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Question: SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL PORTION OF THE LITTLE SANDY RIVER 
              WATERSHED IN THE BULL RUN WATERSHED MANAGEMENT UNIT, 
              OREGON.

    (a) In General.--Public Law 95-200 (16 U.S.C. 482b note) is amended 
by striking section 1 and inserting the following:

``SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT UNIT; 
              DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.

    ``(a) Establishment.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is established, subject to valid 
        existing rights, a special resources management unit in the 
        State of Oregon comprising approximately 98,272 acres, as 
        depicted on a map dated September, 1998, and entitled `Bull Run 
        Watershed Management Unit'.
            ``(2) Map.--The map described in paragraph (1) shall be on 
        file and available for public inspection in the offices of the 
        Regional Forester-Pacific Northwest Region, Forest Service, 
        Department of Agriculture, and in the offices of the State 
        Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the 
        Interior.
            ``(3) Boundary adjustments.--Minor adjustments in the 
        boundaries of the unit may be made from time to time by the 
        Secretary after consultation with the city and appropriate 
        public notice and hearings.
    ``(b) Definition of Secretary.--In this Act, the term `Secretary' 
means--
            ``(1) with respect to land administered by the Secretary of 
        Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture; and
            ``(2) with respect to land administered by the Secretary of 
        the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior.''.
    (b) Conforming and Technical Amendments.--
            (1) Secretary.--Public Law 95-200 (16 U.S.C. 482b note) is 
        amended by striking ``Secretary of Agriculture'' each place it 
        appears (except subsection (b) of section 1, as added by 
        subsection (a), and except in the amendments made by paragraph 
        (2)) and inserting ``Secretary''.
            (2) Applicable law.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 2(a) of Public Law 95-200 
                (16 U.S.C. 482b note) is amended by striking 
                ``applicable to National Forest System lands'' and 
                inserting ``applicable to National Forest System land 
                (in the case of land administered by the Secretary of 
                Agriculture) or applicable to land under the 
                administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
                Management (in the case of land administered by the 
                Secretary of the Interior)''.
                    (B) Management plans.--The first sentence of 
                section 2(c) of Public Law 95-200 (16 U.S.C. 482b note) 
                is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``subsection (a) or (b)'' 
                        and inserting ``subsections (a) and (b)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``, through the 
                        maintenance'' and inserting ``(in the case of 
                        land administered by the Secretary of 
                        Agriculture) or section 202 of the Federal Land 
                        Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
                        1712) (in the case of land administered by the 
                        Secretary of the Interior), through the 
                        maintenance''.

SEC. 2. MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Timber Harvesting Restrictions.--Section 2(b) of Public Law 95-
200 (16 U.S.C. 482b note) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and 
inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
        shall prohibit the cutting of trees on Federal land in the 
        entire unit, as designated in section 1 and depicted on the map 
        referred to in that section.''.
    (b) Repeal of Management Exception.--The Oregon Resource 
Conservation Act of 1996 (division B of Public Law 104-208) is amended 
by striking section 606 (110 Stat. 3009-543).
    (c) Repeal of Duplicative Enactment.--Section 1026 of division I of 
the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 
104-333; 110 Stat. 4228) and the amendments made by that section are 
repealed.
    (d) Water Rights.--Nothing in this section strengthens, diminishes, 
or has any other effect on water rights held by any person or entity.

SEC. 3. LAND EXCHANGE.

    (a) Land Exchange.--Upon application by the city of Portland, 
Oregon (referred to in this section as the ``city''), the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall enter into negotiations with the city for the 
transfer of National Forest System land underlying the city's Bull Run 
water supply facilities to the city in exchange for city-owned land 
lying within the boundaries of any unit of the National Forest System 
in Oregon or Washington.
    (b) Time for Exchange.--Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary 
shall expedite the negotiations, if the city applies for a land 
exchange under subsection (a), and shall complete such a land exchange 
not later than September 30, 2001.
    (c) Applicability of Other Laws.--Except as provided in subsection 
(d), any land exchange under this section shall be carried out in 
accordance with section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716) and other applicable law.
    (d) Exception to Single State Limitation on Exchange.--The 
requirement that Federal and non-Federal parcels of land exchanged for 
each other must be located within the same State, as specified in the 
Act entitled ``An Act to Consolidate National Forest Lands'', approved 
March 20, 1922 (16 U.S.C. 485), and the first sentence of section 
206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1716(b)), shall not apply to the land exchange authorized by this 
section.

Answer: Amends Federal law to reestablish and add acreage to the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit in Oregon. 
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture or the Interior, as applicable, to prohibit the cutting of trees on Federal land in the entire unit. 
Repeals a provision of the:  (1) Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 which requires certain Unit lands that are not contained in the Bull Run River Drainage to be managed in accordance with the law establishing the Unit; and (2) Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 regarding the Unit. 
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture:  (1) upon application by the city of Portland, Oregon, to enter into negotiations with the city for the transfer of National Forest System land underlying the city's Bull Run water supply facilities to the city in exchange for city- owned land lying within the boundaries of any unit of the National Forest System in Oregon or Washington; and (2) to expedite the negotiations and complete such land exchange not later than September 30, 2001.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT REFERENCES.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 1998''.
    (b) Amendment of National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
Establishment Act.--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 National 
Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701 et 
seq.).

SEC. 2. MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION.

    (a) Amendments.--Section 3 (16 U.S.C. 3702) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``15'' and inserting ``22'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``six'' and 
                inserting ``4'', and by striking ``and'' after the 
                semicolon at the end;
                    (C) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and'';
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) 4 of whom must be knowledgeable and experienced in 
        ocean and coastal resource conservation.''; and
                    (E) in the material following paragraph (3) (as so 
                added), by striking ``shall be'' and inserting ``and 
                the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
                Atmosphere shall each be''; and
            (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) Appointment and Terms.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior (in this 
        Act referred to as the `Secretary') shall appoint the Directors 
        of the Board, after considering recommendations from the Board 
        under paragraph (4). The Secretary of the Interior shall 
        consult with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
        Atmosphere before appointing any Director of the Board.
            ``(2) Terms.--The Directors shall be appointed for terms of 
        6 years; except that the Secretary, in making the initial 
        appointments to the Board, shall appoint 3 Directors to a term 
        of 2 years, 2 Directors to a term of 4 years, and 2 Directors 
        to a term of 6 years. No individual may serve more than 2 
        consecutive full terms as a Director.
            ``(3) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Board shall be filled 
        within 60 days after the occurrence of the vacancy. Any 
        individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the 
        expiration of any term of office shall be appointed for the 
        remainder of that term.
            ``(4) Nomination of appointees.--The Board may recommend to 
        the Secretary individuals to be appointed as Directors of the 
        Board.''.
    (b) Application.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply 
to any appointment of a Director of the Board of the National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Appointment of Additional Members.--
            (1) Nominations.--The Board of Directors on the National 
        Fish and Wildlife Foundation shall submit any recommendations 
        of individuals for appointment to positions on the Board 
        created by the amendment made by subsection (a)(1) by not later 
        than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Staggered terms.--Of the Directors on the Board of 
        Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation first 
        appointed pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) 3 shall be appointed to a term that expires 
                December 31, 1999;
                    (B) 2 shall be appointed to a term that expires 
                December 31, 2001; and
                    (C) 2 shall be appointed to a term that expires 
                December 31, 2003,
        as specified by the Secretary of the Interior at the time of 
        appointment.

SEC. 3. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE FOUNDATION.

    (a) Investment and Deposit of Federal Funds.--Section 4(c) (16 
U.S.C. 3703(c)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) in order as 
        paragraphs (8) through (12); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) to invest any funds provided to the Foundation by the 
        Federal Government in obligations of the United States or in 
        obligations or securities that are guaranteed or insured by the 
        United States;
            ``(4) to deposit any funds provided to the Foundation by 
        the Federal Government into accounts that are insured by an 
        agency or instrumentality of the United States;
            ``(5) to make use of any interest or investment income that 
        accrues as a consequence of actions taken under paragraph (3) 
        or (4) to carry out the purposes of the Foundation;
            ``(6) to provide Federal funds for the purpose of entering 
        into cooperative agreements with willing private landowners for 
        restoration and enhancement of fish, wildlife, and other 
        natural resources on public or private land, or both, if such 
        cooperative agreements--
                    ``(A) provide general conservation benefits; or
                    ``(B) benefit fish, wildlife, or other natural 
                resources on public land;
            ``(7) to accept and manage funds provided by any Federal 
        agency under any other law when it is in the public 
        interest;''.
    (b) Agency Approval of Acquisitions of Property.--Section 4(e) (16 
U.S.C. 3703(e)) is amended--
            (1) by amending paragraph (1)(B) to read as follows:
            ``(B) the Foundation notifies the Federal agency that 
        administers the program under which the funds were provided of 
        the proposed acquisition, and the agency fails to object in 
        writing to the proposed acquisition within 60 days after the 
        date of that notification.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the Director'' and 
        inserting ``the head of the Federal agency that administers the 
        program under which the funds were provided''.
    (c) Repeal.--Section 304 of Public Law 102-440 (16 U.S.C. 3703 
note) is repealed.
    (d) Agency Approval of Conveyances and Grants.--Section 
4(e)(3)(B)(ii) (16 U.S.C. 3703(e)(3)(B)(ii)) is amended to read as 
follows:
            ``(ii) the Foundation notifies the Federal agency that 
        administers the Federal program under which the funds were 
        provided of the proposed conveyance or provision of Federal 
        funds, and the head of the agency fails to object in writing to 
        such proposed conveyance or provision of Federal funds within 
        60 days after the date of that notification.''.
    (e) Reconveyance of Real Property.--Section 4(e)(5) (16 U.S.C. 
3703(e)(5)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(5) The Foundation shall convey at not less than fair market 
value any real property acquired by it in whole or in part with Federal 
funds if the Foundation notifies the Federal agency that administers 
the Federal program under which the funds were provided, and the agency 
fails to disagree within 60 days after the date of that notification, 
that--
            ``(A) the property is no longer valuable for the purposes 
        of fish and wildlife conservation or management; and
            ``(B) the purposes of the Foundation would be better served 
        by the use of the proceeds of the conveyance for authorized 
        activities of the Foundation.''.
    (f) Termination of Condemnation Limitation; Expenditures for 
Printing or Capital Equipment.--Section 4(d) (16 U.S.C. 3703(d)) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Expenditures for Printing or Capital Equipment.--The 
Foundation may not make an expenditure of Federal funds for printing or 
capital equipment that is greater than $10,000 unless the expenditure 
is approved by the Federal agency that administers the Federal program 
under which the funds were provided.''.

SEC. 4. MATCHING REQUIREMENT.

    Section 10(b)(1) (16 U.S.C. 3709(b)(1)) is amended by striking 
``matching, in whole or in part,'' and inserting ``matching, on a one-
to-one basis,''.

SEC. 5. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF GRANTS PROVIDED BY FOUNDATION.

    Section 10(b) (16 U.S.C. 3709(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(3)(A) Amounts provided as a grant by the Foundation shall not be 
used for--
            ``(i) expenses related to litigation; or
            ``(ii) any activity the purpose of which is to influence 
        legislation pending before the Congress.
    ``(B) Subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not be considered to prohibit 
officers or employees of the Foundation from communicating to Members 
or staff of Congress requests for legislation that they consider 
necessary for the efficient conduct of the business of the Foundation 
or that relates to the authority of the Foundation, appropriations for 
use by the Foundation, or use of Federal funds by the Foundation.
    ``(4) Amounts provided as a grant by the Foundation shall not be 
used for any activity related to the introduction of wolves or grizzly 
bears in Idaho, Montana, Utah, or Wyoming.''.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 10(a) (16 U.S.C. 3709(a)) is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(a) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, in the 
aggregate, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.''.
    (b) Repeal.--Section 10(c) (16 U.S.C. 3709(c)) is repealed.

Answer: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 1998 - Amends the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act to increase the number of members of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Board of Directors.  Provides for four directors experienced in ocean and coastal resources conservation and adds the Under Secretary for Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere as a nonvoting member. 
Expands Foundation powers to include the right to:  (1) invest and deposit Federal funds; and (2) provide Federal funds to enter into agreements with private landowners for fish, wildlife, and natural resource restoration and enhancement on public and private lands. 
Revises certain limitations on the use of Federal funds by the Foundation to acquire interests in, convey, or grant such funds to another for, real property to allow such activities if the Foundation notifies the Federal agency that administers the program under which the funds were provided of the proposed activity and the agency fails to object within a certain time period. 
Removes a limitation on the condemnation of Foundation lands by State or local entities.  Prohibits the use of Foundation grants for litigation expenses, activities to influence legislation pending before the Congress, or for activities related to the introduction of wolves or grizzly bears in Idaho, Montana, Utah, or Wyoming. 
Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Foundation through FY 1999. 
Repeals a provision that states that amounts authorized under the Act are in addition to any provided for the Foundation under other Federal laws.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Equity Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. REGIONAL COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS IN INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX 
              RATES.

    (a) General Rule.--Subsection (f) of section 1 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following new paragraphs:
            ``(9) Regional cost-of-living adjustments.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of an individual, 
                for taxable years beginning after 2017 the rate table 
                otherwise in effect under this section for any taxable 
                year (determined after the application of paragraph 
                (1)) shall be further adjusted as provided in 
                subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Method of making regional adjustment.--The 
                rate table otherwise in effect under this section with 
                respect to any individual for any taxable year shall be 
                adjusted as follows:
                            ``(i) The minimum and maximum dollar 
                        amounts otherwise in effect for each rate 
                        bracket shall be multiplied by the applicable 
                        multiplier (for the calendar year in which the 
                        taxable year begins) which applies to the 
                        statistical area in which the individual's 
                        primary place of abode during the taxable year 
                        is located.
                            ``(ii) The rate applicable to any rate 
                        bracket (as adjusted by clause (i)) shall not 
                        be changed.
                            ``(iii) The amount setting forth the tax 
                        shall be adjusted to the extent necessary to 
                        reflect the adjustments in the rate brackets.
                If any amount determined under clause (i) is not a 
                multiple of $50, such amount shall be rounded to the 
                nearest multiple of $50.
            ``(10) Determination of multipliers.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than December 15 of 
                each calendar year, the Secretary shall prescribe an 
                applicable multiplier for each statistical area of the 
                United States which shall apply to taxable years 
                beginning during the succeeding calendar year.
                    ``(B) Determination of multipliers.--
                            ``(i) For each statistical area where the 
                        cost-of-living differential for any calendar 
                        year is greater than 125 percent, the 
                        applicable multiplier for such calendar year is 
                        90 percent of such differential.
                            ``(ii) For each statistical area where the 
                        cost-of-living differential for any calendar 
                        year exceeds 97 percent but does not exceed 125 
                        percent, the applicable multiplier for such 
                        calendar year is 1.05.
                            ``(iii) For each statistical area not 
                        described in clause (i) or (ii), the applicable 
                        multiplier is the cost-of-living differential 
                        for the calendar year.
                    ``(C) Cost-of-living differential.--The cost-of-
                living differential for any statistical area for any 
                calendar year is the percentage determined by 
                dividing--
                            ``(i) the cost-of-living for such area for 
                        the preceding calendar year; by
                            ``(ii) the average cost-of-living for the 
                        United States for the preceding calendar year.
                    ``(D) Cost-of-living for area.--
                            ``(i) In general.--For calendar year 2017 
                        and each calendar year thereafter, the 
                        Secretary of Labor shall determine and publish 
                        a cost-of-living index for each statistical 
                        area.
                            ``(ii) Methodology.--The cost-of-living 
                        index determined under clause (i) for any 
                        statistical area for any calendar year shall be 
                        based on average market prices for the area for 
                        the 12-month period ending on August 31 of such 
                        calendar year. The market prices taken into 
                        account under the preceding sentence shall be 
                        selected and used under the same methodology as 
                        is used by the Secretary of Labor in developing 
                        the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
                        Consumers.
                    ``(E) Statistical area.--For purposes of this 
                subsection the term `statistical area' means--
                            ``(i) any metropolitan statistical area as 
                        defined by the Secretary of Commerce, and
                            ``(ii) the portion of any State not within 
                        a metropolitan statistical area as so defined.
            ``(11) Areas outside the united states.--The area 
        applicable multiplier for any area outside the United States 
        shall be 1.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

Answer:
Tax Equity Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for regional cost-of-living adjustments in individual income tax rates. The bill also directs the Department of Labor to determine and publish a regional cost-of-living index for each statistical area for 2017 and each calendar year thereafter. A &quot;statistical area&quot; is: (1) any metropolitan statistical area as defined by the Department of Commerce, and (2) the portion of any state not within a metropolitan statistical area.