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                -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -o-n-l-y 
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-t-o -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -s-u-c-h -s-u-m-s -a-s -a-r-e 
-n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.

SECTION 1. ACQUISITION OF LANDS.

    (a) In General.--(1) The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter 
referred to as the ``Secretary'') is authorized to acquire, by purchase 
with donated or appropriated funds, donation, or otherwise, lands and 
interests therein in the following properties located at Hyde Park, New 
York identified as lands critical for protection as depicted on the map 
entitled ``Roosevelt Family Estate'' and dated September 1994:
            (A) The ``Open Park Hodhome Tract'', consisting of 
        approximately 30 acres, which shall be the highest priority for 
        acquisition.
            (B) The ``Top Cottage Tract'', consisting of approximately 
        30 acres.
            (C) The ``Poughkeepsie Shopping Center, Inc. Tract'', 
        consisting of approximately 55 acres.
    (b) Administration.--Lands and interests therein acquired by the 
Secretary pursuant to this Act shall be added to, and administered by 
the Secretary as part of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt National 
Historic Site or the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, as 
appropriate.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated not to exceed $3,000,000 to carry out this Act.

A: Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire lands and interests in specified properties located at Hyde Park, New York, identified as lands critical for protection on the Roosevelt Family Estate to be added to and administered by the Secretary as part of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt National Historic Site or the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site. Authorizes appropriations.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Educational Empowerment Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter:

             ``Subchapter X--Educational Empowerment Zones

        ``Sec. 1400E. Designation of educational empowerment zones.

``SEC. 1400E. DESIGNATION OF EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES.

    ``(a) Designation.--
            ``(1) Educational empowerment zone.--For purposes of this 
        title, the term `educational empowerment zone' means any area--
                    ``(A) which is nominated by one or more local 
                governments and the State or States in which it is 
                located for designation as an educational empowerment 
                zone (hereinafter in this section referred to as a 
                `nominated area'), and
                    ``(B) which the Secretary of Health and Human 
                Services and the Secretary of Education (hereinafter in 
                this section referred to as the `Secretaries 
                concerned') jointly designate as an educational 
                empowerment zone.
            ``(2) Number of designations.--The Secretaries concerned 
        may designate not more than 30 nominated areas as educational 
        empowerment zones.
            ``(3) Areas designated based on degree of poverty, etc.--
        Except as otherwise provided in this section, the nominated 
        areas designated as educational empowerment zones under this 
        subsection shall be those nominated areas with the highest 
        average ranking with respect to the criteria described in 
        subsection (c)(3). For purposes of the preceding sentence, an 
        area shall be ranked within each such criterion on the basis of 
        the amount by which the area exceeds such criterion, with the 
        area which exceeds such criterion by the greatest amount given 
        the highest ranking.
            ``(4) Limitation on designations.--
                    ``(A) Publication of regulations.--The Secretaries 
                concerned shall prescribe by regulation no later than 4 
                months after the date of the enactment of this 
                section--
                            ``(i) the procedures for nominating an area 
                        under paragraph (1)(A).
                            ``(ii) the parameters relating to the size 
                        and population characteristics of an 
                        educational empowerment zone, and
                            ``(iii) the manner in which nominated areas 
                        will be evaluated based on the criteria 
                        specified in subsection (c).
                    ``(B) Time limitations.--The Secretaries concerned 
                may designate nominated areas as educational 
                empowerment zones only during the 24-month period 
                beginning on the first day of the first month following 
                the month in which the regulations described in 
                subparagraph (A) are prescribed.
                    ``(C) Procedural rules.--The Secretaries concerned 
                shall not make any designation of a nominated area as 
                an educational empowerment zone under paragraph (2) 
                unless--
                            ``(i) a nomination regarding such area is 
                        submitted in such a manner and in such form, 
                        and contains such information, as the 
                        Secretaries concerned shall by regulation 
                        prescribe, and
                            ``(ii) the Secretaries concerned determine 
                        that any information furnished is reasonably 
                        accurate.
            ``(5) Nomination process for indian reservations.--For 
        purposes of this subchapter, in the case of a nominated area on 
        an Indian reservation, the reservation governing body (as 
        determined by the Secretary of the Interior) shall be treated 
        as being both the State and local governments with respect to 
        such area.
    ``(b) Period for Which Designation is in Effect.--Any designation 
of an area as an educational empowerment zone shall remain in effect 
during the period beginning on the date of the designation and ending 
on the earliest of--
            ``(1) December 31, 2007,
            ``(2) the termination date designated by the State and 
        local governments in their nomination, or
            ``(3) the date the Secretaries concerned revoke such 
        designation.
    ``(c) Area and Eligibility Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce may designate 
        a nominated area as an educational empowerment zone under 
        subsection (a) only if the area meets the requirements of 
        paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection.
            ``(2) Area requirements.--For purposes of paragraph (1), a 
        nominated area meets the requirements of this paragraph if--
                    ``(A) the area is within the jurisdiction of one or 
                more local governments,
                    ``(B) the boundary of the area is continuous, and
                    ``(C) the area does not include an empowerment zone 
                (as defined in section 1393(b)) other than such a zone 
                designated under section 1391(g).
            ``(3) Eligibility requirements.--For purposes of paragraph 
        (1), a nominated area meets the requirements of this paragraph 
        if the State and the local governments in which it is located 
        certify that the nominated area satisfies such conditions as 
        the Secretary of Education deems appropriate.
            ``(4) Consideration of dropout rate, etc.--The Secretary of 
        Education, in setting forth the conditions for eligibility 
        pursuant to paragraph (3), shall take into account the extent 
        to which an area has low-income families, a high dropout rate, 
        a high rate of teen pregnancy, and large school class size.
    ``(d) Coordination With Treatment of Enterprise Communities.--For 
purposes of this title, if there are in effect with respect to the same 
area both--
            ``(1) a designation as an educational empowerment zone, and
            ``(2) a designation as an enterprise community,
both of such designations shall be given full effect with respect to 
such area.
    ``(e) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this 
subchapter, rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (2), (3), (5), and 
(7) of section 1393 shall apply.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of subchapters for chapter 1 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

                              ``Subchapter X. Educational Empowerment 
                                        Zones.''.

SEC. 3. CREDIT FOR DONATIONS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN EDUCATIONAL 
              EMPOWERMENT ZONES.

    (a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after 
section 30A the following new section

``SEC. 30B. CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN EDUCATIONAL 
              EMPOWERMENT ZONES.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--There shall be allowed as a credit 
against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount 
equal to the amount of qualified educational empowerment zone 
contributions made by the taxpayer during such year.
    ``(b) Maximum Credit.--The amount of the credit allowed by 
subsection (a)--
            ``(1) in the case of an individual, shall not exceed 
        $2,000, and
            ``(2) in the case of any other taxpayer, shall not exceed 
        $10,000.
    ``(c) Definition of Qualified Educational Empowerment Zone 
Contributions.--For purposes of this section, the term `qualified 
educational empowerment zone contributions' means cash contributions 
made to any school district located in an educational empowerment zone 
(as designated under section 1400E) if such contributions--
            ``(1) but for subsection (d), would be allowable as a 
        deduction under section 170, and
            ``(2) are used for any of the following purposes by the 
        school district:
                    ``(A) Hiring new teachers.
                    ``(B) Increasing teacher salaries.
                    ``(C) Training teachers.
    ``(d) Denial of Double Benefit.--No deduction shall be allowed 
under this chapter for any contribution taken into account in computing 
the credit under this section.
    ``(e) Election.--This section shall apply to any taxpayer for any 
taxable year only if such taxpayer elects (at such time and in such 
manner as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe) to have this 
section apply for such taxable year.
    ``(f) Application With Other Credits; Carryover of Excess Credit.--
The credit allowed by subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not 
exceed the excess (if any) of--
            ``(1) the regular tax for the taxable year reduced by the 
        sum of the credits allowable under subpart A and the preceding 
        sections of this subpart, over
            ``(2) the tentative minimum tax for the taxable year.
If the credit under subsection (a) exceeds the limitation of the 
preceding sentence, such excess shall be added to the credit allowable 
under subsection (a) for the succeeding taxable year.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart B of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 30A the following new 
item:

        ``Sec. 30B. Contributions to school districts in educational 
                            empowerment zones.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2003.

SEC. 4. TEACHER LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM.

    Part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended 
by inserting after section 428K (20 U.S.C. 1078-11) the following new 
section:

``SEC. 428L. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHERS.

    ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to encourage more 
individuals to enter and stay in the field of teaching mathematics, 
science, and related fields.
    ``(b) Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program 
        of assuming the obligation to repay, pursuant to subsection 
        (c), a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under this part or 
        part D (excluding loans made under sections 428B and 428C or 
        comparable loans made under Part D) for any new borrower after 
October 12, 1998, who--
                    ``(A) has been employed as a full-time teacher for 
                3 consecutive complete school years in a school that is 
                located in an educational empowerment zone, as such 
                term is defined in section 1400E of the Internal 
                Revenue Code of 1986;
                    ``(B) is a fully qualified teacher; and
                    ``C) is not in default on a loan for which the 
                borrower seeks forgiveness.
            ``(2) Award basis; priority.--
                    ``(A) Award basis.--Subject to subparagraph (B), 
                loan repayment under this section shall be on a first-
                come, first-served basis and subject to the 
                availability of appropriations.
                    ``(B) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority 
                in providing loan repayment under this section for a 
                fiscal year to student borrowers who received loan 
                repayment under this section for the preceding fiscal 
                year.
            ``(3) Regulations.--The Secretary is authorized to 
        prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the 
        provisions of this section.
    ``(c) Loan Repayment.--
            ``(1) Eligible amount.--The amount the Secretary may repay 
        on behalf of any individual under this section shall not 
        exceed--
                    ``(A) 80 percent of the sum of the principal 
                amounts outstanding of the individual's qualifying 
                loans at the end of 3 consecutive complete school years 
                of service described in subsection (b)(1)(A);
                    ``(B) an additional 10 percent of such sum at the 
                end of each of the next 2 consecutive complete school 
                years of such service; and
                    ``(C) a total of more than $10,000.
            ``(2) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
        construed to authorize the refunding of any repayment of a loan 
        made under this part or part D.
            ``(3) Interest.--If a portion of a loan is repaid by the 
        Secretary under this section for any year, the proportionate 
        amount of interest on such loan which accrues for such year 
        shall be repaid by the Secretary.
            ``(4) Double benefits prohibited.--No borrower may, for the 
        same service, receive a benefit under both this section and 
        subtitle D of title I of the National and Community Service Act 
        of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.). No borrower may receive a 
        reduction of loan obligations under both this section and 
        section 428J or 460.
    ``(d) Repayment to Eligible Lenders.--The Secretary shall pay to 
each eligible lender or holder for each fiscal year an amount equal to 
the aggregate amount of loans which are subject to repayment pursuant 
to this section for such year.
    ``(e) Application for Repayment.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each eligible individual desiring loan 
        repayment under this section shall submit a complete and 
        accurate application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
        manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
        require.
            ``(2) Conditions.--An eligible individual may apply for 
        loan repayment under this section after completing the required 
        number of years of qualifying employment.
            ``(3) Fully qualified teachers.--An application for loan 
        repayment under this section shall include such information as 
        is necessary to demonstrate that the applicant--
                    ``(A) if teaching in a public elementary or 
                secondary school (other than as a teacher in a public 
                charter school), has obtained State certification as a 
                teacher (including certification obtained through 
                alternative routes to certification) or passed the 
                State teacher licensing exam and holds a license to 
                teach in such State; and
                    ``(B) if teaching in--
                            ``(i) an elementary school, holds a 
                        bachelor's degree and demonstrates knowledge 
                        and teaching skills in reading, writing, 
                        mathematics, science, and other areas of the 
                        elementary school curriculum; or
                            ``(ii) a middle or secondary school, holds 
                        a bachelor's degree and demonstrates a high 
                        level of competency in all subject areas in 
                        which he or she teaches through--
                                    ``(I) a high level of performance 
                                on a rigorous State or local academic 
                                subject areas test; or
                                    ``(II) completion of an academic 
                                major in each of the subject areas in 
                                which he or she provides instruction.
    ``(f) Evaluation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct, by grant or 
        contract, an independent national evaluation of the impact of 
        the program assisted under this section.
            ``(2) Competitive basis.--The grant or contract described 
        in subsection (b) shall be awarded on a competitive basis.
            ``(3) Contents.--The evaluation described in this 
        subsection shall--
                    ``(A) determine the number of individuals who were 
                encouraged by the program assisted under this section 
                to pursue teaching careers;
                    ``(B) determine the number of individuals who 
                remain employed in teaching mathematics, science, or 
                related fields as a result of participation in the 
                program;
                    ``(C) identify the barriers to the effectiveness of 
                the program;
                    ``(D) assess the cost-effectiveness of the program; 
                and
                    ``(E) identify the number of years each individual 
                participates in the program.
            ``(4) Interim and final evaluation reports.--The Secretary 
        shall prepare and submit to the President and the Congress such 
        interim reports regarding the evaluation described in this 
        subsection as the Secretary deems appropriate, and shall 
        prepare and so submit a final report regarding the evaluation 
        by January 1, 2006''.

A: Educational Empowerment Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for qualified educational empowerment zone contributions. Allows the designation of up to 30 such zones. Bases designations on the degree of poverty.Establishes a teacher loan forgiveness program for mathematics and science teachers.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bureau of Land Management Foundation 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Board of Directors 
        of the Foundation.
            (2) BLM.--The term ``BLM'' means the Bureau of Land 
        Management.
            (3) Chairman.--The term ``Chairman'' means the Chairman of 
        the Board.
            (4) Director.--The term ``Director'' means an individual 
        member of the Board.
            (5) Foundation.--The term ``Foundation'' means the Bureau 
        of Land Management Foundation established by this Act.
            (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (7) National conservation lands.--The term ``National 
        Conservation Lands'' means the system of lands established by 
        section 2002 of the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009 
        (16 U.S.C. 7202).
            (8) Wild free-roaming horses and burros.--The term ``wild 
        free-roaming horses and burros'' has the same meaning that term 
        has under section 2(b) of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses And 
        Burros Act Of 1971 (16 U.S.C. 1332(b)).
            (9) Orphaned oil and gas well sites.--The term ``orphaned 
        oil and gas well sites'' means all onshore oil and gas wells in 
        the United States that have no responsible or liable parties 
        and that--
                    (A) are located on federally managed lands;
                    (B) are located on lands or minerals that were 
                federally managed at the time oil and gas operations 
                were initiated; or
                    (C) adversely impact the health or productivity of 
                Federal lands.
            (10) Abandoned mine lands.--The term ``abandoned mine 
        lands'' means all hard rock mines in the United States that 
        were abandoned before January 1, 1981, and all coal mines in 
        the United States that were abandoned before August 3, 1977, 
        and that--
                    (A) are located on federally managed lands;
                    (B) are located on lands or minerals that were 
                federally managed at the time mining operations were 
                initiated; or
                    (C) adversely impact the health or productivity of 
                Federal lands.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES OF THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
              FOUNDATION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Bureau of Land 
Management Foundation as a charitable and nonprofit corporation that 
shall not be considered an agency or establishment of the United 
States.
    (b) Purposes.--
            (1) In general.--The purposes of the Foundation are to--
                    (A) encourage, accept, obtain, administer, and use 
                private gifts of money, devises, and bequests of real 
                and personal property for the benefit of, or in 
                connection with, the activities and services of the BLM 
                described in subparagraph (B);
                    (B) undertake, conduct, and encourage programs and 
                activities that support--
                            (i) educational, technical, scientific, and 
                        other assistance or activities that support the 
                        management of BLM lands in regard to--
                                    (I) wild free-roaming horses and 
                                burros;
                                    (II) fish and wildlife and their 
                                habitats;
                                    (III) National Conservation Lands;
                                    (IV) recreation resources; and
                                    (V) cultural and historic 
                                resources; and
                            (ii) activities that support the 
                        reclamation and remediation of--
                                    (I) abandoned mine lands;
                                    (II) orphaned oil and gas well 
                                sites; or
                                    (III) public lands impacted by 
                                development connected to mineral 
                                exploration and development activities.
            (2) Included reclamation activities.--Reclamation 
        activities under paragraph (1)(B) should include, but not be 
        limited to, the remediation of soil and water contamination, 
        the restoration of wildlife habitat in order to restore the 
        natural, scenic, historic, cultural, and ecological values of 
        such areas, or the promotion of the economic potential of such 
        areas.
    (c) Activities of the Foundation and the Bureau of Land 
Management.--The activities of the Foundation authorized under this Act 
shall be supplemental to and shall not preempt any authority or 
responsibility of the BLM under any other provision of law.
    (d) Range of Foundation Activities.--The activities and grants made 
by the Foundation under subsection (b)(1)(B) that are not subject to 
limitations under section 5(d)(4) shall be undertaken in equal 
proportion under clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (b)(1)(B).

SEC. 4. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

    (a) Establishment and Membership.--
            (1) In general.--The Foundation shall have a governing 
        Board of Directors, which shall consist of no more than nine 
        members, each of whom shall be a United States citizen.
            (2) Requirements of members.--Of the appointed members of 
        the Board--
                    (A) at least three shall have education or 
                experience in natural, cultural, conservation, or other 
                resource management, law, research, or advocacy;
                    (B) at least three shall have education or 
                experience in energy and minerals development, 
                reclamation, or remediation; and
                    (C) up to three shall be appointed as at-large 
                members.
            (3) Ex officio member.--The Director of the Bureau of Land 
        Management, or a designee of the Director of the Bureau of Land 
        Management, shall be an ex officio nonvoting member of the 
        Board.
    (b) Appointment and Terms.--
            (1) Initial appointment.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall appoint 
        the members of the Board in accordance with paragraph (6) who, 
        except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2), shall be 
        appointed for terms of 6 years.
            (2) Staggered appointments.--In appointing the initial 
        members of the Board, the Secretary shall appoint, as 
        determined to be appropriate by the Secretary--
                    (A) one-third of the members to serve an initial 
                term of 2 years;
                    (B) one-third of the members to serve an initial 
                term of 4 years; and
                    (C) one-third of the members to serve an initial 
                term of 6 years.
            (3) Vacancy.--A vacancy on the Board shall be--
                    (A) filled not later than 60 days after the vacancy 
                occurs, in the manner of which the original appointment 
                was made; and
                    (B) for the balance of the term of the individual 
                who was replaced.
            (4) Removal.--A Director may be removed from the Board by a 
        majority vote of the Board if the individual misses three 
        consecutive regularly scheduled meetings.
            (5) Term limit.--In no case may an individual serve more 
        than 12 consecutive years on the Board.
            (6) Nominations.--The Secretary shall publish a 
        solicitation in the Federal Register seeking nominations from 
        the public of individuals for appointment to the Board. Such 
        solicitation shall be open for a period of 30 days. Nominations 
        submitted shall not be binding, but the Secretary shall give 
        consideration to the names received. Within 30 days after the 
        end of such period, the Secretary shall appoint members who 
        comply with the requirements of subsection (a)(2), and publish 
        the names and backgrounds of those appointed in the Federal 
        Register.
            (7) Representation of diverse areas of expertise.--In 
        appointing the members of the Board the Secretary shall seek to 
        appoint, and may give preference to, individuals who have 
        experience with State or local government partnerships and 
        represent diverse areas of expertise.
    (c) Chairman.--The Chairman--
            (1) shall be elected by the Board from its members for a 2-
        year term; and
            (2) may be reelected as Chairman while serving as a 
        Director.
    (d) Quorum.--A majority of the current voting membership of the 
Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
    (e) Meetings.--The Board shall meet at the call of the Chairman at 
least once a year.
    (f) Reimbursement of Expenses.--Serving as a Director shall not 
constitute employment by the United States Government for any purpose. 
Members of the Board shall serve without pay other than reimbursement 
for the actual and necessary traveling and subsistence expenses 
incurred in the performance of their duties for the Foundation in 
accordance with section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
    (g) General Powers.--The Board may complete the organization of the 
Foundation by appointing officers and employees, adopting a 
constitution and bylaws consistent with the purposes of the Foundation 
and this Act, and undertaking other such acts as may be necessary to 
function and to carry out the provisions of this title.
    (h) Officers and Employees.--Officers and employees of the 
Foundation may not be appointed until the Foundation has sufficient 
funds to pay them for their service. Appointment as an officer or 
employee of the Foundation shall not constitute employment by the 
United States.
    (i) Limitation and Conflicts of Interest.--
            (1) Prohibition on political campaign activity.--The 
        Foundation shall not participate or intervene in a political 
        campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.
            (2) Conflict of interest.--No Director, officer, or 
        employee of the Foundation shall participate, directly or 
        indirectly, in the consideration or determination of any 
        particular matter before the Foundation affecting--
                    (A) the financial interests of that Director, 
                officer, employee, or an immediate family member of 
                such Director, officer, or employee; or
                    (B) the interests of any corporation, partnership, 
                entity, or organization in which such Director, 
                officer, employee, or an immediate family member of 
                such Director, officer, or employee--
                            (i) is an officer, director, or trustee; or
                            (ii) has any direct financial interest.
            (3) Limitation on administrative expenditure.--Starting in 
        the fifth fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, of the amounts available to the Foundation for 
        expenditure each fiscal year, not more than 15 percent may be 
        used for administrative expenses.

SEC. 5. POWERS AND OBLIGATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The Foundation--
            (1) shall have perpetual succession; and
            (2) may conduct business throughout the several States, 
        territories, and possessions of the United States.
    (b) Notice and Service of Process.--The Foundation shall at all 
times maintain a designated agent in the District of Columbia 
authorized to accept service of process for the Foundation. The serving 
of notice to, or service of process upon, the agent required under this 
subsection, or mailed to the business address of such agent, shall be 
treated as service upon or notice to the Foundation.
    (c) Seal.--The Foundation shall have an official seal selected by 
the Board, which shall be judicially noticed.
    (d) Powers.--In addition to powers otherwise authorized under this 
Act, to carry out its purposes the Foundation shall have the usual 
powers of a not-for-profit corporation in the District of Columbia, 
including the power to--
            (1) accept, receive, solicit, hold, administer, and use any 
        gift, devise, or bequest, either absolutely or in trust, of 
        real or personal property or any income therefrom or other 
        interest therein;
            (2) acquire by donation, gift, devise, purchase, or 
        exchange, and dispose of, any real or personal property or 
        interest therein;
            (3) sell, donate, lease, invest, reinvest, retain, or 
        otherwise dispose of any property or income therefrom unless 
        limited by the instrument of transfer;
            (4) accept, receive, solicit, hold, administer, and use any 
        gift, devise, or bequest, at the request of the donor thereof, 
        strictly and exclusively for any purpose set forth in section 
        3(b), and such use shall include the expenditure of funds or 
        use of property for reasonable administrative expenses related 
        to actions to carry out the bequest;
            (5) borrow money and issue bonds, debentures, or other debt 
        instruments;
            (6) sue and be sued, and complain and defend itself in any 
        court of competent jurisdiction, except that the Directors of 
        the Board shall not be personally liable, except for gross 
        negligence;
            (7) enter into contracts or other arrangements with public 
        agencies, private organizations, and persons and to make such 
        payments as may be necessary to carry out the purposes thereof; 
        and
            (8) do any and all acts necessary and proper to carry out 
        the purposes of the Foundation.
    (e) Property.--
            (1) Acceptance of property.--A gift, devise, or bequest of 
        real property may be accepted by the Foundation even though it 
        is encumbered, restricted, or subject to beneficial interests 
        of private persons if any current or future interest therein is 
        for the benefit of the Foundation.
            (2) Refusal of property.--The Foundation may, in its 
        discretion, decline any gift, devise, or bequest of real or 
        personal property.
            (3) Title and interest in real property.--For the purposes 
        of this Act, an interest in real property shall be treated as 
        including mineral and water rights, rights-of-way, and 
        easements, appurtenant or in gross.
            (4) Condemnation of real property prohibited.--No lands or 
        waters, or interests therein, that are owned by the Foundation 
        shall be subject to condemnation by any State or political 
        subdivision, or any agent of instrumentality thereof.
            (5) Limitation on the acquisition of real property.--The 
        Foundation shall not use any funds to purchase real property, 
        unless such property is to be used by the Foundation for 
        administrative or other support purposes or is an easement for 
        right-of-way access necessary to utilize, manage, or otherwise 
        dispose of any bequest or gift of real property to the 
        Foundation.

SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND SUPPORT.

    (a) Establishment Support.--For fiscal years 2017 through 2019, the 
Foundation may accept Federal funds from a Federal agency under any 
other Federal law for use by the Foundation for the purposes of 
assisting the Foundation in establishing an office and meeting initial 
administrative, project, and other expenses in conformance with this 
Act.
    (b) Administrative Services.--The Secretary may provide personnel, 
facilities, equipment, and other administrative services to the 
Foundation with such limitations and on such terms and conditions as 
the Secretary shall establish. The Foundation may reimburse the 
Secretary for any support provided under this subsection, in whole or 
in part, and any reimbursement received by the Secretary under this 
subsection shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of the 
appropriations then current and chargeable for the cost of providing 
the services.

SEC. 7. VOLUNTEERS.

    The Secretary may accept, without regard to the civil service 
classification laws, rules, and regulations, the services of the 
Foundation, the Board, and the offices, employees, or agents of the 
Foundation, without compensation from the Department of the Interior, 
as volunteers for the performance of the functions under section 307(d) 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1737(d)).

SEC. 8. AUDITS AND REPORTS REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Audits.--For purposes of section 10101 of title 36, United 
States Code, the Foundation shall be treated as a corporation in part B 
of subtitle II of such title.
    (b) Annual Report.--The Foundation shall transmit at the end of 
each fiscal year a report to Congress of its proceedings and activities 
during that fiscal year, including--
            (1) a full and complete statement of its receipts, 
        expenditures, and investments;
            (2) a description of all acquisition and disposal of real 
        property by the Foundation;
            (3) a detailed statement of the recipient, amount, and 
        purpose of each grant made by the Foundation; and
            (4) a copy of any audit prepared for the Foundation in the 
        previous fiscal year.

SEC. 9. UNITED STATES RELEASE FROM LIABILITY.

    The United States shall not be liable for any debts, defaults, 
acts, or omissions of the Foundation, nor shall the full faith and 
credit of the United States extend to any obligations of the 
Foundation.

SEC. 10. RELIEF WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN FOUNDATION ACTS OR FAILURE TO 
              ACT.

    The Attorney General may petition in the United States District 
Court for the District of Columbia for such equitable relief as may be 
necessary or appropriate if the Foundation engages in any act, 
practice, or policy that is inconsistent with this Act or the bylaws of 
the Foundation.

SEC. 11. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.

    Nothing in this Act authorizes the Foundation to perform any 
function the authority for which is exclusively provided to the BLM 
under any other provision of law.

SEC. 12. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.

    Amounts available to, or provided by, the Foundation shall not be 
used for--
            (1) any activity the purpose of which is to influence 
        legislation pending before Congress; or
            (2) any activity inconsistent with this Act.

SEC. 13. CLARIFICATION ON FUNDING.

    No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of 
this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts 
otherwise authorized.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 5, 2016.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

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Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act (Sec. 3) This bill establishes the Bureau of Land Management Foundation as a charitable, nonprofit organization to encourage, accept, obtain, administer, and use private gifts of money, devises, and bequests of real and personal property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the activities and services of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).  The foundation shall conduct and encourage programs and activities that support:  educational, technical, scientific, and other assistance or activities to support the management of BLM lands with regard to wild free-roaming horses and burros, fish and wildlife and their habitats, National Conservation Lands, and recreation, cultural, and historic resources; and  activities that support the reclamation and remediation of specified abandoned mine lands, specified orphaned oil and gas well sites, or public lands impacted by development connected to mineral exploration and development activities.   Reclamation activities are to include the remediation of soil and water contamination; the restoration of wildlife habitat in order to restore the natural, scenic, historic, cultural, and ecological values of those areas; or promotion of the areas' economic potential.
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