116 HR 6243 IH: Block Iranian Access to U.S. Banks Act of 2020
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-03-12
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I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6243IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 12, 2020Mr. Huizenga introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial ServicesA BILLTo prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from authorizing financial services by United States financial institutions to the Government of Iran, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Block Iranian Access to U.S. Banks Act of 2020. 2.FindingsThe Congress finds the following:(1)In 2019, the Department of the Treasury concluded that Iran is a jurisdiction of primary money laundering concern and imposed restrictions on correspondent accounts in the United States involving Iranian financial institutions.(2)In June 2019, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) urged all jurisdictions to require increased supervisory examination for branches and subsidiaries of financial institutions based in Iran. The FATF later called upon its members to introduce enhanced relevant reporting mechanisms or systematic reporting of financial transactions, and require increased external audit requirements, for financial groups with respect to any of their branches and subsidiaries located in Iran.(3)According to the State Department’s Country Reports on Terrorism in 2018, Iran is the world’s foremost state sponsor of terrorism. The regime has spent nearly one billion dollars per year to support terrorist groups that serve as its proxies and expand its malign influence across the globe. Tehran has funded international terrorist groups such as Hizballah, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.3.Sense of CongressIt is the sense of the Congress that the deposits of United States citizens held in United States financial institutions should not be used to finance the Government of Iran.4.Prohibition on Iranian access to United States financial institutions(a)Prohibitions(1)In generalThe Secretary of the Treasury may not issue a license authorizing a United States financial institution to provide financial services, directly or indirectly, to the Government of Iran.(2)DefinitionsIn this subsection:(A)United States financial institutionThe term United States financial institution has the meaning given the term U.S. financial institution under section 561.309 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.(B)Government of IranThe term Government of Iran has the meaning given that term under section 560.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.(b)Waiver(1)In generalThe President may waive the requirements of subsection (a) with respect to a license authorizing financial services after issuing a report reporting to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate stating that—(A)the financial services are required solely for the provision of medicines, medical equipment, agricultural commodities, or humanitarian assistance benefitting the people of Iran; or(B)the financial services are not provided in connection with a foreign person that engages in sanctionable activities.(2)ReportNot later than 30 days after a report is submitted by the President under paragraph (1) with respect to a license, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transmit a copy of the license issued pursuant to the waiver to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.(c)SunsetThe provisions of this Act shall cease to have any force or effect on the earlier of—(1)the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act; or(2)the date that is 30 days after the Secretary of the Treasury reports in writing to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and makes such report publicly available, that–—(A)Iran is not a jurisdiction of primary money laundering concern;(B)Iran has ceased providing support for acts of international terrorism; or(C)terminating the provisions of this Act is necessary to permit the United States to comply with a treaty ratified by the United States.


110 HR 6742 IH: Ambassadors Qualification Act of

U.S. House of Representatives
2008-07-31
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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 6742
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 31, 2008
			Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of
			 Texas (for herself, Ms.
			 Watson, and Ms. Lee)
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Foreign
			 Affairs

		A BILL
		To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to prescribe
		  certain qualifications to be eligible to serve as an
		  ambassador.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Ambassadors Qualification Act of
			 2008.
		2.Qualifications to
			 be eligible to serve as an ambassadorSection 301(a) of the Foreign Service Act of
			 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3942(a)) is amended—
			(1)in paragraph (1),
			 by striking The President may and inserting (A) Subject
			 to the requirements specified in subparagraph (B), the President may;
			 and
			(2)by adding at the
			 end the following new subparagraph:

					(B)To be eligible to be appointed as an
				ambassador or as an ambassador at large under subparagraph (A), an individual
				shall satisfy the following requirements:
						(i)Unquestioned integrity, personal
				discretion, and self-discipline.
						(ii)Demonstrated interest, understanding,
				and experience in foreign affairs and foreign cultures of the assigned
				region.
						(iii)Thorough knowledge of United States
				history and thorough knowledge of and commitment to United States values and
				economic, commercial, and political purposes.
						(iv)Appreciation of the dynamics of
				United States politics, including the role and limitations of Congress and the
				executive branch.
						(v)Intellect, perception, and
				interpersonal skills required to communicate effectively with the host country,
				including the ability to explain persuasively to foreign governments and
				publics the United States’ position on a particular issue, and with the
				American people, and to recommend appropriate policies to the President and
				Secretary of State.
						(vi)Demonstrated efficiency as a leader,
				manager, and executive, and demonstrated sound judgment and strength of
				character to lead United States diplomatic and consular missions abroad and to
				command attention and respect in the United
				States.
						.


116 SJ 23 IS: Relating to the disapproval of the proposed sale to the Government of the Czech Republic of certain defense articles and services.
U.S. Senate
2019-05-14
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IIA116th CONGRESS1st SessionS. J. RES. 23IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 14, 2019Mr. Paul introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign RelationsJOINT RESOLUTIONRelating to the disapproval of the proposed sale to the Government of the Czech Republic of certain
			 defense
 articles and services.That the issuance of a letter of offer with respect to any of the following proposed sales to the Government of the Czech Republic (described in the certification Transmittal No. 19–34, sent to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate pursuant to section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(1)) on May 6, 2019), is hereby prohibited:(1)The proposed sale of Four (4) AH–1Z Attack Helicopters (Transmittal Numbered 19–34).(2)The proposed sale of Eight (8) T700–GE–701D Engines (installed) (Transmittal Numbered 19–34).(3)The proposed sale of Eight (8) Honeywell Embedded Global Positioning Systems with Navigation (EGI) and Precise Positioning Service (PPS) (installed) (Transmittal Numbered 19–34).(4)The proposed sale of Fourteen (14) AGM–114 Hellfire Missiles (Transmittal Numbered 19–34).(5)The proposed sale of communication equipment, electronic warfare systems, M197 20mm machine guns, Target Sight System, support equipment, spare engine containers, spare and repair parts, tools and test equipment, technical data and publications, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics and program support (Transmittal Numbered 19–34).


		III

		109th CONGRESS

		1st Session

		S. RES. 166

		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED

		  STATES

			June 9, 2005

			Mr. Lott submitted the

			 following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

		RESOLUTION

		To authorize the printing of a collection

		  of the rules of the committees of the Senate.

		That a collection of the rules of the

			 committees of the Senate, together with related materials, be printed as a

			 Senate document, and that there be printed 500 additional copies of such

			 document for the use of the Committee on Rules and Administration.


116 HR 8033 IH: Access to Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-08-14
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I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8033IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESAugust 14, 2020Mr. Brindisi (for himself, Mr. Bost, and Mr. Banks) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsA BILLTo improve the ability of veterans to access suicide prevention coordinators of the Department of Veterans Affairs.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Access to Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act.2.Suicide prevention coordinators(a)Staffing requirementBeginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall—(1)ensure that each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs has no fewer than one full-time employee whose primary job responsibility is serving as a suicide prevention coordinator;(2)ensure that all Department medical centers report to the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention of the Department regarding their hiring plans to reach the number of recommended suicide prevention coordinators based on the current staffing model; and(3)consider and implement findings from the assessment of the Comptroller General of the United States of the responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates for suicide prevention coordinators, as required under section 2 of the Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act (Public Law 116–96).(b)Study on reorganization(1)In generalNot later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention of the Department, shall commence the conduct of a study to determine the feasibility and advisability of—(A)the realignment and reorganization of suicide prevention coordinators within the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention; and(B)the creation of a suicide prevention coordinator program office.(2)Program office realignmentIn conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall assess the feasibility of advisability of, within the suicide prevention coordinator program office described in paragraph (1)(B), aligning suicide prevention coordinators and case managers within the organizational structure and chart of the Suicide Prevention Program of the Department, with the Director of the Suicide Prevention program having ultimate supervisory oversight and responsibility over the suicide prevention coordinator program office.(c)ReportNot later than 90 days after the completion of the study under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on such study, including the following:(1)An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of creating a suicide prevention coordinator program office to oversee and monitor suicide prevention coordinators and suicide prevention case managers across all medical centers of the Department.(2)A review of current staffing ratios for suicide prevention coordinators and suicide prevention case managers in comparison with current staffing ratios for mental health providers within each medical center of the Department.(3)A description of the duties and responsibilities for suicide prevention coordinators across the Department to better define, delineate, and standardize qualifications, performance goals, performance duties, and performance outcomes for suicide prevention coordinators and suicide prevention case managers.


114 HRES 149 IH: Expressing support for designation of the week of March 15, 2015, through March 21, 2015, as National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week.
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-03-13
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IV
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 149
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 13, 2015
Ms. Slaughter (for herself and Ms. Bonamici) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

RESOLUTION
Expressing support for designation of the week of March 15, 2015, through March 21, 2015, as National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week.

Whereas arts education, comprising a rich array of disciplines including dance, music, theatre, media arts, literature design, and visual arts, is a core academic subject and an essential element of a complete and balanced education for all students; Whereas arts education enables students to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills, imagination and creativity, discipline, alternative ways to communicate and express feelings and ideas, and cross-cultural understanding, which supports academic success nationwide as well as personal growth outside the classroom;
Whereas the nonprofit arts sector is an economic engine and plays a significant role in the economic health of communities large and small with direct expenditures of wages and benefits as well as goods and services; Whereas to succeed in today’s economy, students must masterfully use words, images, sounds, and movement to communicate;
Whereas the Young Audiences Arts for Learning impacts more than 5,000,000 school children annually with valuable arts-in-education programs; Whereas Young Audiences Arts for Learning presents more than 79,000 arts in education programs to students and teachers;
Whereas Young Audiences Arts for Learning works with over 4,500 professional teaching artists;  Whereas Young Audiences Arts for Learning produces programs in more than 8,900 schools and community centers annually;
Whereas Young Audiences Arts for Learning encompasses 30 affiliates across the country, including 25 participating affiliates for 2015 National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week; Whereas Young Audiences of Rochester, established in 1962, is upstate New York’s oldest and most comprehensive arts-in-education organization, working with over 118,000 students this past year;
Whereas Arts for Learning Indiana offered new career development courses and worked with over 107,000 students in 2014; Whereas Arts for Learning Miami provided 300 in-depth artist residencies at more than 40 schools, with programming reaching youth from infancy through high school graduation;
Whereas Arts for Learning, Woodruff Arts Center Atlanta, now in its 30th year, provided 1,400 performances, workshops, and residencies to 200,000 students; Whereas Arts Partners, Wichita, Kansas offered almost 1,000 programs to 22,000 students;
Whereas Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education worked with 3,500 students in 50 Chicago Public Schools; Whereas COMPAS, St. Paul, in its 46th year, provided creative opportunities for 55,000 students;
Whereas Center for Arts-Inspired Learning, Ohio provided 5,700 programs for 220,000 children; Whereas Kansas City Young Audiences, Missouri, the largest nonprofit arts education provider in the region, serving over 114,000 students;
Whereas Think 360 Arts for Learning, Denver worked with almost 25,000 kids across metro-Denver; Whereas Young Audiences Maryland partnered with every school district in the State to provide programs to almost 180,000 students;
Whereas Young Audiences New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania provided programming to 711 schools serving over 400,000 students; Whereas Young Audiences New York worked with 170,000 across New York City;
Whereas Young Audiences of Houston hosted the Houston Arts Partners conference for 870 participants, and provided programs to almost 10,000 kids; Whereas Young Audiences of Louisiana opened its first charter school in 2013, providing a creative educational setting for 400 creative learners;
Whereas Young Audiences of Massachusetts expanded its Horizons Through Music program, offering music and literacy programs to 150 homeless preschoolers; Whereas Young Audiences of Northeast Texas’ 47 teaching artists presented 105 programs to 25,000 students across 18 counties in northeast Texas;
Whereas Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington celebrated its 55th year by partnering with schools to provide programs to over 300,000 students across the region; Whereas Young Audiences of Northern California provided programs to more than 24,000 students this past year and continued to expand its peer mentorship program;
Whereas Young Audiences of San Diego served over 50,000 students in 120 schools, and continued to grow its Military Family Arts Connection program; Whereas Young Audiences of Southeast Texas reaches over 28,000 children with arts-in-education programs each year;
Whereas Young Audiences of Virginia, serving over 170,000 students, recently finished collaborating with school districts to redesign in-school programs and strengthen professional development; Whereas Young Audiences of Western New York worked closely with 100 young people, all of whom had experienced difficulties in their school or communities; and
Whereas the week of March 15, 2015, through March 21, 2015, would be an appropriate week to designate as National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week: Now, therefore, be it  That the House of Representatives—
(1)supports the designation of National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week;  (2)honors and recognizes the contributions which Young Audiences Arts for Learning programs have made in enriching the lives of students, teachers, volunteers, families, and communities and pays tribute to arts in education and its contribution to society; and
(3)encourages the people of the United States to observe National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week with appropriate ceremonies and activities that promote awareness of the role that arts in education plays in enriching the education of young people and enriching United States society as a whole.


		III
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. RES. 484
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			March 13, 2008
			Mr. Specter (for himself
			 and Mr. Casey) submitted the following
			 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

			March 31 (legislative
			 day, March 13), 2008
			Committee discharged; considered and agreed
			 to

		RESOLUTION
		Designating March 25, 2008, as
		  National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day.

		Whereas cerebral palsy is any number of neurological
			 disorders that appear in infancy or early childhood and permanently affect body
			 movement and the muscle coordination necessary to maintain balance and
			 posture;
		Whereas cerebral palsy is caused by damage to 1 or more
			 specific areas of the brain, usually occurring during fetal development,
			 before, during, or shortly after birth, or during infancy;
		Whereas the majority of children are born with cerebral
			 palsy, although it may not be detected until months or years later;
		Whereas 75 percent of individuals with cerebral palsy also
			 have 1 or more additional developmental disabilities including epilepsy,
			 intellectual disability, autism and visual impairments, or blindness;
		Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
			 recently released information indicating an increase in the prevalence of
			 cerebral palsy and that the rate is now about 1 in 278 children;
		Whereas 800,000 Americans are affected by cerebral
			 palsy;
		Whereas, while there is no current cure for cerebral
			 palsy, some treatment will often improve a child’s capabilities and scientists
			 and researchers are hopeful that breakthroughs will be forthcoming;
		Whereas researchers across the Nation are conducting
			 important research projects involving cerebral palsy; and
		Whereas the Senate is an institution that can raise
			 awareness in the general public and the medical community of cerebral palsy:
			 Now, therefore, be it

		That the Senate—
			(1)designates March
			 25, 2008, as National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day;
			(2)recognizes that
			 all people of the United States should become more informed and aware of
			 cerebral palsy; and
			(3)respectfully
			 requests the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy of this resolution to
			 Reaching for the Stars: A Foundation of Hope for Children with Cerebral
			 Palsy.


115 HR 3852 IH: Humanitarian Disaster Relief Act of 2017
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-09-27
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3852IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 27, 2017Ms. Meng (for herself, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Soto, and Mr. Gutiérrez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
			 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo permit the waiver of Jones Act requirements for humanitarian relief efforts.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Humanitarian Disaster Relief Act of 2017. 2.Jones Act waiver for humanitarian relief effortsSection 501(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting or humanitarian relief efforts after national defense in each place it appears.


117 HR 1290 IH: National Commission on Renaming the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Headquarters Building Act of 2021
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-02-24
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1290IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 24, 2021Mr. Connolly introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo establish a commission to redesignate the J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Building, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the National Commission on Renaming the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Headquarters Building Act of 2021.2.EstablishmentThere is established a commission to be known as the National Commission on Renaming the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Headquarters Building (in this Act referred to as the Commission).3.Duties of Commission(a)In generalThe Commission shall review the designation of the J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Building, located at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest in the District of Columbia, and provide recommendations on the redesignation of such building.(b)Scope of reviewIn conducting the review and developing the recommendations required by subsection (a), the Commission shall consider the following:(1)The criteria for any redesignation of the J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Building, including—(A)ensuring that such redesignation reflects—(i)the mission and values of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (in this Act referred to as the FBI);(ii)racial, ethnic, and gender diversity; and(iii)the values of the United States Constitution;(B)serving as an inspiration to FBI employees and citizens of the United States; and(C)honoring living persons when appropriate and in exceptional cases.(2)The rules, regulations, and procedures for the designation of Federal buildings.(3)Any other criteria that the Commission determines are relevant.4.Membership(a)Number and appointmentThe Commission shall be composed of 8 members appointed as follows:(1)2 members appointed by the President, in consultation with the Attorney General and Director of the FBI.(2)2 members appointed by the majority leader of the Senate.(3)1 member appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.(4)2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.(5)1 member appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives.(b)CriteriaEach member of the Commission shall have expertise in the history of the Federal Government or social justice issues.(c)Chair and vice chairThe Chair and Vice Chair of the Commission shall be elected by the members of the Commission.(d)Appointment(1)Deadline for initial appointmentEach member of the Commission shall be appointed not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (2)Effect of lack of appointmentIf the appointment for a membership position described in subsection (a) is not made by the appointment deadline described under paragraph (1), or if a membership position described in subsection (a) is vacant for more than 90 days, the authority to make an appointment for such position shall transfer to the Chair.(e)TermsEach member shall be appointed for the life of the Commission.(f)VacancyA vacancy in the Commission shall—(1)not affect the powers of the Commission; and(2)be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made.5.Reports(a)Interim reportNot later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the President and Congress an interim report on the activities of the Commission related to the redesignation of the J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Building.(b)Final reportNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the President and Congress a report on the results of the review carried out pursuant to section 3(a) and any recommendations related to the redesignation of the J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Building.6.Redesignation(a)In generalNot later than 30 days after the Commission submits the final report pursuant to section 5(b), the Director of the FBI shall determine whether to redesignate the J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Building in accordance with the recommendations of the Commission. (b)ReportIf the Director of the FBI makes a determination that the J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Building should not be redesignated in accordance with the recommendations of the Commission, the Director shall submit to Congress a report explaining the reason for such determination.(c)Building relocationIf the headquarters of the FBI holds a designation provided under this Act and such headquarters is moved to a different facility, such facility shall hold the same such designation.7.TerminationThe Commission shall terminate on the date that is not later than 30 days after the Commission submits the final report pursuant to section 5(b).


		IB
		Union Calendar No. 273
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 3407
		[Report No.
		  112–393]
		IN THE HOUSE OF
		  REPRESENTATIVES

			November 14, 2011
			Mr. Hastings of
			 Washington (for himself and Mr. Young of
			 Alaska) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Natural
			 Resources

			February 9, 2012
			Additional sponsors: Mr.
			 Kline and Mr. Duncan of South
			 Carolina

			February 9, 2012
			Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of
			 the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be
			 printed
			Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert
			 the part printed in italic
			For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as
			 introduced on November 14, 2011

		A BILL
		To direct the Secretary of the Interior to
		  establish and implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program for the
		  exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources of the
		  Coastal Plain of Alaska, to ensure secure energy supplies for the continental
		  Pacific Coast of the United States, lower prices, and reduce imports, and for
		  other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Alaskan Energy for American Jobs
			 Act.
		2.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)Coastal
			 plainThe term Coastal Plain means that area
			 described in appendix I to part 37 of title 50, Code of Federal
			 Regulations.
			(2)Peer
			 reviewedThe term peer
			 reviewed means reviewed—
				(A)by individuals chosen by
			 the National Academy of Sciences with no contractual relationship with, or
			 those who have no application for a grant or other funding pending with, the
			 Federal agency with leasing jurisdiction; or
				(B)if individuals described
			 in subparagraph (A) are not available, by the top individuals in the specified
			 biological fields, as determined by the National Academy of Sciences.
				(3)SecretaryThe
			 term Secretary, except as otherwise provided, means the
			 Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary’s designee.
			3.Leasing program for
			 lands within the Coastal Plain
			(a)In
			 generalThe Secretary shall take such actions as are
			 necessary—
				(1)to establish and
			 implement, in accordance with this Act and acting through the Director of the
			 Bureau of Land Management in consultation with the Director of the United
			 States Fish and Wildlife Service, a competitive oil and gas leasing program
			 that will result in the exploration, development, and production of the oil and
			 gas resources of the Coastal Plain; and
				(2)to administer the
			 provisions of this Act through regulations, lease terms, conditions,
			 restrictions, prohibitions, stipulations, and other provisions that ensure the
			 oil and gas exploration, development, and production activities on the Coastal
			 Plain will result in no significant adverse effect on fish and wildlife, their
			 habitat, subsistence resources, and the environment, including, in furtherance
			 of this goal, by requiring the application of the best commercially available
			 technology for oil and gas exploration, development, and production to all
			 exploration, development, and production operations under this Act in a manner
			 that ensures the receipt of fair market value by the public for the mineral
			 resources to be leased.
				(b)Repeal of existing
			 restriction
				(1)RepealSection
			 1003 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3143) is
			 repealed.
				(2)Conforming
			 amendmentThe table of contents in section 1 of such Act is
			 amended by striking the item relating to section 1003.
				(c)Compliance with
			 requirements under certain other laws
				(1)CompatibilityFor
			 purposes of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16
			 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.), the oil and gas leasing program and activities
			 authorized by this section in the Coastal Plain are deemed to be compatible
			 with the purposes for which the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was
			 established, and no further findings or decisions are required to implement
			 this determination.
				(2)Adequacy of the
			 Department of the Interior’s legislative environmental impact
			 statementThe Final Legislative Environmental Impact
			 Statement (April 1987) on the Coastal Plain prepared pursuant to
			 section 1002 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C.
			 3142) and section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
			 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) is deemed to satisfy the requirements under the National
			 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 that apply with respect to prelease activities
			 under this Act, including actions authorized to be taken by the Secretary to
			 develop and promulgate the regulations for the establishment of a leasing
			 program authorized by this Act before the conduct of the first lease
			 sale.
				(3)Compliance with NEPA
			 for other actionsBefore conducting the first lease sale under
			 this Act, the Secretary shall prepare an environmental impact statement under
			 the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with respect to the actions
			 authorized by this Act that are not referred to in paragraph (2).
			 Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary is not required to identify
			 nonleasing alternative courses of action or to analyze the environmental
			 effects of such courses of action. The Secretary shall only identify a
			 preferred action for such leasing and a single leasing alternative, and analyze
			 the environmental effects and potential mitigation measures for those two
			 alternatives. The identification of the preferred action and related analysis
			 for the first lease sale under this Act shall be completed within 18 months
			 after the date of enactment of this Act. The Secretary shall only consider
			 public comments that specifically address the Secretary’s preferred action and
			 that are filed within 20 days after publication of an environmental analysis.
			 Notwithstanding any other law, compliance with this paragraph is deemed to
			 satisfy all requirements for the analysis and consideration of the
			 environmental effects of proposed leasing under this Act.
				(d)Relationship to State
			 and local authorityNothing in this Act shall be considered to
			 expand or limit State and local regulatory authority.
			(e)Special areas
				(1)In
			 generalThe Secretary, after consultation with the State of
			 Alaska, the city of Kaktovik, and the North Slope Borough, may designate up to
			 a total of 45,000 acres of the Coastal Plain as a Special Area if the Secretary
			 determines that the Special Area is of such unique character and interest so as
			 to require special management and regulatory protection. The Secretary shall
			 designate as such a Special Area the Sadlerochit Spring area, comprising
			 approximately 4,000 acres.
				(2)ManagementEach
			 such Special Area shall be managed so as to protect and preserve the area’s
			 unique and diverse character including its fish, wildlife, and subsistence
			 resource values.
				(3)Exclusion from leasing
			 or surface occupancyThe Secretary may exclude any Special Area
			 from leasing. If the Secretary leases a Special Area, or any part thereof, for
			 purposes of oil and gas exploration, development, production, and related
			 activities, there shall be no surface occupancy of the lands comprising the
			 Special Area.
				(4)Directional
			 drillingNotwithstanding the other provisions of this subsection,
			 the Secretary may lease all or a portion of a Special Area under terms that
			 permit the use of horizontal drilling technology from sites on leases tracts
			 located outside the Special Area.
				(f)Limitation on closed
			 areasThe Secretary’s sole authority to close lands within the
			 Coastal Plain to oil and gas leasing and to exploration, development, and
			 production is that set forth in this Act.
			(g)Regulations
				(1)In
			 generalThe Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be
			 necessary to carry out this Act, including regulations relating to protection
			 of the fish and wildlife, their habitat, subsistence resources, and environment
			 of the Coastal Plain, by no later than 15 months after the date of enactment of
			 this Act.
				(2)Revision of
			 regulationsThe Secretary
			 shall, through a rule making conducted in accordance with section 553 of title
			 5, United States Code, periodically review and, if appropriate, revise the
			 regulations issued under subsection (a) to reflect a preponderance of the best
			 available scientific evidence that has been peer reviewed and obtained by
			 following appropriate, documented scientific procedures, the results of which
			 can be repeated using those same procedures.
				4.Lease sales
			(a)In
			 generalLands may be leased under this Act to any person
			 qualified to obtain a lease for deposits of oil and gas under the Mineral
			 Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.).
			(b)ProceduresThe
			 Secretary shall, by regulation and no later than 180 days after the date of
			 enactment of this Act, establish procedures for—
				(1)receipt and consideration
			 of sealed nominations for any area of the Coastal Plain for inclusion in, or
			 exclusion (as provided in subsection (c)) from, a lease sale;
				(2)the holding of lease
			 sales after such nomination process; and
				(3)public notice of and
			 comment on designation of areas to be included in, or excluded from, a lease
			 sale.
				(c)Lease sale
			 bidsLease sales under this
			 Act may be conducted through an Internet leasing program, if the Secretary
			 determines that such a system will result in savings to the taxpayer, an
			 increase in the number of bidders participating, and higher returns than oral
			 bidding or a sealed bidding system.
			(d)Sale acreages and
			 schedule
				(1)The Secretary shall offer
			 for lease under this Act those tracts the Secretary considers to have the
			 greatest potential for the discovery of hydrocarbons, taking into consideration
			 nominations received pursuant to subsection (b)(1).
				(2)The Secretary shall offer
			 for lease under this Act no less than 50,000 acres for lease within 22 months
			 after the date of the enactment of this Act.
				(3)The Secretary shall offer
			 for lease under this Act no less than an additional 50,000 acres at 6-, 12-,
			 and 18-month intervals following offering under paragraph (2).
				(4)The Secretary shall
			 conduct four additional sales under the same terms and schedule no later than
			 two years after the date of the last sale under paragraph (3), if sufficient
			 interest in leasing exists to warrant, in the Secretary’s judgment, the conduct
			 of such sales.
				(5)The Secretary shall
			 evaluate the bids in each sale and issue leases resulting from such sales,
			 within 90 days after the date of the completion of such sale.
				5.Grant of leases by the
			 Secretary
			(a)In
			 generalThe Secretary may grant to the highest responsible
			 qualified bidder in a lease sale conducted under section 4 any lands to be
			 leased on the Coastal Plain upon payment by the such bidder of such bonus as
			 may be accepted by the Secretary.
			(b)Subsequent
			 transfersNo lease issued under this Act may be sold, exchanged,
			 assigned, sublet, or otherwise transferred except with the approval of the
			 Secretary. Prior to any such approval the Secretary shall consult with, and
			 give due consideration to the views of, the Attorney General.
			6.Lease terms and
			 conditions
			(a)In
			 generalAn oil or gas lease issued under this Act shall—
				(1)provide for the payment
			 of a royalty of not less than 12½ percent in amount or
			 value of the production removed or sold under the lease, as determined by the
			 Secretary under the regulations applicable to other Federal oil and gas
			 leases;
				(2)provide that the Secretary may close, on a
			 seasonal basis, portions of the Coastal Plain to exploratory drilling
			 activities as necessary to protect caribou calving areas and other species of
			 fish and wildlife based on a preponderance of the best available scientific
			 evidence that has been peer reviewed and obtained by following appropriate,
			 documented scientific procedures, the results of which can be repeated using
			 those same procedures;
				(3)require that the lessee
			 of lands within the Coastal Plain shall be fully responsible and liable for the
			 reclamation of lands within the Coastal Plain and any other Federal lands that
			 are adversely affected in connection with exploration, development, production,
			 or transportation activities conducted under the lease and within the Coastal
			 Plain by the lessee or by any of the subcontractors or agents of the
			 lessee;
				(4)provide that the lessee
			 may not delegate or convey, by contract or otherwise, the reclamation
			 responsibility and liability to another person without the express written
			 approval of the Secretary;
				(5)provide that the standard
			 of reclamation for lands required to be reclaimed under this Act shall be, as
			 nearly as practicable, a condition capable of supporting the uses which the
			 lands were capable of supporting prior to any exploration, development, or
			 production activities, or upon application by the lessee, to a higher or better
			 use as certified by the Secretary;
				(6)contain terms and
			 conditions relating to protection of fish and wildlife, their habitat,
			 subsistence resources, and the environment as required pursuant to section
			 3(a)(2);
				(7)provide that the lessee,
			 its agents, and its contractors use best efforts to provide a fair share, as
			 determined by the level of obligation previously agreed to in the 1974
			 agreement implementing section 29 of the Federal Agreement and Grant of Right
			 of Way for the Operation of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, of employment and
			 contracting for Alaska Natives and Alaska Native corporations from throughout
			 the State;
				(8)prohibit the export of
			 oil produced under the lease; and
				(9)contain such other
			 provisions as the Secretary determines necessary to ensure compliance with this
			 Act and the regulations issued under this Act.
				(b)Negotiated labor
			 agreementsThe Secretary, as
			 a term and condition of each lease under this Act, shall require that the
			 lessee and its agents and contractors negotiate to obtain an agreement for the
			 employment of laborers and mechanics on production, maintenance, and
			 construction under the lease.
			7.Policies regarding
			 buying, building, and working for America
			(a)Congressional
			 intentIt is the intent of the Congress that—
				(1)this Act will support a
			 healthy and growing United States domestic energy sector that, in turn, helps
			 to reinvigorate American manufacturing, transportation, and service sectors by
			 employing the vast talents of United States workers to assist in the
			 development of energy from domestic sources; and
				(2)Congress will monitor the
			 deployment of personnel and material onshore and offshore to encourage the
			 development of American technology and manufacturing to enable United States
			 workers to benefit from this Act through good jobs and careers, as well as the
			 establishment of important industrial facilities to support expanded access to
			 American resources.
				(b)RequirementThe
			 Secretary of the Interior shall when possible, and practicable, encourage the
			 use of United States workers and equipment manufactured in the United States in
			 all construction related to mineral development on the Coastal Plain.
			8.Coastal Plain
			 environmental protection
			(a)No significant adverse
			 effect standard To govern authorized Coastal Plain activitiesThe
			 Secretary shall, consistent with the requirements of section 3, administer this
			 Act through regulations, lease terms, conditions, restrictions, prohibitions,
			 stipulations, and other provisions that—
				(1)ensure the oil and gas
			 exploration, development, and production activities on the Coastal Plain will
			 result in no significant adverse effect on fish and wildlife, their habitat,
			 and the environment;
				(2)require the application
			 of the best commercially available technology for oil and gas exploration,
			 development, and production on all new exploration, development, and production
			 operations; and
				(3)ensure that the maximum
			 amount of surface acreage covered by production and support facilities,
			 including airstrips and any areas covered by gravel berms or piers for support
			 of pipelines, does not exceed 10,000 acres on the Coastal Plain for each
			 100,000 acres of area leased.
				(b)Site-Specific
			 assessment and mitigationThe Secretary shall also require, with
			 respect to any proposed drilling and related activities, that—
				(1)a site-specific analysis
			 be made of the probable effects, if any, that the drilling or related
			 activities will have on fish and wildlife, their habitat, subsistence
			 resources, and the environment;
				(2)a plan be implemented to
			 avoid, minimize, and mitigate (in that order and to the extent practicable) any
			 significant adverse effect identified under paragraph (1); and
				(3)the development of the
			 plan shall occur after consultation with the agency or agencies having
			 jurisdiction over matters mitigated by the plan.
				(c)Regulations To protect
			 Coastal Plain fish and wildlife resources, subsistence users, and the
			 environmentBefore implementing the leasing program authorized by
			 this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and promulgate regulations, lease terms,
			 conditions, restrictions, prohibitions, stipulations, and other measures
			 designed to ensure that the activities undertaken on the Coastal Plain under
			 this Act are conducted in a manner consistent with the purposes and
			 environmental requirements of this Act.
			(d)Compliance with Federal
			 and State environmental laws and other requirementsThe proposed
			 regulations, lease terms, conditions, restrictions, prohibitions, and
			 stipulations for the leasing program under this Act shall require compliance
			 with all applicable provisions of Federal and State environmental law, and
			 shall also require the following:
				(1)Standards at least as
			 effective as the safety and environmental mitigation measures set forth in
			 items 1 through 29 at pages 167 through 169 of the Final Legislative
			 Environmental Impact Statement (April 1987) on the Coastal
			 Plain.
				(2)Seasonal limitations on exploration,
			 development, and related activities, where necessary, to avoid significant
			 adverse effects during periods of concentrated fish and wildlife breeding,
			 denning, nesting, spawning, and migration based on a preponderance of the best
			 available scientific evidence that has been peer reviewed and obtained by
			 following appropriate, documented scientific procedures, the results of which
			 can be repeated using those same procedures.
				(3)That exploration
			 activities, except for surface geological studies, be limited to the period
			 between approximately November 1 and May 1 each year and that exploration
			 activities shall be supported, if necessary, by ice roads, winter trails with
			 adequate snow cover, ice pads, ice airstrips, and air transport methods, except
			 that such exploration activities may occur at other times if the Secretary
			 finds that such exploration will have no significant adverse effect on the fish
			 and wildlife, their habitat, and the environment of the Coastal Plain.
				(4)Design safety and
			 construction standards for all pipelines and any access and service roads,
			 that—
					(A)minimize, to the maximum
			 extent possible, adverse effects upon the passage of migratory species such as
			 caribou; and
					(B)minimize adverse effects
			 upon the flow of surface water by requiring the use of culverts, bridges, and
			 other structural devices.
					(5)Prohibitions on general
			 public access and use on all pipeline access and service roads.
				(6)Stringent reclamation and
			 rehabilitation requirements, consistent with the standards set forth in this
			 Act, requiring the removal from the Coastal Plain of all oil and gas
			 development and production facilities, structures, and equipment upon
			 completion of oil and gas production operations, except that the Secretary may
			 exempt from the requirements of this paragraph those facilities, structures, or
			 equipment that the Secretary determines would assist in the management of the
			 Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and that are donated to the United States for
			 that purpose.
				(7)Appropriate prohibitions
			 or restrictions on access by all modes of transportation.
				(8)Appropriate prohibitions
			 or restrictions on sand and gravel extraction.
				(9)Consolidation of facility
			 siting.
				(10)Appropriate prohibitions
			 or restrictions on use of explosives.
				(11)Avoidance, to the extent
			 practicable, of springs, streams, and river systems; the protection of natural
			 surface drainage patterns, wetlands, and riparian habitats; and the regulation
			 of methods or techniques for developing or transporting adequate supplies of
			 water for exploratory drilling.
				(12)Avoidance or
			 minimization of air traffic-related disturbance to fish and wildlife.
				(13)Treatment and disposal
			 of hazardous and toxic wastes, solid wastes, reserve pit fluids, drilling muds
			 and cuttings, and domestic wastewater, including an annual waste management
			 report, a hazardous materials tracking system, and a prohibition on chlorinated
			 solvents, in accordance with applicable Federal and State environmental
			 law.
				(14)Fuel storage and oil
			 spill contingency planning.
				(15)Research, monitoring,
			 and reporting requirements.
				(16)Field crew environmental
			 briefings.
				(17)Avoidance of significant
			 adverse effects upon subsistence hunting, fishing, and trapping by subsistence
			 users.
				(18)Compliance with
			 applicable air and water quality standards.
				(19)Appropriate seasonal and
			 safety zone designations around well sites, within which subsistence hunting
			 and trapping shall be limited.
				(20)Reasonable stipulations
			 for protection of cultural and archeological resources.
				(21)All other protective
			 environmental stipulations, restrictions, terms, and conditions deemed
			 necessary by the Secretary.
				(e)ConsiderationsIn
			 preparing and promulgating regulations, lease terms, conditions, restrictions,
			 prohibitions, and stipulations under this section, the Secretary shall consider
			 the following:
				(1)The stipulations and
			 conditions that govern the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska leasing program,
			 as set forth in the 1999 Northeast National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Final
			 Integrated Activity Plan/Environmental Impact Statement.
				(2)The environmental
			 protection standards that governed the initial Coastal Plain seismic
			 exploration program under parts 37.31 to 37.33 of title 50, Code of Federal
			 Regulations.
				(3)The land use stipulations
			 for exploratory drilling on the KIC–ASRC private lands that are set forth in
			 appendix 2 of the August 9, 1983, agreement between Arctic Slope Regional
			 Corporation and the United States.
				(f)Facility consolidation
			 planning
				(1)In
			 generalThe Secretary shall, after providing for public notice
			 and comment, prepare and update periodically a plan to govern, guide, and
			 direct the siting and construction of facilities for the exploration,
			 development, production, and transportation of Coastal Plain oil and gas
			 resources.
				(2)ObjectivesThe
			 plan shall have the following objectives:
					(A)Avoiding unnecessary
			 duplication of facilities and activities.
					(B)Encouraging consolidation
			 of common facilities and activities.
					(C)Locating or confining
			 facilities and activities to areas that will minimize impact on fish and
			 wildlife, their habitat, and the environment.
					(D)Utilizing existing
			 facilities wherever practicable.
					(E)Enhancing compatibility
			 between wildlife values and development activities.
					(g)Access to public
			 landsThe Secretary shall—
				(1)manage public lands in
			 the Coastal Plain subject to section 811 of the Alaska National Interest Lands
			 Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3121); and
				(2)ensure that local
			 residents shall have reasonable access to public lands in the Coastal Plain for
			 traditional uses.
				9.Expedited judicial
			 review
			(a)Filing of
			 complaint
				(1)DeadlineSubject
			 to paragraph (2), any complaint seeking judicial review—
					(A)of any provision of this Act shall be
			 filed by not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act;
			 or
					(B)of any action of the
			 Secretary under this Act shall be filed—
						(i)except as provided in
			 clause (ii), within the 90-day period beginning on the date of the action being
			 challenged; or
						(ii)in the case of a
			 complaint based solely on grounds arising after such period, within 90 days
			 after the complainant knew or reasonably should have known of the grounds for
			 the complaint.
						(2)VenueAny
			 complaint seeking judicial review of any provision of this Act or any action of
			 the Secretary under this Act may be filed only in the United States Court of
			 Appeals for the District of Columbia.
				(3)Limitation on scope of
			 certain reviewJudicial review of a Secretarial decision to
			 conduct a lease sale under this Act, including the environmental analysis
			 thereof, shall be limited to whether the Secretary has complied with this Act
			 and shall be based upon the administrative record of that decision. The
			 Secretary’s identification of a preferred course of action to enable leasing to
			 proceed and the Secretary’s analysis of environmental effects under this Act
			 shall be presumed to be correct unless shown otherwise by clear and convincing
			 evidence to the contrary.
				(b)Limitation on other
			 reviewActions of the Secretary with respect to which review
			 could have been obtained under this section shall not be subject to judicial
			 review in any civil or criminal proceeding for enforcement.
			(c)Limitation on
			 attorneys’ fees and court costsNo person seeking judicial review
			 of any action under this Act shall receive payment from the Federal Government
			 for their attorneys’ fees and other court costs, including under any provision
			 of law enacted by the Equal Access to Justice Act (5 U.S.C. 504 note).
			10.Treatment of
			 revenuesNotwithstanding any
			 other provision of law, 50 percent of the amount of bonus, rental, and royalty
			 revenues from Federal oil and gas leasing and operations authorized under this
			 Act shall be deposited in the Treasury.
		11.Rights-of-way across
			 the Coastal Plain
			(a)In
			 generalThe Secretary shall issue rights-of-way and easements
			 across the Coastal Plain for the transportation of oil and gas produced under
			 leases under this Act—
				(1)except as provided in
			 paragraph (2), under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185),
			 without regard to title XI of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation
			 Act (16 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.); and
				(2)under title XI of the
			 Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (30 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.), for
			 access authorized by sections 1110 and 1111 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 3170 and
			 3171).
				(b)Terms and
			 conditionsThe Secretary shall include in any right-of-way or
			 easement issued under subsection (a) such terms and conditions as may be
			 necessary to ensure that transportation of oil and gas does not result in a
			 significant adverse effect on the fish and wildlife, subsistence resources,
			 their habitat, and the environment of the Coastal Plain, including requirements
			 that facilities be sited or designed so as to avoid unnecessary duplication of
			 roads and pipelines.
			(c)RegulationsThe
			 Secretary shall include in regulations under section 3(g) provisions granting
			 rights-of-way and easements described in subsection (a) of this section.
			12.ConveyanceIn order to maximize Federal revenues by
			 removing clouds on title to lands and clarifying land ownership patterns within
			 the Coastal Plain, the Secretary, notwithstanding section 1302(h)(2) of the
			 Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3192(h)(2)), shall
			 convey—
			(1)to the Kaktovik Inupiat
			 Corporation the surface estate of the lands described in paragraph 1 of Public
			 Land Order 6959, to the extent necessary to fulfill the Corporation’s
			 entitlement under sections 12 and 14 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
			 (43 U.S.C. 1611 and 1613) in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
			 Agreement between the Department of the Interior, the United States Fish and
			 Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Kaktovik Inupiat
			 Corporation dated January 22, 1993; and
			(2)to the Arctic Slope
			 Regional Corporation the remaining subsurface estate to which it is entitled
			 pursuant to the August 9, 1983, agreement between the Arctic Slope Regional
			 Corporation and the United States of America.

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