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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Big Cat Public Safety Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2 of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 
U.S.C. 3371) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (k) as 
        subsections (b) through (l), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated) 
        the following:
    ``(a) Breed.--The term `breed' means to facilitate propagation or 
reproduction (whether intentionally or negligently), or to fail to 
prevent propagation or reproduction.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Consolidated farm and rural development act.--Section 
        349(a)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
        U.S.C. 1997(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``section 2(a)'' and 
        inserting ``section 2(b)''.
            (2) Lacey act amendments of 1981.--
                    (A) Section 3(e)(2)(C) of the Lacey Act Amendments 
                of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3372(e)(2)(C)) is amended--
                            (i) in clause (ii), by striking ``section 
                        2(g)'' and inserting ``section 2(h)''; and
                            (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``section 
                        2(g)'' and inserting ``section 2(h)''.
                    (B) Section 7(c) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 
                1981 (16 U.S.C. 3376(c)) is amended by striking 
                ``section 2(f)(2)(A)'' and inserting ``section 
                2(g)(2)(A)''.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITIONS.

    Section 3 of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3372) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking the 
                        semicolon at the end and inserting ``; or'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking 
                        ``; or'' and inserting a semicolon; and
                            (iii) by striking subparagraph (C); and
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``(1) through 
                (3)'' and inserting ``(1) through (3) or subsection 
                (e)''; and
            (2) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
    ``(e) Captive Wildlife Offense.--
            ``(1) In general.--It is unlawful for any person to import, 
        export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in 
        interstate or foreign commerce, or in a manner substantially 
        affecting interstate or foreign commerce, or to breed or 
        possess, any prohibited wildlife species.
            ``(2) Limitation on application.--Paragraph (1) does not 
        apply to--
                    ``(A) an entity exhibiting animals to the public 
                under a Class C license from the Department of 
                Agriculture and that holds such license in good 
                standing, if the entity--
                            ``(i) has not been, and does not employ any 
                        person engaged in animal care who has been, 
                        convicted of or fined for an offense involving 
                        the abuse or neglect of any animal pursuant to 
                        any State, local, or Federal law;
                            ``(ii) has not had, and does not employ any 
                        person who has had, a license or permit 
                        regarding the care, possession, exhibition, 
                        breeding, or sale of animals revoked or 
                        suspended by any State, local, or Federal 
                        agency, including the Department of 
                        Agriculture, within the preceding 3-year 
                        period;
                            ``(iii) has not been cited by the 
                        Department of Agriculture under the Animal 
                        Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) within the 
                        preceding 12-month period for any repeat 
                        violation for--
                                    ``(I) inadequate veterinary care;
                                    ``(II) handling that causes stress 
                                or trauma or a threat to public safety;
                                    ``(III) insufficient provisions of 
                                food or water; or
                                    ``(IV) failure to allow facility 
                                inspection;
                            ``(iv) does not allow any individual other 
                        than a trained professional employee or 
                        contractor of the licensee (or an accompanying 
                        employee receiving professional training) or a 
                        licensed veterinarian (or an accompanying 
                        veterinary student) to come into direct 
                        physical contact with a prohibited wildlife 
                        species;
                            ``(v) ensures that during public exhibition 
                        of a lion (Panthera leo), tiger (Panthera 
                        tigris), leopard (Panthera pardus), snow 
                        leopard (Uncia uncia), jaguar (Panthera onca), 
                        cougar (Puma concolor), or any hybrid thereof, 
                        the animal is at least 15 feet from members of 
                        the public unless there is a permanent barrier 
                        that prevents public contact or risk of 
                        contact;
                            ``(vi) does not breed any prohibited 
                        wildlife species unless the breeding is 
                        conducted pursuant to a species-specific, 
                        publicly available, peer-reviewed population 
                        management plan developed according to 
                        established conservation science principles;
                            ``(vii) maintains liability insurance in an 
                        amount of not less than $250,000 for each 
                        occurrence of property damage, bodily injury, 
                        or death caused by any prohibited wildlife 
                        species possessed by the person; and
                            ``(viii) has a written plan that is made 
                        available to local law enforcement, State 
                        agencies and Federal agencies on request, for 
                        the quick and safe recapture or destruction of 
                        prohibited wildlife species in the event a 
                        prohibited wildlife species escapes, including, 
                        but not limited to, written protocols for 
                        training staff on methods of safe recapture of 
                        the escaped prohibited wildlife species;
                    ``(B) a State college, university, or agency, or 
                State-licensed veterinarian;
                    ``(C) a wildlife sanctuary that cares for 
                prohibited wildlife species, and--
                            ``(i) is a corporation that is exempt from 
                        taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal 
                        Revenue Code of 1986 and described in sections 
                        501(c)(3) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of such Code;
                            ``(ii) does not commercially trade in 
                        prohibited wildlife species, including 
                        offspring, parts, and byproducts of such 
                        animals;
                            ``(iii) does not breed the prohibited 
                        wildlife species;
                            ``(iv) does not allow direct contact 
                        between the public and prohibited wildlife 
                        species; and
                            ``(v) does not allow the transportation and 
                        display of prohibited wildlife species off-
                        site;
                    ``(D) has custody of the prohibited wildlife 
                species solely for the purpose of expeditiously 
                transporting the prohibited wildlife species to a 
                person described in this paragraph with respect to the 
                species; or
                    ``(E) an entity or individual that is in possession 
                of a prohibited wildlife species that was born before 
                the date of the enactment of the Big Cat Public Safety 
                Act, and--
                            ``(i) not later than 180 days after the 
                        date of the enactment of the Big Cat Public 
                        Safety Act, the entity or individual registers 
                        each individual animal of each prohibited 
                        wildlife species with the United States Fish 
                        and Wildlife Service;
                            ``(ii) does not breed, acquire, or sell any 
                        prohibited wildlife species after the date of 
                        the enactment of such Act; and
                            ``(iii) does not allow direct contact 
                        between the public and prohibited wildlife 
                        species.''.

SEC. 4. PENALTIES.

    (a) Civil Penalties.--Section 4(a)(1) of the Lacey Act Amendments 
of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3373(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(e),'' after ``(d),''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, (e),'' after ``subsection (d)''.
    (b) Criminal Penalties.--Section 4(d) of the Lacey Act Amendments 
of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3373(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``(e),'' after 
        ``(d),'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ``(e),'' after 
        ``(d),'';
            (3) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``(e),'' after ``(d),''; 
        and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Any person who knowingly violates subsection (e) of 
        section 3 shall be fined not more than $20,000, or imprisoned 
        for not more than five years, or both. Each violation shall be 
        a separate offense and the offense shall be deemed to have been 
        committed not only in the district where the violation first 
        occurred, but also in any district in which the defendant may 
        have taken or been in possession of the prohibited wildlife 
        species.''.

SEC. 5. FORFEITURE OF PROHIBITED WILDLIFE SPECIES.

    Section 5(a)(1) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 
3374(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ``bred, possessed,'' before 
``imported, exported,''.

SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 7(a) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 
3376(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) The Secretary shall, in consultation with other 
        relevant Federal and State agencies, promulgate any regulations 
        necessary to implement section 3(e).''.
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Big Cat Public Safety Act This bill amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit any person from breeding or possessing prohibited wildlife species (i.e., any live species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species). Breeding means facilitating propagation or reproduction (whether intentionally or negligently), or failing to prevent propagation or reproduction.  The bill revises the list of entities that are exempt from Lacey Act prohibitions regarding those wildlife species to include: (1) certain entities that hold Class C licenses in good standing under the Animal Welfare Act, and (2) current owners of animals that were born before this bill's enactment if the animals are registered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Those entities and owners may not allow direct contact between the public and the prohibited wildlife species. A person who knowingly violates the prohibition must be fined not more than $20,000, or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. The bill considers each violation to be a separate offense. The offense must be deemed to have been committed not only in the district where the violation first occurred, but also in any district in which the defendant may have taken or been in possession of the prohibited wildlife species. The bill extends forfeiture provisions to fish, wildlife, or plants that are bred or possessed. 


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Law Enforcement Officers Pay 
Equity and Reform Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY.

    (a) In General.--Section 5547 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``5545a,'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``or 5545a''; and
            (3) in subsection (d), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``or a criminal investigator who is paid availability pay under 
        section 5545a.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of section 1114 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107; 115 
Stat. 1239).

SEC. 3. SPECIAL PAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN 
              CERTAIN AREAS.

    (a) In General.--Section 404(b)(1) of the Federal Law Enforcement 
Pay Reform Act of 1990 (5 U.S.C. 5305 note) is amended by striking the 
matter after the semicolon and inserting the following:

          ``Area                                           Differential
        Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH Consolidated                24.4% 
            Metropolitan Statistical Area.
        Chicago-Gary-Lake County, IL-IN-WI Consolidated          24.5% 
            Metropolitan Statistical Area.
        Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........................      18.5% 
        Hartford, CT.......................................      20.3% 
        Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA Consolidated           27.1% 
            Metropolitan Statistical Area.
        New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT       26.1% 
            Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area.
        Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton PA-NJ-DE-MD              20.3% 
            Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area.
        Portland-Salem, OR-WA..............................      18.5% 
        Sacramento-Yolo, CA................................        21% 
        San Diego, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area........      27.1% 
        San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA Consolidated         32.03% 
            Metropolitan Statistical Area.
        Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......................      27.5% 
        Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV Consolidated         24.3%''.
            Metropolitan Statistical Area.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
with respect to pay for service performed in pay periods beginning on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. SEPARATE PAY, EVALUATION, AND PROMOTION SYSTEM FOR FEDERAL LAW 
              ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

    (a) Study.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Office of Personnel Management shall study and submit 
to Congress a report which shall contain its findings and 
recommendations regarding the need for, and the potential benefits to 
be derived from, the establishment of a separate pay, evaluation, and 
promotion system for Federal law enforcement officers. In carrying out 
this subsection, the Office of Personnel Management shall take into 
account the findings and recommendations contained in the September 
1993 report of the Office entitled ``A Plan to Establish a New Pay and 
Job Evaluation System for Federal Law Enforcement Officers''.
    (b) Demonstration Project.--
            (1) In general.--If, after completing its report under 
        subsection (a), the Office of Personnel Management considers it 
        to be appropriate, the Office shall implement, within 12 months 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, a demonstration 
        project to determine whether a separate system for Federal law 
        enforcement officers (as described in subsection (a)) would 
        result in improved Federal personnel management.
            (2) Applicable provisions.--Any demonstration project under 
        this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with the 
        provisions of chapter 47 of title 5, United States Code, except 
        that a project under this subsection shall not be taken into 
        account for purposes of the numerical limitation under section 
        4703(d)(2) of such title.
            (3) Permanent changes.--Not later than 6 months before the 
        demonstration project's scheduled termination date, the Office 
        of Personnel Management shall submit to Congress--
                    (A) its evaluation of the system tested under the 
                demonstration project; and
                    (B) recommendations as to whether or not that 
                system (or any aspects of that system) should be 
                continued or extended to other Federal law enforcement 
                officers.
    (c) Federal Law Enforcement Officer Defined.--For purposes of this 
section, the term ``Federal law enforcement officer'' means a law 
enforcement officer as defined by section 8331 or 8401 of title 5, 
United States Code, and, subsection (b)(2) notwithstanding, includes 
any such officer serving in or under the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation.
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Federal Law Enforcement Officers Pay Equity and Reform Act - Excludes availability pay for Federal criminal investigators from premium pay limitations.Amends the Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform Act of 1990 to increase the Federal special pay differential for Federal law enforcement officers employed in specified metropolitan statistical areas.Requires a study by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) regarding the need for, and potential benefits of, the establishment of a separate pay, evaluation, and promotion system for Federal law enforcement officers (including officers serving in or under the Federal Bureau of Investigation). Authorizes OPM to implement a demonstration project for such a system.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``External Regulation of the 
Department of Energy Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AUTHORITY.

    Effective October 1, 2001, the Department of Energy shall have no 
regulatory or enforcement authority with respect to nuclear safety and 
occupational safety and health responsibilities assumed by the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission under section 3 or by the Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration under section 4 at any facility owned or operated 
by the Department.

SEC. 3. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AUTHORITY.

    (a) Nuclear Safety Regulatory and Enforcement Responsibilities.--
Effective October 1, 2001, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall 
assume the nuclear safety regulatory and enforcement responsibilities 
of the Department of Energy under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 with 
regard to facilities owned or operated by the Department.
    (b) Licensed Entities.--For the purposes of carrying out at 
facilities owned or operated by the Department of Energy regulatory and 
enforcement responsibilities described in subsection (a), the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission may regulate, through licensing, certification, 
or other appropriate means, the Department, the Department's 
contractors, or both.
    (c) Decommissioning.--A contractor operating a facility owned by 
the Department of Energy shall not be responsible for the costs of 
decommissioning that facility. No enforcement action may be taken 
against such contractor for any violation of Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission decommissioning requirements, if such violation is the 
result of a failure of the Department to authorize or fund 
decommissioning activities. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the 
Department shall, not later than January 1, 2002, enter into a 
memorandum of understanding establishing decommissioning procedures and 
requirements for facilities owned or operated by the Department.
    (d) Administration.--The responsibilities assumed by the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission under this section shall be administered by the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, not by States.
    (e) Regulation of Defense Nuclear Facilities.--
            (1) Repeal.--Chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
        (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.) is repealed.
            (2) Dedicated organizational element.--The Nuclear 
        Regulatory Commission shall establish an organizational element 
        dedicated solely to the regulation of defense nuclear 
        facilities within the Department of Energy.
            (3) Use of available resources.--In carrying out the 
        responsibilities assumed under this section, the Nuclear 
        Regulatory Commission shall employ appropriate personnel or 
        other resources available as a result of the repeal made by 
        paragraph (1) of this subsection.
    (f) Judicial Review.--Section 189b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2239(b)) is amended by adding the following paragraph 
after paragraph (4):
            ``(5) Any final order or regulation of the Commission 
        establishing standards to govern facilities owned or operated 
        by the Department of Energy that are issued to implement the 
        Commission's responsibilities under the External Regulation of 
        the Department of Energy Act, and any final determination of 
        the Commission relating to whether a facility owned or operated 
        by the Department is in compliance with such standards and all 
        applicable Commission regulations or orders.''.
    (g) Employee Protection.--Any Department of Energy contractor 
operating a facility that is regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission under this section shall be subject to section 211 of the 
Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (41 U.S.C. 5851) to the same extent 
as any other employer subject to such section 211.
    (h) Conflict of Interest.--Section 170A of the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2210a) applies to contracts, agreements, or other 
arrangements of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission proposed or entered 
into pursuant to its responsibilities assumed under this section.

SEC. 4. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH.

    (a) OSHA Jurisdiction.--Notwithstanding section 4(b)(1) of the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 653(b)(1)) and 
any other provision of law, effective October 1, 2001, the Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration shall assume the regulatory and 
enforcement responsibilities of the Department of Energy relating to 
matters covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 with 
regard to all facilities owned or operated by the Department, except as 
provided in subsection (b). Any Department contractor operating such a 
facility shall, with respect to matters relating to occupational safety 
and health, be considered to be an employer for purposes of the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
    (b) Regulation of Hazards Containing Radiological and Non-
Radiological Component.--If a hazard at a facility owned or operated by 
the Department presents a risk of occupational exposure and contains 
both a radiological and non-radiological component, the Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
shall, effective October 1, 2001, share regulatory and enforcement 
responsibilities with respect to the hazard in accordance with the 
memorandum of understanding entered into pursuant to section 5.

SEC. 5. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration shall, before January 1, 2001, enter into and 
transmit to the Congress a memorandum of understanding to govern the 
exercise of their respective authorities over nuclear safety and 
occupational safety and health at facilities owned or operated by the 
Department of Energy.

SEC. 6. CIVIL PENALTIES.

    The Department of Energy's contractor operating a facility owned or 
operated by the Department shall not be liable for civil penalties 
under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 or the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970 for any actions taken before October 1, 2001, 
pursuant to the instructions of a Federal agency in preparation for the 
transfer of regulatory and enforcement responsibilities required by 
this Act.

SEC. 7. INDEMNIFICATION.

    The Secretary of Energy shall continue to indemnify facilities 
owned or operated by the Department in accordance with the provisions 
of section 170d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.

SEC. 8. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

    By April 1, 2001, the Secretary of Energy shall transmit to the 
Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Science, and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate, a plan for the termination of the Department's regulatory and 
enforcement responsibilities for facilities owned or operated by the 
Department required by this Act. The report shall include--
            (1) a detailed transition plan, drafted in coordination 
        with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Occupational 
        Safety and Health Administration, giving the schedule for 
        termination of self-regulation authority as outlined in section 
        2, including the activities to be coordinated with the Nuclear 
        Regulatory Commission and the Occupational Safety and Health 
        Administration;
            (2) a description of any issues remaining to be resolved 
        with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Occupational Safety 
        and Health Administration, or other external regulators, and a 
        timetable for resolving such issues before October 1, 2001; and
            (3) an estimate of--
                    (A) the annual cost of administering and 
                implementing self-regulation of the nuclear safety and 
                occupational safety and health responsibilities 
                described in sections 3 and 4 at facilities owned or 
                operated by the Department;
                    (B) the number of Federal and contractor employees 
                administering and implementing such self-regulation; 
                and
                    (C) the extent and schedule by which the Department 
                and the staffs at its facilities will be reduced as a 
                result of implementation of this Act.
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(Sec. 3) Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to abolish the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
(Sec. 4) Provides that if a hazard at a DOE facility presents a risk of occupational exposure and contains both a radiological and non-radiological component, OSHA and the NRC  shall share regulatory and enforcement responsibilities in accordance with a mandated Memorandum of Understanding governing their respective authorities over nuclear safety and occupational health and safety at DOE facilities.
(Sec. 6) Shields a DOE contractor from civil liability for actions taken before October 1, 2001, pursuant to the instructions of a Federal agency in preparation for the transfer of functions under this Act.
(Sec. 7) Maintains the  responsibility of the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) to indemnify DOE facilities in accordance with specified provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
(Sec. 8) Instructs the Secretary to transmit to certain congressional committees a termination plan for DOE regulatory and enforcement responsibilities with respect to DOE facilities.