instruction:
In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.
question:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''Charitable Giving
Protection Act of 1995''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO THE SECURITIES LAWS

Sec. 101. Amendment to the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Sec. 102. Amendment to the Securities Act of 1933.
Sec. 103. Amendments to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Sec. 104. Amendment of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
Sec. 105. Effective dates and applicability.
TITLE II--CLARIFICATION OF ANTITRUST LAWS

Sec. 201. Exemption from antitrust laws.
Sec. 202. Effective date and applicability.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds that--
(1) charities have served a unique and essential role in
meeting the needs of the American people;
(2) charities have healed the sick, fed the hungry,
sheltered the needy, and educated our children;
(3) in order to ensure that charities can continue to meet
the needs of the American people, the Federal Government should
do everything possible to encourage charitable giving;
(4) charities should be able to raise funds and invest
funds, both on their own and collectively with other charities,
without excessive Government intervention or unnecessary legal
or regulatory requirements;
(5) the Congress, in passing the Technical Corrections Act
of 1988, differentiated between charitable gift annuities and
annuities issued by commercial organizations for profit; and
(6) unlike commercial annuities, charitable gift annuities
are not issued for profit, and their issuance, maintenance, and
investment by charities is not subject to the anticompetitive
prohibitions of the Federal antitrust laws.

TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO THE SECURITIES LAWS

SEC. 101. AMENDMENT TO THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940.

Section 3(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-
3(c)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new
paragraph:
''(7)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), a pooled income fund,
or any collective trust fund, collective investment fund, or
similar fund maintained by a charitable organization
exclusively for the collective investment and reinvestment of--
''(i) the general endowment fund or other funds of
one or more charitable organizations;
''(ii) assets of a pooled income fund;
''(iii) assets contributed to a charitable
organization in exchange for the issuance of charitable
gift annuities;
''(iv) assets of a charitable remainder trust or of
any other trust, the remainder interests of which are
irrevocably dedicated to any charitable organization;
''(v) assets of a charitable lead trust; or
''(vi) assets of a trust not described in clauses
(i) through (v), the remainder interests of which are
revocably dedicated to a charitable organization.
''(B) A fund described in subparagraph (A), and any
charitable organization that maintains such a fund, shall be
excluded from treatment as an investment company in accordance
with this subsection only if--
''(i) each contributor to a pooled income fund and
each settlor of a trust described in clause (iv), (v),
or (vi) of subparagraph (A) is provided with written
information describing the material terms of the
instruments governing the operation of the pooled
income fund, in the case of a contributor to such fund,
or of the fund in which any assets of such pooled
income fund or such a trust are invested, by the later
of June 30, 1996, or the date of investment in such
fund; and
''(ii) each person soliciting gifts, as described
in subparagraph (A), that will be administered in any
collective trust fund, collective investment fund, or
similar fund maintained by a charitable organization is
either a volunteer or is employed in the overall
fundraising activities of a charitable organization and
receives no commissions or other special compensation
based on the amount of gifts transferred to such fund.
''(C) The exemption provided by subparagraph (A)(vi) shall
terminate on December 31, 1998.
''(D) For purposes of this paragraph--
''(i) a trust or fund is 'maintained' by a
charitable organization that serves as a trustee or
administrator of the trust or fund or that has the
power to remove the trustees or administrators of the
trust or fund and to designate new trustees or
administrators;
''(ii) the term 'pooled income fund' has the same
meaning as in section 642(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986;
''(iii) the term 'charitable organization' means an
organization described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of
section 170(c) or section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986;
''(iv) the term 'charitable lead trust' means a
trust described in section 170(f)(2)(B), 2055(e)(2)(B),
or 2522(c)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
''(v) the term 'charitable remainder trust' means a
charitable remainder annuity trust or a charitable
remainder unitrust, as those terms are defined in
section 664(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
and
''(vi) the term 'charitable gift annuity' means an
annuity issued by a charitable organization that is
described in section 501(m)(5) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986.''.

SEC. 102. AMENDMENT TO THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.

Section 3(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77c(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(13) Any security issued by or any interest or
participation in any pooled income fund, collective trust fund,
collective investment fund, or similar fund that is deemed not
to be an investment company under section 3(c)(7) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940.''.
SEC. 103. AMENDMENTS TO THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

(a) Exempted Securities.--Section 3(a)(12)(A) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(12)(A)) is amended--
(1) in clause (iv) by striking ''and'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi); and
(3) by inserting after clause (iv) the following new
clause:
''(v) any security issued by or any
interest or participation in any pooled income
fund, collective trust fund, collective
investment fund, or similar fund that is deemed
not to be an investment company under section
3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act of 1940;
and''.
(b) Exemption From Broker-Dealer Provisions.--Section 3(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(c)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
''(54) Charitable organizations.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of this title, a charitable organization, as defined
in section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, or
any trust-
ee, director, officer, employee, or volunteer of such a
charitable organization acting within the scope of such
person's employment or duties, shall not be deemed to be a
'broker', 'dealer', 'municipal securities broker', 'municipal
securities dealer', 'government securities broker', or
'government securities dealer' for purposes of this title
solely because such organization or person buys, holds, sells,
or trades in securities for its own account in its capacity as
trustee or administrator of, or otherwise on behalf of or for
the account of--
''(A) such a charitable organization;
''(B) a fund that is exempt from the provisions of
the Investment Company Act of 1940 under section
3(c)(7) of that Act; or
''(C) a trust or other donative instrument, the
assets of which may be contributed to or invested in
such funds in accordance with section 3(c)(7) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, or the settlors (or
potential settlors) or beneficiaries of any such trust
or other instrument.''.

SEC. 104. AMENDMENT OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940.

Section 202(a)(11) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15
U.S.C. 80b-2(a)(11)) is amended--
(1) by striking ''does not include (A) a bank'' and
inserting ''does not include--
''(A) a bank'';
(2) by striking ''(B) any lawyer'' and inserting the
following:
''(B) any lawyer'';
(3) by striking ''(C) any broker'' and inserting the
following:
''(C) any broker'';
(4) by striking ''(D) the publisher'' and inserting the
following:
''(D) the publisher'';
(5) by striking ''(E) any person'' and inserting the
following:
''(E) any person'';
(6) by striking ''or (F) such other'' and inserting the
following:
''(G) such other''; and
(7) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new
subparagraph:
''(F) any charitable organization, as defined in
section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
or any trustee, director, officer, employee, or
volunteer of such a charitable organization acting
within the scope of the employment or duties of such
person, whose advice, analyses, or reports are provided
only to--
''(i) any such charitable organization;
''(ii) a fund that is exempt from the
Investment Company Act of 1940 under section
3(c)(7) of that Act, or the trustees or
administrators of such fund; or
''(iii) a trust or other donative
instrument, the assets of which may be
contributed to or invested in such fund in
accordance with section 3(c)(7) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, or the
trustees, administrators, settlors (or
potential settlors), or beneficiaries of any
such trust or other instrument; or''.

SEC. 105. EFFECTIVE DATES AND APPLICABILITY.

This title and the amendments made by this title shall apply in all
administrative and judicial actions pending on or commenced after the
date of enactment of this Act, as a defense to any claim that any
person, security, interest, or participation of the type described in
this title and the amendments made by this title is subject to the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, or the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940, except as otherwise specifically provided in those Acts.

SEC. 106. PREEMPTION OF STATE LAW.

(a) Registration Requirements.--A security issued by or any
interest or participation in any pooled income fund, collective trust
fund, collective investment fund, or similar fund that is exempt from
the Investment Company Act of 1940 under section 3(c)(7) of that Act,
and the offer or sale thereof, shall be exempt from any law of a State
that requires registration or qualification of securities.
(b) Treatment of Charitable Organizations.--No charitable
organization, or any trustee, director, officer, employee, or volunteer
of a charitable organization acting within the scope of such person's
employment or duties, shall be required to register as, or be subject
to regulation as, a dealer, broker, agent, or investment adviser under
the laws of any State solely because such organization or person buys,
holds, sells, or trades in securities for its own account in its
capacity as trustee or administrator of, or otherwise on behalf of or
for the account of--
(1) a charitable organization;
(2) a fund that is exempt from the Investment Company Act
of 1940 under section 3(c)(7) of that Act; or
(3) a trust or other donative instrument, the assets of
which may be contributed to or invested in such funds in
accordance with section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act
of 1940, or the settlors (or potential settlors) or
beneficiaries of any such trusts or other instruments.
(c) State Action.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), during
the 3-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, a
State may enact a statute that specifically refers to this section and
provides prospectively that this section shall not preempt the laws of
that State referred to in this section.
(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
(1) the term ''charitable organization'' means an
organization described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of section
170(c) or section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986;
(2) the term ''security'' has the same meaning as in
section 3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(3) the term ''State'' means each of the several States of
the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

TITLE II--CLARIFICATION OF ANTITRUST LAWS

SEC. 201. EXEMPTION FROM ANTITRUST LAWS.

(a) In General.--The activities of a charitable organization
relating to the issuance, maintenance, or investment of a charitable
gift annuity are exempt from the application of the antitrust laws.
(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
(1) the term ''antitrust laws'' means--
(A) the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. 1 et seq.);
(B) the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12 et seq.);
(C) the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41
et seq.); and
(D) any State law that is similar to the Acts
referred to in subparagraphs (A) through (C).
(2) the term ''charitable organization'' means an
organization described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of section
170(c) or section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986;
(3) the term ''charitable gift annuity'' means an annuity
issued by a charitable organization that is described in
section 501(m)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
(4) the term ''State'' means each of the several States of
the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
(c) State Action.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), during
the 3-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, a
State may enact a statute that specifically refers to this section and
provides prospectively that this section shall not preempt the laws of
that State referred to in this section.

SEC. 202. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY.

The exemption provided for in section 201 shall apply in any
judicial or administrative action pending on or commenced after the
date of enactment of this Act and shall serve as a defense to any claim
that the sale or issuance of a charitable gift annuity is subject to
any provision of antitrust laws.
answer:
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Amendments to the Securities Laws
Title II: Clarification of Antitrust Laws
Charitable Giving Protection Act of 1995 -
Title I: Amendments to the Securities Laws
- Exempts from the jurisdiction of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 any security issued by or any interest or participation in any pooled income fund, collective trust fund, collective investment fund, or similar fund deemed not to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (charitable gift annuities).
Preempts State law to extend the charitable gift annuities exemption from its jurisdiction over: (1) securities registration or qualification requirements; and (2) any charitable organization regulation.
Permits a State to enact a statute that specifically refers to this Act and provides prospectively that it does not preempt its laws.
Title II: Clarification of Antitrust Laws
- Exempts charitable gift annuities from application of the antitrust laws.

question:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Digital Trade Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Internet has become an unprecedented medium for
competition, trade, free expression, and access to information.
(2) The Internet is a driver of the global economy and must
remain open, stable, and secure.
(3) Trade in Internet-enabled services and transfers of
data and other digital information have become increasingly
critical drivers of the economic growth of the United States.
The United States International Trade Commission found in a
July 2013 report, entitled ''Digital Trade in the U.S. and
Global Economies, Part 1'', that ''U.S. exports of digitally
enabled services (one measure of international digital trade)
grew from $282.1 billion in 2007 to $356.1 billion in 2011,
with exports exceeding imports every year''.
(4) The United States is the global leader in Internet-
enabled platforms, networks, and services. Certain liability
protections for those entities under the law of the United
States, which promote innovation and creativity and allow for
cooperative efforts to address harmful activity, have been
critical to the growth of the Internet economy in the United
States.
(5) According to McKinsey & Company, more than /4\ of the
value added by the Internet is in traditional industries.
(6) Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade benefits
small- and medium-size enterprises by providing unparalleled
access to global markets.
(7) Proposals have been put forward by some trading
partners of the United States to restrict the flow of lawful
information across borders. Those proposals would cause
increased government control over the Internet and could create
a fragmented Internet.
(8) Localization barriers to trade are frequently used to
protect, favor, or stimulate domestic industries at the expense
of industries in other countries. Those localization
requirements harm the competitiveness of and end-users in the
United States.
(9) Restrictive policies regarding the flow of information
across borders are nontariff barriers that are harmful to
innovation and economic advancement. Those policies impede
trade in digital products and services and constrain the
ability of United States companies from many sectors to
effectively operate across borders.
(10) Cross-border data flows are critical to manufacturers,
institutions of higher education, hospitals, retailers,
financial services firms, laboratories, and many other
organizations that use the Internet to improve their
productivity and manage global networks of customers,
suppliers, researchers, and employees.
(11) The free flow of information across borders provides
choices and reduces costs to consumers worldwide.
(12) The position of the United States Government has been
and is to advocate for the free flow of information across
borders.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) agencies in the executive branch, including the Office
of the United States Trade Representative, should be staffed
with experts and leaders to fulfill the mission of promoting an
open, global Internet that facilitates commerce and digital
trade; and
(2) private sector stakeholders should have the opportunity
to formally inform efforts of agencies in the executive branch
related to digital trade.

SEC. 3. NEGOTIATING PRINCIPLES FOR INTERNET-ENABLED COMMERCE AND
DIGITAL TRADE.

It shall be a negotiating principle of the United States in
negotiations for a bilateral, plurilateral, or multilateral agreement,
and in multi-stakeholder fora, to seek the inclusion of binding and
enforceable provisions that promote and enhance Internet-enabled
commerce and digital trade, including provisions--
(1) preventing or eliminating barriers to the movement of
electronic information across borders, including by encouraging
interoperability of data protection regimes and eliminating
barriers to accessing, processing, transferring, or storing
information;
(2) ensuring transparency in measures affecting the free
flow of information within and across borders;
(3) continuing the current practice of not imposing customs
duties on electronic transmissions;
(4) prohibiting measures that condition market access or
other commercial benefits on localization of data,
infrastructure, or investment;
(5) prohibiting any country from imposing measures that
require an entity to use computing infrastructure or services
in that country or otherwise require an entity to access,
process, transfer, or store data in the territory of that
country;
(6) ensuring that the Internet continues to operate within
the successful multi-stakeholder governance model;
(7) ensuring that provisions affecting intermediary
liability for Internet-enabled platforms, networks, and
services are consistent with the law of the United States;
(8) ensuring digital trade policies contemplate various
business activities across all industrial sectors and allow for
future technological advancement; and
(9) otherwise eliminating discriminatory treatment of
Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade.
answer:
Digital Trade Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) executive branch agencies, including the Office of the United States Trade Representative, should be staffed with experts and leaders to promote an open, global Internet that facilitates commerce and digital trade; and (2) private sector stakeholders should have the opportunity to inform executive agency efforts related to digital trade. States that it shall be a U.S. negotiating principle in negotiations for a bilateral, plurilateral, or multilateral agreement, and in multi-stakeholder fora, to seek the inclusion of binding provisions that promote and enhance Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade.

question:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Freedom's Way National Heritage Area
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the cultural and natural legacies of the region
encompassing 34 communities in Massachusetts and 6 communities
in New Hampshire have made important and distinctive
contributions to the national character of America;
(2) these legacies were the foundation of communities in
this region, and by according appropriate recognition and
protection these legacies can help sustain the quality of life
in the future;
(3) particularly significant legacies are--
(A) the early settlement of the United States and
the early evolution of democratic forms of government;
(B) the development of intellectual traditions of
the philosophies of freedom, democracy, and
conservation;
(C) the evolution of social ideas and religious
freedom;
(D) the role of immigrants and industry in
contributing to ethnic diversity;
(E) Native American and African American resources;
and
(F) the role of innovation and invention in the
cottage industries;
(4) the communities in this region know the value of their
legacy, but need a cooperative framework and technical
assistance to achieve important goals by working together;
(5) the National Park Service is responsible for advocating
the protection and interpretation of the Nation's cultural and
historic resources;
(6) within this distinctive area of New Hampshire and
Massachusetts there is a Federal interest to support the
development of a regional framework to assist the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts and the State of New Hampshire, other local
organizations and governments, and private citizens to
conserve, protect, and bring recognition to this heritage for
the educational and recreation benefit of this and future
generations of Americans;
(7) significant examples of such resources include--
(A) Walden Pond State Reservation;
(B) Minute Man National Historical Park;
(C) Shaker Villages in Shirley and Harvard;
(D) Wachusett Mountain State Reservation, Fitchburg
Art Museum, and Barrett House in New Ipswich; and
(E) Beaver Brook Farms and Lost City of Monson in
Hollis;
(8) the Freedom's Way Heritage Association, Inc., would be
an appropriate entity to oversee the development of the
Freedom's Way National Heritage Area; and
(9) the study entitled ''Freedom's Way Heritage Area
Feasibility Study'', prepared by the Freedom's Way Heritage
Association, Inc., and the Massachusetts Department of
Environmental Management, demonstrates the sufficient
assemblage of nationally distinctive historical resources
necessary to establish the Freedom's Way National Heritage
Area.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to foster a close working relationship with all levels
of government, the private sector, and the local communities in
Massachusetts and New Hampshire;
(2) to empower communities and organizations in these 2
States to preserve the special historic identity of the region
and with it the identity of the Nation; and
(3) to provide for the management, preservation,
protection, and interpretation of the natural, historical, and
cultural resources of the region for the educational and
inspirational benefit of future generations.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

For the purposes of this Act:
(1) Association.--The term ''Association'' means the
Freedom's Way Heritage Association, Inc.
(2) Heritage area.--The term ''Heritage Area'' means the
Freedom's Way National Heritage Area established by section 4.
(3) Plan.--The term ''Plan'' means the Cultural Heritage
and Management Plan required by section 6.
(4) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.

SEC. 4. FREEDOM'S WAY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts and in the State of New Hampshire the Freedom's Way
National Heritage Area.
(b) Boundaries.--Except as otherwise provided in section 6, the
boundaries of the Heritage Area shall include all of those lands
depicted on a map entitled ''Freedom's Way National Heritage Area'',
numbered ____ and dated ____. The map shall be on file in the
appropriate offices of the National Park Service. The Secretary shall
publish in the Federal Register, as soon as practical after the date of
the enactment of this Act, a detailed description and map of the
boundaries established under this subsection. Boundaries may be revised
if proposed in the Plan, approved by the Secretary as provided in
section 8(b), and placed on file in accordance with this subsection.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT.

(a) Administration.--The Heritage Area shall be administered in
accordance with the provisions of this Act.
(b) Management Entity.--The management entity of the Heritage Area
shall be the Freedom's Way Heritage Association, Inc.

SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

(a) Plan Requirements.--The Association shall prepare and submit
for review and approval by the Secretary, a Cultural Heritage and
Management Plan for the Heritage Area that presents comprehensive
recommendations and strategies for the conservation, funding,
management, and development of the Heritage Area. The Plan shall--
(1) take into consideration current Federal, State, county,
and local plans and involve residents, public agencies, and
private organizations in the Heritage Area, but shall
coordinate those plans and present a unified historic
preservation and interpretation plan;
(2) include a description of actions that units of
government and private organizations are recommended to take to
protect the resources of the Heritage Area; and
(3) identify existing and potential sources of Federal and
non-Federal funding for the conservation, management, and
development of the Heritage Area, and include--
(A) an inventory which includes any property in the
Heritage Area that should be conserved, restored,
managed, developed, or maintained because of the
natural, cultural, recreational or historic
significance to the themes of the Heritage Area;
(B) a recommendation of policies for resource
management and protection that consider and detail the
application of appropriate land and water management
techniques, including the development of
intergovernmental cooperative agreements to manage and
protect the historical, cultural, and natural resources
and recreation opportunities of the Heritage Area in a
manner consistent with supporting compatible economic
revitalization efforts;
(C) a program of strategies and actions to
implement the Plan, including identification of the
roles of agencies and organizations which are party to
the implementation of the Plan, identification of
specific restoration and construction plans or goals,
and identification of a program of public involvement,
annual work plans and reports, and the role of the
Association;
(D) an analysis of ways in which Federal, State,
and local programs may best be coordinated to promote
the purposes of this Act;
(E) an interpretive and educational plan for the
Heritage Area;
(F) any revisions proposed by the Association to
the boundaries of the Heritage Area and requested by
the affected local government; and
(G) a process to provide public access to the
Association for the purpose of attempting to informally
resolve any disputes arising from the Plan.
(b) Approval of Plan.--The Secretary shall approve or disapprove
the Plan in accordance with section 8(b).

SEC. 7. AUTHORITIES, PROHIBITIONS, AND DUTIES OF THE ASSOCIATION.

(a) Authorities.--The Association may, for purposes of preparing
and implementing the Plan, use Federal funds made available through
this Act--
(1) to make grants to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
its political subdivisions, or both, the State of New
Hampshire, its political subdivisions, or both, nonprofit
organizations, and other persons;
(2) to enter into cooperative agreements with or provide
technical assistance to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, its
political subdivisions, or both, the State of New Hampshire,
its political subdivisions, or both, nonprofit organizations,
and other organizations;
(3) to hire and compensate staff;
(4) to obtain money from any source and to participate in
any program or law requiring the recipient of such money to
make a contribution in order to receive such money; and
(5) to contract for goods and services.
(b) Prohibition of Acquisition of Real Property.--The Association
may not use Federal funds received under this Act to acquire real
property or any interest in real property. Nothing in this Act shall
preclude the Association from acquiring real property or any interest
in real property using other funds intended for that purpose.
(c) Duties of the Association.--The Association shall carry out the
following duties:
(1) Prepare and submit to the Secretary for approval a plan
as described in section 6 not later than 3 years after the date
of the enactment of this Act. If the Plan is not submitted to
the Secretary as required under this paragraph within the
specified time, the Heritage Area shall no longer qualify for
Federal funding until the Plan is submitted and approved by the
Secretary.
(2) Give priority to the implementation of actions, goals,
and strategies set forth in the Plan, including assisting units
of government and others in--
(A) carrying out the programs that recognize and
protect important resource values within the Heritage
Area;
(B) encouraging, by appropriate means, economic
viability in the Heritage Area consistent with the
goals of the Plan;
(C) establishing and maintaining interpretive
exhibits in the Heritage Area;
(D) developing recreational and educational
opportunities in the Heritage Area;
(E) increasing public awareness of and appreciation
for the natural, historical, and cultural resources of
the Heritage Area;
(F) restoring historic buildings that are located
within the boundaries of the Heritage Area relating to
the themes of the Heritage Area; and
(G) ensuring that clear, consistent, and
appropriate signs identifying public access points and
sites of interest are posted throughout the Heritage
Area.
(3) Prepare and implement the Plan while considering the
interests of diverse units of government, businesses, private
property owners, and nonprofit groups within the Heritage Area.
(4) Conduct Association meetings open to the public at
least quarterly regarding the development and implementation of
the Plan.
(5) Submit an annual report to the Secretary for any fiscal
year in which the Association receives Federal funds under this
Act, setting forth its accomplishments, its expenses and
income, including the entities to which it made grants during
the year for which the report is made.
(6) Make available for audit for any fiscal year in which
it receives Federal funds under this Act, by the Congress, the
Secretary, and appropriate units of government, all records and
other information pertaining to the expenditure of such funds
and any matching funds; and require, for all agreements
authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by other
organizations, that the receiving organizations make available
for such audit all records and other information pertaining to
the expenditure of such funds.

SEC. 8. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY.

(a) Technical and Financial Assistance.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may, upon the request of the
Association, provide technical and financial assistance to the
Heritage Area to develop and implement the approved Plan. In
assisting the Heritage Area, the Secretary shall give priority
to actions that in general assist in--
(A) conserving the significant natural, historic,
and cultural resources of the Heritage area; and
(B) providing educational, interpretive, and
recreational opportunities consistent with the purposes
of the Heritage Area.
(2) Spending for nonfederally owned property.--Federal
funds made available by the Secretary to the Association may be
spent directly on nonfederally owned property identified in the
Plan, or listed or eligible for listing on the National
Register of Historic Places.
(3) Other assistance.--The Secretary may enter into
cooperative agreements with public and private organizations
for the purposes of implementing this subsection.
(b) Approval and Disapproval of Plan.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall approve or disapprove
the Plan not later than 90 days after receiving the Plan.
(2) Criteria for approval.--In determining whether to
approve the Plan, the Secretary shall consider whether--
(A) the Association has afforded adequate
opportunity, including public hearings, for public and
governmental involvement in the preparation of the
Plan;
(B) the resource protection and interpretation
strategies contained in the Plan, if implemented, would
adequately protect the historic and cultural resources
of the Heritage Area; and
(C) the Secretary has received adequate assurances
from the appropriate state and local officials whose
support is needed to ensure the effective
implementation of the State and local aspects of the
Plan.
(3) Action following disapproval.--If the Secretary
disapproves the Plan, the Secretary shall advise the
Association in writing of the reasons therefor and shall make
recommendations for revisions to the Plan. The Secretary shall
approve or disapprove a proposed revision within 60 days after
the date it is submitted.
(c) Approval of Amendments.--Substantial amendments to the Plan
shall be reviewed by the Secretary and approved in the same manner as
provided for the original Plan. The Association shall not use Federal
funds authorized by this Act to implement any amendments until the
amendments are approved by the Secretary.

SEC. 9. DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.

Any Federal entity conducting or supporting activities directly
affecting the Heritage Area shall consider the potential effect of the
activity on the purposes and the Plan, and shall consult with the
Association with respect to the activity, and to the extent practicable
conduct or support such activities to avoid adverse effects on the
purposes of the Heritage Area.

SEC. 10. RELATIONSHIP TO LAND USE REGULATION AND PRIVATE PROPERTY.

(a) Land Use Regulation.--The Association shall provide assistance
and encouragement to State and local governments and to private
organizations and individuals to protect and promote the resources and
values of the Heritage Area. Nothing in this Act is intended to
abrogate in any way the authority of State or local governments.
Nothing in this Act may be construed to provide any authority to the
Association to regulate any use of land under this or any other law,
nor to grant any zoning or land use authority to the Association.
(b) Private Property.--The Association shall be an advocate for
land management practices consistent with the purposes of the Heritage
Area. This Act provides no authority to the Association to abridge the
rights of any person with regard to private property. Nothing in this
Act is intended to abrogate in any way any State or local authority
regarding private property. Nothing in this Act shall impose any
additional burden on any property owner by the listing of his property
pursuant to section 6(a)(3)(A).

SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated for the
purposes of this Act not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Not
more than a total of $10,000,000 may be appropriated for the Heritage
Area under this Act.
(b) Matching Funds.--Federal funding provided under this Act may
not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of any assistance or grant
provided or authorized under this Act.

SEC. 12. SUNSET.

The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under this Act
shall terminate on the day occurring 15 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
answer:
Freedom's Way National Heritage Area Act - Establishes in Massachusetts and New Hampshire the Freedom's Way National Heritage Area.