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(a)); and
            (2) not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, certify to Congress that such process may be 
        utilized by such countries.
    (b) Continuing Qualification and Designation Terminations.--
Subsection (c) of section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1187) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Attorney General,'' and 
        inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security,''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C)(iii)--
                            (i) by striking ``and the Committee on 
                        International Relations'' and inserting ``, the 
                        Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 
                        on Homeland Security''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and the Committee on 
                        Foreign Relations'' and inserting ``, the 
                        Committee on Foreign Relations, and the 
                        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
                        Affairs''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) Border security.--The government of the 
                country utilizes the process developed by the Director 
                of National Intelligence under section 6(a) of the 
                Travel Facilitation and Safety Act of 2015 to utilize 
                information derived from the Terrorist Identities 
                Datamart Environment (TIDE) database and the Terrorist 
                Screening Database (TSDB) for border security and 
                immigration purposes, including the screening of aliens 
                seeking asylum or refugee status in that country.''.
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Travel Facilitation and Safety Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enter into cost-sharing agreements with airport authorities in foreign countries at which preclearance operations will be established or maintained if certain circumstances apply. Any cost-sharing agreement may provide for an airport authority's payment to the CBP of its initial preclearance operations costs. The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended with respect to reimbursements to the Department of Justice received from commercial aircraft or vessel owners, operators, or agents, or from any airport or seaport authority, for expenses incurred for immigration inspection services they have requested. Such reimbursements may be collected in advance of those services, and shall be credited as offsetting collections to the currently applicable CBP appropriation, account, or fund. The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 is amended to make the same disposition for reimbursements to the Department of Agriculture for preclearance of animals or articles at locations outside the United States for movement into the United States. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that each visa waiver program country should seek to participate in the U.S. preclearance program. DHS may select preclearance locations and enter into agreements with foreign governments or airports to conduct a collaborative demonstration program at those locations to test emerging biometric technologies.  The Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall develop a process to share information derived from the Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment database and the Terrorist Screening Database with countries participating in the visa waiver program.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Endangered Salmon Predation 
Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) There are 13 groups of salmon and steelhead that are 
        listed as threatened species or endangered species under the 
        Endangered Species Act of 1973 that migrate through the lower 
        Columbia River.
            (2) The people of the Northwest United States are united in 
        their desire to restore healthy salmon and steelhead runs, as 
        they are integral to the region's culture and economy.
            (3) The Columbia River treaty tribes retain important 
        rights with respect to salmon and steelhead.
            (4) Federal, State, and tribal governments have spent 
        billions of dollars to assist the recovery of Columbia River 
        salmon and steelhead populations.
            (5) One of the factors impacting salmonid populations is 
        increased predation by marine mammals, including California sea 
        lions.
            (6) The population of California sea lions has increased 6-
        fold over the last 3 decades, and is currently greater than 
        300,000.
            (7) In recent years, over 1,000 California sea lions have 
        been entering the lower 205 miles of the Columbia River up to 
        Miller Island during the peak spring salmonid run before 
        returning to the California coast to mate.
            (8) The percentage of the spring salmonid run that has been 
        eaten or killed by California sea lions at Bonneville dam has 
        increased 7-fold since 2002.
            (9) In recent years, California sea lions have with greater 
        frequency congregated near Bonneville dam and have entered the 
        fish ladders.
            (10) Some of these California sea lions have not been 
        responsive to extensive hazing methods employed near Bonneville 
        dam to discourage this behavior.
            (11) The process established under the 1994 amendment to 
        the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to address aggressive 
        sea lion behavior is protracted and will not work in a timely 
        enough manner to protect threatened and endangered salmonids in 
        the near term.
            (12) In the interest of protecting Columbia River 
        threatened and endangered salmonids, a temporary expedited 
        procedure is urgently needed to allow removal of the minimum 
        number of California sea lions as is necessary to protect the 
        passage of threatened and endangered salmonids in the Columbia 
        River or its tributaries.

SEC. 3. TAKING OF CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER OR ITS 
              TRIBUTARIES TO PROTECT ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES 
              OF SALMON.

    (a) Amendment to Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972.--Section 120 
of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1389) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) Temporary Marine Mammal Removal Authority on the Waters of 
the Columbia River or Its Tributaries.--
            ``(1) Determination of alternative measures.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall determine 
                whether alternative measures to reduce sea lion 
                predation of salmonid stocks in the waters of the 
                Columbia River or its tributaries listed as threatened 
                species or endangered species under the Endangered 
                Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) adequately 
                protect the salmonid stocks from California sea lion 
                predation.
                    ``(B) Deadline.--The Secretary shall make such 
                determination not later than 90 days after the date of 
                the enactment of this subsection.
                    ``(C) Public comment.--The Secretary shall, within 
                such 90-day period, provide up to 30 days for the 
                submission of public comments on the determination.
                    ``(D) Federal register.--The Secretary shall 
                publish the determination in the Federal Register.
            ``(2) Removal authority.--In addition to other authority 
        under this section, and notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this title, the Secretary may issue a permit to an eligible 
        entity authorizing the intentional lethal taking on the waters 
        of the Columbia River or its tributaries California sea lions 
        if the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that 
        alternative measures to reduce sea lion predation on salmonid 
        stocks in such waters listed as threatened species or 
        endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
        U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) do not adequately protect the salmonid 
        stocks from California sea lion predation.
            ``(3) Permit process.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An eligible entity may apply to 
                the Secretary of Commerce for a permit under paragraph 
                (2) authorizing the lethal taking of California sea 
                lions.
                    ``(B) Deadline for consideration of application.--
                The Secretary shall approve or deny an application for 
                a permit under this subsection by not later than 30 
                days after receiving the application.
                    ``(C) Authority to issue multiple permits.--The 
                Secretary may issue more than one permit under this 
                subsection to an eligible entity. No more than one 
                permit may be utilized in any 14-day period by the same 
                eligible entity.
                    ``(D) Duration of permits.--A permit under this 
                subsection shall be effective for no more than one year 
                after the date it is issued.
                    ``(E) Consultation.--In issuing a permit to an 
                eligible entity, the Secretary shall--
                            ``(i) consult with other eligible entities 
                        and other such entities as the Secretary 
                        considers appropriate, including the Corps of 
                        Engineers; and
                            ``(ii) consider the number of other permits 
                        issued to other eligible entities in the same 
                        time period.
                    ``(F) Reports.--Not later than January 31 following 
                the end of each year in which a lethal taking occurs 
                under a permit under this subsection, the Secretary 
                shall publish a brief report describing the 
                implementation of this subsection and the effect of all 
                such takings in such year on Columbia River salmonid 
                stocks and on the California sea lion population in the 
                area where each taking occurs.
            ``(4) Limitations.--
                    ``(A) Limitation on permit authority.--A permit 
                issued under this subsection shall not authorize the 
                lethal taking of more than 10 California sea lions.
                    ``(B) Limitation on annual takings.--The cumulative 
                number of California sea lions authorized to be taken 
                each year under all permits in effect under this 
                subsection shall not exceed one percent of the annual 
                potential biological removal level of California sea 
                lions.
                    ``(C) Limitation on animal authorized to be 
                taken.--
                            ``(i) Determination required.--A California 
                        sea lion may not be taken under a permit under 
                        this subsection unless the permit holder has 
                        determined that--
                                    ``(I) such sea lion has preyed upon 
                                salmonid stocks in the Columbia River; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) with respect to such sea 
                                lion, nonlethal alternative measures to 
                                prevent preying on salmonid stocks have 
                                in general not been effective.
                            ``(ii) Consultation.--In making such 
                        determination, the permit holder shall consult 
                        with the National Marine Fisheries Service, and 
                        may consult with any other Federal agency or 
                        eligible entity as appropriate.
            ``(5) Delegation of permit authority.--The State of 
        Washington and the State of Oregon may each designate the 
        Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission to administer its 
        permit authority under this subsection. Any other eligible 
        entity may designate the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish 
        Commission to administer its permit authority under this 
        subsection.
            ``(6) NEPA.--Section 102(2)(C) of the National 
        Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) shall 
        not apply with respect to this subsection and the issuance of 
        any permit under this subsection during the 3-year period 
        beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
            ``(7) Termination of permitting authority.--The Secretary 
        may not issue any permit under this subsection after the 
        earlier of--
                    ``(A) the end of the 5-year period beginning on the 
                date of the enactment of this subsection; or
                    ``(B) the date the Secretary determines that lethal 
                removal authority is no longer necessary to protect 
                salmonid stocks from California sea lion predation.
            ``(8) Eligible entity defined.--In this subsection, the 
        term `eligible entity' means each of the State of Washington, 
        the State of Oregon, the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated 
        Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated 
        Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, and the 
        Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation.''.
    (b) Recommended Legislation.--Not later than two years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall 
submit to the Congress a report on the need for additional legislation 
to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to address the 
general issue of predation by marine mammals on fish species listed as 
threatened species or endangered species under the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) nonlethal means of preventing predation of listed 
        salmonid stocks in the Columbia River by California sea lions 
        is preferable to lethal means;
            (2) permit holders exercising lethal removal authority 
        pursuant to the amendment made by this Act should be trained in 
        wildlife management; and
            (3) the Federal Government should continue to fund, 
        research, and support effective nonlethal alternative measures 
        for preventing such predation.
answer:

Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to issue one-year permits for the lethal taking of California sea lions if the Secretary determines that alternative measures to reduce sea lion predation on threatened or endangered salmonid stocks in the Columbia River do not adequately protect the salmonid stocks from such predation. Limits the cumulative annual taking of California sea lions to one percent of the annual potential biological removal level of such sea lions. Requires the Secretary to determine whether alternative measures to reduce sea lion predation on salmonid stocks will adequately protect such stocks.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) nonlethal means of preventing sea lion predation of salmonid stocks in the Columbia River is preferable to lethal means; (2) permit holders exercising lethal removal authority should be trained in wildlife management; and (3) the federal government should continue to fund, research, and support effective nonlethal alternative measures for preventing such predation.