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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sustainable Revenue for Oregon 
Counties Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) more than half of the land in the State of Oregon is 
        owned by the Federal Government;
            (2) in many counties of the State, significant portions of 
        the land of the counties (often significantly more than half of 
        the land of the counties) is owned by the Federal Government;
            (3) the land described in paragraph (2) includes Forest 
        Service land and Oregon and California grant land;
            (4) the counties described in paragraph (2) are unable to 
        derive revenue from property taxes on land owned by the Federal 
        Government;
            (5) historically, payments made by the Federal Government 
        based on revenues from harvesting timber (including Oregon and 
        California grant land and Forest Service payments) have 
        provided a revenue substitute for property taxes;
            (6) the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
        Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 500 note; Public Law 106-
        393) augmented the payments described in paragraph (5) because 
        of a significant decline in timber harvest revenues;
            (7) Congress extended the payments described in paragraph 
        (6) for 1 year in 2007, and for 4 years effective beginning in 
        2008, to provide time to develop a long-term sustainable 
        alternative to the payments described in paragraph (6);
            (8) the prospects for a long-term extension are uncertain 
        because of concerns regarding Federal budget deficits and long-
        term financial assistance to local governments of the State;
            (9) counties of the State that have historically received 
        the payments described in paragraph (5) are in need of a 
        sustainable, long-term revenue source;
            (10) there are opportunities for the conduct of activities 
        in the Federal forest land of the counties of the State that 
        could be structured to be economically and environmentally 
        sustainable, including--
                    (A) the harvesting of timber (including thinning to 
                restore forest health) in a sustainable manner and in 
                sustainable quantities;
                    (B) the removal of biomass material from the forest 
                land for--
                            (i) the generation of electricity; and
                            (ii) the production of cellulosic biofuels;
                    (C) the conduct of activities that could--
                            (i) increase the sequestration by the 
                        forest land of atmospheric carbon; or
                            (ii) provide other ecosystem services for 
                        communities, such as clean water; and
                    (D) the conduct of recreational activities;
            (11) other sources of revenue, including State and local 
        revenue sources, should also be considered in selecting a 
        sustainable, long-term revenue source; and
            (12) payments made by the Federal Government could be 
        continued under a variety of different payment methodologies.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Secretaries concerned.--The term ``Secretaries 
        concerned'' means--
                    (A) the Secretary of Agriculture; and
                    (B) the Secretary of the Interior.
            (2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Oregon.
            (3) Task force.--The term ``Task Force'' means the Oregon 
        Task Force on Sustainable Revenue for Counties established by 
        section 4(a).

SEC. 4. TASK FORCE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a task force to be known 
as the ``Oregon Task Force on Sustainable Revenue for Counties''.
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) Composition.--The Task Force shall be composed of 15 
        members, of whom--
                    (A) 4 members shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned, of whom--
                            (i) each shall represent a county of the 
                        State; and
                            (ii) 2 shall represent counties in which 
                        there is located Oregon and California grant 
                        land;
                    (B) 1 member shall be appointed by the Governor of 
                the State as the representative of the Governor of the 
                State;
                    (C) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned from among persons who are experts in 
                economics (including natural resource economics);
                    (D) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned from among persons who are experts in 
                sustainable forestry practices;
                    (E) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned from among persons who are experts in 
                scientific and economic aspects of biomass energy;
                    (F) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned from among persons who are experts in the 
                scientific aspects of ecosystem services that are 
                provided by temperate forests (including, at a minimum, 
                the scientific aspects of carbon sequestration);
                    (G) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned from among persons who are experts in fields 
                relating to wildlife habitat, endangered species, and 
                biodiversity;
                    (H) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned as a representative of the forest products 
                industry located in the State;
                    (I) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned as a representative of regionally or locally 
                recognized conservation organizations located in the 
                State;
                    (J) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned as a representative of--
                            (i) organized labor; or
                            (ii) nontimber forest product harvester 
                        groups;
                    (K) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned as a representative of persons who 
                participate in or provide recreational activities or 
                are engaged in related activities; and
                    (L) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned as a representative of Indian tribes that are 
                located in the State.
            (2) Date of appointments.--The appointment of a member of 
        the Task Force shall be made not later than 60 days after the 
        date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Term; Vacancies.--
            (1) Term.--A member shall be appointed for the life of the 
        Task Force.
            (2) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Task Force--
                    (A) shall not affect the powers of the Task Force; 
                and
                    (B) shall be filled in the same manner as the 
                original appointment was made.
    (d) Initial Meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
which all members of the Task Force have been appointed, the Task Force 
shall hold the initial meeting of the Task Force.
    (e) Meetings.--
            (1) In general.--The Task Force shall meet at the call of 
        the Chairperson.
            (2) Public access.--Each meeting of the Task Force shall be 
        open to the public.
    (f) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Task Force shall 
constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.
    (g) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The Task Force shall select 
a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the members of the Task 
Force.

SEC. 5. DUTIES.

    (a) Consideration and Review of Revenue Sources.--
            (1) In general.--The Task Force shall consider and review 
        concepts for the establishment of a long-term revenue source 
        for counties located in the State that have historically 
        received Federal funds.
            (2) Revenue sources.--In conducting the consideration and 
        review under paragraph (1), in accordance with paragraph (3), 
        the Task Force shall consider--
                    (A) revenue sources proposed by relevant 
                legislation or administrative actions;
                    (B) payments based on timber harvests (including 
                thinning to restore forest health) carried out at 
                sustainable levels;
                    (C) payments based on revenues that each county of 
                the State could have received through property taxation 
                if the land owned by the Federal Government located in 
                the county was privately held and subject to a property 
                tax;
                    (D) revenue based on--
                            (i) a portion of the proceeds from sales of 
                        material collected from public land located in 
                        the State for the production of biomass 
                        electricity or cellulosic liquid transportation 
                        fuels;
                            (ii) user fees for recreational activities 
                        carried out on public land located in the 
                        State;
                            (iii) payments for increases in carbon 
                        sequestration; and
                            (iv) land exchanges or transfers that could 
                        provide compensation for nontaxable Federal 
                        land located in counties of the State;
                    (E) local sources of revenue that could be used to 
                reduce or eliminate the reliance of counties of the 
                State on Federal funds (including taxes, user fees, or 
                economic development activities that could increase the 
                revenue base of the counties of the State);
                    (F) payments made by the Federal Government to the 
                counties of the State, including--
                            (i) guaranteed payments that are to be 
                        established at a reduced level and not based on 
                        timber harvest revenues; and
                            (ii) guaranteed payments that are to be 
                        established--
                                    (I) at a level similar to the level 
                                of payments reauthorized in 2008;
                                    (II) in part by timber harvest 
                                revenues; and
                                    (III) with the use of additional 
                                Federal funds to the extent that timber 
                                harvest revenues described in subclause 
                                (II) do not meet the guaranteed level 
                                of payment; and
                    (G) any other revenue source that the Task Force 
                determines to be appropriate for consideration and 
                review.
            (3) Factors.--In considering each revenue source under 
        paragraph (2), the Task Force shall take into account--
                    (A) the long-term sustainability of each revenue 
                source considered under paragraph (2);
                    (B) the relative value, long-term sustainability, 
                and any other implication of the relative reliance of 
                the counties of the State on revenues arising from 
                Federal forests located in the counties, as compared to 
                other local revenue sources;
                    (C) the potential long-term effects of each revenue 
                source considered under paragraph (2) on the economies 
                of the counties of the State;
                    (D) revenue sources that are used by other cities 
                or counties of the State;
                    (E) the environmental effects of each revenue 
                source considered under paragraph (2);
                    (F) the effect of each revenue source considered 
                under paragraph (2) on local revenue streams and county 
                services; and
                    (G) comments submitted to the Task Force by a 
                stakeholder relating to any issue or proposal 
                considered by the Task Force.
    (b) Hearings.--
            (1) In general.--The Task Force shall hold such hearings, 
        meet and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and 
        receive such evidence as the Task Force considers advisable to 
        receive the input and determine the opinions of the public and 
        stakeholders with respect to the establishment of a 
        sustainable, long-term revenue source for the counties of the 
        State.
            (2) Incorporation of public and stakeholder input.--In 
        preparing the report required under subsection (c), the Task 
        Force shall incorporate into the recommendations of the Task 
        Force required under subsection (c)(2), to the maximum extent 
        practicable, the public and stakeholder input received under 
        paragraph (1).
    (c) Report.--Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Task Force 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 report that contains--
            (1) a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of 
        the Task Force;
            (2) a description of not less than 2 policy scenarios for 
        providing sustainable revenue to the counties of the State that 
        are recommended by not less than \3/5\ of the members of the 
        Task force for consideration by the Federal Government, the 
        State, and the counties of the State as the Task Force 
        considers appropriate (including such legislation and 
        administrative actions necessary to implement each policy 
        scenario);
            (3) a description of the opinion of each member of the Task 
        Force regarding each policy scenario described in paragraph 
        (2);
            (4) a description of the minority views of each member of 
        the Task Force who does not support any policy scenario 
        described in paragraph (2);
            (5) a description of each revenue source considered but not 
        recommended by the Task Force under paragraph (2), including--
                    (A) an explanation of each reason why the Task 
                Force did not recommend the policy scenario; and
                    (B) a description of the minority views of each 
                member of the Task Force relating to the decision by 
                the Task Force not to recommend the policy scenario; 
                and
            (6) a summary of comments received by the Task Force under 
        subsections (a)(3)(G) and (b)(1).
    (d) Required Hearings.--Not later than 60 days after the date on 
which each committee described in subsection (c) receives the report 
required under that subsection, each committee shall hold a hearing to 
evaluate the recommendations contained in the report.

SEC. 6. POWERS.

    (a) Information From Federal Agencies.--
            (1) In general.--The Task Force may secure directly from a 
        Federal agency such information as the Task Force considers 
        necessary to carry out this Act.
            (2) Provision of information.--On request of the 
        Chairperson of the Task Force, the head of the agency shall 
        provide the information to the Task Force.
    (b) Postal Services.--The Task Force may use the United States 
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other 
agencies of the Federal Government.
    (c) Gifts.--The Task Force may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or 
donations of services or property.

SEC. 7. TASK FORCE PERSONNEL MATTERS.

    (a) Compensation of Members.--Each member of the Task Force shall 
serve without compensation.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--A member of the Task Force shall be allowed 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 
57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from the home or regular 
place of business of the member in the performance of the duties of the 
Task Force.
    (c) Detail of Federal Government Employees.--
            (1) In general.--An employee of the Federal Government may 
        be detailed to the Task Force without reimbursement.
            (2) Civil service status.--The detail of the employee shall 
        be without interruption or loss of civil service status or 
        privilege.
    (d) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The 
Chairperson of the Task Force may procure temporary and intermittent 
services in accordance with section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 
Code, at rates for individuals that do not exceed the daily equivalent 
of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of that title.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act, to remain available until expended.

SEC. 9. TERMINATION OF TASK FORCE.

    The Task Force shall terminate 120 days after the date on which the 
Task Force submits the report of the Task Force under section 5(c).

Answer: Sustainable Revenue for Oregon Counties Act of 2009 - Establishes the Oregon Task Force on Sustainable Revenue for Counties to consider and review concepts for the establishment of a long-term revenue source for counties in Oregon that have historically received federal funds.

Directs the Task Force, in conducting the consideration and review, to consider: (1) revenue sources proposed by relevant legislation or administrative actions; (2) payments based on timber harvests, including thinning to restore forest health, carried out at sustainable levels; (3) payments based on the revenues each county could have received through property taxation if the land owned by the federal government was privately held and subject to a property tax; (4) revenue based on a portion of the proceeds from sales of material collected from public land in Oregon for the production of biomass electricity or cellulosic liquid transportation fuels, user fees for recreational activities on such land, payments for increases in carbon sequestration, and land exchanges or transfers that could provide compensation for nontaxable federal land in the counties; (5) local revenue sources that could be used to reduce or eliminate reliance of the counties on federal funds; (6) federal payments made by the government to the counties, including specified guaranteed payments; and (7) any other revenue source appropriate for review.

Requires the Task Force to hold hearings on the establishment of a sustainable, long-term revenue source for the counties.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as the ``Camp Safety Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR ORGANIZED CAMPS TO CONTINUE MINIMUM-WAGE-EXEMPT 
              STATUS.

     Section 13(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
213(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``(subject to paragraph 
        (18))'' after ``organized camp'';
            (2) in paragraph (17), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(18) an organized camp under paragraph (3), if such 
        camp--
                    ``(A) provides personal health, first aid and 
                medical services, health supervision, and maintenance 
                of camp-related health records for campers;
                    ``(B) adheres to standards for food preparation 
                safety that are as protective or more protective than 
                such standards recommended by the Food and Drug 
                Administration;
                    ``(C) adheres to applicable State and local 
                standards regarding--
                            ``(i) fire and building safety relating to 
                        the buildings and the occupants of buildings 
                        used by such camp; and
                            ``(ii) sanitation relating to camp 
                        personnel, buildings, and grounds;
                    ``(D) reports annually to the Secretary, on a date 
                prescribed by the Secretary, all incidents resulting in 
                death, injury, or illness, other than minor injuries 
                which require only first aid treatment and which do not 
                involve medical treatment, loss of consciousness, 
                restriction of activity or motion, or premature 
                termination of a camper's term at the camp;
                    ``(E) provides access to the Secretary for 
                inspection or investigation of such camp under section 
                3 of the Camp Safety Act of 2005;
                    ``(F)(i) conducts criminal background checks of all 
                camp employees for convictions under Federal and State 
                laws;
                    ``(ii) maintains a record of such checks for at 
                least 6 months after the date of termination of such an 
                employee's employment; and
                    ``(iii) makes such records available to the 
                Secretary upon the request of the Secretary; and
                    ``(G) maintains a ratio of at least 1 lifeguard for 
                every 30 camper swimmers.''.

SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT BY SECRETARY OF LABOR.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Labor shall monitor and enforce 
compliance of organized camps subject to section 13(a)(18) of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)(18)). In monitoring and 
enforcing such compliance, the Secretary shall--
            (1) implement a system for the routine reporting of 
        fatalities and serious injuries or illnesses;
            (2) implement procedures for conducting inspection and 
        verifying information provided to the Secretary by such camps;
            (3) investigate complaints received regarding such camps;
            (4) require appropriate training, including knowledge of 
        outdoor camping, for camp inspectors; and
            (5) compile statistics based on the information in the 
        reports required to be submitted by such camps under section 
        13(a)(18)(C) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 213(a)(18)(C)); and
            (6) based at least in part on the statistics compiled under 
        subparagraph (C), determine the areas in which additional 
        safety standards are necessary and prescribe appropriate 
        regulations.
    (b) Investigative Authority.--In monitoring and enforcing 
compliance under subsection (a), the Secretary of Labor may--
            (1) enter and inspect such a camp and its records, question 
        the employees of such camp, and investigate facts, conditions, 
        practices, or other matters, to the extent the Secretary deems 
        necessary or appropriate; and
            (2) administer oaths and examine witnesses under oath, 
        issue subpoenas, and compel the attendance of witnesses and 
        other relevant records.

SEC. 4. EFFECT ON STATE LAW.

    (a) Equal or Greater Protection Under State Law.--Section 13(a)(18) 
of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)(18)) preempts 
a State's laws regarding camp safety, unless the Secretary of Labor 
determines that such State's laws provide substantially the same, or 
greater, protection for campers as such section, but such State's laws 
are only preempted to the extent that the Secretary determines that 
they provide lesser protection for campers than such section.
    (b) Judicial Review of Determination by Secretary.--A State 
aggrieved by a determination under subsection (a) may bring an action 
in an appropriate United States district court for review of such 
determination.
    (c) Effect of Compliance With Equivalent State Law.--A person that 
complies with a State law which the Secretary of Labor has determined 
under subsection (a) provides substantially the same, or greater, 
protection for campers as section 13(a)(18) of the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)(18)) shall be deemed to have complied 
with the requirements of such section.

Answer: Camp Safety Act of 2005 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require organized camps to comply with specified health and safety standards as a condition for their exemption from minimum wage requirements.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to monitor and enforce such compliance. Preempts State laws only to the extent that they provide lesser protection for campers.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Early Treatment for Chronic 
Ailment Resurgence through Examinations Act of 2017'' or the ``VET CARE 
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE PROVISION OF DENTAL CARE TO CERTAIN 
              VETERANS.

    (a) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry 
out a pilot program to provide outpatient dental services and 
treatment, and related dental appliances, to eligible veterans enrolled 
under subsection (c)(3), at no cost to such veterans. Under the pilot 
program, the Secretary shall determine whether there is a correlation 
between veterans receiving such services and treatment, and the 
veterans suffering fewer complications of chronic ailments, thereby 
yielding a lower cost of care.
    (b) Eligible Veterans Defined.--For purposes of this section, the 
term ``eligible veterans'' means veterans who are--
            (1) enrolled in the system of annual patient enrollment 
        under section 1705 of title 38, United States Code;
            (2) not eligible for dental care under section 1712 of 
        title 38, United States Code;
            (3) between 40 and 70 years of age; and
            (4) diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
    (c) Application; Evaluation; Disqualification; Enrollment; 
Categorization.--
            (1) Application.--Eligible veterans may elect to apply for 
        the pilot program.
            (2) Evaluation; disqualification.--Eligible veterans who 
        apply for the pilot program shall receive an initial 
        periodontal evaluation, including vertical bitewing 
        radiographs. Any eligible veteran diagnosed with periodontal 
        disease that requires surgery shall be disqualified from the 
        pilot program.
            (3) Enrollment; categorization.--The Secretary shall enroll 
        at least 1,500 eligible veterans who apply for the pilot 
        program, giving preference to veterans with service-connected 
        disabilities that increases in accordance with the veterans' 
        disability ratings under chapter 11 of title 38, United States 
        Code, in a manner that ensures the following:
                    (A) One-third of eligible veterans enrolled in the 
                pilot program shall have been diagnosed with no or mild 
                periodontitis under paragraph (2).
                    (B) Two-thirds of eligible veterans enrolled in the 
                pilot program shall have been diagnosed with moderate 
                to severe periodontitis under paragraph (2).
    (d) Duration of Program.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
program during the four-year period beginning on the date that is 180 
days after the effective date of this section.
    (e) Locations.--The pilot program shall be carried out in five 
facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, with one such 
facility in each of five Veterans Integrated Services Networks that the 
Secretary considers appropriate for the pilot program.
    (f) Patient Distribution.--Each facility shall serve not more than 
one-fourth and not fewer than one-sixth of the veterans enrolled in the 
pilot program, in approximately even proportions of veterans 
categorized under subsection (c)(3).
    (g) Course of Program.--
            (1) Periodontal therapy.--The Secretary shall make timely 
        and appropriate periodontal therapy available to veterans 
        described in subsection (c)(3)(B).
            (2) Election of treatment.--Such veterans who elect to 
        receive treatment shall be classified as ``treated''.
            (3) Annual evaluations.--Each treated veteran shall receive 
        an annual dental evaluation, during which the periodontal 
        health of the treated veteran shall be reassessed and recorded 
        exactly as at the initial evaluation under subsection (c)(2).
            (4) Health outcome reporting.--For the duration of the 
        pilot program, the Secretary shall collect and record data 
        regarding the health of treated veterans, including events, 
        treatments, and outcomes, and make such data available for 
        analysis by qualified researchers.
    (h) Education.--
            (1) Health care providers.--The Secretary shall provide 
        standardized instructions to all physicians and dentists who 
        work in facilities described in subsection (e) to ensure 
        consistent evaluation and care for veterans enrolled in the 
        pilot program in all such facilities.
            (2) Enrolled veterans.--The Secretary shall provide each 
        veteran enrolled in the pilot program with an orientation, 
        information before any care is provided under the pilot 
        program, and an exit interview that includes information 
        regarding how such veteran may obtain dental services and 
        treatment after the end of the pilot program.
    (i) Educational Outreach.--The Secretary shall notify those 
institutions of higher education (as that term is defined in section 
102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) that offer 
degrees in periodontology of the pilot program so that such 
institutions may engage in similar studies regarding private 
periodontal care for veterans.
    (j) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the conclusion of the 
pilot program, the Secretary shall submit a report of findings to the 
Congress.
    (k) Regulations.--The Secretary shall administer the pilot program 
under such regulations as the Secretary shall prescribe, including best 
practices regarding informed consent and study registration.

Answer:
Veterans Early Treatment for Chronic Ailment Resurgence through Examinations Act of 2017 or the VET CARE Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) carry out a four-year pilot program in five Veterans Health Administration facilities to provide outpatient dental services and treatment, and related dental appliances, to eligible veterans at no cost; and (2) determine whether there is a correlation between veterans receiving such services and their suffering fewer complications of chronic ailments, thereby yielding a lower cost of care. &quot;Eligible veterans&quot; means veterans who are:   enrolled in, but not eligible for dental care under, the VA's health care program;   between 40 and 70 years of age; and  diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.    Applicants shall receive an initial periodontal evaluation. Those diagnosed with periodontal disease that requires surgery shall be disqualified. The VA shall enroll at least 1,500 eligible veterans, one-third of whom shall have been diagnosed with no or mild periodontitis and two-thirds of whom shall have been diagnosed with moderate to severe periodontitis.