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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Provo River Project Transfer Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
        (1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the contract 
    numbered 04-WC-40-8950 and entitled ``Agreement Among the United 
    States, the Provo River Water Users Association, and the 
    Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake & Sandy to Transfer Title 
    to Certain Lands and Facilities of the Provo River Project'' and 
    shall include maps of the land and features to be conveyed under 
    the Agreement.
        (2) Association.--The term ``Association'' means the Provo 
    River Water Users Association, a nonprofit corporation organized 
    under the laws of the State.
        (3) District.--The term ``District'' means the Metropolitan 
    Water District of Salt Lake & Sandy, a political subdivision of the 
    State.
        (4) Pleasant grove property.--
            (A) In general.--The term ``Pleasant Grove Property'' means 
        the 3.79-acre parcel of land acquired by the United States for 
        the Provo River Project, Deer Creek Division, located at 
        approximately 285 West 1100 North, Pleasant Grove, Utah, as in 
        existence on the date of enactment of this Act.
            (B) Inclusions.--The term ``Pleasant Grove Property'' 
        includes the office building and shop complex constructed by 
        the Association on the parcel of land described in subparagraph 
        (A).
        (5) Provo reservoir canal.--The term ``Provo Reservoir Canal'' 
    means the canal, and any associated land, rights-of-way, and 
    facilities acquired, constructed, or improved by the United States 
    as part of the Provo River Project, Deer Creek Division, extending 
    from, and including, the Murdock Diversion Dam at the mouth of 
    Provo Canyon, Utah, to and including the Provo Reservoir Canal 
    Siphon and Penstock, as in existence on the date of enactment of 
    this Act.
        (6) Salt lake aqueduct.--The term ``Salt Lake Aqueduct'' means 
    the aqueduct and associated land, rights-of-way, and facilities 
    acquired, constructed or improved by the United States as part of 
    the Provo River Project, Aqueduct Division, extending from, and 
    including, the Salt Lake Aqueduct Intake at the base of Deer Creek 
    Dam to and including the Terminal Reservoirs located at 3300 South 
    St. and Interstate Route 215 in Salt Lake City, Utah, as in 
    existence on the date of enactment of this Act.
        (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior or a designee of the Secretary.
        (8) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Utah.

SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF LAND AND FACILITIES.

    (a) Conveyances to Association.--
        (1) Provo reservoir canal.--
            (A) In general.--In accordance with the terms and 
        conditions of the Agreement and subject to subparagraph (B), 
        the Secretary shall convey to the Association, all right, 
        title, and interest of the United States in and to the Provo 
        Reservoir Canal.
            (B) Condition.--The conveyance under subparagraph (A) shall 
        not be completed until the Secretary executes the Agreement and 
        accepts future arrangements entered into by the Association, 
        the District, the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, and 
        the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District providing for the 
        operation, ownership, financing, and improvement of the Provo 
        Reservoir Canal.
        (2) Pleasant grove property.--In accordance with the terms and 
    conditions of the Agreement, the Secretary shall convey to the 
    Association, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
    and to the Pleasant Grove Property.
    (b) Conveyance to District.--
        (1) In general.--In accordance with the terms and conditions of 
    the Agreement, and subject to the execution of the Agreement by the 
    Secretary, the Secretary shall convey to the District, all right, 
    title, and interest of the United States in and to Salt Lake 
    Aqueduct.
        (2) Easements.--
            (A) In general.--As part of the conveyance under paragraph 
        (1), the Secretary shall grant to the District permanent 
        easements to--
                (i) the National Forest System land on which the Salt 
            Lake Aqueduct is located; and
                (ii) land of the Aqueduct Division of the Provo River 
            Project that intersects the parcel of non-Federal land 
            authorized to be conveyed to the United States under 
            section 104(a) of Public Law 107-329 (116 Stat. 2816).
            (B) Purpose.--The easements conveyed under subparagraph (A) 
        shall be for the use, operation, maintenance, repair, 
        improvement, or replacement of the Salt Lake Aqueduct by the 
        District.
            (C) Limitation.--The United States shall not carry out any 
        activity on the land subject to the easements conveyed under 
        subparagraph (A) that would materially interfere with the use, 
        operation, maintenance, repair, improvement, or replacement of 
        the Salt Lake Aqueduct by the District.
            (D) Boundaries.--The boundaries of the easements conveyed 
        under subparagraph (A) shall be determined by the Secretary, in 
        consultation with the District and the Secretary of 
        Agriculture.
            (E) Transfer of administrative jurisdiction.--
                (i) In general.--On conveyance of the easement to the 
            land described in subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary, 
            subject to the easement, shall transfer to the Secretary of 
            Agriculture administrative jurisdiction over the land.
                (ii) Administrative site.--The land transferred under 
            clause (i) shall be administered by the Secretary of 
            Agriculture as an administrative site.
            (F) Administration.--The easements conveyed under 
        subparagraph (A) shall be administered by the Secretary of 
        Agriculture in accordance with section 501(b)(3) of the Federal 
        Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761(b)(3)).
    (c) Consideration.--
        (1) Association.--
            (A) In general.--In exchange for the conveyance under 
        subsection (a)(1), the Association shall pay the Secretary an 
        amount that is equal to the sum of--
                (i) the net present value of any remaining debt 
            obligation of the United States with respect to the Provo 
            Reservoir Canal; and
                (ii) the net present value of any revenues from the 
            Provo Reservoir Canal that, based on past history--

                    (I) would be available to the United States but for 
                the conveyance of the Provo Reservoir Canal under 
                subsection (a)(1); and
                    (II) would be deposited in the reclamation fund 
                established under the first section of the Act of June 
                17, 1902 (43 U.S.C. 391), and credited under the terms 
                of Reclamation Manual/Directives and Standards PEC 03-
                01.

            (B) Deduction.--In determining the net present values under 
        clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A), the Association may 
        deduct from the net present value such sums as are required for 
        the reimbursement described in the Agreement.
        (2) District.--
            (A) In general.--In exchange for the conveyance under 
        subsection (b)(1), the District shall pay the Secretary an 
        amount that is equal to the sum of--
                (i) the net present value of any remaining debt 
            obligation of the United States with respect to the Salt 
            Lake Aqueduct; and
                (ii) the net present value of any revenues from the 
            Salt Lake Aqueduct that, based on past history--

                    (I) would have been available to the United States 
                but for the conveyance of the Salt Lake Aqueduct under 
                subsection (b)(1); and
                    (II) would be deposited in the reclamation fund 
                established under the first section of the Act of June 
                17, 1902 (43 U.S.C. 391), and credited under the terms 
                of Reclamation Manual/Directives and Standards PEC 03-
                01.

            (B) Deduction.--In determining the net present values under 
        clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A), the District may 
        deduct from the net present value such sums as are required for 
        the reimbursement described in the Agreement.
    (d) Payment of Costs.--In addition to amounts paid to the Secretary 
under subsection (c), the Association and the District shall, in 
accordance with the Agreement, pay the Secretary--
        (1) any necessary and reasonable administrative and real estate 
    transfer costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the 
    conveyance; and
        (2) one-half of any necessary and reasonable costs associated 
    with complying with--
            (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
            (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
        seq.); and
            (C)(i) the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
        470 et seq.); and
            (ii) any other Federal cultural resource laws.
    (e) Compliance With Environmental Laws.--
        (1) In general.--Before conveying land and facilities under 
    subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall comply with all 
    applicable requirements under--
            (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
            (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
        seq.); and
            (C) any other law applicable to the land and facilities.
        (2) Effect.--Nothing in this Act modifies or alters any 
    obligations under--
            (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or
            (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
        seq.).

SEC. 4. EXISTING CONTRACTS.

    (a) Deer Creek Division Construction Contract.--Notwithstanding the 
conveyances under subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 3, and subject 
to the terms of the Agreement, any portion of the Deer Creek Division, 
Provo River Project, Utah, that is not conveyed under that section 
shall continue to be operated and maintained by the Association, in 
accordance with the contract numbered I1r-874, dated June 27, 1936, and 
entitled the ``Contract Between the United States and Provo River Water 
Users Association Providing for the Construction of the Deer Creek 
Division of the Provo River Project, Utah''.
    (b) Provo River Project and Jordan Aqueduct System Contracts.--
Subject to the terms of the Agreement, any written contract of the 
United States in existence on the date of enactment of this Act 
relating to the operation and maintenance of any division or facility 
of the Provo River Project or the Jordan Aqueduct System is confirmed 
and declared to be a valid contract of the United States that is 
enforceable in accordance with the express terms of the contract.
    (c) Use of Central Utah Project Water.--
        (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), any entity with 
    contractual Provo Reservoir Canal or Salt Lake Aqueduct capacity 
    rights in existence on the date of enactment of this Act may, in 
    addition to the uses described in the existing contracts, use the 
    capacity rights, without additional charge or further approval from 
    the Secretary, to transport Central Utah Project water on behalf of 
    the entity or others.
        (2) Limitations.--An entity shall not use the capacity rights 
    to transport Central Utah Project water under paragraph (1) 
    unless--
            (A) the transport of the water is expressly authorized by 
        the Central Utah Water Conservancy District;
            (B) the use of the water facility to transport the Central 
        Utah Project water is expressly authorized by the entity 
        responsible for operation and maintenance of the facility; and
            (C) carrying Central Utah Project water through Provo River 
        Project facilities would not--
                (i) materially impair the ability of the Central Utah 
            Water Conservancy District or the Secretary to meet 
            existing express environmental commitments for the 
            Bonneville Unit; or
                (ii) require the release of additional Central Utah 
            Project water to meet those environmental commitments.
    (d) Authorized Modifications.--The Agreement may provide for--
        (1) the modification of the 1936 Repayment Contract for the 
    Deer Creek Division of the Provo River Project to reflect the 
    partial prepayment, the adjustment of the annual repayment amount, 
    and the transfer of the Provo Reservoir Canal and the Pleasant 
    Grove Property; and
        (2) the modification or termination of the 1938 Repayment 
    Contract for the Aqueduct Division of the Provo River Project to 
    reflect the complete payout and transfer of all facilities of the 
    Aqueduct Division.
    (e) Effect of Act.--Nothing in this Act impairs any contract 
(including subscription contracts) in effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act that allows for or creates a right to convey water through 
the Provo Reservoir Canal.

SEC. 5. EFFECT OF CONVEYANCE.

    On conveyance of any land or facility under subsection (a) or 
(b)(1) of section 3--
        (1) the land and facilities shall no longer be part of a 
    Federal reclamation project;
        (2) the Association and the District shall not be entitled to 
    receive any future reclamation benefits with respect to the land 
    and facilities, except for benefits that would be available to 
    other nonreclamation facilities; and
        (3) the United States shall not be liable for damages arising 
    out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the land and 
    facilities, but shall continue to be liable for damages caused by 
    acts of negligence committed by the United States or by any 
    employee or agent of the United States before the date of 
    conveyance, consistent with chapter 171 of title 28, United States 
    Code.

SEC. 6. REPORT.

    If a conveyance required under subsection (a) or (b)(1) of section 
3 is not completed by the date that is 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
that--
        (1) describes the status of the conveyance;
        (2) describes any obstacles to completing the conveyance; and
        (3) specifies an anticipated date for completion of the 
    conveyance.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

A: Provo River Project Transfer Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Provo River Water Users Association (Association) all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Provo Reservoir Canal in the State of Utah. Conditions such conveyance upon the execution by the Secretary of the Agreement entitled "Agreement Among the United States, the Provo River Waters Users Association, and the Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake & Sandy to Transfer Title to Certain Lands and Facilities of the Provo River Project (Agreement)," and upon the Secretary's acceptance of future arrangements governing the operation, ownership, financing, and improvement of the Provo Reservoir Canal.

Directs the Secretary to convey to the Association all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Pleasant Grove Property in the State of Utah.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) convey to the Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake & Sandy (District) in the State of Utah, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to Salt Lake Aqueduct; (2) grant permanent easements to the District for the use, operation, maintenance, repair, improvement, or replacement of the Salt Lake Aqueduct by the District; (3) determine the boundaries of such easements; and (4) transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain land of the Aqueduct Division of the Provo River Project to the Secretary of Agriculture. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to administer such land as an administrative site subject to provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.

Prohibits the United States from carrying out any activities on the lands covered by the Salt Lake Aqueduct easements that would materially interfere with the operation, maintenance, repair, improvement, or replacement of the Salt Lake Aqueduct by the District.

Sets forth a formula for for payments by the Association and the District for the land conveyances under this Act. Requires the Association and the District to pay certain additional costs relating to the land conveyances.

Requires the Secretary to comply with certain environmental and other laws prior to making land conveyances under this Act.

(Sec. 4) Confirms that: (1) certain existing contracts covering lands of the Provo River Project not conveyed by this Act remain in effect; and (2) entities with existing contractual capacity rights to either the Provo Reservoir Canal or Salt Lake Aqueduct may transport Central Utah Project water.

Authorizes the Agreement to provide for modifications to repayment contracts for the Deer Creek and Aqueduct Divisions of the Provo River Project.

Provides that nothing in this Act impairs any existing contract (including subscription contracts) regarding the conveyance of water through the Provo Reservoir Canal.

(Sec. 5) Provides that: (1) lands and facilities conveyed under this Act are no longer part of a Federal reclamation project; (2) the Association and the District are no longer entitled to reclamation benefits for conveyed lands, except for benefits available to other nonreclamation facilities; and (3) the United States shall not be liable for damages for acts, omissions, or occurrences relating to conveyances under this Act, except for negligent acts committed prior to the date of conveyance.

(Sec. 6) Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the status of any land conveyances not completed within 18 months after the enactment of this Act.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Missile Protection Act of 
1998''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The threat of weapons of mass destruction delivered by 
        long-range ballistic missiles is among the most serious 
        security issues facing the United States.
                    (A) In a 1994 Executive Order, President Clinton 
                certified, that ``I ... find that the proliferation of 
                nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons (`weapons of 
                mass destruction') and the means of delivering such 
                weapons, constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat 
                to the national security, foreign policy, and economy 
                of the United States, and hereby declare a national 
                emergency to deal with that threat.'' This state of 
                emergency was reaffirmed in 1995, 1996, and 1997.
                    (B) In 1994 the President stated, that ``there is 
                nothing more important to our security and the world's 
                stability than preventing the spread of nuclear weapons 
                and ballistic missiles''.
                    (C) Several countries hostile to the United States 
                have been particularly determined to acquire missiles 
                and weapons of mass destruction. President Clinton 
                observed in January of 1998, for example, that ``Saddam 
                Hussein has spent the better part of this decade, and 
                much of his nation's wealth, not on providing for the 
                Iraqi people, but on developing nuclear, chemical and 
                biological weapons and the missiles to deliver them''.
                    (D) In 1996, the Senate affirmed that, ``it is in 
                the supreme interest of the United States to defend 
                itself from the threat of limited ballistic missile 
                attack, whatever the source.''
            (2) The long-range ballistic missile threat to the United 
        States is increasing.
                    (A) Several adversaries of the United States have 
                stated their intention to acquire intercontinental 
                ballistic missiles capable of attacking the United 
                States.
                            (i) Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi has 
                        stated, ``If they know that you have a 
                        deterrent force capable of hitting the United 
                        States, they would not be able to hit you. If 
                        we had possessed a deterrent--missiles that 
                        could reach New York--we would have hit it at 
                        the same moment. Consequently, we should build 
                        this force so that they and others will no 
                        longer think about an attack.''
                            (ii) Abu Abbas, the head of the Palestine 
                        Liberation Front, has stated, ``I would love to 
                        be able to reach the American shore, but this 
                        is very difficult. Someday an Arab country will 
                        have ballistic missiles. Someday an Arab 
                        country will have a nuclear bomb. It is better 
                        for the United States and for Israel to reach 
                        peace with the Palestinians before that day.''
                            (iii) Saddam Hussein has stated, ``Our 
                        missiles cannot reach Washington. If we could 
                        reach Washington, we would strike if the need 
                        arose.''
                            (iv) Iranian actions speak for themselves. 
                        Iran's aggressive pursuit of medium-range 
                        ballistic missiles capable of striking Central 
                        Europe--aided by the continuing collaboration 
                        of outside agents--demonstrates Tehran's intent 
                        to acquire ballistic missiles of ever-
                        increasing range.
                    (B) Over 30 non-NATO countries possess ballistic 
                missiles, with at least 10 of those countries 
                developing over 20 new types of ballistic missiles.
                    (C) From the end of World War II until 1980, 
                ballistic missiles were used in one conflict. Since 
                1980, thousands of ballistic missiles have been fired 
                in at least six different conflicts.
                    (D) The clear trend among countries hostile to the 
                United States is toward having ballistic missiles of 
                greater range.
                            (i) North Korea first acquired 300-
                        kilometer range Scud Bs, then developed and 
                        deployed 500-kilometer range Scud Cs, is 
                        currently deploying the 1000-kilometer range 
                        No-Dong, and is developing the 2000-kilometer 
                        range Taepo-Dong 1 and 6000-kilometer range 
                        Taepo-Dong 2, which would be capable of 
                        striking Alaska and Hawaii.
                            (ii) Iran acquired 150-kilometer range CSS-
                        8s, progressed through the Scud B and Scud C, 
                        and is developing the 1300-kilometer range 
                        Shahab-3 and 2000-kilometer range Shahab-4, 
                        which would allow Iran to strike Central 
                        Europe.
                            (iii) Iraq, in a two-year crash program, 
                        produced a new missile, the Al-Hussein, with 
                        twice the range of its Scud Bs.
                            (iv) Experience gained from extending the 
                        range of short- and medium-range ballistic 
                        missiles facilitates the development of 
                        intercontinental ballistic missiles.
                    (E) The technical information, hardware, and other 
                resources necessary to build ballistic missiles are 
                increasingly available and accessible worldwide.
                            (i) Due to advances in information 
                        technology, a vast amount of technical 
                        information relating to ballistic missile 
                        design, much of it formerly classified, has 
                        become widely available and is increasingly 
                        accessible through the Internet and other 
                        distribution avenues.
                            (ii) Components, tools, and materials to 
                        support ballistic missile development are 
                        increasingly available in the commercial 
                        aerospace industry.
                            (iii) Increasing demand for satellite-based 
                        telecommunications is adding to the demand for 
                        commercial Space Launch Vehicles, which employ 
                        technology that is essentially identical to 
                        that of intercontinental ballistic missiles. As 
                        this increasing demand is met, the technology 
                        and expertise associated with space launch 
                        vehicles also proliferate.
                    (F) Russia and China have provided significant 
                technical assistance to rogue nation ballistic missile 
                programs, accelerating the pace of those efforts. In 
                June of 1997, the Director of Central Intelligence, 
                reporting to Congress on weapons of mass destruction-
                related equipment, materials, and technology, stated 
                that ``China and Russia continued to be the primary 
                suppliers, and are key to any future efforts to stem 
                the flow of dual-use goods and modern weapons to 
                countries of concern.''
                    (G) Russia and China continue to engage in missile 
                proliferation.
                            (i) Despite numerous Russian assurances not 
                        to assist Iran with its ballistic missile 
                        program, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
                        State for Nonproliferation testified to the 
                        Senate, that ``the problem is this: there is a 
                        disconnect between those reassurances, which we 
                        welcome, and what we believe is actually 
                        occurring.''
                            (ii) Regarding China's actions to 
                        demonstrate the sincerity of its commitment to 
                        nonproliferation, the Director of Central 
                        Intelligence testified to the Senate on January 
                        28, 1998, that, ``the jury is still out on 
                        whether the recent changes are broad enough in 
                        scope and whether they will hold over the 
                        longer term. As such, Chinese activities in 
                        this area will require continued close 
                        watching.''
                    (H) The inability of the United States to defend 
                itself against weapons of mass destruction delivered by 
                long-range ballistic missile provides additional 
                incentive for hostile nations to develop long-range 
                ballistic missiles with which to threaten the United 
                States. Missiles are widely viewed as valuable tools 
                for deterring and coercing a vulnerable United States.
            (3) The ability of the United States to anticipate future 
        ballistic missile threats is questionable.
                    (A) The Intelligence Community has failed to 
                anticipate many past technical innovations (for 
                example, Iraq's extended-range Al-Hussein missiles and 
                its development of a space launch vehicle) and outside 
                assistance enables rogue states to surmount traditional 
                technological obstacles to obtaining or developing 
                ballistic missiles of increasing range.
                    (B) In June of 1997, the Director of Central 
                Intelligence reported to Congress that ``many Third 
                World countries--with Iran being the most prominent 
                example--are responding to Western counter-
                proliferation efforts by relying more on legitimate 
                commercial firms as procurement fronts and by 
                developing more convoluted procurement networks.''
                    (C) In June of 1997, the Director of Central 
                Intelligence stated to Congress that ``gaps and 
                uncertainties preclude a good projection of exactly 
                when `rest of the world' countries will deploy ICBMs.''
                    (D) In 1997, the Director of Central Intelligence 
                testified that Iran would have a medium-range missile 
                by 2007. One year later the Director stated, ``since I 
                testified, Iran's success in getting technology and 
                materials from Russian companies, combined with recent 
                indigenous Iranian advances, means that it could have a 
                medium-range missile much sooner than I assessed last 
                year.'' Department of State officials have testified 
                that Iran could be prepared to deploy such a missile as 
                early as late 1998, nine years earlier than had been 
                predicted one year before by the Director of Central 
                Intelligence.
            (4) The failure to prepare adequately for long-range 
        ballistic missile threats could have severe national security 
        and foreign policy consequences for the United States.
                    (A) An attack on the United States by a ballistic 
                missile equipped with a weapon of mass destruction 
                could inflict catastrophic death or injury to citizens 
                of the United States and severe damage to their 
                property.
                    (B) A rogue state's ability to threaten the United 
                States with an intercontinental ballistic missile may 
                constrain the United States' options in dealing with 
                regional threats to its interests, deter the United 
                States from taking appropriate action, or prompt allies 
                to question United States security guarantees, thereby 
                weakening alliances of the United States and the United 
                States' world leadership position.
            (5) The United States must be prepared for rogue nations 
        acquiring long-range ballistic missiles armed with weapons of 
        mass destruction.
                    (A) In its resolution of ratification for the START 
                II Treaty, the United States Senate declared that 
                ``because deterrence may be inadequate to protect the 
                United States against long-range ballistic missile 
                threats, missile defenses are a necessary part of new 
                deterrent strategies.''
                    (B) In September of 1994, Secretary of Defense 
                Perry stated that in the post-Cold War era, ``we now 
                have opportunity to create a new relationship based not 
                on MAD, not on Mutual Assured Destruction, but rather 
                on another acronym, MAS, or Mutual Assured Safety.''
                    (C) On February 12, 1997, the Under Secretary of 
                Defense for Policy testified to the Senate that ``I and 
                the administration are quite willing to acknowledge 
                that if we saw a rogue state, a potential proliferant, 
                beginning to develop a long-range ICBM capable of 
                reaching the United States, we would have to give very, 
                very serious attention to deploying a limited national 
                missile defense.''
            (6) The United States has no defense deployed against 
        weapons of mass destruction delivered by long-range ballistic 
        missiles and no policy to deploy such a national missile 
        defense system.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY.

    It is the policy of the United States to deploy as soon as is 
technologically possible an effective National Missile Defense system 
capable of defending the territory of the United States against limited 
ballistic missile attack (whether accidental, unauthorized, or 
deliberate).

A: American Missile Protection Act of 1998 - States as U.S. policy to deploy as soon as technologically possible an effective National Missile Defense system capable of defending U.S. territory against limited ballistic missile attack (whether accidental, unauthorized, or deliberate).
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sudden Unexpected Death Data 
Enhancement and Awareness Act''.

SEC. 2. STILLBIRTH AND SUDDEN DEATHS IN THE YOUNG.

    The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 
317L of such Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-13) the following:

``SEC. 317L-1. STILLBIRTH AND SUDDEN DEATHS IN THE YOUNG.

    ``(a) Stillbirth Activities.--The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall 
continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to stillbirth, 
including the following:
            ``(1) Surveillance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for 
                surveillance efforts to collect thorough, complete, and 
                high-quality epidemiologic information on stillbirths, 
                including through the utilization of existing 
                surveillance systems (including the National Vital 
                Statistics System (NVSS) and other appropriately 
                equipped birth defects surveillance programs).
                    ``(B) Standard protocol for surveillance.--The 
                Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals 
                and organizations determined appropriate by the 
                Secretary, to include representatives of health and 
                advocacy organizations, State and local governments, 
                public health officials, and health researchers, 
                shall--
                            ``(i) provide for the continued development 
                        and dissemination of a standard protocol for 
                        stillbirth data collection and surveillance; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) not less than every 5 years, review 
                        and, as appropriate, update such protocol.
            ``(2) Postmortem data collection and evaluation.--The 
        Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and 
        organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to 
        include representatives of health professional organizations, 
        shall--
                    ``(A) upon the enactment of this section, and not 
                less than every 5 years thereafter, review existing 
                guidelines for increasing and improving the quality and 
                completeness of postmortem stillbirth evaluation and 
                related data collection, including conducting and 
                reimbursing autopsies, placental histopathology, and 
                cytogenetic testing; and
                    ``(B) develop strategies for implementing such 
                guidelines and addressing any barriers to 
                implementation of such guidelines.
    ``(b) Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Activities.--The Secretary, 
acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers 
relating to sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), including the 
following:
            ``(1) Surveillance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for 
                surveillance efforts to gather sociodemographic, death 
                scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy 
                information on SUID cases through the review of 
                existing records on SUID, including through the 
                utilization of existing surveillance systems (including 
                the national child death review case reporting system 
                and SUID case registries).
                    ``(B) Standard protocol for surveillance.--The 
                Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals 
                and organizations determined appropriate by the 
                Secretary, to include representatives of health and 
                advocacy organizations, State and local governments, 
                and public health officials, shall--
                            ``(i) provide for the continued development 
                        and dissemination of a standard protocol for 
                        SUID data reporting and surveillance; and
                            ``(ii) not less than every 5 years, review 
                        and, as appropriate, update such protocol.
                    ``(C) Goals for enhancing surveillance.--In 
                carrying out activities under this subsection, the 
                Secretary shall seek to accomplish the following goals:
                            ``(i) Collecting thorough, complete, and 
                        high-quality death scene investigation data, 
                        clinical history, and autopsy findings.
                            ``(ii) Collecting standardized information 
                        about the environmental and medical 
                        circumstances of death (including the sleep 
                        environment and quality of the death scene 
                        investigation).
                            ``(iii) Supporting multidisciplinary infant 
                        death reviews, such as those performed by child 
                        death review committees, to collect and review 
                        the information and classify and characterize 
                        SUID using a standardized classification 
                        system.
                            ``(iv) Facilitating the sharing of 
                        information to improve the public reporting of 
                        surveillance and vital statistics describing 
                        the epidemiology of SUID.
            ``(2) Standard protocol for death scene investigation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation 
                with forensic pathologists, medical examiners, 
                coroners, medicolegal death scene investigators, law 
                enforcement personnel, emergency medical technicians 
                and paramedics, public health agencies, and other 
                individuals and organizations determined appropriate by 
                the Secretary, shall--
                            ``(i) provide for the continued 
                        dissemination of a standard death scene 
                        investigation protocol; and
                            ``(ii) not less than every 5 years, review 
                        and, as appropriate, update such protocol.
                    ``(B) Content of death scene protocol.--The 
                protocol disseminated under subparagraph (A) shall 
                include information on--
                            ``(i) the current and past medical history 
                        of the infant;
                            ``(ii) family medical history;
                            ``(iii) the circumstances surrounding the 
                        death, including any suspicious circumstances;
                            ``(iv) the sleep position and sleep 
                        environment of the infant; and
                            ``(v) any accidental or environmental 
                        factors associated with death.
            ``(3) Guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol.--The 
        Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the 
        United States, forensic pathologists, medical examiners, 
        coroners, pediatric pathologists, pediatric cardiologists, 
        pediatric neuropathologists, geneticists, infectious disease 
        specialists, and other individuals and organizations determined 
        appropriate by the Secretary, shall--
                    ``(A) develop guidelines for a standard autopsy 
                protocol for SUID; and
                    ``(B) not less than every 5 years, review and, as 
                appropriate, update such guidelines.
            ``(4) Training.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Attorney General of the United States, may--
                    ``(A) conduct or support--
                            ``(i) training activities for medical 
                        examiners, coroners, medicolegal death scene 
                        investigators, law enforcement personnel, and 
                        emergency medical technicians or paramedics 
                        concerning death scene investigations for SUID, 
                        including the use of standard death scene 
                        investigation protocols disseminated under 
                        paragraph (2); and
                            ``(ii) training activities for medical 
                        examiners, coroners, and forensic pathologists 
                        concerning standard autopsy protocols for SUID 
                        developed under paragraph (3); and
                    ``(B) make recommendations to health professional 
                organizations regarding the integration of protocols 
                disseminated or developed under this subsection, and 
                training conducted or supported under this paragraph, 
                into existing training and continuing education 
                programs.
    ``(c) Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood Activities.--The 
Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the 
Centers relating to sudden unexpected death in childhood (SUDC), 
including the following:
            ``(1) Surveillance.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
        the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall 
        provide for surveillance efforts to gather sociodemographic, 
        death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy 
        information on SUDC cases through the review of existing 
        records on SUDC, including through the utilization of existing 
        surveillance systems (including the Sudden Death in the Young 
        Registry).
            ``(2) Guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol.--The 
        Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the 
        United States, forensic pathologists, medical examiners, 
        coroners, pediatric pathologists, pediatric cardiologists, 
        pediatric neuropathologists, geneticists, infectious disease 
        specialists, and other individuals and organizations determined 
        appropriate by the Secretary, may--
                    ``(A) develop guidelines for a standard autopsy 
                protocol for SUDC; and
                    ``(B) not less than every 5 years, review and, as 
                appropriate, update such guidelines.
            ``(3) Review of applicability of programs and activities.--
        Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this 
        section, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the 
        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in consultation 
        with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall 
        complete an evaluation of the possibility of carrying out or 
        intensifying, with respect to SUDC, the types of programs and 
        activities that are authorized to be carried out under 
        subsection (b) with respect to SUID.
    ``(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Director of 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall submit to the 
Congress a report on the implementation of this section. Such report 
shall include--
            ``(1) the results of the evaluation under subsection 
        (c)(3); and
            ``(2) a description of any activities that--
                    ``(A) are being carried out by the Centers for 
                Disease Control and Prevention in consultation with the 
                National Institutes of Health relating to stillbirth, 
                SUID, or SUDC; and
                    ``(B) are in addition to the activities being 
                carried out pursuant to this section.
    ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `stillbirth' means a spontaneous fetal death 
        that--
                    ``(A) occurs at 20 or more weeks gestation; or
                    ``(B) if the age of the fetus is not known, 
                involves a fetus weighing 350 grams or more.
            ``(2) The terms `sudden unexpected infant death' and `SUID' 
        mean the death of an infant less than 1 year of age--
                    ``(A) which occurs suddenly and unexpectedly; and
                    ``(B) whose cause--
                            ``(i) is not immediately obvious prior to 
                        investigation; and
                            ``(ii) is either explained upon 
                        investigation or remains unexplained.
            ``(3) The terms `sudden unexplained death in childhood' and 
        `SUDC' mean the sudden death of a child 1 year of age or older 
        which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation 
        that includes--
                    ``(A) a review of the clinical history and 
                circumstances of death; and
                    ``(B) performance of a complete autopsy with 
                appropriate ancillary testing.
    ``(f) Funding.--This section shall not be construed to increase the 
amount of appropriations that are authorized to be appropriated for any 
fiscal year.''.

A:
Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to continue activities relating to stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), and sudden unexpected death in childhood (SUDC). Requires the CDC to provide for collection of epidemiologic information on stillbirths, including through existing surveillance systems. Requires the CDC to develop and periodically update a standard data collection protocol and guidelines for postmortem stillbirth evaluation. Directs the CDC to provide for collection of sociodemographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information on SUID and SUDC cases through the review of existing records. Requires the CDC to develop and periodically update standard protocols for data collection and death scene investigation for SUID. Sets forth goals for SUID surveillance, including: (1) collecting information about the environmental and medical circumstances of death, (2) supporting multidisciplinary infant death reviews to classify and characterize SUID, and (3) facilitating information sharing to improve reporting of SUID. Requires the death scene investigation protocol to include the collection of infant and family medical history, circumstances surrounding death, the infant's sleep position and sleep environment, and any accidental or environmental factors associated with the death. Directs the CDC to develop and periodically update guidelines for standard autopsy protocols for SUID and SUDC. Allows the Attorney General to conduct and support training for medical examiners, coroners, and others regarding standard protocols for death scene investigation and autopsies.
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