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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``John R. Justice Prosecutors and 
Defenders Incentive Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. LOAN REPAYMENT FOR PROSECUTORS AND DEFENDERS.

    Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``PART JJ--LOAN REPAYMENT FOR PROSECUTORS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS

``SEC. 3111. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to encourage 
qualified individuals to enter and continue employment as prosecutors 
and public defenders.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Prosecutor.--The term `prosecutor' means a full-time 
        employee of a State or local agency who--
                    ``(A) is continually licensed to practice law; and
                    ``(B) prosecutes criminal cases at the State or 
                local level.
            ``(2) Public defender.--The term `public defender' means an 
        attorney who--
                    ``(A) is continually licensed to practice law; and
                    ``(B) is--
                            ``(i) a full-time employee of a State or 
                        local agency or a nonprofit organization 
                        operating under a contract with a State or unit 
                        of local government, that provides legal 
                        representation to indigent persons in criminal 
                        cases; or
                            ``(ii) employed as a full-time Federal 
                        defender attorney in a defender organization 
                        established pursuant to subsection (g) of 
                        section 3006A of title 18, United States Code, 
                        that provides legal representation to indigent 
                        persons in criminal cases.
            ``(3) Student loan.--The term `student loan' means--
                    ``(A) a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under 
                part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
                (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.), excluding a loan under 
                section 428C of such Act, except as provided under 
                subparagraph (C);
                    ``(B) a loan made under part D or E of title IV of 
                the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et 
                seq. and 1087aa et seq.), excluding a loan under 
                section 455(g) of such Act, except as provided under 
                subparagraph (C); and
                    ``(C) a loan made under section 428C or 455(g) of 
                the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-3 and 
                1087e(g)) to the extent that such loan was used to 
                repay a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct 
                Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, or a loan made under 
                section 428 or 428H of such Act.
    ``(c) Program Authorized.--The Attorney General shall establish a 
program by which the Department of Justice shall assume the obligation 
to repay a student loan, by direct payments on behalf of a borrower to 
the holder of such loan, in accordance with subsection (d), for any 
borrower who--
            ``(1) is employed as a prosecutor or public defender; and
            ``(2) is not in default on a loan for which the borrower 
        seeks forgiveness.
    ``(d) Terms of Agreement.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive repayment 
        benefits under subsection (c), a borrower shall enter into a 
        written agreement that specifies that--
                    ``(A) the borrower will remain employed as a 
                prosecutor or public defender for a required period of 
                service of not less than 3 years, unless involuntarily 
                separated from that employment;
                    ``(B) if the borrower is involuntarily separated 
                from employment on account of misconduct, or 
                voluntarily separates from employment, before the end 
                of the period specified in the agreement, the borrower 
                will repay the Attorney General the amount of any 
                benefits received by such employee under this section;
                    ``(C) if the borrower is required to repay an 
                amount to the Attorney General under subparagraph (B) 
                and fails to repay such amount, a sum equal to that 
                amount shall be recoverable by the Federal Government 
                from the borrower (or such borrower's estate, if 
                applicable) by such methods as are provided by law for 
                the recovery of amounts owed to the Federal Government;
                    ``(D) the Attorney General may waive, in whole or 
                in part, a right of recovery under this subsection if 
                it is shown that recovery would be against equity and 
                good conscience or against the public interest; and
                    ``(E) the Attorney General shall make student loan 
                payments under this section for the period of the 
                agreement, subject to the availability of 
                appropriations.
            ``(2) Repayments.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Any amount repaid by, or 
                recovered from, a borrower or the estate of a borrower 
                under this subsection shall be credited to the 
                appropriation account from which the amount involved 
                was originally paid.
                    ``(B) Merger.--Any amount credited under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be merged with other sums in 
                such account and shall be available for the same 
                purposes and period, and subject to the same 
                limitations, if any, as the sums with which the amount 
                was merged.
            ``(3) Limitations.--
                    ``(A) Student loan payment amount.--Student loan 
                repayments made by the Attorney General under this 
                section shall be made subject to such terms, 
                limitations, or conditions as may be mutually agreed 
                upon by the borrower and the Attorney General in an 
                agreement under paragraph (1), except that the amount 
                paid by the Attorney General under this section shall 
                not exceed--
                            ``(i) $10,000 for any borrower in any 
                        calendar year; or
                            ``(ii) an aggregate total of $60,000 in the 
                        case of any borrower.
                    ``(B) Beginning of payments.--Nothing in this 
                section shall authorize the Attorney General to pay any 
                amount to reimburse a borrower for any repayments made 
                by such borrower prior to the date on which the 
                Attorney General entered into an agreement with the 
                borrower under this subsection.
    ``(e) Additional Agreements.--
            ``(1) In general.--On completion of the required period of 
        service under an agreement under subsection (d), the borrower 
        and the Attorney General may, subject to paragraph (2), enter 
        into an additional agreement in accordance with subsection (d).
            ``(2) Term.--An agreement entered into under paragraph (1) 
        may require the borrower to remain employed as a prosecutor or 
        public defender for less than 3 years.
    ``(f) Award Basis; Priority.--
            ``(1) Award basis.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Attorney 
        General shall provide repayment benefits under this section on 
        a first-come, first-served basis, and subject to the 
        availability of appropriations.
            ``(2) Priority.--The Attorney General shall give priority 
        in providing repayment benefits under this section in any 
        fiscal year to a borrower who--
                    ``(A) received repayment benefits under this 
                section during the preceding fiscal year; and
                    ``(B) has completed less than 3 years of the first 
                required period of service specified for the borrower 
                in an agreement entered into under subsection (d).
    ``(g) Regulations.--The Attorney General is authorized to issue 
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of 
this section.
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 
and such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year.''.

SOLUTION: John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007- Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to direct the Attorney General to assume the obligation to repay student loans for borrowers who agree to remain employed, for at least three years, as: (1) state or local criminal prosecutors; or (2) state, local, or federal public defenders in criminal cases. Allows a borrower and the Attorney General to enter into an additional loan repayment agreement, after the required three-year period, for a successive period of service which may be less than three years. Limits the amount paid under such program on behalf of any borrower to $10,000 per calendar year and $60,000 total.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Pay for Performance 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purpose of this Act--
            (1) the term ``Federal deficit'' or ``deficit'' means, with 
        respect to any fiscal year, the amount by which total budget 
        outlays of the Government for such fiscal year exceed total 
        revenues of the Government for such fiscal year;
            (2) the term ``Member of Congress'' means an individual 
        serving in a position referred to in section 601(a)(1) of the 
        Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(1)); and
            (3) the term ``year'' means a calendar year.

SEC. 3. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF USUAL PAY ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES.

    Subject to section 5, rates of basic pay for Members of Congress 
shall not be adjusted except in accordance with section 4.

SEC. 4. TEMPORARY ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES.

    (a) In General.--Effective as of the first day of the first 
applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1st of each year, 
the rate of basic pay for each Member of Congress shall be reduced by 
the percentage derived by multiplying the applicable factor under 
subsection (b) for such year by the applicable factor under subsection 
(c) for such year.
    (b) Factor Reflecting Magnitude of the Deficit.--The applicable 
factor under this subsection for any year is the number of hundreds of 
billions of dollars to which the Federal deficit is equal, as 
determined under subsection (d) with respect to such year.
    (c) Factor Reflecting Degree of Success in Reducing or Eliminating 
the Deficit.--The applicable factor under this subsection for any year 
shall be determined in accordance with the following:
            (1) For the first year beginning on or after the effective 
        date of this Act, the applicable factor under this subsection 
        is 2 percent.
            (2) For each year thereafter, the applicable factor under 
        this subsection is--
                    (A) the same percentage as was applicable under 
                this subsection in the previous year, if the deficit 
                for the year in question is at least $100,000,000,000 
                less than--
                            (i) the size of the deficit for the year 
                        referred to in paragraph (1), or
                            (ii) the lowest level attained in the 
                        deficit for any year after the year referred to 
                        in paragraph (1),
                whichever is less; or
                    (B) 2 times the percentage which was applicable 
                under this subsection in the previous year, if 
                subparagraph (A) does not apply.
    (d) Determining the Size of the Deficit.--For the purpose of any 
determination under this Act, the size or level of the Federal deficit 
for any year--
            (1) shall be equal to the size or level of the deficit for 
        the fiscal year ending on the September 30th immediately 
        preceding the start of such year; and
            (2) shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 
        $100,000,000,000 (or, if midway between multiples of 
        $100,000,000,000, to the next higher multiple of 
        $100,000,000,000).
    (e) Limitation.--Nothing in this Act shall have the effect of 
reducing any rate of basic pay below $1.
    (f) Suspension in Time of War.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), upon the 
        enactment of a declaration of war--
                    (A) subsections (a) through (d) shall be suspended; 
                and
                    (B) any subsequent reduction in rates of basic pay 
                for Members of Congress under such subsections shall be 
                precluded.
            (2) Restoration.--In the event of a suspension of 
        subsections (a) through (d) due to a declaration of war, then, 
        effective with the first year that begins in the session after 
        the state of war is concluded by Senate ratification of the 
        necessary treaties--
                    (A) the provisions of subsections (a) through (d) 
                shall be restored to full force and effect, and any 
                adjustment scheduled to take effect on or after the 
                first day of such year shall be implemented in 
                accordance with such provisions; and
                    (B) the initial rate of basic pay for a Member of 
                Congress (before the implementation of any adjustment 
                referred to in subparagraph (A)) shall be equal to the 
                rate of basic pay in effect for such a Member as of the 
                day before the effective date of this Act.

SEC. 5. EFFECT OF ELIMINATING THE DEFICIT.

    (a) In General.--Effective as of the first day of the first 
applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1st of the first 
year with respect to which the deficit is determined to have been 
eliminated--
            (1) the provisions of law suspended by section 2 
        (disregarding subsection (f) thereof) shall be restored to full 
        force and effect, and any adjustment scheduled to take effect 
        on or after such first day under such provisions shall be 
        implemented in accordance with such provisions;
            (2) the initial rate of basic pay for a Member of Congress 
        (before the implementation of any adjustment referred to in 
        paragraph (1)) shall be equal to 2 times the rate of basic pay 
        in effect for such a Member as of the effective date of this 
        Act.
            (3) the provisions of section 4 shall cease to be 
        effective.
    (b) Rule Relating to Determining When the Deficit Has Been 
Eliminated.--
            (1) In general.--For the purpose of this Act, the deficit 
        shall be considered to have been eliminated as of the start of 
        the first year for which the applicable factor under section 
        4(b) would be less than 1.
            (2) No tax increase.--The condition under paragraph (1) 
        shall be considered unmet if there is enacted, after the 
        effective date of this Act, any legislation that reduces the 
        Federal deficit by changing the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) In General.--This Act shall take effect on January 1st of the 
first year beginning after the first election of Representatives 
following the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Definition.--For the purpose of subsection (a), the term 
``election of Representatives'' has the meaning given such term by 
225(i)(4)(B) of the Federal Salary Act of 1967 (2 U.S.C. 359(4)(B)).

SOLUTION: Congressional Pay for Performance Act - Suspends basic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and requires pay reductions, until the deficit is reduced to below $50,000,000,000 without the enactment of any change in the Internal Revenue Code. 
Requires an annual reduction in pay by a percentage equal to:  (1) two percent times the number of hundreds of billions of dollars of the deficit in the first year after enactment; or (2) twice that percentage for any year following a year for which the deficit is not at least $100,000,000,000 less than the lowest level attained after enactment of this Act. 
Suspends pay reductions upon enactment of a declaration of war and reinstates them when the state of war is concluded. 
Restores pay adjustment procedures suspended by this Act, and provides for a rate of basic pay of twice the rate in effect as of the effective date of this Act, for the first year with respect to which the deficit is less than $50,000,000,000.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Paleontological Resources 
Preservation Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Paleontological resources are nonrenewable. Such 
        resources on Federal lands are an accessible and irreplaceable 
        part of the heritage of the United States and offer significant 
        educational opportunities to all citizens.
            (2) Existing Federal laws, statutes, and other provisions 
        that manage paleontological resources are not articulated in a 
        unified national policy for Federal land management agencies 
        and the public. Such a policy is needed to improve scientific 
        understanding, to promote responsible stewardship, and to 
        facilitate the enhancement of responsible paleontological 
        collecting activities on Federal lands.
            (3) Consistent with the statutory provisions applicable to 
        each Federal land management system, reasonable access to 
        paleontological resources on Federal lands should be provided 
        for scientific, educational, and recreational purposes.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to establish a comprehensive national 
policy for preserving and managing paleontological resources on Federal 
lands.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
            (1) Casual collecting.--The term ``casual collecting'' 
        means the collecting of a reasonable amount of common 
        invertebrate and plant paleontological resources for personal, 
        scientific, educational or recreational use, either by surface 
        collection or using non-powered hand tools resulting in only 
        negligible disturbance to the Earth's surface and other 
        resources.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior with respect to lands administered by the 
        Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture with 
        respect to National Forest System Lands administered by the 
        Secretary of Agriculture.
            (3) Federal lands.--The term ``Federal lands'' means lands 
        administered by the Secretary of the Interior, except Indian 
        lands, or National Forest System Lands administered by the 
        Secretary of Agriculture.
            (4) Indian lands.--The term ``Indian Lands'' means lands of 
        Indian tribes, or Indian individuals, which are either held in 
        trust by the United States or subject to a restriction against 
        alienation imposed by the United States.
            (5) State.--The term ``State'' means the fifty States, the 
        District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any 
        other territory or possession of the United States.
            (6) Paleontological resource.--The term ``paleontological 
        resource'' means any fossilized remains, traces, or imprints of 
        organisms, preserved in or on the earth's crust, that are of 
        paleontological interest and that provide information about the 
        history of life on earth, except that the term does not 
        include--
                    (A) any materials associated with an archaeological 
                resource (as defined in section 3(1) of the 
                Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 
                U.S.C. 470bb(1))); or
                    (B) any cultural item (as defined in section 2 of 
                the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation 
                Act (25 U.S.C. 3001)).
            (7) Common invertebrate and plant paleontological 
        resources.--The term ``common invertebrate and plant 
        paleontological resources'' means fossils that are not 
        significant.
            (8) Significant.--The term ``significant'' is a fossil that 
        meets scientific significance criteria as determined by the 
        Secretary in the promulgation of uniform rules and regulations 
        under this Act.
            (9) Qualified applicant.--The term ``qualified applicant'' 
        is someone who possesses a graduate degree in paleontology or 
        related topics; or the equivalent experience with one who meets 
        that standard.

SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall manage and protect 
paleontological resources on Federal lands using scientific principles 
and expertise. The Secretary shall develop appropriate plans for 
inventory, monitoring, and the scientific and educational use of 
paleontological resources, in accordance with applicable agency laws, 
regulations, and policies. These plans shall emphasize interagency 
coordination and collaborative efforts where possible with non-Federal 
partners, the scientific community, and the general public.
    (b) Coordination of Implementation.--To the extent possible, the 
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
coordinate in the implementation of this Act.

SEC. 6. PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION PROGRAM.

    The Secretary shall establish a program to increase public 
awareness about the significance of paleontological resources.

SEC. 7. COLLECTION OF PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES.

    (a) Permit Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in this Act, a 
        paleontological resource may not be collected from Federal 
        lands without a permit issued under this Act by the Secretary.
            (2) Casual collecting exception.--The Secretary may allow 
        casual collecting without a permit on Federal lands 
        administered by the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of 
        Reclamation, and the U.S. Forest Service, where such collection 
        is not inconsistent with the laws governing the management of 
        those Federal lands and this Act.
            (3) Previous permit exception.--Nothing in this section 
        shall affect a valid permit issued prior to the date of 
        enactment of this Act.
    (b) Criteria for Issuance of a Permit.--The Secretary may issue a 
permit for the collection of a paleontological resource pursuant to an 
application if the Secretary determines that--
            (1) the permitted activity shall be carried out by a 
        qualified applicant;
            (2) the permitted activity is undertaken for the purpose of 
        furthering paleontological knowledge or for public education;
            (3) the permitted activity is consistent with any 
        management plan applicable to the Federal lands concerned; and
            (4) the proposed methods of collecting will not threaten 
        significant natural or cultural resources.
    (c) Permit Specifications.--A permit for the collection of a 
paleontological resource issued under this section shall contain such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary deems necessary to carry out the 
purposes of this Act. Every permit shall include requirements that--
            (1) the paleontological resource that is collected from 
        Federal lands under the permit will remain the property of the 
        United States;
            (2) the paleontological resource and copies of associated 
        records will be preserved for the public in an approved 
        repository, to be made available for scientific research and 
        public education; and
            (3) specific locality data will not be released by the 
        permittee or repository without the written permission of the 
        Secretary.
    (d) Modification, Suspension, and Revocation of Permits.--
            (1) The Secretary may modify, suspend, or revoke a permit 
        issued under this section--
                    (A) for resource, safety, or other management 
                considerations; or
                    (B) when there is a violation of term or condition 
                of a permit issued pursuant to this section.
            (2) The permit shall be revoked if any person working under 
        the authority of the permit is convicted under section 9 or is 
        assessed a civil penalty under section 10.

SEC. 8. CURATION OF RESOURCES.

    Any paleontological resource, and any data and records associated 
with the resource, collected under a permit, shall be deposited in an 
approved repository. The Secretary may enter into agreements with non-
Federal repositories regarding the curation of these resources, data, 
and records.

SEC. 9. PROHIBITED ACTS; PENALTIES.

    (a) In General.--A person may not--
            (1) excavate, remove, damage, or otherwise alter or deface 
        or attempt to excavate, remove, damage, or otherwise alter or 
        deface any paleontological resources located on Federal lands 
        unless such activity is conducted in accordance with this Act;
            (2) exchange, transport, export, receive, or offer to 
        exchange, transport, export, or receive any paleontological 
        resource if, in the exercise of due care, the person knew or 
        should have known such resource to have been excavated, 
        removed, exchanged, transported, or received from Federal lands 
        in violation of any provisions, rule, regulation, law, 
        ordinance, or permit in effect under Federal law, including 
        this Act; or
            (3) sell or purchase or offer to sell or purchase any 
        paleontological resource if, in the exercise of due care, the 
        person knew or should have known such resource to have been 
        excavated, removed, sold, purchased, exchanged, transported, or 
        received from Federal lands.
    (b) False Labeling Offenses.--A person may not make or submit any 
false record, account, or label for, or any false identification of, 
any paleontological resource excavated or removed from Federal lands.
    (c) Penalties.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
        (3), a person who knowingly violates or counsels, procures, 
        solicits, or employs another person to violate subsection (a) 
        or (b) shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a class A 
        misdemeanor.
            (2) Damage over $1,000.--If the sum of the scientific or 
        fair market value of the paleontological resources involved and 
        the cost of restoration and repair of such resources exceeds 
        the sum of $1,000, such person shall, upon conviction, be 
        guilty of a class E felony.
            (3) Multiple offenses.--In the case of a second or 
        subsequent such violation, such person shall, upon conviction, 
        be guilty of a class D felony.
    (d) General Exception.--Nothing in subsection (a) shall apply to 
any person with respect to any paleontological resource which was in 
the lawful possession of such person prior to the date of the enactment 
of this Act.

SEC. 10. CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF REGULATIONS OR PERMIT 
              CONDITIONS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Hearing.--A person who violates any prohibition 
        contained in an applicable regulation or permit issued under 
        this Act may be assessed a penalty by the Secretary after the 
        person is given notice and opportunity for a hearing with 
        respect to the violation. Each violation shall be considered a 
        separate offense for purposes of this section.
            (2) Amount of penalty.--The amount of such penalty assessed 
        under paragraph (1) shall be determined under regulations 
        promulgated pursuant to this Act, taking into account the 
        following factors:
                    (A) The scientific or fair market value, whichever 
                is greater, of the paleontological resource involved.
                    (B) The cost of response, restoration, and repair 
                of the resource and the paleontological site involved.
                    (C) Any other factors considered relevant by the 
                Secretary assessing the penalty.
            (3) Multiple offenses.--In the case of a second or 
        subsequent violation by the same person, the amount of a 
        penalty assessed under paragraph (2) may be doubled.
            (4) Limitation.--The amount of any penalty assessed under 
        this subsection for any one violation shall not exceed an 
        amount equal to double the cost of response, restoration, and 
        repair of resources and paleontological site damage plus double 
        the scientific or fair market value of resources destroyed or 
        not recovered.
    (b) Petition for Judicial Review; Collection of Unpaid 
Assessments.--Any person against whom an order is issued assessing a 
penalty under subsection (a) may file a petition for judicial review of 
the order with an appropriate Federal district court within the 30-day 
period beginning on the date the order making the assessment was 
issued. The court shall hear the action on the record made before the 
Secretary and shall sustain his action if it is supported by 
substantial evidence on the record considered as a whole.
    (c) Hearings.--Hearings held during proceedings instituted under 
subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with section 554 of 
title 5, United States Code.
    (d) Use of Recovered Amounts.--Any penalties collected under this 
section shall be available to the Secretary and without further 
appropriation may be used only as follows:
            (1) To protect, restore, or repair the paleontological 
        resources and sites which were the subject of the action, or to 
        acquire sites with equivalent resources, and to protect, 
        monitor, and study the resources and sites. Any acquisition 
        shall be subject to any limitations contained in the organic 
        legislation for such Federal lands.
            (2) To provide educational materials to the public about 
        paleontological resources and sites.
            (3) To provide for the payment of Rewards as provided in 
        section 11.

SEC. 11. REWARDS FORFEITURE.

    (a) Rewards.--The Secretary may pay from penalties collected under 
section 9 or 10 an amount equal to the lesser of one-half of the 
penalty or $500, to any person who furnishes information which leads to 
the finding of a civil violation, or the conviction of criminal 
violation, with respect to which the penalty was paid. If several 
persons provided the information, the amount shall be divided among the 
persons. No officer or employee of the United States or of any State or 
local government who furnishes information or renders service in the 
performance of his official duties shall be eligible for payment under 
this subsection.
    (b) Forfeiture.--All paleontological resources with respect to 
which a violation under section 9 or 10 occurred and which are in the 
possession of any person, and all vehicles and equipment of any person 
that were used in connection with the violation, may be subject to 
forfeiture to the United States upon--
            (1) the person's conviction of the violation under section 
        9;
            (2) assessment of a civil penalty against any person under 
        section 10 with respect to the violation; or
            (3) a determination by any court that the paleontological 
        resources, vehicles, or equipment were involved in the 
        violation.

SEC. 12. CONFIDENTIALITY.

    Information concerning the nature and specific location of a 
paleontological resource the collection of which requires a permit 
under this Act or under any other provision of Federal law shall be 
withheld from the public under subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, 
United States Code, or under any other provision of law unless the 
responsible Secretary determines that disclosure would--
            (1) further the purposes of this Act;
            (2) not create risk of harm to or theft or destruction of 
        the resource or the site containing the resource; and
            (3) be in accordance with other applicable laws.

SEC. 13. REGULATIONS.

    As soon as practical after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall issue uniform regulations as are appropriate to 
carry out this Act, providing opportunities for public notice and 
comment.

SEC. 14. ROCK COLLECTING ON NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS.

    Casual collecting of rocks and minerals for personal use is a valid 
use of National Forest System lands and requires no permit except as 
provided by other statutes and agency regulations.

SEC. 15. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to--
            (1) invalidate, modify, or impose any additional 
        restrictions or permitting requirements on any activities 
        permitted at any time under the general mining laws, the 
        mineral or geothermal leasing laws, laws providing for minerals 
        materials disposal, or laws providing for the management or 
        regulation of the activities authorized by the aforementioned 
        laws including but not limited to the Federal Land Policy 
        Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1701-1784), the Mining in the Parks 
        Act, the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 
        U.S.C. 1201-1358), and the Organic Administration Act (16 
        U.S.C. 478, 482, 551);
            (2) invalidate, modify, or impose any additional 
        restrictions or permitting requirements on any activities 
        permitted at any time existing laws and authorities relating to 
        reclamation and multiple uses of the public lands;
            (3) apply to, or require a permit for, amateur collecting 
        of a rock, mineral, or invertebrate or plant fossil that is not 
        protected under this Act;
            (4) affect any lands other than Federal lands or affect the 
        lawful recovery, collection, or sale of paleontological 
        resources from lands other than Federal lands;
            (5) alter or diminish the authority of a Federal agency 
        under any other law to provide protection for paleontological 
        resources on Federal lands in addition to the protection 
        provided under this Act; or
            (6) create any right, privilege, benefit, or entitlement 
        for any person who is not an officer or employee of the United 
        States acting in that capacity. No person who is not an officer 
        or employee of the United States acting in that capacity shall 
        have standing to file any civil action in a court of the United 
        States to enforce any provision or amendment made by this Act.

SEC. 16. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act.

SOLUTION:
Paleontological Resources Preservation Act - Directs the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture (the Secretaries) to: (1) manage and protect paleontological resources on Federal land using scientific principles and expertise; and (2) develop plans for inventorying, monitoring, and deriving the scientific and educational use of such resources.Directs the Secretaries to establish a program to increase public awareness about the significance of paleontological resources.Prohibits a person from collecting a paleontological resource from Federal land without a permit issued under this Act by one of the Secretaries. Authorizes the Secretaries to allow casual collecting of common invertebrate and plant paleontological resources for scientific, educational, and recreational uses, without a permit, on certain Federal lands where not inconsistent with laws governing management of such lands and this Act. Recognizes as valid permits issued before enactment of this Act.Prohibits: (1) excavating, removing, or altering a paleontological resource located on Federal lands, except in compliance with this Act; (2) exchanging or receiving such a resource, if the person knew or should have known such resource to have been illegally removed from Federal lands; (3) selling or purchasing a paleontological resource, if the person knew or should have known such resource to have been illegally removed from Federal lands; or (4) making or submitting false records, accounts, or identification of any paleontological resource excavated or removed from Federal lands. Imposes criminal penalties for violating this Act.Sets forth requirements for the assessment of civil penalties by the Secretaries for violations of any prohibitions contained in regulations or permits issued under this Act. Requires any recovered amounts to be available for use: (1) to protect or restore the paleontological resources and sites which were the subject of the action, or to acquire sites with equivalent resources and to protect, monitor, and study the resources and sites; (2) to provide educational materials to the public about paleontological resources and sites; and (3) as a reward.Requires that information on the nature and specific location of a paleontological resource that requires a permit under this Act or other Federal law be withheld from the public, including under the Freedom of Information Act, except under specified conditions.Declares that no permit is required by this Act for the casual collecting of rocks and minerals on National Forest System lands for personal use.