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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Grand Staircase Escalante 
Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Establishment of Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve.
Sec. 5. Withdrawals.
Sec. 6. Map and legal description.
Sec. 7. Grand Staircase National Monument.
Sec. 8. Kaiparowits National Monument.
Sec. 9. Escalante Canyons National Monument.
Sec. 10. Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve, Grand Staircase 
                            National Monument, Kaiparowits National 
                            Monument, and Escalante Canyons National 
                            Monument Management Council.
Sec. 11. Federal land manager adherence.
Sec. 12. Clarification.
Sec. 13. Restoration of land status.
Sec. 14. Hole in the Rock Road.
Sec. 15. Effect on proclamations.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Management council.--The term ``Management Council'' 
        means the council established under section 10.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF ESCALANTE CANYONS NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established within the 
Escalante Canyons National Monument the ``Escalante Canyons National 
Park and Preserve'' in the State of Utah.
    (b) Boundaries.--The boundaries of Escalante Canyons National Park 
and Preserve are as generally depicted on the map entitled ``____'', 
numbered ___, and dated ____. The map shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service.
    (c) Purpose.--The purpose of the Escalante Canyons National Park 
and Preserve shall be to protect, conserve, and enhance in the 
Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve--
            (1) the unique and nationally important historic, natural, 
        scenic, and natural resources;
            (2) recreation, including hunting; and
            (3) grazing.

SEC. 5. WITHDRAWALS.

    Subject to valid existing rights, any Federal land within the 
Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve, including any land or 
interest in land that is acquired by the United States after the date 
of enactment of this Act, is withdrawn from--
            (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land 
        laws;
            (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
            (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, 
        and geothermal leasing laws.

SEC. 6. MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.

    (a) In General.--As soon as practicable 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 map and legal description 
of the Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve.
    (b) Force and Effect.--The map and legal description submitted 
under this section shall have the same force and effect as if included 
in this Act, except that the Secretary may make minor modifications of 
any clerical or typographical errors in the map or legal description 
provided these changes are first reported to the State of Utah, 
Garfield and Kane Counties in Utah, and the Management Council.

SEC. 7. GRAND STAIRCASE NATIONAL MONUMENT.

    (a) Establishment.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal 
land comprising approximately 211,983 acres, identified as ``Grand 
Staircase Unit'' and generally depicted on the map entitled ``Grand 
Staircase-Escalante National Monument Modification'' is hereby 
established as the ``Grand Staircase National Monument''.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Grand Staircase National Monument 
shall be to protect, conserve, and enhance the monument's--
            (1) unique and nationally important historic, scenic, and 
        natural resources;
            (2) recreation, including hunting; and
            (3) grazing.
    (c) Map.--
            (1) As soon as practicable 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 map 
        and legal description of the Grand Staircase National Monument 
        established in this section.
            (2) The map and legal description submitted under this 
        section shall have the same force and effect as if included in 
        this title, except that the Secretary may make minor 
        modification of any clerical or typographical errors in the map 
        or legal description provided these changes are first reported 
        to the State of Utah, Kane County, Utah, and the Management 
        Council.
            (3) A copy of the map and legal description shall be on 
        file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
        field offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

SEC. 8. KAIPAROWITS NATIONAL MONUMENT.

    (a) Establishment.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal 
land comprising approximately 551,117 acres, identified as 
``Kaiparowits Unit'' and generally depicted on the map entitled ``Grand 
Staircase-Escalante National Monument Modification'' is hereby 
established as the ``Kaiparowits National Monument''.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Kaiparowits National Monument 
shall be to protect, conserve, and enhance the monument's--
            (1) unique and nationally important historic, scenic, and 
        natural resources;
            (2) recreation, including hunting; and
            (3) grazing.
    (c) Map.--
            (1) As soon as practicable 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 map 
        and legal description of the Kaiparowits National Monument 
        established in this section.
            (2) The map and legal description submitted under this 
        section shall have the same force and effect as if included in 
        this title, except that the Secretary may make minor 
        modification of any clerical or typographical errors in the map 
        or legal description provided these changes are first reported 
        to the State of Utah, Kane and Garfield Counties, Utah, and the 
        Management Council.
            (3) A copy of the map and legal description shall be on 
        file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
        field offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

SEC. 9. ESCALANTE CANYONS NATIONAL MONUMENT.

    (a) Establishment.--Subject to the valid existing rights, the 
Federal land comprising approximately 243,241 acres, identified as 
``Escalante Canyons Unit'' and generally depicted on the map entitled 
``Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Modification'' is hereby 
established as the ``Escalante Canyons National Monument''.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Escalante Canyons National 
Monument shall be to protect, conserve, and enhance the monument's--
            (1) unique and nationally important historic, scenic, and 
        natural resources;
            (2) recreation, including hunting; and
            (3) grazing.
    (c) Map.--
            (1) As soon as practicable 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 map 
        and legal description of the Escalante Canyons National 
        Monument established in this section.
            (2) The map and legal description submitted under this 
        section shall have the same force and effect as if included in 
        this title, except that the Secretary may make minor 
        modification of any clerical or typographical errors in the map 
        or legal description provided these changes are first reported 
        to the State of Utah, Garfield County, Utah, and the Management 
        Council.
            (3) A copy of the map and legal description shall be on 
        file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
        field offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

SEC. 10. ESCALANTE CANYONS NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, GRAND STAIRCASE 
              NATIONAL MONUMENT, KAIPAROWITS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND 
              ESCALANTE CANYONS NATIONAL MONUMENT MANAGEMENT COUNCIL.

    (a) Establishment.--The Management Council is hereby established.
    (b) Duties.--The Management Council shall develop and implement the 
comprehensive management plans for the Escalante Canyons National Park 
and Preserve, the Grand Staircase National Monument, the Kaiparowits 
National Monument, and the Escalante Canyons National Monument 
consistently with the purposes of those areas as provided in this Act.
    (c) Membership.--The Management Council shall be composed of 7 
members appointed not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act as follows:
            (1) One individual from the Department of Interior, 
        appointed by the President.
            (2) Five individuals, appointed by the President in 
        consultation with the Congressional delegation from the State 
        of Utah and the Governor of Utah, who shall represent the 
        following:
                    (A) Two from the Garfield County, Utah, Board of 
                Commissioners.
                    (B) Two from the Kane County, Utah, Board of 
                Commissioners.
                    (C) One Utah State Legislator representing Kane 
                County, Garfield County, or both.
            (3) One at-large representative appointed by the President.
    (d) Qualifications.--The members appointed under subsections (c)(2) 
and (3) shall not be employees of the Federal Government.
    (e) Terms.--The President shall appoint the members under 
subsections (c)(2) and (3) for a term of 5 years, except that the 
President shall designate staggered terms for the members initially 
appointed to the Management Council. The President may reappoint a 
member to not more than three consecutive terms.
    (f) Vacancies.--Vacancies of members appointed under subsections 
(c)(2) and (3) shall be filled in the same manner as such positions 
were originally filled as soon as practicable after the vacancy has 
occurred.
    (g) Compensation.--Members appointed under subsections (c)(2) and 
(3) shall serve without pay, except for reasonable travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at the rate authorized for 
employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 
United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of 
business in the performance of duties for the Council.
    (h) Chair.--The members shall select the chair of the Management 
Council from the members appointed under subsection (c)(2) and (3) for 
a term beginning on the date of selection, and ending in 5 years or 
until the member's term of office expires, whichever occurs first.
    (i) Staff Assistance.--The Management Council may request 
administrative assistance from Federal employees under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture.
    (j) Meetings.--
            (1) Frequency.--The Management Council shall meet at the 
        call of the Chair or a majority of the members. Meetings shall 
        be held no less than once per year. A majority must be present 
        to constitute a quorum to conduct official business.
            (2) Announcement; open meetings.--All meetings of the 
        Management Council shall be announced at least one week in 
        advance in publications of general circulation and shall be 
        open to the public.
    (k) Administration.--
            (1) The Management Council shall allow hunting, fishing and 
        trapping on lands and water under the jurisdiction of the 
        Secretary within the Escalante Canyons National Park and 
        Preserve in accordance with the applicable laws of the State of 
        Utah.
            (2) The Management Council shall ensure that the privilege 
        of grazing domestic livestock on lands with the Escalante 
        Canyons National Park and Preserve shall continue to be 
        exercised and enhanced in perpetuity. Grazing within the 
        Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve shall be 
        administered by the National Park Service.

SEC. 11. FEDERAL LAND MANAGER ADHERENCE.

    Federal land managers shall adhere to the management plans created 
by the Management Council.

SEC. 12. CLARIFICATION.

    Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the State of Utah 
with respect to the management of fish, wildlife and predators in the 
State.

SEC. 13. RESTORATION OF LAND STATUS.

    Subject to valid existing rights, the provisions of existing 
withdrawals, and the requirements of applicable law, the public lands 
excluded from the monument reservation under Presidential Proclamation 
___, dated December 4, 2017, and issued under chapter 3203 of title 54, 
United States Code, shall be open to:
            (1) entry, location, selection, sale or other disposition 
        under the public land laws;
            (2) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and 
        geothermal leasing; and
            (3) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws.

SEC. 14. HOLE IN THE ROCK ROAD.

    The Secretary shall convey to the State of Utah all right, title 
and interest of the United States in and to the Hole in the Rock Road 
(BLM Road 200).

SEC. 15. EFFECT ON PROCLAMATIONS.

    Any provision of Presidential Proclamation 6920, dated September 
18, 1996, and Presidential Proclamation ____, dated December 4, 2017, 
and issued under chapter 3203 of title 54, United States Code, that is 
inconsistent with this Act is hereby declared null and void.

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Grand Staircase Escalante Enhancement Act This bill establishes the Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve within the Escalante Canyons National Monument (established by this bill and consisting of approximately 243,241 acres) in Utah.  Federal lands within the park and preserve, including lands or interests acquired by the United States afterwards, are withdrawn from:  entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and  operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.   The bill also establishes the Grand Staircase National Monument (consisting of approximately 211,983 acres) and the Kaiparowits National Monument (consisting of approximately 551,117 acres). A management council shall implement comprehensive management plans for the park and preserve and the monuments. Federal land managers must adhere to the management plans created by the council. The public lands excluded from the lands and interests in lands reserved within the modified boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument under the Presidential Proclamation dated December 4, 2017, shall be open to:  entry, location, selection, sale, or other disposition under the public land laws; disposition under all laws related to mineral and geothermal leasing; and  location, entry, and patent under the mining laws.   Interior shall convey to the state of Utah the Hole in the Rock Road (BLM [Bureau of Land Management] Road 200). 


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SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Postal Service Enhancement Act''.

                   TITLE I--RATEMAKING FLEXIBILITIES

SEC. 101. COMPETITIVE AND NONCOMPETITIVE PRODUCTS DEFINED.

    Section 102 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``and'' at the end of paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end 
of paragraph (4) and inserting a semicolon, and by adding at the end 
the following:
            ``(5) `competitive product' refers to any postal product 
        which the Postal Rate Commission has determined, based on 
        appropriate economic factors prescribed by the Commission, 
        competes for business in a competitive market; and
            ``(6) `noncompetitive product' refers to any postal product 
        that is not a competitive product.''.

SEC. 102. RATES AND FEES FOR NONCOMPETITIVE PRODUCTS.

    (a) Current Ratemaking Procedures Cease To Apply With Respect to 
Competitive Products.--Section 3622(a) of title 39, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: ``This section shall 
apply only in the case of noncompetitive products.''.
    (b) Prohibition on Subsidizing Competitive Products.--Section 
3622(b) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking ``and'' 
at the end of paragraph (8), by redesignating paragraph (9) as 
paragraph (10), and by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
            ``(9) the requirement that no rate or fee for a 
        noncompetitive product shall subsidize any rate or fee for a 
        competitive product; and''.

SEC. 103. AUTHORITY TO INCREASE RATES FOR NONCOMPETITIVE PRODUCTS 
              INCREMENTALLY.

    Section 3624 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(e) If a request made by the Postal Service under section 3622 
proposes that one or more rates of postage or fees for postal services 
be changed incrementally, the recommended decision of the Commission 
may include provisions responsive to that proposal.''.

SEC. 104. NEGOTIATED SERVICE AGREEMENTS.

    Title 39, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
3642 the following:
``Sec. 3643. Negotiated service agreements
    ``(a) The Postal Service may enter into negotiated service 
agreements with mail users under this section and in accordance with 
the policies of this title.
    ``(b) A negotiated service agreement may not be entered into unless 
each of the following conditions is met:
            ``(1) The agreement can reasonably be expected to result in 
        net benefits to the operation of a nationwide postal system.
            ``(2) The Postal Service remains willing and able to enter 
        into similar negotiated service agreements with other similarly 
        situated mail users (determined without regard to size).
            ``(3) Rates and fees payable during the term of the 
        negotiated service agreement are reasonably calculated to yield 
        to the Postal Service total revenues (after taking into account 
        any costs avoided, and any additional costs incurred, by the 
        Postal Service pursuant to the agreement) at least equal to the 
        revenues that would be generated over that same period of time 
        by application of the rate or rates chargeable under the 
        classification or classifications of mail service most similar 
        to the services performed under the agreement.
    ``(c) A negotiated service agreement that involves one or more 
noncompetitive products shall not become effective unless the Postal 
Rate Commission first certifies, in accordance with such expedited 
procedures as the Commission shall by regulation establish, that the 
agreement meets the requirements of this section. Certifications under 
this subsection may, notwithstanding section 3628, be appealed to any 
court of appeals of the United States.
    ``(d) For purposes of this section, the term `negotiated service 
agreement' means an agreement between a mail user and the Postal 
Service requiring performance by the mail user, the Postal Service, or 
both, of any combination of activities that, with respect to one or 
more classes of mail, differs significantly from those that would 
otherwise apply.''.

SEC. 105. COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS.

    Subchapter II of chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 3630. Competitive products
    ``(a) The Postal Service may offer competitive products under this 
section and in accordance with the policies of this title.
    ``(b) A competitive product may not be offered unless each of the 
following conditions is met:
            ``(1) The product can reasonably be expected to result in 
        net benefits to the operation of a nationwide postal system.
            ``(2) The rates or fees for the product--
                    ``(A) comply with the factors specified in section 
                3622(b); and
                    ``(B) are not subsidized by any rates or fees for 
                noncompetitive products.
    ``(c)(1) Interested parties who believe the Postal Service is 
offering a competitive product which does not conform to the policies 
set out in this title may lodge a complaint with the Postal Rate 
Commission in such form and in such manner as it may prescribe. The 
Commission may, in its discretion, hold hearings on such complaint and 
may issue an order providing for such interim relief as the Commission 
considers appropriate. The Commission shall issue an order deciding the 
complaint as expeditiously as possible.
    ``(2) The Postal Service shall comply with orders of the Commission 
under this subsection. Such orders may, notwithstanding section 3628, 
be appealed to any court of appeals of the United States.
    ``(3) Section 3662 shall not apply to complaints relating to 
competitive products.''.

SEC. 106. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) The heading for section 3622 of title 39, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 3622. Rates and fees for noncompetitive products''.
    (b) The table of sections for chapter 36 of title 39, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking the item relating to section 3622 and 
        inserting the following:

``3622. Rates and fees for noncompetitive products.'';
            (2) by adding after the item relating to section 3629 the 
        following:

``3630. Competitive products.''; and
            (3) by inserting after the item relating to section 3642 
        the following:

``3643. Negotiated service agreements.''.

SEC. 107. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

    (a) Postal Products; Rates and Fees.--Until otherwise provided in 
accordance with title 39, United States Code (as amended by this title 
or as deemed to have remained in effect under subsection (b), as the 
case may be)--
            (1) all postal products offered immediately before this Act 
        takes effect shall continue being offered; and
            (2) all rates and fees in effect under such title 
        immediately before this Act takes effect shall remain in 
        effect.
    (b) Proceedings Pending.--This title shall not affect any 
proceedings pending immediately before the date of enactment of this 
Act, and any such proceedings shall continue under applicable 
provisions of title 39, United States Code, as last in effect before 
such date of enactment, until completed or terminated in accordance 
therewith.

   TITLE II--NATIONAL COMMISSION ON POSTAL EFFICIENCY AND ENHANCEMENT

SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established a commission to be known as the ``National 
Commission on Postal Efficiency and Enhancement'' (hereinafter in this 
title referred to as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 202. FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION.

    The Commission shall review the present practices and 
organizational structure of the United States Postal Service, with a 
view toward identifying--
            (1) areas of inefficiency or waste; and
            (2) methods for improving operations involved in the 
        collection, processing, or delivery of mail.

SEC. 203. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 8 
members appointed by the President, except that of those members--
            (1) 2 shall be appointed from among individuals recommended 
        by the majority leader of the Senate; and
            (2) 2 shall be appointed from among individuals recommended 
        by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
    (b) Qualifications.--An individual appointed to serve on the 
Commission shall have expertise in mail delivery, organizational 
efficiency, labor relations, or other relevant subject areas.
    (c) Initial Appointments.--It is the sense of the Congress that the 
members of the Commission should be appointed within 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
    (d) Chairman.--The Chairman of the Commission shall be designated 
by the President.
    (e) Pay.--Members shall be paid at a rate to be established by the 
President, not to exceed the rate payable for level I of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5312 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 204. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--The Chairman of the Commission shall exercise the 
executive and administrative functions of the Commission, and may 
appoint such staff as may be necessary for the operation of the 
Commission.
    (b) Information From Agencies.--The Commission may secure from any 
department, agency, independent establishment, or other instrumentality 
of the United States, any information necessary to enable it to carry 
out its functions under this title. Upon receiving a request under the 
preceding sentence, the head of the instrumentality involved shall, to 
the extent authorized by law, furnish such information directly to the 
Commission.

SEC. 205. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    The Commission shall transmit to the President and the Congress, 
within 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, a report 
containing a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the 
Commission, together with its recommendations for any legislation or 
administrative actions which the Commission considers appropriate.

SEC. 206. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate as of the date on which the work of 
the Commission has been completed.

     TITLE III--ENHANCED AUTHORITIES FOR THE POSTAL RATE COMMISSION

SEC. 301. ENHANCED AUTHORITIES.

    Section 3604 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(f)(1) Any Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission, any 
administrative law judge appointed by the Commission under section 3105 
of title 5, and any employee of the Commission designated by the 
Commission, may administer oaths, examine witnesses, take depositions, 
and receive evidence.
    ``(2) The Chairman of the Commission, any Commissioner designated 
by the Chairman, and any administrative law judge appointed by the 
Commission under section 3105 of title 5 may, with respect to any 
proceeding conducted by the Commission under this title--
            ``(A) issue subpoenas requiring the attendance and 
        presentation of testimony, or the production of documentary or 
        other evidence in the possession, of any covered individual; 
        and
            ``(B) order the taking of depositions or responses to 
        written interrogatories by a covered individual.
    ``(3) In the case of contumacy or failure to obey a subpoena or 
order issued under this subsection, upon application by the Commission, 
the district court of the United States for the district in which the 
person to whom the subpoena or order is addressed resides or is served 
may issue an order requiring such person to appear at any designated 
place to testify or produce documentary or other evidence. Any failure 
to obey the order of the court may be punished by the court as a 
contempt thereof.
    ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term `covered 
individual' means an officer or employee or agent of the Postal Service 
or of a contractor of the Postal Service.
    ``(g)(1) If the Postal Service determines that any testimony, 
document, or other matter provided pursuant to a subpoena or order 
issued under subsection (f), or otherwise provided by the Postal 
Service to the Postal Rate Commission in connection with any proceeding 
or other purpose under this title, contains information which is 
described in section 410(c) of this title, or exempt from public 
disclosure under section 552(b) of title 5, the Postal Service shall, 
at the time such matter is provided to the Commission, notify the 
Commission, in writing, of its determination (and the reasons 
therefor).
    ``(2) The Commission shall establish procedures for ensuring, where 
appropriate, the confidentiality of any information as to which it has 
been notified under paragraph (1).''.

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(Sec. 104) Outlines conditions under which the Postal Service (Service) may enter into negotiated service agreements with mail users, including that: (1) the agreement will result in net benefits to the nationwide postal system; and (2) rates and fees payable under the agreement are calculated to yield revenues to the Service that are at least equal to revenues generated by rates chargeable for other mail services. Allows any such agreement that involves one or more noncompetitive products to be effective only after the Postal Rate Commission (Commission) first certifies that such agreement meets requirements applicable to all mail service agreements.
(Sec. 105) Outlines conditions under which the Service may offer competitive products. Provides conditions under which a party who believes that the Service is offering a competitive product which does not conform to such conditions may lodge a complaint with the Commission.
Title II: National Commission on Postal Efficiency and Enhancement
 - Establishes the National Commission on Postal Efficiency and Enhancement to review and report on the present practices and organizational structure of the Service, with a view toward identifying waste or inefficiency and improving the collection, processing, and delivery of mail.
Title III: Enhanced Authorities for the Postal Rate Commission
 - Authorizes any Commission commissioner, any administrative law judge appointed by the Commission, and any Commission employee to administer oaths, examine witnesses, take depositions, and receive evidence. Authorizes the Commission Chairman, any designated commissioner, or any Commission-appointed administrative law judge to issue subpoenas and order the taking of depositions or responses to written interrogatories.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Technical Education Creates High-
Paying Careers Act of 2016'' or the ``TECH Careers Act''.

SEC. 2. AMERICAN TECHNICAL TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2371 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by inserting before section 201 the following:

                     ``PART A--TECH PREP PROGRAM'';

        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new part:

          ``PART B--AMERICAN TECHNICAL TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM

``SEC. 221. ESTABLISHMENT OF AMERICAN TECHNICAL TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Program Authorization.--The Secretary of Education, in 
coordination with the Secretary of Labor, shall develop and implement a 
grant program, to be known as the American Technical Training Grant 
Program, to award competitive grants to eligible entities for 
supporting the establishment, redesign, or expansion of job training 
programs that enable economically disadvantaged students to enter into 
and advance along career pathways that lead to jobs in high-skill, 
high-wage, or high-demand occupations.
    ``(b) Definition of Eligible Entity.--For purposes of this part, 
the term `eligible entity' means an institution of higher education 
that offers career and technical education programs that can be 
completed in 2 years or less or a consortium of such institutions.
    ``(c) Application.--An eligible entity that desires a grant under 
this part shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
require.
    ``(d) Selection Criteria.--In awarding grants under this part, the 
Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that--
            ``(1) would serve a large proportion of job training 
        program participants who are from economically disadvantaged 
        families;
            ``(2) would provide training for an industry sector or 
        occupation in high demand;
            ``(3) demonstrate potential for a high percentage of job 
        training program participants to secure employment after 
        completion of such entity's job training program; or
            ``(4) meet such other criteria as the Secretary considers 
        appropriate.
    ``(e) Partnerships.--
            ``(1) Required partnerships.--Before awarding a grant to an 
        eligible entity under this part, the Secretary shall verify 
        that the eligible entity has entered into a partnership 
        agreement with--
                    ``(A) a local workforce development board;
                    ``(B) an employer with a workforce need in a high-
                skill, high-wage, or high-demand industry;
                    ``(C) an industry organization or other 
                intermediary representing the industry sector or 
                occupation for which the job training program provides 
                training; and
                    ``(D) an institution of higher education that--
                            ``(i) offers a baccalaureate degree; and
                            ``(ii) has an articulation agreement with 
                        the eligible entity.
            ``(2) Separate entities not required.--In meeting the 
        partnership requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of 
        paragraph (1), an eligible entity shall not be required to 
        partner with a separate entity for purposes of each such 
        subparagraph.
            ``(3) Additional partnerships.--In addition to being in the 
        partnerships described in paragraph (1), an eligible entity may 
        be in a partnership with--
                    ``(A) a nonprofit organization or other training 
                provider, including an apprenticeship program 
                registered with the Department of Labor;
                    ``(B) a community-based organization;
                    ``(C) a State, regional, or local economic 
                development agency;
                    ``(D) a secondary school; or
                    ``(E) a local educational agency.
    ``(f) Required Uses of Funds.--An eligible entity that receives a 
grant under this part shall use the grant funds to--
            ``(1) establish, redesign, or expand a job training program 
        that--
                    ``(A) leads to an industry recognized credential or 
                certification at the post-secondary level or to an 
                associate degree;
                    ``(B) trains job training program participants for 
                a regionally in-demand industry sector or occupation;
                    ``(C) addresses through embedded remediation the 
                needs of job training program participants for 
                remediation or attainment of basic skills;
                    ``(D) provides academic credit to job training 
                program participants for prior learning, if applicable, 
                including academic credit for courses completed in a 
                foreign country by a foreign professional or 
                recognition of such professional's foreign degree or 
                certification;
                    ``(E) provides student support services, such as 
                career guidance and academic counseling, intake 
                assessments to determine program fit, and other 
                services; and
                    ``(F) is accessible to nontraditional students 
                through alternative scheduling;
            ``(2) conduct high quality, independent evaluations of the 
        job training program's activities; and
            ``(3) provide work-based learning opportunities for job 
        training program participants.
    ``(g) Allowable Uses of Funds.--In addition to the required uses of 
funds under subsection (f), an eligible entity that receives a grant 
under this part may also use the grant funds to support the job 
training program by--
            ``(1) developing the program curriculum;
            ``(2) engaging employers or industries hire job training 
        program participants;
            ``(3) purchasing supplies;
            ``(4) supporting the professional development of faculty, 
        administrators, and career guidance and academic counselors;
            ``(5) supporting faculty salaries;
            ``(6) providing tuition assistance counseling and financial 
        aid counseling services;
            ``(7) providing services that target disconnected youth;
            ``(8) providing childcare for the children of program 
        participants during classes, internships, or other activities 
        relating to the job training program;
            ``(9) providing program participants with transportation to 
        classes, internships, or other activities relating to the job 
        training program; and
            ``(10) carrying out any other permissible activity 
        consistent with the purposes of this part, as approved by the 
        Secretary.
    ``(h) Grant Amount.--
            ``(1) In general.--The amount of a grant to an eligible 
        entity for a fiscal year shall not exceed $5,000,000.
            ``(2) Considerations.--In determining the amount of a grant 
        to be awarded to an eligible entity under this part, the 
        Secretary shall consider--
                    ``(A) if the grant is for the initial start-up of a 
                job training program or for the expansion of an 
                existing model, with smaller grants awarded for the 
                initial start-up and larger grants awarded for the 
                expansion of an existing model; and
                    ``(B) in the case of an application for the 
                expansion of an existing job training program, the 
                extent to which the job training program demonstrates 
                evidence of effectiveness.
            ``(3) Measuring effectiveness.--For purposes of paragraph 
        (2)(B), the measure of effectiveness shall include the 
        graduation rates, job placement rates, and wages earned by 
        graduates of the job training program.
    ``(i) Grant Duration.--
            ``(1) Maximum grant period.--The Secretary shall make a 
        grant award under this part for a period of not more than 3 
        years.
            ``(2) Maximum grant extension.--If an eligible entity that 
        receives a grant under this part makes substantial progress 
        based on the accountability and performance indicators 
        described in subsection (j), the Secretary may extend a grant 
        award for not more than 2 additional years.
    ``(j) Accountability and Performance Indicators.--
            ``(1) Required accountability and performance indicators.--
        An eligible entity shall provide annually to the Secretary data 
        on the eligible entity's job training program carried out under 
        this part, including--
                    ``(A) the number of program participants;
                    ``(B) for such program participants, the core 
                indicators of performance described in clauses (i) 
                through (iv) of section 113(b)(2)(B);
                    ``(C) the median earnings of program participants 
                who have completed the job training program, measured 
                at the time at which postsecondary student placement 
                rates are measured under clause (iv) of section 
                113(b)(2)(B); and
                    ``(D) the percentage of program participants who 
                have completed the job training program and who, at the 
                time at which postsecondary student placement rates are 
                measured under clause (iv) of section 113(b)(2)(B), are 
                employed by an employer that meets the requirement 
                under subsection (e)(1)(b).
            ``(2) Disaggregation of accountability and performance 
        indicators.--Such data shall be disaggregated by--
                    ``(A) race and ethnicity;
                    ``(B) gender;
                    ``(C) disability status;
                    ``(D) sexual orientation;
                    ``(E) English proficiency;
                    ``(F) status as economically disadvantaged;
                    ``(G) status as an individual preparing for 
                employment in a non-traditional field, including 
                individuals from a racial, ethnic, or national origin 
                group that is underrepresented in such field; and
                    ``(H) status as a military-connected student.
            ``(3) Student privacy.--The report to the Secretary 
        required under paragraph (1) shall only include data to the 
        extent that such data are sufficient to yield statistically 
        reliable information that does not reveal personally 
        identifiable information about an individual student.
            ``(4) Publication of data.--The Secretary shall aggregate 
        the data received under paragraph (1) and publish such 
        aggregation so that it is reasonably available to the public.
            ``(5) Funds reserved for data collection and 
        dissemination.--An eligible entity that receives a grant under 
        this part may reserve not more than 3 percent of the grant 
        amount to administer the collection, disaggregation, and 
        reporting of the data received under paragraph (1).
    ``(k) Reserved Funds.--
            ``(1) Funds reserved for rural, tribal, or outlying 
        areas.--The Secretary shall reserve not less than 1 percent and 
        not more than 10 percent of the funds appropriated under 
        subsection (n) to carry out this part for a fiscal year for 
        making awards to eligible entities located in rural, tribal, or 
        outlying areas.
            ``(2) Funds reserved for historically black colleges and 
        universities and other minority-serving institutions.--The 
        Secretary shall reserve not less than 1 percent and not more 
        than 10 percent of the funds appropriated under subsection (n) 
        to carry out this part for a fiscal year for making awards to 
        eligible entities listed in paragraphs (1) through (7) of 
        section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1067q(a)).
    ``(l) Matching Requirement.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each eligible entity that receives a 
        grant under this part shall secure, toward the cost of 
        establishing, redesigning, or expanding a job training program 
        under this part, from non-Federal sources, an amount as 
        determined by the Secretary for such eligible entity.
            ``(2) Non-federal contribution.--The non-Federal 
        contribution may be--
                    ``(A) in cash or in the form of in-kind 
                contributions that are directly related to the purpose 
                for which the grant was made; and
                    ``(B) from a State government, local government, or 
                private person.
    ``(m) Federal Funds To Supplement, Not Supplant, Non-Federal 
Funds.--An eligible entity receiving a grant under this part shall use 
Federal funds received under this part only to supplement the funds 
that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made available 
from non-Federal sources for the support of the job training programs 
assisted under this part, and not to supplant such funds.
    ``(n) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this part--
            ``(1) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and
            ``(2) such sums as may be necessary for subsequent fiscal 
        years.

``SEC. 222. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part:
            ``(1) Career pathway.--The term `career pathway' has the 
        meaning given that term in the section 3 of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
            ``(2) Disconnected youth.--The term `disconnected youth' 
        has the meaning given that term in section 526(a) of the 
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (42 U.S.C. 12301 note).
            ``(3) In-demand industry sector or occupation.--The term 
        `in-demand industry sector or occupation' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
            ``(4) Institution of higher education.--The term 
        `institution of higher education' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1001), except that such term shall not include 
        proprietary institutions of higher education.
            ``(5) Military-connected student.--The term `military-
        connected student' means a student that is the child of a 
        person serving in the Armed Forces.
            ``(6) Nontraditional student.--The term `nontraditional 
        student' has the meaning given that term in section 861(b) of 
        the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1161q(b)).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendments.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended--
            (1) by inserting before the item relating to section 201 
        the following new item:

                     ``Part A--Tech Prep Program'';

        and
            (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 206 the 
        following new items:

          ``Part B--American Technical Training Grant Program

``Sec. 221. Establishment of American Technical Training Grant Program.
``Sec. 222. Definitions.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Part A of title II of the Carl D. 
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2371 et 
seq.), as designated by this Act, is amended by striking ``this title'' 
each place it appears and inserting ``this part''.

Ex Output:

Technical Education Creates High-Paying Careers Act of 2016 or the TECH Careers Act This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to direct the Department of Education (ED), in coordination with the Department of Labor, to develop and implement an American Technical Training Grant Program awarding competitive three-year grants of up to $5 million per fiscal year to eligible entities for supporting the establishment, redesign, or expansion of job training programs that enable economically disadvantaged students to enter into and advance along career pathways that lead to jobs in high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand occupations. The entities eligible for such grants must be institutions of higher education offering career and technical education programs that can be completed in two years or less (or a consortium of such institutions), but only if they enter a partnership agreement with:   a local workforce development board; an employer with a workforce need in a high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand industry; an industry organization or other intermediary representing the industry sector or occupation for which the job training program provides training; and an institution of higher education that offers a baccalaureate degree and also has an articulation agreement with the eligible entity.