		I
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1925
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 2, 2009
			Mr. Hinchey (for
			 himself, Mr. Ackerman,
			 Mr. Baird,
			 Ms. Baldwin,
			 Mr. Berman,
			 Mrs. Biggert,
			 Mr. Blumenauer,
			 Mr. Boswell,
			 Mr. Braley of Iowa,
			 Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida,
			 Mrs. Capps,
			 Mr. Capuano,
			 Mr. Carson of Indiana,
			 Mr. Chandler,
			 Mrs. Christensen,
			 Mr. Clay, Mr. Connolly of Virginia,
			 Mr. Conyers,
			 Mr. Costello,
			 Mr. Courtney,
			 Mrs. Davis of California,
			 Mr. DeFazio,
			 Mr. Delahunt,
			 Ms. DeLauro,
			 Mr. Dicks,
			 Mr. Doggett,
			 Mr. Ellison,
			 Ms. Eshoo,
			 Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr.
			 Frank of Massachusetts, Mr.
			 Gonzalez, Mr. Grijalva,
			 Mr. Gutierrez,
			 Mr. Hare, Ms. Harman, Mr.
			 Hastings of Florida, Mr.
			 Hill, Ms. Hirono,
			 Mr. Hodes,
			 Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Mr.
			 Inslee, Mr. Israel,
			 Mr. Jackson of Illinois,
			 Mr. Johnson of Illinois,
			 Mr. Kennedy,
			 Mr. Kildee,
			 Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan,
			 Mr. Kirk, Mr. Lance, Mr.
			 Langevin, Ms. Lee of
			 California, Mr. Levin,
			 Mr. Lewis of Georgia,
			 Mr. LoBiondo,
			 Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California,
			 Mrs. Lowey,
			 Mr. Lynch,
			 Mrs. Maloney,
			 Mr. Markey of Massachusetts,
			 Mr. Massa,
			 Ms. McCollum,
			 Mr. McDermott,
			 Mr. McGovern,
			 Mr. McNerney,
			 Mr. Meek of Florida,
			 Mr. Miller of North Carolina,
			 Mr. George Miller of California,
			 Ms. Moore of Wisconsin,
			 Mr. Moran of Virginia,
			 Mr. Murphy of Connecticut,
			 Mr. Nadler of New York,
			 Mrs. Napolitano,
			 Mr. Neal of Massachusetts,
			 Ms. Norton,
			 Mr. Olver,
			 Mr. Pallone,
			 Mr. Payne,
			 Mr. Pierluisi,
			 Mr. Polis of Colorado,
			 Mr. Price of North Carolina,
			 Mr. Rangel,
			 Mr. Rothman of New Jersey,
			 Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
			 Schiff, Ms. Schwartz,
			 Mr. Serrano,
			 Mr. Sestak,
			 Ms. Shea-Porter,
			 Mr. Sherman,
			 Mr. Sires,
			 Mr. Smith of New Jersey,
			 Mr. Spratt,
			 Mr. Stark,
			 Ms. Sutton,
			 Mrs. Tauscher,
			 Mr. Thompson of California,
			 Mr. Tierney,
			 Ms. Wasserman Schultz,
			 Mr. Waxman,
			 Mr. Weiner,
			 Mr. Wexler,
			 Mr. Wu, and
			 Mr. Yarmuth) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on Natural Resources

		A BILL
		To designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of
		  the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in
		  Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of
		  Americans.

		1.Short title; table of
			 contents
			(a)Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as the America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act of
			 2009.
			(b)Table of
			 contentsThe table of contents of this Act is as follows:

					Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
					Sec. 2. Definitions.
					Title I—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS
					Sec. 101. Great Basin wilderness areas.
					Sec. 102. Zion and Mojave Desert wilderness areas.
					Sec. 103. Grand Staircase-Escalante wilderness
				areas.
					Sec. 104. Moab-la Sal Canyons wilderness areas.
					Sec. 105. Henry Mountains wilderness areas.
					Sec. 106. Glen Canyon wilderness areas.
					Sec. 107. San Juan-Anasazi wilderness areas.
					Sec. 108. Canyonlands Basin wilderness areas.
					Sec. 109. San Rafael Swell wilderness areas.
					Sec. 110. Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin wilderness
				areas.
					Title II—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
					Sec. 201. General provisions.
					Sec. 202. Administration.
					Sec. 203. State school trust lands within wilderness
				areas.
					Sec. 204. Water.
					Sec. 205. Roads.
					Sec. 206. Livestock.
					Sec. 207. Fish and wildlife.
					Sec. 208. Management of newly acquired lands.
					Sec. 209. Withdrawal.

			2.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)SecretaryThe
			 term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting
			 through the Bureau of Land Management.
			(2)StateThe
			 term State means the State of Utah.
			IDESIGNATION OF
			 WILDERNESS AREAS
			101.Great Basin
			 wilderness areas
				(a)FindingsCongress
			 finds the following:
					(1)The Great Basin
			 region of western Utah is comprised of starkly beautiful mountain ranges that
			 rise as islands from the desert floor.
					(2)The Wah Wah
			 Mountains in the Great Basin region are arid and austere, with massive cliff
			 faces and leathery slopes speckled with piñon and juniper.
					(3)The Pilot Range
			 and Stansbury Mountains in the Great Basin region are high enough to draw
			 moisture from passing clouds and support ecosystems found nowhere else on
			 earth.
					(4)From bristlecone
			 pine, the world’s oldest living organism, to newly flowered mountain meadows,
			 mountains of the Great Basin region are islands of nature that—
						(A)support remarkable
			 biological diversity; and
						(B)provide
			 opportunities to experience the colossal silence of the Great Basin.
						(5)The Great Basin
			 region of western Utah should be protected and managed to ensure the
			 preservation of the natural conditions of the region.
					(b)DesignationIn
			 accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following
			 areas in the State are designated as wilderness areas and as components of the
			 National Wilderness Preservation System:
					(1)Antelope Range
			 (approximately 17,000 acres).
					(2)Barn Hills
			 (approximately 20,000 acres).
					(3)Black Hills
			 (approximately 9,000 acres).
					(4)Bullgrass Knoll
			 (approximately 15,000 acres).
					(5)Burbank
			 Hills/Tunnel Spring (approximately 92,000 acres).
					(6)Conger Mountains
			 (approximately 21,000 acres).
					(7)Crater Bench
			 (approximately 35,000 acres).
					(8)Crater and Silver
			 Island Mountains (approximately 121,000 acres).
					(9)Cricket Mountains
			 Cluster (approximately 62,000 acres).
					(10)Deep Creek
			 Mountains (approximately 126,000 acres).
					(11)Drum Mountains
			 (approximately 39,000 acres).
					(12)Dugway Mountains
			 (approximately 24,000 acres).
					(13)Essex Canyon
			 (approximately 1,300 acres).
					(14)Fish Springs
			 Range (approximately 64,000 acres).
					(15)Granite Peak
			 (approximately 19,000 acres).
					(16)Grassy Mountains
			 (approximately 23,000 acres).
					(17)Grouse Creek
			 Mountains (approximately 15,000 acres).
					(18)House Range
			 (approximately 201,000 acres).
					(19)Keg Mountains
			 (approximately 38,000 acres).
					(20)Kern Mountains
			 (approximately 15,000 acres).
					(21)King Top
			 (approximately 110,000 acres).
					(22)Ledger Canyon
			 (approximately 9,000 acres).
					(23)Little Goose
			 Creek (approximately 1,200 acres).
					(24)Middle/Granite
			 Mountains (approximately 80,000 acres).
					(25)Mountain Home
			 Range (approximately 90,000 acres).
					(26)Newfoundland
			 Mountains (approximately 22,000 acres).
					(27)Ochre Mountain
			 (approximately 13,000 acres).
					(28)Oquirrh Mountains
			 (approximately 9,000 acres).
					(29)Painted Rock
			 Mountain (approximately 26,000 acres).
					(30)Paradise/Steamboat
			 Mountains (approximately 144,000 acres).
					(31)Pilot Range
			 (approximately 45,000 acres).
					(32)Red Tops
			 (approximately 28,000 acres).
					(33)Rockwell-Little
			 Sahara (approximately 21,000 acres).
					(34)San Francisco
			 Mountains (approximately 39,000 acres).
					(35)Sand Ridge
			 (approximately 73,000 acres).
					(36)Simpson Mountains
			 (approximately 42,000 acres).
					(37)Snake Valley
			 (approximately 100,000 acres).
					(38)Stansbury
			 Mountains (approximately 24,000 acres).
					(39)Stansbury Island
			 (approximately 10,000 acres).
					(40)Thomas Range
			 (approximately 36,000 acres).
					(41)Tule Valley
			 (approximately 159,000 acres).
					(42)Wah Wah Mountains
			 (approximately 167,000 acres).
					(43)Wasatch/Sevier
			 Plateaus (approximately 29,000 acres).
					(44)White Rock Range
			 (approximately 5,200 acres).
					102.Zion and Mojave
			 Desert wilderness areas
				(a)FindingsCongress
			 finds the following:
					(1)The renowned
			 landscape of Zion National Park, including soaring cliff walls, forested
			 plateaus, and deep narrow gorges, extends beyond the boundaries of the Park
			 onto surrounding public lands managed by the Secretary.
					(2)From the pink sand
			 dunes of Moquith Mountain to the golden pools of Beaver Dam Wash, the Zion and
			 Mojave Desert areas encompass 3 major provinces of the Southwest that
			 include—
						(A)the sculpted
			 canyon country of the Colorado Plateau;
						(B)the Mojave Desert;
			 and
						(C)portions of the
			 Great Basin.
						(3)The Zion and
			 Mojave Desert areas display a rich mosaic of biological, archaeological, and
			 scenic diversity.
					(4)One of the last
			 remaining populations of threatened desert tortoise is found within this
			 region.
					(5)The Zion and
			 Mojave Desert areas in Utah should be protected and managed as wilderness
			 areas.
					(b)DesignationIn
			 accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following
			 areas in the State are designated as wilderness areas and as components of the
			 National Wilderness Preservation System:
					(1)Beaver Dam
			 Mountains (approximately 30,000 acres).
					(2)Beaver Dam Wash
			 (approximately 23,000 acres).
					(3)Beaver Dam
			 Wilderness Expansion (approximately 8,000 acres).
					(4)Canaan Mountain
			 (approximately 67,000 acres).
					(5)Cottonwood Canyon
			 (approximately 12,000 acres).
					(6)Cougar Canyon/Docs
			 Pass (approximately 41,000 acres).
					(7)Joshua Tree
			 (approximately 12,000 acres).
					(8)Mount Escalante
			 (approximately 17,000 acres).
					(9)Parunuweap Canyon
			 (approximately 43,000 acres).
					(10)Red Butte
			 (approximately 4,500 acres).
					(11)Red Mountain
			 (approximately 21,000 acres).
					(12)Scarecrow Peak
			 (approximately 16,000 acres).
					(13)Square Top
			 Mountain (approximately 23,000 acres).
					(14)Zion Adjacent
			 (approximately 58,000 acres).
					103.Grand
			 Staircase-Escalante wilderness areas
				(a)Grand staircase
			 area
					(1)FindingsCongress
			 finds the following:
						(A)The area known as
			 the Grand Staircase rises more than 6,000 feet in a series of great cliffs and
			 plateaus from the depths of the Grand Canyon to the forested rim of Bryce
			 Canyon.
						(B)The Grand
			 Staircase—
							(i)spans 6 major life
			 zones, from the lower Sonoran Desert to the alpine forest; and
							(ii)encompasses
			 geologic formations that display 3,000,000,000 years of Earth’s history.
							(C)Land managed by
			 the Secretary lines the intricate canyon system of the Paria River and forms a
			 vital natural corridor connection to the deserts and forests of these national
			 parks.
						(D)Land described in
			 paragraph (2) (other than East of Bryce, Upper Kanab Creek, Moquith Mountain,
			 Bunting Point, and Vermillion Cliffs) is located within the Grand
			 Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
						(E)The Grand
			 Staircase in Utah should be protected and managed as a wilderness area.
						(2)DesignationIn
			 accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following
			 areas in the State are designated as wilderness areas and as components of the
			 National Wilderness Preservation System:
						(A)Bryce View
			 (approximately 4,500 acres).
						(B)Bunting Point
			 (approximately 11,000 acres).
						(C)Canaan Peak Slopes
			 (approximately 2,300 acres).
						(D)East of Bryce
			 (approximately 750 acres).
						(E)Glass Eye Canyon
			 (approximately 24,000 acres).
						(F)Ladder Canyon
			 (approximately 14,000 acres).
						(G)Moquith Mountain
			 (approximately 16,000 acres).
						(H)Nephi Point
			 (approximately 14,000 acres).
						(I)Paria-Hackberry
			 (approximately 188,000 acres).
						(J)Paria Wilderness
			 Expansion (approximately 3,300 acres).
						(K)Pine Hollow
			 (approximately 11,000 acres).
						(L)Slopes of Bryce
			 (approximately 2,600 acres).
						(M)Timber Mountain
			 (approximately 51,000 acres).
						(N)Upper Kanab Creek
			 (approximately 49,000 acres).
						(O)Vermillion Cliffs
			 (approximately 26,000 acres).
						(P)Willis Creek
			 (approximately 21,000 acres).
						(b)Kaiparowits
			 plateau
					(1)FindingsCongress
			 finds the following:
						(A)The Kaiparowits
			 Plateau east of the Paria River is one of the most rugged and isolated
			 wilderness regions in the United States.
						(B)The Kaiparowits
			 Plateau, a windswept land of harsh beauty, contains distant vistas and a
			 remarkable variety of plant and animal species.
						(C)Ancient forests,
			 an abundance of big game animals, and 22 species of raptors thrive undisturbed
			 on the grassland mesa tops of the Kaiparowits Plateau.
						(D)Each of the areas
			 described in paragraph (2) (other than Heaps Canyon, Little Valley, and Wide
			 Hollow) is located within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National
			 Monument.
						(E)The Kaiparowits
			 Plateau should be protected and managed as a wilderness area.
						(2)DesignationIn
			 accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following
			 areas in the State are designated as wilderness areas and as components of the
			 National Wilderness Preservation System:
						(A)Andalex Not
			 (approximately 18,000 acres).
						(B)The Blues
			 (approximately 21,000 acres).
						(C)Box Canyon
			 (approximately 2,800 acres).
						(D)Burning Hills
			 (approximately 80,000 acres).
						(E)Carcass Canyon
			 (approximately 83,000 acres).
						(F)The Cockscomb
			 (approximately 11,000 acres).
						(G)Fiftymile Bench
			 (approximately 12,000 acres).
						(H)Fiftymile Mountain
			 (approximately 203,000 acres).
						(I)Heaps Canyon
			 (approximately 4,000 acres).
						(J)Horse Spring
			 Canyon (approximately 31,000 acres).
						(K)Kodachrome
			 Headlands (approximately 10,000 acres).
						(L)Little Valley
			 Canyon (approximately 4,000 acres).
						(M)Mud Spring Canyon
			 (approximately 65,000 acres).
						(N)Nipple Bench
			 (approximately 32,000 acres).
						(O)Paradise
			 Canyon-Wahweap (approximately 262,000 acres).
						(P)Rock Cove
			 (approximately 16,000 acres).
						(Q)Warm Creek
			 (approximately 23,000 acres).
						(R)Wide Hollow
			 (approximately 6,800 acres).
						(c)Escalante
			 canyons
					(1)FindingsCongress
			 finds the following:
						(A)Glens and coves
			 carved in massive sandstone cliffs, spring-watered hanging gardens, and the
			 silence of ancient Anasazi ruins are examples of the unique features that
			 entice hikers, campers, and sightseers from around the world to Escalante
			 Canyon.
						(B)Escalante Canyon
			 links the spruce fir forests of the 11,000-foot Aquarius Plateau with winding
			 slickrock canyons that flow into Glen Canyon.
						(C)Escalante Canyon,
			 one of Utah’s most popular natural areas, contains critical habitat for deer,
			 elk, and wild bighorn sheep that also enhances the scenic integrity of the
			 area.
						(D)Each of the areas
			 described in paragraph (2) is located within the Grand Staircase-Escalante
			 National Monument.
						(E)Escalante Canyon
			 should be protected and managed as a wilderness area.
						(2)DesignationIn
			 accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following
			 areas in the State are designated as wilderness areas and as components of the
			 National Wilderness Preservation System:
						(A)Brinkerhof Flats
			 (approximately 3,000 acres).
						(B)Colt Mesa
			 (approximately 28,000 acres).
						(C)Death Hollow
			 (approximately 49,000 acres).
						(D)Forty Mile Gulch
			 (approximately 6,600 acres).
						(E)Hurricane Wash
			 (approximately 9,000 acres).
						(F)Lampstand
			 (approximately 7,900 acres).
						(G)Muley Twist Flank
			 (approximately 3,600 acres).
						(H)North Escalante
			 Canyons (approximately 176,000 acres).
						(I)Pioneer Mesa
			 (approximately 11,000 acres).
						(J)Scorpion
			 (approximately 53,000 acres).
						(K)Sooner Bench
			 (approximately 390 acres).
						(L)Steep Creek
			 (approximately 35,000 acres).
						(M)Studhorse Peaks
			 (approximately 24,000 acres).
						104.Moab-la Sal
			 Canyons wilderness areas
				(a)FindingsCongress
			 finds the following:
					(1)The canyons
			 surrounding the La Sal Mountains and the town of Moab offer a variety of
			 extraordinary landscapes.
					(2)Outstanding
			 examples of natural formations and landscapes in the Moab-LaSal area include
			 the huge sandstone fins of Behind the Rocks, the mysterious Fisher Towers, and
			 the whitewater rapids of Westwater Canyon.
					(3)The Moab-LaSal
			 area should be protected and managed as a wilderness area.
					(b)DesignationIn
			 accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following
			 areas in the State are designated as wilderness areas and as components of the
			 National Wilderness Preservation System:
					(1)Arches Adjacent
			 (approximately 12,000 acres).
					(2)Beaver Creek
			 (approximately 41,000 acres).
					(3)Behind the Rocks
			 and Hunters Canyon (approximately 22,000 acres).
					(4)Big Triangle
			 (approximately 20,000 acres).
					(5)Coyote Wash
			 (approximately 28,000 acres).
					(6)Dome
			 Plateau-Professor Valley (approximately 35,000 acres).
					(7)Fisher Towers
			 (approximately 18,000 acres).
					(8)Goldbar Canyon
			 (approximately 9,000 acres).
					(9)Granite Creek
			 (approximately 5,000 acres).
					(10)Mary Jane Canyon
			 (approximately 25,000 acres).
					(11)Mill Creek
			 (approximately 14,000 acres).
					(12)Porcupine Rim and
			 Morning Glory (approximately 20,000 acres).
					(13)Renegade Point
			 (approximately 6,600 acres).
					(14)Westwater Canyon
			 (approximately 37,000 acres).
					(15)Yellow Bird
			 (approximately 4,200 acres).
					105.Henry Mountains
			 wilderness areas
				(a)FindingsCongress
			 finds the following:
					(1)The Henry Mountain
			 Range, the last mountain range to be discovered and named by early explorers in
			 the contiguous United States, still retains a wild and undiscovered
			 quality.
					(2)Fluted badlands
			 that surround the flanks of 11,000-foot Mounts Ellen and Pennell contain areas
			 of critical habitat for mule deer and for the largest herd of free-roaming
			 buffalo in the United States.
					(3)Despite their
			 relative accessibility, the Henry Mountain Range remains one of the wildest,
			 least known ranges in the United States.
					(4)The Henry Mountain
			 range should be protected and managed to ensure the preservation of the range
			 as a wilderness area.
					(b)DesignationIn
			 accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following
			 areas in the State are designated as wilderness areas and as components of the
			 National Wilderness Preservation System:
					(1)Bull Mountain
			 (approximately 16,000 acres).
					(2)Bullfrog Creek
			 (approximately 35,000 acres).
					(3)Dogwater Creek
			 (approximately 3,400 acres).
					(4)Fremont Gorge
			 (approximately 20,000 acres).
					(5)Long Canyon
			 (approximately 16,000 acres).
					(6)Mount Ellen-Blue
			 Hills (approximately 140,000 acres).
					(7)Mount Hillers
			 (approximately 21,000 acres).
					(8)Mount Pennell
			 (approximately 147,000 acres).
					(9)Notom Bench
			 (approximately 6,200 acres).
					(10)Oak Creek
			 (approximately 1,700 acres).
					(11)Ragged Mountain
			 (approximately 28,000 acres).
					106.Glen Canyon
			 wilderness areas
				(a)FindingsCongress
			 finds the following:
					(1)The side canyons
			 of Glen Canyon, including the Dirty Devil River and the Red, White, and Blue
			 Canyons, contain some of the most remote and outstanding landscapes in southern
			 Utah.
					(2)The Dirty Devil
			 River, once the fortress hideout of outlaw Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch, has
			 sculpted a maze of slickrock canyons through an imposing landscape of monoliths
			 and inaccessible mesas.
					(3)The Red and Blue
			 Canyons contain colorful Chinle/Moenkopi badlands found nowhere else in the
			 region.
					(4)The canyons of
			 Glen Canyon in the State should be protected and managed as wilderness
			 areas.
					(b)DesignationIn
			 accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following
			 areas in the State are designated as wilderness areas and as components of the
			 National Wilderness Preservation System:
					(1)Cane Spring Desert
			 (approximately 18,000 acres).
					(2)Dark Canyon
			 (approximately 134,000 acres).
					(3)Dirty Devil
			 (approximately 242,000 acres).
					(4)Fiddler Butte
			 (approximately 92,000 acres).
					(5)Flat Tops
			 (approximately 30,000 acres).
					(6)Little Rockies
			 (approximately 64,000 acres).
					(7)The Needle
			 (approximately 11,000 acres).
					(8)Red Rock Plateau
			 (approximately 213,000 acres).
					(9)White Canyon
			 (approximately 98,000 acres).
					107.San
			 Juan-Anasazi wilderness areas
				(a)FindingsCongress
			 finds the following:
					(1)More than 1,000
			 years ago, the Anasazi Indian culture flourished in the slickrock canyons and
			 on the piñon on-covered mesas of southeastern Utah.
					(2)Evidence of the
			 ancient presence of the Anasazi pervades the Cedar Mesa area of the San
			 Juan-Anasazi area where cliff dwellings, rock art, and ceremonial kivas
			 embellish sandstone overhangs and isolated benchlands.
					(3)The Cedar Mesa
			 area is in need of protection from the vandalism and theft of its unique
			 cultural resources.
					(4)The Cedar Mesa
			 wilderness areas should be created to protect both the archaeological heritage
			 and the extraordinary wilderness, scenic, and ecological values of the United
			 States.
					(5)The San
			 Juan-Anasazi area should be protected and managed as a wilderness area to
			 ensure the preservation of the unique and valuable resources of that
			 area.
					(b)DesignationIn
			 accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following
			 areas in the State are designated as wilderness areas and as components of the
			 National Wilderness Preservation System:
					(1)Allen Canyon
			 (approximately 5,900 acres).
					(2)Arch Canyon
			 (approximately 30,000 acres).
					(3)Comb Ridge
			 (approximately 15,000 acres).
					(4)East Montezuma
			 (approximately 45,000 acres).
					(5)Fish and Owl Creek
			 Canyons (approximately 73,000 acres).
					(6)Grand Gulch
			 (approximately 159,000 acres).
					(7)Hammond Canyon
			 (approximately 4,400 acres).
					(8)Nokai Dome
			 (approximately 93,000 acres).
					(9)Road Canyon
			 (approximately 63,000 acres).
					(10)San Juan River
			 (Sugarloaf) (approximately 15,000 acres).
					(11)The Tabernacle
			 (approximately 7,000 acres).
					(12)Valley of the Gods
			 (approximately 21,000 acres).
					108.Canyonlands
			 Basin wilderness areas
				(a)FindingsCongress
			 finds the following:
					(1)Canyonlands
			 National Park safeguards only a small portion of the extraordinary red-hued,
			 cliff-walled canyonland region of the Colorado Plateau.
					(2)Areas near Arches
			 National Park and Canyonlands National Park contain canyons with rushing
			 perennial streams, natural arches, bridges, and towers.
					(3)The gorges of the
			 Green and Colorado Rivers lie on adjacent land managed by the Secretary.
					(4)Popular overlooks
			 in Canyonlands Nations Park and Dead Horse Point State Park have views directly
			 into adjacent areas, including Lockhart Basin and Indian Creek.
					(5)Designation of
			 these areas as wilderness would ensure the protection of this erosional
			 masterpiece of nature and of the rich pockets of wildlife found within its
			 expanded boundaries.
					(b)DesignationIn
			 accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following
			 areas in the State are designated as wilderness areas and as components of the
			 National Wilderness Preservation System:
					(1)Bridger Jack Mesa
			 (approximately 33,000 acres).
					(2)Butler Wash
			 (approximately 27,000 acres).
					(3)Dead Horse Cliffs
			 (approximately 5,300 acres).
					(4)Demon’s Playground
			 (approximately 3,700 acres).
					(5)Duma Point
			 (approximately 14,000 acres).
					(6)Gooseneck
			 (approximately 9,000 acres).
					(7)Hatch Point
			 Canyons/Lockhart Basin (approximately 149,000 acres).
					(8)Horsethief Point
			 (approximately 15,000 acres).
					(9)Indian Creek
			 (approximately 28,000 acres).
					(10)Labyrinth Canyon
			 (approximately 150,000 acres).
					(11)San Rafael River
			 (approximately 101,000 acres).
					(12)Shay Mountain
			 (approximately 14,000 acres).
					(13)Sweetwater Reef
			 (approximately 69,000 acres).
					(14)Upper Horseshoe
			 Canyon (approximately 60,000 acres).
					109.San Rafael
			 Swell wilderness areas
				(a)FindingsCongress
			 finds the following:
					(1)The San Rafael
			 Swell towers above the desert like a castle, ringed by 1,000-foot ramparts of
			 Navajo Sandstone.
					(2)The highlands of
			 the San Rafael Swell have been fractured by uplift and rendered hollow by
			 erosion over countless millennia, leaving a tremendous basin punctuated by
			 mesas, buttes, and canyons and traversed by sediment-laden desert
			 streams.
					(3)Among other
			 places, the San Rafael wilderness offers exceptional back country opportunities
			 in the colorful Wild Horse Badlands, the monoliths of North Caineville Mesa,
			 the rock towers of Cliff Wash, and colorful cliffs of Humbug Canyon.
					(4)The mountains
			 within these areas are among Utah’s most valuable habitat for desert bighorn
			 sheep.
					(5)The San Rafael
			 Swell area should be protected and managed to ensure its preservation as a
			 wilderness area.
					(b)DesignationIn
			 accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following
			 areas in the State are designated as wilderness areas and as components of the
			 National Wilderness Preservation System:
					(1)Cedar Mountain
			 (approximately 15,000 acres).
					(2)Devils Canyon
			 (approximately 23,000 acres).
					(3)Eagle Canyon
			 (approximately 38,000 acres).
					(4)Factory Butte
			 (approximately 22,000 acres).
					(5)Hondu Country
			 (approximately 20,000 acres).
					(6)Jones Bench
			 (approximately 2,800 acres).
					(7)Limestone Cliffs
			 (approximately 25,000 acres).
					(8)Lost Spring Wash
			 (approximately 37,000 acres).
					(9)Mexican Mountain
			 (approximately 100,000 acres).
					(10)Molen Reef
			 (approximately 33,000 acres).
					(11)Muddy Creek
			 (approximately 240,000 acres).
					(12)Mussentuchit
			 Badlands (approximately 25,000 acres).
					(13)Pleasant Creek
			 Bench (approximately 1,100 acres).
					(14)Price
			 River-Humbug (approximately 120,000 acres).
					(15)Red Desert
			 (approximately 40,000 acres).
					(16)Rock Canyon
			 (approximately 18,000 acres).
					(17)San Rafael Knob
			 (approximately 15,000 acres).
					(18)San Rafael Reef
			 (approximately 114,000 acres).
					(19)Sids Mountain
			 (approximately 107,000 acres).
					(20)Upper Muddy Creek
			 (approximately 19,000 acres).
					(21)Wild Horse Mesa
			 (approximately 92,000 acres).
					110.Book Cliffs and
			 Uinta Basin wilderness areas
				(a)FindingsCongress
			 finds the following:
					(1)The Book Cliffs
			 and Uinta Basin wilderness areas offer—
						(A)unique big game
			 hunting opportunities in verdant high-plateau forests;
						(B)the opportunity
			 for float trips of several days duration down the Green River in Desolation
			 Canyon; and
						(C)the opportunity
			 for calm water canoe weekends on the White River.
						(2)The long rampart
			 of the Book Cliffs bounds the area on the south, while seldom-visited uplands,
			 dissected by the rivers and streams, slope away to the north into the Uinta
			 Basin.
					(3)Bighorn sheep,
			 elk, mule deer, bears, and cougars flourish in the back country of the Book
			 Cliffs.
					(4)The Book Cliffs and
			 Uinta Basin areas should be protected and managed to ensure the protection of
			 the areas as wilderness.
					(b)DesignationIn
			 accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following
			 areas in the State are designated as wilderness areas and as components of the
			 National Wilderness Preservation System:
					(1)Bourdette Draw
			 (approximately 15,000 acres).
					(2)Bull Canyon
			 (approximately 2,800 acres).
					(3)Chipeta
			 (approximately 95,000 acres).
					(4)Dead Horse Pass
			 (approximately 8,000 acres).
					(5)Desbrough Canyon
			 (approximately 13,000 acres).
					(6)Desolation Canyon
			 (approximately 557,000 acres).
					(7)Diamond Breaks
			 (approximately 9,000 acres).
					(8)Diamond Canyon
			 (approximately 166,000 acres).
					(9)Diamond Mountain
			 (also known as Wild Mountain) (approximately 27,000
			 acres).
					(10)Dinosaur Adjacent
			 (approximately 10,000 acres).
					(11)Goslin Mountain
			 (approximately 4,900 acres).
					(12)Hideout Canyon
			 (approximately 12,000 acres).
					(13)Lower Bitter
			 Creek (approximately 14,000 acres).
					(14)Lower Flaming
			 Gorge (approximately 21,000 acres).
					(15)Mexico Point
			 (approximately 15,000 acres).
					(16)Moonshine Draw
			 (also known as Daniels Canyon) (approximately 10,000
			 acres).
					(17)Mountain Home
			 (approximately 9,000 acres).
					(18)O-Wi-Yu-Kuts
			 (approximately 13,000 acres).
					(19)Red Creek
			 Badlands (approximately 3,600 acres).
					(20)Seep Canyon
			 (approximately 21,000 acres).
					(21)Sunday School
			 Canyon (approximately 18,000 acres).
					(22)Survey Point
			 (approximately 8,000 acres).
					(23)Turtle Canyon
			 (approximately 39,000 acres).
					(24)White River
			 (approximately 24,500 acres).
					(25)Winter Ridge
			 (approximately 38,000 acres).
					(26)Wolf Point
			 (approximately 15,000 acres).
					IIADMINISTRATIVE
			 PROVISIONS
			201.General
			 provisions
				(a)Names of
			 wilderness areasEach wilderness area named in title I
			 shall—
					(1)consist of the
			 quantity of land referenced with respect to that named area, as generally
			 depicted on the map entitled Utah BLM Wilderness Proposed by
			 H.R. XX, 111th Congress;
			 and
					(2)be
			 known by the name given to it in title I.
					(b)Map and
			 description
					(1)In
			 generalAs soon as practicable after the date of enactment of
			 this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and a legal description of each
			 wilderness area designated by this Act with—
						(A)the Committee on
			 Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and
						(B)the Committee on
			 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
						(2)Force of
			 lawA map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall
			 have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the
			 Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal
			 description.
					(3)Public
			 availabilityEach map and legal description filed under paragraph
			 (1) shall be filed and made available for public inspection in the Office of
			 the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
					202.AdministrationSubject to valid rights in existence on the
			 date of enactment of this Act, each wilderness area designated under this Act
			 shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the following:
				(1)The Federal Land
			 Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
				(2)The Wilderness Act
			 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
				203.State school
			 trust lands within wilderness areas
				(a)In
			 generalSubject to subsection (b), if State-owned land is
			 included in an area designated by this Act as a wilderness area, the Secretary
			 shall offer to exchange land owned by the United States in the State of
			 approximately equal value in accordance with section 603(c) of the Federal Land
			 Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)) and section 5(a) of the
			 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1134(a)).
				(b)Mineral
			 interestsThe Secretary shall not transfer any mineral interests
			 under subsection (a) unless the State transfers to the Secretary any mineral
			 interests in land designated by this Act as a wilderness area.
				204.Water
				(a)Reservation
					(1)Water for
			 wilderness areas
						(A)In
			 generalWith respect to each wilderness area designated by this
			 Act, Congress reserves a quantity of water determined by the Secretary to be
			 sufficient for the wilderness area.
						(B)Priority
			 dateThe priority date of a right reserved under subparagraph (A)
			 shall be the date of enactment of this Act.
						(2)Protection of
			 rightsThe Secretary and other officers and employees of the
			 United States shall take any steps necessary to protect the rights reserved by
			 paragraph (1)(A), including the filing of a claim for the quantification of the
			 rights in any present or future appropriate stream adjudication in the courts
			 of the State—
						(A)in which the
			 United States is or may be joined; and
						(B)that is conducted
			 in accordance with section 208 of the Department of Justice Appropriation Act,
			 1953 (66 Stat. 560, chapter 651).
						(b)Prior rights not
			 affectedNothing in this Act relinquishes or reduces any water
			 rights reserved or appropriated by the United States in the State on or before
			 the date of enactment of this Act.
				(c)Administration
					(1)Specification of
			 rightsThe Federal water rights reserved by this Act are specific
			 to the wilderness areas designated by this Act.
					(2)No precedent
			 establishedNothing in this Act related to reserved Federal water
			 rights—
						(A)shall establish a
			 precedent with regard to any future designation of water rights; or
						(B)shall affect the
			 interpretation of any other Act or any designation made under any other
			 Act.
						205.Roads
				(a)Setbacks
					(1)Measurement in
			 generalA setback under this section shall be measured from the
			 center line of the road.
					(2)Wilderness on 1
			 side of roadsExcept as provided in subsection (b), a setback for
			 a road with wilderness on only 1 side shall be set as follows:
						(A)300 feet from a
			 paved Federal or State highway.
						(B)100 feet from any
			 other paved road or high-standard dirt or gravel road.
						(C)30 feet from any
			 other road.
						(3)Wilderness on
			 both sides of roadsExcept as provided in subsection (b), a
			 setback for a road with wilderness on both sides (including cherry-stems or
			 roads separating 2 wilderness units) shall be set as follows:
						(A)200 feet from a
			 paved Federal or State highway.
						(B)40 feet from any
			 other paved road or high-standard dirt or gravel road.
						(C)10 feet from any
			 other roads.
						(b)Setback
			 exceptions
					(1)Well-defined
			 topographical barriersIf, between the road and the boundary of a
			 setback area described in paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a), there is a
			 well-defined cliff edge, streambank, or other topographical barrier, the
			 Secretary shall use the barrier as the wilderness boundary.
					(2)FencesIf,
			 between the road and the boundary of a setback area specified in paragraph (2)
			 or (3) of subsection (a), there is a fence running parallel to a road, the
			 Secretary shall use the fence as the wilderness boundary if, in the opinion of
			 the Secretary, doing so would result in a more manageable boundary.
					(3)Deviations from
			 setback areas
						(A)Exclusion of
			 disturbances from wilderness boundariesIn cases where there is
			 an existing livestock development, dispersed camping area, borrow pit, or
			 similar disturbance within 100 feet of a road that forms part of a wilderness
			 boundary, the Secretary may delineate the boundary so as to exclude the
			 disturbance from the wilderness area.
						(B)Limitation on
			 exclusion of disturbancesThe Secretary shall make a boundary
			 adjustment under subparagraph (A) only if the Secretary determines that doing
			 so is consistent with wilderness management goals.
						(C)Deviations
			 restricted to minimum necessaryAny deviation under this
			 paragraph from the setbacks required under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection
			 (a) shall be the minimum necessary to exclude the disturbance.
						(c)Delineation
			 within setback areaThe Secretary may delineate a wilderness
			 boundary at a location within a setback under paragraph (2) or (3) of
			 subsection (a) if, as determined by the Secretary, the delineation would
			 enhance wilderness management goals.
				206.LivestockWithin the wilderness areas designated under
			 title I, the grazing of livestock authorized on the date of enactment of this
			 Act shall be permitted to continue subject to such reasonable regulations and
			 procedures as the Secretary considers necessary, as long as the regulations and
			 procedures are consistent with the following:
				(1)The Wilderness Act
			 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
				(2)Section 101(f) of
			 the Arizona Desert Wilderness Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–628; 104 Stat.
			 4469).
				207.Fish and
			 wildlifeNothing in this Act
			 affects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to wildlife and fish on the
			 public land located in the State.
			208.Management of
			 newly acquired landsAny land
			 within the boundaries of a wilderness area designated under this Act that is
			 acquired by the Federal Government shall—
				(1)become part of the
			 wilderness area in which the land is located; and
				(2)be managed in
			 accordance with this Act and other laws applicable to wilderness areas.
				209.WithdrawalSubject to valid rights existing on the date
			 of enactment of this Act, the Federal land referred to in title I is withdrawn
			 from all forms of—
				(1)entry,
			 appropriation, or disposal under public law;
				(2)location, entry,
			 and patent under mining law; and
				(3)disposition under
			 all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral
			 materials.


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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4630IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 22, 2021Mr. Cawthorn (for himself, Mr. Perry, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Steube, Mr. Norman, Mrs. Greene of Georgia, and Mr. Weber of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo prohibit the use of Federal funds for the airfare of aliens unlawfully present in the United States, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the No Fly for Illegals Act.2.ProhibitionThe Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by inserting after section 273 the following:273A.Prohibition on use of Federal funds for airfare for certain aliens(a)In generalNo Federal funds may be used to compensate an airline for transporting an alien for the purpose of the alien’s entry into, or relocation within, the United States if the presence of such alien in the United States is unlawful.(b)ExceptionSubsection (a) shall not apply in any case in which an airline transports an alien for the purpose of—(1)removal of the alien from the United States; or(2)protecting the alien from an imminent threat to the life or physical safety of the alien, including transportation for the purpose of a medical evacuation.(c)COVID–19For purposes of this section, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic shall not be considered an imminent threat to the life or physical safety of an alien..


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2925
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 17, 2009
			Mr. Hoekstra (for
			 himself, Mr. Ehlers,
			 Mr. Heller, and
			 Mr. Barrett of South Carolina)
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Energy and
			 Commerce

		A BILL
		To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for
		  community projects that will reduce the number of individuals who are uninsured
		  with respect to health care, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Communities Building Access
			 Act.
		2.FindingsThe Congress finds as follows:
			(1)Two models of community programs for the
			 uninsured have emerged as effective in generating community support and funding
			 in urban and rural areas; in providing effective care and coverage for the
			 uninsured; in avoiding displacement of private coverage; and in avoiding
			 duplication of other Federal programs for the uninsured.
			(2)These community
			 models have demonstrated community-wide economic benefit. Employers in the
			 community experience less health care cost-shifting, in addition to increased
			 productivity and employee retention. With greater emphasis on preventive and
			 chronic care, a community’s uninsured population becomes less of a financial
			 burden on State and local budgets.
			(3)These community
			 models have demonstrated potential national solutions for certain uninsured
			 populations, including the working uninsured. Such lessons learned from these
			 models include, for example, the level of subsidy necessary to get small
			 employers to purchase coverage for their employees, how to effectively market
			 access programs to the uninsured, and how to effectively manage chronic care
			 among lower-income populations.
			(4)These community
			 models have succeeded in raising much of the funding necessary to function, but
			 have lacked financial stability and would enjoy greater success with a stable
			 partial funding stream from the Federal Government.
			(5)These community
			 models, if involved in a Federal partnership, have the ability and willingness
			 to be accountable for a return on investment for Federal funding, and to
			 disseminate expertise to like-minded communities.
			3.Grants for
			 multi-share health care coverage projects for uninsured working
			 individualsSubpart I of part
			 D of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is
			 amended by adding at the end the following:

				330M.Multi-share
				health care coverage projects for uninsured working individuals
					(a)In
				generalThe Secretary shall make grants to public or nonprofit
				private entities to carry out demonstration projects for the purpose of—
						(1)making available, on a cost-sharing basis
				as described in subsection (c)(2)(C), health care coverage to qualifying
				employees through employers that have not contributed to health care benefits
				for employees during the 12-month period prior to participating in such a
				project; and
						(2)making available, on such basis, health
				care coverage to qualifying self-employed individuals who have been without
				such coverage during the 12-month period prior to participating in such a
				project.
						(b)Qualifying
				employees and self-employed individualsFor purposes of this section, the term
				qualifying, with respect to an employee or self-employed
				individual, means that the employee or self-employed individual is not eligible
				for health services under the program under title XVIII, XIX, or XXI of the
				Social Security Act (relating to the Medicare program, the Medicaid program,
				and the State children’s health insurance program, respectively).
					(c)Requirements for
				grant
						(1)In
				generalA grant may be made under subsection (a) for a project
				only if the applicant involved—
							(A)has defined a
				service area for the project;
							(B)has formed a consortium of entities in such
				service area, which consortium is composed of employers whose employees may or
				may not be served by the project, health care providers who will provide
				services through the project, and other appropriate entities;
							(C)has ensured that
				the consortium has established a set of unified goals for the project;
							(D)has conducted a
				basic level of demographic research to obtain data on the uninsured businesses,
				working uninsured, and provider community within the service area in order to
				determine the potential value and effectiveness of operating such a project,
				which data includes—
								(i)the rate of
				uncompensated care;
								(ii)the number of
				women lacking prenatal services;
								(iii)immunization
				rates; and
								(iv)the number of
				employers that do not provide health insurance to their employees; and
								(E)has conducted a
				basic evaluation of State health insurance and local laws that might impact the
				implementation of the project.
							(2)AgreementsA
				grant may be made under subsection (a) for a project only if the applicant
				involved agrees as follows:
							(A)Eligibility
				criteria will be established for employers to participate in the project,
				including the requirement that the employers be located within the service area
				defined under paragraph (1)(A) for the project, which may include—
								(i)a
				maximum average income earned by the employees of the business;
								(ii)criteria, in
				addition to the 12-month periods under subsection (a), to avoid creating any
				incentive for an employer or self-employed individual to discontinue health
				plans or health insurance policies; and
								(iii)such other
				criteria as the consortium under paragraph (1)(B) considers to be
				appropriate.
								(B)A network of health care providers will be
				formed to provide services to qualifying employees and self-employed
				individuals who participate in the project, which services will be provided
				according to a schedule of fees and copayments negotiated by the
				project.
							(C)Of the cost of
				providing health care coverage through the project—
								(i)not more than 30
				percent will be paid by the project with funds from the grant; and
								(ii)not less than 70
				percent will be paid by the employer, the employee, and any additional sources
				of funds (such as the community in which the project is located) that may be
				available pursuant to arrangements with the project.
								(D)A minimum benefit
				package will be selected that includes—
								(i)physicians
				services;
								(ii)prescription drug
				benefits;
								(iii)in-patient
				hospital services;
								(iv)out-patient
				services;
								(v)emergency room
				visits;
								(vi)emergency
				ambulance services; and
								(vii)diagnostic
				laboratory tests and x-rays.
								With
				respect to compliance with the agreement under this subparagraph, the project
				is not required to provide coverage for any service performed outside the
				service area of the project, except to the extent that a service specified in
				any of clauses (i) through (vii) is not reasonably available within the service
				area.(E)The minimum
				benefit package will not exclude coverage of a medical condition on the basis
				that it is a pre-existing condition.
							(F)An entity will be selected by the
				consortium under paragraph (1)(B) to carry out administrative and accounting
				functions with respect to the health care coverage to be offered by the
				project, including monthly billings, verification and enrollment of eligible
				employers and employees, maintenance of membership rosters, operation of the
				utilization management program under subparagraph (G), and development of a
				marketing plan.
							(G)A utilization
				management program will be selected that ensures delivery of care in the
				appropriate setting, using appropriate resources and clinical practice
				guidelines.
							(H)A plan will be
				implemented for measuring quality and efficiency of care provided through the
				project within 2 years after the project begins operation.
							(I)A plan will be implemented for managing
				care for enrollees with chronic illness, as well as additional cost-control
				initiatives that will be employed by the project within 2 years after the
				project begins operation.
							(J)A plan will be
				implemented for protecting the project from high risks, which may include
				affiliation with State high-risk pool or local safety net program, and purchase
				of reinsurance.
							(K)A plan will be
				implemented for evaluating the project on an interim basis, not less frequently
				than annually.
							(d)Application for
				grantA grant may be made under subsection (a) only if an
				application for the grant is submitted to the Secretary and the application is
				in such form, is made in such manner, and contains such agreements, assurances,
				and information as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this
				section.
					(e)Authorization of
				appropriationsFor the
				purpose of making grants under subsection (a), there is authorized to be
				appropriated $36,000,000 in the aggregate for the fiscal years 2010 through
				2016, of which there are authorized to be appropriated amounts as
				follows:
						(1)For fiscal year
				2010, $2,000,000.
						(2)For each of the
				fiscal years 2011 and 2012, $5,000,000.
						(3)For each of the
				fiscal years 2013 through 2016, $6,000,000.
						330N.Grants for
				volunteer specialty provider networks
					(a)In
				generalThe Secretary shall
				make grants to public or nonprofit private entities to carry out demonstration
				projects for the purpose of forming and maintaining networks composed of health
				care specialists who volunteer health services to eligible individuals.
					(b)Eligible
				individualsFor purposes of this section, the term eligible
				individual means an individual who has been enrolled by a project under
				subsection (a) and—
						(1)whose employer
				does not provide health care coverage;
						(2)is unable to
				obtain health care coverage through a family member or common law
				partner;
						(3)is at or below a
				poverty level specified by the Secretary; and
						(4)is not eligible for health services under
				the program under title XVIII, XIX, or XXI of the Social Security Act (relating
				to the Medicare program, the Medicaid program, and the State children’s health
				insurance program, respectively).
						(c)Qualified grant
				expendituresA grant may be
				made under subsection (a) for a project only if the applicant involved agrees
				that the grant will be expended to assist specialists that are participants in
				the network involved through any or all of the following means:
						(1)Paying nominal
				administrative fees to the participants for the costs of providing services to
				eligible individuals.
						(2)Assisting with the
				cost of training primary care practitioners to manage the chronic conditions
				that are most often treated by the network specialists.
						(3)Assisting
				participants with the costs of providing fees to recruit specialists to
				practice in the service area of the project.
						(4)Assisting with the
				costs of operating a community clinic staffed by volunteer network
				specialists.
						(5)Assisting
				participants with the costs of installing or operating information technology
				that is of benefit to patients, such as technology to avoid medical errors or
				to facilitate the authorized electronic transfer of the health records of
				eligible individuals.
						(6)Paying for necessary prescription drug
				costs for necessary treatment prescribed by network specialists.
						(7)Such additional
				means as the Secretary may authorize.
						(d)Certain
				requirements for grantA grant may be made under subsection (a)
				for a project only if the applicant involved—
						(1)has defined a
				service area for the project;
						(2)has formed a
				consortium of various community members, leaders, and organizations in such
				area;
						(3)has ensured that
				the consortium has established a set of unified goals for the project;
						(4)has conducted the
				basic level of demographic research described in section 330M(c)(1)(D);
						(5)has a plan for
				managing the care of eligible individuals with chronic illness; and
						(6)has a plan for
				evaluating the project on an interim basis, not less frequently than once each
				year.
						(e)Matching
				funds
						(1)In
				generalWith respect to the
				costs of the project to be carried out under subsection (a) by an applicant, a
				grant under such subsection may be made only if the applicant agrees to make
				available (directly or through donations from public or private entities)
				non-Federal contributions toward such costs in an amount that is not less than
				1/3 of such costs ($1 for each $2 provided in the
				grant).
						(2)Determination of
				amount contributedNon-Federal contributions required in
				paragraph (1) may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant,
				equipment, or services. Amounts provided by the Federal Government, or services
				assisted or subsidized to any significant extent by the Federal Government, may
				not be included in determining the amount of such non-Federal
				contributions.
						(f)Application for
				grantA grant may be made
				under subsection (a) only if an application for the grant is submitted to the
				Secretary and the application is in such form, is made in such manner, and
				contains such agreements, assurances, and information as the Secretary
				determines to be necessary to carry out this section.
					(g)Authorization of
				appropriationsFor the
				purpose of making grants under subsection (a), there is authorized to be
				appropriated $9,000,000 in the aggregate for the fiscal years 2010 through
				2016, of which there are authorized to be appropriated amounts as
				follows:
						(1)For each of the
				fiscal years 2010 and 2011, $500,000.
						(2)For each of the
				fiscal years 2012 and 2013, $1,000,000.
						(3)For each of the
				fiscal years 2014 through 2016, $2,000,000.
						330O.Clearinghouse
				for information on community-initiated projects to provide health care coverage
				to uninsured individuals
					(a)In
				generalThe Secretary shall make an award of a grant or contract
				for the establishment and operation of a clearinghouse to collect and make
				available, on a national basis, information on projects under sections 330M and
				330N and similar projects that are community-initiated (referred to in this
				section as access projects).
					(b)Certain
				requirementsThe Secretary shall ensure that the information
				collected and made available under subsection (a) by the Clearinghouse includes
				the following:
						(1)A database identifying technical-assistance
				experts who are or have been involved in the planning or operation of access
				projects.
						(2)Information
				regarding the success and progress of access projects, including—
							(A)information on
				best-practices identified for such projects;
							(B)the number of
				individuals who lacked health care coverage prior to receiving such coverage
				through the projects;
							(C)the number of
				individuals served by the projects who have chronic conditions that are managed
				by the projects;
							(D)the economic
				impact of the projects for businesses in the communities in which the projects
				operated; and
							(E)the savings of
				hospitals and other health care providers in such communities that resulted
				from the operation of the projects.
							(c)ApplicationAn
				award may be made under subsection (a) only if an application for the award is
				submitted to the Secretary and the application is in such form, is made in such
				manner, and contains such agreements, assurances, and information as the
				Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this section.
					(d)Solicitation of
				reportsThe Secretary may carry out a program to encourage public
				and private entities that plan or operate access projects to submit to the
				Clearinghouse reports that provide information on the projects.
					(e)DefinitionFor
				purposes of this section, the term Clearinghouse means the
				clearinghouse under subsection (a).
					(f)Authorization of
				appropriationFor the purpose of making awards under subsection
				(a), there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for
				each of the fiscal years 2010 through
				2016.
					.


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I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 5618IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 15, 2020Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on AppropriationsA BILLTo make supplemental appropriations to provide additional funds to Americorps for the fiscal year
			 ending September 30, 2020.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act. 2.Statement of appropriationsThe following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, namely:
			Corporation for National and Community Service
 Operating ExpensesFor an additional amount for the Corporation for National and Community Service to carry out the National and Community Service Act of 1990, notwithstanding sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(4)(C), 501(a)(4)(E), and 501(a)(5)(F) of such Act, $7,739,500,000: Provided, That of such amount up to $75,000,000 may be used to defray the costs of conducting grant application reviews, including the use of outside peer reviewers and electronic management of the grants cycle: Provided further, That an additional $3,097,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be deposited in the National Service Trust for expenses authorized under subtitle D of title I of such Act.
 Salaries and ExpensesFor an additional amount for necessary expenses of administration as provided under section 501(a)(5) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990, including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the employment of experts and consultants authorized under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $37,500,000.
 Office of Inspector GeneralFor an additional amount for necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General of the Corporation in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $8,000,000.
 3.RequirementThe Corporation shall use amounts appropriated by this Act in a manner that— (1)increases to 500,000 the number of national service positions approved under subtitle C of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990; and
 (2)gives preference to national service programs that propose to use full-time national service positions.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5524
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 15, 2010
			Mr. Akin introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means

		A BILL
		To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the
		  importation into the United States of plastinated human remains from the
		  People’s Republic of China.

		1.Prohibition on importation of
			 plastinated human remains from the People’s Republic of China
			(a)AmendmentPart I of title III of the Tariff Act of
			 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1304 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 308 the
			 following:

					308A.Prohibition on
				importation of plastinated human remains from the People’s Republic of
				China
						(a)DefinitionsIn this section:
							(1)Customs
				lawsThe term customs
				laws of the United States means any other law or regulation enforced or
				administered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection of the Department of
				Homeland Security.
							(2)PersonThe term person includes any
				individual, partnership, corporation, association, organization, business
				trust, government entity, or other entity subject to the jurisdiction of the
				United States.
							(3)Plastinated
				human remainsThe term
				plastinated human remains means human remains, including tissues,
				organs, and other body parts, that are preserved from decay by replacing the
				water and fats in the human remains with a polymer.
							(4)SecretaryThe
				term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
							(5)United
				StatesThe term United
				States means the customs territory of the United States, as defined in
				general note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
							(b)ProhibitionIt shall be unlawful for any person to
				import into the United States any plastinated human remains from the People’s
				Republic of China.
						(c)Penalties
							(1)Civil
				penaltiesAny person who violates any provision of this section
				or any regulation issued under this section may, in addition to any other civil
				or criminal penalty that may be imposed under title 18, United States Code, or
				any other provision of law, be assessed a civil penalty by the designated
				authority of not more than—
								(A)$10,000 for each
				separate knowing and intentional violation;
								(B)$5,000 for each
				separate grossly negligent violation; or
								(C)$3,000 for each
				separate negligent violation.
								(2)ForfeitureAny plastinated human remains imported
				contrary to the provisions of this section or any regulation issued under this
				section shall be subject to forfeiture to the United States.
							(d)EnforcementThe
				Secretary shall enforce the provisions of this section with respect to the
				prohibition under subsection (b).
						(e)RegulationsNot later than 270 days after the date of
				the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall, after notice and
				opportunity for comment, issue regulations to carry out the provisions of this
				section.
						(f)Coordination
				with other lawsNothing in this section shall be construed as
				superseding or limiting in any manner the functions and responsibilities of the
				Secretary under the customs laws of the United
				States.
						.
			(b)Effective
			 dateSection 308A of the
			 Tariff Act of 1930, as added by subsection (a), applies with respect to the
			 importation of plastinated human remains from the People’s Republic of China on
			 or after the date of the enactment of this Act.


		III

		109th CONGRESS

		1st Session

		S. CON. RES. 12

		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			February 15, 2005

			Mr. Feingold submitted

			 the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the

			 Committee on

			 Finance

		CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

		Providing that any agreement relating to trade and

		  investment that is negotiated by the executive branch with another country must

		  comply with certain minimum standards.

		Whereas there is general consensus among the American

			 public and the global community that, with respect to international trade and

			 investment rules—

			(1)global

			 environmental, labor, health, food security, and other public interest

			 standards must be strengthened to prevent a global race to the

			 bottom;

			(2)domestic

			 environmental, labor, health, food security, and other public interest

			 standards and policies must not be undermined, including those based on the use

			 of the precautionary principle (the internationally recognized legal principle

			 that holds that, when there is scientific uncertainty regarding the potential

			 adverse effects of an action, a product or technology, a government should act

			 in a way that minimizes the risk of harm to human health and the

			 environment);

			(3)provision and

			 regulation of public services such as education, health care, transportation,

			 energy, water, and other utilities are basic functions of democratic government

			 and must not be undermined;

			(4)raising standards

			 in developing countries requires additional assistance and respect for

			 diversity of policies and priorities;

			(5)countries must be

			 allowed to design and implement policies to sustain family farms and achieve

			 food security;

			(6)healthy national

			 economies are essential to a healthy global economy, and the right of

			 governments to pursue policies to maintain and create jobs must be

			 upheld;

			(7)the right of

			 State and local and comparable regional governments of all countries to create

			 and enforce diverse policies must be safeguarded from imposed downward

			 harmonization; and

			(8)rules for the

			 global economy must be developed and implemented democratically and with

			 transparency and accountability; and

			Whereas many international trade and investment agreements

			 in existence and currently being negotiated do not serve these interests, and

			 have caused substantial harm to the health and well-being of communities in the

			 United States and within countries that are trading partners of the United

			 States: Now, therefore, be it

		That any agreement relating to trade

			 and investment that is negotiated by the executive branch with another country

			 should comply with the following:

			(1)Regarding

			 investor and investment policyNo such agreement that includes

			 any provision relating to foreign investment may permit a foreign investor to

			 challenge or seek compensation because of a measure of a government at the

			 national, State, or local level that protects the public interest, including,

			 but not limited to, public health, safety, and welfare, the environment, and

			 worker protections, unless a foreign investor demonstrates that the measure was

			 enacted or applied primarily for the purpose of discriminating against a

			 foreign investor or foreign investment.

			(2)Regarding

			 servicesAny such agreement, to the extent applicable, shall

			 comply with the following:

				(A)(i)The agreement may not

			 discipline a government measure relating to—

						(I)a public service, including public

			 services for which the government is not the sole provider;

						(II)a service that requires extensive

			 regulation;

						(III)an essential human service; and

						(IV)a service that has an essentially social

			 component.

						(ii)A service described in clause (i)

			 includes, but is not limited to, a public benefit program, health care, health

			 insurance, public health, child care, education and training, the distribution

			 of a controlled substance or product (including alcohol, tobacco, and

			 firearms), research and development on a natural or social science, a utility

			 (including an energy utility, water, waste disposal, and sanitation), national

			 security, maritime, air, surface, and other transportation services, a postal

			 service, energy extraction and any related service, and a correctional

			 service.

					(B)The agreement

			 shall permit a country that has made a commitment in an area described in

			 subparagraph (A) to revise that commitment for the purposes of public interest

			 regulation without any financial or other trade-related penalty.

				(C)The agreement

			 shall ensure that any rule governing a subsidy or government procurement fully

			 protects the ability of a government to support and purchase a service in a way

			 that promotes economic development, social justice and equity, public health,

			 environmental quality, human rights, and the rights of workers.

				(D)The agreement

			 shall not make a new commitment on the temporary entry of workers because such

			 policies should be determined by the Congress, after consideration by the

			 congressional committees with jurisdiction over immigration to avoid an array

			 of inconsistent policies and any policy that fails to—

					(i)include labor

			 market tests that ensure that the employment of temporary workers will not

			 adversely affect other similarly employed workers;

					(ii)involve labor

			 unions in the labor certification process implemented under the immigration

			 program for temporary workers under

			 section

			 101(a)(15)(H)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, including the

			 filing by an employer of an application under section 212(n)(1) of that Act;

			 and

					(iii)guarantee the

			 same workplace protections for temporary workers that are available to all

			 workers.

					(E)The agreement

			 shall guarantee that all governments that are parties to the agreement can

			 regulate foreign investors in services and other service providers in order to

			 protect public health and safety, consumers, the environment, and workers’

			 rights, without requiring the governments to establish their regulations to be

			 the least burdensome option for foreign service providers.

				(3)Regarding

			 policies to support American workers and small, minority, and women-owned

			 businessesAny such agreement shall preserve the right of

			 Federal, State, and local governments to maintain or establish policies to

			 support American workers and small, minority, or women-owned businesses,

			 including, but not limited to, policies with respect to government procurement,

			 loans, and subsidies.

			(4)Regarding

			 environmental, labor, and other public interest standardsAny

			 such agreement—

				(A)may not supersede

			 the rights and obligations of parties under multilateral environmental, labor,

			 and human rights agreements; and

				(B)shall, to the

			 extent applicable, include commitments, subject to binding enforcement on the

			 same terms as commercial provisions—

					(i)to

			 adhere to specified workers’ rights and environmental standards;

					(ii)not to diminish

			 or fail to enforce existing domestic labor and environmental provisions;

			 and

					(iii)to abide by the

			 core labor standards of the International Labor Organization (ILO).

					(5)Regarding

			 United States trade lawsNo such agreement may—

				(A)contain a

			 provision which modifies or amends, or requires a modification of or an

			 amendment to, any law of the United States that provides to United States

			 businesses or workers safeguards from unfair foreign trade practices, including

			 any law providing for—

					(i)the

			 imposition of countervailing or antidumping duties;

					(ii)protection from

			 unfair methods of competition or unfair acts in the importation of

			 articles;

					(iii)relief from

			 injury caused by import competition;

					(iv)relief from

			 unfair trade practices; or

					(v)the

			 imposition of import restrictions to protect the national security; or

					(B)weaken the

			 existing terms of the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General

			 Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994, or the Agreement on Subsidies and

			 Countervailing Measures, of the World Trade Organization, including through the

			 domestic implementation of rulings of dispute settlement bodies.

				(6)Regarding food

			 safetyNo such agreement may—

				(A)restrict the

			 ability of the United States to ensure that food products entering the United

			 States are rigorously inspected to establish that they meet all food safety

			 standards in the United States, including inspection standards;

				(B)force acceptance

			 of different food safety standards as equivalent, or require

			 international harmonization of food safety standards, which undermine the level

			 of human health protection provided under domestic law; or

				(C)restrict the

			 ability of governments to enact policies to guarantee the right of consumers to

			 know where and how their food is produced.

				(7)Regarding

			 agriculture and food securityNo such agreement may, with respect

			 to food and other agricultural commodities—

				(A)contain

			 provisions that prevent countries from—

					(i)establishing

			 domestic and global reserves,

					(ii)managing

			 supply,

					(iii)enforcing

			 antidumping disciplines,

					(iv)ensuring fair

			 market prices, or

					(v)vigorously

			 enforcing antitrust laws, in order to guarantee competitive markets for family

			 farmers; or

					(B)prevent countries

			 from developing the necessary sanitary and phytosanitary standards to prevent

			 the introduction of pathogens or other potentially invasive species which may

			 adversely affect agriculture, human health, or the environment.

				(8)Regarding

			 transparency(A)The process of

			 negotiating any such agreement must be open and transparent, including

			 through—

					(i)prompt and regular disclosure of

			 full negotiating texts; and

					(ii)prompt and regular disclosure of

			 negotiating positions of the United States.

					(B)In negotiating any such agreement, any

			 request or offer relating to investment, procurement, or trade in services must

			 be made public within 10 days after its submission if such request or

			 offer—

					(i)proposes specific Federal, State,

			 and local laws and regulations in the United States to be changed, eliminated,

			 or scheduled under such an agreement, including, but not limited to, subsidies,

			 tax rules, procurement rules, professional standards, and rules on temporary

			 entry of persons;

					(ii)proposes for coverage under such

			 an agreement—

						(I)specific essential public services,

			 including, but not limited to, public benefits programs, health care,

			 education, national security, sanitation, water, energy, and other utilities;

			 or

						(II)private service sectors that require

			 extensive regulation or have an inherently social component, including, but not

			 limited to, maritime, air transport, trucking, and other transportation

			 services, postal services, utilities such as water, energy, and sanitation,

			 corrections, education and childcare, and health care; or

						(iii)proposes a discipline or process

			 of general application which may interfere with the ability of the United

			 States or State, local, or tribal governments to adopt, implement, or enforce

			 laws and regulations identified in clause (i) or provide or regulate services

			 identified in clause (ii).

					(C)The broad array of constituencies

			 representing the majority of the people of the United States, including labor

			 unions, environmental organizations, consumer groups, family farm groups,

			 public health advocates, faith-based organizations, and civil rights groups,

			 must have at least the same representation on trade advisory committees and

			 access to trade negotiators and negotiating fora as those constituencies

			 representing commercial interests.

				(D)Any dispute resolution mechanism

			 established in any such agreement must be open and transparent, including

			 through disclosure to the public of documents and access to hearings, and must

			 permit participation by nonparties through the filing of amicus briefs, as well

			 as provide for standing for State and local governments as intervenors.

				(9)Regarding

			 governmental authorityNo such agreement may contain provisions

			 that bind national, State, local, or comparable regional governments to

			 limiting regulatory, taxation, spending, or procurement authority without an

			 opportunity for public review and comment described in paragraph (8), and

			 without the explicit, informed consent of the national, State, local, or

			 comparable regional legislative body concerned, through such means as is

			 decided by such legislative body.

			(10)Regarding

			 access to medicines and seeds(A)No such agreement may

			 contain provisions that prevent countries from taking measures to protect

			 public health by ensuring access to medicines.

				(B)No such agreement may constrain the

			 rights of farmers to save, use, exchange, or sell farm-saved seeds and other

			 publicly available seed varieties.

				(11)Regarding

			 developing countriesAny such agreement must grant special and

			 differential treatment for developing countries with regard to the timeframe

			 for implementation of the agreement as well as other concerns.