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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''National Forest Foundation
Conservation Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION ACT.

(a) Provision of Administrative Support.--Subsection (c) of section
405 of the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-3) is amended
to read as follows:
''(c) Administrative Assistance.--(1) Subject to such limitations,
terms, and conditions as the Secretary may establish, the Secretary
may--
''(A) detail personnel of the Department of Agriculture to
assist the Foundation; and
''(B) provide the Foundation with Department of Agriculture
facilities, equipment, supplies, and other administrative
services (including Government-contracted transportation and
travel services).
''(2) Assistance under paragraph (1) may be provided for partial or
no reimbursement, as the Secretary considers appropriate.''.
(b) Matching Funds.--
(1) Extension and expansion of authority; source of
funds.--Section 410 of the National Forest Foundation Act (16
U.S.C. 583j-8) is amended to read as follows:

''SEC. 410. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO MATCH FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTIONS.

''For the purposes of section 405 of this title, during the five-
year period beginning on October 1, 1997, the Secretary may make
available to the Foundation from benefiting Forest Service
appropriations up to $5,000,000 each fiscal year to match, on a one-
for-one basis, private contributions made to the Foundation.''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Section 405 of the National
Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-3) is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (a);
(B) in subsection (b)--
(i) by striking ''In addition to the
startup funds provided under subsection (a) of
this section, for'' and inserting ''For'';
(ii) by striking ''October 1, 1992,'' and
inserting ''October 1, 1997,''; and
(iii) by striking ''section 410(b)'' and
inserting ''section 410''; and
(C) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as
subsections (a) and (b), respectively.
(3) Effect of amendments.--The amendments made by this
subsection shall not affect the availability or use of funds
made available for fiscal year 1997 under sections 405(b) and
410(b) of the National Forest Foundation Act, as in effect on
the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Use of Interest and Other Investment Income.--Section 404 of
the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-2) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
''(f) Use of Interest and Other Investment Income.--Interest and
other investment income earned (before, on, or after the date of the
enactment of this subsection) by the Foundation and its subgrantees on
Federal funds received from the Secretary under section 405, but not
immediately disbursed, may be used by the Foundation to carry out the
purposes of the Foundation under section 402(b).''.
(d) Exception From Audit Reporting and Compliance Requirements.--
Section 407(a) of the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-
5(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ''A
subgrantee of the Foundation shall be exempt from the audit reporting
and compliance requirements of Office of Management and Budget Circular
A-133 (or any successor administrative regulation or policy) in the
case of grants of $250,000 or less.''.
(e) Licensing Use of Symbols; Violations.--Section 404 of the
National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-2) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)(3), by inserting ''license,'' after
''lease,''; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (f), as added by
subsection (c) of this section, the following new subsections:
''(g) Licensing Use of Symbols.--(1) To further the purposes of the
Foundation under section 402(b), the Foundation shall have exclusive
authority to license or authorize persons to use trademarks,
tradenames, signs, symbols, emblems, insignia, logos, likenesses, or
slogans to represent, promote, or advertise that an individual,
company, or particular good or service is an official sponsor or
supporter of the Forest Service, the National Forest System, or any
unit thereof. Any license or authorization provided by the Foundation
under this paragraph shall be subject to the prior written approval of
the Secretary, who may not delegate this authority.
''(2) All net income derived from licenses and authorizations
provided under paragraph (1) shall be expended by the Foundation in
accordance with policies and priorities of the Forest Service on
programs, projects, or activities that benefit the National Forest
System or the Forest Service, as identified by the Secretary in
consultation with the Foundation.
''(3) Nothing in this subsection shall affect the authority of the
Secretary under Public Law 93-318 (16 U.S.C. 580p et seq.) relating to
the name and character of 'Smokey Bear', and the name and character of
'Woodsy Owl'.
''(4) The authority provided to the Foundation by paragraph (1)
shall expire on September 30, 2003.
''(h) Violation of Licensing Requirements.--Except as provided in
subsection (g), no person may use for commercial purposes any
trademark, tradename, sign, symbol, emblem, insignia, slogan, or
related artistic design belonging to the Forest Service. Whoever,
without the authorization of the Foundation under subsection (g), uses
for purposes of trade, to induce the sale of any good or service, to
promote any commercial activity, or for other commercial purpose, the
name of the Foundation or any trademark, tradename, sign, symbol,
emblem, insignia, logo, likeness, or slogan referred to in subsection
(g), or any facsimile or simulation thereof tending to cause confusion,
to cause mistake, to deceive, or to suggest falsely that an individual,
company, or particular good or service is an official sponsor or
official supporter of the National Forest System or the Forest Service,
shall be subject to suit in a civil action by the Foundation for the
remedies provided in title VI of the Act of July 5, 1946 (commonly
referred to as the Trademark Act of 1946; 15 U.S.C. 1114 et seq.).''.
(f) Reporting Requirements.--Section 407 of the National Forest
Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-5) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
''(c) Report on Licensing Activities.--Not later than 5 years after
the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a
report assessing the cost, effectiveness, and effects of the licensing
and authorization program established pursuant to section 404(g). The
report shall include a recommendation regarding the desirability of
extending the authority provided in such section beyond the expiration
date specified in paragraph (4) of such section and assessments of the
effect of such program on--
''(1) visitation levels in the National Forest System;
''(2) the image of the National Forest System;
''(3) achievement of the needs and priorities of the Forest
Service;
''(4) appropriations for the National Forest System; and
''(5) the costs of the Foundation and the Secretary to
administer the program.''.

SOLUTION: National Forest Foundation Conservation Act - Amends the National Forest Foundation Act to extend matching fund authority for the National Forest Foundation.
Authorizes the Foundation to license the use of symbols, trademarks, or logos.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Reservist Opportunities and
Protection of Education Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. REFUNDS AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR MILITARY SERVICE.

(a) Leave of Absence for Military Service.--Part G of title IV of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after section
484B (20 U.S.C. 1094) the following new section:

''SEC. 484C. REFUNDS AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR MILITARY SERVICE.

''(a) Leave of Absence Required.--Whenever a student who is an
affected individual is unable to complete a period of instruction or to
receive academic credit because he or she was called up for active duty
or active service, the institution of higher education in which the
student is enrolled shall--
''(1) grant the student a military leave of absence from
the institution while such student is serving on active duty or
active service, and for one year after the conclusion of such
duty or service, in accordance with subsection (b); and
''(2) provide the student with a refund or credit in
accordance with subsection (c).
''(b) Consequences of Military Leave of Absence.--A student who is
an affected individual and who is on a military leave of absence from
an institution of higher education shall be entitled, upon release from
serving on active duty or active service, to be restored to the
educational status such student had attained prior to being ordered to
such duty without loss of academic credits earned, scholarships or
grants awarded by the institution, or, subject to subsection (c),
tuition and other fees paid prior to the commencement of the active
duty or active service.
''(c) Refunds.--An institution of higher education shall refund
tuition or fees paid prior to the commencement of the active duty or
active service of an affected individual. If a student taking a
military leave of absence for active duty or active service requests a
refund during a period of enrollment, the percentage of the tuition and
fees that shall be refunded shall be equal 100 percent minus the
percentage of the period of enrollment (for which the tuition and fees
were paid) that was completed (as determined in accordance with section
484B(d)) as of the day the student withdrew.
''(d) Leave of Absence Not Treated as Withdrawal.--Notwithstanding
the 180-day limitation in section 484B(a)(2), a student on a military
leave of absence under this section shall not be treated as having
withdrawn for purposes of section 484B unless the student fails to
return at the end of the military leave of absence (as determined under
subsection (a) of this section).
''(e) Definitions.--As used in this section:
''(1) Active duty.--The term 'active duty' has the meaning
given such term in section 101(d)(1) of title 10, United States
Code, except that such term does not include active duty for
training or attendance at a service school.
''(2) Affected individual.--The term 'affected individual'
means an individual who--
''(A) is serving on active duty during a war or
other military operation or national emergency; or
''(B) is performing qualifying National Guard duty
during a war or other military operation or national
emergency.
''(3) Military operation.--The term 'military operation'
means a contingency operation as such term is defined in
section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code.
''(4) National emergency.--The term 'national emergency'
means a national emergency declared by the President of the
United States.
''(5) Serving on active duty.--The term 'serving on active
duty during a war or other military operation or national
emergency' means service by an individual who is--
''(A) a Reserve of an Armed Force ordered to active
duty under section 12301(a), 12301(g), 12302, 12304, or
12306 of title 10, United States Code, or any retired
member of an Armed Force ordered to active duty under
section 688 of such title, for service in connection
with a war or other military operation or national
emergency, regardless of the location at which such
active duty service is performed; and
''(B) any other member of an Armed Force on active
duty in connection with such war, operation, or
emergency or subsequent actions or conditions who has
been assigned to a duty station at a location other
than the location at which such member is normally
assigned.
''(6) Qualifying national guard duty.--The term 'qualifying
National Guard duty during a war or other military operation or
national emergency' means service as a member of the National
Guard on full-time National Guard duty (as defined in section
101(d)(5) of title 10, United States Code) under a call to
active service authorized by the President or the Secretary of
Defense for a period of more than 30 consecutive days under
section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in connection
with a war, another military operation, or a national emergency
declared by the President and supported by Federal funds.''.
(b) Obligation as Part of Program Participation Requirements.--
Section 487(a)(22) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1094(a)(22)) is amended by inserting ''and with the policy on leave of
absence for military service established pursuant to section 484C''
after ''section 484B''.

SOLUTION: Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to require institutions of higher education that participate in HEA title IV student assistance programs to grant military leaves of absence, and provide refunds of or credits for tuition and fees paid, to individuals who are unable to complete a period of instruction or receive academic credit because they were called to serve on active duty in the Armed Forces, or to perform qualifying National Guard duty, during a war or other military operation or national emergency.Requires the leave of absence to be for the period of active duty or service and for one year after completion of such duty or service. Requires the refund or credit to be prorated to cover the period when the student had to leave. Provides that such leave of absence shall not be treated as a withdrawal for certain student assistance purposes.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Nuclear Decommissioning Assurance
Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) full, safe decommissioning of nuclear power plants is a
compelling Federal interest, in that--
(A) the public health and safety and the protection
of the environment can be guaranteed only if nuclear
power plants are adequately decommissioned at the end
of their useful lives; and
(B) decommissioning obligations cannot be avoided,
abandoned, or mitigated, as a matter of public health
and safety;
(2) electric utilities that own nuclear power plants must
be able to collect adequate revenues to ensure that the
utilities can satisfy the obligation to fully decommission
nuclear power plants in accordance with standards established
by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
(3) the authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to
ensure that utilities are able to collect adequate funds so
that they can satisfy the decommissioning obligation is limited
by the fact that the Commission does not directly establish
rates for electric services;
(4) many nuclear decommissioning trust funds are not
adequate to meet decommissioning obligations, and the current
electric rates of collection are not adequate to ensure that
there will be adequate funds at the time of decommissioning.
(5) potential restructuring of the electric utility
industry will exacerbate the problem, because competitive
pressure is expected to be placed on current rates, thereby
threatening the ability of utility entities to recover funds
for decommissioning in electric rates; and
(6) there is a Federal interest in establishing a national
policy to ensure that electric utilities that own nuclear power
plants can recover funds sufficient to satisfy the
decommissioning obligation.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to ensure that electric utilities that own commercial
nuclear electric generating plants will be able to satisfy the
obligation to decommission the plants, as established by the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and
(2) to provide ratemaking bodies, including the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, with sufficient authority to
provide for recovery of funds for decommissioning.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Decommission.--The term ''decommission'' has the
meaning given the term in section 50.2 of title 10, Code of
Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).
(2) Decommissioning obligation.--The term ''decommissioning
obligation'' means the obligation to pay costs associated with
the measures necessary to ensure the continued protection of
the public from the dangers of any residual radioactivity or
other hazards present at a facility when a nuclear unit is
decommissioned.
(3) Nuclear decommissioning trust fund.--The term ''nuclear
decommissioning trust fund'' has the meaning given the term
''external sinking fund'' in section 50.75(e)(1)(ii) of title
10, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).
(4) State commission.--The term ''State commission'' has
the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Federal Power
Act (16 U.S.C. 796).

SEC. 4. NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING ASSURANCE DETERMINATION BY THE NUCLEAR
REGULATORY COMMISSION.

(a) Petition.--
(1) In general.--A licensee under part 50 of title 10, Code
of Federal Regulations may petition the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission for a determination of whether--
(A) adequate amounts have been deposited or are
being deposited in the nuclear decommissioning trust
fund of the licensee; and
(B) the future funding for any nuclear power plant
owned in whole or in part by the licensee is assured.
(2) Contents.--A petition under paragraph (1) shall
disclose--
(A) the licensee's current minimum amount
established by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under
section 50.75 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations
for each facility for which the licensee holds a
license;
(B) the currently effective rates to recover costs
for decommissioning obligations as established by the
Commission or State commissions, as appropriate;
(C) the amount that has been deposited in the
nuclear decommissioning trust fund;
(D) the planned rate and timing of collection of
the costs of the decommissioning obligation through the
projected useful life of the facility; and
(E) any other information pertinent to the
continuing assurance of funding of the nuclear
decommissioning trust fund.
(b) Determination.--Not later than 180 days of receipt of a
petition under paragraph (1), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall
issue a determination regarding whether the nuclear decommissioning
trust fund and the currently approved level of rates to recover the
costs of the decommissioning obligation are adequate to ensure full and
safe decommissioning of the facility.
(c) Considerations.--In making a determination under subsection
(b), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall consider.--
(1) the current level of funds in the nuclear
decommissioning trust fund;
(2) the adequacy of the currently approved rates to recover
the costs of the decommissioning obligation;
(3) the assurance of continuing recovery of such costs
through rates;
(4) the timing of the recovery of such costs relative to
the projected useful life of the plant; and
(5) any other information that the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission considers pertinent to a determination of the
necessary assurance of adequate funding.
(d) Adequacy of Minimum Amounts.--Nothing in this Act precludes the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission from revising or reconsidering the
adequacy of the minimum amounts established under section 50.75(c) of
title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.
(e) Notice.--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall issue notice
of its finding to the licensee, the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, and any other party of record.

SEC. 5. AMENDMENT OF THE FEDERAL POWER ACT.

(a) Declaration.--Section 201 of the Federal Power Act is amended
by adding at the end the following:
''(h) Declaration Regarding Decommissioning.--The decommissioning
of nuclear power plants licensed by the Commission is affected with a
public interest, and the Federal regulation of matters relating to
decommissioning of nuclear power plants, to the extent provided in this
part, is necessary in the public interest.''.
(b) Nuclear Decommissioning Assurance.--Part II of the Federal
Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

''SEC. 215. NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING ASSURANCE.

''(a) Cost Recovery in Wholesale Rates.--
''(1) In general.--To the extent that the costs of a
decommissioning obligation are recovered in wholesale rates, an
electric utility that owns a nuclear power facility in whole or
in part may apply to the Commission for an order approving
rates and charges in connection with the wholesale transmission
or sale of electricity to ensure collection of revenues
necessary to ensure that there will be adequate funding to
satisfy the decommissioning obligation of the electric utility
in establishing rates and charges.
''(2) Nuclear decommissioning assurance determination.--In
a proceeding under this section, any nuclear decommissioning
assurance determination made in a proceeding under section 4 of
the Nuclear Decommissioning Assurance Act of 1999 shall be
conclusive.
''(3) Denial of request.--If the Commission, by order or by
failure to act with 180 days of the filing of a petition,
denies in whole or in part an application under paragraph (1)
or otherwise fails to allow collection of costs in rates
necessary to ensure adequate funding under section 4 of the
Nuclear Decommissioning Assurance Act of 1999, the electric
utility may seek review of the action under section 313(b).
''(b) Cost Recovery in Retail Rates.--To the extent that the costs
of the decommissioning obligation are recovered in retail rates, in a
proceeding before a State commission initiated by an electric utility
that owns a nuclear power plant in whole or in part for an order
approving rates and charges in connection with the distribution of
electricity, any nuclear decommissioning assurance determination made
by the Commission under section 4 of the Nuclear Decommissioning
Assurance Act of 1999 shall be given due consideration, so as to ensure
collection of revenues necessary to ensure adequate funding of the
nuclear-owning utility's nuclear decommissioning obligations.
''(c) Rates, Terms, and Conditions.--
''(1) In general.--The Commission and the State commissions
shall establish rates, terms, and conditions in response to an
application under subsection (a) or (b) not later than 180 days
after the date of submission of the application.
''(2) Failure to act.--For purposes of section 313(b),
failure of the Commission to comply with paragraph (1) shall be
considered a denial and shall be appealable as a final agency
action.
''(d) Denial of Request by State Commission.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, if a State commission, by order or by failure
to act within 180 days of the filing of a petition, denies in whole or
in part the request under subsection (b) or otherwise fails to allow
collection of costs in rates necessary to ensure adequate funding under
section 4(b) of the Nuclear Decommissioning Assurance Act of 1999, the
electric utility may apply to the United States district court for an
order requiring the State commission to establish rates, terms, and
conditions necessary to ensure adequate funding under section 4(b) of
the Nuclear Decommissioning Assurance Act of 1999.''.

SOLUTION:
Sets a time frame by which the NRC must issue a determination whether the nuclear decommissioning trust fund and the currently approved decommissioning recovery cost rates are adequate to ensure full and safe facility decommissioning. Details mandatory NRC considerations.
Amends the Federal Power Act to permit an electric utility that owns a nuclear power facility in whole or in part to petition the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), for an order approving rates and charges in connection with wholesale transmission or sale of electricity to ensure collection of revenues necessary to ensure adequate funding to satisfy its decommissioning obligations.
Provides that in such petition proceeding any nuclear decommissioning assurance determination made under this Act shall be conclusive. Permits a utility whose request has been denied to seek judicial review.