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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be referred to as the ``Gallatin Range Consolidation 
and Protection Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
        (1) the lands north of Yellowstone National Park possess 
    outstanding natural characteristics and wildlife habitats that give 
    the lands high value as lands added to the National Forest System; 
    and
        (2) it is in the interest of the United States for the 
    Secretary, acting through the Forest Service, to enter into an 
    option agreement with Big Sky Lumber Company and Louisiana Pacific 
    Corporation to fulfill the purposes of this Act.

SEC. 3. BIG SKY LUMBER LAND EXCHANGE--GALLATIN AREA.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'', 
unless the context otherwise requires) shall acquire by exchange certain 
lands and interests in lands of the Big Sky Lumber Company (referred to 
in this Act as the ``Company''), in and adjacent to the Hyalite-
Porcupine-Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study Area, the Scapegoat Wilderness 
Area, and other lands in the Gallatin National Forest in accordance with 
this section.
    (b) Description of Lands.--
        (1) Offer and acceptance of land.--If the Company offers to the 
    United States acceptable fee title, including mineral interests, to 
    approximately 37,752 acres of land owned by the Company and 
    available for exchange, as depicted on two maps entitled ``Proposed 
    BSL Land Acquisitions'', East Half and West Half Gallatin National 
    Forest, dated February 1993 the Secretary shall accept a warranty 
    deed to the land.
        (2) Exchange.--In exchange for the lands described in paragraph 
    (1) and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary of the 
    Interior shall convey, by patent, the fee title to approximately 
    16,278 acres of National Forest System lands available for exchange 
    as depicted on the maps referred to in paragraph (1), and the five 
    maps entitled ``H.R. 873, the Gallatin Range Consolidation and 
    Protection Act of 1993'', Lolo and Flathead National Forest, subject 
    to--
            (A) the reservation of ditches and canals required by the 
        first section of the Act entitled ``An Act making appropriations 
        for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year 
        ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, and for 
        other purposes'', approved August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 371, 
        chapter 837; 43 U.S.C. 945);
            (B) the reservation of rights under Federal Oil and Gas 
        Lease numbers 49739, 55610, 40389, 53670, 40215, 33385, 53736, 
        and 38684; and
            (C) such other terms, conditions, reservations, and 
        exceptions as may be agreed upon by the Secretary and the 
        Company.
        (3) Termination of leases.--
            (A) Vesting of rights and interests.--Upon termination or 
        relinquishment of the leases referred to in paragraph (2)(B), 
        all the rights and interests in such leases reserved under 
        paragraph (2)(B) shall immediately vest in the Company and its 
        successors and assigns.
            (B) Notice.--The Secretary shall provide notice of the 
        termination or relinquishment of the leases referred to in 
        paragraph (2)(B) by a document suitable for recording in the 
        county in which the leased lands are located.
    (c) Easements.--
        (1) In general.--Reciprocal easements in accordance with this 
    subsection shall be conveyed at the time of the exchange authorized 
    by this section.
        (2) Conveyance by the secretary.--The Secretary shall, in 
    consideration of the easements conveyed by the Company under 
    paragraph (3), and under the authority of section 2 of Public Law 
    88-257 (commonly known as the ``National Forest Roads and Trails 
    Act'') (16 U.S.C. 533), or the Federal Lands Policy and Management 
    Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), execute and deliver to the 
    Company such easements or other rights-of-way over federally owned 
    lands as may be agreed to by the Secretary and the Company.
        (3) Conveyance by the company.--The Company shall, in 
    consideration of the easements conveyed by the Secretary under 
    paragraph (2), execute and deliver to the United States such 
    easements or other rights-of-way across Company-owned lands included 
    in this exchange as may be agreed to by the Secretary and the 
    Company.
    (d) North Bridger Range.--
        (1) Covenants and other restrictions.--As a condition of the 
    exchange, with respect to such lands depicted on the map entitled 
    ``North Bridger Range'', dated May 1993, the Company shall agree 
    that--
            (A) the holders, or their successors or assigns, of grazing 
        leases on such lands on the date of enactment of this Act shall 
        be permitted to continue to use such lands for grazing under 
        terms acceptable to the Company and the permittees for so long 
        as the Company owns such lands and for two years after the 
        Company has sold or disposed of such lands; and
            (B) the timber harvest practices used on such lands shall be 
        conducted in accordance with Montana Forestry Best Management 
        Practices, the Montana Streamside Zone Management Law (Mont. 
        Code Ann. sec. 77-5-301 et seq.), and all other applicable laws 
        of the State of Montana.
        (2) Future acquisition.--The Secretary shall consider the 
    desirability of possible acquisition, through exchange under 
    existing law, of any of the lands described in paragraph (1), and 
    shall, not later than one year after the date of enactment of this 
    Act, report to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
    Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
    Representatives concerning the desirability of an exchange.
    (e) Timing of Transaction.--
        (1) Determination.--The Secretary shall review the title for the 
    non-Federal lands described in subsection (b), and the appraisal and 
    titles for the non-Federal lands described in sections 4 and 5, and, 
    within sixty days after receipt of all applicable appraisal and 
    title documents from the Company, determine whether--
            (A) the applicable title standards for Federal land 
        acquisition have been satisfied or the quality of title is 
        otherwise acceptable to the Secretary;
            (B) all draft conveyances and closing documents have been 
        received and approved;
            (C) a current title commitment verifying compliance with 
        applicable title standards has been issued to the Secretary;
            (D) the appraisals comply with applicable Forest Service 
        standards; and
            (E) except as provided in section (8)(b), the title includes 
        both the surface and subsurface estates without reservation or 
        exception (except by the United States or the State of Montana, 
        by patent), including--
                (i) minerals or mineral rights;
                (ii) timber or timber rights; and
                (iii) any other interest in the property.
        (2) Conveyance of title.--In the event the appraisal and/or 
    quality of title do not meet Federal standards or are otherwise 
    determined unacceptable to the Secretary, the Secretary shall advise 
    the Company regarding corrective actions necessary to make an 
    affirmative determination under paragraph (1). The Secretary, acting 
    through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall effect the conveyance 
    of lands described in subsection (b)(2) not later than sixty days 
    after the Secretary has made an affirmative determination under 
    paragraph (1).
    (f) Compliance With Option.--Notwithstanding section (3)(e)(2), the 
Secretary shall not consummate the conveyance of lands described in 
subsection (b)(2) until the Secretary has determined that title to the 
lands described in sections 4 and 5 have been escrowed as required by 
the document entitled ``Option Agreement for the Exchange and/or 
Purchase of Real Property Pursuant to the Gallatin Range Consolidation 
and Protection Act of 1993'' (referred to in this Act as ``the 
Option''), executed by the Company, as seller.
    (g) References.--References in this Act to the Company shall include 
references to the successors and assigns of the Company.

SEC. 4. LAND CONSOLIDATION--PORCUPINE AREA.

    (a) Acquisition of Porcupine Property.--The Secretary is authorized 
and directed to acquire, by purchase or exchange, lands and interests in 
lands listed as ``Exhibit A, Porcupine Area'', in the Option, in 
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Option for the fair 
market value of such lands and interests, determined at the time of 
acquisition, in accordance with the appraisal standards specified in the 
Option.
    (b) Reports to Congress.--The Secretary shall report annually to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, on the 
status of the acquisition authorized by this section.

SEC. 5. LAND CONSOLIDATION--TAYLOR FORK AREA.

    (a) Acquisition of Taylor Fork Property.--The Secretary is 
authorized and directed to acquire, by purchase or exchange, lands and 
interests in lands as listed as ``Exhibit A, Taylor Fork Area'', in the 
Option, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Option for 
the fair market value of such lands and interests, determined at the 
time of acquisition, in accordance with the appraisal standards 
specified in the Option.
    (b) Reports to Congress.--The Secretary shall report annually to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, on the 
status of the pending acquisition authorized by this section.

SEC. 6. LAND CONSOLIDATION--GALLATIN ROADED AREA.

    (a) Acquisition of Gallatin Roaded Property.--The Secretary is 
authorized and directed to acquire, by purchase or exchange, lands and 
interests in lands as listed as ``Exhibit A, Gallatin Roaded'', in the 
Option, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Option not 
otherwise acquired, purchased, or exchanged under section 3, 4, or 5.
    (b) Reports to Congress.--The Secretary shall report annually to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, on the 
status of the acquisition authorized by this section.

SEC. 7. SEVERED MINERAL EXCHANGE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
        (1) underlying certain areas in Montana described in subsection 
    (b) are mineral rights owned by subsidiaries of Burlington 
    Resources, Incorporated and its successors and assigns (referred to 
    in this Act as ``Burlington'');
        (2) there are federally owned minerals underlying lands of 
    Burlington lying outside those areas;
        (3) Burlington has agreed in principle with the Secretary to an 
    exchange of mineral rights to consolidate surface and subsurface 
    ownerships and to avoid potential conflicts with the surface 
    management of the areas; and
        (4) it is desirable that an exchange of lands be completed not 
    later than two years after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Mineral Interests.--
        (1) Acquisition.--Pursuant to an exchange agreement between the 
    Secretary and Burlington, the Secretary may acquire mineral 
    interests owned by Burlington or an affiliate of Burlington 
    underlying surface lands owned by the United States located in the 
    areas depicted on the maps entitled ``Severed Minerals Exchange, 
    Clearwater-Monture Area'', dated September 1988, and ``Severed 
    Mineral Exchanges, Gallatin Area'', dated September 1988, or in 
    fractional sections adjacent to the areas depicted on the maps.
        (2) Exchange.--In exchange for the mineral interests conveyed to 
    the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of the 
    Interior shall convey, subject to valid existing rights, such 
    federally owned mineral interests as the Secretary and Burlington 
    may agree upon.
    (c) Equal Value.--
        (1) In general.--The value of the mineral interests exchanged 
    under subsection (b) shall be approximately equal in value based 
    upon available information.
        (2) Appraisal.--To ensure that the wilderness or other natural 
    values of the area are not affected by the exchange, a formal 
    appraisal based upon drilling or other surface disturbing activities 
    shall not be required for any mineral interest proposed for 
    exchange, except that the Secretary and Burlington shall fully share 
    all available information on the quality and quantity of mineral 
    interests proposed for exchange.
        (3) Inadequate information.--In the absence of adequate 
    information regarding values of minerals proposed for exchange, the 
    Secretary and Burlington may agree to an exchange on the basis of 
    mineral interests of similar development potential, geologic 
    character, and similar factors.
    (d) Identification of Federally Owned Mineral Interests.--
        (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), mineral interests 
    conveyed by the United States pursuant to this section shall 
    underlie lands the surface of which are owned by Burlington.
        (2) Other interests.--If there are not sufficient federally 
    owned mineral interests of approximately equal value underlying 
    lands owned by Burlington, the Secretary and the Secretary of the 
    Interior may identify for exchange other federally owned mineral 
    interests in lands in the State of Montana of which the surface 
    estate is in private ownership.
    (e) Consultation With the Department of the Interior.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary 
    of the Interior in the negotiation of the exchange agreement 
    authorized by subsection (b), particularly with respect to the 
    inclusion in the agreement of a provision authorizing the exchange 
    of federally owned mineral interests lying outside the boundaries of 
    units of the National Forest System.
        (2) Conveyance.--Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary of 
    the Interior shall convey the federally owned mineral interests 
    identified in a final exchange agreement between the Secretary of 
    Agriculture and Burlington and affiliates of Burlington.
    (f) Mineral Interest Defined.--For purposes of this section, the 
term ``mineral interests'' includes all locatable and leasable minerals, 
including oil and gas, geothermal resources, and other subsurface 
rights.

SEC. 8. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Maps.--The maps referred to in sections 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 are 
subject to such minor corrections as may be agreed upon by the Secretary 
and the Company. The Secretary shall notify the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the United States Senate and the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the United States House of Representatives of any 
corrections made pursuant to the subsection. The maps shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the office of Chief, Forest 
Service, USDA.
    (b) Title of Lands Conveyed to the United States.--
        (1) Quality of title and rights.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
    rights, title, and interests to lands conveyed to the United States 
    under sections 4, 5, and 6 shall, at a minimum, consist of the 
    surface estate and the subsurface rights owned by the Company or 
    Burlington where applicable.
        (2) Exception.--The Secretary may accept title subject to 
    outstanding or reserved oil and gas and geothermal rights, except 
    that there shall be no surface occupancy permitted on the lands 
    acquired by the United States under sections 4, 5, and 6 for access 
    to reserved or outstanding rights or exploration or development of 
    such lands.
        (3) Access.--No portion of lands acquired by the United States 
    under this Act shall be available for access to, or exploration or 
    development of, any reserved or outstanding oil, gas, geothermal, or 
    other non-Federal property interest.
    (c) National Forest Lands.--
        (1) In general.--All lands conveyed to the United States under 
    this Act shall be added to and administered as part of the Gallatin 
    National Forest of the National Forest System by the Secretary in 
    accordance with the laws and regulations pertaining to the National 
    Forest System.
        (2) Hyalite-porcupine-buffalo horn wilderness study area.--Lands 
    acquired within the Hyalite-Porcupine-Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study 
    Area shall be managed to maintain their presently existing 
    wilderness character and potential for inclusion in the National 
    Wilderness Preservation System in accordance with the Montana 
    Wilderness Study Act of 1977 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note).

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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







                                Speaker of the House of Representatives.







                             Vice President of the United States and    
                                                President of the Senate.
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Gallatin Range Consolidation and Protection Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire:  (1) by exchange from the Big Sky Lumber Company, specified lands and interests north of Yellowstone National Park, including land in and adjacent to the Hyalite-Porcupine-Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study Area, the Scapegoat Wilderness Area, and other lands in the Gallatin National Forest; and (2) by purchase or exchange from the Company, lands and interests in the Porcupine Area, the Taylor Fork Area, and the Gallatin Area. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey National Forest System lands as part of such exchange.  Sets forth conditions for such exchange with respect to leases and easements.  Provides for the continuation of grazing on the North Bridger Range lands and requires timber harvest practices on such lands to be in accordance with the laws of the State of Montana. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, pursuant to an agreement with Burlington Resources, Incorporated, to acquire mineral interests owned by Burlington underlying surface lands owned by the United States and located within the Clearwater-Monture Area and the Gallatin Area. Requires such acquisition to be made through exchange to Burlington of other federally owned mining interests that the parties may agree to. Requires consultation with the Secretary of the Interior in the negotiation of such exchange. Requires all lands conveyed to the United States under this Act to be added to and administered as part of the Gallatin National Forest. Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Alaska Federal Lands Management 
Demonstration Project''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS; PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds and declares the following:
            (1) The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 
        U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) established new and expanded units of the 
        National Park System and the National Wildlife System in many 
        areas of Alaska. The purposes of these conservation system 
        units were, among other purposes, to protect habitat for fish 
        and wildlife, to conserve fish and wildlife populations in 
        their natural state, to provide continued opportunity for 
        subsistence uses by local residents, and to protect 
        archaeological sites associated with Native cultures.
            (2) Many rural Alaskan communities are in close proximity 
        to conservation system lands, and the purposes of these units 
        are uniquely relevant to the culture and ways of Native 
        Alaskans and other residents of rural Alaskan communities. 
        Congress recognized this close relationship in sections 1306, 
        1307 and 1308 of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
        Conservation Act, which directed the Secretary of Interior to 
        establish programs whereby Native lands were given preference 
        for the siting of conservation service unit facilities, Native 
        corporations and local residents were given preference for the 
        provision of visitor services, and local residents were given 
        preferences for employment. Despite these provisions, little 
        progress has been made in increasing related employment 
        opportunities for Native Alaskan and other local residents.
            (3) In much of rural Alaska, Indian tribes and tribal 
        organizations have a long history of contracting to operate 
        Federal programs and provide Federal services to resident 
        Alaskan Natives and have demonstrated the capacity to provide 
        other kinds of Federal programs and services.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this demonstration project are to 
design innovative management strategies that will lead to greater 
efficiency in conservation system unit management, expand Native 
contracting opportunities, increase local employment, and further the 
unique purposes of these units as they relate to subsistence practices, 
Alaska Native cultures, and the preservation of fish and wildlife 
habitat and populations.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

    The Secretary of the Interior shall, for a period not to exceed 5 
years following the date of the enactment of this Act, conduct an 
Alaska Federal Lands Management Demonstration Project.

SEC. 4. ALASKA FEDERAL LANDS MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

    (a) Participation.--The Secretary shall select, upon request and in 
a manner to achieve geographic representation, not less than 6 eligible 
Alaska Native tribes or tribal organizations per year to participate in 
the Demonstration Project in fiscal years 2000 and 2001.
    (b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in the 
Demonstration Project, each Indian tribe or tribal organization shall--
            (1) request participation by resolution or other official 
        action of the governing body of the tribal organization;
            (2) demonstrate financial and management stability and 
        capability;
            (3) demonstrate significant use of or dependency upon the 
        relevant conservation system unit or other public land unit for 
        which programs, functions, services, and activities are 
        requested to be placed under contract;
            (4) where the Secretary receives a request to contract 
        specific conservation system unit programs, services, 
        functions, and activities, or portions thereof, from more than 
        1 Indian tribe or tribal organization meeting the criteria set 
        forth in paragraphs (1) through (3), the Secretary shall apply 
        the priority selection criteria applied by the Juneau Area 
        Bureau of Indian Affairs for contracting pursuant to the Indian 
        Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. If, after 
        applying such criteria, there remains more than one eligible 
        participant and such participants have overlapping requests to 
        negotiate and contract for the same programs, services, 
        functions, and activities, or portions thereof, the Secretary 
        may require such Indian tribes or organizations to agree which 
        entity shall have the ability to contract, or to submit a joint 
        request prior to entering into negotiations.
    (c) Contracts.--
            (1) In general.--Upon request, the Secretary shall 
        negotiate and enter into a contract with each participating 
        Indian tribe or tribal organization to plan, conduct and 
        administer requested programs, services, functions and 
        activities, or portions thereof, related to the administration 
        of a conservation system unit or other public land unit that is 
        substantially located within the geographic region of the 
        respective Indian tribe or tribal organization.
            (2) Technical support.--Contracts authorized by this Act 
        shall include, at the request of the Indian tribe or tribal 
        organization, the operation and support of the regional 
advisory councils, biological research, harvest monitoring, and other 
technical research related to conservation and allocation actions by 
the regional councils, and such other programs, functions, services, 
and activities reasonably necessary to carry out title VIII of the 
Alaska National Interests Lands Conservation Act.
            (3) Time limitation for negotiation of contracts.--Not 
        later than 90 days after selection by the Secretary of 
        participating Indian tribes or tribal organizations, the 
        Secretary shall initiate and conclude negotiations, unless an 
        alternative negotiation and implementation schedule is 
        otherwise mutually agreed to by the parties. The declination 
        and appeals provisions of the Indian Self-Determination and 
        Education Assistance Act, including section 110 of such Act, 
        shall apply to contracts and agreements requested and 
        negotiated under this Act.
    (d) Contract Administration.--
            (1) Inclusion of certain terms.--At the request of the 
        contracting Indian tribe or tribal organization, the benefits, 
        privileges, terms, and conditions of agreements entered into 
        pursuant to titles I and IV of the Indian Self-Determination 
        and Education Assistance Act shall be available for inclusion 
        in a contract entered into under this Act. If any provisions of 
        the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act are 
        incorporated they shall have the same force and effect as if 
        set out in full in this Act and shall apply notwithstanding any 
        other provision of law. The parties may include such other 
        terms and conditions as are mutually agreed to and not 
        otherwise contrary to law.
            (2) Audit.--Contracts entered into under this Act shall 
        provide for a single-agency audit report to be filed as 
        required by chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code.
            (3) Transfer of employees.--Any career Federal employee 
        employed at the time of the transfer of an operation or program 
        to an Indian tribe or tribal organization shall not be 
        separated from Federal service by such transfer. 
        Intergovernmental Personnel Actions may be used to transfer 
        supervision of such employees to the contracting Indian tribe 
        or tribal organization. Such transferred employees shall be 
        given priority placement for any available position within 
        their respective agency, notwithstanding any priority 
        reemployment lists, directives, rules, regulations or other 
        orders from the Department of the Interior, the Office of 
        Management and Budget, or other Federal agencies.
    (e) Available Funding; Payment.--Under the terms of a contract 
negotiated pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide each 
Indian tribe or tribal organization funds in an amount not less than 
the Secretary would have otherwise provided for the operation of the 
requested programs, services, functions, and activities. Contracts 
entered into under this Act shall provide for advance payments to the 
tribal organizations in the form of annual or semiannual installments.
    (f) Timing.--Indian tribes and tribal organizations selected to 
participate shall be entitled to begin implementation of any requested 
contracts no later than the first fiscal year following the year in 
which the Indian tribe or tribal organization is selected for 
participation, unless the Indian tribe or tribal organization and the 
Secretary, by mutual agreement, shall agree to an alternate 
implementation schedule.
    (g) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the close of fiscal years 
2000 and 2001 and the end of this Demonstration Project, the Secretary 
shall present to the Congress detailed reports, including a narrative, 
findings, and conclusions on the costs and benefits of the 
Demonstration Project. The reports shall identify remaining 
institutional and legal barriers to the contracting of conservation 
system unit management to Alaska Native entities and shall contain 
suggestions for improving, continuing, and expanding the Demonstration 
Project. The reports shall be authored jointly with, and shall include 
the separate views of, all participating Alaska Native tribes and 
tribal organizations.
    (h) Limitations.--
            (1) Revenue producing visitor services.--Contracts 
        authorized under this Act shall not include revenue producing 
        visitor services unless an agreement is reached with the most 
        directly affected Alaskan Native corporations to allow such 
        services to be included in the contract. Such contracts shall 
        not otherwise repeal, alter, or otherwise modify the any other 
        existing provision of sections 1307 and 1308 of the Alaska 
        National Interests Lands Conservation Act.
            (2) Denali national park.--The Denali National Park shall 
        not be subject to any of the provisions of this Act.
    (i) Grants.--
            (1) In general.--Upon application, the Secretary shall 
        award a planning grant in the amount of $100,000 to any 
        participating Alaska Native tribe or tribal organization to 
plan for the contracting of programs, functions, services, and 
activities authorized under this Act.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated $600,000 in each of the 2 fiscal years 
        immediately following the date of the enactment of this Act to 
        fund planning grants authorized under this subsection.

SEC. 5. ANILCA SECTION 1307 AND 1308 IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS REPORT.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate and the 
Committee on Resources of the United States House of Representatives a 
report detailing the progress that the Department of the Interior has 
made in the implementation of the provisions of sections 1307 and 1308 
of the Alaska National Interests Lands Conservation Act. The report 
shall--
            (1) include a detailed action plan on the future 
        implementation of the provisions of sections 1307 and 1308 of 
        that Act;
            (2) describe in detail the measures and actions that will 
        be taken to implement such sections, along with a description 
        of the anticipated results to be achieved during the 3 fiscal 
        years following the submission of the report;
            (3) address any laws, rules, regulations, and policies 
        which limit or deter the goal of Alaska Native hiring or 
        contracting to perform and conduct activities and programs of 
        Department agencies and bureaus other than those currently 
        available through the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
    (b) Funding.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be 
completed within existing appropriations.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.--

    For the purposes of this Act:
            (1) Conservation system unit.--The term ``conservation 
        system unit'' shall have the meaning given that term in section 
        102(4) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.
            (2) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' shall have the 
        meaning given that term in subsection 4(e) of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (4) Tribal organization.--The term ``tribal organization'' 
        shall have the meaning given that term in subsection 4(l) of 
        the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.
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Requires the Secretary to: (1) select not less than six eligible Alaska Native tribes or tribal organizations per year to participate in the Project in FY 2000 and 2001; and (2) negotiate and enter into a contract with each participant to plan, conduct, and administer requested programs and services related to the administration of a conservation system unit or other public land unit substantially located within the respective Indian tribe's or tribal organization's geographic region.
Requires contracts to include, at the participant's request, the operation and support of the regional advisory councils, biological research, harvest monitoring, and other technical research related to conservation and allocation actions by the regional councils and such other programs and services reasonably necessary to carry out title VIII of the Alaska National Interests Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA). Makes available the benefits, privileges, terms, and conditions of agreements entered into pursuant to titles I and IV of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act for inclusion in the contract, at the request of the contracting tribe or tribal organization.
Prohibits the separation of any career Federal employee employed at the time of the transfer of an operation or program from Federal service to a tribe or tribal organization. Directs the Secretary to provide each tribe or tribal organization funds that would have otherwise been provided for the operation of the requested programs and services.
Specifies that contracts shall not include revenue producing visitor services unless an agreement is reached with the most directly affected Alaska Native corporations.
Exempts Denali National Park from the provisions of this Act.
Requires the Secretary, upon application, to award a planning grant to any participating Alaska Native tribe or tribal organization to plan for the contracting of programs and services authorized under this Act.
Authorizes appropriations.
Requires transmittal by the Secretary to the appropriate congressional committees of a report on the progress that the Department of the Interior has made in the implementation of ANILCA provisions concerning: (1) the continuation of existing visitor services in areas established as or added to a conservation system unit; and (2) establishment of a program for hiring individuals who, by reason of having lived or worked in or near public lands, have special knowledge or expertise concerning the natural or cultural resources of public lands, without regard to certain civil service training requirements, employment preferences, or numerical limitations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Common Access Card Act of 
2014''.

SEC. 2. SECURE MEDICARE CARD PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Pilot Program Implementation (Phase I).--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a pilot 
        program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act for the 
        purpose of utilizing smart card technology for Medicare 
        beneficiary and provider identification cards in order to--
                    (A) increase the quality of care furnished to 
                Medicare beneficiaries;
                    (B) improve the accuracy and efficiency in the 
                billing for Medicare items and services furnished by 
                Medicare providers;
                    (C) reduce the potential for identity theft and 
                other unlawful use of Medicare beneficiary and provider 
                identifying information; and
                    (D) reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare 
                program.
            (2) Site requirements.--The Secretary shall conduct the 
        pilot program in at least 5 geographic areas in which the 
        Secretary determines there is a high risk for waste, fraud, or 
        abuse.
            (3) Design of pilot program.--In designing the pilot 
        program, the Secretary shall provide for the following:
                    (A) Implementation of a system that utilizes a 
                smart card as a Medicare identification card for 
                Medicare beneficiaries and Medicare providers. Such a 
                card shall contain appropriate security features and 
                protect personal privacy.
                    (B) Issuance of a new smart card to all Medicare 
                beneficiaries participating in the pilot program. Such 
                card shall not have the Social Security number printed 
                on the front but, instead shall have such number stored 
                securely on the smart card chip along with other 
                information the Secretary deems necessary.
                    (C) Issuance of a new provider card to all Medicare 
                providers participating in the pilot program. Such card 
                shall include a photograph of the provider and shall 
                not have the Medicare provider number printed on the 
                front of the card but, instead shall have such number 
                stored securely on the smart card chip along with other 
                information the Secretary deems necessary.
                    (D) A process for enrollment of all Medicare 
                providers that includes--
                            (i) identity and certification 
                        verification; and
                            (ii) utilization of biometric data, such as 
                        fingerprints, for provider identification and 
                        authentication.
                    (E) A process under which the cards issued under 
                subparagraphs (B) and (C) are used by both Medicare 
                beneficiaries and Medicare providers to verify 
                eligibility, prevent fraud, and authorize transactions.
                    (F) Distribution of necessary equipment, including 
                cards, card readers, kiosks, biometric readers, and 
                other materials or documents to Medicare beneficiaries 
                and providers at no cost to them.
                    (G) Regular monitoring and review by the Secretary 
                of Medicare providers' Medicare billings and Medicare 
                beneficiaries' Medicare records in order to identify 
                and address inaccurate charges and instances of waste, 
                fraud, or abuse.
                    (H) Reporting mechanisms for measuring the cost 
                savings to the Medicare program by reason of the pilot 
                program.
                    (I) Include provisions--
                            (i) to ensure that all devices and systems 
                        utilized as part of the pilot program comply 
                        with standards for identity credentials and 
                        biometric data developed by the American 
                        National Standards Institute and the National 
                        Institute of Standards and Technology and 
                        Federal requirements relating to 
                        interoperability and information security, 
                        including all requirements under the Health 
                        Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 
                        1996;
                            (ii) to ensure that a Medicare 
                        beneficiary's and provider's personal 
                        identifying, health, and other information is 
                        protected from unauthorized access or 
                        disclosure through the use of at least two-
                        factor authentication;
                            (iii) for the development of procedures and 
                        guidelines for the use of identification cards, 
                        card readers, kiosks, biometric data and 
                        readers, and other equipment to verify a 
                        Medicare beneficiary's identity and eligibility 
                        for services;
                            (iv) to ensure that each Medicare 
                        beneficiary and provider participating in the 
                        pilot program is informed of--
                                    (I) the purpose of the program;
                                    (II) the processes for capturing, 
                                enrolling, and verifying their 
                                eligibility and, with respect to 
                                providers, their biometric data;
                                    (III) the manner in which the 
                                biometric data for providers will be 
                                used; and
                                    (IV) the steps that will be taken 
                                to protect personal identifying, 
                                health, and other information from 
                                unauthorized access and disclosure;
                            (v) for addressing problems related to the 
                        loss, theft, or malfunction of or damage to 
                        equipment and any identifying documents or 
                        materials provided by the Secretary;
                            (vi) for development of a hotline, Web 
                        site, or other means by which Medicare 
                        beneficiaries and providers can contact the 
                        Secretary for assistance; and
                            (vii) for addressing problems related to 
                        accessing care outside the pilot area and cases 
                        where the individual faces issues related to 
                        physical or other capacity limitations.
            (4) Privacy.--Information on the smart card shall only be 
        disclosed if the disclosure of such information is permitted 
        under the Federal regulations (concerning the privacy of 
        individually identifiable health information) promulgated under 
        section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and 
        Accountability Act of 1996.
            (5) Disclosure exemption.--Information on the smart card 
        shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of 
        title 5, United States Code.
    (b) Expanded Implementation (Phase II).--Taking into account the 
interim report under subsection (d)(2) the Secretary shall, through 
rulemaking, expand the duration and the scope of the pilot program, to 
the extent determined appropriate by the Secretary.
    (c) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary may waive such provisions of 
titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate for the conduct of the pilot program.
    (d) Reports to Congress.--
            (1) Plan.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
        report that contains a description of the design and 
        development of the pilot program, including the Secretary's 
        plan for implementation.
            (2) Interim report.--Not later than 1 year after the pilot 
        program is first implemented, the Secretary shall conduct an 
        evaluation of the pilot program and submit an interim report to 
        Congress. Such an evaluation shall include an initial analysis 
        of the deployment of the program, the usability of the card 
        system, and the measures taken to protect beneficiary and 
        provider information.
            (3) Additional report.--Not later than 2 years after the 
        date that the pilot program is first implemented, the Secretary 
        shall submit to Congress a report on the pilot program. Such 
        report shall contain a detailed description of issues related 
        to the expansion of the program under subsection (b) and 
        recommendations for such legislation and administrative actions 
        as the Secretary considers appropriate for implementation of 
        the program on a nationwide basis.
    (e) Funding.--There are appropriated, from amounts in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $29,000,000 for the design, implementation, 
and evaluation of the pilot program. Amounts appropriated under the 
preceding sentence shall remain available until expended.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Medicare beneficiary.--The term ``Medicare 
        beneficiary'' means an individual entitled to, or enrolled for, 
        benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
        or enrolled for benefits under part B of such title.
            (2) Medicare program.--The term ``Medicare program'' means 
        the health benefits program under title XVIII of the Social 
        Security Act.
            (3) Medicare provider.--The term ``Medicare provider'' 
        means a provider of services (as defined in subsection (u) of 
        section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x)) and 
        a supplier (as defined in subsection (d) of such section), 
        including a supplier of durable medical equipment and supplies.
            (4) Pilot program.--The term ``pilot program'' means the 
        pilot program conducted under this section.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services.
            (6) Smart card.--The term ``smart card'' means a secure, 
        electronic, machine readable, fraud-resistant, tamper-resistant 
        card that includes an embedded integrated circuit chip with a 
        secure micro-controller.

SEC. 3. REVISION OF FUNDING FOR THE CENTER FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID 
              INNOVATION.

    Section 1115A(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315a(f)) is 
amended--
            (1) In paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                subparagraph (D);
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
                following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) $8,900,000,000 for the activities initiated 
                under this section for the period of fiscal years 2020 
                through 2029; and''; and
                    (D) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by striking 
                ``2020'' and inserting ``2030''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and (C)'' and inserting 
        ``, (C), and (D)''.
answer:

Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2014 - Establishes a pilot program under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) in order to utilize smart card technology for Medicare beneficiary and provider identification cards. Amends SSA title XI to extend through FY2029 funding for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.