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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Office of Strategic Services 
Congressional Gold Medal Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was America's 
        first effort to implement a system of strategic intelligence 
        during World War II and provided the basis for the modern-day 
        American intelligence and special operations communities. The 
        U.S. Special Operations Command and the National Clandestine 
        Service chose the OSS spearhead as their insignias.
            (2) OSS founder General William J. Donovan is the only 
        person in American history to receive our Nation's four highest 
        decorations, including the Medal of Honor. Upon learning of his 
        death in 1959, President Eisenhower called General Donovan the 
        ``last hero''. In addition to founding and leading the OSS, 
        General Donovan was also selected by President Roosevelt, who 
        called him his ``secret legs'', as an emissary to Great Britain 
        and continental Europe before the United States entered World 
        War II.
            (3) All the military branches during World War II 
        contributed personnel to the OSS. The present-day Special 
        Operations Forces trace their lineage to the OSS. Its Maritime 
        Unit was a precursor to the U.S. Navy SEALs. The OSS 
        Operational Groups and Jedburghs were forerunners to U.S. Army 
        Special Forces. The 801st/492nd Bombardment Group 
        (``Carpetbaggers'') were progenitors to the Air Force Special 
        Operations Command. The Marines who served in the OSS, 
        including the actor Sterling Hayden (a Silver Star recipient), 
        Col. William Eddy (a Distinguished Service Cross recipient who 
        was described as the ``nearest thing the United States has had 
        to a Lawrence of Arabia''), and Col. Peter Ortiz (a two-time 
        Navy Cross recipient), were predecessors to the Marine Special 
        Operations Command. U.S. Coast Guard personnel were recruited 
        for the Maritime Unit and its Operational Swimmer Group.
            (4) The OSS organized, trained, supplied, and fought with 
        resistance organizations throughout Europe and Asia that played 
        an important role in America's victory during World War II. 
        General Eisenhower credited the OSS's covert contribution in 
        France to the equivalent to having an extra military division. 
        General Eisenhower told General Donovan that if it did nothing 
        else, the photographic reconnaissance conducted by the OSS 
        prior to the D-Day Invasion justified its creation.
            (5) Four future directors of central intelligence served as 
        OSS officers: William Casey, William Colby, Allen Dulles, and 
        Richard Helms.
            (6) Women comprised more than one-third of OSS personnel 
        and played a critical role in the organization. They included 
        Virginia Hall, the only civilian female to receive a 
        Distinguished Service Cross in World War II, and Julia Child.
            (7) OSS recruited Fritz Kolbe, a German diplomat who became 
        America's most important spy against the Nazis in World War II.
            (8) America's leading scientists and scholars served in the 
        OSS Research and Analysis Branch, including Ralph Bunche, the 
        first African-American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize; 
        Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.; 
        Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg; Sherman Kent; John King 
        Fairbank; and Walt Rostow. Its ranks included seven future 
        presidents of the American Historical Association, five of the 
        American Economic Association, and two Nobel laureates.
            (9) The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence 
        and Research traces its creation to the OSS Research and 
        Analysis Branch.
            (10) James Donovan, who was portrayed by Tom Hanks in the 
        Steven Spielberg movie ``Bridge of Spies'' and negotiated the 
        release of U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers, served as General 
        Counsel of the OSS.
            (11) The OSS invented and employed new technology through 
        its Research and Development Branch, inventing new weapons and 
        revolutionary communications equipment. Dr. Christian 
        Lambertsen invented the first underwater rebreathing apparatus 
        that was first utilized by the OSS and is known today as SCUBA.
            (12) OSS Detachment 101 operated in Burma and pioneered the 
        art of unconventional warfare. It was the first United States 
        unit to deploy a large guerrilla army deep in enemy territory. 
        It has been credited with the highest kill/loss ratio for any 
        infantry-type unit in American military history and was awarded 
        a Presidential Unit Citation.
            (13) Its X-2 branch pioneered counterintelligence with the 
        British and established the modern counterintelligence 
        community. The network of contacts built by the OSS with 
        foreign intelligence services led to enduring Cold War 
        alliances.
            (14) Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of French North 
        Africa in November 1942, was aided by the networks established 
        and information acquired by the OSS to guide Allied landings.
            (15) OSS Operation Halyard rescued more than 500 downed 
        airmen trapped behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia, one of the 
        most daring and successful rescue operations of World War II.
            (16) OSS ``Mercy Missions'' at the end of World War II 
        saved the lives of thousands of Allied prisoners of war whom it 
        was feared would be murdered by the Japanese.
            (17) The handful of surviving men and women of the OSS whom 
        General Donovan said performed ``some of the bravest acts of 
        the war'' are members of the ``Greatest Generation''. They have 
        never been collectively recognized for their heroic and 
        pioneering service in World War II.

SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

    (a) Presentation Authorized.--The Speaker of the House of 
Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make 
appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of the 
Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design in commemoration to the 
members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), in recognition of 
their superior service and major contributions during World War II.
    (b) Design and Striking.--For purposes of the presentation referred 
to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in 
this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall strike a gold medal with suitable 
emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary.
    (c) Smithsonian Institution.--
            (1) In general.--Following the award of the gold medal in 
        commemoration to the members of the Office of Strategic 
        Services under subsection (a), the gold medal shall be given to 
        the Smithsonian Institution, where it will be displayed as 
        appropriate and made available for research.
            (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
        the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal received 
        under paragraph (1) available for display elsewhere, 
        particularly at other appropriate locations associated with the 
        Office of Strategic Services.

SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

    The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold 
medal struck pursuant to section 3 under such regulations as the 
Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost 
thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and 
overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal.

SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS.

    (a) National Medals.--The medals struck pursuant to this Act are 
national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States 
Code.
    (b) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5134 of title 31, 
United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be 
considered to be numismatic items.

Ex Output:
Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act  This bill requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the Office of Strategic Services in recognition of their service and contributions during World War II.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Cabin Fee Act of 
2012''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Cabin user fees.
Sec. 4. Payment of cabin transfer fees.
Sec. 5. Right of appeal and judicial review.
Sec. 6. Effect.
Sec. 7. Regulations.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Authorization; authorize.--The terms ``authorization'' 
        and ``authorize'' mean the issuance of a special use permit for 
        the use and occupancy of National Forest System land by a cabin 
        owner under the Recreation Residence Program.
            (2) Cabin.--The term ``cabin'' means a privately built and 
        owned recreation residence and related improvements on National 
        Forest System land that--
                    (A) is authorized for private use and occupancy; 
                and
                    (B) may be sold or transferred between private 
                parties.
            (3) Cabin owner.--The term ``cabin owner'' means--
                    (A) a person authorized by the Secretary to use and 
                to occupy a cabin; and
                    (B) a trust, heir, or assign of a person described 
                in subparagraph (A).
            (4) Cabin transfer fee.--The term ``cabin transfer fee'' 
        means a fee that is paid to the United States on the transfer 
        of a cabin between private parties for money or other 
        consideration that results in the issuance of a new permit.
            (5) Cabin user fee.--The term ``cabin user fee'' means an 
        annual fee paid to the United States by a cabin owner in 
        accordance with an authorization for the use and occupancy of a 
        cabin.
            (6) Current appraisal cycle.--The term ``current appraisal 
        cycle'' means the completion of Forest Service review and 
        acceptance of--
                    (A) initial typical lot appraisals; and
                    (B) second appraisals, if ordered by cabin owners 
                and approved by the Forest Service.
            (7) Current cabin user fee.--The term ``current cabin user 
        fee'' means the most recent cabin user fee, as adjusted under 
        section 3(c).
            (8) Lot.--The term ``lot'' means a parcel of National 
        Forest System land on which a person is authorized to build, 
        use, occupy, and maintain a cabin.
            (9) National forest system.--The term ``National Forest 
        System'' has the meaning given that term in section 11 of the 
        Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 
        (16 U.S.C. 1609).
            (10) Recreation residence program.--The term ``Recreation 
        Residence Program'' means the Recreation Residence Program 
        established under the last paragraph under the heading ``FOREST 
        SERVICE'' in the Act of March 4, 1915 (16 U.S.C. 497).
            (11) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
            (12) Typical lot.--The term ``typical lot'' means a cabin 
        lot, or group of cabin lots, in a tract that is selected for 
        use in an appraisal as being representative of, and that has 
        similar value characteristics as, other lots or groups of lots 
        within the tract.

SEC. 3. CABIN USER FEES.

    (a) Payment of Cabin User Fees.--Cabin owners shall pay an annual 
cabin user fee established by the Secretary in accordance with this 
section.
    (b) Initial Cabin User Fees.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish initial 
        cabin user fees in accordance with this subsection.
            (2) Assignment to value tiers.--On completion of the 
        current appraisal cycle, as required by paragraph (4), the 
        Secretary shall assign each permitted lot on National Forest 
        System land to 1 of 10 tiers based on the following 
        considerations:
                    (A) Before assigning the lots to tiers, all 
                appraised lot values shall be adjusted, or normalized, 
                for price changes occurring after the appraisal, in 
                accordance with the National Association of 
                Homebuilders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index.
                    (B) Second appraisal values shall supersede initial 
                lot appraisal values for the normalization and ranking 
                process under subparagraph (A).
                    (C) The tiers shall be established, on a national 
                basis, according to relative lot value, with lots 
                having the lowest adjusted appraised value assigned to 
                tier 1 and lots having the highest adjusted appraised 
                value assigned to tier 10.
                    (D) The number of lots (by percentage) assigned to 
                each tier is contained in the table set forth in 
                paragraph (3).
                    (E) Data from incomplete appraisals may not be used 
                to establish the fee tiers under this subsection.
                    (F) Until assigned to a tier under this subsection, 
                the Secretary shall assess (and may adjust annually 
                subject to clause (ii)) an interim fee for permitted 
                cabin lots (including lots with incomplete appraisals) 
                in an amount equal to the lesser of--
                            (i) $5,000; or
                            (ii) the amount of the current cabin user 
                        fee, as determined under the Cabin User Fee 
                        Fairness Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), 
                        which amount the Secretary may increase 
                        annually by not more than 25 percent, except 
                        that the increased fee shall not exceed the 
                        otherwise scheduled fee determined under the 
                        Cabin User Fee Fairness Act of 2000.
            (3) Amount of initial cabin user fees.--The initial cabin 
        user fees, based on the assignments under paragraph (2), are as 
        follows:


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Approximate Percent of
        Fee Tier            Permits Nationally          Fee Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Tier 1                5 percent                     $500
------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Tier 2               12 percent                   $1,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Tier 3               22 percent                   $1,500
------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Tier 4               22 percent                   $2,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Tier 5               10 percent                   $2,500
------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Tier 6                9 percent                   $3,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Tier 7                7 percent                   $3,500
------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Tier 8                5 percent                   $4,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Tier 9                5 percent                   $4,500
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Tier 10                3 percent                   $5,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

            (4) Deadline for completion of current appraisal cycle.--
        Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 
        the Secretary shall complete the current appraisal cycle.
            (5) Effective date.--The initial cabin user fees required 
        by this subsection shall take effect beginning with the first 
        calendar year beginning after the completion of the current 
        appraisal cycle.
    (c) Annual Adjustments of Cabin User Fee.--Once initial cabin user 
fees have been assessed, based on the tier assignments under subsection 
(b)(2), the Secretary shall use changes in the Implicit Price Deflator 
for the Gross Domestic Product published by the Bureau of Economic 
Analysis of the Department of Commerce, applied on a 5-year rolling 
average, to assess an annual adjustment to cabin user fees.
    (d) Effect of Destruction, Substantial Damage, or Loss of Access.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall reduce the cabin user 
        fee to $100 per year for a cabin if--
                    (A) the cabin is destroyed or suffers substantial 
                damage in an amount that is greater than 50 percent of 
                replacement cost of the cabin; or
                    (B) access to the cabin is significantly impaired, 
                whether by catastrophic events, natural causes, or 
                governmental actions.
            (2) Term of reduced fee.--The reduced fee under paragraph 
        (1) shall be in effect until the later of--
                    (A) the last day of the year in which the 
                destruction or impairment occurs; or
                    (B) the date on which the cabin may be lawfully 
                reoccupied and normal access has been restored.

SEC. 4. PAYMENT OF CABIN TRANSFER FEES.

    As a condition of the issuance by the Secretary of a new 
authorization for the use and occupancy of the cabin, the cabin owner 
transferring the cabin shall pay to the Secretary a cabin transfer fee 
in the amount of $1,200.

SEC. 5. RIGHT OF APPEAL AND JUDICIAL REVIEW.

    (a) Right of Appeal.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any action of a cabin 
        owner to exercise rights in accordance with section 6, the 
        Secretary shall by regulation grant to the cabin owner the 
        right to an administrative appeal of the determination of a new 
        cabin user fee, fee tier, or whether or not to reduce a cabin 
        user fee under section 3(d).
            (2) Applicable law.--An appeal under paragraph (1) shall be 
        pursuant to the appeal process provided under subpart C of part 
        251 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
        regulation).
    (b) Judicial Review.--
            (1) In general.--A cabin owner that contests a final 
        decision of the Secretary under this Act may bring a civil 
        action in United States district court.
            (2) Venue.--The venue for an action brought before the 
        United States district court under this subsection shall be in 
        the Federal judicial district in which the cabin is located.
            (3) Effect on mediation.--Nothing in this Act precludes a 
        person from seeking mediation for an action under this Act.

SEC. 6. EFFECT.

    (a) In General.--Nothing in this Act limits or restricts any right, 
title, or interest of the United States in or to any land or resource.
    (b) Special Rule for Alaska.--In determining a cabin user fee in 
the State of Alaska, the Secretary shall not establish or impose a 
cabin user fee or a condition affecting a cabin user fee that is 
inconsistent with 1303(d) of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3193(d)).

SEC. 7. REGULATIONS.

    Not later than December 31, 2013, the Secretary shall issue 
regulations to carry out this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 10, 2012.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Ex Output:
Cabin Fee Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to set an annual fee for, and requires the payment of such fee to the United States by, an authorized owner of a privately built and owned recreational cabin located on National Forest System land.

Reduces such fee to $100 annually if access to a cabin is significantly impaired, either by natural causes or governmental actions.

 Requires payment of a transfer fee to the United States upon the transfer of a cabin between private parties for consideration.

Requires the Secretary to grant a cabin owner the right to administrative appeal of a cabin fee decision, which may be reviewed by bringing a civil action in U.S. district court.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Biofuel Engineering Training Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION.

    In this Act--
            (1) the term ``biofuel engineering'' means the discipline 
        concerned with utilization of harvested living plant material 
        to produce fuels; and
            (2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy.

SEC. 3. STUDY AND DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS.

    The Secretary shall make a grant to an appropriate standard-setting 
or other entity to conduct a study of, and develop appropriate 
standards for, accreditation of undergraduate and graduate biofuel 
engineering programs at institutions of higher education, and to study 
and the needs of the biofuel industry for engineering support. Such 
study shall include--
            (1) a determination of subspecialty requirements for 
        engineers who will concentrate on creating other products in 
        addition to fuel, including animal feed and other consumer 
        products;
            (2) consideration of the interaction of biological 
        feedstock with the structural material in the production and 
        distribution systems, the carbon footprint of the production 
        and distribution of biofuels, and related genetic challenges; 
        and
            (3) supplemental courses of study that could be used by 
        experienced engineers for transition into the new biofuel 
        engineering discipline.

SEC. 4. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR BIOFUELS RESEARCH AND TRAINING.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish, through the 
Office of Science, Centers of Excellence for Biofuels Research and 
Training at institutions of higher education or consortia of such 
institutions across the country.
    (b) Selection.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants for the 
        establishment of Centers of Excellence to eligible institutions 
        through a competitive application process.
            (2) Criteria.--The Secretary shall establish selection 
        criteria for awarding grants under paragraph (1). These 
        criteria shall require participating institutions to--
                    (A) effectively integrate biofuels research, 
                training, and instruction;
                    (B) bring together the study and practice of a 
                broad range of disciplines with relevance to biofuel 
                engineering;
                    (C) work with companies that are in the process of 
                commercializing biofuels technology; and
                    (D) work with local communities to assist with 
                economic development and job creation in the biofuels 
                sector.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this section $10,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.

SEC. 5. BIOFUEL ENGINEERING GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

    (a) Definition of Eligible Student.--In this section, the term 
``eligible student'' means a student who attends an institution of 
higher education that offers a doctoral or masters degree in the 
biofuel engineering field.
    (b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a graduate 
fellowship program for eligible students pursuing a doctoral degree in 
the biofuel engineering field.
    (c) Selection.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall award fellowships to 
        eligible students under this section through a competitive 
        merit review process, involving written and oral interviews.
            (2) Criteria.--The Secretary shall establish selection 
        criteria for awarding fellowships under this section that 
        require an eligible student--
                    (A) to pursue a field of science or engineering of 
                importance to a mission area of the Department;
                    (B) to demonstrate to the Secretary--
                            (i) the capacity of the eligible student to 
                        understand technical topics relating to the 
                        fellowship that can be derived from the first 
                        principles of the technical topics;
                            (ii) imagination and creativity;
                            (iii) leadership skills in organizations or 
                        intellectual endeavors, demonstrated through 
                        awards and past experience;
                            (iv) excellent verbal and communication 
                        skills to explain, defend, and demonstrate an 
                        understanding of technical subjects relating to 
                        the fellowship; and
                            (v) an understanding of how the many 
                        disciplines relevant to biofuel engineering 
                        interact in the biofuel engineering field; and
                    (C) to be a citizen or legal permanent resident of 
                the United States.
    (d) Awards.--
            (1) Amount.--A fellowship awarded under this section 
        shall--
                    (A) provide an annual living stipend; and
                    (B) cover--
                            (i) graduate tuition at an institution of 
                        higher education described in subsection (a); 
                        and
                            (ii) incidental expenses associated with 
                        curricula and research at the institution of 
                        higher education (including books, computers, 
                        and software).
            (2) Duration.--A fellowship awarded under this section 
        shall be for up to 3 years of study within a 5-year period.
            (3) Portability.--A fellowship awarded under this section 
        shall be portable with the eligible student.
    (e) Administration.--The Secretary--
            (1) shall administer the program established under this 
        section through the Office of Science; and
            (2) may enter into a contract with a nonprofit entity to 
        administer the program, including the selection and award of 
        fellowships.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $3,500,000 for 
each fiscal year.

SEC. 6. AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL FACILITIES.

    Agencies of the Federal Government, including national 
laboratories, shall make research facilities available to accredited 
biofuel engineering programs for faculty and students to enhance 
education and training opportunities.

Ex Output:

Biofuel Engineering Training Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to award a grant to an appropriate standard-setting or other entity to: (1) develop appropriate standards for the accreditation of undergraduate and graduate biofuel engineering programs at institutions of higher education (IHEs); and (2) study the needs of the biofuel industry for engineering support.

Requires the Secretary to award competitive grants to IHEs to establish Centers of Excellence for Biofuels Research and Training that: (1) integrate biofuels research, training, and instruction; (2) coordinate the broad range of disciplines relevant to biofuels engineering; and (3) work with companies that are commercializing biofuels technology, and local communities spurring economic development and job creation in the biofuels sector.

Directs the Secretary to award portable graduate fellowships to students pursuing doctorates in biofuels engineering. Requires the fellowships, which are for up to three years of study, to provide recipients with an annual living stipend, and cover graduate tuition and incidental expenses.

Requires federal agencies, including national laboratories, to make research facilities available to accredited biofuel engineering programs.