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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''American Family Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF FULLY REFUNDABLE CHILD TAX CREDIT.

(a) Elimination of Existing Child Tax Credit.--Subpart A of part IV
of subchapter A of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended by striking section 24.
(b) Establishment of Fully Refundable Child Tax Credit.--Subpart C
of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of subtitle A of such Code is
amended by inserting after section 36B the following new section:

''SEC. 36C. CHILD TAX CREDIT.

''(a) Allowance of Credit.--There shall be allowed as a credit
against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount
equal to the sum of--
''(1) with respect to each qualifying child of the taxpayer
who has attained 6 years of age before the close of such
taxable year and for which the taxpayer is allowed a deduction
under section 151, an amount equal to $3,000, and
''(2) with respect to each qualifying child of the taxpayer
who has not attained 6 years of age before the close of such
taxable year and for which the taxpayer is allowed a deduction
under section 151, an amount equal to 120 percent of the dollar
amount in paragraph (1).
''(b) Limitation.--
''(1) In general.--The amount of the credit allowable under
subsection (a) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the
applicable amount for each $1,000 (or fraction thereof) by
which the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income exceeds the
threshold amount. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the
term 'modified adjusted gross income' means adjusted gross
income increased by any amount excluded from gross income under
section 911, 931, or 933.
''(2) Threshold amount.--
''(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1),
the term 'threshold amount' means--
''(i) $110,000 in the case of a joint
return,
''(ii) $75,000 in the case of an individual
who is not married, and
''(iii) $55,000 in the case of a married
individual filing a separate return.
''(B) Marital status.--For purposes of this
paragraph, marital status shall be determined under
section 7703.
''(3) Applicable amount.--For purposes of paragraph (1),
the term 'applicable amount' means an amount equal to the
quotient of--
''(A) the amount of the credit allowable under
subsection (a), as determined without regard to this
subsection, divided by
''(B) an amount equal to the product of--
''(i) $20, multiplied by
''(ii) the total number of qualifying
children of the taxpayer.
''(c) Qualifying Child.--
''(1) In general.--In this section, the term 'qualifying
child' means a qualifying child of the taxpayer (as defined in
section 152(c)) who has not attained 19 years of age.
''(2) Exception for certain non-citizens.--The term
'qualifying child' shall not include any individual who would
not be a dependent if subparagraph (A) of section 152(b)(3)
were applied without regard to all that follows 'resident of
the United States'.
''(d) Inflation Adjustment.--
''(1) In general.--In the case of any taxable year
beginning after 2017, the $3,000 amount in subsection (a)(1)
shall be increased by an amount equal to--
''(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
''(B) the cost of living adjustment determined
under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which
the taxable year begins determined by substituting
'calendar year 2016' for 'calendar year 1992' in
subparagraph (B) thereof.
''(2) Rounding.--If any increase determined under paragraph
(1) is not a multiple of $50, such increase shall be rounded to
the nearest multiple of $50.
''(e) Identification Requirements.--
''(1) Qualifying child identification requirement.--No
credit shall be allowed under this section to a taxpayer with
respect to any qualifying child unless the taxpayer includes
the name and taxpayer identification number of such qualifying
child on the return of tax for the taxable year and such
taxpayer identification number was issued on or before the due
date for filing such return.
''(2) Taxpayer identification requirement.--No credit shall
be allowed under this section if the identifying number of the
taxpayer was issued after the due date for filing the return
for the taxable year.
''(f) Taxable Year Must Be Full Taxable Year.--Except in the case
of a taxable year closed by reason of the death of the taxpayer, no
credit shall be allowable under this section in the case of a taxable
year covering a period of less than 12 months.
''(g) Restrictions on Taxpayers Who Improperly Claimed Credit in
Prior Year.--
''(1) Taxpayers making prior fraudulent or reckless
claims.--
''(A) In general.--No credit shall be allowed under
this section for any taxable year in the disallowance
period.
''(B) Disallowance period.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A), the disallowance period is--
''(i) the period of 10 taxable years after
the most recent taxable year for which there
was a final determination that the taxpayer's
claim of credit under this section was due to
fraud, and
''(ii) the period of 2 taxable years after
the most recent taxable year for which there
was a final determination that the taxpayer's
claim of credit under this section was due to
reckless or intentional disregard of rules and
regulations (but not due to fraud).
''(2) Taxpayers making improper prior claims.--In the case
of a taxpayer who is denied credit under this section for any
taxable year as a result of the deficiency procedures under
subchapter B of chapter 63, no credit shall be allowed under
this section for any subsequent taxable year unless the
taxpayer provides such information as the Secretary may require
to demonstrate eligibility for such credit.
''(h) Reconciliation of Credit and Advance Credit.--
''(1) In general.--The amount of the credit allowed under
this section for any taxable year shall be reduced (but not
below zero) by the aggregate amount of any advance payments of
such credit under section 7527A for such taxable year.
''(2) Excess advance payments.--If the aggregate amount of
advance payments under section 7527A for the taxable year
exceed the amount of the credit allowed under this section for
such taxable year (determined without regard to paragraph (1)),
the tax imposed by this chapter for such taxable year shall be
increased by the amount of such excess''.
(c) Advance Payment of Credit.--Chapter 77 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 7527 the following
new section:

''SEC. 7527A. ADVANCE PAYMENT OF CHILD TAX CREDIT.

''(a) In General.--As soon as practicable and not later than 1 year
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall
establish a program for making advance payments of the credit allowed
under section 36C on a monthly basis (determined without regard to
subsection (h)(1) of such section), or as frequently as the Secretary
determines to be administratively feasible, to taxpayers allowed such
credit.
''(b) Limitation.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary may make payments under
subsection (a) only to the extent that the total amount of such
payments made to any taxpayer during the taxable year does not
exceed an amount equal to the excess, if any, of--
''(A) subject to paragraph (2), the amount
determined under subsection (a) of section 36C with
respect to such taxpayer (determined without regard to
subsection (h) of such section) for such taxable year,
over
''(B) the estimated tax imposed by subtitle A, as
reduced by the credits allowable under subparts A and C
(with the exception of section 36C) of such part IV,
with respect to such taxpayer for such taxable year, as
determined in such manner as the Secretary deems
appropriate.
''(2) Application of threshold amount limitation.--The
program described in subsection (a) shall make reasonable
efforts to apply the limitation of section 36C(b) with respect
to payments made under such program.''.
(d) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking the item relating to
section 24.
(2) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 of subtitle A of such Code is amended
by inserting after the item relating to section 36B the
following:

''Sec. 36C. Child tax credit.''.
(3) The table of sections for chapter 77 of such Code is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7527
the following new item:

''Sec. 7527A. Advance payment of child tax credit.''.
(4) Subparagraph (B) of section 45R(f)(3) of such Code is
amended to read as follows:
''(B) Special rule.--Any amounts paid pursuant to
an agreement under section 3121(l) (relating to
agreements entered into by American employers with
respect to foreign affiliates) which are equivalent to
the taxes referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be
treated as taxes referred to in such subparagraph.''.
(5) Section 152(f)(6)(B)(ii) of such Code is amended by
striking ''section 24'' and inserting ''section 36C''.
(6) Paragraph (26) of section 501(c) of such Code is
amended in the flush matter at the end by striking ''section
24(c))'' and inserting ''section 36C(c)) who has not attained
17 years of age''.
(7) Section 6211(b)(4)(A) of such Code is amended--
(A) by striking ''24(d),'', and
(B) by inserting ''36C,'' after ''36B,''.
(8) Section 6213(g)(2) of such Code is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ''section
24(e)'' and inserting ''section 36C(e)'', and
(B) in subparagraph (L), by striking ''24, or 32''
and inserting ''32, or 36C''.
(9) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by inserting ''36C,'' after ''36B,''.
(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.
answer:
American Family Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the child tax credit, to: (1) make the credit fully refundable, (2) increase the amount of the credit and allow an additional credit for children who are under six years of age, (3) require the amount of the credit to be adjusted annually for inflation after 2017, and (4) require the Department of the Treasury to establish a program for making advance payments of the credit on a monthly basis.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Protection of Lawful Commerce in
Arms Act''.

SEC 2. AMENDMENT TO ORGANIC ACT.

The Act entitled ''An Act to establish the Department of Commerce
and Labor'', approved February 14, 1903 (15 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), is
amended by redesignating section 13 as section 14 and by inserting
after section 12 the following:

''SEC. 13. RESTRICTION ON COMMERCE.

''(a) Secretary of Commerce List.--The Secretary of Commerce shall
establish and maintain a list consisting of each person that notifies
the Secretary under subsection (b) that it is a manufacturer or seller
in interstate or foreign commerce of a firearm or ammunition product or
is a trade association representing such manufacturers or sellers. The
list shall contain the name of the person, the chief executive officer
of the person, and the address and location of the headquarters of the
person. The Secretary shall maintain and update the list and may
publish the list in the Federal Register.
''(b) Notification.--Each person that--
''(1) is a manufacturer in interstate or foreign commerce
of a firearm or ammunition product, and is licensed to engage
in business as such manufacturer to the extent required under
chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code,
''(2) is a seller in interstate or foreign commerce of a
firearm or ammunition product, and is licensed to engage in
business as such seller to the extent required under chapter 44
of title 18, United States Code, or
''(3) is a trade association representing such
manufacturers or sellers,
may notify the Secretary of its existence and provide to the Secretary
the information described in subsection (a).
''(c) Freedom From Restriction.--Conduct that--
''(1)(A) is carried out by a manufacturer in interstate or
foreign commerce of a firearm or ammunition product, involves
such firearm or ammunition product, and is described in
paragraph (4) of subsection (d);
''(B) is carried out by a seller in interstate or foreign
commerce of a firearm or ammunition product, involves a firearm
or ammunition product, and is described in paragraph (6) of
subsection (d); or
''(C) is carried out by a trade association in the course
of organizing, advising, or representing its members who are
manufacturers in interstate or foreign commerce of a firearm or
ammunition product, or who are sellers in interstate or foreign
commerce of a firearm or ammunition product, with respect to
conduct of such manufacturers or sellers described in paragraph
(4) or (6) of subsection (d), as the case may be; and
''(2) is lawful under chapter 44 of title 18, United States
Code, or under applicable State law;
shall not be a basis for imposing a restriction on interstate or
foreign commerce on a person on the list described in subsection (a) as
a result of harm caused by the criminal or other unlawful misuse of
such firearm or ammunition product by any other person.
''(d) Definitions.--In this section:
''(1) Ammunition product.--The term 'ammunition product'
means 'ammunition' as defined in section 921(a)(17) of title
18, United States Code, and includes a component part of such
ammunition product that has been shipped or transported in
interstate or foreign commerce.
''(2) Firearm product.--The term 'firearm product' means
'firearm' as defined in subparagraph (A) or (B) section
921(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, and includes any
'antique firearm' as defined in section 921(a)(16) of such
title, and includes a component part of such a firearm that has
been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.
''(3) Interstate or foreign commerce.--The term 'interstate
or foreign commerce' has the meaning given that term in
section 921(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code.
''(4) Manufacturer.--The term 'manufacturer in interstate
or foreign commerce of a firearm or ammunition product' means--
''(A) a person who, in the course of a business in
interstate or foreign commerce to import, make,
produce, create, assemble, design, or formulate a
firearm or ammunition product, imports, makes,
produces, creates, assembles, designs, or formulates a
firearm or ammunition product, or engages another
person to import, make, produce, create, assemble,
design, or formulate a firearm or ammunition product;
''(B) a seller in interstate or foreign commerce of
a firearm or ammunition product made by another person,
but only with respect to an aspect of the firearm or
ammunition product that the seller makes, produces,
creates, assembles, designs, or formulates; and
''(C) any seller in interstate or foreign commerce
of a firearm or ammunition product on which, or on the
packaging of which, the seller is also represented as
the manufacturer of the firearm or ammunition product.
''(5) Restriction on interstate or foreign commerce.--The
term 'restriction on interstate or foreign commerce'--
''(A) means--
''(i) civil damages or equitable relief, or
''(ii) any other limitation or condition,
awarded or ordered by a Federal, State, or local court,
that restricts the ability of a person listed under
subsection (a) to freely engage in interstate or
foreign commerce with respect to firearm or ammunition
products, or of a trade association listed under
subsection (a) to freely engage in lawful activities on
behalf of its membership; and
''(B) does not include any damages, equitable
relief, or other limitation or condition arising from--
''(i) breach of contract or warranty in
connection with the purchase of a firearm or
ammunition product; or
''(ii) physical injuries or property damage
resulting directly from the failure to function
or improper functioning of a firearm or
ammunition product, when used as intended, due
to a defect in design or manufacture.
''(6) Seller.--The term 'seller in interstate or foreign
commerce of a firearm or ammunition product' means a person
who--
''(A) in the course of a business conducted in
interstate or foreign commerce for such purpose, sells,
distributes, rents, leases, prepares, blends, packages,
labels, or otherwise is involved in placing a firearm
or ammunition product in the stream of commerce; or
''(B) in the course of a business conducted in
interstate or foreign commerce for such purpose,
installs, repairs, refurbishes, reconditions, or
maintains an aspect of a firearm or ammunition product.
''(7) State.--The term 'State' includes the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or
possession of the United States.
''(8) Trade association.--The term 'trade association'
means any association or business organization (whether or not
incorporated under the laws of any State), 2 or more members of
which are manufacturers or sellers in interstate or foreign
commerce of a firearm or ammunition product.
''(e) Limitation on Use of List.--No officer, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States may use the list established and
maintained under this section for any purpose other than the
enforcement of the provisions of this section, nor shall the list be
used or allowed to be used in any way that would result in the creation
of any registry of firearms, firearm owners, or firearm purchasers by
the United States, or by any State or any political subdivision
thereof.''.
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Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act - Amends the Organic Act establishing the Department of Commerce to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish and maintain a list of each person that notifies the Secretary that it is a manufacturer or seller that is: (1) licensed to engage in interstate or foreign commerce of a firearm (including antique firearm) or ammunition product; or (2) is a trade association representing such manufacturers or sellers. Declares that any lawful conduct carried out by a manufacturer or seller in interstate or foreign commerce of a firearm or ammunition product, or lawful conduct carried out by a trade association in the course of representing such manufacturers or sellers, shall not be the basis for imposing a restriction on such commerce (the award of civil damages, equitable relief, or any other specified limitation) as a result of harm caused by the criminal or other unlawful misuse of such firearm or ammunition product by any other person.

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SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds the following:
(1) California's rapid population growth and the lack of
understanding about the environmental impacts of this growth
have caused a number of serious present and potential barriers
to future economic development of California.
(2) California has great environmental complexity and
diversity and a great variety of human interventions in its
ecosystem.
(3) Future environmental policies for California must be
informed by careful cost-benefit analysis that considers the
serious risks, and the benefits, of environmental policy.
(4) The California Urban Environmental Research and
Education Center promotes coordination of and collaboration on
environmentally sound economic development in California and
ensures that continued sustainable economic development can
occur.
(5) Due to the closing of many military facilities and
installations in California, such Center can provide important
assistance to the process of converting defense resources to
non-defense uses.
(6) The Center is in a position to develop model incentives
and remove market barriers so as to motivate greater private
sector involvement and investment in the solution of
environmental problems.

SEC. 2. CENTER.

(a) Support.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency shall continue to support the development and expansion of the
California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center.
(b) Cooperative Agreement.--
(1) Authority.--If the California State University, Hayward
consents and provides the matching funds required by paragraph
(2), the Administrator shall enter into a series of cooperative
agreements with the California State University, Hayward to
provide continuing support for the Center. The California State
University, Hayward shall work in close cooperation with the
other universities of the California State University system
(including the California State Universities at Sacramento, San
Jose, San Francisco, and Sonoma) in the research and policy
analysis performed under any such cooperative agreement.
(2) Matching funds.--In any cooperative agreement described
in paragraph (1), the California State University, Hayward,
shall guarantee matching funds or in-kind resources equal to 20
percent of the funds received by the Center from the
Administrator. The Center and the California State University,
Hayward shall, to the maximum extent practicable, solicit
additional funds or in-kind contributions from State, local,
and private sector sources to increase the ability of the
Center to conduct applied research and education projects under
this Act.
(3) Membership.--A university in the California State
University system or a university in California which is not a
university in the California State University system may become
a member of the Center under such guidelines and conditions as
are reasonable and mutually agreeable to the Center and the
university.
(c) Governing Board.--
(1) Initial appointments.--For the two-year period
beginning on the date of the establishment of the Center, the
Center shall have a Governing Board composed of the following:
(A) The Executive Director of the Center.
(B) One member appointed by the President of the
California State University, Hayward.
(C) One member appointed by the President of the
California State University, Sacramento.
(D) One member appointed by the President of the
California State University, San Jose.
(E) One member appointed by the President of the
California State University, San Francisco.
(F) One member appointed by the President of the
California State University, Sonoma.
(2) Subsequent appointments.--After the two-year period
referred to in paragraph (1), the composition of the Governing
Board shall be determined by the sitting members of the
Governing Board, in consultation with the Presidents of each
university of the California State University system, except as
provided in subsection (d)(1).
(3) Chair.--The Executive Director shall serve as chair of
the Governing Board for the first five years after the
establishment of the Center. Subsequently, the Governing Board
shall elect a chair from among its members.
(4) Duties.--It shall be the duty of the Governing Board--
(A) to establish criteria for membership in the
Center;
(B) to establish criteria and requirements for the
contribution of matching funds or in kind contributions
by member universities and those applying for
membership in the Center;
(C) to establish guidelines for fair representation
on the Governing Board of universities that are not
universities of the California State University system;
(D) to establish how scholarships, fellowships, and
grants will be awarded by the Center;
(E) to advise the Executive Director of the Center
on matters pertaining to the management of the Center's
internal projects and administration, with respect to
the management of grants; and
(F) to perform such other duties, with respect to
the management of grants, as the Governing Board
considers necessary to carry out the functions of the
Center under this Act.
(d) Executive Director; Staff.--
(1) Executive director.--The Center shall have an Executive
Director who shall be appointed for a five-year term. The
President of the California State University, Hayward shall
make the initial appointment of an Executive Director for a
five-year term beginning on the date of the establishment of
the Center, and shall make an appointment for the second five-
year term. The Governing Board shall appoint each Executive
Director appointed after the initial two appointments.
(2) Budget.--The Executive Director shall annually submit
to the Governing Board a budget which includes projected staff
requirements and other projected expenses. The Governing Board
shall review and advise on the budget each year.
(e) Principal Office.--(1) The principal office of the Center shall
be located in northern California.
(2) Before the end of the two-year period beginning on the date of
the establishment of the Center, the Governing Board shall consider the
establishment of a second office and conference facility to be located
in southern California, convenient to member universities.

SEC. 3. FUNCTIONS.

(a) In General.--The overall objective of the Center shall be to
promote and foster sustainable economic development throughout the
State of California, using the resources and skills of its universities
and colleges whenever possible. The Center shall achieve such objective
by engaging in the following functions:
(1) To develop an ongoing program of applied environmental
research, education, and outreach that can be used by the
Federal Government, State and local governments, and the
private sector to ensure that future government policies to
encourage economic development in California are grounded on
sound, sustainable environmental and economic principles.
(2) To foster public-private partnerships to find solutions
to the environmental problems of California and ways of
removing market barriers to private sector development.
(3) To bring together researchers from the member
universities and colleges of the Center to focus on the most
important environmental problems of California related to
sustainable economic development, with the aim of analysis and
synthesis of policy implications and dissemination of policy
oriented research findings to managers in the public and
private sectors.
(4) To support the following activities:
(A) The coordination and funding of research
activities of universities for collaborative collection
and evaluation of data on California's geology,
hydrology, soils, biology, weather and climate, natural
hazards, demography, infrastructure, resource use,
land-use patterns, land-ownership patterns, business
development, environmental equity, and regulatory
zones.
(B) The analysis of public policy implications of
economic development programs that affect the ecology
of California.
(C) The conduct of seminars and other educational
programs for policy makers in the Federal Government,
State and local governments, and the private sector on
the implications of the findings and conclusions
derived from the Center's activities. The Center shall
use electronic technology, such as computer networks
and video conferencing, to convey the cumulative
findings and conclusions derived from the Center's
activities and to foster an exchange of ideas.
(D) The conduct, not more than once each year, of a
national conference on ecology and sustainable economic
development for business and labor leaders to foster an
exchange of ideas and information.
(E) The provision of ready access to the Center's
collective expertise for policy makers in the Federal
Government and State and local governments, and for
representatives of private- and public-sector
organizations, through meetings, publications, special
reports, video, electronic mail, computer networks, and
other means to share up-to-date information on research
findings and policy development for sustainable
economic development.
(F) The minimization of duplication and waste in
applied research and demonstration programs within the
areas of the Center's expertise.
(G) The development of educational programs,
curricula, and instructional materials for colleges,
universities, and other educational institutions to
impart the knowledge and skills required to implement
environmentally sustainable economic development, for
the purpose of equipping students for jobs in the
public and private sectors.
(H) The development of bachelors and masters degree
programs for individuals who have lost or may lose
employment as a result of cutbacks in defense spending
to prepare such individuals for employment as
environmental professionals, and the development of
certification programs in environmental sciences and
studies for such individuals.
(I) The preparation of minority students for
environmental professions, including the development of
an enriched curriculum in the environmental sciences at
the baccalaureate and post-graduate levels for
underrepresented minority students to prepare such
students for careers in various environmental areas,
such as environmental health and the clean-up of
military installations and facilities.
(J) The development and administration of a
repository of information on key environmental and
related economic development issues that can be readily
accessed by private- and public-sector entities,
including imposition, if necessary, of a fee for users
of the repository to cover the cost of its operation.
(5) To work closely with other university research centers
for which funds have been provided by the Environmental
Protection Agency to help establish a National Environmental
Outreach Program to assist the Federal Government, State and
local governments, and the private sector in programs and
projects designed to promote environmentally sound economic
development.
(6) To work closely with Federally-funded research centers,
such as the Lawrence-Livermore National Research Laboratory, to
foster the transfer and application of environmental technology
to the private sector.
(7) To help incubate or expand small, environmentally
related businesses where market barriers exist to such
incubation or expansion.
(8) To assist small businesses in meeting environmental
regulations by providing short courses and conferences and to
develop methods and models by which small businesses may
finance ''green'' investment where private-sector funds are
otherwise not generally available.
(9) To work closely, as requested, with public-sector
officials, private-sector businesses, and individuals seeking
alternative uses for military installations and facilities that
have been or are about to be closed to assist in planning the
environmental aspects of the conversion and clean-up of the
installations and facilities, and to help with the economic
development aspects of the closing of the installations and
facilities.
(10) During its first year, to develop a plan, in
conjunction with other universities to extend the activities of
the Center throughout the State within 3 years. The plan shall
pay particular attention to the need for environmentally sound
conversion and economic use of military installations and
facilities throughout the State.
(b) Scholarships, Fellowships, and Grants.--
(1) Scholarships.--The Center may provide for the award of
undergraduate scholarships for individuals studying in
environmental fields at universities that are members of the
Center. Individuals who have lost or may lose employment as a
result of the closing of a military installation or facility in
the State of California shall have preference over other
individuals in the award of scholarships under this paragraph.
(2) Fellowships.--The Center may provide for the award of
graduate assistantships and fellowships at the Center to
encourage study in fields related to sustainable economic
development. Preference shall be given to those who have been
or are about to be laid off as a result of military base
closings in California.
(3) Research grants.--The Center may award research grants
to faculty at universities and colleges, both public and
private, to encourage research critical to the achievement of
the functions described in subsection (a).

SEC. 4. REPORT.

The Center shall annually submit to the Administrator a report on
the activities of the Center and on any changing budget needs. The
Center shall include in the first report submitted under this
subsection a statement of any additional funds that may be required to
extend the activities of the Center throughout the State.

SEC. 5. GIFTS AND DONATIONS.

The Center may receive funds and other property donated,
bequeathed, or devised to the Center with or without a condition of
restriction, for the purpose of furthering the activities of the
Center. All funds donated, bequeathed, or devised to the Center shall
be retained in a separate account. Each annual report submitted
pursuant to section 4 shall include an accounting of the funds and
property donated, bequeathed, or devised to the Center during the year
covered by the annual report.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ''Administrator'' means the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) The term ''Center'' means the California Urban
Environmental Research and Education Center established
pursuant to section 2.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Administrator for provision to the Center to carry out this Act
$4,500,000 for fiscal year 1998 and such sums as may be necessary for
each of fiscal years 1999 through 2002.
(b) Availability.--Funds appropriated pursuant to the authority of
subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.
(c) Matching Funds.--In addition to amounts provided as described
in section 2(b)(2), the Center shall make a good faith effort to match
the amount of funds appropriated pursuant to this section with funding
from State and local governments and the private sector.
answer:
Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to enter into a series of cooperative agreements with the California State University, Hayward, to provide continuing support for the California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center if the University consents and provides matching funds or in-kind resources equal to 20 percent of funds provided by the Administrator.
States requirements regarding university membership in the Center, the Governing Board, and the Center's principal office.
Declares the overall objective of the Center to be to promote sustainable economic development throughout California by engaging in specified functions, including: (1) developing an ongoing program of applied environmental research, education, and outreach; (2) fostering public-private partnerships to find solutions to environmental problems of California; (3) bringing together university and college researchers to focus on California's most important environmental problems; (4) supporting specified activities related to data evaluation, economic development analysis, the development and conduct of educational programs and conferences, providing ready access to the Center's expertise, the minimization of duplication and waste in research and demonstration programs, and the development and administration of an environmental and economic development information repository; (5) working closely with EPA- and other federally-funded research centers; (6) assisting environmentally-related and other small businesses; and (7) assisting in military base conversion.
Authorizes the Center to provide undergraduate scholarships for individuals studying in environmental fields, assistantships and fellowships for graduate students to encourage study in fields related to sustainable economic development, and research grants to college and university faculty.
Authorizes appropriations.