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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Center for Social Work 
Research Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Social workers focus on the improvement of individual 
        and family functioning and the creation of effective health and 
        mental health prevention and treatment interventions in order 
        for individuals to become more productive members of society.
            (2) Social workers provide front line prevention and 
        treatment services in the areas of school violence, aging, teen 
        pregnancy, child abuse, domestic violence, juvenile crime, and 
        substance abuse, particularly in rural and underserved 
        communities.
            (3) Social workers are in a unique position to provide 
        valuable research information on these complex social concerns, 
        taking into account a wide range of social, medical, economic 
        and community influences from an interdisciplinary, family-
        centered and community-based approach.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CENTER FOR SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH.

    Title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.), 
as amended by title I of Public Law 106-525, is amended--
            (1) in section 401(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 281(b)(2)), by adding 
        at the end the following:
            ``(H) The National Center for Social Work Research.''; and
            (2) in part E (42 U.S.C. 287 et seq.), by adding at the end 
        the following:

         ``Subpart 7--National Center for Social Work Research

``SEC. 485J. PURPOSE OF CENTER.

    ``The general purpose of the National Center for Social Work 
Research (referred to in this subpart as the `Center') is the conduct 
and support of, and dissemination of targeted research on social work 
methods and outcomes related to problems of significant social concern. 
The Center shall promote research and training designed to inform 
social work practice, thus increasing the knowledge base which promotes 
a healthier America. In addition, the Center shall provide policymakers 
with empirically-based research information to better understand 
complex social issues and make informed funding decisions about service 
effectiveness and cost efficiency.

``SEC. 485K. SPECIFIC AUTHORITIES.

    ``(a) In General.--To carry out the purpose described in section 
485J, the Director of the Center may provide research training and 
instruction and establish, in the Center and in other nonprofit 
institutions, research traineeships and fellowships in the study and 
investigation of the prevention of disease, health promotion, the 
association of socioeconomic status, gender, ethnicity, age, and 
geographical location and health, the social work care of persons with 
and families of individuals with acute and chronic illnesses, child 
abuse, neglect, and youth violence, and child and family care to 
address problems of significant social concern especially in 
underserved populations and underserved geographical areas.
    ``(b) Stipends and Allowances.--The Director of the Center may 
provide individuals receiving training and instruction or traineeships 
or fellowships under subsection (a) with such stipends and allowances 
(including amounts for travel and subsistence and dependency 
allowances) as the Director determines necessary.
    ``(c) Grants.--The Director of the Center may make grants to 
nonprofit institutions to provide training and instruction and 
traineeships and fellowships under subsection (a).

``SEC. 485L. ADVISORY COUNCIL.

    ``(a) Duties.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an 
        advisory council for the Center that shall advise, assist, 
        consult with, and make recommendations to the Secretary and the 
        Director of the Center on matters related to the activities 
carried out by and through the Center and the policies with respect to 
such activities.
            ``(2) Gifts.--The advisory council for the Center may 
        recommend to the Secretary the acceptance, in accordance with 
        section 231, of conditional gifts for study, investigations, 
        and research and for the acquisition of grounds or 
        construction, equipment, or maintenance of facilities for the 
        Center.
            ``(3) Other duties and functions.--The advisory council for 
        the Center--
                    ``(A)(i) may make recommendations to the Director 
                of the Center with respect to research to be conducted 
                by the Center;
                    ``(ii) may review applications for grants and 
                cooperative agreements for research or training and 
                recommend for approval applications for projects that 
                demonstrate the probability of making valuable 
                contributions to human knowledge; and
                    ``(iii) may review any grant, contract, or 
                cooperative agreement proposed to be made or entered 
                into by the Center;
                    ``(B) may collect, by correspondence or by personal 
                investigation, information relating to studies that are 
                being carried out in the United States or any other 
                country and, with the approval of the Director of the 
                Center, make such information available through 
                appropriate publications; and
                    ``(C) may appoint subcommittees and convene 
                workshops and conferences.
    ``(b) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The advisory council shall be composed 
        of the ex officio members described in paragraph (2) and not 
        more than 18 individuals to be appointed by the Secretary under 
        paragraph (3).
            ``(2) Ex officio members.--The ex officio members of the 
        advisory council shall include--
                    ``(A) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
                the Director of NIH, the Director of the Center, the 
                Chief Social Work Officer of the Veterans' 
                Administration, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
                Health Affairs, the Associate Director of Prevention 
                Research at the National Institute of Mental Health, 
                the Director of the Division of Epidemiology and 
                Services Research, the Assistant Secretary of Health 
                and Human Services for the Administration for Children 
                and Families, the Assistant Secretary of Education for 
                the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, the 
                Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
                for Community Planning and Development, and the 
                Assistant Attorney General for Office of Justice 
                Programs (or the designees of such officers); and
                    ``(B) such additional officers or employees of the 
                United States as the Secretary determines necessary for 
                the advisory council to effectively carry out its 
                functions.
            ``(3) Appointed members.--The Secretary shall appoint not 
        to exceed 18 individuals to the advisory council, of which--
                    ``(A) not more than two-thirds of such individual 
                shall be appointed from among the leading 
                representatives of the health and scientific 
                disciplines (including public health and the behavioral 
                or social sciences) relevant to the activities of the 
                Center, and at least 7 such individuals shall be 
                professional social workers who are recognized experts 
                in the area of clinical practice, education, policy, or 
                research; and
                    ``(B) not more than one-third of such individuals 
                shall be appointed from the general public and shall 
                include leaders in fields of public policy, law, health 
                policy, economics, and management.
        The Secretary shall make appointments to the advisory council 
        in such a manner as to ensure that the terms of the members do 
        not all expire in the same year.
            ``(4) Compensation.--Members of the advisory council who 
        are officers or employees of the United States shall not 
        receive any compensation for service on the advisory council. 
        The remaining members shall receive, for each day (including 
        travel time) they are engaged in the performance of the 
        functions of the advisory council, compensation at rates not to 
        exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate in effect for an 
        individual at grade GS-18 of the General Schedule.
    ``(c) Terms.--
            ``(1) In general.--The term of office of an individual 
        appointed to the advisory council under subsection (b)(3) shall 
        be 4 years, except that any individual appointed to fill a 
        vacancy on the advisory council shall serve for the remainder 
        of the unexpired term. A member may serve after the 
expiration of the member's term until a successor has been appointed.
            ``(2) Reappointments.--A member of the advisory council who 
        has been appointed under subsection (b)(3) for a term of 4 
        years may not be reappointed to the advisory council prior to 
        the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date on 
        which the prior term expired.
            ``(3) Vacancy.--If a vacancy occurs on the advisory council 
        among the members under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary shall 
        make an appointment to fill that vacancy not later than 90 days 
        after the date on which the vacancy occurs.
    ``(d) Chairperson.--The chairperson of the advisory council shall 
be selected by the Secretary from among the members appointed under 
subsection (b)(3), except that the Secretary may select the Director of 
the Center to be the chairperson of the advisory council. The term of 
office of the chairperson shall be 2 years.
    ``(e) Meetings.--The advisory council shall meet at the call of the 
chairperson or upon the request of the Director of the Center, but not 
less than 3 times each fiscal year. The location of the meetings of the 
advisory council shall be subject to the approval of the Director of 
the Center.
    ``(f) Administrative Provisions.--The Director of the Center shall 
designate a member of the staff of the Center to serve as the executive 
secretary of the advisory council. The Director of the Center shall 
make available to the advisory council such staff, information, and 
other assistance as the council may require to carry out its functions. 
The Director of the Center shall provide orientation and training for 
new members of the advisory council to provide such members with such 
information and training as may be appropriate for their effective 
participation in the functions of the advisory council.
    ``(g) Comments and Recommendations.--The advisory council may 
prepare, for inclusion in the biennial report under section 485M--
            ``(1) comments with respect to the activities of the 
        advisory council in the fiscal years for which the report is 
        prepared;
            ``(2) comments on the progress of the Center in meeting its 
        objectives; and
            ``(3) recommendations with respect to the future direction 
        and program and policy emphasis of the center.
The advisory council may prepare such additional reports as it may 
determine appropriate.

``SEC. 485M. BIENNIAL REPORT.

    ``The Director of the Center, after consultation with the advisory 
council for the Center, shall prepare for inclusion in the biennial 
report under section 403, a biennial report that shall consist of a 
description of the activities of the Center and program policies of the 
Director of the Center in the fiscal years for which the report is 
prepared. The Director of the Center may prepare such additional 
reports as the Director determines appropriate. The Director of the 
Center shall provide the advisory council of the Center an opportunity 
for the submission of the written comments described in section 
485L(g).

``SEC. 485N. QUARTERLY REPORT.

    ``The Director of the Center shall prepare a quarterly report to 
Congress with a summary of findings and policy implications from 
research conducted or supported through the Center.

``SEC. 485O. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``For the purpose of carrying out this subpart, there is authorized 
to be appropriated $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002 
through 2006.''.

SOLUTION: National Center for Social Work Research Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Center for Social Work Research (and a related advisory council) to conduct, support, and disseminate targeted research on social work methods and outcomes related to problems of significant social concern.Sets forth reporting requirements.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Research on Human Fetal Tissue 
Amendments of 1993''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHORITIES AND PROTECTIONS REGARDING 
              TRANSPLANTATION OF HUMAN FETAL TISSUE.

    Part G of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289 
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 498 the following new 
section:

             ``research on transplantation of fetal tissue

    ``Sec. 498A. (a) Establishment of Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may conduct or support 
        research on the transplantation of human fetal tissue for 
        therapeutic purposes.
            ``(2) Source of tissue.--Human fetal tissue may be used in 
        research carried out under paragraph (1) regardless of whether 
        the tissue is obtained pursuant to a spontaneous or induced 
        abortion or pursuant to a stillbirth.
    ``(b) Informed Consent of Donor.--
            ``(1) In general.--In research carried out under subsection 
        (a), human fetal tissue may be used only if the woman providing 
        the tissue makes a statement, made in writing and signed by the 
        woman, declaring that--
                    ``(A) the woman donates the fetal tissue for use in 
                research described in subsection (a);
                    ``(B) the donation is made without any restriction 
                regarding the identity of individuals who may be the 
                recipients of transplantations of the tissue; and
                    ``(C) the woman has not been informed of the 
                identity of any such individuals.
            ``(2) Additional statement.--In research carried out under 
        subsection (a), human fetal tissue may be used only if the 
        attending physician with respect to obtaining the tissue from 
        the woman involved makes a statement, made in writing and 
        signed by the physician, declaring that--
                    ``(A) in the case of tissue obtained pursuant to an 
                induced abortion--
                            ``(i) the consent of the woman for the 
                        abortion was obtained prior to requesting or 
                        obtaining consent for the tissue to be used in 
                        such research; and
                            ``(ii) no alteration of the timing, method, 
                        or procedures used to terminate the pregnancy 
                        was made solely for the purposes of obtaining 
                        the tissue;
                    ``(B) the tissue has been donated by the woman in 
                accordance with paragraph (1); and
                    ``(C) full disclosure has been provided to the 
                woman with regard to--
                            ``(i) such physician's interest, if any, in 
                        the research to be conducted with the tissue; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) any known medical risks to the woman 
                        or risks to her privacy that might be 
                        associated with the donation of the tissue and 
                        that are in addition to risks of such type that 
                        are associated with the woman's medical care.
    ``(c) Informed Consent of Researcher and Donee.--In research 
carried out under subsection (a), human fetal tissue may be used only 
if the individual with the principal responsibility for conducting the 
research involved makes a statement, made in writing and signed by the 
individual, declaring that the individual--
            ``(1) is aware that--
                    ``(A) the tissue is human fetal tissue;
                    ``(B) the tissue may have been obtained pursuant to 
                a spontaneous or induced abortion or subsequent to a 
                stillbirth; and
                    ``(C) the tissue was donated for research purposes;
            ``(2) has provided such information to other individuals 
        with responsibilities regarding the research;
            ``(3) will require, prior to obtaining the consent of an 
        individual to be a recipient of a transplantation of the 
        tissue, written acknowledgment of receipt of such information 
        by such recipient; and
            ``(4) has had no part in any decisions as to the timing, 
        method, or procedures used to terminate the pregnancy made 
        solely for the purposes of the research.
    ``(d) Availability of Statements for Audit.--
            ``(1) In general.--In research carried out under subsection 
        (a), human fetal tissue may be used only if the head of the 
        agency or other entity conducting the research involved 
        certifies to the Secretary that the statements required under 
        subsections (b)(2) and (c) will be available for audit by the 
        Secretary.
            ``(2) Confidentiality of audit.--Any audit conducted by the 
        Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be conducted in a 
        confidential manner to protect the privacy rights of the 
        individuals and entities involved in such research, including 
        such individuals and entities involved in the donation, 
        transfer, receipt, or transplantation of human fetal tissue. 
        With respect to any material or information obtained pursuant 
        to such audit, the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) use such material or information only for the 
                purposes of verifying compliance with the requirements 
                of this section;
                    ``(B) not disclose or publish such material or 
                information, except where required by Federal law, in 
                which case such material or information shall be coded 
                in a manner such that the identities of such 
                individuals and entities are protected; and
                    ``(C) not maintain such material or information 
                after completion of such audit, except where necessary 
                for the purposes of such audit.
    ``(e) Applicability of State and Local Law.--
            ``(1) Research conducted by recipients of assistance.--The 
        Secretary may not provide support for research under subsection 
        (a) unless the applicant for the financial assistance involved 
        agrees to conduct the research in accordance with applicable 
        State and local law.
            ``(2) Research conducted by secretary.--The Secretary may 
        conduct research under subsection (a) only in accordance with 
        applicable State and local law.
    ``(f) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term `human 
fetal tissue' means tissue or cells obtained from a dead human embryo 
or fetus after a spontaneous or induced abortion, or after a 
stillbirth.''.

SEC. 3. PURCHASE OF HUMAN FETAL TISSUE; SOLICITATION OR ACCEPTANCE OF 
              TISSUE AS DIRECTED DONATION FOR USE IN TRANSPLANTATION.

    Part G of title IV of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by 
section 2 of this Act, is amended by inserting after section 498A the 
following new section:

              ``prohibitions regarding human fetal tissue

    ``Sec. 498B. (a) Purchase of Tissue.--It shall be unlawful for any 
person to knowingly acquire, receive, or otherwise transfer any human 
fetal tissue for valuable consideration if the transfer affects 
interstate commerce.
    ``(b) Solicitation or Acceptance of Tissue as Directed Donation for 
Use in Transplantation.--It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit 
or knowingly acquire, receive, or accept a donation of human fetal 
tissue for the purpose of transplantation of such tissue into another 
person if the donation affects interstate commerce, the tissue will be 
or is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion, and--
            ``(1) the donation will be or is made pursuant to a promise 
        to the donating individual that the donated tissue will be 
        transplanted into a recipient specified by such individual;
            ``(2) the donated tissue will be transplanted into a 
        relative of the donating individual; or
            ``(3) the person who solicits or knowingly acquires, 
        receives, or accepts the donation has provided valuable 
        consideration for the costs associated with such abortion.
    ``(c) Criminal Penalties for Violations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any person who violates subsection (a) 
        or (b) shall be fined in accordance with title 18, United 
        States Code, subject to paragraph (2), or imprisoned for not 
        more than 10 years, or both.
            ``(2) Penalties applicable to persons receiving 
        consideration.--With respect to the imposition of a fine under 
        paragraph (1), if the person involved violates subsection (a) 
        or (b)(3), a fine shall be imposed in an amount not less than 
        twice the amount of the valuable consideration received.
    ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) The term `human fetal tissue' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 498A(f).
            ``(2) The term `interstate commerce' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 201(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
        Cosmetic Act.
            ``(3) The term `valuable consideration' does not include 
        reasonable payments associated with the transportation, 
        implantation, processing, preservation, quality control, or 
        storage of human fetal tissue.''.

SEC. 4. REPORT BY GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE ON ADEQUACY OF PROTECTIONS.

    (a) In General.--With respect to research on the transplantation of 
human fetal tissue for therapeutic purposes, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct an audit for the purpose of 
determining--
            (1) whether and to what extent such research conducted or 
        supported by the Secretary of Health and Human Services has 
        been conducted in accordance with section 498A of the Public 
        Health Service Act (as added by section 2 of this Act); and
            (2) whether and to what extent there have been violations 
        of section 498B of such Act (as added by section 3 of this 
        Act).
    (b) Report.--Not later than May 19, 1995, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall complete the audit required in subsection 
(a) and submit to the Congress a report describing the findings made 
pursuant to the audit.

SOLUTION: Research on Human Fetal Tissue Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize and regulate research on human fetal tissue transplantation without regard to whether the tissue is obtained after a spontaneous or induced abortion or a stillbirth in accordance with State law. 
Imposes criminal penalties for:  (1) transferring such tissue for valuable consideration affecting interstate commerce; or (2) soliciting or receiving a directed donation.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. LEASES, PERMITS, AND CONTRACTS FOR BUILDINGS, FACILITIES, 
              AND PROPERTIES IN THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration 
Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) is amended by--
            (1) striking section 6 (relating to amendments to other 
        laws, which have executed);
            (2) redesignating section 5 (16 U.S.C. 668ee) as section 6; 
        and
            (3) inserting after section 4 the following:

``SEC. 5. CONCESSION CONTRACTS.

    ``(a) Contract Requirement.--(1) The Secretary shall not award any 
concession that authorizes a person to use any land or water in the 
System for any activity described in subsection (b), except under a 
contract that complies with the requirements established under 
subsection (c).
    ``(2) The Secretary may not award a contract required under this 
subsection except under a competitive bidding process.
    ``(b) Covered Concession Activities.--(1) The activity referred to 
in subsection (a) is any activity conducted to provide accommodations, 
facilities, or services to members of the public who are visiting lands 
or waters in the System, for the purpose of providing such visitors 
recreational, educational, or interpretive enjoyment of lands or waters 
in the System.
    ``(2) Such activity does not include--
            ``(A) any activity carried out under a procurement 
        contract, grant agreement, or cooperative agreement required 
        under chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code;
            ``(B) the performance of volunteer services; and
            ``(C) any activity by a governmental entity.
    ``(c) Standardized Contract.--(1) The Secretary, acting through the 
Director, shall issue regulations that establish a standardized 
contract for purposes of subsection (a).
    ``(2) Regulations under this subsection shall authorize a contract 
to use a provision other than those specified by the regulations only 
if--
            ``(A) the provision addresses extenuating circumstances 
        that are specific to a refuge or the contract; and
            ``(B) the provision is approved by the Director in writing.
    ``(3) Regulations under this subsection shall require in each 
contract provisions that require that any activity conducted in the 
System under the contract--
            ``(A) must be a compatible use; and
            ``(B) must be designed to--
                    ``(i) conserve the natural and cultural resources 
                of the System;
                    ``(ii) facilitate the enjoyment of the lands and 
                waters of the System by visitors to the System; and
                    ``(iii) enhance the such visitors' knowledge of the 
                natural resources of the System.
    ``(d) Maintenance and Repair.--(1) Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary shall include, in each contract that 
authorizes a person to use any land or water in the System for any 
activity described in subsection (b), provisions that--
            ``(A) authorize the person to maintain or repair any 
        improvement on or in such land or water that the person is 
        authorized to use for such activity; and
            ``(B) treat costs incurred by the person for such 
        maintenance or repair as consideration otherwise required to be 
        paid to the United States for such use.
    ``(2) This subsection does not authorize any maintenance or repair 
that is not directly related to an activity described in subsection (b) 
that is authorized by the contract.
    ``(3) The United States shall retain title to all property that is 
maintained or repaired under this subsection.
    ``(e) No Compensable Interest.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
considered to convey to any person any right to compensation for--
            ``(1) the value of any maintenance activities, repairs, 
        construction, or improvements on or in land or water in the 
        System; or
            ``(2) buildings, facilities, fixtures, and non-movable 
        equipment that the person is authorized to use under this Act.
    ``(f) Expenditure of Fees and Other Payments.--(1) Amounts received 
by the United States as fees or other payments required under any 
agreement, lease, permit, or contract for use of real property located 
in an area in the System shall be available to the Secretary for 
expenditure in accordance with this subsection, without further 
appropriation.
    ``(2) Amounts available for expenditure under this subsection may 
only be used--
            ``(A) at the refuge or refuge complex with respect to which 
        the amounts were received as fees or other payments;
            ``(B) to increase the quality of the visitor experience; 
        and
            ``(C) for purposes of--
                    ``(i) backlogged repair and maintenance projects 
                (including projects relating to health and safety);
                    ``(ii) interpretation, signage, habitat, or 
                facility enhancement;
                    ``(iii) resource protection and preservation; or
                    ``(iv) administration of agreements, leases, 
                permits, and contracts from which such amounts are 
                derived.
    ``(3) Paragraph (1) shall not affect the application of the Act of 
June 15, 1935 (chapter 261; 16 U.S.C. 715s), commonly referred to as 
the Refuge Revenue Sharing Act, to amounts referred to in paragraph (1) 
that are not expended by the Secretary under paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Application.--Section 5(a) of the National Wildlife Refuge 
System Administration Act of 1966, as amended by this section, shall 
apply only with respect to a concession that is--
            (1) first awarded after the date of the publication of 
        regulations under section 5(c) of the National Wildlife Refuge 
        System Administration Act of 1966, as amended by this section; 
        or
            (2) renewed after the end of the 3-year period beginning on 
        the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Deadline for Regulations Establishing Standardized Contract 
Requirements.--The Secretary of the Interior shall issue regulations 
under section 5(c) of the National Wildlife Refuge System 
Administration Act of 1966, as amended by this section, by not later 
than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Comprehensive Conservation Plan Requirement.--Section 4(e) of 
the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 
U.S.C. 668dd) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(5) The Secretary shall include, in the comprehensive 
conservation plan for each refuge under this subsection, a description 
of the activities that may be conducted in the refuge, and the lands, 
waters, and facilities of the refuge that may be used, under concession 
contracts awarded under section 5(a).''.
    (e) Prior Amendments Not Affected.--Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to affect any amendment made by section 6 of the National 
Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, as in effect before 
the enactment of this Act, or any provision of law amended by such 
section.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT ON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE CONCESSIONS.

    (a) Reporting Requirement.--The National Wildlife Refuge System 
Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 7. ANNUAL REPORT ON CONCESSION ACTIVITIES IN THE SYSTEM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall submit by December 31 each 
year, to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, a report 
on concessions activities conducted in the System.
    ``(b) Contents.--Each report under this section shall describe the 
following with respect to the period covered by the report:
            ``(1) The number of refuge units in which concessions 
        activities were conducted.
            ``(2) The names and descriptions of services offered in the 
        System by each concessionaire.
            ``(3) A listing of the different types of legal 
        arrangements under which concessionaires operated in the 
        System, including contracts, memoranda of understanding, 
        permits, letters of agreement, and other arrangements.
            ``(4) Amounts of fees or other payments received by the 
        United States with respect to such activities from each 
        concessionaire, and the portion of such funds expended for 
        purposes under this Act.
            ``(5) An accounting of the amount of monies deposited into 
        the fund established by section 401 of the Act of June 15, 1935 
        (chapter 261; 16 U.S.C. 715s), popularly known as the refuge 
        revenue sharing fund, and of the balance remaining in the fund 
        at the end of the reporting period.
            ``(6) A listing of all concession contracts and other 
        arrangements that were terminated or not renewed within the 
        reporting period.
            ``(7) A summary of all improvements in visitor services in 
        the System that were completed by concessionaires and 
        volunteers during the reporting period.
            ``(8) A summary of all backlogged repair and maintenance, 
        facility enhancement, and resource preservation projects 
        completed by concessionaires and volunteers during the 
        reporting period.''.
    (b) Deadline for First Report.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
submit the first report under the amendment made by subsecton (a) by 
not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 14, 2002.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.

SOLUTION:
Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from awarding any concession that authorizes a person to use any land or water in the National Wildlife Refuge System for any activity conducted to provide accommodations, facilities, or services for visitors' recreational, educational, or interpretive enjoyment of System lands or waters, except under a standardized contract established pursuant to this Act.Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to issue regulations requiring that any activity conducted in the System under the contract must be: (1) a compatible use; and (2) designed to conserve the System's natural and cultural resources, facilitate the enjoyment of System lands and waters, and enhance visitors' knowledge of the natural resources.Requires the Secretary to include in any such contract provisions that: (1) authorize the person to maintain or repair any improvement on or in such land or water that the person is authorized to use; and (2) treat costs incurred by the person for such maintenance or repair as consideration otherwise required to be paid to the United States for such use.Requires amounts received by the United States as fees or other payments required under any contract for use of real property located in an area of the System to be available to the Secretary for expenditure: (1) for use at the refuge or refuge complex with respect to which the amounts were received; (2) to increase the quality of the visitor experience; and (3) for backlogged repair and maintenance projects, for interpretation, signage, habitat, or facility enhancement, for resource protection and preservation, or for administration of agreements from which such amounts are derived.Directs the Secretary to: (1) include in the comprehensive conservation plan for each refuge a description of the activities that may be conducted in the refugee and the lands, water, and facilities of the refuge that may be used under concession contracts; and (2) report annually to specified congressional committees on concessions activities in the System.