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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pension Assistance and Counseling 
Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. PENSION COUNSELING PROGRAMS.

    Title VII of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3058 et 
seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subtitle C as subtitle D;
            (2) by redesignating sections 761 through 764 as sections 
        791 through 794, respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subtitle B the following:

                    ``Subtitle C--Pension Counseling

``SEC. 761. PENSION COUNSELING PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Pension and other retirement benefits.--The term 
        `pension and other retirement benefits' means private, civil 
        service, and other public pensions and retirement benefits, 
        including benefits provided under--
                    ``(A) the Social Security program carried out under 
                title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et 
                seq.);
                    ``(B) the railroad retirement program carried out 
                under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 
                231 et seq.);
                    ``(C) the government retirement benefits programs 
                carried out under--
                            ``(i) the Civil Service Retirement System 
                        set forth in subchapter III of chapter 83 of 
                        title 5, United States Code;
                            ``(ii) the Federal Employees Retirement 
                        System set forth in chapter 84 of title 5, 
                        United States Code;
                            ``(iii) title 10, United States Code; or
                            ``(iv) any other government retirement 
                        system, including any Government pension plan 
                        as such term is defined under section 9502 of 
                        title 31, United States Code; or
                    ``(D) the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
                of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
            ``(2) Pension counseling program.--The term `pension 
        counseling program' means a program described in subsection 
        (c).
    ``(b) Establishment.--The Assistant Secretary shall establish and 
carry out pension counseling projects. In carrying out the projects, 
the Assistant Secretary shall award grants under subsection (c) and 
(d).
    ``(c) Pension Counseling Programs.--
            ``(1) Use of funds.--In carrying out the projects specified 
        in subsection (b), the Assistant Secretary shall award grants 
        to eligible entities to establish programs that create or 
        continue a sufficient number of pension assistance and 
        counseling projects to provide outreach, information, 
        counseling, referral, and other assistance regarding pension 
        and other retirement benefits, and rights related to such 
        benefits, to individuals throughout the United States.
            ``(2) Award of grants.--
                    ``(A) Type of entity.--The Assistant Secretary 
                shall award under this subsection--
                            ``(i) grants to State agencies or area 
                        agencies on aging; and
                            ``(ii) grants to nonprofit organizations 
                        with a proven record of providing--
                                    ``(I) services related to 
                                retirement of older individuals; or
                                    ``(II) specific pension counseling.
                    ``(B) Panel.--In awarding grants under this 
                subsection, the Assistant Secretary shall use a citizen 
                advisory panel that shall include representatives of 
                business, labor, national senior advocates, and 
                national pension rights advocates.
                    ``(C) Criteria.--In awarding grants under this 
                subsection, the Assistant Secretary, after consultation 
                with the panel, shall use as criteria--
                            ``(i) evidence of commitment of an agency 
                        or organization to carry out a proposed pension 
                        counseling program;
                            ``(ii) the ability of the agency or 
                        organization to perform effective outreach to 
                        affected populations, particularly populations 
                        identified as in need of special outreach;
                            ``(iii) reliable information that the 
                        population to be served by the agency or 
                        organization has a demonstrable need for the 
                        services proposed to be provided under the 
                        program; and
                            ``(iv) evidence of ability of the agency or 
                        organization to provide services under the 
                        program on a statewide or regional basis.
            ``(3) Application.--
                    ``(A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a 
                grant under this subsection, an entity shall submit an 
                application to the Assistant Secretary at such time, in 
                such manner, and containing such information as the 
                Assistant Secretary may require, including, at a 
                minimum--
                            ``(i) a plan for the establishment of a 
                        pension counseling program to serve a specific 
                        geographic area; and
                            ``(ii) an assurance that staff members 
                        (including volunteer staff members) have no 
                        conflict of interest in providing the services 
                        described in the plan.
                    ``(B) Plan.--The plan described in subparagraph (A) 
                shall provide for a program that--
                            ``(i) establishes or continues a State or 
                        area pension counseling service;
                            ``(ii) provides counseling (including 
                        direct counseling and assistance to individuals 
                        needing information) and information that may 
                        assist individuals in establishing rights to, 
                        obtaining, and filing claims or complaints 
                        related to, pension and other retirement 
                        benefits;
                            ``(iii) provides information on sources of 
                        pension and other retirement benefits, 
                        including the benefits under programs described 
                        in subsection (a)(1);
                            ``(iv) makes referrals to legal services 
                        and other advocacy programs;
                            ``(v) establishes a system of referral to 
                        Federal, State, and local departments or 
                        agencies related to pension and other 
                        retirement benefits;
                            ``(vi) provides a sufficient number of 
                        staff positions (including volunteer positions) 
                        to ensure information, counseling, referral, 
                        and assistance regarding pension and other 
                        retirement benefits;
                            ``(vii) provides training programs for 
                        staff members, including volunteer staff 
                        members of the programs described in subsection 
                        (a)(1);
                            ``(viii) makes recommendations to the 
                        Administration, the Department of Labor, and 
                        other Federal, State, and local agencies 
                        concerning issues for older individuals related 
                        to pension and other retirement benefits; and
                            ``(ix) establishes or continues to provide 
                        projects to provide outreach, information, 
                        counseling, referral, and other assistance 
                        regarding pension and other retirement 
                        benefits, with particular emphasis on outreach 
                        to women, minorities, and low-income retirees.
    ``(d) Training and Technical Assistance Program.--
            ``(1) Use of funds.--In carrying out the projects described 
        in subsection (b), the Assistant Secretary shall award a grant 
        to an eligible entity to establish a training and technical 
        assistance program to provide--
                    ``(A) information and technical assistance to the 
                staffs of entities operating pension counseling 
                programs; and
                    ``(B) assistance to the entities, including 
                assistance in designing program evaluation tools.
            ``(2) Eligible entity.--Entities eligible to receive grants 
        under this subsection include nonprofit private organizations 
        with records of providing national information, referral, and 
        advocacy in matters related to pension and other retirement 
        benefits.
            ``(3) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        this subsection, an entity shall submit an application to the 
        Assistant Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
        containing such information as the Assistant Secretary may 
        require.
    ``(e) Pension Assistance Hotline and Interagency Coordination.--The 
Assistant Secretary shall enter into interagency agreements for the 
establishment and operation of, and dissemination of information about, 
a telephone hotline for individuals seeking outreach, information, 
counseling, referral, and assistance regarding pension and other 
retirement benefits, and rights related to such benefits. The Assistant 
Secretary shall also enter into agreements with the Secretary of Labor 
and with the heads of other Federal agencies that regulate the 
provision of pension and other retirement benefits, as the Assistant 
Secretary determines to be appropriate, in order to carry out this 
subsection and to develop a nationwide public-private pension 
assistance system.
    ``(f) Report to Congress.--
            ``(1) Preparation.--The Assistant Secretary shall prepare a 
        report that--
                    ``(A) summarizes the distribution of funds 
                authorized for grants under this section and the 
                expenditure of such funds;
                    ``(B) summarizes the scope and content of training 
                and assistance provided under a program carried out 
                under this section and the degree to which the training 
                and assistance can be replicated;
                    ``(C) outlines the problems that individuals 
                participating in programs funded under this section 
                encountered concerning rights related to pension and 
                other retirement benefits; and
                    ``(D) makes recommendations regarding the manner in 
                which services provided in programs funded under this 
                section can be incorporated into the ongoing programs 
                of State agencies, area agencies on aging, multipurpose 
                senior centers, and other similar entities.
            ``(2) Submission.--Not later than 30 months after the date 
        of enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary shall 
        submit the report described in paragraph (1) to the Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives 
        and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
        the Senate.
    ``(g) Administrative Expenses.--Of the funds appropriated under 
subsection (h) to carry out this section for a fiscal year, not more 
than $100,000 may be used by the Administration for administrative 
expenses in carrying out this section.
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary 
for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.''.

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Repealer.--Section 429J of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3035r) is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (b) of section 794 of the 
Older Americans Act of 1965 (as redesignated in section 2(2)) is 
amended by striking ``entities described in section 751(c)'' and 
inserting ``persons and entities described in section 793(b)''.
Specifies that such grants shall be awarded to: (1) State agencies or area agencies on aging; (2) nonprofit organizations with a proven record of providing services related to retirement of older individuals or specific pension counseling; and (3) an eligible entity to establish a training and technical assistance program to provide information and technical assistance to the staffs of entities operating pension counseling programs and assistance to such entities, including assistance in designing program evaluation tools. Makes nonprofit private organizations with records of providing national information, referral, and advocacy in matters related to pension and other retirement benefits eligible to receive training and technical assistance grants.
Requires the Assistant Secretary to enter into: (1) interagency agreements for the establishment and operation of, and dissemination of information about, a telephone hotline for individuals seeking outreach, information, counseling, referral, and assistance regarding pension and other retirement benefits, and rights related to such benefits; and (2) agreements with the Secretary of Labor and with the heads of other Federal agencies that regulate the provision of pension and other retirement benefits, as appropriate, in order to carry out this Act and to develop a nationwide public-private pension assistance system.
Authorizes appropriations.
Repeals provisions of the Act that establish pension rights demonstration projects.

SECTION 1. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR CHILD VICTIMS OF 
              DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, STALKING, OR SEXUAL ASSAULT.

    Subtitle B of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
13701 note; 108 Stat. 1925) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``CHAPTER 11--TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR CHILD VICTIMS 
           OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, STALKING, OR SEXUAL ASSAULT

``SEC. 40299. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR CHILD VICTIMS 
              OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, STALKING, OR SEXUAL ASSAULT.

    ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General, acting in consultation 
with the Director of the Violence Against Women Office of the 
Department of Justice, shall award grants under this section to States, 
units of local government, Indian tribes, and other organizations 
(referred to in this section as the `recipient') to carry out programs 
to provide assistance to minors, adults, and their dependents--
            ``(1) who are homeless, or in need of transitional housing 
        or other housing assistance, as a result of fleeing a situation 
        of domestic violence; and
            ``(2) for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis 
        intervention services are unavailable or insufficient.
    ``(b) Grants.--Grants awarded under this section may be used for 
programs that provide--
            ``(1) short-term housing assistance, including rental or 
        utilities payments assistance and assistance with related 
        expenses such as payment of security deposits and other costs 
        incidental to relocation to transitional housing for persons 
        described in subsection (a); and
            ``(2) support services designed to enable a minor, an 
        adult, or a dependent of such minor or adult, who is fleeing a 
        situation of domestic violence to--
                    ``(A) locate and secure permanent housing; and
                    ``(B) integrate into a community by providing that 
                minor, adult, or dependent with services, such as 
                transportation, counseling, child care services, case 
                management, employment counseling, and other 
                assistance.
    ``(c) Duration.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
        minor, an adult, or a dependent, who receives assistance under 
        this section shall receive that assistance for not more than 18 
        months.
            ``(2) Waiver.--The recipient of a grant under this section 
        may waive the restriction under paragraph (1) for not more than 
        an additional 6 month period with respect to any minor, adult, 
        or dependent, who--
                    ``(A) has made a good-faith effort to acquire 
                permanent housing; and
                    ``(B) has been unable to acquire permanent housing.
    ``(d) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each eligible entity desiring a grant 
        under this section shall submit an application to the Attorney 
        General at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
        information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.
            ``(2) Contents.--Each application submitted pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(A) describe the activities for which assistance 
                under this section is sought; and
                    ``(B) provide such additional assurances as the 
                Attorney General determines to be essential to ensure 
                compliance with the requirements of this section.
            ``(3) Application.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
        construed to require--
                    ``(A) victims to participate in the criminal 
                justice system in order to receive services; or
                    ``(B) domestic violence advocates to breach client 
                confidentiality.
    ``(e) Report to the Attorney General.--
            ``(1) In general.--A recipient of a grant under this 
        section shall annually prepare and submit to the Attorney 
        General a report describing--
                    ``(A) the number of minors, adults, and dependents 
                assisted under this section; and
                    ``(B) the types of housing assistance and support 
                services provided under this section.
            ``(2) Contents.--Each report prepared and submitted 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include information regarding--
                    ``(A) the amount of housing assistance provided to 
                each minor, adult, or dependent, assisted under this 
                section and the reason for that assistance;
                    ``(B) the number of months each minor, adult, or 
                dependent, received assistance under this section;
                    ``(C) the number of minors, adults, and dependents 
                who--
                            ``(i) were eligible to receive assistance 
                        under this section; and
                            ``(ii) were not provided with assistance 
                        under this section solely due to a lack of 
                        available housing; and
                    ``(D) the type of support services provided to each 
                minor, adult, or dependent, assisted under this 
                section.
    ``(f) Report to Congress.--
            ``(1) Reporting requirement.--The Attorney General, with 
        the Director of the Violence Against Women Office, shall 
        annually prepare and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary 
        of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the 
        Judiciary of the Senate a report that contains a compilation of 
        the information contained in the report submitted under 
        subsection (e).
            ``(2) Availability of report.--In order to coordinate 
        efforts to assist the victims of domestic violence, the 
        Attorney General, in coordination with the Director of the 
        Violence Against Women Office, shall transmit a copy of the 
        report submitted under paragraph (1) to--
                    ``(A) the Office of Community Planning and 
                Development at the United States Department of Housing 
                and Urban Development; and
                    ``(B) the Office of Women's Health at the United 
                States Department of Health and Human Services.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out this section $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
        years 2004 through 2008.
            ``(2) Limitations.--Of the amount made available to carry 
        out this section in any fiscal year, not more than 3 percent 
        may be used by the Attorney General for salaries and 
        administrative expenses.
            ``(3) Minimum amount.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), unless all eligible applications 
                submitted by any States, units of local government, 
                Indian tribes, or organizations within a State for a 
                grant under this section have been funded, that State, 
                together with the grantees within the State (other than 
                Indian tribes), shall be allocated in each fiscal year, 
                not less than 0.75 percent of the total amount 
                appropriated in the fiscal year for grants pursuant to 
                this section.
                    ``(B) Exception.--The United States Virgin Islands, 
                American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands 
                shall each be allocated not less than 0.25 percent of 
                the total amount appropriated in the fiscal year for 
                grants pursuant to this section.''.
Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to require the Attorney General to award grants to States, units of local government, Indian tribes, and other organizations to carry out programs to provide short-term housing assistance and related support services to minors, adults, and their dependents: (1) who are homeless, or in need of transitional housing or other housing assistance, as a result of fleeing a situation of domestic violence; and (2) for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient.

Limits the duration of such assistance to an 18-month period, except that a grant recipient may extend such assistance for an additional six-month period with respect to any minor, adult, or dependent who has been unable to acquire permanent housing despite a good-faith effort to do so.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Great Bend of the 
Gila National Monument Establishment Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Establishment of Great Bend of the Gila National Monument, 
                            Arizona.
Sec. 3. Management of national monument.
Sec. 4. Management plan.
Sec. 5. Tribal use of national monument.
Sec. 6. Off-road use of motorized and mechanized vehicles.
Sec. 7. No military airspace restrictions.
Sec. 8. Research, education, and visitor services.
Sec. 9. Fish and wildlife.
Sec. 10. Land acquisition.
Sec. 11. Withdrawal.
Sec. 12. Water rights.
Sec. 13. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF GREAT BEND OF THE GILA NATIONAL MONUMENT, 
              ARIZONA.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the State of Arizona 
the Great Bend of the Gila National Monument (in this Act referred to 
as the ``national monument'').
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the national monument is--
            (1) to preserve, protect, and restore the archaeological, 
        cultural, historic, geologic, hydrologic, natural, educational, 
        and scenic resources of the Great Bend of the Gila (Gila River 
        in Western Maricopa County, Arizona) and adjacent land; and
            (2) to provide for public interpretation and recreation 
        consistent with the resources described in paragraph (1).
    (c) Boundaries.--
            (1) In general.--The national monument consists of 
        approximately 84,296 acres of public lands and interests in 
        land administered by the Secretary of the Interior through the 
        Bureau of Land Management, as generally depicted on the map 
        entitled ``Great Bend of the Gila National Monument'' and dated 
        March 6, 2013.
            (2) Minor adjustments.--The Secretary may make minor 
        adjustments to the boundaries of the national monument to 
        reflect the inclusion of significant archaeological resources 
        discovered after the date of enactment of this Act on public 
        lands adjacent to the national monument.
            (3) Availability of map.--The map described in paragraph 
        (1) and the legal description of any adjustments made under 
        paragraph (2) shall be on file and available for public 
        inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 
        Management.
    (d) Adjacent Uses.--Nothing in this Act--
            (1) creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around 
        the national monument; or
            (2) affects private property outside of the boundaries of 
        the national monument.

SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL MONUMENT.

    (a) National Landscape Conservation System.--The Secretary of the 
Interior shall manage the national monument as part of the National 
Landscape Conservation System--
            (1) to allow only such uses of the national monument as to 
        further the purposes for which the monument was established; 
        and
            (2) in accordance with this Act and other laws generally 
        applicable to the national monument, including the Native 
        American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 
        et seq.) and the policy described in Public Law 95-341 
        (commonly known as the American Indian Religious Freedom Act; 
        42 U.S.C. 1996).
    (b) Management Objectives.--In managing the national monument, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall--
            (1) maintain the undeveloped character of the national 
        monument to the maximum extent practicable; and
            (2) protect and restore cultural resources, species, and 
        ecosystems of the national monument.
    (c) Vegetation Management.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior--
                    (A) shall conduct an inventory of invasive plant 
                species in the national monument; and
                    (B) may carry out vegetation management treatments 
                in the national monument.
            (2) Use of native plant species.--The Secretary shall 
        utilize native plant species in planning for restoration 
        projects to be conducted in the national monument.
    (d) Grazing.--The Secretary shall permit grazing in the national 
monument, where grazing was established before the date of enactment of 
this Act--
            (1) subject to all applicable laws; and
            (2) consistent with the purposes for which the national 
        monument is established.
    (e) Backcountry Activities.--Management of the national monument 
shall support backcountry hunting and other non-motorized recreation in 
the national monument.

SEC. 4. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    (a) Management Plan Required.--Not later than three years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
develop a management plan for the national monument that addresses the 
actions necessary to protect the resources described in section 
2(b)(1). The management plan shall include a transportation plan, 
including travel restrictions and road closures.
    (b) Consultation.--In addition to the period of public comment 
required by subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior shall prepare 
the management plan in government-to-government consultation with 
Indian tribes with a cultural or historic tie to the Great Bend of the 
Gila.

SEC. 5. TRIBAL USE OF NATIONAL MONUMENT.

    (a) Traditional Uses.--The Secretary of the Interior shall allow 
for the continued use of the national monument by members of Indian 
tribes--
            (1) for traditional ceremonies; and
            (2) as a source of traditional plants and other materials.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--Tribal use of the national monument 
under subsection (a) shall be--
            (1) subject to any terms and conditions the Secretary of 
        the Interior determines to be necessary to further the purposes 
        for which the national monument is established; and
            (2) in accordance with applicable law.
    (c) Tribal Rights.--Nothing in this Act affects--
            (1) the rights of any Indian tribe on Indian land;
            (2) any individually held trust land or Indian allotment; 
        or
            (3) any treaty rights providing for nonexclusive access to 
        or in the national monument by members of Indian tribes for 
        traditional and cultural purposes.

SEC. 6. OFF-ROAD USE OF MOTORIZED AND MECHANIZED VEHICLES.

    Except as needed for administrative purposes or to respond to an 
emergency, the use of motorized and mechanized vehicles in the national 
monument is limited to roads and trails designated for their use.

SEC. 7. NO MILITARY AIRSPACE RESTRICTIONS.

    Establishment of the national monument shall not be construed to 
impact or impose any altitude, flight, or other airspace restrictions 
on current or future military operations or missions. Should the Armed 
Forces require additional or modified airspace after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, Congress does not intend for the establishment 
of the national monument to impede the Secretary of Defense from 
petitioning the Federal Aviation Administration to change or expand 
restricted military airspace.

SEC. 8. RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND VISITOR SERVICES.

    (a) Education and Interpretation.--The Secretary of the Interior 
shall provide such minimal facilities within the national monument for 
education and interpretation, such as signage or other interpretive 
kiosks, as the Secretary considers necessary for visitor enjoyment of 
the national monument, while ensuring the protection of monument 
resources.
    (b) Visitor Center.--Any visitor center for the national monument 
shall be sited in a community in the vicinity of the national monument, 
rather than within the boundaries of the national monument.
    (c) Research Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall allow 
        scientific research to be conducted in the national monument, 
        including research to identify, protect, and preserve the 
        historic and cultural resources of the monument.
            (2) Climate change research.--The Secretary may conduct, or 
        authorize other persons to conduct, research regarding the 
        effects of climate change on monument resources to develop 
        management techniques to boost resiliency and facilitate 
        adaptation to human-caused climate change.

SEC. 9. FISH AND WILDLIFE.

    Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the State of 
Arizona with respect to the management of fish and wildlife on public 
lands in the State.

SEC. 10. LAND ACQUISITION.

    (a) Acquisition Authority.--The Secretary of the Interior may 
acquire land and any interest in land, State and private, within or 
adjacent to the boundaries of the national monument--
            (1) by purchase from willing sellers with donated or 
        appropriated funds;
            (2) by donation; or
            (3) by exchange.
    (b) Treatment of Acquired Land.--Land and interests in land 
acquired under the authority of subsection (a) shall automatically 
become part of the national monument.

SEC. 11. WITHDRAWAL.

    (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land 
within the national monument (including any land or interest in land 
acquired 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.
    (b) Renewable Energy Projects.--Subject to valid and existing 
rights, renewable energy and transmission development is prohibited in 
the national monument.

SEC. 12. WATER RIGHTS.

    (a) In General.--Nothing in this Act affects any valid water 
rights, including water rights held by the United States.
    (b) Reserved Water Rights.--The designation of the national 
monument does not create a Federal reserved water right.

SEC. 13. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

Great Bend of the Gila National Monument Establishment Act - Establishes the Great Bend of the Gila National Monument in Arizona.  Requires the Secretary of the Interior to manage the Monument as part of the National Landscape Conservation System by allowing only such uses of the Monument that further the purposes for which it was established.  Requires the Monument to be managed so as to maintain its undeveloped character and to protect and restore its cultural resources, species, and ecosystems.  Directs the Secretary to conduct an inventory of invasive plant species in the Monument. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out vegetation management treatments within the Monument.  Permits grazing within the Monument where it is already established.  Requires the Secretary to develop a management plan for the Monument. Instructs the Secretary to prepare such plan in government-to-government consultation with Indian tribes having a cultural or historic tie to the Great Bend of the Gila.  Allows for the continued use of the Monument by members of tribes for traditional ceremonies and as a source of traditional plants and other materials.  Authorizes the Secretary to allow scientific research to be conducted within the Monument, including research for the preservation of the historic and cultural resources of the Monument.  Permits the Secretary to conduct or authorize other persons to conduct research regarding the effects of climate change on the Monument's resources.  Prohibits renewable energy and transmission development projects from being carried out in the Monument.