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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Commission on the Removal of
Mexican-Americans to Mexico Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) From 1929 through 1941, Federal, State, and local
Government authorities and certain private sector entities
throughout the United States undertook an aggressive program to
forcibly remove individuals of Mexican ancestry from the United
States.
(2) As many as 1,200,000 individuals of Mexican ancestry
who were United States citizens were forcibly removed to
Mexico.
(3) These men, women, and children were removed outside the
United States in response to public pressure to curtail the
employment of Mexican-Americans, most of whom were United
States citizens or residing legally in the United States,
during the Depression.
(4) Massive raids were conducted on Mexican-American
communities, and many of the people who were removed were never
able to return to the United States, their country of birth.
(5) These raids targeted individuals of Mexican ancestry,
even when such individuals were United States citizens or
permanent legal residents.
(6) These raids also separated such United States citizens
and permanent legal residents from their families and deprived
them of their livelihoods and constitutional rights.
(7) No official inquiry into this matter has been made.
(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to establish a fact
finding commission to determine whether United States citizens and
permanent legal residents were forcibly removed to Mexico from 1929 to
1941 in violation of law as a result of past directives of Federal,
State and local governments and the impact of such removal on those
individuals, their families, and the Mexican-American community in the
United States, and to recommend appropriate remedies.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

There is established a commission to be known as the ''Commission
on the Removal of Mexican-Americans to Mexico''.

SEC. 4. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

The Commission shall--
(1) review the facts and circumstances surrounding the
removal of certain United States citizens and permanent legal
residents to Mexico from 1929 to 1941, and the impact of such
actions on these individuals, their families, and the Mexican-
American community in the United States;
(2) review past directives of Federal, State, and local
governments that required the removal of these individuals to
Mexico and any other information related to these directives;
and
(3) submit to Congress a written report of its findings and
recommendations.

SEC. 5. MEMBERSHIP.

(a) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of
seven members, who shall be appointed within 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act as follows:
(1) Three members appointed by the President.
(2) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, in consultation with the minority leader of
the House of Representatives.
(3) Two members appointed by the President pro tempore of
the Senate, in consultation with the minority leader of the
Senate.
(b) Qualifications.--Members appointed under subsection (a) shall
possess knowledge or expertise related to human rights, civil rights,
immigration, labor, business, or other pertinent qualifications.
(c) Term of Office.--Each member shall be appointed for the life of
the Commission.
(d) Quorum.--Four members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.
(e) Initial Meeting.--The initial meeting of the Commission shall
be called by the President within one hundred and twenty days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, or within thirty days after the date
on which legislation is enacted making appropriations to carry out this
Act, whichever is later.
(f) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The Commission shall elect a
chairperson and vice chairperson from among its members. The term of
office of each shall be for the life of the Commission.
(g) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its
powers and shall be filled in the same manner in which the original
appointment was made.

SEC. 6. POWERS.

(a) Hearings.--
(1) In general.--The Commission or on the authorization of
the Commission, any subcommittee or member thereof, may for the
purpose of carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at
times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence as the
Commission or any subcommittee or member considers appropriate.
(2) Location.--The Commission may hold public hearings in
any city of the United States that it finds appropriate.
(b) Subpoena Power.--
(1) In general.--The Commission may issue subpoenas
requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the
production of any evidence relating to any matter under
investigation by the Commission which the Commission is
empowered to investigate by this Act.
(2) Failure to obey a subpoena.--If a person refuses to
obey a subpoena issued under paragraph (1), the Commission may
apply to a United States district court for an order requiring
that person to appear before the Commission to give testimony,
produce evidence, or both, relating to the matter under
investigation. The application may be made within the judicial
district where the hearing is conducted or where such person is
found, resides, or transacts business. Any failure to obey the
order of the court may be punished by the court as civil
contempt.
(3) Service of subpoena.--A subpoena of the Commission
shall be served in the manner provided for subpoenas issued by
a United States district court under the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure for the United States district courts.
(4) Service of process.--All process of any court to which
application is made under paragraph (2) may be served in the
judicial district in which the person required to be served
resides or may be found.
(c) Obtaining Official Data.--The Commission may secure directly
from any department or agency of the United States, or from any State
or local government, information necessary to enable it to carry out
this Act. Upon request of any member, the head of such department or
agency shall furnish such information to the Commission.
(d) Contract Authority.--To the extent or in the amounts provided
in advance in appropriation Acts, the Commission may contract with and
compensate government and private agencies or persons for any services,
supplies, or other activities necessary to enable the Commission to
carry out its duties under this Act.

SEC. 7. STAFF.

(a) In General.--The Commission may appoint and fix the pay of such
additional staff as it considers appropriate.
(b) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws.--Any staff of the
Commission may be appointed without regard to the provisions of title
5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive
service, and may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51
and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to
classification and General Schedule pay rates.
(c) Experts and Consultants.--The Commission may procure temporary
and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United
States Code.
(d) Administrative Support Services.--Upon request of the
Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the
Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support
services necessary for the Commission to carry out its duties under
this Act.

SEC. 8. REPORT.

The Commission shall submit to Congress a written report not later
than the date which is one year after the date of the initial meeting
called pursuant to section 5(d) of this Act. The report shall contain a
detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the Commission,
together with its recommendations for legislative actions that the
Commission considers appropriate.

SEC. 9. TERMINATION.

The Commission shall terminate 30 days after submitting the report
under section 8.

SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Commission.--The term ''Commission'' means the
Commission on the Removal of Mexican-Americans to Mexico
established under section 3.
(2) Member.--The term ''member'' means a member of the
Commission.
(3) State.--The term ''State'' means any State of the
United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, and any other commonwealth, possession, or
territory of the United States.
Commission on the Removal of Mexican-Americans to Mexico This bill establishes the Commission on the Removal of Mexican-Americans to Mexico, which shall: (1) review the facts and circumstances surrounding the 1929-1941 removal of certain U.S. citizens and permanent legal residents to Mexico and the impact of such actions on such individuals, their families, and the Mexican-American community; (2) review federal, state, and local government directives that required such removal and any other related information; and (3) report its findings, conclusions, and any recommendations for legislative actions.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Startup Opportunity Accelerator Act
of 2014'' or the ''SOAR Act''.

SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT STARTUP BUSINESSES.

The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 47 (15 U.S.C. 631 note) as
section 48; and
(2) by inserting after section 46 the following:

''SEC. 47. FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT STARTUP BUSINESSES.

''(a) Definitions.--In this section--
''(1) the term 'eligible entity' means an organization--
''(A) that is located in the United States; and
''(B) the primary purpose of which is to support
new small business concerns;
''(2) the term 'new small business concern' means a small
business concern that has been in operation for not more than 5
years; and
''(3) the term 'State' means any State of the United
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States.
''(b) Funding.--
''(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this section, the Administrator shall develop and
begin implementing a program to award cash prizes of not more
than $50,000 to eligible entities to support new small business
concerns.
''(2) Use of funds.--A prize under this section--
''(A) may be used for construction costs, space
acquisition, and programmatic purposes; and
''(B) may not be used to provide capital or
professional services to new small business concerns
directly or through the subaward of funds.
''(c) Requirement for Applicants.--An eligible entity desiring a
prize under this section shall demonstrate that the eligible entity
will use the prize to provide assistance to not less than 10 new small
business concerns per year.
''(d) Criteria.--The Administrator shall establish criteria for
prizes under this section that shall give priority to eligible entities
that are providing or plan to provide to new small business concerns--
''(1) office, manufacturing, or warehouse space, including
appropriate operations infrastructure;
''(2) access to capital (either directly from the eligible
entity (using amounts other than the amounts provided under the
prize) or through guidance and contacts for acquiring capital
from outside investors);
''(3) access to professional services (either directly from
the eligible entity (using amounts other than the amounts
provided under the prize) or through guidance and contacts for
acquiring professional services), including accounting and
legal services; or
''(4) a formal structured mentorship or developmental
program that assists new small business concerns with building
business skills and competencies.
''(e) Considerations in Choosing Recipients.--In determining
whether to award a prize under this section to an eligible entity, the
Administrator shall take into account--
''(1) for eligible entities that have in operation a
program to support new small business concerns, the record of
the eligible entity in assisting new small business concerns,
including, for each of the 3 full years before the date on
which the eligible entity applies for a prize under this
section--
''(A) the retention rate of new small business
concerns in the program of the eligible entity;
''(B) the average period of participation by new
small business concerns in the program of the eligible
entity;
''(C) the total, average, and median capital raised
by new small business concerns participating in the
program of the eligible entity; and
''(D) the total, average, and median number of
employees of new small business concerns participating
in the program of the eligible entity;
''(2) for all eligible entities--
''(A) the number of new small business concerns
assisted or anticipated to be assisted by the eligible
entity;
''(B) the number of new small business concerns
applying or anticipated to apply for assistance from
the eligible entity;
''(C) whether the program of the eligible entity
provides or would provide assistance to individuals in
gender, racial, or ethnic groups underrepresented by
existing programs to assist new small business
concerns; and
''(D) other metrics determined appropriate by the
Administrator;
''(3) the need in the geographic area to be served by the
program to be carried out using the prize for additional
assistance for new small business concerns, if the area has
sufficient population density, as determined by the
Administrator;
''(4) the level of experience of the entrepreneurial
leadership of the eligible entity; and
''(5) the ability of the eligible entity to use and
leverage local strengths, including human resources,
infrastructure, and educational institutions.
''(f) Matching Nonpublic Funding Requirement.--
''(1) In general.--An eligible entity receiving a prize
under this section shall obtain funds from a private individual
or entity (including a for profit or nonprofit entity) that
are--
''(A) for the same purposes as a prize may be made
under this section;
''(B) used to carry out the program of the eligible
entity carried out using the prize under this section;
and
''(C) in an amount that is not to be less than 50
percent of the amount of the prize under this section.
''(2) Form of non-federal share.--Not more than 25 percent
of the funds obtained under paragraph (1) may be in the form of
in-kind contributions.
''(g) Consequences of Failure To Abide by Terms and Conditions of
Prize or Requirements of This Section.--The Administrator shall notify
each eligible entity receiving a prize under this section that failure
to abide by the terms and conditions of the prize or the requirements
of this section may, in the discretion of the Administrator and in
addition to any other civil or criminal consequences, result in the
Administrator ordering the eligible entity to return the prize funds.
''(h) Annual Progress Reporting by Recipients of Prize.--Each
eligible entity receiving a prize under this section shall submit to
the Administrator an annual report on the progress of the program
carried out using the amounts received under the prize, including--
''(1) the number of new small business concerns
participating in the program during each of the previous 3
years;
''(2) the number of new small business concerns applying to
participate in the program during each of the previous 3 years;
''(3) the retention rate of new small business concerns in
the program;
''(4) the average period of participation in the program by
new small business concerns;
''(5) the total, average, and median capital raised by new
small business concerns participating in the program;
''(6) the total, average, and median number of employees of
new small business concerns participating in the program; and
''(7) other metrics determined appropriate by the
Administrator.
''(i) Report to Congress.--The Administrator shall submit to
Congress an annual report on the program under this section, which
shall include an assessment of the effectiveness of the program,
including an assessment based on the metrics listed in subsection (h).
''(j) Coordination With Other Small Business Administration
Programs.--The Administrator shall take appropriate action to encourage
eligible entities receiving a prize under this section to use and
incorporate other programs of the Administration, such as small
business development centers, small business investment companies,
loans under section 7(a), and assistance under title V of the Small
Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 695 et seq.).
''(k) Listing on Website.--The Administrator shall include a list
of eligible entities receiving a prize under this section on the
website of the Administration.
''(l) Authorization of Appropriation.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of the first
5 fiscal years beginning after the date of the enactment of this
section.''.
Startup Opportunity Accelerator Act of 2014 or the SOAR Act - Amends the Small Business Act to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to develop a program to award cash prizes of up to $50,000 to organizations in the United States whose primary purpose is to support new small businesses that have been in operation for five years or less. Authorizes the use of a prize for construction costs, space acquisition, and programmatic purposes. Prohibits its use for capital or professional services to new small businesses. Requires a prize recipient to provide assistance to at least 10 new small businesses per year.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Pine River Indian Irrigation Project
Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) drought, population increases, and environmental needs
are exacerbating water supply issues across the western United
States, including on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in
southwestern Colorado;
(2)(A) a report of the Government Accountability Office
dated 2006 identified significant issues with the Pine River
Indian Irrigation Project, including the issue that, at the
time of the study, the Bureau of Indian Affairs estimated that
total deferred maintenance costs for the Project exceeded
$20,000,000; and
(B) other estimates have placed those costs at more than
$60,000,000;
(3) the report of the Government Accountability Office
demonstrates that key facilities of the Project are severely
deteriorated;
(4) operations and maintenance fees are not sufficient to
address the condition of the Project, even though the Bureau of
Indian Affairs has sought to double those fees, from $8.50 to
$17, in recent years;
(5) the report of the Government Accountability Office also
notes that a prior study done by the Bureau of Reclamation
determined that water users could not afford to pay operations
and maintenance fees of $8.50 and operate a profitable farming
operation;
(6) the benefits of rehabilitating and repairing the
irrigation infrastructure of the Project include--
(A) water conservation;
(B) extending available water supply;
(C) increased agricultural production;
(D) economic benefits;
(E) safer facilities; and
(F) the preservation of the culture of the Southern
Ute Indian Tribe;
(7) while, as of the date of enactment of this Act, the
Project is managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the
Southern Ute Indian Tribe also receives water from facilities
owned or operated by the Bureau of Reclamation; and
(8) rehabilitation and repair of the infrastructure of the
Project by the Bureau of Reclamation would improve--
(A) overall water management; and
(B) the ability of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe
and the Bureau of Reclamation to address potential
water conflicts.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to require the Secretary
of the Interior--
(1) to assess the condition of infrastructure of the Pine
River Indian Irrigation Project;
(2) to establish priorities for the rehabilitation of
irrigation infrastructure within the Project according to
specified criteria; and
(3) to implement rehabilitation activities for the
irrigation infrastructure of the Project.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Project.--The term ''Project'' means the Pine River
Indian Irrigation Project.
(2) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(3) State.--The term ''State'' means the State of Colorado.
(4) Tribal council.--The term ''Tribal Council'' means the
Southern Ute Indian Tribal Council.
(5) Tribe.--The term ''Tribe'' means the Southern Ute
Indian Tribe.

SEC. 4. STUDY OF IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE OF PROJECT.

(a) Study.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the
Tribe, shall--
(A) conduct a study of the irrigation
infrastructure of the Project; and
(B) based on the results of the study, develop a
list of activities (including a cost estimate for each
activity) that are recommended to be implemented during
the 10-year period beginning on the date of completion
of the study to repair, rehabilitate, or reconstruct
that irrigation infrastructure.
(2) Factors for consideration.--
(A) In general.--In developing the list under
paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall give priority to
activities based on--
(i) a review of the priority factors
described in subparagraph (B) with respect to
the activity;
(ii) recommendations of the Tribe, if any;
and
(iii) a consideration of the projected
benefits of each activity on completion of the
Project.
(B) Priority factors.--The priority factors
referred to in subparagraph (A)(i) are--
(i) any threat to the health and safety
of--
(I) a member of the Tribe;
(II) an employee of the irrigation
operations and maintenance program of
the Bureau of Indian Affairs; or
(III) the general public;
(ii) the extent of disrepair of the
irrigation infrastructure of the Project and
the effect of the disrepair on the ability of
users of the Project to irrigate agricultural
land using that irrigation infrastructure;
(iii) whether, and the extent to which, the
repair, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of
the irrigation infrastructure of the Project
would provide an opportunity to conserve water;
(iv)(I) the economic and cultural impacts
the irrigation infrastructure of the Project
that is in disrepair has on the Tribe; and
(II) the economic and cultural benefits
that the repair, rehabilitation, or
reconstruction of that irrigation
infrastructure would have on the Tribe;
(v) the opportunity to address water supply
or environmental conflicts if the irrigation
infrastructure of the Project is repaired,
rehabilitated, or reconstructed; and
(vi) the overall benefits of the activity
to efficient water operations on the land of
the Tribe.
(3) Consultation.--In carrying out the study under this
subsection, the Secretary shall consult with the Assistant
Secretary for Indian Affairs and other relevant Federal and
local officials to evaluate the extent to which programs under
the jurisdiction of each Federal and local agency may be used
to develop--
(A) the list of activities under paragraph (1)(B);
or
(B) the report under subsection (b).
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives,
and the Tribe a report that includes--
(A) the list of activities recommended for
implementation under subsection (a)(1)(B); and
(B) any findings of the Secretary with respect to--
(i) the study under subsection (a);
(ii) consideration of the factors described
in subsection (a)(2); and
(iii) any consultation required under
subsection (a)(3).
(2) Biennial review.--Not later than 2 years after the date
on which the Secretary submits the report under paragraph (1)
and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation
with the Tribe, shall--
(A) review the report; and
(B) update the list of activities under subsection
(a)(1)(B) in accordance with each factor described in
subsection (a)(2), as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate.

SEC. 5. IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS.

(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary may
provide grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the
Tribe to plan, design, construct, or otherwise implement any activity
to repair, rehabilitate, reconstruct, or replace irrigation
infrastructure of the Project, if the activity is recommended for
implementation on the list under section 4(a)(1)(B).
(b) Limitation.--Assistance provided under subsection (a) shall not
be used for any on-farm improvement.
(c) Consultation and Coordination.--In providing assistance under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
(1) consult with, and obtain the approval of, the Tribe;
(2) consult with the Assistant Secretary for Indian
Affairs; and
(3) as appropriate, coordinate the activity with any work
being conducted under the irrigation operations and maintenance
program of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
(d) Cost Sharing Requirement.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
Federal share of the total cost of carrying out an activity
using assistance under subsection (a) shall be not more than 75
percent.
(2) Exception.--The Secretary may waive or limit the non-
Federal share required under paragraph (1) on request of the
Tribe.

SEC. 6. EFFECT OF ACT.

(a) Water Rights of Tribe.--Nothing in this Act (including the
implementation of any activity carried out in accordance with this Act)
affects any right of the Tribe to receive, divert, store, or claim a
right to water, including the priority of right and the quantity of
water associated with the water right under Federal or State law.
(b) State Water Law.--Nothing in this Act preempts or affects--
(1) any provision of water law of the State; or
(2) any interstate compact governing water.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) Study.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the
study under section 4 $4,000,000.
(b) Irrigation Infrastructure Grants and Agreements.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 5 $10,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2010 through 2015.
Pine River Indian Irrigation Project Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study the irrigation infrastructure of the Pine River Indian Irrigation Project, Colorado, and develop a list of activities that are recommended to be implemented over a 10-year period to repair, rehabilitate, or reconstruct that infrastructure.

Requires the Secretary to prioritize activities based on: (1) a review of specified priority factors (i.e., threats to health and safety; the extent of disrepair and its effect on the ability of Project users to irrigate agricultural land; the extent to which infrastructure repair would provide an opportunity to conserve water; the economic and cultural impacts the disrepair has, and benefits the repair would have, on the Tribe; the opportunity to address water supply or environmental conflicts through repair; and overall benefits of the activity to efficient water operations on the land of the Tribe); (2) recommendations of the Tribe; and (3) a consideration of projected benefits on Project completion.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the Tribe to repair, rehabilitate, reconstruct, or replace the Project's irrigation infrastructure. Prohibits such assistance from being used for on-farm improvements. Requires the Secretary, in providing assistance, to coordinate the activity with any work being conducted under the irrigation operations and maintenance program of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).

Caps the federal share of the total cost at 75%, subject to a waiver or limitation on the nonfederal share, at the Tribe's request.