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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act
of 2001''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF FIRE SAFETY OF CAMPUS BUILDINGS.

Section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) by striking ''and'' at the end of subparagraph
(N);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (O) and inserting ''; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
''(P) the fire safety report prepared by the institution
pursuant to subsection (h).''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
''(h) Disclosure of Fire Safety Standards and Measures.--
''(1) Fire safety reports required.--Each eligible
institution participating in any program under this title
shall, beginning in academic year 2001-2002, and each year
thereafter, prepare, publish, and distribute, through
appropriate publications or mailings, to all current students
and employees, and to any applicant for enrollment or
employment upon request, an annual fire safety report
containing at least the following information with respect to
the campus fire safety practices and standards of that
institution:
''(A) A statement that identifies each student
housing facility of the institution, and whether or not
that facility is equipped with a fire sprinkler system
or other fire safety systems, or both.
''(B) Statistics concerning the occurrence on
campus, during the 2 preceding calendar years for which
data are available, of fires and false fire alarms in
student housing facilities.
''(C) For each such occurrence, a statement of the
human injuries or deaths and the structural damage
caused by the occurrence.
''(D) Information regarding fire alarms, smoke
alarms, the presence of adequate fire escape planning
or protocols (as defined in local fire codes), rules on
portable electrical appliances, smoking and open flames
(such as candles), regular mandatory supervised fire
drills, and planned and future improvement in fire
safety.
''(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection
shall be construed to authorize the Secretary to require
particular policies, procedures, or practices by institutions
of higher education with respect to fire safety.
''(3) Reports.--Each institution participating in any
program under this title shall make periodic reports to the
campus community on fires and false fire alarms that are
reported to local fire departments in a manner that will aid
the prevention of similar occurrences.
''(4) Reports to secretary.--On an annual basis, each
institution participating in any program under this title shall
submit to the Secretary a copy of the statistics required to be
made available under paragraph (1)(B). The Secretary shall--
''(A) review such statistics;
''(B) make copies of the statistics submitted to
the Secretary available to the public; and
''(C) in coordination with representatives of
institutions of higher education, identify exemplary
fire safety policies, procedures, and practices and
disseminate information concerning those policies,
procedures, and practices that have proven effective in
the reduction of campus fires.
''(5) Definitions.--In this subsection, the term 'campus'
has the meaning provided in subsection (f)(6).''.

SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS BY SECRETARY OF EDUCATION.

Within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Education shall prepare and submit to the Congress a
report containing--
(1) an analysis of the current status of fire safety
systems in college and university facilities, including
sprinkler systems;
(2) an analysis of the appropriate fire safety standards to
apply to these facilities, which the Secretary shall prepare
after consultation with such fire safety experts,
representatives of institutions of higher education, and other
Federal agencies as the Secretary, in the Secretary's
discretion, considers appropriate;
(3) an estimate of the cost of bringing all nonconforming
dormitories and other campus buildings up to current new
building codes; and
(4) recommendations from the Secretary concerning the best
means of meeting fire safety standards in all college
facilities, including recommendations for methods to fund such
cost.

Output: Campus Fire Safety Right-to-Know Act of 2001 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each eligible institution participating in any program under title IV (Student Assistance) to: (1) prepare, publish, and distribute to all current students and employees, and to any applicant for enrollment or employment upon request, an annual fire safety report which discloses specified types of information about that institution's campus fire safety standards and practices; (2) make periodic reports to the campus community on fires and false alarms that are reported to local fire departments, to aid in preventing similar occurrences; and (3) submit annually to the Secretary of Education a copy of statistics on campus occurrences of fires and false fire alarms.Directs the Secretary to: (1) review such statistics; (2) make copies available to the public; (3) identify exemplary fire safety policies, procedures, and practices, and disseminate information concerning those policies, procedures, and practices that have proven effective in the reduction of campus fires; and (4) report to the Congress analyses of the current status of fire safety systems in college and university facilities, and of the appropriate fire safety standards to apply to these facilities, as well as cost estimates and recommendations.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat
Conservation and Restoration Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Covered vegetation management activity.--
(A) In general.--The term ''covered vegetation
management activity'' means any activity described in
subparagraph (B) that--
(i) is carried out on public land
administered by the Bureau of Land Management;
(ii) meets the objectives of the order of
the Secretary numbered 3336 and dated January
5, 2015;
(iii) conforms to an applicable land use
plan;
(iv) protects, restores, or improves
greater sage-grouse or mule deer habitat in a
sagebrush steppe ecosystem as described in--
(I) Circular 1416 of the United
States Geological Survey entitled
''Restoration Handbook for Sagebrush
Steppe Ecosystems with Emphasis on
Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat--Part 1.
Concepts for Understanding and Applying
Restoration'' (2015); or
(II) the habitat guidelines for
mule deer published by the Mule Deer
Working Group of the Western
Association of Fish and Wildlife
Agencies;
(v) will not permanently impair--
(I) the natural state of the
treated area;
(II) outstanding opportunities for
solitude;
(III) outstanding opportunities for
primitive, unconfined recreation;
(IV) economic opportunities
consistent with multiple-use
management; or
(V) the identified values of a unit
of the National Landscape Conservation
System; and
(vi)(I) restores native vegetation
following a natural disturbance;
(II) prevents the expansion into greater
sage-grouse or mule deer habitat of--
(aa) juniper, pinyon pine, or other
associated conifers; or
(bb) nonnative or invasive
vegetation;
(III) reduces the risk of loss of greater
sage-grouse or mule deer habitat from wildfire
or any other natural disturbance; or
(IV) provides emergency stabilization of
soil resources after a natural disturbance.
(B) Description of activities.--An activity
referred to in subparagraph (A) is--
(i) manual cutting and removal of juniper
trees, pinyon pine trees, other associated
conifers, or other nonnative or invasive
vegetation;
(ii) mechanical mastication, cutting, or
mowing, mechanical piling and burning,
chaining, broadcast burning, or yarding;
(iii) removal of cheat grass, medusa head
rye, or other nonnative, invasive vegetation;
(iv) collection and seeding or planting of
native vegetation using a manual, mechanical,
or aerial method;
(v) seeding of nonnative, noninvasive,
ruderal vegetation only for the purpose of
emergency stabilization;
(vi) targeted use of an herbicide, subject
to the condition that the use shall be in
accordance with applicable legal requirements,
Federal agency procedures, and land use plans;
(vii) targeted livestock grazing to
mitigate hazardous fuels and control noxious
and invasive weeds;
(viii) temporary removal of wild horses or
burros in the area in which the activity is
being carried out to ensure treatment
objectives are met;
(ix) in coordination with the affected
permit holder, modification or adjustment of
permissible usage under an annual plan of use
of a grazing permit issued by the Secretary to
achieve restoration treatment objectives;
(x) installation of new, or modification of
existing, fencing or water sources intended to
control use or improve wildlife habitat; or
(xi) necessary maintenance of, repairs to,
rehabilitation of, or reconstruction of an
existing permanent road or construction of
temporary roads to accomplish the activities
described in this subparagraph.
(C) Exclusions.--The term ''covered vegetation
management activity'' does not include--
(i) any activity conducted in a wilderness
area or wilderness study area; or
(ii) any activity for the construction of a
permanent road or permanent trail.
(2) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(3) Temporary road.--The term ''temporary road'' means a
road that is--
(A) authorized--
(i) by a contract, permit, lease, other
written authorization; or
(ii) pursuant to an emergency operation;
(B) not intended to be part of the permanent
transportation system of a Federal department or
agency;
(C) not necessary for long-term resource
management;
(D) designed in accordance with standards
appropriate for the intended use of the road, taking
into consideration--
(i) safety;
(ii) the cost of transportation; and
(iii) impacts to land and resources; and
(E) managed to minimize--
(i) erosion; and
(ii) the introduction or spread of invasive
species.

SEC. 3. IMPROVEMENT OF HABITAT FOR GREATER SAGE-GROUSE AND MULE DEER.

(a) Categorical Exclusion.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop 1 or
more categorical exclusions (as defined in section 1508.4 of
title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor
regulation)) for covered vegetation management activities
carried out to protect, restore, or improve habitat for greater
sage-grouse or mule deer.
(2) Administration.--In developing and administering a
categorical exclusion under paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall--
(A) comply with the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
(B) apply the extraordinary circumstances
procedures under section 220.6 of title 36, Code of
Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), in
determining whether to use the categorical exclusion;
and
(C) consider--
(i) the relative efficacy of landscape-
scale habitat projects;
(ii) the likelihood of continued declines
in the populations of greater sage-grouse and
mule deer in the absence of landscape-scale
vegetation management; and
(iii) the need for habitat restoration
activities after wildfire or other natural
disturbances.
(b) Implementation of Covered Vegetative Management Activities
Within the Range of Greater Sage-grouse and Mule Deer.--If a
categorical exclusion developed under subsection (a) is used to
implement a covered vegetative management activity in an area within
the range of both greater sage-grouse and mule deer, the covered
vegetative management activity shall protect, restore, or improve
habitat concurrently for both greater sage-grouse and mule deer.
(c) Long-term Monitoring and Maintenance.--Before commencing any
covered vegetation management activity that is covered by a categorical
exclusion under subsection (a), the Secretary shall develop a long-term
monitoring and maintenance plan, covering at least the 20 year-period
beginning on the date of commencement, to ensure that management of the
treated area does not degrade the habitat gains secured by the covered
vegetation management activity.
(d) Disposal of Vegetative Material.--Subject to applicable local
restrictions, any vegetative material resulting from a covered
vegetation management activity that is covered by a categorical
exclusion under subsection (a) may be--
(1) used for--
(A) fuel wood; or
(B) other products; or
(2) piled or burned, or both.
(e) Treatment for Temporary Roads.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 2(1)(B)(xi), any
temporary road constructed in carrying out a covered vegetation
management activity that is covered by a categorical exclusion
under subsection (a)--
(A) shall be used by the Secretary for the covered
vegetation management activity for not more than 2
years; and
(B) shall be decommissioned by the Secretary not
later than 3 years after the earlier of the date on
which--
(i) the temporary road is no longer needed;
and
(ii) the project is completed.
(2) Requirement.--A treatment under paragraph (1) shall
include reestablishing native vegetative cover--
(A) as soon as practicable; but
(B) not later than 10 years after the date of
completion of the applicable covered vegetation
management activity.

Passed the Senate September 6, 2018.

Attest:

JULIE E. ADAMS,

Secretary.

Output: Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Interior to categorically exclude vegetative management activities that establish or improve habitat for greater sage-grouse and mule deer from environmental review requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Examples of vegetative management activities include restoring native vegetation following a natural disturbance or preventing the expansion of nonnative or invasive vegetation into such habitat. A categorical exclusion under NEPA is a category of actions which do not have a significant effect on the human environment and for which neither an Environmental Assessment nor an Environmental Impact Statement is required. The bill prohibits the categorical exclusion from including: (1) activity conducted in a wilderness area or wilderness study area, or (2) activity for the construction of a permanent road or trail. Before commencing a vegetative management activity that is covered by a categorical exclusion, Interior must develop a long-term monitoring and maintenance plan, covering at least 20 years, to ensure that management of the treated area does not degrade the habitat gains secured by the vegetative management activity. Vegetative material resulting from vegetative management activity may be: (1) used for fuel wood or other products; or (2) piled or burned, or both. Native vegetative cover must be reestablished on a temporary road constructed in connection with a categorically excluded vegetative management activity in order to minimize soil erosion from areas disturbed by the temporary road.

Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Veterans Programs Amendments of
1996''.

SEC. 2. PRESUMPTION THAT BRONCHIOLO-ALVEOLAR CARCINOMA IS SERVICE-
CONNECTED.

Section 1112(c)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
''(P) Bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma.''.

SEC. 3. PRESUMPTION OF PERMANENT AND TOTAL DISABILITY FOR VETERANS OVER
AGE 65 WHO ARE NURSING HOME PATIENTS.

Section 1502(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ''is 65 years of age or older and a patient in a nursing home
or, regardless of age,'' after ''such a person''.

SEC. 4. PILOT PROGRAM FOR USE OF CONTRACT PHYSICIANS FOR DISABILITY
EXAMINATIONS.

(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may conduct a
pilot program under this section under which examinations with respect
to medical disability of applicants for benefits under laws
administered by the Secretary that are carried out through the Under
Secretary for Benefits may be made by persons other than employees of
the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to contracts entered into
with those persons.
(b) Limitation.--The Secretary may carry out the pilot program
under this section through not more than 10 regional offices of the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
(c) Source of Funds.--Payments for contracts under the pilot
program under this section shall be made from amounts available to the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for payment of examinations of applicants
for benefits.
(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than three years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
report on the effect of the use of the authority provided by subsection
(a) on the timeliness and thoroughness of medical disability
examinations.

SEC. 5. INCREASE IN AUTOMOBILE ALLOWANCE.

(a) In General.--Section 3902(a) of title 38, United States Code,
is amended by striking out ''$5,500'' and inserting in lieu thereof
''$6,000''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to purchases of automobiles and other conveyances on
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE OF DISCONTINUANCE OF CERTAIN VETERANS' BENEFITS
BY REASON OF DEATH OF RECIPIENT.

(a) In General.--Section 5112(b)(1) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
''(1) by reason of--
''(A) the marriage or remarriage of the payee,
shall be the last day of the month before the month
during which such marriage or remarriage occurs; and
''(B) the death of the payee, shall be (i) the last
day of the month before the month during which the
death occurs, or (ii) in the case of a payee who was in
receipt of compensation or pension and who has a
surviving spouse, the date on which the death
occurs;''.
(b) Payment of Benefit for Final Month.--Section 5112 of such title
is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
''(d) In the case of discontinuance of payment of compensation or
pension covered by subsection (b)(1)(B)(ii), the payment for the final
calendar month (or any portion thereof) for which such benefit is
payable shall (notwithstanding any other provision of law) be payable
to the surviving spouse.''.
(c) Commencement Date for DIC.--Section 5110(d) of such title is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the effective date of an award
of dependency and indemnity compensation for which application is
received within one year from the date of death shall, in the case of a
surviving spouse to whom an amount is payable pursuant to section
5111(d) of this title, be the day following the date on which the death
occurred.''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to the death of compensation and pension recipients
occurring after October 1, 1998.

SEC. 7. INCREASE IN PERIOD FOR WHICH ACCRUED BENEFITS PAYABLE.

Section 5121(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking out ''one year'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and
inserting in lieu thereof ''two years''.

SEC. 8. LIMITATION ON CLOTHING ALLOWANCE FOR INCARCERATED VETERANS.

(a) Pro Rata Reduction.--Chapter 53 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 5313 the following new
section:
''Sec. 5313A. Limitation on payment of clothing allowance to
incarcerated veterans
''In the case of a veteran who is incarcerated in a Federal, State,
or local penal institution for a period in excess of 60 days and who is
furnished clothing without charge by the institution, the amount of an
annual clothing allowance payable to such veteran under section 1162 of
this title shall be reduced on a pro rata basis for each day on which
the veteran was so incarcerated during the 12-month period preceding
the date on which payment of the allowance would be due. This section
shall be carried out under regulations prescribed by the Secretary.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
5313 the following new item:

''5313A. Limitation on payment of clothing allowance to incarcerated
veterans.''.

SEC. 9. REPAIR AND LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE OF WAR MEMORIALS.

Section 5(b)(2) of the Act of March 4, 1923 (36 U.S.C. 125(b)(2)),
is amended--
(1) by inserting ''(A)'' after ''(2)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
''(B) In assuming responsibility for a war memorial under paragraph
(1), the Commission may enter into arrangements with the sponsors of
the memorial to provide for the repair or long-term maintenance of the
memorial. Any funds transferred to the Commission for the purpose of
this subparagraph shall, in lieu of subparagraph (A), be deposited by
the Commission in the fund established by paragraph (3).
''(3)(A) There is established in the Treasury a fund which shall be
available to the Commission for expenses for the maintenance and repair
of memorials with respect to which the Commission enters into
arrangements under paragraph (2)(B). The fund shall consist of (i)
amounts deposited, and interest and proceeds credited, under
subparagraph (B), and (ii) obligations obtained under subparagraph (C).
''(B) The Commission shall deposit in the fund such amounts from
private contributions as may be accepted under paragraph (2)(B). The
Secretary of the Treasury shall credit to the fund the interest on, and
the proceeds from sale or redemption of, obligations held in the fund.
''(C) The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest any portion of the
fund that, as determined by the Commission, is not required to meet
current expenses. Each investment shall be made in an interest bearing
obligation of the United States or an obligation guaranteed as to
principal and interest by the United States that, as determined by the
Commission, has a maturity suitable for the fund.''.
Output: Veterans Programs Amendments of 1996 - Adds bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma to the list of diseases that will be considered service-connected (and therefore compensable) when occurring in a radiation-exposed veteran.
(Sec. 3) Considers any veteran age 65 or older and a patient in a nursing home as totally and permanently disabled for purposes of eligibility for veterans' disability compensation.
(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program under which veterans' medical disability evaluation examinations may be made under contract by persons other than employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the program's effect on the timeliness and thoroughness of such examinations.
(Sec. 5) Increases from $5,500 to $6,000 the authorized automobile allowance provided to a disabled veteran when used to purchase an automobile containing adaptive equipment.
(Sec. 6) Provides the effective dates for: (1) the discontinuance of veterans' disability compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, or pension benefits due to the remarriage of the beneficiary or the death of the payee; and (2) the award of DIC for which application is received within one year from the date of death of a veteran.
(Sec. 7) Increases from one to two years after the death of a primary beneficiary the authorized period for the payment of certain accrued veterans' benefits.
(Sec. 8) Reduces on a prorated basis the annual clothing allowance payable to certain disabled veterans who are incarcerated for a period in excess of 60 days and furnished clothing without charge by the penal institution.
(Sec. 9) Authorizes the American Battle Monuments Commission to enter into arrangements for the repair and long-term maintenance of war memorials for which the Commission assumes responsibility. Establishes in the Treasury a fund for such repair and maintenance expenses.