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Question: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO MAKE CHAPTER 12 OF TITLE 11, UNITED STATES 
              CODE, PERMANENT.

    (a) Reenactment.--Chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, as 
reenacted by section 149 of division C of the Omnibus Consolidated and 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277), 
and amended by this Act, is reenacted.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect on April 1, 
1999.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 302 of the Bankruptcy, Judges, 
United States Trustees, and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986 (28 
U.S.C. 581 note) is amended by striking subsection (f).

SEC. 2. FAMILY FISHERMEN.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 101 of title 11, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
            ``(7A) `commercial fishing operation' includes--
                    ``(A) the catching or harvesting of fish, shrimp, 
                lobsters, urchins, seaweed, shellfish, or other aquatic 
                species or products; and
                    ``(B) aquaculture activities consisting of raising 
                for market any species or product described in 
                subparagraph (A);'';
            ``(7B) `commercial fishing vessel' means a vessel used by a 
        fisherman to carry out a commercial fishing operation;'';
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (19) the following:
            ``(19A) `family fisherman' means--
                    ``(A) an individual or individual and spouse 
                engaged in a commercial fishing operation--
                            ``(i) whose aggregate debts do not exceed 
                        $1,500,000 and not less than 80 percent of 
                        whose aggregate noncontingent, liquidated debts 
                        (excluding a debt for the principal residence 
                        of such individual or such individual and 
                        spouse, unless such debt arises out of a 
                        commercial fishing operation), on the date the 
                        case is filed, arise out of a commercial 
                        fishing operation owned or operated by such 
                        individual or such individual and spouse; and
                            ``(ii) who receive from such commercial 
                        fishing operation more than 50 percent of such 
                        individual's or such individual's and spouse's 
                        gross income for the taxable year preceding the 
                        taxable year in which the case concerning such 
                        individual or such individual and spouse was 
                        filed; or
                    ``(B) a corporation or partnership--
                            ``(i) in which more than 50 percent of the 
                        outstanding stock or equity is held by--
                                    ``(I) 1 family that conducts the 
                                commercial fishing operation; or
                                    ``(II) 1 family and the relatives 
                                of the members of such family, and such 
                                family or such relatives conduct the 
                                commercial fishing operation; and
                            ``(ii)(I) more than 80 percent of the value 
                        of its assets consists of assets related to the 
                        commercial fishing operation;
                            ``(II) its aggregate debts do not exceed 
                        $1,500,000 and not less than 80 percent of its 
                        aggregate noncontingent, liquidated debts 
                        (excluding a debt for 1 dwelling which is owned 
                        by such corporation or partnership and which a 
                        shareholder or partner maintains as a principal 
                        residence, unless such debt arises out of a 
                        commercial fishing operation), on the date the 
                        case is filed, arise out of a commercial 
                        fishing operation owned or operated by such 
                        corporation or such partnership; and
                            ``(III) if such corporation issues stock, 
                        such stock is not publicly traded;''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (19A) the following:
            ``(19B) `family fisherman with regular annual income' means 
        a family fisherman whose annual income is sufficiently stable 
        and regular to enable such family fisherman to make payments 
        under a plan under chapter 12 of this title;''.
    (b) Who May Be a Debtor.--Section 109(f) of title 11, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ``or family fisherman'' after ``family 
farmer''.
    (c)  Chapter 12.--Chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the chapter heading, by inserting ``OR FISHERMAN'' 
        after ``FAMILY FARMER'';
            (2) in section 1201, by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes 
of this subsection, a guarantor of a claim of a creditor under this 
section shall be treated in the same manner as a creditor with respect 
to the operation of a stay under this section.
    ``(2) For purposes of a claim that arises from the ownership or 
operation of a commercial fishing operation, a co-maker of a loan made 
by a creditor under this section shall be treated in the same manner as 
a creditor with respect to the operation of a stay under this 
section.'';
            (3) in section 1203, by inserting ``or commercial fishing 
        operation'' after ``farm'';
            (4) in section 1206, by striking ``if the property is 
        farmland or farm equipment'' and inserting ``if the property is 
        farmland, farm equipment, or property of a commercial fishing 
        operation (including a commercial fishing vessel)''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1232. Additional provisions relating to family fishermen
    ``(a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as 
provided in subsection (c), with respect to any commercial fishing 
vessel of a family fisherman, the debts of that family fisherman shall 
be treated in the manner prescribed in paragraph (2).
    ``(2)(A) For purposes of this chapter, a claim for a lien described 
in subsection (b) for a commercial fishing vessel of a family fisherman 
that could, but for this subsection, be subject to a lien under 
otherwise applicable maritime law, shall be treated as an unsecured 
claim.
    ``(B) Subparagraph (A) applies to a claim for a lien resulting from 
a debt of a family fisherman incurred on or after the date of enactment 
of this chapter.
    ``(b) A lien described in this subsection is--
            ``(1) a maritime lien under subchapter III of chapter 313 
        of title 46, United States Code, without regard to whether that 
        lien is recorded under section 31343 of title 46, United States 
        Code; or
            ``(2) a lien under applicable State law (or the law of a 
        political subdivision thereof).
    ``(c) Subsection (a) shall not apply to--
            ``(1) a claim made by a member of a crew or a seaman 
        including a claim made for--
                    ``(A) wages, maintenance, or cure; or
                    ``(B) personal injury; or
            ``(2) a preferred ship mortgage that has been perfected 
        under subchapter II of chapter 313 of title 46, United States 
        Code.
    ``(d) For purposes of this chapter, a mortgage described in 
subsection (c)(2) shall be treated as a secured claim.''.
    (d) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Table of chapters.--In the table of chapters for title 
        11, United States Code, the item relating to chapter 12, is 
        amended to read as follows:

``12. Adjustments of Debts of a Family Farmer or Family         1201''.
                            Fisherman with Regular Annual 
                            Income.
            (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections for chapter 
        12 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
        end the following new item:

``1232. Additional provisions relating to family fishermen.''.

Answer: Amends the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 to reenact permanently chapter 12 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code (Adjustments of Debts of a Family Farmer). 
Amends Federal bankruptcy provisions to include family fishermen as authorized debtors. 
Requires a guarantor of a claim of a creditor to be treated in the same manner as a creditor with respect to the operation of a stay under such provisions.  Treats, with respect to the ownership or operation of a commercial fishing operation, a co-maker of a loan made by a creditor in the same manner as a creditor with respect to such a stay. 
Includes a commercial fishing operation under provisions concerning debtor rights and powers. 
Treats a claim for a lien for a commercial fishing vessel of a family fisherman as an unsecured claim.  States that such treatment shall not apply to: (1) a claim made by a crewmember or seaman for wages or personal injury; or (2) a preferred ship mortgage that has been perfected under provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Climate Change Technology Deployment 
in Developing Countries Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. CLIMATE CHANGE TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

    Title VII of the Global Environmental Protection Assistance Act of 
1989 (Public Law 101-240; 103 Stat. 2521) is amending by adding at the 
end the following:

        ``PART C--TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

``SEC. 731. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part:
            ``(1) Carbon sequestration.--The term `carbon 
        sequestration' means the capture of carbon dioxide through 
        terrestrial, geological, biological, or other means, which 
        prevents the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
            ``(2) Greenhouse gas.--The term `greenhouse gas' means 
        carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, 
        perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.
            ``(3) Greenhouse gas intensity.--The term `greenhouse gas 
        intensity' means the ratio of greenhouse gas emissions to 
        economic output.

``SEC. 732. REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS INTENSITY.

    ``(a) Lead Agency.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Department of State shall act as the 
        lead agency for integrating into United States foreign policy 
        the goal of reducing greenhouse gas intensity in developing 
        countries.
            ``(2) Reports.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after 
                the date of enactment of this part and each year 
                thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
                appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees of 
                Congress a report on the 25 developing countries that 
                are the top energy users, including for each country a 
                description of--
                            ``(i) the quantity and types of energy 
                        used;
                            ``(ii) the greenhouse gas intensity of the 
                        energy, manufacturing, agricultural, and 
                        transportation sectors;
                            ``(iii) the progress of any projects 
                        undertaken to reduce greenhouse gas intensity;
                            ``(iv) the potential for further projects 
                        to reduce greenhouse gas intensity; and
                            ``(v) obstacles to the further reduction of 
                        greenhouse gas intensity.
                    ``(B) Use.--
                            ``(i) Initial report.--The Secretary of 
                        State shall use the initial report submitted 
                        under subparagraph (A) to establish baselines 
                        for the developing countries with respect to 
                        the information provided under clauses (i) and 
                        (ii) of that subparagraph.
                            ``(ii) Annual reports.--The Secretary of 
                        State shall use the annual reports submitted 
                        under subparagraph (A) to track the progress of 
                        the developing countries with respect to 
                        reducing greenhouse gas intensity.
    ``(b) Projects.--The Secretary of State, in coordination with 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, shall (directly or through agreements with the World Bank, 
the International Monetary Fund, the Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation, and other development institutions) provide assistance to 
developing countries specifically for projects to reduce greenhouse gas 
intensity, including projects to--
            ``(1) leverage, through bilateral agreements, funds for 
        reduction of greenhouse gas intensity;
            ``(2) increase private investment in projects and 
        activities to reduce greenhouse gas intensity; and
            ``(3) expedite the deployment of technology to reduce 
        greenhouse gas intensity.
    ``(c) Focus.--In carrying out the projects, the Secretary of State 
shall focus on--
            ``(1) promoting the rule of law, property rights, contract 
        protection, and economic freedom; and
            ``(2) increasing capacity, infrastructure, and training.
    ``(d) Priority.--In carrying out the projects, the Secretary of 
State shall give priority to projects in the 25 developing countries 
identified in the report submitted under subsection (a)(2)(A).

``SEC. 733. TECHNOLOGY INVENTORY FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Energy, shall conduct an inventory of greenhouse gas 
intensity reducing technologies that are developed, or under 
development, to identify technologies that are suitable for transfer 
to, deployment in, and commercialization in the developing countries 
identified in the report submitted under section 732(a)(2)(A).
    ``(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the completion of the 
inventory under subsection (a), the Secretary of State and the 
Secretary of Energy shall jointly submit to Congress a report that--
            ``(1) includes the results of the completed inventory; and
            ``(2) identifies obstacles to the deployment of the 
        technologies studied.

``SEC. 734. TRADE-RELATED BARRIERS TO EXPORT OF GREENHOUSE GAS 
              INTENSITY REDUCING TECHNOLOGIES.

    ``Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this part, 
the United States Trade Representative shall--
            ``(1) identify trade-related barriers maintained by foreign 
        countries to the export of greenhouse gas intensity reducing 
        technologies and practices from the United States; and
            ``(2) negotiate with the foreign countries for the removal 
        of those barriers.

``SEC. 735. GREENHOUSE GAS INTENSITY REDUCING TECHNOLOGY EXPORT 
              INITIATIVE.

    ``(a) In General.--There is established an interagency working 
group to carry out a Greenhouse Gas Intensity Reducing Technology 
Export Initiative to--
            ``(1) promote the export of greenhouse gas intensity 
        reducing technologies and practices from the United States;
            ``(2) identify developing countries that should be 
        designated as priority countries for the purpose of exporting 
        greenhouse gas intensity reducing technologies and practices, 
        based on the report submitted under section 732(a)(2)(A);
            ``(3) identify potential barriers to adoption of exported 
        greenhouse gas intensity reducing technologies and practices; 
        and
            ``(4) identify previous efforts to export energy 
        technologies to learn best practices.
    ``(b) Composition.--The working group shall be composed of--
            ``(1) the Secretary of State, who shall act as the head of 
        the working group;
            ``(2) the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
        International Development;
            ``(3) the United States Trade Representative;
            ``(4) a designee of the Secretary of Energy; and
            ``(5) a designee of the Secretary of Commerce.
    ``(c) Performance Reviews and Reports.--Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this part and each year thereafter, the 
interagency working group shall--
            ``(1) conduct a performance review of actions taken and 
        results achieved by the Federal Government (including each of 
        the agencies represented on the interagency working group) to 
        promote the export of greenhouse gas intensity reducing 
        technologies and practices from the United States; and
            ``(2) submit to the appropriate authorizing and 
        appropriating committees of Congress a report that describes 
        the results of the performance reviews and evaluates progress 
        in promoting the export of greenhouse gas intensity reducing 
        technologies and practices from the United States, including 
        any recommendations for increasing the export of the 
        technologies and practices.

``SEC. 736. TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIC PLAN AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development, shall develop a technology strategic 
plan, and carry out demonstration projects, to promote the adoption of 
technologies and practices that reduce greenhouse gas intensity in 
developing countries.
    ``(b) Demonstration Projects.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretaries and the Administrator 
        shall plan, coordinate, and carry out demonstration projects 
        under this section in at least 10 eligible countries, as 
        determined by the Secretaries and the Administrator.
            ``(2) Eligibility.--A country shall be eligible for 
        assistance under this subsection if the Secretaries and the 
        Administrator determine that the country has demonstrated a 
        commitment to--
                    ``(A) just and democratic governance, including--
                            ``(i) promoting political pluralism, 
                        equality, and the rule of law;
                            ``(ii) respecting human and civil rights;
                            ``(iii) protecting private property rights;
                            ``(iv) encouraging transparency and 
                        accountability of government; and
                            ``(v) combating corruption; and
                    ``(B) economic freedom, including economic policies 
                that--
                            ``(i) encourage citizens and firms to 
                        participate in global trade and international 
                        capital markets;
                            ``(ii) promote private sector growth and 
                        the sustainable management of natural 
                        resources;
                            ``(iii) strengthen market forces in the 
                        economy; and
                            ``(iv) respect worker rights.
            ``(3) Selection.--In determining which eligible countries 
        to provide funding to under paragraph (1), the Secretaries and 
        the Administrator shall consider--
                    ``(A) the extent to which the country meets or 
                exceeds the eligibility criteria;
                    ``(B) the opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas 
                intensity in the eligible country; and
                    ``(C) the opportunity to generate economic growth 
                in the eligible country.
            ``(4) Types of projects.--Demonstration projects under this 
        section may include--
                    ``(A) coal gasification, coal liquefaction, and 
                clean coal projects;
                    ``(B) carbon sequestration projects;
                    ``(C) cogeneration technology initiatives;
                    ``(D) renewable projects; and
                    ``(E) lower emission transportation.

``SEC. 737. FELLOWSHIP AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.

    ``The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Energy, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, shall carry out fellowship and 
exchange programs under which officials from developing countries visit 
the United States to acquire expertise and knowledge of best practices 
to reduce greenhouse gas intensity in their countries.

``SEC. 738. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
necessary to carry out this part (other than section 736).

``SEC. 739. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    ``Except as otherwise provided in this part, this part takes effect 
on October 1, 2005.

``SEC. 740. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

    ``The authority provided by this part terminates effective December 
31, 2010.''.

Answer: Climate Change Technology Deployment in Developing Countries Act of 2005 - Amends the Global Environmental Protection Assistance Act of 1989 to consider the Department of State as the lead agency for integrating into U.S. foreign policy the goal of reducing greenhouse gas intensity in developing countries.

Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) provide assistance to developing countries to reduce greenhouse gas intensity; (2) inventory greenhouse gas intensity reducing technologies and identify appropriate technologies for developing countries; (3) develop a technology strategic plan and carry out demonstration projects in at least ten countries; and (4) carry out fellowship and exchange programs for officials from developing countries to acquire U.S. expertise in greenhouse gas intensity reduction practices.

Directs the U.S. Trade Representative to seek to eliminate foreign trade barriers to the export of U.S. greenhouse gas intensity reducing technologies and practices.

Establishes an interagency working group to carry out a greenhouse gas intensity reducing technology export initiative.

 Terminates programs under this Act as of December 31, 2010.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sportfishing and Boating Improvement 
Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF 1950 ACT.

    Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision of the 
1950 Act, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
other provision of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide that the United 
States shall aid the States in fish restoration and management 
projects, and for other purposes,'' approved August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 
777 et seq.), popularly known as the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration 
Act.

SEC. 3. OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 2 of the 1950 Act (16 U.S.C. 777a) is 
amended--
            (1) by indenting the left margin of so much of the text as 
        precedes ``(a)'' by 2 ems;
            (2) by inserting ``For purposes of this Act--'' after the 
        section caption;
            (3) by striking ``For the purpose of this Act the'' in the 
        first paragraph and inserting ``(1) the'';
            (4) by indenting the left margin of so much of the text as 
        follows ``include--'' by 4 ems;
            (5) by striking ``(a)'', ``(b)'', ``(c)'', and ``(d)'' and 
        inserting ``(A)'', ``(B)'', ``(C)'', and ``(D)'', respectively;
            (6) by striking ``department.'' and inserting 
        ``department;''; and
            (7) by adding at the end thereof the following:
            ``(2) the term `outreach and communications program' means 
        a program to improve communications with anglers, boaters, and 
        the general public regarding angling and boating opportunities, 
        to reduce barriers to participation in these activities, to 
        advance adoption of sound fishing and boating practices, to 
        promote conservation and the responsible use of the nation's 
        aquatic resources, and to further safety in fishing and 
        boating; and
            ``(3) the term `aquatic resource education program' means a 
        program designed to enhance the public's understanding of 
        aquatic resources and sport-fishing, and to promote the 
        development of responsible attitudes and ethics toward the 
        aquatic environment.''.
    (b) Increase in State Allocation.--Section 8 of the 1950 Act (16 
U.S.C. 777g) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b) by striking ``12\1/2\ per centum'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``15 percent'';
            (2) in subsection (c) by striking ``10 per centum'' and 
        inserting ``15 percent'';
            (3) in subsection (c) by inserting ``and communications'' 
        after ``outreach''; and
            (4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (f); and 
        by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) National Outreach and Communications Program.--
            ``(1) Implementation.--Within 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of the Sportfishing and Boating Improvement Act of 
        1997, the Secretary of the Interior shall develop and 
        implement, in cooperation and consultation with the Sport 
        Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, a national plan for 
        outreach and communications.
            ``(2) Content.--The plan shall provide--
                    ``(A) guidance, including guidance on the 
                development of an administrative process and funding 
                priorities, for outreach and communications programs; 
                and
                    ``(B) for the establishment of a national program.
            ``(3) Secretary may match or fund programs.--Under the 
        plan, the Secretary may--
                    ``(A) make grants to any State or private entity to 
                pay all or any portion of the cost of carrying out any 
                outreach or communications program under the plan; or
                    ``(B) contract with States or private entities to 
                carry out such a program.
            ``(4) Review.--The plan shall be reviewed periodically, but 
        not less frequently than once every 3 years.
    ``(e) State Outreach and Communications Program.--Within 12 months 
after the completion of the national plan under subsection (d)(1), a 
State shall develop a plan for an outreach and communications program 
and submit it to the Secretary. In developing the plan, a State shall--
            ``(1) review the national plan developed under subsection 
        (d);
            ``(2) consult with anglers, boaters, the sportfishing and 
        boating industries, and the general public; and
            ``(3) establish priorities for the State outreach and 
        communications program proposed for implementation.''.

SEC. 4. CLEAN VESSEL ACT FUNDING.

    Section 4(b) of the 1950 Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)) is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(b) Use of Balance After Distribution.--
            ``(1) In general.--Of the balance of each annual 
        appropriation remaining after making the distribution under 
        subsection (a), an amount equal to $42,500,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 1998 through 2003 shall be used as follows:
                    ``(A) $15,000,000 shall be transferred to the 
                Secretary of Transportation and shall be expended for 
                State recreational boating safety programs under 
                section 13106(a)(1) of title 46, United States Code.
                    ``(B) $10,000,000 shall be available to the 
                Secretary of the Interior for obligation for qualified 
                projects under section 5604(c) of the Clean Vessel Act 
                of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 1322 note).
                    ``(C) $10,000,000 shall be available to the 
                Secretary of the Interior for obligation for qualified 
                projects under section (5)(d) of the Sportfishing and 
                Boating Improvement Act of 1997.
                    ``(D) $7,500,000 shall be available to the 
                Secretary of the Interior for obligation for the 
                national outreach and communications program under 
                section 8(d).
        The Secretary of the Interior shall publish a detailed 
        accounting of the projects, programs, and activities funded 
        under subparagraph (D) annually in the Federal Register. No 
        funds available to the Secretary under this subsection may be 
        used to replace funding traditionally provided through general 
        appropriations, nor for any purposes except those purposes 
        authorized by this Act.
            ``(2) Amount remaining unobligated after 3 years.--Amounts 
        available under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) that 
        are unobligated by the Secretary of the Interior after 3 years 
        shall be transferred to the Secretary of Transportation and be 
        expended for State recreational boating safety programs under 
        section 13106(a)(1) of title 46, United States Code.
            ``(3) Carryforward.--Amounts available for the national 
        outreach and education program under paragraph (1)(D) shall 
        remain available for 2 fiscal years after the fiscal year in 
        which the amounts are first available. Amounts available to the 
        program under that paragraph that are unobligated by the 
        Secretary of the Interior more than 2 years after the first 
        fiscal year in which the amounts are available shall be 
        available to the Secretary, in addition to amounts otherwise 
        available, for apportionment under section 4(d).''.

SEC. 5. BOATING INFRASTRUCTURE.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide funds to 
States for the development and maintenance of public facilities for 
transient nontrailerable recreational vessels.
    (b) Survey.--Section 8 of the 1950 Act (16 U.S.C. 777g), as amended 
by section 3, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
    ``(g) Surveys.--
            ``(1) National framework.--Within 6 months after the date 
        of enactment of the Sportfishing and Boating Improvement Act of 
        1997, the Secretary, in consultation with the States, shall 
        adopt a national framework for a public boat access needs 
        assessment which may be used by States to conduct surveys to 
        determine the adequacy, number, location, and quality of 
        facilities providing access to recreational waters for all 
        sizes of recreational boats.
            ``(2) State surveys.--Within 18 months after such date of 
        enactment, each State that agrees to conduct a public boat 
        access needs survey following the recommended national 
        framework shall report its findings to the Secretary for use in 
        the development of a comprehensive national recreational boat 
        access needs assessment.
            ``(3) Exception.--Paragraph (2) does not apply to a State 
        if, within 18 months after such date of enactment, the 
        Secretary certifies that the State has developed and is 
        implementing a plan that ensures there are and will be public 
        boat access adequate to meet the needs of recreational boaters 
        on its waters.
            ``(4) Funding.--A State that conducts a public boat access 
        needs survey under paragraph (2) may fund the costs of 
        conducting that assessment out of amounts allocated to it as 
        funding dedicated to motorboat access to recreational waters 
        under subsection (b)(1) of this section.''.
    (c) Plan.--Within 6 months after submitting a survey to the 
Secretary under section 8(g) of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide 
that the United States shall aid the States in fish restoration and 
management projects, and for other purposes,'' approved August 9, 1950 
(16 U.S.C. 777g(g)), as added by subsection (b) of this section, a 
State may develop and submit to the Secretary a plan for the 
construction, renovation, and maintenance of public facilities, and 
access to those facilities, for transient nontrailerable recreational 
vessels to meet the needs of nontrailerable recreational vessels 
operating on navigable waters in the State.
    (d) Grant Program.--
            (1) Matching grants.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
        obligate amounts made available under section 4(b)(1)(C) of the 
        Act entitled ``An Act to provide that the United States shall 
        aid the States in fish restoration and management projects, and 
        for other purposes,'' approved August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 
        777c(b)(1)(C)) to make grants to any State to pay not more than 
        75 percent of the cost to a State of constructing, renovating, 
        or maintaining public facilities for transient nontrailerable 
        recreational vessels.
            (2) Priorities.--In awarding grants under paragraph (1), 
        the Secretary shall give priority to projects that--
                    (A) consist of the construction, renovation, or 
                maintenance of public facilities for transient 
                nontrailerable recreational vessels in accordance with 
                a plan submitted by a State under subsection (c);
                    (B) provide for public/private partnership efforts 
                to develop, maintain, and operate facilities for 
                transient nontrailerable recreational vessels; and
                    (C) propose innovative ways to increase the 
                availability of facilities for transient nontrailerable 
                recreational vessels.
    (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term--
            (1) ``nontrailerable recreational vessel'' means a 
        recreational vessel 26 feet in length or longer--
                    (A) operated primarily for pleasure; or
                    (B) leased, rented, or chartered to another for the 
                latter's pleasure;
            (2) ``public facilities for transient nontrailerable 
        recreational vessels'' includes mooring buoys, day-docks, 
        navigational aids, seasonal slips, or similar structures 
        located on navigable waters, that are available to the general 
        public and designed for temporary use by nontrailerable 
        recreational vessels; and
            (4) ``State'' means each of the several States of the 
        United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
        Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the 
        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
    (f) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on October 1, 
1997.

SEC. 6. AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST FUND.

    (a) Excise Tax Amendments.--Sections 4041(a)(2) and 4081(d)(1) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking ``1999'' 
and inserting ``2005''.
    (b) Trust Fund Amendments.--
            (1) Section 9503 of such Code is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``1997'' in subsection (c)(4)(A)(i) 
                and inserting ``2005'';
                    (B) by striking subsection (c)(4)(A)(ii) and 
                inserting the following:
                            ``(ii) Limit on transfers during any fiscal 
                        year.--The aggregate amount transferred under 
                        this subparagraph during any fiscal year shall 
                        not exceed $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                        for each fiscal year thereafter.''; and
                    (C) by striking ``1997'' in subsection (c)(5) and 
                inserting ``2005''.
            (2) Section 9504 of such Code is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(as in effect on October 1, 
                1988)'' in subsection (b)(2)(A) and in subsection (c); 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``April 1, 1998'' in subsection (c) 
                and inserting ``October 1, 2005''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 13106 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking the first sentence of subsection (a)(1) and 
        inserting the following: ``Subject to paragraph (2) and 
        subsection (c), the Secretary shall expend in each fiscal year 
        for State recreational boating safety programs, under contracts 
        with States under this chapter, an amount equal to the sum of 
        (A) the amount appropriated from the Boat Safety Account for 
        that fiscal year and (B) the amount transferred to the 
        Secretary under section 4(b) of the Act of August 9, 1950 (16 
        U.S.C. 777c(b)).''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Of the amount transferred for each fiscal year to the Boat 
Safety Account under section 9503(c)(4)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, $5,000,000 is available to the Secretary for payment of 
expenses of the Coast Guard for personnel and activities directly 
related to carrying out the national recreational boating safety 
program under this title. No funds available to the Secretary under 
this subsection may be used to replace funding traditionally provided 
through general appropriations, nor for any purposes except those 
purposes authorized by the Act of August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777 et 
seq.). Amounts made available by this subsection shall remain available 
until expended. The Secretary shall publish annually in the Federal 
Register a detailed accounting of the projects, programs, and 
activities funded under this subsection.''.

Answer:
Sportfishing and Boating Improvement Act of 1997 - Amends the Act popularly known as the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act to increase: (1) the regional average that States must allocate from specified appropriations for certain recreational boating purposes; and (2) the limit on State funding for aquatic resource education, outreach, and communications (currently, for aquatic resource education and outreach) programs. 
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop and implement a national plan for outreach and communications.  Authorizes grants and contracts to carry out the plan.  Requires States to develop an outreach and communications plan. 
(Sec. 4) Requires that, of the balance remaining after the annual initial distribution of funds from appropriations to carry out the Act, certain amounts be used for programs and projects under specified provisions of:  (1) Federal law relating to State recreational boating safety programs; (2) the Clean Vessel Act of 1992; and (3) this Act. 
(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to adopt a national framework for a public boat access needs assessment.  Requires States to conduct the assessments unless the Secretary certifies that a State is implementing a plan that ensures adequate access.  Allows States to fund the assessments from amounts dedicated to access to recreational waters under existing provisions. 
Mandates matching grants to States for up to 75 percent of the cost of facilities for transient nontrailerable recreational vessels. 
(Sec. 6) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the date on which the tax rate on diesel fuel and nonaviation gasoline decreases and the date until which amounts attributable to motorboat fuel taxes must be transferred from the Highway Trust Fund to the Boat Safety Account in the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund.  Decreases the aggregate limit on transfers during any fiscal year and removes the limit on the amount in the Account.  Extends the date until which amounts attributable to small-engine fuel taxes must be transferred from the Highway Trust Fund into the Sport Fish Restoration Account in the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund and the date until which Boat Safety Account funds are available for expenditures to carry out recreational boat safety provisions.