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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Retirement Security for Life Act of 
2004''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FOR LIFETIME ANNUITY PAYMENTS.

    (a) Lifetime Annuity Payments Under Annuity Contracts.--Section 
72(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exclusion 
ratio) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Exclusion for lifetime annuity payments.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of lifetime annuity 
                payments received under one or more annuity contracts 
                in any taxable year, gross income shall not include 50 
                percent of the portion of lifetime annuity payments 
                otherwise includible (without regard to this paragraph) 
                in gross income under this section. For purposes of the 
                preceding sentence, the amount excludible from gross 
                income in any taxable year shall not exceed $20,000.
                    ``(B) Cost-of-living adjustment.--In the case of 
                taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005, the 
                $20,000 amount in subparagraph (A) shall be increased 
                by an amount equal to--
                            ``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                            ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment 
                        determined under section 1(f)(3) for the 
                        calendar year in which the taxable year begins, 
                        determined by substituting `calendar year 2004' 
                        for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) 
                        thereof.
                If any amount as increased under the preceding sentence 
                is not a multiple of $500, such amount shall be rounded 
                to the next lower multiple of $500.
                    ``(C) Application of paragraph.--Subparagraph (A) 
                shall not apply to--
                            ``(i) any amount received under an eligible 
                        deferred compensation plan (as defined in 
                        section 457(b)) or under a qualified retirement 
                        plan (as defined in section 4974(c)),
                            ``(ii) any amount paid under an annuity 
                        contract that is received by the beneficiary 
                        under the contract--
                                    ``(I) after the death of the 
                                annuitant in the case of payments 
                                described in subsection 
                                (c)(5)(A)(ii)(III), unless the 
                                beneficiary is the surviving spouse of 
                                the annuitant, or
                                    ``(II) after the death of the 
                                annuitant and joint annuitant in the 
                                case of payments described in 
                                subsection (c)(5)(A)(ii)(IV), unless 
                                the beneficiary is the surviving spouse 
                                of the last to die of the annuitant and 
                                the joint annuitant, or
                            ``(iii) any annuity contract that is a 
                        qualified funding asset (as defined in section 
                        130(d)), but without regard to whether there is 
                        a qualified assignment.
                    ``(D) Investment in the contract.--For purposes of 
                this section, the investment in the contract shall be 
                determined without regard to this paragraph.''.
    (b) Definitions.--Subsection (c) of section 72 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(5) Lifetime annuity payment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of subsection 
                (b)(5), the term `lifetime annuity payment' means any 
                amount received as an annuity under any portion of an 
                annuity contract, but only if--
                            ``(i) the only person (or persons in the 
                        case of payments described in subclause (II) or 
                        (IV) of clause (ii)) legally entitled (by 
                        operation of the contract, a trust, or other 
                        legally enforceable means) to receive such 
                        amount during the life of the annuitant or 
                        joint annuitant is such annuitant or joint 
                        annuitant, and
                            ``(ii) such amount is part of a series of 
                        substantially equal periodic payments made not 
                        less frequently than annually over--
                                    ``(I) the life of the annuitant,
                                    ``(II) the lives of the annuitant 
                                and a joint annuitant, but only if the 
                                annuitant is the spouse of the joint 
                                annuitant as of the annuity starting 
                                date or the difference in age between 
                                the annuitant and joint annuitant is 15 
                                years or less,
                                    ``(III) the life of the annuitant 
                                with a minimum period of payments or 
                                with a minimum amount that must be paid 
                                in any event, or
                                    ``(IV) the lives of the annuitant 
                                and a joint annuitant with a minimum 
                                period of payments or with a minimum 
                                amount that must be paid in any event, 
                                but only if the annuitant is the spouse 
                                of the joint annuitant as of the 
                                annuity starting date or the difference 
                                in age between the annuitant and joint 
                                annuitant is 15 years or less.
                            ``(iii) Exceptions.--For purposes of clause 
                        (ii), annuity payments shall not fail to be 
                        treated as part of a series of substantially 
                        equal periodic payments--
                                    ``(I) because the amount of the 
                                periodic payments may vary in 
                                accordance with investment experience, 
                                reallocations among investment options, 
                                actuarial gains or losses, cost of 
                                living indices, a constant percentage 
                                applied not less frequently than 
                                annually, or similar fluctuating 
                                criteria,
                                    ``(II) due to the existence of, or 
                                modification of the duration of, a 
                                provision in the contract permitting a 
                                lump sum withdrawal after the annuity 
                                starting date, or
                                    ``(III) because the period between 
                                each such payment is lengthened or 
                                shortened, but only if at all times 
                                such period is no longer than one 
                                calendar year.
                    ``(B) Annuity contract.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A) and subsections (b)(5) and (w), the 
                term `annuity contract' means a commercial annuity (as 
                defined by section 3405(e)(6)), other than an endowment 
                or life insurance contract.
                    ``(C) Minimum period of payments.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), the term `minimum period of payments' 
                means a guaranteed term of payments that does not 
                exceed the greater of 10 years or--
                            ``(i) the life expectancy of the annuitant 
                        as of the annuity starting date, in the case of 
                        lifetime annuity payments described in 
                        subparagraph (A)(ii)(III), or
                            ``(ii) the life expectancy of the annuitant 
                        and joint annuitant as of the annuity starting 
                        date, in the case of lifetime annuity payments 
                        described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(IV).
                For purposes of this subparagraph, life expectancy 
                shall be computed with reference to the tables 
                prescribed by the Secretary under paragraph (3). For 
                purposes of subsection (w)(1)(C)(ii), the permissible 
                minimum period of payments shall be determined as of 
                the annuity starting date and reduced by one for each 
                subsequent year.
                    ``(D) Minimum amount that must be paid in any 
                event.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 
                `minimum amount that must be paid in any event' means 
                an amount payable to the designated beneficiary under 
                an annuity contract that is in the nature of a refund 
                and does not exceed the greater of the amount applied 
                to produce the lifetime annuity payments under the 
                contract or the amount, if any, available for 
                withdrawal under the contract on the date of death.''.
    (c) Recapture Tax for Lifetime Annuity Payments.--Section 72 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection 
(w) as subsection (x) and by inserting after subsection (v) the 
following new subsection:
    ``(w) Recapture Tax for Modifications to or Reductions in Lifetime 
Annuity Payments.--
            ``(1) In general.--If any amount received under an annuity 
        contract is excluded from income by reason of subsection (b)(5) 
        (relating to lifetime annuity payments), and--
                    ``(A) the series of payments under such contract is 
                subsequently modified so any future payments are not 
                lifetime annuity payments,
                    ``(B) after the date of receipt of the first 
                lifetime annuity payment under the contract an 
                annuitant receives a lump sum and thereafter is to 
                receive annuity payments in a reduced amount under the 
                contract, or
                    ``(C) after the date of receipt of the first 
                lifetime annuity payment under the contract the dollar 
                amount of any subsequent annuity payment is reduced and 
                a lump sum is not paid in connection with the 
                reduction, unless such reduction is--
                            ``(i) due to an event described in 
                        subsection (c)(5)(A)(iii), or
                            ``(ii) due to the addition of, or increase 
                        in, a minimum period of payments within the 
                        meaning of subsection (c)(5)(C) or a minimum 
                        amount that must be paid in any event (within 
                        the meaning of subsection (c)(5)(D)),
        then gross income for the first taxable year in which such 
        modification or reduction occurs shall be increased by the 
        recapture amount.
            ``(2) Recapture amount.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, 
                the recapture amount shall be the amount, determined 
                under rules prescribed by the Secretary, equal to the 
                amount that (but for subsection (b)(5)) would have been 
                includible in the taxpayer's gross income if the 
                modification or reduction described in paragraph (1) 
                had been in effect at all times, plus interest for the 
                deferral period at the underpayment rate established by 
                section 6621.
                    ``(B) Deferral period.--For purposes of this 
                subsection, the term `deferral period' means the period 
                beginning with the taxable year in which (without 
                regard to subsection (b)(5)) the payment would have 
                been includible in gross income and ending with the 
                taxable year in which the modification described in 
                paragraph (1) occurs.
            ``(3) Exceptions to recapture tax.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
        apply in the case of any modification or reduction that occurs 
        because an annuitant--
                    ``(A) dies or becomes disabled (within the meaning 
                of subsection (m)(7)),
                    ``(B) becomes a chronically ill individual within 
                the meaning of section 7702B(c)(2), or
                    ``(C) encounters hardship.''.
    (d) Lifetime Distributions of Life Insurance Death Benefits.--
            (1) In general.--Section 101(d) of the Internal Revenue 
        Code of 1986 (relating to payment of life insurance proceeds at 
        a date later than death) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Exclusion for lifetime annuity payments.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of amounts to which 
                this subsection applies, gross income shall not include 
                the lesser of--
                            ``(i) 50 percent of the portion of lifetime 
                        annuity payments otherwise includible in gross 
                        income under this section (determined without 
                        regard to this paragraph), or
                            ``(ii) the amount in effect under section 
                        72(b)(5).
                    ``(B) Rules of section 72(b)(5) to apply.--For 
                purposes of this paragraph, rules similar to the rules 
                of section 72(b)(5) and section 72(w) shall apply, 
                substituting the term `beneficiary of the life 
                insurance contract' for the term `annuitant' wherever 
                it appears, and substituting the term `life insurance 
                contract' for the term `annuity contract' wherever it 
                appears.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 101(d)(1) of such Code 
        is amended by inserting ``or paragraph (4)'' after ``to the 
        extent not excluded by the preceding sentence''.
    (e) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
        apply to amounts received in calendar years beginning after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Special rule for existing contracts.--In the case of a 
        contract in force on the date of the enactment of this Act that 
        does not satisfy the requirements of section 72(c)(5)(A) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section), or 
        requirements similar to such section 72(c)(5)(A) in the case of 
        a life insurance contract), any modification to such contract 
        (including a change in ownership) or to the payments thereunder 
        that is made to satisfy the requirements of such section (or 
        similar requirements) shall not result in the recognition of 
        any gain or loss, any amount being included in gross income, or 
        any addition to tax that otherwise might result from such 
        modification, but only if the modification is completed prior 
        to the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act.
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Retirement Security for Life Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an exclusion from gross income for 50 percent of the amount otherwise includible in gross income as guaranteed payments from certain annuity or life insurance contracts. Limits the amount of such exclusion to $20,000 in any taxable year. Provides for an inflation adjustment of the $20,000 limitation beginning in 2006.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Education 
Opportunity Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Part B of title XI of the Education Amendments of 
1978 (25 U.S.C. 2000 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 1141 as section 1142; and
            (2) by inserting after section 1140 the following:

``SEC. 1141. BUREAU FUNDING OF TRIBAL-BASED EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNT 
              PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--
            ``(1) Bureau disbursements.--At the request of Tribes, the 
        Secretary of the Interior shall, for the 2018-2019 school year 
        and each subsequent school year, disburse not more than 90 
        percent of the amounts made available under sections 1127 and 
        1130 for the school year to such Tribes that administer 
        education savings account programs to enable the Tribes to 
        award grants to education savings accounts for ESA eligible 
        students for such school year, in accordance with subsection 
        (b).
            ``(2) Applicability.--This section shall apply with respect 
        to ESA eligible students who have submitted their application 
        for participation under this section to the Tribe of which the 
        student is an enrolled member on or after January 1, 2018.
            ``(3) Account administration.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A Tribe may enter into an 
                agreement with a nonprofit entity for the 
                administration of the accounts created through the 
                Tribe's education savings account program.
                    ``(B) Nonprofit entity defined.--In this paragraph, 
                the term `nonprofit entity' means an entity that is 
                described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
                Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under section 
                501(a) of such Code.
            ``(4) Use of funds.--Funds disbursed to a Tribe under this 
        section may be used for--
                    ``(A) private school tuition and fees;
                    ``(B) textbooks, curriculum, and instructional 
                materials;
                    ``(C) academic, Native language, or cultural 
                tutoring;
                    ``(D) educational services and therapies for 
                students with special needs;
                    ``(E) tuition and fees for a non-public online 
                learning program;
                    ``(F) educational technology;
                    ``(G) examination fees; or
                    ``(H) transportation to and from a school not to 
                exceed $2,000 per year, per ESA eligible student.
    ``(b) Disbursements.--
            ``(1) Amount.--The amount disbursed by the Secretary of the 
        Interior under subsection (a) to a Tribe shall be, with respect 
        to each ESA eligible student for which the Tribe awards a grant 
        under this section for a school year, the lesser of--
                    ``(A) the amount of the grant provided by the Tribe 
                to the education savings account of the ESA eligible 
                student for the applicable school year; and
                    ``(B) 90 percent of the amount that the Secretary 
                would provide to a Bureau-funded school on behalf of 
                such student for the applicable school year under 
                sections 1127 and 1130.
            ``(2) Quarterly disbursements.--A Tribe that receives a 
        disbursement amount under subsection (a) shall make quarterly 
        grant distributions of such amount to education savings 
        accounts for ESA eligible students.
            ``(3) Limitation.--A Tribe shall allocate not more than 15 
        percent of the amount received per pupil under this section to 
        the administration of the education savings account programs of 
        the Tribe.
            ``(4) Roll over and remaining funds in an account.--Not 
        more than 50 percent of an ESA eligible student's total grant 
        amount for a school year made under this section may roll over 
        for use to the following school year.
    ``(c) Effect on Allotments.--For purposes of any calculation 
regarding the total number of eligible Indian students under section 
1127, the Secretary shall include all ESA eligible students who 
participate in an education savings account program under this section.
    ``(d) Rule of Construction.--A grant awarded to an ESA eligible 
student under this section shall be considered assistance to the 
student and shall not be considered assistance to a school that enrolls 
the ESA eligible student or any other educational service provider from 
which the ESA eligible student receives services.
    ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) ESA eligible student.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `ESA eligible student' 
                means an individual who--
                            ``(i) is--
                                    ``(I) an elementary school or 
                                secondary school student who attended a 
                                Bureau-funded school in the semester 
                                preceding the date on which the student 
                                first applies for participation in an 
                                education savings account program; or
                                    ``(II) a child who will be eligible 
                                to attend a Bureau-funded school for 
                                kindergarten or any other elementary 
                                school grade in the next semester that 
                                will start after the date on which the 
                                student first applies for participation 
                                in an education savings account 
                                program;
                            ``(ii) will not be attending a Bureau-
                        funded school, receiving an education savings 
                        account from another Tribe, or attending a 
                        public elementary school or secondary school, 
                        while the student is participating in an 
                        education savings account program of a Tribe; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) meets any eligibility requirements 
                        of the education savings account program of the 
                        Tribe in which the student applies to 
                        participate.
                    ``(B) Period of eligibility.--A student who meets 
                the requirements of clauses (i) and (iii) of 
                subparagraph (A) for a school year and who was an 
                enrolled member of the Tribe to which the student 
                submitted an application for participation in the 
                education savings account program of the Tribe at the 
                time of submitting the application to the Tribe shall 
                be deemed to meet the requirements of such clauses 
                until the date on which the student graduates high 
                school or reaches the age of 21 years, whichever occurs 
                first.
            ``(2) Education savings account program.--The term 
        `education savings account program' means a program 
        administered by a Tribe in which the Tribe awards a grant to an 
        account controlled by a parent of an elementary school or 
        secondary school student from which the parent may purchase 
        goods and services needed for the education of the student.
            ``(3) Parent.--The term `parent' means a parent, guardian, 
        custodian, or other person with the authority to act on behalf 
        of an ESA eligible student.
            ``(4) Tribe.--The term `Tribe' means any recognized Indian 
        tribe included on the current list published by the Secretary 
        of the Interior under section 104 of the Federally Recognized 
        Indian Tribe Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1126(c) of the Education 
Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2006(c)) is amended by striking ``section 
1141(12)'' and inserting ``section 1142(12)''.
    (c) GAO Study.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall--
            (1) conduct a review of the implementation of the 
        amendments made by this Act during the preceding 3-year period, 
        including any factors impacting increased participation in 
        education savings account programs established pursuant to the 
        amendments made by this Act;
            (2) submit a report describing the results of the review 
        under paragraph (1) to--
                    (A) the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate; 
                and
                    (B) the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska 
                Native Affairs of the Committee on Natural Resources of 
                the House of Representatives; and
            (3) publish the report under paragraph (2).
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Native American Education Opportunity Act This bill amends the Education Amendments of 1978 to require the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), at the request of a federally recognized Indian tribe, to &nbsp;provide funds for tribal education savings account programs to make grants to education savings accounts for students who: (1)&nbsp;attended or will be eligible to attend a BIA-funded school; (2) will not be attending a BIA-funded school, receiving an education savings account from another tribe, or attending public elementary or secondary school while participating in the program; and (3) meet program eligibility requirements. Funds may be used for:   private school tuition and fees;  textbooks, curriculum, and instructional materials;  academic, Native language, or cultural tutoring;  educational services and therapies for students with special needs;  tuition and fees for a private online learning program;  educational technology;  examination fees; or  transportation to and from school.   Three years after this bill's enactment, the Government Accountability Office must review the implementation of the bill, including any factors impacting increased participation in education savings account programs.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Vieques Bioluminescent Bay 
Conservation Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, is known for the 
        natural beauty of its coastal features such as beaches, 
        lagoons, and bioluminescent bays.
            (2) Such bioluminescence is the result of the production 
        and emission of light by a chemical reaction within a living 
        organism, the dinoflagellate Pyrodinium bahamense, when it is 
        agitated.
            (3) Puerto Mosquito Bay in Vieques is of national and 
        international significance because it is among the brightest 
        bioluminescent marine areas in the world.
            (4) The unique biological and physical properties of Puerto 
        Mosquito Bay, such as its rate of water exchange with the 
        ocean, water quality, and adjacent mangroves, contribute to a 
        high density of the bioluminescent dinoflagellate Pyrodinium 
        bahamense in its waters.
            (5) Puerto Mosquito Bay is of great ecological, cultural, 
        scientific, educational, and economic value to present and 
        future generations.
            (6) Puerto Mosquito Bay is of particular value to the 
        residents of Puerto Rico because its nearly unparalleled 
        bioluminescence creates a sense of local pride, wonder, and 
        enjoyment, and attracts visitors who support the local economy.
            (7) Puerto Mosquito Bay's ecosystem is fragile and its 
        ecological integrity is subject to damage or loss from a 
        variety of potential disturbances.
            (8) The popularity of Puerto Mosquito Bay is a potential 
        threat because of increasing visitation and related impacts.
            (9) The unique characteristics of Puerto Mosquito Bay also 
        make it vulnerable to physical, biological, and other 
        disturbances as in other documented cases where bioluminescent 
        bays have been degraded.
            (10) Action is needed to provide comprehensive protection 
        that would complement current Federal and local management 
        activities.
            (11) The agencies of the United States need to cooperate 
        fully to achieve the necessary protection of both terrestrial 
        areas adjacent to and marine resources within Puerto Mosquito 
        Bay.
            (12) The Federal Government and the Government of Puerto 
        Rico should jointly develop and implement a comprehensive 
        program to protect nearby terrestrial and marine areas to 
        maintain water quality and other environmental characteristics 
        that contribute to the unique nature of Puerto Mosquito Bay.
            (13) Designation of Puerto Mosquito Bay as a United Nations 
        Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization Biosphere 
        Reserve would complement designation as a National Marine 
        Sanctuary by enhancing research, management, and education 
        through international communication and cooperation.

SEC. 3. POLICY AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to protect and 
preserve the natural resources of Puerto Mosquito Bay, Puerto Rico, 
with special consideration for the bioluminescent organisms that make 
this area unique.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to protect the resources of the area of Puerto Mosquito 
        Bay, Puerto Rico, described in section 4(b);
            (2) to educate and interpret for the public the unique 
        elements of the Puerto Mosquito Bay environment;
            (3) to utilize the best available science to monitor and 
        manage the sanctuary to ensure its survival; and
            (4) to manage human uses of the Puerto Mosquito Bay 
        National Marine Sanctuary designated by section 4(a) consistent 
        with this Act.

SEC. 4. SANCTUARY DESIGNATION.

    (a) Designation.--The area described in subsection (b) is 
designated as the Puerto Mosquito Bay National Marine Sanctuary under 
title III of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 
1972 (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) (in this Act referred to as the 
``Sanctuary'').
    (b) Areas Included.--Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), 
the Sanctuary consists of the submerged lands and waters of Puerto 
Mosquito Bay landward of the point where the bay meets the ocean.
    (c) Effect of Objection by Governor.--
            (1) Objection to designation.--If within 45 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this title the Governor of Puerto Rico 
        certifies to the Secretary of Commerce that the designation 
        under subsection (a) of any area of the Sanctuary is 
        unacceptable, the designation shall not take effect in that 
        area.
            (2) Objection to management plan or regulations.--If within 
        45 days after the date of issuance of the comprehensive 
        management plan and implementing regulations under section 5 
        the Governor of Puerto Rico certifies to the Secretary that the 
        management plan, any implementing regulation, or any term of 
        the plan or regulations is unacceptable, the management plan, 
        regulation, or term, respectively, shall not take effect.
            (3) Termination of designation.--If the Secretary considers 
        that an action taken under paragraph (1) or (2) by the Governor 
        of Puerto Rico will affect the Sanctuary in a manner that the 
        policy and purposes of this Act cannot be fulfilled, the 
        Secretary may terminate the entire designation under subsection 
        (a). At least 30 days prior to such termination, the Secretary 
        shall submit written notification of the proposed termination 
        to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
        the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
        of Representatives.
    (d) Boundary Modifications.--No later than the date of issuance of 
the draft environmental impact statement for the Sanctuary under 
section 304(a)(1)(C)(vii) of the Marine Protection, Research, and 
Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1434(a)(1)(C)(vii)), the Secretary, 
in consultation with the Governor of Puerto Rico, if appropriate, may 
make modifications to the boundaries of the Sanctuary as necessary to 
fulfill the purposes of this Act. The Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 
written notification of such modifications.

SEC. 5. COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    (a) Preparation of Plan.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation 
with interested persons and appropriate Federal, Puerto Rico, and local 
government authorities, shall issue a comprehensive management plan and 
implementing regulations to achieve the policy and purposes of this 
Act. In developing the plan and regulations, the Secretary of Commerce 
shall follow the procedures specified in sections 303 and 304 of the 
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
1433 and 1434). Such comprehensive management plan shall--
            (1) facilitate all public and private uses of the Sanctuary 
        consistent with the primary objective of Sanctuary resource 
        protection;
            (2) set forth the allocation of Federal and State 
        enforcement responsibilities, as jointly agreed by the 
        Secretary and the Governor of Puerto Rico;
            (3) identify needs for research and establish a long-term 
        ecological monitoring program;
            (4) identify potential threats to the Sanctuary from lands 
        surrounding Puerto Mosquito Bay and from marine areas outside 
        the mouth of the Bay;
            (5) identify alternative sources of funding needed to fully 
        implement the plan's provisions and supplement appropriations 
        made available under this Act and section 313 of the Marine 
        Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
        1444);
            (6) ensure coordination and cooperation between Sanctuary 
        managers and other Federal, Puerto Rico, and local authorities 
        with jurisdiction within or adjacent to the Sanctuary; and
            (7) promote education, among users of the Sanctuary, about 
        mangrove conservation and water quality concerns.
    (b) Public Participation.--The Secretary of Commerce shall provide 
for participation by the general public in the development of the 
comprehensive management plan.
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Vieques Bioluminescent Bay Conservation Act of 2008 - Designates certain submerged lands and waters of Puerto Mosquito Bay, Puerto Rico, as the Puerto Mosquito Bay National Marine Sanctuary under specified provisions of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972. Gives the governor of Puerto Rico veto power over the designation of any part of that area and over the related management plan and regulations. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to issue a comprehensive management plan and implementing regulations.