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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Federal Courts of Appeals
Modernization Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.

There is established a Commission on Structural Alternatives for
the Federal Courts of Appeals (in this Act referred to as the
''Commission'').

SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP.

(a) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 5 members who
shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States.
(b) Appointment.--The members of the Commission shall be appointed
not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Vacancy.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the
same manner as the original appointment.
(d) Chair.--The Commission shall elect a chair and vice chair from
among its members.
(e) Quorum.--Three members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum.

SEC. 4. DUTIES.

The Commission shall--
(1) study the present division of the United States courts
of appeals, with particular references to the United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; and
(2) submit to the President and Congress a report on the
recommendations of the Commission with respect to changes in
circuit boundaries or structure as may be appropriate for the
expeditious and effective disposition of the caseload of the
United States courts of appeals, consistent with fundamental
concepts of fairness and due process.

SEC. 5. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.

(a) Compensation of Members.--Each member of the Commission who is
not an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be
compensated at a rate equal to $300 for each day (including travel
time) during which such member is engaged in the performance of the
duties of the Commission. All members of the Commission who are
officers or employees of the United States shall serve without
compensation in addition to that received for their services as
officers or employees of the United States.
(b) Travel Expenses.--Each member of the Commission shall be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at
rates not greater than those described in section 456 of title 28,
United States Code.

SEC. 6. STAFF.

(a) Executive Director.--The Commission may appoint an executive
director who shall be compensated at a rate not greater than the daily
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for a position at
GS-15 of the General Schedule for each day (including travel time)
during which the executive director is engaged in the performance of
the duties of the Commission.
(b) Staff.--The Executive Director, with the approval of the
Commission, may appoint and fix the compensation of such additional
personnel as the Executive Director determines necessary, without
regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing
appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title
relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that
a rate of pay fixed under this subsection may not exceed the annual
maximum rate of basic pay for a position above GS-15 of the General
Schedule under section 5108 of title 5, United States Code.
(c) Experts and Consultants.--The Executive Director may procure by
contract the temporary or intermittent services of experts or
consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code, at rates for individuals that are not greater than the daily
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for a comparable position
paid under the General Schedule.
(d) Services.--The Administrative Office of the United States
Courts shall provide administrative services, including financial and
budgeting services, to the Commission on a reimbursable basis. The
Federal Judicial Center shall provide necessary research services to
the Commission on a reimbursable basis.

SEC. 7. INFORMATION.

The Commission is authorized to request from any department,
agency, or independent instrumentality of the United States any
information and assistance the Commission determines necessary to carry
out its functions under this Act. Each such department, agency, and
independent instrumentality is authorized to provide such information
and assistance to the extent permitted by law when requested by the
Chair of the Commission.

SEC. 8. STUDY AND REPORT.

(a) Study.--Not later than the 10-month period beginning on the
date on which a quorum of the Commission is present, the Commission
shall conclude a study on the issues described in section 4(1).
(b) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date on which the
period described in subsection (a) expires, the Commission shall submit
to the President and Congress the report described in section 4(1).

SEC. 9. TERMINATION.

The Commission shall terminate 90 days after the Commission submits
the report described in section 8(b).

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary
not to exceed $1,000,000 to carry out this Act, to remain available
until expended.

SOLUTION: Federal Courts of Appeals Modernization Act This bill establishes a Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals to: (1) study the present division of the U.S. courts of appeals, with particular references to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; and (2) submit to the President and Congress recommendations for changes in circuit boundaries or structure for the expeditious and effective disposition of the caseload of such courts. The commission shall be composed of five members appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Pullman National Historical Park
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--
(1) in 1970, the Secretary of the Interior designated the
Pullman Historic District as a National Historic Landmark
District in 1970 because of--
(A) the significance of the District to the labor
history, social history, architecture, and urban
planning of the United States; and
(B) the pivotal role of events in the District in
creating the first national Labor Day holiday in the
world;
(2) between 1880 and 1884 George M. Pullman, owner of the
Pullman Palace Car Company, built the Pullman community, which
was envisioned by Pullman as an industrial town that would
provide employees with--
(A) a model community; and
(B) suitable living conditions;
(3) the town developed by George M. Pullman, which
consisted of over 1,000 buildings and homes, was awarded ''The
World's Most Perfect Town'' at the International Hygienic and
Pharmaceutical Exposition in 1896;
(4) the Pullman factory site is a true symbol of the
historic struggle in the United States to achieve fair labor
practices for the working class, with the original factory
serving as the catalyst for the first industry-wide strike in
the United States;
(5) in the midst of economic depression in 1894, to protest
unsafe conditions and reductions in pay, Pullman factory
workers initiated a strike that--
(A) when taken up as a cause by the American
Railway Union, crippled the entire rail industry;
(B) continued even in the face of a Federal
injunction and a showdown between laborers and Federal
troops that turned violent and deadly; and
(C) set a national example for the ability of
working people in the United States to change the
existing system in favor of more just practices for
protecting workers rights and safety;
(6) following the deaths of a number of workers at the
hands of the United States military and United States Marshals
during the 1894 strike, Congress unanimously voted to approve
rush legislation that created a national Labor Day holiday,
which was signed into law by President Grover Cleveland 6 days
after the end of the strike;
(7) the Pullman Palace Car Company also played an important
role in African-American and early civil rights history through
the legacy of the Pullman porters, many of whom were ex-slaves
were employed in a heavily discriminatory environment
immediately following the Civil War;
(8) the Pullman porters, who served diligently between the
1870s and the 1960s, have been commended for--
(A) the level of service and attention to detail of
the Pullman porters; and
(B) the contributions of the Pullman porters to the
development of the African-American middle class;
(9) the information, ideas, and commerce the Pullman
porters carried across the country while traveling on trains
helped to bring education and wealth to African-American
communities throughout the United States;
(10) the positive role of the Pullman porters in the
historical image of the first-class service that was made
available on Pullman cars is unmistakable;
(11) the Pullman community was the seminal home to the
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, which--
(A) was the first African-American labor union with
a collective bargaining agreement;
(B) was founded by civil rights pioneer A. Philip
Randolph in 1925;
(C) fought against discrimination and in support of
just labor practices; and
(D) helped lay the groundwork for what became the
great Civil Rights Movement of the 20th Century;
(12) the Pullman community is--
(A) a paramount illustration of the work of
architect Solon Spencer Beman;
(B) a well-preserved example of 19th Century
community planning, architecture, and landscape design;
and
(C) comprised of a number of historic structures,
including the Administration Clock Tower Building,
Hotel Florence, Greenstone Church, Market Square, and
hundreds of units of rowhouses built for Pullman
workers;
(13) the preservation of the Pullman site has been
threatened by--
(A) plans for demolition in 1960; and
(B) a fire in 1998, which damaged the iconic clock
tower and the rear erecting shops;
(14) the diligent efforts of community organizations,
foundations, nonprofits, residents, the State, and units of
local government in the restoration and preservation of the
District after the 1998 fire were vital to the protection of
the Pullman site;
(15) due to the historic and architectural significance of
the District, the District is designated as--
(A) a registered National Historic Landmark
District;
(B) an Illinois State Landmark; and
(C) a City of Chicago Landmark District; and
(16) the preservation, enhancement, economic, and tourism
potential and management of the important historic and
architectural resources of the Park requires cooperation and
partnerships from among local property owners, the Federal
Government, the State, units of local government, the private
and nonprofit sectors, and the more than 100 civic
organizations who have expressed support for community
preservation through the establishment of the Pullman National
Historical Park.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Park.--The term ''Park'' means the Pullman National
Historical Park established by section 4(a).
(2) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(3) State.--The term ''State'' means the State of Illinois.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PULLMAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

(a) Establishment and Purpose.--There is established in the State a
unit of the National Park System, to be known as the ''Pullman National
Historical Park''--
(1) to preserve and interpret for the benefit of future
generations--
(A) the significant labor, industrial, civil
rights, and social history of the Park;
(B) the significant architectural structures in the
Park; and
(C) the role of the Pullman community in the
creation of the first national Labor Day holiday in the
world;
(2) to coordinate preservation, protection, and
interpretation efforts of the Park by the Federal Government,
the State, units of local government, and private and nonprofit
organizations; and
(3) to coordinate appropriate management options necessary
to ensure the protection, preservation, and interpretation of
the many significant aspects of the Park.
(b) Park Boundary.--The boundary of the Park shall be established
by the Secretary, but shall not exceed the boundary of the
approximately 300-acre Pullman Historic District in Chicago, which is
between 103rd Street on the north, 115th Street on the south, Cottage
Grove Avenue on the west, and the Norfolk & Western Rail Line on the
east.
(c) Inclusion of Historic Sites.--On conveyance by the State to the
Secretary, the Park shall include--
(1) the Pullman Factory Complex, including the Clock Tower
Building and rear erecting shops; and
(2) the approximately 13 acres of land on which the
structures described in paragraph (1) are located.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer land within the
boundary of the Park in accordance with--
(1) this Act; and
(2) the laws generally applicable to units of the National
Park System, including--
(A) the National Park Service Organic Act (16
U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and
(B) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et
seq.).
(b) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into
cooperative agreements with the State or other public and nonpublic
entities, under which the Secretary may identify, interpret, and
provide assistance for the preservation of non-Federal land within the
boundaries of the Park and at sites in close proximity to the Park but
located outside the boundaries of the Park, including providing for
placement of directional and interpretive signage, exhibits, and
technology-based interpretive devices.
(c) Acquisition of Land.--The Secretary may acquire for inclusion
in the Park any land (including interests in land), buildings, or
structures owned by the State or any other political, private, or
nonprofit entity by donation, transfer, exchange, or purchase from a
willing seller.
(d) Management Plan.--Not later than 3 fiscal years after the date
on which funds are first made available to carry out this Act, the
Secretary, in consultation with the State, shall complete a general
management plan for the Park in accordance with--
(1) section 12(b) of the National Park System General
Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 1a-7(b)); and
(2) any other applicable laws.
(e) Effect.--Nothing in this Act modifies any authority of the
Federal Government to carry out Federal laws on Federal land located in
the Park.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary
to carry out this Act.

SOLUTION: Pullman National Historical Park Act - Establishes the Pullman National Historical Park in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System to: (1) preserve and interpret for the benefit of future generations the significant labor, industrial, civil rights, and social history of the Park, the significant architectural structures in the Park, and the role of the Pullman community in the creation of the first national Labor Day holiday in the world; (2) coordinate preservation, protection, and interpretation efforts of the Park by the federal government, the state of Illinois, units of local government, and private and nonprofit organizations; and (3) coordinate appropriate management options necessary to ensure the protection, preservation, and interpretation of the many significant aspects of the Park. Requires the Park to include: (1) the Pullman Factory Complex, including the Clock Tower Building and rear erecting shops; and (2) the approximately 13 acres of land upon which such structures are located. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to complete a general management plan for the Park.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Environmental Improvement Timber
Contract Extension Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF LONG-TERM CONTRACT REGARDING TONGASS NATIONAL
FOREST.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ''board feet'' means net scribner long-log
scale for all sawlogs and all hemlock and spruce utility grade
logs.
(2) The term ''contract'' means the timber sale contract
numbered A10fs-1042 between the United States and the Ketchikan
Pulp Company.
(3) The term ''contracting officer'' means the Regional
Forester of Region 10 of the United States Forest Service.
(4) The term ''mid-market criteria'' means an appraisal
that ensures an average timber operator will have a weighted
average profit and risk margin of at least 60 percent of normal
in a mid-market situation, representative of the most recent 10
years of actual market data.
(5) The term ''proportionality'' means the proportion of
high volume stands (stands of 30,000 or more board feet per
acre) to low volume stands (stands of 8,000 to 30,000 board
feet per acre).
(6) The term ''purchaser'' means the Ketchikan Pulp
Company.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) On July 26, 1951, the Forest Service, on behalf of the
United States, and the purchaser entered into a contract to
harvest 8,250,000,000 board feet of timber from the Tongass
National Forest in the State of Alaska. While the contract is
scheduled to end June 30, 2004, it acknowledges an intention on
the part of the Forest Service to supply adequate timber
thereafter for permanent operation of the purchaser's
facilities on a commercially sound and permanently economical
basis. This legislation is necessary to effectuate that intent.
(2) A pulp mill or similar facility is necessary in
southeast Alaska to optimize the level of year-round, high-
paying jobs in the area, to provide high value added use of
low-grade wood and by-product material from sawmilling
operations, and to maintain a stable regional economy.
(3) The purchaser plans to make environmental and
operational improvements to its pulp mill, including conversion
to an elementally chlorine free bleaching process, expansion of
wastewater treatment facilities, relocation of the existing
wastewater outfall, and improvements to chemical recovery and
power generation equipment. Total capital expenditures are
estimated to be $200,000,000, $25,000,000 of which the
purchaser has already invested.
(4) Extension of the contract for 15 years is the minimum
reasonable extension period to allow amortization of these
environmental improvement and energy efficiency projects.
(5) Ketchikan is the fourth largest city in Alaska. Its
economic and job base are extremely dependent upon the
continuation of the contract, which provides the principal
source of year-round employment in the area. The purchaser has
stated among its goals and objectives the following:
(A) Continuation of a long-term commitment to
Ketchikan and southeast Alaska, including maintenance
of a stable Alaskan workforce, utilization of Alaskan
contractors, vendors, and suppliers to permit those
businesses to hire and maintain Alaskan employees.
(B) Participation in the Forest Service's land
management planning process with other users so that
the process may be completed expeditiously with maximum
information.
(C) Adherence to sound principles of multiple-use
and sustained yield of forest resources providing for
the production of sustainable contract volumes for the
purchaser and the other timber operators in southeast
Alaska and the protection and promotion of other forest
uses, including tourism, fishing, subsistence, hunting,
mining, and recreation.
(D) Protection of air, water, and land, including
fish and wildlife habitat, through compliance with
applicable Federal, State, and local laws.
(E) Commitment to continue to explore new processes
and technology to maximize the use of timber harvested
and increase the value of products manufactured in
southeast Alaska.
(6) The national interest is served by a policy that
accomplishes the proper stewardship of publicly owned assets in
the Tongass National Forest, a fair return to the United States
for public timber in the Tongass National Forest, and a proper
balance among multiple use interests in the Tongass National
Forest to enhance forest health, sustainable harvest, and the
general economic health and growth in southeast Alaska and the
United States in order to improve national economic benefits.
The national interest is best achieved by fostering domestic
forest product markets and by modifying the terms of the
contract pursuant to subsection (c).
(c) Contract Fairness Changes.--The contract is hereby modified as
follows:
(1) Extension.--The term of the contract is extended by 15
years from June 30, 2004.
(2) Sale offering plan.--The contract shall include a plan
describing the amount of volume, location, and the schedule by
which the purchaser shall receive the timber required by
paragraph (3) for the remainder of the contract term. The plan
shall be coordinated with the Tongass Land Management Plan.
(3) Volume requirements.--The volume of timber required
under the contract shall be provided in 5-year increments of
962,500,000 board feet, which the purchaser shall be obligated
to harvest in an orderly manner, subject to the following:
(A) Until March 1, 1999, when the next 5-year
increment is provided to the purchaser, the Forest
Service shall provide the purchaser with at least
192,500,000 board feet per year of available timber at
a date certain each year and shall maintain a supply of
timber adequate to insure the purchaser can reasonably
harvest 192,500,000 board feet each year.
(B) To ensure harvest in an orderly manner, the
contracting officer shall provide for the construction
by the purchaser of roads in portions of the 5-year
increment area of timber in advance of the 5-year
operating period by including such roads in the
environmental impact statement prepared for the 5-year
operating period.
(C) Timber selected for inclusion in the 5-year
increment shall meet the mid-market criteria.
(4) Appraisals and rates.--The contracting officer shall
perform appraisals using normal independent national forest
timber sale procedures and designate rates for the increments
of timber to be provided. The rates shall not be designated at
a level that places the purchaser at a competitive disadvantage
to a similar enterprise in Pacific Northwest and those rate
shall be the sole charges the purchaser shall be required to
pay for timber provided.
(5) Measurement of proportionality.--The Forest Service
shall measure proportionality using the following criteria:
(A) Measure for groups of all contiguous management
areas.
(B) Measure proportionality by acres.
(C) Measure proportionality over the entire
rotation age.
(6) Conversion or replacement of pulp mill.--The purchaser
may convert or replace, in part or in whole, its pulp mill with
a facility that manufactures any other value added product that
utilizes pulp logs as a raw material component.
(7) Unilateral termination.--The unilateral termination
clause of the contract is eliminated.
(8) Subsequent modifications.--Any clause in the contract,
as modified by this subsection, may be further modified only by
mutual agreement of the Forest Service and the purchaser and
may be so modified without further Act of Congress.
(d) Effective Date for Contract Modification.--
(1) Effective date.--The modifications made by subsection
(c) shall take effect 45 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(2) Ministerial duty to modify the contract.--Not later
than such effective date, the contracting officer shall revise,
as a ministerial function, the text of the contract to conform
with the modifications made by subsection (c) and implement the
modified contract. The contracting officer shall make
conforming changes to provisions of the contract that were not
modified by subsection (c) in order to ensure that the
modifications made by such subsection are implemented.
(e) Transition Timber Supply.--Timber volume available or scheduled
to be offered to the purchaser under the contract in effect on the day
before the date of the enactment of this Act shall continue to be
offered and scheduled under the contract as modified by subsection (c)
along with such additional timber volume as is necessary to satisfy the
timber volume requirement of 192,500,000 board feet per year.

SOLUTION:
Environmental Improvement Timber Contract Extension Act - Extends and modifies the timber contract between the United States and the Ketchikan Pulp Company with regard to the Tongass National Forest, Alaska.