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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Teacher and Nurse Support Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) According to the National Center for Education 
        Statistics, over the next 10 years, the United States will need 
        more than 2,000,000 new teachers to replace the teachers who 
        are retiring or leaving the classroom for other careers.
            (2) The Hart-Rudman National Security Report on education 
        recommended that the President direct the Department of 
        Education to work with the States to devise a comprehensive 
        plan to avert a looming shortage of high-quality teachers.
            (3) According to the National Center for Education 
        Statistics, 20 percent of all new teachers leave the teaching 
        profession within 3 years. Providing loan forgiveness or loan 
        cancellation is one step that would help retain high-quality 
        teachers in schools that need teachers.
            (4) The American Hospital Association has reported more 
        than 118,000 unfilled registered nurse positions in hospitals 
        in the United States. Additionally, the National Commission on 
        Nursing Workforce for Long-Term Care released a report in May, 
        2005, stating that there are nearly 100,000 vacant nursing 
        positions in long-term care facilities on any given day, and 
        the nurse turnover rate exceeds 50 percent. The shortage is 
        costing long-term care facilities an estimated $4 billion a 
        year in recruitment and training expenses.
            (5) College loans are more of a burden than ever for 
        students and families. According to a recent United States 
        Public Interest Research Group report, average student loan 
        debt almost doubled from $9,200 in 1992-1993 to $16,928 in 
        1999-2000.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to improve access to, and 
the delivery of, high-quality educational and health services 
throughout the United States by reducing the shortage of qualified 
teachers and nurses.

SEC. 3. LOAN FORGIVENESS.

    (a) Loan Forgiveness.--Section 428J of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-10) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 428J. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR TEACHERS AND NURSES.

    ``(a) Statement of Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to 
encourage individuals to enter and continue in the teaching and nursing 
professions.
    ``(b) Program Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program 
        to forgive, in accordance with this section, the student loan 
        debt of any borrower who has one or more loans described under 
        paragraph (2) made on or after October 1, 1998, and who--
                    ``(A) has been employed--
                            ``(i) as a full-time teacher--
                                    ``(I) in a school that qualifies 
                                under section 465(a)(2)(A) for loan 
                                cancellation for Perkins loan 
                                recipients who teach in those schools;
                                    ``(II) if employed as a secondary 
                                school teacher, is teaching a subject 
                                area that is relevant to the borrower's 
                                academic major as certified by the 
                                chief administrative officer of the 
                                public or nonprofit private secondary 
                                school in which the borrower is 
                                employed; and
                                    ``(III) if employed as an 
                                elementary school teacher, has 
                                demonstrated, as certified by the chief 
                                administrative officer of the public or 
                                nonprofit private elementary school in 
                                which the borrower is employed, 
                                knowledge and teaching skills in 
                                reading, writing, mathematics, and 
                                other areas of the elementary school 
                                curriculum; or
                            ``(ii) as a full-time eligible nurse--
                                    ``(I) in a clinical setting; or
                                    ``(II) as a member of the nursing 
                                faculty at an accredited school of 
                                nursing (as those terms are defined in 
                                section 801 of the Public Health 
                                Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296)); and
                    ``(B) is not in default on a loan for which the 
                borrower seeks forgiveness.
            ``(2) Method of loan forgiveness.--To provide the loan 
        forgiveness authorized in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, 
        subject to paragraph (3), carry out a program--
                    ``(A) through the holder of the loan, to assume the 
                obligation to repay a qualified loan amount (as 
                determined under subsection (c)) for a loan made under 
                section 428 or 428H of this part; and
                    ``(B) to cancel a qualified loan amount (as so 
                determined) for a Federal Direct Stafford Loan or a 
                Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan made under 
                part D of this title;
            ``(3) Treatment of consolidation loans.--A loan amount for 
        a loan made under section 428C or section 455(g) may be a 
        qualified loan amount for the purposes of paragraph (2) only to 
        the extent that such loan amount was used to repay a loan made 
        under section 428 or 428H, a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, or a 
        Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan for a borrower who 
        meets the requirements of paragraph (1), as determined in 
        accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
    ``(c) Qualified Loan Amount.--
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Aggregate amount.--The Secretary shall, in 
                installments in accordance with subparagraph (B), 
                forgive under this section not more than $17,500 in the 
                aggregate of the student loan obligation of a borrower.
                    ``(B) Annual installments.--The Secretary shall 
                forgive the student loan obligation of a borrower in 
                annual installments after each of 5 years of service 
                described in clause (i) or (ii) of subsection 
                (b)(1)(A)(i) in an amount not to exceed the lesser of 
                the remaining outstanding obligation of the borrower 
                or--
                            ``(i) $2,000 at the completion of the first 
                        year of such service;
                            ``(ii) $2,500 at the completion of the 
                        second year of such service;
                            ``(iii) $3,500 at the completion of the 
                        third year of such service;
                            ``(iv) $4,500 at the completion of the 
                        fourth year of such service; and
                            ``(v) $5,000 at the completion of the fifth 
                        year of such service.
            ``(2) Forbearance on qualified loan amount.--A holder of a 
        loan on which a borrower is seeking forgiveness under this 
        section--
                    ``(A) shall grant forbearance, at the request of 
                the borrower, in annual increments for each of the 
                years of qualifying service if the holder believes, at 
                the time of the borrower's annual request, that the 
                amount expected to be forgiven under this section at 
                the completion of the period of qualifying service will 
                satisfy the anticipated remaining outstanding balance 
                on the loan; and
                    ``(B) may offer other forbearance options to the 
                borrower.
    ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary is authorized to issue such 
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
section.
    ``(e) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
authorize any refunding of any repayment of a loan.
    ``(f) List of Schools.--If the list of schools in which a teacher 
may perform service pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A)(i) is not 
available before May 1 of any year, the Secretary may use the list for 
the year preceding the year for which the determination is made to make 
the service determination.
    ``(g) Additional Eligibility Provisions.--
            ``(1) Continued eligibility for teachers.--Any teacher who 
        performs service in a school that--
                    ``(A) meets the requirements of subsection 
                (b)(1)(A)(i)(I) in any year during such service; and
                    ``(B) in a subsequent year fails to meet the 
                requirements of that subsection,
        may continue to teach in the school and shall be eligible for 
        loan forgiveness pursuant to subsection (b).
            ``(2) Prevention of double benefits.--No borrower may, for 
        the same service, receive a benefit under both this subsection 
        and--
                    ``(A) subtitle D of title I of the National and 
                Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et 
                seq.); or
                    ``(B) section 846 of the Public Health Service Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 297n).
    ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Eligible nurse.--The term `eligible nurse' means a 
        nurse who meets all of the following:
                    ``(A) The nurse graduated from--
                            ``(i) an accredited school of nursing (as 
                        those terms are defined in section 801 of the 
                        Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296));
                            ``(ii) a nursing center; or
                            ``(iii) an academic health center that 
                        provides nurse training.
                    ``(B) The nurse holds a valid and unrestricted 
                license to practice nursing in the State in which the 
                nurse practices in a clinical setting.
                    ``(C) The nurse holds 1 or more of the following:
                            ``(i) A graduate degree in nursing or 
                        equivalent degree.
                            ``(ii) A nursing degree from a collegiate 
                        school of nursing (as defined in section 801 of 
                        the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296)).
                            ``(iii) A nursing degree from an associate 
                        degree school of nursing (as defined in section 
                        801 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
                        296)).
                            ``(iv) A nursing degree from a diploma 
                        school of nursing (as defined in section 801 of 
                        the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296)).
            ``(2) Year.--The term `year', where applied to service as a 
        teacher (or service as a member of the nursing faculty at an 
        accredited school of nursing (as those terms are defined in 
        section 801 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296))), 
        means an academic year as defined by the Secretary.''.
    (b) Repeal of Loan Cancellation Provision.--Section 460 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087j) is repealed.

SEC. 4. PHASE OUT OF CURRENT PROGRAM.

    An individual who began the required period of teaching described 
in section 428J(b)(1) or 460(b)(1)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-10 and 1087j) as such sections were in effect on 
the day before the date of enactment of this Act, shall--
            (1) be eligible to receive loan forgiveness or loan 
        cancellation in the amount described in, and in accordance with 
        the requirements of, such sections as in effect on the day 
        before the date of enactment of this Act; and
            (2) not be eligible to receive loan forgiveness under 
        section 428J of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as in effect 
        on the date of enactment of this Act.
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Teacher and Nurse Support Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase to a maximum of $17,500 the aggregate student loan obligation eligible for forgiveness or cancellation under the Federal Family Education Loan or Direct Loan programs for teachers who serve full-time in certain elementary or secondary schools that enroll a high proportion of disadvantaged students.

Includes, under these student loan forgiveness and cancellation programs, nurses who serve in a clinical setting or as a member of the nursing faculty at an accredited school of nursing. Directs the Secretary of Education to repay such loan obligation in annual installments up to specified maximum amounts after each of five years of such service.


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SECTION 1. KOREA VISA WAIVER PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Congressional Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) travel and tourism play a major role in reducing the 
        United States unfavorable balance of trade;
            (2) the characteristics of the Korean travel market do not 
        permit long-term planning for longer trips;
            (3) applications for United States visas cannot now be 
        processed in a reasonable period of time;
            (4) the Secretary of State has attempted to solve the 
        problem by adding additional staff to the consular section at 
        the United States Embassy in Seoul;
            (5) unfortunately, these additions have not resulted in any 
        discernable improvement in reducing visa processing delays;
            (6) further, it is unlikely, given the current fiscal 
        environment, to expect funding to be available for further 
        staff additions in sufficient numbers to effect any significant 
        improvement in the time required to process visa applications;
            (7) most of the nations of the South Pacific, Europe, and 
        Canada do not currently require Koreans entering their 
        countries to have a visa, thus providing them with a serious 
        competitive advantage in the tourism industry;
            (8) the United States territory of Guam has been permitted 
        by the United States Government to eliminate visa requirements 
        for Koreans visiting Guam, with resultant impressive increases 
        in travel and tourism from citizens of the Republic of Korea;
            (9) any application under existing procedures to add the 
        Republic of Korea, or any other nation to the group of favored 
        nations exempted from United States visa regulations, would 
        require many years during which time the United States could 
        well lose its competitive advantages in attracting travel and 
        tourism from the Republic of Korea;
            (10) the Republic of Korea, as a gesture of goodwill, has 
        already unilaterally exempted United States tourists who seek 
        to enter the Republic of Korea from the requirement of 
        obtaining a visa; and
            (11) growth in Korean travel to the United States has not 
        kept pace with growth in travel to non-United States 
        destinations, and cumbersome and time-consuming visa processing 
        procedures are widely recognized as the cause of this loss of 
        market share and competitiveness with alternative destinations.
    (b) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of State and the Attorney General 
jointly shall establish a pilot project (in this section referred to as 
the ``pilot program'') within six months of the date of the enactment 
of this Act under which the requirement of paragraph (7)(B)(i)(II) of 
section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(a)(7)(B)(i)(II)) is waived during the pilot program period in the 
case of any alien who meets the following requirements:
            (1) National of pilot program country.--The alien is a 
        national of, and presents a passport issued by, the Republic of 
        Korea. The Republic of Korea is urged to provide machine 
        readable passports to its citizens in the near future.
            (2) Seeking entry as tourist.--The alien is applying for 
        admission to the United States during the pilot program period 
        as a nonimmigrant visitor for pleasure (as described in section 
        101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
        1101(a)(15)(B))), as part of a group tour to the United States.
            (3) Period of stay.--The alien seeks to stay in the United 
        States for a period of not more than 15 days.
            (4) Executes immigration forms.--The alien before the time 
        of such admission completes such immigration form as the 
        Attorney General shall establish.
            (5) Entry into the united states.--If arriving by sea or 
        air, the alien arrives at the port of entry into the United 
States on a carrier which has entered into an agreement with the 
Immigration and Naturalization Service to guarantee transport of the 
alien out of the United States if the alien is found inadmissible or 
deportable by an immigration officer.
            (6) Not a safety threat.--The alien has been determined not 
        to represent a threat to the welfare, health, safety, or 
        security of the United States.
            (7) No previous violation.--If the alien previously was 
        admitted without a visa under this section, the alien must not 
        have failed to comply with the conditions of any previous 
        admission as such a nonimmigrant.
            (8) Round-trip ticket.--The alien is in possession of a 
        round-trip transportation ticket (unless this requirement is 
        waived by the Attorney General under regulations).
    (c) Waiver of Rights.--An alien may not be provided a waiver under 
the pilot program unless the alien has waived any right--
            (1) to review or appeal under this Act of an immigration 
        officer's determination as to the admissibility of the alien at 
        the port of entry into the United States, or
            (2) to contest, other than on the basis of an application 
        for asylum, any action for deportation against the alien.
    (d) Termination of Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
of this section, the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, 
acting jointly, may terminate the pilot program under this section on 
or after a date which is one year after the date of the establishment 
of the pilot program if--
            (1) during the preceding fiscal year, the overstay rate for 
        nationals of the Republic of Korea entering the United States 
        under the pilot program exceeds the overstay rate of such 
        nationals entering the United States with valid visas; and
            (2) the Attorney General and the Secretary of State have 
        jointly determined that the pilot program is leading to a 
        significant increase in the number of overstays by such 
        nationals.
    (e) Special Bond and Notification Requirements for Tour 
Operators.--
            (1) In general.--Nationals of the Republic of Korea may not 
        enter the United States under the terms of this section unless 
        they are accompanied for the duration of their authorized 
        admission period by a tour operator who has fulfilled the 
        following requirements:
                    (A) The tour operator has posted a bond of $200,000 
                with the Secretary of State.
                    (B) The Secretary of State, under such regulations 
                as the Secretary may prescribe, has approved an 
                application by the tour operator to escort tour groups 
                to the United States.
                    (C) The tour operator provides the name, address, 
                birthdate, passport number, and citizenship of all 
                prospective tour group members to the Secretary of 
                State no less than one business day prior to the 
                departure date of the group, under such regulations as 
                he may prescribe, in order to determine that the 
                prospective travelers do not represent a threat to the 
                welfare, health, safety, and security of the United 
                States.
                    (D) The tour operator excludes from the tour group 
                any person whom the Secretary of State denies 
                permission to travel to the United States.
                    (E) The tour operator provides written 
                certification or other such evidence prescribed by the 
                Secretary of State and Attorney General which documents 
the return to Korea of each tour group member.
            (2) Forfeiture of bonds.--Bonds posted in accordance with 
        this subsection shall be forfeited in whole or in part and a 
        tour operator's authorization to escort tours to the United 
        States may be suspended or revoked if the Secretary of State 
        finds that the tour operator--
                    (A) has failed to disclose a material fact in 
                connection with the application required under 
                paragraph (1)(B);
                    (B) fails to comply with the advance notification 
                and refusal requirements of paragraphs (1)(C) and 
                (1)(D);
                    (C) has failed to take adequate steps to ensure 
                that visitors who are being escorted to the United 
                States under the terms of an approved application 
                return to their country of residence; or
                    (D) is found at any time to have committed a felony 
                or any offense under the immigration laws of the United 
                States.
    (f) Participation by Tour Agents.--The Secretary of State shall 
periodically review the overstay rate of nationals of the Republic of 
Korea that corresponds to each tour agent participating in the program 
under this section. The Secretary may terminate the participation in 
the program of any tour agent if the Secretary determines that the 
corresponding overstay rate is excessive.
    (g) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            (1) Group tour.--The term ``group tour'' means travelers 
        who take advantage of group-purchased hotel or airfare 
        packages, as guided, supervised, and arranged by a tour agent 
        in the Republic of Korea approved or licensed by the Department 
        of State.
            (2) Overstay rate.--The term ``overstay rate'' means, 
        during a specified period of time, the proportion that the 
        number of aliens remaining in the United States after the 
        expiration of their visas bears to the total number of aliens 
        entering the United States during that period of time.
            (3) Pilot program period.--The term ``pilot program 
        period'' means the three-year period immediately following the 
        establishment of the pilot program.
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Directs the Secretary of State and the Attorney General to jointly establish a visa waiver pilot program for Korean nationals traveling in tour groups to the United States.  Specifies requirements for such waiver.


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SECTION 1. CONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY REGARDING NATIONAL PARK 
              SYSTEM LANDS, NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS, AND OTHER 
              PUBLIC LANDS.

    (a) Lands Under Jurisdiction of Bureau of Land Management.--Section 
303(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1733(a)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)'';
            (2) by striking the second sentence; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(2) Any person who knowingly violates or fails to comply 
        with any of the provisions of this Act or any regulation issued 
        under this Act shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, 
        subject to fine as provided in section 3571 of title 18, United 
        States Code, or imprisonment as provided in section 3581 of 
        that title, or both.
            ``(3) Any person who otherwise violates or fails to comply 
        with any of the provisions of this Act or any regulation issued 
        under this Act shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor, 
        subject to fine or imprisonment, or both, as provided in such 
        sections. A person who violates any such provision or 
        regulation may also be adjudged to pay all costs of the 
        proceedings.''.
    (b) National Park System Lands.--
            (1) Enforcement.--Section 3 of the National Park Service 
        Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 3) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``That the Secretary'' the first 
                place it appears and inserting ``(a) Regulations for 
                Use and Management of National Park System; Enforcement 
                (1) The Secretary'';
                    (B) by striking ``Service,'' and all that follows 
                through ``proceedings.'' and inserting ``Service.''; 
                and
                    (C) by inserting after the first sentence the 
                following new paragraphs:
            ``(2) Any person who knowingly violates or fails to comply 
        with any rule or regulation issued under this section shall be 
        guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, subject to fine as provided in 
        section 3571 of title 18, United States Code, or imprisonment 
        as provided in section 3581 of that title, or both.
            ``(3) Any person who otherwise violates or fails to comply 
        with any rule or regulation issued under this section shall be 
        guilty of a Class B misdemeanor, subject to fine or 
        imprisonment, or both, as provided in such sections. A person 
        who violates any such rule or regulation may also be adjudged 
        to pay all costs of the proceedings.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Such section is further 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``He may also'' the first place it 
                appears and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Special Management Authorities.--The Secretary of the 
Interior may'';
                    (B) by striking ``He may also'' the second place it 
                appears and inserting ``The Secretary may''; and
                    (C) by striking ``No natural,'' and inserting the 
                following:
    ``(c) Lease and Permit Authorities.--No natural''.
    (c) National Wildlife Refuge System Lands.--Section 4(f) of the 
National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 
668dd(f)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``fined under title 18, 
        United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or 
        both.'' and inserting ``guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, 
        subject to fine as provided in section 3571 of title 18, United 
        States Code, or imprisonment as provided in section 3581 of 
        that title, or both. A person who violates any such provision 
        or regulation may also be adjudged to pay all costs of the 
        proceedings.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``fined under title 18, 
        United States Code, or imprisoned not more than 180 days, or 
        both.'' and inserting ``guilty of a Class B misdemeanor, 
        subject to fine as provided in section 3571 of title 18, United 
        States Code, or imprisonment as provided in section 3581 of 
        that title, or both. A person who violates any such provision 
        or regulation may also be adjudged to pay all costs of the 
        proceedings.''.
    (d) National Forest System Lands.--The eleventh undesignated 
paragraph under the heading ``Surveying the public lands'' of the Act 
of June 4, 1897 (16 U.S.C. 551), is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 551. PROTECTION OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS; REGULATIONS.

    ``(a) Regulations for Use and Protection of National Forest 
System.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall make provisions for the 
protection of the National Forest System (as defined in section 11 of 
the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1609)) against destruction by fire and depredations. The 
Secretary may issue such regulations and establish such service as will 
insure the objects of the National Forest System, namely, to regulate 
their occupancy and use and to protect National Forest System lands 
from destruction.
    ``(b) Violations; Penalties.--(1) Any person who knowingly violates 
any regulation issued under subsection (a) shall be guilty of a Class A 
misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine as provided in section 3571 
of title 18, United States Code, or imprisonment as provided in section 
3581 of that title, or both.
    ``(2) Any person who otherwise violates any regulation issued under 
subsection (a) shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and shall be 
subject to a fine as provided in section 3571 of title 18, United 
States Code, or imprisonment as provided in section 3581 of that title, 
or both.
    ``(3) A person who violates any regulation issued under subsection 
(a) may also be adjudged to pay all costs of the proceedings.
    ``(c) Procedure.--Any person charged with the violation of a 
regulation issued under subsection (a) may be tried and sentenced by 
any United States magistrate judge specially designated for that 
purpose by the court by which the magistrate judge was appointed, in 
the same manner and subject to the same conditions as provided for in 
subsections (b) through (e) of section 3401 of title 18, United States 
Code.''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM FINE FOR VIOLATION OF PUBLIC LAND FIRE 
              REGULATIONS DURING FIRE BAN.

    (a) Lands Under Jurisdiction of Bureau of Land Management.--Section 
303(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1733(a)), as amended by section 1(a), is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) In the case of a regulation issued under this section 
        regarding the use of fire by individuals on the public lands, 
        if the violation of the regulation was the result of reckless 
        conduct, occurred in an area subject to a complete ban on open 
        fires, and resulted in damage to public or private property, 
        the fine may not be less than $500.''.
    (b) National Park System Lands.--Subsection (a) of section 3 of the 
National Park Service Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 3), as designated and 
amended by section 1(b), is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(4) In the case of a rule or regulation issued under this 
        subsection regarding the use of fire by individuals on such 
        lands, if the violation of the rule or regulation was the 
        result of reckless conduct, occurred in an area subject to a 
        complete ban on open fires, and resulted in damage to public or 
        private property, the fine may not be less than $500.''.
    (c) National Forest System Lands.--Subsection (b) of section 551 of 
the Act of June 4, 1897 (16 U.S.C. 551), as designated and amended by 
section 1(d), which before such designation and amendment was the 
eleventh undesignated paragraph under the heading ``Surveying the 
public lands'' of such Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(4) In the case of a regulation issued under subsection 
        (a) regarding the use of fire by individuals on National Forest 
        System lands, if the violation of the regulation was the result 
        of reckless conduct, occurred in an area subject to a complete 
        ban on open fires, and resulted in damage to public or private 
        property, the fine may not be less than $500.''.
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Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Park Service Organic Act, the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, and other federal law to provide that: (1) any person who knowingly violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of such an Act or any regulation issued under such an Act concerning the management, use, and protection of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands, National Park System lands, National Wildlife Refuge lands, and National Forest lands shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, subject to fine and/or imprisonment as provided under federal criminal law; and (2) any person who otherwise violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of such an Act or any regulation issued under such an Act concerning the management, use, and protection of such lands shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor, subject to fine and/or imprisonment as provided under federal criminal law. Permits requiring persons adjudged guilty of a: (1) Class B misdemeanor on BLM or National Park System lands to pay all costs of the proceedings; and (2) a Class A or Class B misdemeanor on National Wildlife Refuge or National Forest lands to pay all costs of the proceedings.

 Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Park Service Organic Act, and other federal law to set a minimum fine of $500 for certain fire usage violations on BLM, National Park System, and National Forest lands.