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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Judiciary Ethics Reform Act 
of 2006''.

SEC. 2. JUDICIAL EDUCATION FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--Chapter 42 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 630. Judicial Education Fund
    ``(a) In this section, the term--
            ``(1) `institution of higher education' has the meaning 
        given under section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
        (20 U.S.C. 1001(a));
            ``(2) `private judicial seminar'--
                    ``(A) means a seminar, symposia, panel discussion, 
                course, or a similar event that provides continuing 
                legal education to judges; and
                    ``(B) does not include--
                            ``(i) seminars that last 1 day or less and 
                        are conducted by, and on the campus of, an 
                        institute of higher education;
                            ``(ii) seminars that last 1 day or less and 
                        are conducted by national bar associations or 
                        State or local bar associations for the benefit 
                        of the bar association membership; or
                            ``(iii) seminars of any length conducted 
                        by, and on the campus of an institute of higher 
                        education or by national bar associations or 
                        State or local bar associations, where a judge 
                        is a presenter and at which judges constitute 
                        less than 25 percent of the participants;
            ``(3) `national bar association' means a national 
        organization that is open to general membership to all members 
        of the bar; and
            ``(4) `State or local bar association' means a State or 
        local organization that is open to general membership to all 
        members of the bar in the specified geographic region.
    ``(b) There is established within the United States Treasury a fund 
to be known as the `Judicial Education Fund' (in this section referred 
to as the `Fund').
    ``(c) Amounts in the Fund may be made available for the payment of 
necessary expenses, including reasonable expenditures for 
transportation, food, lodging, private judicial seminar fees and 
materials, incurred by a judge or justice in attending a private 
judicial seminar approved by the Board of the Federal Judicial Center. 
Necessary expenses shall not include expenditures for recreational 
activities or entertainment other than that provided to all attendees 
as an integral part of the private judicial seminar. Any payment from 
the Fund shall be approved by the Board.
    ``(d) The Board may approve a private judicial seminar after 
submission of information by the sponsor of that private judicial 
seminar that includes--
            ``(1) the content of the private judicial seminar 
        (including a list of presenters, topics, and course materials); 
        and
            ``(2) the litigation activities of the sponsor and the 
        presenters at the private judicial seminar (including the 
        litigation activities of the employer of each presenter) on the 
        topic related to those addressed at the private judicial 
        seminar.
    ``(e) If the Board approves a private judicial seminar, the Board 
shall make the information submitted under subsection (d) relating to 
the private judicial seminar available to judges and the public by 
posting the information on the Internet.
    ``(f) The Judicial Conference shall promulgate guidelines to ensure 
that the Board only approves private judicial seminars that are 
conducted in a manner so as to maintain the public's confidence in an 
unbiased and fair-minded judiciary.
    ``(g) There are authorized to be appropriated for deposit in the 
Fund $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008, to 
remain available until expended.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
chapter 42 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``630. Judicial Education Fund.''.

SEC. 3. PRIVATE JUDICIAL SEMINAR GIFTS PROHIBITED.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section, the term--
            (1) ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning 
        given under section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
        (20 U.S.C. 1001(a));
            (2) ``private judicial seminar''--
                    (A) means a seminar, symposia, panel discussion, 
                course, or a similar event that provides continuing 
                legal education to judges; and
                    (B) does not include--
                            (i) seminars that last 1 day or less and 
                        are conducted by, and on the campus of, an 
                        institute of higher education;
                            (ii) seminars that last 1 day or less and 
                        are conducted by national bar associations or 
                        State or local bar associations for the benefit 
                        of the bar association membership; or
                            (iii) seminars of any length conducted by, 
                        and on the campus of an institute of higher 
                        education or by national bar associations or 
                        State or local bar associations, where a judge 
                        is a presenter and at which judges constitute 
                        less than 25 percent of the participants;
            (3) ``national bar association'' means a national 
        organization that is open to general membership to all members 
        of the bar; and
            (4) ``State or local bar association'' means a State or 
        local organization that is open to general membership to all 
        members of the bar in the specified geographic region.
    (b) In General.--Not later than 240 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Judicial Conference of the United States 
shall promulgate regulations to apply section 7353(a) of title 5, 
United States Code, to prohibit the solicitation or acceptance of 
anything of value in connection with a private judicial seminar.
    (c) Exception.--The prohibition under the regulations promulgated 
under subsection (b) shall not apply if--
            (1) the judge participates in a private judicial seminar as 
        a speaker, panel participant, or otherwise presents 
        information;
            (2) Federal judges are not the primary audience at the 
        private judicial seminar; and
            (3) the thing of value accepted is--
                    (A) reimbursement from the private judicial seminar 
                sponsor of reasonable transportation, food, or lodging 
                expenses on any day on which the judge speaks, 
                participates, or presents information, as applicable;
                    (B) attendance at the private judicial seminar on 
                any day on which the judge speaks, participates, or 
                presents information, as applicable; or
                    (C) anything excluded from the definition of a gift 
                under regulations of the Judicial Conference of the 
                United States under sections 7351 and 7353 of title 5, 
                United States Code, as in effect on the date of 
                enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. RECUSAL LISTS.

    Section 455 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(g)(1) Each justice, judge, and magistrate of the United States 
shall maintain a list of all financial interests that would require 
disqualification under subsection (b)(4).
    ``(2) Each list maintained under paragraph (1) shall be made 
available to the public at the office of the clerk for the court at 
which a justice, judge, or magistrate is assigned.''.

SOLUTION: Federal Judiciary Ethics Reform Act of 2006 - Amends the federal judicial code to: (1) establish within the Treasury a Judicial Education Fund for the payment of necessary expenses incurred by a judge or justice in attending a private judicial seminar approved by the Board of the Federal Judicial Center; and (2) require each justice, judge, and magistrate of the United States to maintain a list (to be made available to the public) of all financial interests that would require disqualification in any proceeding in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be questioned.

Directs the Judicial Conference of the United States to promulgate regulations to prohibit the solicitation or acceptance of anything in value in connection with a private judicial seminar, with specified exceptions.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Fisheries Advisory 
Committee Act''.

SEC. 2. AMERICAN FISHERIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    (a) Establishment.--Section 2 of the Act of August 11, 1939 (15 
U.S.C. 713c-3), is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) American Fisheries Advisory Committee.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Committee.--The term `Committee' means the 
                American Fisheries Advisory Committee established under 
                paragraph (2).
                    ``(B) Marketing and promotion.--The term `marketing 
                and promotion' means an activity aimed at encouraging 
                the consumption of seafood or expanding or maintaining 
                commercial markets for seafood.
                    ``(C) Processor.--The term `processor' means any 
                person in the business of preparing or packaging 
                seafood (including seafood of the processor's own 
                harvesting) for sale.
                    ``(D) Seafood.--The term `seafood' means farm-
                raised and wild-caught fish or shellfish harvested in 
                the United States or by a United States flagged vessel 
                for human consumption.
                    ``(E) Seafood industry.--The term `seafood 
                industry' means harvesters, marketers, growers, 
                processors, and persons providing them with goods and 
                services.
            ``(2) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
        of the enactment of the American Fisheries Advisory Committee 
        Act, the Secretary shall establish five regions within the 
        American Fisheries Advisory Committee as follows:
                    ``(A) Region 1 shall consist of Alaska, Hawaii, the 
                Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the 
                territories of Guam and American Samoa.
                    ``(B) Region 2 shall consist of Maine, New 
                Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, 
                New York, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, 
                Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
                    ``(C) Region 3 shall consist of Texas, Alabama, 
                Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Puerto Rico, and the 
                territory of the Virgin Islands.
                    ``(D) Region 4 shall consist of California, 
                Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
                    ``(E) Region 5 shall consist of New Jersey, 
                Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South 
                Carolina, and Georgia.
            ``(3) Membership.--The Committee shall be composed of the 
        following members:
                    ``(A) Regional representation.--Each of the regions 
                listed in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph 
                (2) shall be represented on the Committee by two 
                members--
                            ``(i) who are appointed by the Secretary;
                            ``(ii) who reside in a State or territory 
                        in the region that the member will represent;
                            ``(iii) of which--
                                    ``(I) one shall have experience as 
                                a seafood harvester; and
                                    ``(II) one shall have experience as 
                                a processor; and
                            ``(iv) that are selected so that the 
                        members of the Committee have experience or 
                        expertise with as many seafood species as 
                        practicable.
                    ``(B) At-large members.--The Secretary shall 
                appoint to the Committee at-large members to ensure 
                that the Committee fairly reflects the expertise and 
                interest of the seafood industry located in each 
                region, as follows:
                            ``(i) One individual with experience in 
                        mass market food distribution.
                            ``(ii) One individual with experience in 
                        mass market food retail or food service.
                            ``(iii) One individual with experience in 
                        the marketing of seafood.
                            ``(iv) One individual with experience in 
                        growing seafood.
                            ``(v) One individual who is an employee of 
                        the National Marine Fisheries Service with 
                        expertise in fisheries research.
            ``(4) Member terms.--The term for a member of the Committee 
        shall be three years, except that the Secretary shall designate 
        staggered terms for the members initially appointed to the 
        Committee.
            ``(5) Responsibilities.--The Committee shall be responsible 
        for--
                    ``(A) identifying needs of the seafood industry 
                that may be addressed by a project funded with a grant 
                under subsection (c);
                    ``(B) developing the request for proposals for such 
                grants;
                    ``(C) reviewing applications for such grants; and
                    ``(D) selecting applications for approval under 
                subsection (c)(2)(B).
            ``(6) Chair.--The Committee shall elect a chair by a 
        majority of those voting, if a quorum is present.
            ``(7) Quorum.--A simple majority of members of the 
        Committee shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may 
        hold hearings.
            ``(8) Meetings.--
                    ``(A) Frequency.--The Committee shall meet not more 
                than two times each year.
                    ``(B) Location.--The meetings of the Committee 
                shall rotate between the geographic regions described 
                under paragraph (2).
                    ``(C) Federal advisory committee act.--The Federal 
                Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
                to the Committee.
            ``(9) Staff.--The Committee may employ staff as necessary 
        without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States 
        Code.
            ``(10) Per diem and expenses and funding.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A member of the Committee shall 
                serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed in 
                accordance with section 5703 of title 5, United States 
                Code, for reasonable travel costs and expenses incurred 
                in performing duties as a member of the Committee.
                    ``(B) Funding.--The reimbursements made under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be paid with the funds made 
                available for grants under subsection (c).
            ``(11) Conflict of interest.--The conflict of interest and 
        recusal provisions set out in section 302(j) of the Magnuson-
        Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
        1852(j)) shall apply to any decision by the Committee and to 
        all members of the Committee as if each member of the Committee 
        is an affected individual within the meaning of such section 
        302(j), except that in addition to the disclosure requirements 
        of section 302(j)(2)(C) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(j)(2)(C)), 
        each member of the Committee shall disclose any financial 
        interest or relationship in an organization or with an 
        individual that is applying for a grant under subsection (c) 
        held by the member of the Committee, including an interest as 
        an officer, director, trustee, partner, employee, contractor, 
        agent, or other representative.''.
    (b) Role in Approval of Grants.--Section 2(c)(3) of the Act of 
August 11, 1939 (15 U.S.C. 713c-3(c)(3)), is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(3) No application for a grant under this subsection may be 
approved unless--
            ``(A) the Secretary is satisfied that the applicant has the 
        requisite technical and financial capability to carry out the 
        project; and
            ``(B) the application is selected for funding by the 
        American Fisheries Advisory Committee under subsection (f).''.

SOLUTION: American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act This bill amends the Saltonstall-Kennedy Act to direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)to establish the American Fisheries Advisory Committee. NOAA must establish five regions within the committee.The committee must consist of members chosen regionally and across all sectors of the fishing industry.Additionally, the committee must: (1)identify the needs of the fishing industry, (2)develop grant proposals to fund projects that address the industry needs, (3)review grant applications, and (4)provide NOAA with grant applicants for approval. NOAA must not approve a grant application unless the application is selected for funding by the committee.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ombudsman Reauthorization Act of 
2005''.

SEC. 2. OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN.

    The Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) is amended by 
striking section 2008 (42 U.S.C. 6917) and inserting the following:

``SEC. 2008. OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
            ``(2) Agency.--The term `Agency' means the Environmental 
        Protection Agency.
            ``(3) Deputy ombudsman.--The term `Deputy Ombudsman' means 
        any individual appointed by the Ombudsman under subsection 
        (e)(1)(A)(i).
            ``(4) Office.--The term `Office' means the Office of the 
        Ombudsman established by subsection (b)(1).
            ``(5) Ombudsman.--The term `Ombudsman' means the director 
        of the Office.
    ``(b) Establishment.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is established within the Agency 
        an office to be known as the `Office of the Ombudsman'.
            ``(2) Oversight.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Office shall be an 
                independent office within the Agency.
                    ``(B) Structure.--To the maximum extent 
                practicable, the structure of the Office shall conform 
                to relevant professional guidelines, standards, and 
                practices.
            ``(3) Head of office.--
                    ``(A) Ombudsman.--The Office shall be directed by 
                an Ombudsman, who shall be appointed by and report 
                directly to the Administrator.
                    ``(B) Applicability of certain civil service 
                laws.--The Ombudsman shall be appointed subject to the 
                provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 
                appointments in the competitive service, and shall be 
                paid at the rate of basic pay for GS-15 of the General 
                Schedule.
                    ``(C) Qualifications for and restrictions on 
                employment.--A person appointed as Ombudsman--
                            ``(i) shall be a person of recognized 
                        judgment, objectivity, and integrity who is 
                        well-equipped to analyze problems of law, 
                        administration, and public policy;
                            ``(ii) shall not have been an employee of 
                        the Agency at any time during the 1-year period 
                        before the date of appointment;
                            ``(iii) shall not have received any grant, 
                        loan, or contract (other than an employment 
                        contract permissible under clause (ii)) from 
                        the Agency during the 5-year period before the 
                        date of appointment; and
                            ``(iv) while serving as Ombudsman, shall 
                        not--
                                    ``(I) be actively involved in 
                                political party activities or publicly 
                                endorse, solicit funds for, or make 
                                contributions to political parties or 
                                candidates for elective office;
                                    ``(II) be a candidate for or hold 
                                any other elective or appointive public 
                                office; or
                                    ``(III) engage in any other 
                                occupation, business, or profession 
                                likely to detract from the full-time 
                                performance of his or her duties as 
                                Ombudsman or to result in a conflict of 
                                interest or an appearance of 
                                impropriety or partiality.
                    ``(D) Term.--The Ombudsman--
                            ``(i) shall serve for a term of 5 years; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) may be reappointed for not more than 
                        1 additional term.
                    ``(E) Removal.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Administrator may 
                        remove or suspend the Ombudsman from office 
                        only for neglect of duty or malfeasance in 
                        office.
                            ``(ii) Communication to congress.--If the 
                        Administrator removes or suspends the 
                        Ombudsman, the Administrator shall communicate 
                        the reasons for the removal or suspension to 
                        Congress.
    ``(c) Duties.--The Ombudsman shall--
            ``(1) receive, and render assistance concerning, any 
        complaint, grievance, or request for information submitted by 
        any person relating to any program or requirement of the 
        Agency; and
            ``(2) conduct investigations, make findings of fact, and 
        make nonbinding recommendations to the Administrator concerning 
        the program or requirement of the Agency.
    ``(d) Powers and Responsibilities.--In carrying out this section, 
the Ombudsman--
            ``(1) may investigate any action of the Agency without 
        regard to the finality of the action;
            ``(2) may select appropriate matters for action by the 
        Office;
            ``(3) may--
                    ``(A) prescribe the methods by which complaints 
                shall be made to, and received and addressed by, the 
                Office;
                    ``(B) determine the scope and manner of 
                investigations made by the Office; and
                    ``(C) determine the form, frequency, and 
                distribution of conclusions and recommendations of the 
                Office;
            ``(4) may request the Administrator to provide the 
        Ombudsman notification, within a specified period of time, of 
        any action taken on a recommendation of the Ombudsman;
            ``(5) may request, and shall be granted by any Federal 
        agency or department, assistance and information that the 
        Ombudsman determines to be necessary to carry out this section;
            ``(6) may examine any record of, and enter and inspect any 
        property under the administrative jurisdiction of--
                    ``(A) the Agency; or
                    ``(B) any other Federal agency or department 
                involved in a matter under the administrative 
                jurisdiction of the Agency;
            ``(7) may--
                    ``(A) issue a subpoena to compel any person to 
                appear to give sworn testimony concerning, or to 
                produce documentary or other evidence determined by the 
                Ombudsman to be reasonable in scope and relevant to, an 
                investigation by the Office; and
                    ``(B) seek enforcement of a subpoena issued under 
                subparagraph (A) in a court of competent jurisdiction;
            ``(8) may carry out and participate in, and cooperate with 
        any person or agency involved in, any conference, inquiry on 
        the record, public hearing on the record, meeting, or study 
        that, as determined by the Ombudsman--
                    ``(A) is material to an investigation conducted by 
                the Ombudsman; or
                    ``(B) may lead to an improvement in the performance 
                of the functions of the Agency;
            ``(9) may administer oaths and hold hearings in connection 
        with any matter under investigation by the Office;
            ``(10) may engage in alternative dispute resolution, 
        mediation, or any other informal process that the Ombudsman 
        determines to be appropriate to carry out this section;
            ``(11) may communicate with any person, including Members 
        of Congress, the press, and any person that submits a 
        complaint, grievance, or request for information under 
        subsection (c)(1); and
            ``(12) shall administer a budget for the Office.
    ``(e) Administration.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Ombudsman shall--
                    ``(A)(i) appoint a Deputy Ombudsman for each region 
                of the Agency; and
                    ``(ii) hire such other assistants and employees as 
                the Ombudsman determines to be necessary to carry out 
                this section; and
                    ``(B) supervise, evaluate, and carry out personnel 
                actions (including hiring and dismissal) with respect 
                to any employee of the Office.
            ``(2) Delegation of authority.--The Ombudsman may delegate 
        to other employees of the Office any responsibility of the 
        Ombudsman under this section except--
                    ``(A) the power to delegate responsibility;
                    ``(B) the power to issue subpoenas; and
                    ``(C) the responsibility to make recommendations to 
                the Administrator.
            ``(3) Contact information.--The Ombudsman shall maintain, 
        in each region of the Agency, a telephone number, facsimile 
        number, electronic mail address, and post office address for 
        the Ombudsman that are different from the numbers and addresses 
        of the regional office of the Agency located in that region.
            ``(4) Reports.--The Ombudsman--
                    ``(A) shall, at least annually, publish in the 
                Federal Register and submit to the Administrator, the 
                President, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
                House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
                Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on 
                the status of health and environmental concerns 
                addressed in complaints and cases brought before the 
                Ombudsman in the period of time covered by the report;
                    ``(B) may issue reports, conclusions, or 
                recommendations concerning any other matter under 
                investigation by the Office;
                    ``(C) shall solicit comments from the Agency 
                concerning any matter under investigation by the 
                Office; and
                    ``(D) shall include any comments received by the 
                Office in written reports, conclusions, and 
                recommendations issued by the Office under this 
                section.
    ``(f) Penalties.--An investigation conducted by the Ombudsman under 
this section constitutes--
            ``(1) a matter under section 1001 of title 18, United 
        States Code; and
            ``(2) a proceeding under section 1505 of title 18, United 
        States Code.
    ``(g) Employee Protection.--
            ``(1) In general.--No employer may discharge any employee, 
        or otherwise discriminate against any employee with respect to 
        compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment of 
        the employee, because the employee (or any person acting at the 
        request of the employee) complied with any provision of this 
        section.
            ``(2) Complaint.--Any employee that, in the opinion of the 
        employee, is discharged or otherwise discriminated against by 
        any person in violation of paragraph (1) may, not later than 
        180 days after the date on which the violation occurs, file a 
        complaint in accordance with section 211 of the Energy 
        Reorganization Act of 1974.
    ``(h) Applicability.--
            ``(1) In general.--This section--
                    ``(A) does not limit any remedy or right of appeal; 
                and
                    ``(B) may be carried out notwithstanding any 
                provision of law to the contrary that provides that an 
                agency action is final, not reviewable, or not subject 
                to appeal.
            ``(2) Effect on procedures for grievances, appeals, or 
        administrative matters.--The establishment of the Office does 
        not affect any procedure concerning grievances, appeals, or 
        administrative matters under this Act or any other law 
        (including regulations).
    ``(i) Separate Line Item.--In submitting the annual budget for the 
Federal Government to Congress, the President shall include a separate 
line item for the funding for the Office.''.

SOLUTION:
Ombudsman Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to reestablish the Office of the Ombudsman within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Specifies the Ombudsman's duties and authorities. Requires the Ombudsman to appoint a Deputy Ombudsman for each EPA region.

Provides employee protections for persons complying with this Act.