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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''Working Family
Child Care Tax Relief Act of 1996''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision,
the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other
provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE CREDIT.

(a) Increase in Credit.--Paragraph (2) of section 21(a) (relating
to credit for expenses for household and dependent care services
necessary for gainful employment) is amended to read as follows:
''(2) Applicable percentage defined.--For purposes of
paragraph (1), the term 'applicable percentage' means 30
percent reduced (but not below 20 percent) by 1 percentage
point for each $3,000 (or fraction thereof) by which the
taxpayer's adjusted gross income exceeds $50,000.''
(b) Increase in Maximum Amount Creditable.--
(1) In general.--Section 21(c) (relating to dollar limit on
amount creditable) is amended--
(A) by striking ''$2,400'' in paragraph (1) and
inserting ''$4,000'', and
(B) by striking ''$4,800'' in paragraph (2) and
inserting ''$8,000''.
(2) Phaseout for taxpayers with adjusted gross income in
excess of $50,000.--
(A) In general.--Section 21(c) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
''(2) Limitation based on adjusted gross income.--If the
taxpayer's adjusted gross income for the taxable year exceeds
$50,000, the applicable dollar amount under paragraph (1) shall
be reduced as follows:
''(A) The $4,000 amount under paragraph (1)(A)
shall be reduced (but not below $2,400) by $53.33 for
each $1,000 (or fraction thereof) of such excess.
''(B) The $8,000 amount under paragraph (1)(B)
shall be reduced (but not below $4,800) by $106.66 for
each $1,000 (or fraction thereof) of such excess.''
(2) Conforming amendments.--Section 21(c), as amended by
subsection (b), is amended--
(A) by striking ''The amount'' and inserting:
''(1) In general.--The amount'',
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and
(C) by striking ''paragraph (1) or (2)'' and
inserting ''subparagraph (A) or (B)''.
(c) Credit Made Refundable.--
(1) In general.--Section 21 (relating to credit for
expenses for household and dependent care services), as amended
by this section, is transferred to subpart C of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1, inserted after section 35, and
redesignated as section 36.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 129 is amended--
(i) by striking ''21(e)'' in subsection
(a)(2)(C) and inserting ''36(e)'',
(ii) by striking ''21(d)(2)'' in subsection
(b)(2) and inserting ''36(d)(2)'', and
(iii) by striking ''21(b)(2)'' in
subsection (e)(1) and inserting ''36(b)(2)''.
(B) Section 213(e) is amended by striking ''section
21'' and inserting ''section 36''.
(3) Clerical amendments.--
(A) The table of sections for subpart A of part IV
of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking the
item relating to section 21.
(B) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV
of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at
the end the following new item:

''Sec. 36. Expenses for household and
dependent care services
necessary for gainful
employment.''
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1997.

SEC. 3. OFFSETS OF REVENUE LOSS.

(a) Modifications to Foreign Earned Income Exclusion.--
(1) Repeal of $70,000 exclusion.--Paragraph (1) of section
911(a) (relating to exclusion from gross income) is amended by
inserting ''in the case of taxable years beginning before
January 1, 1998,'' before ''the foreign earned income''.
(2) Qualified schooling expenses.--
(A) In general.--Section 911(a) is amended by
striking ''and'' at the end of paragraph (1), by
striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and
inserting '', and'', and by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
''(3) the qualified schooling expenses of such
individual.''
(B) Qualified schooling expenses.--Section 911 is
amended by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as
subsections (f) and (g) and by inserting after
subsection (d) the following new subsection:
''(e) Qualified Schooling Expenses.--For purposes of this section--
''(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term
'qualified schooling expenses' means the reasonable schooling
expenses paid or incurred by or on behalf of the individual
during the taxable year for the education of each dependent of
the individual at the elementary or secondary level. For
purposes of the preceding sentence, the elementary or secondary
level means education which is the equivalent of education from
the kindergarten through the 12th grade in a United States-type
school.
''(2) Expenses included.--For purposes of paragraph (1),
the term 'schooling expenses' means the cost of tuition, fees,
books, and local transportation and of other expenses required
by the school. Except as provided in paragraph (3), such term
does not include expenses of room and board or expenses of
transportation other than local transportation.
''(3) Room, board, and travel allowed in certain cases.--If
an adequate United States-type school is not available within a
reasonable commuting distance of the individual's tax home, the
expenses of room and board of the dependent and the expenses of
the transportation of the dependent each school year between
such tax home and the location of the school shall be treated
as schooling expenses.
''(4) Determination of reasonable expenses.--If--
''(A) there is an adequate United States-type
school available within a reasonable commuting distance
of the individual's tax home, and
''(B) the dependent attends a school other than the
school referred to in subparagraph (A),
then the amount taken into account under paragraph (2) shall
not exceed the aggregate amount which would be charged for the
period by the school referred to in subparagraph (A).
''(5) Period taken into account.--An amount shall be taken
into account as a qualified schooling expense only if it is
attributable to education for a period during which the
individual's tax home is in a foreign country.
''(6) Special rules where schooling expenses not provided
by employer.--
''(A) In general.--To the extent the qualified
schooling expenses of any individual for any taxable
year is not attributable to employer provided amounts,
such expenses shall be treated as a deduction allowable
in computing adjusted gross income to the extent of the
limitation of subparagraph (B).
''(B) Limitation.--For purposes of subparagraph
(A), the limitation of this subparagraph is the excess
of--
''(i) the foreign earned income of the
individual for the taxable year, over
''(ii) the amount of such income excluded
from gross income under subsection (a) for the
taxable year.
''(C) 1-year carryover of expenses not allowed by
reason of subparagraph (b).--
''(i) In general.--The amount not allowable
as a deduction for any taxable year under
subparagraph (A) by reason of the limitation of
subparagraph (B) shall be treated as a
deduction allowable in computing adjusted gross
income for the succeeding taxable year (and
only for the succeeding taxable year) to the
extent of the limitation of clause (ii) for
such succeeding taxable year.
''(ii) Limitation.--For purposes of clause
(i), the limitation of this clause for any
taxable year is the excess of--
''(I) the limitation of
subparagraph (B) for such taxable year,
over
''(II) amounts treated as a
deduction under subparagraph (A) for
such taxable year.
''(D) Employer provided amounts.--For purposes of
this paragraph, the term 'employer provided amounts'
means any amount paid or incurred on behalf of the
individual by the individual's employer which is
foreign earned income included in the individual's
gross income for the taxable year (without regard to
this section).''
(C) Conforming amendment.--Section 911(d)(7) is
amended by inserting ''or (e)(6)(A)'' after
''subsection (c)(3)(A)''.
(3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1997.
(b) Savings From Welfare Reform.--If there is an overall decrease
in Federal revenues for any fiscal year by reason of this Act (without
regard to this subsection), such decrease shall be offset by the
decrease in Federal expenditures for such fiscal year by reason of the
amendments made by, and provisions of, the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193).
[A]: Working Family Child Care Tax Relief Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the child and dependent care credit to: (1) increase such credit and make it refundable; and (2) provide it with an income-based phaseout and limitation.
Eliminates the foreign earned income exclusion as of a specified date. Allows an exclusion for overseas qualified elementary and secondary schooling expenses.

[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Federal Ocean Acidification Research
And Monitoring Act of 2009'' or the ''FOARAM Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to provide for--
(1) development and coordination of a comprehensive
interagency plan to--
(A) monitor and conduct research on the processes
and consequences of ocean acidification on marine
organisms and ecosystems; and
(B) establish an interagency research and
monitoring program on ocean acidification;
(2) establishment of an ocean acidification program within
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
(3) assessment and consideration of regional and national
ecosystem and socioeconomic impacts of increased ocean
acidification; and
(4) research adaptation strategies and techniques for
effectively conserving marine ecosystems as they cope with
increased ocean acidification.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Ocean acidification.--The term ''ocean acidification''
means the decrease in pH of the Earth's oceans and changes in
ocean chemistry caused by chemical inputs from the atmosphere,
including carbon dioxide.
(2) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(3) Subcommittee.--The term ''Subcommittee'' means the
Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the
National Science and Technology Council.

SEC. 4. INTERAGENCY SUBCOMMITTEE.

(a) Designation.--
(1) In general.--The Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science
and Technology of the National Science and Technology Council
shall coordinate Federal activities on ocean acidification and
establish an interagency working group.
(2) Membership.--The interagency working group on ocean
acidification shall be comprised of senior representatives from
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the
National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, the United States Geological Survey, the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, and such other Federal
agencies as appropriate.
(3) Chairman.--The interagency working group shall be
chaired by the representative from the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
(b) Duties.--The Subcommittee shall--
(1) develop the strategic research and monitoring plan to
guide Federal research on ocean acidification required under
section 5 of this Act and oversee the implementation of the
plan;
(2) oversee the development of--
(A) an assessment of the potential impacts of ocean
acidification on marine organisms and marine
ecosystems; and
(B) adaptation and mitigation strategies to
conserve marine organisms and ecosystems exposed to
ocean acidification;
(3) facilitate communication and outreach opportunities
with nongovernmental organizations and members of the
stakeholder community with interests in marine resources;
(4) coordinate the United States Federal research and
monitoring program with research and monitoring programs and
scientists from other nations; and
(5) establish or designate an Ocean Acidification
Information Exchange to make information on ocean acidification
developed through or utilized by the interagency ocean
acidification program accessible through electronic means,
including information which would be useful to policymakers,
researchers, and other stakeholders in mitigating or adapting
to the impacts of ocean acidification.
(c) Reports to Congress.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Subcommittee shall transmit a
report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science and
Technology and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House
of Representatives that--
(A) includes a summary of federally funded ocean
acidification research and monitoring activities,
including the budget for each of these activities; and
(B) describes the progress in developing the plan
required under section 5 of this Act.
(2) Biennial report.--Not later than 2 years after the
delivery of the initial report under paragraph (1) and every 2
years thereafter, the Subcommittee shall transmit a report to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate and the Committee on Science and Technology and the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives
that includes--
(A) a summary of federally funded ocean
acidification research and monitoring activities,
including the budget for each of these activities; and
(B) an analysis of the progress made toward
achieving the goals and priorities for the interagency
research plan developed by the Subcommittee under
section 5.
(3) Strategic research plan.--Not later than 2 years after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Subcommittee shall
transmit the strategic research plan developed under section 5
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate and the Committee on Science and Technology and the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.
A revised plan shall be submitted at least once every 5 years
thereafter.

SEC. 5. STRATEGIC RESEARCH PLAN.

(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Subcommittee shall develop a strategic plan for
Federal research and monitoring on ocean acidification that will
provide for an assessment of the impacts of ocean acidification on
marine organisms and marine ecosystems and the development of
adaptation and mitigation strategies to conserve marine organisms and
marine ecosystems. In developing the plan, the Subcommittee shall
consider and use information, reports, and studies of ocean
acidification that have identified research and monitoring needed to
better understand ocean acidification and its potential impacts, and
recommendations made by the National Academy of Sciences in the review
of the plan required under subsection (d).
(b) Contents of the Plan.--The plan shall--
(1) provide for interdisciplinary research among the ocean
sciences, and coordinated research and activities to improve
the understanding of ocean chemistry that will affect marine
ecosystems;
(2) establish, for the 10-year period beginning in the year
the plan is submitted, the goals and priorities for Federal
research and monitoring which will--
(A) advance understanding of ocean acidification
and its physical, chemical, and biological impacts on
marine organisms and marine ecosystems;
(B) improve the ability to assess the socioeconomic
impacts of ocean acidification; and
(C) provide information for the development of
adaptation and mitigation strategies to conserve marine
organisms and marine ecosystems;
(3) describe specific activities, including--
(A) efforts to determine user needs;
(B) research activities;
(C) monitoring activities;
(D) technology and methods development;
(E) data collection;
(F) database development;
(G) modeling activities;
(H) assessment of ocean acidification impacts; and
(I) participation in international research
efforts;
(4) identify relevant programs and activities of the
Federal agencies that contribute to the interagency program
directly and indirectly and set forth the role of each Federal
agency in implementing the plan;
(5) consider and utilize, as appropriate, reports and
studies conducted by Federal agencies, the National Research
Council, or other entities;
(6) make recommendations for the coordination of the ocean
acidification research and monitoring activities of the United
States with such activities of other nations and international
organizations;
(7) outline budget requirements for Federal ocean
acidification research and monitoring and assessment activities
to be conducted by each agency under the plan;
(8) identify the monitoring systems and sampling programs
currently employed in collecting data relevant to ocean
acidification and prioritize additional monitoring systems that
may be needed to ensure adequate data collection and monitoring
of ocean acidification and its impacts; and
(9) describe specific activities designed to facilitate
outreach and data and information exchange with stakeholder
communities.
(c) Program Elements.--The plan shall include at a minimum the
following program elements:
(1) Monitoring of ocean chemistry and biological impacts
associated with ocean acidification at selected coastal and
open-ocean monitoring stations, including satellite-based
monitoring to characterize--
(A) marine ecosystems;
(B) changes in marine productivity; and
(C) changes in surface ocean chemistry.
(2) Research to understand the species specific
physiological responses of marine organisms to ocean
acidification, impacts on marine food webs of ocean
acidification, and to develop environmental and ecological
indices that track marine ecosystem responses to ocean
acidification.
(3) Modeling to predict changes in the ocean carbon cycle
as a function of carbon dioxide and atmosphere-induced changes
in temperature, ocean circulation, biogeochemistry, ecosystem
and terrestrial input, and modeling to determine impacts on
marine ecosystems and individual marine organisms.
(4) Technology development and standardization of carbonate
chemistry measurements on moorings and autonomous floats.
(5) Assessment of socioeconomic impacts of ocean
acidification and development of adaptation and mitigation
strategies to conserve marine organisms and marine ecosystems.
(d) National Academy of Sciences Evaluation.--The Secretary shall
enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to review
the plan.
(e) Public Participation.--In developing the plan, the Subcommittee
shall consult with representatives of academic, State, industry and
environmental groups. Not later than 90 days before the plan, or any
revision thereof, is submitted to the Congress, the plan shall be
published in the Federal Register for a public comment period of not
less than 60 days.

SEC. 6. NOAA OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ACTIVITIES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and maintain an
ocean acidification program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to conduct research, monitoring, and other activities
consistent with the strategic research and implementation plan
developed by the Subcommittee under section 5 that--
(1) includes--
(A) interdisciplinary research among the ocean and
atmospheric sciences, and coordinated research and
activities to improve understanding of ocean
acidification;
(B) the establishment of a long-term monitoring
program of ocean acidification utilizing existing
global and national ocean observing assets, and adding
instrumentation and sampling stations as appropriate to
the aims of the research program;
(C) research to identify and develop adaptation
strategies and techniques for effectively conserving
marine ecosystems as they cope with increased ocean
acidification;
(D) as an integral part of the research programs
described in this Act, educational opportunities that
encourage an interdisciplinary and international
approach to exploring the impacts of ocean
acidification;
(E) as an integral part of the research programs
described in this Act, national public outreach
activities to improve the understanding of current
scientific knowledge of ocean acidification and its
impacts on marine resources; and
(F) coordination of ocean acidification monitoring
and impacts research with other appropriate
international ocean science bodies such as the
International Oceanographic Commission, the
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea,
the North Pacific Marine Science Organization, and
others;
(2) provides grants for critical research projects that
explore the effects of ocean acidification on ecosystems and
the socioeconomic impacts of increased ocean acidification that
are relevant to the goals and priorities of the strategic
research plan; and
(3) incorporates a competitive merit-based process for
awarding grants that may be conducted jointly with other
participating agencies or under the National Oceanographic
Partnership Program under section 7901 of title 10, United
States Code.
(b) Additional Authority.--In conducting the Program, the Secretary
may enter into and perform such contracts, leases, grants, or
cooperative agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of
this Act on such terms as the Secretary considers appropriate.

SEC. 7. NSF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ACTIVITIES.

(a) Research Activities.--The Director of the National Science
Foundation shall continue to carry out research activities on ocean
acidification which shall support competitive, merit-based, peer-
reviewed proposals for research and monitoring of ocean acidification
and its impacts, including--
(1) impacts on marine organisms and marine ecosystems;
(2) impacts on ocean, coastal, and estuarine
biogeochemistry; and
(3) the development of methodologies and technologies to
evaluate ocean acidification and its impacts.
(b) Consistency.--The research activities shall be consistent with
the strategic research plan developed by the Subcommittee under section
5.
(c) Coordination.--The Director shall encourage coordination of the
Foundation's ocean acidification activities with such activities of
other nations and international organizations.

SEC. 8. NASA OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ACTIVITIES.

(a) Ocean Acidification Activities.--The Administrator of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, in coordination with
other relevant agencies, shall ensure that space-based monitoring
assets are used in as productive a manner as possible for monitoring of
ocean acidification and its impacts.
(b) Program Consistency.--The Administrator shall ensure that the
Agency's research and monitoring activities on ocean acidification are
carried out in a manner consistent with the strategic research plan
developed by the Subcommittee under section 5.
(c) Coordination.--The Administrator shall encourage coordination
of the Agency's ocean acidification activities with such activities of
other nations and international organizations.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) NOAA.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out the purposes of
this Act--
(1) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
(2) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
(3) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
(4) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
(b) NSF.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the National
Science Foundation to carry out the purposes of this Act--
(1) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
(2) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
(3) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
(4) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
[A]: Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 or FOARAM Act - Defines "ocean acidification," for this Act, as the decrease in pH of the Earth's oceans and changes in ocean chemistry caused by chemical inputs from the atmosphere, including carbon dioxide.

Requires that the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the National Science and Technology Council coordinate federal activities on ocean acidification and establish an interagency working group.

Requires the Subcommittee to develop a strategic plan for federal ocean acidification research and monitoring that provides, among other things, for the development of adaptation and mitigation strategies. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to review the plan.

Directs the Secretary to establish and maintain an ocean acidification program in NOAA to conduct research, monitoring, and other activities, including: (1) providing grants for critical research projects exploring the ecosystem and socioeconomic impacts of ocean acidification; and (2) incorporating a competitive merit-based process for awarding grants that may be conducted jointly with other participating agencies or under the National Oceanographic Partnership Program.

Requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) director to continue to carry out ocean acidification research supporting competitive, merit-based, peer-reviewed proposals for research and monitoring of ocean acidification and its impacts.

Requires the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to ensure that space-based monitoring assets are used in as productive a manner as possible for the monitoring of ocean acidification and its impacts.

[Q]: SECTION 1. DECONTAMINATION AND USE OF FORMER BOMBARDMENT AREA ON ISLAND
OF CULEBRA.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Culebra Island, Puerto Rico, is located approximately
17 miles from the east coast of Puerto Rico's main island, and
the Navy conducted ship-to-shore bombing exercises and other
live-fire training activities for over 70 years in unpopulated
areas of Culebra and its surrounding waters.
(2) In 1975, Congress required the Navy to close its
operations on Culebra in response to long-standing concerns
among the residents about safety, health, and environmental
risks. The Navy moved its operations to nearby training
facilities on Vieques Island, which were closed in 2003 due to
similar concerns.
(3) Although the Navy's facilities on Culebra closed in
1975, the Department of Defense did not begin to address the
cleanup of these areas until Congress enacted specific
authorities for the cleanup of former United States military
sites in section 211 of the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-499). With these
authorities, the Army Corps of Engineers added Culebra to the
Formerly Used Defense Sites Program in 1991, and for several
years thereafter, performed relatively limited cleanup of
unexploded ordnance from the surface.
(4) In 2003, the Governor of Puerto Rico, Sila M. Calderon,
requested that the Environmental Protection Agency add both
Culebra and Vieques to the National Priorities List of the most
hazardous sites. In 2005, the Environmental Protection Agency
added Vieques to the National Priorities List, but delayed its
listing decision for Culebra. Instead, Puerto Rico and the Army
Corps of Engineers decided to address the cleanup of Culebra
under a separate agreement, under which the Army Corps of
Engineers has begun to plan a more comprehensive removal of
unexploded ordnance on Culebra.
(5) The Army Corps of Engineers had spent $11,100,000 as of
the end of fiscal year 2007 on the cleanup of Culebra and
estimated that another $92,600,000 would be needed to complete
planned cleanup actions. These amounts pale in comparison to
the $77,600,000 the Navy has already spent, and the
$253,100,000 the Navy plans to spend in the future, to complete
the cleanup of Vieques.
(6) The more limited scope of the cleanup on Culebra has
become a rising issue. The greater funding for Vieques is not
based on differing conditions on the islands. Both were used
for the same types of training exercises for several decades
and are likely to contain similar hazards.
(7) Instead, the discrepancy is primarily attributable to
the fact that certain of the most potentially hazardous areas
on Culebra, including the Northwest Peninsula and Flamenco
Beach, have been excluded from Federal cleanup plans because
the Corps of Engineers maintains that a 1974 Federal law
prohibits the Army Corps of Engineers from conducting cleanup
in those areas.
(8) Section 204(c) of the Military Construction
Authorization Act, 1974 (Public Law 93-166; 87 Stat. 668)
prohibited land uses in the ''present'' (at the time of
enactment) bombardment zone on Culebra that would require
cleanup at the expense of the Federal Government.
(9) Puerto Rico asserts that specific authorities for the
cleanup of former United States military sites enacted later by
Congress in Public Law 99-499 superseded this prohibition.
Despite these later authorities, the Army Corps of Engineers
maintains that the prohibition still stands to exclude certain
areas of Culebra from Federal cleanup funds that otherwise are
available to all other former United States military sites in
the 50 States and United States territories.
(10) Based on its interpretation, the Army Corps of
Engineers has not included the Northwest Peninsula and Flamenco
Beach in the scope of its cleanup plan for Culebra. Because the
Northwest Peninsula and Flamenco Beach likely contain the
greatest amounts of unexploded ordnance on Culebra, public
concern has grown about the exclusion of these areas from the
cleanup effort.
(11) Section 2872 of H.R. 5658 of the 110th Congress, as
passed by the House of Representatives, would have repealed the
prohibition in the 1974 statute, allowing the Army Corps of
Engineers to expend funds to address potential human health,
safety, and environmental risks in the Northwest Peninsula and
Flamenco Beach.
(b) Repeal.--Section 204 of the Military Construction Authorization
Act, 1974 (Public Law 93-166; 87 Stat. 668) is amended by striking
subsection (c).
[A]:
Amends the Military Construction Act, 1974 to repeal the prohibition against use of the former bombardment area on the island of Culebra (Puerto Rico) for any purpose that would require decontamination of the area at U.S. expense.