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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

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

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

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

SEC. 4. PURPOSES.

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

SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF REFUGE.

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

SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION.

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

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

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

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

SEC. 9. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

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

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

A: Directs the Secretary, in providing opportunities for compatible fish- and wildlife-oriented recreation on the Refuge, to ensure that hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation are the priority public uses of the Refuge.
Authorizes appropriations.
Designates a building proposed to be located within the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on Assateague Island, Virginia, as the Herbert H. Bateman Education And Administrative Center.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Year 2000 Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Electronic data exchanges are used extensively to 
        transfer information between computer systems. Federal agencies 
        now depend on electronic data exchanges to execute programs and 
        facilitate commerce. Consequently, as computer systems are 
        converted to process Year 2000 dates, the associated data 
        exchanges must also be made Year 2000 compliant.
            (2) The testing and implementation of new data exchanges 
        must be closely coordinated with exchange partners to be 
        completed effectively. If Year 2000 data exchanges do not 
        function properly, data will not be exchanged between systems, 
        or invalid data could cause receiving computer systems to 
        malfunction or produce inaccurate computations.
            (3) The United States 381,000 small manufacturers 
        contribute more than half of the country's total value in 
        manufacturing. However, as of 1997, 88 percent of all companies 
        with fewer than 2,000 employees had not yet started Year 2000 
        remediation projects.
            (4) As small manufacturers are an integral part of the 
        business supply chain, it is imperative that their computer 
        systems are Year 2000 compliant to prevent disruption to the 
        country's manufacturing base.
            (5) The economic well being of the United States is 
        interdependent with the economic well being of other nations of 
        the world. There is very little information on the level of 
        Year 2000 preparedness by other countries and the potential 
        impact on the United States economy. Therefore, to prevent 
        economic disruption in the United States, the Year 2000 
        computer problem must be addressed on a global scale.
            (6) Consumer awareness of the potential and extent of 
        failure of computer hardware, software, and embedded microchips 
        found in many consumer products resulting from the Year 2000 
        problem is small.
            (7) Currently, there is no information to guide consumers 
        in the purchase of Year 2000 compliant consumer goods or to 
        ensure that their existing goods are Year 2000 complaint.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``end-to-end testing'' means testing data 
        exchange software with respect to--
                    (A) the initiation of the exchange by sending 
                computers;
                    (B) transmission through intermediate 
                communications software and hardware; and
                    (C) receipt and acceptance by receiving computers;
            (2) the term ``small and medium-sized businesses'' means 
        businesses with less than 500 employees;
            (3) the term ``Year 2000 compliant'' means, with respect to 
        information technology, that the information technology 
        accurately processes (including calculating, comparing, and 
        sequencing) date and time data from, into, and between the 20th 
        and 21st centuries and the years 1999 and 2000, and leap year 
        calculations, to the extent that other information technology 
        properly exchanges date and time data with it; and
            (4) the term ``Year 2000 computer problem'' means the 
        potential problems that might be encountered in any level of 
        computer hardware and software from microcode to application 
        programs, files, and databases that need to correctly interpret 
        year date data represented in 2-digit-year format.

SEC. 4. FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS.

    To ensure that all computer operations and processing can be 
provided without interruption by Federal agencies after December 31, 
1999, the head of each Federal agency shall--
            (1) take actions necessary to ensure that all systems and 
        hardware administered by the agency are Year 2000 compliant, to 
        the extent necessary to ensure that no significant disruption 
        of the operations of the agency or of the agency's data 
        exchange partners occurs, including--
                    (A) establishing, before March 1, 1999, schedules 
                for testing and implementing new data exchange formats 
                for completing all data exchange corrections, which may 
                include national test days for end-to-end testing of 
                critical processes and associated data exchanges 
                affecting Federal, State, and local governments;
                    (B) notifying data exchange partners of the 
                implications to the agency and the exchange partners if 
                they do not make appropriate date conversion 
                corrections in time to meet the Federal schedule for 
                implementing and testing Year 2000 compliant data 
                exchange processes;
                    (C) giving priority to installing filters necessary 
                to prevent the corruption of mission-critical systems 
                from data exchanges with noncompliant systems; and
                    (D) developing and implementing, as part of the 
                agency's continuity and contingency planning efforts, 
                specific provisions for data exchanges that may fail, 
                including strategies to mitigate operational 
                disruptions if data exchange partners do not make 
                timely date conversion corrections;
            (2) beginning not later than 30 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, convene meetings at least quarterly with 
        representatives of the agency's data exchange partners to 
        assess implementation progress; and
            (3) after each meeting convened pursuant to paragraph (2), 
        transmit to the Congress a report summarizing--
                    (A) the results of that meeting; and
                    (B) the status of the agency's completion of key 
                data exchange corrections, including the extent of data 
                exchange inventoried, an assessment of data exchange 
                formats agreed to with data exchange partners, testing 
                and implementation schedules, and testing and 
                implementation completed.

SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES.

    To ensure that the Nation's small and medium-sized businesses are 
prepared to meet the Year 2000 computer problem challenge, the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, in conjunction with the Small 
Business Administration, shall develop a Year 2000 compliance outreach 
program to assist small and medium-sized businesses. Such program shall 
include--
            (1) the development of a Year 2000 self-assessment 
        checklist;
            (2) an explanation of the Year 2000 computer problem and an 
        identification of best practices for resolving the problem;
            (3) a list of Federal Government Year 2000 information 
        resources; and
            (4) a list of Year 2000 compliant products provided by the 
        General Services Administration.

SEC. 6. INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENT.

    Within 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology, in conjunction with other 
relevant Federal agencies, shall transmit to the Congress a report 
assessing the international implications of the Year 2000 computer 
problem. Such report shall include--
            (1) an assessment of Year 2000 compliance by the United 
        States major trading partners;
            (2) a description of efforts by the United States to share 
        best practices with other countries;
            (3) the economic implications on world trade and the United 
        States economy of the Year 2000 computer problem, including an 
        identification of impacted United States industrial sectors and 
        Federal agencies; and
            (4) a summary of participation by Federal agencies in 
        international fora addressing the Year 2000 computer problem.

SEC. 7. CONSUMER AWARENESS.

    To ensure that the Nation's consumers are aware of and prepared to 
meet the Year 2000 computer problem challenge, the Under Secretary of 
Commerce for Technology shall develop a Year 2000 consumer awareness 
program to assist the public in becoming aware of the implications of 
the Year 2000 computer problem. Such program shall include--
            (1) the development of a Year 2000 self-assessment 
        checklist;
            (2) a list of Federal Government Year 2000 computer problem 
        information resources;
            (3) a list of Year 2000 compliant products provided by the 
        General Services Administration;
            (4) a series of public awareness announcements or seminars 
        on the impact of the Year 2000 computer problem on consumer 
        products and services; and
            (5) a series of public awareness announcements or seminars 
        on the potential effect that the Year 2000 computer problem 
        could have on the provision of services by the Federal 
        Government to the public, and the progress made in resolving 
        the problem by the Federal agencies providing those services.

A: Year 2000 Act - Requires the head of each Federal agency to:  (1) take actions necessary to ensure that all systems and hardware administered by the agency are Year 2000 compliant to the extent necessary to ensure that no significant disruption of the agency's operations or data exchange partners occurs; and (2) convene, at least quarterly, and report to the Congress on, meetings with representatives of the agency's data exchange partners to assess implementation progress. 
Directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in conjunction with the Small Business Administration, to develop a Year 2000 compliance outreach program to assist the Nation's small and medium-sized businesses to ensure that such businesses are prepared to meet the Year 2000 computer problem (Y2K problem) challenge. 
Requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology:  (1) in conjunction with other relevant Federal agencies, to transmit to the Congress a report assessing the international implications of the Year 2000 computer problem; and (2) to develop a Year 2000 consumer awareness program to assist the public in becoming aware of the implications of such problem.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Red River Private Property 
Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. DISCLAIMER OF INTEREST.

     The Secretary hereby disclaims any right, title, and interest to 
all Red River lands located south of the South Bank of the Red River. 
This Act does not change or affect in any manner the sovereignty rights 
of federally recognized Indian tribes over lands located to the north 
of the South Bank of the Red River. Tribal sovereignty rights continue 
to be established and defined by controlling Federal law.

SEC. 3. CLAIMS PROCESS AND ISSUANCE OF DEEDS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall relinquish, disclaim, and 
shall transfer by special warranty deed all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to Red River lands to any claimant who 
demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the claimant--
            (1) holds all right, title, and interest under a chain of 
        title for at least 30 years from the time of submission;
            (2) has a deed recorded in the appropriate county; and
            (3) has paid all taxes assessed on the land and any 
        interest and penalties associated with any period of tax 
        delinquency.
    (b) Public Notification.--The Secretary shall publish in the 
Federal Register and on official and appropriate Web sites the process 
to receive written and/or electronic submissions of the documents 
required under subsection (a). The Secretary shall treat all proper 
notifications received from the claimant as fulfilling the satisfaction 
requirements under subsection (a).
    (c) Standard of Approval.--The Secretary shall accept all official 
county and State records as filed in the county on the date of 
submission proving right, title, and interest, including all land 
accreted to those lands identified by such records by the processes of 
erosion and accretion.
    (d) Time Period for Approval or Disapproval of Request.--The 
Secretary shall approve or disapprove a request for a special warranty 
deed under subsection (a) not later than 180 days after the date on 
which the written request is received by the Secretary. If the 
Secretary fails to approve or disapprove such a request by the end of 
such 180-day period, the request shall be deemed to be approved.
    (e) Requirements for Decision.--Any final decision by the Secretary 
must contain--
            (1) a field note description used to determine the property 
        claim, which must be--
                    (A) sufficient to locate the land on the ground;
                    (B) consistent with the claimant's deed; and
                    (C) include all land accreted to the claimant by 
                the processes of erosion and accretion;
            (2) an accurate plat of the land that is--
                    (A) consistent with the field notes; and
                    (B) prepared by a Texas licensed State land 
                surveyor; and
            (3) any other matters required by law or as the Secretary 
        considers appropriate consistent with the provisions and intent 
        of this Act.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish procedures for an 
administrative hearing--
            (1) for a claimant to appeal the final decision made 
        pursuant to section 3 regarding a claim by Secretary to the 
        claimant's property; and
            (2) to adjudicate disputes between two or more private 
        property owners who have interest claims that overlap pursuant 
        to documents submitted under section 3.
    (b) Judicial Resolution.--If after the final determination has been 
issued under subsection (a) and the private property owner disputes the 
decision, the private property owner may pursue a claim in a Federal 
district court within the State of Texas.

SEC. 5. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    The Secretary shall ensure that no parcels of Red River lands are 
treated as Federal land for the purpose of any resource management plan 
until the Secretary has ensured that such parcels are not subject to 
transfer under section 3.

SEC. 6. CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this Act shall alter--
            (1) any present or future rights and interests of the 
        Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Tribes and their members or Indian 
        successors-in interest;
            (2) any tribal trust lands;
            (3) allotted lands that may be held in trust or lands 
        subject to a Federal restriction against alienation;
            (4) any boundaries of lands owned by the tribes referred to 
        in paragraph (1), including lands referred to in paragraphs (2) 
        and (3), pursuant to the gradient boundary survey method; and
            (5) the sovereign rights, jurisdiction, or other 
        governmental interests of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache 
        Tribes and their members or Indian successors-in interest 
        existing or which may be acknowledged by Federal and tribal 
        law.

SEC. 7. SALE OF REMAINING RED RIVER SURFACE RIGHTS.

    (a) Competitive Sale of Identified Federal Lands.--After the 
Secretary has ensured that Red River lands parcels are not subject to 
transfer under section 3, the Secretary shall offer any and all such 
remaining identified Federal lands for disposal by competitive sale for 
not less than fair market value as determined by an appraisal conducted 
in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards, including 
the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and the 
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
    (b) Existing Rights.--The sale of identified Federal lands under 
this section shall be subject to valid existing tribal, State, and 
local rights.
    (c) Proceeds of Sale of Lands.--Net proceeds from the sale of 
identified Federal lands under this section shall be used to offset any 
costs associated with this Act.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate a list of any identified Federal 
lands that have not been sold under subsection (a) and the reasons such 
lands were not sold.

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``Red River lands'' means lands along the 
        approximately 116-mile stretch of the Red River from its 
        confluence with the North Fork of the Red River on the west to 
        the 98th meridian on the east between the States of Texas and 
        Oklahoma;
            (2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
        Interior, acting through the Director of Bureau of Land 
        Management;
            (3) the term ``South Bank'' means the water-washed and 
        relatively permanent elevation or acclivity, commonly called a 
        cut bank, along the southerly or right side of the Red River 
        which separates its bed from the adjacent upland, whether 
        valley or hill, and usually serves to confine the waters within 
        the bed and to preserve the course of the river; as specified 
        in the fifth paragraph of the decree rendered March 12, 1923, 
        in Oklahoma v. Texas, 261 U. S. 340, 43 S. Ct. 376, 67 L. Ed. 
        687; and
            (4) the term ``gradient boundary survey'' means the 
        measurement technique used to demarcate a division of ownership 
        or jurisdiction along the South Bank under the methodology 
        established by the United States Supreme Court which recognizes 
        that the boundary line between the States of Texas and Oklahoma 
        along the Red River is subject to such changes as have been or 
        may be wrought by the natural and gradual processes known as 
        erosion and accretion as specified in the second, third, and 
        fourth paragraphs of the decree rendered March 12, 1923, in 
        Oklahoma v. Texas, 261 U. S. 340, 43 S. Ct. 376, 67 L. Ed. 687.

A:
Red River Private Property Protection Act - (Sec. 2) States that the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), disclaims interest to certain lands along a stretch of the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma located south of the South Bank as specified in the Supreme Court decree rendered March 12, 1923, in Oklahoma v. Texas.  (Sec. 3) Directs the BLM to relinquish, disclaim, and transfer, by special warranty deed, all interest of the United States in and to a specified stretch of Red River lands to any claimant who demonstrates: (1) an interest under a chain of title for at least 30 years from the time of submission, (2) a deed recorded in the appropriate county, and (3) payment of all taxes assessed on the land and any interest and penalties associated with any period of tax delinquency.  Requires publication in the Federal Register and on official and appropriate websites of a process for receiving submissions of such documents.  Sets forth standards for the BLM to approve or disapprove special warranty deed requests. (Sec. 4) Requires administrative hearing procedures to be established for appeals of BLM decisions&nbsp;or adjudications of disputes between property owners with overlapping claims. Allows property owners who dispute final administrative decisions to pursue claims in a Texas federal court.  (Sec. 5) Instructs the BLM to ensure that no parcels of Red River lands are treated as federal land for the purpose of any resource management plan until&nbsp;the BLM&nbsp;has ensured that such parcels are not subject to transfer by this Act.  (Sec. 6) Prohibits this Act from altering: (1) interests of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Tribes; (2) tribal trust lands; (3) allotted lands that may be held in trust or lands subject to a federal restriction against alienation; (4) boundaries of certain tribe-owned lands pursuant to the gradient boundary survey method established in the Supreme Court decree; and (5) the sovereign rights, jurisdiction, or governmental interests of those tribes. (Sec. 7) Directs the BLM, after ensuring that Red River lands parcels are not subject to transfer to a claimant, to offer remaining identified federal lands for disposal by competitive sale for at least fair market value. Requires sales to be subject to existing tribal, state, and local rights.  Requires the BLM, within five years after enactment of this Act, to submit to Congress a list of identified federal lands that have not been sold and the reasons those lands were not sold.
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