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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''National Volcano Early Warning and
Monitoring System Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United
States Geological Survey.
(2) System.--The term ''System'' means the National Volcano
Early Warning and Monitoring System established under section
3(a)(1).

SEC. 3. NATIONAL VOLCANO EARLY WARNING AND MONITORING SYSTEM.

(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish within the
United States Geological Survey a system, to be known as the
''National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System'', to
monitor, warn, and protect citizens of the United States from
undue and avoidable harm from volcanic activity.
(2) Purposes.--The purposes of the System are--
(A) to organize, modernize, standardize, and
stabilize the monitoring systems of the volcano
observatories in the United States, which include the
Alaska Volcano Observatory, California Volcano
Observatory, Cascades Volcano Observatory, Hawaiian
Volcano Observatory, Yellowstone Volcano Observatory,
and other volcano observatories established under
subsection (d); and
(B) to unify the monitoring systems of volcano
observatories in the United States into a single
interoperative system.
(3) Objective.--The objective of the System is to monitor
all the volcanoes in the United States at a level commensurate
with the threat posed by the volcanoes by--
(A) upgrading existing networks on monitored
volcanoes;
(B) installing new networks on unmonitored
volcanoes; and
(C) employing geodetic and other components when
applicable.
(b) System Components.--
(1) In general.--The System shall include--
(A) a national volcano watch office that is
operational 24 hours a day and 7 days a week;
(B) a national volcano data center; and
(C) an external grants program to support research
in volcano monitoring science and technology.
(2) Modernization activities.--Modernization activities
under the System shall include the comprehensive application of
emerging technologies, including digital broadband
seismometers, real-time continuous Global Positioning System
receivers, satellite and airborne radar interferometry,
acoustic pressure sensors, and spectrometry to measure gas
emissions.
(c) Management.--
(1) Management plan.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress a 5-year management plan for
establishing and operating the System.
(B) Inclusions.--The management plan submitted
under subparagraph (A) shall include--
(i) annual cost estimates for modernization
activities and operation of the System;
(ii) annual milestones, standards, and
performance goals; and
(iii) recommendations for, and progress
towards, establishing new, or enhancing
existing, partnerships to leverage resources.
(2) Advisory committee.--The Secretary shall establish an
advisory committee to assist the Secretary in implementing the
System, to be comprised of representatives of relevant agencies
and members of the scientific community, to be appointed by the
Secretary.
(3) Partnerships.--The Secretary may enter into cooperative
agreements with institutions of higher education and State or
territorial agencies designating the institutions of higher
education and State or territorial agencies as volcano
observatory partners for the System.
(4) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate the
activities under this Act with the heads of relevant Federal
agencies, including--
(A) the Secretary of Transportation;
(B) the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration;
(C) the Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration; and
(D) the Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Administration.
(d) Volcano Observatory in Pacific U.S. Territories.--
(1) Feasibility study.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a
study to assess the feasibility of establishing volcano
observatories in Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and
American Samoa to monitor volcanic activity across the western
and southern Pacific Ocean along the Ring of Fire, including
underwater volcanic activity in such region.
(2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with
appropriate territorial and local entities in conducting the
study.
(3) Cooperative agreement.--If the study required by
paragraph (1) determines that such observatories are feasible,
then the Secretary, subject to the availability of
appropriations, may enter into cooperative agreements under
subsection (c)(3) with institutions of higher education or
territorial agencies to establish such volcano observatories as
part of the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring
System.
(e) Annual Report.--In each of fiscal years 2018 through 2024, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes the
activities carried out under this Act.

SEC. 4. FUNDING.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this Act $15,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2018 through 2024.
(b) Effect on Other Sources of Federal Funding.--Amounts made
available under this section shall supplement, and not supplant,
Federal funds made available for other United States Geological Survey
hazards activities and programs.
National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to establish the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System to monitor, issue warnings of, and protect U.S. citizens from undue and avoidable harm from, volcanic activity. The purposes of the system are to: (1) organize, modernize, standardize, and stabilize the monitoring systems of U.S. volcano observatories; and (2) unify such systems into a single interoperative system. The objective of the system is to monitor all U.S. volcanoes at a level commensurate with the threat posed by the volcanoes by: (1) upgrading existing networks on monitored volcanoes, (2) installing new networks on unmonitored volcanoes, and (3) employing geodetic and other components when applicable. The system shall include: (1) a national volcano watch office that is operational 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, (2) a national volcano data center, (3) an external grants program to support research in volcano monitoring science and technology, and (4) modernization activities including the comprehensive application of emerging technologies. The USGS must: (1) submit to Congress a five-year management plan for establishing and operating the system, and (2) establish an advisory committee to assist in implementing the system. The USGS may enter into cooperative agreements designating institutions of higher education and state or territorial agencies as volcano observatory partners for the system. The USGS must conduct a study to assess the feasibility of establishing volcano observatories in Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa to monitor volcanic activity across the western and southern Pacific Ocean along the Ring of Fire. If determined to be feasible, the USGS may enter into cooperative agreements with institutions of higher education or territorial agencies to establish such observatories as part of the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''Cabin Fee Act of
2012''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Cabin user fees.
Sec. 4. Payment of cabin transfer fees.
Sec. 5. Right of appeal and judicial review.
Sec. 6. Effect.
Sec. 7. Regulations.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Authorization; authorize.--The terms ''authorization''
and ''authorize'' mean the issuance of a special use permit for
the use and occupancy of National Forest System land by a cabin
owner under the Recreation Residence Program.
(2) Cabin.--The term ''cabin'' means a privately built and
owned recreation residence and related improvements on National
Forest System land that--
(A) is authorized for private use and occupancy;
and
(B) may be sold or transferred between private
parties.
(3) Cabin owner.--The term ''cabin owner'' means--
(A) a person authorized by the Secretary to use and
to occupy a cabin; and
(B) a trust, heir, or assign of a person described
in subparagraph (A).
(4) Cabin transfer fee.--The term ''cabin transfer fee''
means a fee that is paid to the United States on the transfer
of a cabin between private parties for money or other
consideration that results in the issuance of a new permit.
(5) Cabin user fee.--The term ''cabin user fee'' means an
annual fee paid to the United States by a cabin owner in
accordance with an authorization for the use and occupancy of a
cabin.
(6) Current appraisal cycle.--The term ''current appraisal
cycle'' means the completion of Forest Service review and
acceptance of--
(A) initial typical lot appraisals; and
(B) second appraisals, if ordered by cabin owners
and approved by the Forest Service.
(7) Current cabin user fee.--The term ''current cabin user
fee'' means the most recent cabin user fee, as adjusted under
section 3(c).
(8) Lot.--The term ''lot'' means a parcel of National
Forest System land on which a person is authorized to build,
use, occupy, and maintain a cabin.
(9) National forest system.--The term ''National Forest
System'' has the meaning given that term in section 11 of the
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974
(16 U.S.C. 1609).
(10) Recreation residence program.--The term ''Recreation
Residence Program'' means the Recreation Residence Program
established under the last paragraph under the heading ''FOREST
SERVICE'' in the Act of March 4, 1915 (16 U.S.C. 497).
(11) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
(12) Typical lot.--The term ''typical lot'' means a cabin
lot, or group of cabin lots, in a tract that is selected for
use in an appraisal as being representative of, and that has
similar value characteristics as, other lots or groups of lots
within the tract.

SEC. 3. CABIN USER FEES.

(a) Payment of Cabin User Fees.--Cabin owners shall pay an annual
cabin user fee established by the Secretary in accordance with this
section.
(b) Initial Cabin User Fees.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish initial
cabin user fees in accordance with this subsection.
(2) Assignment to value tiers.--On completion of the
current appraisal cycle, as required by paragraph (4), the
Secretary shall assign each permitted lot on National Forest
System land to 1 of 10 tiers based on the following
considerations:
(A) Before assigning the lots to tiers, all
appraised lot values shall be adjusted, or normalized,
for price changes occurring after the appraisal, in
accordance with the National Association of
Homebuilders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index.
(B) Second appraisal values shall supersede initial
lot appraisal values for the normalization and ranking
process under subparagraph (A).
(C) The tiers shall be established, on a national
basis, according to relative lot value, with lots
having the lowest adjusted appraised value assigned to
tier 1 and lots having the highest adjusted appraised
value assigned to tier 10.
(D) The number of lots (by percentage) assigned to
each tier is contained in the table set forth in
paragraph (3).
(E) Data from incomplete appraisals may not be used
to establish the fee tiers under this subsection.
(F) Until assigned to a tier under this subsection,
the Secretary shall assess (and may adjust annually
subject to clause (ii)) an interim fee for permitted
cabin lots (including lots with incomplete appraisals)
in an amount equal to the lesser of--
(i) $5,000; or
(ii) the amount of the current cabin user
fee, as determined under the Cabin User Fee
Fairness Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.),
which amount the Secretary may increase
annually by not more than 25 percent, except
that the increased fee shall not exceed the
otherwise scheduled fee determined under the
Cabin User Fee Fairness Act of 2000.
(3) Amount of initial cabin user fees.--The initial cabin
user fees, based on the assignments under paragraph (2), are as
follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Approximate Percent of
Fee Tier Permits Nationally Fee Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tier 1 5 percent $500
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tier 2 12 percent $1,000
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Tier 3 22 percent $1,500
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Tier 4 22 percent $2,000
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Tier 5 10 percent $2,500
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tier 6 9 percent $3,000
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Tier 7 7 percent $3,500
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tier 8 5 percent $4,000
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Tier 9 5 percent $4,500
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tier 10 3 percent $5,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

(4) Deadline for completion of current appraisal cycle.--
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall complete the current appraisal cycle.
(5) Effective date.--The initial cabin user fees required
by this subsection shall take effect beginning with the first
calendar year beginning after the completion of the current
appraisal cycle.
(c) Annual Adjustments of Cabin User Fee.--Once initial cabin user
fees have been assessed, based on the tier assignments under subsection
(b)(2), the Secretary shall use changes in the Implicit Price Deflator
for the Gross Domestic Product published by the Bureau of Economic
Analysis of the Department of Commerce, applied on a 5-year rolling
average, to assess an annual adjustment to cabin user fees.
(d) Effect of Destruction, Substantial Damage, or Loss of Access.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall reduce the cabin user
fee to $100 per year for a cabin if--
(A) the cabin is destroyed or suffers substantial
damage in an amount that is greater than 50 percent of
replacement cost of the cabin; or
(B) access to the cabin is significantly impaired,
whether by catastrophic events, natural causes, or
governmental actions.
(2) Term of reduced fee.--The reduced fee under paragraph
(1) shall be in effect until the later of--
(A) the last day of the year in which the
destruction or impairment occurs; or
(B) the date on which the cabin may be lawfully
reoccupied and normal access has been restored.

SEC. 4. PAYMENT OF CABIN TRANSFER FEES.

As a condition of the issuance by the Secretary of a new
authorization for the use and occupancy of the cabin, the cabin owner
transferring the cabin shall pay to the Secretary a cabin transfer fee
in the amount of $1,200.

SEC. 5. RIGHT OF APPEAL AND JUDICIAL REVIEW.

(a) Right of Appeal.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any action of a cabin
owner to exercise rights in accordance with section 6, the
Secretary shall by regulation grant to the cabin owner the
right to an administrative appeal of the determination of a new
cabin user fee, fee tier, or whether or not to reduce a cabin
user fee under section 3(d).
(2) Applicable law.--An appeal under paragraph (1) shall be
pursuant to the appeal process provided under subpart C of part
251 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor
regulation).
(b) Judicial Review.--
(1) In general.--A cabin owner that contests a final
decision of the Secretary under this Act may bring a civil
action in United States district court.
(2) Venue.--The venue for an action brought before the
United States district court under this subsection shall be in
the Federal judicial district in which the cabin is located.
(3) Effect on mediation.--Nothing in this Act precludes a
person from seeking mediation for an action under this Act.

SEC. 6. EFFECT.

(a) In General.--Nothing in this Act limits or restricts any right,
title, or interest of the United States in or to any land or resource.
(b) Special Rule for Alaska.--In determining a cabin user fee in
the State of Alaska, the Secretary shall not establish or impose a
cabin user fee or a condition affecting a cabin user fee that is
inconsistent with 1303(d) of the Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3193(d)).

SEC. 7. REGULATIONS.

Not later than December 31, 2013, the Secretary shall issue
regulations to carry out this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives September 10, 2012.

Attest:

KAREN L. HAAS,

Clerk.
Cabin Fee Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to set an annual fee for, and requires the payment of such fee to the United States by, an authorized owner of a privately built and owned recreational cabin located on National Forest System land.

Reduces such fee to $100 annually if access to a cabin is significantly impaired, either by natural causes or governmental actions.

Requires payment of a transfer fee to the United States upon the transfer of a cabin between private parties for consideration.

Requires the Secretary to grant a cabin owner the right to administrative appeal of a cabin fee decision, which may be reviewed by bringing a civil action in U.S. district court.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Mothers' and Infants' Good Health
Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRED COVERAGE FOR CHILD BIRTH.

(a) In General.--A health plan that provides maternity benefits
that include benefits for child birth shall ensure that--
(1) in the case of delivery in a hospital or other
inpatient setting, coverage is provided for a minimum of 48
hours of inpatient care following a vaginal delivery and a
minimum of 96 hours of inpatient care following a caesarean
section for a mother and her newly born child in a health care
facility; and
(2) in the case of delivery in the home or other outpatient
setting, coverage for appropriate home health care in the
setting is provided for a minimum of 48 hours following
delivery.
(b) Terms of Coverage.--A health plan fails to provide coverage
required under subsection (a) if the plan imposes cost-sharing with
respect to care described in such subsection which varies depending on
the length of stay within the minimum period required under such
subsection.
(c) Prohibition.--In implementing the requirements of this section,
a health plan may not modify the terms and conditions of coverage based
on the determination by an enrollee to request less than the minimum
coverage required under subsection (a).
(d) Notice.--A health plan shall provide notice to each enrollee
under such plan regarding the coverage required by this section in
accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, in consultation with the National Association of
Insurance Commissioners. Such notice shall be in writing and
prominently positioned in any literature or correspondence made
available or distributed by the health plan and shall be transmitted--
(1) in the next mailing of general information made by the
plan to the enrollee,
(2) as part of the yearly informational packet sent to the
enrollee, or
(3) not later than January 1, 1996,
whichever is earliest.
(e) Enforcement.--
(1) Failure to provide coverage.--Any health plan that
violates the provisions of this section (other than subsection
(d)) shall be subject to a civil money penalty in an amount
determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(2) Failure to provide notice.--Any health plan that
violates the provisions of subsection (d) shall be subject to a
civil money penalty in an amount determined by the Secretary of
Health and Human Services.
(3) Process.--The provisions of section 1128A of the Social
Security Act (other than subsections (a) and (b)) shall apply
to civil money penalties under this subsection in the same
manner as they apply to a penalty or proceeding under section
1128A(a) of such Act.
(f) Health Plan.--
(1) In general.--As used in this section, the term ''health
plan'' means any plan or arrangement which provides, or pays
the cost of, health benefits.
(2) Exclusions.--Such term does not include the following,
or any combination thereof:
(A) Coverage only for accidental death or
dismemberment.
(B) Coverage providing wages or payments in lieu of
wages for any period during which the employee is
absent from work on account of sickness or injury.
(C) A medicare supplemental policy (as defined in
section 1882(g)(1) of the Social Security Act).
(D) Coverage issued as a supplement to liability
insurance.
(E) Worker's compensation or similar insurance.
(F) Automobile medical-payment insurance.
(G) A long-term care policy, including a nursing
home fixed indemnity policy (unless the Secretary
determines that such a policy provides sufficiently
comprehensive coverage of a benefit so that it should
be treated as a health plan).
(H) Such other plan or arrangement as the Secretary
of Health and Human Services determines is not a health
plan.
(3) Certain plans included.--Such term includes any plan or
arrangement not described in any subparagraph of paragraph (2)
which provides for benefit payments, on a periodic basis, for--
(A) a specified disease or illness, or
(B) period of hospitalization,
without regard to the costs incurred or services rendered
during the period to which the payments relate.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

The provisions of section 2 shall apply to all health plans
offered, sold, issued, or renewed after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
Mothers' and Infants' Good Health Act of 1995 - Requires a health plan that provides maternity benefits that include benefits for child birth to provide coverage for a minimum amount of time following delivery in: (1) a health care facility; and (2) the home or other outpatient setting. Prohibits a health plan from modifying the terms and conditions of coverage, if an enrollee requests less than the minimum coverage required in this Act.
Requires a health plan to provide notice, as specified, to each enrollee regarding the coverage required in this Act.
Establishes civil penalties for failure to provide coverage and failure to provide notice.