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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Center for Excellence in 
Research and Development Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Due to the end of the Cold War, the United States has 
        not recently conducted underground nuclear testing at the 
        Department of Energy facility known as the Nevada Test Site, 
        Nevada, and the United States does not plan to conduct such 
        testing in the foreseeable future.
            (2) Because the world political situation is ever-changing 
        and dangerous, it is imperative that the United States remain 
        strong militarily and continue to be a nuclear superpower.
            (3) It is imperative that portions of the Nevada Test Site 
        be maintained in a full state of readiness to ensure the 
        capability of the nuclear arsenal of the United States.
            (4) The Nevada Test Site is in a beneficial location for 
        activities suitable for research and development of emerging 
        technologies that will be important to the United States in the 
        21st century.
            (5) Technology development carried out at the Nevada Test 
        Site should include both private-sector and military projects.
            (6) The Nevada Test Site can support the stewardship of the 
        Nation's nuclear weapons stockpile, the nonproliferation of 
        nuclear weapons, and the technological competitiveness of the 
        United States by providing the environment for nuclear and non-
        nuclear test and demonstration experiments and projects for 
        government, industry, and academia.
            (7) The Nevada Test Site can provide the infrastructure to 
        support industrial and civilian tests of environmentally 
        demanding projects and programs in addition to maintaining its 
        readiness capability in support of the nuclear arsenal.
            (8) The Nevada Test Site can support the testing and 
        demonstration of environmental clean-up technologies by 
        government and industry.
            (9) The Nevada Test Site can support the testing of 
        alternative and renewable energy sources for environmentally 
        clean and economically competitive replacements for traditional 
        fossil energy sources and uses in many parts of Nevada and in 
        the United States as a whole.
            (10) The Nevada Test Site can provide support for 
        disarmament activities such as the demonstration of rocket 
        motor destruction technology and conventional munitions 
        destruction technology.
            (11) The Nevada Test Site can support non-proliferation 
        experiments in disablement, nuclear forensics, sensors, and 
        verification and monitoring.
            (12) The Nevada Test Site can support treaty-compliant 
        experiments for stockpile stewardship purposes.
            (13) The size and remoteness of the Nevada Test Site make 
        the Nevada Test Site well-suited for a multitude of activities 
        associated with the restructuring of the United States 
        military.
            (14) The Nevada Test Site can also support non-
        proliferation, counter-proliferation, and counter-terrorism 
        activities.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

    It is the purpose of this Act--
            (1) to ensure full operational readiness of the underground 
        nuclear testing facilities and infrastructure of the Nevada 
        Test Site;
            (2) to ensure an appropriate level of funds for such 
        readiness to be maintained;
            (3) to create a National Test and Demonstration Center of 
        Excellence at the Nevada Test Site for the promotion of 
        disarmament, demilitarization, alternative and renewable energy 
        sources, the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, counter-
        proliferation of nuclear weapons, sensor development, and 
        environmentally sensitive technologies; and
            (4) to ensure the availability of the Nevada Test Site, 
        within appropriate restrictions, for use by private-sector 
        industries seeking to make use of the inherent qualities that 
        make the Nevada Test Site the greatest outdoor laboratory in 
        the world.

SEC. 4. MAINTENANCE OF READINESS CAPABILITY OF NEVADA TEST SITE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--The amount referred to in paragraph (2) is 
        hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy 
        for fiscal year 1995 and each fiscal year thereafter to 
        maintain the operational readiness of the underground nuclear 
        testing facilities and infrastructure of the Nevada Test Site.
            (2) Authorized amount.--The amount referred to in paragraph 
        (1) is not less than the amount appropriated to the Secretary 
        of Energy for fiscal year 1992 to maintain the operational 
        readiness of the underground nuclear testing facilities and 
        infrastructure of the Nevada Test Site.
    (b) Staffing Levels.--The Secretary of Energy shall maintain a 
staffing level at the Nevada Test Site that the Secretary considers 
sufficient to carry out activities under this Act in addition to any 
other activities conducted by the Department of Energy at the Nevada 
Test Site.
    (c) Infrastructure Assessments and Activities.--The Secretary of 
Energy, through the Nevada Test Site Operations Office, shall carry out 
any infrastructure assessments and activities necessary to accommodate 
new projects and initiatives at the Nevada Test Site.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL TEST AND DEMONSTRATION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established within the 
Department of Energy a National Test and Demonstration Center of 
Excellence (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ``Center''), to be 
located at the Nevada Test Site, Nevada.
    (b) Purpose.--It shall be the purpose of the Center to promote 
disarmament, demilitarization, alternative and renewable energy 
sources, the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, counter-proliferation 
of nuclear weapons, sensor development, and environmentally sensitive 
technologies.
    (c) Activities Related to Alternative and Renewable Energy 
Sources.--The Center shall carry out the following testing and 
demonstration activities that are related to alternative and renewable 
energy sources:
            (1) The characterization of solar and geothermal resources 
        at the Nevada Test Site.
            (2) The development of alternative and renewable energy 
        sources, including, as a goal of the Center, the development 
        and completion of two 100-megawatt solar power plants by the 
        year 2000.
            (3) The conduct of a National Alternative-Fueled Vehicles 
        Program, the objective of which shall be to demonstrate the 
        regional use of natural gas, electricity, and hydrogen as 
        vehicle fuels.
    (d) Activities Related to Disarmament and Demilitarization.--The 
Center shall carry out testing and demonstration activities that are 
related to changes occurring in United States military as a result of 
the end of the Cold War, including activities--
            (1) that involve the demilitarization of large rocket motor 
        and conventional ordnance;
            (2) that assist in disarmament and demilitarization, 
        generally; and
            (3) that test and demonstrate the nonmilitary application 
        of technologies and resources the military application of which 
        has decreased or otherwise changed due to disarmament and 
        demilitarization.
    (e) Activities Related to Nuclear Stockpile Stewardship.--The 
Center shall carry out testing and demonstration activities related to 
the stewardship of the nuclear stockpile of the United States. Such 
activities shall include--
            (1) the conduct of experiments that assist in monitoring 
        compliance with international agreements on the 
        nonproliferation of nuclear weapons;
            (2) the provision of support to the Department of Energy 
        nuclear weapons complex;
            (3) the conduct of programs for the Department of Energy 
        and the Department of Defense to develop simulator technologies 
        for nuclear weapons design and effects, including advanced 
        hydrodynamic simulators, inertial confinement fusion test 
        facilities, and nuclear weapons effects simulators; and
            (4) the conduct of the stockpile stewardship program 
        established pursuant to section 3138 of the National Defense 
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (107 Stat. 1946; Public 
        Law 103-160).
    (f) Activities Related to Nonproliferation.--The Center shall carry 
out experiments related to the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, 
including experiments with respect to disablement, nuclear forensics, 
sensors, and verification and monitoring.
    (g) Activities Related to Counter-Proliferation.--The Center shall 
carry out experiments related to the counter-proliferation of nuclear 
weapons.
    (h) Activities Related to Environmental Technologies.--The Center 
shall carry out testing and demonstration activities related to the 
development of environmental technologies, including--
            (1) the demonstration of technologies concerning the 
        remediation of toxic and hazardous chemicals; and
            (2) the conduct of training activities pertaining to 
        emergency response to hazardous and toxic accidents and 
        emergencies.
    (i) Other Activities.--The Center may carry out the testing and 
demonstration of any other technology which, in the determination of 
the Secretary of Energy, is appropriate for testing and demonstration 
at the Nevada Test Site.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Except as provided in section 4, there is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Energy for fiscal year 1997 such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
[A]: National Center for Excellence in Research and Development Act of 1996 - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Energy for FY 1995 and beyond to maintain the operational readiness of the underground nuclear testing facilities and infrastructure of the Nevada Test Site. 
Establishes within the Department of Energy a national Test and Demonstration Center of Excellence at the Nevada Test Site, Nevada, to implement testing and demonstration activities related to:  (1) certain alternative and renewable energy sources, including solar and geothermal energy, as well as natural gas, electricity, and hydrogen as components of a National Alternative-Fueled Vehicles Program; (2) certain changes in the U.S. military as a result of the end of the Cold War, including demilitarization and disarmament activities and the nonmilitary application of military technologies and resources; (3) stewardship of the Federal nuclear stockpile; (4) non-proliferation and counter-proliferation of nuclear weapons; and (5) development of certain environmental technologies, including technologies for remediation of toxic and hazardous chemicals, and activities pertaining to emergency response to hazardous and toxic accidents.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Food Tracking Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. TRACEABILITY OF FOOD.

    The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) in section 301, by inserting at the end the following:
    ``(jj) The failure to comply with any requirement of section 414A 
(relating to the traceability of food).''; and
            (2) in chapter IV, by inserting after section 414 the 
        following:

``SEC. 414A. TRACEABILITY OF FOOD.

    ``(a) Establishment of System.--Not later than 3 years after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a 
traceability system described in subsection (b) for all stages of 
manufacturing, processing, packaging, and distribution of food.
    ``(b) Description of System.--The traceability system required by 
subsection (a) shall require each article of food shipped in interstate 
commerce to be identified in a manner that enables the Secretary to 
retrieve the history, use, and location of the article through a 
recordkeeping and audit system, a secure, online database, or 
registered identification.
    ``(c) Records.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may require that each 
        person required to identify an article of food pursuant to 
        subsection (b) maintain accurate records, as prescribed by the 
        Secretary, regarding the purchase, sale, and identification of 
        the article.
            ``(2) Access.--Each person described in paragraph (1) 
        shall, at all reasonable times, on notice by a duly authorized 
        representative of the Secretary, allow the representative to 
        access to each place of business of the person to examine and 
        copy the records described in paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Duration.--Each person described in paragraph (1) 
        shall maintain records as required under this subsection for 
        such period of time as the Secretary prescribes.
    ``(d) False Information.--No person shall falsify or misrepresent 
to any other person or to the Secretary, any information as to any 
location at which any article of food was held.
    ``(e) Alteration or Destruction of Records.--No person shall, 
without authorization from the Secretary, alter, detach, or destroy any 
records or other means of identification prescribed by the Secretary 
for use in determining the location at which any article of food was 
held.
    ``(f) Advisory Committee.--
            ``(1) In general.--In order to assist the Secretary in 
        implementing the traceability system under subsection (a), the 
        Secretary shall convene an advisory committee (referred to in 
        this subsection as the `Committee').
            ``(2) Membership.--The Committee shall consist of 13 
        members appointed by the Secretary which shall include--
                    ``(A) an equitable number of food safety and 
                tracking technology experts, representatives of the 
                food industry, and consumer advocates; and
                    ``(B) officials from the Center for Food Safety and 
                Applied Nutrition and the Office of Regulatory Affairs 
                of the Food and Drug Administration and the Agriculture 
                Marketing Service of the Department of Agriculture.
            ``(3) Chairperson.--The Secretary shall appoint a 
        Chairperson of the Committee.
            ``(4) Meeting.--The Committee shall convene not later than 
        180 days after the date of enactment of this section and 
        periodically thereafter at the call of the Chairperson.
            ``(5) Report of committee.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
                date of enactment of this section, the Committee shall 
                submit to the Secretary and the Office of the 
                Commissioner a report that describes the 
                recommendations regarding the most practicable approach 
                to providing for the traceability of food, including 
                the most efficient means of implementing the traceback 
                of contaminated foods.
                    ``(B) Considerations.--In developing the report 
                under subparagraph (A), the Committee shall consider 
                the following approaches to providing for the 
                traceability of food:
                            ``(i) A national database or registry 
                        operated by the Food and Drug Administration.
                            ``(ii) Electronic records identifying each 
                        prior sale, purchase, or trade of the food and 
                        its ingredients, and establishing that the food 
                        and its ingredients were grown, prepared, 
                        handled, manufactured, processed, distributed, 
                        shipped, warehoused, imported, and conveyed 
                        under conditions to ensure the safety of the 
                        food. The records would include an electronic 
                        statement with the date of, and the names and 
                        addresses of all parties to, each prior sale, 
                        purchase, or trade, and any other information 
                        as appropriate.
                            ``(iii) Standardized tracking numbers on 
                        all shipments. These numbers would identify the 
                        country of origin, the unique facility 
                        registration number, date of production, and 
                        lot number (if applicable).
                            ``(iv) Recall performance standards for 
                        each food or commodity type.
                            ``(v) Safeguards for the combining, 
                        repacking, or otherwise mixing of items of 
                        food, particularly fresh produce.
                            ``(vi) Other approaches that enable the 
                        reliable tracking of food and food products.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $40,000,000 
for the period of fiscal years 2009 through 2011.''.
[A]: Food Tracking Improvement Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit failing to comply with any requirement of this Act.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish a traceability system for all stages of manufacturing, processing, packaging, and distribution of food; and (2) convene an advisory committee to assist in implementing the system. Requires the system to identify each article of food shipped in interstate commerce in a manner that enables the Secretary to retrieve the history, use, and location of the article through a recordkeeping and audit system, a secure, online database, or registered identification.

Authorizes the Secretary to direct each person required to identify an article of food to maintain accurate records regarding the purchase, sale, and identification of the article. Requires each such person to allow authorized representatives of the Secretary to examine and copy records. Prohibits any person from: (1) falsifying or misrepresenting information as to the location at which any article of food was held; or (2) altering, detaching, or destroying any records or other means of identification for use in determining such a location.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF PAJARITA WILDERNESS, CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST, 
              ARIZONA.

    (a) Expansion.--Section 101(a)(17) of the Arizona Wilderness Act of 
1984 (Public Law 98-406; 98 Stat. 1487; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is amended 
by inserting after ``1984,'' the following: ``and which comprise 
approximately 13,300 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled 
`Proposed Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness and Pajarita Wilderness 
Addition' and dated February 18, 2009,''.
    (b) Map and Legal Description.--As soon as practicable after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
submit a copy of the map referred to in the amendment made by 
subsection (a) and a legal description of the National Forest System 
land included in the Pajarita Wilderness by the amendment with the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. The map 
and legal description shall have the same force and effect as if 
included in the Arizona Wilderness Act of 1984, except that the 
Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map and 
legal description. The map and legal description shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
Forest Service.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF TUMACACORI HIGHLANDS WILDERNESS, CORONADO 
              NATIONAL FOREST, ARIZONA.

    (a) Designation.--In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain lands in the Coronado National 
Forest, Arizona, which comprise approximately 70,000 acres, as 
generally depicted on a map entitled ``Proposed Tumacacori Highlands 
Wilderness and Pajarita Wilderness Addition'' and dated February 18, 
2009, are hereby designated as wilderness and, therefore, as a 
component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, which shall 
be known as the ``Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness''.
    (b) Map and Legal Description.--As soon as practicable after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
submit a copy of the map referred to in subsection (a) and a legal 
description of the Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness with the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. The map and legal 
description shall have the same force and effect as if included in this 
Act, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical 
errors in the map and legal description. The map and legal description 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
offices of the Forest Service.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.

    (a) Covered Wilderness Areas.--In this section, the term ``covered 
wilderness area'' means--
            (1) the National Forest System land included in the 
        Pajarita Wilderness by the amendment made by section 2(a); and
            (2) the Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness designated by 
        section 3(a).
    (b) Administration.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall manage the 
covered wilderness area in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and this section, except that, with respect to a 
covered wilderness area, any reference in the Wilderness Act to the 
effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Valid Existing Rights.--Nothing in this section shall affect 
any valid existing right.
    (d) Buffer Zones.--As provided in section 101(d) of the Arizona 
Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-406; 98 Stat. 1488), Congress 
does not intend that designation of a covered wilderness area lead to 
the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones around the 
covered wilderness area. The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses 
can be seen or heard from areas within a covered wilderness area shall 
not, of itself, preclude such activities or uses up to the boundary of 
the covered wilderness area.
    (e) Grazing.--Grazing of livestock and maintenance of existing 
facilities related to grazing in a covered wilderness area, where 
established before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be 
permitted to continue in accordance with--
            (1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
        1133(d)(4)); and
            (2) the guidelines set forth in House Report 96-617 to 
        accompany H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress.
    (f) Hunting, Fish and Wildlife.--
            (1) Hunting.--Nothing in this section or the Wilderness Act 
        (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) shall affect hunting, under applicable 
        State and Federal laws and regulations, within a covered 
        wilderness area.
            (2) Jurisdiction.--As provided in section 4(d)(7) of the 
        Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this section 
        or the Wilderness Act shall be construed as affecting the 
        jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State of Arizona with 
        respect to fish and wildlife in the State.
            (3) Wildlife management.--Management activities to maintain 
        or restore fish and wildlife populations and the habitats to 
        support such populations may be carried out within a covered 
        wilderness area, where consistent with the Wilderness Act (16 
        U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and other applicable laws.
            (4) Cooperative agreement.--The Secretary shall enter into 
        a cooperative agreement with the State of Arizona for 
        management of fish and wildlife within a covered wilderness 
        area. The cooperative agreement shall specify the terms and 
        conditions under which the State or a designee of the State may 
        use wildlife management activities in a covered wilderness area 
        consistent with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 
        and other applicable laws.
    (g) Protection of Tribal Rights.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to diminish the existing rights of any Indian tribe. Nothing 
in this section shall be construed to diminish tribal rights regarding 
access to Federal lands for tribal activities, including spiritual, 
cultural, and traditional food gathering activities.
    (h) Military Activities.--Nothing in this section shall preclude 
low level overflights of military aircraft, the designation of new 
units of special airspace, or the use or establishment of military 
flight training routes over a covered wilderness area.
    (i) Border Enforcement and Drug Interdiction.--Because of the 
proximity of the covered wilderness areas to the United States-Mexico 
international border, drug interdiction and border enforcement 
operations are common management actions throughout the area 
encompassing the covered wilderness areas. This Act recognizes the need 
to continue such management actions so long as such management actions 
are conducted in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.) and existing inter-agency agreements.
    (j) Maintenance of Existing Communications Facilities.--The 
provisions of the Wilderness Act shall not be construed to prevent--
            (1) the maintenance of communications facilities, in 
        existence on the date of the enactment of this Act and located 
        in a covered wilderness area; or
            (2) limited motorized access to such facilities when 
        nonmotorized access means are not reasonably available or when 
        time is of the essence, subject to such conditions as the 
        Secretary of Agriculture considers to be desirable.
[A]:
Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness Act - Amends the Arizona Wilderness Act of 1984 to include certain land in Pajarita Wilderness in Coronado National Forest.

Designates certain lands, in Arizona, in the Coronado National Forest as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the "Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness."