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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Government Waste 
Reduction Act of 2013''.
    (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 Board.
Sec. 3. Duties of the Board.
Sec. 4. Powers of the Board.
Sec. 5. Board personnel matters.
Sec. 6. Congressional consideration of Board recommendations.
Sec. 7. Termination of the Board.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF BOARD.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Independent Government 
Waste Reduction Board (hereafter in this Act referred to as the 
``Board'').
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Appointment.--The Board shall be composed of 15 
                members appointed by the President, by and with the 
                advice and consent of Congress.
                    (B) Qualifications.--The members of the Board shall 
                include individuals with national recognition for their 
                expertise in agencies, efficiency, waste reduction, 
                finance and economics, actuarial sciences, who provide 
                a mix of different professionals, broad geographic 
                representation, and a balance between urban and rural 
                representatives.
                    (C) Ethical disclosure.--The President shall 
                establish a system for public disclosure by members of 
                the Board of financial and other potential conflicts of 
                interest relating to such members. Members of the Board 
                shall be treated as officers in the executive branch 
                for purposes of applying title I of the Ethics in 
                Government Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-521).
                    (D) Conflicts of interest.--No individual may serve 
                as a member of the Board if that individual engages in 
                any other business, vocation, or employment.
                    (E) Consultation with congress.--In selecting 
                individuals for nominations for appointments to the 
                Board, the President shall consult with--
                            (i) the majority leader of the Senate 
                        concerning the appointment of 3 members;
                            (ii) the Speaker of the House of 
                        Representatives concerning the appointment of 3 
                        members;
                            (iii) the minority leader of the Senate 
                        concerning the appointment of 3 members; and
                            (iv) the minority leader of the House of 
                        Representatives concerning the appointment of 3 
                        members.
            (2) Term of office.--Each member shall hold office for the 
        duration of the Board.
            (3) Chairperson.--
                    (A) In general.--The Chairperson shall be appointed 
                by the President, by and with the advice and consent of 
                the Senate, from among the members of the Board.
                    (B) Duties.--The Chairperson shall be the principal 
                executive officer of the Board, and shall exercise all 
                of the executive and administrative functions of the 
                Board, including functions of the Board with respect 
                to--
                            (i) the appointment and supervision of 
                        personnel employed by the Board;
                            (ii) the distribution of business among 
                        personnel appointed and supervised by the 
                        Chairperson and among administrative units of 
                        the Board; and
                            (iii) the use and expenditure of funds.
                    (C) Governance.--In carrying out any of the 
                functions under subparagraph (B), the Chairperson shall 
                be governed by the general policies established by the 
                Board and by the decisions, findings, and 
                determinations the Board shall by law be authorized to 
                make.
                    (D) Requests for appropriations.--Requests or 
                estimates for regular, supplemental, or deficiency 
                appropriations on behalf of the Board may not be 
                submitted by the Chairperson without the prior approval 
                of a majority vote of the Board.
            (4) Removal.--Any member may be removed by the President 
        for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but for no other 
        cause.
    (c) Vacancies; Quorum; Seal; Vice Chairperson; Voting on Reports.--
            (1) Vacancies.--No vacancy on the Board shall impair the 
        right of the remaining members to exercise all the powers of 
        the Board.
            (2) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Board shall 
        constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a 
        lesser number of members may hold hearings.
            (3) Seal.--The Board shall have an official seal, of which 
        judicial notice shall be taken.
            (4) Vice chairperson.--The Board shall elect a Vice 
        Chairperson to act in the absence or disability of the 
        Chairperson or in case of a vacancy in the office of the 
        Chairperson.
            (5) Voting on proposals.--Any proposal of the Board must be 
        approved by the majority of members present.

SEC. 3. DUTIES OF THE BOARD.

    (a) Submission of Report.--Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Board shall submit to Congress and 
the President a report that advises specific implementation of the 
recommendations from the March 2011 Government Accountability Office 
report to Congress, entitled ``Opportunities to Reduce Potential 
Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance 
Revenue'' (GAO-11-318SP) and the February 2012 Government 
Accountability Office report to Congress, entitled ``Opportunities to 
Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and 
Enhance Revenue'' (GAO-12-342SP) and shall include--
            (1) a summary of the recommendations;
            (2) an explanation of each recommendation contained in the 
        report and the reasons for including such recommendation;
            (3) an opinion by the Government Accountability Office on 
        whether each recommendation is consistent with the intent of 
        such Government Accountability Office reports;
            (4) a legislative proposal that implements the 
        recommendations; and
            (5) other information determined appropriate by the Board.
    (b) Recommendations Requirements.--
            (1) Requirements.--Each recommendation in the report 
        submitted under subsection (a)--
                    (A) shall result in a decrease of overall 
                Government spending or an increase of Government 
                revenue; and
                    (B) shall not result in--
                            (i) any cut in benefits for veterans, 
                        members of the Armed Forces, or their families; 
                        or
                            (ii) any cut in benefits for seniors, 
                        including--
                                    (I) the elimination of guaranteed 
                                health insurance benefits for seniors 
                                or people with disabilities;
                                    (II) the conversion of Medicare 
                                into a voucher plan that provides 
                                limited payments to seniors or people 
                                with disabilities to purchase health 
                                care in the private health insurance 
                                market;
                                    (III) cuts in Medicaid health 
                                insurance benefits;
                                    (IV) cuts in nursing home care; or
                                    (V) privatization of Social 
                                Security benefits.
            (2) Consultation with other agencies.--The Board shall 
        consult regularly with the Government Accountability Office and 
        other agencies in making the recommendations required under 
        this section.

SEC. 4. POWERS OF THE BOARD.

    (a) Hearings.--The Board may hold such hearings, sit and act at 
such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence 
as the Board considers advisable to carry out this Act.
    (b) Obtaining Official Data.--The Board may secure directly from 
any department or agency information necessary to enable it to carry 
out this section. Upon request of the Chairperson, the head of that 
department or agency shall furnish that information to the Board on an 
agreed upon schedule.
    (c) Postal Services.--The Board may use the United States mails in 
the same manner and under the same conditions as other agencies of the 
Federal Government.
    (d) Gifts.--The Board may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or 
donations of services or property.
    (e) Offices.--The Board shall maintain a principal office and such 
field offices as it determines necessary, and may meet and exercise any 
of its powers at any other place.

SEC. 5. BOARD PERSONNEL MATTERS.

    (a) Compensation of Members and Chairperson.--Each member of the 
Board, other than the Chairperson, shall be compensated at a rate equal 
to the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level III of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. 
The Chairperson shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily 
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level II of 
the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States 
Code.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Board shall be allowed 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 
of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular 
places of business in the performance of services for the Board.
    (c) Staff.--
            (1) In general.--The Chairperson may, without regard to the 
        civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an 
        executive director and such other additional personnel as may 
        be necessary to enable the Board to perform its duties. The 
        employment of an executive director shall be subject to 
        confirmation by the Board.
            (2) Compensation.--The Chairperson may fix the compensation 
        of the executive director and other personnel without regard to 
        chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United 
        States Code, relating to classification of positions and 
        General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the 
        executive director and other personnel may not exceed the rate 
        payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 
        5316 of such title.
    (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Any Federal Government 
employee may be detailed to the Board without reimbursement, and such 
detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or 
privilege.
    (e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The 
Chairperson may procure temporary and intermittent services under 
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for 
individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate 
of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5316 of such title.

SEC. 6. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS.

    (a) Introduction.--
            (1) In general.--On the day on which the report is 
        submitted by the Board to the Congress under section 3(a), the 
        legislative proposal (described in section 3(a)(4)) contained 
        in the report shall be introduced (by request) in the Senate by 
        the majority leader of the Senate or by Members of the Senate 
        designated by the majority leader of the Senate and shall be 
        introduced (by request) in the House by the majority leader of 
        the House or by Members of the House designated by the majority 
        leader of the House.
            (2) Not in session.--If either House is not in session on 
        the day on which such legislative proposal is submitted, the 
        legislative proposal shall be introduced in that House, as 
        provided in subparagraph (A), on the first day thereafter on 
        which that House is in session.
            (3) Any member.--If the legislative proposal is not 
        introduced in either House within 5 days on which that House is 
        in session after the day on which the legislative proposal is 
        submitted, then any Member of that House may introduce the 
        legislative proposal.
            (4) Referral.--The legislation introduced under this 
        subsection in the House of Representatives shall be referred to 
        the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House 
        of Representatives. The legislation introduced under this 
        subsection in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
    (b) Discharge.--If the committee to which a legislative proposal 
described in subsection (a) is referred has not reported the bill 
containing such proposal by the end of the 20-day period beginning on 
the date on which the Board submits the report to Congress under 
section 3(a), such committee shall be, at the end of such period, 
discharged from further consideration of such bill, and such bill shall 
be placed on the appropriate calendar of the House involved.
    (c) Expedited Consideration.--
            (1) Consideration.--On or after the third day after the 
        date on which the committee to which such a bill is referred 
        has reported, or has been discharged (under subsection (b)) 
        from further consideration of, such a bill, it is in order 
        (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been 
        disagreed to) for any Member of the respective House to move to 
        proceed to the consideration of the bill. A member may make the 
        motion only on the day after the calendar day on which the 
        Member announces to the House concerned the Member's intention 
        to make the motion, except that, in the case of the House of 
        Representatives, the motion may be made without such prior 
        announcement if the motion is made by direction of the 
        committee to which the bill was referred. The motion is highly 
        privileged in the House of Representatives and is privileged in 
        the Senate and is not debatable. The motion is not subject to 
        amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to 
        proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion to 
        reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or 
        disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to 
        the consideration of the bill is agreed to, the respective 
        House shall immediately proceed to consideration of the bill 
        without intervening motion, order, or other business, and the 
        bill shall remain the unfinished business of the respective 
        House until disposed of.
            (2) Debate.--Debate on the bill, and on all debatable 
        motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited 
        to not more than 2 hours, which shall be divided equally 
        between those favoring and those opposing the bill. An 
        amendment to the bill is not in order. A motion further to 
        limit debate is in order and not debatable. A motion to 
        postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other 
        business, or a motion to recommit the bill is not in order. A 
        motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill is agreed to or 
        disagreed to is not in order.
            (3) Vote on final passage.--Immediately following the 
        conclusion of the debate on the bill and a single quorum call 
        at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with 
        the rules of the appropriate House, the vote on final passage 
        of the bill shall occur.
            (4) Appeals.--Appeals from the decisions of the Chair 
        relating to the application of the rules of the Senate or the 
        House of Representatives, as the case may be, to the procedure 
        relating to the bill shall be decided without debate.
    (d) Consideration by Other House.--
            (1) Before passage.--If, before the passage by one House of 
        a bill of that House described in subsection (b), that House 
        receives from the other House a bill described in subsection 
        (b), then the following procedures shall apply--
                    (A) the bill of the other House shall not be 
                referred to a committee and may not be considered in 
                the House receiving it except in the case of final 
                passage as provided in subparagraph (B)(ii); and
                    (B) with respect to a bill described in subsection 
                (b) of the House receiving the bill (i) the procedure 
                in that House shall be the same as if no bill had been 
                received from the other House; but (ii) the vote on 
                final passage shall be on the bill of the other House.
            (2) After passage.--Upon disposition of the bill received 
        from the other House, it shall no longer be in order to 
        consider the bill that originated in the receiving House.
    (e) Rules of the Senate and House.--This section is enacted by 
Congress--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
        and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it is 
        deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but 
        applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in 
        that House in the case of a bill described in subsection (b), 
        and it supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is 
        inconsistent with such rules; and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
        either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the 
        procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
        to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that 
        House.
    (f) Calendar Day Defined.--In this section, the term ``calendar 
day'' means a calendar day other than one on which either House is not 
in session because of an adjournment of more than three days to a date 
certain.

SEC. 7. TERMINATION OF THE BOARD.

    The Board shall terminate 120 days after the date on which the 
Board submits the report under section 3(a).

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Government Waste Reduction Act of 2013 - Establishes the Independent Government Waste Reduction Board, the membership of which shall include individuals with national recognition for expertise in agencies, waste reduction, finance and economics, and actuarial sciences. Requires the Board to submit to Congress and the President a report that advises specific implementation of the recommendations from the March 2011 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report &quot;Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue&quot; and the February 2012 GAO report &quot;Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue.&quot; Sets forth procedures for congressional consideration of the Board's recommendations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Civil War Sesquicentennial 
Commission Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to establish a Civil War 
Sesquicentennial Commemoration Commission to--
            (1) ensure a suitable national observance of the 
        sesquicentennial of the Civil War that includes recognition of 
        the historic, social, legal, cultural, and political forces 
        that--
                    (A) brought about the Civil War; and
                    (B) influenced the course and outcomes of the Civil 
                War;
            (2) explore the causes of the Civil War to gain a better 
        understanding of the reasons that the democratic framework of 
        the United States failed to resolve the sectional issues 
        without resorting to war;
            (3) fully examine and reflect on the consequences of the 
        Civil War, which Congress directed the National Park Service to 
        address in National Park Service programs and materials 
        beginning in 1999, including consequences such as--
                    (A) the Reconstruction era and the aftermath of 
                that era;
                    (B) the economic devastation of the entire South as 
                a result of long-term post-war policies;
                    (C) the concomitant constriction of equal rights 
                for African-American citizens; and
                    (D) the ultimate economic recovery of the region 
                and the extension of civil rights for the descendants 
                of enslaved peoples almost a century later;
            (4) assist States and national organizations with programs 
        and activities for the observance of the sesquicentennial of 
        the Civil War;
            (5) assist in ensuring that any observance of the 
        sesquicentennial of the Civil War is inclusive and 
        appropriately recognizes the experiences and points of view of 
        all people affected by the Civil War; and
            (6) provide assistance for the development of programs, 
        projects, and activities on the Civil War that have lasting 
        educational and preservation value.

SEC. 3. CIVIL WAR SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATION COMMISSION.

    The Secretary of the Interior shall establish a commission to be 
known as the Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration Commission 
(referred to in this Act as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 4. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--The Commission shall be composed of 25 members as 
follows:
            (1) Government members.--The Commission shall include--
                    (A) 2 Members of the Senate appointed by the 
                President pro tempore of the Senate, in consultation 
                with the majority leader and the minority leader of the 
                Senate;
                    (B) 2 Members of the House of Representatives 
                appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
                Representatives, in consultation with the minority 
                leader of the House of Representatives;
                    (C) the Secretary of the Interior or the designee 
                of the Secretary;
                    (D) the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 
                or the designee of the Secretary;
                    (E) the Secretary of Education, or the designee of 
                the Secretary;
                    (F) the Secretary of Defense, or the designee of 
                the Secretary;
                    (G) the Chairman of the National Endowment for the 
                Humanities, or the designee of the Chairman;
                    (H) the Chairman of the National Endowment for the 
                Arts, or the designee of the Chairman;
                    (I) the Archivist of the United States, or the 
                designee of the Archivist;
                    (J) the Librarian of Congress, or the designee of 
                the Librarian; and
                    (K) the Director of the National Park Service, or 
                the designee of the Director.
            (2) Private members.--The Commission shall include--
                    (A) 3 members appointed by the President from among 
                individuals who are representative of the corporate 
                community and nonprofit community; and
                    (B) 9 individuals, appointed by the President, from 
                among persons who by reason of education, training, and 
                experience, are experts on the Antebellum, Civil War, 
                and Reconstruction eras and the preservation, 
                interpretation, and presentation of those eras to the 
                public, including--
                            (i) 5 individuals with expertise in history 
                        or related academic disciplines germane to the 
                        Civil War, including--
                                    (I) individuals representing the 
                                museum community, in particular history 
                                museums and historical societies, such 
                                as the National Civil War Museum;
                                    (II) individuals with expertise in 
                                art history, historic preservation, or 
                                a related field;
                                    (III) individuals with expertise in 
                                anthropology, cultural geography, 
                                sociology, or a related field; and
                                    (IV) individuals with expertise in 
                                political science, law, economics, or a 
                                related field;
                            (ii) 1 individual with expertise in the 
                        preservation of Civil War historic sites and 
                        battlefields; and
                            (iii) 3 individuals representing State 
                        Civil War sesquicentennial efforts.
    (b) Terms.--
            (1) Government members.--If any member of the Commission 
        who was appointed as an officer under subsection (a)(1) leaves 
        that office, the member may continue as a member of the 
        Commission for not longer than the 30-day period beginning on 
        the date on which the member leaves the office.
            (2) Private members.--Private members appointed under 
        subsection (a)(2) shall be appointed for the life of the 
        Commission.
    (c) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its 
powers, and shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
appointment.
    (d) Initial Appointments.--The appointment of the members of the 
Commission shall be made not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Meetings.--
            (1) Initial meeting.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
        on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the 
        members appointed under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
        4(a)(2) shall call the first meeting of the Commission.
            (2) Subsequent meetings.--The Commission shall hold 
        subsequent meetings at the call of the chairperson.
    (b) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--At the initial meeting, the 
Commission shall elect a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among 
its voting members.
    (c) Quorum.--A majority of voting members shall constitute a 
quorum, but a lesser number may hold meetings.
    (d) Voting.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall act only on an 
        affirmative vote of a majority of the voting members of the 
        Commission.
            (2) Nonvoting members.--The individuals appointed under 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 4(a)(1) shall be nonvoting 
        members, and shall serve only in an advisory capacity.

SEC. 6. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) Activities Related to the Sesquicentennial.--The Commission 
shall--
            (1) plan, develop, and carry out programs and activities 
        appropriate to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil 
        War, including activities in recognition of the historic, 
        social, legal, cultural, and political forces that--
                    (A) caused the Civil War; and
                    (B) influenced the course and outcomes of the Civil 
                War;
            (2) encourage interdisciplinary examination of the Civil 
        War;
            (3) facilitate and promote Civil War-related activities 
        throughout the United States;
            (4) encourage civic, historical, educational, economic, 
        preservation, and other organizations throughout the United 
        States to organize and participate in activities to expand the 
        understanding and appreciation of the significance of the Civil 
        War;
            (5) coordinate and facilitate the public distribution of 
        scholarly research, publications, and interpretations of the 
        Civil War through institutions such as the Virginia Center for 
        Digital History at the University of Virginia, the Valley of 
        the Shadow, Center for Study of the American South at the 
        University of North Carolina, and the Center for the Study of 
        Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi;
            (6) coordinate with, and provide technical assistance to, 
        States, units of local government, and nonprofit organizations 
        (including State and local sesquicentennial commemoration 
        entities) to further the commemoration of the sesquicentennial 
        of the Civil War;
            (7) coordinate and facilitate commemoration activities of 
        Federal agencies relating to the sesquicentennial of the Civil 
        War;
            (8) develop programs and facilities to ensure that the 
        sesquicentennial commemoration of the Civil War results in a 
        positive legacy and long-term public benefit;
            (9) encourage and facilitate the preservation of Civil War-
        related historic sites and battlefields as a lasting legacy of 
        the sesquicentennial commemoration;
            (10) plan, develop, and carry out programs and activities 
        to use funds raised from individuals, foundations, and 
        corporations for sesquicentennial activities at the national 
        level;
            (11) at the election of the Commission, provide funds to 
        State and local programs to carry out activities that advance 
        the goals of the Commission; and
            (12) encourage the development and conduct of programs 
        designed to involve the international community in activities 
        that commemorate the Civil War.
    (b) Plans and Report.--
            (1) Strategic plan and annual performance plans.--The 
        Commission shall prepare a strategic plan in accordance with 
        section 306 of title 5, United States Code, and annual 
        performance plans in accordance with section 1115 of title 31, 
        United States Code, for the activities of the Commission 
        carried out under this Act.
            (2) Reports.--
                    (A) Annual report.--The Commission shall submit to 
                Congress an annual report that contains a list of each 
                gift, bequest, or devise with a value of more than 
                $250, together with the identity of the donor of each 
                such gift, bequest, or devise.
                    (B) Final report.--Not later than December 30, 
                2015, the Commission shall submit to Congress a final 
                report that contains--
                            (i) a summary of activities of the 
                        Commission;
                            (ii) a final accounting of funds received 
                        and expended by the Commission; and
                            (iii) the findings and recommendations of 
                        the Commission.

SEC. 7. GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--The National Endowment for the Humanities 
shall award grants under this section for the uses described in 
subsection (b).
    (b) Use of Grants.--Grants awarded under this section shall be used 
for appropriate activities relating to the sesquicentennial of the 
Civil War.
    (c) Consideration.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
National Endowment of the Humanities shall consider and give priority 
to programs carried out by institutions of higher education, museums, 
nonprofit organizations, professional associations, or State 
sesquicentennial commissions with a national scope that support the 
duties of the Commission described in section 6, including programs 
that concentrate on the role of African Americans in the Civil War.

SEC. 8. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

    The Commission may--
            (1) solicit, accept, use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, 
        or devises of money or other real or personal property for the 
        purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Commission;
            (2) appoint any advisory committee as the Commission 
        considers appropriate for the purposes of this Act;
            (3) authorize any voting member or employee of the 
        Commission to take any action that the Commission is authorized 
        to take under this Act;
            (4) procure supplies, services, and property, and make or 
        enter into contracts, leases, or other legal agreements to 
        carry out this Act (except that any contracts, leases, or other 
        legal agreements entered into by the Commission shall not 
        extend beyond the date of the termination of the Commission);
            (5) use the United States mails in the same manner and 
        under the same conditions as other Federal agencies; and
            (6) establish a foundation that is independent from, but 
        affiliated with, the Commission to support, as the Commission 
        determines to be necessary, the efforts of the Commission.

SEC. 9. PERSONNEL MATTERS.

    (a) Compensation of Members.--Members of the Commission, and 
members of any advisory committee appointed under section 8(2), shall 
serve without compensation.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--Members of the Commission, and members of any 
advisory committees appointed under section 8(2), shall be allowed 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 
57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from the home or regular 
place of business of the member in the performance of the duties of the 
Commission.
    (c) Staff.--
            (1) In general.--The Chairperson of the Commission may, 
        without regard to civil service laws (including regulations), 
        appoint and terminate an executive director and such other 
        additional personnel as are necessary to enable the Commission 
        to perform the duties of the Commission.
            (2) Confirmation of executive director.--The employment of 
        an executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the 
        Commission.
            (3) Compensation.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), the Chairperson of the Commission may fix the 
                compensation of the executive director and other 
                personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 
                51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United 
                States Code, relating to classification of positions 
                and General Schedule pay rates.
                    (B) Maximum rate of pay.--The rate of pay for the 
                executive director and other personnel shall not exceed 
                the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule 
                under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
    (d) Detail of Government Employees.--
            (1) In general.--At the request of the Commission, the head 
        of any Federal agency may detail, on a reimbursable or 
        nonreimbursable basis, any of the personnel of the agency to 
        the Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out the 
        duties of the Commission under this Act.
            (2) Civil service status.--The detail of an employee under 
        paragraph (1) shall be without interruption or loss of civil 
        service status or privilege.
    (e) Volunteer and Uncompensated Services.--Notwithstanding section 
1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Commission may accept and use 
voluntary and uncompensated services as the Commission determines 
necessary.
    (f) Support Services.--The Director of the National Park Service 
shall provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, such 
administrative support services as the Commission may request.
    (g) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The 
Chairperson of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent 
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at daily 
rates for individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the 
annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of that title.
    (h) FACA Nonapplicability.--Section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission.
    (i) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on the date that 
is 90 days after the date on which the Commission submits its report 
under section 6(b)(2).

SEC. 10. AUDIT OF COMMISSION.

    The Inspector General of the Department of the Interior shall 
perform an annual audit of the Commission and shall make the results of 
the audit available to the public.

SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this Act (other than section 7) $500,000 for each of fiscal years 
2012 through 2016.
    (b) Grants.--There is authorized to be appropriated $3,500,000 to 
the National Endowment for the Humanities to provide grants under 
section 7, to remain available until expended.

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Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration Commission to plan, develop, and carry out programs and activities appropriate to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, and to carry out other specified duties.

 Directs the National Endowment for the Humanities to award grants for appropriate activities relating to the Civil War sesquicentennial, and to consider and give priority to programs carried out by institutions of higher education, museums, nonprofit organizations, professional associations, or state sesquicentennial commissions that support the duties of the Commission, including those that concentrate on the role of African Americans in the Civil War.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving our Equine Heritage on 
Public Land Act''.

SEC. 2. USE AND ACCESS OF PACK AND SADDLE ANIMALS ON PUBLIC LAND.

    (a) National Park System Land.--Section 12 of Public Law 91-383 (16 
U.S.C. 1a-7) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Use and Access of Pack and Saddle Animals.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred 
        to in this subsection as the `Secretary') shall manage the 
        National Park System in a manner that preserves and facilitates 
        the continued use and access of pack and saddle stock animals 
        at units of the National Park System at which there is a 
        historical tradition of the use of pack and saddle stock 
        animals.
            ``(2) Use.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), National Park System land shall 
                remain open and accessible to the use of pack and 
                saddle stock animals.
                    ``(B) Limitation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary may 
                        implement a nonemergency reduction in the use 
                        and access of pack and saddle stock animals on 
                        National Park System land after complying 
                        with--
                                    ``(I) the National Environmental 
                                Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
                                seq.); and
                                    ``(II) clauses (ii) through (iv).
                            ``(ii) Public notice and comment.--The 
                        Secretary shall provide to the public advance 
                        notice of proposed reductions in the use and 
                        access of pack and saddle stock animals on 
                        National Park System land to allow for public 
                        comment on the proposed reductions.
                            ``(iii) Public meeting.--After providing 
                        advance notice of the location, date, and time 
                        of the meeting, the Secretary shall conduct a 
                        public meeting at an appropriate location close 
                        to the unit of the National Park System on 
                        which the reduction in pack and saddle stock 
                        access is proposed.
                            ``(iv) Public collaboration.--To encourage 
                        meaningful public participation with respect to 
                        reductions in the use and access of pack and 
                        saddle stock animals on National Park System 
                        land, the Secretary shall facilitate 
                        collaboration among different recreational 
                        users.
            ``(3) Effect.--Nothing in this subsection--
                    ``(A) authorizes the Secretary to refuse to issue a 
                permit for a new use of pack and saddle stock animals, 
                including use by a commercial outfitter or guide, 
                without complying with applicable resource management 
                plans and planning processes required under this Act or 
                any other Federal law;
                    ``(B) alters or limits the authority of the 
                Secretary to issue permits;
                    ``(C) alters or limits the authority of the 
                Secretary to implement a temporary emergency closure of 
                a trail, route, or area to pack and saddle stock 
                animals;
                    ``(D) creates a preference for 1 recreational use 
                of an area within the National Park System over other 
                uses without consideration of the stated purpose of the 
                area; or
                    ``(E) supersedes any other authorizations and 
                prohibitions in effect on the date of enactment of this 
                subsection.''.
    (b) Bureau of Land Management Land.--Section 302 of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1732) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Use and Access of Pack and Saddle Animals.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage land 
        administered by the Bureau of Land Management in a manner that 
        preserves and facilitates the continued use and access of pack 
        and saddle stock animals on land on which there is a historical 
        tradition of the use of pack and saddle stock animals.
            ``(2) Use.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), Bureau of Land Management land shall 
                remain open and accessible to the use of pack and 
                saddle stock animals.
                    ``(B) Limitation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary may 
                        implement a nonemergency reduction in the use 
                        and access of pack and saddle stock animals on 
                        Bureau of Land Management land after complying 
                        with--
                                    ``(I) the National Environmental 
                                Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
                                seq.); and
                                    ``(II) clauses (ii) through (iv).
                            ``(ii) Public notice and comment.--The 
                        Secretary shall provide to the public advance 
                        notice of proposed reductions in the use and 
                        access of pack and saddle stock animals on 
                        Bureau of Land Management land to allow for 
                        public comment on the proposed reductions.
                            ``(iii) Public meeting.--After providing 
                        advance notice of the location, date, and time 
                        of the meeting, the Secretary shall conduct a 
                        public meeting at an appropriate location close 
                        to the Bureau of Land Management land on which 
                        the reduction in pack and saddle stock access 
                        is proposed.
                            ``(iv) Public collaboration.--To encourage 
                        meaningful public participation with respect to 
                        reductions in the use and access of pack and 
                        saddle stock animals on Bureau of Land 
                        Management land, the Secretary shall facilitate 
                        collaboration among different recreational 
                        users.
            ``(3) Effect.--Nothing in this subsection--
                    ``(A) authorizes the Secretary to refuse to issue a 
                permit for a new use of pack and saddle stock animals, 
                including use by a commercial outfitter or guide, 
                without complying with applicable resource management 
                plans and planning processes required under this Act or 
                any other Federal law;
                    ``(B) alters or limits the authority of the 
                Secretary to issue permits;
                    ``(C) alters or limits the authority of the 
                Secretary to implement a temporary, emergency closure 
                of a trail, route, or area to pack and saddle stock 
                animals;
                    ``(D) creates a preference for 1 recreational use 
                for any area under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of 
                Land Management over other uses without consideration 
                of the stated purpose of the area;
                    ``(E) supersedes the multiple use authority or 
                policy of an applicable agency; or
                    ``(F) supersedes any other authorizations and 
                prohibitions in effect on the date of enactment of this 
                subsection.''.
    (c) National Wildlife Refuge System Land.--Section 4(d) of the 
National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 
668dd(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Use and access of pack and saddle animals.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the 
                System in a manner that preserves and facilitates the 
                continued use and access of pack and saddle stock 
                animals on System land on which there is a historical 
                tradition of the use of pack and saddle stock animals.
                    ``(B) Use.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), System land shall remain open and 
                        accessible to the use of pack and saddle stock 
                        animals.
                            ``(ii) Limitation.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The Secretary 
                                may implement a nonemergency reduction 
                                in the use and access of pack and 
                                saddle stock animals on System land 
                                after complying with--
                                            ``(aa) the National 
                                        Environmental Policy Act of 
                                        1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
                                        and
                                            ``(bb) subclauses (II) 
                                        through (IV).
                                    ``(II) Public notice and comment.--
                                The Secretary shall provide to the 
                                public advance notice of proposed 
                                reductions in the use and access of 
                                pack and saddle stock animals on System 
                                land to allow for public comment on the 
                                proposed reductions.
                                    ``(III) Public meeting.--After 
                                providing advance notice of the 
                                location, date, and time of the 
                                meeting, the Secretary shall conduct a 
                                public meeting at an appropriate 
                                location close to System land on which 
                                the reduction in pack and saddle stock 
                                access is proposed.
                                    ``(IV) Public collaboration.--To 
                                encourage meaningful public 
                                participation with respect to 
                                reductions in the use and access of 
                                pack and saddle stock animals on System 
                                land, the Secretary shall facilitate 
                                collaboration among different 
                                recreational users.
                    ``(C) Effect.--Nothing in this paragraph--
                            ``(i) authorizes the Secretary to refuse to 
                        issue a permit for a new use of pack and saddle 
                        stock animals, including use by a commercial 
                        outfitter or guide, without complying with 
                        applicable management plans (including a 
                        comprehensive conservation plan, comprehensive 
                        management plan, master plan, or step-down 
                        management plan) and planning processes 
                        required under this Act or any other Federal 
                        law;
                            ``(ii) alters or limits the authority of 
                        the Secretary to issue permits for a compatible 
                        use that is not inconsistent with public 
                        safety;
                            ``(iii) alters or limits the authority of 
                        the Secretary to implement a temporary, 
                        emergency closure of a trail, route, or area to 
                        pack and saddle stock animals;
                            ``(iv) creates a preference for 1 
                        recreational use within any refuge within the 
                        System without consideration of the mission of 
                        the System and the purposes for which the 
                        refuge was established;
                            ``(v) supersedes the conservation authority 
                        or policy of any applicable agency;
                            ``(vi) supersedes the priority of 
                        applicable agencies for compatible wildlife-
                        dependent recreational uses; or
                            ``(vii) supersedes any other authorizations 
                        and prohibitions in effect on the date of 
                        enactment of this paragraph.''.
    (d) National Forest System Land.--The Forest and Rangeland 
Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 16 as section 17; and
            (2) by inserting after section 15 the following:

``SEC. 16. USE AND ACCESS OF PACK AND SADDLE ANIMALS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in 
this section as the `Secretary') shall manage National Forest System in 
a manner that preserves and facilitates the continued use and access of 
pack and saddle stock animals on National Forest System land on which 
there is a historical tradition of the use of pack and saddle stock 
animals.
    ``(b) Use.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        National Forest System land shall remain open and accessible to 
        the use of pack and saddle stock animals.
            ``(2) Limitation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may implement a 
                nonemergency reduction in the use and access of pack 
                and saddle stock animals on National Forest System land 
                after complying with--
                            ``(i) the National Environmental Policy Act 
                        of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
                            ``(ii) subparagraphs (B) through (D).
                    ``(B) Public notice and comment.--The Secretary 
                shall provide to the public advance notice of proposed 
                reductions in the use and access of pack and saddle 
                stock animals on National Forest System land to allow 
                for public comment on the proposed reductions.
                    ``(C) Public meeting.--After providing advance 
                notice of the location, date, and time of the meeting, 
                the Secretary shall conduct a public meeting at an 
                appropriate location close to the unit of the National 
                Forest System on which the reduction in pack and saddle 
                stock access is proposed.
                    ``(D) Public collaboration.--To encourage 
                meaningful public participation with respect to 
                reductions in the use and access of pack and saddle 
                stock animals on National Forest System land, the 
                Secretary shall facilitate collaboration among 
                different recreational users.
    ``(c) Effect.--Nothing in this section--
            ``(1) authorizes the Secretary to refuse to issue a special 
        use authorization or wilderness permit for a new use of pack 
        and saddle stock animals, including use by a commercial 
        outfitter or guide, without complying with applicable land 
        management plans and planning processes required under this Act 
        or any other Federal law;
            ``(2) alters or limits the authority of the Secretary to 
        issue special use authorizations or wilderness permits;
            ``(3) alters or limits the authority of the Secretary to 
        implement a temporary, emergency closure of a trail, route, or 
        area to pack and saddle stock animals;
            ``(4) creates a preference for 1 recreational use of an 
        area within the National Forest System over other uses of the 
        area;
            ``(5) supersedes the multiple use authority or policy of an 
        applicable agency; or
            ``(6) supersedes any other authorizations and prohibitions 
        in effect on the date of enactment of this section.''.
    (e) Issuance of Policy.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall issue a policy for the Department of the Interior 
and the Department of Agriculture, respectively, that defines the term 
``historical tradition of the use of pack and saddle stock animals'' 
for purposes of the amendments made by this section.

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Preserving our Equine Heritage on Public Land Act - Provides for: (1) the continued preservation and use of pack and saddle stock animals on public land administered by the National Park Service, and Bureau of Land Management, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service on which there is a historical tradition of the use of pack and saddle stock animals; and (2) defining the term "historical tradition of the use of pack and saddle stock animals" for purposes of this Act.