text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Presidential Sites Improvement Act 
  of 2000''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  
      Congress finds that--
              (1) there are many sites honoring Presidents located 
          throughout the United States, including Presidential 
          birthplaces, homes, museums, burial sites, and tombs;
              (2) most of the sites are owned, operated, and maintained 
          by non-Federal entities such as State and local agencies, 
          family foundations, colleges and universities, libraries, 
          historical societies, historic preservation organizations, and 
          other nonprofit organizations;
              (3) Presidential sites are often expensive to maintain;
              (4) many Presidential sites are in need of capital, 
          technological, and interpretive display improvements for which 
          funding is insufficient or unavailable; and
              (5) to promote understanding of the history of the United 
          States by recognizing and preserving historic sites linked to 
          Presidents of the United States, the Federal Government should 
          provide grants for the maintenance and improvement of 
          Presidential sites.
  
  SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
  
      In this Act:
              (1) Grant commission.--The term ``Grant Commission'' means 
          the Presidential Site Grant Commission established by section 
          4(d).
              (2) Presidential site.--The term ``Presidential site'' 
          means a Presidentially-related site of national significance 
          that is--
                      (A) managed, maintained, and operated for, and is 
                  accessible to, the public; and
                      (B) owned or operated by--
                              (i) a State; or
                              (ii) a private institution, organization, 
                          or person.
              (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
          of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
          Park Service.
  
  SEC. 4. GRANTS FOR PRESIDENTIAL SITES.
  
      (a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants for major 
  maintenance and improvement projects at Presidential sites to owners or 
  operators of Presidential sites in accordance with this section.
      (b) Use of Grant Funds.--
              (1) In general.--A grant awarded under this section may be 
          used for--
                      (A) repairs or capital improvements at a 
                  Presidential site (including new construction for 
                  necessary modernization) such as--
                              (i) installation or repair of heating or 
                          air conditioning systems, security systems, or 
                          electric service; or
                              (ii) modifications at a Presidential site 
                          to achieve compliance with requirements under 
                          titles II and III of the Americans with 
                          Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12131 et 
                          seq.); and
                      (B) interpretive improvements to enhance public 
                  understanding and enjoyment of a Presidential site.
              (2) Allocation of funds.--
                      (A) In general.--Of the funds made available to 
                  award grants under this Act--
                              (i) 15 percent shall be used for emergency 
                          projects, as determined by the Secretary;
                              (ii) 65 percent shall be used for grants 
                          for Presidential sites with--
                                      (I) a 3-year average annual 
                                  operating budget of less than $700,000 
                                  (not including the amount of any grant 
                                  received under this section); and
                                      (II) an endowment in an amount that 
                                  is less than 3 times the annual 
                                  operating budget of the site; and
                              (iii) 20 percent shall be used for grants 
                          for Presidential sites with--
                                      (I) an annual operating budget of 
                                  $700,000 or more (not including the 
                                  amount of any grant received under this 
                                  section); and
                                      (II) an endowment in an amount that 
                                  is equal to or more than 3 times the 
                                  annual operating budget of the site.
                      (B) Unexpended funds.--If any funds allocated for a 
                  category of projects described in subparagraph (A) are 
                  unexpended, the Secretary may use the funds to award 
                  grants for another category of projects described in 
                  that subparagraph.
      (c) Application and Award Procedure.--
              (1) In general.--Not later than a date to be determined by 
          the Secretary, an owner or operator of a Presidential site may 
          submit to the Secretary an application for a grant under this 
          section.
              (2) Involvement of grant commission.--
                      (A) In general.--The Secretary shall forward each 
                  application received under paragraph (1) to the Grant 
                  Commission.
                      (B) Consideration by grant commission.--Not later 
                  than 60 days after receiving an application from the 
                  Secretary under subparagraph (A), the Grant Commission 
                  shall return the application to the Secretary with a 
                  recommendation of whether the proposed project should 
                  be awarded a Presidential site grant.
                      (C) Recommendation of grant commission.--In making 
                  a decision to award a Presidential site grant under 
                  this section, the Secretary shall take into 
                  consideration any recommendation of the Grant 
                  Commission.
              (3) Award.--Not later than 180 days after receiving an 
          application for a Presidential site grant under paragraph (1), 
          the Secretary shall--
                      (A) award a Presidential site grant to the 
                  applicant; or
                      (B) notify the applicant, in writing, of the 
                  decision of the Secretary not to award a Presidential 
                  site grant.
              (4) Matching requirements.--
                      (A) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
                  project at a Presidential site for which a grant is 
                  awarded under this section shall not exceed 50 percent.
                      (B) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of 
                  the cost of a project at a Presidential site for which 
                  a grant is awarded under this section may be provided 
                  in cash or in kind.
      (d) Presidential Site Grant Commission.--
              (1) In general.--There is established the Presidential Site 
          Grant Commission.
              (2) Composition.--The Grant Commission shall be composed 
          of--
                      (A) the Director of the National Park Service; and
                      (B) 4 members appointed by the Secretary as 
                  follows:
                              (i) A State historic preservation officer.
                              (ii) A representative of the National Trust 
                          for Historic Preservation.
                              (iii) A representative of a site described 
                          in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii).
                              (iv) A representative of a site described 
                          in subsection (b)(2)(A)(iii).
              (3) Term.--A member of the Grant Commission shall serve a 
          term of 2 years.
              (4) Duties.--The Grant Commission shall--
                      (A) review applications for Presidential site 
                  grants received under subsection (c); and
                      (B) recommend to the Secretary projects for which 
                  Presidential site grants should be awarded.
              (5) Ineligibility of sites during term of representative.--
          A site described in clause (iii) or (iv) of paragraph (2)(B) 
          shall be ineligible for a grant under this Act during the 2-
          year period in which a representative of the site serves on the 
          Grant Commission.
              (6) Nonapplicability of faca.--The Grant Commission shall 
          not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
          App.).
      (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
  appropriated to carry out this Act $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
  2001 through 2005, to remain available until expended.
target: Establishes the Presidential Site Grant Commission to review grant applications and make award recommendations to the Secretary.
  Authorizes appropriations.
feat_title: Presidential Sites Improvement Act of 2000