116 HR 7738 IH: Climate-Resilient International Development Optimization Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-07-23
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I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7738IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 23, 2020Mr. Cartwright (for himself, Mr. Rooney of Florida, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Cárdenas, Ms. Moore, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Morelle, Mr. San Nicolas, Mr. Case, Mr. Trone, and Mr. Cohen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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 require the integration of climate-resilience considerations into all development work of the United States, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Climate-Resilient International Development Optimization Act.2.Climate-resilient international development(a)Incorporating climate resilience into international development(1)Direct international development programs and investmentsThe head of each agency with direct international development programs and investments shall carry out the following:(A)Incorporate climate resilience considerations into agency decision making to—(i)assess and evaluate climate-related risks to and vulnerabilities in agency strategies, planning, programs, projects, investments, overseas facilities, and related funding decisions, using best-available climate-change data, tools, and information, including such data, tools, and information identified or developed by the Working Group established under subsection (b)(1); and (ii)adjust strategies, planning, programs, projects, investments, and related funding decisions of the agency, including the planning for and management of overseas facilities, based on the assessments and evaluations referred to in clause (i).(B)Collaborate with the heads of other agencies with direct international development programs and investments, as appropriate, to share knowledge, data, tools, information, frameworks, and lessons learned in incorporating climate-resilience considerations into agency strategy, planning, programs, projects, investments, and related funding decisions, including the planning for and management of overseas facilities.(C)Work with other countries, as appropriate, to—(i)identify climate-related risks; (ii)incorporate climate-resilience considerations into international development assistance efforts performed by the agency; and(iii)identify knowledge, practices, tools, and data of such other countries and multilateral organizations that can be used by the United States to improve the activities described in clauses (i) and (ii).(D)Support the efforts of countries that are recipients of international development assistance, especially those vulnerable to climatic, weather, and other forms of disruption caused by global climate change, to integrate climate-resilience considerations regarding how to use resources (including the countries’ own national resources and those provided by the United States, other countries, and multilateral entities) into national, regional, and sectoral development planning and action.(E)Support the efforts of multilateral entities and other countries in developing and receiving access to knowledge, practices, tools, and data related to identifying climate-related risks and incorporating climate-resilience considerations into development programs.(F)Monitor the implementation of subparagraphs (A) through (E).(2)Development through multilateral entity participation or representationThe head of each agency that participates in a multilateral entity shall, as appropriate, carry out the following:(A)Encourage the multilateral entity to—(i)assess and evaluate climate-related risks to and vulnerabilities in the strategies, planning, programs, projects, investments, and related funding decisions of the entity, using best-available climate-change data, tools, and information, including such data, tools, and information identified or developed by the Working Group; and(ii)adjust the strategies, planning, programs, projects, investments, and related funding decisions of the entity, as appropriate, based on the assessments and evaluations referred to in clause (i).(B)Collaborate with the multilateral entity and share with the agencies represented on the Working Group under subsection (b)(3)(B) and other stakeholders the knowledge, data, tools, information, frameworks, and lessons learned from the entity in incorporating the climate-resilience considerations into strategies, planning, programs, projects, investments, and related funding decisions.(C)Encourage the multilateral entity—(i)to support the efforts of countries to integrate climate-resilience considerations into national, regional, and sectoral development planning and actions; and(ii)to promote the development of and access to knowledge, practices, tools, and data needed for such efforts.(D)Learn from the skills, practices, data, and tools of the multilateral entity and other countries and incorporate such lessons into United States-led development missions.(E)Monitor the implementation of subparagraphs (A) through (D).(b)Working Group on climate-Resilient international development(1)EstablishmentThere is established in the Department of the Treasury a Working Group on Climate-Resilient International Development (in this section referred to as Working Group).(2)Mission and dutiesThe Working Group shall carry out the following:(A)Support each agency with direct international development programs and investments by—(i)identifying, as appropriate, the need for new data, tools, and information from the data, tools, and information described in subsection (a)(1)(A)(i) to be developed by the agency working with a science and security agency or entity to advance the development of such agency;(ii)identifying approaches for adjusting strategies, planning, programs, projects, investments, and related funding decisions described in clause (ii) of subsection (a)(1)(A) in response to the findings of climate-risk assessments described in clause (i) of such subsection;(iii)facilitating the exchange of knowledge, data, tools, information, frameworks, and lessons learned in assessing climate risks to and incorporating climate-resilience considerations into strategies, planning, programs, projects, investments, and related funding decisions of the agency described in subsection (a)(1)(A); and(iv)developing methods for tracking and reporting on actions to institutionalize climate-resilient development approaches, including performance metrics and methodologies for assessing climate-related risks and making cost-benefit analysis.(B)Support each agency with direct international development programs and investments by identifying ways each such agency may work with multilateral entities and other countries to receive, share, and review best practices to facilitate advancement of climate-resilient development policies. (C)Support each agency with direct international development programs and investments by identifying ways each such agency may share with multilateral entities and other countries, as appropriate, and make publicly available to the extent possible, data, tools, and information used pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A)(i).(D)Promote interagency collaboration, including through joint training.(E)Identify and develop, as appropriate, guidelines for incorporating considerations of climate-change risks and climate resilience into agency strategies, plans, programs, projects, investments, and related funding decisions described in subsection (a)(1)(A).(F)Identify and assess, as appropriate, existing climate-change data, decision-support tools, and information described in subsection (a)(1)(A)(i) to—(i)help the Working Group assess climate risks and make decisions that incorporate climate-resilience considerations, including project screening; and(ii)allow the screening for and incorporation of considerations of climate-change risks and vulnerabilities by the Working Group in strategies, plans, programs, projects, investments, and related funding decisions.(G)Coordinate efforts, including efforts pursuant to Executive Order 13653 (78 Fed. Reg. 66817) as in effect on November 1, 2013, between representatives of the Working Group with decision makers in multilateral entities, donor countries, and recipient countries to—(i)share data, tools, and information described in subparagraph (F); and(ii)increase information on climate-change impacts for providers and users.(H)Work with the heads of agencies with direct international development programs and investments and the heads of agencies that participate in a multilateral entities to provide, not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, training for personnel of such agencies with respect to integrating climate-resilience considerations into international development assistance efforts performed by such agencies (and the heads of such agencies shall cooperate with the Working Group in providing such training). (3)Membership(A)Co-chairsThe Working Group shall be co-chaired by the following:(i)The Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary’s designee.(ii)The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, or the Administrator’s designee.(B)Representatives(i)In generalThe Working Group shall be composed of one representative from—(I)each agency that participates in a multilateral entity, including each agency or entity determined by the co-chairs of the Working Group pursuant to subsection (f)(2)(C);(II)each agency with direct international development programs and investments, including each agency or entity determined by the co-chairs of the Working Group pursuant to subsection (f)(3)(H);(III)each science and security agency or entity, including each agency or entity determined by the co-chairs of the Working Group pursuant to subsection (f)(7)(H); and(IV)the Council on Environmental Quality or another agency or office in the Executive Office of the President, as determined by the President.(ii)Agencies with multiple placementsThe head of any agency that is represented on the Working Group as described in more than one category listed in clause (i) may decide—(I)to be represented by a separate representative for each such category; or(II)to be represented by a single representative for two or more such categories.(iii)Qualification and appointmentEach representative of an agency or office under clause (i) shall be a senior official of such agency or office, to be appointed by the head of the agency or office.(c)Implementation and reporting of progress(1)ImplementationTo promote implementation by each agency or entity with representation in the Working Group, the Working Group shall carry out the following:(A)Establish a 2-year timeline to implement subsection (b)(2), including biannual objectives for each agency or entity.(B)Analyze, at least annually, the Working Group’s progress in implementing this section and provide recommendations for priority areas for further implementation to the following:(i)The Office of Management and Budget.(ii)The National Security Council.(iii)The Council on Environmental Quality.(iv)The Office of Science and Technology Policy.(v)Other agencies, offices, and entities, as the Working Group determines appropriate.(2)Reporting(A)Agency with direct international development programs and investments(i)In generalNot later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the head of each agency with direct international development programs and investments shall submit to the Working Group a report that includes the following information:(I)The progress of the agency in achieving the requirements specified in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of subsection (a)(1).(II)The planned and accomplished biennial objectives referred to in paragraph (1)(A) for the agency with direct international development programs and investments. (ii)MetricsNot later than 1 year after the date on which the Working Group develops methods as required by subsection (b)(2)(A)(iv), the head of each agency with direct international development programs and investments shall include in the report under clause (i) an estimate of the following:(I)The proportion of the direct international development programs and investments for which the agency conducted climate-risk assessments.(II)The proportion of the programs and investments for which climate risk was identified and acted upon.(III)Any other metrics the co-chairs determine to be relevant.(B)Agency that participates in a multilateral entity(i)In generalNot later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, and except as provided in clause (ii), the head of each agency that participates in a multilateral entity shall submit to the Working Group a report on the progress of the agency achieving the requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (a)(2).(ii)Multiple agenciesIn the case in which more than one agency participates in a multilateral entity, the co-chairs of the Working Group shall designate one agency to be responsible for submitting the report required by clause (i).(C)Federal agency planning processAn agency described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall report through the Federal Agency Planning process under section 5 of Executive Order 13653 (78 Fed. Reg. 66817) as in effect on November 1, 2013.(3)Working group reportingNot later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Working Group shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report on its mission and duties under subsection (b)(2) and which includes a summary and analysis of all reports submitted to the Working Group under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2). (d)Rule of constructionThis Act shall be implemented consistent with the obligations of the United States under international agreements and applicable United States law.(e)Authorization of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2021 to 2030.(f)DefinitionsIn this section:(1)AdaptationThe term adaption means an adjustment in natural or human systems in anticipation of or response to a changing environment in a way that effectively uses beneficial opportunities or reduces negative effects.(2)Agency that participates in a multilateral entityThe term agency that participates in a multilateral entity means—(A)the Department of State;(B)the Department of the Treasury; and(C)any other Federal agency or entity that participates in a multilateral entity, as determined by the co-chairs of the Working Group.(3)Agency with direct international development programs and investmentsThe term agency with direct international development programs and investments means—(A)the Department of Agriculture;(B)the Department of the Interior;(C)the Department of State;(D)the Millennium Challenge Corporation;(E)the United States International Development Finance Corporation, or any successor thereto;(F)the United States Agency for International Development;(G)the United States Trade and Development Agency; and(H)any other agency or entity with direct international development programs and investments, as determined by the co-chairs of the Working Group.(4)Climate resilience(A)In generalThe terms climate resilience, climate-resilience, and climate-resilient refer to policies that promote the resilience of a community to the sudden and gradual impacts associated with climate change that can reasonably be anticipated, using the best available science, to be at risk of occurring over the life of the project or program, including physical and social effects and also direct and compound effects of climate change.(B)ResilienceIn subparagraph (A), the term resilience means the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to changing conditions and withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from disruptions.(C)Life of the project or programIn subparagraph (A), the term life of the project or program means, with respect to any project or program for construction or repair of infrastructure, the expected life of such infrastructure.(5)Direct international development programs and investmentsThe term direct international development programs and investments means—(A)bilateral, regional, and multilateral international development programs and investments over which agencies have primary programmatic and financial management responsibilities; or(B)the bilateral extension of official financing by an agency to private sector investors to support international development.(6)Multilateral entityThe term multilateral entity means—(A)the World Bank Group;(B)the Inter-American Development Bank Group;(C)the Asian Development Bank;(D)the African Development Bank;(E)the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;(F)the Green Climate Fund;(G)the Global Environmental Facility;(H)the International Fund for Agricultural Development; or(I)any other—(i)multilateral development bank; (ii)United Nations organization; or(iii)multilateral development or climate entity, as determined by the co-chairs of the Working Group.(7)Science and security agency or entityThe term science and security agency or entity means—(A)the Department of Energy;(B)the Department of the Interior;(C)the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;(D)the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;(E)the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;(F)the Office of Science and Technology Policy;(G)the United States Global Change Research Program; and(H)any other relevant agency and entity, as determined by the co-chairs of the Working Group.


110 HR 5573 IH: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a

U.S. House of Representatives
2008-03-10
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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5573
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 10, 2008
			Mr. Moran of Virginia
			 (for himself, Mr. Wolf, and
			 Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia) introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Oversight and Government
			 Reform

		A BILL
		To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a
		  lump-sum payment for certain Federal employees who retire with a substantial
		  amount of unused sick leave for which they would not otherwise receive any
		  compensation or benefit, and for other purposes.

		1.Payment for certain unused
			 sick leave
			(a)In
			 generalChapter 55 of title
			 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

					XPayment for
				certain unused sick leave
						5597a.DefinitionsFor purposes of this subchapter—
							(1)the term
				covered retirement system means the Federal Employees’ Retirement
				System and the Foreign Service Pension System; and
							(2)the term
				employee means an employee as defined by section 2105 and an
				officer or employee of the United States Postal Service or of the Postal
				Regulatory Commission, but does not include a Congressional employee as defined
				by section 2107.
							5597b.Lump-sum
				payment for certain unused sick leave
							(a)In
				generalAny qualified employee who is separated from the service
				or is transferred to a position which is not subject to a covered retirement
				system shall be eligible to receive a lump-sum payment under this
				section.
							(b)Qualified
				employeeFor purposes of this section, the term qualified
				employee means an employee who, immediately before such employee’s
				separation or transfer (as described in subsection (a))—
								(1)is subject to a
				covered retirement system; and
								(2)satisfies the age
				and service requirements for immediate or early retirement under such
				system.
								(c)Amount
				payable
								(1)In
				generalA lump-sum payment
				under this section shall be equal to the amount of basic pay (including
				locality pay) the employee would have received, for such employee’s period of
				compensable sick leave, if such employee had remained in the service or not
				transferred until the end of such period.
								(2)Period of
				compensable sick leaveFor
				purposes of this section, the term period of compensable sick
				leave means a period equal in duration to 15 percent of the amount
				(rounded to the nearest whole number of hours) by which the total number of
				hours of accumulated and current accrued sick leave standing to the employee’s
				credit (as of the time of separation or transfer) under a formal leave system,
				exceeds 500 hours.
								(3)LimitationsIn
				no event shall—
									(A)any payment under
				this section exceed $10,000; or
									(B)any hours of sick
				leave be taken into account under paragraph (2)(A) which are creditable in the
				computation of any other compensation or benefit provided for under any other
				statute.
									(d)Conditions for
				and effect of receiving a paymentA payment under this
				section—
								(1)shall be payable by the agency from which
				the employee was separated or transferred, but only upon application made in
				accordance with applicable regulations under section 5597c;
								(2)terminates all
				rights of the employee with respect to the hours of leave described in
				subsection (c)(2)(A) (and not excluded by subsection (c)(3)(B)); and
								(3)terminates any
				right of the employee to receive any other payment under this section,
				including with respect to any sick leave subsequently accruing.
								(e)Application by a
				survivorAn application under this section may also be made by
				any person who, by virtue of subchapter VIII, is entitled to receive any
				payment which (but for subsection (d)(1)) would otherwise be due a deceased
				employee under this section.
							(f)Additional
				rulesA lump-sum payment
				under this section shall be considered pay for taxation purposes only. The
				period of compensable sick leave used in calculating any such payment shall not
				be extended due to any holiday occurring after the employee’s separation or
				transfer.
							5597c.RegulationsAny regulations necessary for the
				administration of this subchapter shall be prescribed by the appropriate
				authority. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the appropriate
				authority is—
							(1)if the separation
				or transfer is from a position in the executive branch, the Director of the
				Office of Personnel Management;
							(2)if the separation
				or transfer is from a position in the judicial branch, the Director of the
				Administrative Office of the United States Courts; and
							(3)if the separation
				or transfer is from a position in the legislative branch, the head of the
				office, agency, or other establishment from which such separation or transfer
				occurs.
							.
			(b)Settlement of
			 accountsSection 5581(2) of title 5, United States Code, is
			 amended—
				(1)by redesignating
			 subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (J);
				(2)in subparagraph
			 (H), by striking and after the semicolon; and
				(3)by inserting after
			 subparagraph (H) the following:

						(I)payment for compensable sick leave under
				section 5597b;
				and
						.
				(c)Clerical
			 amendmentThe analysis for chapter 55 of title 5, United States
			 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

						Subchapter X—Payment for certain unused
				sick leave
						5597a. Definitions.
						5597b. Lump-sum payment for certain unused
				sick leave.
						5597c.
				Regulations.

					.


113 S2294 IS: To require a survey of the preferences of members of the Armed Forces regarding military pay and benefits.
U.S. Senate
2014-05-06
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		II
		113th CONGRESS2d Session
		S. 2294
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			May 6, 2014
			Mr. Kaine (for himself and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

		A BILL
		To require a survey of the preferences of members of the Armed Forces regarding military pay and
			 benefits.

	1.Survey of preferences of members of the Armed Forces regarding military pay and benefits(a)Survey requiredThe Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission shall carry out an anonymous
			 survey of random members of the Armed Forces
			 regarding their preferences in military pay and benefits.(b)ElementsThe survey under this section shall be conducted for the purpose of soliciting information on the
			 following:(1)The value that members of the Armed Forces place on the following forms of compensation relative to
			 one another:(A)Basic pay.(B)Allowances for housing and subsistence.(C)Bonuses and special pays.(D)Dependent healthcare benefits.(E)Healthcare benefits for retirees under 65 years old.(F)Healthcare benefits for Medicare-eligible retirees.(G)Retirement pay.(2)How the members value different levels of pay or benefits, including the impact of co-payments or
			 deductibles on the value of benefits.(3)Any other matters related to military pay and benefits that the Commission considers appropriate.(4)How information collected pursuant to paragraph (1), (2), or (3) varies by age, grade, dependent
			 status, and other factors the Commission considers appropriate.(c)Submittal of results(1)In generalUpon the completion of the survey required by this section, the Commission  shall submit a report
			 on
			 the analysis and raw data of the survey to the Secretary of Defense and to
			 Congress.(2)Availability to publicAt the same time the Commission submits the report required by paragraph (1), the Commission shall
			 make the report available to the public.(d)Use of results by commissionSection 671(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law
			 112–239; 126 Stat. 1787)
			 is amended—(1)in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end;(2)by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);	and(3)by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph (C):(C)examining the analysis and raw data collected pursuant to the survey of
			 the preference of members of the Armed Forces regarding military pay and
			 benefits required by the Act to require a survey of the preferences of
			 members of the Armed Forces regarding military pay and
			 benefits; and.(e)Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission definedIn this section, the term Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission means the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission under subtitle H of title
			 VI of
			 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013.


109 HR 5079 : Oregon Water Resources Management Act

U.S. House of Representatives
2006-11-13
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		IIB
		109th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5079
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			September 26, 2006
			Received

			November 13, 2006
			 Read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Energy and Natural
			 Resources

		AN ACT
		To update the management of Oregon water
		  resources, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Oregon Water Resources Management Act
			 of 2006.
		2.Extension of
			 participation of Bureau of Reclamation in Deschutes River
			 ConservancySection 301 of the
			 Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 (division B of Public Law 104–208; 110
			 Stat. 3009–534) is amended—
			(1)in subsection
			 (a)(1), by striking Deschutes River Basin Working Group and
			 inserting Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group;
			(2)by amending the
			 text of subsection (a)(1)(B) to read as follows: 4 representatives of
			 private interests including two from irrigated agriculture who actively farm
			 more than 100 acres of irrigated land and are not irrigation district managers
			 and two from the environmental community;;
			(3)in subsection
			 (b)(3), by inserting before the final period the following: , and up to
			 a total amount of $2,000,000 during each of fiscal years 2006 through
			 2015; and
			(4)in subsection (h),
			 by inserting before the period at the end the following: , and
			 $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2015.
			3.Wallowa Lake Dam
			 Rehabilitation Act
			(a)DefinitionsIn
			 this section, the following definitions apply:
				(1)Associated ditch
			 companies, incorporatedThe term Associated Ditch
			 Companies, Incorporated means the nonprofit corporation established
			 under the laws of the State of Oregon that operates Wallowa Lake Dam.
				(2)SecretaryThe
			 term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through
			 the Commissioner of Reclamation.
				(3)Wallowa lake dam
			 rehabilitation programThe term Wallowa Lake Dam
			 Rehabilitation Program means the program for the rehabilitation of the
			 Wallowa Lake Dam in Oregon, as contained in the engineering document titled,
			 Phase I Dam Assessment and Preliminary Engineering Design, dated
			 December 2002, and on file with the Bureau of Reclamation.
				(b)Authorization to
			 participate in program
				(1)Grants and
			 cooperative agreementsThe Secretary may provide grants to, or
			 enter into cooperative or other agreements with, tribal, State, and local
			 governmental entities and the Associated Ditch Companies, Incorporated, to
			 plan, design, and construct facilities needed to implement the Wallowa Lake Dam
			 Rehabilitation Program.
				(2)ConditionsAs
			 a condition of providing funds under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure
			 that—
					(A)the Wallowa Lake
			 Dam Rehabilitation Program and activities under this section meet the standards
			 of the dam safety program of the State of Oregon;
					(B)the Associated
			 Ditch Companies, Incorporated, agrees to assume liability for any work
			 performed, or supervised, with Federal funds provided to it under this section;
			 and
					(C)the United States
			 shall not be liable for damages of any kind arising out of any act, omission,
			 or occurrence relating to a facility rehabilitated or constructed with Federal
			 funds provided under this section, both while and after activities are
			 conducted using Federal funds provided under this section.
					(3)Cost
			 sharing
					(A)In
			 generalThe Federal share of the costs of activities authorized
			 under this section shall not exceed 50 percent.
					(B)Exclusions from
			 federal shareThere shall not be credited against the Federal
			 share of such costs—
						(i)any expenditure by
			 the Bonneville Power Administration in the Wallowa River watershed; and
						(ii)expenditures made
			 by individual agricultural producers in any Federal commodity or conservation
			 program.
						(4)Compliance with
			 state lawThe Secretary, in carrying out this section, shall
			 comply with applicable Oregon State water law.
				(5)Prohibition on
			 holding titleThe Federal Government shall not hold title to any
			 facility rehabilitated or constructed under this section.
				(6)Prohibition on
			 operation and maintenanceThe Federal Government shall not be
			 responsible for the operation and maintenance of any facility constructed or
			 rehabilitated under this section.
				(c)Relationship to
			 other lawActivities funded under this section shall not be
			 considered a supplemental or additional benefit under Federal reclamation law
			 (the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental
			 to and amendatory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.)).
			(d)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to the
			 Secretary to pay the Federal share of the costs of activities authorized under
			 this section, $6,000,000.
			(e)SunsetThe
			 authority of the Secretary to carry out any provisions of this section shall
			 terminate 10 years after the date of the enactment of this section.
			4.Little Butte/Bear
			 Creek Subbasins, Oregon, Water resource study
			(a)AuthorizationThe
			 Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, may
			 participate in the Water for Irrigation, Streams and the Economy Project water
			 management feasibility study and environmental impact statement in accordance
			 with the Memorandum of Agreement Between City of Medford and Bureau of
			 Reclamation for the Water for Irrigation, Streams, and the Economy
			 Project, dated July 2, 2004.
			(b)Authorization of
			 Appropriations
				(1)In
			 generalThere is authorized to be appropriated to the Bureau of
			 Reclamation $500,000 to carry out activities under this section.
				(2)Non-federal
			 share
					(A)In
			 generalThe non-Federal share shall be 50 percent of the total
			 costs of the Bureau of Reclamation in carrying out subsection (a).
					(B)FormThe
			 non-Federal share required under subparagraph (A) may be in the form of any
			 in-kind services that the Secretary of the Interior determines would contribute
			 substantially toward the conduct and completion of the study and environmental
			 impact statement required under subsection (a).
					(c)SunsetThe
			 authority of the Secretary to carry out any provisions of this section shall
			 terminate 10 years after the date of the enactment of this section.
			5.North Unit
			 Irrigation District
			(a)Short
			 titleThis section may be
			 cited as the North Unit Irrigation District Act of 2006.
			(b)AmendmentThe Act of August 10, 1954 (68 Stat. 679,
			 chapter 663), is amended—
				(1)in the first
			 section—
					(A)by inserting
			 (referred to in this Act as the District) after
			 irrigation district; and
					(B)by inserting
			 (referred to in this Act as the Contract) after
			 1953; and
					(2)by adding at the
			 end the following:

						3.Additional
				termsOn approval of the
				District directors and notwithstanding project authorizing legislation to the
				contrary, the Contract is modified, without further action by the Secretary of
				the Interior, to include the following modifications:
							(1)In Article 8(a) of
				the Contract, by deleting a maximum of 50,000 and inserting
				approximately 59,000 after irrigation service
				to.
							(2)In Article 11(a)
				of the Contract, by deleting The classified irrigable lands within the
				project comprise 49,817.75 irrigable acres, of which 35,773.75 acres are in
				Class A and 14,044.40 in Class B. These lands and the standards upon which the
				classification was made are described in the document entitled Land
				Classification, North Unit, Deschutes Project, 1953 which is on file in
				the office of the Regional Director, Bureau of Reclamation, Boise, Idaho, and
				in the office of the District and inserting The classified
				irrigable land within the project comprises 58,902.8 irrigable acres, all of
				which are authorized to receive irrigation water pursuant to water rights
				issued by the State of Oregon and have in the past received water pursuant to
				such State water rights..
							(3)In Article 11(c)
				of the Contract, by deleting , with the approval of the
				Secretary, after District may, by deleting the
				49,817.75 acre maximum limit on the irrigable area is not exceeded and
				inserting irrigation service is provided to no more than approximately
				59,000 acres and no amendment to the District boundary is required
				after time so long as.
							(4)In Article 11(d)
				of the Contract, by inserting , and may further be used for instream
				purposes, including fish or wildlife purposes, to the extent that such use is
				required by Oregon State law in order for the District to engage in, or take
				advantage of, conserved water projects as authorized by Oregon State
				law after herein provided.
							(5)By adding at the
				end of Article 12(d) the following: (e) Notwithstanding the above
				subsections of this Article or Article 13 below, beginning with the irrigation
				season immediately following the date of enactment of the North Unit Irrigation
				District Act of 2006, the annual installment for each year, for the District,
				under the Contract, on account of the District’s construction charge
				obligation, shall be a fixed and equal annual amount payable on June 30 the
				year following the year for which it is applicable, such that the District’s
				total construction charge obligation shall be completely paid by June 30,
				2044..
							(6)In Article 14(a)
				of the Contract, by inserting and for instream purposes, including fish
				or wildlife purposes, to the extent that such use is required by Oregon State
				law in order for the District to engage in, or take advantage of, conserved
				water projects as authorized by Oregon State law, after and
				incidental stock and domestic uses, by inserting and for
				instream purposes as described above, after irrigation, stock
				and domestic uses, and by inserting , including natural flow
				rights out of the Crooked River held by the District after
				irrigation system.
							(7)In Article 29(a) of
				the Contract, by inserting and for instream purposes, including fish or
				wildlife purposes, to the extent that such use is required by Oregon State law
				in order for the District to engage in, or take advantage of, conserved water
				projects as authorized by Oregon State law after provided in
				article 11.
							(8)In Article 34 of
				the Contract, by deleting The District, after the election and upon the
				execution of this contract, shall promptly secure final decree of the proper
				State court approving and confirming this contract and decreeing and adjudging
				it to be a lawful, valid, and binding general obligation of the District. The
				District shall furnish to the United States certified copies of such decrees
				and of all pertinent supporting records. after for that
				purpose..
							4.Future authority
				to renegotiateThe Secretary
				of the Interior (acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation) may in the
				future renegotiate with the District such terms of the Contract as the District
				directors determine to be necessary, only upon the written request of the
				District directors and the consent of the Commissioner of
				Reclamation.
						.

			Passed the House of
			 Representatives September 25, 2006.
			Karen L. Haas,
			Clerk.


		IV
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. RES. 1770
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			December 16, 2010
			Mr. Turner submitted
			 the following resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Foreign
			 Affairs

		RESOLUTION
		Honoring the passing of the Honorable
		  Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke, a top ranking United States diplomat,
		  magazine editor, author, professor, Peace Corps official, and investment
		  banker.

		Whereas the Honorable Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke
			 succeeded in bringing resolution to many difficult assignments over a career
			 that spanned continents and decades;
		Whereas the Honorable Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke
			 began his diplomatic work as a young Foreign Service officer in Vietnam in 1962
			 and ended it serving as the President's Special Representative to Afghanistan
			 and Pakistan, serving 5 different presidential administrations in every corner
			 of the globe;
		Whereas the Honorable Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke was
			 the only person to have held the position of Assistant Secretary of State for 2
			 different regions of the world, Asia from 1977 to 1981 and Europe from 1994 to
			 1996;
		Whereas the Honorable Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke had
			 one of the most distinguished diplomatic careers in the Nation’s history and
			 served as a strong advocate for United States national security interests in
			 Asia, Europe, and the Middle East;
		Whereas the Honorable Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke was
			 a skilled United States diplomat who forged a historic deal to end Europe's
			 bloodiest conflict since World War II;
		Whereas the Honorable Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke is
			 best known as the chief architect of the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords, the peace
			 treaty that ended the Balkans War that threatened to destabilize Europe and
			 resulted in the death of approximately 250,000 people, and the displacement of
			 more than 2,000,000 men, women, and children;
		Whereas the Honorable Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke was
			 awarded the Dayton Peace Prize in 2005 crediting his success in part to the
			 support he received from the citizens of Dayton for helping move forward the
			 negotiations at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base;
		Whereas the Honorable Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke’s
			 passing on December 13, 2010, came almost 15 years to the day after the
			 December 14, 1995, signing of the Dayton Peace Accords that bears his indelible
			 imprint;
		Whereas the Honorable Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke
			 will be remembered for his forceful personality, command of the facts,
			 brilliance, wit, and skill that amazed and at times intimidated both friends
			 and opponents at the negotiating table; and
		Whereas with the passing of the Honorable Richard Charles
			 Albert Holbrooke, the United States has lost an outstanding diplomat and public
			 servant: Now, therefore, be it

		That the House of
			 Representatives—
			(1)honors the passing of the Honorable Richard
			 Charles Albert Holbrooke, a distinguished diplomat and public servant;
			 and
			(2)respectfully requests that the Clerk of the
			 House transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of the
			 Honorable Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke.


		II
		Calendar No. 399
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 1023
		[Report No. 112–165]
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			May 18, 2011
			Mr. Durbin (for himself,
			 Ms. Collins, Mr. Kerry, Mr.
			 Lugar, Mr. Leahy,
			 Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown of
			 Ohio, Mr. Cardin,
			 Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Merkley, Mrs.
			 Boxer, Mr. Akaka,
			 Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr.
			 Wyden, Mr. Coons,
			 Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and
			 Mrs. Gillibrand) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Foreign
			 Relations

			May 15, 2012
			Reported by Mr. Kerry,
			 without amendment

		A BILL
		To authorize the President to provide assistance to the
		  Government of Haiti to end within 5 years the deforestation in Haiti and
		  restore within 30 years the extent of tropical forest cover in existence in
		  Haiti in 1990, and for other purposes.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Haiti Reforestation Act of
			 2011.
		2.Findings;
			 purpose
			(a)FindingsCongress
			 finds that—
				(1)the established
			 policy of the Federal Government is to support and seek protection of tropical
			 forests around the world;
				(2)tropical forests
			 provide a wide range of benefits by—
					(A)harboring a major
			 portion of the biological and terrestrial resources of Earth and providing
			 habitats for an estimated 10,000,000 to 30,000,000 plant and animal species,
			 including species essential to medical research and agricultural
			 productivity;
					(B)playing a
			 critical role as carbon sinks that reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere,
			 as 1 hectare of tropical forest can absorb up to approximately 3 tons of carbon
			 dioxide per year, thus moderating potential global climate change; and
					(C)regulating
			 hydrological cycles upon which agricultural and coastal resources
			 depend;
					(3)tropical forests
			 are also a key factor in reducing rates of soil loss, particularly on hilly
			 terrain;
				(4)while
			 international efforts to stem the tide of tropical deforestation have
			 accelerated during the past 2 decades, the rapid rate of tropical deforestation
			 continues unabated;
				(5)in 1923, over 60
			 percent of the land of Haiti was forested but, by 2006, that percentage had
			 decreased to less than 2 percent;
				(6)during the period
			 beginning in 2000 and ending in 2005, the deforestation rate in Haiti
			 accelerated by more than 20 percent over the deforestation rate in Haiti during
			 the period beginning in 1990 and ending in 1999;
				(7)as a result,
			 during the period described in paragraph (6), Haiti lost—
					(A)nearly 10 percent
			 (approximately 11,000 hectares) of the forest cover of Haiti; and
					(B)approximately 22
			 percent of the total forest and woodland habitat of Haiti;
					(8)poverty and
			 economic pressures are—
					(A)two factors that
			 underlie the tropical deforestation of Haiti; and
					(B)manifested
			 particularly through the clearing of vast areas of forest for conversion to
			 agricultural uses;
					(9)80 percent of the
			 population of Haiti lives below the poverty line;
				(10)two-thirds of
			 the population of Haiti depend on the agricultural sector, which consists
			 mainly of small-scale subsistence farming;
				(11)60 percent of
			 the population of Haiti relies on charcoal produced from cutting down trees for
			 cooking fuel;
				(12)soil erosion
			 represents the most direct effect of the deforestation of Haiti, as the erosion
			 has—
					(A)lowered the
			 productivity of the land due to the poor soils underlying the tropical
			 forests;
					(B)worsened the
			 severity of droughts and flooding events;
					(C)led to further
			 deforestation;
					(D)significantly
			 decreased the quality and, as a result, quantity of freshwater and clean
			 drinking water available to the population of Haiti; and
					(E)increased the
			 pressure on the remaining land and trees in Haiti;
					(13)tropical forests
			 provide forest cover to soften the effect of heavy rains and reduce erosion by
			 anchoring the soil with their roots;
				(14)when trees are
			 cleared, rainfall runs off the soil more quickly and contributes to floods and
			 further erosion;
				(15)in 2004,
			 Hurricane Jeanne struck Haiti, killing approximately 3,000, and affecting over
			 200,000, people, partly because deforestation had resulted in the clearing of
			 large hillsides, which enabled rainwater to run off directly to settlements
			 located at the bottom of the slopes;
				(16)research
			 conducted by the United Nations Environmental Programme has revealed a direct
			 (89 percent) correlation between the extent of the deforestation of a country
			 and the incidence of victims per weather event in the country;
				(17)the consequences
			 of the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, which destroyed much of the
			 infrastructure of Port au Prince, were greater because of deforestation which
			 reduced hillside stability and increased the likelihood of mudslides, soil
			 erosion, and flooding—factors that also negatively impacted the water supply
			 and heightened concerns for the spread of waterborne diseases;
				(18)finding economic
			 benefits for local communities from sustainable uses of tropical forests is
			 critical for the long-term protection of the tropical forests in Haiti;
				(19)on July 29,
			 2010, the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–212) was
			 enacted into law, which included $25,000,000 for the reforestation and
			 other restoration of Haiti’s key watersheds; and
				(20)tropical
			 reforestation efforts would provide new sources of jobs, income, and
			 investments in Haiti by—
					(A)providing
			 employment opportunities in tree seedling programs, contract tree planting and
			 management, sustainable agricultural initiatives, sustainable and managed
			 timber harvesting, and wood products milling and finishing services; and
					(B)enhancing
			 community enterprises that generate income through the trading of sustainable
			 forest resources, many of which exist on small scales in Haiti and in the rest
			 of the region.
					(b)PurposeThe purpose of this Act is to provide
			 assistance to the Government of Haiti to develop and implement, or improve,
			 nationally appropriate policies and actions—
				(1)to reduce deforestation and forest
			 degradation in Haiti;
				(2)to increase annual rates of afforestation
			 and reforestation in a measurable, reportable, and verifiable manner—
					(A)to restore social and economic conditions
			 for environmental recovery of 35 percent of Haiti’s land surface area within 5
			 years after the date of enactment of this Act;
					(B)to restore within 30 years after the date
			 of enactment of this Act the forest cover of Haiti to at least 10 percent of
			 the land in Haiti; and
					(C)to establish
			 within 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act agroforestry cover of
			 land in Haiti to more than 25 percent; and
					(3)to improve
			 sustainable resource management at the watershed scale.
				3.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)Afforestation
				(A)In
			 generalThe term afforestation means the
			 establishment of a new forest through the seeding of, or planting of trees on,
			 a parcel of nonforested land.
				(B)InclusionThe
			 term afforestation includes—
					(i)the
			 introduction of a tree species to a parcel of nonforested land of which the
			 species is not a native species; and
					(ii)the increase of
			 tree cover through plantations.
					(2)Agroforestry
				(A)In
			 generalThe term agroforestry refers to systems in
			 which perennial trees or shrubs are integrated with crops or livestock, and
			 where perennials constitute a minimum 10 percent of ground cover.
				(B)InclusionActual
			 forest cover resulting from agroforestry programs can be counted toward the
			 total forest cover goal set forth in section (2)(b).
				(3)Appropriate
			 Committees of CongressThe term appropriate committees of
			 Congress means—
				(A)the Committee on
			 Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
				(B)the Committee on
			 Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
			 Representatives.
				(4)DeforestationThe
			 term deforestation refers to the conversion of forest to another
			 land use or the long term reduction of the tree canopy.
			(5)Forest
				(A)In
			 generalThe term forest means a terrestrial
			 ecosystem containing native tree species generated and maintained primarily
			 through natural ecological and evolutionary processes.
				(B)ExclusionThe
			 term forest does not include plantations, such as crops of trees
			 planted primarily by humans for the purposes of harvesting.
				(6)Reforestation
				(A)In
			 generalThe term reforestation refers to the
			 establishment of forest on lands that were previously considered as forest, but
			 which have been deforested.
				(B)InclusionThe
			 term reforestation includes the increase of tree cover through
			 plantations.
				IForestation and
			 watershed management assistance to government of haiti
			101.Forestation
			 assistance
				(a)Authority
					(1)In
			 generalIn accordance with section 117 of the Foreign Assistance
			 Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151p) and consistent with the provisions of paragraph
			 (2), the President is authorized to provide assistance to the Government of
			 Haiti in the form of financial assistance, technology transfers, or capacity
			 building assistance for the conduct of activities to develop and implement 1 or
			 more forestation proposals under paragraph (2)—
						(A)to reduce the
			 deforestation of Haiti; and
						(B)to increase the
			 rates of afforestation and reforestation in Haiti.
						(2)Proposals
						(A)In
			 generalAssistance under this title may be provided to the
			 Government of Haiti to implement one or more proposals that contain—
							(i)a
			 description of each policy and initiative to be carried out using the
			 assistance;
							(ii)adequate
			 documentation to ensure, as determined by the President, that—
								(I)each policy and
			 initiative will be—
									(aa)carried out and
			 managed in accordance with widely accepted environmentally sustainable forestry
			 and agricultural practices; and
									(bb)designed and
			 implemented in a manner by which to improve the governance of forests by
			 building governmental capacity to be more transparent, inclusive, accountable,
			 and coordinated in decisionmaking processes and the implementation of the
			 policy or initiative; and
									(II)the proposals
			 will further establish and enforce legal regimes, standards, and safeguards
			 designed to ensure that members of local communities in affected areas, as
			 partners and primary stakeholders, will be engaged in the design, planning,
			 implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the policies and initiatives;
			 and
								(iii)a
			 description of how the proposal or proposals support and aid forest restoration
			 efforts consistent with the purpose set forth in section 2(b).
							(B)Determination
			 of compatibility with certain programsIn evaluating each
			 proposal under subparagraph (A), the President shall ensure that each policy
			 and initiative described in the proposal submitted by the Government of Haiti
			 under that subparagraph is compatible with—
							(i)broader
			 development, poverty alleviation, sustainable energy usage, and natural
			 resource conservation objectives and initiatives in Haiti;
							(ii)the development,
			 poverty alleviation, disaster risk management, and climate resilience programs
			 of the United States Agency for International Development, including those
			 involving technical support from the United States Forest Service; and
							(iii)activities of
			 international organizations and multilateral development banks.
							(b)Eligible
			 activitiesAny assistance received by the Government of Haiti
			 under subsection (a)(1) shall be conditional upon development and
			 implementation of a proposal under subsection (a)(2), which may include—
					(1)the provision of
			 technologies and associated support for activities to reduce deforestation or
			 increase afforestation and reforestation rates, including—
						(A)fire reduction
			 initiatives;
						(B)forest law
			 enforcement initiatives;
						(C)the development
			 of timber tracking systems;
						(D)the development
			 of cooking fuel substitutes;
						(E)initiatives to
			 increase agricultural productivity;
						(F)tree-planting
			 initiatives; and
						(G)programs that are
			 designed to focus on market-based solutions, including programs that leverage
			 the international carbon-offset market;
						(2)the enhancement
			 and expansion of governmental and nongovernmental institutional capacity to
			 effectively design and implement a proposal developed under subsection (a)(2)
			 through initiatives, including—
						(A)the establishment
			 of transparent, accountable, and inclusive decisionmaking processes relating to
			 all stakeholders (including affected local communities);
						(B)the promotion of
			 enhanced coordination among ministries and agencies responsible for
			 agroecological zoning, mapping, land planning and permitting, sustainable
			 agriculture, forestry, and law enforcement; and
						(C)the clarification
			 of land tenure and resource rights of affected communities, including local
			 communities;
						(3)the development
			 and support of institutional capacity to measure, verify, and report the
			 activities carried out by the Government of Haiti to reduce deforestation and
			 increase afforestation and reforestation rates through the use of appropriate
			 methods, including—
						(A)the use of best
			 practices and technologies to monitor land use change in Haiti, including
			 changes in the extent of natural forest cover, protected areas, mangroves,
			 agroforestry, and agriculture;
						(B)the monitoring of
			 the impacts of policies and initiatives on—
							(i)affected
			 communities;
							(ii)the biodiversity
			 of the environment of Haiti; and
							(iii)the health of
			 the tropical forests of Haiti; and
							(C)independent and
			 participatory forest monitoring; and
						(4)the development
			 of and coordination with watershed restoration programs in Haiti,
			 including—
						(A)agreements with
			 the Government of Haiti, nongovernmental organizations, or private sector
			 partners to provide technical assistance, capacity building, or technology
			 transfers which support the environmental recovery of Haiti’s watersheds
			 through forest restoration activities, provided that the assistance will help
			 strengthen economic drivers of sustainable resource management, reduce
			 environmental vulnerability, and improve governance, planning, and community
			 action of watersheds in Haiti;
						(B)actions to
			 support economic incentives for sustainable resource management, including
			 enhanced incentives for the replacement of annual hillside cropping with
			 perennial and non-erosive production systems;
						(C)enhanced
			 extension services supporting the sustainable intensification of agriculture to
			 increase farmer incomes and reduce pressure on degraded land; and
						(D)investments in
			 watershed infrastructure to reduce environmental vulnerability, including the
			 establishment of appropriate erosion control measures through reforestation
			 activities in targeted watersheds or sub-watersheds.
						(c)Development of
			 performance metrics
					(1)In
			 generalIf the President provides assistance under subsection
			 (a)(1), the President, in cooperation with the Government of Haiti, shall
			 develop appropriate performance metrics to measure, verify, and report—
						(A)the conduct of
			 each policy and initiative to be carried out by the Government of Haiti;
						(B)the results of
			 each policy and initiative with respect to the tropical forests of Haiti;
			 and
						(C)each impact of
			 each policy and initiative on the local communities of Haiti.
						(2)RequirementsPerformance
			 metrics developed under paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable,
			 include short-term and long-term metrics to evaluate the implementation of each
			 policy and initiative contained in each proposal developed under subsection
			 (a)(2).
					(d)Reports
					(1)Initial
			 reportNot later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
			 this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress
			 a report that describes the actions that the President has taken, and plans to
			 take—
						(A)to engage with
			 the Government of Haiti, nongovernmental stakeholders, and public and private
			 nonprofit organizations to implement this section; and
						(B)to enter into
			 agreements with the Government of Haiti under subsection (a)(1).
						(2)Biennial
			 reportsNot later than 2 years after the date on which the
			 President first provides assistance to the Government of Haiti under subsection
			 (a)(1) and biennially thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress a
			 report that describes the progress of the Government of Haiti in implementing
			 each policy and initiative contained in the proposal submitted under subsection
			 (a)(2).
					(e)Additional
			 assistanceThe President is authorized to provide financial and
			 other assistance to the Government of Haiti, local government bodies, or
			 nongovernmental organizations for the purpose of—
					(1)providing local
			 communities information relating to each policy and initiative to be carried
			 out by the Government of Haiti through funds made available under subsection
			 (a)(1);
					(2)promoting
			 effective participation by local communities in the design, implementation, and
			 independent monitoring of each policy and initiative; and
					(3)promoting,
			 consistent with supporting the sustainability of forestation activities,
			 enhanced watershed governance, national planning, and community action programs
			 that lead to increased—
						(A)development of a
			 national watershed management policy for Haiti with the Inter-Ministerial
			 Committee for Land Management, the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of
			 Agriculture, and the Ministry of Planning and External Cooperation;
						(B)establishment of
			 an effective forum for donor coordination related to management and
			 reforestation in Haiti;
						(C)support for the
			 National Center for Geospatial Information (CNIGS) to provide technology, data,
			 and monitoring support for improved watershed and forest resource management at
			 a national scale in Haiti; and
						(D)development of
			 effective governance structures in Haiti for stakeholder engagement,
			 coordination of approaches, and land use planning and disaster mitigation at
			 the watershed scale.
						IIGrants for
			 reforestation
			201.Reforestation
			 grant program
				(a)EstablishmentThe President is authorized to establish a
			 grant program to carry out the purposes of this Act, including reversing
			 deforestation and improving reforestation and afforestation in Haiti.
				(b)Grants
			 authorized
					(1)In
			 generalThe President is authorized to award grants and contracts
			 to carry out projects that, in the aggregate, reverse deforestation and improve
			 reforestation and afforestation.
					(2)Maximum
			 amount
						(A)In
			 generalExcept as provided in subparagraph (B), the President may
			 not award a grant under this section in an amount greater than $500,000 per
			 year.
						(B)ExceptionThe
			 President may award a grant under this section in an amount greater than
			 $500,000 per year if the President determines that the recipient of the grant
			 has demonstrated success with respect to a project that was the subject of a
			 grant under this section.
						(3)DurationThe
			 President shall award grants under this section for a period not to exceed 3
			 years.
					(c)Use of
			 funds
					(1)In
			 generalGrants awarded pursuant to subsection (b) may be used for
			 activities such as—
						(A)providing a
			 financial incentive to protect trees;
						(B)providing
			 hands-on management and oversight of replanting efforts;
						(C)focusing on
			 sustainable income-generating growth;
						(D)providing seed
			 money to start cooperative reforestation and afforestation efforts and
			 providing subsequent conditional funding for such efforts contingent upon
			 required tree care and maintenance activities;
						(E)promoting
			 widespread use of improved cooking stove technologies, to the extent that this
			 does not result in the harvesting of tropical forest growth and other renewable
			 fuel technologies that reduce deforestation and improve human health;
			 and
						(F)securing the
			 involvement and commitment of local communities—
							(i)to
			 protect tropical forests in existence as of the date of enactment of this Act;
			 and
							(ii)to
			 carry out afforestation and reforestation activities.
							(2)Consistency
			 with proposalsTo the maximum extent practicable, a project
			 carried out using grant funds shall support and be consistent with the proposal
			 developed under section 101(a)(2) that is the subject of the project.
					(d)Application
					(1)In
			 generalTo be eligible for a grant under this section, an entity
			 shall prepare and submit an application at such time, in such manner, and
			 containing such information as the President may reasonably require.
					(2)ContentEach
			 application submitted under paragraph (1) should be consistent with the
			 findings of the 2007 United States Agency for International Development report
			 entitled, Environmental Vulnerability in Haiti: Findings and
			 Recommendations, and shall include—
						(A)a description of
			 the objectives to be attained;
						(B)a description of
			 the manner in which the grant funds will be used;
						(C)a plan for
			 evaluating the success of the project based on verifiable evidence; and
						(D)to the extent
			 that the applicant intends to use nonnative species in afforestation efforts,
			 an explanation of the benefit of the use of nonnative species over native
			 species and verification that the species to be used are not invasive.
						(3)Preference for
			 certain projectsIn awarding grants under this section,
			 preference shall be given to applicants that propose—
						(A)to develop
			 market-based solutions to the difficulty of reforestation in Haiti, including
			 the use of conditional cash transfers and similar financial incentives to
			 protect reforestation efforts;
						(B)to partner with
			 local communities and cooperatives; and
						(C)to focus on
			 efforts that build local capacity to sustain growth after the completion of the
			 underlying grant project.
						(e)Dissemination
			 of informationThe President shall collect and widely disseminate
			 information about the effectiveness of the demonstration projects assisted
			 under this section.
				202.Forest
			 protection grantsChapter 7 of
			 part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2281 et seq.) is
			 amended by inserting after section 466 the following new section:

					467.Pilot program for Haiti
						(a)Submission of
				list of areas of severely degraded natural resourcesThe President, in cooperation with
				nongovernmental conservation organizations, shall invite the Government of
				Haiti to submit a list of areas within the territory of Haiti in which tropical
				forests are seriously degraded or threatened.
						(b)Review of
				listThe President shall assess the list submitted by the
				Government of Haiti under subsection (a) and shall seek to reach agreement with
				the Government of Haiti for the restoration and future sustainable use of those
				areas.
						(c)Grant
				program
							(1)Grants
				authorizedThe President is authorized to make grants on such
				terms and conditions as may be necessary to nongovernmental organizations for
				the purchase on the open market of discounted debt of the Government of Haiti,
				if a market is determined to be viable, in exchange for commitments by the
				Government of Haiti to restore tropical forests identified by the Government
				under subsection (a) or for commitments to develop plans for sustainable use of
				such tropical forests.
							(2)Management of
				protected areasEach recipient of a grant under this subsection
				shall participate in the ongoing management of the area or areas protected
				pursuant to such grant.
							(3)Retention of
				proceedsNotwithstanding any other provision of law, a grantee
				(or any subgrantee) of the grants referred to in section (a) may retain,
				without deposit in the Treasury of the United States and without further
				appropriation by Congress, interest earned on the proceeds of any resulting
				debt-for-nature exchange pending the disbursements of such proceeds and
				interest for approved program purposes, which may include the establishment of
				an endowment, the income of which is used for such purposes.
							(4)Termination of
				programThe authority to make grants under the pilot program
				shall terminate five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. The
				authority may be renewed for one additional five-year period during the 30-year
				reforestation period targeted by this Act if the President determines and
				certifies to Congress that the pilot program is effective in meeting the goals
				of the Act and the commitment of the Government of Haiti to returning land in
				Haiti to long-term sustainable forests. The cumulative duration of the pilot
				program may not exceed ten total
				years.
							.
			IIIAdministrative
			 provision
			301.DelegationThe President (or the Administrator of the
			 United States Agency for International Development or the Secretary of State as
			 the President's delegee) may draw, as appropriate, on the expertise of the
			 United States Forest Service in designing and implementing programs pursuant to
			 this Act relating to reforestation, watershed restoration, and monitoring of
			 land use change.

		May 15, 2012
		Reported without amendment


IV
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 603
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 22, 2004
Ms. Lee (for herself, Mr. Shays, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Norton, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Watson, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Payne, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Conyers, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Waters, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Harman, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, Mr. Crowley, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Farr, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Stark, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, and Mr. Wynn) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

RESOLUTION
Commending the marchers, expressing the belief that each individual has the right to manage his or her own fertility, recognizing that the expression of sexuality is a lifelong aspect of human development, trusting individuals to make responsible choices related to having children, supporting loving families in all of their relationship forms, and celebrating the March for Women’s Lives in which individuals make their voices heard through collective pro-choice power.

Whereas the March for Women's Lives unites women and men from across the United States and the world to advance the right to choose in the fullest sense;
Whereas reproductive freedom is allied to social, economic, political, and human rights, and the House of Representatives joins in solidarity with those who are committed to such rights in an effort to advance choices for everyone;
Whereas choice holds a different meaning for each person, and the House of Representatives respects the diverse range of choices made with regard to health, sexuality, and family;
Whereas the House of Representatives promotes the strengthening of human and civil rights, and in particular, fundamental reproductive rights, including access to family planning, safe, legal abortion, uncensored medically accurate sexuality information, and the ability to make personal health care decisions free from government intrusion;
Whereas the House of Representatives advocates an end to the inequality, discrimination, and oppression that are barriers to the realization of the right to choose;
Whereas the right to challenge these inequities in the courts must be protected;
Whereas the House of Representatives believes resources and safeguards are needed to guarantee our rights and access to voluntary reproductive health care services, including a lifetime of quality health care, especially in communities of unmet need; and
Whereas sufficient government resources and a livable wage are necessary to ensure that the choice to bear or adopt a child means the ability to raise a healthy, safe, and educated child: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives—
(1)commends the hundreds of thousands of marchers who have come from around the world to fight for women’s lives;
(2)believes that rights have no borders and that each individual, throughout the world, has the fundamental right to manage his or her fertility;
(3)recognizes the full expression of sexuality is a lifelong aspect of human development, which can be a positive source of personal enrichment when it is consensual, based on informed choices, and consistent with one's ethical and personal values;
(4)trusts individuals to make responsible choices about whether, when, how, and with whom to have a child;
(5)supports loving families in all of their relationship forms, and it should be ensured that they are strong, secure, and free from violence; and
(6)celebrates the March for Women’s Lives in which individuals of every age, race, ethnicity, nationality, language, ability, immigration status, marital status, income, geography, religion, gender, and sexual orientation make their voices heard through collective pro-choice power.