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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safer Officers and Safer Citizens 
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) While police body worn cameras are not a panacea, they 
        do contribute to keeping both law enforcement officers and 
        citizens safer.
            (2) Increasing the use of body worn cameras by law 
        enforcement officers has been shown by multiple studies to 
        significantly reduce the number of use of force incidents and 
        the number of citizen complaints.
            (3) Increased accountability and transparency in policing 
        activities will benefit all our citizens, including our law 
        enforcement officers.

SEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAM.

    Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

  ``PART MM--GRANT PROGRAM FOR BODY WORN CAMERAS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT 
                                OFFICERS

``SEC. 3031. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) In General.--The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance 
is authorized to make grants to States, units of local government, and 
Indian tribes to purchase body worn cameras for use by State, local, 
and tribal law enforcement officers.
    ``(b) Uses of Funds.--Grants awarded under this section shall be--
            ``(1) distributed directly to the State, unit of local 
        government, or Indian tribe; and
            ``(2) used for the purchase of--
                    ``(A) body worn cameras for law enforcement 
                officers; and
                    ``(B) necessary initial supportive technological 
                infrastructure for body worn cameras for law 
                enforcement officers in the jurisdiction of the 
                grantee.
    ``(c) Preferential Consideration.--In awarding grants under this 
part, the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance shall give 
preferential consideration, if feasible, to an application from a 
jurisdiction that--
            ``(1) has in place a comprehensive policy that is--
                    ``(A) developed in consultation with a broad group 
                of criminal justice experts and community members, and 
                that contains policies and procedures addressing 
                deployment, video capture, privacy protections, 
                viewing, use, release, storage, retention, the effect 
                on community-police interactions, and audits and 
                controls;
                    ``(B) supported by a comprehensive communication 
                and education campaign that involves interested parties 
                in law enforcement, courts, prosecution, the defense 
                bar, civic leadership, labor organizations, victim and 
                juvenile advocacy, the media, and the public; and
                    ``(C) informed by the best practices on body worn 
                cameras developed by the Department of Justice;
            ``(2) has the greatest need for body worn cameras based on 
        the percentage of law enforcement officers in the department 
        who do not have access to a body worn camera;
            ``(3) has a violent crime rate at or above the national 
        average as determined by the Bureau of Justice Statistics; and
            ``(4) commits to submitting such metrics on the usage of 
        body worn cameras, in such a format and at such a time as the 
        Department of Justice shall reasonably specify, for the 
        purposes of collecting and studying data on the effectiveness 
        of body worn cameras to increase safety for both law 
        enforcement officers and citizens.
    ``(d) Matching Funds.--The portion of the costs of a program 
provided by a grant under subsection (a) may not exceed 75 percent. Any 
funds appropriated by Congress for the activities of any agency of an 
Indian tribal government or the Bureau of Indian Affairs performing law 
enforcement functions on any Indian lands may be used to provide the 
non-Federal share of a matching requirement funded under this 
subsection.

``SEC. 3032. APPLICATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--To request a grant under this part, the chief 
executive of a State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe shall 
submit an application to the Director of the Bureau of Justice 
Assistance in such form and containing such information as the Director 
may reasonably require.
    ``(b) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this part, the Director of the Bureau of Justice 
Assistance shall promulgate regulations to implement this section, 
including the information that must be included and the requirements 
that the States, units of local government, and Indian tribes must meet 
in submitting the applications required under this section.

``SEC. 3033. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For purposes of this part--
            ``(1) the term `Indian tribe' has the same meaning as in 
        section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
        Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e));
            ``(2) the term `law enforcement officer' means any officer, 
        agent, or employee of a State, unit of local government, or 
        Indian tribe authorized by law or by a government agency to 
        engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, or 
        investigation of any violation of criminal law, or authorized 
        by law to supervise sentenced criminal offenders;
            ``(3) the term `State' means each of the 50 States, the 
        District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
        United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the 
        Northern Mariana Islands; and
            ``(4) the term `unit of local government' means a county, 
        municipality, town, township, village, parish, borough, or 
        other unit of general government below the State level.

``SEC. 3034. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this part, $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022.
    ``(b) Remaining Funds.--Any amounts made available to carry out 
this part that are unobligated at the end of each fiscal year, shall be 
returned to the general fund of the Treasury for debt reduction.''.

SEC. 4. OFFSET.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) In 2010, the most current year for which figures are 
        available, the Federal Government spent $1,670,000,000 
        operating and maintaining unutilized and underutilized 
        buildings.
            (2) Federal agencies have consistently indicated that the 
        disposal efforts of the agencies are often hampered by 
        statutory requirements.
    (b) Offset.--Notwithstanding subtitle I of title 40, United States 
Code, or any other provision of law, the Administrator of General 
Services, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget, may immediately identify and dispose of, through sale at 
fair market value or demolition if unsuitable for sale, the most 
financially burdensome excess Federal property, so as to generate not 
more than $500,000,000 in savings by the end of fiscal year 2022.
[A]: Safer Officers and Safer Citizens Act of 2017 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to award matching grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes to purchase body-worn cameras.  The Bureau of Justice Assistance must give preference to grant applications from jurisdictions that: (1) have comprehensive policies and procedures related to implementation of a body-worn camera program, (2) have high percentages of officers without access to body-worn cameras, (3) have violent crime rates above the national average, and (4) agree to submit metrics on the use of body-worn cameras.  As an offset, the bill allows the General Services Administration to identify and dispose of (i.e., sell or demolish) excess federal property. 


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Long-Term 
Investment Incentive Act of 1997''.
    (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly 
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in 
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, 
the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other 
provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF TAX ON LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAINS ON ASSETS HELD MORE 
              THAN 2 YEARS.

    (a) In General.--Part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 (relating to 
treatment of capital gains) is amended by redesignating section 1202 as 
section 1203 and by inserting after section 1201 the following new 
section:

``SEC. 1202. CAPITAL GAINS DEDUCTION FOR ASSETS HELD BY NONCORPORATE 
              TAXPAYERS MORE THAN 2 YEARS.

    ``(a) General Rule.--If a taxpayer other than a corporation has a 
net capital gain for any taxable year, there shall be allowed as a 
deduction an amount equal to the sum of the applicable percentages of 
the classes of net capital gain described in the table under subsection 
(b).
    ``(b) Applicable Percentage.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
applicable percentage shall be the percentage determined in accordance 
with the following table:

          
                                                         The applicable
          ``In the case of:
                                                         percentage is:
                  2-year gain........................        7.145     
                  3-year gain........................        14.29     
                  4-year gain........................        21.45     
                  5-year gain........................        28.57     
                  6-year gain........................        35.71     
                  7-year gain........................        42.86     
                  8-year gain........................        50.00.    
    ``(c) Gain to Which Deduction Applies.--For purposes of this 
section--
            ``(1) 2-year gain.--The term `2-year gain' means the lesser 
        of--
                    ``(A) the net capital gain for the taxable year, or
                    ``(B) the amount of long-term capital gain which 
                would be computed for the taxable year if only gain 
                from the sale or exchange of property held by the 
                taxpayer for more than 2 years but not more than 3 
                years were taken into account.
            ``(2) 3-year gain, etc.--The terms `3-, 4-,
        5-, 6-, or 7-year gain' mean the amounts determined under 
        paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) by reducing the amount of the net capital 
                gain under subparagraph (A) thereof by an amount equal 
                to the long-term capital gain from the sale or exchange 
                of property with a holding period less than the minimum 
                holding period for any such category, and
                    ``(B) by substituting 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 years for 2 
                years and 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 years for 3 years, 
                respectively, in subparagraph (B) thereof.
            ``(3) 8-year gain.--The term `8-year gain' means the lesser 
        of--
                    ``(A) the net capital gain for the taxable year, 
                reduced by in the same manner as under paragraph 
                (2)(A), or
                    ``(B) the amount of the long-term capital gain 
                which would be computed for the taxable year if only 
                gain from the sale or exchange of property held by the 
                taxpayer for more than 8 years were taken into account.
    ``(d) Estates and Trusts.--In the case of an estate or trust, the 
deduction under subsection (a) shall be computed by excluding the 
portion (if any) of the gains for the taxable year from sales or 
exchanges of capital assets which, under sections 652 and 662 (relating 
to inclusions of amounts in gross income of beneficiaries of trusts), 
is includible by the income beneficiaries as gain derived from the sale 
or exchange of capital assets.
    ``(e) Coordination With Treatment of Capital Gain Under Limitation 
on Investment Interest.--For purposes of this section, the net capital 
gain for any taxable year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the 
amount which the taxpayer takes into account as investment income under 
section 163(d)(4)(B)(iii).
    ``(f) Treatment of Collectibles.--
            ``(1) In general.--Solely for purposes of this section, any 
        gain or loss from the sale or exchange of a collectible shall 
be treated as a short-term capital gain or loss (as the case may be), 
without regard to the period such asset was held. The preceding 
sentence shall apply only to the extent the gain or loss is taken into 
account in computing taxable income.
            ``(2) Treatment of certain sales of interest in 
        partnership, etc.--For purposes of paragraph (1), any gain from 
        the sale or exchange of an interest in a partnership, S 
        corporation, or trust which is attributable to unrealized 
        appreciation in the value of collectibles held by such entity 
        shall be treated as gain from the sale or exchange of a 
        collectible. Rules similar to the rules of section 751(f) shall 
        apply for purposes of the preceding sentence.
            ``(3) Collectible.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
        term `collectible' means any capital asset which is a 
        collectible (as defined in section 408(m) without regard to 
        paragraph (3) thereof).
    ``(g) Transitional Rule.--
            ``(1) In general.--Gain may be taken into account under 
        subsection (c) only if such gain is properly taken into account 
        on or after May 7, 1997.
            ``(2) Special rules for pass-thru entities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In applying paragraph (1) with 
                respect to any pass-thru entity, the determination of 
                when gains and losses are properly taken into account 
                shall be made at the entity level.
                    ``(B) Pass-thru entity defined.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), the term `pass-thru entity' means--
                            ``(i) a regulated investment company,
                            ``(ii) a real estate investment trust,
                            ``(iii) an S corporation,
                            ``(iv) a partnership,
                            ``(v) an estate or trust, and
                            ``(vi) a common trust fund.''
    (b) Deduction Allowable in Computing Adjusted Gross Income.--
Subsection (a) of section 62 is amended by inserting after paragraph 
(16) the following new paragraph:
            ``(17) Long-term capital gains.--The deduction allowed by 
        section 1202.''
    (c) Maximum Capital Gains Rate.--Section 1(h) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new sentence: ``For purposes of this 
subsection, taxable income shall be computed without regard to the 
deduction allowed under section 1202.''
    (d) Treatment of Certain Pass-Thru Entities.--
            (1) Capital gain dividends of regulated investment 
        companies.--
                    (A) Subparagraph (B) of section 852(b)(3) is 
                amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) Treatment of capital gain dividends by 
                shareholders.--A capital gain dividend shall be treated 
                by the shareholders as gain from the sale or exchange 
                of a capital asset held for more than 1 year but not 
                more than 2 years; except that the portion of any such 
                dividend designated by the company as allocable 2-, 3-, 
                4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, or 8-year gain of the company shall be 
                treated as gain from the sale or exchange of a capital 
                asset held for the amount of years in such class for 
                purposes of section 1202. Rules similar to the rules of 
                subparagraph (C) shall apply to any designation under 
                the preceding sentence.''
                    (B) Clause (i) of section 852(b)(3)(D) is amended 
                by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
                ``Rules similar to the rules of subparagraph (B) shall 
                apply in determining character of the amount to be so 
                included by any such shareholder.''
            (2) Capital gain dividends of real estate investment 
        trusts.--Subparagraph (B) of section 857(b)(3) is amended to 
        read as follows:
                    ``(B) Treatment of capital gain dividends by 
                shareholders.--A capital gain dividend shall be treated 
                by the shareholders or holders of beneficial interests 
                as gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset 
                held for more than 1 year but not more than 2 years; 
                except that the portion of any such dividend designated 
                by the company as allocable to 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, 
                or 8-year gain of the company shall be treated as gain 
                from the sale or exchange of a capital asset held for 
                the amount of years in such class for purposes of 
                section 1202. Rules similar to the rules of 
                subparagraph (C) shall apply to any designation under 
                the preceding sentence.''
            (3) Common trust funds.--Subsection (c) of section 584 is 
        amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``and not more than 2 years'' 
                after ``1 year'' each place it appears in paragraph 
                (2),
                    (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (2), and
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) 
                and inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(3) as part of its gains from sales or exchanges of 
        capital assets held for periods described in the classes of 
        gains under section 1202(c), its proportionate share of the 
        gains of the common trust fund from sales or exchanges of 
        capital assets held for such periods, and''.
    (e) Technical and Conforming Changes.--
            (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 170(e)(1) is amended by 
        inserting ``(or, in the case of a taxpayer other than a 
        corporation, the percentage of such gain equal to 100 percent 
        minus the percentage applicable to such gain under section 
        1202(a))'' after ``the amount of gain''.
            (2) Subparagraph (B) of section 172(d)(2) is amended to 
        read as follows:
                    ``(B) the deduction under section 1202 and the 
                exclusion under section 1203 shall not be allowed.''
            (3)(A) Section 221 (relating to cross reference) is amended 
        to read as follows:

``SEC. 221. CROSS REFERENCES.

    ``(1) For deduction for net capital gains in the case of a taxpayer 
other than a corporation, see section 1202.
    ``(2) For deductions in respect of a decedent, see section 691.''
            (B) The table of sections for part VII of subchapter B of 
        chapter 1 is amended by striking ``reference'' in the item 
        relating to section 221 and inserting ``references''.
            (4) The last sentence of section 453A(c)(3) is amended by 
        striking all that follows ``long-term capital gain,'' and 
        inserting ``the maximum rate on net capital gain under section 
        1(h) or 1201 or the deduction under section 1202 (whichever is 
        appropriate) shall be taken into account.''
            (5) Paragraph (4) of section 642(c) is amended to read as 
        follows:
            ``(4) Adjustments.--To the extent that the amount otherwise 
        allowable as a deduction under this subsection consists of gain 
        from the sale or exchange of capital assets held for more than 
        1 year, proper adjustment shall be made for any deduction 
        allowable to the estate or trust under section 1202 or any 
        exclusion allowable to the estate or trust under section 
        1203(a). In the case of a trust, the deduction allowed by this 
        subsection shall be subject to section 681 (relating to 
        unrelated business income).''
            (6) The last sentence of paragraph (3) of section 643(a) is 
        amended to read as follows: ``The deduction under section 1202 
        and the exclusion under section 1203 shall not be taken into 
        account.''
            (7) Subparagraph (C) of section 643(a)(6) is amended by 
        inserting ``(i)'' before ``there shall'' and by inserting 
        before the period ``, and (ii) the deduction under section 1202 
        (relating to capital gains deduction) shall not be taken into 
        account''.
            (8) Paragraph (4) of section 691(c) is amended by striking 
        ``sections 1(h), 1201, and 1211'' and inserting ``sections 
        1(h), 1201, 1202, and 1211''.
            (9) The second sentence of section 871(a)(2) is amended by 
        inserting ``or 1203'' after ``1202''.
            (10) Subsection (d) of section 1044 is amended by striking 
        ``1202'' and inserting ``1203''.
            (11) Paragraph (1) of section 1402(i) is amended by 
        inserting ``, and the deduction provided by section 1202 shall 
        not apply'' before the period at the end thereof.
    (f) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part I of 
subchapter P of chapter 1 is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 1201 the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 1202. Capital gains deduction for 
                                        assets held by noncorporate 
                                        taxpayers more than 2 years.''
    (g) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
        subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to 
        taxable years ending on and after May 7, 1997.
            (2) Contributions.--The amendment made by subsection (e)(1) 
        shall apply to contributions on or after May 7, 1997.
[A]: Long-Term Investment Incentive Act of 1997 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a sliding scale capital gains deduction on assets held between two years and eight years by noncorporate taxpayers.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Upper Mississippi 
River Basin Protection Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Reliance on sound science.
           TITLE I--SEDIMENT AND NUTRIENT MONITORING NETWORK

Sec. 101. Establishment of monitoring network.
Sec. 102. Data collection and storage responsibilities.
Sec. 103. Relationship to existing sediment and nutrient monitoring.
Sec. 104. Collaboration with other public and private monitoring 
                            efforts.
Sec. 105. Reporting requirements.
Sec. 106. National Research Council assessment.
                TITLE II--COMPUTER MODELING AND RESEARCH

Sec. 201. Computer modeling and research of sediment and nutrient 
                            sources.
Sec. 202. Use of electronic means to distribute information.
Sec. 203. Reporting requirements.
     TITLE III--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND RELATED MATTERS

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 302. Cost-sharing requirements.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) The terms ``Upper Mississippi River Basin'' and 
        ``Basin'' mean the watershed portion of the Upper Mississippi 
        River and Illinois River basins, from Cairo, Illinois, to the 
        headwaters of the Mississippi River, in the States of 
        Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri. The 
        designation includes the Kaskaskia watershed along the Illinois 
        River and the Meramec watershed along the Missouri River.
            (2) The terms ``Upper Mississippi River Stewardship 
        Initiative'' and ``Initiative'' mean the activities authorized 
        or required by this Act to monitor nutrient and sediment loss 
        in the Upper Mississippi River Basin.
            (3) The term ``sound science'' refers to the use of 
        accepted and documented scientific methods to identify and 
        quantify the sources, transport, and fate of nutrients and 
        sediment and to quantify the effect of various treatment 
        methods or conservation measures on nutrient and sediment loss. 
        Sound science requires the use of documented protocols for data 
        collection and data analysis, and peer review of the data, 
        results, and findings.

SEC. 3. RELIANCE ON SOUND SCIENCE.

    It is the policy of Congress that Federal investments in the Upper 
Mississippi River Basin must be guided by sound science.

           TITLE I--SEDIMENT AND NUTRIENT MONITORING NETWORK

SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF MONITORING NETWORK.

    (a) Establishment.--As part of the Upper Mississippi River 
Stewardship Initiative, the Secretary of the Interior shall establish a 
sediment and nutrient monitoring network for the Upper Mississippi 
River Basin for the purposes of--
            (1) identifying and evaluating significant sources of 
        sediment and nutrients in the Upper Mississippi River Basin;
            (2) quantifying the processes affecting mobilization, 
        transport, and fate of those sediments and nutrients on land 
        and in water;
            (3) quantifying the transport of those sediments and 
        nutrients to and through the Upper Mississippi River Basin;
            (4) recording changes to sediment and nutrient loss over 
        time;
            (5) providing coordinated data to be used in computer 
        modeling of the Basin, pursuant to section 201; and
            (6) identifying major sources of sediment and nutrients 
        within the Basin for the purpose of targeting resources to 
        reduce sediment and nutrient loss.
    (b) Role of United States Geological Survey.--The Secretary of the 
Interior shall carry out this title acting through the office of the 
Director of the United States Geological Survey.

SEC. 102. DATA COLLECTION AND STORAGE RESPONSIBILITIES.

    (a) Guidelines for Data Collection and Storage.--The Secretary of 
the Interior shall establish guidelines for the effective design of 
data collection activities regarding sediment and nutrient monitoring, 
for the use of suitable and consistent methods for data collection, and 
for consistent reporting, data storage, and archiving practices.
    (b) Release of Data.--Data resulting from sediment and nutrient 
monitoring in the Upper Mississippi River Basin shall be released to 
the public using generic station identifiers and hydrologic unit codes. 
In the case of a monitoring station located on private lands, 
information regarding the location of the station shall not be 
disseminated without the landowner's permission.
    (c) Protection of Privacy.--Data resulting from sediment and 
nutrient monitoring in the Upper Mississippi River Basin is not subject 
to the mandatory disclosure provisions of section 552 of title 5, 
United States Code, but may be released only as provided in subsection 
(b).

SEC. 103. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING SEDIMENT AND NUTRIENT MONITORING.

    (a) Inventory.--To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall inventory the sediment and nutrient monitoring 
efforts, in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act, of 
Federal, State, local, and nongovernmental entities for the purpose of 
creating a baseline understanding of overlap, data gaps and 
redundancies.
    (b) Integration.--On the basis of the inventory, the Secretary of 
the Interior shall integrate the existing sediment and nutrient 
monitoring efforts, to the maximum extent practicable, into the 
sediment and nutrient monitoring network required by section 101.
    (c) Consultation and Use of Existing Data.--In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary of the Interior shall make maximum use of data 
in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act and of ongoing 
programs and efforts of Federal, State, tribal, local, and 
nongovernmental entities in developing the sediment and nutrient 
monitoring network required by section 101.
    (d) Coordination With Long-Term Estuary Assessment Project.--The 
Secretary of the Interior shall carry out this section in coordination 
with the long-term estuary assessment project authorized by section 902 
of the Estuaries and Clean Waters Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-457; 33 
U.S.C. 2901 note).

SEC. 104. COLLABORATION WITH OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MONITORING 
              EFFORTS.

    To establish the sediment and nutrient monitoring network, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall collaborate, to the maximum extent 
practicable, with other Federal, State, tribal, local and private 
sediment and nutrient monitoring programs that meet guidelines 
prescribed under section 102(a), as determined by the Secretary.

SEC. 105. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    The Secretary of the Interior shall report to Congress not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act on the 
development of the sediment and nutrient monitoring network.

SEC. 106. NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL ASSESSMENT.

    The National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences 
shall conduct a comprehensive water resources assessment of the Upper 
Mississippi River Basin.

                TITLE II--COMPUTER MODELING AND RESEARCH

SEC. 201. COMPUTER MODELING AND RESEARCH OF SEDIMENT AND NUTRIENT 
              SOURCES.

    (a) Modeling Program Required.--As part of the Upper Mississippi 
River Stewardship Initiative, the Director of the United States 
Geological Survey shall establish a modeling program to identify 
significant sources of sediment and nutrients in the Upper Mississippi 
River Basin.
    (b) Role.--Computer modeling shall be used to identify 
subwatersheds which are significant sources of sediment and nutrient 
loss and shall be made available for the purposes of targeting public 
and private sediment and nutrient reduction efforts.
    (c) Components.--Sediment and nutrient models for the Upper 
Mississippi River Basin shall include the following:
            (1) Models to relate nutrient loss to landscape, land use, 
        and land management practices.
            (2) Models to relate sediment loss to landscape, land use, 
        and land management practices.
            (3) Models to define river channel nutrient transformation 
        processes.
    (d) Collection of Ancillary Information.--Ancillary information 
shall be collected in a GIS format to support modeling and management 
use of modeling results, including the following:
            (1) Land use data.
            (2) Soils data.
            (3) Elevation data.
            (4) Information on sediment and nutrient reduction 
        improvement actions.
            (5) Remotely sense data.

SEC. 202. USE OF ELECTRONIC MEANS TO DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Director of the United States Geological Survey shall establish a 
system that uses the telecommunications medium known as the Internet to 
provide information regarding the following:
            (1) Public and private programs designed to reduce sediment 
        and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin.
            (2) Information on sediment and nutrient levels in the 
        Upper Mississippi River and its tributaries.
            (3) Successful sediment and nutrient reduction projects.

SEC. 203. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Monitoring Activities.--Commencing one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the United States Geological 
Survey shall provide to Congress and make available to the public an 
annual report regarding monitoring activities conducted in the Upper 
Mississippi River Basin.
    (b) Modeling Activities.--Every three years, the Director of the 
United States Geological Survey shall provide to Congress and make 
available to the public a progress report regarding modeling 
activities.

     TITLE III--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND RELATED MATTERS

SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) United States Geological Survey Activities.--There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the United States Geological Survey 
$6,250,000 each fiscal year to carry out this Act (other than section 
106). Of the amounts appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to this 
authorization of appropriations, one-third shall be made available for 
the United States Geological Survey Cooperative Water Program and the 
remainder shall be made available for the United States Geological 
Survey Hydrologic Networks and Analysis Program.
    (b) Water Resource and Water Quality Management Assessment.--There 
is authorized to be appropriated $650,000 to allow the National 
Research Council to perform the assessment required by section 106.

SEC. 302. COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS.

    Funds made available for the United States Geological Survey 
Cooperative Water Program under section 301(a) shall be subject to the 
same cost sharing requirements as specified in the last proviso under 
the heading ``United States Geological Survey-surveys, investigations, 
and research'' of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107-63; 115 Stat. 427; 43 U.S.C. 
50).

            Passed the House of Representatives March 25, 2003.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.
[A]:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the House on February 27, 2003. However, because action occurred on the measure, the summary has been expanded.)Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act - Declares that it is the policy of Congress that Federal investments in the Upper Mississippi River Basin must be guided by sound science.Title I: Sediment and Nutrient Monitoring Network - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the office of the Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS)), as part of the Upper Mississippi River Stewardship Initiative, to establish a nutrient and sediment monitoring network for the River Basin to: (1) identify and evaluate sources of sediments and nutrients; (2) quantify the processes affecting mobilization, transport, and fate of those sediments and nutrients on land and in water; (3) quantify their transport to and through the Basin; (4) record changes to sediment and nutrient loss; (5) provide coordinated data to be used in computer modeling of the Basin; and (6) identify major sources for targeting resources to reduce sediment and nutrient loss.(Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary to establish guidelines for related data collection and storage activities. Requires such data to be released to the public using generic station identifiers and hydrologic codes. Prohibits information regarding the location of a monitoring station on private lands from being disseminated without the landowner's permission.(Sec. 103) Directs the Secretary: (1) to inventory the sediment and nutrient monitoring efforts of governmental and nongovernmental entities for the purpose of creating a baseline understanding of overlap, data gaps, and redundancies; and (2) based on such inventory, to integrate such efforts into the monitoring network. Requires that such activities be carried out in coordination with the long-term estuary assessment project authorized under the Estuaries and Clean Waters Act of 2000.(Sec. 104) Directs the Secretary to collaborate with other public and private monitoring programs in establishing the monitoring network.(Sec. 105) Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the development of such network.(Sec. 106) Directs the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a water resources assessment of the Basin.Title II: Computer Modeling and Research - (Sec. 201) Requires the USGS Director, as part of the Initiative, to establish a computer modeling program of nutrient and sediment sources in the Basin. Requires such modeling to: (1) be used to identify subwatersheds that are significant sources of sediment and nutrient loss;(2) be made available for targeting public and private sediment and nutrient reduction efforts; and (3) include models to relate nutrient and sediment loss to landscape, land use, and land management practices and to define river channel nutrient transformation processes. Requires the collection of ancillary information in a GIS format to support modeling and management use of modeling results.(Sec. 202) Requires the Director to establish an Internet-based system to provide information about nutrient and sediment loss reduction programs and successful projects and about nutrient and sediment levels in the Upper Mississippi River and its tributaries.(Sec. 203) Requires the Director to provide to Congress and the public: (1) annual reports regarding monitoring activities conducted in the Basin; and (2) triennial progress reports regarding modeling activities.Title III: Authorization of Appropriations and Related Matters - (Sec. 301) Authorizes appropriations to: (1) the USGS to carry out this Act, of which one-third of appropriated amounts shall be made available for the Cooperative Water Program and the remainder for the Hydrologic Networks and Analysis Program; and (2) allow the National Research Council to perform the water resources assessment.(Sec. 302) Subjects funds for the Cooperative Water Program to the same cost sharing requirements as specified in a certain proviso under the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 for USGS surveys, investigations, and research.