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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Park Centennial Act of 
2004''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds:
            (1) The National Park Service was established to conserve 
        the national parks, their scenery, natural and historic 
        objects, and wildlife for the enjoyment, in such manner and by 
        such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of 
        future generations.
            (2) The central purpose of the establishment of our 
        national parks is being challenged by chronic funding 
        shortfalls, which have created annual shortfalls in operational 
        funding that exceed $600,000,000, and have amassed a 
        maintenance backlog estimated by the General Accounting Office 
        at between $4,080,000,000 and $6,800,000,000.
            (3) Without providing the Park Service the resources 
        necessary to operate and maintain our national parks, future 
        generations will receive diminished visitor services, will 
        experience a continually weakening system that is less and less 
        able to fulfill its mission, and will inherit a national park 
        system than has been left to them in worse condition that it 
        was left to their ancestors.
            (4) The annual appropriations process has proved incapable 
        of fully addressing the debilitating funding shortfalls of the 
        national parks, making it necessary to supplement what the 
        appropriations process is able to accomplish.
            (5) It is necessary to ensure that fiscal resources devoted 
        to the national parks are spent wisely and effectively, making 
        strong congressional oversight over annual appropriations 
        extremely important.
            (6) Congress can enhance the resources available for 
        national park operations and ensure adequate oversight over 
        Park Service spending by removing from the appropriations 
        process a series of funding responsibilities that are outside 
        the core operating budgets for the national parks.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to eliminate the annual 
operating deficit and the maintenance backlog in the national parks by 
the centennial anniversary of the National Park System by enabling 
Congress to focus on overseeing and fully funding the core operations 
of the national parks in the annual appropriations process.

                        TITLE I--CENTENNIAL FUND

SEC. 101. CENTENNIAL FUND FOR PRESERVING AMERICA'S NATIONAL PARKS.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the 
United States a fund which shall be known as the ``National Park 
Centennial Fund'', hereinafter in this Act referred to as the 
``Centennial Fund''. In each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2005, 
the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit in the Centennial Fund 
amounts set forth in subsection (b) sufficient to fund the programs 
identified in titles II, III, and IV.
    (b) Appropriations.--There are hereby appropriated to the 
Centennial Fund in each fiscal year, the following amounts:
            (1) Amounts equivalent to the amounts designated in the 
        fiscal year concerned under section 6097 of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986.
            (2) Any additional amounts necessary to make the total 
        amounts deposited to the Centennial Fund each fiscal year equal 
        to the total amount listed in section 103.

SEC. 102. DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE BENEFIT 
              OF UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new part:

   ``PART IX--DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE 
              BENEFIT OF UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

``Sec. 6097. Designation.

``SEC. 6097. DESIGNATION.

    ``(a) In General.--In the case of an individual, with respect to 
each taxpayer's return for the taxable year of the tax imposed by 
chapter 1, such taxpayer may designate that--
            ``(1) a specified portion (but not less than $1) of any 
        overpayment of tax for such taxable year, and
            ``(2) any cash contribution which the taxpayer includes 
        with such return, shall be used for the benefit of units of the 
        National Park System.
    ``(b) Manner and Time of Designation.--A designation under 
subsection (a) may be made with respect to any taxable year only at the 
time of filing the return of the tax imposed by chapter 1 for such 
taxable year. Such designation shall be made in such manner as the 
Secretary prescribes by regulations except that such designation shall 
be made either on the first page of the return or on the page bearing 
the taxpayer's signature.
    ``(c) Overpayments Treated as Refunded.--For purposes of this 
title, any portion of any overpayment of tax designated under 
subsection (a) shall be treated as being refunded to the taxpayer as of 
the last date prescribed for filing the return of tax imposed by 
chapter 1 (determined without regard to extensions) or, if later, the 
date the return is filed.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of parts for subchapter A of 
chapter 61 of such Code is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following new item:

   ``Part IX. Designation of overpayments and contributions for the 
            benefit of units of the National Park System''.

    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004.

SEC. 103. PROGRAM ALLOCATION.

    The following amounts shall be deposited in the Centennial Fund 
from amounts designated under section 102 (and from the General Fund of 
the Treasury to the extent the amounts so designated are less than the 
total amounts specified in this section for the fiscal year concerned). 
Such amounts shall, without further appropriation, be available to the 
Secretary of the Interior until expended:
            (1) Fiscal year 2005: $100,000,000.
            (2) Fiscal year 2006: $125,000,000.
            (3) Fiscal year 2007: $150,000,000.
            (4) Fiscal year 2008: $175,000,000.
            (5) Such sums as may be necessary through fiscal year 2016.

SEC. 104. DISTRIBUTION OF FUND.

    There are hereby created within the Centennial Fund 3 accounts, 
designated for the following purposes:
            (1) National Park Backlog Elimination Fund (60 percent).
            (2) Natural Resource Challenge Fund (20 percent).
            (3) Cultural Resource Challenge Fund (20 percent).

SEC. 105. PATRIOTS FOR PARKS PROMOTION.

    There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
the Interior such sums as necessary for a public awareness campaign 
about the existence of the National Park Centennial Fund created in 
section 101 and the ability of taxpayers to contribute to it through 
the tax checkoff created in section 6097 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986.

      TITLE II--ELIMINATING THE NATIONAL PARK MAINTENANCE BACKLOG

SEC. 201. BACKLOG ELIMINATION.

    (a) In General.--Sixty percent of the funds deposited into the 
Centennial Fund shall be used to eliminate the backlog of unmet needs 
in the National Parks, as identified in the Facility Condition Index 
(hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ``FCI'') of the National 
Park Service.
    (b) Priorities.--(1) The Secretary of the Interior shall prepare, 
as part of the annual budget proposal, a priority list for projects to 
be funded under this section. Moneys shall be made available from the 
fund, without further appropriation, effective October 15 of each 
calendar year, for the projects identified on the priority list, unless 
prior to such date, legislation is enacted establishing a different 
priority list.
    (2) In preparing the list of projects to be funded under this 
section, the Secretary of the Interior shall give priority to projects 
that--
            (A) are identified in the park unit's general management 
        plan;
            (B) are listed in the FCI;
            (C) are identified by the Secretary of the Interior as 
        necessary to prevent immediate damage to the park unit's 
        natural, cultural, or historic resources, with priority given 
        to projects with the most significant benefit to conservation 
        of resources or visitor education; and
            (D) are identified as necessary to promote public health 
        and safety.
    (c) Overhead.--National Parks undertaking projects under this 
section may allocate up to 8 percent of the funds for such projects for 
oversight of such projects and other associated overhead 
responsibilities.

                 TITLE III--PROTECTING NATURAL WONDERS

SEC. 301. NATURAL RESOURCE CHALLENGE.

    (a) Natural Resource Protection.--Twenty percent of the funds 
deposited into the Centennial Fund shall be used to protect natural 
resources within the parks.
    (b) Project Description.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
prepare, as part of the annual budget proposal, a description of 
projects to be funded under this section. Moneys shall be made 
available from the Centennial Fund, without further appropriation, 
effective October 15 of each calendar year for activities that include 
each of the following:
            (1) Natural resource inventories.
            (2) Monitoring efforts including air and water quality 
        monitoring.
            (3) Protection of native and endangered species and their 
        habitats.
            (4) Control of nonnative species.
            (5) Resource planning.
            (6) Increase collaboration with scientists.
            (7) Authorized environmental restoration projects.
            (8) Use of parks for learning.
            (9) Establishment of partnerships with nonpark entities for 
        the purpose of leveraging Federal funds allocated to natural 
        resource protection.

                TITLE IV--PROTECTING NATIONAL TREASURES

SEC. 401. CULTURAL RESOURCE CHALLENGE.

    (a) Cultural Resources.--Twenty percent of the funds deposited into 
the Centennial Fund shall be used to protect cultural resources within 
the national parks.
    (b) Project Description.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
prepare, as part of the annual budget proposal, a description of 
projects to be funded under this section. Moneys shall be made 
available from the fund, without further appropriation, effective 
October 15 of each calendar year for activities that include each of 
the following:
            (1) Cultural or historic resources not listed on the FCI.
            (2) Documenting and preserving archaeological sites.
            (3) Preserving collections and archives.
            (4) Ethnographic activities.
            (5) Evaluating and protecting cultural landscapes.
            (6) Establishment of partnerships with non-park entities 
        for the purpose of leveraging Federal funds allocated to 
        cultural resource protection.

                TITLE V--MEETING ANNUAL OPERATING NEEDS

SEC. 501. PROGRESS ON ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) GAO Report.--The General Accounting Office annually shall 
submit to the Committee on Appropriations, Committee on Government 
Reform, and Committee on Resources of the United States House of 
Representatives and to the Committee on Appropriations, Committee on 
Government Affairs, and Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the United States Senate a report that describes each of the following:
            (1) The progress of Congress in eliminating the annual 
        operating fund deficit in the National Park System, defined as 
        in excess of $600,000,000 based on a fiscal year 2002 estimate 
        of then-complete national park business plans, and projection 
        of when such deficit will be eliminated, based on funding 
        levels and trends.
            (2) A comparison of business plan estimates of national 
        park needs versus actual funds appropriated to such parks.
            (3) Any differences in the Park Service's business plan 
        methodology for the estimate in paragraph (2) of this 
        subsection compared to that used in fiscal year 2003.
            (4) Management improvement measures undertaken by 
        individual park units and by the National Park Service as a 
        whole, including actual realized savings and actual impact on 
        visitor services and resource protection.
            (5) Adjustments in, and the total number of, full-time 
        equivalent and actual positions dedicated to resource 
        protection, visitor services, interpretation, and other 
        employment categories.
            (6) Any adjustments made in service to the public, 
        including but not limited to adjustments to visitor center 
        hours and the number or quality of ranger-led tours.
            (7) Any changes in the Park Service's level of effort due 
        to partnership or other leveraged activities.
            (8) Any new requirements and assessments placed on the 
        parks for unbudgeted expenses, including, but not limited to, 
        homeland security, natural disasters, and employee cost-of-
        living adjustments.
            (9) An assessment of the accuracy and completeness of the 
        Facility Condition Index described in Title I of this Act, 
        including adjustments made to such Index on an annual basis.
    (b) Business Plan Implementation Pilot (Demonstration) Program.--In 
consultation with the Director of the National Park Service, at least 
60 percent of the amounts provided under Titles II, III, and IV shall 
be distributed to national parks that have completed comprehensive 
business plans under the Business Plan Initiative of the National Park 
Service.
    (c) Education and the National Parks.--The Secretary of Education 
is hereby authorized to provide grants to elementary and secondary 
schools to enter into cooperative agreements with the National Park 
Service for the purpose of distance learning and onsite education 
programs for the following purposes:
            (1) Connecting students to the history of our Nation 
        through the national parks.
            (2) Using the parks to facilitate scientific instruction.
    (d) Intent of Congress to Supplement Annual Appropriations for 
National Park Service.--Amounts made available by this Act are intended 
by the Congress to supplement, and not detract from, annual 
appropriations for the National Park Service.

A: National Park Centennial Act of 2004 - Establishes the National Park Centennial Fund (Fund) in the Treasury.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers to designate overpayments and contributions for the benefit of the National Park System. Allocates such amounts to the Fund (along with necessary amounts from the General Fund to the extent that such amounts are inadequate in any fiscal year) for expenditure by the Secretary of the Interior.

Creates within the Fund the National Park Backlog Elimination Fund, the Natural Resource Challenge Fund, and the Cultural Resource Challenge Fund.

Authorizes appropriations for a public awareness campaign about the Fund and the ability of taxpayers to make tax-related contributions.

Requires a specified percentage of Fund deposits to be used: (1) for the elimination of the backlog of unmet needs in the national parks as identified in the Facility Condition Index of the National Park Service (NPS); (2) to protect natural resources within the parks; and (3) to protect cultural resources within the parks. Requires a majority of such percentages to be distributed to those national parks that have completed comprehensive business plans under the Business Plan Initiative of the NPS.

Directs the Government Accountability Office annually to submit a report on the National Park System to specified congressional committees.

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide grants to elementary and secondary schools for cooperative agreements with the NPS providing distance learning and onsite education programs.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Space Leadership Preservation Act of 
2012''.

SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATOR AND DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR.

    Section 20111 of title 51, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``Administrator.--There is 
                established'' and inserting ``Administrator.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is established'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), as so designated by 
                subparagraph (A) of this paragraph--
                            (i) by inserting ``, pursuant to paragraph 
                        (2),'' after ``who shall be appointed''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``The Administrator shall 
                        serve for a term of 10 years.'' after ``and 
                        activities thereof.''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(2) Board of directors nominations.--The President shall 
        appoint the Administrator under paragraph (1) from among the 
        list of nominees provided by the Board of Directors pursuant to 
        section 20118(l)(2)(A). The President shall appoint a new 
        Administrator not later than 3 months after the first set of 
        nominees is so provided by the Board of Directors. The sitting 
        Administrator may serve in the position until a new 
        Administrator appointed pursuant to this paragraph is confirmed 
        by the Senate.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``Administrator.--There shall be'' 
                and inserting ``Administrator.--
            ``(1) In general.--There shall be'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), as so designated by 
                subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by inserting ``, 
                pursuant to paragraph (2),'' after ``who shall be 
                appointed''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(2) Board of directors nominations.--The President shall 
        appoint the Deputy Administrator under paragraph (1) from among 
        the list of nominees provided by the Board of Directors 
        pursuant to section 20118(j)(2)(B).''.

SEC. 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

    (a) Establishment.--Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 51, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:
``Sec. 20118. Board of Directors
    ``(a) Establishment.--There shall be established a Board of 
Directors for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 
accordance with this section, not later than 9 months after the date of 
enactment of the `Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2012'.
    ``(b) Membership and Appointment.--The Board shall consist of 11 
members to be appointed as follows:
            ``(1) Three members shall be appointed by the President.
            ``(2) Three members shall be appointed by the president pro 
        tempore of the Senate.
            ``(3) One member shall be appointed by the minority leader 
        of the Senate.
            ``(4) Three members shall be appointed by the Speaker of 
        the House of Representatives.
            ``(5) One member shall be appointed by the minority leader 
        of the House of Representatives.
In addition to the members appointed under paragraphs (1) through (5), 
the Administrator shall be an ex officio, nonvoting member of the 
Board.
    ``(c) Qualifications.--The persons appointed as members of the 
Board shall be--
            ``(1) former astronauts or scientists or engineers eminent 
        in the fields of human spaceflight, planetary science, space 
        science, Earth science, and aeronautics, or other scientific, 
        engineering, business, and social science disciplines related 
        to space and aeronautics;
            ``(2) selected on the basis of established records of 
        distinguished service; and
            ``(3) so selected as to provide representation of the views 
        of engineering, science, and aerospace leaders in all areas of 
        the Nation.
    ``(d) Limitation on Members.--An individual employed by or 
representing an organization with which the Administration has a 
contract is not eligible to serve on the Board, except for scientists 
employed by or representing colleges, universities, and other not-for-
profit organizations. Additionally, a former Board member may not take 
employment with or represent an organization with which the 
Administration has a contract, or which is seeking such a contract, for 
a period of 2 years following completion of service on the Board.
    ``(e) Terms.--The term of office of each member of the Board shall 
be 3 years, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy 
occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor 
was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. Any 
person who has been a member of the Board for 12 consecutive years 
shall thereafter be ineligible for appointment during the 2-year period 
following the expiration of such 12th year.
    ``(f) Travel Expenses.--Each member of the Board shall receive 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 
of title 5, United States Code.
    ``(g) Meetings.--The Board shall meet quarterly and at such other 
times as the Chairman may determine, but the Chairman shall also call a 
meeting whenever one-third of the members so request in writing. The 
Board shall adopt procedures governing the conduct of its meetings, 
including delivery of notice and a definition of a quorum, which in no 
case shall be less than one-half plus one of the members of the Board.
    ``(h) Chairman and Vice Chairman.--The election of the Chairman and 
Vice Chairman of the Board shall take place at each first quarter 
meeting occurring in an even-numbered year. The Vice Chairman shall 
perform the duties of the Chairman in his absence. In case a vacancy 
occurs in the chairmanship or vice chairmanship, the Board shall elect 
a member to fill such vacancy.
    ``(i) Staff.--The Board may, with the concurrence of a majority of 
its members, permit the appointment of a staff consisting of 
professional staff members, technical and professional personnel on 
leave of absence from academic, industrial, or research institutions 
for a limited term, and such operations and support staff members as 
may be necessary. Such staff shall be appointed by the Chairman and 
assigned at the direction of the Board. The professional members and 
limited term technical and professional personnel of such staff may be 
appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States 
Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and the 
provisions of chapter 51 of such title relating to classification, and 
shall be compensated at a rate not exceeding the maximum rate payable 
under section 5376 of such title, as may be necessary to provide for 
the performance of such duties as may be prescribed by the Board in 
connection with the exercise of its powers and functions under this 
section.
    ``(j) Special Commissions.--The Board is authorized to establish 
such special commissions as it may from time to time deem necessary for 
the purposes of this section.
    ``(k) Committees.--The Board is also authorized to appoint from 
among its members such committees as it deems necessary, and to assign 
to committees so appointed such survey and advisory functions as the 
Board deems appropriate to assist it in exercising its powers and 
functions under this section.
    ``(l) Functions.--
            ``(1) Budget proposal.--Not later than November 15 of each 
        year, the Board shall provide to the President, and to the 
        Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Science, 
        Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation of the Senate, a proposed budget 
        for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for the 
        next fiscal year. Such budget shall--
                    ``(A) carry out the purpose described in section 
                20102(h);
                    ``(B) be based on--
                            ``(i) the best professional judgement of 
                        the Board;
                            ``(ii) recommendations from the scientific, 
                        engineering, and other technical experts 
                        communities; and
                            ``(iii) the recommendations of the most 
                        recent National Research Council decadal 
                        surveys; and
                    ``(C) follow such decadal survey's recommended 
                decision rules regarding program implementation, 
                including a strict adherence to the recommendation that 
                the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
                include in a balanced program a flagship class mission, 
                which may be executed in cooperation with one or more 
                international partners.
            ``(2) Nominees for administrator, deputy administrator, and 
        chief financial officer.--The Board shall provide to the 
        President--
                    ``(A) a list of 3 nominees from which the President 
                shall appoint an Administrator pursuant to section 
                20111(a);
                    ``(B) a list of 3 nominees from which the President 
                shall appoint a Deputy Administrator pursuant to 
                section 20111(b); and
                    ``(C) a list of 3 nominees from which the President 
                shall appoint a Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 
                section 205(a) of the Chief Financial Officers Act (31 
                U.S.C. 901(a)).
        The Board shall provide the first set of nominees under this 
        paragraph not later than 15 months after the date of enactment 
        of the `Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2012'.
            ``(3) Reports.--
                    ``(A) Annual infrastructure, capabilities, and 
                workforce assessment.--The Board shall provide to the 
                President and the Congress annually a report assessing 
                the status of United States spaceflight infrastructure, 
                unique space capabilities, and the health of the United 
                States workforce necessary to maintain such 
                infrastructure and capabilities. The assessment shall 
                also identify areas of concern, gaps in capability 
                compared to foreign spaceflight capabilities, and 
                recommendations on how to strengthen or improve United 
                States capabilities and workforce.
                    ``(B) Specific policy matter reports.--The Board 
                shall provide to the President and the Congress reports 
                on specific, individual policy matters within the 
                authority of the Administration (or otherwise as 
                requested by the Congress or the President) related to 
                human space flight, planetary science, earth science, 
                aeronautics, and science, technology, engineering, and 
                mathematics education, as the Board, the President, or 
                the Congress determines the need for such reports.
            ``(4) Quadrennial review.--The Board shall provide to the 
        President and the Congress, not later than the later of 180 
        days after the establishment of the Board or the third 
        quarterly meeting of the Board, and once every 4 years 
        thereafter, a quadrennial review of current space programs and 
        a vision for future space exploration.
            ``(5) Removal of administrator for cause.--The Board may 
        provide to the President and the Congress a report recommending 
        the removal of the Administrator for cause. Any such report 
        shall include the reasons for such recommendation.
    ``(m) Budget Meetings.--Portions of Board meetings in which the 
Board considers the budget proposal required under subsection (l)(1) 
for a particular fiscal year may be closed to the public until the 
Board submits the proposal to the President and the Congress.
    ``(n) Financial Disclosure.--Members of the Board shall be required 
to file a financial disclosure report under title II of the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 92 Stat. 1836), except that such 
reports shall be held confidential and exempt from any law otherwise 
requiring their public disclosure.''.
    (b) Table of Sections.--The table of sections for chapter 201 of 
title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end of the 
items for subchapter II the following new item:

``20118. Board of Directors.''.

SEC. 4. BUDGET PROPOSAL.

    Section 30103 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Board of Directors Proposal.--
            ``(1) Inclusion in president's proposed budget.--The 
        proposed budget for the Administration submitted to the 
        Congress by the President for each fiscal year shall include a 
        description of, and a detailed justification for, any 
        differences between the President's proposed budget and the 
        budget provided by the Board of Directors under section 
        20118(l)(1).
            ``(2) Elements of budget proposal.--Subsections (a) through 
        (d) of this section shall apply to the proposed budget provided 
        by the Board of Directors under section 20118(l)(1).''.

SEC. 5. LONG TERM CONTRACTING.

    (a) Amendments.--Section 20142 of title 51, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``Contracts 
        regarding expendable launch vehicles'' and inserting ``Long 
        term contracting'';
            (2) in subsection (a), by--
                    (A) striking ``expendable launch vehicle services'' 
                and inserting ``rocket propulsion systems and manned 
                and unmanned space transportation vehicles and 
                payloads, including expendable launch vehicles, and any 
                other infrastructure intended for placement or 
                operation in space or on celestial bodies, and services 
                related thereto,''; and
                    (B) striking ``related to launch'' and inserting 
                ``related to''; and
            (3) in subsection (b), by striking ``launch services'' and 
        inserting ``the goods and services to have been provided under 
        the contract''.
    (b) Table of Sections Amendment.--The item relating to section 
20142 in the table of sections for chapter 201 of title 51, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``20142. Long term contracting.''.

A: Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2012 - Establishes a Board of Directors for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Sets forth Board membership and appointment criteria. Directs the President to appoint the NASA Administrator and Deputy Administrator from among a list of nominees provided by the Board.

Requires the Board to provide: (1) NASA's proposed annual budget; (2) annual reports on spaceflight infrastructure, unique space capabilities, and the workforce necessary to maintain such infrastructure and capabilities; (3) reports on specific policy matters; and (4) quadrennial reviews of current space programs and a vision for future space exploration.

Authorizes the Administrator to enter into contracts for rocket propulsion systems and manned and unmanned space transportation vehicles and payloads.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Teacher Training Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR CLASSROOM-RELATED COMPUTER TRAINING FOR TEACHERS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Education, through the Office of 
Educational Technology established under section 216 of the Department 
of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3425), may award grants on a 
competitive basis to local educational agencies (as defined in section 
14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
8801)) to assist such agencies in providing intensive classroom-related 
computer training for teachers.
    (b) Minimum Grant Amount.--A grant awarded pursuant to subsection 
(a) shall be for not less than $10,000,000.
    (c) Requirements of Grant.--A grant awarded pursuant to subsection 
(a) shall provide that--
            (1) the grantee will enter into a contract with an 
        institution of higher education or another nonprofit 
        educational provider (hereafter in this section referred to as 
        the ``contractor'') under which the contractor will agree to 
        establish, operate, and provide the non-Federal share of the 
        cost of a teacher training program described in such 
        subsection;
            (2) funds made available by the Secretary to the grantee 
        pursuant to any contract entered into under this section will 
        be used to pay the Federal share of the cost of establishing 
        and operating a teacher training program as provided in 
        paragraph (1); and
            (3) the grantee will meet such other conditions and 
        standards as the Secretary determines to be necessary to assure 
        compliance with the provisions of this section and will provide 
        such technical assistance as may be necessary to carry out the 
        provisions of this section.
    (d) Teacher Training Programs.--The teacher training programs 
authorized in subsection (a)--
            (1) shall be conducted during the school year and during 
        the summer months;
            (2) shall train teachers who teach grades kindergarten 
        through college;
            (3) shall select teachers to become members of a teacher 
        network whose members will conduct workshops for other teachers 
        employed by the local educational agency; and
            (4) shall encourage teachers from all disciplines to 
        participate in such teacher training programs.
    (e) Supplement and not Supplant.--Grants awarded pursuant to this 
section shall be used to supplement and not supplant State and local 
funds available for the purpose set forth in subsection (a).

SEC. 3. INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR TECHNOLOGY-RELATED PROFESSIONAL 
              DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable 
personal credits) is amended by inserting after section 25A the 
following new section:

``SEC. 25B. TECHNOLOGY-RELATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES OF 
              TEACHERS.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an eligible teacher, 
there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this 
chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the qualified 
technology-related expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer during 
such taxable year.
    ``(b) Maximum Credit.--The credit allowed by subsection (a) for any 
taxable year shall not exceed $1,000 with respect to each eligible 
teacher.
    ``(c) Eligible Teacher.--For purposes of this section, the term 
`eligible teacher' means any individual--
            ``(1) who, at the time the expense is paid or incurred, is 
        a full-time teacher for any of grades K-12 in the United 
        States, or
            ``(2) who reasonably expects to be such a full-time teacher 
        for the academic year beginning in the taxable year in which 
such expense is paid or incurred.
    ``(d) Qualified Technology-Related Expenses.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
        `qualified technology-related expenses' means expenses--
                    ``(A) which would (but for subsection (e)) be 
                allowed as a deduction under this chapter by reason of 
                being related to teaching activities referred to in 
                subsection (c), and
                    ``(B) which are for training in the use of 
                technology (including computers) in the classroom.
            ``(2) Computers included.--Such term includes the cost of 
        any computer or technology equipment (as defined in section 
        170(e)(6)(F)) if at least 50 percent of the use of which 
        (whether or not in the classroom) is related to teaching 
        activities as an eligible teacher.
    ``(e) Denial of Double Benefit.--No deduction shall be allowed 
under this chapter for any expense for which a credit is allowed under 
this section.
    ``(f) Election To Have Credit Not Apply.--A taxpayer may elect to 
have this section not apply to any taxable year.''
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such subpart A 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 25A the 
following new item:

                              ``Sec. 25B. Technology-related 
                                        professional development 
                                        expenses of teachers.''
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF DEDUCTION FOR COMPUTER DONATIONS TO SCHOOLS AND 
              PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

    (a) Expansion of Computer Donations to Public Libraries.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (6) of section 170(e) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special rule for 
        contributions of computer technology and equipment for 
        elementary or secondary school purposes) is amended by striking 
        ``qualified elementary or secondary educational contribution'' 
        each place it occurs in the headings and text and inserting 
        ``qualified computer contribution''.
            (2) Qualified computer contribution defined.--Subclause 
        (II) of section 170(e)(6)(B)(i) of such Code (relating to 
        qualified elementary or secondary educational contribution) is 
        amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (I), by 
        inserting ``or'' at the end of subclause (II), and by inserting 
        after subclause (II) the following new subclause:
                                    ``(III) a public library (within 
                                the meaning of section 213(2)(A) of the 
                                Library Services and Technology Act (20 
                                U.S.C. 9122(2)(A)), as in effect on the 
                                date of the enactment of the New 
                                Millennium Classrooms Act, established 
                                and maintained by an entity described 
                                in subsection (c)(1).''.
            (3) Conforming amendment.--The heading of paragraph (6) of 
        section 170(e) of such Code is amended by striking ``elementary 
        or secondary school purposes'' and inserting ``school and 
        library purposes''.
    (b) Extension of Age of Eligible Computers.--Clause (ii) of section 
170(e)(6)(B) of such Code (defining qualified elementary or secondary 
educational contribution) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``2 years'' and inserting ``3 years'', and
            (2) by striking ``date'' the first place it appears and all 
        that follows and inserting the following:
                            ``date--
                                    ``(I) the taxpayer acquired or 
                                reacquired the property,
                                    ``(II) construction of the property 
                                is substantially completed in the case 
                                of property constructed by the taxpayer 
                                for its own use in its trade or 
                                business and which is not inventory 
                                with respect to the taxpayer, or
                                    ``(III) the property was originally 
                                sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of 
                                by the taxpayer in the case of property 
                                reacquired by the taxpayer.''.
    (c) Reacquired Computers Eligible for Donation.--Clause (iii) of 
section 170(e)(6)(B) of such Code (defining qualified elementary or 
secondary educational contribution) is amended by inserting ``, the 
person from whom the donor reacquires the property,'' after ``the 
donor''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to contributions made in taxable years ending after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. CREDIT FOR COMPUTER DONATIONS TO SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related 
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 45D. CREDIT FOR COMPUTER DONATIONS TO SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC 
              LIBRARIES.

    ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, the school and 
public library computer donation credit determined under this section 
is an amount equal to 30 percent of the qualified computer 
contributions made by the taxpayer during the taxable year.
    ``(b) Increased Percentage for Contributions to Schools or Public 
Libraries in Empowerment Zones, Enterprise Communities, and Indian 
Reservations.--In the case of a qualified computer contribution to an 
educational organization, public library, or entity located in an 
empowerment zone or enterprise community designated under section 1391 
or an Indian reservation (as defined in section 168(j)(6)), subsection 
(a) shall be applied by substituting `50 percent' for `30 percent'.
    ``(c) Limitation.--No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) 
for the contribution of a computer (as defined in section 
168(i)(2)(B)(ii)) if the computer software (as defined in section 
197(e)(3)(B)) that serves as the operating system of such computer has 
not been lawfully installed.
    ``(d) Qualified Computer Contribution.--For purposes of this 
section, the term `qualified computer contribution' has the meaning 
given such term by section 170(e)(6)(B).
    ``(e) Certain Rules Made Applicable.--For purposes of this section, 
rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 41(f) 
shall apply.
    ``(f) Termination.--This section shall not apply to taxable years 
beginning on or after the date which is 3 years after the date of the 
enactment of the ____ Act of 1999.''
    (b) Current Year Business Credit Calculation.--Section 38(b) of 
such Code (relating to current year business credit) is amended by 
striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (11), by striking the period 
at the end of paragraph (12) and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at 
the end the following:
            ``(13) the school and public library computer donation 
        credit determined under section 45D(a).''.
    (c) Disallowance of Deduction by Amount of Credit.--Section 280C of 
such Code (relating to certain expenses for which credits are 
allowable) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Credit for School and Public Library Computer Donations.--No 
deduction shall be allowed for that portion of the qualified computer 
contributions (as defined in section 170(e)(6)(B)) made during the 
taxable year that is equal to the amount of credit determined for the 
taxable year under section 45D(a). In the case of a corporation which 
is a member of a controlled group of corporations (within the meaning 
of section 52(a)) or a trade or business which is treated as being 
under common control with other trades or businesses (within the 
meaning of section 52(b)), this subsection shall be applied under rules 
prescribed by the Secretary similar to the rules applicable under 
subsections (a) and (b) of section 52.''
    (d) Limitation on Carryback.--Subsection (d) of section 39 of such 
Code (relating to carryback and carryforward of unused credits) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) No carryback of school and public library computer 
        donation credit before effective date.--No amount of unused 
        business credit available under section 45D may be carried back 
        to a taxable year beginning on or before the date of the 
        enactment of this paragraph.''.
    (e) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 45C the following:

                              ``Sec. 45D. Credit for computer donations 
                                        to schools and public 
                                        libraries.''
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to contributions made in taxable years beginning after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.

A:
21st Century Teacher Training Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education, through the Office of Educational Technology, to award competitive grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to provide intensive classroom-related computer training for teachers. 
Requires grantees to enter into contracts with institutions of higher education or other nonprofit educational providers under which the contractor will establish, operate, and provide the non-Federal share of the cost of such teacher training programs. 
Requires such teacher training programs to: (1) be conducted during the school year and during the summer months; (2) train teachers who teach grades kindergarten through college; (3) select teachers to become members of a teacher network whose members will conduct workshops for other teachers employed by the LEA; and (4) encourage teachers from all disciplines to participate. 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a personal income tax credit of up to $1,000 for technology-related professional development expenses for eligible teachers. 
Provides such credit for qualified technology expenses which: (1) would be allowed as a deduction for being related to teaching activities (but prohibits a double benefit of both deduction and credit for the same expense); and (2) are for training in the use of technology in the classroom.  Includes among such expenses the cost of any computer or technology equipment that is used at least 50 percent for teaching-related activities. 
Expands the deduction for computer donations to include donations to public libraries, as well as to schools. 
Establishes a business-related tax credit for donations of computers to schools and public libraries.
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