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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

This Act may be cited as the ''Wildland Firefighters Health
Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

For the purposes of this Act--
(1) the term ''wildland firefighter'' means an employee of
a Federal land management agency, the duties of whose position
are primarily to perform work directly related to the
prevention, control, suppression, and management of wildfires,
including--
(A) an employee of a Federal land management agency
who is assigned to support wildland fire suppression
activities; and
(B) an employee who is transferred to a supervisory
or administrative position from a position of wildland
firefighter (as defined by the preceding provisions of
this paragraph);
(2) the term ''Federal land management agency'' means--
(A) within the Department of the Interior, the
Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, the National Park Service, and the Fish and
Wildlife Service; and
(B) within the Department of Agriculture, the
Forest Service; and
(3) the term ''employee'' has the meaning given such term
by section 2105 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 3. CLASSIFICATION OF WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS.

(a) Requirements.--
(1) In general.--Within 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Office of Personnel Management, in
cooperation with the Federal land management agencies, shall
commence development of a separate and distinct wildland
firefighter occupational series that will more accurately
reflect the variety of duties performed by wildland
firefighters.
(2) Designation.--The official title assigned to any
occupational series established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall
include the designation of ''Wildland Firefighter''.
(3) Positions described.--Paragraph (1) applies with
respect to any class or other category of positions that
consists primarily or exclusively of forestry technician
positions, range technician positions, or any other positions
the duties and responsibilities of which include--
(A) significant wildfire preparedness and
suppression activities; or
(B) activities necessary to meet any other
emergency incident to which assigned.
(4) Consultation.--Congress encourages the Office of
Personnel Management to consult with recognized employee
organizations, employee associations, and any other groups that
represent Federal wildland firefighters in carrying out this
subsection.
(b) Hazardous Duty Differential Not Affected.--Section 5545(d)(1)
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking all after
''except'' and inserting an em dash and the following:
''(A) an employee in an occupational series
covering positions for which the primary duties are
wildland firefighting, as determined by the Office; and
''(B) in such other circumstances as the Office may
by regulation prescribe; and''.
(c) Employees Currently in 401 Series.--Any individual who, as of
the date of the enactment of this Act, holds a position of wildland
firefighter shall have the option of either remaining in the 401 series
(as in effect on such date under chapter 51 of title 5, United States
Code) or being included in the new wildland firefighter series, as
established pursuant to subsection (a).

SEC. 4. PAY AND BENEFITS.

(a) In General.--In the case of a wildland firefighter, for full-
time, part-time, and intermittent tours of duty, hours of work
officially ordered or approved in excess of 40 hours per week or 8
hours per day shall be considered overtime work, inclusive of all time
the firefighter is away from their official duty station assigned to an
emergency incident, in support of an emergency incident, or pre-
positioned for emergency response, and shall be compensable as work
time in accordance with section 5542(a) of title 5, United States Code,
as amended by subsection (b)(1).
(b) Requirements.--
(1) Amendment to title 5.--Section 5542(a) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end (as a flush
left sentence) the following:
''Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), for a wildland firefighter
assigned to an emergency incident, assigned in support of an emergency
incident, or pre-positioned for emergency response, the overtime hourly
rate of pay is an amount equal to one and one-half times the hourly
rate of the basic pay of the employee, and that entire amount is
premium pay.''.
(2) Fair labor standards act of 1938.--For the purpose of
applying the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
(29 U.S.C. 201, et seq.) with respect to wildland firefighters,
no violation referred to in such provisions shall be considered
to have occurred if the requirements described in paragraph (1)
are met.
(c) Portal-to-Portal Compensation Pilot Program.--
(1) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated
$25,000,000 to initiate a portal-to-portal pilot program under
this subsection, commencing with the 2013 wildfire season. Any
sums required in addition to amounts appropriated pursuant to
the preceding sentence may be secured from the existing
wildfire suppression budget for the fiscal year in which the
season occurs.
(2) Duration.--The pilot program shall be carried out by
the Department of the Interior and the Department of
Agriculture for a period not to exceed 3 calendar years
beginning as of the start of the 2013 wildfire season.
(3) Report.--No later than 90 days after the completion of
the pilot program, the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a joint
report on the effectiveness of the pilot program. Such report
shall address the effect of the program with respect to--
(A) recruitment and retention of wildland
firefighters; and
(B) any cost savings.
(4) Additional requirements.--To ensure adequate funding
and to realize maximum wildfire suppression savings, the
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture
shall take appropriate measures to ensure that total funding
for non-Federal fire suppression personnel and other resources,
by their respective Departments--
(A) for the first year of the pilot program, do not
exceed 90 percent of their combined non-Federal fire
suppression costs for the 2011 and 2012 wildfire
seasons;
(B) for the second year of the pilot program, do
not exceed 75 percent of their combined non-Federal
fire suppression costs for the 2011 and 2012 wildfire
seasons; and
(C) for the third year of the pilot program, do not
exceed 65 percent of their combined non-Federal fire
suppression costs for the 2011 and 2012 wildfire
seasons.
(d) Hazardous Duty Differential To Be Treated as Part of a Wildland
Firefighter's Base Pay for Retirement Purposes.--
(1) In general.--Section 8331(3) of title 5, United States
Code is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (G), by striking ''and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (H), by inserting ''and'' at
the end; and
(C) by adding after subparagraph (H) the following:
''(I) with respect to a wildland firefighter (as
defined by section 2 of the Wildland Firefighters
Health Protection Act), any pay differential received
under section 5545(d);''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Such section 8331(3) is further
amended, in the matter following subparagraph (I) (as added by
paragraph (1)(C)), by striking ''subparagraphs (B) through (H)
of this paragraph'' and inserting ''subparagraphs (B) through
(I),''.
(e) Hazardous Duty Differential.--
(1) In general.--In the administration of section 5545(d)
of title 5, United States Code, the Office of Personnel
Management shall take such measures as may be necessary to
ensure that, under the schedule or schedules of pay
differentials for duty involving unusual physical hardship or
hazard, a pay differential of 25 percent shall be payable to an
individual while serving as a member of a wildland firefighting
crew.
(2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term
''wildland firefighting crew'' includes ground (hand crew,
hotshot, engine, and other fire apparatus personnel) and
airborne (smoke jumper or helitack) firefighting personnel on
the fire line of any wildfire or prescribed fuel treatment burn
or fire, as further defined in regulations of the Office of
Personnel Management.
(f) Benefits for Seasonal Wildland Firefighters.--
(1) Provisions relating to life insurance.--Section 8716(b)
of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ''or'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ''; or''; and
(C) by adding after paragraph (3) the following:
''(4) a wildland firefighter within the meaning of section
2 of the Wildland Firefighters Health Protection Act.''.
(2) Provisions relating to health benefits.--Section
8913(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ''or'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ''; or''; and
(C) by adding after paragraph (4) the following:
''(5) a wildland firefighter within the meaning of section
2 of the Wildland Firefighters Health Protection Act.''.
(g) Buy Back of Civilian Time After 1989.--
(1) In general.--Any individual who is subject to the
Federal Employees' Retirement System as a firefighter (within
the meaning of section 8401 of title 5, United States Code) on
the date of the enactment of this Act shall be entitled to have
any qualifying firefighter service treated as creditable
service under section 8411 of such title.
(2) Qualifying firefighter service.--For purposes of this
subsection, the term ''qualifying firefighter service'' means,
in connection with an individual, any service--
(A) which was performed by such individual, as a
wildland firefighter, after 1989 and before the date of
the enactment of this Act; and
(B) for which such individual was not allowed to
receive retirement credit by reason of section 8347(g)
or 8402(c) of such title 5.
(3) Deposit requirement.--Credit for a period of service
may not be given under this subsection unless the individual
involved makes a deposit, in such manner as the Office of
Personnel Management may by regulation require, equal to the
employee contributions that would have been required (in the
case of a firefighter) for such period under section 8334(c) or
8422(a) of such title 5, with interest.
(4) Certification.--The Office of Personnel Management
shall accept the certification of the Secretary of the Interior
or the Secretary of Agriculture, as the case may be, concerning
whether an individual performed qualifying firefighter service
and the length of the period of such service the individual
performed.
[EX A]: Wildland Firefighters Health Protection Act - Defines "wildland firefighter" as an employee of a federal land management agency who performs work directly related to the prevention, control, suppression, and management of wildfires, including an employee who is assigned to support wildland fire suppression activities and an employee who is transferred to a supervisory or administrative position.

Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), in cooperation with such agencies, to commence development of a separate wildland firefighter occupational series that will more accurately reflect the variety of duties performed.

Requires a wildland firefighter's hours of work officially ordered or approved in excess of 40 hours per week or 8 hours per day to be considered overtime work. Makes time the firefighter is away from his or her official duty station assigned to an emergency incident, in support of an emergency incident, or pre-positioned for emergency response compensable as work time. Includes hazardous duty differentials as basic pay for retirement purposes.

Prohibits OPM from excluding wildland firefighters from federal employees' group life insurance (FEGLI) and from federal health care benefits.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''American Workforce Improvement and
Jobs Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTING ALIENS EARNING MASTER'S OR HIGHER DEGREE IN UNITED
STATES FROM NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS ON H-1B NONIMMIGRANTS.

Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1184(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(9) For any fiscal year, the applicable numerical limitation
contained in paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply to any nonimmigrant alien
issued a visa or otherwise provided status under section
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) who has earned a master's or higher degree from an
institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))), until the number of
aliens who are exempted from such numerical limitation during such year
exceeds 20,000.''.

SEC. 3. MAKING PERMANENT CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS AND AUTHORITIES WITH
RESPECT TO H-1B NONIMMIGRANTS.

(a) Attestation Requirements.--Section 212(n)(1)(E)(ii) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)(E)(ii)) is amended
by striking ''subparagraph, and before October 1, 2003,'' and inserting
''subparagraph''.
(b) Fee.--Section 214(c)(9)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(9)(A)) is amended by striking ''before October 1,
2003''.
(c) Department of Labor Investigative Authorities.--Section
413(e)(2) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act
of 1998 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) is repealed.
(d) Effective Dates.--
(1) Attestation requirements.--The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to applications under section
212(n)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act filed on or
after the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(2) Fee.--The amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply
to petitions under section 214(c) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act filed on or after the date that is 30 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) Department of labor investigative authority.--The
amendment made by subsection (c) shall take effect on the date
of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. FRAUD PREVENTION AND DETECTION FEE.

(a) Imposition of Fee.--Section 214(c) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
''(12)(A) In addition to any other fees authorized by law, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall impose a fraud prevention and
detection fee on an employer filing a petition under paragraph (1)--
''(i) initially to grant an alien nonimmigrant status
described in subparagraph (H)(i)(b) or (L) of section
101(a)(15); or
''(ii) to obtain authorization for an alien having such
status to change employers.
''(B) In addition to any other fees authorized by law, the
Secretary of State shall impose a fraud prevention and detection fee on
an alien filing an application abroad for a visa authorizing admission
to the United States as a nonimmigrant described in section
101(a)(15)(L), if the alien is covered under a blanket petition
described in paragraph (2)(A).
''(C) The amount of the fee imposed under subparagraph (A) or (B)
shall be $500.
''(D) The fee imposed under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall only
apply to principal aliens and not to the spouses or children who are
accompanying or following to join such principal aliens.
''(E) Fees collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in the
Treasury in accordance with section 286(v).''.
(b) Establishment of Account; Use of Fees.--Section 286 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
''(v) H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and Detection Account.--
''(1) In general.--There is established in the general fund
of the Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the
'H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and Detection Account'.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there shall be
deposited as offsetting receipts into the account all fees
collected under section 214(c)(12).
''(2) Use of fees to combat fraud.--
''(A) Secretary of state.--One-third of the amounts
deposited into the H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and
Detection Account shall remain available to the
Secretary of State until expended for programs and
activities at United States embassies and consulates
abroad--
''(i) to increase the number diplomatic
security personnel assigned exclusively to the
function of preventing and detecting fraud by
applicants for visas described in subparagraph
(H)(i) or (L) of section 101(a)(15);
''(ii) otherwise to prevent and detect such
fraud pursuant to the terms of a memorandum of
understanding or other cooperative agreement
between the Secretary of State and the
Secretary of Homeland Security; and
''(iii) upon request by the Secretary of
Homeland Security, to assist such Secretary in
carrying out the fraud prevention and detection
programs and activities described in
subparagraph (B).
''(B) Secretary of homeland security.--One-third of
the amounts deposited into the H-1B and L Fraud
Prevention and Detection Account shall remain available
to the Secretary of Homeland Security until expended
for programs and activities to prevent and detect fraud
with respect to petitions under paragraph (1) or (2)(A)
of section 214(c) to grant an alien nonimmigrant status
described in subparagraph (H)(i) or (L) of section
101(a)(15).
''(C) Secretary of labor.--One-third of the amounts
deposited into the H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and
Detection Account shall remain available to the
Secretary of Labor until expended for enforcement
programs and activities described in section 212(n).
''(D) Consultation.--The Secretary of State, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of
Labor shall consult one another with respect to the use
of the funds in the H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and
Detection Account.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and the fees imposed
under such amendments shall apply to petitions under section 214(c) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act, and applications for nonimmigrant
visas under section 222 of such Act, filed on or after the date that is
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. ENSURING INTEGRITY OF VISAS FOR INTRACOMPANY TRANSFEREES.

(a) Nonimmigrant L-1 Visa Category.--
(1) In general.--Section 214(c)(2) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
''(F) An alien who will serve in a capacity involving specialized
knowledge with respect to an employer for purposes of section
101(a)(15)(L) and will be stationed primarily at the worksite of an
employer other than the petitioning employer or its affiliate,
subsidiary, or parent shall not be eligible for classification under
section 101(a)(15)(L) if--
''(i) the alien will be controlled and supervised
principally by such unaffiliated employer; or
''(ii) the placement of the alien at the worksite of the
unaffiliated employer is part of an arrangement merely to
provide labor for the unaffiliated employer rather than in
connection with the provision of a product or service for which
specialized knowledge specific to the petitioning employer is
necessary.''.
(2) Applicability.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall apply to petitions filed on or after the effective date
of this section, whether for initial, extended, or amended
classification.
(b) Requirement for Prior Continuous Employment for Certain
Intracompany Transferees.--
(1) In general.--Section 214(c)(2)(A) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)(A)) is amended by
striking the last sentence (relating to reduction of the 1-year
period of continuous employment abroad to 6 months).
(2) Applicability.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall apply only to petitions for initial classification filed
on or after the effective date of this section.
(c) Maintenance of Statistics.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
maintain statistics regarding petitions filed, approved,
extended, and amended with respect to nonimmigrants described
in section 101(a)(15)(L) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(L)), including the number of such
nonimmigrants who are classified on the basis of specialized
knowledge and the number of nonimmigrants who are classified on
the basis of specialized knowledge in order to work primarily
at offsite locations.
(2) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) shall apply to petitions
filed on or after the effective date of this section.
(d) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this
section shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
[EX A]: American Workforce Improvement and Jobs Protection Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt up to 20,000 aliens holding a master's or higher degree from the numerical limitation on H-1B (temporary employment in a specialty occupation) nonimmigrants in any fiscal year.

Makes permanent: (1) the attestation requirement concerning nondisplacement of U.S. workers applicable to H-1B-dependent employers and willful violators; (2) the filing fee applicable to H-1B petitioners; and (3) the Secretary of Labor's authority under the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act to investigate an employer's alleged failure to meet specified labor attestation conditions (by repealing a sunset provision in that Act).

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to impose a fraud prevention and detection fee on H-1B or L (intracompany business personnel) petitioners for use in combating fraud and carrying out labor attestation enforcement activities. Establishes an H-1B and L Fraud Prevention and Detection Account for the deposit of such fees.

Renders ineligible for L visa status those aliens who will serve in a capacity involving specialized knowledge at the worksite of an employer other than the petitioning employer or its affiliate if: (1) the alien will be controlled principally by the unaffiliated employer; or (2) the placement with the unaffiliated employer is part of an arrangement merely to provide labor rather than to use the alien's specialized knowledge.

Eliminates the current reduction in the continuous employment requirement for aliens seeking L visa status pursuant to an employer's blanket petition.

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to maintain statistics regarding L visa petitions.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Environmental Professionals Training
and Certification Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds:
(1) Concern about the environment is growing and
environmental issues now affect all aspects of American
business and life. Americans now spend close to $70,000,000,000
annually on environmental-related expenditures.
(2) Business and industry spend approximately
$9,000,000,000 annually on various environmental consulting
services, including $1,200,000,000 for Phase I Environmental
Site Assessments.
(3) There are currently a large number of environmental
professionals performing Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
who are not properly trained and who do not perform the
assessments in a manner consistent with proper environmental
standards and guidelines. Such assessments, therefore, pose a
significant danger to the public health, safety, and welfare.
(4) Many organizations issue environmental certifications
without properly training or testing the candidates applying
for certification.
(5) The Federal Government does not presently have
authority to regulate the quality of training and certification
programs for environmental professionals and, with very few
exceptions, the certification of environmental professionals.
(6) Several organizations provide high quality training in
the environmental sciences, and the Federal Government should
support these efforts.
(7) Federal oversight is needed to ensure that training and
certification of environmental professionals meets certain
minimum quality standards which ultimately will serve to
protect the public interest.

SEC. 3. ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION.

(a) Definitions.--
(1) The term ''Administrator'' means the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) The terms ''Phase I Environmental Site Assessment'' and
''ESA'' mean the process by which a person or entity seeks to
determine whether a particular parcel of real property is
subject to Recognized Environmental Conditions. These
conditions indicate the presence or likely presence of a
Hazardous Substance or Petroleum Product on a property under
conditions that indicate an existing release, a past release,
or a material threat of a release into structures on the
property or into the ground, ground water, or surface water of
the property.
(3) The term ''Board'' means the Environmental
Certification Board'' established under subsection (b).
(4) The term ''Certified Environmental Site Assessor''
means any person receiving certification to perform Phase I
ESAs from an Approved Environmental Training and Certification
Organization in accordance with this Act.
(5) The term ''Approved Environmental Training and
Certification Organization'' means any training and
certification organization, public or private, whose
curriculum, program, facilities, training, and testing methods
have been approved by the Administrator as complying with
standards established in accordance with this Act.
(6) The term ''State'' means the 50 States plus the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and
the United States Virgin Islands.
(b) Establishment of a Program To Regulate Training and
Certification of Environmental Site Assessors.--(1) Not later than 60
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator
shall establish a certification advisory board to be known as the
''Environmental Certification Board''.
(2) The Board shall consist of a minimum of 6 members, appointed by
the Administrator, with a demonstrated knowledge in the environmental
field. The Board shall include representatives from the Environmental
Protection Agency, environmental interest organizations, the chemical/
manufacturing industry, the environmental consulting service industry,
the insurance industry, and the banking/investment industry.
(3) All members of the Board shall serve on a voluntary basis,
except those members from the Environmental Protection Agency.
(4) The Board shall appoint one member to serve as Chairman who
shall exercise the executive and administrative functions of the Board.
(5) Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Board shall issue recommendations to the Administrator
which shall include, but not be limited to, recommendations regarding
the minimum standards to be established under subsection (c).
(c) Minimum Standards.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue regulations,
based on the recommendations of the Environmental Certification Board,
establishing minimum standards regulating environmental training and
certification organizations for environmental professionals performing
Phase I Environmental Site Assessments. The regulations shall include,
but not be limited to, minimum standards relating to--
(1) formal environmental training;
(2) continuing environmental education;
(3) environmental certification and testing procedures;
(4) revocation and disciplinary procedures;
(5) establishment of a code of ethics;
(6) consumer education;
(7) certification renewal procedures; and
(8) annual reporting of program activities.
(d) Approval and Review of Environmental Training and Certification
Organizations.--(1) The Administrator shall review the curriculum,
program, facilities, training, and certification methods of each
organization desiring to train and certify Phase I Environmental Site
Assessors to determine if the curriculum, program, facilities,
training, and certification methods are in compliance with the
standards set forth in subsection (c).
(2) If an organization's curriculum, program, facilities, training,
and certification methods are in compliance with the minimum standards
established under subsection (c), the Administrator shall issue a
notice that such organization is an Approved Environmental Training and
Certification Organization. This approval shall be valid for a term to
be set by the Administrator, but no longer than 5 years.
(e) Enforcement.--(1) No organization may issue a diploma,
certification, or any other form of degree signifying that the
recipient is a Certified Environmental Site Assessor, or qualified to
perform a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment unless that
organization has received approval from the Administrator under
subsection (d).
(2) The Administrator shall have the power to enjoin any
organization found to be in violation of paragraph (1). Any
organization found to be in violation of paragraph (1) shall be liable
for civil penalties up to $5,000 per violation. Any person,
corporation, or partnership found to be in violation of paragraph (1)
shall be liable for civil penalties up to $1,000 per violation.
(3) The Administrator may periodically, or upon expiration of
approval, review the program, curriculum, facilities, and training
methods of any Approved Environmental Training and Certification
Organization. If at any time the Administrator finds such organization
is no longer in compliance with the standards under subsection (c), the
Administrator shall place the organization on probation for a period of
1 year. If, after the 1-year probationary period, the organization is
still not conforming with the standards, the Administrator shall revoke
its approval of certification.
(4) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt any State
from issuing additional or more stringent guidelines and regulations
regarding the training of environmental professionals.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION.

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator such
sums as necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
[EX A]:
Environmental Professionals Training and Certification Act of 1993 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) establish an Environmental Certification Board; and (2) issue regulations, based on the Board's recommendations, that establish minimum standards regulating environmental training and certification organizations for environmental professionals performing Phase I Environmental Site Assessments.
Defines a "Phase I Environmental Site Assessment" as a process by which a person determines whether a parcel of real property is subject to recognized environmental conditions which indicate the likely presence of a hazardous substance or petroleum product and the likely release into the ground, groundwater, or surface water.
Provides for approval of an organization if it meets minimum standards for curriculum, program, facilities, training, and certification methods. Makes such approval valid for up to five years. Bars unapproved organizations from issuing degrees signifying that a recipient is a certified environmental site assessor or qualified to perform a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment. Prescribes civil penalties for such violation.
Authorizes appropriations.