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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL PORTION OF THE LITTLE SANDY RIVER
WATERSHED IN THE BULL RUN WATERSHED MANAGEMENT UNIT,
OREGON.

(a) In General.--Public Law 95-200 (16 U.S.C. 482b note) is amended
by striking section 1 and inserting the following:

''SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT UNIT;
DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.

''(a) Establishment.--
''(1) In general.--There is established, subject to valid
existing rights, a special resources management unit in the
State of Oregon comprising approximately 98,272 acres, as
depicted on a map dated September, 1998, and entitled 'Bull Run
Watershed Management Unit'.
''(2) Map.--The map described in paragraph (1) shall be on
file and available for public inspection in the offices of the
Regional Forester-Pacific Northwest Region, Forest Service,
Department of Agriculture, and in the offices of the State
Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the
Interior.
''(3) Boundary adjustments.--Minor adjustments in the
boundaries of the unit may be made from time to time by the
Secretary after consultation with the city and appropriate
public notice and hearings.
''(b) Definition of Secretary.--In this Act, the term 'Secretary'
means--
''(1) with respect to land administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture; and
''(2) with respect to land administered by the Secretary of
the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior.''.
(b) Conforming and Technical Amendments.--
(1) Secretary.--Public Law 95-200 (16 U.S.C. 482b note) is
amended by striking ''Secretary of Agriculture'' each place it
appears (except subsection (b) of section 1, as added by
subsection (a), and except in the amendments made by paragraph
(2)) and inserting ''Secretary''.
(2) Applicable law.--
(A) In general.--Section 2(a) of Public Law 95-200
(16 U.S.C. 482b note) is amended by striking
''applicable to National Forest System lands'' and
inserting ''applicable to National Forest System land
(in the case of land administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture) or applicable to land under the
administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land
Management (in the case of land administered by the
Secretary of the Interior)''.
(B) Management plans.--The first sentence of
section 2(c) of Public Law 95-200 (16 U.S.C. 482b note)
is amended--
(i) by striking ''subsection (a) or (b)''
and inserting ''subsections (a) and (b)''; and
(ii) by striking '', through the
maintenance'' and inserting ''(in the case of
land administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture) or section 202 of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1712) (in the case of land administered by the
Secretary of the Interior), through the
maintenance''.

SEC. 2. MANAGEMENT.

(a) Timber Harvesting Restrictions.--Section 2(b) of Public Law 95-
200 (16 U.S.C. 482b note) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and
inserting the following:
''(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary
shall prohibit the cutting of trees on Federal land in the
entire unit, as designated in section 1 and depicted on the map
referred to in that section.''.
(b) Repeal of Management Exception.--The Oregon Resource
Conservation Act of 1996 (division B of Public Law 104-208) is amended
by striking section 606 (110 Stat. 3009-543).
(c) Repeal of Duplicative Enactment.--Section 1026 of division I of
the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law
104-333; 110 Stat. 4228) and the amendments made by that section are
repealed.
(d) Water Rights.--Nothing in this section strengthens, diminishes,
or has any other effect on water rights held by any person or entity.

SEC. 3. LAND EXCHANGE.

(a) Land Exchange.--Upon application by the city of Portland,
Oregon (referred to in this section as the ''city''), the Secretary of
Agriculture shall enter into negotiations with the city for the
transfer of National Forest System land underlying the city's Bull Run
water supply facilities to the city in exchange for city-owned land
lying within the boundaries of any unit of the National Forest System
in Oregon or Washington.
(b) Time for Exchange.--Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary
shall expedite the negotiations, if the city applies for a land
exchange under subsection (a), and shall complete such a land exchange
not later than September 30, 2001.
(c) Applicability of Other Laws.--Except as provided in subsection
(d), any land exchange under this section shall be carried out in
accordance with section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716) and other applicable law.
(d) Exception to Single State Limitation on Exchange.--The
requirement that Federal and non-Federal parcels of land exchanged for
each other must be located within the same State, as specified in the
Act entitled ''An Act to Consolidate National Forest Lands'', approved
March 20, 1922 (16 U.S.C. 485), and the first sentence of section
206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1716(b)), shall not apply to the land exchange authorized by this
section.

SOLUTION: Amends Federal law to reestablish and add acreage to the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit in Oregon.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture or the Interior, as applicable, to prohibit the cutting of trees on Federal land in the entire unit.
Repeals a provision of the: (1) Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 which requires certain Unit lands that are not contained in the Bull Run River Drainage to be managed in accordance with the law establishing the Unit; and (2) Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 regarding the Unit.
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture: (1) upon application by the city of Portland, Oregon, to enter into negotiations with the city for the transfer of National Forest System land underlying the city's Bull Run water supply facilities to the city in exchange for city- owned land lying within the boundaries of any unit of the National Forest System in Oregon or Washington; and (2) to expedite the negotiations and complete such land exchange not later than September 30, 2001.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Native American Children's Safety
Act''.

SEC. 2. CHARACTER INVESTIGATIONS.

Section 408 of the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence
Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3207) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
''(d) By Tribal Social Services Agency for Foster Care Placements
in Tribal Court Proceedings.--
''(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
''(A) Covered individual.--The term 'covered
individual' includes--
''(i) any individual 18 years of age or
older; and
''(ii) any individual who an Indian tribe
described in paragraph (2)(A) determines is
subject to a character investigation under that
paragraph.
''(B) Foster care placement.--The term 'foster care
placement' means any action removing an Indian child
from a parent or Indian custodian for temporary
placement in a foster home or institution or the home
of a guardian or conservator if--
''(i) the parent or Indian custodian cannot
have the child returned on demand; and
''(ii) parental rights have not been
terminated.
''(C) Indian custodian.--The term 'Indian
custodian' means any Indian--
''(i) who has legal custody of an Indian
child under tribal law or custom or under State
law; or
''(ii) to whom temporary physical care,
custody, and control has been transferred by
the parent of the child.
''(D) Parent.--The term 'parent' means--
''(i) any biological parent of an Indian
child; or
''(ii) any Indian who has lawfully adopted
an Indian child, including adoptions under
tribal law or custom.
''(E) Tribal court.--The term 'tribal court' means
a court--
''(i) with jurisdiction over foster care
placements; and
''(ii) that is--
''(I) a Court of Indian Offenses;
''(II) a court established and
operated under the code or custom of an
Indian tribe; or
''(III) any other administrative
body of a tribe that is vested with
authority over foster care placements.
''(F) Tribal social services agency.--The term
'tribal social services agency' means the agency of the
Federal Government or of an Indian tribe described in
paragraph (2)(A) that has the primary responsibility
for carrying out foster care services (as of the date
on which the proceeding described in paragraph (2)(A)
commences) on the Indian reservation of the Indian
tribe.
''(2) Character investigations before placement.--
''(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph
(3), no foster care placement shall be ordered in any
proceeding over which an Indian tribe has exclusive
jurisdiction until the tribal social services agency--
''(i) completes an investigation of the
character of each covered individual who
resides in the household or is employed at the
institution in which the foster care placement
will be made; and
''(ii) concludes that each covered
individual described in clause (i) meets such
standards of character as the Indian tribe
shall establish in accordance with subparagraph
(B).
''(B) Standards of character.--The standards of
character described in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall
include--
''(i) requirements that each tribal social
services agency described in subparagraph (A)--
''(I) perform criminal records
checks, including fingerprint-based
checks of national crime information
databases (as defined in section
534(f)(3) of title 28, United States
Code); and
''(II) check any child abuse and
neglect registry maintained by the
State in which the covered individual
resides for information on the covered
individual, and request any other State
in which the covered individual resided
in the preceding 5 years, to enable the
tribal social services agency to check
any child abuse and neglect registry
maintained by that State for such
information; and
''(ii) any other additional requirement
that the Indian tribe determines is necessary.
''(C) Results.--Except as provided in paragraph
(3), no foster care placement shall be ordered in any
proceeding described in subparagraph (A) if an
investigation described in clause (i) of that
subparagraph reveals that a covered individual
described in that clause--
''(i) has been found by a Federal, State,
or tribal court to have committed any crime
listed in clause (i) or (ii) of section
471(a)(20)(A) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 671(a)(20)(A)); or
''(ii) is listed on a registry described in
subparagraph (B)(i)(II).
''(D) Deadline.--Except as provided in paragraph
(3), the tribal social services agency shall satisfy
the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of
subparagraph (A) not later than 14 days after the date
on which the proceeding described in subparagraph (A)
commences.
''(3) Emergency placement.--Paragraph (2) shall not apply
to an emergency foster care placement, as determined by an
Indian tribe described in paragraph (2)(A).
''(4) Recertification of foster homes or institutions.--
''(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this subsection, each Indian
tribe shall establish procedures to recertify homes or
institutions in which foster care placements are made.
''(B) Contents.--The procedures described in
subparagraph (A) shall include, at a minimum, periodic
intervals at which the home or institution shall be
subject to recertification to ensure--
''(i) the safety of the home or institution
for the Indian child; and
''(ii) that each covered individual who
resides in the home or is employed at the
institution is subject to a character
investigation in accordance with this
subsection, including any covered individual
who--
''(I) resides in the home or is
employed at the institution on the date
on which the procedures established
under subparagraph (A) commences; and
''(II) did not reside in the home
or was not employed at the institution
on the date on which the investigation
described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) was
completed.
''(C) Regulations promulgated or guidance issued by
the secretary.--The procedures established under
subparagraph (A) shall be subject to any regulation
promulgated or guidance issued by the Secretary that is
in accordance with the purpose of this subsection.
''(5) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this subsection and after consultation with
Indian tribes, the Secretary shall promulgate a regulation
regarding--
''(A) procedures for a character investigation of
any covered individual who--
''(i) resides in the home or is employed at
the institution in which the foster care
placement is made after the date on which the
investigation described in paragraph (2)(A)(i)
is completed; and
''(ii) was not the subject of an
investigation described in paragraph (2)(A)(i)
before the foster care placement was made;
''(B) self-reporting requirements for foster care
homes or institutions in which any covered individual
described in subparagraph (A) resides if the head of
the household or the operator of the institution has
knowledge that the covered individual--
''(i) has been found by a Federal, State,
or tribal court to have committed any crime
listed in clause (i) or (ii) of section
471(a)(20)(A) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 671(a)(20)(A)); or
''(ii) is listed on a registry described in
paragraph (2)(B)(i)(II);
''(C) procedures and guidelines for emergency
foster care placements under paragraph (3); and
''(D) procedures for certifying compliance with
this Act.''.

SOLUTION: Native American Children's Safety Act - Amends the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act (Act) to prohibit any foster care placement over which an Indian tribe has exclusive jurisdiction from being ordered until the tribal social services agency: (1) completes an investigation of the character of each covered individual who resides in the household or is employed at the institution in which the foster care placement will be made, and (2) concludes that each of those individuals meets the standards of character the tribe is required to establish. Defines a "covered individual" as an adult and any other individual the tribe determines is subject to such character investigation. Requires the tribal social services agency, as part of those investigations, to: (1) perform criminal records checks, including fingerprint-based checks of national crime information databases; (2) check any child abuse and neglect registry maintained by the state in which the individual resides; and (3) request any other state in which the individual resided during the preceding five years to allow the agency to check its registry. Prohibits a foster care placement from being ordered if the investigation reveals that the covered individual: (1) has been found guilty by a federal, state, or tribal court of a felony involving child abuse or neglect, spousal abuse, a crime against a child, violence, or drugs; or (2) is listed on a child abuse and neglect registry in the state where the individual resides or resided within the preceding five years. Excepts emergency foster care placements from such requirements. Requires each Indian tribe to establish procedures to recertify homes or institutions in which foster care placements are made. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate a regulation establishing: (1) procedures for investigating the character of any covered individual who resides in the home or is employed at the institution in which the child is placed after the investigations that preceded that placement occurred, (2) self-reporting requirements for foster care homes or institutions that have knowledge that a covered individual residing on their premises would fail the character investigation, (3) procedures and guidelines for emergency foster care placements, and (4) procedures for certifying compliance with the Act.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Animal Welfare Accountability and
Transparency Act''.

SEC. 2. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF REGULATORY RECORDS.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture
(referred to in this section as the ''Secretary'') shall maintain and
promptly make available to the public in an online searchable database
in a machine-readable format on the website of the Department of
Agriculture information relating to the administration of the Animal
Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) and the Horse Protection Act (15
U.S.C. 1821 et seq.), including--
(1) the entirety of each report of any inspection
conducted, and record of any enforcement action taken, under--
(A) either of those Acts; or
(B) any regulation issued under those Acts;
(2) with respect to the Animal Welfare Act--
(A) the entirety of each annual report submitted by
a research facility under section 13 of that Act (7
U.S.C. 2143); and
(B) the name, address, and license or registration
number of each research facility, exhibitor, dealer,
and other person or establishment--
(i) licensed by the Secretary under section
3 or 12 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 2133, 2142); or
(ii) registered with the Secretary under
section 6 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 2136); and
(3) with respect to the Horse Protection Act, the name and
address of--
(A) any person that is licensed to conduct any
inspection under section 4(c) of that Act (15 U.S.C.
1823(c)); or
(B) any organization or association that is
licensed by the Department of Agriculture to promote
horses through--
(i) the showing, exhibiting, sale, auction,
or registry of horses; or
(ii) the conduct of any activity that
contributes to the advancement of horses.

SEC. 3. USE OF ALTERNATIVE DEPRECIATION SYSTEM FOR TAXPAYERS VIOLATING
CERTAIN ANIMAL PROTECTION RULES.

(a) In General.--Section 168(g)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by striking ''and'' at the end of subparagraph (D), by
inserting ''and'' at the end of subparagraph (E), and by inserting
after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph:
''(F) any property placed in service by a
disqualified taxpayer during an applicable period,''.
(b) Definitions.--Section 168(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(8) Disqualified taxpayer; applicable period.--For
purposes of paragraph (1)(F)--
''(A) Disqualified taxpayer.--
''(i) In general.--The term 'disqualified
taxpayer' means any taxpayer if such taxpayer--
''(I) has been assessed a civil
penalty under section 19(b) of the
Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2149(b))
or section 6(b) of the Horse Protection
Act (15 U.S.C. 1825(b)) and either the
period for seeking judicial review of
the final agency action has lapsed or
there has been a final judgment with
respect to an appeal of such
assessment, or
''(II) has been convicted under
section 19(d) of the Animal Welfare Act
(7 U.S.C. 2149(d)) or section 6(a) of
the Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C.
1825(a)) and there is a final judgment
with respect to such conviction.
''(ii) Aggregation rules.--All persons
treated as a single employer under subsection
(a) or (b) of section 52, or subsection (m) or
(o) of section 414, shall be treated as one
taxpayer for purposes of this subparagraph.
''(B) Applicable period.--The term 'applicable
period' means, with respect to any violation described
in subparagraph (A), the 5-taxable-year period
beginning with the taxable year in which the period for
seeking judicial review of a civil penalty described in
subparagraph (A)(i) has lapsed or in which there has
been a final judgment entered with respect to the
violation, whichever is earlier.''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--The last sentence of section 179(d)(1)
is amended by inserting ''or any property placed in service by a
disqualified taxpayer (as defined in section 168(g)(8)(A)) during an
applicable period (as defined in section 168(g)(8)(B))'' after
''section 50(b)''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to property placed in service in taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this section.

SOLUTION:
Animal Welfare Accountability and Transparency Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to maintain and publicly disclose records relating to the administration of the Animal Welfare Act and the Horse Protection Act, including specified details regarding inspections, enforcement actions, regulations, registrations, and licenses under the two laws. Within 90 days of the enactment of this bill, USDA must make the records available to the public in an online searchable database in a machine-readable format on its website. The bill also amends the Internal Revenue Code to require a taxpayer who has been convicted or assessed civil penalties for violating certain provisions of the Animal Welfare Act or the Horse Protection Act to use the alternative depreciation system that increases the number of years over which property is depreciated. The taxpayer must use the system for any property placed in service during the five-year period beginning with the year in which the period for seeking judicial review of a civil penalty has lapsed or in which there has been a final judgment entered with respect to the violation, whichever is earlier.